Early-Douglas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Poole, Thomas J. (Dr.) March 5, 1910
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"The Newnan Herald and Advertiser"
Newnan, Coweta Co., Georgia

DEATH OF DR. THOS. J. POOLE

Dr. Thos. J. Poole died Saturday morning, March 5, 1910 at Jakin, Early 
county, Ga. He was the third son of Dr. and Mrs. W.H. Poole of Douglasville, 
Ga. His father was one of the most prominent physicians and reputable men in 
this part of the state , having been engaged in the practice of medicine 
over forty years at the time of his death on Sept. 2, 1903.

Dr. Thos. J. Poole was born in Douglasville, Ga. on April 7, 1873. After his 
school days at Douglasville he entered the Georgia School of Technology and 
from there he went to the A. and M. College at Auburn, Ala. He graduated 
from the Southern Medical College at Atlanta on April 1, 1896. In his chosen 
profession, in the practice of medicine and surgery, he was one of the best 
physicians in the state. Although a semi-invalid from rheumatism, nothing 
daunted him. He was an ever ready friend to the poor, sick and afflicted. 
Always ready to go through cold, stormy weather, he gave his services gladly 
to relieve, poor, afflicted, unfortunate humanity.

He had made his home at Jakin, Ga., for several years before his death. This 
is one of South Georgia's largest saw-mill towns and he had quite an 
extensive practice there. Until the new convict system went into effect he 
had charge of the large number of the state's convicts. He was always, in 
his work there, an example to other physicians. He was not only their 
physician, but their friend and treated these unfortunates with kindness. 
Never did he give one an unkind word, was always a willing helper to them in 
all their troubles.

In September 1908, he returned to Douglasville on account of sickness and 
was away about five months. On his return to Jakin, the convicts, seeing him 
alight from the train, gave him a rousing welcome and his first trip to camp 
was a royal reception. It was a pitiful sight, although a pretty one, to see 
the feelings of these men shown to one who had never taken advantage of 
them.

Dr. Pool was married March 24, 1901 to one of Coweta county's most popular 
young ladies, Miss Ethel D. Stamps, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.I. 
Stamps. Two children blessed their union.

His remains were brought from Jakin to the family home at Douglasville and 
interred in the cemetery there on March 7th. Besides his wife and two little 
boys, Thomas J. Poole Jr., aged 8 and William Hayne Poole, age 3, surviving 
him are his mother Mrs. A.M. Poole, two brothers, Dr. R.H. Poole of 
Douglasville and Mr. D.T. Poole of Newnan, Ga. His sisters are Mrs. P.E. 
Bexley of Tallapoosa, Mrs. R.F. Pickett of Savannah, wife of Prof. B.F. 
Pickett, former superintendant of the Newnan public schools, Mrs. J.C. 
Tumlin of Atlanta and Miss Carrie Poole of Douglasville.


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