Albert Jernigan Dead:  The news of the death of Mr Albert Jernigan, who for about three years was one of our most valuable and highly esteemed citizen, came over the wire Wednesday afternoon as a shock barbed with pain and sorrow.  When this paper last came to you the deceased was upon our streets greeting his friends with a happy "Good morning".  Today all that was mortal of our friend and townsman is at peaceful rest in the silent city of the dead at Linden, Ind.

Mr Jernigan's death was caused from blood poisoning which developed from an abcess (sic) on the elbow.  He was only ill bout three days and was carried to the Pensacola Sanitarium for treatment where he died in spite of the best medical aid it was possible to secure.  The remains, accompanied by the heart broken wife, and other relatives, were shipped to Linden, Ind, for interment.

For the past few months Mr Jernigan and his wife have been in Indiana with the latter's parents, and where Mr Jernigan held a position in a bank.  Two weeks ago they came back here for the purpose of moving their household goods to the Indiana town where they had decided to make their future home.  They left Bonifay Friday night of last week, and prior to their departure a large crowd gathered at the depot to say "good bye" (sic) and wish them success and happiness in their new home.  At that time Mr Jernigan was complaining of the abcess (sic) on his elbow, but he nor his friends thought little about it.  On their way north they stopped at Freeport to spend a few days with Mr Jernigan's relatives, and it was while there that blood poisoning developed from the abcess (sic).  He was hurried to Pensacola for treatment, but it was too late.  The treatment of the best physicians availed nothing and the end came at 3:15 Wednesday afternoon.

It is hard for us to realize that our friend is dead.  It was our good fortune to have known him long and well, and we only knew him to esteem him more highly as the years passed by.  He did much for Bonifay during the time he resided here; ever progressive and wide-awake to the town's welfare and always doing his part towards promoting the higher interest of the community.  His death has brought the bitter up of sorrow to the hips of his host of friends in Bonifay, all of wom (sic) extended deepest sympathy to the bereaved wife and other relatives.

SOURCE:  Holmes County Advertiser, Bonifay FL, Saturday, 30 Sep 1911; transcribed by Cathy Strickland Popp