Mourning Memphis: Elliott Fontaine Dies

I take a personal interest in Mr. Fontaine for many reasons...and have learned that we have many similar personality traits and tastes.  In many ways I "am" Elliott Fontaine.  I'm somewhat of a socalite, I entertain and enjoy the company of close friends and family.  We were both born days apart in July (88 years between) making our characters eerily alike.  Mr. Fontaine and I both share the appreciation of old scotch, rich tobacco, and anything chocolate...(not necessarily in that order).  He had an eye for detail and kept a casual journal called The Daily Reminder, thus inspiring this blog.  My plan today is to lay flowers at his grave today, stargazer lilies...as I'm sure it was a favorite.  Thank you, Mr. Fontaine...may you rest in peace.

ELLIOTT FONTAINE DIES.

Funeral of Young Business Man Will Be Held Today.

Elliott Fontaine, youngest son in one of the old families of Memphis, died yesterday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Virginia Fontaine, 680 Adams Avenue. Mr. Fontaine had been ill but a short time. Early last week he came home from his day’s work at the Union and Planter’s Bank complaining that he was tired out and was feeling the bad effects of a heavy cold, which was later pronounced to be grippe. Pneumonia rapidly developed and resulted in his death yesterday morning.

Mr. Fontaine was paying teller in the savings department at the Union and Planter’s Ban, in which institution he had been employed for a number of years. His father, the late Noland Fontaine, was a member of the firm hill, Fontaine & Company, cotton factors and commission merchants.

Mr. Fontaine was popular with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances in Memphis where his whole life had been passed. He never married, but made his home with his mother.

Mr. Fontaine is survived by his mother, Mrs. Virginia E. Fontaine; two brothers Noland and Edward, and four sisters, Mrs. W.W. Taylor and Mrs. M.I. Meacham of Memphis, Mrs. William H. Carliale of Chicago and Mrs. Russell T. Clarkson of Little Rock. Noland Fontaine was out of the city at the time of his brother’s death, but arrived home last night.

 

Funeral services will be held at the family home, 680 Adams Avenue this afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. W.D. Buckner, D. D. rector of Calvary Church, of which Mr. Fontaine was a member, will officiate.

Pall-bearers will be Messrs. Yates Welleford, Addison Tate, Frank Bragg, R. J. Semmes, Jr., Rufus Armistead, Roland Darnell, Dr. Foutaine Moore, Ramsey Beauchamp, Oilmer Winston, and Meacham Stewart.

The Commercial Appeal

September 27, 1918