Statler Family Obituaries
Barks, Ira Elmer
Ira Barks died at his home near Marble Hill January 15, 1912 of pneumonia. He professed faith in Christ and united with the New Salem Baptist Church about six years ago and was a faithful Christian until death. He was a devoted husband and father. He leaves a wife and three children, a father, two brothers, two sisters and a host of friends to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by the writer after which the body was laid to rest in the Mt. Zion Cemetery to await the resurrection day.
Obituary found on the Find A Grave website and was printed in the January ??, 1912 edition of the Banner Press newspaper.
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