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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EDGAR J. LILE IS BURIED AT QUEEN CITY
Schuyler County Man Died Saturday at Tuscumbia.
Queen City, July 15. Special—Funeral services were held here Monday afternoon for Edgar J. Lile of Tuscumbia who died there Saturday. Lile was born in Queen City, July 26, 1898, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. and Safronia Lile. He was graduated from the Queen City High School and the University of Missouri.
On June 1, 1924, he married Miss Letha Currents of Queen City and to this union a son, Gwyne Henry, was born.
He is survived by his widow and son, one sister, Mrs. Ernest Daughtery, Queen City, and three brothers, Orville of Kirksville, Tom of Greentop and Henry of Rocheport. He was a member of the Christian Church and the Masonic Lodge.
Services were conducted here at the Christian Church by the Rev. P. M. Lind and burial was at the Myers Cemetery.
For the two years preceding his death he was county agent for Miller County.
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Services Held for Carl A. Lillard
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Kansas City for Carl A. Lillard, former resident of the Refuge community in this county, who died on July 31, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Streator, Ill., following an operation. Brief services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Chasteen, of the Linwood Boulevard Methodist Church, and burial was in Floral Hills cemetery.
Funeral services had been held Saturday at Streator from the Christian church, conducted by Mr. Lillard’s pastor, Dr. Leland Tyrrell, before the body was taken to Kansas City.
Mr. Lillard was born in Smithsville, Mo., June 13, 1895. He was married Jan. 18, 1921, to Miss Irma Spitzer, of Kirksville, and they had made their home the past 26 years in Illinois where he was agent for the Santa Fe Railroad. They had one son, James Thomas Lillard.
Besides his wife and son he leaves a sister, Mrs. Jessie Banks, of Kahoka, Mo., two brothers, T. L. Lillard of Kansas City, and Elston W. Lillard of Kahoka.
Mrs. Lillard is a sister of Mrs. Alice Hubley, of Kirksville, Mrs. Frances Lillard and F. Chandler Spitzer, of Kansas City.
Mr. Lillard was a veteran of World War I, a Mason and a member of the Eastern Star at Galesburg, Ill.
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S. B. Lind died at his residence in this city, last Tuesday evening after a protracted illness of several months. Mr. Lind moved from Schuyler county, this State, several years ago and has been engaged in the butcher business while here. He was a good citizen and highly respected by all who knew him. He leaves a wife and several adult children. His remains were taken to Greentop, Wednesday evening.
B. S. Lind, Kirksville, Missouri, The Kirksville Journal, 22 May 1890, p. 8, col. 4
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ANDREW ‘MAJOR’ LINDER, 79, DIES HERE
Retired Farmer’s Wife Died Earlier This Month
Andrew H. (Major) Linder, 79, of 1111 N. Edgar, died this morning in a Kirksville hospital.
Mr. Linder was the son of W. P. and Nancy J. Linder and was born in Adair county March 20, 1873.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Stella, who died November 2, one son and four brothers.
He is survived by two sons, Max G. Linder, of Sierra Madra, Calif., and Lawrence Linder of Plainfield, Ill.; one brother, O. R. (Bob) Linder, Novinger; two sisters, Mrs. J. F. (Libbie) Howse, Whiting, Kan., and Mrs. Eliza Buck, Springfield; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mr. Linder was a retired farmer.
The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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O. R. LINDER, 81 YEARS OLD, DIES AFTER FALL
Suffers Brain Concussion; Funeral Services Tuesday
O. R. (Bob) Linder, 81, of Novinger, route 1, died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday afternoon at 1:15 after a fall early Saturday morning when he opened the door to the basement by mistake and fell down the steps into the basement, suffering a concussion of the brain.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Washington, Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 conducted by Rev. Romans Smith, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be in the Salsbury cemetery.
Mr. Linder was the son of William P. and Nancy A Linder and was born in Adair county April 4, 1871. He was married to Nancy Pinkerton on Dec. 24, 1895, and four children were born to them.
Mr. Linder was one of the pioneer farmers of Adair county having lived his entire lifetime on the farm which was owned by his father before him.
He is survived by his wife; three sons, Carl W. and Oran, of Kirksville, and Russell, of Novinger; one daughter, Mrs. Mildred McQuay, at home; ten grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Buck, of Springfield, and Mrs. Libby Howes, of Whiting, Kan. His parents and four brothers preceded him in death.
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U. G. LINDER, 71, ONCE RESIDENT HERE, IS DEAD
Special to The Daily Express.
LaPlata, Mo., Feb. 22—Word has been received by relatives here of the death of Ulysses Grant Linder, former well known Adair County resident, at the home of his son, Orin Linder, in Salina, Kan., Feb. 20, following a heart attack.
Mr. Linder was the son of Major A. H. and Nancy Samuels Linder, pioneer residents of Adair County, and was born near Kirksville June 27, 1865. He was married June 30, 1886, to Mollie Chadwell. Five children were born to this union, twin boys and three daughters. His wife and two daughters preceded him in death. He leaves the sons, Orin and Oral Linder, of Salina, Kan., one daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Myers, of Abilene, Kan., four grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Joe Sewell, of LaPlata, and one brother, Bird Linder, of Lincoln, Kan.
Mr. and Mrs. Linder moved to Kansas 35 years ago.
Funeral services are being held this afternoon at the Presbyterian Church, at Vesper, Kan., and burial will be beside his wife in a cemetery near Vesper.
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WM. P. LINDER EX-COUNTY JUDGE DIES, AGED 87
Was Pioneer Resident of This Section—Ill Several Months
William P. Linder, presiding judge of the Adair county court forty years ago and a pioneer settler of this section, died yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock at his home 12 miles southwest of Kirksville, at the age of 87 years. Funeral services will be held at the family home tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Thomas, and interment will be in the Salisbury cemetery.
Judge Linder had been in failing health for several months and on account of his advanced age it had been feared for weeks that he would not recover. He was judge of the county court from 1887-1889.
Member of a family which has made a strong impress upon North Missouri, Judge Linder was brought to this county by his parents when he was 4 years old, and resided all his life in the county. He was born March 8, 1839, and was married to Mary Jane Linder, Jan. 8, 1860. Seven children were born to them, five boys and two girls. The surviving children are William P. Linder, of Mexico, Mo., Eliza J. Buck, of Kirksville, Lizzie Howes, of Whiting, Kas., Ira A. Linder, of Kirksville, Orin P. Linder, of Novinger, and Andrew H. Linder, of Kirksville.
He also leaves four brothers and three sisters: Mrs. Ella Farr and Mrs. Sarah Linder, both living in Kansas, and Mrs. Joe Sewell, of LaPlata; Bird M. Linder, Abraham Linder and Grant Linder, all of Kansas, and J. R. Linder, of Higgins, Texas.
Judge Linder was widely known over this section of the state and the sympathy of a host of friends goes to the family in its bereavement.
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FUNERAL HERE SUNDAY FOR W. P. LINDER
Former Adair Countian Died in Sedgwick, Colo.
Funeral services for William P. Linder, 88, who died Thursday at Sedgwick, Colo., will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 202 E. Washington. Interment will be in the Pratt cemetery. The body will arrive at the funeral home Sunday morning.
Mr. Linder was born October 24, 1861, near old Lindersville, in the southwest part of Adair County. He was married to Mary Conner, who preceded him in death about 13 years ago. To this union three children were born. They are: William Linder, of Livingston, Mont.; Phillip Linder, of the Illinois Bend vicinity, and Mrs. Mary Catherine Heath, of Ottumwa, Ia. There are also a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
After the death of Mrs. Linder he moved to Sedgwick where he made his home. He re-married there and his widow survives.
William P. Linder, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 20 Oct 1950, p. 4, col. 6
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William W. Linder Dies in Montana
Word has been received of the death of a former Adair county resident, William W. Linder at Livingston, Mont., Wednesday.
Mr. Linder was the son of William P. and Mary E. (Conner) Linder and was born in Adair county September 14, 1884. He was married to Mary E. Hays and five children were born to them.
Surviving are his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Leila Egeland and Luella Jorgenson, both of Livingston, Mont.; Mrs. Mary Carlisle, of Davenport, Ia.; one son, Harrison Linder, of Alaska; seven grandchildren; one brother, Phillip Linder, of LaPlata, and a sister, Mary C. Heath, of Ottumwa, Ia. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, William W. Linder, Jr.
For the past forty years Mr. Linder had lived in Montana. He visited relatives and friends in and around Kirksville just a year ago.
Funeral services and interment were at Livingston.
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J. W. Lindley Dies At Home in Callao
J. W. Lindley, 90 years old, died at his home in Callao, Wednesday afternoon. He had suffered a stroke a week ago.
Funeral services will be held at Callao Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial will be made there.
Mr. Lindley was a member of the Methodist Church.
His wife preceded him in death several years ago. He leaves the following children: O. F. Lindley, La Plata; B. M. Lindley, Bucklin; Mrs. Charles Dunham, Mrs. Ernest Hunter, and Mrs. Carrie Hall, all of Callao. Mrs. Hall lived with her father. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
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C. J. LINDQUIST, 65, BRASHEAR, SUCCUMBS HERE
Had Been Ill About Six Months; Funeral Friday Afternoon
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 27 (Special)—Charles J. Lindquist, 65, a farmer and stockman of the Brashear vicinity for the past 24 years, died in a Kirksville hospital last night at 11 o’clock following an illness of about six months.
Funeral services will be held at the Easley Funeral Home here Friday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. L. E. Wetherell, a former pastor of the United Brethren Church here, of which Mr. Lindquist was a member. Interment will be in Brashear cemetery.
He was a son of Andrew P. and Ella Peterson Lindquist and was born in Lee county, Iowa, on Oct. 12, 1886. He came with his parents to Missouri in 1911 and settled in the Sublette community northeast of Kirksville. He was married to Idris J. Rigdon on March 12, 1912. Four sons and two daughters were born to this marriage. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, Roy D. Lindquist, of Brashear, Charles Muriel, of Hurdland, Captain John D., with the U. S. armed forces in Germany, George Earl, of Brashear; two daughters, Helen Ailene and Peggy Jo Lindquist, of Brashear; five grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; two brothers, Fred c. of Sidney, Neb., and Phillip, of Kirksville, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Broen, also of Kirksville.
The body is at the Easley Funeral Home here.
Bearers will be Paul Patterson, Maurice Creason, Clyde Payne, Leon Zentz, Elmer Skinner and Norman Ornes.
Charles J. Lindquist, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 27 Aug 1952, p. 2, col. 3&4
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MRS. JOHN LINDQUIST, OF GREENTOP, DIES
Succumbs Today After Three Months Of Illness.
Mrs. Hattie Lindquist, wife of John Lindquist, died this morning at 10:30 o’clock at her home southeast of Greentop. She had been ill three months.
Funeral plans had not been completed this afternoon. Her body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lindquist was born at West Point, Ia., a daughter of Chris and Fredricka Baker Metzger, and was married there to John Lindquist on Jan. 11, 1905. They moved to the Greentop vicinity in 1911.
Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are four sons, Lloyd, who is in the U. S. Army, at Ft. Lewis, Wash.; Harold, in the U. S. Navy, at Seattle, Wash.; Lester, of Greentop; and Earl, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Grace Rummerfield, Kirksville; Mrs. Thelma McKim, Kirksville and Katherine at home; three brothers, Frank Metzger, Cambridge, O.; Henry Metzger, Ft. Madison, Ia., and Fred Metzger, West Point, Ia., and seven grandchildren.
Her parents and one sister preceded her in death.
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FRANZ LINDSEY, 88 YEARS OLD, SUCCUMBS HERE
Came to Missouri In 1865; Resident Here for 25 Years
Franz Sigel Lindsey, 88, of Kirksville, died in a hospital here Monday evening at 9:05.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock at the Robert B. Davis Memorial Chapel. Interment will be in Llewellyn cemetery.
He was the son of Abraham and Mary A. Lindsey and was born at Circleville, O., April 13, 1861. On Nov. 26, 1898, he was married to Bessie Eleanor Clark, who died in September, 1910. Three brothers and three sisters also preceded him in death.
He is survived by one brother, Harry S. Lindsey, of Kirksville, one niece, who lives in New York City, and several nieces and nephews who live in the west.
Mr. Lindsey came to Missouri with his parents in 1865, arriving at Macon by train and coming to Kirksville by wagon. He lived on a farm nine miles southeast of Kirksville in the Rural Dell neighborhood until he was 21 years of age. He then went to Clay Center, Kan., on a cattle ranch where he was a partner with David Hillman and William F. (Buffalo Bill) Cody. In 1888 he learned the carpenter trade and worked at it for 10 years. He also spent a number of years in Washington, Oregon and western Canada.
For the past 25 years he has made his home in Kirksville.
The body is at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home.
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JUDGE LINDSEY DIES AT HOME THIS MORNING
95-Year-Old Man One of City’s Oldest Residents
Judge Harry Smithers Lindsey, 95, one of Adair county’s oldest resident, of 607 East Illinois, died in his home this morning at 7:45.
He was the son of Abram H. and Mary Smithers Lindsey and was born in New Holland, Ohio, September 4, 1859.
When he was five years old he came to Adair county with his parents. They lived on a farm southeast of Kirksville, and he attended rural schools in that area.
In 1881 Judge Lindsey moved to Kirksville and settled on East Illinois strete [sic]. He has lived within a block of his present home continuously since.
In 1889 he was graduated from the Kirksville Mercantile College. He read law in offices on the east side of the Kirksville square and has been actively engaged as agent for several Fire Insurance Companies for more than sixty years.
He held minor political offices and was police judge at one time. From 1902 until about 1944 he was Justice of the Peace and in the late 1800’s Judge Lindsey was a member of the volunteer firemen.
Harry S. Lindsey married Mollie Madison Wilkes on October 14, 1890, and to this union four children were born. They are: Mrs. Clarence P. (Agnes) Western, Picebo, Colo., and Mrs. William H. (Lenore) Fagerstrom, New York, N. Y., and two sons, Madison Wilkson Lindsey, Glendale, Calif., and Harry Francis Lindsey, Hernet, Calif.
On August 19, 1942, Judge Lindsey married Myrtle St. Clair.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Kirksville, Masonic Lodge No. 366 and the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Preceding him in death are his first wife, Mrs. Mollie W. Lindsey, who died April 14, 1932, three sisters and four brothers.
Surviving are his four children, second wife, Myrtle S. Lindsey, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 in the Davis and Wigal Memorial Chapel conducted by the Rev. H. E. Manning. Burial will be in the Llewellyn Cemetery. The Adair Lodge No. 366 A.F. and A.M. will conduct burial rites at the cemetery.
Bearers will be members of the Masonic Lodge.
The body will remain at the Davis and Wigal Funeral Home.
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OBITUARY
James M. Lindsey, aged 67, died November 16. The funeral was held Nov. 18, with burial in the Novinger cemetery. Mr. Lindsey had been in very poor health for many years. He had resided in Novinger 18 years, residing near the old Rombauer 2 mine, north of town. Llewellyn & Huff had charge of the funeral. He is survived by a widow, one son, B. F. Lindsey, of Novinger, three daughters; Mrs. Heberline, of Kirksville; Mrs. Perry Brownell, of Novinger, and Mrs. Anspach, of Inham, Neb., four brothers, Lee Lindsey of Novinger; Hez, Henry and Robert, all of whom live in Illinois, two sisters, Mrs. Burchman of Milan, and Mrs. Gorin of Kirksville. A wide circle of friends mourn his death. —Novinger Herald.
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Mrs. Mollie Madison Lindsey, 66 years old, wife of the Justice of the Peace Harry S. Lindsey, died at the family home, 607 East Illinois street, Thursday morning at 4 o’clock following an illness with cancer.
Mollie Madison Lindsey, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 21 Apr 1932, p. 4, col. 4
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Death at 68 Years of Age
Mrs. William Lingenfelter, 68 years old and a native of Knox County, died of heart disease shortly after midnight Monday night at her home two miles west of Rutledge. She had been in failing health for several months.
Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Christian Church in Rutledge by Rev. E.H. Willey. Interment was in the Pauline Cemetery south of Rutledge says the Edina Sentinel.
The husband survives with four children: Mrs. F.A. Beal of Edina, William Lingenfelter of Rutledge and Wilford Lingenfelter and Mrs. Gale Myers of Roseville, Calif. Mrs. Lingenfelter also leaves eighteen grand children and three great grand children, and also four brothers and two sisters: Marion Cunningham of Rutledge, I.H. Cunningham of Fabius, Fred Cunningham of Edina, Thomas Cunningham of north of Rutledge, Mrs. Catherine Cole of Tulsa, Okla.
As Amie L. Cunningham, Mrs. William Lingenfelter was born March 12, 1856 in the northern part of this county. She was married to Mr. Lingenfelter September 17, 1873. To them were born five children those who survive and one son who died in infancy.
Amie L. (Cunningham) Lingenfelter, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 4 Sep 1924, Thursday
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Sudden Death Of Carl Lionberger Tuesday
Another splendid citizen of this county passed away very suddenly Tuesday night about nine o’clock, when Carl Lionberger died at his residence in Memphis.
Mr. Lionberger came to this county from Illinois about thirty years ago and bought a farm northwest of Memphis where he lived until about four years ago, when he retired and moved to Memphis, purchasing the H. E. Prather property, two blocks southwest of the square.
Mr. Lionberger was considered one of the best men in the county. He had a most congenial disposition, having a good word and a joke for most everyone he met. He was a frequent visitor at The Democrat office, where he stopped and passed a few words almost every day.
A few days ago Mr. Lionberger assisted some workmen, who did some plastering at his home, and since that has not been feeling well. It is thought he might have become over heated at the time. He was confined to his bed Tuesday a part of the day and a physician visited him in the afternoon. About nine o’clock he became very sick at the stomach and passed away in a few minutes.
Carl Lionberger, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 24 Jul 1924, p. 2, col. 1
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Carl Lionberger Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon
The funeral of the late Carl A. Lionberger, who died suddenly last Tuesday evening, as stated in The Democrat, was held Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock, having been delayed until that hour awaiting the arrival of his son from California.
Rev. E. C. Morgan, pastor of the First M. E. church was called away on account of the illness of his father and the funeral was conducted by Rev. E. M. Nesbitt at the First M. E. church. A quartet composed of Wayne Tennant, Fie Oliver, Joe Zumsteg and J. H. Watkins sang the choir of the First M. E. church also sang accompanied by Mrs. Virgie McQuoid.
