By Editor | February 10, 2021
By MARK EVANS
mevans@stegenherald.com When Farrar “Moses” Riney died in St. Mary (then spelled St. Mary’s) on Fen. 16, 1921, he left an amazing legacy for that time and place.
Born a slave, he had fought in the Union army to help abolish slavery, then had owned his own home in St. Mary.
A respected member of Immaculate Conception Church, he was buried in the cemetery in town and was referred to in his obituary as being respected by both blacks and whites.
On Feb. 16, Greg Elder is putting on an event at Immaculate Conception Church to honor the man and his legacy on the 100th anniversary of his death.