These are typed from photographed copies of many obituaries and death notices that I have in my collection. For many of them there is no indication of what newspaper they came from nor is a year indicated for some of them. Photo copies are sometimes hard to read or are damaged. Also, some of the obits and death notices may not be complete. I will be spending time searching out the complete documents and their location, as well as continuing to search for more obituaries and death notices to add here. I always strive for correctness.
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Sudden Death
It becomes our sad duty to chronicle the sudden death of our friend Charles F. Bradford, which occurred in this city Thursday night, Aug. 17th, 1876, at 11:30, after an illness of 30 hours. His family, consisting of wife, daughter and son, living in Keokuk, were immediately summoned by telegram to his death bed, and with a large concourse of friends followed his remains on Saturday to their last resting place in Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. Bradford was born in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut, in the year 1827, and was 49 years, 4 months and 24 days old at the time of his death. He came west in the year 1840 and was married in 1850. Although he had lived in this vicinity only about eighteen months, yet had won many warm friends; in fact, all who became acquainted with him respected him for his affableness of manner, and generousness of heart.
Poor Charley is gone! While he possessed many excellent traits of character, like all men, was not perfect; yet his “Faults were faults and faults they were”, and we gently drop the mantle of charity over any short comings, while we revere and forever cherish his memory as a friend of all mankind and an honest man. Sit tibi terra levis!
Charles F. Bradford, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 24 Aug 1876, p. 3, col. 3
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OBITUARY A. M. BRADLEY DIED AT HOME NEAR BIBLE GROVE BURIAL SATURDAY
Albert M. Bradley, son of Squire and Minerva Bradley, was born near Bible Gove, Missouri, May 13th, 1853, departed this life April 22, 1927, aged 73 years, 11 months and 9 days.
He was united in marriage to Matilda J. Chambers, February 15th, 1880. To this union four children were born, three of them surviving him.
One daughter, Nettie Edna, his father and mother, six brothers and three sisters having preceded him.
He leaves to mourn their loss his wife, Matilda J. Bradley; two sons, Artie F. Bradley of near Bible Grove and Mason E. Bradley of Wall, So. Dakota; one daughter, Mrs. Lula A. Arnold of near Memphis, Missouri; two granddaughters, Velma L. and Vada N. Bradley of near Bible Grove; three brothers, T. A. and G. H. Bradley of near Bible Grove, and F. B. Bradley of Nardin, Oklahoma; besides a host of other relatives and friends.
The family was all present at the bedside when the end came.
He spent most of his life near the old home where he was born and was generally known by the younger people as Uncle “Ab.”
He was a devoted husband, a kind father, and was always willing and ready to make any sacrifice for his family.
He confessed his faith in his Savior and united with the Church of Christ at Bible Grove about thirty years ago and was faithful to the last.
He was a good neighbor and citizen and will be greatly missed.
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CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the neighbors and other friends for their aid and sympathy during the sickness and after the death of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. A.M. Bradley and children
Albert M. Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 May 1927, p. 1, col. 1
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Artie Bradley Dies at Age of 80
Artie F. Bradley, son of A. M. and Matilda Chambers Bradley, was born March 29, 1881 in Scotland County, Missouri, and passed away March 11, 1962, in the Laughlin Hospital, Kirksville, Missouri. He was 80 years, 11 months and 11 days of age.
October 26, 1904, he was married to Winnifred Unger of Bible Grove and to this union three daughters were born.
Surviving are his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Velma Louise Steele of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Vada Nadine Hall of Denver, Colorado; one grandson, Raymond Lee Hall also of Denver, Colo.; one brother Mason E. Bradley of Wall, South Dakota and one sister, Mrs. Lulu Arnold of Memphis, Mo.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Vivian Irene.
He was united with the Church of Christ of Bible Grove, Mo.
Funeral services were held from the Bible Grove Church of Christ Tuesday, March 13th at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton. Burial was in the Bible Grove Cemetery.
Body bearers were Paul Bradley, Okie Deen Bradley, Harold Dunn, Kenneth Bradley, Jessie Purvis and Glen Corwin.
Artie F. Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 15 Mar 1962, p. 4, col. 3
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C. C. Bradley Dies At Age of 54
Cleo Clyde Bradley, son of the late Cose and Sadie Harris Bradley was born March30, 1910, in Scotland County, Mo., near Bible Grove. He passed away on Sunday, October 25, at 8:30 p.m. at the K. O. hospital at Kirksville, Mo., following a few hours of severe illness at the age of 54 years, six months and 25 days.
On February 22, 1938, he was united in marriage to Anna Lee Bissell in Kirksville, Mo. To this union eight children were born, three sons, five daughters: Sp. 5 Buddy Lee Bradley, now of the United States Army, Nancy, France; Donna Maurice, now Mrs. Hollis Meeks, of Downing; Dorothea Marie, now Mrs. Donald Eiffert of Carthage, Ill.; Roger Allen; Debrah May, twins Dale Rex and Dixie Maureen, and DeAnna Marleen, all of the home. The two sons-in-law, Hollis Meeks and Donald Eiffert, one daughter-in-law, Mary Sue Bradley. They have seven grandchildren, Cathy Dale and Douglas Richard Meeks, Brenda Marie and Bradley Edwin Eiffert, Mary Allen, Vicke Leigh and Lisa Sue Bradley.
He was preceded in death by his father, mother and a half-brother.
He leaves to mourn his passing his devoted wife and children, the grandchildren, sons-in-law, and the daughter-in-law. One brother, Leslie Bradley, of Downing; two half-brothers, Garland Junior Bradley, of Keokuk, Ia., and Mayo Eugene Bradley of Baring, Mo.; three step-sisters, Mrs. Maxine Ransford, Mrs. Marie Garrett, and Mrs. Waunita Garrett of Memphis; his step-mother, Mrs. Goldie Bradley; his mother-in-law, Mrs. Jessie Bissell; one uncle, Stewart Bradley; one aunt, Mrs. Edith Hunt; and many other relatives and friends.
Bud, as he was known by his many friends, was only two years old when he lost his mother and he was raised in the home of his grandmother Bradley near Bible Grove until 18 years of age. He attended grade and high school there.
After his marriage he moved to the Antioch community where he lived on a farm until his health began to fail, then he and his family moved to Downing, Mo., where he lived at the time of his death.
He professed his love and faith in Jesus Christ in 1989, and became a member of the Antioch Christian Church and had retained his membership there throughout the years.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, October 28, with a short service at the Moore Chapel at 1:00 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. at the Bible Grove Church of Christ with Rev. Herbert Alexander officiating.
Music was furnished by a trio from the choir.
Body bearers were John Cook, Dick Thomson, Fred Johnson, Fred Barker, Edd Spray and Dale Slocum. Burial was in the Bible Grove cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Moore Funeral Home.
Cleo Clyde Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Nov 1964, p. 2, col. 3
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Died at Bible Grove Home
Cose S. Bradley Had Been Ill Several Months
Cose S. Bradley, who had been in failing health several months, died at his home at Bible Grove on Friday, May 13, at 8:40 a.m. Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ in Bible Grove Monday afternoon by Rev. G.L. Eaton and interment was in the cemetery there.
He was the son of Thomas and Sallie Bradley and was born in Scotland County, Missouri, on April 18, 1888, near Bible Grove.
He was married to Sadie Harris in 1908. To this union two sons were born, Leslie and Cleo. His wife passed away on April 21, 1912.
He was married to Mrs. Goldie Long on July 6, 1927. Three sons were born to this union – Garland Junior, Elbert Dee and Mayo Eugene. Elbert Dee died in infancy. He was also preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Fred, who was killed in action in World War I, Howard, who died about four years ago, and a sister, Josephine.
He united with the Christian Church in Memphis, Nov. 16, 1941, and later transferred his membership to the Church of Christ in Bible Grove.
Those surviving are his wife, four sons, Leslie of Downing; Cleo of Memphis, Garland and Eugene who are at home; three step-daughters, Mrs. Maxine Ransford of Memphis, Mrs. Marie Garrett and Mrs. Waneta Garrett, both of Downing; six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two brothers, Boone Bradley of Memphis and Steward Bradley of Bible Grove; five sisters, Mrs. Minerva Callahan of Hazelville, Mrs. Dasie Couch of Greensburg, Mrs. Edith Hunt, Mrs. Verna Couch and Miss Nellie Bradley, all of Bible Grove.
Cose S. Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 19 May 1949, p. 1, col. 6
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Edna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bradley, living near Bible Grove, died of diphtheria December 31, 1889, aged about five years.
Little Edna was a bright and promising child and a great favorite among the children in that community. She had been going to school up to the time she was stricken with the relentless disease that caused her death, and her loss in not only deeply felt in the home, where she was idolized, but by many little playmates and schoolmates. The funeral services were held January 2d, after which the body was laid to rest in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Edna Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Jan 1890, p. 3, col. 4
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Gertrude Bradley, 91, Passed Away Monday Morning
Gertrude May Bradley, daughter of Joseph O. Carter and Melissa Palmer Carter, passed away early Monday morning, September 11, at Scotland County Memorial Hospital, at the age of 91. She was born on June 1, 1881, in Scotland county, near Bible Grove, Missouri.
On April 1, 1903, she was married to Wm. Boone Bradley. To this union were born two sons and twin daughters. Surviving are two sons and one daughter, Paul M. Bradley of Memphis, Gale Bradley of Keokuk, Iowa, and Mrs. Harold (Lesta) Dunn of Baring, Missouri; three grandchildren, Donald M. Bradley of Kansas City, Keith Dunn of Baring, Missouri, and Cathy Bradley of Keokuk, Iowa; four great-grandchildren, Roseanna Bradley of Kansas City, Brant, Eric, and Curt Dunn of Baring, Missouri; two sisters, Mrs. David (Hazel) Gutman and Mrs. Pearl (Hettie) Stivers, of Memphis, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Claud Carter, and one sister, Mrs. Roy (Daisy) Redding and daughter, Mrs. Clark (Lenna) Mustoe.
Over fifty years ago she was united with the Church of Christ at Bible Grove, Missouri.
Funeral services were held at the Payne Chapel, in Memphis, Wednesday, September 13, 1972, at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Howard Merchant officiating. Interment was in the Bible Grove Cemetery. Pallbearers were Cecil Blaine, Carl Blaine, Leslie Bradley, Richard Kigar, Oakie Bradley, and Terry Hunt.
Gertrude May “Gertie” Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 14 Sep 1972, p. 6, col. 4
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Goldie Bradley Services Held on Saturday
Goldie M. Bradley was born in Schuyler County, Missouri, on September 11, 1903, a daughter of Andrew and Kataria Arehart Crabtree, and passed away in a Kirksville hospital on April 29, 1970.
She was married to Hubert Long in 1922 and to this union three daughters were born. Mr. Long passed away in 1925. Goldie then was married to C.S. Bradley and to this union three sons were born. Mr. Bradley passed away May 13, 1949.
Those who preceded her in death besides her husbands are her parents, three sisters, one son, Albert, and one step-son Cleo.
Those who survive are her three daughters, Mrs. Maxine Long Farris, Baring, Missouri, Mrs. Marie Long Garrett of Kirksville, Missouri, and Mrs. Juanita Long Garrett of Memphis, Missouri; two sons, Garland Bradley of Keokuk, Iowa, and Mayo Bradley of Baring, Missouri; one step-son, Leslie Bradley of Baring; a brother, Troy Crabtree, of Rutledge, Missouri; 26 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
Mrs. Bradley made her confession of Jesus Christ and was baptized as a young girl.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 2, 1970, at 2 p.m. in the Church of Christ, Bible Grove, Missouri. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Grove Cemetery. Body bearers were grandsons.
Goldie M. Long Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 May 1970, p. 7, col. 6
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DIED NEAR BIBLE GROVE
Funeral Services for Howard Bradley Sunday, Dec. 11
Funeral services for Howard Bradley were held at Bible Grove Sunday, December 11, conducted by Rev. Claude W. Risinger, and burial was in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Mr. Bradley died at his home near Bible Grove at 6 p.m., Thursday, December 7. He was 59 years old. He was the son of Tom and Sallie Bradley and was born January 9, 1885.
He was married November 4, 1914, to Pearle Callahan and to this union three children were born, Anna Fern, Orva Don and Okie Deen. Anna Fern and Orva Don died in infancy.
He is survived by his wife, one son, Okie Deen Bradley; three brothers, Cose and Steward Bradley of Bible Grove, and Boone Bradley of Memphis; five sisters, Daisy Couch of Greensburg, Nellie Bradley and Verna Couch of Bible Grove, Edith Hunt of Keota, and Minerva Callahan of Brashear.
Howard Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 14 Dec 1944, p. 4, col. 2
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Jerry Allen was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bradley, September 29, 1938, and in spite of all that loving friends could do, departed from this earthly home October 1, after only two days visit with those whose love and greatest hopes were bestowed upon him. His precious little soul, untouched by earthly contacts, is eagerly beckoning “come” to his grief stricken parents, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baird, and Mr. and Mrs. Cose Bradley, a great grandmother, Mrs. Tom Bradley and a host of uncles, aunts and cousins and other relatives and friends.
Services in the care of Robert Norton at Bible Grove Sunday at 11 a.m.
Jerry Allen Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 6 Oct 1938, p. 1, col. 4
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Triplets Born to Mayo Bradley’s of Bible Grove, Mo.
Triplet babies, two boys and a girl were born September 26 to Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Eugene Bradley of near Bible Grove, at the Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville, Mo. The two boys were stillborn. The daughter survived and was placed in an incubator. Graveside services for the baby boys were held Thursday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock and burial was in the Church of Christ Cemetery at Bible Grove. The mother is the former Martha Hollis. The Bradleys have four older children.
Jody and John Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 27 Sep 1962, p. 1, col. 1
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Died
Josie, little daughter of Thomas A. and Sallie Bradley, of near Bible Grove, died of spinal meningitis and brain fever, Thursday, April 2, 1896, aged five years, seven months, and 21 days. On Good Friday the body was laid to rest in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Little Josie was a great favorite among the neighbors and in the home she was a household pet, and the death brings sorrow to the hearts of all who knew her. The stricken parents have the sincere sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. It is comforting to know she is still
“A treasure but removed,
A bright flower parted for a clear day.
Yours still in heaven.”
Josie Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 9 Apr 1896
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Matilda Jane Chambers was born in Scotland County, January 13, 1860, and departed this life, March 10th, 1931, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lula A. Arnold, Memphis, Mo., being 71 years, 1 month and 25 days old.
She was united in marriage to Albert M. Bradley, February 15, 1880. He preceded her in death on April 22, 1927. To this union four children were born, Artie F. Bradley of Greensburg, Mason E., of Wahl, S. Dakota, Lula A. Arnold of Memphis, Mo., and Nettie E. Bradley, who preceded her in death January 1, 1890. Besides the above, she leaves to mourn, one sister, Mrs. Viola Purvis, a half-sister, Mrs. Sina McCandless, and a half-brother, Theodore Palmer; two grandchildren, Velma Louise Bradley, and Vada Nadine Bradley, both of Kansas City.
She united with the Christian Church at Bible Grove in early life.
Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ, Bible Grove, on Friday, March 13th, at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Baker, of the Memphis Christian Church. Body bearers were Will Dunn, Ol Corwin, Robert Norton, A. D. Walker, Roy Redding and Ben Adams.
Matilda Jane (Chambers) Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 19 Mar 1931, p. 2, col. 1
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Mrs. Maude Bradley Rites Were Sunday
Mrs. Maude Bradley, 74, of Hamilton, Ill., mother of L. M. Bradley, 301 N. Mulanix, was buried Sunday at Hamilton. Mr. Bradley was at her beside when she died Friday at Carthage, Ill., Memorial Hospital.
She spent three months at the Bradley home in Kirksville last summer and was acquainted here.
Mrs. L. M. Bradley and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barbee, of 408 S. Franklin, drove to Illinois for the funeral service.
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Mrs. Bradley
Mrs. Minerva Bradley passed away at her son’s residence near Bible Grove, April 11, age 82 years, four months, seventeen days. She became a member of the Christian Church in Boone County, Missouri over 60 years ago. The funeral services were conducted by the writer in the Christian Church in Bible Grove. An overflowing house which speaks well for the good life of the deceased, also is a demonstration of how she was loved by those that knew her. She was the mother of thirteen children. Her husband, two daughters and one son are deceased. There were five children, present at the funeral services. Besides her family she leaves a host of other relatives and friends to mourn her loss. May God bless the bereaved.
Eld. H. Munyon
Minerva Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Apr 1902, Thursday
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MRS. NANCY BRADLEY DIES AT AGE OF 95
Funeral Rites Will Be Held at Two O’clock Today
Mrs. Nancy Minerva (Baker) Bradley, 95, native Scotland County woman, died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday morning at 1:30.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at two o’clock at the Bible Grove Christian Church conducted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be at Bible Grove.
She was born Nov. 20, 1851, in Scotland County, Missouri. She was married to James H. Bradley and eight children were born to this marriage, three of whom preceded her in death. Her husband died in 1926.
Surviving are four sons, Gus C., Everett L., and Atlee B., all of Kirksville and Leo L. of Cuba, Mo., and one daughter, Mrs. Cora W. Mikleborough, of Ft Lauderdale, Fla., eighteen grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bradley has made her home with her sons in Kirksville the past eighteen years.
She was a member of the Christian Church at Bible Grove.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until one o’clock this afternoon when it will be taken to Bible Grove for the funeral service.
Nancy Minerva (Baker) Bradley, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 14 Sep 1947, p. 6. Col. 4 & 5, Sunday
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MISS NELLIE BRADLEY DEAD
Bible Grove Woman Had Been an Invalid Several Years
Miss Nellie Bradley was the daughter of Thomas and Sallie Bradley. She died at her home in Bible Grove Tuesday, March 21st, at 2:15 a.m. She had been an invalid for over 23 years.
She was born in Scotland County near Bible Grove on Dec. 23, 1877.
Surviving are two brothers, Boone Bradley of Memphis and Steward Bradley of Greensburg; four sisters, Mrs. Minerva Callahan of Brashear, Mrs. Vernie Couch of Greensburg, Mrs. Daisy Couch of Baring and Mrs. Edith Hunt of Greensburg.
She was a member of the Church of Christ at Bible Grove.
Funeral services were held in the church of Christ in Bible Grove yesterday afternoon, and interment was in the Bible Grove Cemetery, Rev. G. Lolin Eaton of Memphis, officiating.
Pall bearers were nephews – Basil Bradley, Paul Bradley, Cleo Bradley, Okie Deen Bradley, Les Bradley and Garland Bradley.
Nellie Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 23 Mar 1950, p. 1, col. 6
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DR. NEWTON W. BRADLEY, ETHEL, SUCCUMBS HERE
Well-Known Veterinarian 78 Years Old; Funeral Held Today
Dr. Newton William Bradley, 78, well known veterinarian of Macon County, a resident of Ethel, died in a Kirksville hospital at three o’clock Sunday morning.
Dr. Bradley lived in Goldsberry for a number of years and practiced his profession mostly from there. He was well known in southern Adair County and also in the Green City vicinity.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Orville Atkins, one son, Arthur Bradley, both of Ethel; one grandson, Gerald Atkins, of Lincoln, Neb.; three sisters, Mrs. Virgil Turner, of Ethel, Mrs. Nellie Abbott, of La Plata, and Mrs. J. S. Hayden, of Ft. Madison, Ia., three brothers, Edwin and Grover Bradley, of Ethel, and Nate Bradley, of Bucklin.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at Goldsberry and interment was in the Helton cemetery.
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Mrs. Sallie Bradley Dead
Funeral Services Were Held at Bible Grove Yesterday
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Sallie Bradley at Bible Grove, yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth.
Mrs. Bradley died at her home in Bible Grove Monday, May 29, at 9:30 p.m., at the age of 84 years.
She was born in Scotland County, December 16, 1859, and lived here all of her life. Her maiden name was Sallie Duvall and she was married to Thomas Allen Bradley at Bible Grove. Twelve children were born to them, one died in infancy, another died at the age of six years, and a third, Fred, died overseas in the First World War.
The nine children surviving are Mrs. Nellie Bly at home, W.B. Bradley of Memphis, Mrs. Minerva Callahan at home, Howard Bradley, Cose Bradley and Steward Bradley all of Greensburg, Mrs. Vernie Couch and Mrs. Daisy Couch, both of Greensburg, and Mrs. Edith Hunt of Keota, Iowa. Mr. Bradley died December 5, 1937.
She is also survived by one half-brother, Joe Duvall, of near Memphis.
Pall bearers were Paul Bradley, Fay Callahan, Floyd Couch, Okie Deen Bradley, Cleo Bradley and Basil Bradley.
Burial was at Bible Grove.
Sallie (Duvall) Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 1 Jun 1944, p. 2, col. 6
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T.A. Bradley Died Tuesday
Was One of the Pioneers of the Bible Grove Community
Thomas Allen Bradley, who was born in Scotland County on December 16, 1851, and who was 85 years of age last month, died at his home at Bible Grove Tuesday afternoon, January 5th at 4:30 o’clock, after a short illness of four days duration.
Mr. Bradley has been a resident of that community all his life. He was married in Scotland County 60 years ago to Miss Sarah Duvall, who survives.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Church of Christ at Bible Grove and interment will be in the cemetery there.
In addition to the widow, Mr. Bradley is survived by two brothers, George Bradley, of Bible Grove and Fred Bradley, who lives in Oklahoma, and the following children: Miss Nellie Bradley at home, W.B. Bradley, Bible Grove; Mrs. Minerva Callahan, Knox County, Missouri; Howard Bradley, Cose Bradley, Mrs. Verna Couch, Mrs. Daisy Couch, Steward Bradley, all of Scotland County and Mrs. Edith Hunt of Ainsworth, Iowa. One son was killed in France during the World War.
Mr. Bradley was a member of the Church of Christ at Bible Grove.
Thomas Allen Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Jan 1937, p. 1, col.
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Funeral Yesterday For W. B. Bradley
Funeral services were held at the Bible Grove Church of Christ Wednesday afternoon for William Boone Bradley, 74, who died March 1 after a long illness.
He was born Sept. 21, 1879 to Thomas Allen and Sallie Duvall Bradley north of Bible Grove. On April 1, 1903 he married Miss Gertrude May Carter, who survives. The couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last April.
The Bradleys lived on a farm north of Bible Gove until 1939 when they moved to their present home in east Memphis.
Surviving besides Mrs. Bradley, are two sons: Paul Morris Bradley of Memphis, and Joseph Gale Bradley of Keokuk; two daughters: Mrs. Harold P. Dunn, and Mrs. Clark Mustoe; a brother: Steward Bradley of Bible Grove; and four sisters: Mrs. J. O. Couch and Mrs. Edith Hunt of Bible Grove, Mrs. Albert Couch of Baring, and Mrs. Ollie Callahan of Brashear.
Other survivors include three grandchildren: Pfc. Donald Mac Bradley of Japan, William Keith Dunn, and Cathy Lucille Bradley.
Pallbearers were: Okie Deen Bradley, Faye Callahan, Vansil Bradley, Harold Couch, Leslie Bradley, and Cleo Bradley.
Rev. Arthur E. Brewer conducted the services, with burial in the church cemetery. John Mallett sang two numbers.
William Boone Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 4 Mar 1954, p.1, col. 2
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William B. Bradley Dies at Memphis
William Boon Bradley, native of Scotland county, died at his home in Memphis Monday morning at 4:10. He lived all his life in the Bible Grove vicinity until 1939 when he moved to Memphis.
He was married to Gertrude Mae Carter April 1, 1903. Surviving are the wife; two sons, Paul, of Memphis and Gale, of Keokuk; two daughters, Mrs. Lenna Mustoe, of Memphis, and Mrs. Lester [Lesta] Dunn, of Bible Grove; four sisters, Mrs. J. O. Couch and Mrs. Floyd Hunt, of Bible Grove, Mrs. Albert Couch, of Baring, and Mrs. Ollie Callahan, of Adair; one brother, Steward Bradley, of Bible Grove, and three grandchildren.
The body is at the Gerth & Baskett Funeral Home in Memphis.
