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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NOVA CRABTREE OF NEAR QUEEN CITY IS DEAD
Was 62; Funeral Arrangements to Be Announced
Nova Crabtee, 62, lifelong resident of near Queen City, died at his home Tuesday about noon.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of children. The body will remain at the Dooley Funeral Home in Queen City.
He was the son of Robert and Julia (Cane) Crabtree and was born in Adair county Sept. 29, 1891. He was married to Mary Atkinson, Sept. 25, 1918, and five children were born to them.
He is survived by his wife; the five children, Robert, of Cuyama, Calif., Mrs. Lillian Joseph, of New Orleans, La., Mrs. Vivian Allen, of Abingdon, Ill., Mrs. Erma Courson, of Galesburg, Ill., and Colin, of the home; three grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Belle Thrasher, of Bible Grove, Mrs. Martha Humphrey, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Myrtle Gordon, of California, and one brother, Ray, of California. Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
At an early age he united with the Christian Church at Bridge Creek but in later years moved his membership to the Coffey Christian church south of Downing.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Died.
CRAFTON– In Miller Township. Scotland County, Mo., on the 2d day of June, 1877, Mrs. Nancy Crafton, wife of Samuel Crafton after an illness of several months.
Sister Crafton was born in Spencer County, Ky., April 21st, 1815. When young she made a profession of religion and has been a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years. Her sufferings were very great but she endured them with Christian fortitude, and died in the triumphs of a living faith. She leaves a husband, three children and a large circle of friends to mourn her loss, but our loss is her eternal gain. Her funeral was preached by the writer at Pleasant Hill church on Sunday, June 3d, at 4 o’clock p. m., to a large congregation.
Jesse Wilson.
Nancy Crafton, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 7 Jun 1877, p. 3, col. 5
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ILL FOR YEAR, MRS. THOMAS CRAGG DIES
Funeral and Burial Services Tomorrow Afternoon.
Mrs. Elsie M. Cragg, 58, wife of Thomas Cragg, died this morning at 1:15 o’clock at her home in the Trinity vicinity east of Greentop. She had been ill more than a year with cancer.
The funeral is to be tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Ft. Madison Church, conducted by the Rev. Perley M. Lind, Christian minister, of Queen City, assisted by the Rev. L. V. Mohr, of Greentop. Burial will be made in the Ft. Madison cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home here but is to be taken to the family home in the morning at 9 o’clock.
Pallbearers will be Leslie Tuder, Marion Tuder, Kester Phelps, Raymond Newcum, Virgil Fortney and Harlie Gill.
Elsie Maude Uber was born March 20, 1880, a daughter of John and Addie Uber. She was married May 25, 1904 to Thomas Cragg and they had spent all their wedded life on the same farm in the Trinity community, except for four years in Kirksville.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are three sons, Orville R. and Dean M. Cragg, of Kirksville, and Glen E. Cragg, who lives near the parental home; two grandsons and five granddaughters, two sisters, Mrs. E. G. Tuder and Mrs. Ford Carder, both of Greentop; several nieces and nephews. Her parents, three brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
Mrs. Cragg was converted early in life and was an active member of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
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THOMAS CRAGG, OF FT. MADISON VICINITY, DIES
Was Native of England Ill Short Time of Heart Disease.
Thomas Cragg, 65 years old, a farmer in the vicinity of the Ft. Madison Church, died Saturday morning at 1:30 o’clock at the home of his son, Glen, near Greentop.
Death was attributed to heart disease. He had been bedfast only a day and a half.
The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Ft. Madison Church, conducted by the Rev. P. M. Lind, Christian minister from Queen City. The pallbearers have been selected as follows: Kester Phelps, Virgil Fortney, Raymond Newcum, Wes Pickens, Cecil Conner and James Wilson. The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until 9 o’clock Monday morning, whereupon it will be taken to his home.
Mr. Cragg was born in Lincolnshire, England, Dec. 18, 1876 and came to America when 18 years old, settled in the Greentop vicinity. He was married May 25, 1904, to Elsie Uber, who died two years ago last month.
Surviving him are three sons, Orville R. Cragg and Dean M. Cragg, both of Kirksville, and Glen Cragg, Greentop; two grandsons, six granddaughters; two brothers, John and Robert Cragg, Greentop; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Newcum, Kirksville, and Mrs. Lucy Uber, La Russell, Mo. One brother, William Cragg, of Greentop, died a few years ago.
Mr. Cragg was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church, serving as steward for a number of years. He also was trustee and treasurer of the Ft. Madison Church for a number of years.
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MRS. MARY I. CRAGGS AGED 75, DIES HERE
Succumbs Soon After Returning From Kentucky.
Mrs. Mary Idella Craggs, 75 years old, died yesterday evening at 6:45 o’clock at her home at 605 East Jefferson Street, only a few hours after returning from Campbellsville, Ky., where she had been living throughout the winter.
She went to Kentucky last September with her daughter, Miss Gertrude Lippert, for several years a teacher in the Kirksville schools, who joined the staff of Campbellsville College. Ill several months, Mrs. Craggs had been bedfast the past seven weeks and made the 550-mile trip home by ambulance, accompanied by Miss Lippert and another daughter, Mrs. Blanche Cooper, of Rawlins, Wyo., who had been with her the past few weeks. They arrived Friday night.
The funeral is to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, and burial will be made at the La Plata Cemetery. Her body is lying in state at at [sic] the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Craggs was born August 14, 1866 near Hardysville, Ky., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Yancey Linder. The family moved to Illinois when she was eight years old and she was married in that state to Charles Lippert. Five children were born to them, one son dying in infancy.
Mr. Lippert died in 1903 and she was married in 1912 to W. H. Craggs, of La Plata, who died several years ago. She came here from La Plata and had made her home several years with Miss Lippert.
Surviving are four daughters, Miss Gertrude Lippert; Mrs. George Hasher, La Plata; Mrs. Raymond E. Wert, Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Mrs. Blanche Cooper, Rawlins, Wyo.
Mrs. Craggs was a member of the Baptist Church here.
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W. H. CRAGGS, 80, DIES AT HOME HERE
Was Former Banker at Gibbs and Businessman at LaPlata.
W. H. Craggs, 80 years old, died Tuesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Phoebe Easley, 415 South Main Street. Mr. Craggs, former banker at Gibbs and businessman at LaPlata, had lived here with his daughter for the past nine years.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Wilsontown Church conducted by the Rev. Hartgrove, of the Baptist Church in Brookfield.
Mr. Craggs was born Aug. 16, 1858, in Menard County, Ill., the son of Charles and Phoebe Pratt Craggs. He was married to Miss Mary E. McHenry, Feb. 21, 1886. Six children were born to this union, one Miss Emma, died in 1901. His wife preceded him in death June 13, 1905. He married Mrs. Della Lipper in 1910.
He had lived near Gibbs, LaPlata and in Kirksville for the past 45 years. He was in the banking business in Gibbs for a time and then had a harness shop and later a grist mill in LaPlata. During this time he owned and managed a 500-acre farm east of LaPlata. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mr. Craggs is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dells Craggs, children, Mrs. Mary Ely, Houston, Tex., Mrs. Phoebe Easley, 415 S. Main St., David Craggs, LaPlata, Mrs. Sadie Trammell, Houston, Tex., and Russell Craggs, Peoria, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Taylor, Brashear, and Miss Bessie Craggs, Gibbs.
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Hattie Craig Dies AT Age of 98
Graveside services were held Saturday afternoon at the Memphis Cemetery for Miss Hattie Craig, formerly of Memphis. Miss Craig, 98 years old, was the last of the family if Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Craig, prominent pioneer family of Memphis.
When living in Memphis many years ago, Miss Craig was an active member of the First Presbyterian church, and with her sisters, conducted the Craig Racket Store, probably the first variety store in Memphis.
During recent years she has lived in Joplin at the home of her nephew, Mr. Dana Craig. Mr. Craig accompanied the body to Memphis.
Hattie Craig, From Unknown Newspaper, 11 Apr 1968
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Miss Jennie Craig Dies At Joplin Home Sunday
Miss Jennie Craig, 85 years old died at 7:45 o’clock Sunday morning in her home in Joplin, Missouri.
Miss Craig was born December 1, 1872, in Memphis and had lived in Joplin since 1906. She was a member of First Presbyterian church and participated in all church activities.
Surviving are a sister, Miss Hattie Craig, with whom she lived, a niece and several nephews, including Norman Craig and Dana K. Craig, both of Joplin.
Funeral services were conducted Monday morning in Joplin in the Hurlbut-Glover chapel, with Rev. Carl H. Bennett officiating. Her body was sent to Memphis for burial. Graveside services were held here Tuesday at 2 p.m.
John A. Craig of Mitchell, S. D. is also a nephew and Mrs. Hubert Smith of Memphis is a niece.
Jennie Craig, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Aug 1958, p. 1, col. 6
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Word Of Death Of Former Resident Received
Memphis relatives have received word of the death of Mr. John A. Craig of Mitchell, South Dakota.
Mr. Craig was born in Memphis on August 13, 1895, the son of S. H. and Kate S. Craig. He grew to young manhood in Memphis, graduating from Memphis High School in 1913.
Following service in World War I, he located in Mitchell, South Dakota, where he has been engaged in the insurance business until the present time.
He is survived by a son and daughter, four grandchildren, his sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Craig of Memphis, and by numerous relatives in/and near Memphis.
John A. Craig, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 14 Nov 1968
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JOHN A. CRAIG, OF GREENTOP, IS DEAD HERE
Funeral Services Friday Afternoon for Aged Man
John Alexander Craig, 84, of Greentop, died this morning in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Greentop Methodist Church Friday afternoon at two o’clock. Rev. J. T. Quigley, pastor of the Greentop Methodist Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Perley M. Lind, of Queen City. Interment will be in the Greentop cemetery.
Mr. Craig was the son of James M. and Nancy A. Davis Craig and was born April 17, 1866 at Pleasanton, Kan.
He was married to Emma Victoria Shinn, March 23, 1892, near Hermitage, Mo., and to this marriage six children were born. Mrs. Craig died June 19, 1944 and he was also preceded in death by one son, two daughters and three sisters.
He is survived by one son, Herman Craig, of Greentop; two daughters, Mrs. John (Mary) Filkins, Kirksville, and Mrs. Oren (Anice) Taylor, Greentop; one sister, Mrs. Ida Nihart, Preston, Mo.; thirteen grandchildren and seven great granddaughters.
He was a member of the Greentop Methodist Church.
Mr. Craig moved at an early age to near Hermitage, Mo., and spent most of his life there, moving to Greentop on a farm in 1913. Since the death of Mrs. Craig he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Taylor.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
The body will be taken to the home of his daughter, Mrs. Oren Taylor, in Greentop, Friday morning where it will lie in state until the funeral hour.
Bearers will be Herbert Craig, Harold Craig, Leonard Thomas, Earnest Thomas, Herschel Craig, Homer Craig, Haden Craig, Jr., and Harold Utt.
John Alexander Craig, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 3 Jan 1951, p. 6, col. 4
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John Park infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Craig of Memphis died Dec. 9, 1889, aged 19 months, 17 days. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery
John Park Craig, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 12 Dec 1889, p. 3, col. 4
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JOHN W. CRAIG DIES SUDDENLY AT HOME HERE
Had Heart Attack; Funeral Services Monday Afternoon
John W. Craig, 61, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home at 1604 S. Orchard street Saturday morning at 8:20.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Washington, Monday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. W. R. Kornegay, pastor of the Kirksville Nazarene Church. Interment will be in Highland Park cemetery.
He was the son of Robert and Nettie (Moseley) Craig and was born near Windsor, Mo., on March 15, 1889. He was married to Nellie Hines, and she died in December, 1936. One son Loren was born to them. He was married to Ruby Burton at Lancaster on December 19, 1937.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Loren; four grandchildren and three brothers, Frank Craig, of Windsor, Willie, of Bevier, and Roy, of Novinger, also several nieces and nephews.
Mr. Craig has been a member of the Baptist Church all his life. He had lived in Kirksville for the past thirty years.
The body will lie in state at the Randolph Davis Funeral Home.
Bearers will be: W. F. Guffey, Dee Moore, Albert Tipton, Leo Rennells, Earl Baker and Floyd Vincent.
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MRS. JOHN W. CRAIG DIES OF HEART DISEASE
Wife of City Employe Had Been Bedfast Only 5 Days.
Mrs. Nellie Hines Craig, 47, wife of John W. Craig, 615 East McPherson Street, died yesterday evening at 7 o’clock at a hospital here from congestive heart failure. She had been in impaired health several weeks but bedfast only since Saturday.
Mrs. Craig was born in Macon County, Missouri, a daughter of James and Maggie Hines, and was married to Mr. Craig on April 11, 1903. One son was born to them.
They moved to Kirksville in 1920 from Bevier, Mo. Mr. Craig is an employe of the city water department.
Mrs. Craig was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in church work.
Surviving are her husband, the son, Loren Craig, Kirksville; four grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. Her parents preceded her in death.
A nephew, Bobbie Hines, 10 years old, has made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Craig since he was four years old, following the death of his mother.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the First Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Highland Park Cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home.
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Ollie Craig committed suicide Monday afternoon by shooting himself with a 4-10 shot gun. He was sitting in a rocking chair with coat and cap on. His wife found him when she came in from the chicken house.
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T. J. Craig, 80, Dies January 4
T. J. Craig, 80 years old and the proprietor of a grocery store here died in a Kirksville hospital, January 4. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home. Burial was in the Llewellyn Cemetery.
Thomas Jefferson Craig was born July 27, 1861 in Montgomery County, Ill., a son of James Washington and Louisa Alexander Craig. He grew up in Illinois.
Coming to Kirksville fifty-four years ago as an employe of the Wabash Railway Company, for whom he previously had worked at Moberly and St. Louis, he quit his job forty-eight years ago and entered the grocery business with John R. Evans as a partner. That store was in the building where the Kirksville Typewriter Exchange now is located. Mr. Evans subsequently sold his interest to F. J. Grassle and some time later Mr. Carig became sole owner. His brother, Clem, came here from Oklahoma a number of years ago and became associated with him in the grocery business. They left the business district and built their own building on South Mulanix St.
Mr. Craig was active in the store until he became ill a few days ago.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Craig, the former Elizabeth Gilfillan, to whom he was married in Wycliffe, Ky., May 27, 1920; two sons, Wade Craig, Glendale, Calif.; James Craig, Oelwein, Ia.; three daughters, Miss Artie Craig, Los Angeles; Mrs. Myrtle Hamilton, Chicago, and Miss Mary Frances Craig, Mentone, Calif.; three brothers, Clem Craig of Kirksville, Amos Craig, Enid, Okla.; Allen Craig, Tonkawa, Okla.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Georgia, Cushing, Okla., and one grandchild.
Mr. Craig was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
He served as mayor here 3 years ago. During his term Jefferson Street was paved and the sewage system started. He also was president of the school board for a period.
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Died at his home at Adair Sept. 12, 1909, Carl Cramer. The remains were taken to Crocker, Mo., Tuesday for interment.
Carl Cramer, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, Sep 1909
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E. E. Cramer Dies At Jefferson City
Earl E. Cramer, 54, of Brookfield, long active in Missouri highway affairs, died unexpectedly at Jefferson City late Friday.
Cramer’s wife, the former Clara O’Neill, was once a Kirksville resident. She was a niece of Miss Clara Spencer.
Cramer became ill as he started to drive his car from a hotel and and [sic] died within a few minutes. The attending physician attributed death to a heart attack.
Cramer’s highway activities included service as secretary of the State Highway Commission from 1929 to 1933, and as secretary during the last three years of the Citizens’ Road Association.
A former secretary of the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce, he was employed by the State Highway Department on a statewide traffic survey at the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow and by a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Terrill, Burlington, Ia.
Earl E. Cramer, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 7 Jan 1940, p. 3, col. 6
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MRS. ALICE L. CRANDALL, 85, IS DEAD HERE
Funeral Services Are Planned for Monday Morning
Mrs. Alice Lenora Crandall, 85, of 1005 W. LaHarpe, died Friday night in a Kirksville hospital.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Monday morning at ten o’clock conducted by Rev. Rolla D. Smith. Interment will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Sullivan county.
The body will lie in state at the home of Mrs. Crandall’s daughter, Mrs. George (Bonnie) Bell, 1005 W. LaHarpe, until eight o’clock Monday morning when it will be returned to the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Crandall was the daughter of John and Anna (Anderson) Norris and was born in Chariton, Ia., June 28, 1866. She was married to Charles William Crandall, Jan. 19, 1888, near Milan, and seven daughters were born to this marriage. Mr. Crandall and one daughter preceded her in death.
She is survived by six daughters, Mrs. George (Bonnie) Bell, with whom she had made her home for the past 21 years; Mrs. Florence Barr and Mrs. Mary Seward, both of Green Castle; Mrs. Adrain (Mattie) Deeds, Newtown; Mrs. Cora Agee, Des Moines, Ia., and Mrs. Chloe Phipps, Boise City, Okla.; thirty grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. Bearers will be Kenneth Bell, Ross Bell, Gale Barr, Glen Barr, Willard Byrd and Dale Barr.
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Mrs. Almira Crandall, relict of C. G. Crandall, died of old age at the home of her grandson, C. G. Crandall, Jr., of Adair county, Thursday, Nov. 7, 1889, aged 81 years, 10 months and 14 days.
Deceased was visiting her grandson at the time the final summons came and seemed to be enjoying good health, for one of her age, up to within a few minutes preceding her death. When members of the family noticed something wrong with her, she was carried to the bed, and in a few moments she passed away as peacefully and tranquilly as the melting away of a summer cloud at evening. She was an estimable woman; one of the pioneers of the county, having lived here 51 years. She had been a devoted member of the Christian church for over sixty years, and is now enjoying “the rest that remains for the people of God.” Her body was brought to the old Crandall cemetery, near the Allen bridge, in this county, and buried on Friday last.
Almira Crandall, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Nov 1889, p. 3, col. 4
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Cartha Crandall, 72, Dies in Des Moines.
Green City, July 18. (Special)—Cartha Crandall, 72, a former Adair county man, died at his home in Des Moines, Ia., at 9:50 this morning. He retired from railroading five years ago and had lived in Des Moines since that time.
Born in Scotland county, near Greensburg, on June 28, 1880, he was a son of Caleb G. and Susan J. (Davis) Crandall. His early manhood was spent in Adair county.
He was married to Viola Kelley, of LaPlata, in 1911. To this union five sons were born. One son died in infancy.
Surviving Mr. Crandall are his wife and four sons, George, Maxwell, and Reece, all of Des Moines, and Dean of Texas. Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Forrest Ellison, of Willmathsville, Mrs. Bernice Burrus, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Nola Yardley, of Green City, and three brothers, Hughes, of Kirksville, Orland of Willmathsville, and Hubert, of Memphis.
For 31 years prior to his retirement Mr. Crandall lived at Perry, Ia., following the railroad profession, until ill health caused him to retire.
Funeral services and burial will be made in Perry, Ia., but further details have not been arranged.
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Died Near Bible Grove
Mother of the Late Mrs. R. P. Snyder Buried Monday
Mrs. Charlena Grant Crandall died at the home of her son-in-law, R. P. Snyder, near Bible Grove, Saturday, December 25th, after an illness of about a year. Mrs. Crandall was 80 years old.
Services were held from the Church of Christ at Bible Grove, conducted by Elder C. C. Parker, Monday, December 27, at 2:00 p.m.
Pallbearers were her grandsons – Maurice Snyder, Wayne Snyder, Myrl Snyder, Roger Snyder, Roderick Snyder and Will Farris.
Burial was in the Bible Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Crandall was born in Scotland County, November 23, 1863, and lived all of her life here except 26 years spent in Colorado.
She was married Dec. 20, 1880, to Thos. P. Crandall at Moberly, Mo. Mr. Crandall died May 10, 1942. One daughter, Mrs. Lola L. Snyder, died April 13, 1942.
In 1916 Mrs. Crandall, with her husband, moved from Scotland County, Missouri, to Bent County, Colo., where she remained until January 3, 1943. Because of age and failing health, it became necessary for her to return to her native home community.
There remain to mourn her death one son-in-law, R. P. Snyder of Bible Grove, and ten grandchildren as follows: Maurice R. Snyder, of Granger, Mo.; Mrs. J. M. Lane, Denver, Colo.; Wayne T. Snyder, Kansas City; Myrl H. Snyder, Bible Grove; Fay H. Snyder, Bristol, Colo.; Mrs. J. C. McNulty, Yuma, Arizona; Mrs. J. F. Reynolds, Aurora, Colo.; Pvt. Fred A. Snyder of the United States Army, Miss Zelma Snyder, Bible Grove, and Mrs. Elmo Scott, Rutledge. There are also ten great-grandchildren.
She was a member of the Church of Christ at Bible Grove.
Charlena (Grant) Crandall, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 30 Dec 1943, p. 1, col. 6
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Obituary
Died near Bible Grove, Scotland County, Mo., June 27, 1903, Jeremiah Crandall, aged 74 years, 5 months and 17 days.
Bro. Crandall was born Jan. 1, 1829, in Richland County, Ohio. He moved with his parents, at the age of ten years, to Scotland County, Mo., where he lived to the time of his death. Bro. Crandall professed faith in Christ in early life and lived a devoted Christian life. He was married to Miss Lida Harriman on the 5th of September, 1850. Of this union eleven children were born, nine daughters and two sons. Five daughters and one son preceded their father to the spirit land. He leaves four daughters, one son and an aged wife to mourn his death. Thus passed away a loving father and affectionate husband and a kind neighbor.
The funeral was conducted at the home by Eld. W. A. Hatton, amid a number of friends and neighbors who gathered to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of the departed one. His remains were interred at Greensburg, where a large number had assembled and where a short prayer and song service was held. Farewell, dear, faithful brother, we shall meet again. W. A. Hatton.
Jeremiah Crandall, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 2 Jul 1903, p. 3, col. 4
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Thomas H. Crandall Dead
Was Born in Memphis Eighty Three Years ago
Thomas Harriman Crandall was a son of Mr. and Mrs. George Crandall. He was born at Memphis, Mo., June 9th, 1858. At the age of fourteen he had the misfortune of the loss of his father, and in a few years his mother.
For some thirty years he with his good companion lived on a farm in Missouri, which they developed into a lovely home. In 1916 the family sold their home in Missouri, went west and settled in Bent County, 39 miles southeast of Las Animas, Colo. Here they lived for 21 years. His death occurred Sunday, May 10th, 1942, at about 11 o’clock. He was almost 83 years of age.
The funeral service was conducted at the Mortuary in Las Animas, Colorado, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock by the pastor of the Church of Christ of Las Animas. The music was furnished by a mixed quartette, with Miss Munn at the piano. Honorary pall bearers were from among their neighbors. The floral offerings were beautiful. The body was brought to the old neighborhood at Bible Grove, Missouri, accompanied by one of his grandsons, Fred Snyder.
He leaves the wife, 10 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, one son-in-law, R.P. Snyder and a half brother, George Farris.
Funeral service was held at the new church at Bible Grove on Tuesday, May 12th, at 2:30 p.m. The sermon was preached by Elder C.C. Parker of Memphis. Many of Mr. Crandall’s relatives and former friends attended the funeral.
The grandchildren are: Maurice Snyder, Granger; Wayne Snyder, Kansas City; Myrl Snyder and Zelma Snyder of the Bible Grove community; Mrs. Elmo Scott, Rutledge; Fay Snyder, Fred Snyder and Corrine Snyder of Las Animas, Colo., and Mrs. J.M. Lane and Mrs. J.R. Reynolds of Denver.
Thomas Harriman Crandall, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 21 May 1942, p. 2, col. 3
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Edward Cravens Services Were Held Monday
Edward R. Cravens, son of Frank and Josephine Cravens was born in Arbela, Missouri, Dec. 17, 1893.
On December 24, 1913, he was married to Rilla Robinson. To this union, one son, Gerald Lee was born.
Mr. Cravens lived in Chicago for a number of years where he was employed by the Gee Lumber Company. He came to Memphis to make his home in 1959.
Mr. Cravens joined the Methodist church in Arbela when a boy and later transferred his membership to the Trinity Methodist church in Chicago. He was a 32nd degree Mason.
He had been in ill health for three years and was a patient in the Davis county hospital at Bloomfield, Iowa, for six months. He passed away in Memphis on June 3, 1961 and is survived by his wife, his son who lives in Chicago, one grandson, Bob, who is serving with the army in Germany, two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Barrickman and Mrs. Jennie Lancaster of Memphis, one brother, Russell Cravens of Memphis, four nieces and two nephews.
Funeral services were held from the Gerth & Baskett chapel Monday, June 5th at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. J. Frederick Lawson. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Body bearers were Earl Craig, Ed. Struble, Tom Prather, Bob Ross, Gerald Courtney and Eddy B. Harvey.
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Cravens Funeral Held Here Yesterday
Funeral services for Frank Cravens, retired Arbela mail carrier were held from the Gerth & Baskett Chapel yesterday afternoon, August 4 at 2 p.m. conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth. Burial was in the Hickory Grove cemetery.
Mr. Cravens died after a prolonged illness at Community Nursing Home No. 2 at Kirksville, Monday, August 2. He was born in Athens county, Ohio, July 25, 1871, the son of David and Catherine Co? Cravens. He moved to Arbela when a small child. He was married to Emily Josephine Russell March 19, 1893, who died July 31, 1953.
He was a rural mail carrier out of Arbela and retired in ????. After his retirement he moved with his wife to Memphis where they since made their home. Mr. and Mrs. Cravens celebrated their 60th ????
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Mrs. Dow Cravens Dies in Oregon
Mrs. Dow Cravens died Thursday morning, Nov. 19, at Grants Pass, Ore., according to word received from Mr. Cravens by our Arbela Correspondent, Mrs. J. A. Found.
Mrs. Cravens had gone to Oregon to spend the winter with her daughters. Mr. Cravens planned to join her there later, but soon after his wife’s arrival in September, she became ill and was taken to a hospital. She gradually became worse, and her husband was called.
He left Oct. 28 for Grants Pass and remained there with his wife until her death last Thursday.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Grants Pass, with burial in Rose Lawn cemetery.
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A. LEE CRAWFORD, 74, DEAD
Was Born in Scotland County on June 4, 1874
A. Lee Crawford, native born citizen of Scotland county, who has been ill several weeks, died at the Laughlin hospital at Kirksville at 5 p.m. last Sunday Jan. 8.
Funeral service were conducted at the Payne chapel Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, pastor of the Memphis Christian church, and interment was in the Friendship cemetery.
Pall bearers were Sam Crawford, Earl Crawford, James Northrup, E. R. Fryrear, Richard Webber and Okla Lancaster.
Mr. Crawford was born June 4, 1874, in the community where he lived practically all his life.
He was a son of William Lewis and Nancy Ann Crawford.
On March 1, 1893, he was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Chronic. To this union three children were born, Clarence, Evah and Floyd. His wife, Mary Catherine, having passed away, he was again on Feb. 26, 1908, united in marriage to Mary Wright Cathell. To this union three children were born, Archie, Ruth and Violet.
His wife and three children, Floyd, Ruth and Clarence, having preceded him in death, he leaves one son, Archie Crawford of Memphis, two daughters, Mrs. Evah Lewis of Essex, Ill., and Mrs. Violet Phelps of Rutledge; one adopted daughter, Mrs. Anna Mae Auwater of Ft. Madison, Iowa; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clarence Crawford of Chicago; 13 grandchildren, and 12 great grandchildren, three brothers, Newton of Missoula, Montana; Elbert of Fulton and Albert Thomas of Memphis; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Tadlock of Orangefield, Texas, and Mrs. Flossie Moore of Chicago.
He was a member of the Crawford Christian church at the time of his death.
His entire life was spent in Scotland county with the exception of a short time in Fort Madison, Iowa, and Downing.
He worked for 15 years for the Burlington railroad, but the major part of his life was spent in farming and working at the carpenter trade.
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Funeral Held for Al J. Crawford
Funeral service for Al J. Crawford, 81, formerly of near Atlanta, who died Friday night at a hospital in Macon, were held yesterday afternoon at Mt. Tabor, three miles east of Atlanta. The services were conducted by the Rev. Fred L. Hudson, assisted by the Rev. Stanley Turner, of La Plata.
Mr. Crawford lived on a farm, six miles northeast of Atlanta, until last October when they moved to Macon, where Mrs. Crawford died last January 11. He would have been 82 years old on July 10. He was ill only six days.
Mr. Crawford was known to many persons in this vicinity as he was the father of Carl H. Crawford of near Millard. The other surviving children are Mrs. Ray Sewell of Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Gordon Romjue and Herschel G. Crawford of Atlanta, and Herman H. Crawford of Salem, Mo. One son Finis B. Crawford preceded him in death in 1915 [sic]. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. D. O. Flinchpaugh of Kirksville and Mrs. Molly Hollyman of Atlanta.
He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren, one grand-daughter dying in 1945, and a grandson, Finis B. Crawford, Jr., dying May 1 [sic], 1948. There are also 12 great grandchildren.
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Missouri Death Certificate #1565 indicates that Finis B. Crawford died 3 Jan 1925
California, County Death Record #6327 indicates that Finis B. Crawford, Jr. died 13 May 1948 in Los Angeles, California
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DIES FOLLOWING A STROKE
Chris. Crawford only recently Purchased Farm in County
Chris. L. Crawford of Chicago, who recently purchased the Mrs. Harriett Allen farm east of Memphis in the Salem community, who suffered a stroke last week as stated in The Democrat, died at his country home Saturday night a few minutes after 8 o’clock, February 8, after a short illness.
Funeral services were conducted at the Little Zion church northwest of Memphis Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 11, at 2 o’clock, and interment was in the cemetery there. Rev. Glen Speers of Bloomfield, Iowa, preached the sermon.
The pall bearers were Wm. Ebeling, “Bud” Smith, Ed. Reed, Oscar Anthony, Earl Cunningham and Fred Riebel Jr.
Christopher L. Crawford was a son of James B. and Maggie Crawford. He was born in Scotland county, northwest of Memphis on June 26, 1892; being almost 49 years of age.
He united with the Little Zion Baptist church when a young man under the ministry of Rev. Hyde, and was an active member of that church until he moved to Chicago twenty years ago, where he lived until recently.
Mr. Crawford’s wife was Mrs. Dorothy Walton. They were married at Chicago on Jan. 31, 1939.
He is survived by his wife, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crawford, one sister, Mrs. W. C. Krewson, and one step-daughter.
Christopher L. “Chris” Crawford, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 1941
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D. W. CRAWFORD DIED ON JANUARY 22nd
D. W. Crawford of 322 North Spring Street, Independence, Mo., died January 22, 1946, at his home at the age of 66 years. He was in the life insurance business for forty years, coming to Independence 13 years ago from Nashville, Tenn. Prior to his coming to Independence he was agency director of the American Banker [unreadable] Insurance company for 25 years.
Mr. Crawford was born at Crawford Station, Scotland County, Missouri, August 16, 1879. He was the son of J. H. and Alta Jane Crawford, He was married to Sarah G. Stine, October 9, 1898. To this union two sons were born: Lyle J. and Aubry, both dying in infancy. He leaves his wife, Sarah G. Crawford and one brother, Jesse Crawford. Mr. Crawford was a member of the Church of Christ from early manhood and was very active in his church work until his health failed last April. He was a member of the Masonic lodge. His sunny disposition and words of encouragement will be missed by his friends and neighbors.
Funeral services were held at the George Carson Funeral Chapel, Wednesday, January 23 at 4:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. C. Roy Bixler and Lowell P. Bland. The body was brought to Memphis on January 24 and services were conducted at the Payne Chapel by the Rev. W. G. Bensberg and interment in the Memphis cemetery.
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MRS. JAMES CRAWFORD DIED IN WEST PALINS FEBRUARY 7
Mrs. James Crawford died at her home in West Plains, Mo., Sunday, February 7. She had been ill for three years as a result of paralysis.
Mrs. Crawford was born on a farm near Millard in 1875, the daughter of John and Jenny (Grant) Wise and will be remembered as Miss Dee Wise. She was married to James Crawford and to this union were born five sons and six daughters. One daughter preceded her mother in death about three years ago.
Mr. Crawford is the son of the late D. H. Crawford, and Mrs. Velma Crawford, of Gibbs. Relatives from the Gibbs neighborhood attended the funeral.
Dee (Wise) Crawford, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 18 Feb 1932, p. 1, col. 3
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Elbert Crawford Dies Friday, February 11
Funeral services for Elbert Crawford, who died at Fulton, Missouri, February 11, were held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel Monday afternoon, February 14, at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton.
Body bearers were Dewey J. Fry, Jr., Okley Lancaster, Archie Crawford, James Northrup, Harold Robinson, and E. R. Weber. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
The son of William Lewis and Nancy Ann Crawford, he was born April 9, 1881, in Scotland county. He was married to Nora Smith, May 2, 1908, and six children were born to them. Surviving are the wife, 3 sons, Earl and Sam of Memphis, and Frank of Yankton, S. D.; 3 daughters, Mrs. Edith Zierden and Mrs. Lucille Winkleman of Chicago, Ill.; and Mrs. Nellie Lowder of Los Angeles, Calif.
He is also survived by 12 grandchildren, two brothers, Newton Crawford of Missoula, Mont., and a twin brother, Albert Thomas Crawford of Memphis; 2 sisters, Alice Tadlock of San Antonio, Texas, and Eva Florence Moore of Chicago. He was preceded in death by one sister and four brothers and his parents.
He united with the Christian church in October 1902.
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MRS. ELIZABETH F. CRAWFORD, 81, DIES AT GIBBS
Funeral To Be Held Monday Afternoon at Methodist Church.
Special to The Daily Express.
Gibbs, Mo., Jan. 27—Mrs. Elizabeth Foncannon Crawford, 81 years old, widow of the late William M. Crawford, died at her home in Gibbs this morning at 5:15 o’clock. She had suffered a paralytic stroke on Dec. 27. Pneumonia, which developed a week ago, was believed to be a contributing cause to death.
Funeral services will be Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Gibbs. Burial will be at the Union Cemetery. The Rev. E. S. Havinghurst, of La Plata, will conduct the services.
Pall bearers will be: Charles Taylor, John Story, Charles Sykes, Glen Chambers, John Spencer and Eugene Mitchell.
Mrs. Crawford was born Sept. 10, 1858, in Kirksville, the daughter of Michel B. and Julia Beatty Foncannon. On Oct. 2, 1879, she was married to William M. Crawford. Five children, two daughters and three sons, were born to this union.
Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Crawford moved to a farm in the Prairie Bird neighborhood where they lived until 1918. Her husband preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1934.
Mrs. Crawford is survived by five children, Mrs. Anna Shelton, Brashear; Mrs. Etta Hatfield, Kansas City, Mo.; Everett Crawford, Gibbs; Frank Crawford, Clinton, Ind.; and Henry Crawford, Fairview, Okla.; nine grand children, two great grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Mary Hynds, Kirksville; and two brothers, Dr. Frank Foncannon, Oceanside, Calif.; and Charles B. Foncannon, Aberdeen, S. D.
Mrs. Crawford was a member of the Methodist Church at Gibbs.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear until 8 o’clock Monday morning when it will be taken to her home.
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MRS. J. C. CRAWFORD RESIDENT 70 YEARS AND MRS. DELLA WAHL DEAD
Ella Frances Morris, daughter of James and Martha Morris, was born in Scotland county, Missouri, Mar. 10., 1857, and died in the early morning of Feb. 13, 1928, at her home six miles northwest of Memphis. She was 71 years, 11 months and 13 days old.
She was married to John C. Crawford on September 14, 1880. To this union three children were born, namely, John William, who died in the age of nine months, Ethel N. See, and Imogene M. Peterson. Her companion preceded her in death July 24, 1927.
She was converted at the age of sixteen, and united with the Presbyterian church at Pleasant Hill, where she remained a true devoted member until the end. She served as a Sunday school teacher for many years, and was considered as the oldest member in term of years, identified with the Pleasant Hill church at the time of her death. She was a great Bible student and while confined to her bed she found great comfort in reading the grand old book. During her entire life she was a faithful attendant in the church that she loved and it was with a deep sense of regret when she was unable to attend owing to poor health. She suffered much and endured pain, always in a hopeful spirit, that she would soon be relieved, where she could enjoy that Heavenly home, to be with those who have gone before. She lived a beautiful life, and died triumphantly in her blessed hope through her Lord Jesus Christ, whom she trusted until the end. Of her own life we can say in the Master’s own words, “She was amongst us as one who served.”
Besides the two daughters mentioned, she leaves to mourn three grand children: Mildred Mae, Carolie and John Raymond, one brother, John T. Morris of Memphis, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie M. Crawford [unreadable], Cal., besides many other relatives and a host of friends.
The funeral service was conducted from the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church, in the presence of a goodly number of sympathetic friends and neighbors who came to pay their last tribute to one whom they dearly loved. Rev. Arthur S. Olsen, pastor of the Methodist church used as a last “She hath done what she could.” Mark 14:8. Interment was in the cemetery near the church where she was laid to rest beside her husband.
The choir sang four of her favorite hymns: “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” “In the Sweet Bye and Bye,” “Rock of Ages” and “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.”
The body bearers were: Port Reed, Newell Fogle, Ed. Tuck, Free…
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In Memoriam
Ernestine, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Crawford, was born April 3, 1912, died in Keokuk Hospital from the shock of an operation Oct. 3, 1919, age 7 years, 7 months old. Her death was a great shock to the father, mother and relatives. It was always a custom of hers to sing when she was ready to go any place and on this particular morning she got her song book and sang in a clear sweet voice, We’ll never say good bye in Heaven.
She was of a bright and happy disposition, always had a smile and wave of the hand for every one that passed her home. She will be greatly missed in her school, teacher and school mates all loved her. None knew her but to love her. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. H. Johnson of Callao, Mo., at Pleasant Hill church, Sunday Oct. 5, at 2:30 p.m. The floral offerings that expressed the sympathy of the many friends were both numerous and beautiful. The church would not nearly hold the sorrowing and sympathizing friends.
She leaves to mourn her death a father and mother and a host of relatives.
“I cannot say, and I will not say
That she is dead, she is just away.
With a cherry smile and wave of the hand
She has wandered into an unknown land
And left us dreaming how very fair
It needs must be since she lingers there
And you–O you who the wildest yearn
For the old time step and glad return
Thing of the passing on as dear.
In the love of there as the love of here
Think of her still as the same I say,
She is not dead, she is just away.
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Henry Crawford, 78, father of Leo Crawford of Baring, died in the KOH hospital Sunday afternoon.
Henry Crawford, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Oct 1956, Sec B, p. 4, col. 5, Locust Hill, Column, Friday
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Funeral Service Tuesday at Downing For J. H. Crawford
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Downing, Mo., for J. H. Crawford, former Kirksville merchant, who died Sunday at the Masonic Home in St. Louis.
He was born in Scotland county and lived there and at Downing until the family moved to Kirksville in 1920. Mr. Crawford and his son, Jess, were engaged in the grocery business on West Washington street for nearly 15 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford remained in Kirksville until last December when they went to the Masonic Home. He had been a member of the Masonic Lodge at Downing for 55 years.
He is survived by his wife, who was unable to attend the funeral and two sons, Jess, who lives in Oregon, and D. W. Crawford, of Independence, Mo.
Mrs. Oscar Gundy, of 314 E. Elm, is a iece [sic] of Mrs. Crawford and they made their home there for awhile before going to St. Louis.
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JAS. B. CRAWFORD IS DEAD
Moved to Memphis From His Farm Home a Few Weeks Ago
J. B. Crawford, who moved from his farm home northwest of Memphis a few weeks ago, and who had been ill several weeks, died at his home in Memphis on July 4 at the age of 76 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the Little Zion church on Sunday, July 6, by Rev. Glen Spear of Bloomfield. Interment was in the Friendship cemetery.
James Barnett Crawford was a son of William Lewis and Nancy (Reed) Crawford. He was born at Keithburg, Ill., January 12, 1865. At the age of one year he came to Scotland county, Mo., with his parents, both of whom were reared in this county.
On January 21, 1885, he was united in marriage to Maggie McGary. To this union were born one daughter, Carrie, and four sons, Claud, Chris, Clyde and Aven. He leaves his wife, his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Krewson: Claud and Clyde, whose addresses are unknown. Chris and Aven preceeded [sic] him in death. He also leaves six grandchildren, Mrs. A. B. Lang, Mrs. Tom Walls, Junior DeWayne Crawford and Armida Krewson, of Chicago, and Jimmie Jackie and Helen Crawford of Philadelphia. Three great grandchildren, William and Evelyn Lang and Christine Crawford of Chicago.
Surviving also are five brothers and two sisters, A. L. Crawford of Memphis, J. N. Crawford of Montana, W. H. Crawford of Downing, A. T. Crawford of Memphis and E. H. Crawford of Fulton; Mrs. Alice Tadlock of Downing and Mrs. Flossie Moore of Chicago. One brother, C. R. Crawford, and one sister, Nancy Crawford, preceeded [sic] him in death.
He united with the Baptist church at Little Zion in 1907, to which he remained a faithful and loyal member. He was a deacon of this congregation at time of his death. Mr. Crawford was a devoted husband, a fond father, a zealous Christian and a generous neighbor.
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JUDGE J. S. CRAWFORD [UNREADABLE]
Suffered Stroke of paralysis [unreadable] Years Ago
Funeral services for Judge J. S. Crawford, who died after a long illness at his home, [unreadable] North Main street, Monday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock, [unreadable] 23rd, were held at his home yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. M. Feay, pastor of the Christian church. Interment was in the Downing cemetery.
Mrs. Elza Burns and Miss Faye Chappell sang.
John Severe Crawford was an old and highly respected citizen of Scotland county. He was the son of James and Susanna Crawford of Scotland county. Mr. Crawford resided in the western part of the county until 15 years ago when he moved to Memphis and has made his home here since.
He was united in marriage with Serena Fraker on Sept. 12, 1872. To this happy union eleven children were born, six sons and three [sic] daughters, three sons preceded him in death.
Mr. Crawford was Judge of the Western District of Scotland county two terms, and was in office when the present court house was built.
In young manhood he joined the Christian church and remained faithful to his Christ throughout the many years.
He was confined to his bed six years. During all of this time he was cheerful and suffered without a murmur.
He leaves Mrs. Serena Crawford his faithful wife; three sons Montravill Crawford, James E. Crawford, Des Moines, Iowa; Grover C. Crawford, Chicago; five daughters, Mrs. Lee Mathes, Norton, Kansas; Mrs. Maude Hardman, Norton, Kansas; Mrs. Bertha Smith, Memphis, Mo.; Mrs. Francis Means, Pasadena, Calif.; Mrs. Elsie Burns, Larned, Kansas; one brother, James H. Crawford, Kirksville, Mo.; twenty-two grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
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JOHN S. CRAWFORD
John Severe Crawford, an old and highly respected citizen of Scotland county, Mo., passed away at his home in Memphis on North Main street, at 12:30 p.m., Monday, May 23, 1938. He was the son of James and Susanna Crawford of Scotland county. Mr. Crawford resided in the western part of the Scotland county until 15 years ago, when he moved to Memphis and has been his home since.
He was united in marriage with Serena Fraker on September 12, 1872, and to this happy union 11 children were born, six sons and three daughters, three sons preceded him in death.
Mr. Crawford was judge of the Western District of Scotland county two terms, and was in office when the present court house was built.
In young manhood he joined the Christian church and remained faithful to his Christ throughout many years.
He was confined to his bed almost six years. During all of this time he was cheerful and suffered without a murmur.
He leaves to mourn his passing, Serena Crawford, his faithful wife, three sons, Montravill Crawford, address unknown, James E. Crawford, Des Moines, Iowa; Grover C. Crawford, Chicago, Ill.; and five daughters, Mrs. Lee Mathes, Norton, Kansas, Mrs. Maude Hardman, Norton, Kan., Mrs. Bertha Smith, Memphis, Mo., Mrs. Francis Means, Pasidena [sic], Calif., Mrs. Elsie Burns, Larned, Kan.; one brother, James H. Crawford, Kirksville, Mo.; 22 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Burial at Downing, Mo., with services from home on Wednesday at 3 o’clock by W. M. Feay. Singers, Mrs. Mae Burns and Mrs. Faye Chappell.
John Severe Crawford, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 26 May 1938, p. 1, col. 4
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JOHN T. CRAWFORD PIONEER CITIZEN OF COUNTY DIED SUNDAY JULY 24TH
John T. Crawford, son of Mathew and Mary Crawford, was born near Birmingham, Iowa, on August 4, 1853, and departed this life at his home one mile north of Friendship church, July 24, 1927. At the time of his death bening [sic] 73 years, 11 months and 24 days of age. In the year1879 he with his parents, moved to Scotland county, Missouri, and has resided here since.
In the fall of 1880, on September 14, he was united in marriage to Miss Ella Morris. To this union was born three children. Willie who preceded him in death at the age of nine months. In his early youth, Bro. Crawford accepted the Christian life, and united with the Methodist church near Birmingham, Ia., and in 1879 with the Presbyterian church at McAdow, and was elected a deacon, and later he moved his membership to the Pleasant Hill church, and was elected elder and clerk of session., which office he filled acceptably and faithfully. He was also elected the superintendent of the Sunday school, and teacher of the men’s Bible class. His home was also the preacher’s home. A more faithful and loyal servant of the church was never found, and his whole heart and soul centered in every department of the church, for its success. Truly he was a man after God’s own heart, and his life was a living evidence of his profession. Freely he received, and he freely gave. He was both honest with himself and with others. His life was one long journey upward, without a halt or a backward step, and when he was nearing the end of his journey he told his loved ones that “All was well, and he was ready to go.” The influence of this good man and citizen will continue to live on in the hearts of both old and young, and he will be sadly missed both in the church and community.
Besides his loving companion, who was unable to attend the funeral service owing to her sad affliction, he leaves to mourn two daughters, Ethel Crawford, and Mrs. Imogene Peterson, three grand children, Mildred Mae, Carolie and John Raymond Peterson, an aged mother, one brother, Charlie Crawford, three sisters, Mrs. Alex Lonnon of Paola, Kansas, and Mrs. Clarence Black and Mrs. Cora Black both of Memphis, Mo., and a host of other relatives and friends.
The funeral service was conducted from the home to the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church, in the presence of a large gathering of friends and neighbors who filled the church to its capacity, to pay the last tribute of respect to a man who was esteemed by the entire neighborhood. Rev. Arthur S. Olsen, pastor of the Methodist church officiated. Interment was in the adjoining cemetery, weher [sic] he was tenderly laid to rest. May God bless and comfort the sorrowing wife and children.
The body bearers were Will McRoberts, D. C. Mustoe, Ross Leach, Newell Fogle, Crawford and Arthur McWilliams.
The quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Olsen, Mrs. Fian Oliver and Dean Dodge sang “Safe in the Arms of Jesus.” “Going Down the…
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MRS. CRAWFORD WILL BE BURIED AT BRASHEAR
Services For Woman Who Died in Idaho Set for Monday.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., July 25—Funeral services will be held Monday at 10 o’clock for Mrs. Mary Eliza Crawford, 79, who died suddenly July 19 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Josie Pinkston, of Filer, Idaho. Death was due to cerebral hemorrhage.
The funeral will be at the United Brethren Church at Brashear with Rev. Patterson of the Church of God, assisted by Rev. Hammontree of the United Brethren Church, conducting the rites. Burial will be at Brashear Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Pearl Dudgeon, Foster Dudgeon, Lloyd Dudgeon, Bud Henry, Henry Lamb, and Earl Ross.
Until 1941, when her husband died, Mrs. Crawford had resided four and a half miles southwest of Hurdland, at which time she went to Idaho to live with her daughter.
Born October 8, 1864 near Hurdland, she was a daughter Thomas and Elizabeth Pinkston Dudgeon. On February 27, 1881, she was married to Noah F. Crawford. They were the parents of one daughter, Mrs. Josie Pinkston, who survives.
She is also survived by two grandchildren, Kenneth Pinkston and Mrs. Marita Edwards of Filer, three great grandchildren and a number on nephews and nieces.
The last of a family of nine children, she was a sister of the late John Dudgeon of Hurdland.
The body was taken to the Easley Funeral Home, where it will lie in state until the funeral Monday morning.
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Mrs. Lee Crawford Buried at Friendship Sunday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Crawford were conducted by Rev. G. L. Eaton at the Payne chapel Sunday afternoon and interment was in the Friendship cemetery.
Mary Frances was a daughter of John M. and Mary Ann Wright. She was born in Scotland county, October 12, 1874, and died at Sacred Heart hospital in Ft. Madison, Iowa, April 2, 1948, at the age of 73 years.
She was united in marriage to Francis Cathell, Dec. 27, 1895. He died in November, 1905. She was united in marriage to Alvin Lee Crawford, Feb. 26, 1908.
She leaves her husband and children- Archie L. Crawford of Memphis, Mrs. Vance Phelps of Chicago, Mrs. Terry Lewis of Essex, Ill., Mrs. Herman Arwarter, Ft. Madison, Iowa; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Georgia Crawford of Chicago; 13 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren; two brothers, John P. Wright of Ft. Madison and W. E. Wright of Newburg, Mo.
She was a member of the Crawford Christian church.
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DOWNING RESIDENT DIES IN CENTERVILLE
Mary Jane Crawford was born in Scotland county, Missouri, March 27, 1858, and died at St. Joseph’s hospital in Centerville, Iowa, March 23, 1921, after a battle of two weeks duration with lobar [sic] pneumonia. She was a daughter of Crawford and Elizabeth McWilliam. She was married to John Crawford in Scotland county, Mo., November 1, 1882 and to them were born five children: Edward, Fairfield, Iowa; Johnnie, Stockport, Iowa; Mrs. Florence Foster, Miss Lelia V., and Aven of Downing, Mo. Two brothers, John McWilliam, of Downing, Mo., and Thomas McWilliam, Memphis, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Maggie Drake, of Memphis, Mo., survive her.
She moved with her daughter, Miss Lelia V. Crawford, to Downing, Mo., about eleven years ago and resided there until death. She was a member of the Presbyterian church, having united with that orgaization [sic] in girlhood, and lived a consistant [sic] Christian life. She was a woman of strong character and had many warm friends, who sincerely mourn her loss.
Short funeral services were held at the home in Downing on Friday, March 25, followed by regular funeral services at Pleasant Hill church where burial took place. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. H Johnson in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends.
All the children were present at the funeral as were Mrs. Margaret McWilliam, widow of Dr. Crawford McWilliam, of Ames, Iowa, and Mrs. Rorabaugh, of Fairfield, Iowa. — Downing News.
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Obituary
Mathew Crawford was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, March 5th, 1827. Went to Iowa in 1851, and settled in Van Buren county, Iowa, where he remained until Feb. 1879, when he moved to Scotland county, Mo., where he died April 15, 1880.
He was a great sufferer for the last ten years of his life-many times suffering the most excruciating pair. He embraced religion in early life, and united with the M. E. church. He found when he came to die that he had fallowed no cunningly devised fable, but that the God of his father’s was still his God, in whom he trusted.
His funeral was preached from Rev. 14:13 by the Rev. Mr. Neff. We laid his body by the side of his sister, Mrs. Moore, at Pleasantville, there to rest till Jesus comes.
He leaves a wife and six children—two boys and four girls, and four sisters—to mourn his loss. M. A. S.
Mathew Crawford, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 17 Jun 1880, p. 3, col. 7
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Mrs. Mollie Crawford died at the Sacred Heart hospital in Ft. Madison Friday evening, April 2, following an operation. She and her husband, Lee Crawford, spent the winter with her niece, Mrs. Anna May Aurwater. They had planned to return to their home in Crawford, April 5.
Those from a distance who attended the funeral of Mrs. Lee Crawford were: Her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Vance Phelps of Chicago; his daughter, Mrs. Eva Lewis and two daughters and her two sons and their wives all of Essex, Ill.; Mrs. Clarence Crawford of Chicago and her son, Chester Crawford and wife, of Ft. Collins, Colo.; Herman Aurwater and family, John Wright and daughter, Mable and husband, all of Ft. Madison, Henry Zierden of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Fryrear of Milton.
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LaPlata Woman Dies Monday
The death of Mrs. Herman Crawford, 55, of LaPlata, was reported Monday morning.
Mrs. Crawford was the daughter of Joseph A. and Lizzie (Easley) Daugherty, and was born Sept. 16, 1886, six miles east of LaPlata. She was married to Samuel Billings, October 1908. Three children were born to them, Mrs. Bessie Wares, of Jacksonville, Mo., Joseph Billings, of Chicago Heights, Ill., and Arley Billings, of Calumet City, Ill. Her husband died October, 1918. She married Herman Crawford October 21, 1936.
She is survived by her husband, the three children, four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Anna Smith, and one brother, Mike S. Dougherty, both of LaPlata; one step-daughter, Mrs. J. R. Baker of Ten Mile, in Macon county, one step granddaughter, three nieces, Mrs. Marie Elsea, and Mrs. Helen Itle, both of LaPlata, and Mrs. Anna Mortenson, of Chiiago [sic].
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Mrs. Nancy Crawford Funeral Is Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy E. Crawford, of Green Castle, will be held from the Green Castle Methodist church Saturday afternoon at three o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Herbert E. Manning, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Kirksville. Interment will be in the Green Castle cemetery. The body will remain at the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home in Green City until the funeral hour.
Mrs. Crawford died Wednesday evening at the home of daughter Mrs. S. B. Kimberly.
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MRS. NELLIE CRAWFORD OF GIBBS DIES
57-year-old Woman Had Been in Ill Health Two Years
Brashear, Mo., March 29. (Special)—Mrs. Nellie (Conkle) Crawford, 57, of Gibbs, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at 7:10 o’clock. She had been in failing health the past two years and seriously ill the past two months.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete as to time and will be announced later. The services will be held in the Methodist Church in Gibbs, conducted by Rev. Fred P. Hanes, and interment will be in the Union Cemetery near Gibbs.
She was the daughter of Homer and Effie (Moore) Conkle, and was born in Brashear on Jan. 25, 1891. She was married to W. Everett Crawford in January 1909. Four children were born to this marriage.
She is survived by her husband, three sons, Homer M. of Kirkwood, Mo., Harold E. of the state of Pennsylvania, Myron P. of Gibbs and one daughter, Mrs. Helen Marie Dye, of Gibbs; three grandchildren; two half-sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Josie) Campbell, of Hurdland and Mrs. Vernie (Zola) Witten, of Trenton; five half-brothers; Leo Ridge, of Fountain Green, Ill.; Foster Ridge, of Moline, Ill.; Truman Ridge, of Crescent, Ia.; Gene Ridge, of Brashear and Birney Ridge, of Edina, and a number of nieces and nephews. One half-sister, Miss Beulah Ridge, died in 1927.
After marriage she and husband lived on the old Crawford and Brubaker farms west of Brashear for several years then moved to Gibbs where they have since lived. Mrs. Crawford has been a member of the Methodist Church since young womanhood.
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LONG ILLNESS FATAL TO NOAH F. CRAWFORD
Funeral Monday for 81-year-old Brashear Farmer.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., May 10—Noah F. Crawford, 81 years old, a well known farmer of this vicinity, died at his home five miles south of Brashear at 5:55 o’clock this afternoon.
He had suffered eight months from arthritis and was bedfast two months.
The funeral is to be Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the U. B. Church in Brashear, conducted by the Rev. M. Patterson, of Kirksville, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Lane, of Brashear. The body is to lie in state at the family home until time for the services.
