These are typed from photographed copies of many obituaries and death notices that I have in my collection. For many of them there is no indication of what newspaper they came from nor is a year indicated for some of them. Photo copies are sometimes hard to read or are damaged. Also, some of the obits and death notices may not be complete. I will be spending time searching out the complete documents and their location to add here. I always strive for correctness.
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CARRIE BEACH, 95 YEARS OLD, DIES NEAR HERE
Was Living at Son’s Home Southeast of Millard
Mrs. Carrie Beach, 95, Kirksville resident for nearly forty years, died at the home of her son, Guy Beach, one mile southeast of Millard, Saturday morning at 3:30 o’clock. On Dec. 1, 1947, she fell at her home on South Baltimore street and broke her hip and after being hospitalized for some time she was taken to the home of her son and had been bedfast since that time.
Funeral services will be held at the Robert B. Davis Memorial Chapel, 115 W. Jefferson, Monday afternoon at two o’clock, with Rev. Fred P. Hanes, pastor of the Kirksville Methodist Church, the officiating minister. Interment will be in the Stukey cemetery.
The daughter of John and Hettie (Fry) Lowe, she was born at Bloomfield, Ohio, on March 2, 1855. On Sept. 3, 1874 she was married to Louis C. Beach and five children were born to this marriage. Four of the children, her husband, one brother and four sisters preceded her in death.
She us survived by her son, four grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Soon after her marriage she came to Missouri and settled in Adair County. She moved to Kirksville in 1908 and lived here until 1948.
She united with the Presbyterian Church at the age of 16.
The body will lie in state at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home.
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SETH M. BEACH, 88, IS DEAD
Had Been Living With His Niece, Mrs. George Morgan
Seth M. Beach, who had been living with his niece, Mrs. Geo. Morgan, of the Brock community the past few years, died at the Morgan home Saturday, August 22, at the age of 88 years.
Funeral services were held at the Gorin Baptist church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock and were conducted by Rev. George V. Baskett and Rev. Arthur L. Huff of Gorin. Interment was in the Gorin cemetery.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Margaret Meyer, Mrs. R.E. Dorsey, Carl Pryor and Dr. Simler, with Mrs. Marie Meyer at the piano.
The pall bearers were Clare Morgan, Milo Morgan, Parley Honiter, Paul Rice, Roy Southmayd and Chan Bull.
Mr. Beach was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1853, at Decatur, Illinois.
Mr. Beach was a successful farmer and stock man and until a few years before the death of his wife, they lived on his farm southeast of Memphis.
In 1928, Mr. Beach retired from active farm work and he and Mrs. Beach moved to Gorin where he bought property. They lived there until Mrs. Beach’s death.
He was an honorable, upright, loyal citizen and a good neighbor.
Seth Marion Beach was a son of Nathan and Dellila Beach.
He came to Missouri with his parents when two years old. They settled near Arbela where he grew to manhood. He had three sisters and two brothers who preceded him in death.
He was married to Caroline Dye, April 8, 1887. They spent most of their life on a farm near Arbela and retired to Gorin where they lived until her death, Dec. 31, 1937.
He united with the Salem Christian church with his wife many years ago.
He leaves one sister-in-law, Mrs. Minnie Beach of Kansas City, Kansas; three nieces, Mrs. Geo. Morgan of Memphis, Mrs. L.B. Varner of Kansas City, Kans., and Mrs. Ella Hyde of Denver; two nephews, Kelly Beach of Chicago, and Bert Beach, Willington, Kansas; ten great nieces and nephews.
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John F. Beal
Last Sunday as John F. Beal and wife were returning home from the morning service at the Mulanix Street Methodist Church, and when they had walked only about a block from the church he collapsed and fell to the walk. He was taken into the Fred Kaser home, where it was found that he was dead.
Mr. Beal came to Kirksville from Knox County about four years ago. He was born in Knox County and was prominent in the business and official life of that county. Although his health had been bad during his residence here, he made many friends who deeply sympathize with his bereaved wife and family.
Besides his widow, he is survived by two sons, Ralph H., of Ft. Worth, Texas, and John F., Jr., of Washington, D. C. Atty. E. O. Beal is a nephew.
Funeral services were held at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. C. Davis. The body was taken to Edina for burial.
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JOHN T. BEALL, AGED 70, DIES NEAR LA PLATA
Had Been Ill Past Two Months; Rites This Afternoon.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., March 16—Funeral services for John Thomas Beall, who died Saturday night at 7 o’clock at his home north of La Plata, were held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock in the Community Presbyterian Church. The services were conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson and burial was made in the La Plata cemetery.
Mr. Beall, who was 70 years of age, had been ill for the past two months, following a stroke of paralysis. He suffered a second stroke last week and grew steadily worse.
He was born east of La Plata near New Harmony Church, Jan. 11, 1872, the son of Joshua and Mary Beall. He had lived his entire life in and near La Plata. He was married to Eliza Graham Feb. 5, 1893.
He leaves his wife and the following children: Henry and Irie Beall of St. Louis; Joshua of Kirksville; Elzie of La Plata; Robert, who lives south of La Plata; Mrs. Frank Rylander of Chicago and Mrs. Susie Cassey, who lives in the State of Idaho. Five children preceded him in death. He also leaves eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; three brothers, Ace Beall of La Plata; Ningon Beall, who lives in Colorado, Jim Beall of Idaho, and one sister, Mrs. Lizzie Mason of La Plata.
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MRS. KATHERINE BEALL, AGED 44, LA PLATA, DIES
Succumbs In Hospital Here After Several Weeks Illness.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., Aug. 26. – Mrs. Katherine Beall, wife of Elza Beall, died early this morning at a hospital in Kirksville from complications following an operation a week ago Monday for appendicitis. She had been in poor health several weeks and her condition became critical yesterday. She was 44 years of age.
Mrs. Beall, whose maiden name was Katherine M. Burnell, was born in Woodford County, Illinois, Dec 17, 1869. She was married to Elza Beall on Nov. 30, 1922, in Iowa. Following their marriage they moved to La Plata where they have continued to live.
She leaves her husband and the following children by a previous marriage: Mrs. William Prather, Mt. Vernon, Ia., Mrs. Ivan Belt, East Chicago, Ind., Walter Buck, Edinburg, Ind., Weldon Buck, Indiana Harbor, Ind. She also leaves two sisters and two brothers as follows: Mrs. Fred Therissa, Glen Haven, Wis., Mrs. Wayne Burnell, Washburn, Ill., Price Burnell, Waterloo, Ia., and Clem Burnell who lives in Illinois.
Funeral arrangements had not been made today.
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MRS, T. T. BEALL TO BE BURIED AT LA PLATA
Death Occurred Sunday at Home of Daughter in Ft. Madison.
La Plata, Mo., Nov. 17—Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas Beall, who died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Ft. Madison, Iowa, will be held at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Christian Church. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Fred L. Hudson and burial was in the La Plata cemetery.
Her maiden name was Sarah Marilla Johnson and she was born in Elmwood, Ind., Sept. 9, 1860, a daughter of Watt and Elizabeth Johnson. The family moved to Missouri when the deceased was seven years old and she has lived in La Plata and the New Harmony neighborhood, east of La Plata, since that time. She has been a member of the Christian Church at La Plata for 50 years.
She was married to Thomas T. Beall on Oct. 12, 1879, and he died ten years ago. She is survived by three [four] children Mrs. Alva Jenkins of La Plata, Mrs. George Cole of Ft. Madison, Iowa, Damon Beall of La Plata, and Lonnie Beall of LaHarpe, Ill. There are ten grand children and one great grand child. She was the last of a family of five sisters and three brothers. Since the death of her husband she has made her home with her children.
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FUNERAL OF MRS. BEALMER 2 P. M. TUESDAY
Former Kirksville Resident Died Sunday in Jefferson City
Mrs. Beulah Bealmer, 68, formerly of 509 E. Washington street here, died Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City following an illness of two weeks.
The body will be brought to LaPlata and funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Christian Church conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson. Interment will be in LaPlata cemetery.
The daughter of Enoch B. and Sarah Dabney, she was born at LaPlata on Jan. 1, 1881.
Surviving her are her mother, three sons, Woodrow, of Jefferson City; Wendell, of Garden City, Kan., and William, of Des Moines, Ia.; one daughter, Mrs. Martha Roberts, of Pasadena, Tex.; five grandchildren; two brothers, Grover Dabney, of Brighton, Colo., and Richard Dabney, of Jefferson City; one sister, Edith Dabney, of Baton Rouge, La.
Mrs. Bealmer has been employed in the Kress store in Jefferson City the past two years. She was a member of the LaPlata Christian Church.
The body will be brought to LaPlata by the Buescher Funeral Directors in Jefferson City who will have charge of the interment.
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MRS. BEAN, 66, DIES AT HOME IN NOVINGER
Funeral Services Will Be Held Here Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Alice Jerusha Bean, 66, died Sunday evening at 5:20 at her home in Novinger.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Cyrus Davis, pastor of the South Side Baptist Church. Interment will be in Novinger Cemetery.
Mrs. Bean was born at Greencastle, Mo., Aug. 11, 1881. She was married Dec. 22, 1904, to Earnest H. Bean, at Novinger, and four children were born to this marriage. One son, Elmer, and two brothers preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Golda C. Gentry, S. Gifford, Mo.; two sons, Howard Bean, Jr., La Plata and Leslie E. Bean, of the home; two brothers, Samuel Jones, Novinger and Marin D. Jones, Trenton; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Wiedenkofer and Mrs. Frances Kinnett, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Julia Snyder, Mountain View, Mo., and Mrs. Dora Williams, of Greencastle; two grandchildren, Carolyn Ann and Ronald Howard Bean, of La Plata.
Mrs. Bean has lived in Novinger for the past twenty-five years.
The pallbearers will be: Junior Robinson, Raymond Mosley, Frank Bortz, Leon Rogers and Cecil Paul Rogers.
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DIED
Miss Hattie Cross was born in Mongahala county, W. Va., Sept. 7, 1837, and died February 21, 1905. She was married to A. W. Richardson Sr., in 1861 and in 1863, she was left a widow with one son, A. W. Richardson, Jr., of this place. She remained a widow until 1873 [sic] when she was again married to David Bear, Sr.
She is survived by three sons A. W. Richards [Richardson], David and Jas. Bear and one daughter Mrs. Lizzie Montgomery of Gibbs, Mo., also a brother Lewis Cross of this city. A. W. Richardson and daughter Grace and Lewis Cross attended the funeral last week.
SHE IS RESTING
In her grave robe calmy [sic] sleeping.
Lies our mother still and cold.
But her spirit, Angels waited.
To the gentle Sheperd’s [sic] fold.
Now within that safe enclosure.
Her pure spirit freed from care.
In the bosom of her Savior.
She is loved and favored there.
When on earth our mother with us.
Sang the songs of Jesus’ love.
Now with Saints’ and Angels’ voices.
Sing the song of Heaven above.
Savior grant us each thy blessing.
That when life with us is oer [sic].
We may meet our Sainted mother.
On the bright and peaceful shore.
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Scotland County Missouri Marriage Listings show that David Bear married Hannah N. Richardson on 10 Nov 1867
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Two Little Boys Die Within Same Hour
Two little sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beard died at their home in this city Saturday night, March 29, 1913. Howard, aged four, and Perry, aged only two both were sick of pneumonia at the same time, and both passed away within five minutes of one another.
The last sad rites over the little bodies took place at the Beard home Monday afternoon at 2:30, services being conducted by Rev. J. D. Gunter, after which they were taken to Masonic Cemetery for burial.
The boys had measles and their cases developed into pneumonia. The bereaved parents and family have the sympathy of all.
Howard and Perry Beard, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Apr 1913
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Obituary
Leo Raymond only son of Tom & Lula Beard born Oct. 28, 1912, and passed to the world beyond Monday morning, Dec. 22, 1913 at 1:40 o’clock age 1 yr., 1 month and 26 days after an illness of about 2 weeks with brain fever. Little Leo leaves to mourn his loss besides his grief stricken parents, 3 sisters. Rex Gunter conducted the funeral services at the family residence after which the little body was tenderly laid to rest beside his 2 brothers, in the Memphis cemetery, whom preceded him to the world beyond April 29, 1913. The entire family has the sympathy of their many friends in their sad bereavement.
Leo Raymond Beard, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 25 Dec 1913, p. 6, col. 3
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DIED AT KEOKUK HOSPITAL
Mrs. John H. Beard Was Reared in Scotland County
Mrs. John H. Beard of Montrose, Iowa, who formerly lived at Memphis, died in St. Joseph hospital Friday morning at 11:30 o’clock after an operation. She had been in poor health for several years.
Omie Lee Fry was born in LaHarpe, Ill., February 8, 1884, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Harris Fry. Her mother died when she was eight years old and a stepmother, Mrs. Retta Duncan Fry, also preceded her in death.
On August 3, 1903, she married John H. Beard at Memphis. Eight children were born to them, four dying in infancy. Harvey, the oldest son, died in the U.S. army service in 1939.
She was a member of the Brock Methodist church, north of Memphis.
Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Clarence Skog of Keokuk: two sons, Emert and Weston of Montrose; eight grandchildren: her father, Joseph Fry who made his home with her; and the following brothers and sisters, Orval Fry of Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Velma Samuels of Pasadena, Calif., Mrs. Roy Norder of Keokuk, Mrs. Guy Lancaster, Mrs. Henry Wilsey and Dewey Fry of Memphis.
The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Schmidt Memorial Home with Rev. George H. Ramsey officiating.
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Funerals Here Sunday
Forrester and Beard Services at Christian Church
Services for two World War II veterans who lost their lives overseas will be held in Memphis Sunday, the first a memorial service for William Kenneth Forrester, F. l-c (USNR), who’s LST was sunk in the invasion of Normandy and the second for Sgt. Roy Tomas Beard, U.S.M.C., who was killed on Iwo Jima.
The body of Sergeant Beard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beard, is expected in Memphis today and the funeral service will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in the Christian Church with the Memphis post of Veterans of Foreign Wars conducting military rites in the cemetery.
Born in 1921, he was killed on Iwo Jima March 14, 1945, after having previously won the Silver Star for conspicuous bravery.
Fireman First class Forrester was lost at sea June 19, 1944, when the LST 523 on which he was serving struck a mine and sank during the invasion of Normandy. He was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Forrester.
A memorial service will be conducted in the Christian Church at 2 p.m. by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton and another by the V.F.W. at the Memphis Cemetery.
Sgt. Roy Thomas Beard, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Jun 1948, p. 1, col. 6
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Sgt. Roy Thomas Beard
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beard was born in Memphis, on April 5, 1921. He was killed in action on Iwo Jima on March 11, 1945. He was buried in the temporary Marine Cemetery on that island. He had been in the service almost six years, having enlisted when he was 18 years old.
He was educated in the Memphis Schools, and was working at the Memphis Bottling Works when he enlisted.
He was stationed at San Francisco for three months and at New Rivers, North Carolina for six months. He had made one trip to Pearl Harbor and had two furloughs home in 1944.
He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Beard; one brother Cecil Beard of Memphis; five sisters, Mrs. Roy Sims of Memphis, Mrs. Ralph Rothrock and Mrs. William Rothrock of Gorin, Mrs. Ed Huston of Lancaster, and Mrs. George Martin of Burlington.
Sgt. Roy Thomas Beard, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 24 Jun 1948, p. 1, Col. 4.
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Thomas Beard Dead
Thomas William Beard, 77, died at the State Hospital at Fulton, Tuesday, June 21. The body was brought to Memphis and funeral services are being held this afternoon at the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis.
Services will be conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton and interment will be in the Memphis cemetery.
Pall bearers are Ralph Rothrock, Fred Adams, Ed Pence, Junior Adams, George Martin and Emery Weston.
Mr. Beard was born at Warsaw, Mo., July 10, 1871.
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S. C. Beardsley Services Friday
Interment of the cremated remains of Sylvester Charles Beardsley, 80, who died at his home in Pasadena, Calif., June 6, 1948, will be made Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the East Center Cemetery with Rev. Fred P. Hanes officiating. Friends will leave from the Davis Funeral Home at the corner of Washington and Marion Streets at 1:30 p.m.
Born the son of Charles S. and Mary Grant Beardsley on June 2, 1868, in Adair County, Mo., he had made his home in Pasadena for the past 26 years. While living near Kirksville he was engaged in farming and also kept a store at Clay for several years.
He is survived by his son, Gaylord Grant Beardsley; his wife, Pearl Beardsley; and one sister, Mrs. Grace Powers. There are also four surviving brothers, William, Levi, Walter and Charles.
His remains will be interred by the side of his wife, Sallie Parker Beardsley, and his three children who preceded him in death.
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Rites For Mrs. Alta Beason Friday
Special to the Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., Mar. 2—Funeral services for Mrs. Alta May Beason will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear. Rev. J. E. Rudloff, pastor of the United Brethren Church, will officiate.
The pallbearers will be Wise Garlock, Orville Kelly, Theodore Sykes, Ward Kelly, Marion Self, and Virgil Garlock.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time for the services.
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THOS. BEATIE, AGED 84, DIES AT HOME HERE
Retired Farmer Succumbed Early Today.
Thomas Preston Beatie, 84, died this morning at 8 o’clock at his home at 623 East Pierce Street.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed today, pending word from relatives in distant states. The body is at the Summers & Son Funeral Home, where it will lie in state until time for the funeral.
Mr. Beatie was a retired farmer, moving here two years ago from a farm near Kirksville.
He was born in Abingdon, Va., June 28, 1856.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary J. Beatie; one daughter, Mrs. Florence Thornburg, Schoolcraft, Mich.; two sons, Phillip B. Beatie, Kirksville, and Dannie B. Beatie, Braggs, Wyo.; one brother, William Beatie, Marchland, Ill.; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Thomas P. Beatie Dies Here
Thomas Preston Beatie, 84, retired Kirksville farmer, died Friday morning at his home at 623 East Pierce. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Summers and Son Funeral Home and burial was in Highland Park cemetery. Mr. Beatie was born June 28, 1852, in Virginia. His widow, one daughter, two sons, one brother and ten grandchildren survive him.
Thomas Preston Beatie, Brashear, Missouri, Brashear News, 30 Jan 1936, p. 4, col. 3
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MRS. ETTA BEATTY DIES TODAY IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
Telegram Received This Afternoon by Son, Byron Beatty
A telegram was received this afternoon by Byron Beatty, of the Owl Drugstore, telling of the death of his mother, Mrs. Etta Beatty, at the home of her daughter, in Washington, D. C.