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Winnifred Bradley Services Held on Thursday
Winnifred Unger Bradley, daughter of Wm. Frederick and Elizabeth Stice Unger was born May 8, 1881, Scotland County, Missouri, and passed away on March 10, 1964, in the Research Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. She was 82 years, 10 months and two days of age.
She was married to Artie F. Bradley October 26, 1904, who preceded her in death March 11, 1962.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Velma Steele of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Vada N. Hall of Denver, Colorado. Also surviving are one grandson, Raymond Lee Hall, two brothers and three sisters.
She was a member of the Christian Church of Bible Grove, Missouri.
Funeral services were held from the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, Memphis, MO., Thursday, March 12th at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton.
Burial was in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Winnifred (Unger) Bradley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 19 Mar 1964, p. 2, col. 6
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Mrs. Ella Bradshaw Dies in Kirksville
Mrs. Ella Bradshaw, 89 years old, died Saturday evening in a Kirksville hospital, and funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Mary Immaculate Church, conducted by Rev. J. F. Kenny.
She was born in Schuyler County on August 10, 1858, a daughter of Michael and Mary McNally Judge, and she was married in Adair County to Frank Bradshaw. Three daughters were born to them, one of whom, Mrs. Josephone L. Sture, died July 6, 1947. Mr. Bradshaw died in 1928, and she was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clara Herron, 807 S. sixth, and Mrs. Zoa Jurgens, of San Francisco, Calif.; six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Bradshaw was a resident of Kirksville for about 45 years, and previously lived in Adair community.
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J. I. BRADSHAW DIES HERE; WAS 71 YEARS OLD
Funeral Services Monday Afternoon at Hartford Church
James I. Bradshaw, 71, died Friday afternoon at his home at 402 S. Osteopathy.
Funeral services will be held at the Hartford Baptist Church Monday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Kirksville, assisted by Rev. Rollie Foster, of Unionville. Interment will be in the Hartford cemetery.
Mr. Bradshaw was he [sic] son of Jackson and Martha (Meyers) Bradshaw and was born in Putnam county Sept. 30, 1880.
He was married to Sylvia Myrtle Fowler Dec. 25, 1900 and to this marriage two children were born.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Harper (Nina) Mullenix, and one son, Obert Bradshaw, of Kirksville, and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one half-brother, two brothers, three sisters and two half-sisters and one grandson.
He was a member of the Kirksville Baptist Church.
Mr. Bradshaw was a retired farmer and at one time operated a general merchandise store at Hartford, before moving to Kirksville.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be: Paul Bradshaw, Loyd Bradshaw, Randall Pickering, Eugene Fowler, Maurice Fowler and ?ron Woolever.
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JESSE HAROLD BRADSHAW OF ADAIR DIES
Youth, 14, Had Been Bedfast 10 Months; Funeral Today.
Jesse Harold Bradshaw, 14-year-old son of John T. Bradshaw, of north of Adair, died Friday evening about 5:15 o’clock at his home. Jesse had been ill for about a year and had been confined to his bed since last December with an undetermined ailment.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at Adair, with burial in Brashear Cemetery beside of his mother, who died when Jesse was about two years old. The Rev. Fr. O’Donovan of Adair will be in charge of the ceremonies. Jesse was a member of the Adair church.
He was born June 5, 1927, in the same neighborhood north of Adair, the son of John T. and Artie Gregory Bradshaw. He was graduated from the eight grade at Garden Grove School before he became ill.
Jesse is survived by his father, his step-mother who devoted much of her time to his care during Jesse’s illness, two brothers, Kenneth and Leland, of the home and grandmother, Mrs. Belle Gregory, of the neighborhood.
Pallbearers will be Leland and Kenneth Bradshaw, John Williams, Charles Chudder, Robert Jones and Junior Farley.
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J. F. BRADSHAW, LAPLATA, DIES IN KIRKSVILLE
Was 81 Years Old; Had Been in Failing Health Some Time
John Francis Bradshaw, 81, of LaPlata, died in a Kirksville hospital Wednesday night at 9:15 o’clock. He had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral services will be held at the Christie Funeral Home in LaPlata Friday morning at ten o’clock with the Rev. Harold Johnson officiating. Interment will be in the Campbell cemetery west of Novinger.
Mr. Bradshaw was born Aug. 20, 1870, the son of Joseph and Mary (Thorton) Bradshaw. He was married to Nettie Elizabeth Osborn Thanksgiving Day in 1889. Seven children were born, one dying in infancy. His wife died March 24, 1913 at age 38, and his parents and two sisters are also dead. On Nov. 7, 1939 he was married to Susan Bowen, of La Plata, who survives.
Besides his wife, he is survived by six children, Mrs. Edgar (Alta) Walters and Arley Bradshaw, of Novinger, Mrs. Francis (Ival) Payton, Mrs. Boyd (Gladys) Maize and Perry Bradshaw, of Kirksville, and Millard Bradshaw, of Pattonsburg; four step-children, Irvin and Ellis Bowen, of La Plata, Mrs. Edward (Rena) Wiswold, and Mrs. Oren (Lena) Doggett, of Chicago; twelve grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren; two brothers, Albert, of Leedy, Okla., and Will Bradshaw, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Mr. Bradshaw worked at the mines near Novinger for several years and then farmed as long as his health would permit. For the last fifteen years he had made his home in La Plata.
The body is at the Christie Funeral Home in La Plata.
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OBITUARY.
Died at his residence in Liberty township, January 5th, 1922, Albert Bragg, aged 63 years, 4 months and 5 days. Mr. Bragg was born in Kentucky, August 31, 1858.
He was united in marriage with Malinda Kohlmayer, March 20th, 1879. To this union three children were born, Everett, Ray and Lula, all of whom are living. His first wife died Feb. 6, 1901. He was married a second time to Annie Wallace March 5, 1903. To this union five children were born, Charley, Mary, Jennie, Bertha and Kester. He was the son of James and Eliza Bragg, and was the youngest of fifteen children, only two of whom survive, one brother and one sister, A. P. Bragg and Mrs. Betty Gross.
Funeral service was held at Union Temple conducted by the writer, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the church.
Mr. Bragg was a successful farmer and stock raiser, and will be missed in the community in which he had so long resided. The family has the sympathy of a large circle of friends.
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DOUG BRAGG, FARMER, 77, KILLS SELF
Shoots Himself With Shotgun at the Farm Home of Son West of La Plata; Dies in Hospital Here.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., May 9—Alexander Douglas Bragg, 77, died at the Grim-Smith Hospital in Kirksville yesterday evening from injuries inflicted when he shot himself earlier in the afternoon. Mr. Bragg committed the act at the home of his son, George Bragg, 1 1-2 milts west of LaPlata, with whom he had made his home the past two months. He had been in ill health for some time.
Mr. Bragg was born June 7, 1861, in Adair County, just north of the Macon County line. In 1884 he moved to the farm where his son now lives. His parents were Benjamin and Arrie Anna Bragg. He was married to Ulysses Grant Meeks, October, 30, 1880. She died June 24, 1934. They had one son, George.
Mr. Bragg had five sisters and seven brothers, only two of whom are living, H. P. Bragg, La Plata, and Dr. G. G. Bragg, Huntsville. He also leaves three grandchildren, Mrs. Margaret Dreyer, Huntsville, Miss Blanche Bragg, Williamsburg, Ia., and Douglas Bragg, La Plata; and three great-grandchildren, Nancy Margaret Dreyer, Huntsville, Worth Bragg, and John Allison Bragg, La Plata.
Funeral services will be held at the Christie Funeral Home tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson. Burial will be made in the La Plata Cemetery.
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MRS. ALMA M. BRAGG, 59, DIES HERE
Death Comes After 3 Weeks’ Illness; Funeral Sunday.
Mrs. Alma May Bragg, 59, died in a local hospital this afternoon about one o’clock after an illness of the past three weeks.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock in the Union Temple Church, southwest of Kirksville, conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Union Temple Cemetery.
Alma May Moyer, daughter of John and Emma Moyer, was born August 6, 1886. She was married to Ray Bragg August 21, 1907. Two children were born, Mrs. Gordon (Dimple Hill and Ezra Bragg, both of Novinger. Besides the two children she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Charles Simler, of Novinger; three brothers, Joe Moyer, of Leonard, Mo., and Earl and Charles Moyer, both of Kirksville; two half brothers, John Hart, of Groton, S. D. and Orlanda Hart, of Denver, Colo., and three grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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MRS. J. W. BRAGG DIES AT HOME IN LA PLATA
Had Been in Ill Health for Months; Funeral Tomorrow
La Plata. (Special)—Mrs. J. W. Bragg, 78-year-old La Plata resident, died at her home yesterday afternoon. She had been in failing health for a number of months.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock in the La Plata Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Chariton Church cemetery near Callao.
Mrs. Bragg, the former Arie B. McFadin, was born November 27, 1868, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McFadin, of near Callao. She was married to T. H. Burgess, who died on June 19, 1906. One son, Thomas Burgess of Atlanta, was born to this union.
On December 25, 1924, she was married to J. W. Bragg, of La Plata, and made her home here since that time.
Mrs. Bragg is survived by her husband, son, two grandchildren, and four step-children, Mrs. R. G. Bohannan, Canyon City, Colo.; Cecil Bragg, Atlanta; Mrs. Sherman Wait, La Plata; nad [sic] Mrs. Earl Flynn, of near Kirksville.
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MRS. CLARA S. BRAGG DIES AT HER HOME HERE
Had Been Resident of Kirksville Since 1898; Burial at LaPlata
Mrs. Clara S. Bragg died Saturday night about 9:15 o’clock at her home, 803 West Dodson street, following a long illness. Her death was due to infirmities of age. She was the mother of Frank Bragg, of this city, who is the only surviving child.
Mrs. Bragg was born September 18, 1855 and formerly lived on a farm in the Illinois Bend neighborhood. She and her husband moved here in 1898 and he died at their home here in 1917.
Besides her son, Mrs. Bragg is survived by four grandchildren, Mrs. Thomas E. Hutsell and Frank Berry Bragg, of Kirksville and Tommy Bragg, and Mrs. Eugenia Perkel, both of Atlanta, Ga. The latter are children of the late Dr. Everett E. Bragg, of Atlanta, who died March 31, this year.
Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Summers & Son Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. C. A. Finch, pastor of the First Christian Church, of which Mrs. Bragg was a member. Burial will be in the LaPlata cemetery.
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CLARENCE BRAGG DIES AT FARM HOME
Funeral to Be Saturday Afternoon At Illinois Bend.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., April 29—Clarence Bragg, a native of Adair County, died at 6 o’clock this morning at his home in the Illinois Bend Community. Death was attributed to a complication of diseases.
Born June 22, 1888, at the family home in the Illinois Bend Community, Mr. Bragg was the son of Ezekiel and Isabel (Sebring) Bragg. Mr. Bragg and his sister, Miss Nora Bragg, resided in the family home until a few months ago when it burned and they moved to another farm in the same vicinity. When he was a young man, Mr. Bragg joined the Illinois Bend Christian Church and remained an active member throughout his life.
Surviving are five sisters, Miss Nora Bragg, of the home; Mrs. Effie Shumaker, of the Illinois Bend Community; Mrs. Minnie Doggett, of La Plata; Mrs. Bertha Perkins, of Chicago, and Mrs. Stella Sutton, of Kirksville, and one brother, Roy Bragg, of the Illinois Bend Community. Mr. Bragg was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the Illinois Bend Christian Church. Burial will be in the La Plata Cemetery.
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DELMAS BRAGG, OF YOUNGSTOWN VICINITY, DIES
Funeral Here Friday and Burial at Pinkerton Cemetery.
Delmas J. Bragg, 29 years old, lifelong resident of the Youngstown vicinity, died in a hospital here yesterday afternoon from a lung abscess and septicemia which developed from a peritonsillar abscess and quinsy.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home here and burial will be made in the Pinkerton Cemetery near Youngstown.
Mr. Bragg was born on a farm near Youngstown Dec. 23, 1909. On Sept. 5, 1931 he was married to Velma Begole, of Gifford, Mo., and one daughter, Elaine, was born.
He was preceded in death by his mother a year and one month ago and a brother who died in infancy.
Surviving are his wife and daughter, his father, A. C. Bragg; two sisters, Mrs. Rastus Smith, of Millard, Mo., and Miss Trevia Bragg at home; grandparents, Mrs. Catherine Bragg and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kephart.
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EMMA BRAGG, AGED 85, DIES NEAR LA PLATA
Succumbs at Home of Daughter; Funeral at Illinois Bend.
Special to the Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., July 26 — Emma Bragg, known to her wide circle of friends as “Aunt Emma,” died at 9:30 o’clock Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira Turner, of the Illinois Bend community.
Mrs. Bragg, who had suffered from a lingering illness, was 85 years old.
Funeral services will be held at the Illinois Bend Church Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Burial will be at the Highland Park Cemetery at Kirksville.
Mrs. Bragg, whose maiden name was Emma Clem, was born August 27, 1855, the daughter of pioneers in the Illinois Bend community. She was the last member of this family.
She was married to W. M. Bragg on Nov. 25, 1875, and four children were born to this union. One daughter and her husband preceded her in death.
She joined the Illinois Bend Christian Church while a young woman and was an active member of the church until her illness prevented her from continuing with her work.
With the exception of a few years spent in La Plata and Kirksville, Mrs. Bragg lived her entire life in the same community. Since the death of her husband she has made her home with her two surviving daughters.
She is survived by one son, Dr. Delos Bragg, of Topeka, Kan.; Mrs. Ira Turner, Illinois Bend; and Mrs. Ed Turner, Hale, Mo. Four grandsons, Leland and Harold Turner, of La Plata, Delbert Turner, Hale; and Trenneth Turner, Kansas City; and four great grandchildren, Rosemary, Dale and Dwane Turner of La Plata; and Ann Turner, Kansas City.
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Everett Bragg, 54, Dies in Chicago
Funeral services were held in Chicago, Ill., this afternoon for Everett Bragg, 54-year-old former Kirksville resident, who died there Wednesday following a heart attack. Dr. Clarence May, of Kirksville, a brother-in-law left yesterday to attend the funeral.
Mr. Bragg, son of J. C. and Sadie Bragg, was born in La Plata and moved to Kirksville when a child. He attended the Kirksville grade schools. About 1902 he moved to Novinger, where he married Miss Maude May. One daughter, Ilene, was born to this union.
Mr. Bragg operated a restaurant in Novinger at one time. For the past 30 years he has been employed by the Chicago Short Line Railway as fireman and engineer.
Mr. Bragg is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Bragg, of Chicago; one daughter, Ilene; his mother, Mrs. Sadie Bragg; and one sister, Mrs. Helena Kimball, of Kansas City. Mrs. David Dreyer of this city, is a niece.
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H. M. BRAGG DIES AT HOME NEAR LA PLATA
Funeral Service To Be Held In La Plata Tomorrow Afternoon
Henry Marion Bragg, 70 years old, died at 2 o’clock this morning at the family home, six miles northwest of LaPlata, after an illness of several months.
He was a son of Evens and Patsy Bragg and was born Dec. 4, 1860, being at the time of his death, 70 years, 1 month and 15 days old. He had resided near LaPlata since childhood.
He was married to Minnie Wallace on November 30, 1898. To this union were born two children, Walter Wm., of Clarence, Mo., and Thomas Lloyd, at home.
He is survived by his wife and two sons and one grandson, Walter, Jr., also three brothers, Thomas, of Kirksville, James, of LaPlata, Ezekial of near LaPlata, one sister, Mrs. Lucy Sebering, near LaPlata, three sisters and one brother having preceded him in death.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian church at LaPlata, Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m.
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MRS. ISABEL S. BRAGG DIES AT ILLINOIS BEND
Succumbs at Age of 87; Funeral To Be Held Wednesday.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., Nov. 13—Mrs. Isabel Sebring Bragg, 87 years of age, who had spent practically all her life in the Illinois Bend community, died at her home there this morning at 8:30 o’clock. She had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral services will be held at the Illinois Bend church Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, and burial will be made in the La Plata Cemetery.
Mrs. Bragg was the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Sebring. She was born May 10, 1852, in Greenville, Ohio, and came to Missouri with her parents when a small child. The family settled in the Illinois Bend community and she continued to make her home in that vicinity. She was married to Ezekiel Bragg. Mr. Bragg died Feb. 13, 1931. She has no living brothers or sisters, but she leaves the following children: Mrs. Bertha Perkins, Chicago; Mrs. Minnie Doggett, near Love Lake; Mrs. Stella Sutton, Kirksville; Mrs. Effie Shumaker and Roy Bragg, of the Illinois Bend community, and Clarence and Nora Bragg of the home.
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Funeral Today for James F. Bragg, 85
Special to the Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., Dec. 3—Funeral services for James Franklin Bragg, who died Friday morning, will be held this afternoon in the Christie Funeral Home in La Plata. Burial will be in the Llewellyn Cemetery in Kirksville. The Rev. D. F. Martin of the La Plata Christian Church will conduct the services.
Mr. Bragg was born in Adair County on Sept. 25, 1853. He married Miss Melissa Eaton Feb. 4, 1875. He moved to La Plata 14 years ago, after spending most of his life in Kirksville and near Gifford.
He is survived by one son, Orin Bragg, of La Plata, six grandchildren and one great-grandson.
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J. W. BRAGG DIES AT HOME NEAR LA PLATA
Funeral Services at 2 O’Clock Wednesday Afternoon
La Plata, Mo., April 1, (Special)—James W. Bragg, 85, one of Macon county’s oldest residents, died at his home south of La Plata Monday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church here Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by the pastor, Rev. Carl B. Hoff. Interment will be in the La Plata Cemetery.
Mr. Bragg was the eldest son of William E. and Mary J. Bragg and was born in Metcalf County, Ky., on April 16, 1861. He was married to Anna Estes, Oct. 21, 1880. Seven children were born to this marriage. His wife and three children have preceded him in death. In December 1924 he was married to Arie Burgess, of Atlanta, who preceded him in death only a few weeks ago.
He is survived by four children, Cecil Bragg, of Atlanta, Mrs. Sherman Wait, of La Plata, Mrs. Earl Flynn, of near Kirksville and Mrs. R. G. Bohannon, of Canon City, Colo.; nine grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. O. E. Long, of near La Plata, Mrs. J. D. Hughes, of Bozeman, Mont.
Mr. Bragg united with the Christian Church at Illinois Bend several years ago. Later he moved his membership to the La Plata Christian Church.
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JOHN BRAGG, AGED 70, DIES AT HOSPITAL
Disappeared 20 Years Ago, but Returned Last Spring
John Bragg, a former resident of Kirksville, died yesterday in a local hospital. He came here from Centerville about six weeks ago, being in poor health at that time. He was about 70 years of age.
About twenty years ago he disappeared from Kirksville, leaving his wife and family. He was not heard from for a long time and his wife finally married again. She died last April and it was after that that he again came to this part of the country.
He leaves three daughters, Mrs. Theodore Miller, of Kirksville, Mrs. Irene Wier, of Helena, Mont., and Mrs. Minnie Hibbetts, of Centerville, Iowa. Also one son, Lewis W. Bragg, of Denver, and several grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers and Taylor parlors at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon and interment will be made in the Highland Park cemetery.
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JUNE RUTH BRAGG RITES HELD TODAY
Funeral services for Mrs. June Ruth Bragg, who died at her home in La Plata Saturday, were held this afternoon in the La Plata Christian Church conducted by Rev. R. L. Prather. Interment was in the La Plata cemetery.
Mrs. Bragg was a member of the Illinois Bend Christian Church in early life and later changed her membership to the Christian Church in La Plata.
June Ruth Bragg, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Jan 1950, p. 3, col. 4, Monday
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MRS. ABNER BRAGG, AGED 85, DIES HERE
Member of Pioneer Kohlmyre Family; In County Entire Life.
Mrs. Louisa Catherine Bragg, 85 years old, widow of Abner P. Bragg and a resident of Adair County her entire life, died yesterday at noon in a hospital here, where she had been under treatment over five weeks.
The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the First Christian Church, and burial will be made in the Highland Park Cemetery. Her body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mrs. Bragg was born Feb. 7, 1857 in Adair County, a daughter of Jacob and Christiana Kohlmyre, natives of Germany who were pioneer settlers here. She was married March 28, 1878, to Abner P Bragg. They lived in the Millard vicinity a short time then moved to a farm west of the Chariton River. Twenty years ago they went to a farm east of Kirksville. Mr. Bragg died in 1930, since which time Mrs. Bragg had lived with her son, Claude Bragg, fifteen miles west of Kirksville on a Novinger route.
She was a member of the Christian Church.
Surviving her are four sons, Claude Bragg, Novinger; Noah Bragg, Kirksville; Abbie Bragg, Novinger, and Robert Bragg, Kirksville, one daughter, Mrs. Mabel Farr, Reed Point, Montana; twelve grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Sadie Graham, Novinger, and Mrs. Lizzie Conley, Kirksville.
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BEN BRANN
Ben Brann died in Memphis, Friday evening, August 14, at the age of 67 years.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church, Sunday, August 16, and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
He was born in Kentucky, came here when he was 21 years old and has been here ever since.
No relatives survive except a niece in Kentucky and some cousins here and in his native state.
Ben Brann, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 20 Aug 1936, p. 1, col. 6
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Obituary
Benjamin E. Brann was born in Pendleton County, Kentucky, January 21, 1833. He was married to Belinda E. Asberry, November 24, 1854, and about one year later they moved to Missouri. To this union were born seven children four of whom, namely Francis, John and Ed Brann of this county, and Mrs. Carrie McDaniel of Denver, Colo., survive the parent. He also leaves one sister, eight grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a number of other relatives to mourn his departure.
His death occurred April 27, 1911, at the age of 78 years, 3 months and 5 days. He never belonged to any church or made a public profession of religion, but has said for years that his peace was made with God.
Funeral services were held from the home April 29 at 2 o’clock by Rev. G. W. Wright of this city after which the body was taken to Edenburg [sic] cemetery for burial.
Benjamin E. Brann, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 4 May 1911, p. 2, col. 1
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Death of Harry Brann
Harry Brann, son of Mr. and Mrs. J E. Brann, of near Greensburg, died at his home near Pleasant Retreat Monday morning, May 25, at the hour of three o’clock, from appendicitis. The funeral took place at the family residence Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. V. O. White, pastor of the M. E. Church south, of Memphis. Burial followed at the cemetery at Oak Chapel.
The deceased was only about 22 years old, and was married nearly two years ago to Miss Nellie turner, the sorrowing wife surviving. The deceased was born and reared in Scotland County, and was an industrious and upright young man. The dread malady got a firm hold on him-so firm that an operation, to which he submitted Sunday, could not save him. It is indeed sad that one of the full enjoyments of young manhood should be thus early cut off. The wife and relatives have the sincere sympathy of all good people, in this hour of great affliction.
Harry Brann, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 28 May 1908
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DIED SUDDENLY THURSDAY
Bennie Brann Funeral Services Held Sunday Afternoon
J. Benjamin Brann, well known Memphis man, who was born in Scotland county on November 26, 1895, died on Thanksgiving morning, November 25– just one day before his 53rd birthday. He died at the home of James F. Kitts of North Market street, where he had lived most of the time the past few years while employed in Memphis. His death was sudden. He was in his usual health up to the time of his death.
He was a son of J. Ed. Brann of south of Memphis. His mother died a few years ago.
Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church in Memphis Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock by Rev. W.E. Longstreth and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Pall bearers were Leland McRobert, Humel Donaldson, Claud Carter, Estel Bradley, Ollie Alexander and Delbert Oliver.
He was married November 17, 1918 to Miss Madeline Myers in Memphis. One son, Wallace, was born to them, Mrs. Brann died September 5, 1925.
He is survived by his father, J. Ed. Brann, his son Wallace, a sister, Mrs. Orville Kirkpatrick, and three grandchildren, Johnnie, Judy and Jerry Brann.
Those attending the funeral from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kirkpatrick and Mr. and Mrs. Hillis Kirkpatrick of Peoria, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Ted Vonderheide, Miss Cora Fetters and Miss Blanch Fetters of Quincy, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunt of Booster, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Casper Fetters of Kahoka.