Active pallbearers have been selected as follows: Lloyd Dudgeon, Henry Lamb, Foster Dudgeon, Bud Henry, Leonard Ross, Earl Ross. Honorary pallbearers: Roy Pierce, Robert Sleeth, Lee Martin, Epp Pinkston, Calvin Ross and Walter Platz.
Mr. Crawford was born June 5, 1860 near the farm where he died, a son of James B. and Rebecca Jones Crawford. His parents were natives of Ohio. He was married Feb. 27, 1881 to Miss Mary E. Dudgeon and one daughter, Mrs. Josie Pinkston, of Siler, Ida., was born.
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford observed their sixtieth wedding anniversary Feb. 27.
Surviving are his wife, daughter, one sister, Mrs. Emma Henry, of Brashear; one half-brother, David Crawford, Emmett, Idaho; one half-sister, Mrs. Dora Anderson, Blackfoot, Idaho; one granddaughter, Mrs. Lehman Edwards, a grandson, Kenneth Pinkston and great grandson, Audrey Marion Edwards, all of Siler, Idaho. The daughter and grandson were with Mr. Crawford the past five weeks and helped care for him.
Mr. Crawford was converted in the Holiness faith in 1900 under the ministry of the Rev. Ben Young.
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Norman Leroy Crawford, son of Judge and Mrs. John S. Crawford, 49, died Dec. 1. Funeral services were held at the Killwinning church and interment was in the cemetery there.
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MRS. RENETTA CRAWFORD DIES NEAR MILLARD
Succumbs on 80th Birthday; Funeral To Be Wednesday
Mrs. Renetta Crawford, died on her 80th birthday Saturday night at her home near Millard.
Funeral services will be at the Millard Presbyterian Church Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m., conducted by Rev. P. M. Lind of Queen City. Interment will be in the Stukey Cemetery.
Mrs. Crawford was the daughter of Abel and Mandania (Cunningham) Stukey and was born in Adair County, October 2, 1868. She was married March 20, 1888, to Jesse S. Crawford and to this marriage seven children were born.
Mr. Crawford died June 20, 1938, and she was also preceded in death by one son, three brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harley (Opal) Pea Santa Clara, Calif.; Mrs. D. A. (Orie) Lockhart, Kirksville; four sons, Fred and John, both of Millard, and twins, Charley, of Quincy, Ill., and Willie, of Mattoon, Ill.; nineteen grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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S. H. CRAWFORD, GREENCASTLE RESIDENT, DIES
Had Been an Elder in Presbyterian Church for 40 Years
Samuel Howard Crawford, 83-year-old Greencastle resident, died at his home in Greencastle this morning. He had been in failing health and confined to his home for a number of weeks.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church in Greencastle, with the Rev. Canady in charge of the services.
Mr. Crawford was born August 21, 1863, in Emilton, Pa., the son of Allen and Elizabeth Crawford. He was brought to Missouri in 1865 and had lived here since that time. He had been an elder in the Greencastle Presbyterian Church since its organization about 40 years ago.
Mr. Crawford married Miss Nancy Elizabeth Powell on May 19, 1889. Four children were born to this union.
Mr. Crawford is survived by his wife, two children, Helen and Selma, eleven grand children and seven great grandchildren.
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Editor’s Note: This seems to be the end of an obituary for Serena Elizabeth (Fraker) Crawford.)
She was born in Tennessee on June 11, 1854, was almost 87 years of age, and had lived in Scotland county 75 years.
She was married in this county to John S. Crawford on Sept. 6, 1872, who died May 23, 1938.
She is survived by the following children: Jas. E. Crawford, Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Bertha Smith, Memphis: Mrs. Stella Mathes and Mrs. Maude Hardman, both of Norton, Kansas; Mrs. Elsie Burns, Larned, Kans.; Judge Grover C. Crawford, Chicago; Mrs. Francis Means, Pasadena, Calif., and Monniville Crawford, whose present address is unknown.
Mrs. Crawford was a splendid woman. During her husband’s long illness, after he suffered a stroke of paralysis, she tenderly cared for him for years until his death.
Mrs. Crawford was a member of the Christian church at Crawford Station.
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Scotland County Marriage Listings indicate that John S. Crawford married Elizabeth S. Fraker, 12 Sep 1872
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WM. H. CRAWFORD IS DEAD
Was Born in Scotland County on July 11, 1878
William H. Crawford, a successful farmer and life-time resident of Scotland county, died at a Kirksville hospital last Friday, Oct. 15, at the age of 70 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the Payne chapel in Memphis Sunday afternoon by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, pastor of the Memphis Christian church, and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Pall bearers were Leo A. Cook, Marion Mathes, Glen Lefler, Jacob Blessing, Louie Woods and Usa Bissell.
Music was furnished by the Chappell sisters, who sang three songs.
William Henry Crawford was a son of Wm. L. and Nancy Ann Crawford. He was born July 11, 1878, in Scotland county, Mo.
He was married to Josephine Bechtel, May 2, 1914, and has spent his entire life on the home place northwest of Memphis.
He united with the Downing Christian church in early manhood.
He had been in failing health for a number of years.
He leaves the wife, Josie; a son, Hubert William Crawford and wife Lizzie, of Willowbrook, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Frank Werner and husband, Frank D. Werner, of Lancaster, Mo.; three grandchildren, Hubert Eugene Crawford and wife, Irene, of Willowbrook, Calif., and Walter Franklin Werner of Lancaster; one great granddaughter, Marilyn Irene Crawford, also four brothers and two sisters, Newton of Montana, Lee, Thomas and Elbert of Memphis; Mrs. Flossie Moore of Chicago; and Mrs. Alice Tadlock of Lancaster.
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Clyde Creason Dies At Age Of 78
Clyde Creason, 78, of Gorin, Missouri, passed away at Laughlin Hospital, Kirksville, Missouri, on Thursday, May 30, 1968.
On September 28, 1921, he was united in marriage to Georgia Woodworth at Monmouth, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife; one son, Billie, and his wife, Juanita, of Hammond, Indiana; two grandsons, Clyde William and Olin Glinn; and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Duell of Denver, Colorado, and Mrs. John Holcomb of Gorin, Missouri; and three nephews and one niece.
Funeral services were held Saturday, June 1, 1968, at 2 p.m., at the Gorin Christian Church. Rev. Harold Spradling and Rev. Michael Wilson officiated. Burial was in the Gorin Cemetery. Body bearers were Roy Hill, Pearl Creason, Jr., Hollis Thomas, Phillip E. Jones, Wayne Edwards and Gene McLeland.
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Clare Creek Passes Away In Pennsylvania
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watson of Lanark, Ill., drove to Memphis, Thursday evening, to be with her sister, Trixie Vroom.
On Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Trixie Vroom, Anna Belle Creek and Ilene McDaniel drove to Keosauqua, Ia., to Catcott Funeral Home, where the body of Gertie Watson and Trixie Vroom’s brother, Clare Creek, had been brought from Mifflintown, Penn.
Visitation was held from 1 until 2 p.m. Graveside services and burial were at Mt. Sterling, Ia.
Clare was born in Scotland County, near Arbela, Mo., September 27th, 1924.
Clare Creek, From Unknown Newspaper, 24 Aug 1972
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James W. Creek Dies Suddenly At Bevier, Mo.
James Weston Creek died suddenly at his home near Bevier, Missouri, at 8:30 Saturday, January 23, after a year of failing health. He was the son of Lee and Lorene Tippett Creek and was born June 6, 1914 near Memphis, Missouri. He grew to manhood here. Since that time he had lived in Illinois until about ten years ago when he moved to Macon, Missouri.
On November 30, 1962, he was married to Saundra Kindell at the home of her parents at Bevier, Missouri. To this union one daughter, Kelly Lenore was born.
He is survived by his wife and daughter of the home, two children by a former marriage, Dick Creek of Glenwood, Iowa, and Bonnie Hayes of Hill, Iowa, four grandchildren, three sisters, Gertie Watson of Lanark, Illinois, Trixie Vroom of Memphis, and Winnie Hanley; six brothers, Sam of Alexis, Illinois, Edson and Wayne of New Windsor, Illinois, Clare of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, Lee Junior of Galesburg, Ill., and Delbert of Lincoln, Illinois, and a host of nieces and nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Hillis, in 1962, and a sister, Hazel, in infancy.
Funeral services were conducted at the Bevier Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 26 at 2 p.m. by pastor of the church. Burial was at Bevier.
James Weston Creek, From Unknown Newspaper, 4 Feb 1971
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Joe Creek Services Held On Thursday
Joe Creek, son of Samuel I. and Arinda Neal Creek was born March 12, 1891 in Scotland county and passed away April 10, 1962 at his home 10 miles northeast of Memphis. He lived his entire life in Scotland county.
He was married to Elsie Wright of southeast of Memphis by the Rev. J. W. Green. To this union was born one son, J. M. Creek of Memphis. He is survived by his wife Elsie, his son Joe, a daughter-in-law, Lenore and a grandson, Charles J. Creek.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Lee and Elva, eight half brothers and four half sisters.
He was a member of the First Christian church and the Masonic Lodge, both of Memphis. He was a retired contractor by trade and had lived on the farm for the past 14 years.
Funeral services were held from the Memphis Christian church Thursday, April 12th at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Howard Merchant. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Body bearers were Ray McNeely, Murel Palmer, Sam Creek, M. P. Palmer, Edson Creek and Wayne Creek.
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MRS. ORA CRIGLER
Paris, Mo., July 14. –Services for Mrs. Ora Lee Crigler, 84, of near here, who died Friday (July 12, 1968) in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orpha Yager of Monroe City, will be held today at 2 p.m. in the Agnew funeral home. The Rev. R. L. Hester will officiate and burial will be in Walnut Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Crigler was born near here, March 2, 1884, a daughter of Tom and Armonia Lewellen Donaldson. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She married Delbert Crigler.
Surviving are the husband and daughter; a son, W. L. of Paris, and six grandchildren.
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MRS. ELLA CRIOL FUNERAL
Died at Daughter’s Home Near Cantril, Wednesday, Sept. 12
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Criol, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. P. Coffrin near Cantril, as stated in last week’s Democrat, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, were conducted at the Memphis Methodist church Friday afternoon by the pastor Rev. W. E. Longstreth.
Music was by the church quartette composed of Mrs. A. Hamstreet, Mrs. W. E. Longstreth, J. J. Zumsteg and Arden Eager; Mrs. Richard Moore, piano accompanist.
Pall bearers were J. H. Morgan, Frank Cravens, Geo. W. Morgan, Earl W. Smith, J. H. Johnson and Glen J. Fugate.
Interment was in the Milton cemetery.
Mrs. Criol was the daughter of John and Charlotte McManis. She was born near Milton, Iowa, January 14, 1860.
Ella McManis and John Sidney Criol were married, February 17, 1880, and came to Memphis in January, 1918. To this union six children were born.
Mrs. Criol was a member of the Methodist church in Memphis, and a member of the home department and attended services as her strength permitted.
Mrs. Criol was preceded in death by her husband John Sidney Criol, who died June 11, 1915, and by a son, Guy Criol, who died about four years ago.
She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Maude Knowles of Harrisbury, Mo., Mrs. Lelu Wilson of Boonville; Mrs. Minnie Wilson of Sedalia, and Mrs. Ethel Coffrin of Cantril; and one son, R. R. Criol of Memphis; a brother, George W. McManis of Pulaski, and a sister, Mrs. A. W. Corrick of St. Augustine, Fla. There are seven grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, three of these are in the service of their country.
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Rites for Mrs. R.R. Criol
Services Friday Afternoon are Largely Attended
Funeral services for Mrs. Georgia Rice Criol, wife of Ross R. Criol, which were held at their home, 132 North Adams street Friday afternoon, were largely attended. Services were conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, pastor of the Christian church, and interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Pall bearers were Chas. E. Long, Leo F. Paul, J. H. Johnson, Elmer D. Ross, Gerald Courney [sic] and Otis Skinner.
Georgia Rice Criol was the second daughter of William H. and Victoria Ruse Rice. She was born in Davis county, Iowa, on December 21, 1896.
She died at the Laughlin hospital in Kirksville, on April 26, 1950, at 11:18 a.m.
She came to Scotland county with her parents at an early age.
She was married on January 27, 1920, to R. R. Criol by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, the marriage taking place in the First Christian church of Memphis.
Georgia, as she was known by all her friends, spent many years in public life, having been employed in several of the stores in Memphis.
She leaves her husband, a brother, Stewart Rice, who has been with her since the passing of her mother, one niece, Mrs. Dorothy Lewis and her husband, Sam Lewis, of St. Charles, Mo.
Georgia (Rice) Criol, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 4 May 1950
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James Curtis Crispen
JAMES CURTIS, youngest son of J. W. Crispen and wife, was born September 20, 1894. Died September 7, 1906, aged 11 years, 11 months and 17 days.
Jimmie was especially dear to the family and among his schoolmates. His little frame was always weak, and he never could engage in the games loved by children, so he passed many hours making his pets comfortable and caring for them. Before he passed away he gave them all to his little friends. His disposition was lovable and gentle. He loved and trusted the God of his parents, and patiently waited the entrance to the City whose maker and builder is God. His faith was beautiful, as he prayed for relief, and when the cooling water was given him, after praying earnestly for the privilege, he at once said, “I knew I could drink, because I asked God to let me have it.” So trustingly he stepped out into the future, bidding good-bye to all dear ones, perfectly willing to go.
His funeral services were conducted Sabbath afternoon, September 9, by Rev. Joshua Jester, from Simpson M. E. Church, where his parents and sisters are faithful members. A large number of relatives and friends met to show their deep sympathy for the family. The little white casket was carried by four playmates, and it was covered with tributes of love from many. Simpson Sunday School gave a beautiful wreath in loving memory. The boy friends [sic] sent their offering; also, the associates of his brothers and sisters. His uncles and aunts all united in the gift of flowers. So as his precious little form was laid away the mound was covered with the sweet blossoms and Jimmie sleeps undisturbed until the Resurrection day.
In his death a vacant place was left in heart and home, but knowing the kindly Shepherd is tenderly caring for our dear treasure we could say through falling tears, “Thy will, my Heavenly Father, not mine be done.”
The words spoken when Jesus took the children and blessed them was the text in the funeral service, “Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.”
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C. C. Critz Dies at His Home in This City Sat.
C. C. Critz was born in Scotland county Mar. 9, 1857, grew to manhood here, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1897, died at his residence in this city Friday evening at 8 o’clock of acute indigestion and heart trouble after a two weeks illness.
He was the eldest af [sic] the five children of Allan and Elinor Critz and leaves one brother, F. M. of Wynoka[,] Okla., and a sister, Mrs. M. B. Green of Custer[,] South Dakota living, one sister and one brother having preceded him.
He was married to Hattie A. Briggs June 11, 1882, to which union four children were born, Allan J., Alva W., Wade and Nola, who with the mother, are left to mourn his death.
Funeral services were conducted at the family home in this city, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Waggoner of the Christian Church, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Masonic cemetery, the Masonic lodge, of which he was a member, conducting the ritualistic ceremony at the grave.
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Charles A. Crocker, an honorable and esteemed citizen of Memphis died at his home in this city, Monday morning at 7:30 o’clock.
Mr. Crocker was born in Hamstad, Sweden, May 11, 1813 and was for 25 years a sailor.
He came to Missouri and located near Memphis in 1837, was married in 1847 and went to California in 1850. Remaining in California two years he returned to Memphis in 1852, and has lived in and near this city ever since.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Needham yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family residence, after which the remains were taken to the Buskirk Cemetery for burial.
Deceased is survived by five children. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church.
Charles A. Crocker, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 24 Apr 1902
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MRS. CHAS. CROCKER DIED OF OLD AGE AT HER HOME, MONDAY
Mary Jane Palmer was born Feb. 11, 1827 near Perrysville, Richland County, Ohio, and was called to her Eternal Home early Monday morning Feb. 7th, 1921, lacking only four days of completing her 94th year. At the age of 12 she came with her parents to Scotland County where she has since resided.
On August 23rd, 1843 she was married to Charles A. Crocker, who was called to his reward in April, 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Crocker took up one of the first homesteads in Scotland County, and will be held in remembrance by Missouri as being among that noble company who were her early Pioneers.
She was converted in early childhood and united with the Presbyterian church in the country, where she tendered faithful service to her Master. Throughout her life she earnestly endeavored to live a Christ like life.
Of the fourscore and more years she resided in Scotland County, the last 38 were spent in Memphis.
She was the mother of seven children, two of whom Thomas and Alice, preceded her to the “land beyond the skies.”
She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. John A. Smith, Mrs. Jessie Purvis, Mrs. Frank Greeno, of Memphis, Mrs. W. T. Webb of Eido Rado Springs, Mo., and Mrs. J. W. Marshall of Caney, Kansas, and one great grandchild, who with many friends shall miss her sweet companionship.
Funeral services in charge of Mr. D. W. Payne were conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock by Rev. E. M. Nesbitt, assisted by the following members of his choir: Mrs. E. E. Parrish, Mrs. Grace Williams, Miss Alice Patterson, Mr. D. W. Payne and Mr. J. C. Kinney. The service was concluded at Buskirk Cemetery.
Six grandsons acted at [sic] pallbearers, Sam and Alfred Crocker, Earl and Charley Greeno, Philip Purvis and Walter Smith.
Mary Jane (Palmer) Crocker, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 10 Feb 1921, p. 1, col. 6
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Obituary
Thomas A. Crocker, only son of Chas. Crocker, of this city, died at his home 4 miles south of this city, June 16th 1887, of a complication of diseases. He was born in this county, March 26th 1849, and married Miss Priscilla Barnett a daughter of Samuel Barnett, of Sand Hill Township about 17 or 18 years ago.
Four children were born to them as the fruits of this union, the oldest being 16 and the youngest 5 years of age. The widow and the four children still survive and are left to mourn his premature irreplaceable loss. He united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church many years ago, and lived a devoted Christian life until summoned to his reward. In his intercourse with other men he was honest and upright, and leaves a good name as a legacy to his widow and fatherless children. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. John Neff, after which he was laid to rest in the Concord Cemetery, in the presence of a large concourse of sympathizing friends. The poet says: “There is no death; what seems so is transition;
This life, this mortal breath,
Is but a suburb of the life Elysian,
Whose portal we call death.
Thomas A. Crocker, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 Jun 1887, p. 3, col. 5
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RITES FOR IRA M. CROLEY
Services at Antioch Church Last Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Ira M. Croley, who died at the Laughlin hospital, Kirksville, Wednesday of last week, May 3, were conducted at the Antioch Christian church southwest of Memphis Friday afternoon by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, pastor of the Memphis church. Interment was in the Antioch cemetery.
Ira M. Croley was the son of John and Sarah Croley. He was born on October 19, 1874, in Scotland county, Missouri. He never married.
He made his home in Scotland county all through his life, though he made several trips throughout the west.
He leaves one brother, H. P. Croley of Memphis, two sisters, Mrs. Susie Hunt of Kirksville and Mrs. Nina Schell of Wall, South Dakota; two nieces and four nephews. He united with the Antioch Christian church in 1910.
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Croley – John Croley died at his home near Unity Post office last Friday morning, of an abscess in the side, aged about 70 years. We made brief mention last week of his serious illness. At that time his physician and friends had given up all hope. Early on Friday morning he passed away surrounded by sorrowing friends. Deceased had been suffering for a long time, and death came to him as a release. Mr. Croley was one of our best citizens and his death is sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends. The funeral services were held the next day at the family residence after which the body was laid to rest in the Antioch church cemetery. Peace to his ashes.
John Croley, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 21 Feb 1889, p. 3, col. 6
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BURIAL WAS IN COLORADO
Charles A. Crook From Large Scotland County Family
Funeral services for Charles A. Crook, whose death was recently reported in The Democrat, were held in Colorado and burial was there instead of at Hitt, near Memphis, his boyhood home.
In giving an account of his death, the Longmont, Colo., News, says:
Charles Allen Crook, age 76 years, who had been in failing health for several months, was found dead in his home at 616 Kimbark St., Longmont, Colo., on Wednesday, August 23, 1939.
Mr. Crook was born in Quincy, Ill., April 22, 1863. He was a son of Allen and Sarah E. Crook. His earlier life was spent in Scotland and Clark counties, Missouri. Later moving to Colorado, he had resided in Longmont since 1922.
He was married to Alice Bish in 1892. To this union four children were born. His wife and three sons preceded him in death. A daughter, Mrs. Volly McMillan, and one granddaughter of Longmont, survive.
He leaves four brothers, Will Crook of Buena, Wash., John, Boon and Fred all residing in Missouri, and four sisters, Mrs. May Drake of Downing, Mo.; Mrs. E. M. Garrison of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Ola and Laura Martin of Palisade, Colo.
Funeral services were held Aug. 25 from the Shaw Chapel. Services were in charge of Rev. Ben Christner of the Methodist church of which deceased was a member. Interment was in Longmont cemetery.
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Hazel Crook Services Held At Downing
Hazel Frances Crook, daughter of Newton and Mary Catherine Buford Calhoun, was born March 8, 1900, in Scotland County, Missouri, and passed away at the Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville, Missouri, on October 29, 1967, at the age of 67 years, 7 months and 21 days.
On October 17, 1918, she was married to Grover Cleveland Crook and to this union five children were born. Hazel lived in the Kilwinning neighborhood all her life.
Hazel was a member of the Church of Christ and attended the Downing Christian Church very faithfully.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, her husband, Cleve, and one infant son, Wayne.
Surviving are three sons: Robert Earl of Phoenix, Arizona, Claude of Downing, Missouri, Harry of Memphis, Missouri and one daughter, Amy Thomson of Downing, Missouri; three daughter-in-laws [sic], Helen, Elaine, and Freda; one son-in-law, Herbert; two brothers, Lee and Cliff Calhoun, of Kansas City, Missouri; 16 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Hazel was a very kind person, always wanting to help anyone in need. She will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. at the Downing Christian Church by Rev. Kenneth Campbell.
Music was furnished by the Barker Church accompanied by Mary Dawson.
Burial was in the Barker Cemetery.
Bodybearers were Millard Becraft, Hubert Gooden, Charles Dawson, Bob Farley, Chauncey Slavin and Ray Kinney.
Hazel Frances Crook, From Unknown Newspaper, 2 Nov 1967
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LEWIS CROSS ONE OF COUNTY’S BEST IS DEAD
Lewis Cross, one of the substantial and worthy citizens of our county, died at his home in Gorin the morning of Feb. 28th. The funeral was held from the M. E. Church of Gorin Wednesday, March 1st at 2 p.m., services being conducted by Rev. J A. Lisenbee, pastor of that church.
The body was buried in Gorin cemetery, under the rites of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of which order deceased had long been an honored member. Mr. Cross was nearly seventy-four years old and is survived by the widow, three sons and two daughters. The children are as follows: H. B. Cross of New Orleans, La., Ezra, of Akron, Colorado, W. L. Cross, of Vancouvre, B. C., Mrs. S. N. Young of Gorin and Mrs. Minnie Fuslier, of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mr. Cross owned a farm southeast of Memphis seven or eight miles, where he lived for many years and reared his family. He was a most excellent citizen and obliging neighbor and indulgent father, and a citizen the like of whom the county can ill afford to lose.
He had hosts of friends who extend heartfelt smypathy [sic] to the wife, sons and daughters, who are bereft of this good husband and father.
Lewis Cross, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Mar 1916, p. 1, col. 2
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Mrs. Mary Cross Funeral
(by our Gorin Reporter)
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Mary Cross Monday afternoon at the Methodist church by Rev. G. V. Baskett, assisted by Rev. W. H. Ellington. Mrs. Cross was born August 20, 1843 and was a former Gorin resident. She passed away at her home in Akron, Colorado, Friday Nov. 4.
Sam N. Young, a son-in-law accompanied the body to Gorin. The body was taken to the home of her niece, Mrs. Harry Davie.
She leaves three sons and one daughter. Songs were sung by Mrs. R. E. Shacklett, Mrs. G. V. Baskett, Mrs. S. R. Robinson, and Mrs. R. O. Leftwich with Mrs. Claude F. Frazee at the piano.
Pall bearers were August Kraus, Tom Davis, P. C. Robinson, John Chambers, Ed F. Conyers and J. J. Huckey.
Interment was in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
Mary Cross, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Nov 1932, p. 1, col. 7
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Died—In this city Sept. 18, 1909, Rev. B. W. Crouch. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Trinity Episcopal church by Rev. F. N. Chapman. Interment at Highland Park cemetery.
Rev. B. W. Crouch, Kirksville, Missouri, The Kirksville Journal, 23 Sept 1909, p. 1, col. 2
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Gerald Crow, 43, Dies at Davenport
Mrs. Paul Snyder, 511 E. McPherson, and Mrs. Earl Shockey, of near Kirksville, received word Friday of the death of their brother, Gerald Crow at Davenport, Ia. Mr. Crow, who was 43 years old, had been in ill health for some time.
Funeral services are to be held Monday afternoon at two o’clock from the Mt. Tabor church near Atlanta, with interment in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. The body will be at the Gooding Funeral Home in Macon until time for the services.
Mr. Crow, a native of Nauvoo, Ill., was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Crow. His mother preceded him in death.
His wife, Alberta, and two children survive, in addition to his father, who lives in Atlanta; five sisters and two brothers: Miss Maude Crow, Mrs. Ursal Dunnington, Mrs. Elgan Ausmus and Donald Crow, all of Atlanta; DeForest Crow, of Monte Vista, Colo., and Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. Shockey.
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J. A. CROW, 85 YEARS OLD, DIES SUDDENLY
Death Occurs While Sitting In Chair at His Daughter’s Home
James A. Crow, 85 years old, one of the early settlers of this county, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. T. Waddill, 315 North Main street. His death was due to heart trouble.
The deceased was born in Tennessee on Jan. 20, 1840, and came to this county with his parents when he was fourteen years old. At that time Kirksville was a small village containing only a few houses and it is said that there was only one house between their farm, in the northern part of the county, and this city. Mr. Crow was a carpenter by trade and he assisted in the erection of a large number of houses here.
Mr. Crow served the county as treasurer one term, being one of the few Democrats to be elected to that office.
He was married to Margaret Goddard in 1862 and nine children were born to them. She died in 1905, and in 1910 he was married to Mrs. Addie Patterson, who passed away three years ago.
There are six children living and they are as follows: Mrs. Ella Jordan of Council Bluffs, Iowa; R. A. Crow, of Ft. Dodge, Iowa; Mrs. H. W. Sykes of Mason City, Iowa; Mrs. Samuel Britt, of Greentop; Mrs. Jas. Burton, of near Kirksville, and Mrs. O. T. Waddill, of this city.
He is also survived by four brothers, Joseph, of Kinsley, Kans.; William and Thomas of Greentop, and Mannings Crow of this city. He has twenty-three grand children and sixteen great-grandchildren.
The funeral services will be held at Ft. Madison cemetery, Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
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LEWIS CROW AN APPARENT SUICIDE
No Inquest Will Be Held In Death Of Countian.
Lewis Crow, 67, a native of Adair County, died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound some time yesterday afternoon at the family home five miles northwest of Kirksville on route two. Mr. Crow’s body was discovered in the backyard of the home about 4:30 o’clock by his granddaughter, Sara Crow, 9, who had returned home from attending the Porter School.
Death resulted from a shot through the heart from a 12-gauge shotgun and Coroner Willard G. Summers announced today that no inquest would be held. Mr. Crow had a severe bilious attack a week ago Saturday and had suffered considerable pain and had not been in his usual health during the past week. Yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock when his son, Clifton, and daughter-in-law, who resided at the family home left, Mr. Crow stated he was feeling better. Although the time of his death had not definitely been established, it is believed he died in the early part of the afternoon as the lunch, which his daughter-in-law had prepared for him, had not been eaten.
Born Nov. 28, 1875, in the vicinity in which he died, Mr. Crow was the son of Manning and Eller (Conner) Crow. He married the former Alma Clifton, also of Adair County, on Oct. 27, 1898. Mrs. Crow preceded him in death in 1928. The deceased had been engaged in farming all of his life.
Surviving are two sons, Clifton Crow, who lives at the family home northwest of Kirksville, and Alva Crow, of Boonville; two brothers, Chief of Police Leonard Crow, of Kirksville, and Charles Crow, who lives northwest of Kirksville; three sisters, Mrs. Allie Ely, of Kinsley, Kan., and Mrs. James Hardin and Mrs. Oscar Miller, who also live northwest of Kirksville, and his granddaughter, Sara Crow. Besides his wife, Mr. Crow was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Mrs. J. H. Miley and Mrs. Walter Horton.
The body will lie in state at the Summers and Powell Funeral Home until the funeral services which will be held at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Jewell Church, northwest of Kirksville. The Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith will officiate. Interment will be at the Jewell Cemetery.
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Funeral Services for Mrs. Sarah M. Crow Monday
Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs. Sarah M. Crow, 95, resident of Adair County, at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. She passed away Saturday at the home of Mrs. Flora Paris after being seriously ill for three weeks.
Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated at the ceremonies. Burial was in the Bear Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Crow was born in Macon County, Missouri, Dec. 24, 1846, a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Christian. In 1847 the family came to Adair County and she has lived here since.
She was married Sept. 29, 1867 to Willis Sweatman, who died in 1880. She married I. M. Crow Feb. 26, 1903. Mr. Crow died Jan. 6, 1930.
She moved from a farm to Kirksville in 1930 after Mr. Crow’s death.
Surviving are: One daughter, Mrs. Richard Hilt, of Glasgow, Mont.; two sons, Ed Sweatman, of Montana, and John Sweatman, of Kirksville; three step-sons and three step-daughters, Charles, Lewis and Leonard Crow, Kirksville; Mrs. Alice Ely, Kinsley, Kan., Mrs. Oscar Miller and Mrs. James Hardin, Kirksville.
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William J. Crow, aged 81 years, died at his home in Greentop Saturday evening, May 7, at 6 o’clock. He had been ill for several months. Mr. Crow was born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, October 24, 1850, and came with his parents to the county and settled in the Ft. Madison neighborhood when about one year old. He lived on his farm in this neighborhood until 25 years ago, when he and his wife moved to Greentop. He was married to Donna Rigdon on December 14, 1879, and she survives him. There are also four children, Mrs. Cora E. Clapper, of Decatur, Ill., Mrs. H. G. Swanson, of Kirksville, R. H. Crow, of Greentop and E. M. Crow, of Kirksville. There are two brothers, Thomas Crow, of Sublette, and Joseph Crow, of Kinsley, Kans. The funeral and burial services were held at Ft. Madison church at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. Mr. Crow was a prominent citizen of his community and the sympathy of a large circle of friends is extended to the bereaves family.
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WILLIS CROW, AGED 68, DIES AT FARM HOME
Had Been In Impaired Health Several Months.
Willis I. Crow, 68-year-old Adair County farmer, died yesterday evening at his home in the Sperry vicinity. He had been in impaired health several months.
Mr. Crow was a former superintendent of the Kirksville waterworks and also operated a plumbing business here at one time.
He was born in this county Feb. 11, 1872, a son of Russell T. and Sarah Stewart Crow. His father was a native of Tennessee and his mother of Iowa.
He was married to Genevra Tudor, who died a number of years ago, and he was married again March 28, 1933 to Mrs. Lura Spangler.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lura S. Crow; three daughters, Mrs. Mueller and Mrs. Evelyn Conner, Milwaukee; Mrs. Beatrice Martin, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; one son, Murt Crow, Glasgow, Mont.; five grandchildren and nine brothers and sisters. Alva Crow, Willmathsville; Mrs. Charles Holland, Greentop; H. M. Crow, Elko, Nev.; Mrs. William Drake, Wells, Nev.; Mrs. Bert Stone, Ogden, Utah; Mrs. Nora Pekotchi, Los Angeles; Charles and Leo Crow, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Elsie Whiteside, Medford, Ill.
Mr. Crow lived in Kirksville until four years ago, when he moved to the farm at Sperry.
The funeral has been tentatively set for 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at Ft. Madison Church, with burial in the churchyard cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home here.
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MRS. ALLEN B. CROWDER AND SONS KILLED
Die in Collision Near Excelsior Springs: Were on Way Home from Texas
It was reported this afternoon that Larry Crowder, three years old, died about an hour after the collision near Excelsior Springs that took the life of his mother, Mrs. Allen B. Crowder, and his six-months-old brother, Gary Michael.
Excelsior Springs, Mo., May 1. UP—A Kirksville, Mo., woman and her infant son were killed today in an automobile-truck collision on the outskirts of Excelsior Springs.
The dead were Mrs. Allen B. Crowder, 20, and Gary Michael Crowder, six months old. Another son, Larry, 3, was injured seriously, and the father was treated for severe shock.
Police said the driver of the truck was Orville A Wilson of Breckenridge, Mo. He apparently escaped injury.
Details of the accident were not available immediately.
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S. Sgt. and Mrs. Crowder and two children were on their way home from Wichita Falls, Tex., where they have been living for about two years. He is serving in the Air Force, and is scheduled to be discharged on May 17.
Mrs. Crowder was a daughter of Warren and Dorsie (Wolf) Cody, and was born June 1, 1931, on a farm near Millard. She attended the Senior High School in Kirksville, and her husband was graduated from the same school in 1947. They would have been married four years this June.
Surviving Mrs. Crowder besides her husband and son are her parents, who operate a store at Millard, and two brothers, Clyde, of the home and Gail, who lives two miles south of Millard.
Members of the family were planning to leave for Excelsior Springs this afternoon.
Crowder, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 May 1952, p. 1, col. 2
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INQUEST TO BE HELD IN CRASH FATAL TO THREE
Mrs. Arlene Crowder and 2 Sons Victims of Car-Truck Wreck
An inquest is to be held into the traffic deaths of Mrs. Arlene Crowder, 21, and her two sons, Larry, 3, and Gary Michael, six months old, of Kirksville, according to the Kansas City Times.
The young mother and her two children were injured fatally yesterday afternoon in the collision of their car and a trailer truck on U. S. Highway 69 in front of the Phillips tavern at Excelsior Springs.
The husband and father, Allen V. [B.] Crowder, 23, an air force sergeant stationed at Wichita Falls, Tex., suffered severe shock. The following is a part of the item appearing in the Kansas City newspaper:
“The northbound Crowder car collided with the right side of a southbound trailer truck driven by Orville A. Wilson, 51, Breckinridge, Mo.
“Crowder and Wilson suffered shock and were treated at the Excelsior Springs hospital. Neither was able to give a clear account of the accident.
“Crowder told Vivian Thomas, deputy Clay County sheriff, he swerved to his left to avoid being struck by the truck. He said it seemed to be in his lane. Wilson said the crash was so sudden he could not recall the details exactly.
“The Crowder car was dragged by the truck about seventy-five feet south and onto a parking area in front of the Phillips tavern, a restaurant and tourist court on the west side of the highway.
“The body of the car was crushed. The top and a side were ripped off and the rear seat was thrown atop the wreckage. The Crowder’s personal effects, including toys, milk bottles and diapers, were scattered over the pavement. The right side of the truck was damaged slightly.
“Thomas said Mrs. Crowder apparently was killed, Gary, who was found crushed beneath a wheel of the car, died on the way to the Excelsior Springs hospital. Larry died about an hour later of chest injuries at the hospital.
“The trailer truck, owned by the Zuzich Truck lines, 120 Kansas avenue, was returning to Kansas City from Chicago.
“The accident occurred about 12:30 o’clock, while a crowd of persons were eating at the tavern. Several said the collision impact rocked the building. Some of those near by said it appeared that the car was attempting to turn off the highway to pull into the Phillips parking lot.
“Mrs. Crowder’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cody, and Crowder’s mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ericson, all of Kirksville, drove to Excelsior Springs last night.
“Dr. O. S. Pate, Clay County coroner, said an inquest would be held in about a week. Both drivers will be placed under bond on a technical charge of careless driving, Thomas said. Both drivers were released last night from the hospital.”
Crowder, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 02 May 1952, p. 1, col. 4
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CROWDER RITES TO BE SUNDAY AT MILLARD
Services at Presbyterian Church for Mother, 2 Sons
Funeral services for Mrs. Fairy Arlene Crowder, 21, and sons, Larry Dale, age 3 three [sic], and Gary Michael, six months old, who died as result of an automoble [sic] and truck collision yesterday about noon on the outskirts of Excelsior Springs, will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Millard Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery.
The bodies will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until 8:30 Saturday morning when they will be taken to the home of Mrs. Crowder’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cody, in Millard. They will be taken from the Cody home to the church Sunday at one o’clock where they will lie in State until the funeral hour.
Mrs. Crowder was married to Allen B. Crowder at the parents’ home in Millard June 20, 1948 and two sons were born to this marriage. Larry Dale was born Jan. 9, 1949, at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Miss., and Gary Michael was born at Sheppard Field Air Base, Wichita Falls, Texas, Oct. 17, 1951.
Mrs. Crowder is survived by her husband; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Cody; twin sister, Mrs. James (Mary Ilene) Baldwin; two brothers, Clyde and Gail, all of Millard, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Wolf of LaPlata.
