I will be posting a number of obits to the rootsweb sites over the next few days. You will be able to see them at a later date on Robin Sterling's site: http://home.hiwaay.net/~bobwonda/index.html The Southern Democrat ANOTHER VETERAN PASSES Feb, 1928 JAMES S. LAMB, another of the brave men who wore the gray through the War Between the States, passed to his reward last Saturday at his home near Clarence. His death was due to pneumonia. The funeral services were held at Wynnville Sunday. The religious services were conducted by Rev. P J Jordan and the Masonic services were in charge of Dr Morton of Boaz. The deceased is survived by his widow, four sons, W H Lamb of Lamesa, Texas; Charles S Lamb of Niles, Ohio; G L and J E Lamb of route 2, Altoona; six daughters, Mrs. J R Kerr and Mrs. Mollie Kerr of Celeste, Texas; Mrs. C Claude Moore and Mrs J R Tuck of route 2 Altoona; Mrs W A Jordan and Mrs. E A Morgan of route 5, Cullman. Mr Lamb was in his 87th year, having been born in Cherokee County, Ga. on May 15, 1841. He was a member of the M E Church and was one of the leading citizens of the county. Mr Lamb was twice married, the first time to Miss Rachael Phillips on March 18, 1866 and the second time to Miss Margarette Rebecca Scruggs, on June 20, 1881. He was made a Mason on Sept 4, 1869 and continued to be a faithful member of that order until his death. He entered the Confederate Army on Sept 20, 1862, at Huntsville, Ala, and was discharged on June 14, 1865. He was a member of Company D, 50th Alabama Regiment. Mr Lamb was in three of the hardest fought battles in the western army. He was in the battle of Shiloh, the battle of Murhpreesboro and the battle of Chicamauga, near Chattanooga. It was in this battle that he was captured and remained a prisoner until the end of the war.

Melba, Here is one of my Civil War Obits. Robin can post this on his site with the others. Robert C. Johnston, Jr. 139 Eagle Creek Drive Wetumpka, AL 36092 USA [email protected] Obituary of Benton Beverly Cornelius, Co. K, 19th Alabama Inf. The Southern Democrat Oneonta, Blount Co., Alabama March 25, 1920 B. B. Cornelius Dead News has just reached here of the death of B. B. Cornelius which occurred at the home of his son-in-law, R. E. Hale at Mountainair, New Mexico, on March 11th. Uncle Benton, as we all called him, had been in declining health for some time. A few months ago he decided to make a visit to his daughter in New Mexico. The trip was a long one, too much for the old man in his condition, and while he regained some of his strength after he reached his destination he was never well again. Mr. Cornelius was 82 years of age and had been one of the leading citizens of the county. He was in the Confederate army and made a good soldier. He delighted in attending the reunions and missed very few of them. He was a loyal member of the M. E. church, South and was always found on the right side of all moral questions. His influence was for good and the county in which he lived has been made better by having him as a citizen. One by one these old men who wore the grey are passing out and in a few more years there will be none of them left to tell of the horrors of that great struggle between the States. The deceased is survived by three sons and one daughter.