The Forrest City times., 1911-11-10
DEATH OF w. s. HEUSTISS
Another Oi County's Pioneer Citizens toes to Home Beyond
 the skies.

News of the death of NIT. W. S. ! HeustiSs. or White" IIeustiss. as he was familiarly known t0 nearly every citizen Of this city and county. which sad event occurred last Sunday night at s.2o o'clock at his home half mile south Of Bonair, reached his Friends here Monday, and caused g genuine sorro" and regret
 MT Heustiss had long been a resident of this county, coming here at an early age with his parents, shortly before the war, and locating at Madison. where he lived during the whole time of the war. While : living at Madison the town was at tackled by Federal troops, and his father Was taken prisoner The FederalS carried the elder lleuStiss to a point South of Haynes, at what is known is Hughes Ferry. and camped ! that night The next morning they were attacked by Parsons Texans, and routed. After the battle lIeuS- l tiss was found dead on the field. ! After the war young lleustiss took his widowed mother and went back to the farm; after farming for few years he ran the ferry at the Hughes Ferry, and then decided totry farm ing once more. buying place ill l GOcOHa neigaB3rho0d. hear the Jesse Hodges place He lived there q number q year. and then bought the Sparkman place, about a half mile south of Bgnair, where he lived until the time of his death
 He was married about thirty years ago t0 Miss Matthews, and she with three S6HS. William Jesse and 1 Charles of this county, and one sis ter, Mrs Eliza McGuiley, of Okla hOma City. survive lim.
 MT iIeustiSs was in his SiXty-trst year al the time of his deatE. He tad been in failing health for som 2 little time, but was stricken with the fatal maiadF which caused his death only few weeks ago, He had been suffering with rising in his head. and this formed pressure on the brain which resulted in his delth
 Mr lIeustiss Was q justice of the peace for Franks township, was d model citizen, and an upright honest God fearing man He was honored and respected bv all who knew him, and numbered as his friend every man who had the honor of his ac- l ] as his bond, and in his death St 1 Francis county loses an honest up- right officer. his family loving and ! indulgent husband and father. and those who claimed his acquaintance ] ship, loyal friend.
 ] Rev l.. T. j. Garrott. of the First i Baptist church, of this city, .Of which denomination he had been faithful, and consistent member for over thirty ] years conducted the funeral services l held at his late residence Monday 1 afternoon, and at the interment which was had in the Sparkman graveyard. three miles west of Hay nes, al 70 the same afternoon. The l funerai was largely attended. the crowd in evidence ei6quently attest 1 ing by their presence and their sin cere grief, the deep love and reyer- ence in which he was held
 White" Heustiss was our friend. He had long been I reader of The Time, and We are indebted to him
 for many favors. Our hand faltcrs and the pen grows dumb as we search
 for fitting words 10 adequately DOT tray the grief and sorrow we feel al his untimely taking off He was d good man. had lived a useful life,
 fought a good fight, and he was not afraid to die. His widow and the orphaned sons he has left can find consolation in the thought that their loved one is not dead. but merely gone before. To that blessed land of rest.