Obituaries & Death Notices “Wi”

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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George A. Wickell, Dies In Fulton

George Albert “Bert” Wickel of Granger died Friday evening in Fulton, Mo.

He was born July 3, 1879 in Clark county, Missouri.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lulu Wickell of Granger and a daughter, Mrs. Orville Boyer of Medill.

Funeral services were held on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Gutting chapel in Kahoka and burial in the Chambersburg cemetery.

George Albert “Bert” Wickell, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Feb 1951, p. 1, col. 2

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F. W. WICKHAM, AGED 70, DIES AT BRASHEAR

Had Been Ill of Liver Disorder Since December.

Special to The Daily Express.

Brashear, Mo., Sept. 27—Frank W. Wickham, 70 years old, died at his home at Brashear at 5 o’clock this afternoon.  He had been ill since last December and critically ill the past ten days due to a liver disorder.

The funeral is to be held at the Brashear U. B. Church, conducted by the Rev. Paul E. Thompson, but the time has not been set pending word from relatives.  Burial is to be made in the Highland Park Cemetery at Kirksville.  The body is lying in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time for the services.

Pallbearers have been selected as follows: Clarence Payne, George Douglas, Nim Patterson, James Hedgecock, Milt Taylor and James Gardner.

Mr. Wickham was born in Knox County, Missouri, June 5, 1871.  He was married in 1897 to Miss Nettie N. Murry and eight children were born to them.  Two of the children preceded him in death.

He lived in Knox County until 1901, then moved to Barton County, Missouri.  In 1926 he went to Kirksville and also lived in Hurdland before coming to Brashear.  He was married here March 26, 1940 to Mrs. Zena Chenney.

Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Zena C. Wickham; six sons and daughters, Dallas Wickham, Hurdland; Glen Wickham, who lives in Nebraska; Lester, Lawrence and Raymond Wickham, all of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Eva Cloud, Cherokee, Kan.; four grandchildren, three brothers and one sister, Ira Wickham, Hurdland; Charles Wickham, Shelbyville; Harry Wickham, who lives in the state of Washington, and Mrs. Millie Swarthout, La Plata.

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E. C. WICKLESS, 81, DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE

Funeral Service For Former Lawyer to Be Held Saturday

Edward Cicero Wickless, 81, of 402 W. Michigan, died in a Kirksville hospital at 12:40 o’clock this morning.  He had been in ill health for several months.

Funeral services will be held in Powersville, Mo., Saturday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Fred P. Hanes, pastor of the Kirksville Methodist Church.  Interment will be made in the Powersville Cemetery.

The son of Anthony and Elizabeth Wickless, Mr. Wickless was born in Burlington, Ia., Aug. 31, 1865.  He was married to Eliza Margaret Crawford, June 7, 1896 and five children were born to this marriage.

He is survived by his wife and the five children, Mrs. George J. (Joyce) Miller, of Elsinore, Calif., Mrs. George J. (Frances) Novinger, of Glendale, Calif., Mrs. Esther Lenzen, of Monroe, Wash., Miss Dorothy Wickless, of Chicago, Ill., and Paul Wickless, of New Cambria, Mo.; nine grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Ella Anderson and Mrs. George Hamilton, both of Lancaster, Mrs. Richard Anderson and Mrs. Christine Anderson, both of Livonia and Mrs. Fred Neagle, of Glenwood.

The family moved to Livonia when he was a small boy.  He attended the Kirksville Normal School two years and taught a few years.  He graduated from School of Law at the University of Missouri in 1894 and began practicing in Unionville.  Five years later he moved to Powersville where he continued the practice of law until twenty years ago when he came to Kirksville where he has since lived.

The five children were present to celebrate their parents Golden Wedding anniversary on June 7, 1946.

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Peter Wiedenkofer, aged 89 years, died Saturday morning at his home, 1107 East Jefferson St. following a month’s illness.  The deceased was born in Germany but had resided in this country the greater part of his life, and for seventeen years had lived in this city.  He is survived by his wife and a number of children, Mra [sic] Emma Mason, a daughter, residing in this city.  The funeral was at the home at 10 o’clock Monday morning, with burial in Highland Park cemetery.

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John A. Wieland died at his home near Bible Grove, Wednesday, morning, January 13^th, 1892 of dropsy of the heart, after a few hours illness.

He was born June 24^th 1810, in Kiserspach, Germany and came to America in 1838 settling in Ohio.  In 1839 he came to Scotland County where he has resided ever since.

December 31^st 1843 he was married to Mariah Barker with whom he lived happily for 49 years, and 12 days when death separated them.  He was an honest upright citizen, a good neighbor, a devoted husband, and a kind father, and his death will be sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends as well as by the family and relatives.

John A. Wieland, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Jan 1892

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MRS. WIGGINS’ FUNERAL IN QUEEN CITY

Former Resident Died in Texas At Age of 77.

Queen City (Special to the Daily Express) June 8—The body of Mrs. George H. Wiggins, native of Schuyler County who died Saturday at St. Anthony’s Hospital, Amarillo, Texas, was brought here yesterday to lie in state at the home of her sister, Mrs. Alice Knittle, until funeral services which will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Christian Church.  The Rev. P. M. Lind will conduct the services and interment will be at the Queen City Cemetery.

Mrs. Wiggins, the former Mary Elizabeth Coons, was born Nov. 22, 1866 in Schuyler County, the daughter of Michael and Pauline Coons.  Feb. 26, 1889, she was married to George H. Wiggins at Spivy, Kan.  Four sons were born to this union.

A year after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins came to Schuyler County where they resided until 1906 when they moved to Isabella, Kan.  In 1915 they moved to Guyman, Okla., where they continued to make their home.  Both Mrs. Wiggins and her husband were untied with the Methodist Church at Germania, Mo., early in their married life.  They had celebrated their 54^th wedding anniversary.  Mrs. Wiggins was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Mothers and Daughters Club at Guyman.

Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, John G. Wiggins, of Woodward, Okla., and Charles D. Wiggens of Guyman, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Alice Knittle, of Queen City; a brother, William A. Coons, of Pismo Beach, Cal., and several nieces and nephews.  Two sons, Wrennie Marion and Clarence Wilbur, preceded her in death.

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C.W. WILCHER, FORMER CITY OFFICIAL, DIES

Collapses While Driving Truck Near Unionville.

Clarence W. Wilcher, former Kirksville councilman and fire chief, died suddenly following a heart attack this morning.  According to a telephone call received here, Mr. Wilcher and Frank Hanson were riding in one of the Hanson trucks near Unionville when Mr. Wilcher, who was driving, collapsed and died instantly.  Mr. Hanson turned off the switch and was able to bring the truck, which was headed for a ditch, to a stop.

Born in Kirksville, Oct. 5, 1882, Mr. Wilcher was the son of Albert and Ellen Wilcher.  He attended the public schools here and was a member of the Christian Church.  In 1905, he married the former Nellie Harle, also of Kirksville.

For many years, Mr. Wilcher was employed by the Burlington Railroad Company here as car inspector and switchman.  He also served as a lineman for the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and as a volunteer fireman before being elected as city councilman in 1936.  Following his term as councilman, he served for two years as fire chief.

Mr. Wilcher had been in poor health the past four years due to an infected jaw bone.  A year ago last February, he and Mrs. Wilcher moved to South Pasadena, Calif., and lived there until October, when they returned to Kirksville.  Mr. Wilcher previously had been employed by Joe Burdman but a week ago he accepted a position with Mr. Hanson, who had been a boyhood chum of his.  He as a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.

Surviving, besides his widow, are a son Trecil Wilcher, of Kansas City; three brothers, Harry and Grover Wilcher, of Kansas City, and Nelson Wilcher, of Moberly; a sister, Mrs. William McGuire, of Kansas City and several nieces and nephews.

The Summers & Powell funeral coach went to Unionville after the body.  Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed.

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MRS. SMITH WILDMAN

Cynthia Wildman, nee Miller, was born March 23, 1856 near Grafton, West Virginia, and passed away June 3, 1934, at the age of 78 years 2 months and 8 days.

At the age of six months she came with her parents to Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and moved to Scotland County in early life and lived here the balance of her span of time, except three years in her early life were spent in Iowa.

She was united in married [sic] to Wm. Smith Wildman, Feb. 27, 1873.  Five children were born to this union—three daughters: Effie, Mary and Mabel—and two sons—Reuben and Virgil, all of whom survive her.  She leaves one sister, Mrs. Melissa Phillips of Azen, and one brother, Willie Miller of near Cantril.

Mr. Wildman passed away in 1894 and his devoted companion became a widow at the age of 38.  She lived a Christian life, always devoted to her family and helping among the sick.  She attended the Methodist church when able.  She leaves beside[s] her relatives many friends who mourn with the family, her passing.

Funeral services were held at Brock at 11 a.m., Monday, by Rev. J. Newton Baker.  Interment was in the Cantril cemetery.  Body bearers were Wallace Overfield, Wallace Lawrence, Buford Bull, Parley Honiter, Arch Riebel and James Hall.  Music was furnished by Carl E. Pryor, Earl Kutzner, Mrs. Chas. Bull, Herbert Eggleston, Mrs. Bissell, Mrs. Morgan.

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Mary Pearl Wildman Passes Away At Greentop, Mo.

Mary Pearl Wildman was born January 28, 1888, in Scotland County, Missouri, and passed away June 3, 1967, in the Haven of Rest Nursing Home in Greentop, Missouri.

She was the daughter of William Smith and Cynthia Miller Wildman.

She attended the rural school at Brock and also the Southern Iowa Normal in Bloomfield, Iowa, where she studied music under Maud Dabney and later taught music in her home.

She spent her entire life on a farm in the Brock community until she moved to Memphis in 1957, with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rice, with whom she made her home for thirty-three years.

She became a member of the Brock Methodist Church in early childhood.

She was preceded in death by her father, mother, sister, Effie and brother, Reuben.

She is survived by one brother, Virgil S. Wildman, of Redmond, Oregon; and one sister, Mabel Rice, of Memphis; three nieces, Mrs. Basil Humphrey, Mrs. Frank Reed, of Memphis, and Nancy Wildman, of Redmond, Oregon; two great-nieces, Sandra Sue Reed and Robin Humphrey, of Memphis; three great nephews, Stanley Humphrey, Daniel and David Reed, of Memphis.

The funeral was held Monday at Payne Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Phillip Tolliver officiated.  Body bearers were Buford Bull, Milo Morgan, Vic Patton, Chan Bull, Dwight DeRosear, and Roger Conklin.

Mary Pearl Wildman, From Unknown Newspaper, 8 Jun 1967

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PEARLIE WILES DIES: FUNERAL IS TOMORROW

Services at Mt. Hope for Native of Sidney Vicinity

Funeral services for Pearlie W. Wiles, 69, who died at 1601 E. Normal about 1:30 Sunday morning, will be held at the Mt. Hope Church Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock.  Searcy White, of Moberly, will conduct the services.  Burial will be in the Cox cemetery.

The body is at the Glen E. Kent and Son Funeral Home in Green City where it will remain until the funeral hour.

Mr. Wiles had been in Kirksville under a physician’s care for the last three months.  He was a native of the Sidney community and had been ill the past 30 years.

A son of Wesley and Louisia (Lewis) Wiles, he was born Dec. 7, 1883.  On Dec. 24, 1905 he was married to Leota Mahoney.  Six children were born to this union.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.

Surviving are his wife and two sons, Arthur Wiles, of Sidney, and Artist Wiles, of Centerville, Ia.; four daughters, Mrs. Virgie Pierce, of New Hartford, Ia.; Mrs. Vera Billington, of La Plata; Mrs. Viola Davis, of Worthington, and Mrs. Velva Lawrence, of Gibbs, and eight grandchildren.  Four brothers and a sister, also survive.  They are Sam, of Green Castle; Isaac, of Emmett, Idaho; Martin, of Licking, Mo.; George, of Novinger, and Mrs. Leona Clay, of Green Castle.

Mr. Wiles had been a member of the Church of Christ since early in life.

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Son of John Wiley Died Last Thursday

Arla Wiley, eighteen year old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiley, died at their home near Gorin Thursday February 18, 1913, of pneumonia.  The funeral was held from White Chapel Church Friday at noon, services being conducted by Rev. Green, after which the remains were buried in the cemetery nearby.

Arla Wiley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 25 Feb 1913

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G. E. Wiley Dies At Lamar, Colo.

Mrs. John Hooper and Mrs. S. A. Rear, of 402 South High Street, received a wire today notifying them of the death of their brother, G. E. Wiley who died yesterday at Lamar, Colo.  Mr. and Mrs. Wiley had been living with their daughters, Mrs. Ada Davidson and Mrs. Myrtie Reid at Lamar.

Born in 1867 in Knox County, Mr. Wiley was the eldest son of L. J. and Elizabeth Wiley, but had lived most of his life in Kansas where he was engaged in farming.  He had been bedfast the past two years.

Surviving, besides his widow and daughters are two sons, Ernest Wiley of Mayfield, Ky., and Wesley Wiley, of near Portland, Ore.; three brothers, L. F. Wiley, of Edina, and C. C. and J. W. Wiley, of near Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs. Hooper and Mrs. Rear, and several grandchildren.

The body will be brought to Waneta, Kan., to the family lot for burial.

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Died.

John Anderson Wiley was born June 14, 1821 in Monongalia County, West Virginia.  He joined the 14th Virginia Regiment Company, K in 62 and was a first Lieut. and was honorably discharged and moved with his family to Mo. in 64.  He was married to Mary Moore to this union was born 4 children, 3 boys and one girl, 3 of which are living.  He was then married to Pheoba M. Wise and to this union was born 6 children, 2 boys and 4 girls, 5 of whom survive him.  He has lived in Scotland Co. since 64 and for several years at Granger.  He with his wife went to live with their daughter, Rachel Ellicott in the fall and remained there until his death Jan. 18, 1905, being 81 yrs., 7 mo., 5 days.  He was bed fast only a short time caused by a cancer on his right hand and all that loving hands could do did not prolong his life and he peacefully sank to rest Thursday morning at 6 o’clock.  The funeral was held Friday at Union afterwards the remains were laid to rest in the Union cemetery.  He leaves a wife, four girls and four boys beside a host of friends and relatives to mourn his loss.

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ETTA BLODGETT WILFORD DIES NEAR BRASHEAR

Funeral Services To Be Held Here Friday Afternoon

Mrs. Etta Blodgett Wilford, 69, formerly of Kirksville, died Tuesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy (Lola) Skaggs, route 2, Brashear where she has been making her home for the past fourteen months.

Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Friday afternoon at two o’clock.  Rev. P. M. Lind, of Queen City, will officiate.  Interment will be in the Tarr Cemetery, west of Queen City.

Mrs. Wilford was the daughter of John and Martha Davis and was born in Schuyler County, near Greentop, June 24, 1881.

She was married to Joseph Elbert Blodgett March 18, 1900 in Schuyler county, and four children were born to them.  Mr. Blodgett died in 1936 and she was also preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.

She was married to R. B. Wilford, of Galt, June 26, 1940.  He died July 5, 1949.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Roy (Lola) Skaggs, Brashear; three sons, Leo Blodgett and Alva Blodgett, Kirksville, and Clarence of Victoria, Texas; two stepsons, William Blodgett, Oakville, Iowa, and Otto Blodgett, Columbus Junction, Iowa; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Mrs. Wilford was a member of the McLaughlin Chapel in Kirksville.

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MRS. JESSIE WILGUS, 83, DIES HERE

Made Home With Daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Miller

Mrs. Jessie Elizabeth Christian Wilgus, 83, died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Miller of 111 E. Illinois Street.

The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives.

Mrs. Wilgus was the daughter of Hugh and Sarah (Hardin) Bond and was born in Adair County, March 18, 1865.  She was married at Brashear March 4, 1888 to Francis Sherman Wilgus and to this marriage five children were born.  Mr. Wilgus died December 3, 1924 and she was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Miller, of Kirksville, four sons, Delbert Byrl, of Calahan, Colo.; Francis Sherman, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Elmer Lee, of Pueblo, Colo.; and Janes William, of San Francisco, Calif.; thirteen grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

She was a member of the United Brethren Church.

Mrs. Wilgus spent most of her life time near Brashear, and for the past three years she had made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Miller.

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SAMUEL WILGUS RITES TODAY AT LA PLATA

85-Year-Old Man Died Saturday at Home There

Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o’clock at the Community Presbyterian Church for Samul R. Wilgus, 85 years old, who died at his home in LaPlata Saturday.

The Rev. Fred L. Hudson officiated at the services, and interment was in the La Plata cemetery.

Mr. Wilgus was the son of William B. Wilgus and Susan Wilgus.  He was married to Inez L. Malone on March 25, 1894, at Wilsontown.

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Opal Rast of Wilsontown, and Mrs. Iris Garner of Leonard, and three sons, Clifford and Paul, of La Plata, and Willard of near Novelty.  There are also ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Mr. Wilgus was a member of the Presbyterian Church at New Harmony where he served as elder many years.  The Wilus family lived in the New Harmony community, moving to La Plata eight years ago.

Samuel R. Wilgus, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 21 Jul 1952, p. 6, col. 6

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Mrs. Cordelia Wilhite died at her home, 104 East Randolph street, from a complication of diseases, March 22, 1925, aged 84 years and six months.  Mrs. Wilhite was born in Tennessee, and was married to A. J. Wilhite in 1857.  To this union four children were born, two of whom are living, Judge A. J. Wilhite and Mrs. Nora Price, both of this city.  She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Clarence Wolf, of Humphreys, Mo., Mrs. Paulina Whilhite, of Kansas, and Mrs. Susan Whilhite, of Modesto, California, and two brothers, N. S. Broyles of Rieger, Mo., and Will Broyles, of Newtown, Mo.  Mrs. Wilhite had been a resident of Kirksville for 36 years.  She was a member of the Christian church and was a woman of fine Christian character and her many friends extend sympathy to the bereaved ones.  The funeral was held at the home Monday morning at 10 o’clock.  The funeral services were in charge of Rev. T. S. Williams.  Interment was made in Highland Park cemetery.

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W. H. WILKINS, OF NEAR NIND, DIES TODAY

Funeral For Former County Judge 2 p.m. Wednesday.

W. H. Wilkins, 63 years old, a former county judge from the Second District, died at 3 o’clock this morning at his home near Nind.  Death was due to influenza, complicated with pneumonia and heart trouble.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Mt. Carmel Church, with burial in the cemetery there.

The deceased was widely known and one of the prominent farmers in Walnut Township where he had resided for many years.  He was county judge for two years about ten or twelve years ago and was prominent in Republican politics, serving as committeeman from his township for many years.

His wife died about eight years ago, and he is survived by three sons and two daughters, Ray, of Keokuk, Ia., Ted and Russell of Nind, Mrs. Marie Simmons at home and another daughter, Vera.  There are two brothers, John and Earl and one sister, Mrs. Oscar King of Keokuk, Ia.

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WILLARD FUNERAL TOMORROW

Services For One of Kirksville’s Most Reverend Citizens at 3 O,Clock

The funeral of Dr. A. P. Willard will be held tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock from the Willard home on South Marion street.  The Rev. George W. Sharp, assisted by the Rev. A. F. Zeigel, will officiate at the services.  There will also be an escort of Mason, Knight Templars and Odd Fellows.  Burial will be in the Llewellyn cemetery.

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Emma Williams Dies Tuesday At Age 82

Emma Donaldson, daughter of Joseph and Emeline Fetters Donaldson was born Aug. 1, 1878 in Scotland County on a farm southwest of Memphis, Missouri and passed away Feb. 7, 1961 at the age of 82 years, six months and six days.

She is the last member of a family of four brothers and four sisters born to Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson.

Emma was married January 2, 1901 to R. T. Williams of Scotland County in the home of her parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams lived on a farm eight miles southwest of Memphis until 1945, when they moved to the present home 220 N. Market St., Memphis, Mo.

At an early age Mrs. Williams united with the Christian church at Greensburg, Mo., later transferring her membership to the Antioch Christian and then finally to the First Christian Church of Memphis.  She and Mr. Williams are the parents of two daughters, Marie of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Hazel (Mrs. Hubert Huston) Memphis; who with the husband survive.  She is also survived by one granddaughter, Charlotte Huston Rylander, Quincy, Ill., a son-in-law, Hubert Huston and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, William, Edward, Oscar, and John Donaldson; three sisters, Mary, Minta and Bertha Donaldson.

As a mother, Emma was tireless in the behalf of her daughters; as a wife and companion to her husband for 60 years, she was ever devoted in the advancement of their mutual happiness and prosperity, as a friend and neighbor, she was cooperative and loyal.  When afflication [sic] came to her she bore its burden patiently, cooperating always with those who spared no efforts to help her in her fight for health.

Funeral services were held in Payne’s Chapel, Memphis, Mo., Thursday, February 9 at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton and Rev. Howard Merchant.

Burial in the Memphis cemetery.  Body bearers were Richard Moore, Wayne Ralph, R.A. Clark, Walter Hopkins, Joseph Creek, and Stanley Frkovich.

Emma (Donaldson) Williams, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Feb 1961, p. 10, col. 1, 2, & 3

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Mrs. Jane Williams died Sunday morning, January 16, 1898, at her home in this city, aged about eighty-seven years.  Deceased was an old resident of Scotland County and held the highest regard of all who knew her.  She was born in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in 1811 and in 1830 was married to Thos. Williams.  They moved to this county in 1850 and settled seven or eight miles southwest of Memphis. She was the mother of seven children, four of whom are still living.  Her husband died about twenty-three years ago and ten or eleven years ago Mrs. Williams moved to Memphis, where she resided until her death.  She united with the Christian Church over sixty years ago, lived a life consistent with her profession and died in the full hope of a triumphant entry into the Kingdom of our Lord. The funeral took place from the Antioch Church and was conducted by Elder J. T. Boone, of the Christian Church of this city, after which the body was tenderly laid to rest in the Antioch Cemetery.

Jane Williams, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 20 Jan 1898, p. 3, col. 4

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MEMPHIS AND COUNTY LOSE VALUABLE CITIZENS

Memphis, as well as Scotland county has been dealt a crushing blow by the Grim Reaper in three weeks time.  As noted before, on January 19, John Schuler passed while actively engaged in business; a week ago today Merle Williams was called suddenly, then Saturday last Stuart Monroe answered the summons.

The latter two were in their prime Mr. Williams active in civic affairs, lodge work, Scouting and community doings.  Aged but 47 he was an assidious [sic] worker, friendly to all which attribute made him many friends.  He was born in Iowa, but went to Kirksville as a young man and remained there until he came to Memphis, about 1928.

Mr. Monroe was but 51 years of age, born on a farm, but came to Memphis over 25 years ago and was actively engaged in business until his death.  He, too, was greatly interested in civic affairs and had served this city as alderman.  Naturally of a cheerful disposition he, also, strewed sunshine among his many friends.

Not only the above business men have been called, but two farmers, prominent in county affairs, have also–Wm. Smoot and Gus Nelson.

Mr. Smoot, aged 78 years, assisted by his wife, has left a record which few, if any, would emulate.  Big-hearted they have been a blessing to more than one.  Added toil occasioned by lack of help, helped shorten his life.  Mr. Nelson also did his full share and more as demands were made for more production year after year.

Death claimed Wm. E. Smoot, Saturday, while Gus Nelson answered the call, Sunday.  Our county is poorer, but Heaven is richer by the death of these business men of the city and county.

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MERLE WILLIAMS IS DEAD

Passed Away in Kirksville Hospital Early This Morning

Merle Williams, manager of the Mackie-Williams Market here, died at a Kirksville hospital early this morning, February 8.

Mr. Williams became ill Sunday morning.  He had been feeling bad several days.  Yesterday morning he came to the store about 9 o’clock and went directly to the office of Dr. E. E. Symmonds.  Coming back to the store about 11 o’clock, he told Vance Vaught, who works at the store, that he was ill and was going home.

Mrs. Williams was in Kirksville visiting her sister, who is home from California.  During the afternoon, Mr. Williams telephoned his wife that he was ill and she came home, accompanied by her sister.

Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Williams was taken to a Kirksville hospital in an ambulance, accompanied by Dr. Symmonds and Mrs. Williams’ sister.  Mr. Williams was feeling much better when they took him to Kirksville and Mrs. Williams remained at home to open the store this morning.

Dr. Symmonds received a telephone call from the hospital about 5 o’clock this morning that Mr. Williams had died.

Mr. Williams was president of the Memphis Lions club, having been elected to that office in July of last year.  He had been the manager of the Mackie-Williams market since its establishment in Memphis about 1928.  He was also a member of the Memphis Masonic lodge.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams have one daughter, Miss Frances Jane Williams, who teaches at Springfield, Ill., who was notified of her father’s death.

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A BIG CROWD AT FUNERAL

Services for Merle Williams Held at Methodist Church Sunday

Funeral services for Merle Williams, who died at a Kirksville hospital early Thursday morning, February 8, were held from the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth.

Interment was in the Maple Hills cemetery in Kirksville.

Pall bearers were members of the Mackie-Williams organization at Kirksville; W. O. Mackie, Minor E. Williams, Paul Black, Paul Schwarzweller, Francis White and Ira D. Williams.

A large crowd of friends attended the funeral.  The local Eastern Star Chapter, of which Mrs. Williams was Past Matron, attended in a body as also did the members of the Memphis Lions Club of which Mr. Williams was president at the time of his death.

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Watkin Williams and was born, March 8, 1898, at Geven, Iowa.  He went to Kirksville from Iowa in 1914.  He was married to Miss Dolly Inbody at Oskaloosa, Iowa, May 24, 1919, and one daughter, Frances Jane was born to them.

He is survived by his wife, his daughter, Frances Jane Williams of Springfield, Ill., his father, Watkin Williams and a brother, Floyd Williams of Marshalltown, Iowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Hart of Ann Arbor, Mich., and Mr. Stanley Masters of Los Angeles, Calif.

He united with the Methodist church when a boy at Geven, Iowa.  He was a member of the Masonic lodge, the Eastern Star and the Boy Scout Board of Review.  He and his family moved to Memphis from Kirksville sixteen years ago when he became manager of the Mackie’s market.

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Millie Leone Williams Passed Away at Lewistown

Mrs. Millie Leone Williams, age 60, passed away at her home in Lewistown, Missouri, about 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, 1962.  She had been in poor health for about 10 years.  She was born April 22, 1902 in Scotland County, the daughter of Robert and Elsie (March) Garrison.

She was married to Dwane Williams at Memphis, Missouri on March 12, 1927.  They lived four miles east of Edina until about 9 years ago, when they moved to Lewistown, Mo.

Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, her step-mother, Mrs. Ethel Garrison of Memphis, two brothers, Pearl Garrison of Memphis, Glen Garrison of Arbela, two half-brothers, George Robert Garrison and Ray Garrison, both of Memphis, Mo. and a half-sister, Mrs. Albert (Helen Louise) Parson of Livonia, Mo.  Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.  She was a member of the Assembly of God Church, Newark, Mo.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 17, 1962 at 2 p.m. CST at Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel, Edina, Mo. with Rev. Howard Minshall of Quincy, Ill., officiating and burial will be in the Bible Grove cemetery in Scotland County, Mo.  Pall bearers will be nephews, Owen W. Benton, James Robert Garrison, Raymond Garrison, Gene Garrison, Harold Glen Garrison and Leo Vern Campbell.

Millie Leone Williams, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 May 1962, p. 8, col. 6

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Mrs. S. C. Willis Dies Here Today

Mrs. Anna Edris Willis, 82, widow of S. C. Willis, former police chief here and Adair County sheriff, died this morning at 11:15 o’clock at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Motter, 403 East Illinois Street.

She had been in impaired health the past ten years and bedfast two years due to paralysis.  The funeral plans had not been completed this afternoon.  Her body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.

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OBITUARY.

Cavlin [sic] Willis was born June 25, 1890 and died Sunday April 10, 1906.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Willis of Mulberry his life had been filled with love and kindness for those about him and he will not only be missed by the heart broken family but by the entire community.  Always Industrious willing to sacrifice his own pleasure for those about him it is so hard to understand why he should be taken from among those he loved and who loved him.  But we must bow to the will of him who doeth all things well and remember that Calvin’s eternal happiness is so much sweeter and better and that his suffering here has been so small compared to his happiness there, making our loss his gain, and we must submit.

            Has Calvin gone and left us?

            Shall we see him no more?

            No, kind broken hearted Parents.

            He’s only gone before.

            His life was one of kindness

            His walk was not awry

            He’s resting now with Jesus

            He dwells with God on high.

                                    By a Friend.

Calvin Willis, Novinger, Missouri, The Novinger Record, 20 Apr 1906, p. 4, col. 3

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MISS WILLIS DIES IN WEST

Miss Fannie Willis, of Kirksville, died yesterday at Rupert, Idaho; where she had been visiting relatives since last July.  Death was caused by apoplexy.

The body will be brought to Kirksville for burial, but no arrangements will be made until further word is received from Rupert.

Miss Willis was a sister of Luther Willis, of Kirksville, and Sam Willis, who lives southeast of Kirksville.

Fannie Willis, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Jan 1919, p. 1, col. 2, Thursday

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IDA A. WILLIS, 88 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE

Greentop Resident; Funeral Arrangements Not Made

Mrs. Ida A. Willis, 88, of Greentop died in a Kirksville hospital at about 12:30 this afternoon.  She had been seriously ill the past six months.

Nor funeral arrangements have been made.  They will be announced later.

She was the daughter of Abner and Elizabeth (Heavlin) Gardner and was born in Coshocton County, Ohio, on July 23, 1862.  She was married to Geroge W. Willis and twelve children were born to them.  Her husband died in 1933, two children died in infancy, and one daughter, Sylvia Myrtle, and two sons, Clyde T. and Victor Melvin, also preceded her in death.

Surviving children are: Mrs. Maude Sevits, of 716 E. Randolph, Mrs. Delia Dillabough, of Chicago, Mrs. Vera Boles, Mrs. Opal Waggoner, Abner Willis and John Willis, all of Mason City, Ia., Sanford Willis, of Greentop route 3; sixteen grandchildren; several great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Logston, of Worthington, and Mrs. May Burkhart, of Kirksville.

Mrs. Willis united with the Free Will Baptist Church at the Hazel Creek Union Church.  She had lived in the Hazel Creek community a number of years.  The past thirty years she had lived in and around Greentop.

The body will be at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sherman Sevits 716 E. Randolph, or at the home of Mrs. Willis in Greentop until time for the funeral.

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L. M. WILLIS, AGED 85, DIES HERE TODAY

Funeral and Burial Services To Be Friday.

Luther Meade Willis died at 7:30 o’clock this morning at his home at 1015 East McPherson Street.  Mr. Willis had been in poor health for several months and critically ill the past three weeks.

Born Nov. 20, 1857, on the Willis homestead, three and one-half miles northeast of Kirksville, he resided there until he retired from farming and moved to this city about 26 years ago.  He has since lived on East McPherson Street and operated the Cottage Camp, grocery store and tourist’s camp at the corner of Patterson Street and highway 63, until he was forced to retire a year ago because of his health.

He married the former Susan D. Hibbard, who died in 1892.  Three children were born to this union.  In 1924, he married the former Nettie Otto.  Besides his widow, he leaves a son, Maurice E. Willis, of Rupert, Idaho; two daughters, Mrs. Nina R. Grace, also of Rupert, Idaho, and Mrs. Gertrude Young, of Caldwell, Idaho, and five grandchildren.  He was a member of the Methodist Church.

