The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-28
Motte Ragiu Dead.

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Senator. from Clarendon co,7lty, wht
was one Of the candidates fol- the OF
fee Of secretary of State in tn e recen
campaign. died this mornin;y at II
o'clock at his home, 1920, Lady street
as result of paralysis. He was STRIFE ker
with the fatal malady Monday and Lit
tie hope had been felt for his ret :overy
at any time since then.
The body was prepared for burr al at
the Van Metre undertaking establish
ment, and was shipped this after noon
to Summerton, where the funeral SER
vices and the interment will take
place tomorrow.
Mr.. Ragin leaves his widow. son,
! Mr.. Robert Ragin, who is in bus mess
in Mobile, Ala, Two daughters, Mrs.
Patterson and Miss Ethel Ragin, and a
sister, Miss Margaret Ragin, of this
city.
MIR. Ragin was born and reared in
Clarendon county and lived there un-
til 1892, when he sold his Clare .ndon
plantation, purchased the residence at
1920 Lady street and moved to C'olum-
bia. He has lived here continually
since that time. For four years he
represented Clarendon county III the
upper house OF the legislature. When
Secretary OF State Tindal was ell scted,
Mr.. Ragin became index clerk q his
Office, succeeding Colonel Wallace ), who
was appointed postmaster. In 1894,
Mr.. D. H Tompkins was elected secre-
tary of State, he recognized the value
of Mr.. Ragin's services by reta Inning
him and advancing him to the pc csIaon
of chief clerk. Mr.. Ragin serv ed IN
that capacity throughout Mr.. 1tonas3-
kin's term. For the past few years De
has been actively and successfully y eo-
gagged in the insurance business vita
Mr.. F. II. Haytt, of the New York
Mutual.
Mr.. .Ragin was member cf the
Methodist church. He was good
citizen and will be very widely and
deeply regretted. Col. U. r. Brooks,
cleck of the supreme court, said this
morning, Oh learning of his death:
''Well, sir, Moote Ragin was one Of
the best men Clarendon ever produced
honest as the day, upright, fearless,
kind and true. I worked side by side
with him for some time and have en-
joyed his friendship for a good many
years. His loss is very real and per-.
sonal to me."-Columbia Record, Nov
ember 23rd.
The funeral took place atSummerton
last Saturday morning in the Meth.
odist church, where the deceased was
formerly an officer and superintendent
of the Sunday school. There was, con-
sidering the short notice, large con-
course of relatives and friends present.
and the floral offerings were beautiful.
Rev. J. G. Yongue conducted the:
service, and his remarks were appro-.
priately solemn and eloquent. The:
minister took occasion to eXhort the
living, and there was not one present.
but must have been impressed by the
admonition to so live as to be prepared.
for what must come. The services:
were coneldued at the grave. We:
think it proper to state that at this;
funeral there was present as mark OF:
esteem for the dead, three eX-senators..
ID the persons of Hon. ). II. Lesesne,.
who succeeded Mr.. Ragiu by filing
out his unexpired term, when the
former resigned to accept position.
in the Secretary OF States office, HOB
Louis Applet, and Hon. G. NJ. Davis.
The writer knew the deceased for
many years, and it was his good for
tune to have seen much Of him. Mottes
Ragin was man of sterling WORTH,
of excellent moral character, kindly
and tender in disposition, a warm and
steadfast friend, and as true as STEEL
He was man worthy of the highest
confidence and esteem. Only a few
GAYS before he died, he was in our
office, apparently well, and as usual
bubbling over with cheerfulness. He
was a man who made friends every
where, and his death is loss to his
county and State.