Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-09-13
H. c. STOCKDELL DEAD;
WAS INSURANCE LEADER
Former Albanian Passed Away
in Athens WedneSday-Fu-
neral to Be Here

Harry C Stockdel. formerly Of At
lanta. and regarded as one of the lead
ing insurance men Of the south. died at
his home in Athens Wednesday night
after an illness Of several weeks He
vas hfty-eight years OF age. Brief
funeral services will be held at his late
home on AIiHedge avenue, Athens,
Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock. Rev.
Dr. Hall and Rev Troy Beatty conduct
ing the services. Honorary delegations
OF the Masons, knights Templar and
Elks viii attend The body viii then
be brought TO Atlanta, and another serv-
ice viii be held Friday morning at II
O'Clock in Patterson's chapel Inter
nent will be in West View. The Elks
and Masons will have charge OF the
funeral in Atlanta. DR.. John T. White
viii conduct the service.
The remains Of Mr.. Stockdeu viii ar
rive in Atlanta at 4:45 o'clock Thursday
afternoon at the Union station The
Masons, Knights Templar and Elks VIII
form an honorary escort for the body
from the depot to Patterson's chapel.
These organize lions have been called 70
meet at the Masonic Temple at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon and at 1880
O'Clock Friday morning. The funeral
services at Patterson's chapel will fol-
low the ceremonial OF the Scottish Rite.
Georgia lodge. No. SO, Free and &C
cepted Mssons. will have charge Of the
interment- The escort to the grave will
be furnished By Atlanta commandery,
No. 3. KNIGHTS Templar Mr.. Stockdell
vas a member and past master Of Geor-
lgia lodge, No. IS, Free and Accepted
Masons He was also a member and
mast high priest OF Mount Zion chapter,
No. IS, Royal Arch Masons And he
was a past commander OF both Couer
de Leon and Atlanta communicates,
Knights Templar. He was the first
potsntate OF Yaarab Temple. Mystic
shrine. and remained its potentate for
the Scottish Rite bodies, being
thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason.
Tn following gentlemen viii act a
pallbearers and honorary escort TO the
body on its way to West View, where
the inteFment will take place: Harry
English. ". T. Gentry. Svlvesta Lester,
r A Redding. A L Waldo, 5. J.
Upper. ST.. Arnold BrOyles, Forrest
Adair Joseph Greenfield, J. T. Ief-
fries J. r. Rickers and I. s. Mitchell.
The Atlanta Fire Underwriters asso-
citation will meet at o'clock Thurs
dav afternoon to pass resolutions on
Mr. Stockdelrs death. The meeting
vii Ibe held in the Equitable building.
Mr. StockdelI's death comes as shock
10 his multitude Of friends throughout
the south. few OF whom knew that he
was IN. Particularly is his death re-
GREETED by those in Atlanta who have
known him intimately since he first
came to the city in 1874 as a boy of
twenty Socially. he was prominent
he was a charter member and the first
Yrasfdent Of the Capital City club of
Atlanta Eighteen months ago the club
honorsd him with a life membership.
He was one Of the organizers of the
Cold Springs Cue club and made the
Georgia barbecue a permanent institu-
ton
ArIanta's conspicuous position today
as the insurance center OF the south
dates from the time when Mr.. Stock
den and other pioneers brought TO the
city its first general southern insurance
HEADQUARTERS. He opened the Atlanta
agency Of the Phoenix Insurance COM
pany. OF Brooklyn. and for a number of
years directed its activities in the south.
He was one OF the organizers, in 1852
OF the. Southeastern Underwriters asso-
citation. OF which but four charter mem
bers survive. he left Atlanta in 1910,
following the severance Of his cOnnec-
ton with the Phoenix. and settled in
Athens. He was born in Parkersville,
XIV. in 1854
Mr. stockden is survived by his wife.
two daughters. Mrs. Hugh Foreman, OF
New York. and Miss Harriet Stockdell.
Of Athens. and one son. Clarence Stock
dell. OF Atlanta. and BY three sisters.
Mrs 8 B. HarreIl. Mrs NJ NJ. Stana-
land and AIRS. E B. Erd. and two broth
ers. j. Frank and Frederick c. Stockdell.