Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
AKA: New Church Cemetery
Surnames V - Z
SSW = Shares Stone With
| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANDERPOOL, Joan (PIERCE) | Feb. 20, 1933 St. Paul, Neosho Co., KS |
Feb. 17, 2009 Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Nick - Inscription: "Married Nov. 2, 1951" - Research Note: She was a daughter of Arthur and Nettie (Dawson) Pierce. She married Nick Joe Vanderpool on Nov. 2, 1951, and he preceded her in death Apr. 13, 1998. Phyllis' Note: Obit is online. Daughter of Arthur and Nettie (Dawson) Pierce. On November 2, 1951, she was united in marriage to Nick Joe Vanderpool, who preceded her in death on April 13, 1998. After her marriage to Nick Joe, they moved to Missouri to make their home and ran Nick's Caravan West, the Rainbow Dinner House then owned and operated Granny Jo's Cafe in Purdy. - Another Photo | Monett Times Jay Trace Barry Co. Advertiser Feb. 25, 2009 Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| VANDERPOOL, Nick Joe | Oct. 22, 1926 | Apr. 13, 1998 | SSW: Joan - Inscription: "Married Nov. 2, 1951" - Research Note: He was the son of Joe L. Vanderpool and Zella Looney. They are both buried at Washburn Prairie Cemetery. 1930 Census gives the family in Washburn, Barry Co., MO. - Another Photo | Census Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| VANDERPOOL, Nicky Joe "Nick" | Apr. 22, 1977 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 15, 2020 At Home, Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Ricky Joe "Rick" and Charlene "Charlie" (Carter) Vanderpool. Preceding him in death were his grandparents. Nick grew up and received his education in Purdy, where he graduated from high school. For several years he worked at the Springfield Livestock Marketing Center. Some of his favorite pastimes were drawing, fishing and anything related to livestock. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| VANDERPOOL, Rick Joe | July 14, 1954 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Oct. 8, 2022 Cox Hosp., Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Purdy, Barry Co., MO resident. He was the son of Nicky and Joan (Pierce) Vanderpool. On July 14, 1974 in Washburn, Missouri he was united in marriage to Charlene "Charlie" Carter. Preceding him in death were his parents and one son, Nicky Joe Vanderpool. Rick grew up and attended school in Washburn, Missouri graduating from Southwest High School. After graduation he worked for Gene Swadley pouring concrete and later was employed by FASCO Industries in Cassville, Missouri for sixteen years while also milking cows. Rick then started hauling cattle which was his passion. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| VAN GIESON, Aaron A. | Apr. 12, 1906 MO |
Feb. 9, 1956 San Bernardino Co., CA |
Inscription: "At Rest" - Research Note: CA death index gives his mother's maiden name as Shoopman. Son of Albert A. Van Gieson and Frances Shoopman. - 1910 Census, Missouri, McDonald, Center, District 0108 - Albert A. Vangieson, head, age 71, married twice, 5 years presently, born NY, parents born NY; Frances, wife, age 32, married once for 5 years, mother of 1 child living, born KY, parents born KY; Aaron, son, age 4, born MO. In the 1920 census, Aaron's father has died and he and his mother are still in McDonald Co., MO. - 1930 Census, Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri - Frances, age 52, Aaron, age 23, with wife Neva. | Census CA Death Index Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| VAN GIESON, Frances (SHOOPMAN) | Oct. 24, 1877 KY |
June 12, 1961 Sunset Nursing Home, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Mother" - Research Note: Mother of Aaron A. Vangieson. Wife of Albert Van Gieson. Daughter of Andrew J. Shoopman and Martha Jane Hughes. T. A. Prier of Butterfield, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| VAUGHAN, Francis Marion | Dec. 13, 1876 Near Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Mar. 5, 1952 Antioch, Contra Costa Co., CA |
Research Note: Son of Marion and Melvina (Marshall) Vaughan, husband of Rosa (Witt) Vaughan. Was staying with son in CA at time of death. - | Family Records Janice Vaughan FGS Gerald H. Haddock Photo Diana Cope |
| VAUGHAN, George Washington | Dec. 9, 1881 Barry Co., MO |
May 10, 1948 Mullinville, Kiowa Co., KS |
Research Note: Son of Marion and Melvina (Marshall) Vaughan. His wife was Sarah Caroline Snodgrass. | FGS Gerald H. Haddock Photo Diana Cope |
| VAUGHAN, Sarah Rosetta "Rosa" (WITT) | July 23, 1877 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY |
Mar. 22, 1950 Joplin Hosp., Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
Research Note: Rosa was the wife of Francis Marion Vaughan and daughter of John Abner Witt and Canzada (Carver) (Messer) Witt. Francis Vaughan of Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Francis M. Vaughan, age 21, married Sarah R. Witt, age 20, on Aug. 11, 1898 in Barry Co., MO. - June 26, 1909, Saturday, Cassville Democrat - Mrs. John Witt who is at her daughter's Mrs. Vaughan, 3 miles out on the Springfield road, and is afflicted with dropsy, was much worse this week. | Family Records Janice Vaughan Death Certificate MO Marriage Records Online Newspapers Phyllis Long FGS Gerald H. Haddock Photo Diana Cope |
| VAUGHAN, William Henry | Dec. 20, 1878 Bear Wallow farm, Cross Hollows, Jenkins, Barry Co., MO. |
June 27, 1950 Hays, Ellis Co., KS |
Research Note: He was the son of Marion Vaughan born Franklin Co., GA and Melvina Marshall born Redding Twp., Jackson Co., IN. | FGS Gerald Haddock Photo Diana Cope |
| VETTER, Henry F. | Oct. 12, 1903 OK |
Dec. 24, 1965 MO |
Research Note: He was the son of George Vetter and Virginia Johnson. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| VINEY, Anna Mae (BRADLEY) | Nov. 26, 1930 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
May 31, 2022 At Home, Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Charles "Bill" - Inscription: "Married Nov. 21, 1973" - Research Note: She was the daughter of Roy and Lola (Brown) Bradley. On November 21, 1973 in Miami, Oklahoma she was united in marriage to Bill Viney, who preceded her in death on July 23, 1993. Also preceding her in death were her parents and two sisters, Wilma Buchannan and Mary Lynn Tucker. Anna Mae grew up and attended school in Butterfield, Missouri. After her marriage to Bill, they moved to Rogers, Arkansas before returning to Butterfield. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| VINEY, Charles William "Bill" | July 8, 1922 AR |
July 23, 1993 AR |
SSW: Anna - Inscription: "Married Nov. 21, 1973" - Research Note: Served in the US Army. SSDI gives his last residence as Rogers Benton Co., AR. Son of Clarence Elmer Viney and Ollie Mae Fortner. He first married Dorothy Jeanette Morrison. Probably divorced. - MO Marriage Records give Charles W. Viney, age 45, of Monett, MO married Lorna Eleanor Richmond, age 32, of Purdy, Barry Co., MO in Lawrence Co., MO on Apr. 23, 1968. Third married Anna. - WWII enlistment records give Charles W. Viney born 1922 AR, enlisted on Oct. 2, 1942 in Kings Co., CA. He was single and a farm hand. - Military Stone - Inscription: "US ARMY WORLD WAR II" | SSDI MO Marriage Records WWII Enlistment Records Census Phyllis Long Photo Photo Diana Cope |
| VINEYARD, Charles William | March 9, 1932 Lincoln Park, Wayne Co., MI |
Jan. 28, 2013 Jackson-Madison Co. General Hosp. Jackson, Madison Co., TN |
Research Note: Resident of Savannah, TN. He was the son of Lester O. and Zelma (Strother) Vineyard. On November 3, 1956, in St. Louis, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Treva L. Henson. Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Gerald and one sister Donna. Charles graduated from Exeter High School. He then went to Fort Bliss, Texas for electronic training, which led him to working for Boeing Aircraft in Wichita, Kansas. He later moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where he was employed with Red Stone Arsenal. His last position was with the F.A.A. in Memphis, Tennessee, where he remained until his retirement in 1994. After his retirement he moved back to Missouri, living in Cassville until a year ago when he moved to Savannah, Tennessee to be near his family. He served in the National Guard from 1948 until 1957. | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| VINEYARD, Lester Orvil | Aug. 22, 1904 Exeter, Barry Co., MO |
Sept. 22, 1992 Memphis, Shelby Co., TN |
SSW: Zelma G. - Research Note: Son of Charles Abner Vineyard and Margaret Elizabeth Black. He lived most of his life in the Exeter and Cassville areas. He moved to Memphis 14 years ago from Cassville. He was a retired farmer. He married Zelma Gladys Strother at Cassville. She died April 15, 1981. Survivors include a son, a sister, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. | Williamson Funeral Home Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| VINEYARD, Nora E. (LONG) | Dec. 7, 1894 Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 15, 1920 Fairview, Newton Co., MO |
Inscription: "Wife of Fred C." - Research Note: Cassville Republican, Feb. 28, 1920 - Mrs. Fred Vineyard died at Fairview, Feb. 15, 1920, aged 25 years, 2 months and 8 days, and the remains were interred in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, on the 17th. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (Emma Marshall) Chas. Long who lived 1 mile north of Wheaton, formerly residents of near Purdy. Mr. Long is a son of late Aaron Long and lived in McDowell and Cassville. Mrs. Vineyard left her husband and one little daughter, parents, relatives and friends to mourn her passing. Miss Lena Long of Galena, Kan., an aunt of deceased attended the funeral. - Maude Marshall of Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Online Obit Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| VINEYARD, Zelma Gladys (STROTHER) | Feb. 18, 1906 OK |
Apr. 15, 1981 Memphis, Shelby Co., TN |
SSW: Lester O. - Research Note: She was the daughter of William Arthur Strother and Bithena Emetia Lake, both buried at Mt. Pleasant. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WAID, Nancy Jane (NELSON) | 1855 Pierce City, Lawrence Co., MO |
Jan. 28, 1944 Rural Monett, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Death certificate gives her birth date as Apr. 7, 1861. Indexed as Wade. Her deceased husband's name was William Wade. She had been widowed twice. She was the daughter of James Nelson born Pierce City, MO and Amanda F. Morris born Lawrence Co., MO. Mrs. Levina Hankins of Monett, MO was the informant. - William M. Waid, age 39, married Nancy J. Nelson, age 32, on Sept. 21, 1893 in Barry Co., MO | Death Certificate MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WALDRON, Alice Faye (PRUITT) | Feb. 11, 1935 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Mar. 21, 2012 Culpepper Place, Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Melvin, Jr. - Inscription: "Married Aug. 24, 1957" - Research Note: She was the daughter of Neria and Maye Bell (Beaver) Pruitt. She grew up and received her education in Cassville graduating with the Class of 1953. On August 24, 1957, in San Antonio, Texas, she was united in marriage to Melvin H. Waldron, Jr., who was stationed in San Antonio with the United States Air Force. Throughout his twenty years of service, they lived in many states until they settled in Spring Hill, Florida in 1968, upon retirement. After her husband's illness, Alice and Melvin returned to Wheaton and the Cassville area. During her lifetime, Alice was employed in various food service establishments, with her last employment being with Wheaton Public Schools. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Melvin, a brother, Gene Pruitt and a nephew, Steve Abram. - Another Photo | Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WALDRON, Melvin H., Jr. | Sept. 11, 1930 East Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut |
Feb. 4, 1995 MO |
SSW: Alice F. - Inscription: "Married Aug. 24, 1957" - Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Wheaton, Barry Co., MO. Son of Melvin H. Waldron and Edna M. Voorhees. - Another Photo | SSDI SS Claims Index Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WALLACE, Eula Pearl (McKEE) | Nov. 28, 1905 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
July 5, 1997 MO |
SSW: Jerome C. - Research Note: She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson McKee and Susan Samantha Lane. | Family Records Donna Cooper Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WALLACE, James Robert | Jan. 20, 1949 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 13, 2022 Cox South Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Hugh and Amogean (Perriman) Wallace. On November 22, 1969 he was united in marriage to Suzie Mitchell, who preceded him in death on October 21, 2018. Also preceding him in death were his parents. Jim spent his entire life in Barry County, receiving his education in Cassville, Missouri, graduating from Cassville High School. After graduating he joined the United States Navy. Upon returning from service, he was employed by Mitchell Sawmill in Fairview, Missouri from where he retired. | McQueen Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| WALLACE, Jerome Charles "Jay", Jr. | Nov. 15, 1937 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Nov. 15, 1937 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Inscription: "Son of J. C. and P. E." - Research Note: He was a son of Jerome and Pearl (McKee) Wallace. He was stillborn. Jerome Wallace of 304 West Olive, Aurora, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Family Records Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WALLACE, Jerome Charles | June 3, 1908 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
July 12, 2000 Cox Medical South Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Eula Pearl - Research Note: He married Eula Pearl McKee on December 31, 1935, and she preceded him in death July 5, 1997. Son of Fogle and Maggie (Leitle) Wallace. | Family Records Donna Cooper Monett Times July 14, 2000 Mary Homesley Photo Diana Cope |
| WALLACE, Mary "Suzie" Suzanne (MITCHELL) | July 26, 1953 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Oct. 21, 2018 Freeman Hosp., Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
Research Note: Resident of Fairview, Newton Co., MO. She was the daughter of Tom and Mary (Frazier) Mitchell. On November 22, 1969 she was united in marriage to James "Jim" Wallace. Suzie grew up and received her education at Wheaton where she graduated from high school. She spent most of her life helping her parents with their business, Mitchell Sawmill. |
Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| WALTERS, Barbara Jane (OWENS) | Dec. 23, 1938 Purdy Barry Co., MO |
June 14, 2023 Grove, Delaware Co., OK |
Research Note: She was born in a little house in Purdy, Missouri, to Hurshell and Edna (Letts) Owens. Barbara enjoyed sewing, crocheting and decorating; she also loved to travel and go places. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Owens and Faye Owens; two brothers, Louis Owens and Ray Owens; three sons, Lee, Bud, and Eric Walters; one daughter, Tammy Walters. Survivors include one brother; one daughter; two sons; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and a special friend. Inurnment in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | White Funeral Home and Crematory L. Pearce Findagrave |
| WARREN, Florence Rebecca (HIGGS) | Nov. 10, 1884 Barry Co., MO |
June 10, 1988 Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Jesse M. - Research Note: She was the daughter of Alexander Higgs and Margaret E. Williams both buried at the Higgs Cemetery. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WARREN, Jesse Monroe | July 27, 1880 Barry Co., MO |
Apr. 29, 1954 Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Florence R. - Research Note: He died at home, 7 miles NW of Mt. Vernon, MO. He was a cattle farmer and was the son of Daniel Boone Warren and Columbia Ferguson. His wife, Florence, was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WATSON, Frank B. | Sept. 13, 1840 IA |
June 14, 1923 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Sarah - Research Note: His wife was named Sarah and he was the son of John Watson born Scotland and Mary Brady. Carrie Thomas of Pittsburg, KS was the informant on the death certificate. He was a Civil War Veteran serving in the 150th IL Infantry. | Census Civil War Records Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WATSON, Ray | Dec. 14, 1923 Pittsburg Co., OK |
Nov. 30, 1937 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Tom Watson born Jefferson Co., Alabama and Verder Moore born Denton Co. TX. He was struck by a truck walking on Hwy. 37. - Cassville Republican, Dec. 2, 1937 - RAYMOND WATSON, about fourteen years old, of Butterfield, was struck by a truck on Highway 37 near the Butterfield grade school building, about dark Tuesday evening, and died a few minutes later while he was being brought to the Barry County Hospital here. The truck, a Farmers Exchange truck at Exeter, was driven by Ot Sapp who has worked for years for the Exchange at Exeter. Sapp had been to Springfield on business for the Exchange and was returning home. Some school children were on the highway near the Butterfield school buildings. Another motor vehicle was approaching and Sapp says in watching the other vehicle he did not see the boy who with other children seemed to have been playing along the Highway. County Coroner Floyd C. Callaway of Monett was notified of the accident and after investigating decided that the facts were so clear an inquest was unnecessary. George Ray, who lives near where the accident occurred, stated Wednesday while in Cassville that it was an unavoidable accident on the part of Mr. Sapp. Raymond is a son of Tom Watson. The family had formerly lived about Butterfield, and had later moved away. Raymond had been back for two weeks and was attending the Butterfield school. He is survived by his parents, four brothers and three sisters. | Death Certificate Online Obit Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WATSON, Sarah (PORTER) | Oct. 16, 1848 OH |
Apr. 4, 1914 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Frank B. - Research Note: She was the daughter of William W. Porter and Margaret Rausenberger both born OH. Her husband was the informant on the death certificate. | Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Burl Willard | June 5, 1908 MO |
Jan. 19, 1966 Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS |
SSW: Ollie M. - Research Note: He was the son of William Isaac Weaver and Nancy "Nannie" Paralee Woodward. He first married Nellie Edna Davis and second Ollie Marie Kemp. - First wife's obit - Cassville Republican, August 4, 1932 - Nellie Edna Davis was born Feb. 9, 1911, near Golden, MO. She died July 27, 1932 at 11 o'clock A.M., at the age of 21 yrs., 5 mo. and 8 days. She professed faith in our blessed Savior in her early life and lived a consecrated life for her Redeemer. She was united in marriage to Burl Weaver, Feb. 1, 1932, and was a devoted wife. She was taken to the Stella hospital on July 26, 1932. Her husband was with her when she passed to join her Savior and her loving sister, Miss Lizzie Davis, who preceded her in death a few years. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, Burl Weaver; her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Uriah Davis; four brothers, Frank and Jack of Golden, Jim of Tioga, TX and Jess of Faulkner, KS; four sisters, Mrs. Nettie Phillips and Mrs. Mrs. Elsie Roark of Golden, Mrs. Rosa Book Kuna, of Idaho and Mrs. Mary Bush, Whitesboro, TX, and a host of friends and loved ones. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Walter Head at Liberty Church after which the remains were laid to rest in the Liberty Cemetery near Golden. She was ill only two weeks before her death. She bore her suffering with patience. | Census SSDI Wife's Obit Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Erple I. (TERRY) | June 28, 1919 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Oct. 28, 1999 Red Rose Inn, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Purdy, MO resident. She was the daughter of John Ethel and Lily (Myers) Terry. She was a lifelong resident of the Purdy and Butterfield areas and attended Gunter Methodist Church. She married J. C. Weaver on April 16, 1938, in Purdy, and he preceded her in death June 2, 1993. She was preceded in death by one brother, Winford Terry. | Monett Times Oct. 29, 1999 Mary Homesley Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Gary Walter | Feb. 29, 1944 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
May 15, 2010 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Kay - Research Note: He was the son of "Doc" and Grace (Acres) Weaver. He was united in marriage to Joyce Hall on November 25, 1996 in Purdy. Gary served in the Army and worked as a service officer for the auto industry. Survived by one son and three daughters. - Another Photo | Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Isaac William | Nov. 14, 1880 MO |
Jan. 2, 1948 Mineral Springs, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Nannie - Research Note: Death certificate has death year 1947. Stone has 1948. William Isaac Weaver was the son of John Wallace Weaver and Sarah Jane Peters. Morris Weaver of Cassville, MO was the informant. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, John Alva | Jan. 24, 1886 Barry Co., MO |
May 15, 1959 Osteopathic Hosp., Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Stella - Research Note: He was the son of John Wallace Weaver and Sarah Peters. His wife Stella May was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, John Calvin | Mar. 27, 1910 | June 2, 1993 | SSW: Erple I. - Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Purdy, Barry Co., MO. He was the son of William Isaac Weaver and Nannie Paralee Woodard. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, John Wallace | Mar. 18, 1852 AR |
Mar. 19, 1930 Flat Creek, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Sarah J. - Research Note: John A. Weaver was the informant on the death certificate. Parents not named on the death certificate. He was the son of Isaac Weaver born NC and Mahala Weaver born TN. | Death Certificate Bonnie Sims Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Kay (McMANUS) | Nov. 9, 1945 | July 20, 1996 | SSW: Gary - Research Note: She was the daughter of Charles McManus and Velma May Daugherty both buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. - Another Photo | Mother's Obit Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Mary | 1878 | 1892 | Research Note: She was the daughter of John Wallace Weaver and Sarah Jane Peters. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Maynard Earl | Nov. 15, 1935 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 13, 1936 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Burl Weaver and Marie Kemp both born MO. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Mildred Catherine | 1916 | Aug. 11, 1917 | Research Note: Cassville Democrat, August 18, 1917 - The 1 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. John Weaver, of near Butterfield, choked to death on a piece of apple, Saturday, Aug. 11. Funeral services were conducted by Revs. Goodnight and Combs of New Church, west of Butterfield, and the remains were laid to rest there, Sunday. | Online Obit Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Nannie Paralee (WOODWARD) | 1882 | 1979 | SSW: Isaac - Research Note: Nannie Woodward, age 20, married William Isaac Weaver, age 21, on July 20, 1902 in Barry Co., MO. - She was the daughter of Dee Woodward and Mary Catherine Ferguson. - Cassville Republican, May 8, 1919 - Dee Woodward of Shoal Creek visited his daughter, Mrs. Isaac Weaver, and family last Sunday. | MO Marriage Records Online Newspapers Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Ollie Marie (KEMP) | June 7, 1915 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Dec. 17, 2000 Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS |
SSW: Burl W. - Research Note: Daughter of Ed and Dore Francis (Edwards) Kemp, married Burl Weaver, and he preceded her in death in 1966. | Monett Times Dec. 20, 2000 Mary Homesley Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Pearl Elvina (TAYLOR) | Dec. 25, 1907 Mundell, Carroll Co., AR |
May 19, 2003 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Ralph L. - Research Note: Dau. of John W. and Mary Belle (Starkey) Taylor. She had lived in the Oak Ridge community and Butterfield before moving to Cassville. She worked at the Cassville Democrat for several years and taught Sunday school for 30 years. She married Ralph Leonard Weaver, and he preceded her in death. She was preceded in death by five brothers and six sisters. | Monett Times May 20, 2003 Mary Homesley Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Ralph Leonard | Dec. 5, 1903 MO |
Apr. 20, 1976 MO |
SSW: Pearl E. - Research Note: He was the son of William Isaac Weaver and Nannie Paralee Woodward. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Sarah Jane (PETERS) | 1858 | 1921 | SSW: John W. - Research Note: John W. Weaver married Sarah J. F. Peters on May 27, 1877 in Barry Co., MO. She was the daughter of Tyce Peters and Alcey Johnson. | MO Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WEAVER, Stella (BROWNING) | 1896 | 1974 | SSW: John A. - Research Note: Daughter of John Calvin Browning and Julia A. Hadley. John A. Weaver, age 27, married Stella M. Browning, age 17, on Jan. 21, 1914 in Barry Co., MO. | Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WELLS, James J. | Aug. 18, 1864 IN |
Apr. 26, 1948 Barry Co. Hosp., Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Willis Wells and Martha E. Dillard. Rena Smith of Purdy MO was the informant on the death certificate. Still single in the 1940 Census. | Death Certificate Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Art Ralph | Mar. 6, 1899 OK |
Oct. 13, 1984 | SSW: Gertha R. - Research Note: He registered for the WWI draft in Washington Co., AR. It gives his father as French Wheeler. - He was the son of French B. Wheeler and Emma Holly Martin. | Census WWI Draft Reg. Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Dessie E. | Feb. 10, 1910 Alberta, Canada |
Feb. 26, 1935 Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO |
SSW: Emma Holly, Earl C. and French B. - Research Note: She was the daughter of French B. Wheeler and Emma Holly Martin. Self employed beauty operator. Her mother, Mrs. Hollie E Wheeler of Kansas City, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Earl C. | Mar. 13, 1912 OK |
June 26, 1989 MO |
Inscription: "PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR II" - Shares Family Stone with: French B., Emma, Holly and Dessie E. - Research Note: He was the son of French B. Wheeler and Emma Holly Martin. - Family Stone | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Emma Holly (MARTIN) | Dec. 28, 1879 Paris, Edgar Co., IL |
Jan. 28, 1959 Cassville Osteo. Hosp., Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: French B., Earl C. and Dessie E. - Research Note: Her first husband was French B. Wheeler. She married second J. Frank Nicola. Daughter of John Wesley Martin and Mary Jane Radar. Mrs. Clyde Taylor (daughter Gladys) was the informant on the death certificate. It lists her name as Emma Wheeler Nicola. She is buried with French B. Wheeler. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, French B. | Dec. 26, 1867 Taylor Co., IA |
Jan. 28, 1928 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Emma Holly, Earl C. and Dessie E. - Research Note: He was the son of Mart Wheeler born NY and his mother's maiden name was Skidmore born PA. His wife was the informant on the death certificate. - Researchers and census say he was the son of Marshall B. Wheeler and Elizabeth Baughan. - Another Stone | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Gertha R. (HANKINS) | June 23, 1906 | Mar. 18, 2002 Monett Health Care, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Art R. - Research Note: She was the daughter of Golden Arthur Hankins and Christine Cordelia Vineyard. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Infant | No Date | Aug. 25, 1928 | Inscription: "Infant of Art and Gertha" | Photo Diana Cope |
