Obituaries
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[BELLOWS, CLARA]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 19, 1924, [p. 1]
Miss Clara Bellows Dies At Banning, Cal.
Body Will Be Brought to Maryville For Burial—No Funeral Arrangements As Yet
Maryville relatives have received word of the death of Miss Clara Bellows, which occurred at 11 o'clock yesterday morning at Banning, Cal., after an extended illness. Mrs. James Schack of Seattle, Wash., a sister, left Banning today with the body and expects to reach Kansas City Thursday night and arrive in Maryville Friday noon. No arrangements for the funeral have been made.

C. D. Bellows, a brother, and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Bellows returned at noon today from Sedalia where they went Sunday to attend the Missouri State Fair. Mr. Bellows is president of the board of directors. Mr. Bellows returned last Friday from Banning where he had spent several weeks with his sister.

Miss Bellows was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bellows, prominent and pioneer residents of Nodaway County. She was born on the old home farm near Guilford and had spent practically all her life in this county. It was necessary for Miss Bellows to seek a more beneficial climate when her health failed about eight years ago and at that time she removed to California. She had been living at Banning for the last seven years. She last visited relatives in Maryville a year ago this fall.

Surviving Miss Bellows are two sisters, Mrs. James Schack and Mrs. Mary Johnston of Seattle, Wash.; and four brothers, Charles D. and Fayette Bellows of Maryville; and John and Edwin Bellows of Evanston, Ill.

 

[BELLOWS, CLARA]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, August 20, 1924, [p. 1]
Services for Clara Bellows Saturday
Dr. C. C. James To Conduct Services At the Home of Brother, C. D. Bellows

Funeral services for Miss Clara Bellow, who died Monday morning at Banning, Calif., will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the home of a brother, C. D. Bellows, and Mrs. Bellows, 420 South Fillmore Street. Dr. C. C. James, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. The pallbearers will include J. F. Colby, George B. Baker, W. A. Rickenbrode, G. L. Wilfley, George McMurry, and W. C. Pierce,

The body, accompanied by a sister, Mrs. James Schack of Seattle, Wash., will arrive in Maryville Friday noon and will be removed to the Bellows home on South Fillmore Street. Mrs. W. T. Johnston of Seattle, Wash., a sister, will arrive Friday night to attend the funeral. John and Edwin Bellows of Evanston, Ill., brothers, and Charles Bellows, Jr., of Chicago, a nephew, are also expected Friday.

The family has requested that flowers be omitted.

 

[BELLOWS, CLARA]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, August 23, 1924, [p. 1]
Services for Miss Clara Bellows Today
Funeral services for Miss Clara Bellows, who died Monday morning at Banning, Calif., were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home of her brother, Charles D. Bellows, and Mrs. Bellows, on South Fillmore street. Dr. C. C. James, pastor of the First Methodist church, officiated. Mrs. F. P. Robinson sang a solo, "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go," and a quartette consisting of Miss Emma Hull, Miss Lillian James, L. B. Tracy and Dr. James sang "Lead, Kindly Light." Miss Lucille Airy was the accompanist. Burial was in the family lot in Miriam cemetery. The pallbearers included, J. F. Colby, George B. Baker, W. A. Rickenbrode, G. L. Wilfley, George McMurry and W. C. Pierce.

The out-of-town relatives who were here for the funeral were Mrs. James Schack and Mrs. W. T. Johnston of Seattle, Wash; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bellows and John Bellows of Evanston, Ill.; and Charles Bellows, Jr., of Chicago.

The body arrived in Maryville yesterday noon from Banning and was accompanied by Mrs. Schack of Seattle and C. D. Bellows, who went to Kansas City Thursday night to meet the funeral party.

 

[BLANTON, IRA LEE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 5, 1938, p. 2
Ira Lee Blanton Dies After a Long Illness
Ira Lee Blanton, 73 years of age, died at 3:20 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the his home at 322 West Second street following a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Blanton moved to Maryville three weeks ago from Kansas City. They formerly lived in Maryville moving from here to St. Joseph four years ago, which was their home three years before moving to Kansas City.

Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Price funeral home, conducted by Dr. D. J. Van Devander. Burial was in Miriam cemetery.

Mr. Blanton was born February 8, 1865, in Gentry County, Mo., and he and Mrs. Blanton were married there January 16, 1887.

Surviving are the widow and six children. They are Mrs. Maggie Smith, Maryville; Homer Blanton, Albany, Mo.; Claude Blanton, Bendena, Kas.; Ray Blanton, St. Joseph; Calvin Blanton, Clarksdale, Mo., and Clyde Blanton, Kansas City, Mo.

 

[BOATWRIGHT, JACOB]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 31, 1923, p. 3
PICKERING
The body of Jacob Boatwright, a resident of this community some thirty or more years ago, but more recently living at Joplin, Mo., where he died last Sunday, was brought here for burial in the White Oak cemetery on Wednesday. Mr. Boatwright was the father of Mrs. W. A. Shelman of Mozingo Valley neighborhood and of W. T. Boatwright of Ravenwood.

 

[BRADY, WILLIAM FRANCIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 10, 1934, p. 4
William Brady, Age 72, Dies at Old Conception.
William Francis Brady, age 72, a Conception farmer who had been bedfast for the past four years, died at 10:45 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of a sister, Miss Rose Brady of Old Conception.

Rites will be held at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Abbey church in Old Conception. Burial will be in St. Columba cemetery.

Mr. Brady was born November 10, 1861, in Nodaway county. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. William Brady.

He was an unmarried man. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Clem Myers, and Miss Rose Brady, Conception; four brothers, Rev. Fr. J. T. Brady and Lawrence Brady, St. Joseph; S. B. Brady and W. E. Brady, Conception Junction.

 

[BRAM, ALVINA VERNON GOODSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 9, 1928, p. 4
Hopkins Woman, 70, Dies Late Yesterday
Funeral Services for Mrs. William Bram To Be Announced After Word from Children Arrives
Mrs. William Bram, Hopkins, died at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She had been a resident of Hopkins for 40 years. She was about 70 years old.

Funeral arrangements will not be announced until all relatives have been heard from.

Surviving are the husband and four children: Mrs. Lou Goodson Twining, Phoenix, Ariz., Dr. Cliff Goodson, Colorado Springs; Dr. Galen Goodson, California; and Frank Goodson, St. Louis.

 

[BROOKS, IDA MAY WALTER BOHART]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, November 16, 1949, [p. 1]
Mrs. Ida May Brooks Dies in St. Joe Hospital
Mrs. Ida May Brooks of Maitland, age 74, widow of Clay Brooks, died at 3:35 o'clock this morning in a hospital in St. Joseph after a lingering illness.

Mrs. Brooks was born December 12, 1874 the daughter of John G. [eorge] and Minnie Walter Haist, natives of Germany. Her birthplace was Red Oak, Ia. and when she was three months old she moved with her parents to Maryville. Her residence for the last fifteen years has been in Maitland. She was a member of the Methodist church.

Survivors include a son John M. Bohart, Maitland, a brother, Earl Haist, Skidmore, two sisters, Mrs. Anna Linville and Mrs. Bessie Ager, Long Prairie, Minn., a grandson, Leland Bohart, Maitland, and a great granddaughter, Marlene Bohart, Maitland.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

 

[BURCH, CREOLA CLYDE DEAVER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, August 16, 1924, [p. 1]
Mrs. Calvin Burch Dies This Morning
Death Comes After Eighteen Months Illness of Tumor of the Brain
Mrs. Calvin J. Burch, 45 years old, died at 3:15 o'clock this morning at her home, 803 North Walnut street, following an eighteen months' illness of a brain tumor. During that time Mrs. Burch had been taken to the Mayo hospital at Rochester, Minn., for treatment. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home.

Creola C. Deaver was born July 3, 1879, near Bedford, Ind. When fourteen years old she came with her parents to Nodaway County and had lived here continuously since then. On December 14, 1899, she was married to Calvin J.[asper] Burch. Mr. and Mrs. Burch moved to Maryville from Clearmont about three years ago. Surviving Mrs. Burch are her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Deaver of East Lynne, Mo., and the following brothers and sisters, Clark Deaver, Oakland, Nebr.; A. W. Deaver and Mrs. J. S. King of East Lynne, Mo.; Mrs. George Currie of Hopkins; and Mrs. Burley Baker of Tekamah, Nebr. Another sister, Mrs. Frank Remington of Powell, Wyo., died several years ago. Homer Burch of Blanchard, Ia., a brother of Mr. Burch, is here and two sisters, Mrs. Roy Fairchild of Chicago Heights, Ill., and Mrs. I. M. Sanger of Culbertson, Nebr., will come for the funeral.

 

[BURCH, CREOLA CLYDE DEAVER]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 19, 1924, p. 6
Burch Funeral Was Held Here Yesterday
Funeral services for Mrs. Calvin J. Burch, who died Saturday morning, were held at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the home, 803 North Walnut street, conducted by Dr. C. C. James of the First Methodist Church. A quartette comprising Mrs. F. P. Robinson, Mrs. Loren Schnabel, John Mutz and W. E. Goforth, accompanied by Mrs. Mutz, sang three numbers. Burial was in Miriam cemetery. The pallbearers included W. C. Frank, Alex Holt, G. H. Westfall, R. F. Wallace, E. F. Hamlin and A. L. Nash.

The following out-of-town relatives were here for the funeral: Mrs. J. S. King, Mr. and Mrs. Walter King, all of East Lynne, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Burley Baker of Tekamah, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fairchild of Chicago Heights, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. George Currie of Hopkins; Mrs. I. N. Sanger and children, Burch and Betty Jane, of Culbertson, Nebr.; Homer Burch of Blanchard, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. John Burch, Misses Lorine, Norine and Clara Burch, and Matthew Burch, all of Clearmont; and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burch of Graham. A number of friends from Elmo, Burlington Junction, Hopkins and Clearmont also attended the funeral.

