MADISON COUNTY, NC - OBITUARY - R. H. Proffitt, 11 Apr 1927
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Asheville Times
(Carried over from last week)
Microfilm page 93

Mr. R. H. Proffitt, age 44, of Asheville, route No.1, departed this life
Monday, April 11, 1927, at 10:35 o'clock.  He leaves to mourn their loss a
wife, Mrs. Victoria Proffitt; one daughter, Thelma; one son Bernard; all of
Asheville, Route 1; four brothers, David Proffitt of Bald Creek, Wade
Proffitt, Grover Proffitt, and Sherald Proffitt of Flag Pond, Tenn; and four
sisters, Mrs. Harriet Fender, Mrs. Sarah Johnson and Mrs. Mary Capps, of
Flag Pond, Tenn. and Mrs. Ella Ferguson of Bald Creek.  He also leaves
beside these several other relatives and a host of friends.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Quinton, pastor of the
Riverside Baptist church from Grape Vine church, the home church of Mrs.
Proffitt.  Among those from off Grape Vine who attended the funeral services
were about 175 from Mr. Proffitt's home, and his brothers and sisters with
their families.  The pall bearers were Messrs. T. W. Corn, R. M. Williams,
H. I [L.?] Carter, Coy Banks McKinley Ramsey, and Vaughn Fisher.  Interment
was in Grape Vine Cemetery.
The flower girls were Misses Velma Coates, Mildred Coates, Erie Gosnell,
Ellen Allen, Helen Fisher, Robbie Laughter, Sadie Honeycutt, and Bernice
Lunsford.

Mr. Proffitt is a former citizen of Madison County.  On  April 5, 1904, he
and Miss Victoria Gosnell of Madison County, were married.  They made their
home in Madison the first sixteen years of their wedded life.  They have
lived at Woodfin, (Asheville, R. 1.), the past seven years.  He was a member
of New Bridge Baptist church and left a bright hope for his prospects of
Heaven.
For the past sixteen years Mr. Proffitt has been in the goods business.

Mr. Proffitt was a man loved by all who knew him.  We were all sorry to give
up such a man as he, but we must now only prepare to meet him on the other
shore, where heartaches and parting will be known no more.
We all express to the bereaved family our deepest sympathy, and pray that
the Lord will fill the vacancy that can be filled by no earthly person.



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