The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1946-07-11
Over 30
Years in Libby

Alkaline Fisher was born in the
little town of Eastman Wis. Nov
ember q, 1861 When she was
three years old her mother died
and her father, a soldier in the I'm
ion Army, was obliged to leave the
little girl in the care of relatives.
AT the age of z years, she was
adopted by Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony
Mcqueen. She made her home
with the McQueens until March %.
1880, when at the age of 10, She
was married to Ellsworth Barr at
Ferryville, Wis.
Shortly after their marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Barr moved to Merrill
Wis, where their first child was
born. About that time they took
a homestead ten miles from Merrill
IN a thickly timbered country where
1t was necessary for them to make
their own trail, and for some time
all supplies had to be packed in
on horseback.
They endured many hardships
during these years, clearing their
land, erecting buildings and de-
veloping the homestead into the
fine farm that they sold in 1913.
when they moved to Libby The
seven Oldest of their ten children
we're married before their parents
eft ethe old Wisconsin homestead.
When the Bars came to Libby.
hey brought with them some Jer- +,
icy cows, team of work horses
md their household furniture. Dur il
ng their second year in Lincoln ]
county they purchased a ranch Is j
niles south of town, where they I
lved for 8 years. They then pur- {
haSed a residence on West Larch ;
street, which since then has been ;
heir home
Mrs. Barr passed away at her
ome at ESQ o'clock Saturday morn \
ng, July 6, death following an i'll \
ess of 6 weeks. She was aged "a /
ears, months and days. J
Grandma Barr was a member of a
he Assembly of God Church in a
libby, having given her heart to
Iod when a young girl and during il
re long struggle of raising a large O
lmlly, remained ever true to her u
attn. She was a member of the q
aptlSt Church in Merrill and for 7
lany years worked in the Sunday "
chool held in a schoolhouse near Fl
er home, never failing to hold
p the gospel of the Lord Jesus &
her children friends and neieh-Id
ors. She loved to attend church n
I'd seldom missed a Sunday morn 7,
e service, even at her advanced p,
5e, and often attended evening ser
ces. v
She is survived by her husband r
Id children, one son, Demetrius
'eceding her in death, October Is.
33. The children surviving are IS
rs. Peter Detjens Mrs. Claus Det- VI
MS, Mrs. Inez Hipke, Mrs. Mar /
n Carter and Arthur Barr all of
bby; and Mrs. Joe Boyes. San m
'ancisco, Calf, Mrs. Hazel Julian tn
IN Bernardino, Calf, Mrs. Lillian ht
etJens, Merrill, Wis, and Mrs. n
akIey Alderman, Milwaukee, Wis.
lie IS also survived by Al grand We
lldren and 81 great grandchild- al
n. &c
Funeral services were held Wed pc
sday at p. m. from the Gompf m
neral Home with the Rev. Leon Isl
'ers, pastor of the Assemblies of n
I'd officiating. Music was furnish ~
by a male quartet consisting of NJ,
essrs. Leon, Lawrence, Malcolm ~
d Alfred Ayers, with Mrs. Leon pa
ers at the piano. The songs were ne
zee of Mrs. Bars favorites which 20 sG
had requested to have used ny
her funeral. They were Haven e
Rest, Safe in the Arms of VI
'us," and "The Eastern Gate" ~
e pallbearers were Herman VIII SSIHl
son, August Lentz, Clarence Par 81
r, Leslie Knipprath, Harold Mel 70
and Esmond Bache. Inter lnO
mt was made in the Libby Gene eV
y. PEI