Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-05-25
William Mercer Cohen

knew MIN Out IelI personal loSS
Of attractive personal appear
ance, sunny disposition and
lovable character, he com.
bined in all his life all the quail
ties of gentleness that are sum
med up in the term of gentle
man. Those who knen him init.
mately were closely bound to
him by the strongest ties Of
friendship. He never spoke OF
nor treated any one except with
kindness, and this community
has suffered irreparably in his
death.
Mr.. Cohen was born in Enfield,
in this county, November Is,
1867. After preparation for his
life work as a druggist, he came
to Weldon in April, 1889, and
having bought the drug business
at that time operated by DR.. |.
E. Green, until lately he remain
ed in this business at the same
stand. His business life here
covered a period of twenty-eight
year, and Cohen's Drug Store
was the place where the older
citizens congregated to pass q
pleasant hour. Every one felt the
influence Of his genial life and
was shown, even the youngest
child, the tenderest consider.
alton.
He filled a large place in the
community having held for many
years the position of Treasurer
of the town and was a director
of Bank of Weldon from its
organization.
He was sympathetic and gen.
erous and no needy person was
ever sent from his prescription
desk without relief as far as he
could give him.
He was best know and loved
as a friend, true and faithful to
the end. And what a shock it
was when the news was passed
along our streets that Will Cohen
on last Thursday evening had
suddenly passed into rest.
He leaves surviving him a
widow, who was Miss Willie Hall
Green, the daughter of DR.. Isaac
E. Green, to whom he was
married in January, 1907, two
sisters, Mrs. W. ]. Ward, of this
place, and Mr.. C. B. Cole, of
Norfolk, and two brothers, Mr..
J. Cohen, of Norfolk, and Mr.. E.
C. Cohen, who holds a response
BILE position with the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company.
Hundreds of friends here and
elsewhere throughout the State
join this paper in expressing to
these sorely stricken ones the
deepest sympathy in this the
hour of their grief.
Sometimes we feel that there
is so little that cap be done at
times like this. His friends, how
ever, would have these to know
and to realize that they do not
grieve alone but they are being
carried in prayer to the Burden
Bearer.
The funeral rites were conduct
ed Saturday, the 10Th inst, at
noon, in Grace Episcopal Church
by Arch Deacon N. C. Hughes
and his Rector, Rev. N. G. Dun
can, in the presence of a large
concourse of his neighbors and
friends from other points that
filled the building and overAowed
in the street outside.
After theservices of his church,
of which he was a communicate,
his remains covered with rare
and beautiful floral offerings
were followed by friends and
loved ones and laid to rest in
Cedarwood cemetary. The SER
vice at the grave was conducted
by the Knights of Pythias.
The active pa llbearers were
Sterling M. Gray, DR.. ]. E.
Shields, W. L. Scott, W. w.
Virgins, DR.. S. B. Pierce, A. F.
Stainback, H. D. Allen and J. S.
Turner.
The Honary pail bearers were
W. E. Daniel, J. O. Burton, J. L.
Shepherd, E. Clark, W. T. Parker,
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