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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MRS. BLACK, FORMERLY OF BARING, DIES
Former Allie May Howerton Also Lived Near Brashear.
Mrs. Allie May (Howerton) Black, 66, died yesterday morning at 6:30 o’clock at the home of her son, Ernest Black, in Ft. Madison, Ia. She had been in failing health the past two years.
A daughter of Robert and Martha Howerton, she was born in Knox County Dec. 29, 1877. She was married Jan. 1, 1896 to Everett Black. They lived on the Black homestead near baring for about 5 years, after which they purchased a farm in the Star neighborhood about 7 miles south of Brashear, where they lived until the death of her husband, July 4, 1935.
There were three children born to this union: Ernest R. Black of Ft. Madison, D. M. Black, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Clive Miller, of Ft. Madison.
She joined the Star Christian Church at the age of fourteen.
Surviving her are: two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Johnston, of LaPlata, Mrs. Lee Hunter, of near Gibbs, two sons, Ernest R., D. M., and one daughter, Mrs. Clive Miller, three grandchildren, Lieut. Leon Black, somewhere in England, First Lieut. Howard Miller, of Ft. Sill, Okla., Mrs. Robert Green, of Grove City Penn., one great granddaughter, Karan Black, a great grandson, Stephen Miller. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held in the Easley Funeral Home Monday morning at 11 o’clock, with Rev. T. E. Spurling, of Kirksville, officiating. Burial will be in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery at Hurdland.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time of the funeral.
Pallbearers will be Arthur and Guy McGee, J. V. Hanks, Zach and Earl Shouse and Lee Mitchell.
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BRUCE BLACK, 65, DIES HERE FROM BULLET WOUND
Farmer, Incurably Ill, Shoots Self After Attacking Wife
Bruce Black, 65 years old, well-known and highly respected farmer, living about one mile southwest of Hurdland, died at 11:30 o’clock last night at the Grim-Smith Hospital from a self-inflicted rifle wound sustained at his home late Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Black, who suffered a head wound when hit with a piece of lumber by her husband a few minutes before he shot himself, is getting along nicely at the Laughlin Hospital, it was reported today, and should be able to be released soon.
Funeral services for Mr. Black will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Hurdland Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Martin Cross. Masonic services will be conducted by Paultown Lodge No. 319, A. F. & A. M. at the I. O. O. F. Cemetery at Hurdland. The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Hurdland.
The deceased, a life-long resident of Knox county and a son of Ambrose E. and Pirena E. Funk Black, was born Nov. 11, 1883, at the Black home which was located on the Adair-Knox county line, west of Hurdland.
He was married to Miss Sylvia A. Howerton on Jan. 18, 1903, and to them five children were born. They are, Harold Black and Mrs. Mary Church, of Chicago; Howard Black, of Twin Falls, Idaho; Mrs. Martha Parker, of Pompano Beach, Florida and Mrs. Marjorie Kite, of Hurdland. He also is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Clara Wiseman, of Oswego, Kan., and Mrs. Leota Fowler, of Los Angeles, Calif., and three brothers, Emmett Black, of Los Angeles, Glen Black, of Salina, Kan., and Paul Black, of Kirksville. Two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
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Elva Black Services Were Held Monday
Elva Mae Black, daughter of William Bice and Lilly Wiley Bice, was born in Macomb, Ill., on August 5, 1899, and departed this life in Kirksville, on January 11, 1969, after a short illness.
On October 12, 1946, Elva Mae was united in marriage to Chester Black, making their home in Kirksville, Missouri, since 1946.
She trusted in the Lord in her young life and became a member of the Salem Christian Church, later transferring her membership to the Christian Chuch [sic] in Memphis, Missouri.
Those preceding her in death were her parents; a brother, Ivan Bice.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband of the home in Kirksville, Mo.; one nephew, four nieces of Washington; one uncle, Alpha Bice of LaHarpe; Pete Bice of Washington; other relatives and a host of friends.
All who knew her cherished and loved her. Her passing is a great loss to her many acquaintances.
Funeral ervices [sic] were held at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, Monday, January 13, at 10:30 a.m., with the Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiating. Graveside services were held at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Colchester, Ill., with Rev. Richard Bussmann officiating.
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Mrs. Eva Black Dies At Age of 86
Mrs. Eva Lee Black, aged 86 years, of Knox County, Missouri, passed away Thursday, June 29, 1967, at 12:18 p.m., at the Community Nursing Home, Memphis, Missouri where she had been for the past nine months.
She was born November 13, 1880, at Atchinson Co., Missouri, the daughter of Edward Franklin and Frances Veal Benner and came to Knox County when she was four years of age.
She was married to Francis Dayton Baker on October 23, 1898, in Knox County and he passed away February 20, 1913.
She was later married to Harry Black at Kirksville on November 19, 1940, and he passed away four years later.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hazel McKay of Knox City, Mrs. Anna Lee Hall of Des Moines, Iowa, and three sons, Francis Edward Baker of Rutledge, Missouri, Herbert T. Baker of Kahoka, Missouri, and E. Ben Baker of Memphis, Missouri. Also six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Also, one sister, Mrs. Essie Johnston of Zearing, Iowa, and two brothers, Roy Benner of Quincy, Illinois, and Ray Benner of La Belle, Missouri.
She was preceded in death also by her patents, a son, John Robert, who passed away in infancy, a granddaughter, Annette McKay, and two sisters, Mrs. Josie Lewis and Miss Isa Benner.
Mrs. Black was a member of the Knox City Christian Church.
Funeral services were Saturday, July 1, 1967, at 2 p.m. at the Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel, Edina, with Dr. Dale Jorgenson, Kirksville, Missouri, officiating and burial was in the Knox County Cemetery. Pallbearers were Guy Strickler, Robert Snell, Chester Watson, D. Hone Throckmorton, James B. McKay and Ercel Sayres.
Eva Lee Black, From Unknown Newspaper, 6 Jul 1967
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Funeral Today For Mrs. Black
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the First Presbyterian church for Mrs. Virgil T. Black, 64, who died suddenly Monday afternoon at her home. Rev. Edward L. Beall will conduct the services. Burial will be in Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Black was born Lula M. Fogle, daughter of William H. and Alice Collins Fogle, Aug. 1, 1888, in Scotland county She attended Robinson school and joined the Pleasant Hill church while quite young, and later transferred her membership to the Memphis Presbyterian church.
She married Virgil T. Black Aug. 14, 1907. Mrs. Black spent most of her married life in Memphis. She had not been in good health for some time, but was thought to be much improved until Monday afternoon, shortly before her death.
Mrs. Black was the youngest of five children, Newell, Noah, Arthur and Dr. Edward E. Fogle; she was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Newell, Noah and Arthur.
Survivors include her husband; her daughter, Mrs. Vernie Carroll of Downing; her son, Leonard F. Black of Richland, Wash.; and four grandchildren, Sue Jane and Vernon Carroll, and Margaret Lynn and Catherine Ann Black.
Pallbearers will be Harley Fogle, Stanley Fogle, Vaughn Fogle, Leon Black, James Lee Tippett, and Eugene Forrester.
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Mrs. Pirena Black Funeral Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Pirena E. Black who died last Thursday in La Crescenta, Calif., at the age of 95 years, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist Church in Hurdland, conducted by Rev. W. J. Cox, of Brashear. Burial will be made in the IOOF cemetery in Hurdland.
The body will arrive in Hurdland Friday morning and will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Hurdland until time for the services. Mrs. Black formerly lived on a farm on the line between Adair and Knox counties. She was the mother of Bruce Black, of Hurdland.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later. The body will be accompanied by her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett E. Black, of La Crescenta.
Mrs. Black was the daughter or George Washington and Grace (Foreman) Funk and was born in Knox County, Mo., July 26, 1852. At the age of sixteen on Nov. 8, 1868 she was married to Ambrose E. Black. They settled on a farm about half way between Brashear and Hurdland and reared a family of eight children there. The dwelling on the farm was situated on the Adair and Knox County line and the dining table was so arranged that one half of the family ate their meals in Knox County and the other half in Adair County.
Nine children were born to this marriage. One daughter, Cora, the first child born, died when two or three years old. Two sons Edwin H. and Lester have also preceded her in death.
Surviving her are four sons, Emmett E. of La Crescenta, Calif., Bruce, of Hurdland, Glenn, of Salina, Kan. and Paul, of 501 E. Washington St., of this city and two daughters, Mrs. P. E. (Clara) Wiseman, of Oswego, Kan. and Mrs. Maurice (Leota) Fowler, of Los Angeles, Calif.
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FUNERAL HELD TODAY FOR MRS. SARAH BLACK
Queen Citian, 91, Resided at Farm Home of Son, Milo.
Special to The Daily Express.
Queen City, Mo., July 25.— Funeral services were held here this afternoon at 2 o’clock for Mrs. Sarah A. Black, who died Monday morning at 12:30 o’clock at the home of her son, Milo Black, five and a half miles northeast of Queen City. She was 91 years of age and her death was attributed to infirmities of age. The services were held in the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Black formerly resided in Queen City, but had been living with her son and wife for the past few years. She was a member of the Queen City Baptist Church and an active member of the Woman’s Missionary Society while in Queen City.
She is survived by one son, Milo Black, and a granddaughter who lives in Florida and also by a brother in Iowa, along with many friends.
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MRS. THOMAS J. BLACK, 66, DIES
Mrs. Urilda E. Black, 66, widow of Thomas J. Black, died in a Kirksville hospital Tuesday morning at 1:30, following a long illness. She underwent an operation for cancer on Dec. 20 and never recovered sufficiently to return home.
Funeral services were held at the Dee Riley Funeral home Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by the Rev. E. N. Garrett, and the body was taken to Hurdland where short services were held at the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Mrs. Black was a member of the Win One Sunday School class of the Methodist church and members of the class attended the funeral in a body.
Urilda E. Shearer was born in Knox county, Mo., June 1, 1865, a daughter of Andrew and Emeline Shearer. She was married to Thomas J. Black, Feb. 28, 1895, and five children were born to them, three preceding her in death. Mr. Black died March 30, 1921. Her entire life was spent in Knox county until she moved to Kirksville 11 years ago and established her home at 709 North Franklin street. When her health became poor last September she rented the home and took an apartment in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lola Chadwick, 402 East Baldwin street, Kikrsville.
Mrs. Black joined the Methodist church several years ago and remained an active member until illness prevented her attendance.
She is survived by two daughters, Miss Ada Black and Mrs. Chadwick, of Kirksville; two grandchildren, Norma Lee and Norman Chadwick; one brother, L. P. Shearer, Des Moines; two stepsons, T. E. Black, Quincy, and A. E. Black, of near La Plata; three stepdaughters, Mrs. J. D. Morrey, of Hurdland; Mrs. C. H. Beck, Camden, Ark., and Mrs. Ella Porter, San Bernadino, Calif.
Mr. Chadwick’s mother, Mrs. Mary Chadwick, was buried a week ago, after her death at El Paso, Texas.
Urilda E. (Shearer) Black, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 18 Feb 1932, p. 1, col. 5
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Mrs. Viola Black, 79, Dies at Quincy, Ill.
Mrs. Viola Black 79 years old, died at Quincy, Ill., at 9:35 o’clock yesterday morning. She was an aunt of Mrs. Henry Wolf of this city, and had visited here many times.
The body will be brought to the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home Sunday morning and services will be held at the Funeral home at 1:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon with burial in Llewellyn Cemetery.
Mrs. Black was a daughter of Isaac and Margaret Laisure and the sister of Mrs. Martha Yates and the Mesdames Nannie and Michia Hannah who preceded her in death. She was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., in May, 1859, and came to Missouri when a small child.
She leaves one son, Pat Pierce, of Quincy, and one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Plath of Evan, Minn., three granddaughters and two great grandsons. Her husband died several years ago.
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Virgil Black Dies At Age of 86
Virgil T. Black, son of Jas. H. & Cora Crawfors [sic] Black was born in Scotland County, Missouri, on April 8, 1886, and passed away at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital on April 14, 1972, following a heart attack suffered in his home on Wednesday evening. He was 86 years old.
He attended school in Scotland County and later in Marshall Mo. In early life he united with the Presbyterian Church at Pleasant Hill later transferring his membership to the Memphis Presbyterian Church.
On August 14, 1907, he was united in marriage to Lula Fogle and to this union two children were born, one daughter Lennis and a son Leonard. He worked in Keokuk, Des Moines and Burlington, Iowa before returning to Memphis to make his home and engage in the plumbing and heating business.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mrs. Maggie Forrester, his wife Lula on March 9, 1953.
In April, 1954 he was united in Marriage to Rev. Faye Chappell who survives. He worked entirely with the churches where she served as minister as long as his health permitted.
Surviving in addition to his wife is his daughter, Mrs. Vernie (Lennis) Carroll of Downing and his son Leonard of Richland, Washington, four grandchildren; Sue Jane Brewer and Vernon Carroll of Downing, Lynn & Cathy Black of Richland, two brothers, Harley and Adrian of Memphis and one sister, Mrs. Helen Tippett of LaPorte City, Iowa, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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GEORGE E. BLACKFORD DEAD
Buried at Algona, Iowa, Following Services in Memphis
George E. Blackford, for several years in the photography business in Memphis, died at the Community hospital at Kirksville Sunday night at 10 o’clock.
Mr. Blackford had been in bad health for the past few months and had not engaged in the photography business for some time. A few weeks ago he was taken to the Community hospital.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. W.G. Bensberg.
A quartet, the members of which were Miss Lois DeRosear, Mrs. Warren Brown, E.F. Bertram and G.J. Fugate sang two numbers.
Pall bearers were W.A. Southerland, Fred DeRosear, L.T. Montgomery, N.P. McHenry, Homer Morgan and Carey E. Drake. Burial was in the family cemetery in Algona, Iowa.
A nephew, J. Ross Blackford and his wife, attended the funeral.
George Emerson Blackford was born at Algona, Iowa, September 20, 1869, the youngest of the family of John E. and Mary M. Blackford. His father was one of the delegates to the National Convention that nominated Lincoln for the presidency.
Mr. Blackford united with the Presbyterian church in 1911, later holding the offices of secretary, trustee and elder. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Memphis at the time of his death. At the time of the 100th anniversary of the church, he wrote a poem, “The Seed and the Good Soil,” which was printed in the church history.
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FUNERAL FOR SULLIVAN CO. PIONEER HELD
Henry Blackman, 86, Englishman, Lived on Same Farm 72 Years.
Milan, Sept. 9 (Special)—Funeral services were held Wednesday for Henry Blackman, pioneer citizen of Sullivan County, who died Monday, Sept. 5, at his home ten miles southeast of here. Mr. Blackman aged 86 years, was born in London, England, May 14, 1852, the son of William and Mary Blackman.
When he was three years of age he came with his parents to America and settled in the state of Illinois later moving to Iowa and in the year 1866 they moved to Missouri and settled on the farm southeast of Milan on which he resided 72 years, until his death. He married Kate Kane in 1874 and one son G. H. Blackman, was born.
He is survived by a brother Frank Blackman, Chicago, Ill., and four sisters. He is also survived by two grandsons, Everett Blackman of Chicago and Clarence of the home. Mr. Blackman was a member of the Methodist church.
Funeral services were read by the Rev. Mr. Hobbs of Browning and burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery.
Henry Blackman, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 09 Sep 1938, p. 1, col. 3, Friday
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MRS. JAMES BLACKSMITH DIES HERE
Succumbs To a Rare Throat Condition; Rites at Gibbs.
Mrs. James Blacksmith, 29, of Des Moines, died yesterday afternoon about 4:15 o’clock at the home of her father, Dale Davidson, 915 South Fifth Street.
Death was attributed to gangrenous sore thorat [sic]. Mrs. Blacksmith became ill with streptococcic sore throat about two weeks ago. The condition apparently was clearing, when the somewhat rare gangrene complication developed. She had been given a blood transfusion before she was moved from Des Moines to Kirksville last Thursday.
Her maiden name was Emily Clarinda Davidson and she was the daughter of Dale and Verna Davidson, being born at Gibbs July 14, 1908.
The Davidson family moved to Kirksville where Mrs. Blacksmith graduated from the Kirksville High School. She was married May 26, 1928.
She is survived by her husband, father and stepmother, one brother, Olin, and three half-sisters Mrs. Vernice Elsea, Mrs. Harry Whorton and Virginia Davidson.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 2:30 at the Methodist Church in Gibbs, of which she was a member, with burial in the Gibbs cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley funeral home until time for the funeral.
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MRS. GRACIE I. BLACKSMITH DIES TODAY
Funeral Services For Novinger Woman To Be Thursday.
Mrs. Gracie Ionia Blacksmith, 49, died at her home in Novinger this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Novinger Methodist Church Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. E. L. Holland, pastor of Church of God (Holiness) at Moberly, assisted by Rev. C. J. Chappell, of Novinger. Interment will be in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mrs. Blacksmith was the daughter of R. G. and Emma (Specie) Patrick and was born at Cairo, Mo., Aug. 6, 1896. She was married at Moberly on Dec. 31, 1924, to James A. Blacksmith.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Lonnie L. Davidson, by former marriage; her mother, Mrs. Emma Hatfield; two brothers, Cecil and Lloyd Patrick, both of Moberly; three sisters, Mrs. Annie Solimon, of Moberly, Mrs. Minnie LaRose, of Beloit, Wis., and Mrs. Gladis Sighel, of Novinger; two grandchildren, Eugene and Barbara Jean Davidson, of Huntsville, Mo.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until 6:30 o’clock Wednesday evening, when it will be taken to the family home in Novinger
Blacksmith, Grace Ionia, Kirksville Daily Express, 26 Feb 1946, p. 2, col.5, Tuesday
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T. BLACKSMITH OF NOVINGER DIES HERE
Had Been Patient In Hospital; Services to Be Friday
Toney J. Blacksmith, 46, of Novinger, died this morning in a Kirksville hospital where he has been a patient for the past week.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Friday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. Claude Crandall, pastor of United Brethren Church at Trenton. Interment will be in the Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mr. Blacksmith was the son of Joseph and Barbara (Rash) Blacksmith and was born in Lingo, Mo., Nov. 28, 1901. He was married in Bloomfield, Iowa, July 12, 1930, to Laura Phillips and to this marriage on daughter was born.
He is survived by his wife, daughter, Barbara of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blacksmith, of Connelsville, Mo.; one brother Joe Blacksmith, of Novinger, and one sister, Mrs. Everett (Margaret) Clark, St. Charles, Ill.
Mr. Blacksmith spent most of his life in Novinger where he was connected with the mining and coal business. Recently he had purchased a tavern in Novinger.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be: Charley Gasperi, Fred Blacksmith, Arthur Nardini, Gerald Blacksmith, C. C. McCune and Freddie A. Steele.
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Blain—On the 31st day of Dec., 1877, in the 74th year of his age, at his residence in Sand Hill township, Scotland county, Mo., Mr. Richard Blain.
Deceased was born near New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the year 1804. Removed to Indiana about the year 1822; to Scotland county, Mo., in the year 1840. In the year 1842 he was married to Miss Sarah R. Johnson, and lived from that time until his death in the same locality. He was one of the oldest citizens of the county, residing in it about 36 years. The deceased was an industrious, honest, peaceable citizen, a devoted husband and father, and a kind neighbor. It may be said, perhaps, that he lived and died as nearly without an enemy as it is possible for one to live in this world of strife. He leaves a devoted wife and three daughters and a host of friends to mourn his loss. May God bless and console the bereaved family. E. C. B.
Richard Blain, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 17 Jan 1878, p. 3, col. 4
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Rites for Mrs. H. D. Blaine
Burial was in Sharon Cemetery near Centerville, Iowa
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Blaine, who died suddenly in her home at Memphis Wednesday afternoon of last week, were held at the Memphis Baptist Church Friday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. H. A. Bickers. Interment was in the Sharon Cemetery, eight miles southeast of Centerville, Iowa.
Pall bearers were Glen J. Fugate, Arden Eager, John Schuler, Wallace R. Hayes, George W. Moore and George Powers.
Aminta Alice Parcel was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Parcel. She was born September 14, 1887, in Lincoln County, Nebraska. She came with her parents to Centerville, Iowa, when still a small child and lived there until her marriage to Harry Blaine in 1910. For the past fifteen years she and her husband have lived in Memphis.
She leaves her husband, Harry D. Blaine, two sisters, Mrs. Cora Bandfield and Mrs. Artie Wilson, and three brothers, Isaac Parcel and John Parcel of Centerville, and Melvin Parcel of Berkeley, Calif.
She was a faithful member of the Baptist Church and will be missed in the activities of her church.
Aminta Alice (Parcel) Blaine, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Mar 1944
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The infant son of Robert Blaine died of pneumonia and was laid to rest in the Bible Grove cemetery Wednesday.
Infant Son Blaine, Memphis, Missouri, 8 Apr 1920
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Mary E. Blaine Services Held At Bible Grove
Mary E. Blaine, daughter of Sam & Martha Tremain was born near Bible Grove, Missouri on December 26, 1875 and departed this life at the Gibson Hospital, Edina, Mo. July 27, 1961 at the age of 85 years, seven months and one day. She was united in marriage to Grant Stice April 1891, and to this union four children were born, Alice, Albert, Alta and Alfred.
Grant Stice preceded her in death February 2, 1904.
On September 23, 1906 she was united in marriage to Virgil Blaine and to this union three children were born, Lulu, Louie and Lelia.
She became a member of the Bible Grove Church of Christ in 1903 and attended church there faithfully as long as her health permitted, being a member for 58 years. Virgil Blaine preceded her in death, Oct. 18, 1952.
She leaves to mourn her passing five children: Alice Tooke of Marysville, Calif., Albert Stice of Strongherst, Ill., Alta Glenn of Des Moines, Ia., and Lelia Lay of Edina, Mo. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Lulu Billington in January 1959 and one son Alfred Stice in January 1961. She also leaves 31 grandchildren, several great grandchildren, also some great great-grandchildren. For the past 19 months she has been cared for at the Gibson Hospital in Edina, Mo.
Almost all her life was spent in the Bible Grove community.
Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ at Bible Grove, Mo., Sunday, July 30, at 2:00 p.m. conducted by Rev. Lowell Manchester. Burial was in the church cemetery. Body bearers were grandsons.
Mary E. Stice Blaine, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Aug 1961, p. 8, col. 6, 7 & 8
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Robert Blaine Services Held At Bible Grove
Robert Blaine, son of Phillip and Cinderella Stice Blaine was born July 21, 1879 near Bible Grove and passed away at the home of his son, Ellis, March 5, 1962 at the age of 82 years, seven months and 14 days.
