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Quellen-Verweis NI12973 :

Personen : Crabtree Michael
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Quellen-Verweis NI12974 :

Personen : McFarland Frank
Star News-Register, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, June 4, 1926.
Thieves forced the lock on the Frank McFarland garage door and carried away several dollars worth of goods, which consisted of the casing and rim from the back wheel, the cushion from the car, all the tools and a motometer. It is supposed to have been done by local talent.

Quellen-Verweis NI12976 :

Personen : Aubuchon Myrtle Madge
Burial: Lake St. Charles Cemetery, 7775 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.

Quellen-Verweis NI12980 :

Personen : Johnston Sharon Yvonne
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Quellen-Verweis NI12982 :

Personen : Johnston Diana Jo
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Quellen-Verweis NI12983 :

Personen : Johnston James "Jim" Richard
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Quellen-Verweis NI12984 :

Personen : Johnston Susan "Suzi" Floy
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Quellen-Verweis NI12986 :

Personen : Johnston Georgia Janelle
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Quellen-Verweis NI12989 :

Personen : Rotondo Randall Thomas
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Quellen-Verweis NI12990 :

Personen : Rotondo Deborah Sue
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Quellen-Verweis NI12992 :

Personen : Marquez Jason Andrew
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Quellen-Verweis NI12993 :

Personen : Marquez Jeramie David
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Quellen-Verweis NI12994 :

Personen : Burlington Mary Lou
Several within the family find Mary to be an extremely inconsiderate woman. By my own misfortune, I've crossed paths with her in researching the family genealogy.

Quellen-Verweis NI13002 :

Personen : Stampfli Kathleen "Kathie" Ruth
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Quellen-Verweis NI13003 :

Personen : Stampfli Arlene Ann
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Quellen-Verweis NI13004 :

Personen : Simms Cora
LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Wed. Nov. 20, 1963.
Mrs. Cora (Simms) Horton, aged 85, passed away Nov. 17, 1963, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Granite City, Ill. A daughter of the late Jeff and Lucinda (Thomason) Simms, she was born Sept. 2, 1878, in St. Francois County, Mo. Her husband, Laken Horton, preceded her in death in 1926.
Surviving are the following children: Theodore Horton, St. Louis; Cecil Horton and Laura Strauser, both of Granite City. An infant daughter preceded her mother in death. Other survivors include: three sisters, Mrs. Maude Dodd of Indiana, Mrs. Minnie Meyers of Victoria, Mo., and Mrs. Tony (Goldie) Gilmer of Flat River; two brothers, John Simms of Bismarck and Paul Simms of Chesterton, Ind.; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The body lay in state at the Caldwell Funeral Home in Flat River where chapel services were scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m., with Rev. V. E. Defreece officiating. Interment in the Masonic Cemetery, Bismarck, under the direction of Raymond Caldwell & Sons, Flat River.

Quellen-Verweis NI13006 :

Personen : Thomasson Lucinda A.
a/k/a - Lucinda A. Thomason
LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Fri. March 15, 1935.
MRS. JEFFERSON SIMMS:
Mrs. Jefferson Simms passed away at 10:30 p.m., Saturday March 9, 1935, at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Gilmer of Gofftown, with whom she made her home. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the Union Church in Bismarck, conducted by Rev. Wm. Stewart, pastor of Bonne Terre Methodist Church. Burial was in the Masonic cemetery at Bismarck, under the direction of Caldwell Brothers.
Lucinda Thomasson, daughter of Abel and Sarah Orten Thomasson, was born Feb. 17, 1856 at Farmington, and at the time of her death was 79 years and 22 days of age. She was united in marriage on Oct. 21, 1877 to Jefferson Simms who preceded her in death ten years. To this union were born twelve children, ten of whom are living. They are, Mrs. Cora Horton of Madison, Ill.; Mrs. Jennie Angerer of St. Louis; Mrs. Maude Todd of Gary, Ind.; Mrs. Minnie Myers of DeSoto; Mrs. Mae Cartee and Mrs. Goldie Gilmer of Esther; James Simms of Leadwood; Tolman Simms of Bismarck; John Simms of Irondale; and Paul Simms of Westville, Ind. She also leaves twenty-seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; one half-brother, Charles Mitchell of Flat River; and many other relatives and friends to mourn her passing.
She was converted in early life and has lived a devoted Christian these many years. At the time of her death she was a member of the Bismarck Methodist Church. The News joins the many friends of this good woman in heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved loved ones.

Quellen-Verweis NI13010 :

Personen : Horton Laura
Source: Year: 1930; Census Place: Madison, Madison, Illinois; Roll: T626_542; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 71; Image: 0572.
Name: Laura Strauser
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: 1901
Relation to Head-of-house: Wife
Home in 1930: Madison, Madison County, Illinois.

Quellen-Verweis NI13035 :

Personen : Key William S.
Burial: Oregon

Quellen-Verweis NI13040 :

Personen : Botts Dorothea C.
Published in the Herald & Review - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
Date: April 18, 2007
Section: Obituaries
Page: D4
WARRENSBURG - Dorothea C. Smith, 93, of Warrensburg, IL passed away at 2:05 p.m. Monday (April 16, 2007) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday (April 19, 2007) in Illini Cemetery, Warrensburg, IL. Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to donor?s choice. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family via e-mail at www.dawson-wikoff.com.
Mrs. Smith was born on February 1, 1914 the daughter of Carroll Edward & Mary Edna Cressler Botts. She was a homemaker, a life member of Warrensburg United Methodist Church, charter member and past president of Warrensburg Illini Women's Club. She married Raymond Franklin Smith on June 8, 1935. He preceded her in death on June 20, 1967.
Surviving are her children: Donald Raymond (Dorthy) Smith of Warrensburg, IL, Janet Louise (Robert) Fulk of Ocala, FL, Roger Dean Smith of Mountain Home, AR and Morris Eugene Smith of Cumming, GA; brother: William A. Botts of Rantoul, IL; 10 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son: Richard, brother: Robert, sister: Rosemary and grandson: Perry.
Obituary written by family members.

Quellen-Verweis NI13042 :

Personen : Flatbush Sheryl "Sherry" Luwaine
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Quellen-Verweis NI13043 :

Personen : Clark Sherry Marie
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Quellen-Verweis NI13044 :

Personen : Clark Charles "Bud" Alan
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Quellen-Verweis NI13045 :

Personen : Clark Sarah Elizabeth
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Quellen-Verweis NI13046 :

Personen : Clark David Jacob
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Quellen-Verweis NI13048 :

Personen : Patterson Terry Eugene
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Quellen-Verweis NI13049 :

Personen : Patterson Walter Eugene
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Quellen-Verweis NI13050 :

Personen : Patterson Paul Matthew
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Quellen-Verweis NI13051 :

Personen : Roop Lorraine "Lori" Marie
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Quellen-Verweis NI13052 :

Personen : Roop Lewis Wade (3rd)
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Quellen-Verweis NI13053 :

Personen : Roop Charles August
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Quellen-Verweis NI13054 :

Personen : Roop Jonathan Andrew
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Quellen-Verweis NI13055 :

Personen : McKee Brian James
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Quellen-Verweis NI13056 :

Personen : McKee Collin Michael
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Quellen-Verweis NI13070 :

Personen : Sloan Alice Lee
Buried at Polk Memorial Cemetery, near Corridon, Missouri.

Quellen-Verweis NI13072 :

Personen : Ferguson Goldie May
Buried at Polk Memorial Cemetery, near Corridon, Missouri.

Quellen-Verweis NI13106 :

Personen : Moon Johnson
Democrat-Register, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, March 20, 1903.
In jumping from his wagon Wednesday Johnson Moon met with a painful accident. His foot, it seems, caught on the bed of the vehicle in such a way as to cause him to fall heavily to the ground with the result that his left arm was dislocated below the elbow. Johnson's many friends sympathize with him in his misfortune.

Quellen-Verweis NI13107 :

Personen : Thurman Grover
Democrat-Register, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, March 20, 1903.
Died, in Bonne Terre, at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Thurman, on Thursday evening, March 12, 1903, at 9:15 o'clock, Grover Thurman, aged ten years. Grover was a bright little fellow but his brief life of ten years had been one of much suffering. His last illness was rheumatism and heart trouble and wore along through the nine weary weeks during which he suffered much but very patiently. Everything was done for him that medical skill and tender parental affection could suggest, but death had marked him for his own and his life went out from us to be forever with God. During Grover's severe sufferings he often enjoyed such songs as "My Savior First of All", "Sunshine in the Soul", etc. He also enjoyed prayer and confessed Jesus Christ as his Savior. His funeral was held at Centenary Church where it was attended by his teacher, Miss Steele, and all the pupils of her room and large number of sympathizing friends.

Quellen-Verweis NI13114 :

Personen : Harris Waneetie May
LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Thurs. Jan. 17, 1974.
MRS. WILLIAM PETTUS:
Waneetie May Pettus of Desloge, died January 5, 1974, at the age of 79. She was born February 2, 1894, at Valles Mines, a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Hilderbrandt) Harris.
Her husband, William H. Pettus, preceded her in death March 9, 1969.
Surviving are: Eight children, Mrs. Eula Rentfro of Collinsville, Ill., Robert W. of Farmington, Glen of Flat River, Ellis of Salem, Homer of Troy, Ill., Harold of Fairbanks, Alaska, Marilyn (Mrs. George Dooros) of Anchorage, Alaska, and Shirley (Mrs. Homer Bequette, Jr.) of Bonne Terre; 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the First Baptist Church, Flat River, with Rev. Virgil Vaughn and Rev. Charles Wideman officiating. Interment was at St. Francois Memorial Park under the direction of C.Z. Boyer and Son Services, Bonne Terre.
Mrs. Pettus was a member of the First Baptist Church, Flat River.

Quellen-Verweis NI13116 :

Personen : Ritter Ella C.
LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Wed. Nov. 20, 1963.
Mrs. Ella C. Evans, wife of the late U. S. Grant Evans of Farmington, died in the Sunset Retirement Home, Thursday, Nov. 14, 1963, after a prolonged illness. She was born in St. Francois County, Mo., July 7, 1874, a daughter of the late Newton P. Ritter and Paralee Denham Ritter, and at the time of death was aged 89 years 4 months 7 days.
She was married to Mr. Evans on Nov. 29, 1893, and they were parents of three children, who survive: O. K. Evans of Littleton, Colo., Mrs. (Ina) C. E. Pickett of Farmington, and Mrs. (Mildred) George E. Rohrbach of South Bend, Ind. She also leaves four grandchildren: George E. Rohrbach, Jr., of Redlands, Calif.; Mrs. Jean Rohrbach Vavul of South Bend, Ind.; Charles E. Pickett of Jefferson City, Mo., and Mrs. Patricia Pickett Kleppsattel of Costa Mesa, Calif., and five great-grandchildren: Lea Ann Pickett, Laura Ann Rohrbach, Vicki and Charles Kleppsattel and Thomas Vavul, besides other relatives and many friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans lived in Bonne Terre until 1921, when they moved to Farmington, where they established residence at 509 C. Street, and Mrs. Evans resided there until she became ill.
Mrs. Evans was the oldest living member of the First Baptist Church in Farmington, and was also a charter member of Farmington Rebekah Lodge No. 407.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, Nov. 17, at 1:30 o'clock, at the Cozean Funeral Chapel, conducted by her pastor, the Rev. J. Loren Jolly. Interment was in Parkview Cemetery. Cozean Funeral Service.

Quellen-Verweis NI13118 :

Personen : Ritter Newton P.
Message: St. Francois Herald, Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1901.
Mr. Newton P. Ritter died very suddenly at his home west of Farmington last Friday night. Mr. Ritter was 66 years of age, an honorable citizen, well known to the people of this community who respected him for his worth.
Tuesday of last week Mr. Ritter was in town attending to business as usual. On his road home that afternoon he became sick, followed later by his entire body becoming paralyzed and resulting in his death as above stated. The funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon from the residence to the K. of P. cemetery where his mortal remains were laid to rest.
Mr. Ritter leaves a wife, several children, among them three married daughters, and several grandchildren. We join their many friends in condolences.
Buried at Knights of Pythias (or K. of P.) cemetery in Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri.
Info courtesy of Melanie Rickmar.