| WHEELER, Martin S. "Junie" | Nov. 22, 1921 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 27, 2002 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "S SGT US ARMY WORLD WAR II" - Research Note: Son of French B. and Emma Holly (Martin) Wheeler. Army veteran of World War II. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a logger, worked in construction, and was a farmer and raised cattle. Survivors include one sister, Connie Buford of Largo, Florida; four nieces and two nephews. | Monett Times Jan. 29, 2002 Mary Homesley Photo Diana Cope |
| WHISENHUNT, Fred L. | Sept. 11, 1905 AR |
Apr. 12, 1981 | SSW: Lillie B. - Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Cassville, Barry Co., MO. Son of Amos Wight Whisenhunt and Allie F. Vittitoe/Veteto or Veteo. - 1930 Census, Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma - Fred Whisenhunt, age 24, first married at age 21, born AR; Lily, wife, age 28, first married at age 16, born OK; Herbert, son, age 2, born OK; James Kennedy, step-son, age 11, born OK. - 1940 Census, Kiamachi, Pushmataha, Oklahoma - Fred Whisenhunt, age 34 born OK, living in McCurtain Co., OK in 1935, farmer; Lillie, wife, age 38, James, son, age 20; Herbert, son, age 12. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHISENHUNT, Lillie B. (HILL) (KENNEDY) | Feb. 22, 1902 OK |
Apr. 16, 1987 MO |
SSW: Fred L. - Research Note: Lillie first married Mr. Kennedy. Researchers say her maiden name was Hill. - 1930 Census, Eagle, McCurtain, Oklahoma - Fred Whisenhunt, age 24, first married at age 21, born AR; Lily, wife, age 28, first married at age 16, born OK; Herbert, son, age 2, born OK; James Kennedy, step-son, age 11, born OK. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITE, Hannah (LAWTON) | June 3, 1835 Canada |
Oct. 8, 1925 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: She was widowed and father's name given as Lawton. Mother not known. O. Nelson of Butterfield, MO was the informant on the death certificate. - Note: Her father was Jesse Lawton and her husband was Phillip White who died in Riley Co., KS. Olson Nelson was her son-in-law, husband of Celinda, daughter of Hannah and Phillip White. Celinda and Olson are both buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Celinda's death certificate names her parents as Phillip White and Hannah Lawton. | Death Certificate Note Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITELEY, Bertha May (ROGERS) | Jan. 17, 1892 Barry Co., MO |
Apr. 10, 1958 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: She was a daughter of Oliver M. and Minnie E. (Hamilton) Rogers. Her husband was Samuel Wright Whiteley. She was widowed twice. A. A. W. Rogers of Cassville, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Note Donna Cooper Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITEMAN, Ida M. (WILLIAMS) | 1899 MO |
1975 | SSW: Richard W. - Research Note: She was the daughter of William and Lula (Barnes) Williams, both listed on this page. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITEMAN, Richard Wallace | Nov. 2, 1882 IA |
Mar. 27, 1956 Rural Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Ida M. - Research Note: He was the son of John Whiteman and Anna Wallace. His wife, Ida, was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITEMAN, Sylvia Ona (BLACK) | May 2, 1902 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Dec. 13, 1965 Monett Rest Home, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Thomas Lester "Jack" - Inscription: "Married Sept. 1, 1927" - Research Note: She was the daughter of William Henry Black and his first wife Fanny Smith. Mrs. Lela Black of Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITEMAN, Thomas Lester "Jack" | Apr. 21, 1897 Humansville, Polk Co., MO |
Jan. 27, 1944 Rural Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Ona - Inscription: "Married Sept. 1, 1927" - Research Note: His death certificate is listed as Thomas Lester Whiteman. He was a WWI veteran and married to Sylvia Ona Whiteman. Son of John F. Whiteman and Anna Wallace. Cancer of the neck was the cause of death. His wife was the informant. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITLOCK, Lester G. | Aug. 13, 1906 Shannon Co., MO |
Mar. 14, 1989 Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO |
Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO. He was the son of Samuel S. Whitlock and Mary Albina Wattles. His wife was Ruth S. Whitlock. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITLOCK, Ruth S. (GRAVITT) | Sept. 9, 1906 | Dec. 24, 1989 | Research Note: Her husband was Lester G. Whitlock. | Note Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTENHALL, Helen M. (KASIBORSKI) (MORRELL) | 1910 | 1973 | SSW: Paul L. - Inscription: "Married Apr. 14, 1944" - Research Note: SSN issued in IL. Cook Co., IL marriage records: Helen Mary Kasiborski married James Stuart Morrell on May 2, 1930 in Cook Co., IL. Helen Morrell married Paul Whittenhall on Apr. 11, 1957. Husband Paul's SSN was issued in IL. - 1910 Census, Chicago, Cook Co., IL - had Zygmunt Kasiborski, age 30, born Russia; wife Anasstaia, age 30, born Chicago; Helen, age 0, born IL. | Cook Co., IL Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTENHALL, Paul L. | Aug. 5, 1900 | Sept. 15, 1995 | SSW: Helen M. - Inscription: "Married Apr. 14, 1944" - Research Note: SSDI gives his birth date as Aug. 5, 1901. Last residence Purdy, Barry Co., MO. SSN issued in IL before 1951. His first wife was Genevieve Lucille Bolton. Son of Charles S. Whittenhall and Lottie Bell Hewitt. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Charles Chester | Oct. 17, 1905 OK |
Jan. 12, 1982 Kinsley, Edward Co., KS |
SSW: Stella Loraine - Research Note: He was the son of Elbert Benjamin Whittington and Rhoda F. Patton. | FGS Gerald H. Haddock Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Elbert Benjamin Sr. | Dec. 15, 1877 Barry Co., MO |
July 9, 1947 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Rhoda F. - Research Note: He was a veteran of the Spanish American War. His wife was Rhoda Patton and he was the son of George W. Whittington born Barry Co., MO and Mary Elizabeth Bert born MO. His wife was the informant on the death certificate. - Military Stone - Inscription: "MISSOURI CPL 32 US VOL INF" | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Elbert Benjamin Jr. | July 17, 1916 MO |
Oct. 14, 1973 | SSW: M. Evaleene - Research Note: He was the son of Elbert Benjamin Whittington Sr. and Rhoda F. Patton. SSDI gives his last residence as Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS - Military Stone - Inscription: "HMI US NAVY" | Census SSDI Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Evelyn Ruth | Sept. 8, 1922 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Aug. 15, 1924 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of Elbert Benjamin Whittington Sr. born Monett, Barry Co., MO and Rhoda F. Patton born Colony, Allen Co., KS. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Faye (SANDERS) | Sept. 30, 1908 Near Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Apr. 18, 2006 MO |
SSW: Herbert - Research Note: Wheaton, MO resident. She was married to Herbert Whittington, and he preceded her in death. She was preceded in death by six brothers and five sisters. She was the daughter of Clarence Orville and Lottie May (Graber) Sanders. She was a retired elementary school teacher for the Wheaton school district. - Another Photo | Monett Times Photo Jay Trace Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Herbert | June 14, 1909 | Nov. 23, 1998 | SSW: Faye - Research Note: He was the son of Elbert Benjamin Whittington Sr. and Rhoda F. Patton. - Another Photo | Census Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, James Otis | Dec. 30, 1899 | May 3, 1989 | SSW: Lottie M. - Research Note: He was the son of Nathan Monroe Whittington and Rutha Jane Shull. - Another Photo | Census Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Lottie M. (HIGGS) | Apr. 22, 1901 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Apr. 23, 2005 Monett Health Care, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: James O. - Research Note: She was the daughter of William Higgs and Ada Strother. She and her husband owned and operated Whittington Candy Company for many years. She was married to Jim Whittington, and he preceded her in death May 3, 1989. - Another Photo | Monett Times Phyllis Long Photo Jay Trace Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Martha Evaleene (STROTHER) (BRYAN) | Dec. 20, 1917 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
May 4, 2015 Oklahoma City Oklahoma Co., OK |
SSW: Elbert B. Jr. - Research Note: She was the daughter of William Arthur Strother and Bithena Emetia Lake both buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. She was united in marriage to Elbert Whittington Jr. in October of 1940; he preceded her in death in October of 1973. On May 31, 1975 she was united in marriage to David F. Bryan who preceded her in death on March 25, 2002. She was a retired elementary school teacher in Kansas and a member of the Seminole Baptist Temple in Springfield, Missouri. | Census Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Rhoda Frances (PATTON) | Mar. 13, 1881 MO |
Nov. 30, 1970 Hoggett Nursing Home, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Elbert B. - Research Note: Daughter of John Webster Patton and Emerellis Daylong. Monett, MO resident. Mrs. Spencer Smith of Stark City, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, Stella Loraine (VAUGHAN) | Mar. 25, 1910 Barry Co., MO |
Jan. 25, 1998 Lacoba Homes, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: C. Chester - Research Note: She was the daughter of Francis Marion Vaughan and Sarah Rosetta Witt. | FGS Gerald H. Haddock Note Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WHITTINGTON, William Herbert, Jr. | Mar. 11, 1939 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Mar. 14, 2022 Maranatha Village, Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Herb and Faye (Sanders) Whittington Sr. Herb was a 1956 graduate of Puxico High School in Puxico, Missouri and received his master's degree from the University of Missouri, in Columbia, Missouri. He was a United State Navy Veteran, dairy farmer, and an estimator with EFCO Corporation in Monett, Missouri. Herb was preceded in death by his parents, Herb and Faye and daughter, Rita Whittington. | Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| WIEFERICH, Janet Lynne (THOMAS) | Nov. 19, 1967 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Aug. 12, 2010 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Cassville Democrat - Janet Lynne Wieferich, 42, of Purdy, passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010, in her home. She was born Nov. 19, 1967, in Monett, the daughter of Daniel Wayne and Nancy Lou (Nickols) Thomas. She grew up and received her education at Purdy, graduating with the class of 1986. She was a life-long resident of Purdy, where she was a homemaker. Survivors include: her children, her father of Purdy; two brothers, of Enterprise, AL, of Offutt AFB, NE; one sister, of Shell Knob; her grandmother, Gertrude Thomas, of Purdy; and two step-sisters, of Purdy. Preceding her in death were her mother; paternal grandfather; and maternal grandparents. Monett Times - Janet Wieferich (08/16/10) Janet Lynne Wieferich, age 42, of Purdy, died at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 12. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. on Aug. 16 in Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. - Temporary Marker | Fohn Funeral Home Donna Cooper Photo Diana Cope |
| WILEY, Dorothea Jane (JOHNSON) (LAMBERT) | July 4, 1923 Long Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA |
Nov. 15, 2006 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
SSW: Eugene V. - Inscription: "Married May 15, 1954" - Research Note: Fohn Funeral Home - Dorothea J. Wiley, age 83, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Purdy, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006, at her home. She was born July 4, 1923, in Long Beach, Calif., the daughter of Hah Jay and Florence (Knight) Johnson. On May 15, 1954, she was united in marriage to Eugene Victor Wiley, who preceded her in death in 1994. She was also preceded in death by her parents; and three sons-in-law, Al Brown, Michael Sheldon and Jay Millican. She is survived by two sons, of Joplin; six daughters, of Lucerne Valley, Calif., of Purdy, Mo., of Maiden Rock, Wis., of Neosho, Mo., and of Scottsdale, Ariz.; 26 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Dorothea received her education in Long Beach. In 1969, she moved with her family to a farm at Purdy, where they raised cattle and chickens. She was a homemaker, artist and doll maker. She was a member of Grace Community Church, Mount Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20, in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Pastor Mark Brown will conduct the services. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Butterfield, Mo. The family will receive friends from 2 until 4 p.m. Sunday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. - Another Photo | Fohn Funeral Home Donna Cooper Photos Diana Cope |
| WILEY, Eugene Victor | July 12, 1910 Falls Co., TX |
Jan. 1, 1994 St. John's Hosp. Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Dorothea J. - Inscription: "Married May 15, 1954" - Research Note: Purdy, MO resident. He was the son of William Marion Wiley and Sarah Elizabeth Kinsel. He married Dorothea Johnson on May 15, 1954, at Las Vegas, Nev. He was a retired farmer. He moved to Purdy from the state of California in 1969. Survived by 2 sons and five daughters, 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. - Bio at findagrave.com by David Osterman - Unknown author. Provided by Judy Wyant.: Eugene (Gene) Wiley was born July 12, 1910, in Falls County, [near] Lorena, Texas (Rt. 3) – The 13th child of William M. and Elizabeth S. Wiley. When he was born, his sister Viola (Vi) was still living at home – the others were married or deceased. He attended school in Memphis, Texas and finished the 9th grade at a school in Huntington Beach, Calif. When Gene was a small boy, his older brother Alvin had a cafe in Clarendon, Texas, and one day Gene left home on foot to visit him. His Dad went after him on a white mule. Gene's mother saved him from getting a whipping, by reminding his dad that he had given Gene permission to go earlier. Gene liked to go to Alvin's because he was always fed hamburgers and pop. When Gene was 4 or 5 years old, his brother, Elmore decided to play a trick on him. At that time, Gene was very brave and not afraid of the dark, as some children are. Elmore went out to the cellar one night dressed in a white sheet. Gene went out to get a jar of jam for his mother and up popped a ghostly figure out of the dark cellar, uttering a low, spooky "Boo-oooo". Gene backed up and his hand brushed against a wrench that someone had left on the wall, and automatically clenched it in his fist. As the white apparition came out of the cellar at him, he let the "ghost" have on top of the head — knocking, it out cold. Gene ran into the house screaming to his mother that he had killed a ghost. His parents found Elmore unconscious. He recovered and never tried to scare Gene again. One Halloween night Gene started to the barn where his mother was milking, and before he got there, Vi and Ivy, came at him dressed in a white sheets with a lit pumpkin on their heads — he fainted. When the family moved to Childress, Texas, Gene rode to town to go to a spooky movie one night. Coming home, he passed the cemetery and saw a white thing rise up out of one of the graves. He galloped home and told Orville, then Vi's husband, that he had seen a ghost in the cemetery. Orville took him back to the cemetery and showed him the "ghost" —— an old white faced cow. When he was about nine years old, Gene finally stopped being afraid of the dark. By then, his folks had a boarding house in Childress, Texas. Viola and husband Orville, and a friend "Red" and his wife lived together, and Gene went to visit them quite often. He was afraid to go home alone because of the "things" behind the trees along the road, at night. His father finally, told him he couldn't go to Orville's, or to the movies until he got over his fear. He made Gene go down the road alone after dark, and go around each tree to prove to himself there were no "things" to be afraid of. It worked! The "Red" mentioned earlier had an airplane he used at Fairs to fly passengers around the area. Gene stowed away in the plane, without telling anyone. At the end of the flight, Gene came out of the cockpit so sick and shaken that he won't get into an airplane to this day! When Gene and Viola were children, she loved to tattle on him which usually resulted in a whipping by his father. To get even, Gene would trip Vi when she was running in the hall of the hotel in Memphis. Ivy took care of her brother Gene and sister Viola while their mother was in the hospital for an appendectomy. His father had always given Gene access to his purse, a leather pouch, kept under the mattress in the bedroom. One day, Gene went into the room to get some change, but couldn't find the pouch where it was usually kept. Viola saw him go into the room and asked him what he was doing in there? When his father came home, he couldn't find his pouch and Viola told him Gene had taken it. When questioned, Gene denied the accusation. His father locked him in the room after whipping him severely, and told him he would have to stay there until he admitted his guilt. Finally, Ivy got the key from her father, told him she knew Gene wouldn't steal anything, and that she would find the pouch. She took the drawers out of the dressers, searched under everything, took the bedding off the bed and found the pouch where her father had put it under the mattress between the springs and a quilt. Their father cried and apologized to Gene and never whipped him again. In 1921, age 11 , Gene drove his folks and brother, Elmore, to California in a Model T Ford. His brother Pleas and wife Bessie were already there. On this trip, they camped along the roadside and cooked on a rock fireplace. One time Gene's mother accidentally built a fire under a flat rock which turned out to be a rattlesnake den. Seven snakes came slithering out, and Gene shot each of them as they came out when his father whacked under the rock with a big stick. Gene used a 22 rifle his father had given him when he was 9 years old. (His son, Bryan, still has the rifle.) When they arrived in California, they stayed in Newport Beach and his folks ran an Auto Court. Gene went to school (finished the 9th grade) and worked sometimes for a movie studio (probably RKO) in crowd scenes, for $5.00 a day. He was in one of Charlie Chaplin's movies. Gene was disappointed when he found out the "ship at sea" that caught fire was only a wooden framework. Later, he went to visit Orville and Viola in San Francisco. Orville decided to break Gene in to "worldly pleasures" as a joke. He sent Gene upstairs to a "house of ill-repute". A big fat woman answered the door and asked him what he wanted. Gene told her he wanted a "girl". She asked, "What do you think I am?" He replied "An old, fat hag!" She literally kicked him down the stairs, and one of her "bruisers" followed. Orville drew his 38 revolver and told the man he was a cop, and the guy left Gene alone. Another visit to Orville's was in San Diego, California. Orville wrestled for pay and was teaching Gene how to do a choke hold. He kept his 38 under his pillow. He got too hard a hold on Gene's neck from behind. Gene couldn't tell Orville to ease up, so he took the gun from under the pillow and pointed it at Orville's head. Luckily the safety catch was on. The wrestling lessons stopped. Gene was about 1 4 when his folks took him back to Texas. While living in the Childress area, he was thrown from a horse and his right hip was dislocated. His folks didn't realize it and it healed by forming a new socket which left the leg 3 inches shorter than the other. Gene learned to carry himself in a way that few seldom noticed or knew he was crippled. One time, Gene and an older boy, Pete, decided to run away to Mexico to get some girls. They stopped at Gene's sister Ella's house near Memphis, Texas. He got scared when Pete threatened to kill him if he didn't go to Mexico with him, and told Ella. He rode the caboose on the railroad back to Childress. His brother, Elmore, was working on the railroad at that time. While living in Memphis, Texas, Gene's father couldn't find enough hands to pick cotton and came in one day with two 14 foot cotton sacks. He told Gene to be up at dawn ready to pick cotton. Gene said "No sir, I told you a long time ago I would NEVER pick cotton!" His father replied, "You ARE going to!" Gene left home that night after telling his mother why he was leaving. He wrapped one of the cotton sacks around a post along the highway and went to Childress. Six months later, he returned, expecting his father to scold him. Instead, his father laughed and said, "Well, you're a man of your word. You TOLD me you would never pick cotton." When he was younger, Gene's father got him a toy cannon that shot real steel balls for Christmas. He was told not to shoot it in the house. One rainy day he couldn't resist the temptation, shot it and broke a window. His father took the cannon away from him, hid it, and forgot about it until Gene's mother told him she thought 6 months was enough punishment and to give the cannon back. For one of his birthdays, Gene got an Angora goat with a little wagon and harness to ride in. He started teasing the goat and it got mean. His mother went to gather eggs in the barn and bent over to pick something up. The goat butted her in the rear and sent her flying. She was a large, heavy woman and it knocked the breath out of her. She laughed about it but Gene's father was so mad he killed the goat and sold the meat in his butcher shop. When Gene was 18, he was pretty wild and his father told him he had better find himself a wife or he would probably end up in jail. So Gene started looking and found Mildred Odom. They got married and two children, Marian Gene and Richard Lee Wiley, then got divorced. Eugene married a Marie ? and had a Dude Ranch in Carson City, Nevada. They divorced, and Gene married for about ten years a Dorothy ?. She died of leukemia in February, 1953. No children, except her daughter from another marriage, Dawn. Dawn ended up in a women's prison in California. In May 1954, Eugene married Dorothea (Johnson) Lambert. They had three children, Sandra, Bryan and Robert, and Gene raised her daughters Catherine and Christine. The family moved from Long Beach, California in March 1969, to Purdy, Missouri. Catherine was already married and stayed in Long Beach; Christine had married and moved to Grandview, Missouri. Gene owned a small farm, moved into town and then to a mobile park, after the children married and left home. Eugene had a "green thumb", loved to garden, fish and fool around with animals, loved children - still does. - Another Photo | Obit Ancestry.com Bio SS Claims Index Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WILKS, Demah (WHITTINGTON) | Aug. 7, 1920 | Oct. 25, 1978 | SSW: Efton "Puff" - Research Note: Daughter of James Otis Whittington and Lottie M. Higgs. Efton Wilks, age 21, married Demah Whittington, age 18, on May 16, 1936 in Carroll Co., AR. | Census AR Marriage Index Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILKS, Efton "Puff" | Mar. 21, 1915 | Apr. 5, 1973 | SSW: Demah - Research Note: He was the son of Benjamin and Bessie (Lee) Wilks. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILKS, Ruby L. (BENNETT) (HIGGINS) | Sept. 7, 1928 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Mar. 9, 2019 Cox South Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of the late Lloyd "Pete" and Effie (Henderson) Bennett. She was a retired teacher having obtained a Master's Degree in Education, was a member of the First Baptist Church in Purdy, as well as being a part of the 4-H Club, and Future Homemakers of America. She also taught special education in her later years and was a former member of the Barry-Lawrence County Ambulance Board. She was preceded in death by her parents: Pete and Effie and one brother: Leo Bennett. | Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| WILLIAMS, Frank W. | Aug. 21, 1892 | Dec. 22, 1973 | Inscription: "MISSOURI PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I" - Research Note: He was the son of William and Lula (Barnes) Williams. Still single in the 1940 census, living with his mother and sister. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMS, Irene (HOWERTON) | Jan. 6, 1910 | Aug. 25, 1965 | Research Note: She was the daughter of John Jefferson Howerton and Ollie M. Goodwin both buried at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Second wife of George Harmin Williams. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMS, Leslie Levern | Jan. 4, 1946 MO |
Oct. 16, 1970 Rural Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of George Harmin Williams and Irene Howerton. He was an employee of Zenith Corp. and resident of rural Springfield, Greene Co., MO. Killed in a 2 car accident on business Hwy 60, about 3 miles East of Monett, MO. Body was 100% burnt. His wife was Donna McCracken. His father of Monett, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMS, Lula E. (BARNES) | Aug. 20, 1867 MO |
Jan. 10, 1949 Rural Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: William - Research Note: She was the daughter of Rev. M. C. Barnes and mother's maiden name was Townsend. Frank Williams of Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMS, Pearl Mable | Oct. 21, 1903 Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Nov. 2, 1964 At Home, McDonald Twp., Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of William Willliams and Lula Barnes. Frank Williams of Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMS, William | Oct. 4, 1857 MO |
Jan. 12, 1931 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Lula E. - Research Note: His father was Nathaniel Williams. Mother not named. Frank Williams of Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Very little information. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMSON, Eleazer | June 26, 1845 Tazewell Co., IL |
Apr. 26, 1920 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Cassville Democrat, May 1, 1920 - Another God loving, serving and faithful servant, a man who was always zealous and delightful in serving his Maker, had been called to his home "over there", in that "happy land" where he has an eternal home, that awaits all, who will live the splendid life that he did on earth. Barry county has lost one of her best citizens, so recognized by all that knew him. His daily walks, should be an example for us all. Eleazor Williamson was born June 26, 1845 in Tazewell County, Ill., and was a son of Mr. Reuben and Nancy Williams, [reads Williams - not Williamson, probably typo] where he attended the country schools and grew to manhood on the farm. Was married Sept. 5, 1865 to Miss Mary E. Davis, six children were born to this union two living, Fred and Troy Williamson of this city. When the civil war came up, he enlisted in the 1st Missouri Artillery and served with Gen. Sherman and was with him in his Atlanta, Ga., campaign and saw much hard service. After the war, he returned to Illinois and then he and wife in about 1867 moved to Bourbon County, Kan., where he resided fifteen years, going through all the hardships of pioneer life in that state. In 1882, he moved to Eureka Springs, Ark., and purchased a livery barn and ran it for a time, and then traded the barn for Clark Cornell farm on Roaring River, near Eagle Rock, where they resided for six years, and then traded that farm for one on Kings Prairie, where they resided for five years, and then traded for the M. Burkholder farm on Rock Creek. From there he bought a farm and moved to near Butterfield, where he resided for five years. During the residence there, Mrs. Williamson died June 4, 1912. That same year, he moved to Cassville and has lived there since. On March 8, 1913 he and Mrs. L. C. Lloyd were married and lived a quiet and happy life. He died at his home in this city, Monday, April 26, of kidney trouble, age 74 years, and 10 months. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for 46 years and was a deacon in the First Cassville Church and was recognized by all his acquaintances as an excellent man and citizen and always stood for morality in the first degree. His desire was to see and have people do good, all he time. Rev. Edward Chapel an old friend, conducted funeral services at the Baptist Church in this city, Tuesday at 2 p. m., after winch the remains were conveyed to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, west of Butterfield, and there laid to rest beside his first wife, to await a beautiful resurrection. | Obit Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMSON, Mary Ellen (DAVIS) | July 25, 1847 Tazewell Co., IL |
June 4, 1912 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Wife of E." - Research Note: She was married and the daughter of McLain D. Davis and Berthena Brite both born in Tazewell Co., IL. Eleazer Williamson, her husband, of Purdy, MO was the informant. - Cassville Republican, June 13, 1912 - Gone Home: Mary E. Williamson died at her home northeast of Butterfield, Tuesday evening, age 64 years, 10 months, and 9 days. She leaves a bereaved husband, and three sons, a host of grandchildren and other relatives and friends to mourn their loss. She bore her suffering with great patience and was ready to go. May the sorrowing ones strive to meet her over on the other bright shore. The funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. Chappell at her home. Her remains were laid to rest in the New Church cemetery. | Death Certificate Online Obit Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMSON, Ollie M. (PERKINS) | Nov. 26, 1932 Seligman, Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 24, 2022 Shirkey Nursing Center, Richmond, MO |
SSW: Wayne L. - Inscription: "Married Dec. 26, 1951" - Research Note: Daughter of James B. Perkins and Marjorie Elizabeth Skelton. On December 26, 1951 she was united in marriage to Wayne Williamson, who preceded her in death on December 13, 2001. Also preceding her in death were her parents and one sister, Irene Newell. Ollie grew up and attended school in Butterfield, Missouri graduating from Butterfield High School. After graduation she moved to Richmond, Missouri where she lived most of her life as a homemaker. | Census Fohn Funeral Home Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILLIAMSON, Wayne Leon | Aug. 23, 1929 Springfield, Baca Co., CO |
Dec. 13, 2001 St. John's Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Ollie M. Perkins - Research Note: He resided in Butterfield, MO at the time of his death. He was the son of Ermal and Minnie Mae (Easley) Williamson. He was an Army veteran, played in the Ozarks Ramblers Band in Cassville in the 1950s, and played baseball in the Babe Ruth League in Cassville. He retired as production inspector with Ford Motor Company in Richmond in 1990. He was a past mayor of Butterfield and had also been association with Williamson Funeral Home in Cassville. He married Ollie Perkins on December 26, 1951. He was preceded in death by his father, Ermal Williamson. - Another Stone - "CPL US ARMY KOREA - BELOVED HUSBAND AND FATHER" | Obituary Frank A. Williamson Monett Times Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILSON, Etta Naomi (ARNOLD) | May 9, 1903 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
July 28, 1992 Carthage, Jasper Co., MO |
SSW: John P. - Inscription: "Married July 14, 1918" - Research Note: Daughter of William M. Arnold and Mary T. Johnson. Obit - Carthage, Mo. - Etta Naomi Wilson, 89, Carthage, a former Joplin and Sarcoxie resident, died at 7:49 pm Tuesday at a Carthage nursing home after a long illness. Mrs. Wilson was born May 9, 1903, at Cassville. She lived in Sarcoxie from 1933 to 1979 and in Joplin from 1979 to 1983. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. She married John P. Wilson on July 14, 1918, at Butterfield. He died Dec. 10, 1981. Survivors include a daughter, two sons, six grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 2 pm Friday at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, near Butterfield. The Rev. James Schnakenberg will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Mortuary, Joplin. | Online Obit SS Claims Index Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILSON, John Preston | Apr. 13, 1890 | Dec. 10, 1981 | SSW: Etta N. - Inscription: "Married July 14, 1918" - Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Joplin, Jasper Co., MO. He was the son of Elias Wilson and Gertrude Hollcroft. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WILSON, Roberta Naydeen | Oct. 17, 1918 | Sept. 14, 1976 | Research Note: 1920 Census, Butterfield, Barry Co., MO - Roberta is living with her aunt and uncle, Walter and Nona Ray. SSDI gives her last residence as Fairview Newton Co. MO. | Family Knowledge Headstone Karen Scrivner SSDI Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WINFORD, Jesse B. | Dec. 4, 1908 | Sept. 8, 1982 | SSW: Polly M. - Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Pierce City, Lawrence Co., MO. SSN issued in CA. His mother was Americolumbus Kathryn Gray. She was married several times. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WINFORD, Polly Marie (PORTER) | June 8, 1913 Blue Eye, Stone Co., MO |
Jan. 23, 2003 Lacoba Nursing Home, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Jesse B. - Research Note: She was the daughter of James N. and Martha (Cron) Porter. She was a homemaker. She married J. B. Winford on Sept. 9, 1982, in Joplin, and he preceded her in death. There are no immediate survivors. | Monett Times Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WISELEY, E. Imogene (McKEE) | Oct. 28, 1915 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 5, 2007 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Edward R. - Research Note: Her obit gives her husband's death date. She was a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Susan Samantha (Lane) McKee. She was united in marriage to Edward Ray Wiseley on Dec. 19, 1934, in Wheaton, and he preceded her in death in 1956. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Merle Linebarger and Pearl Wallace, and three brothers, Carmen McKee, Monty McKee and Clyde McKee. - Another Photo | Cassville Democrat Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WISELEY, Edward Ray | Oct. 22, 1913 Wheaton, Barry Co., MO |
July 6, 1966 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
SSW: E. Imogene - Research Note: Imogene's obit reads that he died in 1956, the stone has the date of 1966. Death certificate has 1966. - He was the son of Claude Wiseley and Eulah Effie Ghan. Imogene was the informant. He was a switch engineer for the Frisco RR and suffered a heart attack while working at 10th and Pennsylvania Ave. in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO. - 1930 Census, Wheaton, Barry Co., MO - Edward is living with his grandparents, James and Margaret Wiseley. - Another Photo | Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photos Diana Cope |
| WITT, Dennis Rush | June 2, 1884 Dallas, Dallas Co., TX |
Nov. 10, 1909 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
Research Note: November 13, 1909, Cassville Democrat, Barry Co., MO - Dennis Witt died at Joplin Wednesday of pneumonia, and was buried Friday at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, west of Butterfield. He left a wife to mourn his death. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Witt and was raised north of this city. He was a splendid young man and had many friends here who will regret to learn of his death. - He was the son of John Abner Witt and Canzada Carver. They died in Afton, OK. His wife was Effie Mae Clark. She died in 1950 in San Francisco CA under the surname Witt. | Online Newspapers Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WOODS, Carol "Nan" (SMITH) | Sept. 24, 1950 Lebanon, OR |
Dec. 16, 2020 At Home, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: She was the daughter of Russ and Wanda (Boman) Smith. In 1996, she was united in marriage to Monty Woods. Over the years Carol, together with her sisters, owned and operated numerous restaurants, including The Wagon Wheel in Diamond, The Donut Shop in Cassville, The Whistle Stop and the Sale Barn Café in Exeter, The Duck Inn and the Lindenwood Hotel in Purdy, and the Over the Hill Grill located at the Cassville Golf Course. Nan was preceded in death by her parents, Russ and Wanda Smith and her sister, Teresa A. Miller who passed away on January 15, 2011. | White Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| WOODS, Monty F. | Jan. 22, 1945 Greeley, CO |
