The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-10-25
IN MEnlORIAm.
william Parvln Fnrqnhar, MID

DIED. --At the family residence, near Rose Bluff
Calcasieu parish, La, on Monday October
4, 1889, at $50 o'clock P. AZ, WILLIAM
PAEyE FAEoUHAR, aged n years, 2monthl
The subject Of this memorial was born ii
Nj. Vernon, Knox county, Ohio, on the 5tl
day Of August, 1919. He received his eduea
ton in hts native town, and at an early age
commenced the study of medicine undel
DFs. VIM. Maxwell and John W. Russell (now
professor in the Ohio Medical College, with
whom he was later in professional partner.
ship. He entered the Lycasa Asdican Ohio,
e71ss, of Cincinnati, and received his diploma
therefrom IN 1884, (his diploma bears date Of
February 10, 1884, } in the mean time attend.
ing lectures In the Medical College Of Ohio
also attending practice in the Commercial
Hospital and Lnnatic Asylum Of Cincinnati
1888. Commencing the practice of bis
profession at the age of 20 years, he was a
practicing physician for more than half a
century.
Deceased was married In the city of Gin
cinnatiy on Sept. 9TH, 1884, to Mary Francis
Sampson, who, with three out Of five chill
dren born to them, survives him. Owing to
poor health he immigrSted TO the south in
the spring Of 1853, and settled 10 the pineries
near Burr's Ferry, 10, now, Vernon parish
He pFActiced medicine there for some four
years, when be removed TO SugsFtOwn, in
this parish, which was the family home until
after the war since which time he moved
TO his late residence, but owing to falling
health did but little professional practice IN
that neighbOThoOd. He had been feeble and
unWell for some time, but died rather sud.
denly Of eoBgestiVe ehills.
Deceased was q member of William Penn
Lodge No. 30, l. Q. o. T., of Cincinnati, o.
Reared among Qnakers--a very plUus peo-
ple-he early acquired q keen and critical
perception Of and distinction between right
and wFong-slways ready TO champion right
and justice against all forms of Oppression
little needing the results, so long &c be felt
be was right As sample Of this, though
living in the south, surrounded by the kindred
ties and interests of slavery and the slave
holder, he considered 1t criminal and felt the
wrong Of it, and boldly proclaimed his aver
sion TO slavery and opposition to the rebellion,
though 10 This he stood almost, II not quite,
alone in his section of country, and bore the
trials and hardships of one IN his position,
throughout that long and neVeT-to-be-foTgot-
ten struggle.
He was q great reader, man of deep
thought and good judgment. He read hiG
Bible much, as lie evidenced by the memo
TandR and quotations left by him but could
never be convinced of It's divine revelation.
He was lover of Nature and Natures God,
as shown to him in the daily walks of life,
In earlier life be was what would be called a
Deist, believing in God only seeing, appre,
eiating and landing His divine handiB0rk.
Later, be became, through the instrumental
lty of bis own child, q confirmed and out
spoken spiritualist, and died firm believer In
that faith.
He was 8 good and kind-heaTted man
generous to fault those who knew him
best loved him most, A loving husband and
kind father he is mourned by all who knew
him. BE bias gone 10 reap the reward of the
Just. Feaee TO bis ashes. X.Y.Z.