Quellen-Verweis NI13126 :

Personen : Ransom Emma Sarah
LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Wed. Dec. 25, 1963.
Mrs. Emma Sarah Govro passed away Dec. 21, 1963, at her home at 206 Low St., Bonne Terre, at the age of 84 years and 12 days. She was born Dec. 9, 1879, at Big River Mills and was a daughter of the late William and Lizzie Roan Ransom.
On March 16, 1897, she was united in marriage to Everett K. Govro, who preceded her in death. To this union seven children were born, with a son and daughter preceding their parents in death. Surviving children are: Mrs. LaVerne Byasee, Bonne Terre; Mrs. Irene Byington, Farmington; Mrs. Ralph (Thelma) Mabery, Bonne Terre; Mrs. Harold (Nadine) Marion, Flat River; Carl Govro, South Gate, Calif. Other survivors include: two brothers, John Ransom of Esther and Harry Ransom of Desloge; 35 grandchildren, 73 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
The body lay in state at the Sparks Funeral Home, Bonne Terre, where services were conducted in the chapel Dec. 23, at 2 P.M. with Rev. C. R. Hampton of the Flat River Assembly of God Church officiating. Interment was in St. Francois Memorial Park, under the direction of Sparks Funeral Service, Bonne Terre.

Quellen-Verweis NI13141 :

Personen : Zimmer Eleanor Ada
DailyJournal/Park Hills, St. Francois County, Missouri/Friday, April 12, 2002.
Eleanor Ada Zimmer Huck, 86, passed away on April 11, 2002, at the Presbyterian Manor. She was born in St. Louis, to Edward and Della Zimmer. She was an integral part of a close-knit, loving family of nine, all of whom spent the better part of their childhood in Farmington. Family history indicates that Eleanor was responsible for the family's conversion and devotion to the Lutheran faith. In 1936, Eleanor was united in marriage to Edgar Paul Huck, who preceded her in death in 1991. In 1946 Eleanor and E.P. adopted a baby girl, Nancy Louise. Five years later, they adopted Michael Paul, who also preceded Eleanor in death.
Surviving siblings are: Eber Zimmer (Alma); Norma Wilson (Woodrow, deceased); Florence Roth (Rhinehardt, deceased); Jean Allen, (Gene), Donna Rickus (Kenneth, deceased); Joanne Henderson (Homer). Deceased siblings are: Goldie Holst and June Burle Govro. Surviving child, Nancy Rehm Corrington (Dennis). Surviving grandchildren: Scott Rehm (Jennifer), Christopher Rehm, Sarah Eleanor Rehm, James W. Rehm, Jr., Susannah Corrington, Sherry Corrington, Bret Corrington, Tonya Huck, Eric Huck, Angela Huck, Ashley Huck, Edgar Huck, Katie Marie Huck. Surviving godchild, Kathy Wilson Neiner. Favorite nieces and nephews: Jimmy Zimmer, Judy Holst Womack, Ed Holst, Dan Wilson, Ann Wilson Mell, Kenny Roth, Susan Roth, Mary Roth Meadows, Tom Roth, David Burle, Ed Burle, Tim Burle, Rebecca Allen Crawford, Jane Allen, Randy Allen, Leslie Henderson Jones and Sherry Henderson Weaver. Ellie will be sadly missed by many other remaining relatives and friends. Her memory will remain as bright as her smile.
Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at the Cozean Funeral Home. Funeral services 11:30 a.m. Saturday [April 13, 2002] at the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the St. Paul Lutheran Church or to the Kidney Foundation.

