Avery-Iredell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Bridges, D.P. September 16, 1930 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Faye Williams fw4766@gmail.com July 29, 2012, 8:25 pm Avery Advocate September 25, 1930 Final Rites For Dr. Bridges Scores of friends from Newland drove to Statesville last Thursday where they attended funeral services for Dr. D.P. Bridges who passed away at his home in Newland Tuesday morning Sep. 16. Services were held from the First Baptist church at Statesville. Rev. L.M. Deaton, assisted by the pastor of the Statesville church conducted the last rites. Masses of flowers covered the casket and attested the love and esteem with which Dr. Bridgen is regarded throughout this and other states. Among those who attended from Newland were: Prof. R.T. Teague, Mr. R.A. Shomaker, Rev. and Mrs. L.M. Deaton, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Eller, Miss Johnsie Covington, Miss Alta Zacchary and Miss Julia Scar borough. Mrs. Bridges will continue to make her home in Newland. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/avery/obits/b/bridges2957gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb