Date of Death: 10 May 1888
Subject: John Talbot
Source: Atchison[KS] Globe, 10 May 1888

John Talbor [sic], aged 87 years, residing with his daughter, Mrs. Wentworth, at 835 Santa Fe street, died today of old age. The remains will be taken to Savannah, Mo., tomorrow.

Date of Death: 9 Mar 1874
Subject: Isaac Tabler
Source: Andrew County Republican, 13 Mar 1874, p. 1

Fillmore Items. We also have to announce the death of an old and much esteemed citizen, Mr. Tabler, who died on the same day [as Samuel Warner], and but a few hours previous to the death of Mr. Warner. His death was caused by congestive chills. He leaves a large circle of friends and relations to mourn his loss.

Date of Death: 14 Sep 1919
Subject: Laura B. (Yoder) Swartz
Source: St. Joseph Observer, 20 Sep 1919

Mrs. Laura B. Swartz of Rosendale died at a hospital here Sunday.

Date of Death: 14 Aug 1914
Subject: Francis M. Sutton
Source: Savannah Reporter, 21 Aug 1914

After being a helpless invalid from a stroke of paralysis, for five years, Frances M. Sutton passed away in death at his home in Bolckow on Aug. 14, at the age of eighty years, eight months and twenty-five days. He was born in Scott county, Indiana. Most of his life has been spent in Missouri. On May 3, 1891, he married Sarah Moackley, who survives him, but who has been in very poor health for a number of years. During the Civil War he served in Company G., 51st Missouri Volunteers. The late R. M. Cole of Fillmore was his captain. While yet in his youth he united with the Baptist church, and continued in the faith. He is survived by four sisters and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services were held at the home at 2 o’clock p.m., Sunday, Aug. 16, by Elder W. A. Chapman, assisted by Elder R. E. Snodgrass, and interment was in the Lower [Neely] Grove cemetery.

Date of Death: 24 Apr 1917
Subject: John Calvin Sutherland
Source: Savannah Reporter, 27 Apr 1917, p. 1

Dr. John Calvin Sutherland, who lived in Savannah many years, died Tuesday in St. Joseph at the hospital. He was 78 years old and had lived in St. Joseph four years. He leaves a son and five daughters: A. W. Sutherland, Mrs. Lee Bayne, Misses Maude, Jessie and Alice, all of St. Joseph, and Mrs. J. J. Thomas of Scottish Plains, N. J. The Masonic order had charge of the funeral rites at the Savannah cemetery.

Date of Death: 27 Dec 1909
Subject: Hulda J. (Karnes) Sullivan
Source: St. Joseph Gazette, 28 Dec 1909, p. 2, [partially abstracted]

Mrs. H. J. Sullivan died last evening. [She] lived in St. Joseph and vicinity sixty-seven years. She was born in Russell county, Kentucky on March 17, 1829, and moved with her parents to the Platte Purchase in 1842. Her father was the Rev. Silas H. Karnes, a well-known Baptist preacher in the early years. The family lived near Easton. She married J. S. Sullivan in 1845. They lived in Buchanan and Andrew counties before moving to St. Joseph. The family home was at 415 W. Rosine. Mr. Sullivan, who died some years ago, was employed by the Gazette. Mrs. Sullivan is survived by sons William A., St. Joseph; Robert, St. Joseph; John C., Denver, Mo.; and daughter, Mrs. Lydia Murray, St. Joseph. Burial was in Todd Cemetery.

Date of Death: 1 Feb 1874
Subject: Eli Stingley
Source: Winterset, Iowa Madisonian, 12 Feb 1874

Information has been received of the violent death of Eli Stingley, of Andrew Co., Mo., formerly of this county. He was kicked to death by a horse. He went to the stable to curry and feed and was found in the stall of one of the horses so badly kicked or stamped that he was almost unrecognizable. He had been at the stable about 3 hours when discovered. He was subject to fainting fits and it is thought he may have fainted and fell and while lying prostrate was stamped or kicked to death.

Date of Death: Apr 1921
Subject: Ben Stewart
Source: St. Joseph Observer, 23 Apr 1921

The body of Ben Stewart, who died on Hamburg Avenue Saturday, was taken to Cosby for burial, Monday.

