The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Pioneer Citizen of Birmingham, Who Died Last Night
 '........................... character as to entirely unfit him to with l stand third. He had been under con
 stant care since the last attack and his death had been expected almost from the first.
 The funeral services over the remains
 of MT. Going will be held this afternoon
 at 3 o'clock. The services will be at ! the First Presbyterian church, in the erection of which he played a conspicu-
 ous part
 The Rev. John s. Foster will conduct the services and will be assisted by the
 Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg, president of the | Presbyterian college of Anniston, who was for many years the pastor of the | church.
 | The active paflbearers will be the elders | of the First Presbyterian church, asso- ciates of MT Going, as follows: A. c. 1 Howze, F. W. Dixon, John Hearst Mill Ter, Dr. J. H. Phillips, c. W. Mills s. ! G. Mcconnell, J. w. Lee, F. F. Norton and T. M. Bradley.
 
 1 deacons of the First Presbyterian church
 and the following: w. S. Brown, Dr. George Morrow, w. J. Rushton, E.. T.
 Taliaferro, William Hood W. B. Leedy,
 R. F Manly, Fred M. Jackson Walker
 Percy, Robert Jemison, John W. Sibley, Charles B. Froment, M. V. Joseph, Webb w. Crawford, John G.. Smith, J. R. Cook, Judge A. o. Lane, Richard w. Massey, c. F. Enslen, Maj. F. Y. Anderson, Jacob
 Fies, John M. Caldwell, Judge A. H. Ben- | ners, E. J. Smyer, R. H. Woodrow and H. M. Archibald.
 | MT. Going had been engaged in the real estate and mercantile business here since
 November, 1872, when he came from Pick ems county to cast his fortunes with the | then struggling Birmingham. He had been associated with the old timers in building up the city and had watched it
 grow with the same interest which has
 characterized all those pioneer men who | braved the Ill fortunes of Birmingham in the long ago.
 Survived By Three Sons He is survived by three sons: W. R. Going, H. s. Going of this city, and Lieut..
 Richard B. Going, United States army, | stationed at Fort Sheridan, near Chicago. He Is also survived by four brothers, three of whom reside in this city. The brothers are Job Going, Eli L. Going of Pickens county, John s. Going and w. s. Going. The brothers are all we'll known here and occupy prominent positions in this community.
 l MT. Going is survived in addition to his | sons by daughter, Miss Elizabeth Go- ing, and a widow, who was Miss Ella Gaines Parker of Livingston, Ala, to
 whorsi he was married 23 years ago. Mrs. Going is his second wife He married at the close of the war Miss Myrtis c. Bill lups of Pickens county, in 1865. The first
 Mrs. Going died July 21, 1SS6 The be- reayed widow is a sister of Dr. John l.. Parker president of the board of educa- | tion of Birmingham.
 Led an Active Life | At the time of his death MT. Going was | member and elder of the First Presby- terian church of this city, situated on the corner of Twenty-first street and Fourth
 avenue In the early days he started the movement to build that magnificent | edifice and was more interested in the I construction of that place of worship than
 in most of the undertakings with which | he was associated. | The Berney National bank, which was | here for many years, was organized by MT Going and few other prominent
 men of this city. He was for many years chairman of the finance committee and | contributed no little to the financial de- veopment of Birmingham. He organized
 the Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
 company and served for some time as
 vice president of that institution. That
 bank is now controlled by Henry B. Gray. lieutenant governor of Alabama.
 He also organized the Birmingham
 Building and Loan association, the Bir-
 mingham Ice factory, and other commer- | cial ventures of the early days. 1 Among the later progressive moves of MT. Going, or in which he assisted no l little by wise counsel and advice, were the | Hotel Hillman and the Farley building.
 Mr. Going was secretary of the Hillman | company and was director. He interest l ed outside persons in a sky-scraper here
 and the Farley building resulted.
 Served Through the War l MT. Going was born in Picxens county,
 January s, 1S42, and upon that day next
 month would have passed his sixty
 eighth year. He was the second son of
 family of seven boys, who were reared upon their fathers farm in that county. | At the outbreak of hostilities between | the north and south MT Golng was | among the first loyal Alabama boys to offer their services to the Confectionery. He was student at the University of Alabama when the war began but left l that place of learning in 1861 at the first sign of trouble. He joined the noted Lane Guards entering as a private For | bravery he was promoted to lieutenancy of the Forty-second Alabama regiment, and was released from service in April, | 1865.
 He was wounded at corinth, Miss,