Obituaries
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[ADAMS, FLORENCE MCGINNISS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 18, 1930, p. 2
Widow of Doctor D. C. Adams Is Dead in Aurora, Illinois
Mrs. Florence McGinniss Adams, widow of Dr. D. [aniel ] C. Adams, died Wednesday morning at her home in Aurora, Ill. according to word received here by her mother, Mrs. Sophia McGinniss. Mrs. Adams was born on a farm west of Maryville in 1874. She attended school in Maryville and in 1896 was married to the late Dr. Adams. For five years after their marriage they resided in Bedison.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Gatta and Miss Cassie F. Adams and one son, Joe Adams, all of Aurora; her mother, Mrs. Sophia McGinniss of Maryville; three sisters, Mrs. Claude Moore, Maryville, Mrs. Guy Erickson, St. Joseph and Mrs. Dale Partridge, Maryville; and four brothers, R. L. McGinniss, Wilcox, M. D. McGinniss, Salt Lake City, Utah, Joe McGinniss, Calgary, Canada and Robert McGinniss, Maryville.

The following have left to attend the funeral services which will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in Aurora: R. L. McGinniss and son, James, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Moore, Mrs. Dale Partridge, Mrs. Guy Erikson of St. Joseph.

 

[ALKIRE, BETTY LOU]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 1, 1930, [p. 1]
Betty Lou Alkire Dies in Council Bluffs, Ia.
Word has been received in Maryville of the death of Betty Lou Alkire, eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Alkire, who died at 9:30 o'clock last night at the home of the parents in Council Bluffs, Ia. Death was caused from a short illness of diphtheria.

The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at Mound City.

Mr. and Mrs. Alkire and family moved to Council Bluffs from Maryville only a few weeks ago.

 

[ALLEN, GRACE MCNEAL]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 31, 1930, p. 2
Mrs. Grace Allen Dies  Former Resident of Graham Dies in St. Joseph.
Mrs. Grace McNeal Allen, who would have been sixty-five years old tomorrow, died last night at St. Joseph's Hospital at St. Joseph. She was a former resident of Graham.

Mrs. Allen was born January 1, 1865, in Whiteside County, Illinois.

Surviving is her husband John Allen, living at 3107 North Tenth street in St. Joseph and two sisters, Mrs. Anna B. Conner and Mrs. Flora McQuade both of Graham.

Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.

 

[BLEVINS, DORIS JEAN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 25, 1930, [p. 1]
Paralysis Claims Life of Rock Port Child Here
Doris Jean Blevins, 4 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Blevins of Rock Port, died at noon today in the St. Francis hospital as the result of diphtheria and resulting paralysis.

Mr. and Mrs. Blevins and a nurse were on their way with the little girl to a St. Joseph hospital, but when they arrived in Maryville they became frightened at the child's condition and stopped at the office of a local doctor. When he saw her condition he immediately rushed her to the hospital, where she died a half hour later.

 

[BRAMHALL, FRANK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 22, 1930, p. 7
Frank Bramhall Dies  Aged Man Was Formerly a Resident of Nodaway County
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brody of Wilcox received word yesterday morning of the death of Frank Bramhall, age 81, which occurred at Mt. Auburn, Ia.

 

[DALBEY, GEORGE WASHINGTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, November 19, 1930, p. 8
Former Resident of Burlington Jct. Dies
G. [eorge] W. [ashington] Dalbey, 73 years old, a former resident of Burlington Junction, died Sunday morning at his home in Shenandoah, Ia., following a paralytic stroke. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist church in Shenandoah. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. Mr. Dalbey was a well-known farmer and stockman.

He is survived by seven children and ten grandchildren. The children are Ralph J., of Hepburn, Ia., Fletcher J., of Burlington Junction, Russell, Durham, Calif., Richard, Monticello, Ia., Mrs. John A. Crook, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Elmer Harris, Coin, Ia., and Mrs. Wilbur Banks, Westboro.

 

[DAVIS, GLENN B.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, November 29, 1930, [p. 1]
Glenn B. Davis Dies  Veteran of World War Will Be Buried Here

Glenn B. Davis, age 44, a World War veteran, who was born and reared in Nodaway county, died at 4:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in Luling, Tex., at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lon Hutchison. He suffered a stroke of paralysis on October 16. He was 44 years old and had made his home at Orange, Tex.

The body, accompanied by Mrs. Davis, the former Miss Jessie Briggs, will arrive in Maryville Saturday noon and will be taken to the home of Mrs. Davis' mother, Mrs. J. A. Briggs, 322 South Walnut street. The funeral will be held at the home at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Dr. Edward I. LaRue, pastor of the First M. E. church, will officiate. Burial will be at Miriam cemetery. The James Edward Gray post of the American Legion will be in charge of the rites at the grave. Music will be furnished by the Legion quartet. The body will lie in state at the Briggs residence from 1 until 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon.

Mr. Davis had been in poor health ever since his service overseas during the War. He was among the first to volunteer and served with a company of Texans. Mr. Davis was in France eighteen months. He was slightly wounded three times and suffered from shell shock.

Mr. Davis was born near Barnard on June 22, 1886, and moved to Texas about twenty-five years ago with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Davis.

Surviving is his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Huddelson, at whose home he died and Mrs. Charles Chapman of Wharton, Tex. He also leaves two nieces and two nephews.

 

[DAVIS, GLENN B.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 1, 1930, [p. 1]
Military Funeral Is Held For Glenn Davis
A military funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. A. Briggs, South Walnut, for Glenn Davis, a World War veteran, who died Wednesday afternoon at Luling, Tex. The James Edward Gray Post of the American Legion was in charge, assisted by the Masonic Lodge. A squad from Battery C, 128th Field Artillery of the Missouri National Guard, fired salutes during interment at Miriam cemetery.

 

[DEWYRE, HATTIE OPAL THACKER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 1, 1930, p. 2
Mrs. Roland Dewyre of Burlington Junction Dies
Mrs. Roland Dewyre of Burlington Junction died about 8 o'clock Saturday night at the Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph following an extended illness.

