The Teague Chronicle - June 14, 1918 edition

Death of Mrs. J.A. Peace

Mrs. J. A. Peace died at the home of Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Wetherholt in Teague Sat.
night at 11:45 o'clock. Mrs. Peace had suffered for several months from heart
trouble and had been for nearly a year confined to her room. In December she
came to Teague and remained a month with Mr. & Mrs. W.A. Everette and later
going to the home of Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Wetherholt where she remained until the
end. A few days before the end came she was stricken with apoplexy which
hastened death. 

A short funeral service was conducted at the residence Sun. afternoon by Rev.
S.W. Thomas and the remains were removed to the railway station and conveyed to
Canton where interment was made. The pallbearers were T.H. Neyland, G. F.
Dodgen, G.W. Thompson, J. I. Needham, J.B. Looney, and W.D. Bell. The remains
were accompanied to Canton the home of the deceased by Mrs. C.A. Peace, Mr. &
Mrs. W.W. Wolfe, Mr. & Mrs. W. A. Everette, Mr. & Mrs. P. T. Wetherholt, Misses
Jimmie and Eulalia Peace, Mrs. H. Walter going as far as Waxahachie. Funeral
services were conducted at Canton Mon. afternoon at 3:00 by pastors Quinlan and
Toppage and interment was at Canton cemetery at 4:00. 

Dewey W. Peace, son of deceased, remained with her here until his furlough
expired and returned to Camp Travis Fri. night. He was allowed to attend the
funeral Mon. 

Mrs. Peace was 61 years, 9 months and 2 days old and had made Canton her home
for about 40 years. She was one of the pioneers of Van Zandt County and bought
the first suite of furniture which came to the county. 

She is survived by one brother and one sister of Canton and the following
children: Dewey W. Peace Camp Travis, C.A. Peace of Canton, Mrs. W.A. Everette,
Mrs. W.W. Wolfe, Mrs. P. T. Wetherholt, Misses Jimmie and Eulalia Peace of
Teague.