Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....CHRISTIE, Lee (Mrs. Alfred) August 28, 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 June 6, 2008, 4:35 pm The Atlanta Constitution; Saturday 29 August 1908; pg. 9 col. 1 MRS. CHRISTIE KILLS HERSELF—Prominent Brunswick Lady Was Suffering From Mental Derangement. Brunswick, Ga., August 28—(Special). While suffering from sudden mental derangement Mrs. Christie wife of Dr. Alfred Christie a well-known physician of this city, sent a 38-calibre bullet through her left temple about 4 o’clock this afternoon. Death was instantaneous. Mrs. Christie had made an engagement with Rev. J.E. Simmons and his mother to call upon her at 5 o’clock at her home. Persuading the mother of Dr. Christie who lives with them to visit a sick neighbor. Mrs. Christie went to her bedroom and, securing her husband’s revolver, laid down on her left side. An hour later the mother, returning to the house, found the body cold in death, the white shirtwaist was covered with blood while the left hand clutched the revolver which had been pressed into the temple so tightly that no powder burns were made. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at or the sister site at File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/c/christie8884gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb