The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-01-08
DEATHS HARVEST.

Old man VIM. Polk and his wife,
an aged couple died last week at their
home on Lick Creek, in this county.
The old man died Thursday and was
buried Saturday. His aged compan-
ion died Friday and was buried Sun
day. They lived a long life together,
and ripe in years and christian ex-
perience, together were gathered unto
their fathers.
Mrs. Mary Andrews, wife of James
Andrews, ST., died Sunday at noon in
the 74th year. of her age. The cause
was la grippe, followed by pneumonia.
The funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian Church last Monday at
2 p. M. conducted by Rev. f. B. Webb.
The remains were followed by large
concourse of relatives and friends to
their last resting place in Rose Hill
Cemetery. The pail bearers were DIR.
r. Holding, A. N. Akin, H. B Coch-
ran, E. H. Hatcher, DR.. Robt. Pillow,
Fl. b. TitcOmb, Col. H. A. Brown,
Lucius FriersOn, Judge w. 3. Flem-
ing, w. J. Dale, Jr., and q. L. Hughes.
Deceased was born In Ireland. but
had lived here since before the war,
and was well-known and highly re-
spected. she was woman OF strong
character and remarkable industry,
and her long life was characterized
by faithful and conscientious dis.
charge of duty. She leaves an aged
husband and large family of grown
up children to mourn his loss. The
children surviving her are w. j..
Andrews and Mrs. w. r. Elan, of
Nashville, r E. Andrews, of Muir
freesboro, James n. Andrews, Mrs.
w. H. McGregor, Mrs. DIR. Williams
and Miss Laura Andrews.
Mrs. S. H. Bunch died last Friday,
the LIST day of the year, at O'Clock in
the morning, in the 64th year of her
age. She was buried at the Zion
Church burying ground at IL A. NJ the
following day, the Rev. g. Foster
Williams, officiating. La grippe was
the cause of her death. e. w. Ma
nier r F Everett. A. r. Hilliard, A.
f. SowelI, John II. Thomas and John
D. Dobbins were the pail bearers.
Deceased was a devoted wife, a
mo.herly woman, kind neighbor,
conscientious, christian woman, anu
has Roue to her reward. A large cir
Gle Of friends deeply sympathize with
her aged husband in bis sad bereave-
ment.
Mrs. John Hoffman died last Mon
day. at her home in the 10th district,
with la grippe. She leaves hus-
band and two children.
At the residence of Mr.. Benz.
Grigsby, near Spring Hill, last Fri
day, Miss Evelyne Nicholson died OF
la grippe, at the advanced age OF n
years. She has been consistent
faf 20
full, christian woman.
Allen Harlow, a brakeman on the
L. & N. railroad, was killed at this
station last Monday. He fell between
the engine and the car, and the
engine running over him mashed his
head fiat and broke his right arm and
right leg. He was taken to Barr's
undertaker's establishment, where
the body was dressed and shipped to
State Li1e, where his parents live.
He was young man, only twenty
two years old; was splendid specl-
men of physical manhood, being six
feet five inches tall, handsome ana
finely proportioned. He was no'
married.
Uncle Jimmie Reaves, as he was
Familiarity and affectionately called,
died last Sunday, the 3rd, at his late
residence on South Main Street. He
was eighty-five years old, and had
been blind for several years. He was
a Mason and Odd Fellow, and an
honest man. Rev. T. j. Duncan and
the Masons conducted the burial ser
vices. The interment was in Rose
Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Sallie Carr Foxall, wife OF w.
w. Foxall, died yesterday morning
at her home on Bear Creek, of pneu-
monia, superinduced by la grippe
She was a devoted wife and an anna
bic good woman, and leaves many
friends to MOURN her loss and sympa-
thize with her husband in his sad be-
reavement. The funeral services Will
take place at the Methodist church
to-day at o'clock, conducted by Rev
T. J. Duncan. Interment in Rose
Hill Cemetery.