The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-30
FUNERAL Of Mrs. Catherine X. Price

The funeral Of the 1amented Mrs. |
Catherine Kenan Price took place yes
terday morning at the First Presbyte- |
rian church and there was gathered
a large number Of relatives n ac-
qua5ntances to pay2e sad tribute to her
sain ted memory Impressive services
were conducted by the Rev. Peyton H.
H5ge, D. D., and when they came to
az end, a large ~cOncourse sadly fol-
owed the remains to Oakdale ceme-
terry where the remains were laid
IN the tomb. Many beautiful floral
tributes were laid upon the grave. The
pall-bearers were as follows: Honor
airy, Messrs. W. S. Warrock, B. G.
Worth, c.. H.. Robinson, Samuel Nor
throp, A. A. willard, H. H. Muns6n,
B.. F. Hall and Colonel John u. Tay-
lor, elders of the First Presbyterian
church, and Messrs. w. H. Sprunt and
Oscar Pearsall, elders of st. Andrews
Presbyterian church; active, Messrs.
J. Johnson Williams, Louis M. Bunt-
ing, John Hill Bunting. William S.
Bunting, William H. Brown and DIR.
r. J. Price. The first five are cousins
of the deceased, and the latter her
nephew.
Mrs. Price. passed away Christmas
day at 7:9o o'clock p. n. at her home
on Fifth and Orange streets, having
had an attack Of paralysis on Saturday
bout noon. After she was stricken she
regained consciousness at intervals,
but o~wingsto her extreme age, and des-
pite all that medical attention could
avail, life ebbed away.
The venerable lady a the daughter
of James aid Sallie Holmes and was
born at Clinton March 5, 1914, conse-
quently= she would have reached the
S5th a. of her age next March. When
she was quite small her parents re-
moved to Fayetteville, but subsequent
ly they returned to Clinton where her
father died. About 1897 her mother
also passed away, and then her daugh-
ter came to Wilmington to make her
home with her uncle, the late Mr..
Gabriel Holmes. Within a year after
she became a resident of this City she
married Mr.. Richard w. Price, who
preceded. her to the grave many years
CO..
There We're born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Price four children, of whom two are
dead and two are living. The children
who survive. her are Mr.. R.. w. Price,
who is with the wholesale grocery
house of. Nessrs. Hall & .Pearsall, and
Miss Bette K. Price, also a resident Of
Wilmington. Her deceased children
were Mr.. James Price, who was a
lieutenant in the Seventh North Caro-
lima regiment during the civil wal and
who died soon after it's close, and Miss
Sallie N. Price, who was the wife of
Major Robert B. MacRae, of III Sew
enth North Carolina regiment. The lat
ter was a prominent citizen of New
county, was a distinguished
officer n was at the time of his death
sheriff of the county. He was a broth
er of the late Mr.. Donald MacRae and
of u present sheriff, Captain Walter
G. MacRae.
The deceased lady of whom we
write was the Oldest member of the
First Presbyterian church n had
been a member Of that church a longer
period than any member now living,
with the exception of Mrs. Laura P.
Rothwell, who survives her. These two
ladies had been members Of the First
Presbyterian church for more than SO
years, as was mentioned by DR.. Hoge
at the celebration of the seventy-ifth
anniversary of h church in 1892. On
that occasion these two venerable
ladies were each presented by the con-
gregation with a copy Of the New Tes-
Lament and Psalms bound in five vol
almes and printed in large type so that
! aney could read them with facility.
In November last, Mrs. Price attend
! ga her last service and a. at
h First Presbyterian church. She
Was a pure type Of Christian woman
hood and in the long years of her life
was a faithful and active worker in
the church. Even in her decline she
wasSfaithful in the discharge of her
duties towards God, and in her death.
she gees to meet her Maker who was
her dependence all her life. In her
~death~the grave claims a good woman
and brings sad bereavement to the son
and daughter who are left to mourn
the less~of an affectionate and devoted
mother. In their sad bereavement
they have the deep and sincere SYM
Sathy Of "a large circle Of friends ana
acquaintaAces.