Obits: Day, Zarilda Nills Mrs., d. Jan.3, 1946
Oct. 2002
Wolfe County, KY 

Submitted by: http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000062 
Wolfe County Genealogy and Carole Bayes
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BURIAL SERVICES FOR MRS. RILDA DAY, (#1 obit)

The body of Mrs. Rilda Day was brought from Lexington to the Hazel 
Green cemetery for interment on Sunday, January 6.  The funeral proper for 
Mrs. Day was held in Lexington on Saturday, January 5, but a brief 
service was held at the Methodist church here to give her many friends an 
opportunity to pay their last respect.

Mrs. Day lived to the age of 94.  She was the last of the four original 
Charter members of the Hazel Green Cemetery Association and it was only 
fitting that her body should be lain to rest, in the spot she had 
always cherrished.

The body was accompanied here by her three children, Dr. E.O. Day of 
Little Rock, Ark., Mr. Willie Day of Mt. Sterling and Mrs. Pearl Bach of 
Lexington and a host of friends and other relatives.

Those attending were Mr. Fred Bryant, Mr. Al Garver, Mr. and Mrs. Tom 
Congleton, Mrs. Arthur Bach, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Perkins and son, Sam Jr., 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byrd, Mr. Perry Swango, Mr. Courtney Lacey, and 
Mrs Sue Long Riley, all of Lexington.  Mrs. Laura McGuire, Mr. and Mrs. 
Pryce Sewell, Mr. and Mrs. Ollie James Cockerell, Mrs. Lizzie Combs, 
Mrs. Everett Bach and daughter, Cleanor? all of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Joe 
Heinrich and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Duff of Mt. Sterling, Mr. C.B. Rose 
and son, Sgt. Ben, and son Ben, Jr., of Hazard, Rev. Harlan Murphy and 
wife of Grassy and a host of others.


ILLNESS FATAL TO WOLFE COUNTIAN	 (#2 obit)

Mrs. Zarilda Day, widow of Frederick N. Day, died at her home in 
Lexington, January 3, after a two weeks illness. 

Mrs. Day was a native of Morgan county and the daughter of the late Jordan 
and Judy Cox Nills.(??)  She was the wife, daughter, grandaughter and 
great-granddaughter of Confederate soldiers.  Her father served with Gen. John 
Hunt Morgan during the War between the States.  She was one of four women 
to organize the Hazel Green cemetery over which she was president many years.  

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Everett Bach of Lexington, two sons, W.L. 
Day of Mt. Sterling and Dr. E.O. Day, LIttle Rock, Arkansas, a sister, 
Mrs. C.F. Cash, Loveland, O., four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. 

Funeral services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Kerr Brothers funeral 
home by Rev. John K. Johnson, pastor of the Maxwell Street church of which 
Mrs. Day was a member and Rev. J. Archer Gray, pastor of Everybody's church.

Burial took place at 1:00 in the Hazel Green cemetery Sunday afternoon.


Wolfe County News, Jan. 8, 1946




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