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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R. M. Pickell’s Father, 91, Dies
William M. Pickell, 91 years old, father of R. M. Pickell of this city, died at his home in Hamilton, Mo., Saturday. He had visited here many times and was known to several Kirksville people.
The deceased was born in Lancaster County, Pa., March 30, 1845. He served in the Second Pennsylvania Cavalry for two years during the Civil War. He was married to Miss Jane Riggs in July, 1868, and to this union was born six children, all of whom are living. His wife preceded him in death about three years ago. They had celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary a short time before her death.
Funeral services will be held in the Baptist Church at Hamilton Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Pickell went to Hamilton yesterday and members of the family will go tomorrow to attend the funeral.
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FRANK PICKENS, 83, SUCCUMBS NEAR GREENTOP
Funeral Services Are Scheduled for Monday Afternoon
Frank Alexander Pickens, 83, died at the home of his son, Glen, on route 3, Greentop, Friday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Monday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. F. P. Hanes, pastor of the Kirksville Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. J. T. Quigley, pastor of the Greentop Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Ft. Madison cemetery.
Mr. Pickens was the son of William Alexander and Mary C. (Bagby) Pickens and was born November 11, 1866, at Augusta, Ill.
He was married Dec. 5, 1889 to Celia Conner, and to this marriage six children were born. Mrs. Pickens died April 6, 1926, and he was also preceded in death by one daughter and three sisters.
He is survived by two daughters, Getha and Viola Pickens, both of Little Rock, Ark.; three sons, Glen R. and William Wesley Pickens, both of Greentop, and Maurice L., of Kirksville; two brothers, Ora, of Leedy, Okla., and Willie Pickens of Rigby, Idaho; ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
He was a member of the Trinity Methodist Church.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be: Bill Pickens, Gene Pickens, Charles Pickens, Frank Pickens, Jack Pickens and Russell Pickens.
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Killed by Cars.
Noah Pickens, who was killed by a train in Arkansas, on July 4th, was buried Sunday in Johnson graveyard near Greencastle. Mr. Pickens was about 35 years of age and was a son of John Pickens who resides south of Stahl in Adair Co.
Noah Pickens, Kirksville, Missouri, The Kirksville Journal, 11 Jul 1901, p. 1, col.3
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Former Sullivan County Resident Dies
Word has been received of the sudden death of Mrs. Sara Jane Pickens, former Sullivan County resident, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chloe Sevedge, at Chanute, Kan., on Sunday night.
Funeral services were held at the Gares Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kan., Thursday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment was made in the Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Pickens was born at Greencastle, Mo., Aug. 9, 1861. She was married to Noah Pickens, who died July 4, 1901. After his death she went to Kansas City to live with her daughter. The family moved to Chanute in Dec. 1947.
She is survived by her son, Thomas Alvie Pickens, Noel, Mo., Mrs. Marie Parker, Burbank, Calif., Mrs. Chloe Sevedge, of Chanute, six grandchildren, six great grandchildren.
Mrs. Pickens became a member of the United Brethren Church in 1882. She lived in and near Greencastle for thirty-five years.
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Mrs. Telitha Pickens Dies at Glenwood
Lancaster, Mo., Nov. 29. (Special)—Mrs. Telitha Maude Pickens, 76, died Monday morning at 9:30 at the home of her son Elmer, in Glenwood.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock at the Glenwood Christian Church, conducted by Rev. Thurman Andrews. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery at Glenwood.
The daughter of Preston and Matilda (Hall) McAinch, Mrs. Pickens was born Oct. 9, 1873. She was married to Joseph Pickens on June 28, 1890. He died May 6, 1949.
She is survived by five sons, Elmer and Lee, of Glenwood, Bert, of Ottumwa, Ia., John, of Bloomfield, Ia., and Joseph, of St. Paul, Minn.; five daughters, Mrs. Merle Gordy, of Coatsville, Mrs. Dollie Foglesong and Mrs. Delores Clay, both of Bloomfield, Ia., Mrs. Olga Arthur, of Keokuk, Ia., and Mrs. Edna Followell, of Lancaster; 28 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Thatcher, of Lancaster.
The body is at the Head Funeral Home in Lancaster.
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N. M. Pickett Dies in Hospital Here
Neal Martin Pickett, 78, of near Sidney in Putnam County, died in a Kirksville hospital Saturday night at 11 o’clock.
Funeral services will be held in the Davis Funeral Chapel Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock conducted by Rev. Fred Hanes, pastor of Kirksville Methodist Church. Interment will be in Ledford Cemetery.
Mr. Pickett was the son of Solomon and Cinderella (Young) Pickett and was born March 11, 1868 in Putnam County.
He was married to Sarah Ann Shaw and six sons and three daughters were born to this marriage. One son and one daughter preceded him in death.
Surviving him are his wife, Nova and Virgil, of Kirksville, Willie, of Charleston, W. Va., John of Washington, D. C., Harold, of Greencastle, Mrs. Golda Guffey, of St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Fracia Robinson, of Stahl, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The sons of the deceased will be the pallbearers.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
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MRS. SARAH PICKETT DIES IN HOSPITAL
Funeral for Aged Woman to Be Held Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Sarah Ann Pickett, 75, of this city, died in a Kirksville hospital Thursday evening at eight o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel Sunday afternoon at 1:30 conducted by Elder Clyde Johnson. Interment will be in the Ledford Cemetery in Putnam County.
She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Ledford) Shaw and was born in Putnam County, Mo., on Aug. 6, 1872. She was married to Neal Martin Pickett. Nine children were born to this marriage. Two children, Nolie and Neta preceded her in death.
She and her husband lived on a farm in Putnam County in the Sidney community until about one and half years ago when they moved to Kirksville. Mr. Pickett died Jan. 17, 1947.
Mrs. Pickett is survived by five sons, Virgil, of Kirksville, Nova, of Stahl, Harold and John, of Greencastle and William, of Charlotte, W. Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Goldie Guffie, of St. Joseph, Mo., Fracia Robinson, of Stahl; twenty-three grandchildren, eight great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Nora Baker, of Kansas City, Kan.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
The pallbearers will be the five sons Virgil, Nova, Harold, John and William and son-in-law, Arthur Robinson.
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Mrs. S. Pickett Dies Here
Mrs. Sarah Ann Pickett, 75, of Kirksville, died March 25 in a hospital here. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Davis Funeral Chapel, conducted by Elder Clyde Johnson, with interment in the Ledford cemetery in Putnam County.
Mrs. Pickett was born in Putnam County on Aug. 6, 1872, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Ledford) Shaw. She was married to Neal Martin Pickett and nine children were born to them. Two children Nolie and Neat [sic], preceded her in death.
Mr. and Mrs. Pickett moved to Kirksville about a year and a half ago, from a farm in the Sidney community of Putnam county. Mr. Pickett died Jan. 17, 1947.
She is survived by five sons, Virgil, of Kirksville, Nova, of Stahl, Harold and John, Greencastle, and William, of Charlotte, W. Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Goldie Guffie, of St. Joseph, Fracia Robinson, of Stahl; 23 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Nora Baker, Kansas, City, Kan.
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MRS. BARBARA C. PICKRELL DIES TODAY
Only Child of Judge J. A. Cooley, of Kirksville.
Mrs. Barbara Cooley Pickrell, wife of Dr. Lewis Pickrell, of Baxter Springs, Kan., died this morning at 6 o’clock in a hospital in Joplin, Mo., following an operation a few days ago. Her condition seemed to be satisfactory until yesterday morning. Her father, Judge J. A. Cooley, of Kirksville, was notified that her condition was doubtful and he left immediately by airplane for Joplin. He arrived a few hours before her death.
Mrs. Pickrell was the only child of Judge J. A. and Mrs. Ruby Bowen Cooley. Her mother died April 22, 1924.
She leaves her husband, Dr. Pickrell, and her son, James, 13, of Baxter Springs, her father, Judge J. A. Cooley, of Kirksville, an uncle, Dr. Ed Cooley, of St. Louis, and an aunt, Mrs. Harry Laughlin, of Kirksville.
Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Baxter Springs. Immediately after the services there the body will be brought to Kirksville where it will lie in state at the Summers & Powell Funeral Home until Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock when brief services will be held at the grave in Forest Cemetery. Burial will be made beside her mother.
The body will be accompanied to Kirksville by her father, her husband and son, and by Dr. Pickrell’s mother, all of whom will be guests in the home of Mrs. Harry Laughlin.
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MRS. PIERCE, 70, DIES AT HOME OF SON
Funeral Services To Be Wednesday At Green City
Mrs. Dinah Eliza Pierce, 70, died at the home of her son, Ivan R. Pierce, 904 S. First Street, Sunday morning about 6:30 o’clock. She had been in failing health for several years.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until three o’clock Tuesday afternoon when it will be taken to Green City where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Edgar L. Knight, of Sedalia, a former pastor of the First Christian Church in Kirksville. Interment will be in the Green City Cemetery.
She was the daughter of William and Julia Ann Pickens and was born Mar. 8, 1877. She was married to Welcome G. Pierce Sept. 5, 1897 and four children were born to this marriage. One son died at the age of 2. She is survived by her husband, two sons, Ivan R. of this city and Sharon Gail, of Bremerton, Wash. and one daughter, Mrs. Florence Larsen, of Warsaw, Ill., five grandchildren and five great grandchildren and one brother, William Pickens, of Grinnell, Ia.
Mrs. Pierce became a member of the Christian Church in early life and was also a member of the Rebekah and Royal Neighbor lodges.
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FUNERAL HELD SATURDAY FOR F. D. PIERCE
Sullivan County Man Died Wednesday at Kansas City
Green City, Sept. 11—Funeral services for Frederick Daniel Pierce, who died Wednesday in St. Josephs’ Hospital in Kansas City, were held at the Glenn E. Kent & Son Funeral Home here Saturday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. E. V. Campbell, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment was in Fairview cemetery.
Mr. Pierce had been seriously ill for a week with a heart ailment.
He was the son of Ransom N. and Mary Bartholomew Pierce and was born near Sticklerville on Nov. 12, 1878. He was married to Miss Flora Jacobs on Jan. 28, 1904. Ten children were born to them.
He was preceded in death by his wife, three infant children, one son, Vance Pierce, one daughter, Mrs. Daisy Hatcher, one sister, Mrs. Daisy Cleeton, and a brother, Frank Pierce.
Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Eula Amluxson, of Kansas City, Mrs. Lela Hayden, of Clarence, Mrs. Nena Long, Brawley, Calif., and Mrs. Lora Thornton, Bell, Calif.; one son, Rance Pierce, of Los Angeles, Calif., and several grandchildren.
Mr. Pierce was a member of the Methodist Church at Sticklerville. He lived near Green City all his life.
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IRA PIERCE, 94, DIES AT HOME IN HURDLAND
In Failing Health For Some Time; Funeral Tuesday
Hurdland, Mo., April 4. (Special)—Ira Pierce, 94, died at the family home in Hurdland yesterday after being in failing health for some time.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Easley Funeral Home in Hurdland, conducted by the Rev. G. D. Hammontree, pastor of the E. U. B. Church at Brashear. Burial will be at the Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Pierce was born on Dec. 23, 1854, at Camp Point, Ill., the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Thomas) Pierce, and came to Missouri with his parents while a small boy and settled on a farm near Hurdland. He was married to Jennie James in Adair County and she preceded him in death on Sept. 23, 1893.
Of the five children born to them, one son died in infancy, and another son, Carl, died at Centralia on Dec. 17, 1946.
Family survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Maude Powers, Hurdland, and Miss Stella Pierce, Thompson Mo., and one son, Roy of Hurdland. There are five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren surviving.
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MRS. MARY L. PIERCE DIES AT GREEN CITY
Woman, 84, Had Been Ill Several Years; Funeral Tomorrow.
Special to The Daily Express.
Green City, Mo., Oct. 5—Mrs. Mary L. Pierce, 84, died suddenly Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at her home here. She had been in failing health for several years and her death was attributed to the infirmities of age.
Funeral services will be held at the Kent Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C. W. Custer. Burial will take place in the Fairview cemetery near Green City.
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of Abram and Sarah Ann Bartholomew. She was born in Warren County, Illinois, May 10, 1853. She was united in marriage to Ransom Merritt Pierce, Jan. 23, 1872. He preceded her in death fourteen years ago. To this union four children were born. One daughter, Mrs. Daisy Cleeton, passed away thirty-three years ago. Those who survive their mother are Frank Pierce, the oldest son who has been living at home with his mother for several years; Mrs. George Willoughby of Clinton, and Frederick D. Pierce, of near Sticklerville. She also leaves nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One grandson, Roy Edward Willoughby died nineteen years ago.
Mrs. Pierce spent most of her life on a farm near Sticklerville, Mo., until 33 years ago when she moved to Green City. She was a member of the Christian Church in Green City.
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Mrs. J. W. Pierce of Stahl Died Oct. 9
Mrs. Mary Sholley Pierce, 80, died Oct. 9 at her home near Stahl. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Davis of Kirksville.
Mrs. Sholley was born Sept. 28, 1857 and married John W. Pierce July 1, 1876. To this union ten children were born, two dying in infancy.
She is survived by her husband, thirty-three grand children and the following children: W. E. Pierce, Lam Pierce, Effie Hazelwood, Nellie Wiles, Johnny Pierce and Weslie Pierce, all of Stahl; Emma Billington, of Greencastle, and Minnie Lown, of Mason City, Ia.
She became a member of the Baptist Church at the age of 15 and remained an active Christian.
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Myron Pierce Dies Near Willmathsville
Myron L. (Mike) Pierce died last night of a heart attack at his home near Willmathsville.
Funeral services will be held in the Willmathsville Church Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock conducted by Rev. Perley M. Lind.
He was married to Luella Howe and three children were born.
He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Ellis (Freda) Patterson, of Willmathsville; two sons, Ray, of Greentop and Stanley, of Baring, route 2; also two grandchildren.
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Death of Arthur Benson Pile
The above mentioned, the only and beloved child of John S. and Mrs. Pile, died at their residence, in Memphis, on Thursday last, the 15th day of May. Deceased was seriously ill only since Monday, the 12th, having on that day returned from a visit with his grandfather, Benj. Pile, with whom he attended divine service at McAdow Cumberland Presbyterian church on Sabbath. After his return home he became dangerously ill; all that medical aid could do was unavailing, and he gradually became worse and worse with lung fever, and on Thursday evening he quietly breathed his last.
He was a young man of great promise, modest and retiring in his disposition, a very affectionate, loving and dutiful child. He was a general favorite, and is much lamented by all who knew him. Though only 15 years of age, he took an interest in the cause of Christ, especially in the Sabbath school. His remains were conveyed to McAdow burying ground; there the funeral services, which were very impressive and affecting, were conducted, at request, by the Rev. T. C. Johnston of Memphis, in the presence of a large concourse of people. The text was: “If a man die, shall he live again?”- Job 14:14.
We tender to Mr. and Mrs. Pile our heartfelt sympathy in their sore bereavement in the loss of their only and beloved child, a sympathy which is generally tendered them.
Arthur Benson Pile, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 22 May 1884, p. 3, col. 2
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MRS. THOS. M. PILE IS DEAD
Funeral Services to Be Here Sunday Afternoon at 2:30 o’Clock [sic]
Word was received here yesterday that Mrs. Thos. M. Pile died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Prather, at West Palm Beach, Fla., yesterday morning, July 16th, at 6:45 o’clock.
Her body will be brought back to Memphis Saturday and funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, July 20th, at 2:30, conducted by Rev. W. E. Longstreth.
Mrs. Pile was born in Lebanon Junction, Ky., March 24th, 1856, and is the last of a family of nine children. She came with her parents in 1861 to Scotland county and on March 8th, 1877, she was married to T.M. Pile in Scotland county. Mrs. Pile was, before her marriage, Miss Belle Jenkins. Mr. Pile died November 20th, 1937.
Mrs. Pile is survived by eight children, Frank Pile of Hillsboro, Oregon; Joe R. Pile of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Frank P. Walker of Kansas City, Leo Pile of Harlinger, Texas; Mrs. H. E. Prather of West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mrs. Fred Fullen of Phoenix, Ariz.; James W. Pile of California, Mo., and Hollis Pile of Oregon, Mo.
She united with the Memphis Presbyterian church in 1875 under the pastorate of Rev. Rowen.
A quartette composed of Rep. J. C. Woodsmall, J. H. Morgan, J. J. Wiegner and J. Harry Taylor, accompanied by Miss Marylin Wiegner, will sing at the funeral service.
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B. F. Pile Dies Following Long Illness
A longtime Hillsboro businessman and former city councilman, Benjamin Frank Pile, died in Newberg Friday after an extended illness.
Services were held Tuesday afternoon in Hurford’s Chapel of the Valley in Hillsboro with the Rev. Archie McPhail of Tualatin Plains Presbyterian church officiating. Mrs. Hans Streitwieser, organist, accompanied Lloyd Anderson, who sang. Private vault interment followed in Reiverview [sic] Abbey in Portland.
Frank Pile, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pile, was born in Memphis, Mo., on Jan 13, 1878. He operated a grain elevator in South Dakota for 25 years, then moved to Hillsboro in 1929. He owned and operated the Farmers Cash Feed store until 1951. Six years ago he moved to a retirement home in Newberg.
Mr. Pile was married to Maude Walker who preceded him in death in 1933. Later he married Mrs. Lena Ramp of Hillsboro, who also preceded him. He was active in Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and Knife and Fork club.
Survivors include two step-sons, Lloyd Ramp of Hillsboro and Wallace Ramp of Corvallis; brothers Howlis [sic] and James of Missouri and Joe of Florida; sister, Ida Fullen of Arizona; five grandchildren; one great grandchild and nieces and nephews.
Mr. Pile was from an old pioneer family of Memphis.
Benjamin Frank Pile, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 26 May 1966
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Former Resident Dies in California
Friends in Memphis have received word of the death of Miss Marguerite Pile in San Diego, California on August 21.
She was born in Memphis, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O. F. Pile and lived in Memphis until 1913 when the family moved to California. She was the last of her immediate family, having been preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Bengie, and her brother Roger.
Marguerite Pile, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 12 Sep 1968, p. 6, col. 5
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Mrs. B. F. Pile, 69, Is Dead
The Former Maude E. Walker Born in Scotland County
Funeral services were held at the Donelson & Sewell chapel Thursday, December 7 at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Maude E. Pile, 69, who died Monday at her home after a long illness. Rev. J. G. Gibson was in charge. Private vault commitment was held at Riverview Abbey in Portland, says the Hillsboro, Oregon, Argus.
The former Maude Walker was born July 31, 1875, near Memphis, Mo., and was married to B. F. Pile in February, 1902. They moved to Sarles, North Dakota, where they made their home for 25 years, going to Hillsboro in 1929.
Mrs. Pile was a member of Tualatin Plains Presbyterian church and the Tualatin chapter No. 31, Order of Eastern Star.
The deceased is survived by her husband, B. F. Pile, and two sisters, Mrs. S. T. Wildbahm, Hillsboro, and Mrs. Isabelle Jeffries, Enid, Okla.
Mrs. Pile was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Green Walker of southwest of Memphis. Mr. Pile is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Pile.
They left Scotland County about 45 years ago, going to Sarles, North Dakota.
Maude E. (Walker) Pile, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 14 Dec 1944, p. 4, col. 3
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OBITUARY
Died at her home in this city, Thursday, January 6, 1898, Mrs. Eunice Piles, aged 54 years, 9 months and 14 days.
Deceased was born in Monongalia County, West Virginia, March 22, 1843. She united with the church of Christ in 1859, and has been a faithful and consistent member of that church ever since that date.
In 1866 she was united in marriage to F. M. Piles and to them were born four children, three sons and one daughter, all of whom were present at her death. Mr. and Mrs. Piles came from West Virginia to this state in 1882 and settled in Gorin in 1887.
Mrs. Piles has been a constant sufferer during the past three years from that dreadful disease, consumption. She bore her suffering patiently, and died perfectly conscious of all that surrounded her. She leaves a husband, four children, all living in this city, two brothers and three sisters living in West Virginia, to mourn their loss.
Funeral services were held from the Baptist Church, conducted by Eld. A. E. McQuoid, of Rutledge, after which the remains were tenderly laid to rest in Pleasant Grove cemetery.–Gorin Argus.
Eunice Piles, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 20 Jan 1898, p. 1, col. 6
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J. C. Moore attended the funeral of Mrs. Piles, in Gorin, Friday of last week.
Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 13 Jan 1898
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MRS. JENNIE PILES IS DEAD
Funeral Services at Gorin Christian Church Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Piles, 67, who died at her home at Gorin Tuesday of last week, May 30, were held at the Gorin Christian Church Thursday, June 1, at 1:30 p.m. conducted by Rev. Arthur L. Huff, pastor of the Gorin Methodist Church. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Mrs. Clark Ewing, Mrs. Virginia Hohn, Mrs. Harold Hustead and Miss Margaret Myers, with Mrs. R. E. Shacklett at the piano.
Pall bearers were W. E. Shannon, Dick Shacklett, Mart Raine, Earl Cunningham, Leland Dorsey and Carl E. Pryor.
Mrs. Jennie Piles was born Nov. 18, 1876, near Cantril, Iowa.
She was married to Francis M. Piles, Oct. 21, 1898, who preceded her in death Dec. 20, 1920. In early life she united with the Christian Church, was a devoted member and active until two years ago when she suffered a stroke. She was a member of Octava Rebekah lodge and Royal Neighbors.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Rollie Dorsey; two sisters; Mrs. Matilda Piles of Ft. Madison, Iowa, and Mrs. Ada Moyer of Donnelson, Iowa; one brother Frank Lightfoot of Coffeyville, Kansas.
Jennie Piles, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Jun 1944
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HARRY PIPER DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
Funeral Arrangements Pending Arrival of Relatives
Harry Grant Piper, 77, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Carl G. (Letha) Keller, at 1119 N. Edgar street.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives.
Mr. Piper was the son of Samuel and Sarah Ann (Cable) Piper and was born in Randolph County, Nov. 30, 1870. He was married at Queen City, on Feb. 6, 1900, to Millie Vestal and to this marriage one daughter, Mrs. Keller, was born.
He is survived by the daughter, one sister, Mrs. Lizzie DeSahffon, of Kansas City, three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, five brothers and three sisters.
Mr. Piper had spent most of his life in Kirksville. He was a Veteran of World War I, a member of Company C. Missouri State Guard, serving on the Mexican Border in 1916 and 1917.
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WAS BURIED AT MILO, MO
Mrs. J. L. Piper Moved to Vernon County in 1889
The funeral of Mrs. J. L. Piper, a resident of the Milo vicinity since 1889, who passed away at the home of her son, W. A. Piper, in Memphis, Mo., was held Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church in Mio, says the Southwest Mail and Post of Nevada, Mo.
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Editor’s Note: This appears to be the end of an obituary for William Arthur Piper
Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Mrs. Vada Fogle, Mrs. Dorothy Jackson, Mrs. Mary Baxter and Mrs. Boyd Miller with Mrs. Louise Pryor at the piano.
Flower girls were Lois Cossel, Patricia Sears, Judy Piper and Patricia Wellbourn.
Body bearers were Harry Thomas, Don Riney, Morris Mullinix, Johnny Fryrear, Wm. McWilliam and Ed Rush.
The son of John and Frances Hocker Piper, he was born in Schuyler County, Mo., May 20, 1880.
December 7, 1904, he was married to Miss Louisa Catherine Miller and eight children were born to them, four girls and four boys. His wife preceded him in death March 7, 1949.
He is survived by his eight children, Mrs. Hazel Aldridge, Greentop; Mrs. Daisy Woods, Memphis; Mrs. Gracie Cossell [Cossel], Bloomfield; Mrs. Emogene Wellbourn, Webster Groves, Mo.; Chester Piper, Ainsworth, Ia.; Victor Piper, Springfield, Mo.; Leroy Piper, Argyle, Iowa; Eugene Piper, Downing; two brothers, Leo and Tommy Piper. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
One sister and one brother preceded him in death. He was a member of the Christian church at Correy.
Mr. Piper, Memphis, Missouri, The Memphis Democrat, 10 Jun 1954, p. 1, col. 2
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GEORGE PIPES, SULLIVAN CO. FARMER, DIES
Funeral To Be Held Friday in Green City Church
Green City, Mo., Aug. 25. (Special)—George Arthur Pipes, 56, of near Sticklerville, Sullivan county, died in a Kirksville hospital Wednesday noon. Mr. Pipes was taken to the hospital on Tuesday evening. He had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral services will be held in the Methodist Church here Friday afternoon at two o’clock with the Rev. E. V. Campbell, pastor of the church, in charge of the services. Interment will be in the Green City cemetery.
He was the son of Webb and Minerva (Jones) Pipes and was born near Cora, Mo., Nov. 17, 1892. He was married to Miss Eathel Maxey on Dec. 3, 1911. Seven children were born to them. One brother, Burl Pipes, and one sister, Mrs. Berniece Howe, preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, Earl and Eldon, of Greencastle, Virl, of Green City, and four daughters, Mrs. Maurine Downen, of Novinger, Mary Frances Sullivan, Yarrow, Opal Walker, Miss Dorothy Pipes, both of Greencastle, his mother, Mrs. Minerva Maxey, of Green City, thirteen grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Chlora Langdon, of Brookfield.
He had lived all his life in Sullivan county and for the past thirty-five years near Sticklerville. He was a member of the Sticklerville Methodist Church.
Body bearers will be: Hulen, Lyle and James Maxey, Junior, Roy and Voris Langdon.
The body is at the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home.
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MRS. ELVA J. PITTMAN DIES HERE TODAY
73-Year-Old Woman Had Suffered a Stroke on June 7
Green City, Mo., Oct. 23. (Special)—Mrs. Elva J. Pittman, 73, of this town, died in a Kirksville hospital this morning at 8:10 o’clock. She suffered a stroke on June 7 and had been bedfast since that time.
Funeral services will be held at the Pure Air Church, Thursday afternoon, at two o’clock conducted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church in Kirksville. Interment will be in the Ringo Point Cemetery.
Mrs. Pittman was the daughter of William and Amanda Welch and was born at Spencer, Ind., July 18, 1873. She was married to Edgar L. Pittman on March 16, 1892. Her husband preceded her in death on March 17, 1936. Four children were born to this marriage, one son dying in infancy.
She is survived by one son, Paul Pittman, two daughters, Mrs. Shannon Muir and Mrs. Basil Muir, all of Greencastle; four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Pearl Brewer, of Wichita, Kan., who is the last survivor of the family of eight children. She was a member of the Christian Church, uniting at the age of thirteen.
For the past forty-five years, Mrs. Pittman had lived on their farm south of Greencastle, except the past year, when failing health caused her to move to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Shannon Muir.
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DIED IN WASHINGTON.
Fred Pitts Passes Away.
Fred Pitts, formerly of Knox City, and who was a student at the Normal a little over a year ago, died in Washington this week, after a short illness with pneumonia.
He was a model young man and had a host of friends in this city and the east part of the county who will regret to learn of his untimely death.
His father received a message to come to his bedside, and was about halfway out there when another message came announcing his death, but they could not reach the father, he is continuing his sad journey.
The remaines [sic] will be brought back to Knox City for interment.
Deceased is a brother of Mrs. Clarence House in this city.
Fred Pitts, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 22 Nov 1906, p. 2, col. 3, Thursday
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Mrs. Mary Pitts, 90, Dies Today
Mrs. Mary Pitts, 90, of Knox City, Mo., died here today in a hospital, after suffering eleven weeks from a broken hip. She was injured in a fall at her home.
The funeral is to be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at Knox City.
Mrs. Pitts was the mother of W. D. Pitts, 810 South Florence Street here. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Eva House, Manitowoc, Wis., two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her husband preceded her in death several years ago.
The aged woman had lived most of her life in the Knox City vicinity. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
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W. D. PITTS, INVALID THREE YEARS, DIES
Kirksville Painter’s Funeral and Burial Rites Sunday.
William D. Pitts, a painter who has been virtually an invalid the past three years due to asthma and heart disease, died yesterday evening at 5:10 o’clock at his home at 810 South Florence Street. He was 57 years old.
Mr. Pitts was stricken with lobar pneumonia at 3:30 yesterday morning and this was the direct cause of death.
The funeral is to be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and burial will be at the Highland Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ivan Hayden, Grover Chambers, Ivan Pearce, Damon Teter, Carl Eggert and Pearl Bowling.
Mr. Pitts had lived in Kirksville eighteen years, coming here from Knox City.
He was born July 23, 1882 at Knox City, son of Henry and Maryan Pitts. His parents, two brothers, a sister and daughter preceded him in death.
He was married to Georgie May Miner Dec. 25, 1906 and three children were born, Paul Bennett, who died in infancy; Annabell, who died March 7, 1935, at the age of 21, and Edna, the wife of Jarvis Broyles, 617 South Osteopathy Avenue here.
Mr. Pitts was Past Master of the Masonic Lodge No. 105 here, having served in that office in 1936. He had been Sentinel of the Order of Eastern Star for eleven years and was named for the twelfth year but had to decline due to ill health. He had been an active member of the White Shrine.
Mrs. Pitts said today that one of the greatest joys of her husband’s life was his activity in the fraternal organizations.
His sister-in-law, Miss Blanche Miner, of Macomb, Ill., arrived today. The son-in-law, Jarvis Broyles, is on a trip into Arkansas for a truck load of lumber and could not be reached but was scheduled to return tonight or tomorrow.
Mr. Pitts’ body is to be taken from the funeral home in the morning at 10 o’clock to the family home, where it will lie in state until time for the funeral.
William D. Pitts, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 11 Jan 1940, p. 1, col. 8
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Funeral Services Are Held Sunday At Novelty For Mrs. Irene Pitzer
Mrs. Fanny Irene Pitzer of Novelty, 65 years old, died Wednesday of last week, Dec. 28, 1955, at a hospital in Fulton, where she had been thirteen years.
Her body was brought to the Hudson Funeral Home here, where it remained until time for funeral services, which were held at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the Novelty Christian Church by the Rev. J. L. Shoemaker of Shelbina. Burial was in the cemetery at Cherry Box.
Mrs. Pitzer is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Marie Hayden of Quincy and Mrs. Dorothy Jones and Mrs. Frances Garnett of Novelty; a son, L. M. Pitzer, Jr., of Lewistown; two sisters, Mrs. Florence Schwada and Mrs. Virginia Allsworth of San Diego, Calif.; a brother, Chester B. Perry of Delta, Colo.; fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A son, a brother and four great-grandchildren preceded her in death.
As Fanny Irene Perry, a daughter of Marcus and Dora Virginia Hudson Perry, Mrs. Pitzer was born July 12, 1890, at Cherry Box in Shelby County. She was married Nov. 3, 1908, to Lemuel Milton Pitzer.
Mrs. Pitzer was a member of the Cherry Box Christian Church.
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Dr. Reginald Platt, Sr., a former member of the faculty at the A. S. O., died at his home in San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 24, following a two-days illness, according to word received here.
Dr. Platt was graduated from the A. S. O. in 1910 and after practicing several years returned her to accept a position of the faculty. He continued with the A. S. O. until the consolidation with the K. C. O. S. when he went to Texas to practice. Later on he went to California.
The family formerly lived on South Marion and there was one daughter and a son, Reginald, Jr., who also studied osteopathy here.
Dr. Platt was a veteran of the Spanish-American War. He was at one time a member of the A. S. O. Band.
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DIED AT HIS HOME FRIDAY
Dr. A. E. Platter Succumbs Following Heart Attack
Dr. A. E. Platter, who had practiced medicine in Memphis since 1899, died at his home, 326 South Knott street in Memphis, Friday afternoon at one o’clock, October 20.
Funeral services were conducted at the Payne chapel Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and interment was in the Memphis cemetery. Rev. Claude E. Risinger, pastor of the Christian church, preached the funeral sermon.
The Masonic service at the grave was given by Neal Payne. The Knight Templar escort was composed of George W. Moore, I. M. Horn, Charles Fender, A. R. Riebel, Dr. C. B. Myers and W. H. Roberts.
Pall bearers were Ralph I. Ladd, Chas. Swift, A. Ammerman, Glen E. Baker, W. H. Hopkins and Lewis Fender.
Dr. Platter was born at Sparland, Ill., on February 23, 1866, and was 78 years of age last February.
He attended medical college in Kansas City and practiced a few years at Renick, Mo., before coming to Memphis.
He was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Barnes of Memphis on May 16, 1901. Two daughters were born to them, Anna May died at the age of five years.
He was united in marriage to Mrs. Ruth Fogle, October 2, 1938.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. W. R. Dierks, and a granddaughter, Miss Mary Jo Dierks; also one sister, Mrs. Perry Allen of Denver.
During World War I he spent eighteen months in France with the 29th division. In recent years he and his wife have operated the Platter Drug Store in Memphis in connection with his practice.
He became a member of the Christian church at Humphreys, Mo., later transferring his membership to the Memphis church.
He was a member of Memphis lodge No. 16, A. F. & A. M. He was initiated into Humphreys Lodge No. 32 at Humphreys, Mo., on Dec. 6, 1890, passed to the degree of Fellowcraft, Dec. 20, and raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason, January 2, 1891. He was admitted into Memphis lodge, No. 16, Sept. 7, 1900. He was master of Memphis lodge June, 1911, to June, 1912. Also high priest of Eastern Star Chapter No. 29, and commander of the Memphis Commandery, No. 41.
He was a member of the American Legion.
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DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY
Mrs. Josephine B. Platter Succumbs at Mrs. R. M. Barnes’
Mrs. Josephine B. Platter died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 5:45 at the home of Mrs. R. M. Barnes, 340 North Clay street.
Mrs. Platter, who had been living with her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Dierks, six miles northwest of Memphis the past few years, came to town with them yesterday afternoon.
She got through her trading before they were ready to go home, so went to the Barnes home to visit Mrs. Barnes until they were ready.
As Mrs. Platter had not been well recently, she laid down on the davenport to rest and fell asleep. When they went to wake her, they found she had passed away.
Mrs. Platter was born in Memphis at the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Broadwater. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Barnes, her parents, were boarding at the Broadwater home while Mr. Broadwater, the contractor, was building the Barnes home on South Market street, which was her home for most of her lifetime.
Mrs. Platter was the mother of two daughters, Dorothy, now Mrs. W. R. Dierks, and Anna Mae, who died at the age of three years in the summer of 1909, during an epidemic of scarlet fever. She is also survived by one granddaughter, Miss Mary Jo Dierks.
Mrs. Platter was the sister of the late Robt. M. Barnes, who died on April 14, 1938. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Robert C. Combs, of St. Louis.
Mrs. Platter was a director in the Scotland County National Bank, an organization started by her father.
For many years she had been an active, working member of the Memphis Presbyterian church.
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ALBERT ROSS PLATZ DIES IN BRASHEAR
Funeral Services at 2 O’Clock Tomorrow Afternoon
Brashear, Mo., Jan. 23. (Special)—Albert Ross Platz, age 79, died suddenly at his home here at 4:30 Thursday afternoon. He had been in his usual health, spending the morning and part of the afternoon in town visiting with friends. He went home at 4 o’clock, fixed the fire and dropped over dead by the stove.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at two o’clock from the United Brethren Church conducted by Rev. G. D. Hammontree pastor of the church. Interment will be in the Locust Hill Cemetery.
He was the son of Isaac and Hannah (Walters) Platz and was born August 18, 1867 in LaGrange, Ind. He came to Missouri with his parents in 1880 settling on a farm two miles southeast of Brashear where he grew to manhood. He was married April 3, 1892 to Miss Amanda Power. Four children were born to this marriage, three of whom have preceded their father in death. One daughter, Gladys died April 27, 1919, age 13; one son Lawrence died suddenly April 5, 1927, age 32, and one son, Walter, died suddenly Sept. 10, 1941, age 41. Hie wife died Dec. 11, 1933.
Mr. Platz is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dean (Esta) Hartsock, of Novelty and five grandchildren.
He was the last of a family of five children. The late Walter Platz, Sr. and Joseph Platz, were brothers. After the death of his wife, he lived with his children until 1941 when he moved to Brashear. The greater part of his married life was spent on a farm near Locust Hill.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time for the funeral.
The pallbearers will be: Elwood, Stanley, Ernest Platz, Delbert Hartsock, Rogert Thompson and Ben Platz.
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CHAS. PLATZ DIES AT HOME IN BRASHEAR
Funeral Service At Brashear Tuesday Afternoon.
Brashear, Mo., Oct. 28. (Special)—Charles H. Platz died at the family home in Brashear Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the age of 70 years. He had been in failing health for two years and suffered a stroke of paralysis on October 18.
He was a son of William and Elizabeth Platz and was born near Brashear Sept. 20, 1870, and spent all his life in the vicinity of Brashear.
He was married to Miss Elise Painter on Feb. 8, 1913, and to them two children were born. The son, Leslie, died July 19, 1935, at the age of 14. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Dale Pinkerton of Hurdland, and a grand daughter, Beverly Jean Pinkerton, five brothers and one sister, Jerry, William and Nim Platz and Mrs. Sarah Patterson of Brashear, John Platz of Loveland, Colo., and Isaac Platz of Laurel, Mont., George T. and Samuel Platz, deceased, also were brothers.
He was a member of the United Brethren Church, uniting with it in 1890 under the ministry of the Rev. E. K. Little.
Funeral services will be held at the U. B. Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday conducted by the Rev. Paul Thompson. Burial in the Brashear Cemetery. The pallbearers will be Elza Walters, Albert Walters, William Wares, Tom Moore, Edgar Shelton and Tom Wink.
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EFFIE PLATZ, FORMERLY OF BRASHEAR, DIES
Had Been in California Since Summer; Body Being Returned
Mrs. Effie Platz, 83, a former Brashear resident, died Sunday morning at 3:30 in a hospital in Garden Grove, Calif., where she went last summer to make her home with her daughter.
The body in being returned to Brashear and will arrive at the Easley Funeral Home some time Wednesday morning and funeral services will be held at the funeral home Thursday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. G. D. Hammontree, pastor of the E. U. B. Church. Interment will be in the Brashear cemetery.
Mrs. Platz was the daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Sampson) Rice and was born April 21, 1871 near Brashear. She was married to Jerry M. Platz on Aug. 15, 1931, and they lived on their farm two miles west of Brashear until 1944 when they sold the farm and moved to Brashear. Her husband died April 26, 1948.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Leota Trudeau of Garden Grove, Calif., and two sons, F. R. Burton of Carroll, Iowa, and R. E. Burton, of Oakland, Calif.; two brothers, T. S. Rice, of Tulsa, Okla., and E. R. Rice, of Boise, Ida.; two sisters, Mrs. Nettie Dunham, of Wendell, Ida., and Mrs. John (Harriett) Church, of 502 E. Harrison in Kirksville, and a number of nieces and nephews.
One daughter, five brothers and three sisters preceded her in death.
She was a member of the E. U. B. church in Brashear.
Bearers will be her nephews.
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SERVICES HELD TODAY FOR MRS. ELSIE PLATZ, 64
Brashear Resident Died Sunday; Seriously Ill for Month
Brashear, Mo., Sept. 19, (Special)—Mrs. Elsie Platz, 64, died in a Kirksville hospital Sunday morning at 3:30. She had been in failing health the past year and seriously ill the past month.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Evangelical United Brethren Church at two o’clock under direction of the Easley Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. G. D. Hamontree, pastor of the church. Interment was in the Brashear cemetery.
Mrs. Platz was the daughter of Joseph and Lucinda (Sentel) Painter and was born Dec. 6, 1884, at Sullivan, Ill. She came to Missouri with her parents at the age of seven and settled in Knox county. She was married to Charles H. Platz on Feb. 3, 1914, and to this marriage two children were born. One son, Leslie, died July 19, 1933, at the age of 14. Her husband died Oct. 27, 1940.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lucille Pinkerton, one granddaughter, and one grandson, all of Brashear; one sister, Emma Veatch, Plainville, Kan., and one brother, Fred Painter, of Edina. She was also preceded in death by three sisters and one brother.
She was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church.
She spent her married life in and near Brashear.
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Receive Word of Death of Mrs. Platz
Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. M. B. (Irene) Platz on Nev. [Nov.] 6 in the St. Anthony Hospital in Effingham, Ill., where she had been a patient for several weeks. She had submitted to two major operations in the last few months.
She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Baskett and was born Aug. 3, 1893 in Linn County, Mo. She was married to M. Bennie Platz Aug. 2, 1912 and one daughter was born to them, Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Loren Lester.
In addition to the husband and daughter she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Cordelia Bundies, of Purdin, Mo., one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Crookshank, of Purdin, two brothers, George V. Baskett, of Wyaconda and J. G. Baskett, of Louisana [sic], Mo.
She was quite active in the Parent-Teachers Association and was a leader in Camp Fire Girls work.
Funeral services were held at Newton, Ill., with interment in Riverside Cemetery there.
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Mrs. Jennie Platz Dies in Colorado
Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Jennie Platz, a former resident of the Brashear vicinity, at a hospital in Ft. Collins, Colo., Thursday, Mar. 17. She had been in failing health for several months.
Widow of the late John W. Platz, Mrs. Platz was born in Brashear on Jan. 27, 1865, the daughter of George and Lottie Robertson. Following her marriage to Mr. Platz they lived on a farm northwest of Brashear until 1903 when they went to Colorado and settled at Loveland where she had since resided. Mr. Platz preceded her in death a few years ago.
She is survived by her son, Roy V. Platz, of Denver, a granddaughter, Mrs. Fern Whitehead, and a great-grandson, Robert Whitehead, both of Inglewood, Calif. She was an active member of the United Presbyterian Church in Loveland.
Funeral services were held in Loveland Monday morning at 10:30 and interment was in the Loveland Burial Park.
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John W. Platz, 88, Dies In Colorado
John W. Platz, 88, of Loveland, Colo., a former Adair County resident, died in a hospital at Ft. Collins, Colo., Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. Platz had suffered a stroke on August 11 at his home, and was taken to the hospital immediately.
Funeral services were held in Loveland at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon, and interment was in the Loveland cemetery.
Mr. Platz was he son of William and Elizabeth Mitten Platz, and was born at Millersburg, Ohio, Sept. 2, 1886. He married Miss Jenny Robertson, and one son, Roy, was born to them.
He is survived by his wife and son, and three brothers, W. J. Platz, J. M. Platz, and Nim Platz. All of Brashear, and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Patterson, also of Brashear.
Mr. and Mrs. Platz lived on a farm west of Brashear for several years but sold their property in 1904 and went to Colorado where they settled at Loveland.
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JOSEPH ELMER PLATZ, 78, DIES AT LA PLATA
Succumbs Several Hours After Heart Attack.
Special to The Daily Express.
La Plata, Mo., Oct. 6—Joseph Elmer Platz, 78, died at his home in La Plata this morning at 6:30 o’clock. He suffered a heart attack yesterday morning and steadily grew worse.
Mr. Platz was born July 26, 1864, in LaGrange, Ind. He came to Missouri with his parents in 1880, and they settled at Brashear. In 1890 the family moved to Locust Hill. He was married to Miss Stella Sleeth on April 15, 1888, and they lived on a farm at Locust Hill until six years ago last March when they moved into La Plata.
Mr. Platz leaves his widow and the following children: Mrs. Elsie May, Carrollton; Mrs. Dale Frye, La Plata; E. W. Platz, Columbia; Mrs. Claud Newkirk, Clarence, and Mrs. May Dorman, Plevna. Two children preceded him in death. He also leaves one brother, A. R. Platz, of Brashear.
Funeral arrangements have not been made.
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L. W. PLATZ DIES SUDDENLY AT BRASHEAR
Collapses While Cutting Corn; Funeral To Be Friday.
Special to The Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., Sept. 11—Luke Walter Platz, 44 years old, a well-known farmer three and one-half miles southeast of Brashear, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock while cutting corn.
He has suffered since 1934 from high blood pressure, to which his death was attributed.
Mr. Platz was working with Virgil Morrow and Owen James in a field on the James farm and had remarked earlier in the afternoon that he did not feel well. He continued working, however. When Morrow and James saw him lying in a corn row, they rushed to his side, found him to be in a critical condition and summoned a physician.
The funeral is to be held Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the U. B. Church at Brashear, conducted by the Rev. Paul E. Thompson, assisted by the Rev. J. H. Lane. The body is lying in state at the family home. Burial will be made in the Locust Hill cemetery. Pallbearers have been selected as follows: Lloyd Moore, Ray Shumaker, Robert Sleeth, Virgil Morrow, Charles Coleman and Owen James.
Mr. Platz was born near Locust Hill, July 5, 1897, a son of A. R. and Amanda Powers Platz. He was married Dec. 19, 1922 to Miss Golda Parsons and three sons were born.
Surviving are his wife, the sons, Stanley Eugene, Albert Elwood and Erenst Elmore, all at home; his father, A. R. Platz, Novelty; one sister, Mrs. Dean Hartsock, Novelty. His mother died Dec. 11, 1933 and a brother, Lawrence, dropped died at the age of 32 on April 5, 1927 while in the yard of a school where an election was being held.
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M. W. PLATZ AGED 74, DIES AT BRASHEAR
Suffered Stroke Aug. 13; Funeral To Be Tomorrow.
Special to the Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 22—M. Walter Platz, 74 years old, died yesterday afternoon at the family home four miles south of Brashear. He suffered a paralytic stroke August 13 and gradually grew worse.
The funeral is scheduled for 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the U. B. Church here, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane, and burial will be in Brashear Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until 8 o’clock Friday morning after which it will be taken to the Platz home to remain until time for the funeral.
The pallbearers have been selected as follows: Lee Martin, George Ross, Noah Crawford, Ernest Gardner, Lloyd Dudgeon and Lou Parsons.
Mr. Platz was born near Elkhart, Ind., Jan. 26, 1866, a son of Isaac and Anna Walters Platz. The family came to Missouri in 1880 and settled on a farm near Brashear, in which vicinity he has lived continuously since.
He was married August 11, 1889 to Miss Lucy Power and three children were born.
Surviving are his wife, a son, M. B. Platz, Newton, Ill., two daughters, Mrs. Roy Pierce and Mrs. Breese Long; eight grandchildren, two brothers, Joe Platz, La Plata, and Ross Platz, Hurdland.
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NIMROD PLATZ DIES AT HOME IN BRASHEAR
In Failing Health For Past 2 Years; Funeral Monday
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 15. (Special)—Nimrod Platz, 82, retired eastern Adair County farmer, died at the family home here Saturday morning at 9:40. He had been in failing health the past two years.
Funeral services will be held at the Evangelical United Brethren Church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. D. Hammontree. Interment will be in the Brashear Cemetery.
The sun of William and Elizabeth (Mitten) Platz, he was born at Millersburg, Ohio on June 28, 1866. He came to Missouri with his parents when three years old and settled on a farm near Brashear. He spent his entire life on a farm near Brashear until 1946, when they moved to Brashear.
He was married to Miss Maggie Virginia Reynolds on Oct. 17, 1904. One son was born, Dr. John Herschel Platz, of Carrollton, Mo.
He is survived by his wife and son, one brother William J. Platz, and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Patterson, both of Brashear, and several nieces and nephews. Jerry M. Platz, who died April 26, was a brother.
Mr. Platz had been a member of the United Brethren Church in Brashear since young manhood. He was also a charter member of the old I.O.O.F. Lodge of Brashear. He had held every office in the Lodge.
The body will lie in state at the Easley Funeral Home until time for the funeral service.
The bodybearers [sic] will be: Raphael Milstead, George M. Gardner, Frank Henry, Elzo Stewart, Aubrey Zentz and Russell Murfin.
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Edwin Henry Plenge, well-known business man, died suddenly at 11 p.m. Monday after a heart attack in his home here, Mr. Plenge, who was 50 years old, had not been feeling well for several days. He had retired for the night when he was stricken. He had suffered for several years from heart trouble.
Mr. Plenge was one of Memphis’ most congenial and best liked business men. He was always a willing and active member of the various fraternal and civic organizations to which he belonged.
Funeral arrangements have been delayed, pending notification of Mr. Plenge’s daughter, Mrs. Lynn Kirkpatrick and her husband, who were married, Dec. 23 and who are honeymooning in Old Mexico and so do not yet know of his death.
Radio stations and State Patrol in the Southwestern stated were requested to broadcast and be on the lookout for Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick’s car, the description and license number of which had been given them.
Several of the broadcasts from Texas were heard by Memphis people Tuesday, but at the time of going to press this morning no word had been received from the couple.
Born in 1901 in Clark County to Herman and Belle Lang Plenge, the deceased was raised on a farm near Kahoka. He attended Clark County schools. In 1927 he married the former Miss Josephine Hume of Kahoka, who survives.
For the past 21 years the Plenges have lived in Memphis, where Mr. Plenge had engaged in several business enterprises. At the time of his death he was proprietor of the Dairy Crème and distributor for Prairie Farms dairy products.
He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Lion’s club, Memphis Lodge No. 16, A. F. and A. M., Eastern Star Chapter, No. 29, R.A.M., Memphis Commandery No. 41. Knights Templar, and Moila Shrine Temple of St. Joseph.
Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, and Miss Jean of Memphis; a son, Robert; and three brothers, Berne of Terre Haute, Ind., Vester of Kansas City, and August of Medill.
Edwin Henry Plenge, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 3 Jan 1952
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J. C. PLUMLEE, LONG A YARROW RESIDENT, DIES
Succumbed Here at Age of 86; Last Rites Today.
James Columbus Plumlee, 86, a farmer in the Yarrow vicinity most of his life, died here Friday at 7:20 o’clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Steele, 1106 South Osteopathy avenue.
He had been bedfast five weeks from a bladder ailment.
The funeral is to be held at the Yarrow Church this afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Mr. Darnell, of Kirksville. Burial will be at Yarrow. The body is lying in state at the Summers & Son Funeral Home.
Mr. Plumlee was born May 12, 1850 near Nashville, Tenn., but came to Yarrow when a young man. He moved from Yarrow to the home of his daughter here shortly before he became bedfast with illness.
He is survived by seven children.
Mrs. Lena Logsdon, Mountain View, Mo., is a daughter by his first wife, Mrs. Salina Plumlee, who died many years ago.
The children by his second wife, Mrs. Della Hall Plumlee, who died eighteen years ago, are: W. T. Plumlee, Yarrow; Denton Plumlee, Gifford; Mrs. Pearl Steele, 1106 South Osteopathy, Kirksville; Mrs. Lydia Douglas, 135? North Wells street, Chicago; Mrs. Ada Knight, 946 Windsor avenue, Chicago, and Mrs. Viola Knight, 402 Garden, Peoria, Ill.
There are three brothers, Abraham and Thomas Plumlee, Feedom, Okla., and Grant Plumlee Farris, Ill.
Three sons and two sisters preceded him in death.
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JAS. F. POAGE DIES TODAY, AT THE AGE OF 60
Had Been in Piano Business Here 12 years, a Resident 25 Years.
James F. Poage, a well known business man and highly respected citizen of Kirksville, died at his apartments, 119 East Harrison street, this morning at 3 o’clock. He had been ill for six weeks with a complication of intestinal disorders and his death was not unexpected. He was 60 years old.
The deceased was born in Macon county, May 1, 1857, and was for many years a resident of La Plata. He was a graduate of the American School of Osteopathy, but never engaged in the practice for any length of time. He moved to Kirksville about 25 years ago and for the past 12 years has been engaged in the piano business. He had been married twice, both of his wives having preceded him to the Great Beyond.
He is survived by one daughter of his first marriage, Miss Florence Poage of Memphis. Besides his daughter, he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Fannie Daugherty, of La Plata, one half-sister, Mrs. J. Baldwin of Delta, Colo., and two half-brothers, T. M. Belshe, of La Plata, and Robert Poage of Perry, Mo. Mrs. J. D. Forsythe, deceased, was a sister.
The funeral services will be conducted at the Davis & Wilson funeral chapel at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon by the Rev. Ward M. Baker.
James F. Poage, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 17 Oct 1917, p. 1, col. 4
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Isaac Taylor Poe, son of Henderson and Sarah Poe, was born in Proston County, Virginia, January 24, 1849, departed this life December 26, 1914, aged 65 years, 11 months and 2 days.
He moved with his parents to Van Buren County Iowa, when he was seven years of age and from there to Scotland County, Mo. He was united in marriage to Thirza E. Faulk March 18 [19], 1868. To them were born eight children, two preceeding [sic] him–one dying in infancy and the other at the age of 20 years. He leaves the wife, Thirza E. Poe and six children viz: Jessie M. Poe Hillsboro, Illinois, when last heard from, Effie A. Leach and Sylvia Israel of Memphis, Otis E. Poe of Downing, Glen and Ernest Poe of Weldna, Colorado.
He united with the Baptist Church at Hitt, Mo., in 1901, and remained a faithful member until death. For a number of years he had been an active and useful member of Scotland County Lodge of the I. O. O. F. His neighbors and friends speak in the highest terms of him. Funeral services were conducted at Richland Baptist church at Hitt, by his pastor, Rev. T. A. Aspy, after which the members of his Odd Fellows Lodge gave their solemn and beautiful Ritualistic service at the grave as his remains were slowly lowered into the last resting place to await the call from Heaven, by Him who said, “I am the resurrection and the life.”
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DEATH OF A DOWNING MAN
Otis Poe Was Born in Scotland County 67 Years Ago
The funeral of Otis Poe was held at the Presbyterian church in Downing at 2 o’clock Monday afternoon. The service was conducted by Rev. W. G. Bensberg of Memphis.
A mixed quartet sang three numbers. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows conducted the ritualistic service following the service by Mr. Bensberg. Burial was in the cemetery at Downing.
Otis Edgar Poe, was a son of Issac [sic] and Thirza Poe. He was born in Scotland county, near Memphis, March 10, 1878, and died January 20, at his home near Downing. He was united in marriage to Ina Reed on February 5, 1902, and to this union six children were born. He leaves his wife, two sons, Forest and Eugene Poe; one daughter, Mrs. Faye Jackson, all of Downing; eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Effie Leach and Mrs. Sylvia Israel of Memphis; two brothers, Glenn Poe of Ft. Morgan, Colo., and Earnest Poe of Weldonia, Colo.
He was a member of the Downing Presbyterian church, the Downing, I.O.O.F., and a charter member of the Rebekah lodge of Downing.
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MRS. THIRZA E. POE IS DEAD
Was Born Near Memphis Ninety Years Ago Last December
Mrs. Thirza Ellen Poe, one of the oldest native-born citizens of the county, died at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Leach near Hitt, Sunday evening, May 21, at 5:30 o’clock. She had made her home for the past few years with Mr. and Mrs. Leach.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Richland church, conducted by Rev. Dan Newland, and interment was in the Richland cemetery.
The pall bearers were Forest Poe, Eugene Poe, Verne Leach, Ernest Israel, Will McWilliam and Leland Jackson.
A quartette composed of Mrs. Dan Newland, Mrs. W. E. Rullman, Ross Tucker and Clyde Tippett, accompanied by Mrs. Ross Tucker, sang.
Mrs. Poe, whose maiden name Thirza Ellen Fulk, was the daughter of Daniel and Lillie Fulk. She was one of ten children, six of whom preceded her in death.
She was born in Scotland county, Missouri, on December 22, 1848. She was married to Isaac T. Poe at the home of her parents in this county, March 18, 1868. Mr. Poe and three children preceded her in death.
She is survived by the following children: Otis E. Poe, Downing, Mo.; Glen Poe, Fort Morgan, Colo.; Ernest Poe, Weldona, Colo.; Mrs. Sylvia Israel and Mrs. Effie Leach, both of near Memphis.
She also leaves two brothers and one sister: Orvia Fulk, Portland, Oregon; C. N. Fulk, Berkeley, Calif., and Mrs. Myra Baughman, Long Beach, Calif.
Mrs. Poe lived in this county virtually all her life. For many years she has been a member of the Richland Baptist church near Hitt.
She suffered a stroke of paralysis, which, coupled with the infirmities of old age, caused her death.
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Mrs. J. Carl Schwarzweller went to West Point, Ia., Friday, to attend the funeral of her uncle, Henry Pogge. She returned home Sunday.
Henry Pogge, Brashear, Missouri, The Brashear News, 21 Jan 1932, p. 3, col. 2, Edina Column
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J. E. POINTER FALLS TO DEATH IN MINE SHAFT
Connelsville Man Drops 140 Feet From Tipple.
Falling 140 feet from the top of the tipple to the bottom of the shaft at the Robb coal mine between Novinger and Connelsville, James E. Pointer, 36, of Connelsville, was killed yesterday shortly before noon.
He had his lunch on the tipple and was preparing to eat it when he fell and landed atop the cage, which was at the base of the shaft. His skull was fractured, both arms broken and a large puncture wound made in his back. Death was instantaneous.
W. C. Summers, Adair County coroner, was called to the scene and an inquest was being held this afternoon.
Funeral plans had not been completed, pending word from relatives about when they could be here for the services. His body is lying in state at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home.
Mr. Pointer was born in Adair County, a son of Carl and Laura Pointer, and had lived in the Connelsville vicinity all his life. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Pointer, died thirteen years ago. His father died five years ago.
Surviving are his mother, one son, Henry, of the Morelock vicinity; two grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters: Scott Pointer, who is in the U. S. Army; Alvin Pointer, of Connelsville; John Pointer, of Kirksville; Fred Pointer, St. Joseph; Mrs. Nellie Triple, Detroit, Ella, Detroit; Delva Pointer, Washington, and Nova Pointer, Detroit.
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Mrs. Kate Pollard Dies in Macon
Mrs. Kate B. Pollard, who formerly lived in Kirksville, died in Macon yesterday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the Skinner Funeral Home at Macon.
The family was well-known here and consisted of Mrs. Pollard, and her two sons, Ray and Roy, and two daughters, Maurd and Lillie, all of whom survive, and live in distant states. Maud was married to Dr. Carson and lives in Greenwich, Conn., and Lillie married Lloyd Mason and they live in Texas.
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Mrs. W. S. Polly [Polley] Dies In Johnstown, Colo.
Mrs. W. S. Polly [Polley], former Kirksville resident, died at her home in Johnstown, Colo., Friday evening. Mrs. Polly [Polley], the former Frances Summers, was born in Quincy, Ill., in November, 1858. She was married to William S. Polly [Polley], March 9, 1881, in Quincy and they moved to a farm in Adair County. Later they moved to Kirksville where they lived at 314 North Florence Street.
Seventeen years ago they moved to Colorado. In 1931 they celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mrs. Polly [Polley] was an active member of the Baptist Church.
She had been ill since a stroke of paralysis about a year ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in Johnstown.
Mrs. Victor Miller, of Kirksville, is a granddaughter.
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W. S. POLLEY DIES AT HOME IN COLORADO
Former Adair County Assessor was Born in Kirksville.
W. S. Polley, 82 years old, who was born in Kirksville and for eight years was county assessor, died Sunday morning at his home in Johnstown, Colo. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Johnstown.
Mr. Polley was born Sept. 9, 1858, at Kirksville, Mo. He moved to Johnstown in 1920 and was employed for years by the Great Western Sugar Company here.
Mr. Polley was a member of the Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen of America.
Mr. Polley married Fannie A. Summers at Quincy, Ill. March 9, 1881, the day of his death being the 60th anniversary of the marriage. Mrs. Polley died three years ago.
Mr. Polley is survived by four children: Mrs. Edna Sampson of Johnstown, with whom he made his home; Mrs. Arch Lee Mellon; Charles Polley of Milliken and Walter Polley of State College, New Mexico.
There are 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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DR. POLMETEER, 65, DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Osteopath Here Was Son of A. T. Still Associate.
Dr. E. C. Polmeteer, 65 years old, died last night at 6 o’clock in a hospital here. He had been ill for the past year and a half from uremia.
The funeral is to be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Episcopal Church, conducted by the Rev. Joseph W. Thompson, the pastor, assisted by the Rev. E. N. Garrett, district superintendent of M. E. Churches. Masonic rites also will be held. Burial will be at Llewellyn Cemetery. the body is lying in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Dr. Polmeteer, whose full name was Edward Clarence, was born in Kirksville on Jan. 20, 1872, a son of Dr. Frank N. B. Polmeteer and Elizabeth Clester Polmeteer.
His father was graduated in the first class from the American School of Osteopathy, now the Kirksville College of Osteopathy & Surgery, and became one of the first teachers in the college under the founder, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still.
Dr. E. C. Polmeteer was graduated from the osteopathic college on Jan. 30, 1902 and practiced at Sigourney and Hedrick, Iowa. He was married in What Cheer, Ia., Nov. 29, 1906 to Dr. Ina Barker.
They moved to Kirksville in 1915, where they since had resided at 415 West Scott Street.
Dr. Polmeteer was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and active in fraternal work. He held memberships in A.F. & A.M. 105, Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem, Order of the Eastern Star, Caldwell chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, 32-degree Masons, Kaaba Shrine Temple, Davenport, Ia., Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Surviving are his widow, Dr. Ina Barker Polmeteer; one son, Dr. Frank E. Plometeer, Baltimore, Md., an uncle, John Scearce, of north of Kirksville, and an aunt, Mrs. Della Marlay, Spickard, Mo.
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Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pool died in Scotland County, last Friday.
Infant Child Pool, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 23 Nov 1899, p. 3, col. 3
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TWO DEATHS AT DOWNING
John Pool and Mrs. Mary Anderson Funerals This Week
(By Our Downing Reporter)
John Pool, 86, living alone was found dead in his chair Saturday evening by his daughter, Miss Clara, who lives alone near him and had been in his home only a short time before. She returned and found him unconscious. He is survived by the following children, Ralph Pool of Desoto, Mo.; Miss Elma of St. Louis, Miss Ella of Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Dixie Minium of Boulder, Colo.; Mrs. Anna Pryor of Memphis, Mrs. Ruby Crawford of near Downing and Miss Clara of Downing; William of New York City and Guy of the state of Washington. Services were held Wednesday morning by Rev. H. V. McColloch of Memphis in the Moore funeral home and burial was in Camp Ground cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, 76, widow of Jesse Anderson, died Jan. 21, 1940, about eleven o’clock after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon by Rev. Carney of Canton at the Baptist church. She is survived by the following children; Charley and Hugh of Kirksville, Mrs. Ada Foglesong of near Memphis and Orville of near Downing. Songs were sung by Mmes. Eve Barbee, Gladys Middleton, Ruth Rowe, Harry West, Russell Morgan and G. V. Burnett, with Mrs. Betty Stothard at the piano. Six grandsons were pall bearers. Burial was in the Downing cemetery.
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Funeral Services Held Saturday For Fern Poole
Fern Marshall Poole was born February 6, 1909, in Farmington, Iowa, the daughter of Elliott and Edith Wallenwebber Marshall.
She passed away Wednesday, August 2, 1972, at the Davis County Hospital, at Bloomfield, Iowa, after a lengthy illness.
February 8, 1930, she was married to Harry E. Poole. They lived in Farmington, until the mid-thirites [sic], when they moved to Memphis, Missouri, where they have lived since that time.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Farmington, Iowa, a Past Matron of Carter Chapter No. 107, Order of the Eastern Star, past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the local V.F.W. Post and active in civic affairs as long as her health permitted.
She is survived by her husband, two sons, Robert of Keokuk, Iowa, and R. L. of Little Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, her father, two daughters-in-law, seven grandchildren and one step-grandson; one sister, Edna Ponte of Farmington, Iowa, and one brother, Ernest, of Revere, Missouri; also a number of nieces and nephews. Her mother and one brother, Paul, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were conducted by D. W. Payne and Sons from the First Baptist Church, Memphis, Missouri, Saturday, August 5, at 2 p.m. with the church pastor, Rev. Ernest Deatrick officiating. Mr. Robert Monroe was the soloist and Mrs. David Myers was the organist. The body bearers were C. D. Burrus, Clark Kerr, Clarence Ellicott, Mansel Garrett, Paul Drummond, and Calvin Kraus. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
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Poole Services Saturday
Former County Clerk Died at Ottumwa Hospital Thursday
Funeral services for J. Ewing Poole, who died at the St. Joseph Hospital at Ottumwa about noon Thursday of last week, April 20, as stated in The Democrat, were conducted at his late home, 220 North Maple Street in Memphis Saturday afternoon by Rev. Harry V. McColloch of St. Joseph, Mo., former pastor of the Memphis Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. V. A. Venezia, present pastor of the church here. Interment was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Pall bearers were Kermit S. Rose, Leslie H. Prather, A. O. Hendrickson, Verne L. Leach, Arden W. Eager and Clayton Burgess.
Mr. Poole was born southeast of Memphis in the Oak Forest school district on September 15, 1900, being almost fifty years of age. He was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Poole.
He lived on the farm in his youth, was in the electrical business in Memphis and was elected clerk of the county court in 1934, serving four years in that office. He was a careful, painstaking official and was one of the best county clerks the county ever had.
He attended Oak Forest school also Memphis high school. He was a graduate of Tri-State College, Angola, Indiana.
On August 25, 1923, he was married to Neva Drake. Two children were born to this union, a son Roger and a daughter, Coleen.
After his term in office, he became a New York Life Insurance Agent and continued with them until his death.
Mr. Poole was a member of the Presbyterian Church having transferred his membership from the Baptist church.
He was a member of many civic organizations, active in the promotion of base ball, interested in all activities of young people and loved hunting, fishing and all outdoor sports.
Surviving are the widow, a son, Roger Poole, a daughter, Mrs. Coleen Fuller, Mrs. Roger Poole and Phil Fuller. A brother, Frank Poole of Kansas City, a sister, Mrs. Geo. Dowdall, and a niece, Mrs. Clayton Burgess, of Memphis.
J. Ewing Poole, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 27 Apr 1950, p. 1, col. 4
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Margery Poole Dies In Nebraska
Funeral services for Mrs. Margery Poole, aged 67, were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 at the Congregational United Church of Christ, Ravenna, Nebraska, following her passing at her home last Friday.
Mrs. Poole, a widow who lived alone, was found dead at her home by neighbors.
Rev. J. H. Bunge officated [sic] at the Tuesday morning service, and afterwards the remains were shipped to South Dakota, where another service was held with burial at the Edgemont Cemetery.
Mrs. Poole was born December 17,1900, at Edgemont, South Dakota, where she grew up and attended school. In 1924 she married Leslie Poole, a Burlington railroad engineer, and in the course of his service they moved to Ravenna, Nebraska, which was their home until his retirement and subsequent death in September 1966. One son also preceded her in death. Also her father, Charles Petro, brother, Lawrence Petro, and a sister, Belva Petro.
She was a longtime member of the Ravenna Congregational United Church of Christ.
She leaves to mourn, her 93 year old mother, Anna Petro, of Hot Springs, South Dakota; three grandchildren, Barbara Ann Killebrew of Casper, Wyoming, Eddie Poole stationed in Germany with the Armed Forces, and Judith Poole, a student at Wyomng [sic] University, Laramie, Wyoming; her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Barbara Lee Schrader of Casper, Wyoming; and two great-grandchildren; also two sisters, Mrs. Beulah McKay of Flagstaff, Arizona and Mrs. Alta Mae Biever, Hot Springs, South Dakota; also their husbands and a great number of friends and other relatives, who held a great love for her.
Mrs. Evelyn Kisling attended the services for her from here.
The grandson, Ed Poole of Germany, Mrs. Fred Kistler of Casper, Wyoming, Mrs. Barbara Skhroder (sic), Mrs. Barbara Ann Killebrew of Casper and Miss Judy Poole of Laramie, Wyoming, also attended the services.
Margery Poole, From Unknown Newspaper, 28 Mar 1968
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WALTER E. POOLE, 65, DIES HERE
Had Been Ill for Three Months; Services Saturday.
Walter Erwin Poole, 65, of 1110 S. Franklin, died this morning in a local hospital following an illness of the past three months.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 o’clock at the Davis Funeral Chapel by Rev. W. R. Kornegay, pastor of the Nazarene Church. The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
Mr. Poole was born Feb. 8, 1880, at Nevada, Mo., the son of William and Eliza (Erwin) Poole. He was married to Sophia Hastings in 1900. Three sons were born to this marriage, Roy and Oakley, both of Kansas City, Kan., and Sgt. Clyde Poole, of Camp Pindale, Calif. In 1910 he came to Kirksville. On June 4, 1917, he was married to Mamie Piersee.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Wilma Moss, of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Opal Krusemark, at home, and a third son, Pfc. Edgar Poole, somewhere in England; five grandchildren; one brother, Joseph Poole, of Chickasha, Okla.; one sister, Mrs. Lucy Myers, of Gunnison, Colo.; several nieces and nephews, and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Myrtle Poole, of Nevada, Mo.
He has been a volunteer of the fire department for several years. He was a member of the Christian Church.
Pallbearers will be Sam Balch, Journey Rose, Jack Maize, James Hamilton, Cecil Stookey.
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Former Resident of Kirksville To Be Buried Today.
Mrs. Fannie M. Poore, a former resident of Kirksville, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Dunlap, at Humphreys, Mo., after a long illness.
Mrs. Poore was 79 years of age, having been born at Newark, Mo., April 25, 1861. She was married to Douglas Poore, who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Poore left Kirksville last May to make her home with her daughter.
She leaves four children: Mrs. Hallie Hendreson, Peoria, Ill., Mrs. Floyd Dunlap, Humphreys, Howard Poore, Kirksville, and Earl Poore, Columbia. She was a sister of Mrs. Henry G. Wolf, of Kirksville.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church in Humphries [sic]. Burial will be made in the Humphreys Cemetery.
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ANDREW POPE DIES AT HOME HERE TODAY
Funeral Services Will Be Held at 2 O’Clock Wednesday Afternoon
Andrew S. Pope, 56 years old, died at 3 o’clock this morning at his home, 402 West Fillmore Street. He was a son of Brady and Charlotte Pope, who preceded him in death.
He was married to Miss Edna Shoop on August 4, 1903, and to this union eight children were born, three of whom preceded him in death. He is survived by his widow and the following children, Mrs. Ella Smith of Quincy, Ill., Mrs. Pansie Stewart, Mrs. Jennie Potter and Alford Pope of Kirksville and Beddie Earl Pope of Mexico. There are also two sisters, Mrs. Etta Anders of Kirksville and Mrs. Mamie Fierge of Quincy, Ill., 24 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bear Creek cemetery.
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OBITUARY.
Mrs. Cina Pope, wife of John Pope, died Thursday, April 26, at their home southeast of Youngstown, following an illness of about three months, aged 63 years. The funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon at two o’clock conducted by Rev. Thomas. Burial was in the Pinkerton cemetery. Mrs. Pope had been a resident of Adair county practically all of her life, residing in the Youngstown neighborhood.
Besides her husband there are two surviving daughters, Misses Eilleen and Cleta, two sons, Barney and Earnest Pope of near Youngstown, and four brothers, Lon Wimbler [sic], of Kirksville, James Wimber, of Utah; Oscar Wimber, of Jamesport, Mo., and Cora Wimber, who lives in Oklahoma.
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GRACE M. POPE DIES AT HOME NEAR NOVINGER
Funeral Services Monday Afternoon At Two O’Clock
Mrs. Grace May Pope, 68, died at her home on route one, Novinger, yesterday morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home, where the body is lying in state, Monday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by Rev. Romans Smith, pastor of First Christian Church in Kirksville. Interment will be in the Pinkerton cemetery.
Mrs. Pope was the daughter of James and Icy (Kriner) Coy and was born in Adair county Dec. 21, 1885. She was married to Barney Pope in January, 1914, and three children were born to this marriage.
She was preceded in death by one son, her parents, three brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her husband: one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd (Dema May) Farr of Kirksville; one son, Murle Neal Pope, Yarrow; a brother, William Coy, of Kirksville; two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd (Lillie) Shoop of Kirksville and Mrs. Ed (Florence) Bozarth, Ojai, Calif., and three grandchildren.
Bearers will be Wayne Niece, Orville Coy, Leon Coy, William Pearce, Wendell Niece and Verlan Niece.
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JOHN P. POPE, PIONEER, DIES AT AGE OF 93
Funeral of Lifelong County Resident 1:30 p. m., Sunday
John Pruner Pope, 93, died Friday morning at the home of his son, Ernest Pope, near No. 11 mine south of Novinger.
Funeral services will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. T. W. Jolly, pastor of the First Christian Church. Interment will be in the Pinkerton Cemetery.
Mr. Pope was the son of Joseph and Jane (Pinkerton) Pope and was born in Adair County, April 5, 1857. He was married to Cena Wimber Jan. 10, 1888, in Adair County and to this marriage five children were born.
He was preceded in death by his wife, one son, three brothers and two sisters.
He is survived by two sons, Barney and Ernest Pope, both of Novinger, two daughters, Mrs. William (Eileen) Arbuckle, Niles, Mich., and Mrs. Carmie (Fleta) Niece, Sperry; nineteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. Bearers will be: Wayne Niece, Wendell Niece, Verlan Niece, Calvin Pope, William Pope, and Murl Pope.
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FUNERAL HERE SATURDAY FOR THOMAS POPE
Died from Pneumonia At Age of 72; Burial at Pinkerton.
The funeral for Thomas Pope, 72, who died from pneumonia yesterday morning at 8 o’clock at the home of his son, Leslie, west of Gibbs, is to be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. Joseph W. Thompson, pastor of the Methodist Church.
Charles F. Link will sing a solo, with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Ross Allen. The pallbearers will be grandsons, Orland and Harold Moyer and Clyde, Harley, Lyle and Wetsel Pope. Burial will be in the Pinkerton Cemetery.
Mr. Pope was born July 6, 1867 and made his home for many years in the Youngstown vicinity. He recently had been living at the homes of his children.
He was married to Mary E. Shafer Feb. 27, 1889, who preceded him in death Dec. 24, 1905. To them were born five children.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Earl Moyer, Kirksville; four sons, Curty Pope, Youngstown; Orley Pope, Alamosa, Colo.; Kenneth Pope, Lees Summit, Mo., and Leslie Pope, Gibbs, thirteen grandchildren, four great grandchildren, three brothers, Pruner Pope, Youngstown; J. N. Pope, Shattuck, Okla., and J. A. Pope, Alamosa, Colo.
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Miss Zela Pope, who has been dangerously ill for several weeks was taken to St. Louis Saturday for medical treatment by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Crump, but as the physicians gave them no encouragement to remain there[,] they returned home Tuesday morning.
Zela Pope, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 22 Jul 1897, p. 3, col. 5
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Miss Zela Mae Pope died of quick consumption at her home in this city, August 4, 1897, at 8:15 p.m., after a short illness, aged 19 years, 9 months and 24 days.
Deceased was born and raised in this city and before she was stricken with the merciless disease, consumption, she seemed to be the very embodiment of health. She was comely and kind, with a pleasant word for everyone and had a host of friends among the young people. About three years ago she united with the Presbyterian Church and retained her membership in that organization until she was summoned to her reward. She was one of our public school graduates and ranked as one of the brightest and best in her class. Why she should be taken away in the morning of life is hard to understand, but the Good Shepherd makes no mistakes in dealing with his flock.
The funeral services will be held at the M. E. Church, South, Friday, at 2 p.m., after which the body will be laid to rest in the cemetery east of town.
Zela Mae Pope, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 5 Aug 1897, p. 3, col. 6
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Died
Wm Popejoy, living 8 miles south-east of this city lost a child 2 years old on the 20th inst., of brain trouble.
Child Popejoy, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 27 Aug 1885, p. 3, col. 6
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H. M. PORTER DIES; FOUNDER OF BANK HERE
At 98 Was Known as “Grand Old Man” of Colorado.
Relatives here have received word of the death Sunday of “Colorado’s Grand Old Man,” Henry M. Porter, 98, in Denver.
An Adair County, Mo., resident early in his life, Mr. Porter was founder of the banking institution here now the Citizens National Bank.
He was an uncle of Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. Frank Garth and Mrs. Irwin Davis, and a brother of the late John L. Porter for whom the Porter School was named.
That longevity is a family characteristic is evidenced in the fact his brother was 89 at the time of his death in 1924. A sister, Mrs. Rebacca Harris, died at the age of 92 in 1928.
As a young man Mr. Porter managed covered wagon trains across the Western plains. Later he owned vast stock ranches. He was a pioneer in establishment of department stores, banks, railroads and communication lines in towns from Canada to Mexico.
For care and treatment received at a hospital in California, he once returned home to express gratitude by establishing a branch in Denver, the Henry M. Porter Sanitarium.
He and a partner named Stebbins opened a bank in Kirksville in1865. Two years later it was discovered that due to the fact they were not residents of Missouri they could not continue banking business in the state. W. T. Baird, then manager of the bank, got Samuel Reed to buy up the capital stock and the name of the firm became Baird & Reed.
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Death of Col. Porter
Col. John L. Porter died suddenly at his home at 402 North Elson street at 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon of last week. At the time of his death he was talking to his son-in-law, Frank C. Miller, when he suddenly dropped forward in his chair. Mr. Miller caught him, but death had come to him instantly in his 90th year. Col. Porter was a native of Pennsylvania and was born at Gettysburg in that state, September 14, 1834. He was the son of John B. and Harriet K. Porter. He was married to Mary E. Ivie November 10, 1861. They had seven children, four of whom are now living: W. T. Porter, of San Mateo, Calif., Stacey G., now wife of Dr. F. C. Miller; Laura W., wife of Irwin Davis, and Julia L., wife of Frank Garth. Col. Porter moved to Missouri in 1829 with his parents and settled in Jefferson City. In 1853 the family moved to Adair county, where Mr. Porter has since made his home. After coming here he engaged in farming for a time. Then in 1858 his brother, W. P. Porter was elected circuit clerk and recorder, and Mr. Porter served as deputy under him six years. He served about a year in the enrolled Missouri Militia, and was also provost marshal of Northeast Missouri for five months. Mr. Porter was deputy clerk at the time of the burning of the court house, and it was through his efforts that most of the books of that office were saved. He also served some years as probate judge by appointment. Mr. Porter was a life-long Democrat and always took an active interest in politics. He was a member of the Masonic order belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Commandery and Shriners. He was also a member of the Knights of Pythias and Elks. Funeral took place from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Funeral service was conducted by Rev. F. W. Condit. The Masonic order had charge of the services at the grave. Burial in Forest cemetery.
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MRS. LAURA PORTER DIED LAST NIGHT
Funeral Services Will Be Saturday Afternoon at 2:30
Mrs. Laura Custis (McIntire) Porter, 80, died at the home of her son, Cary F. Porter, 511 E. Buchanan last night at 10:45.
Funeral services will be held at the Davis Funeral Chapel Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock conducted by Rev. Fred L. Hudson, of La Plata. Interment will be in Highland Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Porter was the daughter of Moses and Matilda McIntire and was born at Devona, Mercer County, Ill., May 20, 1866. She was married to William Franklin Porter on Jan. 26, 1887. Five children were born to them. One daughter, Hazel Noble, died in 1925. Her husband died four years ago.
She is survived by three sons, Lee Dean, of Orion, Ill., Cary Franklin, 511 E. Buchanan and John X. of Kansas City; one daughter, Mable Laura, of the home; ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Eva E. Ditto, of Oswego, Ill., and Mrs. Meade McKamy, of Seaton, Ill., and two brothers, Earl R. McIntire, of Rock Island, Ill. and Ernest W. McIntire, of Armel, Colo.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter came to La Plata, Mo. in 1906 and lived there until 1932 when they moved to Kirksville where they lived until their death.
Mrs. Porter was a member of the First Presbyterian Church here.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
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FUNERAL TODAY FOR MRS. MARY JANE PORTER
Succumbs at Age of 81 at Son’s Home Near Green City.
Special to The Daily Express.
Green City, Mo., June 2—Funeral services were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon for Mrs. Mary Jane Porter, 81 years old, who died at 4 o’clock yesterday morning at the home of her son, Barney L. Porter, three and a half miles northwest of Green City.
Mrs. Porter had been ill for about a year and had been bedfast for the past six weeks.
The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Hugh Harmon, of Newtown, and burial was in the Hawkeye Cemetery.
Mrs. Porter was born near Judson, Mo., northwest of Green City, on Dec. 8, 1859, the daughter of Jacob and Mary Ellen Taylor.
On Dec. 24, 1883, she and Thomas Porter rode to the home of the Rev. “Doc” Judd, near old Judson, where they were married while on horseback. One son was born to this union. She united with the Methodist Church of Beardstown early in life.
Mrs. Porter is survived by her son, Barney L. and by five grandchildren.
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MRS. J. L. PORTER’S FUNERAL SUNDAY
Arrangements have been completed for the funeral services of Mrs. John L. Porter, who died Thursday. The services will be held at the family residence, 402 North Elson street, at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. F. W. Condit, pastor of the Christian church. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
Final arrangement had been held up pending the receipt of word from a son in San Francisco who had hoped to be able to come but was unable to obtain railroad reservations for his wife who is in ill health and whom he did not wish to leave behind.
Mrs. John L. Porter, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 07 Jan 1920, p. 1, col. 4, Wednesday
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Oma Drake Porter Died May 3 In Oklahoma
Oma L. Drake, daughter of Alfred Hamilton and Ellen Rebecca Wilson Drake was born in Scotland County, Missouri, on July 14, 1898 and departed this life at the Park View hospital in El Reno, Okla., on May 3, 1963.
She united with the Methodist church in early girlhood and remained loyal in her faith throughout her life.
After graduating from Memphis high school she attended the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College and taught in public schools of LaPlata and Kirksville, Missouri.
She was united in marriage with Ray P. Porter in 1919 and they established their home in Winfield, Kansas. Both were graduated from Southwestern College there in 1928. After teaching in the Winfield, Kan. and Norman, Okla., public schools, Mr. and Mrs. Porter lived in Abilene, Texas, where Mr. Porter was head of the [unreadable] Department [unreadable] College. Their daughter, Mary Ellen was born in Abilene in 1931. The family moved to El Reno, Okla. In 1936 and she taught in the public schools there for fourteen years. Mr. Porter is Dean of the El Reno Junior College.
She was a member of the Wesley Methodist church, Eastern Star, and Women’s Auxiliary of the Park View hospital in El Reno.
She is survived by her husband, her daughter, son-in-law, J. D. Turner, and grandchildren Joe and Ann Turner of Canoga Park, Calif., three brothers, James A. Drake of Norwalk, Calif., Leo K, and Cliff L. Darke of Memphis and other relatives and friends.
Services were held in the Wesley Methodist church in El Reno Sunday afternoon.
Funeral services were held from the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis, Tuesday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. J. Frederick Lawson officiated.
Burial was in the Memphis cemetery. Body bearers were Olin Boyer, Bob Scholtter, Bill Drake, Orlo Summers, Jim Morris and Tom Wellborn.
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PERRY PORTER MISSING: WAS MARINE PILOT
Had Been in Korea Only a Short While; Wife, Daughter Here
Capt. Perry (Pete) Porter, former Kirksville resident, is missing in action in Korea, according to a telegram received by his wife the morning.
Capt. Porter, a Marine pilot, had been in Kirksville as late as a month ago when he brought his wife and daughter here prior to starting his overseas assignment.
A veteran of World War II, Capt. Porter was called back into to [the] Marines in June, 1951. Before being recalled, he was an insurance salesman and was formerly an announcer at Radio Station KIRX.
His wife and year-old daughter, Pamela, are living in the Gardner Apartments, 1220 E. Paterson.
This morning’s telegram gave no details, but said a letter would follow.
Mrs. Porter is the former Mary Margaret O’Connor of Edina.
Capt. Perry Porter, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 6 May 1952, p. 1, col. 8
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La Plata, Mo., March 25. (Special)—Mrs. Sarah E. Porter, 82, died this morning at 9:30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Bull.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
She was the daughter of George and Rebecca Waters and was born near La Plata on Many [May] 27, 1866. She was married to Fred Porter and three children were born to them.
Her husband died in 1908, one son, Ervin, died in October, 1947, and a sister, Mrs. Mollie Waddill, also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Lewis Bull, one son, Lloyd, of Pueblo, Colo., five grandchildren and two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ruth Young, of Ethel, Mo., and two brothers, George Waters, of Denver, Colo., and Brooks Waters, of La Plata.
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MRS. PORTER, 93, DIES HERE TODAY
Services Tomorrow At 1 O’clock; Burial Near LaBelle.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Porter, 93, died suddenly early this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Bondurant, Jr., 801 E. Harrison Street, with whom she had been living for the past 10 years. Death was attributed to the infirmities of age and a heart ailment. Mrs. Porter previously had been in good health despite her advanced years, but had been suffering from a cold the past few days.
Funeral services will be held at 1 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Dee Riley Funeral Home. The Rev. Ralph M. G. Smith will conduct the services and burial will be made in the family cemetery near LaBelle. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until time for the services.
Mrs. Porter was born Nov. 4, 1850, on a farm north of LaBelle, the daughter of John M. and Eliza Bondurant. When she was a young girl, Mrs. Porter was united with the Mr. Salem Baptist Church, near LaBelle. She was married to Abner W. Porter on April 18, 1877. The couple lived on a farm near LaBelle until moving to Kirksville shortly before Mr. Porter’s death on Oct. 6, 1922.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lyda Porter Bondurant, of 801 E. Harrison Street, and Mrs. Ray Hickerson, of Los Angeles; two sons, Dr. Earl W. Porter, of Canton, and Frank W. Porter, of 1004 S. Osteopathy Avenue; a brother, Marion Bondurant, who lives near LaBelle; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, Mrs. Porter was preceded in death by two daughters, Mrs. Inez Shinn and Miss Bessie Porter, her parents and six brothers and sisters.
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W. F. PORTER DIES HERE AT AGE OF 82
Lived Many Years Near La Plata; Services Thursday.
William Franklin Porter, 82, died at 3:10 o’clock this morning at his home, 516 East Buchanan Street, after a week’s illness of pneumonia. Mr. Porter had been in failing health since he suffered a stroke four years ago.
The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until the funeral services which will be held in the chapel there at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. The Rev. Fred L. Hudson, pastor of the LaPlata Community Presbyterian Church will conduct the services. Interment will be made in the Highland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Porter, the son of William and Hannah Isabelle (Lane) Porter, was born Dec. 1, 1860 in Warren County, Ill., on a farm which his father had purchased from the government in 1852. He received his early schooling in a country school and later attended college at Monmouth, Ill. He taught several years in the public schools in Illinois and Iowa and was a prominent amateur baseball player in that section of the country.
On Jan. 26, 1887, he married Laura C. McIntire. To this union, five children were born, Lee Dean Porter, of Orion, Ill.; Cary Franklin Porter, of 511 East Buchanan Street; John Xen Porter, of Kansas City; Miss Mable Laura Porter, at home, and Mrs. Hazel Clara Noble, of Kirksville, who died March 21, 1925.
For more than a year after his marriage, he was in partnership with his father and he and his wife lived in a small house on the farm, after which they moved to Little York, Ill., where Mr. Porter was editor of The Little York Ensign for about eight years and leader of the town band.
They then returned to the farm and remained there until after the death of his parents. In March, 1906, the family moved to a farm near LaPlata, which Mr. Porter operated until 1932 when they moved to Kirksville. Mr. Porter also played in the town band at LaPlata. He has been retired since moving to Kirksville.
In his early manhood, Mr. Porter united with the Presbyterian Church at Norwood, Ill., a small country church. He moved his membership to LaPlata, but never had transferred it to Kirksville. At one time, he was affiliated with the I. O. O. F. and Knights of Pythias lodges.
Besides his widow and four children, Mr. Porter is survived by 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One grandson, Pvt. Charles P. Porter, is serving with the U. S. Army Signal Corps at Hammer Field, Calif. Mr. Porter was the last member of a family of 11 children.
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JAMES POSEY, 94, DIES AT GREEN CITY
Funeral Services To Be Held on Monday Afternoon
Green City, Mo., Oct. 30. (Special)—James William Posey, 94, native of Sullivan County and one of the oldest residents of the county, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Glenn E. Kent, early Saturday morning.
Funeral services will be held in the Methodist Church Monday afternoon at two o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. E. V. Campbell. Interment will be in the Green City Cemetery.
The son of William and Margaret (Pilcher) Posey, he was born near Scottsville in Sullivan County on November 19, 1853. He was married to Miss Tamsy [sic] Robertson on Jan. 4, 1880 and four children were born to them. Mrs. Posey preceded him in death on Oct. 7, 1914.
Surviving him are two sons, Norris E. Posey, of Kansas City, and Albert E. Posey, of Green City, and two daughters, Mrs. Bertha A. Kent and Mrs. Danie A. Henry, both of Green City.
After the death of Mrs. Posey, he lived with his children, spending the greater part of the time in Green City. He was the last of a family of eight children.
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Chas. Lenis Post, 70, Dies Suddenly in Iowa
Charles Lenis Post, 70, a former resident of Kirksville, died suddenly Sunday afternoon near Blakesburg, Iowa, where he has been living for several years, according to word received by Mrs. R. G. Hensley, a niece, of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Post had been at LaBelle, Mo., and were on their way home in their car when he was seized with a heart attack about two miles from Blakesburg.
Mr. Post was agent for the O.K. Railroad about 35 years ago when the family lived here, and he also was agent for the road at Green City and Novinger. He has been agent for the Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad at Blakesburg for several years. He was eligible for retirement before the war but remained on the job on account of a need for agents at that time.
He is survived by his wife, who was the former Mable Melany of Knox City, three daughters, Mrs. H. W. Fellars of Ottumwa, Iowa, Mrs. S. Stevenson of Macon and Mrs. Glendyr Reese [Glyn L. Rhys] of Philadelphia, Pa., and one son, Charles Post who lives in New Jersey. Mrs. Harold Garwood and Clifford Hayden of this city are niece and nephew of the deceased.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Blakesburg and burial will be at Ottumwa.
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MRS. BRIDGET POSTON DIES AT ADAIR
82 Years Old; Funeral Service Thursday Morning
Mrs. Bridget Poston, 82, life-long resident of Adair, died at her home there Tuesday evening at six o’clock.
Funeral services will be held at St. Mary’s church in Adair Thursday morning at ten o’clock with Rev. Patrick Mel Newman, pastor of the church, officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary’s cemetery. The body will be taken from the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear this evening at five o’clock to the Louis Poston home in Adair, where rosary will be said tonight at eight o’clock by Rev. Newman.
Mrs. Poston was the daughter of Charles M. and Mary (Cook) Cody and was born at Adair Nov. 13, 1871. She was married to William J. Poston May 25, 1893. Four sons were born to them. Her husband died Dec. 9, 1943; also four brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.
Surviving are the four sons: Louis J. Poston, of Adair, Francis D., of St. Charles, Mo., James M., of Kirksville, and Charles M., of Kokomo, Ind.; one brother, Charles M. Cody, of Ft. Madison, Ia.; one sister, Mrs. J. M. (Anna) Quinn, of Denver, Colo.; three grandsons and several nieces and nephews.
Bearers will be John Robert Poston, Richard Poston, James Breen, Jack Breen, Lewis Cody and Dale Cody.
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C. A. POSTON, AGED 73, DIES HERE TODAY
Had Been Ill For Ten Days With Uremic Poisoning.
Charley A. Poston, 73 years old, died this morning at 7:30 o’clock at the home of his son, Leonard Poston, 701 North John Street. He had been ill ten days with uremic poisoning.
No funeral plans had been made this afternoon, pending arrival of relatives from other parts of the state. The body is lying in state at the Summers & Flinchpaugh Funeral Home.
Mr. Poston was born April 8, 1866 in Knox County, Mo., and had spent most of his life in Knox County. He was a farmer until he came to Kirksville ten years ago to make his home with his son.
His wife, Mrs. Anna Poston, died when twenty-seven years old. Surviving him are four children, Leonard Poston, Kirksville; Ralph Poston, Elmer, Mo.; Mrs. Alma Cole, Milan, Mo.; and Mrs. Elsie Clair, Edina, Mo.; thirteen grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and one sister, Miss Betty Poston, 76, of Edina.
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W. J. POSTON DIES TODAY AT HOME IN ADAIR
Funeral Services To Be Held There Saturday Morning.
William Joseph Poston, 71, died at 6:40 o’clock this morning at the family home in Adair. He had been in failing health for the past year and death was due to a complication of diseases.
Mr. Poston was a son of Benjamin and Mary Ryan Poston and was born Feb. 24, 1873, near Edina. He had lived in and near Adair practically all his life. He was married May 25, 1893, to Miss Bridget Cody and four sons were born to them, Louis J., and James M., of Adair, Francis D. of Burlington, Ia., and Charles M. of Kokomo, Ind. He is survived by the sons, his widow and three grandchildren.
Mr. Poston farmed all his life until June, 1942, when he moved to Adair.
Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o’clock in St. Mary’s Church in Adair by the Rev. Father Newman. Burial will be in St. Mary’s cemetery.
The body is at the Easley Funeral Home in Brashear and will be taken to the Poston home tonight.
Pall bearers will be Chester Purvis, Thomas Welch, James Killday, Earl Green, George Moore and Gervase Ludden.
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BETTY POTTER, 16 YEARS OLD, DIES TODAY
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Potter, Kirksville
Miss Betty Potter, 16, died this morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Potter, at 604 N. Osteopathy.
The body will lie in state at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives.
She was the daughter of Marion and Madline (Wright) Potter and was born in Kirksville, Oct. 6, 1932.
She is survived by her parents, three brothers, Jackie Paul, Chauncey and Dewey, all of the home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Potter and Mrs. Laura Cooper; Fred Wright and her great-grandmother, Mrs. George C. Denton, all of Kirksville.
Betty Potter, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 09 Dec 1948, p. 5, col. 1, Thursday
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Rites Monday Morning For Betty Potter
Funeral services for Betty Potter, who died Thursday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Potter, 604 N. Osteopathy, will be held at the Dee Riley Funeral Home Monday morning at 10:30, conducted by Rev. W. R. Kornegay, pastor of the Nazarene Church. Interment will be in the Maple Hills Cemetery.
Bearers will be: James Potter, Dean Potter, Stanford Potter, Doss Potter, Ruben Potter, Robert Clifton.
Betty Potter, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 10 Dec 1948, p. 5, col. 2, Friday
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HENRY POTTER, 81 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE
Long-Time Resident Survived by Wife and 14 Children
James Henry Potter, 81, of 1010 West Missouri street well-known resident of Kirksville, died this morning in a Kirksville hospital.
Mr. Potter was the son of Peter and Julia Hill Potter and was born in Adair county March 9, 1873. He was married to Sarah Ellen Wiyrick on Sept. 16, 1896, and to this marriage seventeen children were born.
He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Lillie) Clifton, Mrs. Don (Anna) Clay, and Mrs. Robert (Della) Stewart, all of Kirksville, and Mrs. Junior (Lea) Figge, Huron, Calif.; ten sons, Ray, Des Moines, Iowa, Harold, with the U. S. Army, en route home from France, Clyde, Jimmie, Pete, Doss, Marion, Sanford, Dean and Ruben, all of Kirksville; one half brother, Dave Potter, San Barnardino, Calif.; 47 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren.
He was a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Potter was a retired coal miner, having worked in the mines of Adair county.
The body will be at the Dee Riley Funeral Home and funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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KICKED BY HORSE
Sunday evening Rod McKenzie, who is farming the Dr. Hesse farm on the bottoms south of town, had a sick horse and called Dr. Potter, of this city. The doctor gave the animal a dose of medicine and suggested it be worked for awhile. Mr. McKenzie drove the animal about the barnyard for some time, when Dr. Potter suggested he would drive awhile. As Mr. McKenzie turned to sit on the porch he heard a smack and turned to see the doctor spinning and fall to the ground.
Help was summoned from Geo. Monroe’s nearby and medical help was summoned. In the meantime Mr. McKenzie was endeavoring to revive the doctor. Later when the latter was taken into the house it was discovered the horse had kicked Mr. Potter over the heart, the print of its foot showing on his body.
Monday morning the doctor was brought to his home near college hill, but death ensued about 11 a.m. caused by hemorrhage. Below is the obituary read at the funeral:
Mortimer Robert Potter was born April 25th, 1874, at Harlan, Iowa, being the child of Aaron and Almira Potter. He died at Memphis, Mo., July 4th, 1932, as a result of a kick from a horse the preceding night.
Mr. Potter was united in marriage August 28, 1917, to Miss Maude L. Hinkle, of Warsaw, Il., at Kahoka, Mo. They lived at Warsaw for about one year, then returned to Luray about one year ago, when they removed to Memphis.
The deceased is survived by his wife, one son, Raymond Potter of Keokuk, Iowa, one grand- daughter, two sisters, Miss Jennie Potter of Irvin, Iowa, and Mrs. May Happy of Washington, D. C. He lived an upright life, was respected and loved by neighbors and many friends. He was converted many years ago in the Baptist church, later became a member of the Methodist church at Luray, and after removal to Memphis, the church letters of the family were transferred to the Methodist church at Memphis.
Funeral services were conducted at two o’clock Wednesday afternoon from the Methodist Episcopal Church by the pastor of deceased, Rev. Paul Barton of Memphis. Interment was made in the Cemetery at Luray.
Mortimer Robert Potter, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 7 July 1932, p. 5, col. 4
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Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Potter of Arbela received word of the death of his mother. She passed away Tuesday evening at her home in Illinois. The Potters have a grocery store in Arbela.
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JOE POVLOVICH, 58, DIES AT NOVINGER HOME
Heart Ailment Fatal To Native Czech; Services Tomorrow.
Joe Povlovich, 58, a native of Czechoslovakia, died at 7:30 o’clock last night at his home in Novinger. Seriously ill the past few days, Mr. Povlovich had been in failing health for approximately three years. Death resulted from a heart ailment and other complications.
Mr. Povlovich was born Dec. 18, 1884, in Stitov, Czechoslovakia, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Povlovich. In August 1899, he came to America and settled at Lingo, in Macon County, where he worked in the coal mines. Mr. Povlovich married Miss Lena Parkos, of Ord, Neb., in a ceremony which took place on April 22, 1907, at Omaha. One daughter, Mary, was born to this marriage.
Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Povlovich moved to Novinger where they have since resided with the exception of a brief time which they spent in Iowa. Mr. Povlovich worked in the mines near Novinger until he was forced to retire three years ago because of ill health.
Besides his widow, Mr. Povlovich, is survived by his daughter, Mary, of Chicago; two brothers, Louis Povlovich, of Novinger, and John Povlovich, of Wirt, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Nejdley, of Huntsville, and Mrs. Mary Povlovich, of Czechoslovakia, and 13 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Novinger Cemetery Church with the Rev. L. V. Freeman conducting the services. Interment will be in the Novinger Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until this evening when it will be taken to the family home at Novinger.
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DIED.
Atta May, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell, died at the family residence, 212 N. 5th Street, of diptheria [sic]. She was 12 years old last November and was a very pretty and bright little girl, helpful and obedient and her death, coming as it does in the form which precludes the visits and consolation of their friends at such an hour makes her loss felt all the more keenly.
The burial will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock in Oakland cemetery. The sympathy of all goes out to the stricken family. — Moberly Monitor.
Mr. and Mrs. Powell formerly lived in this city, having removed to Moberly about 5 years ago. — Macon Times.
Atta May Powell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 23 Jun 1906, p. 2, col. 3
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CHAS. POWELL DIES, AGED 24
Charles Powell, a drayman, died at his home in the old city park yesterday afternoon, aged 24 years. Burial took place in Forest Park Cemetery this afternoon.
Powell, Charles, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 Mar 1919, p. 1, col. 2, Saturday
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D. B. POWELL DIES AT HOME HERE, AGED 84
Former Merchant To Be Buried Tuesday Afternoon.
David Buford Powell, 84 years old, a former merchant here, died this morning at 12:40 o’clock at his home here. He had been ill several months.
The funeral is to be held at the Davis Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Captain William Knowles, of the Salvation Army. Burial will be in the Highland Park Cemetery. The pallbearers will be Jim Ralls, Basil Grear, Charles Elsea, Henry Morgan, T. E. Dunn and Walter Chevalier.
Mr. Powell was born Aug. 22, 1855 and had lived in Adair County for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife and one daughter.
Surviving are two sons, Dr. Ernest Powell, St. Paul, Minn.; Joseph Powell, Colorado Springs; one daughter, Mrs. Charity Beadles, Salida, Colo.; twelve grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. Ella Combs had been his housekeeper for the past twenty-two years and cared for him during his last illness.
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Mother Memphis Woman Dies In Iowa Hospital
Mrs. Effie Powell of Cantril, Iowa, suffered a heart attack Friday and passed away Saturday evening, June 10th at a Keosauqua, Iowa, hospital, being 74 years of age. She was born September 10, 1886 at Cantril.
Surviving are her husband, E. C. Powell, three sons, Paul Powell of Indianola, Iowa, Wayne Powell of Newton, Iowa, Warren Powell of Anchorage, Alaska, three daughters, Mrs. Geneva Jones of Belton, Texas, Mrs. Kathryn Little of Waco, Texas, Mrs. Mary Brumback of Memphis and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 13 at 2:00 p.m. at th [sic] Christian church in Cantril. Burial was in the Maple Grove cemetery at Cantril.
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Mrs. Lee Powell Dies In Peoria
Mrs. Lee Powell, the former Elma Jibben, of this city, died yesterday morning in St. Francis Hospital at Peoria, Ill., on her fortieth birthday. Mrs. Powell had been a patient in the hospital for more than three months and had been ill for a year.
Born in Minnesota, she moved with her family to Kirksville when she was a young girl. She attended school here and was a member of the Baptist Church. She went with her husband to Peoria about four years ago.
Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons, Richard, 16, and Nelson, 10; two brothers, Ralph Jibben, of Medora, Ill., and G. R. Jibben, of 415 South Davis Street, here, and a sister, Mrs. Herbert Gilliland, of 1105 South Osteopathy Avenue.
Mrs. Gilliland was with her sister at the time of her death and Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Jibben went to Peoria last night. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
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Dr. Ernest S. Powell Dies in Minnesota
Word has been received heer [sic] of the death of Dr. Ernest S. Powell, 65, of St. Paul, Minn., who died April 29.
Dr. Powell was born and reared in Kirksville and graduated from the American School of Osteopathy in 1909. He has been located at St. Paul, Minn., for the past 25 years.
Dr. Ernest S. Powell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 06 May 1952, p. 3, col 6
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FATAL BLOW IS DESCRIBED AT INQUEST
Coroner’s Jury Hears Witness Tell of Degard’s Attack on Fred Powell; Both Had Been Drinking.
Chris Degard, 20-year-old coal miner, awaited a preliminary hearing on a murder charge today, after his confession of striking Fred Powell a death blow here Saturday night was fortified yesterday by a corner’s jury verdict also fixing blame on him.
The jury found at the inquest at the Davis Funeral Home that the death was the “result of injuries received…by being struck and knocked down by …Chris Degard.”
An eyewitness account of the fight by Jimmie Edwards, Kirksville, and reading of Degard’s signed statement in which he assumed responsibility for the fatal blow were most significant phases of the testimony.
Edwards said he was in the Snappy Service Inn about 11 o’clock Saturday night when Degard and Powell had a few words over a purchase which Powell requested the youth to make for him. There was no particular heat to the exchange, Edwards said.
Degard had told Prosecuting Attorney Charles E. Murrell, Jr., both he and Powell had been drinking. Degard said he had drunk both beer and whiskey.
But he had obtained the drinks before going to Snappy Service. In fact, the Snappy Service employes said they had refused to serve both Degard and Powell. Later testimony showed Degard went to another beer tavern after the fatal fight.
When Powell left Snappy Service, Degard followed. Edwards continued that he and several others trailed them across the street to the alley behind the Jones Candy Kitchen, recognizing from Degard’s manner that trouble was imminent. Edwards said he stood within 20 feet of the combatants when Degard started striking Powell.
The witness made certain that Degard struck the first blow. It knocked Powell down, he went on, Powell arose. Degard hit him more and Powell fell in a depression in the pavement in the alle, striking his head on the concrete.
“It popped like a shotgun,” Edwards described, “I took around the corner.”
Dr. F. B. Farrington, who witnessed a post-mortem on Powell by Coroner Davis previously had testified his skull had a 10-inch crack in it, apparently the result of striking his head on the concrete. Both Farrington and Dr. R. O. Stickler, who attended Powell at the Strickler Hospital before the victim died, attributed his death to this skull fracture.
Leroy Martin, 510 West Missouri street, who accompanied Degard when the trouble started, testified that he was standing by a lamp post near the alley when Degard came out and asked him to go to the Log Cabin. This was at a time corresponding to the end of the fight, but Martin said Degard made no comment about it.
By way of completing the story of Degard’s activity after the fight, Prosecuting Attorney Charles E. Murrell, Jr., said Degard didn’t get to his home until 3 o’clock Sunday morning. Degard went to work at the Chariton Valley mine and said he was unaware Powell was injured or dead until officers took him into custody at his home on North Centennial street Monday afternoon.
State Highway Patrolman Frank Woods, in whose presence Degard dictated his confession and signed it, read the statement to the jury. In this paper, he described cause of the fight and how he struck Powell and left him lying in the alley. Witnesses to the signature, in addition to Woods, were the prosecutor, Sheriff Arthur Floyd, Coroner C. D. Davis, Deputy Sheriff Claib Attebery, and Highway Weight Officer Jones.
Other Witnesses—John Calvin (“Cal”) Broyles, special officer at the Labor Temple dance hall; Night Policemen Dave Barclay and Leo Tarr; Joe Marsh, embalmer at the Davis Funeral Home; Lee Rollins, 1023 West Gardner street, who saw Powell lying in the alley and called Broyles—supplied circumstances of finding the body and gave its location and condition.
Prosecutor Murrell filed a first degree murder charge against Degard this afternoon.
Funeral services for Powell are to be held at the Sabbath Home Church tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock, conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane, of Brashear. Burial will be in the churchyard cemetery. The body is lying in state at the Davis Funeral Home.
Fred Powell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 08 Dec 1937, p. 1, col. 4, Wednesday
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Dies in Hospital Here; Services Thursday
Green City, Mo., April 15, (Special)—Funeral services for George Powell were held Thursday afternoon at two o’clock in the Methodist Church in Pollock conducted by Rev. Basil Sinclair. Interment was in the Scobee Cemetery. He died in a Kirksville hospital Tuesday.
Mr. Powell, the only son of Clark and Phebe (Gilbert) Powell, was born near Farmington, Mo., on Mar. 18, 1864. He was married to Rebecca Ann Roseberry on May 19, 1889, and eleven children were born to them. Three children, Martha, Lillie and Isla, died in infancy, and four sisters also preceded him in death.
He is survived by his wife and eight children, who were at his beside [sic] when he died. The children are Mrs. Phebe Biggers, of Fruitland, Ida., Mrs. Jennie McDonnall, of Des Moines, Ia., Mrs. Amy Keller, of Green City, Mrs. Norma Morris, of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Leora Everson, of Buffalo, Wyo., Clark Powell, of Sidney, Neb., Carson G. and Leman R. Powell, both of El Centro, Calif.; seventeen grandchildren: five great grandchildren, and one sister, Miss Anna Powell, of Aztec, N. M.
When a boy of six years, he came with his parents to Sullivan County and located on a farm four miles east of Pollock. With the exception of eight years in Oklahoma, he lived the remainder of his life in Sullivan County.
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MRS. J. T. POWELL DIES TODAY AT THE AGE OF 75
End Comes to Kirksville Woman at Excelsior Springs
Mrs. Hannah Powell, wife of J. T. Powell, of 206 East Washington street, died at Excelsior Springs, Mo., at 5 o’clock this morning, aged 75 years.
The body is expected to arrive in Kirksville this evening or tomorrow morning. No funeral arrangements have been made.
Mrs. Powell went to Excelsior Springs about five weeks ago to visit her husband who was there for his health. While there she decided to have a growth removed from her face. The operation was not successful and she became critically ill. It was believed early last week, however, that she was improving and that she might regain her health. Her condition became worse again and word reaching Kirksville early yesterday said it was not thought she could live. Her daughter, Mrs. S. W. Winn, attempted to go to her yesterday, but on account of the trains not running was unable to make the trip.
A son, Dr. Ernest Powell, of Rutledge, Mo., and her husband were with her at the time of her death.
Mrs. Powell came to Kirksville from Rutledge about twenty years ago. She was a kind, good woman and everyone who knew her loved her for her cheerful disposition. Her unselfish disposition and thoughtfulness of others was shown by the fact that she did not inform her children of the operation, hoping to return to Kirksville improved in health and without causing them worry over her condition.
Besides her husband she leaves four children, Mrs. Malie Hilbert, Mrs. Myrtle Haley and Mrs. Bess Winn, all of Kirksville, and Dr. Ernest Powell, of Rutledge. She also leaves one brother, Joe Hicks, of Illinois.
The family has the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement.
Hannah Powell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 05 Apr 1920, p. 1, col. 2, Monday
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ISAAC POWELL DIES SUDDENLY AT FARM HOME
Funeral Arrangements Are Still Incomplete
Brashear, Mo., April 14. (Special)—Isaac T. Powell, 85, a farmer of eastern Adair county for more than forty years, died suddenly at his farm home in the Lone Star community five miles southeast of Kirksville, Wednesday afternoon at 2:45. He had been in failing health for some time, having suffered a stroke about two months ago.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from relatives and will be announced later.
He was the son of Calvin and Martha (Barlow) Powell and was born near Winigan on Feb. 18, 1864. He was married to Catherine Campbell in 1885. Seven children were born to this marriage, two sons and five daughters. His wife died April 14, 1904, and he was married to Mrs. Estella (Cornell) Bauer on April 16, 1905. Four children were born to this marriage. Three sons and one daughter preceded him in death, also three brothers.
He is survived by his wife, seven children, Mrs. Terrill (Grace) Rigdon, of San Jacinto, Calif., Mrs. William (Lulu) Downing, of Brashear, Mrs. Sam (Della) Draper, of San Bernardino, Calif., Mrs. James (Stella) Eagen, of Colton, Calif., Ralph, of Des Moines, Ia., Clinton, of the home, and Cleta Moyer, of Novelty, 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and two step-sons, Alva and Ernest Bauer, both of Kirksville.
Mr. Powell was a farmer of the Sabbath Home community a number of years then moved to a farm just west of Brashear where he resided until about ten years ago, when he moved to the farm southeast of Kirksville.
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James I. Powell, 69, was found dead Saturday night lying by the side of the walk near Mrs. J. L. Hammond’s home at 12:15 by Raymond Ruth, who was going home, when the light from his car showed a dark object, which looked the shape of a man. On investigation it was found to be Mr. Powell, who was known to have started home between 11:30 and 12 o’clock. A coroners [sic] inquest was held and announced the death from heart trouble. The body lay in state at the Moore funeral Chapel where services by Rev. Walton of Lancaster were held Monday afternoon. Pall bearers were Carson, Eddy and Virgil Hocker, Jesse Riley, Lowell Waide ad [sic] Fred Peterson. Singers, Harry West, Harold Rife, Mmes. H. E. Gerwig and F. P. Rowe with Mrs. Chas. Barbee at piano. He is survived by one son, Chester Powell, and family with whom he lived. Burial was in the McGrady cemetery.
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MRS. POWELL’S FUNERAL APRIL 7
The body of Mrs. J. T. Powell, who died yesterday morning at Excelsior Springs, arrived in Kirksville last night at 8:10 o’clock and funeral services will be held from the family home, 206 East Washington street, tomorrow morning at 10:30 o’clock. Friends of the family are invited.
Mrs. J. T. Powell, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 06 Apr 1920, p. 4, col. 7, Tuesday
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R. E. POWELL AGED 80, DIES AT HOME HERE
Lived Near Macon Until Last Fall; Rites Friday.
Robert E. Powell, 80, who had lived all but the past five months of his life on a farm six miles north of Macon, died at his home at 1102 East Alexander Street here last night at 8 o’clock.
He had been bedfast since last April due to complications of disease. He lost consciousness only shortly before his death, which came peacefully. Mr. Powell moved here last September.
The funeral is to be held at the Stephens & Gooding Funeral Home in Macon, Friday at 1 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Mr. McGrew, pastor of the M. E. Church South at Callao. Burial will be in the Powell Cemetery on his home farm.
Mr. Powell was born Aug. 7, 1857 in Macon County, a son of William R. and Sarah Pennick Powell. He was married to Sarah S. Griffith on Dec. 19, 1878, and they celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary last winter.
Surviving are his widow, two daughters, Mrs. P. C. Bowling, 824 East Randolph Street, and Mrs. E. J. Howard, Columbia, one son, William G. Powell, Aberdeen, South Dakota, and one brother, J. H. Powell, who makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Bowling here.
Mr. Powell was a member of the M. E. Church South.
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(Sept. 24, 1940)
Funeral services for W. S. Powell, 87, were held Tuesday, Sept. 17, from the Presbyterian church by Rev. McMillan of Kirksville. Music by Mrs. Chas. Barbee, Mrs. H. H. Lewis, Chas. Riley and Dee Rife, with Mrs. Roy Burns at the piano. Burial in Linn Grove cemetery. Those attending from a distance were Mrs. Maggie Williams, Mrs. Mary Reynolds and son and Mrs. Bob Bear of Keokuk, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Alnutt of Peoria, Leroy Alnutt of Chicago, Mrs. Alex McGee and Allie Powell of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Len Thomas and Sam Martin of Centerville, Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan and Mrs. Combs of Kirksville. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Powell. Eight children preceded him in death.
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Popular Teacher’s Death
Rites for Miss Zora Powell at Rutledge Sunday Afternoon
Zora Frogge Powell, second daughter of Ernest and Zora Frogge Powell, died December 14, 1945, at the Sunny Slope Sanatorium, Ottumwa, Iowa, after an illness of nearly three year.
Funeral services were conducted at the Rutledge Methodist church last Sunday at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. G. V. Baskett. Interment was in the Rutledge cemetery.
Music for the service was furnished by Mrs. Wesley McMurry, Mrs. Harold Hustead, Mrs. Dick Shacklett and Miss Mazie Holt, women’s quartette; Mrs. Lloyd Hicks, piano.
Pall bearers were Wesley McMurry, Estel Leslie, Troy Smith, Jewell Mason, Earl Cunningham and Orville Douglas.
Miss Powell was born Oct. 19, 1910, northeast of Rutledge, Mo., and her entire life was spent in Scotland county except for those years that she spent attending college and as a public school instructor which necessitated her being away from home.
She graduated from the Gorin high school in 1928 and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education in August, 1940, from the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, Kirksville.
For several years she taught school, teaching at South Mr. Pleasant, a Scotland county rural school; at Rutledge, Gorin, Fulton, Missouri, and in St. Louis county at Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis.
In 1937 she became a member of the Rutledge Eastern Star.
A sunny disposition, an eagerness for friendship, a pleasant smile, a willingness to be helpful and a sincere desire for life served as guiding stars in Zora’s short life.
Those to mourn her passing are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Powell; a sister, Zenta, now an instructor in the Des Moines schools; three brothers, Josee, just recently discharged from the United States Army; Eugene, Chief Petty Officer of the United States Navy; and Maurice, at home after spending nearly four years in the United States Army, and one sister-in-law, Mrs. Eugene Powell of Red Rock, Okla.
Zora Frogge Powell, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 20 Dec 1945
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FUNERAL TO BE FRIDAY
George T. Power Died at Davis County Hospital Yesterday
George T. Power, 75, who suffered a stroke of paralysis at his home, 122 West North street last week died at the Davis County hospital in Bloomfield yesterday, Wednesday, April 11 at 1:45 a.m.
Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church Friday afternoon, April 13 at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. Purd Hayes. Mr. Power was born in Arbela, November 18, 1875, a son of Thomas and Mary Power. He was a member of the Arbela Baptist church but later transferred his membership to the church here.
He was married to Stella Belle Adams, February 6, 1897 at her home north of Arbela. Mr. and Mrs. Power bought a home in Memphis about 10 years ago after his retirement as a rural mail carrier at Granger.
Surviving are his widow, two sons, R. C. Power and Hubert Power of Palisades, Colo., a daughter, Mrs. Everett Crowder, of Memphis, one sister, Mrs. L. J. Garrison of Arbela, four grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Mr. Power was a member of the Odd Fellows lodge.
Body bearers will be R. G. Harris, Alva S. Moffett, C. H. Moore, E. R. Drake, Frank Neese and Willis Monroe.
Burial will be in the Memphis cemetery.
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Was Born in Scotland County Near Arbela in 1863
James A. Power died at his home in Memphis last Thursday, September 18, at the age of 83 years.
Funeral services were conducted at the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis Monday afternoon and interment was in the Gorin cemetery. Rev. G. Lolin Eaton, pastor of the Christian church, officiated.
Pall bearers were Ben Briggs, A. Ammerman, Purley Miller, Judge B. E. Shanes, Pearl Tinney and [unreadable].
James A. Power was born near Arbela, Mo., Nov. 1, 1863. He was married on Feb. 23, 1898, to Tillie J. Clair at Gorin.
Mr. Power lived all his life in Scotland county, much of it in the neighborhood of Arbela, and in Gorin, where he engaged in business, after leaving the farm. When he retired from active business, he moved to Memphis, where he made his home until his death.
Among those who mourn his passing is his wife, Mrs. Tillie Power; one daughter, Mrs. Vick Smith of west of Memphis; two grandchildren, Stella Jean and Betty Lea; two sisters, Mrs. Julia Garrison, who lives near Arbela, and Mrs. Anna E. Notestein of Palisade, Colo.; one brother, George T. Power of Memphis.
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Mrs. J. P. Power Died Thur. July 18
On last Sunday morning word was sent out to her friends that Mrs. J. P. Power was stricken with paralysis at the home of her sister-in-law in Arbela, and she was placed in an auto and taken to her daughter, Mrs. R. B. Thomas where she passed away, Thursday, July 18, 1918, having reached the ripe age of 80 years, 1 month and 20 days.
Minerva Tucker Power, daughter of Morgan and Christina Tucker, was born in Monongahela County, Virginia, May 28, 1838. She was married to J. P. Power, September 6, 1855, in Scotland County. To this union seven children were born, four of whom died in infancy. The children living are Mrs. R. B. Thomas of Granger, Mrs. E. M. Mason of Fairburg, Nebraska, and Mrs. H. G. Shanes of Pendennis, Kansas. Besides the three daughters she leaves to mourn her loss eleven grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and a host of friends. He husband preceded her to the better land six years ago.
She was converted in January 1866, and united with the M.E. Church, south, at Hickory Grove Church near Arbela. For over fifty years she was a devoted Christian woman, respected and beloved by all who knew her. Before death she regained consciousness, talked with her daughter and told her she was ready and prepared to go and requested that Rev. Tanquery, whose brother was her pastor some years ago, preach her funeral at Hickory Grove Church which was done with Rev. Elliott assisting.
Why mourn for this spirit once bound, now free. “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints.” To have known her gives one a firmer grasp on immortality, she being dead yet speaketh and her influence will continue to be felt, making the world better for her having lived in it. T.
Minerva (Tucker) Power, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 25 Jul 1918, p. 1, col. 1 and p. 5, col. 1
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Funeral to Be Tomorrow
Mrs. Sarah E. Power Died at Midnight Last Night
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah E. Power, who died at midnight last night, June 6, 1945, will be held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel tomorrow afternoon at 2:30.
Mrs. Power was the daughter of Owen and Mary Clemons and was born in Memphis on March 24, 1864, being 81 years of age last March.
She was married to John D. Power. One daughter was born to them who died at the age of four years. She had three sisters and three brothers.
She is survived by one sister and one brother, Mrs. Jennie Cooper and William J. Clemons, both of whom live in Memphis at the home where Mrs. Power died.
Interment will be in the Memphis Cemetery.
Sarah E. Power, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 7 Jun 1945
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MABLE PRATHER, 57 YEARS OLD, IS DEAD HERE
Funeral Services To Be Saturday at Yarrow Church
Mrs. Mable Prather, 57, of Kirksville, died in a hospital here yesterday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held at the Yarrow church Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, conducted by Rev. James A. Fox of Kirksville. Interment will be in the Yarrow cemetery.
The body is at the Dee Riley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Prather was the daughter of Adam P. and Mary Belle Steele Iaiser, and was born in Adair county Dec. 27, 1896. She was married to Jesse Prather Dec. 4, 1912, at Kirksville, and to this marriage nine children were born.
She is survived by her husband; two sons, Henry Prather, Newark, and Raymond Prather, Kirksville; four daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Velda) Wilson, Novinger, Mrs. Willis (Edith) Buck, Denver, Colo., Mrs. Barton (Rosena) Davison, Jr., Kirksville, and Jean, of the home; one brother, Andrew Iaiser, Kirksville; two sisters, Miss Mary Iaiser and Mrs. Willie (Myrtle) Stewart, both of Kirksville, and 12 grandchildren.
Mrs. Prather was preceded in death by her parents, two sons and one daughter.
Bearers will be Merl Plumlee, Virgil Steele, Ray Iaiser, Marion Plumlee, Cecil Steele and Archie Whittom.
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Former Resident Died in Plane Crash
Lt. and Mrs. M. L. Pratt, of Seattle, Wash., were killed in a plane crash in Alaska Sunday about 2 a.m. Details of the accident are not known here. Lt. Pratt was a pilot in the Navy Air Force and made regular flights from Seattle, to Alaska. Mrs. Pratt was the former Roberta Reynolds, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. Reynolds, former residents of Kirksville, who now live at Bellingham, Wash. Mrs. R. J. Patterson of 1212 S. Baird is a sister of Mrs. Prall. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt were the parents of one son 13 months old who survived the crash.
Mrs. Pratt is survived by her parents, seven brothers and two sisters. Mr. Pratt is survived by his mother, two brothers and two sisters. T. E. Dodson of W. Laharpe street is an uncle, and Mrs. Abe Slover of rural route one, is an aunt of Mrs. Pratt.
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W. I. PRESTON SUICIDES BY DRINKING ACID
Ill Health Believed To Be the Cause; Died Here Sunday
William Isaac Preston, aged 54 years, committed suicide here Saturday morning by drinking carbolic acid at his home, 511 W. Fillmore St. He drank the poison about 8 o’clock Saturday morning and died between seven and eight a.m., Sunday. The body was taken to Novinger yesterday by undertaker W. C. Summers, and funeral services and burial were held there.
Dr. Powell was called within an hour after the man had swallowed the poison, but attempts to force antidotes into his system were futile and death resulted. There seems to have been no apparent cause for his action, with the exception of the fact the he had been in ill health for the past two years. Friends and relatives believe that this may have been responsible for the act.
Mrs. Preston had been living in Kirksville a little more than a year, having come here from Novinger in the spring of 1919. He is survived by his wife and seven children, four of whom are living at home. Nine children are dead.
It is usually the case in carbolic acid poisoning, that the victim succumbs to death at once, but in this instance it is thought by doctors that the man did not take a large enough amount to cause instant death. He swallowed about half an ounce of the poison.
Mr. Preston was conscious for a part of the time after he took the poison until his death, but his suffering was such that he was given opiates to relieve him. The only words that he spoke during the day were spoken when his daughter attempted to get him to drink something to counteract the acid, when he told her he did not want to get well.
William Isaac Preston, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 04 Jul 1920, p. 1, col. 1, Tuesday
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Prewett- James Prewett, an old and respected citizen of Mt. Pleasant township died suddenly of heart disease at his home near Bible Grove on Monday the 24th inst. He had been feeling extremely well a short time before, and attended to his chores around the house with usual care, little dreaming what the near future had in store. He was aged about 60 years and an honored citizen of the county.
James Prewett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 27 Oct 1887
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FUNERAL FOR LEE PRICE TO BE MONDAY
Green City Man Had Been in Ill Health for Six Months
Funeral services will be held Monday for Lee O. Price who died at his home in Green City Friday evening. He had been in poor health for six months and seriously ill since Jan. 5.
Rev. Fern Haynes of Green City will conduct the service in the Baptist Church in Green City. Interment will be made in Mt. Zion Cemetery west of Green City.
He was the son of John and Frances (English) Price and was born near Milan on July 21, 1872. Mr. Price was united in marriage with Miss Eva Baker on July 9, 1901 and two children were born to them.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Lula Courtney of Harris, Mo., five grand children; three sisters, Mrs. Etta Beabout of Tarkio, Mo.; Mrs. Leona Burkhart of Newton, Mo., and Mrs. Lizzie Blythe of Lincoln, Neb., and three half-sisters, Mrs. Blanche Deeds, Mrs. Ollie Tipton and Mrs. Ina Jean White all of Milan. A son, Melvin Eugene, died at the age of four. Two brothers and three sisters have also preceded him in death.
He was a member of the Baptist Church of Green City and lived in Sullivan County all of his life with the past forty-five years being in Green City.
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Former Resident of Green City; Rites Friday Afternoon
Green City, Oct. 8. (UP)—Mrs. Susan Price, 83, died at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Belva Deeds, in Nevada, Ia., yesterday morning.
She was a former resident of the Green City community but had spent 4 ½ years in the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Price was a daughter of Larkin and Catherine (Couch) Baker and was born in Sullivan county April 11, 1869. She was married to Ulysses S. Price in April, 1890. They were the parents of seven children.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, who died Dec. 1, 1947, and one son and one daughter.
Surviving are five children: Walter, of Long Beach, Calif.; Ernest, of Kirksville; Ray, of Cedar Falls, Ia.; Erwin, of Green City, and the one daughter, Mrs. Deeds; also 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She had been a member of the Yellow Creek Baptist Church since early in life.
Funeral services will be held at the Green City Baptist Church Friday afternoon at two o’clock. Interment will be in the Mt. Zion cemetery west of Green City. The body is at the Glenn E. Kent and Son Funeral Home.
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Leta H. Priebe
Mrs. Leta Henrietta Priebe, 85, of Gorin, Missouri, died Tuesday, December 12, 1972, while being taken to the Scotland County Memorial Hospital, in Memphis. She was born in Schuyler County, August 12, 1887, a daughter of John R. and Mary E. Ruth Bolter.
Mrs. Priebe was a member of the United Methodist Church. On May 23, 1906, she was united in marriage to Ben E. Priebe.
Surviving are five sons, Harold of Arbela, Missouri, Orville of Rock Island, Washington, Lowell of Quincy, Illinois, Wesley of Tucson, Arizona, and Traverse of Seattle, Washington; one daughter, Mrs. Sylvia D. Harbur of Memphis, Missouri; one sister, Mrs. Minnie Mohr of Scotland County Memorial Nursing Home, Memphis; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband May 7, 1951, one son, Vernon; two brothers and two sisters.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, Gorin, Missouri, Saturday, December 16, 1972, at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Darryl Ridgely and Rev. Michael Barrett officiated. Burial was in the Etna Cemetery. Body bearers were Vaughn Kugler, Carl Mohr, Kenneth Dieterich, Clark Dye, Olin Tague and Roy Feldman.
Leta Henrietta Priebe, From Unknown Newspaper, 28 Dec 1972
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Memorial Services For Vernon Priebe, Sunday
Vernon N. Priebe, son of Ben and Leta H. Priebe, was born in the Etna community, near Wyaconda, Missouri, March 26, 1915 and was killed in action while serving with the Ninth Army in Germany, February 27, 1945, at the age of 29 years, 11 months and one day.
He received his early education in the Etna grade school, later graduating from the Wyaconda high school with the class of 1933. After his graduation from high school he taught school during the winter terms and attended summer school at the Kirksville State Teachers College, receiving his B.S. degree from that institution in the summer of 1944.
He was united in marriage to Miss Eva Nell Bleything on August 13, 1940. The wedding ceremony was read by his former schoolmate and close friend, Rev. Arthur L. Huff. to this happy union one son, Danny, was born.
Vernon entered military service January 20, 1944. He received all of his training at Camp Blanding, Fla. He was sent overseas July 13, 1944 and he died as he had lived–in the line of duty.
Vernon was a young man of unquestionable ideas. He was always of studious, sincere and understanding nature. Early in life he accepted Jesus Christ and united with the Etna Methodist church. As a teacher in the public school he was conscientious and sincere and was always popular with patrons and pupils alike.
He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife and small son, Danny. also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Priebe, one sister, Mrs. Marion Harbur and five brothers: Harold, Oral, Pfc. Lowell, Wesley and Traverse. He also leaves many other relatives and a host of friends.
Memorial services were conducted by the Rev. Arthur L. Huff of Leland, Illinois, from the Etna Methodist church, Sunday, March 25th at 2:00 p.m. A fine attendance of close neighbors and friends attended, in spite of almost impassable roads and a very stormy day. Many, many more of Vernon’s friends join in expressing their sincere sympathy to his family, though it was impossible for them to be present at the memorial service.
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A. L. PRINDLE DIES TODAY AT GREENCASTLE
Born, Reared and Died on Same Farm—Was 69 Years Old
A. L. Prindle, father of Mrs. B. W. Seamon, of this city, passed away at his home at Greencastle at 12:25 this morning. Mr. Prindle has been an invalid for a number of years and after the death of hs [sic] wife about a year ago gradually became worse until about 10 days ago his condition became serious.
In all his years of suffering he bore his pain uncomplainingly and retained his interest in civic and home life almost to the end. He was a man of high standards and respected and esteemed by his friends and neighbors.
Mr. Prindle was born, lived, and died on the same farm: was educated in the public school of Greencastle and attended Avalon College at Avalon, Mo. Had he lived until June 2, he would have been 69 years old.
He was married to Ella Detwiler in 1884, and to this union three children were born: A. E. Prindle of Greencastle, Mrs. Ethyl Seamon of Kirksville, and Mrs. Carrie Marquart of Faribault, Minn. Mrs. Marquart, who is just recovering from a serious operation, was not able to be at her father’s bedside.
Mr. Prindle also leaves three grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Caroline Calfee, of Milan, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon.
A. L. Prindle, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 26 May 1930, p. 1, col. 2, Monday
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WILLIAM CLARK PRITCHARD, FINE YOUNG MAN, DIED LAST FRIDAY
No death of late years has caused such a feeling of regret the country over as that of Clark Pritchard last week. As a man he stood a stalwart among his fellow man. His life among us typified the highest in spirituality and in temporal things. In his religion, in his work and in all things he put his best. The numbers at his funeral Sunday attested his worth as felt by his friends. Since the organization of the Memphis band he has been a member and was present regularly. Beforre [sic] his death he expressed a desire to have the band play at his funeral and, as his body was borne from the hearse and as it was lowered to its last resting place in the cemetery, his fellow bandmen, paid their last respect to Mr. Pritchard, by playing as he requested.
Below is the obituary as prepared by the pastor:
William Clark Pritchard, son of David and Nancy E. Pritchard, was born at LaGrange, Mo., August 29, 1889, and died at St. Mary’s hospital St. Louis, Mo., on the early morning of Friday, April 24, 1925.
His early years were spent at LaGrange where, at the age of thirteen he united with the Baptist church.
He was married to Miss Ada Catherine Cox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Cox, on December 22, 1909, and to this happy union were born two children: James William, who died in infancy, and Lee Olive, who together with his widow and two sisters survive him.
When Mr. Pritchard removed to Memphis ten years ago, he united with the Methodist Episcopal church south, to which he was a consistent and [unreadable] member until the dissolution of the church, after which he and his family united with the Presbyterian church.
His funeral service was conducted from the Presbyterian Church at……
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Floyd Lee Probst of Greensburg died at a Kirksville hospital June 8 at 12:45 a.m. He was born February 3, 1938, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester A. Probst.
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Bible Grove, conducted by Rev. W. M. Feay.
Floyd Lee Probst, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 9 Jun 1938, p. 1, col. 6
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Former Bible Grove Resident Dies Dec. 26
Julian C. Probst, 85, the son of John and Sarah Burrus Probst, was born June 9, 1870, near Bible Grove. He grew to manhood in this community and attended the rural schools there. In 1898 he was married to Laura Grayson Little and they established their home near Bible Grove where they continued to live until about 12 years ago when they moved to Kirksville.
Three children were born to this union, Earl, Chester and Edith. He was a member of the Christian Church at Bible Grove and a charter member of the Bible Grove I.O.O.F. lodge.
His wife, passed away on March 3, 1953, and since that time he had made his home with his son, Chester and his daughter Edith. He died at his daughter’s home, December 26, 1955.
His parents and all of his brothers and sisters preceded him in death, with the exception of one brother, Joe.
Left to mourn are the three children, Earl of Fulton, Mo., Chester of Baring and Edith Gunnell of Memphis, his brother Joe, two step-children, Katie Crabtree of Linden, Washington, two grandsons, Julian Probst and Denzel Gunnell, and two great-grandsons.
Funeral services were held at Bible Grove Church of Christ, Wednesday afternoon, December 28, at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. Faye C. Black. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Julian C. Probst, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 29 Dec 1955, p. 1, col. 1
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Julian Probst Dies at Age of 69
Julian Earl Probst, 69, of Kirksville, Missouri, formerly of Bible Grove, in Scotland County, died at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 1970 in Fulton, Missouri.
Mr. Probst was born September 1, 1900, in Carter County, Missouri, a son of Julian C. and Laura Grayson Probst.
He is survived by a brother, Chester, of Baring, Missouri; a sister, Mrs. Edith Gunnell of Memphis, Missouri; one half sister, Mrs. Katie Crabtree of Bellingham, Washington; and two nephews, Julian Probst and family of Baring, and Denzel Gunnell and family of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
He was preceded in death by his mother, March 3, 1953, and his father, December 26, 1955.
He had been a patient in a nursing home in Columbia, Missouri.
Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ, Bible Grove, Missouri, Monday, March 2, at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiated. Burial was in the Bible Grove Cemetery. Body bearers were Harold Dunn, Albert Hanley, Richard Burrus, Floyd Hunt, Glen Corwin, and Gale Barker.
Julian Earl Probst, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 5 Mar 1970, p. 6, col. 7
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Mrs. J. C. Probst Dies at Kirksville
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C. Probst, 84, of Kirksville a former Bible Grove resident are being held this afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Christian church at Bible Grove with Rev. Faye Chappell officiating. The church choir will sing. Burial will be in Bible Grove cemetery.
Mrs. Probst died at her home in Kirksville at 8:50 p.m. Tuesday. She was the daughter of Andrew J. and Amanda Watson Grason and was born in Kirksville January 24, 1869.
She was married to George W. Little, in 1886 and three children were born to them, one of whom died at the age of 10 months. She was also preceded in death by her husband.
In 1898 she was married to J. C. Probst, who survives. The couple moved to a farm near Bible Grove where they lived for nearly 50 years. Three children were born to this union.
Mrs. Probst was a member of the Bible Grove Christian church and the Rebecca Lodge.
Surviving in addition to her husband are five children: Charles H. Little of Seattle; Mrs. Katie O. Crabtree, Bellingham, Wash.; Chester Probst of Greensburg; Earl Probst of the home; and Mrs. Edith Gunnell of Memphis; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs. Emma Rhodes of Mexico, Mo.
Mrs. J. C. Probst, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 5 Mar 1953, p. 1, col. 7
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Obituary
Sarah E. Burrus was born in Boon County, Mo., June 2, 1854 [1834], died at her home near Antioch, Feb. 29, 1904, being 70 years, 7 months and 27 days. She was united in marriage to John C. Props March 28, 1852. To this union fourteen were born. Four sons and two daughters survive to mourn the loss of a kind and loving mother.
She united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at McAdow in Aug. 1876, to which she was faithful until called to higher service.
She leaves four brothers, three sisters and four grandchildren besides other relatives and many friends to mourn her loss. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, yea saith the spirit. They rest from their labors and their works do follow them.” The funeral took place at Antioch Church conducted by Eld. Geo. A. Hendrickson of Memphis, after which the body was laid to rest.
Sarah E. (Burrus) Props, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 3 Mar 1904, p. 3, col. 4
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Thos. Props Died Early Saturday Morning
Thomas Props, a well known farmer of the Bible Grove neighborhood, died at his home Saturday morning, May 23rd, at 6:30 o’clock.
The family telephoned for Mrs. Thos. F. Connelly early Saturday morning, who went to their home at once to assist them, and Mr. Props passed away shortly after her arrival.
Thomas Props was a son of John C. and Sarah Elizabeth Props. He was born May 14, 1863, in Scotland County, Mo. He was united in marriage to Miss Ida M. Grabowski in 1883, who preceded him in death. To this union was born on son, Alva, who passed away in infancy.
On April 10, 1895 he was married to Miss Vesta J. Hayward. To this union were born five children, three daughters and two sons who were at his bedside at the time of his death, and two sons who died at an early age. He leaves the wife, three daughters, Mrs. Ella F. Atkinson, of Queen City, Mo.; Mrs. Bertha E. Stone, of Willmathsville; Mrs. Edna B. Bradley, of Greensburg and five grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Sarah F. Kern of Willmathsville; three brothers, Julian C. Props, of Greensburg; Joseph and Lewis Props of Memphis.
During his many months of illness he was patient. He was a kind and loving husband and father.
Thomas Props was raised in the Bible Grove neighborhood and was highly esteemed and one of the most loved citizens.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. C.K. Green of Memphis, at the McAdow Church, Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Interment in the cemetery there.
The pall bearers were R.A. Clark, Roy Redding, Theo Riney, J.W. Dunn, Chris Hanley and W.L. Gunnell, with Mrs. Lula Arnold at the piano.
Thomas Props, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 28 May 1931
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AMOS PROPST, FORMER COUNTY JUDGE, DIES
Succumbs Here To Six Weeks Illness; Funeral Tomorrow.
Amos Propst, 76, formerly a member of the Adair County Court, died this morning at 12:45 o’clock at a hospital here.
He had been in declining health for the past three years and seriously ill for six weeks with a kidney and bladder disorder. He underwent a surgical operation a few days ago.
Funeral services are to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Davis & Wilson Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Joseph W. Thompson, pastor of the first M. E. Church. The body will lie in state at the family home until time for the rites. Burial is to be in Maple Hill Cemetery.
Judge Propst was born Nov. 7, 1858, in the Sabbath Home vicinity of Adair County and had spent his entire life in the county. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Propst.
He was married to Miss Mary E. Strock on Sept. 10, 1881, and they lived on a farm near Bullion until 12 years ago, when he moved to 801 East Illinois Street here. Six children were born to them, two of them preceding him in death.
Mr. Propst served three terms on the county court, the last one as presiding judge. His tenure was completed five years ago.
He was a member of the M. E. Church at Bullion and belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Elks Lodge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Strock Propst; two daughters, Mrs. Irene Draper, Gentry, Ark., and Mrs. Goldie Newman, Bullion; two sons, Earl Propst, Kirksville, and Myron Propst, Bullion; two brothers, John Propst, Kirksville; and Reuben Propst, of the Sabbath Home vicinity; 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Morrow, and Mrs. Malinda Thrasher, and three brothers, Robert, Joseph and Frank Propst, preceded him in death.
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JOHN PROPST DIES AT HIS HOME HERE
Well Known Resident Was 89 Years Old; Had Been in Ill Health
John Propst, well known resident of Kirksville and Adair County, died this afternoon at 1 o’clock at his home, 216 E. McPherson street. He was 89 years of age and had been ill for the past four months.
Funeral arrangements will not be made until relatives away from here are heard from, but it is thought they will be held Thursday. The body will lie in state at the Davis Funeral Home until time for the funeral.
He is survived by his widow and two children, Homer V. Propst, of Kirksville, and Mrs. Quincy R. Wright of St. Louis.
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Joseph Propst, 62, Dies In California
Special to the Daily Express.
Brashear, Mo., Aug. 27—Joseph Propst, 62 years of age, a former resident of Brashear, but who has lived in California for more than twenty years, died this morning at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Calif., according to a message received by his mother Mrs. Mary B. Propst of Brashear. His death followed an operation a few days ago.
Mr. Propst with his wife and his daughter, Fawn, left Brashear over twenty years ago for Monrovia, Calif., where they have since made their home. Mr. Propst had been employed at the St. Anita dam near Monrovia for the past twenty years.
Besides his mother he leaves his widow and two daughters, Miss Fawn, at home, and Mrs. Georgia Mae Cavanaugh of San Bernadino, Calif., and two brothers, R. P. Propst of Amarillo Texas, and Dr. Cecil Propst of Bethany, Mo. A son, Ferris, died before the family left Brashear. His father, the late Robert Propst and three sisters also preceded him in death. He was a nephew of John Propst of Kirksville.
Funeral services and burial will be held in California probably at Glendora.
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REUBEN PROPST, AGED 77, DIES AT BRASHEAR
Had Been Ill for Past Two Years; Funeral Sunday Afternoon.
Ruben [sic] W. Propst, 77 years old, a life long resident of Adair County, died at his home five miles northwest of Brashear at 7:00 last night. He had been in failing health for the past two years and had been seriously ill during the past three months with a stomach disorder.
Funeral services will be Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Sabbath Home Church and burial in the cemetery there. The Rev. J. H. Lane, of Brashear, will conduct the services.
The pallbearers will be A. A. Locke, Charles Perkins, Ancie Mauck, William Meilike, William Christensen and Sidney Rowe.
Mr. Propst was born near Brashear Oct. 10, 1861, the son of Robert and Malinda Zeigler Propst. He remained on the farm with his parents at the old Propst homestead until manhood.
On Feb. 20, 1883, he married Miss Ora Paul. Four children were born to this union. One daughter, Miss Daisy, died March 12, 1903, at the age of 19. Mrs. Propst preceeded [sic] him in death on Sept. 26, 1930.
Mr. Propst is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Anna Fortney, of the home; two sons, Horace D. Propst and Finley Propst, of Seattle, Wash.; one brother, John Propst, of Kirksville, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Robert Propst, who died in Brashear, March 21, 1933, and Amos Propst, of Kirksville, who died in October, 1935, were brothers.
Mr. Propst was a member of the Methodist Church at Sabbath Home. He had been a farmer all of his life and owned a 240-acre, well improved farm near Brashear where he made his home.
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DR. ZERI PROPST SUCCUMBS IN ST. JOSEPH
Former Kirksville Resident; Body Is Being Brought Here
Dr. Zeri Z. Propst, 75, former Kirksville resident, died in a hospital at St. Joseph Thursday.
The body will arrive here at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home 115 W. Jefferson, late this afternoon where it will lie in state. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mr. Propst was born on a farm three miles east of Kirksville on March 30, 1874, and was the son of Frank and Mattie J. (Foster) Propst. He was married to Lena Dodson, who preceded him in death July 10, 1944.
He is survived by Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, a daughter by a former marriage; one brother, L. L. Propst, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Gillespie, both of Coleman, Texas.
Mr. Propst took up the study of osteopathy and graduated from the American School of Oseopathy [sic] in 1900. For a few years he engaged in the practice of his profession in Hurdland.
He united with the Methodist Church in early life.
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J. PROTSMAN DIES AT AGE OF 75
Jacob Protsman died last night at the county infirmary, at the age of 75 years. He was born in the state of Kentucky, Aug. 9, 1844. He was a relative of Mrs. Joe Lambert, of North Main street.
The funeral service will be held at the Davis & Wilson chapel tomorrow afternoon at 4:30, conducted by Rev. C. F. Acree.
Jacob Protsman, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 17 Feb 1920, p. 1, col. 1, Tuesday
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MRS. MARTHA JANE PROUGH DIES TODAY
Funeral Sunday at Gifford; Burial at Worley Cemetery.
Mrs. Martha Jane Prough, 82, years old, died this morning at the home of her son, Elza, in the Yarrow vicinity. She had been in impaired health for several months and her death followed that of her husband by almost exactly four months.
The funeral is to be held Sunday, Oct. 9, at the McCollum Funeral Home at Gifford, conducted by the Rev. Ralph Turner of Goldsberry. Burial will be in the Worley Cemetery.
Mrs. Prough was born Feb. 7, 1856, a daughter of Aaron and Rachel Pinkerton. She was married to Daniel Prough in 1875 and ten children were born.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Emma Eitel, Loveland, Mo.; Mrs. Ethel Lelsther, Union, Mo., and Mrs. Ada Bishop, New Boston, Mo.; three sons, Elza Prough, Yarrow; Dannie Prough, Knoxville, Ia., and John D. Prough, St. Joseph. Three sons and one daughter preceded her in death. Her husband died June 3, 1938.
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MRS. SARRAH A. PRUET BURIED AT LA PLATA
Succumbed at Home of Daughter In Edina At Age of 80.
Brashear, Feb. 26, (Special)—Mrs. Sarrah Alice Pruet, 80, died of paralysis February 23, 1942, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Burnison, at Edina, Mo., where she made her home.
She was born near Durham, Mo., April 9, 1861. She was married to Charles W. Pruet, March 31, 1882, at Palmyra, Mo.
To this union nine children were born, seven boys and two girls, all living except three boys. They are: Forest Pruet, Elmer, Mo., Eddie Pruet, Chillicothe, Ill., Melvin Pruet, Kansas City, Mo., Luther Pruet, Pasadena, Calif., Katie Burnison, Edina, Mo., Meda Wiyrick, Marysville, Calif., also two step children, Martha Grear, La Plata and Willie Pruet, Kirksville, Mo., one brother Ed Grear, La Plata, Mo.
She united with the Methodist Church when a young girl and continued a faithful member.
Her funeral was held at the Methodist Church in La Plata Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. J. H. Lane of Brashear. Burial was in the La Plata cemetery.
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Mrs. Pruett Died At Bible Grove
Elvira March was born December 30th, 1841, in Scotland County, Mo., and died at her home in Bible Grove, May the 7th, 1913, age 71 years, 4 months and 8 days.
She was married to Labram Pruett February 1, 1857, who departed this life April 10, 1906.
To this union was born nine children, all of whom are living, Christopher, of Chillicothe, Illinois, Zada Hecht of Kirksville, Mo., and Mary of Los Angeles, California. These were unable to be present at the funeral.
The others, William, John, Mrs. Ellen Miller, Mrs. Ann Roberts, Mrs. Tena Rodgers, and Mrs. Tommy Rodgers were all present.
Besides the children there are 35 grandchildren and 18 great grand children left to mourn their loss. She professed a hope in Christ early in life, remaining until her master called her home.
Funeral services were held at the Bible Grove church Thursday, May 8th conducted by Rev. J. D. Gunter, of Memphis. The body was laid to rest in the church yard cemetery.
Elvira (March) Pruett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 15 May 1913, p. 2, col. 4
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WM. W. PRUETT, 74, IS DEAD
Lived in Scotland County All His Life
William W. Pruett died at his home northeast of Memphis last Thursday, June 1.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett chapel in Memphis and at the Church of Christ in Bible Grove. Rev. W. E. Longstreth of the Methodist church was in charge of the service. The Chappell sisters of Memphis sang.
Burial was in the Church of Christ cemetery in Bible Grove. Body bearers were: Ezra Boyer, Harry Balmer, J.E. Harvey, Leo Summers, Orlo Summers and Jess Aylward.
William Walter Pruett was a son of Laburn and Elvira Pruett. He was born July 22, 1869, near Bible Grove, Mo. His entire life was spent in and near Scotland county.
He was united in marriage September 28, 1890, to Melissa Jane Pruett. To this union three children were born. One of these children died in infancy. Mrs. Pruett died November 2, 1894.
Mr. Pruett was united in marriage to Rose E. Stice, July 26, 1897. To this union fifteen children were born. Six of these children died in infancy.
Mr. Pruett is survived by his wife, Rose E. Pruett and eleven children, Mrs. Callie Mayer of Hurdland, Mo., Kester Pruett of Farmington, Iowa, Mrs. Paul Helms of Keokuk, Iowa, Jason Pruett of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs. Otho Adams of Argyle, Iowa, Lee Roy Pruett of Moline, Ill., Jane Pruett of Kirksville, Mrs. Herbert Dochterman, of Milan, Ill., Sgt. Paul Pruett of Patterson Field, Ohio, Staff Sgt. Albert Pruett of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Robert Redding of the home.
There are also surviving twenty-one grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, one sister, Alzada Pruett of Missoula, Montana, and a brother, John Pruett of Montrose, Iowa.
William Walter Pruett, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 8 Jun 1944
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MRS. W. R. PRUITT DIES HERE TODAY
Funeral Service To Be Wednesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Mary Frances Pruitt, 65, wife of W. R. Pruitt, died in a local hospital this morning at 11:59 o’clock.
The funeral is to be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Dee Riley Funeral Home where her body will lie in state until time for the funeral.
Mrs. Pruitt was born Sept. 7, 1876, a daughter of Eli and Amanda Jackson Greear, and was married to W. R. Pruitt Nov. 1, 1896.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are three daughters, Mrs. Robert Eitel, Quincy, Ill.; Mrs. Mike Wright, Kirksville, and Mrs. Robert McClanahan, Kirksville; four sisters, Mrs. J. W. Hardin, Sheridan, Wyo.; Mrs. R. A. Clintock, Moberly; Mrs. Herbert Franklin, Kirksville; and Mrs. Edith Maize, Kirksville; three brothers, Charles, Glen and Basil Greear, all of Kirksville; eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Her parents, five sons and one daughter, preceded her in death.
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Mrs. Rose Prunty, 84, Dies at Des Moines
Mrs. Retta Brent, of the Karlton apartments, has received a telegram telling of the death of her sister, Mrs. Rose Prunty, who died Tuesday afternoon at one o’clock in Des Moines, Ia., following an illness of two years. Mrs. Prunty, 84 years of age, was born and reared in the Willmathsville vicinity and lived there many years before going to Iowa. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services were tentatively set for today, pending word from relatives, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Des Moines, with interment in the Rest Haven cemetery there.
Mrs. Prunty is survived by four daughters: two sons: the sister, Mrs. Brent: two brothers: a half-brother and a half-sister, and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ola Phelps, of 709 E. Jefferson.
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MRS. HATTIE R. PRYOR DIES AT GREENCASTLE
61-Year-Old Woman Bedfast 7 Months; Funeral Today.
Special to The Daily Express.
Greencastle, Mo., July 3—Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Hattie Rankins Pryor, who died Saturday night about 8:30 o’clock at her home. The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church and burial was in the Greencastle Cemetery. The Rev. Harvey DeVolld, of the Greencastle Methodist Church, conducted the ceremonies.
Mrs. Pryor, who was 61 years old, had been bedfast at her home for the past seven months.
Mrs. Pryor was born Aug. 30, 1877, at Loeffler, the daughter of Charles and Belle Rankins. She was married to Louis M. Pryor, of Loeffler, on June 5, 1904. Except for three years spent in Dresden, Kan., she liver [sic] her entire life in and near Greencastle.
She was converted to the Seventh Day Adventist faith several years ago and was baptised [sic] by Elder Metzer in August, 1937.
Mrs. Pryor is survived by her husband, two sisters, Mrs. Etta Sewell, Dresden, Kan.; and Mrs. Willa Sewell, Greencastle; and one brother, Dillan Rankins, Browning.
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The bodies of Herman Bartlett and Miss Belva Pugh, who committed suicide at Alexandria, Mo., April 4, instead of drowning in the Mississippi river, as a note left by the young lady indicated, the couple journeyed two miles from town to a lonely spot and ended their lives by shooting. “The bodies of Herman Bartlett and Belva Pugh, both show bullet holes in the head. The revolver with which the double suicide was committed was found lying between the two bodies.” The bodies were found by a couple of hunters who happened to be passing nearby.
Belva Pugh, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 15 Apr 1909, p. 1, col. 6
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Died
Died August 30th, 1873, Lila May Pulis, daughter of James D. and Sarah Pulis, aged 4 years and 3 months. Almost the entire neighborhood attended the funeral, and the parents and friends have the sympathy of the entire community.
Lila May Pulis, Edina, Missouri, The Sentinel, 11 Sep 1873, p. 3, col. 6
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MRS. SARAH J. PULIS DIES IN CHICAGO
Body Being Brought Here; Rites At Brashear.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Pulis, 67, a resident of this vicinity for many years, died yesterday evening in Chicago, after a long illness due to heart disease and complications.
The body is being brought here and the funeral is to be held at Brashear.
Mrs. Pulis, nee Sarah Jane Jackson, was born in Modock County, California Oct. 14, 1875 and was married to Charles Edward Pulis Feb. 14, 1896. He died July 19, 1919.
Surviving her are the following sons and daughter: Mrs. Lenora Hull, Waukegan, Ill.; Foster Pulis, Kirksville; Mrs. Inez Chislers, North Chicago; Mrs. Lenore Conner, Kirksville, and Delbert Pulis, North Chicago. One son, Floyd Pulis, died Feb. 19, 1925.
Mrs. Pulis lived here until fifteen years ago, since which time she has lived among her children.
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Lee Pulliam Dies At Age Of 77 Years
Lee Pulliam, the son of James and Frances Pulliam, was born January 20, 1890, at Gorin, Missouri. He passed away at the Davis County Hospital September 21, 1967, at he [sic] age of 77 years and nine months. At an early age he became a member of the Christian Church.
On December 25, 1912, he was married to Ava Seamster Lancaster, Missouri. To this union two daughters, Marguerite and Anna Lee, were born.
He spent most of his life in Scotland County and previous to his retirement he was custodian at the Memphis High School. He insisted that his friends, both young and old, simply call him Lee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Hallie, and one brother, Bert.
He is survived by his wife, Ava; one sister, Lillian Peery, of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two daughters and sons-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Brumback (Marguerite) of Bakersfield, California, and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Glasgow (Anne) of Arbela, Missouri; four grandsons, Dick, Steve, Bob, and John Brumback of Bakersfield, California; and one granddaughter, Beverly Krouse of Keokuk, Iowa.
He, also, leaves three great grandchildren, Debra, Scott and Darrin Brumback of Bakersfield, California; two granddaughters-in-laws, Gwen and Carol of Bakersfield, California; and one grandson-in-law, Junior Krouse in the Navy a Fort Hueneme, California.
Funeral services were conducted at the Payne Funeral Home September 24, 1967, at 2:00 p.m. by Rev. Kenneth Campbell.
Song by Margaret Egbert, accompanied on the piano by Dixie Shalley.
Pallbearers were Ronald Keith Dial, Bob Shanes, Donald Norton, Dick Johnson, John Ed Luther and Phil Struble.
Burial was in the Memphis Cemetery.
Lee Pulliam, From Unknown Newspaper, 28 Sep 1967
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Michael Lee Pulliam
Michael Lee Pulliam, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pulliam of near Greensburg, died shortly after birth Monday at Laughlin Hospital in Kirksville. This was the first birth for the Pulliams.
Mrs. Pulliam is the former Miss Elizabeth Hardy, daughter of Mrs. Ethel Gardine of Memphis. Keith Pulliam is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Pulliam of near Kirksville.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Greensburg Cemetery, Rev. J. Purd Hays officiating.
Michael Lee Pulliam, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 13 Sep 1951, Thursday
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FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. RHODA PULLIAM
Died Here Thursday; Had Suffered From Arthritis.
Funeral services for Mrs. Rhoda Randolph (Cady) Pulliam, 62, the mother of Mrs. G. H. Kroeger, of this city, who died in a Kirksville hospital Thursday morning at 4:15 o’clock, were held Friday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Purdin, conducted by Rev. E. E. Hines, pastor of the Methodist Church in Unionville. Interment was made in the Purdin Cemetery.
Mrs. Pulliam had been a sufferer of arthritis for almost ten years. She had been a patient in a hospital here for the past six weeks.
She was the youngest daughter of David and Ada (Bentley) Cady and was born in Linn County, Mo., Aug. 30, 1883.
She is survived by her husband, Ed Pulliam, of Purdin; one daughter, Mrs. G. H. Kroeger, 601 E. Patterson, Kirksville; a nephew, Albert Falch, of Denver, Colo., whom she raided from babyhood; one grandson, Gilbert Edward, of Kirksville; three brothers, Oliver Cady, of Alamagordo [sic], N. M., Wallace Cady, of Chillicothe, Mo., and David L. Cady, of Purdin, Mo.
The parents, four sisters and two brothers preceded her in death.
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Mrs. Sarah Ellen Pulliam, 87 years old, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Conway, Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Pulliam was born and reared in Adair County, a daughter of Dan and Ann Studeville, pioneer residents.
Funeral services are to be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock in Kansas City.
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Rev. W. H. Pulliam died very suddenly at his late residence in this city Saturday night, from heart disease.
Mr. Pulliam had long been a sufferer from bronchial and lung trouble, but seemed not worse than usual up to time of death.
He was born March 1st, 1827, and reared near Palmyra. For several years he has been an honored citizen of this county, where he has preached for different Baptist churches. The deceased was recognized as a sincere Christian and his labors did much for humanity. The funeral services were held Monday.
W. H. Pulliam, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, The Farmers’ Union, 21 Dec 1893, Thursday
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Father of Dr. Walter Purdon Is Killed
R. W. Purdon, 65, of Chicago, Ill., father of Dr. Walter Purdon, resident if eye, ear, nose and throat of the KCOS Clinic, was killed on a highway near Montezuma, Iowa, about 2:30 o’clock yesterday. Mr. Purdon was en-route to his home after a visit with his son here.
Mr. Purdon left Kirksville about 9 o’clock yesterday morning, driving to his home in Chicago. According to information received by Dr. Purdon, his father had tire trouble on the highway. He left to get assistance and had returned to the car with a mechanic when he was hit and killed by a passing motorist. The driver of the car is reported as being held in custody.
Dr. and Mrs. Purdon planned to leave this afternoon for Chicago. Funeral services and burial will be in Detroit, Mich., but the time has not been decided.
Mr. Purdon also is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. R. Johnston, of Chicago, and a twin brother, Gilbert G. Purdon, of Detroit, and two grandchildren.
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Dr. Walter Purdon Dies in Michigan
Word of the death of Dr. Walter Purdon, a graduate of the KCOS in 1935, who died Friday in Muskegon, Mich., where he was practicing was received in Kirksville Friday evening.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 at the Ballew Funeral Home in Centralia, Mo. the former home of Mrs. Purdon. Pallbearers will be Drs. W. C. Kelly, Fred Hetzler, C. L. Attebery, Herman Still, B. W. Zeigler, and Wilbur Cole, of Kirksville.
After his graduation from the KCOS, Dr. Purdon practiced in Florida until he went into the service. He served in the European theater for two years. He returned to Kirksville in 1946 and took work in the eye, ear, nose and throat department at the KCOS hospital. He went to Muskegon in September 1948. While here his wife was secretary to Dr. M. D. Warner at the KCOS.
Dr. Purdon is survived by his widow, a brother and a sister.
Purdon, Walter, Dr., Kirksville Daily Express, 19 Jun 1949, p. 9, col. 5, Sunday
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Miller Purdy died at his home in Knox county Monday. Mr. Prudy lived at Etna in this co. in the early 70’s and was engaged for many years in the mercantile business with Wm. Farrell. He was well known in this county having spent the greater part of his life hers, his many friends will be sorry to hear of his death.
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Dr. H. B. Purl, 90, Killed in California
Relatives here have received word of the death of Dr. H. B. Purl, of Los Angeles, Calif., who was struck by a car and killed last week. Burial was made in California.
He was 90 years old. Among the survivors are three children, Aileen Munson, of California; John Henry Purl, of Washington, D. C., who is in the service, and Virginia Givens, also of Washington, D. C.
Dr. Purl lived in Kirksville for a number of years and practiced dentistry. He and Mrs. Purl built the yellow brick house a block south of the post office, which stands today. At the time of its erection, it was considered one of Kirksville’s most beautiful homes.
They later moved to Boise, Idaho, where Mrs. Purl died. Dr. Purl had made several visits to Kirksville since leaving here.
Dr. H. B. Purl, Kirksville, Missouri, Kirksville Daily Express, 01 Feb 1951, p. 7, col. 3, Thursday
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Emeline Purmort (nee Clark) was born near Kenosha, Wisconsin, July 8, 1841, and in 1857 came to Scotland County, Mo., where for a number of years she was engaged in teaching school. She was converted and joined the Baptist Church at Edinburg in 1859 and in 1869 she moved her membership to the First Baptist Church of Memphis, of which she remained a consistent member till her death, which occurred May 1, 1902.
In 1866 she was married to W.W. Purmort, who, together with five children- four sons and one daughter- mourns her death. Two sisters, two brothers and a host of friends also feel their irreparable loss. Deceased had been an invalid for about twenty years, yet during these years of suffering she was a patient, true and hopeful Christian, never murmuring at her lot. She always had a smile and a kind word for everyone who entered her home and was a source of strength for her pastor. When in her presence he was made to realize that she was one who entered into full sympathy with him in his work and that she was upholding him by her prayers. Though deprived of the privilege of attending public worship, she received a great consolation and comfort from reading her Bible and Spurgeon’s sermons. She never grew tired of reading, hearing or talking about her Savior. As she realized that the end was near she talked to her loved ones around her about Heaven, and its glory and gave a message for those who could not be present, which was that she wanted to spend eternity with them in Heaven. May they all profit by the lessons of Christian trust which she has left them.
Funeral services were conducted May 4, at 3 p.m. at the family residence in Memphis by her pastor, Rev. J.P. Sansom, who used for a text one of her favorite scriptures, “The inhabitants shall not say, I am sick,”- Isaiah 33, 24, after which her remains were laid to rest in the Memphis Cemetery to await the resurrection, about which she loved so well to read and talk.
“She has passed to the land of mansions fair,
Singing in the souls bright home.
She will patiently wait till we all meet her there
Singing in the souls bright home.
Blessed father of love, thy gracious hand
Lead them in the blessed way.
Till they all meet her there in the heavenly land,
Sharing that eternal day.”
Emeline (Clark) Purmort, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 15 May 1902
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Nathaniel Purmort, living with his son W.W. Purmort died the 6 inst., of Pneumonia at the family home one and a half miles west of this city.
The funeral occurred on Tuesday following. Services were conducted by the Rev. C. H. Rhodes at the Baptist church in this city, after which the remains were followed to the Masonic cemetery by a large concourse of sympathizing friends, and deposited, there to slumber until the resurrection morn. The deceased was, to our mind, of the highest type of manhood, and exemplified in his daily walk and conversation the pure and fervent Christian gentleman that he was. He had been a devoted member of the Baptist church for 70 years and died in full hope of a blessed immorality beyond. His life was a constant benediction to all who came in contact with him. Home, will be lonely indeed without him. The many friends of the family unite in tendering their sympathy in this great bereavement.
Nathaniel Purmort, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 9 Apr 1885, p. 3, col. 3
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Mrs. Alara Purvis Dies At Golden, Colo.
Mrs. Alara Purvis, 70, died December 13th at Golden, Colorado. She was born and raised in the Bible Grove area.
Funeral services were held December 17th at the Frist [sic] Christian Church in Perry, Iowa. Interment was in Wright Cemetery in Jefferson, Iowa.
Survivors are five sons, Ivan, Golden, Colorado; Keith, Los Angeles, Calif.; Kenneth Oeliwein, Ia.; Alan, Oscodo, Michigan[;] Ronald, Tulsa, Oklahoma and five daughters, Mrs. Maureeta William, Spokane, Wash.; Mrs. Elsie Koutzky, Monroe, Wisc.; Mrs. Shirley Hill, Fairfield, Conn.; Mrs. Meriam Lee, Olathe, Kansas; Mrs. Ruth Manott, Brooklyn, Iowa, one brother, Jerry Dunn, Memphis, Mo.; 37 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Dunn; her husband Claude S. Purvis and one infant son.
Alara Purvis, From Unknown Newspaper, 13 Jan 1972
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Alva Purvis Dies Recently In Washington
Alva Purvis, oldest child of Wm. A. Purvis and Viola E. Chambers Purvis was born near Bible Grove, Mo., October 20, 1884, and departed this life at the home of his son in Centralia, Washington, on August 16, 1958. Mr. Purvis had resided in the state of Washington for the past forty-eight years.
He was united in marriage to Fena Unger and to this union two children were born. He is survived by his wife, one son, Clyde, one daughter, Mrs. Irene Briton, both of Centralia, five brothers, Clarence of Marshalltown, Iowa, Hobert of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Carl of Centralia, Ill., Chester of Kirksville, Mo.; and Jesse of Baring, Mo., two sisters, Mrs. Golda Gunnell of Downing, Mo., and Mrs. Gladys Cooper of Lone Tree, Iowa, four grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of the Christian church.
Funeral services were held at Centralia, Wash., at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, August 19.
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Alva Purvis Dies At Keokuk Hospital
Alva L. Purvis, oldest daughter of T. C. and Effie Witt Tippett was born in Scotland County, Missouri, June 30, 1883 and passed away November 27, 1962 at St. Joseph hospital in Keokuk, Iowa.
Mrs. Purvis became a Christian October 23, 1910 and was a member of First Christian church in Memphis. She was also a member of the Army Mothers.
She was united in marriage to Phillip Purvis November 27, 1902. The day of her passing was their 60th wedding anniversary. To this union 12 children were born, eight of whom are living. Charley and Herbert Purvis and Mary Rossi of Keokuk; Joe, Elmer and William R. Purvis and Jesse Onken of Memphis; and Bette Hayden of Casper, Wyo. Also surviving is a sister, Lorene Creek of Alexis, Ill., and a half-brother, Harold Tippett of Memphis.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, one half-brother, one half-sister and a devoted step-mother; four children Carl, Mable, Wayne and Hugh Franklin who died in infancy.
Surviving are 13 grandchildren and numerous other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held from the First Christian church in Memphis Friday, November 30th Rev. G. Lolin Eaton had charge of the services. Burial was in the Concord cemetery.
Body bearers were Charles Purvis, Joe Purvis, Herbert Purvis, Elmer Purvis, William Purvis and Thomas Rossi.
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Services Held Wednesday For Anna Purvis
Mrs. Anna Viola Purvis, 82, of 302 E. Jackson St., Memphis, Missouri, died Monday, November 30, 1970, at the Scotland County Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Missouri. She was born May 14, 1888, at Elvaston, Illinois, and moved as a small child with her parents to Bible Grove, Missouri. She was the daughter of Madson Bennet and Mary Ann Barker Richardson.
On February 24, 1915, she was united in marriage to Roy Purvis, who preceded her in death August 30, 1954.
As a young girl she joined the Bible Grove Christian Church and later moved her membership to the Antioch Christian Church near Memphis, Missouri. While living in Gorin, Missouri, she attended the Gorin Methodist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Faye) Kraus of Gorin, Missouri, and Mrs. Russell (Wauneta) Kraus of Keokuk, Iowa; seven grandchildren, three greatgrandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one sister and one brother, one grandson, Roger Kraus, and one greatgrandson, Timmy Kraus.
Funeral services were held at the Gerth & Baskett Chapel in Memphis, Missouri, Wednesday, December 2, 1970, at 1:30 p.m.
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Clarence Purvis’s lost their baby boy Sunday. He was buried at Bible Grove Monday.
Baby Boy Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 4 Feb 1915, Willmathsville Column
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Charles A. Purvis Services Held At Centerville, Iowa
Charles A. Purvis, son of Wm. O. and Viola Elizabeth Chambers Purvis, was born near Bible Grove, Missouri, April 16, 1896, and departed this life at the Veterans Hospital at Des Moines, Iowa, on April 21, 1957, at the age of 61 years and 5 days. He had been in poor health several years and seriously ill for five months. He made his home in Burlington, Iowa, several years, where he worked for the Burlington Railroad. The past 29 years he has lived in Centerville, Iowa. He was a veteran of World War I.
He was preceded in death by his father, mother, two sisters and two brothers.
Surviving are his wife, Lydia, two sons by a former marriage, Billy of Keokuk, Iowa, and Jimmy Lee, of Davenport, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Goldie Gunnel, Downing, Mo., and Mrs. Gladys Cooper, Lone Tree, Iowa; six brothers, Alva of Centralia, Washington; Clarence of Des Moines, Iowa; Hobert of Olds, Iowa; Carl of Kansas City, Mo.; Chester of Kirksville, Mo.; Jesse of Baring, Mo.; two daughters-in-law, two granddaughters and one grandson.
Funeral services were held April 23 at 2:00 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Centerville, Iowa, conducted by the pastor of the Lutheran Church. Burial was in the Centerville cemetery. Military services were held at the graveside.
Charles A. Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 2 May 1957
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Clarence Purvis passed away August 8, 1963 at Marshalltown, Ia. He was a son of William and Viola (Chambers) Purvis and was born near Bible Grove, Mo. on November 19, 1891.
He was married to Nepentha Silvers and they were the parents of 11 children, 2 of whom died in infancy and are buried in the Church of Christ Cemetery in Bible Grove.
Surviving are his wife, Nepentha, 4 sons, Glen, Floyd, Clarence, and Billy. 5 daughters, Velma, Bernita, Irene, Evelyn, and Barbara.
Services were handled by Powers Funeral Home on August 12, 1963, at 2:00 P. M.
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Elsie Jane Purvis Dies At Age Of 86
Elsie Jane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anslum Corwin was born February 14, 1880 in Scotland County, Missouri, and passed away at Jefferson, Iowa, Aril [sic] 9, 1966. She had reached the age of 86 years.
On February 8, 1899 she was united in marriage with George S. Purvis at Bible Grove, Missouri. They were the parents of five daughters and one son. The family moved to Greene County in December 1921, where she lived the remainder of her life.
She united with the Church of Christ at Bible Grove, Mo. in her early life, and later in Jefferson, Iowa, where she was a faithful member. She was also a member of the Sunset Birthday Club.
Mrs. Purvis was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one son, Charles, one brother and two grandsons.
Survivors include her five daughters: Grace, Mrs. C. W. Miner of Evansade, Iowa; Mrs. Edith Hensley and Inez, Mrs. John Bauman, both of Jefferson; Verlee, Mrs. John Whitsell of Grand Junction, Iowa, and Faye, Mrs. Forrest McClurg, of Jefferson, Iowa, one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Aldra Purvis of Golden, Colo.; two sisters, Mrs. Bess McCune and Mrs. Orville Lancaster both of Memphis, Missouri; two brothers, Oscar Corwin of Pendleton, Oregon and O. T. Corwin of Big Falls, Wis., 14 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild, 4 sons-in-law and many friends.
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Uncle George Purvis died February 18, 1907. He had been ailing for several years and had been confined to his bed for about three months.
George Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 21 Feb 1907, Bible Grove Column
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George Silas Purvis Funeral May 23
Funeral services for George Silas Purvis, former Bible Grove resident who died at Jefferson Iowa, Wednesday, May 21, were held there Friday, May 23rd.
Burial was in the Jefferson cemetery.
Mr. Purvis was born in Bible Grove, November 3, 1876. He was married, February 8, 1899 to Elsie Jane Corwin, a daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. Ans Corwin. One son and five daughters were born to them. Mr. Purvis with his family moved to Jefferson, Iowa 31 years ago.
The son, Claude preceded his father in death. Surviving are his wife Elsie and 5 daughters, Mrs. C. W. Miner, Waterloo, Iowa; Mrs. Guy Hensley and Mrs. John Bauman, Jefferson, Iowa; Mrs. John Whitsell, Grand Junction, Iowa; and Mrs. Everett Ury, Gowrie, Iowa; 15 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and one half sister, Mrs. Rosa Bradley of Memphis.
He united with the Church of Christ at Bible Grove at the age of 16 years and transferred his membership to the Church of Christ at Jefferson.
He and Mrs. Purvis celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary February 8, 1952.
Relatives from here who attended the funeral at Jefferson Friday were: Mr. and Mrs. Gar McCune, Mrs. Aubrey Campbell and daughters, Charles McCune, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hopper, Mrs. Mike Walker, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Vernie Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Corwin, Mrs. J. W. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dunn, Mrs. J. E. Scotten, Miss Beulah Corwin and Mr. and Mrs. Rouster Pearce and son.
George Silas Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 29 May 1952
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Death of Purvis Boy
(By Bible Grove Correspondent)
Hobert Junior, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Purvis of near Greensburg, was born January 10, 1926, at Kirksville, Missouri, and died at the Ellis-Stickler Hospital at Kirksville, March 11, 1932.
He leaves his mother and father, two sisters, Dorothy and Mary Lucille; one brother Richard, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Henry and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Purvis.
Junior was a bright, obedient child and will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.
Funeral services were held at the old church at Bible Grove, Saturday afternoon.
Hobert Junior Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 17 Mar 1932, p. 4, col. 3
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Obituary
Margaret E. Palmer was born in Ashland County, Ohio, September 20, 1840, and departed this life March 5, 1916, being 75 years, 5 months and 15 days old, at the time of her death.
When nine months old she, with her parents, moved to Scotland County, Mo., where she has resided ever since.
She was married to William Purvis, February 14, 1861. To this union was born six children, two of whom preceded her to uhe [sic] spirit world. She leaves one son, three daughters, nineteen grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren [sic], two sisters and a host of other relatives and friends.
She confessed her faith in Christ in early womanhood and united with the Church of Christ at Bible Grove, where she has been a devoted member ever since.
“Aunt Em” as she was endearingly called, was a kind and loving wife, an effectionate [sic] and devoted mother, a good neighbor and a practical consistent Christian.
In the death of Sister Purvis, the hildren [sic] have lost a kind and loving mother and the church one of its best members.
Her influence and christian [sic] character carried forth such an illuminating power that will be uplift to the coming generations until the end of time.
The writer spoke to a large concourse of friends from the 28th verse of the 5th chapter of John, after which we laid her body, by the side of her husband, in the cemetery near the church to await the resurrection.
C.C. Parker
Margaret E. (Palmer) Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Mar 1916, p. 1, col. 1
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OBITUARY
Mary S. Button was born in Gosper Co., Kentucky, Oct. 9th 1837 and died at her home near Bible Grove, August 6th, 1920. Being 82 years, 9 months and 27 days old at the time of her death.
When about twelve years of age she, with her parents moved to Scotland Co., Missouri where she has ever since resided.
She was united in marriage to Joseph J. Salisbury in 1856. To this union six children were born. The husband and three children preceded her to the spirit land. Those living are: Mrs. Lizzie E. Armstrong, Mrs. Rosa Bradley, and J. T. Salisbury all of Bible Grove, Mo.
In 1875 she was married a second time, to George Purvis. To this union three children were born, all of whom are living. They are: George S. Purvis, and Mrs. Manda Corwin of Bible Grove, Mo., and Mrs. Minta Hunt of Chillicothe, Mo. The husband having preceded her.
She leaves to mourn her departure six children, two brothers, Thos. J. Button of Adel, Ia., and James A. Button of Oregon; three sisters, Mrs. Jenny Bellamy of Iowa, and Mrs. Alice Rickelberg of near Rutledge, Mo., a number of grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
She confessed her faith in Christ and was buried with him in baptism about 53 years ago, and has lived a consistent Christian ever since.
October 10th, 1919 she received a severe burn and since that time she had been a helpless invalid, her left side being paralyzed. She bore her suffering with much patience and resignation and expressed her willingness to go.
She was a good neighbor, a kind and loving mother, a devoted companion, and a friend to all who know her.
Funeral services were held at Bible Grove on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Verna M. Gilbert, of Harlan, Ia. The body was laid to rest in the cemetery nearby to await the resurrection morn.
Dear Mother, we will miss you,
Your work on earth is done,
Your trials all are over,
Your crown of life is won.
Mary S. (Button) Salisbury Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 19 Aug 1920, p. 8, col. 3
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Mrs. Matilda Purvis died at the old home farm near Bible Grove, Tues. May 10, with lung fever, aged about 81 years.
Matilda Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, The Farmers Union, 12 May 1892
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PURVIS—Nepentha Purvis, 80, of Des Moines, died Sunday at the Des Moines General Hospital. She was the widow of Clarence Purvis, who died in 1963.
The daughter of William M. and Sarah Titsworth Silvers, she was born Oct. 21, 1891, in Moline, Ill., and was a former Oskaloosa area resident.
Surviving are four sons, Glen of Des Moines, Floyd and Clarence of Marshalltown, and Billy of Bernard; and five daughters, Mrs. Andrew (Velma) Stougard and Mrs. Harry (Bernita) Deaver, both of Des Moines, Mrs. Merrill (Irene) Lewiston of Runnels, Mrs. Ernest (Evelyn) Warden of Lone Tree and Mrs. Dick (Barbara) Rennells, Oskaloosa.
Also Surviving are 42 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Bill Silvers of Mulhall, Okla., Charles Silvers of Fruita, Colo., and Norman Silvers of Ripley, Okla.; and one sister, Mrs. Ted Mischler, Montague, Mich.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday, at Powers Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. Alex Gossnickle of Des Moines. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery.
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Phillip [sic] Purvis died at Bible Grove on Friday night, age 79 years and 11 months. Mr. Purvis was an old resident of this county and a native of Kentucky.
The deceased was buried at Bible Grove.
Philip Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, The Farmers’ Union, 12 Mar 1891
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Philip Purvis died at his home near Bible Grove, Mo., at the ripe old age of 79 years and 11 months.
He was born in Bath county, Ky., and at the age of nine years he came with his parents to Ralls county, this state. He married his wife in Monroe county, Mo., and then moved to this county where he resided until his death. Bro. Purvis was a member of the church of Christ for over fifty years and one of the charter members of the Bible Grove congregation. When he was stricken, the relatives and friends lent a helping hand. He went down unto his death with his plume unsullied and his faith unshaken. The community followed his body and wept their sympathy at his grave. He had lived so long upon earth that the dawning light of another world seemed to have shone upon his heart and illuminated his character. He said to the writer a few weeks before his departure what a grand consolation it is to one when death comes to claim its victim that they are prepared to go. The writer preached his funeral sermon from the text, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” Many loving friends mourn his departure and deeply sympathize with his aged companion and pray God to comfort her in her loneliness. Now may the promises of God fill our hearts with the bright hope of a reunion in the glorious beyond. W. A. Hamilton.
Philip Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 19 Mar 1891
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Roy Purvis Died At Home in Gorin
Roy Purvis a long time resident of the Bible Grove neighborhood died at his home in Gorin, Monday, August 30. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon, Sept. 1, from the Bible Grove Christian church conducted by Rev. G. Lolin Eaton. Burial was in the Bible Grove cemetery.
Body bearers were Wayne Ralph, Leo Arnold, John Barker, Rouster Pearce, Harold Dunn and Robert Norton.
He was the son of W. A. and Viola E. Chambers Purvis, and was born November 8, 1889 near Bible Grove. He had been in ill health several years. Most of his life had been spent in the Bible Grove and Antioch communities until about six years ago when he moved o Gorin where he resided until his death.
February 24, 1915, he was married to Anna Richardson and two daughters were born to them. Mrs. Lewis Kraus and Mrs. Russell Kraus both of Gorin who with his wife, survive. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Golda Gunnell of Greentop and Mrs. Gladys Cooper of Lone Tree, Iowa; seven brothers, Alva of Centralia, Washington; Clarence of Beacon, Iowa; Charley of Centerville, Iowa; Hobert of Olds, Iowa; Carl of Wymore, Nebraska; Chester of Kirksville and Jessie of Greentop.
Roy Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 2 Sep 1954
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Ruby Purvis Passes Away At K. O. Hospital
Ruby Margarite Burrus Purvis, daughter of Ella and Carrie Burgess Burrus was born September 2, 1911, and passed away January 21, 1965 at the K. O. Hospital in Kirksville, Mo. She lived her entire life near Bible Brove [sic] Missouri.
She was united in marriage to Jesse Purvis December 4, 1929. To this union four children were born.
Mrs. Purvis was preceded in death by her parents and one son Robert, who died in infancy.
She leaves to mourn her passing her husband Jesse; 2 daughters, Louise and Linda of the home; 1 son Leonard and his wife Nancy of Iowa City, Iowa; 1 sister, Mrs. Lena Thompson of Memphis; two nephews, George Gibleon of Quincy, Ill., and Donald Thompson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; other relatives and many friends.
She was a member of the First Christian church in Memphis.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church Saturday at 2:00 p.m., Rev. Howard Merchant officiating.
Body bearers were: Lloyd Riley, Pearl Johnston, Lecen Byrn, Lawrence Kelsey, Jim Barnes and Cordie Kigar.
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Wayne Purvis Dead In Africa
Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Purvis, of southeast of Memphis, Friday, from the war department reporting the death of their son, Pvt. Samuel Wayne Purvis, who died June 18. The message also said that a letter would follow later.
Purvis, who was born in 1920, had served with the U.S. Army since Jan. 12, 1943 and his last station was in North Africa. He took his basic training at Camp Rucker, Alabama and was later transferred to Camp Seward, Ga., before having his address changed to in care of the postmaster at New York, in May 1943.
His parents received a letter from him the same day the message came from Washington and the letter had been dated May 29.
At the time he entered service he was working in an aircraft plant at Seattle, Washington.
Pvt. William Roscoe Purvis, his brother, who entered the army with him was an employee at the Leach Hatchery and is now stationed at Alexandria, La.
Samuel Wayne Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 8 Jul 1943, p. 1, col. 3
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OTIS PURVIS KILLED IN CAR-TRUCK ACCIDENT
Otis Purvis was killed instantly in a car-truck accident Thursday, at 11 a.m. near Oskaloosa, Iowa. His body was taken to the Powers funeral home, where it laid until the funeral was held there Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., Rev. Max Johnson officiating. Interment was in Forest cemetery.
Sinas Otis Purvis, son of William A. and Viola E. Purvis, was born near Bible Grove, Mo., July 6, 1885, and departed this life near Oskaloosa, Iowa, January 7, 1954, at the age of 68 years, six months and one day.
He was united in marriage to Etta Darthy and, to this union, one son, Alonzo. was born. He was united in marriage to Ernie Rice, April 9, 1945. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and two sisters.
Surviving are his wife, one son, Alonzo of Winona, Minn., one step daughter, Laura Lanphier of Oskaloosa, one step-son, Roy Rice, of Kellogg, Iowa; eight brothers and two sisters, also survive. The brothers are Alva of Centralia, Wash.; Roy of Gorin; Clarence, of Grand Junction, Colo.; Charley of Centerville, Iowa; Carl of Wymore, Nebr.; Hobert of Winfield, Iowa; Chester of Kirksville, Mo.; Jessie of Greentop. Mo. The sisters are Mrs. Alfred Gunnell of Greentop, Mrs. Floyd Cooper of Lone Tree, Iowa, and many other relatives and friends.
He was a member of the Christian church of Bible Grove. He had made his home in Oskaloosa some 20 years. He was a kind and loving husband and will be missed by all who knew him.
Sinas Otis Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Reveille, 14 Jan 1954, p. 1, col. 5
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Otis Purvis Killed In Car-Truck Crash Near Oskaloosa, Ia.
Senas [sic] Otis Purvis, 68, was killed instantly about 11 a.m., Jan 7, in a truck accident near Oskaloosa. The body was taken to Powers Funeral home where funeral services were held Saturday afternoon.
He was born July 6, 1885, near Bible Grove, to William A. and Viola E. Purvis. For the past twenty years he has lived at Oscaloosa [sic]. He was married to Etta Dorthy and one son, Alonzo, was born to this union.
In 1945 he was married to Ernie Rice, who survives. Other survivors are: his son, Alonzo of Winona, Minn.; a step-daughter, Laura Lanphier of Oscaloosa [sic]; a stepson, Roy Rice of Kellogg, Iowa; eight brothers: Alva Purvis of Centralia Wash.; Roy of Gorin; Clarence of Grand Junction, Colo.; Charley of Centerville; Carl of Wymore, Nebr., Hobert of Winfield, Ia., Chester of Kirksville and Jessie of Greentop.
Also surviving are two sisters: Mrs. Alfred Gunnel of Greentop; and Mrs. Floyd Cooper of Lone Tree, Iowa.
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Death of the Purvis Child
Veda Lurine Purvis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Purvis, was born March 6th, 1912, died March 13, 1916, aged four years and seven days. She leaves a father and mother, one sister and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Veda was a loving and affectionate child and will be so sadly missed in the home she has left.
Funeral services were held at the New church, Bible Grove Tuesday, at 1 p.m., being conducted by Elder M. J. Nicoson.
Veda Lurine Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 16 Mar 1916, p. 3, col. 3
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MRS. W. A. PURVIS FUNERAL
Was Born Near Bible Grove New Years Day, 1865
Mrs. Viola E. Purvis, 81, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Gunnell, near Memphis, Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6.
Funeral services were held in the Christian church at Bible Grove and interment was in the cemetery there.
Body bearers were Floyd Purvis, Richard Purvis, James Purvis, Claud Clark, Paul Gunnell and Leon Purvis.
The daughter of Jacob DeHaven and Elizabeth Chambers, Mrs. Purvis was born Jan. 1, 1865 near Bible Grove. She was married to William Alexander Purvis, May 11, 1882, and to this marriage thirteen children were born. One daughter and her husband preceded her in death.
She is survived by nine sons and three daughters, Alva D. Purvis, of Centralia, Wash.; Otis and Clarence Purvis of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Roy and Jessie Purvis, of Downing; Charles, of Centerville, Iowa; Hobart, of Winfield, Iowa; Carl, of Burlington; Goldie Gunnell, Memphis; Chester, of Brashear; and Gladys Cooper, of Lone Tree, Iowa; Myrtle E. Clark of Kirksville; one half-sister, Mrs. Sina McCandless, of Rockford, Ill.; twenty-eight grandchildren and twenty-five great grandchildren.
She united with the Christian church early in life. She lived in the Bible Grove community all her life.
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DIED WITHIN TWO DAYS
WILLIAM PURVIS AND WIFE OF BIBLE GROVE
Husband Buried Thursday and Wife on Sunday – Among the County’s Best Citizens
William Purvis one of the older and most substantial citizens of Scotland county, died at his late home at Bible Grove Tuesday morning of last week, of pneumonia. Aged seventy three years past. The funeral was held from the Old Church in that place Thursday morning at 11 o’clock services being conducted by Elder C. C. Parker.
Mr. Purvis was sick less than one week, and his demise almost without warning was a shock to the entire community. His wife also afflicted was quite sick at the time of his death and unable to attend the funeral. Mr. Purvis is also survived by four children as follows: Mrs. Jack Corwin, Mrs. William Dunn, Mrs. Sol Corwin, and William A. Purvis; also nineteen grand children, one brother and one sister.
The deceased was one of the active men of the early days of Scotland Co. having come here early and cleared away the ground for the foundation of a home. The name of William Purvis is closely allied with the entire history of the county.
The body was buried in the cemetery at the New Church, funeral having called out a large attendance of relatives and friends.
William Purvis the subject of this sketch, was born in Scotland county, Mo., Nov. 24, 1842, and departed this life February 29, 1916, being 73 years 3 months and 5 days old. He was married to Margaret E. Palmer, February 14, 1861.
To this union was born six children. Two of whom preceded him to the spirit world.
He leaves to mourn his departure four children, four sisters, and one brother, nineteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren, adn [sic] a host of other relatives and friends.
He confessed his faith in Christ and united with the church of Christ at Bible Grove, in early manhood, where he has been a faithful member ever since.
“Uncle Will” as he was familiarly called was a kind and devoted husband, a loving and indulgent father, an honest and upright citizen, and a friend to the needy.
He spent a busy and useful life, and leaves us an example worthy of our imitation.
The writer spoke to a large concourse of relatives and friends from the 14th chapter and the 13th verse of Rev. after which we laid his body in the cemetery, near the church house, to await the resurrection morn.
Bro. Purvis will certainly be missed by us all, as his life and character was a monument of virtue and truth that will stand the storms of the present day and will be a beacon of light to those who are traveling over the troubled stream of time.
Blessed are the dead that die in the that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them.
C.C. Parker
William Purvis, Memphis, Missouri, Memphis Democrat, 9 Mar 1916, p. 1, col. 1
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William Purvis, the subject of this sketch, was born in Scotland County, Mo., November 24, 1842, and departed this life February 29, 1916, being 73 years, 3 months, 5 days old. He was married to Margaret E. Palmer February 14, 1861. To this union were born six children, two of whom preceded him to the spirit world. He leaves to mourn four children, four sisters, one brother, 19 grandchildren, five great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
He confessed his faith in Christ and united with the Christian Church at Bible Grove in early manhood, where he has been a faithful member ever since. “Uncle Will,” as he was familiarly called, was a kind and devoted husband, a loving and indulgent father, an honest and upright citizen and a friend of the needy. He spent a busy and useful life and leaves us an example worthy of imitation.
The writer spoke to a large concourse of relatives and friends from the 14th chapter and the 13th verse of Revelation, after which we laid his body to rest in the cemetery near the church house to await resurrection morn.
Bro. Purvis will certainly be missed by us all as his life and character was a pillar of virtue and truth that will stand the storms of the present day, and will be a beacon of light to those who are traveling over the troubled stream of life.
Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them.
C. C. Parker
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William Purvis, a well-known and enterprising citizen of Scotland County, and a resident of Mount Pleasant Township, was born in that township November 24, 1842, and is the son of Philip and Matilda (Stice) Purvis. The father was a native of Bath County, Ky., and of English-Irish descent. He was born April 5, 1812 and is now a resident of Scotland County, Mo. He was a boy nine years of age when his parents moved to Ralls County, Mo., and, after moving around for some time they settled in Scotland County at a time when there were very few settlers, but numerous Indians. Philip has followed agricultural pursuits all his life and now owns one of the best farms in the county. The mother of our subject was born in Kentucky November 12, 1812, is of German descent, and is now living. Her father was a Virginian, who moved to Kentucky at an early date, settled in Boone County, and afterward moved to Monroe County, from there to Adair County, and finally ended his career in Oregon. William was the sixth of ten children, seven now living. He received the rudiments of an education by close application to his studies at home, and in the district schools of his neighborhood. He worked for his father until February 14, 1861, when he married Margaret E. Palmer, a daughter of Thomas and Eliza M. (DeHaven) Palmer. She was born in Richland County, Ohio, September 20, 1840, and by her marriage to Mr. Purvis became the mother of six children, two of whom are deceased. Those living are William A., Elva J., Sarah T. and Samantha A. The two deceased are Sinas and Sina (twins), who died when two years of age. About eighteen months after marriage, Mr. Purvis moved to Pierce Mill, where he was engaged in milling for some time and seven months of that time he was in the State militia. He afterward purchased land near where he now resides, which he improved, and where he lived for nine years. He then added more land, and moved to his present residence. He started with very little of this world’s goods, but by economy and good management has succeeded unusually well. He is a Republican in politics, is a prominent and influential citizen of the county, and he and his wife are worthy members of the Christian Church.
William Purvis, From Four County History Book, © 1887
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WAS ALMOST 83 YEARS OLD
Funeral Services for Wm. A. Purvis at Bible Grove Saturday
Funeral services for Wm. A. Purvis, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alfred Gunnell, north of Memphis on Thursday, Feb. 14, were conducted at the Bible Grove Christian church Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock by Rev. Claude W. Risinger, pastor of the Memphis church. Interment was in the Bible Grove cemetery.
William Alexander Purvis was a son of William and Margaret Elma Purvis. He was born March 8, 1863, near Bible Grove in Scotland county where he resided until his death.
He was united in marriage to Viola E. Chambers, May 11, 1882. To this union was born 13 children.
He leaves his wife, nine sons and three daughters: Alva D. Purvis, Centralia, Wash.; Oatis [sic] Purvis, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Roy Purvis, Downing; Clarence A. Purvis, Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mrs. Myrtle Clark, Kirksville, Mo.; Charles A. Purvis, Centerville, Iowa; Hobart M. Purvis, Bloomington, Ill., Carl E. Purvis, Burlington, Iowa; Chester T. Purvis, Brashear, Mo.; Mrs. Goldie Gunnell, Memphis; Jessie Purvis, Downing; Mrs. Gladys Cooper, Lone Tree, Iowa. Also twenty-eight grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. J. W. Dunn of Greensburg.
His entire life was spent in the Bible Grove neighborhood. He was a kind and loving husband and father and a willing helper in community affairs.
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Jess Putnam, of Novinger, was drowned in the Chariton river two miles above Novinger Sunday afternoon and the body was not recovered until noon Monday. Mr. Putnam was 57 years old and in company with three or four other men had gone to the river to look after a fish trap which was located at the place where he was drowned. Putnam and one of the men who accompanied him started out in a boat to raise the fish trap. After leaving the bank Putnam’s companion stated that he could not swim. As the river was swollen by the recent rains Putnam returned to the bank and put him ashore remarking that he did not want anyone with him who could not swim. As Putnam again started to the trap he dropped an oar and plunged into the water with his clothing on to recover it, and was drowned. Deceased was born in Illinois but had lived in and near Novinger for twenty-five years, where he had worked in the mines. He is survived by one son, Johnnie Putman, with whom he lived at Novinger, and five daughters, who are Mrs. Robert Stokesberry of near Stahl; Mrs. Lee Balch and Mrs. George Anderson, who live in Colorado, and Mrs. C. E. Hopper and Mrs. Lewis Martin, of Columbia, Mo.
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Wilber A. Puttoff
Wilber A. Puttoff, the son of William and Eliza Nelson Puttoff, was born October 24, 1889, in Davis County, Iowa, and passed away November 6, 1972, at his home. He was united in marriage to Clara L. Gatts, to this union four children were born, Edwin Puttoff, Henderson, Kentucky, Elizabeth Kelso, Downing, Missouri, and Coleen McWilliam of Memphis, Missouri.
He was married to Carrie Alexander, June 4, 1942. He is survived by his wife, Carrie, the above mentioned children, along with a step-daughter, Helen Jean Ferris of Meaman, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 5 step-grandchildren; 7 step-grreat-grandchildren [sic]; several half brothers and sisters, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Virgil; one brother, Henry; and three great-grandchildren.
As a young man he joined the Darby Christian Church. He was a retired farmer with many friends in the Downing area.
Funeral services were conducted by D. W. Payne and Sons from the Baptist Church, Downing, Missouri, Wednesday, November 8, 1972, 2 p.m., with the Rev. Kenneth Campbell officiating. Soloist was Kenneth Campbell and Organist was Mrs. Leota Moore. Body bearers were Spencer Stice, Lowelldene Fincher, Ross Jones, Charles Green, Estille Jones and Ross Jones. Interment was in the Downing Cemetery.
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