Obituaries
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[ALLEN, STANLEY RUSSELL]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, May 19, 1960, p. 2
Russell Allen Dies Today At Hopkins
Stanley Russell Allen, 58, retired Hopkins farmer, died at 6:30 a. m. today at his home after a long illness. He had lived in the Hopkins area all of his life.

Mr. Allen was born May 6, 1902 at Bedford, the son of Frank Allen and the late Leah Hensley Allen. He was married Apr. 22, 1925 to Doris Hook, who survives.

Surviving are his widow, of the home; his father, of Hopkins; a brother, Cecil Allen, Hopkins and a niece and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the First Christian Church in Hopkins. The Rev. A. V. Hart will officiate, assisted by the Rev. Walter Cox. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p. m. at the church. Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins, is in charge of arrangements.

 

[ARCHER, DANIEL MILBURN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, July 23, 1968, [p. 1]
Daniel M. Archer Dies In Nursing Home
Daniel Milburn Archer, 82, Hopkins, died at 11:30 p. m. Monday at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, where he had resided the past seven years.

He was born July 12, 1886, at Corbin, Kan., and was the son of the late Elmer and Lucy Archer. He was married Dec. 23, 1910, to Miss Ethel Clark, at Billings, Okla., who preceded him in death in 1960. He was a retired farmer and a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Maryville.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The Rev. Norman Abbott will officiate and burial will be in a Hopkins cemetery.

He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Walker Smith, Marathon, Ia.; three sons, Donald Lee Archer, Seattle, Wash.; Daniel Archer, St. Peter, Minn., and Milburn Forest Archer, Blockton, Ia.; 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Jim Richardson, Maryville.

 

[ARCHER, ETHEL SARAH CLARK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, April 29, 1960, p. 2
Mrs. Ethel Archer Dies At Hospital
Mrs. Ethel Sarah Archer, 69, Hopkins, died Thursday afternoon at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. She had lived at Hopkins 11 years.

Mrs. Archer was born Sept. 19, 1890, at Beaver Crossing, Neb., the daughter of the late Forrest Clark and Hattie Hoover Clark. Her marriage to Milburn Archer took place Dec. 23, 1910, at Enid, Okla. She was a member of the Hopkins Christian Church.

Survivors are her husband, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Walker Smith, Kansas City; three sons, Milburn Archer, jr., Blockton, Ia.; Donald Archer, Seattle, Wash., and Daniel Archer, St. Peters, Minn., and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral rites will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Hopkins Christian Church. The Rev. A. V. Hart will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[BAKER, JOHN]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 9, 1927, [p. 1]
John Baker, 65, Dies at Hopkins Yesterday
Funeral Services Will Be Held At Home of Alfred Owens Tomorrow Morning at 9:30 O'Clock
John Baker, about 65 years old, died of complication of diseases yesterday morning at the home of Rex Tame at Hopkins. Funeral services will be held at the residence of Alfred Owens, a cousin, at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. Burial will be six miles east of Sheridan. Mr. Baker is survived by two sons who are in the West and one daughter, Miss Emma Baker of York, Neb.

Mr. Baker ran a truck garden at the edge of Hopkins and owned a meat market there at one time.

 

[BARNES, EFFIE JOSEPHINE POLLARD]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 30, 1954, p. 6
Final Rites Yesterday For Mrs. Barnes
Final rites for Mrs. Fletcher Barnes, 71, Hopkins, who died at 1:15 p. m. Saturday in a Clarinda hospital, following a long illness, were conducted at 2 p. m. yesterday at the Methodist church, Hopkins, by the Rev. Earl Griffith. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Barnes, who was born in Ohio, had lived practically her entire life in the Hopkins community. Survivors include besides her husband, three sons, David Barnes, Maryville; Freman Barnes, Hopkins, and Allen Barnes, Bedford; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Welton [Williams], Kansas City; nine grandchildren and one brother, Charles Pollard, Topeka.

 

[BARNES, EFFIE JOSEPHINE POLLARD LAYTON]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, December 2, 1954, p. 5
Hopkins Woman Dies
Mrs. Effie Pollard Barnes, 71, died Saturday afternoon at a Clarinda hospital. She had been a Hopkins resident all her life.

She is survived by her husband, F. [letcher] A. [llen] Barnes; three sons, Freman Barnes of Hopkins, Allen Barnes of Bedford, David Barnes of Maryville; a daughter Mrs. Thomas Williams, North Kansas City; a brother, Charles Pollard of Topeka, Kans., and nine grandchildren.

 

[BARNES, FLETCHER ALLEN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 9, 1964, p. 2
Retired Hopkins Man Dies At Nursing Home
Fletcher Allen Barnes, 90, Hopkins, died at 10 a. m. Tuesday at the Nodaway Nursing Home, where he had been the past three years. A retired farmer, he had lived most of his life in the Hopkins community. He suffered a long illness.

Mr. Barnes who was a member of the Wray Memorial Methodist Church, Hopkins, was born Mar. 8, 1874, in Arkansas, to David E. Barnes and Anna Willard Barnes. He was married Dec. 24, 1902, to Effie Layton at Hopkins. Mrs. Barnes died Nov. 27, 1954.

He is survived by three sons, Freeman [Freman] and Allen Barnes, both of Bedford, Ia., and David Barnes, Maryville; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Williams, Kansas City North; four sisters, Mrs. Lillian Todd, La Junta, Colo., Mrs. Francis Curry, Mrs. Olive McCoy and Mrs. Lou Badger, all of Pomona, Cal., 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Wray Methodist Church, Hopkins, with the Rev. Gerald Sappington officiating. Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[BEAUCHAMP, HOWARD DAVID]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, September 7, 1967, p. 3
H. D. Beauchamp Dies in Colorado
Funeral services for Howard David Beauchamp, 57, of Denver, Colo., were held August 19 at the Hopkins (Mo.) Baptist Church with Rev. Howard Judah of Maryville officiating. Mr. Beauchamp died August 15, 1967 at Veterans Hospital in Denver where he had been a patient six days. He had been in failing health the past ten months. Interment was at the Hopkins Cemetery.

He was born Sept. 21, 1909 in Ross Township, Taylor County Iowa, the son of the late Elmer H. and Elsie Wilson Beauchamp. He was a graduate of the Hopkins High School and had lived most of his life in the Hopkins and Maryville area until about twelve years ago. He had lived in Denver, Colorado the past nine years.

He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post No. 161 in Arvada, Colorado.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by three brothers, Dean Beauchamp of Bedford, John Beauchamp and Roy Beauchamp of Des Moines; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth King and Mrs. Alta Greever of Maryville, Mrs. Clarice Bartlett of LeRoy, Kans., and Mrs. Edna Barbour of Clearmont, Wyo.; 12 nieces and nephews; three great nieces, one aunt; several cousins and many friends.

 

[CAMPBELL, FRANCES ALPHA THOMPSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, April 21 1975, p. 4
Mrs. Frances Campbell – Mrs. Frances Campbell, 87, Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Maryville, died Sunday morning after being in failing health for a long period of time.

Mrs. Campbell was the wife of the late Wheeler Campbell.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at Ropersons Funeral Home, Lincoln. Graveside services will be at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[CAMPBELL, JONAS WHEELER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, January 26, 1963, [p. 1]
J. Wheeler Campbell Dies In Nebraska
J. Wheeler Campbell, 85-year-old Lincoln, Neb., man, formerly of Maryville, died Friday in a Lincoln hospital.

Mr. Campbell was born May 18, 1877, at Maryville. He left here and had resided in Lincoln for four years.

Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Frances Campbell, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Bonnie Childress, Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Beatrice Reese, Castile, N. Y.; one son, Kenneth Campbell, Fonda, Ia.; four grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Griffin, Pawhuska, Okla.

Services will be held at 3 p. m. Monday at Price Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Judah officiating. Burial will be at Hopkins.

The body is at Price's.

 

[CHAMBERS, HARRY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, November 28, 1966, [p. 1]
Harry Chambers, 89, Dies in Hospital
Harry Chambers, 89, Hopkins, died at 9:35 a. m. today at the St. Francis Hospital where he had been a patient the past two weeks following a long illness.

He was born Feb. 4, 1877, southwest of Hopkins and was the son of the late William Harrison and Frocine James Chambers. He was married Jan. 6, 1909, in Denver, Colo., to Miss Alma Downing, who survives. He was a retired barber and farmer. He had moved into Hopkins two years ago from the farm.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Swanson Funeral Home and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The Rev. Gerald Sappington will officiate.

Besides his wife of the home he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Earl Furth, The Dalles, Ore.; one son, Loren William Chambers, in a veterans hospital in Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Della Ulmer, Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Sylvia Ulmer, Hopkins; one brother, Loren V. Chambers, Pickering, and one granddaughter, Mrs. Sandra Middleton, Oregon City, Ore.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[CHESHIRE, ROBERT EUGENE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, Feb. 7, 1972, p. 10
Robert E. Cheshire
Robert Eugene Cheshire, 67-year-old retired farmer, Hopkins, died at 5:40 p.m. Sunday at the St. Francis Hospital where he had been a patient a week following a long illness.

He was born Apr. 3, 1904, at Northboro, Ia., the son of the late    John    and    Rebecca Elizabeth Lesher Cheshire. On Apr. 2, 1943, he was married at Maryville to Miss Beula Traster, who survives.

In addition to his wife, survivors include five sisters, Mrs. W. L. Whitmore, Clarinda, Ia., and Misses Manila, Loah, Gwendolyn and Ruth Cheshire, Clearmont, and one brother, George Cheshire, Clearmont.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins, with the Rev. Norman J. Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[COLEMAN, JACK LYNN "JACKIE"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 3, 1975, p. 4
Spec. 5 Jackie Lynn Coleman - Spec 5 Jackie Lynn Coleman, 27, formerly of Hopkins, was found dead Sunday at his home at Ft. Belvoir, Va.

Coleman had been in the service with the army for six years and had spent a year in Vietnam

Born March 27, 1948, at Maryville, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coleman, Hopkins. He was graduated from the North Nodaway R-VI High School, Hopkins, and attended college at Fairbury, Neb. On June 22, 1968, he was married at Pickering to Janice Loch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Loch. He was a member of the Pickering United Methodist Church.

Besides his wife of the home and his parents, he is survived by two sons, Geoffrey and Keith Coleman of the home; a brother, Allen Coleman, Hopkins, and a sister, Miss Kay Ann Coleman, Craig.

Memorial services were held today in Virginia. The body is to be brought to the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. Services will be held at 2 p. m Friday at the Hopkins First Christian Church, with the Rev. Fred Paxton officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery, where military services will be conducted.

 

[COLEMAN, NORA AMANDA THOMPSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, August 20, 1970, p. 8
Mrs. Coleman Dies At Nursing Home
Mrs. Nora Coleman, 85, Hopkins, died at 8:50 p. m. Tuesday at the Nodaway Nursing Home, Maryville, where she had been residing a month. On June 8 she was taken to the St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, where she was a patient until going to the nursing home.

Born Feb. 20, 1885, in Taylor County, Ia., she was the daughter of the late Keller and Mary Elizabeth Morris Thompson. On Apr. 28, 1906, she was married at Hopkins to Walter Coleman, who preceded her in death June 25. She had resided most of her life in the Hopkins community. This spring she was presented a 50-year membership pin by the Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Frances Campbell, Lincoln, Neb., and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Hopkins Christian Church, with the Rev. Fred Paxton officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The Hopkins Chapter,            OES, will conduct graveside services.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[COLEMAN, ROBERT LYNN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 1, 1977, p. 3
PTO accident kills Coleman
Robert Lynn Coleman, 68, Hopkins, a retired farmer, was killed about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday when his clothes became entangled in a power takeoff while unloading soybeans at the farm of W.A. Turner, north of Hopkins on M-148.

Turner had left Coleman about 2 p.m., and when he returned he found him caught in the machinery.

According to Dr. R. E. Knapp, Nodaway County coroner, Coleman died of strangulation and a broken neck.

He was born Nov. 21, 1909, at Pickering, the son of the late Lew and Lola Gray Coleman, and had been a lifelong resident of the Hopkins community. He was a member of the Hopkins First Christian Church. On May 17, 1941, he was married at Albany to Doris Cubbage, who survives.

Besides his wife of the home, he is survived by one son, Allen Coleman, Hopkins; one daughter, Miss Kay Ann Coleman, Craig; four brothers, Raymond and Floyd Coleman, Hopkins; Russell Coleman, Grant City, and Sherman Coleman, Gravity, Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Kellogg and Mrs. Maxine Morrison, Hopkins; Mrs. Mary Brand, Ravenwood, and Mrs. Betty Hardee, Grand view, and four grandsons. A son, Sgt. Jackie Lynn Coleman, died Nov. 29, 1975, at Ft. Belvoir, Va., where he was in service.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hopkins First Christian Church with the Rev. Loren Works officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[COLEMAN, WALTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, June 26, 1970, p. 10
Walter Coleman Dies In Hospital
Walter Coleman, 90, Hopkins, died Thursday morning at St. Francis Hospital where he had been a patient the past nine days following a brief illness.

A retired farmer, he was born Feb. 17, 1880, near Pickering, and was the son of the late Robinson Crusoe and Lydia Levasy Coleman. He had resided in and around Hopkins most of his life. He was married to Miss Nora Thompson, who survives. He was a 50-year member of the Xenia Masonic Lodge and Hopkins Order of the Eastern Star.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Hopkins First Christian Church. The Rev. Fred Paston will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. Masonic services will be held at the graveside.

Besides his wife of the home he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Chloe Scrivner and Mrs. Helen Salmon, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Bertha Church, Long Beach, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[CORDELL, ROY EARL]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 3, 1927, [p. 1]
Roy Earl Cordell Dies at Hopkins
Roy Earl, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cordell, died at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Winter, Hopkins, Monday. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon. Burial was at Hopkins. The Rev. W. C. Harper conducted the service.

 

[CORNELL, SARAH ALICE WEBB]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, February 7, 1927, p. 4
Mrs. Peter Cornell Dies at Burlington
Funeral Services to Be Held Wednesday Afternoon for Old Resident of County

Mrs. Peter Cornell of Burlington Junction, 62 years old, mother of Joe Cornell of Maryville, died at her home last night of apoplexy. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at the M. E. Church in Burlington Junction. Other funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Mrs. Cornell was born In Knoxville, Ill., Aug. 21, 1864. She came to Nodaway County fifty years ago, the family locating near Burlington Junction.

Surviving are her husband and six children. They are Joe Cornell, Maryville; Mrs. Gertie Gohn and Will Cornell, Burlington Junction; Charles Cornell, Bedford, Ia.; Mrs. Anna Sharp, fort Lupton, Colo.; and Ray Cornell, Atchison, Kan. Mrs. Cornell also leaves her mother, Mrs. Harriett Webb of Burlington Junction; and Mrs. Hattie Hobbs of St. Joseph.

 

[CORNELL, SARAH ALICE WEBB]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 8, 1927, p. 4
Cornell Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Peter Cornell, who died Sunday night at her home in Burlington Junction, will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the M. E. Church there. The Rev. J. Howard Thompson will have charge of the service. Burial will be in the Ohio cemetery.

 

[CORUM, EDNA EDITH HILLS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, May 12, 1975, p. 4
MRS. EDNA EDITH CORUM - Mrs. Edna Edith Corum, 79, Hopkins, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at an Omaha, Neb. Hospital.

She was born Jan. 13, 1896, in Taylor County, Iowa, and was married Jan. 18, 1911, at Blanchard, Iowa, to Robert Corum, who died July 18, 1966. Mrs. Corum had resided many years at Hopkins.

Survivors include two sons, Galen Corum, Ralston, Neb., and Leroy Corum, Toole, Utah; five brothers, Lloyd and Ray Hills, Tarkio; Paul Hills, Colorado Springs, Colo.; George Hills, Wichita, Kan., and Elmer Hills, St. Joseph; a sister, Mrs. Mae Beck, Tarkio; 10 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hopkins First Christian Church, with the Rev. Carl Hoff officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[CORUM, ROBERT HENSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, July 19, 1966, p. 8
Robert Corum, 80, Dies Suddenly Monday
Robert Henson Corum, 80, Hopkins, died suddenly at 12:50 p. m. Monday at his home in Hopkins, following a heart attack.