Details of her illness are lacking, but the body will be brought to Kirksville, where Mrs. Beatty lived for twenty years for interment. Announcement of the funeral services will be made later.
She is survived by one son, Byron Beatty, and two daughters, Mrs. Harry Kitselman, of Muncie, Ind., and Miss Margaret Beatty in Washington, with whom she was making her home.
The news of Mrs. Beatty’s death will come as a great shock to the many friends of the family here, and the sympathy of the community will go out to the bereaved son and daughter[s].
Etta Beatty, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 Feb 1920, p. 1, col. 6, Wednesday
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Miss Margaret Beatty Dies In California
Miss Margaret Beatty, a former resident and member of a well known Kirksville family, died in Hollywood, Calif., last Friday morning at 2:30 o’clock from burns received Thursday evening. She was a sister of Bob Beatty of Edina, formerly a partner with D. I. Stephenson in the Owl Drug Store here.
Miss Beatty, who was 60 years of age, had made her home in Washington, D. C., where she was engaged in Government work for many years. She retired in 1934 under the Civil Services Commission and later moved to Hollywood to be near her sister, Mrs. Mary Beatty Kitselman. She lived in a small cottage next door to her sister. Thursday evening she was sitting before an open fire reading a paper. She laid the paper on the arm of her chair while she went to the kitchen for a minute. When she returned the paper and chair were on fire. She attempted to put out the fire, but her clothing caught on fire. A neighbor attracted to the house by the blaze went to her aid, but when he arrived she was lying unconscious on the floor and badly burned. She was rushed to a hospital where it was found she was fatally burned. Her plight was discovered soon after the fire started.
Funeral services and burial were held yesterday at Hollywood.
Miss Beatty was reared and educated in Kirksville. She was the oldest of the three children. She leaves her brother Byron (Bob) Beatty of Edina, and her sister, Mrs. Mary Beatty Kitselman, of Hollywood.
Margaret Beatty, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 9 Jan 1940, p. 2, col. 7
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Mrs. Mary Beatty Dies
Mrs. Mary Beatty died at her home here Aug. 22, at the age of 87 years. She had been ill for about two months.
She is survived by three children, Virgil E. Beatty, of Rocky, Okla., Victor E. Beatty, of Hobart, Okla., and Mrs. Vinnie E. Hehhington, of Green City.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church, Aug. 24, conducted by Rev. Gardner, of New Cambria. Interment was in the Pleasantville cemetery.
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Mrs. Nora Beatty Dies in Quincy
Mrs. Nora Beatty, wife of Bob Beatty, of Edina, former residents of Kirksville, died at 2 o’clock this afternoon at St. Mary’s Hospital in Quincy. She has been ill for several months with leukemia.
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T. G. BEATTY DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
Funeral Services Tomorrow—Burial At Green City
Thomas Graham Beatty, 76 years old, died yesterday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. H. Vanlaningham, 502 South Davis street. He was born July 31, 1845, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio.
Mr. Beatty was married to Susan J. Taylor, March 26, 1868. To this union were born seven children, four of whom, with his companion, have preceded him to his Heavenly home.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J. A. Bailey, of Green City, Mrs. T. H. Vanlaningham, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Ellis Rowlett, of Kirksville. He is also survived by two brothers, Findling Beatty, of Columbus, Ohio, E. Dean Beatty, of Canon City, Colo., one sister, Mrs. Anna Grant, of Alhambra, Calif., five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
During the Civil War he served with the 39th Ohio regiment. He later moved with his family to Sullivan county, Missouri, where he resided until a few months ago when he came to Kirksville to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. Vanlaningham.
Funeral services will be held at the Vanlaningham home, 503 South Davis street tomorrow morning at 9:30 ‘clock and the body will be taken to Green City for interment in the Pleasantville cemetery, 9 miles south of Green City.
Friends of Mr. Beatty here and in Sullivan county will join in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
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A Little Child Killed
A child of Mr. Beauchamp living near the Center School house, Fairview township, was accidentally killed Tuesday morning under the following circumstances:
The father had been to a neighbor’s to borrow a roller. On returning with the roller, the little boy aged about four years, ran out to meet him, and the father stopped and took him up in the seat with him. After starting again, the horses became restless, and in trying to manage them the father’s attention was diverted and the little boy fell down in front of the roller, which passed over him, killing him instantly. — Chillicothe Tribune.
Child Beauchamp, Edina, Missouri, The Sentinel, 09 Oct 1873, p. 4, col. 2
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MISS ELIZABETH BEAUCHAMP, 32, SUCCUMBS HERE
Funeral Services To Be Wednesday Afternoon
Miss Elizabeth May Deauchamp [sic], 32, died this morning in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church. The remains will be taken to St. Louis for cremation and burial of ashes will be in Edwardsburg, Mich. Miss Beauchamp was the daughter of Hugh D. and Bae (Scott) Beauchamp and was born in Dowagiac, Mich., April 23, 1917.
Her parents preceded her in death and she had made her home with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Layton, of Kirksville, since she was eight years old.
She is survived by two brothers, Capt. James S. Beauchamp, of the Air Force stationed at Maxwell Field, Ala., and Robert D. Beauchamp, Cadallic [sic], Mich., and one sister, Mary Beauchamp, of Pasadena, Calif.
She was a graduate of the Kirksville High School and attended the Teachers College here. She formerly worked as laboratory technician at the Grim-Smith Memorial Hospital and recently had been employed in the office of the Farmers Exchange.
She was a member of the Kirksville Methodist Church. The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Saluda Catherine Beaven, aged 81 years, died very suddenly at the home of her son, Dr. L. M. Beaven, at Lebanon, Ind., Sunday, May 8. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Della McKinney, of Fulton, and three sons, Dr. William C. Beaven, Hannibal, Dr. L. M. Beaven, Lebanon, Ind., and Dr. E. H. Beaven, Cedar Rapids, Ia. The sons are osteopathic physicians. Funeral services and burial took place at Fulton Monday.
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Mrs. Beaver Died Monday
Lived in Lawn Ridge Community for Many Years
Mrs. Cora Beaver, who had been ill at her home, 215 South Washington Street, passed away Monday July 5, 1948.
Funeral services were conducted at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel yesterday afternoon at one o’clock by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, pastor of the Christian church, of which Mrs. Beaver was a member.
Pall bearers were Wm. Dunn, Willie Adams, Lee Adams, Arch Riebel, Frank Cravens and Dow Cravens.
Mrs. Beaver was one of three children of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus John. She was born near Salem, Iowa, on July 25, 1870, being almost 78 years at her death.
On Christmas day, December 25, 1893, she was married to Charles Beaver, who preceded her in 1926. They had four daughters; Pearl, Opal, Ethel and Ruth. The first three died in infancy.
She is survived by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Slavin, one brother, Macy John of Galesburg, Ill and one aunt, Lida John of Milton, Iowa.
Cora Beaver, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Jul 1948
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Opal, an infant daughter of Charles B. and Cora (John) Beaver, living near Lawn Ridge, died suddenly Monday night, December 30, 1901. She was only three days old and seemed healthy up to an hour or two before her death when the parents noticed a difficulty in breathing. A physician was summoned forthwith, but when he reached the home the child was dead. The same parents lost a child before of the same age, at the same hour of night and of the same trouble.
Opal Beaver, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 2 Jan 1902
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Ed. G. Bechtel, 59, Is Dead
Returned Home From Kirksville Hospital Recently
Edward G. Bechtel, well known farmer of the Brock community, who returned home from a Kirksville hospital a few days ago, following a serious operation, died at his home last Thursday, Jan. 8.
Funeral services were conducted at the Brock Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. W. E. Longstreth and interment was in the Brock cemetery.
Pall bearers were Fred Southmayd, Ray Morris, Ernest McDaniel, Earl Kutzner, John Eggleston and Thos. Coffrin.
Earl Kutzner sang accompanied by Mrs. Chan Bull.
Mr. Bechtel was born in Scotland County on Feb. 27, 1889, and would have been 59 years of age next month.
Edward Grover Bechtel was a son of Aaron and Catherine Bechtel. He had been in failing health for several years.
Edward G. Bechtel and Nannie J. Johnson were united in marriage, Aug. 23, 1911, in Memphis. To this happy union were born two daughters, Mrs. Edna Eggleston and Mrs. Georgia Morris, both of Memphis. He leaves his wife, the two daughters and 3 grandsons, two brothers, Chas. and Arch Bechtel, both of Memphis, and one sister, Mrs. Isora Brookhart of Arbela.
He was a member of the Brock Methodist church near the home place, where he had owned and operated his farm the past 28 years. He was successful in stock raising which he specialized in.
Mr. Bechtel was one of 8 children, 5 of them preceding him in death.
Edward Grover Bechtel, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 15 Jan 1948
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Mrs. Ella Bechtel Dies Here at Age 90
Mrs. Ella Bechtel, 90, of Kirksville, who formerly made her home at 915 S. First, died in a hospital here Wednesday afternoon. She had been in ill health for some time.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. C. F. Jenkins, of Gridley, Kan. Her husband, Sam F. Bechtel, died in 1924.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of the daughter from Kansas.
The body will lie in state at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home, 115 W. Jefferson.
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Former Resident Dies Suddenly In Connecticut
Norwalk, Conn. – Oct. 5 – V. Richard Bechtel, a retired executive of American Cyanamid Company, died suddenly Wednesday at his home here. He also maintained a residence at Naples, Fla.
For 29 years Mr. Bechtel served as Cyanamid’s budget director, leaving this post in 1958 to become assistant to the executive vice president. He was a member of the company’s Budget, Commercial Development and Suggestion Committees.
Mr. Bechtel was a director of Santa Clara Packing Company, San Jose, Calif., and a member of the Comptrollers Institute and the National Association of Cost Accountants.
Born in Scotland County, Missouri, in 1895, Mr. Bechtel began his business career after a period teaching rural schools. In 1916, he joind [sic] the Burroughs Adding Machine Company leaving in 1924 to become assistant to a vice president of Allied chemical & Dye Corporation. Two years later he became Assistant Comptroller of the Colgate Company, and in 1928 was elected treasurer and a director of American Department Stores Corporation.
Mr. Bechtel was the author of numerous articles on financial and budget aspects of large business operations. For many years prior to his retirement, he resided in Harrison, New York. He leaves his wife, the former Evalyn Tyner, a son, Ray, of Detroit, Michigan, and a step-son, Wendell Minnick of Wilton, Connecticut.
Funeral Services will be held at the Pittman Funeral Home in Naples on Monday at 11 a.m.
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BENJAMIN BECK DIES; FUNERAL TO BE FRIDAY
Native of Pure Air Vicinity Had Been in Failing Health
Benjamin Franklin, better known as “Ben” Beck, 67, died in a Kirksville hospital Wednesday afternoon at five o’clock. He had been in failing health the past few years.
Funeral services will be held in the memorial chapel of the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home, 115 W. Jefferson, Friday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be in the Pratt cemetery. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the funeral hour.
He was the son of Preston and Florence (Bozarth) Beck and was born in the Pure Air community Sept. 18, 1884. He lived on a farm in that community until about 25 years ago when he, with his mother and brother, moved to Brashear. He engaged in the shoe repair business there until his eyesight failed him and he came to Kirksville about six years ago.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and two brothers.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Bessie Johnson, of the Pure Air vicinity, and one brother, DeLosse “Lossie” Beck, of Los Angeles, Calif.
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Former Resident Dies In Arkansas
Mrs. C. H. Beck, of Malvern, Ark., who as Henrietta M. Black was born in the Adair vicinity, died at a hospital in Little Rock Sunday morning, Nov. 28 at the age of 79 years. Her husband preceded her in death by only eleven weeks at the age of 83. Their home until 1908 was spent in the Adair and Hurdland communities and they frequently returend [sic] there on visits, their last trip being about a year ago.
Funeral and burial services were held at Prescott, Ark.
Mrs. Beck is survived by two daughters and three sons: Miss Cleo Beck of Malvern; Mrs. C. F. Campbell of Hurdland; George T. Bech [sic] of Malvern; D. W. and A. M. Beck of El Camplo, Texas. One brother, T. E. Black of Quincy, Ill.; four sisters: Mrs. Ella Porter of Colton, Calif., Mrs. J. D. Morrey of Hurdland, Mrs. G. E. Chadwick and Miss Ada Black of McAlester, Okla.
All were present for the funeral except Mrs. Porter and Mrs. Morrey.
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Jerry Beck Dies At Age of 74
Mr. Jerry C. Beck aged 74, of Rutledge, Missouri, formerly of the Hedge City area, passed away unexpectedly at his home about 2 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 1969. He had lived in Rutledge for the past 4 years. He was born February 5, 1894, in LeGrande, Oregon, the son of Thorton and Sarah Foley Beck. He came to Hedge City when four years of age and later returned to this area in 1936.
He was married to Mary Cribbs at Springfield, Missouri.
Surviving are a son, Jerry C. Beck, two grandchildren of Springfield, Missouri; and a brother, John W. Beck of Moberly, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mrs. Callie Ballard.
He had served in the Army during World War I and later in the Merchant Marines for many years. Also he had farmed in later years.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 3, 1969, at 2 p.m., at Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel, Edina, with Rev. Custer Vaughn, Edina, officiating and burial was in Mt. Salem Cemetery, northeast of Plevna.
Military Rites were by VFW Post No. 4822 of Edina.
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JESSE E. BECK, AGED 55, DIES AT FULTON, MO.
Funeral For Adair County Farmer To Be Held Saturday.
Jesse Ellis Beck, 55 years old, who had spent most of his life in the Kirksville and Sublette vicinities, died yesterday evening at Fulton. He had been in impaired health for a year.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral home, conducted by the Rev. Perley M. Lind, Christian minister at Queen City, and burial will be made in the Highland Park Cemetery. Pallbearers are to be Jamie Clark, Herman Herboth, Tom Eichorn, Raymond Robuck, D. F. Turner and Clarence Woods. The body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mr. Beck was born July 23, 1886 near Greentop, a son of John and Susan Beck. He was married in 1912 to miss Pearl Haynie.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pearl H. Beck; four children, Russell Beck, Chillicothe, Ill.; Roabert [sic], Charlene and Neva Jeanne Beck at home; three brothers Alfred Beck, Independence, Kan.; Dorsey Beck, Coffeyville, Kan., and Willis Beck, in the State of Washington; one sister, Mrs. Mattie Gatlin, in Arkansas.
Mr. Beck had been a farmer most of his life.
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Died
John R. Beck died at his home in this city Monday, Dec. 3, 1906, at 2 a.m., after a lingering illness. He was born in Clark Co., Mo., Nov. 18, 1861, and was married to Miss Eliza Boyer Nov. 20, 1890. To this union was born one son. Mr. Beck has lived in this city quite a number of years was a good citizen and held in high esteem. The funeral took place from the Baptist church Tuesday at 11 a.m., Rev. Wilkinson officiating, after which the I. O. O. F. Lodge took charge of the remains and tenderly laid him to rest in the Gorin cemetery. He is survived by his wife and son, who have the sympathy of all in their bereavement.
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John R. Beck
Resolutions of condolence and respect unanimously adopted by Gorin Camp, 2669. R. N. A. Gorin, Mo.
As a tribute of respect to the memory of John R. Beck, loved husband of our Neighbor, Eliza Beck whereas, God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to call to his eternal home. Therefore be it Resolved, that we as a Camp extend to her our most sincere sympathy, and while she and her son mourn the loss of their husband and father, we commend them for comfort to Him who says, “My strength is sufficient for thee”.
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be sent to our local papers and a copy be spread on the record of our Camp.
L. Cassie Shibley, Mrs. Ed Conyers, Mrs. J. B. Sawyer, Committee.
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MRS. LAURA LOU BECK DIES AT QUEEN CITY
Resident Of Schuyler County Most of Life.
Mrs. Laura Lou Beck, 66 years old, died this morning at 7 o’clock at the home of an uncle, George Zitf, west of Queen City, where she had lived the past five years.
She had been bedfast three months due to a complication of diseases.
Funeral plans had not been completed today but the service probably will be Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the West Funeral Home.
Mrs. Beck was born in Ohio, a daughter of Blanche and August Saunders, and came to Missouri when a young girl, since which time she had lived in Schuyler County.
Surviving are: One son Floyd Beck, Jefferson City; three sisters, Mrs. Birtie Kaster, La Plata; Mrs. Clonia Crow Fullerton, Calif., Mrs. Georgia Beck, Atwood, Kan.; and one brother, Luther Saunders, Free-water, Ore.
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HARRY BECKNER, TEACHER HERE 20 YEARS, DIES
Was 66 Years Old; Funeral Services Monday Afternoon
Harry S. Beckner, 66, 608 S. Fible St., a teacher in the Kirksville Senior High School for more than twenty years, died Saturday morning at 4:20 o’clock in a Kirksville Hospital following an acute heart attack at his home Friday morning at about 5 o’clock. He had not been feeling well for several days.
Mr. Beckner was completing his 21st year as a mathematics teacher here and would have been 67 years old today.
Services will be held for the veteran teacher on Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Chapel, at Washington and Marion Streets. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Fred P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church in Kirksville. Burial will be at the Highland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Beckner was born on May 15, 1882, in Knox County, Mo., the son of Horace B. and Annie (Seaman) Beckner. On Nov. 14, 1914, he was married to Maude McClanahan at Harris, Mo.
He farmed for a short while in Knox County before taking up school work, then taught in the Webster Groves, Mo., and Aspen, Colo., public school systems. He was graduated from the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College and had attended the University of Missouri. He was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma.
Mrs. Beckner died in 1931.
Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. David Siehl, Sidney, O.; two grandchildren, David Harry and Sandra Louise Siehl, and one brother, William H. Beckner, Edina.
Ome brother and one sister preceded him in death.
The body will be at the Davis Funeral Home at the corner of Washington and Marion Streets in Kirksville until time for the burial service.
He was a member of the Methodist Church in Kirksville.
Bearers will be J. G. VanSickel, O. Wayne Phillips, Bert Sees, Cloy Whitney, R. E. Griggs, and Dr. W. T. Reeves.
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Harrison Becraft, 88, died Sunday at the home of his son, Billie, north of Killwinning.
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STATE LINE
Funeral services conducted by the pastor, Rev. Bertha Porter, were held at Barker Tuesday afternoon of last week for Harrison Becraft, who died at his home Sunday March 5th. Mr. Becraft was probably the oldest resident of this community. He was almost 89 years of age. He was a member of the United Brethren church at Barker. He leaves four children, Mrs. Katie Farnsworth, Mrs. Ethel Cossel and Billy Becraft of Downing, and Mrs. Maud Riney of Granger, also 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. His wife died many years ago.
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Mrs. Isaac Beech
Frances F. Boone, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Boone, was born at Paris, Illinois, December 2, 1849. In the year of 1873 she was married to Frank Mahan of that place. They lived on a farm near Paris until 1880 when they moved to Missouri, settling on a farm in Schuyler County, where they lived together until Mr. Mahan’s death which occurred in May 1881. To this union were born James A. and Mary Belle. On August 13, 1885 she was united in marriage to Isaac Beech and to this union was born one daughter, Magnolia. The husband and all the children survive.
Mrs. Beech united with the Coffey Christian church in early life and continued faithful to the end. She leaves to mourn her loss one son, two daughters, one brother, one sister, a grandchild and other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Beech died suddenly at her home on Saturday, July 6th aged 68 years, 7 months and four days.
Funeral was held at McGrady, Sunday, July 7th, 1918, at 11 o’clock a.m., services being conducted by Elder M. J. Nicoson. The very large crowd that attended the funeral attests the highest esteem and respect of the community for the family of deceased.
Frances F. (Boone) Mahan Beech, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 11 Jul 1918
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Geo. Beeler Dies At Age 82
George F. Beeler passed away at the Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville March 14 at 2:30 P.M. at the age of 82 years.
Geo. F. Beeler was born May 1885 in Schuyler County to Plato and Gabrialla Beeler.
He was united in marriage to Golda Dillinger and to this union eleven children were born.
His wife passed away November 11, 1967, and one son, Estel, died at the age of fourteen months.
Survivors include Mrs. Irvin Bragg of Bloomfield, Iowa, Mrs. Harry Gilbert, Springdale, Arkansas, Carl Beeler, Coatsville, Missouri, Earl Beeler, Memphis, Missouri, Walter, Paul, Olin, Dale, Dean and Mrs. Jim Steiggal, all of Lancaster, Also 31 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Services were held Saturday, March 16, at the Lancaster Baptist Church.
He was a rural mail carrier out of Lancaster for 48 years and a life-long member of the Lancaster Baptist Church.
George F. Beeler, From Unknown Newspaper, 21 Mar 1968, Thursday
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MRS. GABRIEL BEELER, 79, DIES IN OKLAHOMA
Life-Long Schuyler Resident Dies While On Auto Trip.
Special to The Daily Express.
Lancaster, Mo., July 25—Mrs. Gabriel Beeler, 79-year-old resident of Scuyler [sic] County, who had lived her entire life in the neighborhood north of Downing, died Tuesday afternoon in a car at Boise City, Okla.
She had been visiting a son, John Beeler, in Colorado Springs, Colo., and was on the return trip. She was accompanied on the trip by a son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Beeler, with whom she made her home, and her only brother, John Jackson.
Death was attributed to a heart attack.
The body was taken to a Boise City, Okla., funeral home and Purcell Fenton, Lancaster undertaker, left early yesterday morning for Boise City and returned this morning. The body will lie in state here until tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock when funeral services will be held a [at] Fabius Church, northeast of Lancaster.
She will be buried beside her husband who died a little more than 30 years ago.
Mrs. Beeler was born Jan. 4, 1862, in Schuyler County, in the same general community where she made her home.
She is survived by five sons, Mack Beeler and George Beeler, both rural mail carriers, who live east of Lancaster, Everett of west of Lancaster; John of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Herbert, of north of Downing; and one brother, John Jackson.
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MRS. I. BEELER OF LANCASTER DIES OF STROKE
Native Of This Area Had Been Ill for Past Year.
Special to The Daily Express.
Lancaster, Mo., Aug. 26—Mrs. Irvin Beeler, 44 years of age, died in a hospital in Kirksville Saturday afternoon at 1:30. She had been ill for the past year and had undergone two major operations, the last one about a week ago. She suffered a stroke of paralysis on Friday afternoon and never rallied.
Mrs. Beeler was the daughter of Cromwell and Flora Lucus and was born on a farm three miles southeast of Glenwood in December 1894. She was married to Irvin Beeler of that neighborhood in May 1917. They lived for a short time after their marriage in Colorado. Two years after their marriage they moved to a farm two miles north of Lancaster where they have made their home ever since. Four children were born to this marriage, three of whom, with the father survive. They are Mrs. Dale Hetzler, of Unionville, Ia., and Donald and Rosalee at home. She also leaves her mother and the following sisters: Bessie Lucus, Glenwood, Mrs. Errett Roberts and Mrs. Gerald Graves, both of near Lancaster, and Mrs. Homer Jackson, of Independence, Kan.
She was a member of the Methodist Church in Lancaster and funeral services will be held from that church. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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DANIEL BEEMAN DIES IN FULTON AT AGE OF 58
Former Worthington Merchant Had Been Ill Two Years.
Special to The Daily Express.
Lancaster, Mo., Feb. 21—Daniel Monroe Beeman, 58 years of age, a former merchant at Worthington, Mo., died Friday night at Fulton. He had been ill for the past two years following a nervous breakdown.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Fenton Funeral Home in Lancaster, conducted by the Rev. Perley Lind, of Queen City. Burial will be made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery here.
Mr. Beeman was born on a farm in the Jimtown neighborhood, July 15, 1883. He was the son of Sandusky and Alice Elizabeth Beeman. He was never married. For ten years before he became ill he owned and operated a general merchandise store in Worthington. After he became ill he returned to his home at Jimtown, where he lived with a sister, Miss Rosetta Beeman, on the old home place. Besides the sister with whom he lived he leaves the following brothers and sisters: William Fred Beeman of Winner, S. Dak., Mrs. Harvey Gibson who lives on a farm near Lancaster, James Alva Beeman, who also lives on a farm near Lancaster, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Allen of Birmingham, Ala.
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Obituary.
Wilber Albert Beeman, son of M. L. Beeman, was born July 27, 1873 and died July 16, 1901. He would have been 28 years of age if he lived until July 27. He has been an invalid most of his life, and has borne his sufferings with great patience. He was a great lover of home and was devoted to his parents and brothers and sister. Since God has called him from suffering unto himself, let us bow in humble submission to the Divine will, and may the grace of the Almighty sustain the bereaved family. W. A. Simmons.
Wilber Albert Beeman, Kirksville, Missouri, The Kirksville Journal, 18 Jul 1901, p. 4, col. 4
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J. W. BEGOLE, 70, DIES IN LOUISIANA
Funeral Services to Be Held at Church in Gibbs.
John W. Begole, 70 yeears [sic] old and a former resident of Gibbs, died Jan. 19 at Tallalah, La. The date if the funeral, which will be held at the Christian Church at Gibbs, will not be set until other members of the family arrive. The body was brought to the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear where it will lie in state until the funeral. Rev. G. D. Hammontree will officiate at the services and burial will be in the Union Cemetery at Gibbs.
Mr. Begole, the son of David W. and Lydia Stanford Begole, was born near Gibbs, July 3, 1874. He married Miss Fannie Biggs in 1903 and to this union four children were born. His wife died Nov. 2, 1912 and he moved to Louisiana in 1916 where he lived until his death.
He is survived by his children, Myron Begole, of Seattle, Wash., Otis Begole, Wichita, Kan., Mrs. Mary Ward, Kansas City, Kan. and Mrs. Mirel Pliley, Hooker, Okla.; four grandchildren; three brothers, Charles M. Begole, Kirksville, George Begole, Denver, Colo. and Ray Begole, Mexico, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. T. E. Elmore, Gibbs and Mrs. J. W. Elmore, Hooker, Okla.
The following will serve as pallbearers: John Story, Frank Clapper, Charles Sykes, Albert Sykes, Roe Young and Albert Coons.
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Mrs. W. A. Begole Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Mary Ann (Smith) Begole, 74, of La Plata, died Tuesday morning at 9:15 at the Still Convalescent Home. She had been in failing health for several years and seriously ill the past week.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in La Plata at the Methodist Church at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Gregory Poole and interment will be in the La Plata Cemetery.
Mrs. Begole was the daughter of George and Eliza (Quinlin) Smith, who were natives of Ireland, and was born June 3, 1872. She was married to William Augustus Begole in 1905 and one son was born to this marriage. Mr. Begole died Aug. 26, 1943.
She is survived by the son, George Begole, two granddaughters, Beverly and Donna Begole, of La Plata; three nieces and two nephews. Her father, mother, three brothers, Jack, Daniel and James Smith have preceded her in death.
Mrs. Begole was christened into the Roman Catholic Church in infancy.
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WM. BEGOLE, 72, NEAR LA PLATA, DIES HERE
Death Attributed To Heart Ailment; Was a Retired Farmer.
Special to The Daily Express.
LaPlata, Aug. 27—William Augustus Begole, 72, retired farmer, died yesterday at a hospital in Kirksville. Mr. Begole entered the hospital when he suffered a fractured hip following a recent fall here. His death, however, was attributed to a heart ailment.
Born June 2, 1871 at Gibbs, Mr. Begole was the son of Dean W. and Lyvia (Standaford) Begole. He has lived most of his life in the vicinity of LaPlata where he was engaged in farming. Several years ago he retired and moved into town.
Surviving, besides his widow, are a son, George Begole; two granddaughters, Beverly and Donna Begole; four brothers, John Begole, of Louisiana; Charles Begole of Ethel; George Begole, of Denver, Colo., and Ray Begole, of Centralia; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Elmore, of Gibbs, and Mrs. Minnie Elmore, of Hooker, Okla., and several nieces and nephews. His parents, two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow at the Methodist Church at LaPlata. The Rev. Claude Thompson will officiate. Burial will be in LaPlata Cemetery.
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GEORGE H. BEHYMER DIES AT LA PLATA
Was Stanolind Pipeline Company Engineer.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., May 7—George H. Behymer, 42, died at his home in La Plata this morning at 6 o’clock. He had been ill since January and bedfast since Feb. 22. His death was attributed to a blood clot.
Mr. Behymer was born Nov. 9, 1900, near Millard. His parents were George L. and Stella Behymer. He spent his boyhood on the farm home near Millard. On April 5, 1923, he was married to Lena Marie Billings in Kirksville and they have made their home in La Plata since that time. He had been employed by the Standolind Pipeline Company in La Plata for the past 21 years and was an engineer with the company at the time of his death.
Besides hie wife and parents he leaves three children, Earline, Nadine, and Carl Raymond, all of the home. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Vera Neal of Bucklin, and two brothers, Eddie Behymer, of Hutchinson, Kan., and Charles Behymer, of Kirksville.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed but it is probable they will be held Sunday afternoon.
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MRS. GROVER BELFIELD DIES; RITES FRIDAY
Had Been Suffering from Heart Ailment; Was 60 Years Old
Mrs. Grover (Mae) Belfield, 60, wife of the presiding judge of the Adair County Court, died at her home north of Gifford this morning at five o’clock of a heart attack. She had been suffering with a heart ailment for some time.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o’clock at the Christian Church in Gifford. Interment will be in the Indian Hill cemetery in Adair county.
Mrs. Belfield, the daughter of Levi and Lucinda (Salisbury) Griswold, was born north of Gifford on May 26, 1890. She was married to Grover C. Belfield on Apr. 26, 1910. Two children were born to them.
She is survived by her husband: one son, Cecil Belfield, and one daughter, Mrs. Weldon (Genevieve) Falls; two grandsons, Birney Lynn and Gary Belfield, and two sisters, Mrs. Everett Crout and Mrs. Clarence Kessinger, all of the Gifford vicinity.
Mrs. Belfield was a member of the Gifford Christian Church, of the Rebekah Lodge in La Plata and the W. S. S. Club in Gifford.
The body is at the McCollum Funeral Home in Gifford.
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Joyce Elaine Belford Dies Here Today
Joyce Elaine, infant daughter of Pvt. And Mrs. S. E. Belford, died this morning at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Mark McClanahan.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Gibbs Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock conducted by Rev. Archie Cooper.
The body is lying in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
She is survived by her parents, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Calef, of Princeville, Ill.; grandmother, Mrs. Lottie Whitmore, also an aunt, Mrs. Mark McClanahan, with whom Mrs. Belford has been making her home.
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DR. ADALINE BELL DIES IN KENTUCKY
Word has been received here of the death of Dr. Adaline Bell at Owingsville, Ky. No particulars were given, but it is known she has been in poor health for several months.
Dr. Bell was graduated from the Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery in 1916, and practiced her profession in Owingsville for a number of years. Since retiring from practice she had made her home with her niece, Mrs. Ione Denton, in Owingsville. She was a relative of Chester and Hurschel Bell, of Kirksville.
Dr. Adaline Bell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 8 Dec 1937, p. 5, col. 6 & 7
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Allie M. Bell Dies At Age Of 95
Allie McMurry Bell of Rutledge, Missouri passed away at 8:15 a.m. Friday, at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Fort Madison, Iowa, at the age of 95 years and 7 months. She as born near Rutledge, Missouri on a farm, August 8th, 1875.
Her parents were Olive Cole and Ben F. Rector and she was 4 and her brother Charles 2 at the time of her mother’s death. She was married to Adolphus F. McMurry April 3, 1895 in the Methodist church at Colony. She was preceeded [sic] in death by her husband, parents, and one daughter, Lura Wilson.
Surviving are one daughter Leta Sanner of Fort Madison, granddaughters Betty Jo Brullo of El Cajon, California, Elaine Welsh of St. Ann, Missouri, and one grandson Wayne Sanner of Galesburg, Ill., five great granddaughters, Jenny, Laura, and Norma Brullo of El Cajon, Sheila Welsh of St. Ann and Jerrilyn Jo Sanner of Fort Madison, and one great grand-son, David Welsh of St. Ann, Missouri.
She was an active participant in both local and national affairs of the Methodist Church and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, being a Sunday School teacher and church organist for mor than 40 years, and a member of the Methodist Church of Rutledge, Missouri for more than 70 years, and a long time member of the Eastern Star of which she was secretary for many years.
Funeral services were held at the Chrustian [sic] Church at Rutledge 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21st, Gerth and Basket [sic] of Memphis, Missouri in charge and the Rev. Barbara Barnett officiating with burial in the Pauline Cemetery, Rutledge, Missouri.
Following prayer with her minister she said “I have lived a long life and I’m ready to go”.
Body Bearers were: Ben Baker, Lee Chancellor, Troy Smith, Charles Houghton, Estel Leslie, and Jewell Mason.
Allie McMurry Bell, Memphis, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 25 Mar 1971, Thursday
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The Scotland County, Missouri Marriage Listings show that William D. Bell (79) married Allie McMurry (72) on 27 Dec 1947
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BENJAMIN BELL OF MORELOCK DIES, AGED 68
Death Due to Heart Attack; Funeral To Be Held Tuesday.
Special To The Daily Epress [sic].
Greencastle, Mo., Sept. 21—Benjamin Bell, a life-long resident of the Morelock community, died at his home there Saturday night at 9:30 o’clock. His death was quite sudden and was attributed to a heart attack.
Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Roy Scott, of Trenton, at the Morelock church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with burial in the Morelock cemetery. The body will lie in state at the family home until time for the services.
Mr. Bell was born in the community in which he lived, Oct. 25, 1873. He had lived his entire life in this community, except for a few years spent in South Missouri when his parents moved there. He united with the United Brethren Church at Morelock and was baptized in young manhood.
On December 22, 1895, Mr. Bell married Miss Neva Alger, who with five children and several grandchildren survive. The children are: Clarence Bell, of Grinnell, Ia., Basil Bell of Brookfield, Mo., Mrs. Irene Bingham, of the Spring Creek Ranch near Greencastle, Miss Dorothy Bell of Marshalltown, Ia., and Harold Bell of the home. A son, Paul, preceded his father in death.
He also leaves three sisters: Mrs. Anna Gates of Melba, Idaho. Mrs. Lottie Claybrooks of Greencastle, and Mrs. Chloe Gates of Novinger, and one brother, E. B. Bell, of Greentop.
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OBITUARY
Death calls another. Mrs. Catharine Bell, widow of Issac T. Bell, passed away Sept. 30, 1918, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dora Patterson, at Dillon, Mont., at the age of 78. She was born June 18th, 1840, in Harrison Co., Indiana, and came to Missouri with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Issac Simler in 1855. She was married to Issac T. Bell in the year 1860. To them were born seven children, David D. of Oregon, F. A. of Blackfoot, Idaho, Miss Ida, of Kirksville, Mrs. Dora Patterson of Dillon, Montana, who survive her, James, George and Mrs. Harmon Baker, deceased. She has ten grand-children, one grandson in the army in France and another on the way over. She leaves three brothers, Isaac, George and John Simler, and one sister. She was one of Adair county’s pioneer women. Passed through all the trials and hardships incident to such a life. She had made much of her opportunities, was resourceful and creative in her work. Was content and happy under all conditions. To me her life grew more beautiful as the years passed by. To know her was to love her. Her friends were many and she spoke of them as affectionately as of her children. She was a true christian [sic]. Belonged first to the Baptist church and later united with the Cumberland Presbyterian. She delighted in the service of song to her maker, singing almost continually, bathing her soul in the spirit of Christ, which is love.
About two years before her death she lost her eyes sight, on account of which she had to give up housekeeping to which she was so devoted that it seemed one of her greatest trial.
Her funeral was preached in the church near Yarrow by Rev. James Thomas, of Pure Air, and she was laid to rest beside her husband in Pierceville cemetry [sic].
“She rests from her labors and her works do follow her.”
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ELBERT BURTON BELL, 80 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD
Succumbs at Home Near Greentop; Funeral Thursday
Elbert Burton Bell, 80, the oldest of a family of ten children died Monday afternoon at his home on rural route 4, Greentop.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. Rev. James F. Miller, of Flat River, will officiate. Interment will be in the Morelock cemetery.
Mr. Bell was the son of James J. and Catherine (Ledford) Bell and was born near Stahl, Sept. 12, 1869. He was married to Martha Dove Houston, Nov. 16, 1892, at Kirksville, and to this marriage twelve children were born.
He is survived by his wife, five sons, Gerald, of Detroit, Mich., Leo, Trail City, S. Dak., Kenneth, of Greentop, Otto, of Kansas City, and Ross of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Cyrus (Sylvia) Sevits and Mrs. Carl (Thelma) Sanders, both of rural route 2, Kirksville, Mrs. Herman (Helen) Barnett and Mrs. Ora (Anna) Buchanan, both of Greentop, all of whom were with him at the time of his death; two sisters, Mrs. Ed (Lottie) Claybrook and Mrs. Ora (Chloe) Gates, both of Novinger; 21 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sons, who died in infancy; four brothers and three sisters.
He was a farmer and coal miner and had lived on the farm where he died for the past 42 years.
He was converted and baptized in the Baptist faith.
Bearers will be Wendell Sevits, Eldon Bell, Cleve Adams, Kermit Sanders, Billy White and Donald Bell.
Elbert Burton Bell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 22 Aug 1950, p. 2, col. 5
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ELDEN BELL, 37, SLAYS EX-WIFE. TAKES OWN LIFE
Former Green Castle Residents Die at Waterloo, Iowa
Elden Bell, 37, formerly of Green Castle, shot and killed his former wife, Mrs. Velma Bell, 34, also of Green Castle, and then killed himself at Waterloo, Iowa, yesterday afternoon, according to word from Waterloo last night.
Details of the tragedy were not available last night but the shooting is said to have occurred at the wife’s home near the city limits of Waterloo.
The bodies were taken to the O’Keefe & Towne Funeral Home at Waterloo. It was reported last night that they will be brought back to Green Castle for burial.
Bell, who was born in Des Moines, Ia., May 13, 1914, was an adopted son of George Bell, 1208 N. Franklin street. He had been employed at the Roth Packing Company at Waterloo for 15 years.
Besides his father, the deceased is survived by Mrs. George Bell, two daughters, Mary Jane, 12, and May Janette, 11; two brothers, Carrol and Bennie Bell of Kirksville, and five sisters, Mrs. Tom (Dora) Clay of Novinger, Mrs. Carl (Fannie) Jerson of Madrid, Iowa, Mrs. Rufus (Myrtle) Lindquist of Algona, Iowa, Mrs. John (Ollie) Burtis of Edmonds, Wash., and Mrs. Silas (Fern) Yadon of Greentop.
Mrs. Bell’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Billington, of Green Castle.
Elden Bell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 6 Jan 1952, p. 1, col. 5
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JOHN W. BELL. OF HURDLAND, DIES TODAY
Succumbed To Heart Disease on Highway Near Home.
Special to The Daily Express.
Hurdland, Mo., June 23—John William Bell, 59 years old, a resident of the Hurdland vicinity his entire life, died suddenly from heart disease while at work this morning.
Mr. Bell had been helping grade a road near his home. When the grader was about a half-mile from his house this morning at 8:45 o’clock, he started home to get some tools. About a quarter of a mile from the house he collapsed and was dead when fellow workmen found him.
He had been under a physician’s care the past two years.
The funeral and burial services are to be held Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the Baker Cemetery, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane, of Brashear.
Mr. Bell was born in Adair County, Missouri, Oct. 14, 1877, a son of James and Sarah Cody Bell. He was married to Iva Williams on May 5, 1902, and four children were born. One daughter, Irene, died in April, 1932, and a son Everett, one of twins, died in infancy.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Emmett, and daughter, Irene, at home; brother, Frank, and two grandchildren.
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MISS JOSIE BELL, AGED 83, DIES TODAY
Funeral Here Friday; Burial at Ownby Cemetery.
Miss Josie Bell, 83, lifelong resident of Adair County, died at 9:45 o’clock this morning at the Still-Hildreth Sanatorium, Macon, where she had been a patient for some-time.
Born Jan. 21, 1860, on a farm southwest of Kirksville, Miss Bell was the daughter of John D. and Nancy (Willis) Bell, pioneer residents of this county. Miss Bell attended the country schools and was graduated from the State Normal School, June 18, 1885, receiving her degree in the elementary course. For a number of years she taught in the country schools of Adair County. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Miss Bell is survived by a brother, Dr. John A. Bell, 414 South Mulanix Street, and a niece Mrs. Margaret M. Cole, 416 East Scott Street. Her father and mother, three brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until the funeral services, which will be held in the Davis Funeral Chapel at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in the Ownbey Cemetery.
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Francis D. Beller Services Held Wednesday
Francis Douthitt Beller, son of Stella Newcomer and Willis D. Beller, was born December 13, 1912, in Russell County, Kansas, passed away February 11, 1968, in Fulton, Missouri.
He was married to Miss Edna Amrhein, December 9, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri. He and his wife have been members of the Edinburg Baptist Church since 1952. They resided on their farm 5 ½ miles N. W. of Rutledge, Missouri, in the Edinburg Community.
His mother preceded him in death in 1918 and three brothers and a sister.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; his father, Willis D. Beller; his step mother, Mrs. Bessie Beller of Russell, Kansas; five brothers, C. D. of Sea Cliff, New York, Willis L., Topeka, Kansas, James of Salem, Oregon, Robert L. of Greenwood, Nebraska; George of Commerce, Colorado; five sisters-in-laws; also five sisters, Mrs. Laurine Gerlitz of Sacramento, California, Mrs. Shirley Dickson of Great Bend, Kansas, Mrs. Gladys Gordon of Wichita, Kansas, Mrs. Rachel Doughorty of Vallejo, California, Mrs. Marjorie Grosz of Westminister, Colorado; Also four brothers-in-law; aunts; uncles; other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 14, at 2 p.m. at Gerth & Baskett Chapel, Memphis, Missouri, with Rev. Lee Wallenmeyer officiating. Burial was in the Edinburg Cemetery. Body bearers were Mike Myers, Hillis McClamrock, Earl Gilfillan, Lealand Dorsey, John Bingman and Donald Mount.
Francis Douthitt Beller, From Unknown Newspaper, 22 Feb 1968
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James Bellinger Dies In Chicago, Illinois
James R. Bellinger, son of Omer and Nancy Bellinger was born November 9, 1898 in Scotland County, Missouri and passed away April 24, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois.
He attended high school in Downing, Mo., and the Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Mo. Following his graduation he was employed in Kansas City, Mo. and in Glendale, Calif. The past 35 years he made his home in Chicago.
Preceding him in death were his parents, one brother, Wallace and one sister, Ila Jeanne.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Paul Johnston of Denver, Colo., one niece Mrs. W. P. Fintel of Miami, Fla. and one nephew Robert Johnston of Denver, Colo.
He was a member of the Bible Grove Christian church.
James R. Bellinger, From Unknown Newspaper, 5 May 1966
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Miss Bessie Belt passed away Monday at 11:20 a. m. after suffering for months. the dread disease consumption claimed her. She will be greatly missed in the social circle; but more in the family. She was the eldest daughter of Wm. Belt and wife. The family has the sympathy of the community in this hour of sad bereavement.
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Attend Nephew’s Funeral Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Kugler of near Wyaconda and Mrs. Glen Chambers drove to Ft. Madison, Ia., Saturday morning to attend funeral services for their nephew, Donald Bendloge, who died Wednesday, a result of an accident near St. Paul, Ia., on Sunday night which had claimed the lives of Bendloge’s wife, Betty, and that of the driver of the other vehicle.
Donald was the adopted son of Bernard and Dorothy Kutzne Bendloge of Ft. Madison. He was in his early twenties. Besides his parents, he is survived by a small son, a sister, Betty, also two other sisters and a brother, all of whom were present for the funeral.
Donald Bendloge, Memphis, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 23 Dec 1971 (Thursday)
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Mary E. Bennett Services Held Here Sunday
Mary Elizabeth Bennett died at the Mitchell Rest Home in Kahoka, Friday, Sept. 27 at 9:20 p.m., where she had been in poor health for a year, failing rapidly during the past week.
She was born April 3, 1870, in Scotland county, Missouri, the daughter of James T. and Celia Hilliard Brown. She was married to Frank L. Bennett, Feb. 9, 1892, in Scotland county where they spent most of their married life farming. In later life they resided in Granger.
There are six children surviving: Glen L. Bennett of Kahoka; Mrs. Roy Orton, Memphis; Mrs. Edna Kimmel, Merdie Church, Mrs. Flaudia Church and L. Earl Bennett, all of Marshalltown, Iowa. Three grandsons, Robert, Richard and John Bennett were raised in their home. Seventeen grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive
Mr. Bennett preceded her in death April 26, 1954. Also one sister and two brothers preceded her in death. She was a member of the Asbury Methodist church, having joined with Mr. Bennett in their early married life.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bennett were held Sunday, Sept. 29 at 2:00 p.m. at the Gerth & Baskett funeral chapel in Memphis with the Rev. Homer Martin officiating.
Mary Elizabeth Bennett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Oct 1957, p. 1, col. 4
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May Bennett, 81, Services Held At Milton Church
May Elizabeth Bennett, 81, of Milton, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Thomas on September 30, 1972.
She was born May 21, 1891, in Scotland County, the daughter of Peter and Mary Alice Alpire Nelson, who both passed away, while she was a small child. She then became the foster child of William and Mandy Miller.
On March 8, 1811 [sic], she was united in marriage to Wesley E. Kerr. He died July 31, 1953. To this union three children were born, Ilah Thomas, Cantril, Iowa, John Kerr, Kahoka, Missouri, and Bill Kerr, Keosauqua, Iowa.
April 6 1960, she married Edd Bennett of Milton, Iowa. He died November 24, 1962.
She was a member of the Christian Church, C.W.F. and the Legion Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by five brothers.
She is survived by her children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
Services were held at the Milton Christian Church at 2:00 p.m. on October 3, 1972, with the Rev. Caughron officiating. Burial was in the Prairie View Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Mitchell, Estle Gooden, Floyd Stanford, Robert Gooden, Bill Boatman, Everett Blair.
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SERVICES AT BRASHEAR FOR MINNIE C. BENNETT
Funeral services were held Dec. 7 in the Bullion Methodist church for Minnie Cole Bennett, 70, who died Dec. 4 at Foglesong Nursing Home at Wyaconda. Rev. Merritt H. Baker conducted the services.
Mrs. Bennett was born March 28, 1882, near Brashear, to Nelson and Mary Cole. She was one of ten children.
In 1917 she married Robert Bennett at Kirksville. The couple moved to Scotland county to live on a farm near Greensburg, where he died in April, 1943.
Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Bennett made her home with her son until about three weeks ago when she was taken to the nursing home.
She is survived by two sons, Lloyd and Lewis; two grandsons, Ernest and Ivan of Scotland county: and two sisters, Mrs. Hanna Sykes and Mrs. John Richardson, of Kirksville.
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Mrs. Orlando Bennett of Colorado Springs, a sister of Al and John Martin of Palisade, Colo., cousin of Mmes. Joe Rood, Warren Riney and Katie Farnsworth of Downing, died at her home in Colorado, Jan. 15.
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MRS. DIANA BENSON DIED AT HOME HERE MARCH 10; AGED 82
Mrs. Diana Benson died at the home of her son O. N. Benson on March 10, 1925. She was born at Elizabethtown, Ky. on April 15, 1843, being almost 82 years of age. Mrs. Benson came to Scotland county with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Fogle in 1848, located about 10 miles northwest of Memphis, Mo., where she grew to womanhood. She had four brothers and four sisters. The brothers–D. W. Fogle, Wm. Fogle, C. C. Fogle and Robert Fogle, and two sisters–Mrs. Wm. Rorabaugh and Mrs. Wm. O’Brien who have preceded her in death. Two living sisters–Mrs. James Holt and Mrs. Matilda Crook of this county.
She was married to E. J. Benson in 1865, who preceded her in death in 1902. To them were born five children, two boys and three girls, one boy and girl died in childhood and two girls, Misses Iva and Hila. Iva died when 16 years old and Hila at the age of 24. She leaves to mourn her loss one son, O. N. Benson and family, several nephews and nieces, five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
She united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Pleasant Hill in 1894, remaining true to her faith especially in her works of Kindness to the sick, as long as she was able to serve.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Taggart.
Burial services were held at Pleasant Hill. The pallbearers were Claude Fogle, Arthur Fogle, Wm. Roseberg, Douglas Howard, Newel Fogle and Earl Crook.
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FRED BENSON DIED FRIDAY
Was Ill Only a Few Days Last Week With Pneumonia
Frederick M. Benson, who was ill only a few days last week with pneumonia, died at his home, 485 South Market street in Memphis, Friday night at 9 o’clock.
Fred, a son of Dr. and Mrs. O.N. Benson, was born in Memphis on Oct. 13, 1903. He attended school here, graduating from the Memphis high school. He lived in Memphis and vicinity all his life.
He was married in Memphis to Miss Myrtle M. Moffett on Jan. 5, 1935, whose mother, Mrs. C.M. Moffett, preceded him in death only six days, she having passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, Jan. 29. They have no children.
In addition to the wife, he is survived by his mother. Mrs. Lillian Bishop of Memphis, and the following brothers: Ed Benson of Memphis, Ward Benson of Des Moines, Iowa; Wade Benson of Fulton, Mo., and Hudson Benson of Norfolk, Va.
Funeral services were held Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at the Christian church and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. M. Feay. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
The pall bearers were Joe Gutman, L.R. Sherrill, John Rodgers, Guy Oliver, Sam Coffrin and James Howard.
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Services Tuesday At Des Moines For Young Benson
Funeral services were held at Dunn funeral home in Des Moines Tuesday afternoon for Newell James Benson, 28 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Ward Benson of Milton, who was killed in a plane crash 12 miles north of Memphis about 5:00 Saturday afternoon.
The crash occurred shortly after the pilot, Louis Skinner, 32, of Omaha, had taken off from the Benson Ranch and was circling back over the field for a farewell salute.
According to Hollis Vance who was mixing concrete on a neighboring farm, the plane was about 200 feet in the air when it started the bank, went out of control and hit the ground, apparently killing both men instantly.
Immediately after the impact, the plane burst into flames which consumed the entire craft in about 20 minutes, Vance estimated. With the exception of the aluminum wings and tail all that was left was ashes of the motor and fuselage. Both bodies were burned beyond recognition.
Benson’s mother who was present for the take-off, collapsed when she saw the plane crash. She was taken to the hospital.
Ward Benson, Jr., rushed over to the scene of the crash on the adjoining field, belonging to Bill Hetzler of Cantril, and attempted to pull his brother’s body out of the flaming wreckage. He was restrained by other bystanders and stood helplessly by until the fire burned down.
Newell Benson was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Polk County, Iowa. He attended Memphis schools and graduated from Roosevelt High school in Des Moines. He spent three years in the army and later attended Drake University.
He was a salesman for a Des Moines Music company and at the time of his death was working out of Omaha.
Surviving in addition to his parents and brother are two nieces, Barbara and Diane
The pilot of the plane, Louis Skinner, is survived by a wife and two children of Omaha.
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MRS. MARY BERGTHOLD DIES AT HER RESIDENCE
Mary Christena Stoll was born in Scotland County, Mo., September 10, 1871 and departed this life at 7:15 a.m., March 8, 1918, age 49 years, 5 months and 28 days. She was united in marriage with Henry Bergthold on January 30, 1895. To this union were born four children, two sons and two daughters, one son having preceded her to the better land in infancy. She leaves o mourn her husband, one son and two daughters, father and mother, three brothers and three sisters and a host of other relatives and friends. She was baptised [sic] into the German Lutheran Church and lived a faithful and consecrated life until death claimed her.
The funeral was conducted at the Indian Creek Baptist Church Sunday, March 10, by Rev. D. R. McBee of the M. E. Church in Gorin and interment was made in the Indian Creek cemetery.
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We take this method of expressing our unspeakable thanks to the many kind friends and neighbors for their assistance and consolation during the recent death and burial of our beloved wife and mother.
Henry Bergthold and children.
Mary Christena (Stoll) Bergthold, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Mar 1918
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Sylvia Bergthold Services Are Held Tuesday
Sylvia Delphine Bergthold, the only daughter of George A. and Blanche I. Wilsey Bergthold, was born near Rutledge, Missouri, on April 21, 1923, and passed forth from this life on November 13, 1967, in the Davis County Hospital, Bloomfield, Iowa, following a long illness.
Although she goes to the garden alone she will be sadly missed by her mother, Blanche, of Rutledge, Missouri; her two brothers, Henry Noel of Fort Madison, Iowa, and Cletus Edward of Kansas City, Missouri; three nieces and three nephews, Ronald, Rebecca, Pamela, and Randall of Kansas City, Missouri, and David and Lori of Fort Madison, Iowa; her aunts, Neva Bergthold, and Nell Bergthold Matlock; and the aunts, the uncles and the cousins in the families of Otis Wilsey, Henry Wilsey, Mable Matlock, Mr. and Mrs. Clare Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rice, Mr. and Mrs. David Atwell; and a great aunt, Rosie Stoll; and step grandmother, Adah Wilsey.
Her father, George A. Berghold [sic], preceded her in death in March of this year.
Delphine attended South Liberty Elementary School and was graduated from the Rutledge High School and attended Kirksville College. She was employed as postal clerk for 23 years and during that period served as acting Postmaster for a time in the Rutledge post office.
Delphines attention, patience, and understanding for her three nieces and three nephews was truly a marvelous experience for each of them and one they will hold close for all their years to come. Few children will have had such a devoted and loving aunt and “Special Friend” to leave so many memories of cherished hours of good times; nor such a feeling of being loved and they of loving her in return.
Funeral services were held from Payne Chapel, Memphis, Tuesday, November 15, 1967, at 2 p.m. Rev. Barbara Barnett officated [sic]. Final resting place was South Bethel Cemetery.
Music was furnished by Rev. Barbara Barnett and daughter, Jodie.
Body bearers were Lee Chancellor, Paul Chancellor, Hillis McCabe, Earl Henry Forquer, Shelton Golden, and Joe Neese, Jr.
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MRS. C. H. BERRY DIES SUDDENLY AT HER HOME
Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. C. H. (Etta Belle) Berry, of 824 E. Line Street, died suddenly of a heart attack at her home Friday evening at 8:15
Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock conducted by her pastor, Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith assisted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be in the Pleasant Home Cemetery at Worthington.
