Bowers, Mrs. Louisa
Date of Obit: 1 April 1936
Mrs. Louisa Bowers Died At Daughter's Home in Missouri
Aged Barry Women Had Gone There on Visit: Funeral here Sunday

   The funeral of Mrs. Louisa Bowers, 80, who died Thursday, March 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ressie Dunham of Lodi, MO., were held Sunday afternoon, March 29, at 2:30 o'clock in the Keller funeral home in Barry. In charge of Rev. Union Wood, pastor of the Nazarene Church. Burial was in Barry cemetery.
  Mrs. Bowers was born January 28, 1856 at Barry, Illinois, a daughter of  Phillip and Susan Bradshaw. She was twice married. her first marriage was to Perry Hinch. He died many years ago. She was later married to Ed Bowers. Mr. Bowers died about ten years ago. Mrs. Bowers had been in rather frail health all winter and just a few weeks ago went to the home of her daughter in Missouri, thinking the change would be of benefit to her.
She leaves seven children, four sons: John Hinch of Barry, Sam Hinch of Lodi, MO., Lent Hinch of Hannibal,  MO., Dode Hinch, Bloomington; a step-daughter, Mrs. Pearl Lenton of Chicago, and three daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Lister of Peoria, Mrs. Myrtle Bradshaw, LaSalle, IL., and Mrs. Ressie Dunham of Lodi, MO.
Among the out of town relatives here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Asa Bradshaw and children of LaSalle; Mrs. Gertrude Lister and children of Peoria; Mr. and Mrs. Lent Hinch and children of Hannibal, MO.; Mr. and Mrs. Ressie Dunham of Lodi, MO.; Sam Hinch and daughter of Lodi, MO.; Rev. and Mrs. Lorell Dunham and two daughters of St. Louis, MO.; Mrs. John Icing of Hannibal, MO.; Mr. and Mrs. Dode Hinch of Bloomington.
{submitters note: Lent is George Lentless Hinch, Dode is Albert Lorell Hinch, Sam is William Samuel Hinch and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest (Ressie) Dunham.}
(The Barry Adage, (Pike County, IL), contributed by jlt@adams.net)

Clarence "Bruce" Brown, 75, of Wappapello, Mo., died Monday, April 12, 2010, at Citizens Medical Center, Victoria, Texas.
He was born Nov. 27, 1934, at Bardwell, Ky., the son of Clarence and Katherine Walters Brown. He married Margaret Craft on Oct. 19, 1979. She survives him.
Clarence retired with more than 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a gunnery seargent. He was also a veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections, having worked at the Menard and Tamms locations. Clarence loved his old cars, doing carpentry work and just "piddling."
He is survived by his wife, Margaret, of Wappapello, Mo.; four sons, William Brown of Lexington, Ky., Ricky and Carl Brown, both of Bristol, Tenn., Eddie Dittlinger of Oklahoma; two daughters, Norleen (Harold) Smith of Wolf Lake, Ill., Robin Dittlinger (Rodney Hawthorn) of St. Mary’s, Mo.; six grandchildren, Christine, Thomas, Jessica, Josie, Jada, Martinique; two great-grandchildren, Alexander and Cody; very special friend, Mr. Leon Murphy of Cape Girardeau; other relatives; and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Crain Funeral Home, 829 N. West End Blvd., Cape Girardeau.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Lorimier Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and will be accepted at the funeral home.
--Submitted by Catherine Allison; transcribed by Angelia Carpenter.

BUICE - Mrs. Mary A, third dau of Rev J W Myrick, of the MECS, died at Piedmont, 4 Sept 1877, aged 23 yrs 6 mos 17 das. A Resolution was written by Piedmont Lodge No. 461, IOGT on 8 Sept 1877. (Copies to Marshal Conflict & Greenville Journal)
(Source: Extract from "St. Louis Christian Advocate" newspaper printed on October 3, 1877.  Transcribed by Barbara Z.)