OBITUARY: James H. Faris, Medford, Jackson County, Oregon ********************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 2 May 2003 *************************************************************************** Medford (Oregon) Mail, Friday, 16 Jun 1893, p. 2 AN HONORED MAN AT REST When the death of Mr. James H. Faris was announced on our streets Wednesday afternoon not a man, woman or child was there who heard the sad news but gave expression "he was a splendid, noble man. I liked Mr. Faris--everybody liked him." While his death had been expected almost any day during his protracted illness of two or three months, yet when the day came there was soon a cloud of gloom spread over our beautiful city which will not soon be dispersed. Probably there was not another man in Medford who commanded the high degree of regard from all people as did Mr. Faris. He was square, honest, upright in all his business transactions and socially a most pleasant gentleman to meet. He had held the position of city recorder for two terms and was unanimously elected last January to the same office for the third time. He had also held the position of school clerk for over two years. Prior to his coming to Medford he held the office of county treasurer in Nebraska for eight years. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and at the time of his death was an elder in the Medford church of that denomination. Deceased was a trifle over fifty years of age, and of the family who remain to mourn his demise there are a wife, five sons and one daughter, the oldest being about twenty-five and the youngest, the daughter, about three. The funeral services were conducted by the Odd Fellows and were held at the beautiful new family residence on Thursday afternoon, discourse by Rev. A. S. Foster, and was attended by a very large concourse of sympathizing friends. Interment was made in Odd Fellows' cemetery. Mr. Faris was a member of the I.O.O.F., the A.F.& A.M., the A.O.U.W. and the G.A.R., and all of these societies attended the funeral in a body and followed the remains of their true, noble brother to their last resting place.