The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-12
I OBITUARY |
BELOVED WOMAN DIES
AT HER HOME ON RIDGE
OBITUARY
MRS. P. p. WISDOM A
PIONEER.
Liberal Contributor to Church
Work-Many Friends
Mourn Loss.

o'clock, Chattanooga loSt piohcc,
resident and a woman beloved by all
who knew her. ..
Mrs. wisdom had been in failing
health for several years. but her con-
dition became serious just one week
ago, since which time she grew grad
ually worse. -,
She passed the ejghty-third mile
stone OF her life journey on June 4.
She was too Ill to celebrate the occa-
sion as It had been planned. but was
remembered with flowers and gifts.
June 4 also marked the close of her
fifty ninth year as a resident OF Chat
tanooga.
Mrs. Wisdom's husband. the late A.
J. wisdom, passed away In 1897. He
was a welf-known citizen and lead
ing capitalist.
Mrs. ]. M. Lanier, Of Missionary
ridge, is a daughter of the deceased
and her only living child. For many
years Mrs. Wisdom had resided with
her daughter.
Survivors are Mrs Lanier, sister.
Mrs. j. c. Doyle, of this city; three
grandchildren, Mrs. NJ. V. Milligan,
Brooks Brantley and Mrs. Gather l..
Jones, the latter of Houston, Tex;
eight step grandchildren, A. c., ]. l..
and ]. E. Foust, of Chattanooga; Mrs.
Warner Mccall, of st. Louis; Mrs.
Quinn, of Fort Payne. Ala; ]. M. N.
B. Nix, of San Antonio, Tex; j. L.
Owen, of New Jersey. and Wisdom
Owen. of Milwaukee. There are eleven
great grandchildren and two great
great grandchildren In the Wisdom
family.
Before her marriage Mrs. Wisdom
was Miss Clouds, a member OF a
prominent Virginia family.
Wisdom Memorial M. e. church,
south, on Main street, is a testimo-
NAL to her benevolent spirit. She
was one of the oldest members OF
Centenary church and contributed
literally to its support and the carry
ing on of its work. She assisted
many other causes. She was a wo-
man of great strength Of Christian
character and her life was filled with
acts of love, usefulness and service
She was one of the city's best beloved
| women.
The late Mrs. Harry Chapman and
Mrs. e. l.. Brantley were daughters OF
Mrs. Wisdom.
While funeral arrangements have
not yet been announced, the services
will be held from the residence on
Missionary ridge.
Alfred Martin.
Alfred Martin, victim OF an explosion
! in the mines at Soddy last Monday.
| who was buried in the Presbyterian
| cemetery following funeral services
from tho Soddy NJ. e. church Wednes-
| day afternoon, was a native OF Johns
town, Pa. He was born in 1858. He
removed to Soddy in 1881 and for the
| thirty-eight years succeeding has been
| a miner at the Soddy mines. He mar
ried Miss Minnie Bell in 1896, and
this union was blessed with the birth
| of three children, William Hobart
Martin, of Chattanooga; Garland. OF
| Soddy, and Virgil Alfred, deceased. Mr.
/ Martin was highly respected mem
Der of the United Mine Workers oil
America and OF the knights OF
| Pythias, Red Men and Odd Fellows. He
was an active member and official oil
| the Soddy Methodist Episcopal church
| His pastor, Rev. w. Earl Hotalen, as
| sisted by DIR. Harris, of the Presbyte-
rian church.; Rev. Porter, OF the Con-
gregational church, and Rev. w. A
| Smith, of this city. OBLIGATED at the
funeral Mr.. Martin was converted N
early life and Joined the church about
| tllirty-five years ago. The funeral was
attended by hundreds of sympathizine
| friends. The Red Men and knights ol
| Pythias were in charge OF the rites al
| the grave. Surviving the deceased are
his wife, two children and two broth
ers. viii Martin. of Soddy. and James
Martin, of Birmingham, Ala.
Funeral of Mrs. Mayette.
Funeral services over the body oil
Mrs. William l. Mayette, who dleo
Thursday evening at her home or
Lookout mountain, were held from
| Wann's chapel Saturday afternoon a,
2:3O. DR.. B. A. Disney ofticiated. the
interment took place in Forest Hills
| cemetery. ,
Funeral Of J. M. Howard.
The body of j. NJ. Howard. well
known citizen. who died Friday morn
| ing at his home on McCallie avenue
| will be sent to Dayton Sunday morn.
| ing, where funeral services, conducted
| by Rev. G. w. Brewer, are to be hello
| from the First Baptist church SUNDAY
| afternoon at !. The interment vii
| take place in Buttram cemetery. Shor'
| services will be held at the residence
1903 NIcCallie avenue, at 9:l5. d. A
Landress, w. A. Wilkins, NJ j: Moon
| ]. H. Reed, G. F. Spence and j. f
johnson will act as pallbearers.
Cecil Harp at Rest.
Cecil Harp. who was drowned In the
| Tennessee river Thursday morning
was laid to rest at Lafayette, Ga. fol
lowing funeral services from Wann'i
! Chapel Saturday morning at .. Rev
George Mcclure officiated. Pat Bre'
| nicer Frazier McMahon, Willard Dorsey
and Marvin Potts, fellow employees o.
the deceased at the Rialto thearer
acted as pallbearers. He was EN-
| ployed there at the time OF his death
Miss May A9new.
Miss May Agnew. aged is, who dice
July at her home on the John RIOS:
road, east of Missionary ridge, was
buried in Trinity cemetery. south o.
Lafayette, following funeral services
Surviving her are her parents, c. l.
and Eula Agnew, two brothers anc
| two sisters.
Rear Admiral Adolph Mark.
Gloucester, Mass. July 12.-Rea,
Admiral Adolph Mark, U. s. N. re-
tired. died suddenly yesterday at a no.
| tel here, where he was a summer
guest. He was born in Dresden. Sax
ony.
Rear Admiral Mark was Judge ad.
vocate of the court of inquiry which
Investigated the destruction of the bat
tleship Maine in Havana harbor II
| 1898. He was executive officer of the
warship at the time. During the Span
| ish war he commanded the u. S. S
| Scorpion and was promoted for con-
| spicuous bravery. He retired in 1917
| ana nad since nVed IN new 10TH
Burial will be in the National GENE
terry at Arlington, Va.
Funeral of Henry J. Wade.
Hartman. Tenn. July 12.-(Special.l
The funeral of Henry ]. Wade, agec
| 81 years. who was killed Sunday by
coming in contact with a live wire
| during an electrical storm, was held
in the Trenton Street Baptist church
Tuesday at O'Clock by Rev. John l.
Ellington and Rev. w. A. Atchley anc
burial made in the Hartman GENE.
terry. the Junior Order taking charge
OF the services at the grave. Flora