Mrs. Berry was the daughter of Melvin and Mary (Shelley) Sweet and was born at Queen City, Mo. on Mar. 24, 1866. She was married to Charles Herschel Berry on Feb. 24, 1884. Four children were born to them. Mr. Berry died Dec. 13, 1924, one son died in infancy, and another son Fred Earl of Butler, Mo. died in 1941. Here parents and one brother, David A. Sweet, of Hamilton, Ill., also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her two daughters, Mrs. Frank J. Bragg, of Columbia, Mo., and Miss Ruby Berry, of the home; three grandchildren, Helen Berry Hallam, daughter of Fred E. Berry, deceased, Louise Bragg Hutsell and Frank Berry Bragg. The only other living relative is an aged cousin, Melvin Furtney, of Fairmont, Minn.
Mrs. Berry was a member of the First Baptist Church, a member of the TEL Class of the Baptist Sunday School, and also a member of the Sojourners Club.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home, corner of Washington and Marion, until 12 o’clock noon Tuesday when it will be taken to the church where it will lie in state until the beginning of the memorial service when the casket will be closed.
Bearers will be Crockett Berry, Edgar Berry, Dr. George Grin, John Berry, Darrel Neagle, and Charles Alfred Berry.
Relatives from out of the city who will be present at the memorial service are Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hallam, of Jefferson City, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hutsell, of Kansas City, Mrs. Gertrude Berry, of Butler, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Bragg, of Columbia.
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MRS. EVA BERRY DIES; HAD BEEN IN POOR HEALTH
Worked of Many Years in Kirksville Dry Goods Stores
Mrs. Eva Leona Berry, 82, of Kirksville, died Tuesday afternoon in a Kirksville hospital. She had been in failing health for the past three years.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Hicks, pastor of Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Llewellyn cemetery.
Mrs. Berry was the daughter of John A. and Marrietta (Murray) Imbler and was born in Knox county Aug. 5, 1870. She was married here to Joe E. Ewing Feb. 22, 1905, and one daughter was born to this marriage.
She was preceded in death by the daughter, Mary Virginia Ewing, who died in 1912, and Mr. Ewing died in 1913.
On Feb. 5, 1917, she was married to Grant W. Berry and he died Jan. 21, 1939. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a brother.
She is survived by two brothers, George W. Imbler and W. Ray White, both of Kirksville and several cousins.
She was a member of the Kirksville Methodist Church and was an active worker in the Wesleyan Service Guild. She was a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. Berry came to Kirksville in early life and for many years worked in dry goods stores in Kirksville. Bearers will be F. O. Ray, Ralph Goodwin, Chester Bell, Bert Sees, Cecil Darr and Arthur Floyd.
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FRED BERRY 56, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral Here Tomorrow; Burial To Be At Worthington.
Fred E. Berry, 56 years old, died in a hospital here last night at midnight. He had been in impaired health the past five years, suffering from a complication of diseases.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Perley M. Lind, Christian minister at Queen City. Burial will be in the Pleasant Home Cemetery at Worthington.
The pallbearers are to be four cousins, Crockett, Walter, John and Edgar Berry, and T. M. Hutsell and H. F. Hallam.
Mr. Berry, whose full name was Fred Earl, was born Jan. 20, 1885 in Schuyler County, Mo., a son of Charles Herschel and Etta Sweet Berry. He was married to Gertrude Barnes, May 22, 1904 and one daughter was born, Helen Marie, now Mrs. H. F. Hallam, 1600 Hazelton Drive, Jefferson City, Mo.
He grew up in the Worthington vicinity and lived at Rich Hill and Butler, Mo., until about five years ago, when he came to Kirksville.
He joined the Christian Church in Rich Hill in 1916.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs. C. H. Berry, Kirksville; his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Berry, Butler; daughter, Mrs. H. F. Hallam, Jefferson City; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Bragg and Miss Ruby Berry, Kirksville. His father died Dec. 13, 1925.
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GRANT BERRY, ILL OVER TWO YEARS, DIES
Was Artilleryman In Philippines During War With Spain.
Grant Winfred Berry, 71 years old, Spanish-American War veteran and farmer in the Kirksville vicinity for many years, died yesterday morning at 8:45 o’clock at a veterans hospital in Excelsior Springs, Mo.
He suffered from a heart ailment the past few years and had spent most of the last two years in the hospital.
The funeral is to be Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Joseph W. Thompson, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The body is lying in state at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Refuge Cemetery. He and Mrs. Berry lived for seven years in the Refuge vicinity.
Mrs. Berry has been with her husband in Excelsior Springs the past two weeks.
Mr. Berry was born Dec. 21, 1867 on a farm in the Sperry vicinity, Adair County, Missouri, a son of James and Emiline Berry. He had lived most of his life in this county. He enlisted in 1898 in Battery L. First Artillery, United States Army, and served two years in the Philippines. Returning to Kirksville after the war, he engaged in farming several years.
He was married Feb. 5, 1918 to Eva Imbler Ewing.
Surviving are his wife and four brothers, Clay L. Berry, Elsinore, Calif.; Byron S. Berry, Soap Lake, Wash.; Guy S. Berry, Nohly, Mont., and James A. Berry, Mangas, N. Mex. Another brother, Bird Berry, died last summer in California. Owen Berry, of Milan, Mo., is a nephew.
Mr. Berry was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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J. E. Berry, 81, Dies at Farm Home
J. E. Berry, a well known farmer living between Glenwood and Livonia, died Monday night at his farm home at the age of 81 years. He suffered a broken hip 2 ½ years ago and had been an invalid since then. Funeral services will be held at his home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial will be made at the Jimtown cemetery.
Mr. Berry was a brother-in-law of Mrs. C. H. Berry, 824 E. Line street, and an uncle of Mrs. Frank Bragg, Miss Ruby Berry and John Berry, of Kirksville.
He leaves his wife and four children. Two of his children, Major Willard Berry of Kelly Field, and Miss Nancy Berry, of Stockton, Calif.; are now at the family home. Two other children, Miss Welcolm [Welcome] Berry and Wallace Berry, of Stockton, Calif., will be unable to come.
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James A. Berry died of cancer at the county infirmary at 11 o’clock Monday night at the age of 75 years. He was an old resident of the community and entered the county infirmary January 4, 1928. He is survived by one brother, David Berry, of Winigan. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, and interment was made in Llewellyn cemetery.
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JAMES BERRY OF NIND KILLED IN WASHINGTON
3 Others Die When Auto Struck By Freight Train.
James A. Berry, a former resident of Kirksville, who has been living at Nind, was killed in an accident at Grand Orchard, Wash., Monday, according to word received by his sons, G. F. and A. T. Berry, of Nind. Mrs. Guy Berry and Mrs. Byron Day Berry, sister-in-law of James A. Berry, also were killed and Guy Berry was seriously injured and is in a hospital.
The accident occurred when the Berry automobile was struck by a Great Northern Railroad freight train.
Mrs. Guy Berry is a sister of Willis Moots of near Kirksville.
Mr. Berry was a barber by trade and was owner of the National Barber Shop and left here in 1916. His body is being sent to Wichita Falls, Texas, where it will be buried beside the body of his wife. He was a brother of Grant Berry, deceased.
Clay Berry, another brother who lives in California, had come here and taken his brother for a family reunion with the other brothers who live in Montana, and they were then going to California. Clay Berry was not in the automobile at the time of the accident.
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JOHN BERRY, 74, DIES IN HAVRE, MONT.
Was Novinger Merchant for Many. Years.
Special to The Daily Express.
Novinger, Mo., Sept. 8—John Berry, 74, former will known merchant and musician, of Novinger, died Sunday at his home in Havre, Mont., according to a message received here by his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Kelly. He had been in failing health the past year or two. No particulars were given as to the funeral and burial but they were to be held in Havre.
John Berry was the son of Henry and Susan Shoop Berry and was born on the Jim Novinger farm, north of Novinger on March 11, 1862. He grew to manhood in this vicinity. He was married to Clara Vanlaningnam [sic]. To this union four children were born, one dying at birth. His wife died in the early part of 1894, and on Sept. 17, 1895, he was married to Mary Hoffman. To this union four children were born.
Mr. Berry was a 32nd degree Mason in the Masonic Lodge at Novinger. He was a general merchant in Novinger and Connelsville for a number of years. He was a charter member of the old Novinger band and played in the band for several years. He left Novinger about twenty years ago.
He leaves to mourn his death his widow, a daughter by his first marriage, Mrs. Elsie Kelly, of Novinger, and two sons, Orville and Dee, of Billings, Mont., and the following children by his second marriage: Raymond, of Havre, Mont., Mrs. Wilma Gerlough, of Shelby, Mont., and Rea and Eugene at home. He also leaves twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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JOSEPH BERRY, FORMER COUNTY TREASURER, DIES
End Follows Stroke of Paralysis Sustained This Mornidg [sic]—Aged 74.
Joseph Berry, at one time county treasurer and one of the highly respected citizens of this city, died at his home, 1202 North Franklin st., this morning at 8:30 o’clock, following a stroke of paralysis which he suffered this morning about 7 o’clock. He had previously been ill for three weeks. He was about 74 years of age.
The deceased was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in an Illinois regiment. Following the war he came to this county where he has since resided. He served the county as treasurer for two terms.
He was married to Miss Rachel Hartzler, daughter of one of the prominent farmers of this county in the early days, who survives him. To this union there were four children born, all of whom are living. They are: Mrs. Clay Worman, of El Paso, Texas; Flora, of Higginsville, Texas; Ed Berry of California, and William Berry, who lives west of La Plata.
The funeral arrangements have not been made pending word from the children. He was a member of the G. A. R. Post, and it will probably participate in the funeral services.
Joseph Berry, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Mar 1918, p. 6, col. 3
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Mrs. Mary Ann Berry Dies Here; Was 84
Mrs. Mary Ann Berry, 84, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Elwood B. Robinson, at 915 S. Florence, Friday morning.
The body was taken to Sturgeon Saturday morning for funeral services and interment.
She was born at Sturgeon Dec. 26, 1867.
Mary Ann Berry, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 12 Oct 1952, p. 2, col. 5
Editor’s note: Find A Grave gives date of birth as 18 Dec 1868 and MO death certificate #34073 gives date of birth as 26 Dec 1868.
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Bessie A. Bertram
Bessie A. Bertram, daughter of James and Sarah Miller Gillespie, was born August 11, 1878, in Keosauqua, Iowa, and died October 31, 1972, at Amboy, Illinois.
On April 11, 1904, she was married to Elmer A. Bertram and to this union were born five sons, James, George, John, Joe, and Richard. Her husband and two sons, James and John, preceded her in death. Mrs. Bertram is survived by three sons, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A life-long resident of Memphis, Mrs. Bertram was a member of the United Methodist Church and Chapter C.P.E.O. Mrs. Bertram spent the last few years with her son, George, and his wife in Naperville, Illinois.
Funeral services were conducted by D. W. Payne & Sons, Saturday, November 4, 1972, at 2 p.m. from their Memphis Chapel with Rev. Michael Barrett officiating. Body bearers were Arlan Eager, Mack Kutzner, Byron Drummond, Ralph Dodge, Charles Long, and George Townsend. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
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Dr. H. F. Bertram Passed Away Sunday, July 2nd
Dr. Harold Frederick Bertram, 54, of 3736 Country Club Circle, former chairman of the surgery department at ?? Smith Hospital, died Sunday, July 2nd, at his home. Dr. Bertram, who had gone to private practice as a surgeon, had been a Fort Worth, area resident since 1954. His wife, Mrs. Betty Jeanne Bertram, died two months ago.
Dr. Bertram had served on the staffs of Harris, All Saints, St. Joseph, Peter Smith and W. I. Cook Children’s Hospitals. He also was former chief of surgeons at Fort Worth Children’s Hospital.
He was born in Memphis, Missouri, the second son of Edward F. and Nellie Pitkin Bertram. He attended Central College in Fayette, Missouri, and received his bachelor of science from the University of Missouri.
He earned his doctor of medicine degree at Northwestern University, where he interned at Wesley Memorial Hospital. He began his surgical training at the University of Oklahoma.
Dr. Bertram, a survivor of the Bataan Death March, was a Japanese prisoner of war for three years during World War II.
Before the war he was Medical Corps reserve officer at Ft. Sam Houston and Stormberg General Hospital in Manila, Philippines. He accepted a commission in the regular Army Medical Corps in 1946.
In 1947 Dr. Bertram entered the graduate school of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his master of medical sciences degree.
Before resigning from the Army in 1954 he served at Tilton General Hospital at Ft. Dix, New Jersey, Tripler General Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii and the U. S. Army Hospital at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.
Dr. Bertram, former president of the Tarrant County Unit of the American Cancer Society, was a member of the Tarrant County, Texas State and American Medical Associations.
He was a diplomat of the American Board of General Surgery, a member of the Fort Worth Surgical Society, the Texas Surgical Society and the Southwestern Surgical Congress and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
He also was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and Colonial Country Club.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Bertram of Honolulu and Leslie Bertram of Redlands, California.
He was a nephew of Mrs. Marie Bourn of Memphis.
Harold Frederick Bertram, From Unknown Newspaper, 13 Jul 1967
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R. H. Bertram’s Brother Is Dead
R. H. Bertram, 301 E. Washington, received word last evening of the sudden death of his brother, Joe Bertram, of Wyaconda. Mr. Bertram, about 66, had suffered from a heart condition.
In addition to the immediate family, Mr. Bertram is survived by four other brothers, John, of Canton, and Grover, Clarence and Ernest, all of Rutledge.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Joe Bertram, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 1 May 1952, p. 7, col. 7
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Mrs. Nellie Ward Bertram
Funeral Services at Presbyterian Church Yesterday Morning
Mrs. Nellie Ward Bertram died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hearl L. Greeno, on North Maple Street in Memphis Monday afternoon, May 14, at 5:45 o’clock, after a short illness.
Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church yesterday morning at 11 o’clock and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Rev. Harry V. McColloch, pastor of the church, conducted the services.
Pall bearers, selected from the friends of Mrs. Bertram’s son, L. B. Ward, were Frank Swift, Charles Hugh Walker, Elmer Osborn, Harry Lee Dowdall, Richard Bertram and Boyd Croley.
Music was furnished by the choir of the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Bertram was born in Scotland county, January 7th, 1889, and lived her entire life here with the exception of a few years in St. Louis following her marriage October 9, 1911, to Bert Ward. Mr. Ward died during the flu epidemic and Mrs. Bertram returned to Memphis. In the fall of 1920 she was married to Jos. E. Bertram, who survives her.
For a short time after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bertram lived at Gorin.
Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, L. B. Ward, five brothers, Dr. W. E. Alexander, of Memphis; C. J. Alexander of Centralia, Mo.; Dr. C. V. Alexander of Whitewater, Kansas; Dr. James F. Alexander of Gorin and George C. Alexander of Los Angeles, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. H. L. Greeno, Mrs. G. W. Shally and Mrs. J. A. Curtis. One brother, Carey Alexander and one sister, Mrs. C. E. Dougherty, preceded her in death, also two infant children by her first marriage.
She is also survived by one step-daughter, Mrs. Earl Hamilton of Rutledge; one step-son, James Bertram of Memphis.
Mrs. Bertram was an active member of the choir of the Presbyterian church so long as her health permitted, and participated in many other activities of the church.
Nellie Ward Bertram, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 May 1934, p. 1, col. 7
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Services Held For Mrs. John O. Bertram
Mrs. John O. Bertram, Canon [sic], Missouri, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, where she was a patient one week.
Funeral services were held from the Barkley’s Funeral Chapel, Canton, Missouri, at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Rev. Otto Steinhaus, pastor of Immanuel Methodist Church, Canton, officiated. Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery at Rutledge, Missouri.
Obituary
Vida Ethel Forquer Bertram, daughter of Sherman and Ida Longfellow Forquer was born April 13, 1894, near Rutledge, Missouri.
She was married August 26, 1915, at Memphis, Missouri, to John O. Bertram. They lived at Rutledge until February 2, 1934, when they moved to Canton, Missouri, where Mr. Bertram opened an implement business.
Mrs. Bertram was a member of Bethel Methodist Church; Builders Sunday School Class and Woman’s Society of Christian Service and its circles of Immanuel Methodist Church, Canton. Past Matron of O.E.S. and charter member of Golden Rule Shrine, White Shrine of Jerusalem.
She was widely known for the beautiful flowers she grew in her garden and home (Largest peony garden with the most unusual varieties in the area).
Those who preceded her in death were her parents, one daughter, Miss Margaret K. Bertram, one sister, and brother.
Mrs. Bertram is survived by her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Joe L. (Phyllis) Alderton of Gasconade, Missouri; three sisters, Mrs. E. V. (Gertrude) Gibbs of Kahoka, Missouri, Mrs. Seth (Imogene) Farwell of Chanute, Kansas, and Mrs. J. C. (Hazel) Salter of Raytown, Missouri; nieces and nephews.
Vida Ethel (Forquer) Bertram, From Unknown Newspaper, 14 Mar 1968
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DIPHTHERIA FATAL TO MRS. BERTSCHMAN
Wife of Operator at Family Theatre Dies Here.
Mrs. Mary Etta Bertschman, 28, wife of Fred Bertschman, projectionist at the Family Theatre, died at their home at 610 West Michigan Street Sunday morning at 5 o’clock. Death was attributed to diphtheria.
Brief services will be held at the grave tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Greencastle Cemetery.
Mrs. Bertschman was born at Greencastle April 30, 1911 and attended school there. Surviving are her husband, three daughters, one of whom recently recovered from diphtheria, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bishop, a brother, Walter Bishop, who lives in Oklahoma, and sister, Mrs. Cleo Cox, Milan. One brother, Omer, preceded her in death.
Mary Etta Bertschman, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 8 Jan 1940, p. 1, col. 6
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LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO ROBT. BESANKO HERE
Funeral Friday; Burial at Bear Creek Cemetery.
Robert Besanko, 80 years old, a coal miner and operator in Northwestern Adair County a number of years, died at his home on 703 West Pierce Street here yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock. He had been in impaired health several years.
The funeral is to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Church of God here on Riggen Street and burial will be in the Bear Creek Cemetery. The Rev. R. J. Patterson will officiate.
Mr. Besanko was born of English parentage in Detroit, Mich., Feb. 22, 1863 and came to Adair County with his parents 75 years ago, since which time he had lived in the county. He came to Kirksville from the Bear Creek vicinity where he had operated a store eight years ago.
He was married to Miss Ella Osborn in 1884. There were no children born to this marriage.