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Mrs. J. B. Brann
Sunday Sept. 7, relatives and friends were grieved when the message came from Colorado Springs, Colo., that Madeline Brann had passed away. Most of her life was spent in Scotland County except a few months in Mt. Vernon, Mo., and about a year and a half in Colorado Springs, where she had gone for her health. Madeline was always cheerful during her sickness and always looked on the bright side of life. She was a kind and loving mother and made a host of friends every where she went. She loved her home and always tried to make life cheerful. Funeral services were conducted at Edinburg church by Rev. Mayfield, a former pastor of the Edinburg church. She united with the Edinburg church when very young and was a faithful member.
Madeline Myers Brann, daughter of M. M. Myers and Fannie Myers was born Feb. 18, 1897. Age 27 years 6 months and 20 days and died in Colorado Springs Sept. 7, 1925. She was united in marriage to Bennie Brann Nov. 24, 1918, and to this union one child was born, Wallace. Several brothers and sisters have preceded her in death. She leaves her husband and child. Father and mother and five brothers, Gale Myers, of Roseville, Calif.; Bert, Wayne, Jim and Mikel, of Scotland county and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Moore of Fabius and Mrs. Roy Hume of Gooding, Idaho.
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Card of Thanks
We wish to thank those who assisted us at the funeral of our wife and mother.
J. B. Brann and Son
Madeline (Myers) Brann, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Sept 1925, p. 5, col. 3
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W. P. BRASHEAR DIES AT CLARK FORK, IDAHO
Brother of Miss Minnie Brashear; Was 69 Years Old
Miss Minnie M. Brashear, of 1318 E. Normal, received word that her brother, William P. Brashear, 69, died yesterday morning at Clark Fork, Idaho.
Funeral services and interment for Mr. Brashear will be held Tuesday at Clark Fork.
Born two miles north of Brashear on July 11, 1880, on land entered from the government by his grandfather, William Brashear, he was the son of Richard Matson and Margaret (Montgomery) Brashear. The following year, the family of Richard Matson Brashear, for whom the Brashear Park in Kirksville was named, moved to Kirksville.
Mr. Brashear, a pioneer of northern Idaho, had lived at Clark Fork all his married life.
He is survived by one son, Joseph Brashear, and one daughter, Wilma, both of Clark Fork; another daughter, Mrs. Robert Rice, of Osburn, Ida.; also two brothers, Everett, of Rockaway, Ore., and Eugene, of Corvallis, Ore., and three sisters, Mrs. G. R. Barker, of Beverly Hills, Calif., Roma Brashear, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Miss Minnie Brashear, of Kirksville.
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MRS. J. A. BRASSFIELD DIES HERE
In Failing Health For 6 Years, Local Woman Dies Today.
Mrs. J. A. Brassfield died at about 2:30 o’clock this morning at her home, 1007 N. Luther Street. Mrs. Brassfield had been in failing health the past six years and had been bedfast the past five weeks.
Born in Bowen, Ill., on Feb. 15, 1871, Mrs. Brassfield was the former Emma Frances Barger. With her parents, she moved from Illinois to the Sperry neighborhood when she was 21 years of age. On Feb. 14, 1894, she was married to J. A. Brassfield, and the couple resided on a farm in the Trinity community until three years ago when they moved to Kirksville. Mrs. Brassfield was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Rebekah Lodge.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Brassfield is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leo Estle, of 716 N. Elson Street, and Mrs. Earl Blackledge, of Kansas City: two sisters, Mrs. Ida Reid, of Clarence, and Mrs. Martha Myers, of Greentop; two brothers, G. W. Barger, of 415 N. Main Street, and D. W. Barger, of E. Jefferson Street: four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Albert Brassfield Services Are Held Here
James Albert Brassfield, the youngest and last member of the family of James and Margaret Brassfield, was born March 26, 1887, at Galt, in Grundy County, Missouri, and departed this life October 12, 1967.
On August 30, 1908, he was married to Nettie Hill in Scotland County, Missouri. Four children were born to this marriage, Ruby Smith of Kirksville, Missouri, Robert of Lancaster, Missouri, and Joinglis Graham of Memphis, Missouri, one son died in infancy. He leaves several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
His wife died September 28, 1930.
At Olatha [sic], Kansas, July 31, 1946, he was married to Etta Skipper of Unionville, who survives. One son was born to them, who is now serving the U. S. Army at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Mr. Brassfield in his younger life was an auctioneer. For over 40 years he has owned and operated a blacksmith shop and salvage yard in Memphis. His greatest asset was his many friends, he loved helping people.
In 1945 he became a member of the Pentecostal Church of God.
Funeral services were conducted at the Payne Funeral Chapel October 14, at 2 p.m. by Rev. Donald Cooper of Kirksville, Missouri. Pall bearers were grandsons.
James Albert Brassfield, From Unknown Newspaper, 26 Oct 1967
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JAMES ALVIN BRASSFIELD, 84, DIES IN WEST
Kirksville Man Had Been Visiting Daughter In Oregon
James Alvin Brassfield, 84, of Kirksville, died early Saturday morning in a hospital at Cottage Grove, Ore.
Mr. Brassfield was the son of William Dennis and Rachel Rorobough Brassfield, and was born in Lee county, Iowa, on April 21, 1871. He was married to Emma Frances Barger on Feb. 14, 1894, in Adair county, and to this marriage two children were born.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Leo (Martha) Estle, Kirksville, and Mrs. Earl (Rachel) Blackledge, Drain, Ore.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, in 1943; two brothers and four sisters.
Mr. Brassfield was a retired farmer, and had lived on a farm north of Sperry for many years, in the Trinity community, until he retired in 1940, and moved to Kirksville. He had been visiting his daughter in Drain, Ore., when he became ill, and was hospitalized a few days ago.
He was a member of the Trinity Methodist church.
The body will arrive at the Dee Riley Funeral Home early Wednesday morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Asa Brawner Rites Here on Thursday
Funeral services for Asa Brawner, who died in a hospital at Omaha, Neb., Sunday morning, will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel, corner Washington and Marion, Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be in Maple Hills Cemetery.
The body will arrive in Kirksville late Wednesday afternoon and will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
Bearers will be: William, Twy and Ora Dear, Willard Summers, Guy Beech and Audrey Young.
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MRS. MINNIE Y. BRAWNER DIES HERE, AGED 82
Succumbs Following Heart Attack; Funeral Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Ann Brawner, 82-year-old Kirksville resident, died at 11:15 o’clock last night at her home, 915 East Patterson Street. Mrs. Brawner had been in failing health for the past year and half but had been seriously ill only since Friday when she suffered a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers and Flinchpaugh Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be at the Maple Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Joseph W. Thompson will conduct the ceremonies.
Mrs. Brawner was born Jan. 27, 1858, in Ashland County, Ohio, the daughter of George and Elizabeth Young. Her parents moved to Missouri when she was a young child.
On June 24, 1877, she was married to Charles Brawner, of Adair County. Five children were born to this union. Mr. Brawner preceded his wife in death in August, 1929.
Mrs. Brawner is survived by five children, Mrs. Elsie Barnett, Cliff Brawner, Miss Agnes Brawner and Mrs. Bertha Barrows, of Kirksville; and Asa Brawner, of Omaha, Neb., eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, two brothers, William Young and Clint Young, of near Youngstown, and one sister, Mrs. Harry Balch, of near Kirksville.
Mrs. Brawner joined the church when a child and has attended the Methodist Church. Mrs. Barnett has been making her home with her mother since Mrs. Brawner became ill.
The son in Nebraska was expected to arrive in Kirksville this afternoon.
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THOS. BRAWNER, ADAIR COUNTY FARMER, DIES
Lived 45 Years Seven Miles Northwest of Kirksville.
Thomas Brawner, 70 years old, died Sunday afternoon at 5:50 o’clock at a local hospital from gallstones.
He had been a resident of Adair County most of his life, making his home the past 45 years on a farm seven miles northwest of Kirksville.
Mr. Brawner was born Oct. 28, 1869 in Adair County, a son of John S. and Nancy Brawner. He was married to Sarah N. (Nannie) Floyd Oct. 16, 1892 and five children were born.
Surviving are his widow, three sons and two daughters, as follows: J. W. Brawner, Galesburg, Ill.; Mrs. Lee Laudwig, Brashear, Mo.; Mrs. Francis McCabe, Novinger, Mo.; G. A. Brawner, Greentop, Mo.; N. T. Brawner, Kirksville.
The funeral will be Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane, of Brashear. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery here. The body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Charles F. Link is to sing and the pallbearers will be: James Floyd Novinger; J. J. Allen, Fred Fountain, T. A. Norman, Jim Conkin, and Ira Williams, Kirksville.
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Funeral Services Held Sunday For Mrs. Belle Brawner
Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Belle Brawner were held Sunday afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. L. V. Freeman, pastor of the Christian Church here. Interment was made in Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mrs. Brawner was born on a farm four miles north of Kirksville, in Adair County, January 13, 1871. She was married to John D. Brawner on July 8, 1906. Her husband preceded her in death June 26, 1937.
She was a charter member of the P. E. O. Chapter at Novinger, also served as secretary of the chapter.
In early childhood she became a member of the Presbyterian Church and after moving to Kirksville changed her membership to the Baptist Church. She was also a member of the T. E. L. class of the Sunday School.
Surviving her are one sister, Nora A. Hickenlooper, who was residing with her at the time of her death; an aunt, Mrs. Dora Floyd, of Novinger, and a nephew, Cpl. Floyd T. Hickenlooper and family, of California.
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MILAN FARMER KILLED IN FALL UNDER DISC
Jefferson Bray, 71, Believed To Have Suffered Heart Attack.
Special to The Daily Express.
Milan, Mo., May 21—Jefferson Bray, 71-year-old farmer, was found yesterday morning about 10 o’clock, crushed to death under a disking machine in a cornfield on his farm three miles southwest of Milan. Mr. Bray had suffered heart attacks on previous occasions and it was believed he was stricken while riding the disc and fell underneath to machine. This belief was carried out by the fact the horses had pulled the machine and the body a distance of about a quarter of a mile and then stopped when they reached the fence. There was no evidence they had run away.
The body was found by Mr. Bray’s grandson, Clarence Parker, who had been sent to the field when the family became uneasy after Mr. Bray remained in the field longer than he was in the habit of doing. His face was badly cut and mashed, his chest was crushed and there were numerous lacerations and bruises on the body.
Dr. J. S. Montgomery of Milan was called and he stated it was his belief that Mr. Bray had suffered a heart attack before he fell from the plow. Dr. Charles Judd, coroner of Sullivan County, was summoned, but decided an inquest would not be necessary.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed at noon today, but were tentatively set for Thursday.
He leaves his widow, Lydia Bell Bray; two daughters, Mrs. Forest Parker of Milan and Hazel of the home; two sisters, Mrs. Alfred Cassidy of Milan and Mrs. Millie Hahn of Ottumwa, Ia., and two grandchildren.
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Death of Mrs. Breedlove
Mrs. Breedlove, widow of the late William Breedlove, died at Franklin Ohio, on Christmas day, after a brief illness of pneumonia and typhoid fever. The remains arrived in Memphis yesterday morning on Nov. 1, and were taken to Bible Grove, where the funeral is to take place today, Thursday, at 2 o’clock p.m. Services are to be conducted by Rev. Willey, after which the body will be buried in the cemetery nearby.
The deceased went to Ohio only a short time ago for a visit with relatives. She was 70 years old last March. Her husband died April 16, this year. Deceased is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Charles Kelsey, who lives near Bible Grove.
Mrs. Breedlove, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 29 Dec 1910, p. 2, col. 5
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Death of William Breedlove
William Breedlove, a well known veteran of the Civil War residing in the edge of Schuyler County west of Bible Grove, died of a complication of diseases April 16, 1910, aged 80 years, 2 months and 6 days.
Deceased was born in Ross County, Ohio, February 10, 1830, and was united in marriage with Elizabeth J. Taylor, February 22, 1865. To this union were born two children, one of whom died in infancy, the other, Mrs. Ruphelle Kelsey, survives.
When Civil War broke out he enlisted in Col. Chas. H. Grosvenor’s regiment and served under that distinguished officer until his time of enlistment expired. He had great admiration for his commanding officer and was always ready to defend him against aspersion.
After being mustered out and marrying, as above noted, he moved to Schuyler County, this state, and settled on the farm on which he died. He leaves a wife, one daughter, one brother, one sister, three grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his death.
Mr. Breedlove united with the Church of Christ, October 12, 1898, at Bible Grove.
Funeral services were held April 18, Rev. Willey officiating, after which the body was laid to rest in the Bible Grove Cemetery.
William Breedlove, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 28 April 1910, p. 1, col. 7
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Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Brees were called to Green City Tuesday by the death of Mr. Brees’ father, C. C. Brees.
C. C. Brees, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 21 Apr 1932, p. 4, col.2
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MRS. J.C. BREIDENSTEIN DEAD
Funeral Services Were Conducted at the Etna Church Monday
Mary (Berterman) Breidenstein was a daughter of Valentine and Sophia Berterman. She was born August 1, 1863, near Latty, Des Moines county, Iowa, and died at the home near Granger, Mo., March 10, 1945, being 81 years of age. All was done that loving hands could do and those who remain shall feel the loss of a loving mother and a faithful wife.
Funeral services were conducted at the Etna church, Monday, March 12, by Rev. J.R. Shultz of Wayland, assisted by the deceased’s grandson, Rev. Richard Bridget. Music was furnished by Mrs. Virgil Mohr and Mrs. Ida Ebling of Wyaconda.
Pall bearers were six nephews -Hubert Dieterich, Victor Dieterich, Weston Dieterich, Rudolph Dieterich, Robert Mohr and Willard Mohr.
Early in life she became a member of the Etna Methodist church and remained a faithful member.
On November 30, 1887, she was united in marriage to John Carl Breidenstein and was his faithful companion for 57 years. To this union four children were born, Roy Earl, who died at the age of one year, and Della, who passed away Sept. 19, 1936; Alama Bridget of Kahoka and Henrietta, who is at home. Also one grandson, Richard L. Bridget, of Liberty, Mo. Her parents and one sister, Sophia, and five brothers, John Valentine, John Frederick, Harman, Henry and Charlie also preceded her in death.
She is survived by one brother, August Berterman of Gorin, and three sisters, Mrs. Katie Helton, Colton, Calif., Mrs. Lizzie Mercer, near Fulton, and Mrs. Henrietta Niebuhr of Burlington, Iowa.
Those from a distance attending the funeral were her sister, Mrs. Henrietta Niebuhr, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Timmerman, both of Burlington, Iowa, and a niece, Mrs. Alma Pointer of Abingdon, Ill.
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MRS. LOTTIE D. BRENZ DIES AT HOME HERE
Was 66 Years Old; Last Rites Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Lottie D. Brenz, 66, of 510 W. Pierce, died at her home Sunday morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Rev. Herbert E. Manning, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Ft. Madison cemetery.
Mrs. Brenz was the daughter of Robert Nelson and Louisa (South) Hart and was born near Greentop Sept. 18, 1884. She was married to Fred A. Brenz Nov. 15, 1911, on a farm near Greentop and to this marriage three daughters were born.
Mr. Brenz died June 12, 1944 and she was also preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Jess L. Hart.
She is survived by the daughters, Mrs. Russell (Thelma) Wells, route 1, LaPlata, Mrs. Albert (Ruth) Griffin, Central Point, Ore., and Mrs. Jack (Dorothy) Bloskovich, Kirksville; one brother, Rev. Forest T. Hart, Valley Springs, Ark., and three grandchildren, Russell D. Wells, Glinda Carol Bloskovich and Susan Lynn Griffin. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Brenz was a graduate of the Wagner Conservatory of Music in Kirksville at the time the school was under the direction of Prof. Goldberg and for many years she taught music in Adair county. She moved to Kirksville in 1927 from the Porter community.
Bearers will be: Jim Hart, Henry Miller, Pete Miller, Lester Lindquist, Leslie Lorton and Eugene Barclay.
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A. L. Brewer, 91, Buried Here Today
The body of A. L. Brewer, 91, former Kirksville resident, who died Feb. 21 at Pasadena, Calif., arrived here today and was buried in Forest Cemetery beside his wife. Mr. Brewer was the father of Mrs. O. D. McKasson, 705 East Jefferson Street.
He lived here until about twenty-five years ago.
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Sudden Death.
We are pained to announce the very sudden and unexpected death of one of our most esteemed citizens. On Tuesday Mr. James K. Brice was walking our streets in his usual good health, except a slight cold, of which he made no particular complaint. That evening he retired about 9 o’clock; about 11 o’clock he awoke his companion, informing her that he felt sick and as if he was choking. A physician was sent for at once, but before he arrived Mr. Brice was dead! He was about 70 years of age, an earnest, faithful Christian [sic], loved and respected by all. His remains were followed to their last resting place this morning at 10 o’clock, by a large concourse of friends and relatives. Physicians believe his death was caused by heart disease.
James K. Brice, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Oct 1875, p. 3, col. 2
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DIED.
Brice--At his residence in Memphis, Mo., October 12th, 1875, Jonathan K. Brice, in his 68th year.
A good man has gone to his rest. He was called away from earthly scenes very suddenly, but death found him not unprepared. Though the stroke of the sickle by which he was taken was sudden, he came to the “grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his season.” In early life he obtained a hope of eternal life through Jesus Christ, and the succeeding years devoted to his service not only gave evidence of the real foundation of the hope, but assurance to himself of his acceptance with God.
He was born in Pennsylvania, March 12th, 1808. At the age of 20 he united with the Presbyterian church on profession of his faith in Christ. He removed to Ohio at seven years of age, and to the State of Iowa in 1861, and was for many years a member of the church at West Point, in which he also served as a Ruling Elder. He intermarried with Mrs. Jane Stoddard on the 20th day of February 1862; removed with her to Scotland county, Mo., about six years ago. He united with the Old School Presbyterian church in Memphis, in which, with great faithfulness, he performed the duties of Ruling Elder until his death. He was one of the appointees to attend the session of Synod, which met the day after his death; but it pleased God to summon him to higher court, even “the general assembly and church of the first born.” He had the respect and love of the church, and the confidence and esteem of the community in which he lived. He loved the church, and above all, the Head of the church, and in his punctuality, fidelity, faith and consistent life was an example unto the flock. He has gone to continue in Heaven the praise which he began on earth unto Him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood. G.
Jonathan K. Brice, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 21 Oct 1875, p. 3, col. 3
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Passed Away Friday Evening
Icle Pauline Briedwell, daughter of Elbert and Ada Owens York was born November 11, 1907 in Davis County, Iowa; and passed away at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Centerville, Iowa, at 11 p.m., February 6, 1959, being at the time of her death 51 years, 2 months and 26 days of age.
She was united in marriage to Maxwell Leon Briedwell on April 8, 1937. To this union three children were born; Larry Max of Lancaster, Mo., Dick and Janet Sue of the home.
Her husband preceded her in death on Sept. 21, 1950. Also preceding her in death was her mother in 1930, her father in 1945 and one brother, Alvin in 1958.
Left to mourn her passing are the three children, a daughter-in-law, three brothers, Owen of Burlington, Iowa, Wendel of Arlington, N. J., and Harold of Downing, Mo., her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Les Briedwell, sisters-in-law, numerous other relatives and a host of friends.
As a young girl Pauline became a member of the Savannah, Iowa, Christian Church. Later she moved her membership to Downing, where she resided. She was also a member of the Downing O.E.S. and the Rebekahs as well as a willing worker in school and church activities.
Pauline was a devoted wife and a loving mother. She will be greatly missed as a good neighbor and friend, for to know her was to love her.
Funeral services were conducted at the Downing Christian Church Feb. 9, 1959 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. Kenneth Owens.
Music was furnished by Verlee Schupach and Mable Waddle, accompanied by Mary Dawson.
The flower girls were members of the Downing O.E.S. and Rebekah lodges.
Pall bearers were Forest Jackson, Jacob Blessing, Chas. Dawson, Jim Swindler, Elmer Newland and Forrest Harris.
Interment was in the Downing Cemetery.
Icle Pauline Briedwell, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 12 Feb 1959
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Ben Briggs Services Held On Sunday
Ben Hubbard Briggs, son o [sic] William and Henrietta Childress Briggs was born November 25, 1884, on a farm in Scotland County, Missouri, and died May 30, 1969, in his home in Memphis, Missouri.
Mr. Briggs was a life-long resident of Scotland County and was engaged in farming until retirement.
He professed Christ as his savior as a child and was a member of the Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church. On November 2, 1924, he joined the First Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Missouri. Mr. Briggs served The First Presbyterian Church faithfully in several capacities. Superintendent of the Sunday Church School on The Diaconate as an Ordained Deacon, and on The Session as and [sic] Ordained Ruling Elder.
Mr. Briggs is survived by his wife, Lee Cox Briggs; His daughter Benjie Briggs Knox; Son-in-law, Dr. A. Randolph Knox; Three granddaughters, Mrs. James Ricciardi (Pam), her husband, Dr. James Ricciardi, Mrs. Chapman Achen (Jane), her husband, Mr. Chapman Achen, Pat Knox; Three great-grandchildren, Andrea and Dan Ricciardi and Chapman Achen.
It was Mr. Brigg’s request that the Crippled Children’s Fund be the receipent [sic] of any contributions.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, Memphis, Missouri, Sunday, June 1, 1969, 1:00 p.m. The Rev. Billy J. T. Hauer officiated. Burial was in the Memphis Cemetery. Body bearers were Walter Hopkins, L. H. Prather, Don Pence, John Jones, J. Vic Smith, and Leo Cone.
Ben Hubbard Briggs, From Unknown Newspaper, 5 Jun 1969
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Mrs. Elma Briggs Services Held On Saturday
Mrs. Elma Frances Briggs, 74, died at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 31, at the Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville. She had been in a wheelchair for a year and was taken to the hospital last Sunday.
Funeral services for Mrs. Briggs were held Saturday afternoon at 2:00 from the Church of Christ at Bible Grove. Burial was in the church cemetery.
She was a lifelong resident of Scotland County, born March 17, 1883, the daughter of James Tyre and Millie Purvis March. She was married Nov. 9, 1901, to Thomas H. Briggs who died Feb. 16, 1953.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lewis Jackson of Greentop, Mo., and Mrs. Willie Jackson of Lancaster, Mo.; four sons, Leo of Granger, Les of Kirksville, Harley of Moline, Ill., and Max, Baring, Mo.; eighteen grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Hanley, Auburn, Calif., and Mrs. Bertha McKnight, Memphis.
Elma Frances Briggs, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Nov 1957, p. 1, col. 5
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Mrs. Harley Briggs Dies at Aledo, Ill.
Leatha Catherine Briggs, daughter of Jake and Ruby (Hendron) Decker was born March 29, 1908, near Gibbs, Mo., and passed away at the Mercer County Hospital at Aledo, Ill., on January 12, 1954.
She was married to Harley Briggs September 12, 1931. To this marriage one son was born.
She was a member of the Methodist Church at Gibbs, Mo.
She is survived by her husband, one son Jack of Moline, Ill., two granddaughters, her father, Jake Decker of Kirksville, Mo., two sisters, Mrs. Lesco (Alberta) Briggs, Kirksville, Mo.; Mrs. Kenneth (Allean) Summers, Kirksville, Mo.; one brother, Joe Decker of Moline, Ill.; besides a host of other relatives and friends.
Her mother and one brother preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home at Kirksville, Mo., on January 14, with Rev. Ralph M.G. Smith officiating.
Music was furnished by Mr. Lennie Reese, soloist with Mrs. Ross C. Allen as pianist.
Interment was in the Bible Grove Cemetery.
Leatha Catherine Briggs, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 4 Feb 1954, p. 6, col. 6
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MRS. LEE BRIGGS DEAD
SHORT ILLNESS FATAL TO FORMER WELL-KNOWN MEMPHIS WOMAN
Mrs. Lee R. Briggs died at the College hospital at Ames, Iowa, at 2 o’clock Saturday morning, May 18.
