Granny's Obituaries

WALKER, MRS. ALBERT  Mrs. Albert Walker died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Crocker, in Atwood Monday morning after a few days illness of pneumonia. Mrs. Walker was 87 and a member of the Cumberland Presb'ty. Church
and had lived in the Atwood community for many years past.  She had lived with her children since the death of her last husband, Mr. Albert Walker, well-known citizen who died in 1928.  She was a good woman, loving mother and step mother and
faithful church member. Her stepson Wade Walker, city Marshall of Trezevant told your reporter that she was as kind and good 
to the stepchildren as she was to her own children, and that is a fine tribute to be paid
to any mother. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at Walnut Grove by the Rev. Elmer Hicks, her pastor and burial was in the Walnut Grove cemetery.  She is survived by her four
children, Mrs. Crocker, with whom she lived and Mrs. John Williamson, both of Atwood and her two sons, Arlie Wrem, of Jackson and A. J. Walker, of Stuttgart, Ark., and her six step-children, Wade Walker and Mrs.
Carl Yates, both of Trezevant; Mrs. J. T. McCollum, Clyde and Arthur Walker, all of Stuttgart, and Mrs. Robert Williamson, of
the Guann community.

WALKER, J. R. (JIM) J. R. Walker Funeral services for J. R. (Jim) Walker were conducted at Trezevant Monday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. Barney Flowers, Pastor of the Baptist church in charge and with Rev. Vernon Cisco of Caruthersville, Mo., a former Pastor, assisting. Mr. Walker, who was 87 years of age, had spent his entire life in the Trezevant community. He was born and reared on a farm a few miles below Trezevant. When but a young man he married his neighborhood sweetheart, Docie Lunday. From this union six children were born. Two of them, Linnie and Pearl (Mrs. Milliard Singleton) preceded him in death. Mrs. Walker also passed away in 1914. A lifelong member of the Baptist church, first at Republican Grove and later at Trezevant, he served as deacon for many years, and was always a leader in religious movements in his communities. Few men have been able to impress themselves for honesty and clean living on the people with whom they associated as did Jim Walker. He loved his neighbors and friends, and came as close to living the philosophy of the Golden Rule as any man we have ever known. Surviving are three sons, W. F. Walker who is mayor of Trezevant, J. V. of Camden, and R. H. of Mentor, Ohio. One daughter, Mrs. L. R. Johns (Ivey) of Cleveland, Tennessee. Burial was in the Oak Grove cemetery with Holmes and Walker in charge. 

WALKER, MARTHA Mrs. Martha Walker. Mrs. Martha Walker, quite an an aged woman, died at her home between Trezevant and Atwood last week of old age. She was over 70 years old and a splendid Christian woman. She was a widow of the late Tom Walker and raised a large family of splendid children. Burial occurred at Popular Springs, Rev. J. A. Keaton preaching the funeral. The bereaved have the sympathy of the community. 

WALKER, SALLIE BRYANT Mrs. Sallie Bryant Walker. On Thursday of last week the death angel visited the home of L. A. Walker who resides in West Trezevant, and took from that home the wife and mother, Mrs. Sallie Bryant Walker. Mrs. Walker was one of the most highly respected ladies of this city and was a member of the Republican Grove Baptist church. She had been sick about two weeks but her sufferings were intense and bore affliction with Christian love and fortitude. She was about 29 years old, and leaves a husband and two small boys, Aaron and Willard. At the time of Mrs. Walker’s death her husband was so low with fever that he was not told of the death of his companion and he has not yet been told of this sad parting. He still lingers very sick with fever and the youngest son, it is thought, also has the fever. This is one of the saddest occurrences in the history of our little city. The remains of Mrs. Walker were laid to rest in the Oak Grove cemetery north of town near her old home. A large crowd attended the funeral and burial and the bereaved ones have the sympathy of the community. 

WALPOLE, B. F. [Carroll County Democrat, Friday, December 23, 1910] Died Suddenly Well-Known Citizen of Atwood Victim of Heart Failure Last Monday morning at about 5:30 o’clock, while sitting before the fire playing with his infant child, B. F. Walpole, a well-known citizen of Atwood, was stricken with heart trouble and died instantly. He had been in fairly good health prior to this attack. The deceased was about 70 years old and leaves a wife and four children. Mr. J. J. Walpole, a leading merchant of Atwood, is one of his sons. He was a member of the Baptist church and highly esteemed by those who knew him. The burial occurred Tuesday after appropriate funeral services. 

