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John Jefferson Farnsworth

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John Jefferson Farnsworth

Birth
Saint Marys, Pleasants County, West Virginia, USA
Death
26 Sep 1985 (aged 90)
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Peace
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"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV
3 Oct 1985

JOHN J. FARNSWORTH
26 Sep 1985

John J. Farnsworth, 90, of Parkersburg, died at his residence Thursday after a sudden illness.

He was born in St. Marys, son of the late James and Jenny Brown Farnsworth. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Deucher, OH, was a World War I veteran, a 50-year member of Parkersburg Post No. 15, American Legion, (unreadable).

He formerly worked in the oil fields in Silverton, had owned and operated Farnsworth Trucking and had owned and operated the Camden Avenue Cash Mart.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Martha McIntosh Farnsworth; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Juanita) Taylor and Mrs. Denzil (Mary) Twyman of Parkersburg; a brother, Ed Farnsworth of Wellsville, OH; two sisters, Nettie Thompson of Wellsville, and Betty Baker of Midland, PA; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 2pm Sunday at the Kimes Funeral Home. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens.
"St. Marys Oracle" -- St. Marys, WV
3 Oct 1985

JOHN J. FARNSWORTH
26 Sep 1985

John J. Farnsworth, 90, of Parkersburg, died at his residence Thursday after a sudden illness.

He was born in St. Marys, son of the late James and Jenny Brown Farnsworth. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Deucher, OH, was a World War I veteran, a 50-year member of Parkersburg Post No. 15, American Legion, (unreadable).

He formerly worked in the oil fields in Silverton, had owned and operated Farnsworth Trucking and had owned and operated the Camden Avenue Cash Mart.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Martha McIntosh Farnsworth; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Juanita) Taylor and Mrs. Denzil (Mary) Twyman of Parkersburg; a brother, Ed Farnsworth of Wellsville, OH; two sisters, Nettie Thompson of Wellsville, and Betty Baker of Midland, PA; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held at 2pm Sunday at the Kimes Funeral Home. Burial was in Sunset Memory Gardens.


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