Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-14
TUESDAY, JULY "a, 1914.

Smyrna. last Saturday evening, death
resulting from cancer. Mrs Plexico
was more than seventy years OF age,
and was born on Clark's Fork, near
the place where she died All her
life had been spent in the Smyrna
section of York county. Since early
childhood, a member of the Smyrna
A. r. P. church, she was widely
known to a large number of relatives,
friends and acquaintances, as a Goa,
fearing woman of beautiful life and
Christian character. The deceased
was the relict of the late Robert NJ.
Plexico. whom she married more
than forty years ago. She is surviv-
ed by an older sister, Mrs. w. NJ.
Kennedy of Yorkville, and brother,
Mr.. ]. G. McGnl of Kings Creek.
The following children survive:
Messrs NJ. f., Yorkville; j. T..
Kings Creek; ]. L., Blacksburg; VIC
tor, Sharon, and Mesdames Belle
Jeans, Clinton; ]. n. Quinn, Smyrna;
Matte Caldwell. Smyrna. The funeral
and interment was at Smyrna, yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock, services
being conducted by her pastor, Rev.
b. G.. Pressly.
Rev. Dr.. j. H. Simpson Dead.
Rev. DR.. ]. H. Simpson, whose ini-
tial illness in the Charlotte Sanitari-
um. was mentioned last Friday, died at
$50 o'clock Sunday morning. DR.. Simp-
son was born in Chester on August 3,
1884. He was graduated from Erskine
college in the class Of 1854, and after
taking the course in the Seminary was
licensed to preach in 1856. He served
through the Civil war as chaplain OF
the Twenty third regiment. He was
superintendent of the A. R. p. orphan
age during the time that institution
was located at Hickory Grove, and con-
tinued in that capacity for some years
after the orphanage was removed to
Upton county, Tennessee. This was
after he had served more than twenty
five years as pastor Of church at New
Lebanon, West Virginia. DR.. Simpson
married Miss Elizabeth Moffatt, who
died fifteen years ago, and was buried
at Purity church, four miles from
Chester. The following children sur
vive: Mrs. Hawkins, of Clifton Forge,
Va, Mrs. Mccormick, Of Spottswood,
Va, Mr. d. M. Simpson Of Chicago,
Mrs. H. E. Mcconnell, Of Chester. The
interment took place at Purity yester-
day afternoon, the services being at
tended by large concourse Of people,
including quite a number Of ministers
Of the Associate Reformed church.
]. Gilbert Enloe Dead.
The dead body Of Mr.. John Gilbert
Enloe, well-known in different parts Of
the county, was found in a thicket on
the western outskirts Of Rock Hill, last
Sunday morning. When found. Mr..
F,nloe's head was resting on coat for
pillow, and near by was an empty
box that had contained morphine, and
an empty coca-cola bottle. At the in
quest there was testimony to show
that he had left home at about 6
o'clock, Saturday morning, to go take
up his regular duties as salesman for
w. G.. Reid & Son. He stopped at a
store near the Wymojo mill, and
bought a bottle Of coca-cola, saying
that he would return the bottle in a
few minutes but nothing more was
seen Of him until the finding Of his
dead body. He was known to be an
habitual user Of morphine. because Of
a constitutional trouble to which the
drug gave temporary relief. AS to
whether the suicide was intentional is
not clear. The deceased was a son Of
the late John G. Enloe, once prominent
in the political affairs Of the county,
and was slightly over so years Of age.
He was twice married, his first wife
being a daughter Of the late Joseph A.
Smith. He is survived by his second
wife and three small children, and
three children by his first wife. Mes
danes Buford and Elwell Sturgis, and
Mr.. ]. ]. Enloe.