Atlanta Constitution, 27 Jan 1918
W. A. Hemphill, 46 years of age, a lifetime resident of Atlanta and widely known, died suddenly of heart disease Saturday afternoon in his office in teh Forsyth building.
Mr. Hemphill was connected with the Shelby Smith Construction company, which has the government paving contract at Camp Gordon. Mr. Hemphill was actively in charge of the work and he had just returned to his office from the camp when he was stricken. Prior to his connection with the Smith Construction company he was engaged in teh real estate business in Atlanta.
Mr. Hemphill was a son of the late W. A. Hemphill, one of the founders of The Constitution. He lived at 293 East North avenue.
Surviving him are his wife and one son, W. A. Hemphill, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs. L. D. T. Quimby and Mrs. Frank Jones Margeson. The funeral arrangements have not be completed.
In 1896 Mr. Hemphill married Miss Bell Louise Collins, daughtger of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Collins, of Macon, GA. Her father was special agent for Georgia of the Fidelity and Deposit company, of Baltimore, MD.
The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence, 293 East North avenue. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
W. A. Hemphill, 46 years of age, a lifetime resident of Atlanta and widely known, died suddenly of heart disease Saturday afternoon in his office in teh Forsyth building.
Mr. Hemphill was connected with the Shelby Smith Construction company, which has the government paving contract at Camp Gordon. Mr. Hemphill was actively in charge of the work and he had just returned to his office from the camp when he was stricken. Prior to his connection with the Smith Construction company he was engaged in teh real estate business in Atlanta.
Mr. Hemphill was a son of the late W. A. Hemphill, one of the founders of The Constitution. He lived at 293 East North avenue.
Surviving him are his wife and one son, W. A. Hemphill, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs. L. D. T. Quimby and Mrs. Frank Jones Margeson. The funeral arrangements have not be completed.
In 1896 Mr. Hemphill married Miss Bell Louise Collins, daughtger of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Collins, of Macon, GA. Her father was special agent for Georgia of the Fidelity and Deposit company, of Baltimore, MD.
The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence, 293 East North avenue. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Atlanta Constitution, 27 Jan 1918
W. A. Hemphill, 46 years of age, a lifetime resident of Atlanta and widely known, died suddenly of heart disease Saturday afternoon in his office in teh Forsyth building.
Mr. Hemphill was connected with the Shelby Smith Construction company, which has the government paving contract at Camp Gordon. Mr. Hemphill was actively in charge of the work and he had just returned to his office from the camp when he was stricken. Prior to his connection with the Smith Construction company he was engaged in teh real estate business in Atlanta.
Mr. Hemphill was a son of the late W. A. Hemphill, one of the founders of The Constitution. He lived at 293 East North avenue.
Surviving him are his wife and one son, W. A. Hemphill, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs. L. D. T. Quimby and Mrs. Frank Jones Margeson. The funeral arrangements have not be completed.
In 1896 Mr. Hemphill married Miss Bell Louise Collins, daughtger of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Collins, of Macon, GA. Her father was special agent for Georgia of the Fidelity and Deposit company, of Baltimore, MD.
The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence, 293 East North avenue. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
W. A. Hemphill, 46 years of age, a lifetime resident of Atlanta and widely known, died suddenly of heart disease Saturday afternoon in his office in teh Forsyth building.
Mr. Hemphill was connected with the Shelby Smith Construction company, which has the government paving contract at Camp Gordon. Mr. Hemphill was actively in charge of the work and he had just returned to his office from the camp when he was stricken. Prior to his connection with the Smith Construction company he was engaged in teh real estate business in Atlanta.
Mr. Hemphill was a son of the late W. A. Hemphill, one of the founders of The Constitution. He lived at 293 East North avenue.
Surviving him are his wife and one son, W. A. Hemphill, Jr., and two sisters, Mrs. L. D. T. Quimby and Mrs. Frank Jones Margeson. The funeral arrangements have not be completed.
In 1896 Mr. Hemphill married Miss Bell Louise Collins, daughtger of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Collins, of Macon, GA. Her father was special agent for Georgia of the Fidelity and Deposit company, of Baltimore, MD.
The funeral will be held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence, 293 East North avenue. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery.
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