At her Sanibel home on Monday night, Jan. 28, 1914, the soul of Mrs. Letitia La Fon Ashmore Nutt passed to the higher life.
Mrs. Nutt was born in Woodford county, Ky, seventy-eight years ago and comprised in her personality, the rich experience of the luxurious antebellum days, the harrowing period of the Civil War, together with the noble development of the New South. Possessed of a rare type of beauty, her deep intellectuality and strong personality, combined with wealth and position, rendered her a social power.
After a brilliant girlhood she became the wife of LeRoy Moncure Nutt of Virginia. The marriaage was solemnized in New Orleans. Bishop Polk (afterwards the "Warrior" Bishop) officiated. The fruit of this union was three daughters:, Cordie and Letitia Nutt, and Mrs. Nannie Nutt Holt. At the first tocsin of war, when her gallant husband warmly espoused the confederate cause, Mrs. Nutt followed him with enthusiasm. Captain of the Shreveport Rangers, he served in the trans-Mississippi department until made prisoner at the fall of Arkansas Post. His devoted wife followed him to prison. Upon his exchange, he served with great gallantry in the army of Tennessee, where again she shared his dangers. When, later, he became captain of the Independent Scouts, reporting only to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, her devotion to the cause was even more pronounced. Adored by men and officers alike, she hovered ever near the army, rendering valuable service to the Confederacy. Her war record is remarkable, in spirit, she was co-equal with the warrior, of whom his brigade commander once said, "Nutt would be willing to fight the Yankee army with his single company, and give them the first fire."
About 25 years ago, Mrs. Nutt, then a widow, came with her daughters and her brother, Capt. Jas. M. Ashmore, to Sanibel. There they created a home and became identified with the intellectual development of the section.
After gallantly braving the hardships of pioneer life in Lee county, after long years spent in teaching the youth of our community, after shedding the genial rays of hospitality into many lives, Mrs. Nutt was five years ago attacked by lagrippe, from the effects of which she never recovered.
Her wonderful intellect and strong personality have left an impress upon all who knew her. The Letitia Ashmore Nutt Chapter of U.D.C. (Ft. Myers, Fla.) will perpetuate her loyalty to the South. Flowers placed in fame's treasured urn by the hand of love can never fade.
By the side of the soldier brother near the home both helped to build, lie the mortal remains of this noble woman. There soothed by the grand symphony of old ocean may they rest till the Ark-Angel's trumpet bid our Dixie's heroes rise, and in that unrefined "Hereafter" obtain glorious victory. (Fort Myers Press, 2/5/14)
Mrs. Nutt was born in Woodford county, Ky, seventy-eight years ago and comprised in her personality, the rich experience of the luxurious antebellum days, the harrowing period of the Civil War, together with the noble development of the New South. Possessed of a rare type of beauty, her deep intellectuality and strong personality, combined with wealth and position, rendered her a social power.
After a brilliant girlhood she became the wife of LeRoy Moncure Nutt of Virginia. The marriaage was solemnized in New Orleans. Bishop Polk (afterwards the "Warrior" Bishop) officiated. The fruit of this union was three daughters:, Cordie and Letitia Nutt, and Mrs. Nannie Nutt Holt. At the first tocsin of war, when her gallant husband warmly espoused the confederate cause, Mrs. Nutt followed him with enthusiasm. Captain of the Shreveport Rangers, he served in the trans-Mississippi department until made prisoner at the fall of Arkansas Post. His devoted wife followed him to prison. Upon his exchange, he served with great gallantry in the army of Tennessee, where again she shared his dangers. When, later, he became captain of the Independent Scouts, reporting only to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, her devotion to the cause was even more pronounced. Adored by men and officers alike, she hovered ever near the army, rendering valuable service to the Confederacy. Her war record is remarkable, in spirit, she was co-equal with the warrior, of whom his brigade commander once said, "Nutt would be willing to fight the Yankee army with his single company, and give them the first fire."
About 25 years ago, Mrs. Nutt, then a widow, came with her daughters and her brother, Capt. Jas. M. Ashmore, to Sanibel. There they created a home and became identified with the intellectual development of the section.
After gallantly braving the hardships of pioneer life in Lee county, after long years spent in teaching the youth of our community, after shedding the genial rays of hospitality into many lives, Mrs. Nutt was five years ago attacked by lagrippe, from the effects of which she never recovered.
Her wonderful intellect and strong personality have left an impress upon all who knew her. The Letitia Ashmore Nutt Chapter of U.D.C. (Ft. Myers, Fla.) will perpetuate her loyalty to the South. Flowers placed in fame's treasured urn by the hand of love can never fade.
By the side of the soldier brother near the home both helped to build, lie the mortal remains of this noble woman. There soothed by the grand symphony of old ocean may they rest till the Ark-Angel's trumpet bid our Dixie's heroes rise, and in that unrefined "Hereafter" obtain glorious victory. (Fort Myers Press, 2/5/14)
At her Sanibel home on Monday night, Jan. 28, 1914, the soul of Mrs. Letitia La Fon Ashmore Nutt passed to the higher life.
