From the “Dayton Herald” dated 20 December 1928:
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STEWART, Mrs. Sallie (1928)
From The Dayton Herald dated 6 September 1928, page 1:
Mrs. Sallie Stewart was found dead this morning about 6:30, lying between the tracks of the Southern railway about 200 feet north of the Second ave., crossing. No eyewitnesses are available at the time of going to press and it is presumed that she was walking between the track going to work when a north bound train was passing and probably a door on a box car was hanging open and struck her in the back of the head breaking her neck. Funeral arrangements have not as yet been announced.
BANKSTON, Mrs. Creed (1924)
From The Dayton Herald dated Thursday 18 September 1924 on page 1 –
Mrs. Creed Bankston, aged 22 years, died Saturday, September 13th, in the home of her mother, Mrs. John Maynor.
Mrs. Bankston suffered the loss of her father, John Maynor two months ago and one week latter her baby passed away. It is said that Mrs. Bankston was very attentive to her home and church. The remains was laid to rest in the City Cemetery. The ceremony officiated by Rev R. C. Camper.
She leaves to mourn her loss husband, Creed Bankston and son C.G., mother, seven brothers and two sisters. The Herald extends its sympathy to the bereaved during this desolate and mournful period.
RICE, Mrs. Pauline (1936)
From The Dayton Herald dated 4 July 1936
Mrs. Pauline Smith Rice, 30 died in the Salem community, three miles east of Dayton, Tuesday following an illness of over a year.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock from the New Bethel Church, the Rev. Paula Riser officiating. Interment in the Spence Cemetery. Coulter’s in charge.
TORBETT, G.W. (1925)
From The Dayton Herald dated Thursday, 27 Feb 1925 –
Fatal Accident – G. W. Torbett, son of J.A. Tobert, was killed last Monday Feb. 18th, by falling slate in a coal mine at Bryceville. Mr. Torbet was 30 years of age at the time of his death.
HOOD, Bob (1929)
From The Dayton Herald dated 3 January 1929
Bob Hood, aged 71 died at his home about five miles east of Dayton Thursday morning after a short illness of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at the home at 2:00 Friday afternoon. Interment in the family cemetery.
CASH, Dr. Gentry (1931)
From “The Dayton Herald” dated July 9, 1931:
Dr. Gentry Cash, 44 years of age, the son of the Rev. James I. Cash of Spring City, who died of heart trouble at his home near Chicago last Saturday morning was buried in the Spring City cemetery Wednesday morning, following services at the home of his father.
As a boy Dr. Cash was identified with Spring City and had many devoted friends there. He graduated from Emory and Henry College and later from Johns Hopkins University and in 1913 became identified as a scientist with the Standard Oil Co. His rise in the business world, was rapid and at his death he was a director of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana.
Dr. Cash is survived by his widow, Mr.s Helen Calhoun Cash and by his father, the latter a retired minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. That he had many friends both in his business world and at Spring City was attested by the mass and beauty of floral tributes sent by sorrowing and sympathizing friends.
Cunnyngham, Wiley Houston (1944)
From “The Dayton Herald” dated Thursday, Jan. 6, 1944 –Rhea County Pioneer Dies In Evensville
Dr. Wiley Houston Cynnyngham, 86, died Thursday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Taylor, near Evensville. Dr. Cunnyngham was born near Old Washington July 20, 1858, the son of the late W. H. Bunnyngham and Elvina Locke Cunnyngham both of pioneer families of Rhea County.
Dr. Cunnyngham was graduated from Vanderbilt Univ. in 1882, and practiced medicine in Rhea County until 1900 when he retired to devote his time to farming his extensive lands in the Clear Creek community.
He was married to Miss Ada Darwin of Spring City on May 18, 1884 and to them were born four children, three of whom survive him. They are Darwin Cunnyngham of Dayton, Mrs. J. B. Taylor, Rhea County home demonstration agent, and Mrs. Golly Evans, both of Evensville. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
The body will be at the home of his son, Darwin Cunnyngham until Saturday morning when it will be taken to the First Methodist church of Spring City where it will lie in state from 10 o’clock until the time of the funeral service at two o’clock that afternoon. The officiating ministers will be the Rev. E.R. Lewis, the Rev. W. R. Rollins, and the Rev. J. Woolford Stone.
Pallbearers will be Finley Taylor, PFC Howard Cunnyngham, Robert Tate Cunnyngham, Sgt. Jim Evans, John Miller, W. C. Garrison, Jr., Clarence Miller and Dan Miller. Interment will be in the Spring City Cemetery with Sawyers Funeral Service in charge.
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HENRY, N. L. (1930)
From the Dayton Herald dated March 27, 1930:
Mr. N. L. Henry known to all of Rhea County as “Uncle Newt” died at his home on Washington pike late Friday afternoon.
Uncle Newt is one of Rhea’s oldest citizens, having lived here since his birth July 15, 1853. During this time he has gained many friends which showed their loyalty during his sickness and death.
He was a member of the First Baptist church which he joined several years ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. N. L. Henry, three sons, R. T. of Dayton, S.L. of Dallas, Texas and W. A. of Chicago. One daughter, Mrs. Pearl Parker of Hiener, Ky. also great grand children.
HAYS, George (1898)
From the Dayton Republican dated May 13, 1898:
George Hays, a brakeman in the employ of D. C. and I. Co. fell in front of a moving train of cars Sunday morning and was instantly killed, being horribly mangled. The funeral occurred at the French Cemetery Monday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Hale. The deceased was married less than a year to a daughter of T. E. Townsend. He was an industrious popular young man and his wife is almost heartbroken.
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