The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-22
HARRY BLEASE is DEAD
A GOOD MAN SLEEPS
The End Came Peacefully Friday
Mig ght After Last Brief
Illness.

the streets the afternoon before his
death in the night. Friday afternoon
he conversed pleasantly, as was his
way with friends, and that night his
body was cold in deaths embrace.
The sudden ending of that life
brought vividly and forcibly to the
minds of all the truth that "ln the
midst of life we are in death" In
this death another good citizen has
fallen asleep or gone the way of all
the earth. Harry Blease was an up
right man, devoted to his church.
He loved the Sunday school. His
love and devotion for and to such
was not matter of only few years
during his latter days; he lived under
that influence from his youth up. He
was fond of Sunday school work, in
which he sought and found his en-
joyment and happiness. While so
many pursued happiness through 9TH
er and worldly channels, harry
Blease got his recreation in the way
that comes through the Sunday school
and the church, and truly he found
it the friendly road. It is not sur
prising that such man loved his
home. He was fond of his home and
everybody knew how he loved his
little family circle, as we'll as his
large circle of relatives and friends.
Those avenues of life have lost 10y
al supporter and the city and coun-
ty a true man. And when the hour
of his funeral had come, Central
Methodist church could not hold the
crowds that camesfo pay their re-
speets. Every seat in the cnarch
auditorium and Sunday school par
lors was occupied and many stood IN
and out the church. People had come
from all directions Of the county
and adjoining counties. An old citl-
zen of the county said in all his long
life he had never seen so large a
funeral gathering. 1t was q most
solemn occasion, and when D.. Dan
iel was speaking there were eyes wet
with tears Throughout the congrega-
ton.
oreat concourse followed to the
Grave in Rosemont cemetery to wit
ness the burial Of the kindly man
who in his life had words of SYM
pathy for all who were in trouble and
words of cheerful greeting to all
with whom he came in contact. lie
was a friend with big heart and
loved to do good. The death OF such
3 man leaves a void in community
and his place is hard to fill. He was
charitable with his means and n MS
thoughts to his fellow men,
The funeral service was conducted
at q o'clock by his pastor, DR.. >. L.
Daniel, assisted by pr. W. K. Got
wald of the Lutheran Church OF the
Redeemer. The following were the
na,lbearers: Active-W. H. Harde-
man. DR.. E. H. Bowman, H. l.. farr'
O. Klettner, J. D. Wheeler, Il. H.
Evans, ]. w. Richardson, J. B. Bed
enbaugh. Honorary: DR.. W. u
Houseal, L. W. Floyd, F. R. Hunter
B. B. Leitzsey, F. L. Bynum' +. n.
Aur. B. C. Matthews, H. c. Hoiio-
way.
: The service was concluded at the
grave. A touching solo was sung by
Mrs. Carolyn Caldwell Sigh and the
floral offerings were of the most
beautiful obtainable and in great
profusion.
The grief stricken wife and son
have the deep sympathy Of the entire
public in their sore affection.
AS the following notice from the
local correspondence Of the State IS
full we reproduce it here:
Harry H. Blease, member OF the
Newberry bar and paltner Of his
brother, Mayor Eugene S. Blease'
died last night at 11:34 o'clock at his
home in this city of paralysis, with
which he was stricken four hours be-
fore. He had a mild stroke last Oc-
tober, but had apparently recovered
from it and was engaged in the ac-
tive practice of his profession
though his health had not been ro-
bust for many months. He was born
in Newberry, February 4, 1865, the
son of the late Henry H. Blease. He
graduated at the Citadel academy in
Charleston and afterwards graduated
in law at the Georgetown university
,,,aor tho snacial instruction of his