Undated article from unknown source. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Mrs. J.W. Atterbury Dies Unexpectedly "Mrs. J.W. Atterbury, Jr., 77, was found dead Thurs. morning (today) around 8:00 o'clock by a faithful servant, Tom Gooch. Mr. Gooch, who had worked in the Atterbury home for 45 years, had arrived at the home this morning around 7 o'clock, prepared Mrs. Atterbury's breakfast. When she did not come downstairs, Mr. Gooch went upstairs to awaken her, finding her dead in bed. The bedlight was on a copy of the Reader's Digest by her side. Mrs. Atterbury, the former Miss Beulah Briscoe, was born October 2, 1882, in Ralls County. Her mother died when she was a small girl and she made her home with a grandmother until the latters death, then went to the home of her Aunt Lizzie Pollard at Center to make her home. She was a graduate of Howard Payne College. At the age of sixteen she was married to J.W. Atterbury, Jr. The couple came to Madison to make their home in 1889. Mrs. Atterbury had spent her entire life in the Madison community. She was active in all community affairs, she was a member of the Presbyterian Church, member of the Christian Women's Fellowship, a member of the order of the Eastern Star, and an active member of the Monroe County Democratic Club. Since the death of her husband, J.W. Atterbury, which occurred 4 years ago, who was president of the Madison Bank, she has been a director of the bank. Her son, Newton Atterbury, Jr., State Comptroller, preceded her in death, march 14th, 1958. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Mr. Newton Atterbury, Jr., of Jefferson City, one niece, Mrs. Frank Alton of St. Louis and a number of cousins. Funeral arrangements at this time are incomplete." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562