French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-14
DIR. JOHN EMORY ENNIS DEAD.
Prominent Retired Physician of Hen
dersOnVilIe Passes Away at
Ripe Old Age.

The entire community was saddened
Monday when news was received of the
sudden death of DR.. John Emory Ennis.
nearly 80 years old, who has been
spending his summers here for a num-
ber of years. DR.. Ennis came to Hen
dersonville during the early part of
May and apparently was in the best OF
health. His heart has been troubled
for about ten years and his death was
caused from heart failure.
The deceased leaves wife and
three sons. Mrs. Ennis was with her
husband at their home in Laurel Park
when the end came.
: AS a loyal citizen and kind neigh
Dor DR.. Ennis was of the very highest
type. He was modest in his charitable
undertakings but it is known that he
did a great deal of work along this line
both in Henderson county and in st.
Petersburg, Fla, where he and MRS.
Ennis spent their winters.
Soon after DR.. Ennis became sum-
mer resident of HendersOnV1lle he be-
gan with untiring efforts in boosting
this city. He was a great lover OF
Laurel Park where he invested IN real
estate and built himself handsome
cottage. The doctor was a general
favorite with all the residents OF the
park and in every movement for the
pleasure and comfort of the people ne
was ready and willing to do his part.
He was the organizer of the Laurel
Park Pleasure club which at his sug7
gestion just a few days before MS
death invested the surplus of the CLUBS
funds several hundred dollars in Lib
ertv Loan bonds. He was a patriotic
citizen. It was Dr. Ennis who trst
ORIGINATED and organized the various
state associations which met both in
Hendersonville and st. Petersburg
every year.
The fun eraI services were conduct
ed by the local Masonic lodge at oak
dale cemetery. Rev. r. N. WILCOX
conducted services at the home.
The following short sketch OF Dr..
Ennis will be read with interest:
John Emory Ennis, only son of Alex
ander and Eliza Moore Ennis, was
born at Williamsburg, Pa, on the zOtn
day of July 1886.
His boyhood was passed at that place
and at HoIlidaysburg, and his educa-
tion was received at Meadville and
Philadelphia. He came west after
| leaving school. and took course IN
medicine and surgery at Rush Medical
college. Chicago, graduating there and
located at Lyons, Iowa, where he prac-
ticed successfully for several years.
During the civil war he served in the
medical department Of the government.
working on hospital ships and battle
fields.
At Lyons. Ia. he met and married
Miss Marie Louise Winchell, who sur
wives him, with their three sons. John
p. Ennis. Fairmead. Calf. Parry e.
I Ennis. Chicago and Cary u Ennis,
Cleveland, o. Failing health compe1l-
ed a change from professional life and
THE family removed to Chicago where
Dr. Ennis for several years worked in
the interest of the Missouri Pacific
Railway and where as Western Pas
senger and Land Agent he organized
large excursions to California, Texas,
Mexico and Western points.
| Later he sought the ideal china -
of Florida and maintained home at
1 Norcoossee, and later at st. Peters
burg. where he and his wife spent the
winters and for several years they
have been snending the summers at
Laurel Park. HendersonvilIe