THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, May 1, 1924
Bunnell was shocked when news reached here early Tuesday morning stating that R. L. Harper had passed away.
Mr. Harper died early Tuesday morning at Miami after suffering for many months with a chronic malady which he had just recently received treatment for at the Florida Sanitarium and his condition seemed to improve until a few days ago, when very little hope was left for recovery and he soon passed away.
Mr. Harper had every care and attention of a devoted family and his last days were made as comfortable as loving care by his family and skill of eminent physicians could make it, but the hand of man is powerless against the Grim Reaper.
Mr. Harper was a native or Georgia, but was reared in Orange County, Florida. He and Mrs. Harper moved to Bunnell in 1919 and he was one of the leading citizens of Bunnell for several years. He was widely known and liked in this section, being an honest and loyal citizen of Flagler County, and his death is regretted by hundreds of friends and acquaintances of this county.
Mr. Harper was formerly editor and proprietor of The Flagler Tribune; was a member of the Methodist church here; a member of the local Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges of Bunnell.
Besides his most estimable wife, Mr. Harper leaves two daughters, Mrs. G. H. Fahnestock and Mrs. M. B. Newman, both of whom live in Miami.
Funeral services were held this morning at ten o'clock at Miami and were conducted by the Masons of Temple lodge of that place.
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THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, May 8, 1924
The following is an article clipped from the Miami Daily News Metropolis regarding the death of Mr. R. L. Harper under the date of April 29th."Robert L. Harper. 53, formerly editor and publisher of the Flagler Tribune at Bunnell, died early Tuesday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Geo. M. Fahnestock of 1492 N. E. Flagler Terrace. He had been in poor health for some time and had been under treatment at a sanatorium at Orlando where he had improved, coming to Miami a few weeks ago.
Mr. Harper was born in Atlanta, Ga., and came to Florida at the age of five, residing first in Orlando and then entering the job printing business at Jacksonville. He then became the editor of the Flagler Tribune at Bunnell where he has been active until forced to give up the paper on account of illness.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Zulah Harper, who is the daughter of W. H. Chaille of Miami; two daughters, Mrs. Joddie Newman and Mrs. Lillian Fahnestock, both of Miami; four brothers, W. E., J. E., S. L., and Frank E. Harper, all of Orlando, and two sisters, Mrs. Chas. M. T. Sawyer of Fort Payne, Ala., and Mrs. Hattie McMillen of Atlanta, Ga., and two nieces, Mrs. W. R. Monaghan of Jacksonville and Mrs. S. J. Catts, Jr. of West Palm Beach.”
