The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-03-01
WILL KNOWS MAN PAssLs
AWAY At tils HOnr
on COLLEGE STREET
DEATH FOLLOWS A
PARALYTlC STROKE
Funeral Services Held n Chris.
tisn Church at $3.50 O'Clock
on Tuesday Afternoon.

ftr ! rT one nf ihH
best know6 a1I UlH h hiT esteem
cd citizens Of Columbus. passed away
At his home, No G0s College i.teel.
about 300 o'clock last Sunday night.
his death having resulted from para
ysis lie had been In failing health
for some time past and late Satur
day afternoon was seized with
paralytic stroke. Everything posi-
BILE was done for him, but attending
physicians realized that he was be-
yond human aid, and gradually grew
weaker and weaker until the final
dissolution took place
Mr.. Easton, who was about 60
years old, was a native Of Alabama,
! but for more than quarter
Of century past had been
a resident of Columbus. For a long
time he Travelled for the Nicholas,
Scharff q Sons Grocery Company,
of St Louis, making his headquarters
in this city, and gained a reputation
for honesty and integrity which en-
abled him not only to work up large
trade but gain and hold the utmost
confidence of both the members of
the firm and its customers in this
territory. Nearly a decade ago,
however, he resigned his position
with the st. Louis firm, and the re-
naming years of his life had been
quietly and unostentatiously spent IN
Columbus. He had acquired a con-
siderable amount of property, and
the time not occupied in the manage
ment of this property was spent
largely at his fireside for he was
man of domestic tastes, who loved his
home and who delighted to cultivate
and care for beautiful flowers which
made his abiding place so attractive.
The love of Mr.. Easton for his
home was almost, if not quite,
eoualed by that which he bore to the
church and to the different fraternal
organizations to which he belonged.
He had long been an official of the
Christian church, and was one of Its
most prominent members, having not
only been an active worker but hav-
ing contributed literally towards the
support of the church. He was also
an active member of Union Lodge
No. 35, |. o. O. F., and, as long as
the condition of his health permit
ted. was a regular attendant upon
its meetings. He was Knight TEN
plar.
Deceased is survived by his widow
a brother, who resides in Paris. Tex
and other further removed relatives
au of whom ha the sympathy not
only of the Commercial bat of count
less friends in the profound grief
which his death entails.
The funeral took place at the
: Christian church at 2:3O O'Clock
: Tuesday afternoon, having been con
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. d, A.
: Leake. and among the large crowd
of friends who attended the services
were Rev. ]. L. Vipperman, pastor
of the First Baptist church, Rev. X.
B. Eggleston, pastor of the FIRST
. PRESBYTERIAN church, and Rev. W. ).
Slack, rector of st. Pauls Episcopal
church. The floral offerings were
numerous and beautiful.
The remains were taken to Friend
ship cemetery, where interment took
e place. The following friends off
ciated as pail bearers:
Active, Messrs. John Beard, j. R
Richards, Erie Staggers, Robert Ar
/ mold, L. L. Goings and Dewitt Da'
Wis; honorary, Messrs. A. Chapsky, ]
e f. Slaughter, F. NJ. Jacobs, E. R
/ Hopkins, F. R. Simms, Wallace Stew
=, ems, ]. L. Walker and Thomas ]
/ Locke. Jr. The following ladies
served as flower committee: Mrs
l. A. Chapsky, Mrs. Larkworthy, Mrs
Z. Erie Staggers, Mrs. j. W. Loving
Mrs. Wallace Stevens and Mrs. De
l. Witt Davis.