The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-10
c. PtRR 4
VETERAN Of TRIPOD
Is GA-LtUbY Dt5IH
Thirty FOR ONE o. TIE Old.
SST EDITORS o. TEN
NESSES
VAS HILL tS4t,AlD I'll ALL
Hor More Than fourteen Months Con.
tined &c His ron,e sno for Years
AT Invalid, the News OF DEATH Was
Not UBexpectsa

EDWARD Campbell Perry. for many
i years assooiate editor and Joint own,
e. with has brother OF the Maury
+ Democrat dieG at his room OF North
Main street shortly after midnight
tins morning For many wears Mr.
/ Per.g had been practically an iuva-
liz ana during the past fourteen
months be baG neeu confined all the
time to his room. il has been known
for some time that he was gradually
growing weaker and all hope o. ult-
mate recovery had been practically
abandoned Mi Perry had frequent
ly gone west i'll recent wears in the
hope OF improving his health but
tbss was never any real change for
the better he had beer unable to do
much work for several wears
Mr. Perry was one of the best
known citizens OF MauCy county. hav-
Ing been born at RigbyviIle ana lived
al Of his life il this county He was
q member Of one Of the most prom
nent ana oldest families OF the ooun-
~ and had circle OF friends in ev-
+ cry section He was man o. rather
quiet ana retiring nature hut he had
many strong and lasting friends and
was Tor many wears & factor in the
affairs Of the city He never sought
or held Office bur was q charter mem
Der of the Century Club. member
Of the Elks Climb and was exceeding
.y active in the councils of the Epis.
copal church Of which be was de
voted member. serving for many
wears as member OF the vestry o,
/ 81. Peters church.
In early life Mr. Perry was employ
ed by the late f. W Gamble snd was
afterwards with the ole firm Of Chat
i'm Bros. I'm 1855. his brother. Lynch
Perry. who survives him. purchased
the Naury Democrat, and q few wears
later the deceased became assooiat-
ed with him in the publication Of that
pane position he held until his
death Under the Joint direction Of
The TWO brothers this paper soon be.
came one Of the well known Journals
at the state and achieved a wide cir
/ culation III the county Il was re
gsrded by many as model for typo
+ graphical neatnesS and conservatism
/ in its matter There arc few hetter
+ known newspapers in Tennessee than
The Democrat
Edward c. Perry was a man OF
clean life. who walked uprightly
Quiet unassumine gentle in his ma,
rure, modest and retiriuc ne never
sought to intudo his opinions unor
+ others While never a mixer in the
ordinary acceptation OF thc term MIR
e'-e u'aoe many warm anu '"S''''s
-'leil"S On" az ''aI0 +i ''s s's
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4 Tie was admired tor his clean life
ana HIS 'o''S'S '''''' "eN'''''' ." '''S
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care Il" e''''> s'''I'@ ,'''' az ois a"'
ms a''en'''N .o e'eF} '''s "e'''' '"8'
leSS ''N'.''5''s "''" ""Oio nave over.
looked. ne was 'eS" VII ''e n's"es'
regard y an ""o were aNS'''a'e"
WIN MN curing '''e many many
wears 'ha1 he was e'-7Ae" ~ t"5
newspaper business. he was a'"aNS
kha ana 'ohs'"et"'e % 'V'leFS an,
uniformly courteous '" manner al"
oeaF
| VT FeIIa was born June . 1915
ana vas the son o. " '''iail aho 'a"'
AemP FeFJH ne Is survive" ~ W.
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