Frances Elnora Morehouse
Frances Elnora Foster Morehouse, 83, Maryville, formerly of Hopkins, died Thursday, November 24, 2005, at her home in Maryville.
Born March 25, 1922, she was a 1940 graduate of Hopkins High School. On February 16, 1942 she married Donald H. Morehouse in Los Angeles, California.
Mrs. Morehouse was a member of the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church and American Legion Auxiliary #288, both in Hopkins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Thelma Foster and Gus and Helen Hall Bosley, a sister Helen Buchholz, and son-in-law, Jim O'Brien.
She is survived by her husband Don, of the home, daughters, Elaine "Pemmy" Drummond and husband, Eddie, Hopkins, Deb DeMott and husband Mark, and Terri Dawson and husband Rick, all of Maryville, 11 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Monday, November 28, at Wray Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins.
Memorials may be made to North Nodaway Educational Foundation or SSM Hospice of Northwest Missouri.
Arrangements were under the direction of Price Funeral Home, Maryville.
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Florence Vaughn Conley
Florence Conley, 99, Maryville, died December 21, 1999 at her home.
Mrs. Conley was born September 4, 1900 in Maryville. Her parents were Jerimiah and Ella Brennan Vaughn. She married Clare Alva Conley June 4, 1918 in Maryville.
She was a graduate of St. Patrick's High School, Maryville. She was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Gregory's Catholic Church parish and St. Gregory's guild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and one sister Doris Conley.
Survivors include one daughter, Clarita Daughtery, of their home, three grandchildren, Sharon Rice, Kansas City, Linda Blakemore, Kansas City, and Sam Daugherty, Blue Springs, and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held December 23, 1999 at St. Gregory's Catholic Church, Maryville, with Father Donald Miller officiating. Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Maryville.
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Norman Oberhauser
Norman Lawrence Oberhauser, 76, Hopkins, died December 19, 1999 at Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph.
Mr. Oberhauser was born July 8, 1923, in Taylor County, Iowa. His parents were Otto Lawrence and Velma Irene Sheley Oberhauser. He married Carole C. Morehouse, February 17, 1961, in Bedford, Iowa.
He was a graduate of Hopkins High School, class of 1940. He served in the US Army during World War II. He was self-employed as a carpenter. He was a member of the Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Hopkins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother Billy Lee Oberhauser.
Survivors include his wife, of their home, two sons, Norman Shane Oberhauser and Karol Kane Oberhauser, both of Hopkins, two daughters, Marla Jean Bovard, Hopkins and Jackie Laine Saville, Bedford, Iowa, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were held December 22, 1999 at Swanson-Price Funeral Home, Hopkins with the Reverend Jon Spaulding officiating. Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Heartland Hospital Foundation or the St. Francis Hospital Foundation.
Galen Coffelt
Galen "Dale" Coffelt, 20, LeSueur, Minnesota, died August 15, 2000, in Rush River State Park, Sibley County, Minnesota.
Mr. Coffelt was born November 12, 1979 in Joplin. His parents are Darrell and Pamela Jean Money Coffelt.
He lived in Maryville from 1990-1992 before moving to Salina, Kansas. He worked for LeSueur Foundry, LeSueur, Minnesota. He enjoyed friends, camping and riding his motorcycle.
Survivors include two daughters, Destiny and Jessica Coffelt, Mankato, Minnesota, his mother Pamela Flores, Junction City, Kansas, and step-father, Roy, his father Darrell Coffelt, LeSueur, Minnesota, and step-mother Alyce, two sisters, Cheryl Hulse and husband Bob, Abilene, Kansas, Stephanie Morehouse and husband Josh, Whiteman Air Force Base, Warrenburg, maternal grandparents, Willard and Shirley Coffelt, Maryville, two step-brothers, Chad Fogo and wife Heather, Superior, Nebraska and Justin Fogo, Kansas City, two step-sisters, Salome Ethridge and husband Ricky, Huntington, Texas and Yvonne Flores, Dublin, Georgia, nieces and nephews, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Services will be held at 10 am, Saturday, August 19,2000 at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville. Dr. Kenneth Lindsey will officiate. Visitation will be from 7-8 pm Friday, August 18, 2000 at Price Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Skidmore.
Memorials may be made to Galen Dale Coffelt Memorial Fund c/o Price Funeral Home, Maryville.
Edna May (Morehouse) Woldruff
Edna May Woldruff, 93, Hopkins, died December 26, 1999 at Maryville Health Care Center.
Mrs. Woldruff was born May 12, 1906 in Hopkins her parents were Walter Cornelius and Minnie J. Messecar Morehouse. She married Clarence "Glen" "Skinny" Woldruff on November 26, 1924 in Maryville.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, chapter K, P.E.O. Sisterhood, Order of Eastern Star Chapter #401, United Methodist Women, Hilltop Club and The Bridge Club, all in Hopkins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a sister Ruth Smith, and five brothers, Walter, Henry, Virgil, Harley and Paul Morehouse.
