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Obit For Marion Bascomb Babb
Headline PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES AWAY - Had Been Resident of Cassville For 68 Years
Text - Outline M. B. Babb, known general over the county as Bascomb Babb, one of Barry county’s pioneer citizens passes away suddenly from a heart attack about 9:30 o’clock Thursday night, July 5th. Death came while Mr. Babb was seated on a divan in the living room of his home on North Main street. He had eaten supper as usual and was sitting alone. His son, Bernard had gone down Flat creek fishing and Mrs. Bernard Babb was busy about her housework. When she entered the living room she found his father sitting with his head thrown back in a manner that frightened here. She call Wayne Ennis and wife and Mrs. John Hancock who live next door to come over and they found that his body was lifeless. For several months his condition had been such that his family were expecting that the end might come soon.

Mr. Babb was a native of Tennessee. He was born in Hancock county, Tenn., February 11, 1866. He was a son of the late Rev. Samuel Babb and wife. The family moved to Barry county when M. B. was only 11 years old. Most of the time since his home had been in Cassville. He had served as Constable of Flat Creek township, as City Marshal of Cassville, as Deputy Sheriff under the late Geo. M. Goodnight, and later under B. F. Lamar, and for short periods under other Sheriff’s Barry county. He made a good officer being fearless and always using good judgment in the discharge of his official duties. For a number of years he was a carpenter. When the rural mail system was established at the Cassville post office in April 1903. Mr. Babb qualified and became one of the first carriers. He continued in that service for more than thirty years, when he retired.

When a young man he was know as Barry county’s tallest citizen. His measurement was 6 feet 7 inches in his sock feet. He was the last member of the family of his father and mother to pass away. By temperament he was genial and friendly with everybody; always looking upon the bright side of life’s picture at the same time he was a man of strong convictions and was always frank in expressing them.

The family prepared the following obituary sketch: Marion Bascomb Badd was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Babb and the last of his generation. He was married Oct. 19, 1897 to Miss Ella Jane Smith who passed away four years ago. To them were born seven children three of who died in infancy. Surviving are John of San Francisco, Calif; Mrs. Cecil Newman of Tulsa, Okla.; Bernard of Cassville, and Gene of Monett. He is also survived by five grand-children; Mrs. Robert Easterly of Carthage, Gene and Jack Newman; Marian and Jack Babb; one brother-in-law, B.B. Hefley, and twelve nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, July 8, at the Culver Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. W. R. Dalton, Pastor of the Methodist church. Burial was in the Oak Hill cemetery.
Deceased: Marion Bascomb Babb
Parents Names: Samuel and Elizabeth (Phillips) Babb
Place Born: Hancock Co., TN
Date Born: Feb. 11, 1866
Date Died: July 5, 1945
Place Died: Home - Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Newspaper: Cassville Republican
Paper Date: July 12, 1945
Research Note: Death Cert: # 33020
Name: Bascum Babb
Born: Feb. 11, 1866, Tennessee
Parents: Samuel and Elizabeth (Phillips) Babb
Died: July 5, 1945, Cassville Barry Co., MO
Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican
Date July 12, 1945
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Barbara Erwin