Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-26
FUNERAL HELD FOR
]. H. CHE|ATHAM, 70
Large Crowd and Many
Flowers at Rites for Prom
inent Tobacconist

Funeral services were held from
the residence at 719 South Garnett
street Sunday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock for the late James Harrison
Cheatham, 7O-year-old retired to-
bacco warehouseman, who died at
his home Saturday afternoon at 3:45
o'clock after an illness of two years.
A great gathering of relatives and
friends attended the services, and
there were SO many floral offerings
that three trucks were required to
transport them to the cemetery.
The services both at the home and
at ElmWood cemetery, where inter-
ment took place, were in charge Of
Rev. r. E. Brown, pastor of the First
Methodist church, assisted by Rev.
T. G. Vickers, pastor of the Metho-
dist church in Lumberton and for
mer pastor here.
Mr.. Cheatham was born Septem-
be- ~ 1868, in Granville county, but
he had lived in Henderson for the
past thirty years. His boyhood days
; were spent at the old homeplace of
the Cheatham family.
Mr.. Cheatham had a long and sue
cessful career in business. For 38
years he had engaged in the tobacco
warehouse business, most of that
time in Henderson, though he had
operated warehouses also at Lum-
berton and at Blackshear, Ga.
The deceased had been an active
member of the First Methodist
church here for thirty years, and for
many years Of that time had been
a member Of the official board of
the church. He was also a member
of the Masonic fraternity, being a
member of the blue lodge, the COM
mandery, the chapter and Shrine.
He was also member of the Travel
erS Protective Association and the
WOOdmen of the World.
For two years, Mr.. Cheatham had
been confined to his bed most of the
time with a lingering illness. His
patience, forbearance and cheerful
ness was an inspiration to the many
friends who visited him daily.
Friends who knew him as a Chris
tan gentleman looked upon his death
as loss to the community in social,
religious and business circles.
Mr.. Cheatham is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Nettie Hunt.
to whom he was married in 1897:
one daughter, Mrs. S. H.Watkins. and
three grandchildren, Annie, Sarah
and Ruth Watkins; an adopted niece,
Mrs. S.H. Ferebee, of Shawboro; and
an adopted nephew, Young j. Cheat
ham, of Rocky Mount; also two
brothers, w. o. and G.. E. Cheatham,
both of Oxford. His parents were
Thomas C. Cheataam and Mary
Davis Cheatham, both Of Granville
county, who have been dead 35 years
or longer.
Active pallbearers for the funeral
were:
q. E. Rose, S. B. Burwe1l, w. D.
Payne, G. w. Knott, M. F. Legg,
Fred Royster, S. T. Peace, Will Par
ham.
Honorary pallbearers were:
J.F. Mills, r. B. Green, DR.. Wheel
er Thomas G. Horner, Asa Parham.
L. M. Bullock W. R. Vaughan, A. j.
Cheek, H. T. Webb, DR.. Whitfield,
E. F. Parham, j. w. Cooper, j. C.
Cooper, E. w. Adcock, I. j. Young,
w. B. Parham, j. P. Zollicoffer, G.
A. Crews, w. P. Gholson R. S. John
son, L. R. Gooch, Lee Gooch, E. M:
Rollins, c. M. Cooper, R. B. Powell,
Lee Averette, T. H. Crowder, w. B.
Daniel, Bert Moore, o. T. Kirkland,
R. E. Clements, S. S. Parham, C. B.
Harris R. J. Corbitt, A. T. McNeny,
j. F. Hicks, Bill Young, w. j. Al
ston, Julian Pegram, K. L. Burton,
Henry Morris, Sigmund Teiser, R. E.
VanDyke, S. R. Chavasse, j. H. Tuck
er, A. ]. Watkins, c. j. Fleming, P.
w. Rowland, Burl Smith, J. w. Jen-
kins.