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[BAKER, CHARLES MARTIN] He was born Dec. 25, 1882, near Yorktown, the son of the late Martin and Phoebe McNutt Baker. He was married to Miss Maude Loft, who died in 1910, and then on May 12, 1914, he married Miss Alice May Huntsman, who died Sept. 23, 1967. He had farmed in the Hopkins community 40 years, and was a member of the Hopkins First Christian Church. He is survived by two sons, Vernon and Eldon Baker, Hopkins; one daughter, Mrs. Paul Killam, New Market, Ia.; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hopkins First Christian Church, with the Rev. Fred Paxton officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[BRIDGEWATER, IVAN PAUL] Born June 13, 1906 in Cushing, Okla., to Jonathan Rice Bridgewater and Sarah Jane Williamson Bridgewater, Mr. Bridgewater was a retired farmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hopkins. He married Verda L. Ulmer, June 18, 1926 at Hopkins. He was preceded in death by his wife, two brothers, two sisters, and two grandchildren. Survivors include three sons, Ralph E. Bridgewater and Eldon R. Bridgewater both of Blairstown, Iowa and Earl F. Bridgewater, Des Moines, Iowa; a daughter, Margaret Lowrance, Hopkins; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at the First Baptist Church in Hopkins with the Rev. James Kirtley officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery under the direction of the Swanson-Price Funeral Chapel of Hopkins.
[BRIDGEWATER, RAYMOND] Raymond Bridgewater, son of Jonathan and Sarah Bridgewater, was born in Colorado 1910. He had lived most of his life in the Bedford and Hopkins area. He was a graduate of Hopkins High School. He was a farmer and construction operator. Raymond and Freda (Noles) whom he married March 26, 1933 celebrated their 50th anniversary March 26, 1983. To this union three children were born: Mary Jane Adams, Gladstone; John Raymond Bridgewater, Hopkins; Betty Ann Noble. They lived in Taylor County. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, sister, Stella Kinsey, brother, Roy Bridgewater and daughter, Betty Ann Noble. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Freda; Mrs. John (Mary Jane) Adams; son, John Raymond Bridgewater; grandchildren: Jay, Marcy, Eric Adams and Doug and Jason Noble; sister, Mrs. Marie Eker, Portland, Ore.; brother, Ivan Bridgewater, Hopkins. He was a kind and considerate father and will be missed by all who knew him, including many nieces and nephews.
[COLLINS, CHRISTIE ANN EGGERS] Mrs. Collins was born Jan. 21,1873, at Galesburg, Ill., the daughter of the late William Eggers and Mary Ann Houser Eggers. She was married to Eber Collins Oct. 5, 1898, at Hopkins. Mrs. Collins was a member of the Hopkins Baptist Church. She had lived at Hopkins more than 50 years. Survivors include her husband of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Gifford Bowers, Monrovia, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Harris, New Market, Ia.; Mrs. Emma Melvin, Bedford, Ia., and Mrs. Katie Cook, South Greenfield, Mo.; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Hopkins Baptist Church. The Rev. Norman Lewis and the Rev. Clyde Cornelius will officiate. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.
[COLLINS, EBER DUNHAM] He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Iva Collins; one daughter, Mrs. Florence Bowers, Monrovia, Cal.; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hopkins Cemetery with the Rev. Lyle Chappell officiating. The Collins family will arrive Wednesday in Hopkins.
[DAVIS, ESTHER HEPBURN] She was born Oct. 2, 1877 in Nodaway County, the daughter of James Hepburn and Maria Robinson Hepburn. She was married to George Fred Davis, who preceded her in death. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. George Pate, Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. Lyle Pursell, Midwest City, Okla., and Mrs. J. H. Broyles, Kansas City; a son, Harold Davis, Osawatomie, Kas.; eight grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. W. H. Ghormley, Kansas City. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday at Price Funeral Home, Maryville, by the Rev. Philip E. Needles. Burial will be in Miriam Cemetery, Maryville. The body will arrive at Price's tonight.
[DAVIS, GEORGE FRED] Mr. Davis was born November 24, 1875, near Elmo, the son of N. G. M. Davis and Laura Gray Davis. He was married to Miss Esther Hepburn September 26, 1906. Mr. Davis was a member of the Nodaway Lodge No. 470, A. F. and A. M., and of the St. Joseph Consistory No. 4 of Scottish Rites. Beside his wife, Mr. Davis is survived by four children, Mrs. Lyle Pursell of Westboro and Marie, Harold and Marian Davis, all at home; and two brothers, Ben F. and Emanuel V. Davis of Kansas City. The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Price Funeral Home with Rev. Albert A. Panhorst, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Davis was a member, in charge. Burial is to be in the Miriam cemetery, with the Masons in charge. The pallbearers will be H. L. Raines, Roy Lippman, Paul Kissinger, George Roberts, Logan Strong and Hugh Strong.
[DAVIS, LAURA JOSEPHINE GRAY] The body will lie in state from 10 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the home of George Fred Davis. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Sunday at the M. E. church, conducted by Dr. O. L. Curl. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery. She was born in Nodaway County May 19, 1854. She was joined in wedlock to Nathan G. M. Davis, who moved to Missouri with his parents in 1861, at Clearmont, Mo., September 22, 1872, by the Reverend A. M. Wallace, one of the widely known Baptist ministers of that time. To this union four children were born, Temperance Ann, George Fred, Ben F. and Emanuel V. All of her children except the daughter, Mrs. Anna Carmody of Champaign, Ill., were with her at the time of her death. Mrs. Carmody will arrive in Maryville tomorrow morning. Mrs. Davis was a member of the M. E. church, having affiliated at the age of twelve. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star. The deceased was the youngest of thirteen children. Born in Nodaway County, she was closely in touch with the early settlers and familiar with the development of the county. From an early age she maintained a membership and took an active part in church work. The deceased and her husband lived two miles south of Elmo until 1900, moving in that year to Maryville. In 1909 they moved to Columbia, Mo., where Mr. Davis passed away July 5, 1921. After the death of Mr. Davis she removed to Maryville and called it home until death.
[DUKES, DENZEL RAYMOND] Mr. Dukes was born on March 4, 1927 in Bedford, Iowa to Fred L. Dukes and Myrtle Auten Dukes. He was a lifetime resident of the Hopkins area. On September 30, 1950 he married Elizabeth Kreps in Hopkins. She preceded him in death on July 30, 1992. Mr. Dukes served with the U.S. Marine Corp. during World War II. He worked several years as a service station attendant. He was a member of the Hopkins Christian Church and the Glen Ulmer American Legion Post #288 both of Hopkins. Preceding him in death was his wife, parents and one sister: Clara Holker. Survivors include one daughter, Jill Stiens of Hopkins, MO, three brothers, Rex Dukes and Faye Dukes both of Bedford, Iowa and Cleo Dukes of Grand Island, Nebraska; two sisters, Eva Fine of Hopkins, MO, and Rachel Cox of Bedford, Iowa; several nieces and nephews. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 1994 at the Swanson-Price Funeral Chapel in Hopkins. The Rev. Joyce Nicholas officiated. Burial was in the Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins. Military graveside services were conducted by the Glen Ulmer American Legion Post #288 of Hopkins.
[DUKES, ELIZABETH KREPS] Born Oct. 11, 1931 in Hopkins to Ray and Maude Flowers Kreps, she was a secretary for Morrison Insurance Company. She married Denzel Raymond Dukes on Sept. 30,1950 in Hopkins. Mrs. Dukes was a graduate of Hopkins High School and a member of the Hopkins Christian Church and the American Legion Auxiliary of Hopkins. She was preceded in death by one brother and one half-sister. Survivors include her husband, of the home; one daughter, Jill Stiens, Hopkins; one half-brother, Charles Miller; three sisters, Donna Riley, Hopkins, Alice Cross, Hopkins and Ethelyn Sommer, Oregon and nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Swanson-Price Chapel, Hopkins. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Swanson-Price Chapel, Hopkins, with the Rev. Joyce Nicholas officiating. Burial will be at Hopkins Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[FRIEND, SARAH CATHERINE DUNLAP] The funeral arrangements were not completed this afternoon. Born in Marion County, Mo., December 28, 1847, the daughter of General William and Caroline Dunlap, she grew to womanhood in that county. She was married to James Friend Apr. 17, 1864, at Unionville, Mo., after which she and her husband came to Nodaway County. Mrs. Friend was a member of the Methodist church at Burlington Junction. Surviving are one son, E. W. Friend of St. Joseph; four daughters, Mrs. L. A. Voshell and Mrs. Cossins of Burlington Junction, Mrs. Hugh Brody of Wilcox and Mrs. Eugene Humphrey of Elmo; twenty-two grandchildren and thirty great grandchildren. The husband and ten children preceded her in death.
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[GHORMLEY, JOHN HEPBURN]
[GHORMLEY, WILBUR HAMILTON] Brother-in-Law Dies Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin received word that her brother-in-law, Wilbur Ghormly [Ghormley], died this morning in his home in Kansas City after a lingering illness. He also was a brother-in-law of George Hepburn of Hopkins.
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[GODSEY, EARL J.] Born Oct. 6,1908, at Hopkins, he was the son, of the late Ella and Sarah Cordell Godsey. On Oct. 18, 1934, he was married at Kansas City to Helen Hall, who survives. He was a member of the Hopkins Baptist Church and the Xenia Masonic Lodge, and was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Besides his wife of the home, he is survived by one brother, Dave Godsey, Ravenwood, and one sister, Alta Farrens, Burlington Jct. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Hopkins Baptist Church. Burial will be.in the Hopkins Cemetery. The Rev. Wesley Pulis will officiate.
[GODSEY, HELEN MARGARET HALL] She was born Jan. 18,1912, to A. M. Hall and Elizabeth (Flowers) Hall, Corning, Iowa. On Oct. 18,1934, she married Earl Godsey in Kansas City. She lived in Caldwell, Idaho, for 18, years after she left this area in 1957. She then lived in Hopkins since 1975. She was a graduate of Gaynor High School. She was a housewife and a member of First Baptist Church, Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and six brothers. She is survived by two sisters, Maude Kreps, Hopkins, and Blanche B. Ruddell, Caldwell, Idaho; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation is set for Sunday (Oct. 13, 1985) at Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins. Services are set for 1:30 p.m., Monday (Oct. 14, 1985) at First' Baptist Church, Hopkins. Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins. The Rev. J. Wayne Foster will officiate.
[HEPBURN, DAVID] Mr. Hepburn, or "Uncle Dave" as he was familiarly known, was born in Scotland May 7, 1849. He came with his parents to Ontario, Canada, at an early age. In 1875 he moved to Hopkins, Mo. and for several years was associated with his brother, Thomas Hepburn, as a harness maker. He then became a partner with his brothers, James L., John and Richard Hepburn, in farming and stock raising on the farm near Gaynor where he resided continuously until his death. Mr. Hepburn was one of a family of ten children, nine boys and one girl. All his brothers and sisters preceded him in death. He never married. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and remained true to his parents' early training, reading his Bible daily. He was apparently in good health and worked around the place until he was taken critically ill about three days before his death. He is survived by five nieces and nephews, George Hepburn of Gaynor; Dr. Henry Hepburn of Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin and Mrs. George Fred Davis, both of Maryville and Mrs. W. H. Ghormley of Kansas City. Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church in Gaynor at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Burial will be in the Gaynor cemetery.
[HEPBURN, ELLA ROBERTS] She was born Nov. 22, 1881, at Georgetown. Colo., the daughter of the late John Griffith Roberts and Margaret Lithgow Roberts She was married Oct. 27, 1904, at Denver, Colo. Mrs Hepburn was a member of the Maryville Methodist Church and Hopkins Chapter, OES. Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. George Finley, Hopkins, and Mrs. F. A. Hildebrand, Inglewood, Calif.: three sons, James R. Hepburn, Maryville; George H. Hepburn, Susanville, Calif., and Donald Hepburn, Reseda, Calif.; eight grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; a brother, G. H. Roberts, and a sister. Mrs. Ernest Harris, both of Denver, Colo. Funeral rites will be held at 2 pm. Monday at the Price Funeral Home. Dr. Ralph Hicks will officiate and burial will be in the Gaynor Cemetery.
[HEPBURN, GEORGE HENRY] Mr. Hepburn taught in Colorado and California for many years. He was preceded in death by one sister and one brother. Survivors include one brother, Donald Hepburn and one sister, Ethel Finlay. Memorial services were held Feb. 20 in Susanville, Calif.
[HEPBURN, ISABELLA MARGARET SPEER] Mrs. Hepburn is survived by her husband and one son, Malcolm Hepburn, also of Chicago. Dr. Hepburn and Mrs. Malcolm Hepburn left immediately for St. Petersburg and will return with the body to Chicago where the funeral and burial services will be held Saturday. Dr. Hepburn is a brother of Mrs. George Fred Davis and Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin of Maryville and George Hepburn of Hopkins.
[HEPBURN, JAMES LIDDLE, SR.] The funeral services will be in charge of Rev. A. D. Seelig, Presbyterian pastor at Savannah and the rites at the grave will be in charge of the Masons. Mr. Hepburn came to this county with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hepburn, in 1869 from Quebec, Canada. He was of Scotch descent and was born on the Island of Shapinshay on September 12, 1841. At the age of 9 years he came with his parents to Quebec where the family lived for a number of years. While in Canada, James L. Hepburn served with the police and volunteers and was in the employ of the government there in the post office department for five years, first as a carrier of mail and then as assistant inspector. For about ten years after the family moved to Nodaway county Mr. Hepburn worked in the carpenter trade. He was married in February of 1872 at Jessup, Ia., to Miss Maria J. Robinson, a native of Quebec who was of Scotch-Irish parentage. They lived on the farm in the Gaynor vicinity where Mr. Hepburn became noted for his farming operations and the raising of fine Hereford cattle. For a number of years he with his brother John constituted the contracting firm of Hepburn brothers who built many improvements along Honey Creek and later as a firm engaged in the breeding of cattle. Mrs. James Hepburn died in September of 1928. James L. Hepburn was interested in mutual fire insurance protection and was the first and only president of the Nodaway County Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company had had since its inception 45 years ago. For a number of years he was adjustor in his county for the State Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Cameron. Active In Civic Affairs Mr. Hepburn served on the school board in the Gaynor vicinity for a number of years and also held the office of assessor a number of terms. In 1900 he was elected in the county convention as a delegate to the state Democratic convention that was held in Kansas City. Mr. Hepburn is survived by five children, Dr. Henry Hepburn, pastor of the Buena Memorial Presbyterian church of Chicago; Mrs. W. G. Ghormley, Kansas City; Mrs. George Fred Davis and Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin, Maryville, and George Hepburn, of the home, and one brother, David, who lives at the home in Gaynor. At an early age he united with the Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Xenia Lodge, No. 50, A. F. and A. M., St. Joseph Consistory and Owens chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Maryville.
[HEPBURN, JOHN GEORGE] His entire life was spent in this vicinity. He was 72 years of age. He had retired from farming and resided in southeast Hopkins. He had served two terms as mayor of Hopkins, had also been a judge in the county court of the north district, was a director of the Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company and was former director of the Nodaway-Worth Electric cooperative. Funeral services were held at the Wray Memorial Methodist church Sunday afternoon. The pastor, Rev. Arthur Gray, was in charge. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Hildebrand, Albia, Iowa and Mrs. George Finlay, Sheridan, Mo.; three sons, James Hepburn, Maryville, George H. Hepburn, Doyle, Calif., and Donald Hepburn, Reseda, Calif.; one brother, Dr. Henry Hepburn of Chicago, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Lottie Hotchkin of Maryville, Mrs. Jessie Ghormley of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Esther Davis of Oklahoma City, Okla. and six grandchildren. Burial was in the Gaynor cemetery.
[HEPBURN, JOHN J.]
[HEPBURN, MARIA JANE ROBINSON] Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Gaynor church. Burial will be in Gaynor cemetery. Mrs. Hepburn's maiden name was Maria J. Robinson and she was a native of Quebec, Canada. She was of Scotch-Irish parentage. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn took place at Jessup, Ia., on Feb. 17, 1872. They were the parents of seven children, two of whom are dead. Mr. Hepburn survives with the following children: the Rev. Henry Hepburn, pastor of Buena Presbyterian church, Chicago; George Hepburn, near Hopkins; Mrs. W. H. Ghormley, Kansas City; and Mrs. Fred Davis and Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin, of Maryville. One brother, Robert J. Robinson of Fort Dodge, Ia., also survives. Mr. and Mrs. Hepburn celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a family reunion on Feb. 17, 1922. Mr. Hepburn, who is 87 years old, located on his present farm near Hopkins in 1867, coming to Nodaway County from Ontario, Canada. He was born in Scotland. He is president of the board of directors of the Nodaway County Farmers Mutual Fire and Insurance Co., an office he has held for many years.
[HEPBURN, RICHARD] He was a member of a family which took a prominent part in the up building of the northeast part of Nodaway County. Mr. Hepburn was born May 18, 1851 in Quebec, Canada. He never married. Surviving him are two brothers, James L. and David, both living on the family homestead. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Methodist church at Gaynor. Rev. J. Howard Thompson will be in charge of the services. Burial will be in the Gaynor cemetery.
[HEPBURN, SARRADAH DAVIS] Mrs. Hepburn was a retired bookkeeper of the Nodaway Valley Bank in Maryville. Born in Guilford, MO on October 22, 1907 she was a lifelong resident of the Maryville area. She graduated from the Maryville High School and Northwest Missouri State Teacher's College in Maryville. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, P.E.O. Sisterhood, and Ladies Auxiliary, all of Maryville. On June 4, 1931 she married James R. Hepburn in Maryville. He died in 1976. Mrs. Hepburn also was preceded in death by her parents, William D. and Sarah E. Davis; and a sister, Mildred Davis. Surviving are a son, Howard, Fort Dodge, IA; a daughter, Lavon Cardoza, San Jose, California; two sisters, Dottie Davis and Permy Monian, both of Maryville; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and a great great grandchild. Private family memorial service and inurnment will be at Long Branch Cemetery, Gaynor, Missouri. The body has been cremated. Arrangements were by Price Funeral Home, Maryville.
[HEPBURN, THOMAS HENRY] Dr. Hepburn, born in the Gaynor community, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J.[ames] L. Hepburn, pioneer residents of the Gaynor community, received his education at Park College, Parkville, Mo. and the McCormick Seminary, Chicago. He had been in the active ministry for more that 50 years and was pastor for 40 years at Buena Memorial Church, before his retirement. Survivors include one son, Malcolm Hepburn, Park Ridge, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. George Fred Davis, Oklahoma City, formerly of Maryville; Mrs. Wilbur Ghormley, Kansas City, and Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin, Maryville. James Hepburn, Maryville, is a nephew. His wife died several years ago. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Buena Memorial Church and burial will be in a Chicago cemetery. Dr. Hepburn was well known in Maryville and the county and had served as supply minister a number of times at the Maryville First Presbyterian Church.
[HEPBURN, THOMAS HENRY] Mrs. Hotchkin will spend several days at the home of her nephew, Malcolm Hepburn, before returning to Maryville.
[HEPBURN, THOMAS HENRY] He was 81 years of age. Services and burial were in Chicago. Survivors are a son, Malcolm Hepburn, Park Ridge, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. George Fred Davis, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Wilbur Ghormley, Kansas City and Mrs. D. E. Hotchkin, Maryville. Mo.
