[SALISBURY, CARRIE CULVERSON WASHINGTON]
Sacramento Star (Sacramento, California), Wednesday, January 3, 1917
SANTA ROSA – Mrs. Carrie Culverson Salisbury, wife of Assemblyman G. W. Salisbury is dead.

[SALISBURY, CARRIE CULVERSON WASHINGTON]
Weekly Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, January 4, 1917
Mrs. Carrie Salisbury Dies
Former Maryville Woman succumbs to Heart Trouble At Home In Santa Rosa, Calif.
Mrs. C. A. Culverson of East First street received word yesterday evening of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Carrie Salisbury, who died at her home in Santa Rosa, Calif., following an illness of heart trouble. Mrs. Salisbury was formerly Miss Carrie Culverson. She was born and reared in Maryville and left for California a few years ago where she has since made her home. She is survived by her husband, George Salisbury.
The funeral will be held at Santa Rosa at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

[SAUNDERS, LUCY LANCASTER TURNER]
Weekly Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 6, 1916
Mrs. J. H. Saunders Dies
Woman, 83 Years Old, Had been Ill for More Than Year—Funeral Tomorrow.
Mrs. James H. Saunders, 83 years old, died this morning at the residence, on West Fourth street, at 4:30 o'clock. She had been ill the last fifteen months with a complication of diseases.
Mrs. Saunders was born in Kentucky, where she lived until married to a Mr. Turner. They came here a number of years ago and Mr. Turner died here.
July 14, 1885, she was married to James Saunders and they have continued their residence here. When a child she united with the Christian church and until the last few years was an active worker in the church here. She is survived by her husband, who is 92 years old and two stepchildren, Mrs. George Wilfley of this city and Lawrence Saunders of San Jose, Cal.; two sisters in Indiana and several nephews and nieces.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the residence at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. C. Emerson Miller. Burial in Miriam cemetery.

[SAUNDERS, LUCY LANCASTER TURNER]
Weekly Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 6, 1916
Lucy Saunders Will Filed
Christian Church Gets $500 and Each Niece and Nephew the Same Amount
The will of Lucy E. Saunders was filed in probate court today and all real estate and personal property is left to her husband, James H. Saunders, during his life time. At his death the executor shall sell all of the real estate and with personal property proceeds shall be given as follows: To a sister, Isabelle Miller, $500; to nieces and nephews, Mrs. Estelle Miller Dow, Mallory Miller, Margaret Miller, Napoleon Miller, Mrs. Emma F. Hulley, Mrs. Jennie McKay, to each the sum of $500. The Maryville Christian church, of which Mrs. Saunders was a member, is given $500, to be loaned out on good security and the interest to be given to the Sunday school offering of said church to the National Benevolent association and one-fifth of said amount shall be paid annually to the Foreign Missionary society of the Christian church. The remainder of the property is given to Isabelle Miller.
The will was written July 26, 1915, and W. C. Frank is named as executor. The witnesses were Lizette Lippman, Daisy Williams and Nellie Waybill. A codicil was written August 21, 1915, giving both real and personal property to her husband during his lifetime. The witnesses to the codicil were Josephine Van Cleve, Daisy Williams and Nellie Waybill.

[SAYRE, SUSAN STRAIN]
Hopkins Journal (Hopkins, Missouri), Thursday, March 26, 1942
Mrs. Susan Sayre – The following account of the death of Mrs. Susan Sayre was taken from the March 4, 1942, issue of a Colorado newspaper. Mrs. Sayre is best remembered here as Miss Sue Strain who for years made her home with her sister, Mrs. R. H. Wilfley and Mr. Wilfley who was a prominent lawyer here.
Mrs. Susan R. Sayre, who had lived here 44 years, died at a local hospital Wednesday. She was born in Rockville, Indiana, March 6, 1867.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and several years ago was secretary of the Lytle school board.
Surviving are a stepson, Ray H. Sayre, Pittsburg, Pa.; a nephew, Robert D. Wilfley; a niece, Julia Southward; two great nieces, Alice Romaine and Margaret Wilfley and a great nephew, David Wilfley, all of Colorado Springs.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sayre will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Nolan drawing room. The Rev. Howard Hansen will officiate and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

[SAYRE, SUSAN STRAIN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 26, 1942
Mrs. Susan Sayre Dies
Word has been received at Hopkins of the death of Mrs. Susan Sayre, formerly of Hopkins, who died March 4 in a hospital at Colorado Springs.
Mrs. Sayre, who was born March 6, 1867, at Rockville, Ind., was the former Miss Susan Strain. She made her home for a number of years with her sister, Mrs. R. H. Wilfley, and Mr. Wilfley, of Hopkins. She was a member of the First Presbyterian church and several years ago was secretary of the Lytle school board.
She is survived by a stepson, Ray H. Sayre, Pittsburgh, Pa.; a nephew, Robert D. Wilfley; a niece, Mrs. Julia Southward; two great nieces, Alice Romaine and Margaret Wilfley and a great nephew, David Wilfley, all of Colorado Springs.

[SCHIEBER, ALOYSIUS GEORGE "ALOYS"]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Sunday, April 3, 1966
Aloysius Schieber – CONCEPTION, Mo. – Aloysius G. Schieber, 88, a retired farmer, died Saturday in a Maryville, Mo., hospital. He had lived his entire life in the Conception community. He was a member of the St. Columba Catholic Church in Conception.
Survivors include five sons, Ben Shieber [Schieber], Alfred Schieber and Leo Schieber, all of Stanberry, Mo.; Odilo Schieber, Guilford, Mo., and Pete Schieber, Conception; five daughters, Mrs. Pete Abels, St. Joseph; Mrs. Jim Moffat, Conception Junction; Mrs. Carl Tappert and Mrs. Gilbert Buhman, both of Stanberry, and Mrs. Edmund Brady, Guilford; a brother, Leo Schieber, Conception; two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Lager, Kansas City, and Mrs. Agnes Archer, Savannah; 59 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Requiem mass will be Tuesday at 9:30 at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Conception. Burial will be in the St. Columba cemetery. The rosary will be said at 8:30 Monday night at the Atchison funeral [home], Maryville.

[SCHIEBER, MARY HENGGELER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, March 29, 1937
Mrs. Schreiber, Age 56, Dies, Services Tuesday
Mrs. Eli Schrieber [Schieber] of the Conception vicinity died Saturday night. She would have been 56 years of age in June. Funeral services will be held at 9 a. m. Tuesday at Old Conception and burial will be in Columba cemetery. Fr. Sisbert of the Conception church will be in charge of the services, probably assisted by Fr. Odilo of Maryville, a brother-in-law.
Mrs. Schrieber, who formerly was Mary Henngeler, is survived by her husband and twelve children. Sister Odelia of the St. Francis hospital of Maryville, Mrs. James Moffit of Clyde and Anna, Agatha, Mary, Martha, Benedict, Odilo, Peter, Leo, Alfred and George of the home. A brother, Charles Henggeler of Fruitland, Colo., will arrive for the services.

[SCHMITZ, HENRY'S CHILD]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, October 5, 1882
CLYDE – We learn that Henry Schmitz has lost another child with bilious fever. He buried a child about three weeks ago.

[SCOTT, MARGARET REBECCA "MAGGIE" [SCOTT]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 20, 1883
Mrs. D. [avid] A. Scott, of whose sickness we made mention in last week's paper, departed this life Saturday, September 15. Her funeral services were conducted by Rev. Hatch at the Episcopal church last Sunday at three p. m., after which her remains were laid to rest in Miriam cemetery.