On March 11, 1901 he was united in marriage to Martha Ellen Ware and to this union 11 children were born.
He was a member of the Bible Grove Christian church and spent most of his life around Bible Grove.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, five children, five great grandchildren, and six brothers and sisters.
Surviving are 3 daughters, Mrs. Golda Whitton of Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Thelma Anders and Mrs. Zelma Shelton of Downing, three sons, Nelson of Memphis, Mo., Levi of Baring, Mo., and Ellis of Lancaster, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. Cora Aldridge, Mrs., Nettie Aldridge and Mrs. Maggie Yearns all of Downing, Mo., and two brothers, Oli Blaine of Downing, Mo. and George Blaine of Lennox, Iowa, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
He was a kind and loving husband and father and will be sadly missed by all.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at the Bible Grove Christian church by Rev. Kenneth Campbell.
Music was furnished by Neva Lewis and Bessie Gerwig, accompanied by Mrs. Mary Dawson.
Body bearers were nephews. Burial was in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Robert Blaine, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Mar 1962, p. 4, col. 4
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Died
Mrs. Sarah R. Blaine died at her home in Rutledge, Saturday April 7, 1900, of Pneumonia, aged 75 years.
Deceased had been a widow about twenty-two years. She leaves three daughters living, two of whom are married and one single. She had lived in that vicinity many years and had many warm friends who will be made sad on account of her death. She had been a consistent member of the Christian Church for twenty years and died rejoicing in the hope of a blessed immortality beyond the grave. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, Elder A. E. McQuoid officiating after which the body was interred in the Sand Hill Cemetery by the side of her late husband.
Sarah R. Blaine, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 12 Apr 1900
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Dies in Hospital Here
Virgil Blaine, 68, of Greensburg, Knox county, died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday.
Virgil Blaine, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 20 Oct 1952, p. 1, ocl.8
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Funeral Held Monday For Virgil Blaine
Virgil Blaine, 68, who died at Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville, Saturday, was buried in Bible Grove Cemetery Monday, after funeral services at the Church of Christ.
He was born September 14, 1884, the son of Richard and Susanna Stice Blaine. He lived his entire life in the Bible Grove neighborhood.
His wife, Mary E. Blaine, and three children survive. The children surviving are Louie of Fairfield, Ia.; Mrs. Lulu Billington, of Gibbs, Mo.; and Mrs. Lela Lay, Edina.
Also surviving are four stepchildren; a brother, Alfred, of Donnellson, Iowa; three half-brothers, Senior and Lorin McCoy of Chicago, and Logan McCoy of Memphis; a half-sister, Mrs. Cora Paris, also of Memphis.
Virgil Blaine, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 23 Oct 1952, p. 1, col. 1
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William Blaine Dies Near Bible Grove
Funeral and burial services were held at the old church at Bible Grove for William Blaine Sunday afternoon at three o’clock.
Mr. Blaine was born in Scotland County April 2, 1872, the son of Philip and Cynthia Blaine. He married Alta Hunter, and to them thirteen children were born, two preceding him in death. One son, Oren, died in service during the World War.
The children are Otis, Greensburg; Cecil, Downing; Carl, Greensburg; Mayhew in the Canal Zone; Millard, Little Rock, Ark.; Mrs. Rolla Salisbury, Memphis; Mrs. Jim Crowder, Greensburg; Verlee Blaine, Kentucky; Ethel, California; Mrs. Leo Philips, Memphis; and Maxine at home.
Mr. Blaine had lived his entire 69 years in Scotland County near his birthplace.
Death was sudden, as he was found dead at the barn where he had been about his chores.
He united with the Christian Church at Bible Grove several years ago.
Besides his wife and children he leaves a number of grandchildren.
Clergyman officiating was Rev. A. B. Billmann of Memphis. Pallbearers were Elmer Richardson, Boone Bradley, Ella Burrus, Carl Shultz, Perry Mullikin, and Arthur Emel.
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Sarah L. Blair Dies At Home Of Daughter
Sarah L. Blair, the daughter of John W. and Mary (Paisley) Cowles, was born February 26, 1886 in Putnam County, Missouri, and passed away Saturday evening, October 30, at the home of her daughter in Winfield, Iowa. She had been ill for the past 8 ½ months, and had been staying in Winfield for the past few months.
She was married to Frank Blair on January 21, 1909 at the home of her parents near Milton, Iowa.
She was a member of the Christian Church but more recently attended the Presbyterian Church since it was close to their home in Ottumwa.
Survivors include her husband; one son, Everett of Cantril; one daughter, Mrs. Mayne (Helen) Courter of Winfield, Iowa; two brothers, Dave Cowles and Ed Cowles both of Pulaski, Iowa; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son Robert; one sister and one grandchild.
Services were held Monday, November 1, 1971 at the Barton-McKasson Funeral Home in Winfield, Iowa at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Charles McCracken officiating. Interment was in the Sunnyside Cemetery at Milton, Iowa with the Rev. Howard Merchant officiating.
Organist—Mrs. Keith Crawford, Soloist—Mrs. Marvin Lambert.
Casket Bearers—James Blair, Donald Courter, Paul Thomas, Lowell Scott, Harold Helsel and Raymond Buxton.
Sarah L. Blair, Memphis, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 4 Nov. 1971 (Thursday)
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FORMER MEMPHIS COLORED GIRL KILLED AT KEOKUK
A colored woman named Frances Gundy slashed and killed with a razor another negro woman by the name of Virgie Blair, late Wednesday afternoon.
Both women live in “Rag Alley” with white husbands. Witnesses saw the Blair woman run out of a frame house on Ninth and Johnson. Here she met the Gundy woman, who slashed her in the neck and breast.
The Blair woman ran into a nearby house immediately where she died five minutes later.
Frances Gundy was arrested immediately and is now held at the jail.
The above account is from Wednesday’s Keokuk Constitution-Democrat Virgie Blair, was formerly Virgie Sawyer, and was raised in Memphis. She has lived in Keokuk for about two years.
Loge Sawyer an uncle of the deceased went to Keokuk Wednesday night in response to a message telling of the death of Virgie Blair, and brought the remains back to Memphis, where they were buried Friday.
Virgie Blair, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 30 Oct 1923, p. 1, col. 3
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Mrs. G. E. Blake
Allie Jane Rown, was born June 25, 1880, in Davis County, Iowa, and died at her home near Pulaski on July 17, 1931, at 6:30 o’clock, aged 51 years and 22 days.
She was the daughter of George and Margaret Rown and had spent her entire life in and near her childhood home. She was married to Geo. Edward Blake on Dec. 20, 1896.
Four children were born to this union one dying in infancy. She leaves to mourn their loss her devoted husband, three children, namely as follows: Dorothy May Wheaton of Pulaski, Iowa; Clara Jane Melton of Pulaski, Iowa; Velma Edith Gordy, of Bloomfield, Iowa; six grand children, Archie, Arlene, Ruby and Laura Wheaton, Audrey and Christine Melton; also one sister, Nanny Gooden, Ames, Okla., one brother, James Rown, Downing.
The deceased was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church of Pleasant Grove confessing his [her] faith in Christ in the year of 1910, and remained a faithful member to the end attending church as long as his [her] health permitted. She was operated on at the Iowa Methodist hospital at Iowa City, on Feb. 24, 1931, and gradually grew worse until death claimed her. She was a patient and faithful sufferer. She has always been a faithful and loving wife and mother.
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Card of Thanks
We desire to thank our many neighbors and friends for their sympathy shown us during the hours of sadness and also for the beautiful floral offerings.
Edward Blake and Children
Allie Jane (Rown) Blake, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 Jul 1931, p. 1, col. 3
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Theodore Blake Died At Winfield, Iowa
Theodore Blake died at the home of his son, Roy Blake, at Winfield, Iowa, Saturday October 13. The body was brought to Memphis Sunday and the funeral was held at the Payne funeral home Monday afternoon at two o’clock. Burial was in the Memphis Cemetery beside his wife, who died nine months ago.
Mr. Blake lived in Memphis for many years and was well known here.
The funeral was conducted by Rev. A. S. Olsen and Mr. and Mrs. Olsen sang three selections. The pall bearers were J. J. Zumsteg, Thos. Walker, H. V. McCandless, Will Gristy, Doug Howard and H. E. Norris.
James Theodore Blake was born in Pickway, Ohio, July 18, 1855. He was united in marriage to Rhoda Ellen Lemons, Aug. 1, 1878, by Rev. N. J. Jackson, of the M. E. Church South. To this union were born four children, all of whom survive, except Carl, who died in infancy.
He came to Scotland County when six months old and he resided here continuously ever since.
At an early age he united with the M. E. church south, and when the church disbanded he and his companion placed their membership in the M. E. church. Since the death of his wife, his health commenced to decline and he gradually grew worse until he bid farewell to the transient scenes of life.
He was a kind and considerate father and husband, devoted to his family and solicitous of their comfort and welfare.
He leaves three children: Roy C. Blake, of Winfield, Iowa; Rex A., of Keokuk; and Mrs. Arthur Tippett, of Memphis, one sister, Mrs. Mollie Williams of Memphis, who is the only surviving member of this immediate family of nine children. He also leaves six grandchildren.
James Theodore Blake, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 18 Oct 1928, p. 1, col. 7
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DIED AT PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Rex Blake, 63, Was Born and Reared in Memphis
Rex A. Blake, who was born and reared in Memphis, and who had lived in Keokuk several years, died at Phoenix, Arizona, at 1 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 7. He had been ill for about five months with a heart ailment, according to the Keokuk Daily Gate City.
He was a painting contractor and moved from Keokuk to Phoenix three years ago.
The body arrived in Keokuk Sunday morning where funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Blake and was born at Memphis on Sept. 15, 1882. He resided in Keokuk for about 30 years until he moved to Phoenix. He followed his painting trade in both cities.
He was a member of the Christian church at Memphis and a lifetime member of the American Federation of Labor.
Mr. Blake was married at Memphis in November of 1904 to Miss Iva Burrus, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burrus, who conducted the Park hotel here. She survives along with two sons, Max Blake of Keokuk and Paul Blake of Phoenix; one brother, Roy C. Blake of Keokuk; one sister, Mrs. Arthur Tippett of Glendale, Calif., and three grandchildren.
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Mrs. Theo. Blake Died Saturday Morning
Mrs. Rhoda Ellen Blake, wife of Theodore Blake, died at their home in the east part of town, Saturday morning, January 21st at 1:40 o’clock.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon, January 22nd at 2:30 p.m. and were conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. S. Olsen. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Blake suffered a stroke of paralysis about a month ago from which she never fully recovered. She suffered another strike last week which caused her death.
Mrs. Blake had often expressed a desire that her funeral might be held on a bright day, and in this her wish was granted, as Sunday was a bright, clear day, and the funeral was largely attended by her many friends here.
Rhoda Ellen Lemons was born in Henry County, near New London, Iowa, June 30, 1860.
She was united in marriage to Theodore Blake, August 1, 1878. To this union were born four children, all of whom survive except Carl, who died in infancy.
She came to Scotland county, when she was thirteen years of age, and has resided here continuously ever since. She and her husband have lived for over forty years in the little home two blocks east of the square.
At the age of eighteen she was converted to the Christian life, united with the M. E. church South and when the church disbanded she placed her membership with the Methodist Episcopal church. She was active in church work until advancing years and illness prevented. To those who knew her best, she stands out in their memory as a noble character.
Besides her husband she leaves to mourn three children: Roy C. Blake, of Winfield, Iowa; Rex A. of Keokuk, Iowa; Mrs. Arthur Tippett, of Memphis.
The pall bearers were Judge W. I. Humbert, D. F. Howard, Elzie Courtney, Wm. Winters, Chas. Dean and Fred Thoman.
Those from a distance who were called here on account of Mrs. Blake’s illness and death and who attended the funeral were Roy Blake, wife and one child, of Winfield, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Blake and two children, and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burrus of Keokuk.
Rhoda Ellen (Lemons) Blake, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 26 Jan 1928, p. 1, col. 7
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Death of Mrs. Sarah Ann Blake
Mrs. Sarah Ann Blake, another of the very old ladies of this city, died at her late home Saturday, January 21, 1911, from kidney trouble. Age 88 years. The funeral took place at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. G. W. Wright, the pastor. After the services the remains were taken to Masonic cemetery and buried.
Mrs. Blake was born in Ohio, but came to Scotland County, Missouri, at an early day. The Blake family was one of the pioneer families of Memphis, and the deceased was honored and respected by all who knew her.
The deceased is survived by one son and one daughter, Theodore Blake and Mrs. Mollie Williams, of this city, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A large number of persons were present at the funeral to pay their last respects to the dead.
Sarah Ann Blake, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 26 Jan 1911, p. 2, col. 2
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WILLIAM BLAKE, FORMER STORE OWNER, IS DEAD
Died Last Night In Local Hospital; Last Rites To Be Monday.
William Phillip Blake, of 218 E. Harrison Street, died in a local hospital shortly before midnight last night. He has been in failing health since 1935.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock. The place where the funeral will be held will be announced later. The Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church will conduct the funeral service. Interment will be in Highland Park cemetery.
He was the son of Jacob and Emily Bershine Blake and was born Sept. 23, 1858 at Muscatine, Iowa. He was married to Carrie Thane Borah, June 6, 1900 at Birch Tree, Missouri.
He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Hubert Sharp of Denver, Colo.; two sisters, Miss Emma Blake, of Denver, Colo., and Dr. Martha Phelps, of Oklahoma City, Okla. He was preceded in death by three sons, two brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Blake was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirksville.
He was in the clothing business in Muscatine, Ia., for several years. Later he managed a large lumber company in South Missouri for several years. In 1899 he moved to Sargent, Mo., where he owned his own store and farm. In 1917 he moved to Kansas where, for two years, he was engaged in wheat raising. In 1919 he came to Kirksville where he was engaged in the grocery business for 15 years.
Body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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Bert Blanchard, Former Resident, Dies
Bert Blanchard, a former resident of Kirksville, who ran a blacksmith shop here a number of years ago, died Thursday afternoon in St. Louis at the home of his daughter where he had been living. The body is being brought back to La Plata for burial.
Mr. Blanchard and his wife were members of the Kirksville Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Blatt were held at St. Mary’s church last Sunday. The services were conducted by a new preacher whose name we did not learn. Mrs. Blatt was over 92 years of age.
Julia Blatt, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 May 1904, Hitt Column, p. 2, col. 4
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H. B. BLEDSOE KILLED IN R. R. ACCIDENT
Was Brother of W. D. Bledsoe And Early Friend of Osteopathy
Word was received here last week by W. D. Bledsoe of 606 W. Jefferson St., of the death of his brother, H. B. Bledsoe, of Nashville, Tenn., in a railroad accident.
Mr. Bledsoe was a pioneer railroad man and followed the rails for his entire life and had been with the Southern R. R. for 32 years.
The accident occurred Saturday morning when the engine which Mr. Bledsoe was running was derailed by an open switch and rolled down a steep embankment pinning Bledsoe beneath the cab which resulted in almost instant death.
This is the fourth member of the Bledsoe family to pass away in the last 18 months. Mr. Bledsoe having lost his wife, sister, brother-in-law and his brother.
H. B. Bledsoe was well known in Kirksville and was one of the earliest and staunchest friends of Osteopathy. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Railroad Engineers, Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcanum orders.
Burial took place in Nashville cemetery, September 17.
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Harvey Bledsoe, Patriarch of Rural Teachers, Dies
Harvey Bledsoe, 81, a school teacher in this vicinity for almost a half-century, died this morning at 8:45 o’clock at the home of his son, Lee, four miles northwest of Stahl. He had been ill three months.
The funeral is to be tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Morelock Church and burial will be in the Morelock Cemetery.
The veteran teacher, who bemoaned in later years the decline of the spelling bee and other educational events that formed the backbone of rural social life at the beginning of his career, retired from the schoolmaster’s desk twelve years ago, since which time he had been engaged in farming. His last school was in the Thompson district in Sullivan County.
He was born March 1, 1858, in Indiana, and was educated in the high school and college at Bloomfield in that state. He began teaching at the age of 23 at the Hazel Creek School in Adair County and was married Feb. 29, 1882 in this county to Rosetta Young, who died in 1907.
Surviving him two sons, Lee and Albert Bledsoe, and one daughter, Mrs. Minnie M. Billington, of Stahl. A sister [daughter?], Miss Lily Bledsoe, died in 1901.
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Mrs. Mae Bledsoe, wife of Lee Bledsoe, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Billington near Stahl, Friday after a brief illness with influenza. Mrs. Bledsoe was married only a few weeks ago after Lee had received his discharge from the army. They were staying temporarily at the the [sic] home of her sister, Mrs. Billington, when Mrs. Bledsoe became ill. Burial took place in the Greencastle cemetery Saturday.
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MAE BLEDSOE DIES; FUNERAL HERE FRIDAY
Was Dr. Farrington’s Assistant for 22 Years.
Miss Nora Mae Bledsoe, assistant to Dr. F. B. Farrington here for the past twenty-two years, died this morning at 3 o’clock.
She had been in declining health for several years but became seriously ill about Christmas from complications of disease. She went to a hospital a week ago today and underwent an operation last Saturday.
Miss Bledsoe was born May 29, 1890 in Schuyler County, Missouri, a daughter of Nathan C. and Kittie Mikel Bledsoe. The family lived for several years in the Sublette vicinity before moving to Kirksville.
She was a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club before her health failed.
Surviving are her mother, a sister, Mrs. Ethel Lowe, and brother, Leslie Bledsoe, all of Kirksville. Her father died Aug. 9, 1934.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at her home at 802 North Franklin street, conducted by Elder S. L. Pettis, of the Primitive Baptist Church, Macon, assisted by Clyde Johnson, of Stahl. The body will lie in state at the home.
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PERRY W. BLESSING IS DEAD
Was Born in Lewis County Sixty-three Years Ago
Funeral services for Perry W. Blessing, who died at his home in Memphis Sunday morning, Feb. 7, were conducted by Rev. W.R. Macdowell, pastor of the Christian church, at the Christian church in Downing Monday afternoon and interment was in the Downing cemetery.
Harry West and Mrs. H.E. Gerwig sang. The pall bearers were Russell Morgan, Garrett Morgan, John S. Newland, Lowell Newland, Walter Comstock and Frank Bruner.
Perry W. Blessing was a son of Jacob and Katherine Blessing. He was born October 24, 1879, in Lewis county, Missouri.
He was united in marriage to Gertrude Perry, September 13, 1906. To this union were born two children, Jacob, of Downing, Mo., and Mrs. Margaret Blessing Buford, who died October 8, 1935. He leaves his wife and son, Jacob, and six grandchildren, two of whom, Donnie and Juanita Buford, have made their home with him since their mother’s death. He also leaves three brothers, Marion, of Downing; Joseph of Memphis, and Clarence, of Lewistown. One brother, John, preceded him in death in 1933.
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P.W. BLESSING DIED HERE SUNDAY, BURIAL IN DOWNING
Perry W. Blessing, son of Jacob and Katherine Blessing, was born October 24, 1879 in Lewis County, Missouri, and passed from this life at his home in Memphis, February 7, 1943 at the age of 63 years, four months and 14 days.
He was united in marriage to Gertrude Perry, September 13, 1906. To this union were born two children, Jacob of Downing, Mo., and Mrs. Margaret Blessing Buford, who passed away October 8, 1935. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife and son, Jacob, and six grandchildren, two of whom, Donnie and Juanita Buford, have made their home with him since their mother’s death. He also leaves three brothers, Marion of Downing, Joseph of Memphis and Clarence of Lewistown, and many other relatives and friends. One brother, John, preceded him in death in 1933. He was a kind and loving companion and father.
Funeral services were conducted in the Christian church at Downing by W.R. Macdowell, minister of the Memphis Christian church and interment was made at Downing. Mr. West and Mrs. Gerwig of Downing sang three beautiful numbers.
Bodybearers were: Russell Morgan, Garrett Morgan, John S. Newland, Lowell Newland, Walter Comstock and Frank Bruner.
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RITES FOR MRS. BLEYTHING
Was 82 and Had Been Blind for Past 51 Years
Mrs. Anna Eliza Bleything, 82, died at her home in Scotland county Monday, Dec. 27. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. G.L. Eaton at the Gerth & Baskett chapel Tuesday afternoon. Interment was in the Bethel cemetery.
Mrs. Bleything had been blind for 51 years, and notwithstanding this handicap, which came when her children were small, she carried on and reared her family.
She was born on October 5, 1866, in Jefferson county, Iowa. She was married to Frank Bleything and they had seven children. Her husband and three children preceded her in death.
She is survived by four children- G.A. Bleything of Memphis, Claude Bleything of Kansas City, Mrs. Marie Phares of Des Moines, and J.F. Bleything who lives in California.
She was a member of the Methodist church.
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EARL BLEYTHING DIED SUDDENLY ON SATURDAY
Earl Bleything, son of Frank and Eliza Bleything, was born May 27, 1884, in Scotland county, Missouri, and passed away at his home, southeast of Memphis, April 11.
He united in marriage with Mary A. McDaniel and to this union were born nine children. Two infant sons preceded him in death.
He is survived by his devoted wife, five daughters, and two sons, twelve grandchildren, three brothers and one sister, his aged mother and father of Hitt.
His children are Mrs. Mae Folmer, Mrs. Ralph Yeakley, Mrs. Arthur Becker, Chester and Max Bleything, all of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Vernon Priebe, and Mrs. Olen Ferris of Memphis.
He was a loving husband, devoted father and a good neighbor. His sudden death came as a shock to his family and friends. He was in Memphis, Saturday evening.
Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. W.E. Longstreth, in the Methodist church. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
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EARL BLEYTHING IS DEAD
Was Born in Scotland County 58 Years Ago, May 27
Earl Bleything, who would have been 58 years of age next month, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home southeast of Memphis on last Saturday, April 11.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth, pastor, in the Memphis Methodist church Tuesday afternoon and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Earl Bleything was a son of Frank and Eliza Bleything. He was born May 27, 1884, in Scotland county, Missouri.
He united in marriage with Mary A. McDaniel and to this union was born nine children.
He is survived by the wife, five daughters and two sons, twelve grandchildren, three brothers and one sister, and his parents of Hitt, Mo
His children are Mrs. Mae Folmer, Mrs. Ralph Yeakley, Mrs. Arthur Becker, Chester and Max Bleything all of Dayton, Ohio, and Mrs. Vernon Priebe and Mrs. Olen Ferris of Memphis.
His sudden death came as a shock to his family and friends. He was in Memphis Saturday evening.