He was born Oct. 25, 1885, at Elmo the son of the late William and Katherine Horn Corum. He lived in Hopkins for almost two years and in the Hopkins community for 25 years. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Hopkins, and was a retired farmer. He was married Jan. 18, 1911, at Blanchard, Ia., to Miss Edna Hills, who survives.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Thursday at the Hopkins Christian Church. The Rev. Loyd Means will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

Besides his wife of the home, he is survived by three sons, Gilbert Corum, Manitou Springs, Colo.; Glen Corum, Ralston, Neb., and Leroy Corum, Tooele, Utah; one brother, Thomas Corum, Ordway, Colo.; 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren,

The body is at Swanson's Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[CORUM, RUTH EDNA]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, October 13, 1965, [p. 1]
Miss Corum, Hopkins, Dies At Parents' Home
Miss Ruth Edna Corum, 54, died at 12:31 a. m. today at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corum, Hopkins. She was born Oct. 28, 1911 at Blanchard, Ia., and had lived the past 22 years in Hopkins.

Surviving, besides her parents, are three brothers, Gilbert Corum, Manitou Springs, Colo., Gailen Corum, Ralston, Neb., and LeRoy Corum, Tooele, Utah.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Hopkins Christian Church with the Rev. Lloyd Means officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[DERKS, THEODORE "THEO"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 2, 1927, [p. 1]
Theo Derks Dies at Conception Junction
Theodore Derks, Conception, died at 7 o'clock this morning. Mr. Derks has been ill for some time. He is survived by his wife and several children.

Funeral arrangements have not been made.

 

[DERKS, THEODORE "THEO"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 3, 1927, p. 4
Derks Funeral to Be Tomorrow, 9:30 a. m.
Conception Junction Man Succumbs To Third Stroke of Paralysis; Was Wealthy Farmer

Theo Derks, 66 years old, well known retired farmer, died at 6:30 o'clock yesterday morning at his home in Conception Junction. His death followed three strokes of paralysis. The last stroke was sustained on Dec. 30 while Mr. and Mrs. Derks were at Hot Springs, Ark. They had gone there for the winter months, as had been their custom for several years, the stroke being suffered the day following their arrival there. Mr. Derks was brought home two weeks ago Tuesday.

He was considered one of the wealthiest farmers in this part of the state. The family moved to the Conception neighborhood several years ago from Iowa.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at St. Benedict's Church at Clyde, at 9:30 o'clock.

 

[FLEMING, FRANCES VICTORIA PEW]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 8, 1927, p. 4
Mrs. George Fleming Dies in Los Angeles
Mrs. Victoria Fleming, wife of George Fleming, who formerly lived northeast of Fillmore, died in Los Angeles, January31, according to word received by f. P. Fleming of Graham.

George Fleming is a brother of the late T. E. Fleming, who died recently at his home near Graham.

Mr. and Mrs. George Fleming moved to Suffolk, Mont., from Fillmore, and lived there until last fall, when they moved to California on account of Mrs. Fleming's failing health.

 

[GADDIS, CORA EDITH ALLEN]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, November 6, 1975
Hopkins burial for Cora Gaddis
Cora Gaddis, 87, died early this Thursday afternoon at West Heights Manor.

A former Braddyville resident, she is the widow of Fred Gaddis, who died in 1968.

Services for Mrs Gaddis are pending at Walker funeral Home because of a funeral for her son-in-law, Edward Skeels, being held in San Antonio, Tex, this Friday. Burial will be at Hopkins, Mo.

Survivors include children: Bill of Afton, Okla; Alva of Laramie, Wyo; Mrs Iva Skeels of San Antonio; Mrs H O (Geraldine) Perry of Seattle, Wash; Mrs Don (Lucille) White of Pico Rivera, Calif.; and Mrs Adrian (Lenora) Smith of Clarinda.

 

[GADDIS, CORA EDITH ALLEN]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Monday, November 10, 1975
Funeral services for Mrs Cora Gaddis who died Thursday at West Heights Manor were held Saturday at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Bettie Hull officiating. Burial was in the Hopkins, Mo, cemetery.

Music was provided by Mr and Mrs Maynard Burch. Casket bearers were Adrian, Randy and Rick Smith, Curtis Hayden, Fred Cavner and Leo Davison.

Mrs Gaddis is survived by seven children: Bill Gaddis of Afton, Okla; Alva Gaddis of Laramie, Wyo; Mrs. Iva Skeels of San Antonio, Tex; Mrs H O (Geraldine) Perry of Seattle, Wash; Mrs Don (Lucille) White of Pico Rivera, Calif; Mrs Charles (Audrey) Cavner of Inglewood, Calif and Mrs Adrian (Lenora) Smith of Clarinda she has 22 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Marie Rosentreter.

 

[GADDIS, WILLIAM FRED]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, December 26, 1968, p. 12
Fred Gaddis died this Thursday
Fred Gaddis, a farmer in the Braddyville and Hopkins area all of his life, died at the West Heights Manor about 11 a m this Thursday. He had celebrated his 86th birthday on Dec 22 at the nursing home.

Services are pending with Walker Funeral Home to be in charge. Burial is to be at Hopkins, Mo.

He is survived by his wife Cora, and seven children, Mrs Adrian (Lenore) Smith of Clarinda, Mrs Charles (Audrey) Cavner of Inglewood, Calif, Mrs Don (Lucille) White of Pico Rivera, Calif, Mrs H A (Geraldine) Perry of Seattle, Wash, Mrs Edward (Iris) Skeels of San Antonio, Texas, Bill of Afton, Okla, and Alva of Laramie, Wyo. Mrs Ethel McKinnon of Clarinda is a sister and Arthur Gaddis of Council Bluffs is a brother.

 

[GADDIS, WILLIAM FRED]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, December 28, 1968, [p. 1]
Former Hopkins Man Dies In Rest Home
Fred Gaddis, 86, Braddyville, Ia., formerly of Hopkins, died Thursday in a rest home in Clarinda, Ia.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at the Walker Funeral Home, Clarinda, and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

Besides his wife, Mrs. Cora Allen Gaddis of the home, he is survived by seven children, one brother, one sister, several grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

 

[GILL, JOHN ALBERT "STUB"]

Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, January 27, 1975, p. 4

J. "Stub" Albert Gill - J. "Stub" Albert Gill, 67-year-old Maryville barber, died at 5:43 p.m. Sunday at the St. Francis Hospital, where he had been a patient 10 days.

Born Feb. 17, 1907, at Burlington Jct., he was the son of the late George Blackwell and Jonnie Laird Gill. On Sept. 29,1930, he was married at Grant City to Neola Noles, who survives. He was a member of the Nodaway Masonic Lodge.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, John A. Gill, Skidmore; a daughter, Miss Jo E. Gill, Maryville; a sister, Mrs. Glenn Humphreys, Maryville; two brothers, Alfred M. Gill, Seattle, Wash., and George A. Gill, Cody, Wyo.; and two granddaughters, Ranae Kay and Julie Jo Gill.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hopkins Cemetery, with the Rev. Norman Lewis officiating. The body is at the Price Funeral Home.

 

 [GLINES, ALBERT HENRY]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Monday, January 9, 1978
Albert Glines died Sunday
Albert H. Glines, 80, of Clarinda, formerly of New Market, died early Sunday morning at Katherine Shields' home where he had been cared for during the past 10 days.

Funeral services will be at 1 p. m. Wednesday at Walker-Merrick Funeral Home with Rev. Jerold Irvin officiating.

Mr. Glines was born near Clearmont on Nov. 1, 1897, the son of Henry and Luella Simpson Glines. He was married to Maude Blanchard on March 22, 1922. He joined the Good Hope UME Church near Hopkins when he was a young man.

He operated the Conoco station in New Market for 35 years before his retirement.

They moved to Clarinda from New Market eight years ago.

Mr. Glines has been in ill health for several years, being cared for by a son Eldon Albert Glines of Odessa, Tex. There are five grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Mrs. John Broadstone of Bethany, Mo., is a sister.

Joan Archer will be soloist and Grace Perry organist. Casket bearers will be Bob Malcolm, Bill McDonald, Earl Lewis, Bob Pratt, Bill Bix, and Ralph Borden. Honorary bearers will be Franklin Chase, Irvin Miller, Guy Noble, Basil Troxel, Doyle Cooper and Lloyd Oxley.

Burial will be in the Hopkins, Mo. cemetery.

