Obituaries
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[ADAMS, EVA PAULINE]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 24, 1924, p. 5
Parnell Review
Eva Pauline, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edison Adams, was born March 3, 1924, and died Sunday morning, March 16. Funeral services were held at the home Monday, conducted by Rev. Gillihan of Grant City, and the body tenderly laid to rest in the Oxford cemetery.

[BALL, RACHEL ADAMS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 29, 1926, [p. 1]
E. T. Godsey Attends Grandmother's Funeral
E. T. Godsey went to Hopkins today to attend the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Rachel Ball, which was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Baptist Church. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Ball died Sunday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. Applegate, with whom she lived since she suffered a slight stroke of paralysis a short time ago.

[BALL, RACHEL ADAMS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, December 31, 1926, p. 8
Appointed Administratrix
Miss Frankie Applegate, of Hopkins, has been appointed administratrix of the estate of Rachel Ball, who died December 26. Miss Applegate is a niece of the deceased and her appointment [was] made in the court of Judge Jesse F. Robertson.



[CAUDLE, HANNAH ALBINA KEPLINGER]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, September 16, 1926, p. 6
Mrs. Hannah A. Caudle Dies at Hopkins Home
Succumbs This Morning Following Illness of Paralysis and Heart Complications—Funeral Tomorrow
Mrs. Hannah Albina Caudle, 79 years old, wife of Hiram Caudle, died at 8 o'clock this morning at her home in Hopkins following an illness of paralysis and heart complications. Mrs. Caudle had been failing in health for eight years. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the M. E. Church in Hopkins, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Harper. Burial will be in the Allison cemetery, six miles east of Hopkins.

Mrs. Caudle was born Nov. 9, 1846 in Indiana and had lived in the Hopkins community sixty-one years. Sixty years ago she married Mr. Caudle, who survives with six children. They are: Frank, of Twin Falls, Idaho; Fred, of Sheridan; Miss Stella and Harry, at home; Ed, of Fort Morgan, Colo.; and Robert, Burlington Junction. She also leaves one brother, George Keplinger of Blockton, Ia., and a sister, Mrs. Sadie Curry of Gaynor.
[Note: Allison Cemetery is now known as New Hope cemetery.]

[CAUDLE, STELLA]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, February 12, 1954, p. 4
Funeral Services Thursday For Miss Stella Caudle
Funeral services for Miss Stella Caudle, 81, Hopkins, who died Monday at the St. Francis hospital, were held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Wray Memorial Methodist church, Hopkins and burial was in the New Hope cemetery.

The Rev. Earl C. Griffith, pastor, conducted the services and special music was presented by Mrs. George Mutti, soloist, accompanied by Mrs. L. R. Wiley.

Pallbearers were Cecil Allen, Clifford Allen, Kenneth Barks, E. A. Jeffries, L. R. Wiley and Elmer Stites.

Miss Caudle was born June 9, 1872, at the farm home east of Hopkins and her early life was spent on the farm. She is survived by one brother, Robert Caudle, Kansas City, eight nieces and three nephews. Paul Caudle, Hopkins, is a nephew.
[Note: Her Missouri State Death Certificate and her headstone both give her birth date as June 9, 1873.]

[CHURCHILL, NANCY JANE ROUTH]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, May 7, 1927, p. 3
Funeral Services for Mrs. A. H. Churchill
Funeral services for Mrs. A. [ndrew] H. [arvey] Churchill of Hopkins who died Thursday afternoon were held at her home in Hopkins at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Burial was at Hopkins. Mrs. Churchill died suddenly at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cowan, near Hopkins.

[CLARK, CLAUD GLEN]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, February 24, 1923, p. 3
Hopkins Journal
Cloud [Claud] Glen Clark, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Clark, died Feb. 14, being but four days old. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery Feb. 18 where a short service was conducted at the grave by Rev. C. E. Wright.

[CLYMENS, JAMES EUGENE "GENE"]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, June 1, 1942, p. 2
James E. Clymens Dies; Burial to Be at Hopkins
James Eugene Clymens, 77 years of age, died at 8:30 o'clock this morning at his home, six miles southwest of Hopkins, following an illness of four days.

He was born June 9, 1864, at Clinton, Ia., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Clymens. Mr. Clymens, who had been a farmer all of his life, had resided at the present residence fifty years. He was married February 3, 1887, to Marth Jane Edwards, who preceded him in death in October 1926. He was a member of the Methodist church of Hopkins.

Surviving are three sons, Ernest Clymens, Maryville; Joe Clymens, Hopkins, and Bruce Clymens, Bedford, Ia.; three daughters, Mrs. Nellie Proctor, Loveland, Colo.; Mrs. Ruth Fitch, Klamath Falls, Ore., and Mrs. Clara Miller, Hannibal, Mo.; two brothers, Charles Clymens, Dolan, S. D., and Amos Clymens, St. Joseph; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Edwards, St. Joseph, and Mrs. Kate Lammers, South Sioux City, Ia.; fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery, but other funeral arrangements have not been completed.

[CLYMENS, MARTHA JANE EDWARDS]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, November 1, 1926, p. 6
Mrs. Gene Clymens, Near Hopkins, Dies
Funeral Services Are Held At Home Today—Had Been Invalid for Two Years
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon for Mrs. Gene Clymens, who died Friday night at her home west of Hopkins, after having been an invalid for more than two years. The services were held at the home and were conducted by the rev. H. McNamee, pastor of the Methodist Church at Tarkio. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Clymens is survived by her husband and by several children.

[CLYMENS, NANCY MARIE HENDRICKSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, April 6, 1929, p. 4
"Grandma" Clymens of Hopkins Dies Friday
Mrs. Nancy "Grandma" Clymens, 92 years old, living two miles west of Hopkins, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. She had been critically ill following a paralytic stroke.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home.

Surviving are three daughters and one son, Mrs. Hattie Clymens, Kingfisher, Okla., Mrs. B. J. Lammers, West Point, Neb., and Mrs. Sarah Edwards and John Clymens of Hopkins.

[CLYMENS, OTHO ULYSSES]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, May 22, 1914, p. 2
Death of Otho Clymens
Young Man Passed Away Shortly After He Arrived Home—Had in Ill Health Some Time
Otho Clymens, 18 years old, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Clymens, living west of Hopkins, died at his home Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. He had been in ill health since last August and his death was due to tuberculosis.

Mr. Clymens had been taking treatment in Maryville for the past five weeks and was taken to his home, near Hopkins, Thursday afternoon, death occurring about ten minutes after he arrived home. His sister, Miss Clara Clymens, is a member of the graduating class of the Normal school, which will graduate next week.

The young man is survived by three brothers and three sisters, Bruce, Ernest and Joe, and Mrs. Cecil Proctor, Clara and Ruth Clymens, all of Hopkins. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at the home, and burial will take place at Hopkins cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev. McNamee of Hopkins.

[COLEMAN, ROBINSON "ROBERT"]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, June 20, 1914, [p. 1]
A Fourth Death
Robert Coleman of Hopkins Dies of Stomach Trouble
Three Are Sudden Old Settler Leaves Wife and Fourteen Children—Just Returned From Trip to Omaha
When Robert Coleman, 69 years old, a resident of Nodaway county since 1855, died suddenly at 6 o'clock this morning of acute stomach trouble, there occurred the fourth death in the community of Hopkins within a week, three of them being sudden. Clyde Lincoln died last Monday morning of tuberculosis, William Hendry while attending the Lincoln funeral Thursday was stricken with paralysis and died the next morning, Miss Mary Simmons died Thursday afternoon while sitting in a rocking chair in her home.

Mr. Coleman had just returned to his home, one mile south of Hopkins, last night from Omaha, where he had been visiting, passing through Maryville on his way home. This morning when he awoke he complained of stomach trouble, a disease from which he has been bothered for some time. He drank a hot toddy to relieve himself, but soon began to struggle for breath and in a few moments was dead. The doctor pronounced his death due to acute stomach trouble.

The funeral will be held Monday, burial taking place in the Hopkins cemetery. Mr. Coleman, who had lived near Hopkins for twenty years, is survived by his wife and fourteen children.

Robert Coleman, son of Dr. Josiah Coleman, was born in Adair county, Illinois, January 8, 1843. In April 1855, the family moved to Nodaway county, where Josiah Coleman laid off the town of Pickering, Mo.

In June 1861, Robert Coleman enlisted in the army and served throughout the civil war. He was a Republican and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.

He was married twice, first in the fall of 1866 to Miss Minerva Awalt, who died, leaving one child, Mary, who now lives in Denver, Col. His second marriage was to Miss Lydia M. [argaret] Livasy, who, with their thirteen children, survives him. The children are Adolphus, Oliver, Edward, Walter, Joseph, Clay, Lewis, Misses Neet, Maud, Bertha, Helen and Mrs. Ray Dowling, all of whom live near Hopkins, and Mrs. Harl Scribner [Scrivner] of Craig, Mo.

[COLEMAN, ROBINSON "ROBERT"]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, June 22, 1914, [p. 1]
Robert Coleman Funeral
The funeral services of Robert Coleman of Hopkins, who died early Saturday morning, were held at the family home at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon and the body was interred in the Hopkins cemetery. The services at the grave were in charge of the Masonic order, of which Mr. Coleman was a member.

[COLEMAN, ROBINSON "ROBERT"]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, June 24, 1914, [p. 1]
Return to Their Home
Mrs. M. D. Coleman and Mrs. D. T. Karr of Cherryvale, Kan., and O. F. Coleman of Jefferson, Kan., who were called to Hopkins Monday to attend the funeral services of Robert Coleman, returned to their home Tuesday.

[COLEMAN, ROBINSON "ROBERT"]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, June 27, 1914, [p. 1]
Coleman Will Is Filed
Son Joseph Is Left $5—Other Thirteen Children Get From $500 to $3,000
The will of the late Robinson Coleman of Hopkins was filed today in Probate Judge Conn's court. His sons, Oliver and Walter, are named executors.

The will states that all of his property shall be converted into cash and all debts paid. Then to each of his seven daughters he bequeaths $500, to his son Joseph $5, to Adolphus, Oliver and Lewis, $1,000 each, to Edward $1,500, Clay $2,000 and to Walter $3,000. The rest of the estate he leaves to his wife.

[COLEMAN, ROBINSON "ROBERT"]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, June 25, 1914
HOPKINS – The sudden death of Robert Coleman, which occurred at his home south of town Saturday morning, about seven o'clock, was a severe shock to his family and the entire community. Mr. Coleman was as well as usual, having returned from a business trip to Omaha the day before. After eating breakfast he complained of a pain in the stomach. Dr. Kirk was called but Mr. Coleman was dead before the doctor reached him, the cause of his death being acute indigestion. Mr. Coleman was sixty-seven years old and leaves a wife and 13 children to mourn his death. The funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon and was largely attended. The services were conducted by the Masons, Rev. Foster of the Methodist episcopal church of Grant City being in attendance. Interment was made in the Hopkins cemetery.

[COMEGYS, MARGARET ANN AUSTIN]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, April 18, 1919, [p. 1]
Mrs. Sam Comeygs, 83, Dead
Passes Away at Home of Son, Leonard Whitten at Hopkins—Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon
Mrs. Sam Comeygs [Comegys] of Hopkins died at four o'clock this morning at the home of her son, Leonard Whitten. Mrs. Comeygs [Comegys] was 83 years old and had made her home for some time with her son and his family.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Whitten home, conducted by the Rev. Watts of the Baptist church, assisted by the Rev.  O. P. Ballanger of the Christian church.

Mrs. Comeygs' husband died about four years ago. She is survived by five children, Mrs. Elizabeth Pennel of Phoenix, Ariz.; Lewis Whitten of Fairmont, Nebr.; Mrs. Maud Duncan, Mrs. Minnie Allen and Leonard Whitten of Hopkins. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The great grandchildren are Robert Comeygs [Comegys] and Mary and Tressie Whitten of Hopkins.
[Note: The last name is spelled Comegys on her headstone.]

[COMEGYS, SAMUEL]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 2, 1916, p. 4
Samuel Comegys Dead
Aged Citizen Hopkins Succumbs to Heart Trouble
Samuel Comegys, 81 years old, died at his home this morning at 2:30 o'clock at Hopkins. Death was due to valvular heart trouble.

Mr. Comegys was born in Ohio, May 6, 1834, and had lived in this county about 40 years. He is survived by his wife and one child, Mrs. Alf Duncan of Hopkins.

The funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock at the residence. The Rev. Mr. Griffith will conduct the services. Burial will be in Hopkins cemetery.

[COMEGYS, SAMUEL]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, February 3, 1916
HOPKINS – Samuel Comyeges, an old resident and old soldier, died at his home in south Hopkins Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock. Mr. Comyeges, although not well all winter, was around the house and able to be downtown until a few days before his death. He leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. Maude Duncan. There are also several stepchildren; among them are Mrs. George Allison and Lenord [Leonard] Whitten of Hopkins.
[Note: The last name is spelled Comegys on his headstone.]


[COOK, NANCY JANE BOATRIGHT]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, March 11, 1914, p. 2
An Old Resident of Hopkins
Mrs. Nancy Cook Had Lived in Vicinity of Hopkins Over Fifty Years—Funeral Thursday
Mrs. Nancy J. Cook of Hopkins, widow of the late William P. Cook of that place, died at her home at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning of a paralytic stroke she received Tuesday morning. W. T. Boatwright and Mrs. Ira Bailey of near Maryville were called to her bedside Tuesday noon.

It is expected the funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Baptist church in Hopkins. Mrs. Cook was past 84 years of age. She had been a resident of Nodaway county since 1846, coming here from Kentucky. Her husband died in 1911. She is survived by four children.

[COOK, NANCY JANE BOATRIGHT]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 12, 1914, [p. 1]
To Funeral of Mrs. Cook
W. T. Boatwright, Miss Emma Boatwright, Ira Bailey, Mrs. D. N. Scott and Miss Emma Shroyer went to Hopkins Thursday noon to attend the funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Cook, who died Wednesday morning.

[COOK, WILLIAM PENN]
Daily Democrat Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, October 27, 1911, [p. 1]
Death of Old Hopkins Resident
William Cook of Hopkins, better known as Uncle Billy Cook, died at his home in that town at 10:30 o'clock Friday morning. He had been a resident of Hopkins for many years.

[COOK, WILLIAM PENN]
Daily Democrat Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, November 3, 1911, p. 2
The will of William P. [enn] Cook of Hopkins who died October 27, was filed in the probate court Friday. The estate is left to his wife during her lifetime, after which it is to be divided equally between his four children, Albert Cook, Emma A. [lice] Jones, Ira T. [homas] Cook and Ella M. [ary] Rusk, first charging to Albert I. the sum of $150 already advanced to him. His wife, Nancy J.[ane] Cook, is made executrix and the will made December 11, 1908, was witnessed by E. J. Florea, P. H. Stewart and S. E. Brown.

[COOK, WILLIAM PENN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 2, 1911
William Cook Is Dead
End Comes Today to Man Who Had Lived Near Hopkins Since 1860
HOPKINS, Mo. – William Cook, who came to Nodaway County in the early '60s, died at his home near here at an early hour Friday.
Mr. Cook was one of the best-known residents in this part of the county. Shortly after coming here he located on a farm, where he had made his home since that time.
He is survived by his widow and the following named children: Albert Cook, whose home is in Oklahoma; Mrs. Emma John of Bedford, Iowa; Ira Cook, who lives on a farm near this place; Mrs. J. G. Rusk of Hopkins.

COOK, WILLIAM PENN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 2, 1911
Mrs. Thomas Cook attended the funeral of William Penn Cook held at Hopkins Sunday, returning to Bedford Monday noon.

[COOK, WILLIAM PENN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 2, 1911
William Penn Cook – William P. [enn] Cook, formerly a resident of this community, died Friday at his home in Hopkins at the age of 76 years. He was born in Henry county, Tennessee, February 28, 1835 and was married to Nancy Jane Bootwright [Boatwright] January 26, 1853. They were permitted to observe their golden wedding anniversary. They were the parents of two sons and two daughters, who, with the wife, survive.
Early in life Mr. Cook went to Illinois, thence to Missouri and later came to Iowa, living here five years. In 1858 he went to Nodaway county, Missouri, where he has since resided. He and his wife joined the Baptist church in Bedford and their membership was later transferred to Hopkins.



[CRAWFORD, MARION THOMAS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 25, 1936, p. 4
M. T. Crawford Dies
Resident of Near Clearmont Had Been Ill For Several Months
Marion T. Crawford, who had lived in this county for forty years, died at 3 o'clock this morning at his farm home, six miles east and one mile north of Clearmont. He had been ill several months.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church in Hopkins and burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mr. Crawford was born in White City, Kas., and lived there until he was 2 years old. He then moved to Platte City, Mo., where he resided a short while before moving to a farm four and one-half miles northeast of Maryville. He lived here until the spring of 1881 after which [he] moved to Kansas City and then to Warrensburg, returning to Nodaway county in 1896. Since his marriage to Mrs. Arda Dawes in 1898, he and his family have lived on a farm northeast of Clearmont where his death occurred.

Mr. Crawford is survived by his widow, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Charles Veatch; a brother, Sherman Crawford, Gail Tex., and a sister, Mrs. Elmer Gardner, Ozark, Mo.

[CRAWFORD, ODA S.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, September 26, 1914, [p. 1]
Crawford Rites Held
Funeral Services for Deceased Child Held At Good Hope Church
The funeral services for Oda Crawford, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Crawford, living northwest of Hopkins, were held at 1 o'clock yesterday at the Good Hope church. The body was interred in the Hopkins cemetery.

[CREECH, JOHN WALKER]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 12, 1917, p. 4
Death of John Creech
Died at His Home, South of Hopkins, At 9:15 This Morning—Was 61 Years Old
John Creech, 61 years old, died at 9:15 o'clock this morning at his home south of Hopkins, following a stroke of paralysis, which occurred about ten days ago.

Mr. Creech moved from eastern Kansas to his farm near Hopkins last spring. He is survived by his wife, three sons, and three daughters. His children are: Ben and Joe Creech of Hopkins, Walter Creech of Jarbalo, Kan., Mrs. Lon Hector of Rochester, Mo., and Flossie and Lucina at home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the residence, the Rev. Mr. Griffith officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

[CREECH, JOHN WALKER]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, September 20, 1917
HOPKINS – John W. [alker] Creech was stricken with paralysis near Sidney, Neb., Sept. 3 and died at his home in Hopkins, Sept. 15. He was 68-years of age and is the father of Ben Creech, quite well known in Bedford, the junior Mr. Creech having been at the Bedford fair the last two years with running horses.


[CREECH, PHILENA WALTER]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, March 20, 1950, p. 2
Mrs. Philena Creech Dies Today at Hopkins
Mrs. Philena Creech, age 87, mother of Bennett Creech well known horse trainer and owner, died at 10:10 o'clock this morning at her home in Hopkins. She was born October 10, 1862, near Corning, Ia., in Adams county. For the last 33 years she was a resident of the Hopkins community, going there from [?], Kas. Her husband died in 1917.

Survivors include four children, Miss Lucina Creech, Mrs. Florence Gunn and Walter Creech, Hopkins, and Bennett Creech, [?], Ill.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete, according to the Swanson funeral home of Hopkins, but are tentatively planned for Wednesday pending the arrival of Bennett Creech from Hot Springs, Ark. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

[CUMMINGS, CHARLES W.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, August 14, 1916, [p. 1]
C. W. Cummings Commits Suicide
Hopkins Man Said To Worry Over Marital Trouble
Divorced One Wife Married Another
Was Foreman of Burlington Section Gang—Found by Worker Near Railroad Bridge
C. [harles] W. Cummings, foreman of the Burlington section gang at Hopkins, committed suicide between 9 and 10 o'clock this morning at the railroad bridge that crosses the 102 River one-half mile north of the Burlington station. He shot himself through the heart with a 22-caliber rifle.

Mr. Cummings started up the track on his way to work and passed the section house, where the rest of the men were working. Twenty minutes later one of the section hands passing the same way saw Mr. Cummings lying on the ground and going over to investigate he found him dead.

The cause of the suicide is thought to be marital troubles. Mr. Cummings divorced his first wife last year and married his second wife about three months ago. The child of his first marriage, a little boy of about three years, lives at Marshall with its mother's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Whitten. It is said that Mr. Cummings wanted the child but so far had been unable to get it.

Before the divorce suit, which was filed in September 1915, Mr. Cummings filed suit for $10,000 against William Louden for alienation of his wife's affections. This suit was dismissed before the divorce proceedings came up and Mr. Cummings then divorced his wife. The child has lived with Mrs. Cummings' parents since that time. Mrs. Cummings (No. 1) came to Hopkins to visit from Creston, Ia., but it is not known whether this visit had anything to do with the suicide.

Besides his second wife, Mr. Cummings has a sister, Mrs. Lo [renzo] Hopple, who lives in Hopkins.

O. H. Sayler took charge of the body. No funeral arrangements have been made.

[CUMMINGS, CHARLES W.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, August 15, 1916, [p. 1]
Cummings Funeral
Services For Suicide Will Be Held Tomorrow
Note Is Kept a Secret Dead Man Had Been Despondent for Several Days—In Best of Spirits Morning of Tragedy
The funeral of C. [harles] W. Cummings, section foreman, who shot himself through the head with a rifle yesterday morning at the Burlington bridge, near Hopkins, will be held at Mr. Cummings' home in Hopkins at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Because of the absence of Dr. Will Wallis, county coroner, no inquest will be held, the case being obviously one of suicide.

Mr. Cummings was apparently in good spirits the morning of the tragedy, although he had been despondent for some days previous, according to his friends. When he left home yesterday morning he took his rifle with him. As he passed through town some of his friends joked with him, asking him if he had a hunter's license, etc. He laughingly replied that he was only going to kill rats. Arriving at the station he got on his push car and went up the track about a half mile from the station. A half hour later, when he did not return, his workmen became uneasy and went in search of him. They found him near the railroad bridge, his rifle beside him and a bullet hole in his breast.

A search through his pockets revealed his watch, around which was wrapped a note, scarcely decipherable, and these were in turn wrapped in a white and red handkerchief. The note was given to his present wife and it is her wish that the contents be kept from the public.

Mr. Cummings' second marriage took place a little over a month ago and to all appearances he was happy with the exception of the last few days. His first wife and small son are in Hopkins at present.

[CUMMINGS, CHARLES W.]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday Aug 15, 1916
HOPKINS – Hopkins Man Shoots Self in Head Monday
Charles Cummings, Section Foreman, Fires Bullet Through Brain
Act Committed Under Railway Bridge North of Hopkins—Unable to Secure Custody of First Wife's Child Probable Cause.
Charles Cummings, 35 years old, committed suicide north of Hopkins about 11 o'clock Monday morning by sending a bullet through his head. No arrangements have yet been made at this writing regarding the funeral services.
Cummings who is the section foreman for the railroad out of Hopkins north, went to work with his men Monday morning and went to a place about one half north of the city. He seemed to be in the best of spirits. About an hour before noon, he went under a bridge above where his men were working and placed a 32 revolver in his mouth and fired. The bullet tore through his brain coming out the top of his head.
His workmen, hearing the shot, ran to the place and found the body. They notified people at Hopkins and Dr. Maxwell, the station agent and the undertaker went to the scene of the shooting in a hand car, bringing the body back to Hopkins and placed in the Sayler undertaking establishment. Cummings had been divorced from his first wife, a Hopkins girl and a daughter of Leonard Whitten, and had recently married a girl from Illinois. He was the father of a 3 year old boy by his first wife and it is thought that because he was unable to obtain the custody of his child was the reason for the shooting. His first wife arrived in Hopkins last Saturday. The man left a note stating his reasons for the act, but its contents are not obtainable at this time. It was not decided Monday whether a coroner's inquest was necessary.

[CUMMINGS, CHARLES W.]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 17, 1916
Section Foreman Commits Suicide
Charles Cummings, section foreman at Hopkins, committed suicide Monday morning by shooting himself with a small caliber rifle. He placed the muzzle of the weapon in his mouth and fired, the bullet passing through his brain and out through the top of his head.
Cummings is about 35 years of age and was married some years ago to a Miss Whitten from whom he is now divorced and was recently married to a young woman who previously resided in Illinois. A three year old son by the former wife and held by her is supposed to be the cause that led up to the suicide.
The former wife, who is married again, has had custody of the child, and refuses to give it up, which probably induced the fit of despondency that ended in suicide.
Cummings joined his crew Monday morning and they preceded to work, but shortly after he left them and walked to the bridge north of Hopkins and went beneath it, where his men, who becoming alarmed at his absence, found the body, when they started to search for him. A note was left by the suicide, but the contents have not been given to the public.



[CUMMINGS, EMMA BATES WESTON]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, November 5, 1925, [p. 1]
Cummings Rites Held at Hopkins Tuesday
Conducted by Rev. W. C. Harper of Methodist Church—Ill of Diabetes For Several Years
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Weston Cummings, who died Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Le [Lorenzo] Hopple of Hopkins, were held at 4:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Hopkins. The Rev. W. C. Harper officiated, and burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Cummings had been ill of diabetes for seven years. She was born in Richmond, Surry, England, Feb. 16, 1848, and was married to Benjamin Cummings in 1884. She leaves two children, George Cummings of Gary, Ind., and Mrs. Hopple of Hopkins. She also reared three stepchildren. She had made her home with her daughter for the last nineteen years.

[CURRY, PETER CHARLES]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, May 24, 1926, p. 4
Heart Attack Fatal to Peter Curry, 61
Funeral Services For Resident of Near Hopkins Will Be Held Wednesday at Home
Peter C. [harles] Curry, 61 years old, died suddenly at 4:30 o'clock this morning at his home, five miles southeast of Hopkins, as the result of a heart attack. He had not been well for several weeks but was able to work in the field last Friday.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the M. E. Church in Hopkins, conducted by the Rev. Mr. McNamee of Tarkio. Burial will be in the Tarkio cemetery.

Mr. Curry had lived near Hopkins for twenty-one years. He is survived by his widow and a sister, living Pennsylvania.

[DAGLEY, REBECCA SARAH CRYDER]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, March 7, 1924, p. 6
Rites of Mrs. Dagley Held This Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Dagley were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Methodist Church in Hopkins conducted by the Rev. E. C. Wright. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery. Mrs. Dagley died at 7:45 o'clock Wednesday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Wood, Sr., in Hopkins after a three years illness of paralysis. Besides Mrs. Wood, she is survived by one brother, George Crider, and a sister, Mrs. Ira Cook, both of Hopkins. She was 79 years old and Hopkins had been her home for nearly half a century. Mr. Dagley was killed in the Civil War.

[DAUGHERTY, JANE A. ELLIS]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 20, 1924, [p. 1]
Mrs. James Daugherty Dies Wednesday A. M.
Mrs. Jane Daugherty died Wednesday morning at the home of a stepson, Charles Daughtery, seen miles east of Hopkins, following an illness of three years. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Gaynor Methodist Church, and burial will be at Sheridan. Mr. Daughtery died many years ago. She leaves no children.


[DAUGHERTY, JANE A. ELLIS]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, March 21, 1924, p. 5
Pastor Lane Douglas was called to Gaynor Friday to preach the funeral of Mrs. Jane Daugherty. While pastor at Parnell 27 years ago, he had performed a similar service for her husband.

[DAVIS, HARMON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, April 10, 1913, [p. 1]
Hopkins Man Ended His Life
Harman [Harmon] Davis, 75 years old, and one of the oldest residents in Hopkins, committed suicide at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at his home in West Hopkins by shooting himself. He placed the muzzle of the gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger with his foot. It was a shotgun.

Mr. Davis had been acting strangely for some time and his suicide was not a surprise to those who knew him. He told his wife some time ago that he wished all guns and knives were out of his sight, because it was a temptation to use one on himself every time he saw one. He was a retired brick mason.

The coroner's inquest was being held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon as The Democrat-Forum received the news. Justice W. L. Miles was appointed to hold the inquest by Dr. Wm. Wallis, Jr., coroner, who was unable to reach Hopkins in time to hold one.

Mr. Davis is survived by his wife and one son, living in Spokane, Wash.

[DAVIS, HARMON]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, April 15, 1913
Hopkins Man Commits Suicide With a Shotgun
Harmon Davis, Well Known Citizen, Blows Top Off of Head with Shotgun.
By placing the barrel of a shotgun to his head and pulling the trigger, Harmon Davis of Hopkins committed suicide at his home Thursday afternoon. No reason for the deed is known.
Mr. Davis was a well-known character of northwest Missouri and also had numerous acquaintances here. He was a brick mason. He was a member of no church or lodge but was a follower of Tom Watson. He leaves a wife and one son of Auburn, Wash. His wife is the daughter of the late Thomas Gladman, who in 1871 built the first house in Hopkins.
Funeral services were held at Hopkins Saturday afternoon.

[DAVIS, HARMON]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, April 22, 1913
HOPKINS – Walter Davis returned Wednesday morning to his home in Auburn, Wash., being called by the death of his father, Harmon Davis.



[DEMOTT, CATHERINE VIRGINIA JOHNSTON]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 28, 1940 [p. 1]
Mrs. Katherine DeMott Dies at Home in Hopkins
Mrs. Katherine DeMott, 89 years of age, a pioneer resident of Hopkins, died at her home in Hopkins last night. Mrs. DeMott was the widow of Henry DeMott, farmer and stockman, who died thirty years ago.

Mrs. DeMott is survived by three children, Mrs. Magdalene Thompson and J. W. DeMott of Hopkins and Mrs. Ben DeWitt of Maryville, and a sister, Mrs. Eva Baird, Gilman City.

Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Paul Barton and the Eastern Star of Hopkins at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Masonic hall in Hopkins. Burial will be in Hopkins cemetery.
[Note: The first name is spelled Catherine on her headstone.]

[DEMOTT, GEORGE W.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, February 15, 1915, [p. 1]
Geo. DeMott Dies
County Clerk 8 Years, Succumbs at 4 O'Clock
All Family Present Native Born, County and Township Official Passes Away Today From Complication After Short Illness
George W. Demott, 44 years old, county clerk of Nodaway county for the last eight years until January 1, died at the Demott home, 127 South Fillmore street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Death was caused by a complication of diseases. He was ill about two weeks. The family was present when death came. He had been slowly sinking for the last three days. A widow and three children survive.

[DEMOTT, GEORGE W.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, February 16, 1915, [p. 1]
Rites Thursday Funeral of George W. DeMott At Presbyterian Church

Spent Life in County Was Born on Farm Near Hopkins—Held Elective Offices of County and Township
The funeral services for George W. Demott, who died yesterday afternoon at his home, 127 South Fillmore, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church conducted by the pastor, the Rev. S. D. Harkness. The body will be interred in Miriam cemetery.

The body will lie in state at the family residence from 10 to 1 o'clock Thursday.

Was Born in County
Mr. Demott was born in 1871 on the Demott farm of 212 acres, five miles southwest of Hopkins. He was one of five sons of Henry Demott, who died at the Demott farm home three years ago. The father came to Hopkins township from Indiana in the fall of 1865 and continued to reside on the same farm until his death.

When 12 years old, George Demott contracted a fever which permanently crippled him and left him in a weakened condition the rest of his life. He was educated in the public grade and high schools of Hopkins township, and continued to reside on the Demott farm until eight years ago when he was elected to the office of county clerk of Nodaway county, which office he held continuously until January 1 of this year.

Holds Township Office, Too
Before being elected county clerk, however, he served two two-year terms as collector of Hopkins township and also was a Democratic candidate for county treasurer two years before being elected county clerk the first time. He was not a candidate this last year for the county office.

Upon retiring from public office Mr. Demott has been preparing to move to a 120-acre farm he recently secured six miles east of Maryville, by trading his town residence at 127 South Fillmore street. He also owned an 11-acre farm north of Maryville but never resided on it.

The illness which caused the death of Mr. Demott is the third serious period which he has had since becoming a resident of Maryville. His health, however, has never been of the best.

Mr. Demott was married to Miss Belle Siegfried, then of Hopkins, thirteen years ago. To this union three children were born. They are John Allen, 9 years old; Lou Belle and Jessie Fay. Mrs. Siegfried, the mother of Mrs. Demott, who now lives in Lamar, Col., arrived in Maryville a few days ago to visit her son-in-law.

Was Active Church Worker
Besides his wife, three children and mother, Mrs. Henry Demott, of Hopkins, Mr. Demott is survived by two brothers, John William Demott of near Hopkins, Fred Demott of Saskatchewan, Canada, and two sisters, Mrs, Benjamin Witte of near Hopkins and Mrs. George Thompson of near Hopkins.

Mr. Demott was a member of the First Presbyterian church of this city and always has been an active worker in that church. He was a member of Nodaway lodge, No. 470, A. F. and A. M.

All of Mr. Demott's relatives and their families, with the exception of the brother living in Canada, are in the city, called here by his illness and death. Mrs. Demott's father, Mr. Siegfried, of Lamar, Col., an aunt from Brownston, Neb., and a brother from Bloomington, Ill., will arrive in Maryville tonight to attend the funeral.

[DEMOTT, GEORGE W.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, February 18, 1915, [p. 1]
Many Attend DeMott Rites
Hundreds Pay Last Respect to Former County Official—Close Courthouse in Respect
Funeral services for George W. Demott, who died Monday, were held in the First Presbyterian church at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. The large number of persons who attended included relatives and friends from the city, many from a distance and officers of the court house, who had been associated with Mr. Demott during his tenure of office as county clerk.

The services were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. S. D. Harkness. The musical program included favorite hymns of Mr. Demott, sung by a quartet from the church choir, and a solo by Mrs. F. P. Robinson. The pall bearers were the elders of the church, Mr. Demott being a member of the board for several years.

The service was concluded at Miriam cemetery, where the body was buried. Among the out-of-town friends attending was a large party from Hopkins, the former home of Mr. Demott.

The court house was closed from 2:30 until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon in order to give all county officials an opportunity to attend the funeral of Mr. Demott.

[DEWOLF, FRANCENA A. SARGENT]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, January 1, 1916, [p. 1]
Mrs. Titus DeWolf, 65 years old, a prominent resident of the Good Hope neighborhood, died at her home, seven miles southeast of Hopkins, Thursday evening at 6 o'clock. She had been ill only a few days. Pneumonia was the cause of her death.

Mrs. DeWolf's maiden name was Francena Sargent. She was born in Hartsgrove, O., on August 3, 1850. She came to Missouri about ten years ago, and shortly after was married to Titus DeWolf. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters by a former marriage, they are: Mrs. Bert Blackney, who lives near there; Mrs. John Weston of Cleveland, O. She is also survived by a brother, Dr. D. A. Sargent of Hopkins.

Mrs. DeWolf was a faithful member of the Christian church since her girlhood and was beloved by all who knew her.

The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at the home. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.
[Note: Her birth date is given as August 3, 1841 on her Missouri State Death Certificate and her headstone.]

[DEWOLF, FRANCENA A. SARGENT]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, January 11, 1916
HOPKINS – Mrs. Arthur McMaster of Meadville, Mo., who was called here on account of the death of her aunt, Mrs. DeWolf, is visiting a few days with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. D. A. Sargent.

 

[DITTO, ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" HIATT]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, December 17, 1912, [p. 1]
Ditto Funeral Wednesday
The funeral services for Mrs. S. [eth] E. [verett] Ditto of this city will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Christian church of Hopkins, conducted by the pastor of that church. The body will be taken to Hopkins on the noon train. Burial in Hopkins cemetery.

[DITTO, ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" HIATT]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, December 18, 1912, [p. 1]
Attending Hopkins Funeral
Maryville Relatives Accompanied Body Wednesday to That Town for Services This Afternoon
The body of Mrs. S. [eth] E.[verett] Ditto, who died at her home in this city Monday, was taken to Hopkins Wednesday noon for burial. The services were conducted at the Christian church at that town Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Baker.

Accompanying the party were Mr. Ditto and daughters, Ethel and Alta, and the following relatives: Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Ditto, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ditto, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bratcher, Miss Minnie Ditto, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hiatt and Thomas Hiatt of Maryville, and Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Ditto of Bedford, Ia.



[DOOLEY, GEORGE H.]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, April 28, 1923, p. 5
Hopkins Journal
Geo. H. Dooley, who has been in failing health for ten or twelve years passed away last Monday. Funeral services were conducted at the home, 3 miles east of Hopkins, Wednesday afternoon by Rev. H. McNamee, of Tarkio, a former pastor of the deceased and burial took place in the Hopkins cemetery. Mr. Dooley had resided on the farm where he died for 27 years.

 

[DOOLEY, VIRGINIA LOLLIS]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, January 9, 1941
MRS. VIRGINIA L. DOOLEY DIES AT HOME IN HOPKINS
Mrs Virginia L. Dooley, 89 years of age, died suddenly at 1:25 o'clock yesterday afternoon at her home in Hopkins. She had suffered from rheumatism for about sixty years and the past five years she had been confined to her home.

She was born March 15, 1851 at Rockville, Ind. She was married Oct.1, 1874 to George H. Dooley. They moved from Indiana to Missouri to a farm three miles east of Hopkins where they lived for thirty-eight years. Following Mr. Dooley's death in April ,1923, she moved back to Indiana where she lived a year and a half. Since that time, she made her home in Hopkins. She was a charter member of the Hopkins American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Methodist church.

She is survived by three children, Misses Susannah and Georgia Dooley and John H. Dooley all of the home; a niece Miss Pearl Dooley and nephew Paul Dooley both of Manhattan, Kas.

Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home with Rev. Paul Barton of the Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery. Music will be furnished by a mixed quartet.

 





[HERBERT, CAROLYN MCNEAL HENDERSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, April 19, 1919, p. 2
Hopkins Journal
The following is taken from the Alamogordo, New Mexico, News and refers to the death of a former well known and highly respected Hopkins lady.

The death of Mrs. N. [orris] H. Herbert occurred last Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock p. m. at her home on Ohio avenue. Mrs. Herbert's death had been expected for several days.

Funeral services were conducted at the Green & Hammond chapel by Rev. J. W. Campbell and was attended by friends of the family.

Carolyn McNeal was born in Coshocton county, Ohio, September 10th, 1844. She moved to Fort Madison, Ia. later where she was married to Silas Henderson. From there the family moved to Morgan county, Ill. To the union one son was born, Allen H. Henderson, now of Alamogordo.

Mr. Henderson died five years later, after which Mrs. Henderson moved to Nodaway county, Mo., where she was married to N. [orris] H. Herbert.

In1903 Mr. and Mrs. Herbert moved to Alamogordo, where they have lived since that time.

The deceased joined the church when she was a child 12 years of age and has been a member since that time, her affiliation being with the Methodist church.

[HIPPLE, FRANCES THAYER LONGWELL]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 27, 1911, [p. 1]
Death of Mrs. Hipple At Pickering
Mrs. Frances T. Hipple died Wednesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Leach, about a half mile south of Pickering. She had been in poor health for some time. She was born in Ohio and was 79 years old at the time of her death. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Clarence Leach. Dr. Leach of this city is a grandson of Mrs. Hipple.

The funeral services will be held at the home, near Pickering, Friday morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by the Methodist minister of Pickering. Burial will take place at Hopkins.
[Note:  The first name is spelled Francis on her headstone.]

 

[HODGES, ELIZABETH JANE CUNNINGHAM]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, July 28, 1913, p. 3
Died of Apoplexy
Mrs. E. [zekiel] W. [illiam] Hodgen [Hodges], living seven miles west of Hopkins, died Saturday morning from a day's illness of apoplexy. The funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, at the home, if a son, Thomas Hodgen [Hodges], arrives from Idaho. His coming is waited for. Mrs. Hodgen [Hodges] was 62 years old. She is survived by her husband and six children.

 [HODGES, ELIZABETH JANE CUNNINGHAM]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, July 31, 1913
HOPKINS – Mrs. E. [zekiel] W. [illiam] Hodges died last Friday night after a short illness of paralysis at her home west of town. She is survived by her husband and six grown children. A son Tom Hodges of Idaho arrived the middle of the week and the funeral took place at the home Wednesday.

 

 

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[LINCOLN, CHESTER GLEN]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, October 24, 1921, p. 6
Glen Lincoln, Barnard, Dies of Typhoid Fever
Funeral Services Will Be Held At Barnard Tomorrow—Burial at Hopkins
Glen Lincoln, 36 years old, died at his home in Barnard at 8:30 o'clock this morning following a five weeks illness of typhoid fever. Surviving him are his wife and two children, Irene and Clarence, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lincoln, one brother, Rex Lincoln of Bendena, Kansas and one sister, Mrs. Will Wallace of Hopkins.

Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Christian Church in Barnard, conducted by the Rev. Leslie Cobb of Bedford, Ia. Burial will be in the cemetery at Hopkins, the former home of Mr. Lincoln.

 

[LITSCH, REBECCA FLEMING]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, December 23, 1915, [p. 1]
Mrs. Lynch, Hopkins, Dies
Husband and Two Sons Survive Woman, 63 Years Old—Funeral 2 O'Clock Tomorrow
Mrs. Joe Lynch [Litsch] died at her home in Hopkins last night at 11:30 o'clock. The cause of her death was nephritis. Mrs. Lynch was 63 years old.

She is survived by her husband and two sons, Frank and Charles, both of Hopkins. The funeral services will be held at the home tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Weaver of the Presbyterian church will conduct the services. The burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[MCCLEAVE, MILTON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, May 9, 1924, [p.1]
Milton McCleave Dies at Hopkins Today
Within the Past Few Weeks Sustained Three Strokes of Apoplexy—Was 74 Years Old
Milton McCleave of Hopkins died at his home in Hopkins at 2:05 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. McCleave had three strokes of apoplexy within the past few weeks.

Mr. McCleave was found to be of unsound mind by a jury in Probate court on April 5. Much interest was attached to the case on account of the fact that he was the owner of about 500 acres of land near Hopkins. McCleave's children filed complaint of their father being mentally incompetent. The case was appealed to circuit court and the appeal was pending at the time of his death.

McCleave on March 21 married Mrs. Dema Owens of Hopkins at Bedford.

Mr. McCleave was 74 years old, being born January 1, 1850, in Illinois. He moved to the Hopkins community about twenty years ago and recently retired from the farm.

He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Josie DeWitt, N. McCleave and Hewitt McCleave of Hopkins; Earl McCleave of Barnard, Mrs. Wm. Sommers of Battle Creek, Mich.; and Miss Ida McCleave, a teacher at Cedar Rapids, Ia.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at the McCleave home and services will be conducted by the Rev. E. Wright. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery and services will be in charge of the Masons.

 

[NASH, FRANCES ANNE FRIEND]

Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 11, 1913, [p. 1]
Mrs. William Nash Dead
Hopkins Woman Passed Away Monday –Was Invalid for Many Years and Leaves Invalid Husband
Mrs. William Armstrong of this city was called to Hopkins Monday evening by the death of her brother's wife, Mrs. William Nash, who has been an invalid for many years. Death came at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon.

Mrs. Nash is survived by her husband, who has been an invalid from paralysis for three years, and a son and daughter, Sargent Nash, an employe[e] of the Hopkins Journal, and Miss Della Nash, a teacher in the Bedford schools. Mrs. Nash was about 50 years old and both she and her husband have lived in or near Hopkins all their lives.

The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the Presbyterian minister, and burial in Hopkins cemetery.

[NASH, FRANCES ANNE FRIEND]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 13, 1913
HOPKINS – Mrs. William Nash died at her home here Monday after a short illness, although having been an invalid for many years. she is survived by her aged husband, a daughter, Miss Della Nash, a teacher in the Bedford schools and a son, Sargent, living at home. The funeral services were conducted from the home Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Griffith, pastor of the Baptist church and burial took place in the Hopkins cemetery.
Mrs. Fred Abernathy of Lenox attended the funeral here Tuesday of Mrs. William Nash.

[NASH, FRANCES ANNE FRIEND]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, November 18, 1913
Miss Della Nash, one of the teachers in the Bedford schools, was called to Hopkins Monday on account of the serious condition of her mother, Mrs. William Nash, who died the same day. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. Griffith, pastor of the Baptist church.

 

[NASH, SAMUEL A.]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, March 24, 1914, [p. 1]

Mrs. William Armstrong returned Monday evening from Hopkins where she was called last Friday by the death of her brother, Samuel Nash.

[NASH, SAMUEL A.]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Saturday, March 21, 1914
Samuel Nash of Hopkins Dead
Hopkins, Mo., March 20. – Samuel Nash, 82 years old, an eccentric bachelor who had lived near here more than forty years, died this morning, after having watched at the bedside of his sick brother during the night. William Nash was not expected to live through the night and Samuel and one of the neighbors sat up with the sick man. About 3 o'clock Samuel went to adjoining room to rest and at 8 o'clock was found dead in bed.

[NASH, SAMUEL A.]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 24, 1914
Miss Della Nash was called home Friday morning by the sudden death of her uncle, Sam Nash. Mr. Nash retired Thursday night as well as usual and was found dead Friday morning.

[NASH, SAMUEL A.]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 26, 1914
HOPKINS – The funeral services of Samuel Nash, who died very suddenly last Friday, were held Saturday afternoon at the residence of his brother, William Nash.

 

 

 

 

 

[NEW, WILLIAM ANDERSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, February 7, 1919, [p. 1]
William A. New, 64, Is Dead
Prominent Hopkins Farmer Died Last Night at Sanatarium in St. Joseph—Funeral Services Sunday Afternoon

William A. [nderson] New, 64 years old, one of the best-known residents of Hopkins, died last night at the Dr. Woods sanitarium in St. Joseph. Mr. New had been in failing health for some time and a few weeks ago suffered a paralytic stroke. This was followed shortly by a second stroke and his condition had been critical for several days.

Mr. New had lived for years on a farm southeast of Hopkins and a few years ago he gave up active farming and moved into Hopkins. He is survived by his wife and fifteen children. The greater number of the children live in and near Hopkins.

The body will be brought to Hopkins for burial and is expected to arrive tonight. The funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon.

 

[NEWMAN, FRED HERBERT]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, October 3, 1969, [p. 1]
Fred H. Newman Dies In Nursing Home
Fred Herbert Newman, 96, Maryville, died at 12:30 a. m. today at the Nodaway Nursing Home where he had resided the past four years following a long illness.

A retired farmer, he was born Apr. 28, 1873 at Aurora, Ill., and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. S. Newman. He was married to Miss Carrie E. Downend who preceded him in death Sept. 10, 1944. He then was married to Mrs. Belle DeMott who survives. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Maryville.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Price Funeral Home. The Rev. L. B. Day will officiate, and burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Besides his wife of the home, he is survived by a son, George H. Newman, Atlanta, Ga.; a brother, Albert T. Newman, Sibley, Ia., and several nieces and nephews.

[NEWMAN, SARAH BELLE SIEGFRIED DEMOTT]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, May 30, 1975, p. 4
Mrs. Sarah Belle Newman – Mrs. Sarah Belle Newman, 95, Maryville, died at 9 a. m. Thursday at the Nodaway Nursing Home, where she had lived since April 1965.

She was born Dec. 6, 1879, and was married to George DeMott, who died Feb. 15, 1915. She later married Fred H.[erbert] Newman, who died Oct. 3, 1969.

Survivors include a son, Dr. John DeMott, Kansas City, and a daughter, Mrs. Jessie Faye Gruver, Evergreen, Colo.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p. m. Monday at Miriam Cemetery, with Dr. E. Wesley King officiating.

 

 

 

 

 

[NOLES, ELLA MAY LITSCH PERKINS]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, January 16, 1912, [p. 1]
Mrs. Noles Dead
Wife of Burlington Agent At Hopkins Dies of Cancer
Funeral Wednesday P. M. Mrs. Noles Twice Married—Leaves a Husband, Three Little Daughters and Other Relatives
Mrs. J. [ohn] C. Noles, the wife of the depot agent of the Burlington at Hopkins, died Tuesday morning at 7:20 at her home in that town, after an illness of seventeen months of cancerous nature.

Mrs. Noles maiden name was Ella Litch [Litsch], and she was born in Leavenworth county, Kansas, February 5, 1871. When she was six months old her parents moved to Taylor county, Ia. She was first married to B. [enjamin] S. Perkins on May 30, 1894 and lived on a farm north of Hopkins until 1901, when they moved to that town. Mr. Perkins' death occurred in 1902. She was married a second time to John C. [rawford] Noles of Hopkins on New Year's Day, 1906. She is survived by her husband and three little girls, ranging in ages from 5 to 2 years. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Litch [Litsch] and two brothers, Charles and Frank Litch [Litsch], all of Hopkins, also survive.

The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Noles residence in Hopkins, conducted by Rev. A. P. Walton of the Presbyterian church of that town. Burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Noles was a good woman and a good mother. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and also of the Ladies' Aid society and of the Art and Salad clubs of Hopkins.

 

[OLMSTED, ELEANOR HIPPLE]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, July 7, 1913, p. 4
Died of Old Age
Mrs. Eleanor Olmstead Passed Away Saturday After a Long Illness at Home of Son—Burial Sunday
Mrs. Eleanor Olmstead, a well-known resident of Hopkins, died Saturday afternoon at the home of her son, one mile and a half south of Hopkins, of the infirmities of old age, being past 81.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the family home by Rev. Taylor of the M. E. church of Hopkins. Burial in Hopkins. Mrs. Olmstead is survived by two sons, Fred and Frank Olmstead of Hopkins, and two daughters who live in California.

 

[OLMSTED, JAMES WILSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, June 7, 1911, [p. 1]
To Attend Friend's Funeral
Herman W. Hull went to Hopkins Wednesday to attend the funeral of his old friend, James Olmstead, who died there Tuesday. Mr. Olmstead was an old settler of this county and was about 77 years old.
[Note: The last name is spelled Olmsted on his Missouri State Death Certificate.]

 

[OLMSTED, JAMES WILSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Saturday, July 8, 1911, [p. 1]
Had California Visitor
Mrs. L. E. Taylor of Sacramento, Cal., has been spending a few days with Mrs. Flora Quinn of West Jenkins street and Mr. and Mrs. Herman W. Hull living north of Maryville. Mrs. Taylor was called to Hopkins about six weeks ago by the illness of her father, James Olmstead, who died about three weeks ago. She went to Pickering Saturday noon to visit Mrs. Fannie Hipple, who is very ill. Mrs. Taylor expects to leave next week for her home, but will stop in Denver, Col. to visit her sister, Miss Ida Olmstead.
[Note: The last name is spelled Olmsted on his Missouri State Death Certificate.]

 

[OSBORN, AARON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 24, 1924, p. 5
Barnard Bulletin
Aaron Osborn was born in Hagins, Virginia, February 22, 1909 and departed this life at the family home in Barnard, March 17, 1924, age 15 years and 25 days. He was the son of J. K. and Elsie L. Osborn, being the second oldest of a family of eight children. It was while in Colorado that Aaron contracted pneumonia that caused the trouble that later caused his death. He is survived by his father, J. K. Osborn, three brothers and three sisters, who are Sherley, Leah, Edith, Roscoe, Virgil, and Clyde, all of Barnard, besides a number of relatives and friends to mourn his death.

Funeral services were conducted from the Christian Church by the Pastor Rev. C. E. Hagee.

 

[OWENS, HARLEY JACKSON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, February 18, 1920, [p. 1]
Harley Owens of Hopkins Dies Last Night
Harley Owens, for many years an invalid, died at 7:30 o'clock last night at his home in Hopkins. Mr. Owens is survived by his wife and one daughter. Funeral services will probably be held tomorrow afternoon.

 

[PECK, HARRIET LURA GATES]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 27, 1911, [p. 1]
Death of Former Hopkins Resident
Mrs. Frank Peck, sister-in-law of Mrs. E. C. Wolfers, Sr., of Hopkins, died in St. Joseph Tuesday, September 26, of a complication of diseases. Her body was taken to Hopkins Wednesday noon for burial, after a brief funeral service in St. Joseph, and was accompanied by the husband and his only daughter, Mrs. David Rice of Oklahoma City. Burial took place in Oklahoma City.

Mr. Peck and his family moved to Oklahoma City from their former home in Hopkins about twelve years ago. About two months ago Mr. Peck and his wife moved to St. Joseph for treatment for her. Mrs. Peck is survived by her husband, a daughter and two sons, who are Mrs. David Rice of Oklahoma City; Gilbert Peck of Perry, Okla., and William Peck, who is now in Texas.

Mrs. Peck was a consecrated, cultured, Christian woman and her love and friendship was highly prized by all who knew her.

 

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[PISTOLE, JULIA FLORINA DILLON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 18, 1915, [p. 1]
Mrs. Pistole Dies
Funeral Services Will Be Held Tomorrow at Home, Near Hopkins
Mrs. Henry T. Pistole, living four miles south of Hopkins, died at 2 o'clock this morning, her death following a two weeks serious illness.

The funeral services will be held at the home at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The interment will be made in White Oak cemetery.

Mrs. Pistole was 57 years old. She is survived by her husband and eight children. The children are Wallis W., Olin C., Alva L., Virgil, Glen, Velma and Anna Pistole and Mrs. Floy Millenbrant [Moellenberndt], all living at or near home.

 

[PISTOLE, JULIA FLORINA DILLON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, March 23, 1915, p. 3
Obituary – Julia Florina, daughter of Isaiah and Cynthia Dillon, was born near Greensborough, N. C., Feb. 7, 1858. After suffering for some four years she passed away at her home, three miles northeast of Pickering, Mo., on the 18th day of March 1915. Her father died while she was quite young and sometime afterward the family removed to Indiana, where the deceased grew to womanhood. On January 15, 1882, she was married to Henry T. Pistole. Nine children were born to them, eight of whom are living, a son, Grover, having died a few months ago. Those living are Wm. W. [allis], C. [harles] Olin, Ava L. [ewis], Glen D., Mrs. Floy Moellenbrant [Moellenberndt]], Ulma [Velma] M., Anice I. [ris], all living at or near home, except Glen, who resides in Kansas. In early life she was converted and united with the M. E. church and lived a faithful wife and mother, and an excellent neighbor. In 1880 she came to Missouri, and ever since her marriage has lived on the farm where her life ended.

On March 20 Elder W. A. Chapman of Rosendale preached a brief funeral sermon at the home and the body was laid to rest in White Oak cemetery.

 

 

 

[REDMAN, CYNTHIA DELPHINA WHEELER DILLON]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 28, 1921, [p. 1]
Redman Burial Services Were Held At Hopkins
Mrs. Cintha Redman Buried in Hopkins Cemetery Yesterday Afternoon—Was 87 Years Old
Burial rites [for] Mrs. Cintha Redman who died Monday morning at her home near Grant City, were held at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Hopkins Methodist church. The Rev. D. F. Stiles conducted the services and burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Redman, the wife of the late C. K. Redman who was the weather man at Hopkins for fifty years, was 87 years old. She had resided at Hopkins for many years, going to Grant City to live with a daughter, Mrs. L. A. Cook, after her husband's death some years ago. She is survived by two children, Mrs. Cook of Grant City and Link Dillon of Vesper, Kan.

 

[REDMAN, CYNTHIA DELPHINA WHEELER DILLON]
Daily Democrat Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, July 28, 1921, p. 3
Gaynor Items
Mrs. Redman, grandmother of Delmar New, died at her home near Grant City Monday morning. She was 86 years old. Sherman Whaley, Earl New and Delmar New were at her home Sunday.

[REDMAN, CYNTHIA DELPHINA WHEELER DILLON]
Worth County Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), Wednesday, August 3, 1921
Cynthia D. [elphina] Wheeler, daughter of John and Keziah Wheeler, was born Jan. 9, 1835, in Guilford County, N. C. She was married to Isiah Dillon November 12, 1852. To this union were born five children, four girls and one boy, one girl dying at the age of two and a half years. Her husband died May 6, 1864, leaving her with four small children. In the fall of the same year she came to Indiana, bringing her small family, where she reared them to womanhood and manhood. She came to Missouri with her children in the early eighties. June 26, 1883, she was married to Chas. K. [ing] Redman, who departed this life Dec. 24, 1894. She has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. L. H. Cook, for the last twenty-three years, where she passed away July 25, 1921, at the age of 86 years, 6 months and 14 days. She is survived by her daughter, Cora Cook of Grant City and son, Lincoln I. Dillon of Vesper, Kansas. Both were at her bedside when the end came, the other two daughters having gone home a few years before. She had 32 living grandchildren. Her devotion to home and family was very great. Her words were not many but well-chosen and her kindly advice and wise counsel will be sadly missed by all. The loss and sorrow falls very heavily upon the entire family. In early womanhood she was converted and joined the Methodist church, which was a great comfort to her through the many years. All who were acquainted with her knew the sweet Christian spirit that characterized her life and her example and precept had ever been " Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you do ye even so unto them." She spoke freely of the coming change and anticipated the life beyond with great peace and joy. She said her mission upon earth was completed and surely "She hath done what she could," and a long, useful and beautiful life on earth is ended. "But her works do follow her." A short service was conducted at her late home and the funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Hopkins, Mo., at 2 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Stiles of Grant City. Interment in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[RUSK, ELLA MARY COOK]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Tuesday, November 26, 1957, [p. 1]
Former Hopkins Woman Dies in Kansas City
Mrs. Ella M. Rusk, 91, formerly of Hopkins, died yesterday morning in Kansas City at the home of her son, Fred Rusk.

She lived most of her life at Hopkins until moving to Kansas City seven years ago. She was a member of Hopkins Chapter No. 401, OES, and the Wray Memorial Methodist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a. m. tomorrow at the Swanson Funeral Home, Hopkins. The Rev. Maurice Majors will officiate, and burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[SHELEY, DONNA JEAN]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, October 17, 1946, [p. 1]
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sheley of Bedford, Tuesday, October 15, and was dead at birth. She was named Donna Jean. The burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.

 

[SHELEY, WILLIAM LOWELL]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, April 20, 1944, [p. 1]
Still-Born Son
William Lowell, a still-born son, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harley Sheley of southwest of Bedford, Wednesday, April 10. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery this afternoon. Mrs. Sheley is a patient at the home of Mrs. Cal Lee.

 

[SHINABARGAR, HARRIET HARRINGTON]   [DEWOLF, TITUS ROBERT]   [NIXON, ELIZABETH
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Wednesday, September 1, 1926, p. 4
One of Aged Hopkins Citizens Buried Today
Funerals of Other Two of Trio Whose Ages Total 264 Years Will Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Mrs. Harriett Shinabargar, one of three aged residents of Hopkins who died Monday and Tuesday, were held at the home at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. They were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Harper, pastor of the Methodist Church at Hopkins and burial was made in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Shinabargar was 86 years old. The other old citizens taken by death were Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon, who was past 92, and T. R. DeWolf, who was 84.

Mrs. Nixon will be buried at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Shearer cemetery in Iowa, and funeral services will be held there.

The services for Mr. DeWolf will be held at his home at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by the Rev. W. C. Harper and with burial in the Hopkins cemetery.

[DEWOLF, TITUS ROBERT] [NIXON, ELZABETH]  [SHINABARGAR, HARRIET HARRINGTON]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Wednesday, September 1, 1926
Hopkins Residents Dead.
Ends to Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon, Ninety-Two Years Old; T. R. DeWolf and Mrs. Harriet Shinabarger.
HOPKINS, Mo., Sept. 1. – Three of the oldest residents of Hopkins died Monday night and yesterday. Funeral arrangements have not been made for any of the three. Mrs. Elizabeth Nixon, ninety-two years of age, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Everett Whitney. She had lived in Hopkins for many years. Besides the daughter at whose home she died, she is survived by four other daughters and three sons.
T. [itus] R. [obert] DeWolf, also a resident of this community for many years, died suddenly at his home here yesterday, following an attack of heart trouble. He is survived by his wife and one stepdaughter, Miss Pearl Kennedy at home.

The third person, Mrs. Harriet Shinabargar, about eighty years old, died Monday afternoon. Her husband died several years ago, and she is survived by a son, W. G. Shinabargar of Hopkins.



[STONE, JOSEPH RICHARD]
Daily Democrat-Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Thursday, March 24, 1924, p. 5
Clearmont News

Joseph R. [ichard] Stone of Braddyville died at his home last Saturday, after a long lingering illness. The funeral took place Monday afternoon, after which the remains were taken to Graham for interment.

Mr. Stone lived in Clearmont several years ago. He was well known all over this country as he has bought and shipped stock in this part of the country for more than a quarter of a century.

[VEATCH, FLORENCE LUTISCHE DAWES]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Monday, April 5, 1976, p. 16
F. Veatch of Prescott dies
Mrs. Florence Lutische Veatch, 85, of rural Prescott, died at the Rosary hospital in Corning Friday. She had also lived in the Creston, Orient, Cromwell and Lenox communities since moving from Missouri in 1914.

Her funeral will be held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the Keating-Lindsay funeral home here. Rev Don Briley, pastor of the Prescott United Church will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery here. Her family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p. m.

A memorial fund has been established for the Prescott United Church. Contributions may be left at the funeral home.

Florence Dawes was born at Clearmont, Mo., July 31, 1890. She was the daughter of John Bailey and Arda Jane Johnson Dawes. She was married Aug. 21, 1907, at Maryville, Mo., to Charles A. [rthur] Veatch, who died March 17, 1964.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gunnar (Viola) Sandstrom of Lenox and Las LaVerne (Arda) Brown of Tempe, Ariz.; four sons, Olen Veatch of Fontanelle, Walter Veatch of Prescott, Elmer Veatch of Lamar, Colo., and Howard Veatch of Creston; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wilma Gaidies of Creston; 18 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death, in addition to her husband, by two children, a grandchild, a great grandchild, and her parents.

 

[VEATCH, FLORENCE LUTISCHE DAWES]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Tuesday, April 6, 1976, p. 32
Florence Veatch funeral today
The funeral for Mrs. Florence Lutishe Veatch, 85, of rural Prescott, was held at 1:30 p. m. today at the Keating-Lindsay funeral home here. Rev. Donald Briley, pastor of the Prescott United Church, officiated. Music was by Mrs. Jean Boyd, organist, and Mrs. Donna Veatch who sang "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown" and "God Be With You 'til We Meet Again." Casket bearers were Louis Davidson, Albert Sandstrom, Haldean Veatch, Harold Veatch, Johnny Veatch and Marlin Veatch. Burial was in Graceland cemetery here.

Mrs. Veatch died at the Rosary hospital at Corning last Friday.

She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gunnar (Viola) Sandstrom of Lenox and Mrs. LaVerne (Arda) Brown of Tempe, Ariz.; four sons, Olen Veatch of Fontanelle, Walter Veatch of Prescott, Eugene Veatch of Lamar, Colo., and Howard Veatch of Creston; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wilma Gaidies of Creston; 18 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.

[WHITNEY, ELLEN A. WILLEY]
Daily Democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune (Maryville, Missouri), Friday, September 3, 1926 [p. 1]

Hopkins Woman Died This Morning
Mrs. Ellen A. Whitney, 83 Years Old, Succumbs At Daughter's Home—Born in New York
Mrs. Ellen A. Whitney, 83 years old, died at 7:30 o'clock this morning at the home of Mrs. Hebron Sturgeon in Hopkins. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Sturgeon home and burial will be in the Hopkins cemetery.

Mrs. Whitney was born March 15, 1843, near Java Village, Wyoming County, New York. She had been a resident of the Hopkins vicinity since Oct. 1874. She is survived by three sons, Frank, Everett and Fay Whitney, all of Hopkins.