Date of Death: 6 Mar 1906
Subject: George Washington Cole
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 16 Mar 1906, p. 4
George Washington Cole died at his home, one-half mile south of Cumberland Ridge, Tuesday, March 6, 1906, aged 65 years. The funeral was held Thursday and the remains placed in the Cumberland Ridge cemetery. Mr. Cole was a street-car conductor in St. Joseph until last fall, when he purchased his farm, built a house to live in, retired and died with Bright's disease.-- Savannah Reporter.
Date of Death: 30 Apr 1875
Subject: Rebecca (McElwain) Townsend
Source: Andrew County Republican, 7 May 1875, p. 8
Died. Townsend-- On Friday morning last, at the old family homestead near Jimtown, Mrs. Rebecca Townsend, aged sixty-four years. She was for many years an active member of the Methodist church. She leaves six children to mourn the loss of as good and an affectionate a mother as ever the world saw: Thomas Townsend, of Andrew county; John and Edward Townsend of St. Joseph; Moses and George Townsend, of Troy, Kansas, and Wm. Townsend, now in California.
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.
Date of Death: 23 Apr 1874
Subject: Edward Turpin
Source: Andrew County Republican, 1 May 1874, p. 1
Died. Turpin-- On Saturday, April 23, 1874, at his residence on the East St. Joe road, three miles from Savannah, Edward Turpin, aged 67 years, 3 months and 5 days.
The deceased was an old citizen of Andrew county, having settled here in 1844. He was born in Kentucky, removed to Indiana when thirteen year[s] of age, whence he came to Missouri. Deceased was widely known in the county as a charitable, honorable man, and his death is mourned by a family consisting of an aged wife and five children. His remains were interred in the "Camp Ground" graveyard on Monday, the 27th.