Quellen-Verweis NI13148 :

Personen : Wilson Woodrow Thomas
[Daily Journal, Sept. 12, 2001]
Woodrow Thomas Wilson of Farmington [St. Francois County, MO] passed away Sept. 10, 2001, at Mineral Area Regional Medical Center. He was born on Dec. 9, 1919, in Bemidji, Minnesota. He was the youngest and last to survive of eight children born to Maude Hardbarger Wilson and Thomas Monroe Wilson. He was united in marriage on July 7, 1946, to Norma Zimmer Wilson.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children: Kathy (and Jack) Neiner of Farmington; Dan (and Teri) Wilson of Cape Girardeau and Ann (and Paul) Mell of Farmington; six grandchildren: John (and Jennifer), Dan and Amy Neiner, Andrea Wilson and Katie and Emily Mell; and one great-granddaughter, Morgan Leigh Neiner.
Mr. Wilson was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church; VFW Post 5896 and the American Legion. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He also worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps. He worked for many years as a terrazzo floor mechanic out of St. Louis and later worked at Diesel Power in Mine LaMotte until he retired in 1981.
Visitation will be Thursday at Cozean Funeral Home in Farmington from 3-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Pastor Dino Pacilli and Pastor James King officiating. Interment will be at the Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church Endowment Fund.

Quellen-Verweis NI13153 :

Personen : Rickus Kenneth B. "Kenny"
[DailyJournal/Sept. 21, 2001]
Kenneth B. "Kenny" Rickus, 71, passed away at Farmington Presbyterian Manor September 19, 2001. Kenny was born in Farmington [St. Francois County, MO] on July 8, 1930, to Archie and Eva 'Smith' Rickus.
Kenny was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Farmington; U.S. Army veteran, serving as a military policeman in occupied Germany; life member, Norman L. Rigdon VFW Post #5896 of Farmington; life member, AmVets Post #113; life member, American Legion Post #150 of Ste. Genevieve and member, Farmington Elks Lodge #1765 B.P.O.E.
Survivors include: his wife, Donna 'Zimmer' Rickus of Farmington; two sisters, Margie 'Mrs. Tony' Botkin, Farmington and Fay Lee Townsend, Farmington; nephews: Anthony Botkin, Nathan Botkin, Russ Townsend; niece, Shonna (Mrs. Lonnie) Adams; great-nephews, Shane and Drew Adams; great-niece, Beverly Townsend; several aunts, uncles; many other relatives and friends.
Visitation starts tonight 5 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service, Farmington. Elks service will be at 7 p.m.; followed by VFW service at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be Friday, 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Farmington with Rev. Dino Pacilli and Rev. James King officiating. Interment at Copenhagen Cemetery, Farmington. Memorials to: St. Paul Lutheran School parking lot and/or St. Paul Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Funeral Home Announcement:
Deceased's Name: Mr. Kenneth B. "Kenny" RICKUS
Date & Time of death: Wednesday, September, 19, 2001, 3:00 AM
Last Residence: longtime Farmington resident
Deceased's age: 71 years, 2 months & 10 days
Place of death: Farmington Presbyterian Manor
Deceased's birthplace: Farmington, Missouri
Date of Birth: July 8, 1930
Deceased's father's name: Archie Rickus
Deceased's mother's maiden name: Eva 'Smith' Rickus
Deceased was survived by: WIFE: Donna 'Zimmer' Rickus, Farmingtn; SISTERS: Margie 'Mrs. Tony' Botkin, Farmington; Fay Lee Townsend, Farmington; NEPHEWS: Anthony Botkin; Nathan Botkin; Russ Townsend; NIECE: Shonna 'Mrs. Lonnie' Adams; GREAT-NEPHEWS: Shane & Drew Adams; GREAT-NIECE: Beverly Townsend; Also, several AUNTS; UNCLES; Many Other Relatives & Friends
Deceased was married to: Donna 'Zimmer' Rickus
Deceased's occupation: .
How long & where did the deceased work: McKesson Corporation
Military service: US Army Veteran, served as Military Policeman in Occupied Germany
Organizations: * member, St. Paul Lutheran Church, Farmington; * Life Member, Norman L. Rigdon VFW Post #5896, Farmington; * Life Member, AmVets Post #113; * Life Member, American Legion Post #150, Ste. Genevieve; * member, Farmington ELKS Lodge #1765 B.P.O.E.
Memorials: * St. Paul Lutheran School - Parking Lot &/or * St. Paul Lutheran Church - Building Fund
Place of service: St. Paul Lutheran Church - Farmington
Officiating clergy: Rev. Dino Pacilli & Rev. James King
Interment: Copenhagen Cemetery - Farmington
Visitation: Thursday, 5-9 pm; ELKS Service 7 pm; VFW Service 7:30 pm; Visitation resumes Friday morning @@ 7 am
Date & Time of service: Friday, September, 21, 2001, 11:00
Taylor Funeral Service
Funeral Home City: Farmington, MO
Funeral Home Name: Taylor Funeral Service
County: St. Francois
Funeral Home Address: 111 East Liberty
Funeral Home Zip Code: 63640

