| Obit For | Bessie Alyea |
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| Headline | Death of Miss Bessie Alyea |
| Text | Miss Bessie Alyea died at the home of her brother, Harvey Alyea, near Wayne Friday, May 10, of ptomaine poisoning, at the age of 34 years.
The funeral services were held at Exeter Sunday at the Christian church, conducted by Eld. J. S. McQueen. Bessie Alyea was born in Porter county, Indiana, Oct. 2, 1883. With her parents she came to this county about the year 1900 and lived for awhile in the Pasley locality in 1903 they moved to near Exeter where she had lived most of her time since. For sometime she had been in Oklahoma. She had enjoyed good health until a few days before her death. She was a young woman of noble character and held in the very highest esteem. Her life will be cherished in the memory of her loved ones who are grief stricken by her sudden departure. She leaves a widowed mother and a brother, Harvey of Wayne. Her mother was in Indiana and did not reach home until after her daughter had passed away. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | Thursday, May 16, 1918 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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