These are typed from photographed copies of many obituaries and death notices that I have in my collection. For many of them there is no indication of what newspaper they came from nor is a year indicated for some of them. Photo copies are sometimes hard to read or are damaged. Also, some of the obits and death notices may not be complete. I will be spending time searching out the complete documents and their location to add here. I always strive for correctness.
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Mrs. Shackleford Dies in Richmond
Mrs. Maude Shackleford member of a family prominent in Kirksville for many years, died Friday in Richmond, Va., according to word received here yesterday. She had been in poor health for several years, and was 68 years old.
Mrs. Shackleford was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W G. Fout and her father was a druggist here until 1904 when he became cashier of the Citizens Bank and later its president.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Neal, and a grandson, Edwin Neal, Jr., a sister, Mrs. Eugene C. Brott, and a brother, Dr. George Fout, both of Richmond.
Her husband, Dr. Edwin Shackleford, died several years ago.
Maude Shackleford, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Oct 1947, p. 6, col. 3, Sunday
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Geo. W. Shacklett Aged Citizen Of County Died Monday
George Washington Shacklett, the son of Eli and Rebekah Shacklett was born in Scotland County close To Etna on April 28th, 1858, and died in Memphis, Missouri, about two o’clock Monday morning, September 26th, 1932, at the age of 74 years, 1 month and 29 days. His parents had moved to Missouri from the state of Kentucky. Mr. Shacklett was married by the Rev. M. G. Gorin at Lacrosse, Ill., to Miss Carrie Lionberger on December 22, 1882. To this union were born three children – namely Blanche who was born in 1887 and who died at the age of Twelve, Olin who now lives in Ottumwa, Iowa, and Opal who was born in 1893 and died in 1912.
With the exception of a very few years Mr. Shacklett spent almost his entire life in Scotland county, first as a farmer and since 1900 he was engaged in the real estate and insurance business and made his home during most of the years in Memphis. For some time he lived on the Hamilton Cone farm.
About 1898 he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Pleasant Hill. At the time of his death he had been a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years and also a faithful officer, and elder. For many years he sang in the church choir.
Besides his wife and son, Mr. Shacklett leaves two sisters, Mrs. Zora Musgrove and Mrs. Joe Moore both of Memphis and two brothers, one who is in the state of California and Dr. Shacklett of Ethel, Mo. There are numerous friends and relatives at Gorin, and many friends in Memphis who have been very kind to him during his last illness.
The funeral service was held in the Memphis Presbyterian church on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, being conducted by Rev. Harry V. McColloch. The burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
George Washington Shacklett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 29 Sep 1932, p. 1, col. 6
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Former Gorin Man Drowns at Lake Darling
Jacob Kendell Shacklett, son of Benjamin W. and Leota H. Shacklett, was born near Gorin, Missouri, April 5th, 1917, and departed this life July 1, 1967, near Washington, Iowa.
He was married to Madeline Rickerberg October 8, 1944. To this union were born two daughters, namely Sharon Ann and Judy Kay, both of the home.
Kendell farmed for several years before moving to Ottumwa, Iowa, where he was employed by John Morrell and Co., until his death.
He was preceded in death by his parents and infant brother. He leaves to mourn his wife, two daughters and two brothers, Ralph B. of Gorin, Missouri, and Kenneth James of Burlington, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 3, 1967, at 3 p.m. Rev. John Gooch officiated at the service in the Gerth and Baskett Chapel in Memphis. Body bearers were Lloyd Kiefer, Richard Pulliam[,] Everett Tague, John Atwater, Wayne Musgrove and Robert Davis. Burial was in Gorin Cemetery.
Jacob Kendell Shacklett, From Unknown Newspaper, 6 Jul 1967
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Final Rites Wednesday For Mrs. Lillie Shacklett
Lillie Lucinda Shacklett was born June 29, 1875, to Elias and Lucinda Johnson. She passed away October 21, 1968, in Trenton, Missouri, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frazee, where she had resided for the past several years.
She was married to James Shacklett August 2, 1893, who passed away in November, 1933. To this union seven children were born: Rose, Fay, Howard, Loyd, Ila, Harry and Lucille. Two children preceded her in death, Lucille Hicks in 1940, and Rose Tennant in 1965.
Mrs. Shacklett leaves eleven grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
She spent most of her life on a farm near Gorin, Missouri, where she has many friends.
She was a member of the Gorin Baptist Church for many years.
Lillie Lucinda Shacklett, From Unknown Newspaper, 31 Oct 1968
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CHAS. SHAFER DIES FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS
Native of Germany Had Lived Here 70 Years.
Charles Shafer, 77 years old, died Sunday evening in Kirksville at the home of his daughter at 607 East Cottonwood Street, following an illness covering a period of several years.
The funeral is to be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. B. N. Covert, pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
He was born in Germany, Oct. 20, 1860, son of Jacob and Philipina Shafer. He came with his parents to the United States when he was five years old and to Kirksville soon afterward.
He was married Dec. 6, 1884 to Miss Katherine Heyd and settled on a farm ten miles west of Kirksville, where they lived until four years ago, when they were forced to leave on account of ill health.
He is survived by his widow, a son, George A. Shafer, of southeast of Kirksville, and a daughter, Mrs. Alpha Dear, Kirksville; two grandchildren, Carl Dear, Kansas City, and Mrs. Dorothy Payton, Novinger.
He also leaves the following sisters and brothers; Mrs. Josephine Heyd, Palouse, Wash.; Mrs. Lena Williams, Yarow, Mo.; Mrs. Minnie Williams, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Emma Bozarth, Greencastle, Mo.; Jacob Shafer, Youngstown, Mo.; Fred Shafer, Kirksville, Mo., and Cora Shafer, Novinger, besides a number of nephews, nieces and a host of friends.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years.
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Died Near Youngstown.
Jacob Shafer, a German, well known in this city, died yesterday as the result of a dose of carbolic acid. It is not known whether he took the acid intentionally or by mistake. He has been making his home with his son Charles near Youngstown.
Jacob Shafer, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 3 Aug 1906, p. 4, col. 5
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OBITUARY
JOHN HOSEA SHAFER
John Hosea Shafer was born June 1, 1883, in Knox County, Missouri, and passed away at his home at 3001 Avenue P. Ft. Madison, Iowa, December 24, 1953, at 3:45 a.m., following an illness of 10 months.
He was married to Martha Ann Montgomery August 12, 1906, at Memphis, Missouri. Mr. Shafer moved to Gorin with his parents in young manhood, and following his marriage, was employed by the Santa Fe Refining Company, of which he was a stationary fireman.
He moved to Ft. Mdison [sic], Iowa, 37 years ago and in recent years served as custodian of the Moose Club there. He was a member of the Latter Day Saints Church, Moose Lodge, and Southeastern Iowa Legion.
Mr. Shafer is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Verona Briggs and Mrs. Lucinda Phillips, both of Ft. Madison, Iowa; one brother, Guy, of Bell, California; two sisters, Mrs. Cina Long of Gorin, Missouri, and Mrs. Marilda Little, of Maywood, California, and four grandchildren. Two sons, Richard and Floyd, and two sisters preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held from the Hall Funeral Home, Ft. Madison, Iowa, at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 26, 1953, with the Rev. W. H. Gunn officiating. Interment was made…
John Hosea Shafer, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 7 Jan 1954
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MRS. KATHERINE SHAFER, AGED 79, DIES HERE
Was Resident Southwest of Novinger Many Years.
Mrs. Katherine Shafer, 79 years old, died yesterday evening at 7 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Dear, 607 East Cottonwood Street.
The funeral is to be Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. The body is lying in state at the funeral home. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers have been selected as follows: Dee Shafer, Charley Shafer, Lloyd Shafer, Orville Shafer, Warner Shafer and Richard Payton.
Mrs. Shafer was born in Frohnbach, Germany, August 2, 1861, daughter of Jacob and Filippina Heyd. She came to America with her parents at the age of 19 and settled at Kirksville. She was married to Charles Shafer December 6, 1884, who died January 9, 1938. They cleared land and established their home southwest of Novinger, where they lived most of their married life.
There were two children, George C. Shafer, southeast of Kirksville, and Mrs. Dear here. Mrs. Shafer also is survived by two grandchildren, Carl S. Dear, Moberly, and Mrs. Richard Payton, Novinger.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church for many years.
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Burial Here For Mrs. Hosea Shafer
Mrs. Martha Ann Shafer, 78 a long-time resident of Lee County, Iowa, died at 10 p.m. Sunday at the Park Manor Nursing Home, Burlington, Ia. She had been in failing health for one year and seriously ill four months.
Mrs. Shafer was born Jan. 25, 1888, near Memphis, Mo. She had lived in Lee County for 50 years.
On Aug. 12, 1906, at Memphis, she was married to John Hosea Shafer, who died Dec. 24, 1953. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints and of the Emma Hale and Marietta Circles of the church.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs. Grover R. (Verona) Briggs and Mrs. Willard (Lucinda) Phillips, both of Fort Madison, Ia., and four grandchildren and seven great grand-children. Two nephews and one niece also survive.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons and a sister.
Funeral services were held from the Hall Funeral Home Ft. Madison, Ia., at 10 a.m. April 6. Elder Max Hromek, pastor of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ft. Madison, officiated. She was buried in Gorin cemetery at Gorin, MO.
Martha Ann Shafer, Gorin, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 14 Apr 1966
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MRS. HAROLD SHAFER DEAD
Mrs. Wallace Long has received the word of the death of Mrs. Harold Shafer, wife of Mrs. Long’s nephew. She died following a four days illness of spinal meningitis, in a Los Angeles hospital. Surviving are the husband and two children, a daughter and son, besides other relatives and friends. The deceased was a daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shafer, formerly of Gorin, now of California.
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Norman Leon Shafer, four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shafer of seven miles southeast of Kirksville, died here Friday morning while under anaesthetic [sic] for a tonsil operation. Funeral services were held Easter Sunday. The child is survived by his parents, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shafer of south of Novinger and Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Capps of 612 East Hickory street of Kirksville, and a sister, Dorothy. The child had been bothered with bronchial trouble and had been through two attacks of pneumonia. A postmortem operation disclosed overweight of the thymus gland.
Norman Leon Shafer, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 31 Mar 1932, p. 6, col. 3
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FUNERAL FOR MRS. SHAFER TO BE TUESDAY
Kirksville Woman Died Sunday at Home of Daughter
Mrs. Fred (Sarah Belle) Shafer, 68, of 604 N. Florence, died Sunday evening at nine o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ivan Hayden at 902 E. McPherson Street.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment will be in Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mrs. Shafer was the daughter of James M. and Mary Jane Jones and was born in Adair County, Mo., Aug. 9, 1879. She was married to Fred Shafer in the Pure Air community on Sept. 30, 1900 and to this marriage three children were born. One daughter Goldie, died in infancy, and she was also preceded in death by four brothers and one sister.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Lloyd A. and one daughter, Mrs. Ivan (Cleo) Hayden, both of Kirksville; three brothers, Charles, William and Frank, all of the Pure Air community and two sisters, Mrs. Roena Swigert and Mrs. Minnie Darr, of Kirksville.
For the past thirty-one years she has lived in Kirksville and prior to that time she lived on a farm west of Youngstown. She was a member of the Kirksville Presbyterian Church and the Royal Neighbor Lodge.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be: Chauncey W. Robinson, Al McClelland, Howard Watson, Gerald Dawkins, Clemmie Darr and Charles Shafer.
Shafer, Sarah Belle, Kirksville Daily Express, 11 Aug 1947, p. 2, col. 2
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FIVE YEAR OLD BOY DROWNED.
On Thursday Aug. 2, the two little sons of Robert Shaffer aged three and 5 years, living at Peaksville wandered from the house and went to the pond as they said to take a swim. Bertie the older went into the pond and soon got beyond his depth and was drowned. Soon after the little “Tot” walked back to the house and told them that Bertie was in the water. The father went with the smaller son back to the pond and after calling loudly several times for Bertie; again asked the little one, “where is Bertie?” Pointing into the pond he replied, “Bertie down in the water. Fearing the worst the father waded into and across the pond, several times before he found the body of the drowned boy. The interment occured [sic] the next day at the cemetery near the home.
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Funeral Held for George W. Shaffer
Funeral services were held yesterday afternon [sic] at the Bell Cemetery Chapel for George Washington Shaffer, 86, for many years a resident of the South Gifford vicinity, who died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Pyle, near Gifford.
The rites were conducted by the Rev. Ralph Turner, of Goldsberry, and burial was made in the Bell Cemetery.
Mr. Shaffer became ill with influenza last Sunday. Pneumonia developed, causing his death.
He was born near Columbus, O., March 30, 1850, a son of Lemuel and Jane Shaffer, but was brought with his parents to Macon County when a small boy.
At the age of 29 he was married to Catherine Elizabeth Pyle, on Jan. 1, 1880. To this union were born born [sic] seven children. Mrs. Shaffer died Nov. 25, 1936 and Mr. Shaffer left his farm and went to live with his daughter.
Surviving are four children, Mrs. Minerva Jane Mason, of Hinton, Okla.; Mrs. D. A. Barnes, Kirksville; Mrs. Sam Barnes, Queen City, and Mrs. Pyle, of Gifford. There are 26 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
Three children, his wife, five brothers and two sisters and one half-sister preceded him in death.
Mr. Shaffer united with the United Brethren Church in early life.
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JOSEPH SHAHAN, 13 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE
Lived West of Hurdland; Had Been in Poor Health
Joseph Michael Shahan, 13-year-old son of Robert and Mildred (Lockett) Shahan, of west of Hurdland, died in a Kirksville hospital early Saturday morning. He had been in Poor health for some time.
Funeral services will be held at the family home this afternoon at three o’clock conducted by Rev. Allen Vancil, pastor of the Hurdland Methodist Church. Interment will be in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery at Hurdland. The body was taken from the Easley Funeral Home to the family home late Saturday afternoon.
He was born in Brashear on Feb. 27, 1939, where he lived until a few years ago when the family moved to a farm west of Hurdland, known at the Clint Surry farm, which they purchased.
Joe was an eighth grade student in the Hurdland High School this year.
He is survived by his parents; five sisters, Mrs. K. J. (Helen) Piltz, of Nashville, Tenn., Kathleen Shahan, of St. Joseph, Mrs. Harold (LeeAnna) Henderson, of Pattonsburg, Mary Jane and Alice Margaret, of the home, and three brothers, James, William and Tim, all of the home; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Anna Shahan, and maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Lockett, all of Brashear.
Bearers will be Jesse Shahan, Millard Shahan, Paul Kreigshauser, Hollis Shumaker, James Lockett and Jackie Shahan.
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Lloyd Shanes, Services Held At Gorin
Lloyd M. Shanes, a son of Maron N. and Celesta Howard Shanes, was born on a farm northwest of Gorin, Missouri, on August 8, 1893, and departed this life on September 16, 1972, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Keokuk, Iowa, after several years of failing health.
He was united in marriage at Clarence, Missouri, to Eva Marie Creason on February 23, 1933. Mr. Shanes had spent his entire life as a resident of Scotland County, where he had engaged in farming and had been employed by the Maintenance Department of the County until his retirement.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and three sisters.
Lloyd was a faithful and loyal member of the Gorin Christian Church. He was a former member of the Order of Oddfellows, Rebeccas, Masons and Eastern Star.
To mourn his departure he leaves his devoted companion of the home and one great nephew, Gary Lee Creason, who was reared in his home and whom he loved as a son; nephews, nieces, other relatives and uncounted friends. Lloyd was a quiet and soft spoken man, who only looked for the good in people and in life.
Funeral services were held at the Gorin Christian Church, Gorin, Missouri, Tuesday, September 19, 1972, at 1:30 p.m. The minister Wm. Roberts, officiated. Burial was at the Gorin Cemetery. Soloist was Mrs. Elaine Forrester, with Mrs. Madeline Ewing at the piano. Body bearers were Carl Pryor, Russel Nickles, Gilbert Hines, Homer Rogers, Eldon Cowles, and Hubert Jones.
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Mrs. John S. Shanes Dies at Home Here Sunday, April 17
After a lingering illness of many months, Mrs. John S. Shanes died at her home in Memphis Sunday, April 17. Funeral services were held from the Payne Chapel yesterday, April 20 at 2 o’clock conducted by Rev. Arthur E. Brewer, pastor of the Christian church. Burial was in Memphis cemetery.
Body bearers were Estel F. Bradley, T. C. Smith, H. M. Jayne, Orville Shafer, Leslie Moore, Jr., and Floyd Shelley.
Born Lurene Rose Grinstead October 11, 1903, in Scotland county, she was the daughter of Willis George and Alice Cunningham Grinstead. She was married to John S. Shanes January 9, 1927, and one son, Robert Edward was born to them.
She is survived by her husband and son, three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Hall of New Albany, Indiana; Mrs. Arthur Brown of Kahoka; and Mrs. Ira Adams of Granger; one brother, George Grinstead of Williamstown and a number of nieces and nephews.
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DIED AT BATHGATE, N. D.
George F. Shanks Formerly Lived in Scotland County
Funeral services for George F. Shanks, a former resident of Scotland county, who died at Bathgate, N. D., on Tuesday, June 26, where he had lived for several years, were conducted at the Payne Chapel in Memphis Sunday afternoon, July 1, at 2 o’clock.
Services were conducted by Rev. Wm. G. Bensberg. A mixed quartette from the Presbyterian choir sang “Under His Wings” and “Blessed Assurance.”
Pall bearers were: Dewey Turner, Columbus Cox, John Henry Hardman, Judge B. O. Reeves, R. I. Ladd and Curley Turner.
Interment was in the Clark cemetery northwest of Memphis.
George Franklin Shanks was a son of Moses and Mary Shanks. He was born at Downing, Missouri, on July 29, 1867.
At the age of 26, he untied with the Methodist church. He was married on November 4, 1891, to Mary Lucinda Clark, daughter of James and Martha Clark, who preceded him in death on October 20, 1922.
To this union four children were born, who survive: Mrs. Eric Schaler (Cleo Linden) of Necho, N. D.; Edna Louise of Biwabik, Minn.; Mrs. Vermund Anderson (Ella Mae) of Eagle Grove, Iowa; and Orville M. Shanks of Bathgate, N. D.; one sister, Dona Hall of Fairfield, Iowa, one brother, Marvin Scott Shanks of San Diego, Calif.; also eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren survive him.
He moved to Bathgate, N. D. on April 1, 1918, where he has since resided.
When Mr. Shanks moved to North Dakota, he sold his farm just northwest of Memphis to Lewell F. Barker. In 1906 Mr. Shanks was a candidate in the Democratic primary for county clerk and was defeated by Walter B. Scott.
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OBITUARY JOHN V. SHANKS DIED THURSDAY AU. 10TH
John V. Shanks, one of Scotland county esteemed and highly respected citizens, was born near Downing, Mo., Sept. 6, 1864, and departed this life after a lingering sickness at his home one-half mile east of Kilwinning, August 10, 1927, being at the time of his death 62 years, 11 months and 4 days old.
October 11, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Alice Talbott. To this union were born one daughter and two sons, who were at the bedside when the end came.
Some thirty years ago he publicly confessed faith in his Savior, and united with the Presbyterian Church at Pleasant Hill where he remained a faithful member until the end.
Mr. Shanks was born and reared in Scotland county, where he grew to young manhood, and established his home where he has resided continuously to the day of his death. He was well known far and near, and he numbered his host of friends by his acquaintanceship. To know him was to love and honor him. He was a man of broad sympathies, who was always found willing to help in every time of need. Freely he received, and freely he gave. No worthy cause every appealed to him in vain. During all of his sickness and excruciating pain he bore it uncomplainingly, and just before the end came he told his loved one that he was prepared to go.
He was a loving husband, an affectionate father, and a kind neighbor with charity toward all and malice toward none.
He will be sadly missed not only in his home, but in the entire community.
Besides his wife he leaves to mourn one daughter, Mrs. Aven C. McWilliam, and two sons, Leslie M. and Leland J. Shank, both at home, one grandson, Jamie McWilliam, one sister, Mrs. D. F. Hall of Kirksville, Mo., three brothers, John A. Shanks, Salt Lake City, Utah, Geo. F. Shanks, Bathgate, N. Dakota, and Marvin S. Shanks, San Diego, Calif. besides many other relatives and friends.
The funeral service was conducted from the home to the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church in the presence of a large concourse of friends who filled the church to its capacity. Rev. Arthur S Olsen, pastor of the Methodist church in Memphis, officiated. Interment was in the cemetery adjoining the church. May God bless and comfort the bereaved family.
He resteth now, no more his breast
Heaves with its weary breath.
Pain sits no longer on the brow,
Where lies the calm of death.
Sunk to his rest like a tired child,
He lies in slumber deep.
Soft folded in the arms of Him,
Who giveth His beloved sleep.
The choir sang, “Jesus Savior Pilot Me,” “Home of the Soul,” and “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.”
The pallbearers were: Crawford Moore, Robert Richard, M. C. McRoberts, Columbus Cox, John Rhodes, S. C. Pipes, Mounty Mathes, Dee Kratzer.
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FORMER RESIDENT OF SCOTLAND COUNTY DIES IN CANADA
Mary Lucinda Clark, daughter of James and Martha Clark, was born February 5, 1870 and passed away at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Workman, 430 College Ave. Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 20, 1922 aged 52 years, 8 months and 15 days.
On November 4, 1891, she was united in marriage to Mr. George F. Shanks of Memphis, Missouri. To this union were born four children. In the spring of 1918, she with the rest of her family, moved to a farm near Bathgate, North Dakota, where she resided until her death.
She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, and four children, namely: Orville M. (married) Cleo, Edna, and Ella Mae. All of whom reside in Bathgate, North Dakota. Beside these she leaves six brothers, three sisters, two grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Early in life she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Memphis, Missouri, and remained a faithful member until her death.
Funeral services were held in the undertaking parlors of Clark Brothers and Hughes, Limited, 193 Donald Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, after which the remains were shipped to Memphis, Missouri, for burial in the family cemetery, where interment was made after brief services were held in the home of her sister, Mrs. D. O. Morgan, Thursday afternoon, October 26, 1922.
The Reverend Jno. O. Lawson officiating.
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MRS. MATIE SHANNAN DIED AT KAHOKA SATURDAY
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis Tuesday, April 8th for Mrs. Matie Shannan, who died Saturday, April 5th at the Webb Nursing Home in Kahoka. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Shannan was born in Scotland county, October 8, 1866. The daughter of Braxton Smith and Lucretia Power Smith, she spent her entire life in this community.
She was married February 28, 1889 to Thomas George Shannan and seven children were born to them, one of whom, J. C. Shannan preceded her in 1918. She was also preceded in death by her husband in 1939.
She is survived by her six children, Georgianna Busby, Granger; Paul Shannan of Reno, Nevada; Elman Shannan of Del Passo Heights, California, Ora Shannan and Herman Shannan of Mt. Sterling, Iowa, and Mrs. Ida Webster of Wyaconda.
She is also survived by twenty-one grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren, a brother, J. P. Smith of Cannon City, Colo., and a sister, Mrs. Fannie Stafford of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Mrs. W. E. Longstreth, Mrs. B. O. Reeves and Mrs. Beulah Grinstead provided the music, for the service.
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MRS. ELMER SHARPE DIES IN NURSING HOME I IOWA
Word was received here Monday that Mrs. Elmer Sharpe passed away at the Kennedy Nursing Home in Mt. Pleasant, Ia.
Services were held Tuesday at 3 P.M. at the Lockridge Baptist Church.
Mrs. Sharpe was an aunt of Mrs. M. P. Erdtsieck.
Mrs. Elmer Sharpe, From Unknown Newspaper, Feb 1968
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Philip Sharr died near Kirksville, of asthma, Nov. 3, aged 80 years. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and died in the triumph of a living faith. He leaves a widow and seven children to mourn his loss, two of whom, George Sharr, and Mrs. Ed Otto reside in this city.
Philip Sharr, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 13 Nov 1884, p. 3, col. 2
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A five-month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Shaw of Downing was killed when a car turned over as Mr. and Mrs. Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. John Seamster were enroute to the Bloomfield fair Thursday, Sept. 7. The car turned over at the first corner west of Steuben.
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Died.
Jason Shaw died of complication of diseases at his home four miles northwest of Arbela, Sunday morning, April 8, 1900, after a long illness.
Mr. Shaw’s health failed him about two or three years ago. His heart action was so impaired the blood did not circulate properly. One of his legs became diseased and amputation was necessary to prolong his life. A short time thereafter a second amputation was performed. For a time he seemed to improve and his friends hoped he would finally recover, but his symptoms were delusive. His other limb became diseased and had he lived amputation would have been necessary. He was a member of the Christian Church, a good citizen, a kind husband and a splendid neighbor and will be missed and mourned by many relatives and friends.
The funeral occurred Monday, interment being made in the Conyer’s Cemetery.
Jason Shaw, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 12 Apr 1900
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FUNERAL MONDAY FOR MRS. W. S. SHAW
Funeral services for Mrs. William S. Shaw, who died at her home, 1514 Walnut, Friday noon from a heart attack, will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the First Christian church, with Rev. Millard L. Riley officiating. Interment will be in the Green Mountain cemetery, with the Howe mortuary in charge.
Pallbearers will be W. M. Erkenbrack, George Perry, Julius Young, H. C. McCauley and J. C. Jones.
Susan Emaline Brookhart was born in Scotland county, Missouri on June 21, 1880, to Mr. and Mrs. George Brookhart. She and Wm. S. Shaw were married there Sept. 19, 1897, and came to Boulder 24 years ago from Memphis, Mo.
During her residence here she has been active in the First Christian church, American War Mothers, the North Boulder group and the Boulder Women’s Club.
In addition to her husband she is survived by a son, Lt. A. G. Shaw, who is here from the Harlingen Air Force Base, Tex.; and a granddaughter, Ruth Susan Shaw. There are also two nieces and a nephew living in Boulder – Mrs. Dwight Peterson, Mrs. E. C. Gillihap and Harold McEldowney. – Taken from the Boulder (Colo.) Daily Camera.
Susan Emaline (Brookhart) Shaw, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Jan 1954, p. 1, col. 6
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Mrs. Flora Shayler Funeral Here Last Week
Flora Wellington, daughter of Henry D. and Callie Wellington was born in Memphis, Oct. 22, 1859; died at the O. E. S. home, Boone, Iowa, Jan. 27, 1932, aged 72 years, 2 months and 5 days. She was married to William Shayler and to this union three children were born; Wade Shayler now of California, Mrs. Earl McDaniel of West Palm Beach, Florida. Mrs. Una Shayler Ladd died in 1913. She leaves six grand children Leland, Hugh and Eva May Ladd, of Gary, Indiana, Mary Jane McDaniel of West Palm Beach, Florida, and the two children of Wade Shayler of California. Mrs. Shayler moved to Centerville, Iowa in 1914, where she lived until 1924 at which time she entered the O. E. S. home at Boone, Iowa. She often spoke in the highest praise of the home of her treatment, of the comforts and the hospital care when ill. She was a member of the Cumberland church of Memphis until disbanded, then united with the Methodist church south. After going to Centerville she united with the Presbyterian Church during the pastorate of Rev. C. H. Morton, a former Memphis pastor. Was a member of Centerville Chapter No. 239 of the O. E. S. of Centerville, Iowa and a charter member of Memphis Camp No. 1906, R. N. A. of Memphis, Mo. The body was brought to Payne’s funeral parlor in Memphis where services were performed, by Rev. H. V. McColloch, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Edgar Eierman presided at the piano and appropriate hymns sang by Mrs. Heart Greeno and Mrs. J. E. Bertram.
Leland Ladd, Hugh and sister Eva May Ladd, grand children of Gary, Ind., accompanied by Miss Gertrude Beck of Gary, attended the funeral.
Carter chapter No. 107 O. E. S. of Memphis attended in a body. Interment in Memphis Cemetery.
Flora (Wellington) Shayler, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 4 Feb 1932, p. 1, col. 5
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FUNERAL SERVICES FOR ELRA SHELLEY SUNDAY
Funeral services for Elra Shelley, 74, who died Friday, May 2, 1952, were held at the Payne Chapel and at Brock Sunday afternoon, May 4 at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. T. D. Brown of Granger. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Music was furnished by Miss Mazie Lawrence and Miss Cleva Cox with Mrs. Chan Bull, pianist.
Body bearers were Jess Aylward, Irvin Boise, Eugene Duncan, Robert Shelley, Donald Shelley and Clair Shelley.
Mr. Shelley was born in Scotland county June 17, 1877. April 1, 1897 he was married to Minnie Jones and two sons were born to them, Loren and Emil.
He lived all of his life in Scotland county and resided on his farm north of Memphis until a few year ago. His wife preceded him in death, January 8, 1945. He united with the North Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian church early in life and later attended church at Brock and Memphis.
Surviving are his two sons, Loren and Emil, three grandchildren, Clair, Donald and Robert and one great grandson, Daryl Dean. One brother Garland and a half sister, Mrs. Cleve Durnal all of Scotland county.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Mrs. Bertie Durnal.
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OBITUARY
Ferol Verlee, daughter of G. W. Shelley and wife was born November 17, 1913 and died November 12, 1920 aged 6 years 11 months, 25 days. A father, mother, one sister and four brothers are left to mourn her departure.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Eaton at the home on Saturday November 13.
Interment at the Richland cemetery.
Verlee! sweet child: so bright and fair so full of promise suddenly taken sick in the Savior’s arms and borne to the abode of the blessed. Before her young soul could be touched by sin or she knew the struggle life brings. So her life will be a precious link to cheer her loved ones thus leading them to herself in due time.
God sent her for so short a time, but she made life brighten and the joy of her memory will last forever.
She was a favorite with her associates who all loved her and were proud of honors she won in her school work.
We grieve with those nearest her and rejoice they have so choice a jewel not gone, but safe where they may again unite.
A beautiful bud God found worthy to open in Heaven.
“I can not say, I will not say that she is dead” She is just away, So “Think of her faring on”
“As dear in the love”
“Of there, as the love of here.”
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Ferrol Verlee daughter of Garland and Edna Shelley was born November 17[,] 1913 died November 12, 1921 [sic] of scarlet fever. She leaves a father, mother, one sister, Pearl, and four brothers, Harley, Floyd, Jewel and Junior to mourn her death. April 23, 1916 her picture appeared in the Glove Democrat as a rose bud baby, which was appropriate for she budded on earth to blossom in Heaven.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev[.] Eaton after which her body was laid to rest in Richland cemetery.
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Loren Shelley Services Were Held Sunday
Loren Jones Shelley, son of Elray E. and Minnie Jane Shelley, was born February 2, 1898, in Scotland County, Missouri, and departed this life, after a lingering illness, on Thursday, August 10, 1967, at the age of 69 years, 6 months and 8 days.
On November 9, 1924, he was married to Pearl Aylward and to this union two sons were born.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He leaves to mourn his passing: his wife, Pearl: his sons, Clair, and wife Wanda of Pocatello, Idaho, and Donald and wife, Shirley, of Memphis, Missouri: one grandson, Daryl Dean, of Pocatello, Idaho: three grand-daughters, Rhonda Lee, Kimberly Sue and Rachel Ann, of Memphis, Missouri: one brother, Emil Shelley, of Memphis, Missouri: one nephew, Robert Shelley: three great nieces and many other relatives and friends.
He lived in the Brock Community all of his life.
He confessed Christ as his Saviour [sic] when he was a young man.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Barbara Barnett from the Payne Chapel Sunday, August 13th, at 2:00 p.m. with interment in Memphis Cemetery.
Body bearers were Ralph Potter, James Morris, Chan Bull, Harold Summers, Floyd Shelley, Harley Shelley. In honorary attendance, Lee Cone, Eugene Duncan, Robert Shelley, and Merritt Hyde.
Music was furnished by Rev. Barbara Barnett and daughter, Jodie.
Loren Jones Shelley, From Unknown Newspaper, 17 Aug 1967
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MRS ELRA E. SHELLEY DEAD
Funeral Services Yesterday For Well Known Brock Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Elra E. Shelley, well known woman of the Brock community, who died at her home on Monday, January 8, were conducted at the Brock Methodist church yesterday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. W. E. Longstreth and Rev. A. M. Hadley. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Chan Bull, Miss Mary Anna Lawrence and Mrs. W. E. Longfellow furnished music for the service.
Pall bearers were Eugene Duncan, Orlo Summers, Leo Summers, Clare Shelley, Donald Shelley and Harold Elder.
Mrs. Minnie Jane Shelley was the daughter of Granville W. Jones and Matilda Jones. She was born December 2, 1877, on the same farm, in the northwest part of Scotland county, being 67 years of age last month. She had been in failing health for a long time but became seriously ill about two weeks ago.
She was united in marriage to Elra E. Shelley, April 1, 1897, at the home place. To this union two sons were born, Loren J. and Emil G. Shelley. She is survived by her husband and sons and by three grandchildren, Robert, Clair and Donald Shelley; one sister, Mrs. Ben Summers, and three nephews, Floyd, Orlo and Leo Summers.
Mrs. Shelley was a member of the Brock Methodist church and was a faithful worker in the church.
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Shelley – Wm. Shelley died at his home 11 miles north of this city Sunday Feb. 6th, of measles, after an illness of some two weeks.
Deceased was a son of Addison Shelley and had, by hard work and good management, accumulated a sufficient amount of property to begin to live comfortably. His death was a very great surprise to his many friends and acquaintances, and the loss to the wife and three small children can only be appreciated by those who have undergone a similar affliction. He was honored and respected wherever known, and dying, leaves a good name as a rich legacy to his wife and children.
Wm. Shelley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 10 Feb 1887, p. 2, col. 2
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Nathaniel Shelton Dead
The deceased passed to the Great Beyond on Wednesday, May 19, after a lingering illness at his home in the west part of this city. He had been a resident of this county for a long time and was well known and has resided in Memphis several years.
The cause of death was inflammation of the bladder and heart trouble.
Deceased was born in Kentucky, February 19, 1837, and at his death was 79 years and 3 months of age. Interment was at South Bethel.
Nathaniel Shelton, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 27 May 1915, p. 8, col.
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Funeral services of Mrs. Sarah F. Shelton, 86, who died at her home, 422 West Jefferson street, on Sunday, January 11, were conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment was in the North Bethel cemetery.
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MRS. SHELTON, 86, IS DEAD
Funeral Services Were Held at the Methodist Church Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah F. Shelton, 86, who died at her home, 422 West Jefferson street, on Sunday, January 11, were conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth at the Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment was in the North Bethel cemetery.
Pall bearers were Hubert Moffett, Troy Wayne Moffett, John B. Shelton, Lloyd Shelton, Leland Anders and Vernon Macklett, grandsons.
Mrs. B. O. Reeves and Miss Clara Lawrence sang for the services. Mrs. W. E. Longstreth accompanied them.
Mrs. Shelton was born at Burlington, Iowa, December 22, 1855, but had lived most of her life in Scotland county.
Her parents, Silas and Antonette Dean, moved to Scotland county in 1857.
In 1879 she was united in marriage to Nathaniel Shelton. She was the mother of eleven children. Her husband and four children preceded her in death.
She is survived by Mrs. Hettie Moffett of Park River, N. D.; Mollie Ware of Parma, Idaho; Ira Shelton of Roswell, Idaho; Sam Shelton of Memphis, Ben Shelton of Lawrenceburg, Ind.; Mrs. Ruth Anders of Bible Grove, and Ola Straw of Nebraska City, Nebr., also three step-children, Tom Shelton of Medill, Cora Brazle of California and Flora Laws of Illinois; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Wilmeth of Kahoka. There are 34 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
She was a member of the Methodist church and a member of the home department.
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GREENCASTLE MAN, 68, DIES AT HIS HOME
Jerome Shepler Lifelong Resident Of Vicinity.
Special to The Daily Express.
Greencastle, Mo., July 1—Jerome Shepler, 68 years old, died here yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Death was attributed to a complication of diseases.
The funeral arrangements had not been completed this morning, pending word from his brother-in-law, Leland Kent, in Montana.
Mr. Shepler was born Feb. 20, 1873 south of Greencastle and always lived in this vicinity.
He was married to Miss Chloe Kent, Sept. 28, 1914 and three children were born to them. Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Mardis, Greencastle, and Mrs. James Kelly, Chicago; one son, Leland Shepler, Greencastle; one brother, William Shepler, Burlington, Washington; one sister, Mrs. William Parsons, Greencastle, and a grandson, Jerry Kelly, Chicago.
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MRS. SHERLOCK DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE
Death Followed Heart Failure; Funeral Services Sunday
Mrs. Jennie Sherlock, 71 years old, wife of Dr. P. Sherlock, died suddenly at their home, 208 East Jefferson street, yesterday afternoon at 23:00 [sic] o’clock, following an attack of apoplexy about two hours before. Mrs. Sherlock had been suffering from leakage of the heart for some time, but her death was nevertheless very unexpected and she had been feeling as well as usual up to about 12:30 o’clock yesterday.
Mrs. Sherlock was born in Cherry Valley, Ill., Octboer [sic] 4, 1851, and went from there to Wisconsin with her parents, coming to Missouri at the age of 15. She lived on a farm southeast of Kirksville until five years ago, when she and Dr. Sherlock moved here.
