Andrew Myric Tad STARK

28 Mar 1896 - 9 Feb 1948

Father: Gideon STARK
Mother: Lena Angeline BROWN

Family 1 : Winnine W. WRIGHT 


                                                _Weeden S. STARK _
                        _Albert Roberts STARK _|
                       |                       |_Mary B. BROWN ___+
 _Gideon STARK ________|
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|                      |_Margaret L. A. BEARD _|
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|--Andrew Myric Tad STARK 
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|                       _______________________|
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|_Lena Angeline BROWN _|
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Notes:

From Woodruff County Historical Society: Rivers and Roads and Points in Between, Vol. XXI, 1994, p. 52 (originally published in McCrory Leader?):
  "TAD" STARK, LEADING BUSINESS MAN DIED SUDDENLY MONDAY  
  Like a flash, the sad new of the untimely passing of Mr. Andrew Myric Stark, known to his hundreds of friends as "Tad," spread over the town and country Monday morning. Mr. Stark died at his home in DeView at 1:15 am., February 9, 1948.
He was busy at his popular grocery Saturday and made a trip to Augusta Sunday. However, he had been taking shots from a doctor in Augusta for several weeks for a heart ailment. He ate a hearty supper Sunday night and later became ill. Mrs. Stark desired to call a doctor, but he insisted he did not need one. Shortly after midnight his condition grew worse and at 1:15 when he arose from his bed to go to another room, he fell to the floor. Dr. J. W. Morris was called and answered immediately, but the end came before he arrived.
Mr. Stark was 51 years, ten months and eleven days of age. He was born at DeView March 28, 2896, a son of Lena (Brown) Stark and the late Gideon Stark. He was married July 4, 1920, at DeView to Miss Winnie Wright, who with his mother and one sister, Mrs. Robert Wright, survive him. He was a member of the DeView Methodist church which he helped to rebuild. He also was a loyal Mason, a good Christian, a loving husband and a devoted son. His friends were legion, and enemies, he had none.
Funeral services were conducted at the DeView Methodist Church Tuesday at 2:00 p.m., by Rev. J. W. Sandage, pastor, assisted by Rev. A. N. Storey of North Little Rock, a former pastor, and Rev. Jesse L. Johnson, pastor of the McCrory Methodist Church. the church was packed with sorrowing friends and relatives and a larger number were outside. All business houses in McCrory closed for the funeral.
Services was concluded at the grave under the auspices of Colony Lodge No. 190, F. & A. M., of McCrory. Mr. C. Lester Hannah, of Little Rock, was master of ceremonies with about 40 members of the fraternity attending. Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery with Funeral Director Walter W. Raney in charge, Mr. Stark having been a member of the Raney Burial Association.
Active pall bearers were: James Taylor, Victor Capshaw, Tom Turner, Minor Tyer, Otto Miller and H. V. Pankey.
Honorary pall bearers were: J. G. Wilson, R. C. Willcox, Otto Little, G. L. Morris, R. C. Chappell, Ralph Fore, Dale Pltter, G. L. Carson, Dan Stout, George Wright, S. M. Anderson, John Raymond, Glenn Glover, Jim Miller, Roy Rubottom and Woodrow Maloy.
The family lot was completely covered with many beautiful floral offerings which was just another attestation of the high esteem in which he was held. 		 

This particular issue also contains a biography of him written by Jane Price.
Took over his father's store in DeView and then moved it McCrory --Tad's Grocery on Edmonds Avenue (Richard and Velma Chappell had a drug store in the other side of the building). Article contains several pictures of him and his grocery store.

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