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I'm sorry I don't know any of the Cash family.  The only info on them that I have is the pictures that I found in my mother's things after she passed away. Esther M. Ziock Carroll Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker Servant to 10 cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband www.carrollscorner.net                    --- On Sun, 5/16/10, Bernadine Bishop <blbishop1201@att.net> wrote: From: Bernadine Bishop <blbishop1201@att.net> Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] Pics of St. FranCo Vet Sgt. Cecil Cash KIA WWII To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 2:18 PM Esther: Would your CECIL CASH  have had a brother JESS CASH, who married Helen"Ellen" Thomure, daughter of Basile Thomure of Festus, MO. ?   Jess and Ellen had a son DAVID CASH.  My mother was David Cash's Godmother.  If so, I have some things that were  among my mothe's things that I would like to send to David.  My mother died in 1974 and my brother had all of her things stored in his basement.  He died in 2001, and it was not until about six weeks ago that these things came into my possession as they were cleaning out his house  as he was unmarried, that I came across some things that I thought David Cash might like to have (think there is a picture of  him, and card he had sent my mother and etc.  I know that David lived in St. Francois County and would like to get in touch with him or some of his family Bernadine Bishop blbishop1201@att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther M. Ziock Carroll" <eziock@yahoo.com> To: <MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:11 PM Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Pics of St. FranCo Vet Sgt. Cecil Cash KIA WWII On this page are pics of my mother's first husband, Sgt. Cecil J. Cash, who was killed in action in Belgium in World War II. There are also some pictures of his family on a farm in St. Francois County. http://carrollscorner.net/CashFamilyHistory.htm Esther M. Ziock Carroll Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker Servant to 10 cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband www.carrollscorner.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Esther: Would your CECIL CASH have had a brother JESS CASH, who married Helen"Ellen" Thomure, daughter of Basile Thomure of Festus, MO. ? Jess and Ellen had a son DAVID CASH. My mother was David Cash's Godmother. If so, I have some things that were among my mothe's things that I would like to send to David. My mother died in 1974 and my brother had all of her things stored in his basement. He died in 2001, and it was not until about six weeks ago that these things came into my possession as they were cleaning out his house as he was unmarried, that I came across some things that I thought David Cash might like to have (think there is a picture of him, and card he had sent my mother and etc. I know that David lived in St. Francois County and would like to get in touch with him or some of his family Bernadine Bishop blbishop1201@att.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Esther M. Ziock Carroll" <eziock@yahoo.com> To: <MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 9:11 PM Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Pics of St. FranCo Vet Sgt. Cecil Cash KIA WWII On this page are pics of my mother's first husband, Sgt. Cecil J. Cash, who was killed in action in Belgium in World War II. There are also some pictures of his family on a farm in St. Francois County. http://carrollscorner.net/CashFamilyHistory.htm Esther M. Ziock Carroll Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker Servant to 10 cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband www.carrollscorner.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Carol, Since you already have a webpage on him, I just linked from his name on my WW2 webpage to your webpage. I hope that was ok. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mostfran/military/ww2_index.htm Bettye On Sat, 15 May 2010 19:11:04 -0700 (PDT) "Esther M. Ziock Carroll" <eziock@yahoo.com> wrote: > On this page are pics of my mother's first husband, Sgt. >Cecil J. Cash, who was killed in action in Belgium in >World War II.  There are also some pictures of his family >on a farm in St. Francois County. >   > http://carrollscorner.net/CashFamilyHistory.htm >   > > >   > Esther M. Ziock Carroll > Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker > Servant to 10 cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband > www.carrollscorner.net >   >                  > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >message

On this page are pics of my mother's first husband, Sgt. Cecil J. Cash, who was killed in action in Belgium in World War II.  There are also some pictures of his family on a farm in St. Francois County.   http://carrollscorner.net/CashFamilyHistory.htm     Esther M. Ziock Carroll Genealogist, Historian, Author, Homemaker Servant to 10 cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband www.carrollscorner.net                   

Sam K. SCISM (February 2, 1914 - May 11, 2010) Mr. Samuel K. "Sam" Scism passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at his Farmington residence at the age of 96 years, 3 months & 9 days. Sam was the son of Thomas Gilbert Scism and Myrtle C. 'Tanner' Scism, and was born Feb. 2, 1914, near Leora in Western Stoddard Co., in Southeast Missouri. Also preceding-in-death were: his 1st wife, Ruth Elizabeth 'Barham' Scism (1969); a daughter in-infancy, Linda Kaye Scism, and 2 brothers: Thatcher Scism and Byron Scism. Sam was a 32nd Degree Mason and the oldest surviving member of the Elvins Masonic Lodge. Sam was a US ARMY Veteran and a member of the Farmington ELKS; Farmington VFW and the Moolah Temple Lodge of St. Louis. Sam was like most young men of that time. You didn't have a career in those days; you had a job... if you could find one. Life expectancy was something around 45 years... and any education beyond the 4th grade was unusual. But Sam had higher aspirations. He tells the story of plowing a field on his father's farm, walking behind a mule wrestling a single row plow, when he looked up to see a guy driving a new convertible... perhaps a '28 mode.... along the road. Right then and there, he decided the view from the car was a lot better than the view from his plow, and decided he wanted to be that guy. Sometimes dreams are delayed as things often go, so Sam got a teaching certificate instead, and like his father, became a schoolteacher for a while. But driving a new car... selling a new car... can be a powerful idea. In 1937, and with 2 cousins in partnership, they opened Bloomfield Auto Sales. Now Bloomfield, in Stoddard Co., is a farming area... it was natural that Bloomfield Tractor Sales soon followed, and with it came the need to have a place to keep the trade-ins... you know, the ones with a mind of their own... horses, mules, cattle... and ponies. Tragedy has a way of intervening in life... one of his cousins was killed in an auto accident, and the business in Bloomfield was dissolved. But The Ford Motor Company wanted Sam to remain a dealer and Sam soon found himself buying a new dealership in a totally new area. In 1954, Sam Scism Motors was born on 1215 Lewis Street in Flat River, MO. He started from scratch again, working hard to remember the convertible driving down the road instead of the rear end of that mule. With a growing family to support, the business was his life. Some said he would never last 60 days. Some of his first sales came from customers who drove 100 miles from Bloomfield. He had to advertise, so he created a radio commercial many still remember... with a tom-tom drumbeat in the background, 6-year old Charles Samuel belted out "Sam Scism Motors wants to trade." In one newspaper ad Sam said he would trade for any old dog... so to test the ad, a fellow brought one in, and Sam took as down payment a registered Dalmation named "Eber." For a time, a pony came with the purchase of a new Ford... and true to his roots, he welcomed trade-ins of all kinds... horses, mules, cattle. In 1969, the old building on Lewis Street was just too small, so he built a new facility on Highway 67, just south of Leadington. Tragically, just weeks before the Grand Opening, his wife Ruth passed away... but Sam went on. Charles Samuel was just 18, his brother William Kent was 13 and they became part of the business nearly overnight. In 1976, Sam married Vera. As time went on, Charles and Kent were doing more and Sam began to do a little less. But generally he could still tell you what a customer traded in on a new car what color it was and probably the price. When Flat River Junior College set out to become Mineral Area College, Sam was there too, as a major supporter and benefactor. He is a member of the Farmington ELKS Lodge; the Moolah Shrine of St. Louis. Sam is Past-President of the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association and has severed on numerous community Boards of Directors. Survivors Include: his wife, Alvera 'Fisher' Scism; 3 Sons: Charlie (& Vickie) Scism; Kent (& Angie) Scism; Gary (& Beverly) Robinson, all of Farmington. 12 Grandchildren: Charles David (& Amber) Scism; Victoria Scism; Lauren, Taylor and Katie Scism; Jeffrey Wright, Carla Gibbs, Amy Vadnais, Lisa Graves, Todd Crawford, Amanda Gutshall and Angela Gross. 7 Great-Grandchildren. Visitation Thursday, 5:30 - 9:00 p.m. at SAM SCISM MOTORS. Visitation Friday, 2-9 p.m., at TAYLOR Funeral Service Visitation Saturday, starting at 9:00 a.m., at Park Hills First Baptist Church Funeral: Saturday, 10:00 a.m., May 15, 2010, at Park Hills First Baptist Church, with Rev. Stephen Brownfield officiating. Visitation & Services will resume Saturday @ 2 p.m. at the Chiles_Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Bloomfield Cemetery - Bloomfield, MO. Memorials to: Park Hills First Baptist Church. [Taylor Funeral Home]

I just found where this Mary who is the aunt of the other one I posted about helped her mother, again another Mary run a boarding house.  I see that there is a Hiram W Stewart there.  I understand that she married him.  I never heard of children of if this guy died soon after.  She died of breast cancer.   She is in an unmarked grave in Leadwood Cem, Leadwood, MO.   Anyone recognize these two?   This Mary' mother is my gg grandmother.  This grandmother is also there in an unmarked grave.   Thanks.   Alanna

Hi,   Just checking to see if these name mean anything to anyone on this list.  I just was rechecking and all I can find is the marriage in 1901 and the census of 1900 where she is home with her parents at age 20.   My mother thought that she died very young.   I have my mother's pictures of the three.  Christell was my grandmother's sister.   Thanks for any help.   Alanna

FYI......... Author focuses on veterans of the Mineral Area - Schmidt puts together another Civil War book - By TERESA RESSEL/Daily Journal Staff Writer/ April 30, 2010. FRENCH VILLAGE — Civil War history buff, Bob Schmidt has put together another book. This one is about local war veterans, militia groups and Union troop organizations. The 400-page book “Civil War Veterans and Union Troop Organizations in Southeast Missouri” is divided into two sections. The first contains essays, letters and information on 90 veterans of the Mineral Area including some citizens, guerrillas and Southern sympathizers. The second part of the book focuses on Union Troop organizations popular in the area. The book is available from the author for $30 by calling him at 573-358-7946. It will soon be available at local libraries and from the Press of the Camp Pope Bookshop website at http://www.camppope.com. The French Village man said inspiration for this book came from cemetery searches for Civil War veterans for another project he was working on. In the research of these people, he found that many were found to be active in the local Enrolled Missouri Militia (E.M.M.) regiments. Searching for archival documentation, he obtained permission from Duke University to use documents from their collections on these militia regiments. He said much data was also gathered from the National Archives in Washington D.C., as well as substantial research at the Missouri State Archives in Jefferson City. He said Archivist Steven E. Mitchell was especially helpful in pulling out documents on local militias. Lindsey Kohm of Ste. Genevieve helped with some of the book’s illustrations. He said nearly as important as the discovery of new information was the interpretation of the same material. Some of the documents he discovered yeas ago are now more fully explained when added to other data. Schmidt has long had an interest in Major John W. Emerson of Iron County. Emerson was associated with the 47th Missouri Infantry at the Battle of Pilot Knob and later the 68th Enrolled Missouri Militia. Emerson was an attorney before the war and became a circuit court judge in the middle of the war. Schmidt also explored information about James Craig, Joseph McGahan and John Firmin McIlvaine and their contacts with guerrilla, Sam Hildebrand. Craig’s short-lived Big River militia group or Vigilance Committee pursued Hildebrand. It was not tied to an authorized military organization. McGahan was the first lieutenant of the group. Members were mostly from St. Francois and Washington counties. “McIlvaine was especially intriguing as he was the second man Hildebrand claimed to have killed,” he said. “Quite a bit of undiscovered documentation is in the book on the McIlvaine killing as well as George Canisius of Madison County.” Hildebrand took a dislike to McIlvaine and stalked him a few days before shooting him. Canisius was supposedly the first man Hildebrand killed. He was a Union man who Hildebrand believed reported his whereabouts to McIlvaine. Schmidt found that Canisius’ brother was an associate of President Abraham Lincoln. “Readers may be astonished when finding that one of their ancestors served with Craig, McGahan, and McIlvaine in the early days of the war,” he said. Many local streets have been named after members or their families. In the roster are last names like Murrill, Norwine, Hill, Fite, and Rongey. When the war entered the second and third years, the local militias were prominent in encounters with the rebel enemy, he said. His work in the book has gone the distance in explaining some of these actions. One of his favorite actions is the Bloomfield Scout of Jan. 27, 1863. The 68th Enrolled Missouri Militia led by Col. Lindsay led a raid from the Iron County area to Bloomfield to retrieve some captured men of his command. Schmidt has been compiling information on Lindsay for the past five or six years. The man was a prominent commander in the area who had no real military service record. Schmidt said in the Bloomfield Scout, Lindsay took more than 100 men with him. His group was able to return with nearly 60 Confederate prisoners. The names of the prisoners and their regiments are listed in his book. Schmidt said a couple of the prisoners were from Ste. Genevieve County, one of whom was later executed in the war. He said this latter account will be a major portion of his next book, tentatively entitled, “Civil War Justice in Southeast Missouri.” He said he has a lot of information on the Potosi Home Guards and their incorporation into the 13th Missouri Infantry. About 300 Missourians served in the 13th and Lt. Col. Joseph F. St. James of Ste. Genevieve County was the second-in-command. He said the 13th seemed doomed from the start. “This regiment also holds a special fascination to (me), more in the unorthodox manner in which it was organized,” he said. “A short-lived Missouri regiment, it was transferred to the state of Ohio within its first year of action.” Teresa Ressel is a reporter for the Daily Journal

What does this book contain, please?  Thank you.   Back in the early 1950's there was a whistle, a big one, that blew on one of the Farmington factories.  My grandfather's son by his first wife said that my grandfather invented that one.  That is all I know.   Alanna --- On Tue, 4/27/10, Mary and Bob O'Connor <mandboconnor@msn.com> wrote: Eric:  You will find Coffer Family in Flat River, Mo. I think.  You may even find them in the Farmington Public Library History Book that was published a few years back.  Can you go to Heritage Quest on one of your research sights? Heritage Quest would help you a lot. Mary McCreary O'Connor

Do any of you know anything about a Charles H. Perry who married a Fannie Elizabeth Jones in the early 1890's and was married by this Coffer in flat river, missouri. Any information would be appreciated. This is my great-grandfather on my maternal side of the family. Joel Perry. My e-mail is jperry@sw.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Denverc@aol.com> To: <mostfran@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [MOSTFRAN] WILSONs, COFFERs & CHILTONs > Hello Eric, > > George Cofer came from KY to Ste Genevieve Co in 1819 He is in the 1830 > census, Saline Twp > George Cofer's children lived in Ste Genevieve, St Francois and Cape > Girardeau counties, mostly in the area where Ste Genevieve, St Francois, > Perry > and Madison counties are all within a few miles of each other. > His great grandson, William Elijah Coffer was pastor of Pleasant Hill > United Baptist Church in Ste Genevieve county for many years and also a > traveling preacher, riding horseback for miles between rural churches too > small to > have a full time preacher. In his later years he lived in Flat River and > Esther in St Francois Co. > > Sorry I don't know of any connection to Wilson or Chilton families. > I do have more on Coffer if you need it. > > Regards, > Betty Cathcart > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/26/2010 7:44:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > genealogy@wilson.cx writes: > > Hi St. Francois County Researchers; > > My research has brought me to St. Francois County, Missouri in the form > of > member rolls of the Bethany Baptist Church from Madison County. > > The member rolls have an Edward and Elinder WILSON with the note "left > June 1835." They were both born about 1786 and 1796 receptively. I > have a hunch her maiden name was CHILTON. I believe one of their > daughters married a COFFER. Further I think the COFFERs were from St. > Francois County. > > I would be interested if anyone else has run across this family. > > Thanks very much; > > Eric WILSON > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Eric, George Cofer came from KY to Ste Genevieve Co in 1819 He is in the 1830 census, Saline Twp George Cofer's children lived in Ste Genevieve, St Francois and Cape Girardeau counties, mostly in the area where Ste Genevieve, St Francois, Perry and Madison counties are all within a few miles of each other. His great grandson, William Elijah Coffer was pastor of Pleasant Hill United Baptist Church in Ste Genevieve county for many years and also a traveling preacher, riding horseback for miles between rural churches too small to have a full time preacher. In his later years he lived in Flat River and Esther in St Francois Co. Sorry I don't know of any connection to Wilson or Chilton families. I do have more on Coffer if you need it. Regards, Betty Cathcart In a message dated 4/26/2010 7:44:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, genealogy@wilson.cx writes: Hi St. Francois County Researchers; My research has brought me to St. Francois County, Missouri in the form of member rolls of the Bethany Baptist Church from Madison County. The member rolls have an Edward and Elinder WILSON with the note "left June 1835." They were both born about 1786 and 1796 receptively. I have a hunch her maiden name was CHILTON. I believe one of their daughters married a COFFER. Further I think the COFFERs were from St. Francois County. I would be interested if anyone else has run across this family. Thanks very much; Eric WILSON ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Betty, Thanks for your response. I think there are too many coincidences for there not to be a connection of some sort. The COFFER I know of for sure, is a Missouri Jean COFER or COFFER. She was born 12 May 1839. It seems like either the father left family or died when her mother was still pregnant in Missouri. Missouri's mother moved to Randolph County Arkansas, with her parents Edward and Elinder [sp] WILSON, while she was pregnant and Missouri COFFER was born in Arkansas. No mention of the father was ever made. The family is listed in the 1839 Randolph County, Arkansas tax lists, and Missouri COFER is listed in the 1850 census. Missouri is also listed 4 years later in 1854, in her grandfather's will. Also in Randolph County, Arkansas. Those other coincidences; COFFERs, CHILTONs in the area. An Edward and Elinder WILSON in Madison Co in 1835, Edward in Wayne Co in 1830. And a theory that one of Edward's sons, James Chilton WILSON was born near Mayfield, MO in 1819 (Mayfield being just 27 miles from the place in Madison County listed in 1835). I hope that's not information overload, and that it might ring a bell for someone. Thanks and Warm Regards; Eric WILSON On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 20:51, <Denverc@aol.com> wrote: > Hello Eric, > > George Cofer came from KY to Ste Genevieve Co in 1819  He is in the  1830 > census, Saline Twp > George Cofer's children lived in Ste Genevieve, St Francois and Cape > Girardeau counties, mostly in the area where Ste Genevieve, St Francois, Perry > and Madison counties are all  within a few miles of each other. > His great grandson, William Elijah Coffer was pastor of Pleasant Hill > United Baptist Church in Ste Genevieve county for many years and also  a > traveling preacher, riding horseback for miles between rural churches too  small to > have a full time preacher. In his later years he lived in Flat River  and > Esther in St Francois Co. > > Sorry I don't know of any connection to Wilson or Chilton families. > I do have more on Coffer if you need it. > > Regards, > Betty Cathcart > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/26/2010 7:44:30 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > genealogy@wilson.cx writes: > > Hi St.  Francois County Researchers; > > My research has brought me to St. Francois  County, Missouri in the form of > member rolls of the Bethany Baptist Church  from Madison County. > > The member rolls have an Edward and Elinder WILSON  with the note "left > June 1835."   They were both born about 1786  and 1796 receptively.  I > have a hunch her maiden name was  CHILTON.  I believe one of their > daughters married a COFFER.   Further I think the COFFERs were from St. > Francois County. > > I would  be interested if anyone else has run across this family. > > Thanks very  much; > > Eric WILSON > > ------------------------------- > To  unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  in the subject > and the body of the  message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Eric: You will find Coffer Family in Flat River, Mo. I think. You may even find them in the Farmington Public Library History Book that was published a few years back. Can you go to Heritage Quest on one of your research sights? Heritage Quest would help you a lot. Mary McCreary O'Connor ----- Original Message ----- From: Wilson, Eric<mailto:genealogy@wilson.cx> To: MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:44 PM Subject: [MOSTFRAN] WILSONs, COFFERs & CHILTONs Hi St. Francois County Researchers; My research has brought me to St. Francois County, Missouri in the form of member rolls of the Bethany Baptist Church from Madison County. The member rolls have an Edward and Elinder WILSON with the note "left June 1835." They were both born about 1786 and 1796 receptively. I have a hunch her maiden name was CHILTON. I believe one of their daughters married a COFFER. Further I think the COFFERs were from St. Francois County. I would be interested if anyone else has run across this family. Thanks very much; Eric WILSON ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi St. Francois County Researchers; My research has brought me to St. Francois County, Missouri in the form of member rolls of the Bethany Baptist Church from Madison County. The member rolls have an Edward and Elinder WILSON with the note "left June 1835." They were both born about 1786 and 1796 receptively. I have a hunch her maiden name was CHILTON. I believe one of their daughters married a COFFER. Further I think the COFFERs were from St. Francois County. I would be interested if anyone else has run across this family. Thanks very much; Eric WILSON

