Osa Cemetery
AKA Forbus and Wise
Surnames R - V
SSW = Shares Stone With
| Name | Born | Died | Research Notes & Inscriptions | Researcher or Resource |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAY, Audra Iredell | June 19, 1905 Cato, Barry Co., MO |
Feb. 6, 1998 Republic, Greene Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Ellsworth W. Ray and Martha Elizabeth (Coones) Ray. She changed the spelling of her middle name from "Irdle" to "Iredell" after she reached adulthood. She never married. | Attended Funeral Obituary Joan Viney Photo Stefanie Forester |
| RAY, Ellsworth W. | Jan. 7, 1866 Wabash, Morgan Co., IN |
June 30, 1941 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Martha Elizabeth Ray - Research Note: He was a son of Jessie M. Ray and Emilie Jane (Hardin) Ray; husband of Martha Elizabeth Coones. Grave #604. | Family Records Attended Funeral Joan Viney Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| RAY, Martha M. Elizabeth (COONES) | Mar. 17, 1871 Cato, Barry Co., MO |
Aug. 25, 1943 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Ellsworth W. Ray - Research Note: Daughter of Charles Colston Coones and Mary Ann (Baze) Coones, wife of Ellsworth W. Ray. Grave #603. | Family Records, Attended Funeral Joan Viney Photo Stefanie Forester |
| REAVIS, Lily (EVANS) | Feb. 15, 1881 MO |
Aug. 31, 1950 Stone Co., MO |
Inscription: "Have faith in God" - Research Note: Lily was a sister to Rose Lee Evans and married her husband William O. after Rose Lee died. Lily was living with William and Rosa in the 1930 census as single. She was the daughter of Zebulon Hart Evans born IL and Martha Jane Stephenson born TX buried Old Crane Cemetery, Crane, Stone Co., MO. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Note Stefanie Forester |
| REAVIS, Lonnie Eugene | May 1, 1942 Barry Co., MO |
Aug. 11, 2003 AR |
SSW: Mary Lou Reavis - Inscription: "Together Forever" - Research Note: Lonnie E. Reavis, age 33, divorced Frieda Reavis, age 28, on July 29, 1975 in Yoakum Co., TX. They were married on Dec. 2, 1962. Lonnie Eugene Reavis, age 43, married Freida Daylene Abney, age 38, on Dec. 2, 1985 in Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO. He married Mary Lou Reavis on Nov. 19, 1991 in Clark County, Nevada. | MO Marriage Records TX Divorce Index NV Marriage Index Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| REAVIS, Mary Lou | Feb. 20, 1945 | Oct. 16, 1998 | SSW: Lonnie Reavis - Research Note: Married Lonnie E. Reavis Nov. 19, 1991 in Clark County, Nevada. | NV Marriage Index Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| REAVIS, Rose Lee (EVANS) | Mar. 21, 1879 Stone Co., MO |
July 1, 1933 Stone Co., MO |
SSW: William O. Reavis - Inscription: "Mother, Married Dec. 19, 1902" - Research Note: She was the daughter of Zebulon Hart Evans born IL and Martha Jane Stephenson born MO. Her sister, Lillie Evans, was the informant on the death certificate. Grave #282. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| REAVIS, William O. | June 20, 1880 TN |
Nov. 5, 1956 Aurora Hosp., Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Rose Lee (Evans) Reavis - Inscription: "Father, Married Dec. 19, 1902" - Research Note: The death certificate for William O. Reavis reads that he was a son of D. L. Reavis and Matilda Phillips from carcinoma of thyroid. He was a retired farmer, married twice. Informant: Loren Reavis of Crane, MO. He first married Rosa Lee Evans and second her sister, Lily Evans. | Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| REMILONG, Alan Ray "Dr. Al" | Dec. 5, 1954 Mt. Clemens, MI |
Feb. 6, 1997 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Margaret "Peggy" A. Escolas - Inscription: "Married Oct. 28, 1978" Research Note - He was the son of Raymond D. Remilong and Joyce Newton. | Joplin Globe Feb. 2, 1997 Connie Schmidt Photo Stefanie Forester |
| REMILONG, Margaret "Peggy" (ESCOLAS) | Mar. 15, 1955 | No Date | SSW: Alan R. Remilong - Inscription: "Married Oct. 28, 1978" | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| RICHARSON, William G. | June 18, 1880 | Aug. 16, 1881 | Inscription: "Our little boy sleeps sweetley here." - Research Note: Grave #168. | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| RICKMAN, Arnold | July 5, 1895 | Jan. 19, 1896 | Inscription: "Son of W. E. and Dellar Rickman" - Research Note: He was a son of William Elisha Rickman and Dellar Seitz and a great-grandson of James M. Hemphill. Grave #237. | Photo Note Stefanie Forester |
| RICKMAN, Paul D. | 1921 | 1938 | Inscription: "Peaceful Rest" - Research Note: Son of Harold Dawson Rickman and Elsie Lavesta (Earnhart) (Rickman) (Parsons) (Brymer) Miller. Elsie is buried in Osa Cemetery under Miller. Grave #270. | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| RICKMAN, T. D. | No Date | 1924 | Research Note: Grave #238. | Headstone Stefanie Forester |
| ROBBINS, Carl E. | 1926 | 1928 | Inscription: "Son of Evert and Ruby Robbins" - Research Note: Grave #568. | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| ROGERS, Clara (CLANTON) | Dec. 16, 1880 Barry Co., MO |
May 15, 1910 Crane Creek Twp., Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Mrs. Rogers died of tuberculosis at age 24 years, 4 months, 29 days. The bill was charged to J. C. Clanton. - The death certificate has more definitive date of passing. Place of death on certificate listed as Crane in Barry Co. Her father was listed as James Clanton, born in Cane Hill, AR and residing in Osa, MO. Her mother was listed as Roselda(?) Ray, born IN. She was married at time of death. Phyllis' Note: The cause of death was TB. She was a daughter of James Clanton, born AR, and Roseda Ray, born IN. James Clanton of Osa, MO was the informant. | King Funeral Home Death Certificate Jay Trace Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| ROGERS, Infant | No Date | Oct. 13, 1905 | Research Note: Daughter of C. E. Rogers. Stillborn. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace |
| ROGERS, James Earl | No Date | Nov. 22, 1907 | Research Note: Died at age 2 years, 8 months, 1 day. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace |
| ROSS, Martha J. | 1845 | 1939 | Research Note: Might have been the second wife of James S. Ross. Had children with the surname Stephenson in the 1900 Census and married to James S. Ross. Grave #28. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SCOTT, Bessie | Mar. 15, 1887 | July 24, 1901 | Inscription: "Dau. of Lewis and L. A. Scott. We loved her, yes we loved her; but Jesus loved her more, and He has sweetly called her to yonder." - Research Note: Daughter of Lewis Scott and Laura Ann Sherill. Grave #554. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SCOTT, Ernest A. | June 26, 1895 Stone Co., MO |
Jan. 13, 1927 Pierce, Stone Co., MO |
Inscription: "MISSOURI PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I" - Research Note: His death certificate reads that Ernest Arville Scott was a son of Lewis Scott born KY and Laura Ann Sherrill born IL. Born June 16, 1894 and not 1895 as the stone reads. The cause of death was given as chronic myocarditis. He was an ex-soldier and married to Pearl Scott. Informant: Vina Durania of Parsons, KS. | Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| SCOTT, Laura Ann (SHERILL) | Jan. 22, 1856 IL |
Apr. 13, 1928 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Lewis Scott. Inscription: "At rest. Mother." - Research Note: Research Note: Laura Ann Sherill (Sherrill) was a daughter of James C. Sherrill and Sarah Matilda Childers (see her burial record in Stubblefield Cemetery, Barry Co., MO). James and Sarah were married in McMinn Co., TN Sept. 1, 1848. After migrating to Illinois about 1850 they came to Barry Co. about 1865. James Sherrill was a son of Eli Sherrill and Nancy McPherson. Laura Ann Sherill married Lewis Scott, son of John Scott and Nancy Ann Gipson, Apr. 2, 1871 in Barry Co., MO. Their children: Ida, Oma, John Calvin, Lavina, Ula, Bessie, Ethel, Warner, Earnest, and Balmy. Grave #251. | Photo Stefanie Forester Cemetery Stone, Census Records, MO Marriages McMinn Co., TN Marriages KY Marriages Jim L. Wilson |
| SCOTT, Lewis | Nov. 15, 1854 MO |
Nov. 5, 1922 Pierce, Stone Co., MO |
SSW: Laura A. Sherill Scott - Inscription: "At rest - Father" - Research Note: Death Certificate: Son of John Scott and Nancy Gipson both of AL. Died Nov. 14, 1922 from cancer of the liver in Pierce, Stone Co., MO he was a married farmer. Informant: John Scott of Galena, MO. Grave #250 | Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester Note Jay Trace |
| SCOTT, Nancy Ann (GIPSON) | Mar. 26, 1827 | Aug. 22, 1866 | Inscription: "In Memorial of" - Research Note: "Nancy Ann Gipson" is the mother of Lewis Scott. Judy Wilson's Note: Nancy was the wife of John Wesley Scott, buried at Hood / Black Jack Cemetery in Stone Co. Her parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Franklin Gipson of DeKalb Co., AL. Her brother was Granville Gipson. | Photo Note Stefanie Forester Family Knowledge Judy Wilson |
| SCOTT, Pearl | 1883 | 1950 | Inscription: "Wife of P. J. Scott" - Research Note: Grave #259. | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SCOTT, Unknown | Illegible | Illegible | Research Note: Stefanie posted the stone is illegible, a photo is needed to document that information. | Ethel Wells, May 1992 |
