{"id":1659,"date":"2012-07-26T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T19:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/waltoncountyheritage.org\/wp\/?p=1659"},"modified":"2022-06-04T17:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T22:40:38","slug":"the-defuniak-herald-june-1925-obituaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/waltonpast2present.com\/wcgs\/2012\/07\/the-defuniak-herald-june-1925-obituaries\/","title":{"rendered":"The DeFuniak Herald &#8211; June 1925 &#8211; Obituaries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 4, 1925<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> R W <strong>Thompson<\/strong> 60 yrs died last Tuesday [June 2, 1925] while at a visit to his old home in Water Valley, Ky. The body will be brought her for internment on Friday [June 5, 1925] train and will be taken to the Methodist church for services. He is survived by wife, one daughter, Mrs R L Ringo and 3 sons, Ollie M, O C, &amp; Warner Thompson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S J <strong>Parish<\/strong> 83 yrs and Uncle of Missus Jennie &amp; Anna Parish died Thursday [May 28, 1925] at his home in Gaskin. Services were held Saturday at Sandy Creek.\u00a0Mr Parish who was the last surviving member of his generation is survived by six sons, MA, J L, Luke, E S, R W, and Marcus Parish, two daughters Mrs Vida Johnson and Mrs Camelson, his wife having died in January of the present year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 11, 1925<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romulus Wayne <strong>Thompson<\/strong> was born in Dickson Co Tenn, on February 23 1855. He removed to Grave Co, Ky at age of 21 yrs, living there for more than 40 yrs. He was united in marriage on Nov 9 1879 to Miss Dora Pi____.\u00a0 To this union was born 9 children, four of them dying at early age, and one son Herbert passing away at age 13. (lengthy article)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell J <strong>Hillard<\/strong> 29 yrs, brother of Mrs Ollie Thompson was killed in accident near Jackson, Tenn.\u00a0He was hitching up a team of mules when they were frightened by a dog, bolted and trampled him, pulling the cultivator they were hitched to over his mangled body.\u00a0 His death occurred the same day Mrs Ollie Thompson\u2019s father in law\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FYI \u2013 Lawrence <strong>Ward\u2019s<\/strong> disappearance is less mysterious as time goes by.\u00a0 Father of the missing man talked to a family friend in Havana, Fl who says he saw Ward the day he was reported missing.\u00a0Says he passed him outside of Havana and offered to help but they had just fixed the punctured tire and were getting on their way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 4, 1925 R W Thompson 60 yrs died last Tuesday [June 2, 1925] while at a visit to his old home in Water Valley, Ky. 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