Georgia:  Morgan County: 1924 obit of Martin L. "Mat" RICHTER 
in the Madison (GA) Madisonian  18 Aug 1924                                    
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Passing Of An Old Citizen – the Madisonian, August 18, 1924


Announcement early Monday morning that death had come to Mr. Mat 
Richter was no surprise to anyone, for he had grown feeble gradually 
and had been seriously ill for many weeks.  The entire town, where he 
had spent all his life knew of his condition, and had waited anxiously 
for encouraging news from his bedside, which failed to come.

 	The funeral services were conducted from his late home on South 
Main Street Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock and were largely attended, 
Rev. A. W. Quillian conducted a beautiful and touching service, and a 
choir composed of Mrs. W. A. Perkins, Mrs. Allie Atkinson, Mr. C. M. 
Furlow and Mr. E. G. Atkinson sang sweetly “Lead Kindly Light.”

	The active pall bearers were Dr. Bugg, Messrs. J. H. Hunter, Bat 
Vason, J. W. Douglas, Q. L. Williford, and W. E. Shepard.  

	The honorary escort was as follows: Messrs. P. S. Burney, A. H. 
Winter, W. P. Bearden, G. A. Bearden, E. S. Anderson, W. H. Williams, 
Dr. Bethea, Prof. Purks, J. M. McLeroy, J. H. Morgan, C. H. Baldwin, A. 
G. Foster, E. R. Lambert, E. H. George, Tillman Douglas, E. G. 
Atkinson, P. M. Atkinson, D. A. K. Bell, Neil Vason, R. W. Parker, W. 
T. Bacon, J. A. Cathey, J. T. P. Austin, C. M. Furlow, C. A. Sanders, 
R. S. Douglas, E. L. Duckworth, F. C. Foster, J. F. Boughton, E. H. 
Wise, T. H. Holland, Dr. R. W. Trotter, H. T. Shaw, M. S. Penick, S. A. 
Turnel, John L. Moore.

	The floral offerings were fragrant and beautiful.

	The internment was in the family lot of the City cemetery.
	
	Martin Luther Richter was the son of Charles W. Richter and Ann 
Maria Potter and was born in Madison, Ga., July 24th, 1847, being in the 
seventy-eighth year of his age.  He was educated in the schools of 
Madison and while still in his teens volunteered as a soldier in the 
Confederate States army, serving throughout the war as a valiant 
soldier in the Third Georgia Regiment.

	On October 11th, 1866 he was married in Madison to Miss Hallie 
Rivers, who survives him with two daughters, Mrs. I. T. Kilpatrick of 
Athens and Mrs. H. H. Waters of this city.  Susie, the eldest daughter, 
and Martin, the only son, are dead.  There ara a number of 
grandchildren  -- Hallie, Buster, Ann and Frances Kilpatrick all of 
Athens, and  Richter, Eva, Hilary, May and Billie Waters of Madison.  
He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Maria Mustin and a brother,  Potter 
Richter.  Other sisters – Mrs. Hunter of Oglethorpe County and Mrs. 
White of Meridian, Miss. died many years ago, as did two brothers, 
Charles W. Richter and John C. Richter.

	The deceased was on of the native citizens of the town who had 
spent all his life here.  Returning from the army, he was engaged in 
business first with his brother, Mr. A. P. Richter, engaging later in 
the jewelry business, which he continued until the time of his death.  
He was a business man of the town for the long period of fifty-eight 
years and if during all these years of business activity there was ever 
a transaction that reflected in any way upon his honesty and integrity 
or upon his good name no one now living has ever heard of it.

	Mr. Richter was a fine type of quiet, modest, high-minded, 
valuable citizen.   He always has a wholesome interest in the affairs 
of his home town, and  as mayor several terms, as alderman, as member 
of the school board  during the building of our public school building 
and as manager of our city auditorium he rendered the city 
distinguished service.

	Those who knew him best in his quiet way s appreciated him most, 
and no citizen of the town was regarded more highly or esteemed more 
thoroughly.

	The business houses of the town closed during the funeral out of 
respect to the memory of this old and honored citizen  ------

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