She is survived by three daughters, Virginia M. Gill, Lawson, Missouri, Norma L. Robinson, Dillion, Colorado, and Carole Spalding, Hopkins, Missouri, 11 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.
Services were held December 29, 1999 at Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Hopkins, with Reverend Jon Spaulding and Reverend Susan Noakes officiating. Burial was in the Hopkins Cemetery. Memorial may be made to Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Hopkins, Missouri.
Lena Irene Cox Dougherty Jefferies
Lena Irene Cox Dougherty Jefferies, 96, Savannah formerly of Hopkins, died Sunday, March 7, 2004, at the Shady Lawn Nursing Home, Savannah.
She was born April 29, 1907 in rural Hopkins, to Jacob and Oney Wallace Cox. In September 1927, she married John Wesley Dougherty in Bedford, Iowa. He preceded her in death September 7, 1945. In March 1950, she married Joe Jefferies. He preceded her in death on January 11, 1988.
Mrs. Jefferies was a 1924 graduate of Hopkins High School. She was a member of the former Friendship Club and a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star #401, Hopkins. She was a Christian.
She was also preceded in death by a son Merrill Dougherty, a sister Jenny Hensley and brother Merle Cox.
Survivors include her son, James Dougherty and wife Patricia, of Savannah, stepson, Joe Jefferies and wife Ina, of Ridgefield, Washington, and daughter-in-law, Anita Dougherty of Hopkins, 11 grandchildren, 37 great-granchildren and 20 great-great-grandchildren, and her sister Edna Morehouse, of Hopkins.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 9, 2004, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Burial was in Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins.
Memorials maybe made to Hopkins Cemetery Association.
Arrangements were under the direction of Price Funeral Home, Maryville.
Iva Lorene Morehouse
Yakima- Iva Lorene Morehouse, 87, of Yakima, went home to the Lord on August 12, 2006 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. She was surrounded by family and went peacefully as she slept.
She was born June 17, 1919 in Denver, Arkansas to Louis and Stella Cloud. Iva had five sisters. She attended school in Falcon, Missouri, at the Morehouse School, in Caravan, Indiana and in Lebanon, Missouri. She was a licensed Practical Nurse in Missouri. Later she was a substitute teacher at Morehouse School.
On October 12, 1935, she married her childhood sweetheart, James C. (Jimmy) Morehouse in Lebanon, Missouri. She lived with her husband and children on a farm east of Falcon, Missouri. In 1953 she moved with her family to Yakima. She worked for J.J. Newbury from 1954 until the store closed. She then worked for over 20 years for Luv's Hallmark as their bookkeeper retiring in 1992. After retirement she was called back to Luv's on two occasions to assist their new bookkeeper. She ended up with three retirement parties from Luv's.
She enjoyed taking trips with family especially "back home" to Missouri. She loved making quilts with her husband and their lifelong friend Jewell Wade. The entire family was kept well stocked with her quilts.
She loved being with her family, her and Dad always had an open door for the family and always had them visiting. We always knew there was a cold soda, cup of coffee, and cookies or pie waiting for us. The entire family anticipated Christmas breakfast at Grandma's house. Her cooking was often imitated but never duplicated. She and Dad were both the type of people that made friends wherever they went. They both enjoyed sitting and talking with people, wheather new friends or lifelong friends from "down home" (Missouri.)
She was a generous, loving and compassionate lady who did not have a harsh word for anyone. Her and Dad both loved their family and were always there to support their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in whatever they were doing. One of her greatest joys came when her great-grandchildren were all together at her house. The entire family lovingly called her "Gradma". All of the neighborhood kids grew up with fond memories of Mom and Dad.
She and Dad particularly enjoyed visiting with the many friends they made at the Yakima Valley Credit Union where they were members for over 50 years, they were always treated like one of the family when doing business there.
Iva was preceded in death by her parents, five sisters, a son Clinton Wayne, a grandson Jamie, and Jim, her husband of over 70 years who passed away on July 31, 2006. She is survived by her four sons, and their wives, James (Betty) Morehouse Jr., of Springfield, Missouri, Marvin (Donna) Morehouse of Moxee, Larry (Kathy) Morehouse of Yakima, and David (Katy) Morehouse of Yakima. Her grandchildren Bobby Morehouse, of California, Mark Morehouse, of Kansas City, Missouri, Sheri Martinez of Terrace Hts., Washington, Jeff Morehouse of Everett, Washington, Carie Kellar of Yakima, Brandon Morehouse of Toppenish, Michael Morehouse of Yakima, and Ben Minick of Yakima. Great grandchildren, Jessica Morehouse, Kevin Morehouse, Dustin Martinez, Garret Martinez, Ashlee Morehouse, Jeffrey Morehouse, Kaitlyn Morehouse, Elissa Morehouse, Dylan Kellar and Ari Kay Morehouse.
Visitation can be made Thursday, August 17, 2006 from Noon to 8:00 p.m. at Keith and Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday August 18, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. at the Keith and Keith Terrace Heights Chapel, located at 2807 Terrace Heights Drive. Memorial Park. Concluding services and burial will follow in the Terrace Heights Memorial Park. In lieu of floweres, donations may be made to Memorial Home and Health and Hospice in care of Keith and Keith Funeral Home.
