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Obituaries
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from Glynn, McIntosh and Brantley Counties.
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KAY, Emma (Lucas)
The Brunswick News; Monday 10 April 1939; pg. 8 col. 5
MRS. WM. E. KAY PASSES SUDDENLY IN JACKSONVILLE
Mrs. Emma Lucas Kay, widow of Col. W.E. Kay,
died in a Jacksonville hospital yesterday shortly after she suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage. Her death follows by a month and a half that of her husband, well
known Jacksonville attorney and general solicitor for the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad.
Col. and Mrs. Kay resided in Brunswick for a long number of years,
and both were popular among an unusually large number of friends here.
A native of Charleston, S.C., Mrs. Kay removed with her parents to
Brunswick where her father, the Rev. Henry Lucas, served as rector of St. Mark’s
Episcopal church for a quarter century. She removed to Jacksonville in 1906,
when Col. Kay was appointed assistant general counsel of the Coast Line.
Survivors include a son, William Archibald Kay, of New Jersey; and
two daughters, Mrs. Edward Englis, of Miami, and Mrs. J. Wiley Pope, of
Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be held here tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock.
The funeral cortege will leave Jacksonville and come to St. Mark’s church, where
services will be conducted by the Rev. Royal K. Tucker. Burial will follow in
Oak Grove cemetery. Mortician Edo Miller is in charge of local arrangements.
KAY, William Edward
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 1 March 1939; pg. 8 cols. 3-4
[photo of W.E. Kay was in column 3—ALH]
COL. WILLIAM E. KAY PASSES IN FLORIDA—Former Prominent
Local Resident Died Yesterday, Be Buried Here.
Col. William Edward Kay, eminent southern
attorney, outstanding Jacksonville citizen and dominant figure in the economic,
political and social life of Florida, and for years a leading Brunswick
resident, died yesterday afternoon in St. Vincent’s hospital in Jacksonville.
Death was attributed to a heart attack. While on a visit to Cuba
several weeks ago he suffered a heart attack. He suffered a second attack at
his home in Jacksonville February 15, and his condition had since been critical.
Col. Kay was 79 years old last November 15.
He was general solicitor for the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, head
of the law firm of Kay, Ragland and Kurz, a director of the Florida Publishing
Company and attorney for the Clyde-Mallory lines in Florida.
For more than 25 years Col. Kay was a leading Brunswick resident,
removing from this city when he was appointed assistant general counsel of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
Col. Kay was reared in Atlanta, where he was born November 15,
1859. He was of English and Irish ancestry.
Col. Kay attended the public schools of his native city, going
through the high school department, and in 1875 and 1876 attended Pio Nono
College, a Catholic institution, near Macon.
On leaving college he began the study of law in Atlanta in the
office of former Chief Justice Lochrane, of the supreme court of Georgia, and on
April 25, 1878, was admitted to the bar in that city. While a law student he
learned stenography, and during the time he was prosecuting his studies he was
doing special work as a stenographer and earning his own support.
On being admitted to the bar he removed to Brunswick, where he was
soon appointed solicitor of Glynn county court, and he served also as official
stenographer of the superior courts of the Brunswick judicial circuit.
Having secured a fair start in life and established himself in his
profession, he resigned both these positions in 1881, in order that he might
devote himself wholly to the general practice of law.
After two years of individual effort he became a member of the firm
of Goodyear & Kay, which did a large practice, not confined to Brunswick but
extending all over southeast Georgia.
In 1896 the firm was dissolved and Colonel Kay practiced alone for
six years. He was general attorney for the Brunswick and Western Railroad
Company, division counsel for the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company,
and assistant division counsel for the Southern Railway Company, besides
representing many other important interests in the section around Brunswick.
On the acquisition of the Plant System of Railways by the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad Company in 1902, Col. Kay’s firm (Kay, Bennet & Conyers,
formed July 1, 1902) became the representatives of the Atlantic Coast Line as
division counsel, having a very large portion of its territory in Georgia. They
also continued to represent the Southern Railway as assistant division counsel,
and extended and enlarged the field of practice generally.
Col. Kay was appointed assistant general counsel of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad on January 1, 1906, and was given charge of its legal
affairs in the states of Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
He then removed to Jacksonville, where in the fall of 1906 he
purchased the beautiful residence on Riverside avenue.
Col. Kay was married February 2, 1882, to Miss Emma Lucas, a
daughter of the Rev. H.E. Lucas, for many years rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal
church, and of Mary A. (Magwood) Lucas, a native of Charleston, S.C.
Col. Kay was a Democrat, and while he was never a candidate for, nor
sought an elective office, he rejected offers of judicial preferment, and
consistently manifested active interest in the political affairs of the United
States.
He was a man of wide general reading, accustomed to turn from
strenuous professional work to nights in his library, where his remarkably quick
and retentive mind enabled him to keep up with the best literature of the day,
as well as with the progress being made in legal, economic and other lines.
Col. Kay is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Lucas Kay; a son,
William Archibald Kay, of New Jersey, and two daughters, Mrs. Edgar Englis, of
Miami, and Mrs. J. Wiley Pope, of Jacksonville; two sisters, Mrs. George Kay
Sullivan of Atlanta, and Mrs. Mary Kay Ward of Atlanta. Several nieces also
survive.
