Spouse and Children

Verna Ogden

Brothers and Sisters

Emily Amanda Pinkston (1847-1921) Stephen Thomas Pinkston (1871-1937) Mary E. Pinkston (1873-) John Gray Pinkston (1875-1963) Louisa E. Pinkston (1877-1956) Jabez Pinkston (1879-1916)

CHESTER PINKSTON, CARTERVILLE, DIES

Chester Pinkston, 83, of 427 Mulberry St., Carterville,died at 3:50 p.m. Thursday in Alexander County TuberculosisHospital, Cairo. He had been ill several years and in thehospital 10 days. Mr. Pinkston was born June 28, 1882, inCarroll County, Tenn., the son of Stephen and MargaretJoyner Pinkston. His wife, the former Verna Ogden, diedNov. 18, 1949. He was a retired merchant, operating ahardware store in Hurst several years. He had lived inCarterville 32 years after retiring. He was a member of theCarterville First Baptist Church. He leaves several nieces.Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the RigginFuneral Home, Carterville. The Rev. Owen Hamilton willofficiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Carterville.Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.¹

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