Husband of Motie Morgan
Daughter: Linda Brizendine (b. ~Dec 1909 in Mayfield, Ky); Linda married George Ehrhardt Kohn on Wednesday, September 28, 1932 in Mayfield, Ky.
Adopted Daughter: Roberta Fitch Brizendine; ( 1910 - 1959). Roberta Fitch Brizendine married William F. Foster (1895-1967) in Mayfield, Ky on May 7, 1930.
William H. Brizendine was Mayor of Mayfield, Ky (1922-1925)
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Brizendine Death
From 'Self-Inflicted'
Wound, Coroner Says.
MAYFIELD. Ky., Oct. 16 -- (Special) W. H. Brizendine, 74, owner and manager of a furniture store here, died as a result of a "self-Inflicted" gunshot wound, Coroner Horner Davis said Monday.
Mr. Brizendlne died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday after he was found unconscious on his hotel room floor about 10 a.m. A bullet wound, which officers said was inflicted by a 32 calibre pistol, was in his right temple. The bullet was lodged over the left eye.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Byrn funeral home with the Rev. J. Howard Baxter, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.
Survivors Include the widow, Mrs. Motie Brizendine, two daughters, Mrs. George Kohn, Mexico City, Mexico, and Mrs. William Hicks, Mayfield, and a sister, Mrs. Tom Emmerson, Mayfield.
Mr. Brizendlne was associated with the old Mayfield Woolen Mills, the National Clothing Company ahd the Merit Clothing Company. He waa secretary-treasurer and general manager of Merit until 1937 when he retired. In 1938 he became general manager and president of Lochridge and Ridgway, a retail furniture store.
He was mayor of Mayfield from 1922 to 1926.
The Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Tuesday, October 17, 1950, p. 6
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Kentucky Death Certificate #50-22491
Name: William Hester Brizendine
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Merchant, Hardware Store Owner
Death Age: 74 years
Birth Date: May 17, 1876
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: October 14, 1950
Death Place: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky; Fuller-Gilliam Hospital.
Cause of Death: Self inflicted gun shot wound; suicide
Father: William W Brizendine
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Mrs. George Kohn
Burial: Highland Park, Mayfield, Ky.
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Roberta Fitch Hicks was an adopted daughter to William H. Brizendine (1876-1950) (Fg #92504771) and Juditha M. Brizendine (1880-1951) Fg#92504746.
[October 2023: Natural parents provided by Allison Nepper Hales Fg 47264632.]
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Daughter: Linda Brizendine (b. ~Dec 1909 in Mayfield, Ky); Linda married George Ehrhardt Kohn on Wednesday, September 28, 1932 in Mayfield, Ky.
Adopted Daughter: Roberta Fitch Brizendine; ( 1910 - 1959). Roberta Fitch Brizendine married William F. Foster (1895-1967) in Mayfield, Ky on May 7, 1930.
William H. Brizendine was Mayor of Mayfield, Ky (1922-1925)
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Brizendine Death
From 'Self-Inflicted'
Wound, Coroner Says.
MAYFIELD. Ky., Oct. 16 -- (Special) W. H. Brizendine, 74, owner and manager of a furniture store here, died as a result of a "self-Inflicted" gunshot wound, Coroner Horner Davis said Monday.
Mr. Brizendlne died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday after he was found unconscious on his hotel room floor about 10 a.m. A bullet wound, which officers said was inflicted by a 32 calibre pistol, was in his right temple. The bullet was lodged over the left eye.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Byrn funeral home with the Rev. J. Howard Baxter, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.
Survivors Include the widow, Mrs. Motie Brizendine, two daughters, Mrs. George Kohn, Mexico City, Mexico, and Mrs. William Hicks, Mayfield, and a sister, Mrs. Tom Emmerson, Mayfield.
Mr. Brizendlne was associated with the old Mayfield Woolen Mills, the National Clothing Company ahd the Merit Clothing Company. He waa secretary-treasurer and general manager of Merit until 1937 when he retired. In 1938 he became general manager and president of Lochridge and Ridgway, a retail furniture store.
He was mayor of Mayfield from 1922 to 1926.
The Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Tuesday, October 17, 1950, p. 6
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Kentucky Death Certificate #50-22491
Name: William Hester Brizendine
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Merchant, Hardware Store Owner
Death Age: 74 years
Birth Date: May 17, 1876
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: October 14, 1950
Death Place: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky; Fuller-Gilliam Hospital.
Cause of Death: Self inflicted gun shot wound; suicide
Father: William W Brizendine
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Mrs. George Kohn
Burial: Highland Park, Mayfield, Ky.
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Roberta Fitch Hicks was an adopted daughter to William H. Brizendine (1876-1950) (Fg #92504771) and Juditha M. Brizendine (1880-1951) Fg#92504746.
[October 2023: Natural parents provided by Allison Nepper Hales Fg 47264632.]