Surviving are his widow, one sister, Mrs. Frank Lonberger of Greentop, a number of nieces and nephews, and several children whom the Besnakos raised including Mrs. Bert Mullanix, of Kansas City, Mrs. Lee Kaster, of Davenport, Ia., Jesse Osborn, of Des Moines, Mrs. Irvin Gardner, of Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Albert Sullivan, of Kirksville and Mrs. Joe Grubb, also of Kirksville. Mr. Besanko became a member of the Masonic Lodge at Queen City about 50 years ago.
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Best – Col. Joseph G. Best, died at his residence in this city, last Saturday, August 6th, 5:20 a.m.
Deceased was born in County Monahan, Ireland, May 8th, 1839. His parents removed to America when he was 8 months old. He was raised in Adams County, Ill., and received his education in Quincy. He was married in Canton, Mo., to Miss Frances D. Moore, in June 1866. Seven children were born to them as the fruits of this marriage, two of them preceded him to the spirit land.
The widow, five children, one brother, and four sisters are left to mourn his untimely death. Deceased united with the Presbyterian Church in this city about 13 years ago, and was a faithful and consistent member of the same at the time of his death. Early in the ear of the Rebellion he enlisted as a private in the 21st Mo. Infantry, and by his gallantry and good soldierly qualities, rose from the ranks to the position of Colonel of his Regiment. The death of Col. Best is very sad in many respects. It leaves his estimable wife a widow and his five bright and interesting children fatherless, at a time in life when his presence and counsels were most needed in the home. To them the loss is irreparable. The length breadth and depth of such a loss can only be measured by those who have suffered a similar affliction. A kind Providence can temper the wind to the shorn lambs and we commend the bereaved to the care and protection of the Good Shepherd. His death is a great loss to the town and county. For twenty odd years he was prominent in the affairs of both, and anything that tended to promote the welfare of either he willingly and fearlessly championed. At the time of his death he was County Clerk; and Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee. He was first elected County Clerk in 1882, and reelected last fall. He stood without a peer in his party as a political leader and organizer. As an official he was not only efficient but courteous to all with whom he had to do, and this accounts for his popularity. In war he was as brave and gallant a soldier as ever stepped to the tap of martial music. In peace he was as gentle as a lamb, and in the home, he was a kind, indulgent husband, and father. No man however poor or humble in life, ever went to him for help, and was turned away empty handed. Brave and generous, he deserved to live the full time allotted to man. Having passed through the exposures and hardships incident to the war, he deserved a better fate.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. L. Hogue, assisted by Rev. T. C. Johnston, at the Presbyterian Church, Sunday afternoon, after which the body was taken in charge by the citizens, Odd Fellows, and G.A.R. Comrades of this city. At the grave, surrounded by the mourners, and a legion of sympathizing friends, the beautiful and impressive burial ceremony of the Odd Fellows, and the G.A.R., were read, after which the body was tenderly and lovingly laid to rest.
To the bereft, one and all, we tender sympathy.
Joseph G. Best, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 Aug 1887, p. 3, col. 5
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“History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties Missouri”, V.2 Biographical Appendix. Goodspeed Publishing, 1887, p. 1148, 1149:
“Col. Joseph G. Best (deceased), occupying the position of county court clerk at the time of his death, was born in County Monaghan, Ireland, May 8, 1838, the son of William and Mary (McCabe) Best, both of Scotch-Irish stock. Our subject came to the United States in 1839. He was reared and educated at Quincy, Ill., where he learned the brick mason’s trade. After the death of his parents he came to Memphis, in 1859, and followed his trade until November, 1861. He then joined Company I, Twenty-first Missouri Volunteer Infantry, under Col. (now Gen.) David Moore and served until April 1866. He became sergeant-major, first lieutenant, captain, major, lieutenant-colonel and colonel, but was mustered out as lieutenant-colonel, on account of the numbers in his regiment. He had a colonel’s commission, however. He returned to Memphis and followed his trade until 1873, when he entered the employ of the Scotland County National Bank, as bookkeeper, and continued until his election in November, 1882 to the position he was holding at the time of his death, which office he filled in a highly creditable manner. He was reared with the political principles of a Whig, but after that was a Democrat. June 24, 1866, he married Frances D., a daughter of Gen. David Moore. Their children are William D., Frances D., Seward, James McC. and Helen. Col Best passed all the chairs in the I. O. O. F., and has been a representative of the Grand Lodge. He was Post Commander and Adjutant of the G. A. R. He died August 6, 1887, from injuries received by being thrown from his buggy.”
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Freeman Betts, 54, Farmer Of Near Adair, Dies Here.
Freeman Betts, 54, a World War I Veteran, died at 7:40 o’clock this morning at a local hospital where he had been a patient for several days. Before moving to Kirksville recently to receive medical treatment, Mr. Betts had lived on a farm about three and one-half miles northeast of Adair.
The body will lie in state at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home until funeral arrangements are completed.
Mr. Betts was born on a farm in Knox County, the son of Osmon and Catherine Betts. He attended the rural schools in that area, and was engaged in farming before entering the armed forces. After serving in the first World War. Mr. Betts returned to the farm on which he was living until moving to Kirksville.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Catherine Betts, of College Mound; three sisters, Miss Mary Betts, who lives with her mother; Mrs. Irvin Koester, of Macon, and Mrs. Everett Meeker, who lives northeast of Kirksville, and two brothers, George W. Betts, address unknown, and Carl Betts, who is now employed at DeSoto, Kan. A sister-in-law, Mrs. Carl Betts, resides at 505 N. High Street.
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OSMOND BETTS, 84, OF COLLEGE MOUND, DIES
Funeral Services To Be Held Tomorrow At Pleasant Ridge.
Special to The Daily Express
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 25—Osmond John Betts, 84 years of age, of College Mound, died Sunday morning at 11:10 o’clock at a hospital in Kirksville. His death was attributed [to] the infirmities of age.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Pleasant Ridge Church, conducted by the Rev. James McClanahan. Burial will be made in the church cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear until time for the funeral.
Mr. Betts was born Aug. 21, 1857, at LaPrairie, Ill., the son of George W. and Barbara L. Moats Betts. He came to Knox County, Missouri, when he was 25 years old and settled on a farm 2 1-2 miles northeast of Adair. In 1910 he left the farm and moved to College Mound. He lived there the remainder of his life with the exception of two years when he operated a grocery store at West Plains, Mo. He was married to Katharine Barnes, Oct. 13, 1885. To this union seven children were born, Mrs. Everett Meeker and Carl Betts, of Kirksville, Freeman Betts, of Willmathsville, George, whose whereabouts are unknown, Mrs. Irvin Koster of Macon, and a daughter, Mary Etta, who died in infancy.
He is also survived by his wife, one sister, Mrs. Helen Dowdine, of Tully, N. Y., two brothers, Ed J. Betts of Brashear, and Frank Betts, of Eddlestein, Ill., twelve grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren.
Mr. Betts united with the Hazel Green Holiness Church in young manhood.
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FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY FOR E. E. BEVERLIN
Was Nursery Salesman Here Several Years.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home here for E. E. Beverlin, 56, who died Friday afternoon in the Bell Memorial Hospital at Kansas City. He had been bedfast a week from uremic poisoning and heart disease. The services were conducted by the Rev. Odis James and burial was made in the Highland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Beverlin, who was a nursery salesman here several years, went to Kansas last February.
Born Dec. 21, 1884, near Maywood, Lewis County, Missouri, his full name was Elgin Emerson Beverlin, son of Melvin Perry and Rosa J. Beverlin. The family moved to Kirksville when he was eighteen years old. He was married in 1906 to Julia A. Dowling, of Burlington, Ia., and three children were born.
Surviving are two sons, John M. Beverlin, Kansas City, and James M. Beverlin, Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. Rosemary McMillan, Kansas City; two grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. A. N. Tracy, Sedalia, and Mrs. A. R. Thompson, of near Kirksville.
His father died in 1929 and his mother in 1935.
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Death of William Bias
William Bias died at the home of Dr. J. C. Gristy, Saturday, August 31, 1907, aged 60 years, 8 months and 16 days. The immediate cause of his death was probably stomach trouble.
He was born December 15, 1846, and enlisted in Company C 21st Mo. Vol. early in 1863. This company was commanded by the late Capt. Simon Pearce. After the Civil War had actually closed, the 21st Mo. stormed Ft. Blakely and captured it with considerable loss of life. The news that peace had been declared a day or two before had not reached Ft. Blakely.
In the charge on the fort, Bias was struck by a Minie ball in the forehead and fell during the charge. Later he was found alive and taken to the hospital in a very precarious condition. The ball broke the skull, pressing it down on the brain and then glanced off. The skull pressing on the brain unbalanced his mind and in this condition he plodded through life the remainder of his days.
There was no way of sending him home so he remained with his regiment, after recovering, until all the boys were mustered out. After returning home he wandered about over the country awhile and then returned to this county. In a short time an ugly spirit developed and some of his relatives filed an information of insanity against him. The writer and John C. Smith, an old army comrade of his, went out and arrested him, brought him to town, and he was adjudged insane and sent to the asylum.
After fourteen or fifteen years confinement there he was declared incurable, but not dangerous, and was brought home by his sister and F. M. Cowell. He lived with Mr. Cowell many years, later on with Dr. W. E. Alexander and still later with Dr. J. C. Gristy at whose home he died.
Very soon after the war closed he got a pension on account of his wound and it was increased from time to time until it more that supported him. Dr. Risk was his guardian and our information is his estate will amount to about $19,000. Two sisters survive and they will get one third each of his estate. Two half sisters are living and they inherit the other third, share and share alike.
Funeral services were held Monday, September 2, at 2 p.m., at the Baptist Church, Rev. James Rice officiating, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery.
William Bias, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Sep 1907
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Ethel Bibb Dies Recently In Florida
Memphis friends were notified Saturday of the death of Miss Ethel Bibb in West Palm Beach, Florida. Miss Bibb was a resident of Memphis many years and will be remembered as a civic and club leader and also as deputy in the office of Recorder of Deeds.
She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Charles A. Reel; her brother, Darrell Bibb, and his wife; and by several nieces and nephews.
Miss Bibb was one of the founders of the Betsy Ross Club, which later became the Business and professional Women’s Club of Memphis.
In the summer of 1918 with the assistance of Members of the Betsy Ross Club Miss Bibb directed a large cast in a patriotic pageant entitled “The Flag of Man,” written by Dr. C. M. Wise, of the Teachers Colege [sic] at Kirksville. There was a large attendance at the pageant produced on the Court House lawn. The Veterans Memorial on the Court House lawn was built with proceeds from the pageant and was originally constructed as a tribute to the veterans of the first World War.
Ethel Bibb, From Unknown Newspaper, 22 Feb 1968
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Wm. Bibb Dead
Word was received here of the death of Wm. Bibb at Palm Beach, Florida, November 2. In a letter Mrs. Lillie Schenk says: “Am sure you were shocked as we were to hear of Mr. Bibb’s death. One week ago yesterday (the letter is dated Nov. 5) he had a nice trip to Miami. They all went but Ethel; she came over with me and stayed until Monday afternoon. Mr. B. didn’t feel good Monday and they had the doctor several times and finally took him to the hospital Friday morning – thinking to have more of the necessary conveniences. He died late afternoon Friday.”
The funeral was held Saturday interment being made in West Palm Beach. Mr. Bibb was born in Clark county, but up to the time of moving to Florida had been a resident of this county for many years. Besides his wife, Mr. Bibb leaves four children – Miss Ethel, Mrs. Chas. Real, Guerdon and Darrell.
William Bibb, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Nov 1928, p. 1, col. 6
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RETURN FROM FUNERAL OF GEORGE BIBEE
Five Kirksville residents have returned home after attending funeral services for George W. Bibee, 93, former Shibley’s Point resident, who died last Sunday at his home in Bakersfield, Mo.
The five who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Redic, and Mrs. Ruthie Major. Mrs. Major and Redic were a niece and nephew of Mr. Bibee.
Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Ella House, of Bakersfield, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Opal Hooper, of Wichita, Kan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mattie Redic Bibee.
George W. Bibee, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 6 Jan 1952, p. 8, col. 6
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Ivan Bice Dies At His Home In Yakima, Wash.
Ivan H. Bice, son of William Bice of near Memphis, died at his home in Yakima, Washington, Friday, Jan. 8. Mr. Bice had been in ill health for the past month.
Mrs. Bise [Bice] called here Tuesday and William Bice left immediately for Yakima, but did not arrive there until after his son’s death.
Short funeral services were held at Yakima Sunday and the body taken to Colchester, Illinois, where funeral services and burial were held Tuesday.
He was born in Colchester, Illinois, October 12, 1906 and was married to Vesta Davis of Memphis, a daughter of Mrs. J. W. Dawkins of Kirksville. Five children were born to them.
He is survived by his wife, and five children, his father, William Bice of Memphis and a sister, Mrs. Chester Black of Kirksville.
The children are: Mrs. Ivalee Frymire of Yakima; Shirley Mae, Stanley Wayne, Marilyn, Joanna Kay, all of the home. Also surviving is a grandson, Gary Wayne Frymire, also of Yakima.
Funeral services were to be held this (Thursday) morning at Gerth and Baskett chapel, with Rev. J. M. Dawkins in charge. Burial will be in Mr. Ayburn [Auburn] cemetery in Colchester.
Ivan H. Bice, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 14 Jan 1954, p. 1, col. 5
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Ivan H. Bice Passed Away At Yakima, Wash., Last Friday
Ivan Howard Bice of Yakima, Wash., a former resident of Memphis, died Friday, January 8 at 3:35 p.m. of a very rare type of heart trouble.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bice, he was born in Colchester, Ill., October 12, 1906, and moved to Scotland county, Mo., in 1919 and lived here until 1947. He attended the Memphis schools and was a member of the Baptist church.
On February 16, 1928, he married Vesta Davis of Memphis. To this union were born five children. Mr. Bice was preceded in death by his mother.
Survivors include his wife, the five children, Mrs. Ivalee Frymire of Yakima; Shirley Mae, Stanley Wayne, Marilyn, Joanna Kay, of the home; his father, Wm. Bice of Memphis; one sister, Mrs. Elva Black of Kirksville; one grandson, Gary Wayne Frymire of Yakima.
Funeral services were held this morning, Thursday, January 14, at 10:30 a.m. from the Gerth chapel, with Rev. J. M. Dawkins officiating. Burial in Mr. Ayburn [Auburn] cemetery, Colchester, Ill.
Ivan Howard Bice, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Jan 1954, p. 1, col. 7
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GUY BIELBY DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE
Lifelong Resident, 56, Was Journal Printing Company Employe.
Guy Bielby, 56, years old, an employe of The Journal Printing Company here ever since he was grown, died this morning at 7 o’clock at his home at 411 South Franklin Street.
He became ill while at work on November 4 and was taken home. He appeared to be improving until Sunday, when his condition became critical. Death was attributed to heart disease.
Mr. Bielby was born in Kirksville, a son of R. G. and S. E. Bielby and had lived here all his life. His father died in 1913 and his mother in 1920.
Surviving him are three sisters, Mrs. O. P. Barrows, La Grange, Ill.; Mrs. J. A. Linnell, La Grange, Ill.; and Miss Tolie Bielby, with whom he made his home here.
Despite the handicap of being a deaf mute, Mr. Bielby had developed himself into an efficient pressman and was regarded as a devoted workman.
Funeral plans had not been completed this afternoon. The body is lying in state at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home.
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GUY BIELBY’S FUNERAL HERE SATURDAY MORNING
The funeral for Guy Bielby, Journal Printing Company employe who died here yesterday morning, is to be held at 10 o’clock Saturday morning at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Snider, pastor of the Methodist Church. The pallbearers are to be Journal employes, S. T. Willey, Francis Link, Merle Hawkins, C. A. Davis, Frank Buckingham and Carl Link. Burial will be made in Forest Cemetery.
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MRS. R. G. BIELBY DIES TODAY AT THE AGE OF 72
To Be buried on Her 73d Birthday; Funeral at 4 p.m., Sunday
Mrs. R. G. Bielby, one of Kirksville’s best known and best liked women, died at her home, 411 S. Franklin street this morning at 12:25. She would have been 73 years old tomorrow. She was born in the state of New York, July 11, 1847. She came to Adair county with her parents at the age of nine years.
She was married March 23, 1870, and she and Mr. Bielby moved to Kirksville in 1881. She has been a resident here since that time.
Mrs. Bielby had been in ill health for several months preceding her death. She was practically bedfast from the first of October, and her condition had been considered critical for several weeks before the end came. Her children have been at her bedside.
She is survived by one son, Guy, living at home, and four daughters, Mrs. O. P. Barrows, of Chicago, Mrs. E. J. Hall, of Jackson, Miss., Mrs. J. A. Linnell, LaGrange, Ill., and Miss Victoria Bielby, of Kirksville.
She is also survived by a brother, Abraham Story, of Willmathsville, and a sister, Mrs. H. A. Bond, of Dillon, Mont.
Mr. Barrows and Mr. Linnell arrived here this morning.
The funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at four o’clock, conducted by Rev. H. McNamee, of the Methodist church, of which Mrs. Bielby was a member. The body will be laid to rest in Forest Cemetery beside that of her husband, who died several years ago.
Mrs. Bielby had a host of friends who will join in extending to the bereaved relatives their heartfelt sympathy.
Mrs. R. G. Bielby, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 10 Jul 1920, p. 1, col. 4, Saturday
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Former Hurdland Resident Dies
Mrs. Angelena Bierdeman, 68, died Tuesday morning at her home in Kansas City, after a short illness.
The body was shipped to the Easley Funeral Home in Hurdland where a short service was held last Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Martin Cross, of Brashear. Interment was in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Hurdland.
Mrs. Bierdeman and husband lived south of Hurdland more than thirty years ago, and laso [also] conducted a hotel in Hurdland. Mr. Bierdeman died in 1911. She then moved to Kirksville and later to Kansas City.
She is survived by two daughters, Bertha Biedreman, of Kansas City, and Lena Bierdeman, of Phoenix, Ariz.
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Mrs. M. G. Biggerstaff, aged 78 years, died very suddenly Tuesday afternoon at her home, 809 East Pierce street. Death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. Mary Pauline Biggerstaff was born at Palmyra, September 26, 1853, the daughter of the Rev. Thomas Hyatt and Susan LaFon Tallow. She moved with her parents to Edina at the age of 16 where she was married on Nov 27, 1879 to Milton Gerald Biggerstaff. Three children were born, one, Susan Guile, dying at the age of 14 months. Those surviving are John L. Biggerstaff, head of the music department at the Kirksville State Teachers College, and Miss Katharine Anna Biggerstaff, at home. There are three grandchildren, Mrs. A. F. Lyons, Cincinnati, Mrs. Earl Laughlin, Jr., Kirksville, and John L. Biggerstaff, Jr., Kirksville. Mrs. Biggerstaff was a member of the Presbyterian church and active in the work of various church organizations. Funeral services were held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home. Burial was made in the Linville eemetery [sic] at Edina.
