- From: Ruth Elins
To: lumoto@aol.com
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 5:08 PM
Subject: Jasper N. Hargrove b. 12-18-1868 - son of Jesse A. Hargrove
Are you certain about Jasper?s date of death? Your file does not show name of cemetery. I ask because of following obituary:
Limestone (Athens, AL) Democrat, May 13, 1948, p. 8
Funeral Services For Buck Hargrove
Jasper Newton Hargrove, familiarly known to his relatives and friends as "Buck," died at eight o'clock Tues. morning, at Powers hospital, where he was taken a few days previously for medical attention. Mr. Hargrove was born in Tennessee 79 years ago and he, his wife and their son, the late Telle Hargrove, had made their home in Athens for many years.
Mr. Hargrove was associated with the old firm of Johnson, Chambers & Co., and is the last one of the four men who made that firm one of the leaders among North Alabama contractors.
Funeral services were held at the residence on North Madison street yesterday (Wed.) afternoon at three o'clock by the deceased pastor, Rev. I. W. Hart of the First Baptist church, McConnell-Service directing.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his wife and a brother, John Hargrove of Ardmore, to whom the sympathy of the community is extended.
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Alabama (Athens, AL) Courier, May 13, 1948, p. 1
Jasper Newton Hargrove, 79, passed away at Powers Hospital on Tues., May 11 at 8 a. m. and funeral rites were conducted Wed. from the late residence at 3 p. m. Rev. L. W. Hart officiated, assisted by Rev. George M. Hail. Interment was in City cemetery, McConnell Service directing.
Mr. Hargrove is survived by his wife and one brother, John of Ardmore.
Serving as pallbearers were Homer French, Grady Davis, A. A. Keyes, A, L. Clem, and John Caine and John Coffman.
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Alabama Deaths, 1908-59 Name: Jasper N Hargrove Death Date: 11 May 1948 Death County: Limestone Volume: 33
(note: death date 25 Dec 1898 was imported via gedcom from Rootsweb site. Clearly is wrong here as two census records in 1900 and 1920 are found on that page. Rootsweb file is in error)
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