 

[CARDEN, ROSS JUNIOR]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, August 29, 1923, p. 5
Obituary – Ross Junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton G. Carden, was born April 19, 1921, near Quitman, Mo., departed this life August 23, 1923, at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ross of Quitman. Besides his parents he leaves his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Carden of Skidmore and a host of relatives to mourn. The funeral was held at the M. E. Church in Quitman, Friday, by Elder Taggart of Burlington Junction after which we laid the little body to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. While our hearts are aching for our darling, we all loved so well, we know some day we shall see him. No, his precious life had not been lived in vain; for over 2 years it had brought comfort and joy to us. We had looked forward to his manhood, but without a moment's warning he was taken bad sick, having spent the night before with his grandmother Carden at Skidmore; was in perfect health the morning he left; that evening and was taken bad while he lingered. He suffered for 10 days and was unconscious most of the time. All was done that loving hands could do. We must all submit to God's will not our.
[Poem not transcribed]

 

[CARPENTER, MINNIE LEE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 8, 1934, [p. 1]
Death Overtakes Elmo Girl on Way to Hospital Here
Minnie Lee Carpenter, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Carpenter, northeast of Elmo, who had been bedfast since an operation a week ago for the removal of adenoids and tonsils, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning of a hemorrhage as she was being brought by her parents to St. Francis hospital in Maryville.

Since the operation the child had been in Elmo at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwin.

She was born on a farm north of Elmo, April 11, 1923. On August 27 she enrolled in the seventh grade of the Elmo public school.

Besides the parents and the grandparents, surviving are ten brothers and sisters, Charles, Velma, Wilma, Byron, Galen, Landis, Calvin, Doyle, Betty and Lois, and a grandmother, Mrs. Amanda Carpenter.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

 

[CARPENTER, MINNIE LEE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 10, 1934, p. 8
Funeral at Elmo
The funeral for Minnie Lee Carpenter, 11-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dana Carpenter of near Elmo, who died Saturday morning Enroute to the hospital here, was held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian church in Elmo. Rev. Willard M. Wickizer, pastor of the First Christian church of Maryville, officiated. Burial was in LaMar cemetery at Possum Walk.

 

[CARVER, DALE, INFANT SON OF]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 10, 1923, p. 6
Infant Son of Dale Carver Died Friday
The funeral of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Carver of Elmo, who died Friday night at a St. Joseph hospital, was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Hazel Dell cemetery near Elmo, where burial took place. The Rev. W. W. Laughlin officiated.

 

[CLARK, JAMES ALBERT]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 3, 1938, [p. 1]
James A. Clark Dies on Eve of 89th Birthday
James Albert Clark, who would have been 89 years of age today, died at 6 o'clock last evening at his home, 514 Prather avenue, which had been his home the last fifteen years. Mr. Clark fell two weeks ago today, suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, which caused his death. He had been in ill health the last two years.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the South Methodist church by the pastor, Rev. S. A. Bennett. Burial will be at Skidmore.

Born September 3, 1849, in Mason County, Ky., Mr. Clark came with his parents to Missouri in 1854, settling in northern Holt County. Their farm was just a short distance south of Skidmore and it was there Mr. Clark spent his boyhood.

He was married to Miss Zelda Brown on March 22, 1876, at Skidmore. After their marriage they resided on farms near Skidmore until moving to Maryville fifteen years ago.

Mr. Clark was a member of the South Methodist church.

Surviving are the widow; four children, Solon Clark, Maryville, Harvey J. Clark, Maywood, Calif., Alven Clark, Kansas City, Mo., and Bliss F. Clark, Trenton, N. J., and a sister, Miss Emma Clark, Denver, Colo. A daughter, Ada, died in infancy.

 

[CLARK, ROBERT DAVID]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 3, 1934, p. 3
Clark Funeral Rites at Bolckow on Tuesday
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church for Robert David Clark, aged 60, who died Saturday at his home east of Bolckow. Rev. E. F. Hagee of Maryville will conduct the rites. Burial will be in the Bolckow cemetery.

Pallbearers will be F. J. Craig, Robert Rose, W. S. Miller, Charles Miller, C. F. Armagast and J. W. Galbreath.

Mr. Clark was born January 14, 1874, the son of George and Cicily Clark.

Surviving are the widow, three daughters, Mrs. Edyth Estes, Guilford; Mrs. Irene Kent and Mrs. Donna Kent, St. Joseph; two sons, Ralph and Logan Clark, at home; two brothers, Boone Clark, Barnard; John Clark, Waterloo, Ia; three sisters, Mrs. Etta Ware, Barnard; Mrs. Lee Pella, New Market, Ia.; Mrs. Lizzie Farmer, Savannah, and six grandsons.

 

[CLARK, ZELDA EMALINE BROWN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, July 29, 1940, [p. 1]
Mrs. Zelda Clark Dies Saturday at Skidmore
Mrs. Zelda Emaline Clark, age 82, mother of Solon Clark of Maryville, died at 4:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Emma Fullerton of Skidmore. She was the widow of James Albert Clark who died September 3, 1938, and had lived in Maryville for twenty years.

She was born December 14, 1857, three miles southeast of Maryville, and was married to Mr. Clark, March 22, 1876, at Skidmore. Mrs. Clark was the former Zelda Brown. She had lived at the Fullerton home for last two years and had been ill for eleven weeks.

Mrs. Clark is survived by three sons, Solon Clark, Maryville; Harvey J. Clark, Los Angeles, Calif. and Bliss T. Clark, Trenton, N. J., and one sister, Mrs. Delia Masters, Skidmore.

The funeral will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Methodist church of Skidmore of which she was a member, conducted by Rev. Carl Hackman, pastor, and burial will be in the cemetery south of Skidmore.

 

[CUMMINS, FRANCES BERG]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 1, 1934, p. 4
Mrs. Emmett Cummins of Burlington Junction Dies
Mrs. Emmett Cummins of Burlington Junction died at 1:45 o'clock this morning at a hospital in St. Joseph, where she had been taken a week ago, following a several weeks' illness at her home.

The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning at St. Benedict's church in Burlington Junction. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery of Maryville.

Mrs. Cummins, who before her marriage was Frances Berg, was born in Gentry County, January 29, 1895. She was married November 21, 1916 to Mr. Cummins at Conception Junction. They have resided near Burlington Junction since 1916.

Surviving are her husband, one son, Donald at home, her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Berg of Conception Junction; three brothers, Henry Berg of Conception Junction, and Julius and Joe Berg of Ravenwood; and six sisters, Sister Eleanor of the convent at Clyde, Mrs. Frank Merrigan and Miss Veronica Berg of Conception Junction, Mrs. George Spire and Mrs. Tom Lyons of Maryville and Mrs. John Messbarger of Burlington Junction.

 

[CUNNINGHAM, MARTHA M. F. BURCHETT]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 17, 1934, p. 6
Cunningham Funeral Is Held at Graham Today
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Methodist church in Graham for Mrs. Martha M. F. Cunningham, a resident south of Maitland who died at 7:30 o'clock Saturday night. Burial was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Graham.

The pallbearers were George Warren, Lee Jessie, Martin Weston, Mat Weston, Milton Burchett and Frank Burchett. Music was furnished by a quartette consisting of Miss Hazel Waugh, Mrs. Lizzie Maurer, Frank Adkins, and John Rosenbohm, with Miss Nettie Spurling as accompanist.

Mrs. Cunningham would have been 75 years old November 22. She was born in Lee County, Virginia. Her maiden name was Martha Jaymes [Burchett]. Hezekiah Cunningham, her husband, died in 1900.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Fultz, Mayetta, Kan.; Mrs. Barbara Johnston, Skidmore; Mrs. Hattie Smith, St. Joseph, and the Misses Martha and Rebecca Cunningham, at home; five sons, Joe C. Cunningham, Graham; William Cunningham, St. Joseph; Beverly, James and Oscar Cunningham, at home; a brother, John Cunningham, and a sister. There are eighteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Mrs. Cunningham had lived on the farm south of Maitland for the past three years. She was a member of the Baptist church.

 

[EWING, NELLIE L. ANTHONY]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 13, 1918, [p. 1]
Death of Mrs. Nellie Ewing
Former Maryville Resident Dies at St. Joseph---Body is Brought Here for Burial

Mrs. Nellie Ewing, wife of C. H. Ewing of St. Joseph, died at 6:30 o'clock Monday evening at the Noyes hospital, following an operation.

Mrs. Ewing was 25 years old and is survived by her husband, one sister, Mrs. H. S. Schoonover, and one brother, R. C. Anthony, both of Maryville. The body was brought to Maryville last night, accompanied by Mr. Ewing and Miss Mabel Moore.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the South Methodist church, conducted by the Rev. R. C. Holliday. Burial was in Miriam cemetery.

Mrs. Ewing formerly lived in Maryville.

 

[EWING, FRANK]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 19, 1914, p. 8
HOPKINS
Word reached Hopkins Monday night of the death at Maryville of Frank Ewing, son of Captain and Mrs. James Ewing of this place. Mr. Ewing had been sick for some time with heart trouble and made a desperate fight for life, spending last winter in Kansas City under the care of specialists and part of the past summer at Rochester, Minn. He leaves a wife and one small daughter, also a son by a former marriage. His father and mother and one sister, Mrs. Daisy Corken, and one brother, John Ewing of Hopkins, three sisters, Mrs. Sloan Wible of St. Joseph, Mrs. Robert Snodgrass of Maryville, Mrs. Charles Markley of St. Louis and a brother, George Ewing of Kansas City all survive him. The funeral services were held at Hopkins Wednesday afternoon and were largely attended. Interment was made in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[EWING, FRANK]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, November 24, 1914, p. 2
HOPKINS
Frank Ewing, who for the past year has been suffering from heart trouble, died at his home in Maryville last Monday night. As this had been his home nearly all his life, the remains were brought there for interment.

[EWING, FRANK]

Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 17, 1914, [p. 1]
Frank Ewing Dies
Succumbs Last Night to Illness of Over a Year
Was Former Alderman Funeral Services Tomorrow Morning at Christian Church—Burial at Old Home at Hopkins.
Succumbing to a malady with which he had suffered for nearly a year, Frank Ewing died at 9:30 o'clock last night at the family home, 120 North Main street.

The funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning at the First Christian church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Robert Lyle Finch. The body will be taken to Hopkins for burial and will be interred in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mr. Ewing has been in failing health for over a year. Last May he went to a specialist at Rochester, remaining there in a sanitarium for several weeks. For a short time, he gained in strength and then began to fail. He had been in a serious condition for several days previous to his death.

He was 47 years old and was the son of Captain and Mrs. James Ewing of Hopkins. The greater part of his life was spent there, where he was associated in business with his father and brothers. Later he came to Maryville to reside, going into partnership with his brother-in-law, R. E. Snodgrass.

He was a member of the city council for four years. On account of his health, he was forced to give up active business life about two years ago.

In April 1901, he was married to Miss Jessie Livasy of Pickering, who with two children, Harold and Olive, survive. He is also survived by his parents, four sisters and two brothers. They are Mrs. Joseph Markley, of St. Louis, Mrs. S. E. Wible, of St. Joseph, Mrs. R. E. Snodgrass, of Maryville, Mrs. E. E. Corken, of Hopkins, George Ewing, of Kansas City and John Ewing, of Hopkins. The parents, brothers and sisters from out of town have been in Maryville several days, summoned by the serious condition of Mr. Ewing.

 

[FORDYCE, ALONZO S.]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 8, 1923, p. 3
A. [lonzo] S. Fordyce Dies At 10 O'Clock Today
A. S. Fordyce, who had resided in and near Maryville for a number of years, died at 10 o'clock this morning at his rooms over Mann's Café, 122 East Third street. He was about 70 years old and death was caused by a complication of diseases. A short funeral service will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Oak Hill cemetery, where burial will take place. He is survived by two brothers, Ed Fordyce, Burlington Junction, and James Fordyce, Kirkwood, Ill.; and two sisters, Mrs. Abe Van Riper and Mrs. Louis Shauman, both of Kirkwood. James Fordyce will arrive here tomorrow to attend the funeral. Mrs. Fordyce has been dead for about twelve years. The Rev. B. F. Cline will conduct the funeral.

 

[GRAY, REBECCA ISABELLE WRIGHT]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 12, 1934, [p. 1]
Mrs. Gray Dies Last Evening at Maryville Home
Mrs. Rebecca Isabelle Gray died at 7 o'clock last night at her home, 535 West Second street, following a month's illness. Four weeks ago Sunday she suffered a stroke. Members of her family who were called to the bedside and who have returned to their homes probably will not be able to be here for the funeral which will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Christian church in charge of Rev. W. M. Wickizer, pastor. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church from 1:30 to 2:30 o'clock Thursday.

Mrs. Gray was born on a farm near Bedison on July 16, 1857, the daughter of Simeon and Sarilda J. Wright, pioneers of this county who moved here from Indiana. The family later moved to a farm four miles east of Maryville where Rebecca Wright grew to womanhood and was married July 16, 1876, to William Edward Gray. They lived on a farm near Bedison where Mr. Gray died in 1901. In 1908 Mrs. Gray moved to Maryville.

Mrs. Gray is survived by three sons, William Simeon Gray, Bentonville, Ark.; H. Otis Gray, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo.; and Edward W. Gray, Maryville; three daughters, Mrs. E. O. Wright, Fort Scott, Kan.; Mrs. Jessie Douglas, South Gate, Calif., and Mrs. Garnett Gray Watt, Maryville; two brothers, U. S. and Henry Wright, Maryville; one sister, Mrs. Amanda E. Tignor, Long Beach, Calif.; eighteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. A son, Paul E., died about twelve years ago.

The two sons, H. Otis and William Simeon, just recently left for their homes. The other members of the family are here.

Mrs. Gray was a member of the First Christian church of Maryville.

 

[HAGAN, ELIZABETH STEWART]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 1, 1923, [p. 1]
Mrs. Elizabeth Hagan Dies This Afternoon
Mrs. Elizabeth Hagan, a pioneer resident of Washington township, died at 3 o'clock, this afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Carver, in Guilford. She had been in a critical condition since a week ago Thursday when she suffered a stroke of paralysis. No arrangements have been made for the funeral. Mrs. Hagan reached her eighty-eighth year the twenty-first of last month. Among the surviving children are Mrs. Carver, Guilford; Robert and Sam Hagan and Mrs. Sarah Lanning, Barnard; Mrs Henry Irvin, Oklahoma; and W. E. Hagan, Arkansas.

 

[HAGAN, ELIZABETH STEWART]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 3, 1923, p. 3
Hagan Funeral Rites at Graham Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Lanning went to Guilford yesterday to attend the funeral of the former's grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hagan, which was held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the M. E. Church, South. The Rev. V. D. Swearingen, the pastor, officiated. The interment was in Graves cemetery.

Mrs. Hagan died Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Carver, of Guilford, following a stroke of paralysis, August 23. She was 88 years old and was one of the oldest residents of Washington Township. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Carver, Mrs. Henry Irwin of Oklahoma; William Hagan and Sam Hagan of Barnard. One stepdaughter, Mrs. Sarah Lanning, and a stepson, Robert Hagan, both of Barnard, also survive.

 

[HAIST, JOHN GEORGE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, July 29, 1940, [p. 1]
John G. Haist Dies at Home Farm in Hughes
John G. [eorge] Haist, who would have been 90 years old August 10, died at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of a son, Earl Haist, near Skidmore.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Price funeral home here in charge of Dr. W. H. Hackman, and burial will be in Miriam cemetery.

Mr. Haist was born near Freitenstodt, province of Wittenburg, Germany, August 10, 1850, and came to America with his parents in 1869. They settled in Illinois and Mr. Haist was married to Minnie Walter, also a native of Germany, at Freeport, Ill., February 15, 1872. From there they went to Red Oak, Ia., and then came to Hughes Township, Nodaway County, where Mr. Haist farmed for forty-two years. They moved to Maryville in 1917 and lived here at 707 South Buchanan Street until 1938. Mrs. Haist died September 24, 1934.

While living in Hughes Township Mr. Haist helped build the Morgan school near Graham and the German M. E. church at Graham.

He is survived by one son, Earl, who lives on the home place; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Linville, Long Prairie, Minn.; Mrs. Bessie Ager, Long Prairie, Minn., and Mrs. Ida Brooks, St. Joseph, Mo.; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

 

[HAIST, MINNIE BELLE WALTERS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 25, 1934, [p. 1]
Mrs. John Haist, Pioneer Resident, Dies Late Monday
Mrs. John Haist, who for a long time has been a resident of Maryville and vicinity, died at 4:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at her home at 707 South Buchanan street. Three weeks ago Mrs. Haist suffered a stroke of paralysis and since that time has been confined to her bed.

The funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the First M. E. church, with Rev. V. C. Clark in charge. Burial is to be in the Miriam cemetery.

Mrs. Haist, whose maiden name was Minnie Walters, was born April 13, 1848 near Berlin, Germany. When 8 years old she accompanied her parents to America, locating in Wisconsin and later near Freeport in Illinois.

Mr. and Mrs. Haist were married February 15, 1872 at Freeport, which was a settlement of German people. Soon after their marriage they moved to near Red Oak, Ia., where they bought land. Three years later they moved to Missouri. After spending the winter in Maryville they moved to their farm in Hughes Township. Eleven years ago they returned to Maryville to make their home.

When 22 years of age she became a member of the Methodist church.

Four children have preceded Mrs. Haist in death. Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Linville, of Long Prairie, Minn., Mrs. Ida Brooks of St. Joseph and Mrs. Bessie Ager of Osakis, Minn.; and one son, Earl Haist of near Maryville; two sisters, Mrs. Amelia Outs of Maryville and Mrs. Elizabeth Carroll of Kokomo, Ind., seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

 

[HARTLEY, FLORA MONTGOMERY]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 3, 1923, p. 6
Mrs. George Hartley Dies This Morning
Funeral Services Will be Held at 1:30 O'Clock Wednesday Afternoon at Residence
Mrs. George W. Hartley died at 7 o'clock this morning at her home, 604 North Market street, following a stroke of paralysis Tuesday, August 21. Her entire left side was affected but she retained consciousness until the last two days.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the residence, and burial will be in the cemetery at Bolckow.

Mrs. Hartley was formerly Flora Montgomery and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Montgomery, pioneer settlers of Andrew County, Mo. She was born March 4, 1869. On August 15, 1897, she became the wife of George W. Hartley, who survives with two children, Lloyd, a teacher in the Deer Lodge, Mont. schools; and Miss Lorene Hartley, at home. The family moved to Maryville from Blockton, Ia., in the fall of 1911. Mrs. Hartley is survived by one brother, John Montgomery of Bolckow, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Debord of Perry, Okla. The latter, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Viola Debord, came last Tuesday, and Lloyd Hartley arrived from Deer Lodge, Mont., last Wednesday night.

Mrs. Hartley was a member of the First Christian Church and was actively identified with the women's organizations. She had been a member of the Mutual Improvement Circle for several years and this year would have filled the office of treasurer.

 

[HARTLEY, FLORA MONTGOMERY]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 4, 1923, [p. 1]
Rev. Walton Conducts the Hartley Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. George W. Hartley, who died yesterday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at the residence, 604 North Market street, conducted by the Rev. Thomas Walton. The body will lie in state preceding the service at 1:30 o'clock. Burial will take place in the cemetery at Bolckow. Among out-of-town relatives who will attend the funeral are John Montgomery, of Bolckow, a brother; Mrs. Mary DeBord of Perry, Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartley of Savannah; Mr. and Mrs. Will Hartley and Miss Cora Hartley of Bolckow; and Dan Hartley of Barnard. Music will be furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. F. P. Robinson, Mrs. Loren Schnabel, John Mutz and W. E. Goforth, and Mrs. Robinson will sing a solo.

[HARTLEY, FLORA MONTGOMERY]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, August 11, 1923, [p. 1]
Mother of George W. Hartley Dies
Was 85 Years Old and Lived in and Near Nodaway County for 53 Years—Funeral Tomorrow
George W. Hartley of Maryville, today received word of the death of his mother, Mrs Louisa C. Hartley, which occurred at 10 o'clock last night at her home in Bolckow. Mrs. Hartley was 85 years old and death was the result of complications following a fall a week ago in which she broke her hip. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian Church at Barnard, conducted by the Rev. N. O. Rogers of Savannah. Burial will be in the Barnard cemetery.

