Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07
D. ROSE PASSES
At THE AGE OF "A
Prominent Citizen of Mid
dleburg and County Dies
At His Residence.

After being in failing health for
several years, w. D. Rose, IA, prom
inent citizen of Middleburg and of
Vance county, passed away at $50
o'clock this morning at his home at
Middleburg. He suffered a stroke of
paralysis about six years ago, and had
never completely recovered.
More recently he had suffered sew
eral heart attacks, and was forced to
take to his bed again about one week
ago. Last Sunday he suffered several
attacks, and one in the early hours
today proved too much for his weak
ened condition.
Funeral services will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the Methodist Episcopal church in
Middleburg, and interment will be in
the Middleburg cemetery. The pastor
of the church, Rev. Dwight A. Petty.
will be in charge of the services, as
sisted by Rev. P. d. Woodall, "a for
mer pastor, now of Fayetteville.
Mr.. Rose had been a lifelong men,
Der Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, both at Middleburg
and in other communities where he
lived before moving to Middleburg n
number of years ago. He had held
many official positions in the church
including that of steward for many
years, and superintendent. of the Sun
day school. teacher in the Sunday
school and other places of trust. He
was always known as d man very ac-
tive in his church.
Mr. Of
fective service in whatever oppor-
tunities offered in civic. educational
and religious causes He was for
many years a leader in these activi-
ties. He was mayor of Middleburg the
last ten years of his life holding that
office at the time of his death. He
was also a member Of the Middleburg
school committee, and was active in
efforts that led to the construction OF
the new Middleburg Community
House. He will be greatly missed in
his community.
Most of his life he had been inter.
ested in farming, and owned and
managed several farms in the Middle
burg section. For a good many years
he was salesman in a wide territory
lcal Company's fertilizer brands. and |
in that capacity was widely known.
Mr.. Rose was native of Warren
county and was born March IS, 1861.
He is survived by his widow, who was
Miss Mamie Moore, of Ridgeway, his
second wife. His first wife was Miss
Ida Rose, of Warren county who died
in April, 1915, and to that union sur
vlve the following children: Mrs. J.
q. Phipps, of Warrenton; Mrs J. F.
Smithwick, Manson; J. w. Rose Hen
derson; G. L. Rose, White Oak. Ga.
and A. B. Rose, York, Pa. Surviving
also are the following brothres and
sisters: I. P. Rose. Mrs l.. H. Lang
ford, Mrs. Thomas Steed, all of Vance
county; Mrs. Ed Mabry. of Angler:
Mrs. Charlie Harris. of Union Level.
Va.
eral are as follows:
Active, George B. Blum, Carl M.
Watkins, Sam E. Allen, E. L. Flen1-
ing, J. A. Turner, Thomas Stewart;
honorary, w. J. Aston, Ira Rogers,
Roy 0. Rodwell, Raymond Rodwell.
DR.. r. T. Upchurch, w. A. Hunt, K.
L.. Burton, w. E. Moss, L. c. Ker-
ner, j. H. Murrell, r. L. Bennett
Harry Rowland, Austin Allen. Alfred
Plummer, Frank Spain, ~ D. Hol-
loway, DR.. j. M. Wells, c. P. Rogers,
Edward Holloway, J. D. Mabry
Oliver Kimball, Henry Grant. Sturges
Collins, Hugh Boomer, A. p. Pas
chall, G. w. Collins, ST.. Albert Pas
chall, c. S. Finch, J. M. Rowland,
N. w. Warren, H. L. Jones, H. B.
Currin, w. c. Mabry, Thomas Knott.
Romance is the truth of ;roon;na II