Iberia County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Pharr, Captain John Newton - November 21, 1903 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mary K. Creamer marykcreamer@yahoo.com March 2, 2019, 11:59 pm source: The Weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, November 28, 1903, Image 4 Capt. Pharr Is No More Passed Away at His Late Home In St. Mary Last Saturday Evening Remains Brought to New Iberia And Interred in Protestant Cemetery Funeral Was a Large One Captain John N. Pharr, the grand, good, loyal, honest and true citizen, prominent sugar planter, sterling friend and faithful Christian gentleman so well known and liked, honored and respected throughout the fair Pelican State, is no more and in his passing away Louisiana loses a man among men, one who has always strived to advance its interests and one whose memory will live forevermore. Captain Pharr died at his late home, Fairview plantation, St. Mary parish, last Saturday evening at 9:30 o'clock, at the advanced age of seventy-four years eight months and some days. While he had been ill for some time and had undergone an operation in N. O. a short time ago, his untimely death came unexpected to his family, relatives and innumerable friends. Remains were brought to New Iberia on the No. 5 passenger train from the East Monday afternoon, and accompanied by the family and relatives and a large delegation of friends and Masons. At the local depot a large number of Masons and hundreds of others met the remains and the funeral procession was formed, the remains being brought to the Protestant Cemetery for interment. The services at the grave were most impressive. Capt. John N. Pharr spent his early days in North Carolina, and while yet a young man he was obliged to start out for himself. He worked hard and earnestly, grasping every opportunity and never neglecting a chance to improve his education, which was obtained mostly in in (sic) the hard school of actual experiece (sic). When he had attained his twenty-first year he came to Louisiana. He first engaged steamboating, running on a boat, which plied up and down the Mississippi river, but in later years became a sugar planter and succeeded in amassing quite a fortune by his business ability. Despite the fact that his father was a Whig. Captain Pharr, when a young man, became identified with the Republican party and remained loyal until his death. Capt. Pharr was an earnest church worker. He was an active member of the Methodist church and was instrumental in building two churches in Louisiana, one in Morgan City and the other in Berwick. He was superintendent of the Sunday school in Berwick for over fifteen years. He was president of the Louisiana State Sunday School Association. Capt. Pharr was known as a man of kindly persuality (sic) and Christian character. He was whole-souled and generous with all those with whom he had business or social connections. His word was his bond and his integrity was never questioned. In his death the community at large suffers a great loss. source: The Weekly Messenger. (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, November 28, 1903, Image 3 Capt. John N. Pharr, of Berwick, La., died at his home in that town last Saturday. His remains were brought to New Iberia and intered (sic) in the family lot in that place. Capt. Pharr was a prominent sugar planter, lumberman, and a leading Republican, he is the man who claimed to have defeated Foster for Governor and dared the politicians and machine legislature to go beyond the returns. The people of Louisiana honestly believe that Capt. Pharr was elected Governor, but he was robbed by the political machine. source: The Lafayette Advertiser. (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, November 25, 1903, Morning, Image 1 Capt. Pharr, a prominent planter and lumberman, who was at one time a candidate for governor of Louisiana, died at his home in Berwick Saturday night. Capt. Pharr was well known in Lafayette and was the uncle of Misses Lola, Mary and Hettie Pharr and Mrs. Wm. Walker, of this place, and Mrs. M. R. Cushman, of Abbeville. source: The St. Mary Banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, November 28, 1903, Image 2 Death of Capt. John N. Pharr. Capt. John N. Pharr, a prominent citizen of this parish and one of the largest sugar planters in Louisiana, died at his home, on Fairview plantation, near Berwick, last Saturday night, Nov. 21st, at 10 o'clock, after a long illness, aged 75 years. Capt. Pharr for quite a length of time, had been suffering from indigestion and recently went to New Orleans to be operated on. His condition not improving he was taken back home where he breathed his last, surrounded by his family and friends. The late Mr. Pharr was a native of North Carolina. He Came to this State when quite a young man and was at one time a steamboat captain plying on the Mississippi river, later he engaged in the lumber and sugar business with much success. Capt. Pharr at one time took a prominent part in politics, being a candidate for Governor on the Republican ticket. He was up to the time of his death engaged in church and charitable work, being Methodist, he built two churches of that denomination, one at Morgan City, the other at Berwick. At the time of his death he was President of the Louisiana State Sunday School Association. Mr. Pharr was known to be a man of kindly personality and christian character, always ready to give a helping hand to those who were in need and his death is universally mourned. Besides a widow he leaves three sons, John A., Henry N. and Eugene A. Pharr. The funeral ceremonies took place at Pharr Chapel, in Morgan City, on Monday morning, Nov. 21st, and is said to be one of the largest ever witnessed in that town. The Masons, of which the deceased was a member, were in attendance, also several other organizations. Eloquent sermons were delivered by several prominent ministers. The remains were taken to New Iberia for burial. The ceremonies at the grave were performed by the Masonic Lodges of Morgan City and New Iberia. 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