Born in Liberty Hill,Heard County,Georgia and died in Fairfax,Chambers County,Alabama.
Son of William Timothy Orr and Mary Bailey Betterton Orr.I do not know for certain where they are interred but i presume it is in Liberty West Baptist Church in Louina.I have not located it as there are many unmarked graves,but William James and Temperance's son Guy is buried there and has a marker.
A GOLDEN WEDDING
An interesting event was the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Orr of
Roanoke, which was celebrated at the home of their son W. Oscar Orr, in
Langdale on July 22nd. The spacious home was decorated with gold and white
Canna lilies and stately ferns. The dining table center was decorated with
the wedding cake which was banded with gold and bore the dates 1873 and 1923.
This corresponded with the china ware which was of golden King Tut design.
The tea table was decorated with green and gold colors and was presided over
by Miss Mary Orr who wore a beautiful lavender canton crepe dress. At 3:30
o'clock the beautiful wedding cake was cut and served with gold colored ice
creme. Among the gifts that were received by the happy couple was fifty
dollars in gold which was presented by the four children who were present.
Those present were: W. Oscar Orr and family, Mrs. Ella Embrey and daughters
of Fairfax, Mr. W.T. Orr and children of Roanoke, Mr. Frank Orr of LaGrange,
Mrs. Jno. Orr and Miss Arrie Gray of Shawmut, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Smith of
Fairfax. S.L. Orr of Homer, La., and Chas. Orr of Columbus, Ga., were absent.
DEATH OF MR. W.J. ORR AT FAIRFAX ON WEDNESDAY
Last Wednesday afternoon, occurred the death of Mr. W.J. Orr at the home of
his daughter Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith in Fairfax. He had been ill one week. Mr. Orr
was 78 years of age. He was born in Georgia but spent the greater part of his
life in east Alabama. He at one time resided in Roanoke. The deceased was a
good man and a member of the Baptist church. A wide circle of friends will
learn with sadness of his death. A wife, four sons and two daughters survive.
One of the sons is Mr. W.T. Orr, popular letter carrier of Roanoke, Route 5.
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IN MEMORY OF W.J. ORR
At the home of his youngest daughter Mrs. Thomas J. Smith of Fairfax, Ala., at
3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 1926, surrounded by his helpmeet, his
living children except one, grandchildren and other relatives, the gentle,
brave spirit of Mr. William James Orr peacefully left the aged, very tired and
worn body to enter the realms of eternal rest.
The oldest son of Timothy and Mary (Betterton) Orr, born at Liberty Hill,
Georgia on April 5, 1848, the deceased was in his 79th year. Brought in early
childhood to Hickory Flat, Chambers county, Ala., where the family settled for
a few years, and in early manhood moved to old Louina, Randolph county, Ala.,
where for many years was engaged with his father in wagon and buggy making and
general mechanical work, in later life taking up farming as an avocation.
He married Temperance Stewart in July 1873, and to this union was born seven
children, all living to be grown; two daughters four sons and their mother
surviving him. Living in the same vicinity more than forty years of very
industrious and tireless trait, of more than ordinary common sense, possessing
a fine philosophy of life and an irrepressible sense of humor, being an
assiduous reader and student of current events, with high ideals on moral,
economic and political questions; with a quiet, unassuming personality, he was
universally honored and respected by the old and young generation of
neighbors. In early life he identified himself with the Missionary Baptist
church, continuing an active and consecrated member to the end.
In the intimate relations of private life, where character transcends
environment, in the role of husband, father, bread winner, advisor, confidant
and friend, incessantly applying himself to the strenuous task of rearing a
large family, providing the necessities of life by honest toil during an
economically depressed period, by daily precept and example instiling in his
children principles that redound to good citizenship and filial devotion that
afforded much consolation in the declining years.
Viewing in retrospection, from the vantage of the inner circle, the sterm
vicissitudes that beset this long life effort, where discouragements were met
with fight and fortitude, always self sacrificing, devoted, kind and true as
husband and father, the unassuming exemplar of the "golden rule" in neighborly
relations, with an abiding faith, hope, charity and humility in religion, we
reverently accredit as just meed the heroic shrine of our memory. A son
Son of William Timothy Orr and Mary Bailey Betterton Orr.I do not know for certain where they are interred but i presume it is in Liberty West Baptist Church in Louina.I have not located it as there are many unmarked graves,but William James and Temperance's son Guy is buried there and has a marker.
A GOLDEN WEDDING
An interesting event was the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Orr of
Roanoke, which was celebrated at the home of their son W. Oscar Orr, in
Langdale on July 22nd. The spacious home was decorated with gold and white
Canna lilies and stately ferns. The dining table center was decorated with
the wedding cake which was banded with gold and bore the dates 1873 and 1923.
This corresponded with the china ware which was of golden King Tut design.
The tea table was decorated with green and gold colors and was presided over
by Miss Mary Orr who wore a beautiful lavender canton crepe dress. At 3:30
o'clock the beautiful wedding cake was cut and served with gold colored ice
creme. Among the gifts that were received by the happy couple was fifty
dollars in gold which was presented by the four children who were present.
Those present were: W. Oscar Orr and family, Mrs. Ella Embrey and daughters
of Fairfax, Mr. W.T. Orr and children of Roanoke, Mr. Frank Orr of LaGrange,
Mrs. Jno. Orr and Miss Arrie Gray of Shawmut, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Smith of
Fairfax. S.L. Orr of Homer, La., and Chas. Orr of Columbus, Ga., were absent.
DEATH OF MR. W.J. ORR AT FAIRFAX ON WEDNESDAY
Last Wednesday afternoon, occurred the death of Mr. W.J. Orr at the home of
his daughter Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith in Fairfax. He had been ill one week. Mr. Orr
was 78 years of age. He was born in Georgia but spent the greater part of his
life in east Alabama. He at one time resided in Roanoke. The deceased was a
good man and a member of the Baptist church. A wide circle of friends will
learn with sadness of his death. A wife, four sons and two daughters survive.
One of the sons is Mr. W.T. Orr, popular letter carrier of Roanoke, Route 5.
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IN MEMORY OF W.J. ORR
At the home of his youngest daughter Mrs. Thomas J. Smith of Fairfax, Ala., at
3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 1926, surrounded by his helpmeet, his
living children except one, grandchildren and other relatives, the gentle,
brave spirit of Mr. William James Orr peacefully left the aged, very tired and
worn body to enter the realms of eternal rest.
The oldest son of Timothy and Mary (Betterton) Orr, born at Liberty Hill,
Georgia on April 5, 1848, the deceased was in his 79th year. Brought in early
childhood to Hickory Flat, Chambers county, Ala., where the family settled for
a few years, and in early manhood moved to old Louina, Randolph county, Ala.,
where for many years was engaged with his father in wagon and buggy making and
general mechanical work, in later life taking up farming as an avocation.
He married Temperance Stewart in July 1873, and to this union was born seven
children, all living to be grown; two daughters four sons and their mother
surviving him. Living in the same vicinity more than forty years of very
industrious and tireless trait, of more than ordinary common sense, possessing
a fine philosophy of life and an irrepressible sense of humor, being an
assiduous reader and student of current events, with high ideals on moral,
economic and political questions; with a quiet, unassuming personality, he was
universally honored and respected by the old and young generation of
neighbors. In early life he identified himself with the Missionary Baptist
church, continuing an active and consecrated member to the end.
In the intimate relations of private life, where character transcends
environment, in the role of husband, father, bread winner, advisor, confidant
and friend, incessantly applying himself to the strenuous task of rearing a
large family, providing the necessities of life by honest toil during an
economically depressed period, by daily precept and example instiling in his
children principles that redound to good citizenship and filial devotion that
afforded much consolation in the declining years.
Viewing in retrospection, from the vantage of the inner circle, the sterm
vicissitudes that beset this long life effort, where discouragements were met
with fight and fortitude, always self sacrificing, devoted, kind and true as
husband and father, the unassuming exemplar of the "golden rule" in neighborly
relations, with an abiding faith, hope, charity and humility in religion, we
reverently accredit as just meed the heroic shrine of our memory. A son
Born in Liberty Hill,Heard County,Georgia and died in Fairfax,Chambers County,Alabama.
Son of William Timothy Orr and Mary Bailey Betterton Orr.I do not know for certain where they are interred but i presume it is in Liberty West Baptist Church in Louina.I have not located it as there are many unmarked graves,but William James and Temperance's son Guy is buried there and has a marker.
A GOLDEN WEDDING
An interesting event was the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Orr of
Roanoke, which was celebrated at the home of their son W. Oscar Orr, in
Langdale on July 22nd. The spacious home was decorated with gold and white
Canna lilies and stately ferns. The dining table center was decorated with
the wedding cake which was banded with gold and bore the dates 1873 and 1923.
This corresponded with the china ware which was of golden King Tut design.
The tea table was decorated with green and gold colors and was presided over
by Miss Mary Orr who wore a beautiful lavender canton crepe dress. At 3:30
o'clock the beautiful wedding cake was cut and served with gold colored ice
creme. Among the gifts that were received by the happy couple was fifty
dollars in gold which was presented by the four children who were present.
Those present were: W. Oscar Orr and family, Mrs. Ella Embrey and daughters
of Fairfax, Mr. W.T. Orr and children of Roanoke, Mr. Frank Orr of LaGrange,
Mrs. Jno. Orr and Miss Arrie Gray of Shawmut, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Smith of
Fairfax. S.L. Orr of Homer, La., and Chas. Orr of Columbus, Ga., were absent.
DEATH OF MR. W.J. ORR AT FAIRFAX ON WEDNESDAY
Last Wednesday afternoon, occurred the death of Mr. W.J. Orr at the home of
his daughter Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith in Fairfax. He had been ill one week. Mr. Orr
was 78 years of age. He was born in Georgia but spent the greater part of his
life in east Alabama. He at one time resided in Roanoke. The deceased was a
good man and a member of the Baptist church. A wide circle of friends will
learn with sadness of his death. A wife, four sons and two daughters survive.
One of the sons is Mr. W.T. Orr, popular letter carrier of Roanoke, Route 5.
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IN MEMORY OF W.J. ORR
At the home of his youngest daughter Mrs. Thomas J. Smith of Fairfax, Ala., at
3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 1926, surrounded by his helpmeet, his
living children except one, grandchildren and other relatives, the gentle,
brave spirit of Mr. William James Orr peacefully left the aged, very tired and
worn body to enter the realms of eternal rest.
The oldest son of Timothy and Mary (Betterton) Orr, born at Liberty Hill,
Georgia on April 5, 1848, the deceased was in his 79th year. Brought in early
childhood to Hickory Flat, Chambers county, Ala., where the family settled for
a few years, and in early manhood moved to old Louina, Randolph county, Ala.,
where for many years was engaged with his father in wagon and buggy making and
general mechanical work, in later life taking up farming as an avocation.
He married Temperance Stewart in July 1873, and to this union was born seven
children, all living to be grown; two daughters four sons and their mother
surviving him. Living in the same vicinity more than forty years of very
industrious and tireless trait, of more than ordinary common sense, possessing
a fine philosophy of life and an irrepressible sense of humor, being an
assiduous reader and student of current events, with high ideals on moral,
economic and political questions; with a quiet, unassuming personality, he was
universally honored and respected by the old and young generation of
neighbors. In early life he identified himself with the Missionary Baptist
church, continuing an active and consecrated member to the end.
In the intimate relations of private life, where character transcends
environment, in the role of husband, father, bread winner, advisor, confidant
and friend, incessantly applying himself to the strenuous task of rearing a
large family, providing the necessities of life by honest toil during an
economically depressed period, by daily precept and example instiling in his
children principles that redound to good citizenship and filial devotion that
afforded much consolation in the declining years.
Viewing in retrospection, from the vantage of the inner circle, the sterm
vicissitudes that beset this long life effort, where discouragements were met
with fight and fortitude, always self sacrificing, devoted, kind and true as
husband and father, the unassuming exemplar of the "golden rule" in neighborly
relations, with an abiding faith, hope, charity and humility in religion, we
reverently accredit as just meed the heroic shrine of our memory. A son
Son of William Timothy Orr and Mary Bailey Betterton Orr.I do not know for certain where they are interred but i presume it is in Liberty West Baptist Church in Louina.I have not located it as there are many unmarked graves,but William James and Temperance's son Guy is buried there and has a marker.
A GOLDEN WEDDING
An interesting event was the Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Orr of
Roanoke, which was celebrated at the home of their son W. Oscar Orr, in
Langdale on July 22nd. The spacious home was decorated with gold and white
Canna lilies and stately ferns. The dining table center was decorated with
the wedding cake which was banded with gold and bore the dates 1873 and 1923.
This corresponded with the china ware which was of golden King Tut design.
The tea table was decorated with green and gold colors and was presided over
by Miss Mary Orr who wore a beautiful lavender canton crepe dress. At 3:30
o'clock the beautiful wedding cake was cut and served with gold colored ice
creme. Among the gifts that were received by the happy couple was fifty
dollars in gold which was presented by the four children who were present.
Those present were: W. Oscar Orr and family, Mrs. Ella Embrey and daughters
of Fairfax, Mr. W.T. Orr and children of Roanoke, Mr. Frank Orr of LaGrange,
Mrs. Jno. Orr and Miss Arrie Gray of Shawmut, Mr. and Mrs. T.J. Smith of
Fairfax. S.L. Orr of Homer, La., and Chas. Orr of Columbus, Ga., were absent.
DEATH OF MR. W.J. ORR AT FAIRFAX ON WEDNESDAY
Last Wednesday afternoon, occurred the death of Mr. W.J. Orr at the home of
his daughter Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Smith in Fairfax. He had been ill one week. Mr. Orr
was 78 years of age. He was born in Georgia but spent the greater part of his
life in east Alabama. He at one time resided in Roanoke. The deceased was a
good man and a member of the Baptist church. A wide circle of friends will
learn with sadness of his death. A wife, four sons and two daughters survive.
One of the sons is Mr. W.T. Orr, popular letter carrier of Roanoke, Route 5.
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IN MEMORY OF W.J. ORR
At the home of his youngest daughter Mrs. Thomas J. Smith of Fairfax, Ala., at
3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11, 1926, surrounded by his helpmeet, his
living children except one, grandchildren and other relatives, the gentle,
brave spirit of Mr. William James Orr peacefully left the aged, very tired and
worn body to enter the realms of eternal rest.
The oldest son of Timothy and Mary (Betterton) Orr, born at Liberty Hill,
Georgia on April 5, 1848, the deceased was in his 79th year. Brought in early
childhood to Hickory Flat, Chambers county, Ala., where the family settled for
a few years, and in early manhood moved to old Louina, Randolph county, Ala.,
where for many years was engaged with his father in wagon and buggy making and
general mechanical work, in later life taking up farming as an avocation.
He married Temperance Stewart in July 1873, and to this union was born seven
children, all living to be grown; two daughters four sons and their mother
surviving him. Living in the same vicinity more than forty years of very
industrious and tireless trait, of more than ordinary common sense, possessing
a fine philosophy of life and an irrepressible sense of humor, being an
assiduous reader and student of current events, with high ideals on moral,
economic and political questions; with a quiet, unassuming personality, he was
universally honored and respected by the old and young generation of
neighbors. In early life he identified himself with the Missionary Baptist
church, continuing an active and consecrated member to the end.
In the intimate relations of private life, where character transcends
environment, in the role of husband, father, bread winner, advisor, confidant
and friend, incessantly applying himself to the strenuous task of rearing a
large family, providing the necessities of life by honest toil during an
economically depressed period, by daily precept and example instiling in his
children principles that redound to good citizenship and filial devotion that
afforded much consolation in the declining years.
Viewing in retrospection, from the vantage of the inner circle, the sterm
vicissitudes that beset this long life effort, where discouragements were met
with fight and fortitude, always self sacrificing, devoted, kind and true as
husband and father, the unassuming exemplar of the "golden rule" in neighborly
relations, with an abiding faith, hope, charity and humility in religion, we
reverently accredit as just meed the heroic shrine of our memory. A son
Gravesite Details
His death date is 4 Aug 1926 and he was buried 5 Aug 1926.I have the death certificate.The newspaper article has the wrong date!
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