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Census:
- Listed as Jas. W Auxier, a grocery merchant, with wife Martha, children Maxie & Leona and brother-in-law John Fred Stafford.
Buried:
James W. Auxier, was born November 22, 1865, at Auxier, Floyd County, Kentucky. The son of Elijah Auxier and Margaret Richmond Auxier. His father was one of the early pioneer settles of the Big Sandy Valley, and one of the most substantial citizens of Eastern Kentucky. His mother Margaret Richmond Auxier, came to the Big Sandy Valley with her father from Glasgow Scotland, and was a lady of that fine Scotch intellect common to the scotch people. Mr. Auxier was educated in the public schools of Floyd County, later attended Emory and Henry College, at Abington Va., and the Kentucky Wesleyan College, then located at Millersburg Ky.. He taught school in Floyd County Kentucky during his early life and later operated a general store at the Mouth of Johns Creek from 1887 to 1906 and during that time engaged in the timber business in Floyd, Martin, and Pike counties. Mr. Auxier then moved to Paintsville where he organized and operated The Paintsville Grocery Company until the time if his death. He was president of The Paintsville Grocery Company. The First National Bank and The Painstville Hospital Company. Mr. Auxier was a member of the Paintsville Lodge, F. & A. M., having been a charter member of the East Point, Lodge and served as its master. He also was a charter member of the Paintsville Rotary Club, supervised and acted as treasurer of the Mayo Memorial Church and for years was the secretary of the John C. C. Mayo College; he was supervisor of two buildings in Paintsville; The Mayo Memorial Church and the Paintsville Hospital. Few men in the history of Paintsville and Johnson County have given more of their time and means to civic, education, charitiable, and religious advancement of Johnson County. He was deeply interested in all these things, and never failed to respond to any worthy call. Mr. Auxier was known to his business associates as "Jim", and was considered universally by his friends and associtates as a man of honesty, plain, and outspoken in his views, terling character, sound and dependable judgement, and because of them fine qualities of characters, and intellect, litertally thousands of people sought his advice. In 1889 Mr. Auxier, married Martha Ann Stafford, daughter of William Stafford and Martha Hager Stafford. He died August 1, 1938, age 72 years 8 months, and 10 days. He is survived by his wife, Martha Stafford Auxier, and four daughters, Mrs. Fannie Archer, Mrs. Margaret Hager, Mrs. Harry LaViers, and Mrs. John Gainey Newman, two sisters, Mrs. Beverly May, and Mrs. Alex Spradlin of Prestonsburg. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren, all of Paintsville, Kentucky. Mr. Auxier was a progressive business man, yet he held to the old school of business ethics, that taught if you dealt honestly and fairly with other man you were being honestly and fair to yourself. This principle was constantly given and he endeavered to plant it in the minds of all of his employees. Mr. Auxier was converted at the Old Auxier Chapel, later moving his card to the Southern Methodist Church of Paintsville. His Conversion having taken place some forty-five years ago. Mr. Auxier will be deeply missed in the business, civic, and religious activities of the Bg Sandy Valley. Painstville Herald Thursday 8-11-1938
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1865 - 1938 (72 years)