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FRANK BLEYTHING IS DEAD
Services Held Tuesday Afternoon at Gerth & Baskett Chapel
Funeral services for Frank Bleything were held at the Gerth & Baskett funeral parlors Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. W.E. Longstreth. Interment was in Bethel cemetery.
Music was furnished by Miss Mary Anna Lawrence and Mrs. Henry Boucher, accompanied by Miss Juanita Griffith.
Mr. Bleything died at his home in Memphis Sunday, July 23rd. He was the son of George and Louisa Bleything and was born in Davis county, Iowa, July 12, 1860. He came to this county in 1866 and later engaged in the carpenter business until he retired.
He was married to Anna Eliza Downey, May 20, 1883. Seven children were born to them.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, George of Crawford, Claude of Kirksville, James of Kidder, Mo., and one daughter, Mrs. Alfred Pharis of Des Moines, Iowa. He is also survived by three brothers and one sister, Charlie of Memphis, George of Portland, Oregon; Amos of Streater, Ill., and Mrs. John Neese of Memphis.
Frank Bleything, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 27 Jul 1944, p. 1, col. 6
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W. H. BLIGHT, 75, FORMER MINER, DIES
Native of England Came To America In 1882.
William Henry Blight, 75, a native of Blackwater, England, died at 12:35 o’clock yesterday morning at his home, 1212 S. Still Street, following a brief illness. Mr. Blight had been in failing health since Christmas, but had been seriously ill only since Friday night.
Born in England on May 18, 1868, Mr. Blight came to the United States on May 25, 1882, with three brothers, all of whom have preceded him in death. He settled at Oskaloosa, Ia., and it was there that he met and married Anna Price on Feb. 27, 1887. Two children were born to this union. Mrs. Blight preceded her husband in death on Oct. 12, 1936.
For the past 25 years, Mr. Blight, has been living in Kirksville and was employed as a miner here until his retirement about 12 years ago. On Sept. 3, 1938 at Edina, he married Mrs. Martha Briddle, who survives him.
In addition to his widow, Mr. Blight is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lydia Davison, of Dallas, Ia., and Mrs. Mary E. Oldaker, of Singleton, Mich.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Eva, of Tavistok, England; eight grandchildren, one of whom, William H. Davison, is serving overseas; 12 step grandchildren, five of whom are serving with the armed forces, and three step-children, Mrs. Ruth Adkins, of Edina; Mrs. Willa Mullinex, of Kirksville, and J. W. Briddle, of Jesup, Ia.
The body will lie in state at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed pending word from relatives.
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C. A. BLOCHER, VETERAN SCHOOL MAN, DIES HERE
On Staff of Christian College; Funeral To Be Wednesday.
C. A. Blocher, 64, of 406 South High street, widely known in Missouri for 35 years of work in the education profession, died at a local hospital yesterday afternoon at 2:10 o’clock. He had been ill since July 11 with pernicious malaria.
Mr. Blocher at the time of his death was education counselor for Christian College, Columbia, Mo.
Funeral services have ben tentatively scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. B. N. Covert. The body will lie in state at the Summers & Son Funeral Home until Wednesday afternoon at 1__ o’clock, whereupon it will be taken to the church. The casket will be open at the church only between the hours of 1 and 2 o’clock. Burial is to be in Forest Cemetery, with Masonic ceremonies at the grave.
Born June 14, 1871 at Rushville, Ill., a son of John and Dorcas Hayden Blocher, he was named Clarence Alva Blocher. While he was still an infant, the family moved to a farm near Lathrop, Mo., where he grew to manhood. He came to Kirksville to attend the Teachers College, from which he was graduated in 1893.
After graduation he went to Norborne, Mo., as principal of the high school and subsequently became superintendent. There he was married Dec. 28, 1898 to Miss Mary Florence Hynds. One daughter was born to them.
From Norborne he went to Park City, Utah, where he was superintendent of schools for seven years, then entered the education field at Kansas City, where he was connected with the schools for 19 years. He was a charter member of the Schoolmasters Club of Kansas City and its president. Recently he was made an honorary member. He also was a Kansas City Rotarian for several years and a councillor [sic] for the Boy Scouts. He was an elder in the Linwood Presbyterian Church.
After leaving Kansas City, Mr. Blocher was for a number of years field secretary for Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Mo., and prior to taking his position with Chrisitian [sic] College was financial secretary of Olivet Institute, Chicago.
Mr. Blocher was a member of Adair Lodge 366, A. F. & A. M. and Caldwell Chapter 53, Royal Arch Masons, here. He also was a Knight Templar.
Surviving are his widow, the daughter, Mrs. Mary Louise Bilsborough, of Los Angeles; two sisters and one brother, Mrs. A. H. Hynds, of Kirksville, is his mother-in-law.
His daughter and her husband are here.
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E. C. BLODGETT IS DEAD; WAS 78 YEARS OLD
Moved Here Last July from Sublette Funeral Saturday
Edgar Cornelius Blodgett, 78, of 1004 N. Osteopathy, died yesterday in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday morning at 10:30. Interment will be in the Tarr cemetery in Schuyler county.
Mr. Blodgett was the son of Thomas and Sally LeGrand Blodgett and was born in Schuyler county Nov. 7, 1874.
He was married to Nazarene Thompson Oct. 22, 1899, and six children were born to this marriage. He was preceded in death by three sons, three brothers and his parents.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Floyd (Armada) Harris, Pratt, Kan., and Mrs. Ruby Eatherton, Hutchinson, Kan.; one son, Roy Blodgett, Phoenix, Ariz.; two brothers, James of Worthington, and Elbert of Macon; four grandchildren and one great granddaughter.
He was a member of the Baptist Church at Queen City.
Mr. Blodgett was a retired carpenter and moved to Kirksville in July from Sublette. Bearers will be Raymond Hill, Oscar Royse, Fred Wood, Ray Martin, Charlie Tipton and Carl Otto.
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Kirksville Man Dies In Iowa
Elbert Blodgett, 56, a former Kirksville man, died Friday at the St. Francis Hospital in Burlington, Iowa.
Mr. Blodgett was born in Queen City, Mo. Aug. 6, 1890, the son of Joseph and Sarah Gillispie Blodgett. He was married to Hester Myers in Kirksville on Sept. 29, 1911. She died in 1940. On October 24, 1942 he was married to Mrs. Esther Reid.
He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Weber and Mrs. Veronica Houston, both of Burlington; two sons, Orval, of Monterey, Calif., and Basil of Denver, Colo.; one step-daughter, Deloris Reid; five brothers, Otto, of Letts, Ia.; William of Oakville; Leo and Alva, both of Kirksville and Clarence of Victoria, Tex., and one sister, Mrs. Lola Skaggs, of Brashear route two. One daughter preceded him in death.
Mr. Blodgett was a resident of Kirksville before going to Burlington in 1923. Since that time he has been a machinist at the West Burlington shops and was a member of Railroad Veterans No. 4.
Funeral services were held in Burlington, Monday. Interment was in a Burlington Cemetery.
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J. BLODGETT, CAFÉ OWNER, KILLS SELF
Proprietor of Beer and Lunch Parlor at 111 S. Elson Shoots Self In Head; Coroner’s Inquest Today.
Kirksville’s second violent death in a 45-hour period occupied Dr. C. D. Davis, Adair County coroner, and other county and city investigators today.
While customers sat chatting in Leola’s Café at 111 South Elson Street about 5:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon, John O. Blodgett, 44, who operates the beer and lunch business with his wife, picked up a pistol and walked to a back room.
A shot sounded. It was like the slamming of a door, one customer described it. Occupants of the café sat stunned.
Mrs. Blodgett started for the back room. Jess Patton, who had been seated in the café, went with her. They found Blodgett with a bullet in his temple.
Coroner Davis said the death appeared to be suicide but he scheduled an inquest for 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home.
The shooting occurred a short time after a coroner’s jury had determined that Fred Powell, 44, of Brashear, died Sunday night at 9:30 o’clock from injuries inflicted by Chris Degard in a fight over a drink of beer.
Mrs. Blodgett testified at the inquest that her husband was extremely nervous and worried much over trivial things. He had been disturbed yesterday, she said, because she had failed to buy some necessary provisions for the café.
Hiram Davis, café employe, testified Blodgett attempted to shoot himself a few weeks ago but was saved because Davis had stolen shells from the gun. The reason for the attempt, Davis estimated, was that too many things were going wrong.
The jury got the case at 3 o’clock.
The bullet, from a heavy caliber revolver, entered Blodgett’s right temple and came out above his left ear. His skull had been shattered by the discharge.
His body was found in a pool of blood, spreading out beside a scrubbing bucket.
Mr. and Mrs. Blodgett have been operating the café about a year but have lived in Kirksville five years. They came here from Macon, where they resided thirteen years.
Mr. Blodgett, whose Christian names were John Okle, was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, April 22, 1893, a son of Thomas Jefferson and Sarah Jane Legrand Blodgett.
He was married to Leola Harsh at Mt. Ayr, Ia., on April 26, 1915 and they lived in Iowa until moving to Macon about 18 years ago.
Five children were born, one of whom, Melvin Kenneth, died in infancy 19 years ago.
Surviving besides his widow are two sons, John Clair, 16, and Leland Oral, 11; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Madden, Connelsville, and Fern Isabelle, 13, and four brothers, Jim Blodgett, Worthington; Walter, Edward and Elbert, Macon. His parents and one brother, Omer, preceded him in death. Omer Blodgett died about 17 years ago.
Funeral plans had not been made today.
John Okle Blodgett, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 1937-12-08, p. 1, col. 6, Wednesday
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Funeral for N. E. Blodgett in Iowa
Funeral services were held yesterday in Burlington, Ia., for Nathan Elbert Blodgett, 56, a former Kirksville man, who died Friday at 5:30 a.m. in St. Francis Hospital there, after an illness of several months. Interment was in a Burlington cemetery.
Mr. Blodgett was born in Queen City, Mo., Aug. 6, 1890, the son of Joseph and Sarah Gillispie Blodgett. He was married to Hester Myers in Kirksville on Sept. 29, 1911. She died in 1940. On October 24, 1942 he was married to Mrs. Esther Reid.
He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Weber and Mrs. Veronica Houston, both of Burlington; two sons, Orval, of Monterey, Calif., and Basil of Denver, Colo.; one step-daughter, Deloris Reid; five brothers, Otto, of Letts, Ia.; William of Oakville; Leo and Alva, both of Kirksville and Clarence of Victoria, Tex., and one sister, Mrs. Lola Skaggs, of Brashear route two. One daughter preceded him in death.
Mr. Blodgett was a resident of Kirksville before going to Burlington in 1923. Since that time he has been a machinist at the West Burlington shops and was a member of Railroad Veterans No. 4.
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KAZIMER BLOSKOVICH DIES IN IOWA
Former Kirksville Resident Living In Des Moines.
Kazimer Bloskovich, 72, a Kirksville resident almost 30 years, and who moved to Des Moines, Ia., last fall, died at his home at 1111 E. Ninth street, in Des Moines yesterday. He had been in failing health the last seven years.
Funeral services will be held in the Visitation Church in Des Moines Saturday morning conducted by Rev. J. M. Hanson and burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery there.
Mr. Bloskovich was born March 4, 1874, in Sungar, Austria. He came to the United States in 1900 later returning to Sungar where he married Miss Dora Budiselich in May 1904. They came to the United States in May, 1908, and lived at Albia, Ia., until 1916 when they came to Kirksville.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mary and Anna, of Des Moines, one son Jack, of Kirksville; one brother, Steve Bloskovich, of Madrid, Ia. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sons, who died in infancy.
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CHILD DIES AT AGE OF TWENTY-FOUR DAYS
Tonia Blstovich, 24-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Blstovich, died this morning at their home, 1019 North Centennial avenue. Besides the parents, several other children survive. Funeral services and burial will be held Monday.
Tonia Blstovich, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 11 Feb 1922, p. 1, col. 4, Saturday
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Mrs. Beulah Blue Dies in St. Louis From Broken Neck
Mrs. Beulah Blue, 47, wife of T. J. Blue, died at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis Saturday afternoon from injuries received in a car accident.
Mr. and Mrs. Blue were returning from a beauticians’ convention at Kansas City and when rounding a curve on the highway in Montgomery county the car overturned, and Mrs. Blue sustained a broken neck and other injuries. Mr. Blue suffered only slight injuries.
Beulah Gordon, daughter of John and Jane Gordon, was born April 6, 1898 on a farm northwest of Brashear. She was married to Fred Powell in July, 1917. No children were born to this marriage. Mr. Powell died several years ago. In 1944 she was married to T. J. Blue.
She is survived by her mother, Jane Gordon, of this city, two sisters, Miss Pauline Gordon, of Edina, and Mrs. Ruby LeMarr Arnold, of St. Louis; three brothers, Dale, of Hurdland, Howard, of Greentop, and Grant, of Brashear.
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Services Held For Mrs. Harriet Belle Blue
Brief funeral services for Mrs. Harriet Belle Blue, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred McCurry, 507 E. Missouri St. Monday morning at 11 o’clock were held at 11 o’clock Wednesday at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes.
The body was then taken to Utica, Mo. where services were held in the Utica Church at 2 o’clock. Interment was in the Utica Cemetery.
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FERDINAND BOARD
Keokuk, Ia., July 14.—Ferdinand A. Board, 76, of Wheaton, Ill., a native of Keokuk and resident here many years, died Friday (July 12, 1968) in the Hinsdale (Ill.) Hospital.
Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the DeJong Funeral Home here. The Rev. Cecil Wells will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery. Masonic services will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
Mr. Board was born here March 7, 1892. He married Boneta Griffis, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Ferdinand, Jr., of Riverside, Ill., and Thomas G. of Villa Park, Ill., a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Zea of Accokeek, Md.; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Northrop of Lexington, Mass.; nine grandchildren, and several cousins, inclding [sic] Mrs. L. I. LeBron and Alexander Irwin of Keokuk.
Ferdinand A. Board, Quincy, Illinois, Quincy Hearld-Whig, 14 Jul 1968
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Jeff Board died at home near Monticello last Wednesday and was buried in the Bear Creek cemetery Thursday.
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Robert E. Board Died Early Sunday Morning
The community was shocked Sunday morning to learn that Robert E. Board, city collector of Memphis, had died suddenly at his home in this city early that morning. Mr. Board had been suffering to a greater or less extent for some time with asthma and other affections of the throat. He would at times get short of breath and no doubt his heart also was affected.
As many people were going to Sunday school news was spread about the death of Mr. Board, and all were taken by surprise, as he had been working at the harness shop all of the day before and many persons had seen him there.
Mr. Board worked all day Saturday in the harness shop and on Saturday night attended the picture show. It was late when he reached home and must have been near midnight when he went to bed. Some time after he had retired, his sister, Mrs. Foster heard a noise up stairs as if some one had fallen. She called to her brother and receiving no reply, went up stairs and there found him lying on the floor near a window, and gasping for his breath. She telephoned to a physician and to some of the neighbors, who came and remained until he passed away. He never regained consciousness after his sister found him.
The funeral was held from the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, services being conducted by the pastor, Rey Hancks. The body was laid away in the Memphis cemetery.
The familiar figure of R. E. Board will be very much missed in Memphis, after his having been taken so suddenly. He was the city collector for several years past.
Robert E. Board, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 4 Jul 1918, p. 1, col. 3
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ROBERT BOARD DIED SUDDENLY JUNE 30
Robert E. Board died of apoplexy very suddenly at his home in this city on Sunday, June 30, at 5 o’clock a.m. He retired at 11:30 and to all appearances in his usual health. He attended the picture show as was his usual custom, went from the theatre to the barber shop and from there home. Shortly after he went to his room upstairs his sisters, Mesdames G. F. Foster and G. T. Myers, heard a noise which startled them. They called to him and could not understand his reply. They went up to his room and found him near his bed on his knees and could scarcely understand a word he said. He was placed in bed and Dr. Baker summoned and all possible was done to aid him.
Deceased had been a resident of Memphis for many years and had an extensive acquaintanceship. He has been city collector here for a number of years and was a faithful and competent official. For many years he had been a trusted employee of C. A. Gerhold as harness maker and was a reliable and perfectly trustworthy assistant. He was of a generous nature and his devotion to his four boys–Foster, Harry Lee, Frank and Morris–was noteworthy no sacrifice was too much for their welfare and in his passing away they lose their best friend. He also leaves two sisters as mentioned above.
Funeral services were held at the family home on Tuesday, July 2, at 2:30 o’clock.
This paper extends sympathy to the bereaved.
Robert E. Board, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 4 Jul 1918
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MRS. MARY BOGLE DIES, AGED 92
The body of Mrs. Mary Bogle, who died at Centerville, Ia., will arrive in Kirksville tomorrow at 11:25 a.m. Burial will be tomorrow in the Ownbey cemetery. Funeral services will be held in Centerville.
Mrs. Bogle was formerly a resident of Kirksville. Her husband, J. R. Bogle, died here in 1881. Mrs. Bogle was 92 years old at the time of her death. She was born March 16, 1827.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Minta Hicks, of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Sarah Stice, of Centerville, and two sons, John D. Bogle, of Centerville, and Isaac Bogle, of Mystic, Ia.
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Mrs. Eugenia Bogress [sic] Dies in Hospital
Mrs. Eugenia Bogrees, former Kirksville resident, died in a hospital in St. Joseph last night.
The body was brought to the Summers & Powell Funeral Home today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of the daughter, who will arrive in Kirksville late this evening.
Mrs. Bogrees came to Kirksville from Chicago more than twenty years ago.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Beulah Poulaki, of Chicago, two sons, Thomas, of Selma, Ala., and George, of the U. S. Army in Alaska. Her husband, Gust Bogrees, died Sept. 20, 1946.
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GUST BOGRESS [SIC] AGE 62, DIES HERE TODAY
Former Proprietor of Candy Store Had Been In Ill Health
Gust Bogress, a resident of Kirksville for 44 years, and proprietor of one of the first candy and confectionery stores in Kirksville, died in a hospital here today noon, following an illness of several years. He had been able to be up around his home, 212 N. Marion street, yesterday, but his condition became critical late yesterday.
Funeral services probably will be held Sunday afternoon, at Summers & Powell Funeral Home, as the two sons are expected to come to Kirksville by plane. Burial will be in Highland Park cemetery.
Mr. Bogress was born June 1, 1884, in Papari, Tripoli, Greece, and came to Kirksville in 1902. He operated the New York Candy Company on the northwest corner of the square for many years. Later he operated the O. G Goody company, makers of chocolate covered ice cream on a stick.
He was married in Chicago to Eugenia Panagakis and three children were born to the union, twin boys and a daughter. The sons are Thomas Bogress, who served as a staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps and now resides in Selma, Ala., and Lieut. George Bogress of Langley Field, Va. The daughter is now Mrs. Beulah Poulaki, of Chicago. He also leaves two granddaughters, a brother, William in the United States, and one brother and sister in Tripoli, Greece.
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A. R. Bohon Dies At Stuttgart, Ark.
Dr. S. B. Bohon, of 908 S. Osteopathy, has received word of the death of his brother, A. R. Bohon, who died yesterday at his home in Stuttgart, Ark. Funeral services will be held at Stuttgart.
Mr. Bohon formerly lived in Kirksville, but moved to Arkansas in 1904. He came back to Kirksville in 1916 and remained here for two years before returning to Stuttgart. Mr. Bohon was employed at the F. A. Adams grocery here.
Surviving him are his wife, daughter, Mrs. James Pollard, of Stuttgart, and a son, Sidney Bohon who is in Oregon.
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James D. Bohon Dies In Hannibal Hospital
James D. Bohon, 70, of Hannibal, a resident of Kirksville in the early 1900’s, and a brother of Dr. S. B. Bohon, of Kirksville, died in a Hannibal hospital last night from a heart ailment. He had been a patient at the hospital for two months. He had lived in Hannibal a number of years. His wife preceded him in death in 1945.
He is survived by seven children, four of whom live in Hannibal, one in Burlington, Ia., one in Wayland, Mo., and one son Kenneth, of Kirksville, who is employed by the Bell Telephone Co. here. A grandson, Jimmy Inlow, of Wayland, Mo., is a member of the Teachers College football squad.
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OBITUARY.
Lydia Francis Imbler was born December 22, 1849 in Iowa, died June 14, 1906, at the family home one mile from Kirksville.
The deceased was united in marriage to Mr. S. K. Bohon at New Providence, Marion County, Missouri, Nov. 28, 1867. To this union there were born nine children, eight of whom are still living—three sons and five daughters and were present at their mother’s death and attended the funeral. One child died in infancy.
Mrs. Bohon was a splendid type of Christian womanhood; loving, faithful companion and wife, true and exemplary as a mother. She had the joy of seeing all her children grow into the Christian life, giving promise of useful and helpful lives. Those who knew her the most intimately speak in the highest terms of her kindness as a neighbor, her devotion to her family and duty and the splendid qualities of heart which ever characterized her.
The deceased made a profession of her faith in Christ as her Savior in 1868 and united with the Presbyterian church of LaGrange, and was ever after a devoted and consistent Christian woman.
The funeral was held from the home Saturday, June 16th, conducted by Rev. W. C. Templeton, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which she was a member at the time of her death. A quartette choir sang some touching and beautiful hyms [sic]. The interment was in Forest Park cemetery.
The bereaved husband and family have the genuine and sincere sympathy of a host of friends in and around Kirksville and elsewhere.
Lydia Francis (Imbler) Bohon, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Jun 1906, p. 1, col. 2
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S. K. Bohon Dies Aged 71 Years
S. K. Bohon died Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the home of his son, Dr. S. B. Bohon, 908 South Osteopathy Ave. He was only sick a week, first taking pneumonia and then having a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services were held at ten o’clock this morning at the residence on Osteopathy Ave., by Rev. A. F. Zeigel. Interment in Llewellyn cemetery.
Mr. Bohon was born February 27, 1845, being 71 years and 23 days old. He came to Adair county 16 years ago and had made his home here since. He leaves seven children as follows: A. R. Bohon, of Stuttgart, Ark.; Mrs. E. L. Jones, of Shelbyville, Mo.; Mrs. G. F. Fugate, of Greentop; James D. Bohon, of St. Louis; Misses Ethel and Lois Bohon, of Chicago, and Dr. S. B. Bohon, of Kirksville. All of the children were with their father at the time of his death.
Mr. Bohon was a man well liked by all who knew him. He made friends of all, and will be greatly missed in Kirksville where he spent most of his time. He hae [sic] been a ruling elder in the First Presbyterian church of Kirksville for a good many years.
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HELEN BOISE DIED OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS AT MEMPHIS SEPT. 20
Miss Helen, daughter of Benjamin Boise, north of this city, died of infantile paralysis on Friday, Sept. 20, after a ten days illness[.] Deceased had been feeling badly for several weeks previous but her condition did not become alarming until about a week or ten days ago. Miss Helen was a bright and popular young lady and her death is a severe blow to the family-especially the father and brother, Hubert, whom she has kept house for for [sic] a number of years.
Helen Boise was born in Scotland County, Missouri, Feb. 15, 1898, and died at her home near Memphis on Sept. 20, 1918. She professed faith in Christ about three years ago and later united with the Methodist Protestant Church, under the pastorate of the Rev. Gammond.
In her death she leaves a father, two sisters–Mrs. Pearl Kropp of Powell, Wyom., and Goldie Mable Boise of this city; also five brothers–Walter of Harlowton, Mont., Irving of Powell, Wyom., John of Memphis, Paul, somewhere in France, Hubert, at home, besides a host of friends and relatives to mourn her death.
Owing to the nature of her disease, a brief service was conducted by her pastor, M. B. Kious, under the shade trees in the Bethel church yard, from the text, Jer. 15:9: “Her sun is gone down while it was yet day.” Interment was made in Bethel cemetery.
God takes those soonest whom he loves the best. Who is born today and dies tomorrow, loses some hours of joy but months of sorrow. Other diseases often come to grieve us. Death strikes but once and that stroke doth relieve us. K.
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WELL KNOWN FARMER DIED
John F. Boise Had Been Ill for Several Months
John F. Boise, well known farmer of the Brock community, who had been ill at his home several months, died on Thursday, Thanksgiving morning, November 28, shortly after 7 o’clock.
Funeral services were held at the Brock Methodist church Saturday at 2 p. m., Rev. W. E. Longstreth and Rev. Arthur Huff officiating. Earl Kutzner and Mrs. W. E. Longstreth provided the music. The body bearers were John Shanes, Virgil Hyde, Arthur Hyde, Wallace Lawrence, Fred Southmayd and Lee Aylward. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
John Fremont Boise was the third son of Benjamine F. and Rosaline Boise. He was born January 20, 1886, in Scotland county north of Memphis.
He was educated in the grade and high schools of the county. He was married to Emma E. Wishart, January 2, 1913, at Holyoke, Colorado. To this union was born one child, Avin E. Boise.
He leaves, besides the devoted wife and son, daughter-in-law, Opal Marie Boise and grandson, John William; his aged father, Benjamine F. Boise; four brothers, Walter H., B. Irvin, Paul E. and Hubert A. Boise, two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Kropp and Mrs. Mabel McKee.
In early life he united with the Bethel Protestant Methodist church, later transferring his membership to the Brock Methodist church, where he served faithfully. He served the community as a member of the school board for a number of terms and as an officer in the A. A. A.
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Mrs. Ben Boise died of peritonitis at her home northeast of Memphis, May 10, after a brief illness. Deceased was a daughter of the late Daniel Easterday and leaves a husband and a large family of children, the youngest only a week old.
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Arminta Boley Dies Here Mon., Sept. 30
Arminta Jane Boley passed away at her home at 309 East Huntington street, Memphis, on Monday at 1:30 p.m. She was 85 years, 9 months, and 9 days old. She was born Dec. 21, 1871 at Redding, California. She was the youngest child of Robert and Lucinda Aldrich Donaldson. Her father, mother, three sisters and one brother preceded her in death. The family moved to this county when she was five years old and the remainder of her life was spent in Scotland county.
She was married to John W. Boley, Feb. 14, 1888 and to this union was born six children. Surviving are, Ernest of Memphis, Melvin of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Florence Corwin, of Conrad, Iowa, and Dennis of Memphis; also six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren; one niece and one nephew. She was preceded in death by her husband, March 7, 1952, two sons, Earl dying in infancy and Eugene at the age of 17.
She united with the Christian church at Greensburg at an [unreadable]. She was a true and faithful member and attended services as long as her health permitted. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Greensburg Chapter No. 258. She will be sadly missed by her neighbors and a host of friends.
Services were held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, October 3 and at Greensburg Christian church at 2:30 p.m. Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, officiating. Burial in the Greensburg cemetery.
Arminta Jane Boley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Oct 1957, p. 1, col. 5
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MRS. HARRISON BOLEY, 48, DIED LAST NIGHT
Funeral Services To Be Held at Yarrow 2 p.m. Saturday.
Mrs. Bertha Boley, 48 year old wife of Harrison Boley, of near Yerrow [sic], died at 10:30 o’clock last night in a local hospital. She was operated on for removal of a goiter yesterday morning.
She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geroge Prather and was born on a farm south of Yarrow on Sept. 15, 1890, and has lived near Yarrow all her life. Her father died two years ago.
The deceased was married to Harrison Boley on Feb. 14, 1912, and they have been living on a farm north of Yarrow.
Surviving are the husband, mother, two children, Mrs. Lawrence Chitwood, south of Yarrow, and Pearl Boley at home; also the following brothers and sisters, Elmer Prather of Yarrow, Mrs. Rena Titus and Mrs. Velma Soloman of Des Moines, Ia., Mrs. Oscar Boley of Kirksville, and Mrs. Julia Mehl, of Mt. Sterling, Ill. Two sisters preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church here, in the church at Yarrow and burial will be in the cemetery there.
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Hilda Andrews, adopted daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Thurman Andrews was born September 24th, 1902. Departed this life December 8th, 1922, aged 20 years, 2 months and 14 days. She lived with her parents on the farm, and attended the Mt. Vernon school, until she completed the 5th grade, when she moved to Lancaster. She entered the Lancaster high school and completed the course in 1920, receiving a Teacher Training certificate. She taught school at East Linn Grove, 2 miles south of Downing in the fall and winter of 1920 and 1921. She attended the summer term at the State Teachers College at Kirksville, Mo., and received credit for a State Teacher’s certificate. She taught the Charity school in the fall and winter of 1921 and 1922.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Dennis Boley of Scotland County, Mo., April 15, 1922. Her husband being a farmer, they went to housekeeping on the old home place, four miles and a half northeast of Lancaster, where they resided at the time of her illness, which lasted for about five weeks resulting in her death. Hilda was a very ambitions girl and was always busy. She was converted at the age of twelve years, and united with the Lancaster Baptist Church, and when she had opportunity, was a regular attendant at Sunday School and church services, usually teaching the primary class in Sunday School. We cannot measure our live by the number of years, but by their usefulness.
She leaves to mourn her loss a loving husband, father and mother and many other relatives and friends.
The pallbearers were chosen from the class that Hilda graduated with. The funeral was conducted by Rev. I. Verts of Bloomfield, Iowa, Baptist Church. Rev. Kitchen of the Christian Church in Lancaster led in prayer.
The body was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F.
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MRS. LOLA M. BOLEY DIES NEAR HERE
Succumbs at Home Of Daughter, Mrs. Adrain Snyder
Mrs. Lola M. Boley, 77, died this morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. Adrain (Blanche) Snyder, on route two, Kirksville.
Mrs. Boley was the daughter of Booker and Mary Ann Robinson Gay was born in Gentry County, June 16, 1871. She was married at Albany, Mo., in 1892 to John F. Boley and to this marriage three children were born.
She was preceded in death by her husband, one son, one daughter and a sister.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Adrain (Blanche) Snyder, three brothers, Winfred Gay, Stanberry, Marion Gay, St. Joseph, and Elmer Gay, Herrington, Kan.; one sister, Mrs. Milt (Ethel) Pittman, Ridgeway, Mo., and one grandson, Carl G. Compton, Waterloo, Ia.
Mrs. Boley was a member of the Baptist Church at Albany, Mo.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until this evening when it will be taken to King City, Mo.
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NETTIE BOLEY DIES; FUNERAL TODAY IN ELMER
Kirksville Woman Was 78 Years Old; Rites at 2 P.M.
Mrs. Nettie Cavender Boley, 78, died at her home at 408 S. Sixth Thursday evening at eight o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at the Assembly of God Church in Elmer this afternoon at two o’clock and interment will be in the Elmer cemetery.
She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Mason and was born Feb. 14, 1875. She was married to George William Boley on Sept. 10, 1899. One daughter, two brothers and her parents preceded her in death.
Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Frank Warren, of Ethel, and Mrs. Purdy Davis, of Kirksville.
She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Elmer.
The body was brought from the McCollum Funeral Home in Gifford to the family home here Friday evening to remain until the funeral hour.
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PEARL BOLEY, 19, KILLED IN AUTO WRECK
Yarrow Youth, a KHS Senior, Missed Corner at Gifford.
Pearl Boley, 19 year old son of Harrison Boley of the Yarrow vicinity, was instantly killed shortly after midnight Sunday morning when an automobile he was driving failed to turn the corner going into Gifford from the north. The car turned over several times in a field and it is believed the car rolled over the youth, as it was beyond his body.
Basil Sallee, 18, who was also in the car was not injured.
Young Boley, a senior in the Kirksville High School, and his companion, were driving south on the gravel road in Noble (Red) White’s automobile, and when they reached the turn, about a block from the business section of Gifford, the car went over in the field. The car, a 1935 Ford, was badly damaged.
Boley was a popular student at the High School where he was known to everyone as ‘Pete.” He played first base for the pat three years for the Kirksville Senior High School softball team.
The youth is survived by his father and one sister, Mrs. Lawrence Chitwood, of near Yarrow.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the church in Yarrow and the body was buried in the cemetery there.
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Mrs. Ludivico [Ludovico] Bollero Dies In Chicago
Mrs. Ludivico [sic] Bollero, former resident of Novinger, died Friday in Chicago, where she had lived the past several years. She was over sixty years old.
The body is expected to arrive here tomorrow afternoon and the funeral will be held at the Catholic Church at Novinger Tuesday morning at 9 o’clock. Burial is to be made in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mrs. Bollero is survived by her husband, one daughter and one son. Another daughter, Miss Minnie Bollero died five years ago.
Mrs. Ludovico Bollero, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 12 May 1940, p. 1, col. 4
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Harry H. Bondurant Services Were Held Sunday
Harry Hugh Bondurant, son of Dr. W. E. H. and Anna Collins Bondurant was born in Downing Mo., April 17, 1891. He died at Scotland County Memorial Hosp. on March 16th, 1972 at the midnight hour. He was 80 years 11 [sic] He was never married. He was 80 years 11 months of age.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Adda [sic] Louise Kapfer of Wyaconda, Mo.; two nephews Wendell B. Kapfer of Wyaconda, Mo.; Wm. E. Kapfer of Mesa, Arizona and one niece Mrs. Eldon Dice (Anna Louise) of Arbela, Mo.; eleven great nieces and nephews and 11 great great nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his father, his mother a brother, Claude C. and his brother-in-law, Noah W. Kapfer with whom he made his home for 22 years after his parents death.
Having been a member of the Presbyterian Church while in Memphis, he later became a member of the Kahoka Baptist Church while living in Kahoka and was a regular member of the Kahoka and was a regular attendant as long as he was physically able. [this is the correct wording from the obituary in the paper.]
He had lived in several rest homes in Kahoka, having lived in the Mitchel Rest Home most of those years where he was tenderly cared for. Although Hugh was born with deficient eye sight he loved life and enjoyed being called “Bonnie” by his friends.
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Death of John Bondurant
John Bondurant, son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Bondurant, died at their home in Kirksville Tuesday afternoon, June 9, of indigestion. The funeral took place at Camp Ground church in this county yesterday afternoon, after which the remains were buried in the cemetery near by.
John Bondurant was born in Scotland county, Missouri, and always lived here until about four years ago, when his parents moved to Kirksville, where they still reside. During the past few months the deceased has been engaged in the bakery business in Kirksville, but recently was taken ill and forced to abandon his business. He was nineteen years old. Friends of the family in this community deeply sympathize with them in the loss of this son.
John Bondurant, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 11 Jun 1908, p. 2, col. 5
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M. L. BONDURANT IS DEAD
Was One of the Pioneer Citizens of Scotland County
M. L. Bondurant of Downing suffered a stroke of paralysis while visiting at his daughter’s, Mrs. Maggie Junkins, at Hurdland last Wednesday, and was taken to the Laughlin hospital, Kirksville, that afternoon, where he passed away Monday afternoon at one o’clock.
Mr. Bondurant until 1942 lived in Scotland county. In that year he retired from the farm and moved to Downing where he has since lived. He was born in Scotland county on Sept. 30, 1863, being 85 years of age.
He was married to Maggie Norton at the home of her parents in Scotland county on March 23, 1886. They had ten children, nine of whom are living. Mrs. Bondurant died January 10, 1946, and one son, Sam, was killed when a horse fell on him in Montana in 1922.
The surviving children are: Mrs. Edna Bedell of Lancaster, Joe Bondurant, Lancaster: John D. Bondurant, Arbela; Roy Bondurant, Rapelje, Mont.; Wallace Bondurant, Hoquiam, Wash.; Victor Bondurant, Lancaster; Oscar Bondurant, Memphis; Mrs. Maggie Junkin, Hurdland; and Mrs. Audry Woods, Memphis.
Mr. Bondurant was an elder in the Camp Ground church for many years and was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge at Downing.
Funeral services were conducted at the Camp Ground church this afternoon at 2 o’clock and interment was in the cemetery there. Services were conducted by Rev. L. B. Owens, who conducted Mrs. Bondurant’s funeral. Members of the Odd Fellows lodge had charge of the service at the cemetery.
Mr. Bondurant was the last of his family, his brothers and sisters having all preceded him in death.
M. L. Bondurant, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 12 May 1949, p. 1, col. 7
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SISTER OF M. S. TAGUE DIED IN IOWA
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Tague returned the latter part of the week from Danville, Iowa, where they went to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Margaret Bonser, youngest sister of Mr. Tague, who died at her home in Danville, Thursday January 31. The funeral service took place at the Pleasant Grove Methodist church west of Danville, on Friday, February 1, and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near by. The service was conducted by the pastor of the Methodist church there. Deceased was 65 years of age.
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Mrs. Annie Boone
Mrs. Annie Boone was born April 30, 1835, died November 13, 1904, aged 69 years, 6 months and 13 days. She was married to Milton Boone in 1859. She leaves a husband, six daughters, and three sons, beside a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. She has been in failing health for a long time, but expressing her willingness and readiness to die. Her only desire to live was that she might be with her aged and invalid companion. Services were conducted by the writer at her home, after which her remains were laid to rest in the Cunningham Cemetery.
May the blessings of heaven rest upon the family in their hour of sorrow. She was a true companion, a faithful mother and a good neighbor. –A. R. M.
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JOSEPH BOONE DIES IN RUTLEDGE HOME
Joseph Tomas Boone, 76 year old retired farmer, died Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock at his home in Rutledge. Mr. Boone had lived in Rutledge since his retirement from farming two years ago.
Funeral services are being held this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:30 p.m. at the Rutledge Baptist church and burial will be in a local cemetery.
Mr. Boone was born in Knox County near Fabius, August 12, 1873, a son of Milton and Ann Cunningham Boone. He was united in marriage to Miss Emma Kiesow on February 18, 1902. She died in 1904. On April 21, 1908, Mr. Boone was married to Miss Sarah Alice Rhine, who survives.
Also surviving are a daughter: Miss. Lena Boone; one grandchild, two brothers; Jeff of Napa, Calif. and Lafayette of Idaho and four sisters: Mrs. Mary Brown of Santa Ana, Calif., Mrs. Nettie Brown of Texas and Mrs. Emma Bergee and Mrs. Anna Moore, both of Rutledge.
Joseph Thomas Boone, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Sep 1949, p. 1, col. 4
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Mrs. Maude Boone Dead
Was Mother of Mrs. E. E. Symmonds of Memphis
Mrs. Maude Boone of Brashear, mother of Mrs. E. E. Symmonds of Memphis, died suddenly at her home in Brashear Friday evening February 1.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon from the Baptist church in Hurdland and burial was in the Brashear cemetery. Among those attending the funeral from Memphis were Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Symmonds, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Bervin and children and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Suter.
Mrs. Boone was born in Scotland County, March 12, 1875, and was married to John Wm. Boone, March 13, 1892. She is survived by her husband and three children, Mrs. Dulcie Hardy of Maplewood, Mo.; Mrs. Thelma Shaw of Jeff City and Mrs. Gilda Symmonds of Memphis.
Maude Boone, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Feb 1946
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Obituary
Milton Clay Boone was born in Ohio, Jan. 29, 1837 and died after a critical illness of only a few days at the home of his son in law, J. W. Douglass, Aug. 27, 1905, aged 77 years, 6 months and 28 days.
He had been in poor health for a number of years, having suffered a stroke of paralysis several years ago.
He was married in 1859, his wife preceding him in death only a few months. He was the father of twelve children, nine of whom are still living.
Mr. Boone was well known in this section of Missouri. He was one of the pioneers of the west, and saw the land change from a pasture land inhabited only by wild animals and Indians to the well developed country which it now is.
Funeral services were conducted by the writer at the home of J. W. Douglass and concluded at the Cunningham cemetery near Fabius where the remains were laid to rest. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the funeral to pay respects to the deceased.
A host of friends sympathize with those who mourn the loss of father and relative. –J. W. Parks.
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William B. Boone of Rutledge Dies
Funeral services for William Boone, 74, of Rutledge, will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m., at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, with Rev. Gene Waite officiating.
William Benjamin Boone was born May 9, 1881, in Schuyler County, the son of Jasper and Melia Boone, and died March 6, 1956, at the Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville.
He was married August 7, 1908 to Gertie Meeks, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Lester of Edina, and Leland of Detroit, Michigan; two daughters, Mrs. Blanche James and Mrs. Mildred Mass of Chicago; 14 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.
A sister, Mrs. Thomas Crawford of Memphis and two brothers, Ed of Lancaster and C. O. of La Harpe, Illinois, also survives.
William Benjamin Boone, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Mar 1956
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Isaac W. Booth Dies In California
Word has been received here of the death of Isaac W. Booth, a former resident of Kirksville, which occurred on Dec. 18 at Los Angeles, Calif. He was about 60 years old.
He was the son of John W. and Sarah M. Booth and was born in Randolph County, Missouri. He left Kirksville about 12 years ago and since had made his home with two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Windle, of Pomona, Calif., and Mrs. H. E. Lucas, of Westwood, Calif.
Besides these two, he leaves three other sisters, Mrs. H. E. Kivett, of St. Joseph, Mo.; Mrs. Jennie B. Link and Mrs. Carrie E. Clemons, of Kirksville, and one brother, Andrew L. Booth, also of Kirksville. He has been an invalid for more than fifteen years.
The body will be brought back to Missouri and funeral services held at Kirksville. Burial will be at Macon beside his parents.
Mrs. Lucas and Mrs. Windle will come to Kirksville for the funeral, for which arrangements have not been completed, pending further word from California.
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Mrs. Minnie Booth Funeral Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Mae Booth, route 1, Greentop who died Saturday in a Kirksville hospital, were held this afternoon at four o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Cyrus Davis, pastor of south Side Baptist Church. Interment was in the Yarrow cemetery.
Mrs. Booth was the daughter of Joseph and Susan (Biggs) Hall and was born Dec. 14, 1885 at Nind. She was married to James F. Booth Nov. 20, 1909, at Macon, and six children were born to this marriage. She was preceded in death by two sons, one daughter, one brother, three sisters, and her parents.
Mrs. Booth is survived by her husband: three sons, Robert Booth, La Plata, James R. Booth, Kirksville, and Kenneth Booth, Moline, Ill.; one brother, Harvey F. Hall, Omaha, Neb., one sister, Mrs. Alice Pollock, Rock Island, Ill.; eight grandchildren and one great grandson.
She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Bearers were: Pearlie Hatcher, Junior Johnson, Earl Craig, Gene Shirley, Junior Hatcher, Clyde Warner.
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FUNERAL HELD AT MILAN FOR O. H. BOOTH
Sullivan Farmer In Impaired Health For Year.
Special to The Daily Express.
Milan, Mo., June 27—Funeral services for Oakland H. Booth, who died Wednesday evening at a hospital in St. Joseph, were held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the family home two miles south of Milan. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Holloway. Burial was made in the Oakwood Cemetery in Milan with the Odd Fellows Lodge in charge of services at the grave. Mr. Booth had been a member of the Milan Lodge for a number of years.
Mr. Booth, who was 55 years of age, had been in poor health for the past year with heart disease. He had suffered several strokes of paralysis during that time. He was the son of George and Margaret Booth, a prominent family of Sullivan County. He had spent his entire life in the county where he was a prominent farmer and former member of the Sullivan County court.
He leaves his wife, one son, Dean, and one sister, Mrs. May Booth Christy of Milan.
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Sarah Francis Booth, wife of John Booth, died Saturday, Nov. 2d, 1894, at 2 p.m., aged 36 years, 6 months and 26 days.
Deceased had been a great sufferer, having been confined to her bed since April. Consumption and other disorders had laid their hold on her and gradually wore her life and strength away. In her sickness and affliction she was very patient and endured her illness with Christian fortitude. For a time it was hoped that she would recover and it was her constant desire that she might soon grow strong and well and care for her infant babe and daughter, Gene, aged 9 years. As the end drew near she desired to consecrate herself to the Lord. Though she had never been united with any church, yet she always led a devout and pious life. Shortly before her death and in the presence of a few friends and neighbors she was received into the church. She was a kind mother and a good neighbor and had many friends who mourn her demise. She leaves her husband and one little girl, Gene, aged 9 years, her twin babes having preceded her to the grave some months. The funeral services were conducted at the family residence, Sunday afternoon, by her pastor, Rev. G. O. Ransford. May the consolations of Christ be with the bereaved husband and daughter.
Sarah Francis Booth, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Nov 1894, p. 3, col. 4
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Services For Sam Boozel Held Monday
Samuel Boozel, youngest son of Abraham and Magdelene Hoke Boozel was born Nov. 9, 1877 in McDonough County, Illinois. He departed this life May 23, 1958 at the age of 80 years, six months and 14 days.
He was united in marriage to Anna Belle Kugler at Bushnell, Illinois in 1897. To this union was born four daughters, Mrs. Edna Campbell and Mrs. Alta Dieterich of Memphis, Mrs. Jennie Becker of Waco, Texas and Mrs. Hazel Riney of Key Largo, Florida, and one son, Ralph, who died in infancy.
He moved with his family from Bushnell, Ill., in 1903 to Scotland County where he resided on a farm until he retired a few years ago.
He was a member of the Salem Christian church. He had been a partial invalid for the past nine years.
