Death Notices - Louisa

November 12, 1885:

Em Prater,colored, died in Louisa, Tuesday.



November 19, 1885:

Dr. Banfield, administrator of Greenville Kinner, deceased.

Miss Carrie Snead, youngest daughter of S.H. Snead, died last Tuesday afternoon.



August 18, 1887:

On August 4th, 1887, Judge John Jordan departed this life. His death is lamented by his multitude of acquaintances. The deceased has served as clerk Lawrence County and Circuit Courts, once faithfully represented this county in the Legislature, was twice elected County Judge and has served as a Justice of the Peace; and in all these capacities he has acquitted himself with satisfaction to his constituents and honor to himself. At the time of his death he was Treasurer of Lawrence county. His many friends deeply deplore his loss to the county. He leaves 10 living children -four sons and six daughters- of whom eight are married. He was a member of the Christian church and his last words were a profession of faith in the Saviour. The sympathy of the community is with the family.



February 16, 1888:

James F. Estep, son-in-law of D. J. Casey,Esq., killed in coalmines in Caperton, W.VA. on the 5th instant. His body was brought here and interred at the Casey cemetery on the 8th.



May 17, 1888:

James Asberry Boldman, little son of F. M. Boldman, departed this life May 4, 1888. He was nearly 14 months old.



July 18, 1889:

Death of an Ancient Odd Fellow. Died, on last Sunday, at his home in Louisa, Mr Matthew Drake, aged 69. He had been in an almost helpless condition for several months and death was no doubt a welcome relief for him. The burial took place on Tuesday under the auspices of the Louisa Lodge, of the I.O.O.F., of which the deceased was a faithful member of longstanding. He leaves seven motherless children, his wife having died four years ago. Mr. Drake was born in Pennsylvania and leaving home when a boy he became a sailor, which occupation he followed for thirty years, traversing nearly all the seas of the world. He drew a pension for service in the Mexican war. He came to Louisa to visit a sister twenty-five years ago, and resided here ever since. He married here and was engaged in the merchandising business for some time.From the best information we can obtain it seems that he was probably one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the country, as he joined the "Ancient Order" a great many years ago in Baltimore.



October 27, 1893:

Peter I. Skaggs, one of our oldest citizens, died at his home in this place yesterday evening, after an illness of several days. Had he lived until December he would have been 79 years old. He leaves two daughters - Mrs.A.P. Ferguson and Mrs. David Wellman. His wife died several years ago.



September 21, 1894:

Bertha, daughter of John M. and Grace Diamond, departed this life August 2, 1894, aged one year and four days.


Death notices abstracted from the Big Sandy News by Marlitta H. Perkins, 1996