Elbert County GaArchives Obituaries.....Alexander, Dunston B. November 26, 1904
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Elberton Star,   1 Dec 1904
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN

     Our community was both shocked and pained at the announcement of the 
death of Mr. Dunston B. Alexander, which occurred Saturday afternoon about 4 
o'clock at his home on McIntosh Street.

     Mr. Alexander had been in declining health for the past year, and at one 
time had been seriously ill, but had recovered sufficiently to be up and walk 
about the streets until a short time before his death and to many of his 
friends it was indeed a surprise, as they had no idea his condition was so 
critical.

     He was a native of Elbert County and spent the greater part of his life 
here and was connected with some of the oldest and most prominent families of 
the county.

     He served his country faithfully and bravely through the civil war, and 
during those trying days, contracted rheumatism that made him a cripple for 
all subsequent life.

     Mr. Alexander was a man of influence and popularity.  This is established 
by the fact that for fourteen years, he was Sheriff of Elbert County, and for 
the past six years, he has filled the office of deputy sheriff, all of which 
he filled with satisfaction to the people and honor to himself.

     He was sixty-four years old at the time of his death.

     He leaves a wife and six children - three sons and three daughters.  The 
sons are all about grown, and are young men to whom their widowed mother and 
little sister can look for protection and love.

     Mr. Alexander leaves an inheritance of honesty and fidelity of purpose.  
He will be greatly missed in Elbert County where he has a large line of 
relatives and friends.

     He was laid to rest in Elmhurst Cemetery, Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.  
Rev. Stevenson, of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Boardman, of the Baptist 
Church, conducted the funeral ceremonies.  A large concourse of friends 
attended, giving evidence of their esteem and sympathy.

     The Star extends to the bereaved ones its heartfelt sympathy in this, 
their hour of bereavement.


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