----- Original Message ----- From: <admin@SEE.MESSAGE.FOR.ADDRESS> To: <TnGibson@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 8:40 AM Subject: New Gibson Co. Tn Obituaries Forum Post > Gibson Co. Tn Obituaries Forum > A new message, "Dr. David Miles Haste 1941," was posted by Anne Babin on > Sun, 14 Nov 1999 > > Surname: HASTE, STAFFORD, BABIN > > > > --- > NAME: Anne Babin > EMAIL: ADBabin@aol.com > DATE: Nov 14 1999 > QRYTEXT: David Miles Haste, Alan's grandfather, was a dentist, educated at University > of Tennessee Dental School in Memphis. He was awarded the Robert Russell > Faculty Medal from the Univ. of Tenn. Dental Department at the session of > 1897-1898. > > Dr. Haste practiced dentistry until his eyesight went bad. He then joined > Lloyd Binford at the Columbian Mutual Insurance Company in Memphis. > > David Miles Haste and wife, Jessie May Stafford, are both buried at Memorial > Park Cemetery in Memphis. As long as she lived, and health permitted, > Virginia Haste Babin visited her adored father's grave frequently, always > placing memorial flowers on his grave in proper seasons. > > Obituary for David Miles Haste from Memphis Commerical Appeal newspaper: > > " Dr. David M. Haste, 71, Dies of Heart Attack -- Rites for Columbian Mutual > Official Will Be Today -- > > Services for Dr. David M. Haste, assistant secretary for Columbian Mutual > Life Insurance Co., will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Stuart Hale at 11 > o'clock this morning at National Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial > Park. > > Stricken with a heart attack, Dr. Haste died at 3 o'clock yesterday at > morning at his home, 1462 Faxon. He apparently had been in good health and > was at work as usual Tuesday. He was 71. > > Born in Gibson County, Tenn., Dr. Haste practiced dentistry in Trenton, > Tenn., aout 10 years, but was forced to discontinue practicing when his > eyesight started failing. He at one time was connected with one of the > railroads here, but for the past 22 years had been with the insurance firm > and had held his position as assistant secretary 18 years. > > Dr. Haste formerly was a member of the Woodmen of the World and Knights of > Pythias. He had lived in Memphis about 30 years. > > In addition to his wife, Mrs. Jessie Stafford Haste, he leaves a daughter, > Mrs. Walter Babin of Memphis; three sisters, Mrs. Zora Cail, Mrs. C. P. > Pybas, both of Trenton and Mrs. W. J. Derrick, Jonesboro, Ark." > > and from The Press-Scimitar > > "Dr. D. M. HASTE, INSURANCE MAN -- Dies at 71 at Home: Victim of Heart Attack > -- > Dr. David M. Haste, assistant secretary of Columbia Mutual Life insurance > Co., died at 5:40 a.m. today at his home, 1462 Saxon (sic), following a heart > attack. He was 71. > > Dr. Haste had been associated with columbia Mutual for 22 years. He was born > in Gibson County, Tenn., and graduated from the University of Tennessee. He > practiced dentistry in Trenton, Tenn., until failing eyesight forced him to > give up his profession. He was a member of the Trenton Baptist Church. > > He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jessie Stafford Haste; his daughter, Mrs. Walter > Babin, Memphis; three sisters, Mrs. Zora Cail and Mrs. C. P. Pybas, both of > Trenton, and Mrs. W. J. Derrick, Jonesboro, Ark. > > Services at 11 a.m. tomorrow at National Funeral Home. Burial in Memorial > Park." > > From the Columbian Mutual "Chimes" newsletter: > > "Dr. Haste Dies Suddenly -- Early Wednesday morning, January 12, much beloved > Dr. David M. Haste, Assistant Secretary, died from a stroke. He was at his > desk until beyond closing time on Tuesday afternoon and did not show any > signs of the oncoming stroke. > > Dr. Haste was born in Gibson County, Tenn., and practised dentistry in > Trenton for a number of years until failing eyesight forced him to give up > his work. He had been with Columbian Mutual for twenty-two years at the time > of his death. As Supervisor of our Policy Department he left nothing undone > to get the policies issued quicky and in the hands of our Agents. > > Our sympathy goes to all of the members of his family and expecially to the > immediate family circle, his widow, one daughter and two grandsons. > > His going is a great loss for all members of the Columbian Mutual Life > Family.". > > > This is an automatically-generated notice. > > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/GibsonObits?admin> >