Co A Ga Inf
Correct death date is 1909.
The Herald and Advertiser
Newnan, Georgia
December 24, 1909
Death of Judge W. B. W. Dent
News of the death of Judge W. B. W. Dent, which occurred Sunday night at the Soldiers’ Home in Atlanta, was a great shock to his Newnan friends. He was in Newnan only a few days before his death, seemed in excellent spirits, and greatly enjoyed meeting his friends, both in town and country. He expressed himself as greatly pleased with the Soldiers’ Home, where he had been an inmate for several weeks, and called at The Herald and Advertiser office to ask that we quote him as saying everything commendatory of the institution that could be said. That was the last word that the writer had with him, as he returned to Atlanta the same day.
Judge Dent was 72 years of age, and unmarried. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having gone out as a member of the Newnan Guards – the first infantry company that enlisted from Georgia. He was a genial, warmhearted man, and much beloved by those who knew him best. For several years prior to leaving Newnan he filled the office of U. S. Commissioner, and had held other offices of minor importance at different periods.
The remains were brought to Newnan Tuesday morning. They were met at the train by an escort from Coweta Lodge, F. & A. M., and conveyed to the city cemetery, where the interment was made with Masonic honors. Brief funeral services at the grave were conducted by Rev. W. J. Cotter, assisted by Dr. R. J. Bigham.
Co A Ga Inf
Correct death date is 1909.
The Herald and Advertiser
Newnan, Georgia
December 24, 1909
Death of Judge W. B. W. Dent
News of the death of Judge W. B. W. Dent, which occurred Sunday night at the Soldiers’ Home in Atlanta, was a great shock to his Newnan friends. He was in Newnan only a few days before his death, seemed in excellent spirits, and greatly enjoyed meeting his friends, both in town and country. He expressed himself as greatly pleased with the Soldiers’ Home, where he had been an inmate for several weeks, and called at The Herald and Advertiser office to ask that we quote him as saying everything commendatory of the institution that could be said. That was the last word that the writer had with him, as he returned to Atlanta the same day.
Judge Dent was 72 years of age, and unmarried. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having gone out as a member of the Newnan Guards – the first infantry company that enlisted from Georgia. He was a genial, warmhearted man, and much beloved by those who knew him best. For several years prior to leaving Newnan he filled the office of U. S. Commissioner, and had held other offices of minor importance at different periods.
The remains were brought to Newnan Tuesday morning. They were met at the train by an escort from Coweta Lodge, F. & A. M., and conveyed to the city cemetery, where the interment was made with Masonic honors. Brief funeral services at the grave were conducted by Rev. W. J. Cotter, assisted by Dr. R. J. Bigham.
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Sarah Hinton Dent Meador
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Elizabeth Caroline Dent Wright
1830–1914
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Mary Sophia Dent Pace
1831–1916
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Martha Ellen Dent Elder
1834–1870
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James Alfred Peter Dent
1839–1845
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1841–1924
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1842–1928
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