Feb. 5, 2022 At Home, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of Sherman and Clara (Ashlock) Woods. In 1971, Monty was united in marriage to Janice Swanson at the First Baptist Church in Cassville and to this union three children were born. In 1996 Monty then married Carol Smith; she preceded him in death on December 16, 2020. Monty loved the outdoors and worked several years for the US Forest Service in Cassville, but his livelihood was in cattle and horses as both a cattleman and a rancher. In addition to his parents and his wife, Monty was preceded in death by one son; one daughter; three brothers; and one sister. | White Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| WOOLDRIDGE, Geneva Juarine (WHITE) | May 25, 1923 Hess, Jackson Co., OK |
Feb. 24, 2004 MO Rehab Center, Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Geneva Juarine White was the daughter of Charles T. White and Minnie Lauren Phelps. On Sept.. 30, 1939 she was united in marriage to Roy B. Wooldridge, who preceded her in death on Oct. 5, 1994. Juarine moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico and lived in Socorro until 1974. At that time she moved to Cassville and remained until seven years ago when she moved to Mt. Vernon, MO. She was also preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother and one sister. | Obit Ancestry.com Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WOOLDRIDGE, Leon Sampler | May 22, 1917 OK |
June 24, 1989 MO |
Inscription: "In God's Care" - Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Cassville Barry Co. MO. SSN issued in OK. He was the son of Adrian Martin Wooldridge and Margaret Ann Sampler. His wife was Mildred Fay. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WOOLDRIDGE, Mildred Fay | Nov. 10, 1905 | Sept. 26, 2003 Lawrence Co., MO |
Inscription: "In God's Care" - Research Note: Mildred Fay Wooldridge, 97, of Mt. Vernon, died September 26 at Lawrence County Manor. Mrs. Wooldridge was a switchboard operator. Graveside services were September 29, at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield. Her husband was Leon S. Wooldridge. | Monett Times Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WOOLDRIDGE, Roy Ben | Apr. 18, 1919 OK |
Oct. 5, 1994 | Inscription: "PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II" - Research Note: He was the son of Adrian Martin Wooldridge and Margaret Ann Sampler. His wife was Geneva Juarine White. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| WORLEY, Dudley Steele | Oct. 10, 1830 KY |
Mar. 8, 1908 MO |
Research Note: Son of Malcom M. Worley and Sarah B. Noel. Dudley S. Worley married Polly Missouri Herron on June 20, 1852 in Taylor Co., KY. - Cassville Democrat, March 14, 1908 Shoal Creek News: Sunday night at about 8 o'clock, the death angel visited the home of Mrs. Edwards, and beckoned her father Mr. Worley, and his spirit took its heavenward flight, where there will be no more sorrow nor trouble. He had lived to be an old and faithful father. | Online Obit Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| YOUNG, Elizabeth | Feb. 3, 1885 MO |
Feb. 8, 1921 Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Dau. of Peter and Sarah" - Research Note: She was the daughter of Peter Young and Sarah Weaver. Cause of death was epilepsy. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| YOUNG, Peter | Apr. 3, 1831 Germany |
Jan. 17, 1913 Rural Butterfield, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Sarah A. - Inscription: "Co A 4 Reg MO Vol" - Research Note: Civil War Veteran - Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO, June 14, 1894 - Scott Reno has had Peter Young near Butterfield arrested for threatening or attempting to kill him with an axe. Mr. Young's hearing will come off Saturday. Prosecuting Attorney Beasley denies having entered to any law partnership with Scott. - Cassville Republican, January 23 1913 - W. R. Poplin of Butterfield was in Cassville, Monday. He reported the death of Peter Young, an aged citizen living northwest of Butterfield, Friday evening. His death was due to old age and paralysis. Mr. Young had lived in that vicinity for a number of years and leaves a wife and three children to mourn his death. Interment of his body was made at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Sunday afternoon. - John Weaver of Butterfield, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Parents not named. | Death Certificate Online Newspapers Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| YOUNG, Sarah A. (WEAVER) | Feb. 15, 1847 | Mar. 3, 1916 | SSW: Peter - Inscription: "His Wife" - Research Note: She was the daughter of Isaac Weaver born NC and Mahala Weaver born TN. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| YOUNG, William Amos, Rev. | July 19, 1941 Cleveland, TN |
Sept. 8, 2017 At Home, Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of the late Amos and Lillian (Brown) Young. He was united in marriage on July 22, 1982 in West Plains, Missouri to Emily SebastianHe was united in marriage on July 22, 1982 in West Plains, Missouri to Emily Sebastian. He was a retired minister and a member of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Monett, Missouri. He was preceded in death by both parents Amos and Lillian, one daughter Elizabeth Sander; and one brother Eddie Young. - Photo of stone at findagrave.com. | Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home Findagrave.com Phyllis Long |
| ZELLERS, Dessie Mattie E. (TERRY)(SMITH) | Jan. 6, 1902 MO |
July 26, 1969 Jane Chinn Hosp., Webb City, Jasper Co., MO |
Research Note: Resident of Rural Purdy, MO. Daughter of Robert Simon Terry and Myrtle Louise Boyd. Her husband William H. Zellers was the informant on the death certificate. - William Henry Zellers, Jr. married Dessie Smith in Neosho, Newton Co., MO on Nov. 17, 1936. - 1930 Census, Missouri, Barry, McDonald Twp. - Dessie Smith, head, age 27, is divorced and born MO, father born PA, mother MO; Wilbur L., son, age 3 born MO; Margaret Parks, boarder, age 60, born MO | MO Marriage Records Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| ZELLERS, Donnie T. | Mar. 7, 1937 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Oct. 1, 2014 Roaring River Health and Rehab, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of William and Dessie (Terry) Zellers. Mr. Zellers was a lifelong resident of Barry County. He was a farmer and animal lover who enjoyed horses and dogs. Donnie was a strong Christian man who believed in the Lord and regularly attending Gunter Methodist Church in Butterfield. Survivors include one brother of Purdy ; one sister Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews. | White Funeral Home Phyllis Long |
| ZELLERS, James | Dec. 10, 1910 MO |
Nov. 26, 1969 Mitchell Guest Home, Fairview, Newton Co., MO |
Research Note: Never married. Son of William Henry Zellers and Susan Plummer. William Zellers of Rural Purdy, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Personal Knowledge Diana Cope |
| ZELLERS, Jesse W. | June 13, 1918 | Jan. 17, 1997 | Research Note: SSDI gives his last residence as Marshfield, Webster Co, MO. Research Note: He was the son of William Henry and Susie (Plummer) Zellers. | SSDI Father's Obit Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| ZELLERS, Susan (PLUMMER) | Aug. 22, 1886 Neosho, Newton Co., MO |
1965 St. Vincent's Hosp., Monett, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Wife of William Henry Zellers, Sr. Daughter of Simpson Atchison Plummer and Mary Esther Dew. Usual residence was 204 Pearl St., Monett, MO. William Henry Zellers, Jr. of Butterfield, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Census Death Certificate Phyllis Long Personal Knowledge Diana Cope |
| ZELLERS, William Henry Sr. | Feb. 11, 1882 IN |
Feb. 5, 1953 Granby Hosp., Granby, Newton Co., MO |
Research Note: Usual address was Rural Jenkins, Barry Co., MO. His wife was Susie (Plummer) and he was the son of Henry Clay and Sarah Jane Zellers. Harry Zellers, son, of Hurley, MO was the informant on the death certificate. - Obit: William H. Zellers, age 72, of Shoalton, MO, east of Cassville, MO died at Granby Community Hospital. Surviving are the widow Mrs. Susie Zellers of Butterfield; four sons, William Henry Zellers Jr. of Purdy, MO, James Zellers of Fairview, MO, Jess Zellers of Butterfield, MO, and Harry Albert Zellers of Hurley, MO; four daughters Mrs. Alice Logan of Bolivar, MO, Mrs. Pauline Boyd of Purdy, MO, and Mrs. Mary Simpson of Fairview, OK; 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild. | Death Certificate Obit Ancestry.com Phyllis Long Photo Diana Cope |
| ZELLERS, William Henry Jr. | Feb. 16, 1908 Purdy, Barry Co., MO |
Oct. 21, 1999 Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
Temporary Marker - Research Note: He was the son of William Henry and Susie (Plummer) Zellers. He was a lifelong resident of the Cassville and Purdy areas, a farmer, a member of the Gunter Methodist Church in Butterfield, and had been employed at George Ray Sons Feed Store. He married Dessie Terry in November of 1936 in Neosho, MO and she preceded him in death July 25, 1969. | Monett Times Oct. 25, 1999 Mary Homesley Photo Diana Cope |
