Obit for Mary Secrest Talley
 Mary L. Secrest:  Born: 04-20-1863 - Died:09-03-1938 Daughter of Samuel Secrest and Jemima Medlin

Funeral Service 
Mrs. Mary Talley
    The funeral of Mrs. Mary Talley, 75, who died at the home of a son, W.J.Talley, on Third Street Extension, Spencer, NC, took place from the home of a daughter, Mrs. W.T. Clawson in Rock Hill, SC, this morning at 11 o'clock.
    The service was conducted by Rev. B.J. Wessinger, pastor of Calvary Lutheran Church, Spencer, and interment was in the Rock Hill City cemetery.  The pastor of the Rock Hill Methodist Church assisted in the services and grandsons acted as pallbearers.
    The funeral cortege left the Peeler Funeral Home at 8'oclock this morning, where the body had remained until time for departure for the South Carolina city.
    Mrs. Talley had been in ill health for the past two and a half years.
 
 
Mrs. Mary Talley
Died Saturday
    Mrs. Mary Talley, 75, died Saturday night at 8 o'clock at the home of her son, W.J.Talley, of Third Street Extension, Spencer, NC,after being ill for the past  two and one-half years.
    Funeral services and the interment will be held at Rock Hill, SC on Monday afternoon.  Mrs. Talley lived there for 20 years before coming to the home of her son near Spencer, NC more than 11 years ago.
    The body will remain at the Peeler Funeral Home until Monday morning, after which it will be taken to Rock Hill for the final rites.  The hour of services had not been arranged last night.
    Mrs. Talley is the former Miss Mary Secrest of Monroe and the last member of her immediate family to pass away.  Her husband died in 1903.  She was a faithful member of the Methodist Church.
    She is survived by five children:  W.J. Talley of Spencer, H.L.Talley and Mrs. W.T. Clawson of Rock Hill, Mrs. William R. Wood of Newton, and Mrs. L.J. Moore of Richmond, VA.  She also leaves 17 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.