The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-28
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REV. JOHN c.. FARR
DIES IN COLUMBIA
End Came on Thursday of Last Week.
He Was Servant of His Master
for Many Years-His Body
Was Laid to Rest on
Saturday i'm Fosters
Chapel Gene
tery.

ooneSNllle, SepC. ZO.-lne Qeath OF
Rev. John Good Farr, which occurred
at the Baptist hospital in Columbia
last Thursday, was a shock to his
many friends in this community. Mr..
Farr was born and reared on Pea
Ridge near the town of Kelton. He
was of humble parents and his oppor-
tunities for education and advance
ment in life were limited. He only
attended the country schools. He
married Miss Newberry in early life
and it was not till several years af-
ter he was married that he felt called
to the ministry and of course being
married and with no means to back
him in the ministry would naturally
make his success look gloomy, but
John Farr was not the man to be dis
couraged and give up, so he pursued
his course and worked the harder for
success and he was finally admitted
into the S. G. conference and he, to
use common expression, "made
good" and attained to position in the
conference and has served the follow
ing: Kelton Green Street, Columbia,
Union Bethlehem, Hartsville and
Lexington circuit; was local preacher
Ia years and itinerant IL years.
His first wife died several years
since and he was again. married the
second time to Miss Arizonia Williams,
who survives him, but has no children.
He leaves seven children by his first
wife, only one of whom is married
Mr.. Farr had some four or FIVE
thousand dollars out on interest and
some insurance, Desires one thousand
in the Woodmen of the World. He
was member Of the Woodmen and
Mason. q
His remains were brought hack to
his old community and buried by the
side of his first wife at Fosters Chap
ell, the funeral services being con-
Quoted by his presiding elder, the Rev.
James w. Kilgo, assisted by kev.
L. l.. Wagnon, Rev. j. w. Speake, Rev.
Mr.. Kelley, Rev. J. T. Fowler and
Brown. There were some six or seven
hundred people attended the funeral
There were rs automobiles on the
church lawn. Telephone.
Methodist Divine Died in Columbia.
The Columbia Record had the fol-
lowing article on the death of Rev.
John G. Farr:
"The Rev. John G.. Farr, a well
known Methodist preacher, died this
morning at local hospital, where he
had been brought for treatment Mr..
Farr would have been 81 years of age
on November 1. At the time of his
death he was pastor of Lexington
circuit in Lexington county. Prior to
entering the South Carolina Meth
odist conference he was for ~ years
auditor of Union county.
"Mr. Farr was a man whose influ-
ence for good was felt in the COM
munities in which he had lived. He
was good preacher and pastor and
had many friends among his fellow
preachers in the two Carolina confer
ences.
"Mr. Farr was twice married His
first wife was Miss Addie Newberry
of Union county. Of this union seven
children survive. In 1910 he was
married to Miss Arizonia Williams of
| Spartanburg, who survives him.
"The funeral services will be held
at Fosters Chapel in Union county,
Saturday morning, and will be in
charge of the Rev. j. w. Kilgo, d. D.,
presiding elder of Columbia district,
in which the Lexington circuit is stu
ated. The body will be taken to Un-
ion on the Carolina Special Friday af-
ternoon."
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