Eli [Riley] Honeycutt Dies at Salisbury

Eli [Riley] Honeycutt Dies at Salisbury.
Salisbury Post, 4^th.
Eli Honeycutt, of Bloomington, Stanly county, dropped dead at the home of John Q. Foreman on Bank street early this morning. Me. Honeycutt was visiting at Mr. Foreman’s home and had just finished a hearty breakfast when he remarked that he was suffering from nausea. He left the table and walked to the back porch. E. S. Foreman accompanied him to the porch and as the deceased walked to the yard he said to him: “Take care of yourself.” The words has scarcely passed his lips when he fell forward and without a struggle died. In falling, his head struck a rock and a deep gash from which the blood flowed freely was cut on the chin. The body was taken in charge by Undertaker Wright, who had prepared it for burial and it will be sent to Mr. Honeycutt’s home near Albemarle for burial. Coroner Dorsett was called in and after hearing several witnesses stated that death was caused by heart failure. There is no suspicion whatever of foul play.
The deceased was about 65 or 70 years old and was a Confederate veteran. He lost a leg in the war between the States.

Eli Honeycutt was born 13 Mar 1842 a son of Edmund Honeycutt and his wife Malinda Elizabeth Morton. He was twice married and had seven known children.




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[1] The Enterprise, 10 August 1905, Thursday, Page 4, Column 3.