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James Elbert Fagg

The Modern Light
October 8, 1953
JAMES FAGG DIES
James Elbert Fagg, 79 years old, died at 9 o'clock Thursday morning in his home, 1744 Military avenue at Baxter Springs.
A resident of Baxter Springs 50 years, he had been an employee of the street and water department for the last 12 years. He was born July 11, 1874, in Colby, Kans., and was a member of the Christian church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mollie Fagg; two daughters, Mrs. Winifred Fellows and Mrs. Minnie Fry of Albuquerque, N.M.; a sister, Mrs. Millie Smith of Steamboat Springs, Colo,; four brothers, W. W. Fagg of California; Lincoln Fagg of Colony, Kans.; George Fagg and Herbert Fagg of Garnett, Kans., and two grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were made by the Wene funeral home.
Submitted by: Eric Andersen

Mrs. Mollie Fagg

Baxter Springs Citizen
July 5, 1971
Mrs. Fagg Succumbs
Mrs. Mollie Fagg, 91, a former Baxter Springs resident, died Thursday in an Albuquerque, New Mexico nursing home following a long illness. She had been making her home with a daughter, Mrs. John Bettinger, 225 Solano Drive, Albuquerque for the last ten years.
She was born February 25, 1880 in Missouri and lived in Baxter Springs nearly all of her life until moving to Albuquerque. Her husband, J.E. Fagg, died a number of years ago. Mrs. Fagg belonged to the First Christian Church in Baxter Springs.
Survivors, in addition to Mrs. Bettinger, are: Another daughter, Mrs. A. M. Fellows, also of Albuquerque; a foster daughter, Mrs. Loren Anderson, of Olympia, Washington; a sister, Mrs. Emma Sikes, of Baxter Springs; two granddaughters and seven great-grandchildren.
The body was returend to Baxter Springs by the Schurman Funeral Home. The funeral service was held in the funeral home chapel at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The Rev. George F. Ott officiated.
Miss Ruth Thomas was the organist.
Pallbearers were Ralph Brand, Harry Wells, W. L. Dobbin, Harley Smith, Amos Washom and Charles Easley.
Burial was int he Baxter Springs Cemetery.
Submitted by: Eric Andersen

Harry E. Fay

Carthage Press
11-25-1964
Harry E. Fay
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Clark chapel, Neosho, for Harry E. Fay, 80, Neosho route 3, brother of Mrs. Carrie Underwood of Carthage. The Rev. J. B. Kyger will officiate and burial will be in Carterville Cemetery.
Mr. Fay died Tuesday in Cardwell Memoiral Hospital, Stella. He was born Jan. 21, 1884 in Jerico Springs. Prior to moving 22 years ago to the Neosho area, Mr. Fay, a retired farmer lived in Richmond, MO. He was a member of Friends Church, near Fairview. Surviving in addition to the sister are two sons, R.P. Fay, Washington, D.C.; and Rolla G. Fay, with whom Mr. Fay made his home; five grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren.
Submitted by: Rachel Schlichting

Mrs. Fred Fay

Joplin Daily Globe
1-23-1910
Mrs. Fred Fay's Body Near.
A dispatch received last evening from Herrington, Kan., by Mr. and Mrs. Port McGaw of Forest avenue informed them that the body of their daughter, Mrs. Fred Fay, accompanied by her husband, their three weeks' old baby and her sister, Miss Lulu McGaw, will arrive from Arizona this morning, but whether on the early morning Frisco train or later in the day depends upon whether or not close connections can be made. Arrangements for the funeral will not be completed until after the arrival of the remains.
Submitted by: Rachel Schlichting

