The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1895-09-26
TOM BUSSEY DEAD.
He Died Suddenly at His
Home Last Saturday.
ONE OF THE OLDEST ENGINEERS
On the Western L. Atlantic Railroad.
His Funeral was Largely Attended
on Sunday Afternoon.

Engineer Tom Bussey is dead. He died
suddenly at his lovely home near Marietta
ON last Saturday morning about IL 80
o'clock
He was an engineer on the Marietta
Accommodation train, that runs between
Marietta and Atlanta. Two weeks ago he
stopped OF, as he was threatened with
blindness. Once or twice he visited Dr..
Calhoun in Atlanta for treatment and his
vision was improved. but Mr.. Bussey had
kidney trouble also, and DR.. Homer Rey-
noids, his home physician, told Mrs. Bus
sey that he couldn't live great while.
On Saturday he visited his neighbor,
Supt. McCollum, and then went out
| among his fine herd OF Jersey cattle. He
returned to the house and told his wifi. he
was feeling badly. He remarked, my arm
seems to be paralyzed, and then in minute
he fell back on the bed in a spasm. DR.
Reynolds was sent for and arrived. but
too late to do him any good. In short
while his gentle and loving spirit took its
eternal flight to the God who gave it.
His daughter, Miss Matte Lou, was on
visit to Madison, Ga, and was telegraph
ed for and arrived Sunday morning
Mr.. Bussey was fifty years old last
month. He leaves a vile and four chill
dren-two girls aged respectively 10 and
r years, and two boys aged and years.
Mr.. Bussey was one of the oldest engi.
neers on the W. l. A. r. R., and owing to
several bad wrecks. in which he was hurt,
was given the Marietta Accommodation
train which gave him the opportunity to be
with his family at night He was mem
Der Of the Methodist CHURCH sad also a
member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
| Engineers.
Mr.. Bussey was genial, jolly and COM
panionable. He carried sunshine and
good humor wherever he went. He nuns
bered his friends by the score and had the
happy faculty of not only making friends
but retaining them.
J He was a cadet of the Georgia Military
Institute in his younger days, and enlisted
in the Confederate service from the Inst,
tute.
His death was shock to our people, SO
sudden and unlocked Tor as it was He
was citizen that everybody esteemed.
AS a husband he was devoted and faiths
full; as father he was kind and affection,
ate. His generosity was overlooking and
he took pleasure in making others happy.
The death of such man is public ca
lamity.
His funeral took place Sunday afternoon
at the family residence at 5! o'clock.
Many of his friends from Atlanta were
present aid placed flowers upon his cas-
ket and mingled their tears with those of
the bereaved family and relatives.
Rev. A. c. Thomas, his pastor, preach>
ed his funeral, followed by a tender and
touching tribute from his life>long and de.
voted friend, Rev V. E. Manget. Rev.
j. A. Wynne took part also in the service.
After the service his remains were cars
ried to the city cemetery and placed to
rest.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Henry
Durant A. Q. Adams, R o. Campbell
and William Erskiue, CT Atlanta, d. F.
McClatchey, David Hyde, Marcus Field
and Thomas Garrett, OF Marietta.
We join the whole community in ex
tending to the baraayed family our pro-
found sympathy.