 

[GLINES, ALBERT HENRY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, January 9, 1978
Albert Glines – Albert Glines, 80, Clarinda, Iowa, formerly of Nodaway County, died Sunday at a nursing home there.

He was born and raised in Nodaway County and his parents were the late Henry and Luella Glines. On March 22, 1922, he was married to Maude Blanchard, who survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Eldon Glines, Odessa, Tex.; a sister, Mrs. Edna Broadstone, Bethany; and five grandchildren.

Services will be held at 1 p. m. Wednesday at the Walker Funeral Home, Clarinda. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[HILL, PAUL] 
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, September 17, 1981, p. 4
Services To Be Held In Hopkins Saturday For Paul Hill
Word has been received here of the death of Paul Hill, of Las Vegas, Nev. Monday, Sept. 14 in Las Vegas. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Sept. 19 at 2 p. m. at the Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p. m. at the Price-Swanson Funeral Home in Hopkins. Mr. Hill is a brother-in-law of Bob Bonar of Bedford.

 

 

[HOLMES, LENA BELLE SOBBING]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, October 26, 1967, [p. 1]
Mrs. Robt. Holmes Dies in Auto Crash Thurs.
Final rites for Mrs. Robert Holmes, owner of Lena's Beauty Shop of Bedford, were held Sunday at the Hopkins Christian Church. Mrs. Holmes died in a one-car accident on Oct. 19 about seven miles south of here.

Her 11-year-old daughter, Darla, the other occupant of the car, is hospitalized at Clarinda Municipal Hospital.

Mrs. Holmes' survivors include her husband, Robert; three daughters, Twila, Nila and Darla.

 

[JOHNSON, BERNARD FALK "JUG"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 8, 1961, [p. 1]
Bernard "Jug" Johnson Dies Near Hopkins
Bernard Falk "Jug" Johnson, 64, operator of the Johnson Café in Bedford, Ia., died at 9:45 p. m. Wednesday at his home northwest of Hopkins. He had been a café operator and cook for many years and formerly operated the Stateline Café, north of Hopkins.

A veteran of World War I, he was a charter member of Sergy Post No. 98 of the American Legion at Clarinda, Ia.

He was born June 5, 1897, at Clarinda, Ia., the son of the late Clarence G. Johnson and Alma Falk Johnson. He was married Nov. 3, 1945, to Geneva Gorton.

Surviving are his widow, of the home; a stepson, Charles Gorton, Maryville, and a brother, Clarence Johnson, Clarinda, Ia.

Services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Methodist Church at Siam, Ia. The Rev. Lacy Thompson, New Market, will officiate. The Legion post will have a part in the service and burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[LAWRENCE, LOUIS FRANK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 26, 1960, p. 2
Frank Lawrence Dies At Clarinda Hospital
Louis Frank Lawrence, 43, Hopkins farmer, died at 2 a. m. today at a Clarinda hospital. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Thursday while helping shingle a house in Hopkins.

Mr. Lawrence had lived in the Hopkins community for the past 12 years and farmed four miles west of Hopkins. He was born May 19, 1917 at Carbon, Ia., the son of the late Arthur and Bertha Peterson Lawrence. His marriage to Helen Randolph took place June 21, 1937. Mr. Lawrence was a member of the Lincoln Center Methodist Church, near Corning, Ia.

Survivors are his widow and a daughter, Sara Diane Lawrence, of the home, and another daughter, Miss Joan Louise Lawrence, Des Moines, Ia., and three sisters, Mrs. Leo Ryan, Conway, Ia.; Mrs. James Wilburn, Carroll, Ia., and Mrs. Melvin Rieff, Creston, Ia.

Funeral rites will be at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Hopkins Christian Church. Body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p. m.

Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery with graveside rites by Xenia Lodge No. 50, AF and AM.

Swanson Funeral Home will have charges of the services.

 

[LETT, HARRY HAMILTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, April 4, 1960, p. 2
Harry H. Lett, 81, Dies At Hospital
Harry H. Lett, 81, Maryville, died at 7:35 p. m. Saturday at St. Francis Hospital after two weeks illness. He was a retired farmer.

Mr. Lett was born May 15, 1878, in Nodaway County, the son of the late William and Hester Glenn Lett. He was a member of the Methodist Church.

Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Mamie Lett, Maryville; a son, Raymond Lett, Des Moines, Ia.; three daughters, Mrs. Ralph Milne, St. Joseph; Mrs. Henry DeMott, Maryville, and Mrs. Albert DeMott, Bedford, Ia.; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Rutledge and Mrs. Pearl Herman, Denver, Colo.

Services were held at 2 p. m. today at the Price Funral Home. Dr. Ralph Hicks officiated and burial was in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[LETT, HARRY HAMILTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, April 5, 1960, p. 2
Final Rites At Price's For Harry H. Lett
Final rites for Harry H. Lett, who died Saturday at St. Francis Hospital, were held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Price Funeral Home. Burial was in the Hopkins Cemetery.

Dr. Ralph Hicks was the officiating minister. Carl Redmon sang "In the Garden" and "The Lord's Prayer." Mrs. J. W. Hake was the organist.

Pallbearers were Alva Lett, Forrest Lett, L. J. Lett, Danny DeMott, Lanny DeMott and Don Robey.

 

[LETT, MAMIE E. WRAY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, July 2, 1975
Mrs. Mamie E. Lett -- Mrs. Mamie E. Lett, 91, Maryville, died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Francis Hospital, where she had been admitted about a day earlier after suffering a severe heart attack.

Born Sept. 3, 1883, at Maryville, the daughter of the late Isaac Newton and Sarah Crane Wray, she had lived in Maryville 23 years. Prior to that she had lived in the Hopkins community, where she spent her early married life on a farm. She was married April 2, 1904, to Harry Lett, who died April 2, 1960. She was a member of the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Hopkins. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Albert DeMott, Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. Henry DeMott, Hopkins, and Mrs. J. Ralph Milne, Oregon; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins, with the Rev. Carl Hoff officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.
[Note: Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2001 gives the marriage date as April 2, 1905 at Pickering, Nodaway County, Missouri.]

 

[LISTER, ELIOT JAMES]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 18, 1971, p. 8
Elliott Lister Dies After Long Illness
Elliott James Lister, 69, Hopkins, died at 8:55 p. m. Wednesday at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, where he had been a patient for eight days, following a long illness.

He was a retired educator, having served as superintendent of schools for 26 years prior to his illness. He had resided in the Hopkins community for the past 21 years. He received his BS degree from Northwest State College, Maryville, and his MA degree from Drake University, Des Moines, Ia. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Hopkins.

He was born Oct. 22, 1902, at Gravity, Ia., the son of the late Frank and Daisy Stickelman Lister, and was married Apr. 30, 1932, at Maryville, to the former Miss Thelma Milbank, who survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Maurice Mires, Harrisonville; a son, Basil Lister, Hannibal; three grandchildren and one brother, Vernon Lister, Knoxville, Ia.

Services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the First Christian Church, Hopkins, with the Rev. Fred B. Paxton officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[Note:  The first name is spelled Eliot on his headstone.]

 

[LISTER, THELMA ELISABETH MILBANK]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, May 31, 1973, p. 6
Mrs. Elliott Lister died at Maryville
Mrs. Elliott (Thelma) Lister, 67, of Hopkins, Mo., died Wednesday at a Maryville, Mo. hospital after a long illness. Funeral services have been set for 2 pm Friday at the Christian Church in Hopkins.

Survivors include two children, Basil Lister of Hannibal, Mo, and Mrs Maurice (Paola) Mires of Kansas City. Mr Lister died about three years ago.

 

[LISTER, THELMA ELISABETH MILBANK]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, June 14, 1973, p. 4
New Market, June 7 – Mrs Lois Glassgow and Mrs Zella Ridenour attended the funeral of her cousin, Mrs Elliott Lister at the Christian Church in Hopkins last week.

 

[MACK, LEVI J. "LEE"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, February 5, 1927, [p. 1]
Sheridan Man Is A Suicide
Lee Mack, 72, Grieves Over Death of Wife
Uses A Small Rifle Daughter, Alma Mack, Arrives From St. Louis Today—Preparing Breakfast When Father Kills Self.
Lee Mack, 72 years old, committed suicide at his home at Sheridan at 7 o'clock this morning by shooting himself with a 22-caliber rifle. He died instantly.

Mack was despondent over the death of his wife, which occurred about one week ago. He is said to have threatened to take his life at the time of his wife's death. Mrs. Mack succumbed to cancer of the stomach after an extended illness.

Their only child, Miss Alma Mack, arrived at Sheridan this morning from St. Louis where [she] is teaching school. She had arrived home and was preparing breakfast for her father when he shot himself. He was in an adjoining room.

Mr. Mack had lived in Sheridan for many years. At one time he was a cook in a restaurant there.

Because of his despondency, neighbors had been staying with Mack.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed late today.

 

[MONEY, ETTA PARENT]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 1, 1927, p. 4
Funeral Services to Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta Money, mother of Charles Money, near Skidmore, who died at a hospital at Norfolk, Nebraska, Saturday afternoon, will be held at the Christian church at Skidmore at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be at Skidmore.

 

[MONNETTE, ETHEL CLARK]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 1, 1927, [p. 1]
Former Miss Ethel Clark Dies in West
Mrs. Mervin J. Monnette of Los Angeles, Cal., the former Miss Ethel Clark of Maryville, died Saturday evening at her home in Los Angeles. Monday's edition of the Clarinda, Iowa, Herald, containing the following account of Mrs. Monnette's death.

Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Clark received a message Friday evening telling of the serious illness of their daughter, Mrs. Mervin J. Monnette, of Los Angeles, Cal. They left Saturday night, being met in Omaha by the son, O. A. Clark, of Albia, but failed to get there before her death, as Mrs. Roy Collins, another daughter, received word Sunday morning that she had passed away. Two other sons, Fred Clark, of Savannah, and Mrs. Bert Clark of Chillicothe will also attend the funeral. Another daughter, Mrs. W. A. Lindsey, resides in Los Angeles so the only one of the family unable to be present will be Mrs. Collins of this city.

 

[MOREHOUSE, EUNICE EUGENIE LAWLER]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, January 16, 1958, p. 7
Hopkins News
Mrs. Morehouse Rites
Funeral services were held here Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 7 at the Wray Memorial Methodist church for Mrs. John (Eugenie) Morehouse, 75, who died Sunday, Jan. 5. Her husband died Nov. 30, 1957.

Rev. Maurice F. Magers, the pastor, was in charge of the service.

Burial was in Hopkins cemetery. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. F. O. Litsch of Hopkins; one brother, Homer D. Lawler of Plattsburg, Mo.; and some nieces, nephews and cousins.

[MOREHOUSE, EUNICE EUGENIE LAWLER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, January 6, 1958, p. 2
Mrs. Eunice Morehouse Dies at Hospital Here
Mrs. Eunice Eugenie Morehouse, 75, Hopkins, died yesterday at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, after a long illness.

She was born Apr. 16, 1882, at Mt. Sterling, Ill., the daughter of W. H. and Joanna Lawler. She was married Sept. 15, 1938, to John Morehouse, who died Nov. 30, 1957. Mrs. Morehouse was a member of the Hopkins Chapter No. 401, OES, and the Wray Memorial Methodist Church.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Hattie Litsch, Hopkins, and a brother, Homer Lawler, Plattsburg.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow at the Wray Memorial Methodist Church with the Rev. Maurice Magers officiating. The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p. m. at the church.

Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery with graveside services conducted by the Hopkins Chapter, OES.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home.

[MOREHOUSE, EUNICE EUGENIE LAWLER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, January 21, 1958, p. 4
Sheridan
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hart and Loren Hart attended funeral services Tuesday afternoon at the Wray Memorial Methodist Church in Hopkins for Mrs. Eunice Eugenia Morehouse, 75, who was a cousin of Mrs. Hart. Pall bearers were Loren Hart, Ula Morehouse, Henry Morehouse, Carl and Farris Gray and Donald Morehouse. The clergyman was the Rev. Maurice Magers. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[MOREHOUSE, JAMES CLYDE]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Wednesday, August 9, 2006, p. 3
James Morehouse – James C. [lyde] Morehouse was born Nov. 26, 1923 to Andy and Coryl (Kysar) Morehouse. He grew up on the family farm in the Hopkins MO area and attended the country school there. He went to Hopkins High School four years. The U. S. Army called him in 1943. He served in the Aleutian Islands and the 87th-10th Mountain Infantry in Italy. During his active service he received the Purple Heart, three Bronze Stars and a Silver Star.

In November 1946 he married Doris Newberry. To this union two sons were born, William Joseph and Stephen Edward. Later he was united in marriage to Grace Auffert on April 16, 1978.

He passed away Wednesday evening, Aug. 2, 2006 at Bergan Mercy Hospital, Omaha, NE, following an injury and extended illness.

Jim was well known for his woodworking, insurance adjusting for crops, and gardening. He also loved to dance. Jim was a lifetime member of the American Legion.

He is survived by his loving wife, Grace of Bedford; his two sons, Joseph of Blair, NE, and Stephen of New Market, IA; one sister, Barb Morehouse of Des Moines, IA; two sisters-in-law Josie Morehouse of Hopkins, MO, and Virginia Morehouse, Kansas City, KS; two step children, James Auffert of Chillicothe, MO, and Joyce Smith of Topeka, KS; six grandchildren, Stephenie, Emily, Bill, Kelly, T. J. and special friend Danielle, and Brandon; three step grandchildren Robyn, Ryan and Jennifer; six great grandchildren and three step great grandchildren.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Marlin and Max; and one grandchild, Jaime Morehouse.

Funeral services were held Monday, August 7, 2006 at Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel, Bedford, with Rev. Jo Ann Johnson and Rev. Ted DeHass officiating. Burial was at Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, MO, with military rites by John F. Hardin Post #164 American Legion, Bedford. Memorials are suggested to Leukemia Society of donor's choice. Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel of Bedford was in charge of arrangements.

 

[MURPHY, JAMES]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 2, 1927, p. 5
James Murphy Dies; Lived Near Skidmore
Suffered With Influenza Two Weeks—No Funeral Arrangements Made Today
James Murphy, 61 years old, died at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon at his home, five miles west of Skidmore, following a two weeks' illness of influenza. No arrangements have been made for the funeral.

Mr. Murphy was born Dec. 22, 1865, in Holt County, and had lived in this part of the state all his life. His home had been in Nodaway County for fifteen years.

Surviving Mr. Murphy are his widow, and two sons, Lee, living two miles south of Skidmore and Glenn Murphy, at home. He also leaves two brothers and one sister, Will and George Murphy and Mrs. Stella Goldsberry, all of Colorado.

 

[MURPHY, JAMES]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 3, 1927, p. 7
Funeral Services at 1:30 O'Clock Friday
Funeral services for James Murphy, 61 years old, who died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home west of Skidmore, will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be at Maitland.

 

[MYERS, BRUCE JAMES "JIM"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, June 10, 1967, p. 6
Bruce Myers, 64, Dies In Hospital
Bruce Dallas "Jim" Myers, 64, Hopkins, died at 11:50 p. m. Thursday in a St. Joseph hospital.

He was born Dec. 6, 1902, at Hopkins, the son of the late William E. and Delila Miller Myers. He was married Jan. 6, 1945, at Kansas City, Kas., to Mrs. Juanita Fern McClain, who survives. He was a retired truck driver and had resided all of his life in Hopkins.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The Rev. Kenneth Johnson will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

Besides his wife of the home, he is survived by a son, Gordon Myers, Sacramento, Cal.; a daughter, Mrs. Harold Ingram, Paul, Idaho; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Bob Hammond, Council Bluffs, Ia.; three sisters, Mrs. Bert Egger, Hopkins; Mrs. Opal Williams, Castro Valley, Cal., and Mrs. Hazel Lasley, Phoenix, Ariz., and five grandchildren.

 

[MYERS, JUANITA FERN VINZANT]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, October 9, 1975, p. 4
Mrs. Juanita Fern Myers – Mrs. Juanita Fern Myers, 65, Freeman, former county resident, died at 11 a. m. Wednesday at a Harrisonville hospital, where she had been a patient 2 ½ weeks following a long illness.