Besides her husband she leaves two small sons, her mother, Mrs. Amanda Thacker and two brothers, Jesse and Charles Thacker of Burlington Junction.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon conducted by the Rev. J. Howard Thompson of Hopkins, former pastor of the M. E. church at Burlington Junction.

 

[EDWARDS, GOLDIE EDITH PARTRIDGE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 8, 1930, [p. 1]
Death Claims Mrs. Goldie Edwards in Home Here Today
Mrs. Goldie Edith Edwards, 42, died at 7:15 o'clock this morning at her home, 1102 East Fourth Street. Death was caused by diabetes.

Mrs. Edwards was born March 16, 1888, on a farm east of Maryville, the daughter of William and Louise Partridge. When a year old she moved with her parents to Spokane, Wash., where she lived until nearly 16 years of age, then returning to Maryville.

In 1906 she was married to William Edwards of Maryville and she has lived here up until her death.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Edwards is survived by five daughters and a son. They are Mrs. Clarence Cooper and Mrs. Clyde Nichols of Maryville, Eva Jeanne, Treva, Wanda, and Billie, all at home. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Pettus, Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Gladys Scarbery, Pendleton, Ore., and Mrs. Maud Oliver, St. Joseph, and four brothers, Ernest and Clarence Partridge, Rockford, Wash., Clyde Partridge, Coeur D'Alene, Ida., and Emery Partridge, Gibbs, Ida.

Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.

 

[EDWARDS, GOLDIE EDITH PARTRIDGE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, December 9, 1930, p. 4
Funeral For Mrs. Goldie Edwards to Be Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Goldie Edwards who died yesterday morning at her home, 1102 East Fourth street, will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Christian Church. The Rev. Willard Wickizer will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Miriam cemetery.

The pallbearers will be James Smith, Delmar Strong, Harve Cockayne, Harry King, Ernest Thull and Frank Jackson.

 

[FERRIS, THELMA NADINE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 24, 1930, p. 2
Funeral Held Today For Miss Thelma N. Ferris
Miss Thelma Nadine Farris, 22, daughter of Mrs. I. L. Farris, 613 North Ninth Street, St. Joseph, a former student of the Teachers College here, died at 9 o'clock Monday nigh at the University hospital, Lawrence, Kans. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home in St. Joseph, and were attended by Mrs. W. O. Garrett and daughter, Miss Gertrude Garrett of Maryville, and Meria Williams of Oregon, formerly of Maryville.

Miss Farris is survived by her mother, two sisters, Mrs. Presley Gordon of Maryville and Mrs. Hubert Corken of Burlington Junction, and two brothers, Roswell Farris of St. Joseph and Ray Farris of Rockford, Ill.

Miss Farris had attended Missouri Wesleyan College at Cameron and the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College and this year was a senior at the University of Kansas.

 

[FORCADE, JAMES ALVA]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 29, 1930, [p. 1]
James A. Forcade of Near Graham Commits Suicide  Farmer Shoots Self Through Right Temple With a Rifle.
James Alva Forcade, 69, a farmer, committed suicide this morning at his home north of Graham, by shooting himself in the right temple with a rifle. Mr. Forcade shot himself between 10:15 and 10:30 o'clock this morning and died at 12:25 o'clock this afternoon.

Mrs. Mina Kimball Forcade, his wife, had come to Maryville this morning. She was driven by Ed Black, a taxi driver at Graham. A nephew of the Forcades, Henry E. Forcade, who lives at the home, saw his uncle come from the barn at 10:10 o'clock this morning, shut off the windmill and then cross the road into a garage.

At 10:15 o'clock the nephew filled the stoves in the house and started across north to another field. He noticed his uncle sitting in front of the garage with a rifle across his knees. The peculiar slumped position of his uncle caused him to go down to the garage, when Mr. Forcade was found bleeding from the head.

Henry Forcade rushed to the house and called a neighbor, William Allen, and then carried his uncle into the house. A doctor was summoned, but Mr. Forcade was past medical aid.

Dr. C. D. Humberd, coroner of Nodaway County, was called and held a view inquest.

Twelve years ago Mr. Forcade attempted suicide by taking carbolic acid it was recalled today.

Mr. Forcade was born Feb. 14, 1860, near Belleville, Ill., the son of Henry Forcade of Germany and Sarah (Gilmore) Forcade of Illinois. When still a young man he came to Nodaway County and settled near Graham. He has lived on the farm where he died for the past twenty years.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at Graham and burial will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Graham.

Mr. Forcade is survived by his wife, an adopted son, Curtis, and a sister, Mrs. Ella Miller of Graham.

 

[FORCADE, JAMES ALVA]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, December 30, 1930, [p. 3]

Forcade Rites Tomorrow.

The funeral of James A. Forcade, who committed suicide yesterday morning at his home north of Graham by shooting himself in the head, will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. The place has not been decided on.

 

[GERRIN, JESSIE PEARL BEVER HOPSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 4, 1930, [p. 1]
Mrs. J. C. Gerrin Dies Yesterday in Omaha Hospital
Mrs. Vada Hailey received word yesterday of the death of her sister, Mrs. J. C. Gerrin at Omaha, Neb., yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Gerrin had been ill for three years. The cause of her death was cancer.

Mrs. Gerrin, formerly Miss Pearl Bever of Burlington Junction, has spent her entire life in Nodaway County with the exception of the last few years. She at one time owned a photographer's studio in Burlington Junction. Mrs. Gerrin was a graduate of the Maryville high school.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the home of her mother, Mrs. E. E. Bever in Burlington Junction. Rev. Willard Wickiser, pastor of the First Christian church in Maryville, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Burlington Junction.

Besides her mother and sister, Mrs. Gerrin is survived by two brothers, Dr. S. S. Bever of Amazonia and Elmon Bever of Willow Springs, Mo.

Mr. Gerrin will be unable to attend the funeral because of a crushed foot sustained about six weeks ago in an accident.

