Decatur County GaArchives Obituaries.....Euzema Rich January 3 1944
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Post-Searchlight, 1/6/1944, Page 1, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia

Funeral Services for Mr. Euzema Rich are held-Prominent Decatur County Citizen 
Dies Sunday

Mr. Euzema Rich, age 75 years, died at a local hospital Sunday night following 
a short illness, and with his passing Decatur County lost one of its most 
distinguished pioneer citizens.

Funeral services were held at three o'clock Wednesday afternoon from Bethel 
Church, conducted by Rev. A. B. Thomas, Rev. H. H. Shell and Rev. J. E. Ward.  
Interment was in Bethel Cemetery.

The son of the late Elijah Rich and Hattie Pierce Rich, he was a member of a 
large and prominent family of this county.  Among his several interests, he 
was for a number of years an outstanding farmer of this section, having 
recently retired.  Widely known throughout this vicinity, he possesses hundred 
of friends who were grieved to learn of his death.

Mr. Rich is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nannie Claires Rich, and nine 
children.  His daughters are Mrs. E. J. Rapasky of Linden, N. J., Mrs. W. E. 
Dugan, Reading, Pa., and Mrs. E. E. Kistner, of Elizabeth, N. J.  His sons are 
P. T. Rich, of Glen Cove Springs, Fla., R. L. Rich, C. Ross Rich and J. B. 
Rich, all of Bainbridge; E. G. Rich, of Orlando, Fla., and J. C. Rich, of Fort 
Lauderdale, Florida.

Other survivors include his brothers, P. D. Rich, A. J. Rich and T. E. Rich, 
of Bainbridge, and two sisters, Mrs. J. T. Powell, of Brinson, and Mrs. W. J. 
Bush, of Colquitt, Ga.

Serving as active pallbearers were Messrs. W. G. Powell, Alee Rich, Hoke Bush, 
J. T. Powell, P. D. Rich, Jr., T. E. Rich, Curtis Powell and Lamar Powell.

Honorary pallbearers included Messrs. C. C. Bell, F. S. Jones, E. J. Wilson, 
A. B. Griffin, Jeff Powell, Dr. L. W. Willis, John E. Drake, E. D. Cato, A. B. 
Conger, J. W. Callahan, Ezra Cato, Roland Bower, J. W. Wilson, J. D. Gray, Max 
Kwilesky, J. G. Kwileski, R. Y. Howell, J. U. Grimsley, Dr. Gordon Chason, J. 
A. Mock, H. G. Bell, Dr. A. E. B. Alford, N. P. Arline, Joe W. McDuffie, M. F. 
Flowers, H. L. Hill, John T. Gragg, C. L. Harrell, Paul Watt, Wade Hodges, G. 
F. Battles, C. A. Miller, D. R. Barber, E. F. Vickers, Jim Mills, Ben B. 
Harrell, R. M. Reynolds, Charles N. Cooper, F. Fitzgerald, A. B. Domingos and 
L. C. Brown, Sr.

Additional Comments:
This person was my great grandfather.

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