The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until the funeral, which will be held there at 2:30 o’clock Friday afternoon.  The Rev. H. H. Snider will officiate and pallbearers will be Keith Burkhart, Fred Mason, Birney Rice, John Curry, Carl Butler and Homer Propst.  Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery.

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MINNIE WILLIS, 69 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE

Wife of J. V. Willis; Funeral Plans Will Be Announced

Mrs. Minnie Willis, 69, of 1401 E. Harrison and a resident of Kirksville for almost half a century, died yesterday evening in a Kirksville hospital.

The daughter of Arthur and Columbia Van Gray Alexander, Mrs. Willis was born Oct. 8, 1885, near Milan.  On Oct. 12, 1903, she was married to James V. Willis in Adair county, and to this marriage five children were born.

Mrs. Willis is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Letha Rees, of the home; four sons, Vernon and Robert, of the home, Milton, of 605 W. Link, and Harold, of Washington, D. C.; two sisters, Mrs. Lora Koenig, of Green City, and Mrs. Virginia Wicklund, of DesArc, Ark., and four grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and a sister.

Mrs. Willis moved to Kirksville in 1905.  She was a member of the Kirksville Methodist church and the Win-One Sunday School class.

The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.  Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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Rites Held Today For Nettie Willis

Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie Willis, who died in a Kirksville hospital Tuesday afternoon at 1:08, were held this afternoon at the Davis Funeral Chapel conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Kirksville Methodist Church.  Interment was in Forest Cemetery.

Mrs. Willis was born in Adair County.  Her Husband, Luther Willis, died in 1943.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Pearl Otto, of this city.

Mrs. Willis was a member of the Methodist Church.  She had been in failing health the past several years.

Bearers were Keith Burkhart, Bernie Rice, Howard Waston, Robert Love, Paul James and Earl Watson.

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Died

Salvin Samuel, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Willis, died at his home near Fegley last Sunday morning.  He was born in that neighborhood on June 25, 1890, and was known and loved by all.  His many qualities and religious disposition were evinced by his character and his faithful attendance upon the church services.  In the home he was always a kind and dutiful son, and will be sadly missed from the family circle.

Rev. W. L. Darby conducted the funeral services at Mulberry church at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon in the presence of a company of friends who more than filled the house.  We join them in extending sympathy to bereaved ones, whose sorrow is keener because the young man was ill so short a time before he passed away.

Salvin Samuel Willis, Kirksville, Missouri, The Kirksville Democrat, 13 April 1906, p. 1, col. 3, Friday

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FUNERAL FOR S. M. WILLIS, 87, TOMORROW

Dies at Daughter’s Home South of Kirksville.

Samuel M. Willis, 87 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Stella Rutledge, south of Kirksville, last night at 8:40 o’clock.  Mr. Willis had been in failing health for several months but seemed to be seriously ill for only a short time.

Mr. Willis was born October 25, 1849, near Burlington, Ia., the son of Campbell and Frances Willis.  While still a small child, he moved with his family from Iowa and settled on a farm northeast of Kirksville.  He has lived in this vicinity since that time.

He married Miss Julia Butler in 1870.  Six children were born to this union.  His wife and three children have preceded him in death.

Mr. Willis is survived by three children, Mrs. Stella Rutledge, south of Kirksville; James V. Willis, 1401 East Harrison Street, and Mrs. Ollie Keller, of Pittsburg, Kan.; seven grand children, three great grand children and one brother, Luther M. Willis, 1015 East McPherson Street.

Mr. Willis was a member of the Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.  The Rev. Joseph W. Thompson, of the Methodist Church, will officiate.  Interment will be at the Highland Park cemetery.

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WASH WILLIS, FORMER COUNTY JUDGE, DIES

Prominent In Farm, Church, School and Bank Activities.

Wash M. Willis, 76, prominent farmer of seven miles northwest of Kirksville, former county judge and bank director here, died this afternoon at 12:45 o’clock at a local hospital.

He has been in impaired health the past year and entered the hospital Friday.

Funeral plans had not been announced this afternoon.  His body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.

Mr. Willis was born Dec. 21, 1864, a son of Robert and Sarah Floyd Willis, and reared three and one-half miles northwest of Kirksville.  He was married Dec. 15, 1887 to Miss Kate L. Edris, a native of Pennsylvania who was then living in his home community.

He bought forty acres of timber land, cleared off fifteen acres the first year and built a 16×28 frame house for him and his bride.  They had made their home on this farm since then, although the farm had grown to 100 acres.  The original part of the house still stands but other rooms have been added and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary there Dec. 15, 1937.

Four children were born to them, one dying in infancy.

Mr. Willis was elected to the county court in 1930 and served two years.  He was on the Mulberry district school board for several years, a deacon in the Mulberry church over a quarter of a century and an elder for a similar period.  He was a director for a while of the Bank of Kirksville here and served as vice president of the Missouri Farmers Association in this county.

Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Kate Willis; a daughter, Miss Edith Willis, at home; a son, Arthur Gene Willis, who lives near them, and a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Marburger, in Texas.

Mr. Willis was a brother of the late Sam Willis, former sheriff and police chief here.

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Amanda J. Willoughby

Mrs. James S. Willoughby, who died at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. W. J. Lyda, May 16, and was brought here for burial, Sunday, was past 100 years old.  Amanda J. Kemper was born in Kentucky, Sept. 12, 1824.  Her husband, James S. Willoughby, died in 1891.  James S. Willoughby is the only one of their ten children surviving.  The five grandchildren are Mrs. W. J. Lyda, W. A. Willoughby, Mrs. J. B. Baker, James Ryon, Edna Corhan.  There are also ten great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.  She was a member of the First Baptist church at Springfield, Mo.  Funeral services were conducted here by Rev. J. L. Shoemaker.

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Mrs. J. D. Willows Dies In Wyoming

Mrs. Cora Lee Willows, a former resident of this city, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Foster in Rawlins, Wyoming.  She had been living there for five years.  Burial was at Rawlins.

She was the wife of J. D. Willows of 1511 E. Washington street, and the mother of Mrs. Edith Ward of this city.  There are several other children who survive.

Mrs. Willows spent practically all her life in this community until she went to Wyoming.

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J. D. WILLOWS, 93 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE

Made Home Here with Daughter, Funeral Plans Incomplete

Joseph D. Willows, 93, of 1517 E. Washington, died in a Kirksville hospital yesterday evening.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from relatives.

He was the son of James L. and Emiline Willows and was born Dec. 11, 1856.  He was married to Miss Ella Michael, of Green Castle on April 13, 1890.  She preceded him in death on April 12, 1902.  Three children were born to them. Two of whom died in infancy.

Surviving is his daughter, Mrs. Charles E. (Lona) Young, of 1517 E. Washington, with whom he had been making his home the past ten years; one grandson, Earl Botkin, of Ft. Madison, Ia.; one great-granddaughter and one great-great-granddaughter, ten nephews and four nieces.

He was very active in church work earlier in life.

The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

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W. E. Wilsey Service Held On Sunday

Winnie Eugene Wilsey, son of P. I. and Emma Parsons Wilsey, was born near St. Francisville in Clark County, Missouri, April 10, 1885.

On September 29, 1909, he was married at Kahoka, Missouri to Cora L. Hecox.  They made their home in Kahoka until 1932 when they moved to Memphis and operated the Memphis Ice and Coal Company and the Memphis Locker Plant.

Mr. Wilsey served two terms as mayor of Memphis, and was a member of the Scotland County Fair Board.  He had recently been elected president of this board.  He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Kahoka and received his 50 year membership pin last year.  He was also a member of the V. F. W.  He joined the Methodist church at St. Francisville, and later transferred his membership to the Memphis Methodist church.  Mr. Wilsey had been seriously ill for the past six weeks and had spent most of that time in the Davis County Hospital at Bloomfield, Iowa, where he passed away Thursday afternoon, March 15.

He is survived by his wife, Cora; a daughter, Louise Buckley; a son-in-law, Wayne Buckley, with whom he had been associated in business until 1953 a granddaughter, Donna Walker; two great grandchildren, Brent and Debbie Walker; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Lutie Wilkinson, all of Memphis, nieces and nephews and many friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.

Funeral services were held Sunday, March 18 at 2:00 p.m. at the Methodist church with the Rev. J. Frederick Lawson officiating.  Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.  Body bearers were Earl Beeler, Russell Cravens, Arland Eager, Orton Eager, Charles Marlow and Robert Moore.

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BURIAL RITES FOR ANDREW H. WILSON HELD MONDAY

Burial services for Andrew H. Wilson, 79, former Gibbs resident, who died Saturday at the home of a son in Bridger, Mont., where held at the Union remetery [sic] near Gibbs Monday afternoon.  Rev. J. G. Garlock conducted brief rites at the grave at 1:30.

Mr. Wilsons’ death was attributed to influenza.  The body arrived at Gibbs Monday at noon, accompanied by his son Aubrey, and was taken to the home of his brother, Thomas Wilson.  The aged widow was unable to make the trip, due to serious illness with influenza.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson came to Gibbs in 1919 from Loveland, Colo., where they had lived 20 years.  Prior to their immigration to Colorado they lived at LaPlata.

He was born Sept. 17, 1852, near Gibbs, a son of Hugh and Mary Lee Wilson.  He grew to manhood in that vicinity and was married 52 years ago to Miss Mary E. Huston.  Five children were born, three preceding him in death.  Surviving are his wife, two sons, Aubrey, Bridger, Mont., and Barney, Suisun, Calif.; four brothers, W. D., and Mike Wilson, Denver, Colo.; Thomas Wilson, Gibbs, and James I. Wilson, LaPlata.  There are also two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Andrew H. Wilson, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 17 Mar 1932, p. 1, col. 6

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Obituary

Carol Sue, youngest daughter of Hugh and Idella Burkhart Wilson, was born in Kirksville, Missouri, June 28, 1936, and departed this life at the Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, July 10, 1949, at the age of 13 years and 12 days.  She united with the Rutledge Christian Church in August, 1948.

Sue was quite active in Sunday school work, her 4-H Club and all school activities.  She possessed a beaming, sunny disposition and loved and was loved by everyone she came in contact with.

She leaves to mourn her passing her devoted parents; one sister, Jeane, at home; and one brother, Charles, who is in the Navy, stationed in Alaska; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Libby Burkhart, of Edina, Missouri, and several aunts and uncles and a host of friends.

What though the radiance which was so bright

Be now forever taken from my sight

Though nothing can bring back the hour

Of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower

We will grieve not, rather find

Strength in what remains behind,

In the primal sympathy

Which having been must ever be,

In the soothing thoughts that spring

Out of human suffering,

In the faith that looks through death which we have toiled all our lives to find.

Services were from the Rutledge Christian Church at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, July 13, the Rev. Cash Wyble of Gorin officiating.  Interment was made in the Pauline Cemetery at Rutledge.

Flower girls were Mary Lou Swearingen, Neva Reynolds, Doris Reynolds, Donna Glasgow, Marjorie Smith and Patty Givens.

Bodybearers were H. N. Bergthold, Cletus Bergthold, Leon McCabe, Stanley Cunningham, Bobby Mason and Dean Cunningham.

Music was furnished by Jim Bailey, Raymond Forquer, Mrs. Ray Gardner and Mrs. Cecil Kenoyer, with Mrs. Lloyd Hicks at the piano.

Carol Sue Wilson, Edina, Missouri, The Sentinel, 21 Jul 1949

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Death of Mrs. Jesse Wilson

Mrs. Eliza Wilson, relict of the late Rev. Jesse Wilson, died at her late home in Memphis Sunday, August 17th, 1911, at 3 o’clock p.m.   The funeral was held from the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. Shirley Smutz, of the M. E. church.  The remains were buried in the Memphis cemetery.

Eliza Holcomb was born near Lando, Iowa, September 5, 1840.  At an early age she moved with her parents to Missouri, locating near Hitt, in Scotland county.  She was united in marriage to Rev. Jesse Wilson and his family have at different times lived in Scotland, Macon, Knox, Lewis and Adair counties, Missouri, also in Iowa.  A few years ago they bought property in Memphis, where they have both died within the past year.

Mrs. Wilson was the mother of six children, namely: Mrs. J. A. Childress, deceased; and Mrs. J. M. Barnett, of Kirksville, Mo.; Mrs. J. McDaniel, Moscow, Idaho; R. D. and J. B. Wilson, of Memphis, who survive.  Mrs. Wilson was a splendid woman, whose virtues are numerous and who was loved and honored by a [unreadable] of friends.

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Obituary.

Eliza J. Holcomb was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, on September 5. 1840, and died at her home in this city on Sunday, August 26, at 3 o’clock p.m. after a long and painful illness, aged 70 years 11 months and 23 days.

On January 17, 1867, deceased was united in marriage to Rev. Jesse Wilson, who preceded her to the spirit world a few months ago.  Mrs. Wilson was a lady of fine traits of character enjoying the high estem [sic] of a host of friends.  She was a devoted Christian having been a life long member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and as long as health would permit was regular in attendance at all church services.

For many years Rev. Wilson and wife resided in Sand Hill and that community she was loved and honored for her any acts of kindness.  Throughout her long illness she bore all suffering with great fortitude and when the final summons came she was ready and willing to go.

She leaves to mourn her demise two sons Don and Jesse of this city and four daughters, Mrs. W. H. Yancy of LaBelle, Mrs. J. M. Barnett of Kirksville, Mrs. Dr. McDaniel of Moscow, Idaho, and Mrs. Alfred Drake of near Brock.

Funeral services were held at the family home on Monday at 2 o’clock p.m.  Rev. Shirley Smutz officiating.  Interment was made in the Memphis cemetery.

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OBITUARY

George W. Wilson was born in Mantua township Gurnsey [sic] county, Ohio, June 13, 1841 and died at his home in Luray, Mo., March 16, 1904 at the age of 62 years, nine months and 3 days.  He was married to Sadie E. Richman, of Scotland county, Mo., May 28, 1871, she having lived but a short time, was married again to Mariah J. Mathias, of Memphis, Mo.  To this union were born five children, three daughters and two sons, the eldest, a daughter, having preceded him to the better land at the age of 13 years.

He was a soldier in the Civil War, a member of Co. A 78th Regiment, Ohio Vol., Inft., and served through the entire war, after which he came to Mo., and spent the remainder of his life in Clark and Scotland counties, and served his community in an official manner for many years.

Mr. Wilson had been a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge for about 35 years to which he was true and loyal.  In early life he united with the Methodist Episcopal church, of Memphis, Mo., and in 1897 with the Methodist Protestant church, of Luray, Mo., of which he remained a member until God called him home.  He was faithful to God, loyal to his country, lodge and home.

He was a kind and loving husband, affectionate father and obliging neighbor and a true friend, which was demonstrated by the large congregation that gathered to pay the last tribute of respect to their departed friend.

He leaves a wife and four children, all of whom were at his bedside at the time of his death: Emma E. Chapell, of Wyaconda, Mo., Herbert C., Grace C., and Flora M. Wilson, of Luray, and an only sister, Mrs. E. J. Hall, of Columbus, Ohio, and many relatives to mourn their loss.  The funeral services occured [sic] at the Methodist Protestant church, of Luray, Mo., by the Pastor, Rev. Edgar A. Sexsmith, in conjunction with the I. O. O. F. Lodge.  The sermon was from 1st Thess. 4-14, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Luray cemetery to await the morning of the resurection [sic].

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IN MEMORIUM.

Headquarters William McKee Post, No. 110, Dep’t of Missouri G. A. R.

Comrades, we are again called upon for a detail from our post by the Supreme Commander, and Comrade George W. Wilson has answered to the last roll call on this side.  There is another breach in our line, Comrade Wilson has struck his tent.

Comrade Wilson entered the service of his country from the state of Ohio in his early young manhood.  He was a brave and true soldier.  He served through one of the bloodiest wars the world ever knew; and afterwards a good citizen, a faithful and loving husband, a kind and indulgent father and a patriotic comrade.

 Resolved. That we, his comrades, will ever keep green his memory and endeavor to be the first to give him the grand army grip on that ever green shore.

Resolved. That our heartfelt sympathy is with the bereaved family of our comrade.

Resolved. That we point his family and friends and his comrades to the Great Commander who is able to consolidate the broken and shattered ranks of our Grand Army and bring them together in an everlasting reunion.

Resolved. That these resolutions be recorded in our Memorial Record, a copy furnished the family of our deceased comrade and copies furnished the local newspapers for publication.

Joe Morgan,

Geo W. Henry,

William Ackland.

George W. Wilson, Kahoka, Missouri, Clark County Courier, 1 Apr 1904

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GEO. WILSON DIES IN GIBBS AT AGE OF 87

Farmer Had Been Ill Since Christmas; Funeral Tomorrow.

Special to The Daily Express.

Brashear, Mo., May 31—George W. Wilson, age 87, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Spencer, in Gibbs, Mo., at 6 o’clock yesterday evening.  He had been in failing health since Christmas and seriously ill the past ten days with the infirmities of age.

Mr. Wilson was the son of George and Rebecca Wallace Wilson.  He was born near Ft. Madison, Ia., January 20, 1852.  He was married to Miss Lucy Stewart, Nov. 30, 1876.  Six children were born to this marriage.  One son John F., died Nov. 6, 1930, at Alliance, Neb.  Those surviving are Edward Wilson and Mrs. John Spencer, of Gibbs, Mrs. Ray Begole, Moberly, Walter Wilson, Tulsa, Okla., and Dr. Charles Wilson, Siloam Springs, Ark.  He also leaves nine grandchidren [sic] and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Bledsoe of Peculiar, Mo.  His wife died May 6, 1934, and since her death he has made his home with Mrs. Spencer.

After his marriage Mr. Wilson moved to a farm near Ft. Madison, where he lived for fifteen years, and then he moved to Mt. Pleasant, Ia., where he farmed for ten years.  In the year 1904 he purchased a farm 1 1-2 miles northwest of Gibbs where he farmed until his health failed.  He owned this farm at the time of his death.

Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock Thursday morning at the Spencer home in Gibbs, conducted by Rev. Mr. Havighurst, of La Plata.  The body will be taken to Ft. Madison, Ia., where a short service will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and burial will be made in the Oakland cemetery.  The pallbearers will be Charles Taylor, Winn Bragg, Hugh Glasgow, T. E. Elmore, Albert Coons, and R. M. Pickell.

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H. L. WILSON, AGED 84, DIES NEAR LA PLATA

Lived All Life in Same Vicinity; Rites At New Harmony.

Special to The Daily Express.

La Plata, April 30—H. L. Wilson died yesterday on the eve of his 84^th birthday, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Collins, east of La Plata.  Death was attributed to the infirmities of age.

Mr. Wilson was born April 30, 1859 at La Plata, the youngest of eight children, all of whom preceded him in death.  With the exception of 20 years which he spent in La Plata, Mr. Wilson lived his entire life on the farm which he purchased in earl manhood.  He was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church.

Feb. 14, 1884, he married the former Sudie Fisher Morris at La Plata.  Mrs. Wilson preceded him in death Oct. 13, 1926.  Six children were born to this union.  One daughter, Gladys, died March 10, 1919.  Another daughter died in infancy.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. George Collins, east of La Plata, Mrs. Claude Johnston, of La Plata, Mrs. Lee Porter, of Orion, Ill.; one son, Newt Wilson, of Ft. Madison, Ia., eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the New Harmony Church, east of La Plata.  Burial will be in the New Harmony Cemetery.

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Mrs. Hattie Wilson Funeral Wednesday

LaPlata, March 27. (Special)—Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Amanda (Livingston) Wilson, 80, who died at her home here Saturday will be held from the Christian Church in LaPlata Wednesday afternoon at 2:30.  Rev. R. L. Prather will conduct the services. 

The body will be brought to the Wilson Funeral Home in LaPlata this afternoon by the Hopper Funeral Home of Clarence, where it will lie in state until time for the services.  Burial will be at Gibbs.

Mrs. Wilson was born February 18, 1871, in Adair county.  She was united in marriage to James Wilson on February 16, 1890.  To this union six children were born.  Two sons died in infancy.

Survivors include the husband and four children, Mrs. Elmore Workman, of LaPlata; Mrs. Don Hardesty, Oak Park, Ill.; H. O. Wilson, Needles, Calif., and H. W. Wilson, of LaPlata.  Two sisters also remain: Mrs. Bertha Hall, of Wapato, Wash., and Mrs. Laura Gillaspy, of Leonard, as do nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Wilson lived her entire life in Adair and Macon counties.  She was a member of the Methodist Church at Gibbs.

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Mrs. Ida Wilson Dies In Kirksville December 25

Mrs. Ida C. Wilson, wife of a former Memphis business man, died in the Laughlin hospital Christmas day.  Funeral services were held from the Payne Chapel, Tuesday afternoon, December 28, at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. Edward L. Beall, pastor of the Memphis Presbyterian church.

She was the daughter of Hannah and Eli Vaught and was born in Scotland County August 6, 1875.  She was married to R. D. Wilson September 24, 1895 in Scotland county.  They had no children.

She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Holcomb of Memphis, several nieces and nephews including Mrs. Lola Slentz of Caldwell, Kansas, Mrs. Arthur Leach and Vance Vaught of Memphis.

She was preceded in death by her husband on April 9, 1933 and by four brothers and two sisters.

For several years following the death of her husband she continued to operate the Wilson Hardware store on the west side of the square.

Body bearers were Wayne Wagner, Dr. W. S. Petty, Marcus Mount, Lloyd Lancaster, Thurl Shriver and Gordon Thompson.

Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.

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Isaac Wilson was born in Fulton County, Ill., March 28th, 1844. He lived most of his life at Bushnell, Ill., until 1900 when he came to Scotland County, where, with brief interruptions he has resided since. He died at his late home south of Memphis, August 6th. Death was preceded by a stroke of paralysis a few days before, from which he never recovered.

Mr. Wilson was united in marriage to Miss Marinda Riddle at Macomb, Ill., on Feb. 18, 1869. She preceded him in death in 1908.  Four children were born, of whom two survive, Scott Wilson and Boyd Wilson, both of Memphis. There are surviving also five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Elmira Lowe of Bushnell, Ill.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Paul Barton of the Methodist Church from the Payne funeral home on Friday afternoon and interment made in the Memphis cemetery.

Isaac Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Aug 1930, p. 2, col. 5 & 6

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Dr. J. A. Wilson, Mrs. Ellison’s father, died Tuesday, June 14.  Dr. Wilson was 82 years of age and a practicing physician at Greentop for more than a quarter of a century.  He was born in Churchville, Virginia in 1845.  At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Confederate army and served during the last two years of the Civil War.  He received his degree in medicine at the University of West Virginia.  He was also associated with the Bellevere Hospital in New York for a year.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. S. H. Ellison and Mrs. Susan Shuttleworth of Denver, Colorado.  Besides these two daughters, he is survived by four grandchildren.  The Misses Camille and Helen Wilson of Kirksville, Mrs. Mabel Switzer of Lexington, Ky., and Andrew Ellison.  Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at Greentop.

The Index extends sympathy to the family in their bereavement.

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“UNCLE BILLY” WILSON DIES AT THE AGE OF 89

Was Son of Founder of Wison-Lived There All Life.

J. William Wilson, a lifelong resident of Adair County and son of the man for whom old Wilsontown was named, died at his home in that settlement last night at 7:30 o’clock, at the age of 89 years.  He had been ill since Monday with intestinal influenza.

Funeral arrangements will not be completed until word is received from a daughter in Washinton state.

Mr. Wilson was the son of Joel C. and Angie Davidson Wilson, and was born in the Wilsontown community Jan. 26, 1848.  He was married Jan. 26, 1869 to Miss Harriett Tipton.  Five children were born to the union, four of whom survive, one son H. T. Wilson, of Kirksville, Mrs. G. W. Rorhbaugh, of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. C. T. Woods and Mrs. Alpha Shouse, of the Gibbs vicinity.  He also leaves nine grandchildren and one great grandchild, one sister, Mrs. Alice Bledsoe of Moberly and H. T. Wilson, of Stella, Neb.

Mrs. Wilson died May 13, 1930.

Mr. Wilson united with the Baptist Church of Wilsontown in 1868, and had been a trustee almost continuously since that time.  He and the late Allen Shouse, who died March 3, were regarded as pillars of the church.

He was known to almost all the residents of the east part of the county as “Uncle Billy” and was regarded as a splendid citizen.

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Rev. Jesse Wilson

Throughout northeastern Missouri, where he was widely known, many will be touched by the news that Rev. Jesse Wilson is dead.  After a long and painful illness extending over several months, his sufferings ceased and the spirit found release Monday evening, Dec. 5.

Jesse Wilson, youngest son of Isaac and Ellen Wilson, was born near Mt. Vernon, Ill., April 7, 1837.  When he was a lad of eleven years the family moved to Sullivan county, Mo., and settled near the place where the town of Greencastle now stands.  While still quite young he was converted in a meeting held by two ministers of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Rev. James F. Sharp and Rev. J. S. Smith, and united with that church.  Soon after his conversion he felt that he was called to the ministry and entered upon a course of study to fit himself for that work.  He was licensed to preach in the spring of 1860 and two years later ordained to the work of the ministry.

His first charge was known as the Bloomington circuit and included all of Macon and Shelby counties north of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad.  He continued in the work of the ministry in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church until 1885 when he joined the Methodist Episcopal church.  In the latter church he served as pastor at Newark, Sand Hill, Novinger, Downing and Revere.  All told, he spent about forty-six years in the ministry.  Ill health compelled him a few years ago to give up the work on which his heart was set.  He and his wife located at Sand Hill, but about two years ago moved to Memphis, largely that they might have better opportunity to attend the services of the church.  He greatly enjoyed the work of the ministry and found it hard to reconcile himself to the retirement which his failing health made necessary.  He was a useful man and many will remember him with gratitude and tender regard.

Mr. Wilson was married in 1861 to Elizabeth R. Kelso who died in 1866.  Later he was married to Eliza P. Holcomb, who has been his faithful companion for more than forty years.  In her sorrow and loneliness she will have the sympathy of a multitude of friends.  His first born son died in infancy, and one daughter, Mrs. Sallie A. Childers, died in Idaho about four years ago.  His surviving children are Ellen, wife of Alfred Drake of this county, Elizabeth J., wife of W. H. Yancey of LaBelle, Huldah I., wife of John Barnett of Kirksville, Martha A., wife of Dr. J. A. McDaniel of Moscow, Idaho, Robert Donnell and Jesse B. of Memphis.

Funeral services were held at the First M. E. Church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Ray E. J. Gale, assisted by Rev. G. A. Stanton and Rev. D. J. Little.  The Masonic order, of which the deceased was a member also conducted its ritualistic burial service.  Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.

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Died at the home of his son, Granison Wilson, four miles southeast of Gorin, January 9, 1898, of general debility, John J. Wilson, aged 81 years, 7 months and 2 days.

John J. Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 20 Jan 1898, p. 1, col. 5, Gorin Column

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J. R. Wilson Services Are Held Saturday

John Raymond Wilson, son of John and Amanda Snyder Wilson, was born at Bible Grove, Missouri, July 26, 1889, and departed this life at the Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital at Kirksville, Missouri, April 18, 1968, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 22 days.

He moved with his parents to Rutledge, Missouri, when he was 12 years of age and spent the rest of his life there.

When a young man he united with the Rutledge Christian Church.  He was united in marriage to Bonnie M. Grover on November 13, 1943.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister.

Surviving are the widow, one brother, Hugh L. Wilson of Rutledge, Missouri; two sisters, Mrs. Mazie Rulon of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs. Victoria Estie Young of Phoenix, Arizona; two nieces; one nephew; several cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held Saturday, April 20, 1968, at 2 p.m., at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel in Memphis, with Rev. Howard Merchant officiating.  Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery near Rutledge, Missouri.  Body bearers were Lee Chancellor, Ornal Reynolds, James Houghton, Shelton Golden, Raymond Forquer and Earl Henry Forquer.

John Raymond Wilson, From Unknown Newspaper, 25 Apr 1968

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L. F. WILSON, OF LA PALTA, DIES; AGED 61

Funeral and Burial Services To Be Today.

Special to The Daily Express:

La Plata, Mo., March 15—Lewis Frederick Wilson, 61, died at his home five miles south of La Plata last night.  He had been in failing health for some time.

Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the La Plata Christian Church and burial will be at the La Plata Cemetery.  the Rev. A. W. Farmer will conduct the ceremonies.

Mr. Wilson was born Jan. 13, 1880, in La Plata, the son of Frank and Sarah Wilson.  He married Tillie Curry, in 1903 in La Plata.

Mr. Wilson was employed in road construction work for many years and in later years was a farmer.  He had lived most of his life in and near La Plata.

Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Thelma John, Bagley, Ia.; Mrs. Dorothy Miller, of the home; Mrs. Lola Miller, Bettle Creek, Ia.; and Miss Lela Wilson, of Ogden, Ia.: one son, Clarence Wilson, of Ida Grove, Ia.: two sisters, Mrs. George Barnhart, La Plata, and Mrs. Frank Durham, Kirksville, and one half-sister, Mrs. Allie Lanter, San Francisco, Calif.

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Kirksville Carpenter, Dies Wednesday Manna Wilson,

Manna Wilson, 78 years of age, a well known Kirksville resident, died Wednesday at his home, 616 East Pierce street.  Mr. Wilson’s health had been failing for three years.  He had been bedfast for two months.

Mr. Wilson was the son of George and Edna Seaton.  His parents died when he was quite young and he was reared by an aunt, Mrs. Nancy Wilson and carried the name of Wilson the remainder of his life.  He was born at Ferry’s Mill, Missouri, April 16, 1866, and was married to Coroline [Caroline] Susan Peck on October 19, 1890.  To this union three children were born, one son, Guy, dying in infancy.

The deceased is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Mae W. Jamison, of Kirksville, and Miss Hazel Wilson, who is teaching in Detroit, Mich.; two grandchildren, Mary Elaine Jamison, who is an instructor in the Kirkwood, Mo., schools and Eugene Seaton Jamison, who is in officers’ training at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Summers & Powell Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Wilson and his family moved to Kirksville in 1910 from Mendota, Mo., and he was for several years an engineer at the Star coal mine, at the western edge of this city.  Following its closing, he was employed as a carpenter at the International Shoe Company Factory here for 20 years.

He was a member of the Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge.

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RITES FOR MRS. C. C. WILSON

Died at Their Home in Memphis Saturday Night

Mrs. C. C. Wilson died at their home in Memphis Saturday nite [sic], June 8, at 8:15 o’clock, following a stroke suffered a few days previously.

Funeral services were conducted at the Payne chapel Monday afternoon, June 10, by Rev. W. G. Bensberg.  Miss Faye Chappell offered the funeral prayer.  Mrs. Leo Arnold, pianist, accompanied Miss Faye Chappell and Mrs. David Gutman in three duet numbers: “The Old Rugged Cross,” “The Beautiful Garden of Prayer,” and “Good Night and Good Morning.”  Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.

Maude Lydia Peel was the only child of Edmond and Mary Peel.  She was born April 14, 1873, in Louisa county, Iowa.  She was married October 4, 1894, to Charles C. Wilson, and to this union three children were born, all of whom survice [sic]: Vernon E. Wilson, Mrs. Bernard Weir and Buford C. Wilson, all of Scotland county.

From young womanhood she was a member of the Methodist church and spent most of her life in this county.  This was the first death in the family circle.  She is survived by her husband, Charles C. Wilson, her three children, two daughters-in law and one son-in-law.

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MRS. WILSON, CONNELSVILLE, DIES TODAY

Funeral Services To Be Held In Novinger Sunday Afternoon.

Mrs. J. V. Wilson, 69 years old, died at 2:45 o’clock this morning at her home, one mile north of Connelsville.  She had been ill for two months.

She was born near Sperry on Dec. 3, 1866, and lived in Adair county all her life.  She was married to J. V. Wilson 50 years ago and he and six children survive.  They are Mrs. J. G. Phelps of Kirksville, E. E. Wilson of Greentop, Mrs. H. P. Brown of Stahl, Orlan Wilson of near Connelsville, Mrs. George Goucher of Novinger, and Cleetus Wilson of near Connelsville; one sister, Mrs. Betti Heuitt of Lamar, Colo., and a half-brother E. Z. Page, Moorwood, Okla.

She was united with the Trinity Church when a girl.

Funeral services will be held at the Novinger Cemetery Church Sunday at 1:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. P. M. Lind, Queen City, with burial in the nearby cemetery.  The funeral cortege will leave the home at 1 o’clock.

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MRS. ROSS L. WILSON, GREEN CITIAN, DIES

Funeral and Burial Services to Be Wednesday.

Special to the Daily Express.

Green City, Mo., Mar. 15—Mrs. Nellie Wilson, aged 65, widow of Ross L. Wilson, died at her home in Green City Sunday afternoon at 4:40 o’clock.  Death was due to cancer of the liver.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev. Frank DeBolt.  Burial will be made in Fairview Cemetery south of Green City.

Mrs. Wilson was born in Sullivan County, the daughter of William T. and Rebecca Leas, and had spent her entire live in this community.  She was married to Ross L. Wilson on Nov. 11, 1900.  To this marriage seven children were born, three having preceded her in death.

After the death of her husband on August 5, 1941, Mrs. Wilson and her son, Robert, continued to operate their farm implement business until the son was called to the service and the business was discontinued.

Mrs. Wilson was a member of the Order of Eastern Star at Green City and attended the Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by two sons, William O. Wilson, of Green City, and Robert Wilson, in training at a camp in Texas; two daughters, Mrs. Ramah Clawson, Watertown, S. D., and Mrs. Mable Martin, Green City; four sisters, Mrs. Leona Watts, of Sticklerville; Mrs. Nora Rostenbader, Chicago; Mrs. Wardie Neier, Wheatfield, Ind., and her twin sister, Mrs. Stella Maggert, of Burley, Ida.  She also leaves eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

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O. F. D. WILSON DEAD

Rev. O. F. D. Wilson, pioneer Baptist minister of northeast Mo., died at his home in Wyaconda shortly after noon, Wednesday, September 8.  He had crossed the three score and ten mark and had given the vest years and strongest efforts of his life to the work of the ministry.  At one time or another he had been pastor of a majority of the Baptist churches in the Wyaconda and Pleasant grove Baptist association, and in his ripe age and declining health his interest in the Kingdom work was unabated.  Probably no minister of this section was more widely known or universally loved than Mr. Wilson.

His health began failing some months ago, and he went to the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium at St. Louis and submitted to a very serious operation.  But his condition was such that the medical authorities there gave him no encouragement for recovery.  He returned to his home in Wyaconda, where his condition had rapidly grown worse until his spirit found release in death.  The funeral services were held from Wyaconda Baptist church, Friday, September 9, at 9:30 a.m., conducted by his former pastor and faithful friend, Rev. W. A. Kleckner, of LaGrange, and after brief services at Ballard the interment was made in Ballard cemetery.  Many hundred in Northeast Missouri, will mourn for the passing of this good man, but his influence is not dead for “his works do follow him.”–Kahoka Courier.

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Word Received Of Death Of Pearl E. Wilson

Pearl E. Wilson of Oakland, Calif. died at her home suddenly Aug. 18, 1963.

A native of Missouri and a daughter of the late Izora Brookhart.  She was a member of the Methodist church.

She married John E. Phelps Dec. 1, 1920 who preceded her in death.  Two children were born, Allen Leon and Arleen Lavaughn.

She then married Ernie Wilson of Oakland, Calif.

She is survived by one son, Allen L. Phelps, one daughter, Arleen L. Tucker, both of Oakland.  Two grandsons, Jim Tucker and John Cunningham, one brother, Otto Power, Arbela, Mo., three sisters, Mrs. Lena Rutledge, Garden Grove, Calif., Mrs. Florence Chrisoffersen of Peoria Ill., Mrs. Mary Oberman, Keokuk, Iowa, numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held in Oakland Wednesday, August 21.  Interment in Evergreen cemetery, Oakland, Calif.

Out of town relatives attending funeral were Mrs. Mary Oberman, Mrs. Florence Christofferson [sic] and Mrs. Lean [sic] Rutledge.

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Robert Wilson died of a complication of diseases at his home in this city at 7:20 p.m., Sunday, July 21, 1895, after a lingering illness, aged 77 years, 1 month and 17 days.

Deceased was born in Lancashire, England, June 29^th, 1818, and came to America in June, 1849, settling at Athens, Ohio. He lived there until 1851 when he moved to Ft. Madison, Iowa, where he resided until 1873 when he moved to a farm in Union township south of Cantril, Iowa. In 1884 he left the farm and moved to this city where he lived ever since. In 1851 he was married to Elizabeth Mills at Athens, Ohio. Six children- four sons and two daughters- were born to them, all of whom survive. His death was the first in the family in 44 years. He was baptized and confirmed in the Church of England at the age of 14 years. In 1869 he united with the M. E. church at Ft. Madison and was a member of the church here when he died. Mr. Wilson was an honest, inoffensive citizen, and will be missed by a large circle of friends as well as by wife and children. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church Tuesday morning, Rev. John Gillies officiating, after which the body was taken to Union township for burial.

Robert Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 25 Jul 1895, p. 3, col. 5

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ROSS WILSON, AGED 60, DIES AT GREEN CITY

In Failing Health For For [sic] Several Years; Funeral Tomorrow.

Special to The Daily Express.

Green City, Mo., Aug. 6—Ross L. Wilson, 60, well known business man of Green City, died at his home here Tuesday evening about 8:30 o’clock.  He had been in failing health with heart trouble for several years and became seriously ill last Saturday.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist Church in Green City, conducted by Rev. Reuben Custer, of Bosworth.  Music will be furnished by the Misses Eliza and Agnes Clelland.  Burial will be made in the Fairview Cemetery south of mystic.

Mr. Wilson was born near Bute in Sullivan County, Missouri, Sept. 30, 1880, the son of Peter L. and Samantha Smead Wilson.  He was married to Nellie Leas on Nov. 11, 1900.

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Sam Wilson’s Body Back From France

Was First Scotland County Boy To Make Supreme Sacrifice.  Burial Ceremony To Take Place Today

The body of Sam Wilson, who died in a hospital in France, Aug. 18, 1918, arrived in this city Saturday night last.  The body came in a shipping case covered by a large American flag.  It was taken directly to the Payne undertaking rooms where it will be kept until Thursday Sept. 30 when the funeral will be held in the court house yard at 2:30.

Sam was inducted into service Oct. 3, 1917 and left on that day for Funston in company with about fifty other Scotland County boys.  After being sent overseas he spent some time in a rest camp before being sent to the firing line.  In a letter to his folds, dated July 28, he spoke of being at the front in a severe battle.  The next word they received was that he had died from the gunshot wounds.

Funeral services will be held under the auspices of Verne Post No. 219 American Legion and interment made in the Post’s lot in the new addition to the Memphis cemetery.

The tentative order of services are as follows:

Music

Address by Post Commander

Invocation by Chaplain

Music

Address

The order for marching to the cemetery:

Drum

Chaplain

Firing Squad

Hearse

Ex-service Men

Members of family

After ceremony at cemetery the firing squad will fire three volleys over the grave and taps will be sounded.

Sam Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 30 Sep 1920, p. 1, col. 5 & 6

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Soldiers Funeral Thursday Afternoon, September 30

Sam Wilson lost his life in the Great War, and was buried in France.  His bocy was shipped home, arriving in Memphis Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted by the Verne Stone Post of the American Legion, in the court house yard on Thursday afternoon, September 30, at 2:30.  The Post requests that all ex-service men be present in uniform to do honor to their fallen comrade.

Sam Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 30 Sep 1920, p. 1, col. 2

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SAM WILSON-FIRST CO. MAN TO DIE OVERSEAS

Last Thursday at 2:30 occured [sic] the public funeral of Sam Wilson of Co. G. 38th Inf. who died in a hospital in France, Aug. 18, 1918, as a result of gunshot wounds.  The funeral was conducted by Verne Stone Post American Legion, and attended by several citizens.

A call had been issued to ex-service men to attend in uniform and over sixty responded.  These men formed on the southwest corner–men who saw service in both the army and navy.  The firing detail, preceded by the drums and followed by the pall bearers marched to the Payne undertaking rooms and carried the body to the walk in front of the steps on the west side of the court house where the rest of the ex-service men had gathered.

The service was brief but impressive, Commander Platter was in charge and made brief remarks, followed by a song, Chaplain E. M. Nesbitt pronounced the invocation which was followed by a song.  Elder G. Lolin Eaton delivered the eulogy in a few well chosen words.  His remarks touched upon the patriotism of the dead soldier and that of the live ones who were doing him honor.

After the body had been placed in the hearse, the cortege headed by the drums, firing squad, bugler, chaplain the hearse and the ex-service men marched to the cemetery.  At the grave in the American Legion lot, services were continued by a prayer by the Chaplain volleys fired and taps.  Thus was laid to eternal rest Scotland County’s first soldier in the World war, and the first body to be received from foreign fields.

Sam Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 7 Oct 1920, p. 1, col. 6

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Soldier’s Funeral Impressive Ceremony

 The funeral services of Sam Wilson, who lost his life in the Great War, were held Thursday afternoon under the direction of the American Legion.  Captain A. E. Platter, Post Commander had charge of the exercises, assisted by the Post Adjutant, Capt. W. S. Petty.  The ex-service men in uniform were in line, along which the remains were borne to the steps of the courthouse where the obsequies were held.  With the muffled drums, the flag at half mast, the casket draped in stars and stripes was placed in position.  Prayer was offered by Rev. E. M. Nesbitt.  Rev. Eaton delivered a short and very appropriate talk.  The quartette sang several beautiful selections.  At the conclusion of the exercises, the line of march to the cemetery was formed.  The line was headed by the firing squad.  The long line was filed by automobiles and citizens on foot.

At the grave, the quartette sang, a salute of three volleys was fired, taps were sounded, and after a benediction by the Chaplain, the crowd moved slowly away.  Altogether, the service was very impressive, and well planned and carried out.

Sam Wilson, who proved his patriotism by the sacrifice of his life, was laid to rest by the service boys, who like him, went willingly into the ranks to fight for America’s honor.  It was fitting that this American boy should be brought back to his native land and be buried by the boys of the Legion, among whom he had served.

Sam Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Oct 1920, P. 1, col. 4

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Obituary

Died– At her husband’s residence, in Memphis, Mo., on Thursday, April 18^th, 1872, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Wilson- aged 20 years and 2 months.

The deceased was the oldest daughter of Capt. T. W. and Mrs. Elvira J. Richmond, of this county, and was born in Pendeleton, Madison County, Indiana, on the 20^th day of February, 1852. Her parents, shortly after her birth, removed to Keosauqua, Iowa, in which place they resided until about eight years ago, when they removed to Scotland County, Mo., which has since continued to be her home until called away by death from the busy, changing scenes of earth to a brighter and more enduring mansion above.

On the 18^th day of May, 1871, she was united in marriage to Mr. G. W. Wilson, with whom she lived as a faithful and affectionate wife during the remainder of her days on earth. In all the walks of life her conduct and deportment was such as to secure the love and confidence of those with whom she mingled. While thus discharging her duties to her fellow-beings, she did not neglect her duty to God, but chose “that good part which shall not be taken away from her.” About a year and a half before her death she was brought to a saving knowledge of the truth, professed her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior, and united with the M. E. Church, of which she died a converted member. The testimony of her last hours were of a clear and convincing character, and assured those who were privileged to be with her that her faith was well grounded and that she had “full assurance of hope unto the end.” During her illness she exhibited a meek and patient spirit, expressing her entire submission to the Divine will, and though she felt the ties of earth drawing her to those she loved, and would have gladly remained with them if in accordance with the Lord’s will, yet she was sweetly resigned to go, expressed her readiness to depart and be with Christ. She was conscious to the last, bid adieu to those around her, inviting them to meet her in Heaven, and calmly and peacefully breathed her last.

“This world is loss- God is love,” were the last words she uttered. May her life and testimony lead many others to build on the same foundation and be ready when their summons comes.

She left an infant son and a large circle of friends and relatives to deplore her early death.

Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille 25 Apr 1872

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DIED AT COLUMBIA, MO.

Thane S. Wilson Was Born in Scotland County, April 5, 1886

Thane S. Wilson died at his home in Columbia, Mo., on Saturday, January 5.

Funeral rites were held at Columbia on Monday, January 7 at 10 a.m., after which the body was brought to Memphis where short services were held at 3 p.m.  Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.

Thane S. Wilson was the eldest son of George W. and Mildred Anna (Stone) Wilson.  He was born in Scotland county, Missouri, April 5, 1886.

On November 20, 1910, he was united in marriage to Marie B. Wolf of Milton, Iowa, and to this union was born one son, George W., of St. Louis, Mo.

Mr. Wilson resided in Scotland county until January 3, 1932, when he moved to Moberly, Mo., and later moved to Columbia.

He united with the Christian church of Memphis, later transferring his membership to the First Christian church of Columbia, where he was an active member.

Preceding him in death were his parents, and one brother, Ward Wilson.  He leaves his companion, his son, George and wife, Hazel, and one granddaughter, Georganna, together with his three brothers, Arlie L. and family of Sedalia, Mo., Don U. and family of Boonville, Mo., and Byron R. and wife of Memphis; and his two sisters, Mrs. Earl W. Smith and husband and Miss Bernice Wilson of Memphis.

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THOMAS WILSON, 82 YEARS OLD, DIES IN MILAN

In Hospital Here Over a Year; Was Native of Kentucky

Thomas D. Wilson, 82, well-known retired farmer of Sullivan county died in Milan at 11:30 last night.  He had returned to Milan last week after spending more than a year in a Kirksville hospital.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from relatives.  The body was taken to Schoene’s Funeral Home.

Mr. Wilson was born in Kentucky, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher C. Wilson.  In his early life he settled in the Sorrell neighborhood.  He was married to Alice Bankus, who died a few years ago.  They had celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary some time before her death.  Upon his retirement from the farm they moved into Milan.

There are nine living children: Mrs. Herbert (Rosa) Smith, of Galt; O. Wayne Wilson, of Kirksville; Miss W. Duncan (Gladys) Wilson, of Merriam, Kan.; Kyle Wilson, Mrs. Hugh (Clio) Morehead, and Mrs. James (Rachel) Morehead, all of Milan; Mrs. Wineva Spencer, of Columbia; John Wilson, of Cleveland, Ohio, and George Wilson, of Nurmberg, Germany, who had just arrived in the states to attend a conference in Indianapolis, Ind., pertaining to his work as athletic director in Germany.  He is the husband of a former Kirksville girl, Nadine Bondurant.

One brother, Pearl Wilson, of Green City, and three sisters, Mrs. Elvis (Fannie) Martin, of Green City; Mrs. Lelia Baker, of Des Moines, Ia., and Mrs. Isaac (Ida) Novinger, who formerly lived in Novinger, but now resides in San Bernardino, Calif., also survive as do a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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T. S. WILSON, AGED 60, DIES AT GIBBS HOME

Merchant, Farmer and Livestock Buyer to be Buried Saturday

T. S. Wilson, 60 years old, widely-known farmer, merchant and livestock shipper at Gibbs, died at his home there Thursday night at 8:30, following a long illness.  He had undergone an operation in a hospital here several days ago.  Mr. Wilson had lived in the vicinity of Gibbs the greater part of his life.

Funeral services are to be held at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Wood, of La Plata, and burial will be at LaPlata.

Thomas Stephen Wilson was born in Adair county July 6, 1871, a son of James Hugh and Mary O. Lee Wilson, on the Wilson homstead [sic] one mile south of Gibbs, which he owned and where his son now lives.  He was married Feb. 24, 1892 to Stella Bumpus, who died suddenly at their home in Gibbs Jan. 23, 1929.  To this union three children were born: Virgil H. Wilson and Mrs. Icy Ritchey, of Gibbs; Mrs. Ivy Benner, of Kirksville.  Besides the children he is survived by one niece, Mrs. Ruby Davison, whom he and Mrs. Wilson reared to womanhood, three brothers, W. D. and M. T., of Denver, Colo., and J. I., of La Plata; two granddaughters, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.  His parents, three brothers and two sisters have preceded him in death.

Mr. Wilson ran a general store at different times and conducted a coal and feed business, in addition to operating his farm.  He was a man of great capabilities and highly esteemed by all who knew him.

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Mrs. Tryphosa Wilson Dies

Mrs. Tryphosa Lowrance Wilson, who was 87 years old Christmas Day, died Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Bartlett, in Moran, Kan., after an illness which kept her bedfast a year.  Mrs. Wilson was a resident of the Sublette vicinity many years, later moving to Kirksville.  She went to Kansas to make her home with her daughter about fifteen years ago.

She is survived by her daughter, one brother, Walter Lowrance, of this city, a number of nephews and nieces.  One son, Glen Edmonds, died in 1915.

She was married to Robert Edmonds, of Sublette, who died about fifty years ago.  Later she was married to Jack Wilson, of Sublette, who has been dead twenty-five years.

After moving to Kirksville she lived at 115 East Hickory Street and was a member of the Methodist Church here.

The funeral is to be Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Moran and burial will be there.

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WM. O. WILSON OF GREEN CITY, 78, DIES HERE

Was In Mercantile Business For Several Years.

Special to The Daily Express.

Green City, Mo., Jan. 26—William O. Wilson, 78, of two miles north of here, died this morning at a Kirksville Hospital.  Mr. Wilson was in the mercantile business in Green City for a number of years.

Funeral arrangements have not been made and the body is lying in state at the Glen E. Kent Funeral Home here.

Mr. Wilson was born March 14, 1861, near Davenport, Ia.  He married Miss Margaret Vanatta on June 16, 1890.  Following their marriage they moved to Reasnor, Ia. where they remained four years and then moved to Chicago where they were located until 1902.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson moved from Chicago to Green City where he operated a business house until five years ago when he moved to a farm just north of Green City.

Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by his wife on March 18, 1937.  He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. David Morris, of New York City; one son, Paul Wilson, of the home; and one brother, Jim Wilson, of Mitchellville, Ia.

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FRANK WIMBER, 66 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE

Funeral Plans Are Incomplete, Will Be Announced

Frank Wimber, 66, better known as “Whitney,” died late yesterday afternoon at the Stephenson Hotel where he had been making his home for several month[s].

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by the Davis and Wigal Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington, where the body will remain.

He was the son of John and Julia (Bozarth) Wimber and was born in Adair county July 4, 1887.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, a half-sister and one son, Robert W. Wimber, who was killed in a tank accident while serving in the army in Alaska in 1942.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Norman (Betty) Weber, of Fairfield, Iowa, and Mrs. L. V. (Geraldine) Johnston, of Albuquerque, N. M.; one son, Jack, of Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren; four brothers, Bev Wimber, of Novinger, John, of Chicago; Willis, of Texas, and Orville, of California; a half-brother, Eugene Pinkerton, of Chicago; three sisters, Mrs. Gladys Stein, of St. Louis, Mrs. Claude Shanks, of Manistee, Mich., and Ernest Winfield, of Evansville, Ind.

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KIRKSVILLE SOLDIER IN ALASKA DIES

Robert Wimber Was In Co. K Here At Time of Induction.

Word was received here yesterday of the death of Robert Wimber, 18, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank (Whitey) Wimber, formerly of Kirksville but now living in Fairfield, Ia., while serving in the U. S. Army in the Alaskan theatre of operations.  He died Oct. 18.

No details were given in the telegram received by his parents and relayed to other relatives and friends here but it said a letter would follow.  Young Wimber was a private in Company K, Kirksville unit of the Missouri National Guard, at the time of its induction into federal service on Dec. 23, 1940.

Robert Wimber, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 22 Nov 1942, p. 1, col. 3, Sunday

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No More Details Of Wimber Death

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wimber, former residents of Kirksville, who are now living in Iowa, came to Kirksville Saturday night to remain with relatives until further word is received concerning the death of their son, Robert Wimber, who died on Nov. 18, while serving in the U. S. Army in Alaska.  No further particulars of his death have been received.

Wimber left Kirksville with Company K.  It was erroneously stated in yesterday’s paper that he died Oct. 18.

Robert Wimber, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Nov 1942, p. 1, col. 2, Monday

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 AGED CITIZEN OF COUNTY PASSED AWAY AUG. 23

Ephraim Wimp, son of David and Martha Wimp was born in Hardin County, Kentucky, May 15, 1863, and pased [sic] away at his home near Memphis, Aug. 23, 1945, at the age of 82 years, three months and six days.

On Dec. 25, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Hattie Natley.  To this union three daughters were born.  One daughter Anna Mae died at the age of nine months, another daughter, Mrs. Lillian Ellis pased [sic] away at the age of 34 years.

He was a devoted companion, a loving father and a good neighbor. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie Wimp of near Memphis, one daughter, Mrs. Ida Gordy of near Bloomfield, two grandsons, Russell Gordy of Keosauqua, Ia., and Dean Ellis of Chicago, Ill., four granddaughters, Mrs. Inez Dougherty of Mason City, Ia., Miss Cleta Gordy of Livonia, Miss Neva Gordy of Keosauqua, Ia. and Mrs. Velva Lundsford of Downing.  Also three great grandchildren survive.  Besides his daughters, he was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Sam Wimp, several half-brothers and one half sister.

Funeral services were held Saturday at Richland Church, near Hitt, conducted by Rev. Dan Newland, at 2 p.m.  Bodybearers [sic] were Cecil Doss, Olin Jenkins, Garland Shelley, Keener Price, Harley Shelley, Hubert Mustoe.  Interment was in Richland cemetery.

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OBITUARY

Mrs. Harriett Wimp

Harriett Malinda Nalley was born December 20, 1867 in Hardin county, Kentucky, the daughter of James and Julia Nalley, and passed from this earthly life on May 6, 1949, at the age of 81 years, 4 months and16 days.

She became a member of the Presbyterian church when a young woman.  She came to Iowa with her parents, when still young and has lived in Iowa and Missouri since.

She was united in marriage to Ephriam Wimp and to this union were born three daughters.  One daughter, Anna May died in infancy, another, Mrs. Lillian Ellis, died about 20 years ago and one daughter, Mrs. Ida Gordy of Bloomfield survives.  Her husband preceded her in death, Aug. 23, 1945.

Since her husband’s death she has made her home with her daughter, Ida.  For many years she has been an invalid, and the past two years has been bedfast.

She was of a patient, kind and loving disposition, and to know her was to love her.  She appreciated her friends and always welcomed them into her home.

She leaves to mourn her passing one daughter, Ida Gordy of Bloomfield, and five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends.

The funeral was held Sunday, May 6, at 2 o’clock at the Curl Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Bertha Porter of Livonia, Mo.  Burial was at the Richmond [sic] cemetery at Hitt, Mo.

Among the relatives and friends from out-of-town who were here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Lunsford and family of Downing, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gordy and family of Cantril, Miss Neva Gordy of Keosauqua, Rev. and Mrs. Elbert Dougherty and family of Mason City, Miss Cleta Gordy of Livonia, Mo., Mrs. Maudie Humphrey and Lial Humphrey and daughter of Milton, Dean Ellis of Des Plaines, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Stockham and family, Lowell Martin and Alva Randolph of Ottumwa, Mr. and Mrs. Serene Aeschliman of Lancaster, Mr. and Mrs. Guy McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nalley and Mrs. Walter Day of Pulaski.

Card of Thanks

We wish to thank neighbors, friends and relatives in surrounding communities for their kindness and floral tributes, shown in the passing of our loving mother and grandmother.

Mrs. Ida Gordy and grandchildren.

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FUNERAL OF DR. URSA WIMP 2:30 P. M. TODAY

Died Friday; Interment In Highland Cemetery.

Funeral services for Dr. Ursa Wimp, who died Friday at his home at 207 W. Patterson street, will be held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at the Davis Funeral Chapel.  The Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church will conduct the services, and interment will be in the Highland Park cemetery.  Pallbearers will include Dr. George Grim, Allen Cain, Henry Enochs, Dr. R. L. Clark, Dr. Robert Vaughn and J. C. Belcher.

Dr. Wimp was born April 9, 1876, at Dallas City, Ill., the fifth son of Jesse Wimp and Susan Nolan Wimp.  He was married to Della Fouts, of Dallas City, on Sept. 12, 1900, and to this union two children were born, a daughter, Velna, and son, Jesse.

Dr. Wimp was graduated from the A. S. O. in Kirksville in the class of 1911 and after practicing a number of years in Canton, Mo., went to Chicago, where he was graduated from the Chicago School of Medicine and Surgery in 1916.  He resumed practice in Canton until 1924 when he moved to St. Louis, and he practiced there until 1938.  Because of failing health he retired from active practice and came to Kirksville in 1938.

Dr. and Mrs. Wimp united with the Baptist church in Canton in 1913.

He leaves his wife, his daughter, Mrs. L. L. Hogue, of Bryan, Ohio, his son, Dr. Jesse Wimp, now a naval medical officer and serving in the Southwest Pacific, three brothers, Roy, Elgy and Laud Wimp, of Chicago, three granddaughters and one grandson.  He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jet and Ardy, of Chicago.

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ANNIE WINKLE [Windle] DIES AT HOME IN CALIFORNIA

Sister of Jennie Link, Carrie Clemons and Andrew Booth

Mrs. Annie E. Winkle [Windle], a former resident of Macon county, died at her home in Los Angeles, Calif., on Nov. 27, according to word received here.  She was a sister of Mrs. Jennie B. Link, Mrs. Carrie E. Clemons and Andrew Booth of Kirksville.  She is also survived by two other sisters, Mrs. H. E. Kivett, of St. Joseph, and Mrs. H. E. Lucas, of Reseda, Calif.

The body is expected to arrive in Macon Sunday afternoon and will be buried beside her husband who preceded her in death July 18, 1949.  Time of funeral services has not been decided.

Mrs. Winkle [Windle]was born in Macon county and was a daughter of John W. and Sarah M. Booth.  She was married to James B. Windle at Macon on April 29, 1901.  She is survived by two children, Chester B. Windle, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Mary Gertrude Clifton, of Phoenix, Ariz., and two grandchildren, Warner and Richard Clifton, of Phoenix.

Mrs. Windle had visited in Kirksville several times and was here about three months following the death of her husband.

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MRS. WINDOW, AGED 38, DIES AT FARM HOME

Mrs. Cassie Window, aged 38 years, wife of W. B. Window died at her home near East Center this morning at 12:30 o’clock.  She had been in poor health for some time.

Mrs. Window was born at Tennessee, Ill., April 27, 1886 and after she was married she and her husband lived in Illinois until about a year ago when they moved to Adair county, living on what is known as the Halladay farm.

Besides her husband she leaves four children, Harry, Thomas, Susie and Charles, the 16-months- old baby; her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walker, of Weaubleau, Mo.; three sisters, Mrs. John Wall and Mrs. W. L. Wall, both of Philadelphia, Mo., and Miss Jennie Walker, of Cleveland, Ohio.

The body will be shipped out of Kirksville early Wednesday morning and the funeral will be held at 3 o’clock that afternoon at Tennessee, Ill.  Interment will be made in the Hills Grove cemetery there.

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A DOWNING CARRIER DIES

Arthur R. Wineinger Suffers Fatal Stroke Saturday

Arthur R. Wineinger, who for a number of years has been a rural carrier out of Downing post office and who is well known to man people here, died at the Laughlin hospital at Kirksville early Sunday morning, April 18.

Funeral services were conducted at the Downing Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. Ben Bradbury and interment was in the Downing cemetery.

Mr. Wineinger was popular with the mail carriers in this territory and a number of them attended the funeral.

Mr. Wineinger was born near Downing on August 4, 1892, being 55 years of age last August.

He was the son of Daniel Boone and Ella Mae (Garrett) Wineinger and was born in Scotland county, Missouri.  He was married to Reta Slavin of Downing and three daughters were born to this marriage.

Surviving are his wife, the three daughters, Mrs. Leona Wineinger, of Memphis; Mrs. Lorene Givens of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Glora Fincher, Perry, Mo.; one brother, Chester Wineinger, of Ottumwa, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Redding of Burlington, and Mrs. Vesta Koestner.

Our Downing reporter says Mr. Wineinger suffered a cerebral hemmorhage [sic] Friday evening around six o’clock at the post office where he had been doing his routine work.

He, Sanford Smoot, Elton Fincher and Harry West were talking when he complained of feeling ill.  A few minutes later he became unconscious.  Dr. Gerwig was called and he was taken to the Laughlin hospital in Kirksville where he passed away Saturday night about eleven o’clock.  He never regained consciousness.

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MRS. H. O. WING DIES HERE AT THE AGE OF 37

Mrs. Ila Lee Wing, wife of H. O. Wing, died early this morning at a local hospital, at the age of 37 years, 3 months and 20 days.  Mrs. Wing was taken to the hospital about ten days ago, in a serious condition due to a chronic heart condition.  She has been bedfast for the past month.

Mrs. Wing is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Spencer, of east of Millard.  She was born September 26, 1891, in Fillmore County, Nebr., and came to Missouri with her parents when 12 years of age.  Since that time she has lived in Adair and adjoining counties, and attended school in Nebraska and at Millard.  Mr. and Mrs. Wing moved to Kirksville from Greentop last August and have made their home at 715 S. Franklin street.  Mr. Wing is at present employed at the Searcy Dairy.

Besides her husband, she is survived by three children, Herschel, Myrtle and Howard; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Spencer, of near Millard; three brothers, C. M. and Floyd Spencer, both of Chicago, and Jim Spencer, of Millard; and one sister, Mrs. Cyrus Epperson, of Hurdland.

Mrs. Wing was a member of the Baptist church at Ewing and of the Rebekah Lodge at Atlanta.  She was a splendid woman and during her short residence in this city, she has made a number of friends who will extend sympathy to the bereaved family.

Funeral and burial services will be held Friday afternoon at Millard.

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ANDREW WINGET DIES AT HOME; 72 YEARS OLD

Had Been Employed For Several Years At K.C.O.S. Here

Andrew Jackson Winget, 72, died this morning at his home at 520 S. First.

The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.  Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Mr. Winget was the son of Luther and Annie (Hunsaker) Winget and was born August 17, 1878 in Shelby county.  He was married to Rachael Asenith Ellis July 31, 1898, and to this marriage five children were born.  Mrs. Winget died Jan. 6, 1937, and he was also preceded in death by three of the children, two of them dying in infancy and one son in 1940.  Mr. Winget was also preceded in death by five brothers and five sisters.

December 23, 1942, he was married to Mrs. Ossie Brandenburg, who survives him.  He is also survived by one daughter, Mrs. Noel (Pete) Juanita Damon and one son, William G. Winget, both of Kirksville; two stepchildren, Mrs. James Millsap, Burlington, Ia., and Jess Fox, of Kirksville; one sister, Mrs. Vint (Aurora) Parsons, Woodward, Okla.; nine grandchildren and three great-grand-children.

He was a member of the Methodist Church at La Plata.  For several years Mr. Winget was manager of the laundry at KCOS and later was night watchman at the KCOS Clinic.

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Boy Dies of Injuries.

David Winget, 16 years old, died at LaPlata Tuesday from injuries received by falling under a Santa Fe train while stealing a ride.

David Winget, Kirksville, Missouri, The Democrat, 12 May 1905, p. 1, col. 4

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MRS. D. W. WINIETTE DIES HERE AT 79

Rites at 2:30 Monday, With Burial In La Plata Cemetery.

Mrs. D. W. Winiette, 79, of 601 E. Washington Street, died at a local hospital yesterday morning at 7:30 o’clock.  Mrs. Winiette suffered a heart attack at her home Thursday morning and was immediately taken to the Stickler Hospital.

Funeral services will be conducted at the Davis Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by the Rev. P. J. Barrett.  Burial will be in the La Plata cemetery.

Mrs. Winiette, whose maiden name was Zerelda Wheeler, daughter of James L. and Elizabeth (Bain) Wheeler, was born in Trimble County, Kentucky, Feb. 10, 1865.  When 6 months old she came with her parents and settled near Millard in Adair County and lived the remainder of her life in this county.

She was married to D. W. Winiette, on Sept. 2, 1896.  Two children were born to this union, Mrs. Dr. George I. Gilmore, of Kennett, Mo., and one son Henry who died at birth.

Mrs. Winiette was a member of the former M. E. Church, South, in Kirksville.

She is survived by her husband, her daughter, Mrs. Dr. George I. Gilmore and one grandson, Pvt. Jack Gilmore, of Camp Roberts, Calif., one brother, Layton Wheeler, one sister, Mrs. Kate Cain, of Millard, also four nieces and four nephews.

Her parents, two sisters, Miss Addie Wheeler and Mrs. George Brewington and one brother, Otho Wheeler have preceded her in death.

Pallbearers will be George Reedal, Ray Wells, John C. Young, C. M. Hughes, and Clark Wilson.

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MRS. IDA M. WINK, 79, DIES AT BRASHEAR

Had Been Bedfast 7 Months; Funeral Tomorrow.

Special to The Daily Express.

Brashear, Mo., Jan. 9—Mrs. Ida M. Wink, 79 years old, died at the home of her son here Sunday evening at 6 o’clock.  She had been in failing health for four years and bedfast the past seven months due to kidney trouble.

The funeral is to be held at the M. E. Church tomorrow at 2 p.m., conducted by the Rev. C. V. Bittiker, assisted by the Rev. J. E. Wetherell.  Burial will be in the Brashear Cemetery.  The body is lying in state at the Easley Funeral Home.

Mrs. Wink was born Oct. 25, 1859 at Coleta, Ill., a daughter of John and Mary Franklin Yeager, natives of Ohio.  She grew to womanhood there and was married Dec. 30, 1880 to Thomas H. Wink.  Six children were born, two dying in infancy and a son, Glenn, dying in 1916 at the age of 19.

After marriage, she and Mr. Wink went to Iowa to live, making their home there 25 years.  Then they moved to La Plata, Mo., for a short time, following which they moved to Oakley, Kan., where they lived until 1920, when they came to Brashear.  After her husband’s death July 24, 1933, Mrs. Wink lived with a son at Chanute, Kan., two years, and eighteen months ago came back to Brashear to be with another son, Floyd.

Surviving her are three sons, Thomas and Floyd Wink, of Brashear, and Amos Wink, of Chanute, Kan., two grandchildren, ane [sic] sister, Mrs. Effie Lester, Lenark, Ill., and a half-brother, John Pulver, who lives in Arkansas.

Pallbearers at her funeral are to be Edgar Shelton, Enoch Wilson, Charles Eagle, Phillip Applegate, Nim Platz and Elza Walters.

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W. C. Wink Dies In Sterling, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wink, of 1017 E. Washington, received word Sunday morning of the death of Mr. Wink’s uncle, W. C. Wink.  Mr. Wink, who was 88 years old, was found dead in bed at his home in Sterling, Ill., Sunday morning.  He formerly lived on a farm near La Plata.

Funeral and burial services will be held tomorrow afternoon in Sterling.

In addition to this nephew here, Mr. Wink is survived by another nephew, T. H. Wink, Jr., of Hurdland.  He was preceded in death by his wife and son, Harold, and also by a brother, T. H. Wink, Sr., of Brashear.

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CLAY FARMER DIES SUDDENLY THIS MORNING

J. M. Winkleman, 75, Succumbs to Heart Attack.

J. M. Winkleman, 75 years old, died suddenly at his home in the Clay vicinity this morning at 5:30 o’clock.

Death was attributed to a heart attack.  He had been in impaired health several years but not bedfast.

The funeral is to be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the East Center Church and burial will be made in the churchyard cemetery.  His body is to lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until time for the funeral.

Mr. Winkleman, whose full name was James Milton, was born and reared on a farm north of Oskaloosa, Ia.  From Iowa he went to Oklahoma to live and was married to Miss Lillie Deatherage Dec. 18, 1907 at Pawnee.  They moved to the Clay vicinity in 1914.

Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Lillie D. Winkleman, and the following sons and daughters; Lloyd Winkleman and Mrs. Oral McClanahan, of Oskaloosa; Howard Winkleman, of Kirksville, and Gene, Vesta and Fred Winkleman at home.  He also leaves a brother and sister in Mannford, Okla.

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FUNERAL AT EAST CENTER FOR J. M. WINKLEMAN

The funeral for James M. Winkleman, 75-year-old Clay farmer who died Friday morning of a heart attack, is to be held at the East Center Church this afternoon at 2 o’clock.  The pallbearers have been selected as follows: Curtis O’Bryan, Johnnie Cornell, Bert Clarkson, Moss Rigdon, Ed Parks and Harley Hodges.

The rites are to be conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the First Christian Church, and music is to be by the East Center Church choir.  Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery.

James M. Winkleman, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 May 1941, p. 6, col. 4, Sunday

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Mrs. Amanda A. Winn Of Downing, Is Dead

Downing, Mo., Feb. 6, (Special)—Mrs. Amanda Alice Winn, 89, died at her home here Sunday afternoon.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Coffey Church south of Downing, conducted by Rev. Hollis Bowen, of Queen City.  Burial will be in the Coffey cemetery.

The daughter of H. F. and Sarah (Davis) Minium, she was born Dec. 23, 1860 at Mt. Sterling, Ill.  She was married to Marion Winn, who preceded her death in 1901.

She is survived by ten children, Frank, of Oskaloosa, Ia., Mrs. Pearl Whittom, Verni and Orva “Dutch” Winn, all of Downing, Virgil, of Deep River, Ia., Mrs. Iva McKinney, of Longmont, Colo., Ernest of Keokuk, Ia., Mrs. Alice Shoup, of Muscatine, Ia., Silas, of Queen City, William, of Willmathsville; one step-son, George Winn, of Grass Valley, Calif.; three half-sisters, 42 grandchildren, and 60 great grandchildren.

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Charles K. Winn Dies in Kansas

Charles K. Winn, a former resident of Adair County and a brother of N. E. and Silas Winn, of Kirksville, died Wednesday morning at his home in Clearwater, Kan., at the age of 74 years.  His death was sudden and attributed to a heart attack.

Before moving to Kansas about thirty years ago he was engaged in farming near Kirksville.

Funeral services and burial will be held at Clearwater Saturday morning.

Mr. Winn leaves his widow, the former Miss Mae Ross, member of a prominent family who lived east of La Plata, a daughter and two sons; four brothers, George Winn, of Gibbs; James Winn, of Chillicothe, Mo.; N. E. and Silas Winn, of Kirksville, and two sisters, Mrs. John Elmore, of Gibbs, and Mrs. Minnie Gooden, of Kingfisher, Okla.

Mrs. Elmore, N. E. Winn, and possibly Silas Winn are planning to attend the funeral.

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GEORGE WINN, 85, DIES AT GIBBS HOME

Brother of Silas and Newton Winn, of Kirksville.

Brashear, Mo., Nov. 30, (Special)—George S. Winn, 85, died at his home in Gibbs yesterday afternoon at 4:20 o’clock.  He had been seriously ill the past nine weeks with a heart ailment.

Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Gibbs Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. Hollis Bowen, of Queen City.  Interment will be in the Union cemetery.

Mr. Winn was the son of Uz and Polly Ann (Waddle) Winn and was born in Macon County on Nov. 16, 1860.  He was married to Miss Eliza Belle Martin Feb. 28, 1887 in La Plata.  Eight children were born to this marriage, two of whom died in infancy.

He is survived by his wife, one daughter and five sons: Mrs. Cora T. Schuldes, Ward N. and William Ernest Winn, all of Detroit, Mich.; Ralph L. of Dearborn, Mich.; George G. of Reno, Nev., and Charles K. “Jack” Winn, of Clinton, Mo.; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Silas W. and Newton E. Winn, of Kirksville, and two sisters, Mrs. John A. Elmore, of Gibbs, and Mrs. Minnie Gooden, of Kingfisher, Okla.

Four brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.

Mr. Winn was a member of the Christian Church in Gibbs.  He lived all his married life in Adair County and for the past 20 years had been a resident of Gibbs.

The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home.

Pallbearers will be John Story, Charles Sykes, Roy Shelton, Albert Coons, Wise Garlock and Lincoln Thompson.

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J. E. WINN, 78, DIES IF HEART AILMENT

Burial In Chillicothe For Brother of Kirksville Residents.

James E. Winn, 78, brother of N. E. and S. W. Winn, of Kirksville, died at 4 o’clock this morning at his home in Utica, Mo., following a long illness.  Death was attributed to a heart ailment.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Chillicothe.  Burial will be in LaPlata Cemetery Monday afternoon.

Mr. Winn was born Dec. 8, 1865, in Macon County, the son of Uz and Polly Ann (Waddle) Winn.  He had spent part of his life in Illinois and had been engaged in farming south of Gibbs.  For several years, Mr. Winn conducted an insurance agency in Kirksville and at one time he was in the insurance business at Chillicothe where he formerly served as county judge.  He married the former Sylvanna Elmore who preceded him in death.

Mr. Winn later remarried and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie Winn.  Other survivors are three sons, Archie Winn, who lives on a farm near Utica; Marion Winn, of Tulsa, Okla., and John Elmore Winn, of North Hollywood, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Meador, of Kansas; three brothers, N. E. Winn, of 615 W. Pierce Street; S. W. Winn, of 311 E. Washington Street, and George Winn, of Gibbs, and two sisters, Mrs. John Elmore, of Gibbs, and Mrs. Minnie B Gooden, of Kingfisher, Okla.  He was preceded in death in death by one son, Clyde J. Winn.

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SILAS W. WINN DIES ON TRAIN IN ILLINOIS

Was Returning Home From Visit in Virginia

Silas W. Winn, 74, 315 E. Washington street, a well-known business man of Kirksville, died suddenly on a train near Charleston, Ill., today, according to word received at the local police station about 2:30 o’clock this afternoon.  Mr. Winn was returning home from a three weeks visit with his daughter, Mrs. Martha Ann Luxton, at Waynesboro, Va.

His son, John Henry Winn, went to St. Louis this morning and was to have met his father there at 4 o’clock this afternoon and bring him to Kirksville.

Mr. Winn suffered a severe heart attack more than a year ago and had not been in good health since then but had been able to be up and around for several months.  He was in the real estate and insurance business here for many years.

Mr. Winn was born in Warren county, Ill., and had lived in Kirksville for 55 years.  Besides his two children, he is survived by one brother, N. W. Winn, 615 W. Pierce street, and two sisters, Ms. John Elmore, of Gibbs, and Mrs. Minnie B. Gooden, of Kingfisher, Okla.  He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Funeral services for Silas W. Winn, a Kirksville resident for 55 years, who died yesterday near Charleston, Ill., while enroute home by train, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the First Presbyterian Church.  Services will be conducted by Rev. Herbert E. Manning, pastor of the church.  Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery.

Mr. Winn was the son of U. Z. and Polly Ann (Waddle) Winn and was born Aug. 7, 1876 in Warren County, Ill.  He was married to Bessie Powell on Nov. 12, 1916.  Two children were born.  She died in 1943.

One son, John Henry, and a daughter, Mrs. Martha Ann Luxton, two grandchildren, one brother and two sisters survive.

He was educated in the La Plata and Kirksville schools and the old Kirksville Normal.  He had been a member of the Missouri Bar Association for fifty years and held a life membership in the association.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the First Presbyterian Church here.

The body is being returned here from Charleston, Ill., in a funeral car of the Davis Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington, where the body will lie in state.  The body will arrive late tonight.

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FUNERAL TOMORROW FOR WILLIAM C. WINN

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Arbela Methodist church for William C. Winn who died Tuesday morning at Veterans hospital in Iowa City where he had been all summer.

Mr. Winn was born in Scotland county July 20, 1890, to Wellington and Nancy Tadlock Winn.  He attended Downing public schools and married Miss Verna E. Butcher, of Wayland, Oct. 5, 1915.

He was a veteran of Warld [sic] War I and a retired farmer, living near Arbela for the past ten years.

The body will remain at Gerth and Baskett funeral parlor until time for the funeral.

Rev. T. D. Brown will conduct the services.  Burial will be at Friendship cemetery.

Pallbearers will be members of the V. F. W. Post 4958.

Survivors include Mr. Winn’s widow; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond Lee Allen Zearing, Ill., Mrs. Glen Campbell, Kahoka, Mrs. Wilbur Miller, Keokuk, and Mrs. Leroy Hawn, Keokuk; four sons, Samuel A. of Mt. Morris, Ill., [unreadable], who is in the air force stationed in Wyoming, William Kenneth and Dale LaVerne, of the home; one sister, Mrs. Jess Goldsberry, Loveland, Colo., and one brother, Arthur, of Denver.

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IDA WINSLOW, 84 YEARS OLD, DIES SUDDENLY

Body Taken to Brashear; Funeral Plans Have Not Been Made

Brashear, Mo., Sept. 18—Mrs. Ida (Musson) Winslow, 84, died suddenly at 7:40 this morning at her home, 509 S. Mulanix street, in Kirksville.  She took suddenly ill while washing the breakfast dishes.  Dr. H. M. Humphrey was called and she lived only a few minutes after his arrival.  She had been under a doctor’s care for a year and a half.

Awaiting word from her daughters in California and Texas, no funeral plans have been made but will be announced later.  The body is at the Easley Funeral Home.

She was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Parker) Musson and was born June 27, 1866, near Colchester, Ill.  She came to Missouri with her parents when a small child and settled on a farm east of Sperry where she lived until 1945 when she moved to Kirksville.  She was married on Dec. 24, 1884 to W. C. R. “Rufus” Winslow and five children were born.  Her husband died Feb. 22, 1928, one son, Ira F., died Aug. 3, 1938 and another son, Joseph A., former sheriff of Adair County, died March 9, 1948.

Surviving are one son, W. Maurice Winslow of 1404 E. Jefferson and two daughters, Mrs. Irvin (Rachel) Miley, of San Bernadino, Calif., and Mrs. Audrey (Eva) Watts, of Houston, Tex., fifteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.  Four sisters preceded her in death.

