| Obit For | Bert Lee Farley |
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| Headline | - |
| Text | Bert Lee Farley, son of the late Larkin and Angie Berry Farley, was born in Johnson County, Mo., April 4, 1885, and departed this life Sept. 6, 1957 in St. Louis, at the age of 72 years, 5 months, and 2 days.
Early in life he accepted Christ as his Saviour and united with the Baptist Church. Throughout the years he remained a faithful Christian and church member. He was a member of the Wheaton Baptist Church at the time of his passing. He was united in marriage to Alma Edna Corn on August 21, 1914. To this union were born two children. Mrs. Farley preceded him in death on May 29, 1952. On October 24, 1953, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Rebecca McClure. He is survived by his wife of the home; the son, James William Farley of Florence, Kan.; the daughter, Mrs. Vernon Elmore of San Antonio, Tex.; three grandchildren; one brother, Earl Farley of Oakland, Calif.; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Wheaton Baptist Church by Rev. W. E. Cowan, assisted by Rev. Coy Holmes. Music was furnished by a quartet composed of Earl and Myra Lea Hooten, Jack Brattin, and Ephron Davidson with Mrs. Paul Hailey at the piano. Pallbearers were Carl Davidson, Cecil Brattin, Clyde Brock, Leslie Phillips, Leslie Corn, and Kenneth Corn. Burial was made in the Rocky Comfort Cemetery under direction of the McQueen Funeral Home. Sedalia (MO) Democrat, Sunday, 8 September 1957 Bert Farley Bert Farley, Wheaton, MO, former Sedalian, died Friday at the Missouri Pacific Hospital in St. Louis, where he had been a patient about two weeks. A retired Missouri Pacific employee, Mr. Farley moved to Wheaton after his retirement. When in Sedalia, the Farleys lived on East Seventh. Mrs. Farley died May 30, 1951. Later he remarried and is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Vernon Elmore, San Antonio, Texas, a son, James Farley, Florence, Kan., three grandsons and a granddaughter. |
| Newspaper | Wheaton Journal & Seladia, MO Democrat |
| Date | 12 September 1957 & September 8th, 1957 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | Newspapers |
| Submitted by | Justin Watkins |
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