Quellen-Verweis NI13160 :

Personen : Turley Paul
Paul may of died on December 03, 1932.

Quellen-Verweis NI13164 :

Personen : Smith Linda Faye
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Quellen-Verweis NI13167 :

Personen : Thurman Bert
Bonne Terre Star News-Register, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri, Feb. 8, 1924, Pg. 1.
"BOOTLEGGING DON'T PAY" SAYS BERT THURMAN ON EVE OF ENTERING INTO BUSINESS.
An announcement in another section of this paper sets forth the fact that Mr. Bert Thurman has engaged in the grocery business in Bonne Terre. This announcement ordinarily would not cause any great flurry, but when accompanied by the statement made by Mr. Thurman, it has considerable significance.
Mr. Thurman has for a number of years been engaged in various undertakings in Bonne Terre, and on several occasions has been in the meshes of the law, on bootlegging charges.
"I want to come clean," says Mr. Thurman. "I have tried the alleged easy way to get money and have paid the penalty for law violations, and mean henceforth to make my livelihood in a legitimate way, without coming in conflict with prescribed laws."
"I sense the fact that I owe it to my family to provide a livelihood for them that will not give my children cause for shame in the future, and henceforth hope to progress by giving each person value received for their money in my new line of endeavor."
"Bootlegging, after all, has no great pecuniary benefit to the man engaged in it, and I have learned this from bitter experience. I earnestly hope that the people of Bonne Terre will give me the cooperation in my new endeavor, and will endeavor to serve them in a manner that will convince them of my effort to be right."

Quellen-Verweis NI13168 :

Personen : Westover Charles E.
Buried at Keeton Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri.
Section 31, Elkhart Twp.
Location: From Passaic go 7 1/2 miles west, then 1/2 mile south in field.
No dates on headstone.

Quellen-Verweis NI13169 :

Personen : Westover George D.
Buried at Keeton Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri.
Section 31, Elkhart Twp.
Location: From Passaic go 7 1/2 miles west, then 1/2 mile south in field.
No dates on headstone.

Quellen-Verweis NI13170 :

Personen : Westover John R.
Buried at Keeton Cemetery, Bates County, Missouri.
Section 31, Elkhart Twp.
Location: From Passaic go 7 1/2 miles west, then 1/2 mile south in field.
No dates on headstone.

Quellen-Verweis NI13171 :

