Delmos Joiner in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name: Delmos Joiner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 18
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1908
Birth Place: Trigg
Death Date: 5 Jun 1927
Death Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Father: Dick Joiner
Mother: Vangie Cunningham
COD: accidental drowning
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June 5, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmos Joiner Drowned In Little River Sunday
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Popular Young Man Meets Death While Swimming At White's Mill
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Three Days' Vigilant Search Has Failed In The Recovery Of The Body
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A tragedy that brought deep sorrow to hundreds of friends throughout all the surrounding country was the drowning of Delmos Joiner at White's mill in Little River last Sunday afternoon.
Young Joiner and Mitchell Cunningham went to the river for a swim. After donning their bathing suits, both jumped from the old bridge into the turbulent waters of little river just below the dam of White's Mill.
After the first dive into the river both swam ashore and after a rest, young Joiner jumped into the water a second time, young Cunningham planning to follow him.
Quite a number of people were at the river, having gone down to see the new bridge. They saw the boys in the water, and when young Joiner dived the second time, they saw him struggling in the very, swift water just below the water fall from the dam. He called for help and a short rope with a small wire on one end was thrown to him. He grasped the wire in his struggle, but his hands soon slipped from it, and the last seen of him was about half way between the old bridge and the new. Several saw his head come above the water and sink again into the swift stream and that is the last that was seen of him.
The alarm was at once given, and in a short while hundreds of people had rushed to the scene.
Men in boats and others from the bank began to drag the river with hooks and poles with hooks on them. This was kept up until a late hour Sunday night.
Thompson Powell was put in charge of the rescue work to direct the activities, and Monday and Tuesday the river was dragged and wire placed across the stream in a number of places for some miles down the river hoping to land the body, but no trace of the drowned youth has yet been found.
A professional diver from the coast guards of Nashville reached here Monday night about two o'clock and several attempts were made to reach the bottom of the river, but nothing was accomplished and the man returned to Nashville.
The swift water as it pours over the mill dam made the search most hazardous and rescuers ran the chance of being sucked into the swollen stream as had been the fate of the young man for whose body they were searching.
A number of men have taken part in the search all the week and boat trips down below Mershon's bridge have been made with no results. The search was kept up yesterday, but hope of recovering the body until it comes to the top of the water is due course of time has almost been abandoned.
It is the supposition that when the young man dived into the water a second time, he hit too near the suction caused by the water fall over the dam and was instantly drawn to the bottom and was unable to free himself from the water.
The tragedy has brought much sorrow and gloom to hundreds of friends of the young man and his family.
He was the second son of Jailer Dick Joiner and would have been nineteen years of age in July.
He was one of the grades from Cadiz High School a month ago and was one of the most popular and likeable young men of the class and of the community. He was a handsome young man, with an attractive personality and was a great favorite among his numerous associates. He was a member of the baseball and basketball teams; and expert swimmer and a real athlete.
In the social life of the community he was popular and was a great favorite among his teachers.
He was a member ------- church and was a regular attendant at Sunday school and took part in all the activities of his church.
Besides the father, he is survived by three brothers, Orris, Conrad and Marion Joiner.
The sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved father and brothers in the tragedy that was
June 10, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmas Joiner's Body Found Last Friday
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Body Found Near Spot Where Friend Had Dreamed It was Night Before
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Hundreds Attend Funeral And Burial Of Popular Young Man Drowned Here
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The body of Delmos Joiner, who was drowned in Little River at White's Mill on Sunday afternoon, June 5th, was found less than three hundred yards below the new bridge early last Friday.
And the finding came about in a most unusual way. It was located following a dream of Walter Williams, of Calloway County, who had come to Cadiz with Calloway County relatives of young Joiner to aid in searching for the body, and he had assisted in the search several days before.
