Death in Cartersville.

Mrs. J. D. Head. – Died at her home in this place, Sunday, Mrs. Head, widow of the late John D. Head.  The deceased had been a long and patient sufferer, and when her time came she responded willingly.  She was a good Christian lady and in her death her children sustain a loss irreparable.  They have the sympathy of the entire community.

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The Cartersville American
June 15, 1886

Died.

Mrs. J. D. Head, wife of the late J. D. Head, died at 12:30 o’clock, p. m., on last Sunday.  Though she had been sick for quite a while her death was not expected and was a shock to her family and friends.

Mrs. Head was a most estimable lady, a Christian woman and devoted mother.  She leaves four children and a host of friends to mourn her loss.  The burial took place at Oak Hill cemetery Monday evening at 4 o’clock, the funeral services being performed at her home by Rev. W. A. Dodge.

[This person identified as Mrs. John D. Head in The Cartersville Courant, June 17, 1886]