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, as well as continuing to search for more obituaries and death notices to add here. I always strive for correctness.
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Gerald Courtney received a telephone message at noon Monday of the death of Mrs. E. H. Gabriel of Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. Gabriel was formerly Miss Laura Lou Courtney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Courtney.
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Mrs. Carrie Gage, Of Greentop, Dies
Mrs. Carrie M. (Ruch) Gage, of Greentop, died at the State Hospital at Fulton, Mo., Sunday evening at 8 o’clock.
Funeral services will be conducted at the West Funeral Home in Queen City Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Perley M. Lind. Interment will be in the Greentop Cemetery.
Mrs. Gage was born in Gentry County, Mo., Feb. 23, 1874. She was married to W. H. Gage and to them two children were born.
She is survived by one son, George, of Greentop, and one daughter, Mrs. Lula Petty, of Stanberry, Missouri.
Her husband preceded her in death several years ago.
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MRS. EFFIE GAGE, 55, DIES AT GREENTOP
Funeral Services To Be Held There Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Effie Gage, 55, died Sunday morning at a hospital in Greentop.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Greentop Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. P. M. Lind, Queen City, assisted by Rev. J. T. Quigley, pastor of the Greentop Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Greentop Cemetery.
Mrs. Gage was the daughter of Robert and Julia (Luttrell) Thomas and was born in Windsor, Ky., Jan. 16, 1893. She was married to George W. Gage, March 12, 1919 and to this marriage three children were born. One son, Robert, died Nov. 28, 1943, and she was also preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Owens (Mildred) Kollar, Queen City, and Rosemary Gage of the home; three brothers, Welby Thomas, Stanberry, Mo., Chester Thomas, Peshtigo, Wis., and C. M. Thomas, of Windsor, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Meece, Windsor, Ky., and Mrs. Alta Meece, Wallhalla, N. D.; two grandsons, J. O. and Douglas Kollar.
She was a member of the Greentop Christian Church.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Bearers will be Earl Glassburner, Virgil Goldsby, Frank Cooper, Bryan Arnold, Gene Mikel, and Raymond Grogan.
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MRS. LYLE L. GAITHER DIES AT LANCASTER
Minister’s Wife, 55, Succumbs After Year’s Illness.
Lancaster, Mo., March 23. (Special)—Mrs. Ethel Gaither, 55 years old, wife of the Rev. Lyle L. Gaither, pastor of the Methodist Church here, died at the parsonage at 9:15 o’clock Sunday morning. She had been ill a year.
She was a daughter of C. W. Harvey of Hollywood, Calif., and was born Feb. 1887, at DeRitt, Neb. She was married to the Rev. Gaither of Lincoln, Neb. on Oct. 2, 1907. During her 35 years of married life, she had lived in Nebraska, Massachusetts, Kansas, Colorado and Missouri, and for six years they had lived in Lancaster.
Ten children were born to them, all of whom are living, and they are the Rev. Harvey L. Gaither of Buckley, Ill., Leland Gaither and Mrs. Arthur Gensen [Jensen] of Alamosa, Colo., Mrs. Paul Moore of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. John L. Plummer of Anderson, Mo., Rev, Sidney [Sydney] O. Gaither of Greentop and Phyllis, Virginia, Donald and Patricia Jean at home.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church here at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon conducted by the Rev. Perry Taylor district superintendent of Kirksville.
Ethel Gaither, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Mar 1942, p. 1, col. 1, Monday
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REV. GAITHER OF LANCASTER DIES AT AGE 77
Retired Methodist Minister; Funeral Will Be Saturday
Rev. Lyle L. Gaither, 77, well-known retired Methodist minister of the Lancaster community, died last night in a Kirksville hospital after a long illness.
He was born on September 21, 1877, in Prairie City, Iowa, the son of Basil Lancaster and Cora Olive (Van Gilder) Gaither.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ethel (Harvey) Gaither, in March, 1942.
He is survived by his present wife, Mrs. Lenore (Vaughn) Gaither; 10 children, Rev. Harvey G. Gaither, LaCon, Ill.; Mrs. Art Jensen, Banning, Calif.; Leland L. Gaither, Wheatridge, Colo.; Mrs. Paul Moore, Hawthorn, Calif.; Rev. Sidney Gaither, Cottage Grove, Ore.; Mrs. John L. Plummer, Eminence, Mo.; Mrs. Lavern Vanderwork, Towner, Colo.; Mrs. Selden Ridenour, Davenport, Ia.; Donald D. Gaither, Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. C. J. Weaver, Jr., Mancos, Colo.
Also surviving are seven brothers and sisters, Ira Gaither, Holland, Kan.; Mrs. Maude Clark and Mrs. Myrtle Fristoe, Long Beach, Calif.; Rev. Roy O. Gaither. Clifton, Colo.; John Gaither, Ozark, Mo.; Rev. E. A. Gaither, Fullerton, Neb.; Mrs. Hollis P. Zimmerman, Muncie, Ind.; 30 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Rev. Gaither had served the Brashear and Lancaster Methodist charges. He served in Lancaster from 1935 to 1942 and again in 1946.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Lancaster Methodist church with the Rev. Joseph W. Thompson, district superintended of Kirksville, conducting the services. Rev. Clement Burkmeyer, pastor of the church, will assist. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery. The body is at the Morehead-Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster.
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MRS. GARDINE, 92, DIES NEAR LANCASTER
Resident of Germania Neighborhood For Ninety Years.
Special to The Daily Express.
Lancaster, Mo., June 9—Mrs. Isophine Gardine, who had lived in the Germania neighborhood, 5 miles southeast of Lancaster, for 90 years, died at her home there last night at 10:30 o’clock at the age of 92 years.
Mrs. Gardine was born on a farm near Louisville, Ky., the daughter of John M. and Paulina Coons. She came with her parents to Schuyler County, Missouri, at the age of 2 years and they took up their residence in the Germania neighborhood where she continued to live the remainder of her life.
On April 17, 1870, she was married to Abraham Gardine. To this union five boys were born, all of whom are living, three of them in the Germania neighborhood. They are: Frank, Ernest, and Charlie, of Germania; Willie of Kirksville, and Louis, who lives in Arizona. Her husband died about thirty years ago. Besides her sons she leaves two sisters, Mrs. George Wiggins, of Guymon, Okla., and Mrs. Will Sloop, of Lancaster, and one brother, William Coons, whose home is in California.
No definite funeral arrangements will be made until relatives away from here are heard from, but it is probable they will be held Sunday afternoon.
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RHODA GARDINE, 78 YEARS OLD, DIES TODAY
Funeral Plans to Be Announced for Kirksville Woman
Mrs. Rhoda G. Gardine, 78, 1001 W. Gardner died in a Kirksville hospital early this morning.
Mrs. Gardine was the daughter of David T. and Mary A. Cowell Craig, and was born in Schuyler county August 29, 1876. She was married to Willard A. Gardine on April 27, 1898, at Lancaster, and to this marriage four children were born.
She is survived by her husband; one son, Ellison R. Gardine, Kirksville; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Briggs, Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Stella Zeober, Bozeman, Mont.; three brothers, Charles O. Craig, Kirksville, Willard Craig, Normal, Ill., and David Craig, Galva, Ill.; one sister, Mrs. Vasthie Slavin, Blue Springs, Mo.; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, five brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Gardine was a member of the Christian church.
The body will be at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Abner Gardner died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. B. Walker, ten miles east of Greentop, Tuesday night, aged 79 years. He had lived on a farm near Greentop, nearly all his life, but the last 2 years had been living in town. While visiting his daughter, he became ill, and could not be moved to his home. He leaves a wife and the following children: Mrs. H. E. Gillspie, Kirksville; Mrs. Jacob Newcomer, Greentop, Mrs. John Logston, Queen City; Mrs. J. B. Walker, Greentop, Mrs. Wash Willis, Greentop; and Charles Gardner, Queen City.
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A.N. GARDNER, RETIRED MAIL CARRIER, DIES
Succumbed at Hurdland; Lived Here 70 Years.
Alfred N. Gardner, who for 70 years was a resident of Kirksville and a former mail carrier, died at 3:45 o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home in Hurdland. He had been in poor health for the past two months and seriously ill for about three weeks.
He was born in Wisconsin on April 4, 1864, and came with his parents, John and Catherine Gardner, to Kirksville when he was only two years old. The trip was made here with an oxen team in 1866. He was the last of a family of ten children.
The deceased was a carpenter by trade before becoming a city mail carrier. After carrying the mail in the city fifteen years he was transferred to a rural route out of Kirksville. When he retired about 12 years ago he had been carrying mail for 22 years.
He had been a member of the First Christian Church since he was sixteen years old. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and at one time belonged to other fraternal orders. He was high priest of Caldwell Chapter in 1928 and served as Master of Adair Lodge, No. 366.
Mr. Gardner a Justice of the Peace here six years, beginning in 1902.
While a rural mail carrier his route was No. 7, running northeast of Kirksville through Clay.
Mr. Gardner was married to Miss Ida M. Griffin on June 6, 1888 in Kirksville. Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Cecil Gardner of Kirksville, two daughters, Mrs. Curtis Bell of Peoria, Ill., and Mrs. William Edmonson of Hurdland, nine grand children and three great grand children.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane of Brashear, and the Masons. Burial will be in Forest Cemtery [sic].
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15 YEAR OLD YOUTH DIES THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK
Donnellson, Ia. – Claudie Lee Gardner, 15 year old son of Maurice and Mary Parrish Gardner, died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday, November 7, 1963, in Sacred Heart Hospital at Fort Madison after an illness since July of this year.
He was born January 15, 1948, in Fort Madison. He was a member of the Donnellson Presbyterian Church and was a sophomore in Central Community high school.
Surviving are his parents, a sister, Jill, at home; grandmothers, Mrs. Frances Gardner of Revere, Mo., and Mrs. Sylvia Parrish of Gorin, Mo., and uncles and aunts.
The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Denley Ganfield officiating. Burial was in the Evangelical cemetery north of Donnellson.
Claudie Lee Gardner, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 14 Nov 1963
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Dilla M. Gardner Dies In California
Memorial services and burial were held Monday, April 30 for Dilla M. Gardner, 89, of 6237 Albany St., Huntington Park. She was buried in Inglewood Park cemetery.
Mrs. Gardner, who died Friday, was retired school teacher and a member of the Huntington Park Christian church.
She was born in Missouri and moved to California in 1928. She lived in Huntington Park 21 years.
She is survived by several nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Gardner is a long-time resident of Memphis. She died of a heart attack April 27th having been ill since July of 1961. She was a faithful member of the Huntington Park Christian church and never missed a Sunday sermon for the past 10 years until she became ill.
She also holds the highest record of attendance in her Sunday school class of anyone in the same church. She was the eldest member of the Scotland County Missouri picnic that was held in California each year, but she never missed church to go. She always went after church.
She is the last of her family. Survived only by nieces and nephews and three step-daughters, Nellie of California and Erma and Edna of Missouri.
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Don Gardner Service Held On Tuesday
Dona, son of Charles and Emma Hintz Gardner, was born September 10, 1895, in packwood [sic], Iowa, and passed away in the Laughlin hospital in Kirksville, Missouri, November 23, 1963.
In 1902, he moved to Missouri with his family where he lived the remainder of his life.
At the age of 21, he became a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge.
He became the DeKalb seed corn dealer in 1941 and was still engaged in this work at the time of his death. He was also engaged in farming and in the plumbing business.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers: Jimmy and Johnny, who died in infancy, and Van; one sister, Jessie and one sister-in-law, Anna May.
He is survived by two brothers, Roy of Grundy Center, Iowa and Bill, of Memphis with whom he made his home; two sisters-in-law, Mabel of Memphis and Gladys of Grundy Center, Iowa, several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held from the Memphis Methodist church Tuesday, November 26th at 2:00 p.m. conducted by Rev. J. Frederick Lawson. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Body bearers were T. D. Wortman, Mansel Garrett, Kenneth Cunningham, Lowell McConnell, Ora Bradford and Van Hays.
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Obituary
Mrs. Emma Gardner
Mrs. Emma Gardner of Memphis, Mo., passed away at St. Joseph’s hospital in Keokuk on Saturday morning, April 28. Paritonitis [sic], following an operation caused her death. Her illness was of less than a week’s duration.
Emma L. Hintz was born in Jefferson county, Iowa, on October 15, 1865 and was the daughter of Frederick and Barbara Zeigler Hintz. On January 22, 1884, she was married to C. B. Gardner if Packwood, Iowa. To this union seven children were born, two of whom preceded her in death.
Surviving her are her husband, C. B. Gardner and the following child…
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F. A. GARDNER DIES AT HOME HERE TODAY
In Impaired Health For Several Years; Rites Tomorrow.
Fred A. Gardner, 72, died early this morning at his home at 1024 East McPherson Street. Mr. Gardner had been in failing health for several years.
Born March 24, in Deer Park, Ill., he was the son of John P. and Mary Ann Gardner. On Feb. 20, 1894, he married Mary M. Patterson and moved to Iowa Falls, Ia. In 1902, the Gardners [sic] came to Gibbs, Mo., and lived there until 1919 when they moved to Black River, Wis. After three years there, they came to Kirksville to make their home. Mr. Gardner was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Surviving, besides his widow, are a son, Ray P. Gardner, of this city; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Garner, of Webster Groves, and Mrs. Jack Rosenkranz, of Bozeman, Mont.; a sister, Mrs. Sherwood Logan, Ottawa, Ill.; three brothers, Jim Gardner, of Hurdland John Gardner of Brashear, and George Gardner of Kirksville, and six grand-children, Doris, Evonne, Caroline and Justine Gardner, of Kirksville and Charlotte and Robert Garner, of Webster Groves. One child, a twin-sister of Ray P. Gardner, died in infancy.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until the services, which will be held at the funeral home at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon, with the Rev. Pyron McMillen officiating.
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G. T. GARDNER DIED AT KEOKUK SATURDAY
G. T. Gardner, who was operated on at the St. Joseph hospital at Keokuk Sunday morning, August 26, died there Saturday morning, August 31, at 6 o’clock.
Mr. Gardner was employed by J. R. Clarkson in his grocery store and about a week ago, was forced to be away from the store on account of an attack of appendicitis. Not getting much better, he was taken to the hospital and there operated on Sunday morning. J. R. Clarkson and Hearle Greeno, another employee of the store, drove to Keokuk Sunday and remained there until about four o’clock and reported that he was getting along nicely. Various reports came to Memphis during the week that he was doing nicely, and his wife, who had accompanied him to the hospital, returned home.
There seemed not the slightest doubt but that he was getting along alright and it was not until Mr. Clarkson received word Saturday morning of Mr. Gardner’s death, that people knew that there had been any change in his condition.
Tom Gardner was a well known citizen of Memphis and last April was elected a member of the city council. He is the second alderman from the Second Ward to pass away since the April election, James C. Courtney, the other alderman from that ward, having died a few weeks ago.
Before moving to Memphis about twenty-five years ago, Mr. Gardner lived on a farm north of Memphis. He was at one time street commissioner of Memphis, and when the Standard Oil Company opened their filling station here, he was put in charge of the business here. He managed the station for a few months but returned to the grocery store where he had been employed previously. For several years he has been with the late H. F. Clarkson and J. R. Clarkson in the grocery business.
Mr. Gardner had a pleasing personality and made many friends. He was especially fond of his children and took a great interest in their welfare, they having been left motherless upon the death of his first wife.
Mr. Gardner was also devoted to his aged mother, Mrs. Martha Leeper, who is past 86 years of age. He carefully looked after her and almost every day stopped to see how she was getting along. His death was a hard blow to her as well as to other members of the family.
Mr. Gardner was born in Scotland county, October 4, 1873.
Mr. Gardner was married to Miss Nannie Powell, January 23, 1898, who died about twenty years ago. He was later married to Mrs. Hoover, who died shortly after their marriage and on June 11, 1913, he was married to Miss Dilla Stevens.
Funeral services were held at his home at 335 Maple street yesterday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock and were conducted by Rev. C. W. Cornn, pastor of the Christian church, of which he was a member. Burial was in the Richland cemetery at Hitt, where his first wife is buried, and where lies two small children.
In addition to the mother and wife, Mrs. Dilla Gardner, Mr. Gardner leaves three daughters, Mrs. Nellie O’Laughlin, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Mrs. Erma Walker, of Chicago and Mrs. Edna Fogle, of Moline, Illinois, all of whom were here to attend the funeral.
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Scotland County marriage listings indicate, George T. Gardner married Nannie Powell, 23 Jan 1898 and that G. T. Gardner married Hellen Hooyer [sic] 02 Mar 1909
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Death of Mrs. G. T. Gardner
Mrs. Nannie Gardner, beloved wife of G. T. Gardner, of this city died of neuralgia of the heart at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, February 20, 1908, after an illness of four or five days, aged 35 years, 6 months and 18 days.
Deceased was the daughter of the late Jason W. Powell, of this city, and was born on a farm near Rutledge, Aug. 2, 1872. About eleven years ago she moved with her parents to Memphis. Here her father died a few years ago and here the daughter follows him to the spirit land.
On January 23, 1898, she was united in marriage with G. T. Gardner. To this union five children were born, two of whom died in infancy. Three, namely, Nellie, Erma and Edna, all of tender years, survive.
Sister Gardner united with the Christian Church in Rutledge when about 20 years of age, and on moving to Memphis transferred her membership here and remained a consistent and faithful member of the same until the close of life.
A mother and five sisters, the husband and three little girls remain to mourn her premature death.
Short funeral services were held at the family home Sunday morning, Eld. J. T. Shreve officiating. After which the body was taken to Hitt, where Rev. W. C. Harper preached the funeral sermon, after which the body was tenderly laid to rest in the cemetery.
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S. H. GARDNER, A. S. O. STUDENT, DIES, AGED 33
School Suspended at A. S. O. Until Wednesday Morning.
S. Howard Gardner, 34 years old, a student in the January class of 1922 at the A. S. O., died of pneumonia, following influenza, yesterday morning at 6:30. He was born in Newark, N. J., July 24, 1886. He was married June 29, 1916, to Lydia Hencke.
He came to Kirksville to enter the A. S. O. in January 1918. He was a member of the Atlas Club, holding the office of Pylorus in that organization. He was highly respected by his fellow students and by his fraternity brothers. His home was in South Orange, N. J.
Mrs. Gardner arrived this morning at 8:30. The body will be taken to South Orange for burial, leaving Kirksville at 1:02 a.m. Wednesday morning.
Besides his wife, the deceased is survived by his father and, mother, and four brothers.
Mrs. Gardner is well known in Kirksville, having been a student in the High school here several years ago, while her mother was studying osteopathy. Her sister, Miss Louise Henke was at that time registrar at the A. S. O.
The following resolutions were formulated by the members of the Atlas Club in expression of their sympathy, and of the deep regard for their departed brother:
Kirksville, Mo., Feb. 9, 1920.
Whereas, as a member of the Almighty God in his infinite wisdom to take from our midst Brother S. Howard Gardner and,
Whereas, as a member of the Atlas Club, Brother Gardner has won a warm place in the hearts of his brothers for his diligent attention to his duties as an officer in the club, and for his keen interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the club, and for his ever present spirit of good fellowship, therefore be it
Resolved, that in the death of Brother S. Howard Gardner, the Atlas Club has lost a true and faithful brother, and
Be it further resolved, that the sincere sympathy of the club be extended to the bereaved wife, and
Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be sent to his wife, that a copy be spread upon the minutes of the Chapter, and that a copy be printed in the professional and home publications.
THE ATLAS CLUB
Arthur W. King,
Vernon Still,
Committee
In respect to Mr. Gardner’s memory, school at the A. S. O. will be suspended until Wednesday morning.
S. Howard Gardner, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 09 Feb 1920, p. 6, col. 3, Monday
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Simon Gardner Dies At Age Of 93
Simon Millard Gardner, 93 years of six miles south od [sic] Edina, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 28, 1972 at the Scotland Co. Nursing Home, Memphis, where he had been since March 7, 1972. He was born November 20, 1878 in Somerset County, Penn., the son of William H. and Catherine V. Bowman Gardner.
On Dec. 21, 1904 he was married to Ethyle Oldfather and she survives, also three sons, Albert Gardner of Memphis, Charles A. Gardner and Harry M. Gardner both of Edina, a daughter, Mary Kathryn, Mrs. Ed Myers of Jefferson, Iowa, 12 grandchildren, 1 great granddaughter, Gretchen Gardner Gottschalk, a niece and a nephew.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, William Paul Gardner, three sisters, Bertha, Emma Jane and Mary Ella Gardner, and a brother, Josiah B. Gardner.
As a young man he came west where he taught school in Iowa and Oregon.
He had lived all of his married life in Knox County with the exception of six years at Hooversville, Penn.
He was engaged in farming & was a charter member of the Hannibal Production Credit Association and was active in other civic organizations.
Mr. Gardner was Past Master of Paulville Lodge No. 319 A.F. & A.M. of Hurdland.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, May 30, 1972 at 1 p.m. at Hudson-rimer funeral Chapel in Edina, with Rev. Barbara Barnett of Edina officiating and burial in Linville Cemetery, Edina, Missouri, Masonic Rites were at the graveside.
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Van Gardner Dies At Age of 69
Van Gardner, son of Charles and Emma L. Hintz Gardner was born September 22, 1893 near Fairfield, Iowa, and passed away March 17, 1962 in the Laughlin Hospital, Kirksville, Missouri. He was 69 years of age.
In 1908, he moved north of Memphis with his parents. On September 7, 1915, he was married to Mabel E. Varnold of Memphis, and to this union a son and a daughter were born. He and his son owned and operated neighboring farms.
Mr. Gardner is survived by his wife, his daughter, Mrs. Leona Barnes of Burlington, Ia.; his son, Van Willis; one granddaughter, Cindra Susan Gardner, one grandson, Wendell Willis Gardner of Memphis; three brothers, Roy of Grundy Center, Ia., Don and Arlie (Bill) of Memphis.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Mrs. Jessie Walker, and two brothers who died in infancy.
He was a devoted father and grandfather and will be sadly missed by his loved ones.
Funeral services were held Monday, March 19 at 2:30 p.m. at the Payne Chapel, conducted by Rev. J. Frederick Lawson.
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Louis Garges, 52, Died Monday
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home for Louis Ellison Garges, 52, who died Monday morning at his home, 416 South Bradford street. Services were conducted by the Rev. Stella Bashman. Interment was made in Forest Cemetery.
Mr. Garges was the son of Allen H. and Mary Faucette Garges and was born in Lancaster, Mo., April 24, 1892.
He is survived by his wife, Carmen Taylor Garges, two daughters, Mrs. V. W. Gleason and Mrs. Charles Kruse, both of Chickasha, Okla., one granddaughter, Carmen Lou Gleason and his mother, Mrs. Mary Garges.
Mr. Garges was for several years, associated with his father in the clothing business on the north side of the square, under the firm name of Murphy, Mills & Garges. In later years he has been with the J. F. Newton Motor Co., until his health failed.
He was a charter member of the Elks Club, Country Club, Kiwanis Club and a member of the Mosonic [sic] lodge.
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RESIDENT AT BRASHEAR FOR 84 YEARS DIES
Lucian Garloch Succumbs to Heart Ailment.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., Nov. 6—Lucian Garloch, 84, a resident of Adair County since he was four months old, died at the family home in Brashear Sunday evening at 7 o’clock. He suffered a heart attack three weeks ago, prior to which he had been in fair health.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow at 10 a.m., at the Easley Funeral Home here, conducted by the Rev. L. L. Gaither, of Lancaster, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Lane. Burial will be in the Prairie Bird Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the funeral home. Mr. Garloch’s nephews will be pall-bearers.
Mr. Garloch was born July 16, 1855, near Glade Farms, Preston County, West Virginia, a son of Henry and Esther Cuppet Garloch. He was the youngest of a family of ten children and outlived all his brothers and sisters.
His parents moved to Missouri when he was four months old and settled in Kirksville, where they lived one year. Then his father entered land near Brashear and moved there, where Lucian Garloch lived until about 20 years ago, when he moved to town. He still owned eight acres of the old Garloch homestead.
He married Miss Rosetta Kelly Nov. 10, 1900, and two daughters were born. Surviving are his widow, the daughters, Mrs. Alta Beason, Brashear, and Miss Hazel Garloch, at home. There is one granddaughter. The late Harrison Garloch, of Brashear, was a brother.
Mr. Garloch was a member of the Prairie Bird United Brethren Church.
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GIBBS
Word was received here by relatives of the death of Mrs. Amanda Garlock at the home of her son, John in Clayton, N. Mex. She was a resident of this community for many years. George and Alfred Huston are her brothers.
Amanda Garlock, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 16 Jan 1936, p. 1, col. 6, Gibbs Column
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MRS. DIDDIE GARLOCK DIES IN WICHITA, KAN.
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Diddie M. Garlock, 78, widow of the late Rev. O. P. Garlock, a former Adair county resident and minister of the United Brethren Church. Mrs. Garlock died at her home in Wichita, Kan., Thursday, March 13.
She was born at Hall’s Station, Mo., Nov. 23, 1873, and was married to Rev. Garlock nearly 52 years ago. Together they served churches in Missouri before going to Wichita, Kan., in 1912 and remaining in Kansas until the Rev. Mr. Garlock’s last charge at Sylvia, Kan. Rev. Garlock was pastor of the Brashear United Brethren Church in the early 1900’s.
Rev. Garlock preceded her in death Oct. 17, 1945.
Surviving are one son, Perry O. Garlock, of Encino, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. George Bell, of Kansas City, Kan., Mrs. R. C. Hatfield and Mrs. Irvin Van Blarcom, of Wichita; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
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Fermin Garlock Found Dead Monday Evening
Fermin Garlock, 30 years old, whose home is at 1316 E. Jefferson, was found dead about 7 o’clock Monday evening in a patch of weeds near the Clover Leaf roadhouse near Kirksville. He had been missing for four days. He was found by Ernest Colyer, Gerald Marrow and Russell Babcock.
X-rays were taken Tuesday morning at the Grim-Smith Memorial Hospital by Dr. M. E. English and Dr. Wayne Lehr, and Dr. English believed that Garlock was knocked unconscious when he fell into a grader ditch, and, with his face buried in the dirt, died without regaining consciousness.
He was last seen alive about 11:30 or 12:00 o’clock Thursday night at the Clover Leaf Club, where he had gone with Dr. Richard Messham. Dr. Messham told officers that when he was ready to leave the roadhouse, he did not see Garlock, and supposed that he had gone home.
Officers were not notified of disappearance until Monday afternoon, although his wife had been making quiet serch [sic] for him, according to Sheriff Alex Brown.
The body was found sprawled on the weeds and across the grader ditch, with the face buried in the muddy bank. The legs were spread wide and straight back, with the arms also extended backward. There were no indications of a struggle, and $45.85 were found in his pockets.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the Christian Church.
He was the son of Rev. J. Greensbury and Mary Emma Harrison Garlock, and was born April 17, 1918 at Appelton, Ill. He spent most of his life on a farm northeast of Gibbs but had lived in Kirksville recently. He operated the Dining Car until last April, when he sold the establishment. Recently, he had been employed in the meat department of local grocery store. He was a member of the Pleasant View Chapel Church, the Eagle Lodge and the Lions Club.
Surviving are his wife, the former Miss Ruth Imah Runnels; three daughters, Norma Jean, 6, Myrna Jo, 3, and Mary Kay, 7 months; his parents, who live at Fowler, Ill., and one sister, Mrs. Gerald Josephine Morrow, of Kirksville.
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H. GARLOCK, 83, RISIDENT OF BRASHEAR, DIES
Funeral Services To Be Conducted at Prairie Bird Friday a. m.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., August 1—Harrison Garlock, 83 years old, a resident of the Brashear vicinity for eighty years, died yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Thomas L. Shahan, in Brashear. He had been ill for several years on account of heart trouble and confined to his bed for the past four months. He had made his home with his daughter for the past year and a half.
He was a son of Henry and Esther Cuppit Garlock and was born near Glade Farms, W. Va., April 15, 1852. His parents were natives of West Virginia.
Mr. Garlock came to Missouri with his parents when three years old and they settled on a farm three miles southwest of Brashear, and he has lived continuously on that farm and in the vicinity of Brashear since then.
He was married in 1880 to Miss Ellen McCloskey and three children were born to them, two dying in infancy. One son, Frank Garlock, of Brashear survives. His wife died in August, 1885. He was later married to Miss Zarelda Monroe on April 11, 1886, and she died May 2, 1926. Four children were born to this union, Mrs. Thomas L. Shahan of Brashear, Vergil Garlock of Newton, Iowa, Elbert Garlock of Trenton, are living and the late Mrs. Dora Wilgus of Brashear was a daughter. They also raised a foster daughter, Mrs. Chas. Gunning, of Kirksville. There is one surviving brother, Lucian Garlock of Brashear, eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Mr. Garlock united with the Prairie Bird United Brethren Church when a young man. Funeral services will be held there at 10 o’clock Friday morning conducted by Sister Mae Vincent. Burial will be in the Prairie Bird Cemetery.
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H. G. GARLOCK, AGED 67, DIES AT MILLARD
Was Resident Near Brashear and Gibbs Most of Life.
Henry G. Garlock, 67, a resident of the Brashear and Gibbs vicinities most of his life, died at his home in Millard last night at 10:30 o’clock.
He became ill two weeks ago but apparently was improving until a sudden turn for the worse yesterday.
Funeral and burial services are to be held at Prairie Bird, northwest of Gibbs, but the time had not been set today. The body is lying in state at the Easley Funeral Home at Brashear, but will be taken to his home at Millard the evening before the funeral.
Mr. Garlock was born near Brashear August 26, 1873, a son of Jacob and Martha Kelly Garlock. He was married April 15, 1903 to Miss Jane Long and five children were born. After his marriage, he established a home on a farm three miles north of Gibbs, where he lived until a year ago, when he bought property in Millard and moved there.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Esther Robinson, Des Moines; Mrs. Mary Wolf, Kirksville; Miss Ruth Garlock, at home; one son, Olin Garlock, Kemmerer, Wyo.; one brother, Wise Garlock, Gibbs, and two sisters, Mrs. William Keller, Gibbs, and Mrs. George Barnes, Brashear. One son, Walter, died at the age of 12 and his wife died April 4, 1937. The son in Wyoming is planning to come here for the funeral.
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MRS. HENRY G. GARLOCK, NEAR GIBBS, DIES
Funeral Services at Prairie View Church Thursday Afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Garlock, 62 years old, who lives about two miles northwest of Gibbs, died at a local hospital about 2:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. She was operated on a week ago today for a rupture.
She was a daughter of George and Mary Barr Long and was born near Gibbs on June 15, 1875, and has lived in that community all her life. She was married to Henry Garlock on June [sic?] 15, 1903, and five children were born to them. One son, Walter, died at the age of twelve years. She is survived by her husband and the following children, Mrs. Esther Robinson of Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. Mary Wolf of Kirksville, Olin Garlock of Jemmerer [sic], Wyo., and Miss Ruth at home. There are three grand children and two brothers, Joe Long of Atlanta, and George Long of Clovis, N. M. The late Mrs. Lou Gregg of Gibbs was a sister.
Her parents were natives of Iowa. She was a member of the South Methodist church at Gibbs, having been converted a number of years ago.
Funeral services will be held at the Prairie View Church at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon conducted by the Rev. E [?]. S. Havighurst of LaPlata with burial in the nearby cemetery.
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A.J. GARMAN, AGED 75, DIES HERE TODAY
In Hospital Here Six Weeks; Former Farmer at Lancaster.
Andrew Johnson Garman, 75 years old, of 204 West Scott Street, died in a hospital here this morning at 6:10 o’clock. He had been under treatment at the hospital for six weeks, his condition being attributed to general debilities due to age.
Mr. Garman had lived in Kirksville the past seventeen years, coming here from Lancaster, where he was a farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Marissia Garman: six sons and daughters, Roy Garman, 315 West Patterson Street, Kirksville; Mrs. Lydia Katherine Deneau, St. Charles, Mo.; Mrs. Iva Ray, Mexico, Mo.; Mrs. Mabel Francis James, Sedalia; Raymond Elias Garman, Kirksville route one, and Mrs. Alta Ray, Centerville, Ia.; eleven grandchildren, two brothers, Frank and Elbert Garman, both of Ottumwa, Ia.; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Brown, in Kansas, and Mrs. Rosa Callen, Cherokee, Okla.
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L. S. Garman Passes Away December 5, 1968
Lamuel Freeman Garman, son of Orson Garman and Fandora Lancaster Garman was born October 25, 1887, in Scotland County, Missouri, and departed this life December 15, 1968, at Laughlin Hospital, after a short illness.
He was united in marriage to Beulah Martin Crawford, December 6, 1919.
He leaves his wife; one step-daughter, Rena Maud Crawford Rodgers, and husband, Cecil Rodgers, of Memphis; one foster son, Harry Vernon Rickard, and wife, Lucille, of Kansas City, Missouri; one step-grandson, Larry Rodgers, and wife, Barbara, of Memphis; one foster granddaughter, Shelley Renee Rickard, of Kansas City; and two step-great-grandchildren, Tracy and Tonja Rodgers, of Memphis. He also leaves on brother, Burley Garman, and wife, Mildred, of Burlington, Iowa; and two sisters, Sylvia Ban Dyke, of Keokuk, Iowa, and Grace Hatfield, of Abela [sic]; a number of nieces and nephews and a great many friend [sic] and neighbors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Pearl Garman and Leonard Garman; and one sister, Lula Winn; two girls and one boy died in infancy.
He was a member of Little Zion Baptist Church.
He was jolly and uncomplaining and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Funeral services were conducted December 17, 1968, at 1:30 p.m. at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, Memphis, Missouri. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Pall bearers were Stanley Hatfield, Mason Hatfield, Elmer Hatfield, Terry Sansbury, Melvin Hatfield, and Charles Alexander, Jr.
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W. A. GARMAN, 82, IS DEAD
Funeral at Gerth & Baskett Chapel Yesterday Afternoon
Funeral services for W. A. Garman, who died at his home in Memphis Sunday, April 17, were held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. S. Laws, District Missionary of the Baptist church. Interment was in the Friendship cemetery northwest of Memphis.
Pall bearers were Frank Smith, Tommy Gundy, Robert L. Lancaster, E. E. Shelley, Frank Ray and Crawford Lancaster.
Mr. Garman was born in Scotland county northwest of Memphis 82 years ago, on March 13, 1867, and spent his life in this county.
On Feb. 4, 1891, Mr. Garman was married to Miss Martha Cain. to this union was born two children–Lurra D. and Eliza H. He leaves two sisters, Mrs. G. E. Thompson of Miller, S. D., and Mrs. S. F. Powell of Brookfield, Mo.; seven grandchildren, Edwin W. Morse of North Kansas City, Lowell L. Morse of Ludlow, Mrs. Odessa McBee of Columbus Junction, Iowa; Miss Mildred Morse of Kansas City, Mrs. Gladys Mooney of Muscatine, Iowa; Junior L. Morse of Muscatine, Loverne D. Morse of Ludlow, and nine great grandchildren.
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Bertha A. Garrett Services Held On Monday
Bertha Alice (Hays) Garrett, daughter of John and Ida Hays was born in Memphis, Mo., June 16, 1893 and passed away on November 17, 1962 at Memphis.
Mrs. Garrett received her education in the Memphis school system. She was united in marriage to W. E. Garrett, August 30, 1911. To this union four children were born, Mildred Wilson, Maxine Walker, Mansel Garrett of Memphis, and Betty Jean Napier of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
She was a member of First Christian Church in Memphis, where she attended regularly as long as health permitted. Her entire life was spent in Scotland County. They operated the county home in 1946, and later organized the Community Home which they operated until their retirement in 1957.
Mrs. Garrett was preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Darby Wilson; and a grandson, Donald Lee Walker. She leaves to mourn her passing her husband, Earl Garrett, the children, seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, many relatives and numerous friends.
Funeral services were held from the First Christian church Monday, November 19th at 2 p.m. Rev. Howard Merchant and Rev. G. Lolin Eaton had charge of the services. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Body bearers were Floyd Walker, Glen Fugate, Gordon Moffett, Raymond Fountain, Hillis Forrester and Harley Baker.
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Charles Garrett Funeral Thursday
Funeral services for Charles Garrett 72, who died Thursday at Yakima, Wash., will be held at the Methodist Church in Green Castle Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. The sermon will be given by the Rev. Cyrus Davis, of Kirksville, with burial at the Green Castle cemetery. The body will be brought to his home in Green Castle Thursday morning from the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home in Green City.
Mr. Garrett was a son of Reuben and Nancy (Burchett) Garrett. He was born Jan. 10, 1879, near Pure Air. He was married to Miss Lora Strait and six children were born to them. In 1931 he was married to Mrs. Carrie Hartzler. He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. May Ferguson of Yakima, Wash., Mrs. Golda Stathakis of Bond, Colo., Mrs. Letha Kakowies, North Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Ola Booco of Bond, Colo.; two sons, Jimmie D. Garrett of San Francisco, Calif., and Lloyd Garrett of Auroa, Colo.; three sisters and two brothers, 19 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, a step-son and step-daughter.
Mr. Garrett lived in the west for many years, returning to Missouri in 1931. He has been a resident of Green Castle for the past several years. He was visiting his daughter, Mrs. Ferguson, when death occurred from a heart attack. Mrs. Ferguson and her brother, Jimmie Garrett, accompanied the body home.
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Cleo Garrett Dies At Age of 76
Cleo L. Garrett, 76, of Memphis, Missouri, died Friday, September 8, 1972, R 4 a.m. in Scotland County Rest Home. He was born in Scotland County, April 9, 1896, a son of Peter and Mary Elizabeth Parks Garrett.
He was a Veteran of World War I, a member of the Dover Baptist Church, Middle Fabius Lodge AF & AM No. 204, the Scotland Lodge Memphis IOOF No. 104, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He was preceded in death by eight brothers, Harison, George, Ebb, Gordon, Elza, Edward, Edwin and one infant brother; four sisters, Annie, Jannie, Eva, Ina, Mae.
Surviving is a brother, Orbin, of Broken Bow, Nebraska; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, Memphis, Missouri, at 1:30 p.m., Monday, September 11, 1972. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Interment was in Camp Ground Cemetery. Body bearers were Scotland County Lodge No. 104 I.O.O.F. and Middle Fabius Lodge No. 244 AF & AM.
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E. C. Garrett Suffers Heart Attack While Doing Chores
Eb. C. Garrett, well known farmer of northeast of Memphis, died suddenly at his home Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock.
Mr. Garrett went to the barn to do some work and was found lying in the barn a few minutes later by his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Dewey Garrett, in an unconscious condition, from which he never rallied. He had suffered with heart trouble the past few years and death was evidently the result of a heart attack.
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett only recently–on Sunday, November 12– celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, he having been married to Miss Caroline B. Smith of this county at the home of his parents on Nov. 13, 1889.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at his home, four miles northeast of Memphis, and will be conducted by Rev. H. V. McColloch, pastor of the Memphis Presbyterian church. Interment will be in the Memphis cemetery.
The pall bearers will be Marion Billups, Hughie Hayes, Glen E. Baker, George Cross, Don Gardner and Van Gardner.
Mr. Garrett was born at Ft. Wayne, Indiana, on Feb. 15, 1857. He came to Missouri with his parents when seven years of age. He had been a resident of Scotland county for 75 years and was highly respected by all who knew him, having lived a life of honor and integrity.
He is survived by the wife, three sons and one daughter, Earl Garrett of Memphis, Sturlin Garrett and Dewey Garrett of near Memphis, and Mrs. Vance Mankopf of near Memphis. One son, Earnie Garrett, died on June 30, 1936.
He also leaves two brothers and one sister, Albert Garrett of near Memphis, John E. Garrett of Fairbault, Minn., and Mrs. Frank Warren of near Memphis.
Mr. Garrett was a member of the Memphis Christian church.
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MRS. BEN GARRETT FUNERAL
Died at Home of Daughter, Mrs. Purley Mathes, Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Jane Garrett, widow of Ben Garrett, who died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Purley Mathes, northwest of Memphis Wednesday afternoon of last week, February 8, were conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton at Camp Ground church Friday afternoon at two o’clock and interment was in the cemetery there.
Pall bearers were Okla Mathes, Paul Schenk, Earl Hunt, J. V. Smith, William Becraft and Homer Ralph.
Mrs. Garrett was a fine woman. She suffered a stroke a few months ago from which she never fully recovered. He husband, the late Ben Garrett, suffered a stroke several years before his death, and was an invalid. She tenderly cared for him and looked after her other household duties until his death.
Mrs. Garrett was born in Schuyler county on February 1, 1867, observing her 83rd birthday just seven days before her death.
Eliza Jane Royer was a daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Royer.
On Dec. 26, 1889, she was united in marriage to Geo. W. Garrett, who preceded her in death 13 years ago. To this union, one daughter was born, Ethel May. She united with the Christian church at Coffey at the age of 16 years and has been a member there ever since.
She leaves one daughter, Ethel, and husband, Purley Mathes: 5 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is survived by one brother, Charles W. Royer of Calloa, Mo. She was preceded in death by 3 sisters, Lydia Haley, Sarah Forrester, Mary Seamster; 3 brothers, Amos Royer, Issaac T. Royer and John Royer.
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ERNIE GARRETT IS DEAD
Was Taken to Kirksville Hospital Sunday for Operation
Ernie Garrett, who was taken to a Kirksville hospital Sunday for an appendicitis operation, died at the Grin-Smith hospital there Monday night. Mr. Garrett, who was born and reared in this county, was ill only a few days.
Although seriously ill only a few days, he had been in poor health for about a year. Last July he had typhoid fever and had never entirely regained his strength.
He was born in Scotland county, August 23, 1895, and lived here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Garrett, all of his life except during the time he served in the World War.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church yesterday afternoon and burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Garrett, he is survived by three brothers, Earl, Sturlin and Dewey all of this county, and one sister, Mrs. Vance Mankopf, and many other relatives and friends.
Ernie Garrett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 2 July 1936
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Harrison Garrett was born in Hocking County, Ohio, March 15, 1820, and died at his home, three miles northeast of Memphis, on Saturday evening, August 31, at 7 o’clock, aged 87 years, 5 months and 16 days.
At the age of 22 years he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Flinn in his native county. To this union eleven children were born. He is survived by his aged helpmeet, now in her 84th year, four sons and five daughters.
After his marriage he lived for a number of years in Ohio, after which he immigrated to Indiana, locating near F. Wayne. In 1864 he moved to Scotland County, Mo., and located on the farm where he has resided the past forty-three years.
Rev. W. C. Harper, pastor of the First M. E. Church in Memphis, officiated at the funeral, which was held on Monday afternoon of this week. The Reveille joins with friends in extending sympathy to the bereft.
Harrison Garrett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Sep 1907
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Aged Novinger Man Dies at Home
Larkin Garrett, 78, died at his home in Novinger Sunday night at 10 o’clock.
Funeral services were held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday morning, conducted by Rev. Archie Cooper. Interment was in Greencastle cemetery.
Mr. Garrett was the son of John and Martha (Sterns) Garrett and was born Jan. 1, 1876, in Howard county, Mo.
He was married to Birdie May Hoffman, March 17, 1901 at Stahl and two children were born to this marriage.
He is survived by his wife, one son, Paul Garrett, of Lincoln, Neb.; two brothers, William and Robert, of Richmond, Mo.; one sister, Anna Berry, of Illinois and one granddaughter. His parents, three brothers and a daughter, Mary have precended [sic] him in death.
Mr. Garrett was a member of the Freewill Baptist Church, of Connelsville.
He has lived in Novinger and vicinity most of his lifetime, working in the mines near Novinger and Stahl.
Pallbearers were Roland Elsea, Joe Blacksmith, Ora Gates, Theodore Steel, Jesse Truitt and albert Payton.
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Kirksville Osteopathic hospital.
He was married to Miss Hazel Sweeney, September 16, 1914, and to this union two daughters were born, Florine Garrett Forrester and Clarice Garrett Burns.
He is survived by his widow, two daughters, three grandchildren and one brother, Dr. O. R. Garrett, and his mother, Mrs. Cora Garrett.
He was a member of the Antioch church where he served as deacon for about 20 years.
Body bearers were Leo Arnold, Roy Redding, Warren Jones, Andrew Wood, Ralph Green and Forrest McVay.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Virgil Black, Mrs. Elza Burns, and Mrs. Ruth Platter.
Those from a distance who attended the funeral were:
Mrs. Ralph Sweeney, Aurora, Ill.; Mrs. and Mrs. Edwin Kirkpatrick, LaGrange, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Kern and Dan of La Harpe, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sappington, Mrs. Eldon Gills, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Torrance, Mr. and Mrs. Lem Graves and Mary Ann, Vera Ross, and Donald Chipman, all of Sciota, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Nightingale and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nightingale and Marcia, Mendon, Ill.; Hershel Sweeney and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Curfman and Nelson of Granger; Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Keathler of Rock Island, Ill.
Garrett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 2 Jun 1955, p. 1, col. 4
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MRS. NANCY E. GARRETT, 73, DIES AT GREENCASTLE
Funeral Services Will BE Held There Thursday Morning
Special to The Daily Express.
Greencastle, Mo., Aug. 3—Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Garrett, a well known resident of Greencastle, died last night at midnight at her home here at the age of 73 years, two months and five days. She had been ill for the past four months.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o’clock at the Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Jones, of Green City.
Mrs. Garrett was born May 28 1869, on a farm near Greencastle, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Burchett. She was married to Reuben Garrett, October 22, 1876, and to this union ten children were born, two preceding her in death. Those living are: Mrs. Ed Trusty, Mrs. George Medley and Charlie Garrett, of Greencastle; Mrs. Carl Bales and Archie Garrett, of Eldora, Iowa; George Garrett, of Pershing, Ia.; Will Garrett, of Edina, Mo., and Mrs. William Garrett, of Richmond. Her husband died May 11, 1927.
Mrs. Garrett was known as a kind and loving mother and was highly respected by her neighbors and friends.
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Funeral Services Held For Sturlin Garrett
Sturlin Garrett, son of E. C. and Caroline Smith Garrett was born January 24, 1892 in Scotland Co. Missouri and died April 16, 1972 at his home in Memphis, Mo.
He was united in marriage to Yuba Alice Mankopf Nov. 19, 1911 and to this union two daughters were born.
He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents and two brothers, Ernie and Earl.
Surviving are the two daughters Mrs. Opal Kirkpatrick and her husband Harold and Mrs. Alta Myers and her husband Glen, both of Memphis. Other survivors are; four grandchildren Stanley Myers and his wife Beverly of Memphis, Mrs. Ferol Good and her husband Dwayne of Joplin, Mo. Neal Kirkpatrick and his wife Dawn of Muncie, Indiana and Mrs. Nola Ann Boyd and her husband Joe D. of Columbia, Mo.; five great grandchildren; one sister Mrs. Dama Mankopf of Orange, California; one brother Dewey Garrett of Memphis; several nieces nephews and many friends.
He was a member of the First Christian Church in Memphis.
Services were held from the Payne Chapel at Memphis, Mo. Tuesday, April 18, 1972 3:00 p.m. The Reverend Howard Merchant officiated.
Body bearers were; Mansel Garrett, Lee Walker, Lorne Schenk, Robert Garrett, Robert Shanes, Richard Moore and the soloist was Dwayne Good.
Burial was in the Memphis Cemetery.
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Yuba A. Garrett Services Were Held Saturday
Yuba Alice Garrett, daughter of John and Louisa M. Easterday Mankopf, was born August 2, 1893, in Scotland County, Missouri, and passed away February 7, 1968, at the Gilfillan Clinic in Bloomfield, Iowa.
She was united in marriage to Sturlin Garrett November 19, 1911. To this union two daughters were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Vance.
She is survived by her husband, Strulin, of Memphis, Missouri; her two daughters, Mrs. Harold (Opal) Kirkpatrick, and Mrs. Glen (Alta) Myers, both of Memphis; Four grandchildren, Stanley Myers, of Muscatine, Iowa, Mrs. Dwayne (Ferol) Good, of Columbia, Missouri, Harold Neal Kirkpatrick, now serving in the U. S. Navy, and Nola Ann Kirkpatrick, of Memphis; Three great-grandchildren, Troy and Todd Good, of Columbia, and Debra Boyert, of Muscatine, Iowa; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was a member of the First Christian Church in Memphis.
Funeral services were held in the First Christian Church at Memphis, Missouri, Saturday, February 10, 1968, at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Howard Merchant officiating. Music was furnished by Dwayne Good accompanied by Mrs. John Ed Luther. Burial was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Body bearers were Mansel Garrett, Robert Garrett, Lee Walker, Robert Shanes, Loren Schenk, and Richard Moore.
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Former Memphis Resident Passes Away In Burlington
Mrs. Anna Lavell Garrison, 52, of Burlington, Iowa, a former Memphis resident died Monday (Jan. 10, 1972) at 7 p.m. in Memorial Hospital in Burlington. She was born October 8, 1919, in Davis County, Iowa a daughter of Oscar and Minnie Wilcox Acton.
On May 24, 1942, she was united in marriage to James R. Garrison at Memphis, Missouri.
Surviving are the husband, a daughter Mrs. Denna Harris of Burlington, a brother, Ivan Acton of Burlington; two sisters, Mrs. Marie Anderson and Mrs. Clara Lancaster, both of Memphis and one grandson.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one infant son and one brother Earnie Acton.
