Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-17
SAD DEATHS.

IWO SdQ QeatnS nave occurred In
Yorkville during the past few days.
Mrs. H. T. Williams died at her home,
at II o'clock Sunday morning, and Mrs.
j. R. Gardner died at her home on
North Congress street at $3.50 o'clock
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Williams was Miss Julia Bivens,
daughter of Mr.. H. F. Bivens, of Wax
haw, N. c. She was married to her
husband in May, 1896. and since then
has lived at Waxhaw. Chester, Winns-
boro and other points to which the bus
mess Of her husband-cotton buying
took him. Mr.. and Mrs. williams
came to Yorkville two months ago, and
were just getting comfortably settled
here. The death of Mrs. Williams Is
attributed to puerperal fever. She gave
birth to daughter on Sunday Of last
week. Fever developed on the follow
ing Tuesday with chill, and the end
came as stated. 1t was very sudden.
Even Mrs. Williams did not realize the
seriousness Of her condition. and was
not willing to have her husband tele-
graph for her people. Mrs. Williams
was just "a years Of age, her birthday
occurring during this month. She
leaves three little girls. She was
member Of the Methodist Episcopal
church and deposited her letter with
Trinity shortly after taking up her res
idence in Yorkville. The funeral took
place on Monday afternoon, the servi-
ces, in the absence of Rev. J. M. Stead-
man, being conducted by Rev. DR.. 8. A.
Weber. There was large concourse
Of people in attendance.
Mrs. H. F. Conder, Of Charlotte, q
sister OF Mrs. Williams, attended the
funeral, as also did her father and her
mother-in-law from Waxhaw. Her.
two brothers, Messrs. L. T. Bivens, of
Monticello, Ga, and F. G. Bivens, Of
Wesson, Ark. were unable to reach
here in time.
Mrs. Lula E. Gardner was the third
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. James M.
Lowry, and was born In Yorkville on
July 20, 1856. She had all the educa-
tional advantages that money and cul-
ture could give, and when she reached
maturity was one Of the most accom-
plished young ladies Of this section.
She was married on November 10, 1875,
to the late Captain J. r. Gardner, with
whom she lived happily until the pre-
mature death Of her husband few
years later. After the death of her
husband, Mrs. Gardner devoted herself
to the raising of her children-two
daughters and a son-giving them ev-
cry advantage that her slender means.
would permit. Her work was well done
and 1t was. with pardonable pride that
she was enabled to look upon the re.
suit. Her health began to fail several
years ago, and since that time her life
has been one Of great physical suffer-
ing, borne with admirable fortitude
and Christian resignation. A trip to
Baltimore hospital recently resulted in
temporary relief; but a permanent
cure Of her disorder was beyond the
skill Of the physician. Death came
rather suddenly-too suddenly to ad-
NIT Of the mothers last wish-to again
look upon the face Of her only son, who
was in attendance on the Citadel acad-
emy. Mrs. Gardner's children are
Misses Mary and Maude and Master
Jack. Her father Is living. Her broth
ers and sisters are Mr.. j. E. Lowry, of
Yorkville; Mr.. John E. Lowry, Of Col
umbia; Mr.. T. 8. Lowry. Of Tampa,
Fla, and Mr.. $. A. Lowry, of Memphis,
Tennessee; Mrs. W. T. Matthews, Of
toly
Walker, Of Yorkville. It was ar
ranged that the funeral should take
place yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon,
at 8 o'clock, from the Church of the
Good Shepherd, Of which the deceased
was communicate. Rev. J. c. Johnes.
the rector officiated,