Mrs. Winslow was a member of the Bethel Methodist Church east of Sperry, uniting with the church early in life.

Ida (Musson) Winslow, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 Sep 1950, p. 2, col. 4  

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IRA WINSLOW OF SPERRY, AGED 50, DIES HERE

Prominent Farmer Ill Only a Week; Funeral Friday.

Ira Ernest Winslow, 50, a well known farmer of near Sperry, died yesterday afternoon at a hospital here.  Death was attributed to peritonitis following a ruptured appendix.  Mr. Winslow became ill Friday evening after he had been threshing all day.  He entered the hospital yesterday morning.

He made his home two miles east of Sperry, only a mile from the place where he was born on September 15, 1888, the son of W.C.R. and Ida Winslow.  He had lived all of his life in the community.

Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o’clock at the Bethel Church and burial will be in the cemetery there.  The Rev. L. P. Mohr, of Greentop, will conduct the ceremonies.  The body will lie in state at the home.

Mr. Winslow had been a member of the Methodist Church at Bethel for the past thirty years and was active in church work, teaching a Sunday school class.

He married Miss Alta Vanwey, of the community, on November 18, 1910.  Six children were born to this union.

Mr. Winslow is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alta Winslow; six children, Raymond, Eileen and Ora Louise Winslow, of Kirksville, and Dorothy, John and Margaret Winslow, of the home; his mother, Mrs. Ida Winslow, of near Sperry; two brothers, Joe Winslow, former sheriff of Adair County, of near Sperry, Maurice Winslow, of Sperry, and two sisters, Mrs. I. F. Miley, 916 E. Harrison St., and Mrs. Eva Watts, Pittsfield, Ill.

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HEART ATTACK IS FATAL TO J. A. WINSLOW

Former Adair County Sheriff Died Here Yesterday Afternoon

Joseph A. Winslow, age 56, a resident of the Bethel vicinity and former sheriff of Adair County, died in a hospital in Kirksville at 5:30 Tuesday afternoon.  He suffered a heart attack Tuesday morning at 8:30 while at the home of a neighbor, Wayne Ratliff and was rushed to the hospital.  He gradually grew worse.

Mr. Winslow was the son of W. C. R. and Ida Musson Winslow, and was born near the Bethel Church, eFb. [sic] 17, 1892.  He was married March 3, 1912, to Miss Hazel Fortney.  To this marriage three children were born.  They are Mrs. Alice Sabousin [sic] of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mrs. Mary Sevits and Henry Winslow, both of Chicago.

Besides his children, he is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ida Winslow, of Kirksville; one brother, Maurice Winslow, Kirksville; two sisters, Mrs. Rachel Miley, San Barnardino, Calif., and Mrs. Eva Watts, Houston, Texas, and four grandchildren.

Mr. Winslow was married again to Mrs. Ruby Smith on Oct. 17, 1946, who also survives him.  His father and one brother, Ira, preceded him in death.

He was elected Sheriff of Adair County in Nov. 1928 running on independent ticket.  He served as sheriff for a term of four years. 1929-1933.

He had been a member of the Bethel M. E. Church for a number of years.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at Bethel Methodist Church one and half miles east of Sperry, conducted by Dr. W. J. Willcoxon, District Superintendent of the Methodist Church, assisted by pastor of the church, Rev. J. T. Quigley. Interment will be in the church cemetery.

The body will be taken to his farm home Friday morning and will lie in state until time for the funeral.

Mrs. Sabousin [sic] arrived this morning from Corpus Christi.  The two sisters, Mrs. Miley and Mrs. Watts and the other two children, Mrs. Sevits and Henry Windslow, will all be present at the funeral.

The pallbearers will be Joe Eagen, John Nichols, Glen Smith, Raymond Winslow, John Winslow, and Perry Bradshaw.

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Well Known Man Killed Saturday

John C. Wisdom, 51, Des Moines, Iowa, cattleman was shot to death on one of his farms near Bloomfield, Saturday.

Walter M. Mayer a Santa Fe, New Mexico, man is being held in jail at Kirksville after having given himself up to Sheriff G. E. Grossnickle of Adair county

According to Sheriff Grossnickle, Mayer called him from a farm about 18 miles northwest of Kirksville Saturday and told him he had killed a man.  Grossnickle went to the farm and brought Mayer to Kirksville where he placed him in the county jail.  He called the Sheriff at Bloomfield, who went to the Wisdom farm and found the latter’s body.

Mayer claimed that he shot Wisdom in self defense, when the latter apparently reached for a gun.

Mayer’s attorney R. E. White of Ottumwa, said Mayer had gone to Wisdom to collect for some sheep Wisdom had “winter-[unreadable]” for Mayer.  The attorney said that when Mayer asked for the money Wisdom became angry and threatened to kill Mayer.

Wisdom is a well known cattle buyer, having bought and sold cattle in this community for many years.

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DIED.

WISE—Mrs. Elizabeth Wise, relict of James Wise, died of paralysis, at the home of her son Dias Wise, last Monday morning the 12^th inst.

Deceased was stricken with paralysis some time last fall, and never recovered from the stroke.  As the days, weeks and months passed, she gradually grew worse, until death ended her suffering.  About five or six years ago her husband preceded her to the Spirit land, and now she is summoned to join him.  Having been a faithful, consistent member of the M. E. Church, South; for many years she calmly awaited the summons to “go up and possess of the goodly land.”  The funeral services were conducted by Rev. M. G. Gregory at the Conyers school house, on Tuesday, after which the remains were laid to rest in the presence of a large concourse of sympathizing friends.

Elizabeth Wise, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 28 Apr 1887, p. 3, col. 5

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GEORGE WISE, 54, DIES IN KANSAS CITY

Body Being Brought Here for Funeral Services and Burial

George Wise, 54, of Kansas City, Mo., died Monday in a hospital in Kansas City.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home conducted by Rev. W. R. Kornegay, pastor of the Kirksville Nazarene Church.  Interment will be in Forest Cemetery.  Services are being held this afternoon at the Forster Funeral Home in Kansas City.

Mr. Wise was the son of Lewis A. and Emma (Duncan) Wise and was born in Lexington, Mo., Nov. 27, 1892.  He was married to Mable See and to this marriage three children were born.  Later he was married to Bertha Ruth Sellars.

He is survived by his wife, one son, Bennie Wise, Cincinnati, O.; two daughters, Mrs. Claudie Morgan, Lebanon, Mo., and Mrs. Vesta Ell, of Arlington, Va.; two brothers, Charles, of Des Moines, Ia., and Alfred Wise, of the state of California; three sisters, Mrs. William Brown, of this city, Mrs. S. E. Carter and Mrs. Sadie Smith, both of Kansas City, Mo.

He was preceded in death by one brother.

Mr. Wise was employed in a wholesale grocery company in Kansas City.

The body will arrive at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday noon where it will lie in state until the funeral hour.

The pallbearers are: Leo Marcus, Ed Hutchins, Charlie Dyer, Bert Sees, Jack Maize and Frank See.

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MRS. JOSEPHINE WISE, 80 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE

Ill Past Two Years; Funeral To Be Held This Afternoon.

Mrs. Josephine Wise, 80 years old, died at her home here, 905 South Davis Street, about 11 o’clock Friday night.  She had been ill since March, 1939, and had been gravely ill during the past two weeks.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home, and burial will be at the Bible Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Wise was born Oct. 5, 1860, in Memphis, the daughter of Jeremiah and Lydia Crandall.  She was married to L. A. Wise in Green City on April 5, 1880.

Mr. and Mrs. Wise lived all their lives in Missouri, making their home in and near Bible Grove, Novelty, Hurdland, Brashear and Sue City.  They moved to Kirksville in 1911 and since 1912 have lived at their home at 905 South Davis Street.

Six children were born, and four died in infancy.

She is survived by her husband, two children, Claude M. Wise, Baton Rouge, La., and R. L. Wise, Chicago, Ill., for grandchildren Harry Wise, of the faculty of the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, south Africa; Paul Wise, a senior in the Louisiana State University, Margaret Wise, a senior in the Louisiana University High School; Claude P. Wise, a student in Armour Institute, Chicago, an adopted Grandchild, George Wise, and a great grandchild, Martha Stephanie Wise, daughter of Harry Wise.

Mrs. Wise’s two sons and their families arrived here about 9 o’clock last night.

Claude M. Wise, who was a member of the faculty of the Teachers’ College here for fourteen years, leaving here in 1928 to join the faculty of the University of Louisiana where he is now head of the department of speech, was en route here before he received word of his mother’s death.

R. L. Wise is a member of the faculty of Kelly High School in Chicago.

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L. A. WISE DIES IN BATON ROUGE, LA.

Body To Arrive Here Sunday; Funeral At Bible Grove.

Word was received here this afternoon of the death of L. A. Wise, 87, a resident of 905 South Davis Street here thirty years, who recently went to Baton Rouge, La., to live with a son, Prof. Claude M. Wise, of the Louisiana State University faculty.

Details of the illness were not learned.

The funeral is to be held at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at Bible Grove.  His body will arrive here Sunday morning and lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until time for the service.

His wife died August 15, 1941.

Surviving are two sons, Claude, in Baton Rouge, and R. L. Wise, Chicago; four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Mr. Wise had lived most of his life in Missouri, making his home at Bible Grove, Novelty, Hurdland, Brashear and Sue City before moving her in 1911.  Four children preceded him in death.

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Died

Levi Wise died of old age and other complications at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. Wiley, near Granger, Friday, May 3, 1895, after an illness of about two weeks, aged 80 years, 11 months and 12 days.

Mr. Wise had lived in this county about thirty years and was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him.  In early manhood he was converted and joined the M. E. Church, and during his long and eventful life he brought no reproach to the cause of the Master of the church of which he was a communicant.  His faith was strong in the afternoon and evening of life and it comforted and consoled him to know he would soon be at rest with the Savior he had trusted so implicitly.   Rev. Kelley, of the Granger M. E. Circuit, officiated at the funeral, Saturday, after which the body was taken to the Conyers cemetery, a few miles north of this city, and laid to rest.

Levi Wise, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 9 May 1895, p. 3, col. 6

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FUNERAL AT JIMTOWN FOR MASON WISE

Rites Tomorrow for Former Kirksville Man, Aged 81.

Mason Wise, 81, former Kirksville resident, who died Monday afternoon at the home of a son, J. W. Wise, in Greenfield, Ill., is to be buried tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Jimtown Cemetery.

Mr. Wise succumbed after an illness of one week, attributed to general disability from age.

His body was sent to the Dee Riley Funeral Home here this morning, where it is lying in state until time for the funeral and burial service at Jimtown.

Mr. Wise was the father of S. A. and Freab Wise, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Roy Hatsock, of Brashear.  He is also survived by four other sons, J. W., Oren and Jess Wise, Greenfield, Ill., and Mace Wise, Alton, Ill.  There are two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Barnhart, Queen City, and Mrs. S. A. Boggs, Arcadia, Kan.  His wife preceded him in death in 1931.

Mr. Wise left Kirksville about 15 years ago to live in Greenfield.

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Mrs. John Wishart

Funeral services were held at Pleasant Hill church Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. C. Morgan of Memphis.  Burial in Memphis cemetery.  A quartet from the Methodist church of Memphis- Composed of Mrs. Fian Oliver, Mrs. Joe Zumsteg and Rev. E. C. Morgan and Joe Zumsteg furnished the music.

Mary Catherine Hathaway was born at Mt. Vernon, Virginia, July 22, 1844 and fell asleep in death Feb. 8, 1925 at her late home, three miles north of Memphis where she has resided for over fifty years.

In 1868 she was united in marriage to John Wishart.  To this union were born nine children – one dying in infancy.  One daughter Mrs. Ethel Hardy died Jan. 7, 1913.  Those who survive her are her husband and seven children, Charles, Frank, Walter, Harley and Mrs. Emma Boise of Memphis; Mrs. Ida Peters of Holyoke, Colo. and Leo of Paden, Oklahoma.  She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild, also one sister Mrs. Roberta Huston of Seattle, Washington, and one brother.  Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death.

Mrs. Wishart had been a patient sufferer for many years but always cheerful and had a bright smile for all.  She was tenderly nursed and cared for by her husband and children and when her life went out this community lost one of the grand old mothers in Israel.

Twenty- eight years ago she was happily converted.  Her life was that of the quiet, trustful of God- ever patient and resigned to the will of her Heavenly Father.

Mary Catherine (Hathaway) Wishart, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 19 Feb 1925, p. 4, col. 4

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Mrs. Ellen Witherow Dies In Kansas

Mrs. Ellen Witherow who lived at Adair a number of years ago, but who has made her home in Kansas City, for the past forty years, died Friday at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Kansas City, Kansas.  She was 72 years of age and was the widow of John P. Witherow, a member of the Kansas City police department thirty-four years.

Mrs. Witherow was a sister of Dennis Daly of 606 E. Harrison street, Kirksville, and Dan Daly of Adair.  She leaves two sons, John F. Witherow of Kansas City, and Pvt. Joseph D. Witherow, believed to be somewhere in England, and a daughter, Mrs. Catherine Ryan of the home.  She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Theresa Killday of Waseca, Minn.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock at Holy Trinity Catholic Church of which she was a member.  Burial will be made in St. Mary’s cemetery in Kansas City.

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H. L. Witherow

Edina, Mo., Sept, 2 – funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for Henry L. (Squire) Witherow at St. Joseph’s church, with the Rev. Terrence Mullins in charge.  Burial was in the new Catholic cemetery.  Mr. Witherow died in St. Mary’s hospital, Quincy, Friday.  He was born Aug. 4, 1875.  He is survived by three brothers, John and James of Kansas City, and Anton, Albuquerque, N. M., and two sisters, Mrs. J. Cadding, Kansas City, and Mrs. Joseph Lacey.  Until a few years ago he was employed by the state highway department.

Henry L. (Squire) Witherow, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 3 Sep 1936, p. 1, col. 1

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Ivan H. Witt

Services for Ivan H. Witt were held on February 11 in Sebring, Florida, where he had lived the past twenty years.  Interment was in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, Sebring, Florida.

Ivan Hugo Witt was born in Scotland County, Missouri, on October 7, 1887, and lived in the county until 1931 when he moved to Canton, Missouri.

He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the Masonic Lodge.  From 1916 until his retirement in 1971, he was a New York Life Insurance agent.

Survivors include two brothers, Maurice N. Witt of Hinsdale, Ill., Joseph E. Witt of Whittier, California; a daughter, Mrs. Frederick F. Lash of Overland Park, Kansas and four grandchildren.

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Hon. Lee T. Witty, Representative of Scotland county died at Jefferson City, Friday, May 8^th.

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C. A. WIYRICK, SPRINGFIELD IS DEAD HERE

Former Adair County Resident Was 55 Years Old

Charles Arthur Wiyrick, 55, of Springfield, former Adair county resident, died in a Kirksville hospital last night at 10:55.  Mr. Wiyrick came here about two weeks and had suffered a few strokes.  He had another stroke yesterday and was taken to the hospital.

Funeral plans are incomplete pending word from relatives and will be announced later by the Davis Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington, where the body is lying in state.

He was the son of James and Sarah Ellen (Stanley) Wiyrick and was born in Adair county on March 8, 1896.  He was married to Opal Weaver in 1915 and seven children were born.  One son preceded him in death.

Surviving are his wife; five daughters, Mrs. Katherine Davis, Mrs. Ruth Clark, Mrs. Bernadine Bennett, Mrs. Bonnie Vestal, and Mrs. Betty Martinik, one son, Millard, of Frenso, Calif.; several grandchildren: three sisters, Mrs. Henry Potter and Mrs. Elizabeth Frankford, both of Kirksville, and Mrs. Della Eiffert, of Fresno, Calif., and one brother, Willie Wiyrick, of Kirksville.

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