A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Kentucky > Anderson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2734 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=40698 Submitted by: SharonTMSI Article Title: Anderson News Article Date: December 19 1929 Article Description: Obituary David Leonard Meriwether Article Text: Former Resident Dies at Asheville Tuesday David Leonard Meriwether, a former prominent resident of this city, who has resided in Asheville, N.C. for the past few years, died at his home in the latter city early Tuesday morning. Bronchial trouble was the cause of death. The body was brought to Lawrenceburg Thursday morning and services are to be held at the home of his brother-in-law, Roger Lillard, on South Main street this afternoon. Rev. W.G. Eldred will conduct the services at the house and the Masonic lodge will have charge of the services at the grave. Burial will be in the Lawrenceburg cemetery. Those who will act as pall-bearers are Lister Gaines, John Brunk, W.T. Bond, J.L. Sherwood, C.D. Lyen and Holly Witherspoon. Was in Government Service Mr. Meriwether was 63 years old at the time of his death. He came here many years ago as a storekeeper gauger in the internal revenue service. Later, he engaged in the real estate business and then conducted a jewelry business which he sold to Brunk Bros. when leaving this community for Asheville for the benefit of his wife's health. He engaged in the real estate business and was a prominent realtor in the southern city at the time of his death. Six Survive Soon after coming to Lawrenceburg, he married Miss Ophelia Lillard, daughter of the late C.C. Lillard, distiller and landowner of this section. He is survived by his widow, two children, Mrs. George Degge, of New York, and Roger Meriwether, of Asheville. Three sisters also survive, Mrs. Chas. C. Mengel, Mrs. Samuel Dorr, and Miss Lillie Tryon, all of Louisville. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com