Talbot County GaArchives Obituaries.....J.W. Weekes December 1904
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The Talbotton New Era, January 5, 1905

The Talbotton New Era
Thursday, January 5, 1905
Page 3

Judge J.W. Weekes

One by one our old men are passing to the silent beyond.  To them we are 
indebted for the beatitudes of the present and the possibilities of the future.

A few days ago we were called to bid adieu to Judge Mathews.  Sunday, December 
25th, we stood at the open grave of Judge Weekes.  He had died in Fort Valley 
at the home of his daughter Mrs. O.M. Houser.  Despite the weather a large 
crowd stood with us.  Among them the three daughters, Mrs. Houser, Miss Electra 
and Mrs. S.N. Thornton; Mr. Cle(name is blurred) the surviving son could not be 
present.

The services at the grave consisted of the solemn impressive ritual of the 
Masons and a brief touching address by Dr. J.B. McGehee.

Judge Weekes passed the most of his long life, 84 years – in the old town of 
Talbotton, and was highly esteemed by his neighbors and fellow citizens.  At 
the time of his death – and many years before – he was a member of the 
Methodist church, and one of its most liberal supporters.  The monument to the 
fallen heroes, as it graces our public square, will tell of the patriotic fire 
which length of days failed to extinguish.

To his stricken household and large circle of surviving friends, we tender our 
sincere sympathy.





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