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Fulton County, Georgia
Obituaries
ACREE, T. P.
T. P. Acree, aged 55 years, of 5 Mollie-st., died at a
private sanitarium Sunday morning at 8:30 o�clock. He is survived by his
wife and four children. The funeral arrangements will be announced
later. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia �
Monday, May 9, 1910 Transcribed as written by D.
Donlon]
ADAIR SR.,
Forrest
Forrest
Adair Sr., Pioneer Atlantan Dies At His Home
ATLANTA. April
28�Forrest Adair. Sr.. son of one of the founders of Atlanta and a
prominent real estate operator, died at his home here today at the age
of 71.
A native Atlantan. Adair was prominently associated with civic
affairs and was one of the originators of the Scottish Rite hospital
movement for crippled children.
Surviving Adair are his wife, two
sons and a daughter. [The
Marietta Journal, April 28, 1936]
ADAMS, Mrs.
S.S.
Died in Georgia - Mrs.
S.S. Adams, of Thomasville. [The Daily Constitution,
Atlanta Georgia Oct. 20, 1876 - - submitted
by Shauna Williams]
AIKEN, Frank M.
The funeral services of Frank M.
Aiken, the gallant Confederate veteran, who died Saturday morning at his
residence, 36 Stonewall-st., were conducted at Trinity Methodist church
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o�clock, Dr. J. W. Lee and J. E. Dickey
officiating. He was laid to rest in Westview cemetery. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, Feb.
24, 1908 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
Dr. J
M Armstrong
The
funeral arrangements for Dr. J M Armstrong, eighty-five years old, who
died Wednesday night at the Confederate Soldiers' Home, have not yet been
made. The body is at Patterson's chapel. [The Atlanta Journal [Atlanta,
Ga.] Sep 19, 1919]
ARNOLD, W. T.
The funeral services of W. T.
Arnold, who died at his residence, 698 South Pryor-st., Saturday
morning, were held Sunday morning at 10 o�clock at the residence, and
the interment was at Westview. The Atlanta Georgian and
News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, Feb. 24, 1908 Transcribed as written
by D. Donlon]
ASHBY, W. W.
W. W. Ashby, aged 62, died early
Monday morning at his home, 281 East Georgia-ave. He leaves his wife and
five children. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at his late
residence and the interment was at Westview. [The Atlanta
Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Tuesday, November 28, 1911
Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
ASHLEY, W.
W.
The funeral of W. W. Ashley, aged 62, who died Monday,
was held Tuesday afternoon from his residence, 281 East Georgia-ave. The
interment was at Hollywood cemetery. He is survived by his wife and
three sons, C. L., L. M, and Hudson Ashley, and two daughters, Mrs. T.
F. Barber and Mrs. Charles Arnold. [The Atlanta Georgian
and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Tuesday, November 28, 1911 [Transcribed as
written by D. Donlon]
BAGWELL, Eula
With Premonition of Death � Girl
Names Pallbearers
With a premonition that her death was near, Miss
Eula Bagwell, of 29 Lucy St., made all funeral arrangements and named
the hour at which her death would occur.
Miss Bagwell was fifteen
years of age and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bagwell. Realizing
that she was succumbing to a wasting illness of several weeks, she named
Floyd Barron, Pleanty Wiley, John Thomas, Dave Kidere, Robert Pinlore
and Hubert Robins as her pallbearers and selected Greenberg, Bond &
Bloomfield as her undertakers. After conversing with her family late
Sunday night in regard to her burial and the details of her funeral, she
became too weak to talk. She motioned to a clock on the mantel and when
it was brought to her she turned the hands to 3 o�clock, and at exactly
3:05 o�clock Monday morning she died.
The remains will be sent to
Gainesville, Ga., Tuesday for interment. [The Atlanta
Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, June 6, 1910 �
Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BAKER, Rubie
L.
Rubie L. Baker, the
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Baker, died at the residence of
her parents, 8 Griffin-st., early Wednesday morning. The body will be
sent to Norcross, Ga., for funeral and interment. [The
Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � March 25, 1908
Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BALL,
Annulet
The funeral of Annulet Ball, the infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ball, was held at the residence in Mell-ave.,
Edgewood, Ga., Wednesday morning at 10 o�clock. Interment was at
Decatur. The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia
� March 25, 1908 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BANKSTON,
Oliver
The funeral of Oliver
Bankston, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bankston, of 811
Cooper st., will be held at 9 o�clock Tuesday morning from the Cooper
st. Baptist church, and the remains interred at Utoy church yard.
[The
Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, May 29, 1911
Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BARNES, Mrs.
Edith R.
The remains of Mrs. Edith
R. Barnes, aged 37, wife of C. H. Barnes, of Coma, Ga., who died Sunday
afternoon at a private sanitarium were taken to Calhoun, Ga., Monday
morning for funeral and interment. [The Atlanta Georgian
and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, September 5, 1910
Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BARRETT, Mrs.
C.A.
Mrs. C. A. Barrett
Dead
Mrs. C. A. Barrett, aged 54, wife of C. A. Barrett, member of
the board of water commissioners, died Tuesday morning at 10:30o�clock
at St. Joseph infirmary, after a serious illness. She had for many years
held a leading position in this city both in social and private life.
She was at all times kind-hearted and cheerful, and formed a source of
comfort for those of her friends who were in trouble.
Mrs. Barrett is survived
by her husband and two children, R. Y. Barrett and Mrs. W. J. Pitchford.
The friends of C. A. Barrett, R. Y. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Pitchford, and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Young are invited to attend the
funeral services, which will be held at the residence, 333 Pulliam-st.,
at 3 o�clock Wednesday afternoon. Interment will be at Oakland. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Tuesday,
October 18, 1910 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BARTH, Mrs.
Pauline
Mrs. Pauline Barth died last night at ten minutes
to 12 o'clock, at her residence, "Tivoli," near Ormewood Park She is
survived by her four sons Rev Carl F. Barth. Paul T., B. H. and A. L.
Barth. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. [The Constitution, Atlanta Ga. Sunday January 12,
1913]
Bearden, F.
M.
Macon Telegraph [Macon, Georgia] Mar 12,
1902
Atlanta, Mar 11-The veterans at the Soldiers Home are again
called upon to mourn the death of one of their comrades. This time it is
F. M. Bearden, who died last night at 114 Marietta street, where the
veterans are quartered, until the home has been rebuilt. The deceased
was 75 years of age, and served with the Sixteenth Georgia regiment. He
was a member of Company B of that command. He has a brother, J. W.
Bearden, living. The body was this afternoon shipped to Madison for
burial.
BELL, Getha
Gina
GETHA GINA BELL, born
September 23, 1913 in Corpus Christi died February 6, 1990 in Atlanta,
Georgia, her home since 1954.
Gina Bell was the daughter of Emma Ann
and Everett Robert Bell and the granddaughter of Walton Clark, one of
the very early settlers of the Corpus Christi Bay area, establishing the
first school, church, and cemetery in 1890. Prior to moving to Atlanta,
Gina Bell was a writer for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times and
newspapers in Houston and San Francisco, California. On moving to
Atlanta, she pursued a lifelong interest in genealogy, she published a
book in 1977, "The Bells in U.S.A. and Allied Families 1650-1977." In
1979, she was invited to personally present her book, "The Bells in
U.S.A." to the National Library in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was
instrumental in achieving official recognition of the Bell Clan. Gina
Bell was a member of the D.A.R., a charter member of the Southwest Texas
Genealogical Society, and an appointed Honorary Member of the Research
Board of Advisors of the American Biographical Institute.
Getha Gina
Bell went to Scotland and England in 1979 with Grace Rose. While there,
they researched their Bell and Rose family lineage.
She is survived
by her son, James Paul Harris, Jr. of Atlanta, Georgia; a brother,
Everett Robert Bell, Jr.; a nephew, Robert James Bell; her nieces,
Connie Lee Bell Haney, Kathryn Bell Bohannon, and Bunny Bell
Williams.
Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, February
19, 1990 in Seaside Memorial Park. [Source: "Branches
& Acorns" SWTGS Quarterly, Vol. V, No. 4 - June 1990
Transcribed by Amanda Jowers]
D. L. Bennett
The
funeral of D. L. Bennett, the old soldier who died at the Soldiers' Home
Saturday, was held at Harry G. Poole's private chapel Monday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, and the interment was in Westview cemetery. (Atlanta
Constitution [Atlanta, Georgia] March 15, 1909)
BIESER, Mrs. Margaret Anna
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Anna Bieser, 80 years of age,
and one of the oldest resident of Atlanta, who died at her home at
Ormewood park Monday morning, was held at Patterson�s chapel Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o�clock. The interment was in Oakland cemetery.
[The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia �
Tuesday, May 24, 1910 [Transcribed as written by D.
Donlon]
BOBO, Mrs. Mary
F.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary F.
Bobo, whose death occurred Friday night at her residence, 104 South
Pryor, St., was held Sunday afternoon at 5 o�clock at Patterson�s
chapel. The remains were taken to Roswell, Ga., for interment.
[The Atlanta Georgian and News
� Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, June 6, 1910 Transcribed as written by D.
