Faculty 1914-1915
Art and Domestic Science

Birth: 31 Jul 1890, North Carolina
Death: 14 Feb 1983, Montgomery County, Maryland

Parents:
Rev. Paul Barringer (1850-1925)
Alice Eva Ann Foil Barringer (1865-1902)

Siblings:
George Richter Barringer (1884-1948)
Othar Alvin Barringer (1886-1950)
Katherine Foil Barringer Wall (1887-1978)
Infant Barringer (1893-1893)
Lillie Alice Barringer Gulley (1894-1961)
Lawson Herman Barringer (1899-1976)
Ruth Elizabeth Barringer (1902-1984)

Spouse: Tellable Clyde Splude (1885-1957)
Marriage: 25 Nov 1919, Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Children:
Mary Catherine Splude Holder (1921-1954)
Florence Faye Splude Riddel (1924-1999)

Burial: Randolph Memorial Park, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina
Source: www.findagrave.com, #172875159.

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The Concord Times (Concord, NC), 14 Aug 1911, p. 7.

Miss Mary Barringer to Teach at Hickory

The following is taken from a circular sent out by President J. L. Murphy, of Claremont College, Hickory:

“The teacher of art will be Miss Mary Barringer. Miss Barringer is the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Paul Barringer, of Mt. Pleasant, and is a young lady of marked talent for her favorite study. She has given up a fine position to accept work at Claremont. She will bring her sister with her to school. We feel that the school has a valuable teacher in Miss Barringer.”

Miss Barringer is a sister of Mrs. W. T. Wall, of Concord, and has often visited here.

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The Concord Times (Concord, NC), 21 Sep 1914, p. 7

MOUNT PLEASANT NEWS

…The new members of the faculty have made a good impression, and it is the expressed opinion that Mont Amoena has a faculty and student body for the most successful year in her history. The new members are…Miss Mary Barringer will give instructions in Art and Domestic Science.

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The Concord Times (Concord, NC), 28 May 1917, p. 2

Miss Mary Barringer arrived from Catawba College at Newton. She was accompanied by Miss Pauline Holstein who will be her guest for several days.

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The Stanly County Herald (Albemarle, NC), 27 Nov 1919, p.1

Splude-Barringer

A very pretty wedding of interest to Albemarle people took place at Mt. Pleasant on last Tuesday afternoon when Miss Mary Barringer, the charming daughter of Rev. Paul Barringer of Mt. Pleasant, became the bride of Dr. T. Clyde Splude of this city. The house was charmingly decorated with lovely flowers, pink and white having been the color scheme. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Paul Barringer, the bride’s father, assisted by Rev. Tarsch, the bride’s pastor. Acting as best man was Reid Russell of Russell’s Jewelry store of Albemarle, and the maid of honor was Miss Margarite Crowell of Concord. The ring bearer was little Miss Miriam Wall and the ribbon bearers were little Misses Alice Wall and May Foil. The flower girls were Misses Mary Evans Wall and Minnie Lee Barringer. The double ring ceremony was used and the bride and groom stood at an improvised altar while the ceremony was being performed. Before the ceremony, a reception was given for the bride and groom and the out of town guests, when punch was served by Miss Gazelle Brooks and refreshments were served.

Those going from her were Mrs. H. G. Vick, her daughter, Miss Gazelle Brooks and son, Rhodes Brooks, and Mr. Reid Russell.

The bride and groom left soon after the ceremony for a bridal trip of several days, after which they will make their home in Albemarle in the Dr. Feagin home which has been secured by Dr. Splude. The bride is well known here where she has a large…[cut off]

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The Charlotte News (Charlotte, NC), 30 Nov 1919, p.7.

Miss Mary Barringer and Dr. T. C. Splude were married at the bride’s home in Mt. Pleasant Tuesday evening at 6:30. The bride’s father, Rev. Paul Barringer, performed the ceremony. They left immediately after the ceremony on a short honeymoon in the eastern part of the state, after which they will make their home in Albemarle. Both young people are very popular and have a large number of friends.

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The Stanly News-Herald (Albemarle, NC), 11 Aug 1922, p. 1

Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Splude and daughter are leaving Saturday, August 12th for an extended trip north.

Dr. Splude goes to Davenport, Iowa, the home of chiropractic, where he will take post-graduate work in a special review course with some 2,000 other chiropractors.

They will be met in Chicago by Dr. Splude’s father and sister, who will take Mrs. Splude and baby to their home in Milwaukee while Dr. Spude is attending school, after which Dr. will Join Mrs. Splude in Milwaukeee, and in a few days will start on the return trip, going by way of Youngstown, Ohio, where they will visit a few days with relatives and friends.

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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), 17 Feb 1983, p. 3D.

RANDLEMAN – Mrs. Mary Barringer Splude, 92, died Monday. Funeral is 3 p.m. today at the home, Route 1.

Survivors are daughter, Mrs. Florence Riddel of Silver Springs, Md.; sister, Miss Ruth Barringer. Johnson of Rocky Mount is in charge.

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One Hundred Years at St. James, 1894-1994: A Collection of History and Memories in Celebration of the Centennial Year, compiled by Elizabeth Swaringer, 1994, p. 38. https://divinityarchive.com/.

“My Mom, Mary Barringer Splude, told of the trials and tribulations she experienced as a young teenager in her father’s church. Let me set the scene. Her mother had died when she was almost 12 years old. Her father, Paul Barringer, was the founding minister of St. James. Her younger brother, Herman, was 2 years old, and a younger sister, Lilly, was 8 years old. So it was Mom’s responsibility to look after the younger children during church service. At that time, apparently, there were three or four steps with rails leading up to the lectern. Rev. Barringer would seat his children on the front pew during the service. Mom said her dad did not mind young Herman wandering silently about during the service. But on one occasion Herman in his childlike way got his head caught between the rails. He did not cry but kept struggling. Her dad stopped his sermon, looked straight at her. He did not say a word, but the look spoke volumes. Mom knew she was the one who would have to get Herman out of his predicament. She said she was so embarrassed. When all was right again, her dad completed his sermon. He never mentioned the incident then or later…

…”Many times through the years, my family and I have enjoyed the fellowship of St. James and its members. Not only in Mt. Pleasant, but elsewhere through the blessings and strength that Rev. Chet Byerly and Gennie Lou brought to us by traveling the 60 miles a couple of times a year to minister to Mom and all of us when she was too ill to travel. What a great love given so freely!

Florence Splude Riddel

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From http://www.jobschildren.com/2018/03/

Dr. Splude and wife would spend the majority of their retirement years (from 1945-1952) in St. Petersburg, Florida, where their daughter would marry in 1949. They would then relocate back to North Carolina, to Randleman in Randolph County, near their oldest daughter, Mary Catherine Splude Holder.

Dr. Splude would pass away on June 4, 1957 and is buried in Asheboro. His wife Mary died on February 14, 1983, in Maryland, where youngest daughter Florence was at the time, and was brought back to NC to be laid to rest next to her husband in Asheboro.