Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Parker, Mrs. R. A.  February 1909
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The Cairo Messenger, Friday, February 26, 1909
Startling Discovery
Mrs. R. A. Parker was found dead, on the floor in her bedroom early Thursday 
morning.  She had evidently lain there all night.  She lay face downward, fully 
dressed with her feet in the fireplace.  There were fresh chips on the hearth 
and small wood in place, obviously prepared for kindling.  Her walking shoes 
which she had changed for slippers, were on the floor by her and a cushion lay 
just in front of a chair from which she had probably arisen to kindle the 
fire.  She doubtless turned in falling.  The last time she was seen alive was 
at early dusk, Wednesday evening, when she spoke a few words to a lady 
neighbor, at her back door.  At that time she was bright and cheerful and 
appeared to be perfectly well.  No lamp had been lit and it is evident that the 
body had remained prostrate upon the floor, all night, in the dark.  Dr. Walker 
made an examination and found no indications of violence, anywhere, but, from 
his acquaintance with her, as her physician, expressed the opinion that the 
death was due to an organic heart trouble.


The Cairo Messenger, Friday March 5, 1909
Funeral Services For Mrs. Parker
The body of Mrs. R. A. Parker, whose sudden death was noted in these columns 
last week, was interred in the new cemetery on Friday.  The funeral services 
were held in the new building of the Baptist church and were largely attended.  
The edifice is not yet complete, but, in view of the fact that the deceased was 
the largest contributor to the construction fund, it was deemed most 
appropriate that the anteburial obsequies should be held in the house toward 
the erection of which she had made so generous a donation.  The exercises were 
conducted by her pastor, assisted by Rev. G. T. Hurst and the singing rendered 
by a quartet composed of Mrs. Mamie Harris Burts, Miss Kathryn Brown, and 
Messrs. W. A. Sutton and Hansell Hurst.  Mrs. Burts sang a lovely solo, "Some 
Day We'll Understand," with so much sweetness and feeling as to bring tears to 
many unused to weeping and all the other exercises were correspondingly 
touching.

The following named gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: Messrs. J. L. Poulk, Cary 
Griffin, F. A. Richter, T. L. Rushin, W. B. Roddenbery, H. J. Poulk, A. C. 
Forester, and Col. M. L. Ledford. 

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