WARD, MRS. ALBERT [ARIZONA A.] [D 02 Jan 1944-Penick Funeral Home] Mrs. Albert Ward Died At Home Here Monday After Lingering Illness Mrs. Albert Ward died at her home on Paris Street last Monday afternoon after a lingering illness of many months and was buried in Mt. Olivet cemetery Tuesday afternoon following funeral services in the home conducted by Rev. A. H. Hicks, assisted by Rev. O. G. Perkins, with Penick Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ward was well known and highly respected throughout this section and had a host of friends who will sorrow for her passing. She is survived by her husband, several children and many friends to mourn her loss. 

WARD, ALBERT LEROY [D. 20 Mar 1950-Brummitt Funeral Home] Albert L. Ward Buried Tuesday Services for Albert L. Ward, a retired mail carried who died at his home here Monday morning, were held at 2 Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church in McKenzie. The Rev. E. C. Duesner of Lexington, Tenn., and the Rev. O. G. Purkins of McKenzie officiated, with burial in Mt. Olive Cemetery. Brummitt in charge. Mr. Ward, who was 83, was born in Decatur County, and moved to McKenzie in 1897. He was a mail carrier on Route 1 for 27 years, retiring 18 years ago. He was a deacon in the First Baptist Church. He leaves three sons, Huley Ward of Oak Ridge, Wayne Ward of McKenzie, and Andrew Ward of Lexington; a daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Dinwiddie of McKenzie, and three sisters, Mrs. Royce Utly of Jackson, Mrs. Emma Hendrix of Parsons and Mrs. Deatrice Moore of Shawnee, Oklahoma. 

WARD, EDMUND J. [D. 21 Sep 1944-Penick Funeral Home] E. J. Ward Dies Unexpectedly At Home Here Retired Rural Mail Carrier Twenty-Six Years Edmund J. Ward, after an illness of only thirty-five minutes and before a physician could reach his side, passed away at his home on Magnolia Et., early last Friday morning. Mr. Ward was born in Decatur County July 7th, 1867, the son of the late Andrew Jackson and Amanda Gainus Ward. He moved to Carroll County near McKenzie with his parents in early manhood. He was married to Miss Julia Everett in 1891. She, with three sons, Don and Lawton of McKenzie and Everett of Huntingdon, survives. Another son, Ray, was a victim of flu and pneumonia at a Naval Station, New Orleans, La., just two weeks before the close of World War I. Mr. Ward was a rural mail carrier out of McKenzie twenty-six years, being retired in July 1932. He was also associated with his son, Don, in the Ward Coffee Co., here. His sister, Mrs. Lois Utley, on the death of her husband more than thirty-five years ago, when Mrs. Ward’s health failed, came with her two small daughters, to care for the household of her brother. Mr. Ward was a member of the Masonic fraternity with his membership in Caledonia Chapter. Funeral services were held at the family residence Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. Walter H. Miekley, pastor of the Baptist Church, of which Mr. Ward was a member, was in charge, with the Rev. Geo. L. Johnson assisting. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Others surviving than his wife and sons are his sister, Mrs. Utley, and a brother, A. L. Ward, of McKenzie, and nieces , Mrs. S. E. Hudgins of Lexington and Miss Celia Utley of Huntingdon; a brother, Glenn Ward of Memphis and three sisters, Mrs. Emma Hendricks of Parsons; Mrs. R. H. Moore of Shawnee, Okla., and Miss Donna M. Ward of Oklahoma City; five grand children, Miss Ruth Rae Ward of Huntingdon and Des Moines, Iowa; Miss Lucille Ward of Huntingdon and Memphis and Ed Burton Ward of Huntingdon, Joe and John Ward of McKenzie. Those attending the funeral rites from a distance were Glenn Ward, Miss Lucille Ward, and Mrs. Wayne Ward of Memphis; Mrs. S. E. Hudgins and daughter, Iris, Lexington; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ward, Lewisburg and Mr. and Mrs. David Todd, Greenfield. 

WHITE, HARRIET Mrs. Harriet White. Mrs. Harriet White, one of the oldest women of this county, died at her home, one mile west of Trezevant, late Saturday and her remains were laid to rest in the Oak Grove cemetery Sunday afternoon, after funeral services conducted by Rev. Levi Crocker. Mrs. White was a member of the Baptist church. She was born in 1830 and been in failing health for several months. She is survived by her husband and a number of relatives. 