Date of Death: [Aug] 1902
Subject: infant of John Stephenson
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 8 Aug 1902, p. 8

Mrs. John Stephenson, of near Chillicothe, this state, came up on a visit to see her aged father, Grandpa Taylor, nearing 90 years. While here their adopted infant son died and was buried at Amazonia. Mrs. Stephenson has the sympathy of many friends in her sorrow.

Date of Death: 18 Oct 1868
Subject: Richard R. Stephens
Source:Holt County Sentinel, 30 Oct 1868, p. 3

At a Baptist meeting at Bethel Church, Andrew county, Mo., on the 18th inst., a young man named Stephens, who had just received the ordinance of baptism, fell dead as he was stepping from the water. The affair was witnessed by a large congregation. We find the particulars in the Savannah Era.

Date of Death: 11 Jun 1873
Subject: William C. Steeby
Source: Andrew County Republican, 13 Jun 1873, p. 3

Willie Steeby, sixteen years old, son of Gotlieb Steeby, living nine miles west of Savannah, was killed by a team of mules running away at his father’s farm Wednesday noon.

Date of Death: 6 Jul 1906
Subject: John L. Stanton
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 13 Jul 1906, p. 4

Judge John L. Stanton, one of Andrew county’s old and highly respected citizens, died at his home in Savannah, Friday last, July 6, 1906, at the age of 78 years. Prior to the war Mr. Stanton resided in this county on the old A. E. Williams, now Geo. W. Hibbard farm in Nodaway township. He leaves a widow and two children. He was over here on April 27th, and attended the funeral of his old former friend, Uncle Robert Patterson.

Date of Death: 19 Aug 1919
Subject: Luzetta Agnes Stallsworth
Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 20 Aug 1919

Luzetta A. Stallsworth, five years old, died of diphtheria at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stallsworth, 2005 North Second street. Besides the parents she is survived by two brothers, William and Glenn, and a sister, Elsie Stallsworth, all at home.

Date of Death: 16 Jul 1900
Subject: Albert Mearl Stafford
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 27 Jul 1900, p. 1

Little Mearl Stafford, died at the home of his parents in Richville, July 16, at the age of one year, 7 months, 16 days. Mearl was a very bright little boy, being at the age that makes the life of the home. He was laid to rest in the Fillmore cemetery. Funeral services by Rev. Clark.

Agate.

Date of Death: 2 Jul 1873
Subject: Mary E. Spicer
Source: Andrew County Republican, 8 Aug 1873, p. 3

Fillmore Items. An infant, nine months old, died Tuesday morning, of scrofulous affection. It was the child of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Spicer.

Date of Death: 21 Jul 1913
Subject: Caroline (Carver) Spicer
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 1 Aug 1913, p. 4

Mrs. Caroline C. Spicer, of Fillmore, died Monday of last week, July 21st, at the age of 780 years. She was reputed to be the wealthiest woman in Andrew county. Mrs. Spicer owned 2,807 acres in Andrew county and 320 acres in Holt county. during the last year she had sold 545 acres of Andrew county land. Besides owning several pieces of property in Savannah and Fillmore, she was a large stockholder in the Bank of Fillmore. Her property is computer to be worth considerably more than $500,000.

Mrs. Spicer is the widow of Dr. C. W. Spicer, who died seventeen years ago. Dr. and Mrs. Spicer were born in New York state and moved to Jamesville, Wisconsin, in 1856. They came to Andrew county in December, 1859, and located at Fillmore, where Doctor Spicer established a large practice. Mrs. Spicer left a will with Attorneys C. F. Booher and J. R. Williams, Savannah. By her will, she sets aside 80 acres for a cemetery at Fillmore. The rest of her estate was divided equally among seventeen relatives and Mrs. Ira Williams, Maitland, Mo., whom Mrs. Spicer brought up in her home from childhood. C. W. Spicer, Jr., is named as executor. A short time ago, Mrs. Spicer divided $100,000 among her relatives.

