Newport daily independent., 1918-10-29
FRED R. SUITS |s CALLED 6Y DEATH One Of Jackson COunty's Best Citi- zens And Ablest Attorneys Is
 Victim Of Pneumonia.

Frederick Ralph Sults, aged o9 years and two months, died at his home on Hazel street Monday after noon at 4 80 o'clock from weeks ill- ness of pneumonia. The remains will be inferred at Walnut Grove cemetery Wednesday morning, the funeral services to be held at the home at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. ". B. Hays, pastor of the Methodist church.
 In the death of Fred R. Suits New port has suffered distinct loss i'll many respects. It can be said with out exaggeration, and it should be said in proper respect to the deceased, that his life was practically dedicat- ed to the community in which he lived. He was ever aggressively at the front fulfilling some mission, for the discharge of winch duty had called him. He possessed formidable will, directed by the spirit of right, and WHdIeNSI He uiluSl tooA CO eeSSoiii PAi' A his whole soul and body were placed into the work.
 While probably it was little known to his fellowmen, MT. Suits probably devoted more time and energy to war work than any other man n the county. Unknown to the public many
 
 weeks found him away from his family and business riding on trains, in automobiles, in buggies or even horseback through the counties ef ln- dependence, Sharp, Stone, lzari and otther counties We might mention, discharging the duties which had been assigned him by directors cf the Liberty Loan, War Savings Stamps and other organizations having to do with the conduct of the war. Ills power and ability to organize and mobilize working forces was great, and appreciated Up to the time of his being stricken, MT. Suits had worked on plans which were to take him to distant points, where he was to have spread the gospel of the United War Work, which campaign begins next month.
 Ha was an inalterable champlon or prohibition, and in the work of nam taining this work his influence will be greatly missed. In the recent prl- mary election he was nominated rep resentative from this county and was candidate for speaker of the House.
 MT. Suits was a member of the Ma sonic lodge, he was an Elk and an Odd Fellow, and for many years had spent much of his time working III the interest of the latter fraternity, and his membership in the other or ders was a valued one.
 When IS years of age Mir Suits volunteered his services in the span ish-American war, and along with the company composed of Jackson county boys, went to Anniston, Ala, accompanying the late Judge and Major M. M. Stuckey. As a recognl- tion of his sterling worth to his state, MT. Suits was appointed some time ago to the office of major of the Home Guards in this district.
 The Methodist church of Newport has suffered a loss in the death of MT. Suits that is felt keenly. lie leaves a place in the church that can not be filled easily. His handclasp which carried genuine friendship at the doors of the church will be missed by visiting strangers, and the pastor of the church never had more faith ful friend nor co-worker on the board of stewards than MT. Suits.
 As certainly as there is Heavenly Father, this good man and friend of everybody has found resting place where only the righteous and Goa- fearing shall dwell.
 The deceased came to Newport when a small boy and made his home with his uncle, the late Judge M. M. Stuckey, and after studying law in the office of his uncle, engaged in the practice of his chosen profes- sion. He did not amass riches by reason of his work, for, to obtaln great amount of this worlds go' was not his ambition, but he grew to he a great credit to the profession of law and was recognized as an author ity on the statutes and represented large clientele.
 Mi. Suits was married eight years ago to Miss Ruth Pipkin, daughter ol Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Pipkin, and to