WHITE, T. D. T. D. White of Dyersburg Buried in McKenzie Funeral services for T. D. White, who died unexpectedly Wednesday at his Dyersburg residence, were held Thursday afternoon in McKenzie at the Mount Olivet Cemetery with the Rev. George L. Johnson officiating. Mr. White, 57, was born in McKenzie, son of Mrs. Pattie Dinwiddie White and Charles Wesley White, prominent citizens of this community. He was educated at the University of Tennessee and majored in civil engineering. He was married to Miss Miriam Cooper of Clarksdale, Miss., where he was stationed with the engineering construction of the Mississippi Delta. For the past 18 years he has been connected with the Prudential Life Insurance Company as property manager. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Miriam C. White; two daughters, Miriam Godbee White and Martha Mayo White; brothers, R. M. White of Clarksville Texas; D. E. White of LaGrange, Ill., and Charles White of Paris. 

WHITWORTH, GROVER C. Grover C. Whitworth Long Illness Fatal to McKenzie, Tenn. Resident Grover Cleveland Whitworth of McKenzie, Tenn., died at Baptist Hospital at 5 yesterday afternoon following a long illness. He was 60. Funeral arrangements in charge of Taylor Funeral Home of Paris, Tenn., are incomplete. He leaves his mother, Mrs. Dora Whitworth of McKenzie; a sister, Mrs. Wellbourn A. Ellis of Memphis, and a brother, Bob D. Whitworth of Detroit. 

WIGGINS, PEARL JOHNSON Mrs. Pearl Wiggins died suddenly at her residence near Dresden Sunday, April 3rd. She was 44 years old. She married J. W. Wiggins several years ago and to that union was born one daughter. She was the daughter of the late Will and Mattie Johnson. Surviving are her husband and a small daughter, two stepchildren, Margaret Jackson, Jonesboro, Arkansas, and Harold Wiggins of the Navy. Her step-mother, Mrs. Betty Johnson, three brothers, Polk and John Johnson of Gleason, and Odie Johnson of Lansing, Michigan, three sisters, Anna Lomax and Josie Simmons of Lansing, and Eva Cobb of Perry, Michigan. She also leaves three half-sisters, Maud Baker of Gleason, Nora Hall of East Prarie, Missouri, and Mattie D. Woodruff of Peery, Michigan. Funeral services were held at New Hope Church with Rev. Cayce Pentecost officiating. Burial in church cemetery, with Bowlin and Riggs in charge. 

WILLIAMS, HANK Last Respects Paid To Hank Williams Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 4.-(UP_ — Thousands of hillbilly music lovers paid their last respects Sunday to Hank Williams, a former shoeshine boy with a $8 guitar who catapulted to fame as a singer and composer of mournful folk ballads. A huge throng which jammed the 3,000-seat City Auditorium here and overflowed outside heard a chorus of "Grand Ole Opry" radio show performers sing a Williams’composed hymn at funeral services for the 29-year-old balladeer. The auditorium was rented by relatives of Williams, who said they wanted to give his admirers a chance to attend the funeral. The lanky singer-composer whose melancholy songs brought him an estimated one million dollars, died on New Year’s Day in West Virginia while en route to an Ohio singing engagement. An autopsy report on his death was expected to be made Monday. Williams was born here, and as a youth he sold peanuts and shined shoes on Montgomery streets. His first music lessons came from an aged Negro who taught him to pluck a guitar Williams purchased for $8. The singer, described as a "lonesome, frustrated soul, singing his heart out," by his friends, wrote most of his songs while traveling. His first hit tune, "Lovesick Heart," was written in a moving car by the light of the dashboard. Williams, composeor of such hits as "Cold, Cold Heart," and "Jambalaya," gained much of his fame through appearances on the "Grand Ole Opry" radio program, which originated in Nashville. 

WILLIAMS, HENRY T. McLemoresville Citizen Departs This Life July 29 Henry T. Williams, 59, was laid to rest Sunday, July 30, in the beautiful cemetery at McLemoresville. Mr. Williams was born Feb. 20, 1892 near Lexington in Henderson County, moving with his parents and family to McLemoresville at the age of six where he spent the remainder of his life until his departure July 29. Mr. Williams was married in 1917 to Miss Bessie Coleman who survives. To this union were born four children, Evelyn, a daughter deceased, two sons, Gordon and Donald, and a daughter, Mrs. James Foster of Trezevant, all surviving. In addition he leaves brothers, J. Wesley, Oliver, Eugene, Sam and a sister, Mrs. Etta Watson two grandsons, Dannie and David Foster, and a host of nieces and nephews. He had been in ill health about 18 months, becoming very sick July 24, and was admitted to the Methodist hospital in Memphis the next day where he remained until his death. He was loved by all who knew him as was evidenced by the hundreds who came to his home while he lay in state and by the hundreds of friends and kinsmen that assembled at the church to pay their final respects. The magnificent floral tribute that banked the resting place was deeply appreciated by all of the family. Services were conducted at the McLemoresville Methodist Church of which he was a member by Rev. J. T. Barrett, Rev. J. N. Forbes and Rev. Roy D. Williams officiating. Holmes and Walker were in charge of the burial. Thus we close the book of life on another good citizen, friend and neighbor. 

WILLIAMS, JAMES H. [HENRY] [D. 01 Feb 1942-Penick Funeral Home] Dr. J. H. Williams Passes; Practiced Medicine Here Since 1914 Funeral services for Dr. James H. Williams who died Sunday morning at the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, were held Monday afternoon at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with the pastor, the Rev. W. T. Ingram, Jr., officiating. He was assisted by the Rev. E. K. Reagin, President of Bethel College, the Rev. D. W. Perry and the Rev. Morris Pepper. Interment was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Dr. Williams was born April 8, 1882, in McNairy County, Tenn., The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams. He attended the schools in McNairy County, and in preparation for his entered the University of Tennessee at Memphis, He served his internship at St. Joseph’s

WILLIAMS, O. M. [D. 21 Mar 1952] Father of Local Merchant Dies At McLemoresville Services for O. M. Williams, 75, retired grocery merchant of McLemoresville, who died at his home there early Thursday morning, will be held this after noon, (Friday) at 2 o’clock, at the Methodist Church in McLemoresville. The Rev. John Pugh, pastor, assisted by Prof. E. H. Harold, will officiate. Burial in the church cemetery, with Holmes and Walker, of Trezevant, in charge. Mr. Williams was born in Henderson County, but came to Carroll County at an early age, and had lived here the rest of his life. He operated grocery stores in different places in Carroll County for about 30 years. He was a former member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Annie Williamson Williams; three sons, James A., McKenzie merchant; John T. of Paris; and Billy O., of McLemoresville; two daughters, Mrs. Ralph Smith, Huntingdon; Mrs. Billy McKenny, McLemoresville; three brothers, J. Wesley Williams, Sr., Huntingdon; E. A. and Sam C. Williams of Jack son; one sister, Mrs. Sam Watson of Saltillo, Tenn., and 11 grandchildren. 

WILLIAMS, SALLIE Miss Sallie Williams. Miss Sallie Williams, daughter of Henry Williams of the Third district of Weakley county, is dead after an illness of some time with consumption. She was 14 years of age. 

WILLIAMSON, REV. CLARK [D 28 Apr 1949-Brummitt Funeral Home] Funeral Tuesday In Newbern For Rev. Williamson Funeral services for Rev. Clark Williamson were held in Newbern, Tennessee, last Tues day afternoon at 2:30, in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, followed by burial in Poplar Grove cemetery at Newbern, Brummitt’s of McKenzie in charge. Rev. Williamson died at his home on the Greenfield High way, out of McKenzie, Thurs day afternoon, April 28th, of a heart attack. He had worked in his office in McKenzie, during the day, and had told his friends he was going home, where he lived alone, to work in the garden a while before night. When he did not come to the office the following day, friends went to see about him and found his body at the side of the house, where a physician stated he had evidently died the evening before. Friends found evidence of his work in the garden, and nearby was a wheelbarrow, where he had been moving some dirt. Rev. Williamson had made his home in McKenzie for the past 12 years, and his death was a shock to hundreds who loved him. Funeral services were con ducted in the McKenzie Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Saturday before his body was carried to Newbern, to the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shuck. Mrs. Shuck was a niece of Mr. Williamson. McKenzie services were con ducted by the Rev. Morris Pep per, Rev. Raymond Burroughs and Rev. Thomas Campbell. Newbern services were con ducted by Rev. Morris Pepper, Rev. Harold Davis and Rev. Franklin Chesnut. Newbern, Tennessee was Rev. Williamson’s original home. He is survived by his sisters, Mrs. Lucille Holman of Newbern, and Mrs. J. H. Claire of Los Angeles; also a brother, Sherwood Williamson of Middleboro, Kentucky. Rev. Williamson graduated from Boston College and did graduate work at Oberlin College in Ohio. For the past 22 years he had been engaged in the educational department of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was general secretary of the Board of Christian Education at the time of his death. He would have received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at Bethel College at the graduation exercises here in June. 