Date of Death: 14 Nov 1889
Subject: Henry Speaker
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 29 Nov 1889, p. 1

Henry Speaker, an aged farmer residing about five miles northeast of Bolckow, came to death in a frightful manner Thursday forenoon. He was in a wood lot preparing timbers for the foundation for a corn crib. He had put a charge of powder into [a] log for the purpose of splitting it. He ignited the fuse and then sought protection from the blast behind a large tree. It is believe he had stepped to one side to make observations as to the tardiness of the fuse when he was struck on the head by a piece of timber from the shattered log. He is supposed to have been instantly killed. His body was found about 1 o’clock, and was supposed to have been killed at 10:30, as it was about this time the blast was put off. Mr. Speaker was about 70 years of age.– Bolckow Herald.

Date of Death: 28 Jun 1903
Subject: Colin Campbell Somerville
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 17 Jul 1903, p. 5

C. C. Somerville, who had been a resident of Savannah for 41 years, died at his home in that city June 28 at the age of 77 years.

FARMER FOUND DEAD.
John Thomas Snyder, a Bachelor Who Died Alone Near Barnard, Dead Two Days When Discovered
BARNARD, Mo., Jan. 20. John Thomas Snyder, fifty years of age, a bachelor who lived alone on a farm a mile and a half from Barnard, was found dead late yesterday afternoon in his home by a hunter. Tobe Bear. Snyder was found upon his knees, fully dressed, with his overcoat cap and glasses on. On the floor was a filled but unlighted pipe, and in one hand an unlighted match. One hand of the dead man rested upon a chair and the other on the bed. Snyder’s mules were in the barn, harnessed and ready for work.

It is probably that Snyder had been dead two days when Bear, one of his friends, discovered him. The dead man had been a sufferer from diabetes and it is supposed that this caused his death. He had been in St. Joseph Tuesday for treatment.

Snyder’s sister, Mrs. Harvey Goforth, lives at Bolckow, where the body was taken. The funeral will be held at that place tomorrow.

Coroner J. H. Todd of Maryville was notified and went to Bolckow today to view the body.

Source: St. Joseph News-Press, 20 January 1912, p. 1, col. 7.

Date of Death: 7 Jan 1917
Subject: Mary Elizabeth (Allison) Snapp
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 12 Jan 1917, p. 5

Mrs. Mary Sapp [sic, throughout], died in St. Joseph, Sunday last, January 7th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lewis, at the age of 67 years. She was the widow of M. M. Sapp, and the family formerly resided at Forbes. She is survived by four sons, and four daughters, James A., of St. Joseph; Bernie, of Hot Springs, Ark.; Jesse E., of Highland, Kans.; Jno. W., of Forest City; Mrs. A. C. Decker, of Troy, Kans.; Mrs. George Cook, of Bigelow; Miss Margaret, of Minneapolis, Minn.; and Mrs. Lewis, of St. Joseph. The body was taken to Fillmore on Tuesday, for burial.

Date of death: 8 September 1900
Subject: William A. Smith
Source: St. Joseph Daily News, 8 September 1900, p. 5

William A. Smith, aged 40 years, 8 months, 11 days, died at the residence of his father, Michael Smith, No. 1411 North Twelfth street, last night at 9:15, after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held at the residence Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Interment at Green cemetery. Friends of the family invited to attend.

Date of Death: 26 Nov 1902
Subject: Thomas K. Smith
Source: The Democrat, 15 Dec 1902, p.1

It is with infinite sadness that we chronicle the death of one of Andrew counties [sic] pioneer citizens, a man loved and respected by all who knew him and whose name has always been synonomous [sic] of uprightness.

T. K. Smith, affectionately known to old and young as Uncle Tom, quietly and peacefully passed over the river, Wednesday night, November 26th.

The night before about 8:30 p.m. apparently in usual health he stepped out on the porch and a few moments later a member of the family heard him groaning. A search was instituted and it was found that he had fallen from the porch into the open cellarway. He was carried into the house and although unconscious there was only a slight wound on his head and it was not thought that he was so very badly injured. Dr. Peter was called and Doctor Houston. They decided that Uncle Tom had suffered an apoplectic stroke and probably fell from the porch into the cellar. He never regained consciousness and peacefully passed away.

