The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-07-26
Masons and Loyal Order of
Moose Conduct Impressive
Services at Local Cemetery
MORE THAN 200 CARS IN
FUNERAL PROCESSION
Is Survived by ID Brothers
and Sisters-All But Two
Here for Funeral

oiS wa" ipoVu people were IN the
Gap Monday afternoon to pay final
tribute to Ed c. Mainous, prominent
Appalachia financier who lost his life
when car driven by Henderson
Head, OF Appalachia, crashed through
fence on the Wise road Friday ev-
ening.
The accident occurred about 1850
Friday evening when Mr.. Mainous
and a party OF friends were returning
I from Wise. The car in which, the
Mainous party was returning home
met another machine on "a curve and
swerved to go around it. a wagon
was in the way and to keep from hit
ting the team Mr.. Head turned the
ear out of the road. 1t crashed
through fence and ram for several T
hundred feet without turning over.
a plank from the fence entered the
abdomen of Mr.. Mainous. He was
rushed to the Norton Hospital where
an operation was performed, hut all
efforts TO save him were fulfil. lie
died about | 30 Friday night.
Throngs Pay Final Tribute
The funeral services were held from
the Methodist church, of Appalnchia,
Monday afternoon. An hour before
the procession arrived the streets
We're lined with silent people. Traf-
iic was stopped as Appalachia paused
to honor one of the most successful
of her sons. As the hour for the SER
vices arrived the street was cleared
for the procession. The Masonic and
! Moose organizations led the way.
Both lodges turned out in full.
When the hearse stopped before the
church the street had become so con
gested that walking was impossible.
The Icing line of automobiles pissed
down the open-rnnk formation of
the Masons. There was no room in
the church for all who strived To reach
the door. Many motored to the Gap
and waited for the procession.
Floral Tributes
Two trucks We're necessary to car
ry the beautiful floral Offering. In
side the church the caslet was bank
ed with flowers. The Rev Wingo,
pastor Of the Broad Street Methodist
church. of Knoxville. the Rev. Ear
ly, formerly pastor OF the Appalachian
church but now of Etawah, Tenn.
and the Rev. G. l.. Stradley, OF Ap-
palachia, ofliciated at the services.
After the services in the church the
procession moved out for the Gap.
/ N..c.. hu, 4 ~
,,cession. 1t required ~ minutes for
the line to pass Kelly's drug store at
Wood Avenue aud East Fifth Street.
AT the cemetery the services were in
charge of the Masons and Loyal Or
der OF Moose
Mr.. Mainous was prominent menu
Der OF both the Masonic and Moose
lodges. The pail bearers and flower
bearers We're divided between the two
lodges. The pail bearers were: DR..
Il. W. Holley, NJ. D. Collier. Henry
Fuller. o. l.. Maddox. +. F. Vaughn,
X. X. Parker. II. II. Head and John
Cress. Honorary pail bearers: II. C.
Bray, George Morton, NJ. b. TIasty,
Z.r. Smith. ]. w. Smith, Ben Newton,
j. W. Fields and G. +. Knight. The
flower bearers: Moose organi1..is
+. 7. Duffy, f. f. Moore, j. II. Ad-
dington, j. NJ. Blessing. Henry Cress,
Fred Salyers, w. N. Breeding and
ID. W. Oliver. Masonic order, Joe
fIoskins, f. b. Moore. l.. p. Witt,
II. l.. Fuller, S. S. Brooks, j. G. Ne
Kinzie, NJ. d. Cooper and john Hurt.
Came to Appalaehia in 1906
MIR. Mainous was born at Buck
Creek, Kentucky. Sept. 8. 1881. He
came to Appalachin in 1906 to ac-
cept position in the old Bank of Ap-
palachia. He worked with this insti-
tuition until 1909 when he went with
the First National Bank. He stayed
here but short time and began the
Organization of the Peoples Bank OF
Appalachia, the organization of which
he perfected Feb. 2, 1910. In Sep
TENDER. 1920, he sold his interest in
the bank and in June of i 92i moved
his family to Knoxville. Tenn. Two
weeks aEo he brought his daughter
Continued On raoe eiuhfl