| Obit For | Edith (King) Rowley |
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| Headline | OBITURAY |
| Text | Edith King-Rowley was born May 19, 1879 and died Dec. 7, 1934 at eleven p.m. at her home. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Ball and Nancy (Roberts) King. She was united in marriage to Amazon F. Rowley, Feb. 8, 1889, her husband preceding her in death four years ago. To this union was born eleven children, six boys and five girls, ten of which are living, one dying in infancy. She was converted at an early age, and was baptized and united with the Baptist church at Washburn Dec. 3, 1933. She is survived by her children, Joseph B. Rowley of Los Angeles, California. W.A. Rowley of Stotts City, Mo., Mrs. Freda Burg of Purdy, Mo. grandchildren, two brothers, J. W. and W. L. King, both of Flat River, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. G. E. True of Sulpher Springs, Florida and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral was held at Washburn church, on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 11, by Chas Vanzandt. Burial in the Rowley cemetery, north of Washburn, under the direction of the Koon Funeral service. Research Note: Missouri Death Cert.# 41892 Name: Edith K. Rowley Born: May, 19, 1879, Kansas Died: Dec. 7, 1934, Washburn Twp., Barry Co., MO Parents: Archie Ball and Nancy (Roberts) King Husband listed as Amazon F. Rowley Memories by granddaughter: I, Jeanne Rowley remember very little about my grandparents (Amazon and Edith). We lived about sixty miles away and visited several times a year. I had cousins to play with and didn't spend time with the older folks. I remember the house had a beautiful parlor with a huge bay window with wine velvet drapes. This area was used to place the caskets of family members for the wake and until the funeral. After dinner everyone gathered in the 'family' room and everyone played music and sang for many hours. Grandmother was tall and thin with dark hair and olive skin and she was very kind. She always had a pot of pinto beans cooking on the stove and served rice with cream, butter and sugar for breakfast after the usual bacon and eggs. She baked her own bread. I never heard her complain. She took care of Amazon for over six months before he died. After the money was depleted, she took in laundry to help support her and the three children still at home. Times were so difficult then, she washed on the board, cooked and heated the house and irons on a wood stove. They pulled water by the bucket from the well on the porch. They didn't have electric lights, etc. They used Aladdin Lamps fueled by kerosene and carried it room to room. They never owned a car. For refrigeration they put the butter, cream, etc. in buckets and lowered it into the well. Their residence was about ten blocks from the railroad tracks and they always recognized the engineer by his special whistle. Where my father (William Albert Rowley) was the engineer, all family members for miles each way would dash outside and wave to him. He had a special whistle to acknowledge that he saw them. Hobos were common at that time. They usually were given food in exchange for light labor, such as chopping wood. There was one hobo who traveled north in the spring and south in the fall. He was quite clean and educated so he was allowed to enter the house and dine with the family. He always brought news from the north or south and was welcomed by everyone. One day he arrived just before dinner (he didn't do chores). My grandmother sat at one end of the table and granddad sat at the other end. They sat the hobo in between Joe and Bill and the other children on the other side. Grandmother had prepared chili and cornbread. As the hobo spoke he addressed my grandmother and while his head was turned Joe would put hot pepper sauce in his chili. When he turned towards granddad, Bill would put in the hot sauce. This was repeated several times until it was super hot. The hobo pushed his plate away from him and said, " Boil, damn you, boil." Joe and Bill spent the rest of the meal in their rooms. |
| Newspaper | Cassville Democrat |
| Date | Dec. 20, 1934 |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | - |
| Submitted by | Barbara Erwin |
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