Occupation; lumberman
Father; Jas. Moorehead
Mother; Sally Mayberry
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Lexington Intelligencer, October 27, 1922.
JAMES R. MOOREHEAD, SR. DEAD
Was Ill Ten Days of Heart Trouble Aggravated by Pneumonia
James R. Moorehead, Sr., died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the Research Hospital, Kansas City, after an illness of ten days of heart trouble aggravated by pneumonia.
Mr. Moorehead was born in Romney, West Virginia, February 13, 1862, and came to Lexington with his mother in 1873. His father whom he never saw, was killed in 1863, during a battle Chancelorville of the Civil War. Mr. Moorehead completed his education at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., graduating with the class of 1884. On March 4th, 1886, he engaged in the lumber business with which he was identified the remainder of his life. He was married February 26, 1887 to Miss Addie Boulware, of Fulton, Mo., who with two sons, James R., and Wingate Moorehead, survive him.
Mr. Moorehead was chosen secretary of the Southwest Lumberman's Association in January, 1914, and in May of the same year he moved to Kansas City, where the offices of the association are located. Mr. Moorehead was a man of exceptionally good influence. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and of the Knights Templar. He took an active interest in every movement for the betterment of the community in which he lived, and was a student of all vital questions effecting every day life. For several years he was secretary of the Lexington Building & Load Association, and to this he gave the same intelligent oversight as he did in everything he attempted. Furthermore, he was for a time secretary of the National Retail Merchants Association, which took a great deal of his time, and in this position he was frequently called to different parts of the country as an authority on questions peculiar to retail merchants' interests.
The body was brought to Lexington Tuesday night and taken to the home of his son. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Robt. L. Cowan. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masons. The body will be attended by honorary, pallbearers, J.H. Forseman, J.A. Bowman, Louis Sibel, and J.H. Thompson, of Kansas City; Jas. Costello, Liberty, Mo., and F.D. Bolman, Leavenworth, Kans.
The active pallbearers will be his old friends and associates in Lexington--J.G. Crenshaw, I.G. Neale, E.N. Hopkins, W.B. Waddell, Edw. Aull, and E.J. McGrew.
Lexington Intelligencer, November 10, 1922
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Resolutions
Be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, that by the death of James R. Moorehead, a great loss has been sustained by the community.
When a young man, Mr. Moorehead started a business enterprise here, which successfully continued until his death. By close attention and careful business methods, with courteous treatment and honest dealings for his customers and others, he attained a position of great prominence, one that was not limited to his home county. In recent years, he was called to a wider field of work and has held a very responsible position with a large enterprise at Kansas City. This work brought him into association with active business men in many different states. Here again, by those same traits of character and rules of conduct that so firmly established him in the esteem of home people, he soon won the confidence and admiration of his new employers and associates.
However, Mr. Moorehead did not allow his business cares to interfere with his public duties. Lexington has never had a citizen with a better community spirit. He was not only ready to do his full part, but took the lead in promoting the many projects of general good to his home town, country and state, to which causes he contributed liberally, both labor and money.
The church, fraternal societies and political organizations of which he was a member, found him to be the same kind and persevering person and courteous gentleman he proved himself to be in the business world.
In his home life this good man showed more than elsewhere his true character and worth. A most dutiful and attentive son, a loving husband, kind father and grandfather, a fine man has gone but he left memories that will last long and speak louder than any resolutions.
It is further resolved that these resolutions be recorded by the Secretary of this Board and that he furnishes to the newspapers of Lexington and to the family copies of these resolutions.
Info courtesy of contrib. # 47526185
Father; Jas. Moorehead
Mother; Sally Mayberry
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Lexington Intelligencer, October 27, 1922.
JAMES R. MOOREHEAD, SR. DEAD
Was Ill Ten Days of Heart Trouble Aggravated by Pneumonia
James R. Moorehead, Sr., died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the Research Hospital, Kansas City, after an illness of ten days of heart trouble aggravated by pneumonia.
Mr. Moorehead was born in Romney, West Virginia, February 13, 1862, and came to Lexington with his mother in 1873. His father whom he never saw, was killed in 1863, during a battle Chancelorville of the Civil War. Mr. Moorehead completed his education at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., graduating with the class of 1884. On March 4th, 1886, he engaged in the lumber business with which he was identified the remainder of his life. He was married February 26, 1887 to Miss Addie Boulware, of Fulton, Mo., who with two sons, James R., and Wingate Moorehead, survive him.
