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death in that city of his father, The
elder Reber was well known here.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.-Mrs. Kath-5
crime Florence Thomas, 26, died Sunday
at her home near Stroudsville. She is
survived by her husband and four small
children She was member of the
Baptist church. The funeral and burial
took place Mondsy at the Little Hope
cemetery.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn.-W. j. Powell,
farmer, former resident of this coun-
ty, died at his home near Guthrie, Mon
day afternoon of pneumonia. Mr.. Pow
ell is survived by his wife and the fol-
lowing named children: Mrs. Maggie
Yarbrough, district II, this county;
Mrs. Ruby Wilcox, Memphis; Mrs Lew
lis Diffenderfer, Memphis; Mrs. Gordon
Coke, this county Mrs. Bessie Gunson
Guthrie; Mrs. Mary Hobbs, Nashville;
j. w. Powell, Union City; j. =. Powell,
this county and James Powell, Guthrie
Bethlehem Methodist church, and of
the Hampton lodge No. 1877, F. e. A, NJ.
The funeral was conducted at the st.
Bethlehem Methodist church today and
interment occurred at Greenwood GEM
etery this city.
HUE MOUNTAIN, Miss.--virde
Jordon II, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas,
Jordon who lives just west of Blue
Mountain in the Shady Grove COM
munity, is dead, and his body has been
buried in the Curtis Creek cemetery,
the Rev. H. l.. Written and Prof. c. L.
Tigret, teacher in the school the boy
was attending.
BALDWIN, Miss.-Rex Smith, Jr;, 5,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Smith, died
i ,;rrt.H IS M H.
ma after an illness Of only few hours
Burial took place Wednesday IN Balo-
wyn Masonic cemetery.
BALDWIN, Miss.-Mrs, Mary Nc
Donald, so, died Tuesday at the home
viving her are two sons, l.. A; NC
Donald, of Osceola, Ark, and d. H.
Mcdonald, of Wheelers, Miss. also two
daughters, Mrs. Tom Hamilton, OF
Bonneville, Miss, and Mrs, Oscar Mar
tin, of Baldwin, besides large mum
her of grandchildren and great grand
children Burial took place in BALDWIN
Masonic cemetery
PADUCAH, Ky.-James Irewai .
70, died Tuesday at his nome IN lne
county. He was well known as far
mer through McCracken county. He is
survived by his widow and several
children.
PADUCAH. Ky.--George Griffith, W,
died of pneumonia at MS nome "e Ia,
Widow vitS wy and four children Interment will
be at the Pottsville cemetery
PADUCAH. Ky.-Miss Barbara Rut-
ter 81, died at her home in this city'
She is survived by her mother, MIS- MIS-
Belle Rutter, and by one sister and five
LatLare THE funeral was held here.
HUNTINGTON, Tenn,--News has
been received here of the death OF
Mrs. Emma Daley Baber, when oG-
| CURED at her home in Pasadena, Cal.
| Mrs Eaber made her home IN hunt
ingdon for 10 or IL years. coming mere
when Miss Emma Daley, as member
Of the faculty of the Southern Normal
university at its opening in 1871 AZ
the close of the first year she married
H. A. Baber, and continued to teach,
| She was an educator of note, having
| taught not only in the Southern Nor
| nal university, but in the NATIONAL
Normal university, of Lebanon; ONO
| and other colleges. She was the au-
| thor of a text book on rhetoric and
had been engaged in lecture work at
| various times She was a member OF
| the Methodist church, and is survived
| by her husband, two daughters, Misses
| Helen ana irene Bauer, anu olc SUI
| Albert all of Pasadena. u
HUNTINGDON. Tenn. Mrs. Mildred
Hastings Blakey, wife of c. w. Blakey
is dead. the end coming at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. "
ness of Influenza Mrs. Blakey spent
large part of her girlhood days IN
! Huntingdon, and during her last ill
ness spent several weeks in the home
of her sister, Mrs. John T. Pecler, IN
| Huntingdon. The body was brought
Quoted by the Revs. A. j. Meadors
of Mayfield, Ky, and d. B. Raultns
of Huntingdon. Mrs. Blakey was =!
years old, a member of the Methodist
church, and during the war was al
| chapter, while her husband was over
seas in Y. NJ. G. A. work She is sur
vived by her husband, four year ole
son, her parents, four sisters, Mrs
Peeler, uf Huntington; Mrs. Cora
Sandy. and Mrs. Mary Peace Of Mati.
son, and one brother. Hilary Hastings
Of Big Sandy.
| PONTOTOC. Miss.--Miss Ann Xii,
died Tuesday morning, and the buri2
took place the following afternoon 2
the Gershorm cemetery, the Rev. r. X
Henderson, pastor of the, Bapus
church, conducting the service. The
deceased was rs years old, and was
without single blood relation, so taI
as she knew.
| PONTOTOC. Miss-Dr W. q Under
wood, of Randolph, died Monday night
Burial was made at Springvile, Wed
nesday, the Rev. II. p. Lewis. pastor
Of the Methodist church a this place
lC1nducting the services The 6eceasee
Twas 7E years old, and had been Z
hood He was a Confederate soldier
faithful and fearless. He leaves
widow and five children
SAVANNAH. Tenn.--Miss Sue irwin
died at the home Of her sister, Mrs
Edgar Cherry, Wednesday. of conges
ton of the lungs. She was the oldes
sister Mrs. w. II. Cherry deceasy d
of Nashville; Capt j. w. Irwin and ]
S. Irwin. DR.. Lutte Irwin. Mrs. Hettl
Hardin and Mrs. Edgar Cherry, of Sa
vannah. Miss Irwin was SO years old
and was in fairly good health up L
last Wednesday. She and her family
were the pillars of the Methods
church at this place for nearly a cen
fury. Miss Irwin belonged to the mos
well as the state Her mother was tn,
daughter of John Sewer, the son o
Valentine Sewer The funeral services
were held at the church by one Of he
many converts. who is her present pas
tor the Rev. Cullen T. Carter.
PINE BLUFF. Ark.-Mrs. Annie Lii
Ian Murdoch. 40, died here Wednes
day night. She is survived by her hus