His beloved wife passed away Feb. 11, 1958. He leaves his four daughters, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Maggie Chipman of Baring, Missouri and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Gerth and Baskett chapel, conducted by Rev. Dean Jones. Burial in the Memphis cemetery.
Body bearers were Leo Drake, Hillis Thomson, Edward Smith, Claude Yates, Vaughn Kugler and Billy Smith.
Samuel “Sam” Boozel, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 29 May 1958, p. 1, col. 7
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Mrs. Grant Borden Dies in Greybull, Wyo.
Mrs. Grant Borden, a former resident of Kirksville, died at her home in Greybull, Wyo., Wednesday morning at 5:30 o’clock, according to a message received by her niece, Mrs. Charlie Walker. Funeral services will be held at Greybull and burial will be made beside her husband who died Jan. 2, 1946.
Mrs. Borden leaves a son, Earl Blair, of Portland, Oregon, and a grandson, David Earl Blair. She was also an aunt of Mrs. H. I. Griggs, of Kirksville, and a sister-in-law of Mrs. May Sadler and Mrs. Lucy Sadler, also of Kirksville.
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JOSEPH BORDER, 75, GREEN CITY ATTORNEY, DIES
In Ill Health for Past Six Months; Funeral Monday Afternoon.
Green City, Mo., May 6 (Special)—Joseph M. Border, 75 years old, died yesterday afternoon in a hospital in Kirksville. He has been in ill health the past six months and was operated on a few days ago.
He was a prominent attorney of Green City and also was in the insurance business with his brother-in-law, S. P. DeWitt. He served as mayor for several years and was justice of the peace at the time of his death. He was treasurer of the Green City school district and secretary of the Masonic lodge of Green City, of which he was a past master. He was a senior elder in the Presbyterian Church.
The deceased was born in Ohio on Nov. 13, 1863, and was married to Miss Margaret Caldwell. To them two children were born, one preceding him in death. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Vera Crumpacker, of near Pollock, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. O. C. Gross in the Presbyterian Church at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. Burial in the Green City cemetery.
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Albert Boren Died Tuesday
Formerly Lived North of Memphis in Brock Neighborhood
Albert Boren, who formerly lived north of Memphis in the Brock vicinity, died Tuesday night, March 30. Mr. and Mrs. Boren moved to Memphis a few years ago and lived at 108 Bence Avenue.
Stiles Albert Boren was born at Milton, Iowa, September 8, 1864, and lived all of his life in Van Buren County, Ia., and Scotland County, Mo. He moved to Memphis from Lebanon, Iowa, in February, 1910, and has lived in this county the past 27 years.
He died at a Keokuk hospital, Tuesday night, March 30, at 8:30 o’clock.
He was married in Memphis, Mo, to Miss Ina L. Humphrey January 22, 1902.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon, April 1, at the Gerth & Baskett funeral parlors and will be conducted by Rev. J. W. Borah, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Brock Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife. They had no children.
Stiles Albert Boren, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 1 Apr 1937
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MRS. DAISY E. BORNING, 48, OF YARROW DIES
Had Been Ill For Some Time; Funeral To Be Held Sunday.
Special to The Daily Express.
Gifford, Mo., Oct. 23—Mrs. Daisy Boring, wife of Clint Boring, died this morning at 8:15 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lucy Knight, near Yarrow, after a lingering illness. She was 48 years of age.
Mrs. Boring was born Dec. 6, 1893, in Macon County, Mo., the daughter of Joseph and Lucy Eitle. She was married to Clint Boring on Dec. 11, 1912. To this union three children were born, one dying in infancy. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Lucy Knight of Yarrow, and one son, Lafayette Boring of Chicago.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Bell Funeral Home southwest of Gifford, conducted by Rev. T. Spurling.
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JULIUS CONRAD BORNEMANN, 74, DIED YESTERDAY
Retired Business-Man Suffered Stroke Three Months Ago
Julius Conrad Bornemann, 74, native of Kirksville and retired business man, of this city, died in a Kirksville hospital Sunday evening at 8:30. Mr. Bornemann suffered a stroke about three months ago from which he never fully recovered.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment will be in Forest Cemetery.
The son of Conrad and Arthusia (Sloan) Bornemann, he was born in Kirksville, Mo., June 16, 1872. He was married to Lena Varner Nov. 21, 1902. No children was [sic] born to this marriage.
He is survived by his wife, a half brother of Mrs. Bornemann, George Lambert, of 1001 N. Edgar, and several nieces and nephews. Mr. and Mrs. Bornemann reared their niece, Mrs. Anna Lee Lambert Martin.
Mr. Bornemann, like his father, was a tailor by profession and operated a tailoring and cleaning business here for more than forty years, retiring from the business about two years ago.
Thirty or more years ago he was a member of the partnership of Bornemann & Rose, his partner being the late Fred Rose.
Years ago Mr. Bornemann was an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman, and was the owner of several setter dogs which won prizes in state field trials.
Julius Conrad Bornemann, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 14 Apr 1947, p. 2, col. 2 & 3
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Mrs. Lena Bornemann, 71, widow of the late Julius Bornemann, of the Karlton Apartments, 202 E. Jefferson street, was fatally injured at 9:45 o’clock last night when she was struck by an automobile driven by J. A. Shockey, 32-year-old farmer living east of Kirksville, while she was crossing the street in front of the Adair county jail on north Franklin street. She was taken to the KCOS Hospital where she died at one o’clock this morning.
The accident was investigated by the city police department, and it was determined that as Mrs. Bornemann was crossing the street about 20 feet south of the intersection of Franklin and Missouri streets, Mr. Shockey turned south off Missouri street into Franklin street. The car, after striking Mrs. Bornemann, dragged her a distance of 23 feet before it came to a stop.
Mr. Shockey stated this afternoon that he and Mrs. Shockey and Mrs. Bornemann had attended a meeting at the Salvation Army Hall and after the meeting they had engaged in a lengthy conversation at the place where Mr. Shockey had parked his car near the Standard Oil service station. He said they had invited Mrs. Bornemann to get in their car and they would take her home, but she said she wanted to stop uptown and walked south on Franklin street.
Mr. Shockey said he drove out the south side of the filling station and after stopping at the stop sign on Missouri street, started south on Franklin. As he went around a parked car in front or the jail, he saw Mrs. Bornemann crossing the street from the east side, and as he came close to her she seemed to fall down, and threw her crutch out in front of her. He said he was driving in second gear and did not go over four or five fee before stopping the car.
Mrs. Bornemann had suffered a fractured hip when she fell on a sidewalk several years ago and walked with the aid of a crutch. Before the death of her husband, she had assisted him for many years in the cleaning and pressing business on South Elson street.
The daughter of John and Georgeanna Varner, she was born in Schuyler County on Feb. 16, 1878. In the early 1900’s she was married to Julius Bornemann. No children were born to them.
She is survived by one half-brother, George E. Lambert, of 1001 N. Edgar, four nephews and a niece, Mrs. Anna Lee (Lambert) Martin of Ulysses, Kan., who was reared in her home and who will attend the funeral.
One sister, Mrs. Ida Figge, preceded her in death several years ago.
Funeral services will be held at the Robert B. Davis Memorial Chapel Sunday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment will be in Forest cemetery.
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ALICE BORTH, 88 YEARS OLD, DIES TODAY
Made Home with Daughter, Mrs. Charles W. Martin
Mrs. Alice McFaddin Borth, 88, 705 E. Normal died this morning in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 10:00 conducted by the Rev. Ralph H. Hicks, pastor of the Methodist Church. Afterwards the body will be taken to Doniphan, Mo., where services will be held at the Methodist Church Thursday morning at 10:00 conducted by the Rev. W. M. Edwards, pastor of the church. Interment will be in the Doniphan cemetery.
Mrs. Borth was the daughter of Pennington and Louisa (Johnston) McFaddin and was born April 14, 1864 in Wayne county, Mo. She was married to Herman Borth Oct. 3, 1886, in Wayne county, and to this marriage four children were born.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles W. (Alma) Martin, Kirksville; Mrs. D. L. (Edith) Mumpower, Nashville, Tenn., and Mrs. Mary McCluskey, Doniphan; one cousin, Bernard McFadden, New York City; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1930, and one daughter.
Mrs. Borth attended school at Mill Spring, Mo., and St. Louis. Her home originally was in Doniphan, where Mr. Borth was engaged in the mercantile business. After his death in 1930, she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Charles W. Martin, in Kirksville.
Mrs. Borth was a member of the Methodist Church at Doniphan, also a life member of the Order of Eastern Star at Doniphan, and a member of the White Shrine here.
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MRS AMANDA. BORTZ, 90, DIES AT NOVNGER
Funeral for Aged Woman to Be Held Thursday Morning
Mrs. Amanda Bortz, 90, aged Novinger resident, died at her home there Tuesday evening.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until Thursday morning when it will be taken to the family home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of relatives.
Mrs. Bortz was the daughter of Jonathan and Christine (Hoffman) Novinger and was born in Dauphin County, Penn., March 23, 1858. She was married in Greenville, Penn., to Charles H. Bortz and to this marriage two sons were born. Mr. Bortz died Feb. 2, 1935 and she was also preceded in death by six brothers and five sisters.
She is survived by the sons, Frank C. of Los Angeles, Calif., and William J., of Novinger; one brother, Frank Novinger, of Omaha, Neb.; two grandchildren, May and Arthur Bortz and one great granddaughter, Dora Esther Bortz.
Mrs. Bortz has lived in Novinger since 1901 and was a charter member of the Novinger Cemetery Church.
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Mrs. Burnell Bost Dies In Denver
Guy H. West, of 310 East McPherson Street, left yesterday evening for Denver, Colo., after receiving word of the death of his sister, Mrs. Lelah May Bost, who died in Denver following a Caesarean operation.
A former resident of this city, Mrs. Bost was born July 4, 1911, in Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Walter and Lillie West. She moved to Kirksville with her family when she was a young girl and attended the public schools here. Mrs. Bost was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving besides her husband, Burnell Bost, are five children, and four brothers, Guy H. West, of Kirksville; Ray West, of Sumas, Wash., and Hale and Glenn West, of Englewood, Calif.
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MRS. ANNETTIE BOSTER DIES IN IOWA SUNDAY
Guy Boster received word Monday that his mother, Mrs. Annettie Boster, passed away Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Garrett, at New Providence, Ia.
Funeral services and burial were Monday at New Providence.
Mrs. Boster is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Garrett, and two sons, Guy, of Greencastle, and Albert of New Providence, Ia., and several grandchildren, the youngest, a granddaughter, born July 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boster.
Mrs. Boster had lived in the Ringo Point community for a number of years, and left only a few months ago to stay with her daughter in Iowa.
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MRS. IVAN DAVIS’ MOTHER BURIED AT KAHOKA SUN.
Funeral service were held at the Kahoka Baptist Church on Sunday, Jan. 22, for Mrs. Rose Steele Wayland Bostic, who passed away Thursday, Jan. 19, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dale Hagerman. Mrs. Bostic was 88 years, 1 month and 2 days of age when she died. Illness confined her the last seven years, but she died suddenly after a week’s critical illness.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Dale Hagerman of Wayland, Mrs. Ivan Davis of Kahoka, and Helen; two grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Interment was made in the Kahoka cemetery.
Rose Steele Wayland Bostic, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 26 Jan 1956
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Mrs. Anna Boston Buried at Laredo
Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Anna B. Boston, 71 years old, who died Monday evening at the home of her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. L Strait, of Connelsville. She had been bedfast since February. Funeral services were conducted at the Richardson Funeral Home in Laredo.
Mrs. Boston was born July 16, 1867, in Neff, Ind. She moved to Adair County two years ago to make her home with her son.
She is survived by her son, G. L. Strait, Connelsville, one daughter, Mrs. W. M. King, Des Moines, Ia., three sisters, Mrs. Henry Davis, Stahl, Mrs. Lina Show, Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Jesse Gilbert, Raymonsville, Tex., and one brother, Oscar Thornburg, Omaha.
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A. F. Botts, 72, died Thursday, May 17, at the Grim-Smith hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Christian church, where he has been a faithful member for years. Services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Hollis Bowen and previous pastor, Rev. P. M. Lindy both of Queen City. Music by the church choir. Burial was made in the Downing cemetery. He is survived by his only child, L. D. Botts, his second wife and a stepson, Paul Snyder Y [sic] who arrived on leave about the time Mr. Botts was taken to the hospital for an appendicitis operation. The crowd at the funeral was estimated at between 7?? and 800.
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JOSEPH HENRY BOTTS IS DEAD; 62 YEARS OLD
Was Teacher for Many Years; Rites To Be at Novelty
Hurdland, Mo., Jan. 28—Joseph Henry Botts, 62, a resident of Novelty and vicinity most of his lifetime, died at his apartment at 507 E. Washington street in Kirksville Tuesday afternoon at 3:50 o’clock after having been in ill health the past four years.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Novelty Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Leo Spurling, assisted by Elder Clyde Johnson of Kirksville. Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery at Kirksville.
The body will be at the Easley Funeral Home here until 11:30 a. m. Thursday. It will then be taken to the Christian Church in Novelty to lie in state until the funeral hour when the casket will be closed.
Mr. Botts was the son of Henry Thomas and Minnie (Herget) Botts and was born near Novelty on Jan. 6, 1891. He attended the Maple Grove school, the Novelty High School, the Kirksville State Teachers College and the University of Missouri. He taught for 25 years in the rural and high schools in this section of the state also in the School for the Blind in St. Louis. Prior to his last illness he was instructor in communications at the Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.
He was married to Miss Amma Epperson on March 28, 1919, and three children were born to them.
Surviving are his wife; one son Robert H. Botts, of St. Ann, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. J. L. (Betty) Easterday of Anchorage, Alaska, and Mrs. Jo Amma Wines, of Indianapolis, Ind.; four grandchildren; three brothers, Elmer and Jess, of Custer, Mont., and Walter, of Albuquerque, N. M.; two sisters, Mrs. G. R. (Nellie) Epperson, of Edina, Mrs. Homer (Jennie) Hunsaker, of Novelty, and a number of nephews and nieces.
Mr. Botts was a member of the Novelty Christian Church, a member of Paulville Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Hurdland and Pi Omega Pi honorary fraternity.
Bearers will be James M., Harold M. and Paul Epperson, James Hunsaker, Ben and John Botts.
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MRS. ALICE BOURN DIES AT HER HOME IN SOUTH MEMPHIS
Friends were shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Alice Bourn at her home in South Memphis, Saturday last. Mrs. Bourn had worked harder than usual at the home for the arrival of her daughter, Mrs. Maude Mankopf, who was expected home Saturday. Mrs. Bourn was found dead in bed, the position of the body was in indicated that death overtook her while she slept.
Mrs. Bourn had been a resident of this city for many years and was a woman greatly loved, not only in home circles where she was an ideal mother, but by a large acquaintance of citizens of the town. Her husband, who was a prominent figure in public life and a county official at different times, died several years ago.
Funeral services were held at the late home of deceased, Tuesday, August 23, at 2:30 p.m., conducted by the Rev. J. L. Lawson, pastor of the M. E. Church, South, after which her body was laid beside that of her husband in the Memphis cemetery.
OBITUARY
Alice Colvin Bourn was born November 7, 1851, in Scotland county, Mo., and departed this life August 19, 1921. On March 10, 1871, she was married to Judge Ben F. Bourn. To this union were born ten children–four of whom died in infancy. The others remain to mourn her departure, namely Byron Bourn, Joplin Mo.; Dr. Arthur Bourn, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Maude B. Mankopf, Washington, Mo.; Ben F. Bourn, Memphis[,] Mo.; Dr. Culvin F. Bourn, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Ferol B. Hudson, Memphis, Mo.
Besides these there remain five grandchildren.
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RITES FOR MRS. JOE BOURN
Was a Resident of Memphis for Many Years
Funeral services for Mrs. Jos. A. Bourn, who died at Bloomfield on Monday, June 12, were conducted by Rev. Carl E. Wilson at the Wagler funeral home at Bloomfield Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock and interment was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery there.
Mrs. Bourn, who lived near Hitt in this county and in Memphis for many years was 89 years of age.
In the funeral service, Rev. Wilson said of her:
Alice A. Bourn was a daughter of John and Unity Brown, and was born near Mansfield, Ohio, July 12, 1860.
When she was but 7 years old she came with her parents to Iowa, locating west of Troy.
On February 22, 1893, she was united in marriage to Jos. A. Bourn.
They made their home in and near Memphis until 1937. Then upon the death of her husband, she established her home in Bloomfield.
Mrs. Bourn was a member of the Methodist church at Memphis.
Those who survive are one brother, W. A. Brown of Milton, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Charles Honess of Ashville, N.C.
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DIED AT THE AGE OF 76
Mrs. John D. Bourn Had Lived in Hitt Community Many Years
Mrs. John D. Bourn, 76, died at her home two miles west of Hitt Tuesday morning, February 13, at 5:30 o’clock, following an illness of four months.
Funeral services were conducted at the Richland Baptist church, of which she was a member, this afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. H.A. Bickers of Memphis. Interment was in the Richland cemetery.
Pall bearers were Ed. R. Drake, Earl Drake, Ed. Rush, Arthur B. Leach, Bernard C. Durnal and Ross Craven.
Mrs. Bourn’s maiden name was Ida Caroline Leeper. She was born in Scotland county on November 25, 1868, and lived on their home place for over fifty years.
She was married at the home of her parents near the Pleasant Hill church to John D. Bourn on October 22, 1892.
She is survived by the husband, two daughters, Mrs. Marion Billups of Memphis and Mrs. Ross Tucker of Bloomfield; one son, B.L. Bourn, Columbia, Mo.; one brother, J.E. Leeper and one sister, Mrs. William Bishop, both of Memphis; two grandchildren and two great grandsons.
She was a member of the O.E.S. lodge at Downing.
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OBITUARY MRS. JOHN BOURN, DIED FEBRUARY 13
Ida Caroline Leeper, daughter of Joseph and Caroline Leeper, was born in the Pleasant Hill community of Scotland county, November 25, 1868 and passed away at family home near Hitt, Mo., where she had lived for 52 years, February 13, 1945, at the age of 76 years, two months and 19 days.
She was the ninth child of a family of eleven children, two of whom survive: J.E. Leeper and Mrs. Wm. Bishop, both of Memphis.
From earliest childhood she experienced the influence and environment of a Godly home and at an early age became a Christian. She always held an unswerving faith in God and made practical application of the principles of Christian love to everyone she knew as well as to those bound by family ties.
On October 22, 1892, she was united in marriage to John D. Bourn who survives.
To this union was born three children all of whom survive: Mrs. Marion Billups of Memphis; Mrs. Ross Tucker of Bloomfield, Ia.; and Buford L. Bourn of Columbia, Mo. There are six grandchildren: Ray Billups, technical sergeant with the First Army in Germany; Lee Billups; Mrs. C.B. Hanson; Charles Tucker; and Robert and Mary Caroline Bourn. There are two great grandchildren; Neal Allen Billups and Mark Nels Hanson.
She was a member of the Richland Baptist church and of the Downing chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
NOT LOST
They are not gone who pass
Beyond the clasp of hand
Out from the strong embrace
They are but come so close
We need not grope with hands
Nor look to see nor try
To catch the sound of feet.
They have put off their shoes
Softly to walk by day
Within our thoughts, to tread
At night our dream-led paths of sleep.
They are not lost who find
The sunset gate, the goal
Of all their faithful years
Not lost ar [sic] they who reach
The summit of their climb
The peak above the clouds
And Storms. They are not lost
Who find the light of sun,
And stars- and God.
Short services were held at the home preceding the funeral services at the Richland Baptist church, conducted by Rev. H.A. Bickers.
The music was in charge of Mrs. Earl Drake and the songs used were: “Jesus, Lover of My Soul,” “Rock of Ages” and “Fade, Fade Each Earthly Joy.”
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Miss Mary Medley had word that her uncle, James Bourn of Arizona, died. He was 92 years old. He was reared just north of Hitt. He was the son of William and Pauline Bourn. He has one sister, Mrs. Jake Johnson, and a brother, Thomas J. Bourn, all near Seattle, Wash.
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John D. Bourn Funeral Saturday
John D. Bourn, son of John J. and Julia Buford Bourn, the younger of two sons was born near Hitt in Scotland County, August 3, 1869, and died at the Vaughn Nursing Home in Bloomfield, March 1, 1956, at the age of 86 years. He was preceded by his brother, Robert H., in young manhood and by his elder half brother, James Everett Bourn.
Mr. Bourn was united in marriage to Ida Caroline Leeper near Memphis, October 20, 1892. Three children were born to them, Helen Billups of Memphis, Eunice Tucker of Bloomfield, and Buford L. Bourn of Columbia. He was preceded in death by Mrs. Bourn in 1945 but the children survive.
There are six grandchildren: Ray Buford Billups of Mobile, Alabama; Marion Lee Billups of Memphis; Eunice Jean Tucker of Lakeside, Calif.; Charles Ross Tucker of Bloomfield; Robert Lee Bourn of Ft. Dodge, Iowa; and Mary Caroline McCurdy of Jennings, Missouri.
Ten great grandchildren compose the fourth generation. Surviving also is a first cousin, Cora B. Sullivan of Bloomfield; a nephew, James Madison Bourn, of Red Oak, Iowa; and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was converted to the Christian faith in 1912 and united with the Richland Baptist Church. He was faithful in attendance until his health failed.
He entered the Middle Fabius Lodge No. 244, Downing, of the Masonic Order, June 28, 1923.
Body bearers were Kinney Cossel, Eddie B. Harvey, Hobert Gooden, Glen Bloomfield, John Fryrear and Henry Reed. Honorary body bearers were Ed Rush, Arthur Leach, H.H. Tucker, E.R. Drake, Clyde Tippett, and Ross Cravens.
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OBITUARY
John J. Bourn was born September 17, 1836, at Fayette, Howard County Missouri and moved to Scotland County in 1840, and died at his home northwest of Hitt, Jan. 29, 1917, age 80 years 4 months and 12 days.
He was the sixth son of a family of seven children of John D. and Nancy (Higbee) Bourn.
On February 21, 1860, he was married to Miss Adeline Stewart of Clark county who died in November 1861. To this union was born one son, James E.
On January 26, 1864, he was married to Miss Julia A. Buford of Schuyler county, Missouri, who survives him. To this union were born two sons, Robert H. and John D. The former died August 19, 1884.
At the age of eighteen he professed faith in Christ and united with the Richland Baptist church when it was organized, and was the last surviving charter member of that organization. While health permitted he was a regular attendant and always took a great interest in the church welfare, having served in an official way almost continuously since its organization. Always willing to make a sacrifice for the welfare of the church and the upbuilding [sic] of the community.
