Larimore
Family
Obituaries
From the Florence Times, Thursday,
October 25, 1928, pp.1 & 8.
DEATH
COMES TO LARIMORE IN HOSPITAL
Funeral
Tomorrow at Poplar St. Church Of
Christ
Herschel
Larimore, aged 54, life-long resident of
Funeral
services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Poplar
Street Church
of Christ, with Rev. B. F. Harding, of Columbia, Tenn.,
former Florence pastor, officiating, assissted
by
Rev. R. L. Motley, pastor of the First Baptist church, and Rev. F.
Lucien
Malone, rector of Trinity Episcopal church. Burial will be in the
Born
In County
Mr.
Larimore, who was born at Mars Hill and had resided all his life
in
Lauderdale County, is survived by his wife, one son, T. B. Larimore, of
Washington,
D. C., now en route to Florence: one daughter, Mrs. Myra Larimore,
a
teacher from Bowling Green, Ky., who
reached Florence
last night: a brother, A. V. Larimore, of Florence: two sisters, Mrs.
J. W.
George, of Florence, and Mrs. F. F. White, of Fresno, Cal., and his
father T.
B. Larimore, of Santa Anna, Cal. Previous to their marriage in
Mr.
Larimore was formerly a successful farmer before his entry into public
life. He was first appointed tax collector for Lauderdale county and then was elected to this same position
for
several terms. At the Democratic primary he was nominated for
probate
judge.
City
Sorrowful
The
untimely death of Mr. Larimore cast a pall of sorrow over the entire
city and
district Thursday as he was widely known and loved, and numbered his
friends by
the legion. Mr. Larimore was a past president of the Florence
Kiwanis
club and had for years taken an active part in civic
betterment.
His
death
last night followed the heroic efforts to prevent a fatal termination
after the
auto accident. However even after a blood
transfusion
operation had been performed yesterday morning at the hospital,
attending
physicians expressed fears that his injuries were so serious that death
might
be expected. Following the transfusion operation, however,
Mr.
Larimore was reported to have shown improvement, but this soon passed
and he
gradually grew weaker until death came shortly after 9 o'clock last
night.
The
list of pallbearers had not been completed at press
time today, but
were to be announced later.
From the
Social
Postponed
Out
of respec[t] for Herschel Larimore, the Rebekah
Halloween social, which was to be held at the Knights of Pythias
hall, has been indefinitely postponed, according to an announcement by
those in
charge of arrangements.
From the
DEATH
SUMMONS HERSCHEL LARIMORE AFTER AUTOMOBILE CRASH
Herschel
Larimore, 54, democrat [sic] nominee for Probate Judge, life-long
resident
of Lauderdale and one among the most widely known citizens of the
county, died
shortly after 9 o'clock Wednesday night at the Eliza Coffee
Memorial
hospital from fatal injuries, sustained in an automobile crash early
Wednesday
morning on the Jackson Highway between Sheffield and Florence at the
underpass
on the south side of the river.
Shortly
after the accident Percy Hoskins and G. E. Pickens, both of whom were
enroute to
Examination
by a number of physicians disclosed his condition to be very
serous.
Every effort was made to save his life. Friends offered blood for
transfusions. One was given him in an effort to overcome the loss
of
blood and a recent transfusion to which he submitted for the benefit of
a sick
friend. His injuries consisted of a fractured skull, fractured
jaw bone,
badly lacerated knee and fractured hip, also severe cuts and abrasions
about
his face and body.
As
was his
custom he arose early Wednesday morning, and after getting his mail
went to
Before
his
entry into a public career Mr. Larimore was a successful farmer.
After
being appointed tax collector of this county he was elected to that
office for
a number of terms before being nominated for the office of probate
judge.
He was a past president of the Florence Kiwanis Club. He never
let an
opportunity pass to aid in any worthy civic undertaking that came his
way. He was held in the highest esteem by a legion of friends who
mourn
his untimely passing and express deep sympathy to those
surviving.
Funeral
services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Poplar street
[sic] Church of Christ with Rev. B. F. Harding, of Columbia, Tenn., former pastor here, officiating, assisted
by Dr. R.
L. Motely of the First Baptist Church and
Rev. Lucien
E. Malone, rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Morrison and
Phillips
will be in charge.
Mr.
Larimore, who was born at Mars Hill, is survived by his wife, one son
T. B.
Larimore, of Washington, D. C., who arrived here last night; one
daughter, Miss
Myra Larimore, teacher at Bowling Green, Ky.,
who
arrived here Wednesday night; one brother, A. V. Larimore, of Florence;
two
sisters, Mrs. J. W. George, of Florence, and Mrs. F. E.
[sic] White,
Fresno, Calif., and his father, T. B.
Larimore, of
Santa Anna, Calif.
Active
pall
bearers are: John L. Hughston, Bradford
Ragsdale, C.
W. Young, H. P. Lucas, E. C. Till, W. R. Chisholm, A. M. Brown, R. C.
Redd, E. G. Prosser and G. S.
Taylor.
Honorary
pall bearers are: J. R. Patterson, Rogersville, Ala.; W. A. Pettus,
Arkdell, Ala.; J. H. Belew,
Lexington, Ala.; J. H. Chapman, Montgomery, Ala.; C. B. Smith,
Montgomery,
Ala.; Ernest Allen, Nashville, Tenn.; E.
A. Henry,
Birmingham, Ala.; N. C. Elting, Turner
Rice, H. J.
Willingham, Judge J. J. Mitchell, Charles H. Price, R. T. Simpson,
Judge C. P. Almon, W. B. Brown, F. A.
Nolen, O. C. Hackworth, Wm.
Milliken, L. R. Timberlake, T. M. Rogers, R. W. Drane,
Tom N. Smith, W. F. McFarland, Robert M. Martin, Albert Moore, all of
Florence.
From the Sheffield Standard (
HERSCHEL LARIMORE DIES FROM INJURIES
BLOOD TRANSFUSION MADE IN EFFORT TO SAVE LIFE.
Herschel
Larimore of
There were
a number of
Mr. Larimore was reported to have partially regained consciousness during the operation and to have recognized Rev. Lucien Malone, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, and other friends who were by his side.
Judge
J. L.
Hughston, who had been summoned after the
accident,
called Mr. Larimore's daughter, Miss Myra Larimore, at
This was one of the most tragic occurences ever in this district, happening Wednesday morning about 7 o'clock when the Chevrolet touring car driven by Mr. Larimore, of Florence, crashed into the concerete base of the railroad underpass on Jackson Highway, on the Sheffield side.
According
to information received, Mr. Larimore had risen early, as was his
custom, had
driven to the
Percy Hoskins and G. E. Pickens arrived shortly after the accident and aided in extricating Mr. Larimore from the wreckage.
An
ambulance was called and the injured man rushed to the
Mr. Larimore's injuries, as examination at the hospital showed, consisted of a fractured skull at the base of the brain, a fractured jaw bone, fractured right hip and severe cuts and bruises about his body and face.
The accident caused widespread expressions of sorrow throughout the entire city as news of the crash spread rapidly. When it was known that blood was needed for a transfusion, the number of eager volunteers, practically all of them close friends of Mr. Larimore, crowded forward to offer their help.
Mr. Larimore is survived by his wife, one son, Herschel Larimore, Jr., of Washington, D. C., and a daughter, Miss Myra Larimore of Bowling Green, Ky.
Funeral
services will be held this (Friday) afternoon at the Christian Church
[sic],
From the
DEATH
Was Former Mars Hill Minister - Educator
Dr. T. B. Larimore, aged
85, former well known Christian minister and a
resident of Mars Hill, father of A. Virgil Larimore and Mrs. J. W.
George, of
Dr.
Larimore, who was born and reared in East Tennessee came to this
section just
after the Civil war [sic] and established a theological school at Mars
Hill in
1869 [sic], where he educated many preachers in the Christian
church. Dr.
Larimore continued this school until 1885 [sic] when he went into
evangelistic
work, being well known throughout the south [sic] and east
[sic] for
his evangelistic labors. He gave up
the general
evangelistic labor in 1923 to accept the
pastorate of
a church in Washington, D. C. He held this pastorate until the
fall of
1926 when he went to
Last fall, in December, he fell and fractured his hip but had apparently been recovering from this injury, leaving the hospital at Santa Anna last Feb. 3, and letters received since that time indicating that he was slowly regaining his health.
In
addition
to his son and daughter in
Note:
Larimore arrived in
From the Tuscumbia Times (
DEATH OF DR. T. B. LARIMORE.
Dr. T. B. Larimore, age 85, former well known minister and resident of Mars Hill, father of A. Virgil Larimore and Mrs. J. W. George of Florence, died Monday morning at Santa Anna, California, according to a brief message received by relatives.
In
addition
to the son and daughter in
From the
REV. LARIMORE GOES TO REWARD
Funeral
services for Dr. T. B. Larimore, aged 85, former resident of Mars Hill
and well
known Christian minister, who died Monday morning at
Dr.
Larimore was born and reared in
Dr.
Larimore
is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. J. W. George, of
Note: Larimore arrived in
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