The Bourbon news., 1911-12-12
DEATH.

of State Senator Claude NJ Thomas
died at her home On Houston avenue
yesterday afternoon at about :3(
O'Clock after an illness ot about two
weeks with double pneumonhia. Mrs.
L iOmas has been in critical condition
for several days and her life was de.
SPARED of. Yesterday at noon she
suffered sinking spell and the eno
came at the time mentioned above. 4
s While her death has been momentari.
! ly expected it came as severe shock
and has occasiOned universal sorrow
all over the city. She was a universal
| favorite and loved and admired by all
who knew her.
She was the daughter of Judge
Harry Brent, of this city, and in the
year of 1893 was united in marriage to
Hon. Claude M. Thomas. who had re-
ceived the appointment of American
Consul to Marseilles. France, under
Clevelsnd's administration. and a few
weeks following the marriage they
sailed for his post of duty.
-Four years she spent in Marseilles
and during that period was regarded
as social leader, being exceedingly
brilliant and accomplished and COM
manded an exalted position in the
social realm.
Mrs. Thomas was aged about 4l
years. Practically all of her life has
been spent in this city where she was
born and reared. She possessed the
greatest intellect and was regarded as
ono of the most brilliant women of
this community, highly cultured and
of many accomplishments.
In the citV W hero Cho hac cpopt q
most the whole Of her life she was a
universal favorite, loved and admired
by all who knew her and her friends
we're numbered by the score. AS an
attest of her popularity and the inter-
est shown during her late illness, the
inquiries as. to her condition were al
most beyond number.
She was a devout member of the
Presbyt yterian church and was a regu-
lar attendant upon all services. Much
of her time was given in the church
work and she held prominent place
in all of its societies.
Besides her husband she is survived
by two children one son and one
daughter-Edwin K. and Cathe1in
Brent Thomas, her father. Judge Harry
Brent, one brother, Mr.. Hugh Brent,
-.
Harry Chambers, of Louisville.
The funeral arrangements have not
been made,
Mr.. Simms Mcfarland, aged 80
years, died at his home near Hutchinson
station Friday morning after linger-
ing illness of tuberculosis. MIR. McFar-
land is survived by his wife. who be-
fore marriage was Miss Setter, and
four children. The funeral was held
| Sunday afternoon at the chapel and
were conducted by the Rev. S. A.
Arncld. The interment took place in
the cemetery at Old Union.
!-The remains of Mrs. L. F. Carr
son, who died in Los Molmonoles, Cal. =,
of heart disease arrived here Sunday
morning and the funeral was held from
/ the home of Mr.. Mode Griffith in Hen
ry Addition yesterday morning at II
| o'clock condcutsd by Rev. M. L.
Chandler, of Harrodsburg. Burial in
Paris cemetery.
MIR. John l.. Neal died at his home
on Cypress street Sunday night after
an illness of six weeks with typhoid
! fever Mr.. Neal for several years has
been in the employ of the Paris Lum-
Der & Manufacturing Co. He was 81
years of age and is survived by his
wife and one grown son, Mr.. Emmett
1 Neal. The funeral will be held at the
grave in the Paris cemetery this after
noon at o'clock conducted by Elder
Carey E. Morgan.