Mr. Moorehead was chosen secretary of the Southwest Lumberman's Association in January, 1914, and in May of the same year he moved to Kansas City, where the offices of the association are located. Mr. Moorehead was a man of exceptionally good influence. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and of the Knights Templar. He took an active interest in every movement for the betterment of the community in which he lived, and was a student of all vital questions effecting every day life. For several years he was secretary of the Lexington Building & Load Association, and to this he gave the same intelligent oversight as he did in everything he attempted. Furthermore, he was for a time secretary of the National Retail Merchants Association, which took a great deal of his time, and in this position he was frequently called to different parts of the country as an authority on questions peculiar to retail merchants' interests.
The body was brought to Lexington Tuesday night and taken to the home of his son. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Robt. L. Cowan. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masons. The body will be attended by honorary, pallbearers, J.H. Forseman, J.A. Bowman, Louis Sibel, and J.H. Thompson, of Kansas City; Jas. Costello, Liberty, Mo., and F.D. Bolman, Leavenworth, Kans.
The active pallbearers will be his old friends and associates in Lexington--J.G. Crenshaw, I.G. Neale, E.N. Hopkins, W.B. Waddell, Edw. Aull, and E.J. McGrew.
Lexington Intelligencer, November 10, 1922
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Resolutions
Be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, that by the death of James R. Moorehead, a great loss has been sustained by the community.
When a young man, Mr. Moorehead started a business enterprise here, which successfully continued until his death. By close attention and careful business methods, with courteous treatment and honest dealings for his customers and others, he attained a position of great prominence, one that was not limited to his home county. In recent years, he was called to a wider field of work and has held a very responsible position with a large enterprise at Kansas City. This work brought him into association with active business men in many different states. Here again, by those same traits of character and rules of conduct that so firmly established him in the esteem of home people, he soon won the confidence and admiration of his new employers and associates.
However, Mr. Moorehead did not allow his business cares to interfere with his public duties. Lexington has never had a citizen with a better community spirit. He was not only ready to do his full part, but took the lead in promoting the many projects of general good to his home town, country and state, to which causes he contributed liberally, both labor and money.
The church, fraternal societies and political organizations of which he was a member, found him to be the same kind and persevering person and courteous gentleman he proved himself to be in the business world.
In his home life this good man showed more than elsewhere his true character and worth. A most dutiful and attentive son, a loving husband, kind father and grandfather, a fine man has gone but he left memories that will last long and speak louder than any resolutions.
It is further resolved that these resolutions be recorded by the Secretary of this Board and that he furnishes to the newspapers of Lexington and to the family copies of these resolutions.
Info courtesy of contrib. # 47526185
Occupation; lumberman
Father; Jas. Moorehead
Mother; Sally Mayberry
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Lexington Intelligencer, October 27, 1922.
JAMES R. MOOREHEAD, SR. DEAD
Was Ill Ten Days of Heart Trouble Aggravated by Pneumonia
James R. Moorehead, Sr., died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the Research Hospital, Kansas City, after an illness of ten days of heart trouble aggravated by pneumonia.
Mr. Moorehead was born in Romney, West Virginia, February 13, 1862, and came to Lexington with his mother in 1873. His father whom he never saw, was killed in 1863, during a battle Chancelorville of the Civil War. Mr. Moorehead completed his education at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., graduating with the class of 1884. On March 4th, 1886, he engaged in the lumber business with which he was identified the remainder of his life. He was married February 26, 1887 to Miss Addie Boulware, of Fulton, Mo., who with two sons, James R., and Wingate Moorehead, survive him.
Mr. Moorehead was chosen secretary of the Southwest Lumberman's Association in January, 1914, and in May of the same year he moved to Kansas City, where the offices of the association are located. Mr. Moorehead was a man of exceptionally good influence. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and of the Knights Templar. He took an active interest in every movement for the betterment of the community in which he lived, and was a student of all vital questions effecting every day life. For several years he was secretary of the Lexington Building & Load Association, and to this he gave the same intelligent oversight as he did in everything he attempted. Furthermore, he was for a time secretary of the National Retail Merchants Association, which took a great deal of his time, and in this position he was frequently called to different parts of the country as an authority on questions peculiar to retail merchants' interests.
The body was brought to Lexington Tuesday night and taken to the home of his son. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Robt. L. Cowan. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masons. The body will be attended by honorary, pallbearers, J.H. Forseman, J.A. Bowman, Louis Sibel, and J.H. Thompson, of Kansas City; Jas. Costello, Liberty, Mo., and F.D. Bolman, Leavenworth, Kans.
The active pallbearers will be his old friends and associates in Lexington--J.G. Crenshaw, I.G. Neale, E.N. Hopkins, W.B. Waddell, Edw. Aull, and E.J. McGrew.
Lexington Intelligencer, November 10, 1922
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Resolutions
Be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, that by the death of James R. Moorehead, a great loss has been sustained by the community.