[HOTCHKIN, CHARLOTTE SARAH HEPBURN] She had been a resident of Maryville since 1904, and her present home was at 962 S. Walnut St. Born May 17, 1882, at Hopkins, the daughter of the late James L. and Maria Robinson Hepburn, she was' married to D. E. Hotchkin on May 17, 1904, at Hopkins. He preceded her in death Jan. 13, 1944. Mrs. Hotchkin had been a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of Hosanna Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter HT, PEO, Maryville Business and Professional Women's Club and the 20th Century Club. Her survivors include a son, Ralph H. Hotchkin; a daughter, Mrs. Frederick G. Maier, both of Maryville; two sisters, Mrs. G. F. Davis, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Wilbur Ghormley, Kansas City; two grandchildren, Richard E. Hotchkin and Janet Sue Maier, both of Maryville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at the Price Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Ceperley officiating. Burial will be in Miriam Cemetery.
[HOTCHKIN, RICHARD ERNEST "DICK"] He and his wife left yesterday for Chicago to make some purchases for their stationery store. Information was not fully available but it is understood he suffered the attack in or near the railroad station. Mrs. Hotchkin told her daughter that her husband had not complained of feeling ill and had spent a restful night while traveling. Relatives in Chicago were informed of his death by his wife. Mr. Hotchkin had suffered attacks from time to time but overcame them. Ralph Hotchkin, a son, now in the armed services, and Frederick Maier, a son-in-law, also in the armed forces, were to be informed of his death this afternoon. Mrs. Maier and Mrs. Ralph Hotchkin will make arrangements for the funeral, which is expected to be Sunday.
[HOTCHKIN, RICHARD ERNEST "DICK"] Mr. and Mrs; Hotchkin had gone to Chicago to make some purchases for their stationery store and Mr. Hotchkin was stricken shortly after arriving. The body will lie in state from 2 to 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the church. Mr. Hotchkin was born May 16, 1882, at Curran, Ill., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Hotchkin. He came to Maryville with his parents when he was a few months old and had continued to make this his home. He had resided at the present residence, 303 South Buchanan, street, since 1928. Mr. Hotchkin started into the school supply, stationery and bookstore business in February, 1910. Prior to that he had been rural mail carrier out of Maryville for several years. In 1904 Mr. Hotchkin was married at Hopkins to Miss Charlotte Hepburn. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Masonic lodge and Rotary Club. He was also a former city councilman. Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Maier, Maryville; a son, Cpl. Ralph Hotchkin, Camp Campbell, Ky., and one brother, A. L. Hotchkin, Mason City, Ia. Cpl. Hotchkin has gone to Chicago and will accompany his mother home. They will arrive in Maryville tomorrow morning. As yet they have been unable to contact his son-in-law, Cpl. Maier, who is on maneuvers in Louisiana.
[HOTCHKIN, RICHARD ERNEST "DICK"] The body will lie in state at the church from 2 to 4 o'clock with the Rotarians in charge. Those who will assist at the services are: Pallbearers, Jack Gray, John Kurtz, Ellis Meek, Chilton Robinson, Lawrence Wray, William Foster. Honorary pallbearers, Charles Wadley, H. T. Hooker, Roy T. Curfman, Joe Jackson, sr., Roy Lippman, John Knox, Emery Airy, George Colbert. Flowers, Mrs. Thomas Eckert, Mrs. Raymond Sherlock and the Misses Jean Stewart, Kay Stewart, Cleta McClurg and Sue Moore. Ushers, J. D. Richey, Fred French, William Hartzel and L. H. Evans. Ralph Hotchkin, a son stationed at Camp Campbell, Ky., went to Chicago and accompanied his mother home, arriving here this morning. The Red Cross was attempting today to locate a son-in--law, St. Frederick Maier, who as on maneuvers with the army in Louisiana. A. L. Hotchkin, a brother of Mr. Hotchkin, of Mason City, Ia., will arrive tonight.
[JACKSON, JACOB WAYNE] The child was born Nov. 3, 1972, at Creston, Iowa. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Andrew Paul Jackson, of the home; his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackson, Hopkins, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Findley Edwards, Maryville. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Richard Gressman officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[KREPS, GALEN MURREL, SR.] Born March 20,1929 in Hopkins to Ray and Maude Hill Kreps, he was a self-employed construction worker. He married Pauline Cross, June 1, 1957 in Hopkins. Mr. Kreps attended Hopkins High School. He served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korea Conflict and was a member of the Xenia Lodge 551 AF & AM, Hopkins and the Glen Ulmer American Legion Post, Hopkins. He was preceeded in death by his father, wife and sister. Survivors include; a son, Galen Kreps II, Hopkins; a daughter, Robin Heflin of Hopkins; four sisters Ethelyn Sommer of Oregon; Alice Cross, Elizabeth Dukes and Donna Riley of Hopkins; a brother, Charles Miller of San Lorenzo, Calif, and four grandchildren. Visitation will be anytime after noon Sunday with family visitation from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Swanson Price Funeral Home, Hopkins. Burial will be Hopkins Cemetery with flag folding ceremonies by the Glen Ulmer American Legion Post. Memorials can be made to the Glen Ulmer American Legion, Hopkins. Services are under the direction of the Swanson Price Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[KREPS, GALEN MURREL, SR.] Mr. Kreps died Nov. 28 in Maryville. Pallbearers were John Turner, John O'Riley ,LeRoy Morrison, Byron Stites, Chet Motsinger and Richard Morehouse. Margaret Florea served as organist. Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery. A flag folding ceremony was conducted at graveside by the Glen Ulmer American Legion Post of Hopkins. Services were under the direction of Swanson-Price Chapel, Hopkins.
[KREPS, GALEN MURREL, SR.] Galen Kreps was born on March 20, 1929 to Ray and Maude (Hall) Kreps in Hopkins, where he lived most of his life. On June 1, 1957 he married Pauline Cross, who passed away in 1988. To this union there was born two children, Galen M. Kreps Jr. and Robin Heflin, both of Hopkins. He was also preceded in death by his father and sister, Betty Morgan. He is survived by his mother Maude Kreps, his two children Galen and Robin. Four grandchildren, Kimberley, Brandon, Rachael and Lindsey all of Hopkins. Four sisters; Alice Cross, Elizabeth Dukes and Donna Riley of Hopkins and Ethelyn Sommer of Oregon, Missouri. One brother Charles Miller of San Lorenzo, California, plus many nieces and nephews. Mr. Kreps was a veteran of the United States Air Force, serving during the Korean War, and had attended Hopkins High School. He was self-employed in construction and was a member of Xenia Lodge #50 of the AF. & A.M. and Glen Ulmer Post #288, American Legion. Services were held Monday, December 2, at the Swanson-Price Chapel in Hopkins. Rev. Joyce Nicholas officiated. The Glen Ulmer Post also took part. Pallbearers were John Turner, Chet Motsinger, LeRoy Morrison, Byron Stites, John O'Riley and Richard Morehouse. Margaret Florea played, "The Old Rugged Cross," and "Beyond the Sunset." Memorial can be made to the Hopkins American Legion. Galen Kreps always had a helping hand for many; he will be missed in our community.
[KREPS, PAULINE ELEANOR CROSS] A native and lifelong resident of Hopkins, she graduated from Hopkins High School in 1957. She married Galen Kreps on June 1, 1957, in Hopkins. He survives. Pauline Kreps operated the Hopkins Cafe, along with her husband. She was a member of the Hopkins Christian Church and the Glenn Ulmer American Legion Post No. 288 Ladies Auxiliary of Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her parents, William R. and Helen (Sobbings) Cross, and by a sister, Ruby Santee, in 1985. Additional survivors include one son, Galen M. Kreps II, Hopkins; one daughter, Robin, Hopkins; six brothers, Russell and Raymond, both of Hopkins, Earl, Pickering, Wallace Dean, Norfolk, Ne., Robert, Fremont, Ne., and Harold, Bedford; three sisters, Darlene Eads, Hopkins, Lena Mae Espey, Maryville, and Betty Brown, Bedford; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services were held Saturday, June 18 at the Swanson-Price Funeral Home in Hopkins. Rev. Joyce Nicholas officiated. Burial was at Hopkins Cemetery.
[KREPS, RAY] Survivors include his wife, of the home; the following children; Galen, Alice and Donna, of the home; Mrs. James Wright, Bedford; Mrs. Denzel Dukes, St. Joseph; two stepchildren, Charles Miller, Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. Walter Sommers, St. Joseph; his mother, Mrs. Sarah June, Denton, Neb.; one brother, Edgar Kreps, Titusville, Fla.; three sisters, Mrs. Lou Pink, Los Angeles; Mrs. Ruth Carmichael, Conception Junction; Mrs. Dora Dougan, Seattle, Wash. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday at the Methodist church in Hopkins. They will be conducted by the Rev. C. V. Bittiker, pastor of the Methodist church in Sheridan. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery. The body is at the Swanson funeral home in Hopkins.
[LOWRANCE, GLADYS EMILY NEUFFER] Born May 2, 1903, in Graham to August and Maretta Kretlow Neuffer, Mrs. Lowrance was a homemaker. She was a member of the Hopkins Baptist Church. She married Marvin Edward Lowrance, March 25, 1922, in Maryville. She was preceded in death by her husband, a grandson, two brothers and six sisters. Survivors include two sons, LaVern, Hopkins and Charles, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; a daughter, Lois Jean Keever, Maryville; six grandchildren; six great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Hopkins Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Akins officiating. Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery under the direction of Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins. Visitation will be held from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
[LOWRANCE, GLADYS EMILY NEUFFER] Pallbearers were Mark Lowrance, Clarence Vore, Randy Lowrance, Maurice Riley, Stuart Carmichael and David Weichinger.
[LOWRANCE, MARVIN EDWARD] Born Aug. 25,1900, in Skidmore to John Lowrance and Zeralda Gaddy Lowrance, Mr. Lowrance was a retired farmer. He married Gladys Neuffer on March 25, 1922 in Maryville. He was preceded in death by a grandson, four brothers and a sister. Survivors include his wife, Gladys, of the home in Hopkins; two sons, LaVern Lowrance, Branson, Charles Edward Lowrance, Calgary, Alberta Canada; a daughter, Lois Jean Keever, Maryville; a sister, Mrs. Douglas (Maggie) Mast, Skidmore; six grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Swanson-Price Chapel in Hopkins with the. Rev. James E. Kirtley officiating. Burial will be in Hopkins Cemetery in Hopkins under the direction of Swanson-Price Funeral Home of Hopkins. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
[LOWRANCE, MARVIN EDWARD] Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery in Hopkins under the direction of Price Funeral Home, Inc. of Maryville. He died Aug. 29 in Maryville. Pallbearers were Rodney Vogel, Mark Lowrance, Randy Lowrance, David Weichinger, Stuart Carmichael and Clarence Vore.
[LOWRANCE, MICHAEL LAVERNE] Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Misses Julia and Sheryl Lowrance and two brothers, Randy and Mark Lowrance, all of the home; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Bridgewater, Hopkins, and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Lowrance, Hopkins. Final rites will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Hopkins First Baptist Church, with the Rev. William Reese and the Rev. Doyle Sager officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home.
[MILLER, EDITH MARIE GRAY] Born Aug. 20, 1898, in Humphreys County, Tenn., the daughter of the late William Thomas and Amanda Brown Gray, she was married April 21, 1919, at McEwen, Tenn., to Benjamin Roy Miller, who preceded her in death in December 1966. A resident of Hopkins about 55 years, Mrs. Miller was a member of the Hopkins First Baptist Church. Besides her daughter, she is survived by three sons, Richard Miller, Hopkins; Donald Miller, Hollister, and Galen Miller, Lawrence, Kan.; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Hopkins First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Wesley Pulis officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[MOREHOUSE, AMY IRENE LAWLER] She was born Feb. 26, 1896, near Gaynor, the daughter of the late Charles Albert and Elizabeth Suddeth Lawler. She was married Nov. 26, 1914, at the Methodist parsonage in Maryville to Henry Morehouse, who survives. She had lived most of her life in the Hopkins community, and on the present farm for the past 52 years. She was a member of the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Hopkins. Survivors include her husband, Henry of the home; one son, Donald Morehouse, Hopkins; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Mutti, Hopkins, and Mrs. Russell Woldruff, Ames, Ia.; two sisters, Mrs. Zula Ham, Hiawatha, Kan., and Mrs. Ruth Yeager, Spokane, Wash.; two brothers, Jasper Lawler, Plainville, Kan., and Wilbur Lawler, Lincoln, Neb.; eight grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Shipley officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins.
[MOREHOUSE, GOLDA MATILDA HUNTSMAN] Golda Matilda Morehouse was born November 27, 1900, the youngest child of William and Salina White Huntsman. She was raised on a farm in Taylor County where she shared a home with her parents, two brothers and four sisters. She attended Page County and Taylor County public schools. On November 1, 1924, she was united in marriage to Charles Henry Morehouse at Maryville, Mo. To this marriage was born one son, Wayne. Goldie took pride in the family farm where she and Charlie lived northwest of Bedford. She enjoyed growing flowers, cooking, and her pastimes of collecting coins and pretty dishes and making quilts. But her greatest pleasure and enjoyment were the cherished times spent with her family and good friends and neighbors. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Salina Huntsman, her sisters, Elsie Huntsman, Nellie Henderson, and Alice Baker, and her brothers Ora Huntsman and Dow Huntsman, and by her son, Wayne Morehouse. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Charles, her sister, Surlida Morehouse, her granddaughter Debra Ritchie and her husband, Kevin, her great grandchildren Jill, Elizabeth, and Jeffrey Ritchie, many nieces, nephews, relatives, friends and neighbors. Goldie departed this life June 8, 1986 at the Clarinda Municipal Hospital at the age of 85. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, a beloved sister, a loyal friend and neighbor, and will be greatly missed.
[MOREHOUSE, JOHN WOODROW] Born Sept. 15, 1906, at Hopkins, he was a member of the Grandview Park Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, Kan. He was a carpenter and a member of the Carpenter's Local 168. He was a World War II veteran. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Saturday at the Swanson's Funeral Home, Hopkins, and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. Besides his wife, Mrs. Esther Morehouse, of the home, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Sheran Westermann, Kansas City, Kan., and one stepdaughter, Mrs. D. A. D'Arlynne, also of Kansas City, Kan., one sister, Mrs. Neva Stephens, St Louis, one brother, A. P. Morehouse, Maryville, and two grandchildren.
[NOBLE, BETTY ANN BRIDGEWATER] Betty Ann Bridgewater Noble was born July 2, 1942 in Hopkins, Mo. She was the daughter of Raymond and Freda Bridgewater. Betty Ann attended the Valley Community School and was graduated from the Hopkins High School. She was very active in the Miller Christian Church and worked in the Miller school system. Betty Ann is survived by her parents, a sister, Mary Jane Adams of Gladstone, Mo.; John Bridgewater, Hopkins, Mo. and two sons, Douglas and Jason of the home; nieces; nephews and many other relatives. She will be greatly missed by her family, relatives and a very special friend, Leonard Krogh.
