The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-11-26
I0HV v. FRIERSON
answers SUMMONS
OF HIS MASTER
.,oyED CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
AFTER A LONG
ILLNESS.
HlIH CANE At 7.25 O'CLOCK
,-f-srt IN Business And Church
c.r,.es-FuneraI Services Saturday
., FIRST Presbyterian Church BY
nr wharton.

After battling bravely with illness
r., man. months. John Witherspoon
v-.srsan. one of Columbia's most pop
,,.- and substantial citizens. fell
..,ssa In death Thursday evening at
-.a- o.-lock. In his last moments Mr..
prisrson was surrounded by friends,
relatives aud physicians, who had
c.rr. administered TO his wants, and
who had done all that earthly hands
cmId to prolong the ebbing life.
Mr. Frlerson was taken i'll several
months ago. while at Beaver Dam
Strings. and after his return to his
bora here was never again we'll His
condition at first was not considered
especially alarming, but he gradually
grev worse. and it was realized that
tba struggle with death was an I'M
even one. The malady was diagnosed
DC gastric ulcer, and about one month
ago Mr.. Frierson, accompanied by DR..
Riddle his family physician, went to
Rochester. Mimi. where he underwent
an operation at the hands of the Drs.
Nayo the celebrated surgeons. He
rallied from the operation, and it was
boped that he would entirely recover.
This hore was a vain one. Gradually
he grew worse, until for the past few
DAYS death was expected momentarily.
Rorn at Cross Bridges on April 81,
1859 Mr.. FriersOn was reared and has
since lived in Maury county. In his
Young manhood he moved to Columbia,
where he entered the drug business
Al first Re clerked in the Raines drug
store. but later on entered business
for himself, his business associate
being H. B. Titcomb About ten years
ago he entered the insurance business,
and three years ago the present firm
of Hendley, Frierson & Cochran was
formed.
Mr. Frierson's business life was an
active one He has held many respon-
sibla POSITIONS in the business world
with credit and distinction. He was
elected vice president of the Phoenix
Natioral Bank at the time of its or
g9nization. but later resigned. He
was vice president of the Columbia
Cotton Mil Co., and president of the
Rose Hill Cemetery Company. In
November 1891, Mr.. Frierson was
elected alderman, holding the position
one term, and declining to stand Tor
reelection. During his incumbency
he was honored by the board by being
elected yice-mayor, as well as CHAIR
man of the finance committee. In
March. 1903, he was elected alderman
to fill out the unexpired term OF A.
H. Abbott, resigned. H. L. Hendley'
Mr.. Frierson's later business associ-
ate was mayor during his first term
as alderman. Mr. Frierson led the
ticket in this race, receiving 425 votes.
James Smiser came next with 1874
votes During the last campaign MT
Frierson announced as candidate TOT
alderman, but was compelled to with
draw on account of illness.
In 1888 Mr. Frierson was married
to Miss Mary Gentry Frierson, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn
Frjerson. Three children blessed
the union, all of whom sur
yiye as follows: Helena, John W.
Jr. and Bradley Mrs. Frierson was
claimed By death on March Is, 1870.
On November 2, 1899, Mr.. Frierson
was married to Miss Bessie Hendley'
who survives him. He is also sur
yiyod by one brother, Columbus Frler-