In Memory

Robert Pollard - Class Of 1873

Death is the inexorable sequence of living, but there are times when the coming occasions unusual bereavement. Such is the case with the death of Robert C. Pollard. He was always affable and courteous, a man of gentle disposition and sunny temperament, full of kindness and generous hospitality. Everyone who knew him mourn his death. Mr. Pollard was taken critically ill with appendicitis Tuesday of last week. An operation was necessary and one of the best surgeons in the state was summoned. A trained nurse was procured and experienced physicians were in constant attendance upon him. All that loving hands could do was done and until Monday afternoon he seemed to have good chances of recovery. His heart became affected then and Tuesday noon he passed into the Great Beyond. Robert C. Pollard was born in Mobile, Alabama, Aug. 24, 1855, a son of Robert and Lydia Garrett Pollard, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Ireland. The father died a short time before the civil war, and in 1861 the mother removed for safety to Pleasant Hill, Ala., for at that time Mobile was a scene of active warfare. In 1865 the family came to Delphi. After completing his work in the public schools, he read law for a year in the office of his brother, Charles R. Pollard. In 1875 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and was graduated there in 1877. The following year he was admitted to the Carroll county bar and at once entered upon the practice of law. In 1882 Mr. Pollard was married to Miss Sallie A. Jackson, who was born and reared in Delphi. To them were born three children, Charles R., Florence L. and Thomas Bracken and they with the wife are living. Mr. Pollard was an active member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity and the Uniform Rank of that order. He was a member of the K. of P. building committee two years ago. Politically he affiliated with the democratic party, but he never sought an office. He was president of the Delphi Dramatic club. His life was an unsullied one and he leaves to the community the record of an active, honorable and successful life; and to those of his family who mourn his death, the memory of a devoted and faithful husband and a kind and indulgent father. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at four o’clock, Rev. A. H. DeLong officiating. The Uniform Rank K. of P. attended in a body. The profusion of floral offerings and the large attendance at services were further proofs of the high esteem in which Mr. Pollard was held. Interment was made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.

Delphi Carroll County Citizen Times June 7, 1913