Obit., mid-Missouri newspaper, 1968: " William Albert Buescher, 86, Linn, died at his home Wednesday morning, Aug. 14, (1968) after a long illness. Mr. Buescher was born Nov. 17, 1881 at Freedom to William C. and Augusta Garver Buescher. A retired farmer and stock raiser, he lived most of his life in Freedom. He was married April 25, 1912, to Miss Hannah Bogle, who survives. Other survivors include four sons, Clarence Buescher, Loose Creek; Everett Buescher, Fruitland, Idaho; Silas Buescher, Bland; Oscar Buescher, St. Clair; four daughters, Mrs. B. Rolla Holland and Mrs. E. Benton, both of St. Clair; Mrs. Bert Gelvan, Belle; Mrs. Albert Brautigam, Washington; three sisters, Mrs. Bertie Enke, Linn; Mrs. Augusta Schneider, Owensville; Mrs. Minnie Bentlage, Linn; 27 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Buescher was a longtime member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted Saturday in the Morton Chapel, Linn, by the Rev. Roy Jett. Burial was in the Lane Cemetery, near Freedom."