Grady-Thomas County GaArchives Obituaries.....Blackshear, James Mitchell September 25 1917 ************************************************ 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: Janet Sumner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002510 May 29, 2004, 11:05 am The Cairo Messenger, Friday, September 28, 1917 Mr. J. M. Blackshear of Beachton Passes Away The many friends of Mr. James Mitchell Blackshear throughout Grady county will regret to learn of his death which occurred at his home near Beachton last Tuesday night. The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at three thirty o'clock being conducted by Rev. T. A. White of Thomasville, a life long friend of the deceased. Several from Cairo attended the last sad rites of this most estimable southern gentleman. The Thomasville Times-Enterprise has the following to say concerning his death in its Wednesday afternoon issue: Mr. James Mitchell Blackshear died last night after dark at his home near Beachton. The news of his death was expected as he had been desperately ill for several weeks and his family had been summoned ten days ago. Mr. Blackshear suffered from stomach trouble and it was assumed an acute stage about a month ago, from that time he had been steadily growing worse until the end came. He was one of the pioneer citizens of the county, having been born 77 years ago, on the place now owned by Mrs. A. H. Mason at Susina and in the identical house in which Mrs. Mason now lives. He spent two years at the state university, one year at what was then Mercer University, then came to Thomasville from which point he enlisted in the Confederate service and saw combat in the battle of Atlanta. He was married late to Miss Hattie Mitchell, a sister of Judge Robert G. Mitchell and Mrs. K. T. Maclean and is survived by his wife and five daughters, Mrs. E. L. Brown of Macon, Mrs. S. M. Beach of Beachton, Mrs. Harry Wyche of this city and Misses Hattie and Lizzie Blackshear who lived with their father. Two sons, Messrs. Tom Raines and Jim Blackshear, are also living. There are many warm friends of this estimable southern gentleman who will be sorrowful in learning of his death. His was a distinctive character, one which impressed all who came in contact with him most favorable. He made friends readily and held them true by his innate good humor. A strong personality, he was known for his jovial disposition, his genuine wit, strong magnetism and rugged honesty. His memory was splendid and he has told many interesting stories of his younger days and interspersed them with characteristic comments of the incidents in the lives of many of those who were popular and prominent in the olden days. His life was an open book, his home was noted for its hospitality and his devotion to the county and its people one of his most prominent characteristics. Mr. Blackshear has left no more honored heritage than the love and admiration of his friends and they were legion. The funeral services were conducted this afternoon at three thirty at the old Mitchell burying ground near Beachton and was attended by numbers from Thomas and Grady counties. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb