JAMES O. R. LARWOOD DIES HERE AT 83 (b 16 Dec 1875 d 8 Oct 1958)
James Oliver Ripley Larwood, 83, retired manufacturers representative, died unexpectedly
Wednesday morning at his residence, 1206 Peachtree St., NE. Relatives said he had been
suffering a heart condition.
Born in Marshall County, Tenn., Mr. Larwood lived in Atlanta for 40 years. Formerly widely
active, he had been in failing health for some years.
He retired after 50 years as representative of the Hardwick Woolen Mills, Cleveland, Tenn.,
traveling in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. He was among the best-known
manufacturers' representatives in this area.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Myrtle Barnes, Pulaski, Tenn.; son James B. Larwood,
Atlanta, and granddaughter, Barbara Beurket Larwood, New York.
(The Atlanta Journal, Thursday, October 9, 1958)
(Note: James Oliver Ripley Larwood was the son of John Franklin Larwood and Sarah Caroline Davis)
LAST TRIBUTE SUNDAY FOR JAMES B. LARWOOD (b 31 Dec 1903 d Oct 1958)
James Barnes Larwood, owner of an outstanding library of materials on Georgia and Georgia
history, died unexpectedly Saturday at his residence, 2554 Peachtree Rd., NE. He was 54.
Funeral services for Mr. Larwood will be held at 5 p.m. at Spring Hill. Dean Alfred Hardman will
officiate.
His collection of Georgiana was considered to be one of the three finest in existence. Selections
from his library were exhibited at the Atlanta Public Library for 13 months in 1956-57.
Mr. Larwood's death followed that of his father by only two weeks.
A native of Fayetteville, Tenn., Mr. Larwood grew up in Atlanta. He attended Georgia Institute of
Technology, Oglethorpe and Columbia University, receiving his bachelor's degree from Columbia
in 1926.
He did newpaper work in New York, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Atlanta, where he was on the staff
of the old Atlanta Georgian.
From 1928 until 1941 he operated a public relations counseling business in New York.
In World War II he entered the U. S. Army as a first lieutenant and was editor-in-chief of chemical
warfare services, Washington, D.C., and Edgewood's Arsenal, Md. He attended the Army's
military government school and ended the war as a captain.
After the war he remained in Germany, working to restore and rescue works of art which had been
confiscated by the Nazis.
He returned to Atlanta in 1950. He had been in ill health from a heart condition for the past two
years.
Mr. Larwood is survived by his wife; the former Miss Sara Bogart; daughter, Miss Barbara
Beukert, New York; and his mother, Mrs. Myrtle Barnes Larwood, Atlanta.
(from The Atlanta Journal)
EDNA LARWOOD
Bedford - Edna Virginia Larwood, 87, homemaker, died Monday, 20 April 1998, in North Richland Hills. Funeral 2 P.M. at Greenwood Memorial Park. Edna was born 18 September 1910, Gober, Texas. She was one of 12 children. She was a member of Connell Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by he husband, Cary John Larwood on 5 September 1989, and her daughter, Hazel Lanham on 30 January 1971.
Survivors: son James Larwood and his wife, Wilma, of Bedford; brother, John Smith Larwood of Ector; sisters, Frances Baldwin of Yokum, Ruby Cross of Savoy, Leona Morgan of DeSoto and Tommie Hodges of Savory. Grandchildren: Terri Pearce of Fort Worth, Cheryl McConnell of Denton, Susan Rowland of Bay City, Julie Barwegan of Hurst and Ray Larwood of Grapvine and 10 great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home 3100 White Settlement Road, Dallas, Ft. Worth 336-0584
(Note: Cary John Larwood was the son of William Thomas Larwood, and the grandson of John Franklin Larwood)