She was first married to A. N. Hane in 1869, and after his death in 1909, she was united in marriage to Dr. Sherlock in 1913.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Sherlock is survived by two daguhters [sic], Mrs. H. H. Turner, of Kirksville, and Mrs. W. H. Turner of Goldsberry, Mo., and three sons, E. B. Hane, of Kirksville, M. O. Hane, of Waterloo, Iowa, and W. H. Hane of Denton, Mont. Another son, Edwin Hane, died when 18 years old. Mrs. Sherlock is also survived by nine grandchildren and one brother, T. J. Frederick, of Kirksville.
Mrs. Sherlock united with the Methodist church when only 15 years of age and has been a faithful member since then. She was a splendid woman, and a kind mother, and numbered her friends by her acquaintances. A large circle of friends extend sympathy to the family in their bereavement.
The funeral will be held at Cater Memorial church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. N. D. Marlin. Burial will be in the Cater cemetery.
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Adair County, Missouri, Marriage Records indicate that Arthur N. Hane married Arminda J. Frederick on 7 December 1869. Listed in book 1 page 263
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Henry Sherrick and his wife, old settlers of Clark county, died on the 5th inst. They had resided in the vicinity of Peakesville for many years. He was seventy-one years of age, and his wife sixty-seven. They had been married over forty years were taken sick at the same hour, some ten days before their demise, and died within four hours of the same time, and were buried in the same grave at Prairie Church. There seem to be a strong sympathy between them, their sickness was of the same character, both getting better and worse at the same time. They had a presentiment of their death and made all the necessary arrangements.
Henry Sherrick and Wife, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Oct 1875, p. 2, col. 1
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MRS. SHERWOOD DIES AFTER A LONG ILLNESS
Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2 p. m., Wednesday.
Mrs. W. L. Sherwood, a resident of Kirksville for more than 35 years, died a 7 o’clock last night at her home, 816 East Illinois Street. She had been in ill health for several years and critically ill the past few weeks.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until the funeral which will be held in the chapel there at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith will conduct the services and interment will be at Maple Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Manville Carothers, Horace Mills, Harley Wellman, George Imbler, Ray White and W. D. Corbin.
Mrs. Sherwood was born, Mary Ann Janney, in Franklin County, Va. June 22, 1877. In infancy, she moved with her parents, Fleming and Mary (Boyd) Janney to Missouri and grew to womanhood in Lewis County. She was married to W. L. Sherwood, of Brashear, at LaBelle on June 12, 1894.
Thirty-six years ago they moved to Kirksville and Mr. Sherwood established his foundry-machine shop on North Franklin Street. Until her ill health forced her to retire several years ago, Mrs. Sherwood was active in the work of the Baptist church and of the Eastern Star Lodge.
Surviving, besides her husband, are two daughters, Mrs. Fred J. Schmidt, of Muncie, Ind., and Mrs. Ivan S. Ryle, of Hannibal; a son, L. J. Sherwood, of Wichita, Kan.; a sister, Mrs. Sarah E. Sparks, of Kirksville; three grandchildren, Patricia Sherwood, of Wichita, Kan.; Robert Schmidt, of Muncie, Ind., and Evalyn Maree Ryle, of Hannibal and 14 nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Ryle were at their mothers’ bedside at the time of her death. Their brother is coming from Wichita to attend the funeral.
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M. B. SHERWOOD; MACON COUNTY, DIES TODAY
Former Resident of Brashear; Last Rites Tomorrow
Morris Brooks Sherwood, 81, a former Brashear resident who for the past several years has been a resident of the Economy neighborhod [sic] east of Atlanta in Macon county, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at 6:10.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Mt. Tabor church east of Atlanta and interment will be in the Brashear cemetery with Masonic rites at the grave.
He was the son of LaFayette Judson and Margaret Augusta (Downs) Sherwood and was born at Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 27, 1872.
He was married to Gertie Scott and one daughter, Willadean, was born to them. His wife died a number of years ago. He was later married to Lillie Moseley, and one daughter, was born to them. She is Mrs. John Ruth Barkley, of Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Sherwood died several years ago.
He was later married to Cora Wells of the Economy neighborhood, and she died about four years ago.
He is survived by the two daughters; one grandson, John Allen Barkley, of Detroit, Mich.; a niece Margaret Brooks, of Lake Bluffs, Ill.; two nephews, Harold and Willard Sherwood, of LaBelle; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Brooks, of Minneapolis, Minn., and one brother, Foster Sherwood, of LaBelle.
Mr. Sherwood was in the implement and grain business in Brashear for a number of years.
He was a member of Paulville A. F. & A. M. Lodge No. 319.
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Earl Shibley Dies Of Heart Attack
John Earl Shibley, 64, died of a heart attack Sunday night, April 8, at 11:30 p.m. while driving on the St. Francisville detour just out of Keokuk, Ia.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 11, at 2:00 in the Gorin Christian church, the Rev. William Austin officiating. Burial was in the Gorin cemetery. Body bearers were Charles Arnold, Dee Clatt, Carl Klopfer, George Monroe, Russel Nickels, and Lloyd Huckey.
Mr. Shibley was born August 25, 1897, at Shibley’s Point in Adair County, a son of Lemuel and Susan Darr Shibley. At the age of three, he moved to Gorin with his parents. In 1914, he and his grandfather, Peter Darr, settled on the present Shibley farm. He was married January 30, 1922 to Lorena Frances Melny of Kirksville. They were parents of four children.
Surviving besides the widow are two sons, John P. of Lena, Ill., and George E. of Keokuk, Ia.; two daughters, Miss Betty Jo Shibley of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Sue Jane Hoskinson of Kirksville; a sister, Mrs. W. B. Buford of Kansas City and nine grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Mrs. Fern Carr.
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LEM SHIBLEY, FORMER ADAIR COUNTIAN, DIES
Native of Shibley’s Point Was Living In Quincy, Ill.
(From Quincy, Ill., Herald-Whig)
Lem P. Shibley, 78, of 918 Broadway, died Saturday night at 9:55 in St. Mary Hospital. He had been a patient since Dec. 8. Mr. Shibley was a retired groceryman, having operated a grocery store at Eleventh and Broadway for a number of years.
Mr. Shibley was widely known in northern Missouri. He was born June 20, 1871, near Shibley’s Point in Adair county, a son of John W. and Rachel Ann Bradshaw Shibley. His father was a farmer and extensive land owner in that community. He attended school in Kirksville, Mo., and for a time was in the mercantile business at Shibley’s Point.
Following his marriage to Miss Susie Darr of that community he moved to Gorin, Mo., in 1901, where he conducted a mercantile business with a brother, John W., Jr. They continued in business there until about 1915 when Mr. Shibley became cashier of the Gorin Savings bank, a position he held until 1928. Mr. Shibley came to Quincy in 1930 and conducted a grocery at Eleventh and Broadway until about seven years ago. Following his retirement from that business he became a floor manager at the Halbach-Schroeder store.
Because of failing health he was forced to leave this work three years ago. Since that time he had been a hospital patient several times as a result of heart attacks.
Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Esther Ann Buford of Kansas City, Mo., and a son, John E. Shibley of Gorin. A daughter, Mrs. Helen Fern Shibley Carr, died in Cleveland in 1942. There are six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Shibley was a member of Gorin Masonic lodge No. 72 and First Presbyterian church of Quincy.
The body will be taken to Gorin for Masonic burial rites.
Lem P. Shibley, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Dec 1949, p. 3, col. 4, Monday
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Mrs. Lem Shibley Dies at Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Susan Dora Darr Shibley was born in Adair County, Mo., March 18, 1873, and lived there until womanhood, when she married Lemuel P. Shibley Feb. 24, 1895, after which time they made their home in the Gorin community where Mr. Shibley was active in business and community affairs. They moved to Quincy, Illinois, about 28 years ago. She passed away at her home in Kansas City, Missouri, Wednesday, February 4, 1959. Mrs. Shibley was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Quincy, Illinois and the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her mother in April of 1873, her father January 19, 1929, and her husband December 17, 1949. Also one daughter, Mrs. Fern Carr, who died in 1942.
She is survived by one son, John E. Shibley, of Gorin, Mo., and one daughter, Mrs. Gilbert W. Buford, of Kansas City; also six grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the Gorin Methodist Church Saturday, February 7, 1959, Rev. Lowel Schorey, assisted by Geo. V. Baskett, officiating. Body bearers were Dee Clatt, Guy Austin, Fred Monroe, Lloyd Huckey, Hud Tennant, and Wallace Boyer. Burial was in the Gorin Cemetery.
Susan Dora (Darr) Shibley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 12 Feb 1959
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MRS. SHIELDS, DIES, AGED 74
Mrs. Sheba Shields, 74 years old, of near Greentop, died here last night. She was born January 16, 1848 in Illinois, and was a daughter of Lemuel and Casanda [sic] Williams.
Funeral services are to be held Sunday at 11 o’clock at the Davis & Wilson chapel and burial will be at Bethel cemetery, near here.
Sheba Shields, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 21 Jul 1922, p. 1, col. 1, Friday
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MRS. SHIELD’S FUNERAL SUNDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Sheba Shields, 74 years old, who died Thursday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. M. Clark, northeast of Kirksville, will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock at Bethel church, conducted by Rev. Mr. King, of Greentop.
Mrs. Shields, who had been a resident of Adair county since 1876, is survived by three daughters, Mrs. L. M. Clark, Mrs. E. O. Clark, Mrs. Orpha Clark, all of Adair county, two brothers, A. D. Williams, living in Tennessee, J. F. Williams, Willmathsville, and two sisters, Mrs. Edna Nelson, of Kechi, Kan., and Mrs. Ava Tyler, of Kirksville.
Shields, Sheba, Kirksville Daily Express, 22 Jul 1922, p. 6, col. 8, Saturday
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Mrs. Frank Shillig [Shilling] Dies in California
Mrs. Frank Shilling, a former resident of Kirksville, died at her home in Pasadena, Calif., on December 29, according to a letter received here today by Mrs. C. J. Jones, 603 East Harrison Street. She was 72 years of age and had been in failing health for several months, suffering from high blood pressure and a complication of diseases.
Funeral services were held in Pasadena and she was buried in Glendale, Calif., beside her husband.
Mrs. Shilling was well known to many Kirksville people, having made her home here for many years prior to moving to California with Mr. Shilling several years ago.
She leaves a brother, Ben Lillard, who lives in Iowa, and a niece, Miss Mabel Granger of Liberal, Kansas.
Mrs. Frank Shilling, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 8 Jan 1940, p. 5, col. 3
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JOHN W. SHINN, 58, DIES HERE THIS MORNING
Kirksville Man Had Been Ill Only Three Days
John W. Shinn, 58, of 508 E. Harrison street, well known Kirksville business man, died in a Kirksville hospital early this morning, following three days’ illness of pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be in Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mr. Shinn was the son of Calvin C. and Martha A. (Lopp) Shinn and was born at Hermitage, Hickory County, Mo., March 12, 1839. He was married in Lancaster, Mo., in 1912 to Edith Caldwell and to this marriage two children were born.
He is survived by his wife, daughters, Neva, a teacher in Washington School and Kathleen of the home; two brothers, Wayne and Otto, both of Kirksville; two sisters, Mrs. C. H. (Anice) Bailey, of Kirksville and Mrs. Ona Evans, of La Plata. One sister, Mrs. Ada Wellborn preceded him in death.
In early life Mr. Shinn was employed at Herboth’s Clothing Store and operated stores at Bevier and Greentop. Since 1922 he has been connected with the Wilson Flour Mills.
Mr. Shinn was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kirksville: Greentop A. F. & A. M. Lodge No. 635: Kirksville Caldwell Chapter No. 53 R. A. M. and Kirksville Council No. 44 R. and S. M.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until 12:30 Wednesday when it will be taken to the First Baptist Church.
The body bearers will be: Bill, Steve and David Shinn, Robert Bailey, Carl Fisher and Dick Johnson.
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Infant Baby Died
Virginia, nine month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Shinn who live northwest of Memphis, died at a Kirksville hospital Tuesday evening, April 23, following an attack of pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Memphis yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Andrews of Downing. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
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OMER SHIPMAN OF BRASHEAR DIES TODAY
81-Year-Old Man Father of Donald Shipman, Kirksville
Omer D. Shipman, 81, of Brashear died at eight o’clock this morning at a hospital in Kirksville where he has been a patient the last five weeks.
He was the son of Henry and Susan Shipman and was born near Queen City March 30, 1874. On August 30, 1897, he was married to Effie Myrtle Corbin and four children were born to them.
One daughter, Lillian Corrine Paul, preceded him in death Dec. 12, 1952. Five brothers and five sisters also preceded him in death. His wife died Nov. 29, 1954.
Surviving are: One daughter, Mrs. Vere (Anna Mary) McCoy of Galesburg, Ill.; two sons, Kenneth H. Shipman of Whiting, Ind., and Donald C. Shipman of Kirksville; four grandchildren, and one sister, Laura, of Westminster, Colo.
Mr. Shipman lived his entire married life in the Brashear community with the exception of two years spent in Oklahoma.
He was a member of the Brashear Christian church.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from relatives. The body is at the Easley Funeral Home at Brashear.
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DEATHS
W. J. Shirkey, formerly one of Kirksville’s good citizens, but who moved to Louisville, Ky., last June, died quite suddenly Thursday, Feb. 11.
For many years Mr. Shirkey worked at the carpenter trade in Kirksville for A. L. Holmes, and later for Clarence McKim. He was a good workman and evidence of his handicraft may be soon in many of the residences of Kirksville.
He was born in Mags county, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1849. He moved to Kirksville from Hurdland, Mo., about 25 years ago and lived here until he went to Louisville, Ky.
Mr. Shirkey has many friends in Kirksville who will regret ths [the] death of the genial, kindly man. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Shirkey of Louisville, Ky. Also by three daughters, Mrs. Delva Golden of Mexico, Mo., Mrs. Mamie Surry of Palisade, Colo., and Mrs. Olga Wilson, of Kirksville. Two brothers and two sisters also survive; John and Tom Shirkey of Hurdland, Mrs. Nancy Shaver of Hurdland and Mrs. Sarah Bennington of Hot Springs, Ark.
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R. M. SHIRLEY, OF QUEEN CITY, DIES IN IOWA
Was 73 Years Old; Body Being Brought To Queen City
Queen City, Mo., June 16. (Special)–Roswell M. Shirley, 73, of Queen City, died Thursday morning at the home of his son, Ben, at Fort Dodge, Ia.
The body will arrive at the White and Dooley Funeral Home here late this evening where the body will lie in state until time for the funeral. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from relatives and will be announced later by the funeral home.
Mr. Shirley was married to Ethel DeWitt. Who died in March 1912. Three children were born to them, all of whom survive. They are Lois Shirley Ashbrook, of Caney, Kan.; Ben Shirley, of Fort Dodge, Ia., and Mrs. Edna Current, of Queen City.
In October 1915, he was married to Myrtle Hall and seven children were born to them, two of whom died in fancy [infancy]. His wife and the following five children survive: Clyde, of Kennewick, Wash.; Clifford, of Toppenish, Wash.; Aubrey and Ralph, of Wapato, Wash., and Basil Lee, of Woodland, Calif. A step-daughter, Ildia Rossi, of Enumclaw, Wash., also survives.
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FUNERAL RITES TUESDAY FOR W. E. SHIRLEY
Died Friday; In Failing Health For Several Months
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock for William Ellsworth Shirley, widely known lawyer and former prosecuting attorney of Adair County, who died Friday afternoon at his home near Kirksville. He had been in failing health for several months.
The services will be held at the First Christian Church and conducted by the Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the church. The body will lie in state at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home until the hour for the service.
Mr. Shirley was the oldest son of Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Shirley and was born at Willmathsville, Mo., Nov. 2, 1874. He was graduated from the Kirksville Normal School in 1898, and taught school in Wellsville and near Greentop. Later he studied law with his uncle, George Barnett, of Sedalia and practiced in Brashear and Novinger and Kirksville. He served as claim agent for the Q. O. & K. C. Railroad for 31 years, making his headquarters in Kirksville. After he left the service of the railroad he practiced here and served three terms as prosecuting attorney, making an excellent record for law enforcement.
Mr. Shirley was married March 27, 1910, to Miss Jessie Nicholas, who survives him. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Martha Beckwith, of San Antonio, Tex., Mrs. Susan Fitz, of Medford, Mass., and Miss Mary Shirley, of Kirksville, and one sister, Mrs. E. M. Turner, of Kirksville. His parents, two brothers, and two sisters preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Christian Church, the Masonic Order, and a former member of the Kirksville Rotary Club.
Burial will be in Llewellyn cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Birthel Collop, W. C. Frank, Phillip J. Fowler, J. P. Painter, Bunny Sizemore, and Robert Love.
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CHARLES F. SHISLER DIES AT MILAN
Funeral Saturday Afternoon; Burial At Cox Cemetery.
Special to The Daily Express.
Milan, Mo., Feb. 20—Charles F. Shisler, 85 years old, died yesterday at his home here after an illness throughout the past year.
The funeral is to be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m., at the Church of God, conducted by the Rev. Edgar Lippincott and burial will be made in the Cox Cemetery in Adair County.
Mr. Shisler was born in Wisconsin but had spent most of his life in Adair and Sullivan Counties, engaged in the occupation of farming.
He was married in 1882 to Olivia Bacus and seven children were born. His wife died in 1937 and he was married in 1939 to Mrs. Maude Rogers, of Milan.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Maude Shisler, four daughters and three sons, Mrs. Theodosia Wood and Albert Shisler, Unionville; Austin Shisler, Greencastle; Mrs. Florence Billington, Novinger; Mrs. Mary Heriford, Albia, Ia.; John Sherman Shisler and Mrs. Eunice Lewis, Fair Grove, Mo.; twenty-two grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, three half-brothers, Herman Munyon, Filer, Ida.; Oscar Munyon, Enid, Okla., and the Rev. Alfred Munyon, Marceline, and fur step-children, Elder L. I. Rogers, in West Virginia; Mrs. Ruth Lippincott, Glen and Howard Rogers, of Milan.
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MRS. SHIVELY DIES TODAY AT THE AGE OF 47
Funeral of Well-Known Kirksville Woman To Be Held Friday
Mrs. C. H. Shively died at her home, 412 E. Missouri street this morning at 2:30 o’clock, following an illness of several months. She was 47 years of age, having been born in Stratford, N. Y., March 14, 1875. Mrs. Shively’s maiden name was Thayer. She moved with her parents to Iowa when she was only a child, where she resided until she was married at Perry, Ia. The family have been residents of Kirksville for several years.