James Clifford (Jimmy) Morehouse
James Clifford (Jimmy) Morehouse, 91, of Yakima, went home to the Lord on July 31, 2006 at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. He was surrounded by family and went peacefully as he slept. He was born July 1, 1915 in Falcon, Missouri to Thurman and Anna Harriell Morehouse. Jim had four brothers and two sisters. He attended school at the Morehouse School, which was established by his grandfather Andrew Jackson Morehouse. He later attended school in Ponca City, Oklahoma where he excelled in basketball and was offed a scholarship as a result. He was unable to continue his basketball due to the needs of the family farm. All of us knew of his abilities and his love for the game. On October 12, 1935 he married his childhood sweetheart, Iva Lorene Cloud in Lebanon, Missouri. They settled on a farm east of Falcon, Missouri. During these years he worked in a sawmill for his father-in-law, was an independent trucker, a farmer and worked in construction. He helped build the Army base at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. In 1953 he moved his family to Yakima where he worked at a cold storage warehouse until starting construction work with the Hanford Project. In 1956 he went to work for the City of Yakima in the Water Department. He spent many of his years there as a heavy equipment operator until in 1980, when he retired. After retirement he was occasionally called back to the Water Department to train new employees in the skills he had perfected. After retirement he enjoyed working as an usher and security guard at the Yakima Sundome.
Jim was one of "The Greatest Generation" as defined by Tom Brokaw in his book of the same name. He is part of the group of veterans that we are losing at the rate of about 2500 a day. He served in World War II as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Infantry where he received honors for his abilities as a Drill Instructor. The family still has letter from members of his later units remembering him as a professional, a Sergeant who took care of his men first. While his unit was preparing for the invasion of mainland Japan the war ended and he returned home to help raise his family.
He was the type of man that made friends wherever he went. He enjoyed sitting and talking with people whether new friends or the lifelong friends from "down home" (Missouri). He was a generous man with a big heart. He loved his family and was always there to support his children and grandchildren and great grandchildren in whatever they were doing. The entire family lovingly knew him as "Grampa". He particularly enjoyed visiting with the many friends he made at the Yakima Valley Credit Union where he was a member for over 50 years.
Jim was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, two sisters,
a son Clinton Wayne, a grandson Jamie. He is survived by his wife, Iva
of over 70 years . He is survived by his four sons, and their wives, James
(Betty) Morehouse Jr., of Springfield, Missouri, Marvin (Donna) Morehouse
of Moxee, Larry (Kathy) Morehouse of Yakima, and David (Katy) Morehouse
of Yakima. Her grandchildren Bobby Morehouse, of California, Mark Morehouse,
of Kansas City, Missouri, Sheri Martinez of Terrace Hts., Washington,
Jeff Morehouse of Everett, Washington, Carie Kellar of Yakima, Brandon
Morehouse of Toppenish, Michael Morehouse of Yakima, and Ben Minick of
Yakima. Great grandchildren, Jessica Morehouse, Kevin Morehouse, Dustin
Martinez, Garret Martinez, Ashlee Morehouse, Jeffrey Morehouse, Kaitlyn
Morehouse, Elissa Morehouse, Dylan Kellar and Ari Kay Morehouse.
Visitation can be made Sunday, August 6, 2006 from Noon to 5:00 p.m. at
Keith and Keith Ninth Avenue Chapel. Funeral Services will be conducted
Monday August 7, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. at the Keith and Keith Terrace Heights
Chapel, located at 2807 Terrace Heights Drive. Memorial Park. Concluding
services and burial will follow in the Terrace Heights Memorial Park.
In lieu of floweres, donations may be made to Memorial Home and Health
and Hospice in care of Keith and Keith Funeral Home.
Andrew Jackson Morehouse
A. J. Morehouse died suddenly in his home, near Falcon, on last Thursday, November 30, 1916 at 8 o'clock a.m.
He had not been in good health for some time, but was able to be up and around, and on the morning of his death, had eaten a hearty breakfast. Later he went into an adjoining room and sat down in a chair, death coming almost without warning. He was 80 years old.
Funeral services were held at the Dougan graveyard, near Nebo, on Friday, at 11 a.m.
Mr. Morehouse was born in Delaware County, Ohio, October 16, 1837. He came to this county in 1849 and has since resided here. He was married on November 1, 1865 to Miss Amanda Couch, who, with seven children survives him.
The surviving children are, Mrs. Geneva Roberts, Mrs. Arminde Couch, Mrs. Emily McNeal and Thurman George, Elsworth and Winchester Morehouse. Thirty-one grandchildren also survive.
He served three years in the Federal army during the Civil War and lost an arm while in active service.
Mr. and Mrs. Morehouse had the pleasure of clebrating their golden wedding in November 1916.
Mr. Morehouse was highly esteemed as a citizen and his death was a loss to the community in which his long life had been spent.