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Obituary -- Donald Ray Rosener, 62, of Farmington passed away April 19, 2010 at Parkland Health Center in Farmington. He was born April 13, 1948 in Bonne Terre, MO. He was the owner of Don Rosener's Homestead Restaurant in Bonne Terre; He was a renowned American Quarter Horse Association Judge and an acclaimed breeder and trainer of horses; He was a member of Esther Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: Father, Leamon Rosener; brother, Dale Marvin Rosener; sister, Pamela Polk. Survived by: Two Sons, Duane Rosener of Farmington, David Rosener of Ste. Genevieve; Daughter, Denise (Terry) Tesson of Farmington; Grandson, Matthew Tesson; Mother, Norma Thomas; Two Sisters, Diana L. Rosener (Charles) Pack of Park Hills, Deborah Lynne Rosener of Florida; Brother, Paul Wayne Thomas of Park Hills; Special Cousin, Frances Rosener (Jack) Yount. Visitation will be Wednesday (April 21, 2010) at 3:00 PM at C. Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Desloge. Services are Thursday (April 22, 2010) at 1:00 PM at C. Z. Boyer & Son Chapel with Rev. DeWayne Petty officiating. Burial in Marvin Chapel Cemetery. [Boyer Funeral Home]

Johnny Patterson -- Published: Friday, April 16, 2010 - Daily Journal. LONGVIEW, TX — Memorial service for Country Music Great John Alvin “Johnny” Patterson will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 13, 2010 with Chaplain Jerry Haymes officiating at Lakeview Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Johnny passed away on April 8, 2010 in Longview. He was born March 28, 1935 in Cantwell, Missouri to John and Nora Belle Patterson. His sister gave him his first guitar when Johnny was eight and at the age of ten he was already picking and singing on KFMO Radio in Flat River, Missouri. He got his first job with Al Roberts and the Missouri Playboys, and his first bit job was with Skett Yancy when he was thirteen. Johnny went on to play with such greats as Charley Pride, Vonnie Mack, Roy Meese, Minnie Pearl, Jimmy Dean and other Country Music Greats. His most memorable moment came when he was one of Bob Willis’ Texas Playboy’s. The band was recording a record at Liberty Records in California and Bob pointed to Johnny with his legendary bow and Johnny immediately started his solo, combining two of Bob’s biggest hits, Faded Love and A Maidens Prayer, which was the first time that it had ever been done. Johnny leaves behind to cherish his memory, his daughter Deborah Sterling, granddaughter Mitzi Dixon, great grandchildren, Cody Dixon, Andrew Bailey, Jewel Marie Bailey, Skyler Bailey and William Tyler Bailey.

David Highley Published: Daily Journal, Monday, April 12, 2010 PARK HILLS — David Highley, 71, of Arnold formerly of this area passed away April 9, 2010, at St. Anthony’s Medical Center. He was born March 17, 1939, at St. Louis. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by: Parents, Euin and Bernice (Hammack) Highley; and a brother, Gene Highley. He is survived by: Wife, Linda (Doss) Highley of Arnold; daughter, Diana Anderson and husband Ken of Fenton; son, John Highley and special friend Wendy Stewart of Park Hills; granddaughters, Michelle and Rachel Anderson of Fenton; special nieces and nephews of Commerce and Miami, Oklahoma. Visitation will be 5 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2010, at Horton-Wampler Funeral Home in Park Hills. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Horton-Wampler Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Petit officiating. Interment at St. Francois Memorial Park.

I have some old photos and one on the back is marked "Miss Marie Beles". The other info on back is J. A. Linder, Traveling Photographic Art Gallery. I have not found a link of this person to my Blackwell family tree, but if someone knows who this is or if she belongs to your family, let me know. I'll be glad to send you a copy of the photo. Sharon Hobart