The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1912-04-09
DR.. JOHN 3 OWSLEY
PASSES AWAY SUDDENLY
Death Comes Unexpectedly 10 Foun-
der OF Lincoln County National
Bank Friday Niqht.

Dr. John u. OwSlcy died at his !
home in this city on Friday evening
death being due to stroke of apop-
lie had been confined to his home
for several month, ON account of
of the feebleness incident 10 advanc-
ing years, but of late he had been
STEADILY improving and was in the
streets the day before his death.
The grim reaper has been un-
sparing of our good old men of late
aud it Is the cause of universal sor-
row that DIR. Owsley has been added
to his list of victims, for this com
munity owes much to the fact that
the greater portion of his life was
spent in it.
OF English descent on the paternal.
and Scotch-Irish on the maternal
side DIR. Owsley was born at Pisgah,
IN Pulaski county. Kentucky. Nov
cmbcr ,. 1888. aud he was one of
the host of the excellent men sent
out bv that section To lead lives of
usefulness all over the land. lie
was one Of the several children of
DIR. Walter W. Owsloy, who movd 10
This county many years ago and
spent his declining years here.
After receiving his elementary
education AT the local schools in the
community whore he was born. DIR.
Owslcy graduated from Centre Col
lege IN the class of 80 and after
wards from one of the leading mcdl-
cal COLLEGES of New York. after
which he served term n an in
tcrne in one of the New York hos
pital~ and was then offered but de
chned the position of surgeon on
one of the vessels of war. He thcr
returned 10 Kentucky and actively
and successfully engaged in the
practice of medicine at Crab Orch
ard IN this county for several
years. He retired from practice and
organized the Deposit Bank of Stan
ford. the predecessor of the Lincoln
County National. February :. 1870,
and was cashier of that institution
from it, organization until January
|. 1905. when he retired and cast
hi~ mantle on the shoulders Of W. NJ.
Bright. whom he had trained from
hi~ business infancy.
In many respects DIR. Owsley was
a. very remarkable man. Though
he had no previous financial train
INC he developed into first-class
flnaucIer immediately after taking
up the dulic> of cashier. Ills bank
pro-pcred from the first and was
soon recognized a. one of the most
substantial institutions of the kind IN
the country, not only AT home but
also among the financial centres m
the cities. On tins account he could
alwaN- get all the city backing that
he desired IN times ot depression,
aud wa, thereby easily enabled 10
weather the financial flurric~ that
periodically sweep the country.
~ a Judge of human nature, DR..
Ow>lcy was almost mfallibe. lie
wa always tnc helper of young
men who Werr worthy of 1t, and
helped them M the best of all ways
by putting them IN position to
help themselves. The security that
lac preferred was the possess SION of
industry and integrity By the person
desiring a loan. Score oi orr mos
prosperous men owe their success III
the fact that he trusted them al the
time when they could offer no Sc
,curity save their honor.
liz energy knew me- bonLd.
Though hl~ work IN the bank was
more than sufficient to keep one man
busy. It did not satisfy his desire toI
Labor aud he wd~ most of the tlu,'
operating two or three farms IN adj
dltion, administering on estates
acting It, trustee and guardian fol
numbers oi orphans bc~lde~ hcine
the adviser of the greater part oi
the community on all matters per
taiuin. to business. all having con-
fidence in his judgment. his adNic,
wa. freely sought aud cheeriullN
-iven. lie was likewise a very char
ilablc man. NJ worthy appeal fo'
help was made Ia him IN vain
though he had no patience with I'M
doeuce and was not willing To en-
courage IT,
For more than 10 wear, he wa,
Inc intimate fri-ui aud business ~
Sociate of Mr.. =. II. Shank~. and i
l. singular that both should be tax
EN- in less than weeks time and a
places not stones throw distant
DR.. Owsley was first married Il
Miss Sabra T.. Pennington on May $
1886 and this union was be,se'
with two children. Mr.. +. L. Owsley
the well known banker of Columbus
Ga. aud Miss Matte Hays Ow>ley
who died when blooming into wo
manhood. His second wife. whit
survives him. was Mrs. Mary !
Pennington.to whom he was marTie'
December 81. 1874. When Cot
lege student he attached himself &
the Presbyterian church and died
member of that fold.
This good and great man was lal'