The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-12-11
EDGAR F. CONEY IS
SUDDENLY STRICKEN
BY HAND OF DEATH
PROMINENT BRUNSWICK BUS
INESS MAN EXPIRED AT HIS
HOME LAST NiGHT-WAS
POPULAR AND BELOVED.

Edgar f. ConeY, that leading Bruins
wick business man and splendid citi-
zen is dead
As well as usual yesterday and all
day actively engaged in his busy bust
ness life, the shades of the evening
had hardly gathered ere he was gar
nered into his Masters storehouse!
The etire city was shocked at half
past six O'Clock yesterday afternoon
when the news of the sudden death of
this well known and truly popular
citizen was announced
Mr.. Coney had not been a well man
for Severa, years and had been suf
fering with a weak heart, a matter
we'll known to the members of his
family and to his business associates.
However for several months he had
had hoped that his aiiment had been
mastered. In the last week or ten
days he had complained but little of
his trouble and only yesterday had
planned a BUSINESS trip to Charleston
last night. He was at his office in
the CCney & Parker building as usual
yesterday morning; remained there
until about ten o'clock and then Wis
tied the ParkerH Hensell Engineering
company's plant, in which he was in
terested, and at both offices greeted
those about him with a CHEEKY good
morning
The days business was closed as
usual and at six o'clock Mr., Coney left
the office of the Conev & Parker com
pany in his automobile, accompanied
by Captain J. II. Leo, who was TO have
accompanied him to Charleston last
night, whom he drove to his home in
New Town. He reached his own home
at about six thirty o'cook and on en-
tering advised Mrs CpneY that he had
never felt just as he did at the mo
ment. He began to sink and expired
so suddenly that Mrs. Coney scarcely
realized what had happened. She
screamed for help and DR.. II. M. Bran
ham, who lives just in the rear of the
NOllNS lIOIilt oll Niii'll our wv, 'f'l'N'''
ed only to find that Mr.. Concy was
dead
Mr.. Coney came to Brunswick in
1880 and has resided here constantly
since that time He was born in Will
mington, N. G., February i 1857, and
was accordingly very near SO years
old
lie has always been a prominent fig
ure in he business affairs of the com
munity and even in his young days as
sumed a commanding position both
from a business and social point of
view. He was married to Miss Martha
Dillon, daughter of the late Judge and
Mrs. d. J. Dillon, on December ~,
1882, and to that union three sons
have been born, Buiord, 20 years old
of Sanford Fla; fairchild, 2G, Of the
same place, and DeVoe %, now living
in Bristol, Tenn.
In 1887 the firm of Coney & Parker
was formed consisting Of the deceased
and William f. Parker, coal and wood
dealers and tugboat owners; the bus
mess was later chartered under the
firm name of the COney & Parker
company, of which Mr. Coney was
president He was also treasurer OF
the Parker-Hensell Engineering com
pany and was director in the Nation
al Bank of Brunswick He was inter
estcd in the celery industry in San
ford, Fla, has always led very active
business life and was one Of those pro
gressive, yet conservative, business
men who have made and arc making
the South.
Genial, jovial and always approacfa-
BILE, Mr.. Coney Cndcared himself to all
Of those he came in contact and it is
doubtful If there was a more highly
esteemed citizen in all Of Brunswick
He was a consistent member Of St.
Marks Episcopal church and was
identified with other organizations in
the city
No funeral arrangements haze yet
been made pending the arrival Of the
sons Of the deceased, who live in other
cities. However, il is very likely that
the funeral will occur in this city
some time during Sunday, which is the
thirty-third anniversary of his mar.
riage.
TO Mrs. Coney and other members
of the family The News wishes to
extend its most sincere sympathy. IT.,
too, has lost a friend in this sad, sud
den and almost tragic snuffing out
Of such a splendid life.