The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-12-06

DEATH OF MRS. GLASSCOCK.

The citizens of Union City were in
deed panied to hear the news last Satur-
day OF the death of Mrs. NJ. Glasscock,
which took place at II O'Clock p. M,
Nov. 29, 1912.
| Mrs. Gasscock was i'll a few days only
of pneumonia, but the disease had de-
veloped into an acute form, and with
! the best medical aid possible and the
most careful attention there was no
permanent relief.
Mrs. Glasscock was a native of Lake
County. She was the daughter of E.
w. Nevill, noted West Tennessee
planter an4 merchant, whose death oc-
Cured in 1868 or thereabouts. Mrs.
Glasscock was born July IS, 1850, and
as Miss Laura Nevill she was joined in
wedlock to Mr.. NJ Glasscock May 49,
1856. There were four children of the
union, three dying in infancy. The
survivor is Miss Bessie, so universally
admired in Union City and many other
points which she has visited. Mrs.
Glasscocll was an active church and
Sunday school worker in Tiptonyille,
but her health began to fail and the
family moved to Union City with the
most beneficial results. A short time
afterwards she went to Nevada, Mo-, ,
and her health continued to improve
from the effects of treatment and eli
mate there. She was in reasonably
good health when stricken with pneu-
monia. They came here in 1898 and
located in the home which was built
for them on Exchange street, where
generous and wholesome character
Mrs. Glasscock s membership was trans
ferred to the Methodist Church here
where she continued active in the
church as far as her health would allow
OF the relatives in Lake County she
was sister of Mrs. ]. G. Harris and
therefore an aunt of the late Mr.. Judge
Harris. Another sister was the wife Of
DR.. Shelton. There were two brothers
and another sister as follows; Mr. Joe
Nevill, Of Helena, Ark, Mr.. Geo. New
i'll, of Tiptonville, and Mrs. Maggie
| Clark Chambers, all dead Deceased
was the last survivor of the immediate
family. After her fathers death she
was entrusted with the care of the
household on account of her mothers
illness, and grown to be useful in social,
church and domestic affairs, it was not
strange that she was so universally and
cordially esteemed. She was connected
by descent and intermarriage with the
most influential West Tennessee fam
lilies, and her popularity was inspired
by the charm of character as well as
person. Her life was an intermingling
of the Christian and personal graces.
ored and active member of the Leoni-
das Polk Chapter, IT, d. c., and of the
w. &. T. u. The union to Mr.. Glass
cock was the happy blending of two
lofty characters. Mr.. Glasscock IS a
native of Obion County. entering school
at Troy, thence to Lake County in the
mercantile business as salesman and
later his election and valued services to
the county as clerk Of the court. Mr.. !
and Mrs. GIasscock were thoroughly |
and heartily esteemed and in the same
relations they were established in Union
City.
OF the many noble and generous
deeds of the good woman will stand as a
to her memory those whom
she has sheltered with her heart and
Two of these are well re-
membered in Union City-Mrs O. B.
and Mrs. B. W. Scoggin,
grown to the highest sphere Of woman
hood and wifehood These are indebt-
ed to Mrs. Glasscock for the most val
ued gifts in life.
The funeral Sunday was attended by
many of the relatives and crowds OF
friends. Flowers of every
variety and rich in beauty and pro- Y
fusion, emblems of devotion and friend
ship, were left in the home and carried !
70 the grave. Services were conducted $
oy the pastor, Rev. w w. Adams, and :
he burial took place at East View.
The pail bearers were Judge w II {
;wiggart, H. T. Robinson, r. F. Ts- p
lale, d. N. Walker, John Adams. w I
?. Davis, H. Dietzel. BE Beckham.
he honors OF the U. d. C. were OBJ l
erved, Mr. Brevard being present and l
erying as representative OF the veterans :
a gray. \