The wife of John L. Gayle.
The Shreveport Times.
Sunday, September 14, 1919
Page 1
MRS. J. L. [GAYLE] KILLS HERSELF IN LOS ANGELES.
WIFE OF WIDELY-KNOWN PLANTER SAID TO HAVE HURLED SELF THROUGH A WINDOW.
Mrs. Mollie Bennett Gayle, aged 57 years, wife of John L. Gayle, retired planter and business man of Shreveport, met a tragic death Saturday in Los Angeles, Cal., where she had been spending the summer, according to telegraphic dispatches received by The Times. Mrs. Gayle hurled herself through a hotel window and was killed.
The following details were received by The Times from Los Angeles:
"Mrs. [Gayle] retired last night apparently in a happy of mind. At 6:30 this morning she left her bed and walked to an open window. Before her husband was able to reach her Mrs. Gayle had fallen 60 feet to the ground.
"Mrs. Gayle's son, Dr. John H. [Gayle], and her husband, ran to her side and found her to be in a dying condition. She was removed to a hospital where surgeons fund that she had suffered a fractured spine, fractured pelvis, crushed chest and other serious injuries. She died within 15 minutes."
The body of Mrs. Gayle will be shipped from Los Angeles at noon to day and will arrive in Shreveport at o'clock Wednesday morning, accompanied by Mr. Gayle, her son, Dr. J. M. Gayle and his wife and little daughter, Katherine, and little Miss Clodagh Thurber, her grandchild all of whom had been in California with her since the middle of May. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
George Thurber, son-in-law of Mrs. Gayle received a telegram from Dr. Gayle in Los Angeles, yesterday afternoon which read,
"Mother died suddenly today. Am trying to get you on long distance telephone."
Doubt Suicide Theory.
Later the telephone connection was perfected and Dr. Gayle told Mr. Thurber of the good woman's sudden death but failed to confirm the press dispatches that Mrs. Gayle had killed herself. Mr. Thurber, as well as Mrs. Gayle's two surviving sons, Arthur C. Gayle, police juror, and Clyde L. Gayle, Natchitoches planter, were inclined last night to doubt the suicide theory on the ground that there was no apparent cause for such act.
Mrs. Gayle had been in ill health for over a year. She was formerly a heavy woman, weighing 195 pounds. For the benefit of her health, she was advised to reduce and relatives say she weighed only 140 pounds when she left to spend the summer in the West. Mr. Thurber said she suffered from heart trouble and frequently was painfully oppressed. He said he believed that when Mrs. Gayle was in a period of oppression she went to the window of her apartment to catch her breath as she had frequently done in her home here, when she lost balance and fell accidentally out of the window.
Intended to Return Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gayle and their daughter and little Miss Thurber went to Los Angeles about the middle of May and took a suite of rooms in the Seminole Aparments, Mr. Thurber said. They had been enjoying their vacation to a marked degree and Mrs. Gayle was apparently gaining strength. They intended to start for home about September 20.
New of the sudden death of Mrs. Gayle came as a distinct shock and was the source of much grief among relatives and a host of friends in Shreveport and the vicinity. Mrs. Gayle was the daughter of the late Captain Sam C. Head, a former resident of Shreveport. The Gayle family is among the most widely and favorably known in Northwest Louisiana.
John Gayle was formerly one of the foremost planters in the rich Red river territory. Recently he sold part of his land holdings to Messrs. Frierson and Ellerbe and the other portion of his land is being operated by his son, Arthur C. Gayle. The other son owns a plantation in Natchitoches. Mr. Gayle still owns considerable property in the city.
Mrs. Gayle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Thurber; three sons, Arthur C. Gayle, Clyde L. Gayle and Dr. J. H. Gayle.
Wednesday, September 17, 1919
Page 4
FUNERAL OF MRS. GAYLE THURSDAY.
Washout On Railroad Caused Delay in Arrival of Funeral Party.
Owing to the train on which the body of Mrs. John Gayle was being brought to Shreveport being held up by a washout, the funeral of Mrs. Gayle will not be until Thursday, instead of Wednesday morning as previously announced. It had not been learned by relatives here Tuesday evening when the funeral party will reach Shreveport, consequently the hour of the funeral has not been set following the change in arrangements.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence of Mrs. George Thurber, her daughter, 661 Herndon avenue and at the grave in Oakland Cemetery by Jasper K. Smith. Active and honorary pallbearers will be:
The Shreveport Times.
