Newton-Gordon-Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Boaz, Meshack May 1885
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The Covington Star, May 13, 1885
Stung to Death by Bees
Calhoun, Ga., May 5- Mr. Meshack Boaz one of Gordon County's oldest settlers, 
and one among her most respected citizens and progressive farmers, died at his 
home in Sugar Valley district, yesterday evening, under very peculiar 
circumstances and quite unexpected by himself and family. Though a man advanced 
in years, being eighty six years of age, Mr. Boaz was out on his farm, looking 
after his farming interests. Yesterday morning he returned to the house about 
the usual dinner hour, and upon arriving there found his bees swarming. He 
undertook to hive them and was stung one time on top of the head, from the 
effects of which he died late in the evening. After receiving the sting the 
pain became so intense that a physician was sent for, but upon his arrival no 
seriousness was attached to the matter and he left. After leaving Mr. Boaz 
became decidedly worse and the physician was sent for again, but before his 
second arrival Mr. Boaz was dead. He was walking about a short time before his
death, and had gone in and laid down on a lounge on his back veranda, where he 
died shortly after laying down. Mr. Boaz was the father of our fellow townsmen,
B. G. and N. J. Boaz, and of Captain J. G. Boaz, of Atlanta, Ga.

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