[PARENT, BESSIE LEONA BROWNING] The highway patrol identified the victims as Mrs. Flossie Lampman, 62, of Leeton, Mo., and Mrs. Bessie Parent, 73, of Conway, Iowa. Officers said the Lampman car apparently stalled on the road and the Parent vehicle came over the crest of a hill and struck it from behind.
[PARENT BESSIE LEONA BROWNING] Mr. and Mrs. Parent were in the process of moving from their home at Conway, Ia., to Branson, when the accident occurred. The former Miss Bessie Leona Browning, she was born Apr. 10, 1893, at Pattonsburg, and was married Feb. 14, 1919, at Maryville to Chester Willis Parent, who survives. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Clearfield, Ia. Besides her husband, she is survived by her father, Willis R. Browning, Hopkins, and three sisters, Mrs. Iva Mae Lewis, Hopkins; Mrs. Loreen Bell, Slidell, La., and Mrs. Murrell Kysar, Branson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the First Christian Church, Hopkins, with the Rev. Fred Paxton officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home.
[SCRUGGS, MARGUERITE GHORMLEY]
[SHELL, KERY LESTER] He had been a Hopkins businessman for 50 years, operating a machine and welding shop. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hopkins, the Lions Club and the Community Club. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Edna Shell of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Galen Miller, Lawrence, Kan., Mrs. Raymond Worley, Stanwood, Wash., and Mrs. J. D. Fugate, Durango, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Esther McDonald, Maryville, and Mrs. Freman Barnes, Bedford, Ia.; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at the Hopkins Baptist Church. The Rev. D. William Reese will officiate and burial will be in the Hopkins Cemetery.
[STEWART, FLORENCE MARIE JOHNSON] Florence Marie Johnson Stewart, daughter of Alfred Johnson and Nellie Andrews Johnson, was born at Clearfield, Iowa, September 14, 1915. She moved with her parents at an early age to Page County Iowa and later to Taylor County Iowa, where she grew to maturity. On December 21, 1933, she was united in marriage to Marion Stewart at Bedford, Iowa, the Rev. Clark M. Crowell officiating. They lived on farms near Bedford and later lived in Bedford prior to moving to Arkansas where they have continued to reside. Two daughters and one son were born to bless their home and to share their love; Virginia, Esther and Bill. She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Kevin Potts. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Marion of the home; Virginia and her husband. Jack Still, of Gentry, Arkansas; Esther and her husband, Paul Potts, of Grain Valley, Missouri; and Bill Stewart and his wife, Deloris, of Gentry, Arkansas; 14 grandchildren; four great grandchildren; five brothers: Merle Johnson, Harry Johnson, Elmo Johnson, Orville Johnson, and Donald Johnson; and three sisters: Luella Hall, Frances Grebert, and Gwendolyn Roberts; other relatives and many friends. Her family and friends will remember her as a kind and loving wife, mother, sister, friend and neighbor and she will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
[WILKINSON, CHARLES A.] Mr Wilkinson, a retired farmer, was born just north of Rock Port, MO, on May 30,1910, and had resided in Hopkins for the last 45 years. He was member of the Christian Church, Xenia Lodge No. 50, A.F. & A. M., Order of the Eastern Star, which he served as past worthy patron and Rainbow Dad, all of Hopkins. He was also a member of the Royal Arch Masons, of Bedford, Iowa. On May 4, 1934, he married Susie E. Scott in Rock Port. She passed away in 1981. Surviving are two daughters, Pat Stites of Maryville, Mo, and Barb Matheny of Logan, Iowa; a sister, Ruth Smith of Atlanta, Iowa; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 2, 1995, at the Hopkins Christian Church, with Masonic rites to follow. Burial was in the Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Mo. Arrangements were under the directions of the Price Funeral Home, Inc. of Maryville, MO.
[WILKINSON, SUSIE EMMA SCOTT] Born Nov. 5, 1909, in Des Moines, Iowa, she was the daughter of Claude and Melissa Jones Scott. She was a graduate of Shenandoah, Iowa, High School and attended college at Creston, Iowa. She married Charles Wilkinson in 1934. She taught school in Iowa and was a cook at North Nodaway at Hopkins for several years. She was a past matron of the Order of Eastern Star in Hopkins and was a member of the Maple Grove Club. She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Pat Stites, Maryville, and Barbara Matheny, Logan, Iowa; three brothers, John Scott, Dolgeville, N.Y., Loren Scott, Granada Hills, Calif., Claude Scott, Albuquerque, N. M.; two sisters, Mary Koch, Albuquerque, and Doris Pens, Alice Springs, Australia; and six grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p. m. today at the Hopkins Christian Church of which she was a member, with burial in the Hopkins Cemetery. The casket will be at the church one hour before the service, which is under the direction of Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins. The family suggests memorials to the Hopkins Christian Church.
[WYMORE, EYCE JOSEPHINE "JOSIE"]
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