The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1917-05-04
George Turney Francis

Died. at the Lee County Hos
pital, Tupelo, Miss, Monday
morning April Both. 1917, Geo.
T. Francis, aged Sc years.
Mr.. Francis was taken i'll at
Mantachie Thursday with an at
tack of appendicitis and was
brought home. His physician.
DR.. Feemster. advised that an
operation be made as soon as
possible and DIR. McGee of Mem
phis, a specialist was phoned
for. Mr.. Francis was taken to
the Lee County Hospital and the
operation was performed about
1:30 Saturday morning. When
the operation was made the di-
sease was found to have pro-
gressed to such a stage that but
little hope was entertained by
the physicians for his recovery.
He fingered until 7::30 Monday
morning and quietly and peace
fully passed away.
George Turnev Francis was
the son of G. N. Francis of Rich
mond. Va, and Margaret Eliza
beth Sudduth of Winchester,
Tenn. He was born on the 18th
day of July, 1861, near Ballards-
vile in ltawamba county. He
was educated in the schools of
the county and when quite a
young man came to Tupeio and
accepted position as salesman
in one Of the retail stores. After
wards he became a member of
the firm of Topp & Francis and
from that day carried on an ex-
tenslve business for many years.
The firm went out of business
and Mr.. Francis accepted a posi-
ton with Nicholas Schartf &
Company, wholesale grocers of
st. Louis, Mo, as travelling sales
man and for many years enjoy
ed an extensive business in this
territory. At the time of his
death he was one of the travel
ing statesmen for J. T. Fargason
Company's Branch at Tupelo.
Mr.. Francis was married on
the 29th day of April. 1885, to
Miss Mary E. Topp Of Tupelo,
Miss. From this union five
children were born, all of whom
survive him.
\ As business man, Mr.. Fran
els was popular and successful.
He was a man of fine judgment,
of courteous manners and indom.
liable energy. He was a great
worker at whatever he under
took and no labor was spared to
make a success of his undertak-
inps.
In early life he became a mem
Der of the Cumberland Presby-
terian church and was a jealous
and ardent christian to the day
of his death.
When the Presbyte church
es were consolidated here, he
was made one of deacons of the
church and his life was part of
the church. In all of it's reli-
gious and business affairs he
was ever faithful in the dis
charge of his duties. No men,
ber was more regular in atten-
dance and it was a pleasure to
him to discharge any task. as
signed him in his church work.
AS a husband and father his
life was devoted to making hap
1py those that God had entrusted
70 his keeping. He was an af.
| fectionate and devoted husband
and father, true, loyal friend,
and citizen who took pride in
| the affairs of his town, his coun-
ty and his state. He could al
ways be found on the right side
IF every proposition.
| In his death the family sus-
tanned an irreparable loss;' our
little city, Lee county and the
state lost one of its best men. In
his passing away, there will be
many VINO will grieve over his
going because his friends were
numbered by the number of his
acquaintances.
| The funeral services were con-
Quoted Tuesday afternoon from
the PRESBYTERIAN church by Rev.
! Geo. P. Scott and Rev. John 3.
Hunter, the latter. for many
years his pastor, preaching the
sermon. The floral offerings
were numerous and beautiful.
The family have the sympathy of
everyone in this hour of their
sad bereavement.