Cash spent his life helping others out

Long-time owner of Century Motors dies

Barney Cash loved to help people and he helped a lot of them over the years. That's the sentiments people who knew him remember the most. Cash, 88, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, at his home in Century.

Cash spent most of his life running Century Motors on North Century Boulevard and spent a lot of that time providing vehicles to people who would likely not be able to purchase one anywhere else.

In 1972, Cash said he was coaxed into opening the lot by two of his friends from Brewton, Romine Harwell and Dewy Enfinger.

In an old article published in the Tri-City Ledger, Cash said he had worked at Harw...