Mrs. Barksdale died Jan. 17, 2013, at Grenada Living Center.
She was born on Apr. 11, 1915, in Itawamba County, to N. N. and Mattie Birmingham Farrar.
Mrs. Barksdale was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell G. Barksdale.
Survivors include two daughters, Sue Gregory of Grenada and Carol Liner of Cordova, Tenn.; a son, Bobby Ray Cummings of Columbus, Miss.; a sister, Elese Hinds of Mantachie; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Garner-Harper Funeral Home was in charge.
Grenada Star
1920 Census, Itawamba Co., MS:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Noonan Farrar M 33y Mississippi
wife Mattie P Farrar F 33y Alabama
son John E Farrar M 13y Mississippi
son William E Farrar M 13y Mississippi
son Robert H Farrar M 11y Mississippi
dau Era M Farrar F 9y Mississippi
son Elvin G Farrar M 7y Mississippi
son Daton L Farrar M 6y Mississippi
dau Norine Farrar F 4y Mississippi
dau Alis R Farrar F 2y2m Mississippi
United States Census, 1930
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Newnan Farrar M 44 Mississippi
wife Mattie Farrar F 42 Alabama
son Grafton Farrar M 18 Mississippi
son Dayton Farrar M 16 Mississippi
daughter Norine Farrar F 15 Mississippi
daughter Alice Farrar F 12 Mississippi
daughter Paula Farrar F 9 Mississippi
daughter Jonnie Farrar F 6 Mississippi
son Carville Farrar M 3 Mississippi
daughter Eelese Farrar F 1 Mississippi
Mrs. Barksdale died Jan. 17, 2013, at Grenada Living Center.
She was born on Apr. 11, 1915, in Itawamba County, to N. N. and Mattie Birmingham Farrar.
Mrs. Barksdale was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell G. Barksdale.
Survivors include two daughters, Sue Gregory of Grenada and Carol Liner of Cordova, Tenn.; a son, Bobby Ray Cummings of Columbus, Miss.; a sister, Elese Hinds of Mantachie; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 16 great-great-grandchildren.
Garner-Harper Funeral Home was in charge.
Grenada Star
1920 Census, Itawamba Co., MS:
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Noonan Farrar M 33y Mississippi
wife Mattie P Farrar F 33y Alabama
son John E Farrar M 13y Mississippi
son William E Farrar M 13y Mississippi
son Robert H Farrar M 11y Mississippi
dau Era M Farrar F 9y Mississippi
son Elvin G Farrar M 7y Mississippi
son Daton L Farrar M 6y Mississippi
dau Norine Farrar F 4y Mississippi
dau Alis R Farrar F 2y2m Mississippi
United States Census, 1930
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Newnan Farrar M 44 Mississippi
wife Mattie Farrar F 42 Alabama
son Grafton Farrar M 18 Mississippi
son Dayton Farrar M 16 Mississippi
daughter Norine Farrar F 15 Mississippi
daughter Alice Farrar F 12 Mississippi
daughter Paula Farrar F 9 Mississippi
daughter Jonnie Farrar F 6 Mississippi
son Carville Farrar M 3 Mississippi
daughter Eelese Farrar F 1 Mississippi
Family Members
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William Edmund Farrar
1906–1971
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John Edward Farrar
1906–1966
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Robert Hasten Farrar
1908–2002
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Era Mae Farrar Stephens
1909–2004
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Elvin Grafton Farrar
1911–1996
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Dayton Lee Farrar
1913–1970
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Alice Ray Farrar Rushing
1917–2006
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Paula Nadine Farrar Lytal
1921–2008
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Johnie Esther Farrar Hale
1923–2011
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Glenn Carville Farrar
1926–2002
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Mattie Elese Farrar Hinds
1929–2021
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