The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-04-11
Farra.

Mr.. Everett A. Farra died at his
home near Lexington on the Harrods-
burg pike at $3.50 o'clock Monday morn
ing. Mr.. Farra had been i'll for some
time of Bright's disease and heart
trouble, and had been at the Good
Samaritan hospital for some time, but
his condition so improved that he was
taken to his home on last Saturday and
did not long survive the change.
Mr.. Farra was step son of Mrs.
Fannie Farra, and a half brother of
Mrs. S C. Denny and Messrs John M.
and Earl Farra of this place, and be-
sides these relatives he is survived by
his wife, three daughters, Misses
Madge, Lucille and Lillian Farra and
two sons Lucien and Ralph Farra, and
also by one sister, Mrs. Mamie Thomp-
son of Lexington.
Mr.. Farra had long been a member
and was a liberal supporter of Provi-
dence Christian church, which is situat-
ed on the Nicholasville pike seven
miles from Lexington, and there the
funeral services were held at 2:3O
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, Rev. B. C.
Deweese, Rev. H. L. Calhoun and
Rev. Mark Coils officiating, after
which the remains were taken to Lex
ington for interment in the family lot.
Everett Farra was one of the best
known and most popular gentlemen IN
central Kentucky and he had a wide
circle of warm friends and admirers in
this county where he frequently visited
his relatives, and a number of them
went over to Lexington to his funeral.
The Lexington press pays high trib-
ute to the memory of Mr.. Farra. which
shows the unbounded esteem in which
he was held by his home people. We
reproduce the following eulogy from
]. }. Hooper of State University which
IS taken from the Lexington Herald.
''In the death of Mr.. Everett Farra.
Central Kentucky has lost one of her
most useful and unselfsh citizens. He
has been member of the Board OF
Directors of the Blue Grass Fair since
that organization has been in exist
ence, and has time and again formu-
lated plan of operation that has
served to increase the Importance and
influence of that fair. He has given
of his time and energy each year by
serving as superintendent of the
horse and dairy cattle departments of
this fair. Because of his eminent sue
cess in the operation of the dairy cat
tie department here the Board of Con-
troll of the State Fair selected him last
September to direct the dairy division
at the State FAIR at Louisville. Mr..
Farra was known all over the United
States as leading spirit in affairs
connected with Jersey cattle. Under
his guiding hand the Jessamine Coun-
ty fair has become one of the leading
JERSEY shows of Central Kentucky.
at will be recalled that during the
session of the last Legislature. MIR.
Farra went to Frankfort time and
again in an effort to assist the Uni
versity and the Experiment Station in
securing appropriations with which to
extend their work. He was one of the
closest friends in his benevolent en-
terprise, of our late lamented direc-
tor, M. A. Scovell, who frequently
sought the counsel of Mr.. Farra in con.
nection with the operations of the sta
ton.
''Mr. Farra has been president of the
Kentucky Dairy Cattle Club, which is
the leading dairymen's organization OF
Kentucky, during the past two years,
and in fact, was more instrumental
than any one in organizing this associa-
ton, which has done so much for the
dairy cattle interests of our State. We
feel that Kentucky has lost one of her
most useful sons and that his death will
be a sad blow to the dairy and farming
interests of Central Kentucky"
Mr.. Farra was an upright, earnest
christian gentlemen, Jealous in behalf
of any cause which he espoused, never
leaving stone unturned In behalf of
the interests which he sought to pro-
mote. He was extensively engaged in
the raising of fine stock, especially
dairy cattle, and that interest in Ken
lucky owes much to his efforts in its
behalf.
His friends here have listened eager
ly since his illness for tldings from his
bedside, and so encouraging was the
news received that they had come to
hope for his recovery and the news of
his death was a severe shock.
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