Mrs. Nutt was born in Woodford county, Ky, seventy-eight years ago and comprised in her personality, the rich experience of the luxurious antebellum days, the harrowing period of the Civil War, together with the noble development of the New South. Possessed of a rare type of beauty, her deep intellectuality and strong personality, combined with wealth and position, rendered her a social power.
After a brilliant girlhood she became the wife of LeRoy Moncure Nutt of Virginia. The marriaage was solemnized in New Orleans. Bishop Polk (afterwards the "Warrior" Bishop) officiated. The fruit of this union was three daughters:, Cordie and Letitia Nutt, and Mrs. Nannie Nutt Holt. At the first tocsin of war, when her gallant husband warmly espoused the confederate cause, Mrs. Nutt followed him with enthusiasm. Captain of the Shreveport Rangers, he served in the trans-Mississippi department until made prisoner at the fall of Arkansas Post. His devoted wife followed him to prison. Upon his exchange, he served with great gallantry in the army of Tennessee, where again she shared his dangers. When, later, he became captain of the Independent Scouts, reporting only to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, her devotion to the cause was even more pronounced. Adored by men and officers alike, she hovered ever near the army, rendering valuable service to the Confederacy. Her war record is remarkable, in spirit, she was co-equal with the warrior, of whom his brigade commander once said, "Nutt would be willing to fight the Yankee army with his single company, and give them the first fire."
About 25 years ago, Mrs. Nutt, then a widow, came with her daughters and her brother, Capt. Jas. M. Ashmore, to Sanibel. There they created a home and became identified with the intellectual development of the section.
After gallantly braving the hardships of pioneer life in Lee county, after long years spent in teaching the youth of our community, after shedding the genial rays of hospitality into many lives, Mrs. Nutt was five years ago attacked by lagrippe, from the effects of which she never recovered.
Her wonderful intellect and strong personality have left an impress upon all who knew her. The Letitia Ashmore Nutt Chapter of U.D.C. (Ft. Myers, Fla.) will perpetuate her loyalty to the South. Flowers placed in fame's treasured urn by the hand of love can never fade.
By the side of the soldier brother near the home both helped to build, lie the mortal remains of this noble woman. There soothed by the grand symphony of old ocean may they rest till the Ark-Angel's trumpet bid our Dixie's heroes rise, and in that unrefined "Hereafter" obtain glorious victory. (Fort Myers Press, 2/5/14)
Mrs. Nutt was born in Woodford county, Ky, seventy-eight years ago and comprised in her personality, the rich experience of the luxurious antebellum days, the harrowing period of the Civil War, together with the noble development of the New South. Possessed of a rare type of beauty, her deep intellectuality and strong personality, combined with wealth and position, rendered her a social power.
After a brilliant girlhood she became the wife of LeRoy Moncure Nutt of Virginia. The marriaage was solemnized in New Orleans. Bishop Polk (afterwards the "Warrior" Bishop) officiated. The fruit of this union was three daughters:, Cordie and Letitia Nutt, and Mrs. Nannie Nutt Holt. At the first tocsin of war, when her gallant husband warmly espoused the confederate cause, Mrs. Nutt followed him with enthusiasm. Captain of the Shreveport Rangers, he served in the trans-Mississippi department until made prisoner at the fall of Arkansas Post. His devoted wife followed him to prison. Upon his exchange, he served with great gallantry in the army of Tennessee, where again she shared his dangers. When, later, he became captain of the Independent Scouts, reporting only to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, her devotion to the cause was even more pronounced. Adored by men and officers alike, she hovered ever near the army, rendering valuable service to the Confederacy. Her war record is remarkable, in spirit, she was co-equal with the warrior, of whom his brigade commander once said, "Nutt would be willing to fight the Yankee army with his single company, and give them the first fire."
About 25 years ago, Mrs. Nutt, then a widow, came with her daughters and her brother, Capt. Jas. M. Ashmore, to Sanibel. There they created a home and became identified with the intellectual development of the section.
After gallantly braving the hardships of pioneer life in Lee county, after long years spent in teaching the youth of our community, after shedding the genial rays of hospitality into many lives, Mrs. Nutt was five years ago attacked by lagrippe, from the effects of which she never recovered.
Her wonderful intellect and strong personality have left an impress upon all who knew her. The Letitia Ashmore Nutt Chapter of U.D.C. (Ft. Myers, Fla.) will perpetuate her loyalty to the South. Flowers placed in fame's treasured urn by the hand of love can never fade.
By the side of the soldier brother near the home both helped to build, lie the mortal remains of this noble woman. There soothed by the grand symphony of old ocean may they rest till the Ark-Angel's trumpet bid our Dixie's heroes rise, and in that unrefined "Hereafter" obtain glorious victory. (Fort Myers Press, 2/5/14)
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