She was born Sept. 23, 1910, at Pickering, the daughter of the late William and Metty Kiphart Vinzant. She also had formerly resided in the Hopkins area. She was married to James Myers, who died June 8, 1967. Mrs. Myers was formerly employed at Northwest State University.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert Hammond, Freeman; two sisters, Mrs. John Myers, Sedalia, and Mrs. A. P. Morehouse, Maryville; a stepson, Gordon Myers, Oroville, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Harold Ingram, Paul, Idaho; a grandchild and four great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Saturday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[OLMSTED, ALVERDA MAYE BIRD]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 27, 1965, [p. 1]
Mrs. Alverda Olmsted Dies At Bedford, Iowa

Mrs. Alverda Maye Olmsted, 80, died Saturday at a Bedford, Ia., nursing home. She had been a lifelong resident of the Hopkins community.

She is survived by her husband, Clyde Olmsted of the home in Hopkins; two sons, Ester Olmsted of Coin, Ia.; and Donald Olmsted of Shenandoah, Ia.; three brothers, Eugene Bird, Canoga Park, Cal.; Clifford Bird, Superior, Neb., and Wilford Bird, Shenandoah; one sister, Mrs. Eithel Boyd, Payette, Idaho; five grandchildren and three grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Wray Memorial Methodist Church. The Rev. Hauser Winter will officiate. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[OLMSTED, CLYDE EDWARD]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Monday, April 17, 1967, [p. 1]
Clyde Olmstead, 83, died
Clyde Edward Olmstead [Olmsted], 83, Hopkins, died early Thursday at a hospital in Shenandoah, following a long illness.

He was born Dec 8, 1883, in Taylor County and was a retired farmer. His wife, Mae, preceded him in death Dec 25, 1965.

Funeral services were Sunday at the Wray Memorial Methodist Church, Hopkins. Burial in Hopkins Cemetery.

Sons are Donald Olmstead, Shenandoah, and Esther Olmstead, Coin; one sister, Mrs. Neva Edminister, Twin Falls, Idaho; a half-sister, Mrs Ora Friend, Longmont, Colo; three half brothers, Ray Olmstead, Gooding, Idaho; Vern Olmstead, State of California, and Clarence Olmstead, Denver, Colo, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
[Note:  The last name is spelled Olmsted on his headstone.]

 

[PORTER, LEWIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, January 1, 1934, [p. 1]
Lewis Porter, 83, Dies in Daughter's Home in Parnell
Lewis Porter, age 83, a resident of Parnell fifteen years, died at 10:20 o'clock last night at his home there.

He was born in Virginia September 18, 1850, and while he was still a baby the family moved to Ohio. Mr. Porter was 9 years old when he came to Missouri and settled in Platte County. Later he lived at Guilford. Most of his adult life was spent in Nodaway County.

Mr. Porter was married June 3, 1872, to Eliza Lanning. She died July 4, 1932, shortly following the observance of their sixtieth wedding anniversary.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ella Bloomfield, Harmony community; three sons, Frank Porter, Elder, Kan.; Elmer Porter, Harmony community; John Porter, Parnell; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Sharp, Hollister, Calif.; Mrs. Kathryn Bryant, Vacaville, Calif.; a brother, John Lanning, Hollister, Cal. There are nineteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

 

[RANEY, TAMMY SUE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, May 21, 1959, [p. 1]
Raney Infant Dies At Omaha Hospital
Tammy Sue Raney, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Raney, Hopkins, died at 6:30 a. m. Wednesday at an Omaha hospital. The baby was born at 11:58 p. m. Tuesday at a hospital in Shenandoah, Ia., and was taken to the Omaha hospital shortly after birth.

Survivors are her parents, and a sister, Darla, and a brother, Steven, all of the home; two grandmothers, Mrs. Cecil Harshberger, Hopkins, and Mrs. Ethel Pierson, Hiawatha, Kas., and a great grandmother, Mrs. Louella Mather, Shenandoah, Ia.

Funeral rites will be held at 11 a. m. Friday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The Rev. A. V. Hart will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[REYNOLDS, MARIE NANCY PAYMAL]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, January 11, 1979
Marie Nancy Reynolds, 79, Maryville, died at 11:40 p. m. Wednesday at the St. Francis Hospital, after a lengthy illness.

Born March 2, 1899 at Lenox, Iowa, the daughter of the late George and Maggie Nelson Paymal, she was married July 28, 1920, at Bedford, Iowa, to John Ellsworth Reynolds, who died June 3, 1962. A resident of Maryville 16 years, she formerly had lived 29 years in Hopkins. She was a member of the Lenox Christian Church.

Surviving is a son, Gene Reynolds, Sedalia; a daughter, Dorothy Darlene Olmsted Hamm, Shenandoah, Iowa; four granddaughters and two great granddaughters.

Services will be conducted at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at the Price Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[SAFLEY, HAZEL INEZ HENSLEY]
Bedford Time-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, April 14, 1960
Mrs. Alford Safely Rites Here Monday
Mrs. Alford Safely died at her home near Bedford Thursday, April 7 after an illness of several years.

Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service on State St. Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. Colvin Caughey.

Hazel Inez Hensley, daughter of Tillman and Ella Hensley, was born March 28, 1895 in Taylor County, Iowa and died at the age of 65 years and 10 days.

In 1914 she was married to Alford Safely and to this union were born one son and seven daughters, all of whom survive. They are Ralph Safely of Bedford; Mrs. Dorothy Mains of Sharpsburg, Mrs. Agnes Scherich of Bedford, Mrs. Irene Masker of Arvada, Colo., Mrs. Helen Henderson of LaFayette, Colo., Miss Naomi Safely of Omaha, Mrs. Donna Ernest and Mrs. Mary McBride of Bedford.

Also surviving are four brothers, Wayne Hensley, Ralph Hensley, Halbert Hensley of Bedford and Rollie Hensley of Maryville; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Hopple of Bedford, Mrs. Opal Wallace of Portland, Oregon and 14 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Reed Hensley and Beryl Hensley, and by one sister, Mrs. Garland Scott.
[Note: The last name is spelled Safley on her headstone.]

 

[SCHMITZ, BERNADINE, INFANT DAUGHTER OF]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, February 7, 1927, [p. 1]
Schmitz Baby Dies
The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernadine Schmitz, west of Parnell, died at 5 o'clock Sunday morning. Burial took place at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the Parnell cemetery. The baby was born Saturday evening.

 

[SHELDON, CECIL HEFLIN]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 8, 1927, [p. 1]
Cecil Sheldon Dies, Former Resident Here
Youngest Son of Mrs. E. B. Sheldon of Kansas City To Be Brought Here For Burial

Cecil Sheldon, youngest son of Mrs. E. B. Sheldon of Kansas City, a former resident of Maryville, died today in Kansas City according to word received here this afternoon. The body will arrive in Maryville Thursday noon.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Price Funeral Chapel, conducted by the Rev. R. A. Mitchell, pastor of the M. E. church, South. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery.

Besides his mother, Mr. Sheldon is survived by one brother, Orville Sheldon, Kansas City, and two sisters, Mrs. Maude Hill, Kansas City, and Mrs. Myrtle Dyson of Soo Chow, China.

[SHELDON, CECIL HEFLIN]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 9, 1927, p. 4
Sheldon Body Will Arrive Tomorrow
The body of Cecil H. Sheldon of Kansas City, who died Monday night of ptomaine poisoning, will arrive in Maryville tomorrow noon. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Price Funeral Chapel conducted by the Rev. R. A. Mitchell, pastor of the M. E. Church, South. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery.

A service was held in Kansas City at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the Eylar Funeral Home. Mr. Sheldon was 34 years old. He was a salesman for the Modern Roofing Company.

 

[SHELDON, CECIL HEFLIN]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 10, 1927, [p. 1]
Funeral Services for Cecil H. Sheldon Today
The funeral of Cecil H. Sheldon of Kansas City was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Price Funeral Chapel. The service was conducted by the Rev. R. A. Mitchell, pastor of the M. E. Church, South. Burial was in Miriam cemetery. The pallbearers included Dale Bellows, Fred Lewis, Martin Lewis, jr., and Edwin Goodspeed.

The body arrived in Maryville this noon was accompanied by Mr. Sheldon's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Sheldon, his sister, Mrs. William Hill, and a brother, Orville Sheldon, all of Kansas City. He also leaves another sister, Mrs. J. W. Dyson of Soo Chow, China.