Carlos A. Lionberger was born at Lacrosse Hancock County, Ill., November 8, 1857, and passed away at his home in Memphis, Mo., Tuesday night July 22nd.
He was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B. Latherow in January 1896. To this union three children were born Hugh, Beulah and Pearl.
Mr. Lionberger came to Scotland county in the fall of 1896, and bought a farm 6 miles north of Memphis, which he operated for nearly a quarter of a century. His industry, integrity, and honesty brought to him deserved success, so that in 1919 he retired from farming and moved to Memphis.
After moving to Memphis he became a regular attendant at the First Methodist Episcopal Church and in many ways rendered work in the service of the church.
He was a good man whose religion like his father’s was the Golden rule doing unto others as he would have them do unto him.
His genial spirit, his kindly disposition, his sincerity and frankness won for him close and lasting friendships.
He was a good neighbor, a good citizen, a good friend and his influence was always exerted in the interest of the best things of life.
In his passing Memphis loses a prominent citizen, the First M. E. Church a faithful friend, his associates a ____ comrade, and his family a loving farther and devoted husband.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lionberger, by one son, Hugh Lionberger of Maxwell, Cal., by two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Kutzner, of _____ , Oregon and Mrs. Pearl Riebel of Scotland County, by three…
Card of Thanks
We wish to acknowledge with grateful appreciation the beautiful floral offerings and the many deeds of kindness shown us during the death of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. Lionberger and Children
Carl Lionberger, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 31 Jul 1924
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Obituary of Carlos A. Lionberger; Died Last Tuesday Night
Carlos A. Lionberger was born at Lacrosse, Hancock county, Illinois, November 8, 1859, and passed away at his home in Memphis, Mo., Tuesday night, July 22, at the age of 66 years 8 months and 14 days.
He was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B. Lathrow, of Fountain Green, Ill. Jan. 7, 1886. To this union three children were born – Hugh, Beulah and Pearl.
Mr. Lionberger came to Scotland County in the fall of 1896, and bought a farm six miles north of Memphis, which he operated for nearly a quarter of a century. His industry, integrity, and honesty brought to him deserved success, so that in 1919 he retired from farming and moved to Memphis where he spent the remaining years of his life.
After moving to Memphis he became a regular attendant at the Sunday school and church service of the First Methodist Episcopal Church and in many ways and on many occasions rendered assistance and service in the work of the church.
He was a good man whose religion, like his father’s, was the Golden Rule, doing unto others as he would have them do unto him.
His genial spirit, his kindly disposition, his sincerity and frankness won for him close and lasting friendships.
He was a good neighbor, a good citizen, a good friend and his influence was always exerted in the interest of the best things in life.
In his passing Memphis loses a prominent citizen, the First Methodist Church a faithful friend, his associates a loyal comrade, and his family a loving father and devoted husband.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Lionberger, by one son, Hugh Lionberger of Maxwell, California, by two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Kutzner, of Vernonia, Oregon and Mrs. Pearl Riebel of Scotland County; by three grandchildren, Mahava, Mildred and Leona Kutzner and by his twin sister, Mrs. G. W. Shacklett, who in their hearts are saying:
Upon memory’s page our loved one will will [sic] share.
More than simple passing tho’ts;
His name and deeds will be written there,
Upon loves immortal shrine.
And a host of sorrowing friends,
Whose hearts go out in sympathy to the bereaved are saying:
We’ll miss thee, beloved one, we’ll miss thee.
When the pleasures of life draw near,
When the lights are lit in the home,
And stars in the calm azure sky,
And when the “Good-byes” are repeated,
And each one has gone away.
We’ll miss thee beloved one, we’ll miss thee.
At the opening and closing of day.
In the absence of Rev. E.C. Morgan, pastor of the First Methodist church, who was called away by the critical illness of his father, funeral services were conducted at the First Methodist church, by Rev. E.M. Nesbitt, pastor of the Presbyterian church. Music was furnished by a quartette, composed of Messrs Tennant, Oliver, Zumsteg, and Watkins, and by the choir of the Methodist church, accompanied by Mrs. Virgie McQuoid.
Carlos A. Lionberger, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 31 Jul 1924, p. 2, col. 1
Card of Thanks
We wish to acknowledge with grateful appreciation the beautiful floral offerings and the many deeds of kindness shown us during the death of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. Lionberger and Children
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Died At 6 This Morning
Mrs. Minnie Lionberger Had Been Living at Daughter’s
Mrs. Minnie B. Lionberger died a few minutes before 6 o’clock this morning at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Arch R. Riebel, 220 East Jackson Street, where she had lived since selling her home in Memphis sometime ago.
Funeral services will be held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Minnie B. Lionberger was born at Fountain Green, Ill., February 12, 1863. Her maiden name was Minnie Latherow. She was united in marriage to Carlos A. Lionberger, January 7, 1886, in Fountain Green, Ill. To this union three children were born, Hugh, Beulah and Pearl. Hugh Lionberger died December 8, 1944.
Mr. and Mrs. Lionberger came as bride and groom to Scotland County in 1886 and lived on a farm until they moved to Memphis. Mr. Lionberger died July 22, 1924.
Mrs. Lionberger has been an active worker in the Methodist church in Memphis since they came to Scotland County.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Kutzner of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. Pearl Riebel of Memphis.
Mrs. Lionberger was one of nine children. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. R. M. Mesick of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Bradfield of La Harpe, Ill. There are also four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and a number of other relatives.
Services will be held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel, Friday, May 24, at 2:30 p.m.
Minnie B. (Latherow) Lionberger, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 May 1946, p. 1, col. 1
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FUNERAL RITES MRS. LIONBERGER FRIDAY
The funeral service for Mrs. C. A. Lionberger was held at the Gerth Chapel on Friday May 24, at 2:30 o’clock. The Rev. W. G. Bensberg, Presbyterian minister was the officiating minister in the absence of her pastor, the Rev. W. E. Longstreth.
Misses Clara and Mary Lawrence sang two numbers: “One Sweetly Solemn Thought” and “Rock of Ages” Miss Juanita Griffith was the accompanist.
Body bearers were Eugene Dodge, T. C. Smith, A. L. Luther, Dr. Charles Myers, L. T. Montgomery, and C. C. McQuoid. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Lionberger died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arch Riebel, May 23, 1946. Another daughter also survives, Mrs. Beulah Kutzner of Portland, Oregon. The obituary appeared in last week’s paper.
Mrs. C. A. Lionberger, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 30 May 1946, p. 1, col. 2
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Mrs. Nora Lipper died on the 24th ult. She was 18 years, 1 month and 1 day old and had been married just two months.
Nora Lipper, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 3 Feb 1898, p. 3, col. 3, Etna Column
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MRS. C. L. LITTLE IS DEAD
Was Resident of Arbela Neighborhood for Twenty-Four Years
Mrs. C. L. Little, resident of the Arbela community, died at her home Friday, February 2.
Funeral services were held from the Payne funeral chapel Monday afternoon, February 5, conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth and burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Little was born July 3, 1896, at Fossland, Ill., and was the daughter of Wm. H. and [unreadable] Howard Barr. In 1901 she moved with her parents to Lohr[unreadable], Iowa.
She was married to Dr. C. L. Little, February 12, 1919, and [unreadable] children were born to them, all of whom died in infancy. Dr. and Mrs. Little moved to a farm north of Arbela in the fall of 1927 where they lived until her death
She is survived by her husband, a sister, Mrs. Pearl Meyerhoff of Joliet, Ill., and a brother, Webster Barr of Des Moines, and by several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Little was a member of the Methodist church at Arbela, the Rebekah and Eastern Star lodges.
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Burial For Geo. Lloyd at Shibley’s Point
George Lloyd, of near Stahl, died early the morning of Feb. 21 at the county hospital here where he had been a patient the past few months. His condition had been critical for a week or two and he passed his 76th birthday only one day before he died.
His funeral was conducted at the Shibley’s Point Church Saturday afternoon by Elder Clyde O. Johnson.
His wife, who was Matilda Turnmire, died in 1912 and two daughters also preceded him in death.
He leaves ten children, John, Tom and Dolphus of Stahl, Mrs. Hattie Hays of Yarrow, Mrs. Nell Butler of Unionville, Mrs. Lena Young of Emmett, Ida., Mrs. Mayme Martin and Rolla Lloyd of Tacoma, Wash., Mrs. Erma True of Mason City, Ia., and Nova of San Angelo, Tex. He had 45 grandchildren and 34 great grandchildren.
Burial was in the Cox Cemetery.
In the death of George Lloyd, Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd were both deprived of their fathers in less than three weeks time, as the death of James Ruggles, father of Mrs. John Lloyd, came Feb. 2.
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Mrs. Fannie Gentry Lobban Dies in Texas
Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. Fannie Gentry Lobban, a former resident of Kirksville. Her death occurred last Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas, where she had made her home for several years. Funeral services and burial were held on Thursday. She had been ill for some time with a throat ailment.
Mrs. Lobban was 69 years of age. She was the daughter of the late B. P. Gentry, who taught Latin in the old Normal School here for more than thirty years. Mrs. Lobban, as Miss Fannie Gentry, taught in the public schools of Kirksville for a number of years and will be remembered by many Kirksville people. She was a graduate of the Normal School, now the Teachers College.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Homer Mason, and one son, L. Pat Lobban, both of whom live in San Antonio. She also leaves three grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Eugene Link of Stamford, Conn., and one brother, Ben Gentry, of Stamford.
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FUNERAL FOR MRS. ORA LOCH TO BE FRIDAY
Services at Hazel Creek for Young Farm Woman.
The funeral for Mrs. Mary Ellen Loch, 27, wife of Ora S. Loch, farmer, two miles south of Kirksville, who died yesterday en route to a hospital is to be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 at the Hazel Creek Union Church, conducted by the Rev. Chester Dauber, pastor. Burial will be at the churchyard cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Loch became ill Tuesday from a heart ailment from which she had not manifested symptoms previously. She succumbed in an automobile bringing her to Kirksville.
She was born Oct. 12, 1911 in the Hazel Creek vicinity of this county. A daughter of Fred and Hettie Scott. She had lived all her life in this county. Married July 4, 1932 to Ora S. Loch, two children were born.
Surviving are her husband, children, Hubert Leon, five years old, and Anna Mae three years old; her parents, who live in the Hazel Creek vicinity; four brothers and five sisters, Elmer Scott, Novinger; Francis and Henry Scott, Greentop; Freddie Scott, at home; Mrs. Lula Conkle, Payette, Ida.; Mrs. Clara Hover, Chinook, Mont.; Mrs. Hazel Pointer, Novinger; Mrs. Annabell Law, Greentop, and Mrs. Mildred Kent, Glenwood.
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Clarence Locke Services To Be Held Friday
Word was received here Tuesday afternoon of the death of Clarence W. Locke at Washington, Ia. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Washington.
Mr. Locke will be remembered as the manager of the Time and Air-Way Theatres for many years.
Clarence W. Locke, From Unknown Newspaper, 7 Dec 1967
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C. C. LOCKETT DIES AT HOME HERE TODAY
Kirksville Mechanic Succumbs Suddenly; Was 53 Years Old
Connard C. Lockett, 53, died suddenly at his home, 701 W. Elizabeth, this morning.
Mr. Lockett was the son of T. R. and Elizabeth (Lasley) Lockett, and was born in Schuyler county August 31, 1900. He was married to Cecil Gosser Nov. 19, 1928, at Emmettsburg, Iowa, and to this marriage four children were born.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Al-c Carroll Lockett, Sampson Air Force Base, Geneva, N. Y., and Conn Ray Lockett, of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Chlaeene Anderson, Rockford, Ill.; a sister, Mrs. Esther Netzell, Milwaukee, Wis., and two grandchildren.
Mr. Lockett was preceded in death by his parents, one son, one brother, and two sisters.
He was a mechanic and operated a shop at his home. He was a member of the Baptist church.
The body will be at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mr. Lockett was engaged in bridge construction work a number of years but had lived on a farm near La Plata the past fourteen years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Alice Quinn Lockett; one son, Connard Lockett, Kirksville; one daughter, miss Esther Lockett, Kirksville; three grandchildren, Chlalene, Carroll and Mitchell Jackson Lockett, Kirksville; two step-daughters, Mrs. W. A. Jack, Waterloo, Ia., and Mrs. Carl Mayshark, Erie, Pa.; one step-son, Albert Quinn, Wichita, Kan., and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Shobe, Glenwood, and Mrs. Alzada Lehr, Lancaster. Eight brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
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MRS. LOCKETT 82, DIES NEAR LOCUST HILL
Funeral Services at at [sic] 2 p. m., Tuesday at Novelty.
Mrs. Rachel Alice Locket [sic], 82 years old, died at her home near Locust Hill at 2:45 o’clock this morning after a brief illness. She had been in her usual health and able to do her work until 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon.
She was lying on a cot this morning and called to her son Emmett to bring her a cold cloth to bathe her head. When the son reached her she was unconscious and never revived.
Funeral services will be held at 2’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Christian Church in Novelty conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane of Brashear. Burial in the cemetery at Novelty.
Mrs. Locket [sic] was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Austin and was born in the state of Iowa, May 31, 1856. She was married to J. F. Locket [sic] on Feb. 16, 1876, and five children were born to this union, four of whom survive. They are: Emmett Lockett, at home, Dallas Lockett of Brashear, Thomas Lockett of LaGrange, and Charles Lockett of Novelty. There are twelve grand children, ten great grand children, one brother, William S. Austin, of Colorado, and one half brother, Fred Austin, of Texas. Her husband died Dec. 19, 1916.
She was a member of the Christian Church in Novelty. She had lived near Locust Hill for 28 years, and had lived in that section of the country practically all her life.
Mrs. Lockett was the subject of a two-column feature article in the La Plata Home-Press in May 5, 1932, which told of her early life and how she was kidnaped and finally was brought to the Novelty community to live when eight years old. There she was taken into the home of Mrs. Jane Botts, a kindly woman, who cared for her.
Mrs. Lockett was born in Iowa and when about three years old the family moved to Springfield, Ill. Her mother died on the way there. Their father enlisted in the Civil War and the children lived with their grandparents for awhile but later were placed out among the neighbors. The woman with whom Mrs. Lockett was placed, decided to go to Ohio and let two young strange women have Alice. These apparently were members of a band of robbers who finnally [sic] moved to the Novelty neighborhood.
When she was 31 years old she succeeded in locating her father and one brother who lived in Oklahoma. They were united and her father went to Locust Hill and lived with her several years ago. Another brother was located in Illinois but her sister was never found.
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FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY FOR T. R. LOCKETT
La Plata Man Aged 71, Buried Near Lancaster.
T. R. Lockett, 71-year-old La Plata farmer, died Friday afternoon at 3:45 ‘clock in a hospital here.
He had an operation for appendicitis and was in the hospital forty-five days.
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Fabius Church near Lancaster and burial was made in the churchyard.
Mr. Lockett, whose full name was Thomas Rockwell Lockett, was born July 27, 1870 at Lancaster, a son of Samuel and Liza Gillstrap Lockett, natives of Kentucky. He was married in January, 1895, and five children were born. Mrs. Lockett and three children preceded him in death. He was married in 1923 to Mrs. Alice Quinn.
Mr. Lockett was engaged in bridge construction work a number of years but had lived on a farm near La Plata the past fourteen years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Alice Quinn Lockett, one son, Connard Lockett, Kirksville, one daughter, Miss Esther Lockett, Kirksville; three grandchildren, Chlalene, Carroll and Mitchell Jackson Lockett, Kirksville, two step-daughters, Mrs. W. A. Jack, Waterloo, Ia., and Mrs. Carl Mayshark, Erie, Pa., one step-son, Albert Quinn, Wichita, Kan., and two sisters, Mrs. Martha Shobe, Glenwood, and Mrs. Alzada Lehr, Lancaster. Eight brothers and sisters preceded him in death.
Thomas Rockwell Lockett, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 28 Sep 1941, p.1, col. 2, Sunday
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The Connelsville community was shocked early Sunday morning to hear of the death of Willis Lockett, aged 33. Mr. Lockett was able to be up and around only a short time before his death. Mr. Lockett had been in charge of the I. & St. L. depot at Connelsville and had only recently been appointed postmaster at Connelsville. He leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn his early death. The funeral was held Wednesday with burial in Novinger cemetery, in charge of Llewellyn & Son. Mr. Lockett was the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Lockett, of Connelsville. He leaves two brothers, N. I. Lockett of Connelsville, and R. A. Lockett, of Ottumwa, Ia., and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Jefferies, of Hamlet, Nebr.—Novinger Herald.
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MRS. MARY E. LOCKHART, 76, DIES HERE
Injured in Fall Year Ago; Funeral Tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lockhart, 76, died at 11:20 o’clock last night at her home at 516 South Bradford Street. A year ago, Mrs. Lockhart fell at her home and fractured her hip. She had been in failing health since that time. Death was attributed to a heart ailment.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until the funeral services, which will be held there at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. The Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith will conduct the services. Interment will be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Lockhart was born in Leon, Ia., Feb. 24, 1867, but had made her home in Kirksville since 1912. Her husband, the late S. W. Lockhart, preceded her in death in November, 1935. She was a member of the Anchor Rebekah Lodge No. 44 and of the First Baptist Church.
Surviving are the following children: D. A. Lockhart, of 1103 South Porter Street; Mrs. Charles Crawford, of Quincy, Ill.; Mrs. Jessie Beall, of Wichita, Kan.; Mrs. J. F. Ferguson, of Kansas City; Mrs. Floyd Smith, of Keokuk, Ia., and Mrs. C. P. Fox and Miss Emma Lockhart, at home.
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Mrs. Sarah Loder, 74, Dies Near Green City
Milan, Dec. 31. (Special)—Sarah Ann Loder died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Daisy Webb, near Green City, Monday Dec. 27, aged 74 years.
She was the daughter of Isaac and Martha Miller, and was born in Sullivan County Feb. 18, 1863. She was married to Isaac Loder Dec. 13, 1880, and to this union nine children were born two preceding her in death: Finnie Loder and Mrs. Mamie Ford.
Mrs. Loder lived in and near Milan all her life. Her husband died Aug. 18, 1918.
She is survived by James Loder, Milan; Mrs. Daisy Webb, Green City; Mrs. Hazel Reed, St. Joseph; Ernest Loder, Trenton; Mrs. Hester Fry, Mrs. Maud Johnson and Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, all of Douglas County. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Anna Manalee, of Oklahoma, and two brothers, Joseph Miller, of Pollock, and Marion Miller, of Milan. There are thirty-six grandchildren and twenty-three great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held in Milan December 29 at the Baptist Church by the Rev. Mr. Maples. Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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LEANDER LOE, 80, SUCCUMBS AT NOVINGER
In Failing Health For Some Time; Services Wednesday
Leander Loe, 80, life-long resident of western Adair County, died at his home in Novinger Sunday evening at nine o’clock. He had been in failing health for some time, his condition attributed to infirmities of age.
Funeral services will be held at the church in Shibley’s Point, Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Archie Cooper. Interment will be in Shibley’s Point Cemetery.
He was the son of Alfred and Martha (McMahon) Loe and was born in Adair County Jan. 12, 1869. He was married to Florence Brannaman, Oct. 1893 at the Brannaman home near Shibley’s Point. To this marriage four children were born.
He is survived by his wife; the four children, Mrs. John E. (Jessie) Ammerman, of Fort Supply, Okla., James A. Loe, of East St. Louis, Ill., Campbell J. Loe, of Los Angeles, Calif., and George T. Loe, of Shibley’s Point; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two brothers and two sisters.
He lived on a farm near Shibley’s Point until 1945 when he moved to his present home in Novinger.
The body has been at the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home in Green City but was to be brought to the family home in Novinger late this afternoon.
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MRS. ELLA MAE LOFT IS DEAD AT AGE OF 70
Lived in Hazel Dell Community; Last Rites Tomorrow
LaPlata, Mo., March 31—Mrs. Ella Mae Loft, 70, died at her home in the Hazel Dell community Sunday.
Funeral services will be held at the Hazel Dell Christian Church Tuesday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. George Swan, and interment will be in the Hazel Dell cemetery under the direction of the Christie Funeral Home.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brice Ausmus and was born in the Hazel Dell community on April 19, 1881 and was married to Melvin A. Loft Feb. 8, 1905. Five children were born, one a twin, died at the age of five.
Surviving are her husband; four children, [Wade and Mrs. Ar- four children,] [sic] Wade and Mrs. Howard (Hazel) Thompson, Chester and Everett Ray, all of near LaPlata; one brother, Arthur Ausmus, of Kirksville, and one sister, Mrs. Milo Lyon, of Atlanta.
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Harold ‘Bus’ Loft Killed in Kansas
Harold “Bus” Loft, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Loft, of Brashear, was killed when he was struck by the eastbound Santa Fe Super Chief in Kansas City, Kan., this morning at 5:26. He was driving a bread truck when the accident occurred.
Funeral director Byron Easley, of Brashear, left about one o’clock this afternoon in his ambulance to bring the body back to Brashear.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear.
Harold “Bus” Loft, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 24 Nov 1952, p. 1, col. 6, Tuesday
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LOFT FUNERAL IS TOMORROW AT BRASHEAR
Former Resident Killed Yesterday At Morris, Kan.
Funeral services for Harold (Bus) Loft, 36, formerly of Brashear, will be held at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Brashear Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. Joseph Thompson with the Rev. Allen Vancil assisting.
Mr. Loft the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Loft of Brashear, was killed at 5:36 yesterday morning when a bread truck he was driving was struck by the eastbound Santa Fe Super Chief at Morris, Kan., about seven miles from his home in Kansas City, Kan. He was employed by the Wonder Bread Baking Company there.
Mr. Loft was born at Brashear November 10, 1916. He attended the Brashear public schools and graduated from Brashear School in the class of 1935.
A veteran, he served in the armed forces for five years after having enlisted in 1941. Mr. Loft was a member of the 19th Tank Battalion and served in the European Theater under George Patton.
He was married to Ruth Barkley. Three children were born to their marriage.
He is survived by his widow; parents; three children, Robert, 7, Richard, 4, and Rebecca, 3; two sisters, Mrs. Ray (Irene) Quinn, of Adair, and Mrs. Dean (Gladys) McClanahan, of Novinger; one brother, Lt. Commander Gerald Loft, commander of the naval base at Seattle, Wash., and numerous other relatives.
Pallbearers tomorrow will be George Gardner, Jack Ross, Hurley Traylor, Ambrose Black, James Cupp, and Fred Barker. Burial will be in the Brashear cemetery. The body is at the Easley Funeral Home at Brashear.
The following account of the accident is from yesterday’s Kansas City Star:
The driver of the Continental Baking company truck which had cleared two of three tracks at the Morris, Kan., crossing was killed early today when the truck was hit by the Santa Fe railroad’s eastbound Super Chief.
The truck was hurtled against a semaphore about seventy-five feet east of the crossing.
James Fouts, a Wyandotte County deputy sheriff, who was at the scene of the accident, said snow was falling at the time. He said the train which was due in Kansas City at 5:35 o’clock, was traveling seventy-five miles an hour.
Loft, a veteran driver for the company, had loaded his truck about 4:30 o’clock. He had made his first delivery to a grocery store at Morris and was driving toward the Argentine-Holiday road, when the train approached.
Fouts said the train, traveling on the outer track, was brought to a stop about one, one-half miles from the crossing. The super Chief was eastbound from California. The last stop had been at Newton.
Robert P. John, telegraph operator at the Morris station told Peter Trzuk, a Wyandotte County deputy sheriff, that Loft had left bread at the station, to be picked up by customers, immediately before the accident.
Trzuk said there in a considerable clearance between the two outer tracks, and Loft apparently thought he was out of the train’s path when the truck was hit. The truck was not moving at the time, Trzuk said.
C. D. Ferraer, engineer, said the blinker lights were on at the crossing.
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J. D. Logsdon, 90, Dies at Mountain View
Word has been received here of the death of J. D. Logsdon, a former resident of Schuyler County, at the home of his son, L. R. Logsdon, at Mountain View, Mo. He was 90 years of age and had been in failing health caused by a fall twenty years ago. His death, however, was due to influenza with which he was ill only a few days.
Mr. Logsdon was the son of John D. and Hannah Clevenger Logsdon and was born Dec. 22, 1850, in Putnam County, Missouri. He was married to Mary Forst, Dec. 12, 1869. To this union nine children were born, three of whom are living. They are: Lewis Logsdon, Mountain View, Mo., Mrs. Stella Williams, Kirksville, and Mrs. Louisa Holladay, Gallatin. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. S. J. Sanders of Sioux City, Ia., and six grandchildren and twenty-one great grandchildren.
His wife died Dec. 4, 1916.
Funeral services and burial for Mr. Logsdon were held at Mountain View.
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FUNERAL HERE TODAY FOR MRS. MARY LOGSTON
Kirksville Woman, Aged 87, Died Friday.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home for Mrs. Mary E. Logston who died Friday here.
Burial will be at the Highland Park Cemetery. Her body is lying in state at the Funeral Home.
Mrs. Logston, 87 years old, was born on a farm west of Queen City on July 25, 1855, the daughter of Robert and Mary Boler. She was married to Preston Logston and six children were born. Her husband and two children preceded her in death.
Surviving are two sons, Joseph E. and Albert P. Logston, of Waterloo, Ia., two daughters, Mrs. Nettie Newcomer, Waterloo, and Mrs. Kitty Cross, here; 13 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Logston made her home with Mrs. Cross at 607 North Green Street.
Pallbearers for the funeral are to be Earl Bennett, Bill McCuskey, Henry Maize, Frank Miller, Leo Marcus and Herb Franklin.
Mary E. Logston, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 22 Mar 1942, p. 7, col. 2
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SARAH ELLEN LONBERGER, 80, DIED SATURDAY
Died Near Fegley; Funeral To Be Here Monday Afternoon.
Sarah Ellen Lonberger, 80, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bishop) Besanko, died at the home of her son, John T. Lonberger, near Fegley, Saturday morning.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Monday afternoon at two o’clock by Rev. Archie Cooper, of Novinger. Interment will be in Mulberry Cemetery.
Mrs. Lonberger was born in Canada, March 12, 1865. She was married Nov. 4, 1880 at Kirksville to Franklin Pierce Lonberger. Mr. Lonberger died in 1916. She was also preceded in death by one son, four brothers and one sister.
She is survived by four children, Robert F. Lonberger, of Kirksville, John T. Lonberger and Mrs. Mary Isley, both of Greentop and William Lonberger, of Waterloo, Ia.; eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Lonberger was a member of the St. Rose Catholic Church in Novinger. She has lived in the Fegley community for the past fifty years.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be: Willie and Franklin Lonberger, Johnnie Allen, Robert Knott, Nile Darr and Floyd Buck.
Sarah Ellen Lonberger, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 03 Mar 1946, p. 2, col. 5, Sunday
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Death Of Mrs. Londa
Mrs. Arletta Stone Londa, an aged lady well known to many people of Memphis and vicinity, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Flanagan, in this city, Thursday, October 12th, 1911, at the advanced age of 82 years and 2 months.
The funeral services were held from the Flanagan residence Friday October 13, at 2:30 p.m. The deceased had been making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan for some time past. She lived with her husband in this city many years ago, and had a large number of warm friends among the older residents of the town.
Arletta Stone Londa, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 19 Oct 1911, p. 1, col. 2
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Died
Henry Londa died of a complication of diseases at his home in this city, Sunday, July 18, aged 71 years, 10 months and 9 days.
Deceased was born in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10, 1824, where he grew to manhood and then moved to Carthage, Rush County, Indiana, where he worked at the wagon and carriage making trade for many years. During his residence there he was united in marriage with Arletta Stone. Two girls were born to them as the fruits of this union, both of whom are married – one to Wm. Walker, of Robinson, Colorado, the other to W. M. Flanagan, of Newport, Illinois, and they together with the widow, survive to mourn his death. Mr. Londa moved his family to Iowa about the year 1858 and from there here about twenty-one or twenty-two years ago and spent the remainder of his days in this city. He was a faithful and consistent member of the Presbyterian Church and died rejoicing in the hope of a blessed immortality beyond the grave. He was honest, industrious, quiet and unobtrusive and will be missed and mourned by a large circle of friends in this city as well as by the stricken family. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning, Rev. Travis officiating, after which the body was laid to rest in the cemetery.
Henry Londa, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23, Jul 1896, p. 3, col. 5
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86 YEAR OLD KNOX COUNTY NATIVE DIES
Alexander Long of Near Hurdland Ill Since Last Monday.
Alexander Long, 80 years of age, a resident of Knox County all his life, died at the family home three and one-half miles southeast of Hurdland this morning at 10:40. He had been in failing health the past few years, more seriously ill since Monday with asthma.
Funeral services will be held at the family home Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. R. T. Finnell. Interment will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Hurdland.
He was the son of Reuben and Almyra (Lair) Long and was born January 22, 1864, on the old Long homestead south of Hurdland.
He was married to Miss Lizzie Smith, January 24, 1886. To this union nine children were born. One daughter, Ada, died February 4, 1915 and another daughter, Myrtle, died January 16, 1930.
Surviving are his wife; children, Mrs. Bertha Campbell, Mrs. Ruth Conkle, Mrs. Blanche Lang, Mrs. Mabel Vansickle, and Ray Long, all of the Hurdland vicinity, Frank Long and Mrs. Carrie Golden, of Ft. Madison, Ia., four brothers, Jackson of Brashear, George and Joe Long, of Hurdland, and Morgan Long, of the state of Washington, eleven grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
Mr. Long was an extensive farmer and stock raiser of Knox County.
The body will lie in state at the family home.
Pallbearers will be: Jerome Church, Earl Sharp, Albert Hall, Ralph Hall, Roy Hall and Frank Mills.
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MRS. ANNA LONG, AGED 85, DIES AT HOME HERE
Was Apparently Recovering From Attack of Influenza.
Mrs. Anna Long, 85 years of age, died this morning at 11:30 at her home, 302 North New Street. She was the widow of John M. Long, who was a well known carpenter in Kirksville many years ago.
Mrs. Long fell and broke her hip a year ago last fall. Her condition had improved sufficiently for her to be up and around her home, but a few days ago she contracted influenza. She seemed to be improving yesterday and ate a fairly good meal yesterday evening. Shortly afterwards she went into a coma, later becoming delirious.
Mr. and Mrs. Long were the parents of seven children, four of whom are living. They are Jesse R. Long of Brockway, Cal., Orville Long of Ely, Nev., Mrs. Kate Hagerhorst of Eagle Grove, Ia., and Della Long. She also leaves a brother, R. E. Porter of Knox City, and a sister, Mrs. L. Meredith of Hollywood, Cal.
Funeral arrangements will not be made until the children are heard from. The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
Anna Long, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 9 Jan 1940, p. 1, col. 4
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MRS. EVERETT LONG, 66, DIES AT LA PLATA
Had Been Ill a Year, But Bedfast Only Past Week.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., June 16—Mrs. Everett Long, 66, died this morning at 10:45 o’clock at her home in La Plata, after a year’s illness. She had been bedfast for the past week.
Mrs. Long, whose maiden name was Dorilda Jane Wilson, was the daughter of Steve and Joanna Wilson. She was born May 31, 1873, in Adair County, and had lived her entire life in and near La Plata. She was married to Everett Long, April 3, 1901, in La Plata.
Mr. and Mrs. Long have no chilldren [sic], but Leo Holt, who was reared by them, makes his home with them.
She leaves her husband and the following sisters and brother: Mrs. Callie Gilbreath, Moore, Mont., Mrs. J. W. Howard, Kansas City, Mrs. L. W. Clem, Winslow, Mo., Mrs. S. E. Young, Austin, Colo., Mrs. Robert Self and Mrs. Wess Baldwin, both of La Plata, and Aaron Wilson, of Hamilton, Mont.
Funeral arrangements have not been made, awaiting word from relatives away from here.
Long, Dorilda Jane (Wilson), Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 16 Jun 1939, p. 1, col. 7, Friday
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ELVA PRYOR LONG, GREENTOP WOMAN, IS DEAD
Was Patient in Hospital Here; 62 Years Old
Mrs. Elva Pryor Long, 62, of Greentop. Died Thursday in a Kirksville hospital.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs. Long was the daughter of Evan J. and Mary (Hawkins) Ban Doren and was born in Kansas April 19, 1888. She was married to Walter L. Pryor in July 1907 and three children were born to this marriage. Later she was married to Dewey Long at Greentop.
She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Earnest (Violet) Bunch, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Paul (Velma) Redmond, National city, Calif., and one son, Gareld Pryor, Washington, Iowa; two brothers, Donald Van Doren, Kirksville, and Lewis Van Doren of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Frank (Alice) Peterson, Macon, and Mrs. John (Hattie) McDaniel; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two brothers preceded her in death.
Mrs. long was a member of the Christian Church.
Elva Pryor Long, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 05 Jan 1951, p. 8, col. 8
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Mrs. Flora Bell Long Dies in Hospital Here
Mrs. Flora Bell Long of Powersville, Mo., died Sunday morning in a Kirksville hospital where she had been a patient since July 18.
She is survived by a brother, Millard Doman, Sr., of Allertown, Ia., and a granddaughter, Mrs. Effie Long of Gillette, Wyo.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements and the arrival of relatives.
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EARL LONG OF LA PLATA DIES SUDDENLY
Funeral Services To Be Held Monday Afternoon.
La Plata, July 7 (Special)—Hubert Earl Long, 70 years old, died suddenly at 9 o’clock Saturday morning at his home in the east part of La Plata. Death was due to a heart attack.
He was a son of Marion and Mary Ann Long and was born Sept. 18, 1874, in Adair County. He lived most of his life in and near La Plata, and was a retired farmer.
Mr. Long is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillie Long, two daughters, Mrs. Jesse Stevens, of Perry, Mo., with whom her mother made her home, and Mrs. Othal Riddle of Long Beach, Calif.; two granddaughters, Martha and Kay Stevens; one sister, Mrs. George Behymer of Gibbs, and three brothers, Everett and Elry Long of LaPlata, and Oscar Long of Muscatine, Ia. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon at the Christie Funeral Home in LaPlata, and the rites will be conducted by the Rev. H. W. Fisher, Methodist minister. Burial will be in the LaPlata Cemetery.
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Old Resident of Macon and Adair Counties Dies
James M. Long aged 79 years, died at his home in this city Monday morning, of cancer of the stomach. He was born in Pennsylvania, but moved to Adair county about 55 years ago, living on a farm near Millard. From there he moved to LaPlata, where he lived until about 10 years ago, when he moved to Kirksville. He was a member of the LaPlata Masonic lodge.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Sarah Long; two daughters, Mrs. G. L. Behymer of near Millard, and Mrs. Ollie Webb in Monroe county; four sons, Oscar Long of Muscatine, Iowa, Everett, Elry and Earl Long, all of LaPlata; fourteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. C. F. Acree. The LaPlata Masonic lodge also held services. Interment was in Ownbey cemetery.
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Found Dead at Home Sunday by a Neighbor; Death Due To Drinking Carbolic Acid.
John Ross Long, 66 years old, well-known drayman, was found dead Sunday morning about 7 o’clock in his home at 1501 North Main Street, by Beal H. Harmon, a neighbor. Death apparently was due to carbolic acid poisoning taken with suicidal intent. Coroner C. D. Davis said.
An inquest is being held this afternoon by Coroner Davis in the Davis Funeral Home where the body was taken for burial preparation.
Belief that Long had intended to take his own life was strengthened by notes he had written on a piece of paper and left on a table at the home, which gave the disposition of various household articles, and the fact that he owed money on his home and that taxes were delinquent for a period of five years. It is said that he had tried to borrow money last week and had told persons there was no money in the dray business. He also told his son. Porter, who had been helping him, that he would be willing for him to look elsewhere for work. The boy went to Michigan last week with his siter, Mrs. Gaylord Hartupee, of Clawson, Mich., who had been visiting here. He had also left letters addressed to Mrs. Hartupee and another daughter, Mrs. Lena E. Collins, of Bonnville, Iowa.
Long had told Harmon on Saturday he was going away for a few days visit and asked him to feed his chickens and cow while he was away. When Harmon went to the Long home Sunday morning he saw Long lying on a bed on the floor. When he did not wake up upon being called, Harmon reported the matter to City Officer Corda Siegmund. The officer, who had heard reports the past week or two that Long had been worrying over matters, notified Coroner Davis and they went to the Long home.
It appeared that Long had poured the carbolic acid in a glass, drank it and then laid down on a feather bed he had pulled off on the floor. He was lying on his back, but it appeared as if there had been some struggle. A small glass with a few drops of the acid was found beside the bed, according to the coroner. Long had purchased carbolic acid at a local drug store last week.
The deceased was born in Knox County on Oct. 14, 1871, and came to Kirksville when a small boy. He was engaged in the butcher business when a young man, but for the past 35 years or more had been in the dray business. A few years ago he was a candidate for city councilman.
His wife, Mrs. Stella May Long, died on April 16, 1935, as a result of burns she received while starting a fire at their home.
He is survived by four children, Mrs. Lena E. Collins, Mrs. Nellie Hartupee, Julian, who has been in Novinger this summer, and Porter, who has been living with his father. There is one sister, Mrs. Nyda Iiams, Los Angeles, Calif., and one brother, James Long, in West Virginia.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed this afternoon, but it was stated by a member of the family that the funeral probably would be held Tuesday afternoon.
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LULU LONG, 15, DIES HERE TODAY AFTER OPERATION
Lulu Louise Long, the 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. Rosa Epperson, of 210 South Osteopathy avenue, died this morning at 5 o’clock. She underwent an operation two weeks ago for appendicitis, but her death is said to have resulted from other causes.
She was a pupil in the eighth grade at the Benton school and was very popular with her schoolmates. The seventh and eighth grades of the school visited the Davis & Wilson funeral parlor this morning to pay their respects to her memory and also sent flowers.
The body will be taken to Coatsville, Mo., this afternoon and the funeral will be held there tomorrow. No services will be held here.
Lulu Louise Long, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 28 Sep 1922, p. 1, col. 2, Thursday
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MRS. MARTHA ANN LONG, 87, DIES TODAY
Funeral Services Expected to Be in LaPlata Thursday
Mrs. Marhta Ann Long, 87, died at the home of her son, Thomas Caldwell Long, at 801 E. Orchard street this morning at 3:45.
The body is at the Christie Funeral Home in La Plata. Funeral arrangements are incomplete but tentatively set for Thursday afternoon at two o’clock in the Christian church in La Plata.
Martha Ann “Mattie” Bragg, daughter of William Evan and Mary Jane (Barron) Bragg, was born in Kentucky, March 20, 1867. When twelve years of age she came with her parents to Missouri and was married to Oren Elery Long April 22, 1896. Mr. Long preceded her in death Jan. 14, 1949. Her parents, four sisters and two brothers also preceded her in death.
Surviving are her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Long, of Kirksville; one sister, Mrs. J. D. Hughes, of Bozeman, Mont., and several nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Long lived the major part of her life in Adair and Macon counties.
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Mary A. Rudd Dies at Lewistown, Mo.
Mrs. Mary Huckey Rudd Long, age 91, passed away at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1963 in Prairie View Rest Home, Lewistown, Mo. She was born on May 10, 1872.
A short service was held at the Arnold Funeral Chapel in Lewistown that afternoon at three with burial following in the Lewistown cemetery.
Mrs. Long is survived by three daughters Mrs. Vada Kapfer, and Mrs. Bessie Myers of Memphis and Mrs. Bertha Simpson of Kansas City.
She was a sister to the late Ben, Jake, John and George Huckey.
Mary A. (Huckey) Rudd Long, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 26 Sep 1963, p. 1, col. 6
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ROSIE Z. LONG DIES; FUNERAL HERE FRIDAY
Had Been in Ill Health for More Than a Year
Mrs. Rosie Z. Long, 77, of 1109 N. Don street, died yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock at her home. She had been in ill health for more than a year.
She was a daughter of Alex and Emily Headley Anderson and was born Jan. 25, 1874. She was married to John Thomas Long in January, 1899, and four children were born to them, two daughters, Minnie and Lula, and two sons, Francis and Wilbur Lee.
Her husband and children preceded her in death, Wilbur dying about five years ago. She also was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and one brother. She is survived by three grandchildren, Harold Lee, Frank and Joan Long, all of Kirksville, one sister in Moulton, Iowa, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at the Robert B. Davis Memorial Chapel Friday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock. Burial will be in the cemetery at Coatsville. The body is at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home.
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WILBUR LONG, 45 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE
Had Suffered Two Strokes Within Last Ten Days.
Wilbur L. Long, 45, died at his home at 1506 S. First St., yesterday afternoon at 1:50 o’clock from the second stroke he had suffered in the past ten days. He had the first stroke on Jan. 17.
Funeral services will be held at the Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be in the Atlanta Cemetery.
Mr. Long was born in Coatesville, Mo., in Schuyler County, on June 14, 1900, and he came to Kirksville in 1913 with his parents. He was married to Cora Gladhill on Sept. 28, 1924. To this marriage three children were born, Harold Lee, Frank and Joann. Harold Lee, of the U. S. Navy, stationed at Norfolk, Va., arrived home on furlough last Saturday and was to return Jan. 28 but his furlough has been extended five days. The children were at his bedside when death came.
He is survived by his wife, the three children and his aged mother, Rosa Z. Long, of 1109 N. Don St.
The body will lie in state at the H. M. Goodding Funeral Home in Atlanta.
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W. M. LONG, 82, DIES AT HOME HERE TODAY
Retired Miner Had Lived in Kirksville For Past 27 Years
William Maurice Long, 82, a resident of Kirksville for 27 years, died this morning at his home at 1608 N. Green.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at 1:30. Interment will be in the Novinger cemetery.
Mr. Long was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Madden) Long and was born July 22, 1870, at Harrisburg, Pa. He was married to Matilda Seidenstricker on Sept. 8, 1915, at Little Rock, Ark.
Mr. Long is survived by his wife.
He was a miner most of his life and had worked in the mines of Adair county. He formerly lived in Novinger. He was one of the men who helped build the Novinger cemetery church.
Mr. Long was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church in Kirksville.
Bearers will be Tim Sorrell, Tom Eichorn, Raymond Conner, Pete Sorrell, Herman Herboth and Will Doar.
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Lived Most of Life In Adair County; Rites At Yarrow.
Word was received here Saturday afternoon of the sudden death of Mrs. Ida Bell Longcor, 68, who died in Twin Falls, Idaho. The body was to leave Twin Falls today and will be received here by the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
While no definite arrangements have been made, the funeral and burial will be at Yarrow.
Mrs. Longcor was born in Adair County, on a farm about ten miles southwest of Kirksville, the daughter of Isaac Bell and Catherine Simler Bell. She was married to Charles Longcor, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Longcor is survived by one daughter Mrs. Bertha Lester, and a granddaughter, Lenore Lester, both of Twin Falls.
Mrs. Longcor lived most of her life in Adair County, although she has spent a few years in Western States. She lived alone on a farm north of Yarrow for a number of years, then moved to Twin Falls in May of this year to make her home with her daughter.
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MRS. MABEL LONGCOR, 56, DIES AT HOME
Lived South of Kirksville; Rites Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Mabel Laurine Longcor, 56, died late Thursday evening at her home southwest of the Kirksville airport.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:00, conducted by the Rev. James Fox, of Kirksville.
Mrs. Longcor was the daughter of William Edward and Nellie Maud Stone Powell, and was born at Purdin on Oct. 29, 1898. She was first married to J. M. Archbold, and to this marriage two children were born. Mr. Archbold preceded her in death in 1936. On Feb. 3, 1942, she was married here to Alfred Longcor.
She is survived by her husband; her mother, Mrs. Nellie Powell, of Linneus; one daughter, Mrs. Bennie (Mary Ann) Matheney, Kirksville; a son, William Arthur Archbold, Chicago, Ill.; a stepson, M. L. Archbold, Omaha, Neb.; two brothers, William E. Powell, Cooter, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Enid L. Brock, Santa Barbara, Calif.; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Longcor was preceded in death by her father, one brother and two sisters.
Mrs. Longcor was a member of the Baptist church. For the past two years she had been employed at the Anna still Memorial Home in Kirksville. Bearers will be Robert Jacob, Merideth Smith, Walter Ownbey, William Powell, III, Mick Jackson and Claude Powell.
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HARRY LONGSTAFF DIED OCT. 11 IN KENTUCKY
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Sighel received word Tuesday of the death of Harry C. Longstaff on October 11.
While eating breakfast at the Madison Hotel in Madisonville, Kentucky, at 8 o’clock Tuesday morning, October 11, Mr. Longstaff suffered a stroke of apoplexy, and died within three minutes.
The body was taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. Ola Williams, at Linton, Ind., where funeral services were held Friday afternoon, October 14.
Mr. Longstaff is survived by his wife and five children. Two of the children live in Michigan and Mrs. Longstaff and three children live in Kansas City.
Longstaff was employed as representative of the Sullivan Machinery Company and had been in this territory about 19 years. About a month ago he was transferred to a new territory, which included the states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio.
During his work in this part of the state he had made many friends in Novinger and they are saddened to learn of his death.
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ELLA LONGWITH, 76, DIED HERE YESTERDAY
Funeral Services Will Be Held Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Ella (Power) Longwith, 76, died at her home at 915 West LaHarpe street, Sunday morning at 2:45 o’clock following a heart attack. Mrs. Longwith had been in failing health the past year.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Nazarene Church here followed by a short service at the Nazarene Church in Hurdland, conducted by the W. R. Kornegay, pastor of the Nazarene Church. He will be assisted by Rev. R. T. Finnell, of Hurdland. Interment will be in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Hurdland.
The daughter of Thomas and Catharine Power, Mrs. Longwith was born near Hurdland, in Knox County, Sept. 15, 1868. She was married to John T. Longwith, June 16, 1888. Five children were born to this union. One daughter, Mrs. Flossie Manning, one son, Leonard Harold, her parents, and two sisters preceded her in death.
Surviving are her husband, two sons, Fred L. Longwith, of Fort Madison, Iowa, and George M. Longwith of Kirksville, one daughter, Mrs. Ethel C. Oliver, of Kirksville; fifteen grandchildren, ten great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Hettie Law, of Springfield, Mo.; one brother, S. E. Power, of Gibbs, and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Longwith was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Kirksville.
Mr. and Mrs. Longwith lived on a farm southwest of Hurdland before moving to Kirksville 24 years ago.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear.
The pallbearers will be: Marvin Sangster, Gilbert Moore, Oscar Newcomer, Harry Livezey, Breece Long and Lee Martin.
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J. T. LONGWITH, AGED 80, DIES; ILL TWO YEARS
Funeral Services To Be Held Here 1:30 p. m., Saturday
John T. Longwith, 80 years old, of 917 W. LaHarpe street, died at 5:10 o’clock yesterday afternoon in a Kirksville hospital. He had been in failing health for the past two years and seriously ill for the past eight days.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at the Church of God Holiness, on West Randolph St., conducted by the Rev. W. R. Kornegay, assisted by the Rev. Gerald Patterson. A short service will be held at 3:15 o’clock at the Nazarene Church in Hurdland and burial will be in the Hurdland Cemetery. He was a charter member of the Church of the Nazarene in Kirksville.
The pallbearers will be Oscar Newcomer, Harry Livezey, Marvin Sangster, Gerald Scofield, Orice Coleman, and Jesse Garlock.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear until 3 o’clock Friday afternoon when it will be taken to the family home at 917 W. LaHarpe.
Mr. Longwith was a son of Tomas and Almira (Williams) Longwith and was born Oct. 25, 1866, at Sacramento, Calif., and came to Missouri with his parents when nine years old. The family settled on a farm near Wheeling, Mo., where he lived while a young man.
The deceased was married to Miss Ella C. Power on June 16, 1888, and to them five children were born. One son, Leonard Harold, died at the age of two years, and one daughter, Mrs. Flossie Manning at the of 39. Surviving are Mrs. Ethel Oliver and George M. Longwith of Kirksville, and Fred L. Longwith of Ft. Madison, Iowa. There are 15 grand children and 10 great grand children, and one sister, Mrs. Rosa Stewart of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Longwith died Jan. 28, 1945, and three of his sisters preceded him in death. One grandson, Robert D. Longwith of the U. S. Marines, was at his grandfather’s bedside when he died. Another grandson, Pvt. Raymond E. Oliver is in Germany.
After their marriage, the couple lived in Texas two years and then returned to Missouri and settled on a farm south of Hurdland where they lived until 1930, when they moved to Kirksville.
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J. LONGWORTH, AGED 69, DIES AT HOME HERE
Funeral To Be Held Here Monday With Burial In Illinois.
John Matthews Longworth, 69 years of age, died at 8:50 o’clock Friday night at his home, 516 South Sixth Street. He had been in failing health the past eight months.
Mr. Longworth was the son of James and Mary McCormick Longworth and was born in St. Clair, Illinois, Oct. 14, 1873. He was married to Stella Moore, May 26, 1897, at Ashland, Ill. To this marriage eight children were born. Four preceded him in death. Surviving, besides the widow are Frank, at home, John, Jr., of Quincy, Mrs. Louise Surry and Mrs. Lucille Shearer of Cuba, Ill. He also leaves four grandchildren.
He came to Missouri in 1912, and located on a farm 3 miles north of Baring. He later moved to Hurdland and Last November he moved to Kirksville
Services will be held Monday at 9 o’clock from the Mary Immaculate Conception Church in Kirksville. Burial will be made in the St. Augustine cemetery at Ashland, Ill.
Pallbearers will be Jesse Bowen, Richard Warford, Jim Gardner, Milt Taylor, Francis Tomkins and Robert Church.
The body will lie in state at the family home until time for the services.
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Granger Woman Dies in Keokuk
Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Myers Lonis of Granger were held in the Methodist Church in Downing, Saturday, November 14, conducted by Rev. Faye Chappell. Mrs. Lonis died at the Graham hospital in Keokuk, Wednesday, November [unreadable].
Body bearers were Curtis [unreadable], Glen Gooden, Chester Powell, Walter Comstock, Lowell Hope, and Eugene Poe.
Graveside services were in charge of the Rebeka [sic] lodge. Burial was in the Downing cemetery.
Mrs. Lonis was, befor [sic] her marriage, Frances Myers, daughter of Taylor and Isabelle Gier Myers. She was born in Macon County, October 23,1897 and on October 4, 1915 married William C. Lonis at Des Moines, Iowa.
Two children were born to them, both of whom survive, Mrs. Hildred Toney of Glenwood and Leonard of Lancaster. She is also survived by her husband, Willie, fve [sic] grandchildren, two brothers, two sisters and other relatives.
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CHAS. A. LOOMIS IS DEAD
Funeral Services Held Today at Home Southeast of Memphis
Chas. A. Loomis, well known Scotland county farmer, died at his home southeast of Memphis Wednesday, March 1st, following a short illness. Funeral services were held at the home this morning at 9 a.m. and his body was taken to Salem, Iowa, his former home, where it laid in state from 12 until 1 o’clock. Burial was in the Pleasant Hill cemetery, southeast of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Services were read by Rev. W. M. Feay, pastor of the Memphis Christian church.
Mr. Loomis was the son of William and Phoebe Ann Cooper Loomis. He was born southeast of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in Henry county, August 28th, 1874. He was educated in the schools of Henry county and in Howe’s Academy at Mt. Pleasant.
He was married to Miss Marie A. Harris, March 31, 1887. One child, Max Ellis, was born to them who, with Mrs. Loomis and one foster daughter, Mrs. Burley M. Garman, of Burlington, survive.
In addition to the above, he is survived by four sisters and one brother, Mrs. Ida Belle Logan of Denver; Mrs. Della Josephine Bunker of Wild Horse, Colo.; Mrs. Isabelle Moore, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Mary Ann Shultes, Douglas, Wyo.; and Wm. Loomis of Aberdeen, Wash.
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Died.
Mat Lore, an old and highly respected citizen of the county, died of the infirmities of old age at his home near Greensburg, Monday, November 18, 1901, after a long illness, aged about 75 years.
He was one of the pioneers of the county and by dint of energy, frugality and careful financiering, acquired a competence of this world’s goods. When his life went out the county lost an honorable and upright citizen – one who will be missed and mourned by a large circle of friends. The funeral occurred Tuesday, interment being made in the Frogge cemetery.
Mat Lore, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 21 Nov 1901, p. 2, col. 5
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MARY LORENCE DIES; FUNERAL IS TOMORROW
54-year-old Woman Was Active Church Worker Here
Mrs. Mary Lorence, 54, died early yesterday morning at her home at 511 E. Pierce street.
Funeral services will be held at the Comstock Funeral Home in Unionville tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. W. M. Hensley, Church of Christ evangelist from Indiana. Interment will be in Lemons cemetery. The body will remain at the Davis and Wigal Funeral Home until early Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Lorence was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Perry Brummitt and was born in Putnam county, Sept. 24, 1899. She was married to S. E. Lorence near Lemons in Putnam county on Nov. 14, 1917, and to this marriage four sons were born.
She is survived by her husband, the four sons, Ralph, Ray and Elden, of Kansas City and Perry, of the home; four brothers, Jim Brummitt, of Pollock; Charles, of Lemons; Audrey, of Salem, Ore.; Homer, of Pollock; two sisters, Maude Miller, of Billings, Mont.; Iva Childers, of Unionville; and four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and four sisters.
Mrs. Lorence came to Kirksville about eleven years ago and worked for McLellan’s Store for about three years. She was a member of the Church of Christ and very active in church work as long as her health permitted.
Bearers will be: O. M. Blackorby, Byron Tose, Cecil Jerome, Freel Galloway, Willard Drury and Clifford Barnett.
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W. M. LOREY DIES AT HIS HOME IN EDINA
Funeral Wednesday For 81-Year-Old Retired Blacksmith
William M. Lorey, 81, retired blacksmith and lifelong resident of Edina, died at his home in Edina this morning at 5:15 after a long illness.
Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic church in Edina Wednesday morning conducted by Rev. Terrence Mullins. Interment will be in the new Catholic cemetery. The body is at the Hudson Funeral Home where Rosary will be said Tuesday evening by Rev. Mullins.
The son of Jacob and Mary (Siebert) Lorey, he was born at Sand Hill, near old Millport, in Knox county, Jan. 4, 1873. He was married to Mary Ellen Nolan in Edina Dec. 26, 1893.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Celeste Hall, of near LaPlata; three sons, John S., of Edina; Phillip, of Kansas City; Clifford, of Pekin, Ill.; four grandchildren, one brother, Oscar Lorey, of Edina, and four sisters, all of St. Louis.
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GIDEON F. LORTON, 75, DIES TODAY
Was Lifelong Resident of County; Funeral 1 p.m., Sunday
Gideon F. Lorton, aged 75 years, died this morning at 3 o’clock in a hospital here where he had been a patient for the past ten days.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 1 o’clock conducted by the Rev. P. M. Lind, of Queen City. Interment will be in Fort Madison cemetery.
He was a son of John and Caroline (Crow) Lorton and was born in Adair County, Jan. 1, 1869. He was married to Beatrice Pickens, who died May 6, 1901. On Feb. 19, 1908 he was married to Mary South, who died July 5, 1932.
He is survived by one son, Leslie Lorton, of Rockford, Ill., four grandchildren and one great-grandchild, one brother, John Lorton, of Sperry, three sisters, Mrs. Grant Reid, of Kirksville, Mrs. Minnie Heuett, of Wichita, Kan., and Mrs. Molly Woods, of Macon.
One brother, Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Lydia Sparks, preceded him in death.
Before coming to Kirksville in the spring of 1941 he lived on a farm northeast of Sperry. He was a member of the Methodist Church at Trinity.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Gideon F. Lorton, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 20 Apr 1944, p. 3, col. 4, Thursday
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LAFAYETTE LORTON DIES, AGED 66 YEARS
Prominent Citizen Was Life-Long Resident of Adair County
Lafayette Lorton, 66, years old, a resident of Adair county since early childhood, died Sunday morning at his home, 1214 North Elson street, following an illness of several months. He had been in ill health for several years, but his condition had been considered critical some time before his death.
Mr. Lorton was born February 10, 1855, a son of James L. and Julia A. (Knapp) Lorton. He was a native of Burlington, Ia., but came to Adair county with his parents when he was only four weeks old. The family made the trip across country in an ox cart. Mr. Lorton lived with his parents on a farm near Sublette until he was grown and at the age of 23 he began farming for himself. In 1895 he bought a farm of 300 acres north of Kirksville and became known as a breeder of Berkshire hogs, cattle and fine horses. Several years ago, however, he moved to Kirksville and retired from active farming. The family lived on East Illinois street for some time and later moved to the present location. Mr. Lorton was a prominent Republican in politics.
Mr. Lorton was married January 13, 1887, to Anna Vaughn Kerns, who survives him. She is a native of Sullivan county, and was the widow of James S. Kerns, who died Oct. 3, 1881. Besides his wife, Mr. Lorton is survived by two sons, George, formerly of Kirksville, now of Salida, Colo., where he is mayor, and Jesse R., of Kirksville, one step-son, A. V. Kerns, of Kirksville.
Funeral arrangements will not be made until word is received from his son, George Lorton, who was here a short time ago but recently returned to his home in Salida. The many friends and acquaintances of Mr. Lorton join in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
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Mrs. Mary A. Lorton Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Mary A. Lorton, 87, of Kirksville died Suddenly at her home at 1208 North Franklin Street December 18. She had suffered a stroke eight years ago and was bedfast, but was reported to be feeling well. She died while chatting with her son Alex Kerns.
Funeral services were held last Sunday at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Rev. P. M. Lind of Queen City conducted the rites. Burial was in the Llewellyn Cemetery.
Mrs. Lorton was born Jan. 21, 1854 in Sullivan County, Mo., a daughter of Alexander and Jane Vaughn. She was married to James S. Kerns Oct. 31, 1875 and two children were born, one of whom, J. A. Kerns, died April 30, 1901. Her husband died in 1881 and she was married Jan. 13, 1887 to Lafayette Lorton. To them two sons were born.
Surviving are three sons, Alex Kerns, Kirksville; George Lorton, Alamosa, Colo., and Jess Lorton, Kirksville; eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren; two brothers, John Vaughn, Greencastle, and Charles Vaughn, Benson, Ariz., and one sister, Phoebe Vaughn, Greencastle. Three brothers and one sister preceded her in death.
Mrs. Lorton was a member of the Methodist Church at Refuge in which vicinity she lived several years. She had been a resident of Kirksville and vicinity since 1875.
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Mrs. George Lorton, aged 51 years, died in a hospital in Alamosa, Colo., Sunday, May 23. She had been ill for several weeks but it was not known by relatives here that her condition was critical. Her sister, Mrs. Ward Campbell, of Kirksville, left for Alamosa Sunday night. Mrs. Lorton was born in Sullivan county but resided here for many years. Her husband was former county clerk here. She is survived by her husband, two children, Phillip and Mary Lou, her mother, Mrs. Laura Mallay, who is visiting her son, Dr. E. O. Mallay, in Monteal [sic], Canada, and one sister, Mrs. Ward Campbell. Funeral services were held in Alamosa and burial was made in Denver.
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OBITUARY
Sarah Crow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Crow, was born in Tennessee, March 18, 1847, and died at the home of her son, J. E. Lorton, near Sperry, April 30, aged 73.
She was married to John Lorton, at the age of 18. To this union seven children were born, two of whom preceded her in derth [sic]. Those living are G. F. Lorton, J. E. Lorton of Sperry, Mrs. J. F. Grinestaff of Plains, Kans., Mrs. A. H. Woods of Kansas City, and Mrs. J. G. Reid of Sperry. She also leaves thirteen grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren, five brothers and one sister. Mrs. Lorton was a member of one of the old and prominent pioneer families of this county and had had [sic] lived on the home farm near Sperry for more than forty years. She accepted Christ as her Savior in early life and had ever remained a faithful Christian, her beautiful character endearing her to all who knew her. Though dead her sweet influence will ever remain to cheer and comfort her children and a wide circle of friends. The large attendance and the beautiful floral offerings attested the high esteem in which she was held. The burial took place in Ft. Madison cemetery.
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Rosa Louck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Louck was born near Oquawka, Illinois Apr 10, 1894 and died near Eliza, Illinois Apr 23, 1899.
Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 May 1899, p. 1, col. 3
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Mrs. E. J. Lough is Dead
Had Been a Resident of Scotland County all Her Life
Mrs. Eliza Jane Lough, native born Scotland County woman, died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Hayes, a mile east of Memphis Saturday afternoon, January 7.
Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Memphis, of which she was a member, Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. W.M. Feay. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
The pall bearers were Thos. S. Bevington, Hudson V. Smoot, Ralph I. Ladd, Tommy Gundy, T.C. Smith and Duffy J. Hudnall. Mrs. Mae Burns and Miss Faye Chappell sang, accompanied by Mrs. Ruth Platter at the organ.
Mrs. Lough was born in Scotland County east of Memphis on April 20, 1859, and would have been 80 years of age next April. Her entire life was spent in Scotland County.
Mrs. Lough’s maiden name was Eliza Jane Baker. She was a daughter of Franklin and Rosanah Baker. She was married to D.M. Lough on December 9, 1880. Mr. Lough died on September 18, 1919, and a twin sister preceded her in death on December 9, 1911.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nina Warren and Mrs. Myrtle Hayes; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
She was a member of the Memphis Christian Church and of the Loyal Women’s Sunday school class of the church.
Eliza Jane (Baker) Lough, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 12 Jan 1939
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Ray Lough Memphis Resident Passes Away
Ray Webb Lough was born April 8, 1897, to John B. Lough and Lela (Webb) Lough. He was married to Elsie Viola Adams on January 11, 1919.
He was survived by his wife, Elsie Viola, and children, Mildred Fern Hayes of Washington, Iowa, Edward Albert Lough of Riverton, Wyoming, John Cliford Lough of Memphis, Missouri, Gorden Eugene Lough of Iowa City, Iowa, George Romane Lough of Brighten, Iowa, Raymond Earl Lough of Riverton, Wyoming; and one brother, Charles Richard Lough of Hayden Lake, Idaho. He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 11, 1967 at 2 p.m. in the Payne Chapel in Memphis, Missouri. Rev. John Gooch officiated. Body bearers were Dave Dayton, Jerry Brookhart, Charles Helfrick, [sic] Jr., Mike Dickerson, John W. Adams, and L. H. Prather. Burial was in the Memphis cemetery.
Ray Webb Lough, From Unknown Newspaper, 13 Jul 1967
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B. H. LOUGHEAD HANGS HIMSELF AT HOME HERE
Body Found by Wife; Funeral Will Be Sunday Afternoon
Burtis H. Loughead, 63 took his life about 6 o’clock Wednesday evening by hanging himself in the garage at his home, 416 S. Florence street. He was found by his wife, who summoned Fred Archer and they cut the rope and let the body down. The body was still warm but all efforts to revive Loughead were futile.
He had been in failing health for the past two months and this caused him to become despondent, according to statement made to officers.
Coroner Foster Easley of Brashear was notified and after hearing the circumstances decided it was not necessary to hold an inquest.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Kent Funeral Home in Green City conducted by the Rev. Fred Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church here. Burial will be in the Green City Cemetery.
The deceased was a son of G. W. and Sarah Martin Loughead and was born in Green City, March 3, 1884. He was married to Miss Ada B. Hannan in 1907 and two daughters were born.
He spent most of his life in and near Green City before moving to a farm near Atlanta where they lived until they moved here three years ago. He was a member of the Christian Church.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. C. F. Halligan of Union, Mo., and Mrs. Lewis N. Pittman of Borger, Texas, his mother, Mrs. Sarah Loughead of Green City, and two brothers and five sisters.
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G. W. LOUGHEAD OF GREEN CITY, DIES AT 84
Death Comes Suddenly to Life-Long Resident Yesterday Noon.
Special to The Daily Express.
Green City, Mo., Aug. 5—George W. Loughead, 84, a life-long resident of Green City and vicinity, died suddenly about noon Wednesday at his home in Green City. The cause of his death was not determined, but it is believed to have been caused by a heart attack.
Mr. Loughead had been downtown and when he returned home he complained of not feeling well and laid down. His death occurred a few minutes afterwards. A daughter said it was the first time she had ever known her father to be sick enough to go to bed.
Mr. Loughead was the last of a family of thirteen children. He was born Oct. 4, 1858, on a farm southwest of Green City, the son of Hampton and Mary Jane (Vaughn) Loughead. He was married to Sarah Martin, Mar. 23, 1882. They continued to make their home on the farm on which he was born until 25 years ago when they moved to Green City. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
He leaves the following children: B.N. Loughead, of Atlanta, Mo.; Mrs. Bert Kidd, Kirksville; Mrs. John Cooper and Dan Loughead of Green City; Mrs. S. E. Porterfield, Lamar, Colo.; Mrs. O. D. Wray, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. W. R. Caldwell, Greenville, Texas; J. R. Loughead, Knox City. Two daughters died in infancy.
Funeral arrangements will not be made until the children away from here are heard from. The body is lying in state at the Kent and Son Funeral Home.
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C. T. LOUNSBURY DIES HERE; WAS 79 YEARS OLD
Retired Keytesville Businessman Father of Kirksville Woman
Clark T. Lounsbury, 79, retired restaurant owner of Keytesville, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at 8:50 o’clock.
Funeral services will be held from the Memorial Chapel of the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home, 115 W. Jefferson, Saturday afternoon at two o’clock. Rev. Romans Smith, pastor of the First Christian Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Maple Hills cemetery.
Mr. Lounsbury was born Sept. 17, 1872 at Tonawanda, N. Y. He was married to Myrtle Freer and two daughters were born.
He is survived by his wife; the daughters, Mrs. Genevieve McIntyre, of St. Louis, and Mrs. Jeannette Mabe, wife of State Highway Patrolman William Mabe, of Kirksville; four sisters and one brother, all of New York state, and two granddaughters.
Mr. Lounsbury was a member of the Macon Elks Lodge No. 999 and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Adair County Man Died Monday
George Lourance, 66, died in a local hospital Monday morning.
He was the son of Arthur and Margaret Lourance, and was born Nov. 20, 1878 at Potomac, Ill. He was married 35 years ago in Kirksville to Anna Belle Leedom and to this marriage two daughters were born.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. E. H. (Edna) Cowan, and Mrs. Otis (Stella) Hills, both of this city; one brother Whitacre Lourance, of Kirksville and three sisters, Mrs. Joe Green, Stahl, and Mrs. Mollie Barger and Mrs. J. C. Gray, both of Kirksville.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Lourance spent his entire lifetime in Adair county and prior to moving to Kirksville, lived on a farm near Stahl.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Elva Love, 76, who died at the home of her son, Robert Love, Jr., 714 S. Bradford, Sunday afternoon at three o’clock, were held from the Memorial Chapel of the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home this morning at ten o’clock. The services were conducted by Rev. J. M. Dawkins, and interment was made in the Union Temple cemetery.
She was the daughter of Edwin and Margaret (Schooling) Brown and was born in Macon County, June 2, 1873.
She was married to Robert Love and two children were born to them. Mr. Love died in 1946.
Surviving are the two sons Robert Love Jr., of the home, Alexander Love, of Greencastle, and two grandsons, Robert Love III and Richard Love.
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John Love, Sr., Succumbs At Home of Son at Nind
John Love, St., 79, of Kirksville died May 18 at the home of his son John Love, Jr., of near Nind. He is the uncle of Sheriff Bob Love, Jr., of Kirksville.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the First Baptist Church. Burial was made in the Price Cemetery near Winigan.
Mr. Love was born in Scotland Feb. 27, 1864, being one of the ten children born to John and Margaret Love. The Love family came to the United States when John was a small child and settled in Pennsylvania. They then moved to this county about 55 years ago, and young John worked in the coal mines in the western part of the county. He later engaged in farming and lived on a farm in Walnut Township until he moved to this city a few days ago.
He is survived by his wife[,] one son, John Love, Jr., and two brothers, Robert Love, Sr., and Andrew Love, both of this city. One daughter and son, three sisters and four brothers preceded him in death.
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PEARL LOVE, 64, OF NIND, DIES IN KIRKSVILLE
Services Will Be Held Tomorrow At Winigan
Mrs. Pearl Love, 64, of Nind, died yesterday afternoon at 4:50 in a Kirksville hospital. Services will be held at the Winigan Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock with burial in the Price cemetery.
Mrs. Love was born in Linn county on July 25, 1888, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Harris Asher, and was married on March 29, 1910, to John L. Love. To this union two children were born, Mrs. Fern Sorge, of Winigan, and Carl E. Love, of Birmingham, Ia.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters and one grandson.
She is survived by her husband, two children and her grandchildren. The body will be at the McCollum Funeral Home in Gifford until the time of the funeral.
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ROBERT LOVE, SR., DIED YESTERDAY
In Failing Health Past Year; Funeral Services Monday.
Robert Love, Sr., 71, died a [sic] 2:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at his home, 1316, E. Patterson. He had been in failing health the past year.
Funeral services will be held at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home Monday morning at 10 o’clock conducted by Rev. J. M. Dawkins. Interment will be in Union Temple Cemetery southwest of Kirksville.
Mr. Love was the son of John and Margaret Love and was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 25, 1873. He was married to Elva Brown in 1891. Three children were born to them.
He is survived by his wife, three children: Robert Love, Jr. and Mrs. Ernest Gramling, both of Kirksville, and a son Alexander Love, of Greencastle, two grandchildren and one brother, Andrew Love, who resides in California.
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MRS. WILLLIAM LOVE DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE
Former Adair Countian Was Resident of Russell, Iowa
Mrs. Rosa Love, 58, of Russell, Iowa, died Thursday night in a Kirksville hospital. She was a former resident of Adair County.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Cyrus E. Davis, pastor of the South Side Baptist Church. Interment will be in the La Plata cemetery.
Mrs. Love was the daughter of Joseph and Susan (Biggs) Hall and was born in Adair County, October 8, 1891. She was married March 17, 1909, to William Alexander Love and to this marriage three daughters were born.
She is survived by her husband; daughters, Mrs. William (Stella) Wood, Atlanta, Mrs. Kenneth (Jeanie) Head, South Gifford, and Mrs. J. M. (Ivis) Silvey, Columbia; one brother, Harvey F. Hall, Omah, Neb.; two sisters, Mrs. Alice Pollock, Russell, Iowa, and Mrs. Minnie Booth, Sublette; four grandchildren, Junior and Wynona Wood, Atlanta, and Jimmy and Marilyn Silvey of Columbia.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and two sisters.
Mrs. Love spent most of her life near Nind in Adair County and moved to Russell, Iowa, about six months ago.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Bearers will be William Wood, Kenneth Head, J. M. Silvey, Jack Love, Junior Wood and Jimmy Silvey.
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Special to The Daily Express.
Queen City, Mo., Oct 5—Mrs. Jessie Opal Lovecamp [Lovekamp], 43, wife of L. E. Lovecamp [Lovekamp], died this morning at 9 o’clock. She became ill March 1 and had been bedfast the past three months.
The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Christian Church here, conducted by the Rev. P. M. Lind, assisted by the Rev. John Eshbaugh, pastor of the Lutheran Church, and burial will be made in the Queen City Cemetery.
Mrs. Lovecamp [Lovekamp] was born east of Queen City on Dec. 17, 1898, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Beck, and was married to L. E. Lovecamp [Lovekamp] on April 3, 1930. Four children were born to them.
She was graduated from the Queen City High School in 1917, attended the Kirksville State Teachers College and taught ten years in Schuyler County rural schools. She was a member of the Christian Church at Fairview.
Surviving are her husband, four children, Ivan, Olin, Carl and Reba; her parents, three sisters, Mrs. Arneta Eiffert and Mrs. Josephine Eiffert, Queen City; Mrs. L. T. Daniels, Bakersfield, Calif., and one brother, Pearlie Beck of Everett, Wash.
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Services Today For Mrs. Amelia Lovell
Funeral services are being held this (Wednesday) afternoon for Mrs. Amelia R. Lovell, 81, at Gerth and Baskett chapel, with Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, conducting. Burial is in Memphis cemetery.
Mrs. Lovell was born Nov. 18, 1873, the daughter of Lemual and Emily Drummond, in Scotland county.
She was educated in Memphis schools and Normal business school. In 1893 she married Albert M. Lovell, who died in 1947, four years after the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Lovell was secretary for Attorney J. E. Luther for about 40 years.
Surviving are two sons, Harry of Fairfield and Albert of Fulton. Also surviving are two grandsons, Billy B. of Moberly and Charles A. of Fulton; and two great granddaughters, Vicki Anne and Betty Lou, of Moberly.
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BESSIE LOVELL, 21 YEARS OLD, DIES NEAR HERE
Lived on Route 5; Last Rites Here This Afternoon
Bessie Geraldine Lovell, 21-year-old daughter of Arthur and Clara (Rowe) Lovell, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her parents on route 5.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Martin Cross, of Brashear. Interment will be in the Sabbath Home cemetery.
Miss Lowell was born in Adair county, Sept. 30, 1928.
She us survived by her parents; one brother, Kenneth, of the home, and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lovell, of route 5, Kirksville.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be: C. R. Masten, Teddy Rowe, Sidney Rowe and Audrey Person.
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Harry Lovell Services Held
Last rites were held Friday for Harry H. Lovell, Fairfield resident for 51 years, who died Wednesday of last week at the Jefferson County Hospital.
The services last Friday were at 2 p.m. at the Raymond Funeral Home with Dr. C. R. Douglas officiating. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Lovell passed away at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday of last week at the Jefferson County Hospital where he had been a patient since June 14.
Harry H. Lovell, 72, was born December 21, 1894, in Memphis, Misouri [sic], the son of Albert M. and Amelia R. Drummond Lovell. He was reared and educated in Memphis.
He was married to Eugenia L. Knott in Memphis on November 11, 1914. They had made their home in Fairfield for the past 51 years. The family home is at 52 ½ S. Main.
Lovell was a salesman in the shoe department of the Fairfield Store for 15 years, and was a saleman [sic] at the Bradshaw Furniture Store for 23 years prior to his retirement.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, the Masons and B.P.O. Elks. He was preceded in death by one son.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by one brother, A. M. Lovell, Fulton, Missouri, and two nephews.
Harry H. Lovell, From Unknown Newspaper, 20 Jul 1967
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MRS. ALICE LOWE DIED SUNDAY, AT THE AGE OF 67
The community was saddened Sunday night, when Mrs. Alice Lowe passed away at her home six miles northeast of Kirksville after a lingering illness of several years. She had gradually grown worse the last two months. Every tender care was given that loving hands could administer but the Master called her home. Alice Chapman was born Jan. 3, 1853 in Madison, Indiana. When but a small girl during the Civil War, in which her father served, she made her home with an uncle while her mother was a hospital nurse caring for the soldiers. At the close of the war, she, with her parents, moved to Missouri, where she has resided ever since. She was able to relate many instances of pioneer days.
She was married to Logan Lowe, Feb. 20, 1876. To this union were born eight children, five boys and three girls. One son, Owen Leonard, preceded her to the Great Beyond. She is survived by her husband and the following children: Bernice Converse, Earleton [sic], Kansas; Lena Wood, Wiggins, Colo.; Richard, Pablo, Mont.; Eva Holland, Judge G., Aura J., and Graham, all of near Kirksville. One brother, V. Chapman and one sister, Mrs. D. F. Boyd, and fifteen grandchildren.
She was converted 36 years ago and since that time has lived a constant and devoted Christian life using her time, talent and means for the upbuilding of the Kingdom of God. Her suffering during her last illness was intense, yet she bore it with patience not forgetting her Saviour [sic] in her last hours and expressing herself as being ready to go to that mansion which the Lord has prepared for His own.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m., by Rev. King, at Bethel church, after which she will be laid to rest in the church yard cemetery.
Alice (Chapman) Lowe, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 31 Jul 1922, p. 2, col. 5, Monday
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BABY BOY IS FATALLY BURNED AT TRASH PILE
Ben Barr Lowe Was Out With Grandfather B. F. Ownbey at Time.
Ben Barr, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lowe of this city, was seriously burned this morning at the home of his grandfather, B. F. Ownbey, south of this city, while out with his grandfather who was burning trash. All of the clothing was burned from the little fellow’s body and there is small chance for his recovery.
The little fellow was spending the day at his grandfather’s, who was cleaning up the trash about the place and had started a fire. Mr. Ownbey was busy picking up rubbish quite a distance from the fire and did not notice the boy when he probably threw something on the blaze. When found all of his clothing was burned from his body and the flesh was burned with the exception of his face. A physician was summoned and the burns were dressed, but there is little hope for his recovery.
Ben Barr Lowe, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Mar 1918, p. 1, col. 5
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MRS. EMMA OWNBEY LOWE, 64, DIES HERE
Funeral to Be Held Saturday Afternoon at Funeral Home.
Mrs. Emma Ownbey Lowe, 64, died at her home south of Ownbey Lake this morning.
Funeral rites will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. Russell E. Otto, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Ownbey Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Lowe was the daughter of Benjamin F. and Mary (Simpson) Ownbey and was born in Adair County, August 14, 1880. She was married March 15, 1905 in Kirksville to M. B. Lowe and to them three sons were born.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Dr. L. E. Lowe, and Dr. Robert M. Lowe; one sister, Miss Hallie Ownbey, and one brother, Ben Ownbey, both of Kirksville, and one grand daughter, Emily Mae Lowe. She was preceded in death by one son, Clarence O., and one sister and one brother.
Mrs. Lowe spent most of her life in Adair County except ten years spent in Montana and Wyoming. For the past twenty-two years she lived at the farm home south of Ownbey Lake.
She was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
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MRS. G. N. LOWE, 39, OF BRADHEAR, DIED LAST NIGHT
Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2 O’Clock Monday Afternoon
Mrs. Gertrude M. Lowe, 39 years old, wife of Grover N. Lowe, of Brashear, died at a local hospital at 6:30 o’clock last night. She had been ill for two weeks and was brought here and operated on at 11 o’clock Friday morning.
She was born in Adair county on Nov. 21, 1890, and was a daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Benstine Scott. There were ten children in the family and she is the first of them to die. Her father died December 27, 1906.
She was married Feb. 8, 1909, and six daughters were born. They are: Mrs. Leona Brown of Kirksville, Corrine, Genevieve, Juanita, Mary Jeannette and Shirley Jean at home.
Besides her husband and children, she is survived by her aged mother at Brashear, three brothers, J. A. and Von Scott of Brashear and Emerson Scott of Kirksville, and six sisters, Mrs. Stella Funk and Mrs. Sadie Harbur of Brashear, Mrs. Carrie Baldwin of Edina, Mrs. Nora Bradford of Columbia, and Mrs. Mary Martin and Mrs. Eva Miller of Liberty.
Mrs. Lowe was a member of the Brashear Christian Church, having united under the ministry of Rev. Perley M. Lend in 1920.
Funeral services will be held at the Brashear Christian Church at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane of Brashear.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until the hour for the funeral.
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HATTIE H. LOWE OF GREENTOP DIES AT 83
Funeral Services Saturday Afternoon In Kirksville
Mrs. Hattie H. Lowe, 83, of Greentop, died at her home early last evening.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 2:00, conducted by the Rev. Hollis Bowen of Queen City. Interment will be in the Greentop cemetery.
Mrs. Lowe was the daughter of Elige and Mary Towles, and was born near Salisbury, Mo., August 20, 1869. She was married to Pressley Lowe on Sept. 27, 1886, at Bloomfield, Iowa, and to this marriage three children were born.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Minnie Furnish, Greentop, and a son, Ed Lowe, Greentop; one grandaughter [sic], Mrs. J. Ralph (Mildred) Cunningham, Houston, Teexas [sic], and two great-grandson’s, Sammy and Lowell Cunningham, of Houston.
Mrs. Lowe was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, on May 11, 1945; one daughter; four brothers and three sisters.
She was a member of the Free-Will Baptist church.
Bearers will be Galen Tingley, Ira Pearce, Eugene Morrison, Earl Glassburner, Tommy Wayman and Charles Mulford.
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JAS. S. LOWE, 48 YEARS OLD, DIED YESTERDAY
Death Resulted from the Injury Received Monday
James S. Lowe, 48 years old, died at the Grim hospital yesterday afternoon as the result of an injury he received Monday while working with a team of mules on his farm one mile east of Sublette.
The injury was caused by a mule kicking a pitchfork which Mr. Lowe was holding in his hands with such force that the handle was broken and a piece entered one eye about two inches. Little hope was held out at the time that he would recover from the injury.
Mr. Lowe was born in this county on December 11, 1874, and has resided near Sublette practically all of his life.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Easter Lowe, five children, Mable, Lettie, Hildreth, Raymond and Sarah, all of whom reside at home except, Mable, who lives in Iowa. There is one brother, Walter Lowe, of this city, and two sisters, Mrs. Eugene Rice, of near Kirksville, and Mrs. Rose Weirs who lives in Montana.
The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock at Refuge church, conducted by the Rev. Duckworth.
The family has a large circle of friends who sympathize with them in their bereavement.
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MRS. LINA LOWE OF NEAR NIND DIES, AGED 77
Lifelong Adair County Resident Ill Three Years
Mrs. Lina Lowe, 77-year-old resident of Adair County, died Saturday morning at 1:10 o’clock at her home, six miles west of Yarrow and a half mile north of Nind. She had been in failing health for the past three years but only had been bedfast since noon Tuesday following a stroke of paralysis.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home here until time for the funeral.
Funeral services will be held at the Union Temple Church Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Clyde O. Johnson, pastor of the Primitive Baptist Church.
The pallbearers will be Bill Lowe, James Campbell, Henry Cook, Carl Noel, Earl Cole and Bill Haines.
Mrs. Lowe was born March 8, 1864, near Yarrow, the daughter of Sameul and Fanny Salsbury. She had lived her entire life in the community.
She was married to Frank Talbert, three children being born to this union, two preceding their mother in death.
She was later married to Frank J. Lowe, of Yarrow, on July 12, 1897. Her husband died in 1928. Two children were born to this union.
Mrs. Lowe is survived by three children, Mrs. Maude Keim, of 308 North Franklin Street, daughter of her first husband, and Mrs. Bessie Runnels, of Paradise, Tex., and Delbert Lowe, who made his home on the family farm; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Lowe was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.
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Logan Lowe’s Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Logan Lowe, Adair county farmer, who died Saturday, are to be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home. The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Charley Wimple, of St. Joseph. Burial will be made in the Bethel Cemetery.
Logan Lowe, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 08 Apr 1935, p. 1, col. 2, Monday
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Funeral Today for Mrs. Lulu M. Lowe
Mrs. Lulu May Lowe, 71, died Friday afternoon at her home at 701 S. Fourth street.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home this afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment will be in the East Center Cemetery.
Mrs. Lowe was the daughter of Harvey and Sarah F. (Voss) Ginnings and was born in Adair County, Mo., Nov. 3, 1875. On Aug. 6, 1893 she was married to Obediah D. Lowe and to this marriage two sons were born, Virgil and Glen, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, four half-sisters, one brother and four half-brothers.
She is survived by her husband, a nephew living in Washington, D. C., three cousins, R. M. Ginnings, Macomb, Ill., and Leona Otto and Mrs. Nettie Hughes, both of Kirksville RFD.
Mrs. Lowe was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe moved to Kirksville in 1920 from a farm northeast of Kirksville.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be: Fred Rogers, Leo Holland, Forest Holland, Harvey Sefrit, Allen Lowe, Edgar Gothard.
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MELVIN LOWE DIES IN KAHOKA NURSING HOME
Retired Farmer Was 70; Funeral Friday Afternoon
Melvin B. Lowe, 70, retired Adair county farmer, died at the Webb Nursing Home in Kahoka Wednesday morning at 9:20. He had been at the nursing home a week.
The body was brought to the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home, 115 W. Jefferson, last night where the body will lie in state until the funeral hour.
Funeral services will be held from the memorial chapel of the funeral home Friday afternoon at two o’clock with Rev. Herbert E. Manning officiating minister. Interment will be in the Ownbey cemetery.
He was the son of Rhoades and Mary Barr Lowe and was born Jan. 7, 1881. His wife preceded him in death.
He is survived by two sons, Dr. Lawrence Lowe, of Memphis, and Robert M. Lowe, of St. Joseph.
He was an Adair county farmer most of his life, his farm being south of Ownbey Lake. He worked at the International Shoe factory several years ago.
Escorts will be: Fred Bartlett, Chester Burns, Harold Nicholas, Mark Wilcix, Vern Douglas and Bob Everhart.
Melvin B. Lowe, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Jul 1951, p. 3, col. 6-8, Thursday
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PRESLEY LOWE DIES AT HOME HERE, AGED 71
Had Been Resident of Adair County Entire Life.
Presley Lowe, a lifelong resident of Adair County, died at his home on South Stanford street, Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the age of 71 years. He had been in failing health for some years and bedfast for the past eighteen months.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Yates. Interment will be in the East Center Cemetery.
Mr. Lowe was the son of Andrew J. Lowe, of Kentucky, and Effie Albright Lowe, of Ohio. He was born Jan. 14, 1865. There were eleven children. Two of them died in infancy. There are five brothers and three sisters living: William Jackson and Jacob Lowe, and Mrs. Joisey Pettiecie [Editor’s note: Pettipiece?], of Joliet, Mont.; Mrs. Myrtle Hughes, Boyd, Mont.; Grover Cleveland Lowe, Akron, Ohio; Obediah and Delbert Lowe, and Mrs. Addie Lee Mulford, of Kirksville.
Mr. Lowe was educated in the public schools of Adair County and was a framer until about 32 years ago when he obtained a position as watchman at the Kirksville State Teachers College. He retired about fifteen years ago.
Mrs. Lowe, who was Dora E. Voss, survives him with their two children: William U. and Herschel Lowe. Two sons preceded him in death, Ezra in childhood and Mannie Marvin, who was killed in France during the World War.
Presley Lowe, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 05 Jul 1936, p. 1, col. 2, Sunday
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R. C. LOWE, 59, DIES NEAR KIRKSVILLE
Critically Ill 8 Weeks; Rites Tomorrow.
Robert Cleveland Lowe, 59, died at 5:15 o’clock last night at his home on a farm, three miles east of Kirksville. He had been in failing health for several years and had been critically ill for the past eight weeks.
Born Aug. 3, 1883, in Schuyler County, he was the youngest son of John and Armilda Lowe. He married Nellie Hazel Amon Dec. 21, 1902. To this union eight children were born. A daughter, Ruth, preceded him in death, Dec. 7, 1924, at the age of 28.
Surviving, besides his widow, are five daughters, Mrs. Dan Kellison, Mrs. Irvin Scofield, Mrs. Ray Pierce and Mrs. Wesley Minic, all of Kirksville, and Miss Dorothy at home; two brothers [Editor’s note: sons?], Robert Lowe, of Kirksville, and Lloyd, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Martha Lay, of Wyoming and Mrs. Annie Billington, of Minnesota; three brothers, Presley, of Queen City, James, of Idaho and Harve, of Oklahoma, and nine grandchildren. Two sisters and a brother preceded him in death.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home until the funeral, which will be held there at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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R. E. LOWE, 72, DIES: FUNERAL ON THURSDAY
Kirksville Resident Had Been Hospital Patient Six Weeks
Robert Edward Lowe, 72, of 411 E. Scott, died this morning in a hospital at Fulton, where he had been a patient for the past six weeks.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Thursday afternoon at one o’clock, conducted by Elder Clyde O. Johnson. Interment will be in the Cox cemetery in Putnam county.
Mr. Lowe was the son of Andrew Jackson and Louisia (Schenck) Lowe and was born in Terre Haute, Ind., May 30, 1878. He was married to Grace Lewellen, Jan. 12, 1901, in Putnam county, and to this marriage three children were born. One son, Coy, died in 1918 and he was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Erma Morelock, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Virgil (Icel) Henderson, of Eagleville; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two brothers, Asa and Henry Lowe, of Centerville, Iowa, and one sister, Mrs. Laney Bachman, of Green City.
He was a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Lowe moved to Unionville with his parents at the age of four years, later moving to Kirksville.
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WILLIAM T. LOWE DIES HERE AT AGE OF 81
Ill Past Few Years; Funeral at Brashear Tomorrow.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Sept. 25—William T. Lowe, resident of the Brashear and Kirksville vicinities for the past 57 years, died in a hospital at Kirksville at five o’clock yesterday afternoon. He had been in ill health for the past few years with a kidney ailment.
Mr. Lowe was the son of Newton and Louisa Ravenscraft Lowe and was born in Morgan, Ky., Feb. 2, 1860. His parents were natives of Kentucky. He came to Missouri in 1883 and settled on a farm in the Grandview neighborhood and lived there until 1920. He then moved to Kirksville and for the past few years has made his home with his children.
He married Miss Satah E. Downing in March, 1884. Nine children were born to this union. One daughter died in infancy, another daughter, Lula, died at the age of 14 and a son, Roger, died at the age of 23.
The surviving children are W. C. Lowe and B. N. Lowe of Kirksville, E. M. Lowe of Hurdland, Mrs. Orville Patterson, Mrs. Ed Perry and Mrs. Lester Waddill of Brashear. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and one brother, George N. Lowe of Covington, Ky. His wife died May 25, 1902.
Mr. Lowe united with the Disciples of Crist Church when he was 17 years of age.
Funeral services will be held form the United Brethren Church at Brashear tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock by the Rev. Paul E. Thompson. Pallbearers will be Von Creason, William Scott, Thomas Wink, Charles Henry, James Ludden and Pearl Patterson. The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time for the services.
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W. H. LOWELL, AGED 101, DIES AT QUEEN CITY
Centenarian Fought In Civil War; Funeral Wednesday.
William H. Lowell, in whose frail body life had flickered within 21 days of his 102nd birthday anniversary, died this morning at 12:15 o’clock at Queen City. He had been making his home with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Krink.
Losing strength rapidly in the past few weeks before ravages of extreme age, he had been in a serious condition for several days, with death expected momentarily.
Funeral services are to be held at the Krink home at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in the Hopewell Cemetery.
Born Oct. 15, 1833—while Andrew Jackson was serving his second term in the White House—a life span of length attained by only one person in 50,000 spread before him the panorama of the nation’s greatest period of development to a world power.
He was a son of Barnabas and Joanna Titcomb Lowell, born in Licking County, Ohio. His father was a native of England but migrated to America because of application of the British laws of primogeniture. A brother became boss of the Lowell estate. Friction developed. Barnabas gave his brother a licking and left. He enlisted in the American army and fought under General William Henry Harrison in the war of 1812. It was for the general that his son, William Henry, was named.
Hardships as Pioneers
The year Gen. Harrison was elected president of the United Stares on the Whig ticket, 1840, the Lowell family moved westward into Indiana. The next fall they plodded with an ox team into the territory of Iowa, which was not admitted as a state until 1844. Barnabus Lowell took three claims on public lands, 160 acres each for himself, a sister and a brother. He built a log cabin, ten miles from the nearest neighbor.
They lived the primitive life of pioneers in the wilderness. There were 13 members of the Lowell family, 11 children and the parents, and only one bed. All of them crowded in the bed, by necessity a large one, made by inserting tips of long poles in holes in the wall. When one wished to turn, they all had to turn.
The father had to make a 150-mile trip down the Mississippi to mill, a task requiring six weeks time. The rigors of such a life proved too great for the parents. They took “western fever” and died.
Young William Henry was taken in the homes of three different families as a ward until he was old enough to learn the blacksmith’s trade and hire out as a journeyman at $1 a day. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in the 10th Iowa Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army. He served in the Western Army under Grant, Sherman, Howard and Logan, participating in the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Shiloh and marching with Sherman to the sea. Once a bullet plowed through a Whitney rifle he carried in his hand and wounded two of his comrades, but he emerged form four years of fighting without an injury.
After the war, Lowell’s division was kept intact and started for Mexico for action against Emperor Maximillian. But the emperor was killed before the soldiers reached foreign soil.
Blacksmith Many Years
For 12 years after being mustered out of the army, he was in train service on a railroad in Illinois. For four years he was engineer on one of the ancient wood-burning locomotives of the period.
In 1873 he moved to Atlanta, Mo., and opened a blacksmith shop, and continued in that work until 30 years ago.
He was married in 1873 to Miss Anna Scott and two children were born, both of whom died in infancy. Shortly afterward, his wife died. In 1878 he married Eliza O. Halstead, and eight children were born to this union. His second wife also preceded him in death.
Surviving are six sons and daughters, as follows: Mrs. Everett Robuck, Kirksville; Robert, William W. and Fred Lowell, of Texas; Mrs. Tom Krink, Queen City, and Mrs. Henry Mercer, LaPlata.
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OBITUARY
Mrs. Amner Bell Lowrance, wife of Walter Lowrance died at her home at 416 North Florence street, February 13th, 1920 at 7 a.m., from complications of the flu of which her illness lasted about 18-days.
She was a daughter of Richard A. and Thirza A. Towles, was born in Adair county, Mo., June 7, 1866. Age being 53 years, 8 months and 5 days. She leaves surviving her a husband and seven children: Grove. Virgil and Oral who are married living in and near Kirksville, Paul, Maymie, Fern and Theo, all of whom are living at home. She also leaves a sister and three brothers, Mrs. Mae E. Mikel, of Greentop, Mo., J. P. Towles, of Boise, Idaho, C. B. Towles, of Gull Lake, Canada, and Carl T. Towles, of Kirksville, Mo.
Amner Bell Lowrance, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 17 Feb 1920, p. 2, col. 4, Tuesday
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MRS. MARGARET LOWRANCE DIES AT CONNELSVILLE
Mrs. Margaret Lowrance, widow of Arthur Lowrance, died Tuesday, July 29, at the home of Frank Lawson, near Connelsville, following a three weeks illness due to the infirmities of old age.
Mrs. Lawrence [sic] was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lowrance. She was born in the State of Indiana April 25, 1849, and was 81 years, 3 months and 5 days old. She was married in 1867 to Arthur Lowrance. To this marriage nine children were born, four of whom preceded their mother in death. Those living are George Lowrance, Mrs. J. C. Gray, Mrs. Joe Green, of Stahl, Mrs. C. J. Barger of Kirksville, and Whitacre Lowrance of Canada. All were here at the time of their mother’s death except Whitacre.
She also leaves two brothers and two sisters, Eli and Bill Lowrance of Montview, Mo., Mrs. L. J. Bergstrom, of Connelsville, and Mrs. Ed Jamison, of Potomac, Ill. Her husband died Oct. 24, 1927, and since his death she has made her home among relatives.
She has several grandchildren and a host of friends. She was a kind and loving wife and mother and was loved by all who knew her. She was a member of the United Brethren Church.
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MRS. WALTER LOWRANCE, 74, DIES HERE
Funeral and Burial Services To Be Held Today.
The funeral for Mrs. Margrete Lowrance, wife of Walter Lowrance, carpenter, who died at her home at 416 North Florence Street here Friday afternoon, is to be this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Refuge Cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by the Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith, pastor of the First Baptist Church, and the music will be by Lucille Gough, pianist, and a trio, Lennie Reese, Norma Turner and Oca Belle Brown. The body is lying in state at the family home.
Pallbearers will be Ray Wells, D. F. Turner, A. Polk Johnson, Elick Golden, Noah McDowell and Grove Seigert.
Mrs. Lowrance was born at Newcastle, England, Jan. 28, 1865, and the family came to America when she was a child. Four sisters and one brother preceded her in death.
Surviving are two brothers, Edward White, Kirksville, and James White, Butte, Mont. A son, John Miller, Butte, Mont., daughter, Faye Miller, Des Moines, six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
She had lived in Kirksville thirteen years, coming here from Des Moines, and was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, White Shrine and Church of God.
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MRS. WALTER LOWRANCE DIES, AGED 53 YEARS
Mrs. Walter Lowrance died at her home, 416 North Florence street, this morning at 7 o’clock, aged 53 years.
Mrs. Lowrance had been ill with a complication of diseases for some-time, but did not become seriously ill until about three weeks ago when she became bedfast. Since that time she continued to grow worse.
Funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock by the pastor, Rev. A. F. Zeigel. Burial will take place at Refuge cemetery.
Mrs. Lowrance was born and reared in Adair county, moving to Kirksville about ten years ago. She leaves her husband and 7 children, all of Kirksville. The children are Grover, Virgil, Oral, Paul, Miss Maymie, Fern and Theo. She also leaves two brothers and a sister as follows: Carl Towles, of Kirksville: Bee Towles, of Canada, and Mrs. William Mikel, of Kirksville.
Mrs. Walter Lowrance, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 13 Feb 1920, p. 1, col. 4, Friday
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Whitacre Lowrance 79 Years Old, Dead
Whitacre Lowrance, 79, died Monday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Vicie Worthington, 702 N. Franklin, and funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. P. M. Lind, of Queen City.
Mr. Lowrance was born January 29, 1869, in Patomic, Ill., the son of Arthur and Margaret Lowrance. He was married at Lancaster, Mo., Dec. 21, 1892, to Lurinda E. Gire, and eight children were born to them. Mrs. Lowrance died in 1934, and he was also preceded in death by two sons, one daughter, two brothers and one sister.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Leroy (Carrie) Miller and Mrs. Vicie Worthington, Kirksville, Mrs. W. S. (Tillie) Conklin and Mrs. Violet Lee, both of Calgary, Canada; one son, George, of Ponoka, Canada; three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Gray and Mrs. J. C. Barger, both of Kirksville, and Mrs. Joe Green, of Stahl.
Mr. Lowrance was a member of the Baptist church.
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WILLIAM I. LOWRY, 69, DIES TODAY
Funeral Arrangements For Sublette Man Not Yet Made.
William Irwin Lowry, 69, died this morning at his farm home near Sublette.
Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives.
The son of Alexander Hamilton and Mary (Hickman) Lowry, he was born at Lucerne, Mo., Feb. 21, 1877. He was married to Anna Tipton at Newtown, Mo., on Sept. 3, 1905 and to this marriage three children were born.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Wayne H. Lowry, Riverdale, Ill., and Capt. Carl J. Lowry, U. S. A. Civil Engineer Corp., Clovis, N. M., and one daughter, Mrs. Mary Edna Willman, of San Bernardino, Calif.; three brothers, Charles and Frank Lowry, of Newtown, Mo., and Alexander Lowry, of Logan, Kan.; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Davis, of Newtown, Mo., and Mrs. Della Tipton, of Lucerne, Mo.; two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters.
Mr. Lowry was a member of the Center Grove Baptist Church in Sullivan County, Mo. He formerly lived seven miles east of Princeton and one month ago he purchased a farm near Sublette where he was living at the time of his death.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
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MRS. OTTO LUCAS DIES AT GREENCASTLE
Mrs. Gladys Lucus, wife of Otto Lucus, Greencastle merchant, died Thursday morning at her home in Greencastle. She had been in failing health the past four years.
The funeral is to be held this afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Reuben Custer, of Unionville. Burial will be made in Greencastle cemetery.
Mrs. Lucus was born near Greencastle April 3, 1904, daughter of James and Etta Muir. She was married to Mr. Lucus August 22, 1923.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, is a daughter, Corrinne; her parents; one sister, Mrs. Hallie Shepler, Greencastle; two brothers, Austin Muir, Riverton, Wyo., and Lynn Muir, Devil’s Lake, N. D., and her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Muir, Greencastle. –Kirksville Daily Express.
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MRS. THOMAS L. LUCAS, 76 YEARS OLD, DIES HERE
Succumbs Following Lingering Illness; Funeral Tomorrow.
Mrs. Katherine Lucas, wife of Thomas L. Lucas, died last night at 11:20 at their home, 912 South Florence street, following a lingering illness. She was 76 years of age.
Funeral arrangements have not been completed, but the services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Green City and burial will be made there.
Mrs. Lucas, whose maiden name was Katherine Minor, was the daughter of J. D. and Eliza Willoughby Minor. She was born on a farm near Greencastle, Mo., Nov. 29, 1864, and grew to young womanhood in that vicinity. She was married to Thomas L. Lucas in March of the year 1882. To this union seven children were born, one daughter, Mrs. Lena Osborne, preceding her mother in death.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucas moved to Kirksville in October of last year.
She leaves her aged husband and the following children: Mrs. Maude Patrick, Shelbyville, Mo., Ora Lucas, Kirksville, Mrs. Alice Hill, Moberly, Mrs. Ella Tucker, Ft. Morgan, Colo., Grover Lucas, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Glen Lucas of Milwaukee, Wis. She also leaves twelve grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. Mrs. Paul Holman of Kirksville is a niece. Her only sister and three brothers preceded her in death.
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WILLIAM LUCAS, 75, DIES AT GREENCASTLE
Funeral 2 O’clock Sunday Afternoon at Presbyterian Church
Greencastle, Mo., June 13, (Special)—William Lucas, 75, an aged resident of Greencastle, died this morning at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Cooley. He had been in ill health for some time.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock at the Presbyterian Church here. Rev. C. J. Chappell, of Novinger, will be the officiating minister. Interment will be in the Greencastle Cemetery.
He was the son of John and Sarah Lucas and was born at Farmington, Ia., April 29, 1872. He was married to Amanda Moore, of Greencastle, on Sept. 28, 1899. One son, Otto was born to them. Mrs. Lucas died Feb. 24, 1901. He married Cleo B. Schooling on Oct. 5, 1908. One daughter was born to his marriage, who died in infancy. His wife died April 24, 1940. They adopted a girl, who is now Mrs. Mercedes Rehm and who lives in Pasadena, Calif.
Mr. Lucas is survived by his son Otto, of this place; two brothers, Thomas, of Moberly, Eugene, of Greencastle, a granddaughter, Mrs. Lyle Kibble, of Chicago and a great-grandson, Burton Kibble.
The body is lying in state at the Glenn E. Kent Funeral Home in Green City.
William Lucas, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 13 Jun 1947, p. 3, col. 5 & 6
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H. D. LUDDEN DIED YESTERDAY IN CALIFORNIA
Death Resulted From Injuries Received on February 28
H. D. Ludden, of Colton, Calif., a former resident of Kirksville, died at his home in Colton yesterday morning at 3 o’clock from injuries received when he was struck by a train Saturday, February 26.
The telegram telling of his death was received here yesterday by his sister, Mrs. Charles D. Chadwell. The message said no funeral arrangements had been made, but it is believed he will be buried there.
Mr. Ludden’s right leg was broken in two places near the hip, his right arm was broken, his left wrist injured, and he suffered a severe gash on his head when the train struck him. A card received by Mrs. Chadwell from his wife Saturday, and written last Thursday, said that he had never been able to have the fractures set, but that he seemed a little better that day and they were hoping that he would soon be able to take the ether and have the bones set.
Mr. Ludden with his wife and daughter, Miss Eolene, moved to Colton last October to make their home. Prior to that time they had made their home in the northeast part of Kirksville. They had lived in Kirksville about eight years, having spent the early pat of their married life in Illinois where Mrs. Ludden’s parents lived.
Mr. Ludden’s death was the first to occur in a family of ten children, all of whom have grown to manhood and womanhood. Besides his wife and daughter he leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ludden, of Colton, and the following brothers and sisters: Frank Ludden, of San Jose, Cal.; Chester Ludden of near Colton; Dr. Raymond Ludden, of Colton; Mrs. Grace Douglas, of Colton; Louis Ludden, of Mooreland, Okla.; Ralph Ludden, of Loveland, Colo.; Mrs. Dale Belshe, of Ardway, Colo.; Mrs. George Stickler, of Lincoln, Neb.; and Mrs. C. D. Chadwell, of Kirksville.
Mr. Ludden was about 50 years old. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and was an active worker in the Kirksville church while living here.
The family has many friends here who will regret to hear of his death and who extend sympathy.
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JAMES LUDDEN, 78 YEARS OLD, DIES TODAY
Former Brashear Businessman Resident Here Since 1945
James Bernard Ludden, 78, of 509 E. Jefferson street, a former Brashear business man, died in a Kirksville hospital today at 12:30 p.m. He had been in failing health the past three years.
Funeral services will be held at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. G. D. Hammontree. Interment will be in Maple Hills cemetery.
He was the son of Bernard and Anna Ludden and was born on a farm near Adair on Feb. 29, 1874. He came to Brashear in 1903 and engaged in the general merchandise business until 1944. In 1945 he moved to Kirksville.
He was married to Iris F. Clark on Dec. 31, 1919, and one daughter was born to them.
He is survived by his wife and daughter, Patricia, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one brother, Frank Ludden, of Kirksville, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Eagen, of Baring.
He was preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
He was a member of Paulville Lodge No. 319, A. F. & A. M.
Bearers will be Dorsey Thompson, Hurley Traylor, George Gardner, Fred Barker, Raymond Ladwig and Roy Lancaster.
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JOSEPH LUDDEN DIES IN IOWA; 82 YEARS OLD
Former Adair County Resident Was Living at Des Moines
Joseph Michael Ludden, 82, of Des Moines, Iowa, a former Adair county resident, died in Mercy Hospital at Des Moines Wednesday morning at one o’clock. He had been in failing health for the past several years.
Funeral services will be held in All Saints Catholic Church in Des Moines Friday morning at 10:30. Interment will be there.
He was the son of Bernard and Anna (Killday) Ludden and was born on a farm about a mile south of Adair in April, 1869.
He was married to Katie Clark and eight children were born, one daughter dying in infancy.
He is survived by his wife; five sons, Ganza, of Joilet, Ill., Cleetus, of Denver; Joseph, of Illinois, John, of Des Moines, and Vincent, of California; two daughters, Bernice, of Joilet, Ill., and Blanche, of Des Moines; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; two brothers, J. B. Ludden, of 509 E. Jefferson, and T. F. Ludden, of 616 E. Harrison, and one sister, Mrs. Hannah Eagen, of Baring.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, T. M.; J. W., and C. C. Ludden; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Guest, Mrs. Bridget Cody and Mrs. Margaret O’Donnell.
Mr. Ludden farmed until 1905 when he opened a grocery store in Adair which he operated until 1923. He operated a grocery in Kirksville from 1923 to 1926. He then located at Des Moines, where he had since lived.
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Joe B. Ludwick Services Held at Cantril, Iowa
Joseph Buel Ludwick, son of P. Q. and Mary Emma Ludwick, was born at Lawn Ridge, Missouri, December 8, 1909, and passed away at his home near Cantril, August 17, 1959.
In July 1934 he was united in marriage to Rilla Mae Burtram. Three children were born to this union.
Joe as all of his friends knew him, served in the United States Marine Corps, and up until the time of his death, was engaged in farming in the Cantril community.
He is survived by his wife, Rilla Mae; three children: Jerald Dee, Columbus Junction, Iowa; Patsy Jo, Quincy, Ill., Joe Burtram at home; one granddaughter, Robin Lynn; four brothers, Ivan and Wayne of Memphis, Claude of Kahoka, Lester of Arbela; one sister, Mrs. Lee Robinson of Lawrence, Kansas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Hazel Donnelson [sic].
Joe was an affectionate husband and father and will be missed and always remembered by his family and friends.
Funeral services were held at the Cantril Methodist Church August 19, at 2:00 p.m. Elder Herbert C. Bradshaw, officiated. Keith Gaston sang, accompanied by Mrs. Vera Fritz. Burial was in the Lawn Ridge Cemetery.
Joe Kirkhart and Wilbur Martin of the Cantril Post of the American Legion, folded the flag, and Commander Kirkhart presented it to Mrs. Ludwick. Stephen Rinaberger played “Taps.”
Joseph Buel “Joe” Ludwick, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 20 Aug 1959
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Mrs. Louise J. Ludwick Died at Ottumwa Friday
Louise J. Ludwick was born in Taylor Co. West Va., Jan. 12, 1838 and died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Mattie Christie 716 Vine St. Ottumwa, Iowa, Sept. 5, 1919, aged 81 years 8 months and 28 days.
In 1856 she was united in marriage to Nathan A. Ludwick, and to this union 10 children were born, seven girls and three boys, four of whom preceded their mother in death, leaving two sons and four daughters to mourn the loss of a loving mother.
The deceased united with the M. E. church in childhood and remained a faithful follower of her Master until she was called to meet Him in the Great Beyond.
The surviving children are Mrs. Mattie Christie, Mrs. Anna Bratlett, Mrs. Leslie Mathias, of Ottumwa, Mrs. Emma Kisling of Goetry[,] Oklahoma, John Ludwick of Helena[,] Montana and Chas. Ludwick of Bartlett[,] Okla. He husband died in 1910.
