W.G. HIGH, aged 83, prominent county farmer and
veteran of the War Between the States, died at a local hospital after an
illness of 4 days.
He was a native of Spartanburg county and practically
all of his life had been spent in the community near the Mt. Zion church near
which he was born.
At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the service
of the Confederacy and became a member of Company C 13th South Carolina
Volunteers and served throughout the war. He was under the command of Captain
J.W. CARLISLE and it is said participated in nearly 50 battles including some
of the most noteworthy struggles . Most of the service he saw was around
Richmond and Petersburg.
MR. HIGH was one of the three surviving members of
this company that fought so valiantly for the Southland. WALTER MITCHELL, of
Spartanburg and RUFUS TANNER of Cowpens are the last remaining members of the
command.
MR. HIGH's wife who was MISS NANNIE DODD before her
marriage was a native of Spartanburg who preceded him to the grave about 21
years ago.
Deceased is survived by one son, J.A. C. HIGH of Mt.
Zion section, one brother, D.V. HIGH, Inman and a sister, MRS. FANNIE FINCH of
Florida, survive together with 3 grandchildren. MISSES MAE and HELEN HIGH and
W.G. HIGH, JR and one great grandchild, WILLIAM H. ROBINSON.
MR. HIGH was identified with the Mt. Zion Bapt.
church professing faith early in life.
Funeral services will be at the church, interment in
the churchyard.
WALTER MITCHELL, W.S. CALDWELL and JOE BENNETT,
Confederate Veterans and close friends and other old soldiers will serve as
honorary pallbearers with W.A. WINGO, J.A. NESBITT, BOYCE POLLARD, DR. J.L.
JEFFERES, G.M. BROOM and HOSEY BELCHER.
Active pallbearers will be his nephews; W.T. HIGH,
RAYMOND HIGH, A.C. LOWE, DR. H.D. DODD, J.A. DODD, S.J. LOWE, W.T. TINSLEY and
BEN TINSLEY.
