The Forrest City times., 1910-09-30
W. J. M'GUFFEY DEAD.
FopnIar and Promising Young Man Passes Away in Memphis on Thurs.
 day. September %. 1910.

Ia our last issue We printed q brief Hen giving tie news ef the death of Mr. W. j.. .Buck NcGadcv. which sal event occurred on Thursday even jag fl I8>t=week, at St. Io~eph,s Hos pital, where he had been taken for treatment, and where he had under g7ue an operation a short while previ- ous 10 lis death.
 NIT. McGutTey was in the 27th wear of a promising, useful life. and widely known, and his clrcle of warm friends grew larger and larger with every new acquaintance he made, for Bucks" warm-hearted geniality and cheerful kindly disposition bound to him with hooks of steel to everyone with whom he came in contact, and to this legion of friends the sad news fhis untimely taking off came like bolt from the blue sky, leaving feeling of unutter- able sadness and inexpressibe grief MT. McGufiey for long time repre- Sented one of the large packing con- eerns in this city, but for the last several years had been employed as a travelling salesman for the same con cern with headquarters in Memphis. He was frequent visitor no this city on business and visiting his parents and with friends.
 Besides his parents MT. McGuffey is survived by a sister, Mrs Thos. Will Hams, who resides in Memphis. Mrs. Williams was with him at the hospital for several days prior to his death, and remained there until after the operation was performed. She left for home immediately after it's conclusion, and did not know of his death until she reached here The body was prepared for burial in Mem phis and was brought here the same night and conveyed To the family resi- dence and the funeral proceeded from there Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, interment being had i'll the Forrest C ty Cemetery, to which last resting place q large gathering of friends and acquaintauces of the deceased and of the family followed the remains to pay their last sad tribute to all that was mortal of a generous, big-hearted friend-one ofnature's true nobemen and 10 mingle their tears and condo fences with the heart-broken parents and sister, whose burden of sorrow seemed almost more than they could bear.
 To these we offer our sincere sym pathy. Buck was our friend, and his taking away leaves an aching void, a feeling of sadness, that is akin to pain, and our feelings of grief for the departed and sympathy for the be- reaved relatives is so deep that our feeble words are all inadequate to ex- press even an infnitesimal fraction of what we feel.
 When friendship or love
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 One of the saddest features of the death of Mir. McGuffey was the fact that he was engaged to be married shortly to Miss Mildred Frey, of Mem phis, and she came over Saturday morning to attend the obsequies and mingle her tears with those of rela- tiyes and friends, and to do all that her sweet, womanly nature could sug- geSt to ease the heatt bangs of the stricken family, and to her also is our sincere sympathy rendered.
 Mrs MeGuffey was nearly postrated with grief at the sudden death of her only boy, whom she had watched with all good loving mothers care, grow into promising young manhood, only to see him stricken down in the very flower of his youth, when earth's shining vistas of usefulness, and honor and love, were opening bright before him, and she has been seriously ih since.
 The following beautiful tribute ex- presses the feeling that was held for Mr McGut1ey by those who knew him best.
 TO the family of L. II. McGufrey:
 The death of W J. McGaffey com monly known To me and his friends as Buck McGutfey,) came 10 my ears as