Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Cauthen, R. Sydney March 24, 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danielle Mozingo danisue1970@yahoo.com October 11, 2010, 9:08 pm Charlotte Observer, March 26, 1915 MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF DR. R.S. CAUTHEN ----- Physicians En Masse Pay Tribute of Respect to Departed Brother. ----- The funeral of Dr. R.S. Cauthe, whose death occurred suddenly Wednesday morning at his home, was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence on Park Drive, Elizabeth Heights. Owing to the illness of Dr. T.F. Marr of Trinity Methodist Church, pastor of the deceased, the services were conducted by Rev. Dr. E.K. McLarty, pastor of Tryon Street Methodist Church. Miss Antoinette Glenn, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs. B.W. Hawks and Mr. Joe Jones accompanied by Mr. H.J. Zehm on the piano sweetly rendered "Asleep in Jesus" and "Hark My Soul." Doctor Cauthen was one of the city's most popular and successful specialists and had a wide circle of friends in this State and South Carolina the latter his native State. The announcement of his death came as a great shock to his relatives and friends. The death of Doctor Cauthen was due to an accident. In the exertion of running to overtake a street car from his home in the suburbs last Friday afternoon a small pappillary muscle in his heart was partially severed. He experienced at first no pain. The subject was discussed with fellow physicians but the trouble was so obscure that it was impossible of diagnosis and it was thought that it was of slight importance. Even had it been diagnosed at the moment, however, it would have been beyond human power or skill to prevent the fatal result. The members of the Mecklenburg Medical Society attended the funeral in a body. The floral designs were numerous and beautiful. Among them was a large wreath of galax leaves and white carnations from Carolina Consistory No. 1, a standing design about four feet in height formed of pink and white roses from the Charlotte Medical Association; a large wreath of pink and white carnations and Easter lillies from the Board of Stewards of Trinity Methodist Church, of which he was a member; a wreath of galax leaves and white hyacinths from the Young People's Missionary Society; a sheath of white carnations and ferns from the Temple Male Quartet, a large wreath of pink and white carnations with K.of P. Mecklenburg Lodge No. 7 in purple immortelles; a white cross of carnations and hyacinths from Col. J.C. Horner and the members of the faculty at Horner's School, a large pillow of white roses, lilies of the valley and narcissus from the members of the faculty at Elizabeth College; a bouquet of white carnations from Mrs. Cauthen's Sunday school class at Trinity Church; a wreath of pink carnations and sweet elysium tied with pink chiffon from the members of the Research Book Club. The interment took place at Elmwood. The following relatives and friends were here to attend the funeral: Mr. Paul Cauthen, son of the deceased and student at the Citadel in Charleston, S.C., Mrs. D.M. Kirkley of Kershaw, S.C., Mrs. Daisy C. Hasseltine and Mr. Claude Cauthen of Rock Hill, S.C., sisters and brother of the deceased; Mr. G.T. Sessions and Mrs. J.O. McFather of Cuthbert, Ga., brother and sister of Mrs. Cauthen, Mrs. Hicks of Atlanta; Mrs. L.E. Truesdale and Mr. Melvin Truesdale of Kershaw, S.C., Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Bell and Mr. C.K. McDowell of Westville, S.C., Dr. and Mrs. W.C. McDowell and Mr. J. Stevens of Kershaw, S.C., Mrs. J.C. Perkins of Tuscaloosa, Ala, Miss Eva Covington of Rockingham, Miss Blanche Simmons of Greenwood, S.C., and Messrs. L.C. Cable, J.C. Hambright, J.S. Starr, Herbert R. Tucker and E.J. Jones of Rock Hill, S.C. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb