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Obituaries
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newspapers, the majority
from Glynn, McIntosh and Brantley Counties.
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TABBOTT, Evret
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 20 March 1880; pg. 3 col. 2
We are pained to announce the sudden death of Captain Tabbott’s
little child (aged two years), which occurred on Saturday. The little one was
well and hearty at breakfast, and was a corpse in a half hour. It died of
congestion of the heart.
TABBOTT, Louise Cooper
(Manoe)
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 29 January 1936; pg. 8 col. 3
MRS. L.C. TABBOT [sic] DIES IN FLORIDA
Mrs. Louise Cooper Tabbott, 84, widow of the
late Capt. J.W. Tabbott, for many years a pilot on the Brunswick bar, died at 11
o’clock today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.G. Traylor, in Jacksonville.
She had been making her home with her daughter for the past few years.
Mrs. Tabbott suffered a stroke of paralysis on
Monday night and had since been in a serious condition. She was born and reared
in Brunswick and spent her entire life here up to the time she removed to
Jacksonville. She was a devout Christian woman and for years was a member of
the First Methodist church. Mrs. Tabbott resided for years at the Tabbott home
here, 601 Union street.
She is survived by five children, Capt. E.S.
Tabbott and Mrs. L.K. Anderson, of this city; Arthur Tabbott, New York; Mrs. C.B.
Jones, Atlantic Beach, Fla., and Mrs. A.C. Traylor, Jacksonville. Several
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Mortician Edo Miller left for Jacksonville this morning for the body.
[No further
articles found—ALH]
TABBOTT, William
The Augusta Chronicle; Wednesday 3 February 1904; pg. 5A col. 5
YOUNG WILLIAM TABBOTT SUFFERS AWFUL DEATH
Brunswick, Ga., Feb. 2.—(Special.)—William
Tabbott, the three-year-old son of W.W. Tabbott was burned to death today.
He caught fire from a pile of burning trash in the yard.
His screams brought his mother, who saw the child burn before her
eyes.
TAIT, Blanche
The Brunswick News; Monday 22 December 1952; pg. 12 col. 5
MISS BLANCHE TAIT
Miss Blanche Tait, a native of Brunswick, died
Sunday morning in a Milledgeville hospital. She had been residing in that city
for the past 25 years, where she was a professor of biology at Georgia State
College for Women.
Miss Tait, who spent her early life here, was
the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Tait, for years well known local
residents. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Edwin Allen of Milledgeville, and a
brother, William Lacy Tait, Winter Haven, Fla., and several nieces and nephews
there being some local cousins among the survivors.
Miss Tait was born here and taught in the local
public schools before moving to Milledgeville. She was a life-long member of
the Presbyterian Church.
Funeral services will be held in Brunswick
Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the First Presbyterian Church, with the
Rev. C. Logan Landrum officiating, burial to be in the family plot at Oak Grove
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be I.M. Aiken, Edwin Sherman, Judge Frank M.
Scarlett, Norman A. Way, L. Julian Bennet, C.K. Curry, A.M. Harris, and Dr.
Donald Mahon, dean of instruction at the Milledgeville college. The Miller
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
TAIT, James Burton
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 8 March 1918
J.B. TAIT, BRUNSWICK
Brunswick, Ga., March 7—(Special)—Telegraphic
information was received in the city yesterday announcing the death in an
Atlanta hospital of J.B. Tait, one of Brunswick’s best known and most popular
business men. Mr. Tait had resided in this city for many years, being engaged
in the brokerage business. The deceased is survived by his widow and three
children.
TAIT, James Parker
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 13 November 1906; pg. 8 col. 3
LITTLE BOY PASSES AWAY—James Parker Tait Died Sunday Night
After Long Illness.
Little James Parker Tait, eldest son of Mr. and
Mrs. J.B. Tait, died Sunday night at 2 o’clock after an illness of several years
with spinal trouble. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock,
Rev. F.D. Thomas officiating. The Presbyterian choir sang the hymns Asleep in
Jesus and Safe in the Arms of Jesus very sweetly. The choir was composed of
Miss Lucile Butts, Mrs. Mary Stacy, Messrs. R.E. Sherman, T.J. Wright and G.H.
Cook.
The interment was at Oak Grove cemetery.
The parents have the sympathy of hosts of
friends in their sorrow.
TAIT, Robert Wentworth
The Brunswick News; Thursday 15 February 1917; pg. 1 col. 6
DEATH OF WENTWORTH TAIT WAS A SHOCK TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
No death in recent years has caused more genuine sorrow than that of
Wentworth Tait, the 14-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Tait, which occurred
yesterday morning. Filled with brain and brawn, the very picture of health and
happiness, his taking away leaves a gap in the community which cannot be filled.
The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon, the following friends of
the young man acting as pallbearers: C.F. Harvard, F.L. Stacy, H.M. King, Jr.,
Claud Dart, V.C. Bourne, T.J. McCall. Rev. W.H. Chapman conducted the funeral
and interment was in Oak Grove cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Tait, and
his sisters, Blanche and Catherine, and one brother, Lacey.
“I
KNEW HIM.”
In all my newspaper experience and the consequent writing of
hundreds of deaths, non has caused me such sorrow as Wentworth Tait. If this
sturdy young American had a fault, I never saw or heard of it. He would often
bring copy for the Bijou Theater to the News office; he always wanted to save me
the trouble of taking it to the back, volunteering with that expression of
earnestness I know was real; his face, his smile, showed reality. ARTHUR LEAVY.
TALBERT, Cora P.
The Brunswick News; Monday 2 June 1969; pg. 3 col. 3
MRS. TALBERT, 76 DIES ON SUNDAY
Mrs. Cora P. Talbert, 76, died at the Savannah
Beach Convalescent Home Sunday after a long illness. She was the widow of J.W.
Talbert.
Survivors include a niece, Mrs. William T.
Moore, Sr. of Savannah, and a cousin, Mrs. Mary J. Solley of Orangeburg, S.C.
Funeral services, under the direction of Edo
Miller and Sons Funeral Home, were held at 5:30 p.m. today at the graveside in
Palmetto Cemetery, with the Rev. Chip Miller officiating.
Active pallbearers were W.W. Anderson, M.M.
Sappenfield, Willard Eubanks, J. Wesley Jernigan, Lee Moore and William Moore.
TATE, Earl Edwin Jr.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 14 May 2002; pg. 4A col. 1
Mr. Earl Edwin Tate Jr. was born April 24, 1942 in Brunswick to the
late Mr. Earl Edwin Tate Sr. and Mrs. Whilamena Butler Tate. Earl’s brother
James Butler, preceded him in death. Earl received his elementary and high
school education in the Glynn County Public School System.
He was joined in Holy Matrimony to Mrs. Lois E. Armstrong Tate.
This union was blessed with five beautiful children Cheryl Tate White and Earl
Edwin Tate III, both of Savannah, and triplets, Anna Marie, Anna Maria and
Michael, all of Brunswick, preceded him in death.
May 9, 2002 Earl was ready to depart this life and join the Omegas
where he could work out his soul salvation.
The funeral service for Mr. Tate will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at
the Jerusalem Baptist Church at 201 Baker St. in Savannah with the Revs. Sammie
Kenty and Hal P. McKinley officiating. Burial will follow in Woodsville
Cemetery in Savannah.
The pallbearers will be Marvin Armstrong, Jerry Cash, Franklin Cash,
Chris Singleton Jr. and Chris Singleton III.
Mr. Tate leaves to cherish his memories, his wife, Lois E. Tate, two
children, Cheryl Tate White and Earl E. Tate III, both of Savannah,
mother-in-law Mrs. Annie Cash of Brunswick, an aunt, Mrs. Estella Tate of
Brunswick, an uncle, Mr. Fred (Rebecca) Drake of Portsmouth, Va., nine
grandchildren, LeShaey Blackshear, Sean White Jr. Earl E. Tate IV, Earvin Tate,
Adrian Tate, Alexis Tate and Alexandra Tate all of Savannah, Earlisha Tate of
Atlanta and Jerrell Tate of Georgetown, S.C., three sisters-in-law, Ms. Edris
Bryant of Crescent, Mrs. Arschell (Frank) Lane and Ms. Ruth Coney of Brunswick,
three brothers-in-law, Mr. Marvin (Myra) Armstrong of Antioch, Calif., Master
Sergeant Jerry (Patricia) Cash of Washington, D.C. and Deacon Franklin (Linda)
Cash of St. Louis, Mo., a devoted cousin Mrs. Magalene Anderson of Riceboro, and
a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Michael and Brown Funeral Home of Savannah is in charge of
arrangements.
