Butts County GaArchives Obituaries.....Robinson, E. C. April 1909
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Butts County Progess
E. C. Robinson Found Dead in Woods

Death comes suddenly to Mr. E. C. Robinson Friday afternoon – Went to the 
woods for a walk but did not return and friends began search.

Funeral was held Sunday.

Mr. E. C. Robinson, one of the best known men in the county was found dead in 
Watson’s pasture Friday night about eight o’clock by friends who instituted a 
search for him when he did not return home after leaving town for a walk in 
the afternoon.   About three o’clock Mr. Robinson in company with one of his 
little sons left home to go in the woods with a dog that was being trained.  
Some time during the afternoon the little son returned home, leaving his 
father in the woods.  At night Mr. Robinson had not returned and his family 
became alarmed and a search was instituted, with the result that he was found 
dead in the woods.

His death came as a great shock to a large number of friends.  There was no 
more popular man in the country and he numbered his friends by the score.

Mr. Robinson was a native of Wilkerson county and had been a resident of Butts 
county for a number of years.  He was 59 years of age.  The deceased is 
survived by his widow, who was Miss Florrie Hammond, two daughters, Miss Mary 
Robinson, of Dublin, and Florrie Robinson; three sons, Mr. Clay Robinson, of 
Birmingham, Elwood and Singleton Robinson.

The funeral was held Sunday  morning at 11 o’clock from the Methodist church, 
the services being conducted by Rev. S. P. Wiggins.  He was buried with a 
Mason honors and a large number of the members of St. John’s lodge gathered at 
the grave to pay a tribute of respect to their deceased brother

Butts County Progress
Week of April 2, 1909


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