Friday, April 20, 2012

Thomas Edward Barron (1872-1951)

Thomas Edward Barron, 79, of 1921 North Spruce St. in Little Rock, died at his residence on March 17, 1951.  He was born on May 14, 1872 in South Carolina to James S. and Alice Legg Barron.  He retired in 1936 from Little Rock Laundry after fifty years of employment there.  He was a member of the First Methodist Church and an honorary member of its Board of Stewards.

Mr. Barron is survived by three daughters; Mrs. William Bohle, Mrs. Harvey (Helen) Brown, and Miss Lalla Lee Barron, all of Little Rock.  Also four sons; Robert A. Barron and Dr. Edwin N. Barron of Little Rock, Rev. William W. Barron of Carthage, Arkansas and James O. Barron of Tulsa.

Also surviving are two brothers and four sisters; Claude Barron and J.W. Barron, Mrs. Harry Hermann, Mrs. Paul C. (Annie) Lang, Mrs. Gertrude Buzbee and Mrs. Lee (Sallye) Reinhardt, all of Little Rock.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Griffin-Leggett.

== obituary published in the Arkansas Democrat, 18 March 18, 1951.  Transcriber is not a relative and has no further information regarding this family or the career of the deceased.