The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27

TO Three Homes In One Day, and A.
hIets Well Known oeaIa People
Friday morning the death angel
robbed three homes outside of Ocala
In bis visits. bringing sorrow and az
ilction TO Ocala people.
AT an early hour. at her home in
Columbia, s. C.. Mrs. Edward Poat, a
sister of Mr.. Claud Nelson and Mrs.
ID. n. Looney of this city. passed
away, after a very serlous illness of
two months duration.
Mrs. Poat was just twenty-eight
years old last Sunday. and was a very
bright. sunny-tempered and charming
young woman. and her death is a very
grievous blow to her family and rela-
tives. Mrs. Poat was a frequent visit
or 70 ocala as the guest of her sister
and brother. and is most pleasantly
remembered here as Mrs. Alma Neal
She was married to Mr.. POat over
three years ago. and besides her
young husband she leaves two little
baby girls. Sara Catherine and Alma
Nelson. her father, four sisters and
two brothers.
Mrs. Looney and her sister-in-law,
Mrs. claud Nelson, left over the aft
ernoon train for Columbia, to attend |
Mrs. Poat's funeral.
Mr.. Poat is doubly bereaved. as just
three weeks before the death Of his
young wife his father. one of Column
biai's oldest residents. passed away.
Mr.. John II. Spencer received tel
egram Friday morning announcing
the death Of his oldest brother, Mr..
W. T. Spencer. who was accidentally :
killed In the saw mill at Rodman, Fla.
Mr.. Spencer was superintendent of I
the Rodman Lumber Company. He .
was In the act of putting a belt on a ,
pulley. when he was caught by the
belt and thrown against the shafts, q
and the life was instantly crushed out
of him. Mr.. Spencer's body was ter Z
rfbly mangled. and the dreadful acct
dent was a most heartrending one.
The deceased was ~ years of age, and
is survived by his wife and four chill
dren, one married daughter. two sons {
and one little girl to mourn his I'M I
timely death. +
Mr.. John Spencer left for Rodman I
In an automobile shortly after receiv- I
ing the message announcing his broth {
er's death. n
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. T. Cappleman re-
eeived a message Friday morning
from Jacksonville. announcing the
death OF their son-in-law. Mr.. Faunce
McCully, at ST. Luke's hospital. An
account OF his dreadful accident was
printed IN these columns Friday morn
ing. and while the accident was re-
garded as a very serious one 1t was
not at first feared that 1t would prove
fatal. but the young man evidently
suffered internal injuries as well as
external ones. and he was unable to
rally from the shock.
Mr. Mccully was for a number of
years a resident OF this city. and his
friends and acquaintance here re-
gret very much to hear of his death.
He was about IS years of age. Sew
erai years ago he married Miss Addie
Cappleman OF this city, who with sew
eral little children survives him. 1
Mr.. MccuIly moved to Jacksonville
n few years ago and engaged in bust
ness for himself. and was succeeding
well when the accident befell him and
his bright young life was the forfeit.
The funeral of Mr.. McCully was
held In Jacksonville. He was a prom i,
inent member of the Jacksonville
camp of the woodmen of the World. |
Mrs. ID. +. Cappleman, son and two
daughters left over the limited Friday
afternoon to be present at Mr.. McCul-
ly's funeral.