 

[SHELL, MAY LUCINDA MONEY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, October 19, 1943, [p. 1]
Funeral For Mrs. Shell Will Be Held Wednesday
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Christian church in Hopkins and 4 o'clock at the Christian church in Skidmore for Mrs. Charles Shell, 71 years of age, of Hopkins, who died at 2:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the St. Francis hospital.

Rev. Orlo S. Lincoln, pastor of the Christian church of Hopkins will officiate at both services. Burial will be in the Skidmore cemetery.

Mrs. Shell was born September 19, 1872, at Princeville, Ind., the former Miss May Lucinda Money, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Money. She was married December 31, 1891, to Charles Shell. Mrs. Shell, who had been a patient at the hospital only three days, had resided in the Hopkins community twenty-one years. She was a member of the Christian church of Hopkins.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Eldola Barnes, Hopkins, and Mrs. Esther McDonald, Conception Junction; two sons, Lester Shell, Lawrence, Kas., and Orie Shell, Hopkins; one sister, Mrs. Mark Logan, Limon, Colo.; one brother, William Money, Skidmore, and eleven grandchildren.

 

[SHELL, ORIE KEENE]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, May 27, 1954, p. 6
Obituary – Orie K. Shell
Orie Keen Shell, son of Charlie Keen and May Lucinda Shell, was born near Quitman, Mo., May 6, 1900 and died May 17, 1954 at St. Mary's hospital, Rochester, Minn., following a long illness, at the age of 54 years, 11 days.

He was married on August 7, 1926 to Janete [Janette] Mendenhall, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Irma (Mrs. Duane Thummel and namesake, his little grandson, Keane Franklin Thummel of Bedford, who he adored and who brightened his last 19 months Also one brother, Lester Shell of Hopkins; two sisters, Mrs. Freman Barnes of Bedford, Mrs. Esther McDonald of Maryville.

He united with the Christian church in Hopkins in early manhood.

He has been a member of Xenia Lodge at Hopkins since January 1922 and served as Worshipful Master in 1939.

He had been afflicted with arthritis for 15 years and entered the Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minn., May 4.

Orie had been in business 34 years in Hopkins. For the past 22 years he operated the Shell Service station on Highway 27 at Hopkins.

Funeral services were held at the First Christian church Wednesday afternoon, May 19, Rev. A. V. Hart officiating. Xenia lodge attended the services in a body.

 

[SOBBING, WILLIAM KING]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, June 9, 1967, [p. 1]
WILLIAM SOBBING, 61, DIES AT OMAHA HOME
William K. [ing] Sobbing, sr., 61, Omaha. Neb., died at home Thursday morning following a long illness.

He was born Nov. 12, 1905, at Hopkins and was the son of the late Joseph Henry and Bess Mae McMillen Sobbing.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Monday at the Brewer-Korisko Funeral Home, Omaha, and burial will be in the Graceland Park Cemetery, Omaha.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. lness Sobbing, of the home; two sons, one daughter, one brother, Raymond "Pete" Sobbing, Maryville; two sisters, one of whom is Mrs. Robert Holmes, Bedford, Ia., and seven grandchildren.

 

[STRUTHERS, CLIFFORD ELLSWORTH]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, August 25, 1983, p. 8
Clifford Struthers Shambaugh native
SHAMBAUGH – Funeral services were held this Thursday morning in Hopkins, Mo, for Clifford Struthers, 92, who died Tuesday at the Parkdale Care Center in Maryville after a nine-month illness.

He was born July 30, 1891, near Shambaugh to George and Anna Wallick Struthers. He and his wife, the former Bertha Wolcott, farmed near Shambaugh until the early 1930s when they moved to a farm near Hopkins. They continued to live there until two years ago when they moved into Hopkins.

Surviving are his wife of the care center, one son, Merlin and wife Lynn of St. Joseph, Mo, Merlin's two daughters, Mrs. Steve (Janet) Sheridan of St. Joseph and Mrs. Gary (Kathy) Bell of Cameron, Mo; three great grandchildren and one sister, Gleda Struthers of Shambaugh. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Orville, and two sisters, Gladys Fulk, and Neta Irene in infancy.

The Swanson-Price Funeral Home of Hopkins was in charge of arrangements.

 

[SWAIM, FLOYD]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 4, 1958, p. 2
Bedford Farmer Dies At Hospital Here
Floyd Swaim, 69, Bedford farmer, died at 8:30 p. m. Monday at St. Francis Hospital after a brief illness. He had lived all of his life on the same farm five miles north of Hopkins.

Mr. Swaim was born Apr. 15, 1889, in Taylor County, Ia. He was married to Laneta Coleman, who survives. He was a member of Plum Lodge No. 286, AF and AM, at Siam, and was a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner.

Survivors include his widow of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Dean Risser, Diagonal, Ia.; a son, Joseph Swaim, Bedford, Ia.; four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Ira Bradley and Mrs. Roy Duncan, Jerome, Idaho, and Mrs. Walter Gray, Eugene, Ore., and two brothers, Howard Swaim, Bedford, and Glen Swaim, Redmond, Ore.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Methodist Church in Hopkins. The body will lie in state preceding the services. The Rev. Maurice Magers will officiate and burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.

 

[SWAIM, MARVIN DEAN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 23, 1969, p. 8
Marvin D. Swaim Dies At His Home
Marvin Dean Swaim, 17, died Monday at his home north of Grant City. He had returned Friday from a Kansas City hospital where he had been a patient for two weeks. He had been ill for the past two years.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home, Grant City. The Rev. Cleo Colville will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swaim, of the home, and two sisters, Miss Mary Lou Swaim, Maryville, and Mrs. Constance Kurban, Galena.

 

[SWAIM, MARVIN DEAN]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, September 25, 1969, p. 8
Marvin Swaim, 17, Dies In Grant City
Funeral services for Marvin Dean Swaim, 17, of Grant City, Mo., were held Wednesday at the Prugh-Dunfee mortuary in Grant City with Rev. Cleo Colville officiating. Mr. Swaim died Monday at his home north of Grant City. He had been ill for two years. Interment was at the Hopkins, Mo. Cemetery.

Marvin was a grandson of Lelan Risser of Bedford.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Swaim, Grant City, and two sisters, Miss Mary Lou Swaim, Maryville, Mo. and Mrs. Constance Kurban, Galena, Mo.

 

[SWAIM, MARVIN DEAN]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, October 9, 1969, p. 3
Marvin Swaim, 17, Rites in Missouri
Funeral services for Marvin Dean Swaim, 17, of Grant City, Mo., were held September 24, at the Prugh-Dunfee mortuary in Grant City conducted by Rev. Cleo Colville. Mr. Swaim died September 22, 1969 at his home in Grant City after a lingering illness. Interment was at the Hopkins, Mo., Cemetery.

Marvin Dean Swaim, the son of Joseph H. and Lola Irene Swaim, was born October 5, 1951 at Maryville, Mo.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Swaim, Bedford.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Swaim; two sisters, Miss Mary Lou Swaim, Maryville, Mo., Mrs. Connie Kurban, Galena, Mo., maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Lelan Risser, Bedford; one uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Risser, Diagonal, Iowa; one double cousin, Robert Joe Risser, and one niece, Billie Jo Kurban. He is now at rest in the hands of God.

 

[THACKERY, EMMA BOWERS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 1, 1927, p. 4 
Mrs. Emma Thackery Dies, Parnell, Today
Funeral Services Will Be Held At One O'Clock Tomorrow Afternoon
Mrs. Emma Thackery, 71 years old, for many years a resident of Nodaway County, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Duncan at Parnell. Mrs. Thackery suffered with [a] complication of diseases and had been bedfast for eight weeks.

The funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in Oxford Cemetery.

Mrs. Thackery, a widow, is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Alice Milligan, Gentre, Oregon; and four sons, Logan Thackery, Diagonal, Iowa; Torance Thackery, Grant City; Ira Thackery and Otis Thackery, Parnell.

Two children dead are Bertha and Manda Thackery.

 

[TRASTER, FRANK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, November 17, 1954, [p. 1]
Frank Traster, Hopkins, Dies Tuesday At Home
Frank Traster, 79 years of age, a retired farmer, died unexpectedly at 4:10 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home in Hopkins. He had, however, been in poor health for some time.

Born Jan. 22, 1875, at Adair, Ia., he had lived in and near Hopkins for 34 years.

