The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-11-06
DEATHS.
ROBERTS.

Mrs. Matte Roberts, wife of Mr..
Shelton Roberts, died at the Massie
Memorial Hospital in this city, yester-
day morning at five o'clock, of septic
metritis.
Shelton Roberts and eight children
John, Spencer, Layson, Jennie, Earl,
Bette and Mrs. Elgin Turner and
Mrs. Harry Waugh.
Funeral services will take place
at the residence, on West street, to-
morrow morning at ten o'clock, con-
Quoted by ED. j. T. Sharrard. Burial
in the Old Union cemetery. The pail
bearers will be James Rye, Dan Men
flee, Elgin Turner, Mark Harrington,
Luther Harrington and w. S. Meni-
fee.
OWSLEY.
Mrs Mollie Owsley, wife of Mr..
Edward Owsley, Sr., died at her home
in Riddles Mills, Wednesday, after a
short illness of a complication of dis
eases.
Mrs. Owsley was the mother of a
large family of children, eight of
whom survive her. They are Mrs.
George Speakes, of Paris; Mrs. Blan-
ton Speakes, of near Paris; Mrs. Geo.
Paynter; Mrs. Leila Tate, of Dayton,
KY; Mr.. George Owsley, of Cincin-
natl; Mr.. Roy Owsley, of Ft. Worth,
Tex. Mr. Ray Owsley, of Dallas, Tex;
Mr.. Ed. Owsley, of Riddles Mills. She
was a sister of Mrs Louis MuSSinOn,
of Paris.
The funeral services will be held at
the Christian Church, in Riddles
Mills. tomorrow afternoon, at two
o'clock, conducted by Ed. George
zimmerman, of Cynthiana. The bur-
ial will take place in the Riddles
Mills cemetery. The pall-bearers will
be Jack Cunningham, James Fisher, j..
r. Turner, Thomas Padgett, Charles
Hough, c. A. Harvey.
McLAIN
Mrs. Swiney Ray received let
ter Wednesday from Mrs. Lillian Nc
Lain, at East Oakland, Cali, telling
of the death at that place on October
%, of her husband, Mr.. Jessie McLain
formerly of Paris.
Mr.. McLain had been i'll but a short
time, his death being caused by an
attack of acute Indigestion. He had
been in his usual good health, and
had been attending to business mat
ters. Coming home on the night be-
fore his death he complained of suffer-
ing from indigestion and remained at
home on the following day, the %,
he grew worse, and late in the after
noon expired from an aggravated at
tack of the disease.
f1V It, % n,-ic
where h espent the larger part OF his
younger days. He was well-knOWn
clothing salesman, and had been con-
nected with various firms in Paris at
different times. Several years ago he
took position with large clothing
house in Charleston, West Virginia,
where he remained some time, and af-
terward went to San Francisco, where
he was engaged in Business at the
time of his death
Mr. McLain was young man who
had a large circle of friends in Paris,
and possessed a capacity for making
and retaining warm friends. He was
ever loyal to his friends in his old
home, and when here about year
ago spent most of his time in renew
ing old acquaintance.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lillian McLain, and one sister, Mrs.
Lizzie McLain Arkle. the latter resi-
| dent OF San Francisco, Cali.
The funeral services were held at
his late residence, 1919 East Fourth
| Street, East Oakland, following which
| the remains were cremated, the incin,
Grafton being private.
Among the former Paris people who
attended the funeral services and the
cremation were Mrs. Belle Hutchinson
and sister, Mrs. Sophia Wornall, and
Miss Emma Kennedy.
M. McLain was the son OF
Jesse and Mrs. Sallie McLain, who
will be remembered by the older gen.
Grafton of Paris people.
WILSON.
John Wilson, Jr,. the three
| months-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wilson, formerly Of Paris, died at Hat
tiesburg, Miss, Tuesday. The child
was born at the Massie Memorial Hos
pital in this city, while its parents
were here on visit.