The death of Alonzo S. Church was mourned by many in the Athens and University of Georgia communities, as Church had great influence in both. As a Presbyterian minister, Church often assisted poor churches who could not afford a minister by offering…
Alexander S. Erwin Jr. was the grandson of Howell Cobb and the son of a prominent Athens judge. He was a promising young lawyer, recent member of the Georgia General Assembly and a popular citizen of Athens before a fatal accident at the age of 24.