The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-28
DEATHS HARVEST.
John Z. Walker.

The remains Of Mr.. John E Walker,
who lost his life in the terrible Park
Avenue Hotel fire in New York CITY
Saturday morning. reached here Mon
day morning on the 10 20 train. The
train was met at the depot by a mum
Der of friends Of the deceased. ana the
remains were carried directly to Cakes
& Nichols undertaking establishment.
where they were prepared for burial
and placed in a handsome casket Later
ON. the remains were removed 10 the
residence of Mrs. Ellen Huntington on
West Seventh street where Mr.. Walker 6
family have been spending the winter.
At ? CLOCK Monday afternoon. at Mrs
Huntington residence, the funeral
services were conduced BY Rev. J. b.
Green. assisted by Rev. A. p. Nc
Ferrin. after which a sad pro-
cession followed the remains to
Rose Hill cemetery, where they were
left to repose in Mother Earth.
The circumstances surrounding the
death of Mr.. Walker make it unusually
sad and heartrending. Rudely
snatched from life, while Thousand
miles away from home and loved ones,
stranger in great city. death came
to this quiet, home-loving, devoted
husband and father unheralded and
in horrible form. The suddenness with
which the terrible news came upon
them and the awful suspense that
followed, fell with pitiful and benumb-
ing grief upon the hearts of loving
wife and children. Their lives have
been darkened and saddenAd by the
gloom of the VALLEY of the shadow of
death, > but through it all they may
look up and see the brightness of the
face of a loving Father, and remember
that however inscrutable may be His
ways, He knoweth best.
Mr.. Walker was a native of Green
county. Ala. and would have been 40
years of age the 2Sth of this month.
He came to Columbia when a mere
youth, and has always been promi-
nently identified with the business
interests of the city. He was admired
for his untiring energy and industry,
and his strict integrity and reliability.
He enjoyed the confidence, not only of
MS firm and those directly associated
with him, but of the entire people. |
His employers allowed him to go and
invest thousands of dollars of their
money. relying implicitly upon his
Judgment, discretion and honesty and |
many individuals sent special orders
)y him, knowing well that he would |
carefully guard their interests. He
vas regarded as one of the most sub
tantial and best posted merchants in
he city. and his place will be hard
% fill.
Mr.. Walker was at one time mem
Ter of the firm of Walker & Frierson,
md also of the firm of Mayes &
Walker. For several years past he
las been valued employee of the
daury Dry Goods Co He embraced
he Christian faith when at the age of
6 or II years, and united himself
With the Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Sue Todd Looney,
aughter of Col A. M. Looney, and
y his two children-Miss Sue Todd
Walker and Looney Walker He also
as two sisters living in North Caro-
ina.
From an examination made of Mr.
Walkers remains, it is thought that ,
g must have met death by suffocation.
[e was not burned, and there We're no
marks of violence on his body except
n his head, which was doubtless
aused by his stumbling and falling
tier he was overcome by the smoke.
The pail bearers were; Messrs Eu- {
enc Anderson George Sarven of Pu- |
ski, Sol Maxwell, John T. Wooten,
!. J. Nichols, J. D. Dobbins, r. G.
wing Meade Frierson and T. E. Cor +
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