Clarke County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dearing, John March 6, 1903
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The Banner, Athens, GA, Friday morning, March 6, 1903
OBITUARY OF MR. JOHN DEARING
The Banner, Athens, GA, Friday morning, March 6, 1903
Transcribed by C. Epps Bond March 23, 2006.

DOD:   used obit date

THE FUNERAL OF 
   MR. JOHN DEARING 

Remains laid to Rest Sunday
Afternoon in Oconee Cemetery 

The remains of  Mr .John A. Dearing, who died in Louisville, Ky, a few days 
since, arrived over the Seaboard Air Line railroad Sunday afternoon at half 
past two o’clock and were escorted at once to the cemetery by quite a number 
of warm friends.  At the cemetery the funeral services were conducted in a 
solemn and impressive manner. 

The remains were born to the grave by the pall-bearers, Messrs J.H. Fleming, 
E. D. Sledge, E. Bancroft,Jr., J.H. Rucker, C. B. Griffith and Billups 
Phinizy. 

The choir consisting of Mr. J. F. Hart, Miss Ora Hart,  Miss Susie Barrow and 
Messers. Strahan, Cranston and Barrow sang the hymns, “nearer My God to Thee” 
and “Jesus Loves my Soul.”.  The services were conducted by Rev. Troy  Batty?, 
rector of Emmanuel church in a most impressive manner and the remains of Mr. 
Dearing were interred by tender and loving hands to await the resurrection 
morn.





Additional Comments:
##Note from Connie July 18, 2007 
Cemetery not stated. 
   I asked Charlotte Marshall who is writing the Oconee Hill Cemetery new book 
to check and see if he is buried there. 

Charlotte stated he is buried in Oconee Hill Cem, in East Hill Section. 




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