WILSON, JAMES LAFAYETTE [D. 17 Sep 1954-Brummitt Funeral Home] Heart Ailment Is Fatal to James L. Wilson Services for James Lafayette Wilson, retired sewing machine salesman, were held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the McKenzie Church of Christ. Fred Chunn of Henry, assisted by J. E. Williams, the church pastor, officiated. Burial was in Stanley Chapel Cemetery in Number Seven community of Obion County near Union City, with the Brummitt Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Wilson died at 11 Fri day night as a result of a heart ailment which had kept him confined to his room for several weeks. He was 85. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, who was the former Julia May Smith of Obion County, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary last Wednesday, September 15. They were married on Sept. 15, 1889. They moved in 1893 from Kenton to Obion County and resided there un til they went to Martin in 1913. They came to McKenzie in 1929. For about 50 years, Mr. Wilson traveled in Obion and Weakley Counties as a salesman for the Singer Company. After he was retired 15 years ago he did sewing machine repair work and assisted with a family bakery in McKenzie. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was born in Kenton, Tennessee. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Wilson; two sons, E. V. and Robyn Wilson, operators of a bakery in McKenzie; two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Cayce and Mrs. Louida Ray, both of Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. Virgie Barner of Nashville and Mrs. Sallie Paschall of Benton Harbor, Michigan, and three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 

WILSON, Z. T. [The McKenzie Banner, Friday, November 27, 1942] Tribute to Mr. Z. T. Wilson Father Mrs. A. U. Nunnery Mr. Z. T. Wilson passed away a few days ago. He had been on this golden green earth for 94 years. He had been through lots of hardships and seen days of pleasure. Mr. Wilson’s loving companion passed to that Great Beyond several years ago. It left him with a great longing to join her. He has left a host of friends and neighbors to mourn his passing, as well as his dear children. He had been in failing health for several months and at the point of death for a long while. But his life’s work here on earth just wasn’t done. Each person’s days are numbered, even the hair on our heads. But a few days ago God sent his Death Angel and called this dear man home to rest. God had a more beautiful home for him, one that isn’t made with hands. All is pure joy, peace and love. So he lies asleep in that little mound of clay until the day of Judgment, when all who are prepared will sit on the right hand with Jesus and sing His wondrous love. Ac cording to statements made from time to time by Rev. and Mrs. Nunnery concerning Mr. Wilson the Lord will say: "Well done, thy good and faithful servant." Mrs. Nunnery: Your kind hearted and beloved father left you never to return and oh, what sadness it left in the home. His dear voice is forever stilled this morning, his eyes are closed in death, he left a vacant spot in the home that that no one else can fill. You did all in your power to keep him, but God knew best. There is his place at the table and his chair is sitting by the fireside, vacant, and oh, it looks so lonely! But why grieve? You could not keep him, God has a mansion prepared for him. His spirit has flown back to Almighty God who gave it, and at the bar of judgment we know the Lord will say: "You have fought a good fight and victory you have won." --Mrs. Teola Dunlap 

WINNICK, MAGGIE [D 25 Dec 1915] Mrs. Maggie Winnick Mrs. Maggie Winnick died Saturday night, December 25, at the home of the McNall family in Lavinia, after a lingering illness with tuberculosis. She was the wife of Ed Winnick of Spring Creek. She was 48 years old, a consecrated Christian woman, and a devoted member of the Methodist church. She is survived by her husband, three brothers, Robert and Tom McNall of Lavinia and Ed. McNall of near McKenzie. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Elmer Hicks. The bereaved have the sympathy of many friends. 

WINSTON, EDWARD RAY Lost Off Okinawa Edward Ray Winston Edward Ray Winston has been reported missing since the sinking of the USS Drexler by Jap suicide planes, off the coast of Okinawa. Casualties for the Drexler were listed as 209. It was understood by relatives of his here that the entire crew consisted of less than 250 men, making the loss almost total. Edward ray is the son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Winston. He entered the service in May of 1944. His last letter home was dated May 20th. 

WISEMAN, HOWARD MICHAEL [D. 31 Oct 1949-Brummitt Funeral Home] Services for Howard Michael Wiseman, 5, who was killed in an automobile wreck in Green field Highway, Monday night, October 31, were held at Brum mitt Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30. Rev. Paul Lyles and Rev. John D. Underwood of Gleason, officiated. The child’s father was killed in ser vice. He lived in Lansing, Michigan with his mother, Mrs. R. C. McCaleb. His grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rogers, are residents of Gleason. The remains were sent to Lansing for services and burial. 

