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Home Advocate
Friday, 24 July 1885, page 3

DIED.

At his residence in the town of Farmerville, on Monday, July 20th 1885, Mr. Wm. 
B. H. Poer, aged 66 years, 2 months and 27 days. 
Our community was greatly startled and shocked on the afternoon of the 20th inst., 
by the report that Mr. Poer had suddenly died. That while apparently in good health, 
he had been stricken down with heart disease. Never was the truth of the sacred 
lesson more forcibly and indelibly impressed upon the mind, that, "in the midst of 
life, we are in death."
Mr. Poer was born in Montgomery County N.C. on the 19th April 1823. He moved to 
Union parish in the year 1848 where he has resided since that time. He has ever 
enjoyed the confidence of our citizens and has several times been called by them 
to fill positions of honor and trust. The bereaved family and relatives have our 
heart felt sympathy.

[Note: William B. H. Poer was the mayor of Farmerville at the time of his death.]

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Home Advocate
Friday, 31 July 1885, page 3

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Farmerville La., July 20th 1885.
At a special meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the town of Farmerville, La., the 
following resolutions were adopted:
    WHEREAS it has pleased an all wise Creator to remove from our midst our worthy 
    citizen and faithful servant, W. B. H. Poer, 
    THEREFORE be it resolved: That in the death of our late Mayor, W. B. H. Poer, 
    the town has lost an honest and upright official, and a good citizen; his family, 
    a kind husband and a most affectionate father.
    RESOLVED: That we deeply sympathize with the family of our deceased companion in 
    this their sad affliction, and this Board and community deeply mourn his loss. 
    BE it further resolved: That these resolution[s] be inscribed on our record and 
    same be published in the HOME ADVOCATE and the Farmerville Gazette, and that a 
    copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of our late Mayor.
		T. F. Gilbert, Mayor pro. tem.
		D. Stein, 
		H. Lludwig
		I. Shuster, Aldermen.

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