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Source:  Tennessee State Library & Archives Microfilm Roll #101, Misc. — States Graphic — Brownsville, Tennessee — Volume 37 No. 31 — Friday, July 15, 1904

DEATH CAME TO COL. VALENTINE B. SEVIER — at his home in Jackson at 1:20 a. m. Saturday. He had suffered for some time from kidney trouble but the immediate cause of his death was a malignant carbuncle which had kept him confined to his home for nearly two weeks. He was born in Brownsville February 14th, 1837. He was married quite early in life to Miss Evelyn WESTBROOK of Memphis. To this union there was born one child, John T. SEVIER, who now resides at Helena, Ark. His wife dying, he was afterwards married to Miss Mary Elizabeth WHITEHEAD, who survives him. To them were born ten children of whom the following are living: Mrs. H. W. WHITE of Jackson, Mrs. F. E. LACK and J. W. SEVIER of Paducah, Ky., Charles W. and Robert T. SEVIER of Jackson. Col. SEVIER served in the Confederate army through the war as a member of Gen. CHEATHAM’s brigrade, first as a lieut. then as Capt. About 1873 he was appointed to the U. S. mail service on the Illinois Central railroad and moved and made his home in Jackson. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Knights of Honor, the John Ingram Bivouac, and the Association of railway Mail Clerks. He leaves half brothers and sisters as follows: James SEVIER, Mrs. Amanda LINK and Mrs. Kittie POTTER of Brownsville and J. B. SEVIER of Memphis. Interment in Hollywood Cemetery.

CATALPA —

Mr. Billie WILLIAMS’ child, Willie Kate has slow fever.

Mr. John A. OVERTON has slow fever.

Misses Lida and Olive CHANDLER of Searcy, Ark. are guests of their grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Joel CHANDLER.

LITTLE EVA MAY — daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ed TINSLEY, aged five months, died Wednesday of last week and was buried in the Haralson burying ground the following day, Rev. R. M. KING officiating at the grave.

AN UNUSUALLY SAD DEATH — which occurred last Friday was that of little OPAL CAMPBELL, only daughter of Mrs. Lee CAMPBELL and neice of Miss Sallie McMAHON. The little one was about eight-years-old. She had taken sick several days previous and on Friday succumbed to the complications of the diseases that had attacked her. The next day her body was taken to the old home in Stanton for interment.

NEWS WHICH CAME — as a shock to her many friends was that of the death of MRS. MARY HENRY of Jackson last Thursday night. She and her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth HUDSON of Hanley, has come down to visit their two neices here, Mesdames George and James KINNEY; and Mrs. Henry’s death occurred at the home of the former very suddenly early in the night, presumably of paralysis of the heart. She was 76 years old. On Friday the body was taken to her home in Jackson for burial.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL —

MRS. FANNIE DRAKE, accompanied by her grandchildren, Hermione and George W. DRAKE left yesterday morning for Bloomington, Illinois for a six weeks visit.

Two young men, both born in this county, visited here this week, Messrs. M. L. & Geo. W. SAMMONS. The former is the proprietor of the Texas Trade Review, published in Dallas and the latter is superintendent of the telephone company of Conway, Ark. They are the sons of H. G. SAMMONS formerly of Brownsville, now living in Arkansas.