TAYLOR, Coley
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 27 October 1914; pg. 1 col. 7
NEGRO SHOT AND KILLED—Coley Taylor Found Dying in His Shack
Near Sterling.
Coley Taylor, an aged negro, who has been
farming in the neighborhood of Sterling for many years, was found dying from a
gunshot wound Sunday afternoon in the shack on his little farm near Sterling.
Taylor died before he could be questioned, and
a granddaughter who lived with the old man was unable to throw any light on the
affair, although it was rumored that Taylor had been found mortally wounded in a
field near his home.|
Coroner Jennings and Deputy Sheriff Owens
visited the scene of the killing yesterday, but were unable to learn any details
that would clear up the matter.
TAYLOR, Emmett F.
The Macon Telegraph; Saturday 10 April 1920; pg. 3 col. 2
EMMETT F. TAYLOR
BRUNSWICK, April 9.—The funeral of Emmett F.
Taylor, for many years a resident of Brunswick, took place here yesterday
afternoon and was attended by many of Mr. Taylor’s old friends. The deceased
passed away at River Junction on Wednesday, and his body was brought here for
interment. Mr. Taylor was for a number of years a deputy sheriff of Glynn
county and also served for two or three years as chief of the Brunswick fire
department.
TAYLOR, John Wesley
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 20 May 1882; pg. 6 col. 1
The many friends of Mr. J.W. Taylor will be
pained to learn of his sudden death, which occurred on Thursday night last at
his home on the Satilla, after an illness of only a few hours. We go to press
too early to learn particulars. His remains will be buried here today.
TAYLOR, Margaret
Charlotte (Lowrie)
The Brunswick Times Advertiser; Wednesday 24 June 1896; pg. 4 col. 1
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, grandmother of Deputy
Sheriff Emmett Taylor, is very ill at her country home near Taylor’s Chapel.
Mrs. Taylor has a large circle of relatives and friends who will regret to hear
of her illness.
The Brunswick Time Advertiser; Thursday 25 June 1896;
pg. 1 col. 5
A LONG LIFE ENDED—Mrs. Margaret Taylor Passes Away at Her
Country Home.
Mrs. Margaret Taylor died yesterday afternoon
at 3o’clock, at her country home near Taylor’s Chapel after a short illness.
Mrs. Taylor was one of the oldest residents of
the county. She leaves five children and thirty grandchildren to mourn her
loss.
Her children are Mrs. Maggie Baker, and Mrs.
Julia Higginbotham of this city, Mrs. G.W. Wright, Sr. of Sterling; Mr. Will
Taylor, of St. Simon[s], and Mrs. N.B. Rhodes, of Florida. Among the
grandchildren are Messrs. J.S. Wright, Emmett Taylor and Cleon Baker. The
deceased was an aunt of Mrs. L.O. Trimble, of this city.
The remains were brought to the city last night
and taken to the home the daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Maggie Baker, where the
funeral services, conducted by Rev. H.E. Lucas, of St. Mark’s church, occurred
this morning at 10 o’clock.
Mrs. Taylor’s life was one of nobility and
Christian faith and the end came peacefully, while she was surrounded by
sorrowing relatives.
TEMPLETON, May
"The Atlanta Constitution"; Saturday 3 June 1871; pg. 1 col. 1
Brunswick--The Appeal says: We are pained to announce the death of
the infant child of John Templeton and his wife, Alice Vane, which occurred in
our city on Tuesday night last. Although strangers to our citizens, they have
the sympathies of all in their sad bereavement.
THOMAS, E. Albert
(Capt.)
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 12 June 1880; pg. 3 col. 3
The remains of Mr. E.A. Thomas, conductor on
the M & B Railroad, and son-in-law of Judge Dillon, were brought to this city
for interment, on Wednesday last. Mr. Thomas had a partial stroke of paralysis
sometime since and with his wife, had gone to Hot Springs, Ark., for treatment.
A week ago last night, he was taken suddenly ill and died in a short while.
Procuring a coffin, his heart-broken wife
started home with his remains and reached here on Wednesday last. She was met
in Chattanooga by her brother, Mr. B.F. Dillon, of Savannah, who accompanied her
to this city. The entire family have our heart-felt sympathy.
THOMAS, Frank
The Brunswick News; Saturday 1 November 1952; pg. 10 col. 2
LOCAL RESIDENT DIES IN SAVANNAH
Frank Thomas, a resident of Brunswick practically all of his life,
died yesterday in a Savannah nursing home, where he had been for some time.
Mr. Thomas spent many years engaged in work along Brunswick’s river
front and was well known. He was known as a boat carpenter, and did
considerable work of that kind in the past.
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
The Brunswick News; Monday 3 November 1952; pg. 3 col. 3
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY FOR LATE FRANK THOMAS
Funeral services for the late Frank Thomas, who died in Savannah
Friday, were held this afternoon at 3 o’clock at the graveside with the Rev.
C.H. Moss and a son of Mr. Thomas’, the Rev. Frank Sidney Thomas officiating.
Burial was in Palmetto Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under direction of
the Miller Funeral Home.
Mr. Thomas, well known as a boat corker in Brunswick for many years,
had been in a Savannah hospital for the past several weeks.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. C.E. DeLoach, Chrysler, Ala., and
Mrs. Carl W. Storey, Birmingham, Ala.; five sons, Clarence Lee Thomas, Florence,
Ala.; Daniel Joseph Thomas, Jacksonville; T/Sgt. John Frank Thomas, Craig Field,
Alabama; Rev. Frank Sidney Thomas, Louisville, Ky.; S/Sgt. John Albert Thomas,
U.S. Air Force in England.
THOMAS, Willie
The Brunswick News; Saturday 9 November 1968; pg. 12 cols. 1 & 2
THREE KILLED IN TWO AUTO MISHAPS HERE LAST NIGHT
Three persons were dead today as the result of two automobile
accidents last night and this morning.
Two elderly Negro pedestrians were killed just prior to 7 p.m.
yesterday when they were struck by an automobile on highway U.S. 84 ten miles
north of Brunswick.
A North Brunswick housewife, Mrs. Annie Myrle R. Dubberly, 26, was
killed early today when her automobile crashed into a ditch within the city
limits on Altama Avenue.
The three fatalities brought to 16 the number of traffic deaths in
Glynn County thus far this year. In the same period of time, the Georgia State
Patrol post here said traffic deaths in its area stand at 45, as opposed to 26
for the same period last year.
County police investigating the U.S. 84 accident said Mrs. Clara
Joyner, 60 of Hill Cabin Road, and Willie Thomas, 60, of Rt. 1, were killed
instantly when struck last night by an automobile operated by Harold Glynn Cope,
18, of Rt. 1, Brunswick.
In a report filed by Lt. A.L. Lokey and patrolmen McDowell and Buck,
Cope was said traveling north on the highway when the two Negroes were struck
and killed. The two were said to have been in the northbound traffic lane.
Police reported the two were decapitated and torsos of each cut into
two sections, strewn along some 400 feet of the highway.
Young Cope, driving a 1968 model automobile, was charged with
driving 70 miles an hour in a 50-mile-an-hour zone, and with two counts of
involuntary manslaughter.
He reportedly told police he did not see the couple, but heard and
felt the impact as his vehicle struck them.
The Dubberly death occurred at 4:20 a.m. today as the automobile the
young mother was driving crossed Altama Avenue from Townsend Street and crashed
into a ditch.
The car came to rest in the ditch on its right side in approximately
one foot of water. The 1966 model car received some $1,700 damage. City
patrolmen H.G. Guinn and R.L. Yawn investigated.
Mrs. Dubberly, a resident of 1750 Townsend Street, was pronounced
dead on arrival at the Brunswick hospital. She had been a resident of Brunswick
for the past 12 years.
She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Dubberly and a daughter,
Susan Beth Dubberly, of Brunswick; her mother, Mrs. Grace R. Reynolds, Uvalda; a
sister, Mrs. Betty Kinchen, Uvalda; four brothers, Billy, Bobby, Elbert and
Jimmy Reynolds, all of Uvalda; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements, under the direction of Edo Miller and Sons
Funeral Home, are incomplete and will be announced later.
THOMPSON, Daisy Virginia
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 8 June 1937; pg. 6, col. 5
MRS.
THOMPSON DIED YESTERDAY
Mrs. Daisy Virginia Thompson, 68, wife of W.M. Thompson, passed away yesterday
afternoon at the house of her son, Delma Thompson, 3304 Norwich street. She had
been ill for several weeks.
