The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
GEO. N. HARPER HAS
FALLEN TO SLEEP
LONG PERIOD OF PATIENT
SUFFERING WAS ENDED
LATE YESTERDAY
FUNERAL Cd AY
Services VIII Be Held at the
Home at 4 O'Clock-Inter-
ment at Silver Brook
FUNERAL TODAY

! George Marshall Harper. after a
long life fraught with sweetness
and gcntlencss that endearcd him to
the hearts OF all who knew him. has
fallen asleep. the end coming peace
fully in the hush OF late yesterday af-
ternoon and bringing surcease from
pain of an illness that had held him
since the first OF the year.
| The news OF his death will bring
sadness to the hearts of u multitude
of people. who loved and admired him
for what he was. kind. gentle and
unassuming Christiao, who preferred
his own hearthstOne, and to do good
I'm his quiet way, rather than the ways
OF public life. His death takes away
n father who was the embodiment of
the ideal. and removes from the COM
munitv citizen who bore an unfair
nished name and whose influence for
Righteousness worked quietly but none
the less effectively.
Funeral Today.
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon at o'clock at the
| home, 233 Greenville street, and will
be conducted by the Rev. John W.
Speake. pastor OF st. Johns Methodist
church, OF which Mr.. Harper was
consistent and consecroted member
DR.. w. Fl. Frazer, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. will assist in the
funeral services. Interment will be
in the family plot at Silver Brook
cemetery.
| Those who will serve as pallbearers
are: Active: Messre r S. I.igon, G..
p. Browne. W. W. White. l.. p. Smith,
b. B. Bleckley and Fred G. Tribble.
Honorary: Messrs. j. b. Sanders,
! Frank Crayton. A. H. Osborne, j. Il.
Clinkscales. W. r. w. Harrison and
Cowan Brock.
A Patient Sufferer.
MIR. Harper was taken sick the first
OF January. this year, and for the past
two weeks his death was expected al
most hourly. Several weeks ago II
was thought that he was dying and
| members OF the immediate family
were summoned to his bedside. but
he rallied and continued to improve.
few days ago a turn for the worse
took place, and again the members of
the FAMILY were summoned. with the
| exception OF one son, DR.. William q.
Harper, who lies I'll in Pennsylvania
hospital. all the members of lhe i'm
mediate family were at Mr.. Harper's
bedside when the end came He was
patient sufferer and bore up under
his Illness with Christian fortitude.
lie was Ill for eight weeks.
a Yenrs of Age.
Mr.. Harper was a son OF William
n. and Nancy Harper. and was born
In the lower part of Anderson County
November 26, 1S41. Early In life he
was married to Miss Anna H. Browne.
daughter OF the late Samael Browne.
or Broadway township. their wedding
taking place on December Is, 1857
Up until the breaking out of the
Civil War Mr.. Harper made his home
In the section where he was born.
When the cnll to arms came he enlist
ed IN Go. X. Grr's regiment. and
served throughouI the war. mostly In
virginia and Maryland. He was in
some OF the most important battles OF
the war and received wounds on two
oattletields. first at the second battle
OF Manassas and second at thu bat.
tie OF ChancellorsviIle.
Moved 10 GreenvIlle.
After the war Mr.. Harper returned
TO Anderson County. but III 1875 NOV
ed to Greenville County. He made bis
nome In that county until 1888 when
he bought the Willis Pruitt place.
four miles north of Anderson and set
| tied there. He continued to live nj,
the farm until about IA years ago
when he sold his plantation nnd
moved To the city. u.
some four years ago his w.fe died.
On the FIRST of January. this year, his
only living sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Bal
lentipe, died He Is survived by six
children and one brother. The chill
dren are: Rev. s. B. Harper, pastor of
Bethel Methodist church, Charleston,
and ono OF the best known figures in
the South Carolina conference: Sam
mol d, Harper OF this city. Mrs. w. F.
rolly OF Anderson. Mrs. Clarence os-
borne Of this citv. DIR. William a..
Harner of Abbevilie. and Dir. James
o. Harper of Beiton. Hts surviving
brother is 7. ~. Harper OF the Eureka
saction of the county, He Is survived
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