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Husband of Motie Morgan
Daughter: Linda Brizendine (b. ~Dec 1909 in Mayfield, Ky); Linda married George Ehrhardt Kohn on Wednesday, September 28, 1932 in Mayfield, Ky.
Adopted Daughter: Roberta Fitch Brizendine; ( 1910 - 1959). Roberta Fitch Brizendine married William F. Foster (1895-1967) in Mayfield, Ky on May 7, 1930.
William H. Brizendine was Mayor of Mayfield, Ky (1922-1925)
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Brizendine Death
From 'Self-Inflicted'
Wound, Coroner Says.
MAYFIELD. Ky., Oct. 16 -- (Special) W. H. Brizendine, 74, owner and manager of a furniture store here, died as a result of a "self-Inflicted" gunshot wound, Coroner Horner Davis said Monday.
Mr. Brizendlne died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday after he was found unconscious on his hotel room floor about 10 a.m. A bullet wound, which officers said was inflicted by a 32 calibre pistol, was in his right temple. The bullet was lodged over the left eye.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Byrn funeral home with the Rev. J. Howard Baxter, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.
Survivors Include the widow, Mrs. Motie Brizendine, two daughters, Mrs. George Kohn, Mexico City, Mexico, and Mrs. William Hicks, Mayfield, and a sister, Mrs. Tom Emmerson, Mayfield.
Mr. Brizendlne was associated with the old Mayfield Woolen Mills, the National Clothing Company ahd the Merit Clothing Company. He waa secretary-treasurer and general manager of Merit until 1937 when he retired. In 1938 he became general manager and president of Lochridge and Ridgway, a retail furniture store.
He was mayor of Mayfield from 1922 to 1926.
The Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Tuesday, October 17, 1950, p. 6
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Kentucky Death Certificate #50-22491
Name: William Hester Brizendine
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Merchant, Hardware Store Owner
Death Age: 74 years
Birth Date: May 17, 1876
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: October 14, 1950
Death Place: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky; Fuller-Gilliam Hospital.
Cause of Death: Self inflicted gun shot wound; suicide
Father: William W Brizendine
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Mrs. George Kohn
Burial: Highland Park, Mayfield, Ky.
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Roberta Fitch Hicks was an adopted daughter to William H. Brizendine (1876-1950) (Fg #92504771) and Juditha M. Brizendine (1880-1951) Fg#92504746.
[October 2023: Natural parents provided by Allison Nepper Hales Fg 47264632.]
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Daughter: Linda Brizendine (b. ~Dec 1909 in Mayfield, Ky); Linda married George Ehrhardt Kohn on Wednesday, September 28, 1932 in Mayfield, Ky.
Adopted Daughter: Roberta Fitch Brizendine; ( 1910 - 1959). Roberta Fitch Brizendine married William F. Foster (1895-1967) in Mayfield, Ky on May 7, 1930.
William H. Brizendine was Mayor of Mayfield, Ky (1922-1925)
._______
Brizendine Death
From 'Self-Inflicted'
Wound, Coroner Says.
MAYFIELD. Ky., Oct. 16 -- (Special) W. H. Brizendine, 74, owner and manager of a furniture store here, died as a result of a "self-Inflicted" gunshot wound, Coroner Horner Davis said Monday.
Mr. Brizendlne died at 5:25 p.m. Saturday after he was found unconscious on his hotel room floor about 10 a.m. A bullet wound, which officers said was inflicted by a 32 calibre pistol, was in his right temple. The bullet was lodged over the left eye.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Byrn funeral home with the Rev. J. Howard Baxter, pastor of the First Christian church, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.
Survivors Include the widow, Mrs. Motie Brizendine, two daughters, Mrs. George Kohn, Mexico City, Mexico, and Mrs. William Hicks, Mayfield, and a sister, Mrs. Tom Emmerson, Mayfield.
Mr. Brizendlne was associated with the old Mayfield Woolen Mills, the National Clothing Company ahd the Merit Clothing Company. He waa secretary-treasurer and general manager of Merit until 1937 when he retired. In 1938 he became general manager and president of Lochridge and Ridgway, a retail furniture store.
He was mayor of Mayfield from 1922 to 1926.
The Paducah Sun-Democrat
Paducah, Ky
Tuesday, October 17, 1950, p. 6
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Kentucky Death Certificate #50-22491
Name: William Hester Brizendine
Sex: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Merchant, Hardware Store Owner
Death Age: 74 years
Birth Date: May 17, 1876
Birth Place: Kentucky
Death Date: October 14, 1950
Death Place: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky; Fuller-Gilliam Hospital.
Cause of Death: Self inflicted gun shot wound; suicide
Father: William W Brizendine
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Mrs. George Kohn
Burial: Highland Park, Mayfield, Ky.
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Roberta Fitch Hicks was an adopted daughter to William H. Brizendine (1876-1950) (Fg #92504771) and Juditha M. Brizendine (1880-1951) Fg#92504746.
[October 2023: Natural parents provided by Allison Nepper Hales Fg 47264632.]
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