Donlon]
BOOKER, Willie
Willie Booker, colored, age 14
years, died at Fulton Bag and Coffin Mills; caught in machine. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � June 1,
1906 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BORRETTE, Amelia Adalyn
Word was received here
last week that Amelia Adalyn Borrette of Albany, Ga., passed away at the
age of 72. The youngest daughter of the late John and Nettie
Borrette, she lived in Susanville the better part of her young life,
attending the local grammar and high school. She had lived for
many years in Albany, Ga., with her sister, Mrs. Cornith Seely, who
preceded her in death about two years ago. She is survived by two
nieces, Mrs. Annette Smith of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Lyn Gillespie and a
nephew, Brandon Seely, both of Albany, Ga. Also, surviving are four
cousins, Eber and Fred Bangham and Mrs. Juen Chappuis, all of
Susanville, and Mrs. Marian Stevick of Cupertino, Calif. [Lassen Advocate, April 20, 1973, Susanville, CA, contributed by
Jana]
BOWING, Miss Lola
Miss Lola Bowing, aged 39,
died at a private sanitarium at 5 o�clock Monday morning. The remains
were removed to Poole�s chapel, where the funeral will take place at 10
o�clock Tuesday morning. The interment will be in Oakland. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, July
11, 1910 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BRACEWELL, Earl L.
The funeral of Earl L. Bracewell
was held at the residence, 49 Howell-st., on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
o�clock. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia
� March 25, 1908 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BRADLEY, Mrs. Love A.
The funeral of Mrs. Love A.
Bradley, the wife of J. P. Bradley, who died Saturday morning at her
residence at Howell Station, was held Sunday morning at 9 o�clock at
Harry G. Poole�s chapel. The interment was in Casey cemetery.
[The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta,
Georgia � Monday, May 2, 1910 Transcribed as written by D.
Donlon]
BRAMLETTE, Mrs. L. J.
Mrs.
L. J. Bramlette. aged 88 years, died at the residence of her sister, Mr.
H. A. Stevens, at Bast Point, last night at 8:30 o'clock. She is
survived by her parents and five sisters. The funeral services will be
conducted from her sister's residence Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The
Interment will be in Mount Zion churchyard. [The
Constitution, Atlanta Ga. Monday February 14, 1910]
BREWSTER, Colonel
P.H.
Died. Colonel P. H.
Brewster, 78, Georgia's oldest practicing attorney; in Atlanta. When
elected to the presidency of the Atlanta Bar Association, he was asked
how long he intended to practice. "Just as long as I live," said he.
[Time Magazine, Monday, Nov. 17, 1924.
Submitted by K. Torp]
BROOKS, George William
The funeral ceremonies of George William Brooks, the 9-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Brooks, who died Saturday morning at the
residence, 111 Foundry-st., were conducted at the home Monday morning at
10 o�clock, the interment following at Westview cemetery. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, Feb.
24, 1908 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
Asa Brown
Asa Brown, aged 30, died at the residence of his
brother, T. W. Brown, 16 Tech place, shortly after 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon. He is survived by one son, Edgar Brown; his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Brown, of Norwalk, Cal.; seven brothers and five
sisters. The funeral will be held at Harry G. Poole's private chapel
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, and the interment will be at Decatur.
[Atlanta Georgian And News [Atlanta, Georgia] April 13, 1909] BROWN, John Hunter
John Hunter Brown, the four-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. W. Brown, died early Sunday morning at the family residence, 16
McLeod st. Rev. Frank Siler will conduct the funeral at 3:30 o�clock
Monday afternoon from Greenberg & Bond�s chapel, and the interment
will be in Westview. [The Atlanta Georgian and News �
Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, May 29, 1911 Transcribed as written by D.
Donlon]
BROWN, Oliver
Death of an Old Man- "Uncle" Oliver Brown, so well known
in Atlanta and in Athens, who was once a slave of Judge Dougherty, of
Athens, was buried from Friendship Baptist Church yesterday evening.
Quite a large attendance was out to pay the last tribute to the old man.
Uncle Oliver was about sixty five or seventy years old. He leaves a
mother living that is about ninety years old. [The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta George June 17, 1882 -
submitted by Shauna Williams]
BRUNSON, Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson, five
years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brunson, of 476 Whitehall st.,
died Monday morning at 6 o�clock at the residence of his parents. The
funeral will be held on Tuesday morning at 10 o�clock at St. Anthony�s
church. The interment will be in Westview cemetery. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, June
6, 1910 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
BULLARD, Edward
Edward Bullard, the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bullard, died at the residence Wednesday. The body
was sent to Bremen for funeral and interment. [Atlanta, Georgia � June 1, 1906 � Evening Edition Transcribed
as written by D. Donlon]
BULLARD, Edward
Edward Bullard, infant, died at
Edgewood, Ga., of pneumonia. [The Atlanta Georgian and
News � Atlanta, Georgia � June 1, 1906 Transcribed as written by
D. Donlon]
BURDETTE, Charles
Charles, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Burdette, died at the residence of his parents, 58
Bellwood-ave., Sunday morning. The funeral services were held at Harry
G. Poble�s chapel Sunday afternoon at 2 o�clock. [The Atlanta Georgian and News � Atlanta, Georgia � Monday, Feb.
24, 1908 Transcribed as written by D. Donlon]
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