Obituaries
Ray County, MO
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McAdams, Irma Jean OOOO McCoskrie, Sarah (Boone) OOOO McDonald, Nathan O O O O McFadden, Joseph OOOO McGaugh, Lulu OOOO McGaugh, Ollie OOOO McGaugh, S.C. OOOO McGaugh, Sterl (Sterling) OOOO McGinnis, Martha (Samples) OOOO McGinnis, Neal OOOO McGinnis, Zanna OOOO McKissack, Ralph Waldo OOOO McMullin, Lucy {Conyers:maiden name, Turner: first marriage} OOOO Madden, Edward O O O O Madden, H.H. O O O O Madden, Nannie (Wyman) OOOO Magill, Mary C. O O O O Maidment, Charles O O O O Maitland, Helen O O O O Manning, Florence Josephene (McCann) O O O O Mansur, Liza O O O O Mansur, Daniel W. O O O O Mansur, Isaiah O O O O Mansur, Dr. Moody O O O O Martin, Emily O O O O Martin, Mary OOOO Martin, Pheby O O O O Mason, George O O O O Mayden, James W. O O O O O O O O Mayes, Ellis (William Ellis Mayes) Mayes, Ellis OOOO Mayes, Laura (newspaper article has her name spelled Maize, but should be Mayes) OOOO Mayes, Margaret O O O Mrs. Marguerete Mayes was born in Bledsoe county, Tenn., March 22, 1850; died May 3, 1922, at the age of
72 years, 1 month and 12 days. O O O O Mayes, Mary Vance (Creason) O O O O Mayes, David T. The Missourian, August 14, 1913 O O O O Mayes, Wiley, Jr. O O O O Mayes, Wiley Preston O O O O Megede, Dick (a dog) O O O O Menefee, Cynthia J. O O O O Metz, Daniel O O O O Metz, Mary Ann (Toomay) O O O O Miles, Maggie O O O O Mills, Henry O O O O Misel, Lawrence O O O O Mizner, Joseph D. O O O O Mohn, Louisa (Redhair) O O O O Monroe, Paul C. O O O O Moore, Margaret Mansur O O O O Moore, Rebecca O O O O Moorhead, W. Ray Co., MO died June 24, 12 miles east of Ft. Laramie, aged 23 yrs
of cholera. O O O O Moss, Arch P. O O O O
Moss, Harry O O O O Moss, Richard O O O O MRS. JESSE A. MOYER 58, WAS BURIED YESTERDAY Contributed by O O O O Mullin, Nellie
Irma Jean McAdams, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McAdams, was born the 28th day of May, 1924 and died June
9th, 1924, age 13 days.
Funeral services conducted by the writer, were held at Union June 10.
Song services were conducted by Brother French O'Dell and Sister Reba Snell. The pallbearers were John Jones, James
Hill; flower carriers, Mrs. Wiley Arrowood, Mrs. Henry Loyd, Mrs. Jim Akers, Bro. John Hill acted as undertaker
in the absence of Mr. Ward. It's body rests in Union cemetery. The bereaved have the sympathy of the community.
They wish to thank their many friends for the kindess shown them in the sickness and death of their darling baby.
Joseph McAdams
Unknown Newspaper and date
Mrs. McCoskrie Rites
Rayville Woman Had Been in Failing Health The Past Years: Burial At Pisgah Cemetery
Mrs. Sarah McCoskrie, 89, year old Rayville resident, died at her home Mon. night at 7:40. She had been in failing
health the past year and seriously ill for one week.
Mrs. McCoskrie was born March 26, 1860. south of Elkhorn. She was one of nine children of Henry and Rebecca (Whitsett)
Boone of North Carolina. She had lived in Ray county her lifetime except for fifteen years, 1910-1925, when she
was a resident of Canada.
She was married in 1910 to Samuel H. McCoskrie of Ray county who died in Apr., 1946.
Four brothers and four sisters also preceded her in death. Survivors include several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be at the Rayville Methodist church at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. Burial will be in Pisgah
cemetery near Excelsior Springs. Quest-Lile Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Unknown newspaper and date: Pisgah cemetery transcription date of death 1949
Nathan McDonald was born November 1 1860, near Dockery, Mo. He departed this life April 16, 1941, at the age of
80 years, 5 months, 16 days. He was the son of Jackson and Agnes McDonald, who preceded him in death many years
ago. He was united in marriage to Jeanette M. Belle December 29, 1886. To this union was born three children: two
girls and one boy, all of whom preceded him in death. Since the death of his wife, more than 48 years ago, he has
lived alone at the home near Elmira.
He was a kind and honest neighbor and was loved by all knew him. He leaves to mourn his loss two grandchildren,
Beatrice and Dorothy Garner, of Excelsior Springs. One son Tom McDonald of Richmond; one sister, Eliza Arnote of
Richmond; two brothers, Eli McDonald, of Richmond, and Tom McDonald, of Maysville; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held at the Prairie Ridge church Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C.V. Williams, of Richmond,
assisted by Rev. Timmons of Richmond and Rev. J.K. Belle of Excelsior Springs. The Four Bulgers quarter of Richmond
sang.
UNKNOWN NEWSPAPER FROM “CALDWELL CTY MO OBITUARIES VOLUME 3” {Buried in Prairie Ridge Cemetery, Caldwell County,
MO}
Contribued by Leslie Wyman
Joseph McFadden Dead
Joseph McFadden died at his home in Fleming, Saturday morning, February 26th, 1910, from Brights' disease and other
complications. He had been in failing health for some time, and his death was not unexpected by his relatives and
friends. He was born in Woodford county, Ill., about forty-four years ago, and came to Missouri with his parents
while a small boy, and he had lived in Fleming and worked in the coal mines in that locality for the past twenty-five
years; and in his younger days was considered one of the best miners in the camp. He was married some years ago
to Miss Kizzie Bell, who survives him. A song and prayer service was held at the home Saturday night, and the remains
were laid to rest in South Point cemetery Sunday morning. Unknown Date and Newspaper
Lulu McGaugh, a sweet, bright-eyed girl of 19 summers, died on December 24, 1890
Unknown newspaper and date.
Ollie McGaugh, the 18-year-old son of Samuel I. McGaugh, died at the home of Henry Clark, nine miles northeast
of Hallard, on Sunday afternoon, the 10th instant, at four o'clock, after a lingering illness from consumption.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday forenoon and the body was buried in the Crowley burying ground, near Hallard.
Unknown newspaper and date: Tombstone not found for him in Crowley Cemetery
Hallard: S.C. McGaugh, whom we spoke of as being very ill last week, died at his home in Randall, Ks., Friday.
The remains were brought to Hallard Saturday and buried in the Crowley cemetery Sunday afternoon. Thursday one
more of our good neighbors has passed away. He was born in this vicinity and lived here all his life of 40 years.,
until last November when he moved to Kansas. Richmond Conservator 14 April 1892
Death of Sterl McGaugh
Sterl McGaugh, a well known farmer living north of Orrick passed away at 5:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, April 12th
following a weeks illness with pneumonia.
Deceased was a son of Andy and Ditmar (Thurman) McGaugh of Rayville, but was born in Arkansas February 8, 1878.
The family returned to Ray county where he grew to manhood. On June 6, 1907 he was married to Miss Nora Endsley
and they were the parents of two sons, Victor and Vernon who with the wife and mother survive. He is also survived
by two full brothers, Jesse McGaugh of Orrick and Tobe McGaugh of Glendale, Texas and Frank Williams, a half brother,
a resident of the same community. The sisters are Mrs. Pearl McGaugh Cates, Mrs. Bessie DeMore, Mrs. Mattie Cochew,
of Oregon.
Funeral services were held Wednesday from Rock Fall church at 11 o'clock by Rev. J.A. Robb pastor of Rock Fall,
preaching the sermon. Interment was in Brown cemetery.
