The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-06-26
TAPS SOUNDED FOR
DR.. JAS. 4. WILKES
SOLDIER OF SOUTH
PROMINENT PHYSICIAN AN
sWEHs FINAL CALL AT RIPE
OLD AGE.
SERVED THROUGH GREAT war
Was Recognized for Years As One OF
Foremost Physicians Of This Sec
ton Of the State and Was Univer-
sally Esteemed-FpneraI Sunday.
saturdays Daily.)

years one Of the leading physicians
OF this section and soldier of the
Confederacy, died this morning at
$40 O'clock at his home in this city
For many years DR.. Wilkes has
been recognized as one Of the first
physicians Of Middle Tennessee. Ten
years, ago blindness compelled him to
retire from one, of the largest prac
tices ever enjoyed by any physician
OF the county.
DR.. Wilkes was born In Maury
county on July 26, 1899, and there
fore lacked only a few days Of being
seventy-six years old. He was edu.
Gated in old Jackson College and
graduated from the medical depart
ment Of the University of Nashville
On May 2, 1861, DIR. Wilkes enlist
ed in Capt. Hamilton's company OF
Confederate cavalry with which he
served until October when he return
ed to Nashville to the university
where on March 4, 1852, he received
his diploma from the university. He
was then assigned as assistant sur.
geon to Austin's Arkansas battalion
and with this Command he remained
until after the battle of Murfrees boro
After this time DR.. Wilkes was com.
missioned as assistant surgeon and
assigned to duty in the Johnson hos
pital on Cedar street in Nashville
where he remained until the federa1s
took possession of the city. Being
ordered to Columbus, Miss, for duty,
he served under DR.. Paul F. Eve, OF
Nashville, and there he remained for
some time. He was then assigned to
duty at the Columbia hospital being
later transferred to duty with the
Third Arkansas Cavalry and served
with that command until the close of
the war. He was in all the cam
paigns Of the Army Of Tennessee and
surrendered with the army to Gen.
Sherman at Charlotte, N. G., May 4,
1858.
DR.. Wilkes war record was a nota-
BILE one. He was always on duty, &C
tive, alert, faithful and efficient He
never failed to 60 where duty called
and suffered every hardship and pri-
walton of camp life with true South
ern heroism.
After the war DR.. Wilkes com
menced the practice Of his profess
sion at Bigbyville, in this county,
where he remained for several years,
enjoying a wide practice all over the
southern section Of the county. Later
he moved to Columbia, hut fast failing
eyesight forced him to retire. His
ability as physician was universal
ly recognized and he was loved and
admired by an exceptionally large
circle Of friends.
DR.. Wilkes was man OF learning,
information, had been in earlier life
great reader. He had wide range
of information and loved the compa-
ny and conversation Of his fellow
man. He was member CT the First
Presbyterian church and Christian
gentleman. He was prominent in Ma
sonic circles and was life member
of that fraternity.
DR.. Wilkes is survived by his de-
voted wife, who was Miss Medora
Davis, of Williamson county, and four
children, two of whom reside in Co
lumbia and two in New York City.
Mrs. Robert L. Mckinney and DR.. j.
Wallace Wilkes, reside here and Mrs.
Charles H. Moak and N. R. Wilkes
are residents of New York.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at 4;30 o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church and will be
conducted by DR.. J. G. Molloy, The
following named will act as pail bear
ers.
Honorary-Drs. williamson, Cant,
Faucet, Martin, Forgey. Robert Pill
low, ST., Robert Pillow Jr., Perry,
Thomas, Harrison.
Active-Drs. Porter, Biddle, She'd
dan, Williamson, Jr., Ragsdale, voor-
HES.
Cakes & Nichols, funeral directors,
in charge.