Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Samuel M.  Sullivan August 1895
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Georgia Enterprise, August 8, 1895
DEATH OF MR. SAMUEL M. SULLIVAN
  On Sunday night the sad news reached Covington that Mr. Samuel M. Sullivan,
postmaster of this city, had committed suicide at Huntersville, N. C., by
shooting himself. It seems that Mr. Sullivan left Covington on Saturday and 
went to Atlanta. That night he left for North Carolina, where he has relatives 
living. He arrived in Charlotte Sunday morning and hired a man to drive him
to Huntersville, 12 miles away. On reaching that place he bid the driver
goodbye and without speaking to any one else, went to the grave of a sister, 
Mrs. McElroy, who died about two years ago, and sitting by her grave placed
the barrels of two pistols to his head and pressed the triggers of both. One
ball went entirely through his head, the other glanced around his temple. The
firing brought several persons to the spot at once, who found Mr. Sullivan
already dead, lying on his back, with a pistol in each hand, his thumbs
being in the guards. His spectacles were on his face. $22.68 in money and
other articles were in his pockets. For some time he has been in feeble health
and in consequence has been quite despondent, and it is supposed that he was 
temporarily insane when he committed the rash act.
  Mr. Sullivan was about 48 years old and was regarded as a consistent member
of the Presbyterian church, a loyal Mason and a most excellent and useful
citizen. He was kind, courteous and accommodating to everybody and his tragic
death brought sorrow to the hearts and homes of dear ones here and elsewhere.
He leaves a wife and several children and many relatives and friends to mourn
his departure. He was a member of the Royal Arcanum and also had a $2,000
policy in the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. His remains reached here
Monday night and were laid to rest with Masonic honors, near Bethany church,
in Down's district on Tuesday.
  Peace be to the memory and rest to the soul of our dear departed friend
and brother. In life he was our friend, and in death we shall not forget
him. May flowers of beauty ever upon his grave.

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