Sunday, September 14, 1919
Page 1
MRS. J. L. [GAYLE] KILLS HERSELF IN LOS ANGELES.
WIFE OF WIDELY-KNOWN PLANTER SAID TO HAVE HURLED SELF THROUGH A WINDOW.
Mrs. Mollie Bennett Gayle, aged 57 years, wife of John L. Gayle, retired planter and business man of Shreveport, met a tragic death Saturday in Los Angeles, Cal., where she had been spending the summer, according to telegraphic dispatches received by The Times. Mrs. Gayle hurled herself through a hotel window and was killed.
The following details were received by The Times from Los Angeles:
"Mrs. [Gayle] retired last night apparently in a happy of mind. At 6:30 this morning she left her bed and walked to an open window. Before her husband was able to reach her Mrs. Gayle had fallen 60 feet to the ground.
"Mrs. Gayle's son, Dr. John H. [Gayle], and her husband, ran to her side and found her to be in a dying condition. She was removed to a hospital where surgeons fund that she had suffered a fractured spine, fractured pelvis, crushed chest and other serious injuries. She died within 15 minutes."
The body of Mrs. Gayle will be shipped from Los Angeles at noon to day and will arrive in Shreveport at o'clock Wednesday morning, accompanied by Mr. Gayle, her son, Dr. J. M. Gayle and his wife and little daughter, Katherine, and little Miss Clodagh Thurber, her grandchild all of whom had been in California with her since the middle of May. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
George Thurber, son-in-law of Mrs. Gayle received a telegram from Dr. Gayle in Los Angeles, yesterday afternoon which read,
"Mother died suddenly today. Am trying to get you on long distance telephone."
Doubt Suicide Theory.
Later the telephone connection was perfected and Dr. Gayle told Mr. Thurber of the good woman's sudden death but failed to confirm the press dispatches that Mrs. Gayle had killed herself. Mr. Thurber, as well as Mrs. Gayle's two surviving sons, Arthur C. Gayle, police juror, and Clyde L. Gayle, Natchitoches planter, were inclined last night to doubt the suicide theory on the ground that there was no apparent cause for such act.
Mrs. Gayle had been in ill health for over a year. She was formerly a heavy woman, weighing 195 pounds. For the benefit of her health, she was advised to reduce and relatives say she weighed only 140 pounds when she left to spend the summer in the West. Mr. Thurber said she suffered from heart trouble and frequently was painfully oppressed. He said he believed that when Mrs. Gayle was in a period of oppression she went to the window of her apartment to catch her breath as she had frequently done in her home here, when she lost balance and fell accidentally out of the window.
Intended to Return Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gayle and their daughter and little Miss Thurber went to Los Angeles about the middle of May and took a suite of rooms in the Seminole Aparments, Mr. Thurber said. They had been enjoying their vacation to a marked degree and Mrs. Gayle was apparently gaining strength. They intended to start for home about September 20.
New of the sudden death of Mrs. Gayle came as a distinct shock and was the source of much grief among relatives and a host of friends in Shreveport and the vicinity. Mrs. Gayle was the daughter of the late Captain Sam C. Head, a former resident of Shreveport. The Gayle family is among the most widely and favorably known in Northwest Louisiana.
John Gayle was formerly one of the foremost planters in the rich Red river territory. Recently he sold part of his land holdings to Messrs. Frierson and Ellerbe and the other portion of his land is being operated by his son, Arthur C. Gayle. The other son owns a plantation in Natchitoches. Mr. Gayle still owns considerable property in the city.
Mrs. Gayle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Thurber; three sons, Arthur C. Gayle, Clyde L. Gayle and Dr. J. H. Gayle.
Wednesday, September 17, 1919
Page 4
FUNERAL OF MRS. GAYLE THURSDAY.
Washout On Railroad Caused Delay in Arrival of Funeral Party.
Owing to the train on which the body of Mrs. John Gayle was being brought to Shreveport being held up by a washout, the funeral of Mrs. Gayle will not be until Thursday, instead of Wednesday morning as previously announced. It had not been learned by relatives here Tuesday evening when the funeral party will reach Shreveport, consequently the hour of the funeral has not been set following the change in arrangements.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence of Mrs. George Thurber, her daughter, 661 Herndon avenue and at the grave in Oakland Cemetery by Jasper K. Smith. Active and honorary pallbearers will be:
The wife of John L. Gayle.
The Shreveport Times.
Sunday, September 14, 1919
Page 1
MRS. J. L. [GAYLE] KILLS HERSELF IN LOS ANGELES.
WIFE OF WIDELY-KNOWN PLANTER SAID TO HAVE HURLED SELF THROUGH A WINDOW.
Mrs. Mollie Bennett Gayle, aged 57 years, wife of John L. Gayle, retired planter and business man of Shreveport, met a tragic death Saturday in Los Angeles, Cal., where she had been spending the summer, according to telegraphic dispatches received by The Times. Mrs. Gayle hurled herself through a hotel window and was killed.
The following details were received by The Times from Los Angeles:
"Mrs. [Gayle] retired last night apparently in a happy of mind. At 6:30 this morning she left her bed and walked to an open window. Before her husband was able to reach her Mrs. Gayle had fallen 60 feet to the ground.
"Mrs. Gayle's son, Dr. John H. [Gayle], and her husband, ran to her side and found her to be in a dying condition. She was removed to a hospital where surgeons fund that she had suffered a fractured spine, fractured pelvis, crushed chest and other serious injuries. She died within 15 minutes."
The body of Mrs. Gayle will be shipped from Los Angeles at noon to day and will arrive in Shreveport at o'clock Wednesday morning, accompanied by Mr. Gayle, her son, Dr. J. M. Gayle and his wife and little daughter, Katherine, and little Miss Clodagh Thurber, her grandchild all of whom had been in California with her since the middle of May. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
George Thurber, son-in-law of Mrs. Gayle received a telegram from Dr. Gayle in Los Angeles, yesterday afternoon which read,
"Mother died suddenly today. Am trying to get you on long distance telephone."
Doubt Suicide Theory.
Later the telephone connection was perfected and Dr. Gayle told Mr. Thurber of the good woman's sudden death but failed to confirm the press dispatches that Mrs. Gayle had killed herself. Mr. Thurber, as well as Mrs. Gayle's two surviving sons, Arthur C. Gayle, police juror, and Clyde L. Gayle, Natchitoches planter, were inclined last night to doubt the suicide theory on the ground that there was no apparent cause for such act.
Mrs. Gayle had been in ill health for over a year. She was formerly a heavy woman, weighing 195 pounds. For the benefit of her health, she was advised to reduce and relatives say she weighed only 140 pounds when she left to spend the summer in the West. Mr. Thurber said she suffered from heart trouble and frequently was painfully oppressed. He said he believed that when Mrs. Gayle was in a period of oppression she went to the window of her apartment to catch her breath as she had frequently done in her home here, when she lost balance and fell accidentally out of the window.
Intended to Return Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gayle and their daughter and little Miss Thurber went to Los Angeles about the middle of May and took a suite of rooms in the Seminole Aparments, Mr. Thurber said. They had been enjoying their vacation to a marked degree and Mrs. Gayle was apparently gaining strength. They intended to start for home about September 20.
New of the sudden death of Mrs. Gayle came as a distinct shock and was the source of much grief among relatives and a host of friends in Shreveport and the vicinity. Mrs. Gayle was the daughter of the late Captain Sam C. Head, a former resident of Shreveport. The Gayle family is among the most widely and favorably known in Northwest Louisiana.
John Gayle was formerly one of the foremost planters in the rich Red river territory. Recently he sold part of his land holdings to Messrs. Frierson and Ellerbe and the other portion of his land is being operated by his son, Arthur C. Gayle. The other son owns a plantation in Natchitoches. Mr. Gayle still owns considerable property in the city.
Mrs. Gayle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Thurber; three sons, Arthur C. Gayle, Clyde L. Gayle and Dr. J. H. Gayle.
Wednesday, September 17, 1919
Page 4
FUNERAL OF MRS. GAYLE THURSDAY.
Washout On Railroad Caused Delay in Arrival of Funeral Party.
Owing to the train on which the body of Mrs. John Gayle was being brought to Shreveport being held up by a washout, the funeral of Mrs. Gayle will not be until Thursday, instead of Wednesday morning as previously announced. It had not been learned by relatives here Tuesday evening when the funeral party will reach Shreveport, consequently the hour of the funeral has not been set following the change in arrangements.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence of Mrs. George Thurber, her daughter, 661 Herndon avenue and at the grave in Oakland Cemetery by Jasper K. Smith. Active and honorary pallbearers will be:
The Shreveport Times.