 

[GEX, MARIAN RICHARDSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, December 13, 1930, [p. 1]
Miss Marian Gex Dies in Sister's Home in Graham
Miss Marian R. [ichardson] Gex, age 50, died at 3 o'clock this morning at the home of a sister, Mrs. John Wilson at Graham. She had been ill for two years.

The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Wilson residence in Graham. The pastor of the Christian Church, Rev. Harlan, will officiate. Burial will be at the Graham I. O. O. F. cemetery.

Surviving is her father, Robert Gex, Sr., Graham; four sisters, Mrs. W. Z. Mountjoy, near Graham; Mrs. Hal Catterson, Maryville; Mrs. R. T. Mills, Memphis, Tenn.; Mrs. John Wilson, Graham; four brothers, John A. Gex, Follett, Tex.; Louis Gex, living in Kentucky; W. E. and Robert Gex, Jr., both living near Graham.

Miss Gex was born October 12, 1880. She was a member of the Christian church at Graham.

 

[GRIFFEY, MARY JANE DAVISON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 18, 1930, p. 2
Mrs. James Griffey of Clearmont Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. James Griffey of Clearmont, age 84, died at 5:30 o'clock yesterday evening at the house of a son, Fred Griffey, who lives near Burlington Junction. Mrs. Griffey had been ill over an extended period.

She had lived most of her life in Nodaway County and was one of the early residents in the vicinity of Clearmont.

Surviving are four sons, Ed Griffey, Burlington Junction; Fred Griffey near Burlington Junction; Ab Griffey, Broken Bow, Neb; D. Griffey, Juanita, Neb; four daughters, Mrs. Ada Nigh, Burlington Junction; Mrs. Ida Meltzer, Broken Bow, Neb; Mrs. Anna Hout, Maryville; Mrs. Mary Bush, Clearmont; and one brother, Samuel Davison, Clarinda, Ia.

The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist Church at Clearmont. The hour of the funeral has not been set. Burial will be at Clearmont.

 

[HALL, MARY JANE HUEY]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa, Wednesday, November 30, 1988
MARY JANE HALL - Mary   Jane   Hall, 96, of Hopkins   died   November   19, 1988. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. at the Hopkins Christian Church. Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery. Memorials may go to the Hopkins Christian Church.

 

[HILLS, ALBERT ROSS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 26, 1930, [p. 1]
Albert Hills Dies  Arkansas Man Has Three Daughters in This County.
Albert Ross Hills, 71, of Horatio, Ark., died of a hemorrhage of the lungs at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Bisbee, Ariz. Mr. Hills was on his way from Horatio to Pomona, Calif.

Besides his widow, Mr. Hills is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Leona Sherman of Barnard, Mrs. Floyd Alexander of Pickering and Mrs. James Carver of Guilford.

Funeral services have not been made as yet, pending the arrival of the body here Sunday night from Bisbee.

 

[HUEY, ELIZABETH ANN DUNKELBERGER]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 3, 1950, [p. 1]
Mrs. Huey Died Here; Funeral At Hopkins
Mrs. Elizabeth Huey, 93, a resident of Hopkins for many years, died in Bedford, Tuesday, July 25. She had been in failing health and was ill with the mumps prior to her passing.

The funeral services were held at the Christian church in Hopkins, Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Orlo Lincoln of Pickering. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[HUEY, ELIZABETH ANN DUNKELBERGER]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 10, 1950, p. 5
Obituary – Elizabeth Huey
Elizabeth Ann Huey was the last of a family of seven children, being the daughter of William and Mary Dunkeberger [Dunkelberger], born April 3, 1857 at Knox, Indiana. She died at her home in Bedford July 25, 1950 at the age of 93 years, 3 months, 22 days.

On June 8, 1878 she was married to Cyrus K. Huey at Knox, Ind., and assumed the responsibility of rearing four children. To them eleven children were born, the two eldest passed away in infancy and a daughter Ruth at the age of 32.

The living children are Mrs. Lula Wallace and Charley Huey of Shenandoah, Henry Huey of Malvern, Mrs. Mary Hall of Hopkins, Mrs. Chloe Wisdom of Des Moines, Mrs. Alta Manes of Oakfield, New York, Mrs. Myrtle Daniels and Mrs. Ethel Weingarth of Bedford.

The husband and father died April 14, 1949 [1909]. Beside the children she leaves 34 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren. Shortly after her marriage she and her husband moved to Missouri, Hopkins and Pickering being her home for many years.

In 1940 she moved to Bedford.

In July last year she fell and injured her hip and since had not been able to walk.

She united with the Church of Christ at Pickering 1898, later transferring her membership to Hopkins.

 

[HUEY, CHARLES K.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, May 28, 1968, p. 10
Pickering Native Dies In Iowa
Charley K. Huey, 78, Shenandoah, Ia., died at 12:10 a. m. Monday at a hospital where he had been a patient two days following a long illness.

He was born Aug. 17, 1889, at Pickering, but had resided the last several years in Shenandoah.

Funeral arrangements are pending but burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.

He is survived by three sons, four daughters, a twin brother and five sisters, one of whom is Mrs. Mary Hall, Hopkins.

 

[JAMES, JACOB OTIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 18, 1930, p. 2
Burlington Junction Man Dies on Train in Iowa
J. [acob] G.[Otis]  James of Burlington Junction died yesterday afternoon at Alton, Ia., on a train in which he was returning from Rochester, Minn. where he had gone for treatment at the Mayo Clinic. Death was caused from an abscess of the brain. Mrs. George Farrens, a sister, was with him at the time. The body was removed from the train at Ravenwood.

Mr. James was about 50 years old.

He leaves besides his wife, seven children, two brothers, and a sister.

Burial will be Friday at Braddyville.

 

[KEIM, CLYDE LOUIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 25, 1930, [p. 1]
Clyde Keim of Near Orrsburg Succumbs to Heart Disease
Clyde Keim, age 48, dropped dead about noon today while hauling fodder on the Charley Evans farm one mile east of Orrsburg. Death is believed to have been caused from a heart attack.