Williams awoke during the night and told Cunningham he had dreamed that while Cunningham was dragging the spot where the young man dived into the river, that he, Williams, had located the body in some willows in an eddy some three hundred yards below. He suggested that they get up and go at once to the spot. At the suggestion of the uncle, they remained in bed until daylight, and getting early breakfast, they went at once to the river, and within six feet of the spot where Williams dreamed the body was, it was found, having been caught in some willows near the bank, as Williams had dreamed.
The finding was soon notated and a small boat near was at once taken to the scene and the body carried to the iron bridge below and then taken to the undertaking establishment of T. H. Fuqua, and there prepared for burial.
The body had been in the water for more than a hundred hours, but had changed but little and the features of the young man were very natural when taken from the water.
After the body was prepared for burial it was taken to the home of the father, Jailer F. N. Joiner. At six o'clock brief services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. E. R. Noel. Then it was taken to the East End Cemetery for burial. A fuller service was held at the grave, conducted by the pastor of the young man, Rev. C. C. Monin, of Christian Church, and burial followed by the side of the mother who died some months ago.
The pallbearers were the intimate associates of the young man, who were his school mates and companions on the ball team and were: Prof. J. S. Byrd, Felix Ladd, Ralph Magraw, Billy Warren, Vernon Moore and Horace Bush.
One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral and burial service in Cadiz was present to pay a last tribute to the memory of one of the most popular young men of the community who had lost his life while swimming in Little River.
Among the relatives and friends from Calloway County who came to Cadiz to assist the many here who kept up the search from the time of the drowning until the body was discovered from the river were Albert Cunningham, an uncle, Walter Williams, whose dreams solved the whereabouts of the young man, Troy Ahart, E. Farris, Elvin Giles, Elvin Lee.
The burial service held late in the afternoon, with schoolmates and classmates from all section of the county attending in a body, with hundreds of other friends from both the town and surrounding county, was most impressive, and sorrow shown by hundreds in the large crowd present indicated the high standing of the young man among his associates and companions among the people, both young and old.
Name: Delmos Joiner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 18
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1908
Birth Place: Trigg
Death Date: 5 Jun 1927
Death Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Father: Dick Joiner
Mother: Vangie Cunningham
COD: accidental drowning
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June 5, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmos Joiner Drowned In Little River Sunday
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Popular Young Man Meets Death While Swimming At White's Mill
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Three Days' Vigilant Search Has Failed In The Recovery Of The Body
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A tragedy that brought deep sorrow to hundreds of friends throughout all the surrounding country was the drowning of Delmos Joiner at White's mill in Little River last Sunday afternoon.
Young Joiner and Mitchell Cunningham went to the river for a swim. After donning their bathing suits, both jumped from the old bridge into the turbulent waters of little river just below the dam of White's Mill.
After the first dive into the river both swam ashore and after a rest, young Joiner jumped into the water a second time, young Cunningham planning to follow him.
Quite a number of people were at the river, having gone down to see the new bridge. They saw the boys in the water, and when young Joiner dived the second time, they saw him struggling in the very, swift water just below the water fall from the dam. He called for help and a short rope with a small wire on one end was thrown to him. He grasped the wire in his struggle, but his hands soon slipped from it, and the last seen of him was about half way between the old bridge and the new. Several saw his head come above the water and sink again into the swift stream and that is the last that was seen of him.
The alarm was at once given, and in a short while hundreds of people had rushed to the scene.
Men in boats and others from the bank began to drag the river with hooks and poles with hooks on them. This was kept up until a late hour Sunday night.
Thompson Powell was put in charge of the rescue work to direct the activities, and Monday and Tuesday the river was dragged and wire placed across the stream in a number of places for some miles down the river hoping to land the body, but no trace of the drowned youth has yet been found.
A professional diver from the coast guards of Nashville reached here Monday night about two o'clock and several attempts were made to reach the bottom of the river, but nothing was accomplished and the man returned to Nashville.
The swift water as it pours over the mill dam made the search most hazardous and rescuers ran the chance of being sucked into the swollen stream as had been the fate of the young man for whose body they were searching.
A number of men have taken part in the search all the week and boat trips down below Mershon's bridge have been made with no results. The search was kept up yesterday, but hope of recovering the body until it comes to the top of the water is due course of time has almost been abandoned.
It is the supposition that when the young man dived into the water a second time, he hit too near the suction caused by the water fall over the dam and was instantly drawn to the bottom and was unable to free himself from the water.
The tragedy has brought much sorrow and gloom to hundreds of friends of the young man and his family.
He was the second son of Jailer Dick Joiner and would have been nineteen years of age in July.
He was one of the grades from Cadiz High School a month ago and was one of the most popular and likeable young men of the class and of the community. He was a handsome young man, with an attractive personality and was a great favorite among his numerous associates. He was a member of the baseball and basketball teams; and expert swimmer and a real athlete.
In the social life of the community he was popular and was a great favorite among his teachers.
He was a member ------- church and was a regular attendant at Sunday school and took part in all the activities of his church.
Besides the father, he is survived by three brothers, Orris, Conrad and Marion Joiner.
The sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved father and brothers in the tragedy that was
June 10, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmas Joiner's Body Found Last Friday
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Body Found Near Spot Where Friend Had Dreamed It was Night Before
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Hundreds Attend Funeral And Burial Of Popular Young Man Drowned Here
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The body of Delmos Joiner, who was drowned in Little River at White's Mill on Sunday afternoon, June 5th, was found less than three hundred yards below the new bridge early last Friday.
And the finding came about in a most unusual way. It was located following a dream of Walter Williams, of Calloway County, who had come to Cadiz with Calloway County relatives of young Joiner to aid in searching for the body, and he had assisted in the search several days before.
Williams awoke during the night and told Cunningham he had dreamed that while Cunningham was dragging the spot where the young man dived into the river, that he, Williams, had located the body in some willows in an eddy some three hundred yards below. He suggested that they get up and go at once to the spot. At the suggestion of the uncle, they remained in bed until daylight, and getting early breakfast, they went at once to the river, and within six feet of the spot where Williams dreamed the body was, it was found, having been caught in some willows near the bank, as Williams had dreamed.
The finding was soon notated and a small boat near was at once taken to the scene and the body carried to the iron bridge below and then taken to the undertaking establishment of T. H. Fuqua, and there prepared for burial.
The body had been in the water for more than a hundred hours, but had changed but little and the features of the young man were very natural when taken from the water.
After the body was prepared for burial it was taken to the home of the father, Jailer F. N. Joiner. At six o'clock brief services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. E. R. Noel. Then it was taken to the East End Cemetery for burial. A fuller service was held at the grave, conducted by the pastor of the young man, Rev. C. C. Monin, of Christian Church, and burial followed by the side of the mother who died some months ago.
The pallbearers were the intimate associates of the young man, who were his school mates and companions on the ball team and were: Prof. J. S. Byrd, Felix Ladd, Ralph Magraw, Billy Warren, Vernon Moore and Horace Bush.
One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral and burial service in Cadiz was present to pay a last tribute to the memory of one of the most popular young men of the community who had lost his life while swimming in Little River.
Among the relatives and friends from Calloway County who came to Cadiz to assist the many here who kept up the search from the time of the drowning until the body was discovered from the river were Albert Cunningham, an uncle, Walter Williams, whose dreams solved the whereabouts of the young man, Troy Ahart, E. Farris, Elvin Giles, Elvin Lee.
The burial service held late in the afternoon, with schoolmates and classmates from all section of the county attending in a body, with hundreds of other friends from both the town and surrounding county, was most impressive, and sorrow shown by hundreds in the large crowd present indicated the high standing of the young man among his associates and companions among the people, both young and old.
Delmos Joiner in the Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
Name: Delmos Joiner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 18
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1908
Birth Place: Trigg
Death Date: 5 Jun 1927
Death Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Father: Dick Joiner
Mother: Vangie Cunningham
COD: accidental drowning
________________________
June 5, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmos Joiner Drowned In Little River Sunday
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Popular Young Man Meets Death While Swimming At White's Mill
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Three Days' Vigilant Search Has Failed In The Recovery Of The Body
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A tragedy that brought deep sorrow to hundreds of friends throughout all the surrounding country was the drowning of Delmos Joiner at White's mill in Little River last Sunday afternoon.
Young Joiner and Mitchell Cunningham went to the river for a swim. After donning their bathing suits, both jumped from the old bridge into the turbulent waters of little river just below the dam of White's Mill.
After the first dive into the river both swam ashore and after a rest, young Joiner jumped into the water a second time, young Cunningham planning to follow him.
Quite a number of people were at the river, having gone down to see the new bridge. They saw the boys in the water, and when young Joiner dived the second time, they saw him struggling in the very, swift water just below the water fall from the dam. He called for help and a short rope with a small wire on one end was thrown to him. He grasped the wire in his struggle, but his hands soon slipped from it, and the last seen of him was about half way between the old bridge and the new. Several saw his head come above the water and sink again into the swift stream and that is the last that was seen of him.
The alarm was at once given, and in a short while hundreds of people had rushed to the scene.
Men in boats and others from the bank began to drag the river with hooks and poles with hooks on them. This was kept up until a late hour Sunday night.
Thompson Powell was put in charge of the rescue work to direct the activities, and Monday and Tuesday the river was dragged and wire placed across the stream in a number of places for some miles down the river hoping to land the body, but no trace of the drowned youth has yet been found.
A professional diver from the coast guards of Nashville reached here Monday night about two o'clock and several attempts were made to reach the bottom of the river, but nothing was accomplished and the man returned to Nashville.
The swift water as it pours over the mill dam made the search most hazardous and rescuers ran the chance of being sucked into the swollen stream as had been the fate of the young man for whose body they were searching.
A number of men have taken part in the search all the week and boat trips down below Mershon's bridge have been made with no results. The search was kept up yesterday, but hope of recovering the body until it comes to the top of the water is due course of time has almost been abandoned.
It is the supposition that when the young man dived into the water a second time, he hit too near the suction caused by the water fall over the dam and was instantly drawn to the bottom and was unable to free himself from the water.
The tragedy has brought much sorrow and gloom to hundreds of friends of the young man and his family.
He was the second son of Jailer Dick Joiner and would have been nineteen years of age in July.
He was one of the grades from Cadiz High School a month ago and was one of the most popular and likeable young men of the class and of the community. He was a handsome young man, with an attractive personality and was a great favorite among his numerous associates. He was a member of the baseball and basketball teams; and expert swimmer and a real athlete.
In the social life of the community he was popular and was a great favorite among his teachers.
He was a member ------- church and was a regular attendant at Sunday school and took part in all the activities of his church.
Besides the father, he is survived by three brothers, Orris, Conrad and Marion Joiner.
The sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved father and brothers in the tragedy that was
June 10, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmas Joiner's Body Found Last Friday
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Body Found Near Spot Where Friend Had Dreamed It was Night Before
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Hundreds Attend Funeral And Burial Of Popular Young Man Drowned Here
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The body of Delmos Joiner, who was drowned in Little River at White's Mill on Sunday afternoon, June 5th, was found less than three hundred yards below the new bridge early last Friday.
And the finding came about in a most unusual way. It was located following a dream of Walter Williams, of Calloway County, who had come to Cadiz with Calloway County relatives of young Joiner to aid in searching for the body, and he had assisted in the search several days before.
Williams awoke during the night and told Cunningham he had dreamed that while Cunningham was dragging the spot where the young man dived into the river, that he, Williams, had located the body in some willows in an eddy some three hundred yards below. He suggested that they get up and go at once to the spot. At the suggestion of the uncle, they remained in bed until daylight, and getting early breakfast, they went at once to the river, and within six feet of the spot where Williams dreamed the body was, it was found, having been caught in some willows near the bank, as Williams had dreamed.
The finding was soon notated and a small boat near was at once taken to the scene and the body carried to the iron bridge below and then taken to the undertaking establishment of T. H. Fuqua, and there prepared for burial.
The body had been in the water for more than a hundred hours, but had changed but little and the features of the young man were very natural when taken from the water.
After the body was prepared for burial it was taken to the home of the father, Jailer F. N. Joiner. At six o'clock brief services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. E. R. Noel. Then it was taken to the East End Cemetery for burial. A fuller service was held at the grave, conducted by the pastor of the young man, Rev. C. C. Monin, of Christian Church, and burial followed by the side of the mother who died some months ago.
The pallbearers were the intimate associates of the young man, who were his school mates and companions on the ball team and were: Prof. J. S. Byrd, Felix Ladd, Ralph Magraw, Billy Warren, Vernon Moore and Horace Bush.
One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral and burial service in Cadiz was present to pay a last tribute to the memory of one of the most popular young men of the community who had lost his life while swimming in Little River.
Among the relatives and friends from Calloway County who came to Cadiz to assist the many here who kept up the search from the time of the drowning until the body was discovered from the river were Albert Cunningham, an uncle, Walter Williams, whose dreams solved the whereabouts of the young man, Troy Ahart, E. Farris, Elvin Giles, Elvin Lee.
The burial service held late in the afternoon, with schoolmates and classmates from all section of the county attending in a body, with hundreds of other friends from both the town and surrounding county, was most impressive, and sorrow shown by hundreds in the large crowd present indicated the high standing of the young man among his associates and companions among the people, both young and old.
Name: Delmos Joiner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 18
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1908
Birth Place: Trigg
Death Date: 5 Jun 1927
Death Place: Trigg, Kentucky, USA
Father: Dick Joiner
Mother: Vangie Cunningham
COD: accidental drowning
________________________
June 5, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmos Joiner Drowned In Little River Sunday
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Popular Young Man Meets Death While Swimming At White's Mill
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Three Days' Vigilant Search Has Failed In The Recovery Of The Body
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A tragedy that brought deep sorrow to hundreds of friends throughout all the surrounding country was the drowning of Delmos Joiner at White's mill in Little River last Sunday afternoon.
Young Joiner and Mitchell Cunningham went to the river for a swim. After donning their bathing suits, both jumped from the old bridge into the turbulent waters of little river just below the dam of White's Mill.
After the first dive into the river both swam ashore and after a rest, young Joiner jumped into the water a second time, young Cunningham planning to follow him.
Quite a number of people were at the river, having gone down to see the new bridge. They saw the boys in the water, and when young Joiner dived the second time, they saw him struggling in the very, swift water just below the water fall from the dam. He called for help and a short rope with a small wire on one end was thrown to him. He grasped the wire in his struggle, but his hands soon slipped from it, and the last seen of him was about half way between the old bridge and the new. Several saw his head come above the water and sink again into the swift stream and that is the last that was seen of him.
The alarm was at once given, and in a short while hundreds of people had rushed to the scene.
Men in boats and others from the bank began to drag the river with hooks and poles with hooks on them. This was kept up until a late hour Sunday night.
Thompson Powell was put in charge of the rescue work to direct the activities, and Monday and Tuesday the river was dragged and wire placed across the stream in a number of places for some miles down the river hoping to land the body, but no trace of the drowned youth has yet been found.
A professional diver from the coast guards of Nashville reached here Monday night about two o'clock and several attempts were made to reach the bottom of the river, but nothing was accomplished and the man returned to Nashville.
The swift water as it pours over the mill dam made the search most hazardous and rescuers ran the chance of being sucked into the swollen stream as had been the fate of the young man for whose body they were searching.
A number of men have taken part in the search all the week and boat trips down below Mershon's bridge have been made with no results. The search was kept up yesterday, but hope of recovering the body until it comes to the top of the water is due course of time has almost been abandoned.
It is the supposition that when the young man dived into the water a second time, he hit too near the suction caused by the water fall over the dam and was instantly drawn to the bottom and was unable to free himself from the water.
The tragedy has brought much sorrow and gloom to hundreds of friends of the young man and his family.
He was the second son of Jailer Dick Joiner and would have been nineteen years of age in July.
He was one of the grades from Cadiz High School a month ago and was one of the most popular and likeable young men of the class and of the community. He was a handsome young man, with an attractive personality and was a great favorite among his numerous associates. He was a member of the baseball and basketball teams; and expert swimmer and a real athlete.
In the social life of the community he was popular and was a great favorite among his teachers.
He was a member ------- church and was a regular attendant at Sunday school and took part in all the activities of his church.
Besides the father, he is survived by three brothers, Orris, Conrad and Marion Joiner.
The sympathy of all goes out to the bereaved father and brothers in the tragedy that was
June 10, 1927
Cadiz Record
Delmas Joiner's Body Found Last Friday
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Body Found Near Spot Where Friend Had Dreamed It was Night Before
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Hundreds Attend Funeral And Burial Of Popular Young Man Drowned Here
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The body of Delmos Joiner, who was drowned in Little River at White's Mill on Sunday afternoon, June 5th, was found less than three hundred yards below the new bridge early last Friday.
And the finding came about in a most unusual way. It was located following a dream of Walter Williams, of Calloway County, who had come to Cadiz with Calloway County relatives of young Joiner to aid in searching for the body, and he had assisted in the search several days before.
Williams awoke during the night and told Cunningham he had dreamed that while Cunningham was dragging the spot where the young man dived into the river, that he, Williams, had located the body in some willows in an eddy some three hundred yards below. He suggested that they get up and go at once to the spot. At the suggestion of the uncle, they remained in bed until daylight, and getting early breakfast, they went at once to the river, and within six feet of the spot where Williams dreamed the body was, it was found, having been caught in some willows near the bank, as Williams had dreamed.
The finding was soon notated and a small boat near was at once taken to the scene and the body carried to the iron bridge below and then taken to the undertaking establishment of T. H. Fuqua, and there prepared for burial.
The body had been in the water for more than a hundred hours, but had changed but little and the features of the young man were very natural when taken from the water.
After the body was prepared for burial it was taken to the home of the father, Jailer F. N. Joiner. At six o'clock brief services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. E. R. Noel. Then it was taken to the East End Cemetery for burial. A fuller service was held at the grave, conducted by the pastor of the young man, Rev. C. C. Monin, of Christian Church, and burial followed by the side of the mother who died some months ago.
The pallbearers were the intimate associates of the young man, who were his school mates and companions on the ball team and were: Prof. J. S. Byrd, Felix Ladd, Ralph Magraw, Billy Warren, Vernon Moore and Horace Bush.
One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral and burial service in Cadiz was present to pay a last tribute to the memory of one of the most popular young men of the community who had lost his life while swimming in Little River.
Among the relatives and friends from Calloway County who came to Cadiz to assist the many here who kept up the search from the time of the drowning until the body was discovered from the river were Albert Cunningham, an uncle, Walter Williams, whose dreams solved the whereabouts of the young man, Troy Ahart, E. Farris, Elvin Giles, Elvin Lee.
The burial service held late in the afternoon, with schoolmates and classmates from all section of the county attending in a body, with hundreds of other friends from both the town and surrounding county, was most impressive, and sorrow shown by hundreds in the large crowd present indicated the high standing of the young man among his associates and companions among the people, both young and old.
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