The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-08-20
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Eugene T. LaFitte, Esq, Died Sud-
denly Last Thursday Morning.

denly Last Thursday Morning.
1t was a great shock to the people
of Bamberg last Thursday morning
when it became known that E. T.
LaFitte, Esq, was sick at his home
in Denmark and was not expected to
live. He was at his law Office here
the afternoon before, and was as
well as ever and in fine spirits. Late
in the afternoon he was at the ball
game between Orangeburg and
Bamberg. But shortly after arriv-
ing at home, he was suddenly taken
ill. Mrs. LaFitte and the children
were in Savannah, where they were
visiting relatives, but his neighbor,
Hon. S. G. Hayfield, and his son,
Kennerly, got a physician at once
and did all that could be done for
him.
Mr.. .<LaFitte was in great pain
when the physician arrived, and he
was given opiates which seemed to
quiet him, and the physician left.
Soon afterwards Mr.. Mayfield no
ticed that Mr.. LaFitte was breath
ing very badly, and the physician
was again hurriedly summoned, and
as soon as he arrived he said Mr..
LaFitte had suffered a stroke Of ap-
oplexy. He was then unconscious,
and remained 80 until the end came
about eleven o'clock the next morn
ing. All that human skill and med
ical science could do was done, but
all efforts to restore him were un-
availing.
Mrs. LaFitte and the children did
not arrive at Denmark until several
hours after his death, as there was
no way for them to get there ear
lier.
The burial took place at the Den
mark cemetery Friday morning.
The religious services at the house
were conducted by Rev. J. B. Tray
wick, pastor of the Denmark Meth
odist church, and then the Masonic
fraternity took charge and he was
buried with Masonic honors. Or
nan lodge, of Bamberg, of which he
was a member, had charge Of the
ceremonies, although the Denmark
lodge joined in with the Bamberg
brethern. The officers acting were:
J. B. Black, w. NJ; Robert Black,
s. w.; G. E. Bamberg, J. w.; F. w.
Free, Treasurer; Thos. Black, Sec
retary; J. E. Fielder, S. D.; r. M.
Irwin; J. D.; H. Eaves, marshal, L.
B. Fowler and w. c. Kearse, Stew
ards; D. w. Phillips, Tiler. Mr.. E.
L. Price, who is w. M. of Ornan
lodge, was sick and could not be
present, so Senator Black acted as
as w. NJ. The pail bearers were all
Mr.. LaFitte's brethren of Ornan
lodge, and were as follows: w. M.
Brabham, C. B. Free, Jones A. Will
liams, NJ. J. Black, A. M. Brabham,
and r. L. Risher.
Eugene r. LaFitte was born in
old Barnwell county, on the Savan-
nah river, his father being physi-
clan. He was merchant in Beau
fort for some years, where he mar
ried Miss Rountree, and later he
was in the mercantile business at
Denmark, He gave up this and
studied law in the Office of Hon. S.
G.. Mayfield. He practiced at Den
mark for several years, but for the
past four years he had his office in
Bamberg. He was member OF the
house of representatives for one
term. The first of this year he
formed a partnership with Mr.. May
field, and the firm was doing a fine
practice. He had only recently built
handsome home at Denmark, and
was comfortably fixed to enjoy life
and get along well. He was about
forty years old. Mr.. LaFitte is sur
vived by his wife and two children,
girl and boy, they being about ten
or twelve years old. He carried
life insurance of $1,000 in old line
companies. -Mr. LaFitte was of a
generous nature, and his many
friends will regret very much that
he was cut off in the prime of life.
He was quick and impulsive, but
his ,,jovial disposition and warm
heart made him easy to forget the
little. frictions which life brings
about. He was member of Den
mark lodge, knights of Pythias, be-
ing a Past Chancellor.