Funeral services were held at Brock M. E. church Sept. 6, 1919 at 2 p.m. by Rev. Shultz after which the body was laid to rest beside that of her husband in the Brock cemetery.
Louise J. Ludwick, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 11 Sep 1919
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MARY EMMA LUDWICK
Mary Emma Stevens, daughter of Buel and Mary Stevens, was born near Lawn Ridge, April 27, 1873, and passed away at her home east of Lawn Ridge, January 26, 1935, after an illness of several years. She was united in marriage to P. Q. Ludwick, April 3, 1898. To this union were born seven children, five sons and two daughters, Mary Robinson of Lawrence, Kansas and Hazel Donaldson of Lawn Ridge; Ivan, Claud, Wayne, Joseph, Lester, all of Scotland County. These children with her husband all survive her. She is also survived by three brothers, W. B. Stevens of Queen City, Clark Stevens of Kirksville, and Ross Stevens of La Plata, and three sisters, Annie Adams of Rocky Ford, Colo., Effie Elder of Watonga, Okla., and Lois McIntyre of Los Angeles, Calif. She also leaves to mourn her passing sixteen grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
She became a member of the Arbela Methodist church in 1927 and was firm in her belief in Christ as her Savior. She was a good true wife and mother, and was dearly beloved by her family and most all who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Lawn Ridge church and were conducted by the Rev. A. M. Hadley. The body bearers were the five sons and one son-in-law. The singing was by the Arbela Methodist quartette, composed of J. W. Adams, Stanley C. Adams, Mrs. George White, and Mrs. John Dannenhauer with Mrs. Ed Cravens at the piano. Burial was in the Lawn Ridge cemetery.
Mary Emma (Stevens) Ludwick, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 31 Jan 1935, p. 1, col. 1
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Death of Nathan A. Ludwick
Nathan A. Ludwick an old and highly respected citizen of this county, died at his late home 1¼ miles north of Brock, Friday March 25 at 6:10 p.m. The funeral took place at the church at Brock on Sunday afternoon at 2:30, and was conducted by Rev. Smutz. After which the remains were interred in the Brock cemetery.
The deceased was aged 74 years. He was born in Virginia and had been a resident of Scotland County for the last forty-one years. He enjoyed the confidence and respect of a large circle of friends, which is attested by the fact that many of them were present at the funeral. Mr. Ludwick’s death was caused by pneumonia. He leaves a wife, two sons and five daughters to mourn his death.
Nathan A. Ludwick, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 31 Mar 1910, p. 2, col. 1
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RITES FOR P. Q. LUDWICK
Died at His Home in Memphis on Monday of This Week
P. Q. Ludwick, well known retired farmer, who bought property and moved to Memphis a few years ago, died at his home, 108 West Jefferson Street, Monday, May 21, following a long illness.
For many years Mr. Ludwick lived in the Lawn Ridge neighborhood where he owned a farm.
Funeral services were held at the Lawn Ridge church yesterday afternoon at 2:15 and interment was in the cemetery there. The body lied in state at the Gerth & Baskett chapel from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. yesterday.
Services were conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth and Rev. H. A. Bickers. Pall bearers were his five sons and son-in-law.
P. Q. Ludwick, the son of Joseph and Mary Ludwick, was born October 22, 1870 in the Lawn Ridge neighborhood, in Scotland County, Missouri.
Mr. Ludwick was united in marriage to Mary Emma Stevens on April 3, 1899. To this union seven children were born. This companion and mother died on January 27, 1935.
Mr. Ludwick and Laura M. Hohstadt were united in marriage February 3, 1938.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Ludwick, by his children, Ivan Ludwick of Memphis, Claude Ludwick of Kahoka, Mary Robinson of Lawrence, Kans., Wayne Ludwick of Memphis, Hazel Donaldson of Greensburg, Joe Ludwick of Cantril, and Lester Ludwick of Arbela. Mrs. Ida M. Martin, a sister of Fresno, Calif., also survives.
There are twenty-five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Two of these are in the armed service.
Mr. Ludwick was a member of the Arbela Methodist church.
P. Q. Ludwick, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 24 May 1945, pl. 1, col. 1
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Services Held Today For Wayne Ludwick
Rubel Wayne Ludwick, son of P. Q. and Emma Stevens Ludwick, was born February 19, 1905, in Scotland County and passed away Monday, November 4, at 5:40 a.m. in the Kirksville Osteopathic Hospital. He was a retired farmer from the Lawn Ridge Community and had been ill with a heart ailment for the past several years. He had been confined to the hospital for the last eleven weeks. He was 63 years of age.
He united in marriage to Blanche Sweeny February 25, 1928. To this union four children were born.
He united with the Bethel Methodist church as a young man.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph, and a sister, Hazel Donaldson, and his parents.
Surviving are: his wife, Blanche, of Memphis; the son, Richard, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the three daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Laura Jean) Kirkpatrick, and Mrs. Keith (Emma Lu) Chance, both of Memphis, and Mrs. Kenneth (Reva) Fincher of Fairfield, Iowa; 17 grandchildren; three brothers, Ivan of Memphis, Claude of Keokuk, Iowa, and Lester of Arbela; and one sister, Mrs. Lee (Mary) Robinson of Lawrence, Kansas; other relatives and many friends. Wayne loved children and had many as his friend.
Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Memphis, Missouri, Wednesday, November 6, 1968, at 2 p.m., with Rev. Howard Merchant officiating. Burial was in the Lawn Ridge Cemetery. Bodybearers were Russell Nickels, Tull Mallett, Robert Overfield, Newton Overfield, Harry Mathes and Hubert Rice.
Rubel Wayne Ludwick, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Nov 1968, p. 6, col. 6
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RITES FOR B. F. LUNSFORD
Burial Was in Barker Cemetery Near Killwinning
(By State Line Correspondent)
Benjamin Franklin Lunsford was a son of James and Helena Lunsford. He was born, Dec. 3, 1902, and died Oct. 4, 1944, at the age of 41 years.
Most of his life was spent in Pulaski and surrounding community. He went to school in Troy. He was married to Daisy Kinney, Sept. 29, 1928. To this union six children were born.
He is survived by his wife and five children, four boys and one girl- Raymond, Billy, Betty, Wayne and Lloyd Lunsford, also surviving are his mother, Mrs. James Lunsford of Pulaski, and four brothers, Wesley, Sampson, Burney and Wallace, and one sister, Mrs. Pairalle Wheaton.
He joined the Christian church in 1927 during the pastorate of Rev. York. He was a good neighbor. He became ill with a throat infection and was taken to St. Joseph hospital in Ottumwa where he died Wednesday, Oct. 4.
Funeral services were conducted in the Methodist church in Pulaski, Sunday, Oct. 8 by the pastor, Rev. Lacy H. Thompson. The singers were Mrs. Helen Sutton, Mrs. Edna Miller, Dewey Grim and Victor Schwartzendruver.
Pall bearers were Wesley Lunsford, Burney Lunsford, Sampson Lunsford, Edward Wheaton, Virgil Kinney and Leland Kinney. Burial was in the Barker cemetery in Scotland county.
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J. M. LUNSFORD OF GREEN CITY DIES AT AGE 75
Was In Unionville Hospital; Funeral Will Be Saturday
John Marion Lunsford, 75, of Green City, died in a Unionville hospital Thursday evening about nine o’clock. He had been in failing health for the past several years, and seriously ill since Monday.
He was the son of Peter and Emily (Kinley) Lunsford, and was born west of Pennville on Nov. 3, 1880. He was married to Lena Rouse on August 13, 1903. Three children were born to them, one son dying in infancy. Besides the infant son, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by his wife of the home in Green City, one son, Glen, of Green City and one daughter, Mrs. Mamie Sloan, of Kansas City; one brother, Charles Lunsford, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Craft, both of Unionville; four grandson [sic] survive as do Cecil Rouse, of Greenwood, and Floyd England, of Dawson, Ia., who were reared in the Lunsford home from early childhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Lunsford had lived on the same farm west of Pennville all of their married life until moving to Green City in September of last year.
Funeral services will be held from the Glenn E. Kent funeral chapel in Green City, Saturday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Floyd W. Rigg. Burial will be in the Christian Home cemetery, northwest of Pennville.
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Lucile Lunsford Funeral
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Barker for the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lunsford. Services were conducted by Rev. Dan Newland. Music by a choir composed of singers from Richland and Barker, Mrs. Henry Reed pianist. The pall bearers were Ola Fay and Lola May Lawrence, Livona and Helen Zaerr.
Zelda Lucile Lunsford was born Aug. 10, 1929, near Keosauqua, Iowa, and died at the home of her grandfather, C. C. Kinney, near Hitt, Aug. 9, 1931, lacking only one day of being two years old.
Besides the parents she leaves her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Lunsford, of Pulaski, and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kinney, also one great grandfather, K. H. Kiney [sic] and one great grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie J. Bowman, of Ottumwa.
Zelda Lucile Lunsford, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 13 Aug 1931
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Services Held for Mrs. Sarah Luster
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Catherine Luster, who died at the home of her daughter in Unionville Sunday morning, were held at the Morelock Church Wednesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Archie Cooper. Interment was in the Morelock Cemetery. She had been in failing health the past five years and suffered a stroke last Saturday.
The daughter of James and Martha Jane Archer, she was born in Sullivan County, Tenn., on April 7, 1872. She was married to William C. Luster on Aug. 6, 1891. Seven children were born to this marriage. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 4, 1936, her parents, two children, two brothers and two grandchildren.
She is survived by one son, Elmer, of Unionville, and four daughters, Verda, of Greencastle, Mrs. Myrtle Jacobs and Mrs. Mabel James, both of Newton, Ia., and Mrs. Gladys Reisgard, of Unionville; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren; two brothers, John Archer, of Fall Branch, Tenn., and Monroe Archer, of Kingsport, Tenn., and a number of nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Luster spent the early part of her life in Tennessee and was a member of the Baptist Church there. She came with her family to Missouri in 1904 and had since made her home in Sullivan and Putnam Counties.
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D. B. LUTHER DIED SUDDENLY
Funeral Services Were Held at His Home Sunday Afternoon
Daniel B. Luther, prominent retired farmer and splendid citizen, died suddenly at his home, 346 West North street in Memphis Friday afternoon, Feb. 4, at 2 o’clock.
Mr. Luther had not been in good health the past few years, but his death was sudden and unexpected, as he had been up and around every day preceding his death.
Funeral services were held at his late home Sunday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by Rev. W. M. Feay, pastor of the Memphis Christian church. The body was taken to the Barker cemetery in the northwest part of the county where interment was made, Mr. Luther having been reared in that community.
The pall bearers were Orian Huston, Bryan McQuoid, J. V. Smith, Leo Havens, Ben Brann and Newell V. Baker.
Mrs. Elza Burns and Miss Faye Chappell sang.
Mr. Luther was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Luther, pioneer citizens of Miller township, this county. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, on July 30, 1863–the same day Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer, was born.
He came to Missouri with his parents in 1869 at the age of six years and resided in this county the balance of his life.
He was married to Louisa Miller, who survives. They had two children, both of whom died in infancy.
In addition to the widow, he leaves one brother, Senator J. E. Luther of Memphis; three sisters, Mrs. H. J. Fincher of Memphis, Mrs. Emer Conaway and Miss Katherine Luther of Downing. One brother, Dave Luther died in 1935, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Gordy, also preceded him in death.
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STATE LINE
(July 2, 1948)
Funeral services were held at Barker Sunday afternoon for Miss Kate Luther, who died Friday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Emer Conaway, where she had made her home for many years. Services were conducted by Loyd Moore of Downing. Interment in Barker cemetery.
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MRS. A. L. LUTHER DEAD
Former Teacher Died Saturday At Ottumwa Hospital
Mrs. Laura Natalie Luther, wife of Albert L. “Jack” Luther of Memphis, died about noon Saturday, Sept. 22, in St. Joseph Hospital at Ottumwa, after a long illness.
Born Aug. 19, 1903, in Pike county, the deceased was the daughter of Nathan and Isola Newby. She attended school at Wellsville and was a graduate of Kirksville State Teachers’ College. A member of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority, she taught two years in Memphis High School, in 1923 and 1924.
On Nov. 26, 1924, at the home of Atty. and Mrs. Alex Morris of Lancaster, she became the bride of Mr. Luther.
Mrs. Luther was a member of Chapter C, P. E. O., the Jauflione chapter of the D. A. R., the Eastern Star, and of the Presbyterian church, where she took active part in the work of several church organizations.
Surviving besides Mr. Luther are: a sister, Mrs. Jeannette Estep; three children, Mrs. William O. Lewis, (formerly Jacqueline Jean Luther), Harlan, Ia., John Edward, Central College, Fayette, and Miss Laura Ann of Memphis; and two grandchildren, Rebecca Ann and Jeffrey Luther Lewis of Harlan.
Last rites were performed at 2 p.m. Monday from Payne Chapel, Rev. Edward L. Beall officiating. Body bearers were Charles Miller, J. A. Daggs, J. V. Smith, S. J. Onken, W. R. Dierks, and B. H. Hertenstein. Burial was in Memphis cemetery.
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Mrs. Mary Luther
Mary Igo was born in Mercer county, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13, 1836. While yet in her native state she was married to Jesse Luther, about 1860. To this union seven children were born, as follows: D. W., D. B., and J[.] E[.] Luther, Mrs. Elizabeth Gordy, Mrs. Clara Fincher, Mrs. Cora Connaway and Miss Mary Katherine Luther. The husband and children all survive.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther moved from Pennsylvania to Davis county, Iowa, in 1868. One year later they came to Scotland county, Missouri, which has since been their home.
Mrs. Luther died March 6th and the funeral was held from Barker church near Hitt, Wednesday, March 8th, services being conducted by Rev. Purvis, after which the body was laid away in Barker cemetery.
Besides the husband and children, deceased is also survived by 4 brothers, 3 sisters, 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Mrs. Luther was a most excellent lady.
Mary (Igo) Luther, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 16 Mar 1916, p. 3, col. 4
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P. A. Lycan, 70, died at his home at Edina, Monday morning June 2.
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Estelle La Frentz Services Held At Wyaconda
Authorities at Wyaconda tried to contact Mrs. Estelle Lynch of Barstow, Calif., to inform her of the death of her brother, the Rev. Lawrence LaFrentz, a week ago in a fire at his home at Wyaconda as reported in these pages.
Barstow authorities were evidently trying to notify Mr. LaFrentz of his sister’s death.
According to the report Mrs. Lynch was found dead at about the same time as Rev. LaFrentz was found.
It was also reported that when Gerth and Baskett Funeral home tried to get in touch with her after his death, they were unable to locate her and the police later found her dead in her home.
Her body was to be flown to Kansas City and then shipped by train to Wyaconda where a double funeral was to be held at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church with burial in the cemetery there.
Estelle (LaFrentz) Lynch, From Unknown Newspaper, 11 Jan 1968
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Sister Of Deceased Pastor Also Dies
Estelle Pearl LaFrentz, was born July 30, 1892, in Wyaconda, Missouri, daughter of Henry Paul and Martha Welman LaFrentz, passed away at her home in Barstow, California, on December 27, 1967.
She attended public schools in Wyaconda and Teachers College in Kirksville, Missouri, and taught for a number of years in the public schools in Clark County.
She was a member of the Methodist Church and Order of Eastern Star.
She was first married to Henry Payne and later Mr. J. F. Lynch, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Lynch moved to California in 1943 and was employed at the Air Force Base serving in charge of the Technical Library.
Estelle Pearl (LaFrentz) Payne Lynch, From Unknown Newspaper, 11 Jan 1968
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WM. M. LYNCH DIES AT HOME HERE, AGED 42
Resident Of Kirksville 8 Years: Burial Sunday, At Mulberry
William Marion Lynch, 42 years old, died yesterday evening at 7:30 at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Lynch, 502 West Mary street, following a long illness.
He was born June 9, 1879 in Putnam county, and had been a resident of Kirksvlle [sic] for the past 8 years, making his home with his parents here during that time. Prior to coming here, Mr. Lynch assisted his father as a farmer and stock raiser.
Besides his parents, Mr. Lynch is survived by four brothers, and one sister. One brother, Virgil, died a number of years ago. The brothers who survive are John and Henry Lynch, of Unionville, A. T. and Harry Lynch, of Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held at the house at 12 o’clock tomorrow. Burial will take place at Mulberry cemetery.
Friends of the family here extend sincere sympathy.
William Marion Lynch, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 29 Jul 1922, p. 1, col. 2, Saturday
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Elmer Man Dies
Willie Lynch, of Elmer, 73, died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday afternoon at 2:20. The body was taken to the Larson Funeral Home in Bucklin.
Willie Lynch, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 20 Oct 1952, p. 5, col. 8
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Andrew Jackson Lyons, a resident of Kirksville the past 29 years, died at his home at 501 West Mary Street, on Aug. 8, 1944, at the age of 77 years, 9 months and 8 days.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral home Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by the Rev. Clyde Johnson, of Sidney. The burial will be in the family lot at the Refuge cemetery, northeast of Kirksville.
He was born on October 30, 1866 at Armorville, Ia., the son of James and Martha Hatfield Lyons. While quite small he came with his mother to Schuyler county, near Greentop, where they lived with his grandparents, Moses and Nancy Hatfield. His mother died in 1873 when he was seven years old.
On July 1, 1890 he was married to Mary Jane Hilt, who with five children and seven grandchildren survive him. The children are, Ora Lyons, of ten miles northwest of Kirksville, Mrs. G. L. Gordon and Mrs. Ora Dear of Kirksville, Mrs. Wilbur R. Huston of LaPlata and Eugene Lyons of Brashear. The grandchildren, Garnett Lyons, Herbert A. Dear, who is in the U. S. Navy, Glen Dear, Larry Gordon, John Robert Huston, George Andrew and Lee Lyons. Two daughters, Sarah Jane and an infant daughter, also the eldest grandson, Oral Raymond Lyons, preceded him in death.
July 1 this year marked their 54th wedding anniversary. Mr. Lyons was engaged in farming the early years of his life and, after coming to Kirksville, was employed for several years in the street and water departments of the city. He united with the Hazel Creek Primitive Baptist Church 47 years ago and was an active member until his last illness.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
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