It was his special request that he be laid away by the brethren with whom he had labored so long. When the summons came it found him ready and willing to go and we believe that it was in answer to his prayer that he was called home.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. K. Green, a former pastor, and was laid to rest in the Richland cemetery.
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Scotland County Marriage Listings indicate that John J. Bourn married Pheba A. Stuart February 26, 1860
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JOSEPH R. BOURN, 80, DIES AT LaHARPE, ILL.
Joseph Richard Bourn, 80, of LaHarpe, Illinois, died at Mary Davier Hospital in LaHarpe at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 1961. He had been a patient there the past month.
Funeral services were held Saturday, January 28, at 2 p.m. at the Banks Funeral Home at LaHarpe, the Rev. James Poe officiating, and burial was in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens at Macomb, Illinois.
Mr. Bourn was born in Lewis County, Mo., February 6, 1880, to Joseph R. and Sarah Jane Parrish Bourn, and had never married. He was a member of the Bear Creek Baptist Church at Wyaconda, Mo.
Mr. Bourn had made a home for a nephew, Norman Bourn, and with him moved to the LaHarpe-Blandinsville vicinity about 25 years ago. The deceased was employed as a farm worker. In recent years, he had resided at the home of a sister, Mrs. Walter Parrish of LaHarpe. She survives with two other sisters, Mrs. Alice Lawson of Wyaconda, Missouri, and Mrs. Emma Gardner of LaBelle, Missouri, two brothers, Alpha Bourn of Blandinsville, Illinois, and George Bourn of Granger, Missouri, several nieces and nephews. One sister, one brother, one half-sister and two half-brothers are deceased.
Joseph Richard Bourn, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 9 Feb 1961, Thursday
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MRS. JOHN J. BOURN DIED MARCH 6, 1923 FUNERAL ON FRIDAY
Julia A. Buford, daughter of Henry P. and Emily Murley Buford, was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, April 10, 1843, and was called home March 6, 1823 [sic], age 79 years, 10 months and 26 days.
She was the tenth child of a family of eleven children. All have preceded her but two, Mary J. Gnash age 92, to whom our subject has administered faithful and loving service for nearly forty years, and Helen M. McAtee, age 98, of Washington, Kansas.
January 26, 1864, she was united in marriage to John J. Bourn of Hitt, Mo. To this union were born two sons: Robert H. and John D. The former is deceased, having died August 19, 1884. The latter survives her and it was at his home that her spirit took its flight. There is also a step-son, James E. of Watonga, Oklahoma, who grew to young manhood in her home. He was given the same watchful and loving care that her own children were given and in all ways he was treated as one of her own children. She is also survived by three grandchildren: Mrs. Helen M. Billups, Mrs. Eunice M. Tucker, and Buford Bourn. Also by three great grandchildren: Ray Buford and Marion Lee Billups and Eunice Jean Tucker.
When the [unreadable] was sixteen years of age, she professed faith in Christ and united with the Pleasant Grove Baptist church in Schuyler County. After her marriage to Mr. Bourn, she united with the Richland Baptist church and has always lived a true consistent Christian life; giving freely of her means for a spread of the Gospel and upbuilding of her Master’s cause, and ready to help the needy in any way she could.
Her life has been one of sacrifice for others. Besides caring for her own family, she gave a home to her father and mother for a number of years and cared for each in their last illness. But it seems to the writer that the crowning sacrifice of of [sic] her life was in giving the last six years of her life caring for an invalid sister, and she fell at the call of duty as she saw it. Very truly her life was a life of service for others.
She was a woman who appreciated and loved the beautiful and only those who have seen her garden and flowers can realize how much she loved the beautiful things of Nature.
Her loyalty to Christ, Home and Church was unfailing and she always manifested a spirit of helpfulness and kindliness to others. She was truly one of God’s noble women and her spirit will live on in the hearts of those who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Richland church on Friday, March 9, 1923, conducted by a dearly beloved former pastor, Rev. C. K. Green and assisted by Rev. Cleeton of Downing. Her body was laid to rest beside her husband, who had preceded her to the spirit land six years ago, to await the final resurrection.
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DIED AT KEOKUK HOSPITAL
Mrs. Louie E. Bourn Had Been Ill the Past Year
Mrs. Louie E. Bourn, widow of the late Charles A. Bourn, who has been ill with heart trouble the past year, died at the St. Joseph hospital at Keokuk at noon yesterday, April 27.
Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian church tomorrow at 3 o’clock and will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. V.A. Venezia. Interment will be in the Memphis cemetery.
Singers will be Mrs. W. T. Barker and Mrs. Herb Prather with Mrs. W.T. Ware, organist.
Pall bearers will be Buford Tuck, Launce Mustoe, Hollis Leeper, Lloyd Tuck, David Bellinger and Chas. Bellinger.
Mrs. Bourn was born near Memphis in Scotland county on April 7, 1872, being 77 years of age the 7th of this month. She lived all her life in this county.
Her maiden name was Louie E. Mustoe. She was married in this county to Charles A. Bourn on Jan. 21, 1897. She was a daughter of David and Esther Mustoe.
She is survived by two brothers and four sisters- Roy N. Mustoe, Memphis; C.J. Mustoe, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Ed. Tuck, Keokuk; Mrs. Lillie Leeper, Detroit; Mrs. Laura Bellinger, Alexis, Ill.; Mrs. Hattie Dennison, Monmouth, Ill.
She was a member of the Memphis Presbyterian church and the Rebekah lodge.
Those from a distance here for the funeral are: Mrs. Lillie Leeper, Hugh Baker and wife, Detroit; Mrs. Laura Bellinger, David Bellinger and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Brown, Alexis; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dennison, Monmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mathes, Esther Fay Dennison, Galesburg; Chas. Bellinger and wife, Ed. Bell and wife, Reynolds, Ill.; Ed. Tuck and wife, Lloyd Tuck and wife, Keokuk; Wm. Ayers and family, Canton; Hollis Leeper and family, Luray; Launce Mustoe and wife, Edina, and Harold D. Mustoe, Osawatomie, Kansas.
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MRS. MAGGIE BOURN DEAD
Former Hitt Telephone Manager Buried at Richland Tuesday
Mrs. Maggie Bourn of Watonga, Okla., died at a hospital at Maryville, Mo. Sunday and her body was brought to Richland church in this county for burial Tuesday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. D.H. Newland and burial was in the Richland cemetery.
Mrs. Bourn was brought to the home of a daughter who lives near Maryville and was later taken to a hospital there where she died.
For several years Mrs. Bourn lived at Hitt and managed the Hitt switchboard but moved to Watonga, Okla., several years ago where she has since lived until a few weeks ago when she came to her daughter’s near Maryville.
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Gone to Rest.
On the 2d day of May, 1876, in the northeast part of Schuyler County, Mo., Mrs. Mary E. Bourn, wife of John B. Bourn, and daughter of John M. and Melissa Fryrear, was summoned to meet our common enemy- Death.
In memory and respect of our beloved sister, we give this sad intelligence to your many kind and sympathizing readers. Age of the deceased, when death visited her couch of repose, was 21 years, 4 months and 8 days. She was born in Scotland County, Mo., where her parents now reside, A. D., l854; and in said county, on the 4th day of May, 1875, she became the loving and helping companion of Mr. J. B. Bourn, where they resided until a few months since, when they became citizens of Schuyler County. Mrs. Mary E. Bourn was an obedient and dutiful child; an amiable and Christian woman, and a true and worthy companion, while freely blessed with all those feminine virtues which render the female character at once the object of love and admiration. But an illness of a few short hours caused her to be one of earth no more, and on the day following her death she was lamentingly but honorably consigned to the silent tomb. Besides her husband and relatives, there were many friends present, all of whom lament her loss, and also sincerely sympathize with those so severely bereaved. But may her husband, relatives and all be comforted with the thought that our loss is her gain; for now her home is fairer than ours; her associates are not mortals, but angels; and her constant music is heavens sweetest melody.
Mary E. Bourn, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 May 1876, p. 3, col. 4
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MRS. PAULINE J. BOURN, A PIONEER RESIDENT, DIED AT HOME HERE ON THURSDAY.
After a few days illness incident to a stroke of paralysis, Mrs. Pauline Bourn, an aged and respected resident of this county, passed away at the home of her son, Joseph A. Bourn, in this city on January 4.
Pauline Jane Tompkins was born in Randolph County, Mo., July 13, 1830, and was reared to womanhood in that county. On December 4, 1845, she was united in marriage to William Bourn. A few days after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bourn moved to Scotland County–riding the entire distance on horseback. They entered land in Miller Township and lived there continuously up to the time of Mr. Bourn’s demise. They were the parents of 14 children–eight of whom are yet living: Mrs. A. W. Johnson Mrs. W. P. Briggs and Joseph A. of this city; Mrs. Nannie Johnson, Seattle, Washington; T. J. Bourn, Los Angeles, California; O. H. Bourn, Austin, Colorado; Mrs. J. E., J. D. and M. W. and Mrs. Eliza Medley are deceased and two children died in infancy.
The husband died in December 1887 but Mrs. Bourn continued to live on the old homestead until her son, Joseph A. Bourn and wife moved to Memphis a few years ago. The family to which deceased belonged were among the early pioneers of the county. On Friday, January 5, a short funeral service was held at the Bourn home in this city, after which the remains were taken to the Richland Church near Hitt, where the funeral service was conducted at 11 o’clock, Rev. C. K. Green officiating. The large crowd at the funeral was an evidence of the high esteem in which Grandmother Bourn was held in the vicinity in which she lived so many years.
This paper joins friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved.
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MRS. JAMES BOURN IS DEAD
Funeral Services at the Memphis Baptist Church Tomorrow.
Mrs. Jim Bourn died suddenly at her home north of Granger Wednesday morning, March 1st. Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church in Memphis Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. E.L. Painter.
Pall bearers are to be Eugene Alexander, Eston Rude, Clarence Miller, Hilmer Carlson, Ray Warning and Roy Smith. Burial will be in the Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Bourn was, before her marriage, Sophia Clemmons Billups. She was born in Lewis county, Aprl [sic] 30, 1870. She was married in Knox county to James Bourn on March 4, 1900.
She leaves, besides her husban [sic], two sons and one daughter, Oval Born, Lem Bourn and Mrs. Eugene Duncan, all of this county. She also leaves two brothers, J. Billups of San Diego, Calif., and Pink Billups of Weiser, Idaho. Three half sisters, Mrs. John R. Chancellor of this county, Mrs. Ollie Frary of Fayette, Colo., and Mrs. Guy Musser of Bogard, Mo.
Mrs. Bourn was a member of the Oak Ridge Baptist church.
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Elizabeth Conner Boutell Is Dead
Mrs. Elizabeth Conner Boutell, who was born in Kirksville in 1894, died Wednesday night in a hospital in Kansas City after an illness of five months. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Kansas City.
She was a daughter of Dr. W. J. Conner, a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy and a member of the faculty until he went to Kansas City to practice. He was one of the prominent physicians in Kansas City until he retired and moved to Pasadena, Calif., sixteen years ago. Dr. Connor [sic] is a cousin of Ethel and Dr. L. J. Connor [sic] of Kirksville.
The deceased is survived by her husband, Earl N. Boutell, Sr., vice-president of the Fence Company of America, one son, one daughter, her father, and one sister.
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Jim Bowcock, Eccentric “Ice King,” Dies Here
Jim Bowcock, 76, ice dealer here more than half a century, died at his home in the northwest part of the city yesterday afternoon at 4:45 o’clock. He suffered a paralytic stroke yesterday morning at 11 o’clock and another just before his death.
He was downtown Friday, mentioning to friends that he didn’t feel will, and became bedfast Saturday.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. S. A. Rear, Methodist minister. Burial will be made in the Llewellyn Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mr. Bowcock, whose quaint attire, loquacity and plodding trips around his ice delivery route in a venerable wagon drawn by an aged nag, marked him as one of Kirksville’s most picturesque characters, gave up his ice business about two years ago.
He clung to horse-power in his business to the end, making a brief acquaintance with an automobile four or five years ago but abandoning his machine after driving it a few blocks. For many years he was accompanied on his route by a shaggy old dog, Rover.
Mr. Bowcock was working in a creamery here about 55 years ago, handling considerable ice, which was used to keep the ice cream and butter fresh.
“One day it dawned on me,” he recalled recently, “that if I could save up enough money to get started the ice business looked like a good opportunity.”
The old porter ice house, which used to sit “near the circus grounds” was available for $300 annual rent.
Jim managed to save up $120 and a friend loaned him the other $230 necessary to rent the house, Jim filled the house with ice, undaunted by the fact four predecessors in the business had gone broke, and soon was launched into a successful business. He dubbed himself “The Ice King.”
Forty years ago he obtained a five-acre tract in the northwest part of Kirksville and dug a pond and constructed his own ice house.
“The most money I ever made,” he once related, “was when I had four or five saloons to supply with ice and 100 private homes. One year I made $1,800. It was hot and dry and I had that big ice house full and I shot the price up to 50¢ a hundred.”
Jim’s ice wagon usually was followed by children seeking a free piece of ice.
“I used to take a 20-pound piece and cut it into 20 pieces and give the kids,” he recalled. “When I got down to one of the saloons I just took that 20 pounds off the 100 the saloon was supposed to get and charged them for it.”
Jim always viewed liquor as a great evil and one of his favorite bits of reminiscence was about how some of the boys here used to trick the saloon-keepers out of free drinks.
“They wanted some liquor and didn’t have the money to buy it,” he related. “But they had an old half-gallon jug, which they cleaned up and stuffed a big, dry sponge in side.
“Then they went into a saloon and had the jug filled. Starting to leave, one of the boys said: “We’ll pay you next week.”
“Nix on that, said the keeper, “You pay now or you don’t get the whisky.”
“Reluctantly, the boys handed the jug to the saloon-keeper, who went to the barrel and poured the whisky back. Then the boys took their jug, went out and broke it, wrung their sponge out and had enough to stay drunk on for two days.”
Jim’s ice pond served for many years as a barometer of winter severity. He made daily reports on the thickness of the ice on it.
One winter he put up his ice early, thinking it might not freeze any more, and the ice was only a few inches thick.
One of his customers announced she was going to quit taking ice, complaining:
“Why don’t you bring us thicker ice?”
“What’s the matter with it?” Jim asked.
“Well, the thin ice melts quicker than thick ice.”
Jim lowered his head and said:” Well, I’ll just tell you. The reason is that God didn’t freeze it any thicker.”
“In that case,” the customer decided, “I guess we can’t complain about anything God neglected to do.” And told Jim to continue delivering the thin ice.
He set out a grove of trees at his home shortly after the World War as a memorial to the Adair County boys who gave their lives in the war and took great pride in its development.
In 1931 he published a 24-page “History of Kirksville,” consisting of scattered reminiscences and facts.
Fond of exercising a long memory, before age and illness began to dim its retentive powers, he pulled an amazing feat here a few years ago by recognizing a Brookfield man he had seen only once before in his life, fifty years previously when the Brookfield bank was robbed and some of the citizens of that community made a trip here.
Mr. Bowcock, whose full name was James B, was born in Randolph County, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bowcock.
He was married to Lyda Pope here and three daughters were born to them, one of whom preceded him in death.
Mrs. Bowcock died over thirty years ago and he was married again. After his second wife, Mrs. Emma Bowcock, died he was married July 6, 1936 to Mrs. Stella Eitel.
Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Mrs. May Dollard, Philadelphia, Pa., and Miss Helen Bowcock, Tucson, Ariz.; three grandsons, six stepdaughters and two stepsons.
James B. “Jim” Bowcock, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Sep 1940, p. 1, col. 6 & 7 and p. 2, col. 6
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MRS. DAVID A. BOWEN, 24, DIES HERE TODAY
Wife of Manager Of Kroger Grocery
Mrs. Adra Bowen, 24, wife of David A. Bowen, manager of the Kroger Grocery store, died in a hosiptal [sic] here at noon today, following a caesarian operation for birth of a daughter. The baby was still-born.
Funeral and burial plans had not been completed this afternoon. The bodies are lying in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bowen was born at Gallatin, Mo., Dec. 9, 1915, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richards. Her father died fourteen years ago.
She was married June 7, 1936 to Mr. Bowen and has lived here since that time, their home being at 411 East Jefferson Street at the time of her death. She was a member of the Baptist Church and the Junior Monday Club.
Surviving are her husband, mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swank, Kirksville; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Creekmore, Kirksville, and Mrs. Pete Beckwith, Cameron; two brothers, Roy Richards and Ray Richards, Cameron; two nieces and one nephew.
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Dr. Bowen, Prominent Pharmacist, Dies
Dr. Cyrus West Bowen, 72, well known in this section of the state, died Sunday evening at his home in Brunswick after a few days illness with pneumonia.
Dr. Bowen, who had been a druggist in Brunswick and for 27 years head of the Bowen Institute of Pharmacy there, was born at Edina, Mo., November 22, 1864. He prepared himself for several professions early in life. After attending the Hurdland Academy and teaching a country school at the age of 18, he was graduated from the Kirksville State Teachers College, then the old Normal School, in 1890. He read law in the office of Judge Andrew Ellison in Kirksville and received his medical education in Kansas City.
He is survived by his widow, two brothers and three sisters. B. H. Bowen and John Bowen, of Hurdland are the brothers.
Funeral services were held today at Weston, Mo., where he was superintendent of schools for eight years.
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E. R. BOWEN, 61, DIES AT HOME MONDAY
Funeral for Novelty Man to Be Held at Hazel Dell Church
Funeral services for Earl Ray Bowen, 61, of Novelty, RFD 3, who died at his home Monday morning, will be held Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock at the Hazel Dell Church in Knox County. Interment will be in the Hazel Dell Cemetery.
Mr. Bowen was the son of Polk and Belle (Nichols) Bowen and was born July 6, 1886 in Knox County, Mo. He was married to Nannie Bea Adams at Macon, Mo., on Jan. 9, 1940.
He is survived by his wife, one son, Herschel Bowen, of Midway City, Calif.; one grandson; two step-sons, Harlan Adams, of Kirksville and Barney Adams, of Novelty; one brother, Vick Bowen, Novelty and one sister, Mrs. May Hall, Atlanta and two step-granddaughters.
Mr. Bowen was a member of the Hazel Dell Christian Church.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until this evening when it will be taken to the family home.
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Little Edith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bowen, died at her home Monday of scarlet fever and membranoous [sic] croup. The funeral was preached at Bear Creek Tuesday by Rev. Sansom. Everybody loved her. Jesus loved her too, and that little life that budded on earth will come to blossoms and fruitage in Heaven. May the God of all comfort be in the lonely home and abide in the hearts of the sorrowing parents.
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Died
Edith, the 5 year old daughter of Jas. Bowen and wife, southeast of this city, died of membranous croup Monday morning at 1 o’clock. She was just recovering from scarlet fever when she took the croup which resulted in her death. The funeral took place at Bear Creek Tuesday.
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MRS. ELLA C. BOWEN, 89, DIES AT HOME HERE
Bedfast Since Injured By Fall Almost 3 Years Ago.
Mrs. Ella Cordelia Bowen, who lacked only a month and a half of being 90 years old, died last night at 11:45 o’clock at her home at 201 West Normal Avenue.
She had been bedfast since falling and spraining her back almost three years ago but was in a critical condition only the past four days.
The funeral is to be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the Christian Church, and burial will be made in the Forest Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowen was born April 13, 1851 in Pitcher, New York, daughter of James Kasson Bowen, of DeRuyter, N. Y., a Yale graduate and doctor of medicine, and of Cordelia Bardell Avery, of the Groton Averys in Connecticut.
With her parents, she moved to Missouri when six years old and settled at Willmathsville. As a young woman she attended the State Normal School at Kirksville and there met Abraham Bowen (who had the same surname but was no relation) whom she married May 17, 1870. Mr. Bowen was a native of Sinking Spring, Ohio, and a Union soldier in the Civil War, serving in Colorado and New Mexico. He settled at Queen City, Mo., and attended the Normal School here after the war, becoming a business man and farmer.
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bowen: Arthur, born April 5, 1871, who died Aug. 17, 1872; Rubie, born Sept. 1, 1873, married April 13, 1901 to James A. Cooley, Kirksville lawyer, Missouri circuit judge and now commissioner on the Missouri Supreme Court, and died April 22, 1924; and Pansy, born Jan. 2, 1881 and married Sept. 13, 1902 to Harry Hamilton Laughlin, of Kirksville, who is now one of the country’s foremost geneticists.
The Cooleys had one daughter, Barbara.
Mrs. Bowen had one brother, James Willshire Bowen, born in 1841, who died when six years old, and one sister, Mary, who was married to S. M. Pickler. The Picklers had one daughter, Ethel, who married Dr. Frank P. Young, once a member of the faculty at the osteopathic college here. The Youngs had one daughter, Virginia, now Mrs. Robert Stanton, of California.
Dr. and Mrs. Laughlin, who lived for several years in Cold Springs Harbor, N. Y., have been here with Mrs. Bowen for some time.
The Bowen family moved from Queen City to Kirksville in 1885, since when they have lived at 201 West Normal Avenue.
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MRS. GERTRUDE BOWEN, 68, DIES NEAR HURDLAND
Funeral Services To Be Held Thursday Afternoon at 2.
Hurdland, Mo., Jan 15. (Special)—Mrs. Gertrude Estella Bowen, 68 years old, died at 1 o’clock this morning at the home of her son, Jesse, 1 1-4 miles north of Hurdland. She had been in failing health for two years and seriously ill for two months.
She was born Jan. 28, 1872, in Macon County, a daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Stout Emmons, and lived all her life in Missouri.
She was married to John R. Bowen on March 4, 1890, who survives her. She is also survived by two sons, Jesse and Homer, of near Hurdland, and two brothers, Homer Emmons of Kirksville and Wallace Emmons. Four half sisters and one half brother preceded her in death. There are three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Methodist Church at Hurdland Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock conducted by the Rev. B. A. Wagenknecht of Brashear. Burial in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery at Hurdland. The pallbearers will be Carl Rogerson, Charles Rogerson, Richard Rowlison, Dick Warford, Roy White and J. L. Dore.
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FORMER KIRKSVILLE CITIZEN DIES IN DALLAS, TEXAS
Lewis Sherman Bowen, formerly of Kirksville, died in Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Tex., May 15. Death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage.
Funeral services were held at Mary King Church, Dallas, Tex., and interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery there.
