May, Fariss H.
F. H. May, Aged and Beloved Citizen, Died Saturday Afternoon
Fariss H. (Hagood) May, one of Gadsden county's most prominent and highly respected citizens, died at his home 5 miles north of Quincy Saturday morning, February 23.
For several years the deceased had been in ill health, but for no great length of time had he, on any occasion, been confined to his home. The end came eary Saturday morning with but little warning, and the community was shocked as the information passed from person to person announcing the death of one who was so justly esteemed by all who had known him.
Born in this county April 3, 1849, he was one of five children of Joel Fariss May and Jane E. Hargood, both of whom were natives of Virginia, and among the early settlers of this county.
On January 28, 1880, Mr. May was united in marriage to Miss Lula Perry, of Baker county, Georgia, and to this union were born Mrs. H. H. Mallare, of Mascott; F. Perry May, of Quincy; Oscar F. May, of Mascott; Mrs. J. M. Oliver, and Fountain H. May, of Quincy; Edward Q. May, of Trenton; Fred L. May and Lucien M. May, of Quincy, all of whom, together with a brother, Frank P. May, Sr., survive him.
Mr. May, on January 6, 1872, united with the Presbyterian church of this city, and throughout that long period of time had been one of its most faithful and influential members. With a cordial greeting for, and a sympathetic interest in, all with whom he came in contact, he easily won friends, and with a sincerity and devotion that were characteristic of him, bound them more closely to him as their a acquaintance ripened. And yet, it was in home that one must have known him to have become aware of the most attractive and admirable qualities of the man. There, as a tender and considerate husband and father, he was also one of the most thoughtful and hospitable of hosts, and ever experienced genuine pleasure in the entertainment of his friends.
In the presence of a great number of relatives and life-long friends, the funeral service was conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:30 0'clock in the Philadelphia church, the Reverends D. J. Blackwell and H. A. Love, officiating; and the body was laid to rest in the family burying ground, adjoining the old church, near which he had received the greater part of his education, and had spent his life.
[Article courtesy of The Gadsden County Times, February 28, 1924]
F. H. May, Aged and Beloved Citizen, Died Saturday Afternoon
Fariss H. (Hagood) May, one of Gadsden county's most prominent and highly respected citizens, died at his home 5 miles north of Quincy Saturday morning, February 23.
For several years the deceased had been in ill health, but for no great length of time had he, on any occasion, been confined to his home. The end came eary Saturday morning with but little warning, and the community was shocked as the information passed from person to person announcing the death of one who was so justly esteemed by all who had known him.
Born in this county April 3, 1849, he was one of five children of Joel Fariss May and Jane E. Hargood, both of whom were natives of Virginia, and among the early settlers of this county.
On January 28, 1880, Mr. May was united in marriage to Miss Lula Perry, of Baker county, Georgia, and to this union were born Mrs. H. H. Mallare, of Mascott; F. Perry May, of Quincy; Oscar F. May, of Mascott; Mrs. J. M. Oliver, and Fountain H. May, of Quincy; Edward Q. May, of Trenton; Fred L. May and Lucien M. May, of Quincy, all of whom, together with a brother, Frank P. May, Sr., survive him.
Mr. May, on January 6, 1872, united with the Presbyterian church of this city, and throughout that long period of time had been one of its most faithful and influential members. With a cordial greeting for, and a sympathetic interest in, all with whom he came in contact, he easily won friends, and with a sincerity and devotion that were characteristic of him, bound them more closely to him as their a acquaintance ripened. And yet, it was in home that one must have known him to have become aware of the most attractive and admirable qualities of the man. There, as a tender and considerate husband and father, he was also one of the most thoughtful and hospitable of hosts, and ever experienced genuine pleasure in the entertainment of his friends.
In the presence of a great number of relatives and life-long friends, the funeral service was conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:30 0'clock in the Philadelphia church, the Reverends D. J. Blackwell and H. A. Love, officiating; and the body was laid to rest in the family burying ground, adjoining the old church, near which he had received the greater part of his education, and had spent his life.
[Article courtesy of The Gadsden County Times, February 28, 1924]
May, Fariss H.