Mrs. Hartley was one of the pioneer settlers of north Missouri, having lived in Nodaway County and Bolckow for fifty-three years. She was born in Meigs County, Ohio, October 3, 1837 and was married to Eli Hartley in 1865. Mr. Hartley has been dead for twenty-five years. She came to Missouri in 1866 and settled at Fillmore where she lived until 1870 when she moved to a farm, four miles west of Barnard, where she lived until 1903 when she moved to Bolckow.

She is survived by five children, Miss Minnie Cora Hartley, with whom she made her home in Bolckow, and Wm. M. Hartley of Bolckow, Geo. W. Hartley of Maryville, Daniel C. Hartley of Barnard and Charles A. Hartley of Savannah.

[HARTLEY, FLORA MONTGOMERY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 6, 1923
Word was received here Tuesday morning that Mrs. Geo. W. Hartley passed away at her home in Maryville at 6:55 Monday morning following a stroke of paralysis suffered on August 21. Funeral services were held at the home in Maryville Tuesday and interment was made in the cemetery at Bolckow. Mr. Hartley's mother also passed away at her home at Bolckow on August 10.

 

[HIGHBARGER, JOEL SHELBY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, July 29, 1940, [p. 1]
J. S. Highbarger Dies, Lived at 417 East First
J. [oel] S. [helby] Highbarger, 70 years of age, a plasterer, died at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the St. Francis hospital as a result of double pneumonia and Bright's disease. He had been ill six weeks and was taken to the hospital a week ago. The home is at 417 East First Street.

Mr. Highbarger was born at Arrow Rock, Mo., September 15, 1869. He was married to Margaret Shupe at Oklahoma City June 3, 1906. After their marriage they lived at Oklahoma City, later moving to Mexico, Mo. Twenty-six years go they came to Maryville.

Surviving are the widow; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Otto Bleich; one brother, Dave Highbarger, Columbia, Mo., who was here at the time of his brother's death; and two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Cross, Saline, Mo., and Mrs Barbara Cross, Los Angeles.

Mr. Highbarger was a member of the First Christian church.

Funeral arrangements have not been made.

 

[HIGHBARGER, MARGARET LOUISA SHUPE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, November 15, 1949, [p. 1]

Mrs. Highbarger Dies; Funeral to Be Saturday

Mrs. Margarett [Margaret] Louisa Highbarger, 417 East First street, age 75, died at 8:15 o'clock Tuesday night in a hospital in St. Joseph after [an] illness of two years.

Mrs. Highbarger was born March 11, 1873 in Virginia, the daughter of Dave F. and LaVifa Pamalia Bowman Shuper [Shupe]. She was the wife of Joe S . Highbarger who died in 1940.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Otto Birich [Bleich], Maryville, two sisters, Mrs. Albert Shupe, Stanberry, and Mrs. Betty McCormick, Normal, Ill., and five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Final rites will be conducted at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon at the Price funeral home by the Rev. D. Manklin Konz, pastor of the First Christian church, of which she was a member. Burial will be in the Miriam cemetery.

 

[HOBBS, JULIA WIRTH]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 10, 1934, p. 8
Mrs. Julia Hobbs Dies Sunday at Clyde Home
Mrs. Julia Hobbs, age 72, a resident of Nodaway county fifty-eight years, died at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at her home in Clyde. She was the widow of Dr. G. W. Hobbs, a Clyde physician who died fifteen years ago. Mrs. Hobbs had been ill a week.

The funeral will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Benedict's church in Clyde. Burial will be in St. Columba cemetery.

Mrs. Hobbs was born August 9, 1862, in Missouri, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wirth. She was fourteen years old when the family settled in this county.

Surviving are two sons, Andrew Hobbs, at home; Lucian Hobbs, St. Louis, Mo., and a daughter, Mrs. George Swinford, Clyde.

 

[HOSMER, ROLAND PERRY "ROL"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 11, 1934, [p. 1]
Rol Hosmer Dies This Morning at Albuquerque, N. M.
Former Civic Leader and Business Man Had Long Been in Ill Health
R. P. ("Rol") Hosmer died this morning at Albuquerque, N. M., according to a telegram received here this morning by friends of the family.

This well-known Maryville business man and civic leader died following a lingering illness. With his family Mr. Hosmer left June 29 for Albuquerque in hopes of recuperating his health.

The body is to arrive here Thursday afternoon and funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning at the Campbell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hosmer and daughter, Betty Alice will accompany the body to Maryville. Morton Hosmer Stanley of Carthage, a grandson, and one brother, Charles, who lives in California, are among the surviving relatives.

Mr. Hosmer was widely known throughout Missouri. For eleven years he was superintendent of admission of the Missouri state fair and only this year was forced to give up this position to which the fair board entrusted to him for so many years. He was superintendent of admission last year, after a year's leave of absence.

Mr. Hosmer was better known in this section as an auctioneer, following in the vocation of his father. In later years, however, Mr. Hosmer conducted an insurance agency with offices in the Michau building.

He was a member of the Maryville school board for many years and served as president of the board.

Thirty-three years ago in January Mr. Hosmer "cried" his first sale. J. [eremiah] M. [arvin] Hosmer, his father, and Mr. Hosmer were in the auctioneer business together for years.

Mr. Hosmer spent six months in Albuquerque in 1932.

 

[HUFFSTUTTER, LOUISE GOLAY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 8, 1934, p. 3
Mrs. Huffstutter, Age 82 Years, Died Today
Mrs. Louise Huffstutter, age 82, died about 1 o'clock this morning at her home in the Possum Walk community.

Mrs. Huffstutter was born in Indiana, June 5, 1852. She had lived most of her life in Nodaway County. Her husband, David Huffstutter, died some time ago.

Surviving are three sons, J. B. Huffstutter, St. Joseph; Ad Huffstutter, Elmo: Harry Huffstutter, Benton, Ia.; two daughters, Mrs. Sarah E. Jordan, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. W. Roski, St. Joseph.

The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in Elmo conducted by Rev. J. R. Campbell. Burial will be in the cemetery at Elmo.

 

[HUGHES, LOMAN PEARL]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 1, 1934, p. 4
Tarkio Youth Dies
Loman Pearl Hughes, 21 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hughes of Tarkio, died at 8 o'clock this morning at the St. Francis hospital. Hughes has been ill since early in July.

 

[JASPER, MARY ELIZABETH WILSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 5, 1934, [p. 1]
Mrs. Elizabeth Jasper of Ravenwood Is Dead
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jasper of Ravenwood died at 12:10 o'clock this morning at St. Francis hospital, where she had been a patient since Friday evening. Mrs. Jasper had been ill only since the preceding Monday.

She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Wilson, born June 10, 1869, southwest of the Oxford community in Worth county. She was married January 1, 1890, at the home of her parents to N. A. Jasper. They went to housekeeping on a farm northeast of Ravenwood. The present home is four miles northeast of Ravenwood. Mrs. Jasper was a member of the Christian Church and of the M. M. Club of her community.

Surviving are her husband, three sons, Ernest Jasper of Ravenwood, Lester Jasper of Parnell, and Virgil Jasper of Omaha, Neb.; one daughter, Mrs. Archie Hubbell of Guildford; one brother, Alonzo Wilson and one sister, Mrs. Laura King, both of the Oxford community; and nine grandchildren.

The funeral will be held Friday afternoon.

 

[JASPER, MARY ELIZABETH WILSON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 6, 1934, [p. 1]
Jasper Funeral at Parnell
Funeral services for Mrs. N. A. Jasper of Ravenwood, who died Tuesday night at the St. Francis hospital, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Methodist church in Parnell. Burial will be in the Parnell cemetery.

 

[KENT, ANNA LEE SELECMAN]
  Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 17, 1934, p. 6
Kent Rites Held
Funeral services were held at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon in Rea for Mrs. Wallace Kent, a former resident west of Guildford, who died Saturday morning at her home near Bolckow. Mrs. Kent was about 45 years old.

The Kents moved a year ago from the Guilford vicinity to Andrew county.

Besides the husband, surviving are five children.

 

[KNEPPER, FREDRICA SIBERT STULL]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 13, 1923, [p. 1]
Mrs. Knepper Dies at Daughter's Home
Mrs. F. S. Knepper died at 8:25 o'clock last evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Milt Hays, four and a half miles west of Skidmore. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Burr Oak Church and burial will be in the Walkup Grove cemetery. Mrs. Knepper was 75 years old and had made her home with her daughter for about eighteen years. A son, David Knepper of Hiawatha, Kan., also survives. Mr. Knepper left for his home Tuesday after a visit with his mother.

 

[KNEPPER, FREDRICA SIBERT STULL]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, September 14, 1923, p. 6
Knepper Funeral Today
Funeral services for Mrs. F. S. Knepper, who died Wednesday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Milt Hays, four and a half miles west of Skidmore, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Burr Oak church. Burial was in the Walkup Grove cemetery. Mrs. Knepper sustained a stroke of paralysis last Saturday morning. Besides Mrs. Hays, the surviving children are: Mrs. Emma Turner of Coffeyville, Kan., David Knepper of Hiawatha, Kans., Mrs. Mollie Keever of Ft. Cobb, Okla., Mrs. Anna Keever of Maryville and Clinton Knepper of Skidmore, and Ed Knepper of Maitland.

 

[KYLE, CARRIE ANGIE SCOTT]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 3, 1923, p. 3
Mrs. Carrie Kyle Dies at Graham
Mrs. Carrie A. Kyle, 64 years old, died at 1:20 o'clock yesterday morning at her home near Graham following a nine months' illness of a complication of diseases. Funeral services probably will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the house, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Francisco, pastor of the M. E. Church at Graham. Burial will be in the Graham cemetery. Two children survive, a son, Robert E. Kyle and one daughter, Mrs. Ora L. Campbell, both of Graham. There are also two surviving sisters, Mrs. N. D. Wood of Sheridan, Wyo.; and Mrs. G. E. Price of Aline, Okla. Mr. Kyle died more than a year ago. He and Mrs. Kyle had lived on the same farm since their marriage forty-five years ago.

