Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-07-09
FUNERAL OF Gil. LOWE
Is HELD ON MONDAY
Friends Paid a fearful
Tribute
TO MEMORY OF ONE IN LIFE BELOVED
Death Game Sunday Afternoon, FOL-
lowing a Brave Struggle of Five
WeekS--Gredt ThrOng At.
tended Funeral.
TOMEMORY OF ONE IN LIFE BELOVED

In the midst of one of the largest as
semblages upon a like sad occasion
herein many years, the mortal remains
of Clifford Holmes Lowe were laid to
rest near his sainted mother in Oak
grove Cemetery yesterday as the gath
ering shadows heightened.
And it can be said in all truth that
Americus has rarely witnessed funer-
al occasion so fraught with universal
sorrow.
1t was the final tribute of respect paid
to one in life beloved by all, for there
are none i'll Americus who did not love
Holmes Lowe, the genial, courtly, af-
fable gentleman that he was, always.
The end came Sunday afternoon at
/ $3.50 o'clock, following a painful illness
of five weeks.
During this long and trying period
the patient sufferer manifested 'the
spirit of courage and determination
that had ever been one of his strong
characteristics. 1t was a brave strug-
gle, and in which one less courageous S
would have sooner faltered.
Mr.. Lowe was stricken with fever
during the latter part of May but de-
spite the opportunities of those realiz-
ing more fully his illness, refused to
give up and continued at his post.
Only when human endurance could
stand no more did he yield to their en-
treaties.
And until the summons was answer
ed five weeks thereafter, never did
complaint escape his lips.
Mr.. Lowe was in his 27th year. He
belonged to Lannahasse Tribe, |. o. RI
NJ. and to the Americus Lodge, Wood
men of the World,
Mr.. Lowe grew up from childhood
in Americus, attending the schools of
this city for a brief period. An an
early age he assumed responsibilities
rarely imposed upon one so young, and
from that day has held positions of re-
sponsibility and trust.
And to such trust, none was ever
more faithful.
For more than ten years he was book
keeper and accountant for the Times
Recorder, and more recently had COM
bined Herewith the duties of assistant
business manager.
Among his business associates, as
among the people of Americus gener-
ally, in business and in social life, he
possessed the Ientire confidence, love
and esteem of everyone, and no young
man in the city was ever more deserv-
edly popular.
Just eighteen months ago he married
Miss Ira Perry of this city, their happy
union, an ideally happy one, develop
ing in him to even greater extent
the admirable and lovable traits of
character which he possessed.
To the stricken young wife, the be-
reaved father and brothers, it is need
less to extend words of comfort and
coincidence. All of Americus has
mingled its tears with theirs.
The funeral services were conducted
at o'clock yesterday from the Perry
residence on Lee street by Rev. o. ?.
Gilbert, of First Baptist church. Many
exquisite floral emblems covered the
handsome casket as it was borne to its
final resting place.
The pallbearers were Messrs. Shelton
Harris, Bert Wagnon, Charles Burke,
Walter Page, Lee M. Uansford, A. I.
Porter, Thomas Gamble, Jr., j. w.
Furlow.
In respect to the memory of Mr..
Lowe the Office of the Times-Recorder
was closed yesterday during the hours
Of the funeral