| SHADE, Donald Lee | Dec. 14, 1934 Nevada, Vernon Co., MO |
Dec. 14, 2014 Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Jean - Research Note: Obit and photo of stone at findagrave.com. Son of Mary and Frank Shade. He graduated from Nevada High Nevada, MO, and attended Drury College Springfield MO. He started working at Kroger at the age of fourteen continuing in the grocery business his entire working career from part time to manager in the produce department. Don married Jean Holmes July 8, 1956. Don is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, a sister, three brother-in-laws and three sister-in-laws. | Obit Phyllis Long |
| SHADE, Jean (HOLMES) | Feb. 3, 1936 | No Date | SSW: Donald Lee - Research Note: Photo of stone at findagrave.com. | Note Phyllis Long |
| SHAFER, Eliza (GAROUTTE) | June 1875 | Jan. 20, 1904 | Research Note: A widow, died of lung fever and heart disease at age 29 years, 6 months, 14 days. - Daughter of Thomas B. Garroutte and Mary Elizabeth Shockley. Eliza Garoutte married Joseph Shafer on Mar. 23, 1890 in Barry Co., MO. Thomas B. Garoutte, father of Eliza, gave consent. Joseph died in 1910. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Census MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long |
| SHAFER, Laura M. (STEEL) | Apr. 5, 1868 IA |
May 29, 1917 Crane, Barry Co., MO |
Inscription: "Wife of Lee Shafer" - Research Note: Mrs. Shafer's death listed as aorta insufficiency, caused by burns. Father listed as John P. Steel, Mother listed as Maggie Brady. - Her death certificate reads that Laura M. Steel was a daughter of John P. Steel born KS and Maggie Brady born OH. born April 5, 1861 and not 1868 as the stone reads. The cause of death was aortic insufficiency from accidental burn. She was a married and a housewife. Informant: Lee Shafer of Aurora, MO - Grave #587. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| SHAFER, Levi A. "Lee" | Dec. 21, 1861 IL |
Sept. 18, 1923 Crane Creek, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: His wife was Laura Steel. Died of heart attack. Bill charged to Edgar Hamby, paid by John Shaffer. Father William Shaffer, mother Elizabeth Sours. Mamie Shafer was the informant on the death certificate. Grave #588. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SHOCKLEY, A. G. | No Date | No Date | Inscription: "In memory" - "Son" - Research Note: This stone was repaired September 2008 by Jack Fly. | Photo Jack Fly |
| Shockley, Alfred James | Aug. 6, 1912 Barry Co., MO |
June 25, 1914 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was the son of John Shockley born Barry Co., MO and Bessie Taylor born Stone Co., MO. His father of RR One, Crane, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SHOCKLEY, Bessie E. (TAYLOR) | Nov. 15, 1891 Stone Co., MO |
Mar. 23, 1946 Joplin, Jasper Co., MO |
SSW: John T. Shockley - Research Note: Her death certificate has birth date as Nov. 15, 1889, stone has 1891. She was married to John Shockley age 56 and the daughter of Elisha Taylor and Rebecca Musgrove both born MO. John Shockley of 1217 Valley, Joplin, MO was the informant. Grave #313. | Headstone Stefanie Forester Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SHOCKLEY, Cecil Lloyd | No Date | Mar. 10, 1906 | Research Note: Son of Steve Shockley and Sarah Bond. Cause of death listed as "burned in fireplace." | King Funeral Home Jay Trace |
| SHOCKLEY, Gertrude Jane | 1897 Barry Co., MO |
1897 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Stephen Jerome Shockley and Sarah Elizabeth Bond . | Family Tony Martin |
| SHOCKLEY, John Thomas | May 26, 1889 Barry Co., MO |
Nov. 27, 1959 Rt. One, Verona, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Bessie E. Shockley - Research Note: His wife was deceased and he was the son of Steve Shockley and Sarah Bond. Mrs. Andrew Baldwin of Verona, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Grave #314. | Headstone Stefanie Forester Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SHOCKLEY, Josephine | 1899 Barry Co., MO |
1899 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Stephen Jerome Shockley and Sarah Elizabeth Bond . | Family Tony Martin |
| SHOCKLEY, Sarah Elizabeth (BOND) | Jan. 31, 1866 Kansas City, KS |
July 9, 1944 Crane, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Death certificate has birth year 1869, stone has 1866. She was the wife of Steve Shockley and the daughter of Ben Bond born KY and Susan Blurton born IL. W. W. Shockley of Aurora, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Grave #311. | Ethel Wells May 1992 Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SHOCKLEY, Stephen Jerome "Steve" | Feb. 5, 1865 Billings, MO |
Oct. 19, 1939 Crane, Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: He was married to Sarah (Bond) Shockley and the son of Richard P. Shockley and Martha May both born TN. Walter Shockley of Aurora, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Grave #312. | Headstone Stefanie Forester Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SMITH, Calvin | June 13, 1869 | Aug. 18, 1887 | Inscription: "Son of Granville and Sarah Smith - At Rest." - Research Note: This stone was repaired September 2008 by Jack Fly. Grave #406. | Photo Jack Fly |
| SMITH, Dale | 1884 | 1914 | Research Note: Grave #346. | Ethel Wells, May 1992 |
| SMITH, George | Apr. 22, 1871 | Nov. 10, 1873 | Inscription: "Son of Granville and Sarah Smith" - Research Note: Son of Granville Smith and Sarah Caroline Burroughs. Grave #405 | Note Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SMITH, Granville | July 16, 1826 IN |
Dec. 21, 1909 MO |
Inscription: "Son of John I. Smith" - Research Note: Son of John I. Smith Mother might have been Barbara Holt. Granville married Sarah C. Burrow on Jan. 16, 1861. Civil War Veteran - Granville is listed as a Federal Soldier From Goodspeed, Barry Co., MO. He served in Capt. James M. Moore's Independent Co., MO Home Guard, 1st Sargeant. His last Will can be seen at ancestry.com - Last Will of Granville Smith: First, He left 1/7 of his estate to his daughter Mary J. Yoakum, minus $1050 already advanced; second to his daughter Cornelia Forester the same 1/7; third, to his daughter Martha A. Kime, the same minus $400 if unpaid at the time of his death; fourth, to his son John Smith, the same, minus $2400 already advanced; fifth, to son Henry Smith, the same, minus $400 already advanced; sixth, to son William Smith, the same 1/7. Grave #408. - Another Photo | MO Marriage Records Will Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SMITH, Henry A. | Oct. 16, 1866 Barry Co., MO |
Sept. 17, 1933 Marionville, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: He was single and the son of Granville Smith born IN and Sarah Burrow born AR. Will Smith of Marionville, MO was the informant on the death certificate. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SMITH, Isabelle | Aug. 15, 1818 | No Date | Research Note: She was the second wife of John I. Smith Sr. The stone is broken and you can not read the death date. Some researchers say her maiden name was Leath. Grave #404. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SMITH, John I. | Sept. 16, 1797 | Oct. 30, 1865 | Research Note: John I. Smith was the father of Sarah who was the wife of Stephen Mack Wise, Elizabeth, wife of William Neill and Granville Smith. John was supposedly married to Barbara Holt and Isabelle Leath. Bottom of stone is worn and unreadable. | Photo Note Stefanie Forester |
| SMITH, Louis Alex | Nov. 8, 1844 TN |
Mar. 8, 1914 | Research Note: His wife was Melvina Davis. She died on Nov. 21, 1919 in Washington Co., AR. L. A. Smith married M. Davis on Oct. 5, 1874 in Blount Co., TN. | TN Marriage Records AR Death Index Census Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SMITH, Sarah Caroline (BURROW) | Jan. 15, 1844 AR |
June 13, 1904 MO |
Research Note: She was the wife of Granville Smith, married Jan. 16, 1861 in Barry Co., MO. Probably not his first wife due to age difference. Grave #407. | Note MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SMITH, William | Apr. 22, 1873 Barry Co., MO |
Sept. 7, 1947 Marionville, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: He was single and was the son of Granville Smith, born IN and Sarah Burrow, born AR. John Smith of Marionville, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Cause of death was probable heart attack. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SPRINGER, James Elijah | Jan. 5, 1902 Crane, Stone Co., MO |
