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Submitted: 12/13/19 • Approved: 12/16/19 • Last Updated: 12/19/19 • R1286050-G0-S3
CAPTIAN CSA
Company I 17 Mississippi Infantry
Civil War Confederate
January 12, 1843 - May 19, 1918
*Obituary
Weekly Fayetteville Democrat
Wednesday, May 22, 1918
EASON, J.T. (from Monday’s Daily) Captain J.T. Eason, aged 75, a Confederate veteran, died at his home here early this morning after a critical illness since Tuesday of last week. He was on the public square on business Monday but was stricken on Tuesday and was confined to his room since that time. Captain Eason was a Southern gentleman of the old order. He served as mayor of Fayetteville for four years and always took an active interest in community, business, patriotic and church affairs. He was an active member of the local camp, United Confederate Veterans, and attended all the reunions. The cause of the Southland was sacred to Captain Eason. He was a captain in a Mississippi regiment throughout the Civil War and served as a member of the legislature from Coldwater, Mississippi, the old home of his family. Honorary pallbearers, all of whom are Confederate veterans, will be as follows: R.F. Bell, J.E. Vaughan, L.L. Kantz, Charles Vance, C.W. Walker, George Deane, Dr. J.P. Hight and Jas. Hollabaugh. The following will be active pallbearers: Will Crouch, John P. Smith, G.W. Droke, C.O. Hansard, Ed M. Allison and Art T. Lewis. Deceased is survived by his widow; by four sons, Hermann, Alcuin, Arthur and J.T., Jr. of Fayetteville and by three daughters, Mrs. U.L. Smelser of Fayetteville and Mrs. J.F. Gilliland and Mrs. W.P. Veazey of Coldwater, Mississippi.
*Obituary
Weekly Fayetteville Democrat
Wednesday, May 22, 1918
Funeral services for Captain J.T. Eason, who died Monday morning, were held Wednesday afternoon at three o’clock at Central Methodist Church with the Rev. Ashley Chappell officiating. A large company of sorrowing friends attended the service. Interment was made in Evergreen Cemetery. The honorary pallbearers were Confederate veteran comrades of the deceased and included besides those previously announced, A.B. Lewis of Fayetteville.
*Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans, Benton County, Arkansas 2009
Compiled by William W Degge
Contributed on 12/13/19 by judyfrog
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