Mrs. Thompson had resided in Brunswick and Glynn county all of her life and
was well known by a large number of friends. She had for years been a member of
McKendree Methodist church.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Delma and Carl Thompson,
and three grandchildren, all of Brunswick.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at McKendree
Methodist church, conducted by Rev. A.A. Waite, who was assisted by Rev. C.H.
Moss, of Norwich Street Baptist church. The following acted as pallbearers:
Active, Burford Hill, H.K. Lamb, Wallace Mosley, J.T. Smith, Mitchell Owens and
W.B. Smith, honorary, G.D. Hill, J.M. Dorsey, Sr., Dr. J.W. Simmons, J.W.
Crosby, C.F. Browne and D.H. Asbell. Burial was in Palmetto cemetery. The
funeral was in charge of the Gibson-Hart Funeral Home.
THOMPSON, Delma
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 7 December 1965; pg. 14, col. 3
DELMA THOMPSON SUCCUMBS AT 64
Delma Thompson, 64, a resident of 3304 Norwich St., died early today at the
Brunswick hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Glynn County, having lived here all of his life, and had been
employed at the Glynn County courthouse for 35 years. He was a member of the
Norwich Street Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lovie Colvin; three sons, Delma L.
Thompson of Baltimore , Md., Bill and Floyd Thompson, both of Brunswick; and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Norwich Street
Baptist Church with the Rev. James F. Miedema officiating. Burial will be in
Palmetto Cemetery. The Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home is in charge.
Active pallbearers will be H.C. Harper, Jessie Harper, Edward Nix, Clyde
Nix, Calhoun Colvin and Derrell Stewart.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Men's Bible Class of the Norwich
Street Baptist Church.
THOMPSON, Horace E.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Sunday 22 July 1894; pg. 1 col. 4
COWARDLY MURDER—A Half-Drunken Negro Kills Officer Kid Thompson—The Faithful
Policeman was Pursuing His Murderer, when he Turned and Fired the Fatal Shot.
Officer Kid Thompson, one of the most efficient and faithful
policemen, who ever served the city of Brunswick, was made the victim of a
cowardly murder last night, and his dead body was surrounded by a sympathizing,
horror-stricken crowd, and carried into the rotunda of the city hall, where it
was viewed by a large concourse of people.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME—At 9:45 last night, the citizens were
startled by a succession of pistol shots one sounding right after the other,
coming from the direction of the Acre. The fifth shot fired did the fatal
work. None of the others, so far as is known, took effect.
Officer Thompson, ten minutes before his death, put a negro in jail,
and then went back to his beat in the Acre. Guy Turner, who was with the
officer, gives the most credible story of the shooting, he being about the only
reputable eye-witness of the whole transaction. Turner says a half-drunken
negro was acting in a disorderly manner in the open space fronting on Oglethorpe
street, between Markowtiz’s bar and Gus Adams’ restaurant. Officer Thompson
went towards the negro to arrest him, when the latter made a dash down
Oglethorpe street toward Mansfield. When in front of Belcher’s bar, the negro
turned and fired two shots at Officer Thompson, who was pursuing him. The
officer returned the shots. None of them took effect. The negro had a large
revolver in each hand. Guy Turner joined in the chase. At the northeast corner
of the city hall, the negro turned and fired again. The brave officer ran fifty
feet and fell on his face back of the city hall, being shot through the heart
and killed almost instantly.
Turner, close behind, took the dead officer’s pistol from his hand
and fired five shots in quick succession after the murderer, who plunged into
the darkness of Grant street, running in the direction of the south end. A
large crowd gathered around the dead officer. Chief Beach and Deputy Levison
were promptly on the scene, and the body was borne into the rotunda of the city
hall. Dr. Burford arrived, and said “he is dead.”
Sooner than seemed possible the young wife of the murdered officer
arrived at the hall in a carriage. Kind hands replaced her in the carriage and
ordered the driver to return home with his grief-stricken passenger.
WHO WAS THE MURDERER?—Mr. W.R. Odham saw the man who did the
shooting when he ran down Grant street, and declares it was a rather
light-skinned negro, tolerably well dressed.
The majority of the negroes in the Acre questioned by a T.A.
reporter deny knowing anything about the matter.
Mr. Ford, collector for C. McGarvey, standing in Belcher’s bar door,
looking out for money due him, saw the chase and coincides with Mr. Odham in his
description of the murderer.
Negroes living in the houses in the rear of the city hall say the
man who fired the fatal shot was a negro.
Two sailors and a small white boy were the only parties claiming to
be witnesses, who told the reporter that the murderer was white.
Under this evidence, the conclusion is inevitable that the cowardly
murderer of Officer Thompson is a negro, and the only suggestion as to his
identity made by those who saw him is that he is Dave Wood, well known about
town. Mr. A.H. Smith, bookkeeper for C. Arnheiter, says this was the negro’s
name.
Officer Thompson leaves a young wife, deprived of his support and
companionship by red-handed assisination.
ON THE TRAIL—At press-hour, a posse of mounted citizens are scouring
the wooded portions of the city. Bloodhounds have also been put on the trail.
The northern city limits have been cordoned.
Undertaker Moore has taken charge of the body.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Monday 23 July 1894; pg. 1 col. 4
LAID
TO REST—Policeman Thompson’s Body Sent to Covington—His Murderer is Still at
Large—Dave Wood is the Man, and He is Said to Be Wounded.
The coroner’s inquest on Officer Kid Thompson’s remains was held
yesterday. The following was the jury: G.W. Calvin, foreman; W.F. Doerflinger,
W.B. Moore, John Campbell, J.P. Shelly and John Baumgartner. Their verdict was
that he was murdered by Dave Woods [sic].
The evidence introduced showed that Officer Thompson had Wood under
arrest for disorderly conduct, and that while he was taking him to the police
station, Wood remarked, “Don’t crowd me,” and jerked away running, Officer
Thompson in pursuit.
The principal witnesses were Guy Turner and Geo. Carroll, both of
whom recognized the man as Dave Wood.
All night Saturday and all day yesterday a large posse of men were
untiring in their efforts to trail the negro.
Blood was found in several places leading from the scene of the
murder, and it is though that Wood was struck by one of the shots fired at him
after he had killed Officer Thompson.
Several other witnesses testified as to having seen him running and
it is almost certain that he will be caught.
A large number of the friends of the murdered officer visited his
remains yesterday with sad hearts.
His remains were prepared for burial by Undertaker Moore and shipped
to Covington on the E.T. train last night where they will be interred today.
Mrs. Thompson accompanied the remains to Covington.
At the post-mortem held by Dr. H. Burford it was found that the
bullet entered three inches above the left nipple, passing through the upper
part of the left lung and wind pipe and right lung, lodging in the right rib,
which killed him instantly.
A REWARD—A meeting of the city council and the county commissioners
will be held tomorrow night to offer a reward for the capture of Officer
Thompson’s murderer. They citizens are also raising a large sum to add to it.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Tuesday 24 July 1894; pg. 1 col. 6
A
LARGE REWARD—Will Be Offered for Kid Thompson’s Murderer.
Nothing new has developed in the tracking of Dave Wood, who killed
Officer Thompson.
It is a settled fact now that he is the man that committed the
crime. It has just come to light that he went to his home on Sunday morning,
about one o’clock, and that he was shot in the arm.
No one has seen him since. Every effort is being exhausted to
capture him, and descriptions sent out to various places.
The governor has been requested to offer a reward for his capture.
The county commissioners are to meet this afternoon to take action
in the matter of a reward.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Thursday 26 July 1894; pg. 1 col. 3
TWO
REWARDS—A Total of Three Hundred Dollars—The City Council Adds $150 to the
Reward Offered by the County Commissioners.
A reward of three hundred dollars has been offered for the capture
of Dave Wood, the negro who murdered Officer Thompson last Saturday night.
The county commissioners will offer one hundred and fifty dollars,
and the city council today passed a resolution offering an additional $150.
The authorities have used every effort to capture Woods [sic], and
have so far failed to find his whereabouts.
The reward will interest outside parties to look out for him, and
very likely he will be caught soon.
No trace of Wood can be found after he left his house Sunday morning
where he was seen by a colored woman.
The official precaution of the commissioners has not been made yet,
owing to the illness of Chairman O’Connor.
A number of citizens are still watching out for Wood in the swamps.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Thursday 26 July 1894; pg. 1 col. 7
KID
THOMPSON’S WIDOW—A Movement to Raise a Fund By the Citizen [sic] of Brunswick.
Officer Kid Thompson, who was killed last Saturday night while on
duty, and, as he was always, using his best endeavor to maintain the law and
peace of our city, left a young widow. He was her sole support. The poor
little woman will return to Brunswick and make it her home. She is now in
Covington, where she accompanied the remains of her husband.
Kid Thompson was considered one of the bravest and most loyal
officers that ever served our city, and his friends were everybody.
A number have suggested that Brunswick’s citizen’s [sic] ought to
raise a fund and present it to this deserving little woman in memory of the
faithful service he has performed in protecting life and property in our city.
Every person in town can add a mite to the list, and swell it to a
good round sum.
Chief Lewis Beach will call on you, or it can be left at THE
TIMES-ADVERTISER office. Every day a list will be published showing how the
fund stands and giving the names of those who have contributed.
It is a most worthy object and the T.-A. hopes that Brunswick people
will see to it that Kid Thompson’s widow is provided for.
Put your name down if only for a small amount.
Savannah and other cities have on several occasions been very prompt
to assist the families of policemen who met their death while on duty, and
Brunswick should do so.
The T.-A. starts the list with $5.00.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Friday 27 July 1894; pg. 1 col. 3
$200
REWARD—Gov. Northen Offers for Apprehension of Dave Wood—The Murderer of Officer
Thompson, if Arrested, Will Net His Capturers Five Hundred Dollars.
From the proclamation below it will be seen that Gov. Northen offers
a reward of $200 for the apprehension of Dave Wood, who killed Policeman
Thompson. This with the rewards offered by the city and county makes a total of
$500 reward.
A PROCLAMATION—GEORGIA—By W.J. Northen, Governor of said state.
Whereas, Official information has been received at this department
that on the 21st of July inst., in the county of Glynn, a murder was committed
upon the body of H.E. Thompson by Dave Wood, and that said Wood fled from
justice.
I have thought proper, therefore, to issue this, my proclamation,
hereby offering a reward of two hundred dollars for the apprehension and
delivery of said Dave Wood to the sheriff of said county and state.
And I do moreover charge and require all officers in this state,
civil and military, to be vigilant in endeavoring to apprehend the said Dave
Wood in order that he may be brought to trial for the offense which he stands
charged.
Given under my hand and seal of the state, this, the 26th day of
July, 1894. W.J. NORTHEN, Governor.
By the Governor: A.D. CANDLER, Secretary of State.
THOMPSON, Ralph Douglas
The Brunswick News; Thursday 14 October 2004; pg. 4A col. 2
Ralph Douglas Thompson, 58, of Brunswick died Tuesday at the local
hospital.
Mr. Thompson was a native and lifelong resident of Brunswick. He
had been employed with Atlas Sign Co. and Fendig Sign Shop. He served in the
Georgia National Guard. He was a member of the Golden Isles Camera Club and the
Brunswick Model Railroad Club.
The family will receive friends at a graveside service to be held at
11 a.m. Saturday at the Palmetto Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Frank Strumfa, Terry Hughes, Don Hogan,
Edwin Fendig, Neal Fendig, Wally Mendenhal, Burt Smith, Lyle Certain and Henry
Wynn.
The family requests contributions to the charity of the donor’s
choice.
Survivors include two brothers, Hubert G. Thompson and Donny
Thompson, both of Brunswick; and a sister, Bettie Thompson Faulk of Stafford,
Va.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
THOMPSON, Willard M.
The Brunswick News; Friday 13 December 1940
W.M.
THOMPSON, AN AGED RESIDENT, PASSES SUDDENLY
Willard M. Thompson, 79, an old and well known resident of
Brunswick, died suddenly late yesterday afternoon. He was walking along Union
street, when he was stricken suddenly. he fell to the street and was dead in a
few minutes. Although he had not been confined to his home by illness, he had
been in bad health for some time.
Mr. Thompson came to Brunswick when a mere youth having been a
resident of this city for 66 years. For some time he was sexton of Palmetto
cemetery. He was well known among a large number of friends.
He is survived by two sons, Carl and Delma Thompson, and four
grandchildren, all of this city.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at
McKendree Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Walter Blanks, assisted by the
Rev. C.H. Moss and burial was in Palmetto cemetery. The following served as
pallbearer: Active, Gerald Beach, H.K. Lamb, J.N. Knight, Ed Rouche, and R.
Thompson; honorary, W.H. Greenfield, George Hill, H.C. Maynard, J.W. Crosby, D.I.
Pierce, Percy Ricks, A.J. McCrary, J.E. McGraw, W.L. Mosley, W.B. Smith, N.J.
Stewart, Mr. Green. The funeral was in charge of the Gibson-Hart Funeral Home.
TILLOTSON, Marion Francis
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 26 September 1915
YOUNG BRUNSWICK BOY DIES FROM LOCKJAW
Brunswick, Ga., September 25—(Special)—Frank
Tillotson, the 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tillotson, passed away at
the city hospital early yesterday morning as the result of lockjaw, caused by a
low on the head which the youngster received while at play. Young Tillotson and
another boy of about the same age were playing in the yard of the dead boy, when
his playmate threw an iron rod on the top of the house. It rolled off and
struck Tillotson on the head. At first it was not thought the injury was
serious, but the following day lockjaw set in, and although everything possible
was done at the city hospital for the young man, it was to no avail.
TIPTON, Edith Carlin Moore
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 17 December 2003; pg. 4A col. 2
Edith Carlin Moore Tipton, 93, of Brunswick died Tuesday Dec. 16,
2003 at Brian County Health and Rehab in Richmond Hill.
Mrs. Tipton was a lifelong resident of Brunswick until her move to
Richmond Hill two years ago. She was a 1927 graduate of Glynn Academy and was a
music teacher for many years, teaching piano, accordion, trombone and violin.
Mrs. Tipton was a member of the Neptune Chapter of Order of Eastern Star No. 153
and Port City Order of Amaranth Court 24 and organized the Fantastic Clown
Group. She was a member of Glyndale Baptist Church.
The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edo
Miller and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Newton officiating. Interment
will follow in Palmetto Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Buddy Carlin, Jimmy Carlin, Jeffrey Carlin,
Harold Moore, Tate Smith and Ike Thomas.
Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Neptune Chapter Order of
Eastern Star and Port City Order of Amaranth.
The family suggests those wishing make memorial contributions to
Hospice of Savannah, 1352 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, GA 31406.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m.
today.
Survivors include two daughters, Hallijeane Moore Stevens and
husband James E. Stevens of St. Simons Island and Carolyn Moore Wrenn and
husband Hugh Wrenn of Richmond Hill; a brother, Charles R. Carlin of Brunswick;
four grandchildren, Mitchell Todd Stevens, Patrick Krista Wrenn, Nichole Elysia
Stevens and Keith Denise Wrenn; four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
TISON, John M.
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 8, No. 18, Saturday 4 November 1882; pg. 6, col. 3
Death of Hon. John M. Tison
It becomes our painful duty to announce the death of one of Glynn's
true and tried citizens, Hon. John M. Tison, which occurred during Tuesday night
last, at his home near Jamaica, in this county. He has been a great sufferer
with rheumatism for years past, and a few months ago he became so feeble that a
trip to the Hot Springs was thought advisable. The trip proved of no avail, and
he came home to die. Few men have figured more prominently in the history of
our county than Hon. John M. Tison. Having resided here from his birth, he has
been prominent in its affairs for nearly a half century, and has emphatically
grown with the country, both in wealth and popularity. He has several times
represented the county and district in the halls of the Legislature, and now, at
the ripe old age of nearly seventy, has quietly passed away.
TISON, Robert Mitchell
s/o
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 25 October 1884; pg. 6 col. 2
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Tison
sympathize with them in the loss of their little infant baby. True he has been
with them but a short while but long enough to have woven around him cords of
affection anchored in the hearts of both mother and father to tear asunder which
caused them both pangs known only to those who have passed through the same
ordeal.
TISON, William
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?
TODD, Henry
Darien Timber Gazette; Saturday 8 May 1886; pg. 3 col. 2
HENRY TODD IS NO LONGER
To some of us this announcement may seem of little importance, but a
larger majority will droop their heads in silent sorrow. And this sorrow will
not be confined to the many unfortunate poor of his own race who have received
timely aid and succor at his hands. All who knew him intimately, white or
colored, will join in his praise. The most prejudiced and narrow-minded will be
forced to admit that the colored blood which courses through his veins neither
deprecates his value as a citizen, nor obscured his brightness as an
industrious, honest and worthy fellow being. We will not go into details about
his sphere of usefulness, nor extol his virtues, but in full sympathy with all
the good people of Darien, we think it only due to express our regret for one
who has been a good and useful citizen and who has set his race an example which
for a long time should operate favorably as an impetus to their moral and
financial advancement. Mr. Todd was buried from the Presbyterian church on
Wednesday last at two o’clock, the Rev. J.N. Bradshaw officiating. The
following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers: A.C. Wylly, E.P. Champney, Louis
Collat, Adam Strain, Jas. Walker and A.E. Dimmock.
TOLNAS, Halvor Ole
The Brunswick News; Friday 11 August 1916; pg. 1 col. 2
AN AGED CITIZEN PASSES TO REST—H.O. TOLNAS DIED LAST NIGHT
FOLLOWING ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO
H.O. Tolnas, for over twenty-five years a well
known resident of Brunswick, passed away at the city hospital last night
following an illness caused by a fall which he had from a wagon several days
ago. At first Mr. Tolnas’ condition was not thought to be serious, and remained
at home on George street a few days after the accident, later being removed to
the city hospital.
Mr. Tolnas was 65 years of age and was a native
of Norway. He is survived by two sons, Triygive [sic], who sailed only a few
days ago on a trip to Norway, and Olaf, a young attorney of Athens, who is just
recovering from a serious illness.
During the past few years this aged citizen has
been the victim of unusual sadness in his household. Four or five years ago his
wife passed away, leaving her husband and four sons. Mr. Tolnas and his four
sons lived together in a larger house at the corner of George and Carpenter
streets, all of the boys being industrious, two of them working their way
through the University of Georgia. Over two years ago Paul, then about 18 years
of age, met with a fatal accident and was killed at the Yaryan plant. Young
Gunner Tolnas at the time collector for the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company,
was one of the Monroe Phillips victims, of eighteen months ago, the young man
being shot in that terrible tragedy. He lingered for a few days and finally
died off his injuries.
Mr. Tolnas was a shipbuilder by trade, and
ruing his long residence in Brunswick has built many small crafts. Since work
was started on the three-masted schooner by the Brunswick Shipbuilding Company
several months ago, he has been in active charge of most of the work, and was a
stockholder in that company.
Mr. Tolnas was a consistent member of the
Baptist church, and that funeral will be in charge of that Norwegian contingent
of the city.
Funeral services will be held at 3 o’clock this
afternoon from the First Baptist church, A. Larson officiating. Interment will
be made at Oak Grove cemetery. The following men will act as pallbearers: John
Olson, John Larson, C.O. Olson, Capt. Thomas Peter Kniunson[?] and Capt.
Lalin[?].
TOLNAS, I. Marie (Eriksen)
The Brunswick News; Saturday 16 October 1909; pg. 1 col. 1
MRS. H.O. TOLNAS AT REST AFTER LONG ILLNESS
After an illness extending over several months,
Mrs. Marie Tolnas, wife of the well-known shipbuilder, H.O. Tolnas, passed away
at the city hospital at 9 o’clock last night. Funeral arrangements had not been
perfected at a late hour last night but the services will be conducted from the
First Baptist church this afternoon or on Sunday morning.
Deceased was 52 years of age and a native of
Norway. A husband and four sons survive. One of these, Olaff, is a student at
Athens and will reach home this morning.
Mrs. Tolnas had staunch friends and was a woman
of firm faith. Death came as a relief to her long suffering.
The Brunswick News; Sunday 17 October 1909; pg. 1 col. 4
FUNERAL OF MRS. TOLNAS—Will Be Held From Baptist Church at
9 O’Clock This Morning.
The funeral of Mrs. Tolnas will be held this
morning at 9 o’clock from the Baptist church. The pallbearers will be Capt. N.
Inglebretsen, F.E. Twitty, F.E. Decker, J.P. Twoomey, Jas. H. Osborne, John
Larson. The sympathies of their many friends is extended to the husband and the
four sons who survive. These young men are highly esteemed and popular. One
son, Olaff, arrived yesterday from Athens to attend the funeral.
TOLNAS, Olaf Johann
Athens Banner-Herald; Monday 18 January 1971
Researched by Natalie Davis of Clarke County for GlynnGen.com
LAWYER OLAF TOLNAS CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mr. Olaf J. Tolnas, 80, an Athens attorney, died Saturday night
after an illness o several days. He lived at 420 W. Rutherford.
Mr. Tolnas, a native of Glynn County, Ga., was the son of the late
Halvor Ole and Marie Eriksen Tolnas. He attended the University of Georgia and
was a 1913 graduate of the University School of law. He served in World War I
and World War II, retiring from the service with the rank of lieutenant
colonel. After World War II he served at the Nuremberg trials in Germany.
A resident of Athens for 45 years, he was a member of the Retired
Officers Association and the Athens Bar Assn.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Gladys Isowther Tolnas of Athens;
two sons, Trygve J. Tolnas of Rockdale, Tex., and Edwin Tolnas of Princeton,
N.J.; two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. today from the chapel of
Bridges Funeral Home, with the Rev. Raby Edwards officiating.
Burial was to be at 5:30 p.m. today in Oak Grove Cemetery in
Brunswick.
The family request that flowers be omitted and those so desiring to
make a contribution to their favorite charity.
TOLNAS, Paul
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 5 February 1913
CAUGHT IN MACHINERY AND DASHED TO DEATH
Brunswick, Ga., February 4—(Special)—The body
of young Paul Tolnas, who was killed at the plant of the Yaryan Naval Stores
company, was laid to rest in Oak Grove cemetery today. The tragic death of this
well-known young man cast a shadow of gloom over the city.
The young man was one of the oilers at the large factory, and was in
the act of oiling a large conveyor when a portion of his clothing was caught in
the machinery, and in the twinkling of an eye he was dashed to death. His body
was terribly mangled and he died before medical aid reached him. The young man
was just 19 years of age, and had been a resident of Brunswick all of his life.
TOOMEY, Dr. Joseph Maria
The Brunswick News; Monday 27 March 1967; pg. 14 col. 3
DR.
J.M. TOOMEY, RETIRED DENTIST, DIES IN HOSPITAL
Dr. Joseph Maria Toomey, 76, a retired dentist and a resident of St.
Simons Island, died yesterday in Brunswick hospital after a brief illness.
He was born in Washington, Ga., where he attended public schools. A
graduate of Belmont College and the Emory University School of Medicine, he had
practiced for forty-three years in Washington and Decatur before returning in
1962. He was a veteran of World War I and World War II, serving in China,
India, and Burma and held the rank of captain in the army reserves. He was a
communicant of St. Williams Chapel.
Surviving is his wife; a daughter, Mrs. William C. Hames of Eau
Gallie, Fla.; three grandchildren; three sisters, Sister Mary Margaret, C.S.J.
of Augusta, Mrs. H.B. Cogburn of Atlanta, and Mrs. Olin Kersh of New Orleans.
Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Williams
Chapel with Fr. Raymond Healy, S.M. officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday in the Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta. The Rosary will be
recited tonight at 8 p.m. in the Chapel of the Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Henry Stockdale, Louis Stokes, Ed Jordan, Henry
R. Hoyle and Homer Wilson.
TORBERT, Mary Lou
(Gatchell) Cody
The Brunswick News; Monday 7 January 1974; pg. 2 col. 1
GRAVESIDE RITES FOR MRS. TORBERT ARE HELD TODAY
Mrs. Mary Lou Cody Torbert, 80, a resident of
1709 Sherman St., St. Simons Island, died Sunday morning at the Brunswick
hospital after an extended illness.
She was born in Glynn County and had lived here
most of her life. Mrs. Torbert lived several years in Washington, D.C., where
she was active in the D.A.R. before returning to St. Simons. She was a member
of Christ Church Frederica.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Anna C. Holland
of St. Simons; five grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at
the graveside in Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Junius J. Martin officiating.
Gibson-Hart-Durden Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.
TORRAS, Casimir
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Wednesday 17 July 1895; pg. 4 col. 4
AN INFANT’S DEATH—The infant son of Captain and Mrs. Rosendo Torras
died yesterday at the age of 13 months, of trouble resulting from teething,
after an illness of two months. The funeral occurred this morning at 10
o’clock. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community.
