The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-04-03

He went to Hot Spring on SATURDAY.
week previous to his death. and on
last Friday night his son, Mr.. All MIN
ocks, received information that his
father was not doing very well, and
! he left on the midnight train to at.
tend him. At about 5 40 or 5:45 the
night Watchman visited Mr.. Nimocks
room, and says he found him feeling
better and looking brighter than at
any time since he had been there.
/ This was only about 10 or 20 minutes
before his death. Upon entering his
/ room 1t was discovered that his nose
had been bleeding, as there was blood
on the pillow, in the cuspidor, and
evidences where he had layed his face
In the layatory. He had evidently
| discovered his nose bleeding, arose,
/ slipped on his trousers. shoes, etc,
and after bathing his face, had gone
TO the window to get breath of fresh
air. II will never be known Just how
1t happened. lie had crippled arm,
and it may have been that he lost his
balance, or he may have tainted. Any
way, he fell through the third story
window to the top of concrete porch,
80 feet or more below, where his life
less body was picked up few minutes
later aud taken to aroom, whence the
remains were taken to the undertakers
and prepared for burial.
His business partner, Mr. A l..
Stevens, and Mr.. Fred Eldridge, a
valued employe of the Company, left
for Hot Springs Immediately. Oh the
first train arriving there about 6 p IN,
and they and Mr. Al Nimocks accom-
panied the remains as far as Forrest
City, when the latters sister. Mrs.
| Tom Calling, and Mr. Gatling board
ed the train and accompanied the re.
mains to Fayetteville, n. OK where
the funeral took place and where the
remains were inferred in the family
| lot.
Commodore II. NJ. Nimocks, as lie
was famiiarly known by his close,
friends, was born at Decatur, Miss,
on February l6, 1856; moved to Fay
etteville, n. c., when he was about y
years Old, lin 1862 where he was edu-
Gated, and was married in 1882 TO Mary
MurchisOn Culbreth, who died in 1899,
leaving six children, four sons and
two daughters, viz: Mrs. Tom Calling,
nee Miss Eunice Nimocks, and Messrs
Alfred B., of this city, Geo T., of
Wilmington, n. c., and d. r. and r.
G., OF Fayetteville, n. c., who survive
him, and one daughter who died. He
also leaves one brother, Mr.. @. X.
Nimocks,o of the latter city.
Mr. Nimocks came to Forrest City
first as a travelling salesman, in the
late COS, and located here permanent
ly about 1900 as cotton buyer for
Memphis house, and later as buyer
and manager for the cotton firm of
W, A, Short & Co., of Helena, in add
ton TO owning large feed and flour
business which he had established,
and in 1904 founded the NimockS. Ste.
vens Co, Wholesale Groceries and Pro
visions, which afterwards became the
Forrest City Grocer Company, cor
poration with an unbroken record of
success. and of which he was the Presi
dent at the time of his death.
Mr. Nimocks was one of Forrest
Citys most prominent, successful and
popular business men. He was always
in a good humor, always had a smile
and kind word for all whom he met,
and his untimeiy death has removed
a familiar figure and one who will be
greatly missed by his relatives, bust
ness associates and host of friends.
He was our friend; had made our office
his leisure headquarters and was
constant companion at such times OF
our senior, Col. Ed. Landyoigt, who
misses him around the tireside, and
the cheerful companionship of many
years is thus rudely severed.
We mingle our tears with the be
reaved relatives, TO whom ne was ever
a kind. indulgent and solicitous pa
rent, faithful friend and brother
and a wise counsellor; and we extend
them and his business associates our
sincere sympathies in their great loss
and in the inky gloom of bereavement
which lays heavy upon their hearts.
We regret our friends sudden and
unexpected demise. In addition to
the loss to his loved ones, Forrest
City loses a good citizen, an enterpris-
ing business man and friend who
was always identified with her best
interests.