Funeral services were conducted at the Payne chapel in Memphis Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock and were largely attended. Rev. C. W. Cornn, pastor of the Christian church at Moberly, delivered the address. He is a former pastor of the Memphis church. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
The pall bearers were Glen D. Houtchens, Chas. J. Williams, Wm. R. Eager, Dr. A. M. Keethler, George Davidson Jr., and J. H. Morgan.
For many years, Mrs. Briggs was a resident of Memphis and for several years, leased and managed the Hotel Memphis after the death of her husband, who was killed in a tragic airplane accident on Monday afternoon, Dec. 5, 1927.
She was a candidate for county collector in 1930, being defeated in the primary by only 58 votes.
A few years ago Mrs. Briggs who still maintained her residence in Memphis having an apartment in the Jayne building, was given the position of house mother at a fraternity house at Ames, Iowa, where she lived during the school term.
While a resident of Memphis, Mrs. Briggs, having been a school teacher. was active in educational, religious and civic affairs and was president of the Parent-Teachers Association for some time.
Mrs. Briggs was a member of Chapter C.P.E.O., and of the Memphis Business and Professional Women’s Club, both of which organizations were largely represented at the funeral service.
She was a member of the M. E. church south until that organization was disbanded in Memphis. She then joined the Christian church in Memphis where she held her membership until her death.
In addition to these, Mrs. Briggs was a member of Carter Chapter, Eastern Star lodge.
Mrs. Briggs was born at Loveland, Colo., on June 17, 1879, and would have been 61 years of age next month. Her maiden name was Mary Estella Zimmerman[.] Her parents died when she was a child and she was taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Summers, who reared her as their own child. They lived on a farm northeast of Memphis, and later moved to Warsaw, Ill.
Mrs. Briggs was married to William Summers on March 8, 1900. They lived a few years on a farm in the Lawn Ridge community and in March, 1903, they moved to Holyoke, Colo., where Mr. Summers died on July 21, 1905. One child was born to them a daughter, which died at the age of about one month.
She taught in this county and also in Colorado after the death of Mr. Summers. She was elected county superintendent of schools in Phillips county, Colo., where Mr. Briggs also taught a few years.
She and Mr. Briggs were married at Holyoke on May 13, 1909, and returned to Memphis, making their home here since.
Mrs. Briggs is survived by one daughter, Miss Anna Lee Briggs, who teaches at Webster Groves, Mo., and one son, Dan Porter Briggs, who will graduate from West Point Military Academy on June 11th. Mrs. Briggs had intended to attend his graduation.
Eighteen young men, members of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, were here for the funeral, two of them driving from Omaha, Nebr., Sunday.
Here from St. Louis to attend the funeral were Miss Cordelia Ahrens, Miss Gertrude Blair, Miss Helen Shipman, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bopp and Miss Elba …….
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DIED AT SISTER’S HOME
Funeral Services for Mrs. W.H. Briggs at Downing Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. W.H. Briggs were conducted by Rev. W.N. Near at the Downing Baptist church Sunday, Nov. 7, at 2:30 o’clock. Music was by Mrs. Hobert Lewis, Mrs. Garrett Morgan, Dee Rife and Charlie Riley, with Mrs. Dee Rife at the piano.
Interment was in the Downing cemetery. Pall bearers were Herbert Beeler, George Beeler, Ora Neal, George Cross, Bill Gardner and Frank Bruner.
Matilda Jackson, daughter of Thomas W. Jackson and Naomi (Niel) Jackson, was born north of Downing, Oct. 2, 1879, and passed away at the home of her sister, Mrs. Molly Whittom at Granger, Nov. 5, 1948, at the age of 69 years.
She was united in marriage to Willard Goosey, Feb. 22, 1902. To this union, four children were born: Mrs. Lois Fincher, Cashmere, Wash.; Willis Goosey, Mt. Sterling, Ill.; Ivan Goosey, Memphis, and Cleda Ross, Kirksville. Mr. Goosey died in September, 1938.
In 1941 she was married to William H. Briggs, who survives with her four children, three step children, Mrs. Loreta Edwards, Elizabethtown, Ill.; Clarence Goosey, Laclede, Mo.; Frank Goosey, Raton, New Mexico. Sixteen grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and five sisters- Mrs. Dora Barker, Downing, Mrs. Molly Whittom, Granger, Mrs. Anna Moyers, Excelsior Springs, Mrs. Polly Floyd, Lancaster, and Mrs. Cecil Smith, Arbela.
She was a faithful member of her church, a good wife and mother.
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Mildred Opal Briggs was born March 21, 1918, and died January 30, 1944, at the age of 25 years.
She was married on February 10, 1940, to Max Briggs. To this union two children were born, Harold Junior and Richard Lee. One son, Harold Junior, passed away in infancy, and one brother preceded her in death.
She leaves her husband and baby son, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.O. Couch, one brother, Floyd; one sister, Leta; two grandmothers, Mrs. Sally Bradley and Mrs. Nancy Couch.
She united with the Church of Christ in early life and remained true to this faith.
She was a loving wife and an affectionate mother and through her long illness her undying patience and cheerfulness prevailed.
Mildred Opal Briggs, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 10 Feb 1944
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RITES FOR MRS. W.P. BRIGGS
Well Known Woman Died at Her Home in Memphis Tuesday
Mrs. W.P. Briggs died at her home in Memphis, 448 East Jackson street, Tuesday morning, July 23rd, at 8:20 o’clock. She had been ill several weeks and was cared for by her daughter, Miss Lenna Briggs, who lived at home. Her daughter, Mrs. Anna Mae Middleton, who was called here recently by her serious condition, has also assisted in ministering to her.
Funeral services will be held at the home this afternoon at 3 o’clock and interment will be in the Memphis cemetery beside her husband, who died at the family home here on Monday, July 3rd, 1939- a little over a year ago.
Rev. W.E. Longstreth, pastor of the Methodist church, is in charge of the service. The pall bearers are Dr. Leo C. Pitkin, B.H. Hertenstein, Chas. J. Williams, A.L. Luther, Junior Davidson and Oval Bourn.
Mrs. Briggs’ maiden name was Mollie S. Bourn. She was married to Mr. Briggs on October 2, 1881, at the home of her parents in the north part of the county.
They had three children, Lee R. Briggs, who was killed in an airplane accident on December 5, 1927; Miss Lenna A. Briggs of the home, and Mrs. Anna Mae Middleton, who lives in California.
She is survived by the two daughters and five grandchildren -Mrs. Chas. W. Hill, Miss Louise Middleton, John Middleton Jr., Miss Anna Lee Briggs and Dan Porter Briggs.
Mrs. Briggs was a splendid woman. Her home was one in which genuine hospitality was always shown. She enjoyed entertaining relatives and friends and was always glad to have them about her. Her home will always be remembered as one in which many pleasant events have taken place.
Mrs. Briggs was a member of the M.E. church South in Memphis and after that church disbanded here, she became a member of the Methodist church.
She was born in Scotland county on May 2, 1872.
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Funeral Yesterday for T. H. Briggs
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Church of Christ for Thomas H. Briggs, 73, who died Monday, February 16, 1953, in a Kirksville hospital, following a heart attack two weeks ago. Rev. G. Lolin Easton conducted the services and burial at Bible Grove Cemetery.
He was born Aug. 9, 1879, in Saline County, Missouri, to Thomas H. and Betty Rood Briggs. While still a baby, he moved to Scotland County with his family and has lived here ever since.
In 1902 he married Elma March who survives. The couple observed their golden anniversary last November 9.
Other survivors include four sons, Harold M., of Greensburg; Harley, of Aledo, Ill.; Lesco, of Kirksville; and Leo, of Memphis; two daughters, Mrs. Vada Jackson of Lancaster, and Mrs. Lula Jackson of Greentop; four brothers, Robert and Frank of Canadian, Texas, Earl of Cheyenne, Wyo., and William of Memphis.
Nephews of Mr. Briggs served as pallbearers.
Thomas H. Briggs, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 19 Feb 1953, p. 1, col. 3
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W. P. BRIGGS IS DEAD
RETIRED BUSINESS MAN HAD LIVED IN MEMPHIS FORTY YEARS
Funeral services for W. P. Briggs, who died at his home, 448 East Jackson street, Monday, July 3rd, at 5:15 p.m., were held at his home yesterday afternoon at three o’clock, conducted by Rev. J.W. Borah, pastor of the Memphis Methodist church. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
The pall bearers were Col. E. L. Clark, Judge E. G. Bull, Dr. Leo C. Pitkin, Charles J. Williams, A. L. Luther and Oval Bourn. These men were selected by Mr. Briggs a few days before his death.
Mr. Briggs was born in Scotland county on November 9, 1854, and spent his entire life in the county. For many years he lived on a farm northwest of Brock near the Iowa line. About forty years ago he moved to Memphis and engaged in the grain and implement business, and later, with his son, the late Lee R. Briggs, they had the Ford agency in Memphis for a number of years, being among the first firms to sell automobiles in Scotland county.
After the tragic death of his son, Lee R. Briggs, on December 5, 1927, Mr. Briggs retired from active business but has always maintained an interest in local, state and national affairs, being a great reader of current events.
He was a man well spoken of by all who knew him, and by his fair dealing with the public through the years, he gained many warm friendships. In his home he extended a hearty and genuinely earnest welcome to all guests.
Mr. Briggs, a Democrat, was loyal to his party at all times, but was never so bitterly partisan to be disagreeable or insulting. He went about his work in a quiet, unassuming manner.
He was for a time a member of the Memphis city council and made the race for county treasurer in 1932. His defeat, however, never dampened his ardor for party success. He was as faithful to his party after that as he had been before.
William Porter Briggs was a son of James Briggs and Mary Ann Jordon Briggs. He was married on October 2, 1881, to Miss Mollie S. Bourn, at the home of her parents in the north part of Scotland county, who survives.
They had three children, the late Lee R. Briggs, Miss Lenna A. Briggs of the home and Mrs. John E. Middleton of Providence, R. I., both of whom have been with their father in his recent illness.
Mr. Briggs was the last of his immediate family. Surviving are the widow, the two daughters, and five grandchildren: Mrs. Chas. W. Hill, Pontucket, R. I.; Miss Louise Middleton, Providence, R. I.; John Middleton Jr., Boston, Mass.; Miss Anna Lee Briggs, Webster Groves, Mo., and Cadet Dan Porter Briggs, West Point, N. Y.
Mr. Briggs’ father was born in Boston, Mass., and his mother in Monroe County, Missouri.
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Simmons of Canton, Ill., motored here yesterday for the funeral, returning home last night.
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W. Brill, 60, died Monday June 14, at the home of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Martha Moyer. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Moore funeral parlor by Rev. Walton of Lancaster. Music by Mmes. Forrest Rowe, H. E. Gerwig, Messrs. Dee Rife and Harry West, with Mrs. Dee Rife at piano. Burial was in Downing cemetery. He s [sic] survived by his wife, Mrs. Effie Brill, one daughter in California and three step children.
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Mrs. Laura Brillhart Dies at Gibbs
Mrs. Laura Belle Brillhart, a former resident of Kirksville, Mo., passed away at 10:30 o’clock, Saturday morning, May 30, 1942, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd B. Hayward, at Gibbs, Mo.
The deceased was born at Hoopeston, Ill., on July 6, 1861, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Padgett. She was married to Robert M. Brillhart on March 13, 1884, and they moved to Dallas, Ia., where the lived until 1903, when they moved to Kirksville. They lived on a farm southeast of here until March, 1920, when they moved to Olympia, Wash., residing there until June, 1921, when the returned to Kirksville, Mo., where they lived for many years. Mr. Brillhart preceded her in death on December 6, 1936. She became a member of the Methodist church early in life.
Six children were born, but a daughter, Bessie, died at the age of four years. The surviving children are W. P. Brillhart, Dubuque, Ia.; Mrs. Clarence F. Brower, Beaver, Penn.; Mrs. Floyd D. Stevens, Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Ellis Barclay, Kirksville, Mo.; and Mrs. Lloyd B. Hayward, Gibbs, Mo.
The surviving grandchildren are: Eugene Barclay; Mrs. Pauline Mulford and Marga Barclay, all of Kirksville, Mo.; Robert Lloyd Hayward and Fern Elizabeth Hayward, of Gibbs, Mo.; Robert Brillhart, Ralph M. Brillhart, and Mrs. Ruth Phillips, all of Dubuque, Ia., and two great-grandchildren, Mary Donna Mulford of Kirksville, Mo., and Carolyn Jean Phillips, of Dubuque, Ia.
Funeral services were held at the Davis Funeral home at 3:00 o’clock, Sunday, May 31, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Snider, pastor of the Methodist Church, and burial, at the Maple Hill cemetery.
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Mrs. T. C. Brinegar
Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 15, in Jefferson City for Mrs. Tabitha Conner Brinegar, mother of Jack Brinegar, of Kirksville. Mrs. Brinegar died Monday after an illness with pneumonia, at the age of 77. She was born in Missouri in 1859, and married Robert Brinegar in 1887. Besides her husband and son, she is survived by four daughters, twenty-one grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Tabitha Conner Brinegar, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 23 Jan 1936, p. 1, col.2
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Samuel Britt of Greentop Dies
Funeral services were held for Samuel Britt, 90, an aged citizen of Greentop, who died Friday evening at 7:00 in a Kirksville hospital where he had been a patient for the past two years, at the Christian Church at Greentop Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. T. Quigley, pastor of the Greentop Methodist Church. Burial was in the Ft. Madison Cemetery.
Mr. Britt was the son of Evan and Frances Thompson Britt, and was born in Appanoose County, Iowa, Sept. 25, 1856. He was married to Dora Belle Crow in Adair County, Mo., Feb. 1, 1885, and to this marriage two children were born. Mrs. Britt died Oct. 1931.
He is survived by one son, Simer Pearl Britt, of Kansas City, Mo., one daughter, Mrs. Alva (Violet) Robinson, of Mason City, Iowa; one brother George, of Weldon, Iowa and five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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A daughter of Mrs. Schamp, named Dora Broady, about three or four years old, died Saturday night of pneumonia and was buried Sunday afternoon.
Dora Broady, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 15 May 1884, p. 3, col. 4
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6-WEEK ILLNESS FATAL TO FRED A. BROCAILLE
Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow Morning At Novinger.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock at Novinger for Fred Alfred Brocaille, 25, who died at his home in Novinger at 7:35 o’clock yesterday morning.
Mr. Brocaille became ill on the evening of May 15 this year at Moline, Ill., where he had been employed for a time in a factory. When his condition became worse he was taken to St. Johns Hospital in St. Louis, where he was confined for five weeks.
Last Friday, Mr., Mr. Brocaille, accompanied by his special nurse, Miss Lillian Ruddy, was taken from St. Louis to his home in Novinger.
Funeral services will be held at 9 o’clock tomorrow morning at the Saint Rose Catholic Church at Novinger and burial will be in the Novinger Cemetery. The Rev. P. J. Barrett, of Kirksville, will preside at the ceremonies.
Pallbearers will be Bernard McCabe, Jan Williams, Tom Ruddy, Joe Grgurich, Curtis Childres, and R. Burr, and honorary pallbearers will be Ted Steele, Carolos Jones, Johnny Charitino, Dominic Charitino, Jake Grgurich and Kenneth Cunningham.
Mr. Brocaille was born May 15, 1916, in Novinger, the son of Victor and Anna Brocaille. He attended the public schools of Novinger and has lived most of his life there.
He married Miss Marguerite Girotte on May 9, 1936, one child being born to this union.
Mr. Brocaille is survived by his wife, one son, Fred Richard, 16-months old, his parents, two brothers, Henry, of Decatur, Ill.; and Homer, of Hannibal; and three sisters, Mrs. Carl Miller, Genoa, Colo.; Mr. Catherine Shobe, of Hannibal; and Julia Mosley, of Novinger.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Brocaille and Mr. and Mrs. Courtland Shobe, arrived here Friday from Hannibal and Henry Brocaille is expected to arrive here today from Decator.
The body was lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until 2 o’clock this afternoon when it was taken to Novinger.
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RITES FRIDAY FOR VICTOR BROCAILLE, 81
Died This Morning at Novinger Home; Was Born in France
Funeral services for Victor Brocaille, 81, of Novinger, who died this morning at his home, will be held at 9:30 Friday morning at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger. The Rev. J. F. Kenny will conduct the services.
Mr. Brocaille, the son of Henry and Philomene Brocaille, was born January 10, 1870 at Lens, France. He was married to Anna Trolard, November 5, 1897 in Macon county, and to this marriage nine children were born.
He was preceded in death by three sons, one daughter, two brothers, and three sisters.
He is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Carl (Blanche) Miller, Genoa, Colo.; Mrs. Courtland (Cathrine) Shobe, Hannibal, and Mrs. Raymond (Julia) Mosley, Novinger; two sons, Henry of Tamaroa, Ill., and Homer Brocaille of Hannibal; one sisters [sister], Mrs. Victoria Daubresse, Kirksville; 31 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren.
He was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church at Novinger.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until tomorrow afternoon when it will be taken to Mrs. Mosley’s home at Novinger, where Rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Bearers will be Raymond J. Mosley, Kenneth Mosley, Lloyd Shobe, Kenneth Shobe, George Johnson, and Alfred Brocaille. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
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MRS. MARVIN BROCKMAN DIED THIS MORNING
Funeral Service Sunday Afternoon at Two O’clock
Mrs. Ina (Ryther) Brockman, 52, wife of Marvin Brockman, of 303 E. Cottonwood street, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at two o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel Sunday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes. Interment will be in the Highland Park Cemetery.
The daughter of James F. and Nettie Ryther, she was born in Macon County, Mo., Sept. 29, 1894. The family moved to Kirksville in 1900. In 1915 she was married to Marvin Brockman and two children were born to this marriage.
She is survived by her husband, the two children, Mrs. John DeWitt, of Reger, Mo., and James T. Brockman, of Festus, Mo.; her mother, of the home, two brothers, G. E. Ryther, of Newton, Ia., and E. F. Ryther, of Springfield, Ill., and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Brockman united with the Methodist Church at Renick, Mo., in 1916.
The body will lie in state at the funeral home.
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MRS. BROCKMAN DIES AT HOME IN LA PLATA
Funeral Tomorrow For Lifelong Resident of Macon County.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., Dec. 17—Mrs. W. H. Brockman died at the home of her son, Paul Brockman, in La Plata last night at 10 o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at the Baptist Church in La Plata Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Latrelle Stanfield. Burial will be made in the La Plata cemetery.
Mrs. Brockman, whose maiden name was Nevada Bunch, was born in Independence township in Macon County. She was married to W. H. Brockman, Oct. 16, 1895. They made their home on a farm near Atlanta until 1912, when they moved to a farm south of La Plata where they lived until recently when they moved to the home of their son.
She leaves her husband; one son, Paul Brockman of LaPlata; one brother, Henry Bunch of Atlanta, and three sisters, Mrs. Dora George of Ft. Madison, Ia., Mrs. A. A. Saunders and Miss Alta Bunch of La Plata.
She united with the Mount Tabor Baptist Church in 1893, later uniting with the La Plata Baptist Church.
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FRED BROKAW DIES IN FRANCE OF DISEASE
Wilson Township Family Receives Word from the War Department.
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Brokaw, of Wilson township, received a telegram from the War Department today announcing the death of their son, Fred Brokaw, who was in service in France. The message stated that death was due to disease.
He was 25 years of age and was a splendid young man. He was inducted into service July 17, 1918, and was sent with the Adair County contingent to Jefferson Barracks.
Besides his parents he is survived by two brothers, Albert F. Brokaw and Edward C. Brokaw. The latter enlisted for service and was sent to the Rahe Auto School at Kansas City.
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HENRY BROKAW, LAPLATA MAN, DIES IN EDINA
Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon for Aged Resident
LaPlata, July 30. (Special)—Funeral services for Henry R. Brokaw, 86, a long-time resident of LaPlata who died Sunday in Edina, will be held Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock at the Methodist Church in LaPlata. Rev. R. Lee Bennett, pastor of the church, will conduct the services, and with his wife, will sing for the rites. Burial will be in the LaPlata cemetery.
Mr. Brokaw, who had been ill since June, was born Nov. 25, 1864, in Henry County, Ill., a son of John and Roda Brokaw. He was married to Cynthia Edwards on No. [Nov.] 5, 1891. She preceded him in death, as did one son, Fred, three brothers, four sisters, and a granddaughter, Carol Jean.
Surviving him are three sons, Edward, of Kansas City, Albert, of LaPlata, and Harold, of Kansas City, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. Brokaw became a member of the LaPlata Methodist Church early in life.
Henry R. Brokaw, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 30 Jul 1951, p. 8, col. 6, Monday
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FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT EL RENO
Mrs. E. A. Clark received word this morning of the death of Mrs. Mary Bronson, a former resident of Kirksville, who died in El Reno, Okla., Sunday, Feb. 15.
Mrs. Bronson was about 88 years old and the family lived in Kirksville for a number of years, having made their home at 401 South Marion street. At the time of her death Mrs. Bronson was making her home wit her son and daughter, Edgar Bronson and Mrs. Nannie Canavan.
Burial took place in El Reno.
Mary Bronson, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 18 Feb 1920, p. 1, col. 6, Wednesday
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THOS. BROOK, 91, IS DEAD
Had Been at Kirksville Hospital Nine Months
Thomas Brook died at the Community Hospital at Kirksville yesterday, October 4, about noon, according to word received here. His body was brought to Memphis last night and funeral arrangements will not be made until relatives are heard from.
Mr. Brook was born in Scotland county, August 26, 1853, and is survived by one son, George Brook of Pueblo, Colo., and several grandchildren. He was an uncle of Mrs. W. L. Harbidge of Memphis.
He was taken to the Kirksville hospital about nine months ago where he remained until his death.
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JOHN WALTER BROOKBANK, 83, IS DEAD HERE
Well-Known Retired Farmer; Funeral at Bald Knob Church
John Walter Brookbank, 83, well-known retired farmer of western Adair county died Saturday night at 10:30 in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock at the Bald Knob Methodist Church, of which he had been a member many years. Rev. Archie Cooper will officiate and interment will be in the Green Castle cemetery. The body is at the Glenn E. Kent Funeral Home in Green City.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brookbank, he was born in Adair county on Nov. 29, 1868. He had been a farmer of the Bald Knob community most of his lifetime and served for about thirty years as superintendent of the Bald Knob Sunday School. He retired from the farm about six years ago and came to Kirksville.
His wife, Christina O’Bell, died on April 25, 1939, and four sons also preceded him in death.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. P. B. Chadwell, of near Kirksville, and Mrs. George Lutz, of Larned, Kan.; three sons, Melvin Brookbank, of Novinger, Johnny, of Green Castle, and Carl, of Laramie, Wyo.; ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
All of the children are expected to be present at the funeral.
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Harold Brookhart Dies After Heart Attack
Harold Jack Brookhart, 58, of 218 2nd Street, Green Rock, died unexpectedly Saturday in Lutheran Hospital, after an apparent heart attack.
Services were at 10 in the morning in Fairman Mortuary, Green Rock, with Rev. Roger Christianson of Colona United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Gorin, Mo., cemetery.
Mr. Brookhart was born in Dillon, Montana, the son of Warren and Grace Brookhart. He married Margaret Long, July 26, 1940, in Marengo, Iowa.
He was employed as an assembler by Ametek, Inc., East Moline.
Mr. Brookhart is survived by his widow; two sons, William of Albany and Curtis, at home; two grandchildren; his mother, of Arbela, Mo.; a brother, Paul, of Crawford, Nebraska; and six sisters, Mrs. Arlund Drummond and Mrs. Warren Geisler, both of Moline, Mrs. Lester Reese of Sciota, Mrs. Wilbur Arnold of Arbela, Mrs. Porter Wilson of Bushnell, and Mrs. Charles Hammer of Gloversville, New York.
Harold Jack Brookhart, From Unknown Newspaper, 19 Jun 1969
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Orville Brookhart Services Held At Wyaconda
Orville Brookhart 79 of Wyaconda, Mo. died Tuesday February 22, 1972, at 1:15 P.M. in the Scotland County Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Missouri.
Orville was born in Clark County September 13, 1892, a son of Frances and Susan Wells Brookhart.
He married Esther Diehl at Kahoka, Mo. on June 1, 1922.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Wyaconda where he served as teacher and Deacon while health permitted. He served his country over seas in World War I.
Surviving are his wife, Esther, a son Noel Wayne, four grandchildren Kenneth, Loyd, Betty, and Robert. Also a sister Rebecca Spindler of Ironton, Mo.
He was preceeded [sic] in death by his parents, two sisters, Gertie Knight, and Mabel Wells, one brother, Virgil.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church of Wyaconda, February 24, 1972 at 1:30 p.m.
Officiating were Rev. Ernest Deatrich and Rev. Guy Brown assisting. Organ music by Mrs. Barbara Anderson, and soloist Mrs. Terry Sommers.
Pallbearers were Clayton Alderton, Irving LaFrenz, Wendell Kapfer, Ermin Speer, Leland Robertson.
Interment in the Wyaconda Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements were by Gerth and Baskett, Memphis, Mo.
Orville Brookhart, Memphis, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 9 Mar 1972, Thursday
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W. E. Brookhart Dies Friday At Keokuk
William Edward Brookhart of 1401 Bank died at 2 p.m. Friday in Keokuk hospital a few minutes after admission, it was reported here.
Born May 19, 1911, in Bible Grove, he was the son of Charles E. and Ollie Bryant Brookhart. On April 11, 1931, in Carthage he married Dorothy N. Kayser.
A resident of Keokuk for 37 years, he had been employed at the Keokuk Electro-Metals plant for 27 years. He was of the Presbyterian faith.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Dolores Jean Mortimer of Wayland, Mrs. Gloria Clara Mitchell of Keokuk and Mrs. Sarah Louise Graf of Alexandria, two sons, Richard LaVerne of Keokuk and Robert Edward of Alexandria, 15 grandchildren, a greatgrandchild and a brother, Charles O. of Santa Ana, Calif. He was preceded in death by his wife, May 22, 1957, a brother and two sisters.
The funeral service was held Monday at 2 p.m. in DeJong’s Funeral Home with Dr. William Kettlitz officiating. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
William Edward Brookhart, From Unknown Newspaper, 20 Jul 1967
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MRS. ZORA BROOKHART, 80, DIES MONDAY EVENING
Mrs. Zora Servila Brookhart, 80, died at 6 o’clock Monday evening in Osteopathic Hospital at Kirksville after a long illness. Her home was in Arbela.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at two from the Gerth and Baskett Chapel. Memphis. Burial will be in Hickory Grove cemetery at Arbela.
Mrs. Brookhart was born in Clark County, Mo., May 23, 1880, a daughter of Aaron and Anna Catherine Bechtol. She was married to Andrew J. Power in October, 1898. He died Jan. 12, 1920.
On Dec. 31, 1921, she was married to G. L. Brookhart. He died March 30, 1935. She was a member of the Arbela Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son, Otto Power of Arbela; four daughters, Mrs. Pearl Pannell of Oakland, Cal.; Mrs. Flossie Christoffersen of Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Lena Rutledge of Garden Grove, Cal., and Mrs. Mary Oberman of Keokuk, Ia.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Charles ard [sic] Archie Bechtol of Memphis.
A son and several brothers and sisters preceded her in death.
Zora Servila Power Brookhart, From Unknown Newspaper, 9 Feb 1961
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PVT. BROOKING’S FUNERAL SUNDAY WELL ATTENDED
The military funeral for Private Harry Brooking, the first Adair county boy to lose his life in the service of his country during the World War, was attended by a crowd which filled the Christian church to capacity yesterday afternoon. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. F. W. Condit, who paid a splendid tribute to Adair county’s first fallen hero.
The funeral was held under the auspices of MacDougall-Lowe Post, No. 20. American Legion, and Legion men acted as an escort for the body from the funeral parlors to the church and thence to the Highland Park cemetery, where burial occurred, accompanied by the military burial rites.
The Brookings moved here from Western Kansas about five years ago. Mr. Brooking died two years ago last May. Harry had worked in the shoe factory ever since the family moved here. Besides his mother he leaves one brother, Frank, who is working in the shoe factory here now, and two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Combs of Moberly and Grace Brooking.
Mrs. Combs has been telegraphed of her brother’s death, but it is not known yet whether she will come.
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BROOKINGS, HARRY
1897-1918
Son of Archie O. and Inez Bowles Brookings.
Born at Myer, Adams County, Illinois, June 2, 1897.
Moved with his parents to Lewis County, Missouri in 1899, to Kansas in 1902, and to Kirksville in 1912.
Educated in the Kansas rural schools.
Was residing in Kirksville and employed in the shoe factory at the time of his enlistment.
Enlisted at Kirksville February 17, 1917.
Sent to Jefferson Barracks.
Assigned to Co. L., 9th Infantry and sent to the Mexican Border. Was stationed first at Laredo, Texas and later at El Paso, Texas.
After the declaration of war against Germany he was sent to Camp Syracuse, New York.
Assigned to Co. L., 47th Infantry; later transferred back to Co. L., 9th Infantry.
Sent overseas in September, 1917 with the First Division of the A. E. F.
Wounded in the battle of the Marne in June, 1918. Died from the effects of his wounds, June 10, 1918, aged 21 years.
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JOHN BROOKS, OF BRASHEAR, DIES TODAY
Funeral and Burial Services To Be Held Sunday.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., Oct. 4—John E. Brooks, 84, a lifelong resident of Adair County, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning. He became ill last Friday from glandular trouble and had an operation yesterday morning.
The funeral is to be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the U. B. Church at Brashear, conducted by the Rev. Paul E. Thompson, and burial will be made in the Brashear Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the family home 2 ½ miles southeast of Brashear. Pallbearers are to be J. A. Walters, Thomas Wink, Nim Platz, Elmer Henry, Cleve Stroud and Elmer Patterson.
Mr. Brooks was born March 11, 1856 on the farm which he owned and lived on at the time of his death, son of George W. and Mary Crawford Brooks. He was married September 18, 1887 to Miss Ida Luella Livingston and three children were born. One son, Edwin, died in infancy and a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Wilgus died in 1916. Another daughter, Mrs. Gladys Hanks, of Jefferson City, survives.
His wife died June 23, 1923 and he was married June 21, 1925, to Miss Cleo M. Parker, who survives. There also is one grandson, Hollis Brooks Hanks, of Jefferson City; one brother, William A. Brooks, Long Prairie, Minn., and one sister, Mrs. Addie Stewart, of Brashear.
Mr. Brooks united with the U. B. Church at Brashear under the ministry of the Rev. A. C. Torrey in 1924.
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Mary Catherine Brooks Dies June 20
Mary Catherine Brooks, daughter of George and Martha Neely Hocraffer, was born April 1, 1892, at Alexandria, Missouri, and died in Quincy, Illinois, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Ferguson, Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. She had resided in Downing, Missouri, for several years. She was 75 years old.
She was married to Henry Brooks April 27, 1910.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband one son, Marion.
She is survived by four sons, Floyd, Vancouver, Washington, Henry, Albia, Iowa, Leo, Marion, Indiana, George, Salinas, California; Two daughters, Mrs. James (Beulah) Ferguson, Quincy, Illinois, Mrs. Garland (Lois) Carter, Memphis, Missouri; one brother, George Hocraffer, Monticello, Missouri; and one sister, Laura Steffen, Keokuk, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 24, at the Gutting Funeral Home in Kahoka, Missouri, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Virgil Caulk will officiate. Burial will be in the Frazee Cemetery, Clark County, Missouri.
Mary Catherine Brooks, From Unknown Newspaper, 22 Jun 1967
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W. A. Brooks, Adair Native, Dies in Minn.
Long Prairie, Minn., Feb. 10. (Special)—W. A. Brooks, long-time resident of Round Prairie and more recently a resident of Long Prairie, died Monday, Feb. 3, after an illness of two weeks. His death came as a shock to neighbors and friends since he appeared in excellent health until recently.
Mr. Brooks was born December 6, 1861 in Adair County, Missouri, the son of George and Mary Crawford Brooks. He came to Round Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, in 1888, where he engaged in farming.
In July 1888 he was married to Miss Bertha F. Sherwood, of Brashear, Missouri. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks continued to make their home near Round Prairie until a few years ago when they purchased a home in Long Prairie. Mrs. Brooks fell some time ago and fractured her hip and since then they have spent most of their time in Long Prairie.
Surviving are Mrs. Brooks and two children, Lawrence and Margaret, both at home. One son Harvey died in infancy. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Addie Stewart, of Brashear, Missouri. He was a brother of the late John E. Brooks, also of Brashear, Mo., who died October 4, 1940.
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PROMINENT CITIZEN TAKEN SUDDENLY
Death came for Barney Broseghini, one of the town’s most prominent and best liked citizens, sometime Monday night. He was found dead by his son, Frank, upon arising Tuesday morning. The two lived together in their home on the west side of town since the death of Mrs. Broseghini recently.
Mr. Broseghini had been warned about his heart, but could not stand the thought of quitting work, so kept on unil [sic] he suffered a heart attack while working in the Chariton River mine Monday. He became so ill there that his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Joe Broseghini, had to call for him and take him home. They thought he was better, but he died.
Surviving are three sons, Frank, and Joe of this city, and John of Chicago.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Cemetery church, with the Rev. Ralph Smith preaching the sermon. Burial was in the Novinger cemetery.
Mr. Broseghini was born in Austria and came to this country as a young man. He had been a miner for some forty years, and had lived in Novinger for a long time. He was a stockholder in the mine in which he worked.
No man in the county had more friends or was more highly thought of. He was a hard worker, so hard that he would rather work than be sick, and was an outstanding example of the finest kind of citizen. He was a member of the Italian Society, and will be missed among his friends in that group and the rest of the town.
The sons and sister have the sincere sympathy of the community.
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Claud S. Brother Dies in Tennessee
Word has been received by friends here of the death of Claud S. Brother, former resident of this city, who died Sunday at Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Brother was a graduate of the Teachers College and was at one time superintendent of the schools here.
The son of Joseph and Kitty Brother, Mr. Brother received his early schooling in Audrain County. From Kirksville, he went to Billings, Mont., where he was head of the schools, and then later went to Mississippi university to become a member of the faculty there. With his family he moved to Little Rock, Ark., in 1912 and for about 30 years was engaged in various school enterprises.
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MRS. BROTHER DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
Funeral To Be Held at James Nicholas Home; Burial at Ownbey
Mrs. Katherine Brother, 77 years old, died last night at 9:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Nicholas, southwest of Kirksville.
Mrs. Brother has been in ill health for some time and has been staying at the home of a daughter in Memphis, Tenn., and came here with her husband a couple of weeks ago thinking it would benefit her health.
The deceased was born in Rockport, Ind., June 2, 1846, and resided in this county for many years.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph Brother, one son, Prof. Claude Brother, two daughters, Mrs. James Nicholas and Mrs. Blanche Blair, of Memphis, Tenn. Mrs. Blair and her two children, Ona Lee and Claudia are expected to arrive in Kirksville tonight. The son has not been heard from.
The time of the Funeral has not been definitely decided upon but will be held at the Nicholas home either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock. The body will be buried in Ownbey cemetery.
The family have many friends who sympathize with them in their bereavement.
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Died Last Saturday Result Pneumonia
Mrs. Rebecca Brough, an aged and respected lady of this county, died at her late home southeast of Memphis, Saturday, March 29th, 1913, of pneumonia. The deceased was seventy-seven years old and was the mother of Mrs. Williams, of near Memphis.
The funeral was held at Union church, eight miles southeast of Memphis Sunday, afternoon at 1 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. J. D. Gunter, of the Baptist church. After which all that is mortal of the body was buried in the cemetery nearby.
Rebecca Brough, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Apr 1913
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Mrs. Charles Brown
Mrs. Allie Lee Brown, wife of Charles R. Brown, formerly of Rutledge, died at her home southwest of Buckner Tuesday evening, September 26, at eight o’clock after being seriously ill for a month.
She was born January 16, 1887, at Edina and was married April 17, 1915, to Charles R. Brown. To this union one child was born, Mrs. Thomas L. Bailey of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Mrs. Brown united with the Christian church at Rutledge when about fifteen years of age.
Besides the husband and daughter she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Emaline March of Knox City, a brother Chester Burch of Little Rock, Arkansas, a sister, Mrs. D. L. Brown of Kansas City, two half-sisters, Mrs. James Kraus, Gorin and Mrs. Bernice Snell, Knox City and on half-brother, Robert March of LaBelle.
The funeral was held at Buckner Christian Church Thursday afternoon, September 28, at two o’clock. Burial was made in the Buckner cemetery.
Allie Lee (Burch) Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Oct 1939, p. 2, col. 2 & 3
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Allie Lee Burch Brown
Allie Lee Burch, daughter of Thomas and Emaline Burch, born in Edina, January 16, 1887, departed this life at her home near Buckner, September 26, 1939 at the age of 52 years, eight months and 10 days.
She was untied in marriage to Charles R. Brown of near Rutledge, April 17, 1915. To this union was born one daughter, Naomi.
At the age of fifteen she united with the Christian church at Millport. She has lived a true Christian life, always trying to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ. She was of a cheerful disposition and knew how to make a home pleasant, always glad to welcome those who crossed her threshold.
She leaves to mourn her departure her devoted husband, the daughter, Mrs. Thomas Bailey of Lee Summit, Mo., her aged mother, Mrs. Emaline March of Knox City, one sister, Mrs. Dallas Brown of Kansas City, one brother, Chester L. Burch, Little Rock, Ark., one half-brother, Robert March of LaBelle, two half-sisters, Mrs. James Kraus, Gorin and Mrs. Charles Snell, Knox City, also several nieces and nephews and other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held in the Christian Church of Buckner, Thursday afternoon, September 28, conducted by T. P. Burkhart of Rutledge assisted by the pastor Rev. Lewis. Burial in the Buckner cemetery.
Allie Lee (Burch) Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 12 Oct 1939, p. 1, col. 4
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Funeral Services For Annetta Brown Held At Rutledge
Mrs. Annetta Brown was born January 14, 1867 in Knox County, Mo. She lived most of her life in Scotland County except for the past 10 years where she lived in Independence, Mo.
She married Samuel Brown on Dec. 11, 1916 and to this union six children were born, three have preceded her in death, Douglas L. and two in infancy. Those that remain are Charles R., Butler, Mo.; Milton C., Lebanon, Mo; Wm. H. of Idalou, Texas, one brother Jessie L. Boone of Napa, Calif., and one sister, Anna Moore, Rutledge, Mo.
Funeral services were held from the Rutledge Christian church Wednesday, March 9 at two p.m. conducted by Rev. Dean Jones. Burial was in the Pauline cemetery, Rutledge, Mo.
Anetta Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Mar 1960, p. 1, col. 4
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Mrs. Annetta Boone Brown, 93, Rutledge, Was Buried Yesterday Afternoon
Mrs. Annetta Boone Brown, a native of Knox County and formerly of Rutledge, died Monday, March 7, 1960, at a rest home in Independence, Missouri, where she had been about ten years. She was 93 years old.
The funeral was at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Christian Church in Rutledge. Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery.
Three sons survive: Charles R. Brown of Buckner, Missouri; Milton Clay Brown of Lebanon, Missouri, and William H. Brown of Idalou, Texas. There are left 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren and a brother, Jesse S. Boone, of Napa, California, and a sister, Mrs. Annie Moore, of Rutledge.
Mrs. Brown, or Mrs. Nettie Brown as she was more generally called, was a daughter of the late Milton Clay Boone and the late Anna Cunningham Boone. She was born January 14, 1867, near Fabius, northeast of Edina, and was married in young womanhood to Samuel Brown, who died December 11, 1916.
A member of the Christian Church, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by two infant children and a son, Dallas L. Brown, 64 years old, who died May 25, 1952; her father in 1916 and her mother in the autumn of 1904. A brother, Thomas Boone, 77 years old, died in September, 1949.
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SHERIFF BROWN OF LINN COUNTY DIES
Brookfield, Mo., March 1—Sheriff Carl Brown of Linn County died at a local hospital last night. Brown, 64, suffered a stroke at his home in Lieneus [Linneus] Monday.
Carl Brown, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 03 Mar 1946, p. 5, col.2, Sunday
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Charles Brown Rites Friday at Lancaster
Funeral services for Charles H. Brown, 88, a Lancaster resident of many years, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Danford, at Stronghurst, Ill., yesterday morning, will be held Friday afternoon at one o’clock at the Norman Funeral Home in Lancaster. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery in Lancaster.
He was born in Schuyler county Dec. 12, 1865.
Surviving are three children, Fred Brown, of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Roy (Hazel) Danford, of Stronghurst, Ill., and Mrs. Bessie Robertson, of Keokuk, Iowa; five grandchildren; four brothers, John, Harley and Ollie, of Lancaster, and Robert, of Orchard, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one daughter who died in infancy; four brothers, Frank, Henry, Elmer and James, and three sister [sic], Elizabeth, Janey and Mary.
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CHELSA BROWN DIES
Miss Chelsa Brown, pictured above last spring at a dinner when she was honored for her many years of service as commercial teacher, died Monday at the home of her neice [sic], Mrs. Walter Stappe, at Pittsburg, Kansas. Funeral for Miss Brown, who retired last spring after teaching here 34 years, is being held today at the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in the Memphis cemetery.
Miss Brown had been in ill health for the past several months. A complete obituary will be published next week.
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David Brown died at his home near Lebanon, Van Buren county, Iowa, Nov. 23rd, 1886, aged about 70 years. Deceased lived in this county for many years, and had a host of friends who very much regret to hear of his death. He went from here to Van Buren county and located near Lebanon. He was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, and died rejoicing in the hope of a full salvation.
David Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 30 Dec 1886, p. 3, col. 3
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David L. Brown Killed In Accident
A highway fatality was recorded in Scotland County, Sunday, March 1, at about 6:35 p.m., 4 ¼ miles north of Memphis on Highway 15.
According to the Highway Patrol, a farm tractor was being driven southward by David Lenius Brown, 15, of Memphis, and a car was also being driven south by Earl Gilfillan, 62, of Memphis.
The report stated that the car was unable to slow to the speed of the tractor and collided with the rear of the tractor unit, which overturned down a steep embankment, killing the young driver. The Patrol stated that the farm tractor had an improper tail light.
There was considerable damage to both vehicles.
David L. Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Gorin Argus, 5 Mar 1970
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Ed J. Brown, 40, Dies Suddenly at Edina
Edina, Oct. 21, (Special)—Ed J. Brown, 40, was found dead Sunday in his room by members of the Brown family at the home of his mother, Mrs. Eva L. Brown.
Mr. Brown had complained of having contracted a cold when he came home Saturday evening.
He is survived by his mother and one brother, Atty Tom B. Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 tomorrow afternon [sic] at the Brown home, conducted by the Rev. Pearl Burkhart of Rutledge. Burial will be in the Linville Cemetery.
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DR. ED BROWN DIES AT HOME IN EDINA TODAY
Funeral Services Will Be Held There Friday Afternoon.
Dr. Ed S. Brown, 63 years old, a well-known dentist and citizen of Northeast Missouri, and a life long resident of Knox County, died at his home in Edina about 2 o’clock this morning after a heart attack. He had been in his usual health until about a month ago when his heart began to fail. His condition had been considered unfavorable to past few days.
Funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon, conducted by Masons.
Dr. Brown was one of the prominent Republican politicians of Missouri and a leading citizen of Edina. He was postmaster there for ten years, a dentist and lawyer by profession and was a member of the Republican State Committee. In 1917 he was the Republican candidate for Congress from this district. He was a past president of the Northeast Missouri Dental Society. He was an able orator and had spoken here on many occasions.
He was born and raised in Knox County and had lived there all his life.
He is survived by his widow, two sons, Tom B. Brown, prosecuting attorney of Knox County, and Ed J. Brown of that county, and one brother, John G. Brown of Helena, Mont.
Dr. Ed S. Brown, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Jan 1940
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FUNERAL FOR ED. J. BROWN, 40, HELD AT EDINA
Former Assistant Postmaster Succumbs to Heart Attack.
Edwin J. Brown, of “Ed J.” as he was generally known in a friendly way, died at the family home in Edina Sunday. He was 40 years old. Mr. Brown served as assistant postmaster in Edina for several years and later was assistant clerk in the State Auditor’s office at Jefferson City during the term of L. D. Thompson.
He attended the Edina public school, also St. Joseph School and was a member of the St. Joseph School Orchestra.
He was married Feb. 14, 1938, to Ruth Tabscott. He lived the greater part of his life in and near Edina, having been born here March 3, 1901, the son of Edwin and Eva L. Brown.
He is survived by his mother, and wife, and his only brother, Tom B. Brown, prosecuting attorney of Knox County.
Funeral services were held at the family home at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. T. P. Burkhart, a relative of the family, conducted the services and was assisted by the Rev. Terence Mullins. The singers were Mrs. Sue Krueger and Mrs. W. E. Krueger, Jr., with Mrs. E. O. Hunsaker as pianist. Burial was in Linville cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Frank Cassell, J. H. Sandknop, Harold McKay, John O’Donnell, Johnny Gibbons and W. E. Krueger, Jr.
Relatives who came from out of town to attend the services were: F. P. Sever, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Sever, Herbert and Amy Woodcock and Mr. and Mrs. Willis Woodcock, Hurdland; Miss Maggie Jarivs [sic], Mr. and Mrs. George Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Lewis, Mrs. Tom Jarvis, Elmo, Ab and Pearl Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. George Luker and Mrs. Ralph Tonnies, Knox City and vicinity; Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Burkhart and son, Harry, Rutledge; Mrs. C. E. Tabscott, Freddy Bruce Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Tabscott, Purdin, Mo.; Mrs. H. J. Phillips, Linneus, Mo.; Miss Rose Gibbons, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Holman, Jr., and F. M. Holman, Sr., of Locust Hill.
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FUNERAL HERE TOMORROW FOR MRS. BROWN
80-Year-Old Women [sic] Lived Here Half-Century.
The funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Brown, widow of John W. Brown who died yesterday afternoon, is to be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Home. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown had been suffering several weeks from a complication of diseases. She was 80 years old, and had lived in this vicinity a half-century.
Born in Trimble County, Ky., June 3 ,1859, she was the daughter of William and Amanda Hutchison. She was married to John W. Brown in February, 1879, and they came to Missouri in 1890. Five children were born to them, one son dying July 2, 1927, at the age of 36. Mr. Brown died May 17, 1936. She also was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers.
Surviving are three sons, W. C. Brown, Brookfield; V. L. Brown, Arbela, and Joe F. Brown, Kirksville; one daughter, Mrs. C. E. Otto, Gorin, Mo. Mrs. Otto and the son, Joe, were at her bedside when she died.
There are two half-sisters, Mrs. Robert Spillman, Twin Falls, Ida., and Mrs. Amanda Smith, Longton, Kan.; 12 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Brown was a member of the Christian Church.
Pallbearers at her funeral will be Paul Headley, John Headley, Ernest Hutchison, Russell Hutchison, Carl Arndt, and Dwain Tyhurst.
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CIRCUIT JUDGE TOM BROWN’S MOTHER DEAD
Mrs. Eva L. Brown, 74, Dies at Son’s Home in Edina
Mrs. Eva L. Brown, 74, lifetime resident of Knox county, died yesterday evening at the home of her son, circuit Judge Tom B. Brown, in Edina.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Edina Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by the pastor, Rev. John B. Alexander, of Canton. Interment will be in the Linville cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Virginia Burk and was born in Knox county on July 24, 1876. She was married to Dr. Ed S. Brown May 24, 1899. Two sons were born to this marriage. Her husband and one son, Ed J. Brown, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her son, tom B. Brown, two grandchildren, Tom B. Brown, Jr., and Bella Louise Brown, and one great granddaughter, Ruth Louise Brown, all of Edina.
Mrs. Brown was a charter member of the culture club of Edina and a charter member of the PEO, also a member of the Daughters of American Revolution. She held district and state offices in the Missouri Federation of women’s clubs. ON Feb. 5, 1940 she was selected Pioneer club Woman of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in the state.
