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res-nine 1 oneat-j in but late. I by ampMRS. J. B. CHISHOLM LAID TO THC REST IN VALDOSTA— , ROLThe following account taken from the Valdosta Times telling of the! Tl death and funeral of Mrs. J. B. Chis-,a P°parebolm in Valdosta Tuesday morning will be of interest to her many sor- ^hro rowing friends and relative’s in Thom- Jweel asville:Mr.liver/era!pital. A5r ess1m-willthreJivilleTalrMrs. Emma Mitchell Chisholm, wife of city clerk John B. Chisholm, and a prominent and highly regarded resi- j race dent of Valdosta for many years died j COui in her sleep sometime Monday night, rath at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs.1 eS. xcentdacjI. M- Cox, 1003 North Patterson street.Her death comes as a sudden and him: district shock to a wide circle of. deej friends here. She was in apparent! a clt; usual health last night, and convers-1 stre ed with members of her family and 1 couiITI ne, Sect: will He-gious d on dormbser-lodox i cel-iignal id atfamily friends until the usual hour of retiring.A neart attack is thought to have caused her death. I couiSurvivors are her husband, a sister gen, Mrs. J. J. Blackshear, Thomasvibe m t her sister-in-law Mrs. Cox, with whom she had made her home since living in Valdosta; and a brother, Henry Mitchell of Thomasville. Another brother,J. B. Mitchell also of Thomasville, died recently.Funeral services arrangments in charge of McGowan-Giddens were held at 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cox. Services were conducted by the Rev. H. M. Fugate and the Rev. A. W. Reese.Interment was at Sunset Hill ceme-tary. j nMrs. Chisholm was a native, by | dab j be-J birth, of Thomas county, being the fOQi been I daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs pra i this I Henry Mitchell, prominent residents gep ation I of that county. I begdrefTcon!son,themesnig)Newipen-‘ales-miticVCAJNOFOIFOJclutBegjunJaczOcNoiCdown | She and Mr. Chisholm were married ie al-1 September 5, 1900, and made their Bible [ home, for nearly ten years at Kinder-f the j lou in this county. They then moved foil sstin-1 to Valdosta, where they resided with | qewish|Mr. and Mrs. Cox.ricul-1 she was a member of the First Baptist Church of this city, and dur-land | ing her residence here she was always Day I actively engaged in church endeavors ^ ligherland other work of religious and so- lt;-tradi-Jcial nature. ' Nocom- j Interested in the work of beaufcify-f the I ing the city, and grounds of her home,2 day I Mrs. Chisholm was a member of the f the I Valdosta Garden Club, and during her it be- I membership in that organization, she pass I served in the capacity as member of j qQ] f New I several important committees for that e rise J orgamZation. Her work, as commit- T ritual I fee member was always given chcer-shion-1 fully, and her efforts were highly casion | valued in club circles.She also was a member of the Wym- an( odousis Club of this city, and her efforts M.1IICol1waken^each-s laid.towards building up- that organization I I *were as highly valuable as her efforts!J-*1jVlfor other organizations of which shewas a member.Mrs. Chisholm was regarded as one ofIpoi6:Gi past should heartsTidea ]the most public spirited residents of Val-dosta and among the friends she numbered in the hundreds, she was esteemed as a true Christian character of highof theis stills pur-n and olemn ponsi-iis obis theCo./as no isinesstoday, oliday 1 the ns to-CO 1Leijudgment and ability, and her efforts were sought whenever undertakings of social, uplift, and development were considered.As a membei oi the Baptist church, she was regarded as one of the leading members of the church. Her work forRoha?to 1cilfthimethe denomination was known to all ;s^umembers of the church, and the worth jo j....10c ... 5c fie 10cof her unstinted endeavor, and her loy- • gaial efforts has brought much comment C01 and praise to her from high officials ‘ c0lt; of the church. SciHer death will leave a place of va- $Ql cancy among the leaders of Valdosta’s qj, feminine life, and club-members and. others who regarded her as a friend will j gc be deeply sorrowed to learn of her sud- | we den passing.R. A. M. ATTENTIONJ. M. Rushing Chaplter No. 23 R. A. M.
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Thomasville Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Thu, Sep 06, 1934
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