| Obit For | Minerva (Gibson) King |
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| Headline | # 1. Mrs. King Dead - # 2. Mrs. Minerva King Dead |
| Text | #1. Mrs. Minerva King of Carthage died Wednesday afternoon of pleurisy aged about 73 years. She and family resided near the Horner Baptist Church southeast of this city, and was the mother of Henry, Allen and Wm. King and Misses Mary and Maggie King, Mrs. Sarah Smith of Ash Grove well know here. The remains arrived in this city yesterday and were conveyed to the Horner Cemetery and there laid to rest. Rev. J. W. Ennes conducted services. # 2. Minerva Gibson King, died at her home in Cartage, December 26, 1917, following an illness of ten days of pleurisy and pneumonia, at the age of 75 years, 6 months and 18 days. Mrs. King was born June 8, 1842 at Fayetteville, Ark. She continued to live in Washington County, Arkansas, until she was married to John King, Sept. 24, 1865 at Fayetteville. They lived in Greene County until about 1880 when they moved to this county and located east of Cassville in the Mt. Sinai locality. They lived in that and in the Horner vicinity until 1893 when the family moved to Arkansas. They returned in 1902 and lived there until 1915 when Mrs. King, her son, Henry and two daughters, Mary and Maggie, moved to Cartage. Mr. King died a number of years ago. She was the mother of nine children, five sons and four daughters. Six of the children, three sons and three daughters are living. They are Henry, Will and Allen; Miss Mary, Mrs. Sarah Smith and Miss Maggie. Henry, Mary and Maggie and their mother lived together. They, as were the other children, were very much devoted to their mother and did all that loving hands could do for her during her declining years and during her last illness. Mrs. King was much devoted to her children and was lived by all her acquaintances. She professed faith in Christ at an early age and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Later she united with the Methodist Church and remained until death. Her body was brought here for interment. The funeral was held at the Horner church Saturday at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. W. Ennes and the body laid to rest in the cemetery near by. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | # 1. Cassville Democrat - # 2. Cassville Republican |
| Date | # 1. Dec. 29, 1917, Saturday - # 2. January 3, 1918 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Donna Cooper |
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