The boys are also survived by their paternal grandparents, Mrs. Eunice Erickson, route two, Kirksville, and Audrey L. Crowder, route one, Kirksville; two great-grandmothers, Mrs. Mary E. Shearer, Kirksville, and Mrs. Rosie E. Crowder, Millard, and a great-grandfather, Will Crowder, Bakersfield, Calif.
Bearers will include: For Mrs. Crowder; Gerald Crow, Walter Junior Davison, Dale McClanahan, Eugene McClanahan, Clyde Motter and Murl Coonfield. For Larry Dale Crowder: Andy Lay, Jerry Lay, John Eugene Crawford and Lee Hall, and for Gary Michael: La Vern Clubine, Hollis Crawford, Bobby Ward and Charles Beach.
Crowder Family, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 2 May 1952, p. 2, col. 7
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Here For Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. William Cody, of Fremont, Ohio, arrived Saturday to attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Bert Crowder, and her two children, killed in a collision near Excelsior Springs on Thursday.
Crowder, Attend Funeral, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 04 May 1952, p. 8, col. 8
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L. B. Crowder, aged 82 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Gleason, 1207 S. Boundary street, December 28. Death was due to dropsy. He was born May 23, 1849 in Schuyler county, Mo., a son of Sterling and Mary Catherine Crowder. He is survived by eight children: Mrs. Annie Adams, Edgar, Neb.; Will Crowder, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Gleason, Kirksville; Mrs. Cora Gleason, Los Angeles, Calif.; Elmer Crowder, Versailles, Calif.; Fred Crowder, Bevier; Charles Crowder and John Crowder, Black, Mo. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Georgeann Bowers, Keokuk, Ia., a half-brother, Jacob Crowder, Springfield, Ill., and two half-sisters, Mrs. Molly Powell and Mrs. Matilda Alnut [sic], Downing. His wife preceded him in death several years ago. Mr. Crowder had lived in Kirksville for 25 years. He was a member of the Christian church. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Issac Yates. Burial was made in Ownbey cemetery.
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Rev. Croy Attends Mother’s Funeral
Milan, Jan. 1. (Special)—Rev. E. W. Croy, pastor of the M. E. Church attended the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Melissa Croy, 99, of Stanberry, Mo., Sunday, Dec. 26. She was an aunt of Homer Croy, Missouri novelist.
Melissa Croy, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 02 Jan 1938, p. 5, col. 3
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MRS. T. C. CRUMP OF LANCASTER DIES, AGED 77
Funeral Services To Be Held There Tuesday Afternoon.
Lancaster, Mo., March 23. (Special)—Mrs. Thompson C. Crump, 77, died at her home on a farm 2 1-2 miles southwest of Lancaster Saturday night at 11:30 o’clock. She was born Oct. 11, 1863, on a farm near Livonia, in Putnam County.
On July 4, 1889, she went to Durango, N. M., where she was married to Thompson C. Crump and they lived there for 12 years. They also lived in Colorado a short time before returning to their farm [sic] Lancaster where they lived two years. Then they lived in Lancaster 15 years and then moved back to the farm where she died. She has been a member of the Methodist Church since childhood.
Three children were born, Seth dying just five years ago. The other two are Mrs. J. E. Aeschliman of near Lancaster and Mrs. W. T. Yore of Shelbyville. There are two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Ed Stacey and John Minear of Gardner, Colo., and Mrs. Mildred Epperson of near Glenwood.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon in the Methodist Church conducted by the Rev. W. T. Andrews of Lancaster. Burial will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
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T. C. CRUMP, 96 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE
Lived with Daughter, Mrs. Nadine Yore; Funeral Sunday
Thompson C. Crump, 96, died today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nadine Yore, 416 S. Fifth street.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Lancaster Sunday afternoon at 3:30. Rev. W. R. Kornegay, pastor of the Kirksville Nazarene Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. A. L. McKay, pastor of the Lancaster Methodist Church. Fraternal rites will be conducted by Lancaster Lodge of Love, No. 259. Interment will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Lancaster.
Mr. Crump was the son of George and Amelia (Robinson) Crump and was born Jan. 22, 1855 at Lancaster (formerly Tippecanoe). He was married to Emma Minear July 4, 1889, at Dunrango [sic], Colo., and to this marriage three children were born.
He was preceded in death by his wife; one son, Seth; five brothers and one sister.
He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nadine Yore, Kirksville, and Mrs. Mabel Aeschliman, Lancaster; one sister, Mrs. Irene Pierce, Omaha, Neb.; ten grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Mr. Crump was a retired farmer and had made his home with his daughter since 1944. He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Lancaster Lodge of Love No. 259, and on Dec. 22, 1945 he received his fifty-year Masonic button.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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L. E. Byrne’s Sister Died In California
Mrs. M. T. Crutcher died of natural causes at the advanced age of 89, Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. E. Adams, in Los Angeles, where she was taken last week. Her son, Senator J. H. Miller was at the bedside when the end came.
Like so many other pioneers, “Grandma” Crutcher’s life was filled with adventure and thrills and columns could be written of the part she played as a pioneer in the Hawthorne district, she having lived here since the day the town was founded, over 50 years ago.
A native of West Virginia, Mrs. Crutcher crossed the continent in an ox-cart in the sixties, and after the majority of the party had been lost either through Indian fights or winter hardships her parents located at Austin Nevada, where she was reared to womanhood. There she became the bride of N. Miller and four children were born of the union, three of whom survive. The elder Miller died in Austin.
Bringing her family into the Hawthorne section, Mrs. Crutcher enjoyed the privilege of traveling across Walker Lake in the old steamboat that used to sail far above the shore line where the modern highway now provides routing for automobiles. She settled at the southern shore of the lake where several homesteads had been set up and a freighting station afforded employment to a number of people.
The then booming camp of Bodie placed such a demand on freighting service that L.A. Hawthorne and others conceived the idea of founding a town and when Hawthorne was officially recognized as a township, deceased was one of the prominent “charter” residents of the communities. It was here that she became the wife of Crutcher and two children were born of this marriage. One daughter survives. Crutcher died here several years ago.
Although at an advanced age, the sturdy woman, typical of the pioneer mothers, was alert and active and it was only recently that she showed signs of the illness which prompted her removal to the lower altitude and warmer climate.
Widely known as “Grandma,” she was in fact the great, great grandmother of Robyn Lavirne Forsythe and the great grandmother of D. M. Buckingham, both of Hawthorne. Although very affectionate towards all the members of the large family she was especially so to the younger children, and nothing was more pleasing to the elderly woman than to have the kiddies playing about the garden of her home that was one of the beauty spots of Hawthorne.
Her kind acts and deeds were so extensive that she was known to all Hawthorne as “Grandma,” and her absence will leave a vacancy that will be felt for many years to come.
No funeral arrangements have been announced as yet as it is the desire to communicate with all members of the family.
Immediate surviving relatives are two sons, Senator J. H. Miller of Hawthorne and Alvy Miller of Carson City. Two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Adams and Mrs. G. F. Sloan of Los Angeles, and a brother L. E. Byrne in Memphis, Mo. Mrs. Neva Ferretti and Mrs. Florence Buckingham of Hawthorne are grand children. – Hawthorne, Nevada Herald.
In a letter from his niece, Mr. Byrne learned that his sister was buried temporarily in Los Angeles, but that the body would be taken to Hawthorne, her old home, in the spring and be buried there.
Mrs. M. T. Miller Crutcher, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 21 Jan 1932, p. 3, col. 1
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BRUCE CUFFEL, 74, DIES AT FT. MADISON, IOWA
Resident of La Plata 47 Years; Funeral Held Yesterday
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., March 29—Funeral services were held here this afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist Church for Bruce Cuffel, who died Friday at 1:12 p. m., at his home in Ft. Madison, Ia., at the age of 74 years. The services were conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson and burial was made in the La Plata Cemetery.
Mr. Cuffel, whose full name was Elbridge Bruce Cuffel, had been a resident of La Plata for 47 years, during which time he served as agent and telegraph operator for the Wabash Railroad for a short time and was a rural mail carrier out of La Plata for 26 years, retiring from active service July 15, 1932.
He had been in failing health for some time and on March 27 suffered a paralytic stroke from which he never regained consciousness.
Mr. Cuffel was born on a farm in Miami County, Indiana, Sept. 22, 1866. He spent his early life in Indiana and Kansas. He came to La Plata when a young man and was employed by the Wabash Railroad for a while. Later he engaged in farming.
On September 18, 1892, he was married to Laura Newton of near La Plata. She preceded him in death March 2, 1931. To this union three children were born: Gladys, who is Mrs. Seth Romjue, living southwest of La Palta; William Newton Cuffel, of La Plata, and Wayne Bruce Cuffel, who is in the Air Corps at Ft. Douglas, Utah.
He was later married to Minda Preston of La Plata and in 1939 they moved to Ft. Madison, Ia.
He leaves his wife, sons, daughter; three grandchildren, Joyce, daughter of William Cuffel, and Doris and Donald, children of Mrs. Seth Romjue, three brothers, A. B. Cuffel of Minneapolis, Minn., Frank of Topeka, Kan., and M. E., of White Salmon, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. Grace McCormick of Los Angeles, and several nieces and nephews. Two sisters preceded him in death.
Mr. Cuffel united with the First Methodist Church of La Plata in 1932.
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Services Held Sunday For Martin Cull
Martin Cull, 74, of Memphis, retired farmer, passed away at 5:30 a.m. November 1st in Davis County Hospital in Bloomfield, Iowa, after a long illness.
Born August 16, 1894, in Wyaconda, Missouri, he was the son of William Allen and Janie Blizzard Cull. He was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Boggs, Wyoming.
He was married to Reta Dye in Arbela, Missouri, on March 22, 1914. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Austin Cull of Springfield, Missouri; three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Billings, Marie Harper and Lucy Wickham. He is survived by his devoted wife, Reta, of the home; one sister, Mrs. Enola Blattner of Denver, Colorado; nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
He loved children and they loved him and he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
He and Mrs. Cull lived in Wyoming and Colorado for 40 years before returning to Scotland County in 1956. They moved to Memphis in 1963.
Services were held Sunday, November 3, 1968, at 2 p.m. in the Gerth & Baskett Funeral Home with the Rev. John O. Gooch officiating. Burial was in Memphis Cemetery.
Martin Cull, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Nov 1968, p. 10, col. 6
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MRS. CARRIE B. CULLER, 81, DIES OF BURNS HERE
Clothing Catches Fire at Home; Funeral Plans Incomplete
Mrs. Carrie Bell Culler, 81, of 1202 N. Franklin, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning about eight o’clock of burns received at her home Sunday morning about 9:30.
She apparently had lighted a match, intending to start a bottle gas stove, when a wool sweater she was wearing caught fire, spreading to her other clothing.
Mrs. Dale Pinkerton, who lived in the same house, heard her screams and rushed into Mrs. Culler’s room, where she found her lying on the floor enveloped in flames, with her clothing burned off. She threw a blanket around the elderly woman, extinguishing the fire.
Mrs. Culler was the daughter of Abrahm and Anna (Sharp) Clark and was born Jan. 15, 1870 in Clark county. She was married to August Culler in Adair county April 8, 1888, and to this marriage three daughters were born. Mr. Culler died in 1935 and she also was preceded in death by two sisters.
She is survived by the daughters, Mrs. Herschel (Sadie) Floyd, Novinger; Mrs. Mary Davis Philo, Calif., and Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, Sparks, Nev., one sister, Mrs. Wesley (Ora) Rush, Kirksville, nine grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Mrs. Culler had spent her lifetime on a farm in Adair county until about thirty years ago when she moved to Kirksville. She was a member of the Mulberry Presbyterian Church.
The body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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MISS CUMMINS DIED YESTERDAY AT HOME HERE
Was Daughter of G. R. Cummins; Funeral Services Sunday
Miss Bertha Cummins, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Cummins, died yesterday evening at 6:15 o’clock at their home, 1219 East Patterson avenue. She had been in ill health for some time and visits to health resorts at various time failed to bring about a permanent improvement.
Miss Cummins was born in Monroe county, Missouri, and came here with her parents several years ago. Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, A. R. Cummins, and two sisters, Mrs. S. M. Foley, of Jacksonville, Ill., who was here at her death, and Miss Dora Cummins, of this city. Another sister, Mrs. T. A. James, died several years ago. She was engaged in teaching for several years, and was regarded as exceptionally good in her work.
Funeral services will be held Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at the Mulanix Street church, conducted by the Rev. Ward M. Baker, of Clarence, former pastor of the Mulanix street church.
The body will lie in state at the family home, 1219 East Patterson street, Saturday afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock, and friends who so desire are asked to call there.
Miss Cummins’ many friends in Kirksville join in extending sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.
Bertha Cummins, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 10 Feb 1922, p. 1, col. 4, Friday
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LLOYD CUNDIFF AGED 48, DIES AT HOME HERE
In Failing Health 4 Years, Seriously Ill Past Four Months.
Lloyd C. Cundiff, 48 years old, died at 11 o’clock this morning at his home, 215 North Baltimore Street. He had been in failing health for four years but had been seriously ill for the past four months.
Mr. Cundiff, the son of O. C. and Mary Catherine Cundiff, was born Sept. 29, 1891 in Howard County. He had barmed around Kirksville and in Macon County and had made his home here for a number of years.
Mr. Cundiff was a member of the Christian Church at Macon.
He is survived by his father, O. C. Cundiff, 215 North Baltimore Street; one sister, Miss Doris Cundiff, of the home; three brothers, Laland, of the home; Vincil, 1501 East Pierce Street; and Winnie, of California; and four children, Mrs. Lloyd Smith, High Hill, Mo.; Charles, of St. Louis; William, of Macon; and Lloyd Jr., of South Missouri.
Tentative plans have been made to hold the funeral services on Friday.
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DIED SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. Arminda Cunningham Was Ill About Two Years
Mrs. Arminda Cunningham, who had been living at the Community Home in Memphis several months, died there Sunday afternoon, July 18, at 5 o’clock.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Granger Methodist church at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. D. F. Woolery. Interment was in the Granger cemetery.
Mrs. Cunningham was born in Knox county, Missouri, on Nov. 10, 1864, being 83 years of age, lived in Scotland county most all her life and in Granger since 1892.
Her maiden name was Arminda Linkenfelter. She was married in Knox county on Feb. 19, 1882, to Lafayette Cunningham, who died Feb. 20, 1937.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mina Davis of Palisade, Colo.; one brother, Madison Linkenfelter of Kansas City, Kansas; two grandchildren, Mrs. Imogene Davis Roselle and Lewis Ralph Davis both of Palisade, Colo.
Out of town relatives attending the funeral of Mrs. Cunningham were Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Linkenfelter, Kirksville; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Linkenfelter, Edina; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cunningham, Mrs. Mary Cunningham and Mrs. Annie Moore, Rutledge; Mr. and Mrs. William Rekus, Baring; Mr. and Mrs. Morton Cracraft, Venice, Ill.; and Mrs. Mina Davis and Mrs. Wesley Rosette of Palisade, Colo.
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A.D. Cunningham Dies Near Millard
Augustus D. (Gus) Cunningham, 86, for many years a resident of the Millard and LaPlata communities, died at noon Sunday at his home in Millard after an illness of several months.
Funeral services were held at the Christy Funeral Home in LaPlata Tuesday afternoon with his pastor, Rev. William O. Chambers and Rev. M. E. Garlock, conducting the services. Interment was in LaPlata Cemetery.
Mr. Cunningham was the son of Edward and Mary Roberts Cunningham, and was born in the Wilsontown community April 9, 1860. While a lad, the family moved to near Decatur, Ill., where he remained until a young man. He returned to Missouri, living near Cardy.
He was married March 11, 1884, to Ida May Vulgamore. In 1849 he and his family moved to Oklahoma, making the trip in a covered wagon, and remained there several years. Then, spending a few months in Kansas en route, they returned to the Cardy community.
In 1915 they went to Mountain View in South Missouri, where they spent a year, returning to the Millard community, where they have since resided. He was for several years in business in Millard.
He was a charter member of the United Brethren Church at Millard and helped to build Pleasant View Chapel in the Prairie Bird community.
Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary in March.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers and two sisters, he being the last member of the family.
Surviving, besides the widow, are all the children: Ernest Ray, of Kirksville; John Edward, of Millard; Mrs. Effie Deen Jackson, of Millard; Mrs. Lutie Luella Thourot, of San Diego, Calif.; Augustus Manly (Jack), of Excello, and Mrs. Ida Florence Grett, of Gibbs, also 22 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Lee and Julia Teeter buried their babe, the 4th, at Upton and Jan. 6 the babe of Colonel and Annie Cunningham was laid to rest in the cemetery at Mr. Moriah.
Babe Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 13 Jan 1898, p. 2, col. 3
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Cline Cunningham Services Held AT Keokuk
Cline Trovel Cunningham, 70, Sandusky, Iowa, died at 2:35 p.m., Sunday October 8, 1972 at the Graham Hospital, Keokuk, Iowa. He had been ill since the last of April.
Born February 7, 1902, at Memphis, Missouri, he was the son of Jasper T. and Mollie Miller Cunningham.
He had been a resident of Keokuk, since 1930.
An electrician, he was formerly employed by the C. S. Abell Co., Purity Cats, and retired from General Mills in 1967.
He married Emmy Lou Brotherton, June 13, 1937, at Keokuk.
He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, the electricians [sic] union, the Lee County board of the Activities Center and Association for Retarded Children. He was also active in the Boy Scouts.
He is survived by his wife; one son, William Paul of Muscatine; two grandsons, Charles and Richard of Athens, Ohio; two brothers, Fleet Cunningham of Friend, Nebraska, and Kenneth Cunningham of Bridgeton, Missouri; one sister, Mrs. Mabel Adams of Memphis, Missouri; 19 nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Howard, in July, 1971.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 11, 1972, at DeJong’s Funeral Home, Keokuk, Iowa, with the Rev. Max E. Goldman officiating. Burial was in the Sandusky Cemetery.
Cline Trovel Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, The Gorin Argus, 19 Oct 1972
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FUNERAL FOR EARL D. CUNNINGHAM, 49, HELD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon in the Rutledge Christian Church at two o’clock for Earl D. Cunningham, 49, who died Sunday evening in the Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital. The Rev. G. Christy officiated at the service, and burial was made in the Pauline cemetery at Rutledge. Mr. Cunningham had been ill several weeks.
Mr. Cunningham was a prominent farmer, Republican committeeman of Sandhill township and a member of the Masonic lodge.
He is survived by his widow, Cordona (Dorsey) Cunningham, and two sons, Stanley and Dean, all of Rutledge.
Earl D. Cunningham, The Gorin Argus, 30 Jun 1955
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Mrs. E. Cunningham, 75, Dies In Illinois
Special to The Daily Express.
