October 1, 1925:
Albert Edwards 18 yr old son of Mr & Mrs J H Edwards was struck by a falling tree and instantly killed, while sawing logs at he Jackson Lumber Co.’s camp on Monday Sep 21st. Services conducted and interment in Eight Mile cemetery on Tuesday. Deceased was born in Geneva Co Al on Feb 1907, he leaves his parents and 4 brothers.
Mr William Diamond, well known citizen of Santa Rosa co. was found dead in the woods near the home of his brother, “Bat” Diamond, near Pace stockage Monday, with strong evidence that he had been overpowered and murdered. His brother Tom Diamond instituted a search and Wm’s body was found. He leaves a wife and several children, most of whom are grown.
Matt Clark died Tuesday morning as a result of burns sustained the previous evening when his bed caught fire from a pipe he was smoking. Mr Clark was quite feeble being between 80 & 85 yrs of age. Survivors are his wife and 3 daughters.
Mr W J J Heath died Friday Sep 18th of a stroke of paralysis. He was born in Coffee Co, AL on Aug 12th 1862. In Feb 1883 he & Virginia Calhoun were united in marriage and made their home in Coffee Co until 19?? when they moved to Glendale, Fl. He lost his wife to death on Dec 24 1922. Mr Heath was an only child, his father having died in the Civil War when he was 3 months old and he was reared by his widowed mother. Survivors are Messres L F, & Porter Heath; Mrs Lilla Edwards, Ella E Yates, Etta Gressette, Sallie Smith, Lena Mae Murphy and Era Clyd Reisinger, and he had 3 other children who had gone before him. Funeral was held in Gum Creek on Saturday the 19th and he was laid to rest by the side of his wife.
[Contributed by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson]