The Atlanta Constitution
April 2, 1922
"Sarge Plunkett," Georgia Author, At Rest Forever
"Sarge Plunkett" is dead.
A.M. Wier, widely known throughout the south as "Sarge Plunkett," a nom de plume used by him in writings published in many papers, died at his residence in Decatur after an illness of several months. He is survived by his widow and two sons, William S. and Julius Wier.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of A.S. Turner, Decatur, the Rev. D.P. McGeachy, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur, officiating. Interment will be made in Decatur cemetery.
Born in Pike County.
Mr. Wier was born in Pike county, Georgia, in November, 1845. His early life, like that of many another boy, was void of educational possibilities in the days just prior to the outbreak of the great war between the states. His education, however, was limited, and only by dint of hard efforts and determination to acquire knowledge did he build the foundation for the later series of writings which, under the pen name of "Sarge Plunkett," were known and read throughout the state and in many adjoining states.
At the beginning of the civil war he volunteered his services to the confederate cause and fought under the banner of General Longstreet.
When the war ended, he settled down to a quiet life of farming, but later, while employed as a printer on The Constitution, and article which he had written attracted notice of editors, and it was then that he was "found." For more than twenty years hardly a man, woman or child in Georgia did not know of "Sarge Plunkett," or of his contribution to Georgia's literature.
Pathos and Philosophy.
There was a certain pathos of expression in his writings, coupled with a philosophical knowledge of human things and nature which bespoke a character deeply in accord with nature and the love of all things beautiful.
During the course of his journalistic career, there appeared in book form a publication from the pen of "Sarge Plunkett," called "Old Times in Georgia."
His latter years had been spent in solitude, and at the little home on Adair avenue, in Decatur, just beyond the Oakland station, he maintained a small farm, while to a certain extent he entered public affairs by holding the office of justice of the peace for a number of years. His death came Friday night.
[Transcribed 20 May 2008 Lynn Cunningham]
He was the son of Swansea (Swanzy) Wier and Rebecca Scott. He married Mary Ida Britt on 9 Nov 1870.
April 2, 1922
"Sarge Plunkett," Georgia Author, At Rest Forever
"Sarge Plunkett" is dead.
A.M. Wier, widely known throughout the south as "Sarge Plunkett," a nom de plume used by him in writings published in many papers, died at his residence in Decatur after an illness of several months. He is survived by his widow and two sons, William S. and Julius Wier.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of A.S. Turner, Decatur, the Rev. D.P. McGeachy, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur, officiating. Interment will be made in Decatur cemetery.
Born in Pike County.
Mr. Wier was born in Pike county, Georgia, in November, 1845. His early life, like that of many another boy, was void of educational possibilities in the days just prior to the outbreak of the great war between the states. His education, however, was limited, and only by dint of hard efforts and determination to acquire knowledge did he build the foundation for the later series of writings which, under the pen name of "Sarge Plunkett," were known and read throughout the state and in many adjoining states.
At the beginning of the civil war he volunteered his services to the confederate cause and fought under the banner of General Longstreet.
When the war ended, he settled down to a quiet life of farming, but later, while employed as a printer on The Constitution, and article which he had written attracted notice of editors, and it was then that he was "found." For more than twenty years hardly a man, woman or child in Georgia did not know of "Sarge Plunkett," or of his contribution to Georgia's literature.
Pathos and Philosophy.
There was a certain pathos of expression in his writings, coupled with a philosophical knowledge of human things and nature which bespoke a character deeply in accord with nature and the love of all things beautiful.
During the course of his journalistic career, there appeared in book form a publication from the pen of "Sarge Plunkett," called "Old Times in Georgia."
His latter years had been spent in solitude, and at the little home on Adair avenue, in Decatur, just beyond the Oakland station, he maintained a small farm, while to a certain extent he entered public affairs by holding the office of justice of the peace for a number of years. His death came Friday night.
[Transcribed 20 May 2008 Lynn Cunningham]
He was the son of Swansea (Swanzy) Wier and Rebecca Scott. He married Mary Ida Britt on 9 Nov 1870.