She was a member of the Christian Church in Edina.
The body is at the Hudson Funeral Home in Edina.
Eva L. Brown, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 10 Apr 1951, p. 3, col. 1 & 2, Tuesday
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E. H. (“HAPPY”) BROWN DIES, HERE, AGE 50
Ill Since January; Funeral Monday at Funeral Home.
Everett Floyd Brown, 50 years of age, widely known as “Happy” Brown, died at his home at 1601 N. Green St., yesterday morning at 4 o’clock. He has been in failing health since the first of January. He underwent an operation four months ago at Mayo Bros. at Rochester, Minn., and since that time has been confined to his bed.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock conducted by the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment will be at Unionville and Cap’t. Clare Magee, will have charge of the service at the grave.
He was the son of William and Elizabeth Brown and was born July 12, 1894, in Brown County, Ohio. He came with his parents to Unionville, Missouri, in 1915. He was married March 9, 1924, to Miss Leta Halley and one daughter, Marvel, was born to them. He and Mrs. Brown and daughter, Miss Marvel came to Kirksville in 1928 where he has since been engaged in the oil business. He was a Staff Sergeant in World War I. He was a member of the Elks Club when it was in operation here.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and his mother, Elizabeth Brown, of Kirksville, and two sisters, Mrs. Jay Burgher and Mrs. Edna Burgher, both of Coatesville.
The body will lie in state at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home. Active pallbearers will be: Robert Hensley, Sampson Boyland, Loren Vaughn, Chas. F. Taylor, Paul Melton and Don Pollock.
Honorary pallbearers: Everett Elsea, R. W. Haynie, Aaron Miller, Ronald Reed, Ward McDuffie and Francis Murrell.
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Funeral Services Held Monday For Everett (Happy) Brown
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home for Everett Floyd (Happy) Brown, of 1601 N. Green Street. He died Saturday morning at his home. Pallbearers were: Robert Vaughn, Chas. F. Taylor, Paul Hensley, Sampson Boyland, Loren Melton and Dan Pollock. Honorary pallbearers were: Everett Elsea, R. W. Haynie, Aaron Miller, Ronald Reed, Ward McDuffie and Francis Murrell.
He was the son of William and Elizabeth Brown and was born July 12, 1894, in Brown County, Ohio. He came with his parents to Unionville, Missouri in 1915. He was married March 9, 1924 to Miss Leta Halley and one daughter, Marvel, was born to them. He and Mrs. Brown and daughter, Miss Marvel came to Kirksville in 1928 where he has since been engaged in the oil business. He was a Staff Sergeant in World War I. He was a member of the Elks Club when it was in operation here.
He is survived by his wife, daughter and his mother, Elizabeth Brown of Kirksville, and two sisters, Mrs. Jay Burgher and Mrs. Edna Burgher, both of Coatesville.
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MRS. FERN MAY BROWN IS DEAD; 46 YEARS OLD
Wife of Carl Brown; Services Monday Afternoon
Mrs. Carl (Fern May) Brown, 46, of 314 S. Main, died Saturday in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, where the body will lie in state, Monday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. Romans Smith, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Charles and Lizzie Bell (Brown) Perry and was born May 29, 1905, at Cincinnati. Iowa.
She was married to Carl Brown, June 9, 1922, at Kirksville, and one daughter was born to this marriage.
She is survived by her husband, daughter, Mrs. C. H. (Geraldine) Bragg, Big Sandy, Texas; four brothers, Deon Perry, Plenn Perry, both of Kirksville, Mott and Leland Perry, both of Chicago, Ill.; five sisters, Mrs. Roy (Pearl) Figgie and Mrs. Clifford (Eva) Dabney both of Kirksville, Mrs. Arnold (Myrtle) Griffith, St. Louis, Mrs. Fred (Maxine) King and Mrs. Leilah Gosser, both of Kansas City; two grandchildren, Dianne and Carl Bragg, Big Sandy, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Mrs. Brown was a member of the Christian Church.
Bearers will be: Willis Carlson, Leighton Webber, Noble White, G. E. Davison, Phillip Mudd, William Walker.
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Mrs. Melvin Brown, aged 45 years, of near Novinger, died in a local hospital here Tuesday morning. She had undergone an operation Friday. Florence Brown was born March 26, 1886 in Adair county, a daughter of S. A. and Mary Novinger, members of the pioneer family who built the first cabin at Novinger and after whom the town was named. She was married to Melvin Brown September 1, 1907 and four children were born to them: Richard E., Novinger, and Robert E., Ruth Virginia and Paul Custer, at home. She is also survived by her parents who live at 207 North Main St., Kirksville, and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Blanche Riley, Kirksville; Ora E. Novinger, Novinger, Jesse R. Novinger, Novinger; Mrs. Christine Hudson, Plattsmouth, Nebr., and Mrs. Pauline Goodrich, Callao. Funeral services were held at the family home near Novinger Thursday afternoon conducted by the Rev. B. N. Covert. Burial was made in the Novinger cemetery.
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Edina Doctor Dies; Practiced 40 Years
Edina, Mo., Jan 14 – Dr. George Samuel Brown, a practicing physician in Knox county for forty years died in his home here yesterday, at 3 p.m. after a long illness. Hardening of the arteries was the cause of the death which came after two months confinement.
Dr. Brown was born Dec. 23, 1869 in Marion county, Mo., the son of Dr. Lewis and Martha Nickel Brown. He came to Knox county in 1877 and graduated from the public schools here. Later he studied medicine in St. Louis, graduating in 1891. He married Miss Anna Rouner of Edina in 1890.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank Cassell, of Edina, two brothers, John Brown of Chicago and Dr. Nickell Brown of Oak Forest, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. J. C. Brown, of Lewistown, Mo.
George Samuel Brown, Memphis, Memphis, Memphis Reveille, 21 Jan 1932, p. 6, col. 4
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Among those from a distance who attended the funeral of Dr. George S. Brown Friday were Mr. and Mrs. John S. Brown, Chicago; Dr. Nickell Brown, Oak Park, Ill.; Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Brown, Lewistown; Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Rouner, Brashear; Mr. and Mrs. George Washburn, Mr. and Mrs. James Washburn, LaBelle; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin, south of Edina; Dr. Walter Stevenson, Dr. Ralph McReynolds, Quincy; Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Duncan, Brookfield; Dr. Robert Northcutt and daughter, Nell, and Dr. and Mrs. Charles McKay, of Knox City.
Dr. George S. Brown, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 21 Jan 1932, p. 3, col. 2, Edina Column
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Young Son Died
Harry Truman Brown, the infant son of James W. Brown and Pearley Brown, was born November 22, 1948, and died January 1, 1949. He is survived by his parents, his half sisters and brothers; (unreadable) Ollie, James and Charles of Decatur, Ill., and by two grandparents and two great grandparents.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel, January 2, at 2 p.m. by Rev. W. F. Longstreth. Burial was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Harry Truman Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 6 Jan 1949
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Died in August of 1885
Brown, Homer, infant son of George and Helen Brown.
The funeral services were held at the home on Sunday at 3 p.m., and were attended by a large company of sympathizing friends.
The bereaved parents have the consolation of knowing that the tender lamb which was so unexpectedly taken from them is now in a fold from which it will never stray and ever under the kind and watchful care of the Good Shepherd.
“Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”
Homer Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 6 Aug 1885, p. 3, col. 3
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MRS. BERT D. BROWN DIES AT HURDLAND
Succumbs to Heart Ailment Unexpectedly.
Special to the Daily Express.
Hurdland, Feb. 24—Mrs. Hulda L. Brown died suddenly at 10:30 o’clock this morning at her home here. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. Mrs. Brown apparently had been in good health and at the time of her death was walking with her husband and a neighbor in the barn lot.
Born Jan. 17, 1875, at Washington Ill., she was the daughter of Ephriam and Mary Shumaker Parsons. At the age of seven, she came to Missouri with her parents and settled on a farm two miles southeast of Brashear. February 22, 1891, she was married to Bert D. Brown. Five children were born of this marriage, one son dying in infancy.
Surviving, besides here husband, are two daughters, Miss Elva Brown, employed at the Citizens National Bank, Kirksville, and Mrs. Hugh Howerton, of Hurdland; two sons, Albert Brown, of Kansas City, and Roy Brown, of Hazelton, Idaho; one brother, Lou Parsons, of Brashear; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Brown, of Vulcan, Can., and five grandchildren. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Nazarene Church of Hurdland.
The body will lie in state at the home. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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An infant child of Ward Brown, living north of this city in Union township, died Tuesday morning of this week and was buried the same day in Prairie View cemetery.
Infant Child Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 Jan 1896, p. 3, col. 3
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Coroner Called to Granger By Death of J. A. Brown
Coroner E.E. Symmonds was called to Granger Sunday to investigate the sudden death of James A. Brown.
Mr. Brown worked at the Lalone filling station and had gone there as usual to build the fire Sunday morning. When the proprietor reached the station he found him dead. He was an elderly man, and Dr. Symmonds reports that death was caused by a heart attack.
The deceased had no relatives in this vicinity but a brother in Denver was located and sent for.
James A. Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 4 Feb 1937, p. 1, col. 5
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Obituary
J. A. Brown
James A. Brown was born in Clark county, Missouri, March 10, 1866, and departed this life January 31, 1937, being aged 70 years, ten months and 21 days.
He had been a resident of this community most of his life, having spent brief periods in Colorado and Nebraska, always to return to the state of his birth.
Mr. Brown leaves to mourn his death one brother, Frank Brown, of Denver, one sister, Mrs. Margaret Hallett of California, a cousin, James Hilliard of this city, besides nieces and nephews who reside in Colorado.
He was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge of Arbela. He served in the Spanish-American war with Co. C, First Regiment. Mr. Brown will be missed by his friends here.
Music was furnished by a group of high school boys and girls under the direction of Professor Gilbert. Body bearers were Bob McEldowney, Ira Adams, Joe Mendenhall, Charles Mathias, Lawrence Smith and Albert Jones.
Funeral services were held at the Granger Methodist church, Friday, February 5, conducted by Rev. J. E. Simpson, pastor.
James A. Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 Feb 1937, p. 1, col. 3
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JAMES A. BROWN DIES AT HOME IN KIRKSVILLE
Funeral Here on Tuesday with Interment in Iowa
James A. Brown, 81, died at his home at 308 E. Randolph street last night at ten o’clock.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Washington, where the body is lying in state. The body will be taken to University Park, Ia., where interment will be made.
He was born in Ohio on Nov. 4, 1869. He came from Ohio at the age of 17 to Iowa where he lived the greater part of his life near Marengo and Oskaloosa.
He was married to Rachael Scott, who preceded him in death Jan. 31, 1939. His daughter, Edna, died Dec. 9, 1931. He was married to Anna Maygren on Aug. 14, 1941.
Surviving are his wife; one grandson, William A. Richards, and a great-grandson, Roger Dean Richards, of Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Mr. Brown had made his home in Kirksville the past eight years.
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Funeral Wednesday For J. C. [sic] Brown; Died Monday
James Burt Brown, the son of William Clark Brown and Mary Jane Brown, was born June 14, 1874, at Maysville, Ind., and died at his home in Memphis, on April 19, at 7:55 p.m. He had been in failing health for some days.
Mr. Brown as a child came to Missouri with his parents and settled near Downing. Here he met and married Sarah Jane Whittom, June 23, 1896. To this union five daughters and two sons were born. He united with the McGrady Presbyterian church in early life. The family home was near Greensburg, Mo., until last July when he and Mrs. Brown moved to Memphis.
He was preceded in death by his two brothers and by one son, Eldon T. Brown, who died September 16, 1947, at Kansas City.
He is survived by his wife, Sarah Jane Brown, and by five daughters: Mrs. Ruby Blanche Bebermeyer of Hickman Mills, Mo.; Nellie Ruth Keesler of Phoenix, Arizona; Pearl Anna Ries of Independence, Mo.; Helen Lillian Witte of Warsaw, Mo.; Minnie Lue McDonald of Memphis; one son, William James Brown of Memphis, and 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held on April 21 at the Gerth & Baskett chapel by Rev. W. E. Longstreth and Rev. H. A. Bickers. Music was provided by the Chappell sisters and Miss Juanita Griffith.
Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
James Burt Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 22 Apr 1948, p. 1, col. 2
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Jesse H. Brown Dies in Boise, Idaho
Jesse H. Brown, 65, of Joseph, Ore., a brother of former Adair County Sheriff Alex Brown, died in a Boise, Ida., hospital yesterday morning according to a telegram received by Mr. Brown last evening.
He was born in Adair county March 8, 1889, the son of Randolph and Catherine (Shoop) Brown. He was a veteran of World War I and after his discharge from the service he settled at Joseph, Ore., where he was married to Mary Adams. She died in 1928.
He is survived by one son and two daughters; two brothers, Melvin Brown, of Hamilton, Mont., a former resident of two miles southwest of Brashear, and Alex Brown, of Novinger route 2, and one sister, Mrs. Walter (Mary) Canaday, of McAlester, Okla. His parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death.
Funeral services and interment will be at Joseph.
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JOHN D. BROWN DEAD
WAS ALDERMAN AND BUSINESS MAN IN MEMPHIS FOR MANY YEARS
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon, Feb. 13, for John D. Brown, who died at his home, 332 Huntington street, Thursday, Feb. 10th. Services were conducted by Rev. E.L. Painter, pastor of the church and burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Pall bearers were John Earl Courtney, Gerald Courtney, Harold Brown, Cecil Brown, Glen Brown and Dr. Homer Gabriel.
Mr. Brown was a well known man in Memphis and Scotland county having been in the milling and feed business here for several years. Mr. Brown served as alderman for the city of Memphis a few years ago and devoted much of his time toward the progress of the city. He was also a candidate for mayor a few years after he served as alderman.
During the service, Rev. Painter read this sketch of Mr. Brown’s life:
John David Brown was a son of the late Dan and Elizabeth Brown. He died at his home Thursday morning, Feb. 10, 1938. He was born in Shelby county, Ohio, May 29, 1858, and was 79 years of age.
When a small boy he moved with his parents from Ohio to Missouri where he grew to manhood.
Early in life he united with the United Brethern Church and continued in that faith throughout the remaining years.
Most of his life was spent in Scotland county. He studied machinery from childhood, making it his life’s work. In his earlier life he was recognized as one of the most accomplished machinists in this part of the country.
He was foreman of Rees Bros. handle factory for many years.
He has operated a feed mill for more than twenty years, thereby has gained a large circle of friends.
He was a highly esteemed citizen, and leaves to his loved ones a good name and to his children the memory of a kind and loving father. He was united in marriage to Louise J. Dowell of Scotland county, May 29, 1880. She preceeded [sic] him in death a year ago. To this union six children were born, Mrs. Elza Courtney, Memphis, Mo., Elva Brown, Bowling Green; Lawrence Brown, Vaughn Brown, Mrs. Cash Courtney, Memphis; Harman Brown, Detroit, Mich.
He is survived by six children, twelve grandchildren, one great grand child. He also leaves one brother, Wm. H. Brown, Galesburg, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Carry Travis, Topeka, Kans. and Mrs. Ollie Lee, Walnut, Kans.
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Attorney John G. Brown of Helena, Mont., died suddenly at his home there Tuesday morning, according to a message received here by his sister- in- law, Mrs. Mary G. Brown, teacher at the Greenwood School. He was about sixty years of age and had suffered from heart disease for several years.
Funeral services and burial will be held in Helena Thursday.
Mr. Brown was born and reared at Edina, Mo. He attended the Kirksville State Teachers’ College and was a graduate of Missouri University and of Yale. He had practiced law in Helena for many years and was prominent in city affairs and the Masonic Lodge. He was the last of a family of seven brothers.
He leaves his widow, the former Cordelia Ashlock, who was a member of an old and prominent family in Kirksville; two sons, Attorney William A. Brown of Helena, and John G. Brown, Jr., who is associated with the Standard Oil Company in New York City. The late Dr. Ed Brown of Edina, was his brother. Mrs. Mary G. Brown’s husband was the youngest member of the family of boys.
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John W. Brown Dies In Oklahoma
John W. Brown, native of Kirksville, was found dead January 15 about 3 p.m. at his home four miles northeast of Ramona, Okla. He was 75 years old and had lived near Ramona for the past 25 years.
Mr. Brown was born in Kirksville on November 28, 1869 and lived on a farm near here and at Gifford, Mo., for several years. He was married to Miss Amanda Bell Bennett in 1900 and to this union two children were born. His wife died in 1904 and he later remarried and two children were born to this uuion [sic].
The only survivor from this area is a nephew, Curtis Reynolds, of Macon, Mo.
Graveside services were held at Ramona cemetery with Rev. Clare Willcuts of the Friends Church conducting the services.
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J. W. BROWN, AGED RETIRED FARMER, DIES
Succumbed to Pneumonia This Morning; Rites Tuesday.
John Wesley Brown, 77-year-old retired farmer, died this morning at 7:30 o’clock at his home southwest of the city limits.
He had been a resident in the Kirksville vicinity for 46 years.
Mr. Brown had experienced impaired health for the past five years. A week ago he became dangerously ill with pneumonia, following an attack of influenza. Death was attributed directly to the pneumonia.
The funeral is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home. The Rev. Isaac Yates will officiate. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery. The body is to lie in state at the funeral home until time for the obsequies.
Mr. Brown was born in Kentucky, Aug. 18, 1858, a son of David and Jane Law Brown. He was married to Elizabeth Hutchison 57 years ago last February. Five children were born to them. He was preceded in death by one son, Tom Brown, Alamosa, Colo., nine years ago.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Brown, one daughter, Mrs. C. E. Otto, Gorin, Mo.; three sons, W. C. Brown, Brookfield; Virgil L. Brown, Mexico, Mo., and J. F. Brown, Kirksville; ten grandchildren, one great grand daughter, and a brother, James Brown, Milton, Ky.
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Rites For Jos. B. Brown
Was Born at Hannibal, Missouri in 1859
Funeral services for Joseph B. Brown, colored, who died at the nursing home at Kirksville on Tuesday, April 18, as stated in The Democrat last week, were conducted by Rev. W. G. Bensberg at the Payne chapel Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Music was furnished by Miss Faye Chapell and Mrs. Elza Burns. Pall bearers were Ralph I. Ladd, John A. Forrester, Pearl Tinney, Harve Gundy, Elmer O. Bertram and Tommy Gundy.
Mr. Brown was born at Hannibal, Mo., in 1859, being 85 years of age.
He spent most of his life in Iowa, coming to Memphis in 1905, where he has lived since until a few months ago when he was taken to the Kirksville home.
For a number of years he was employed by the Leslie family and was janitor at the Citizens bank.
He became a member of the Baptist church in Memphis in 1915.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mollie Brown; two sisters who live in California, and a nephew and wife of Grinnell, Iowa. Miss Vernie Green of Memphis is a step daughter.
Joseph B. Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 27 Apr 1944, p. 2, col. 4
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LAURA BROWN, 46 YEARS OLD, SUCCUMBS HERE
Was Patient in Hospital; Funeral Plans Incomplete
Mrs. Laura Mae Brown, 46, of 1123 N. Centennial, died this morning in a Kirksville hospital.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs. Brown was the daughter of William H. and Mindi (Burke) Mackey and was born March 15, 1903, at Plamer, Ia. She was married here May 26, 1926, to Raymond Brown, and to this marriage three daughters were born. She was preceded in death by her mother and the three daughters.
She is survived by her father, William H. Mackey, and stepmother Mrs. Irene Mackey, of Kirksville, and three sisters, Mrs. Jack (Helen) Leutzinger, of Des Moines, Ia.; Mrs. G. P. (Alpha) Smith of Washington, D. C., and Miss Altha Mackey, of Kirksville.
Mrs. Brown was a member of the Baptist Church.
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Mrs. Lillie M. Brown Funeral Tomorrow
Hurdland, Mo., Nov. 30. (Special)—Funeral services for Mrs. Lillie M. Brown, who died at her home here Sunday afternoon, will be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 at the Nazarene Church in Hurdland conducted by Rev. W. R. Kornagay, pastor of the Kirksville Nazarene Church. Interment will be made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery here.
Her daughter, Mrs. Mennie Marie Moore, of Salem, Ore., will arrive in Hurdland late this afternoon.
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FINAL RITES YESTERDAY FOR MRS. C. M. BROWN
Funeral services were held from the Rutledge Methodist Church Wednesday at 2 for Mrs. C. M. Brown, who was found dead in her home Monday morning by her son, James. The Rev. Lowell Shorey of Payson, Ill., her former pastor, officiated at the service. Music was furnished by Mrs. Wesley McMurry. Body bearers were Paul Bozarth, Bill See, J. B. See, Don Brown, Dick Brown, and Hillis McClamrock. Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery at Rutledge.
Louella Florence Bertram was born May 10, 1898, near Memphis, Mo., daughter of William and Elizabeth Bertram and passed away March 13, 1965, at home in Rutledge.
On February 9, 1917, she was united in marriage to Charles M. Brown and to this union were born five children, namely, Neta, Melvin, Isabelle, James and Robert. Her husband, Charles M. Brown, preceded her in death on January 4, 1965.
She was a member of the Rutledge Methodist Church and Rutledge Booster Club.
She leaves to mourn her passing Neta Foss, San Fernando, California; Melvin Brown, Summit, Illinois; Isabelle Sanchez, Montebello, California; James Brown, Rutledge, Missouri; and Robert Brown, Washington, Illinois; a sister, Leona See of Rutledge, Missouri; and a brother, George Bertram, Hannibal; also eleven grandchildren and a host of friends.
Louella Florence (Bertram) Brown, The Gorin Argus, 18 Mar 1965
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MRS. LOUIS S. BROWN IS FOUND DEAD AT HOME
Was 85 Years Old; Funeral Services Held Tomorrow
Mrs. Louis Sahrilda Brown, 85, was found dead at her home, about five miles south of Kirksville, late Sunday evening by her nephew, George Herron. Coroner Robert B. Davis was called, and upon investigation, he stated that she had died of heart failure and had been dead twelve to fourteen hours.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Washington, at 3:30. Interment will be in the Stukey cemetery near Millard.
She was the daughter of Louis and Margaret (Logsdon) Archer, and was born in Schuyler County, Ill., on July 22, 1864. She was married to Garland Brown, who died in 1932. One son was born who died in infancy. One daughter, Mrs. Jessie Frances Morgan, died in 1940.
She is survived by four grandchildren, Mrs. Alan Hopper, of Atlanta; Roy B., William G. and Bonnie Jean Morgan, all of Kansas City; six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home. 202 E. Washington.
Bearers will be George Herron, J. E. Mack, Eugene Herron, Gail Herron, Luther Hopper and Glen Adams.
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Mrs. Louis S. Brown Funeral Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Louis Sahrilda Brown, 85, who was found dead in her home about five miles south of Kirksville last Sunday evening, were held at the Davis Funeral Chapel this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment was in the Stukey cemetery.
In the list of survivors of Mrs. Brown yesterday the name of her brother, John Archer, was unintentionally omitted. Mr. Archer is 91 years old and is the only surviving member of the family.
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Louisa Jane Dowell was born in Scotland county, Mo., Jan. 22, 1862, the daughter of the late Graston and Elizabeth Dowell. She departed this life after a long illness, Sept. 24, 1936.
On May 29, 1881, she was united in marriage to John D. Brown. To this union six children were born, Mrs. L.E. Courtney, Memphis; Elva Brown, Bowling Green, Mo.; Laurence and Vaughn Brown, Mrs. C.R. Courtney, Memphis; Herman Brown, Detroit, Mich.
She was a member of the Oak Ridge Baptist church and in later years transferred her membership to the First Baptist Church of Memphis.
She leaves the husband, six children, twelve grand children and one great grand child. He sisters and brother preceded her in death.
She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Her life was centered on the happiness of her family. She was a splendid neighbor, and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Body bearers were Harold Brown, John E. Courtney, Elza Courtney, Jr., Gerald Courtney, Cecil Brown, Glen Brown.
Services were from the First Baptist Church, Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2:30, Rev. E.L. Painter officiating, with interment at Memphis cemetery.
