| Obit For | Ella Maine (Hendershot) Horine |
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| Headline | MRS. HIRAM HORINE DEAD |
| Text | Ella Maine Horine, wife of Hiram S. Horine, a pioneer resident of the Monett community, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 8 at the West Hospital in Monett, following an illness of several months. Mrs. Horine was 75 years old. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Louis Hale, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Springfield, and assisted by Rev. Leon Perry, Pastor of the First Baptist church in Monett, were held Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 9th. Burial was made in the Walnut Grove cemetery southwest of Monett. The Horine-Culver funeral service of this city was in charge. Tuesday afternoon’s Monett Times gave the following sketch of Mrs. Horine: Mrs. Horine was a conscientious Christian woman. She was converted when 17 years old and joined the Baptist church at Pierce City. For many years she taught a Sunday School class in the New Site Baptist church. Later she worked in the Monett church and in the First church in Springfield where she lived for four years. She was a member of the Springfield church at the time of her death. Ella Maine Hendershot, daughter of Nathan and Matilda Hendershot, was born in Chesterville, Morrow county Ohio, December 26, 1862, being one of ten children. All have died except a sister, Mrs. Sam Raines of Southwest City. The family moved to Missouri in 1870, living for one year in the Round Grove community in Lawrence county. Later they moved to Brite’s Prairie. Ella Hendershot and H.S. Horine were married October 9, 1881. They lived a short time near Purdy, they moved to a farm on Stones Prairie south of Monett, where they lived for many years. When they retired from the farm they came to Monett to live. They have lived in Barry county all their married life except four years they resided in Springfield. Mrs. Horine is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. George Harmon, with home she made her home; a son, Ben Horine of Springfield; one grandson, Murrel Ben Harmon of Monett, and her sister Mrs. Raines of Southwest City. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | Feb. 10, 1938 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | - |
| Submitted by | Barbara Erwin |
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