MADISON COUNTY, NC - OBITUARY - W. Floyd Ramsey, 28 Apr 1929
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Asheville Citizens
Newspaper Date: 4-26-1929
Microfilm page 133

W. Floyd Ramsey, of California Creek, near Mars Hill, died at the French
Broad hospital in Asheville, Sunday morning about one o'clock; April 28,
1929, age 40.  He had been in poor health for about three years.  Having
become very much worse, he was taken to the hospital bout nine days before
his death.  He died of cancer.
Funeral services Tuesday morning conducted by Rev. J. J. Eatman, interment
following at the Sprinkle graveyard on Sprinkle Creek.
Quite a large number of people attended the funeral.  He leaves his wife and
ten children: Walter, Bessie, Willie, Robert, Roy, Hazel, Harvey, Boyd,
Louis and Iva.  He is also survived by his father, Mr. B. C. Ramsey; two
brothers: J. B. Ramsey and R. H. Ramsey; two sisters; Miss Pansey Ramsey and
Mrs. Addie Sparks.  He was a member of California Missionary Baptist church,
a member in good standing with the Masonic Lodge at Mars Hill-NO. 370 A. F.
& a. M.  A good man, he will be greatly missed in his community.

NOTE: The date of death given in the paper, April 28, is after the date of
the newspaper published date.  I don't know which is correct.  I have typed
as the newpaper published.
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