The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-20
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COL. WATKINS FUNERAL
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
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The last sad rites over the body OF
! Col T.. Watkins, prominent Chatta-
nooga attorney, and highly esteemed
citizen. who died Friday morning at
his home on Oak street. will be held at
| the First Presbyterian church Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. DR.. J. w
l3achman win ofciate. The body will
! he taken 10 Meridian, Miss, for inter-
ment by the side OF Col. Watkins wife.
who passed away last summer
\ Members Of the Chattanooga bar are
| requested to meet in the vestibule of
| the church a few minutes before the
hour OF the funeral TO attend the serv
| ices I'm n body.
Palbearers are announced as follows:
Active; j. +. Hoskins. n. r. Montague.
| ]. l.. Meek, Joe Brown, Barlow Strang
! Judge Nathan Bachman. John d. Key,
! G. NJ. Preston. Honorary: Chas. A.
| Lyerly, Foster V. Brown, b. f. Travis,
Milton Ochs, r. Il. Preston. w. b. Gar
vim. oscar Yarnell. Sam Erwin. J. r.
Wynn. w. n. Jones. r. c. Jones. George
u. Lancaster J. l.. Foust J. Is, Ragon.
Byron Tatum. George w. Nixon,
Funeral OF w. w. Nee.
Funeral services over the body OF w.
w. Nee, prominent insurance man, who
died Friday morning, will be held from
! Trinity NJ. r. church. south, Sunday aft
ernoon at o'clock. with the pastor,
Rev. ]. C. Patty, officiating. Pallbear-
| ers are announced as j. 10. Watkins. w.
A. Gurrence. w. M. Richardson. II. Rudd
Loder. Herbert Brotbeck and A. h.
| Simmons,
CIaudIs Marlin.
| Tho body Of Claudis Benton, s.
months-od son OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Marlin. who died Friday afternoon at
! the home of his parents, 66l3 st. Elmo
avenue. WAS sent Saturday afternoon TO
Whtwell for funeral and interment.
Funeral OF Mrs. Iabar.
Funeral services over the body OF
| Mrs. Sarah T.. Labar, who died Friday
morning at her home, 1927 East Ninth
street were held from the Unitarian
church. OF which she was member,
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. PAIL
bearers were c, w. Lusk, Thomas
Powell, ]. r. Cauble, Il. S. Walker. Capt.
J. L. Ryan and w. NJ. Richardson
The interment followed in the National
cemetery by the side OF her husband.
Funeral OF Nick Ellison.
The body OF Nick Ellison, employe OF
the Lookout Extract works, who met a
! horrible death Thursday morning at
the big plant when his body was caught
in some machinery, was sent Saturday
morning by Wants to Graysville, Ca.
for funeral and interment.
| Mrs. Mamie Turner.
Mrs Mamie Turner, aged 50, OF 204
! North Dodds avenue. who died Friday
morning in local hospital. was laid to
| rest in Boynton cemetery following flu
neral services from the Boynton church
| Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
| Tidwell offciated. Surviving Mrs, Tur-
ner are two daughters, Mrs, Georgia
Cain and Miss Pearl, and a brother, j.
| II. Senctt.
Miss Isabelle Baal
The body of Miss Isabelle Baal, who
died Thursday In a local sanitarium,
was sent on Friday by Chapman's to
Dayton for funeral and nterment.
Funeral OF Mrs. Rawlston.
Mrs l.. j. Rawlston, who died Thurs
day night at her home, 1909 Sharp
| street Ridgedale, was laid to rest in
Forest Hills cemetery following funeral
services from the residence Saturday
morning at 10. Rev. Hamil, pastor of
! which she was a member, offCiated.
| Tribute was paid to the life and char
acter Of the deceased. There were
many beautiful floral offerings. The fu-
! neral was largely attended
Mrs. Mayer at Rest
Funeral services over the body OF Mrs.
| Julia Meyer, who died Wednesday night
| at her home on WauhatChe pike, were
| held from Thankful Memorial church
IN St Elmo Saturday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock Archdeacon w. S. Claiborne
John o. Clantor.
Knoxville. March 10 Specially
! John -. Clanton, aged 81, foreman of
the Knoxville Sentinel since few
months after it's establishment, died
ing health for some time and for4sev-
eral days had been critically III.
Mr.. Clanton came here from Virginia
| many years ago md had long been a
highly respected and substantial citi-
| zen. In Virginia he was, for several
years, associated with" Carter Glass.
now United States senator. and they
| learned the printers trade together.
| Their Joint labors were expended upon
| the Lynchhurg News, Their associa-
tion resulted In n lifelong friendship
between the two men. After coming to
| Knoxville, he was associated for time
with the late Congressman n, w. Aus
! tin. A wife and two sons. Albert and
Frank, survive Mr.. Clanton.
last OF LIncoln's Guard.
| Brookvllle. Pa. March 20.--Samuel A.
| Craig, 81 years old former congressman
| from this district newspaper editor
| and said to have been the last surviving
member OF President Lincoln's guard
Of honor In Indianapolis. Is dead. His
| body was found Thursday night in the
woods near here. Death evidently re-
suited from exposure.
while President Lncoln's body lay In
state In indianapolis, Craig was one Of
four men selected MS n guard Of honor.
lie was elected to congress In 1883.
Etching Expert Dead.
Chicago. March 20-Albcrt Rouiller.
nationally known as an authority. on
etching. and originator ~ It's teaching
i'm public schools is dead here. He was
born in France ia 1855
Gus May
Huntsville Ala. March 20 -tSpe-
ciaIl Relatives aud friends in Hunts
vile wore notified last night Of the
death Of Gus May. formerly n we'll
known farmer Of this county, at An
dalusia after brief illness with in
nucnyn and pneumonia. He was 70
years old and is survived by his wife
and two sons, Roy May mud Gus May,
Jr. Tho body viii he brought 10 Hunts
vile for intcrmout.
]. 7. Lawson.
Florence. Ala. March 20.-Spcclal y
J. r. Lawson, one Of the hest known
aud most highly esteemed business men
81 Florence. died ut his home here fol-
lowing stroke Of paralysis nj his place
" business last Monday morning. He
was q prominent member of the Bap-
list church and an odd Fellow. His
wife and three children survive him
Sims Lawson aud Misses Annie and
Elsie Lawson. ~ Florence.
Sam Crockett.
Huntsville. Ala, March eo..-tSpe-