Mr. Evans of Parnell, for whom Mr Keim works, was at the farm at the time of the death.

Mr. Keim had lived on the Evans farms for the past three years. He formerly farmed near Arkoe. Mr. Keim was born at Creston, Ia.

Surviving is his wife and two children, Helen Lucille and Charles Weston, both at home. He also leaves two sisters and two brothers.

Arrangements for the funeral have not been made.

 

[KEITH, FRANCES LOUELLA]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 4, 1930, p. 6
Louella Keith, 7, Dies After Week's Illness
Louella Keith, 7 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keith of Skidmore, died at 1 o'clock this morning following a week's illness of diphtheria.

The funeral was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the residence conducted by the Rev. E. T. Dodson, Methodist pastor. Burial was at the Graham cemetery.

The parents and a brother, Jack, at home, survive.

 

[KRAFT, JOSEPH LOUIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 12, 1930, [p. 1]
J. L. Kraft, Former Democrat-Forum Employe, Is Dead
J.  [oseph] L. [ouis] Kraft, former advertising manager of the Democrat-Forum, died suddenly this morning in Cleveland, Ohio, following a stroke of paralysis. He has been in ill health for some time and was about 45 years of age. Mr. Kraft was employed by the Democrat-Forum for three years, some ten years ago.

This summer, both he and his wife spent a month visiting Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kuchs, relatives of Mrs. Kraft.

Mr. Kraft has been in Cleveland, the place of his birth, for some time, and was vice-president and sales manager for the Beuhler Printcraft Company.

He is survived by his wife, a niece, two sisters, and an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Kuchs.

Mr. and Mrs. Kuchs will leave tonight for Cleveland. The funeral services and burial will be there.

 

[KRAFT, JOSEPH LOUIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, December 16, 1930, [p. 1]
Stroke Was Cause of Death of J. L. Kraft
The recent death of J. [oseph] L. [ouis] Kraft of Cleveland, Ohio, former advertising manager of the Maryville Daily Forum, occurred as the result of a stroke which he suffered while attending a luncheon of the Graphic Arts club at Hotel Allerton in Cleveland. A fire rescue squad was called by the hotel physician and worked over Mr. Kraft for 45 minutes but failed to revive him.

Mr. Kraft was secretary of the Buehler Printcraft Co., and had been affiliated with that company for the past twelve years. He was prominent in the city's artistic and commercial life.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorthea Kraft of 10713 Parkhurst avenue, Cleveland.

 

[NELSON, SAMUEL PETER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, December 27, 1930, [p. 1]
Samuel P. Nelson of Guilford Dies After a Prolonged Illness
Samuel Peter Nelson died at 12:10 o'clock this morning at his home in Guilford following a prolonged illness. Mr. Nelson was born in Denmark January 13, 1855 and came to this country with his parents at the age of eight years. During the intervening years he has lived in Utah, Primghar, Ia., Rea, Mo., and Guilford. The family home where he lived for many years is three miles southeast of Guilford. A little more than a year ago the family bought property in Guilford and moved there. Mr. Nelson was a member of the Church of God at Rea.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Latter Day Saints' church in Guilford conducted by a minister from Kansas City. Burial will be in Guilford.

Surviving are his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Luther Lemaster living near Guilford; two sons, G. C. Nelson of Hemple, Mo., and Ray Nelson of Guilford and two brothers, Jacob and Andrew Nelson, both of Guilford.

 

[OCKER, PERCY WILLIAM "BILL"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, December 20, 1930, [p. 1]
Percy William Ocker of Near Bolckow Is Dead
Percy William (Bill) Ocker, 67 years old, former resident of the Skidmore and Graham communities, died at 6:10 o'clock Monday morning at his home three miles west of Bolckow. Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon from the Christian church in Skidmore by the Rev. B. H. Dawson. Burial was in the Maitland cemetery.

The survivors are his widow, one sister, Mrs. Pearl Logan of Skidmore and an adopted son, Stanley Lininger, also of Skidmore.

 

[PEDERSON, MARTIN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, November 28, 1930, p. 4
Martin Pederson of Guilford Dies Early Today at Age of 72
Martin Pederson, age 72, a native of Denmark, died at 6:40 o'clock this morning at his home in Guilford. He had been ill for sometime.

Mr. Pederson came to this county at an early age and settled in Nodaway County.

Surviving are two sons, Peter C., of Conception Junction; John, of Guilford; four daughters, Mrs. Christina Beggs of Guilford; Mrs. Mary Farnon, and Mrs. H. Evart of Conception Junction and Miss Thelma, at home.

Mr. Pederson was a member of the Methodist church at Guilford, the Masonic Lodge and the Modern Woodmen.

The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church. Burial will be at the Graves cemetery.

 

[PHILLIPS, TWILA]

Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, December 27, 1930, p. 2

Infant Daughter Dies   Child of Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips Succumbs to Pneumonia

Twila Phillips, one year and a half old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Phillips, living two and a half miles south of Ravenwood, died this morning at St. Francis hospital following more than a week's illness of pneumonia.

The child was born April 2, 1929.

Surviving are the parents and a sister at home.

Arrangements for the funeral have not been made.

 

[PIERCE, HAZEL DARLENE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 26, 1930, [p. 1]
Hazel Darlene Pierce Dies  Daughter of Former Elmo Couple Is Buried In Iowa.
Word has been received here of the death of Hazel Darlene Pierce, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pierce of Braddyville, Ia. She died December 18 at a hospital in Shenandoah, Ia. Burial was at College Springs, Ia.

The child was born near Elmo, December 26, 1928.

Surviving are the parents, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Cromwell of Elmo, and Mrs. Matilda Pierce of College Springs, Ia.

 

[REECE, ERNEST LEE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 11, 1930, [p. 1]
Ernest L. Reece Dies  Funeral Is Held in Omaha for Former Maryville Man
Ernest L. [ee] Reece of Omaha, Neb., died Tuesday, according to word received here by his parents, Councilman and Mrs. A. [dolphus] N. ("Doll") Reece. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Omaha.

