Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Thomas Jefferson Glausier 1928

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Obituary of Thomas Jefferson Glausier 
as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 13 Apr 1928.  


Camilla, Georgia.  MR. T. J. GLAUSIER CLAIMED BY DEATH - 
PRESIDENT OF COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PASSED AWAY FRIDAY. - 
The entire county mourns the loss of one of its most beloved and useful citizens in the 
death of Mr. Thomas Jefferson Glausier, who died at his home at Baconton Friday 
morning after an illness of three weeks following a stroke of paralysis. His death was not 
unexpected, though friends all over the county received the news of his death with pangs 
of sadness. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the Baconton Methodist 
church. The pastor, Rev. R. F. Dennis, officiating. A large concourse of friends 
representing the entire county were present at the services and followed the body to its 
last resting place at old Mt. Enon cemetery. Mr. Glausier passed away on his seventy-
fifth birthday, having closed a long and worthy life here. He was a man of the highest 
type of a Christian gentleman and worthy citizen. The beauty of his character and 
brotherly love of others had caused him to be deeply loved and esteemed generally. An 
outstanding characteristic was his love for little children, which was demonstrated 
continually in his life. He loved the cause of Education and was an outstanding citizen of 
Mitchell county in that respect, having served on the county Board of Education for more 
than thirty years. He loved the church and had been a devoted member of the Methodist 
church for long years and had served faithfully in many offices of the church. A man of 
remarkable strength of character, Christian and high minded, useful citized, his home 
community and the county at large sustain a great loss in his death. Surviving the 
deceased are his wife, who has happily lived at his side for fifty-four years, their three 
sons, O. J. Glausier, of Camilla; G. W. Glausier, of Decatur, and W. L. Glausier, of 
Miami, Fla; and two daughters, Mrs. J. P. Ramsey, of Augusta, and Mrs. B. Neal Haigler, 
of Hayesville, N. C. He leaves one sister, Miss Sophia Glausier, of Baconton.