When a young man, Mr. Moorehead started a business enterprise here, which successfully continued until his death. By close attention and careful business methods, with courteous treatment and honest dealings for his customers and others, he attained a position of great prominence, one that was not limited to his home county. In recent years, he was called to a wider field of work and has held a very responsible position with a large enterprise at Kansas City. This work brought him into association with active business men in many different states. Here again, by those same traits of character and rules of conduct that so firmly established him in the esteem of home people, he soon won the confidence and admiration of his new employers and associates.
However, Mr. Moorehead did not allow his business cares to interfere with his public duties. Lexington has never had a citizen with a better community spirit. He was not only ready to do his full part, but took the lead in promoting the many projects of general good to his home town, country and state, to which causes he contributed liberally, both labor and money.
The church, fraternal societies and political organizations of which he was a member, found him to be the same kind and persevering person and courteous gentleman he proved himself to be in the business world.
In his home life this good man showed more than elsewhere his true character and worth. A most dutiful and attentive son, a loving husband, kind father and grandfather, a fine man has gone but he left memories that will last long and speak louder than any resolutions.
It is further resolved that these resolutions be recorded by the Secretary of this Board and that he furnishes to the newspapers of Lexington and to the family copies of these resolutions.
Info courtesy of contrib. # 47526185
Father; Jas. Moorehead
Mother; Sally Mayberry
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Lexington Intelligencer, October 27, 1922.
JAMES R. MOOREHEAD, SR. DEAD
Was Ill Ten Days of Heart Trouble Aggravated by Pneumonia
James R. Moorehead, Sr., died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at the Research Hospital, Kansas City, after an illness of ten days of heart trouble aggravated by pneumonia.
Mr. Moorehead was born in Romney, West Virginia, February 13, 1862, and came to Lexington with his mother in 1873. His father whom he never saw, was killed in 1863, during a battle Chancelorville of the Civil War. Mr. Moorehead completed his education at Westminster College, Fulton, Mo., graduating with the class of 1884. On March 4th, 1886, he engaged in the lumber business with which he was identified the remainder of his life. He was married February 26, 1887 to Miss Addie Boulware, of Fulton, Mo., who with two sons, James R., and Wingate Moorehead, survive him.
Mr. Moorehead was chosen secretary of the Southwest Lumberman's Association in January, 1914, and in May of the same year he moved to Kansas City, where the offices of the association are located. Mr. Moorehead was a man of exceptionally good influence. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and of the Knights Templar. He took an active interest in every movement for the betterment of the community in which he lived, and was a student of all vital questions effecting every day life. For several years he was secretary of the Lexington Building & Load Association, and to this he gave the same intelligent oversight as he did in everything he attempted. Furthermore, he was for a time secretary of the National Retail Merchants Association, which took a great deal of his time, and in this position he was frequently called to different parts of the country as an authority on questions peculiar to retail merchants' interests.
The body was brought to Lexington Tuesday night and taken to the home of his son. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Robt. L. Cowan. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Masons. The body will be attended by honorary, pallbearers, J.H. Forseman, J.A. Bowman, Louis Sibel, and J.H. Thompson, of Kansas City; Jas. Costello, Liberty, Mo., and F.D. Bolman, Leavenworth, Kans.
The active pallbearers will be his old friends and associates in Lexington--J.G. Crenshaw, I.G. Neale, E.N. Hopkins, W.B. Waddell, Edw. Aull, and E.J. McGrew.
Lexington Intelligencer, November 10, 1922
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Resolutions
Be it resolved by the Board of Directors of the Lexington Chamber of Commerce, that by the death of James R. Moorehead, a great loss has been sustained by the community.
When a young man, Mr. Moorehead started a business enterprise here, which successfully continued until his death. By close attention and careful business methods, with courteous treatment and honest dealings for his customers and others, he attained a position of great prominence, one that was not limited to his home county. In recent years, he was called to a wider field of work and has held a very responsible position with a large enterprise at Kansas City. This work brought him into association with active business men in many different states. Here again, by those same traits of character and rules of conduct that so firmly established him in the esteem of home people, he soon won the confidence and admiration of his new employers and associates.
However, Mr. Moorehead did not allow his business cares to interfere with his public duties. Lexington has never had a citizen with a better community spirit. He was not only ready to do his full part, but took the lead in promoting the many projects of general good to his home town, country and state, to which causes he contributed liberally, both labor and money.
The church, fraternal societies and political organizations of which he was a member, found him to be the same kind and persevering person and courteous gentleman he proved himself to be in the business world.
In his home life this good man showed more than elsewhere his true character and worth. A most dutiful and attentive son, a loving husband, kind father and grandfather, a fine man has gone but he left memories that will last long and speak louder than any resolutions.
It is further resolved that these resolutions be recorded by the Secretary of this Board and that he furnishes to the newspapers of Lexington and to the family copies of these resolutions.
Info courtesy of contrib. # 47526185
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