| Obit For | Dr. D. P. Pharis |
|---|---|
| Headline | D. P. Pharis has Passed to his Reward |
| Text | On Oct. 11, 1908, Dr. Pharis went to sleep. He was born in Meigs Co., Tennessee, Jan. 26, 1830. He left his home in Tennessee about 1843, when 14 years old and went to Ft. Smith, Arkansas and from there he came to this county. In 1855 he married Miss Kiziah A. Burton, daughter of the late John B. Burton and they had four children. John and Mary, deceased, and Mrs. Helen C. Hobbs, of this city and Mrs. Miissie K. Martin of Kansas City. On Jan. 27, 1862, Mrs. Pharis died and left her husband and two children. And then after the war, he and Mrs. Columbia C. McDowell, a daughter of the late Senator Littleberry Mason, married and had three children. Mrs. Jennie H. Ray of Cassville, Mrs. Kate Griffith of Alva, Okla., and Blondville, and a son who died in infancy. Pharis and Hunter Martin came in from Kansas City, Tuesday noon to attend their grandfather's funeral, the late D. P. Pharis. They left for Claremore, Okla., Tuesday. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Democrat |
| Date | Oct. 10, 1908, Saturday |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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