Obituaries
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[Kieser, Vivian Ann Sears Thomas]

Nodaway News Leader

Thursday    July 9, 2009    p. 6

Vivian Kieser

Vivian Ann Kieser, 77, Maryville, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at her home.

She was born January 26, 1932, in Maryville to Kirtley and Vivian Bulher Sears.

Mrs. Kieser was a homemaker.

She was a member of St. Gregory's Catholic Church and the Canasta Card Club.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Leroy Thomas; second husband, John Kieser; parents and brother, Richard Sears.

She is survived by her children, Kirtley Thomas, Maryville, and Kathy Wiseman, Raymore; grandsons, Joshua Wiseman and Seth Wiseman, both of Raymore; brothers, Bulher Sears and Bill Sears, both of Maryville; sister, Shirley Zech, Maryville.

Mrs. Kieser has been cremated under the care of the Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville.  There will [be] no viewing or visitation.

A memorial mass will be celebrated at 12 noon, Monday, July 13, at St. Gregory's Catholic Church.  Burial will be private.

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the SSM Hospice of NW Missouri.

Online condolences may be left at www.danfeltfuneralhome.com

Arrangements are under the direction of the Danfelt Funeral Home, Maryville.

[Booth, Mildred Janet Calek Skeed]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Mildred Booth  

Mildred Janet Skeed Booth, 75, Maryville, died Saturday, May 30, 1992 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville.

Born May 26,1917 in Omaha, Neb. to Frank and Marie Uzel Calek, she had worked at Center Milk Plant, Maryville, Townsend Wholesale Grocery, Maryville and retired from the Maryville Sears Store.

She married Louis Skeed in 1935, who preceded her in death and then married Otis E. Booth on Aug. 9,1961 in Maryville.

Mrs. Booth was a graduate of Omaha, Neb. South High School.

She was a member of the Maryville First Baptist Church, Share and Care of the Church, Mutual Improvement Circle, O.E.S. and Rebekah Lodge.

Mrs. Booth was also preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.

Survivors include her husband, of the home; one son, Lowell Skeed, Trenton; two daughters, Marcia Beattie, Barnard and Gail Booth, Maryville; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

 

[Smith, Dorrit Neal]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Dorrit Smith

Dorrit Neal Smith, 100, Richmond, died Saturday, May 30, 1992 at a health care center in Richmond.

Born in Nodaway County, Mrs. Smith resided in St. Joseph for 40 years and prior to that had resided in Savannah.

She had formerly been employed as a sales lady for many years at United Department Store and Townsend & Wall Department Store.

Mrs. Smith was a member of the Christian Faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, George William Smith; three brothers and six sisters.

Survivors include two daughters, Mildred Brewer and Opal Embree, both of Richmond; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Savannah Cemetery, Savannah.

Services are under the direction of Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home,

Savannah.     

 

[Wilson, Lee]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Lee Wilson

Lee Wilson, 84, Bolckow, died Sunday, May 31,1992 at a hospital in St. Joseph. Born in Nodaway County, he had lived in the area until moving to Bolckow in1957.

He graduated from Savannah High School and was a rural letter carrier for 29 years, retiring in 1973.

Mr. Wilson married Thelma M. Noble in St. Joseph.

He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and was a member of the Dick Munkres American Legion Post No. 287, Savannah.

Mr. Wilson was preceded in death by two sisters.

Survivors include two sons, Ralph Wilson, Bolckow and Roger Wilson, St. Joseph; two daughters, Donna Smith, Bolckow and Wanda Queen, Las Vegas, Nev. and 10 grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p. m. today at Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah.

Services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday at Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah.

Burial will be at Memorial Cemetery, St. Joseph.

 

[Haynes, Donald "Dick"]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Donald "Dick" Haynes, 76, Maryville, died Sunday, May 31,1992 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville.   

Born May 4,1916 in Seattle, Wash, to Fred and Goldie Still Haynes, he was a farmer.

Mr. Haynes married Maxine McClurg on Oct. 27, 1946 in Maryville.

He owned the mile long farm south of Maryville, was the farm program instructor at Maryville High School, office manager of the ASCS Office and manager of Merrigan Livestock Company, Maryville.         

Mr. Haynes was a 1933 graduate of Skidmore High School, University of Missouri and a 1940 graduate of the College of Agriculture.

He was a member and elder of the First Christian Church, Farm Bureau, Feeder Calf Association, American Legion Post No. 100, Nodaway Lodge No. 470 AF & AM, all of Maryville, organizer of the Maryville Senior Citizens Center.                  

Mr. Haynes served in the United States Army during World War II in China Burma India Theater.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson and one granddaughter.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; two sons, Don Haynes, Maryville and Richard Haynes, Superior, Wis.; two sisters, Jane O'Riley, Maryville and Helen Meyer, Gardener, Kan.; one grandson and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation is currently under way at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Maryville Christian Church, with the Rev. Donald Childers officiating.

Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville.

Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church or the Nodaway County Senior Center Parking Lot Fund.

 

[Holt, James Harold]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

James Holt

James Harold Holt, 85, Maryville, died Saturday, May 30, 1992 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville.

Born Aug. 5, 1906 in Bushnell, Ill. to Francis Perry and Gertrude M. McCaughey Holt, he was retired from P. N. Hirsch & Company.  In 1975 [he] was named store manger.

Mr. Holt married Opal E. Anderson on Oct. 24, 1931 in St. Joseph.

He was a 1924 graduate of Maryville High School and attended Northwest Missouri State Teachers College.

Mr. Holt served in the United States Army during World War II in the South Pacific.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; one sister, Bernice Stafford, Mitchell, Neb., and several nieces and nephews.

 Visitation is currently under way at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with the Rev. Donald Childers officiating.

Burial will be at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville.

Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

 

[Froyd, Hazel Alida Smith]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Hazel Froyd

Hazel Alida Froyd, 93, Maryville, died Friday, May 29, 1992 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville.

Born March 24, 1899 in Fairfax to Jacob B. and EInora May Varner Smith, she worked as a cook in the restaurant at the Sale Barn, Maryville.

She married Milan Kenneth Froyd in Sept. of 1927 in Clarinda, Iowa.

Mrs. Froyd was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Maryville and the Ladies Group of the church.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; five brothers and four sisters.

Survivors include one sister, Bertha Keeney, Maitland; one brother, Vincent Smith, St. Joseph, and nieces and nephews.

Services were held today at Price Funeral Home Chapel, Maryville, with elder Paul Hansen officiating.

Burial was at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville.

[Thurman, David Foy]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

David Thurman

David F. [oy] Thurman, 70, Raytown, died Thursday, May 28, 1992 at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City.

Born Dec. 5, 1921 in Alanthus Grove to David Oliver and Sophronia Ethel Jerauld Thurman, he was a sheet metal worker doing- power brake bending and retired in 1985 from Koch Refrigeration Company.

He married Neal Best on Nov. 27, 1946 in Kansas City, Kan.

Mr. Thurman served in the United States Navy during World War II in the South Pacific.

He was a member of the Church of God (7th Day) and the American Legion Post, both of Raytown.

Mr. Thurman had resided in the Stanberry area until 1941.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sisters, Lucille Wilson, Stanberry, Gayle Weese and Minnie Walden, both of Kansas City and nieces and nephews.

Services were held today at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel, Stanberry, with elder Hugh Butrick officiating.

Burial was at High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry.

 

[Simbro, Kenneth Lawrence]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Kenneth Simbro

Kenneth Lawrence Simbro, 74, Stanberry, died Saturday, May 30, 1992 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville.

Born in Perry, Iowa, to Jake Lawrence and Ann Hamilton Simbro, he lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa and Stanberry the last 27 years.

Mr. Simbro married Emma Maxine Koons on Sept. 23, 1940 in Kirksville.

He was employed with Norfolk & Western Railroad as a track supervisor, retiring in 1978.

Mr. Simbro served in the United States Army during World War II.

He was a member of the Hallsville Baptist Church and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees.

Mr. Simbro was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sons, Ricky Simbro, St. Joseph, Lawrence Simbro, Pacific Jct., Iowa, and Daniel Simbro, Monroe City; two daughters, Pamela Walker, Gentry and Beverly Goforth, Lompoc, Calif.; one brother, Russell Simbro, Glenwood; five sisters, Marvel Yearns, Glenwood, Doris Kupp, Glen Ellyn, Ill., Juanita Hill, Glenwood, Pauline Howard, Annapolis, Md. and Charlotte Grunel, Ottumwa, Iowa; seven grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Services were held today at the First Baptist Church, Stanberry.

Burial was at High Ridge Cemetery, Stanberry.

Memorials may be made to the Missouri Baptist Children's Home.

 

[Brewer, Caroden L.]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    June 1, 1992    p. 2

Caroden Brewer

Caroden L. Brewer, 86, Rosendale, died Sunday, May 31, 1992 at his home.

Born near Rosendale, he was a life-long resident of the Rosendale and Bolckow areas, where he had retired from farming.

Mr. Brewer married Helen L. Sharp in 1948 in Rosendale.

He graduated from Bolckow High School.

Mr. Brewer was a member of the Bolckow First Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by one brother; two half-brothers; his first wife, Claudine Mackey Brewer and an infant daughter.

Survivors include four sons, Leroy Brewer, Plattsburg, John Brewer, Stoddard, Wis., David Brewer, Hamilton, Mont. and Daniel Brewer, Rosendale; one daughter, Ruth Brant, Rosendale; 11 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held today at 7 p.m. at Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. at Breit & Hawkins Funeral Home, Savannah.

Burial will be at the Savannah Cemetery, Savannah

 

[Collins, Edna Neal]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    October 14, 1963    [p. 1]

MRS. EDNA COLLINS DIES AT BARNARD HOME  

Mrs. Edna Collins, 84, Barnard, died at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at her home following a long illness.

The daughter of the late L. [ewis] J. [ohnson] and Nancy Webb Neal, she was born Mar. 29,1879, at Pickering. She was married Aug. 3, 1898, to John O. [liver] Collins, Barnard. Mrs. Collins had resided at Barnard 65 years and was a member of the Salem Christian Church.

Survivors include her husband of the home; six sons, Maynard E. [llsworth] Collins, Santa Rosa, Cal.; Marvin A. [shton] Collins, Skidmore; Eldon L.[orraine] Collins, Manhattan Beach, Cal.; Herschel L. [eo] Collins, Maryville; Richard H. [arold] Collins, Barnard, and J. [asper] Wayne Collins, San Diego, Cal.; three daughters, Mrs. Arminta M. [ae] Blackwell, Joplin, Mrs. Evelyn Kegin, Maryville, and Mrs. [Viola] Maurine Dryden, Concord, Cal.; one brother, George Neal, Oklahoma City, Ok.; five sisters, Mrs. Edith Judah, Oklahoma City, Ok., Mrs. Dollie Baum, Mill. Valley, Cal.; Mrs. Eathel Hinton, Pickering, and Mrs. Dorrit Smith and Mrs. Lizzie Hanna, both of St. Joseph; 44 grandchildren and 93 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Atchison Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Willson officiating.

Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery.

 

[Shreve, Florence Pugh]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    October 14, 1963    [p. 1]

MRS. FLORENCE SHREVE SUFFERS HEART ATTACK

Mrs. Florence Shreve, 76, Maryville, died at 6 a. m. today at her home following a heart attack.

She was born June 23, 1887, in Nodaway County, the daughter of the late Tom and Jane Sawyers Pugh.  She was married Mar. 16, 1915, at Maryville, to Ed M. Shreve.  Mrs. Shreve, a member of the First Baptist Church, had resided in Maryville 23 years.

 

The survivors include her husband of the home; one brother, Raymond L. Pugh, Richmond, Cal., and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Coakley, Boulder, Colo.

Final rites will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Price Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Judah officiating.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery.

The family will meet their friends from 7:30 until 9 p. m. Tuesday at Prices.

[Hanna, John Henry]

Maryville Daily Forum

Tuesday    December 15, 1931

John Henry Hanna of Near Pickering Dies at Age of 77

John Henry Hanna, 77 years of age, died this morning at 8:30 o'clock at his home south of Pickering. 

Mr. Hanna was born in Gallia County, Ohio, January 21, 1854. It was in that year that his parents came west and settled in Polk Township, seven miles northeast of Maryville. He was married to Lizzie Neal, January 25, 1893. They have lived on the same farm since that time.     

He Is survived by his widow, four sons, [Roscoe] Lyle [Lisle] Hanna of   Howard, Neb., [Gordon] Vern [Veyne] Hanna of Maryville, [Lewis] Bryan Hanna of Illinois, and Edison Hanna at home, three daughters, Mrs. [Marian] Claire Hollensbe    of    Pickering, Mrs.   [Amanda] Ethelyn Freese of Illinois and Mrs. [Nancy] Edith Seiler of Maryville; four brothers, William B.[rown] Hanna of Maryville, George N. Hanna of Montana, James P. Hanna and Albert S.[heridan] Hanna of Pickering; one half-sister, Mrs. Mary Pistole of Pickering and two sisters, Mrs. G. [eorge] P. [rentiss] Bainum [Effie Langdon] of Maryville and Effie [Elizabeth] Hanna of Pickering.

The arrangements  for the funeral have not been made as yet.

[Hanna, John McCartney]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     June 30, 1938    p. 2

John Hanna Dies

Resided In Hopkins the Past Ten Years—Bury at Amity

John [McCartney] Hanna, 81, died at his home in Hopkins at 7:30 o'clock Saturday night.  Funeral services were held at the Young and Campbell Funeral Home at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.  Burial was at Amity, Mo.

Mr. Hanna, a retired farmer, moved to Hopkins in 1928 from Amity where he had lived since early childhood.  He was born at Newcastle, Penn., Dec. 29, 1856.

He is survived by his widow; four brothers, James Hanna and Frank Hanna of Dunsmuir, Calif.; Richard Hanna of Sherman, Texas and Willard Hanna of Council Bluffs, and four sisters, Mrs. Mamie Davidson of Boulder, Colo., Mrs. Sadie Shroyer of Humboldt, Neb., Mrs. Lulu Fore of St. Joseph, and Mrs. Ella Warrick of Amity.

[Hanna, Mary Elizabeth McClanahan]

Maryville Daily Forum

Wednesday      January 22, 1941    [p. 1]

Mrs. Mary E. Hanna Dies; Funeral to Be Thursday

Mrs. Mary E.  [lizabeth] Hanna, 77 years of age, a long time resident of the Pickering community, died at 6:45 o'clock last night at the St. Francis hospital.   She had been ill several years but her condition became serious a week ago.

Mrs. Hanna, the former Mary Elizabeth McClanahan, was born June 15, 1863, near Clyde.  At the age of 3 she moved with her parents to Guilford, where she lived until she was married December 15, 1884, to James [Benton] F. [inley] Hanna of Maryville.  They lived on a farm northeast of Maryville for three years and then moved to a farm one and one-half miles northwest of Pickering, where she lived until her health began to fail.  Since then she has made her home with her children, having lived at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. [eslie] E. Taylor [Iva], before taking seriously ill.  She attended the old Seminary and was a teacher for several years in the rural schools.  She was a member of the M. E. church South, of Guilford and also a member of the O. E. S. chapter 533, of Pickering.

She is survived by one son, Leslie Hanna, Pickering; two daughters, Mrs. Walter [Cleveland] Runnels [Maysel Clare], Pickering, and Mrs. L. [eslie] E. Taylor [Iva], Maryville; three brothers, Dr. J. [ohn] M. [ilton], W. [illiam] D. and J.[ames] H.[enry] McClanahan, Guilford; one sister, Mrs. J. [oseph] O. [liver] Thompson [Jane Ann], Guilford; six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Her husband and one son preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church in Pickering with Rev. Lane Douglas officiating and Rev. Kenneth Bressler assisting.  Burial will be in the White Oak cemetery.

 

[McClanahan, John Milton]

 Maryville Daily Forum

Wednesday    April 9, 1941    [p. 1]

Dr. McClanahan of Guilford Dies

Practicing Physician of This County Had Been Ill Several Months

Dr. John Milton McClanahan 81 years of age, died at 12:30 o'clock this morning at his home in Guilford.  He had been ill for several months.  [Words missing]   On October 29, 1902, he was married to Miss Lenora Heffron of Albany.

Dr. McClanahan had practiced medicine in the Guilford community for fifty-five years and was a graduate of the Washington University School of Medicine of St. Louis and did post-graduate work at the Missouri University.  He also studied at several clinics in Chicago.

He was a member of the Guilford lodge A. F. and A. M. No. 474 and several years ago was presented a gold button for having been a member of the Masonic lodge for fifty years.  He was also a member of the I. O. O. F. and Modern Woodman lodge of Guilford.  He was a member of the First Methodist church of Guilford.

He is survived by his wife; one sister, Mrs. J. [oseph] O. [liver] Thompson [Jane Ann], Guilford; two brothers, W. [illiam] D. and J. [ames] H. [enry] McClanahan of Guilford; a foster sister, Mrs. George Moran, St. Joseph; two nephews, Lester McClanahan, Guilford, and Leslie Hanna, Pickering; four nieces, Mrs. J. [ohn] O. Ellis, Los Angeles; Mrs. George Martin [Mary Evelyn Thompson], Guilford; Mrs. Leslie Taylor [Iva Hanna], Maryville, and Mrs. Walter Runnels [Maysel Clare Hanna], Pickering.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the First Methodist church in Guilford.  Burial will be in the Graves cemetery near Guilford.  The body will lie in state from 1 to 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the church.

[McClanahan, John Milton]

Maryville Daily Forum

Friday    April 11, 1941    [p. 1]

Held McClanahan Rites At Guilford Yesterday

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the First Methodist church in Guilford for Dr. John Milton McClanahan, who died Wednesday morning at his home in Guilford, following an illness of several months.  Rev. W. J. Cox of Guilford officiated.  Burial was in the Graves cemetery.

Pallbearers were A. H. Wilson, Warren Wilson, Hugh Ellis, A. B. Davis, Elmer Wise and S. J. Killam.  The flower girls were Virginia and Bonnie Sherry, Margaret and Ruth Anna Wise, Georgia Hanna, Willadee Anderson, Diara Lee Martin and Dorlene Hayes.

"Does Jesus Care," "Abide With Me," and "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown," were the songs furnished by the mixed double quartet of Guilford under the direction of Miss Doris Hiles.

Out-of-town people present were Mr. and Mrs. George Moran, Mrs. Edgar Schreers and daughter, Shirley, Mrs. H. W. Long and Harry Black, St. Joseph; Dr. J. M. Boyd, Maryville, Dr. Woods, Miss Leona Wharton, and Ashbury Weathermon, Bolckow; Robert Cook, Johnson, Ia., Mrs. Elmer Staley, Whitesville, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Campbell, Savannah, Mrs. Sarah Sapp, Mrs. Rose Ears, Pete Pfeiffer and Mr. and Mrs. Everhart of Conception Junction.   Also present were relatives from Maryville and Pickering.

[McClanahan, William D.]

