The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-09-25

LOUISVILLE TRIBUTE TO
LATE MRS. DE FUNlAK
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Pensacola friends of Mrs. Frederick
de Funiak, whose tragic death in an
automobile accident recently in Eu
rope was a shock to ner relatives and
acquaintance in the south will be
interested in the following tribute to
her clipped from the Louisville Her
aid of Sundays issue:
A touching feature at the funeral
services Of Mrs. Frederick de Funiak,
which were held in-the chapel in Cave
Hill cemetery last Wednesday after
noon, was the presence of several Of
the sewing women who were employed
by the late Madame Dougnerty, who for
many years was a well known dress
maker in Louisville. Until Nine. Dough-
erty's death she made all of Mrs. de
Funiak's gowns and the girls who
were In her worlxroom grew to know
Mrs. de F'uniak and to rove her.
Her unfailing kindness to them and
consideration for them made them her
devoted admirers and though It has
been a number Of years since the death
OF t1eir former employer and. conse-
quently, since they had seen Mrs de
Funiak, they had not forgotten her
and went on Wednesday afternoon to
pay their affectionare respect to her
memory.
Mrs. de Funiak had lived away FROM
Louisville after the death of her hus-
band, returning only a few times for
a short stay. She was greatly missed
by a circle of devoted friends VINO
gathered about her in her hospitable
home on East Chestnut street. she
was a very genuine and generous wo-
man. whose friendship carried some
hn
given and accepted mere cordiality
Her attitude towards all was one OF
charitable observation-disclosures and her
heart and purse were ever open tc
those VINO needed her help and sym
pathy.
She was a woman of marked indi-
viduality and was typically Southern
in all her ideas. She was married tc
Col. de Funiak when she was seven
teen years old in Alabama. She was
the daughter of a Confederate officer
and met Col. de Funiak soon after ne
came to this country from Italy. and
while he was serving in the Confeder-
ate army under Gen. Lee.
Mrs de Funiak was one OF the
Southern women who gave their SER
vices to nursing the sick and wound
ed soldiers and she had some interest
ing and even thrilling stories to re-
count of her experiences during the
Civil War.
Mrs. de Funiak's sons, Ernest, Al
bert and Herbert de Funiak, all OF Biz
uingham, Ala, came to Louisville &c
meet their mothers body. The day OF
the burial, Mr.. Albert de Funiak re-
ceived several post cards written tc
him by his mother, just before hel
death in their automobile accident In
the Tyrol. The cards had been for
warded to him here.
Mrs. de Funiak had decided to re-
turn to America after her years OF
travel and to settle in Birmingham
where her three sops live.
Miss Fanny Browning, Mrs. d.
Funiak's sister, who was with her In
the accident, has been In a hospiea
at Innsbruck since. A celebrated doc
tor at Carlsbad was summoned ant
with other physicians has been at
tending Miss Browning. She has i'm
proved sufficiently for Yer doctors t
promise permission ror her to return
to America in October.
Her injuries are serious but 1t !!
believed she will make a better and
speedier recovery at nome with hel
relatives. Some English friends have
been with her since her accident.