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FIFTEEN-YEAR OLD BOY LOSES LIFE IN DEEP WATER, SUN.
CARROLL BIGGS DROWNS WHILE PLAYING IN A POOL WITH HIS PALS
The first drowning fatality since 1933 when Junior Drummond drowned at the municipal lake, occurred Sunday when fifteen-year-old Carol [sic] Biggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Less Biggs, met his death in the pool on the Smith farm, north of Memphis, that is now occupied by the John Merritts. Carol [sic] with Rex Coffrin, Douglas Robinson and Jo Ed Biggs were all playing in the pond which is about 16-feet deep in places, when Carol [sic] fell into the deep section from the shallow end where he had been playing. It is reported that he nearly dragged the little Coffrin boy under with him when he tried to save him.
The fatal accident was at about four o’clock and it wasn’t until nearly five o’clock that the body was recovered. A sulky rake had to be used in dragging the pond since the hole was too deep for the number of men and boys who dived in an effort to retain the body.
Neighbors and friends, who gathered at the scene of the accident tried to locate a pullmotor so that it might be used if a rescue was made in time, but none could be found and it is believed the closest machine of that sort is in Keokuk.
Funeral services were conducted from the Memphis Baptist church, Tuesday, July 21 at 2:30 p.m., by the Rev. A.L. Huff, pastor of the Gorin Methodist church, assisted by the Rev. E.L. Painter, pastor of the Memphis Baptist church. Music was furnished by a mixed quartet composed of Dow Cravens, Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, Mrs. Frank Biggs and W.C. Adams, with Mrs. Winifred Schuck at the piano. Bodybearers were Arden Merritt, J.C. Troth, Oscar Mankopf, Bobby Shanes, Douglas Robinson, and Joedd Biggs. Flower bearers were Rex Coffrin, Carol Dean Ferguson, Mary Jane Mankopf and Juanita Troth. Interment in the Memphis cemetery.
Carroll Leon Biggs, only son of Leos E. and Leah Crowder Biggs, was born February 25, 1927, at Arbela, and departed this life, Sunday, July 19, 1942 at the age of 15 years four months and 24 days.
Carol [sic] graduated from elementary school at Clay Point and had completed his freshman year at Memphis high school, where he was an honorary member of the National F.F.A. chapter and had faithfully worked at his projects since school had closed.
Carroll has always been an energetic boy and since early childhood had taken an active interest in artistic woodwork and various things made with the use of tools
He leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, father and one sister, Norma Westhoff, his brother-in-law, Paul and little nephew, Larry Max.
Also his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Elza Crowder, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Biggs, an aunt, Mrs. Irene Summers, two uncles, Perle Biggs and Everett Crowder, four cousins, Duwayne and Francis Summers, Perlanna and Vaughn Biggs and a host of other relatives and friends.
He will be sadly missed, not only in the home, but among his schoolmates, relatives and other friends.
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CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere thanks for all the many kind acts and words of sympathy and for the many, many beautiful flowers.
-Mr. and Mrs. Leos E Biggs and Norma, Paul and Larry Westhoff.
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Mrs. Harlan Biggs Funeral Held Here Monday, December 5
Funeral services for Mrs. Harlan Biggs were held here Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Payne Chapel conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton and burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Body Bearers were Craig McLeland, Orville Onken, Paul Westhoff, Vaughn Biggs, Carl Robeson and Dwayne Summers. Carol Pryor was soloist accompanied by Mrs. Miles Epperson.
Cora Ellen Rugh was born in the Elm Grove Community in Scotland county June 9, 1873, the daughter of Henry K. and Caroline Rugh. She was the second in a family of 12 children. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orlo D. Summers, December 3, 1955, after a long illness. She was an active member of the Azen Christian church as long as that church was in active existence.
October 18, 1894 she was married to Harlan Biggs, who preceded her July 1, 1954.
Five children were born to them, 3 sons and 2 daughters, one son and one daughter died in infancy. Surviving are Leon E. and Perle Biggs, and Irene Summers, all of Scotland county. She is also survived by a son-in-law, Orlo D. Summers, and two daughters-in-law, Lea and Evann Biggs, five grandchildren, Norma Westhoff, Duwayne Summers, Frances Summers Robeson, Pearlanna and Vaughn Biggs. One grandson, Carol Biggs preceded her. She is also survived by two great grandsons, Larry and Earl Westhoff, two great granddaughters, Anita and Michele Robeson.
Also surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Phares of Memphis, Mrs. Mary Cook of Kirksville and Mrs. Nellie Nelson of California and three brothers, Harry, Cecil and Scott all of California.
Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ginerich of Greentop; Johnny Terrell of Worthington, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Decker of Promise City, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Craig McLeland of Cantril, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Robeson, daughters Anita and Michele, and Duwayne Summers of Kansas City.
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EDWARD J. BIGGS
Edward Jay Biggs, son of Dr. Wm. and Lucy Biggs, was born on the old Biggs homestead near Arbela, Mo., on June 18, 1869, and passed away at his home at 1 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 1938. At the time of his death he was 68 years, 11 months and two days of age.
On July 31, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Georgia Grinstead. To this union four children were born, two having passed away in infancy.
Surviving are his widow, two sons, Frank of Arbela, and Robert, on the home place; three brothers, Burton, Dick and Harlan, all of Arbela; four grand children and a host of relatives and friends.
While Brother Biggs never united with any church, still he always supported it and attended while his health permitted.
Final services were held from the Prairie View Methodist church on Saturday,, May 21, conducted by the Rev. Arthur L. Huff.
Edward Jay Biggs, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 26 May 1938, p. 1, col. 3
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Services Held For Pastor E. R. Biggs
Services were conducted Tuesday, at 10 a.m., at the United Methodist Church of Xenia, Ohio, for the Rev. Ernest R. Briggs [sic], Sr., D. D., retired minister and teacher who died Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Bethesda Home at Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of 85.
A former resident of Cedarville, and 61 W. Third St., he lived at the home for one year.
Dr. Biggs was born July 24, 1885, in Rocky Ford, Colorado, the son of Ralph and Leora Beattie Biggs. He was graduated from Kansas City University, received a ThB degree from West minister Theologic Seminary in Maryland, master’s degree from the University of Texas, and his DD degree from Westminster College, Tehuacana, Texas, where he served as president.
Twenty-two of his 45 years service with the church were spent in teaching missions and colleges, including two years at the Alvin Drew School, Pine Ridge, Kentucky, God’s Bible School, and Texas State University at Austin. He also served as superintendent of the Methodist Protestant Home, West Lafayette, for five years.
Dr. Biggs had held pastorates in Prairie Chapel Circuit, Coshocton; Manchester, Fruit Hill Circuit, Mt. Washington, Cincinnati; Miamisville and Spring Valley U. M. Church from where he retired in 1951. He had written several articles for magazines and newspapers and was the author of a book, “Economics at a Glance.”
Survivors include two daughters Mrs. Flynn H. (Edna) Bach of Xenia, Ohio, and Mrs. George F. (Mayme) Smith of Spring Valley; two sons, Harold of Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Ernest R. Briggs [sic], Jr., of Columbus; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Mills of Pueblo, Colorado, and Mrs. Annie Hodge, of San Diego, California; 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
His wife, Carrie Cunningham Biggs, whom he married September 11, 1910, died August 21, 1969. A daughter, Eudora Bess, and one sister also preceded him in death.
The Rev. Raymond Pope conducted services assisted by Dr. Stanley H. McGilliard, superintendent of the Bethesda Home. Burial was in North Cemetery, Cedarville.
Ernest Biggs was orphaned when a small child and was brought to the home of an aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Columbus Daggs of the Azen community, where he was reared and attended school. He will be remembered by a number of relatives and friends.
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Fred G. Biggs Dies In Boulder, Colo.
Fred G. Biggs, of Boulder, Colo., son of James J. Biggs of Kirksville, died suddenly Feb. 29 at his home. Relatives attending the funeral services from here were Mrs. Minnie Osborn, Mrs. Edith White and Mrs. Esther Perry of Kirksville, and Elmer Biggs of LaPlata, who returned home last night.
The following news item concerning his death was printed in the Boulder newspaper of Feb. 29.
Fred G. Biggs, proprietor of the Golden Ash Coal Co. at 2116 Pearl Street, died of a heart attack this morning as he was getting up at his home, 2707 Fourth Street.
He had apparently been in the best of health and had no previous indication of heart trouble.
Mr. Biggs, 46, was a partner of his brother, James Oren Biggs in the Golden Ash, until the latter’s death, Jan. 11, a year ago. They established the Golden Ash together in 1933.
Born in Yarrow, Mo., Jan. 4, 1898, he was married in Missouri to Lottie Martin Feb. 9, 1916. They came to Boulder 24 years ago. Mr. Biggs worked for the city of Boulder for a number of years and then with the Texas Oil Co.
Surviving Mr. Biggs are his wife, two sons, Harley Biggs, salesman for Watts-Hardy living at 1848 Twenty-Second, and Donald who is in the U. S. Navy at Port Blakely, Wash. A daughter, Anabel, is a popular student in Boulder high school and has been cast for a leading role in the opera, “Iolanthe” to be presented in March.
Other survivors are the father, James J. Biggs, residing at Kirksville, Mo., two brothers, Carl of Boulder, and Elmer, of LaPlata, Mo. There are five sisters, Mrs. Retha Prather and Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson of Yarrow, Mo., Mrs. Minnie Osborne, Mrs. Edith White, and Mrs. Esther Perry, all of Kirksville, Mo.
Fred G. Biggs, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 07 Mar 1944, p. 3, col. 3
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Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon For J. T. Biggs
Funeral services were held at the Yarrow church Saturday afternoon for James Thomas Biggs, who died Wednesday evening at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edith White, 912 S. Riggen street. He had been a paralytic for the past four years.
A son of M. C. and Elizabeth (Plumlee) Biggs, he was born in Hancock county, Ill., Aug. 5, 1896. With his parents he moved to Missouri in 1874. On December 6, 1891, he was married to Dovie Bell Boley and twelve children were born to them, five of whom have preceded him in death, Charley, Eva, Albert, Oren and Fred. Oren died Jan. 11, 1944. His wife died July 31, 1910. One sister died in infancy and a brother, Walter, of Boulder, Colo.
He is survived by the following children: Reather Prather and Lizzie Wilson, of Yarrow; Elmer Biggs, LaPlata; Carl Osborn, Edith White and Esther Perry, of Kirksville; also one brother, Maron Biggs, and one sister, Lettie Webber, of Yarrow; 21 great grandchildren. Five grandsons are in the service, two of whom are overseas.
Mr. Biggs was a rural carrier out of Yarrow for twelve years. He spent five years in Colorado where he suffered a paralytic stroke about four years ago in Boulder and has remained in a paralyzed condition since that time. He was brought back here soon after he suffered the stroke.
The pallbearers were Lester, Henry, Marion and Harold Biggs, Leland and Norman Prather and Vernon Weber.
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MRS. E. J. BIGGS FUNERAL TUESDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed. J. Biggs, who died Sunday, Dec. 14th, were held from the Prairie View church Tuesday, Dec. 16th, conducted by Rev. Arthur L. Huff.
Mrs. Biggs, the daughter of B.R. and Kate A. Grinstead, was born Nov. 8, 1870. July 31, 1892 she was married to Ed J. Biggs who died in May, 1938. Four sons were born to them, two of whom died in infancy.
She is survived by two sons, Frank S. and Robert E. one sister, Mrs. Ethel Douglas, and two brothers, Ray Grinstead of Washington, D.C., and Louis R. of Memphis. Two other brothers, Frank L., and Edgar P. preceded her in death as did one other sister, who died in infancy.
Mrs. Biggs, in early life following the teaching profession, and taught several terms in the rural districts of Azen, Clay Point, Elm Grove, Upton, and Wilson.
She was a member of the Prairie View Methodist church. After she retired from the farm in 1941, she devoted much of her time to taking care of elderly persons so long as her health permitted.
Body bearers were Marion Daggs, Eugene Hilpert, Paul Aylward, Harold Daggs, Floyd McNamar and Israel Rude.
Interment was in the Prairie View cemetery.
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A.C. BIGSBY, BUSINESS MAN HERE, DIES
Funeral and Burial Friday for Motor Dealer.
A.C. Bigsby, 55, Kirksville business man for twenty-six years and long a member of the school board, died at his home at 515 South Mulanix Street yesterday afternoon about 5 o’clock.
He had been confined to his home since a year ago in September due to a kidney ailment, becoming suddenly worse yesterday morning and going into a coma.
The funeral is to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Pyron McMillen. The body will lie in state at the family home and burial will be here.
Mr. Bigsby was born in Kirksville Feb. 4, 1884, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bigsby. His full name was Aura Clayton. His father operated a woolen mill on the present site of 316 West Mill Street but sold the mill and took up the study of osteopathy, graduating from the American School of Osteopathy here in 1895.
Dr. Edgar Bigsby practiced osteopathy at Blair, Neb., and it was there his son, A. C., got his first business experience as a newsboy. In his teens, young Bigsby clerked for five years in a clothing store in Blair, then came to Kirksville and worked in the Herboth clothing store.
Married to Miss Bess Lorenz here in 1907, he and his brother, Glen, went to Thomas, Okla., and opened a clothing store, which they operated a year and a half. Thomas was then in young frontier country. Tulsa also was a small town. The Bigsbys debated whether to go to Tulsa or Thomas but finally selected the latter because it was in better agricultural country and seemed to have best prospects of growing. They reckoned without the miraculous effect of oil discovery, however, which soon transformed Tulsa into a metropolis.
Mr. Bigsby left Thomas in 1909 and went to Bloomfield, Ia., where he was in the hardware and implement business for four and one-half years, following which he returned to Kirksville. His brother, Glen, at that time also left Thomas and they established the Bigsby Brothers clothing store next door to the Owl Drug Store in 1913. Later Glen sold out to A. C. and took up osteopathy, going to practice in Aurora, Neb., after graduating. Glen died seventeen years ago.
Operating the clothing store here until 1928, Mr. Bigsby then became an automobile dealer, holding the Studebaker agency for ten years. He also became Packard dealer three years ago.
He was a member of the Board of Education for fifteen years, was a member of the Kiwanis Club, Presbyterian Church, Merchants Association, Chamber of Commerce, Knights Templar and Shriners. He was an active leader in Boy Scout work here several years.
Surviving are his widow, three sons, Dr. Clayton Bigsby, osteopathic physician in Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Edgar Bigsby, employe in the office of the Missouri Power & Light Company here, and Billy Bigsby, at home. Dr. Frank L. Bigsby, osteopathic physician and surgeon here, is a brother. The son in New Mexico is expected tomorrow to attend the funeral.
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MRS. F. L. BIGSBY DIES SUDDENLY AFTER STROKE
Hotel Maid Finds Body at 10 a. m.; Funeral Saturday.
Mrs. Daisy Forsythe Bigsby, widow of the late Dr. Frank L. Bigsby, died suddenly this morning in her room at the Travelers Hotel, where she had resided for the past five years. Her body was found by a maid who entered the room about 10 o’clock. Physicians were summoned by Manager Orwiler of the hotel and death was ascribed to a stroke several hours before, and death apparently had been instantaneous.
Funeral services probably will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Bigsby had been in poor health for two or three months, but apparently was feeling much better Sunday when two of her sons and their families observed “Mother’s Day” together. Dr. and Mrs. Joe Bigsby and family, of Dallas, Texas, and Robert Bigsby and family, of Lancaster, and their mother, were together in Lancaster that day.
Dr. Joe Bigsby returned to Dallas yesterday and was called at his office there late this morning. Dr. Frank Bigsby, the second son, also of Dallas, was in his brother’s office when the call was made.
Mrs. Bigsby was the daughter of Joseph D. and Martha Forsythe and was born in Kirksville, although her parents’ residence was in La Plata. Later the family moved to Kirksville, and she lived here almost all her life. She was an accomplished musician and was active in musical circles. She was also active in club work and formed the drama division of the Sojourners Club. She was a member of the Monday Club.
Besides her three sons she leaves two grandsons and two granddaughters. She had no brothers or sisters, or other close relatives.
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DR. F. L. BIGSBY DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Prominent in School Work and Private Practice 35 years.
Dr. Frank Lester Bigsby, 62 years old, one of Kirksville’s most prominent physicians, died yesterday afternoon at the Laughlin Hospital here, after a year’s illness with heart trouble.
Funeral services have been planned for Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Pyron McMillen, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services. The body will lie in state at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home.
Dr. Bigsby was associated with three different hospitals here during his life, carried on a private practice, was instructor in two different schools, attained the rank of Captain-surgeon in the army during the World War and was an outstanding man in the community.
He was a member of the first faculty of the Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, was a member of the first Board of Directors of the college, and served as vice-president of the school. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Masonic Lodge, Elks Club and was the first president of the Kiwanis Club in Kirksville.
Dr. Bigsby was born March 12, 1878, in Cedar Falls, Ia., the son of Edgar and Eliza Bigsby. He married Miss Daisy Jo Forsythe, of Kirksville, on Sept. 16, 1903, and three sons were born to the union. He is survived by his wife, and the three sons, Dr. J. E. Bigsby, of Kirksville, Dr. Frank Lester Bigsby, Jr., of Evansville, Ind., and Robert L. Bigsby of Lancaster, and two grandchildren, Sarah Ellen and Robert Irvin.
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DR. GLENN BIGSBY DIES IN THIS CITY
DEATH COMES TO FORMER WELL KNOWN CITIZEN AS RESULT OF OBSTRUCTED BOWEL.
Dr. Glenn E. Bigsby of Aurora, Nebr., a former well known resident and business man of this city, died yesterday afternoon at a local hospital where he had been taken for treatment. He was 35 years old.
He was a son of Edgar and Eliza Bigsby and was born in Kirksville on March 23, 1887.
