The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Ga., Tuesday, July 15, 1890 Concord [First words unreadable] Saturday at 5 o’clock p.m. Mr. James Beckham, of that horrible and fatal disease, cancer. In early life he joined the Methodist church and lived the life of a Christian and left this world with a bright prospect of going to a world where there is no cancers. A wife, six children and a host of friends are left to mourn his death. He was a kind husband, an indulgent father, and a warm friend. The Methodist church has sustained an irreparable loss, the country a good citizen and Heaven a bright star. (Transcribed 10/1/02 Lynn Cunningham)