Arrangements were in charge of C.V. Gibson & Son of Orrick.
Unknown Date and Newspaper, Tombstone has his death as 1938.
MRS. MARTHA MCGINNIS, 84, PASSED AWAY, THURSDAY:
Mrs. Martha McGinnis, widow of the late Strother McGinnis, died last Thursday afternoon, January 2 at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John Swafford, of this city. She was a native of Kentucky and came to Missouri with her parents
at an early age and had remained here continuously until her death.
Her maiden name was Samples and she was born January 23, 1851. She was married to Strother McGinnis sixty two years
ago and they resided in the Rayville community. Mr. McGinnis preceded her in death a number of years. She is survived
by four children three sons and one daughter, Mrs. (?) W. H. Lee and Austin McGinnis and Mrs. John Swafford all
of Ray county. She is also survived by three brothers R.I. Samples, Greeley, Colorado, John Samples, Wichita Kansas
and James Samples of Rocky Ford, Colorado.
Funeral services were held at Pisgah church Sunday afternoon conducted by Eld. Leon Clevenger. Interment was in
the churchyard cemetery.
Mrs. McGinnis was a splendid type of Christian womanhood. Hers was a long life filled with kindness to others and
many acquaintances and friends regret to know of her death.
Richmond Conservator: January 9, 1936 Contributed by Nancy Barton Bowers
Neal McGinnis Died Sunday, Was 69 Years of Age and Had Been in Poor Health for Two Years.
Neal McGinnis passed away at his home on North Institute street, Sunday afternoon at 2:15, after an illness of
two year's duration. He was 69 years of age.
Neal McGinnis was born April 26, 1858, in Clay County, the son of Strother and Mary Ann McGinnis. He was united
in marriage to Miss Carrie Ida May Bryant, January 28, 1886, and to this union eight children were born, all of
whom survive with the widow.
The children: George Doran, Concordia; Chester Lee, Warrensburg; Mrs. Marie Godd, Orrick; Omer Neal, Richmond;
Mrs. Clayborn Griffen, Pittsville, and Noble, Miss Opal and Elwood, of the home.
Funeral services were held from the home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. L. Scarborough, pastor of the
Methodist church. Interment was at Pisgah cemetery.
Richmond Missourian, April 5, 1928
Killed by Wabash Train: Miss Zanna McGinnis, aged 20 years, who made her home with E.D. Brown, at Orrick, was killed
by a Wabash passenger train Monday afternoon. The funeral and burial occurred at Pisgah yesterday.
Richmond Conservator; September 9, 1909 Contributed by Nancy Barton Bowers
(Note: This obituary is from a copy of the original and the top was not copied. Date of death according to Riffe
Cemetery index is 4 February 1928)
The announcement last Saturday morning of the death of Ralph McKissack, which occurred in St. Joseph hospital
following a brief illness came as a shock to his friends in this community. The high esteem in which he was held
here and in Dearborn, where he was superintendent of schools, was evidenced by the large number of friends attending
his funeral Sunday afternoon. Below is an obituary read by the pastor of Rock Fall church, of which he was a member.
Ralph Waldo McKissack, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose McKissack, was born near Orrick, May 19, 1890. He united
with Rock Falls church in August 1911, under the ministry of Rev. C. F. D. Arnold and in this faith he lived an
earnest consistent Christian life.
He graduated from Orrick High School at the age of 19, taught three successful terms in grade schools, and attended
William Jewell College one year.
He was married to Miss Ona Pearl Clark August 12, 1914, and to this union two children were born, Kathryn Lucile
and Margaret Ellen: these with the father and mother, two brothers and two sisters are left to mourn his loss.
He was principal in Orrick three and one half years. He then entered William Jewell College where he taught and
studied three years and then graduated with honors.
In 1924 he moved to Dearborn where he was superintendent of the school until his death.
Two weeks ago he was taken ill with influenza which was followed by pharangitis which quickly developed into meningitis.
Everything was done that could be done, but with no success. On February 4, at 3:15 a. m. death came as a relief
to the sufferer and a shock to the community.
The esteem in which he was held was shown by the dozens who came to the home to offer their assistance in time
of sorrow.
Life is real, life is earnest.
And the grave is not its goal,
Dust thou art, to dust returneth,
Was not spoken of the soul.
The body was brought to his old home Saturday evening and funeral services were held at Rock Falls church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 conducted by Rev. Henry, pastor of Dearbron church and interment was made at Riffe cemetery under
auspices……(remaining obituary not copied) Unknown Newspaper and Date
Mrs. Lucy McMullin, a well known resident of Orrick, passed away Tuesday morning, November 5, 1935, following an
illness of several weeks with a complication of diseases incident to old age. Mary Ellen Conyers, daughter of John
and Ellen Conyers, was born 7 miles north of Orrick, May 26, 1856. She was fifth in a family of 10 children and
is survived by two sisters.
Her first marriage was to Thomas Turner and to this union five children were born, two of whom died in infancy,
and a son, Arthur Turner, died five years ago. The surviving members of this union are Mrs. F.M. O'Dell, of Liberty,
and Mrs. J.J. Prewitt, of Centralia, Mo. Her second marriage was to John M. McMullin and to them one son was born,
John McMullin, who survives. Also two sisters, Mrs. A.E. Tucker of Orrick and Mrs. Elmer Minnick of Little
{remaining article cut off} Unknown newspaper, Year 1935 Buried in Riffe Cemetery
BURIAL OF EDW. MADDEN
The funeral services of Edward Madden, brother of Vern Madden, were held Saturday here on Saturday afternoon. Burial
at the City Cemetery. The Missourian: August 14, 1913
Memoriam - H.H. Madden: Was a native of Ray Co., Mo. lived in Vibbard until his death April 3, 1892 at 12:10 pm
signed - Lodge Committee R.T. Craven, S.H. Greer-W.G. Harwood.
Richmond Conservator: April 14, 1892 (Unknown place of burial)
Mrs. Madden Is Taken by Death At Home In City
Lifelong Resident of Excelsior Springs Dies at Home of Daughter.
Mrs. Nannie Wyman Madden, life-long resident of this vicinity, passed away this morning at 9 o’clock at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. E.O. Adams near Kearney, following an illness of 10 days.
She had spent the winter here with her daughter, Mrs. William L. Sloan and had gone to Kearney to stay for a while
with her other daughter, Mrs. Adams.
Mrs. Madden was born May 27, 1861, in Ray county and was married to Scott Madden, who preceded her in death 47
years ago. Two daughters, Ella and Pearl, and one son, Eugene, also preceded her in death. She lived in Ray county
many years then moved to Excelsior Springs where she and Mr. Madden were living at the time of his death. She was
a member of the First Baptist church in Excelsior Springs when she died but her first church membership was in
Old Pisgah church.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Pisgah church east of town, and burial will be
at Pisgah cemetery. Mrs. Madden’s grandfather built the Pisgah church, the building where the funeral services
are to be held for Mrs. Madden being the same one erected many years ago by her pioneer grandfather.
Mrs. Madden’s father was Mark Hardin Wyman, brother of Anthony Wyman, founder of the City of Excelsior Springs.
Mark Wyman spent most of his life in Ray county.
The deceased is survived by two daughters Mrs. William L. Sloan of Excelsior Springs and Mrs. E.O. Adams of Kearney;
one son, C.C. Madden of Fort Worth, Texas; two sisters, Mrs. W.T. Brown of Excelsior Springs, and Mrs. Celia Thompson
of Santa Rosa, Calif., and one brother, William Wyman of Lacygne, Kas.
Mrs. Madden returned only last April from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Celia Thompson in California.
The body will lie in state at the Hope Funeral home until the time of the funeral.
Unknown Newspaper and Date
IN MEMORY OF MOTHER
Mrs. Mary C. Magill
Whitney, Texas - (A tribute to the memory of Mrs. Mary C. Magill, written for The Missourian by a son-in-law, Rev.
J.L. Joyner.)
One of the saddest moments of life was when we were called to give up our mother.
It was June 12th, 1914, when the Angel of Death summoned her from this world, filled with pain and sorrow, to that
home on high where all is joy and happiness.
Her last moments were peaceful and as she closed her eyes on the scenes of this world she awakened to a brighter
and nobler world where she is now with her dear ones who had preceeded her to that land of joy, peace and happiness.
Mother was a Christian not only by profession but by everyday practice. Her religion was the kind that is good
to live and die by. She had often said that when her master was ready for her to come home she was ready to go.
She reared her own monument while she lived in the hearts of all who knew her. Her Christian life was beautiful
and through all the sorrows that she met in the way her faith in God never wavered.
Her friends are numbered by the score, for to know her was to love her. The closer ties that bound us to mother
have been loosened but not a link in the chain of affection has been broken and we think of her today as we always
will - the best, the noblest of God's creation.
Vain is any attempt to measure the loss of mother with such a beautiful life.
In the length of the years (89) that came to her which only come to few, mother retained her excellency. Always
patient, kind, loving and true. Just one of those beautiful unassuming Christian lives.
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord: Yea saith the spirit that they may rest from their labors, and
their works do follow them."
Mrs. Magill had made her home with Rev. and Mrs. J.L. Joyner, her children, since July, 1910, until last summer
she went to stay a while with her niece near Glencoe, Oka., and was still there when Rev. and Mrs. Joyner removed
from their home at Foss, Okla., to Whitney, Texas, in December.
As Mrs. Magill was too feeble to travel in cold weather she remained where she was for the time.
In May, Mrs. Joyner went to her mother to take her back home with her she packed her trunks, sent them to the depot
and was ready to start when mother was taken very sick. Mrs. Joyner remained with her mother and with the assistance
of relatives and friends tenderly cared for her till the end came.
Another daughter, Mrs. Mollie Harrison, had just returned from a visit with mother a few days before she took sick.
All that kind hearts and loving hands could do was done for her relief, but The Master had said "it is enough,
come up higher."
The Missourian, July 2, 1914
Death of Chas. Maidment.
Chas. Maidment died at the home of his parents in this city on Sunday morning, Feb. 5th. His remains were taken
to Williamsburg, Kan., for interment on Monday. Readers of the Conservator will remember that Mr. Maidment was
the victim of a disaster at mine No. 5 on the 22nd of December, 1891, and from which he never recovered. His back
was broken, and notwithstanding the efforts of the best surgical talent of this place, Kansas City and other places,
nothing could be done to relieve him. Ever since the accident he has been perfectly helpless a part of his body
and his lower limbs being paralyzed and useless. Throughout all his sufferings, however, he was cheerful and hopeful
and was confident he would ultimately recover. He was a hard working and industrious young man and his death is
sincerely regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
Ray County Conservator, unknown date: Submitted by Jenna Zunker
At her home in Lexington, Sunday morning, Apr 28th, 1889. Mrs. Helen Maitland, wife of Alexander Maitland, Senior,
at the ripe age of 72 years.
Mrs. Maitland was born at Forest, in the north of Scotland, moving to America many years ago. She raised a family
of six children, five of whom are still living. Her husband Alexander Maitland, Senior, also survives her and is
seventy-five years old. Her remains were buried at Lexington on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Maitland was
the mother of our much esteemed fellow-citizen, Alexander Maitland, Junior. Our warmest sympathy is extended to
him in the loss which he has sustained. Richmond Conservator May 2, 1889
Mrs. Manning Obituary
Florence Josephene McCann was born in Milbrook, Peoria county, Illinois, and died January 7, 1923. She was the
daughter of Thomas P. and Sarah E. McCann. She was married to Mark Manning September 11, 1882. Of this union five
children were born, four of whom preceded the mother in death. She leaves the husband and one son, Fred Manning,
and one sister, Miss Hattie McCann, of this city. The Richmond News Monday, January 15, 1922
Fox: Died, on the 4th, inst., Mrs. Liza Mansur, of consumption. She will be buried at the New Hope cemetery. Deceased
was about 23 years of age, and leaves a husband to mourn her loss. He has the sympathy of the entire community
in his bereavement.
Richmond Conservator March 7, 1889
Died near Tinney's Grove, on Friday Jan. 1st 1892, at 6 o'clock p.m. Daniel W. Mansur after a brief illness. The
deceased was the son of Isaiah Mansur interment at the family burying ground on the farm of the late Hal C. Smith
near Millville. Richmond Conservator Jan 7, 1892
Death Of Isaiah Mansur
An Old and much Respected Pioneer of Ray County Passes Away.
Isaiah Mansur, one of the old citizens and pioneers of Ray county, died at his home near Millville, last Sunday,
June 18th, 1893, at 2 o'clock p.m., from injuries received some two weeks ago by a fall, at which time one of his
legs was broken. The deceased had been a sufferer for many years from kidney troubles and his system and became
very much weakened and the sudden shock caused by the fall only served to assist the old disease to renew its grasp
and complete its work
The deceased was born in Ludlow, Windsor county, Vermont, February 19th, 1815, and died at the age of 74 years
and four months. He received his education in the country schools of Vermont and New Hampshire. He moved to St.
Louis in 1836 and engaged in the drug business with his brother Charles, this being the first drug store opened
on Third street in that city.
Leaving St. Louis very soon, they moved to Ray county and engaged in the mercantile business near Millville, continuing
in the business for a number of years when they dissolved partnership and Mr. Mansur continued the business until
the beginning of the war and then closed out his mercantile business and spent his time exclusively on the farm.
He was a large land owner, at one time owing over 4,000 acres. He was married to Miss Susan Smith of Ray county
in 1844 and of this marriage seven children were born Mrs. Mansur died on the first of June 1856 and Mr. Mansur
remained single until Jan. 3rd, 1871, when he was married to Miss Mary E. Lane, of Atchison, Kan., who survives
him, and of this union three children were born. He had been a member of the M.E. church since 1842. His funeral
was preached Monday by Rev. Daniel Penny, assisted by Rev. Hagar and Winstead, after which the remains were laid
to rest in the family burying ground. He had been an industrious, useful citizen and the sympathy of all who knew
him goes out to his family in their hour of sorrow and affliction.
Ray County Conservator, unknown date 1893, submitted by Jenna Zunker
The age and long residence of Dr. Moody Mansur, deceased, in Ray county, demands something more than a passing
notice. He was born in New Hampshire February 3, 1818. His parents removed to Vermont about five years afterwards.
He remained with them until nineteen years old then went to Boston, afterwards to Lowell.
After obtaining a superior academic education he studied medicine under Dr. Bartlett, of Lowell, and in the mean
time attended three courses of lectures at Harvard medical college, Boston.
Obtaining his degree of M.D., he commenced the practice in Lowell, but soon after went to Philadelphia, from which
place he was sent as physician and surgeon to the army in the Florida war.
At the close of that war he came to Jefferson City and kept a drug store in connection with his practice for about
three years.
In 1841 he removed to Weston, Platte county, where until 1844, the flood of that year causing the loss of some
of his property. The health of his family, he removed to Liberty and from there came to Ray county in 1845.
In "fort nine" he made the overland trip to California, in which his health was so shattered that he
never recovered entirely.
His wife was Miss Mary M. Basye, of Missouri, to whom he was married in June 1839.
Prior to the civil war, a Democrat, when it come he espoused the cause of the Union and for some years affiliated
with the dominant party.
When the principles of the "Greeback" party assumed some importance he espoused them and continued their
advocacy for the remainder of his life.
