Date of Death: 20 May
1920
Subject: Charles
Bennett
Source: unknown, written by his brother Andrew
Charles Bennett was born in Beauharnois County, Province of
Canada, October 17, 1838; died at his home in King City, May 20,
1920. He was the third member of a family of thirteen children,
all of which grew to manhood and womanhood before a death
occurred in the family. The father died in Canada in the year
1865. The family moved to Missouri in the spring of 1867. The
mother lived to the ripe old age of 93 1/2 years. Eight of the
family are still living. The older brother lives in Kansas City,
Kansas; two sisters are in Wisconsin; one sister is in St.
Joseph; one brother in Stanberry, and two sisters and one brother
in King City.
Charles Bennett was married on Empire
Prairie, MO, January, 1881, to Mrs. Susie McComb, (nee Susie
Nugent), who brought to the home a son by a former marriage,
Thomas Leroy McComb, now a resident of Kansas City, Mo. To this
union were born four children, three of whom survive him. Andrew,
who lives on the old homestead; Anna Troup, who lives at
Maysville, Mo., and Mrs. Winnie Spiking of King City. Joseph
preceded him to the great beyond, February 21, 1918. He is also
survived by a host of friends who will miss his genial spirit of
friendship. Mr. Bennett was baptized in infancy in the Roman
Catholic church, of which his parents were members. But coming to
Missouri when the country was new and churches far apart, he
never identified himself with any church, but lived a clean,
christian life, and to the knowledge of the writer who knew him
as well as one man can know another, an unchaste or covetous
thought was never retained in his mind, and if he had any debt to
pay in the future it will be for the sin of omission and not that
of commission. He never doubted the future, believing that he was
going into the hands of a God of justice who knew him as he
really was.
The funeral was held at the Star Chapel
church on Empire Prairie, Sunday, May 23, 1920, at 11 a.m., and
the internment was in the cemetery there.
Date of Death: 19 Jul
1905
Subject: Alice Mary (Claxton)
Crouch
Source: [Savannah Reporter], 28 Jul 1905
Alice Mary Claxton was born in London, England, Feb. 8, 1852, came to America with her parents in June, 1870, and lived on a farm four miles west of King City, until Jan. 19, 1876, when she was united in marriage to Arthur Crouch and settled on a farm on Empire Prairie, where she resided until her death, which occurred July 19, 1905, after suffering from cancer of the stomach. Seven children were born to them, six of whom are living in Empire vicinity. She leaves a husband, three sisters and two brothers and a host of friends and relatives to mourn her death. She was a faithful and consistent Christian; joined the Methodist church when a girl, and holding her membership at the time of her death at Star Chapel church. She was a member of the W. C. T. U. of Empire for a number of years. The funeral was preached by her pastor, Rev. A. D. Davis, Friday, July 21. The remains were interred in the Star [Chapel cemetery.]
Date of Death: 20 Jan
1918
Subject: Guy Oren
Smith
Source: Holt County Sentinel, 1 Feb 1918, p. 6
Guy Oren Smith was born in Holt county, Missouri, August 5, 1893, died at Base Hospital, Fort Riley, Kansas, January 20, 1918, aged 24 years, 5 months and 15 days. He professed faith in Christ and united with the M. E. church South at Kimsey, at the age of 15 years. He, with his brother, Walter K., enlisted Oct. 2, 1918, and were assigned at Camp Funston, Guy as a member of Headquarters company and Walter, of Co. M, 356th Infantry. Nine weeks of his three months service was spent in the hospital, his suffering there borne by that quiet patience which characterized his life. He was a most loving and dutiful son and brother, and numbered his friends by his acquaintances. He leaves a father, mother, sister, five brothers and a host of relatives who deeply mourn his early departure. The cause of his death was Addison's disease.
The body arrived at King City, Thursday, Jan. 24, on the 11:15 train, and was taken to his home 4 miles northwest of King City. The funeral was held from the Star Chapel M. E. church, of which he was a member, Friday, January 25, at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. L. Trotter, assisted by J. M. Carter, D. D., of the M. E. church of King City, and the remains laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the church.
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The following from a distance were present at the funeral of Guy Smith: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Loucks, Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Loucks, Mrs. H. E. Burnett and son, Lemon, L. M. Meyer, S. G. Loucks, Ed Narans, of Holt county; Mrs. Chas. Dawson, Mrs. Edith Scranton, Mrs. Harvey Cook, of South St. Joseph; A. L. Smith, of Fort Calhoun, Neb., and his brother, Walter K., of Camp Funston, Kansas, was also present.
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