Jan. 5, 1938 Buck Prairie Twp., Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Flossie M. (Harmon) (Springer) Strohfeld (his wife) - Research Note: James Elijah Springer was a son of Lemuel Allen Springer and Mary Lillian Thompson. He was the second of their 8 children and my mother's brother. On Sep. 22, 1922 he married Flossie May Harmon, daughter of Henderson Harmon and Canna Marie String. They had three children: Lola Marie (Osa grave #477), Lloyd (1926-1971) and an infant who died at birth. He was diabetic for several years prior to his death. His death certificate reports the cause of death as pulmonary edema as a result of an acute insulin reaction. He also had a cellulites of his left hand and forearm for a few weeks prior to his death, which undoubtedly made his diabetes more difficult to control. He died on his birthday in 1938 and lived at the time in Buck Prairie, where he farmed. Burial occurred on Jan. 7, 1938. His widow married C. W. Strohfeld on Mar. 20, 1942 in Mt Vernon and she died June 3, 1953 in the Aurora Hospital of a stroke. She is buried next to James but listed under the name Strohfeld. Grave #476. | Headstone Stefanie Forester Death Certificate, Missouri Marriages Family Records Personal Knowledge Jim L. Wilson Photo Connie Schmidt |
| SPRINGER, Lola Marie | Sept. 7, 1923 KS |
June 22, 1932 Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: The cause of death was diabetes, gangrene of right knee. Father listed as J. E. Springer of Lawrence Co., MO. Mother listed as Flossie Harmon of OK. - Lola Marie Springer was the daughter of James E. and Flossie May (Harmon) Springer. She was called "Marie". She was a juvenile diabetic and died of complications of diabetes. Grave #477. | Headstone Stefanie Forester King Funeral Home Death Certificate Jay Trace Family Records Personal Knowledge Jim L. Wilson Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STEELE, David | May 15, 1812 | Oct. 9, 1854 | Inscription: "Aged 42ys 4ms 24d." - Research Note: His wife was Sarah Larkey. She died in 1911 and is buried in Montgomery Co., KS with their son Isaac. Grave #434. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| STEPHENS, Walter Madison | June 1, 1905 Elsinore, Carter Co., MO |
Dec. 26, 1992 St. Louis, MO |
SSW: Zelphia Margaret (Johnson) Stephens - Research Note: There is a Masonic symbol next to Walter's name, he was a Mason in Hillsboro, Jefferson Co., Missouri for many years. He was the son of Zacius Stephens born MO and Barbara Rose Stacey. Grave #614. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Note Stefanie Forester |
| STEPHENS, Zelphia Margaret (JOHNSON) | Nov. 16, 1910 | Dec. 26, 1974 | SSW: Walter Madison Stephens - Research Note: Zelphia is the daughter of James Richard Johnson and Annabelle Teague. SSDI gives her last residence as Salem, Dent Co., MO. Grave #613. | SSDI Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| STOCKTON, Charles Buford "Butch" | Oct. 22, 1945 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
Dec. 4, 1961 Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO |
Research Note: Son of William Cherry Stockton and Fern (Wilkin) (Stockton) Hill, maternal grandparents, William Wilkin and Ellen Long, paternal grandparents, Norman J. Stockton and Evalina (Crip) Stockton. He was a passenger in a car that hit a parked car and the gas tank caught fire. Almost his entire body was burned. Grave #550. | Death Certificate Connie Schmidt Photo Stefanie Forester |
| STOUT, Lillian (HARMON) | Sept. 26, 1897 MO |
Nov. 15, 1926 MO |
Research Note: She was a daughter of Henderson and Cannie Harmon. She married Erman Virgil Stout on Dec. 1, 1917 in Mt. Vernon, Lawrence Co., MO. He died Oct. 14, 1978 in San Bernardino, CA. - 1920 Census Buck Prairie, Lawrence Co., MO - Erman Stout, age 22, born MO, Lillian, wife, age 22, born MO, Harold, son, age 1, born MO. Grave #495. | Headstone Tony Blevins CA Death Index MO Marriage Records Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STRING, Ruth A. (CRUMP) | 1845 MO |
Mar. 24, 1915 Marionville, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: The death certificate for Ruth Crump reads she was a daughter of Joseph Crump born MO and Unknown. Born 1845 in MO, died 3/24/1915 from bronchia pneumonia in Marionville, Lawrence Co., MO she was a widow. Informant: Mrs. H. Harmon of Marionville, MO. Grave #492. | Headstone Tony Blevins Death Certificate Stefanie Forester Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STROHFELD, Flossie May (HARMON) (SPRINGER) | Apr. 14, 1904 OK |
June 3, 1953 Aurora, Lawrence Co, MO |
SSW: James E. Springer (first husband) - Research Note: Daughter of Henderson and Cannie Harmon. She married C. W. Strohfeld, her second husband, on Mar. 20, 1942 in Mt. Vernon, MO. Jim's Note: See comments for James E. Springer, grave #476. Flossie May Harmon married James E. Springer and her twin brother, Rossie Ray Harmon married her husband's sister, Mary Ferrell Springer. Flossie was known to her family and friends by her nickname, "Sweet". (I called her Aunt Sweet). She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to long-standing hypertension and died 5 days later without regaining consciousness. Burial occurred on June 5, 1953. | Headstone Tony Blevins Death Certificate Family Records Jim L. Wilson Photo Connie Schmidt |
| STUBBLEFIELD, Lou L. | Apr. 5, 1885 Barry Co., MO |
May 2, 1916 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Death certificate indexed as Leo L. Stubblefield. She was single and the daughter of John R. Stubblefield and Susan Neill both born Barry Co., MO. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| SWAFFAR, Baby Etta | No Date | 1889 | SSW: Isabellas - Research Note: Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Swaffar and Isabellas Hemphill. Grave #226. | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SWAFFAR, Isabellas (HEMPHILL) | 1855 | 1889 | SSW: Baby Etta Swaffar - Research Note: Daughter of Thomas N. Hemphill and Sarah Morris, both buried at Osa Cemetery. Wife of Thomas Jefferson Swaffar. Excerpt from Thomas' obit: Thomas J. Swaffar died Feb. 18, 1936 at Purdy, MO, of a complication caused by a fall on the ice Feb. 1. His age was 80 years, six months and two days. He was born Aug. 16, 1855, near Calhoun, TN, moved to Barry Co, MO in 1874 and has lived in and around Purdy for 52 years. At the age of 26 years he married Isabelle Hemphill at Calhoun, TN. To this union four children were born, of which three survive: Arthur Boyd and Thomas Neil of Purdy, Mrs. Myrtle Belle Bradley of Cassville, MO. Etta deceased in infancy. The wife deceased in 1889. He is buried at Arnhart Cemetery. Grave #226. | Obit Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| SWENEY, Pearl Betty (PEDIGO) | July 6, 1907 Lebanon, MO |
May 19, 1999 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Pearl "Betty" Sweney, age 91, of Aurora, died May 19, 1999, at her home. She was a retired farmer. Grave side services will be 1 p.m. tomorrow, May 22, at Osa Cemetery southeast of Aurora. She was the daughter of Robert A. Pedigo and Martha Ellen Keys. | Photo Stefanie Forester Monett Times May 21, 1999 Donna Cooper |
| TACKER, Bonnie Maude (PETERS) (FITE) | Jan. 12, 1918 Crane, Stone Co., MO |
Oct. 11, 2013 Asotin, WA |
SSW: Loye Robert Tacker - Research Note: NOT BURIED HERE. NO DEATH DATE ON THE STONE. Residence was Clarkston, ID. Bonnie Maude (Peters) Tacker, age 37, born Crane, MO, married Claude T. Fite, age 46, in Dec. 1955 in Whitman Co., WA. Daughter of Willis Warren Peters and Eva Marie Wilson. Bonnie is buried at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., ID. Grave #611. | WA Marriage Records WA Death Index Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TACKER, Lela aka Mary P. (GARRISON) | Oct. 21, 1889 Stone Co., MO |
Aug. 22, 1963 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Sanders M. Tacker - Research Note: Daughter of William Harvey Garrison and Maggie Gold. Her name varies in the census records. Grave #609. | Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TACKER, Loye Robert | Apr. 11, 1916 Crane, Barry Co., MO |
July 8, 1954 Springfield Baptist Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Bonnie Tacker - Research Note: His death certificate reads that Loye Robert Tacker was a son of Sanders "San" M. Tacker and Lela (Garrison) Tacker. The cause of death was given as mesenteric portal thrombosis in Springfield Baptist, Springfield, Greene Co., MO. He was a building contractor (construction), married to Bonnie Taker. Informant: Bonnie Tacker of Aurora, MO. Bonnie Tacker, the informant was his wife. Grave #612 | Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| TACKER, Sanders Monroe "San" | Dec. 3, 1889 Benton Co., AR |
Mar. 12, 1967 Baptist Hosp., Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Lela Tacker - Research Note: According to census, draft registration records and SSDI, his name was Sanders Monroe Tacker. Son of William Joshua Tacker and Minerva J. Winchester. Usual residence was Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO. Earl Takcer of Aurora, MO was the informant on the death certificate. His wife was Lela Mae aka Mary P. Garrison. Name varies in the census records. - 1900 Census Marble, Madison, AR, - Sanders M. Tacker is with his parents William J. and Minerva Tacker and siblings James, Barney, Luther, Rosa, and Charley. - 1920 Census Pierce, Stone, MO, - gives his wife as M. P. (has to be incorrect) Tacker with sons, Earl, Glen, and Loye. - 1930 Census Crane Creek, Barry, MO, - gives Sam Tacker age 40, with wife Mary age 40, Earl age 19, Glen age 17, and Loye age 13. - Grave #610. | Census Draft Registration Records SSDI Death Certificate Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TACKER, William Earl | Oct. 9, 1910 Stone Co., MO |
May 31, 1988 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Son of Sanders M. Tacker and Lela (Garrison) Tacker. He was the husband of Ernestine (Andres) Tacker and a self employed cabinet maker; he was a WW II Army veteran; died from Parkinson's Disease. - 1930 Census Crane Creek, Barry, MO, - gives Sam Tacker age 40, with wife Mary age 40, Earl age 19, Glen age 17, and Loye age 13. | Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home Connie Schmidt Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TATE, Martha J. (KING) | Feb. 6, 1872 MO |
June 4, 1952 General Hosp. #1, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO |
Research Note: Daughter of Isaac King and Mary E. McBride. Her death certificate reads that Martha J. King was a daughter of Isaac King and Unknown Sanders (Sanders was her grandmother's maiden name). The cause of death was coronary occlusion and fracture of right femur from accident at home. She was a housewife married to William Thomas Tate. Informant: Ethel Behr of Denver, CO. | SS Claims Index Phyllis Long Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| TAYLOR, Alvin Ray | Aug. 1, 1910 Lawrence Co., MO |
Aug. 21, 1910 Lawrence Co., MO |
SSW: Beulah A. and D. Sidney Taylor - Research Note: His death certificate reads that his father was named D. S. Taylor, born in KY, and that his mother was Beulah Hillhouse, born in Lawrence Co., MO. D. S. Taylor, Marionville, MO, gave the information. - His death certificate reads that Alvin Ray Taylor was a son of D. Sidney Taylor born KY and Beulah Hillhouse born Lawrence Co., MO. It has that he died Aug. 20, 1910, and not the 21st as the stone reads. The cause of death was from eclampsia followed by complete paralysis of upper and lower extremities cause not known in Buck Prairie, Lawrence Co., MO. Informant: D. S. Taylor of Marionville, MO - Grave #35. | Death Certificate Donna Cooper Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| TAYLOR, Beulah Ann (HILLHOUSE) | Mar. 15, 1886 Lawrence Co., MO |
Oct. 19, 1974 | SSW: D. Sidney and Alvin R. - Research Note: She was the wife of Dockery Sidney Taylor and the daughter of Christopher Columbus Hillhouse and Lucretia Columbia White both born Lawrence Co., MO. She married D. S. Taylor on Feb. 25, 1906 in Star, Lawrence Co., MO. | MO Marriage Records Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TAYLOR, Dockery Sidney | Apr. 13, 1873 KY |
Sept. 19, 1913 Springfield, Greene Co., MO |
SSW: Beulah A. and Alvin R. - Research Note: Died of septicemia and appendicitis at age 35 years, 4 months, 27 days. - Date of death was given as Sept. 9, 1913 according to King Funeral Home Records. And according to his death certificate, D. Sidney Taylor was a son of J. R. Taylor born MD and Susan Maddox born KY. The cause of death was from appendicitis. He was married and a farmer. Informant: J. R. Taylor of Aurora, MO - Grave #36. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Photo Death Certificate Stefanie Forester |
| TEAGUE, James Canada | Jan. 16, 1841 Overton, TN |
May 14, 1898 Barry Co., MO |
SSW: Margaret - Inscription: "Father" - Research Note: Son of John W. Teague and Elizabeth Lee. Discharged from Moore's Stone Co. MO Home Guard on May 4, 1861 He re-enlisted in the Union Army on Feb. 20, 1864. Grave #452. - Another Stone | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TEAGUE, Margaret E. (GOUGE) | Sept. 30, 1839 TN |
Jan. 4, 1936 Jenkins, Barry Co., MO |
SSW: James Canada Teague - Inscription: "Mother" - Research Note: Died of senility. Father Henry Gouge, mother Nancy Jones, both born in TN. She was the widow of Jim Teague. J. A. Teague of Jenkins, MO was the informant on the death certificate. Grave #453. | Photo Stefanie Forester King Funeral Home Jay Trace Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| TEST, Donald R. | Jan. 3, 1938 Highland Park, IL |
Apr. 18, 1989 | Research Note: Son of Theodore M. Test and Hilda M. Anderson. | SS Claims Index Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TEST, Gladys M. | 1900 | 1991 | No Data | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| THORNBURG, Michael Marion Duane | July 18, 1990 Lawrence Co., MO |
Sept. 14, 1992 Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: He was a son of Bill and Angela Thornburg. | Obituary Lori Clark Photo Stefanie Forester |
| THORNSBURRY, John | illegible | illegible | Research Note: This stone was repaired September 2008 by Jack Fly. Grave #481. | Photo Jack Fly |