Services were from Gerth and Baskett Chapel of Memphis, Missouri on Thursday, January 13, at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiating. Body bearers were her nephews. Interment was the Memphis Cemetery.
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FUNERAL HELD SUNDAY FOR L. J. GARRISON
Funeral services were held at Arbela Methodist church Sunday for Lemuel J. Garrison, 85, who died Friday at a hospital in Fulton where he had been for two weeks.
Mr. Garrison was born March 5, 1867, to Lewis and Harriet Miller in Blandchester, O. His father died in 1879 and the family moved to Kansas in 1894.
He traveled extensively throughout the United States and the world and in 1914 came to Missouri where he met Mrs. Julia Northcutt whom he married Sept. 11, 1915. They made their home in Scotland county, six miles east of Memphis, until April 17, 1952, when they moved into Memphis.
Survivors include his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Bernadine Diamond, St. Louis, and Mrs. Edna Mae Forrester, Memphis; two stepsons, Perry Northcutt, Fairfield, Ia., and Melvin Northcutt of Florida; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Rev. W. E. Longstreth conducted funeral services and the burial at Hickory Grove cemetery. Music was furnished by the Arbela Quartet, with Mrs. Bill Davis at the piano.
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Garrison, Willis
Willis Garrison of Willmathsville died last Thursday and was buried at the Grove Friday. Rev. E. H. Willey preached the funeral discourse.
Willis Garrison, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 4 Jun 1914, p. 4, col. 2
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FRANK GARTH, 72, SUCCUMBS IN HOSPITAL
Died Yesterday; Funeral Services Friday at 2:00 p.m.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at the Memorial Chapel of the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home for Frank Melville Garth who died yesterday at the age of 72 years at a Kirksville hospital.
Services will be conducted by the Rev. Russell E. Otto, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Garth was a member.
Mr. Garth was a native of Clinton, Mo. He was born on Aug. 16, 1876, and educated in the Clinton schools, the Kirksville State Normal, and the University of Missouri, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
He had been a resident of Adair County and a farmer in the Porter community for many years. For the past several years he had lived in Kirksville.
He was married to Miss Julia Porter on Dec. 25, 1900. She died in 1944.
Mr. Garth’s five children survive him. They are Mrs. Robert Link, Mrs. Adelbert Troester, Laura Garth, and Porter Garth, all of Kirksville, and Mrs. Jack McNaughton, of Dayton, O. Seven grandchildren also survive.
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Julia Porter Garth Died at Her Home Here Wednesday
Funeral services for Julia Porter Garth, who died at her farm home norwest [sic] of Kirksville, Wednesday at 1 o’clock, were held Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Services were conducted by the Rv. Russell E. Otto, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
She was the daughter of John L. and Mary E. (Ivie) Porter and was born January 13, 1880 in Kirksville, where she spent her girlhood. She attended the public schools of Kirksville and the State Teachers College from which she graduated in 1900.
For the past thirty-five years she has resided at her farm home northwest of Kirksville in the Porter Community.
Mrs. Garth was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Link; Mrs. Julia Mack, who is a lieutenant in the WAC; Mrs. Helen Troester; Laura and Porter, all of Kirksville except Mrs. Mack who is stationed in Texas. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Mary and Julia Link and Terry and John Troester, two sisters, Mrs. Frank Miller, and Mrs. Laura Davis, of Kirksville.
Pallbearers: Garry Taylor, W. P. Ingraham, Ethel Conner, Clifton Crow, Floyd Collop and G. England.
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Death of Mrs. Gartland.
Mrs. Fannie Miller Gartland, wife of F. P. Gartland, died at Parsons, Kans., March 13th. She was taken to Parsons Friday and on Saturday an operation was performed in hopes of relieving her, but only to find that she had Cancer of the stomach and was beyond medical aid. She never recovered from the shock of the operation, although conscious to the last, passing away quietly at 5:15 p.m. Mrs. Gartland was born at Trenton, Wis., Oct. 18, 1872 and was married in the same townspip [sic] March 9, 1892. She leaves a husband, three sons and one daughter to mourn her. Funeral services will be held at Diamond Bluffs, Wis. Sunday March 18. Mr. Gartland took charge of the Katy station as Agent here over a yera [sic] ago, and moved his family here, and durnig [sic] this time they have made a large number of friends in this city who extend their sympathy to the bereaved husband and children. — Mineral cities times.
Fannie Miller Gartland, Novinger, Missouri, Novinger Record, 20 Apr 1906, p. 4, col. 3
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A.N. GARWOOD, FORMER ADAIR COUNTIAN, DIES
Native of Refuge Community; Services at Fremont, Iowa
Funeral services for Archie N. Garwood, 56, a former resident of the Refuge community northeast of Kirksville, who died at Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday night at 9:30, will be held at the Methodist Church at Fremont, Iowa, Wednesday afternoon at 1:30.
Mr. Garwood was the son [of] T. W. and Ollie Garwood and was born Jan. 6, 1895, in Adair County. He spent his early life in the Refuge community and went to Iowa when a young man. He was married to Miss Cecil Carter and seven children were born to them. His father and two sisters preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife and the seven children, Mrs. George Underwood, Mrs. Ralph Comstock, Mrs. Don Conn, all of Iowa, Charles and Johnny, of Des Moines, Ernest, with the U. S. Navy at San Francisco, and Paul Ned, with the Navy in Connecticut; his mother, Mrs. Ollie Garwood, of Kirksville, and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. Edith Pickard and Juanita Miller, of Melbourne, Ia., Mrs. Dea Collins, of Dade City, Fla., Miss Dorothy Garwood and Mrs. Blanche Moore, of Kirksville, Paul and John Garwood, of Kansas, and Fred Garwood, of La Plata.
Thirteen grandchildren also surviving.
Mr. Garwood had been in poor health the past year and seriously ill the past month. He was a barber until his health failed. He was a veteran of World War I.
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MRS. GASAWAY DIES AT HOME IN LA PLATA
Funeral Services To Be Held There This Afternoon.
La Plata, Mo., Feb. 19—Mrs. Mary Gasaway, 82 years old, died at her home here Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Mary Elizabeth Moore was a daughter of William and Martha Moore and was born in Macon County February 9, 1856. She was married to Samuel Gasaway at New Boston, Mo., in 1873, and eight children were born to them, three preceding her in death. Three sons and two daughters survive. They are William, of Ransom, Ill.; John, of Chillicothe, Ill.; Ezekial, of Galesburg, Ill.; Mrs. Alice Barry and Mrs. Anna Brown of La Plata. One sister is dead and the surviving are Mrs. Katie Keyte of Elmer and Mrs. Janie Davis, of Richmond, Mo. There is one brother, Willie Moore of Piedmont, Mo., a half brother, Dee Moore, of Glencoe, Okla., fourteen grand children and six great grand children.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the home conducted by the Rev. Fred L. Hudson, and burial will be in the La Plata Cemetery.
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MRS. EMMA M. GASH, 80, DIES NEAR GIFFORD
Succumbs at Home of Son, Lewin Gash; Funeral Today.
Special to the Daily Express.
South Gifford, Mo., March 28—Mrs. Emma McDavitt Gash, 80, died Friday evening at 9:30 o’clock at the home of her son, Lewin Gash, 2 miles east of Gifford, where she had been making her home. Her death was due to complications. She had been ill about ten days.
Mrs. Gash was the daughter of Thomas and Helen McDavitt and was born near Elmer, July 3, 1861. She was married to W. W. Gash. Five sons were born to this marriage, three of whom with the father preceded Mrs. Gash in death. She leaves two sons, Lewin, of South Gifford, and Emmett of Novelty. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Etta Ellis, of LaCrosse, fourteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the McCollum Funeral Home in South Gifford, conducted by Rev. Arthur Drake of Elmer. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until time for the services.
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OBITUARY
Leo Montell Gash, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lweis Gash, was born in Macon County, Mo., Nov. 7, 1914, and departed this life Oct. 6, 1947 at the age of 32 years, 1 months and 28 days.
On June 16, 1939, he was united in marriage to Frances Mikel. To this union were born two children, Wayne Charles, age 7, and Leo Michael, age 3. He served in the Marine Corps 26 months, 13 of which was in the Asiatic Pacific area. He lived his entire life in and near South Gifford until the last 15 months which were spent in Idaho, where he leaves a great number of friends. One sister, Mary Louise, preceded him in death.
He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, two sons, father and mother, two brothers, Herbert and Harold, one sister, Willa Dean, all of South Gifford; one sister, Mrs. Charles Sears, of Norfolk, Va., and one sister, Mrs. E. J. Van Hara, of Racine, Wis., besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Leo Montell Gash, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Oct 1947, p. 8, col. 5 & 6, Sunday
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our thanks for the many expressions of sympathy and the beautiful floral pieces at the death of our dear husband, son and brother.
Mrs. Leo Gash
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gash
Willa Dean Gash
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gash
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gash
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sears
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Van Hara
Gash, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Oct 1947, p. 8, col. 6, Sunday
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REV. JOHN S. GASHWILER DIES AT NOVINGER
Was Baptist Minister 60 Years; Funeral Saturday.
The Rev. John Samuel Gashwiler, 87, Baptist minister for sixty years in Missouri and other states, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Gashwiler, Novinger.
Death was attributed to influenza and pneumonia.
The funeral is to be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Novinger, conducted by the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Kirksville.
Mr. Gashwiler was born May 29, 1849, at Rennick, Randolph County, Missouri, and was married to Mary Louise Harris on Aug. 3, 1875, who died Aug. 2, 1887. To this union were born five children, of whom three survive: Mrs. Keturnah Green, of Demming, N. Mex.; Mrs. Charlotta Tovrrea, of Nogales, Ariz., and Dr. J. S. Gashwiler, Jr., Novinger.
Rev. Gashwiler later was married to Mattie Fisher, of Danville, Ky. One daughter, La Belle St. George, of Los Angeles, Calif., was born to them. Several grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive.
Rev. Gashwiler had lived with his son at Novinger for the past three years.
As a Baptist minister, he held pastorates in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Arizona and Oklahoma. He was president of two Baptist colleges.
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MRS. MAUDE S. GASHWILER DIES IN WEST
Widow of Novinger Physician; Body Being Brought Here
Mrs. Maude S. Gashwiler, life-long resident of Novinger, and widow of Dr. John S. Gashwiler, died Monday evening about seven o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. F. L. Green, in Artesia, N. M. She had been in failing health for some time. She was 76 years old.
Mrs. Gashwiler was born in Adair county, the daughter of Hiram and Sarah (Niece) Novinger.
On October 15, 1902, she was married to Dr. John S. Gashwiler, who died suddenly in his Novinger office on Oct. 4, 1951, after more than 50 years in the medical profession.
Mrs. Gashwiler is survived by four sons, John H. Gashwiler, of Guttenberg, Ia., J. S. Gashwiler, of Corvallis, Ore., Robert Gashwiler, of Taos, N. M., and Francis Gashwiler, of the home in Novinger; two daughters, Mrs. Frank C. Schillie, of Huntsville, and Mrs. Green; one brother, R. E. Novinger, and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Harris, both of Novinger, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by two infant children.
The body will arrive at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home, 115 W. Jefferson, tomorrow morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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MRS. ANNA GATES DIES; BODY TO BE BROUGHT HERE
Former Kirksville Woman Passed Away in San Francisco
Mrs. Anne E. Gates, a resident of Kirksville for many years, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lela Keller, of San Francisco, and the body will be brought to Kirksville for burial. The funeral probably will be held sometime Tuesday, but definite anouncement [sic] will be made later.
Mrs. Gates was 74 years of age and had been seriously ill for the past six months. Her son, Harry E. Gates, was summoned to her bedside five months ago and had remained with her, as the end was expected at any time.
Besides her son, Harry, she leaves another son, John M. Gates, of Kirksville, and her daughter, Mrs. Keller; also three brothers, John Keel, of Atchison, Kan.; C. C. Keel, of Paint Rock, Ala., and F. M. Keel, of Kirksville; and one sister, Mrs. Ada Stoving, of St. Louis.
Mrs. Gates was the widow of Capt. E. O. Gates, to whom she was married during the Civil War and who died in 1898.
The word received by Kirksville relatives is that the body will arrive sometime Monday.
Anne E. Gates, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 28 May 1920, p. 1, col. 6
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MRS. GATES’ BODY ARRIVED TODAY
The body of Mrs. Anne E. Gates, a former resident of Kirksville, who died last week at the home of her daughter, in San Francisco, arrived in Kirksville at 8:30 o’clock this morning, and was taken to the home of her son, Harry E. Gates, 401 North Elson street, where the funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
The services at the home will be conducted by the Rev. Ward M. Baker. The Woman’s Relief Corps, of which Mrs. Gates was a member, will conduct the services at the cemetery. Burial will be at Llewellyn cemetery—not Highland Park as erroneously stated—beside the body of her husband, Capt. E. O. Gates, who died in 1898.
Anne E. Gates, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 31 May 1920, p. 1, col. 4
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CHLOE GATES DIES AT HOME IN NOVINGER
Had Been Ill For Several Months; Was 66 Years Old
Mrs. Chloe (Bell) Gates, 66, died at her home in Novinger late yesterday after an illness of several months.
A daughter of James and Catherine (Ledford) Bell she was born on October 6, 1888, in the Morelock community. She was one of a family of 10 children.
She was married to Ora Gates and three children were born to them. The family for many years made their home in the Stahl vicinity before locating in Novinger.
Mrs. Gates was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and three sisters.
Surviving are her husband of the home, two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Wilma) Bybee, of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Russell (Velma) Wellman, of Novinger and one son, James Gates, of Novinger. Six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Lottie Claybrook of Novinger, also survive.
Mrs. Gates was a charter member of the First Free-Will Baptist church of Kirksville where last rites will be held, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Lester Jones. Burial will be in the Novinger cemetery. The body was taken to the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home in Green City who will announce complete funeral plans later.
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Word Received of Death of F. M. Gates
Word has been received of the death of a former Adair County resident, Francis Marion Gates who died May 7 at his home in Nampa, Ida.
Mr. Gates was born at Stahl Feb. 10, 1870. He was married to Anna E. Bell April 3, 1892. Mrs. Gates died April 11, 1946.
He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles Ivie, of Melba, Ida., Mrs. James Collins, Glendale, Calif., and Mrs. Vernie Beall, of Deaver, Wyo.; ten grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
He went to Idaho in 1916 and settled at Melba where he was a charter member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge and received a 25-year veteran jewel pin for service in the lodge. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Burial was at Nampa.
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Mrs. Nancy Ella Gates, wife of W. Henry Gates, of 802 South Water street, died at 10 o’clock Tuesday night following a protracted illness, at the age of 70 years. Mrs. Gates was born in Schuyler county in September 1855, but for many years had been a resident of Kirksville. Besides her husband she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Jeff Smith 86 years old. She is also survived by two sons, Lewis W. Bragg, of Denver, Colo., and Everett Gates living at home.; and three daughters, Mrs. Minnie Hibbets of Kirksville, Mrs. Irene Weir, of Helena, Montana, and Mrs. Ellen Miller of Kirksville. There is also one step-daughter, Mrs. Anna Vineyard. The funeral was held at the Summers & Taylor undertaking parlors Thursday afternoon, the Rev. W.J. Parker conducting the services. Interment was made in Highland Park cemetery.
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Mrs. Verona K. Gates, of Kahoka, died at 12:40 a.m. Friday May 5, at St. Joseph hospital. She had been a patient since Monday, May 1st.
Born April 25, 1901 at Gorin, she was the daughter of Dr. Fred M. and Edna Weigner Johnson. She married Harry Gates October 20, 1923 and he preceded her in death July 31, 1971.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Norman (Joan) Pitford of Kahoka, one sister, Mrs. Willa Mae Cocherell, 302 Kent Dr., Wentzville, Mo., and three grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and one granddaughter.
Mrs. Gates was a registered nurse, a member of St. Paul United Church of Christ and of the Gorin OES.
Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at the ST. Paul United Church of Christ with the Rev. Thomas Laufer officiating. Interment was in St. Paul Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill Fry, Gene Armstrong, Jim Riffle, Orville Boyer, Ronnie Kuntz, and William Strickler. Soloist was Ronda McWilliams and organist, Alice Heinze.
Arrangements by Karle-Shaffer Funeral Home.
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H. G. GATLIN, AGED 50, DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE
Funeral and Burial Services Tomorrow At Greentop.
Homer Glen Gatlin, 50 years old, of 802 South First Street died last night at 8:30 o’clock in a hospital here.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Greentop and burial will be made in the Greentop cemetery. His body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mr. Gatlin was born Feb. 11, 1891 in Schuyler County, Missouri, a son of John Lewis and Mary Elizabeth Gatlin. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kate Gatlin, six children, Albert Gatlin, of Inkster, Mich.; George Gatlin, in the U. S. Navy; Mrs. Jennie Robinson, of Kirksville; Lewis, Fay and Charles Gatlin at home; one brother, Everett Gatlin, of Pearl Ridge, Ark., and three grandchildren.
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In Memorium
Hillary Gatton was born September 10, 1844, Clark County, Missouri, and died at Memphis, Mo., May 16, 1917 aged 72 years 8 months and 6 days.
He was married to Julia A. Keller and to this union six children were born all of whom survives their father.
Henry Gatton of Chillicothe Ill., Minnie Justice, of Memphis, Mo., Mrs. Belle Ross, of Colorado, Herman Gatton of Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Addie Unger, Cabool, Mo., and Chas. Gatton, West Liberty, Ia. Five of the sons, and a daughter were present at the funeral. Besides the children he leaves one brother and seven grandchildren. His wife died November 13, 1896.
Brother Gatton was raised a Catholic and died in that faith. He was a kind father and a loving husband.
Hillary Gatton, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 24 May 1917
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JOE M. GATTON OF BRASHEAR, DIES, AGED 79
Retired Farmer Had Been in Failing Health 2 Years
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 24, (Special)—Joseph M. Gatton, 79, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at 5:30. He had been in failing health the past two years.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church here Friday morning at 10:30 conducted by Rev. Martin Cross, pastor of the church. Interment will be in the Brashear Cemetery.
He was the son of Isaac and Matilda (Lewis) Gatton and was born near Leon, Iowa, no [on] Jan. 24, 1870. He came to Missouri in 1904 and settled on a farm four miles east of Kirksville. In 1912 he purchased a farm two miles south of Brashear, known as the Barker Pierce farm, where he lived until 1932. Since retiring from the farm he made his home in and near Brashear.
He is survived by one son, Eugene, of Fulton, Mo., and four grandsons. One son Arthur Gatton died Apr. 19, 1928 and another son, Grant, better known as (Babe) died June 24, 1934.
The body is at the Easley Funeral Home.
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FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. GAUER
Special to The Daily Express.
Greencastle, Mo., March 5—Funeral and burial services were held here Tuesday for Mrs. Vinnie Gauer, widow of George Gauer, who died last Sunday in a Kirksville hospital.
Mrs. Gauer was born Jan. 8, 1874 in Adair County, a daughter of William and Christina Bozarth, and had spent forty-four years on the farm on which she was residing at the time of her death.
She is survived by a son, John Gauer, Green City, and a daughter, Mrs. Bland Cleeton, Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mrs. Noah Eitel, Des Moines, and Mrs. Fannie Miller, Tulsa, Okla; three brothers, John Bozarth, Quincy, Ill., Lee Bozarth, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Major Bozarth, Greencastle, Mo. There are six grandchildren. Her husband died April 4, 1935, and a son, William, died Oct. 8, 1918 in service during the World War.
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MODESTO GAY, 67, DIES AT NOVINGER HOME
Funeral Services Tuesday Morning at St. Rose Church
Modesto Gay, 67, died Sunday at his home in Novinger.
Funeral services will be held at the St. Rose Catholic Church, Novinger, Tuesday morning at nine o’clock. Rev. Father J. F. Kenney, pastor of the church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery. Rosary will be said tonight at 7:30 at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
He was the son of Dominic and Madelina (Berti) Gay and was born Feb. 1, 1883 in Chiesonnova, Italy. He was married to Christina Giachino Dec. 4, 1906 in Italy and to this marriage two children were born.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Matt (Marguerite) Ronchetto, and one son, Dominic Gay, both of Kirksville, and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
He was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church at Novinger.
Mr. Gay came to the United States about 40 years ago and worked in mines at Lead, S. D. for eleven years, then moved to Novinger where he also worked in the mines.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be: Charles Gasperi, Johnnie Chiarottino, Erve Giachino, Malio Giachino, Joe Ronchetto and Clementino Rock.
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MRS. A. GEHRKE DIES FOLLOWING SHORT ILLNESS
Was 79 Years Old; Funeral Services To Be Held Saturday
Mrs. Augusta Gehrke, 79 years old, died last night at 10 o’clock, at the home of her son, Ed Gehrke, 4 miles east of Kirksville. She had been ill for about two weeks, following a stroke of paralysis, and for the past few days her condition had been considered critical.
Mrs. Gehrke was born in Germany, Aug. 2, 1842. Her husband, August Gehrke, died in 1903. She is survived by three sons, Ed and Carl Gehrke, both of Kirksville, Earl Gehrke, of Rippey, Ia., and two daughters, Miss Clarah Gehrke, of Kirksville and Mrs. Emma McAllister, of Tacoma, Wash.
She is also survived by four grandchildren, Hazel Gehrke, of Kirksville, Garland and Earl Gehrke, Jr., of Rippey, Ia., and Richard McAllister, of Tacoma, Wash.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Bullion conducted by the Rev. F. W. Condit, pastor of the Christian church, and the body will be laid to rest beside that of Mrs. Gehrke’s husband, in the Bullion cemetery.
Mrs. Gehrke was well known here and her many friends join in extending heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
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OBITUARY.
Augusta Tina Tominke was born in West Prussia August 2, 1842 and passed away September 21, 1921 at her home east of Kirksville. She was married to August Gehrke in 1864 and ten children were born to this union, five having preceeded [sic] their parents in death, three in infancy at their home across the seas, and two in America. Mrs. Gehrke’s death was due to paralysis and complications, being ill one month. She lived a quiet life, devoted to her home and children. She was a member of the Lutheran church from childhood and remained true to that faith. She came to America with her husband in May 1879 and settled in Adair county where they had since resided.
The funeral was held at the family home and the services were conducted by Rev. Condit of Kirksville. Burial took place at the Bullion cemetery beside her husband and two daughters.
A loved mother has gone from the family circle and her death wili [sic] be sadly felt among her loved ones and close friends.
The children surviving are Carl and Edward Gehrke of near Kirksville, Earl, of Rippey, Iowa, Mrs. E. L. McAllister of Tacoma, Wash. And Clara Gehrke of Kirksville. There are four grandchildren, Hazel, Geraaldine [sic] and Earl Jr. Gehrke and Richard McAllister.
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PAUL CLAYTON GEHRKE DIES IN LOS ANGELES
Former Adair County Farmer Lived in Azusa, Calif.
Paul Clayton Gehrke, 59, former Adair County farmer, died in a hospital in Los Angeles, Calif., yesterday.
He was the son of Henry and Minerva Gehrke and was born ten miles southeast of Kirksville on Feb. 15, 1891. He was married to Josephine Johnson on Nov. 17, 1912 and two daughters were born to them. One daughter, Bonnie, died Dec. 1, 1935. His wife died March 31, 1924, and one sister, Laura Williams died Dec. 8, 1913. He was later married to Agnes Kephart, of Kirksville, and one son, Henry was born to them.
Mr. Gehrke is survived by his aged mother, of Nevada, Mo., one daughter, Pauline, one son, Henry, of Kirksville; one brother, William H. Gehrke, of Kirksville, and several nieces and nephews.
He lived in Azusa, Calif., the past thirteen years and interment will be in Azusa.
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MRS. EVA L. GENTRY, 65, DIES HERE
Survived by 3 Children; Funeral Services Thursday.
Mrs. Eva Lois Gentry died at her home, 901 E. Jefferson, Tuesday afternoon at 5:10 o’clock after a lingering illness.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by [seems to be something missing here] will be in the LaPlata Cemetery.
Mrs. Gentry was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Sunderland and was born Sept. 14, 1880, near Atlanta, in Macon County. She was married to Leon E. Gentry in September, 1904. Three children were born all of whom survive. They are Francis Gentry, Virginia Gentry and Mrs. Juanita Ellis, all of Kirksville; five grandsons, one granddaughter, three brothers, Fred Sunderland, of Los Angeles, Calif., Jesse, of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Edgar, of Kansas City, and one sister, Mrs. Everett Dobbins, of LaPlata also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. Gentry was a member of the First Christian Church in Kirksville.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
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MRS. B. GENTRY DIES AT HOME IN CONNECTICUT
Was Widow of Latin Teacher Who Lived Here Many Years.
Mrs. James F. Whitacre, of 516 West Jeferson Street, received a telegram Sunday from her brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Link, telling of the death of Mrs. Link’s mother, Mrs. B. P. Gentry, at their home in Stamford, Conn.
Mrs. Gentry and her husband, the late Prof. B. P. Gentry, head of the Latin department of the State Teachers College here for thirty years, spent the major portion of their lives in Kirksville. He was head of the Latin department when he died.
Mrs. Gentry had made her home with her daughter and family in Stamford since the death of Professor Gentry. She was an active and prominent member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Patrick Lobban, of San Antonio, Texas, Dr. Benton Gentry, and Mrs. E. C. Link, of Stamford. Her burial will be in Stamford this afternoon at 3 o’clock by the side of her husband.
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Mrs. Wardie Gentry Dies in Des Moines
T. W. McCollum, 316 W. Jefferson, has received word of the death of his aunt, Mrs. Wardie Gentry, of Des Moines, Ia., yesterday morning in a hospital in Des Moines.
Mrs. Gentry was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alexander of the Bute neighborhood. She attended the old State Normal here in 1900.
She was married to Curt McCollum. He preceded her in death, as did one son.
She was later married to Mr. Gentry, who also preceded her in death.
Surviving are one son, J. H. McCollum, of Des Moines, three grandchildren, one brother, Mel Alexander, of California, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held in Des Moines tomorrow morning at 11:30.
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L. GEOGHEGAN, CARPENTER, 76, DIES HERE
Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2 p.m., Tuesday.
Luke Geoghegan, 76, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. L. P. Musick, 510 E. Jefferson, Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Geoghegan was the son of John James and Nancy (Dye) Geoghegan and was born at St. Mary’s, Ill., Feb. 7, 1870 and came to Adair County, Mo., in 1881. He was married to Mima Morrow in 1892. She died in 1921. In 1922 he was married to Eilzabeth Weber.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Ivalee Nashleanas, of Glendale, Calif., and Mrs. Blanche Bubany, of Des Moines, Ia., and one son, Elmo, of Glendale, Calif.; two stepsons, Rex and Max, also of Glendale; two brothers, W. M. and M. A. Geoghegan, both of this city and two sisters, Mrs. L. P. Musick and Jennie Geoghegan, both of this city and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one son, Ray, and four brothers.
Mr. Geoghegan spent the early part of his life in farming and in later years he worked with his brother, W. M. Geoghegan, at the carpenter trade.
He was a member of the Christian Science Church.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be: Homer Propst, Bert Sees, Ray Wells, William Findling, H. B. Young and Travis Martin.
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MRS. GEOGHEGAN’S FUNERAL HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Geoghegan, wife of Luke Geoghegan, who died Thursday at her home, 1624 North Don street, were held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at Sabbath Home church, conducted by Rev. Perley Lind, of Queen City.
Mrs. Geoghegan was well known here and had many friends who deeply regretted the news of her death. She was 51 years of age.
Mrs. Geoghegan is survived by her husband, a son, Raymond Geoghegan, a daughter, Miss Blanche Geoghegan, a brother, Rev. E. E. Morrow, of Brashear, and three sisters, Mrs. Ada Johnson and Mrs. Nora Johnson, both of Brashear, and Mrs. Ed Hicks, who lives in Washington.
The sincere sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved relatives.
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81-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIES AT HOME HERE
Mrs. W. M. Geoghegan Succumbs; Funeral To Be Thursday
Mrs. W. M. Geoghegan, 81, of 624 E. McPherson died at her home at noon today. Funeral services will be held Thursday at two o’clock at the First Christian church with the Rev. Romans Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Park cemetery.
Mrs. Geoghegan was born in Bonaparte, Ia., the daughter of Leander J. and Hannah Armstrong Beall.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the late W. M. Geoghegan, in 1949, one son, one sister and four brothers.
Surviving her are one daughter, Mrs. Letha Cochran, principal at the Washington school; one grandson, E. D. Cochran of the U. S. N. Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron; three great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. C. L. Dodson, of St. Louis.
She was a member of the Christian church.
The body is at the Randolph Davis Funeral Home at 202 E. Washington.
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WILLIAM M. GEOGHEGAN, 83, DIES TODAY
Funeral Services To Be Held Here Friday Afternoon
William Merrill Geoghegan, 83, a resident of Kirksville for 45 years, died at 11 o’clock this morning at a hospital in Fulton where he had been for the past few months.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Chapel, corner of Washington and Marion, conducted by the Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the Christian Church, and burial will be in the Highland Park Cemetery. The pallbearers will be Ollin Drennan, W. C. Couch, Raymond Flinchpaugh, Russell Roberts, Ralph Mitchell, and John Curry, Sr.
Mr. Geoghegan, the oldest son of John J. and Nancy Dye Geoghegan, was born in Hancock County, Ill., on Dec. 11, 1865. He lived on the farm where he was born until 1879 when he came to Adair county with his parents. He was married to Miss Daisy A. Beall on April 4, 1896, and to them two children were born.
He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Letha Cochran of this city, a grandson, Edward Dale Cochran, and a great grandson, also two sisters, Mrs. Zadie Musick and Miss Jennie Geoghegan of Kirksville. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Dale A., a veteran of World War I, who died in 1918, and four brothers.
Mr. Geoghegan lived on a farm and worked at the carpenter trade after his marriage until 1904 when the family moved to Kirksville. He then entered the carpenter and contracting business and built a number of homes in Kirksville. He was a member of the Christian Church and the Modern Woodmen.
William Merrill Geoghegan, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Mar 1949, p. 8, col. 4
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JAS W. [M.] GEORGE DIES IN QUEEN CITY, AGED 71
Funeral at 2 P. M. Friday in Queen City Christian Church
Queen City, Mo., Dec. 11. (Special)—Funeral services will be held at the Christian church here at 2 p.m. Friday for James M. George, 71, who died at his home in Queen City, yesterday morning, following a long illness. The services will be conducted by the Rev. P. M. Lind.
Mr. George who was a retired farmer and stockbuyer, had lived in the Queen City vicinity all his life. He was the son of Henry and Elizabeth George and was born Jan. 13, 1875. He was married Dec. 6, 1904, to Lucy D. Stine, who survives him.
Besides his wife, Mr. George is survived by five daughters, Miss Bernice George, of St. Louis; Mrs. Paul Martin, of Webster Groves; Mrs. R. W. Murfin, of Sunnyside, Wash.; Mrs. Edward West, of Queen City, and Mrs. Olin Murduck [Murdock], of Glen Ellen, Ill.
He also leaves four granddaughters, Nancy Murfin, Sally Martin and Judy and Vanda Murdock. One brother, Andrew George, lives in Queen City. One daughter died in infancy.
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E. A. GERSTLEY, KIRKSVILLE MAN DIED IN JAPAN
Death from Arteriosclerosis According To Message Received
Elmer A. Gerstley, 43, of 701 W. Geroge street, died in Japan Saturday, according to a telegram received late yesterday by Mrs. Gerstley from U. S. Army officials. Mr. Gerstley was a civilian employee of the army, and had been under contract as a refrigeration man since April 27, 1948.
The telegram came as a great shock to the Gerstley family here as there had been on suggestion that Gerstley was in ill health. A letter received last week was in the usual vein, and he said that his army contract would expire April 27 and he planned to take the first boat home. The government telegram stated that death was due to coronary arteriosclerosis.
The government message stated that a letter would follow. It is expected that the body will be returned to Kirksville, but Mrs. Gerstley has no information other than the telegram.
He was the son of Theodore D. and Kathie (Hartman) Gerstley, and was born in St. Louis, Oct. 10, 1906. He was married to Anna Morgan, Feb. 17, 1924. Two children were born.
Mr. Gerstley leaves his wife, a daughter, Katherine, 18, and a son David, 10, and his father, a resident of St. Louis. His mother died in 1917.
The Gerstleys moved to Kirksville from St. Louis eight years ago, and for a year Mr. Gerstley was employed in the appliance department at the Montgomery Ward store. He then opened a repair shop on South Baltimore street, and later on West Geroge street.
He left Kirksville March 27, 1948, and worked for a year on government work on the Island of Guam. He was sent to Japan in April, 1949.
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GERTH
From Clark County News, August 3.
William Fred Gerth was born May 30, 1830, at Klainkonia, Western Prussia, Germany. In 1855 he came to the United States and worked on a farm in Michigan. In 1856 he went to St. Paul, Minnesota and later to Princeton, Minn. While at St. Paul, he was converted to God and united with the German M. E. church, to which he was faithful until death.
During the civil war, Wm. Gerth joined the U. S. army. He enlisted Feb. 24, 1862, in Co. D. of the 5th Reg. of the Minn. Inft. Vols. and was made Corporal in the regiment. He re-enlisted in 1864 and was honorably discharged from duty on Sept. 8, 1865. He took part under the command of Gen. J. S. Grant in the following battles: Ft. Abercrombie, Miss., Assault on Vicksburg, Miss., Siege of Vicksburg, Ft. DeBussey, La., Hendersonville, La., Richmond, La., Comptly, La., Lake Chovist, Ark., Nashville, Tenn., Abbeyville, Miss., Monzue, La., Ft. Spanish, Ala., Bays Roberts, La., Clothierville, La., Yellow Bays, La., and Pleasant Hill, La. He was also engaged in several expeditions against the Sioux Indians in N. Dakota, under their famous Chief, Sitting Bull. In one of these he barely escaped death.
In 1866, after the close of the war, Mr. Gerth came to this community and settled on a farm in Scotland county near Wyaconda, Missouri. Here he entered into holy matrimony with Miss Margaretha Ruth. This union was blessed with nine children. Of these, four died in early infancy, and another, Albert, passed to rest about two years ago.
In 1904, Mr. and Mrs. Gerth moved to Wyaconda, Mo., where the departed had lived since in quiet retirement, honored and respected by all. At last the effect of age became apparent. Recently dropsy of the heart set in and the tender threads of life soon gave away. On the morning of July 28, 1911, the longing eyes were closed in peaceful slumber, and the weary traveler was taken to his reward, to walk in the streets of gold.
Mr. Gerth lived to the age of 81 years, 1 month, and 28 days. He leaves behind, his beloved wife, three sons, Lewis W., Edward A., Fred J. and one daughter, Mrs. Minnie L. Chew, ten grandchildren and one brother, besides a host of friends.
The funeral was conducted from the residence and the M. E. church in Wyaconda, by the pastor of the departed, Rev. Theo. Kies, assisted by Rev. A. J. Bruner, of Wyaconda, and Rev. Kasiske, of Warsaw, Ill., the latter preaching the sermon at the church, after which the remains were laid to rest in Wyaconda cemetery.
William Fred Gerth, Kahoka, Missouri, Clark County News, 3 Aug 1911
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MRS. JENNIE M. GIACHINO, 79, DIES AT HOME
Had Lived in Novinger for 43 Years; Funeral Thursday
Mrs. Jennie M. Giachino, 79, of Novinger, died at her home late Monday evening.
Funeral services will be held at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger Thursday morning at 9:30. Rev. Father J. F. Kenny, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery. Rosary will be said at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday evening at 7:30.
Mrs. Giachino was the daughter of John and Constance Gay and was born in Chiesanova [Chiesa nova], Italy, June 12, 1871. She was married to John M. Giachino April 12, 1891, and to this marriage two children were born.
She is survived by her husband; one son, Joe, of Omah, Nebr.; one daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Bell, of the home; one brother, Joseph Gay, in Italy; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One brother preceded her in death.
Mrs. Giachino was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger and has made her home in Novinger for the past 43 years.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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MRS. S. A. GIBB, AGE 78, DIES NEAR GIFFORD
Native of England to Be Buried Tuesday At Roanoke.
Mrs. Mary Ann Gibb, 78 years old, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Newkirk, west of Gifford.
Short services will be held at the home Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. The body will be taken to Roanoke, Mo., where services will be held by the Rev. L. L. McKinley, of Macon. Burial will be in the church cemetery there. The body is lying in state at the McCollom Funeral Home at Gifford.
Mrs. Gibb was born in Kingsbury, England, Jan. 18, 1870, and came to this country when she was 18 years old, settling at Garden, Ill. There she was married to S. A. Gibb on Feb. 7, 1884, and to this union eight children were born, the eldest one dying in infancy. Besides the husband the following children survive: James A., of Fairbury, Ill.; Elmer and Gordon of Armstrong, Mo.; Roy and Arthur, of Columbia, Mrs. Pearl Newkirk of Gifford, and Mrs. Eva Sowacy of Mahaski [sic], Kan.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibb lived in Garden until 1893 when they moved to Armstrong where they lived until two years ago. Since then they have lived with their children.
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A. S. GIBBONS, 82 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE
Had Lived in Adair County Most of Life; Funeral Thursday
Alfred S. Gibbons, 82, of Kirksville, died in a Kirksville hospital early this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by the Rev. Herbert E. Manning, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in the Llewellyn cemetery.
Mr. Gibbons was the son of William and Ellen Haller Gibbons and was born in the state of Pennsylvania on March 15, 1872. He was married to Kate M. Johnson in 1904, and to this marriage four children were born.
He is survived by two sons, William F. Gibbons of Kirksville and John H. Gibbons, Freeman, Mo.; one brother, Howard Gibbons, Orlando, Fla.; three sisters, Dr. Mabel Gibbons, Miss Anna Gibbons, and Mrs. Ellen Smith, all of Clark Summitt, Pa.; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one daughter, four brothers and three sisters.
Mr. Gibbons was a retired farmer, and had lived in Adair county most of his life. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.
Bearers will be Francis Payton, Tim Sorrell, Ray Pearce, Gale Herron, George Longwith and Ed Cooley. Honorary bearers will be Chris Degard, Leroy Miller, Paul McCloud, D. F. Turner, Pearl Brackney and Charles W. Martin.
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Francis Gibbons Dies in California
Francis Gibbons, a former resident of Kirksville, who has been living in Los Angeles, Calif., died a few days ago, according to word received by his brother, Alfred Gibbons, 302 E. Hickory street.
A son of William and Ellen Gibbons, he was the youngest son of a family of nine children. The family lived at 902 S. Florence street about 30 years ago. Francis was graduated from the Teachers College and was then graduated from the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla and went to California where he was a mining engineer.
He is survived by his widow, two sons and four sisters and four brothers.
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MRS. MARY B. GIBBONS, 68, OF EDINA DIES
Succumbs to Pneumonia; Funeral To Be Held Saturday.
Special to The Daily Express.
Edina, Mo., April 18—Mrs. J. R. Gibbons, a resident of Edina for many years, died at 5:30 o’clock this morning at St. Mary’s Hospital in Quincy after an illness of two weeks with pneumonia and complications. She was 68 years of age.
The body will be brought to her home here this afternoon and funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, conducted by the Rev. Terence Mullins. Burial will be in the new St. Joseph cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbons, whose maiden name was Mary Berberet, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Berberet. She was married to John R. Gibbons, who preceded her in death.
She leaves the following children: Rev. James R. Gibbons, who is a Catholic priest in India; Paul and John Gibbons of the family home; Julia, Mrs. L. C. Glynn, of Kansas City; Miss Rose Gibbons of St. Louis; Bernadett, Mrs. Ed Baker, of Kansas City; Della, Mrs. Tom Brown, of Edina, and Miss Cecelia of the home.
She also leaves the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. O. D. Parrish of Chillicothe, Ill., Mrs. Bessie Breese, Mrs. Julia Lang, and Mrs. Allie Marsh, all of Chicago, Mrs. Emmett Moore of Baring, James and Vincent Berberet of Chicago, Art Berberet of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Nick J. Berberet of Baring.
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Mrs. Burl Lewis received a telephone call about midnight Sunday from Hannibal from Mrs. Leo Todd telling of the death of Mrs. Zella Gibbons in a hospital there. She leaves her husband, Everett Gibbons; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bruner and two sisters, Mrs. Grace Todd of St. Louis and Mrs. Nellie Spees of Downing.
Zella Gibbons, From Unknown Newspaper, 19 Dec 1947
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DR. GIBBS FORMER RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY KILLED AT VIENNA SATUR.
Jefferson City, Dec. 26–Dr. Charles A. Gibbs, 59 years old, prominent physician of Vienna, Maries county, died here yesterday in St. Mary’s hospital from wounds received in a gun battle with H. Hollenbeck, merchant, on the streets of Vienna, late Saturday. Vienna is forty-two miles south of here.
H. Hollenbeck was not arrested and no charges had been filed against him tonight, according to W. B. Holmes, prosecutor of Marie [sic] county.
Mr. Holmes, does not know what action will be taken in connection with the shooting, he said.
It is reported ill feeling had existed between Dr. Gibbs and the Hollenbeck family for several years.
Dr. Gibbs and Hollenbeck, business men of the Maries county seat met on the streets of Vienna late Saturday afternoon and exchanged shots. After the shooting Dr. Gibbs was rushed to the hospital here.
Dr. Gibbs formerly lived in Memphis, Scotland county, where his body will be taken for burial. He had practiced medicine in Vienna for eight years.
He is survived by a widow and one daughter.
No inquest was held here and Mr. Holmes said no plans had been made to hold one in Vienna.
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Late reports from Vienna, Mo., indicate the death of Dr. Gibbs was the result of a feud. His demise was at the hands of a son of Hollenbeck, following alleged threats by Dr. Gibbs against the elder Hollenbeck.
To a Post-Dispatch reporter the elder Hollenbeck made this Statement:
“Saturday afternoon I went to my corn crib, near my store, to get some corn for the chickens,” said the elder Hollenbeck. “When I came out the door with my arms full, Dr. Gibbs was across the street with a pistol pointed at me. He had an automatic pistol and a sawed-off shot gun. I was unarmed and ran for my house. Gibbs fired three shots at me, one of the bullets striking a wall and grazing my leg.
“I called to my older son, Marshall, who was in the yard, to get my gun. He came out with a sawed-off shot gun and fired one shot at Gibbs, but must have missed him. Gibbs dodged into a garage and took another shot at me.
“My younger son, H. S. Hollenbeck, had been up the street, and he came running with a pistol. He came up as Gibbs ran around the garage and shot Gibbs, from across the street.”
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The body was brought by truck to Ft. Donaldson, this county, where funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Frank Slocum of near Baring, in the absence of a preacher, made a nice talk concerning deceased, to a congregation which filled the church building. The body bearers were Ira Coley, Vernon Small, Amos Hilbrant, Meeks Henry, Nick Props and Sim March.
Mrs. Gibbs, daughter, son-in-law and grandchild accompanied the body to Ft. Donaldson church.
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Little Creeta Louise, infant daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Gibbs, died at this place, Friday. The little body was taken to Ft. Donaldson Saturday for burial.
Creeta Louise Gibbs, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Apr 1909, p. 2, col. 4, Bible Grove Column, Thursday
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RITES FOR MRS. M. J. GIBBS
Was born in Scotland County on April 16, 1867
Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Jane Gibbs, 75, who died at her home in the Bible Grove community on Tuesday, November 10, as stated in last week’s Democrat, were conducted at the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis last Thursday afternoon by Rev. E. L. Painter, pastor of the Memphis Baptist church. Interment was in the Ft. Donaldson cemetery.
Mrs. Gibbs’ maiden name was Martha Jane Kennedy. She was born in Scotland county, April 16, 1867. she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kennedy. There are four living brothers, B. L. Kennedy of Granger, Mo., Tom Kennedy of Salem, Iowa, Dr. Marion Kennedy of Kirksville and Edward Kennedy of Memphis.
At Keosauqua, Iowa, she was married to Dr. Chas. A. Gibbs on November 22, 1892. To this union three children were born, two of these and the husband preceded her in death. Mrs. Leslie Hollis, the only daughter, survives, and it was she who looked after and cared for her mother in these last years. There are also seven…
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JOHN H. GIBSON, OF GREEN CITY, DIES HERE
Was 76 Years Old; Funeral Services Monday Afternoon
Green City, Mo., Oct. 2. (Special)—John Hamilton Gibson, 76, of Green City, died in a Kirksville hospital Friday following an illness of three weeks.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church here Monday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. E. V. Campbell, pastor of the church. Interment will be in the Jenkins cemetery, southeast of Browning.
He was the son of William and Ellen (Bauswell) Gibson, and was born near Purdin, Mo., on Oct. 20, 1872. He was married to Virginia Elizabeth Hunter on Oct. 23, 1895 at Milan. Seven children were born to them, three of whom preceded him in death, Ethel Leona, Mrs. Sadie Agnes Porter and William Glen Gibson.
Surviving him are his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Vera Ann Fuller, of Chicago, Mrs. Vita Page and Mrs. Allene Cochran, both of Milan, and Mrs. Frances Pouliot, of Chicago; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was the last of a family of four children. He was a member of the Yellow Creek Church, southwest of Green City.
For the past thirty years he had lived in Green City.
The body will be at the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home, until time for the funeral.
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W. M. GIFFORD, 81, DIES NEAR GREEN CITY
Succumbs at Home of Daughter; Funeral Tomorrow.
Special to The Daily Express.
Green City, Mo., Jan. 23—William Milton Gifford, 81 years old and a resident of the Green City vicinity most of his life, died yesterday noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Walker, 8 1-2 miles northwest of Green City, following an illness of several months. Mr. Gifford had sustained several strokes and had been bedfast for the past eight months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Baptist church here, conducted by the Rev. L. H. Maples, and burial will be in the Green City cemetery. The body will lie in state at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Ola Law, in Green City, until time for the services.
Mr. Gifford was the son of George and Rebecca Gifford and was born in Taylorville, Ill., March 15, 1860. He came to Sullivan County when a young man and was married Jan. 9, 1884, to Cinda Williams. Five children were born to the union. One son, George, and the wife, preceded Mr. Gifford in death.
He leaves one son, Noah Gifford, of Green City, three daughters, Mrs. Albert Walker, of the Green City vicinity, Mrs. Bethel Doze, of Colfax, Calif., and Mrs. Alice Black, of Winters, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Annie Swigett, of Lohoma, Okla., eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He was a member of the Church of God.
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Death of Richard P. Giles
Shelbina, Mo., November 17 – Congressman-elect Richard P. Giles died at his home in this city this afternoon, after an illness of three months. In August he was taken with typhoid fever, suffered a relapse about the 1st of September and a second one a few weeks later. Yesterday he underwent a surgical operation for abscess of the abdomen, and failed to rally.
Richard P. Giles was born at Stephensburg, Hardin county, Ky., June 20, 1846. He was educated at St. Paul’s College, and subsequently read law under Reed & McCabe, at Palmyra. He practiced law in St. Joseph three years, then in Palmyra two years longer. In 1873 he moved to this city, and for about two years engaged in the grocery business. He then resumed the practice of his chosen profession, and continued it to the time he was taken sick. In 1880 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Shelby county, and was thrice re-elected to the same position. In 1892 he was a candidate before the democratic convention for congress against Col. Hatch, and was defeated by a small margin. He again made the race in 1894, with a like result. At the congressional convention in Canton on August 11 last he was made the democratic nominee from this district by acclamation, and in the general election of the present month was elected by the largest majority ever given a candidate for that position, defeating C. N. Clark, renominated [sic]. Mr. Giles was married to Annis Logan, of Palmyra, November 19, 1869. She died June 13, 1874. The deceased was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The funeral services will be conducted in this city Thursday morning, after which the remains will be taken to Palmyra, Mo., for burial. – Globe-Democrat.
Richard P. Giles, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 19 Nov 1896, p. 2, col. 4
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Dr. Bill Gilfillan Died
Dr. Bill Gilfillan, prominent Bloomfield physician died at an Ottumwa, Iowa, hospital yesterday morning after several months illness.
Dr. Gilfillan is a brother of Dr. Earl Gilfillan of Memphis.
Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church in Bloomfield, Friday afternoon, March 30 at 2 o’clock.
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Well Known Doctor Passes Away At Pomona, Calif.
Dr. C. D. N. Gilfillan, one of the founders of the Gilfillan Clinic passed away Friday in Pomona, California, at the age of 56.
Funeral services were Tuesday, April 3 at the Bloomfield Methodist church and burial was in the I.O.O.F. cemetery there.
After the clinic was founded in 1946 he practiced there until 1957 when a heart attack forced him to give up the local practice. He moved to Claremont, Calif. in 1960 and since that time had served as medical director at the Pomona branch of the University of California.
He was the son of Homer J. and Clara Gilfillan, born January 1, 1906. He graduated in 1933 from the State University of Iowa College of Medicine. He took his internship and residency in surgery at hospitals in San Francisco and specialized in surgery and orthopedics.
He practiced in Eldon and Fremont, then served in the army Medical Corps during World War II.
Survivors include his wife Jean; a son James of San Francisco, and a daughter, Vicki at home.
Other survivors include four brothers and three sister including Dr. Earl Gilfillan of Memphis, Mo., Dr. Edwin O. Gilfillan and Dr. Homer J. Gilfillan, both of Bloomfield, Dr. Harold Gilfillan of San Francisco, Mrs. Pauline Millstead of Flushing, New York, Mrs. Dorothy Mahannah and Miss Esther Gilfillan both of Storm Lake, Ia.
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Funeral Today For Mrs. John Gilfillan
Mrs. Edith Susan Gilfillan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Kildoo, was born March 22, 1879 at Chambersburg, Mo., and passed away Monday, February 6th after a long illness.
She married John S. Gilfillan in October, 1904, and he survives. Surviving with her husband are two sons, Brice of Arbela, Earl of Rutledge and three grandchildren, one of whom is Mrs. Betty Dierkson of St. Louis, whom she reared.
Funeral services are being held this afternoon Thursday, February 9th at the Gerth & Baskett funeral home. Burial in Memphis Cemetery.
Services were conducted by Rev. Arthur E. Brewer, pastor of the Memphis Christian Church. Body bearers were Hillis McClamroch, Rex, Eastian, Rollie Bowman, Vernon Small, Junior Davidson and Julian Probst. Music was furnished by the Chappell sisters.
Edith Susan Gilfillan, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 9 Feb 1956
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Dr. H. J. Gilfillan Died
Dr. H. J. Gilfillan of Bloomfield, Iowa, father of Dr. Earl E. Gilfillan of Memphis died suddenly at Bloomfield Saturday afternoon, July 14. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist church at Milton, Monday afternoon, July 16th.
All of Dr. Gilfillan’s six sons were doctors, four of whom are associated with the Gilfillan clinic at Bloomfield, Dr. Earl E., Dr. C. D. N., Dr. Edwin O., and Dr. H. J. One son, Dr. H. M. Gilfillan is a surgeon at San Francisco, California and Dr. G. W. Gilfillan preceded his father.
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MRS. ANNA M. GILL, 90, DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Was Widow of Pioneer Kirksville Editor.
Funeral and burial services were held at Selma, Calif., yesterday for Mrs. Anna Maria Gill, 90, widow of a pioneer Kirksville newspaper editor, who died last Friday, following a brief illness. She had lived in California since 1889.
Mrs. Gill was born in Carrollton, Ill., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Link. Her father served in the Illinois legislature with Abraham Lincoln.
Her husband, William Maxwell Gill, a veteran of the Civil War, bought a half-interest in the Kirksville Journal here in 1866. Later he helped launch the Kirksville Graphic and continued as its editor until 1881. T. E. Sublette purchased the Graphic in 1883, employing Gill as editor until 1885. Mr. Gill was again connected with the Journal from 1887 to 1889, where upon he went to Lemoore, Calif., and became editor of the Lemoore Leader. Five years later he was connected with the Fresno Expositor. He died in Oakland in 1901.
Mrs. Gill was the aunt of C. F. Link, Mrs. Luella Styles and Mrs. J. F. Whitacre here.
She is survived by four sons, John L. Gill and Harry M. Gill, Bakersfield, Calif., Frank Gill, Berkeley, and Albert Gill, Selma.
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CARL C. GILL DIES AT HOME HERE; WAS 60
Kirksville Resident For 47 Years; Last Rites Tomorrow
Carl Cleveland Gill, 60, of 702 W. Gardner, died at his home Sunday afternoon at 3:35.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis & Wigal Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by the Rev. Ralph Hicks. Interment will be in Highland Park cemtery [sic].
He was the son of Joel and Lydia (Davidson) Gill and was born at Centerville, Iowa, Oct. 5, 1892. He was married to Hazel Moore Sept. 9, 1916, at Wichita, Kan. His parents, one bother and one sister preceded him in death.
Surviving are his wife; three children, William D. Gill, of the U. S. Navy, Dorothy Jeanne Mountain and Roderick O. Gill, both of Kirksville; three grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. W. C. Brawdy, of Centerville, Iowa
Mr. Gill had lived here 47 years. He was an employee of the International Shoe Factory for 35 years and after retiring from the factory he moved to a farm northeast of Kirksville in 1942 and farmed until illness overtook him about a year ago.
Bearers will be Don Campbell, Robert Benson, Raymond Winslow, Louis Merlo, Homer Collop and Jamie Clark.
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Died, near Downing, on the 12th of Oct., Mr. Gill Patrick, of cancer, aged 50/60? years; leaves a widow and five children.
Patrick Gill, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 16 Oct 1884, p. 3, col. 3, Local Chips Column
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O. M. Gillaspy Dies At Age Of 69
Mr. O. M. Gillaspy, 69 years, prominent business man of Edina, passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, February 8, 1969, about 11:30 a.m., while enroute to Grim-Smith Hospital, Kirksville, Mo. He was born August 2, 1899, at Atlanta, Missouri, the son of James Dudley and Rose McKay Gillaspy.
He was married to Dorothea Warren at Windsor, Mo., on November 24, 1924, and she survives. Also two sons, Sgt. James W. Gillaspy, serving with the Army in Mannheim, Germany, Dudley A. Gillaspy, of Edina, and a daughter, Roysalyn M., Mrs. William R. Eyman of near Knox City, Missouri. Also, five grandchildren, Dennis Burton, Cynthia Ann and Gregg Scott Gillaspy and Julia Anne and Lynn Eyman. Also two sisters, Evangeline, Mrs. George Deahl of San Diego, California, and Ruth, Mrs. Jack Cromwell of Boca Raton, Florida.
His parents preceded him in death.
He had lived in Columbia, Missouri, Springfield, Illinois, and farmed in the Bee Ridge Community before coming to Edina, 21 years ago.
He had a partnership in the John Deere Implement Company at Edina, Kirksville and Memphis, Missouri.
He was Vice President of the Great Rivers Boy Scout Council, had served for 12 years as a Civil Engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad and the Illinois State Highway Department. He was a former Mayor of Edina and had been instrumental in securing Federal Assistance for the present Edina water Reservoir. He had been a member of the Board of trustees of the Sever Memorial and consulting engineer on the construction of the Hurdland Lake.
He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Monday, February 10, 1969, at 2 p.m. at Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel, Edina, with Rev. Ralph Grimes of Edina and Rev. Steve S. Sandknop of Glasgow, Mo., officiating and burial was in the Bee Ridge Cemetery, southeast of Edina, Mo.
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Mrs. Frank Gillespie Dies in Texas
Word has been received here that Mrs. Frank (Hazel) Gillespie, a sister of L. L. Propst, formerly of Kirksville, died in Coleman, Texas, Thursday.
Funeral services and interment were held there yesterday.
Mrs. Gillespie has visited in Kirksville several time and is known by a number of Kirksville residents.
Hazel Gillespie, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 27 May 1951, p. 2, col. 2, Sunday
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MRS. GILLESPIE DIES AT ADAIR, AGED 88 YEARS
Came to This Country from County Cavan, Ireland in 1847
Mrs. James Gillaspie, one of the best known residents of the northeast part of the county and who was also well known in Kirksville, died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Dan Daly, in Adair, aged 88 years. The funeral was held Sunday morning at St. Mary’s church at Adair, conducted by the Rev. Fr. McNeil, and burial was in the cemetery at that place.
Mrs. Gillespie had suffered much during the last year of her life and had been bedfast for five or six months before the end. She was a woman of estimable character, and her life was such as to leave an impress upon the community.
She leaves six children, Mrs. W. B. Ross, Mrs. T. S. Higgins, Mrs. Dan Daley [sic] and Ed Gillespie, all of Adair; James Gillespie, of Kansas City, and Mrs. William Ryan, of Kirksville. She has 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Gillespie’s maiden name was Margaret Farley, and she was born in county Cavan, Ireland, in 1832. She came to this country with relatives when she was 15 years of age, and was married in 1852 to James Gillespie, at wheeling, W. Va. They moved to Adair county in 1874 and she has lived here since that time.
Margaret (Farley) Gillespie, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 Jun 1920, p. 2, col. 2, Tuesday
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M. E. GILLESPIE HANGS SELF AT HIS HOME HERE
Elderly Carpenter Ill Several Months With Cancer.
Marion E. Gillespie, a resident of Kirksville for many years, about 60 years old, took his life shortly after 10 o’clock this morning by hanging himself with a rope in a shed at his home, 1006 North Main Street. The body was discovered by his wife when she returned from a trip downtown to obtain medicine for her husband.
The deceased had been ill for some time with cancer of the tongue and throat and it is believed he had planned on suicide, as he left several notes to his wife in which he told of his sufferings and the hopelessness of ever getting well.
He had gone to the shed in the rear of the house, climbed up on a ladder, and after tying a rope around his neck, had evidently tried to shoot himself with a 38-caliber revolver and then jumped of the ladder. No bullet wound was found but powder marks were found on his chin.
In addition to the notes, Mr. Gillespie had written on a paper that it was 10:15 and he was going to shove off.
Sheriff Floyd was notified, and in the absence of Coroner C. D. Davis, who is in a hospital, Justice of the Peace P. A. Oliver was taken to view the body. He said that he did not know whether it would be necessary to hold an inquest.
The deceased was a carpenter by trade, although he did other work, he was industrious and a good worker.
Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Gerald Gillespie who lives in Savannah, Mo. Funeral arrangements will not be made until the son arrives home.
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Mrs. W. W. Gillespie Services Held Friday Afternoon
Mary Viola Reckard was born February 3,1871, in Memphis, the daughter of L. W. and Mary Reckard. She was graduated from Memphis High School in the class of 1891. On Oct. 5, 1893, she was married to William Wallace Gillespie. He died November 19, 1958.
A Presbyterian during her youth, she joined the Methodist Church when she was married and since then had been an active worker in all phases of the church until her health and age made it impossible to take an active part. She was active in the Home Mission Society before the establishment of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service, in which she continued to take an active part. Her other activities included membership on the W. C. T. U., in which organization she had held several offices.
Working side by side with her husband in the publication of the Reveille, she became known as Aunt Ola throughout the county and it was at her suggestion that he sent, free of charge, the Reveille to all Scotland county servicemen during World War II and the Korean conflice [sic]. It was “Uncle Wallace and Aunt Ola” to hundreds of boys who had never met them until they came home on furloughs and made their way to the Reveille office to thank the Gillespies who had kept their “hometown paper” coming to them overseas.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alfred Ammerman, in whose home she died; a brother Richard Reckard of Kewanee, Ill.; a half brother, Will Reckard of Denver, Colorado, and a half sister Mrs. Louise Jalsman of the state of Colorado. Other survivors are a number of nieces and nephews including Miss Marjorie Payne, Philip Payne and Neal Payne, whom she helped rear after the death of their mother.
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MRS. EVA M. GILLILAND, 87, DIES HERE
Had Been In Impaired Health Several Years.
Mrs. Eva M. Gilliland, 87 years old, widow of Francis M. Gilliland, died this afternoon at 1:20 o’clock at her home at 823 East Scott Street. She had been in impaired health several years but bedfast only the past week.
Funeral plans had not been completed this afternoon. Her body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Gilliland, nee Phipps, was born in Ohio on May 16, 1855, and came to Missouri shortly after her marriage Jan. 6, 1881 to Francis M. Gilliland. Mr. Gilliland was a carpenter and contractor and subsequently a farmer in the Pure Air vicinity. He died Jan. 25, 1929.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nora P. Sanford, Kirksville, and Alta M. Gilliland, Hannibal; one son, Shirley M. Gilliland, Alhambra, Calif.; seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Laura Weber, Novinger route two.
Mrs. Gilliland was a member of the Methodist Church.
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OLD RESIDENT OF COUNTY PASSES AWAY
BENNETT F. GILLUM, AFTER A LONG ILLNESS, DIES—FUNERAL NOT ANNOUNCED
Bennett F. Gillum, of 906 South First Street, passed away last night, after a long illness.
Deceased has resided in Adair county the greater part of his life, the exception being a few years residence in Colorado and Florida. He is survived by four children as follows:
Charles W., Bennett F., Grover N. and Noah W.
The funeral services had not been fully determined this morning, but will probably be held tomorrow.
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Services Held For Mrs. John Gingrich and Infant Daughter
Mrs. John (Jack) Gingrich, 35, of 12 Poplar Dr., Boonville, Missouri, died unexpectedly shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Hospital, where she was admitted earlier in the day.
The former Miss Jane Margaret Adams, she was born March 22, 1932, at Hannibal, Missouri, a daughter of Mrs. Jewel Tanzey Adams and the late James Adams. She and Mr. Gingrich were married on May 19, 1957, at Memphis, and had made their home in Boonville since their marriage.
Mrs. Gingrich was a graduate of Northeast Missouri State College at Kirksville, Missouri, before her marriage, had worked at the Farm Bureau Insurance Co., at Jefferson City, Missouri.
She was a member of the Nelson Memorial Methodist Church, the Women’s Society of Christian Service, the Boonville Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and of the Boonville Chapter of the American Association of University Women.
Survivors include her husband; and one son, John Thomas Gingrich, all of the home; her mother, Mrs. James T. Adams of Memphis; and one brother, Darrell Adams of Columbia.
Susan Grace Gingrich, infant daughter of Mr. John (Jack) Gingrich of 12 Poplar Dr., Boonville, Missouri, and the late Mrs. Margaret Adams Gingrich, died at 5:55 a.m., at St. Joseph Hospital. The infant was born Sunday night at St. Joseph.
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MRS. SIMON GINGRICH, AGED 62, DIES TODAY
Heart Attack Is Fatal at Home East of Greentop.
Mrs. Lettie Gingrich, 62, wife of Simon Gingrich, died suddenly from heart disease at her home seven miles east of Greentop this morning at 6:30 o’clock. She apparently had been in normal condition until this morning, when she complained of illness. Some of her children were notified but she died before they reached the home.
Funeral services had not been completed today but the rites were tentatively planned for Sunday at Lancaster. The body is lying in state at the family home.
Mrs. Gingrich was born at Lancaster, July 8, 1876, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kelly. She grew to womanhood in that vicinity and was married forty-five years ago to Simon Gingrich. Eleven children were born, all of whom survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Gingrich moved from Lancaster to Worthington in 1898 and ten years ago went to the farm where they lived at the time of her death.
The sons and daughters are: Arthur and Ursel Gingrich, Greentop; Roy Gingrich, Queen City; Wesley Gingrich, St. Louis; Mrs. J. A. Beeman, Lancaster; Mrs. Oma Vestal, Kirksville; Mrs. J. V. Merrick, Kirksville; Harley and Howard at home.
She also leaves ten grandchildren, and four brothers and three sisters, as follows: Sam Kelly, Unionville; Rufus, Otis and Will Kelly, who live in Iowa; Mrs. Mae Crouch, Ottumwa; Mrs. Charles Shellenbarger, Marshalltown, Ia., and Mrs. Mose Linder, Unionville.
Mrs. Gingrich united with the Church of Christ at Worthington under the ministry of the Rev. Mr. Parker, of Memphis, in 1920.
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R. Meade Ginnings Dies in Macomb, Ill.
Word has been received by Col. J. E. Rieger, of the death of Prof. R. Meade Ginnings, former member of the Teachers College faculty here. Prof. Ginnings died suddenly June 19, following a heart attack at Macomb, Ill., and funeral services were held there last Tuesday.
Prof. Ginnings was born and reared seven miles northeast of Kirksville in the Bryant School district. He was graduated from the old Normal School and a member of the faculty at the college here from 1903 until 1910. He was head of the mathematics department at the Western State Teachers College for thirty years, and during his last year he was named the most popular teacher by a vote of the student body.
Prof. Ginnings is survived by his wife, three sons, Dean Paul Ginnings, of Greensboro, N. C., Dr. D. C. Ginnings, of Washington, D. C., and H. P. Ginnings, of Minneapolis, and five grandchildren.
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C. GIOVANNINI, 74, NATIVE OF ITALY, DIES
Former Coal Miner Of Novinger Suffers Heart Attack.
Charles Giovannini, 74, a native of Turin, Italy, died at about 2:30 o’clock this morning at a local hospital where he had been a patient since Monday. Mr. Giovannini, who had lived in Novinger for the past 35 years, had spent Christmas Day with his son, John Giovannini, and family of 412 W. Hickory Street, and suffered a heart attack after returning to his home Christmas Night. He had been in failing health since the death of his wife, Mrs. Josephine Giovannini, who died Nov. 31, 1942. Death was attributed to a heart ailment and complications.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger. Interment will be in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mr. Giovannini, who was born Nov. 11, 1869, was the son of John and Marietta Giovannini. He came to the United States at the age of 21 and worked for a period in the gold mines in South Dakota. He later worked in Colorado, Wyoming and Texas before coming to Missouri. Until his retirement in 1936, Mr. Giovannini has been employed in the coal mines near Novinger. He had worked a total of 53 years as a miner. Since retiring, Mr. Giovannini had maintained a small garden at his home. He was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church.
