Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
W. c. LEAK DEAD
Rockingham Manufactures
and Beloved Citizen Dies
in Charlotte Wednesday
afternoon. Funeral Held
This Afternoon Here.

The many friends of Mr.. W.
C. Leak will learn with profound
sorrow of his death which occur
red Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock at the Charlotte
Sanatorium, whittier he had been
ried January 10th for treat
ment. With him when the end
came were his wife and two
sons, William c. Leak, Jr., a stu
dent at the University, and
Thomas Randolph Leak; and
two brothers, Thomas C. Leak
and Frank Leak.
Mr.. Leak was severely injured
on Friday, April 18th, 1917, by
an automobile which knocked
him down in front of the court
house; his left shoulder and both
legs were broken and other in
ljuries sustained. He never re-
covered sufficiently to resume
his normal activities, but patient
ly bore his sufferings with a
Christians fortitude. Since that
accident that turned an active
business man into more or less
inactivity, he suffered several
slight strokes Of paralysis. More
recently he was affected by
Bright's Disease, which finally
gained the ascendency and re-
suited in his death.
The remains were brought
from Charlotte on the midnight
train Wednesday night and car
ried to his residence to await the
funeral, which was held this
afternoon at three o'clock at the
4 Methodist church, conducted by
Revs. G. F. Smith, J. H. Hall and
E. H. Davis. The floral designs
were beautiful and literally COW
cred the altar, such was the pro-
fusion of these offerings from
loving friends.
The interment was at New
Eastside cemetery.
The active pail bearers were:
: w. N. Everett, Cam Morrison,
Geo. P. Entwistle, w. P. McRae,
H. c. Wall, w. B. Cole, Geo. S.
Steele and DR.. R. T. S. Steele.
The honorary pail bearers
were: w. T. Covington, H. S.
Ledbetter, Hal Gibbons, VIM. En-
twistle, R. S. Ledbetter, DR.. A. c.
Everett, DR.. ]. M. Ledbetter, ].
LeGrand Everett, Jno. L. Everett,
DR.. w. P. Webb, Eugene Payne,
K. F. McBryde, J. c. Stubbs, R. L.
ESteele, S. S. Steele, Jno. S. Led.
better, A. G. Corpening, J. P.
Little, L. J. Bell, F. H. Weston,
/, ]. "A. Leak, w. P. Parsons, Jas. A.
Hardison, w. L. Scales.
: AS a mark of respect and love
the city school adjourned for the
day at noon and attended the
funeral in a body; the school will
shortly hold a memorial service
for Mr.. Leak, who as chairman
of the board of Trustees of the
city schools for the last Is years
had done so much for the schools
He was in his ffty-ffth year,
having been born June 18, 1868
He was the second son of the
late Thomas c. and Pattie Wal
Leak. He was educated at Bing
ham School, and at the age of x
> was elected to the presidency o1
Pee Dee Mfg. Co., being at the
time the youngest cotton mil
president in the south. He was
also vice president of the Banl
of Pee Dee, a former chairman
of the Board of County Com
missioners and for 18 year:
chairman Of the Trustees OF the
Rockingham city schools. Ht
was a communicate of the Meth
odist church, Of which for many
years he was a steward.
He is survived by Mrs. Leak
who was Miss Nancy Pegues
and two sons, William c. Jr., ant
n Thomas R., and the following
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