Religiously he was a Baptist for a number of years, but about 1857 he changed his views to some extent and united
with the Christian church, and at the time of his death was a member of the congregation at Russellville.
The writer was intimately acquainted with him for many years and knows that his life was rather an eventful one
and full of trials and vicissitudes. Only the few knew of the opposing difficulties that he contended with during
the whole of a long life. Therefore he was generally misunderstood, and his powers underestimated.
Owing to an impediment in his speech and other physical infirmities he was not successful as a public speaker,
yet he was a deep thinker, a forcible writer; and his conclusions were drawn from a large fund of material gathered
from observation and general reading and stored in a fairly good memory.
Very few knew of the amount of his writing that went into print and was considered worthy of attention abroad.
Most of his work remains in manuscript and are in the main upon political subjects.
As a member of the church, he was inclined to live up to his professions and though his excitable nature led him
to feel at variance at times with his friends, yet in time he was easily induced to a reconciliation.
During the last year his mental disorder became such that his friends thought best to put him under treatment of
St. Joseph. There was little hope for the better, and his family were making preparations to bring him home when
an attack of erysipelas set in and in a few days he passed away, February 17th, 1889. His son D.A. Mansur, and
Miss Gertrude, his daughter, were with him at the time of his death.
Let us with tender sympathy lay over him the mantle of charity and leave him in rest in peace.
Richmond Conservator March 7, 1889
DIES AT AGE 99 YEARS
Mrs. Emily Martin, colored, 99 years old, died at her home here Sunday night.
She was born May 1, 1837, in Ray County, Missouri, and had made her home in Ray County all of her life. She was
married to Ben Martin who died October 23, 1890.
She is survived by four sons, Ben, of Kansas City, Allen, of the home, Carl, of the home, and Paul, of Richmond;
one daughter, Mrs. Rena Tarwater, of Des Moines, Ia.; eight grandchildren and five great-grand-children.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the C. M. E. church, D. W. Bass, of Omaha, officiating. Burial
in Sunny Slope. Joiner funeral Home in charge of funeral arrangements.
The Richmond News, May 11, 1936
Mary Martin: 57 years old died Tuesday morning (Dec 14, 1926) from an attack of erysipelas. She was a native of
Indiana and was committed to the county home here in 1923. The funeral service was at the grave in the County home
cemetery Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Dr. W L. Scarborough, the pastor of the Methodist Church.
Unknown newspaper and date
Find Ancient Grave Marker
The reverse side of the marble table on the front of the building on West main street being remodeled by the owner
Henry C. Brown was exposed to view yesterday for the first time in forty-seven years. During nearly half a century
the slab proclaimed the name of "M.D. Feather" with the date 1883.
The slab came down yesterday with the rest of the front wall. On the other side of the marble, a grave marker.
W.S. Alnutt, contractor, found the legend "Pheby J. daughter of L.D. and E.C. Martin, died 1871, aged 18 ys
- 5 m - 16 ds."
The Richmond News, September 24, 1930 (See Crowley Cemetery, Richmond Twp)
WAS HIS GREAT-AUNT
Dick B. Dale, reading the article in Wednesday's News concerning the headstone found in dismantling the old Feather
Building on West Main street, recalled that the name Pheby Martin on the reverse of the stone, was that of his
great-aunt.
The stone was never erected as when the time came it disappeared and could not be located.
A co-incidence is that the present owner of the building, Henry C. Brown, is a cousin of Pheby Martin.
The Richmond News, September 26, 1930
THE FELL DESTROYER REIGNETH.
Since our last issue we have learned that the destroying angel, Death, has taken from our midst quite a number
of our most valued citizens, and not only the aged, but the young also has fallen as its victim.
On Thursday night of last week Mr. Ephriam Broadhust, who resided in the western part of this county, an aged and
respected citizen, was gathered home to his fathers mansion.
On Friday morning last, December 4th, Mr. George Mason, son of John and Mary H. Mason, aged about 20 years, after
a short illness, was called upon to yield up his spirit to him who gave it, and is now enjoying the sweet companionship
of a dearly beloved sister who preceded him only a few short weeks ago.
In the same vicinity, on Saturday night last, Mr. Peter Wells, a highly respected citizen, who had been in our
county for over fifty years, departed this life, leaving a numerous connection to mourn his loss.
On Sunday morning, in the same vicinity, Mr. Bluford Tucker, aged about 50 years, was stricken down by the hand
of death. Mr. Tucker had also been a resident of the county for many years, and leaves a large circle of friends
and relatives to mourn his loss.
Unknown newspaper and date; Cora Shoop scrapbook, donated by Janice Marasch. Original may be viewed at:
http://www.usgwarchives.org/mo/ray/scrapbooks/shoop/obits/slides/p039d.html
Death of James W. Mayden.
James W. Mayden, one of the well known and highly respected citizens of the Rockingham country, passed away at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harvey Hileman, at nine o'clock Sunday morning, April 18th, following an illness
which had lasted more than two years from bright's disease.
Deceased was a native of this state and was born near Providence church in Carroll county August 1, 1858, therefore
he was past 61 years of age at the time of his death. On January 8, 1882, he was united in marriage to Miss Nannie
L. Williams of this county and they were the parents of five children; four of whom survive. The wife and one daughter,
Bessie E., having preceded him in death. The surviving children are: Mrs. Rhoda Hoover, Chas. W. Mayden, Mrs. Mary
Hileman and Mrs. Pearl Hilemen, all residents of this community. He is also survived by 2 brothers and two sisters,
his step-mother, one half brother and two half sisters.
Early in life Mr. Mayden united with the Methodist church and has lived faithfully to the promise made his Master.
He was a kind and loving husband and father, a frugal and industrious citizen, and his presence from the home and
community will be keenly felt by his family and large circle of friends who are left to mourn his departure.
His funeral service was held from Providence church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G.C. Beery,
pastor of the Hardin Methodist church, and interment was made in the church cemetery.
Hardin News, Hardin, Missouri, 1920, Submitted by J.Z.
James W. Mayden Dead.
Mr. James W. Mayden, one of the prominent farmers of the Hardin section, died at his home in that vicinity Sunday.
The funeral services were conducted on Tuesday. Interment occurred at the Wakendah cemetery. Mr. Mayden is survived
by one son Charles W. Mayden and three daughters, Mrs. Rhoda M. Hoover, Mrs. Mary E. Hileman and Mrs. Pearl P.
Hileman.
Richmond Missourian, Richmond, Missouri, 1920, Submitted by J.Z.
… Ellis Mayes, who died on Sunday morning, February 3, 1889, two miles west of Hallard (now Rayville, Mo), after
a few days of intense suffering from inflammation of the stomach and bowels, Elllis Mayes was a son of the late
John Mayes, who was a son of Sherrod Mayes III, who was a son of Thomas Mayes of Claiborne County, Tenn., who was
a son of Sherrod Mayes II, of Virginia, who was a son of Sherrod Mayes I.
Ellis Mayes was the step-son of John W. McGaugh, and was the only brother of Mrs. John Alder, with whom he had
lived and for whom he had kindly cared since the death of her husband.
Ellis was in his 23rd year, and had lived an exemplary life, always adhering to what was right, living and expressing
profound contempt for that which is worthy of imitation. (remaining article cut off) Unknown newspaper,
… Ellis Mayes, who died on Sunday morning, February 3, 1889, two miles west of Hallard (now Rayville, Mo), after
a few days of intense suffering from inflammation of the stomach and bowels, Elllis Mayes was a son of the late
John Mayes, who was a son of Sherrod Mayes III, who was a son of Thomas Mayes of Claiborne County, Tenn., who was
a son of Sherrod Mayes II, of Virginia, who was a son of Sherrod Mayes I.
Ellis Mayes was the step-son of John W. McGaugh, and was the only brother of Mrs. John Alder, with whom he had
lived and for whom he had kindly cared since the death of her husband.
Ellis was in his 23rd year, and had lived an exemplary life, always adhering to what was right, living and expressing
profound contempt for that which is worthy of imitation.
Ray County Chapters, Gossage Scrapbook, The Missourian, 1932
"Death of Lawson Woman"
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura Maize, a resident of Lawson who died Thursday night at her home, were held at the
Christian Church in Lawson Friday afternoon. Interment was at the Sandals cemetery (illegible) miles east of Lawson.
Mrs. Maize succumbed to a severe illness of only a few days duration.
Mrs. Maize, who had been a resident of the community for more than twenty-five years, had been in ill health for
a number of years. She is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Bernard H(illegible), Lawson, and Miss Vera Maize, of
the home.
RICHMOND NEWS - 01-23-1933 Contributed by Leslie Harrison Wyman
Mrs. Preston Mayes Dead
Mrs. Preston Mayes, 72 years old, died at her home at Rayville Wednesday. The funeral was held Thursday at one
o'clock. Burial in the Moss cemetery.
She is survived by two sons, ___ [illegible] of Sandals, John of Polo, and three daughters, Mrs. Nestor Keen of
Polo, Mrs. Ed Thomson of Kansas City and Mrs. Tom Green of Sandals. Her husband died several years ago.
RICHMOND MISSOURIAN - 05-11-1922
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Mayes, whose death occurred at her home at Rayville, on May 3rd was held Thursday
afternoon. Interment was in the family cemetery at Sandals. Mrs. Mayes was over seventy years of age. Her marriage
to the late Preston Mayes occurred in the 1870's. His death occurred a number of years ago. Mrs. Mayes is survived
by several children, and by five sisters and one brother.
LAWSON REVIEW - 05-04-1922 ; Contributed by Leslie Wyman (Note: She is buried in the
Mayes - Moss Cemetery next to her husband Willey P. Mayes)
She was a daughter of Henderson and Rebecca Sloan and was married to W.P. Mayes, April 21, 1873.
To this union were born five children, two boys and three girls, as follows: Mrs. Allie Green of Polo, Mrs. Daisy
Thompson of Kansas City, Mrs. Zona Keen of Polo, John Mayes and Austin Mayes of Polo.
She also leaves to mourn their loss five sisters and one brother, as follows: Surfina Swafford of Gallatin, Mrs.
May Loyd of Rayville, Mrs. Sarah Nelson of Rayville, Mrs. Anna Schlict of Forgon, Okla., Mrs. Barbara Turnage of
Sterling City, Calif., and W. I. Sloan of Vibbard, and a host of friends.
She professed religion while young and united with the Christian Union church with her husband. She remained faithful
to her Lord all her after life and died in the triumph of faith in Jesus Christ.
She was a faithful and affectionate wife, a true and devoted Christian.
The Missourian, May 18, 1922
Death of Mrs. W. H. Mayes
Just before The Missourian was printed last issue the intelligence reached this office that Mrs. Mary Vance Mayes,
had died early that morning, at her home in Cowgill.
She was 81 years old last May; born in 1836, and was a Christian whose light shone out over the shores of time
in a manner that was beautiful to behold. There is nothing lovelier on earth than the radiance sent forth from
a life consecration to the service of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Her maiden name was Mary V. Creason, daughter of the late Goodwin Creason and wife.
When she was 19 years of age she confessed her Savior before men and entered upon the duties of her Master, serving
him faithfully for more than 62 years and earning a crown to be worn in the house not made with hands eternal in
the heavens.
In 1863, or 54 years ago, she was married to the man of her choice, and three daughters blessed that union. One
of them, Sallie, died at the age of five years; another, Mrs. Mattie Austin, died about five years ago, The other
daughter, Mrs. A.M. Delaney, now in Texas, survives.
(Mr. Alex. Milstead tells us that Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mayes were married on the 27th day of October, 1863, by Justice
of the Peace Robert A. Crenshaw, at the old Creason homestead, 5 miles northeast of Knoxville.)
A sister of the deceased, Mrs. Kate Gant, of Cowgill also survives, and with the husband is bowed down with grief
at the loss of a loving sister and wife.
Funeral services were conducted by Elder Jas. E. Dunn at her late home in Cowgill at 2:00 o'clock, Friday afternoon;
and a large crowd was present, we are informed by a relative, Mr. Milo Fowler.
And let us add that those who beheld that little mound of earth in the Cowgill Cemetery, Friday afternoon, covered
with both flowers in their fragrance and beauty and snow in its representation of purity of the life just departed
well know and in memory will say
"The life of faith, of labor and of trust,
The life that overflows with warmest love,
Can never end in ashes and in dust;
Ah, no! God reigns in truth and might above."
Newspaper unknown: December 13, 1917 Buried Cowgill Cemetery, Caldwell County, MO
DEATH OF DAVID T. MAYES AT LAWSON, MO., SUNDAY
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One of The Best Known Citizens of North Ray Died At His Home In Lawson, Aged 68 Yrs.
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Lawson, Mo - (Special to The Missourian by Rev. F. E. Mosley.)
David Mayes was born March 22, 1845, near Knoxville, Mo., son of Wiley and Susan Mayes. Died at his home, Lawson,
Mo., August 10, 1913, at 8:30 o'clock a. m., after a critical illness of more than three months. Age 68 years,
4 months and 18 days.
Early in life he was truly converted under the old time Methodist preaching and joined the Methodist Church, South,
at Knoxville. In later life he moved his membership to Lawson where he was a member at the time of his death. He
was a devout Christian and a Methodist of the old type.
He was married to Margaret A. Sanders, December 2, 1875. To this union there were born four children, three girls
and one boy. The son, William Noel, is the only child surviving the father. Two of the girls died in infancy and
the other at the age of twenty-one years.
He is survived by his wife, one son, Wm. Noel; two step-sons, Ernest and Watts Sanders; one brother, William Mayes
of Cowgill; and three sisters, Mrs. Martha Martin, Mrs. Suele Smith, and Mrs. Sallie Mackey also a great host of
other relatives and friends.
Truly he was a good man, an excellent citizen - and the world is better by his life in it. We shall miss him.
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To the above obituary these words are added in memory of Mr. David T. Mayes whose death will call to mind many,
many incidents in the minds of many readers.
"Uncle Dave" (as he was called by relatives and a host of friends) was one of the best read men in north
Missouri. He had remarkable mind and wonderful memory. In his younger days he had a state-wide acquaintance and
counted his friends by the thousand. In later years he has been an invalid and seldom stirred from home.
As a Christian man and student of the Bible and Bible history he excelled in his ability to quote at length and
to call to his command the wealth of literature of the ages. His words will live ever in the mind of his friends.
His last days were bright in faith and fellowship with his Lord and Master.
The funeral was held at the home in Lawson. The burial was at the Knoxville Cemetery, Monday, at one p. m.
On Saturday night, March 20, 1880, Wiley Mayes, Jr., who lived near Knoxville, Ray County, Mo., breathed his last
in the presence of his weeping family and neighbors. He was a prominent man in this section, and wielded a powerful
influence for good, and his loss will be severely felt.
Ray County Chapters, Gossage Scrapbook, The Missourian October 13, 1932: Obituary from "Richmond Democrat,
March 25, 1880.
"Died in Rayville"
Preston Mayes died at his late home in Rayville on Tuesday morning at an early hour at the advanced age of 88 years.
The deceased was born and raised near where he breathed his last. He was a son of the late Sterling Mayes and a
brother of "Uncle Wiley" Mayes, near Knoxville. His first wife was Mary moss, and to this union were
born three children, James, Dora, and Louetta.
The first wife died a few years late and he then married Margaret Sloan of Rayville. He moved to Rayville about
30 years ago and lived there up to the time of his death. Two sons, Austin and John, survive.
