The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-07-10
PAYS TRIBUTE TO DEAD coNFE0-
ERATE VETERAN


Mr.. Editor: VIII you allow me
space in your paper to say few
words of one Of our noble. grand and
brave Confederate veterans, now gone
to that peaceful home where there is /
no strife. 10 receive his crown Of hon
or of we'll done. He was a man whose
heart was full Of human kindness. fun
damental truth and sterling integrity.
ever sympathetic. ever. ready to help
the poor and needy in distress. was
model business man, ambitious ami en-
ergetic. devoted 10 MS family. taught
them 70 fear and love Goi. A devot-
ed Christian. his light shoue ou- that
many could see the right path 10 heay-
en-. HonOred and loved by al who
knew him. H was a veteran OF the
Mexican and civil wars. On June p
1916. at the age of IS years ne enlist
Ell in the First Georgia regiment COM
manded by Colonel Henry R. jackson.
who afterwards became a prominent
figure in the civil war and a diplomat
and statesman followed that period
Soon after Col. Parr married Lucy
Pope D;Cken. daughter Of JudEe VIM
Dicken. Of Athens. He brought his
bride 10 Narthav.lIe, Ga. now Atlanta.
and the records of this prosperous
growing city will show more conspic
uOusly for his prominent position and
energetic promotions Of Atlanta. In
1861 he was among one of the first to
answer TO his country's call for vOjun-
teers. Formed his own company, was
sent to Pulaski remaining twelve
months. then ordered TO Virginia
There he was assigned lieutenant
colonel of the Thirty-Eighth Gcor-
gia Volunteer Infantry. At Gaines
Mill. on the 27th Of June, 1862.
a fierce battle was fought, there ne left
an arm on the battle field and the
other was badly wounded. Still he
never gave up and won the victory.
Col Clement c. Evans and others
were so kind and helpful to him in
/ his suffering. OH such true. noble
and kind-hearted comrades they were.
He told me of the many kind deeds
Col. Evans did for him as he lay there
on mis- dying bed. tears would roll
down those sunken cheeks. his OOdy
! so feeble, totally blind and helpless.
LIES work nearly done. He asked
NE TO remember him 10 all those dear
/ old comrades How glad he would be
| TO take each by the hand and listen
/ 10 them talk 10 him before God called
him from this earth. If he ever gOt
able he Wanted TO come one more
time TO see his old home and friends
in Atlanta and be with 50 many of
his dear old comrades: Col Evans,
Harrison Wright, Mcbride and 9th
eTs. He sent them his love and best
wishes and TO tell them just a few
months. a few more years, and would
be with them up there. where parting
! is no more, al home with Jesus he low
ed 50 dearly.
Col Parr was a citizen of Atlanta
/ for many years. After the war he
moved to Screven. COnyers, Coving.
ton, Ga, thence to Gaddens, where he
engaged in merchandising and min.
! ing business; from there he moved to
Florida. and lived there thirty years.
He was then contractor in Ocala.
He built the old brick court house,
/ Jail. Ocala House MOntezuma hotel
and other prominent houses and sew
/ eral fine residences. He had an
orange grove planted near his home
there. After a little while he vent
to Lake Weir: there on the shores Of
beautiful Lake Weir he built the E.
". Agnew residence. which he OccU-
pied for several years. That home
was also surrounded with a beautiful
orange grove and other bearing
trees. His handsome properties were
swept away in the great freeze and
bank failure which soon followed He
moved back TO Ocala, engaged in the
fruit market and meat business until
the infirmitieS of old age compelled
him to abandon the same. He soon
became totally blind, helpless and bed
ridden. Still be was cheerful. so
Ipatient enduring all his sufferings
with such fortitUde, ever looking on
the bright side, and said, All is for
the best" He would love to talk of
Jesus and on April Is. 1908. his Saw
Tor took him home. Services were
held at his late residence on 9th street
IOcala, Fla Rev. R. H. Barnett read
the Methodist burial ritual. followed
by most touching and pathetic pray
Ter by Rev. c. c. Carroll. of the Ocala