Johnston County, NC - Obituary of Dr. E.P. Rose ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. Rose Dies At Home In Georgia Former Johnstonian Passes After Brief Illness: Visited Friends Here Two Weeks Ago Dr. E.P. Rose died at his home in Valdosta, Ga., on June 1, after a brief illness of about three days' duration. He was born and reared in Meadow Township and was the youngest son of the late B.B. Rose. He was about 68 years of age. When a young man he fastered the common school courses, and went to medical college, graduating in medicine in the class with Dr. L.A. Muns, of Smithfield, and Dr. R.B. Wilson, of Newton Grove. He practiced his profession for a short time after his graduation at Fayetteville and when still a young man went to Valdosta, Ga., where he continued in his profession. Later he made large investments in real estate and engaged in the naval stores business and in this line he made a great success. He married in Georgia and has there in the city of Valdosta reared a large family of children. Through all the years of his absence from Johnston County, he has remained faithful to his home folks and institutions. He has for the most of his time been a subscriber to the Herald, and he has maintained his membership in the Masonic body with the old Mill Creek Lodge No. 125 at Newton Grove in Sampson County. He has from time to time returned to the scenes of his younger days, and only two weeks ago he was in Smithfield, the guest of T.R. Hood and members of his family. While here on his last visit he visited friends and relatives in Meadow township and his friend and classmate, Dr. R.B. Wilson of Newton Grove. Dr. Rose was a cousin of Dr. A.H. Rose, and an uncle of H.V. Rose and Mrs. Alice Hood of this place. [No date] --------- E.P. Rose [Elbert Pinkney] B.B. Rose [Benjamin Bryan, married Elizabeth Eldridge] H.V. Rose [Hershel Vaughn] --------- The following information was furnished by Debra Crosby from the GA Death Index listing as well as the 1930 census abstract. Georgia Deaths Index 1919-98 Name: Elbert P. Rose Death Date: 01 Jun 1930 County of Death: Lowndes Certificate: 19466 1930 Federal Census Lowndes Co. Ga ed5 sheet 1b taken April 2, 1930 1007 Elbert P. Rose, 67 NC head Carrie, 54 Ga wife Elbert P. Jr., 34 son Frankie D., 30 son Blanche S., 25 daughter Robert B., 21 son Jennie Darnell, 89 aunt ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dorothy Price Holt ___________________________________________________________________