Date of Death: 14/15 Mar 1904
Subject: Ola Bell Dreher
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 25 Mar 1904, p. 4

Miss Ola, the 19 year old daughter of W. F. Dreher and wife, died at the home of her parents in Andrew county, from consumption, on Tuesday, March 14, 1904. The remains were laid to rest in the Antioch cemetery on the 16th inst., the funeral services being conducted by Rev. M. H. Jordan. The deceased was a granddaughter of James Kneale, of this city, and her aunt, Mrs. Luella Markt, of this city, attended the funeral.

Date of Death: 12 Sep 1915
Subject: Verline Dreher
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 17 Sep 1915, p. 7

The infant girl of Sol Dreher and wife, died at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Brickey, Sunday morning. The mother was taken to Colorado to try to benefit her health, and was on the road, when the baby died. Mr. and Mrs. Brickey desire to return their heartfelt thanks to the neighbors and kind friends, who rendered them every assistance during the sickness and death of the little one.

Nero.

Date of Death: 6 Aug 1912
Subject: Mary A. (Kneale) Dreher
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 16 Aug 1912, p. 5

Died, at her home near Fillmore, Mo., August 7 [sic], 1912, Mrs. Mary A. Dreher, wife of William F. Dreher, aged 53 years, 3 months and 21 days.

Mrs. Dreher was the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Kneale, and was born near the place of her death, November 16, 1858.

On February 14, 1882, at Oregon, Mo., she was united in marriage to William F. Dreher, and to this union thirteen children were born, seven of whom, with the husband, survive her. The surviving children are: Solomon W., Mrs. Marcell Brewer, Mrs. Fred Bare, Mrs. Henry Ewards [sic], James L., Byle F. and Homer W. Dreher. She is also survived by five grandchildren, her mother, six brothers and three sisters.

In the year 1898 she united with the Oregon, Mo., Presbyterian church and remained in the same until her death. She was a faithful and sacrificing mother and wife, and will be sadly missed in the home. The following was handed to the minister officiating at the funeral by one of the family:

“A loved one from us has gone, A voice we loved is still, A chair is in our home That never can be filled.”

Funeral services were held in Antioch church, Andrew county, Thursday, August 8, at 11 o’clock a.m., and were conducted by Rev. Henry A. Sawyers, of Savannah, Mo., who was her former pastor. These services were attended by an unusually large congregation, and at their close the body was laid to rest in the cemetery at the side of the church.

X.

Date of Death: 20 Jan 1916
Subject: Hattie (Brickey) Dreher
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 28 Jan 1916, p. 1

Hattie Brickey-Dreher was born in Washington county, Indiana, November 27, 1894, and died at the home of her parents, Lucius and Eliza Jane Brickey, near Fairview church, Holt county, Missouri, Jan. 20, 1916.

She was united in marriage to Solomon Dreher in Oregon, Mo., February 1, 1911. To this union three children were born, all girls [sic], two of whom preceded her in death, leaving one daughter living, Mary, aged 4 years. She united with the Antioch Christian church in Andrews [sic] County, Mo., in 1910, and remained a faithful member until death.

Her trouble was tuberculosis; and September 11, 1915, her husband took her to Akron, Col., with the hope that she would be benefited. But, alas! she continued to grow worse, and on Jan. 19, 1916, she was brought back to her parents’ home, where she passed away the following day. An infant baby boy that she left here with her parents, aged three months, died Sept. 12, 1915, while she was in Colorado, and another child, a daughter, Alma, died while they ere in Colorado; all from the same dread disease– tuberculosis.

She leaves to mourn her departure a father and mother, husband and one daughter, five sisters and four brothers.

Short services were held from the home of her parents by Rev. Sturgess and then the remains were taken to the Antioch Christian church, in Andrew county, near her former home, where funeral services were held and interment was made Jan. 21.

Source: Holt County Sentinel, 28 Jan 1916, p. 4

Sol. Dreher and wife came from Colorado Wednesday to Lucius Brickey’s, where Mrs. Dreher died a little past midnight. Sol. certainly has the sympathy of many friends. This is the third member of his family in a little over four months to die. He has but one child, a little girl, left. The funeral was at Antioch church, in Andrew county, Friday.

Date of Death: Aug 1897
Subject: J. Preston Dray
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 20 Aug 1897, p. 4

The little seven months old child of Will Dray of Mound City, was buried on Thursday of this week.

Date of Death: 5 Mar 1922
Subject: Marion Roberts Dowd
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 6 Mar 1922, p. 6

Marion Dowd, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Dowd of Whitesville, Mo., died at 8:20 o’clock this morning at a St. Joseph hospital following an operation. The body was taken to Whitesville for burial.

Date of Death: 4 Mar 1858
Subject: Rosy Ann (Rich) Dougherty
Source: St. Louis Christian Advocate, 1 Apr 1858, p. 4

Died, on the 4th of March, 1858, in Andrew county, Mo., Mrs. R. A. Dougherty, consort of Joseph L. Dougherty, in the 42d year of her age.

Sister Dougherty was religiously trained by a pious father, and when young embraced religion and united with the Methodist Church.

Her sufferings from disease were long and severe. The disease was cancer, which had afflicted her for years; but the last year of her life she suffered exceedingly, yet she bore up under all with a patience and resignation that characterize the Christian only. The writer visited her in her last illness, and conversed with her on the subject of religion and she seemed perfectly resigned. She told her her religious training when young and the happy effect it had had upon her through life, and that now, when she had to die, she felt to rejoice that she had a praying father to instruct her when young.

She leaves a kind husband and four children to mourn her loss. I would say to the family, your best friend has gone to heaven. Are you prepared to meet her? If not, seek that religion that sustained her in a dying hour, and when life with you is past you will meet that dear wife, that kind mother, in a better world than this, where death shall never enter., where the tear of grief never falls, and parting is never known.

Date of Death: 5 Mar 1893
Subject: Eliza Ann (Baker) Donovan
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 19 Mar 1893, p. 4

Mrs. Eliza Donovan, mother of Mr. James Donovan, of New Point, died at her home three miles southwest of Rosendale, Andrew county, Mo., on Sunday morning, March 5, 1893, and was buried on Monday, the 6th, in Bennett Lane cemetery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Chapman, of the Christian church, of which denomination she had been a constant member for twenty-five years. Her age was 68 years, 1 month and 6 days, and the cause of her death was la grippe.

Date of Death: 21 Oct 1897
Subject: infant son of Jacob Doersam
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 29 Oct 1897, p. 4

Died, October 21, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dorsam [sic]. Funeral services at Amazonia the following day.

Date of Death: 17 Nov 1876
Subject: infant of William Dobbs
Source: Andrew County Republican, 23 Nov 1876, p. 1

We learn of a terrible occurrence that took place at the house of William Dobbs, living about four and a half miles north-east of Savannah, on Friday evening last, about sundown. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs were both out of the house at the time, the former feeding and the latter milking, leaving their infant child in the cradle, before the fire-place. On returning to the house they were horrified to find the cradle on fire, and the poor little child so terrible burned it died in a few hours. The origin of the accident is unknown with certainty. Some think a coal of fire must have popped into the cradle; another theory is, that, as it was playing with a calico string, this may have caught fire, and been pulled into the cradle. It was buried last Sunday at the Coffman burial ground. Mr. Dobbs has a great many relatives and friends throughout the county, who deeply sympathize with him.

Source: Holt County Sentinel, 1 Dec 1876, p. 3

Andrew County. A heartrending accident occurred at the residence of William Dobbs, living four and a half miles northeast of Savannah, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs were both out of the house at the time, the former feeding and the latter milking, leaving their infant child in the cradle, before the fire-place. On returning to the house they were horrified to find the cradle on fire, and the poor little child so terribly burned it died in a few hours. The origin of the accident is unknown with certainty. Some think a coal of fire must have popped into the cradle; another theory is, that, as it was playing with a calico string, this may have caught fire, and been pulled into the cradle.

Date of Death: 20 Aug 1872
Subject: Thomas Dickey
Source: Andrew County Republican, 30 Aug 1872, p. 3

On Monday last Mr. Ezra T. Dickey, of this city, commenced digging a well on the place of Mr. Joseph Buhler, near this city. When he had got down about twenty feet, it was found difficult to remain in the well very long at a time, on account of the “damps.” When he ceased digging, that evening, the well was some thirty feet deep, and the atmosphere at the bottom was very highly impregnated with the poison. Mr. Dickey warned any one from attempting to dig in it the following day, as by that time he thought no one would be able to remain in the well any time at all. On Tuesday, however, although lighted candles previously let down into the well had been extinguished by the “damps” before reaching the bottom, Mr. Thomas Dickey essayed to go into the well, with the understanding with Mr. Buhler, who let him down, that upon a signal that he couldn’t stand it he was to be hauled up immediately. Upon being lowered nearly to the bottom (water had not yet been reached), Mr. Dickey was heard to exclaim: “I can’t stand it.” Mr. Buhler at once commenced hauling him up, but Thomas was at the same moment so overcome by the insidious poison that he fell lifeless from the bucket in which he was standing. Mr. Buhler immediately gave the alarm, and it was many minutes before Mr. John Dickey, uncle of the unfortunate victim in the well, appeared, and was about to climb precipitately down the rope to rescue his nephew, and would thereby only have added his own to the corpse already lying at the bottom. The rope was made fast to him first, however, and the lifeless form of the unfortunate man was soon brought to the top. Medical aid was hastily sent for, but the fatal poison had effectually done its work, and he was therefore beyond the assistance of mortal power. The deceased was buried on Tuesday afternoon.

Date of Death: 18 Jan 1921
Subject: Malven Devault
Source: St. Joseph Observer, 22 Jan 1921

Martin [sic] Devault, who resided near Avenue City in Andrew county, and who was awaiting trial in that county on the charge of having killed his wife last year, killed himself at the residence of his sister, Mrs. O. E. Gillip, 109 East Rosine street, Tuesday, by turning on the gas in his room. He left a note in which he denied any knowledge of the killing of his wife and asked his father to see that his name was cleared of the charge. Devault was thirty years old and a farmer. He leaves one child– a daughter.

Date of Death: 18 Mar 1922
Subject: Millie M. (Cobb) DeSpain
Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 19 Mar 1922

Mrs. Millie M. DeStain [sic], 47 years old, wife of Edward DeStain, living on the waterworks hill road, died of influenza at 2 o’clock Saturday morning at a local hospital. She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Dora Ellen DeStain, at home; her mother, Mrs. Elisha Cobb, St. Joseph; three brothers, John M. Cobb of St. Joseph, H. I. Cobb of Savannah, Mo., and J. C. Cobb of Los Angeles, Cal.; and four sisters, Mrs. William Fetzner, Mrs. John Corwin, Mrs. Joseph Baldwin and Mrs. Arvil Castle, all of St. Joseph. Funeral services will be conducted at the Heaton-BeGole chapel at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon and burial will be in Green cemetery.

Date of Death: 30 Apr 1911
Subject: Harvey Deen
Source: New York Times, 1 May 1911

Buried in Storm Cellar

When a Tornado Came Along the Earth Caved in and Covered Family

St. Joseph, Mo., April 30.– A tornado early to-day cause the death of Harvey Deen, 4 years old, and the serious injury of his father, Henry Deen, and the Deen baby at the family home in Avenue City.

A recently completed storm cellar caved in and buried the Deen family beneath several feet of earth. Mrs. Deen escaped with only slight bruises and burrowed her way to the open air and summoned help. Both Deen and the baby were unconscious when removed from the cellar by the neighbors.

The Deens recently came from Oklahoma, where they had been frightened by tornadoes.

Date of Death: 18 Dec 1909
Subject: Isaac H. DeCoursey (or Decourcy)
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 18 Dec 1909, p. 1

I. H. Decoursey, a carpenter, was stricken with apoplexy at the Burris & Windish livery barn, 1926 Frederick avenue, at 10 o’clock this forenoon, and died while he was being carried to Mrs. Mary Ferguson’s boarding house, 1928 Colhoun street, where he had been living for the last eight months.

DeCoursey was sixty-four years old and his home is in Savannah, where he has a wife and four children. He had been employed in St. Joseph by the J. C. O’Hair Construction Company, but did not go to work this morning on account of feeling badly.

DeCoursey went into the livery barn where he sat in the office and talked with the employes of the place. After he had been there about a half an hour, he suddenly rose from his chair and pitched forward. Several men were in the room when he fell and they carried him to his boarding house. Coroner C. F. Byrd was notified and views the body. He decided that the cause of death was apoplexy.

The surviving children range in age from seven to fifteen years. The body was removed to an undertaking establishment and will probably be sent to Savannah for burial.

Date of Death: 21 May 1903
Subject: William K. DeBord
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 5 Jun 1903, p. 5

W. K. DeBord died at his home in Andrew county at 8 o’clock last Tuesday morning, and was buried in the Gravel Wall grave yard. Mr. DeBord was 77 years old, and had been quite feeble for some time. He was a cousin of W. H. DeBord, of Maitland, and father of King DeBord, who married Daisy Cowan, and who died at his home near New Point, a few years ago.

Date of Death: 12 Oct 1911
Subject: James Franklin DeBord
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 27 Oct 1911, p. 4

Alexander Van Buskirk attended the funeral of J. F. De Bord, which was held from the home of the deceased near Fillmore, on the 15th inst., Mr. Van Buskirk being a cousin to Mrs. De Bord. Mr. De Bord died in a St. Joseph hospital, following an operation for appendicitis. He was born and raised near Maitland.