Mr. Reece's death was unexpected. A hemorrhage was the cause of his death.

Mr. Reece was 47 years old. He was born and reared in Maryville, living here until 14 years of age, when he moved to Omaha, residing there since. He is survived by seven children, Merrill Reece of Cainsville, Mo.; Donna Reece of Massillon, Ohio; Ms. Yvonne Boon of Omaha and Harold, Glen, Ernest, Jr., and Ted, all of the home, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Reece of Maryville; one sister, Mrs. John Looker of Maryville, and a brother, Glen Reece of Shenandoah, Ia., formerly of Maryville. His parents and Mrs. Looker returned to Maryville last night after attending the funeral services.

 

[SNYDER, NANCY A. COUGHREM]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 22, 1930, [p. 1]
Mrs. Nancy Snyder Dies at Age of 79; Funeral Tomorrow
Mrs. Nancy A. Snyder, 79 years old, died at 11:30 o'clock last night at the home of her son, William M. Snyder, seven and one-half miles northwest of Maryville, where she had lived since the death of Mr. Snyder March 5, 1924. Death was caused from pneumonia. Mrs. Snyder had been in ill health for several months but confined to her bed only a few days.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Campbell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Willard Wickizer, pastor of the First Christian church. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery.

Besides her son, Mrs. Snyder is survived by one brother, John Coughrem of Rocky Ford, Colo. and two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Hughes of Clinton, Mo. and Mrs. H. W. Comer of Brawley, Calif. One daughter died in infancy.

Miss Nancy Coughrem was born January 22, 1851 near Indianapolis, Ind., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Coughrem. She was married to Richard Snyder November 26, 1868 in Indianapolis. They came to Nodaway county to make their home in 1881.

 

[SPOOR, THERON THURSTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 26, 1930, [p. 1]
Theron T. Spoor Was Slain Police at Norfolk Think  Son of Maryville Woman Is Found Fatally Wounded in Hotel
Joy in the home of Mrs. Sidnie Spoor, 303 West Third street, who yesterday received a telegram from her son Theron, age 21, wishing her a Merry Christman, was turned to sadness  today upon a message from the county attorney at Norfolk, Neb., that Theron died this morning, possibly from the blow of an assailant.

Mr. Spoor, a traveling salesman for the Reynolds Tobacco company, who makes his headquarters at Norfolk, was found fatally injured in his hotel room there this morning. Hadley Kesley, county attorney, wired B. F. Dougan, chief of police, informing him of the death, saying that Mr. Spoor might have been killed and asking Chief Dougan to inform Mr. Spoor's relatives here

According to a United Press report from Norfolk, Spoor died on the way to a hospital from a deep wound in his head, which police believe was inflicted by some assailant armed with a sharp instrument.

J. Reinholt, landlord of the small hotel where Spoor was staying, later told officers that he heard a crash on a stairway about 2 a. m. he found Spoor, he said, staggering into his room. He called a doctor.

Reinholt said he found no strangers in the building at the time. It was learned Spoor was with acquaintances until about 1 a. m. These persons were questioned but supplied officers with no information that threw any light on the supposed attack. They believed Spoor had been attacked after he returned to the hotel.

 

The mother said she had received information that the body of her son was found in the bathroom.

Two brothers, Raleigh and Austen Spoor, went to Norfolk this morning to make arrangements for having the body brought here.

Surviving is the mother, four brothers, Raleigh, Austen, Vilas, and Terrill, all of Maryville, and two sisters, Vincent of Maryville and Miss Opal Spoor, who is teaching at Los Angeles, Calif. Mr. Spoor was born at Elmo, Nov. 27, 1908. He formerly was employed at a hotel at Neligh, Neb.

 

[SPOOR, THERON THURSTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 29, 1930, [p. 1]
Spoor May Have Drunk Carbolic Acid Police Say   Suicide Theory Is Advanced After Poison Is Found in Stomach.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 29. (UP) – Discovery of a quantity of carbolic acid in the stomach of Theron T. Spoor, tobacco salesman who came to a mysterious death at Norfolk Friday, today put officers on a new trail in solving the case.

Experts at the state laboratories here reported this morning finding a quantity of the poison in the man's stomach. A report of the discovery has been sent Dr. A. C. Berry, of the Campbell clinic at Norfolk.

Spoor's stomach was sent to laboratories after his death. The man was found in a rooming house in Norfolk early Friday, near death. He died on the way to the hospital.

Spoor had a deep gash in the back of his head, leading authorities at first to propound an assault theory.

Coroner's Jury Finds Carbolic Acid

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 29 (UP) --- Finding of carbolic acid in the stomach of Theron T. Spoor, 21, and the discovery by a coroner's jury of a glass containing carbolic acid in the man's room here have given support to a suicide theory.

The glass containing the poison was found by members of the jury this morning. The probe into the death is being continued today.

The verdict of the coroner's jury is being held back until various factors in the mysterious death can be assigned. Theories are advanced here now that Spoor took the poison and toppled backward, cutting his head.

Funeral Will Be Tomorrow Afternoon

Funeral services for Theron T. Spoor, age 21, who died early Friday at his rooming house at Norfolk, Neb. will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the First Christian Church. The pastor, Rev. Willard Wickiser, will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery.

A sister, Miss Opal Spoor of Los Angeles, Cal., arrived in Maryville this morning. Miss Spoor left Los Angeles in a Western Air Express plane expecting to make the trip to Kansas City by air, but a snowstorm in Arizona made it necessary for her to transfer from the plane to a train.

Uconduct the investigation of their brother's untimely death. While the jury is not expected to return a verdict until sometime this afternoon, all evidence points to accidental death, the brothers say. The death warrant has already been filled out ascribing the death as accidental.

It is established that Mr. Spoor died from a severe concussion of the brain caused from a blow on the head when he fell in the bathroom of the boarding house, striking the lavatory. Mr. Spoor was wearing new shoes at the time of the accident and [it] is thought these might have caused him to fall. There was blood on the lavatory.