F. H. May, Aged and Beloved Citizen, Died Saturday Afternoon
Fariss H. (Hagood) May, one of Gadsden county's most prominent and highly respected citizens, died at his home 5 miles north of Quincy Saturday morning, February 23.
For several years the deceased had been in ill health, but for no great length of time had he, on any occasion, been confined to his home. The end came eary Saturday morning with but little warning, and the community was shocked as the information passed from person to person announcing the death of one who was so justly esteemed by all who had known him.
Born in this county April 3, 1849, he was one of five children of Joel Fariss May and Jane E. Hargood, both of whom were natives of Virginia, and among the early settlers of this county.
On January 28, 1880, Mr. May was united in marriage to Miss Lula Perry, of Baker county, Georgia, and to this union were born Mrs. H. H. Mallare, of Mascott; F. Perry May, of Quincy; Oscar F. May, of Mascott; Mrs. J. M. Oliver, and Fountain H. May, of Quincy; Edward Q. May, of Trenton; Fred L. May and Lucien M. May, of Quincy, all of whom, together with a brother, Frank P. May, Sr., survive him.
Mr. May, on January 6, 1872, united with the Presbyterian church of this city, and throughout that long period of time had been one of its most faithful and influential members. With a cordial greeting for, and a sympathetic interest in, all with whom he came in contact, he easily won friends, and with a sincerity and devotion that were characteristic of him, bound them more closely to him as their a acquaintance ripened. And yet, it was in home that one must have known him to have become aware of the most attractive and admirable qualities of the man. There, as a tender and considerate husband and father, he was also one of the most thoughtful and hospitable of hosts, and ever experienced genuine pleasure in the entertainment of his friends.
In the presence of a great number of relatives and life-long friends, the funeral service was conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:30 0'clock in the Philadelphia church, the Reverends D. J. Blackwell and H. A. Love, officiating; and the body was laid to rest in the family burying ground, adjoining the old church, near which he had received the greater part of his education, and had spent his life.
[Article courtesy of The Gadsden County Times, February 28, 1924]
F. H. May, Aged and Beloved Citizen, Died Saturday Afternoon
Fariss H. (Hagood) May, one of Gadsden county's most prominent and highly respected citizens, died at his home 5 miles north of Quincy Saturday morning, February 23.
For several years the deceased had been in ill health, but for no great length of time had he, on any occasion, been confined to his home. The end came eary Saturday morning with but little warning, and the community was shocked as the information passed from person to person announcing the death of one who was so justly esteemed by all who had known him.
Born in this county April 3, 1849, he was one of five children of Joel Fariss May and Jane E. Hargood, both of whom were natives of Virginia, and among the early settlers of this county.
On January 28, 1880, Mr. May was united in marriage to Miss Lula Perry, of Baker county, Georgia, and to this union were born Mrs. H. H. Mallare, of Mascott; F. Perry May, of Quincy; Oscar F. May, of Mascott; Mrs. J. M. Oliver, and Fountain H. May, of Quincy; Edward Q. May, of Trenton; Fred L. May and Lucien M. May, of Quincy, all of whom, together with a brother, Frank P. May, Sr., survive him.
Mr. May, on January 6, 1872, united with the Presbyterian church of this city, and throughout that long period of time had been one of its most faithful and influential members. With a cordial greeting for, and a sympathetic interest in, all with whom he came in contact, he easily won friends, and with a sincerity and devotion that were characteristic of him, bound them more closely to him as their a acquaintance ripened. And yet, it was in home that one must have known him to have become aware of the most attractive and admirable qualities of the man. There, as a tender and considerate husband and father, he was also one of the most thoughtful and hospitable of hosts, and ever experienced genuine pleasure in the entertainment of his friends.
In the presence of a great number of relatives and life-long friends, the funeral service was conducted Sunday afternoon at 3:30 0'clock in the Philadelphia church, the Reverends D. J. Blackwell and H. A. Love, officiating; and the body was laid to rest in the family burying ground, adjoining the old church, near which he had received the greater part of his education, and had spent his life.
[Article courtesy of The Gadsden County Times, February 28, 1924]
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