TORRAS, Rosendo
The Brunswick Pilot; Friday 4 January 1929; pg. 1, col. 4
Rosendo Torras, 78, died at the Hospital early Wednesday morning after
an illness of only a few hours. Mr. Torras was one of the best known citizens
of Brunswick. He was born in Spain but had lived in Brunswick for the past
fifty years, coming to this country as a young man in command of a sailing
vessel. Mr. Torras, after making his home here entered the lumber exporters of
the old days. He retired from business about fifteen years ago. He is survived
by four daughters, Miss Marie Torras, Mrs. W.L. Harwell, Mrs. Paul Morton and
Mrs. Alfred Wood, all of Brunswick. Three sons, Fernando J. Torras, of
Brunswick, Raymond W. Torras, of Atlanta and Julian Torras, of Texas.
TORRAS, Sarah Belle (Limerick)
The Brunswick News; Saturday 19 June 1971; pg. 12 col. 2
MRS.
BELLE L. TORRAS SUCCUMBS IN TEXAS
Mrs. Belle L. Torras, widow of Julian H. Torras, died in Del Rio,
Texas Thursday.
Survivors are two nieces, Mrs. J.P. Roberts of Jacksonville, and
Mrs. Lois Davidson of Brazil.
Funeral services, under the direction of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral
Home, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Twitty Memorial Chapel of the First
Baptist Church with the Rev. James W. Adkins officiating. Entombment will
follow in Palmetto Cemetery. The body will be placed in the church chapel at 1
p.m.
Pallbearers will be Marion Harwell, Joseph L. Harwell, Robert L.
North, John Roberts, Warren O. Whitlock, Warren Whitlock Jr., King Hart and
Louis North.
The family will be at the residence of Mrs. L.O. North, 2020 Atlanta
Ave.
TOWLES, Edward F.
The Brunswick News; Thursday 4 March 1971; pg. 8 col. 2
FIRE
ON NORWICH; OCCUPANT DIES
A 63-year old man involved in a fire yesterday at 629 Norwich Street
died this morning at the Brunswick hospital.
Identified as Edward F. Towles, he was the only occupant of a
one-story frame apartment owned by Mrs. J.B. Merriweather.
The apartment received extensive damage, said Chief Tom Nichols of
the city fire department. Cause of the fire was smoking in bed, he said. The
fire was reported at 9 p.m. with Companies One and Two responding.
Towles received burns but an autopsy will be performed to determine
exact cause of death.
Chief Nichols said the fire department also is investigating the
cause of a fire Tuesday at the Holiday Inn West.
A fire in room 216, last occupied by Leo R. Heiler of Rochester,
N.Y., caused heavy damage to the room and extensive smoke damage to other parts
of the building.
The building was completely evacuated at the time, the chief said,
and no one was injured. The amount of damage is still undetermined.
The Brunswick News; Saturday 6 March 1971; pg. 12 col. 3
E.F.
TOWLES BURIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Burial services for Edward F. Towles were held yesterday at 5 p.m.
in the Palmetto Cemetery.
Towles died after a house fire Wednesday night. He was a 1929
graduate of Glynn Academy and a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.
After his retirement from the Army, he worked here as a sign painter.
He is survived by one son, R.W. Towles of Maitland, Fla.
Chapman Funeral Chapel was in charge of the arrangements.
TOWNSEND, Joseph E.
The Darien Gazette; Saturday 26 August 1899; pg. 3 col. 4
MR.
J.E. TOWNSEND MURDERED—Just before going to press the horrible news reaches us
of the murder of Officer Joseph E. Townsend on Thursday night last while trying
to arrest the two sons of Henry DeLegal. These negroes shot Mr. Townsend,
instantly killing him and slightly wounding Mr. O. Hopkins, who was with him.
The DeLegals are still at large.
The Darien Gazette; Saturday 2 September 1899; pg. 3 col. 3
FUNERAL OF MR. TOWNSEND—The remains of Mr. Joseph E. Townsend, who was murdered
last week, were interred at the old family burial ground at Ebenizer [sic] on
Saturday last. Mr. Joe Townsend was one of the best men in this section and
when the news of his death reached Darien it cast a gloom over the entire
community. He was brutally murdered while in the faithful discharge of his duty
as an officer of the law. The editor of THE GAZETTE joins with his hundreds of
friends in tendering to the family and relatives sincere and heartfelt
sympathies in their great trouble.
TRESVANT, Nathan
The Brunswick News; Friday 29 September 1972; pg. 5 col. 1
NATHAN TRESVANT DIES ON MONDAY
Nathan Tresvant, 76, of Brunswick, died Monday
at a local nursing center.
A native of Brunswick, Tresvant was a member of the St. James
Baptist Church.
He is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Evelena Jenkins and Mrs. Willie
Magwood, both of Brunswick; two grand nieces, and two grand nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. James
Baptist Church with the Rev. W.C. Robinson officiating. Interment will follow
at Greenwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be the deacons of the St. James Baptist Church.
The body will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m.
Brunswick Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
TRIMBLE, Caroline (Morgan) Sawyer
The Brunswick Pilot; Friday 5 September 1930; pg. 1 col. 2
DEATHS—Mrs. Carrie Trimble, 90, perhaps the oldest resident of Brunswick, died
at the City Hospital Saturday morning, after a long illness. Mrs. Trimble had
lived in Brunswick practically all of her life and was widely known and well
loved by the older residents of the city. She was buried Sunday afternoon from
St. Marks Episcopal Church.
TROUP, Camilla
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 12 May 1883; pg. 6 col. 2
Died, in this city, on the 4th inst. of heart
disease, Miss Camilla Troup daughter of Dr. Robt. Troup, for many years a
resident of this county. Miss Troup was, indeed, an estimable young lady, and
had many friends.—She was buried from the Episcopal church on Saturday last.
TROUP, Hugh Fraser Grant
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 1 February 1916; pg. 1 col. 5
GRANT TROUP, WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN, EXPIRES SUDDENLY—Found Dead in His Room in City
Sunday Morning
Grant Troup, 54 years of age and a resident of Brunswick and Glynn
county all of his life, was found dead in his room in this city Sunday morning
shortly after 9 o’clock. Physicians announced that his death was due to heart
failure. Mr. Troup retired as usual Saturday night in apparently good health.
Sunday morning he did no reply when he was called as usual, and on investigation
he was found dead. It is thought that he had been dead for several hours.
Mr. Troup is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent
families in Georgia. He was a son of Daniel Heyward Brailsford Troup and a
grandson of Robert Troup, at one time governor of the state. He was closely
related to many of Brunswick’s most prominent families. Mrs. John Nightengale
[sic], of this city, is a sister of the deceased, including the Kings, the
Dents, the Nightengales [sic] and others.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from St. Mark’s Episcopal
church, Rev. R.E. Boykin officiating, the interment being in Palmetto cemetery.
The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers: P.W. Fleming, Gratz Dent, H.M.
Branham, R.D. Meader and C.D. Parker.
TROUP, Mary King Daisy
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Friday 14 June 1895; pg. 4 col. 2
DEATH STILLED HER VOICE—The Sad News That Flashed Across the Cable Wires.
That was sad news that flashed across the cable wires yesterday
afternoon from Paris, bringing to a Brunswick household agonizing sorrow and
plunging into depths of sorrow a fond, admiring circle of friends.
The cablegram announced that Miss Daisy Troup had just died
suddenly, of heart disease, in the capital city of France.
Miss Troup was the daughter of Mrs. Troup and the sister of Mr.
Robert Troup fo this city. Six years ago she left home to complete her
education and, in New York, it was her fortuned to be under the training of a
master of vocal and music whose fame was measured by no small standard. This
professor told Miss Troup that she had a fortune in her voice, and offered her
the benefit of his instruction; provided she would sing at his concerts. In the
musicales of New York society Miss Troup’s voice won her flattering notice, and
she finally determined to devote her life to the operatic stage. After a visit
home, she went to Europe and, at the time of her sad death, was preparing
herself for her debut in grand opera, which was to occur the coming winter.
Young, beautiful, gifted far beyond the meed of the generality of
women, death, in its sudden and successful attack, removes a star of the great
art world and loosens the silken cord of a life that was all attuned to heaven’s
symphonies.
The announcement fell with shocking force upon the aged mother, who
has been in feeble health for some time, and she is completely prostrated.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Sunday 16 June 1895; pg. 4 col. 1
The remains of Miss Daisy Troup will probably be brought from Paris
to Brunswick for burial.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Monday 17 June 1895; pg. 1 col. 6
DIED
AFTER HER SWAN SONG—Full cable details of the death of Miss Daisy Troup,
published in the New York papers, state that Miss Troup, at the request of her
instructor sang before M. Carvaiho, manager of the great Opera Comique. M.
