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| Deaths and Obituaries from State Port
Pilot Transcribed and Submitted by Natasha Miles Columbus County, NC  |
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State Port Pilot Newspaper 15 May 1935 Death of Mrs Jennette Mrs Ollie Jennette, of Waccamaw, died last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Jennette is of one of the oldest families of that section. She was eighty-one years old and left a host of friends and relatives. Mrs Jennette is the mother of Messrs Harry and Bennie Jennette of Waccamaw. 9 October 1935 Saw Operator Is Instantly Killed Former Resident Of Columbus County Almost Has Head Severed From Body When Saw Flies Loose And Hits Him Bladenboro, Oct. 2 - Clayton Hattaway, young Bladenboro white man, was instantly killed early this morning while operating a small wood saw about a mile from town. His head was practically severed from his body when one of the boxes holding the saw broke, throwing the saw against his chin and severing his head just below the ear. Death was instantaneous, the young man never moving or making a sound. In the woods with young Hattaway were three other men who brought the body to the home on Ash street. Mr Hattaway leaves a young wife and small baby. Funeral services are being held today (Thursday) and interment will be made in the family cemetery in Columbus County. |
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