The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-01-25
DEATH OF GEO. W. LANPHER

News Of the death of George w,
Lanpher, one of the leading citizens
of Madison county, which occurred
last Friday, brought deep sorrow to
many friends of deceased in this COM
munity. Mr.. Lanpher was a brother
in-law of Mrs. r. Fugate, of this city,
who attended the funeral. The fol-
lowing in regard to the life and death
of this good man is taken from the
Fredericktown NDemocrat-News Of
Jan. %:
Following a week of suffering,
George W. Lanpher, ST., passed away
at the home of his son west of town
Friday morning, leaving behind the
heritage of a long and useful life.
Sunday afternoon, with the Masons
in charge, the Funeral was held at
the Christian church. Rev. Thogmor-
ton, pastor of the Methodist church,
and pastor of the deceased, preached
the funeral sermon. The body was
laid to rest in the Christian cemetery.
1t can be truthfully said not many
better men have ever lived in any
community than George Lanpher. He
left indeliably imprinted on the entire
section the influence of his life. The
following biography is taken from
Douglas History of Southeast Mis-
souri,:
George w. Lanpher, Sr., has for
many years been a leading and inhu-
entail citizen of Fredericktown and
his former activity in business af-
fairs, his cooperation in public inter-
est and his Jealous support of all OBJ
jects that he believes will contribute
to the material, social or moral i'm
provement of the community, keeps
him in the foremost rank of those to
whom the city owes its development.
His life has been characterized by up
right, honorable principles and it also
eXemplifies the truth of the Emerso-
Man philosophy that "the way to win
a friend is to be one" His genial,
kindly manner wins him the high re-
gard and good will of all with whom
he comes in contact and while he has
lived in retirement for the past ten
years he is still hale anu hearty.
A native of Madison county, Mo-,
George W. Lanpher was born at Mine
La Motto on the 10Th day of February,
1887, and he is u son of George and
Elizabeth (Nifong) Lanpher, the
former a native of Ohio and the lat
ter a native of Missouri. The father
came TO this State as a young man,
was carpenter by trade and after
his marriage settled at Mine La Motto
where he was interested in mining
prospects until his death, in 1915, at
the early age of thirty years. For a
short time he had conducted tav-
ern at Fredericktown, where he like
wise served as postmaster. Mrs.
Lanpher was a daughter Of George
Nifung, who settled in Bollinger
county, Mo-, having removed thither
from North Carolina. Mr.. Nifong
was a farmer by occupation and dur
ing the closing years Of his life re-
sided on a fine estate near Frederick
town, where he died in 1870. Mrs.
Lanpher died in 1885, at the age of
n years; in early life she was mem
Der Of the Christian church but later
affiliated with the Methodist denomi-
nation. Mr.. and Mrs. Lanpher be-
came the parents of seven children,
of whom four grew to maturity and
three of whom are living at the pres
ent time, namely, Felix, of Cape Gil
rardeau; Mrs. Amanda Moore, of
Ironton; and George W., of this no.
tice,