Maryville Daily Forum

Wednesday      December 13, 1944    [p. 1]

W. D. McClanahan, Guilford Druggist, Dies At Age of 83

W. [illiam] D. McClanahan, 83 years old, who was owner and manager of the McClanahan drug store about forty-seven years, died at 10:55 o'clock last night at his home at Guilford, following an illness of four weeks.  He had been in failing health for some time.

He was born May 11, 1861, on a farm near Clyde and moved with his parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam McClanahan [Nancy Eveline Chandler], to a farm two and one-half miles east of Guilford when a small boy.  He obtained his early education in the rural schools of Washington Township and later attended the Normal at Stanberry and Seminary at Maryville, where he received a business college diploma in 1883.

When he was 17 years of age he began teaching school and taught for seventeen consecutive years in the Guilford community.  He then engaged in the drug business.

On April 23, 1896, he was married to Miss Bertha [Sophia] Bonham.  The wedding took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bonham [Sophia Fisher], near Empire Prairie, southeast of Guilford.

He served as a member of the first board of trustees of the town of Guilford and also as a member of the board of education.  He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church South, and served as an official board member for about twenty-five years.

Active in the Masonic fraternity, Mr. McClanahan was a past master of the Guilford lodge No. 474, A. F. and A. M. and completed fifty years as a member June 28, 1940, at which time he was presented a gold pin designating that fact.

Besides his wife he is survived by one son, L. [ester] D. McClanahan; one brother, James H. [enry] McClanahan; one sister, Mrs. Jane Ann Thompson, all of Guilford; one foster-sister, Mrs. George Moran, St. Joseph, and one granddaughter, Miss Lois Jean McClanahan, Maryville.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Guilford Methodist church.  Burial will be in the Graves cemetery, near Guilford.

[McClanahan, James Henry]

Maryville Daily Forum

Wednesday    October 24, 1945    [p. 1]

J. H. McClanahan, Retired Guilford Merchant, Dies

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church of Guilford for James Henry McClanahan, 77-year-old retired merchant, who died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jane Ann Thompson of Guilford, where he had been residing about nine months.  Burial will be in the Graves cemetery.

Mr. McClanahan was born April 6, 1868, at Guilford, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam S. McClanahan [Nancy Eveline Chandler].  He was married April 22, 1900, to Hattie Boyd, who died in January of this year.

Mr. McClanahan, who had been a retired merchant for twenty-five years, had suffered a long illness.   He had been a resident of Guilford all of his life.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. J. [ohn] O. Ellis, Los Angeles, Calif., and one sister, Mrs. Thompson.

[McClanahan, James Henry]

Maryville Daily Forum

Friday    October 26, 1945    [p. 1]

McClanahan Rites Held

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Methodist church of Guilford for James Henry McClanahan, who died Wednesday.  The Rev. Woodrow Elliott of Ravenwood officiated.  Burial was in the Graves cemetery.

Music was furnished by Miss Lois McClanahan, Wilmer Martin, Miss Donna Martin and Vilas Martin, accompanied by Mrs. Lester McClanahan.

Pallbearers were Charles Wallace, A. B. Davis, Abe Heinrichs, Carl Campbell, Elmer Wise and Andrew Nelson.

[McClanahan, Hattie Boyd]

Maryville Daily Forum

Monday    January 15, 1945    [p. 1]

Mrs. J. H. McClanahan Dies; Rites Tuesday

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church at Guilford for Mrs. J. [ames] H. [enry] McClanahan [Hattie Boyd], 72 years old, of Guilford, who died at 10:30 o'clock last night at the St. Francis hospital where she had been a patient since January 7.

She was born September 5, 1872, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. L.[ittleton] A. Boyd [Louisa Hardin] and had resided at Guilford since April 22, 1900, when she was married to J. [ames] H. [enry] McClanahan, who survives.  Mrs. McClanahan was a member of the Christian church.

Other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. John Ellis, Los Angeles, Calif., and three sisters, Mrs. Martha Scott, Clinton, Okla.; Mrs. Ada Sager and Mrs. Iva Summers, Stanberry.