Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries John C. deGraffenreid 1931 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of John C. deGraffenreid as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 23 Jan 1931. Mr. J. C. deGraffenreid, well known citizen of this county, died Tuesday, 20 Jan 1931, at 12:00 PM at the home of his brother-in-law, Mr. G. H. Fitzgerald, at Greenwood. Mr. deGraffenreid had been in failing health for several years. About two weeks ago he suffered an attack which confined him to his bed and his condition rapidly grew serious, resulting in a paralytic stroke Sunday form which he never rallied. John deGraffenreid was born and reared in this county and he had a host of friends to whom the announcement of this death brought sorrow. He was a son of the late T. C. deGraffenreid and was prominently connected in this section. He was 61 years of age. He had been a member of the Methodist church since childhood. Surviving him are: His wife, who before her marriage was Miss Clara Fitzgerald, of this county; two sisters, Mrs. J. W. McClain of Pelham and Mrs. Nat Rainey of Eatonton, and one half sister, Mrs. Regina Davis of West Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral services were held at Greewood Wednesday, 21 Jan 1931, at 10:00 AM conducted by Rev J. I. D. Miller. Interment was in Oakview cemetery in Camilla at 11:00 AM. Acting pallbearers were: D. V. Thompson, E. G, Kolbie and N. Keadle of Camilla; Pat McElvey of Pelham and D. C. Campbell of Albany. An interesting historical fact recalled by Mr. deGraffenreid's passing is that he was the last of his branch of the deGraffenreid family in this section. His father, Christopher Tzcharner deGraffenreid was a descendant and namesake of Baron Christopher Tzcharner deGraffenreid and Regina Tzcharner, the first of the family to come to America from his home in Berne, Switzerland; with him came a colony who settled in North Carolina and named their new home New Berne, now known as Newberne, N. C. Dr. John deGraffenreid, grandfather of the deceased, lived and died in Dougherty county and is buried in Albany.