Personen : Kitchell Augustus "Gus" Chatman
AUGUSTUS CHATMAN KITCHELL - From: BobbiLaird@@aol.com My gr-grandfather was A.C. Kitchell, or Augustus Chatman Kitchell. He married Lizzie McNabb; their daughter Naomi Laura Kitchell m. Arthur Michael Rieffer; their daughter Rief married Jack Laird. I am their #3 daughter.
I have an old newspaper clipping where AC Kitchell was interviewed when in his 90s, living in Belgrade. During the Civil War he lived in Iron County, around Pilot Knob. He had 6 older brothers: 3 Confederate, 3 Union. His mother used to have to be careful about arranging that her sons come home at appropriate times, not when a brother from the "other" side was home. AC was too young to fight in the war, but he could hear the cannons roar, and of course found plenty of cannon balls in the fields.
This is about Naomi Laura Kitchell Rieffer's father, who was a young boy during the Civil War, too young to fight. Although this is an excerpt from my book, (A RIEFFER REUNION, by Edith Barnes and Bobbi Hampel), it is quoted from a newspaper article when he was in his 90s, and is not my original writing. (I wrote the first paragraph only.)
The Kitchells lived near Belgrade, Missouri. Augustus Chatman, or "AC," was the seventh son in his family. His older brothers, born and raised in a state that had difficulty taking sides in the Civil War, had the same problem. Three signed up for the Confederate Army; three joined the Union. AC was too young to fight in the war... However, he vividly remembered those days. The story is best told by F.A. Behymer, a staff correspondent of the Post-Dispatch, in the fall of 1950:
PILOT KNOB, MISSOURI: On a warm autumn day, Augustus Kitchell sits on the porch, with his cane across his lap, and looks out upon the field where the Civil War battle of Pilot Knob was fought. He has good reason to remember it, for he was there when it happened, or at least not far away, near enough to hear the cannons roar. On those fateful days, September 26 and 27, 1864, when General Sterling Price and his Confederates occupied Shepherd Mountain to the south and pounded Fort Davidson in the valley, ineffectually defended by the Federals under General Ewing, August Kitchell, 7 years old, listened at his home on Saline Creek to the sounds of battle. On the third day, when the fort had been evacuated and the Federals were in flight, he saw the victorious southern soldiers march through all day in pursuit. At the age of 93, though his eyes are dim, Augustus Kitchell's memories are clear and from what he remembers and what he has been told, he can recreate the battle as it was fought in the now-peaceful valley of Arcadia. Over there is Shepherd Mountain where Price's artillery was planted in a position to mercilessly rake the fort as it lay exposed in the valley. Across the level land out there the Rebels advanced with the fort magazine had been blown up and the Federals, with wheels and horses' hooves muffled with bagging, had crept away noiselessly in the night.
Earthworks Still Stand:
In the field close to the fort it used to be that a great trench could be traced where the dead were buried. It has not been so long since anybody, without much searching, could find minnie balls and other battle relics. For one who would have visual proof that this was the battlefield, the earthworks of the fort, tree-grown but intact, stand beside the highway as they stood in 1864, affording poor protection from the guns on Shepherd Mountain. There was death for many inside those walls but there was valor too, and many more died outside the walls because Price had so many more men to send to their death than Ewing had to fight them off. "There were two or three divisions in the assault, the history books say, while Ewing had only a thousand men and as the measure of their valor it is set down that Price's losses may have been 1,500. The defenders could not hold any longer than they did against great odds and had to retreat but their stand was not in vain, for Price in his advance upon Saint Louis, unwilling to bypass the fort and have the garrison in his rear, lost time in his three-day pursuit and by then Saint Louis had been so well-reinforced that he did not dare attack.
Only Survivor Who Saw Retreat:
Kitchell, as far as he knows, is the only survivor in the valley who heard the battle guns and saw the southern soldiers march through. Although born at Grand Chain, Illinois, he has lived most of his life around here doing his sturdy best as farmer, sawmill man and railroad worker. He is proud to say that up to 10 years ago he was able to work and make an honest living, though he learned to read by the light of a pine torch by the fireplace in the spinning wheel days. Learning the hard way has its advantages, though, he says, for knowledge gained that way in youth stays with you when you are old. Prior to ten years ago, Kitchell lived on his own place between Caledonia and Belgrade. Then he lived for a while in Caledonia, before coming here eight years ago to spend the rest of his days with his sister, Mrs. Letha Fahland.
Kitchell Had Kin on Both Sides:
Out of the South his people came in the days before the war and he had kinsmen in both armies. That being the case, he did not take sides in the battle of Pilot Knob, though he may have had a leaning toward the Confeds, for after all, they were his people, most of them Democrats, very likely, as he was and has always been. Kitchell is feeble now as he sits on the porch on a warm autumn day and remembers. Out there on the field men fought and died 86 years ago, but now as the leaves flutter from the great sycamore in the field, there is peace in the valley.
Additional Information: Regarding story in newspaper regarding Augustus Kitchell. He was living with his DAUGHTER Letha Maud (Leath, Leah) KITCHELL. He had NO SISTERS.

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