Funeral services will be held from the Church of the Immaculate
Conception in Jacksonville at 9:30 o’clock tomorrow morning. The funeral
cortege will leave Jacksonville after the services and burial will be in Oak
Grove cemetery here tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock.
KEEN, James M.
The Brunswick News; Monday 18 January 1932; pg. 6 col. 3
J.M. KEEN PASSED AWAY AT HIS HOME LAST NIGHT
J.M. Keen, 69, for many years a well known
citizen of Brunswick, passed away at his home on Monk street late last night,
following an illness of several weeks. Mr. Keen, who had been in poor health
for some time, has been confined to his room for the past two weeks, and for
three or four days his condition had been serious.
The deceased for years was traveling representative of the
Lott-Lewis Company, formerly engaged in the wholesale grocery business, and was
well known among many friends throughout this entire section.
The deceased is survived by his widow and two sisters, Mrs. J.M.
Bunn and Mrs. Pauline Wylie, both of Danville, Ga.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
First Methodist church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. A.W. Rees. Mr. Keen
was for years a member of the local lodge of Masons and the Masonic funeral
rites were held at the cemetery. The following friends acted as pall bearers:
J.J. Vickers, F.M. Scarlett, V.C. Bourne, D.W. Middleton, D.W. Krauss, J. Van
Dyke.
KEEN, Louise Elizabeth (Henry)
The Brunswick News; Saturday 24 December 1938; pg. 8 col. 5
FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN ATLANTA
Information was received here today of the
death in Atlanta last night of Mrs. J.M. Keen, 78, for years a well known
Brunswick resident.
Mrs. Keen was the widow of the late J.M. Keen, who died here in
1931. Shortly after his death Mrs. Keen removed to Atlanta to maker her home
with relatives. She was born in Macon but spent the greater part of her life in
this city.
It was announced the funeral will be held in Brunswick, but the time
and other details were not known today.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 27 December 1938; pg. 8 col.
3
MRS. J.M. KEEN’S FUNERAL TODAY
Funeral services were held at 10:30 o’clock
this morning at the First Methodist church, conducted by the Rev. C.M. Meeks,
for Mrs. Elizabeth Henry Keen, widow of the late J.M. Keen, both formerly well
known Brunswick residents. Mrs. Keen died in Atlanta, where she had resided in
recent years, Friday night.
Following services at the church, burial was in Oak Grove cemetery.
The following served as pallbearers: J.J. Vickers, V.H. Royal, J.C. Kaufman,
Jordie Warnell, D.C. Staley, C.E. Wingate. The funeral was in charge of
Mortician Edo Miller.
KELLY, John
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 4 September 1893
KELLY IS DEAD
Brunswick, Ga., September 3.—(Special.)—John Kelly, who was shot
yesterday in a barroom row by William McClure, died today from his wounds. The
coroner’s jury pronounced it murder. McClure makes no statement except that he
shot Kelly.
KELLEY, Sarah Jane
The Brunswick News; Thursday 26 December 1935; pg. 8, col. 1
INJURIES FATAL TO AGED LOCAL WOMAN
MRS.
S.J. KELLEY, EIGHTY-TWO, STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE LATE TUESDAY
Struck by an automobile near the plant of the Georgia Veneer &
Package Company late Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. S.J. Kelley, 82, died at the City
Hospital several hours after.
Three or four eye witnesses to the accident told officers that
Ronald Knight, driver of the automobile which hit the aged woman, was not
responsible for the accident.
Mrs. Kelley resided with her daughter, Mrs. J.W. Johnson, who
resides several blocks from the Coastal Highway just north of the veneer plant.
Late Tuesday afternoon she went to the mail box along the highway. She had
crossed the road, secured the mail and was returning when the accident
occurred. According to witnesses, Knight observed Mrs. Kelley crossing the
highway and he sounded his horn and brought his car to a stop. Mrs. Kelley also
stopped. Knight waited a few seconds and then started his car, and as he did
Mrs. Kelley started across the highway. He again stopped the car and the woman
stepped back to the edge of the highway. Witnesses said that again Knight
started the machine, and as it reached Mrs. Kelley she is alleged to have walked
directly into it. The car was traveling at a slow rate of speed.
The aged woman was knocked to the pavement and sustained fatal
injuries in the fall. She was picked up and carried to the hospital, where she
was treated, but it was realized she had been fatally injured.
Mrs. Kelley originally was from Appling county. She removed to
Brunswick in 1917 and has since resided with her daughter here. She is survived
by five children, S.F. Teston, Sanford, Fla.; George Teston, Jacksonville; J.B.
Kelley, Loughman, Fla.; Pat Kelley, Alma [Georgia], and Mrs. Johnson.
Funeral services were held today, the arrangements being in charge
of Baldwin & Edge.
KEMP, Francis E.
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 25 May 1927; pg. 8 col. 1
FRANK E. KEMP, AGED VETERAN, DIED TODAY—HE FOLLOWED WHEELER DURING CIVIL WAR AND
TRIED TO JOIN HIM IN LATER YEARS
Frank E. Kemp, aged 80, another of the old Confederate veterans now
so rapidly disappearing, left the “thin gray line” shortly after 6 o’clock this
morning, when he passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Janie Laslie,
3308 Norwich street.
Mr. Kemp had been a resident of Brunswick for many years, in fact
his entire life had been spent in and around the city, he having at one time
resided at Darien. He fought through the entire Civil war, and followed that
gallant old soldier, General Joe Wheeler, of whom he often talked, and who, in
his opinion, was the greatest general of them all. During the Spanish-American
war, when General Wheeler again went to the front, Mr. Kemp made a desperate
effort to enlist and again get under the command of his Confederate general, but
he was past the age limit, and consequently could not join the army.
The remains will be forwarded tomorrow morning to Jesup, where the
funeral will take place a few miles from that city.
Mr. Kemp is survived by one brother, A.A. Kemp, of Waycross, and
five children, Mrs. W.C. Cook and Mrs. LeRoy Williams, of Jacksonville; W.A.
Kemp and Miss Susie Kemp of Atlanta, and Mrs. Laslie, of this city. Some of the
out of town relatives will arrive tomorrow to attend the funeral.
KENNEY, James D.
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 10 January 1885; pg. 6 col. 3
Died on Tuesday last, of chronic dysentery, Mr.
James D. Kenney of this city. He moved to our city a year or more ago and
purchased a place near the old Macon depot, where he has lived ever since. He
has been a sufferer by the disease of which he died, for some months past. He
leaves a wife and several children.
KENRICK, Anna Dora
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Sunday 31 March 1895; pg. 4 col. 5
The funeral of Miss Dora Kendrick occurred yesterday morning at 11
o’clock, from the family residence, Rev. W.C. Gilmore conducting the service.
The remains were followed to their last resting place, in Oak Grove cemetery, by
a large number of friends.
KENRICK, Martha Julia
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 2, No. 25; Wednesday 13 December 1876; pg.
1, col. 2
We are pained to announce the death of Miss Martha Julia Kenrick,
youngest daughter of Mr. H.A. Kenrick of our city. She quietly passed away on
the night of the 7th inst., having been a patient sufferer from consumption for
the past year.
Death will sooner or later claim us all, we know, yet how sad to
behold such as she snatched away just as they cross the threshold of bright
young womanhood. it may indeed be said of her: "So life but opens now, and now
decays, The cradle and the tomb alas so nigh, To live is scarce distinguished
from to die."
KENRICK, Warren
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 3 No. 22; Wednesday 28 November 1877; pg.
3, col. 2
Sad News
Monday’s telegrams brought little else but sad news. Besides the
startling intelligence of Maj. Devereaux’s death, of which mention is made
elsewhere, a dispatch was received from Savannah, announcing the death of Mr.
Wm. Tison, of the firm of Tison & Gordon, and brother of our esteemed fellow
citizen, Hon. John M. Tison. Troubles come not single- handed-only a few days
ago Mr. Tison followed his daughter and her husband, Mrs. And Mr. P.A.
Hazlehurst, to their last resting place, and now must part with his only
brother. By the same sources came the news of the death of Mr. Warren Kenrick,
nephew of Mr. H.A. Kenrick and son-in-law of Mr. Burrell Lamb, of this county,
and also of the severe illness of the wife of the deceased. Well might we pause
and ask, Who’ll be next?
KENTY, Edna Jackson
The Brunswick News; Saturday 21 July 1984; pg. 3A
KENTY SERVICES SET FOR 4 P.M. MONDAY
Services for Mrs. Edna Jackson Kenty will be at 4 p.m. on Monday at
Church of Christ Written in Heaven. Burial will be in Clayhole Cemetery,
Everett City.
Mrs. Kenty died Wednesday at the Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital.
Bishop R. Pollar and the Rev. Samuel Kenty Sr. will officiate.
A native of Ware County, she had been a resident of Brunswick 36
years and was a member of Church of Christ Written In Heaven, where she was an
active member.
Surviving are her husband, Ike Kenty Sr. of Brunswick; eight
children, John Brown Jr.; Mary Ann Green and Evara Bennett, all of Brunswick,
Willie Brown of Philadelphia, Pa., Earl B. Kenty of Vero Beach, Fla., the Rev.
Samuel Kenty Sr. of Savannah, Ike Kenty Jr. of Miami and Willie Tippens of
Riveria Beach, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Spence of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs. Lou
Ethel Evans of New York City and Mrs. Blanche McCrae of Newark, N.J.; four
brothers, Simon Jackson of Camden County, Robert Jackson and James Jackson, both
of Miami, and Ernest Jackson of
Newark; 25 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be John Brown Jr., Earl B. Kenty, Ike Kenty
Jr., Jerry Jackson, James Jackson and Ralph Baisden; honorary pallbearers will
be Willie Williams Sr., Ricky Williams, Joseph Williams, Gregory Williams, Henry
Williams and Charles Bacon.
The body will be placed in the church to await the hour of service
at 3 p.m.
The family will receive friends at the residence, 2315 Johnston St.
Collins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KENTY, Isaac "Ike"
The Brunswick News; Saturday 26 October 1991; pg. 3A
IKE
KENTY FUNERAL SCHEDULED MONDAY
The funeral for Isaac "Ike" Kenty Sr. of Brunswick will be held at 1
p.m. Monday in the Church of Christ Written in Heaven with the Bishop Raiford
Poller officiating.
He died Tuesday at his residence.
Interment will be at Clayhole Community of Brunswick.
Active pallbearers will be deacons of the church and men of the
family. Honorary pallbearers will be all ministers.
The family will receive friends at the residence, 2315 Johnston St.
Kenty is survived by two daughters, Mary Ann Kenty Green and Evora
Kenty Bennett, both of Brunswick, five sons, the Rev. Sammie E. Kenty of
Savannah, Isaac "Ike" Kenty Jr. of Stone Mountain, Earl B. Kenty of San Diego,
Calif., John Brown of Brunswick and Willie Tippins of Starke, Fla., one sister,
Evelyn Gray of Brunswick, two brothers William Culpepper of Brunswick and Robert
Culpepper of St. Augustine, Fla., 19 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews,
and other relatives.
Kenty was a lifelong resident of Glynn County. He was a member and
deacon of the Church of Christ Written in Heaven and was retired from the
Brunswick Gas Fuel Company Inc. after 38 years of employment.
Collins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangement.
KENTY, Rhina
The Brunswick News; Saturday 13 September 1980; pg. 2A, col. 5
FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR MRS. KENTY
The funeral for Mrs. Rhina Kenty, 92, of Brunswick, who died
Wednesday at the Brunswick hospital, will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at the
Sheffield Chapel, United Methodist Church, Clayhole Community.
The Rev. U.C. Dukes will officiate. Interment will be at Clayhole
Cemetery.
She was a native of Liberty County and had lived most of her life in
Glynn County. She was a member of Sheffield Chapel United Methodist Church and
the Mt. Olive Chapter, No. 52, Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by a son, Ike Kenty Sr., of Brunswick; a sister,
Mrs. Early Perry of Savannah; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews; and other relatives.
Active pallbearers will be the Rev. Sammie E. Kenty, Ike Kenty Jr.,
Early Kenty, John Brown Jr., Leo Baldwin Jr., William Dale and Samuel Dale.
Honorary pallbearers will be Finlet Sheffield, Nathan Higginbotham,
Frank Screven, the Rev. Joe Sheffield, Ralph Baisden Jr. and Lee Baisden.
Collins Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KIDD, Claude E.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 13 September 1955; pg. 19 col. 1
CLAUDE E. KIDD TAKEN BY DEATH
Claude E. Kidd, 61, a resident of Brunswick for the past seven years
and manager of the New Brunswick Hotel, died yesterday afternoon at the
Brunswick Hospital after an illness of one week.
The body will be forwarded to Athens, Georgia by the Edo Miller &
Sons Funeral Home where services and interment will be held on Thursday. Mr.
Kidd was a former resident of Athens.
A native of Madison County, he was a veteran of World War I, serving
with the U.S. Navy.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Maude Kidd, one daughter, Mrs. Gray
Taylor, Wilson, N.C.; one son, James Kidd, Monroe, Ga.; one grandchild.
KIEFFER, Lewis M.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 1 February 2000; pg. 4A col. 2
LEWIS KIEFFER
Lewis M. Kieffer, of Windsor, Vt., formerly of Brunswick, died
Friday.
Local survivors include a sister, Evelyn Kieffer of Brunswick.
Kieffer was employed at Hercules, Inc., of Brunswick from 1940 to
1953.
KILPATRICK, Kenneth
Chase
The Brunswick News; Friday 14 November 1997; pg. 3A col. 3
KENNETH KILPATRICK FUNERAL SATURDAY
Kenneth Chase Kilpatrick, 64, of Kingsland died
Wednesday in St. Marys.
The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Kingsland United Methodist
Church in Kingsland with the Revs. Bob Moon and George Young officiating.
Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Edo Miller-Dekle-Wainwright
Funeral Home in Kingsland.
Pallbearers will be Mike Kilpatrick, Stanley Brazdo, Darren Hardy,
Doug Hill, Lester Kilpatrick, Earl Hartridge, John Wojcik and Ron Pop.
Surviving are his wife, Faith B. Kilpatrick of Kingsland; a son,
Mike Kilpatrick of Kingsland; his mother, Elsie Chase Kilpatrick of Tulsa,
Okla.; a sister, Maritha Burmeister of San Antonio, Texas; and a brother, Lester
Louis Kilpatrick of Aiken, S.C.; and several nieces and nephews.
He was a native of Jersey City, N.J., and had been a resident of
Camden County for the past 10 years. He was a former resident of Toms River,
N.J. He was an engineer employed at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.
He was a member of the Kings Bay computer Club and the St. Peters
Episcopal Church in Fernandina Beach, Fla. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
KING, Cynthia
The Brunswick News; Friday 9 May 1997; pg. 3A col. 6
CYNTHIA KING FUNERAL SATURDAY
Cynthia King, 86, of Kingsland died April 30 at St. Marys.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First African Missionary
Baptist Church in Kingsland with the Rev. E.L. Hart officiating. Burial will
follow at Kingsland City Cemetery.
A wake will begin at 6 tonight at Myers Funeral Home in Woodbine.
Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be senior
members of the church.
Surviving are her brother, Stephen Fulwood of Woodbine; two nieces;
six nephews; and several other relatives.
She was educated in Camden County schools. She was a member of the
First African Baptist Church for over 50 years.
KING, Edward P. Jr.
The Brunswick News; Monday 1 September 1958; pg. 12 cols. 1&2
Gen. King Dies at 74; Funeral To Be Tomorrow
Major General Edward P. King, Jr., died at the Brunswick hospital at
10:45 o'clock last night after having suffered a heart attack at his home on St.
Simons Island the previous night. He had observed his 74th birthday on July 4.
Survivor of 41 months in a Japanese prison camp during World War II,
Gen. King, a native of Atlanta, retired to Sea Island in 1947. His late aunt,
Mrs. Louisa Young, was a St. Simons resident.
He was in command of U.S. troops on Bataan in the Philippines at the
time of the surrender to the Japanese in 1942. He had been promoted to the rank
of major general a few weeks after the Japanese attacked at Pearl Harbor in
December 1941.
The official Defense Department history of World War II said of him:
"Soft-spoken, modest, innately courteous to all ranks, King had achieved
a reputation as an extremely able soldier of high intellectual calibre.
"His assignment to command the Luzon force, while a recognition of his
ability and reputation, was destined to end tragically. On him fell the
terrible responsibility of making a hard decision, less than three weeks later,
to surrender his starved and defeated troops to the enemy."
His strength regained after freed from the Japanese camp, Gen. King in
his period of residence here became a leader in civilian affairs. In demand as
a speaker, he developed great popularity from his kindly demeanor and accepted a
number of important posts. Organizations which enlisted his participation
learned their projects were virtually assured of success by his presence.
Gen. King received a law degree from the University of Georgia. He
served in the Georgia National Guard until commissioned an artillery second
lieutenant in the regular Army in 1906.
He served in the Philippines in World War I, rose steadily in rank,
attended and later taught at the Army's Command and General Staff School, and
was an authority on artillery when assigned to the Philippines in 1941 to help
train the Philippine Army.
He was chief of artillery for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. When MacArthur
and Army commander Gen. Jonathan Wainwright moved to the island fortress of
Corregidor after the Japanese invaded Luzon, Gen. King was placed in command of
the forces remaining at Bataan.
Funeral services are to be held tomorrow at Christ Church, Frederica,
conducted by the Rev. Junius Martin, rector. Burial will take place at St.
John's-in-the-Wilderness Cemetery, Flat Rock, N.C., near his summer home,
Saluda.
The simple island services will be at 11 a.m. No military guard is
planned. Immediately afterwards the procession will leave for Flat Rock.
Pallbearers will be Albert Fendig, Alfred W. Jones, E.R. Sherman, Dr.
Ira G. Towson, Lucian Whittle, T.M. Baumgardner, J.D. Compton, and W.H. Backus.
Gen. King's first wife died in 1954. He was married in 1956 to Mrs.
Pauline King Beutell of St. Simons, who survives him. His only other survivor
is a sister, Miss Mary King, Savannah.
After taking up residence here, Gen. King became active in the Brunswick
Rotary Club and the Glynn County Chapter of the Red Cross. He accepted
leadership of fund campaigns for the Red Cross after a period of years when
drives had failed to reach goals. Under his command the drives regularly
surpassed quotas. The chapter has been renamed in honor of him.
Gen. King was a member of Christ Church and was serving as senior warden
at the time of his death.
KING, John Floyd
The Washington Post; Sunday 9 May 1915; pg. 14 col. 7
GEN. JOHN FLOYD KING DEAD—Assistant Registrar of Treasury
and Many Years a Representative.
Gen. John Floyd King, 73 years old, assistant
registrar of the Treasury, and a representative from Georgia for many years,
died yesterday at George Washington Hospital after a brief illness. Death was
due to heart disease.
Gen. King had been a resident of the District since 1887, when he
moved here following the expiration of his fourth term in Congress. For a
number of years he was engaged in mining operations. He was appointed to the
Treasury only last year.
Gen. King was born in Georgia of a distinguished family. He was a
graduate of the University of Virginia. He entered the Confederate army at the
outbreak of the civil war, and rose to be a colonel of artillery. He was later
appointed a brigadier general of the Georgia State troops.
Surviving Gen. King is his wife. He had no children and was the
last of his family. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at a place to be
decided upon later. Interment will be in Arlington Cemetery. Funeral services
will be under the joint auspices of Camp 171 U.C.V., and Rouss Camp of
Confederate Veterans.
The following will act as honorary pallbearers at the funeral
services Maj. Holmes Conrad, Leigh Robinson, Capt. William A. Gorden, Capt.
Perry de Leon, Capt. William H. Nichols and Maj. Edward W. Anderson.
The Atlanta Constitution; Wednesday 12 May 1915; pg. 8
col. 6
LATE JOHN FLOYD KING WAS A BRAVE GEORGIAN
Editor Constitution: I notice in your Sunday’s
issue the following from Washington, D.C.:
“General John Floyd King; assistant registrar of the treasury and a
confederate veteran, and former representative from Louisiana, died today of
heart failure. He was stricken yesterday.”
General King was a Georgian and the son of Senator Thomas Butler
King, who represented Georgia in the Unites States senate before the war. In
February 1861, Governor Joseph E. Brown appointed John Floyd King first
lieutenant in the First regiment of Georgia regulars, which was formed during
February and March at the Oglethorpe barracks in Savannah, Ga.
Lieutenant King was a splendid officer and a strict disciplinarian
and one of the finest looking officers in the regulars.
The last time that I remember seeing Lieutenant King with the
regulars was at Camp Rocky Run, near Centerville, Va., in December 1861. One
evening while the companies were marching to the parade ground Lieutenant King
and Lieutenant David G. Wiley, who died in Atlanta a few years ago, engaged in a
rough and tumble fight. When I saw them they were sprawling on the ground, but
I don’t recollect who was on top. They were both splendid specimens of young
manhood. The next time I remember seeing Lieutenant King was at the battle of
Sharpsburg, on the 17th of September 1862. He was then a major in the artillery
service. Since I saw him at Sharpsburg I had lost sight of him until a few
years ago.
General King was an honor to Georgia and the southern cause, for
which he fought, and his death has caused Georgia to lose one of her noblest
sons and the confederate veterans one of their most distinguished comrades.
W.H. Andrews, late Lt. Sergt., Co. M., 1st Ga. Reg. 1390
DeKalb Ave., Atlanta, GA.
KING, Mallory Page
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 21 June 1899
CAPTAIN M.P. KING, BRUNSWICK, GA.
Brunswick, Ga., June 20.—(Special.)—Captain Mallory Page King, son
of Hon. Thomas Butler King, died at his home here today after a long illness.
His remains will be interred tomorrow at 10:30 o’clock from St. Mark’s Episcopal
church.
KING, Mary Parland
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 27 February 1929; pg. 8 col. 3
MISS
MARY P. KING, AN OLD RESIDENT, DIES HERE TODAY
Miss Mary Parland King, eldest daughter of the late Henry C. King,
late of San Antonio, Texas, passed away at 6 o’clock this morning at her home on
Monk street after a long illness.
The deceased is survived by two sisters, Mrs. William Wadsworth
King, of this city, and Miss Sophia King, of San Antonio, and one brother, Henry
C. King, Jr., of San Antonio.
Services will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2:30 o’clock
Thursday afternoon, Rev. T.W. Simpson officiating. Interment will be at the
Scarlett family cemetery, Oak Grove, near Fancy Bluff.
The following will act as pall bearers: Honorary—Robert Scarlett,
Dr. J.A. Dunwody, Dr. Burwell Atkinson of Camden county, Frank D. Aiken, C. Don
Parker, R.S. Ledsinger, H.C. Russell of Camden, and J.A. Blanton; active, Dr.
F.B. Atkinson, F.M. Scarlett, I.M. Aiken, J.F. Atkinson of Waverly, L.S. Robb,
B.A. Atkinson, Waverly.
KING, Moses
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 3 No. 3; Wednesday 11 July1877; pg. 3, col.
1
Moses King, colored, while engaged loading a vessel for R.B. Reppard,
at Cook's wharf last week, fell overboard and drowned. He never rose after he
went under the first time. His body was recovered about 15 minutes after he
fell overboard, but life was extinct.
KING, Mrs. N.J.
Nahunta Banner; Vol. 1 No. 20; Friday 28 January 1921; pg. 1 col. 5
Mrs. N.J. King Dies Jan. 13th
--From The Jesup Sentinel--
It was with deep regret that we learned of the death of Mrs. N.J. King
at the home of her daughter in Jacksonville Fla., on the 13th. Interment was in
West Evergreen Cemetery in that city. Mrs. King was a resident of Jesup for
several years. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J.E. Gross of
Jacksonville, Mrs. L.F. Bennett of Gardi and Miss Mary King of Ludowici.
KING, Virginia (Diemmer)
The Brunswick News; Friday 29 November 1935; pg. 6 col. 4
MRS. VIRGINIA KING CLAIMED BY DEATH—Popular and Beloved
Brunswickian Dies Yesterday After Long Illness
Mrs. Virginia Diemmer King, 35, popular and
beloved Brunswick resident, died at her home at 1128 Norwich street late
Thursday afternoon following an illness of ten weeks duration and her passing
today is being mourned by her countless friends and admirers in this community.
Mrs. King is a former resident of Wilmington, N.C., before removing
to Brunswick several years ago, was one of Brunswick’s most charming young
women. Possessing a beautiful soprano voice and exceptionally talented in
music, Mrs. King made scores of appearances in concert and on programs in
Brunswick, having sung several times over radio stations at Savannah and
Jacksonville.
She became ill several weeks ago and was confined to her home a
short time before her condition became serious. During the past ten days she
fought a futile battle against death and her passing yesterday afternoon cast a
spell of sorrow throughout her large circle of friends on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. King had resided in Brunswick with her young daughter, Miss
Betsy King, 15, for the past three years, coming to this city from Wilmington.
She was a native of Augusta, Ga.
She is survived by two brothers, E.H. Diemmer, Brunswick; Max
Diemmer, Baltimore, Md.; two sisters, Mrs. J.W. Jackson, Wilmington, and Mrs.
C.L. Skelton, Spartanburg, S.C.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning from
St. James Lutheran church with the Rev. Roy B. Setzer, pastor, officiating.
Interment will be in Palmetto cemetery, with Mortician Edo Miller in charge of
arrangements. The body will rest at Miller’s Funeral Home until the hour of the
funeral tomorrow morning.
Pallbearers will be: Active, Carlton King, R.W. Peters, Jr., Lamar
Wade, Cecil Tankersley, Abe Nathan, William Crouch; honorary, James McLardie,
A.H. Reu, John Grondahl, I.M. Aiken, Paul Killian, Joe Lambright, J.M.
Armstrong, O.C. Lisman, Carley Zelmenovitz, W.L. Harwell, Dr. C.H. Johns, Dr.
J.W. Simmons.
KNIGHT, Andrew
The Brunswick News; Monday 6 January 1936; pg. 8 col. 4
JESUP RESIDENT DIES HERE TODAY
Andrew Knight, 57, of Jesup, died this
afternoon at the home of T.L. Knight, 2710 Union street, following a brief
illness. Mr. Knight was a visitor in the home of his Brunswick relative when he
was stricken ill, developed pneumonia and succumbed today.
He is survived by his widow and two brothers, John of Jesup, and
Lidge of Alma.
The funeral cortege will leave the Baldwin & Edge funeral parlors at
11 o’clock tomorrow morning for Little Creek cemetery, near Gardi, for
interment, with Missionary Baptist minister officiating.
KNIGHT, J.C.
The Brunswick News; Friday 29 November 1935; pg. 6 col. 2
J.C. KNIGHT DIES AFTER OPERATION
J.C. Knight, 32, 1007 Ellis street lane, died
at the City Hospital yesterday morning following an operation for appendicitis
and the funeral cortege left Brunswick at 10 o’clock this morning for Trudy
cemetery, near Nahunta, where interment took place.
He is survived by two brothers, E.H. and A.B. Knight of Brunswick;
four sisters, Miss Beulah Knight and Mrs. Alma Lane, both of Brunswick; and Miss
Thelma Knight, Nahunta.
Baldwin & Edge, morticians, were in charge of arrangements.
KNIGHT, Mattie (Crutchfield)
The Brunswick News; Friday 2 October 1992; pg. 3A col. 5
MATTIE C. KNIGHT FUNERAL SATURDAY
The funeral for Mattie Crutchfield Knight of
Brunswick will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Jordan Grove Baptist Church with
the Rev. T.L. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. Knight died Monday at the Southeast Georgia Regional Medical
Center.
Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be deacons
of the church.
The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 tonight at the
chapel of Brunswick Funeral Home. The body will be placed in the church an hour
prior to services.
The family will leave for the funeral from the home of Carrie
Simmons, 1615 Amherst St.
Surviving are two daughters, Carrie Simmons and Marie Brogsdale,
both of Brunswick; a sister, Mrs. Troy Turner of Chesapeake, Va.; several
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The Glynn County native worked as a presser for Glynn and Arrow
Cleaners. She was a member of First Jordan Grove Baptist Church.
Brunswick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
KRAUSS, Daniel Webster
The Brunswick News; Monday 28 March 1949; pg. 8 col. 6 & pg. 3 col. 2
FUNERAL RITES HELD TODAY FOR JUDGE KRAUSS—Prominent
Attorney Passed Away Here Saturday Afternoon.
Judge Daniel Webster Krauss, prominent South
Georgia Attorney, passed away at the City Hospital Saturday afternoon, following
an illness of two or three weeks.
The “Judge”, as he was familiarly known by practically everyone who
had lived Brunswick for any length of time, was the dean of the legal profession
here, having studied law in the office and under the tutelage of the late Judge
Frank H. Harris, an outstanding attorney of his day and a veteran of the War
Between the States; and was admitted to the bar just before he was 21 years of
age.
He was born Oct. 21, 1869, and practiced law in Brunswick and Glynn
county for 58 years. He was one of the first graduates of Glynn Academy.
For several terms he was judge of City Court when it was first
established. Prior to that service he had been active in city politics having
served as a member of the city council.
During World War I, he was chairman of the committee selling Liberty
Bonds, in which campaign Glynn county reached and exceeded its quota before any
other county in the state.
For years before his removal to St. Simons Island, Judge Krauss and
Mrs. Krauss were active in church work, the Judge having been a member of the
board of stewards and for years superintendent of the Sunday School of the First
Methodist Church, while his wife for years taught a woman’s Bible class in the
same Sunday School, which class bore her name.
Prominent also in fraternal order circles, he was a member of all
the branches of York Rite Masonry from Blue Lodge to Shrine; and was made an
honorary life member of the Knights of Pythias on his fiftieth year of
membership in that order.
In his private law practice, Judge Krauss was noted for his
never-failing devotion to the cause of justice for his clients in both civil and
criminal matters before the courts, whether those seeking his services were of
high or low estate.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lee Krauss; a daughter, Mrs.
Hope Strong, of Winter Park, Fla.; two sons, Willard Webster Krauss and Daniel
Lee Krauss, of this city; and the following grandchildren: Caroline Krauss,
Daniel Lee Krauss, Jr., Lt. Hope Strong, Jr., USN, Daniel deGraffenried Strong,
and Ensign Willard Lee Strong. Two great grandchildren and a number of other
relatives also survive.
Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church at 3:30
o’clock this afternoon, with all Methodist Ministers in the area participating.
Burial was in Oak Grove cemetery. Serving as active pallbearers were Julian
Bennet, Osborne Morgan, Ben White, W. Cone Holody, Alfred Brockington, Howard
Leavy, Edwin Sherman and Francis Baker. Members of the Brunswick Bar
Association and a large number of other friends served as honorary pallbearers.
