Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for MARCH 1924 March 1924 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net February 13, 2005, 11:30 pm The Cleburne News NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for MARCH 1924 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, March 6, 1924 NEW HOPE News Mrs. W.L. Boyd spent Saturday night with her daughter, Mrs. H.C. Edwards. __ Grady Jacobs spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. A.J. Gaines. __ Mrs. J.J. Turner spent Sunday night with Mrs. C.H. Durham. ___ LOCAL News J.M. Reid, an old and respected citizen of Fruithurst, was a visitor at The News office on Tuesday. __ H.E. Johnson of Edwardsville visited in Heflin on Monday. "Uncle" Henry plans to visit relatives out west in the near future. __ "Laughing" Zack Clark from Edwardsville was in town the first of the week. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, March 13, 1924 IN MEMORY OF "AUNT" MARY REED "Aunt" Mary Reed, who resided at Grantly, died Feb. 22, 1924 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mamy Burnes, with whom she had lived since the death of her husband about 16 years ago. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Mamy Burnes and Mrs. M.P. Dunn and a number of grandchildren, besides a host of friends to mourn her death. Aunt Mary was 80 years old last June had had been helpless for about 10 years but bore her afflictions with patience until the end. She was a member of the Camp Creek Baptist Church in which cemetery the remains were laid to rest on Sunday, Feb. 24th, 1924, the services being conducted by W.P. Crews. Aunt Mary had lived in this county all her life and had many warm friends who were grieved at the news of her death. " Some bright day we'll go to meet her, In those mansions built on high, In that blessed home eternal, We shall meet her by and by. Written by a niece, Ola Rogers. _______ DEATH OF A BELOVED WOMAN; MRS. MARY E. CASE Mrs. Mary E. Case, wife if Eugene D. Case, passed away Tuesday evening at 5:30 o'clock at their rooms in Mrs. Mamie Lake's residence after a long and lingering illness. A brief funeral service was conducted Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Lake's by Revs. J.C. Francis and Hobart Murphree and also at the grave. She was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at New Harmony church. During the funeral service Bro. Murphree read the following outline of her life: Mary E. Middleton was born September 3, 1843 in Madison County, Indiana. Her father moved his family to Olmstead County, Minnesota when she was a little girl. In 1861 she was married to David C. Bentley there. Mr. Bentley died in 1879. Two children by her first husband survive her: Lula Bentley Norcross of St. Paul, Minn., and Willis B. Bentley of Seattle, Wash. After Mr. Bentley's death, in order to support herself and children she moved to Owatonna, Minn. and kept boarders. While Mr. Case was attending Pillsbury Academy there, he went to board with her and has been a member of her household ever since. They married in 1907. They moved to Miami, Fla. in 1912 and from there to Fruithurst, Ala. in April 1920. Mrs. Case was a member of the Baptist church from girlhood except a few years while they were living at Stanton, N.D., they were members of the Methodist Episcopal church there. Her last Baptist membership was in the First Baptist church at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She has always been a christian, full of good works, kind and sympathetic and loved by all who knew her. Her patience and cheerfulness and fortitude have been an inspiration to her husband in their declining years. ____ CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank each one for kindness and sympathy demonstrated and expressed at the death of my wife and especially do I think the young people coming from the high school to sing the comforting hymns at the funeral service and at the cemetery. At such a time the comfort from friends is beyond words to express but I want you all to know that I appreciate it. Eugene D. Case. ____ RANBURNE News The singing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.Yates on Sunday afternoon was enjoyed by all. __ LOCAL News Bill White of near Lecta left Thursday for Atlanta, Texas where he will reside in the future. __ It has been reported that the home of C.L. Middlebrooks was destroyed by fire at about noon on Wednesday, together with about two-thirds of the household effects. Mr. Middlebooks resides on Route 8. ___ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, March 20, 1924 IN MEMORY OF MRS. MOLLIE PARKER "Aunt" Mollie Parker, wife of Mr. Sam T. Parker, passed away February 28, 1924 after an illness of several years. She was laid to rest in the Steed cemetery on the first day of March. Aunt Mollie is survived by her husband and ten children, five girls and give sons, her aged, father, seven brothers and two sisters, besides a host of other relatives. The funeral was conducted by W.R. Crews. Aunt Mollie numbered her friends by the acquaintances she had and all oved her as a pure, sweet christian woman. She was a member of the First Methodist church at Oak Level. She was 47 years old at the time of her death and had lived in the community all of her life. We feel that our loss is her eternal gain and we admonish her husband and children who are left to mourn the loss of one so near and dear to set their heart steadfastly upon the straight and narrow way and follow in her footsteps as she followed the blessed savior. Aunt Mollie has gone to dwell in that mansion prepared for her and the redeemed. "One by one earth's ties are broken, as we near the shining shore, For across the river waits us, The loved ones gone before. _________ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, March 27, 1924 MRS. McELROY's DEATH Mrs. Nedia McElroy, wife of Mr. W.F. McElroy, died suddenly at the home of her husband last Saturday evening while seated at the supper table. The deceased was between 75 and 80 years old and was a member of the Missionary Baptist church of Bowdon, where the funeral and interment took place, Rev. W.N. Boman officiating. The deceased was the stepmother of J.R. and S.G. McElroy. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/gnw311newspape.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.6 Kb