Obituaries
Obituaries
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1889:
Died--Late last night (February 22, 1889), Alfred M. Lay, who lived
with his mother and a younger brother and sister in Kansas City, was
found dead in his room with an emptied laudanum bottle on the bureau.
He was a son of Alfred M. Lay, who died at Washington 19 years ago
while representing the old sixth Missouri district in Congress. He was
26 years old, unmarried and of a studious, retiring disposition. He
was devoted to his mother and had absolutely no associates aside from
the home circle. A few months ago, he came to Kansas City, after
selling out his interest in a business at Duncan, Arizona and had
lately been making arrangements to go into business at Seattle,
Washington territory. His financial condition and prospects were good.
He was of a melancholy temperament and melancholia is the only cause
that can be given for his death. He had not been in the best of health
for some time and when his mother called him yesterday at noon and
received no answer, she imagined him still asleep and decided not to
awaken him. Late at night, Mrs. Lay again found it impossible to
arouse him and was horrified, upon looking over the transom, to find
him dead. The body will be taken to Jefferson City for burial.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1891:
Died--by the accidental discharge of a shotgun, James T. Howser, a
young farmer who recently moved to the Judge Ham farm, on February 3,
1891. He was 28 and leaves a wife, a daughter of ex-Sheriff Hooper,
and three children. He had recently joined the Ancient Order of United
Woodmen and his widow will be entitled to $2000. He was found in the
corncrib by Pelly Wright, who had come to get him to help load hay. J.
J. Donald says that nine out of the fourteen Howsers he has known have
met violent deaths, by accident, during the war, or otherwise.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County:
Died--at the residence of J. S. Bailey near Fairfield, on March 30, at
3 a.m., Mrs. Temperance Zook, aged 88 years and five days. She was
born in Pennsylvania and has lived in Benton over 30 years.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1891:
Died--at his residence on Brush Creek, March 24, 1891, Charlie Wetzel,
who had been a great sufferer with catarrh of the throat. Buried at
Mt. Olivet. He was 47 and was born and raised within one mile of the
place where he lived. Buried at First Harmony and the large church was
crowded. Truly a worthy man has gone. He leaves five children and a
devoted wife who, for three months of waiting and watching at his
bedside, seemed never to tire in well doing. May his children and
friends emulate his many virtues.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1891:
Died--at her home in Warsaw, May 30, 1891, Mrs. Sarah E. Blakey, in her
71st year. The widow of James Blakey, who died of cholera in 1849.
She leaves only one child, Mrs. J. M. English. She was a kind-hearted
old lady. Her husband and his father, James Blakey, and her father,
Wm. McElrath, were from Tennessee and Kentucky. They came to Benton in
1843. They were possessed of plenty of land, livestock and Negroes and
were among the prosperous of the farming and stock raising and trading
people in the old times before the war. Funeral preached Sunday by
Rev. T. C. Chapman and there was a large attendance.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1891:
Died--on November 14, 1891, Ann M. Smart, who was born May 28, 1814, in
North Carolina, a daughter of Geo. Cathys, who died when she was very
young. Moved to Cooper County with relatives when a child. After
reaching womanhood, moved to Benton with her brother-in-law, John
Bigham, one of the early settlers in the county. United in marriage
with James Smart in 1840. They had eight children, five boys and three
girls, of whom six are living, three men and three women. Was a
faithful Presbyterian until after the war when, there being no church
near, she united with the Methodists. Her last words were she was
ready to go to meet her Lord, whom she had tried to serve for so long.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1891:
Died--at his home near Lincoln, on the morning of December 16, 1891,
Henry Rotermund, Sr. He was apparently quite well Monday morning until
10 o’clock when, in taking a walk, he fell on level ground and was
injured inwardly, from which he suffered in great pain until his death.
Mr. Rotermund was born in the kingdom of Hanover, Germany and was in
his 73rd year. He was well liked by his neighbors, a reliable and
worthy citizen, and has been a member of the Lutheran Church since
childhood. In politics, he was an ardent Democrat and took great
interest in the questions of the day. Leaves a wife and two grown
children. A good man has left us.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1891:
Died--in Warsaw, Sunday night at 12 o’clock, December 27, 1891, Isaac
A. Campbell, the proprietor of the Campbell House, in his 38th year.
He was born in Independence September 18, 1854. In 1877, with his
mother, he took charge of the hotel which bears his name. Married to
Miss Myrtle Bibb April 13, 1881 and together they have been the host
and hostess of the Campbell House ever since. Notwithstanding many
unfavorable circumstances, they have made it one of the most popular
hotels in central Missouri. Mr. Campbell was extremely polite and
obliging to his friends and patrons and tenderly loved his family. His
early death brings the keenest pangs of sorrow. Funeral services were
held at the Campbell House, Rev. Chapman in charge, with a large number
present. Remains were buried at Clark Creek. A wife and two boys,
aged 9 and 2 ½, an aged mother and one brother, Claude, are the near
relatives to mourn for him.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1892:
Died--at Cherryvale, Kansas, January 8, 1892, William Harrison Combs.
He was a brother of B. B. Combs of Warsaw and remains were buried in
the Warsaw cemetery January 12. He was born in 1833, near Lexington,
Kentucky. His grandfather, Benj. Combs, was a captain in the
Continental Army and was at the battle of Yorktown where Cornwallis
surrendered. Was an early emigrant from Virginia to Kentucky, settled
near Boonsborough, on the Kentucky river. He and his sons had many
skirmishes with the Indians, in which one or two lost their lives. The
father of the deceased, Wm. R. Combs, and four or five of his brothers,
among them Gen. Lesslie and Sam, were soldiers and officers under
General Harrison in the War of 1812. The deceased was a student at
Transylvania University at Lexington, Kentucky. A moral man, never
drank, played cards nor used profane or vulgar language. Came to
Missouri in 1853, joined the Christian Church in 1854, was married to
Judge Pyle’s daughter in 1855. They gave their children a college
education at Emporia, Kansas, then a separation took place, his wife
and children going to California. He shared his property liberally and
lived a lonely life on a farm he bought near Cherryvale.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1892:
Died--April 16, 1892, Mary Staley, colored, the oldest person in this
section of the county and well-known in Benton County for more than
fifty years. Died at her cabin in the north part of Warsaw and claimed
to be 108 years old. There is a general belief that she was right in
the knowledge of her age. She was an intelligent and smart old woman
and retained her mind and activity to a marked degree, although for
some time past she has been blind.
Aunt Mary is first remembered by the oldest inhabitants as belonging to
ex-County Judge White, long since deceased. James Donald remembers her
fifty years ago. Judge White was a pioneer of the Indian days. At
that time, Aunt Mary was considered as quite an old woman. Afterwards,
she belonged to Philip Hall and later was bought by John Staley, an
uncle of J. M. Staley of Lindsey township, who wanted her on account of
her usefulness in caring for children.
She was with the Staley family when emancipated by the war. Her son,
known as Linas Wright, died some 12 years ago and was between fifty and
sixty. His son, Bill, an insane person, died the day before his
grandmother. She has always had the care of him and wanted to outlive
him, which she was permitted to do. He was about 50 and had always
been a county charge.
Aunt Mary was a fine specimen of the kind-hearted, faithful and
industrious old slave and probably was always kindly treated and
respected whether owned as property of free. Her great age was a
wonder to some of the colored people. One man told us that she was so
old that she “could easily remember when the Osage River was a little
bit of a creek, easily stepped over.”
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1892:
Died--June 13, 1892, in the Walnut Grove vicinity, Mrs. Orpha See,
widely known, loved and respected. She was born in Hardy county, West
Virginia, February 6, 1814 and was 78 last February. In 1832, she
married Edmund See and moved to Indiana in 1835. After three years,
they moved to Missouri and have remained here since. Mother of six all
living, also 22 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. About 14
years ago, she was thrown from a horse, which caused her much
difficulty and may have shortened her life. She has been compelled to
use crutches, since a severe fall during the winter of 1891. However,
her life was one of continual health, except for a short spell of
sickness in 1866. She was very active for her years and always finding
something to do that would be a benefit to others. Her oldest
daughter, Miss Catherine Keets, lives in Washington, the other five
children in Benton County.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1893:
Died--in Santa Barbara, California, her last home on earth, October 14,
1893, Milley Ann Heath, daughter of Capt. John H. and Nancy Holloway.
Born in Benton County and raised to young womanhood here and, with her
parents, emigrated to California in 1849 and settled in Sutter County.
Married to Callaway G. Heath, Rev. J. L. Burchard officiating, at her
mother’s home on November 5, 1854 and, with her husband, returned to
Benton County early in 1855 and settled on her father’s old
homestead, then owned by her husband, where she lived happily until
1863. As a result of the war, her home was abandoned for some time and
the family resided at other localities until 1865, when the family
returned to their old precious home in Benton County in 1872. They
went to Cross Timbers then, and, in 1887, emigrated to California and
settled in Santa Barbara. She was the mother of ten children, eight of
whom survive her. As a wife, she was model in every sense of the word.
As a mother, kind, patient and forebearing. Her body laid to rest by
the side of her mother, husband and children.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1893:
Died--in Sedalia, John S. Lingle, October 30, 1893, nearly 82 years
old. Mr. Lingle was born in Dauphin County, Pa. November 10, 1811,
was reared on a farm, worked in the iron foundries of the state in his
youth. In his leisure hours, learned bookkeeping and became an expert.
Also learned surveying and, in 1835, emigrated to Missouri. Two years
later, he located in Henry County, where he married Mrs. Elizabeth
Leach, daughter of Geo. Cleveland. He farmed and taught school where
Lewis now stands and was a chain carrier for the government when parts
of Henry and Benton counties were first surveyed. In 1848, moved to
Warsaw where he was bookkeeper and salesman for James Atkinson and W.
E. Tull until 1861, but, in the meantime, in 1858, he was elected
treasurer of Benton County. He moved to Sedalia in 1864, his wife
having died in 1862, and was salesman and bookkeeper for several firms.
Eight years ago, was stricken with paralysis, which incapacitated him
for future business but he was able to read the public prints without
the aid of glasses until the last few weeks. In all of his business
relations, Mr. Lingle was never with a firm where he was not the
bookkeeper and his services were appreciated to the fullest. A member
of the M. E. Church, south, for fully half a century and, during all
that period, walked faithfully in the light of the Lord. The funeral
train arrived in Warsaw at 11:15 and a large number of friends met it
and the burial took place at once, with Rev. Stewart Stratton
conducting. Remains accompanied from Sedalia by Mrs. Hastie of
Sedalia, George R., Thomas J. and W. P. Lingle of Clinton. A son, B.
R., lives in Warsaw. Children not present were Mrs. Early of Sedalia
and J. H. Lingle of Clinton.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1894:
Died--at her home near Spring Grove Church, January 4, 1894, Mrs.
Salome Tucker, wife of Wm. Tucker, aged 48. She leaves a husband and
six children, four of whom are grown--William Tucker of West White,
Miss Louise, Mrs. Louis Green and Frank Tucker; Miss May is sixteen and
Nettie, aged 12. The family has always lived in the county, the
deceased being a daughter of the late Dr. Eberly. An active member of
the M. E. Church and leaves a wide circle of friends. Remains at
McIntire Chapel, on Brush Creek.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1894:
Died--of relapsed la grippe, March 5, 1894, at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Nora Light, James Harvey Vance, aged 77 years. Born
January 23, 1817, in Sullivan County, Tenn., where he grew to manhood,
receiving only a meager education such as was attainable in the public
schools of the state at that period, although proficient for his time
and chance.
Having a desire to seek his fortune in the west, in the fall of 1840,
he bade farewell to his father, mother, brothers, and sisters, many of
whom he never saw again. He started for Missouri, arriving in
Montgomery County in December and in Benton County in February, 1841,
where he has since resided. He stopped with Nicholas Campbell, south
of Fairfield, where he lived and worked until the fall of 1843. In
October of that year he married Sarah Henderson Langford, daughter of
Jordan Langford of Fristoe township, who still survives him, though an
invalid for the last thirty years. In December 1843, he settled and
lived upon what is now known as the Hop Robertson farm on Hogles Creek
but the great floods of 1844, 45, causing a loss of two crops, resulted
in his leaving this farm and settling on another on Turkey Creek in
Fristoe township, on what was afterward known as the Bob Woods farm,
now owned by John Goss. He lived upon and cultivated this farm until
1851, when he sold his stock and moved to Warsaw and became salesman
and bookkeeper for the wholesale and retail mercantile house of Henry
Borland & Co.
At the time, before the day of railroads, Warsaw had an extensive river
traffic and the above firm did a large business, extending all over
southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. He worked for this firm two
years, then the company put him in control of a branch house at
Fairfield. He worked here for two years, then purchased a small farm
located two miles north of Fairfield, as he had a strong desire to
return to rural life. So, in 1856, he moved to his farm, on the Warsaw
Springfield road, and continued to reside and labor until a paralytic
stroke in 1890 wholly incapacitated him for manual labor. He had a
sale, broke up housekeeping and has, since, lived with his children.
He and his wife had ten children, two sons and eight daughters, three
of whom, John, Elizabeth and Susan, died before reaching their
majority. The remaining seven still survive him and are somewhat
scattered: Wm. R. married Mary C., youngest daughter of James M. and
Susan Wisdom; Mary M. married Wm. Feaster, divorced, then married F. J.
Wright, now of Tom township; Sarah J. married A. H. Rhea, now of
Stockton, California; Missouri C. married S. P. Alexander, now of Dade
County; Margarette A. married G. W. Smith; Rebecca F. married I. R.
Smith; Noria I. married C. W. Light, all of Fristoe township.
Another of our pioneers is gone. Few people who lived in Benton when
he came are now here. Time is marching on. Those who migrated here in
the forties are silvering for the tomb and, like him, must soon cross
the turbid stream of death, alone with God. He was baptized into the
fellowship of the Richwoods Baptist Church in 1874. Remains buried in
the family graveyard near his old home, in the presence of his
children. Funeral by Elder Horn.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1894:
Died--at his home five miles northwest of Warsaw, March 19, 1894, John
Failer, an esteemed old citizen, aged 75. Born in Pennsylvaina and
came to Benton County when a young man, over 50 years ago, and made his
home on the farm where he died and where his remains were laid to rest.
He leaves a wife and two children, Alonzo Failer and Mrs. Wm. Hartle.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1894:
Died--of pneumonia, March 27, 1894, at her home three miles west of
Warsaw, Mary Ann Jones, aged 69. Born in Jackson County, Alabama in
1825; her parents, John and Melinda Stewart, moved to Morgan County in
1837, then to Shawnee Bend, also in 1837, where she has resided since.
She was married to David D. Jones of Devonshire, Wales, February 8,
1844. Nine children, six surviving, two sons and four daughters. Five
of Clair County. A member of the M. E. Church since she was 12.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1894:
Died--Jacob Gentry, July 9, 1894, aged 72, at his home in Mt. View.
Born in 1822 in East Tennessee, Ray County; moved and settled on the
Pomme de Terre, four miles south of Fairfield, 1831, when the red men
were in the forest and were his neighbors. Their nearest white
neighbors were in a settlement near Springfield, near what is now
called Dry Glaze. The following spring, they went to Boonville for
their seed corn. Mr. Gentry was also a farmer, until disabled by
paralysis. He died after three long years of suffering, having quite a
number of strokes. He received a chair at Fairfield, at the picnic
three years ago, for being the oldest citizen of Benton County.
Married to Miss Susanna Kirby in 1844. They had nine children, three
of whom died. He was buried in the cemetery at Fairfield. He
professed faith in Christ about three month’s before his death.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1895:
Died--Perry G. Snyder, Sr. of Fairfield, on March 2, 1895, at the home
of his son, O. D. Snyder. Born in Stubensville, Ohio, in 1814,
emigrated to Madison, Indiana, married in 1832, at the age of 19.
Lived in Indiana and Kentucky until 1827, when he moved to Missouri.
His mother was a Methodist and he was sprinkled when he was an infant.
Father of 10 children, six living, with O. D., John and Dr. W. J.
Snyder living in Benton County.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1897:
Died--at his home in northwest White, February 6, 1897, J. W.
Christian, aged about 65. Formerly lived in Tom township and was a
well known Baptist and always an active member. He formerly lived on
the John B. Clark farm southwest of Warsaw. The Windsor Review carried
the obituary which said: J. W. Christian, one of the pioneers of this
section, passed from this sphere last Saturday morning about two
o’clock from a complication of diseases. In the days of the
rebellion, he espoused the Southern cause and fought all through the
war, being a member of Gen. Sterling Price’s escort. On his
deathbed, he selected his pallbearers from his former comrades in the
Confederate Army: M. F. Davis, C. A. Stewart, Robert O. Nelson, J. H.
Bell, Jas. Goodin and H. H. Lackland reverently carried him to his last
resting place and laid him down in peace. He was buried at Harmony
church. Mr. Christian was born in Fayette County, Ky. January 1, 1831
and was 66 at his death. He came to Missouri at an early age and was
married to Mary Ann Black of Boone County, who died in 1863. They had
five children, four now living. He was married the second time to
Julia Blythe of Callaway County, in 1866. They had nine children,
eight now living. His second wife preceeded him to the other shore but
a year and a half ago.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1897:
Died--at the home of his son, J. S. Thurston, in Warsaw February 7,
1897, Wm. S. Thurston, aged 80. He came to Benton County in 1833 and
was the oldest resident in the county. He always lived in South Union
until a short time ago. He was an ex-soldier and the Climax Post
G.A.R. officiated at the funeral. He was a popular and respected
citizen and leaves a wife and five grown children.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1897:
Died--November 4, 1897, at Cross Timbers, after an illness of about
three months, Elisha T. Condley, aged 83. Mr. Condley was born in
Halifax County, Virginia November 21, 1814 and moved with his father,
Anderson Condley, to Giles County, Tennessee in 1830, where he married
in 1837 to Miss Elizabeth Beck. She passed away February 10, 1897.
Mr. Condley came to Missouri to look for a future home for himself and
young wife in 1838 and visited the Queen City of the Ozarks when it was
but a very small village containing one small general store, a
blacksmith shop and a few cabins. He returned to his home in Tennessee
and made arrangements to move in the spring of 1839. He came to what
was then a part of Benton County and settled on the ridge about five
miles northeast of where Quincy now stands and resided there till the
spring of 1867, when he removed to the place which still bears his name
on Turkey Creek. He resided there until the spring of 1873, when he
moved to Cross Timbers and engaged in merchandising under the firm name
of Heath & Condley, this being the first mercantile venture of his
life, having been previously engaged in blacksmithing and farming. He
sold his stock to Heath & Spickert a few days before his death. He was
a past master in the Masonic Fraternity and united with the Christian
Church in 1853. He was an elder in the Cross Timbers church at the
time of his death. He was one of those sturdy citizens of our country
who ever stood ready to defend her honor and uphold her laws and did no
small part in developing civilization in what then was an uncivilized
country. Mr. Condley was the father of five children. A son, Beverly,
died when but four years old and Calvin M. died of smallpox in 1865 at
St. Louis, while serving as a soldier in the U. S. Army and was 21 when
he died. Three daughters survive: Mrs. Ann E. Williams, wife of V. S.
Williams, Mrs. Mary Ihrig, widow of John B. Ihrig, and Mrs. Martha
Rhea, wife of E. T. Rhea.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1897:
Died--George H. Blanton, Saturday, November 20, 1897, at the home of
his son, Mark, west of Lincoln. He was 90. He was known as Uncle
George. Uncle Jimmie Donald says that he came to this county in 1836,
51 years ago. He settled on and lived a long time on what is now the
fine farm of Joseph McGinnis in Fristoe township, from where he moved
to Texas with his son Mark five or six years ago. The family returned
to Benton County last year. He was a typical pioneer, belonged to the
Masonic order and liked to be considered as a gentleman and a man of
good family, which is so natural to the oldtime men from the southern
states. He always took pleasure in relating stories of the pioneer
days and like the late Isaiah West, he was entitled to and liked to be
treated with consideration. He was of a genial and friendly
disposition and well-liked by a large circle of acquaintances. The
pioneers are rapidly passing away. They had experiences and privations
that can never be encountered again and a too often thoughtless world
does not treat them in their old age as they deserve. They were strong
men, independent, self-reliant and often with a high sense of dignity
and honor, which is now rarely found in men in the same ranks of life.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Thomas Briggs.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1897:
Died--Noah Martin, at his home near Noble, O. T., on January 16, 1897,
of heart disease, leaving a wife and seven children, the latter all
grown men. Mr. Martin was born in Tennessee and lived in South Fristoe
for 26 years, where he raised his family. Of his sons, John, Jesse and
Noah live in Benton County; James lives in Shawneetown, Oklahoma;
George and Baxter live in Colorado and William lives in the State of
Washington. The deceased was a very active and energetic man and but
few men south of the river were better known.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1897:
Died--William S. Feaster died December 30, 1897, at his home in East
Lindsey, aged 79. Born in Washington County, Tennessee, on March 30,
1819, lived there until he was ten, then came with his father to Benton
County. Married to Louisa Ross in 1842. They lived north of Warsaw
for five years, then moved on his farm near Poplar. In poor health for
four or five years but possessed his mind clearly to the last and was
willing to go to his reward. A devoted husband and father and
neighbor. Father of two boys and seven girls. A wife and three
children survive. He first became a member of the Pilot Grove M. E.
Church and, in 1857, became a Baptist. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--Mrs. A.J. Wright, February, 1898. The Rev. M. B. W. Granger of
the Presbyterian Church conducted the funeral service at the residence.
She was born September 20, 1831, near Harrodsburg, Ky. When three
months old, she moved with her parents, Willis and Julia Burford, to
Monroe County, Mo., afterwards to Warren County, where she was reared
and married. She was Miss Frances Jane Burford when she married A. J.
Wright on March 5, 1851, and they have lived an unbroken happily
married life for 47 years. They have been constant, faithful members
of the Christian Church. There are left of this happy family: one
son, Willis F. Wright, and three daughters, Mrs. Sadie Burford of
Harrisonville; Mrs. John Spring of Belleville, Ill., and Mrs. Nora Lay
of Warsaw. The aged mother, Mrs. Burford, also survives, as does one
brother, Wallace Burford in Arizona; two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Buchanan
of Belleville, Ill., and Mrs. Sallie Longacre of Kingsville, Mo., and
her husband. She was a quiet, unobtrusive Christian. She sleeps well
-- her duties all done.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--at Lake Creek, at the residence of her son, Jost Meyer, on
February 7, 1898, Grandma Meyer, aged 99 years, five months and seven
days. She had fairly good health to within a few days of her death,
with her mind and faculties remaining as good as most persons of 75.
She had a good education and memory and was among the first settlers at
Mora. She had only one child left, now nearly 80. She was a Lutheran
and attended church regularly until the past year. She was of a
cheerful disposition, liked company and was popular with young and old
people. John Jagels, who has known her as long as he can remember,
gave us the above particulars.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--at the home of Chas. Wickliffe in north Fristoe, August 24, 1898,
Mrs. Barbara, widow of Chas. Wickliffe, in the 88th year of her age.
She has been blind 12 years and unable to walk without assistance the
past year. She came to Benton County with her husband from Indiana in
1835 and formerly was a member of the Methodist Church. Her children
living are Zachariah, Charles and Isaac, Mrs. Jane Stone, Mrs. Isabella
Ethington and Mrs. Ella Jackson.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--in hope of a better life, September 11, 1898, in West Tom, James
Neece, aged 78. He was born in east Tennessee, March 8, 1820, coming
to Missouri in 1831 and to Benton in 1832 and has resided here ever
since. Married to Elizabeth Cherry, January 31, 1839 and then had ten
children, eight of whom are still living -- Adam J., George W., John
J., Creed T., Erastus S., Sarah J. Carner, Mary S. Miller and Roberty
P. Sommers. United with the Methodist Church in 1847 and has lived a
consistent and earnest Christian life ever since. He leaves a widow 74
years of age to mourn for a short time. Uncle Jimmy started to the
better country from the old homestead where he had lived and labored
for more than 54 years. His latch string always hung outside the door
and neither poor nor distressed ever pulled that string in vain.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--Chambers Buckley, an old and highly respected citizen of Edwards,
the week of September 9, 1898, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sam
Lynn. He was over 70 and had been an invalid for some time. Recently,
he spent some time at his son, Jake’s, in Sedalia and while there was
treated by a Christian Scientist but received no permanent relief.
Buried at Bethel.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--B. B. Combs, aged 76, at his home on Grand River, with funeral
services held at the family home November 11, 1898, remains buried in
Warsaw cemetery, Rev. Granger officiating. Mr. Combs’ wife and 11
children survive him. He was a nephew of General Leslie Combs of
Kentucky, who was a famous statesman and general. Mr. Combs was a law
student when young, migrated to Bates County, and, in early life,
married Esther Ludwig. At the close of the war, he made his home among
the hills and valleys of Benton County and was a zealous advocate of
the rights of the common people. He often gave his views on public
affairs through the columns of The Enterprise.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1898:
Died--Uncle John Lemon, an old county pioneer, last Saturday, December
1, 1898. He was born in Moniteau County, Mo., in 1828 and moved to
Benton at an early age. He owned a large tract six miles north of
town, where he lived for nearly 50 years. He leaves 11 children. He
was a veteran of the Civil War. Burial at Mt. Olivet. “Uncle
John” Lemon was a genial, public spirited man and was well known and
liked.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1899:
Died--James J. Donald, at Warsaw, August 20, 1899, in his 86th year.
Born near Lexington, Va., June 1, 1814. Came to Missouri in 1839 with
an ox team and to Warsaw in 1840. He was a brick man and was a
contractor of the first brick courthouse and other buildings in Warsaw.
In 1843, he married Miss Martha McElrath, who six months afterward was
killed by being thrown from a horse. He never married again and, after
55 years, is buried beside her. He went to California in the great
mining excitement in 1849, with its ox train crossing the plains; was
quite successful in gold hunting. He afterwards conducted an extensive
wagon making and blacksmithing shop at a time when Warsaw was an
important steamboat landing and station on the Great Southern Stage
Route, with six-horse stages north and south each day. During the
Civil War, he was above military age. He was at Warsaw most of the
time and witnessed the burning of the town by stragglers after the
retreat of Fremont’s army. Since the war, for many years, he was
deputy sheriff and constable and a dealer in real estate. He knew well
the topography of the county and its people. He made his home with his
relatives, especially with a niece, Mrs. J. M. English. He was a
faithful member of the Masonic order and the oldest one in the county.
He was laid to rest by his brethren according to their solemn and
ancient rites. His life -- as a pioneer, a stock trader in the South,
a pilgrim on the plains and gold miner -- was full of adventure. He
was moral, temperate, healthful, cheerful, polite and obliging. Two or
three generations of boys and girls grew up under his eyes, who always
gladly greeted him. When he was born, Madison was President and he was
alive during the terms of 20 more. He saw Benton County a wilderness
with Indians as frequent visitors. He had unbounded confidence in the
future growth of his chosen home and was almost the last of the
pioneers.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1900:
Died--at his home south of Windsor, March 8, 1900, W. G. Crum. Born in
Ashland, Greenup County, Kentucky, May 16, 1839, he came with his
parents to Benton County at the age of 18. He was converted and joined
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church at the age of 19. He was married to Miss
Patience Gibson of Benton County February 14, 1861. They had seven
children, six of whom were present to pay last respects to a loving
father, Thomas H. Crum of Delores, New Mexico; Mrs. Sallie Fults of
Sedalia; Mrs. Virginia Major of Kansas City, Kansas; Mrs. Bonne Jones
of Green Ridge and Miss Willie Crum and W. Henry Crum of Lincoln; John
Calvin Crum is deceased. He moved with his family to Windsor in 1876,
living there until October, 1897, when he returned to Benton to his
present home. He had four brothers and four sisters, Three
half-brothers and one half-sister, with two brothers and two sisters
going on before. Surviving him are T. J. and H. M. Crum of Lincoln;
Mrs. Lizzie Proffitt of Windsor; Mrs. T. B. Gibson of Auburn,
California; also Orville, Alice and Avery Crum and Mrs. Ellen Wood, all
of Benton County. Loved and respected by all who knew him. Funeral at
Mt. Pleasant, with burial in the family burying ground.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1900:
Died--Mrs. Arminda Kinkead, at her home six miles northwest of Warsaw,
March 16, 1900, of dropsy. In poor health for some time but her sudden
death was unexpected. Burial Saturday evening in the family burying
ground, the Rev. Sam P. Gott officiating. Arminda Cornwall was born
March 25, 1839 in Warsaw. She was married to Albert Kinkead June 2,
1872, by the Rev. Tom Briggs. Three children were born to this union,
Joseph being the surviving one. For thirty years, Mrs. Kinkead was a
devoted and consistent Christian and was a member of the Baptist Church
at Spring Grove. She leaves, besides husband and son, six
step-children; Mrs. Laura Combs, Mrs. Chrissie Coe, Mrs. M. A. Minter,
Samuel, Robert and Albert Kinkead, and a host of friends to mourn her
death.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1900:
Died--at his home in northwest White, April 16, 1900, Commodore P.
