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O’NEILL, IDA Services Held for Miss Ida O’Neil at McLemoresville Services for Miss Ida O’Neill of McLemoresville, were held at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at McLemoresville Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. John E. Pugh officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery, with Holmes & Walker Funeral Home of Trezevant in charge. Miss O’Neill died at her home Monday night as a result of pneumonia. She had suffered a stroke nine months ago. She was the daughter of the late Will O’Neill and Lilly Woolen O’Neill, members of early families of McLemoresville. She was educated in the old McLemoresville Collegiate Institute. She leaves two brothers, J. E. O’Neill of McLemoresville, and M. C. O’Neill of Trezevant.

OWNBY, ETTA A Terrible Accident. Miss Etta Ownby Receives Fatal Burns. A Most Estimable Young Lady and Her Death is a Sad Bereavement To the Family. The community of the Twenty third district was terribly shocked Tuesday afternoon upon learning of the sad intelligence that had befallen Miss Etta Ownby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Ownby. The young lady was standing in front of the fire place when her dress became ignited. She walked into an adjoining room where her mother was at work before she discovered it and her mother called her attention to the fact that her dress was burning. The unfortunate girl became so excited that she lost complete control of herself and ran out into the yard and paid no attention to her mother’s entreaty to stop running that she might assist in extinguishing the fire. The flames continued to do their terrible work until her clothing was entirely consumed and her body so badly burned that she lived only a few hours. Miss Ownby was a most excellent young lady, highly accomplished and very much admired by a large circle of friends. She was about 30 years old, a member of the C. P. church and an earnest Christian worker. Her unfortunate death is greatly deplored by the entire community and the bereaved family has the sympathy of all. The remains were buried at Barren Springs yesterday. Miss Ownby at one time attended school here and had many friends in Huntingdon who grieve with the family in their great sorrow.

OWNBY, SUSAN (Torn) Of Respect. (Torn) in his all-wise providence has taken from our midst a beloved member. Mrs. Susan Ownby, and transplanted her into His heavenly kingdom, be it resolved: 1. That we, the members of the Ladies Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church of

miss her, although kept from active service in the society by ill health, yet in her quiet patient way she did her Master’s work and was a blessing and a help to us, and to all with whom she came in contact. Her life teaches us the lesson that we must learn to wait after we have labored in our Master’s vineyard. 2. That sister Owenby, though dead, yet liveth among us in the good influence that she shed abroad while she journeyed with us here. 3. That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to her loved ones and pray God’s blessings upon them. 4. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family, a copy sent to the county paper and that they be spread upon the minutes of our society. Mrs. Thorne. Committee Mrs. Johnston Mrs. Black By order of society.

OXLEY, ELMER ELLSWORTH [D. 25 Apr 1938-Penick Funeral Home] Obituary E. E. Oxley Elmer Ellsworth Oxley was born August 5, 1864 near East Enterprise, Ind., and died in McKenzie April 25, 1938. He spent his early childhood in Switzerland and Ohio counties, Ind. Mr. Oxley moved to McKenzie in 1891 and was married to Miss Laura Belle Vaughn, Aug. 24, 1892. To this union were born four children: William Vaughn (deceased), Mrs. W. W. Scates of Jackson, Mrs. George Flowers of McKenzie and Otto E. Oxley of Memphis. He is survived by his widow, above named children, one brother, Otto W. Oxley, of Fort Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Ollie McHenry of McKenzie and Mrs. Lucevia Orem of Vevay, Ind. Mr. Oxley was a quiet, unassuming man. He was a mechanical genius which talent he inherited from his father. His friends will remember him as a millwright and general repairer of machinery. He owned and operated a sawmill and threshing outfit for a number of years and continued this kind of work in New Mexico where he moved for the health of his eldest son, William, who died in 1921, after serving in the U. S. Army from 1917 to 1918. Mr. Oxley’s health failed about two years ago and he suffered a paralytic stroke last July. After this he gradually became better but suffered a relapse about the middle of April growing steadily worse until he died April 25. The funeral service was conducted at the First Methodist Church by the Rev. E. W. Crump of Lexington, assisted by the Revs. A. N. Goforth and Geo. L. Johnson of McKenzie. The active pallbearers were Baxter Loving, Graff Bobbitt, George Barksdale, J. W. Atkins, John Freeman and Luther Evans. The honorary pallbearers were Geo. Woods, Dan Bobbitt, William Bobbitt, Joseph McDonald, William Allen, C. J. Page and John Granade. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery.