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Date of Death: 23 Mar 1913 Subject: Mabel A. (Howell) Armfield Source: Holt County Sentinel, 4 Apr 1913, p. 5
Funeral services for the four persons who were killed in the tornado, Easter Sunday night, which virtually wiped out the village of Flag Springs, were held, Thursday of last week. Flag Springs is in Andrew county, five miles from Union Star, in DeKalb county. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Armfied [sic], who were killed outright, and Mr. Auterburn [sic] and Mr. Reed, who died of injuries received in the storm. Two children of the Armfields were badly injured. Homes in the village were demolished and livestock was killed.
Date of Death: 23 Mar 1913 Subject: Luther A. Armfield Source: Holt County Sentinel, 4 Apr 1913, p. 5
Funeral services for the four persons who were killed in the tornado, Easter Sunday night, which virtually wiped out the village of Flag Springs, were held, Thursday of last week. Flag Springs is in Andrew county, five miles from Union Star, in DeKalb county. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Armfied [sic], who were killed outright, and Mr. Auterburn [sic] and Mr. Reed, who died of injuries received in the storm. Two children of the Armfields were badly injured. Homes in the village were demolished and livestock was killed.
Date of Death: 2 Dec 1873 Subject: Ann (Fox) Anderson Source: Andrew County Republican, 12 Dec 1873, p. 3
Died. On December 2, at the head of Lower Neely Grove, between Rosendale and Bolckow, Anna Fox, the beloved wife of Judge Wm. Anderson, aged 53 years.
Deceased was a native of Ohio, and had been failing since June with paralysis. She leaves a kind, good husband, large family, and numerous relatives and friends to mourn her loss; but they mourn not as those without hope, for as she had been a consistent member of the M. E. Church for over 20 years, they have reason to believe she has gone to her reward.
Date of Death: 26 Feb 1906 Subject: William Bethel Allen Source: Holt County Sentinel, 9 Mar 1906, p. 5
William B. Allen, one of the 1841 settlers of Andrew county, died at his home near Rosendale, February 26, 1906 aged 84 years.
Date of Death: 3 Apr 1899 Subject: Charles Allen Source: Holt County Sentinel, 7 Apr 1899, p. 1
Charles Allen, aged about 65, died at his home near the Richville school house, in Nodaway township, April 3, 1899, and was buried in the Fillmore cemetery on the following day. He was an old bachelor, living alone, and was very eccentric, hardly ever coming to town– was an old soldier and a pensioner, having belonged to Co. D., 22nd Indiana volunteers. He owned 40 acres of land on which he lived, and had recently had a new house built. He was supposed to have considerable money hidden around the house, but thus far, Public Administrator, Giles A. Laughlin, who has taken charge of the estate, has only found $276.00 in gold, and a little over $12 in silver, which was discovered in a glass fruit jar inside of an old tin . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 1 Jul 1872 Subject: James Alexander Source: Andrew County Republican, 5 Jul 1872, p. 3
On Monday last, Mr. James Alexander, a well known citizen and farmer of Jackson township, left his dwelling in apparently as good health as even, to go to a piece of woods near by to cut poles for a fence. At noon the dinner-horn was blown several times, and Mr. Alexander not making his appearance, the family went in search of him. Their consternation may be imagined when they found him dead, his head lying on a sappling [sic] which he had that morning cute down. We have since learned from Mr. Chambers, of Fillmore, that a Coroner’s jury held an inquest over the remains on Monday evening, who rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death by falling backward upon the stick of wood upon which his head was . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 7 Mar 1902 Subject: Eli Alderman Source: The Democrat, 14 Mar, 1902, p. 4, column 2
A Pioneer Passes Away
Eli Alderman, who was one of Savannah’s pioneer citizens passed away at his home in this city on Friday, March 7, 1902. Mr. Alderman was born in Morgan county, Ohio, in 1822, where he continued to reside until he came to Savannah in 1865. He was the founder of the Dry Goods firm, which is now known as M. H. Alderman & Co. The business was started by him in the same building in which the above firm is now doing business.
He was married to Mary J. Joy, who passed to the great beyond in 1893, in 1846 in Ohio, and to this union were born three sons and one daughter, two sons, Carl J. and M. H. survive him.
Mr. Alderman in middle life became . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 24 Jun 1907 Subject: William Adkins Source: unknown, Jun 1907
William Adkins was born in Monroe county, Ohio, March 24, 1848, and died at his home, northwest of Savannah, June 24, 1907. He married January 5, 1863, to Mary A. Miner. He leaves his wife and nine children, all of whom, except Mrs. Ruth Fleming, of Giasco, Kansas were at the funeral. Others of his children are: James Adkins, Mrs. Laura Todd, Miner Adkins, and Mrs. Maude Buis, of Savannah; Charlie Adkins and Mrs. Belle Quinn, of St. Joseph; Mrs. Gertie Smith of Kansas City; and Mrs. Juana Robison of Helena. He also leaves three sisters and one brother. Mrs. Lizzie Trapp, of Skidmore, Mrs. Amy Duel, of Sheridan, Oregon; and Mrs. Anna Werth, and James Adkins, of Fillmore. There were also present except Mrs. Duel. Aside from these he leaves twenty-two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 13 May 1874 Subject: Martha Ann (Pyle) Adkins Source: Andrew County Republican, 22 May 1874, p. 1
Flag Springs Items. The spinal meningitis has made its appearance in our midst. Mrs. A. P. Adkins died of it last week. A daughter is low with it now, but hopes are entertained of her recovery.
Date of Death: 2 Jun 1883 Subject: Lavinia (Todd) Adkins Source: Savannah Reporter, 8 Jun 1883
Sunday the wife of Barnabas Adkins died at her residence below this City. Funeral Tuesday.
The two-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Addington of Rochester, Mo., is dead at a hospital in St. Joseph from a bullet wound caused by the accidental discharge of a revolver held by the baby’s mother. While putting the child to bed Mrs. Addington was amusing it with a revolver she found under her husband’s pillow. She did not think the weapon was loaded and snapped the trigger. The mother is in a state of collapse.
Source: The King City Democrat, 24 September 1915, p. 6
Child Killed by Mother
The St. Joseph papers tell of a sad accident at Rochester a few days since. They state that a Mrs. Wm. Addington was preparing her 2-year-old baby for bed and picked up a revolver and playfully pointed it at the baby and was snapping it to amuse the . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 9/10 Oct 1917 Subject: Margaret (Trautman) Abplanalp Source: Holt County Sentinel, 12 Oct 1917, p. 1
It is with keen sorrow that we learn of the death of Mrs. J. C. Abplanalp, which occurred at her home in Fillmore, on Tuesday of this week, October 9, 1917, aged 66 years. Mrs. W. C. Opel, a sister, of this city, attended the funeral. She is survived by her husband and several children. Funeral arrangements had not been completed at the time of the closing of our forms. We hope for an obituary for our next issue.
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 19 Oct 1917, p. 3
Margaret Troutmann [sic] was born in Decatur county, Indiana, November 5, 1850, and departed this life at her home in Fillmore, Missouri, October 10, 1917, at the age of 66 years, 11 months and 5 days. On October 7, 1969, just 48 years . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 16 Sep 1852 Subject: Julia Emeline Abney Source: Savannah Sentinel, Saturday, September 18, 1852, p. 2
“[Died] Early yesterday morning, Julia Emeline, daughter of Mr. Jackson Abney, of this place, aged 10 months.
“Leaves have their time to fall– And flowers to fade at the north wind’s breath And stars to set; but all– Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O death”
Date of Death: 25 Dec 1897 Subject: David P. Abbott Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 26 Dec 1897, p. 5
David P. Abbott, of Savannah, fell dead at the corner of Fourth and Jule streets, about 9:30 o’clock last night, and his daughter, Maud, was the only witness to his sudden demise.
The screams of the young lady soon brought assistance and a carriage bore the remains to the home of L. O. Stiles, Twelfth and Felix, from which place the deceased had departed a few minutes before in apparently splendid health and spirits.
Dr. T. H. Doyle was called and arrived by the time the body did, but life was extinct, and the physician was called on to wait on the daughter, who was almost hysterical over the sudden death of her father. Mr. Abbott was one of the wealthiest and best-known citizens of Savannah and came down yesterday with . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 10 Apr 1902 Subject: George W. West Source: The Savannah Register, 18 Apr 1902, p. 1, column 2
Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. W. Bridges in Barnard, Mo. on Thurs, Apr 10 at 6:20 p.m. George W. West aged 68 years, 1 month and 27 days. His remains were brought here and interred in the Savannah Cemetery Friday evening, attended by a number of the G.A.R., deceased having been an old soldier. He was an old citizen and respected by all.
Date of Death: Nov 1904 Subject: Robert O. Wilkerson Source: unknown, 1904
Robert Wilkerson, son of David Wilkerson, living east of Helena, died last Thursday evening at 6, and the body was taken in the hearse from this place to Savannah Friday by E. R. Cordry, at which place the interment took place. The deceased was 26 years old, and had been a sufferer from the effect of an injury received while skating twelve years ago.
Date of Death: 11 Mar 1857 Subject: America Aleen Willis Source: North West Democrat, Saturday, March 14, 1857, p. 3
Died– In this city, on the 11th inst., Aleen, infant daughter of John G. and Matilda H. Willis.
"Weep not for those Who sink within the arms of death, Ere yet the chilling wintry breath Of sorrow o’er them blows; But weep for them who here remain, The mournful heritage of pain, Condemn’d to see each bright joy fade And mark grief’s melancholy shade Flung o’er Hope’s fairest rose."
Source: North West Democrat, Saturday, March 21, 1857, p. 3
Died– Of inflamation [sic] of the brain in this City, on Wednesday the 11th inst., America A., daughter of John G. and Matilda H. Willis– aged 2 years, 3 months and 11 days.
"She was Father’s doating pet, A Mother’s . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 11 Jan 1903 Subject: Mary V. (Wilson) Keeves Source: Holt County Sentinel, 30 Jan 1903, p. 1
The passing away of a woman who has made the worth better for having lived in it, and who has been all that a wife and mother to her family and a true warm hearted friend to all who came near her, could be, as Mrs. Mary V. Keeves has been, must needs be told in your columns to stimulate and strengthen other noble spirited women by her example. Mary V. Wilson was born Mary c, 1833, in the state of Virginia, where she lived with her parents until 1854, when she married Anthony S. Keeves and lived with him until May, 1898, when he was called to his Maker. It was said of him: "Amid the temptations, trials and vicissitudes of his long career, he kept . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of Death: 22 Jan 1914 Subject: Olive Wright Source: Savannah Reporter, 23 Jan 1914, p. 1, column 3
Miss Olive Wright Died Yesterday.
Miss Olive Wright died Thursday, yesterday morning, at 5:30 at the home of her father Charles Wright in Selecman Heights aged thirty-six years and five months after an illness of several weeks. The funeral will be held at the Baptist church at 1 o’clock Saturday. She had been a member of the Baptist church since early childhood and was a quiet, gentle, obedient loving daughter always doing what she could. Her mother died last summer and she has not been well since.
WHITESVILLE Jan. 30.
At the home of his parents in Barnard, Mo., Bruce, the little child of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Larrabee departed this life on Thursday, January 26, aged almost two years. This is indeed a sad blow to the father and mother and gladly would we console them if we could, but words of ours are too feeble to carry consolation to their aching hearts; but though the little voice is stilled, no more pattering of little feet to be heard in that home, his life will live on in your hearts and what a sacred thought it will be to you in years to come to think of the sunshine his brief life brought to your home and to remember that he lived to love and be loved by those who will ever cherish his pure sweet memory.
The little . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
Date of death: 25 Nov 1894 Subject: Francis Clare Source: Andrew County [MO] Democrat, 07 Dec 1894, Friday, p. 1
Francis Clare was born in Pulaski county, Kentucky, March, 1812, and died at Excelsior Springs, Mo., November 25, 1894, aged 82 years, 8 months and 16 days.
He was married when a young man. There was born to this union five children, four boys and one girl. The daughter and one son preceeding [sic] the father to the spirit world.
While yet a youngman [sic] Mr. Clare joined the Baptist church and lived a faithful member until death. His wife preceeded [sic] him to the better land about four years. The remains were brought to Bolckow by train, accompanied by two sons, and buried by the side of his wife in Gravel Wall cemetery, a large concourse of people being present. The funeral services were . . . [Yes! There’s more!]
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