Mrs. Shively was a member of the Baptist church and was the president of the Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church. She was also affiliated with the Pythian Sisters order.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Shively is survived by three children, Harold and the Misses Byrdie and Marguerite, two sisters, Mrs. W. T. Johnson, of Lake City, Ia., Mrs. Carrie Storm, of Chicago, a brother, E. S. Thayer, of Des Moines, and her mother, Mrs. Margaret Thayer, of Lake City, Ia.
Mrs. Shively had a host of friends who will join in extending their deepest sympathy to members of the bereaved family.
The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. C. F. Acree. The body will be taken to Perry, Ia., for burial, leaving Kirksville Saturday morning on the 2 o’clock train.
Shively, Mrs. C. H. (Thayer), Kirksville Daily Express, 27 May 1920, p. 1, col. 6, Thursday
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Downing Man Dies Suddenly Sunday, Sept. 29
Jim Shobe, 61, died on the way to the hospital in Centerville Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Lena, and two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Johnson of Keokuk and Mary Keithe of Downing; five grandchildren.
Funeral service for Mr. Shobe was held at the Moore Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Benny Bradbury officiating. Burial was in the Downing cemetery.
Jim Shobe, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Oct 1957, p. 1, col. 3
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J. A. SHOCKEY, WIDELY-KNOWN FRAMER, DIES
Was 87 Years Old; Funeral Services Monday Afternoon
Jacob Andrew Shockey, 87, well-known Adair county farm leader, and chairman of the county Soils and Crops Conference since its organization in1928 died Friday evening in a Kirksville hospital.
He had lived almost his entire life on farms east of Kirksville until his health failed last August, when he came to Kirksville to make his home with his daughters. He lived on the same farm for 42 years.
Funeral services will be held at two o’clock Monday afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. James T. McClanhan of Brashear. Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery.
Mr. Shockey was the son of John E. and Sarah E. Jenkins Shockey, and was born August 6, 1867, in Ross county, Ohio. He was married to Hester Jane Roberts on Jan. 18, 1891, at Sperry, and to this marriage seven children were born.
He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Herbert (Lelah) Barker, Kirksville, Mrs. Harry (Jeannette) Skillman, Fort Worth, Tex., Mrs. Harry (Eva M.) Davidson, Kirksville, and Mrs. T. L. (Imogene) Holman, St. Louis; two sons, J. Waldo Shockey and Earl W. Shockey, both of Kirksville; one brother, O. E. Shockey, Kirksville; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandsons, and two nephews, who were reared in the Shockey home, Roy and Dan Shockey.
Mr. Shockey was one of a family of 14 children. He was the oldest son in the family.
Among his many activities, Mr. Shockey was a member of the board which organized the first Farmers Exchange in Adair county, and he also served on the board of directors of the present Kirksville MFA. He was one of the first farmers in the county to use lime and commercial fertilizer on his land, having the lime shipped to the old Bullion Switch, and then hauling it in wagons to his farm.
He was ordained a minister in the Church of God at College Mound in his early life, and for several years taught a Bible class at the Salvation Army in Kirksville.
Bearers will be Glen Shockey, Jerry Holman, M. H. Propst, Roy Shockey, Paul Barker and Lane Reesman.
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MRS. MARGARET SHOCKEY DIES
Mrs. Margaret J. Shockey died Tuesday 1:15 p. m. of pneumonia at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Kelley of near Gibbs. Mrs. Shockey had been in her usual health until last Friday when she became ill with flu, which developed into pneumonia.
She was the daughter of David and Rachael Kenedy Turner, and was born in Clarion county, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1844, and was at the time of her death 87 years, 11 months and 17 days of age. She was married in April, 1865, to Samuel Reyner. Rive children were born to this marriage. Mrs. Kelley is the only one surviving. The late Clarence Reyner of Gibbs was a son.
She came to Missouri with her husband March 10, 1868, and settled on a farm near Gibbs, which she owned at the time of her death. Her husband died July 10, 1889. She was later married, July 8, 1891, to John Shockey who died Sept. 1, 1922. Since his death she has lived with her daughter. She has been blind the past five years, but was always cheerful and enjoyed her family and friends. Mrs. Shockey is survived by the daughter, one sister, Mrs. Rebecca Mitchel, of Tioga, Ill., who is now past 97 years of age. There are three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Shockey was a member of the M. E. Church, South, uniting with the church in Gibbs in young womanhood.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. A. C. Torrey and burial was in the Union cemetery near Gibbs.
Margaret J. Reyner Shockey, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 14 Apr 1932, p. 1, col. 4
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O. E. SHOCKEY, 79 YEARS OLD, SUCCUMBS HERE
Long-Time Adair County Farmer; Funeral Monday
Orce Elmo Shockey, 79, of the Stephenson Hotel, died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday morning at 7:30.
He was the son of John and Sarah Allen Jenkins Shockey and was born January 5, 1876, in Kenton, Ohio. He came to Missouri at the age of ten and had spent most of his life as a farmer in Adair county.
On February 22, 1895, he married Cora Bell Holt and to this marriage eight children were born.
Mr. Shockey is survived by four daughters, Mrs. George (Jennie) Eitel, Prescott, Ariz., Mrs. Glen (Goldie) Hill and Mrs. Raphael (Sarah) Sandstrom, both of Inkster, Mich., and Mrs. Ollie (Hester) Makinson, Portland, Ore.; two sons, Frank E. Shockey, Stephenson Hotel, Kirksville, and Clyde Shockey of Detroit, Mich., five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, who died in 1933; two children, five brothers and eight sisters.
He had been a member of the Methodist church since childhood.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at two o’clock in the Nove E. Foster Memorial Home. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Ralph H. Hicks, pastor of the First Methodist church, and burial will be in the Lutz cemetery, one mile west of Youngstown.
Bearers will be Carl Novinger, [unreadable] Shockey, Glen Shockey, Earl Shockey, J. Waldo Shockey and Herbert Barker.
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FRANK SHOLLEY DIES AT HOME IN NOVINGER
Worked in Mines Many Years; Funeral Plans Incomplete
Frank Harrison Sholley, 65, died this morning at his home in Novinger.
Mr. Sholley was the son of Johathan and Mary Ellen (Osborn) Sholley and was born April 19, 1887, at Blue Ridge, Mo. He was married to Nancy Jane Chrisman Aug. 2, 1906, at Galt, and six children were born to this marriage.
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Marion (Alta) Shoop, Knoxville, Iowa, Mrs. Russ (Opal) Freeman, Huntington, Ind., and Mrs. Vern (Roxie) Brundage, Green Castle; three sons, Sammie, of Novinger, Virgil, San Diego, Calif., and Sgt. Glenn Sholley, who is with the U. S. Army in Japan; two brothers, Albert and Virgil, of Kirksville; one sister, Mrs. Clarence (Maggie) Ishmael, Laredo, Mo.; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. Sholley was preceded in death by one brother, four sisters, and his parents.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He had spent most of his life in Adair county, and worked in the mines for many years.
The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Frank Sholz died at his home at Bible Grove Saturday, April 7, 1900, after a short illness.
Deceased was born in Breslau, Germany, February 8, 1842, and came to this country about thirty years ago. He was married to Catharine Kethe, September 17, 1877. Of this union four children were born, two boys and two girls, who with the mother survive him. He was a blacksmith by trade and ran a shop at Bible Grove at the time of his death. Funeral services were held Sunday after which the body was laid to rest in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Frank Sholz, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 12 Apr 1900
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STATE LINE
This community was shocked and saddened when word came the last of the week of the sudden death of Arlo Shook of Burlington. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shook and grew up here. Funeral services and burial were at Burlington Sunday afternoon.
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State Line
This community was saddened Thursday by the death of Frank Shook, a lifetime resident. Mr. Shook who had been staying at the home of his son, Leon, in Stiles, had gone to his farm that morning and was found in the late afternoon dead in his home there. Death was caused by a self inflicted shot from a gun found near the body. He had apparently been dead several hours when found.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Barker church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. D. Sell. He leaves the son, Leon, and several grandchildren. He was preceded in death about a year ago by a son, Orlo, and by his wife last October. Music was furnished by a quartet composed of Mrs. Geo Cossel, Mrs. Hobert Gooden, Elmer Weilbrenner and Raymond Cossel, with Mrs. Elmer Weilbrenner at the piano. Interment in Barker cemetery.
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MRS. CATHERINE SHOOP, 93, DIES NEAR ATLANTA
Native of Adair County, Services Here on Saturday
Mrs. Catherine L. Shoop, 93, died at the home of her grandson, C. E. Powell, west of Atlanta, early this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2:00, conducted by the Rev. Roy Walker, pastor of the Chariton Ridge Missionary Baptist church in Macon county. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
Mrs. Shoop was born at Stahl on Feb. 24, 1862. She was married to James H. Shoop at Kirksville on Dec. 25, 1881, and to this marriage three daughters were born.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, three daughters, one brother and two sisters.
Mrs. Shoop is survived by two brothers, I. E. Coonfield, Kirksville, and George W. Coonfield, Oklahoma City, Okla.; five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren.
She had lived all her life in Adair county, and was a member of the Free-Will Baptist church at Jewell. Bearers will be Claude H. Sanders, Lynn E. Fish, Felix Franz, Willie Coonfield, Archie Reese and C. E. Powell.
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CHARLES SHOOP, DIES IN QUINCY; FUNERAL HERE
76-Year-Old Retired Farmer Was At Daughter’s Home
Charles A. Shoop 76, retired farmer, died Thursday at the home of his daughter in Quincy, Illinois.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday at 2:00 conducted by C. E. Davis, pastor of the South Side Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
Mr. Shoop was the son of Alfred and Henrietta Shoop and was born in Adair county March 4, 1877.
He is survived by four sons: Verna and Elmer Shoop of Quincy, Ill., Arlie Shoop, of Clinton, Ia., and Hubert Shoop, of Maywood, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Gronewold, of Quincy, Ill., and Mrs. Mildred Kaufman, of Golden, Illinois.
One brother, Irvin Shoop, of Kirksville, and one half-sister, Mrs. Lavina Miller, of Kansas City, also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents and daughter.
Bearers will be Cecil Carter, Virgil Coffey, Murrel Snyder, Alfred Pope, Everett Davis and Raymond Bergstrom.
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PIONEER FROM MISSOURI DIES IN MONTANA
87-Year-Old Man Lived Here During Battle for Kirksville.
Isaac Shoop, 87, who was born at Novinger on Sept. 5, 1858, died Oct. 12 at the home of his son, Earl Shoop of near Browning, Mont. He was buried at Browning.
He was the fifth child of Adam and Elizabeth Shoop and his entire childhood was spent on farms in the vicinity of Kirksville.
He was married to Caroline Susan Shoop, on Novinger, on Oct. 5, 1886. For the following 10 years they were engaged in farming. In 1899 they moved to Caldwell, Kan., where they raised cattle. Living there they saw many covered wagons go by headed for the far west. Some were pulled by horses, some by oxen and some by a team of one horse and one ox. In March 1905 Mr. Shoop and his family went to Nanton, Alberta, Canada, where the land was being thrown open for homesteads. He ranched there for 20 years, returning to the United States on Oct. 8, 1925. After a trip which covered most of the western states, in search of a new location, he decided to locate in Glacier County, Mont., where he resided until his death.
The Browning Chief, published at Browning, Mont., which contained an obituary of Mr. Shop, said among other things:
“To the last he remembered many stirring incidents such as the last battle fought at the courthouse at Kirksville, Mo., between the Rebels and Unionists. While a young man he made a trip to Kansas during the days of Indian activity and much trouble between cowboys and policemen. He was a lover of outdoor life which availed his favorite hobbies of hunting and trapping.”
He is survived by his widow, three sons, Jess, Cyrus and Earl Shop of Browning, Mont., one sister, Isabelle Shoop of Downing, Mo., and a number of nephews residing in this section. A daughter, Laura Staples, died June 15, 1932.
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Jacob H. Shoop
Jacob H. Shoop, 78, former Judge of the Adair County Court, died at his home in Eemporia [sic], Kansas, Wednesday night. Funeral services were held in Emporia and burial was also made there.
Judge Shoop left Adair County about 20 years ago, but had returned frequently and kept in touch with affairs here. He was related by blood and marriage to many of the older families of the county, and was connected with several business interests, including a bank at Novinger, during his residence in the county.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Mrs. [sic] Sadie Davis, Mrs. Flora Hutton and Miss Frances Shoop, all of Emporia, and one grandchild, Charlotte Davis. Noah P. Motter, of Kirksville, is a nephew.
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TWO YEARS OF ILLNESS FATAL TO J. J. SHOOP
Lifelong Resident of Novinger Vicinity Dies Here Today.
Joseph J. Shoop, 65 years old, a lifelong resident of the Novinger vicinity, died here this morning about 12:30 o’clock in a hospital. He had been incapacitated for the past two years from heart disease.
The funeral is to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Novinger Cemetery Church and burial will be in the adjacent graveyard. The body is to lie in state at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home until time for the rites.
He was a farmer until ill health precluded work.
Mr. Shoop was born March 25, 1872 in Adair County, a son of Simon and Wealthy Cook Shoop. He was married on June 7, 1897 to Laura Long and six children were born, one of whom died when 7 years old from injuries suffered when a horse kicked him.
Surviving are his widow, three sons, Marion Shoop, Novinger; Lon and Cecil Shoop, Knoxville, Ia.; two daughters, Mrs. Bernie Hatfield, Kirksville, and Mrs. L. E. Davis, Kirksville; six grandchildren.
He was the last of a family of three.
Mr. Shoop was a member of the Church of God.
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LLOYD SHOOP DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE
Was 61 Years Old; Funeral Services Friday Afternoon
Lloyd Adams Shoop, 61, well-known business man of Kirksville, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 614 E. Randolph yesterday afternoon at five o’clock. Apparently in good health, he complained of feeling ill while at his work at the Montgomery Ward & Co. store yesterday afternoon about four o’clock. He went to his home to lie down and died in a short while.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Washington, Friday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Ralph Hicks. Interment will be in Mt. Moriah cemetery south of Novinger.
The son of John and Alice (Wimber) Shoop, he was born Feb. 12, 1891, in Adair county. He was married to Lillie R. Coy, in Kirksville on April 8, 1914.
Mr. Shoop was in business in La Plata from 1914 to 1921, after which he went to California. In 1929 he returned to Kirksville and was employed at Montgomery Ward & Co., store until 1935 when he opened a grocery store on East Randolph street. He operated the grocery until 1943 when he was re-employed by Montgomery Ward & Co., remaining there until his death.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.
Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Strickland, at home with her parents; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Leslie Pope, of southeast of Kirksville, and Mrs. Charles Schillie, of near Novinger; two brothers, Roy Shoop, of Santa Ana, Calif., and Perry Shoop, of Milan.
The body will remain at the Davis Funeral Home.
Bearers will be Dr. C. D. Davis, Cecil Darr, Paul Jones, Charlie L. Adams, Wallace Bell and J. A. Schaefers.
Lloyd Adams Shoop, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Dailey Express, 09 Oct 1952, p. 4, col. 4 & 5
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MRS. MARTHA SHOOP, AGED 78, DIES HERE
Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow; Burial At Mulberry.
Mrs. Martha Brown Shoop, 78, widow of Daniel R. Shoop, died last night at 9:15 o’clock from a heart attack at the home of her son, Guy Shoop, southeast of Kirksville. She had been suffering from neuritis and was brought here two weeks ago from Knox City, where she had been living several years with another son, Chester.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Pyron McMillen, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, and burial will be made at the Bear Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Charles and Leonard Crow, Jake Edris, Walter, Melvin and Alex Brown. The body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mrs. Shoop was born Oct. 28, 1861 near the old communal colony of Nineveh, now the site of Connelsville, and grew to maturity there. She was married Oct. 21, 1871 to Daniel R. Shoop and four children were born. They lived a few years northwest of Connelsville then moved to the Porter vicinity. About twenty years ago they went to a farm near Knox City. After Mr. Shoop died April 24, 1922, Mrs. Shoop lived with her son, Chester, near Knox City.
One daughter, Mrs. Alma Edris, died April 25, 1915 and a son, Edgar R. Shoop died June 6, 1904 at the age of five.
Surviving are the two sons, five grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Glen Preble, Topeka, Kan.; one brother, Randolph Brown, Connelsville, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Shoop became a member of the Presbyterian Church at Mulberry several years ago.
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MRS. MARY W. SHOOP, 73, DIES AT NOVINGER
Suffered Stroke Year Ago; To Be Buried At Bevier.
Mrs. Mary W. (Mamie) Shoop, who would have been 73 years old Feb. 21, died this morning at 6:30 o’clock at her home in Novinger. She suffered a paralytic stroke a year ago which resulted in her death.
The funeral is to be held at the Church of St. Rose in Novinger at 9 o’clock Monday morning, conducted by the Rev. P. J. Barrett, and burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery at Bevier, Mo. The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home here until Sunday afternoon, when it will be taken to her home.
Mrs. Shoop, nee Wardell, was born at Bevier in 1867 and was reared there. She was married to Charles Kavanagh and three children born, two of whom are living, Mrs. Dent Pearce, Novinger, and James Kavanagh, Excelsior Springs, Mo. After Mr. Kavanagh’s death she was married to Marion Shoop and one son, Francis, was born.
Surviving are two sons, one daughter, six grandchildren, one brother, C. A. Wardell, Macon; one half-brother, J. C. Coulter, Kansas City, and two nieces.
Mrs. Shoop had lived at Novinger the past 30 or 35 years.
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MRS. JOHN W. SHOOP DIES AT NOVINGER
Lifelong Adair County Resident; Funeral Wednesday.
Mrs. John W. Shoop, 87, lifelong Adair County resident, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Schillie, at Novinger, Monday night after a week’s illness.
Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Perley M. Lind, of Queen City, Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Mt. Moriah Church south of Novinger. Interment will be in Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
She was the daughter of Elisha and Katherine Wimber and was born Mar. 5, 1859. She was married to John W. Shoop on Oct. 27, 1878. To this marriage seven children were born.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Charles Schillie, of Novinger, and Mrs. Leslie Pope, of Gibbs; three sons, Roy, of Santa Ana, Calif., Lloyd, of Kirksville, and Harry, of Milan. Two sons, Clyde and Lyle preceded her in death. Mr. Shoop died July 10, 1932.
Mrs. Shoop united with the Methodist Church when a young woman.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until one o’clock tomorrow afternoon, when it will be taken to the church.
The pallbearers will be Loren Schillie, Richard Custer, Orville Coy, John Perry Shoop, Dr. Robert Strickland and Merritt Reese.
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SUSIE E. SHOOP OF GREEN CITY DIES HERE
Funeral Services To Be Held Monday At Green City.
Mrs. Susie Etha Shoop, 67 years old, of Green City, died early this morning in a Kirksville hospital. She was born March 9, 1878, near Greencastle, the daughter of Emman Kelly and Martin Van Buren Tanner.
Funeral services will be held at Green City Dec. 24, at 2:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. Walter Cannaday will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Mount Olivet Cemetery at Green City.
She married W. W. Shoop March 7, 1908, at Kirksville and one daughter, Maryland, was born to this union. Mrs. Shoop taught school for a numbers [sic] of years in Sullivan and Adair counties. She was correspondent for the Kirksville Daily Express for four years.
Mrs. Shoop was an active member of the Presbyterian Church in Green City.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Gail and Glen Tanner, and one sister, Lula Tanner.
She is survived by her husband and daughter and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Mabel Van Name, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Daisey Craddick, Loretta, Wis.; Luther B. Tanner, Leonard, Mo.; Harold Tanner, El Segundo, Calif., and Hal K. Tanner, of Pasadena, Calif.
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FUNERAL FOR MRS. T. E. SHOOP AT NOVINGER
Former Resident Died Wednesday at Detroit, Mich.
Special to The Daily Express.
Novinger, Mo., Dec. 30—Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Tillie E. Shoop, former Novinger resident, who died Wednesday at the home of a daughter in Detroit, Mich.
The funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church and burial will be in the Novinger Cemetery. The Rev. E. R. Havinghurst, of La Plata, will conduct the ceremonies.
Mrs. Shoop had lived in Novinger for a number of years, moving to Detroit about ten years ago where she made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Ada Sibole. Death was attributed to a heart disease.
Mrs. Shoop is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sibole; one son, Ezra Shoop, of Hazen, Ark.; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Shaw and Miss Lulu Swanson, of Novinger; and four brothers, Will Swanson, of Centerville, Ia.; and Andy, Frank and Albert Swanson, of Novinger.
The body is lying in state at the home of the two sisters here.
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MRS. SARAH ANN SHORES, 93, DIES AT LA PLATA
In Failing Health Several Months; Funeral Today.
Special to The daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., Nov. 25—Mrs. Sarah Ann Shoes [sic], a life-long resident of La Plata and vicinity and La Plata’s oldest citizen, died at her home here at 12:30 this morning at the age of 93 years. She had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Christian Church, conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Burial will be made in the La Plata Cemetery.
Sarah Ann Rogers was born on a farm north of La Plata, on Dec. 31, 1845. She grew to womanhood there and was married to Alfred Shores. With her husband she moved to La Plata in 1909 and they built a home in the south part of town. Mr. Shores died in 1917.
Mrs. Shores leaves two sons, William and Fred, both of La Plata, with whom she made her home.
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Mary Short Passes Away October 1, 1967
Mary Gertrude Frazey Short, daughter of Henry P. and Elizabeth Cretcher Frazey was born March 26, 1882, at Upton, Missouri, and died October 1, 1967, at the Van Buren County Memorial Hospital.
On March 6, 1901, she was married to Thomas McLeland Short at the home of her parents. To this union four daughters were born: Gladys, Vera, Idella and Nelda.
Mrs. Short completed elementary education at South Upton, Missouri.
She spent her entire life in the Cantril area living on farms in this area until about 18 years ago, when she moved into Cantril. That has been her home until her hospitalization with the exception of three years she lived with Mrs. Mary Couch in Milton, Iowa.
She was a member of the Methodist church, joining the church at an early age at Upton.
She was preceded in death by her husband on December 2, 1955, by her parents, six brother and one grandson.
Survivors include the four daughters: Mrs. Gladys Davis of Cantril, Mrs. Vera Edwards of Jerseyville, Illinois, Mrs. Idella Morrissey of Grand Island, Nebraska and Mrs. Nelda Phillips of Kirkwood, Missouri. Also surviving are five grandchildren and the great grand…
Mary Gertrude (Frazey) Short, From Unknown Newspaper, 12 Oct 1967
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SERVICES TODAY FOR MRS. SHOTT, 77
Died Saturday Night At Home of Son, Jacob Shott
Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home for Mrs. Elizabeth Shott, 77, who died Saturday night at the home of her son, Jacob, 502 N. Davis St. The services were conducted by Rev. Cyrus Davis, pastor of the South Side Baptist Church. Interment was in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mrs. Shott was the daughter of Leonard and Diona (Richardson) Moots and was born in Adair County, March 16, 1871. She was married in 1891 to George W. Shott and to this marriage nine children were born.
She is survived by two sons, Jacob C., and Joseph E., both of Kirksville; two daughters, Mrs. Birda A. Walters, Novinger, and Mrs. Diona Elizabeth Self, La Plata; one brother, John Moots, and one sister, Mrs. Mary McFarland, both of Novinger, nine grandchildren and one great grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, three daughters, one brother and two sisters.
Mrs. Shott was a member of the Methodist Church.
Bearers were: Leslie Self, Hugh Self, Lloyd Self, Ora Walters, Henry Moots, and Willie Moots.
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MRS. HAIDEE SHOTT DIES IN CANADA
Former Novinger Resident; Body Being Brought Here.
Mrs. Haidee Shott, 65, formerly of Novinger, died Thursday evening at Estavan, Canada.
The body will arrive in La Plata Monday morning at 6 o’clock and will be taken to the Summers & Powell Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock and interment will be made in the Novinger Cemetery.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Hoffman and was born May 14, 1880 in Germany.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. T. W. Phillips, of Estavan, Canada, and Mrs. Frederick Burckert, of Chicago, Ill., and three grandchildren; three brothers, Raimund, Richard and Edmund, all of Novinger; two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Wallace, of Novinger and Mrs. Mary Berry, of Chinok, Montana. Her parents and two sisters have preceded her in death.
The body will lie in state at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home.
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SAMUEL SHOTT FUNERAL HERE ON SUNDAY
Former Novinger Resident Dies at Oak Park, Illinois
Funeral services for Samuel Shott, 79, former resident of Novinger, who died in [a] hospital at Oak Park, Ill., Wednesday evening at ten o’clock, will be held at the Robert B. Davis Memorial Chapel, corner of Jefferson and Elson streets, Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church, will be the officiating minister. Interment will be in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mr. Shott was the son of Jonas and Ann (Wallace) Shott and was born Oct. 2, 1869 one mile south of Novinger, where he grew to manhood. In early life he went to Colorado but returned to Missouri and engaged in farming and carpentering.
On Jan. 1, 1902 he was married to Haidee Hoffman and two children were born to them, Mrs. F. W. Burckert, of Oak Park, Ill., and Mrs. Thomas Phillips, of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.
He worked in mines at Novinger then went to Sheridan, Wyo., where he also worked in mines. Later he returned to Missouri to engage in farming. Due to illness, he had to retire from the farm and for seven years he lived with his daughter Mrs. Phillips at Estevan, Saskatchewan, Can., and after the death of his wife on Mar. 28, 1946, he lived with his daughter, Mrs. Burckert at Oak Park, Ill.
He is survived by his two daughters, one granddaughter, two grandsons, his step-mother, Susan Shott, of Novinger; four brothers, George, of Tucson, Ariz., Henry, of Novinger, Chris, of Monarch, Ira, of Missoula, Mont.; five sisters, Addie Vanlaningham, of Clifton Hill, Mo., Julia Swanson, of Centerville, Ia., Carrie, of Donnelson, Ia., Ollie Shott, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Ida Galyen, of Novinger.
The body will arrive at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home Saturday afternoon where it will lie in state. Bodybearers [sic] will be: R. H. Hoffman, Perry Shott, Leonard Bozarth, Albert McKinley, Marion Schott and Clarence Vanlaningham.
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GEORGE SHOUGH, 87 YEARS OLD, SUCCUMBS HERE
Was Born in Ohio; Funeral Services To Be Wednesday
George W. Shough, 87, of 1621 N. Don, died Monday night in a Kirksville Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 conducted by Rev. Archie Cooper. Interment will be in the Pratt cemetery.
Mr. Shough was the son of Daniel and Rachael (Shute) Shough, and was born Feb. 18, 1865, in Gashen, Ohio. He was married to Hettie May Morehead Aug. 26, 1885, and to this marriage three children were born.
He was preceded in death by his wife, in 1947, one daughter, six brothers, four sisters, and his parents.
Mr. Shough is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Myra E. Hediger and Miss Bernice Shough, both of Kirksville; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Mr. Shough had been a farmer in the western part of the county and moved to Kirksville about 11 years ago.
Bearers will be Ben Burris, George Niece, Carl Zeigler, Harold Hediger, Charley Sullivan and George Hays.
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FUNERAL FOR MRS. SHOUGH TO BE MONDAY
Kirksville Woman Died at Her Home Here Saturday Night
Mrs. Hettie May Shough, 82, died early last night at her home, 1621 N. Don street.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at one o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Cyrus Davis, pastor of the South Side Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Pratt Cemetery.
Mrs. Shough was a daughter of Forgie and Mary Jane Arthur Moorehead and was born in Bloom Rose, Ohio, Sept, 11, 1865. She was married to George W. Shough at Batavia, Ohio, August 26, 1885, and to this union three children were born.
She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Miss Bernice at home, and Mrs. Rudolph (Mary E.) Hediger of Kirksville; two half-brothers, Thomas and Frank Erwin, and a half-sister, Mrs. Della Moyer, all of Ohio; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. One daughter one brother and a sister preceded her in death.
Mr. and Mrs. Shough moved to Kirksville about six years ago from a farm west of Kirksville.
The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Hettie May Shough, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 21 Dec 1947, p. 1, col. 8, Sunday
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A. H. SHOUSE DIES TODAY AT WILSONTOWN
Resident of That Vicinity for 52 Years; Rites Thursday.
Special to the Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., March 3—Allen H. Shouse, a resident of Adair County for 52 years, died at his home at Old Wilsontown this morning at 6:20, at the age of 81 years. He contracted influenza Feb. 10, and it left him in a weakened condition and he never regained his heath.
Mr. Shouse was the son of George W. and Elizabeth Rice Shouse and was born near Kenwood, Knox County, November 21, 1855. He came to Adair County 52 years ago and settled on a farm near Old Wilsontown and lived continuously in that vicinity until his death. He was married on October 27, 1878, to Miss Mary M. Vansickel. Nine children were born to this marriage. Four died in infancy and two later, Walter, who died on April 5, 1934, at the age of 49 years, and Henry, who died August 28, 1920, at the age of 27. Those surviving are Mrs. John Wendle, of Gibbs, Ernest Shouse, of Kansas City, Mo., Alpha, Earl, and Jesse Shouse, and Mrs. Bertha Emmons, of LaPlata. He also leaves two brothers, Walter and Jack Shouse, of LaPlata; twenty-five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. His wife died Sept. 8, 1928.
Mr. Shouse was an active member of the Wilsontown Baptist Church for 43 years, and was one of the most prominent men in the church.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 from the Wilsontown Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. J. M. Dawkins, of Kirksville. Burial will be in the Wilsontown cemetery.
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ALPHA SHOUSE, OF NEAR GIBBS, DIES AT 60
Death Follows Paralytic Stroke While Doing Chores.
Special To The Daily Express.
Brashear, Aug. 31—Alpha W. Shouse, 60, died at 11:45 o’clock last night at his home three and one-half miles southeast of Gibbs. Mr. Shouse had been in his usual health until 7:30 o’clock yesterday evening when he suffered a paralytic stroke while doing the chores.
The son of Allen H. and Mary (VanSickle) Shouse, Mr. Shouse was born Sept. 4, 1882, in Knox County, south of Hurdland. When he was four years of age, he moved with his parents to Adair County and settled on a farm near Wilsontown. He had lived in that vicinity and had been actively engaged in farming since that time.
On Nov. 18, 1914, Mr. Shouse married the former Miss Virginia Wilson. Three children were born to this marriage. Surviving, besides his widow, are a daughter, Miss Amy Shouse, of Washington, D. C.; two sons, Lawrence Shouse, machinist’s mate, 1st class, who was stationed with the Navy at Pearl Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941, and who is now serving somewhere in the Pacific, and Donald Shouse, of the home; three brothers, Jesse and Earl Shouse, of LaPlata; and Ernest Shouse, of Kansas City, and two sisters, Mrs. John Wandell, of Louisiana, and Mrs. Bertha Emmons, of Richmond, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Arrangements for the funeral, which will be held at the Wilsontown Baptist Church, of which Mr. Shouse was a member, have not been completed.
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MRS. JEANETTE SHOUSE, AGED 55, DIES HERE
Resident of Wilsontown Community; Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. Jeannette Shouse, 55, wife of Zack Shouse of the Wilsontown vicinity, died at a hospital in Kirksville this morning at one o’clock. She had been ill since February and was brought to the hospital a week ago last Wednesday where she underwent an operation for gallstones.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 o’clock at the Wilsontown Church, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Havighurst, of La Plata, Murial [sic] will be in the Wilsontown cemetery.
Mrs. Shouse was the daughter of William A. and Sarah Meador Hutchens and was born in Douglas County, Illinois, March 8, 1882. She came to Missouri with her parents in 1898. They settled on a farm six miles east of La Plata. She was married on November 18, 1908, to Zack Shouse. Seven children were born to this union, one dying in infancy. Those surviving are Mrs. George Glidewell, Isadore, Leland, Lloyd, Merrill and Marion, all of the Wilsontown vicinity. She also leaves two grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Lou Hutchens and Mrs. Laura Ashby, of La Plata, and a brother, Dr. D. M. Hutchens, of Kansas City.
Mrs. Shouse was an active member of the Wilsontown Baptist Church.
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Obituary
Charles F. Shrader was born near Canton, Fulton Co., Ill., April 12th, 1862, and departed this life at his home in Memphis Thursday morning Nov. 11th, 1920.
In 1886 he was united in marriage to Miss Annie Windsor of Canton, Ill., who bore him a son and a daughter.
In 1898 he came to Scotland county, and farmed near Memphis.
On September 10th, 1903, he was united in marriage to Miss Eva Brookhart, whose love and loyalty and devotion throughout her wedded life, and especially during his long and severe affliction has seldom been equaled.
Upon suffering a stroke of paralysis nine years ago, he was forced to retire from farming and move to Memphis. Six years ago he suffered a second stroke which left him an invalid. Although he was often in pain, he bore his affliction without a complaint. His cheerfulness, his patience, his submission to the Divine will concerning him, confined his profession of faith in Christ as his Savior, made during his illness to a Baptist minister.
Where ever he lived he won for himself the name of a good man, an upright citizen, a true friend, and a loyal and devoted husband and father.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Eva Brookhart Shrader, a son, Mr. Amos Shrader, of Prairie Elk, Mont., a daughter, Mrs. D. E. Saunders, of Canton, Ill., two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Churchill, of Cuba, Ill., and Mrs. Sue Martin, of Kansas City, who with his friends and other relatives not only mourn his loss, but rejoice that the King Eternal has released him from “the ills the flesh is heir to.”
Funeral services were conducted at the home Friday afternoon by Rev. E. M. Nesbitt, and the body laid to rest in the city of the dead.
Charles F. Shrader, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 18 Nov 1920, p. 4, col. 4
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MRS. CLARA SHRIVER
Rutledge, Mo., Aug. 31.- Mrs. Clara Gertrude Shriver, 81, of Rutledge, died Thursday (Aug. 29, 1968) at 9:50 p.m. in the Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Rutledge Christian Church with the Rev. Saye Black officiating. Burial will be in the Pauline Cemetery here.
Mrs. Shriver was born Sept. 29, 1886 near Greensburg in Scotland County, a daughter of Peter and Emma Bergee [sic]. She was married in February, 1909, to Floyd Shriver who died in November, 1911. She was a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving are two brothers, Lase Burgee of Santa Anna, Calif., and Ellet Burgee of Ft. Madison, Ia.
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MRS. J. W. SHRIVER IS CALLED BY DEATH
The following account of the demise of Mrs. J. W. Shriver is taken from the Metz, Mo., Times:
Mrs. Dora H. Shriver, wife of J. W. Shriver, residing one and one half miles northwest of Metz, died at 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning. She was aged 56 years, 9 months and 2 days.
Funeral services were held at the family home Tuesday at 11 o’clock a.m. conducted by Rev. J. T. Pritchett presiding elder of Nevada district, assisted by Rev. S. G. Welborn, pastor of the M. E. church South. A large crowd of sorrowing friends attended. Burial was in Green lawn cemetery at Rich Hill.
Dora Helen Baker was born January 17, 1861. She was married to J. W. Shriver, Oct. 9, 1879. Five children were born to them, all of whom attended the funeral. They are: Harry T. Shriver of Memphis, Mo., Mrs. O. C. Stuart of Kansas City, Kans.; Mrs. J. E. Huffman, Kirksville, Mo.; and Mrs. D. G. Foreman, Iola, Kans.; and Lloyd T. Shriver, at home. She is also survived by three sisters and two brothers. Two of the sisters, Mrs. Effie Ruggles, of Memphis, Mo., and Mrs. Myrtle Austin of Glenwood, Mo.; were present at the funeral. In December 1896 she united with the M. E. church South, and lived a faithful christian, ever, remaining steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Master. Until the call came to come up higher.
Strong physically Mrs. Shriver was seemingly in good health, but she had been a sufferer for many years. But she bore the pain in silence and was seldom heard to complain. To minister to others was a great pleasure to her, and her kindly sympathy for those in sorrow was ever generous. Truly her good service will live long after her.
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J. W. SHRIVER, 86, IS DEAD
Was the Father of Thurl Shriver of Scotland County
James Willie Shriver, 86 years old, for many years an extensive farm operator in Adair and Scotland counties, died Monday morning at 9:40 o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lillian C. Huffman, 1223 North Elson street in Kirksville. He had been in impaired health two years and critically ill the past two months.
The funeral was held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home yesterday morning at 11 o’clock. Short services were held at the funeral home at Rich Hill, Mo., this morning at 10:30 o’clock and burial was in the family lot at the Green Lawn Cemetery at Rich Hill.
Mr. Shriver was born Dec. 17, 1854, at Morgantown, W. Va., a son of Basil and Mary Jane Shriver. The family came by covered wagon to Scotland county, Missouri, in 1864 and operated a large farm near Memphis. In 1879 he was married to Dora Helen Baker of Memphis, and five children were born.
He farmed extensively in Scotland and Adair counties until 1902, when he moved to Vernon county, Mo., near Metz.
His wife died Oct. 21, 1917, and he went to California, where he was in business until 1929, when he returned to Missouri and made his home with his son, H. Thurl Shriver, Memphis, and the daughter at Kirksville.