The brothers say there is nothing whatever to indicate that foul play entered into the death. The wound, according to the Norfolk Daily News, was in the shape of a round hole about three-quarters of an inch in diameter and not a gash such as might have been received from the hands of an assailant. Although Spoor's shirt was saturated with blood, there was no sign of blood on the coat or vest of his suit, nor on the blue and white silk scarf he had worn, nor his overcoat.

John Reinhold, the owner of the house, saw Spoor stagger to his room. A doctor was summoned. An examination was made of the head, but the wound was not thought serious. Two hours later as Spoor breathed heavier a doctor was recalled and the patient ordered to the hospital, but he died before the ambulance reached the hospital.

 

[SPOOR, THERON THURSTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, December 30, 1930, [p. 3]
Funeral Rites for Theron T. Spoor Are Held This Afternoon
Last rites for Theron T. Spoor, age 21, who died Friday morning at Norfolk, Neb., were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the First Christian Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Willard Wickiser. Burial was at Oak Hill cemetery.

Music was furnished by a quartet composing Mrs. F. P. Robinson, Miss Mary Fields, John Mutz, and W. E. Goforth. "Beautiful Isles of Somewhere," and "God Be With You Until We Meet Again" were the quartet numbers. Miss Fields sang, "No Night There."

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 30 (UP) – Formal report of a coroner's jury which since Saturday has deliberated on the death of Theron Spoor, tobacco salesman, was scheduled to be given county authorities tomorrow morning.

 

[STAPLES, ALBERT B. "BERT"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 27, 1954, [p. 1]
Native Nodaway Countian Dies in St. Joseph
Bert B. Staples, 65, one and one-half miles east of Burlington Jct. died at 2:30 p. m. yesterday at St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph, where he had been a patient for two weeks.

Born Jan. 6, 1889, in Nodaway County, Mr. Staples, retired farmer, had been ill for three years. He was first married to Lulu W. Workman, who died Jan. 3, 1954 and was married Sept. 9, 1954, Las Vegas, Nev., to Mabel Madget, St. Joseph, who survives.

Burial will be in the Workman Chapel cemetery but other funeral arrangements have not been made. The body is at the Price mortuary.

 

[STAPLES, ALBERT B. "BERT']
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 30, 1954, [p. 1]
Final Rites Yesterday For Bert B. Staples
Final rites for Bert B Staples, retired farmer of near Burlington Junction, who died Sunday in a St. Joseph Hospital, were conducted at 2 p. m. yesterday at the Price funeral home by Rev. Hugo Rolens, pastor of the Burlington Junction Methodist church. Burial was in the Workman Chapel cemetery.

Mrs. Hubert Corken, accompanied by Mrs. Eldon Asbell, sang The Old Rugged Cross" and "Abide With Me."

Pallbearers were Chilton Robinson, Dr. C. E. Cossins, St. Joseph; W. B. Mahan, Roy J. Curfman, Emery airy and Miles Graves.

 

[STAPLES, LULU E. WORKMAN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, January 4, 1954, [p. 1]
MRS. BERT B. STAPLES DIES AT ST.  FRANCIS HOSPITAL
Mrs. Bert B. Staples, 69, whose home was one and one-half miles east of Burlington Junction, died at 7:50 o'clock Sunday morning at the St. Francis hospital, where she had been a patient for seven days.

Mrs. Staples was born Sept. 5, 1884, on a farm five miles west of Pickering. She was married April 14, 1908 in Maryville, to Mr. Staples, who survives. She was a member of the Methodist church and the Order of Eastern Star, Elmo. Besides her husband she is survived by one brother, Joe Workman, Maryville; a nephew, John Workman and a grand nephew, John Workman, jr.

The body will be in state at the Price funeral home until Wednesday afternoon when funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock at Prices' and burial will be in the Workman Chapel cemetery.

 

[STAPLES, LULU E. WORKMAN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, January 7, 1954, p. 10
Final Rites Wednesday For Mrs. Bert B. Staples
Final rites for Mrs. Bert B. Staples, Burlington Junction, who died Sunday, were conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Price Funral Home by the Rev. Hugo Rolens, Burlington Junction. Burial was in the Workman Chapel cemetery.

Mrs. Hubert Corken, accompanied by Mrs. Harry Price, sang "Where He Leads Me I Will Follow" and "Abide With Me."

Flowers were in charge of Mrs. C. E. Cossins, Mrs. Miles Graves, Mrs. B. W. Mahan, Mrs. Pearl Riley and Miss Verda Sharr.

Pallbearers were Dr. C. E. Cossins. B. W. Mahan, Roy Curfman, Chilton Robinson, Emery Airy and Miles Graves.

 

[STAPLES, MYRON WILLIAM]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 3, 1930, [p. 1]
Myron Staples, Former County Judge, Is Dead  Prominent Landowner Had Been Ill For a Number of Years.  Was An Early Resident  Mr. Staples' Parents Moved to Northwest Missouri When He Was Four Years Old—Funeral Tomorrow.
Myron W. [illiam] Staples, 78 years old, former judge of the Nodaway County court and landowner of Nodaway and Atchison counties, succumbed to a prolonged illness about 10 o'clock last night at the house of a son, Bert B. Staples, northwest of Burlington Junction. Mr. Staples had been an invalid for several years but the immediate cause of death was nephritis.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home, conducted by the Rev. B. H. Dawson of Maryville. Burial will be in the High Prairie cemetery. The pallbearers will be Will Jones, Arch Jones, Frank Nicholas, Al Hurst and Dr. D. E. Cossins of Burlington Junction and Ed Vansickle of Elmo.

Was Self-Made Man

Mr. Staples was born in Jefferson County, Wis., in 1852, the son of A. [bial] B.[Richmond] and Abigail (Ward) Staples, the former a native of Vermont and the latter a native of New Hampshire in which state they were married. They had come west in 1850 as pioneers and located in Jefferson County, Wis. In 1853 the family moved to Monroe County, Wis., and in 1856 to Gentry County, Mo., where they bought and preempted land and developed a good farm. They lived there until 1862 when they moved to Nodaway County and located four miles west of Hopkins.

