Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-16

return to his offices, downtown. he was
sitting in an easy chair looking over the
afternoon paper just after tea. HIS WlIe
and children and grandchildren were at
the tea table and sitting about the room.
''I feel so dizzy, Howard" he remarked
to his son.
AS he spoke he yawned and stretched
out his arms. His son asked II ne was
suffering.
Sinking a little deeper into his chair
Mr. Patillo started to speak, but his
reply. though audible, was not ineligible.
1t died away in a half moan, and with II
passed out his life. He was dead when
the physician arrived. Heart disease was
pronounced the cause of his death.
Mr. Pattillo, associated with his son
Howard in the insurance business In the
Century building, was well known
throughout the insurance field of the
country, and was also prominent in phil
anthropic and religious circles of the
south.
Sketch of His Life
Robust and full of vigor, Mr.. Pattillo
was the picture Of health even as he died.
His sudden end is a tremendous shock to
his family and friends.
Born in Harris county in 1887, William
Pulaski Pattillo was " years old when
death claimed him. He was one Of a
| family of twelve children. His father was
John Pattillo, and his mother, Mrs. Mary
wingfield, was a member of an old and
leading family of that section. Raised on
the farm and attending the neighborhood
schools, young Pattillo passed to Emory
college at the age of Is, graduating in
1857 He taught school one year in Ala
bama, and moved to Texas in 1858. In
that state he became member of the
Eastern Texas conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, south, and during
three years was an itinerant preacher in
eastern Texas. In 1860 he was named as
sistant principal of the Fowler institute
at Henderson, Texas. but later severed
his connection with that institute to open
private school in Cass county. He was
at the head of that school when the civil
war began.
He enlisted in the Third Texas cavalry.
and for a year saw active service. He
was in the trenches when Vicksburg fell,
and shortly after his parole returned to
Georgia. In 1868 he was named by the
Georgia conference to take charge of a
Methodist church in Athens. While in
that work he welded Miss Sallie E.
Chase, daughter of ALBION Chase, then Sec
rotary of the Southern Mutual Insurance
company.
Entered Insurance Field
Turning his attention to the insurance
business, in 1866 he came to Atlanta as
general agent of the Southern Mutual,
opening one of the first insurance offices
in the city. With his nephew, w. E. Pat
tillo, he formed a firm that lasted for
many years. Later his son Howard be-
came associated with him in the bust
ness.
When Emory college was in hard finan-
cial straits, once, Mr.. Pattillo sent in his
check for $4,000, and later augmented the
gift
Mr.. Pattillo was a Mason and a member
of the Royal Arcanum. He was also one
of the board of stewards of Trinity
church, in which he had held a member
ship for many years. He was also a
member of the board of trustees for En-
cry college.
Mr.. PattilIo is survived by three chill
dren and nine grandchildren. Howard
Pattillo is his only son. His elder daugh-
ter, Mrs. Elizabeth Cowles, lives in Kan
sas City. Mrs. Mary Van Valkenburg,
wife of ]. E. Van Valkenburg, the attor-
ney, lives in Atlanta.
Georgia Lodge No. 90, F. and A. NJ,
will attend the funeral in a body. Mem
bers of that lodge have been requested
t omeet at the Masonic temple, Wednes-
day afternoon at O'Clock, and march to
the house.