[SCOTT, MARGARET REBECCA "MAGGIE" SCOTT]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 27, 1883
--Cadiz, Ohio Republican: Miss Maggie Scott, daughter of Alex M. Scott, deceased, of Athens township, died on Saturday, Sept. 8, of typhoid fever while on a visit to relatives near Maryville, Mo. She had been engaged to be married to her cousin, Mr. David A. Scott, formerly of Jefferson county, Ohio, and well known in this place, and the physicians had pronounced her case hopeless; at her request the marriage ceremony was performed by a Rev. Mr. Hatch. After the marriage she became somewhat better and hopes were entertained for a time that she might recover, but these hopes soon failed, as death's claim proved stronger than that of the newly wedded husband. Maggie was a bright girl and loved by a large circle of friends.

[SCOTT, MARGARET REBECCA "MAGGIE" SCOTT]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, October 25, 1883
DEATHS – Maggie Scott, September 15, 1883, aged 33 years, cause of death cardiac failure, complications bronchitis, duration of disease 15 days, place of burial Maryville, Anderson Bros, undertakers.

[SEMANS, CLAYTON]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, January 26, 1882
--Clayton Semans, grandfather of Mrs. Charley Beal, died at Hopkins on the 17th inst., at the residence of his son, Lawrence Semans. Deceased was ninety years of age and bid fair to live many years more had he not met with an accident several weeks ago which led to his death. He was a man of large information and an upright citizen. His remains were laid to rest last Wednesday in Oak Hill cemetery, of this place, beside those of his wife who died twelve years ago.

[SEXSON, NIMROD]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 7, 1883
PRAIRIE VIEW – A very sudden and singular death took place in our neighborhood Saturday night, June 2. Nimrod Sexson took sick at 11:15 and died at 12:20. Disease unknown.

[SEYSTER, CAROLINE SCHECHTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, November 29, 1929
Mrs. Caroline Seyster Dies at Son's Home
Funeral Services Will Be Held Sunday Afternoon at the Seyster Residence.
Mrs. Caroline Seyster, age 84 years, died at 9:50 o'clock Thursday morning at the home of her son, Ben F. Bailey on South Vine street. Death was due to a complication of diseases.
Funeral service will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the home conducted by the Rev. Robert W. Burns, pastor of the First Christian Church. Burial will be in Miriam cemetery.
Surviving are five children, Mrs. Sherman Dotson of Concordia, Kan., A. J. and B. F. Seyster of Maryville, Mrs. James Roney of Fairbury, Neb., Mrs. C. E. Logan of Denver, Colo., and one sister, Mrs. Susan Newcomer of Guilford. A son died in infancy. Mr. Seyster died in 1920.
Caroline Schechter was born in Slagerstown [Hagerstown], Md., May 13, 1845. When about a year old she moved to Oregon, Ill, with her parents. In 1869 she was united in marriage to Daniel Seyster and they moved to Nodaway county.

[SEYSTER, CHARLES W.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 2, 1882
--Mr. and Mrs. Dan Seyster mourn the loss of their five-months-old child, Charles W., who died last Thursday night after about a week's illness. It being a peculiar and not a frequent illness, a post mortem was held Friday afternoon by Drs. Hackedorn, Morrison, Nash, Scott, and Ed. Moore. The cause of death was found to be intussusception or invagination of the bowels. By this is meant a portion of the bowel slipping within itself, liked the turning of a finger of a glove. When this takes place strangulation of that portion of the bowel occurs and produces swelling and eventually mortification or gangrene. This ailment is not of frequent occurrence but is almost invariably fatal. With children it is caused sometimes by costiveness or constipation, which was doubtless the cause in this cause. Funeral services were held last Saturday at the Christian church, conducted by Elder R. N. Davis, after which the remains were interred in the Miriam cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Seyster have the sympathy of all in their affliction.

[SEYSTER, DANIEL]
Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, November 8, 1920
Daniel Seyster of Parnell Succumbs
Aged Resident Had Been Sufferer for Two Years from Cancer—Funeral Wednesday.
Daniel Seyster, 81 years of age, passed away at his home in Parnell at 1:35 o'clock this morning after an illness of two years of cancer of the stomach. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church and will be conducted by the pastor of that church. The body will be brought to Maryville and burial will be in Miriam Cemetery. Mr. Seyster had lived in Parnell for the past twenty years. Before that time he was a Maryville resident and was in the dairy business. He is survived by his wife and five children, Mrs. Sherman Botson [Dotson], Concordia, Kan., Mrs. James Roney, Fairbury, Neb., Mrs. Charles Logan, Carpenter, Wyo.., and Andrew and Ben Seyster of Parnell.

[SEYSTER, DANIEL]
Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 11, 1920
Seyster Rites Today
Services for Daniel Seyster Held at Parnell M. E. Church.
Funeral services for Daniel Seyster who died November 8 at his home in Parnell were held at 2:30.

[SEYSTER, DANIEL "DAN"]
Parnell Sentinel (Parnell, Missouri), Thursday, November 11, 1920
Daniel Seyster Passes Away.
Daniel Seyster was born in Oregon, Illinois, November 7, 1839, where he grew to manhood. He was married to Caroline Shecter [Schechter] May 1, 1868. To this union were born six children, one preceding him in death. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife and five children, as follows: Mrs. Sherman Dotson, of Concordia, Kansas, Mrs. James Roney of Fairbury, Nebraska, Mrs. Chas. Logan of Carpenter, Wyoming, Andrew and Ben Seyster of Parnell, Mo. Also fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
He with his wife moved to Missouri in 1869, locating near Maryville where he resided until about twenty years ago, when he moved to his farm southwest of Parnell. He was an active business man until about two years ago when his health failed him and he gave up farming and moved to Parnell where he lived until his death Monday, Nov. 8, 1920. Mr. Seyster was known for his many sterling qualities. He was a good neighbor, always [ready] to lend a helping hand when needed. Honesty was his policy. One could always depend on his word.
He was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge of Maryville, who will have charge of the services at the grave today in that city.
Funeral services were held in the M. E. Church yesterday, being conducted by Rev. W. F. Wiley, the pastor. The pall bearers were Odd Fellows of Parnell Lodge, No. 484. The Odd Fellows also formed in procession and marched from the hall to the residence and from there to the church and then to the depot. Several accompanied the remains as far as Conception where they were met by the lodge members of Maryville.

[SHAMBERGER, ELIZABETH MARKEY]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 19, 1883
QUEEN PRAIRIE – It is with pain that we inform the readers of the Democrat that Queen Prairie has lost one of its most highly esteemed citizens: Mrs. Elizabeth Shamberger, at 11 o'clock on last Saturday night, bid adieu to earth and took up her abode on that golden shore where there is no death. She was born and raised in Baltimore County, Md. She married John Shamberger in 1845. In 1868 they moved to this county and have lived on one farm ever since. They have six children, five boys and one girl, all grown. The funeral was preached at the house on Sunday by Rev. Hanberger, all the children being present but three sons, one in Maryland and two at some unknown point in the west. An effort was made to inform the boys of their mother's illness but did not succeed until it was too late.

[SHAMBERGER, ELIZABETH MARKEY]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 15, 1883
DEATHS – Elizabeth Shamberger, died July 14; 60 yrs 3 mos and 26 days; disease of the liver. Ret by Dr Barron

[SHAMBERGER, JOHN HENRY]
Medicine Lodge Cresset (Medicine Lodge, Kansas), Friday, December 18, 1891
John Shamberger, aged 77 years, one month and seven days, died at the home of his son, Jesse Shamberger, in Mingona township, Saturday evening, December 12th, at 6:30 o'clock. Mr. Shamberger was a man of strong constitution, but about a year ago he met with an accident which considerably impaired him. He suffered greatly the last few months, but Death, the great healer of all ills, finally came to his relief. He was a native of Maryland but has lived in Kansas for a number of years. He has two sons, J. H. and J. E., living in Barber county, Jacob in Missouri, one son in Oklahoma and one on the Pacific coast. He was a man possessed of great energy and held the respect of all who knew him. His remains were taken to Booth, Reno county, for interment. His son, Jacob, of White Cloud, Missouri, came out to attend the obsequies.

[SHARP, JACOB]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 8, 1880
CLEARMONT – The dread monster "Death" has again visit[ed] us and taken from our midst an honorable and highly respected citizen in the person of Rev. Jacob Sharp. He leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss. We grieve, though not as those who have no hope, for blessed are they who die in the Lord, from henceforth, yea, with the spirit, they shall rest from their labors and their works do follow them.

[SHELL, MARTHA JANE MYERS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, November 10, 1943
Shell Rites Thursday
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Price funeral home for Mrs. Martha Shell who died yesterday. Rev. Dewey I. Meranda, pastor of the Frist Christian church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. Shell was a member of the First Christian church of Maryville. Besides her sons, she is survived by twelve grandchildren. Her husband, O. L. Shell, died December 23, 1934.

[SHELL, MARTHA JANE MYERS]
New Tribune and The Conception Courier (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 11, 1943
Mrs. Martha Jane Shell Dies. Funeral Services Today
Mrs. Martha Jane Shell, resident of Nodaway county for more than 60 years, died at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of her son, Amos Shell, of northwest of Maryville, with whom she had been making her home. She had been ill for some time.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Price funeral home conducted by the Rev. Dewey I. Meranda, pastor of the First Christian church. Burial was in the Oak Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Shell was 84 years of age, and in addition to the son at whose home she died, is survived by five other sons, L. E. Shell of Wyoming; H. W. Shell, Lorimor, Iowa; C. F. Shell of the state of Iowa; T. H. Shell of California and E. W. Shell of Maryville.

[SHELL, MARTHA JANE MYERS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, November 12, 1943
Hold Rites For Mrs. Shell
Rev. Dewey I. Meranda, pastor of the First Christian church, officiated at the funeral services held yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Martha Jane Shell, who died Tuesday. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Pallbearers were Fred Wyatt, Ralph White, Ernest Willhoyte, Raleigh White, Arch Willhoyte and Ernest Shelton.
Flowers were in charge of Mrs. Benjamin Willhoyte, Mrs. Frank Hall, Mrs. Henry Zimmerman and Mrs. Scott Sawyers.
"Beyond the Sunset" and "God Will Take Care of You" were the musical selections furnished by Miss Mary Ellen Hamilton. Mrs. Harry Price was the accompanist.

[SHELL, ODBERT LEON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, December 24, 1934
O. L. Shell, Resident of County For 76 Years, Dies Sunday
O. [bert] L. [eon] Shell, age 80, a resident of Nodaway county seventy-six years and one of its oldest settlers, died at 10:45 o'clock Sunday morning at his home five miles west of Maryville. He had been in poor health for some time.
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Price funeral home. The Rev. V. C. Clark, pastor of the First M. E. church, will officiate. Burial will be in one of the Maryville cemeteries.
Mr. Shell was born October 18, 1854, in Platte county, Mo., the son of Charles and Sarah (Moore) Shell. He was married in Nodaway county in 1881 to Martha Jane Myers. Mr. Shell had lived in this county ever since he was 4 years old. He had farmed northwest of Maryville since boyhood.
Mr. Shell was a member of the First Christian church of Maryville.
Surviving are the widow; seven sons, Lawrence E. Shell, Sheridan, Wyo.; Clarence L. Shell, Jackson, Neb.; William H. Shell, Dixon, Neb.; Purl H. Shell, Chicago, Ill.; Fred C., Emery and Amos Shell, all of Maryville; two brothers, Charles Shell, Hopkins; Fred Shell, Skidmore; a sister, Mrs. Annie Jones, Skidmore; and twelve grandchildren.

[SHELTON, MARY ELLEN COLLIER]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 5, 1880
RABBIT HILL – Mrs. Wesley Shelton died at her home last Friday and was buried Saturday at the Cain cemetery. She leaves a husband and four children.

[SHILL, WILLIAM]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 12, 1884
--Wm Shill, son of Samuel Shill of this city, departed this life last Friday at four p. m. Consumption was the fatal disease. For the past five years young Shill had been in the insane asylum at St. Joseph. He was brought home the day before he died. He was buried Saturday in the cemetery at the White Cloud Baptist church. His parents have the sympathy of all in their affliction.

[SHORT, ELIZA PERMELIA SMITH]
Burlington Junction Post (Burlington Junction, Missouri)
Thursday, June 15, 1916
Mrs. Eliza Short Died Last Night.
Stroke of Paralysis Proves Fatal to Well Known Lady.
Mrs. Eliza Short passed away at her home in Burlington Junction at 12 o'clock last night after a twelve days illness of paralysis. Her condition had been extremely critical for several days and her death was not unexpected. She was 81 years, 9 months and 10 days old at the time of her death.
Mrs. Short suffered a stroke of paralysis on the afternoon of Friday, June 2, and she continued to grow steadily worse until her death. Her children had been with her for several days and all were present when she passed away.
Eliza P. [ermelia] Smith was born in Menard county, Ill., September 4, 1834. She was married to Berry Hezekiah Short in 1850 in Menard county, and they moved to Mason county where they lived on one farm until 1880 when they came to Nodaway county, Missouri, locating on the old homestead west of Burlington Junction. To this union nine children were born, six of whom are still living. They are William Short, Mrs. Maria Potts, Charles Short, Mrs. Lyda Fast and Joseph Short, all of Burlington Junction and John Short of Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Short is also survived by twenty-six grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren, and by one brother, Joseph W. Smith, who was with her in her last hours.
The funeral service will be held at the Methodist church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by the pastor, Rev. Orlando L. Sample, assisted by Rev. Horace S. Weaver. Irvin Fast, Marvin Short, Frank Potts, Frank Younger, Frank Short and Eugene Short, will act as pall bearers. Burial will take place at the Ohio cemetery.

[SHORT, ELIZA PERMELIA SMITH]
Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 22, 1916
Mrs. Eliza Short, 82, Dies
Burlington Junction Woman Had Twenty-Six Grandchildren and Eighteen Great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Eliza Short died last night at 12 o'clock at her home in Burlington Junction. She was stricken with paralysis a week ago last Friday and this was the cause of her death.
Mrs. Short was born in Illinois and was 82 years old. She came to Nodaway county in 1880. She is survived by six living children, twenty-six grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. The children are: Joe, Will, Charley, Mrs. Luther Fast and Mrs. W. W. Potts of Burlington Junction and John of Omaha.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church. The Rev. O. L. Sample, pastor, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Ohio cemetery.