After funeral services today, burial will take place in the family burying ground 3 miles west of Knoxville.
Buried in Mayes Cemetery
RICHMOND MISSOURIAN - April 25, 1918 ; Contributed by Leslie Wyman
There was mourning at Megede & Son's jewelry store last Thursday morning when it was learned that William Stucke's
dog had departed this life. Dick has seen the roses of sixteen Junes come and go and had felt the chilling blasts
of an equal number of winters as he trotted contentedly along with Mr. Stucke between the Megede mansion and the
store. His remains were laid tenderly away in the stable lot and an appropriate monument will be erected over his
grave. Dick was a faithful and obedient old dog and will be missed by every visitor to the Megede store.
The Richmond News: September 17, 1954
MENEFEE - Sister Cynthia J. Menefee was born in Washington county, Indiana, October 7, 1840. She came to Missouri
in the spring of 1850, and was adopted and educated by her uncle, George I. Wasson, Esq., of Richmond, Ray county,
Mo. She was married to Mr. B. J. Menefee, October 7, 1863, and she died at her residence in Richmond, July 25,
1870.
Sister Menefee was not a member of the Church but she desired to be, and she told the writer that she intended
to unite with the Church, but said she was waiting for her husband, who she expected to join with her. After having
lived a near neighbor to her for two years, and conversing freely with her on the subject of religion, and witnessing
her everyday deportment, the writer can truly say that her experience and walk were that of a Christian.
As a wife, Sister Menefee was a model. Having a clear view and deep sense of the true moral relation existing between
man and wife, she always had an eye to the highest and best interests of her husband, and constantly sought by
every proper means to render him happy. As a mother, the spiritual and eternal interest of her children were first
of all in her heart. As soon as her little daughter could talk she was taught to pray to her Father in heaven,
and suitable Bible stories were selected and told her, and thus the mother labored to make a good impression upon
the mind of her dear little Kate. As a friend, she was true and steadfast under all circumstances. The writer and
his family have had many evidences of her pure friendship. As a neighbor she was kind, obliging and attentive.
And she was greatly beloved by all who knew her. As a Bible reader she excelled. She loved her Bible. She read
the whole Bible regularly through four times. When a passage made a forcible impression upon her mind she marked
it with her pencil. She had noted in the Bible the dates of the commencement of each reading and the dates when
each were finished, which shows that she read on an average four chapters every day in the year or fourteen hundred
and sixty chapters in one year. But she is dead! Yes, my beloved friend is dead ! But, thank God, she died right.
She was in her right mind. She was calm and composed. She said she was willing to die. When the cold waters of
death had surrounded her, she said to Dr. Bassett. "I can trust in Christ." yes, she felt then that she
rested on the "Rock of Ages." She called her kind uncle to her and thanking him for his continued kindness
for twenty long years and told him that he was advanced in years and it was time to prepare for heaven, and requested
him to meet her there. She called her noble and motherly aunt and thanked her for her unbounded kindness, and then
committed into her hands her two children. She thanked Dr. Bassett for his kind attention and said she was satisfied
that he had done all he could to raise her up. She called her broken-hearted husband and delivered her dying charge,
saying to him, "Train the children right and meet me in heaven," and requesting that the writer should
be sent for to preach her funeral. Dear Cynthia is dead, but she still speaks to her uncle and aunt, and to her
greatly afflicted and bereaved husband, and to her numerous friends. O, that we may all be ready to meet her in
her end.
TYSON DINES: Brunswick, Mo., August 13, 1870
Unknown newspaper and date: Cora Shoop scrapbook, donated by Janice Marasch. Scanned copy can be viewed at:
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Daniel Swihart Metz, one of seven children of Eli and Sarah Metz, was born in Defiance county, Ohio February 9,
1861. He died October 26, 1947, the last of his generation, having reached the age of 86 years, eight months and
18 days.
At an early age he moved with his parents to Ray County, Missouri, where he grew to manhood. He came to Lincoln
County, Kansas in 1885 and settled on a farm two miles east of Lincoln where he lived continuously for forty years.
There he was living when on May 19th, 1892, he married Nellie C. Melrose, there his children were born and reared
and spent "the happiest years of his life." and that bit of earth to the time of his death, was to him,
hallowed soil. He retired from active farming in 1925 and established a home in Lincoln. His wife, a companion
of fifty years died March 21, 1942.
All during his active years he took part in the worthwhile affairs of his community and was keenly interested in
politics. He was a man of strong convictions and few men ever held more firmly to those things he believed to be
right or was quicker to challenge those things he believed to be wrong. He was rigid and unbending to all that
was sinister and bad in government, in morals or human conduct but recognized and appreciated every good act of
his fellowmen.
He is survived by all of his five children; four daughters, Mrs. Belle Livingood. Mrs. Florence Cromwell. Minnie
Metz and Perl (sic) Metz, and one son, Theodore M. Metz, all of Lincoln: also eleven grand children and two great
grand children and other relatives. Dan Metz, and others of his kind, will be missed by a world fast losing his
qualities of rug------(remainder of obit not available) (Unknown newspaper) October 26, 1947
News/Obit From The Braymer Bee in Caldwell County, Missouri
Heart Attack Fatal To Mrs. Mary Metz
Mary Ann Toomay Metz, daughter of David and Elizabeth Jones Toomay, was born September 18, 1871, in Ray County,
Missouri and passed away at her home in Braymer April 24, 1953.
Mrs. Metz grew to womanhood in Ray county and attended school there. She married Quinter James Metz in October
1891 and soon after moved to the Easterville community in Caldwell County, where she lived till she had reared
her family, when she moved to Braymer where she lived until her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband who died in 1934 and by five of her twelve children: Lawrence Robert Metz,
Esther Bernice Brown and three infants. The following children survive her: Mrs. Emile Waltzing (Sadie-Sarah Elizabeth)
of Salt Lake City, Utah; David Eli Metz of Oakland, California; Mrs. H.L. Puckett (Lottie Maude) of Cameron; Mrs.
Mary Rebecca Perrone of Sacramento, California; John Daniel Metz of Breckenridge, Mo.; Thomas Jefferson Metz of
Dawn, MO.; and Mrs. Clifton Frazier (Eva) of Gower, Mo.
She is survived by one brother, Marvin Toomay of Braymer and by the following half-brothers and sisters; John Toomay,
of Pendleton, Oregon; James M. Toomay of Cowgill, MO; Arthur Daniel Toomay of Orinda, California; Mrs. W. N. Boman
(Mayme) of Independence; Mrs. Sarah E. Cramer of Braymer; Mrs. Oscar Lungren (Lottie) of Braymer. She leaves sixteen
grandchildren and four great grandchildren, also a host of neighbors, friends and other relatives who join to mourn
her passing.
Mrs. Metz became a member of the Methodist Church early in life and remained in active and consecrated service
until her death. Throughout her long life she accepted a mothers' responsibility, first with her young half brothers
and sisters, then with her own children, and again with her motherless grandchildren. Funeral services were held
in the Braymer Methodist Church April 27 at 2 p.m., Rev. Lawrence ---ler of Cowgill, officiated. He was assisted
by Rev. O.B. Hobbs of Braymer. Interment was in Little Union Cemetery by the side of her husband, with Mead Funeral
Service in charge.
Among those who came from outside the Braymer community to attend the services were David Metz, from Oakland, Calif.,
Mrs. Sadie Waltzing, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ted Metz and Lea Livingood, Lincoln, Kans., Mrs. Roy Frazier, Elwood,
Kans., Mrs. Ruby Johnston, St. Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Frazier and daughter (Ann), Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holmes,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walkup, Mrs. Claude Walkup, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCray, Mrs. Charlie
McCray, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Moore, Mrs. Emil Schuster and Mrs. Thomas Ottinger from Gower, MO; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Metz
and son, Mrs. Lottie Mae Arnold and daughter, Ralph Toomay and daughter, Aurthur Toomay, Howard Toomay, David Toomay,
Calvin Lungren and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Nelson from Kansas City, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Boman, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Boman,
Mrs. Frances Embry, Mrs. Pearl May Gwinn and son and daughter and Mrs. Willabelle Corne and daughter from Independence,
Mrs. and Mrs. Harry Wagner and daughter from Chillicothe, Mo. Russell Vaughn and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Axon from Hamilton, Mrs. Lloyd Allen from Polo, Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Puckett and Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Kemper, son John
and daughter Linda from Cameron, Mr. and Mrs. Russell James and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Floyd from Breckenridge, Mr.
and Mrs. Maurice Lungren from Lawrence, Kan., Tom Metz and son Marvin from Dawn and daughter Jean from School of
the Ozarks, James M. Toomay, Mr. and Mrs. Lloy Tucker, Mrs. Blanche Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Edd Floyd from Cowgill.
MILES- Died October 4th, 1872, MAGGIE, youngest daughter of Jonathan and Callie (?) Miles, aged 11 years and 9
months.
Little Maggie was a patient sufferer for over three weeks, ere the angels bore her from her couch of pain to bloom
in the paradise of God.
During her illness her thoughts and conversation dwelt wholly upon her near approach to death. Her ideas of a future
state were far beyond her years. To her death had no terrors; but she hailed it with joy and gladness; and she
expressed but on regret in dying, and that was the absence of her father. Often did she exclaim, "oh my pap,
my poor papa, I will not see my papa until we meet in heaven.."
She plead with her grief stricken mother to dry up her tears, and not grieve after her, and with her little thin
hands laid upon her aged grandfather's head said, "grand pa, your hair is white your course is almost run,
and you have been good to Maggie" When she talked of her grand-ma, who she fancied she could see in heaven,
the thought of soon meeting her perfectly overwhelmed her with joy. The many school-mates and friends who visited
her during her illness, she never failed to recognize up to the moment she was called away. Brother Newland
had scarcely entered her room when she requested him to pray for her, and language is inadequate to express the
impressly sweetness of her singing. "I want to be an angel".
Maggie possessed more than ordinary intellect and it was being rapidly expanded for one of her age. Her musical
talent was very bright, and she was master of a clear, sweet, musical voice, was full of life, happy and affectionate.
Could the shield of sympathizing friends and loving hearts have restrained the cold hand of death, Maggie would
have been with you still; but death enters and there is no defense. Brothers and sister, your little family circle
has been broken by the removal of one of its cherished members; your home has been made desolate; your loving hearts
left sad and melancholy; your darling Maggie can be with you no more in this life. Her sweet music can no longer
greet your ears, and her loved form is forever concealed from moral view. She has been torn away by the ruthless
hand of death. But God is "too wise to err and too good to do wrong." Maggie cannot return to her bereaved
friends on earth, but they can go to her. Were it not for the hope of meeting departed loved ones in a better world
our grief would be more pungent; but as with tearful eyes we look above and think of the home "over there"
where we shall strike hands with them again, we can but exclaim, "Thanks be to God that giveth us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Lonely and deeply grieved sister, dry up your tears; Maggie has only gone before and beckons you on. A few more
days and you can join that angel sister, where no parting kiss is taken, or farewell tear is shed.
Mourning parents, hear your darling daughter, as the little angel she so much desired to be, standing on the right
hand of her Saviour (sic). A few more trials and cares and you (sic) little family circle can be reunited where
death and partings never domes.
Dearest Maggie, she has left you
Here her loss you deeply feel;
But 'tis God that hath ____? you,
He can all your sorrows heal.
Yet again you hope to meet her;
Go loved one with the sainted dead,
Then in heaven with joy to greet her
Where no farewell tear is shed.
PERRIE
Newspaper and date unknown: Cora Shoop scrapbook, donated by Janice Marasch. Ray
County MOGENWEB Scanned copy
Death of Henry Mills
___, 94, Left 84 Descendants - Funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Henry Mills, ___ Sunday night, September ______ home three miles north-___ Orrick, at the
age of 94, ________ from the home Tuesday _____, conducted by his grand-____ Rev. Stanley Smith, of St. _____ .
Burial was in Riffe Cemetery.
Mills was survived by eighty-four descendants, five children, thirty-four grand children, ___ great grandchildren,
four great grandchildren.
He was born June 11th, 1836, in ___. At the age of 26 with his ____ children he moved to Missouri settling on the
farm on which _____ He fought in the Civil War a member of Company I, 7th Missouri infantry.
____ 28th, 1857 he was married to ___ Lucinda Walker, of Kentucky. ___ union eleven children were ____ whom six
have passed ____ two dying in infancy. His ___ and five children survive: ___ Mills, Orrick; Arthur Mills, Excelsior
Springs; Mrs. Sallie O'Dell, of the home; Mrs. Allen Messer, of Kansas City, Kans., Mrs. Lucretia ___ of Orrick.
The Richmond News, September 24, 1930
Held Services for Lawrence Misel, 75 Today at Millville
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Millville Methodist church for Lawrence Misel,
75 years old, who died at his home 3 ½ miles northeast of Millville at 4:35 o'clock Tuesday morning after
two weeks illness.
Burial was at New Hope cemetery. The Brothers Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Mr. Misel was born on March 14, 1866, in Germany, a son of George Misel and Nacy (Miller) Misel. He lived in Ray
County 61 years. He married Willie Claridy of Millville on February 1, 1906.
Survivors include: four sons, Walter Misel of Rayville, Charles, William and Ralph Misel of Richmond; one daughter,
Miss Gladys Misel of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Robert Wells and Mrs. Gus Drevs of northeast Richmond and Mrs.
H.L. Clevenger of Neosho, and two grandchildren.
The Richmond Missourian, Unknown date, Year 1942, Submitted by Jenna Zunker
Joseph Duncan Mizner was a native of Ray county and was born near Millville on January 25, 1846. He was a son of
Jerry M. and Mary (Britt) Mizner. His first marriage was to Miss Larue McCann, and occurred on February 14, 1867.
The ceremony was performed by rev. Jesse Craft, one of the early Missouri ministers. His wife died a number of
years ago, and on January 1, 1907, he was married to Eliza Danner of this city who survives him. He is also survived
by a son, James Irvin Mizner of Kansas City, by two brothers, A.G. Mizner of Esbor_?, Kansas and Henry W. Mizner
of Watsonville, California, and by two sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Ma_haffey and Mrs. Lucinda E. Charlton, both of Superior,
Nebraska.
Mr. Mizner was a valued member of the Richmond order Odd Fellows, and his death will be mourned by the members
of that order who, with the many other friends, have extended their condolences to the wife, son, brothers and
sisters. His death Thursday, was caused by a stroke of paralysis after an illness of over seven weeks.
The funeral services were conducted the Antioch church, near Millville, Friday Aug. 6th, by Elder King Stark. Interment
was in the church cemetery, by the members of Richmond Lodge No. 308, I. O. O. F. of which he was a member.
Unknown newspaper, Died August 5, 1920 buried Antioch Cemetery per death certificate.
Mrs. John Mohn Died
Aged Rayite Passed Away at Home Near Tinney's Point After Long Invalidism.
Louisa Redhair Mohn, 82, widow of the late John Mohn, died at her home in the Tinney's Point community, in northeast
Ray County on Wednesday, February 4th, Nine years ago Mrs. Mohn sustained a broken hip as the result of a fall,
and was an invalid to the time of her death. Her passing came as the result of a paralytic stroke from which she
suffered only a few days.
She was born in Germany on May 18, 1848, and came to America with her parents, George J. and Louise Redhair at
the age of four years. After (a) short residence in Pennsylvania and Illinois, the Redhairs came to Missouri, settling
on a farm three miles west of Braymer, where Louise Redhair grew to young womanhood. In 1870 she was united in
marriage with John Mohn, who died in 1918.
Mrs. Mohn is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Millie Feil of Braymer and Misses Emma and Effie of the home, and
one son, Jake, also of the home. W. H. Mohn and John Mohn, of Richmond, are her nephews.
Funeral services were held from the Little Union church on Friday, the Rev. James Heath officiating. Burial was
in the Little Union cemetery.
Unknown newspaper , year 1931
DEATH OF PAUL C. MONROE
Richmond Citizen Died from Pneumonia This Morning.
Paul C. Monroe died at his home on West Main street shortly after midnight Sunday at the age of thirty-one years.
Mr. Monore was attacked with Spanish influenza about two weeks ago, which was followed by pneumonia, and his condition
had been alarming for several days prior to his death.
Deceased was a native of Muncie, Ind., born July 7, 1887, and was in his thirty-second year at the time of his
death. He came to Richmond about five years ago and had owned and operated a garage on South Thornton street for
the past two years. On February 25, 1917, he was married to Mrs. Carol S. Willis, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C.B.
Shotwell, of this city, and is survived by the widow and one step-daughter, Dorothy Willis.
Mr. Monroe was a member of the Presbyterian church, and since coming to our city had made a wide circle of friends.
He was an expert automobile mechanic and his garage was one of the most popular business establishments in Richmond.
All deplore the death of this excellent young man and the heartfelt sympathy of many friends is extended to the
bereaved wife and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held at three o'clock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E.M. Stigers, pastor of the
Richmond Baptist church. Interment will be made in the Shotwell burying ground on West Main street.
The Richmond News, October 21, 1918
Held Services for Mrs. Margaret Moore Yesterday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Mansur Moore, 73 years old, who died Sunday at Omaha, Nebr., were held Wednesday
afternoon at the New Hope church. Burial was at New Hope cemetery. The Mansur Funeral Home had charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Moore was born in Ray County on November 25, 1868, a daughter of Porter Mansur and Mrs. Margaret (Quinn) Mansur
of Massachusetts and Indiana. She was married to William Moore of Oklahoma. He died in 1918.
Survivors include: two brothers, C.O. Mansur, sr., of Hardin and Steve Mansur of Russellville; one half-brother,
William Mansur of Miami, Okla.
The Richmond Missourian, Unknown date, Year 1942, Submitted by Jenna Zunker
Mrs. Rebecca Moore, who had been visiting relatives in this vicinity, was found dead in her bed Wednesday morning,
February 19th, death having resulted from old age. She was a pioneer of Ray county and was about 85 years of age.
She was a sister of the late Jacob Seek, who preceded her in death several years. She was an earnest Christian
woman, and had been a member of the Primitive Baptist church for many years. The body will be buried in Crowley
cemetery, near Hallard, to-day. She leaves one daughter to mourn her death, to whom our entire community extends
sympathy.
Richmond Conservator, February 20, 1902
From: Wagon Trains (found in Reflections June 1993
pg. 53)
Deaths reported at Ft. Laramie during the summer per The Missouri Republican, St. Louis, Oct. 7, 1850.
TIRED OF LIFE.
Arch P. Moss, an Old Resident of Ray County Commits Suicide by Hanging Himself.
News was conveyed to our city Tuesday forenoon to the effect that Arch P. Moss, an old citizen of the county had
committed suicide at his home one-fourth of a mile west of Hallard by hanging himself.
He got up in the morning as usual and attended to the chores about the place, and after breakfast told his wife
that he was coming to Richmond to attend to some business connected with the renting of his farm. He went out to
the barn, as his wife thought, to catch his horse, and she expected him to return to the house before coming to
town. But as he failed to do this, Mrs. Moss went out to the barn to see what had become of him when to her astonishment
and horror, she found his lifeless body hanging by a rope in the barn shed. Mrs. Moss at once gave the alarm and
soon the neighbors came in and cut the body down and took it to the house. The deceased had gone to the barn, secured
a rope, went into the shed where he kept hay, threw one end of the rope over a beam and tied it fast and the other
end he fastened about his neck. From the position in which the body was found, death must have been caused by strangulation,
as there was not sufficient room for it to hang between the beam and the floor, and it was crouched down in a heap
on the floor.
Coroner Dove of Camden was at once notified by telegram.
The deceased was member of one of the oldest families of the county, and we are informed that his mother also committed
suicide a number of years ago by hanging, and that there is a streak of insanity in the family and that for some
weeks past he had been acting very strangely.
The Richmond Conservator, January 23, 1896
Died, Sunday evening, January 7th, 1900, between six and seven o'clock, Harry, the nine year old son of John Moss,
who resides on the H. G. Hudgins farm near Camden, of membraneous croup, complicated with diphtheria, after a short
illness. The burial took place Monday afternoon in the ------- (sic) cemetery. The parents and family of the
little boy have the deepest sympathy of neighbors and friends. We learn that another little child in the family
is also sick and threatened with the same disease. RICHMOND CONSERVATOR - 01-11-1900 Contributed by Leslie Wyman
(He is listed as Henry Moss in the Brockman - Hudgeons Cemetery)
An Old Citizen Dead: Richard Moss, an old citizen of Ray county, died at his home in Knoxville township last Saturday
night, January 5th, 1901, at eight o'clock, after an illness of many months from diseases incident to old age.
The deceased was about 90 years of age and had been a resident of this county for about 60 years. He was a good
citizen and had many friends residing in that section. He leaves several children who have the sympathy of all
in their time of sorrow. The burial took place Sunday afternoon at two o'clock.
Mrs. Jesse A. Moyer 58 years of age who died at the home of her son Olan B Moyer at Lexington, Missouri Friday
morning June 5, 1942 was buried at the Richmond City cemetery yesterday afternoon following the funeral at the
Richmond Christian church at 3:30 o’clock conducted by the Rev. George G. Beazley, Jr. and the Rev. E. O. Miller
of Independence, MO
The arrangements were in charge of the Brothers Funeral Home.
Iva May Moyer was born in Arkansas , December 9, 1885 . In December of 1902 she married Jesse A. Moyer of Ray County
, who with one son, Olan B. Moyer of Lexington and one daughter, Mrs. Walter Clariday of Millville survive, also
one-half brother, Peter Boyer of Cameron , MO. And one grandchild Miss Louise Fay Clariday.
Mrs. Moyer was a member of the Christian church.
Paula Bicket pbicket@speedscript.com
GIRL DIES FROM BURNS: Nellie Mullin, Fatally Burned, When partly Filled Oil Can Explodes:
Nellie Mullin, the fifteen year old daughter of Sherman Mullin of Richmond, died Thanksgiving morning from burns
received the afternoon prior, when a partly filled oil can exploded, while she was re-kindling the fire. The funeral
services were held from the Mansur Funeral Home, at ten o'clock Friday morning, by Rev. John Paul Jesse, pastor
of the Christian church. Interment was at the Mullin cemetery near Mineral City.
The little girl, the eldest in the family left motherless several weeks ago, had hurried home from school Wednesday
afternoon to do up the housework in preparation for Thanksgiving. As the fire in the kitchen stove was not burning
well, she picked up a partly filled coal oil can and poured oil on the embers. The can exploded, throwing the blazing
oil over her clothes. Before aid could be given, she was terribly burned about the body. The house also caught
fire, but the flames were put out before the fire department arrived.
The girl's mother died several weeks ago from tuberculosis, and since her mother's death, the girl had been taking
care of the other members of the family.
The Missourian: December 6, 1923 (page 5) Contributed by Jan Marasch. (Listed her as being buried in Teegarden
Cemetery though no stone is found. Her death certificate states she is buried in Mineral City Cemetery though as
of 2007, if that cemetery ever did exist, it has not been found)
August 17, 2007
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