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Rome Tribune-Herald, January 25, 1916

Veteran Who Died at Summerville Had Number of Relatives in Rome

H. L. Coxwell, aged 74 years, grandfather of Mrs. C. C. Huckaby of Rome, died at his home in Summerville at 6 o'clock Sunday afternoon,after being in feeble health about two years. He lived in Floyd county before the Civil War,having come here from Cacon [sic]. At the close of the war, through which he served, he returned to Macon county and later made his home at Summerville where he lived about forty years. His funeral Monday afternoon was attended by Commander H.A. Brownfield and F.W. Rawls, J.E. Langley, E.M. Jackson, R.H. Bailey, T.P. Henry, G.W. Worsham and T.N. Scoggins, members of the J.S. Cleghorn camp No 422, United Confederate veterans, who acted as pallbearers. Miss Alice Weathers, president of the U.D.C. of Summerville, represented that organization at the funeral. Rev. H.H. Connell officiated and interment was at Summerville. Besides his wife, there are surviving the decedent, his sons, R.C. Coxwell, of Lindale, W.H. Coxwell of Round Mountain, Ala., and Clyde Coxwell of Summerville. A.C. House of this city is his son-in-law and Thomas, Charles and Mattie House are his grandchildren as are also Ida, Henry and ___eese Coxwell of Lindale.
The bereaved family returns thanks for sympathy and kindness to the veterans and daughters of the Confederacy of Summerville.

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