[SHORT, WILLIAM B.]
Burlington Junction Post (Burlington Junction, Missouri), Thursday, October 14, 1926
William B. Short, son of Berry and Eliza Short, was born in Mason County Illinois, August 11, 1852, and died at his home in Burlington Junction, Mo., Oct. 12, 1926, aged 74 years, 2 months and 8 days.
His death was sudden and unusual. In the morning he left his home for his work feeling as well as usual and between 8 and 9 o'clock he was stricken and rendered unconscious and in a little while was taken to his home where he died at 2:30 p. m. without regaining consciousness and without being able to bid his family and loved ones goodbye.
He was married three times. The first time to Miss Susan Haines; one child, a son, who died in infancy was born to this union. Later Mrs. Short died and in due time he was married again to Miss Fannie Reed. One son was born to this union, Eugene Short, living west of Quitman. His first two marriages occurred in Mason County, Illinois. His wife of the second marriage died and some years later he was again married to Mrs. Lucy West of Shenandoah, Iowa, who with his son, Eugene, remains to mourn his death.
He came to Nodaway County, Mo. about 35 years ago, where he has since lived, except a few years residence in Tarkio, Mo. Thus passes another of our county's sturdy pioneers. He was not a member of any church or other organizations of any kind. One by one we are passing out of this life to the stern realities of the life that is to come.
His funeral was conducted at the Methodist Church Thursday afternoon by the pastor, the Rev. J. Howard Thompson, after which he was laid to rest in the Ohio Cemetery, to await the coming of the Master of Men.
All will sympathize with the bereaved ones.

[SHORT, WILLIAM B.]
Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, October 14, 1926
Old Resident Dies at Burlington Junction
William Short, 74, Succumbs to Paralytic Stroke; Funeral at Methodist Church There Tomorrow
William Short, 74 years of age, who moved to Burlington Junction 47 years ago, died at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home in the west part of town, as a result of a paralytic stroke. He left his home in the morning to go to the Halferty farm, one mile west of town, where he was engaged in putting in a concrete foundation for a new dwelling soon to be erected. Soon after reaching the place of work, he was stricken and became unconscious and was hurried to his home. He died at 2:30 o'clock without regaining consciousness. He was born on August 11th, 1852, in Mason County, Illinois and came to Nodaway County in 1879. He has been married three times, the first time to Miss Susan Haines of Mason County, Ill. and later, she having died, he was married to Miss Fannie Reed. After her death and some years later, he was married to Mrs. Lucy West of Shenandoah, Ia., who survives him. He is also survived by one son by his second marriage, Eugene Short, who is married and lives west of Quitman. His funeral will be held in the Methodist Church, Thursday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. Howard Thompson. Burial will be made in Ohio Cemetery.

[SHROYER, WILLIAM H.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, August 19, 1880
--Rev. Shroyer of Hopkins died at that place last Saturday. He was for some years a minister of the M. E. church, but for some time past he had been in business at Hopkins. His funeral took place at the M. E. church and was attended by a large throng of sympathizing friends. He leaves a wife and three children.

[SILTON, JOHN]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 8, 1881
CLEARMONT – John Silton died last week of muscular spasms.

[SKIDMORE, HUGH CALDWELL'S CHILD]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 11, 1884
--The flux and cholera infantum are quite common, we learn, about Guilford and several deaths have resulted. One of the latest was the death of the youngest child of H. C. Skidmore.

[SKIDMORE, MARVIN M.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 24, 1881
--Mr. and Mrs. Hugh C. [aldwell] Skidmore, of Washington township, have suffered a severe affliction in the death of their six-year-old son, Marvin Skidmore, a boy of much promise and very dear to the hearts of his parents. He was sick some two weeks with typhoid fever, which terminated fatally. The funeral services were conducted last Friday at the M. E. Church South in Guilford, by Rev. Bruner, after which the remains were laid away in the silent grave. The parents have the sympathy of all. Little Marvin was the third loved child they had followed to the grave. While all sympathize, their deep sorrow is known only to themselves. May they derive consolation from on high.

[SLOAN, WILLIAM J.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 30, 1882
W. J. Sloan Dead. His Demise Occurred at Leadville, Colorado, on March 21.
By special correspondence from Sam D. Wilson, of St. Joseph, we are advised of the death of Wm. J. Sloan, which occurred at Leadville, Colorado, on Tuesday, March 21. Mr. Sloan was stricken with paralysis about two years ago, while setting type on the Leadville Democrat, from he never recovered. As many of our readers will remember he was connected with the Nodaway Democrat from 1870 to 1875, a large portion of which time he was editor and proprietor. His many friends in Nodaway county will hear of his death with great sorrow. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Sloan was born in Hall county, Georgia, was 41 years of age. He was a captain in the Confederate army. At the close of the war he was editor of the Gainsville (Georgia) Eagle. He came west in 1866. He was the author of several poems of merit and magazine articles.
Mr. Sloan had a warm and generous heart, and his friends throughout this county will be pained to learn of his death.

[SLOAN, WILLIAM J.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 6, 1882
"Thirty" In. Death of a Veteran Leadville Printer—Resolutions Adopted by the Union.
Yesterday afternoon three carriages and a long procession of men on foot followed a hearse from Hallett's to the cemetery. In the hearse was a coffin containing the mortal remains of William J. Sloan, a Leadville printer, who died at his residence, 703 West Elm Street. Many a waif from many a land has stranded on the bleak, snowy slopes of the Rocky mountains and poor Sloan was one of them. He was one of the early compositors on The Democrat, when it was first established and printed in the basement of the Wyman block. While sitting at his case there one night he was stricken with paralysis and since then has been utterly helpless and dependent on the labor of his faithful wife, and the contributions of his friends. After long months of suffering, he died Tuesday and the Leadville Typographical Union at once took charge of his funeral. There are two unions on this continent to which every man ought to take off his hat—the Typographical union and the Union of Locomotive Engineers. The Leadville branch of the former is composed of a set of young men of rare intelligence and genuine nobility. They will compare with any similar number of men on the continent. Their purses are always open to relieve distressed printers and their families and even when a poor reporter dies, as has been the case in Leadville, these typographical union men turn out en masse, escort him to the grave and open their purses freely to pay the funeral expenses and assist his family. . . . Yesterday afternoon every printer in Leadville turned out to escort the remains of poor Sloan to their last resting place and several reporters were in the procession. Each paper had a representative of its reportorial force present. Rev. T. J. Mackay conducted the ceremonies at the grave and Fred Godwin as leader, accompanied by a number of voices, sang in beautiful and touching style, the "Sweet Bye and Bye."
Mr. Sloan was forty-one years old and a native of Hall county, Georgia. He was educated to the printers' craft early in life and at one time was editor and proprietor of the Gainesville (Ga.) Eagle. He was afterward editor of the Maryville (Mo.) Democrat. He was at one time in good circumstances in the South but failed as many another good man has done and came west to build up his fortune. He came from Cheyenne to Leadville and, as before stated, was stricken with paralysis while working at the case in the Democrat office two years ago. His widow is a modest, worthy lady, without means, and two little children dependent upon her exertions. For long months she has supported her dying husband and little children by needlework and now that he has passed away, her burden is somewhat lightened, she is yet in need of assistance and any one charitably inclined and disposed to assist this worthy lady, can do so through any printer in Leadville, or by calling on her at 703 West Elm street.
At the funeral yesterday thee was a beautiful floral wreath placed upon the coffin by the printers of the Herald office and in the center of the wreath were the figures "30." All newspaper men understand their significance. They mean the end and the tired printer, at three o'clock in the morning, is always anxious to hear the telegraph boy cry out "30 in." It means the end of labor and the beginning of rest.
[Resolutions of the Typographical union not transcribed.]