Myron W. Staples was a self-made man, receiving a very limited education in the district schools. He was married August 10, 1873 to Miss Mary Wood and they began housekeeping on the home place in Nodaway County. In the spring of 1874 he moved across the state line to a farm of ninety-two acres in Page County, Iowa, which he developed and improved and sold in the fall of 1875 for thirteen dollars per acre. In the spring of 1876 he took up farming in Atchison County, having the previous year purchased two hundred and forty acres there. This was his home until 1896 when he moved to Burlington Junction, living there until 1906, when he went to live on his farm with his two sons. His wife had died two years earlier.

Was County Judge

Mr. Staples was a Republican and more or less active in political affairs for many years. He was elected judge of the county curt in November 1904, and took office January 1, 1905, serving in this capacity for two years. He was a Royal Arch and Chapter Mason and a member of the Eastern Star.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Myron Staples, two of whom are living. They are Bert B. and Newel I. [saac] Staples of Burlington Junction.

 

[STURM, NICK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 1, 1930, [p. 1]
Brief Illness Is Fatal to Veteran Business Leader  Nick Sturm Dies in Oklahoma City While En Route South  Late Rites Wednesday  Funeral Services Will Be Conducted in St. Mary's Church for Merchant Came Here in 1869.
Nick Sturm, veteran merchant of Maryville, died early Sunday morning at the home of his son, C. Ed Sturm, in Oklahoma City, Okla., where he, Mrs. Sturm and daughter, Miss Clara Sturm, were visiting en route to San Antonio, Tex., to spend the winter. Mr. Sturm became ill two weeks ago Sunday. His death was the result of cardiac asthma.

Funeral rites will be held at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Mary's church. Father John Kunkel, pastor, will officiate at Pontifical high mass, assisted by Father Odello of Conception Junction and Father Ambrose, chaplain of St. Francis hospital, Maryville. Father Richard, rector of Conception Abbey, by his own request of years past, will preach the final rites. The body will lie in state all day tomorrow at the home, 503 South Main Street.

Mr. Sturm had been a resident of Maryville and vicinity since 1869 when he moved with his parents and grandparents to Nodaway County from near Port Washington, Wis., where he was born in 1856. They settled on a farm eight miles southwest of Maryville. Being the oldest of ten children, as Mr. Sturm once said, "it was up to me to hustle." In 1873 he left the farm and started to work in the Ed Moss restaurant.

Opens Own Store

He was later employed by the Oppenheimer Dry Goods store. Unable as a boy to secure much formal education, Mr. Sturm studied bookkeeping and other subjects at night school here. The Oppenheimer store was sold in 1876 to J. H. Saunders and Son and Mr. Sturm remained with the new firm until December, 1880, when he started in the clothing business for himself with F. W. Fick under the firm name of Fick, Sturm and Company, in the building on West Third street just west of the present location of the Maryville Daily Forum.

Mr. Sturm was united in marriage to Miss Mary Haegen, February 6, 1877, at St. Mary's church in Maryville. During the following fifty-three years the couple have been residents of Maryville.

 In September 1881, Mr. Sturm and his father-in-law, John W. Haegen, bought the stock of Fick, Sturm and Company and started business under the name of Sturm and Haegen on Main Street where the Bee Hive Shoe store is now located. They moved into the Michau building in 1902.

Purchase Branch Store

The firm of Sturm and Haegen bought a stock of goods in Cameron in 1893. Mr. Sturm's brother, J. T. Sturm, became a partner and the firm was known as Sturm Brothers. The Cameron store was moved to Oklahoma City in 1901 and is still in business there as the Sturm Clothing Company with J. T. Sturm as manager and C. Ed Sturm, son of the senior member, associated with the store. Nick Sturm was vice-president of the Sturm Clothing Company there.

The Maryville store was sold in 1909 to Berney Harris and Mr. Sturm retired from active business.

Mr. Sturm was a member of the Elks' Lodge, having been exalted ruler at one time. He was grand knight of the Knights of Columbus for several years when that organization was in its infancy here. Mr. Sturm was active in Chamber of Commerce work and was one of the first presidents of the organization here.

The widow, Mrs. Mary Sturm, and five children survive. They are C. Ed Sturm and Mrs. C. J. Funk of Oklahoma City; Mrs. John J. Walsh, St. Joseph; Mrs. J. Frank Flynn, Kansas City, and Miss Clara Sturm of the home. Thirteen grandchildren also survive, among them Mrs. Joseph Montgomery Phipps of Carroll, Ia., the former Miss Mayme Grems, who until her marriage made her home with her grandparents. Other survivors are two great grandchildren and nine brothers and sisters, John Sturm, Clyde; Peter Sturm, St. Francis, Kan.; Charles Sturm, Alberta, Canada; Mike Sturm, Maryville; Theodore Sturm, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Matt Sturm, Ravenwood; Will Sturm, Maryville; Mrs. Susan Schumacher, Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Kate Mulholland, Pueblo, Colo.

The body accompanied by the widow, Miss Clara Sturm and C. Ed Sturm arrived in Maryville at noon today. Mr. and Mrs. Phipps of Carroll, Ia., and Mrs. Kate Mulholland of Pueblo, Colo., will arrive tomorrow; Mrs. C. Ed Sturm and sons, George and Robert of Oklahoma City and Charles of Creighton College, Omaha, Neb. and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Funk and son, Ellison of Oklahoma City will arrive this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Flynn of Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Walsh of St. Joseph came today.

 

[STURM, NICK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 3, 1930, [p. 1]
Impressive Last Rites Conducted For Nick Sturm  Members of St. Mary's Parish and Others Attend Services.
To the man who had been one of the pillars of the church as a trustee for years, members of St. Mary's parish and other Maryville citizens paid their last respects this morning to Nick Sturm, former business man, who died Sunday at the home of a son in Oklahoma City.

