I noticed that there was both the spelling Dovers and Dover in this. Is that the way it was originally? Just wondering. I know some of us wonder if the Dovers family and the Dover family are two separate ones or not. Also, I noticed this man was born in Matthews, Missouri. I wonder where the name Matthews came from? May be nothing but might be something too. The King's Mt. area that is very important to our research has an area very close to it called Matthews, in S.C. also. Interesting. We know from this too that his father was Jasper Dovers/Dover. He would have been born sometime in the late 1800's I would think. Wonder where?Anybody know? I don't have a Jasper in my files yet. Sharon Dover Romanek -----Original Message----- From: Ernie Dovers <e.dovers@worldnet.att.net> To: DOVER-L@rootsweb.com <DOVER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 11:17 AM Subject: [DOVER-L] Obiturarie Taken fron the Sikeston Standard-Democrat Sikeston, Missouri. MOREHOUSE - Jasper Dovers Jr., 93 died Feb 26, 1999 at the Sikeston Health Care Center. Born Jan. 9, 1906, at Matthews, son of the late Jasper and Minnie Goings Dovers Sr., he lived in Morehouse most of his life, He retired as a maintenance worker for Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston and was a member of the Church of Crist in Matthews. In 1940, he married Florence Woods who preceded him in death in 1966. On Jan 12, 1974, at East Prairie, he married Hettie Martin and she preceded him in death on March 2, 1992. Survivors include: one son, Jeffery Dovers of Sikeston: six Daughters , Deloris Smith, Francis Harrison, and Joan Wood of Sikeston, Margaret Ann Miller of Joplin, Esther Gardner og Phoenix, Ariz., and Ruth Sifford of Carlsville, ILL,; one stepdarughter, Barbara Nimmo of Sikeston; and 21 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and several great great-grandchildren. Also preceding him in Death were one brother, Harvey Dover; and one sister, Laura Dover. Frinds may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Morehouse, where services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Bob Burnes of Sikeston will officiate. Burial will follow in the Essex Cemetery. This was my Uncle. Earnest E dovers ==== DOVER Mailing List ==== Dover Family Geneology Forum http://www.genforum.com/dover/ http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Dover