Obit., mid-Missouri newspaper, 1968: " John Frederick Deppe, 73 years old, died Wednesday evening, July 24, (1968) at his home near Morrison. He was born March 21, 1895 in Pershing, the son of Fritz and Lean Hans Deppe. On June 7th, 1931, he married Elizabeth Uetterling, who survives along with two daughters, Mrs. Ben (Arneva) Busch of Morrison; Mrs. Joe (Dorothy) Dillner of Pilot Grove, Mo.; one brother, Ben Deppe of Pershing; and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday in the Zion United Church of Christ in Pershing. Burial was made in the Church cemetery."