Mr. Calvin Sharp, Mason, Civil War veteran and early resident, died suddenly of apoplexy at his home, 112 South Spruce street, early this morning.
Mr. Sharp was 81 years of age, and for some time was under the care of his physician. But while his death was not unexpected, ti was with sorrowful surprise that his family and friends learned that he had been found in bed at an early hour this morning in that deep sleep which knows no waking.
Born in Madison, N. C., back in the eighteen-thirty's, Mr. Sharp while still a young man moved to Belews Creek, where fifteen years he lived and worked on his farm. His labors, however, were there brought to an ened by sun stroke which left him an invalid for the rest of his life.
He then came to Winston-Salem with his son, Mr. C. L. Sharp. While never actively concerned with the town's growth from a straggling village to a bustling, prosperous city, he has nevertheless watched its progress, for nearly fifty years, with a lively interest. Indeed, even the anxiety of those who were near to him could not prevent him from walking into town when the weather was pleasant. Thursday morning he took his last walk uptown and cast a last glance at the busy streets and new buildings with their storied windows reaching higher and higher.
His death makes another of those gaps that never can be filled in the ever-widening ranks of the veterans of the Civil War. It also marks the passing of a loyal Mason from the membership roll of Winston lodge 167.
Surviving are one son, Mr. C. L. Sharp, and three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Mitchell, of Richmond, and Mrs. W. M. Brown and Miss Maggie Sharp, of this city.
The funeral service will be held at the home at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr. H. A. Brown will officiate. The Masons will attend and take part in the service. Interment will be in Salem cemetery.
Mr. Sharp was 81 years of age, and for some time was under the care of his physician. But while his death was not unexpected, ti was with sorrowful surprise that his family and friends learned that he had been found in bed at an early hour this morning in that deep sleep which knows no waking.
Born in Madison, N. C., back in the eighteen-thirty's, Mr. Sharp while still a young man moved to Belews Creek, where fifteen years he lived and worked on his farm. His labors, however, were there brought to an ened by sun stroke which left him an invalid for the rest of his life.
He then came to Winston-Salem with his son, Mr. C. L. Sharp. While never actively concerned with the town's growth from a straggling village to a bustling, prosperous city, he has nevertheless watched its progress, for nearly fifty years, with a lively interest. Indeed, even the anxiety of those who were near to him could not prevent him from walking into town when the weather was pleasant. Thursday morning he took his last walk uptown and cast a last glance at the busy streets and new buildings with their storied windows reaching higher and higher.
His death makes another of those gaps that never can be filled in the ever-widening ranks of the veterans of the Civil War. It also marks the passing of a loyal Mason from the membership roll of Winston lodge 167.
Surviving are one son, Mr. C. L. Sharp, and three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Mitchell, of Richmond, and Mrs. W. M. Brown and Miss Maggie Sharp, of this city.
The funeral service will be held at the home at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr. H. A. Brown will officiate. The Masons will attend and take part in the service. Interment will be in Salem cemetery.
Mr. Calvin Sharp, Mason, Civil War veteran and early resident, died suddenly of apoplexy at his home, 112 South Spruce street, early this morning.
Mr. Sharp was 81 years of age, and for some time was under the care of his physician. But while his death was not unexpected, ti was with sorrowful surprise that his family and friends learned that he had been found in bed at an early hour this morning in that deep sleep which knows no waking.
Born in Madison, N. C., back in the eighteen-thirty's, Mr. Sharp while still a young man moved to Belews Creek, where fifteen years he lived and worked on his farm. His labors, however, were there brought to an ened by sun stroke which left him an invalid for the rest of his life.
He then came to Winston-Salem with his son, Mr. C. L. Sharp. While never actively concerned with the town's growth from a straggling village to a bustling, prosperous city, he has nevertheless watched its progress, for nearly fifty years, with a lively interest. Indeed, even the anxiety of those who were near to him could not prevent him from walking into town when the weather was pleasant. Thursday morning he took his last walk uptown and cast a last glance at the busy streets and new buildings with their storied windows reaching higher and higher.
His death makes another of those gaps that never can be filled in the ever-widening ranks of the veterans of the Civil War. It also marks the passing of a loyal Mason from the membership roll of Winston lodge 167.
Surviving are one son, Mr. C. L. Sharp, and three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Mitchell, of Richmond, and Mrs. W. M. Brown and Miss Maggie Sharp, of this city.
The funeral service will be held at the home at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr. H. A. Brown will officiate. The Masons will attend and take part in the service. Interment will be in Salem cemetery.
Mr. Sharp was 81 years of age, and for some time was under the care of his physician. But while his death was not unexpected, ti was with sorrowful surprise that his family and friends learned that he had been found in bed at an early hour this morning in that deep sleep which knows no waking.
Born in Madison, N. C., back in the eighteen-thirty's, Mr. Sharp while still a young man moved to Belews Creek, where fifteen years he lived and worked on his farm. His labors, however, were there brought to an ened by sun stroke which left him an invalid for the rest of his life.
He then came to Winston-Salem with his son, Mr. C. L. Sharp. While never actively concerned with the town's growth from a straggling village to a bustling, prosperous city, he has nevertheless watched its progress, for nearly fifty years, with a lively interest. Indeed, even the anxiety of those who were near to him could not prevent him from walking into town when the weather was pleasant. Thursday morning he took his last walk uptown and cast a last glance at the busy streets and new buildings with their storied windows reaching higher and higher.
His death makes another of those gaps that never can be filled in the ever-widening ranks of the veterans of the Civil War. It also marks the passing of a loyal Mason from the membership roll of Winston lodge 167.
Surviving are one son, Mr. C. L. Sharp, and three daughters, Mrs. J. J. Mitchell, of Richmond, and Mrs. W. M. Brown and Miss Maggie Sharp, of this city.
The funeral service will be held at the home at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Dr. H. A. Brown will officiate. The Masons will attend and take part in the service. Interment will be in Salem cemetery.
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