Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-27
MRS. 3. N. MOORE.

mTS. Willie MOOTe, WilS VI WI d.
n. Moore, and one of the best known
and most highly esteemed ladies of
Yorkville, died Of a sudden stroke
of apoplexy at her home here at
about 2 o'clock last Sunday morning,
and was buried yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Moore had been in rather
poor health for some time but her
condition was not regarded as at all
serious. On the contrary she was
able to go about her accustomed
household and other duties as usual,
and was not until her husband was
startled by those ominous symptoms
peculiar to apoplexy, that he was
brought face to face with the ter
rible truth With no one else In the
house and his wife already uncon-
scious, Mr.. Moore was under the ne
cessity Of going into the street to
call for assistance, and although the
neighbors and physicians began to
arrive within a very few minutes, the
case was already beyond the reach Of
human aid.
To say that the entire community
was profoundly shocked by the tragic
event hardly gives an adequate idea
of the impression produced. There
was not a lady in the town with a
more general acquaintance. or with
a large number Of intimate friends.
Everybody knew her, at home, on
the street, or at social gatherings
of whatever nature, and everybody
had become accustomed to and
learned to prize her pleasant sunny
disposition and sincerely friendly In
terest in their happiness and welfare.
The community was shocked because
it instinctively felt some realization
Of an irreparable loss.
Mrs. Moore was the only daughter
Of the late Col. VIM. H. McCorkle
She was born in Yorkville, In the
house in which she died, on May 13,
1861, and had been married to her
husband since October 4, 1882. She
had only one son, Mr.. Paul Neely
Moore, who was in Lumberton, Miss,
when he received the news Of her
death, but who reached here yester-
day morning. Besides her husband
and son, she leaves one full brother,
Mr.. Paul c. McCorkle Of Chester, and
two half brothers, Mr.. R. r. McCor-
kle of Yorkville, and Mr.. Chas. H.
Dickson Of Columbia.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon, commencing at O'clock
and the remains were followed from
the house to the Presbyterian church
and from the church to. the grave
by an immense concourse Of people.
The services were conducted by Rev.
E. E. Gillespie in singularly ap-
propriate and impressive manner
and with evidences Of emotion that
he would have been unable to have
repressed if he had tried.
The pail bearers included the
following: Active-M. l.. Carroll,
r. r. Allison, DR.. A. Y. Cartwright,
]. M. Starr, DR.. ]. D. Mcdowell, 5.
NJ. McNeel, ]. B. Pegram, M. c. Will
lis. Honorary-Thos. F. mellow,
Withers Adickes, w. I. Witherspoon,
]. l.. Williams, R. J. Herndon, w. ID.
Grist, w. w. Lewis, ]. A. Latta, w. ).
Neil. W. r. Carroll, Jesse B. Ford.
The casket, a beautiful white one,
was Inferred in the McCorkle family
plot. in a receptacle that had been
prepared Of brick and cement. ana
a brick and cement arch was buiit
over it, the work requiring some TWO
hours or more to complete and prac-
tically the entire congregation re-
mained until the last sad rite had
been performed. the earth filled In
and tributes Of flowers laid by loving
hands on top of the sacred mound.
In spite of the scarcity of flowers
at this season, the floral tributes
were numerous and beautiful. They
came from many local friends. ana
there were also quite number OF es-
pecially tasteful memorials from Ches-
ter, Rock Hill and Charlotte, one or
the most striking probably being the
wheel with a broken spoke. the sim
gularly appropriate funeral emblem
of the D. A. RS of which the de-
ceased had long been an enthusiastic
and valued member.