Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-01-28
CAPT. CLIFF C. CLAY
is DEAD AT COBB,
Popular and Valued Citizen
Passes Away.
DEATH RESULT OF PNEUMONIA
Succumbs to MaIady After Brief
Illness. Sumter County Will Feel
The Loss of One of Her Most VaIu.
ed and Worthy Citizens.

In the death of Capt Cliff G. Clay, at
ITO o'clock yesterday afternoon, there
passed into another sphere one of the
knightliest and most chiyslric of men;
one whom in life all deemed it a privi-
Iege to know and call friend; man
whose friendship was worthy the name;
a nobIeman IN nature; brave, generous
aud true,
Yet knight that he was, tower of
strength and physical PERFECTION, he
has fallen before the grim reaper.
It can truly be said that the death ci
no other citizen here IN very long
while causes such deep and widespread
sorrow. Cliff Clay dead?-that prince
Iy, ioyiaI, big hearted fellow every
body's friend? It seems impossible.
Why should he die; he for whom life
possessed so many charms. Who than
he had more the right to live?
But in darkened room at his coun-
try home he lies this morning still and
silent in death. The bright smile has
passed from his lips; the strong hand
which so often has pie sed ours is fold
ed upon his manly breast His iovial
voice is stilled. Cliff Clay is dead.
No eulogy from our pen is required
to brighten the escutcheon of this fall
len prince. He was known of all men
He needs no mede of praise.
In the death of MIR. Clay Sumter
county yea Georgia-loses one of her
truest and best citizens. A man of
wealth and influence in his commu-
nifty, one trusted and esteemed among
all, his place will be difficult to fill. A
sturdy oak has fallen; one that could
be stirred by the gentlest zephyr, yet
tower of strength when haven was
needed.
Capt. Cliff Clay was native of Ten
nessee, but in early manhood came to
Macon ana thence to Americas, where
he has resided for more than twenty
five years, planter and ma1 of affairs.
His beautiful country home near
Americas, ldealistic in every sense, ii
just such an one as man of his refined
taste would plan and build; and there,
with she whom he had long ago crown
ed his queen, surrounded ny their
loved ones and possessing every com
fort and luxury desired, they found
life pleasure in it's fullest sense.
Capt. CLAY loved his friends, anG
was never happier than when his
handsome home was filled with con
genial company, 1t was a Mecca fol-
hundreds here, and open handed Sou
thern hospitality was ever dispensed
with princely cordially.
But the lights have gone out and il
/ darkeued now-dreary and desolate.
The broad expanse of fertile fields
he loved SO WelI-the hundred homes
of his faithful laborers-over all there
hangs veil of sombre gloom. There
is no master hand at the helm; all there
is hushed in the presence of death.
With the stricken wife, manly yonne
son and baby boy whole community
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with theirs. He was their husband ant
father; as friend we all claimed him
Mr.. Clay was about 81 years of age
and member of the FIRST Methods
church of this city. The funeral ser
vices will take place at Oak Grove
cemetery here at 800 o'clock this after
noon, the body arriving on the p m
train from Cobb. Friends of the fami
ly and public generally are respectfully
invited to attend
The honorary pallbearers are Messrt
J. W. Wheatley, J. W. Sheffield, J. B
PIlsbury, John A. Cobb, M. B. Council
r. j. Perry. The active pallbearert
are Messrs Frank Sheffield, G. T. Mil
Ter, J. e. Mathis, J. q. Wheatley, J
T. Taylor j. B, Fielder. B. H. Jossey
Chas. R CRISP,