Mrs. Mabel Catherine Hicks Fay

Joplin News Herald
7-28-1955
Neosho Area Woman Dies in Hospital
Neosho, MO- Mrs. Mabel Catherine Hicks Fay, 69 years old, Neosho route 2, died at 8:40 o'clock Wednesday night in Freeman Hospital at Joplin where she had been a patient one day.
Born July 2, 1886, in McCune, Kan., Mrs. Fay moved to Neosho from Caterville in 1942. She was a member of the Fairview Friends Church, near Carthage.
Surviving are the husband, Harry Fay of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Irene Fay of the home; three sons, H. V. Nichols of St. Louis, Rolla Fay of the home and R. P. Fay of Falls Church, VA; two brothers, Ira Hicks and Omer Hicks of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mrs. Anna France of Tulsa and Mrs. Ivy Woods of Napa, Calif.; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Clark-Bingham funeral home.
Submitted by: Rachel Schlichting

Rolla G. Fay

Carthage Press
8-25-1983
Rolla Fay Neosho, MO- Services for Rolla G. Fay, 77, Neosho route 6, who died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Regional Medical Center, Joplin, after a short illness, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Clark Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Patton will officiate. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Neosho.
Mr. Fay was born April 4, 1906 in Rolla. He came to Neosho in 1942 from South Dakota. He was a flight service communicator with the Federal Aviation Administration for 34 years and was a member of Fairview Christian Church in Carthage. He retired in 1965 from a Joplin facility. He married Irene Nichols in 1928 in Carthage.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Smith, Neosho route 6; a son, Harry E. Fay, Broken Arrow, Okla., four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Robert Fletcher, Jim Johnson, Art Baldwin, Dave Box, Tom Powers and Quint Ditmore.
Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home.
Submitted by: Rachel Schlichting

Roy Foster

Miami Daily News, Miami, Oklahoma
6 Feb 1936
BOULDER CAUSES FATAL INJURY TO WORKER AT MINE
PICHER, FEB. 6 (SPECIAL) A severe head injury received early today while working undergound resulted in the death of ROY FOSTER, 39 years old , machinist employed at the F.H. Nesbitt mine, at 11:60 a.m. Foster who was struck by a falling boulder, died at Picher hospital.
The victim had been a resident of Carl Junction Mo. Shortly after the mishap he was removed to the hospital in a Todd ambulance.
Foster is survived by his wife , four daughters and two sons. Funeral sevices are incomplete.
Submitted by: Tara Anderson

Steven Fountain

Local paper of Carl Junction, MO
Unknown
DIED--At his home of Lehigh, at 10 minutes past one o'clock p.m., on Tuesday, January 26, 1904, Steven Fountain, aged 56 years, 3 months and 22 days.
Steven Fountain was born in Jackson county, Indiana, Oct. 4, 1847. In the spring of 1859 he removed with his parents to this vicinity where he has resided ever since.
He was married in 1870 to Miss Elizabeth Barlow. To this union five children were born, three boys and two girls, four of whom are living. Bert and Willie, both married, are living here, Clara B. is at home and Mrs. Florence Faulkner lives at Duenweg. The oldest son died in infancy. Besides his wife and children he leaves two brothers and one sister to mourn their loss, John Fountain resides here and Thomas at Rogers, Ark., and the sister, Mrs. Sarah Madden, at Carterville, Missouri.
In Mr. Fountain the community has lost an honest, upright citizen, a man whose influence was always felt on the right side of justice. A true friend and a truthful, earnest, conscientious counselor, he was one of natures noblemen.
Being thrown into the midst of the fearful struggle during the Civil War he was perforce compelled to take an active part. He was always true to the old flag and did all in his power to retain its unsullied purity. Although never a strong, robust man, he was ever cheerful and contented and always had a warm greeting and a cheerful word for all his friends, which embraced all his acquaintances and he was well known over a large territory.
He was not a church member but was always deeply interested in the cause and in the welfare of his associates. In his quiet and kindly way he endeared himself to many by little acts of kindness both in deed and word. The community has sustained a loss That will be felt for many days, in the death of one of its most esteemed members.
Mr. Fountain was a member of the IOOF, the Encampment, the Rebekahs, the K. and L. of S., and the A.H.T.A.
The funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 2 o'clock Wednesday, under the auspices of the fraternal orders, conducted by Rev. Ferguson, of Jasper City. Interment was made in the city cemetery.
Submitted by: Lori Huser

Jasper County