Schley-Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Myers, William Thomas July 24, 1939 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 May 28, 2006, 6:17 am The Ellaville Sun Friday, July 28, 1939 No. 4 WILL MYERS BURIED HERE Burial services for William Thomas Myers, 79, a native of Schley county who died Monday at his home in Columbus, were conducted at the graveside here Tuesday afternoon. Although Mr. Myers had been ill only two weeks, he had in failing health for a long period. The son of Jeff and Mary O. Myers, he was born in Schley county January 15, 1860. He married Miss Emma Kleckley. After being connected with Murray's hardware store in Ellaville for several years, he went to Americus where he worked until he moved to Columbus 30 years ago. He was connected with Phillips Hardware Company there until his retirement several years ago. Funeral services were held in Columbus Tuesday. Surviving besides his widow, are eight children including six sons, Milton, Arthur, Robert, Alvin and T.B., all of Columbus; J.W. Myers of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Eason and Mrs. Ed Coppedge, both of Columbus. Pallbearers were Milton, Hayward and Richard Myers, Raymond and Billy Coppedge and V.V. Milton, Jr. Honorary pallbearers were C.L. Battle, A.A. Arrington, Dr. L.G. Stewart, E.H. Morrison, E.W. Strange and H.H. Holloway. The funeral was conducted from the First Avenue Chapel of Briton and Dobbs in Columbus. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/obits/m/myers4197gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb