Tarr, Thomas Henry

Tom Tarr, one of the big mill contractors in the early days of mining in the Tri-State field, is ill at his home in Baxter Springs Kansas.

Thomas Henry Tarr, 73 year old retired hard rock lead and zinc mill contractor and a native of Plymouth England, died late Monday at his home in Baxter Springs Kansas following a long illness. A resident of the Tri-State district for more than 50 years, having lived in Joplin Missouri 35 years prior to 1918, when he moved to Baxter Springs Kansas, the contractor was well known to local and area residents. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen and the Knights and Ladies lodges. He died at his home, 1630 Choteau avenue, at 8 pm Monday. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lottie Tarr; a daughter, Mrs. E. Rex Smith of Peoria Illinois; a son, William Tarr of Bartlesville Oklahoma and six grandchildren. Three sisters, Mrs. B. J. Blackmore and Mrs. Edith L. Larcombe, both of England, and Mrs. M. Hicks of Ozark Missouri, also survive. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church in Baxter, with the Rev. William A. Hubbard officiating. The body will lie in state at the Catlett- Hoskins funeral home prior to the funeral. After the services the body will be taken to Kansas City for cremation. Active pallbearers will be Harry Hartley, G. F. Touny, P. J. Scheurich, all of Baxter Springs, Charles Carleson and Tom Cooper of Joplin Missouri, and H. G. Freeburg of Pittsburg Kansas. Honorary pallbearers are: W. C. Hartley, Milo Chew, Fred Hill, Clare Thomas of Baxter Spring, Kirk Ball of Quapaw Oklahoma and Ray South of Alba Missouri.