Edna S. Brainerd-Wright
Obituary
"THIRTY" SOUNDS FOR
NEWSPAPER WOMAN
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd-Wright
Dies at a Local Infirmary.
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 at a local infirmary. The mere statement of her death will convey to the general public little of the peculiar pathos attached to the passing of a woman who was a stranger within their midst.
While known personally to few Nashville people Mrs. Wright through her strong articles has left an impression on many hundred men and women during the few months she made Nashville her home. She was a newspaper woman of ability and experience, having been associated with her husband, who died a short while since, in his work as managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. She is the author of a charming book for young people and had she lived to carry out her ambition and plans for the future she would, in all probability, have made a national reputation for herself as a fiction writer.
Being in Nashville so short a time Mrs. Wright did not have the opportunity to make many friends, but her attitude towards those she did know was a very beautiful one. Just before she died in speaking of her brief career in this city Mrs. Wright said:
"I never knew how many fine women there were in the world until I came to Nashville." Extreme weakness prevented her from saying more, though she made a strong effort.
But the simple tribute from a stranger to the womanhood of Nashville was of so rare a character it should be an inspiration to woman[sic] the city over. About her room were many flowers and, as the sick woman spoke, she nodded to the cheerful roses and carnations, "I am so glad people did not wait-so glad, so glad."
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright, though only connected with The Tennessean and American a few months, proved herself a true-blue newspaper woman. Her feature articles which appeared in the Sunday editions were handled with rare skill and sympathetic insight into the subject under discussion while there was a certain fine finish of diction showing their writer no amateur penwoman. During her connection with the paper she won friends in every department and one of her last messages was, "Tell the boys thirty," meaning the last word before the paper goes to press.
Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. William Ferriss of Elk Rapids, Mich., arrived Friday night and was with her daughter at the time of her death. Besides her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was also with his mother during her last illness. Her brother, Judge Shipp, of Springfield, Ill., will arrive today.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jan 1913, Sun • Page 27
MRS. EDNA WRIGHT PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 o'clock at a local infirmary. She was the wife of J.F. Wright, deceased, who was for several years managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and a sister of Judge Charles Shipp of Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. William Ferris, mother of deceased, arrived in Nashville from Elk Rapids, Mich., Friday night and was at the bedside of her daughter when her soul passed into the great beyond. Mrs. Wright died from the effects of a serious operation performed several days ago. She had lived in Nashville only a few months, but in that time had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends. She did much writing for newspapers and magazines, and at the time of death was employed on the Tennessean and American as a feature writer. She was the author of a book written especially for young people, and certainly if she had lived would have made an enviable reputation in the literary world.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was with his mother when she breathed her last. Her brother, Judge Shipp, arrived from Springfield, Ill., Sunday morning and was present at the funeral services held at the chapel of Dorris & Karsch at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The interment was in the family lot of Mrs. Margaret Helm in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following were the pall-bearers: Morgan Blake, W.B. Hayes, H.D. Harkreader, Paul Christian, Wayne Burton and Henry Morrow.
Nashville Banner
20 Jan 1913, Mon · Page 8
Obituary
"THIRTY" SOUNDS FOR
NEWSPAPER WOMAN
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd-Wright
Dies at a Local Infirmary.
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 at a local infirmary. The mere statement of her death will convey to the general public little of the peculiar pathos attached to the passing of a woman who was a stranger within their midst.
While known personally to few Nashville people Mrs. Wright through her strong articles has left an impression on many hundred men and women during the few months she made Nashville her home. She was a newspaper woman of ability and experience, having been associated with her husband, who died a short while since, in his work as managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. She is the author of a charming book for young people and had she lived to carry out her ambition and plans for the future she would, in all probability, have made a national reputation for herself as a fiction writer.
Being in Nashville so short a time Mrs. Wright did not have the opportunity to make many friends, but her attitude towards those she did know was a very beautiful one. Just before she died in speaking of her brief career in this city Mrs. Wright said:
"I never knew how many fine women there were in the world until I came to Nashville." Extreme weakness prevented her from saying more, though she made a strong effort.