Surviving are his wife, Lucy, and five sons, Floyd, Glade, Merl and Ivan Traster, Hopkins, and Glen Traster, Hemingford, Neb., two daughters Mrs. Robert Cheshire, Clearmont, and Mrs. George Tuma, Igloo, S. D., one sister, Mrs. Ella Dunkle, Greeley, Colo.; 13 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Baptist church at Hopkins with Rev. Norman Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery. The body is at the Swanson funeral home.

 

[TRASTER, FRANK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, November 24, 1954, [p. 1]
Serve As Pallbearers At Frank Traster Rites
Pallbearers serving at the funeral rites for Frank Traster, Hopkins, held Friday afternoon at the Baptist church in Hopkins were B. R. Mathers, Harley Albright, Vern Jeffers, Jim Owens, Curtis Webb and Lloyd Thompson.

Flowers were in charge of Mrs. James Watson, Mrs. Harlan Traster, Delores Traster, Karen Sue Traster, Orilla Traster.

Mrs. Norman Lewis and Mrs. Lester Shell, accompanied by Mrs. Ivan Bridgewater, sang "Whispering Hope." Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[TRASTER, FRANK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 1, 1954, p. 2
2nd Lt. Kermit Traster left Monday for Charleston, S. C. Lt. Traster came home to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Frank Traster.

 

[TRASTER, FRANK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 2, 1954, p. 10
HOPKINS – Mr. and Mrs. Glen Traster, Hemingford, Neb. and Mrs. George Tuma, Igeloo, S. D., who were called here by the death of their father, Frank Traster, last Tuesday, returned to their homes Sunday.

 

[TRASTER, GOLDIE MAE PEARSON FOSTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, September 4, 1964, p. 2
Mrs. Goldie Traster, Hopkins Native, Dies
Mrs. Goldie Mae Foster, 77, Hopkins, died at 12:15 a. m. today at the St. Francis Hospital, following a long illness. She was a lifelong resident of Hopkins.

Mrs. Traster was born May 30, 1887, to George Pearson and Emma Miller Pearson at Hopkins. She was married in 1906 to William Traster in St. Joseph. Mr. Traster died in 1933.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. William Baker, Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Albert Baker, Trenton, and Mrs. Grace Still, Creston, Ia.; three sons, Walter Traster, Hopkins, Clyde Traster, Omaha, and Douglas Traster, St. Joseph; one sister, Mrs. Ida Manley, Omaha, 16 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 11 a. m. Monday at Wray Memorial Methodist Church, Hopkins, with the Rev. Gerald Sappington officiating. Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery.

The body is at Swanson Funeral Home, Maryville.

 

[TRASTER, LUCY CHAMNESS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, October 8, 1971, p. 8
Mrs. Lucy Traster Succumbs Today
Mrs. Lucy Traster, Hopkins, 90, died at 2:15 a. m. today at St. Francis Hospital where she had been a patient 2 ½ days.

She was born Aug. 7, 1881, at Hopkins, the daughter of the late George C. and Fannie C. Lewis Chamness. She was married Apr. 16, 1899, at Hopkins, to Frank Traster, who died Nov. 16, 1954. She was a member of the Hopkins Baptist Church and had lived in the Hopkins community all her life.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert Cheshire, Hopkins, and Mrs. George Tuma, Olympia, Wash.; four sons, Floyd Traster and Merrill Traster, Hopkins, Ivan Traster, Bedford, Ia., and Glenn "Jeff" Traster, Hemingford, Neb., 13 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. One son, Glade Traster, died Mar. 18, 1958.

Services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The Rev. Norman J. Lewis will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[TRASTER, WILLIAM "WILL"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, January 9, 1933, [p. 1]
Service Are Held in Hopkins For Will Traster

Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Swanson's Funeral Home in Hopkins for Will Traster, age 67, who died at 9 o'clock Saturday night at his home in Hopkins. Rev. J. Howard Thompson, pastor of the M. E. church, conducted the rites. Burial was in Hopkins cemetery.

Mr. Traster had lived almost his entire life in the county. He came to Missouri from Winterset, Ia.

Surviving are four sons, Fred, Walter, Clyde and Douglas Traster, all of Hopkins; three daughters, Mrs. Albert Baker, Trenton, Mo.; Mrs. Jacob Stille, Creston, Ia.; Mrs. Will Baker, Hopkins; two brothers, Frank and Sam Traster, of Hopkins.

 

[WEDGE, LUSINAH ARMENTA SHULTZ]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 3, 1927, [p.1]
Mrs. L. A. Wedge Dies; Lived Here 38 Years
Mrs. Lusinah Armenta Wedge, age 80 years, 3416 East Edwards street, who has been a resident of Maryville for 38 years, died at her home at 2 o'clock this afternoon. She had been suffering with the grippe for the last five weeks.

The funeral will be held at the home at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and services will be conducted by the Rev. R. E. Musgrave.

She is survived by three children, Edward Wedge of Burlington Junction; Mrs. A. J. Whitmore, Milfay, Okla., and Mrs. Frank Manley who made her home with her mother. Mrs. Whitmore was here at the time of the death.

Mrs. Wedge was the wife of Marion Wedge who died 18 years ago.

 

[WELAND, ALICE ROSALIE COX]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, May 21, 1963, [p. 1]
Mrs. Alice R. Weland Dies At Hospital
Mrs. Alice Rosalie Weland, 79, Hopkins, died at 7:15 p. m. Monday at the St. Francis Hospital where she had been a patient only 12 hours. Prior to that time she had been a patient at the Nodaway Nursing Home for one month.

Mrs. Weland was born Feb. 4, 1884, at Blanchard, Ia., the daughter of the late John and Annie Hill Cox. She was married Jan. 4, 1905, to Charles Weland, who died Apr. 21, 1961. They moved from Blanchard, Ia., to Hopkins 21 years ago. She was a member of the Northboro, Ia., Methodist Church.

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Joe Damewood, Maryville, and Mrs. Deloss Nicholas, Hopkins; three sons, Dale V. Weland, of the home; Lawrence G. Weland of Elmo, and Kenneth C. Weland, Shenandoah, Ia.; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The services will be conducted by the Rev. James Holt of the Wray Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[WELAND, CHARLES HENRY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, April 19, 1961, [p. 1]
Charles Henry Weland Succumbs At Hospital
Charles Henry Weland, 82, Hopkins farmer, died at 12:45 a. m. today at the St. Francis Hospital where he had been a patient for a week. His home was southeast of Hopkins.

Mr. Weland was born Mar. 17, 1879, at Shenandoah, Ia., the son of the late Frederick Weland and Augusta Gruner Weland. He was married Jan. 4, 1905 to Alice Cox, who survives. Mr. Weland was a member of the Methodist Church at Northboro.

Survivors are his widow, of the home; two daughters, Mrs. Joe Damewood, Maryville, and Mrs. DeLoss Nicholas, Hopkins; three sons, Dale Weland, of the home; Lawrence Weland, Elmo, and Kenneth Weland, Shenandoah, Ia.; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren; a brother, Edd Weland, living in California.

Services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Swanson Funeral Home. The Rev. Stephen Johnson will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[WELAND, DALE VERNON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 16, 1977, p. 3
Dale Vernon Weland, 72, Maryville, was found dead of natural causes Thursday afternoon at his residence.
He was born Oct. 29, 1905, near Northboro, Iowa, and was the son of the late, Charles and Alice Cox Weland.

Weland was a retired salesman. He had lived in Maryville for the past 13 years and prior to that time had lived in Hopkins. He was a member of the Westpoint United Methodist Church at Westboro.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Eldon (Wilda) Koger, Hopkins, and Mrs. Dorothy Damewood, Maryville; and nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The Rev. Loren Works will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

 

[YOUNG, JOHN JACOB]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, February 4, 1927, [p. 1]
John J. Young Dies at Hospital Today
Funeral Services will be Held At Hopkins at 1:30 O'clock tomorrow Afternoon
John J. Young, 68 years old, died at 3 o'clock this morning at the St. Francis Hospital. He had been taken to the hospital from the county infirmary last week.

Funeral services will be held at Hopkins at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be at Hopkins.

Mr. Young is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ida McCumber, near Clearmont, M. D. Young, Hopkins and Clate Young, who lives in Iowa.