The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-06-02
MAJOR LEONARD X. BARBER

Last Monday morning, at 7:3O q. m,
Major Leonard X. Barber passed away
at his beautiful home on Erin planta-
ton, surrounded by his wife and chill
drcn. Although the. Major had been
in feeble health for long time, no
one anticipated his sudden death,
which was shock to the people of The
entire parish, especially to his friends
in Providence. In bis death the par
ish loses one of its noblest and most
citizens. Major Bar
Der was all that was honorable and
manly. Kind, open-hearted, charit-
able, generous to fault, no one ever
appealed to him in vain. His home
was open to the stranger as well AZ
the friend, and the very name OF
erin" was the synonym for that free
spirit Of hospitality which is one OF
the characteristics Of true Southern
er. The high and the low loved him,
for his hand was raised against no
man, and in bis charities he was I'M
stinted and free. His remains were
brought In from Erin, on Tuesday
morning. to Grace Church, where the
impressive ceremonies of the Episco-
pal Church were read by the Rev. f. ..
II. Boberg.. The pail bearers were j.
w. Dunn, Clifton Davis, Jas N. Turn
err. Geo. f. Blackburn, Phil Mcclure,
Jas. s. Millikin, S. B. Kennedy and I.
j. Fatherree.
The funeral took place at 1890 a. m.
from Grace Church TO Providence
Cemetery, where, surrounded by those
who loved him in life, he was laid
away forever. Peace to his ashes
If good deeds ever plead intercession
for the forgiveness of transgressions.
those of Major Barber will blot on,
all that is impure and will give him
an entrace to that rest beyond, where
those who have been kind Oh earth
shall be rewarded in heaven.
To his noble wife aud children We
tender our heartfelt sympathy, and
we Join the multitude of friends il
saving that no more clover gentleman
ever lived in East Carroll than Major
Leonard X. Barber.
Leonard Kellogg Barber was borr
September %, 1854, in Woodvills
wilkinson county, Miss. After at
tending q private school at his home
at the age of fourteen he went 10 Ma
gruder's school at Baton Rouge, where
be remained two years. AT the ag'
of sixteen be entered the Universii!
of Virginia at Charlottesville. He tool
a course In law, in which he graduated
at the age of nineteen. He was
member Of the Delta Psi fraternity
While waiting to be emancipated, il
order that he might practice law, b.
taught the High School In Woodville
He practiced law with his father TO
two wears. when be went to New Or
leans, where he practiced for the sam
length of time. After this he becam
a member of the firm of G. w. Sentel
81 Co. He was in this firm four year
when he was married Sept. 81, 1881
10 Miss Susie Seniell, daughter Of MI
G, w. Sentell. After his marriage, b
4 remained in the firm until 1898, whe1
be moved to his late home on Fri
plantation. For two,years he practices
law in Lake Providence, part of whic
i time Mr.. S. b. Kennedy was in part
nership with him. Upon the death o
bis father-in-law, Mr.. Sentell, he move
10 New Orleans, when he entered int
partnership with Mr.. I. Ii. Thorpe
lawyer of that city. After year
residence in the city he retured TO hi
/. plantation home. He practiced I
come extent after his return, until fai
ing health stopped him. Iu March
1899, he contracted cold, which re
. suited in intercOstsl neuralgia aud sui
sequently rheumatism. lie went I
Hot Springs, Ark, where after 81
, weeks stay, be returned to his plants
9 ton. His health was tolerably goo
/, until last November, when he agai
Q became i'll aud did not leave his be
for any length of time until his dealt
lie spent two months at Staffor
: Springs, Miss, from which place
!. returned only six days before d
;, death.
I His father, Mr.. Leonard Kelloe
J. Barber, was prominent lawyer
e Woodville, Miss. lie came from We
: Winfield, N. Y, when young man
d nineteen. His mother, Miss Martl
o Hester, was Miss Hester OF Woo
d vile.
At the time of Major Barber's dea
ho was As years aud months old.
q CohoD1 Il "a lact Wadnf