KY-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest 23 Jan 2000 Volume 00 : Issue 16 ______________________________X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 15:02:24 -0800 From: Larry & Laura Wright Subject: DEATH: Sylvester Warner's Body Laid to rest, Russell County Typed as published in THE RUSSELL COUNTY NEWS Thursday FEBRUARY 16 1939, JAMESTOWN KENTUCKY SUBMITTED and Typed By Laura Frost Wright SYVESTER WARNER"S BODY LAID TO REST IN UNION CEMETARY; EMMETT CHILDRESS DROPS DEAD AT FUNERAL SYLVESTER WARNER, who was electrocuted early friday morning February 10th at Eddyville, for the slaying of JOHN and CLAY WHITE, of Casey County, was buried in the Union Cemetery at 1:00 P.M. February 11th after funeral services were held by the REV. LAWHORN, of Liberty KY at the church. The funeral being held at an unexpected hour caused many to miss attending, however the church was well filled while many arrived too late and scores were turned back before reaching the church. It was an extraordinary funeral. The REV. LAWHORN in his sermon read a lenghty statement from the prison Chaplain, L. I. CHANDLER, of Eddyville prison, CHANDLER in his statement said in part, "SYLVESTER prayed from two to four times a day: the most remarkable representative of faith he had ever witnessed, If anyone ever knew the Lord, SYLVESTER did -bravest, cheerfulest Christian he had ever met and he had no doubts of SYLVESTER going to heaven. When the time came for him to die, he walked bravely to the electric chair, showing no fear. CHANDLER ended his statement by saying, it took faith to do so, and his last words were, " Im going to be with my LORD, all is fixed." The REV. LAWHORN told of several visits he had made to see SYLVESTER since he had been put on death row at Eddyville, and stated that he had great faith in him being saved:; stating that on one of his visits that SYLVESTER had said: " When I woke up, how was it possible I could have done what I did do?" TEXTON JEFFRIES father of HUSTON JEFFRIES, accomplice in the WHITE slaying, attended the funeral, HON HOWARD MOORE, of Liberty , had charge of the body. After the burying, and the people were leaving the cemetery, EMMETT CHILDRESS, of Turner Ridge, Casey county, dropped dead. MR. CHILDRESS was a son-in-law of MR. J.M.ROY of this place, and had lived in this community for several years where he had made many friends. MR. CHILDRESS was truly a chrisitian, age about 45 years, leaves a wife and four children. His body was conveyed to LUTTRELL graveyard near his home, Sunday afternoon, where funeral services were held by REV LATTIMER WADE. Our sympathy goes out to the wife and children and his many relatives and friends. G.C.GOSSER submitted by Laura frost Wright End of ky-footsteps-digest V00 #16 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.