Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-08-07
Universal Sorrow at Death of
Mr.. A. Nelson Myers

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Mr.. A. Nelson Myers
S The death of Mr.. Alexand
: Nelson Myers last Thurday morl
i ing removed one of the most us
i full and popular business ne
: from Lexington. Cut down in Ii
!. midst of life OF usefulness al
success in the .vigor of young mar
. hood, surrounded by all tina
}. makes living desirable, news q
HE death was received by his NJ
merous friends in town and ooua
ty with feelings of the creates
sorrow. Clean CT life, interested
in all that pertained to the ad
vantage of Lexington and Rock
bridge, devoted to the church OF
his fathers, to which he consecra
ted his time aid talents, he viii
be missed.
Mr.. Myers died Thursday NOR:
ing, August |, 1907, shortly after
nine O'Clock, ut tie residence of
Professor Alexander L. Nelson,
his uncle, with whom he made
his home, on Jackson Avenue,
otter brief illness from appen-
dicitis. His illness dated from Sats
urd0y night previous to his deasif.
A physician was summoned Sun
day morning, who pronounced the
malady was appendicitis. and an
operation was declared necessary.
The operation was performed
Tuesday morning and at first the
results justified the hope that he
would recover. Wednesday after
noon, however, his condition
changed for the worse, and be
continued TO sink until Thursday
morning, when he passed away.
The funeral was conducted from
the Presbyterian church Friday
morning at ii o'clock by his pas
tor, Rev. Thompson b. Soutl all. |
who was assisted by Rev. DIR. W. r.
Laird of Danyllle. A large crowd
was in attendance from town aid |
county, many colored people be-
ing among the number. Mr.. South.
all spoke feelingly of the great
oss to the community and to the
,hurch of the death of Mr.. Myers,
and rdmonlshed the young men OF !
The congregation to emulate tis
worthy example. As mark of re-
'pect and esteem all the stores
md other business places of Lex
ngton closed during the funeral
lour.. The pallbear RS were; active.
D.. c.. Graham DOld, Messrs l.. K.
iiller, MI son G. Deaver, S. NJ.
wilson, II. NJ. Lackey and S. NJ.
dunlap; honorary, Messrs, w, p.
irwin, d. c. Humphreys, S. R.
ioore, j. M. Davidson, j. a.
harp and e. l.. Graham, and
I. A. Rhodes and j. w. Seal, rep
esenting the Lexington fremen. ,
lie members of the fire depsrt- ,
lent were out in full uniform.
he floral tributes were nun erOus
nd elaborate, several large pieces
cling contributed by the board OF
eacons of the church, by the fire .
apartment, by the Masons and
= church organization. The in.
rment was made In The Lexing.
IN cemetery. q :,
Mr.. Myers was the eldest son of .
+. Henry H Myers, a prominent
srdware merchant OF Lexington
no died in 1901. HIS mother was
RS. Mary Ella Myers, daughter of
r. Alexander +. Nelson of Angus o'
county. He was born Decem Der
!, 1869, and his whole life was I'll
ent in this community. He Was
in 1890 from Washing.
n and Lee University with the pI
gree of bachelor of arts, and sis
tered business with HE futher.
, became partner in 1898, ana pr
ter the death of his father be- sis
me sole owner of the business,
lich he conducted with merked
geese. From early life he had "a
IN member of the Lexington
church, and was &C. frt
9 in church enterprises. A: the mi
he of his death he was a deacon
the church and superintendent tn
Woodside Sunday school near 81
IN.
surviving him are two biothers MI
| two sisters: Rev. Henry W. fro
ers and Mrs. Pattie NJ. Logan, gu
e OF v.Charles A. Logan, mis- gol
1arIes to Japan; Rev. Charles pm
lyers of Williamson, w. Va, and An
,. Mildred NJ. Drake, wife of NIL
NV M. Drake of Port GIDEON, Mi
s. The only members of the are
lediate family present when Ex
died were his brother, Rev \
'rles F. Myers and his uncle, ed
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