He was born near Queen City, Aug. 15, 1865. He was engaged in the will drilling business in Kirksville from 1910 to 1926 and will be remembered by many in this line of work.
He is survived by two sons, Harold F. Bowen, of Kansas City, and George C. Bowen, of Chicago; three daughters, Mrs. Clyde Crago, of Flint, Mich., Mrs. Edmond Wilson, Enid, Okla., and Mrs. Gerald D. Hoff, Boston, Mass.; two sisters, Belle Bowen Vanderbrough, Selma, Calif., Cecillia Bowen Perrin of Queen City and Paris.
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MRS. THEODORE BOWEN, 30 YEARS OLD, DIED HERE
Funeral Monday at La Plata For Washington Woman.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., July 27—Mrs. Alice Collins Bowen, 30 years old, wife of Theodore Bowen, of Washington, D. C., died this morning at 6:30 in a hospital at Kirksville. She had been ill since last March and had come to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Collins, in La Plata, in June of this year.
Mabel Alice Collins Bowen was born April 2, 1910, in the New Harmony neighborhood, the daughter of Thomas H. and Christine Collins. She was graduated from the La Plata High School in 1927, and attended the Kirksville State Teachers College. She taught in the Sue City schools and in the Highland school, a rural school east of La Plata. She was married to Theodore C. Bowen, June 8, 1935. She had been living in Washington, D. C., for the past two years where she had a government position.
Besides her husband and parents, she leaves one brother, Burthaer Collins, of Peoria, Ill.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Community Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Fred L. Hudson. Burial will be made in the La Plata Cemetery.
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MRS. MARGARET C. BOWEN DIES AT HOME HERE
Funeral To Be Held Saturday; Burial At Novinger.
Mrs. Margaret Cloren Bowen, 59 years old, widow of L. A. Bowen, died yesterday at her home at 408 West Hickory Street.
The funeral is to be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the First Christian Church, and burial will be made in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowen was born in Wyoming on June 13, 1882, the daughter of John and Janet Cloren. She was baptized in infancy in the Catholic faith.
In January, 1903, she was married to Llewellyn Bowen and six children were born: Mrs. Evaleen Schrader, of Nauvoo, Ill.; Kathleen, Llewellyn and Leo Bowen, at home; Mrs. Mildred Moody, of Strong, Me., and Carmen Bowen, who died in infancy. Her husband died in June of 1917 and her parents and four sisters also preceded her in death.
Surviving her besides the sons and daughters are seven grand-children, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Alma Jones, of Elmira, Mo.; Mrs. Nellie Dale and Mrs. Agnes Millard, of Springfield, and two brothers, John Cloren, Springfield, and Joe Cloren, Jefferson City.
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MRS. MARY L. BOWEN, 87, DIES TODAY
Survived by Five Children; Burial in Schuyler County.
Mrs. Mary Louisa (Elliott) Bowen, 87, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Joe March, 2008 S. First street, this morning.
Funeral services will be held in the Christian Church in Queen City Sunday afternoon a 2 o’clock conducted by the Rev. Perley M. Lind, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Hollis Bowen. Interment will be in the Myers Cemetery in Schuyler County. The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until Saturday evening at 6 o’clock when it will be taken to the home of her daughter, Mrs. March.
Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of James H. and Angeline (Arnold) Elliott and was born June 29, 1857 in Howard County, Missouri.
She was married to Mason Bowen, July 1, 1883, at the home of her parents, west of Greentop. To this marriage eight children were born, three of whom preceded her in death. The surviving are: Ora Bowen, of Queen City, Mrs. Joe (Fannie) March, of Kirksville, Mrs. Myron (Tessie) Howard, of Middletown, Mo., Mrs. Dick (Myrtle) Barnett, of Portland, Ore., and Mrs. Victor (Bessie) Hays, Elliott, Iowa; four step-children, Mrs. Mollie Deierling, Mrs. Bertha Smith and Willis Bowen, all of Queen City, and William Bowen, of Canada. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren, two of whom are in the service, and eight great-grandchildren.
Her husband, one brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
Mrs. Bowen united with the Methodist Church when a young girl. She spent most of her life in Schuyler County, on a farm west of Greentop. For the last twenty years she has spent the summers with her daughter, Mrs. Myron Howard at Middletown, Mo., and the winters in Kirksville with her daughter, Mrs. Joe March.
Pallbearers will be Roy Lay, Virgil Blackwell, Glen March, Frederick Bowen, Bennie Smith and Joe March.
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MASON BOWEN, AGED 84, DIES NEAR GREENTOP
He Was One of the Pioneer Residents of that Section
Mason Bowen, 84 years old, one of the pioneer resident [sic] of the Greentop neighborhood, and residing just across the Adair county line, died at his home yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock, death being due to the infirmities of old age.
Mr. Bowen was not only a member of one of the largest and best known families in Schuyler county, but was the father of a large family. He had seven brothers and five sisters, and was the father of eighteen children, six of whom have died, leaving twelve living.
The deceased was born in Ohio, Nov. 12, 1838, being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bowen, who moved to Schuyler county with their family in 1856. He has resided in that neighborhood since he was a boy. He was first married to Miss Sophia Courtney and to this union ten children were born, the following being those living: Frank Bowen, of Prairie City, Iowa; Cecil Bowen of Reedsburg, Wis.; Harry Bowen of Spokane, Wash.; W. M. Bowen, of Craik, Sask., Canada; Mrs. Jake Deierling and Mrs. W. M. Smith of Queen City and Willis Bowen, of Greentop. Following the death of his first wife, he was married to Miss Mary L. Elliott, who survives him, and to them were born eight children, five of them now living. They are Ora Bowen of Queen City; Mrs. Joe March of Willmathsville; Mrs. J. M. Howard, of Middletown, Mo.; Mrs. Edgar Barnett of Kirksville, and Mrs. Victor Hays of Greentop. There are three brothers, Elisha and Levi Bowen of Queen City, and Sherman Bowen of Kirksville, and five sisters, Mrs. J. W. Miller, Mrs. Celia Perin and Mrs. James Tarr all of Queen City; Mrs. J. J. Vanderburg, of Selma, Cal., and Mrs. W. M. Higley, of Mosier, Ore.
Mr. Bowen’s parents were among the best known citizens of Schuyler county, and his father was born in New Jersey about 1818, and made his first trip West at the age of 17, in 1836. He went to New Orleans, but returned to the north as far as Keokuk, which was only one house then. Later he returned east and was married in Pennsylvania. They came to Missouri inn 1850 and located in Lewis County, but in 1856 they moved to Schuyler county, where they lived until their death.
Mason Bowen was known among his friends as a man of high character, and was respected by every one who knew him. A host of friends join in extending sympathy to the bereaved family.
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SIDNEY BOWEN DIES AT HOME IN LA PLATA
Funeral Service to Be Held at LaPlata Tuesday Morning.
Special to the Daily Express.
LaPlata, Mo., March 20—Sidney L. Bowen, 69, constable of LaPlata township, died Sunday morning at 8:45 o’clock at his home in LaPlata, after a short illness. He became ill Friday. His death was attributed to a heart ailment.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. F. L. Hudson. Burial will be made in the New Harmony cemetery.
Mr. Bowen was the son of Sidney Green and Nancy Bowen and was born Nov. 21, 1874, in the Hazel Dell community in Knox County. He lived there until 25 years ago when the family moved to LaPlata. He was proprietor of a store at Sue City for a number of years. After moving to LaPlata he was a buyer of furs and wool for sometime. For the past several years he had been constable.
He was married to Julia A. Kiper on April 30, 1899. To this marriage six children were born, two of whom preceded him in death. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Julia A. Bowen, and four children, Alva, Clarence and Mrs. Scott Boyd, all of LaPlata, and Mrs. Dewey Nixon of Wentzville; eight grandchildren; one brother, John A. Bowen, of St. Louis, and one sister, Mrs. Susie Mackey, of near Atlanta.
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MRS. SUSIE H. BOWEN DIES NEAR LA PLATA
In Failing Health Past Years; Funeral Plans Incomplete.
Mrs. Susie H. Bowen, 73 years old, died at 3 o’clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Tuggle, near La Plata. She had been in failing health the past two years.
Nor funeral arrangements have been made pending word from relatives. The body is lying in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear.
Mrs. Bowen was the daughter of John and Emaline Bell Davis, and was born March 6, 1872, near Sue City in Macon County. She married Charles S. Bowen on March 4, 1892, and to this union four children were born. One son, Charles, died in infancy.
Her husband died Sept. 10, 1931. After his death, Mrs. Bowen lived on their farm east of Sue City until November, 1944, after which she made her home with her children. She was a member of the Hazel Dell Christian Church.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Tuggle, Mrs. Vern Henry, of Kirksville, and Mrs. H. F. Bower, of Union City, Tenn.; two brothers, Thomas Davis, of Leonard, Mo., and Edward Davis, from the state of California; two granddaughters, Mrs. William Bilbro, of Clarence, and Mrs. Kester Bragg, of Novinger, and several nieces and nephews.
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MRS. ETTA H. BOWLES DIES AT HOME HERE
Had Been Seriously Ill Past Two Months; Was 56 Years Old.
Mrs. L. M. Bowles, 56 years old, died at her home, 709 West Pierce Street, about 1:15 o’clock today. Mrs. Bowels [sic] had been in failing health for a number of years and had been seriously ill for the past two months. Death was attributed to a heart ailment.
Mrs. Bowles was born December 13, 1881, the daughter of J. B. and Barbara Hawkins, of the Kohlmyre neighborhood. She lived there and in Kirksville most of her life. She was married in February, 1898 to L. M. Bowles. Four children were born to this union. She was a member of the Christian Church at Illinois Bend.
Mrs. Bowles is survived by her husband, two sons, Jim Bowles of Keokuk, Ia., former Chief of Police here, and Johnney, twelve years old; two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Benson, of Kirksville; and Mrs. Marie Summers, of Waterloo, Ia.; two brothers, John and Lafe Hawkins, of Kirksville; and one sister, Mrs. Nettie Moore, of Kirksville.
Funeral arrangements have not been made, awaiting the arrival of her son. The body will remain at the Davis Funeral Home until the funeral.
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OBITUARY
BOWLES
From Farmington News Republican.
William Riley Bowles was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, November 16, 1843, and died in Keokuk, Iowa, January 27, 1923, aged 79 years, 2 months and 11 days.
He enlisted August 14, 1862, in Company 1, 19th regiment, Iowa Voluntary Infantry. He received his final discharge on March 25, 1863, by reason of physicians certificate of disability. Mr. Bowles became a member of the Miles King Post No. 254, G. A. R. Department of Iowa, October 4th, 1898.
In 1873 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Davidson. To this union three children were born, whose names are: Mrs. Daisy Wollam of Mt. Sterling; Mrs. Edna Reisner and Earl Bowles both of Keokuk Iowa.
In 1899 he was again united in marriage to Miss Lulu Eller, to this union six children were born. Those that survive are: Mrs. Lydia Swift of Keokuk, Iowa; also Condia, Sylvia and George Bowles of Keokuk, Iowa. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister: Albert Bowles and Charles Bowles and Rosetta Simpson of Keokuk. He leaves thirteen grandchildren and one great grandchild and many friends to mourn his departure.
The funeral was held in the Baptist church of Farmington with the Rev. J. A. Cochran in charge. The interment was made in the Acasto cemetery.
William Riley Bowles, Kahoka, Missouri, The Clark County Courier, 4 Feb 1923
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LONG ILLNESS OF MRS. BOWLING ENDS IN DEATH
Funeral Services At Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday.
Mrs. Laura Bowling died at her home 1317 E. Normal, yesterday morning following an illness of the past five years.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. J. W. Ward, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment will be in Maple Hills cemetery. Eastern Star services will be conducted at the grave by Kirksville Chapter No. 184.
The daughter of William S. and Mary Barnes Severs, she was born in Davis County, Iowa, August 5, 1880. She was married to Frank Bowling, August 26, 1905, in Ottumwa, Iowa, and to this marriage three daughters were born, Bernice, of the home; Mrs. Eleanor Ryman, of Centralia, Mo., and First Lieutenant Pauline Bowling, of the Army Nurse’s Corps, serving somewhere in France.
Surviving are her husband and daughters and five sisters: Mrs. Lizzie Landtiser, Livonia; Mrs. Mercy Mullins, Glenwood; Mrs. Theodosia Hastings, Stratford, Iowa; Mrs. Ruth Hotchkiss, Des Moines, Iowa; and Mrs. Minta Spiers, Coatsville; three brothers, Oather Severs, Clarksville, Iowa; Perry Severs, Plattsmouth, Neb., and Shafter Severs with the U. S. Navy in the South Pacific; two grandchildren, Phyliss Ann and Robert Frank Ryman, of Centralia; one aunt, Mrs. Appa Stober, Moreland, Kan., and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Bowling was a member of the Kirksville Methodist Church, also the Order of the Eastern Star, Kirksville Chapter No. 184, and the White Shrine of Jerusalem, Kirksville Shrine No. 4.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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P. C. BOWLING, FORMER GROCER, IS DEAD HERE
Had Heart Attack Friday Night; Funeral Tomorrow.
Pearl C. Bowling, 67, of 401 E. Benton, well known business man of this city, died in the Grim-Smith Hospital yesterday evening at 8:15 o’clock. Mr. Bowling suffered a severe heart attack while attending a meeting of the royal Arch Masons Chapter at the Masonic Temple last Friday night about eight o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home Friday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Fred P. Hanes, pastor of the Kirksville Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Highland Park Cemetery.
The son of William Samuel and Sarah Catherine (Howerton) Bowling, Mr. Bowling was born in Knox County, Mo., April 8, 1878. He was married to Myrtle Powell in 1911.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. A. R. Schultz, of Fordland, Mo., two grandchildren, Ronald Leo and David Edward Schultz; one sister, Miss Cora Bowling, of Edina; two brothers, H. E. Bowling, of Edina and H. A. Bowling, of Greenville, New Mexico.
The daughter and family, Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Schultz, of Fordland, came Sunday and have been with him since.
Mr. Bowling came to Kirksville 27 years ago and for 20 years had been in the grocery business here. He was a president of the State Merchants Association and also president of the local Grocers Association several years ago.
Fraternally Mr. Bowling was a Past Master of the Kirksville A. F. & A. M. Lodge No. 105, a Past High Priest of Caldwell Chapter No. 53, of which he was secretary, at the time of his death; a Past Illustrious Master of Kirksville Council No. 44 and Past Eminent Commander of Ely Commandery No. 22. He was also recorder of Kirksville Council and Ely Commandery at time of his death. Having been the head of all these Masonic organizations he was eligible to a membership in the Order of Knights York of Honor. He has been a member of the Masonic Temple board since the erection of the Temple.
Mr. Bowling was a member of the Kirksville Methodist Church.
The Masonic rites will be conducted at the grave with the Knights Templar as escorts. If the weather continues inclement they will be conducted at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home.
The body will lie in state at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home.
Pearl C. Bowling, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 14 Mar 1946, p. 1, col.7, Thursday
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W. I. Bowling died suddenly of heart failure at his home on W. Harrison street Monday afternoon, aged 57 years. He was born in Knox county but had lived near LaPlata for several years. He moved to Kirksville ten days ago. He is survived by his widow and four children. Alma, who lives at home, Mrs. Augustus, of New Mexico, and Leo and Ray Bowling, of LaPlata. He is also survived by several brothers and sisters among them being P. C. Bowling of this city, H. E. Bowling of Edina and Arthur Bowling of New Mexico, Miss Cora Bowling of Edina and Mrs. F. M. Holman of Edina. There are also two sisters in Colarado [sic] and one in California. The body was taken to LaPlata for burial and the funeral was held at the Baptist church there Wednesday afternoon.
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LILLIE O. BOWLS, 76 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE
Mrs. Lillie O. Bowls, 76, of Kirksville, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at 8:10.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis and Wigal Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by the Rev. Romans Smith, pastor of the First Christian church, and the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the Frist Baptist church. Interment will be in Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mrs. Bowls was the daughter of Hamilton and Diana (Thompson) Wilson and was born Aug. 1, 1878 in Lewis county. She was married to J. T. Bowls Feb. 9, 1898.
In addition to her former husband, J. T. Bowls, of Kirksville, she is survived by two sons, Harold and Bill, of Kirksville; one daughter, Mrs. C. N. (Ethel) Roch, of New Orleans, Ia.; one grandson, Bill II; two half-brothers, Oba and John Wilson, of Monticello, Mo. Two brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
She had lived in Kirksville for 41 years and had been an invalid the past 30 years. She was a member of the First Christian church in Kirksville.
Bearers will be Charles Noble, W. J. Lantz, George Duffy, Allen McClelland, Frank Collins and Ernest Hawkins.
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ALMA BOWMAN DIES IN WASHINGTON D.C.
Mrs. Alma E. Bowman passed away on December 2, 1967, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Michel and Mary Engstrom.
On January 1, 1925, she married Kingstron Bowman, who survives, as well as a daughter, Mrs. Barbara M. Pichard, and a son, Thomas G. Bowman.
Funeral services were held at the Lutheran Church in Washington, D.C., on December 6, and Gerth & Baskett Funeral Chapel at Wyaconda, Missouri, December 9th, with Rev. Harold Spiva officiating. Burial was in the Wyaconda Cemetery.
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CLARENCE BOWMAN
Payson, Ill., July 14. —Services for Clarence V. Bowman were held Friday in the Cosgrove funeral home. The Rev. Richard M. A. Gadow officiated and burial was in Payson New cemetery. Pallbearers were Lynn Hickerson, Charles Crenshaw, Henry Decker, Gary Marsh, Homer Roan and Gale Grafton.
Clarence Bowman, Quincy, Illinois, Quincy Hearld-Whig, 14 Jul 1968
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MT. STERLING RESIDENT CALLED HOME
George A. Bowman of Mt. Sterling Iowa, died at 9:53 a.m. today at the home of his sister, Mrs. James W. Lapsley, 812 Franklin street.
Mr. Bowman was born in Newark, Mo., and was the son of Dr. H. E. and Mrs. Anne Ellery Bowman. Most of his life has been spent in Mt. Sterling.
His wife preceded him in death a year ago last March.
He was a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving him are two sisters, Mrs. J. W. Lapsley of Keokuk, and Mrs. E. E. French of Douglaston, N. Y., and a brother, C. A. Bowman of Keokuk.
The funeral services will be held in Mt. Sterling, probably Wednesday. —Monday’s Gate City.
George A. Bowman, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 31 Jan 1935, p. 1, col. 2
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J. C. BOWMAN BURIED AT WYACONDA WEDNESDAY
Wyaconda, Mo.—John Clark Bowman died at the Graham Hospital in Keokuk Monday night at nine o’clock. He was born in August, 1880, and was a retired employee of the Service Pipe Line Company.
He leaves his wife, Mary Felker Bowman; two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Bessie Suter of Wyaconda, Mrs. Fannie Doran of Quincy, Ill., Wm. Bowman of Keokuk, and Fred Bowman of Wyaconda.
Funeral services were conducted from the Wyaconda Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at two by Rev. E. V. Campbell, assisted by Rev. F. W. Varner. Burial was made in the town cemetery with Masonic graveside rites.
John Clark Bowman, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 20 Oct 1955
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MRS. A. R. BOWMAN DIES TODAY, AT THE AGE OF 74
Mrs. Mary J. Bowman, wife of A. R. Bowman, died at her home, 702 East Randolph street, this morning at 2 o’clock. Funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock by Rev. H. McNamee. Burial will take place in Highland Park cemetery.
Mrs. Bowman was 74 years old last October. She had been in ill health for more than a year and had been seriously ill for several weeks.
Besides her husband she leaves two children by a former marriage. They are John Cornmesser, of Chicago, and D. L. Cornmesser, of Pine Bluff, Ark. The latter was with her at the time of her death.
Mrs. Bowman had made here home in Kirksville for the past twenty years or more.
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Mrs. Zena Bowman Dies
Mrs. Zena (Pruitt) Bowman, 82 years old, former resident of Green City, died April 15 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Martin, in St. Joseph. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Green City with interment in the Hawkeye Cemetery west of Green City.
Mrs. Bowman has lived most of her life in Green City until about a year ago, when she went to St. Joseph to live with Mrs. Martin. She was born March 4, 1886, in Lawrence County, the daughter of E. H. and Adeline (Morris) Pruitt. She was married to Rev. George Bowman, who preceded her in death.
Surviving her in addition to her daughter, are a son, Alton Bowman, of New York, and several brothers and sisters. Two children preceded her in death.
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Mrs. Della Brown [Bown] Dies
Mrs. Della F. Brown [Bown], 66, of east of Gifford died Tuesday following a weeks illness. Funeral services were held in Gifford at the McCollum Funeral Home. Services were conducted by the Rev. Fred L. Hudson. Burial was in the La Plata Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown [Bown] was born in Adair County on May 11, 1875, the daughter of James and Mattie Carter Floyd.
She was married to William Thomas Brown [Bown] on April 9, 1896, five children being born to this union. Her husband and two children preceded her in death, Mr. Brown [Bown] dying Dec. 22, 1941, a daughter, Mrs. Audria Miller, in 1936, and a son in 1913.
Surviving are three children, Ivie Bown, LaCrosse; Mrs. Naomi Snyder, Greencastle, and James Bown, LaCrosse; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Wages, Buffalo, Mo., and Mrs. Alma Noble, Greencastle; and eight grandchildren.
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W. T. BOWN, AGED 71, DIES NEAR GIFFORD
Formerly Lived At Greencastle; Rites Tuesday.
William Thomas Bown, 71, died today at his home near Gifford after an illness of two months. He had moved to the Gifford vicinity last spring from Greencastle.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the McCollum Funeral Home at Gifford and burial will be made in the La Plata Cemetery.
Mr. Bown was born near Sperry, Mo., May 8, 1870, a son of James and Elizabeth Ratliff Bown. He was married April 8, 1896 to Della Floyd and five children were born, two of whom preceded him in death.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Della Bown; two daughters, Mrs. Naomi Snyder, Greencastle; Ivy Bown, Cardy; one son, James Bown, La Plata; eight grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Ely, Kirksville; Mrs. Florence Furnish, Queen City, and Mrs. Lula Barger, Kirksville.
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Boyce, Edward
Edward Boyce, 79, who was in Memphis a few days ago and who was ill only a week, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marsh, ten miles south of Memphis Tuesday morning at 4 o’clock.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett funeral parlor yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. A.B. Billmann, pastor of the Christian Church. Interment was in the cemetery at Fr. Donaldson.
Mr. Boyce was born at Mendon, Ill., on December 1, 1861, and lived in Scotland County the greater part of his life. He was married to Rosa B. Clair, February 18, 1886, who preceded him in death in 1903.
