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Text J. H. Farley died at his home in Sedalia, Mo., at 12:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon, August 14. Mr. Farley was born in Johnson County on May 22, 1859, the eighth son of Eliga and Mary Farley. He moved with his parents to Pettis County when a small boy and grew to manhood in the Lookout community, where he joined the Lamine Baptist Church.

He lived in and near La Monte about 23 years and moved to Sedalia in 1918. He was married to Miss Nancy E. Davidson of Rocky Comfort on December 20, 1881 and she preceded him in death in 1907.

In 1909 he was married to Miss Ella Frost of Grubville, Mo., who survives.

After coming to Sedalia, Mr. Farley united with the First Baptist Church, where he served as deacon until his health failed. He was a member of the executive board of the Harmony Baptist Association for many years and was the subject of a tribute written by Dwight H. Willett for the "Word and Way" Baptist publication about 12 years ago. In the tribute, Mr. Willett spoke of the loyalty of Mr. Farley as a member of the association. He stated that at the time the Harmony Baptist Association was soon to hold its fifty-sixth annual session and Mr. Farley has missed but two of these sessions, once because of illness and another time because of high water. He stated that Mr. Farley had been an ordained deacon for over 40 years and that it was interesting to hear him tell of how he attended the association meetings on horseback, starting the day before in order to arrive in time for the opening hymn. Since that time, Mr. Farley had attended nine more association annual sessions.

Besides his wife, Mr. Farley is survived by Earl J. Farley and Bert Farley, who were reared in his home, and a large number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted at Sedalia Monday and services were also conducted at the Rocky Comfort Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon by Rev. C. F. Siler of Cassville. The body was laid to rest in the Rocky Comfort Cemetery at the side of his first wife.
Newspaper Wheaton Journal
Date 19 August 1948
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Submitted by Justin Watkins