Dr. Bigsby had been feeling ill practically all summer and about four weeks ago was taken suddenly ill. His condition became worse and he was brought here Tuesday night. His death was due to peritonitis brought about by an obstruction in his bowels which became complete two days ago. While it was known he was in a serious condition, it was not thought that he would die until a day or two ago. His wife was sent for but did not arrive until last night.
The deceased was born and reared and received his education here, and took up the study of osteopathy, being a graduate of the A. S. O. in 1918. He was at one time a member of the firm of Bigsby Brothers clothing merchants. He has been practicing in Nebraska since his graduation.
He was a member of the Masonic lodge including the Shrine and was also a member of the rotary Club at Aurora.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mabel Lenore Claar Bigsby, three children, Glenn Edgar, Jr., age 11; Jane Claar, age 9, and Helen Margaret, age 4, his mother, Mrs. E. J. Bigsby and two brothers Dr. F. L., and A. C. Bigsby of this city.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at three o’clock at the Christian church conducted by the Rev. R. W. Condit and then burial will be in Forest cemetery.
The body will lie in state at Summers & Taylor’s chapel tomorrow afternoon from one to 2:30 o’clock and the casket will not be opened at the church.
Dr. Bigsby had a large number of friends who were greatly shocked to learn of his death and who extend sincere sympathy to the family in their bereavement.
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DR. GLEN BIGSBY, OF AURORA, NEB. DIES, AGED 35
Funeral Services To Be Held Here Tomorrow Afternoon
Dr. Glen E. Bigsby, of Aurora, Neb., one of the best known and best loved young men ever graduated from the A. S. O., and a former resident of Kirksville, died Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, at the Laughlin Hospital, aged 35 years.
The news of his death will come as a great shock to the community here and in Nebraska, for while it was known that he had been in ill health for about five weeks, and came here for examination and treatment, the serious nature of his ailment was not realized until the abdomen was examined on the operating table. It was found that he had an intestinal growth which extended throughout the abdomen and the surgeons agreed that he could not have lived more than 24 hours, even had the operation not been attempted.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Christian church, in charge of the Masonic lodges of Kirksville and with a Knights Templar escort. Burial will be in Forest cemetery, in the family lot in which his father, Edgar Bigsby, is buried.
He leaves his wife, three children, his mother, Mrs. Eliza J. Bigsby, and two brothers, A. C. and Dr. F. L. Bigsby, both of Kirksville.
Dr. Bigsby was born in Kirksville March 23, 1887, and lived here for several years, later residing in Oklahoma and in Bloomfield, Ia. He was married Sept. 5, 1909 to Miss Mabel Lenore Claar, and to this union three children were born, Glen Edgar, Jr., aged 11, Jane clear, aged 9 and Helen Margaret, aged 4.
Prior to taking up the study of osteopathy, Dr. Bigsby was engaged in the clothing business with his brother, A. C. Bigsby. He was graduated from the A. S. O. in June, 1918, and went to Aurora, Neb., to engage is the practice of his profession. He was successful in his practice and was regarded as one of the most promising young osteopaths in the profession. In addition to his fraternal affiliations, he was a member of the aurora Rotary club.
While the members of his family knew his condition was serious, his friends did not realize it and his determination to keep up was shown by the fact that when he came to Kirksville last week he walked from the station to his mother’s home and carried his grip.
Dr. Glen was a man of splendid physique and athletic ability, and of such stature that a casket of unusual length was required for his body. He was a man of clean habits and high integrity and a devoted man, husband and father. His life was such that the two communities which knew him best, Kirksville and Aurora, will grieve for his death and extend heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
The body will lie in state at the Summers & Taylor funeral parlor from 1 to 1:30 p. M., Tuesday afternoon where friends may view it. The casket will not be opened at the church.
Glen E. Bigsby, Dr., Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 20 Nov 1922, p. 1, col. 2, Monday
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Mrs. Jessie Billings Dies in Pennsylvania
Word has been received by Mrs. Homer Emmons, of 903 S. Bradford, of the death of her sister, Mrs. Jessie Billings, 79, widow of the late A. L. Billings, of old Wilsontown, south of Brashear. Mrs. Billings died Friday night at 10:45 at the home of her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood McDavitt, of Lewisburg, Pa. Mrs. Billings had made her home with her daughter since the death of her husband over twenty years ago.
Besides her daughter and her sister, Mrs. Emmons, she is survived by another sister, Mrs. Carl Murray, of near Locust Hill; three brothers, Bert and Perry Vandiver, both of near Locust Hill, and Robert Vandiver, of Hurdland.
Funeral and burial services will be in Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Billings lived on a farm west of old Wilsontown until the death of Mr. Billings.
Jessie Billings, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Jan 1952, p. 5, col. 6
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LA PLATA WOMAN DIES SUDDENLY IN CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Joe Billings, 70; Mother of Mrs. Velma Burgess
Mrs. Joe Billings, 70, of La Plata, mother of Mrs. Velma Burgess of the Journal Apartments in Kirksville, died yesterday at a hospital in Pomona, Calif., where she had been for the past week with a broken leg.
Mrs. Billings and her husband had been spending the winter in Pomona with another daughter, Mrs. Marie O’Connor. She fell a week ago Friday and broke her leg and was thought to be getting along nicely, when apparently something developed which caused her sudden death. Her daughter and husband had left the hospital just a few minutes before her death.
The body is being brought back to La Plata for funeral and burial services which will be announced later.
Besides her husband and her daughters, Mrs. Burgess and Mrs. O’Connor, Mrs. Billings leaves a son Lloyd Billings of Pomona, Calif., a sister, Mrs. J. Mon Thompson, of Kirksville, and a brother, George W. Cook, of Ethel.
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Greencastle Woman Dies at Home Today
Greencastle, Mo., July 29, (Special)—Mrs. Allie Billington, 85, died at her home in Greencastle today.
Funeral services will be held at the Morelock Church Thursday at 2:30 in the afternoon conducted by Elder Clyde Johnson. Song and prayer will be held at the Greencastle church at 1 p.m.
Mrs. Billington is survived by three sons, George of Novinger; Gale and Guy of Greencastle.
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Funeral Plans Changed
Funeral plans for Mrs. Allie Billington who died at her home in Greencastle Tuesday have been changed so that there will be a song service at her home at 1 p.m. Thursday and then funeral services and burial at the Morelock Church and cemetery at 2:30 p. m.
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Dies After Long Ilness [sic]
Mrs. Bertha Billington, aged 50 years, wife of W. H. Billington, died at 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at her home, 1716 South First street. She had been in poor health for about a year and was confined to her bed for the past two months.
Mrs. Billington was an old resident of Kirksville. She was born in Adair County Sept. 16, 1872, and spent her entire life in this community, and had many friends who will extend their sympathy to the family in its bereavement.
Funeral services were held today at the Davis and Wilson Chapel. Interment was in Highland Park Cemetery.
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Learns of Brother’s Death Out In Idaho
W. H. Billington, of 810 W. Gardner Street, received a telegram this morning conveying news of the death of his brother, Jesse Billington, at his home in Idaho, Wednesday morning, July 5, at 8 o’clock. He had been ill a little more than one year.
He was the son of H. T. and Susan Billington and was born February, 1878.
He was married at Spring City, Utah.
Surviving him are three sons, Jesse, at home; Elmo, in the Army overseas; and Lou, in Idaho; one daughter, Lucille, in Texas; four brothers, W. H., of Kirksville, Lin, of Twin Falls, Idaho; Earl of Tooele, Utah, and Marion, of Minnesota; one sister, Mrs. Pearl More, of 714 E. McPherson, Kirksville.
Funeral and interment services await the arrival of the daughter, Lucille, from Texas.
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This community extends their deepest sympathy to the relatives of Lulu Billington, who passed away Wednesday at a Kirksville hospital. Her funeral was Saturday from the Church of Christ.
Lulu Billington, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, Bible Grove Column, 15 Jan 1959, p. 3, col. 4
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MRS. JAKE BILLINGTON DIES TODAY
Had Spent Life in Morelock Vicinity; No Funeral Date.
Mrs. Minnie Billington, 54, wife of Jake Billington of near Stahl, died this morning ag 9:30 o’clock at a hospital in Kirksville. Her death was attributed to a heart ailment and complications. She had been in ill health for sometime and had been in the hospital for the past week and a half.
Mrs. Billington, whose maiden name was Minnie Bledsoe, was born and reared in the Morelock neighborhood and spent here entire life in that community.
She leaves her husband and three sons, Floyd Billington, Stahl; Clyde, of Waterloo, Ia., and Coy, who has been with the armed forces in Italy and who has been in a hospital overseas after having been wounded. He is believed to be out of the hospital and the family is trying to get in touch with him through the Red Cross.
Mrs. Billington was preceded in death by her parents and one sister.
Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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MRS. BULLINGTON DIES AT HOME HERE, AGED 77
Mrs. Susan Billington, aged 77 years, died last night at 10 o’clock at her home, 1002 East Harrison street. She is well known in Kirksville and vicinity, having lived in town for the past twelve years and having moved here from the Center vicinity. She has been living in Adair county for about sixty years. Her husband, H. T. Billington, died a year ago last month.
Mrs. Billington has been ill for some time, Bright’s disease being the cause of her death.
There are ten children surviving her, three daughters, Mrs. E. E. Gleason of Bingham, Utah; Mrs. Lona Lowe of Kimberly, Idaho; Mrs. Pearl Moore of Kirksville, and seven sons, Leonard and Earl of Twin Falls, Idaho; Jess of Paul, Idaho; N. L. Billington of Deer Creek, Minn.; Joe of Edina, and Will of Kirksville.
The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10:30 at the home and Rev. Isaac Yates will have charge of the funeral. Interment will be made at the Llewellyn cemetery.
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Miss Hester Ann Billups
Died Near Azen in Scotland County Monday, December 5
Miss Hester Ann Billups, 80, died at her home near Azen Monday of this week, December 5.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.J. Chappell of Granger at the Mt. Moriah Church yesterday afternoon at one o’clock and interment was in the Billups Cemetery.
Miss Billups was born in Scotland County on July 19, 1869, and lived in this community all her life. For many years she lived in Memphis where she owned property in the north part of town.
Pall bearers at her funeral were Donald Billups, Dale Drummond, Stanley Wilson, Carl Drummond, Waltman Miller and Ora Drummond.
Hester Ann Billups, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Dec 1949
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Miss Isabel Billups, of near Azen, who has been boarding at the home of Mrs. C. S. Baker and attending Memphis public school this winter, died of pneumonia last Sunday in this city. Deceased was a daughter of the late Isam Billups and was about nineteen years of age. She was sick only about a week and the intelligence of her death was a sad surprise to her friends. The body was taken to her home and the funeral held Monday.
Isabel Billups, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Feb 1894, p. 3, col. 2
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DEATH OF RAY BILLUPS
Ray Billups, whose serious illness was noted in these columns last week, died of lung trouble at his home near Azen, Wednesday, April 10th.
Funeral services were held at Providence Baptist church on Friday, April 12, Rev. J. P. Sansom of LaGrange officiating.
An obituary prepared by Mr. Sansom will appear in these columns next week.
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Ruth Billups Dies At Prescott, Aricona [sic]
Ruth Virginia Billups, 87, Prescott, Arizona, a former Scotland County resident, died Wednesday night, January 19, 1972, in Yavalpal Community Hospital. She was born August 2, 1884, a daughter of John C. and Janie Johnson Glasscock.
On February 11, 1911, she was united in marriage to Walter Billups. Mrs. Billups was a member of the Providence Baptist Church.
She had spent her entire life in Scotland County until two years ago when she moved to Arizona.
She is survived by two sons; Merlin, Keokuk, Iowa and Wayne of Monrovia, Calif.; one daughter Mrs. Emil (Zelma) Rugh of Prescott, Arizona; one brother Richard Glasscock of Pueblo, Colorado; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband on December 24, 1965, three brothers and three sisters.
Services were held from Gerth and Baskett Chapel in Memphis, Missouri on Monday, January 24, 1972 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiating. Body bearers were John Dochterman, Lawrence Smith, Henry Kuntz, Marion Daggs, Homer Lawrence and Herschel Sweeney. Final resting place was the Providence Cemetery.
Ruth Virginia Billups, From Unknown Newspaper, 27 Jan 1972
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Frederick Birk Passes Away In Ottumwa Hospital
Mr. Frederick Charles Birk II passed away on Monday morning, October 14th, at the Ottumwa Hospital after having suffered a severe heart attack on Friday, at the age of 44 years.
His wife, Maureen, a niece of Mrs. Alpha Parris, and her daughter, Christina, were killed in a car-train accident 4 ½ years ago.
Four sons survive, Frederick C. Birk III, and Steven, and their wives and Russell and Jonathan of the home, also his wife, Connie.
He was employed at the Ordinance Plant at Burlington, Iowa.
His childhood home was in Minnesota.
He leaves several brothers and sisters and many other relatives and friends.
He was a war veteran.
The funeral was held on Wednesday at the St. Mary’s Church at 10:00 with American Legion services at the graveside following the religious rites. Interment was at the South Side Cemetery, near his wife and daughter. Miss Eve Van Beck arrived at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharp, on Tuesday evening from West Germany by plane to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, Mr. Birk.
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FALL FROM WAGON IS FATAL
Howard Bish of Near Pulaski Suffers Broken Neck Friday
Howard Bish of Pulaski was instantly killed about eleven o’clock Friday morning when he fell from a load of hay and broke his neck.
He and his son, Leland, were working on a farm about a mile north of Pulaski when the accident happened. Leland was near the team and Mr. Bish was on the load of hay. The team started up suddenly, throwing Mr. Bish off the rear of the wagon. He was dead when his son reached his side.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Pulaski Sunday afternoon and burial was in the Richland cemetery.
He is survived in his immediate family, by his wife and four sons. Mrs. W. M. Rutherford of Rock Island, Ill., is a sister of Mr. Bish and Mrs. Elizabeth Bish and Myrtle Tippett of Memphis are sisters-in-law.
Among those relatives from Memphis attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. N. P. McHenry, Mr. and Mrs. John Warning, R. L. Lancaster, Mrs. Elizabeth Bish, Myrtle Tippett, Dennis Tippett, Mrs. Hattie Tippett, Arlie W. Tippett and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Tippett.
Mr. Bish was the youngest child of Joe and Permelia Bish, and was born in Scotland county, Missouri, September 25, 1875. In 1900 he was married to Grace Tippett. They had five sons- Verland Leland, Nial Wayne, James E. and Dickie Obern. Nial Wayne died in 1913 at the age of two years.
Surviving are his widow, four sons; three grandchildren; a brother, Marteene of Boise, Idaho, and the one sister, Mrs. Mattie Rutherford of Rock Island Ill.
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Death of Nial Wayne Bish.
Nial Wayne Bish, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bish, was born in Pulaski, Davis County, Iowa, December 28, 1910, and departed this life, May 28, 1913, age 2 years and 5 months.
He leaves to mourn his departure, father, mother, two brothers, Verland and Leland, grandfather and grandmother and a host of other relatives and friends.
Nial was of such a sweet disposition that to know him was to love him, and he will be sadly missed in his home. His sickness was of a very short duration, being sick only twenty-four hours.
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HERE FOR FUNERAL OF L. D. BISHOFF
Those from a distance attending the L. D. Bishoff funeral Thursday were: Mrs. Grant Stevens and daughter, Marietta, Brownie Bishoff and Miss Gracie Helen Bishoff, of Napa, Calif.; Mrs. David Rutherford of St. Helena, Calif.; Mrs. Edward Van Overschelde of Gregory, S. D.; David Bishoff, of Uhrichsville, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Springgate of Van Dyke, Mich.; Mrs. Carl Metcalf and son, Carl, and Mrs. Dee Logston of Kansas City.
L. D. Bishoff, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 04 Feb 1951, p. 6, col. 4, Sunday
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Felix Bissell died at Albuquerque, N. M., May 27, Funeral services were at McAdow, on Saturday.
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J. F. BISSELL, 72, DIES HERE; BURIAL TODAY
Aged Man Succumbed Friday Night to Liver and Heart Disease
J. F. Bussell, 72 years old, died at his home at 308 East Randolph street Friday night following an illness with cirrhosis of the liver and chronic myocarditis, a heart disease.
Funeral services are to be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home this morning at 10 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. E. N. Garrett, pastor of the M. E. church, and interment will be at Forest Grove cemetery in Shelby county.
Mr. Bissell was born in Brown county, Ill., May 26, 1859. He moved to Kirksville from Monroe county five years ago.
Surviving are his wife, Adeline Bissell, and four sons, namely: E. E. Bissell, Louisville, Ky.; E. H. Bissell, Kansas City, Mo.; G. M. Bissell, Sierra Madre, Calif., and Paul V. Bissell, Green City, Mo. There are also two brothers and two sisters.
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Mrs. M. E. Bissell, 64, died suddenly of a heart attack at her home one and one-half miles north of Brock on Thursday evening, May 18, at 9:30 o’clock. Funeral services were at McAdow Church Sunday.
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Mrs. Sarah E. Bissell Died Near Hannibal
Mrs. Sarah E. Bissell died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Guss Franke near Hannibal, Thursday, February 11, at 1:40 p.m., at the age of 79 years.
Mrs. Bissell was the widow of Jonathan M. Bissell and formerly lived in this county in the McAdow neighborhood until the death of her husband in 1891. In 1893 she moved with her children to Brown County, Illinois, where she lived until 1898. She then moved to St. Louis, where she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. William Kenney, for a number of years.
She was born near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, November 16, 1852 where she made her home for several years. In 1879 she was married to Jonathan M. Bissell and to them six children were born, four of whom remain: J. W. Bissell, Mrs. Lona B. Franke, Mrs. Laura E. Kenney and Jesse M. Bissell. She also leaves three brothers and one sister.
The body of Mrs. Bissell was brought to the Payne & Sons funeral parlors from Hannibal and the funeral was conducted Sunday morning at McAdow church, southwest of Memphis by Rev. H. J. Schragg. Interment was in the McAdow Cemetery.
Sarah E. Bissell, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 18 Feb 1932
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Karl F. Bittner Passed Away at Bloomfield, Ia.
Karl Franklin Bittner passed away at Bloomfield, Ia., Tuesday, August 20, 1963. He was born at Canton, Ill., April 1, 1899.
Karl was raised by his uncle and aunt, William L. and Adelaide (Piper) Sanders, from the time he was five months old, when his mother died.
Funeral services are being held from the Brock Methodist Church today, Thursday, August 22, at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton.
Karl Franklin Bittner, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 22 Aug 1963
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