Date of Death: 12 Sep 1876
Subject: Charles O. Deaton
Source: Andrew County Republican, 21 Sep 1876, p. 1

Some time since an infant son of Charles Deaton received a severe burn, and from the effects of it died on Monday night, 11th [sic].

Date of Death: 21 Jun 1921
Subject: William Powell Dean
Source: St. Joseph Observer, 25 Jun 1921

After living practically all of his life in Andrew county, William Powell Dean, one of the respected residents of that county, died at his home in East Savannah on Tuesday night, after an illness of several months. He was 68 years of age and leaves a wife, two daughters, Mrs. Francis Crabb and Mrs. Frank Freytag, Jr., and two sons, Claude and Edward, all of whom were with him when the end came. The funeral occurred from the First Christian church on Thursday, conducted by Rev. Snodgrass and Rev. Rogers. At the grave the Masonic services concluded the ceremonies. The funeral was very largely attended, showing the high esteem in which the deceased was held in the community in which he had passed his long and honorable life.

Date of Death: 19 Feb 1874
Subject: Mary Ann (Moran) Dawes
Source: Andrew County Republican, 27 Feb 1874, p. 3

Died. Daws– On Thursday, February 19, 1874, in King City, Gentry county, Mo., Mrs. Mary Ann Daws, in the 41st year of her age.

Deceased was an exemplary wife and mother, was greatly esteemed among her numerous friends and acquaintances, and died in full faith of life everlasting. She was the sister of David Moran, of this county, from whose residence the funeral took place on Friday, the 21st; her remains being followed to their last resting place in the private grave-yard of her brother, by a large number of relatives and friends. Rev. J. F. Munroe conducted the funeral services. The deceased leaves a husband and six children to mourn her loss.

Date of Death: Dec 4 1906
Subject: Nancy Davison
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 6 Dec 1906, p. 6

Savannah, Mo., Dec. 6.– Mrs. Anson Davis [sic] died at the home of her grandson, Joseph Boatright, Tuesday, and was buried yesterday in the Daily Cemetery, near Kodiak. Mrs. Davison was ninety-seven years old.

Note: Her husband’s name was Anderson, not Anson.

Date of Death: 14 Oct 1873
Subject: Mary Matilda Davison
Source: Andrew County Republican, 24 Oct 1873, p. 3

Fillmore Items. We were sorry to learn of the death of one of Mr. Robert Davison’s daughters, aged about seventeen years. She died on Sunday night the 12th [sic] inst., and was buried on the following Monday evening. The funeral sermon was preached at the M. E. Church by Rev. Mr. Beers, of Holt county, of the United Brethren Church. The funeral procession was one of the largest we have ever seen in this place.

Source: Holt County Sentinel, 7 Nov 1873, p. 3

Died, at Fillmore, Mo., Oct. 12 [sic], 1873, Mary Matilda, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Davison, aged 17 years 3 months and 12 days.

Date of Death: 17 Nov 1872
Subject: Rufus Davis
Source: Andrew County Republican, 22 Nov 1872, p. 3

Mr. Rufus Davis, an old and respected citizen of Fillmore, died in that town on Monday last, of consumption.

Date of Death: 4 Feb 1914
Subject: Mary E. (Collison) Davis
Source: Savannah Reporter, 6 Feb 1914, p. 1, column 2

Mrs. Nelson Davis Dead.

The funeral of Mrs. Nelson Davis will be held this afternoon at her home by Rev. Quirin if he returns from Wisconsin in time and if delayed Rev. Snodgrass will have charge. She had been a sufferer and bedfast for fifteen years with paralysis but was cheerful and a great lesson to those more fortunate than herself, in patience and fortitude and was resigned to the call of death. Her son Charles from Kansas City was at her bedside for several days before she died. Their son O. C. Davis died a few years ago and the other children are Mrs. Jesse Sroufe of Savannah, Arthur Davis of Vancouver, British Columbia and Mrs. Anna Waters of the state of Washington and the last two were unable to be here. Mrs. Davis had been a member of the Methodist church for many years and Rev. Quirin was her pastor. She was sixty-eight years, eight months and twenty-three days old.

Date of Death: 25 Apr 1874
Subject: Clifton L. Davis
Source: Andrew County Republican, 1 May 1874, p. 1

Died. Davis– On Sunday morning, April 26, 1874, at 4 o’clock, Cliffie, only child of Mrs. Ida Davis, of consumption, about five miles northwest of Savannah. Buried on Monday at Fillmore, Missouri.

Never more shall I on earth behold thee; Thou’st left my side and gone to other rest. My child! I know the Savior’s arms enfold thee– I know thou’rt sleeping on his pitying breast.