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The Cleburne News November 1916
NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS",  Heflin, Cleburne County, 
Alabama for NOVEMBER 1916


NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, November 23, 1916


TRIBUTE OF RESPECT IN MEMORY OF SIMEON S. GRIZZARD


To the Officers and Brethren of Lebanon Lodge No. 484
A.F. and A.M. Your committee having in charge the
duty of preparing resolutions commemorative of our
worthy brother, Simeon S. Grizzard, deceased,
respectfully submit that:


Bro. Simeon S.  Grizzard was born in Macon County,
Georgia March 4, 1844; was married to Miss Florence
Speir of Pike County, Georgia March 12, 1867 and
moved to Cleburne County, Alabama in January 1883.
He joined the Missionary Baptist church at Concord,
Cleburne County in August 1884 and was a consistent
member til is death. He joined the Masonic fraternity
at Edwardsville, Ala about 1884 and he ever lived a
consistent Mason. He was always present at the lodge
meetings when not physically disabled, and he loved
Masonry and its great precepts and lived up to and
obeyed them.


On September 13, 1916 at the age of 72 years, 6
months and 6 days, our esteemed brother was called
from labor to rest, leaving a wife, two sons and one
daughter and a number of relatives and friends to
mourn his loss.  Your committee recommends the
following resolutions:


Resolved, that a page in our minute book be set
apart, upon which shall be inscribed these words:


" Simeon S. Grizzard, born Mar. 4, 1844 - - departed
this life, Sept. 13, 1916."  


Resolved that a copy of tis report be furnished the
widow of our deceased brother.


Resolved that we wear the usual badge of mourning for
thirty days adn that our Lodge Jewels be draped as
usual.  


Resolved that the Cleburne News be furnished a copy
of these resolutions for publiciation.  


Respectfully submitted,

Wm. L. Hewitt
Jas. J. Turner
T.B. Mitchaell,  Committee
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