But the simple tribute from a stranger to the womanhood of Nashville was of so rare a character it should be an inspiration to woman[sic] the city over. About her room were many flowers and, as the sick woman spoke, she nodded to the cheerful roses and carnations, "I am so glad people did not wait-so glad, so glad."
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright, though only connected with The Tennessean and American a few months, proved herself a true-blue newspaper woman. Her feature articles which appeared in the Sunday editions were handled with rare skill and sympathetic insight into the subject under discussion while there was a certain fine finish of diction showing their writer no amateur penwoman. During her connection with the paper she won friends in every department and one of her last messages was, "Tell the boys thirty," meaning the last word before the paper goes to press.
Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. William Ferriss of Elk Rapids, Mich., arrived Friday night and was with her daughter at the time of her death. Besides her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was also with his mother during her last illness. Her brother, Judge Shipp, of Springfield, Ill., will arrive today.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jan 1913, Sun • Page 27
MRS. EDNA WRIGHT PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 o'clock at a local infirmary. She was the wife of J.F. Wright, deceased, who was for several years managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and a sister of Judge Charles Shipp of Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. William Ferris, mother of deceased, arrived in Nashville from Elk Rapids, Mich., Friday night and was at the bedside of her daughter when her soul passed into the great beyond. Mrs. Wright died from the effects of a serious operation performed several days ago. She had lived in Nashville only a few months, but in that time had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends. She did much writing for newspapers and magazines, and at the time of death was employed on the Tennessean and American as a feature writer. She was the author of a book written especially for young people, and certainly if she had lived would have made an enviable reputation in the literary world.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was with his mother when she breathed her last. Her brother, Judge Shipp, arrived from Springfield, Ill., Sunday morning and was present at the funeral services held at the chapel of Dorris & Karsch at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The interment was in the family lot of Mrs. Margaret Helm in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following were the pall-bearers: Morgan Blake, W.B. Hayes, H.D. Harkreader, Paul Christian, Wayne Burton and Henry Morrow.
Nashville Banner
20 Jan 1913, Mon · Page 8
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright
Obituary
"THIRTY" SOUNDS FOR
NEWSPAPER WOMAN
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd-Wright
Dies at a Local Infirmary.
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 at a local infirmary. The mere statement of her death will convey to the general public little of the peculiar pathos attached to the passing of a woman who was a stranger within their midst.
While known personally to few Nashville people Mrs. Wright through her strong articles has left an impression on many hundred men and women during the few months she made Nashville her home. She was a newspaper woman of ability and experience, having been associated with her husband, who died a short while since, in his work as managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. She is the author of a charming book for young people and had she lived to carry out her ambition and plans for the future she would, in all probability, have made a national reputation for herself as a fiction writer.
Being in Nashville so short a time Mrs. Wright did not have the opportunity to make many friends, but her attitude towards those she did know was a very beautiful one. Just before she died in speaking of her brief career in this city Mrs. Wright said:
"I never knew how many fine women there were in the world until I came to Nashville." Extreme weakness prevented her from saying more, though she made a strong effort.
But the simple tribute from a stranger to the womanhood of Nashville was of so rare a character it should be an inspiration to woman[sic] the city over. About her room were many flowers and, as the sick woman spoke, she nodded to the cheerful roses and carnations, "I am so glad people did not wait-so glad, so glad."
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright, though only connected with The Tennessean and American a few months, proved herself a true-blue newspaper woman. Her feature articles which appeared in the Sunday editions were handled with rare skill and sympathetic insight into the subject under discussion while there was a certain fine finish of diction showing their writer no amateur penwoman. During her connection with the paper she won friends in every department and one of her last messages was, "Tell the boys thirty," meaning the last word before the paper goes to press.
Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. William Ferriss of Elk Rapids, Mich., arrived Friday night and was with her daughter at the time of her death. Besides her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was also with his mother during her last illness. Her brother, Judge Shipp, of Springfield, Ill., will arrive today.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jan 1913, Sun • Page 27
MRS. EDNA WRIGHT PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 o'clock at a local infirmary. She was the wife of J.F. Wright, deceased, who was for several years managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and a sister of Judge Charles Shipp of Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. William Ferris, mother of deceased, arrived in Nashville from Elk Rapids, Mich., Friday night and was at the bedside of her daughter when her soul passed into the great beyond. Mrs. Wright died from the effects of a serious operation performed several days ago. She had lived in Nashville only a few months, but in that time had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends. She did much writing for newspapers and magazines, and at the time of death was employed on the Tennessean and American as a feature writer. She was the author of a book written especially for young people, and certainly if she had lived would have made an enviable reputation in the literary world.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was with his mother when she breathed her last. Her brother, Judge Shipp, arrived from Springfield, Ill., Sunday morning and was present at the funeral services held at the chapel of Dorris & Karsch at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The interment was in the family lot of Mrs. Margaret Helm in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following were the pall-bearers: Morgan Blake, W.B. Hayes, H.D. Harkreader, Paul Christian, Wayne Burton and Henry Morrow.
Nashville Banner
20 Jan 1913, Mon · Page 8
Obituary
"THIRTY" SOUNDS FOR
NEWSPAPER WOMAN
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd-Wright
Dies at a Local Infirmary.
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 at a local infirmary. The mere statement of her death will convey to the general public little of the peculiar pathos attached to the passing of a woman who was a stranger within their midst.
While known personally to few Nashville people Mrs. Wright through her strong articles has left an impression on many hundred men and women during the few months she made Nashville her home. She was a newspaper woman of ability and experience, having been associated with her husband, who died a short while since, in his work as managing editor of the Chicago Tribune. She is the author of a charming book for young people and had she lived to carry out her ambition and plans for the future she would, in all probability, have made a national reputation for herself as a fiction writer.
Being in Nashville so short a time Mrs. Wright did not have the opportunity to make many friends, but her attitude towards those she did know was a very beautiful one. Just before she died in speaking of her brief career in this city Mrs. Wright said:
"I never knew how many fine women there were in the world until I came to Nashville." Extreme weakness prevented her from saying more, though she made a strong effort.
But the simple tribute from a stranger to the womanhood of Nashville was of so rare a character it should be an inspiration to woman[sic] the city over. About her room were many flowers and, as the sick woman spoke, she nodded to the cheerful roses and carnations, "I am so glad people did not wait-so glad, so glad."
Edna S. Brainerd-Wright, though only connected with The Tennessean and American a few months, proved herself a true-blue newspaper woman. Her feature articles which appeared in the Sunday editions were handled with rare skill and sympathetic insight into the subject under discussion while there was a certain fine finish of diction showing their writer no amateur penwoman. During her connection with the paper she won friends in every department and one of her last messages was, "Tell the boys thirty," meaning the last word before the paper goes to press.
Mrs. Wright's mother, Mrs. William Ferriss of Elk Rapids, Mich., arrived Friday night and was with her daughter at the time of her death. Besides her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was also with his mother during her last illness. Her brother, Judge Shipp, of Springfield, Ill., will arrive today.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Tennessean
Nashville, Tennessee
19 Jan 1913, Sun • Page 27
MRS. EDNA WRIGHT PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Edna S. Brainerd Wright died Sunday morning at 1:20 o'clock at a local infirmary. She was the wife of J.F. Wright, deceased, who was for several years managing editor of the Chicago Tribune, and a sister of Judge Charles Shipp of Springfield, Ill.
Mrs. William Ferris, mother of deceased, arrived in Nashville from Elk Rapids, Mich., Friday night and was at the bedside of her daughter when her soul passed into the great beyond. Mrs. Wright died from the effects of a serious operation performed several days ago. She had lived in Nashville only a few months, but in that time had endeared herself to a wide circle of friends. She did much writing for newspapers and magazines, and at the time of death was employed on the Tennessean and American as a feature writer. She was the author of a book written especially for young people, and certainly if she had lived would have made an enviable reputation in the literary world.
In addition to her mother, Mrs. Wright is survived by one son, Gideon Brainerd, who was with his mother when she breathed her last. Her brother, Judge Shipp, arrived from Springfield, Ill., Sunday morning and was present at the funeral services held at the chapel of Dorris & Karsch at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The interment was in the family lot of Mrs. Margaret Helm in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Following were the pall-bearers: Morgan Blake, W.B. Hayes, H.D. Harkreader, Paul Christian, Wayne Burton and Henry Morrow.
Nashville Banner
20 Jan 1913, Mon · Page 8
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