Surviving are the following sons and daughters: H. Thurl Shriver, Memphis; Mrs. Zula Stewart, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Lillian C. Huffman, Kirksville; Mrs. Myrtle Foreman, Metz, Mo., and Lloyd Paul Shriver, Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, D. A. Shriver, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Bent Shriver of Ft. Madison, Iowa; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Six brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Shriver was a 32nd degree Mason and Knight Templar.
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Editor’s note: James Willie Shriver: Burial at Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, FindAGrave #103112966)
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J. W. SHRIVER, 85, DIES HERE TODAY
Funeral To Be Held Here Tomorrow; Burial At Rich Hill.
James Willie Shriver, 85 years old, for many years an extensive farm operator in Adair and Scotland counties, died this morning at 9:40 o’clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lillian C. Huffman, 1223 North Elson Street. He had been in impaired health two years and critically ill the past two months.
The funeral is to be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock. Short services will be held at the funeral home at Rich Hill, Mo., Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock and burial will be made in the family lot at the Green Lawn Cemetery at Rich Hill.
Mr. Shriver was born Dec. 17, 1855, at Morgantown, W. Va., a son of Basil and Mary Jane Shriver. The family came by covered wagon to Scotland County, Missouri, in 1864 and operated a large farm near Memphis. In 1879 he was married to Dora Helen Baker of Memphis, and five children were born.
He farmed extensively in Scotland and Adair counties until 1902, when he moved to Vernon County, Mo., near Metz.
His wife died Oct. 21, 1917 and he went to California, where he was in business until 1929, when he returned to Missouri and made his home with his son, Harry T. Shriver, Memphis, and the daughter here.
Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Harry T. Shriver, Memphis; Mrs. Zula Stewart, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Lillian C. Huffman, Kirksville; Mrs. Myrtle Foreman, Metz, Mo., and Lloyd Paul Shriver, Kansas City, Mo.; two brothers, D. A. Shriver, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Bent Shriver of Ft. Madison, Ia.; five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Six brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Shriver was a 32nd degree Mason and Knight Templar.
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Loyd Shriver Dies at Age 73
Last week’s edition of the Van Buren County Register carried a story of the death of Loyd W. Shriver, who would be known to many folks in this county, particularly those of the northeast section. Some weeks ago he became ill and passed away on January 24 at a hospital in Fort Madison at the age of 73 years, seven months and 14 days.
He was the son of John and May Phillips Shriver and was born at Mr. Sterling, Iowa, on May 10, 1887. He became a member of the Christian church at Mt. Sterling, later transferring his membership to the First Christian church in Ft. Madison.
On Jan. 6, 1909 he was united in marriage at Upton, Mo., to Edna Lee, who preceded him in death January 23, 1955. Seven children were born to this union. The family moved to Farmington in 1933 where he was in the grocery business until he retired in 1955.
On May 6, 1957 he was married to Hallie Van Aken of Ft. Madison, who died May 3, 1960. Preceding him in death are his father and mother, one son, Robert, two brothers, George and Otto, and one grandson, Ronald Kent Van Auken. Left to mourn his passing are one son, Harold Shriver of Farmington, one stepson, Wayne Van Aken of Fort Madison, Ida Losey of Farmington, Isabelle Hervey of Mt. Sterling, Letha Brown of Jefferson City, Mo., Marion Woods of Farmington, one brother, Wesey Shriver of Arbela, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. May Troutman of Bonaparte, Iowa.
Loyd Shriver, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Feb 1961, p. 10, col. 4
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Otis E. Shriver
Otis E. Shriver of 4223 Ave. L, Ft. Madison, Iowa, died at his home December 26, 1972. The son of Edgar and Minnie Ryan Shriver, he was born at Greensburg, Missouri, September 12, 1905.
The family lived in the Rutledge vicinity many years later moving to Ft. Madison. He was a retired Sant Fe Railroad employee.
Survivors are three sons, Don of Olathe, Kansas, Dick and Jerry of Ft. Madison, and one daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Stewart of Aledo, Illinois, and several grandchildren. His wife, Vera Munford, died in June 1971. He was the last member of his family.
Memorial services were at Brant-Clements Chapel, December 29, 1972. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery.
Otis Shriver was a nephew of Mrs. John Shriver. His mother was her sister and his father was a brother to her husband.
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FUNERAL HERE TUESDAY FOR MRS. SHRYACK
Former Resident Is Survived by 2 Sons and One Daughter
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock for Mrs. Dora Shryack, 69, of Los Angeles, Calif., who died there Thursday night. The Rev. Russell E. Otto, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church will conduct the services. Kirksville White Shrine of Jerusalem No. 4 will be in charge of the service at the grave, with interment in Llewellyn Cemetery.
Mrs. Shryack was the daughter of Edward and Constance (LaRose) Hedlund and was born at St. Genevieve, Mo., Mar. 13, 1877. She was married at Warrensburg, Mo. on Apr. 27, 1905 to Charles Elmer Shryack and to this marriage five children were born.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ziloha Parsons, of Hollywood, Calif.; two sons, Charles Elmer Shryack Jr., of West Los Angeles, Calif., and Jack Shryack, of Kirksville; one brother, Oscar Hedlund, Warrensburg, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Leslie Hutchens, also of Warrensburg and Mrs. Linn Harris, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mrs. Shryack was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter, Doris Wheat, one son, Millard C. and one brother John.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, member of Kirksville Order of the Eastern Star, No. 184; White Shrine of Jerusalem No. 4.
Mrs. Shryack lived in Kirksville after her marriage until 1924 when she went to California to make her home. During the time they lived in Kirksville, Mr. Shryack operated the Shryack Wholesale Grocery Co.
The body will arrive at the funeral home Tuesday morning where it will lie in state. The casket will be closed at the beginning of the memorial hour.
The pallbearers will be: Charles Updyke, C. H. Robinson, Wayne Louderback, Howard Dickerson, Jake Smith and Virgil Hanson.
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Shryack Funeral Services Sunday
Funeral services for Erma Z. Shryack, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles, Calif., and for Millard Crittenden Shryack, whose body has been in a mausoleum in that city since his death, November 1941, will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Sunday at 2:30 p. m., conducted by Rev. Russell E. Otto, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in the Llewellyn Cemetery.
Masonic Services for Mr. Shryack will be under the direction of Kirksville Lodge No. 105 with Knight Templars of Ely Commandery, No. 22 as escorts.
The bodies will arrive at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday where they will lie in state. Bearers for Mrs. Shryack will be Wayne Louderback, Charles Updyke, Hunter Robinson, Arthur Campbell, Dr. Harold Summers, and Virgil Hanson.
Bearers for Mr. Shryack: Jake Smith, William Louderback, Lloyd Arnett, Byron Rose, Dean Cragg, and Harold Nichols.
Erma Z. and Millard Crittenden Shryack, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 10 Dec 1948, p. 2, col. 2, Friday
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MRS. LESLIE SHUBERT DIES HERE TODAY
Had Emergency Operation Recently; Burial Sunday.
Mrs. Leslie Shubert passed away at 2:30 this morning in a local hospital. She had been in ill health for about a year, but only seriously the last two months. She had undergone a major operation as the last resort and was unable to withstand shock.
Olah Naomi Barnett was born May 12, 1890 the daughter of James T. and Irene Barnett. She was married to Leslie T. Shubert the 25th day of December, 1909. To this union was born one son, Leslie Gail. She is survived by her husband, son and his wife and one granddaughter, Leslie Jo, and the following brothers and sisters: E. A. Barnett, of Fostoria, Mich.; Edgar Barnett, of Bartlesville, Okla.; and Mrs. E. J. Kirby, of Marceline, Mo.
Services are to be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 3:30, Rev. Danny F. Martin officiating. Burial will be made at Maple Hill Cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
Mrs. Shubert was born and reared in Kirksville and had lived here all her life.
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Death of John Shuler, Sr.
John M. Shuler, Sr., died at the home in this city last Sunday, aged 77 years. Mr. Shuler was born in Germany, November 16, 1827 and came to the United States about 61 years ago. He first located in the state of Kentucky, where he resided for several years, and from there he moved to Scotland county. Mr. Shuler was a boot and shoe maker by trade and was in that business in Memphis until his health failed. He lived in Scotland county for fifty years, and was one of the oldest members of the M. E. church, South. He was also a faithful member of Scotland Lodge No. 104, I. O. O. F. and the members of this lodge had charge of the funeral services at the grave. A number of Odd Fellows from other parts of the county attended.
Funeral services were conducted at the home by Rev. H. D. Thompson, assisted by Rev. A[.] Allison. The pall bearers were, E. L. Riney, A. V. Douglas, John M. Kloetzer, P. M. Rowe, Alfred Vaught, and Will Montgomery.
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MRS. GEORGE SHULTHEISS DIES AT HOME
Funeral Services At Mt. Carmel Church This Afternoon.
Mrs. Minnie Bell Shultheiss, 71, a lifelong resident of the Mt. Carmel neighborhood southwest of Yarrow, died at her home about 8 o’clock Friday night.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Mt. Carmel Church with the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the Christian Church here, preaching the sermon. Burial will be in the Mt. Carmel cemetery. The body was at the Dee Riley Funeral Home here until last night when it was taken to the Shultheiss home.
The deceased was born in Macon county, Jan. 7, 1872. She was married to George Schultheiss on Sept. 23, 1888, and they lived on the same farm for 55 years.
She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Lura Hill of La Plata; and Mrs. Everett Roberts of Yarrow, and Mrs. Emma Ratliff of Elmer; two sons, Ernest of Yarrow and Clarence of Macon; three granddaughters, six grandsons and one great granddaughter; two brothers, Jake Easley of Chelan, Wash., and James Easley of LaCrosse, Mo.
The pallbearers will be, Virgil Shultheiss, Herb Holcroft, Carl Tuttle, Charley Wolf, Arch Waddill and James Campbell.
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Funeral Nov. 7 For Shultz Infant
Alan Jay Shultz, 15-month-old son of J. Olin and Patricia Shultz, died Wednesday night, Nov. 4, at MacNeal Memorial Hospital in Berwyn, Ill.
Funeral services were held at Gerth and Baskett Chapel Saturday morning, with Rev. W. E. Longstreth in charge. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
Besides his parents, the child is survived by a sister, Kathy Jean; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shultz, and Harley Fogle; two great grandmothers, Mrs. Della Fogle of Hitt and Mrs. Virginia Speer of near Bloomfield.
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MRS. SHULZE DIES, AGED 87
Word was received in Kirksville this morning of the death of Mrs. Barbara Shulze at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Felix Myers, at Blandinsville, Ill. Death came at 7 o’clock this morning. The body will be brought to Kirksville tomorrow evening for burial. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
Mrs. Shulze was 87 years old and had been in poor health for some time. She is well known in Kirksville having made her home here with her daughter, Mrs. L. M. Miller, for several years.
She leaves the following children: John Shulze, of San Juan, Texas; Henry Shulze, of Downing, Mo.; Mrs. Allie Mahaffey, of McAllister, Okla.; Mrs. J. M. Rainwater, who lived east of Kirksville, and Mrs. L. M. Miller, of 613 East Missouri street.
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Editor’s Note: This is from a funeral memory card:
In Memory of Pearl C. Shumaker
BORN: January 27, 1892 Macon County, Missouri
DIED: December 27, 1957 Adair County, Missouri
SERVICES HELD at Dee Riley Funeral Home, Kirksville, Missouri, December 30, 1957, 1:30 P.M.
CLERGYMAN: Rev. Archie Cooper, Kirksville, Missouri
MUSIC: Mrs. Ross C. Allen, pianist
INTERMENT: Novinger Cemetery, Novinger, Missouri
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W. D. SHUNK, 82, DIES; FUNERAL ON WEDNESDAY
Had Suffered from Arthritis for Over 20 Years
Funeral services for W. D. Shunk, 82, who died at his home, 110 E. Jefferson, yesterday morning, will be at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Davis Chapel, 202 E. Washington. The Rev. Ralph Hicks, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will conduct the services.
Mr. Shunk, a retired farmer and merchant, came to Kirksville in 1927. He had farmed in Illinois and in the Novelty vicinity, and had owned and operated a retail store in LaPlata for several years.
A victim of crippling arthritis for more than 20 years, Mr. Shunk nevertheless led a busy life. He was employed in several stores in Kirksville after the family moved here, and was also employed by The Daily Express for several years in a part-time capacity until a few years ago. He was widely known for his cheerful greeting and outlook upon life.
The son of Michael and Mary Defenbacker Shunk, he was born April 9, 1869, at Bath, Ill. On December 30, 1896, he was married to Mary Craggs at Kilburn, Ill. Mr. Shunk was a member of the Methodist Church here.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Armildridge Barker, College Station, Tex., and Mrs. Marie Conders, Twin Falls, Ida.; a brother, C. O. Shunk, Freeport, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Clara Craggs, and a half-brother, Eugene Willing, both of Kilburn, Ill.
Bearers will be Chester Bell, Hurshel Bell, Dow Jones, Dallas Hitt, Fred Hamilton, and Delbert Hartsock. Burial will be in the Maple Hills cemetery.
The body is lying in state at the Davis Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington.
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Attended Funeral Here
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bohen and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bulanek drove down from Marshalltown, Ia., Wednesday morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bohen’s uncle, W. W. Shupp. Others from out of town who attended the funeral were Mrs. myrtle Sheline of Oskaloosa, Ia., and Rev. and Mrs. E. L. Holland of Moberly.
W. W. Shupp, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 14 Mar 1946, p. 8, col. 4, Thursday
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DIED—At the residence of her father, W. F. Bishop, 902 E. Missouri street, Mrs. W. E. Sickles of Conroe, Texas. With the hope that a change of climate would prove beneficial, she was brought to this city, where every attention was given her by physicians, but a sudden change took her away Tuesday morning at 4:35. Short services will be held by Mrs. Wickizer at above named residence Friday morning. Funeral service will be concluded at the cemetery at Greentop tomorrow morning.
Mrs. W. E. Sickles, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 26 Jul 1906, p. 4, col. 3
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MRS. MATILDA SIDWELL DIES AT QUEEN CITY
In Failing Health Several Years; succumbs at Age of 73.
Special to the Daily Express
Queen City, Mo., May 17. (UP)—Mrs. David Sidwell, 73 years old, died at noon today at her home in Queen City. She had been in failing health several years and death was attributed to dropsy and complications.
Mrs. Sidwell, whose maiden [name] was Matilda Collins, was married to David Sidwell on April 28, 1913. They lived on a farm west of Queen City until the first of April of this year, when they moved here.
Mrs. Sidwell is survived by her husband, one son, Cleo Sidwell of Worthington; five brothers, Alex Collins, of near Queen City; Elmer and Russell Collins, Kansas City; Wayne Collins, Des Moines, Ia., and Pearl Collins, Palisade, Neb.; and three sisters, Mrs. Lessie Hatfield, Worthington; Mrs. Anna Reed, Worthington; and Mrs. Edith Owings, Greencastle.
Funeral services had not been arranged this evening, but it is expected that the services will take place Monday, and burial will be in the Tarr Cemetery.
Matilda (Collins) Sidwell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 May 1941, p. 1, col. 2, Sunday
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Funeral Tomorrow for Mrs. Melissa Sidwell
Special to the Daily Express.
Queen City, Mo., Dec. 20—Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon for Mrs. Melissa J. Sidwell, 83-year-old former Queen City resident, who died Dec. 16 at her home in Denver, Colo.
The funeral services are to be conducted by the Rev. Perley M. Lind, at 1 o’clock at the Queen City Christian Church. Burial will be in the Myers Cemetery, northeast of Queen City.
Mrs. Sidwell, who moved to Denver with her children in 1919, had apparently been in good health until an hour before her death, when she suffered a stroke of apoplexy.
Mrs. Sidwell was born June 15, 1857, at Savannah, Ia., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Martin. She was married to William Sidwell in 1879 and they made their home on a farm north of Queen City until his death in 1915. In 1919 Mrs. Sidwell sold the farm and moved with her children to Denver.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. W. Clay Merideth, of Denver; four sons, P. L. Sidwell, of Queen City; O. A. Sidwell, Nunn, Colo.; G. A. Sidwell, Carr, Colo.; and W. I. Sidwell, Manchester, Ia.; and two brothers, John and Tom Martin, of Bloomfield, Ia. Two sons died in infancy.
The body arrived in Queen City this morning, accompanied by two children, Mrs. Merideth and O. A. Sidwell. The body is to lie in state at the West Funeral Home until time for the funeral.
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FUNERAL FOR LELAND SIEGLE 2 P. M. SUNDAY
No Information Obtained at Inquest Yesterday
Funeral services for Jesse Leland Siegle, who died Wednesday about noon, will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment will be in Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mr. Siegle was the son of John George and Lutie (Lowe) Siegle and was born in Kirksville, Mo., May 24, 1896. He was married April 9, 1927 to Pauline Brent and to this marriage two daughters were born.
He is survived by his wife: two daughters Donna Lee and Shirley Jean of the home; his mother, Mrs. Lutie Siegle, Kirksville; one brother Raleigh, Kirksville; two sisters, Mrs. Ira (Zula May) Williams, of Kirksville and Mrs. L. W. (Florence) Van Laningham, of Columbia. His father preceded him in death.
Mr. Siegle was a member of the Methodist Church.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. The pallbearers will be: Jerry Hills, Merrill Davidson, Ernest Drury, Fred Kob, Roy Williams, Stanley Jones.
Coroner Foster Easley held a brief inquest yesterday afternoon and after questioning members of the family, who could not shed any light on why the deceased should have taken his life, returned a verdict the Mr. Siegle came to his death by hanging himself.
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FRANK B. SIEGMUND
Funeral and Burial Services To Be Saturday.
Frank B. Siegmund, 70 years old, a resident of Adair County virtually his entire life, died in a hospital here yesterday evening at 6 o’clock.
He was taken from his home in the Clay vicinity to the hospital last Sunday, following a stroke of paralysis.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Wagenknecht, pastor of the Sabbath Home Church. Burial will be in Llewellyn Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Pallbearers have been elected as follows: Alfred Herron, J. E. Wait, Dine Mason, A. A. Locke, James Lovell and Mr. Sanborn.
Mr. Siegmund was born in Knox County, Nov. 30, 1870, a son of John and Lamanda E. Siegmund. He was married October 24, 1893 to Milicent Marian Ross, to whom three children were born.
Surviving are his widow, three sons, Corda Siegmund, Kirksville; Kenneth and Merrett Siegmund, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and three granddaughters, Deloris June Siegmund, Kalamazoo; Miss Dorothy Siegmund and Mrs. Lucile McClain, Kirksville.
Two brothers, three sisters and his parents preceded him in death.
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B. G. SIGHEL OF NOVINGER DIES HERE
Native of Austria Landed in New York on 21st Birthday
Borto G. Sighel, 62, of Novinger, Mo., died Saturday morning in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Novinger Methodist Church, Monday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. C. J. Chappell, pastor of Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Novinger Cemetery.
Mr. Sighel was born in Austria, Oct. 21, 1885. He was married Feb. 28, 1914 at Moberly, Mo., to Gladys Partick and to this marriage two children were born.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Frank (Margaret) Kavel, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.; one son, Norman C. Sighel, Maxton N. C.; two brothers and one sister living in Italy.
Six brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Sighel came from Austria and landed in New York on his 21st birthday. Later he came to Bevier, Mo., and worked in the mines. He also spent a few years working in the mines in Colorado. In 1918 he moved to Novinger, Mo., where he worked in the mines, and he was also a shoemaker by trade. For the past six year he has been night watchman at Novinger. He was known to all his friends as “Piccolo”.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Nardini, R. K. Elsea, Joe Broseghini, Charles Forment, John Anesi, Manuel Anesi.
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James O. Sigler died last Saturday at his home in Kirksville, aged 61 years. He was a brother of the late Wm. D. Sigler and had many acquaintances in this city. Deceased leaves a wife and one child to mourn his demise. He was generally regarded as an excellent man and a progressive citizen.
James O. Sigler, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Sep 1907
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A telegram was received in this city yesterday morning announcing the death of Lewis C. Sigler, of Kirksville. The immediate cause of his death was a cancer in his side. Deceased grew to manhood in this city, was married here and was one of our prominent business men until a few years ago, when he sold out and moved to Kirksville. The intelligence of his premature death brings sadness to the hearts of many friends in this city. His sterling integrity and worth as a citizen, his push and energy as a business man and his loyalty to his friends won him the admiration of all with whom he came in contact.
Deceased was born in Van Buren county, Iowa, July 4, 1856. He was left motherless at the age of two years and was reared on the farm by his brother, W. D. Sigler. When he grew to manhood he was employed as a clerk for a while, first with Paxson & Hudson, then with W. Don Fowler and afterward with Sigler & McArthur and then he began business for himself. He was married May 1, 1879, to Miss Anna B. Huston, a native of this county. Six children were born to them as the fruits of this union. Two of them – a son and a daughter – preceded him to the spirit land. The many relatives and friends of the family in this county extend to the bereaved wife and surviving children sincere sympathy in their deep affliction.
Lewis C. Sigler, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 3 Sep 1896
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Lewis C. Sigler, was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, July 4, 1856, the son of Meashek and Permelia A. (McBride) Sigler, whose sketch appears elsewhere. Our subject was left motherless at the age of two years, and was reared on the farm by his brother, W. D., until about sixteen years of age. He then engaged as clerk for Paxson & Hudson, W. D. Fowler and Sigler & McArthur, for several years. It was about ten years ago that he engaged in the grocery and general merchandise business, first in company with Mr. Stewart and afterward with his brothers, and then with G. T. Myers, and finally for the last eighteen months he has conducted it alone. He has a large stock of staple and fancy groceries, flour and provisions, and controls a large county trade. He was married, May 1, 1879, to Anna H. Huston, a native of Scotland County. Their children are Roy H., Edgar M., Nina M. (deceased) and Lena C. Our subject is a Republican, politically, and is a brother in both the A.F. & A.M. and the A.O.U.W. fraternities. He and his wife both hold to the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Meashek Sigler, an old pioneer citizen, was born in Madison County, Ky., February 12, 1811, the son of John and Nancy (Hodge) Sigler, natives of Tennessee. Our subject was but a child when they moved to Indiana Territory, and was reared in Putnam County. In 1830 he married Permelia McBride, and in 1836 came to Van Buren County, Iowa. He bought 320 acres on the site of Keosauqua, and helped lay out that town, which he has lived to see become a county seat. In 1843 he moved to the northeastern part of Van Buren County, and ran a grist and saw mill until 1861, two years after the death of his wife. He then came to Scotland where he lived until 1864, when on account of war troubles he went to Denver. In 1865 he returned, and the following year he went to Kansas. He spent about ten years in Neosho County, and again went to Colorado, but again returned in 1884, considerably feebled by old age. His children by his first marriage are William D., James O., Dallison D., Lewis C., Nancy L. (wife of H. Runyan), Sarah D. (deceased wife of J. Jones), Josephine (wife of S. Hartsell), and Caroline, the wife of J. Reed. His children by his second wife, Mrs. Sophronia Baker, are Walter M., and Lillie (wife of W. Stiles). Our subject cast his first vote for Van Buren, and has always followed the Democratic principles. He is a member of the I.O.O.F. fraternity, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is now spending his declining years in retirement, and relates many interesting incidents of his pioneer life.
History of Lewis, Clark, Knox And Scotland Counties, Missouri, St. Louis and Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887, p. 1212 & 1213
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Obituary
Captain W. D. Sigler was born at Greencastle, Ind., September 3, 1836, and died at Kirksville, MO., September 16, 1905. He had three brothers and five sisters. Three of the sisters and two of the brothers are still living. February 23, 1865, he was married to Mary C. Kutzner, who died May 10, 1903. To this union nine children were born. Of these, seven are still living. September 29, 1904, he married Mrs. Mary M. Powell, who survives him.
Captain Sigler enlisted in Company C. of the 30th Iowa, in defense of his country and lost an arm in Vicksburg.
He was a good citizen, always interested in the welfare of the community; a good husband and father, loving his home and family with unstinted devotion; and a good Christian- a faithful and zealous member of the M. E. Church. He will be greatly missed by the community which deeply sympathizes with his bereaved ones.
W. D. Sigler, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Oct 1905
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William D. Sigler, a prominent citizen of Scotland County, was born in Putnam County, Ind., on September 3, 1836, and is the son of Meashek and Parmelia T. (McBride) Sigler. The former was a native of Kentucky, and the latter of South Carolina. Both removed to Indiana when young and were there married. About five years after marriage, in 1836, they immigrated to Van Buren County, Iowa, and located upon the site of Keosauqua, Mrs. Sigler being the first white woman in the town; she died in 1859. Her husband who was born in 1811 is still living. William D. was reared at home, where he remained until his enlistment August 14, 1862. He served in Company G, Thirtieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, about eight months. During the charge on Vicksburg, May 22, 1863, he was wounded both in the knee and the arm, causing the loss of the latter member. He was discharged July 27, 1863. He had, in 1862, moved to Scotland County, and after teaching one term located in Memphis where he was appointed postmaster. He resigned, however, a year later to become assessor. He was then twice elected as sheriff and collector, and also served as deputy United States marshal for two years. He then came to his present farm. He is one of the leading stock raisers of the county, and makes a specialty of Holstein cattle, Norman and Cleveland Bay horses. His farm consists of 200 acres, eight acres of which lie in Memphis. It has considerable coal underneath, and operations have been commenced to develop it. His wife, Mary, to whom he was married February 23, 1865, is the daughter of E. A. Kutzner. Their children are Addie P., William D., Jr., Nellie L., Birdie E., Anna G., Charles Mc. and an infant. Our subject and his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is also a member of the A.O.U.W. and of the G.A.R.
History of Lewis, Clark, Knox And Scotland Counties, Missouri, St. Louis and Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1887, p. 1213
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BRINGING BODY OF GEO. SILVERS BACK FOR BURIAL
Undertaker W. C. Summers arrived this afternoon at 4 o’clock from St. Joseph with the body of George W. Silvers, who died in the State Hospital there Monday night as the result of a fall which he received about a week ago.
Funeral arrangements will be announced tomorrow.
Mr. Silvers was an old resident of Brashear and Kirksville. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Caroline Wells, of Kirksville, Mrs. Jane Beck, of Des Moines, and Mrs. A. F. Hardy, of LaPlata. He also leaves three sons, George Silvers, of Kirksville, and Wilce and Elmer Silvers, of Sullivan Ill.
George Silvers, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 Feb 1920, p. 3, col. 3, Wednesday
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Former Resident Died
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Farris and son, Will, of near Rutledge arrived home Sunday after spending a week with relatives of Guthrie, Okla. Mrs. Farris was called there after the death of her father, Wm. Silvers, a former resident of Scotland County.
Wm. Silvers died at his home Monday after a brief illness. For the past eleven years he has made his home with his son, William. Mrs. Silvers died in 1930. Other children surviving are Elbert of Guthrie, Okla., Charley, of Loma, Colo.; Mrs. Hattie Hardy, Mulhull; Mrs. Tishie Mischler, West Olive, Mich.; Norman Silvers, Coyle, Okla., and Mrs. Clarence Purvis of Maxwell, Iowa.
Mr. Silvers was born in Indiana, Nov. 26, 1852.
William Silvers, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 10 Jul 1941, p. 4, col. 6
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DIED AT HIS MEMPHIS HOME
John W. Simerl Had Lived Here the Past Five Years
John W. Simerl died at his home in north Memphis on Monday, Jan. 10. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Pearly M. Lind of Queen City at the Coffey church yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, and interment was in the cemetery there.
Pall bearers were Raymond Ruth, Earl Ruth, Leland Jackson, Fred Miller, Omar Seamster and Elliott Seamster.
John Wilson Simerl, youngest son of Nathan and Malinda Simerl, was born April 16, 1880, in Schuyler county near Queen City, Missouri.
He followed farming all his life in Schuyler and Scotland counties until 5 years ago he moved to Memphis on account of ill health.
He was united in marriage to Susan Viola Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Miller, June 28, 1903.
He united with Coffey Christian church November 27, 1921, and remained a faithful member.
Born to this union were ten children, Nora Baker of Detroit, Mich.; Opal Rood of Independence, Calif.; Irene McClellan, Glade, Kans.; Cecil Snodgrass, Thelma McClellan, Floyd Simerl, Junior Simerl and Eldon Simerl, all of Memphis. Besides his wife children and 17 grandchildren he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Emma Ruth of Chicago.
He was tenderly cared for by his wife through all his sickness.
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Susan V. Miller Services Are Held Today
Susan Viola Miller Simerl, daughter of Henry Thomas and Martha Luella Miller, was born November 17, 1882, in Schuyler County, near Downing, Missouri, and died at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, on January 3, 1971, at the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 17 days.
She spent her entire life in Schuyler and Scotland Counties on a farm. For the past 25 years she made her home in Memphis, 21 years of which she lived alone.
As a young girl she united with the Coffey Christian Church. She was united in marriage to John Wilson Simerl, son of Nathan and Milenda Simerl, on June 28, 1903.
Born to this union were 10 children, Nora Baker, Detroit, Michigan, Opal Rood, Independence, California, Irene McClellan, Glade, Kansas, and Cecil Snodgrass, Thelma McClellan, Floyd Junior and Eldon Simerl all of Memphis, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her husband; two daughters, Emily and Wilma, who died in infancy; one son-in-law, Harold McClellan; one daughterinlaw [sic], Madeline Simerl; and one grandson, Bobby McClellan.
She is survived by eight children, 13 grand children, 42 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild and 1 sister, Mrs. Clara Jackson of Downing, Missouri.
She was a faithful, kind, and loving mother and will be missed by all who knew her which includes a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral services were conducted by D. W. Payne & Sons at 2 p.m. on January 6, 1971, from the Coffey Christian Church with the Reverend Kenneth Campbell officiating. Mrs. Simerl’s grandchildren acted as bodybearers [sic]. Interment was on the family plot in the Coffey Cemetery.
Susan Viola (Miller) Simerl, Memphis, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 7 Jan 1971
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A Young Life Ended.
Edward Ralph Simington, second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Simington, died of consumption at his home in this city at 3 p.m., Monday, February 7, 1898, after a lingering illness, aged 23 years, 8 months and 26 days.
Deceased was born in this city Oct. 11, 1874, and grew to manhood here. About two years ago he was stricken with lung trouble and went to Arizona a few months later, hoping a change of climate would restore his health. After remaining there six or eight months without apparent benefit he returned home and gradually grew worse as the weeks and months passed until the merciless disease claimed him as its victim. During his entire illness he had skillful physicians and careful and tender nursing, but it did not stay the ravages of the disease. He was converted seven or eight years ago and joined the M. E. Church of this city and led an exemplary christian [sic] life until called to his reward. Everybody was his friend and he was a friend to everybody. A happier, jollier and more companionable young man could not be found anywhere. All knew the end would come quickly, yet the announcement of his peacefully falling asleep in death was a surprise and shock to everybody. Although fully prepared for death he wanted to live and the people wanted him to live, but an all-wise Providence decreed otherwise. The entire community sympathizes with the family in their deep affliction. He was idolized in the home and will be sadly missed and mourned by the family and relatives.
Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church yesterday afternoon, Rev. John Gillies officiating, after which the body was tenderly laid to rest in the cemetery.
Edward Ralph Simington, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 10 Feb 1898, p. 3, col. 5
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ANNA SIMLER OF YARROW DIES AT 87
Funeral Services This Afternoon at Union Temple Church
Mrs. Anna Simler, of Yarrow, died in a Kirksville hospital Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at the Union Temple church, this afternoon at 2:00, conducted by the Rev. Cyrus E. Davis, pastor of the South Side Baptist church. Interment was in the Union Temple cemetery, under the direction of the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Simler was the daughter of Asbury and Ellen Ritchards Stage and was born April 12, 1867, in Dearborn county, Indiana. She was married to George R. Simler Sept. 19, 1886, at Kirksville, and to this marriage two children were born.
She is survived by one son, Russell Simler, Yarrow, and one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Susie) Sullivan, Jacksonville, Mo., eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Simler was preceded in death by her husband, in 1926; her parents, two brothers and five sisters.
She moved with her parents to Adair county when she was four years of age, and had made her home in the southwest part of the county every since. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Bearers will be Ralph Simler, Keith Simler, Elmer Hays, Arthur Simler, Harry Klingsmith and Lawrence Hays.
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In Hospital With Self-Inflicted Wound
Charley Simler of near Yarrow, who suffered a stroke Tuesday and was brought to the Grim-Sith Memorial Hospital and had recovered sufficiently Saturday morning to be dismissed and went home, was returned to the hospital in the afternoon suffering from a self-inflicted throat injury.
His condition was reported to be good last night in a statement by a staff member of the hospital.
Charley Simler, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 9 Mar 1952, p.1, col.8
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CHARLES SIMLER DIES HERE FROM THROAT WOUNDS
Found in Bathroom of Farm Home Near Here on Saturday
Charles W. Simler, 58, a prominent and well-known farmer and leader in many community affairs, died Saturday night in a Kirksville hospital. Death was due to loss of blood resulting from two self-inflicted throat wounds while in his bathroom at his farm home southwest of Kirksville Saturday afternoon.
He was in the hospital for several days suffering from the effects of a stroke the first of the week and had been dismissed and returned home.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o’clock at the Union Temple Church conducted by the Rev. Archie Cooper, and burial was in the church cemetery.
The active pallbearers were Vernie Jones, Herbert Buress, Geroge Niece, Russell Linder, Abbie Bragg and Glenn Holman. Honorary bearers were Ed Hoskins, Murl Pope, Glenn Dunham, Lawson Brown and Minor Martin.
Mr. Simler, a son of John and Rebecca (Milliken) Simler, was born June 18, 1893, at the farm home twelve miles southwest of Kirksville and spent his entire life in Adair county, living on the Simler homestead, with the exception of six months spent in Colorado.
He was married to Kittie Clara Moyer on August 30, 1914, and to this union three children were born. He is survived by his wife; his mother, Mrs. Rebecca Simler, who was 86 years old on March 1; one son, Ralph of Yarrow; one daughter, Mrs. Marvin (Velda) White of Durango, Colo.; two brothers, Jesse and Martin of Novinger, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Gerald, his father, and one brother, Harry Simler.
Mr. Simler was manager of the Adair County Shipping Association for several years, served on the board of directors of the Chariton River Drainage District for 17 years, and had been connected with the State Highway Department for the last 19 years. He was a member of Kirksville Lodge No. 105 A. F. & A. M. and the Eastern Star. A graveside service was conducted by the lodge.
The funeral and burial services were under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington street.
Charles W. Simler, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 10 Mar 1952, p.1, col.5
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MRS. ARTHUR SIMLER DIES HERE TODAY
55-Year-Old Woman Injured Sunday in Auto Collision
Mrs. Arthur (Gracia E.) Simler, 55, of the Yarrow community, who was injured in a collision of two cars at the south junction of Highways 63 and 6 south of Kirksville Sunday morning about 9:30 o’clock, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning. The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs. Simler was the daughter of Harvey and Evelyn (Hunsaker) Waddill and was born in Adair county Jan. 27, 1896. She was married to Arthur H. Simler August 1, 1917 at Kirksville, and five children were born to this marriage.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, Darrell D., of Wichita, Kan., and E. Keith, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Roy (Margie B.) Wood, Novinger; Mrs. Sam (Mavis L.) Young, of LaGrange, and Mrs. Tom (Neva J.) Barnhill, of Kirksville; her father, Harvey Waddill, of LaCrosse; one brother, James H. Waddill, Long Beach, Calif.; one half-brother, George William Waddill, Kirksville; one sister, Mrs. Opal Carter, Brashear; a half-sister, Mrs. Virginia Mendell, Vallejo, Calif., and eight grandchildren. Mrs. Simler was preceded in death by her mother.
She was a member of the Union Temple Church.
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JOHN SIMLER, AGED 81, DIES AT FARM HOME
Lived On Farm Where He Was Born Southwest of Here.
John S. Simler, 81, prominent farmer living twelve miles southwest of Kirksville, died at his home at 1:30 o’clock Sunday morning. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Thursday night.
Mr. Simler was born October 24, 1859. He was the youngest and last surviving child of Isaac C. and Elizabeth Fravell Simler. He was united in marriage December 4, 1886, to Rebecca Milliken. To this union four sons were born. One son, Harry, preceded him in death. Mr. Simler was quite active in county and community affairs. He was born, and lived most of his life, on the farm where he died.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Rebecca Simler; three sons, Jessie, Charels, and Martin; six grandchildren, Dulcie, Ellis, Darlene, B. Rose, Ralph and Velda; and two great grandchildren.
The funeral services were held at the Davis Funeral Home at 2:00 o’clock this afternoon. The services were conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman. Burial was made at the Salisbury Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Ben M. Buress, F. O. Buress, W. A. Buress, O. R. Linder, A. C. Bragg, and Marion Baiotto. The granddaughters served as the flower girls.
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DR. C. B. SIMMONS, OF MILAN, DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Well Known Physician Was Former Resident of Kirksville
Dr. Clayton B. Simmons died suddenly yesterday noon at Excelsior Springs, according to word received here today. No particulars were given. The body will be taken to Milan this afternoon and it is probable the funeral will be held there tomorrow. His wife, Dr. Grace Simmons, of Milan, was on her way to Excelsior Springs and arrived a few minutes after his death.