The funeral was in charge of the Miller Funeral Home.
KRAUSS, Emily Helena (Whyte)
The Brunswick News; Friday 3 January 1941; pg. 8 col. 3
MRS.
GEO. KRAUSS, ILL MANY YEARS, DIED EARLY TODAY
Mrs. Emily Helena Krauss, 72, wife of George R. Krauss, for years a
resident of Brunswick, passed away at the City Hospital at an early hour this
morning. She had been ill for a number of years and had been in the hospital
for treatment for some time. She was widely known by an unusually large number
of friends here and elsewhere.
Mrs. Krauss was born in Liverpool, England, in 1868. She came to
this country when a young girl, going to Norfolk, Va., a short time later, when
she was 16 years of age, she removed to Brunswick and had since resided here.
She was married here in a year after her arrival. During her early life Mrs.
Krauss was active in local circles generally. For several years she had made
her home with her son G.A. Krauss, at his suburban home.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four children, G.A. Krauss,
D.A. Krauss and Mrs. Hilton Thomas, of this city, and William L. Krauss, of
Boston. Twelve grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 11 o’clock at St.
Mark’s Episcopal church, to be conducted by the Rev. Frederick Cousins, of
Frederica, and burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. The following will serve
as pallbearers: Active, Vassa Cate, Ed Youmans, R.E. Jennings, Edwin W. Dart,
A.M. Ross, E.Y. Roberts; honorary, W.H. Greenfield, William Nisi, Sr., Leon
Robarts, A.M. Way, H.P. McDonald, Charlton Fleming. Funeral arrangements are in
charge of Mortician Edo Miller.
KRAUSS, George Richard
The Brunswick News; Friday 29 June 1945; pg. 8 col. 5
GEORGE KRAUSS, AGED RESIDENT, DIES HERE TODAY
George R. Krauss, 91 years of age, one of Brunswick’s oldest
residents and for many years one of the city’s best known businessmen, passed
away early today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hilton Thomas, 2111 Prince
street. He had been in bad health for some time.
Mr. Krauss was born in Savannah February 17, 1854, and came to
Brunswick when he was a small boy. Later a business was established here under
the name of Peter Krauss & Son, the elder member of the firm being his father.
Following his father’s death, Mr. Krauss continued the business, a bakery on
Newcastle street, for many years. However, he retired a number of years ago.
In his younger life Mr. Krauss was active in business and other affairs of the
city.
In 1885 he was married in this city to Miss Emily Helena Whyte, who
died a number of years ago.
Mr. Krauss is survived by his daughter, one son, Dan A. Krauss, a
brother, Judge D.W. Krauss, 12 grandchildren, four great grandchildren and two
nephews, W.W. and Lee A. Krauss.
Funeral services will be held at the funeral parlor of Mortician Edo
Miller Saturday afternoon at 4 o’clock, to be conducted by the Rev. T.L.
Harnsberger. Burial will be in the family lot at Oak Grove cemetery. The
following will serve as pall bearers: J.J. Farrell, J.T. Powell, J.H. Parker,
William Nisi, Matt Dart and J.H. Gilmore.
KRAUSS, Minnie Lee
The Brunswick News; Friday 3 February 1950; pg. 8 col. 3
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. KRAUSS BE HELD SATURDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Lee Krauss,
widow of the late Judge D.W. Krauss, who died early Thursday at her home on St.
Simons Island, will be held at the First Methodist church Saturday morning at 11
o’clock, to be conducted by the Rev. Anthony Hearn. Burial will be in the
family plot in Oak Grove cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Active, Joe Harwell, Francis Baker, W. Cone
Holody, Edwin Sherman, Robert G. Harley, James A. Corbitt, Osborne Morgan, and
Hoyt V. McConnell; honorary, F.L. Stacy, T.E. Glover, Jack Glover, Thomas
Harrison, Carlyle Ward, C.K. Boland, Capt. Sam Brockington, R.E Sherman, Millard
Reese, Norman Way, W. McDonald Harley, Daniel A. Koones, Hilton Thomas, L.W.
Everett, Dr. J.W. Simmons, Dr. Robert S. Burford, Dr. Ira G. Towson, Judge Frank
M. Scarlett, Miles N. Hunter, I.M. Aiken.
The body will be placed in state in the church at 9 a.m., to remain
there until the hour of the funeral.
Mrs. Krauss was born in Jonesboro, Ga., January 17, 1886, daughter
of the Rev. and Mrs. T.S.L. Harwell. Her father was one of the original
Methodist circuit riders.
She attended school in Jonesboro, and took an entrance examination
for Wesleyan College, and her grade was so high that she began her college
career as a member of the senior class and was graduated a year later. While at
Wesleyan, she was a member of the Adelphian Sorority.
After her graduation she married the late Howard Parker, and
following his death, she taught school in Valdosta and later moved to
Brunswick. She was married to the late Judge Krauss August 16, 1908.
Mrs. Krauss was a member of the daughters of the American Revolution
and once served as regent. She also was a member of the First Methodist church,
where she was a Sunday school teacher for many years. The Minnie Lee Krauss
Bible Class was named in her honor.
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