WOOTEN, AGNES THOMAS Bride of A Week Is Shot In Bed Mrs. W. H. Wooten Succumbs From Bullet Wound — a Native of this County Mrs. W. H. Wooten, aged 30, formerly Miss Agnes Thomas, of Hico community, a bride of only a week, was found Monday morning about 7:30 o’clock, in her room at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. M. M. Ritchie, on South Orchard Knob avenue, Chattanooga, with a bullet hole through her head. She was unconscious and in a dying condition. The end came shortly after her removal to a hospital. Police officials and detectives immediately began an investigation, questioning the husband, at the chief’s office. He was there when his wife died. When the news was broken to him he at first appeared to be stunned. A moment later he broke down and sobbed, tears coursing down his cheeks. Although he showed signs of being deeply affected he remained calm, and when Atty. Gen. George W. Chamlee arrived he answered questions quietly, but with much feeling. The coroner, after making an investigation and viewing the body, which had been removed to an undertakers, announced that neither an inquest nor an autopsy would be had, as all parties concerned were located. The coroner was of the opinion, as well as others, that the bullet entered Mrs. Wooten’s head on the left side, because the hole was small while the opening on the right side was larger and appeared to be torn. The ball ranged up ward. The officials were puzzled because there was no powder burns on the side of the deceased’s head. It appears that there was a powder burn just on the inside of the wound, as the flesh was black. Gen. Chamlee said death could have been due to one of three causes, namely, the accidental discharge of the revolver, suicide, or intentional shooting. The weapon belonged to Mrs. Ritchie’s husband and was kept on the mantel in the room in which Mrs. Wooten’s body was found. Wooten’s statement in effect was that he is a boilermaker for the Chattanooga Boiler and Tank Co., that his home is in Chattanooga, he met his wife August 26, while she was teaching school at King’s Point. He said that when school closed she went home and remained there until she came to meet him in Dallas, Texas, where they were married July 24. He was in Dallas on work for his company. He expected to be there for some time, hence the arrangements for her to meet him there. He explained that they left Dallas for Chattanooga July 31, arriving in Chattanooga Sunday night about 7:30. After taking supper in town they went to the Richie home, reaching there about 9 o’clock and retired two hours later. Wooten declared his wife seemed to be in good health and in the best of spirits. About 7:30 Mon day morning a loud report that sounded as if a revolver had been discharged awoke him, he said, he heard his sister screams, where upon he jumped out of bed in his night clothing and found his wife at the foot of the bed with a pistol by her head. If his wife did take her own life Wooten could assign no reason for it declaring that no trouble existed. Others were also at a loss for a reason. A Chattanooga paper from which the above facts were gathered says, the husband is well known in Chattanooga, having re sided there most of his life, bears a good reputation, is a hard worker, has been with the Boiler and Tank Co., a long time and is highly regarded by friends. The funeral services and interment of the unfortunate young bride were observed Wednesday at Shiloh church, near her family home. The remains were accompanied by McKenzie by her husband and his brother and sister and Mrs. W. J. Forbess, cousin of the deceased. Mrs. Wooten was formerly Miss Agnes Thomas, daughter of Mrs. Cynthia Thomas, and is survived by her mother, a brother, Vernon Thomas, and three sisters, Mrs. R. R. New, of Memphis, and Misses Fannie and Mary Thomas. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. Edgar McCoy and Rev. Geo. L. Johnson, and one of the largest crowds that ever attended a funeral at that place was present, and there was great manifestation of sorrow and sad ness over the unfortunate affair. Those who accompanied the re mains seemed to be of the opinion that the death was the result of an accident, as no reason could be given to warrant the suicide theory. 

WORSHAM, IANTHA Mrs. Iantha Worsham Remains Brought to Old Home for Burial Mrs. Iantha Worsham, widow of William Worsham, who died in this county several years ago, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. M. Johnson, in Greenfield, last Wednesday morning. The de ceased was 67 years old, a member of the Christian church and a splendid woman. The remains were brought here yesterday and carried out to Palmer’s Shelter for burial. She formerly lived in that community. Her body was accompanied to Huntingdon by the undertaker, Mr. Brassfield, M. F. Lemmons, a brother who resides in Jackson, J. H. Johnson, a nephew, and Miss Melissa Johnson, a niece, both of Greenfield. The funeral services were held at the home in Green field , conducted by Eld. Holland.