Dr. Simmons was graduated from the A. S. O. in 1915, and was one of the best known osteopaths in this part of the state. He was director of athletics at the Kirksville Teachers College at one time.
He located at Milan soon after graduating and built up a splendid practice in that city. Recently he had opened an office at Excelsior Springs for the practice of osteopathy.
He leaves a widow, Dr. Grace Simmons, of Milan, who was also graduated from the A. S. O. in 1915, and one son, Robert, who was a student at the Kirksville High school last year.
The family has many friends here who regret to learn of the doctor’s death, and who sympathize with them in their bereavement.
Dr. Clayton B. Simmons, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 25 Jul 1922, p. 1, col. 2, Tuesday
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DR. SIMMONS’ BODY TAKEN TO PENNSYLVANIA
The body of Dr. Clayton B. Simmons, who died at Excelsior Springs, Monday, was taken to his old home at Oil City, Pa., Wednesday for burial, according to the Milan, Mo., papers.
Death is said to have been due to hemorrhage of the brain. The doctor had not been well since March when he had an attack of influenza. On Sunday before his death he did not feel well and hiccoughs developed which continued for twenty-four hours.
Dr. Simmons was 45 years old. He was a member of the M. E. Church and of the Masonic fraternity. He was very much interested in athletics and organized the first boy scout troop in Northeast Missouri, being scout master in Kirksville for three years.
Besides his widow and son, he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Simmons, of Oil City, Pa., one sister and two brothers.
The body was accompanied by his widow, Dr. Grace Simmons, and son, Robert, and Howard Irwin, a brother to Dr. Grace.
Dr. Clayton B. Simmons, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 28 Jul 1922, p. 1, col. 2, Friday
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G. H. SIMMONS DIES AT HOME NEAR YARROW
Funeral and Burial Saturday at Union Temple.
George Henry Simmons, 69 years old, died yesterday at his home west of Yarrow.
He had been in declining health for some time but was seriously ill only eleven days.
The funeral is to be held at Union Temple Church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Edgar L. Knight, pastor of the Christian Church here. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery.
Mr. Simmons was born in Iowa City, Ia., Oct. 16, 1867, a son of George and Ann Simmons, who were natives of England. He came to Adair County, Mo., when a small boy and spent his life in this county.
Married Dec. 23, 1892 to Lulla May Burris, five children were born, Orville, of Greencastle; Henry, of Electric City, Wash.; Mrs. Una Muir, Greencastle; Mrs. Goldie Ruoff, St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Silvia Williams, who died March 5, 1933.
He was married again to Jennie May Sullivan on Feb. 2, 1906 and three children were born, Mrs. Vandia Martin, of South Gifford; Lloyd and Olen at home. He also is survived by four brothers, Joshua, Joe and Charles, of the Yarrow vicinity, and John, of Waskish, Wis.; and two sisters, Lillian Simmons, Youngstown, and Mrs. Mary Gordon, Boulder, Colo.
His son, Henry, was expected to arrive from Electric City, Wash., today and his daughter, Mrs. Goldie Ruoff, came several days ago.
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HOLD FUNERAL FOR JOSHUA SIMMONS, 80
Succumbed To Pneumonia Saturday; Native of England.
Special to the Daily Express.
Gifford, Mo., March 12—Joshua Simmons, a resident of Adair County for more than a half a century, died Saturday morning at 6 o’clock at his home northwest of Nind, at the age of 80 years. His death was due to pneumonia.
Mr. Simmons was born in Leicestershire, England, June 7, 1857. He was brought by his parents to this country in September 1857, and they settled in New York State. Then they moved to Iowa and later came to Missouri and settled in Adair County where he lived the remainder of his life. On May 8, 1887, he was married to Clara Weber, who survives him.
Besides his wife he leaves six children: Horace, of Youngstown; Walker, Youngstown; Mrs. Blanche Walker, Ethel; George M., Milan; Bunny, Kirksville, and Mrs. Lizzie Hays, Yarrow. He also leaves three brothers and two sisters; John Simmons, Northhome, Minn., Mrs. Mary Gordon, Boulder, Colo., Joseph Simmons, Yarrow, Charlie Simmons, Yarrow. And Lillian Simmons, LaCrosse. The two children preceded him in death, Ivan Ross who died at the age of 3, and Glen who died July 21, 1934. Four brothers and three sisters also preceded him in death. They were: Willie, Eliza, Sarah, Wilmer, Clark, and George Simmons, and Mrs. Bessie Hays.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at the Union Temple Church at 1 p.m., conducted by Rev. Ralph Turner, of Goldsberry. Burial will take place in the Pratt cemetery.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for their help and many acts of kindnesses during the illness and death of our father and husband.
–Mrs. Joshua Simmons and children.
Joshua Simmons, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 Mar 1938, p. 3, col. 4, Friday
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Cv. W. Jamison. – It was our sad duty yesterday, upon her sixteenth birthday, to follow the remains of Miss Mollie, the oldest daughter of Rev. P. A. Simmons, of the Sand Hill Circuit, M. E. church, to the tomb.
Miss Simmons was one of the most brilliant and interesting young ladies of her age with which we have ever had the pleasure of acquaintance. Her sudden and unexpected death is a severe blow to her family, and falls heavily upon the whole community. Rev. Simmons has been very ill for several days; is still in a very critical condition. Yours, H. B. Seely.
Mollie Simmons, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 7 Oct 1875, p. 3, col. 3
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Fred Simon, Memphis Businessman, Dead
Funeral services for Fred Simon, 68, a Memphis businessman, who died yesterday in a Kirksville hospital, will be held at the Payne Funeral Home in Memphis Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment will be made in the cemetery there.
A native of Memphis, Mr. Simon was of a family which operated a saddle and harness shop years ago, changing to a modern counterpart of the business as demands changed the time.
He is survived by his wife, a sister, of Dr. C. D. Davis, of Kirksville; a step-daughter, Mrs. William Oliver, of Mexico; a brother, George, of Memphis, with whom he was associated in business, and an older sister, as well as a number of nieces and nephews.
Dr. and Mrs. Davis plan to attend the services.
Fred Simon, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 Feb 1951, p. 4, col. 4, Thursday
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Fred Simon Died At Kirksville Hospital
Frederick Simon, son of Andrew and Sophia Simon, was born October 2, 1882 in Memphis, Missouri, and died January 31 in the Laughlin hospital in Kirksville, Missouri. Mr. Simon entered the hospital January 21, and underwent an operation on Monday, January 29th.
Mr. Simon always lived in Memphis and worked with his father Andrew Simon who owned a harness business. In 1910 at the death of Andrew Simon, the sons, George, Charles and Fred, continued business in Memphis to date. The brother Charles died in 1927. A brother Edward died three years ago.
Fred Simon was one of seven children born to his parents. He was united in marriage to Lulu McIntyre of Perry, Missouri, December 24, 1917. They have lived on a farm on the east edge of Memphis where he has carried on a successful life as a farmer as well as a business man.
Mr. Simon was a highly respected citizen and well liked by all who knew him. He was very fond of children. He loved his home and family, and was in turn loved by his brother and business partner George Simon of Memphis; by one sister, Mrs. T. E. Lindsey of Detroit, Michigan. Nieces surviving are Mrs. Robert Ivey of Detroit and Mrs. M. M. Harper of Jackson, Tenn.
Funeral services were held February 2, at 2 p.m. by Rev. Merritt Baker and Rev. W. E. Longstreth, at the Payne Chapel. Music was provided by a male quartet composed of A. M. Keethler, R. L. Terry, Leo Darr, and Leo Paul, with Mrs. Platter at piano.
Burial was in the Memphis cemetery. Body bearers were Al Ammerman, Tom Williams, H. F. Hendricks, C. C. McQuoid, Hugh Miller and John Wiegner.
Frederick “Fred” Simon, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Feb 1951, p. 1, col. 2
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George Simon Passes Away At Age 89
The business man with the longest tenure in business passed away Friday when George Simon of Simon’s Saddlery died. He was the sole survivor of the 90 year old establishment that had been in business in Memphis.
George Jacob Simon was the son of Andrew and Sophia Haenel Simon and was born in a business building on the south side of the square on July 23, 1875. He passed away at his home on July 10, 1964. He prided himself of being born and lived and worked all his life on the Memphis Square.
On February 26, 1903 he was united in marriage to Miss Alta Miller at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Jenkins in Marshall, Missouri. For over 60 years the Simons enjoyed their married life-the Simon home as the Simon business was a noted place, always open with a welcome greeting to all who would come to visit. Two daughters were born to this union who died in infancy.
On August 2, 1903 he united with the First Presbyterian Church which he loved and served faithfully. He ordained to the office of Deacon on April 19, 1925 and served for over 39 years. He was a devout Christian gentleman, an erstwhile businessman, a genuine friend and patient worker.
Preceding him in death were his parents, one sister and four brothers. He is survived by his wife, several nieces and nephews and a host of business associates and friends.
Last rites for Mr. Simon were held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 12 at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. J. Joseph Trower officiating. Body bearers were: Edward Struble, L. H. Prather, Floyd Cowell, Harley Baker, Joe Neese, Wayne Ralph. The members of the Board of Deacons of the First Presbyterian Church served as honorary paulbearers [sic]. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Lee Pruet Simpson were held at the Rutledge Christian Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial at Rutledge cemetery. Rev. Merritt H. Baker officiated.
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Lillie Jane Simpson Funeral on Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie Jane Simpson, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Hook, in Hurdland Tuesday night, will be held from the Easley Funeral Home in Hurdland, Friday afternoon at two o’clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. Allen Vancil, of Brashear, and interment will be made in the Rock Creek cemetery beside her husband.
Bearers will be: Orville West, Orville Sanders, Roscoe Whiteaker, Albert Buhl, Henry Lamb, Francis Cottey.
Lillie Jane Simpson, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 Feb 1951, p. 5, col. 7, Thursday
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Brookfield Man Murdered
Brookfield, Mo., July 24—The body of Ted Singleton, 38, married, was found in a field one mile east of here today. Three bullet wounds were in the face and one in the body. Singleton left his home here at 8 o’clock last night. It is believed he was murdered about an hour later, although no clew to the slayers could be found.
Ted Singleton, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 25 Jul 1922, p. 1, col. 7, Tuesday
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Reece Singley, 94, Dies at Plains, Kan.
Reece Singley, 94, former resident of the Green City neighborhood, died Friday at his home in Plains, Kan., where he had been living since 1884. He had been bedfast since Christmas.
Mr. Singley was born south of Green City July 17, 1858, on the old Singley homestead now owned by Mrs. Harley Bramble. His parents were George and Susan Jellison Singley, who came to Sullivan County in a covered wagon from Pennsylvania. He was married to Rosetta Dillinger, now 93, who survives him.
Besides his wife, he leaves two sons and three daughters, all living in Kansas, 15 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and one great great-grandchild, and a number of nieces and nephews in Missouri. He was an uncle of Dr. R. O. Stickler, and brother of the late Will and Robert Singley, of Green City and the late Mrs. R. B. Davis, of Kirksville.
Mr. Singley was a wheat farmer until his retirement because of age.
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R. C. SINGLEY, AGED 82, DIES AT GREEN CITY
Merchant Was Life-Long Resident of Sullivan County.
Special to The Daily Express.
Green City, Mo., Nov. 3—Robert Comstock Singley, prominent citizen and well known merchant of Green City, died at his home here this morning at 10 o’clock at the age of 82 years. He had been in failing health for the past year and had been confined to his bed for the past ten weeks. Death was due to the infirmities of advanced age.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Frank DeBolt.
Mr. Singley was born Sept. 16, 1860, on a farm south of Green City, the son of the late Geroge W. and Susan Jellison Singley. He was the fifth child of ten children, six of whom have preceded him in death. He was married to Lucy A. Edson, Nov. 1, 1885. To this marriage two children were born, Mrs. Lynn Busick and Walter E. Singley, both of Green City, who with their mother survive.
Mr. Singley was one of the leading citizens of Green City for the past sixty years. He worked for the Comstock Mercantile Company here for eleven years before going into the hardware business for himself. He had owned and managed the Singley Hardware Store for the past forty-nine years, and was the owner at the time of his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was a faithful and active worker. He served as superintendent of the Sunday School for several years, and as a teacher until illness prevented. He served as elder of the Presbyterian Church from 1893 until 1928.
Besides his wife and two children he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Flora C. (R. B.) Davis of Kirksville, and Mrs. Nettie E. Compton, of Parkin, Ark., one brother, R. R. Singley of Plains, Kan., nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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WALTER EDSON SINGLEY, GREEN CITY, DIES HERE
Well-Known Business Man, 63, Had Been in Ill Health
Green City, Mo., Sept. 28—Walter Edson Singley, 63, widely known business man of Green City, died at midnight last night at a hospital in Kirksville. He had been in ill health for the past year and a half, seriously ill for six weeks and had been in a hospital for six weeks.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Presbyterian Church conducted by the Rev. Douglas Hall, and burial will be in the Green City cemetery.
The deceased, a son of Robert C. and Lucy Edson Singley, was born in Green City on June 1, 1887, and had lived in this city most of his life.
He was married to Miss Edna Edith Quint, of Green City, on June 18, 1903, at Savannah, Mo. Seven children were born to them, and they are Mrs. Dorothy Schweitzer, of St. Louis; Mrs. Madeline Cox, of near Loeffler; Miss Bertie Singley, at home; Edward Singley, of Green City; Mrs. Carola Merrill, of Oneonta, N. Y.; Mrs. Reva Wellingham, of Greentop, and Mrs. Gladys Hoener, of St. Louis.
He is survived by his wife, the seven children, ten grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Lena Busick, of Kansas City, and Nephews and nieces. His father and mother preceded him in death.
He had been a member of the Presbyterian Church at Green City since childhood, was superintendent of the church for a number of years until his death, and was clerk of the sessions. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 159, was district deputy lecturer for nine years, a charter member of the Green City Chapter No. 269 of the Order of Eastern Star, and held a life membership in Moila Shrine Temple at St. Joseph.
He was associated with his father in the hardware business for many years and became sole owner in 1943 when his father died. In 1946 the business was incorporated as the Singley Hardware and he remained in the business until his death.
The body is at the Glenn E. Kent Funeral Home.
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W. M. SINGLEY, AGED 74, DIES AT GREEN CITY
Retired Farmer Had Been Bedfast Only a Week.
Special to the Daily Express.
Green City, Feb. 13—William George Singley, age 74 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Fields, in Green City this morning at 3:15 o’clock. He had been in failing health the past year, but had been bedfast only a week.
Mr. Singley had engaged in farming until ten years ago when he moved to Green City. He had spent his entire life in and near Green City. He was assessor for Penn Township at the time of his death, having held the office for the last four years. He was a member of the Prairie Chapel Methodist Church, south of Green City.
He was the son of George and Susan Singley and was born on a farm south of Green City, Jan. 16, 1865. He was one of a family of ten children. He was married to Miss Mary Leas, Oct. 23, 1887. Nine children were born to this marriage, one dying in infancy. His wife preceded him in death Sept. 18, 1923. He leaves his eight children as follows: Roy Singley, Kirksville; Mrs. Alice Ward, Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Ida Loughead, Milan; Charles E. Singley, Rochester, Minn.; Riley E. Singley, Green City; Mrs. Eva Morrison, Kansas City; Mrs. Wilma Quint, Kirksville; Mrs. Marie Loofburrow, of Abilene, Texas, and Mrs. Hazel Fields Green City. He also leaves seventeen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Rhees R. Singley, Plains, Kansas, and Robert C. Singley, Green City; and two sisters, Mrs. Clark Compton, of Parkin, Ark., and Mrs. R. B. Davis, Kirksville.
Funeral arrangements will not be completed until arrival of several of the children tomorrow, but it is probable the services will be held Wednesday. Burial will be made in the Fairview cemetery, fourteen miles south of Green City.
The body is lying in state at the Glen E. Kent Funeral Home.
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MRS. CLARA E. SISSEL, 81, DIES AT HURDLAND
Funeral and Burial Services To Be Held Monday.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church at Hurdland at 1:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon for Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Sissel, 81, who died Saturday night at 5:45 o’clock at the home of a son, Dexter A. Sissel, south of Hurdland, where she has made her home for almost two years.
She had been in impaired health two years but her condition did not become dangerous until about noon Friday.
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane and burial will be made in the I. O. O. F. Cemetery at Hurdland beside her husband.
Mrs. Sissel was born near VanWert, Ia., Feb. 6, 1859, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Baker Blair, and was married to Howard Jasper Sissel April 20, 1877 in Decatur County, Ia. Five children were born, all of whom are living.
They are: Lloyd Sissel, White Fish, Mont.; Floyd Sissel, Oelwein, Ia.; Clyde Sissel, Sidney; Alice, of Mt. Sterling, Ill., and Dexter Sissel of Hurdland. She is also survived by two brothers, Eddie J. Blair, VanWert, Ia., and Dr. James Blair, of Florida; nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Three sisters and two brothers preceded her in death.
Mr. and Mrs. Sissel moved to a farm south of Hurdland in 1903 and lived there until nineteen years ago, when they went to Arkansas and spent two years. They then returned to Hurdland and spent the remainder of their lives, Mr. Sissel dying Dec. 3, 1939.
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86-YEAR-OLD ADAIR COUNTY NATIVE DIES
Funeral Wednesday at Green Castle for William Sizemore
William “Bill” Sizemore, 86-year-old native of Adair county, died in a Kirksville hospital yesterday afternoon, where he had been a patient for some time.
Funeral services will be held from the Methodist church in Green City Wednesday afternoon at one o’clock. The Rev. C. E. Davis of Kirksville will be the officiating minister, with burial in the Green Castle cemetery. The body is at the Glenn E. Kent & Son Funeral Home in Green City.
Mr. Sizemore was the son of Edward and Charlotte Jane (Claybrook) Sizemore. He was born north of Green Castle in Adair county on October 26, 1868, the oldest of 10 children.
He was married to Lillie May Snyder on June 18, 1898. Two daughters were born to them. His wife preceded him in death, dying just 50 years ago yesterday.
On November 27, 1910, he was married to Mrs. Bertha (Ray) Campbell. Two sons were born to this marriage.
In addition to his first wife, five brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
He is survived by the two daughters, Mrs. Irene Skiles of Green Castle, and Mrs. Ivah Wrisinger of Excelsior Springs; two sons, Richard Sizemore of Battle Ground, Wash., and Ray Sizemore of Eugene, Ore. One brother, Calvin Sizemore of Kirksville, and one sister, Mrs. Berthalia Berg, of Sedro Woolley, Wash., 17 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren also survive.
Mr. Sizemore was a member of the Free United Brethren church and lived a great part of his life in the farming vicinity around Green Castle.
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