The Rev. Father John Kunkel, pastor, officiated at Pontifical high mass, assisted by priests from Maryville, Conception and Clyde and the sermon was given by a former pastor, the Rev. Father Richard Felts, rector of Conception College. Father Richard paid a high tribute to Mr. Sturm as a citizen, a Catholic gentleman and as a business man, who had been past president of the Chamber of Commerce, exalted ruler of the Maryville Elks, member of the Welfare Board and member of the Knights of Columbus. Father Richard said that the members of the parish could well follow the example of Mr. Sturm's life.

Father Kunkel, pastor, was celebrant at the high mass; Father Odilo of Conception Junction was deacon; Father Patrick, of Conception Abbey, the sub-deacon and Father Stephen, Conception, master of Ceremonies.

Father Richard and Father Robert Graham of St. Patrick's church, were present in the sanctuary as the Pontifical high mass was conducted while Father Ambrose, chaplain of St. Francis hospital and Father Andrew of Clyde led the choir in singing the chants.

The Holy Name Society, Knights of Columbus, Elks and Welfare board were represented at the funeral services at the church. Father Kunkel conducted the prayers at the grave in St. Mary's cemetery, assisted by Father Patrick.

The pallbearers were George Tunstall, Noah Thompson, Louis Gram, sr., Augustus Romasser, Ed Meyers, Herman Hellman, Aaron Felix and August Stapler.

 

[TORRANCE, OLIVER PERRY "GINGER"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 3, 1930, p. 2
Former Maryville Man Dies in Cedar Grove, La.
Oliver Perry Torrance, age 76, a former Maryville resident, died at 4 o'clock Monday morning at his home in Cedar Grove, La., according to word received at Graham by Mrs. Frank Adams, a sister-in-law. He had been an invalid for two years, and for the past six months was confined to his bed. The funeral and burial will be at Cedar Grove.

Mr. Torrance, familiarly known as "Ginger," was born in Maryville in February 1854. He moved to St. Joseph about thirty-five years ago and a few years later moved to Louisiana. He married Mrs. Kate Fentriss of Graham. Surviving is his wife and four children, Gordon Bennett, Des Moines, Ia., Mrs. Mabel Finch, Hollister, Mo.; Mrs. Lulu Jones and Mrs. Mary Smith, Cedar Grove, La.

While residing in Maryville Mr. Torrance was a member of the First Presbyterian Church.

 

[TURNER, JOHN LINCOLN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 3, 1930, [p. 1]
Attend Funeral of John L. Turner in Bolckow Today
Mr. and Mrs. Ray O'Grady went to Bolckow today to attend the funeral of their uncle, John L. [incoln] Turner, age 68 years, who died at his home at Bolckow Monday morning. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Christian church at Bolckow and burial was in the Bolckow cemetery.

Mr. Turner had suffered a paralytic stroke two weeks ago Monday.

He was born near Barnard, Mo., and had lived near there for a number of years. He was a retired farmer.

Mr. Turner is survived by his widow and daughter, Mrs. George Bedford of Kansas City, formerly of Maryville; four brothers, Milton Turner of Garnett, Kan., S. S. Turner of King City, and J. M. and G. L. Turner of Bolckow and a sister, Mrs. Joe L. Holaday, Barnard.

 

[WARD, WALTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, November 29, 1930, [p. 1]
Walter Ward of Skidmore Dies at Advanced Age
Walter Ward, age 82, who settled on a farm near Skidmore fifty-six years ago, six years before the town of Skidmore was founded, died at 9:30 o'clock this morning at his home in Skidmore. Death was caused by infirmities of old age.

Mr. Ward was born at Mendon, Ill., August 23, 1848, a year before the famous gold rush in California. He came to Missouri in 1874 and settled on a farm four miles west and three miles north of Skidmore where he continued to live until a year ago last fall when he moved into town.

Surviving is his wife, formerly Miss Hester Ruddell; two sons, Earl and Vernon Ward, who live west of Skidmore; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Appleman, southwest of Skidmore; Miss Julia Ward, Kansas City, Mo., and a brother, Charles Ward, Hammon, Okla.

Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed but it will probably be held Monday afternoon.

 

[WARD, WALTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 1, 1930, [p. 1]
Funeral Services Are Held For Walter Ward
Funeral services for Walter Ward, an early Skidmore settler, who died Saturday morning, were held at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the residence in Skidmore. The Rev. C. C. Pritchard, pastor at Burr Oak, officiated, assisted by the Rev. E. T. Dodson, Methodist pastor at Skidmore. Burial was at Burr Oak cemetery. The Masonic lodge of Skidmore, of which Mr. Ward was a member, was in charge of the rites at the grave.

 

[WATT, SOLOMON MITCHELL]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 8, 1930, [p. 1]
S. [olomon] M. [itchell] Watt, Former Nodaway Stockman, Dies in Kansas
Word was received yesterday by Maryville relatives of the death of S. M. Watt, which occurred at 9:30 o'clock Saturday night at his home in Wakeeney, Kan. Mr. Watt was a former resident of Nodaway County, having been a prominent farmer and stock raiser. He owned what is known as the Oak Hill Stock Farm east of Maryville on Highway 18.

Funeral services and burial were held in Healy, Kan., today.

Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Wallace of Maryville; three sons, Roy Watt, Healy, Kan., V. [ain] M. [elbourn] Watt, Scott City, Kan. and Lacy Watt, San Antonio, Tex.; and ten grandchildren, four of whom live in Maryville. They are Opal Fern and Forrest Edmon Wallace and Misses Ruby Lucille and Virginia Watt, daughters of the late Jesse Watt.

 

[WILHITE, KENNETH E.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 26, 1930, [p. 1]
Rites For Wilhite  Young Parnell Man Died Yesterday Morning In St. Joseph.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Methodist Church at Parnell for Kenneth E. Wilhite, age 28, who died at 1:45 o'clock yesterday morning at the State Hospital in St. Joseph. Burial was at Parnell cemetery.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry Wilhite, Mrs. Opal Brittain of Bolckow and Mrs. Bertha Wilson of Parnell, sisters, and a brother, Delmar Wilhite of Barnard.