May 1917 Obituaries
1917 May 3– Master Guy Davis, son of Mrs Annie McKinnon Davis, suffered a sad accident. The
little boy was about 10 yrs of age and was play about the barn and found some dynamite cap and fuse
and lit the fuse and blew off the first 3 fingers and half of thumb of his left hand and bruised
his face.
1917 May 10– Mrs Robert Shine, formerly of this city but now living in Panama City died in Mont-
gomery, Ala Monday May 6 and was buried at Opp, Ala Tuesday May 7. In addition to her
mother and one sister, she leaves a husband and two little girls.
May 1917– Mrs C E Morgan of Huntington W Va who wintered here died yesterday at her home in W Va.
She left a host of friends here in DeFuniak Springs.
1917 May 17– Clarence Thompson was accidentally killed Sunday night, by being struck in the back
of the head by Jasper Brown while the two were engaged in cutting a bee tree. In some manner
Thompson got his head in the way of the axe Mr Brown was using. The axe penetrated the
skull. Mr Thompson died four hours later leaving a wife and 3 small children.
1917 May 31– Austin Ames died last Monday. Dr & Mrs Ames left Monday night to attend the funeral
of their son.
May 1917– Mrs Sarah T McDonald, mother of our postmaster died at her home near Euchee Valley last
Thursday and was laid to rest in Valley cemetery the following day. She was born in Holmes
County May 10th 1833 and moved to Walton with her parents when a small child. She was
married to Daniel P McDonald September 29th 1858. All her children, 5 sons & 3 daughters
survive her. For 64 yrs was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church. Services in Valley
church Friday.
Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson