November 3, 1887
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Mr. Isham Alley is dangerously ill with pneumonia.  His recovery is doubtful.

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November 10, 1887
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An Old Citizen Passes Away.

Mr. Isham Alley, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Cartersville, passes over the river, after a brief illness.  His death occurred last Monday afternoon and was directly the result of Bright’s disease, from which he had long been a sufferer.  The deceased was sixty-two years of age and nearly two-thirds of that time he had spent as a merchant in Cartersville, he being among the first citizens of the place.  He was a man of some fine traits of character, of quiet and unostentatious demeanor.  As a friend he was loyal, and as a citizen faithful to every obligation, as a husband and father gentle and kind.  He had been a consistent member of the Baptist church for a number of years.

The funeral services took place at the Baptist church at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday, Dr. H. B. Headden, of Rome, assisted by Rev. W. H. Cooper, officiating.  Dr. Headden delivered a beautiful and touching discourse and paid a high tribute to the noble virtues of the deceased.  The remains were interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

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November 17, 1887
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Letters of Administration
Georgia – Bartow County.

To all whom it may concern:  Mrs. Elizabeth Alley and I. W. Alley have in due form applied to me for permanent letters of administration on the estate of Isham Alley, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said Isham Alley to be and appear at my office within the time allowed by law, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent administration should not be granted to Elizabeth Alley and I. W. Alley on Isham Alley’s estate, on the first Monday in January, 1888.

Witness my hand and official signature, this 14th day of November, 1887.
J. A. Howard, Ordinary.