 

[KYSAR, ALVERADO]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, July 21, 1925, [p. 1]
A. Kysar, 75 years old Found Dead Last Night
Body in the Chicken Yard at His Home—No Arrangements Made as Yet for Funeral
Alverado Kysar, 75 years old, a resident of Hopkins for half a century, was found dead about 6 o'clock last evening in the chicken yard at his home there. He had been dead about two hours when found, the doctor thought, and death was caused by heart trouble. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.

Mr. Kysar was born in 1850. He is survived by a number of children, two of whom, Mrs. Andy Morehouse and Miss Eulalia Kysar, live in Hopkins. Mrs. Kysar has been dead for some time.

 

[LENZ, CHRISTIAN "CHRIST"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, August 27, 1923, p. 4
Attended Funeral of Christ Lenz
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Williams and children went to Oregon this afternoon to attend the funeral of Mrs. Williams' father, Christ Lenz, which will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in the Oregon cemetery. Mr. Lenz died at 11:30 o'clock yesterday morning at his home, four and a half miles east of Oregon, following a long illness. He was 66 years old and is survived by his widow, three daughters and two sons.

 

[LETT, ALVA FLOYD, SR.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 11, 1976, p. 3
Alva F. Lett - Alva F. Lett Sr., 77, Burleson, Tex., a former resident of Pickering, died Wednesday at a hospital in Fort Worth, Tex.

He was born Jan. 7, 1899 at Guilford and was the son of the late James C. and Cora House Lett. On April 9, 1919, he was married in Pickering to Marcella Lincoln, who died Feb. 22, 1973.

Lett was a retired sales clerk and he had clerked at farm sales. He had been a resident of Burleson for 10 years. He was a member of the Pickering Christian Church.

Survivors include: two sons, A.F. Lett Jr., Burleson and L. J. Lett, Maryville; one daughter, Miss Susie Lee Lett, Gladstone; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Forrest Lett.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pickering Christian Church, with the Rev. Norman J. Lewis officiating. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, Pickering.

The body is at the Price Funeral Home, Maryville.

 

[LETT, CORA LEE HOUSE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, Monday, July 31, 1961, [p. 1]
MRS. CORA LEE LETT DIES AT SONS HOME
Mrs. Cora Lee Lett, 87, died at 4:55 a.m. Sunday at the home of her son, Alva Lett, sr., Pickering She had been ill for several months.

Born Apr. 30, 1874, near Bolckow, she was the daughter of the late Aaron House and Mary C. Blackeby House. She was married October 1896, to James C. Lett, who died June 18, 1936. Mrs Lett was a member of the Christian Church.

Her survivors are two sons, Alva F Lett, sr., and Forrest G. Lett, both of Pickering; three grandchildren; four great grandchildren and a brother, Robert House, Bolckow.

Funeral rites will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Christian Church in Pickering. The Rev. Delbert Dick will officiate and burial will be in the Myrtle Tree Cemetery The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 p.m. at the church preceding the rites. The Price Funeral Home will have charge of the services.

 

[LETT, FORREST GLENN "FROSTY"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, August 16, 1976, p. 3
Forrest Glenn (Frosty) Lett, 68, Pickering, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the St. Francis Hospital, following a long illness.

He was born Oct. 26,1908 at Barnard and was the son of the late James C. and Cora Lee House Lett.

On March 12, 1934 in Pickering, he married Maxine Simmons, who survives.

He was a retired employee of Wilkinson Motor Co., Maryville and he also formerly operated the lumberyard at Pickering. He was in the Army in World War II and was a member of the Pickering Christian Church.

Survivors in addition to his wife include: a brother, Alva Lett, Burleson, Tex.; two nephews, L.J. Lett, Maryville and Alva Lett Jr., Burleson, Tex.; and one niece, Susie Lett, Kansas City.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Pickering United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rick Cressman officiating and he will be assisted by the Rev. Norman Lewis. The body will lie in state at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery, Pickering. The family will meet friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Price Funeral Home

 

[LETT, JAMES C.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 18, 1936, [p. 1]
Falls Of Hayrack, Dies of the Shock
James Lett of Myrtle Tree Neighborhood Was Affected by Heart Trouble

James C. Lett, age 68, a farmer living in the Myrtle Tree neighborhood near Pickering, died this morning when seized with a heart attack as he fell from a rack loaded with hay which he was hauling on the George Wray farm.

The accident happened at 11:30 o'clock. Mr. Lett was standing on top of the hay load. As he rounded a curve, the rack tipped slightly. Mr. Lett stepped to one side and caused the hay to slip. As Mr. Lett was thrown down to the ground with the hay, he shouted, "Help" to Mr. Wray. That was his last word.

A Maryville physician, who was called to the scene, said that Mr. Lett had been suffering with heart trouble for some time and had been taking treatments. He said that death was attributed to excitement caused by falling from the rack. Mr. Lett was not injured in any way and was laying on top of some hay.

Mr. Lett was born in Tennessee, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lett. When he came to Nodaway county he settled in the vicinity of Barnard. Twenty-four years ago he moved to the Pickering vicinity. He had farmed all his life.

Forty years ago last October he was married to Miss Cora House of Barnard.

Mr. Lett was a member of the Christian church at Pickering.

He is survived by his widow, two sons, Forrest and Alva Lett, Pickering; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Rutledge in Colorado and Mrs. Pearl Harmon in California; three brothers, Harry and Will Lett of Pickering and John Lett, St. Joseph.

Funeral arrangements have not been made.

 

[LETT, JAMES C.]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, June 19, 1936, [p. 1]
Services For James Lett To Be Conducted Sunday
Funeral services for James Lett, age 68, who died yesterday of a heart attack as he fell from a loaded hay rack while at work on the George Wray farm in the Myrtle Tree neighborhood, will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian church in Pickering. Rev. P. O. Nystrand will officiate. Burial will be in Myrtle Tree cemetery.

Pallbearers will be George Wray, A. B. Dowden, Jim Smith, Ira Kelly, Ed Jones and Chance Copeland.

A sister, Mrs. Pearl Herman of Denver, Colo., arrives tomorrow noon, and a brother, John Lett of St. Joseph, will arrive tomorrow night.

 

[LETT, MARCELLA ALFRETTA LINCOLN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, February 23, 1973, p. 8
Mrs. Marcella Lett, 72, Burleson, Tex., formerly of Pickering, died Thursday night en route to a hospital after being ill for some time of a heart condition.

Born Jan. 20, 1901, at Pickering, she was the daughter of the late Henry Martin and Susanna Maude Simmons Lincoln. On Apr. 19, 1919, she was married at the home of her parents in Pickering, by the late Rev. Will Chapman, to Alva Lett Sr., who survives. The Letts moved on Oct. 31, 1965, to Texas, after residing many years in the Pickering community.

Mrs. Lett was a member of the Pickering Christian Church, and for many years was church pianist. She also served many years as pianist for funerals and various school and community activities.

In addition to her husband of the home, she is survived by two sons, Alva F. Lett Jr., Burleson, and L. J. Lett, Maryville; one daughter, Miss Susie Lee Lett, Kansas City; one brother, Ross Lincoln, Tucson, Ariz., and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Price Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harry B. Spear officiating. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery, Pickering.

 

[LETT, MARCELLA ALFRETTA LINCOLN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, February 26, 1973, p. 8
Final Rites Held For Mrs. Lett 
Final    rites    were    held Saturday afternoon at the Price Funeral Home for Mrs. Marcella Lett, Burleson, Tex., who died Thursday. The Rev. Harry B. Spear and the Rev. Orvel    Prather   officiated. Burial was in   White Oak Cemetery, Pickering.

Mrs. Earl W. Trueblood and Mrs. Edward Hackett, accompanied by Glenn Morrow, organist, sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "Take My Hand Precious Lord."

Pallbearers were Maurice Loch, Loren Hackett, Edward Hackett, Lowell Dean West, Robert Hanna and James C. Ware.

 

[LINCOLN, HENRY MARTIN]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, August 18, 1924, p. 5
Henry M. Lincoln Dies At Rochester Today
Was Doing Nicely Until Pneumonia Developed—Was 65 Years Old and Had Lived in and Near Pickering
Henry M. [artin] Lincoln of Pickering died this morning in Rochester, Minn., where he was taken about three weeks ago. Mr. Lincoln had been suffering with anemia and had been given three blood transfusions at Rochester. He was doing nicely until pneumonia developed. Mrs. Lincoln was with him at the time of his death.

Their children, Orlo Lincoln of Pickering, Ross Lincoln of Tucson, Ariz., O. A. Lincoln of Auburn, Neb., and Mrs. Alva Lett of Pickering, were in Rochester with their father and just returned home last night. At the time they left their father was much better.

Mr. Lincoln was 65 years old and had lived in and near Pickering almost all of his life. He was a member of the Christian Church and was active in church circles.

He is survived by his wife, and the following children: Orlo Lincoln, Mrs. Alva Lett, X. Lincoln, Ray Lincoln of Pickering; Mrs. Bert Prather of Gaynor; Rose Lincoln of Tucson, Ariz., and O. A. Lincoln of Auburn, Nebr. One sister, Mrs. Allie Alexander of Pickering and one brother, H. C. Lincoln of Pickering also survive.

Ross Lincoln and X. Lincoln went to Rochester today to accompany their mother and the body to Pickering. It is expected they will arrive Wednesday.

 

[LINCOLN, HENRY MARTIN]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, August 21, 1924, [p. 1]
Funeral of H. M. Lincoln Monday
Funeral services for Henry M. [artin] Lincoln, who died Monday morning at Rochester, Minn., were held at 1 o'clock this afternoon at the Christian Church in Pickering conducted by the pastor, the Rev. T. M. Walton. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery. The body arrived in Pickering yesterday afternoon and was accompanied by Mrs. Lincoln and her sons, X. Lincoln of Pickering and Ross Lincoln of Tucson, Ariz. the latter two left Monday Rochester upon receipt of word of their father's death.

