Obituary of Mrs. E. L. T. Hampton

Death of Mrs. E. L. T. Hampton Mrs. E. L. T. Hampton died at the home of her son, George W. Hampton, in this city at an early hour last Friday morning. She had been ill with pneumonia for a week previous to her death. She was 69 years, five months, and seven days of...

Obituary of Z. P. Flower

November 7, 1872 Our Coulterville correspondent furnishes us the following particulars concerning the death of Mr. Z. P. Flower, a citizen of that place, who deliberately ended his life by cutting his own throat with a razor. The circumstances as we were able to learn...

Obituary of Robert J. Carns

Grim Reaper Calls Another Citizen And Robert J. Carns1 lays down the Burdens And Cares of his life Jan. 18, 1921 Early Tuesday afternoon the word began to spread over town announcing the death of R. J. Carns. (Robert John) He had been sick for some weeks and the end...

Obituary of Harvey Wisely Carlock

The Grim Reaper Plucks A Flower After being sick for over a month little Harvey Wisely Carlock, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carlock passed away at the home of his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Sturdivant, Friday March 5, 1920.  He was born near Pleasant...

Obituary of Mary Ann Cairns

Mary Ann Cairns,1 daughter of John and Mary McLaughlin, we born April 10, 1855 at Fairfield, Illinois and died at her home in Coulterville, October 24, 1933 being 78 years, 6 months and 14 days of age.  Her father having died early in life, her mother was remarried in...

Obituary of Lulu May Cairns

Lulu May Cairns1 aged 12 years, 9 months and 11 days, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert John Cairns, died December 1, 1904, at the home of her parents in Coulterville.  Deceased, while never of robust health, was taken ill quite suddenly and after a few hours of...

Obituary of Adaline Kirk Crittenden

Adaline Kirk, daughter of Mitchel and Rachel Kirk, of Tennessee, was born May 28, 1847.  She was united in marriage to Francis Crittenden January 15, 1867. To this union were born nine children, six boys and three girls. One girl died in infancy. Alva, the youngest...

Obituary of William A. Campbell

William A. Campbell died at Chester, Friday morning, June 9, 1905, aged 57 years, 4 months and 27 days. He was talking with friends on the street when he suddenly fell and expired almost instantly. Heart failure was the cause of death assigned by the coroner’s...

Obituary of Charles Wesley Adams

Charles Wesley Adams, one of Sparta’s oldest carpenters, died at 5 o’clock, p. m. Tuesday, August 13, 1912, after only a few days illness, at the age of 61 years, 3 months and 27 days. When Mr. Adams quit his trade he opened a second hand store on Main...

Obituary of Anna M. Adams

Mrs. Anna M. Adams, a native and life long resident of this community, died at 6 o’clock Friday morning after a long illness at the age of 62 years and 22 days. The funeral was held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edith Dulle, on West Broadway at 2:30 p. m.,...