The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-06
One of South's Most Eminent
Methodists Dies at Home of
Niece Here
Became Ill On
Way to Buffalo
Wonderful Career Comes to
Close After Brief Illness.
Served in Confederate Cal
vary--Preached to All Nations

Dr. William B. Palmore, Of St. Louis,
No, editor and owner Of the st. Louis
Christian Advocate, one Of the most
prominent ministers of tho Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, and a
traveller of worldwide renown and
acquaintance. died sunday at 1915
o'clock at the home Of Mrs. q. w.
Bright. in Barton Heights, in his
SEVENTEEN year. without having re-
covered consciousness from a stroke OF
paraly s!s, with which he was taken
seriously and alarmingly Ill on Satur-
dag morning
The illness from which the dis
tiugulshod churchuian finally died
ana d. it's effect felt first OF Tuesday OF
last week. when DR. Falm6re was
taken III on the train coming to Rich
mond, and after a severe chill went
to the home of his niece to rest and
recover. lie rapidly grew worse. how
ever, and On saturday lost conscious
ness after a severe pafaiytic stroke.
During Saturday and Sunday, until the
time Of his death, the only evidence of
life WAS his heavy and lahared breath
ing and faint beating OF the heart.
Dr. Miller. the physician of Barton
Heights. who was called In Saturday.
stated. after q brief examination, that
LfaEe Was I32 lbBs Oh AfIisEAE Abt Stit
stricken man. and stated yesterday
that only the magnificent constitution
OF his patient has kept him alive for
the time he had survived.
Funeral To-day.
Funeral services eff a very simple
character Will be held at the home of
Mrs, George W. Bright at the corner
Of Rogers street and Griffin avenue
Parklaud, the home being near stop
rf.s- r a
Heights car line. By the wish of the
family, the services will be conducted
by Dir. James Cannon. Jr., who for
many years was warm personal
friend or f1r. ralmore's, thu two hav-
ing been fighting together IN the cause
of temperance and other great moral
issues for a long time 4 number Of
other ministers OF the city will be
present and take part but in keeping
with the known wishes and tastes of
the dead minister. everything will be
quite simply done The body Will be
ca rried tonight to Malta Bend. Mo.
where Dr Falmore's mother is buried.
q clock train over the Chesapeake md
Ohio railway The services at the
home viii begin at O'Clock this after
noon and many of Or. Palmore'5 host
of friends VIII be present
The only living blood relation of
Tir. Paimore is his nephew. MIR. James
II, Clarke. Of Sunny side Va, who was
in attendance a the bedside of his
relative at, tho time Of mis- death. Mr.,
C3arke's daughters were the fayor1tes
nj 14r eaimRe and he took an active
interest in their development and
training. They are: Mrs. g. w.
Bright and Mrs. l., L. Undertake, of
Barton Heights; Mrs, j Thompson
Parrish. Miss Pattie II. Clarke, Miss
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Clarke. The last named was. at tho
tune of her uncle's death. a. the
Scarrit Bible and Training school, at
Kansas city. Mo, where he was edu-
eating her fer work in the foreign
mission field. an evidence Of the
breadth OF his interest DIR. Palmore.
although seventy years of age, rever
married ANA it was a favorite express
sion OF his that he had been in every
State IN the union except the State OF
Mr. James f, Clarke. who probably
had a more lriimate knowledge Of the
life Of Or, Falmore than any other
person. made the following statement
for The NHglnlan;
\ Wonderful Life.
Ills Lille was so wonderful and SC
fun of inc Idents Of adventure that /
scarcely know where to begin rela-
tiou OF the events. His father moved
from Virginia to Tennessee in about
1880, after having gone security for
friends who were unable to pay their
obligations To settle thess obliga,
jions every bit Of the family prop
ertv was Sold and every dollar of the
obligation paid. bat the family was
destitute at the end of the
transa ctio} and removed TO Lafayette
county tenn. where w 3. Palmore
was born e poverty in log cabin
on February "a, 1914. His father
died when he was six weeks old. and
al the aga If ten the hoy was plow-
ing In tho cotton fields with the me-
groes Of his mothers farm. A few
years later the family moved to the
state of Missouri Here he was edu-
Gated in the grammar schools of the
THE opening Of the war found him
threatened with tuberculosis, dis
ease which was to some extent hered-
itary in hts family, and he, therefore,
chose the cavalry branch Of the sar-
vice In which he served a flag bear
or and escort Of General Marmaduke.
The close fof the war found him re-
stored 70 strength, and he was never
troubled hV III health In his later life.
Like so many other Southerners,
hn returned To Il -deSnlated hnnaa-- and
for some Years carried on small
business az q druggist In Waverly.
NJ ,ssouri. He was convinced that God
had called him to preach the gospel.
however, aud SO sold his interest 10
his partner. aud was the first man To
at Vanderbilt university.
Here he remained for Two YEARS and
ny diiigent study and application laid
the foundations for educating himself
by travel and absorption
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