Pickens-Lamar County AlArchives Obituaries.....Cox, Sallie March 18 1891
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The Butler Herald, March 31, 1891
The Butler Herald
Butler, Georgia
Tuesday, March 31, 1891
Page Three

Died Like A Hero

Kennedy, Ala., March 19th –

Miss Sallie Cox, aged 16, daughter of Representative Cox, of Pickens County, 
and A.A. Moore, aged 21, both pupils of the Kennedy High School, were drowned 
between five and six o’clock p.m. yesterday in the Maxapalila river.

The deceased together with Joe Kennedy and Miss Floy Cooke, was taking a boat 
ride when the boat capsized.

At the risk of his own life Mr. Kennedy bravely battled with the swift flowing 
current and finally succeeded in reaching the shore with his precious burden, 
safely landing Miss Cooke, who seeing his exhausted condition, prevented him 
from making a suicidal attempt to bring the others ashore.

The river is unusually rapid where the boat capsized and while it would have 
been easy for Moore to reach the shore alone he found it impossible to do so 
with Miss Cox, and like the brave man that he was died bravely battling with an 
irresistible current in a vain attempt to rescue one who was dependent on him 
alone.

The entire community is shocked and grieved at the sad and untimely death of 
two of its favorites.

The bodies of both are recovered and two of the saddest funerals of this 
section will take place today.



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