The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-01-04
JOHN HOUSTON BARR
ONE OF FOR, mos Ti.OF
.JUIH'S BANKERS DEAF
FORMER HEAD OF FIRST NATION
AL OF BIRMINGHAM PASSES
TO BEYOND.
AFTER e. ILLNESS OF MONTHS
'uneral Services VIII be Held Here
Tomorrow Afternoon at O'Clock;
Commenced His Wonderful Bank
ina Career In Columbia.

John Houston Barr, one of the fore
most financiers of the South, for more
than third OF a century one Of the
powers in the banking world Of Dixie,
died this morning at the residence Of
his sister, Mrs. Eugene Anderson on
Garden street after an illness of sew
eral months. Mr.. Barr became sick
In Birmingham, his home, about four
months ago, but recovered sufficiently
to come here on October 27 to be
present at the celebration Of the
birthday Of his neioe, Miss Leila Barr
Aadersoa. IA say or two after he
reached here he, had TO 60 to bed and
has been sick ever since.
Mr.. Barr was In his sixty-first year,
and was born in Columbia, the SON oi
A. Barr. for fifty years one Of the
foremost business men of this city
He was for some time, in his early
life, connected with the old First
National Bank Of Columbia as book
keeper, one OF his associates in the
bank being Charles A. Parker, now
President of the Maury National
Bank Thirty three years ago Mr.
! Barr moved to Birmingham and held
every position in the First Nationa
Bank of that city from bookkeepel
to president, having retired from thai
position about year ago. At the
time of his death he was chairman O.
the executive committee of the boart
of directors of the bank.
By the entire financial world Mr.
Barr was recognized as one of th'
first bankers of the South. He ross
from bookkeeper to cashier, then t,
vice president and finally to president
succeedingMSP. G. Harding in tina
position when the latter was appoint
ed by President Wilson a member o
the federal reserve board. In ever.
capacity he demonstrated his ability
The First National Bank of Birming
ham has long been one of the fore
most banking institutions of the ma
ton and much of it's progress ha
been due to the ability OF Mr.. Barr.
Mr.. Barr was never married and i
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eugen
Anderson and Mrs r. P. Dodson, an,
one neice, Miss Leila Barr Anderson
A man of unusual business abilit
and executive force Mr.. Barr devote,
his whole life practically to the bank
| ing business. He had no side lines
He was strictly far seeing busines
man. He was man of generous i'm
pulses and of personality that hell
his friends to him with hoops of steel
There will be universal sorrow no
only among his many friends in Birm
ingham but among the older citizen
of Columbia who knew and esteemet
him so we'll.
J The funeral services will be held a
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Engen
Anderson tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock and will be conducted by DR.
J. C. Molloy assisted by Rev. Sam
uel D. Logan. The interment will b.
in Rose Hill.
| The following named friends will
act as pail bearers:
Active: Charles A. Parker, Walter
p Woodbridge, Christopher T. Looney
Lemuel P Padgett, Dake Biddle, H
Bruce Cochran, William F. Anderson
Ulna H. Foster.
Honorary: Officers and directors o
the First National Bank of Birming
ham.
Oakes & Nichols in charge.