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-- Mrs. H.C. Gaither Taken by Death -- Funeral Service From The First Presbyterian Church Sunday Afternoon At 3 o'clock - Mrs. H.C. Gaither, who had been seriously ill for the past few days, died Saturday at 1:25 o'clock, a.m., at the H.F. Long Hospital. Death resulted from pneumonia and other complications. Mrs. Gaither had suffered from heart trouble for some time. Mrs. Gaither, who was about 69 years old, was born and reared in north Iredell. She was Miss Sarah Lamina* Hayes, the daughter of Solomon and Jane C. Hayes. After her marriage to Mr. Henry Clay Gaither she removed to Statesville where she had since lived. Mr. Gaither died March 27, 1920. There were two children - a daughter who died in childhood, and a son, Dr. Alfred Long Gaither, of the United States Navy, whose death occurred in 1932. Mrs. Gaither is survived by a little grandson, Billy Gaither, of Norfolk, VA.; by one brother, Mr. James McNeely Hayes, of Harmony, and by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Powell, of Pomeroy, Washington; and Mrs. Letitia Harpe, of Harmony. Funeral service were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the First Presbyterian church, conducted by Mrs. Gaither's pastor, Rev. Dr. C.E. Raynal. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery. The pallbearers were Messrs. G.W. Baity, J.F. Tomlinson and Dr. E.E. Harmo, of Harmony, Messrs. Monroe Adams, Clyde Gaither and H.H. Tomlinson, of this city. The flowers were in charge of Mrs. W.E. Munday, assisted by several of Mrs. Gaither's friends and neighbors. Among relatives and friends attending the service were Mrs. Gaither's sister and brother, Mrs. L.L. Harpe and Mr. James McNeely Hayes, of Harmony, also Miss Nannie Powell. Mrs. Will Jurney and Mr. Ezra Hayes, of Harmony; Mrs. J.B. Parks and Miss Mattie Mae Powell, of Elkin; and Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Wampular, of Salisbury. Sources: -- The Landmark, Statesville, NC, December 29, 1933 -- *Other source documents, such as death certificate and census records, state her middle name as "Almira"
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Sarah was born in 1864. She passed away in 1933.
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Categories: Iredell County, North Carolina