The Atlanta Constitution
April 2, 1922
"Sarge Plunkett," Georgia Author, At Rest Forever
"Sarge Plunkett" is dead.
A.M. Wier, widely known throughout the south as "Sarge Plunkett," a nom de plume used by him in writings published in many papers, died at his residence in Decatur after an illness of several months. He is survived by his widow and two sons, William S. and Julius Wier.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of A.S. Turner, Decatur, the Rev. D.P. McGeachy, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur, officiating. Interment will be made in Decatur cemetery.
Born in Pike County.
Mr. Wier was born in Pike county, Georgia, in November, 1845. His early life, like that of many another boy, was void of educational possibilities in the days just prior to the outbreak of the great war between the states. His education, however, was limited, and only by dint of hard efforts and determination to acquire knowledge did he build the foundation for the later series of writings which, under the pen name of "Sarge Plunkett," were known and read throughout the state and in many adjoining states.
At the beginning of the civil war he volunteered his services to the confederate cause and fought under the banner of General Longstreet.
When the war ended, he settled down to a quiet life of farming, but later, while employed as a printer on The Constitution, and article which he had written attracted notice of editors, and it was then that he was "found." For more than twenty years hardly a man, woman or child in Georgia did not know of "Sarge Plunkett," or of his contribution to Georgia's literature.
Pathos and Philosophy.
There was a certain pathos of expression in his writings, coupled with a philosophical knowledge of human things and nature which bespoke a character deeply in accord with nature and the love of all things beautiful.
During the course of his journalistic career, there appeared in book form a publication from the pen of "Sarge Plunkett," called "Old Times in Georgia."
His latter years had been spent in solitude, and at the little home on Adair avenue, in Decatur, just beyond the Oakland station, he maintained a small farm, while to a certain extent he entered public affairs by holding the office of justice of the peace for a number of years. His death came Friday night.
[Transcribed 20 May 2008 Lynn Cunningham]
He was the son of Swansea (Swanzy) Wier and Rebecca Scott. He married Mary Ida Britt on 9 Nov 1870.
April 2, 1922
"Sarge Plunkett," Georgia Author, At Rest Forever
"Sarge Plunkett" is dead.
A.M. Wier, widely known throughout the south as "Sarge Plunkett," a nom de plume used by him in writings published in many papers, died at his residence in Decatur after an illness of several months. He is survived by his widow and two sons, William S. and Julius Wier.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the chapel of A.S. Turner, Decatur, the Rev. D.P. McGeachy, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Decatur, officiating. Interment will be made in Decatur cemetery.
Born in Pike County.
Mr. Wier was born in Pike county, Georgia, in November, 1845. His early life, like that of many another boy, was void of educational possibilities in the days just prior to the outbreak of the great war between the states. His education, however, was limited, and only by dint of hard efforts and determination to acquire knowledge did he build the foundation for the later series of writings which, under the pen name of "Sarge Plunkett," were known and read throughout the state and in many adjoining states.
At the beginning of the civil war he volunteered his services to the confederate cause and fought under the banner of General Longstreet.
When the war ended, he settled down to a quiet life of farming, but later, while employed as a printer on The Constitution, and article which he had written attracted notice of editors, and it was then that he was "found." For more than twenty years hardly a man, woman or child in Georgia did not know of "Sarge Plunkett," or of his contribution to Georgia's literature.
Pathos and Philosophy.
There was a certain pathos of expression in his writings, coupled with a philosophical knowledge of human things and nature which bespoke a character deeply in accord with nature and the love of all things beautiful.
During the course of his journalistic career, there appeared in book form a publication from the pen of "Sarge Plunkett," called "Old Times in Georgia."
His latter years had been spent in solitude, and at the little home on Adair avenue, in Decatur, just beyond the Oakland station, he maintained a small farm, while to a certain extent he entered public affairs by holding the office of justice of the peace for a number of years. His death came Friday night.
[Transcribed 20 May 2008 Lynn Cunningham]
He was the son of Swansea (Swanzy) Wier and Rebecca Scott. He married Mary Ida Britt on 9 Nov 1870.
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