Clinch County GaArchives Obituaries.....Leon A.  Mattox September 6 1941
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Clinch County News
Clinch County News, Homerville, Georgia--12 September 1941
Death of L.A. Mattox
End Comes to Clinch County Farmer Last Week.

  Leon A. Mattox, well-known farmer and life-long resident of Clinch County, 
died at his home three miles south of Travisville, Friday of last week after an 
illness of several months.  The funeral and burial was held at the Homerville 
cemetery last Sunday afternoon, and the funeral was conducted by a Mormon elder 
from Jacksonville, Fla.
  Mr. Mattox was 64 years old and was born in Homerville, a son of Hon. 
Hamilton A. Mattox and Mrs. Helen M. Mattox, highly respected citizens of the 
county in their day.  He spent most of his life on the farm where he died, 
which was the home-place of his parents after they moved to the farm from 
Homerville.  The deceased was a good quiet man of many fine traits of 
character, and leaves a good name to his family as a legacy as well as seven 
hundred acres of land and other material possessions.
  Surviving are the widow who is a daughter of the late J.E. Booth, and also 
surviving are five daughters and two sons all of whom are grown and away from 
home except the two youngest.

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