 

[LINVILLE, TROY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 24, 1934, [p. 1]
Farmer Killed When His Tractor Hit by a Train
Troy Linville of Near Burlington Junction Was Killed Instantly
On Burlington Tracks Tractor Is Run On Tracks In Front of Approaching Train; Inquest Is Held
Troy Linville, farmer residing near Burlington Junction, was instantly killed this afternoon when a tractor he was driving along the highway was struck by a southbound Burlington freight train at a blind crossing about two miles south of Burlington Junction.

The accident happened about 12:30 o'clock. It was said, while Mr. Linville, who was employed on the E. A. Poe farm, formerly the M. Corken farm, was moving the tractor back to the field to do some plowing.

Evidently Mr. Linville did not see the train approaching, it was said, and ran the tractor directly onto the tracks in the path of the freight. Members of the train crew are said to have seen the tractor in time to apply brakes and slow the train down, but not sufficiently to avoid crashing into the heavy machine with enough force to practically demolish it and kill Mr. Linville. It was quite evident, members of the train crew say, that Mr. Linville did not see the train in time to jump and thus possibly save his life.

As soon as the body of Mr. Linville could be removed from the wreckage, it was found he had died almost instantly from severe wounds, particularly about the head.

Mr. Linville was a married man and leaves a widow and two children.

Efforts were made soon after the accident to get in touch with County Coroner Jack Rowlett, but he was out of the city. Sheriff Edwin Wallace was notified and immediately authorized Justice of the Peace Knox Alexander at Burlington Junction to go to the scene of the crash and hold an inquest.

Acting on this authority Mr. Alexander immediately impaneled a coroner's jury and too them to the scene where the inquest was in progress late this afternoon. It was announced that as soon as the inquest could be completed, the body of Mr. Linville would be removed to a funeral parlor in Burlington Junction.

 

[LINVILLE, TROY]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 25, 1934, [p. 1]
Officials State Train Crew Couldn't See Troy Linville on Tractor.
Responsibility for the accident, which yesterday cost the life of Troy Linville when a tractor he was driving was struck by a southbound Burlington freight train at a point about two miles southwest of Burlington Junction, was not fixed by the coroner's jury in its verdict.

Acting in the absence of County Coroner Dr. Jack Rowlett of Maryville, Justice of the Peace Knox Alexander of Burlington Junction, impaneled a jury composed of earl Walker, Rev. H. E. Marshall, John Rhodes, Guy Plummer, W. G. Gray and W. J. Vulgamott and took them to the scene of the accident where an inquest was held.

Among the witnesses who testified at the inquest were members of the train crew who were operating the freight when it crashed into the tractor. They were Conductor F. McMahon of Villisca, Ia.; Engineer W. M. Edwards and Fireman I. L. Davis, both of Clarinda, Ia.

After viewing the scene of the crash and listening to the evidence of witnesses, the jury returned the following verdict:

"We, the jury, find that Troy Linville came to his death by being hit by train Number 96 at the E. A. Poe private crossing north of mile post thirty in Nodaway township, Nodaway county, Missouri."

Officials who visited the scene and attended the inquest stated all circumstances and evidence clearly indicated that blame for the crash could not be established, as it was impossible for the train crew to see the tractor until the train was almost upon it or for Mr. Linville to see the train until too late to keep from being hit.

The accident happened at a private railroad crossing on the Poe farm where Mr. Linville was employed. He was taking the tractor back to the field to do some plowing when he was killed.

Acting Coroner Alexander said it was evident that Mr. Linville was thrown from the tractor in such a manner, that he rolled over and over with when the train struck. It was said his body was badly crushed. When picked up, however, he was laying clear of the wreckage with only one arm pinned beneath it. The tractor was practically demolished. The accident happened, members of the train crew said, at exactly 11:59 a. m.

Mr. Linville had been a resident of the Burlington Junction vicinity for some three or four years. He is survived by his widow and two children. His father, Fred Linville, of Weeping Water, Neb., arrived last night to attend the funeral.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Poe farm with Rev. Charles Calhoun, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lincoln, Neb., officiating. Burial will be in the cemetery at Quitman.

 

[MARKLEY, JOSEPHINE EWING]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 18, 1934, p. 2
Died at Alliance, Neb.
Brief funeral services will be held for Mrs. Jo Markley at 10:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Swanson Funeral home in Hopkins. The body is to arrive in Hopkins Wednesday morning from Alliance, Neb., where Mrs. Markley died. She is a former resident of the Hopkins community.

 

[MASSINGALE, JOHN WASHINGTON "JACK"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 10, 1934, p. 4
Funeral For a Former Graham Resident Held
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Christian church in Mound City for John W. Massingale, age 84, a life-long resident of the county who died Sunday at his home at Graham. Burial was in the cemetery at Mound City.

Mr. Massingale was born in Nodaway County, August 31, 1858. He was married to Miss Rose Etta Elder, July 4, 1888.

He leaves a son, William Massingale and three daughters, Mrs. Minnona Diggs, Mrs. Fred Butzer and Mrs. Clyde Payne, all of Graham, and twenty-two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

 

[MERRIGAN, CATHERINE "KATE" KEIFER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 3, 1934, [p. 1]
Mrs. Kate Merrigan Dies
Death Comes to Woman at Her Home at Clyde This Morning.
Mrs. Kate Merrigan, past 70 years of age, died at her home at Clyde at 6:15 o'clock this morning after a week's illness.

No funeral arrangements had been made at press time today.

She is survived by five sons, William, John and Clarence Merrigan of Clyde, Pat Merrigan of Guilford and Robert Merrigan of Harden, Ill., and two daughters, Miss Catherine Merrigan of Omaha, Neb., and Miss Esther Merrigan at home.

 

[MERRIGAN, CATHERINE "KATE" KEIFER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 4, 1934, p. 6
Rites For Mrs. Merrigan
Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Benedict's church in Clyde for Mrs. Kate Merrigan who died Monday. Burial will be in St. Columba cemetery.

 

[PIERCE, DAURICE RUTH RUCH]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 10, 1934, p. 8
Pierce Funeral Today
Ravenwood Woman Died Saturday in St. Joseph Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry Pierce of Ravenwood, who died at a hospital in St. Joseph Saturday, were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Christian church at Alanthus. Burial was in the Jennings cemetery, east of Alanthus.

Mrs. Pierce was 24 years of age.

Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Denzil LaVerne Pierce at home; one sister, Mrs. Bernadine Phillips of Stanberry and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ruch of Stanberry.

 

[PIERPOINT, JESSIE BERNICE HOUSE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 19, 1934, [p. 1]
Mrs. Sherman Pierpoint Dies at Burlington Jct.
Mrs. Sherman Pierpoint, age 55, who lived east of Maryville, died at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Carter, near Burlington Junction. She had been at her daughter's home for the past week.

Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

Mrs. Pierpoint was born in Iowa but had lived most of her life in Nodaway county. Her maiden name was Jessie House. She was married to Mr. Pierpoint thirty-eight years ago last February.

Surviving are her husband; Mrs. Carter, the daughter; a son, Lester Pierpoint, west of Quitman; a brother, Lee House and a grandson.

 

[PIERPOINT, JESSIE BERNICE HOUSE]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 20, 1934, [p. 1]
Funeral Services For Mrs. Pierpoint Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sherman Pierpoint, who died yesterday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Charles Carter, near Burlington Junction, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at the Pierpoint residence on highway No. 4, a half mile east of Maryville. Rev. Willard M. Wickizer, pastor of the First Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.

 

[SANDERS, CLARE PEARL ARCHER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, September 2, 1938, [p. 1]
Mrs. William Sanders Dies of a Blood Clot
Mrs. William Sanders, 39 years of age, a resident of Maryville and vicinity thirty-five years, died at 7:30 o'clock last evening at the St. Francis hospital. The family home is located seven and a half miles northeast of Maryville.

Although Mrs. Sanders had been confined to the hospital since August 13 when she sustained injuries in an automobile accident, the cause of her death, which was unexpected, was attributed to a blood clot on the lungs by her attending physician. She suffered a fractured pelvis bone and an injury to her back in the accident and was thought to be improving satisfactorily.

Mrs. Sanders, the former Miss Clara Pearl Archer, was born March 14, 1899, at Carbondale, Kas., and came with her parents to Elmo when she was 4 years of age. Since that time she had lived at Elmo and in or near Maryville until her death. She and Mr. Sanders were married March 20, 1921.

Mrs. Sanders was a member of the Christian church.

Surviving are the husband; five children, William, jr., Omar Louis, Stanley Laverne, Marilyn Pearl and Lorace Eldon, all of the home; a brother, D. M. Archer, Burlington Junction, two sisters, Mrs. James Richardson, Elmo, and Mrs. Ethel Hoebelheinrich, St. Helena, Neb.; a half-sister, Mrs. W. W. Hatcher, Kansas City, Mo., and a half-brother, James R. Wood, Kansas City.

Arrangements have not been made for the funeral.

The body is at the Campbell funeral home.

 

[SANDERS, CLARE PEARL ARCHER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 3, 1938, [p. 1]
Sanders Funeral to Be Held Sunday Afternoon
The funeral of Mrs. William Sanders will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Christian church in Maryville, conducted by Rev. J. R. Campbell of Elmo and Rev. Sherman B. Moore, church pastor. Burial will be in the Miriam cemetery.

Mrs. W. W. Hatcher and J. R. Woods of Kansas City, half-sister and half-brother, arrived last night to attend the funeral. A sister, Mrs. A. J. Hoebelheinrich of St. Helena, Neb., will arrive tomorrow morning.

 

[SAPP, LEROY "ROY"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 18, 1934, p. 2
Brother Dies at Kansas City
C. M. Sapp, who lives three miles west of Maryville, received a telegram this afternoon of the sudden death of his brother, Roy, at 3 a. m. at Kansas City.

Mr. Sapp and family will go to Kansas City Thursday to attend the funeral. Roy Sapp was an employee of the C. B. & Q. railway company.

 

[SKIDMORE, HUGH CALDWELL]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, August 27, 1923, [p. 1]
Hugh C. Skidmore Dies at Guilford
Had Been a Resident of Washington Township for 66 Years—No Arrangements For the Funeral
Hugh C. Skidmore, who had long been prominent in the affairs of Washington township where he had resided for sixty-six years, died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at his home in Guilford. He had been failing in health since a stroke of paralysis two years ago last February. His condition had been serious for the last ten days when stomach and intestinal trouble developed. Arrangements for the funeral will not be completed until word is received from two sons, Paul Skidmore of Portland, Ore., and Chester Skidmore of Tacoma, Wash.

