The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-03-21
DEATH OF Mr.. w. O. MASSEY

Is, 1919,
Al the time of his death ne was
surrounded by members of mis- fam
ily and d number OF his friends and
he was conscious until the last
breath lei: his body arc in passing
through the shadow Of the Valley Of
Death ne was unterrited
The deceased was born il Marion.
Alabama. IN 1897 He was among
the FIRST TO enlist IL the Confederate
army and was a member Of the First
Alabama regiment. Re served
throughout the war Entering as Il
private he rose &c the rank Of cap
tain. He was taken prisoner at
Nashville ana was Kept IN prison un-
til the surrender al Appomatox.
After he was paroled he returned
to Alabama and engaged u business
He was married IN 1856 He NOV.
ed to Florida il 1888 ana became
eyerv inch Floyidian
For 4 long time rs resided IN Ooala
but a few years before Ms death ne
purchased place on t.ake Weir and
was engaged II bringing an orange
grove lrtc heaTlnc wher ne mad the
misfortune u TALL from horse
which brough; or ne .ntrmltie> that
leCs&lo MS death
Nj Massey was member Of the
Ocklawaha Masonic lodge and at the
time Of his death was supposed 70.
have been the oldes, Mason in Flor
ida
He was 4 member Of me Marion
Camp Of Confederate Veterans
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev Z F. Rogers and Rev
Smith Hardin. the former preaching
very beautiful Impressive and con
selling sermon.
a choir consisting Of Mrs 2 @
winston Messrs ) j. and a. T. Ger
il sang number II ne deceased
fovor.te a~raa~
The t1uee~ tIoH a.~ la-e ee-.-
eu.- Ina as &~reai: 1ended. /.
1raona @aom .~ee ano". a.-
e.a. Ill. a@l members
The a4e1;e3 tne '.on,e e..,*
Tie 81 <e, "a~ buried be"eafa 2
r. 3..o, 81 a.autiful flowers which /
bore che .Ien- token. of me -@aemI
II vren The deceased was held aud
the sorrow sustained II h.- aera0
ture from amongst Us.
The remains we've laiC - re-t n
Evergreen cemetery beside q daugh-
ter that preceded him to the Eternal
City some years before
The active pail hearers were Mr.
j p Galloway, MI Carroll Mr.
Baxter earn. Mir Harry Clarkson.
Mr.. J. E Anemand and NJ z z
Young.
The honorary pail bearers were
General Alfred Aver Major T D
Lancaster Nj P H Norris. Nh
Frank Harris and MI John T. Lewis |
OF Ocklawaha
Captain VERNE Rooerls, with |
Messrs McIver and MacKay, conduc'
ed the arrangements
Some time ago Hon Joe Cannon
the ranking member of congress and /
about the same age Of our deceased |
friend visited the home OF the great |
est lens maker in the world His
wife was his co.labore7 and assis
tant
They worked and studied the stars
;ogether. Asked now far the strong /
est lens reached into space. he re
piled that he was something Of a |
mathematician he knew the velocity I
of light, the lens, he. said could reach !
SO far that if sun in space were
to be extinguished the light starting
from that sun would not reach the
earth for fifteen hundred years
Space he said. is but another
word for something without boun-
Diary
He was asked when his wife died
and where she was buried and the
following was his answer
She dice two years ago and I
buried her beneath the laboratory
and there shall be buried and
then he continued:
We have searched the stars to-
Fether, worked together made len
ses together. We have become ia
miliar with space. so far as human
aye BY human invention and aid willi
allow: and that Power which made
The universe and placed law upon i
will care for US after this life
H. IL