Barry County Missouri Miscellaneous Data Willie Sneed 
Source: Scrapbook bought at the estate sale of Vivian Roller by Ted W. Roller

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Paper dated Oct. 1, 1904 Willie, the elder of whom died in 1893. Willie,
the only son, is now twenty-one years of age. He is assistant cashier of
the Bank of Green Forest and is  a  young  man  of  good  character  and
excellent business qualifications.

Mr. Sneed left no will, consequently the settlement of  his  affairs  is
left in the hands of the widow and son. His  business  is  all  in  good
shape, not a dollar of indebtedness standing against it. For  some  time
past the evidence of debt have been name to read in favor of W.R.  Sneed
& Son. No administration papers will be taken out.

W.R. Sneed was one of the strongest pillars of finance in this  part  of
the state. While he was a shrewd and exceedingly careful business man in
his way, yet there was never  a  more  generous  hearted  man  with  his
patrons ever did business in the country. His creditors were never given
a particle of trouble as long as they manifested a desire to pay. He has
loaned thousands after thousands of dollars where the honor of  the  man
he was dealing with was his strongest security and he seldom suffered on
account of the confidence thus exercised. He was a man that proceeded at
all times on the theory that honest is the best policy and on his  dying
bed he expressed great  consolation  in  the  fact  that  he  had  never
knowingly cheated a customer out of the value of anything.  Mr.  Sneed's
life and manner of dealing was a thorough demonstration that wealth  can
be honestly acquired.



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