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Attorney Dies at Bloomfield
J.W. Farris, Veterna Lawyer, Succumbs at 74
Bloomfield, June 5 - Former State Senator Joseph W. Farris, who served as prosecuting attorney of Stoddard County for two terms and whose activities aside from 52 years of service as a lawyer included being mayor of Bloomfield and president of the school board, died at 8:05 o'clock Wednesday night at his home here. He had been in ill health since Christmas, but was confined to his home only about three weeks, suffering from a complication of ailments.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Methodist Church by the pastor, Rev. C. P. Kirkendall. Burial will be in the Bloomfield cemetery.
Mr. Farris was born April 13, 1867, at Vienna, Ill., and grew up there, attending a law school in Illinois. He came to Bloomfield 52 years ago and since that time had been an active attorney.
Owned Drug Store.
During Gov. J. W. Folk's administration he served a term as state senator, adn was for two terms prosecuting attorney of Stoddard County. He also had been mayor of Bloomfield for nine years and was president of the school board. He owned and operated a drug store for 25 years, disposing of this business about eight years ago. he had been a lifelong member of the Methodist Church and had served on various church boards. He had always been active in Democratic politics.
Mr. Farris is survived by his widow, the former Miss Dora Moore of Dexter to he was married Dec. 19, 1902; a son, James Farris; two daughters, Mrs. Leah Phelan and Mrs. Iris Couch, all of the children residing in St. Louis, and a brother, Fred Farris, of Ucaney, Tex. |