[SMILEY, HELEN LOOMIS, 1851 - 1880]          [SMILEY, HELEN, 1880 – 1880]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 3, 1880
Death of Mrs. Ellen Smiley.
With deep sorrow, we announce through our columns the death of Mrs. Ellen Smiley, wife of our esteemed fellow townsman W. R. Smiley, which occurred last Monday night at about eleven o'clock. The sickness was of short duration—only a few days—and the sufferings were borne with all the fortitude and patience of a noble, Christian woman—which she was in the fullest sense. Kind friends ministered to her every want and did all within their power for her comfort and recovery. She was united in marriage to Mr. Smiley three years ago last October. Her maiden name was Ellen Loomis. In the March following they moved to Maryville.
Mrs. Smiley was greatly beloved by all who knew her. All were her friends, and she had no enemies. The tears which fell upon her coffin as the last sad look was being taken of her and her beautiful babe as they lay there together in death's cold embrace attest much stronger than do words even the high esteem in which she was held in this city and community. How sad the sight when viewed simply as the result of death's work, but how expressive of sympathy and love when viewed in the light of weeping friends around the pale, lifeless form of one whom they loved so dearly in life.
Rev. Workman, pastor of the Presbyterian church, conducted brief services at the residence, after which she was conveyed to the Wabash depot, the following gentlemen acting as pall bearers: B. F. Shaum, W. H. Hudson, I. V. McMillan, W. D. Winslow, T. H. Brown, Prof. Charles, Dr. Hackedorn and E. N. Hagan. Mr. Smiley left with her remains on the Tuesday afternoon Wabash train for Troy, Bedford county, Pennsylvania, where her relatives reside and where she will be buried.
[Note: The name on her headstone is Helen M. Loomis Smiley.

[SMITH, JEREMIAH C. "JERRY"]
Maryville Republican (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 21, 1901
LAMAR STATION – The death angel came to Clearmont on Friday night of last week and set the tired spirit of Uncle Jerry Smith free from its aged tenement of clay. He came to what is now Clearmont in an early day and helped to redeem it from a wilderness and make it what it is today. He was wide and favorably known. It is said he was never known to do a mean thing, was old and full of years, past four score years. He owned a slave girl who was set free by the emancipation act, but never left her home. She nursed her mistress, Mrs. Jerry Smith, through her last sickness and death, then kept house for Uncle Jerry until he has passed away. She raised a son who is a lawyer, has a good education and lives at Chillicothe. He came home to attend his late master's funeral. The funeral services were held in the M. E. church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Welton officiated. The remains were taken to the cemetery under the auspices of the Free Masons and laid to rest with the impressive ceremonies of that order. He leaves three sons, Jay and Jerry of Clearmont and William F. Smith, who lives with his family and is so widely and favorably known in Maryville. He leaves many other relatives and friends who will sadly miss him and mourn his departure to that other bright shore.
Judge Anthony and Milton Rittenour of Maryville were in attendance at Uncle Jerry Smith's funeral in Clearmont last Sunday.

[SMITH, JEREMIAH C. "JERRY"]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 21, 1901
Jeremiah C. Smith. An Old Pioneer Citizen Called to His Reward.
The subject of this sketch was born near Richmond, in Madison county, Kentucky, on March 25th, 1814, and resided in that county with his parents until the year 1839, when he came to Boone county, Missouri, and engaged in steam boating on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers for a few years, and afterwards engaged in the mercantile business with his brother, in the town of Nashville, Boone county, Missouri. In the year 1844 his store and stock of goods were swept away by the waters of the Missouri river. With his indomitable energy and determination peculiar to the early pioneers he sought a location further down the river and erected another store building and again embarked in the same business and was quite successful.
In 1856 he was married to Nancy S. Jones and immediately came to Nodaway county, where he has since resided. His principal avocation has been that of farming and stock raising, although he has at various times been engaged in the mercantile business. His genial disposition and charitable nature made him many friends, and no man lived in this county who enjoyed to a greater extent the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen.
There survives him three sons, Jerry M., William F. [ranklin] and Jerome T. [errill], all of whom are living and were with him in his last hours and one sister, Mrs. Ann Peery, who lives near him, but on account of sickness could not be with him.
He had been a member of the Masonic order since 1835 and his funeral was under the auspices of the order, and the lodges of Burlington Junction, Elmo, Quitman, Maryville and Braddyville, Iowa, assisted his lodge in the ceremonies.
Rev. W. H. Welton, of the Methodist church at Clearmont, delivered the funeral sermon, after which the Masonic order, followed by a large concourse of friends, proceeded to the beautiful cemetery just east of Clearmont, where the order that he loved so well, using their beautiful ritualistic services, laid all that was mortal of him beside his beloved wife that had preceded him some twenty years.
Judge C. A. Anthony who had been for many years a close friend of the deceased, conducted the Masonic services.
A truly good man has been called to his reward.

[SMITH, JEREMIAH C. "JERRY"]
Elmo Register (Elmo, Missouri), Friday, February 22, 1901
Death of "Uncle Jerry" Smith.
Jeremiah C. Smith of Clearmont died at his home last Friday afternoon, aged nearly 88 years. "Uncle Jerry" as we all loved to call him, was born in Ky. and grew to manhood in that state. He followed the occupation of farming and at the age of 23 he emigrated to Missouri and settled in Boone county. Here he engaged in merchandising and followed that business until 1848, when he quit that and soon went to steam boating on the Missouri river. He followed that business awhile, when he again went into the mercantile business, this time at Claysville. He followed that for a few years, when he moved to Clearmont in 1856 where he lived until the time of his death—over 40 years. Coming to Nodaway county at that time, there were but few people and he soon came to know nearly all the prominent people of the county.
He was well known all over the county until within the last few years since which time the infirmities of age have kept him closer to home. He was one of our oldest Masons and few members of the craft were more attached to its principles or followed its teachings closer than "Uncle Jerry." He was a member of the Baptist church for many years.
His funeral was conducted by his brethren of Clearmont lodge, and the beautiful Masonic ritual was exemplified by the members of the craft led by Judge Anthony of Maryville. He was laid away Sunday, Feb. 17, in the cemetery east of Clearmont, to await the summons, when "the pale sheeted nations of the dead" shall arise to meet their Master. The design laid down on the trestle board of life by the Supreme Architect of the Universe has been faithfully wrought out by him and the Master has proclaimed his work finished, perfect and true, and our brother entitled to rest and reward.
"Uncle Jerry" left quite a large estate, having been very successful in life in a financial way. Three children only survive him, Jeremiah M., Wm. F. and Jerome T., his wife and faithful companion having preceded him to the better land by many years.

[SMITH, JOSEPH M.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 30, 1880
--The family of Mr. Geo. W. Smith of the Dairy farm, have severe afflictions indeed. About four weeks hence, Geo. W. Smith, a most noble young man, died after several days illness of malignant typhoid fever. Last Saturday, Joseph, another bright and worthy member of the family, having suffered from the same disease some sixteen or eighteen days, departed this life. His funeral sermon was preached at the Main Street M. E. church by Rev. Sasseen. The whole community extends the sincerest sympathy to the bereaved family.

[SMITH, LAURA VIOLA]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 24, 1884
DEATHS – Died, Laura Viola Smith, March 19, aged 10 years and 16 days, of neuralgia; ret by Dr D. W. Humphrey.

[SMITH, LILLIAN]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 1, 1883
DEATHS – Lillian Smith, October 10, 1883, aged 13 years, 2 months and 24 days. Cause of death typhoid fever, complication of pneumonia, coming on the 14th day of sickness. Duration of disease 21 days, duration of complication, 7 days. S. C. Martin, Hopkins, undertaker.

[SMITH, MARY JANE CARR]
Albany Ledger (Albany, Missouri), Friday, August 16, 1895
Died, at the residence of her son-in-law, W. B. Whiteley, in Albany, Thursday, August 15, 1895, at 8:30 a. m., Mrs. Jane Smith, aged 79 years and 2 months. Funeral services will be held at the residence of Mr. Whiteley at 10:30 today and the burial will take place Highland cemetery at 11 o'clock. Deceased was the mother of A. K. Smith and Mrs. Whiteley and had been making her home with the latter for many years. For the past year or more she has been an invalid and has been in ill health for several years. We suppose some friend, who has know her intimately, will prepare a suitable obituary later.

[SMITH, NANCY S. JONES]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 25, 1880
--A telegram announces the sad intelligence of the death of Mrs. J. C. Smith, wife of Uncle Jerry Smith of Clearmont. We will publish an obituary notice in our next issue.

[SMITH, NANCY S. JONES]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 1, 1880
In the Better Land. Death of Mrs. Nancy M. Smith.
It is our painful duty to record the death of Mrs. Nancy M. Smith, wife of Jerry C. Smith of Clearmont, in this county. she was taken sick on Friday, the 19th inst., with inflammation of the stomach and notwithstanding everything was done for her that could be, she continued to grow worse until she expired on Tuesday morning, the 23d.
Her maiden name was Jones. She was born and raised in Boone county, Missouri and was there married to Jerry C. Smith twenty-four years ago. She was at the time of her death forty-four years, eleven months and fifteen days old.
She united herself with the Baptist church and lived a faithful and consistent member for 27 years.
She left three sons to mourn her loss, the youngest of whom is now in his 20th year. They are considered among our most worthy and exemplary young men. Indeed, it could hardly be different after the faithful, painstaking care and teachings they received from their devoted mother. As a mother she was all a mother could be, and we will say to these young men, you will never have another as faithful a friend and we hope her good example and disinterested advice will be their shield and protection through life.
She expressed a great desire to live for the purpose of looking after and comforting her husband in his old age. And it does seem hard that Uncle Jerry should be deprived of this faithful companion. But when she saw that she must die she expressed her willingness to go, if it were the will of her Creator and had no fears.
She asked those present to sing "How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord," and while they were singing she expired.
Her funeral was largely attend[ed] at the Clearmont schoolhouse and the funeral discourse was preached by Rev. Aaron Wallace.
She lived a good and useful neighbor, a loving wife and a faithful mother.
"Her spirit has gone to the God who gave it."

[SMITH, WILLIAM]                    
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, August 30, 1883
CLYDE – Mrs. Catherine Smith lost a boy aged about seven years, by drowning in the Platte river on last Wednesday.

[SMITH, WILLIAM]                     [METCALF, WILLIS' GRANDSON]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, August 30, 1883
CONCEPTION – Last week three or four boys went down to the Platte river and undertook to take a pleasure trip in an old and partly rotten skiff, whereby the son of Mrs. Kate Smith and the grandson of Willis Metcalf found a watery grave.

[SMITH, WILLIAM H.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 15, 1883
DEATHS – Wm H Smith, 42 yrs 7 mos and 1 day, Aug 22, apoplexy; ret Dr Davis

[SNODDERLY, CLYDE F.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, June 19, 1884
DEATHS – Clyde F Snodderly, April 10, aged 2 years and 25 days, of croup; ret by Dr W H Otis.

[SPRAGUE, CHARLES E.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, August 1, 1919
Sprague Funeral Services.
Funeral services for Charles E. Sprague, who committed suicide Wednesday evening, will be held Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of his father, John Sprague, 4 ½ miles northwest of Maryville. The Rev. G. S. Cox of the First M. E. Church will have charge of the services. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

[SPRAGUE, CHARLES E.]
Burlington Junction Post (Burlington Junction, Missouri), Thursday, August 7, 1919
Funeral services for Charles Z. Sprague, who committed suicide at his home 4 ½ miles northwest of Maryville Wednesday evening of last week, was held from the home Sunday afternoon. Mr. Sprague had been suffering from melancholia for fifteen years and had recently been paroled from Hospital No. 2 at St. Joseph. Plans to return him there are thought to have been the cause of his action.

[SPRAGUE, JENNIE ANN EWART]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, July 7, 1916
Mrs. Sprague, 71, Dies
Funeral of Maryville Woman, Here Since '70, Will Be Held Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Ann Sprague, 71 years old, died at her home, two and a half miles north of the Bovard corner, at 5:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The cause of her death was cancer, from which she had been suffering for a long time.
Mrs. Sprague came here in 1870 from Akron, O., where she was born. She has lived in Nodaway county ever since. She was married December 25, 1867, to Jonathan Sprague. Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Charles Sprague, who lives near Maryville.
The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon. There will be a short service at the house at 2 o'clock and at the Presbyterian church of Maryville at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in the Oak Hill cemetery.

[SPRAGUE, JONATHAN]
Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, January 25, 1921
Johnathan Sprague Dies in Tucson, Ariz. Old County Resident Succumbs Today from Complications Due to Extreme Age.
James B. Robinson received a message today telling of the death of Jonathan Sprague, an old county resident in Tucson, Ariz., today. The cause of his death was given as old age.
Mr. Sprague was born in Summitt County, Ohio, April 1, 1840, and came to Nodaway County in the year 1870, purchasing the Sprague farm northwest of Maryville where he lived until a few months ago when he sold the home place and went to Tucson to spend the winter months. Mr. Sprague's first wife died several years ago and a son, Charles Sprague, is also deceased. A second wife, Mrs. Ella M. Sprague, whom he married in his eightieth year, survives him.
No particulars of the death were received other than that the body will be brought here for burial.

[SPRAGUE, JONATHAN]
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Arizona), January 30, 1921
Jonathan Sprague – Jonathan Sprague, retired cattleman of Maryville, Mo., who has wintered in Tucson the past four seasons, died at his home, 128 North Church street. Harlan Richey, a brother-in-law, will accompany the body to Missouri where funeral services will be held by the Elks, of which Mr. Sprague was a charter member and where interment will take place. Mrs. Sprague and daughter, Eva., will also return to Missouri for the services. They intend to come back to Tucson next winter.

[SPRAGUE, JONATHAN]
Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 3, 1921
Sprague Burial in Charge of the Elks
Funeral Held Yesterday at First Presbyterian Church—Burial at Oak Hill.
Funeral services for Jonathan Sprague, who died January 25, in Tucson, Ariz., were conducted at 2 o'clock yesterday at the First Presbyterian Church. The services were conducted by Rev. S. P. Allison, local pastor. The burial services at the cemetery were in charge of the Elks of which order Mr. Sprague was a member. The pallbearers were: Augustus Romasser, James Cook, John Gray, James Anderson, Ben Chandler and Roy Curfman.
Relatives here for the funeral services were: the widow, Mrs. Ella Sprague, a daughter, Miss Eva Sprague, Harlan Richie of Tucson, E. J. Richie of Holton, Kan. Mrs. Sprague will make her home in the future at Fort Cobb, Okla.

