Taylor  COUNTY  GA  Obits

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THE BUTLER HERALD, Taylor Co., Ga. Tuesday, November 7, 1911

SUICIDE OF HUSBAND CAUSES THE PASSING AWAY OF HIS WIFE
Our town was very much shocked last Tuesday when the
news quickly spread that Mr. John R. Rowe,  formerly a
citizen of our town had taken his life, and the
sadness of the intelligence was deepened when the news
also came that the wife of Mr. Rowe had died from
nervous prostration caused by the death of her
husband.

It is stated that the health of Mr. Rowe had been bad
for quite awhile, and that he had become very
despondent as to his recovery, and that he was feeling
worse than usual and asked his wife to phone for a
physician, she did so and while she was gone upon this
errand Mr. Rowe went into an adjoining room and cut
his throat with a knife which resulted in his death in
an hour. When Mrs. Rowe returned and found that her
husband had cut his throat she was so overwhelmed with
grief that she lost consciousness from which she never
revived and died Tuesday night at 8:50 o'clock. Mr.
and Mrs. Rowe had many friends and relatives in this
county, and were for several years residence of
Butler.

Mr. Rowe had one brother, Mr. S. H. Rowe and Mrs.
Sallie Windham of this place, while Mrs. Rowe leaves
four brothers and two sisters, via. J. E., Frank,
George, and Cleve Bartlett. Mrs. C. C. Hughes of
Dothan, Ala., and Mrs. C. A. Wright of Opelika, Ala.
and Mrs. O. A. Wright of Dothan, Ala., also her
mother, Mrs. Mary Bartlett, of Dothan, Ala.

Mr. Rowe had for a number of years been engaged in the
livery business in Columbus and so for as known his
business was good. He was about 50 and his wife was
about 40 years of age. The bereaved have the sympathy
of many warm friends in this town.




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