| Altha M.
James, died about 2:00 o'clock Monday morning, December 23, 1929, while
the outside world was wrapped in a heavy mantle of snow and the mercury
was standing a few degrees above zero. The spirit of Miss Altha James left
its earthly abode in the home of her brother, W. B. James and went back to
God who gave it. For the last four months she had been in very poor health
from cancer of the mouth, which affected her throat, stomach and other
organs of the body. At the first appearance of cancer, the family
physicians advised taking her to some specialists in Atlanta for this
trouble. This was done, but they said they could give only temporary
relief. After treatment in the hospital she improved for about three
weeks, then began to decline and lost gradually to the end. She leaves
four brothers and one sister: B. R. James of Chattanooga, TN., H. R. James
of Eton, GA., and Miss Minda James, W. B. James and J. H. James of Gilmer
County. She had been a member of Nine Mile Methodist Church since girlhood
and her body was laid to rest in the Nine Mile Cemetery on Christmas eve
day, after a beautiful funeral service conducted by her pastor, Rev. W. B.
Hughes. The members of her family wish to thank the good people who so
cheerfully gave assistance during the sickness, death and burial of one
dear to them. Especially do they want to thank those good people at Nine
Mile for their heroic service in such frozen snowy weather. Submitted by Suzanne Forte. Back to: Gilmer County, Georgia Obituaries Back to: Gilmer County, Georgia Genealogy
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