J.H. Elam

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                         Pioneer Citizen Passes Away                         
                                                                             
                      J.H. Elam, of College Hill, Died                       
                         Tuesday Night of Paralysis                          
                                                                             
J.H. Elam, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of this section of  
the state, died at his home near College Hill at 11 o'clock Tuesday night    
(January 5, 1926). Mr. Elam had not been in good health for some time but it 
was not thought dangerous as he was able to be up most of the time, but      
about a week ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis and continued to grow     
worse until his death. Mr. Elam was 72 years of age, and lived in this       
county for many years and has raised a large family of boys and girls, most  
of whom survive him. He was a good, christian gentleman, always standing for 
the things that tend to make better towns, communities, churches, and        
schools and his influence will be sorely missed in the community where he    
lived. His remains were laid to rest in the College Hill cemetery Thursday   
afternoon amid a large congregation of sorrowing relatives and friends who   
gathered there to pay their last respects to his memory. He is survived by   
his wife, two sons, George and Owen and four daughters, Mmes. Isabel         
Garrett, Vienna Williams, Ella Blount and Mary McRae. The Courier extends    
its sympathy to the bereaved family in the loss of their husband and father. 
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Pike County Courier, Volume 38, Number 2, January 8, 1926; page 1, column 6. 
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