[SPRAGUE, JONATHAN]
Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, February 4, 1921
Widow appointed Adm of the Sprague Estate
Mrs. Ella Sprague was appointed administrator of the estate of her husband Jonathan Sprague who died Jan. 24, in Tucson, Ariz. Mr. Sprague leaves an estate estimated at $90,000.

[SPRAGUE, JONATHAN'S INFANT]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, May 17, 1883
--Jonathan Sprague buried an infant daughter in Oak Hill cemetery last Monday.

[STAPLES, HARRIET R. CHASE]
Daily Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, April 28, 1908
Second Paralytic Stroke Proves Fatal
Mrs. Harriet R. Staples Succumbs to Recurrence of Dread Disease Late Monday.
Was 77 Years of Age. Old Resident of County, And Until Last Two Years Citizen of Guilford, Claimed by Grim Reaper.
At fifteen minutes before 4 o'clock Monday, April 27th, Mrs. Harriet R. Staples, the aged mother of Willis J. Staples, died at the home of her son in South Buchanan street with whom she had made her home since the death of her husband, Thomas G., in Guilford, two years ago.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 29, at 2 o'clock p. m. at the residence, conducted by Rev. Hoover, after which the body will be interred in Miriam cemetery by the side of the deceased husband.
Mrs. Staples maiden name was Harriet R. Chase. She was born 77 years ago, April 13th, in Vermont. It was twenty-five years ago that Mr. and Mrs. Staples came to Missouri and settled within two miles north of Guilford, where they resided until the husband's death two years ago.
Last Sunday, a week ago, Mrs. Staples was stricken with a stroke of paralysis from which she could not fully recover. She is survived by only one child, W. J. Staples, who is manager of the Missouri and Kansas telephone and Pacific express company and two grandchildren, Hattie and Harold Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Staples lost one child, L. [evi] C. Staples, on the day of ex-President Cleveland's first election, when the son attained the age of twenty-one years.
The deceased united with the Baptist church in her girlhood days, when she was a resident of the state of New York. Hers was said to be a gentle and patient disposition under any trial and everyone who knew her intimately became her friend.

[STAPLES, LEVI C.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 6, 1884
--L. [evi] C. Staples died at Guilford, this county, last Tuesday at 2 o'clock p. m. of consumption. He was buried on Thursday afternoon in Miriam cemetery in this city. The deceased was a brother of W. J. Staples, the efficient agent of the Wabash road at this place.

[STAPLES, THOMAS G.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 8, 1906
Death of T. G. Staples.
T. [homas] G. Staples died at his home near Guilford Tuesday morning at 2 o'clock. Mr. Staples was aged 82 years. His wife survives him and one son, W.[illis] J. Staples, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company at Maryville.
Mr. Staples was born in Vermont. He came to this county twenty years ago from Chakasaw [Chickasaw] county, Iowa.
Funeral services were held at Guilford Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Carden.
The burial takes place in Miriam cemetery, Maryville, this Thursday.

[STAPLES, THOMAS G.]
Maryville Republican (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 8, 1906
--Thomas Staples died Tuesday morning, March 6, 1906, at 2 o'clock at his home in Guilford. He was 82 years of age and leaves a wife and one son, W. [illis] J. Staples, of Maryville. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Guilford, and the body will be brought to Maryville for burial in Miriam cemetery Thursday. One son that died some years ago is buried in Maryville. The dead man had lived in Nodaway county twenty years, coming to Guilford from Chickasaw county, Iowa. His birth place was Vermont. W. J. Staples left Tuesday for Guilford.
[Note: The same notice was published in the Daily Tribune, March 6, 1906.]

[STEIGER, HELENA BOLLIN]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 24, 1884
--Mrs. Steiger, an old lady who has resided near Platte river, died last Thursday and was buried Friday.

[STEIGER, HELENA BOLLIN]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 24, 1884
UNION STAR – Mrs. Joseph Steiger died the 15 inst of tumor on the head. Her remains were interred in the cemetery at Conception.

[STEIGER, JOSEPH]
Maryville Republican (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 13, 1888
On the morning of August 21, the citizens of Ravenwood and the surrounding county were startled by the sad intelligence that Joseph Steiger, one of Nodaway county's old citizens had gone to his reward. So startling was the news that at first we could hardly help doubting the fact of the statement, but in an instant the truth would seem only too plain when the thought of what powerless beings we are in the hands of the Lord flashed upon us.
Mr. Steiger was at Ravenwood on the evening of the 20th of August, and was apparently as well as ever and seemed to enjoy chatting with the neighbors as usual. He went to bed as usual that night and the next morning not getting up at his usual hour his daughter went to awaken him, but he was taking his long last sleep from which no earthy mortal could awaken him. From appearances he had died without a struggle, and very soon after retiring. Dr. Hobbs, of Clyde, was sent for immediately but at the present no cause of his death has been ascertained.
Mr. Joseph Steiger was born in Baden Baden, Germany, about the year of 1824. While he was young he emigrated to the United States and settled in Ohio, near Cincinnati, where at the age of 30 years he was united in marriage to Miss Helena Bollin, whom he survived four years, she dying the 17th of July 1884. Mr. Steiger left Ohio in 1856 and settled in Hancock county, Ills., where he resided until he came to Nodaway county eighteen years ago when he traded for forty acres of land which forms part of the fine home he left.
Mr. Steiger leaves six children to mourn his death: John, Mrs. Eugene Eids, Joseph, Jr., Mary Agnes, Lizzie and John William, all who live here except Mrs. Eugene Eids, who lives in Hancock county, Ills. There are two children dead, one dying when an infant and Katie, who died July 2, 1877. Mr. Steiger was a very industrious and honest old man and enemies were almost unknown to him. Always jovial and pleasant; a kind father and husband and a good neighbor. He was a firm believer in the Catholic faith. He was buried in the cemetery at Conception according to the Catholic rite. To the bereaved family we extend our sincere sympathy and are glad that for so long a time we could claim him as our neighbor.  A Friend.

[STEIGER, LIZZIE]
Maryville Daily Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, March 17, 1893
--Miss Lizzie Steiger, aged twenty-six years, died at her home, ten miles southeast of Maryville, Thursday. She will be buried Saturday from the New Engleberg Cathedral at Old Conception. Just one year ago today her sister, Mary, died. Undertaker Chas. Lippman has the funeral in charge.

[STEIGER, LIZZIE]
Maryville Republican (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 23, 1893

--Miss Lizzie Steiger, aged 26 years, died at her home ten miles southeast of Maryville, Thursday, March 16, 1893. She was buried Saturday from the New Engleberg Cathedral at Old Conception.

[STERN, NETTIE]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 22, 1883
CLYDE – We should have reported in our last the death of little Nettie Stern, of membranous croup. Deceased was a little over two years of age.

[STEVENS, JOHN]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 2, 1882
--John Stevens, an old bachelor aged 62 years, who lived by himself in a hut near the dwelling of James C. Garrett in Grant township, was found dead last Saturday at his home. As he had not been seen around his house for some time it was thought he might be sick and James C. Garrett, Alex Thompson and James Ince went to his hut to see what was the matter when they found the old recluse dead. An inquest was held on the remains by 'Squire Monier, the jury returning a verdict that the deceased had died a natural death. Stevens has a number of relatives in this county.