Mr. Skidmore was 76 years old and was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky. When ten years old he came to Missouri with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Skidmore, and located in Washington Township.

He was the owner of a fine farm just north of the city limits of Guilford and for several decades had been active in agricultural pursuits.

He married Jane Todd, elder daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Todd of Guilford. Mrs. Skidmore survives with three sons and three daughters. They are Paul Skidmore, Portland, Ore.; Chester Skidmore, Tacoma, Wash.; Lewis Skidmore, St. Louis; Mrs. Frank McKee, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Mrs. Mary Hildebrant and Miss Florence Skidmore, Guilford.

 

[SKIDMORE, HUGH CALDWELL]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 28, 1923, [p. 1]
Skidmore Rites at Guilford Tomorrow
Funral services for Hugh C. Skidmore, who died early Monday morning at his home in Guilford, will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the M. E. Church, South. Burial will be in the Graves cemetery.

 

[SMITH, MARGUERITE JANE PERKINS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 24, 1923, p. 4
Mrs. Smith Dies in St. Joseph Hospital
Mrs. Edgar Smith, sister of Clyde Perkins of Barnard, died at 12 o'clock last night at the Ensworth Hospital in St. Joseph following an operation on Wednesday for a tumor and appendicitis. She had been ill for some time and was taken to the hospital on Tuesday evening. The body was brought to the Smith home west of Bolckow this morning and funeral arrangements will not be completed until word is received from relatives at a distance. The service will probably be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Barnard. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery. Besides her brother, Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband and one daughter, Florine, at home and her stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Jobe. She was born near Barnard February 1, 1887, and had lived in that vicinity all her life.

 

[SMITH, MARGUERITE JANE PERKINS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, August 25, 1923, p. 3
Smith Funeral Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Edgar Smith, who died Thursday night at the Ensworth hospital in St. Joseph, will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the M. E. Church in Barnard. The Rev. A. E. Olson of Grant City will officiate. Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery.

 

[SMITH, SHIRLEY RUTH]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 3, 1934, p. 6
Dies at Hospital Today
Shirley Ruth Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse F. Smith of this city, died at 12:40 o'clock this afternoon at St. Francis hospital. The child was admitted to the hospital August 31.

Funeral arrangements had not been completed this afternoon.

 

[SMITH, SHIRLEY RUTH]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 4, 1934, p. 3
Funeral Services Held Today For Smith Infant
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Campbell's funeral home for Shirley Ruth Smith, four-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Smith of Arkoe who died yesterday afternoon at St. Francis hospital. Rev. Lane Douglas officiated. Burial was in Myrtle Tree cemetery.

The pallbearers were two cousins, Rosa Mae and Marie Smith, and two other cousins, Doris Dunning and Beulah Smith, were the flower girls.

Besides the parents, surviving are three brothers, Cleo, Dale and Walter; two sisters, Edith and Carol, and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wray of Pickering.

A brother, Dale, age 12, is in the hospital here with typhoid fever. He was taken ill six weeks ago with malaria, believed to have been contracted while playing in water at the river, and later it developed into typhoid fever. He was brought to the hospital here August 27.

 

[SNODGRASS, ROBERT ERVIN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, August 15, 1953, p. 7
Snodgrass Body to Arrive
The body of Robert Ervin Snodgrass, 94, will arrive in Hopkins tonight and will be taken to the Swanson funeral home.

Mr. Snodgrass, formerly of the Pickering community, had lived in Weslaco, Tex. for some time. No details of his death or surviving relatives have been learned except that his wife and a son survive. Funeral arrangements have not been learned but services probably will be held in Hopkins Sunday afternoon and burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery,.

 

[SNODGRASS, ROBERT ERVIN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 21, 1953, p. 10
HOPKINS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrews and son, Robert, and Harold Snodgrass, Seattle, took Mrs. Irvin Snodgrass and Mrs. Paul Agnew to Kansas City, Monday evening, after attending funeral services for Mr. Irvin Snodgrass, where they took the train for their Texas home. The late Mr. Snodgrass is an uncle of Mrs. Frank Andrews.

 

[SNODGRASS, ROBERT ERVIN]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 27, 1953, p. 6
HOPKINS
Robert Snodgrass Dies
Robert Erwin [Ervin] Snodgrass, 91, died Wednesday, August 12, at his home in Weslaco, Texas. Mr. Snodgrass was a former resident of Hopkins.

Funeral services were held at the Swanson Funeral Home in Hopkins, Monday, August 17. Rev. A. V. Hart of the Hopkins Christian Church was in charge. Burial in Hopkins cemetery.

Survivors are his wife, Alma; a son, Howard, of Seattle, Wash.

 

Howard Snodgrass left Wednesday for his home at Seattle, Wash. He was called here to attend funeral services for his father, R. E. Snodgrass, of Weslaco, Texas. Mr. Snodgrass was a houseguest of his cousin, Mrs. Frank Andrews and Mr. Andrews while here.

 

[SNYDER, JOHN EDWARD]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, September 5, 1938, [p. 1]
John E. Snyder Dies, Resident Near Barnard
John Edward Snyder, 80 years of age, a resident of Nodaway County over sixty years, died at 2:45 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lester Randleman, near Barnard. Although he had been bedfast only a few days, he had been in ill health for some time.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church in Barnard, conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. C. Denny. Burial will be in the Barnard cemetery. The Campbell funeral home is in charge.

Mr. Snyder was born November 8, 1857, at Mifflinburg, Pa., and came to Nodaway county when he was 19 years of age. Since that time he had lived near Barnard.

Mr. Snyder was married to Miss Sarah Ellen Thompson forty-nine years ago. She died in 1930.

Surviving are five children, Mrs. Randleman, Mrs. W. C. Hagan, and Mrs. L. D. Goforth, Creston, Ia., M. V. Snyder, Maitland, and John E. Snyder, Phoenix, Ariz., and three brothers, W. O. Snyder, Barnard, C. B. Snyder, Mifflinburg, and Frank Snyder, Selinsgrove, Pa.

 

[SPINK, WALLACE GODFREY]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, August 20, 1924, [p. 1]
Father of Mrs. Al Stokes Dies Today
Wallace G. Fink [Spink], 82 years old, died suddenly at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Al Stokes, in Clearmont. Burial will take place tomorrow at his former home in Craig, Mo. Mr. Fink [Spink] was born at Herman, N. Y. He had been making his home with his daughter in Clearmont for the last year. Two other daughters also survive

 

[SWANEY, AMOS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 12, 1924, p. 4
Former Resident of Pickering Dies
Amos Swaney of Hitchcock, S. D., Succumbs Yesterday Afternoon at Hospital in Mitchell, S. D.
Amos Swaney of Hitchcock, S. D., died yesterday afternoon at a hospital in Mitchell, S. D., following an illness of heart disease, according to word received this morning by Pickering relatives. It is not known whether the body will be brought back to Pickering for burial.

Mr. Swaney was 37 years old last April and besides his wife, is survived by four children. The family lived near Pickering until about six years ago. Other surviving relatives are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Swaney of the Xenia neighborhood; six brothers, John and George Swaney of Pickering; Pole Swaney, Clearmont; and Ransom, Jim and Charles Swaney of Hitchcock; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Emery of Hitchcock. Mrs. Swaney was formerly Miss Orlie Brummett of Pickering.

 

[SWANEY, AMOS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, August 13, 1924, p. 5
Swaney Funeral To Be Conducted Friday
Body of Amos Swaney Will Arrive In Pickering Tomorrow Night, Accompanied By Family
The body of Amos Swaney, who died Monday afternoon at Mitchell, S. D., will arrive at Pickering tomorrow night, where it will be taken to the home of his brother George Swaney. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning at the Christian church in Pickering and burial will be in the White Oak Cemetery.

Mrs. Swaney and children, Delmar, Agnes, Vernon and Elvira will accompany the body to Pickering, where the family lived some ten years ago.

 

[SWANEY, AMOS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 15, 1924, [p. 1]
Swaney Funeral Rites Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for Amos Swaney of Hitchcock, S. Dak., to have been held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Christian Church in Pickering, were postpone to 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on account of the inclement weather. Burial will be in the White Oak cemetery. The body arrived at Pickering last night and was removed to the home of a brother, George Swaney. Mr. Swaney died Monday afternoon at a hospital in Mitchell, S. Dak.

 

[TOBIN, PATRICK JOSEPH]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 14, 1924, [p. 1]
Patrick J. Tobin, 60, Dies of Heart Disease
Born in Ireland and Lived in County 44 Years—Funeral To Be Held Saturday Morning
Patrick J. Tobin, 60 years old, a resident of Nodaway County for forty-four years, died at 11 o'clock this morning at his home, 207 South Buchanan street following a five week's illness of heart disease. He had been failing in health for several months. The body will be removed to the Tobin farm, four miles north of Maryville, this evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at St. Patrick's Church and burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery.

Mr. Tobin was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1864. When sixteen years old he came to this country, locating near Burlington Junction. In 1894 he moved to the farm, north of Maryville.

Surviving Mr. Tobin are his wife and five children, Misses Mary and Helen Tobin, at home; and Thomas J., Phillip and Francis Tobin of Maryville. The surviving brothers and sisters are Thomas J. and Richard Tobin of Burlington Junction; John Tobin, New Rockford, N. Dak.; Sister Mary Inez of Dubuque, Ia.; Mrs. Charles Roney and Mrs. Josephine Boyle of Oakes, N. Dak., Mrs. Henry Messbarger and Misses Mollie and Bertha Tobin of Maryville; and Miss Nell Tobin of St. Joseph.

 

[TOBIN, PATRICK JOSEPH]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 15, 1924, [p. 1]
Tobin Funeral Rites At 9 a. m., Tomorrow
Funeral services for Patrick J. Tobin, who died yesterday morning at his home on South Buchanan Street following an illness of heart disease, will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at St. Patrick's Church. The pallbearers will include T. A. Cummins, John Murrin, John Murphy, Pete Roney, Ed Costello and John Behm. Burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery.

 

[WASKE, ADELINE MILLER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, July 29, 1940, [p. 1]
Mrs. Fred Waske Dies, Funeral to Be Tuesday
Mrs. Fred Waske of Conception Junction, 67 years of age, died at 9:15 o'clock yesterday morning at St. Francis hospital. She had been ill since November.

Funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Holy Family church, Conception Junction. Burial will be in St. Columba cemetery at Conception.

Mrs. Waske, whose maiden name was Adeline Miller, was born Ash County, N. C., September 5, 1872. When about 12 years of age she came with her parents to Ottumwa, Ia. She and Mr. Waske were married March 20, 1895, at Springfield, Ill., and in July of the following year came to Missouri.

The family lived at Parnell, moving to a farm near Conception Junction in 1915. Mr. Waske at that time was a section foreman. In 1927, the moved into Conception Junction.

Surviving are the husband; five children, Mrs. Leo Weis, Shannon City, Ia.; George Waske, Parnell; Crystal Waske, Kansas City; Frank Waske, Conception Junction, and Louis Waske, Baltimore, Md.; and eight grandchildren. A daughter, Kathryn, died in 1918.

Mrs. Waske joined the Catholic church in 1900.

 

[WIGZELL, RHODA DAVIS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 19, 1924, [p. 1]
Mrs. R. T. Wigzell, 69, Dies At Home Here
Mrs. R. T. Wigzell, 69 years old, died at 6:40 o'clock last evening at her home, 820 South Fillmore Street, following a several months' illness of a complication of diseases. She had been bedfast for the last three weeks. Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the First Methodist Church, conducted by the pastor, Dr. C. C. James. Burial will be in the Barnard cemetery. Rhoda Davis was born at Pulaski City, Va., May 23, 1855. She was married to R. [ichard] T. Wigzell October 22, 1899. They lived on a farm, south of Arkoe, until six years ago when they moved to Maryville. Mrs. Wigzell united with the Methodist Episcopal church when a child and was a member of the church at Arkoe.

She is survived by her husband, two brothers, Charles and John Davis, of Virginia; and a granddaughter, Mrs. Golda Frazier of Lander, Wyo. The latter was summoned to Maryville two weeks ago.

 

[WIGZELL, RICHARD T.]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, November 14, 1924, p. 6
R. T. Wigzell Dies Yesterday Evening
Was 86 Years Old—Was Born in England and Came to This Country Many Years Ago
R. [ichard] T. Wigzell died yesterday evening about 5:30 o'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter Rasco, three and a half miles northeast of Barnard. He had been sick about a week of complications of diseases.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the Christian Church in Barnard and will be conducted by the Rev. C. E. Hagey. Burial will take place in the Barnard cemetery.

Mr. Wigzell was 86 years old. He was born in England and when 18 years old came to Canada and later to the United States. He lived for many years one and three-quarter miles southeast of Arkoe and moved to Maryville about eight years ago. He was a member of the Christian Church at Arkoe for many years. Three daughters survive, Mrs. Rasco, Mrs. Arch Davis of Guilford and Mrs. Willard of Ottawa, Kan.

 

[YEAGER, NICHOLAS "NICK"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, September 11, 1923, p. 5
Nick Yeager Died at 1:45 This Morning
Nick Yeager, who had lived in and near Maryville for forty-five years, did at 1:45 o'clock this morning at St. Francis Hospital. He suffered a stroke of paralysis last Wednesday and pneumonia developed Sunday night. He had been in fair health up to the time of the stroke. He made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hill, 306 South Davis Street, and owned the property. Sam Yeager of Winfield, Kan., a son, was summoned here Friday night on account of his father's condition. Other surviving children are two daughters, Mrs. Clara Switzer of Hawthorne, Cal., and Mrs. P. J. Condon of Chicago. Mrs. Yeager died a number of years ago. Six grandchildren also survive.

Arrangements for the funeral will not be completed until word is received from Mrs. Switzer.

 

[YEAGER, NICHOLAS "NICK"]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 12, 1923, p. 3
Yeager Funeral Tomorrow
Funeral services for Nick Yeager, who died yesterday morning at St. Francis hospital, will be held at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning at St. Mary's Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery.

 

[YEHLE, CONRAD W.]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, August 23, 1924, [p. 1]
Car Accident Shock Proves Fatal To Conrad W. Yehle
Prominent Maryville Merchant Dies At Osceola, Ia.
Funeral To Be Monday
Was Driving From Flint, Mich., Accompanied By Son Eugene, and William Strunk
Conrad W. Yehle, president of the Yehle Dry Goods Company, and one of Maryville's best-known and best-liked citizens, died at 7 o'clock last night at Osceola, Iowa, following a car accident in which his car turned over. The body is being brought to Maryville this afternoon.

The funeral services will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning at the St. Mary's Church. Father Lawrence will conduct the services and burial will at St. Mary's cemetery. The Yehle store will be closed until 1 o'clock Monday. Merrill Alderman of Marshall will arrive tomorrow night to attend the funeral.

The accident occurred about 5 o'clock, twenty miles northeast of Osceola. Accompanied by his son, Eugene, and William Strunk of Norristown, Pa., Mr. Yehle was driving a new Buick sedan, which he had secured at the factory at Flint, Mich. Eugene, had been driving all the time up to a few miles before the accident when his father asked to drive. The roads were good and the new car was not being driven over twenty-five miles an hour.
Approached Dangerous Curve
The accident occurred at the foot of a rather steep hill where there was a sharp turn in the road. The road at this point was rather rutty. It is supposed that Mr. Yehle, when he hit the ruts, in some manner lost control of the car and it turned completely over standing on its top.

Mr. Yehle and Eugene crawled from the car, both apparently unhurt. Mr. Strunk, the young man in the rear seat was asleep at the time and when he awakened the uprights of the side of the car was resting on his right leg. Mr. Yehle and Eugene helped to extricate him and the three then righted the car and drove into Osceola, all remarking how thankful they were that none were hurt.
Physician Finds No Injury
They left the car at a garage there and Mr. Yehle suggested they be examined by a doctor to be sure they had sustained no injuries. The physician found neither of them injured save for a few scratches and bruises that Eugene had received. After the examination Mr. Yehle began to perspire and to feel a little weak.
Fell Asleep and Died
The physician told him to lie down awhile and he fell asleep. However, his strength soon left him and in fifteen minutes he was dead. It is thought that his death was directly due to a nervous shock and possibly some internal injuries. Eugene was across the street at the Hotel when his father died.

Eugene secured a driver and the two, accompanied by Mr. Strunk, drove on to Maryville last night arriving here about 1 o'clock this morning. The car was not damaged save for the top being torn off, the left fender being bent and the windshield broken. The body of the car was not scratched and none of the door glass was broken. Nothing was apparently wrong with the mechanism of the car for it was driven into Osceola and then driven on to Maryville
Befriended Boy Not Injured
William Strunk, the young man that was with them had been befriended by Mr. Yehle, being picked up for a lift along on the Dixie Highway a short way from Detroit. Strunk was going to Chicago to seek work and Mr. Yehle asked him why he didn't come out to Missouri where work was more plentiful. Strunk said he would like to so. Mr. Yehle said he might ride to Maryville in the car. Strunk's right thigh was strained and was bound in tape and his left thumb sprained.
Born in Maryville
Mr. Yehle was born in Maryville on November 25, 1869, and Maryville has always been his home. His father W. Yehle who died in 1894 located in Maryville January 30, 1868, and here embarked in stock dealing, shipping and butchering. His meat market was one of the finest in Maryville. Mr. Yehle's father was postmaster of Maryville from 1885 to 1889 and he was also presiding judge of the county curt from 1890 to 1892.

While his father was postmaster, Mr. Yehle was assistant postmaster and assisted in making out the post office reports as well as helping in other departments of the post office.
Long Dry Goods Career
Mr. Yehle started on his career in the dry goods business early in 1890 when he was employed in the Smith Bros. dry goods store, After a few years of clerkship here, he became connected with the C. J. Alderman Dry Goods Co. in Maryville in 1896. He was secretary-treasurer of this company for a number of years and the firm name was later known as the Alderman-Yehle Dry Goods Co. C. J. Alderman sold his interest in the store and Mr. Yehle became president of the company and general manager, and in October 1919, when M. J. Alderman, son of C. J. Alderman, retired from the firm and located in Marshall, Mo., the firm name was changed to the Yehle Dry Goods Company.
Active in Civic Work
Mr. Yehle was very active in the business circles of Maryville. He had served as president of the Maryville Chamber of Commerce and was director of the club for three years. He was always a booster for Maryville, trying to do what he could for the advancement and welfare of the city. He was a member of the board of directors of the Maryville Homestead and Loan association. He had served as a member of the board of trustees of the Elks Club, was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of the St. Joseph Society of St. Mary's church and a member of St. Mary's Church of this city.

Mr. Yehle attended the St. Mary's Parochial school here and finished at Conception College.
Had Been in Ill Health
Mr. Yehle had been in ill health the past few years from diabetes and his condition became such last fall, he went to St. Louis and was in the Barnes hospital in that city for a few weeks. He began taking insulin and after returning to Maryville about Christmas time was confined to his home for several weeks. He resumed his work in the store about April 1.

Mr. Yehle and his son, Eugene Yehle, left Maryville on August 5, on a buying trip to St. Louis, New York, and Chicago. On their way back from New York, they stopped in Flint, Mich. for a new car to drive home. At Jackson, Mich., Mr. Yehle and son visited with C. J. Alderman, his former associate in business.

By his earnest and persistent work, Mr. Yehle was numbered among the progressive, successful and influential businessmen of Maryville. The Yehle store is one of the largest stores in this section of the state.
Wife and Four Sons Survive
Mr. Yehle was married November 3, 1897, to Miss Clara Marie Schumacher. Four sons were born, being Eugene, Ralph, Carlos and Cleo, who survive with their mother. A daughter died about eight years ago. Mr. Yehle is also survived by two sisters, Misses Kate and Theresa Yehle. Miss Kate Yehle has been active in the management of the store since the illness of her brother. Mr. Yehle's mother died about five years ago.