The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-04-14
FUNERAL SERVICES
CONDUCTED TODAY,
One of Pensacolas Most
Prominent Business Men
and One Who Held the
Respect of All, is Called toi
His Reward-Is Survived
by a Large Number OF
Relatives.

Francis CeIestino Brent pioneer
banker and business man. whose worth
to his community has been recognfzed
! throughout his long and useful career.
passed TO his reward yesterday morn
| ing at l1:15 o'clock at his home on
West La Rua street, death ending
long and painful illness. His death
removed from Pensacola one whnse
loss will be greatly felt and a citizen
| who had the respect and esteem OF
every resident with whom he had an
acquaintance. The funeral services
Will be conducted this morning at III
O'Clock at st Michaefs church or
which he was regular attendant and
deVout member and the interment will
be in the family burying ground in
st. Michael's cemetery.
Mr.. Brent had been III at his home
Tor many days with a complication or
diseases and II had been realized by
his family and intimate friends that
no hope could be entertained for his
recovery This knowledge, howeveT,
did not relieve the shock occasfoned by
his death. Relatives residing in other
cities were summoped over WGM
.a1zSv '@fad tho entire family was eWa8,ss
bled when death occurred
e. G. Brent was succesafnI b,tStrag
man IN every sense OF the word and
ne attained this success through close
attention to the various enterprises ~
which he became Interested or zee
connected As a result he had acct,a
muiated large estate, consigtine
pfincipally of business property NJ
PENSACOLA. and stocks and bonds If
. .arlous 7I enterprises in Florida and
LARGE FAMILY SURVIVES
Inc deceased is survived by n large
amlly OF children and other relatives
! widowed mother. Mrs Nerced q
,reht, TWO brothers. Daniel G. and
tobert j. Brent; three sisters. Misses
,auine and Mary Ella Brent and
Irs. =. " Saltmarsh; and twelve aona
nd daughters Miss Isabelle p. brent
ITS. Jas z. Watson, Thomas Wv Brent
Ilss Mary Ella Brent. r. c. Brent. Jr.
lrs. K. $. Manley. Mrs. Alba III. War
IN, George $. Brent, Robert /. Brent
ISIS Genevleve Brent. William H.
rent and Miss Frances Brent survive
, mourn his death, besides manv
her more distant relatives.
Mr. Brent's mother was. before ba,.
arrlage, Miss Mary ShuttIeworfb
OF DIR. John Broans
I'M, and daughter OF Colonel wv T.
luttleWorth of the marine CORPS who
pm his spurs in the Mexican war and
10 served throughout the civil vgar
an onlcer In the federal army.
NATIVE or PENSACOLA
rancls Celestino Brent was horn in
neacoaa. May IL, 1S4s. While still a
lool boy, scarcely sixteen years of
:, he enlisted in the CoYfedarsto
ny, and after something like 3 year,s
vice in the vicinity of Mobile and a.
anish Fort and BIakeley. ne was
en- prisoner and confined on shin
md, undergoing many hardships
u May, 1866, when he was parolIed
pfcksburg. Returning TO his home
so many others who had given ali
received little or nothing in fhe
81ce or ruined country and a de-
ed cause, he was confronted with
oiems which seemed FAR too serious
ngage the energies OF one so young
with a valiant spirit, steadied ~
harsh experiences of martial life
with firm determination to win
'ess in the face of all the many
cultieS and obstacles with which
was surrounded, he plunged fear
" into the activities OF business
and began his career "at the b0t
as an obscure clerk BY reaaon
teady independence, frugal habits
sht and industrious behavior and
integrity, he acquired in a few
$ not only the hard earned nucleus
Is later fortune, but many yaIu
and powerful friends, through
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