Novinger, Mo., Feb. 17—Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham, aged 75 years, died at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Green, in Leland, Ill. She had been in ill health for the past six years.
Mrs. Cunningham was a resident of Novinger for many years. She leaves to mourn her death, three sons and five daughters as follows: Pearl and Frank Cunningham, Mrs. Olive Freshner, Mrs. Bess Mikels, all of Berwyn, Ill.; Perry Cunningham and Mrs. Nellie Novinger, Chicago; Mrs. Carleta Green, of Leland, Ill., and Mrs. Allie Hammer, of Novinger. She also leaves eighteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Her husband, M. L. Cunningham, died six years ago.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Novinger, Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, Baptist minister of Kirksville. Burial will be made in the Novinger Cemetery under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Dee Riley.
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Rutledge Man Died Friday
F. M. Cunningham, 79, Was Native of Knox County
F. M. Cunningham died Friday at his home at Rutledge. He was a son of Wilfred and Jennie Cunningham and was born in Knox County, near Fabius, Feb. 24, 1854. He was 79 years old Thursday.
His first wife was Nannie Gilmore. Two children were born to this union. Following the death of his first wife he married Ida Coffman and after her death he married Etta Pruett. Five children were born to this union.
He was constable of Sandhill township several terms and also city collector and street commissioner.
He leaves his widow; four children, Mrs. Mike Karoff of Edina, Mrs. Dick Faulkner of Rutledge and Leo, Hazel and Pauline at home; two brothers, Fred of Edina and Tom of Downing; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Fowler of Rutledge and Mrs. Kit Cole of Tulsa, Okla.; eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock by T.P. Burnhart. The body was laid to rest at the Pauline Cemetery.
F. M. Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 2 Mar 1933
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G.B. Cunningham, Captor of Brother in Civil War, Dies
Green B. Cunningham, 86, who as a Union soldier in the Civil War effected the capture of a brother in Confederate uniform, died at his farm home three and one-half miles northeast of Loeffler in Walnut township this morning after a general decline in health due to his advanced age.
Funeral services are to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home conducted by the Rev. Mr. Turner, of Gifford, and burial will be made at Ringo’s Point.
Mr. Cunningham was one of Adair county’s oldest citizens and had lived on the farm where he died for more than half a century.
He was married to Julia Ann Eitel Jan. 5, 1868 and to them were born four children. His wife and eldest daughter preceded him in death.
Surviving are two sons, John A., of near Kirksville; Charles J., Walnut township, a daughter, Mrs. Maggie C. Farr, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Green B. Cunningham, Kirksville, Missouri, a Kirksville newspaper 5 Jun 1933
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MRS. IDA MAY CUNNINGHAM, 84, MILLARD, DEAD
Suffered Cerebral Hemorrhage; Funeral Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Ida May Cunningham, 84, a resident of Millard, died at 9:35 a. m. Sunday at her home in Millard from cerebral hemorrhage. She had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services will be from the Christie Funeral Home in LaPlata Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 with Rev. M. E. Garlock, a longtime friend of the family, in charge, Rev. John McKeirnan delivering the message. Interment will be in the La Plata cemetery. Grandsons will be the pallbearers.
She was the daughter of Joseph and Amelia Vulgamore and was born Feb. 15, 1866, in Ohio. She was married on March 11, 1884, to A. D. Cunningham, who preceded her in death on June 23, 1946, at the age of 86.
Seven children were born to them, Ernest Ray, Kirksville; Zellar David, Norwood, Mo.; John Edward, La Plata; Mrs. Effie Deen Jackson, Ft. Madison, Ia.; Mrs. Lutie Luella Thourot, Roselle, Ill.; Augustus M. (Jack), Jacksonville, and Ida Florence Gregg, Kirksville.
Also surviving are 22 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Gwinn and Mrs. Ora Magers of Gifford, and Mrs. Dora Bragg, Seminole, Okla., and two brothers, Jess Vulgamore, Seminole, Okla., and Aura Vulgamore, of Oklahoma City.
Five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren preceded her in death.
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J. CUNNINGHAM DIES AT HOME HERE TODAY
Former Farmer and Auctioneer To Be Buried Tuesday
John A. Cunningham, a native of Adair County, died at 3 o’clock this morning at his home at 1800 S. First Street after a lingering illness. Death was attributed to complications, Mr. Cunningham was 67 years of age.
The body will lie in state at the family home tomorrow morning until 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon when it will be taken to the Nazarine [sic] Church at the corner of Florence and Fillmore Streets where the funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The Rev. W. R. Kornegay will conduct the services and burial will be made in the Ownbey Cemetery. southwest of town.
Mr. Cunningham was born Jan. 7, 1876, in the Illinois Bend community, the son of G. B. and Anna (Eitel) Cunningham. On April 3, 1898, he married the former Bertha Yowell. Three children were born to this marriage. Mr. Cunningham was engaged in farming and was employed as an auctioneer until he was forced to retire because of declining health.
Besides his widow, Mr. Cunningham is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, of Eldora, Ia., and Mrs. Gladys Mudd, of Brookfield; a sister, Mrs. Maggie Farr, of Kirksville; a brother, Charles Cunningham, who lives near Brunswick; two granddaughters, Mrs. Geneva Smith, of Eldora, Ia., and Juanita Lee Cunningham, of Kirksville; two grandsons, Otho Dale Mudd, of Kirksville, and Donald Keith Mudd, of Brookfield; a great-grandson, Bryan Wesley Smith, Jr., of Eldora, Ia.; a niece, Lola Shelton, of Perry, and two nephews, Delmas Cunningham, of Novinger, and Derrell Cunningham, of Kansas City. Mr. Cunningham was preceded in death by his son, James E. Cunningham, his parents and a sister.
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Miss Lillie Cunningham, of near Azen, died last Friday morning at Kirksville, Mo., of injuries received in the cyclone at that place one week before. She had gone to Kirksville to be treated by osteopaths for some ailment and boarded with John R. Stevens, who formerly lived at Cantril, Iowa. The Stevens home was in the track of the cyclone and was completely demolished. Mrs. Stevens, also, was pretty badly hurt but it is thought she is out of danger now. Miss Cunningham’ s injuries were of the chest and internal so that it was impossible to reach the seat of the trouble. She had the best of care and nursing, but it proved unavailing. The deadly cyclone had inflicted injuries that medical skill and careful nursing could not overcome and after a week of constant pain and suffering her gentle spirit was released and crossed over to its reward. The body was brought to this place Friday evening by train and was taken to the Prairie View cemetery, near Azen, for interment. Elder Renfro preached the funeral sermon Sunday. The many friends of the young lady in this county tender sincere sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Lillie Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 May 1899, p. 1, col. 6
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Obituary
Miss Lillie May Cunningham was born in Randolph County, Virginia, Feb. 28, 1869, and died at Kirksville May 5, 1899. To mourn her departure she leaves parents, five brothers and three sisters. She was a good girl in every respect. She has patiently endured suffering of various natures for several years and at the time of her final injury was in Kirksville receiving treatment. Her arm was broken and her chest crushed in the late tornado, and this injury caused her death. She has passed from suffering to peace – Cantril Leader.
Lillie May Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 18 May 1899, p. 1, col. 5
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Mrs. Mabel Farr Cunningham Dead
Mrs. Mabel Farr Cunningham, a former resident of Kirksville, died Thursday, April 7, at the family home in Billings, Mont., at the age of 65. Death was attributed to cancer. She had been ill since January 1.
She was born Aug. 29, 1884, in Kirksville, Mo., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abner Bragg. She was married to Everett Farr who preceded her in death about 18 years ago. In 1944 she was married to Lloyd Cunningham, who survives.
Mrs. Cunningham was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Requiem mass was celebrated at 9 a. m. Monday in St. Patrick Catholic Church. The body was taken to Reed Point where a graveside service was conducted.
A son, Floyd Farr, died eleven years ago
Surviving are the widower; two daughters by a former marriage, Mrs. Opal Tolrud and Miss Ruth Farr, of Los Angeles; four brothers, Abby Bragg and Claude Bragg, of Novinger, Robert Bragg, of Kirksville, and Noah Bragg, of LaPlata.
Mrs. Cunningham moved to Montana in 1921 and lived in Reed Point until 1943.
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FUNERAL TUESDAY FOR MRS. CUNNINGHAM, DIED SUNDAY, MARCH 21
Mary Frances Aylward, second daughter of Marion and Susan Frances (Briggs) Aylward, was born November 6, 1876, near Memphis, Missouri, and lived her entire life in this vicinity. She passed away at her home March 21, 1954, after a long illness.
She was united in marriage with Opha E. Cunningham on May 23rd, 1897. To this union three daughters were born: Mrs. Grace Rudy, Mrs. Genola Billups of near Memphis, and Shirley of the home.
Besides the husband and daughters she leaves four grandchildren, Donald Billups, of the U.S. Service, who is stationed at Nashville, Tenn., Mary Ann and Richard Billups, and Nelda Rudy. Also one sister, Mrs. Emma Stoner of Enid, Okla.; and four half-sisters and four half-brothers, Mrs. Della Rugh of California, Mrs. May McDaniel, Mrs. Irma Ennis and Mrs. Pearl Shelley of near Memphis, Roy of Cantril, Iowa, Loyd [sic], John and Jesse of near Memphis; also a number of nieces and nephews.
In early life she united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church at North Bethel, later transferring her membership to the Bethel M. P. church near her home. Here she worked untiringly as Sunday school superintendent and teacher for a number of years.
Frankie, as she was known to all her friends and neighbors was a kind indulgent mother. No service too great for her to render to her family and ever ready to lend a helping hand to all in need.
Funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Memphis, Tuesday, March 23, at 2 p.m., by the pastor, Rev. W. E. Longstreth. Music was provided by Mrs. Richard Moore and Mrs. W. E. Longstreth, with Mrs. C. C. McQuoid at the organ.
The bodybearers [sic] were Glen Martin, Clayton Phinney, Hugh Speagh, Carl Overfield, Hubert Boise, and Rex Coffrin.
Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
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Funeral Was Tuesday For Mrs. Cunningham
Mrs. Opha E. Cunningham died at her home here March 21 after a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in the Memphis Methodist church, with Rev. W. E. Longstreth in charge.
Mrs. Cunningham was born Mary Frances Aylward, second daughter of Marion and Susan Frances Briggs Aylward, Nov. 6, 1876, near Memphis. She spent her entire life in this vicinity.
In early life she joined the Cumberland Presbyterian church at North Bethel, later transferring her membership to Bethel M. P. Church near her home, where she served as Sunday school superintendent and teacher for a number of years.
She was married May 23, 1897 to Opha E. Cunningham, who survives.
Also surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Grace Rudy, Mrs. Genola Billups, and Shirley Cunningham; four grandchildren: Donald Billups, who is in the armed forces at Nashville, Tenn.; Mary Ann and Richard Billups, and Nelda Rudy.
Other survivors include: a sister, Mrs. Emma Stoner of Enid, Okla.; four half-sisters and four half-brothers, Mrs. Della Rugh of California, Mrs. May McDaniel, Mrs. Irma Ennis and Mrs. Pearl Shelley of near Memphis; Roy of Cantril, Lloyd, John and Jesse of near Memphis.
Music at the funeral was provided by Mrs. Richard Moore and Mrs. W. E. Longstreth, with Mrs. C. C. McQuoid at the organ.
Pallbearers were Glen Martin, Clayton Phinney, Hugh Speagh, Carl Overfield, Hubert Boise, and Rex Coffrin.
Burial was in Memphis Cemetery.
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Pollock Woman Dies In Hospital Here
Miss Mary Olive Cunningham, 66, of Pollock, Mo., died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday. She had been in failing health the past two years.
The body was taken to the Glenn E. Kent & Son Funeral Home in Green City where funeral services were held this afternoon at two o’clock. Interment was in the Holliday cemetery near Pollock.
She was the daughter of Edward and Mary (Harbourn) Cunningham and was born in Sullivan County near Pollock on Nov. 16, 1883.
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Mollie Miller Cunningham, youngest child of Thomas T. and Angeline Penn Miller was born near Azen in Scotland County, Missouri, October 7, 1875 and passed away in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mabel Adams in Memphis, April 9, 1961. She was 85 years, six months and two days of age.
On December 25, 1900, she was united in marriage to Jasper T. Cunningham at the home of her parents. To this union four children were born: Cline, now living in Keokuk, Iowa; Fleet of Friend, Nebraska; Mrs. Mabel Adams and Kenneth Cunningham of Memphis, Missouri.
In early life she professed her faith in Christ and united with the Prairie View Methodist Church where she served as organist; and as a Sunday school teacher. She later transferred her membership to the Bethel Methodist church where she attended with her family until that church closed. She then transferred her membership to the Memphis Methodist church where she was a member of the Women’s Society of Christian Service and regularly attended Sunday school and church as long as her health permitted.
She was a good neighbor and always ready to help a friend in need. She cared for her nephew, Howard Kisling after the death of his mother, in her home and was loved by her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, who died September 27, 1947, her parents, three brothers and two sisters. In addition to the four children, she is survived by nine grandchildren, Howard and Billie Cunningham of Keokuk, Iowa; Mrs. Vansil Bradley of Baring; Harold and George Cunningham of Friend, Nebr.; Mrs. Charles Lee Smith of Memphis; Richard D. Adams of the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Tuare; Jane and Carol Cunningham of Memphis; and one great-grandchild, Teresa Lee Bradley, nephews, nieces and friends.
Funeral services were held from the Memphis Methodist church Tuesday, April 11th at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. J. Frederick Lawson. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery. Body bearers were Leland Miller, Merrill Boyer, Clarence Cunningham, Howard Davis, Paul Aylward and Glen Martin.
Mollie (Miller) Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 13 Apr 1961, p. 5, col. 1
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Mrs. F.B. Cunningham Dies at Home Here
Mrs. Mollie A. Cunningham, wife of F. B. Cunningham of 416 East Jefferson Street, died suddenly Saturday night of a heart attack. She was 68 years of age and had been in failing health for several months.
Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham moved to Kirksville last fall from Fairfax, Mo. Mrs. Cunningham had suffered a broken hip two years ago and just before coming to Kirksville she had fallen and injured her shoulder. She had never fully regained her health after her injuries.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Christie Funeral Home in La Plata, conducted by Rev. F. L. Hudson. Burial will be made in Edina beside her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Padgett.
She is survived by her aged husband.
Mollie A. Cunningham, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 16 Sep 1940, p. 1, col. 5, Monday
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Mrs. Cunningham Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Wilt Cunningham, of Rutledge died suddenly last Sunday morning. Mrs. Cunningham arose about the usual time, and was dressing, when she sank back in her chair and died almost instantly. Her daughter, who had been out in the yard feeding the chickens came in just as she sat down in the chair. The daughter ran across the street to the residence of A. E. McQuoid and before Mrs. McQuoid arrived, she died.
Mrs. Cunningham was about 73 years old and had lived in Rutledge about 10 years: she, with her husband moving there from Knox County. Her husband preceded her to the grave almost 2 years ago. He also died suddenly. She leaves a family of 5 sons and 4 daughters, all of whom attended the funeral which was held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The remains were interred at Cunningham Cemetery.
Mrs. Wilt Cunningham, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 10 Apr 1902, p. 3, col. 4
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FORMER LOCAL WOMAN DIED YESTERDAY IN ILLINOIS
Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Cunningham, mother of Mrs. L. J. Hammer of this city, passed away at 11 o’clock Thursday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. S. Green at Leland, Illinois. She had been in poor health for some time, but her death now was entirely unexpected.
Mrs. Cunningham lived in Novinger until about a year ago since which time she has made her home with her children in Illinois.
Funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church here at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, February 18. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
Surviving her besides Mrs. Hammer and Mrs. Green are her other children, Mrs. William Freshner, Mrs. Bess Mikels, Frank Cunningham and Pearl Cunningham of Berwyn, Illinois; Mrs. Millie Novinger and Perry Cunningham of Chicago.
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Obituary
MRS. WM. CUNNINGHAM
Rachel Elma Curkendall, daughter of John and Rebecca Crukendall, was born in Barbour county, West Virginia, February 27, 1854, and passed away at the home of her son Opha, March 7, 1939, at the age of 85 years and 8 days.
She was united in marriage to William Cunningham in February, 1872, and to this union two sons were born: Opha E., and Dow, who preceded her in death April 1, 1888 at the age of 13 years. She also helped to rear two step-sons, whom she loved and cared for as her own, Charles of Pasadena, Calif., and Austin of Memphis, Mo.
She, with her husband and family came to Scotland county, Mo., in November, 1878, and settled in the vicinity of Prairie View, where they lived for a number of years. Her husband passed away January 12, 1930.
Desides [sic] the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, she leaves one brother, Z. W. Curkendall of near Clarksburg, W. Va.
She was converted and joined the Methodist Church at Prairie View in young womanhood, and attended as long as her health permitted. She was a good neighbor, a devoted wife and mother and a most patient sufferer.
Funeral services were conducted from the Providence Baptist church by Rev. Arthur L. Huff, Thursday, March 9, at 2 p.m., after which the body was laid to rest in Providence cemetery.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Georgia Biggs, Mrs. Ethel Adams and Miss Blanche Billups, with Mrs. Jack Daggs at the piano.
Body bearers were Ralph Adams Kenneth Cunningham, Hubert Boise, Virgil Phinney, Newton Overfield and Chas. Roberts.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends who in any way assisted us during the sickness and after the death of our mother and grandmother, also for the beautiful flowers. –Austin Cunningham, O. E. Cunningham and family.
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MRS. CUNNINGHAM PASSED AWAY JUNE 30
Rose C. Stamper was born near Aston, Mo., June 5, 1868, and was married to Austin Cunningham Oct. 18, 1896. To this uniion [sic] five children were born, Verne D., of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. C. M. Long, Clifford and Eunice of St. Joseph, Mo., and Elma Nava, who died in infancy.
Friday, June 30, 1922 she went to her final rest. Between the ages of eight and nine she was converted and ever after held her membership in the organized church. When she moved she transferred her membership and tried to be a faithful doer of the word.
Sunday morning, the 25th, she left the folowing [sic] message to her children. I shall never see left the folowing [sic] message: “Tell my children that I shall never see them. Tell my pastor I never forgot him. Tell my Bible Class I remember every face and tell them I expect to meet them all in glory. In answer to a telegram, her children came from St. Joseph, Tuesday, the 27th, Clifford returning Thursday morning, her daughters remaining by her bedside to the end.
Her funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at Prairie View, July 2, by Rev. James R. Schultz of Granger and interement [sic] in Prairie View cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank our many kind friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the recent sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother.
O. E. Cunningham and children
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WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM DIES AT HOME
Lifelong Sullivan Countian Lived Near Green City
Green City, Mo., Dec. 16—William H. Cunningham, 83, lifelong resident of eastern Sullivan county, died at his home northwest of Green City this morning about four o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at the Glenn E. Kent & Son Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be in Hawkeye cemetery.
He was the son of W. A. and Mary (Gerred) Cunningham and was born on a farm northwest of Green City near his present home on Dec. 20, 1868. He was married to Rosa Green in 1890 and five children were born to them.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one daughter and one sister.
Surviving are two sons, Ronald and Millard, of Green City, and a daughter, Mrs. Gladys Chabar of Chillicothe, Ill.; three grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Mina Payne, of Galt, and Mrs. Nettie Chapman, of Green City.
William H. Cunningham, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 16 Dec 1952, p. 4, col. 6
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Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Cupp of Waterloo, Ia., who were called here by the illness and death of his father, N. D. Cupp, returned to their home Tuesday of last week.
N. D. Cupp, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 06 Jul 1938, p. 3, col. 2, Sue City Items, Wednesday
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Rites at Hurdland for Mrs. Pisa Cupp
Funeral services for Mrs. Pisa Cupp, who died at the home of here son, Jay Cupp, near Los Angeles, Calif., last Sunday night, will be held at the Baptist Church in Hurdland this afternoon at two o’clock. The pastor, Rev. O. P. McKenzie, will conduct the services.
Interment will be in the IOOF Cemetery at Hurdland.
Pisa Cupp, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 4 May 1952, p. 2, col. 7
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Clark Curry Dies Aa [sic] Newberg, Oregon
Funeral services for Clark Harold Curry, 58, who died suddenly while at work at the Barker-Veatch Rambler agency Monday, were held at the First Baptist Church on Wednesday, January 25, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Frank Wiens officiating. Interment followed at Valley View Memorial park.
Curry was born at Arbela, Mo. February 18, 1908, the son of Earl D. and Myrtle Curry.
On May 12, 1934 at Hannibal, Missouri, he married Zelma Rush, who survives.
He came to Oregon with his family 28 years ago and for the past 24 years lived in Newberg where he has been an automobile mechanic. He was a member of the First Baptist church in Newberg.
Surviving besides Mrs. Curry, are three daughters, Carla Herring and Cathie Curry, both of Portland, and Janelle Curry, Newberg; his mother, Myrtle Curry, Portland; two brothers, Virgil Curry, Oakland, Calif., and Forest Curry, Portland; a sister, Rosalie McAllister, Portland and one grandchild.
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MRS. CURRY RITES SATURDAY
Services at Granger Methodist Church—Burial at Black Oak
Funeral services for Mrs. Lizzie Alice Curry, widow of the late James H. Curry, were held from the Granger Methodist church Saturday, March 10, conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth and burial was in the Black Oak cemetery.
Mrs. Curry died at her home in Granger, March 7, 1951, at the age of 89 years.
Mrs. Curry was the daughter of Reuel and Sarah Cain and was born November 3, 1861, near Agency, Iowa. She was married to James H. Curry, Sept. 5, 1878 and eleven children were born to them. Mr. Curry and two sons, Corbet and Earl preceded her.
Surviving are Scott Curry and Lee Curry of Tulsa, Okla.; Clauda Deeter of Oceanlake, Oregon; Ward Curry of Bicknell, Indiana; Viola Steeples of Granger; Ollie Padgett of Gary; Josie Billups of Portland, Oregon; Nelle Teter of Duluth, Minnesota; Lola Manning of Kansas City.
She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. One brother, Edward Cain, also survives.
Music was furnished by Creva Gutting, Mabel Weyand, Willis and Stanley Adams with Mrs. Nelda Jones, pianist.
Body bearers were Floyd Gutting, Chas. Johnson, Lester Davis, Henry Dochterman, Bill Salyers and Hollis Speer.
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Services Monday at Camp Ground For Mrs. Mary Curry
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Curry were held at 2:00 p.m. November 21 at Camp Ground church with Rev. Faye Black conducting the service. Interment was in the cemetery near by.
Bodybearers were Harold Curry, Chester Curry, Oscar Bondurant, Bernie Neil, Robert Jones and Walter Wineinger.
She leaves to mourn, her devoted daughter and son-in-law, Albert Jones, with whom she had made her home for several years. Also one sister, Mrs. G. L. Norton, and one brother, J. W. Rhodes, both of Downing, several nieces and nephews besides a host of friends. Her husband, mother, father, one brother and two sisters preceded her in death.
Mary Almira, daughter of M. O. and Margaret A. Rhodes, was born September 9, 1879, near Downing and died at the Davis County hospital at Bloomfield, Iowa, November 19, 1955, at the age of 76.
She was united in marriage to William T. Curry January 25, 1905. To this union one daughter, Nelda Lee, was born. The family resided on the farm entered by her grandfather Rhodes.
In early life she became a Christian and a member of the Presbyterian church at Memphis, later changing her membership to the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Camp Ground.
She attended Downing High School and Memphis College before beginning her teaching career. She was a successful teacher in the schools of Scotland and Schuyler counties for many years.
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Mrs. William Curry Dies in Illinois
Word had been received here of the death of Mrs. William Curry, of Adams, Ill., a former resident of Kirksville. She underwent an operation at a hospital in Quincy, Ill., June 26, and it was thought she was making satisfactory recovery until her death occurred Saturday morning.
She is survived by her husband, one son, Eldon Curry, of Oklahoma City, Okla., one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Cutforth of Adams, Ill., and a granddaughter, Norma Jean Curry. She was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Lee Fickle and John H. Curry of this city, who will attend the funeral services to be held Tuesday afternoon at a church near her home.
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WM. T. CURRY, 61, IS DEAD
Lived Only Short Time After Going to Kirksville Hospital
William T. Curry, 61, well known farmer of the west part of the county, died at a Kirksville hospital Tuesday afternoon of last week, February 4, at 6:20 o’clock, having been taken there a few days previously.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Howard Haworth last Friday afternoon, Feb. 7, at 2:30 o’clock at the Camp Ground church and interment was in the cemetery there.
Pall bearers were Chas. Cook, Otis Allen, H. W. Wineinger, W. M. Holton, Orval Anderson and Okla Cook.
William T. Curry was a son of Orville H. and Rachel C. Curry. He was born October 4, 1879, near Arbela, Mo.
On January 25, 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Rhodes. To this union one daughter, Nelda Lee, was born.
He was a devoted and faithful husband, a kind and thoughtful father and a good neighbor. He was a man who lived his convictions and was highly respected by his many friends and associates, always thinking of the welfare of others before himself. He was of a cheerful disposition and had a smile for everyone.
He leaves his devoted wife and daughter, two brothers, L. H. Curry of Shell Lake, Wis., and T. E. Curry of Mexico, Mo. Five brothers and three sisters preceded him in death.
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MRS. JAMES S. CURTIS DIES IN OREGON
Funeral for LaPlata Woman to Be Held Tomorrow
La Plata, Mo., Mar. 26. (Special)—Funeral services for Mrs. James S. Curtis, who died Mar. 20 in a Portland, Ore., hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks, will be held at the Christie Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 3:30 conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson. Interment will be in the La Plata Cemetery. Mrs. Curtis had gone to Portland to spend the winter with her son, Herbert C. Curtis, and family. She had been ill about three months.
Elizabeth Sewell, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Ann Sewell, was born in Macon County, Mo., April 14, 1870. She was married to James Sampson “Wily” Curtis in 1888. Mr. Curtis died March 25, 1934. Mrs. Curtis has resided in La Plata since 1935. She was the last of eight children.
She is survived by two sons, Claude S. Curtis, of Seattle, Wash., and Herbert C. of Portland, two grandsons, Bobby Gene and Chase Y. Curtis and one great-granddaughter, Karen Ann Curtis, all of Portland, Ore. One son, Clyde who lived at Bradford, Ontario, Canada, died of heart attack while on a visit her on Sept. 5, 1938.
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DR. CURTIS DIED SATURDAY
Had Practiced Dentistry in Memphis Almost Forty Years
Dr. J. A. Curtis, who had been in ill health several months, died rather suddenly at his home, 139 North Knott street, Saturday morning at 8 o’clock. He had been very ill Friday night and was getting ready to go to a hospital in an ambulance, when he passed away.
Dr. Curtis was graduated from Kansas City Dental College and had practiced in Memphis for almost forty years. His office was for many years in the old Odd Fellows building before it burned. He then moved to the J. C. Moore building at the southeast corner of the square, later to the Dr. Hesse building at the southwest corner and for the past three or four years, he has practiced at his home.
Funeral services were conducted at the Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Services were conducted by President D. M. Thompson. The singers were Elders Thompson, Elzengn, Larson and Birdsall. The pall bearers were Judge Birney O. Reeves, Mack Watkins, Millard Greeno, Bressler Alexander, L. B. Ward and Dr. Chas. B. Myers. Interment was in the Memphis cemetery.
Dr. Curtis was born at Brock in Scotland county, Missouri, on September 12, 1870, being a little over 70 years of age. He lived in California for a while but had been a resident of Scotland county for 64 years. He was graduated from the dental college in 1903.
He was married in Memphis on October 13, 1895, to Miss Florence Jane Alexander, who survives, with the following children: Miss Mabel A. Curtis, Des Moines, Iowa: Miss Nellie M. Curtis, Memphis; Mrs. L. J. Laubersheimer, Keokuk, Iowa; Harmon A. Curtis, Jacksonville, Florida; also one brother, Dr. H. B. Curtis of Kansas City, Mo.
The grandchildren are Frederick Joel Fowler, Memphis; Thos. Edward Fowler, Peabody, Kansas; and H. A. Curtis, Jr., of Greensboro, N. C.
One daughter, Mrs. Mary Lucinda Fowler, preceded him in death.
Dr. Curtis was a member of the Church of o Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, an elder in the church and superintendent of the Sunday school. He became a member of this church March 2, 1924, and was a staunch and faithful, member.
Dr. Curtis was a conscientious man and a good citizen.
Those from a distance for the funeral were President John F. Bowman, Central States Mission, Independence, Mo.; his son Harmon Curtis, Mr. and Mrs. Laubersheimer and Miss Mabel Curtis.
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Rebekahs Remember Dr. Curtis
The members of Rebekah Lodge No. 632, to the number of about thirty went to the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Curtis recently and remembered him with a “Pound Shower.”
The Doctor and his family are deeply grateful to this society for their kindly remembrance, and desire The Democrat to express their appreciation to them. Dr. Curtis has been down with rheumatism several months, during which time he has been incapacitated to do business.
Dr. Curtis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 16 Mar 1916, p. 3, col. 3
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Obituary
Loa E. Curtis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Curtis, died of diphtheria affection, Oct. 20, 1898, aged 1 year, 1 month and 20 days.
In the cold gray earth we laid her.
When the forest cast a leaf,
And we weep that one so lovely
Should have a life so brief.
A Friend.
Loa E. Curtis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille 27 Oct 1898, p. 3, col. 3
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MRS. LOLA B. CURTIS, 45, DIES AT HOME
In Failing Health a Number of Years; Funeral at Yarrow
Mrs. Lola Beryl Curtis, 45, died at her home southwest of Kirksville on route one, Thursday afternoon at 1:15. She had been in failing health a number of years and seriously the past two months.
Funeral services will be held at the Yarrow Church Saturday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson. Interment will be in the Yarrow cemetery.
Lola Beryl Weber, daughter, of Harrison and Lettie (Biggs) Weber, was born April 1, 1906 at Yarrow. She was married to Davie J. Curtis Sept. 12, 1923. Two sons were born to this union.
She is survived by her husband; the two sons, David Eldon Curtis, of Kirksville, route one and Pfc. Roscoe D. Curtis, with the Marine Corps at Lejuene, N. C.; four grandchildren; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Weber, of Yarrow, two brothers, Vernon Weber, of Yarrow, and Lt. Norman H. Weber, with the Air Force, stationed in Japan; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert (Nolia) Barnett and Mrs. Harold (Lois) Barnett, of Kirksville. She was preceded in death by one sister, Madge Inez Slaughter.
The body will lie in state at the McCullom Funeral Home in Gifford.
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Fallen Asleep
Died at her home at Bible Grove, March 13, 1899, sister Mary E. Curtis, aged 36 years, 4 months and 1 day. Sister Curtis was a daughter of Martin Stice, a prominent member of the Christian Church at Bible Grove. She was born in Scotland County, Mo., Nov. 11, 1862, and was married to W. H. Curtis, August 2, 1887. She was unselfishly devoted to her five little children whom she leaves, with her husband, to mourn her loss. Our grief is assuaged by the thought that she was well prepared to die. She united with the Christian Church when very young and was a devoted member. She loved the Sunday school. The funeral services at the Bible Grove cemetery were conducted by the writer. She has fought the fight and has gone to her reward. J. A. Grow
Mary E. Curtis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 16 Mar 1899, p. 2, col. 5
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W. K. CURTIS, 79 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE
Funeral Services Tuesday Afternoon in LaPlata Church
Willliam Kenman Curtis, 79, died at his home at 615 N. Mulanix this morning.
Funeral services will be held in the LaPlata Baptist Church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith with interment in the LaPlata cemetery.
Mr. Curtis was the son of Jackson and Mary Kessinger Curis and was born in Macon county May 27, 1872. He was married in 1898 to Nellie Ayers who preceded him in death. He married Alta B. Smoot Oct. 28, 1926.
Surviving are his wife, two stepsons, W. F. Smoot, of Peoria, Ill., and Denver Smoot and one stepdaughter, Lora Lee Swigert, both of Kirksville. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother.
He retired from a farm west of LaPlata in 1934 and moved to Kirksville where he had since lived.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home, 202 E. Washington, until the funeral hour.
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Willie Curtis Dies At Downing Recently
Willie Curtis was born October 17, 1886 in Scotland county. He was the son of James and Nannie Kirkland Curtis. He departed this earthly life Sept. 11, 1964, at the age of 77, at a Kirksville, Missouri hospital, where he had been taken only a few hours earlier, although his health hadn’t been good for some time, his death was unexpected and sudden.
On Sept. 21, 1912 he was united in marriage to Opal Ashford of Downing. To this union two sons were born, Forrest of Ottumwa, Iowa, and one son who died in infancy.
Willie was a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Downing, Mo. He worshipped [sic] at the Methodist Church.
He was a kind and thoughtful person, and always ready to lend a helping hand, he had a host of friends and will be missed by many in the community.
Preceding him in death was a twin sister, Millie, and two other sisters, Anna and Ella, and his parents.
Surviving are his wife, Opal, and son, Forrest, and Ann Curtis, the daughter-in-law. One granddaughter, Judy Smart and her husband, Raynor. One great granddaughter, Marti Smart, of whom he was most proud. One nephew, Dr. Paul Roberts and his family of Sweet Springs, Missouri, and one niece, Betty St. Clair Alexander of Lawrence, Kansas and her family.
Willie Curtis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 1 Oct 1964, p. 2, col. 7
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Stanley H. Cusing [sic] Former Memphis Contractor Dies
Stanley Henry Cushing, 58, of 1732 South Link, a telephone construction contractor of Springfield, Missouri, passed away Thursday evening, July 6th, 1967, at St. John’s Hospital of a heart attack.
Mr. Cushing is survived by his wife, Grace; two sons, Robert of the home and George and wife, Sharon, of 1355 E. Whiteside, Springfield, Missouri; two brothers, Charles, Woodbine, Iowa, and George of Poncahontas, Iowa; one sister, Minnie Iredale, Portland, Oregon, and three grandsons.
Funeral services were held Monday, July 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Chapel of the Ozarks with the Rev. Wesley Aringon officiating. Burial was in Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield.
Stanley Henry Cushing, From Unknown Newspaper, 13 Jul 1967
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Death of A. R. Cushman
Andrew Rusk Cushman died of muscular rheumatism July 3, 1903, at the home of his son-in-law, Lyman M. Love, of Burnham, Howell County, Mo., aged 81 years, 8 months and 20 days.
Deceased was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, Oct. 13, 1821. At the age of sixteen he removed to Southwold, London district, in the same province. From there he went to Marion County, Ohio, when he was twenty-three years of age. In 1851 he removed to Iowa and in 1856 he came to Scotland County, where he resided until 1895, when he moved with his son-in-law and family to Burnham, Howell County, Mo.
He was married to Eliza G. Walker, February 8, 1852. Of this union eight children were born, seven sons and one daughter, and of these four sons and the daughter are still living. His wife died in November, 1871, nearly thirty-two years ago. Her memory he sacredly cherished until the last moment when he went to meet her in a land where partings are unknown. The surviving children are Joseph, of Bethany, Mo.; Ed S., of Centerville, Iowa; Dr. George, of Chicago; Frank, of Chariton, Iowa, and Mrs. L.M. Love, of Burnham, Mo.
He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served his country from February, 1862, till March, 1865. He professed religion at the age of fourteen years and united with the M. E. Church in 1836 and remained a faithful and consistent member of same up to the close of his long and eventful life. During his long residence in this city he was one of the pillars of the church he so much loved. The splendid church in which his body rested for a few hours before interment is a monument to his zeal and the zeal of his brethren in the Master’s work. While lovingly and loyally attached to the church of his choice, he was at home with all Christians and loved God’s children of whatever name or order. This spirit was made manifest by his constant attendance upon all religious worship within his reach and by his helping voice and hand as opportunity presented. His last words were a prayer for the neighborhood in which he died and among whose people he did his last Christian work in the Bible class, Christian; Endeavor and prayer meeting. He was a direct descendant of Robert Cushman, the Puritan, born in 1580, and of Thomas Cushman, who for more than forty years was a ruling elder in the church at Plymouth, whose wife, Mary Allerton, was the last survivor of the Mayflower pilgrims. He was a great grandson of Nathaniel Cushman, who served three years in the Revolutionary War. This is a brief biographical sketch of Father Cushman.
After funeral services at the south Missouri home his body was brought to Memphis, Monday of this week, where final services were held at the First M. E. Church before laying the body to rest. Rev. Anderson, pastor of the church, preached the funeral sermon from the text, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil.”
It was fitting that the body should be brought back to his old home and laid to rest beside the wife and companion of his young manhood, the mother of his children, and that old friends whom he loved in bygone days should assist in tenderly laying his body away in the cemetery. It was also fitting that the church to which he belonged so many years and where he worshiped so often should be the place where the final funeral services were held. It was fitting that his casket should rest a while in front of the altar where he had often bowed in communion and consecration services, and that the altar, pulpit and choir box should be decorated profusely with plants and flowers, symbolizing the beauty and purity of his long and faithful Christian life.
Andrew Rusk Cushman, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 9 July 1903, p. 2, col. 4
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