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[LAUREL LEADER CALL 1 OCTOBER 1940]

Dr. S. W. Lindsey, Pioneer of Laurel, Is Dead

Established Lindsey Wagon Co. and Helped to Found Bank; Funeral Will Be Wednesday Morning.

Dr. S. W. Lindsey, 85, one of Laurel’s pioneer citizens, died last night at 11:10 o’clock at the family residence, 223 Kingston street, after a prolonged illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock at the residence, with the Rev. Grayson L. Tucker, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating.

Internment will be in the Hickory Grove cemetery. The pallbearer will be Frank Beard, Howard Wallace, Ray Waldrup, Lindsey Waldrup, John Lindsey, Jr., Robert Lindsey, Sam Lindsey Jr., and Russell Lindsey.

Dr. Lindsey was born at Turnbull, Monroe county, Alabama, October 24, 1854, the son of Sam and Martha Jane Loughridge Lindsey. He lived at Turnbull until 1866 when the family moved to Claiborne, Jasper county, Mississippi where he was reared.

Practiced Dentistry

As a young man, Dr. Lindsey attended Gathright’s school, a junior college near Macon, and later studied dentistry at the Baltimore Dental College, Baltimore, Md., from which institution he was graduated. He returned to Mississippi, and for seven years practiced dentistry in the communities of South Mississippi.

A period of seven years was next spent as a merchant in Sandersville, after which he farmed for an equal length of time. On October 24, 1888, he married Mrs. Nellie Kirksey Sessums and established his home at Sandersville for many years.

Established Industry

Dr. Lindsey was prominently identified with Laurel’s early history, having moved here from Sandersville in 1901, when he organized and established the Lindsey Wagon Company, serving as its active head and guiding spirit until ill health caused his retirement from active business several years ago.

He was one of the founders of the Commercial National Bank and Trust Company, serving as director and vice-president. For a period of nearly forty years, he was active in civic and business circles of Laurel, helping to formulate policies and plans for the growth and development of the community.

Surviving are his widow, a sister, Mrs. A. T. J. Wallace, Laurel, and numerous nephews and nieces.

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