Wheeler, aged 65. He fell dead at the supper table, having been in his
usual health. He has lived in northwest White since the war, was held
in high esteem and owned about 2000 acres of land. He leaves a family
of grown children, his wife having died several years ago.
Mr. Wheeler was born in Wyoming County, N. Y. September 18, 1830. When
he was five years old, he went with his parents to Allen County,
Indiana. In 1856, he came to Benton County. The next year, he
returned to Indiana and married Miss Cytchie West and they came back
and ended their days on the farm in Benton. Mrs. Wheeler died March
12, 1893. They leave a family of grown children: Mrs. Chloe
Callicothe, the only daughter, and the sons are Ira of Belle Plaines,
Kansas, Schyler of Boone, Iowa, Perry and Guy of Blackwell, Oklahoma,
Clarence of Hereford, Texas, and Waldo and Frank of Windsor. Mr.
Wheeler became a Mason in his early days at Fort Wayne and in his daily
life, exemplified the grand teachings of that fraternity. He
accumulated money, land and stock but better than all this he left for
his children the legacy of a noble life well led. His father and other
members of his family passed away suddenly, just as he did. He had
been in the best of spirits and jesting with his family just before the
gentle shadow of a passing cloud of death fell upon him.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1900:
Died--Mrs. Salenia Wisdom, May 27, 1900, from the affects of blood
poison, aged 68. “Aunt Salenia” was a noble woman, ever ready to
undergo hardships and pain. No night was ever so dark, no day so
gloomy but she would go on missions of mercy when duty so demanded.
She was a member of Hogle’s Creek Baptist Church and kept the faith
throughout life. Her children are B. H. Wisdom, Mrs. Wm. Scott, Mrs.
W. T. Love and George Harris, all with her during her brief illness.
Remains laid to rest in the Wisdom graveyard to await the resurrection.
Died--at her home west of Warsaw, May 27, 1900, Mrs. Salina Harris,
aged 72. A daughter of Wm. Cox, deceased, who was among the first
pioneers, and a sister of Henry Cox and Mrs. Samuel Webb and mother of
Ben Wisdom.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1900:
Died--at her home two miles south of Ft. Lyon, August 12, 1900, Mrs.
Caroline Miller, aged 72. She was the widow of W. H. Miller who died
five years ago. The family settled in Benton in 1840 and have lived on
the same farm ever since. They bought the land at $1.25 per acre. Old
Uncle Joe Chastain and Dr. Hill were their first neighbors. She leaves
five daughters and two sons: H. T. Miller of Vernon County, R. W.
Miller of Benton, Mrs. Julia Harvey and Mrs. Bettie Junod of Vernon;
Mrs. John Carlton of Leesville, Mrs. Samuel Carlton of the same place
and Mrs. Mattie Walker of Ft. Lyon. She has one brother, Matt Davis of
Windsor.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1904:
Richard Edwards Dies
Richard Edwards, an old pioneer, died March 13, 1904 and was laid to
rest in Bethel Camp Ground.
He was born in Posey County, Indiana in 1819 and was 85 years old. He
was married and emigrated to Benton County about 1838, being one of the
pioneers who blazed the way for that tide of immigrants who have carved
fruitful fields and happy homes from what was then a wilderness.
Left to mourn his loss are six children: Seth Edwards of Knobby,
William Edwards of Lincoln, Frank Edwards of Deepwater, C. H. Edwards
who resides near Turkey Creek chapel, also over 90 other descendants.
He lived to see his great-great-grandchildren. His wife and four
children preceded him to the mansions of rest.
He had been living with his son, C. H. Edwards since last June. Was
taken bedfast December 7, with an attack of grippe but had improved and
was able to be out of doors some. The end came very unexpectedly, the
family not having time to call in the nearest neighbors. He had been a
member of the Methodist Church for a number of years.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 26 Sep 1902:
Died--at his home five miles northeast of Warsaw on Saturday night at
11 o’clock, Albert Kinkead, in his 76th year, leaving seven children
to mourn his loss.
He was born near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky. He came to
Benton County with his parents with an ox team in 1833. His father,
Milton Kinkead, bought the home place of an Indian for $9 and moved
into the wigwam. He afterwards entered 320 acres, mostly rich Tebo
bottom land, where he lived and died.
Albert married Miss Rebecca Orr in 1848 and, in 1849, went to
California with J. J. Donald and returned in 1851. His father, Milton,
died in 1852. He had given his son Albert 80 acres. In 1859, all the
family sold out and went to California and in 1861 Albert returned and
bought the original homestead of 320 acres on which he lived and died.
His wife died in 1871 and he married Miss Arminda Cornwall in 1872.
She was the first white child born in Warsaw. Of the first marriage,
there are six children living--Samuel, Mrs. Mary Ann Minter, Mrs.
Christie Coe of Henry County, Mrs. Laura V. Combs of Bolivar, Robert W.
Kinkead and Albert Kinkead. By his second marriage, there is one child
living--Joseph. His second wife died about three years ago and he had
been in declining health since. He has been an active Baptist for 50
years and was always present for duty amid all kinds of
discouragements.
During the Civil War, he stayed at home without molestation except the
usual loss of stock and grain from marauders. Albert Kinkead has been
a visitor at Warsaw, always his trading point, for 50 years and, being
an extensive farmer and stock dealer. Few, if any, men ever in the
county were better known. He was of very steady habits. Post-offices
were established nearer his home, which were adopted by his more active
children, but Warsaw was good enough for him, as was the Baptist Church
and the Democratic party. He was kind and neighborly and thought none
the less of people who differed with him. He was a good friend, a
first-class debt payer and loved his family and home life.
Such pioneers as he was can never be known again in America. They pass
away like the giant trees of the forest. He was reconciled to die,
saying that he fully realized that he had lived his time. He was
buried in the family burying ground Monday afternoon, during a lull in
the long day’s rain storm, which swelled the waters of the Little
Tebo so a number of his many friends could not attend the funeral.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 10 Aug 1906:
William W. Cox, aged 91, died at his home in Alexander township July
22, 1906. He had been quite feeble for several months. He was the
father of 12 children, seven surviving him. All but one live in
Alexander and he (W.D. Cox) was at his father’s bedside with the
others when death came, coming from Central Texas accompanied by his
only son, a youth of 16.
Mr. Cox was born in Pennsylvania December 6, 1815, spent his childhood
in Park County, Indiana, and went to Texas when he was 21. He was
there during the stormy days of the revolution and was personally
acquainted with Gen. Sam Houston and many other revolutionary figures.
He came to Missouri in 1840 and settled in Peal Bend, on the Osage
River, and was there when the great overflow came. He then moved to
Warsaw and worked at the carpenter’s trade, building many houses in
that town which stood more than forty years.
He married Aveline Morton in 1841.
In 1847, he moved to Little Pomme de Terre, where he resided until his
death. He was justice of the peace 16 years; was a county judge when
the narrow gauge railroad was built to Warsaw. He embraced
Christianity in 1839 but never affiliated with any church. He was one
of the most active builders of the L.P.U. church house, having built
the pulpit himself. He was by far the oldest man in the community and
was loved by all. He was married more than 65 years and buried in the
L.P.U. graveyard, beside his departed children, to await the
resurrection morn.
From the Missouri Enterprise, Benton County, 1900:
Died--at his home in West White on May 4, 1900, Judge George Gallaher,
in his 78th year. He was born in Cabell County, West Virginia on
November 1, 1822 and his boyhood was spent on the farm where Buyandotte
and Huntington now stand. Attended school at Marshall Academy; was
married to Naomi Simmons September 4, 1849. Two daughters blessed this
union, Georgia surviving her father. The mother died when Georgia was
3 ½ years old. He was married to Melinda Simmons February 23, 1857,
the faithful wife to mourn the separation. They had six daughters and
two sons. Four daughters and one son and the widowed mother and
Georgia remained to attend upon the last sad rites of a noble father
and husband. He was converted 50 years ago, with an experience of
God’s love and power that always shown bright as a star in his
memory. He was raised a Presbyterian but has been a loyal Baptist.
Mr. Gallaher came to Missouri in 1857 and has lived in the home where
he died ever since, except for 7 years in Sedalia. He has been an
invalid for five years and, at times, a great sufferer and those who
cared for him will never forget his patience, humility and resignation
to the will of God. During the war, he was a captain of the Home
Guards and, since the war, was presiding county judge. Highly-esteemed
as a friend and a citizen. Laid to rest in the Harmony Church yard.
From the Benton County Enterprise, September 1906:
The late Wm. F. Hughes of Turkey Creek died September 14, 1906 in his
79th year. He was born in Cook County, Tenn. In 1829. His father,
George H. Hughes, came to Benton County in 1831 and the family was one
of the first six of the county pioneers. His father was the first
Justice of the peace and died in 1859.
Wm. F. Hughes was a good neighbor, sober and industrious and esteemed
by a large circle of friends for more than two generations. In 1850,
he married Miss Fidelia Rank, who survives him. Nine children: G. T.
Hughes; Mrs. J. W. Thorp of Warsaw; Mrs. Charles King and W. E. Hughes,
Malaga, California; A. D. Hughes, Mica, Indian Territory; L. R. Hughes,
Kalkaska, Michigan; J. H. Hughes, deceased; Mrs. R. Wickliffe,
Fredonia; Mrs. J. Ramsey, Clinton. Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Geo. E. Smith.
From the Benton County Enterprise, 1906:
O. G. Turpin, known by everyone as Greenbury, and perhaps the oldest
resident of Alexander township, died January 26, 1906, at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Crabtree. He was 87 and had lived in Benton
County for over 60 years.
He was born in Russel County, Kentucky; came to Benton County in 1839,
moving through in the old-style crooked bed covered wagon with two
yokes of oxen.
He was married to Miss Mary I. Corder in May, 1845. They had six
children. Living are Mrs. Bransteter of Neck, Mo.; J. M. Turpin and
Mrs. Govy Wright of Fairfield; D. M. Turpin of Polk County; O. G.
Turpin, Oregon County. The mother died July 14, 1886.
He spent the last years of his life with his sister, Mrs. Crabtree. He
was a man of remarkable zeal and energy. Burial was in Balliot
cemetery.
From the Hickory County Index, 25 Oct 2006:
Velma Mae Stidham, 88, Tunas, Mo., died October 20, 2006, at the
Colonial Springs Nursing Facility in Buffalo.
She was born April 17, 1918, in Buffalo, Mo., to Luther Archibald and
Cora Bell Tucker Starkey. She married Opie S. Stidham in 1935. She
was a homemaker and a member of the Tunas Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Doug Stidham, Tunas; three daughters, Beverly
Sue Bone, Murietta, California, Waverly Williams, Kansas City, Kansas,
and Carolyn Bonner, Sandwich, Illinois; a sister, Jesselyn Allen,
Tunas; a brother, Loren Starkey, Buffalo; 10 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Services were October 23 in the Montgomery-Viets Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial was in Hopewell Cemetery.
From the Hickory County Index, 25 Oct 2006:
Sue M. Richmond, 81, Liberty, Mo., died October 19, 2006, at Ashton
Court Rehab in Liberty.
She was born June 6, 1925, at Fairland, Oklahoma, to Cooper and Oma
Youngblood Gregory. She and her late husband, Guy Richmond, formerly
lived in the Weaubleau area. She was retired from Disney World in
Florida.
Survivors include two sons, Jack Ulivarri, Kansas City, and Tony
Ulivarri, Kissimmee, Florida; a daughter, Sylvia Belk, Independence; a
brother, Sam Gregory, Butler; a sister, Kay Dryden, Parkville; 12
grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 25, at Hathaway-Peterman
Funeral Home chapel in Wheatland with Rev. Kent Parson officiating.
Burial will be in Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:30 to 2
p.m. Wednesday prior to the service.
From the Hickory County Index, 25 Oct 2006:
Dorothy Ellen Berry, 79, Tunas, Mo., died October 19, 2006.
She was born October 24, 1926, in Dakota City, Iowa, to Chester and
Wilsie Gifford. She married Byrl Berry in 1954, and they lived in
Buffalo before settling on their farm in the Lead Mine community on the
Niangua River. She was a graduate of Southwest Missouri State
University and received a master’s degree from Drury University. She
taught school for thirty years and was a member of the First Baptist
Church in Buffalo.
Survivors include her husband Byrl; four sisters, Ida Cook, Plato, Mo.,
Ada Payne, Laquey, Mo., Esther O’Dell, Springfield, and Alice
Bradish, Zephyrhills, Florida; and a brother, John Gifford, Bryant,
Arkansas.
Services were October 22 in the Canton-Otterness Funeral Home Chapel in
Buffalo with Bro. Charles Cross and Bro. Loren Dryer officiating.
Interment was in Memorial Gardens of Memory, Buffalo. Memorials may be
made to the American Cancer Society.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Ollie L. Campbell, 83, Bolivar, Mo., died November 12, 2006, at his home.
