Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-28
Tuesday, November %, 1922

high school, Prof. Geo. c. McCelvey
and the coach of the football squad,
Prof Tatum Gresscttc, We're honorary
pail bearers.
Present in the church for the funeral
s rvice was practically every student
of the Yorkville High School and
practically all of the teachers and the
trustees. Bob Brice" was a favorite
with all, his higher classmen and his
lower classmcn as well.
Other Teams Represented.
Several members OF the Chester
High football team were present for his
funeral Several members of Rock Hill
High were present Each team sent
very beautiful floral tributes. They
knew him TO be foeman worthy Of
their steel and like the good sports
they are, came to his funeral bier to do
him homage. There were other beau
tiful funeral wreaths. The Yorkville
High athletic association sent one.
Another beautiful wreath of flowers
was that offered by the Eighth grade
of which he was a member.
Beautiful things were said by the
four ministers conducting the funeral
service about the life and character Of
Little Bob" Brice. Many a good man
who had arrived at the mature age Of
three score and ten did not at the day
of his burial receive the tributes
wonderful tributes, paid to this short
life of fourteen years. The nearly 1000
people who came to pay a last tribute
Of respect to a remarkable boy were
agreed that he deserved them all, be-
cause few have lived in these parts
who have accomplished as much in
such a short tenure as Bob Brice ac-
complished.
Concluded at the Grave.
Following the most impressive SER
vice in the church of which he was a
member, the body enclosed in beauti-
full, plain gray casket was carried to
Rose Hill. Practically all of those who
had attended the service in the church
accompanied the remains to the ceme-
terry and their number was reinforced
by others. Many rode in automobiles
but most of the funeral party walked.
Rain Fell.
Drops of rain began to patter on
drab, dreary November day as the
body of Little Bob" was laid in the
grave. Led by Rev. DR., Oates, MEM
bers of the A. r. P. choir sang the old
and familiar songs that Little Bob
loved to hear and with which he was
so familiar during mis- short pilgrimage
on this earth. After the grave had
been filled with the red earth that had
been excavated therefrom, an outer
coating Of light sand was piled around
in accordance with custom here. Then
many girls who were his classmates,
their eyes filed with tears, carried gar
lands OF flowers and placed them on
his grave. And it seemed that the
drops of rain that continued to fall,
gave an additional freshness to the
young, fresh flowers. One of his rela-
tives arose from her seat beside the
funeral party to place those flowers in
a position which she thought would
meet with the greatest approval OF his
sorrowing relatives who had watched
the body of their loved one placed un-
der the cold sod.
Then Dr. Oates pronounced the bene-
| l...;o.. onl .bo ,,,eat tbrono of friends
and sympathizers departed for their
respective homes, leaving all that was
mortal of Little Bob" under heavy
canopy of beautiful things. Their
hearts were heavy as they left Rose
Hill-full of sympathy and suffering
for the bereaved family.
His Last Game.
Little Bob" played his last football
game against Winthrop Training
school of Rock Hill on November 16.
He was sick and suffering when he en-
tered that game; but with Characters
tic gameness he had decided to stifie
his physical feelings and come
through" 1t is said that he entered
that game with fever something over
100. Toward the end Of the first half,
Coach Gressete his friend and teacher,
seeing his condition, virtually forced
him from the contest. Lying down on
the sidelines, however, Little Bob"
had the satisfaction of seeing his team
win from Winthrop.
A short time later ne was taken
seriously i'll. Death relieved his SUI
fcrlngs at Gastonia, Sunday morning.
Gressette's Tribute.
! Bob had more gameness and grit
about him than any other football
player l ever knew and in my expert
ence l have known hundreds" COM
mented Tatum Gressette his coach and
| friend and teacher last night. "lf there
is such thing as man having guts,'
Little Bob had 'em. And on the held
or off the field, wherever he was, ne
was one of Gods own little gentlemen
who did what he did and thought what
he thought because he believed it was
honorable and just and right. His was
soul and a spirit and physical
] f,.of