James Thomas Carithers
1872 - 1943 (71 years)
Generation: 1
1. James Thomas Carithers was born on 4 Oct 1872 in Pennsylvania; died on 15 Dec 1943 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; was buried on 17 Dec 1943 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Census: 1910, Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, Iowa
- Census: 1920, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
- Census: 1925, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
- Census: 1940, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa
Notes:
J. T Carithers Died Wednesday Morning
Last Rites at R. P. Church Friday Afternoon.
James T. Carithers, 72, one of our best known and highly respected citizens of this community, died at his home here early Wednesday morning, December 15 (1943), following a five days illness. As noted in last weeks paper he suffered a stroke early Friday morning last.
Since 1926 he has been custodian of the high school building, which position he filled capably for seventeen years, always courtesy (sic) and accommodating. He will be missed by teachers and students alike, as well as by the general public who had occasion to be at the school building off and on during the school year in the years gone by.
The funeral service was held from the Reformed Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by his pastor, Reverend H. G. Patterson, assisted by Reverend M. W. Dougherty. The burial was at the Sharon cemetery, the pallbearers being Robert Dickson, John Kilpatrick, Edward Hudson, Curtis Royer, Merritt McElhinney and Zenas McMurtry. The Pierce funeral home was in charge.
Relatives called here to attend the last rites were Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Kern and family and Mrs. Albert Mecklenburg of Blairstown, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Carithers of Burlington; Lt. and Mrs. Harold Sexton and Joyce Ann of Camp Claiborne, Louisiana; Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Sexton and Clark, Jr., Mrs. Ray Westfall and Mrs. Harry Sexton of Oakville.
James Thomas Carithers was born October 4, 1871, at Allegheny, Pennsylvania. At the age of nine years he came to Iowa and settled in the Sharon community near Morning Sun. In early life he became affiliated with the Sharon Reformed Presbyterian church, and 1917 transferred his membership to the Morning Sun congregation, of which he was a member at the time of his death.
On August 14, 1895, he was united in marriage with Minnie L. Baird. To this union were born four children, Mrs. Clark Sexton of Oakville, Mrs. Lester Kern of Blairstown, Mrs. D. T. Armstrong of Morning Sun, and William B. Carithers of Burlington. These [survive him], with nine grandchildren, Lieut. Harold Sexton and Clark Sexton, Jr., Mrs. Marlyn Westfall, Jas., Jayne and J. Ann Kern, Mary Ann and David Ross Armstrong and Thos. Michael Carithers, and two great-grandchildren, Joyce Ann Sexton and Keith Allen Westfall; also three brothers, Reid Carithers of Morning Sun, Wm. McClaren of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and Robert McClaren of Newton, Iowa.
Morning Sun News-Herald, 16 Dec 1943
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22938832/james-thomas-carithersJames married Minnie Lauretta Baird in 1896. Minnie (daughter of James Wallace Baird and Mary Ann Walkinshaw) was born on 24 Aug 1874 in Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 29 Jun 1950 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried on 1 Jul 1950 in Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Mabelle Margaret Carithers was born on 10 Mar 1897 in Des Moines County, Iowa; died on 7 Mar 1992 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.
- Mary Elizabeth Carithers was born on 30 Oct 1900 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 1 Oct 1992 in Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa; was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa.
- Ellen Rose Carithers was born on 1 Mar 1904 in Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa; died on 28 Jul 1998; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa.