Lee County MsArchives Obituaries.....Lauderdale, Thomas Crutcher March 15, 1922
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Tupelo Journal, April 7, 1922
	THOMAS CRUTCHER LAUDERDALE
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  In the death of Mr. T. C. Lauderdale on March 15, 1922, not only the town of 
Shannon but the county and state lost one of its most prominent and highly 
respected citizens.  Mr. Lauderdale was born in Shannon, Lee County, 
Mississippi on August 18, 1862, when the United States of America was torn and 
bleeding by the horrible Civil War that shocked all civilization.  At the time 
of his birth his father was serving the south as a soldier in the Confederate 
Army.
  “Uncle Tommie” as he was lovingly called by many relatives and friends, led a 
simple, dignified, honorable life.  In a quiet unobtrusive way, avoiding 
publicity, always content with the knowledge that his faith was anchored in 
God.  He was a member of the Methodist church, gave liberally to the support of 
its different activities.  His heart and home were always open to its work and 
workers and the local church will feel keenly its loss.
  He was a big man physically and just as big in heart, never turning a deaf 
ear to a worthy cause, giving liberally to all forms of charity.  Truly his 
right hand never knew the doings of his left hand when it came to ministering 
to the sick, poor and needy.
  Mr. Lauderdale was very successful in all his undertakings.  He was Vice 
President of the Bank of Shannon, Vice President of the Porter-Lauderdale Dry 
Goods Company and was a large land owner.  He managed his plantation with 
practical common sense methods.
  As a citizen he was always with the right, throwing himself whole-heartedly 
into anything that was for the best interest of the community, or against it if 
it was detrimental.
  As a husband and father, he was all that those two words imply, always 
anticipating the needs, comfort and tender care of his wife, children and 
grandchildren, placing their happiness above his own.
  He is the youngest of five children, the other four are still living, two 
sisters, Mesdames J. H. Abernathy and Sarah Connelly of Shannon, Mr. John 
Lauderdale of Aberdeen, Miss., and Mr. Joe Lauderdale of Texas.
  Funeral services were conducted at the home by his pastor the rev. R. I. 
Collins, who paid a glowing tribute to the simple upright life of the man who 
walks no more the streets of earthly life, but has gone to join the little 
granddaughter, Bettie Seward.
  There were host of sorrowful relatives and friends who attended the last sad 
rites and the body was laid to rest by tender, loving hands under a veritable 
mound of flowers which bore mute testimony of the esteem in which he was held.
  A Friend.


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