Gloom hovered over our little city last Sunday evening as the news spread rapidly that "Dad" Etnire, father of our genial townsman, J. C. Etnire, had dropped dead. Few men have come into our community and found so warm a welcome into the hearts of all who knew him. Being a lover of children, the children loved him and kept him entertained and showered with flowers at his little filling station just across the street from the new school building. Mr. Etnire, 63 years of age, full of pep and thoroughgoing, was looked upon by the kiddies as "just a big buddy". Last Sunday afternoon, Mr. Etnire drove to the woods, attracted by the beauty of the wild flowers he went to gather some; when he failed to return after a reasonable length of time his friends became alarmed and went in search of him. In a short while his body was found, a bunch of flowers gripped in his hand; his son, Mr. J. C. Etnire was notified, and the body was brought to Rockmart where an inquest was held. Monday morning, his hundreds of friends viewed the remains for the last time. Mr. J. C. Etnire accompanied the body to Williamsport, Ind., where funeral and burial took place Wednesday, Williamsport having g been the home of Mr. Etnire for more than fifty years. The News joins the entire community inn extending heartfelt sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Etnire in their sad bereavement. (Rockmart News, May 7, 1931)
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