The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-30
J. 5. King Lays Down Lies Bur-
dens-nis Death Wholly Un-
expected-The Town is
Greatly Shocked.
SERVING SECOND TERM AS
CnANCERY CLERK
Mr.. King Had Held a Prominent Place in
the Affairs Of the County for Many
Years, in Which He Had Made Many
Ties Of friendship-nis Life a Sunny
One.

Grenada was shocked and Saddned
Us the telephone wires conveyed the
sad intelligence Of the death Of Mr..
j. S. King, the chancery clerk of the
county, to various parts Of the town
on Friday morning. No n was pre-
pared for such a sorrow. He vas taken
rather peculiarly at his Office on Thurs
day morning and was carried to the
office of DR.. w. II. Whitaker, where
antidoteS were administered and after
a few hours rest he was removed to
his residence. His condition did not
seem to be especially alarming and
he was thought to be doing nicely un-
til about 2:3O O'Clock Friday morning
when he was found to be in a dying
condition and in a few moments there
after the dissolution came, and the
immortal spirit of j. S. King was
waited to the Judgment bar of God.
Mr.. King was born near Providence,
i'm the southeastern portion OF this
county, on the 3lst day of January,
1S43, and had spent the whole OF his
life within this county. About twen-
ty years ago, he moved from his old
neighb0rhood to Grenada and accepted
a position with w. N. Pass, where he
continued until the people called him
to the chancery clerks office OF the
county about six years ago. AS a
Confederate soldier he bore patiently
the hardShipS incident to war and was
thoroughly in sympathy with the
cause he was battling to defend. He
was a member of Company X, 10Th
Mississippi Regiment, as noble a lot or
men as ever answered a call to arms.
After the close of the war he returned
to his old neighborhood and begun
farming, in which pursuit he continu-
ed i'm some meaSure until the time Of
his death.
In many respects he was a nan OF
extraordinary talent and would have
been at home in almost in any avoca-
tiOn in life. He was careful and
painStaking to a remarkable degree
and was prompt and Skilful in the
performance of duty. He endeavor-
ed to carry sunshine and gladness
with him and to exercise a liberal
charity in constituting the acts of his
fellowman. We believe that we can
truly a Of him that he bore no NAL
ice and the writer had frequently
heard him say that life was too short
for man to fetter himself with such
things-a noble spirit and n worthy
of emulation.
He held a verv warm place in the
hearts of the people of the county
and was a prominent factor in public
affairs.
He had been four times married,
his last wife having preceded him to
the grave mere than a dozen years
ago.. For many years he had been a
member of the Baptist church, and
was a Mason as we'll as a member Of
several other fraternal orders. He is
survived by three children, two sons
and one daughter, with whom the en-
tire county weeps. AS we go to press
the arrangements for the funeral have
not been perfected but it is under.
stood that the remains will be car
ried today, Saturday. to Providence
church for interment and that the
MaSonS will officiate in the services.
Truly a good man has passed to his
reward.