Sunday, September 14, 1919
Page 1
MRS. J. L. [GAYLE] KILLS HERSELF IN LOS ANGELES.
WIFE OF WIDELY-KNOWN PLANTER SAID TO HAVE HURLED SELF THROUGH A WINDOW.
Mrs. Mollie Bennett Gayle, aged 57 years, wife of John L. Gayle, retired planter and business man of Shreveport, met a tragic death Saturday in Los Angeles, Cal., where she had been spending the summer, according to telegraphic dispatches received by The Times. Mrs. Gayle hurled herself through a hotel window and was killed.
The following details were received by The Times from Los Angeles:
"Mrs. [Gayle] retired last night apparently in a happy of mind. At 6:30 this morning she left her bed and walked to an open window. Before her husband was able to reach her Mrs. Gayle had fallen 60 feet to the ground.
"Mrs. Gayle's son, Dr. John H. [Gayle], and her husband, ran to her side and found her to be in a dying condition. She was removed to a hospital where surgeons fund that she had suffered a fractured spine, fractured pelvis, crushed chest and other serious injuries. She died within 15 minutes."
The body of Mrs. Gayle will be shipped from Los Angeles at noon to day and will arrive in Shreveport at o'clock Wednesday morning, accompanied by Mr. Gayle, her son, Dr. J. M. Gayle and his wife and little daughter, Katherine, and little Miss Clodagh Thurber, her grandchild all of whom had been in California with her since the middle of May. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
George Thurber, son-in-law of Mrs. Gayle received a telegram from Dr. Gayle in Los Angeles, yesterday afternoon which read,
"Mother died suddenly today. Am trying to get you on long distance telephone."
Doubt Suicide Theory.
Later the telephone connection was perfected and Dr. Gayle told Mr. Thurber of the good woman's sudden death but failed to confirm the press dispatches that Mrs. Gayle had killed herself. Mr. Thurber, as well as Mrs. Gayle's two surviving sons, Arthur C. Gayle, police juror, and Clyde L. Gayle, Natchitoches planter, were inclined last night to doubt the suicide theory on the ground that there was no apparent cause for such act.
Mrs. Gayle had been in ill health for over a year. She was formerly a heavy woman, weighing 195 pounds. For the benefit of her health, she was advised to reduce and relatives say she weighed only 140 pounds when she left to spend the summer in the West. Mr. Thurber said she suffered from heart trouble and frequently was painfully oppressed. He said he believed that when Mrs. Gayle was in a period of oppression she went to the window of her apartment to catch her breath as she had frequently done in her home here, when she lost balance and fell accidentally out of the window.
Intended to Return Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Gayle, Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Gayle and their daughter and little Miss Thurber went to Los Angeles about the middle of May and took a suite of rooms in the Seminole Aparments, Mr. Thurber said. They had been enjoying their vacation to a marked degree and Mrs. Gayle was apparently gaining strength. They intended to start for home about September 20.
New of the sudden death of Mrs. Gayle came as a distinct shock and was the source of much grief among relatives and a host of friends in Shreveport and the vicinity. Mrs. Gayle was the daughter of the late Captain Sam C. Head, a former resident of Shreveport. The Gayle family is among the most widely and favorably known in Northwest Louisiana.
John Gayle was formerly one of the foremost planters in the rich Red river territory. Recently he sold part of his land holdings to Messrs. Frierson and Ellerbe and the other portion of his land is being operated by his son, Arthur C. Gayle. The other son owns a plantation in Natchitoches. Mr. Gayle still owns considerable property in the city.
Mrs. Gayle is survived by one daughter, Mrs. George Thurber; three sons, Arthur C. Gayle, Clyde L. Gayle and Dr. J. H. Gayle.
Wednesday, September 17, 1919
Page 4
FUNERAL OF MRS. GAYLE THURSDAY.
Washout On Railroad Caused Delay in Arrival of Funeral Party.
Owing to the train on which the body of Mrs. John Gayle was being brought to Shreveport being held up by a washout, the funeral of Mrs. Gayle will not be until Thursday, instead of Wednesday morning as previously announced. It had not been learned by relatives here Tuesday evening when the funeral party will reach Shreveport, consequently the hour of the funeral has not been set following the change in arrangements.
Funeral services will be conducted at the residence of Mrs. George Thurber, her daughter, 661 Herndon avenue and at the grave in Oakland Cemetery by Jasper K. Smith. Active and honorary pallbearers will be:
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