Surviving, besides his son, John Giovannini, of Kirksville; are three step-daughters, Mrs. Fred Kob, former resident of Kirksville now living at Portland, Ore.; Mrs. Mary Tomasi, of Arma, Kan., who is expected to arrive here for the funeral, and Mrs. Pete Gelso, of Girard, Kan., R.F.D., and seven grandchildren. A brother of Mr. Giovannini, who also came to the United States, preceded him in death.
Charles Giovannini, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 30 Dec 1943, p. 2, col. 3
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MRS. CHARLES GIOVANNINI, OF NOVINGER, DIES
Was Ill Three Years; Funeral Monday Morning.
Mrs. Josephine Marie Giovannini, 74 years old, wife of Charles Giovannini of Novinger, died yesterday morning at 1:45 o’clock in a hospital here. She had been in declining health the past three years due to a complication of diseases.
The funeral is to be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the St. Rose Catholic Church at Novinger, conducted by the Rev. R. J. Barrett, and burial will be made in the Novinger Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Davis Funeral Home here.
Mrs. Giovannini was born in Turin, Italy, Sept. 8, 1868, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pachiodo. She was married in Italy to Joseph Magnetti and four daughters were born to them, one of whom preceded them in death. They came to the United States fifty-three years ago, living in Connecticut and Texas before coming to Missouri. Mr. Magnetti was killed at Huntsville on March 19, 1904.
In 1906 she was married to Charles Giovannini and they moved to Novinger, where they since have lived. One son was born to this union.
Surviving are her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Pete Gelso and Mrs. Peter Tamasi, both of Arma, Kan., and Mrs. Fred Kob, Kirksville; one son, John B. Giovannini, Kirksville; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The daughters from Kansas arrived yesterday evening to attend the funeral.
Mrs. Giovannini was a member of St. Rose’s church at Novinger.
Josephine Giovannini, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 Nov 1942, p. 1, col. 1, Sunday
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FUNERAL FOR STELLA GIROTTI TO BE MONDAY
At Catholic Church In Novinger; Died At Mt. Vernon, Mo.
Funeral services for Stella Fay Girotti, 47, who died at Mt. Vernon, Mo., Friday morning, Sept. 21, will be held at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger, Monday morning at nine o’clock. Rev. Fr. P. J. Barrett will officiate and interment will be in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mrs. Girotti was the daughter of Henry B. and Cornelia (Brunick) Evans and was born July 17, 1898 in Adair County, Mo. She was married April 27, 1915 in Kansas City, Mo., to Joe Girotti and to this marriage one daughter was born.
She is survived by her husband, her daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Brocaille; her mother, Mrs. Cornelia Evans; one grandson, Fred Richard Brocaille, all of Novinger; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Cunningham, Berwyn, Ill.; Mrs. Roy Breese, Los Angeles, Calfi. [sic]; Mrs. Henrietta Childres, Novinger; one brother, John O. Evans, of Quincy, Ill.
Her father and four sisters preceded her in death.
Mrs. Girotti was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be: Homer Brocaille, Babtist Transano, Bernard McCabe, Arthur Nardini, Theodore Steele, Johnny Giachino, Flower girls will be Pauline Brocaille, Irene, Helen and Edith Sandretto, Lena Fallini, Teresa Gasperi, Juanita Harris, Mabel Hanlin.
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DIED AT DAUGHTER’S HOME
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gitchel Was Born October 10, 1868
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gitchel was a daughter of Charles and Polly McCain Clayton. She was born October 10, 1868, at Lawrence, Kansas, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Herrill, near Memphis, April 8, 1944.
Funeral serviced were held, April 12, at the Gerth & Baskett chapel by Rev. W. E. Longstreth. Music was furnished by Miss Clara Lawrence, Mrs. W. E. Longstreth and Juanita Griffith.
She was united in marriage to George E Gitchel. To this union several children were born. Two sons died in early life. The children surviving her are Edgar of Burlington, Iowa; Frank I. of Kahoka, and Paul of Yakima, Washington; Myrta Heazeltine of Tucson, Arizona, and Mrs. Herrill of Memphis.
She is survived by two brothers, Maynard and William Clayton of the state of Washington, and one sister, Mrs. Mattie ?earwood, of Oregon. There are thirteen grandchildren, three are in the armed service, and one great grandson.
Mrs. Gitchel was a member of the Methodist church in Kansas and a member of the home department of local Methodist church.
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Leo Givens Died, June 1st
Was Born in Memphis 67 years ago Last February
Leo Givens, son of the late Dr. and Mrs. Frank Givens of Memphis, died at the Edina hospital Wednesday of last week, June 1. He was born in Memphis, February 11, 1882.
Funeral services were conducted at the Payne chapel in Memphis Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Cash Wyble of Gorin, and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
The music was by Nina Phillips, Lucille Leslie, Opal Gardener, and Cozy Ripperdon with Wilma Rule as accompanist.
Pall bearers were J. E. Mason, R. J. Ripperdon, Carl McDonald, W. H. McManama, Emerson Guthrie and Harry Burkhart.
For many years he was a resident of Memphis but since the death of his parents he has made his home at Rutledge with his brother, Harold Givens. He was never married.
He was a brother of Mrs. Carl Nellis of Memphis and another brother, Leonard Givens lives in Chicago.
Leo Givens, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Jun 1949, p. 1, col. 7
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SERVICES FOR F. GLADHILL HELD TODAY
Died Here Friday Evening; Father of Mrs. Cora Long
Funeral services conducted by Rev. W. L. Spurling, were held this afternoon for Frank Gladhill, 69, native Macon County man, who died in a Kirksville hospital Friday evening at 6:30. Interment was made in Mt. Tabor Cemetery east of Atlanta.
He was the son of Henry and (Holett) Gladhill and was born in Macon County near Atlanta on Aug. 30, 1878. He was married to Ida Mae Wing, Aug. 30, 1899. Four children were born to this marriage. One daughter, Florence Mae, died in infancy. His wife died Aug. 27, 1946. He was also preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, and one brother.
Surviving him are three children, Mrs. Cora Long, of Kirksville, with whom he has made his home since last March; Fred Gladhill, of Chicago, and Mrs. Susan Ryan, of Jacksonville, Ill.; four grandchildren, one brother, George Gladhill and one sister, Emma Streight, several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Gladhill spent his entire life in and near Atlanta. He has been a member of the Christian Church for over thirty years.
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JULIUS GLAHN DIES AT HOME NEAR NOVELTY
Funeral Services To Be in Novelty Monday Afternoon
Brashear, Mo., Feb. 20. (Special)—Julius S. Glahn, 70, Knox county farmer, died at his farm home one and a half miles southwest of Novelty, Saturday morning at two o’clock. He had been in failing health the past year and confined to his bed the past four months.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Novelty, Monday afternoon at two o’clock. The body will be taken to the Maple Hills Cemetery at Kirksville for interment. The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until 5 o’clock this afternoon when it will be taken to the family home where it will remain until time for the funeral.
Mr. Glahn was the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Price) Glahn and was born near Hagers Grove in Shelby County, Mo., on July 18, 1878. He was married to Miss Eva L. Ramsey on Oct. 25, 1899. Two daughters were born to this marriage. His parents, two sisters and four brothers preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, and the two daughters, Miss Noma Blanche Glahn, of Kansas City, and Mrs. M. C. (Bernice) Hennington, of Tulsa, Okla.; two brothers, Russell Glahn, of Amity, Ore., and Charles Glahn, of Fresno, Calif.; sixteen nephews and four nieces.
Mr. Glahn was an active member of the Novelty Christian Church, serving as an elder for forty years and teacher of an Adult Bible Class more than forty years. He had lived on the farm where he died for the past forty years.
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J. B. GLASGOW, OF GIBBS, DIES AT AGE OF 79
Ill for Month With Dropsy; Funeral At Brashear Friday.
Special to The Daily Express.
Gibbs, Mo., Jan. 30—James B. Glasgow, 79 years old, died at his home here last night at 9:15 o’clock. He had been in impaired health the past two years and seriously ill the past month with dropsy.
The funeral is to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Easley Funeral Home at Brashear, conducted by the Rev. T. E. Spurling, and pallbearers will be H. E. Mitchell, Charles F. Taylor, A. A. Millsap, John W. Spencer, Win Bragg and Glen Dye. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until time for the service.
Mr. Glasgow was born near Bullion May 26, 1861, a son of James and Michael Chapman Glasgow. He had lived all his life in Adair County. His parents were natives of West Virginia.
He was married Dec. 25, 1887 to Miss Jane Denton and eleven children were born, five of whom died in infancy.
Surviving are his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Frank Calef, Mrs. Otha Warren and Miss Myrtle Glasgow, all of Gibbs; two sons, Hugh Glasgow, of Gibbs; and James Glasgow, Canal Zone, Panama. One daughter, Mrs. Ada Kelly, died in 1924 at the age of 36.
There are thirteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and one brother, Willliam Glasgow, of Macon.
The Glasgow family lived on a farm until 1909. He united with the Gibbs Christian Church in 1912 under the ministry of the Rev. Mr. Browning.
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JAMES T. GLASGOW, 58, DIES TUESDAY MORNING
James Thomas Glasgow, aged 58, of Rutledge, Missouri, passed away Tuesday morning at 10:10 at Grim-Smith hospital, Kirksville, Missouri, where he had been since December 1, 1965. He had beeen [sic] seriously ill for the past three weeks.
He was born at Wyaconda, Missouri, on February 21, 1907 the son of Samuel Creighton and Bertha Parrish Glasgow.
He was married to Faye V. Watson at Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 18, 1930, and she survives, also surviving are two daughters and two sons; Donna, Mrs. Russell Snelling of LaPrairie, Illinois; Linda Lee, Mrs. Terry Smith of Granger, Missouri; Samuel Janes of Roseville, Illinois; and Phillip Lynn at home. Also five grandchildren, Larry Snelling, Mark, Karen and Chris Glasgow and Terry Smith, Jr.
Also surviving are three brothers, Carl Glasgow of RFD Edina; and Wayne and Nelson Glasgow of Granger, Missouri. Two sisters, Flora, Mrs. Miles Epperson of Memphis, Missouri, Buelah, Mrs. Rollin Nelson of Oakland, California, and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, an infant grandson and a brother, Glen Glasgow.
He was a member of the Rutledge Baptist church.
The body was taken to the Hudson-Reimer funeral home at Edina, Missouri.
Funeral services was [sic] today, December 23, at 10 a.m. at the Rutledge Baptist church. Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery, Rutledge, Missouri.
James Thomas Glasgow, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 23 Dec 1965 (Thursday)
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FRANK GLASPIE, 74 YEARS OLD, DIED TODAY
Native of Adair County; Funeral Sunday Afternoon
Frank Glaspie, 74, died at his home in the northwest part of Adair county early this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Hazel Creek Union Church Sunday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by the Rev. Wayne Parsons, pastor of the church. Interment will be in the Hazel Creek Union cemetery.
Mr. Glaspie was the son of Emanuel and Arminda (Stokesberry) Glaspie and was born July 9, 1878, in Adair county. He was married to Jessie Scott, June 12, 1904, and to this marriage seven children were born.
He is survived by his wife; four sons, Willie, of Kirksville, Willard, of Waterloo, Iowa, Delbert, of Greentop, and Wallace of Kenosha, Wis.; one daughter, Mrs. John L. (Leona) Waggoner, of near Greentop; one brother, John, of Waterloo, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. Grant Zimerman and Mrs. Stella Horrell, Kirksville, and Mrs. Clara McMillen, Waterloo, Iowa; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr. Glaspie was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one daughter and a brother.
He was a member of the Hazel Creek Union Church.
The body will be at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until the funeral hour.
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MRS. FLORENCE GLEASON DIES AT HOME HERE
Funeral Plans Await Arrival Of Relatives
Mrs. Florence Ethel Gleason, 51, died Thursday afternoon at her home at 1609 S. Baird.
The body will be at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until funeral arrangements are made following the arrival of relatives.
Mrs. Gleason was the daughter of James A. and Nellie E. (Campbell) Farris and was born at Brazil, Ia., June 10, 1898. She was married to Leroy Everett Gleason at Waterloo, Ia., Aug. 13, 1919. They had three children.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, Everett Orville and Lowell Merle, and one daughter, Ethel Evelyn, all of Kirksville; three brothers, Walter, of Unionville, Forrest, of East St. Louis, and Floyd, of Exline, Ia.; one granddaughter, Carol Ann Gleason.
Her parents and one sister preceded her in death.
Mrs. Gleason was a member of the Methodist Church.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH BENEATH A TRAIN
Seymour, Mo., 28. (UP)—A man identified as Bryan Jesse E. Glover, 55, of Urbana, Mo., was crushed to death beneath a train a mile southeast of Seymour yesterday.
The body was found lying between the rails about 6:15 p.m. Authorities said the man may have been riding between two freight cars when he fell onto the track.
Papers found on the body indicated the victim had been a patient in the Veterans Administration hospital at Springfield, Mo.
Bryan Jesse E. Glover, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 28 May 1951, p. 5, col. 3, Monday
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Mrs. Wm. E. Glover Dies Fri., March 23: Funeral Sunday
Josie May Warren, daughter of Rachel E. and Frank Warren was born near Memphis, Feb. 8, 1884. She was the eldest of four children. After suffering for many months she was taken to the Josephine Hospital in St. Louis, where all that loving hands and skill could do, but all in vain. Her spirit took its flight, March 23, and she was not, for God took her.
She united with the Methodist Episcopal church early in life at Pleasant Hill, and lived a faithful christian until her death. She was united in marriage to William E. Glover, September 6, 1905. To this union two children were born, Jennie Mae, and a daughter who died in infancy. She leaves, beside her family, her parents and one brother, Walter, a sister, Mary Hays, all of whom live near Memphis, and a sister, Mrs. Essie Kisling, who lives near Milton, Iowa. Also her aged grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Warren of Memphis. May by her kind and loving disposition endeared herself to her friends and family, and to all who knew her. Knowing the frailties of mankind, yet she was never known to speak an unkind word of a neighbor or a friend. In later years of her sickness and discomfort, she was ever willing to minister to the aid of a neighbor or friend.
Sunset and the evening star, and
one clear call for me.
And may there be no moaning of the
bar, when I put out to sea.
Twilight and evening bell, and
after that the dark.
And may there be no sadness of
farewell, when I embark.
Funeral services were held at Brock Sunday afternoon, March 25, conducted by Rev. E.C. Morgan of Memphis. Burial in Brock cemetery.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our heart felt [sic] thanks to the friends and neighbors for their many expressions of love and kindness during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, also for the beautiful flowers.
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GEORGE GLUCK, 81, DIES IN WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
George Gluck, 81, a brother of Bert Gluck, of LaPlata, died August 20th in a Washington hospital, according to word received here. He had lived in the west for the past 50 years.
Gluck was born in this state July 16, 1871. He married Belle Shumaker in Kirksville in 1896 and the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at Walla Walla, Wash., in 1946. The couple lived in LaPlata for three years, before moving to Great Falls, Mont., to a climate more suitable for Gluck’s rheumatic condition.
Later, in the state of Washington, Gluck homesteaded a farm and eventually increased his holdings to more than 3,300 acres. He belonged to the Christian Church and the Trinity Lodge 121, IOOF.
He leaves his wife, his brother, Bert; eight children, 20 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.
George Gluck, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 8 Sep 1952, p. 3, col. 7
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LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO MRS. O. T. GLYNN
Died At Home Here This Morning; Funeral Monday.
Mrs. Virena Glynn, 66, wife of O. T. Glynn, died this morning at 5:10 o’clock at her home at 602 South Ely Street. She had been bedfast since an operation for a kidney ailment three and one-half months ago.
The funeral is to be held Monday forenoon at the Church of Mary Immaculate, conducted by the Rev. P. J. Barrett. Burial will be in the Catholic section of Highland Park Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home but is to be taken to the family home Sunday afternoon to remain until time for the funeral.
Mrs. Glynn was born in Hancock County, Ill., Oct. 24, 1872, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Smith. She was married at Carthage, Ill., to O. T. Glynn in 1890, and six children were born. They came to Kirksville from Illinois 37 years ago.
Surviving are her husband, six children, Mrs. Julia Dunn, C. E. Glynn, Mrs. Adelaide Tarr, P. D. Glynn, and Mrs. Esther Adams, all of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mrs. Irene Ward, St. Louis; seven grandchildren, one brother, Will Smith, San Jose, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Alma Glynn, Fullerton, N. D., and Mrs. Abbie Cunningham, San Jose, Calif.
Mrs. Glynn was a member of the Catholic Church.
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