Louisa Jane (Dowell) Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 1 Oct 1936, p. 1, col. 3 & 4
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Service Held Thursday for Mabel Brown
Mabel Gladys Jolliff Brown passed away March 3, 1969, in Lahm Care Home at Seymour, Missouri. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 6th, at Rutledge Christian Church with burial in Pauline Cemetery.
She was born at Lamar, Missouri, July 5, 1897, a daughter of Sarah and Andrew Jolliff. After the death of her mother at the age of 6 years, her father brought her and her younger sister to the home of his brother, Dan Jolliff. She later went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Linnie Matlock, where she was raised as their daughter.
On April 4, 1916, she was united in marriage to Milton C. Brown, who survives; also a daughter, Mrs. Waid Phillips, Rutledge; and a son, Leo E. Brown, Memphis; six grandchildren, Mrs. Earl Hustead, Rutledge, Miss Neta Phillips, Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Ronald Lehr, Great Lakes, Ill., Larry K. Brown, Tulsa, Okla., Mrs. Robert Jones, Newark, Mo., and Mrs. Gary Rhoades, Memphis. Four great grandchildren, Penny and Jenny Hustead, Juanita Lehr and Joey Jones; two brothers and two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Robinson, Hubert and Roy Jolliff, all of Oklahoma City, and Mrs. Blanche Hines, Ardmore, Okla.
Mabel Gladys (Jolliff) Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 13 Mar 1969, p. 6, col. 5, 6 & 7
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Services For Mabel Jolliff Brown
Mabel Gladys Jolliff Brown was the daughter of Andrew Jackson and Sarah Isabel Colvin Jolliff. She was born July 5, 1897 in Indian Territory Oklahoma.
On April 4, 1916 she married Milton Clay Brown and to this union two children were born: Vivian Verlee and Leo Eldon.
Mrs. Brown passed away March 3, 1969 at the Nursing Home in Seymour, MO, where both Mr. and Mrs. Brown had made their home for several months.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband of 53 years, her daughter Vivian and husband Waid Phillips, of Rutledge, Leo E. Brown and his wife Jewell of Memphis.
Six grandchildren, Reva Hustead, Neta Phillips, Janice Lehr, Larry Brown, Linda Jones and Beverly Rhoades. Four great grandchildren Penny and Jenny Hustead, Juanita Lehr and Joey Jones. Funeral services were held March 6, 1969 at the Christian Church in Rutledge. Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery. Gerth’s Funeral Home was in charge of the service.
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Marion L. Brown Dies In Edina
Marion L. Brown, who for thirty years was an inspector at the International Shoe Company factory here, died last Sunday in Edina, according to the following item in the Edina Sentinel:
“Marion L. Brown, 85, father of Mrs. T. W. Kerfoot of Edina, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 4:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Kerfoot home, where he had made his home the last three years. He had been seriously ill ten days.
“The body was taken to the Barkley Funeral Home in Canton, where funeral services were held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Graveside services were conducted late that afternoon at the Bluff Spring cemetery in Clark County, north of Canton.
“Mr. Brown was a son of Hiram F. Brown, a Clark County pioneer, and Catherine Stark Brown. He was born June 12, 1864, in the southeast part of Clark County and was reared there. On March 10, 1895, he was married to Miss Emma Nesbitt at Monticello. One daughter, Mrs. Kerfoot, was born to them. In 1914 they moved to Kirksville, where Mr. Brown was an inspector in the International Shoe Factory for more than thirty years.
“Following his retirement in 1941 Mr. and Mrs. Brown moved to Canton, where they lived until coming to Edina three years ago to make their home with Mrs. Kerfoot and daughter, Miss Eileen. Mr. Brown was a member of the Kirksville Baptist Church. Surviving him are his wife, and Mrs. Kerfoot and his granddaughter, Miss Eileen Kerfoot.
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Milton C. Brown Services Are Held Here
Milton Clay Brown, son of samuel [sic] and Annette Boone Brown, was born June 7, 1893, near Rutledge, Missouri, and departed this life March 14, 1970, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Martin, in Memphis.
On April 4, 1916, he was united in marriage to Mabel Jalliff [Jolliff], who preceded him in death just one year ago on March 3. To this union two children were born, Mrs. Waid (Vivian) Phillips of Rutledge, and Leo E. Brown of Memphis.
Mr. Brown is survived by the two children; six grandchildren, Mrs. Reva Hustead, Colony, Missouri, Miss Neta Phillips, Quincy, Illinois, Mrs. Janice Lehr, Great Lakes, Illinois, Mrs. Janice Lehr, Great Lakes, Ill. [sic], Larry K. Brown Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mrs. Linda Jones, Newark, Missouri, and Mrs. Beverly Rhoades, Lakewood, Ohio; Four great-grandchildren, Jenny and Penny Hustead, Juanita Lehr and Joey Jones; one brother, Dr. Harry Brown, Idalow, Texas.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dallas and Charlie Brown, and two infant great-grandsons.
Mr. Brown was a farmer in Scotland County, for many years, but due to ill health they moved to Colorado in 1947. In 1955 they returned to make their home in southern Missouri, where they lived until March, 1969. For the past several months he has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Martin, in Memphis.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel in Memphis Missouri, Sunday, March 15, 1970, at 1:30 p.m. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Pauline Cemetery, Rutledge, Missouri. Body bearers were Shelton Golden, Lee Chancellor, Mallie Phillips, Fred Corwin, Raymond Forquer, Lee Chancellor, Fred Corwin, J. P. Childers.
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Mrs. D. R. Brown is dead
Succumbed at home of daughter, Mrs. Lee Bartlett, in Detroit
Funeral services for Mrs. D. R. Brown, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Bartlett in Detroit, Michigan, yesterday, will be held from the Methodist Church here Saturday morning at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Brown became ill here the past winter and was taken to the home of her daughter in Detroit where she has since made her home.
Burial will be in the Memphis Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown is survived by two sons and two daughters, Frank R. Brown of Clarksburg, West Virginia; Mrs. Lee Bartlett of Detroit, Tom Brown of Chicago, and Mrs. E. B. Drost of North Platte, Nebraska.
Mrs. D. R. Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Jun 1950
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Mrs. J. U. Brown Dies In Lafayette, La.
Mrs. J. U. Brown, sister of Mrs. B. L. Bonfoey, died Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Claude Blanchett, in Lafayette, La., after a short illness.
Funeral services and burial were held at Lafayette Monday morning at 10:30.
Mrs. Brown had visited her sister here many times and had many friends in Kirksville. She had been with her daughter in Lafayette since in February, 1948.
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Pearl Brown, 63, Dies Sunday at Home
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Davis Funeral Home with the Rev. T. E. Spurling officiating. Burial was made in the Queen City Cemetery.
The son of James Marion and Mary Jane Brown, he was born and grew to manhood near Queen city. In 1903 he married the former Verta Frances Collins, of Queen City, and moved to Cement, Okla. After eight years in Oklahoma, they moved to Kirksville. Mr. Brown was employed by the International Shoe Company for about 18 years. He was a member of the Woodmen Lodge.
Besides his widow he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Geneva Richmond, of Kirksville route six; Mrs. Hazel Curry, of 701 West Smith Street, and Mrs. Irma McClanahan, of Millard, three sisters, Mrs. Audra Followwill, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. Iva Walker, of Cement, Okla., and Mrs. Stella Long, of Weed, Calif.; a brother, Charles Brown, of Earlsboro, Okla., and four grandchildren.
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P. V. BROWN, 63, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Employed 18 Years At Shoe Factory; Funeral Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Davis Funeral Home for Pearl Vernon Brown, who died at 5:15 yesterday afternoon at his home, 702 West Smith Street. Mr. Brown, who would have been 63 years old Friday, had been in failing health the past 12 years.
The son of James Marion and Mary Jane Brown, he was born and grew to manhood near Queen City. In 1903 he married the former Verta Frances Collins, of Queen City, and moved to Cement, Okla. After eight years in Oklahoma they moved to Kirksville. Mr. Brown was employed by the International Shoe Company for about 18 years. He was a member of the Woodmen Lodge.
Besides his widow he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Geneva Richmond, of Kirksville route six; Mrs. Hazel Curry, of 701 West Smith Street, and Mrs. Irma McClanahan, of Millard, three sisters, Mrs. Audra Followwill, of Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. Iva Walker, of Cement, Okla., and Mrs. Stella Long, of Weed, Calif.; a brother, Charles Brown, of Earlsboro, Okla., and four grandchildren.
Interment will be in Queen City Cemetery.
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5-MONTHS-OLD BABY IS BURIED
Rose Brown, the 5 months-old daughter of Mrs. Ivah Young, was buried this morning in Forest cemetery, following funeral services at the McLaughlin chapel. The little baby was never strong. She was born June 27, 1922, the daughter of John Brown, but her mother remarried later.
Rose Brown, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 16 Dec 1922, p. 1, col. 1
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Brown, Samuel
This community was startled Tuesday morning upon learning that Sam Brown had died about midnight Monday. He had had a minor operation performed on his Knee Sunday evening but it was at no time thought by the attending physician to be serious.
Sam Brown was one of this community’s most highly respected citizens and all will mourn his death. Funeral services were conducted at the Christian Church in this city Wednesday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in Pauline (A.F. & A.M.) Cemetery.
Samuel Brown was born in Millport, Mo., April 5, 1859, and departed this life December 11, 1916. Age 57 years, 8 months and 6 days. He was married to Sarah L. March in October, 1882, who died on March 27, 1884. To this union was born one son, Orval, who died on July 7, 1884. He was again married to Annetta Boone, Sept. 16, 1885. To this union were born six children, two of whom died in infancy. He leaves to mourn, the wife and four sons, Dallas, Charley, Milton and Harry, and one grandchild; three brothers, Vance, of Novinger, Mo., Charley, of Winterset, Iowa, and Al, of California, as well as a number of other relatives and friends.
“Sam”, as he was usually called, was left an orphan at the age of five years and made his home for a number of years with Robt Smith. During his life he lived within a radius of three miles of his birth place, except for a period of three years spent in Illinois. He and his sons were educated at the same country school, in the Millport district. Sam was not a member of any church organization, but tried to live a Golden Rule life.
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Obituary
Sarah Miller was born in Columbia County, Penn., August 21, 1819. She was one of a family of thirteen children, all of whom have passed away except one sister, who still lives at the age of eighty-one years.
Miss Miller was married to Daniel Brown in the year 1839. Six children have been born to them, four of them have died. Her husband also was taken, his death occurring in 1854. Two sons, Ezra Brown of Fairbury Neb., and George M. Brown of Memphis, now mourn the loss of an affectionate mother. But their mourning is turned into the joys of the redeemed by the consolation of the Gospel of our Christ, which to her was the power of God unto salvation.
Her home was in Pennsylvania until the year 1881, when she came to Missouri and ever since has made her home with her son George in Memphis. Grandma Brown, as she was familiarly known was a true type of woman. Her heart was in every good cause, although she remained a member of the church of her youth, yet she took an active interest in the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church. By her spirit of kindness she won the esteem and love of all who knew her. Her life was fully lived. On Tuesday morning May 8, 1906 at half past nine o’clock, she peacefully passed to the “Rest that remaineth to the people of God.” Her age was 86 years, 8 months and 17 days.
Sarah (Miller) Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 May 1906, P. 3, col. 4
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At Rest
Mrs. Sarah E. Brown (nee Burnau) died at her home in this city, of a complication of diseases, Sunday, Dec. 19, 1897, at 10:45 p.m. after a lingering illness, aged 54 years, 5 months and 16 days.
Deceased was born in Ohio, July 3, 1843, and was married to M. M. Brown, in Noblesville, Indiana, October 12, 1859. Of this union five children were born, two of whom preceded the parents to the spirit land. The surviving children are Mrs. C. B. Stark, of Wayne County, Iowa, Dan R. Brown of Grant City, Mo., and Miss Laura Brown, of this city. In March, 1869, they moved to Wayne County, Iowa. Her husband died Sept. 13, 1893, and was buried in Wayne County. The following December she removed to this city, where she resided until summoned to her reward. He father, mother, six brothers and five sisters survive her. The father is a minister in the Christian Church and Mrs. Brown professed religion in childhood and lived a consistent Christian all the days of her life. She lived in the parsonage of the M. E. church, south, two or three years after moving to Memphis and joined that church when the Rev. C. O. Ransford was pastor and made his home with her. For many long years she had been a great sufferer, but in all her affliction she was patient, cheerful and sweet spirited. When the end came it was a release. She had waited long for the final summons and at last her wish was gratified. “God’s finger touched her and she slept.” She is at rest now in the enjoyment of the full fruition of her hope and faith in life. Heaven’s gate is always ajar to receive the spirit of a Christian mother and Mrs. Brown surely had a triumphant entrance. She was a good and kind neighbor, a loving and indulgent mother and her life was a benediction to all who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the family residence Wednesday morning, Rev. P. F. Campbell officiating after which the body was taken to Corydon, Iowa, for interment.
Sarah E. (Burnau) Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 Dec 1897, p. 2, col. 2
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Killed by Lightning.
Last Friday evening about five o’clock, during the storm, Dave Brown’s twelve year old son was struck by lightning and instantly killed at Mine No. 1, near Nineveh. At time of going to press we cannot obtain further particulars.
Brown, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 25 Jun 1906, p. 4, col.3
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Mrs. Susan Brown, a daughter of Dr. W. F. Englehart of St. Louis, died in Denver Wednesday of tuberculosis. The body will arrive here Saturday night, and the funeral will be held at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 1 o’clock. Rev. Isaac Yates will conduct the services. Interment will be made in Llewellyn cemetery.
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Highly Respected Colored Lady Is Buried Here Sun.
Last Sunday afternoon at the A. M. E. Church in this city was held the funeral of Mrs. Susan Brown, who died in the asylum at Fulton. Services were conducted by Rev. C. B. Johnson, the Baptist pastor, whose home is in Moberly. The sermon was considered one of the best ever delivered in this city.
There is no definite record of Mrs. Brown’s age, but she is believed to have been born in 1850. Her parents, Dudley Johnson and wife, were slaves of H. H. Downing and Susan was born in slavery and while in bondage was married to Rev. John Brown. After her emancipation she worked hard and made a living for herself and two sons after her husband’s death. Because of her industry and right living she had many friends among the white folks of this place as well as among her own race, who were saddened by the passing of this good woman.
She was a consistent member of the colored Baptist Church and lived a God-fearing life. About three years ago her mind became impaired and she was taken to Fulton where death released her.
Mrs. Brown leaves a sister, Rachel Johnson, of Urbana, Illinois, who has made many sacrifices for her sister lately. She brought the body back to Memphis, her old home, had it taken to the undertaking parlors of D. W. Payne & Sons, from where Sunday it was taken to the A. M. E. Church where the services were held. One son, Wallace, is a resident of this city and the other one is believed to be alive, but his place of residence is unknown.
Out of town attendants at the funeral, besides the sister, were Mrs. Lida Clark of Keokuk and Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Carr of Quincy. The following were the body bearers: J. B. Brown, J. H. Patterson, Curtis Irving, Walter Cole, J. G. Carter and Tom Howard.
Susan Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 Jan 1923
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Rites For Vaughn Brown
Services at the Memphis Baptist Church Tuesday Afternoon
Funeral services for Vaughn P. Brown, whose death was reported in The Democrat last week, were held at the Memphis Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. H. A. Bickers. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Music was by the choir of the church with Mrs. Marvin Frogge, pianist. Pall bearers were barbers, Joe Gutman, Arthur Tippett, Andrew McDaniel, Ross Garrett, Vaughn Gleason and Lloyd Lancaster.
The American Legion had charge of the service at the grave.
Mr. Brown died in Los Angeles, Calif., March 4. He was the son of the late John D. and Louisa J. Brown. He was born in Scotland county, Oct. 12, 1890. He united with the Oak Ridge Baptist church from which he never changed his membership.
Received his education in the Memphis public school and business college. He learned the barber business under the Courtney Bros. of Memphis and at the time of his death was engaged in this profession, 633 South Flower St., Los Angeles.
He was a veteran of World War I and was in Foreign Service. After the war he made his home in Los Angeles for a number of years.
He was called home in 1933 by the illness of his mother who preceded him in death Sept. 24, 1936. He engaged in the milling business whit his father, later purchasing same. After his father’s death, Feb. 10, 1938, he continued to operate the business until 1942, when he disposed of the business and returned to Los Angeles.
There remains to mourn his death, three brothers, Elva Brown, Galveston, Texas; Lawrence Brown, Memphis, and Herman Brown, Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Elza Courtney and Mrs. Cash Courtney, Memphis; six nephews and four nieces.
Vaughn P. Brown, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 13 Mar 1947, p. 1, col. 7
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WM. BROWN, 70, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Former Contractor, Gasoline Dealer Here 20 Years.
William (Bill) Brown, 70, resident of Kirksville since 1921, died at 6 o’clock yesterday evening at his home, 1601 North Green Street. Death was attributed to a heart ailment. Mr. Brown has been in failing health for nine months and seriously ill the past three months.
The son of Albert and Rebecca Brown, Mr. Brown was born July 31, 1872 in Brown County, Ohio. He was a farmer and contractor in Ohio and Jan. 25, 1893, married the former Elizabeth Moler. In 1915, he moved his family to Unionville where he was engaged in farming until coming to Kirksville in 1921.
Mr. Brown built the first service station on Highway 63 through Kirksville at 1601 North Green Street and operated the same station until his retirement eight years ago. He was a member of the Christian Church and retained his membership in the I. O. O. F. in Ohio.
Besides his widow, Mr. Brown is survived by a son, Everett F. Brown, of 1601 North Green Street; Two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Burgher, of Coatsville and Mrs. J. C. Burgher, of Coatsville; three brothers and one sister, all living in Ohio, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Davis Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Martin Cross, Methodist minister, will conduct the services. Interment will be at the Coatsville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be C. B. Moler, J. C. Moler, R. W. Moler, A. B. Burgher, J. C. Burgher and R. L. Burgher. The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until time for the funeral.
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William Brown Of Gifford Dies
Funeral services were held yesterday for William Thomas Brown, 71, of near Gifford who died December 22. Burial was in the Pa Plata cemetery.
Mr. Brown was born near Sperry, Mo., May 8, 1870, a son of James and Elizabeth Ratliff Brown. He was married April 8, 1896 to Della Floyd and five children were born, two of whom preceded him in death.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Della Brown; two daughters, Mrs. Naomi Snyder, Greencastle; Ivy Brown, Cardy; one son, James Brown, La Plata; eight grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Ely, Kirksville; Mrs. Florence Furnish, Queen City, and Mrs. Lula Barger, Kirksville.
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Zoe Ola Brown Dies At Age of 80
The services for Mrs. Zoe Ola Brown, 80, who died Monday at the Van Buren County Home were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Milton Methodist church.
The Rev. Herbert Phillips officiated. Burial was in the Sunnyside Cemetery.
The daughter of James Henry and Mable Slater Johnson, was born April 30, 1885, and passed away April 4, 1966 being 80 years, 11 months and four days of age.
Mrs. Brown resided in Van Buren county most of her life. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Methodist church at Milton, Iowa.
She married William F. Brown July 12, 1914, who preceded her in death.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Julian Grabowski, of Memphis, Mo.; two grandchildren, Mrs. Vernon Jackson of Downing, Mo., and Donald Janulls of Chicago and five great grandchildren, Shellie, Toni, Randy, Sally Jackson of Downing and Jeff Janulls of Chicago.
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A.C. Browning Dies AT Home in Memphis
A. C. Browning, a former resident of Kirksville, died of a heart attack Wednesday, Dec. 5, at his home in Memphis. He had been in average health until the day of his death.
Mr. Browning lived in Kirksville from 1922 to 1930. He taught the Loyal Bible Class at the Christian Church for several years. While living in Kirksville he was ordained into the ministry on June 1, 1929. He had retired from active work during the last few years.
He leaves his wife and a son, Dr. C. M. Browning, of Memphis.
Funeral services will be held from the Christian Church in Memphis, Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Mother of Dr. Browning Passes Away
Mrs. Lena Browning, mother of Dr., C. M. Browning of Memphis passed away at the Kisling Nursing Home Tuesday morning.
Services will be held at the Christian church Thursday at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Howard Merchant officiating.
Lena Browning, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 28 Apr 1966
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NOVELTY WOMAN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Funeral Services To Be at 2 O’clock Tomorrow.
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 24—Miss Vienna Browning, 69 years old, died at 3:30 o’clock this morning at the home of her brother, Frank E. Browning, in Novelty.
Miss Browning had been in failing health for the past two years and had been confined to her bed for the past five weeks. Death was attributed to cancer.
Funeral services will be at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon in the Novelty Christian Church and burial will be in the Novelty Cemetery. The Rev. L. C. Mauch, of Quincy, Ill., will conduct the ceremonies. The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home at Brashear until 7:30 o’clock tonight when it will be taken to the Frank B. Browning home in Novelty.
Miss Browning was born in Adams County, Ill., on May 19, 1870, the daughter of Jasper W. and Deborah Stockton Browning. In 1886 she came to Missouri with her parents where they settled on a farm near Novelty. She had lived in the same community since that time.
She was united with the Christan Church when she was 22 years old and at the time of her death held membership in the Mount Pleasant Christian Church near Novelty.
Miss Browning is survived by one sister, Mrs. Zene Winget, Shelbyville, two brothers, F. E. Browning and O. L. Browning, both of Novelty; eight nephews and five nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Easley and Mrs. Caroline Winget and another brother, Robert M. Browning.
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OBITUARY.
Mr. James Broyles died at his residence near Danforth on the 15th inst. Mr. Broyles was born in Adair Co. on the 21st of March 1828, and has been a resident of this county all his life. On Feb. 27, 1851, he was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Wortman by Elder David Wortman, her father. He was a pensioner having served in the late war. His last illness was brief though he had been in very poor health all winter. He had been suffering from disease of the lungs ever since he returned from the War, having only one lung for a number of years, this lung having failed caused death. The funeral services were at the home Sunday where a large number of relatives and friends had gathered. The funeral was preached by Rev. Isaac Capps and Rev. J. G. Price. The remains of the deceased were in the Wortman family grave yard near his home. Mr. Broyles was a noble citizen, kind hearted and true with numerous friends and no known enemies.
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JAMES BROYLES DIES AT HOME HERE, AGED 89
Suffered Stroke May 22; Funeral to Be Held Wednesday.
James Hopson Broyles, 89 years old, for 45 years a resident of Kirksville, died at 3:15 o’clock this morning at his home 615 West Dodson Street.
Mr. Broyles suffered a stroke on May 22 of this year and had been bedfast since then. Before then he had been in good health and was able to take care of his garden.
Funeral services will be Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Ownbey Cemetery southwest of Kirksville.
Mr. Broyles was born Feb. 27, 1853, in Kentucky, the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Broyles. When he was five years old his parents moved to Missouri, settling at Browning.
Mr. Broyles married Miss Mary Elizabeth Munn, daughter of Jasper and Rebecca Munn, on Sept. 4, 1879. Five children were born to this union, two dying in infancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Broyles had moved to Kirksville about 45 years ago and have lived at their present home since then.
Mr. Broyles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Broyles, 73, who is in good health, three children, Mrs. Fred Babcock, 615 West Dodson Street who has been living with her parents for the past two years; Mrs. Myrtle Thompson, Cassville, Mo.; John Calvin Broyles, 1208 South Baird Street; eleven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
One grandson, Edgar Thompson, was killed in world War I, and one grandson, Clarence Babcock, is with the armed forces in World War II.
Mr. Broyles was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.
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MRS. MARY E. BROYLES, 80, DIES HERE
Funeral Services To Be Conducted Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Broyles, 80, died at her home at 615 W. Dodson yesterday.
Funeral services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of First Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Ownbey Cemetery.
Mary Elizabeth Munn, the daughter of Jasper and Rebecca Munn, was born May 12, 1864 in Ohio. She was married to James Broyles, Sept. 4, 1879. Five children were born, two of whom died in infancy.