He was born March 19, 1923, in Paul’s Valley, Oklahoma, to Sam and
Hervie McCurley Campbell. He was a carpenter for many years and was a
U.S. Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife Chong; four daughters, Melanie Campbell,
Hernando, Mississippi, Leena Flynn, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Janet
Green, Elkton, Mo., and Debbie Slocum, Fairbanks, Alaska; a brother,
J.W. Huffman, Cincinnati, Ohio; and nine grandchildren.
Services were November 17 at the Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Bolivar.
Burial was in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Bolivar.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Jonathan Ray Fields, 17, Collins, Mo., died November 12, 2006.
He was born July 5, 1989, to Don and Sherry Fields and was a student at
Weaubleau High School.
Survivors include his parents, Don Fields, Collins, and Sherry Fields,
Lowry City; a sister, Melissa McCoy, Collins; his grandparents, John
and Donna Goodwin, Collins, Don and Bonnie Fields, Versailles, and
Dorothy Wynes, Lowry City.
Services were November 15 in Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home Chapel,
Osceola, with Rev. Jon Caudle officiating. Interment was in Osceola
Cemetery.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Beatrice L. Dorman, 87, Ashland, Mo., formerly of Grandview, died
November 15, 2006, at Citizens Memorial Healthcare, Bolivar.
She was born February 17, 1919, in Collins, Mo., to Joseph and Rosella
Goens Martin. She was a member of the Belvidere Heights Baptist
Church, Belton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everette H.
Dorman, and a son, Derrell Lee Dorman.
Survivors include two daughters, Ila Hinshaw, Victoria, Minnesota, and
Carolyn Allen, Hartsburg, Mo.; seven grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Services were November 18 at Hathaway-Peterman Funeral Home Chapel in
Wheatland, with Rev. Kent Parson officiating. Burial was in Hermitage
Cemetery.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Sandra Jean Keightley Stever, 42, Springfield, Mo., died November 11,
2006.
She was a 1982 graduate of Cole Camp High School, St. John’s Medical
Technology School and SMSU. She was the Point of Care Coordinator at
St. John’s Hospital in Springfield for over 21 years. She married
Greg Stever in 1989 in Springfield and was a member of the Baptist
Temple Church in Springfield.
Survivors include her husband Greg; two sons, Tanner and Trenton
Stever; stepchildren, Erica Stever Woolman and Cliff Woolman; her
parents, George and Wilma Keightley, Cole Camp; a sister, Barbara
Keightley, Cole Camp; her grandfather, Floy Keightley, Cross Timbers;
and a grandchild.
Services were November 17 at the Baptist Temple with burial in
Greenlawn North Cemetery, both in Springfield.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Lee Wesley McAlister, 90, Burlington, Kansas, formerly of Polk County,
died November 8, 2006, in Life Care Center in Burlington.
He was born February 19, 1916, at Collinsville, Oklahoma, to Jasper
Ernest and Laura Emma Dietmarint McAlister. He graduated from
Cherryvale High School in Kansas. He married Helen Virginia Clemens in
1940 in Cherryvale. He had retired as head of the relay department for
KG and E in Wichita, Kansas. Following his retirement they moved to
the Lake Pomme de Terre area where they were active members of the
Galmey Community Church. In 2001 they moved to Burlington to be near
family members. He was a member of the New Strawn Community Church.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Laura Louise McAlister.
Survivors include his wife Virginia; a daughter, Paula German,
Burlington, Kansas; two granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.
Services were November 13 at Jones Funeral Home in Burlington, Kansas,
with inurnment in Stringtown Cemetery northeast of Burlington.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Leland T. Sledd, 83, Kansas City, Kansas, died November 14, 2006.
He was born January 26, 1923, near Hastain, Mo. He was a U.S. Army Air
Corps veteran. He married Erma Cooper in 1943, and to this union
sixteen children were born. They lived most of their lives in Kansas
City, Kansas. He was employed by TWA for 24 years until retiring to
Edwards, Mo., in 1984. He was preceded in death by his wife Erma in
2003 and two sons, James Leland Sledd and David Sledd.
Survivors include nine daughters, Erma Gardner, Topeka, Kansas, Darlene
Hiatt and Rosie Maxwell, both of Kansas City, Kansas, Lela Regan,
Clinton, Angela Manis, Kearney, Tammy Reed, Farley, Sheila Lee,
Overland Park, Kansas, Lisa Sandstrom, and Stacy Polly, both of Warsaw;
five sons, Michael Sledd, Dearborn, Donnie Sledd, Edwards, Johnny
Sledd, Kansas City, Daryl Sledd, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Danny
Sledd, Lee’s Summit; 41 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren.
Services were November 17 at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw. Burial
was in Bethel Campground Cemetery near Edwards.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Homer A. Yount, 85, Lincoln, Mo., died November 14, 2006,at the Capital
Region Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo.
He was born September 26, 1921, in Hastain, Mo., to Aaron and Josephine
Allen Yount. He grew up in Benton County, Mo., and was a U.S. Army
veteran. He was an auto mechanic by trade and an auctioneer. He had
an auction barn in Cross Timbers at one time. He had also served as a
minister of the gospel.
Survivors include his wife, Carol; two daughters, Carol Cooper, Cole
Camp, and Kay Maples, Versailles; three step-children, Susan Pritchett,
Arkansas, Jim Eslinger, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Linda Bittle,
Duvall, Washington; three brothers, Delbert Yount and Harold Yount,
both of Lincoln, and Clifford Yount, Sedalia.
Services were November 17 at the Davis-Miller Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Interment was in Mt.Pleasant Cemetery near Lincoln.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Nov 2006:
Talma Jean Perry Bartee, 68, Hermitage, Mo., died November 16, 2006, at
the home of her son in Richland, Mo.
She was born May 5, 1938, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Fred and Lillian
Delahay Strokes. She had lived in the Hermitage and Tunas areas for 20
years.
Survivors include her children, David Bartee, Richland, Anna Bartee
Adams, Fristoe, Wade Bartee, Macks Creek, and Laura Bartee Alexander,
Hermitage; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Services were November 19 at the Hodges Funeral Home in Macks Creek
with burial in the Macks Creek Cemetery.
Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser
Raymond Lee “Bill” Spratt, 53, of Gravois Mills died Monday, July 18,
1988 at the University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics in Columbia. He
was born Jan. 20, 1935 in Miller County to Noah and Hazel Gouge Spratt.
His mother survives at Eldon. On March 25, 1983 he was married to Susie
Clark, who survives at the home. Mr. Spratt was operations manager for
the Dixon Ticonderoga Company in Versailles.
Other survivors are two sons, Brian Spratt of Warrensburg and Rick
Spratt of Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Malinda Spratt of Rocky Mount; two
stepdaughters, Suzy Dunavant of Peculiar and Cheryl Fleener of Gravois
Mills; two brothers, Jerry Spratt of Eldon and Dennis Spratt of Lawson;
four sisters, Helen Barnhart, Bonnie Deaton, Patty Spratt and Edna Mae
Sullins, all of Eldon; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 21, at Kidwell-Garber Funeral
Home in Versailles with the Rev. Jim Blue officiating. Burial was in
Greenmore Memorial Park in Barnett.
Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser
Mrs. Mildred Cora Graham, 77, Tipton, a former area resident, died
Thursday, April 8, 1982 at Boone County Hospital Center in Columbia.
She was born Oct. 15, 1904, at Mt. Pleasant to Albert and Lula May Bacon
Wetzel. She was married April 6, 1929, at Eldon to Carl B. Graham, who
died Oct. 17, 1979.
Mrs. Graham, a retired teacher, attended grade school at Mt. Pleasant,
Eldon High School and Central Missouri Teachers College in Warrensburg.
She taught for 51 years, 19 of them with the Missouri Department of
Corrections. She retired from the state position in 1975.
She was an active member of the Tipton Christian Church and its
Christian Women’s Fellowship. She also was a member of Tipton Chapter
33, Order of the Eastern Star; Miller Rebekah Lodge 321 at Eldon; Morgan
County Area Retired Teachers; the American Association of Retired
Persons; Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma; Niangua Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution; the Tipton’s Women’s Club (GFWC),
of which she was a past president; Donley Extension Homemakers Club; and
Grow and Glow Garden Club of Tipton.
Survivors include one sister, Mary W. Jones, Eldon; two nephews, Jerry
Jones and Al W. Jones, both of Eldon; and a niece, Elaine Revens, Kansas
City. A brother, Ray Wetzel, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Phillips Funeral Home
in Eldon with the Rev. George Igo officiating. Burial was in Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery.
Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser
Bryan V. Hale, 78, of 303 N. Chestnut St., Eldon, died Tuesday, May 16,
1978, at Lake of the Ozarks General Hospital, Osage Beach. He was born
Dec. 23, 1899, at Brazito to Martin E. and Ida L. (Musick) Hale. Sept.
30, 1922, he was married to Jewell Plummer who died Sept. 2, 1955. Mr.
Hale, a retired farmer, lived on a farm near Hickory Hill most of his
life. He moved to Eldon Nov. 19, 1976. He was a member of the Ninth
Street Christian Church.
Survivors include a brother, Clark Hale, Osage Beach, and three sisters,
Miss Deane Hale, Miss Ellen Hale and Mrs. ?? Conroy, all of Eldon.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Phillips Funeral Home
with the Rev. Dennis ?? officiating. Burial will be in Spring Garden
Cemetery.
Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser
Ralph R. Bond, 78, of Eldon died Wednesday at Memorial Community
Hospital (Jefferson City). Mr. Bond was born Nov. 12, 1899, at
Etterville, son of James L. and Rosella Brown Bond. On Dec. 25, 1920,
he was married at Etterville to Mabel Russell, who survives at the home.
He was a member of the Etterville Church of Christ and had lived in the
Etterville Community most of his life before moving to Eldon 11 years
ago. Also surviving is one brother, Alvie Bond of Versailles.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Phillips Funeral Home
chapel, Eldon, with Bro. Farris Wall officiating. Burial will be in the
Eldon Cemetery.
Obituary: The Eldon Advertiser
Victor Fredrick Jarrett, 76, Nor-West Apartments, Eldon, died Wednesday,
Sept. 27, 1978, at Osage Manor Nursing Home in Eldon. Mr. Jarrett was a
lifetime resident of Miller County. He was born Dec. 2, 1901, at Iberia
to Fredrick David and Hattie Mae (Derixon) Jarrett. He was married
April 15, 1931, at Tuscumbia to Sylvia Flaugher who survives. Mr.
Jarrett was a member of the Ninth Street Christian Church.
Surviving, in addition to his wife, are four daughters, Mrs. Virginia
Staggs, St. Peters, Mrs. Linda Lee Austin, Webb City, Mrs. Lila Gay
Schulte, Eldon, and Mrs. Dinah Kay Regalado, Jefferson City; three sons,
Archie M. Jarrett and Harley Marvin Jarrett, Eldon, and Morris Glen
Jarrett, Neosho; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Jolly, Granite City, Ill., and
Mrs. Edna Overholtz, Marine, Ill.; and 14 grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Ninth Street
Christian Church with the Rev. Calvin St. Clair officiating. Burial was
in the Eldon Cemetery under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home.
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Gerald Haynes, 59, Etterville, died Wednesday at Boone County Hospital,
Columbia. HE was born Sept. 11, 1917, in Etterville, the son of Graydon
and Vida Berry Haynes. On April 4, 1941, he was married in Tuscumbia to
Ila Dawson, who survives.
Mr. Haynes operated a farm near Etterville and was a carpenter for many
years in the Jefferson City and Columbia area. For the past year he was
employed by the state division of design and construction. He was a
member of the Etterville Christian Church.
Other survivors include: Four sons, Robert Gene Haynes, Etterville,
James D. Haynes, Kaiser, and John M. Haynes and David Haynes, both of
the home; one daughter, Mrs. Rebecca McDonald, Jefferson City; one
brother, Ted Haynes, Eldon, and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Etterville Christian Church
with Mr. Chester Zarger officiating. Burial will be in the Enloe
Cemetery near Russellville. Funeral arrangements are under the
direction of the Phillips Funeral Home, Eldon.
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William O. (Bill) Rush, 73, Eldon, died Sunday, April 11, 1982, at
Charles E. Still Hospital in Jefferson City after a lingering illness.
Mr. Rush had operated Bill’s Taxi in Eldon from 1960 until earlier this
year.
He was born Oct. 30, 1908, in Miller County to Ephraim and Lucy Stepp
Rush. On Aug. 24, 1957, he was married at Warrensburg to Mrs. Jane
Crane, who survives.
Also surviving are a step-daughter, Kathy Foley, Eldon; two sons, James
W. Rush, Redding, Calif., and Gerald D. Rush, Eureka, Calif.; seven
sisters, Mrs. Hazel Redmon, Hot Springs, Ark., Mrs. Lucille Crowe,
Kansas City, Mrs. Nora Farris, Eldon, Mrs. Nellie Sanders, Taneyville,
Mrs. Georgia Jones, Grafton, Ill., Mrs. Dea Johnson, Raytown, and Mrs.
Gladys Miller, Independence; and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Griswold-Kays Funeral
Home with the Rev. James Resa officiating. Burial was in the Greenmore
Memorial Gardens at Barnett.
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Mrs. Charity L. Mobley, 73, Barnett, a retired teacher, died Sunday
evening, April 11, 1982, at the Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Versailles,
following a lengthy illness. She was born June 15, 1908 in Etterville,
a daughter of the late Albert and Anna (Goodrick) Harbison.
She was married April 16, 1932 to Vencil O. Mobley, who preceded her in
death on Aug 11, 1972. Mrs. Mobley taught in the Eldon R-I Schools
prior to her retirement in 1971.
She is survived by one son, Gene Mobley, of Elgin, Ill.; one daughter,
Mrs. Carol Stewart, Vienna, Ill., one brother, Harry Harbison,
Versailles; one sister, Mrs. David Ekstam, Olean; and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Kidwell-Garber
Funeral Home, Versailles, with the Rev. Kenneth Carpenter officiating.
Interment was in Greenmore Memorial Gardens, Barnett.