Carvaiho praised her work enthusiastically. Miss Troup fainted from the
excitement of the moment and died from heart failure in two hours. The remains
were embalmed and placed in a chapel. They will be shipped from Paris Saturday
and will reach here in ten days. Mr. Robert Troup, brother of the deceased, has
gone to New York to meet the body and attend to the transportation to Brunswick.
The Brunswick Times-Advertiser; Wednesday 10 July 1895; pg. 4 col. 2
OVER
THE SEA TO A GRAVE—The remains of Miss Daisy Troup reached the city at 7:30 this
morning, from Paris via New York, accompanied by the brother of the deceased,
Mr. Robert Troup. The funeral services were held at St. Mark’s Episcopal church
at 11 o’clock this morning. Rector H.E. Lucas conducting them. A large number
of friends of the family gathered at the church to pay the last tribute of
respect to the fair, dead singer. The remains were interred in the family lot,
Oak Grove cemetery. The sad story of Miss Troup’s death has been fully told in
these columns, and the funeral today puts a gloomy period to a sweet life, full
of such great promise. For the stricken relatives there is a greater meed [sic]
of sympathy than death usually brings to utterance, and in their grief there is
not the added pain of those who weep alone.
TROUP, Matilda Brailsford
Advertiser & Appeal; Saturday 12 September 1885; pg. 6 col. 2
Miss Matilda Troup, of this city, died in Atlanta on Monday last.
Her funeral took place in this city on Tuesday following from St. Marks church
of Brunswick. She was a lady of sterling worth, and leaves many friends behind
to mourn her loss.
TRUE, Arthur Thornton Jr.
The Brunswick News; Thursday 12 February 1981; pg. 2A col. 8
ARTHUR T. TRUE JR. DIES EARLY TODAY
Arthur Thornton True Jr., 34, of Brunswick,
died Wednesday in St. Augustine, Fla. after a brief illness.
A commercial fisherman, he was a lifelong resident of Glynn County.
He was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church and the Sea Island Fishermen’s
Association. He was a graduate of Glynn Academy and attended Middle Georgia
College and South Georgia College.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patricia B. True of Brunswick; a
son, Jonathan Livingston True; two step-daughters, Miss Jennifer Kicklighter and
Miss Jessica Kicklighter, all of Brunswick; his parents, Mrss and Mrs. Arthur
True Sr. of St. Simons Island; a sister, Mrs. Megan Nalls of St. Simons Island;
his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Madeline Davenport of St. Simons; three aunts, an
uncle, and two nieces.
Arrangements for a memorial service will be announced later.
The family will be at the residence of Mrs. Davenport, 115 Hamilton
St., St. Simons Island. The family requests contributions be made to a charity
of the donor’s choice.
Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
[Did not find mention of memorial service, but only briefly
scanned papers as I was not looking for this obit at the time—ALH]
TRULL, Bertha
The Brunswick News; Monday 27 April 1959; pg. 16 col. 3
MRS. BERTHA TRULL PASSES IN ATLANTA
Mrs. Bertha Trull, 55, died yesterday in an
Atlanta hospital.
She is survived by her husband, Jim Trull; four
brothers, Joe Conely of Jesup, Grady, of Brunswick, Harley Conely, of Savannah,
and Charley Conely, of Vidalia; and one sister, Mrs. Cora Johnson, of Brunswick.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2
p.m. from the Gibson-Hart Chapel, the Rev. E.B. Peacock, of the Sterling
Baptists Church, officiating. Interment will follow at Palmetto Cemetery.
Mrs. Trull’s nephews will serve as pallbearers.
TRUNNELL, George S.
The Brunswick News; Friday 7 September 1956; pg. 12, col. 3
GEORGE TRUNNELL PASSES AWAY AT HOME EARLY TODAY
George S. Trunnell, well known resident of Brunswick for 31 years, died
at the family residence early this morning. He had been in ill health for the
past year.
Funeral services, under direction of the Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home,
will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the Norwich Street Baptist Church
with the Rev. Charles H. Moss, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in
Brunswick Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors by a detachment of the
National Guard Members of the Jr. O.U.A.M. and the Woodmen of the World will
serve as honorary escort.
Active pallbearers will be H.W. DeLoach, John Nowell, Joe Webster, W.C.
Siler, L.S. Horton, Carl L. Copeland.
Mr. Trunnell was born in Santiago, Iowa, Sept. 16, 1891. He came to
Brunswick from Bessemer, Ala. and had been associated with the Hercules Powder
Company there and in Brunswick at the time of his death. He was a member of the
Norwich Baptist Church, the W.O.W and the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics. He was a veteran of WW I, having served with the 46th Infantry
Regiment. He was a member of Brunswick Post 9 American Legion.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Anna Trunnell, two daughters, Mrs. Eldred
Edgy and Mrs. Ross Branham, of Brunswick. Five sisters: Mrs. Sam White,
Prairie City, Ia.; Mrs. Lewis Yarnell, Brunswick; Mrs. Bob White, Colfax, Ia.;
Mrs. L.K. Thomsen, Bondurant, Ia.; Mrs. Clara Mendenhall, Mesa, Ariz.; three
brothers: Dan and Ike Trunnell, Lucas, Ia.; Leonard of Prairie City, Ia.. Six
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
TRUPP, Hans
The Brunswick News; Friday 18 June 1971; pg. 5
RESIDENT’S FATHER DIES—Hans Trupp, a resident of Ridgewood, N.Y., died at his
home Monday. He is survived locally by a son, Hans Trupp, and two grandsons.
TUPPER, Margaret Anderson (Moore)
Blain
Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage, & Death Announcements, 1851-2003; The
Atlanta Constitution; 4 January 1909
MRS. E.C. TUPPER, BRUNSWICK, GA
Brunswick, Ga., January 3—(Special)—Mrs. E.C.
Tupper, wife of Captain Edwin C. Tupper, the well-known pilot and tug captain,
after a long illness, died at her home on Union street at an early hour Saturday
morning. Deceased was 48 years of age, and is survived by her husband and
little daughter. The funeral took place Saturday afternoon from St. Mark’s
Episcopal church.
TUPPER, Mary
Advertiser & Appeal; Vol. 1, No. 30; Wednesday 27 October 1875; pg. 1, col. 4
Died In Brunswick, on the evening of the 22nd inst. MARY
TUPPER, daughter of Rev. W.D. and Mrs. L.N. ATKINSON, aged 7 months.
TURNER, Charles Weaver
The Brunswick News; Monday 16 June 1975; pg. 3 col. 1
CHARLES W. TURNER SUCCUMBS HERE AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Charles Weaver Turner, 71, a resident of Rt. 5, Brunswick, died at
the Brunswick hospital Sunday after an extended illness.
He had been a resident of Glynn County for the past 55 years and was
a retired carpenter, formerly employed with South Georgia Millworks. He was a
member of Sterling Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice Nichols Turner, Brunswick;
two daughters, Mrs. Myrtice Foley, Cloverdale, Calif., Mrs. Bobbie Youngblood,
Elmira, N.Y.; a sister, Mrs. Gracie Vaughn Johnson, Jacksonville; two brothers,
Leroy Turner, Jacksonville, Clifford Turner, Alma; six grandchildren, several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Sterling Baptist
Church with the Rev. James M. Manning officiating. Interment will follow in
Brunswick Memorial Park Cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be Glenn Stepp, J. Henry Lane, Tot Pickren,
W.C. Bland, H.B. Staley and Jesse Newbern.
The body will remain in the chapel of the funeral home and will be
placed in the church one hour prior to services.
Edo Miller & Sons funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
TURNER, Doris Eliza (Morgan)
The Brunswick News; Monday 25 June 1945; pg. 8 col. 3
MRS.
DORIS TURNER DIED HERE SUNDAY
Mrs. Doris Eliza Turner, 33, wife of Luther Leroy Turner, died at
the City Hospital Sunday, after an illness of three months.
Mrs. Turner was born in Nahunta November 2, 1911, but had resided in
Brunswick practically all of her life, and she was well known among a large
number of friends.
Besides her husband, she is survived by five small children, Roy, 9;
Lamarr, 7; Connie, 5; Paulette, 3, and Terrell, 5 weeks; four sisters, Mrs. R.B.
Lynn, Nahunta; Mrs. Dora Stephens, Brunswick, who is a twin sister; Mrs. James
Grimes, Brunswick, and Mrs. Albert Purdom, Jacksonville, Fla., and three
brothers, Ottis and Horace Morgan, Nahunta, and Russell Morgan, Brunswick.
Funeral services were held at the Norwich Street Baptist church this
afternoon at 4 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. C.H. Moss, burial following in
Palmetto cemetery. The funeral was in charge of Mortician Edo Miller.
