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In loving remembrance of William Floyd, son of Elijah and
Elizabeth Claypool MCGUIRE, who departed this life Friday Sept
27, 1912 at 2:50 am age 72 years, 4 months, 2 days. When 27 years of
age, he was erecting a three story woolen factory on Clinch river, near
his home at Cedar Bluff, when a piece of timber fell and struck him on
the back, injuring the vertebrae, thus causing him to lose his mind. The
devoted parents, being loath to give him up, hired some one to look
after him. After three years, they reluctantly consented to have him
sent to the hospital at Staunton. At which place he resided until his
death. The frame of the building blew down a few years ago, having stood
the storms of many winters, in the meantime, the father and mother
passed away, weeping as did Rachel and her children, because he was
away. The subject of this sketch was
converted while young and was always obedient to his mother, even during
his three year's illness at home - Just a word lowly spoken was obeyed
at once. A letter a year ago to one of his nieces from the
superintendent, stated that the uncle had never given them a minutes
trouble, that he was in his right mind a part of the time, then flighty.
He was a man of great intelligence before the accident and was a general
favorite with the old as well as the young. On Sunday, in the home of
his childhood, many relatives, neighbors and friends looked on his form;
some said that his features were natural only older. He was a man of
fine physique, about six feet, and weighing about 180 pounds. The Rev.
JOHNSON, of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, preached his
funeral at 2 o'clock Sunday the 29th after which the burial took place a
mile southeast of his home at the Claypool burial ground, near his
father and mother; his great grand parents on his mother's side, besides
a number of uncles and aunts, who had preceded him to the better land.
He leaves one brother, Mr. J. Marion MCGUIRE, several nephews and
nieces, cousins and friends to mourn the loss. The active pall bearers
were Thomas Albert MCGUIRE, John Edgar Wiley MCGUIRE,
James Elmo Marion MCGUIRE, Fred Gose MCGUIRE, Phillip
Marcus ALDER, Madison M. HANKINS. Flower bearers, his
nieces; Misses Uva Vesta STEELE, Mildred MCGUIRE; Mesdames
Sylvester A. RATLIFF, Charles H. STEELE, Charles F.
FIELDS.
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