| TORBETT, Shirley May | Apr. 14, 1940 | No Date | SSW: W. F. "Fritz" Torbett - Inscription: "Married May 18, 1957" | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TORBETT, W. F. "Fritz" | Nov. 3, 1937 | No Date | SSW: Shirley May Torbett - Inscription: "Married May 18, 1957" | Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TRIPLETT, Joel | Nov. 3, 1785 Wilkes Co., NC |
May 31, 1873 Barry Co., MO |
Research Note: Joel Triplett is the father of Milly A. Triplett-Hemphill (One World Tree). His wife was Jane Jones and he was the son of William Triplett and Nancy Ferguson both born VA. - 1850 Census, Tennessee, McMinn Co., Subdivision 23 - Joel Triplett age 60 born NC, Jane age 55 born TN, Jane age 17 born TN, Angeline age 14 born TN, also in household is Nancy Doan (daughter?) age 38 born TN, with Amanda age 16 born TN, William age 14 born TN, Mary age 12 born TN, Isy age 6 born TN, next is Sarah Holman age 10 born TN, William Holman age 7, born TN. In the - 1860 Census, Joel is still in McMinn Co., TN - and Jane has died. In the household is his daughter Jane age 23 and Sarah Holman age 19 and William Holman age 17. In - 1870 Census Tennessee, Polk, District 6, - Joel, age 86, is living with his daughter Martha Angeline and her husband R. Y. Vaughn with their children Thomas, John, Tennessee, Sarah, Robert, and Flora. If this is the right census, Joel was very old when he came to MO. Grave #482. | Census Phyllis Long Headstone Stefanie Forester |
| TRIPLITT, Mary L. | Sept. 13, 1853 | Nov. 6, 1855 | Inscription: "Dau. of Wm. A. and H. Triplitt" - Research Note: Daughter of William and Hopy Triplett. Stone was repaired/reset July 2008 by Jack Fly. | Note Phyllis Long Photo Jack Fly |
| TRIPLITT, William A. | Abt. 1822 | Sept. 10, 1876 | Inscription: "Husband of H. Triplitt. Aged 54 ys. 10 ms. 21 ds" - Research Note: This possibly might have been a son of Joel Triplett (One World Tree). - 1850 Census, Tennessee, McMinn Co., Subdivision 23, - (living next door to his parents Joel and Jane) William Triplett age 28 born TN, Hoppy (Hope) age 20 born TN, and John age 1 born TN. - 1860 Census, Missouri, Stone, Pierce, - William A. Triplett age 37, Hoppa age 27, John age 10, Joel, age 4, and Finnette age 1, with Thomas Duckworth age 51 as a boarder. By - 1870 they are still in Stone Co., MO - and have added children Harriet age 8, Elizabeth age 5, and Jasper age 2 months. - Grave #484. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TUCKER, Harriet E. (NEILL) | Oct. 15, 1851 TN |
Mar. 3, 1915 MO |
Research Note: She was the wife of William Tucker and the daughter of James Neill born TN and Rebecca Perkins. - 1880 Census Missouri, Barry, Shoal Creek, District 3 - William Tucker, age 30, wagon maker, born TN, with wife Harriet E., age 28 born TN, and William's mother Emeline, age 50, born TN. - 1900 Census Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, - Harriet is living with her sister Louisa J. Neill, single, and son Porter Tucker. Apparently, Louisa married F. M. Forbis late in life and he died in 1908. - 1910 Census Missouri, Stone, Pierce, District 0196, - Head of Household is Louisa J. Forbes (Forbis) age 67, widowed born TN, Harriet Tucker, sister, age 56, widowed, born TN, Porter Tucker, son of Harriet, age 22 born MO, and Hope Brackett, sister, age 73, widowed born NC. - Parents of these girls were James Neill born TN and Rebecca Perkins, according to Louisa's death certificate. Grave #539. | Census Phyllis Long Photo Stefanie Forester |
| TURNER, Frank | Jan. 29, 1905 | Aug. 8, 1907 | Research Note: Died of measles. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace |
| TURNER, Rosa Disa | Dec. 31, 1908 MO |
Nov. 17, 1910 Aurora, Lawrence Co., MO |
Research Note: Cause of death listed as accidental burning. She was the daughter of William Turner born Phelps Co., MO and Myrtle Ham born Lawrence Co., MO. Thomas D. Miller of Lawrence Co., MO was the informant on the death certificate. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Death Certificate Phyllis Long |
| UNKNOWN | No Date | No Date | No Data | Added from Photo Phyllis Long Photo Connie Schmidt |
| VERMILLION, Walter | Oct. 1894 | Apr. 7, 1904 | Research Note: Died at age 6 of "complications of spinal colin". Son of Silas and Sintha Vermillion. - 1900 Census Missouri, Lawrence, Buck Prairie, District 74, - Silas Vermillion, age 47, married 22 years, born MO, parents born TN, Sintha, wife, age 40, mother of 9 children, 6 living, born AR, with children Malissa age 13, Thomas age 10, Walter born Oct. 1894 MO, Ana age 2, and Inez age 7 months. | King Funeral Home Jay Trace Census Phyllis Long |
