Montgomery-Talladega-Jefferson County AlArchives Obituaries.....BINGHAM, Thomas Cooke October 27, 1912 ************************************************ 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 [Teal] Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net November 4, 2005, 9:51 pm "The Roanoke Leader" Roanoke, Randolph Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER issue of Wednesday, October 30, 1912 DEATH CLAIMS T.C. BINGHAM Sr.; Father of Roanoke Young Men Passes Away in Birmingham. Thomas Cooke Bingham of Montgomery, secretary and treasurer of the state republican campaign committee, died yesterday (27 Oct 1912) morning at 5 o'clock at St. Vincent's Hospital. Mr. Bingham's wife and daughter Miss Effie Bingham were at the bedside when death came. The untimely end caused gloom to settle over the local and state Republican forces and many friends lament the passing of the staunch Republican and well known man. The deceased was 60 years old, having been a resident of this state since his birth. At the time of his death he was a resident of Montgomery and a retired capitalist. He was born in Talladega in 1852. He was a man well spoken of and highly honored by all who had known him during his life time. His death brought sorrow to many hearts. The 19th of October he contracted a bad cold which later developed into a case of pneumonia. [The Birmingham Herald, the 28th.] Besides his widow, Mr. Bingham leaves a brother J.A. Bingham of Talladega and the following children: T.C. Bingham Jr. of Roanoke L.A. Bingham of Roanoke M.S. Bingham of New Decatur Mrs. O.B. Cornelius of Ashland Misses Ola and Effie Bingham of Montgomery T.C. and L.A. Bingham and M. Schuessler from Roanoke attended the funeral in Talladega on Monday. (Transcribed by Candace [Teal] Gravelle 4 Nov 2005) Additional Comments: Alabama Deaths, 1908 - 1959: Name: T C Bingham Death Date: 27 Oct 1912 Death County: Jefferson Volume: 13 Certificate: 82 Roll: 1 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/obits/b/bingham433gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb