Edgar Wilson Nye
In Loving Memory
Edgar Wilson Nye
"Bill Nye"
American Humorist and Friend
Born in Shirley, Maine August 25, 1850
Died At "Buck Shoals" near this spot February 22, 1898
Admitted to the Bar 1876
He belonged to the Masonic Fraternity
A member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher, N.C., for many years
His body is interred in yonder churchyard
Marker is on Henderson Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