To the bereaved relatives we extend our heartfelt sympathy. Uncle Tom has gone to join his loved companion who preceded him to the better land only a few months ago.– Whitesville Banner

Date of Death: 7 May 1911
Subject: Telitha (Turpin) Smith
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 12 May 1911, p. 2

Mrs. John Smith died suddenly at the home of Lum Patterson, Sunday last, May 7th, aged 74 years. She leaves a husband, one son and two grandchildren. Prior to her marriage she was Telithia [sic] Turpin, and was raised in Andrew county. She was buried from the old Trinity church, near Amazonia, on Tuesday of this week. With her passing, was the third death in the family since February 22d, of this year.

Date of Death: 5 Apr 1904
Subject: Susannah (Copple) Smith
Source: probably Savannah Reporter, Apr 1904

At. 3 o’clock p.m. Sunday, April 5th, there were interred in the Fairview cemetery, five miles north of Savannah, the mortal remains of one who for the last twenty years has held the distinction of being the oldest resident of Andrew county.

In 1838 there emigrated from Indiana to the then far west, four young, married men, whose wives were sisters. The names of these men were Elijah M. Smith, Henry Foster, Ralph Dixon and Noah Garren. The maiden name of their wives was Copple. These four families, with three others, constituted at the time the entire population of the territory that is now Andrew county. The hardships and deprivations that these sturdy pioneers underwent, we who are enjoying the fruit of their labors will never know. They secured, each, a tract of land– that same land which today is ready sale at prices ranging all the way from $50 to $100 per acre– this land they bought from the U. S. government, under the administration of James K. Polk.

One by one, during the years that have come and gone, these persons relinquished their hold upon, not only their land, but upon all earthly things and passed into the presence of Him who created the land and all things. The last to pass away was Susannah, the wife of Elijah M. Smith; he having died Aug. 26, 1860. She was the mother of six boys and six girls. Those living are Joseph D., William, George, Mrs. J. C. Goforth, Mrs. Sanford Rhoades, and Mrs. Thos. Simpson, all of Nodaway county, Jno. C. who resides on the old homestead, five miles northwest of Savannah, and Mrs. Robert Hopecraft of Cumberland, Maryland. She had 58 grandchildren, 100 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was born in Indiana, January 15th, 1816. Obeyed the Gospel of Christ in 1849 or 1850, and lived a devoted Christian to the end.

A large number of persons attended the funeral services, which were conducted by her pastor, Eld. W. A. Chapman, at the Fairview Church, of which she was a charter member, and from which she was only dismissed by death. Truly a mother in Israel has fallen asleep. “Asleep in Jesus; Blessed sleep! From which one never wakes to weep.”

W. A. C.

Date of Death: 11 Jun 1922
Subject: Joseph A. Smith
Source: unknown, 1922

Aged Andrew County Man Dies Near Cosby June 11 After Life of Usefulness

Joseph A. Smith died at his home near Cosby Sunday June 11, 1922 at the age of 80 years, 9 months and 9 days He had been a resident of Andrew County since 1851. Joseph A. Smith was born in Orange County, Indiana, September.2, 1841 he moved with his parents to Missouri Andrew County In 1851. He enlisted in the 12th Missouri Cavalry at the age of 18 and served his country three years and was honorably discharged. He was united in marriage October 28, 1869, to Liza Castle who died at her home August 19 1877. To this union two children were born William J. Smith of Helena, Montana and Mrs. A. M. Kimberlin of Helena. He was united in marriage in 1879 to Alice Orange. To this union three chi1dren were born. Mrs. J. E. Wright and Mrs. W. H. Lafon both of St. Joseph and Myrtle Mae Smith who went before him at the age of three years. He leaves nineteen grandchildren. Mr. Smith united with the Bethel Baptist Church in February 1889. He was ever unselfish and kind always doing something for others even to the last day, planning something to do or have done for the benefit or the pleasure or comfort of those around him. He had been failing in health for six years. Rev S. Riggs conducted the funeral services Tuesday at 12 o’clock at the Bethel Church. The many beautiful flowers expressed the love of the relatives, neighbors and friends who followed the remains to the Bethel Cemetery, where the body was laid to rest. The Odd Fellows gave their burial rites. He leaves to mourn his going, his wife, his children and his grandchildren, other relatives and many friends.

Servant of God, well done. Thy glorious warfare’s past, The battle fought, The race is won, And thou are crowned at last.