He is survived by one son and one daughter, George Washington Boyce of Niangua, Mo. and Mrs. Mary E. Boyce Marsh of south of Memphis. He also leaves eight grandchildren, Edward, Lloyd, Eunice, Freeda and Howard Boyce of Niangua, Mo., and Junior, Mildred and Geraldine Marsh of near Memphis.
Mr. Boyce has made his home with his daughter and her family in the Ft. Donaldson neighborhood for the past ten years. He was a good man, well liked by all.
Edward Boyce, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Apr 1941
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MISS ELIZA BOYCE DIES IN PARIS, MO.
Miss Eliza J. Boyce, of Paris, Mo., died at her home Saturday at the age of 67 years. Death was due to bronchial pneumonia. She was born in Lee County, Iowa in 1852, and moved to Missouri in 1893.
The deceased is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. Wyatt, of Kirksville, and one brother, F. J. Boyce, of Pasedena [sic], Calif., who was unable to be here for the funeral.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at East Center Church, at four o’clock, conducted by Rev. F. W. Condit, of the Christian Church.
Eliza J. Boyce, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 16 Feb 1920, p. 6, col. 4, Monday
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DIED AT KEOKUK SATURDAY
George Boyd Was Father of Mrs. Glen McGee, Memphis
George Boyd, 64, of 618 South Seventh street, Keokuk, died at 5:25 p.m., Saturday in a Keokuk hospital. He had been ill only since Friday evening nd [sic] his death came suddenly, says the Daily Gate City.
A son of George and Arminta Langford Boyd, he was born on December 13, 1880, at Cantril, Iowa, and was married there on Dec. 18, 1904, to Ida McIntosh, who survives. They moved to Keokuk 21 years ago and since that time Mr. Boyd had been employed at the Hubinger plant. They formerly lived in Memphis.
He was a member of the Christian church at Cantril and of Chieftain chapter of American War Dads, Keokuk.
Surviving besides his widow are two sons, Howard Boyd of Moline, and Pfc. Hollis Boyd, serving with the Army in the Philippines; two daughters, Mrs. Glen McGee of Memphis, and Mrs. Freda Daugherty of Keokuk; two brothers, Charley Boyd of Alamosa, Iowa, and Bert Boyd of Ds Moines; and one sister, Mrs. Stella Deal of Ottumwa. He was the youngest in a family of eight children.
Funeral services were held at Keokuk Tuesday afternoon. Burial in the Cantril cemetery at Cantril, Iowa.
George Boyd, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 25 Oct 1945, p. 7, col. 1
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JOHN W. BOYD, EX-RESIDENT, DIES IN WEST
Mrs. O. D. Barnes received word this morning of the sudden death of her brother, John W. Boyd, in Casper, Wyo., yesterday evening.
Mr. Boyd visited in Kirksville the last of May and apparently seemed to be in perfect health. He has been with the Burlington Railroad for thirty-five years and was soon to retire.
He was the son of Charles T. and Martha Oxley Boyd. He spent most of his early life in Kirksville where he attended the State Normal School. Twenty-five years ago he moved to Wyoming and has lived there since that time. He was sixty years old.
He leaves his wife, who was formerly Ollie Gardner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner of Queen City, his sister, Mrs. O. D. Barnes of 902 S. Halliburton Street, two nieces, and one nephew.
Burial will be held in Powell, Wyoming, in charge of the American Legion.
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MARY BOYD FUNERAL TO BE SATURDAY
Will Be Held Here; Died Wednesday in Des Moines, Ia.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Boyd, who died Wednesday in Des Moines, Ia., will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Kirksville Methodist Church. Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Boyd, daughter of Jacob and Emma Chapman, was born in Adair County, March 15, 1868. She was married to David Boyd, Dec. 11, 1883 and to this marriage five children were born. Mr. Boyd died in 1937 and one daughter, Beulah, died Dec. 25, 1944. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
She is survived by two sons, Paul Boyd, of Kirksville and Ernest Boyd, of California; two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Hart, of California and Mrs. Emma Anderson, of Des Moines, Ia.
Mrs. Boyd was a member of the Kirksville Methodist Church.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be John F. Miller, Edgar Gothard, Carl Butler, George Noe, Forest Holland and Harvey Sefrit.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Boyer died at her home in Arbela, March 7th, 1894, at about 8:30 a.m. aged 69 years, 11 months and 6 days.
The deceased leaves a large family of grown sons and daughters to mourn her departure and we miss a familiar and respected member of our little village. May her “final abode be that which has been prepared for the faithful from the foundation of the world.”
Elizabeth Boyer, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 15 Mar 1894, p. 2, col. 3
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Obituary
Epriham Boyer was born in Ohio, March 23rd, 1848 and departed this life December 30, 1910, at his home in Barton Co., Mo., aged 63 years, 9 months and 7 days. He came to Iowa from his native state in 1858. A year later the family came to Missouri and settled on the old homestead one mile south of Gorin, where he grew to manhood.
He united with Providence Baptist church in his 23rd year and until the time of his death lived a consistent Christian life. He was united in marriage with Elmira Triplett, July 8th, 1877. To this union four children, one daughter, who died in infancy, and three sons, Lewis, Roy and William were born. The sons with their mother survive him.
In the death of Brother Boyer his wife has lost a true and devoted husband, his children a loving father, the church a devoted member, the community a loyal, upright citizen. Besides those mentioned above, he leaves, an aged mother, two sisters, four brothers and a number of other relatives.
His remains were brought back to his old home Sunday and Monday were laid to rest in the Gorin cemetery. THE ARGUS joins a host of friends and neighbors in extending to the bereaved condolence and sympathy in this hour of affliction.
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JODI SUE BOYER SERVICS HELD IN IOWA
Funeral services were held Tuesday, August 22, in Oakville, Iowa, for Jodi Sue Boyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Boyer.
Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Conaway, were formerly Scotland County residents. She was also a great niece of Malcolm Peterson and Mrs. Genevieve Scott.
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Joy B. Boyer Services Held At Arbela
Joy Belle Boyer, daughter of Frank and Louisa Oppy, was born August 25, 1897. She departed this life in the Laughlin Hospital, Kirksville, Missouri, February 2, 1968, at the age of 70.
She was united in marriage to Okie Robert Boyer on March 17, 1920. To this union twin sons were born.
Joy was a member of the Arbela Baptist Church and was active in her church work.
Her husband preceded her in death June 12, 1960.
She leaves behind two sons, Okie Daniel Boyer, and wife, Deloris, of Arbela, Missouri, and Orville Oppy Boyer, and wife, Barbara, of Kahoka, Missouri; Four granddaughters, Sharon, of Fulton, Missouri, Roxie, Kahoka, Missouri, Mrs. Bonnie Jean Young, Memphis, Missouri, Lela Ann Boyer, Arbela, Missouri; One grandson-in-law, Ronald Lee Young, Memphis, Missouri; Great-grandson, Robert Allen Young; Two sister [sic] and one brother, Mrs. Otto Kice, Memphis, Missouri, Mrs. Bernice Anderson, Sheldon, Indiana, and Mr. John Oppy, Watseka, Illinois; Her mother, Mrs. Louise Oppy, Watseka, Illinois; and a host of friends and relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Arbela Baptist Church, Arbela, Missouri, on Monday, February 5, 1968, at 2 p.m., with the Reverends Ernest Deatrick and Carl Martin. Burial was in the Gorin Cemetery, Gorin, Missouri.
Body bearers were Alva Howell, Harry Callahan, Clark Dye, Leland Dannenhauer, Frank Biggs, and Stanley Roberts.
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Thomas Boyer died at the poor farm Feb. 24th, aged about 70 years. Funeral services were held there, conducted by Rev. A. M. Ewert, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 and remains were buried in the Memphis cemetery. Death was caused from old age.
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Merrell Boyer Services Are Held Here
Willard Merrell Boyer, born January 29, 1911, at Clarksville, Mo., the son of Byron and Besse Boyer, passed away December 27, 1971, at the Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield, Iowa.
Merrell was married to Amelia E. Walker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Walker, on June 20, 1937, at Berger, Mo. To this union were born two sons: Larry Gene and Kenneth Lee.
He is survived by his wife, Amelia; his mother, Besse; two sons, Larry and Kenney; and two brothers, Ezekial and Martin. Other survivors include his daughters-in-law, Jacqueline and Judy; grandchildren: Michele, Kimberly and Scott; a host of relatives and many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Byron.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church and served as Church School Superintendent and member of the church board.
He was a member of the Memphis Lodge No. 16 A.F. & A.M., the Commandery No. 41, the Eastern Star Chapter 29, and the Kirksville Council of R. and S. M. (Royal and Select Master).
He served his community as city alderman and secretary to the University of Missouri, Scotland County Extension Council.
A memorial has been established by his family in his memory, and contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society.
Services were from the United Methodist Church of Memphis, Missouri on Thursday, December 30, 1971 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Cleo Kottwitz officiating. Vocalists were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Foss accompanied by Mary Belle Greeno organist. Body bearers were William H. Adams, Harry Poole, Robert Mendenhall, Joe McVeigh, Harold Davis and Richard Johnson. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Masonic services were held at 7:30 p.m. December 29, 1971 by Memphis Lodge No. 16 Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons.
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Obituary
A. J. Boylan
Monday afternoon at about five o’clock, A. J. Boylan, better known as “Fifth Avenue Tailor,” dropped dead in the yard of the county home, where he had been living for several months.
Mr. Boylan came to Memphis nearly 25 years ago, a tailor who was especially proficient in his trade and who built up a large business because of his putting painstaking labor and good goods into his work. Also, he was a public spirited citizen until failing health caused him to curtail his business.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth funeral chapel Wednesday morning, conducted by Rev. Painter.
A. J. Boylan, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 3 Sep 1936, p. 1, col. 1
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JAMES BOYLAND DIES TODAY AT AGE OF 106
Oldest Resident In Adair County Was Born in Ireland
James Boyland, 106 years old, Adair county’s oldest citizen and probably one of the oldest men in the state, died this morning at 5:30 o’clock at the home of his son, City Councilman Sampson Boyland, 801 E. Randolph street. He has been in failing health the past two and a half years as the result of a stroke suffered early in 1945, but previous to that he had always enjoyed good health.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Interment will be in the Thomas Union Cemetery, northwest of Milan in Sullivan county.
Mr. Boyland was born March 10, 1841, near Belfast in Antram county, Ireland, a son of Patrick and Guiles Campbell Boyland. He came to the United States in 1870, settling with the family in Aurora, Ind., and there he was married to Miss Mary Murdock, of that city. He was a molder by trade and worked at his trade there for about one year before coming to Missouri and settling in Sullivan county. Three children were born to the couple while they lived on a farm northeast of Milan. They lived on the farm for 42 years, but since Mrs. Boyland died in 1916, Mr. Boyland has made his home with his son.
When the Boyland family came to Adair county they lived on a farm near Gibbs for several years. While there Sampson Boyland was elected county judge and then was elected county assessor. He and his family including James Boyland, moved to Kirksville in 1933.
Mr. Boyland traveled extensively while a young man and as his mind remained clear until his illness, he enjoyed telling of his ocean travels, especially to Africa. He also was quite active and enjoyed taking daily walks and visiting with friends in his neighborhood. He was a Presbyterian and a staunch Democrat and attended the Democratic banquets here for many years.
Since suffering a stroke, he has been confined to his bed most of the time but was able to sit up part of the time.
Besides his son, Sampson Boyland, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R. A. McNealey of Compton, Calif., and Miss Edna Boyland of 801 E. Randolph street, four grandchildren, five great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be: Minor Williams, Sherman Sevits, Ernest Shelton, John Curry, Z. D. Johnson and J. L. Murdock.
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TWO TEEN AGERS DIE IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT
Jamesport, Mo., Jan.5. (UP)—Two teen-agers were killed in a highway accident five miles west of Jamesport last night.
State Highway Patrolman C. W. Scheperle identified the dead as Dale Dean Sartain, 19, of Jamesport, and Lola May Boyles, 17, who lived six miles east of Jamesport.
Scheperle said a car driven by Gordon Mann, 19, of Jamesport, struck the rear of a truck driven by Carl Moss, 54, of Princeton. Both cars were traveling west on Highway 6, Scheperle said. Mann suffered bruises and laceration, but Moss was not injured.
Lola May Boyles, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 05 Jan 1951, p. 3, col. 5, Friday
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MRS. ADDIE BOZARTH, 77, DIES TODAY
Funeral Arrangements Await Arrival Of Relatives.
Mrs. Addie Bozarth, 77, died this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Virgil (Grace) Daniels, west of Pure Air.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of relatives, but the body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bozarth was the daughter of John and Mary Jones and was born Oct. 16, 1868, in Tennessee. She, with her parents, came to Pure Air when five years of age and she spent her life time in that community. She was married April 3, 1889, in Adair County, Mo., to Major R. Bozarth and to this marriage ten children were born.
She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Glenn (Rosie) Snyder, Greencastle R.F.D., Mrs. Otto (Fannie) Burchett, Brusett, Mont., Mrs. Virgil (Grace) Daniels, Novinger route 2, Mrs. Webb (Versa) Grisamer, Greencastle, Mo., Mrs. Ross (Lura) Jones, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Walter (Opal) Nicholson, Shelbyville, Mo.; three sons, Guy, of Jordan, Mont., Jimmie, of Green City, Mo., and Lester, of Newton, Ia.; three brothers, W. D. Jones, Novinger, H. F. Jones, Greencastle and Charley Jones, Novinger; three sisters, Mrs. Grove Swigert, Mrs. Fred Shafer and Mrs. Charles Darr, of Kirksville; thirty-one grandchildren, nineteen great grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died in 1942, one child and four brothers.
The pallbearers will be Jimmie and Lester Bozarth, Virgil Daniels, Glen Snyder, Webb Grisamer and Ross Jones.
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EMMA BOZARTH DIES TODAY IN GREEN CASTLE
Was 85 Years Old; In Failing Health for Some Time
Mrs. Emma Bozarth, 85, died this morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Olen True, in Green Castle. She had been in failing health for some time.
Born May 22, 1870, in Kirksville, the daughter of Jacob and Phillipine (Blythe) Shafer, Mrs. Bozarth lived most of her life in Adair county, moving to her daughter’s a few years ago.
She was married to Andrew J. Bozarth Nov. 18, 1894, and they had three daughters, all of whom survive: Mrs. Mary True, Mrs. Alva (Phena) McKeehan, and Mrs. Earl (hazel) Roan, all of Green Castle.
Ather [sic] survivors include two brothers, Fred Shafer of Kirksville and Cora Shafer of Novinger; two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Heyd, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Minnie Williams, of Sacramento, Calif.; three grandchildren, Faye McKeehan, Richard Roan and Jeanne Roan and four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bozarth was preceded in death by her husband and a grandson, Eugene McKeehan
She was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Green Castle Methodist church with burial in Green Castle cemetery. The body is at the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home in Green City.
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JAMES BOZARTH DIES IN ARNETT, OKLA.
Relatives have received word of the death of James Bozarth, a native of western Adair County, which occurred at his home in Arnett, Okla., on March 29. Funeral services and burial were held in Arnett.
Mr. Bozarth, 84, years of age, was a son of Thaddius Bozarth and a twin brother of the late Andy Bozarth. A retired farmer, he had made his home in Oklahoma more than 40 years, but will be remembered by many friends and relatives who still live in Adair county.
Mr. Bozarth is survived by his wife, who was Maggie Stage, and three children, Leona, of Wichita, Kan., and Edith and Loyal, both of Redondo Beach, Calif. One child preceded him in death.
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J. T. BOZARTH DIES AT HOME NEAR PURE AIR
He Was Born In This County on Nov. 5, 1849.
James Thomas Bozarth, a native born citizen of this county, died last night at 9 o’clock at his home near Pure Air. He was 73 years old.
Fr. Bozarth was born near Pure Air on Nov. 5, 1845 [sic], and has spent his life there on a farm. He is survived by his widow, Mary Elizabeth Bozarth, one daughter, Mrs. Leota Yowell, of Nind, and five sons, Edward of California, Richard of Washington, and Isaac, Charles and Andy Bozarth, of near Pure Air.
The funeral was held this afternoon at the Pure Air church conducted by the Rev. James Thomas and the body was buried in Ringo Point cemetery.
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MRS. MOLLY BOZARTH, 90, DIES FRIDAY
Funeral Services at Pure Air Church This Afternoon.
Mrs. J. T. Bozarth, 90 years old and a lifelong resident of Adair County, died at 11:15 o’clock Friday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Amos Yowell, 204 E. Cottonwood Street. She had been in poor health for more than two years at her home in Pure Air where she was cared for by her two sons until recently when she came here to live and be cared for by her daughter.
Funeral services will be conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the Christian Church, at the Pure Air Church at 2 o’clock this afternoon. Burial will be in the Baden Springs cemetery near Pure Air. The body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bozarth, familiarly known as Aunt Molly, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Long, and was born Feb. 26, 1853, near Pure Air. She was married to J. T. Bozarth who died March 27, 1923. One daughter, Lavena, died Jan. 26, 1899.
Surviving besides Mrs. Leota Yowell, are five sons, E. F. and Andy Bozarth of Ojia [sic], Calif., I. N. (Buddy) and Charles of Pure Air and Richard Bozarth, whose address is unknown; two brothers, Charles Long of Kirksville, and Newton Long, 96 years old, of Newton, Kan., one grandson, Sgt. Lyle S. Yowell who is stationed at Camp San Luis Abispo [sic], Calif., who has been sent for, six other grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bozarth has lived in four great wars, and members of her family have served in each one of them. Her father and a brother served in the Civil War, a brother in the Spanish American War, a son in World War I and a grandson in World War II.
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PIPE BLASTED FROM WELL KILLS WOMAN
Quincy, Ill., June 5– A 100-pound section of drilling pipe was hurled from a well yesterday, following detonation of a quantity of dynamite by a well driller. It leaped high into the air, hurtled a three story building and then crushed the automobile in which Mr. and Mrs. Bozarth were riding.
Mrs. Bozarth was decapitated. Her husband, a retired farmer, was slightly injured.
Workmen a block from the scene said the pipe traveled at least 500 feet from a well situated in the rear yard of a bottling plant. Oscar McGinley, a well driller, who discharged the dynamite, said he could not account for the pipe’s flight. He was not held by police, but was ordered to appear at an inquest today.
Mrs. Bozarth, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 Jun 1931, p. 3, col.
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MRS. MYRTLE BOZARTH RITES HERE TUESDAY
Kirksville Woman Died Saturday Night in Quincy
Funeral Services for Mrs. Myrtle Icadora Bozarth, 76, of 909 E. McPherson, who died Saturday night in a hospital at Quincy, Ill., will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, where the body is lying in state, Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock conducted by Rev. Cyrus Davis, pastor of South Side Baptist Church.
Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
Mrs. Bozarth was the daughter of Alfred and Harriet Shoop and was born June 21, 1875 in Adair county. She was married to Ben T. Bergstrom, March 29, 1900, and to this marriage seven children were born. Later she was married to Thad Bozarth.
Mr. Bozarth preceded her in death, as did two daughters, one brother and four sisters.
She is survived by four sons, Raymond Bergstrom, Quincy, Ill., Clarence J. Bergstrom, San Francisco, Calif., Homer Bergstrom, Danville, Ill., and Luther Bergstrom, of Maywood, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Rogers, of Chicago, Ill.; two brothers, Irvin Shoop, Kirksville, and Charley Shoop, Quincy, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Rosie Dixon, Fulton, Mo.; one half-sister, Mrs. Lavina Miller, Kansas City, thirteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bozarth was born and reared northwest of Novinger and lived there most of her life. Recently she moved to 909 E. McPherson, and two weeks ago she went to visit her son, Raymond. Bearers will be: Everett David, Everett Dennis, Floyd Keelum, Virgil Coffey, Alfred Pope, and Francis Green.
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Mrs. George Bozarth Dies In California
Mrs. George Bozarth, formerly of Adair County, passed away at Alhambra, California and was buried there Saturday. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. S. M. Gilliland, when her death occurred.
Mrs. Bozarth, whose maiden name was Sina Coy, was reared in the west part of this county.
Besides her daughter, who was the only child, Mrs. Bozarth leaves her husband, George Bozarth, who had been in California, but who had returned to Adair County, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Barney Pope of Youngstown, W. A. Coy of Pure Air, Mrs. E. T. Bozarth of Ojai, Calif., C. E. Coy of Los Angeles, and Mrs. L. A. Shoop, Kirksville.
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Mrs. Sinia Belle Bozarth Dies In Calif.
Mrs. Sinia Belle Bozarth, a former resident of Adair County, died in Alhambra, Calif., Jan. 16, according to the following item appearing in the Los Angeles Times:
Mrs. Sinia Belle Bozarth passed away Jan. 16, 1942, at her home, 404 Winchester Avenue, Alhambra. A native and a resident most of her life in Kirksville, Mo., she had lived in Alhambra for the past year. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Alhambra. Surviving her are one daughter, Mrs. Alberta Gilliland of Alhambra; two brothers, Irvin Coy of Los Angeles, and William A. Coy of Novinger, Mo.; and three sisters, Mrs. Florence Bozarth of Ojai, Mrs. Barney Pope of Novinger, Mo., and Mrs. L. A. Shoop of Kirksville, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Turner, Stevens and Turner, 259 East Main Street, Alhambra. Interment Rose Hills Memorial Park.
Sinia Belle Bozarth, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 21 Jan 1942, p. 2, col. 1
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Mrs. Violet Bozarth Dies in Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Lillian Shatto of 303 N. Baltimore has received word of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Violet Harmon Bozarth, Sunday in Chicago, Ill.
Services were held in Chicago with interment in the Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Bozarth lived here until 1930, when she left to make her home in Chicago.
Other relatives living in Kirksville are a niece, Miss Frances McVay, and a cousin, Beal Harmon.
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W. Bozarth Dies Near Pure Air
Winifred (Winnie) Bozarth died Tuesday morning at the home of Grover Jones in the Pure Air community, and funeral services were scheduled to be held Thursday after noon at the Pure Air Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Cyrus Davis, of the south Side Baptist Church, in Kirksville.
Mr. Bozarth was born in Adair County on June 18, 1884, the son of Wiliam [sic] and Susie (Kriner) Bozarth. His parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death.
He is survived by a brother, Roy, of Omaha, Neb., two sisters, Mrs. W. J. (Stella) Daniels, Kirksville, and Mrs. Arlie (Rosa) Pifer, of Yarrow.
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