[STEWART, GERTRUDE]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, May 3, 1883
JACKSON TOWNSHIP – Miss Gertrude Stewart was buried at Guilford last Friday, Rev. Thompson preaching her funeral. Gerty was respected and loved by all who knew her.

[STIFFLER, MARY A. FLOYD]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 26, 1883
--Mrs. George B. [ailey] Stiffler died last Tuesday morning of measles. She was buried Wednesday afternoon in Miriam cemetery, Rev. Richardson conducting the funeral services.

[STOUT, CYNTHIA DAGLEY]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, May 10, 1883
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP – Old Mrs. Stout, an old resident of this township, died in Stanberry at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Sharp, on the 3d. Her remains were taken to Guilford for interment.

[STRAWBRIDGE, BESSIE FAY ARMSTRONG]
Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota), Thursday, July 31, 1919
Mother Killed When Car Tips; Children Saved
Mrs. Ross Strawbridge of Sanger Meets Instant Death Under Automobile
Sanger, N. D., July 31. – Mrs. Ross Strawbridge was instantly killed here when a car she was driving went over a six foot embankment and she was pinned under the car. Her two children, aged seven and eleven, who were in the car with her escaped injury.
It is not known just how the accident occurred. She had been here making some purchases and about ten o'clock started back to the farm about four miles south of Sanger. The accident occurred just on the outskirts of the town.
Mrs. Strawbridge was about 35 years of age, a woman highly respected and her tragic death has caused deep sorrow in the community. She leaves a husband and two children.

[STRAWBRIDGE, BESSIE FAY ARMSTRONG]
Worth County Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), Wednesday, August 6, 1919
Bessie Fay Armstrong was born in Nodaway County, Mo., February 5, 1889, and departed this life in North Dakota, July 30, 1919, aged 30 years, 5 months and 25 days. She met her death in an automobile accident.
She was united in marriage to Ross Strawbridge, December 23, 1911. To this union, two children were born: Opal, past 6 years of age and Richard, past 3 years of age. The husband and children survive her. Also her mother and two sisters, Elsie and Ethel, and one brother, Roy. Her father preceded her in 1906. She confessed her faith in Christ in January 1905 and united with the Christian church at Sheridan, Mo. Bessie was highly respected in the community and was a successful public school teacher for some time.
The remains were brought to the home of her mother northwest of Sheridan, Mo., where the funeral services were conducted Sunday, August 3, 1919, by Challie Graham, pastor of the Isadora Church of Christ and the remains laid to rest in the Luteston cemetery.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the many friends. May they not sorrow as those without hope but look forward to the gladsome meeting day in our Father's House, where all tears shall be wiped away.

[STRAWBRIDGE, BESSIE FAY ARMSTRONG]
Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, August 7, 1919
Former Sheridan Woman Killed in Auto Accident
Mrs. Ross Strawbridge in North Dakota; Was Former Student at College Here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Strawbridge received a message last evening stating that their son's wife, Mrs. Ross Strawbridge, had been killed in an automobile accident. No particulars of the accident were given. Mr. Strawbridge, who lives with his family on a ranch near Stanton, N. Dak., left this morning with the body for Sheridan, Mo., the home of Mrs. Strawbridge's mother, Mrs. Ella Armstrong, where the funeral will be held. Mr. and Mrs. Strawbridge of this city will attend the services.
Mrs. Strawbridge, about 30 years old, was formerly Miss Bess Armstrong and she and Mr. Strawbridge were married nearly eight years ago. They have two children, Opal and Richard, who with the father survive. Her mother and a brother and two sisters also survive. Mrs. Strawbridge was a student at the State Teachers College here before her marriage.

[STRAWBRIDGE, BESSIE FAY ARMSTRONG]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 7, 1919
Leave to Attend Funeral
Mrs. J. W. Butts, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thummel and children attended the funeral of Mrs. Ross Strawbridge near Maple Grove Sunday. Mrs. Strawbridge was the victim of an auto accident in North Dakota on the previous Wednesday. She was formerly Miss Bess Armstrong and was one of Nodaway county's successful teachers.

[STRIDE, LETTA]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 24, 1884
--Miss Letta Stride died on Tuesday of last week and was buried on Thursday. Her father was at Kansas City at work, but they tried in vain to get word to him.

[SWINFORD, DENNIS D.]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 1, 1880
--It becomes our painful duty to record the death of Dennis D. Swinford, infant son of George W. and Rebecca Swinford, aged seven weeks, who died on the 26th inst., being sick only a few brief hours. Thus, the already grief-stricken parents—mourning the loss of a beloved and faithful mother—have additional cause for sorrow in this sudden bereavement. Elder D. O. Hink was called to attend the funeral and the little one was laid away to rest till Jesus comes. By request, Mr. Swinford—in consequence of the wind-storm then prevailing—the funeral services were postponed until the second Sunday in April, at the Swinford schoolhouse, 11 o'clock A. M. Theme for the occasion will be, "Will the Infantile World be Saved and How."

[SWINFORD, GEORGE WALTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, July 3, 1931
George Swinford, Veteran Resident of County, Dies
90-Year-Old Man Had Lived Here 76 Years—Funeral Will Be Sunday.
George W. [alter] Swinford, a resident of Nodaway county for seventy-six years, died about 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 922 South Main street. Mr. Swinford who was almost 90 years old, was born in Putnam county, Ind., August 29, 1841. He came to this county when he was a boy 14 years old and settled with his parents on a farm ten miles from Maryville.
He had lived in Maryville for the past twenty-four years ago, ever since he retired from the occupation of farming.
His wife, who was Miss Rebecca Wise, a native of Andrew county, to whom he was married on December 22, 1861, died seven years ago.
Mr. Swinford is survived by five children, Mrs. Martha Parrish who lives in Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Florence Purcell of Conception Junction, Mrs. Clo Lyon of Maryville, Miss Irene Swinford and W. [illiam] H. Swinford of the home. One brother, W. S. Swinford of near Arkoe, also survives.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home. Burial will be made in Long Branch cemetery near Arkoe.

[SWINFORD, JESSE]
Nodaway Democrat (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, October 28, 1883
DEATHS – Jesse Swinford of dysentery Sept. 30, in Grant township, aged two years.

[SWINFORD, REBECCA JANE WISE]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, September 26, 1924
Pioneer Resident Dies at Home Last Evening
Mrs. George W. Swinford Succumbs Following Illness of Pneumonia—Funeral Services Sunday P. M.
Mrs. George W. Swinford, a resident of Nodaway county since 1862, died about 6 o'clock last evening at her home, 922 South Main street, following a several days' illness of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Christian Church conducted by the Rev. R. E. Snodgrass. Burial will be in the Swinford cemetery east of Arkoe.
Rebecca Jane Wise was born May 26, 1845, in Savannah, which was her home until her marriage on December 22, 1861, to George W. Swinford. After a year's residence near Pickering they moved to the Bedison vicinity, where they lived until their removal to Maryville seventeen years ago. They were the parents of ten children, five of whom survive. They are Miss Irene Swinford and William Swinford, at home; Mrs. Florence Purcell of Conception; Mrs. Martha Parrish of St. Joseph; and Mrs. Chloe Lyons, living near Maryville. There are eight surviving grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.