Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-28
OBITUARY.

DIED-Suddenly in Montreal n. C.,
last Tuesday, Rev. GEORGE A.
SPARROW, for the past twenty -eight
years pastor of Olney and Union
PRESBYTERIAN churches in CASTOR coun-
ty. Interment was In the cemetery at
Union church, CASTOR county, yes
terday morning, the funeral being con
Quoted by Rev. j. II. Henderlite, u. D'
assisted by other ministers. Inc Ioi-
lowing sketch of Rev Mr.. Sparrow ls
taken from the Gastonia Gazette. MI
Sparrow was native or Washlhstoil'
N. c., and was pract1cing attorney III
that town before entering the minis
try. He was twice married, ms nrsI
wife being Miss Sue Brown, or WASH
ington, a sister of Judge Brown. he Is
survived by the following children: ,.
b. Sparrow and c.. A. Sparrow OIL
Charlotte, Tom Sparrow, OF Gastonla
and Evans Sparrow OF StatesVilie, ana
Mesdames r. B. Riddle, Jr., OF Gas,
tonia; c. w. Keyes, OF Now YORK anu
Chesley Watkins, OF StatesElle: hls
second wife was Miss Jennie EWING, vi
Washington. There were no children
by the second marriage. A sister, Mrs'
r. +. Dalton, of Greensboro survives.
George Atwood Sparrow was born III
Beaufort July IA, 1S45, and was thus
" wears and eleven days old. In early
wears he attended the old Bingham
school at Hillsboro until the outbreak
of the war. Although only 16 years OF
age. he ran away from school ana
ioined the Confederate army under the
command of his father, Thomas Spar
row. n captain of artillery in the Con-
federate army. He served throughout
the entire four-year period of the war,
most of his services being in North
Carolina At the close of the war Mr.;
Sparrow took up the study OF law ana
for eight years was solicitor OF the
First judicial district During recon-
struction days he was solicitor and ne
has told many interesting tales OF his
experiences with negro magistrates and
others during those troublous days. He
practiced law for 16 years when he de-
cided to enter the ministry of the Pres
byterian church. His first charge was
at Franklin, Macon county. He dld
home mission work here. From there
he went to Rutherfordton. From Ruth
erfordton he came to the joint pas
torate of Olney and Union in Novem-
ber. 1893. He served both these large
country churches until 1921, when the
pastoral relations between Mr. Sparrow
and Olney church were dissolved.
Mr.. Sparrow, together with DR.. }. Z.
Galloway, of Gastonia. are the two old
est ministers in point of service IN
CASTOR county. DR.. Galloway came to
Gastonia in December, 1893, just a,
month after Mr.. Sparrow came to
Union and Olney. ,fhey were warm
personal friends Mr. Sparrow was
one of the most consecrated and one of
the hardest working men in CASTOR
county. Years ago his pastorate In
cluded much more territory than II
now does, and he faithfully covered
the whole charge. He was a type OF
the country minister that is fast disap-
pearing. Mr.. Sparrow was prominent
ly identified with the civic and social
side of his community. Recently he
was elected commander Of William
Gamble Camp, United Confederate
Veterans. He was chaplain for long
time. In addition to those relatives
mentioned above Mr.. Sparrow has one
brother Mr. John b. Sparrow, of
Washington living ard one sister, Mrs.
H. A McCord. of Chicago. Two sis
ters Mrs DIR. r. H. Lewis of Raleigh,
and Mrs. G. M. Payne, of Washington,
died some years ago.
At the family residence in Ebenezer
Tuesday afternoon as the result of
stroke of paralysis, Mrs. VIRGINIA
IAI boIN, .dSSp W sSaic. ihNSAhNf-S
was in the cemetery at Ebenezer on
Wednesday afternoon, following fun
eral services conducted by Rev Il. d.
Byrd, pastor of TirZah a. r. Il. church
of which church she was a member
Mrs. Taylor is survived by three
children: Joe NJ. Taylor and Mrs. S.
w. Barron of Ebenezer and J. n. Tay-
lor of Graham, N. c. She is also sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Jane Pierce
of Arkansas.