FULTON COUNTY, GA - OBITS C. N. Witcher and Myra Witcher

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Lampasas Leader, October 5, 1917  (Texas)

C. N. Witcher and Myra Witcher

C. N. Witcher and his daughter, Miss Myra Witcher died
Monday night.  C. N. Witcher and his daughter, Miss
Myra Witcher died here Monday night at the family home
after a very short illness.  Miss Myra, 47 years of
age, was one of the most popular young ladies of
Lampasas and had a host of friends among both the young
and older people, who were made sad by her death.  She
was taken suddenly ill Sunday night and died Monday
night about 3 o'clock.

C. N. Witcher, 74 years of age, was born in Atlanta,
Georgia and moved to Lampasas in 1868 and made his home
here practically all the time since that date.  He was
in the cattle business here in the early days and later
in the mercantile and real estate business and
conducted the picture show and opera house here.  Mr.
Witcher had suffered with rheumatism for some time but
was in his usual health until Friday night when he was
taken sick. He was in town early Saturday morning
attending to business but went home and gradually grew
worse until 9:45 Monday night when death came.

Mr. Witcher never aspired to public office in either
the city or county but was a very prominent worker for
the interests of Lampsas at all times.  He was an old
Confederate soldier, one of the directors of the
Confederate Home, chairman of the Democratic executive
committee of Lampasas at several different times, and
chairman for the draft army at the time of his death.
There was never a kinder neighbor, more generous man
toward the poor and needy in times of distress or a
kinder or indulgent father and husband than Mr.
Witcher.  His loss will be keenly felt by the entire
town.

The deceased is survived by his widow and three
children, Mrs. N. P. Pyron of Talpa, J. D. Witcher and
Mrs. Geo. H. Zivley of Lampasas, all of whom were here
at the time of his death.  Funeral Services were held
at the family home Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 and both
bodies were interred at Oakhill Cemetery.  The out of
town relatives here to attend the funeral were H. C.
Rasbury of Temple, Mrs. Walter Jones of Temple, Mrs N.
P. Pyron and two children of Talpa, Ed Rasbury of
Ballinger, Mrs. W. M. Whitfield of San Angelo and V. N.
Zivley of Austin.  (courtesy of Ima Jean Brooks)



NOTE:
Charles Witcher was the son-in-law of John and Delaney Rasberry, being the
brother of Amanda Witcher Rasbury, wife of Mansel Rasbury, the Atlanta
policeman.  Their parents were Diskin N. and Sarah (Brooks) Witcher.
Charles wife was Mahala Rasbury.