TURNER, Doss Monroe
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 1 January 1941; pg. 8 col. 2
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DOSS TURNER
Funeral services for Doss Turner, 63, who died suddenly Monday night
at the home of his son, 2528 Reynolds street, will be held Thursday morning at
10 o’clock, with the Rev. Mr. Williams, of the Church of God, conducting the
services at the church, corner of Ellis and L streets.
The deceased who had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 13
years, was well known by a number of friends who will regret to learn of his
death. He had been in poor health for sometime, but his death Monday night was
unexpected. He is survived by his widow, three sons, C.M. Turner of Baxley,
C.W. and Leroy Turner of Brunswick, and one daughter, Mrs. Grace Lee Vaughn of
Baxley.
Following funeral services interment will be in Palmetto cemetery
with Mortician J.D. Baldwin in charge of arrangements.
TURNER, Leola (Johnson)
The Brunswick News; Friday 4 September 1970; pg.5 col. 4
MRS.
LEOLA TURNER DIES HERE WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Leola Johnson Turner, 94, of Rt. 3 Sterling, died Wednesday in
the Brunswick hospital. Mrs. Turner was from Dooly County and had lived in this
area for 45 years.
She is survived by three sons, Clifford Turner of Coffee, Weaver
Turner and Leroy Turner, both of Sterling; a daughter, Mrs. Gracie Lee Vaughn of
St. Augustine, Fla.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in the
Gibson-Hart-Durden Chapel with Rev. C.A. Pharis officiating.
Interment will be in Palmetto Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be R.J. Horn, A.L. Hayes Sr., A.L. Hayes Jr.,
Curtis Beaver, John A. Hall, and David Thrower.
TURNER, Leroy
The Brunswick News; Wednesday 22 May 1974; pg. 2A col. 6
LEROY TURNER DIES; FUNERAL TOMORROW
Leroy L. Turner, 63, a resident of 609 H Street, died here Saturday
after a brief illness.
Graveside services are scheduled Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Palmetto
Cemetery with the Rev. W.R. Croft officiating.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Zwelling, Oak Hill, W. Va.; a
son, Clifford Turner, Brunswick; three brothers, Walter Turner and J.C. Turner
of Brunswick, and Henry Turner of Folkston; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Fountain,
Ocean View, Fla., Mrs. Ada King, Jesup, and Mrs. Margaret Bruner, St. Simons.
Chapman Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
TURNER, Luther Leroy
The Brunswick News; Monday 20 August 1990; pg. 3A col. 6
TURNER RITES TO BE TUESDAY
Luther Leroy Turner, 82, of Brunswick died in a Port Wentworth
nursing home Sunday after a long illness.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chambless Funeral Home in
Nahunta with the Rev. E.H. Morgan officiating. Interment is in Palmetto
Cemetery.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Spence of Nahunta; four sons,
Roy Turner of Sharpberg, Lamar Turner of Albany, Connie Turner of West Palm
Beach, Fla., and Terry Turner of Fontana, Calif.; nine grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.
He was a retired cabinet maker.
Chambless Funeral Home in Nahunta is in charge of arrangements.
TURNER, Sidney H.
The Brunswick News; Monday 5 January 1959; pg. 14 col. 6
SIDNEY H. TURNER DIES IN FLORIDA
Sidney H. Turner, 80, died Saturday night at a
Hollywood, Fla., hospital.
Mr. Turner, whose Brunswick address was 2319 Union Street, was
visiting a son when he was stricken.
Beside his wife, Maude, he is survived by a son, Jerrell, of
Hollywood.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Gibson-Hart
Funeral Home.
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 6 January 1959; pg. 10 col.
5
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Funeral services for Sidney H. Turner, who died
Saturday in Hollywood, Fla., will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Wesleyan
Methodist Church with the Rev. W.M. Phillippe officiating.
Burial will follow in Palmetto Cemetery with the Gibson-Hart Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
TURNER, Wanda Lynette
The Brunswick News; Friday 9 August 1935; pg. 6 col. 5
INFANT PASSES
AWAY—Wanda Lynette Turner, the eleven-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.H.
Turner, died yesterday at the family resident [sic], 2224 L street. Funeral
services were held at 4 o’clock this afternoon, conducted by the Rev. E.P.
Drake, pastor of McKendree Methodist church. Mortician J.D. Baldwin was in
charge of the funeral.
TUTTLE, Kenneth M.
The Brunswick News; Thursday 31 October 1963; pg. 16 col. 5
KENNETH TUTTLE SUCCUMBS AT 43
Kenneth M. Tuttle, Sr., 43, died suddenly last night at his home,
315 Peachtree Street, on St. Simons Island.
Tuttle had lived on St. Simons with his family for the pat four
years, coming here from Clearwater, Fla., and was a member of the St Simons
Presbyterian Church. He was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Navy.
Tuttle was vice president and general manager of Gulf Gold, Inc., here.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ann Tuttle, St. Simons Island;
three sons, Kenneth M. Jr., Donald and Douglas Tuttle, all of St. Simons Island;
his mother, Mrs. L.B. Coffin, Gouldsboro, Maine; two brothers, Royden Tuttle,
Boynton Beach, Fla., and Allen Tuttle, Gouldsboro, Maine.
Funeral plans will be announced later by the Edo Miller and Sons
Funeral Home.
The Brunswick News; Friday 1 November 1963; pg. 12 col. 6
TUTTLE SERVICES TOMORROW AT 11
Funeral services for Kenneth M. Tuttle, 43, who died Wednesday at
his home on St. Simons Island, will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the St.
Simons Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ben Moore officiating.
Interment will be in the Christ Church Cemetery, Frederica, with the
Edo Miller & Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers will be Frank DeLoach, Robert West, Jim Lewis,
Ray Sellers, Donald Haynes and Murrey Berger.
Honorary: A.F. Wentworth, J. Roy Duggan, Dr. C.S. Britt, DeWitt
Drury, Lawton Woodcock, Stanley Rainey, J.M. Blackshear, Ed Sweeney, Brooks
Haisten, Henry Miller, J.J. Gray, III, William M. McEldowney, Joe Turner, Frank
Hancock, Dekle McNail, Clarence Baxter, G.S. Winns, Danny O’Keefe, Alf Smith,
Hurley Pinkard and Don McKee.
TWIGG, Ira Rufus
The Brunswick News; Thursday 16 September 1971; pg. 5 col. 2
IRA
R. TWIGG, 94, SUCCUMBS TODAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Ira Rufus Twigg, 94, died at the Brunswick hospital early today
after an extended illness. He had been a resident of Brunswick for the past 15
years and resided at 2219 Norwich St. He was a member of the Baptist Church,
and a master mason of Lebanon Lodge 7 in Washington, D.C.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lettie Lee Twigg of Brunswick; a
daughter, Mrs. Goldie Leola Thomsen, Tokoma Park, Md.; a step-daughter, Mrs.
Rose Snare of Brunswick; two sons, Elmer H. Twigg of Portland, Ore., and William
C. Twigg of Virginia Beach, Va.; two step-sons, D.M. Haddock of Brunswick and
Roy Haddock of College Park, Md.; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
and great-great-grandchildren.
The body will remain in the chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral
Home until Friday when it will be forwarded to Cumberland, Md., for services and
interment.
The Hafer Funeral Home in Cumberland will have charge there.
TYSON, June Calvin
The Brantley Enterprise; 15 April 1998; pg. 7 col. 2
Gunnery SGT. June Calvin Tyson, Unites States
Marine Corps Retired, 70, of Woodbine, died early Friday morning, April 10, at
the Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center in Brunswick, following a lengthy
illness.
A native of Nassau County, Fla., he was a son
of the late June Gregory Tyson. He was of the Baptist faith and was retired
from the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife Pauline Carter
Tyson, Woodbine, four sons, Calvin Darryl Tyson, Atlanta, Kevin Dale Tyson,
Kingsland, Richard K. Tyson, Woodbine and Ronald Purvis, Adel; his mother, Ella
Lee Goodman, Fernandina Beach, Fla., a sister, Betty Bennett, Panama City, Fla.,
two brothers Bud Tyson, Yulee, Fla. And Lawrence Dell Kline, Fernandina Beach,
Fla., five grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 12, from the Colesburg Cemetery in Camden County with the Rev.
Paul Roberson officiating.
Casketbearers were Dennis Horne, Kenneth
Carter, Kim Carter, Bobby Carter, George Carter, Jimmy Carter, Mark Tyson and
Don Horne.
Chambless Funeral Home of Nahunta was in charge
of arrangements.
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