She is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. Ida Babcock, of Kirksville, with whom she made her home, Mrs. Myrtle Thompson, of Kansas City and J. C. Broyles, of Kirksville; three granddaughters, nine grandsons, seven great grandchildren. Three grandsons are now in the service. Pvt. Orville Babcock, somewhere in France, Cpl. Gene Broyles, in the Philippines and Seaman first class Homer Broyles, somewhere in the South Pacific. One grandson, Edgar Thompson, was kicked in World War I.
Her husband preceded her in death on August 10, 1942.
The body will lie in state at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home.
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F. B. BRUCE, AGED 82, DIES HERE TODAY
Succumbs to Pneumonia After Being Bedfast 4 ½ months.
Francis Bailey Bruce, 82 years old, died this morning at 11 o’clock at his home at 516 North High Street. He had been bedfast since Sept. 9 due to a complication of diseases and developed pneumonia a few days ago.
The funeral is to be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. H. H. Snider, pastor of the Methodist Church. Burial will be made in the Maple Hills Cemetery. His body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mr. Bruce was born May 26, 1858 in Macon County, a son of Alfred and Diantha Bruce, and lived most of his life in that county, where he was a farmer many years. He came to Kirksville eighteen years ago.
He was married to Sarah M. Burch April 1, 1883 and four children were born, one of whom, M. P. (“Pine”) Bruce, died Nov. 2, 1940.
Surviving are his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Rose McChesney, Lanesboro, Ia.; Mrs. Opal Monarch, Kirksville; Mrs. Ellen Herzberg, Hickory, Mo.; one stepson, Chester Burch, Coffeyville, Kan.; fifteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
He was the last of a family of four, a sister and two brothers preceding him in death.
Mr. Bruce joined the Methodist Church when a young man.
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PINE BRUCE, AGED 56, DIES AT HOME HERE
Funeral and Burial Services To Be Held Monday.
Marion Pine Bruce, 56 years old, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bruce at 516 North High Street, yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock.
He had been ill the past nine years, suffering from a complication of diseases, but became bedfast only last Thursday.
The funeral is to be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Maple Hills Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the funeral home.
Mr. Bruce was born May 6, 1884 in Macon County, Mo., son of Frank B. and Sarah Burch Bruce. He lived most of his life in Macon County, at Atlanta and LaPlata, coming here nine years ago to live with his parents.
He was married in 1913 to Alberta Dunnington, who died four years ago. Surviving are his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Rose McChesney, of Lanesboro, Ia.; Mrs. Opal Monarch, Kirksville, and Mrs. Ellen Herzberg, Trenton, Mo., and one brother, Chester Bruce, Coffeyville, Kan.
His father now is ill, having been bedfast the past eight weeks.
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MRS. SARAH M. BRUCE, 91, DIES AT HOME HERE
Funeral Services To Be Held Sunday Afternoon at 1:30
Mrs. Sarah M. Bruce, 91, died this morning at her apartment at 3:16 S. Marion street.
Funeral services will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Maple Hills Cemetery.
Mrs. Bruce was the daughter of Benjamin P. and Ann (More) Burch and was born near Crawfordsville, Ind., July 17, 1857. She was married April 1, 1883 in Macon County, Mo., to Frank B. Bruce and Mr. Bruce preceded her in death Jan. 21, 1941, she was also preceded in death by one son, Pine, who died Nov. 20, 1940 and two brothers and three sisters.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. W. P. (Opal) Monarch, Kirksville; Mrs. Rose McChesney, of the home; Mrs. Ellen Herzberg, Jamesport, Mo., and one son, Chester of Quincy, Kan.; one sister, Mrs. Edna Harrison, LaPlata, Mo.; fifteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Bruce spent the early part of her life near Crawfordsville, Ind., and at the age of eighteen moved to Macon County, Mo. For the past twenty-six years she had lived in Kirksville.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be Homer Newman, Ray Pearce, Claude Burch, Cecil Leigh, Clyde Wright and Cecil Darr.
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DR. C. A. BRUER, 34 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE
Lived in Barnes, Kan. Graduated From K.C.O.S. in 1935.
Dr. Carl A. Bruer, 34, of Barnes, Kan., died Friday night in a Kirksville hospital where he had been a patient since the middle of February. He has been in failing health the past year.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Cleo P. Keirn, pastor of the Church of God. Interment will be in Maple Hills Cemetery.
Dr. Bruer was the son of Omar A. Bruer, and Mrs. Verna McCormack Bruer both of Pontiac, Ill., and was born at Pontiac, July 31, 1911. He was married Oct. 20, 1933 at Macon, Mo., to Dora Mae Turner and to this marriage four children were born.
He is survived by his wife, one son Vernon, and two daughters, Betty Ruth and Patsy of the home; his father Omar A. Bruer and his mother, Mrs. Verna McCormack Bruer, both of Pontiac, Ill. One son preceded him in death in 1934.
Dr. Bruer graduated from the K. C. O. S. in 1935 and since his graduation had been practicing in the state of Kansas.
He was a member of the Christian Church at Barnes, Kan., and also of the I. O. O. F. lodge.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be Ray Forbes, Henry and Fred Fountain, Roy Turner, Melvin and Audrey Fountain.
Dr. Carl A. Bruer, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 03 Mar 1946, p. 4, col. 4, Sunday
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DORA M. BRUER, 41 YEARS OLD, DIES IN MILLARD
Funeral Services Being Held Here Wednesday Morning
Mrs. Dora Mae Bruer, 41, died at Millard Sunday afternoon, where she had moved about two months ago from a farm northwest of Kirksville.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Wednesday morning at ten o’clock. Rev. Mrs. Clyde Bachman, pastor of the Church of God at Hannibal, will conduct the services. Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery. Mrs. Bruer was the daughter of William and Thiema [sic] (Ashburn) Turner and was born July 31, 1903 at Brashear.
She was married to Dr. Carl A. Bruer Oct. 20, 1933 at Macon, and to this marriage four children were born. Dr. Bruer died March 1, 1946, and she also was preceded in death by one son, one brother, a sister and her parents.
She is survived by one son, Vernon, age 15; two daughters, Betty Ruth, 12, and Patsy, 10; two brothers, Roy Turner, Kirksville, and Harvey Turner, Englewood, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Alva (Glena) Parker and Mrs. Ray (Ruth) Forbes, both of Kansas City.
Mrs. Bruer was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church at Sublette.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be Leland Turner, Harold Turner, Melvin Fountain, Junior Fountain, Ray Fountain and Clive Reese.
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Burial Held At Brock For Mrs. Brumagem
Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Erma Mains Brumagem, who died August 7, were held at Fort Madison by the Rebekah Lodge, August 9, and at the Methodist Church at Cantril August 10, with Rev. Carl Wilson officiating. Burial was in the Brock cemetery.
She was born August 25, 1890, near Memphis, the daughter of Joseph and Effie Mains. She attended Northeast State Teachers College and Gem City Business College. She taught in Scotland County rural schools for many years.
She was married December 25, 1924 to Harry M. Brumagem who died in 1946.
Survivors include her only child, Mrs. Max McManis of Fort Madison; a step-daughter, Mrs. Vivian Kindy, Kansas City and other relatives.
Gladys Erma (Mains) Brumagem, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 21 Aug 1952
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HARRY BRUMAGEM, 69, DEAD
Lived in Memphis Before Moving to Iowa a Few Years Ago
Harry M. Brumagem, who formerly lived in Memphis, died at his home at Lebanon, Iowa, on Monday, Feb. 4, at the age of 69 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the Lebanon church last Thursday at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. J. E. Clark. Music was by Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gaston, and interment was in the Brock cemetery.
Harry Monroe Brumagem was a son of Jeremiah and Matilda Brumagem. He was born May 9, 1876, near Montrose, Iowa.
At the age of 21, he was married to Miss Luella Scott. Of this union, one daughter, Mrs. Rollin Wilson of Bentonville, Ark., survives.
On December 25, 1924, he was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Mains of Memphis, who, with a daughter, Mrs. Gene McManis of Fort Madison, are also left.
Besides his wife and two daughters, he leaves two sons-in-law, two grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Fowler of St. Louis and Mrs. Cora Clark of Keokuk.
Except for about 15 years spent in Missouri and Illinois, his entire life was spent in Iowa.
Harry Monroe Brumagem, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 14 Feb 1946
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Fred H. Brumback Dies
Funeral for Former Memphis Man Held in Keokuk
Fred H. Brumback of 1002 Bank Street, Keokuk, one of the most skilled stone cutters in this part of the country, died at 9:25 a.m. Thursday, Sept, 13 in St. Joseph Hospital after an illness since August 29.
He had been employed as a stone cutter by the Cameron-Joyce-Schneider Company in Keokuk for 44 years and was an artist at the trade which he learned as a young man when all monuments were cut and lettered by hand.
Born April 13, 1879 in Memphis, he was the son of Irvin and Margaret Haven Brumback.
September 11, 1901, he married Minnie L. Rule of Memphis and they moved to Keokuk in May of 1907. Their plans for the celebration of their golden wedding were cancelled because of his illness.
He was a member of the First Christian Church, Keokuk lodge 106 of Elks, Eagle lodge No. 12, A. F. & A. M., the Modern Woodmen of America.
Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Scott D. of Keokuk and Donald R. of Seattle, Wash., five grandchildren and two brothers, Joe of Memphis and Edward of Fort Madison. A sister and four brothers preceded him in death.
The funeral was held Saturday, Sept. 15 at 2:30 p.m. in DeJong’s Funeral Home in Keokuk, with Rev. George H. Ramsey officiating.
Body bearers were Irvin Brumback, Harold Brumback, Blaine Brumback, Clifford Brumback, Jack Brumback, and Earl Garrett.
Fred H. Brumback, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 20 Sep 1951, p. 1, col. 3
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[unreadable] FOR G. C. BRUMBACK
The body of the late James S. Brumback, of 1007 Concert street, whose sudden death occurred at the May hospital, Rochester, Minn., yesterday at 2 p.m. will arrive here tomorrow morning at 12:40 o’clock.
Mr. Brumback was taken to Rochester on July 5 and underwent an operation last Tuesday. He was apparently improving nicely and his death came as a great shock to his family and many friends.
He was born in Memphis, Mo., on April 12, 1871, and was the son of Irvin and Margaret Brumback.
Surviving him are his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Aiken of Keokuk, and Mrs. Arthur Guilford, of Staten Island, N.Y. There is also a sister, Mrs. John Hayes and the following brothers, George, Joe and Edward, all of Memphis, Mo., Sherman of Ewing, Mo., and Fred of Keokuk. Monday’s Gate City.
Funeral services for the late J. S. Brumback will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence; 1007 Concert. The body may be viewed at the Keokuk Funeral Home this evening, and will be removed to the home Wednesday morning.
James S. Brumback, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 Jul 1931, p. 1, col. 2
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Death of Mrs. George Brumback
Mrs. George Brumback, one of the old ladies of Memphis, died yesterday morning at 10 o’clock from infirmities of old age. The funeral will take place this (Thursday) morning from the last residence, after which the remains will be taken to Edinburg for burial. The deceased was 77 years old.
Mrs. George Brumback, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 21 Sep 1905, p. 7, col. 3
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Death of N. H. Brumback
Nathaniel H. Brumback died at the home of his sister, Miss Mary Brumback in Memphis, Tuesday night, February 4, 1913. He had been an invalid for several years. The funeral services were held from the residence Thursday morning at 9:30, being conducted by Elder H. G. Waggoner, pastor of the Christian church.
The remains were taken to a family burial ground in the county not far from Edinburg, and were buried there. Nathaniel Brumback, better known a “Hank”, was a quiet, unassuming man and one who at all times attended strictly to his own affairs. Because of his retiring disposition he was but little known about Memphis, where he had lived for about thirty years.
Nathaniel H. Brumback, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 13 Feb 1913, p. 1, col. 1
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Richard Brumback passed away at the County Home last Friday morning, October 6. Death was due to complications.
Mr. Brumback was born in Rushville, Ill., April 14, 1851, but had lived in Memphis and Scotland County for more than sixty years. His wife, daughter and brother preceded him in death. He is survived by the following half-brothers: Sherman Brumback of Ewing, Fred Brumback of Keokuk, Ed Brumback of Merdisia, Ill., George and Joe Brumback of Memphis and by several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Gerth & Baskett funeral parlors, with Rev. Harry V. McColloch conducting the service. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Richard Brumback, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 12 Oct 1939, p. 1, col. 4
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Heart Attack Fatal To Farmer Living Near Greencastle
Special To The Daily Express.
Greencastle, Nov. 18—Charlie E. Brundage, 55 year-old farmer, died yesterday noon following a heart attack at the home of his son, Vern Brundage, who lives one mile east of Greencastle. Mr. Brundage’s health had been impaired the past three years due to a weak heart.
Yesterday morning he went from his home, about two miles east of Greencastle, to visit his son, and had planned to accompany his wife to an auction sale yesterday afternoon. He had started to the barn where his son was unloading feed when he dropped dead.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Greencastle Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Greencastle Cemetery.
The son of William and Mary E. Brundage, Mr. Brundage was born Nov. 23, 1887, on the same farm where he had lived during his entire life. He married Miss Ethyl Campbell, of Greencastle, Feb. 21, 1914. One son, Vern, was born to this marriage. Mr. Brundage had been engaged in farming since he was a young man.
Besides his wife and son, Mr. Brundage is survived by two granddaughters, Darlene and Loyce Jane Brundage; a brother, Wallace Brundage, of Jackson, Wyo.; a sister, Mrs. Elsie Minnich, of Seattle, Wash., and several nieces and nephews.
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DAVID BRUNER DIES AT LA BELLE, AGED 85 YEARS
Lived in Adair County 65 Years—Veteran of Civil War
David Bruner, a resident of Kirksville and vicinity for more than 65 years, and a veteran of the Civil War, died Friday near LaBelle, aged 85 years. He had been living near his only son, J. T. Bruner, since he removed from Kirksville. Besides his son he is survived by his wife, a niece, Mrs. Amos Mitchell, and a nephew, C. J. Bruner, both of Kirksville.
Mr. Bruner went with the Kirksville company of the 27th Missouri infantry in the Civil War and took part in 22 engagements with that unit. Returning to Adair county, he lived for many years on a farm southeast of town, and later moved to a home on East Jefferson street.
Mr. Bruner was a member of the Methodist church, and the services will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at Cater Memorial church by the Rev. Glen Lewis.
Many friends of the aged man will join in extending their sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Mr. Bruner was formerly a member of the G. A. R. Post here and members of the post will participate in the services at Cater. They will leave their room here at 12:30 o’clock.
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Ed. Bruner, aged resident of Downing passed away Tuesday night, having been an invalid since falling and breaking his hip a year ago. His wife is very poorly. Their son, Bert Bruner and wife have been caring for them.
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Mrs. Ellen Bruner Died In Downing
Mrs. Hila Ellen Bruner died November 17 at her home in Downing. She was the daughter of John and Rebecca Barker, and was born December 4, 1875, in Schuyler County.
She was married to Albert Lew Bruner, August 17, 1897. To this union four daughters were born, two of whom survive her: Mrs. Nellie Specco of Downing and Mrs. Grace Todd of St. Louis. Mrs. Bruner was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Mrs. Theresa Hoover of Dinubia, Calif., and two daughters; one in infancy, and Mrs. Zelia Gibbons of Hannibal, in 1947.
She is survived by her husband and two daughters, ten grand children and twenty great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Ora Neil of Dermont, Arkansas, and three brothers, Robert H. Barker of Downing, Harvey Barker of Lancaster, and William Barker of Fleming, Colo.
Funeral services were held from Moore’s chapel in Downing Saturday, Nov. 20, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. W. E. Craig.
Burial was in Downing cemetery.
Body bearers were Ona Lee Spees, Russell Spees, Richard Spees, Charles Todd, Robert Todd and Donald Todd.
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Lucy Bruner
Lucy Leslie Bruner died March 11 in a Portland, Oregon, hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks.
She was born in Memphis, Missouri, October 6, 1914, the daughter of George E. and Nannie Moore Leslie. She was married in 1949 to Donald W. Bruner, who survives with their two children, Ann and Donald, in Portland.
A graduate of the Memphis public schools, she attended Kirksville State Teachers College and the University of Minnesota where she received the B. S. and M. S. degrees. She did advanced study at Columbia University, New York City. Prior to her marriage she taught in Ottumwa, Iowa and St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Other survivors are her mother, Mrs. Nannie M. Leslie of Memphis, and her three sisters, Mrs. Nancy Harris, of Memphis, Mrs. Lillian Lewis of Decatur, Illinois, and Mrs. Mary Louise Brown of Carbondale, Illinois.
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MRS. H. E. BRUNER IS DEAD
Funeral Services Conducted at Downing Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. H. E. Bruner, 84, who died at the home of her son, A. L. Bruner in Memphis on Sunday, December 1, were conducted at the Baptist church in Downing Tuesday afternoon by Rev. E. L. Painter of Memphis.
Sarah Margaret Smith was a daughter of John and Marilla Smith. She was born October 20, 1856.
She was united in marriage to Hardin Ellis Bruner in February, 1872. To this union were born nine children, four of them and her husband having preceded her in death. Surviving are one daughter, Marilla Zugg of Farmington, Iowa; four sons, A. L. of Memphis; Orville of Columbus, Kansas; Oscar of Stockton, Calif.; Guye of Milan, Mo.; 21 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and five great, great grandchildren.
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Mrs. Clarence Brunson, of Lawrenceville, Ill., aged 37 years, died in a hospital here Sunday, June 5, following an operation. Mrs. Brunson was formerly Miss Mable Stephens, of Kirksville, and she was educated in the public schools here. She was married to Dr. Brunson on March 20, 1920, at Fort Collins, Colo. Dr. Burnson is a graduate of the A. S. O. Besides her husband Mrs. Brunson leaves a daughter, Margaret, a sister, Mrs. Letha Broyles, Colorado Springs, Colo., and a brother, E. L. Stephens, Manzanola, Calif. Funeral services were held here Wednesday morning conducted by the Rev. C. A. Finch, pastor of the Christian church here and the Rev. Orval F. Landis, of Lawrenceville. Burial was made in the Maple Hills Memorial Park cemetery.
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Sam Bryan, 60, Who Died March 31, At Home, Buried Sunday
Samuel J. Bryan, the son of Thos. and Sarah Brown was born in Scotland county, Mo., on November 24th, 1876, and died at his home in Memphis, Mo., on March 31, 1937. He was aged 60 years, four months and seven days.
He lived in Scotland county all his life, except for a few weeks spent in the south. After leaving the farm he worked at the carpenter trade for several years.
On April 15, 1927 Mr. Bryan was married at Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Miss Fannie Elizabeth Bass, formerly of Memphis, Mo.
Mr. Bryan is survived by his wife, one brother, Charles Bryan, and three sisters, Mrs. Howard Childers of Memphis, Mrs. F. L. Morris of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs. Julia Cowell of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and by several nieces and nephews.
Sam, as he was commonly called by all who knew him, was of a quiet and unassuming nature, yet by his easy approach, friendly disposition and worthy character made many lasting friends who will mourn his passing. He believed in God and gave evidence of his faith by his fair dealing and by being at peace with his fellowmen.
The funeral service was held on Sunday afternoon in the Gerth and Baskett funeral chapel at 2:30, being conducted by Rev. Harry V. McColloch, who was assisted by Rev. Walter Feay. Several hymns were sung by Mrs. Hearl Greeno, Mrs. Will Barker, Joe Zumsteg and Harry Taylor. They were accompanied on the piano by Miss Ferol Eierman. The body bearers were Ira Huggans, H. H. Jones, Jay Williams, W. F. Barker, John W. Briggs and Elmer Israel. The burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Samuel J. “Sam” Bryan, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Apr 1937, p. 1, col. 1
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DEATH OF MRS. THOMAS BRYAN SATURDAY, DEC. 20
Mrs. Thomas Bryan died at her late home six miles west of Memphis Saturday morning, December 20, of heart failure. The funeral was held from the residence Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock services being conducted by Rev. H. G. Waggoner, pastor of the Christian church at Memphis. After the services were over the remains were brought to Memphis and buried in the cemetery in this city.
Mrs. Bryan’s death was very sudden and unexpected, having gone to the wood shed a few moments before, her daughter thinking she was a long time out went in search of her mother and found her lying dead in the wood shed.
Sarah E. Towles was born in Schuyler county, Mo., August 12, 1848.
She was married to Charles T. Bryan in Adair County, Mo., September 28, 1865.
To this union were born five children, three daughters and two sons, surviving in addition to the husband.
The daughters are Mr. Howard Childers of Memphis, Mrs. Mayhew Cowell and Miss Lula Bryan of this county, and the sons are Charles Bryan of Macomb, Ill., and Samuel who lives at home.
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Card of Thanks
We desire to express our thanks to those who assisted us at the death and funeral of our wife and mother.
Thos. Bryan and family.
Sarah E. (Towles) Bryan, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 25 Dec 1913
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J. W. BRYANT, 62, DROPS DEAD AT HIS FARM
Body Found Beside Fence After 2 ½ Hour Search.
Joseph Walter Bryant, 62-year-old farmer of five miles east of Kirksville, was found dead yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock after members of his family had launched a frantic search for him.
The body of Mr. Bryant, who had suffered for some time with high blood pressure, heart disease and other ailments, was discovered in a little hollow next to a fence in a tangle of blackberry vines and other growth, by his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Briggs, of Keokuk, Ia.
Coroner W. C. Summers was summoned at once and after consulting with the physician in whose care Mr. Bryant had been for some time, determined that an inquest was not needed. There was blood on the mouth and face, but Mr. Bryant’s physician said that that condition might easily have been the result of a probable internal hemorrahage [sic].
Mr. Bryant left his home about 7:30 o’clock yesterday morning. Stock on the place had been escaping through faulty fencing and the day before Mr. Bryant’s sons had repaired some of the fence. It was believed that Mr. Bryant had been out to inspect the work when he became ill.
During the morning his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Briggs, of Keokuk, arrived at the Bryant home to spend the day. When Mr. Bryant did not return to his home for the noon meal a search was started. A car came to Kirksville in search of him, in the belief that Mr. Bryant might have been given a ride into Kirksville by a neighbor.
Soon the search was shifted to the fields. After the discovery of the body, one son said that he had passed within a few feet of the spot, but due to the tangle of underbrush, he did not see the body of his father.
Mr. Bryant was born in Scotland County, Missouri, on Dec. 26, 1879, the son of Riley and Pauline Thurber Bryant.
He was married to Miss Ethel Converse. Eight children were born to this union, seven surviving their father.
A year ago last February, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, their children and her father, A. A. Converse, 84, who makes his home with them, moved to the farm east of here coming back to Missouri from Iowa.
Mr. Bryant is survived by his wife, seven children, Mrs. Chloe Briggs, Keokuk; Alfred Bryant, Mount Rose, Ia.; Riley Bryant, Keokuk; and Dale, Francis, Walter and Leslie, of the home; and four brothers, William Bryant, Alexanderia; Charley Bryant, of Memphis; Frank Bryant, of Baring; and Vernon Bryant, of Kahoka.
Funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Lawn Ridge Church, about eight miles from Memphis, and burial will be in the Lawn Ridge Cemetery.
The body will lie in state at the Summers and Flinchpaugh Funeral Home, until just before the funeral services.
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NETTIE BRYDEN, OF NOVINGER, DIES; WAS 81
Resident of Novinger Past 45 Years; Funeral Sunday
Mrs. Nettie Bryden, 81, Novinger, died this morning in a hospital at Macon.
Funeral services will be held at the Novinger Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 1:30 conducted by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church here. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
Mrs. Bryden was the daughter of William and Sarah (Johnson) Denzler and was born at Bevier November 16, 1870. She was married to William Bryden August 17, 1889, at Bevier, and one daughter was born to this marriage.
Mr. Bryden died Dec. 19, 1938 and she was also preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by the daughter, Mrs. James (Ethel) Blacksmith, Novinger; one brother, William Denzler, Des. Moines, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Laura Britts, Novinger; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
She was a member of the Bevier Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bryden had lived in Novinger for the past 45 years.
The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Bearers Deon Perry, Plen O. Parry, Roy Figge, Charley Adams, Eugene Adams and Carol Dean Adams.
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