Daily Journal, Park Hills, MO. THOMAS EDISON WARD. Thomas Edison Ward, Esther, died April 29 [1981] at Farmington Community Hospital. He was born December 20, 1910 in Marquand. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Williams Ward; two sons, Dain Ward of Rolla and Thomas (Bud) Ward of Laurel, Md.; one daughter, Frances Pratte of St. Louis; two aunts and four grandchildren. [rest of newpaper clipping is missing]

Daily Journal, Flat River, Missouri. WILLIAM EDWARD SMITH. William Edward Smith of Houston, Tex., died April 26 [1981] at the age of 44. He was born September 11, 1936 in St. Louis County to John Smith and the late Ruth Hafley Smith Schrum. He is survived by his wife, Mary Layton Smith; children, Garland Smith in the U.S. Marines; Norman Smith of Fredericktown; Vernice Smith, William Smith, Jr., Angela Smith, Ronald Smith and Joseph Smith, all of the home; father, John Smith; Step-mother, Alberta Scott Smith, both of St. Louis; sister, Mrs. Rose Roark Winch of Esther; brothers, Charles Smith of Illinois, Louis Schrum of Huntsville, Ala., and James Schrum of Houston, Tex. Friends may call at 5 p.m. today at Cozean Funeral Home in Farmington. Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Cozean Chapel with burial at the Bismarck Cemetery.

Daily Journal, Flat River, MO. Della Boyd Rudloff, Fenton, died April 15 [1981] at St. Anthony's Hospital at the age of 62. She was born in Coffman, September 30, 1918 to the late Ira and Hattie Boyd. She is survived by two children, Wanda (Mrs. Eugene) Horton of Fenton and Lloyd Rudloff of Affton; two sisters, Lucy (Mrs. Leroy) Lupkey of Elvins and Myrene (Mrs. Jess) LeGrand of Clifton, N. J.; six grandchildren and one aunt. Funeral services were held April 18 at Fitzgerald Mortuary in St. Louis with the Rev. James Marler of Elvins officiating. Burial was in Parkview Cemetery.

The Daily Journal, Flat River, Missouri. ARVEL (RED) MEYER. Arvel (Red) Meyer, Farmington, died April 29 [1981] at the Bonne Terre Hospital at the age of 74. He was born June 13, 1906 in Missouri to the late John Frederick and Clara Meyer. He is survived by his wife, Frances Warzecha Meyer of Farmington; one brother, Elmer Meyer, of Lamita, Calif., and other friends and relatives. Friends may call after 3 p.m. at the Caldwell Funeral Home. Masonic services will be 7:30 p.m. in the Caldwell Chapel. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. in the Caldwell Chapel with the Rev. Allen Ladage officiating. Interment will be in St. Francois Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Esther Methodist Church.

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Monday, June 8, 1970. HENRIETTA ROHRBACKER rites this afternoon. Henrietta Rohrbacker of 309 Monroe, Desloge, was born in Vergennes, Ill., August 12, 1887, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Schack and died June 5 at Bonne Terre Hospital at the age of 82 years, nine months and 13 days. Surviving are: her husband, Edward Rohrbacker of Desloge; one son, Lovearn Moeckel of St. Louis; one daughter Cora Lee Bagley of Vergennes, Ill.; three brothers, Fred Schack of Vergennes, Ill., Gus Schack of Bellville, Ill. and Joe Schack of Desloge; one sister, Effie Humphrey of Richland; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great grandchildren. Chapel service was 2 p.m. today with Rev. Lloyd Gross officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery under direction of Murphy Sparks Service, Flat River.

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Monday, June 8, 1970. Thomas Anderson funeral to be Tuesday at 10 a.m. Thomas Anderson of St. Louis, formerly of Farmington, was born February 18, 1905, a son of the late Alexander Anderson and Matilda Nicholson Anderson, and died June 6 at Koch Hospital in St. Louis. Surviving are: his wife, Dorothy Alma Anderson of St. Louis; four daughter, Shirley Ann Anderson, Donna Jean Milton, Patricia Drennen and Carolyn Sue Martin; two sons, Jimmy Lee Anderson and Thomas Zan Anderson; 10 grandchildren; one sister, Hazel Rogers of Richmond; and one brother, Edward Anderson of Springdale, Ark. Chapel service will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. William Allen officiating. Interment will be in Parkview Cemetery. The body is in state at Miller Chapel in Farmington.

Pat, If you go the obituary database second on the St. Francois County MoGenWeb site (link below), there's another article on this same indcident which, I believe, was published in the Lead Belt News. The other article may contain some additional or different information. It's a lengthy article so it's been posted in 3 parts. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mostfran/ Bettye On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:02:51 -0700 Pat Ballard <ggmapat@comcast.net> wrote: > Bettye, > > Thank you on the article on James G Morris. He was my >great grandfather > Benjamin (Irch) Morris nephew. So this is just more >information to add > to my family. > > Thank you again, > Pat (Jones) Ballard > Spokane, WA > > ggmapat@comcast.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

Bettye, Thank you on the article on James G Morris. He was my great grandfather Benjamin (Irch) Morris nephew. So this is just more information to add to my family. Thank you again, Pat (Jones) Ballard Spokane, WA ggmapat@comcast.net

My g grandfather, Elias Kelly Callahan and his son-in-law Joseph Peery are both buried in Marvin Chapel Cem.   Alanna --- On Thu, 7/2/09, B. Warner <bkwofc@i1.net> wrote: From: B. Warner <bkwofc@i1.net> Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Accidental Death of James Morris (1929) To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 7:27 PM The Farmington News, Friday, Feb. 15, 1929. SAD ACCIDENT AT DESLOGE TUESDAY. Prominent Business Man Accidentally Shoots Self Through Heart. One of the most tragic events in this county within recent years occurred in Desloge Tuesday in the death of James Morris, 44 years of age and a well-known business man of that town, who died of a gunshot wound through his heart, evidently at his own hands but undoubtedly of an accidental nature.  The accident occurred at his home. There were no witnesses, his wife having left early Tuesday morning for a day in St. Louis, and  his two boys being in school. The body was found about 12:30 o'clock by Misses Emily Banes and Edith O'Hare, teachers in Desloge schools, who room at the Morris home.  These two had eaten their lunch and had gone to their room for something before returning to the school.  Upon finding the body they gave the alarm and Dr. R. B. Lester of Desloge, coroner of St. Francois County, was called to the scene.  He authorized the removal of the body from the home to the C. Z. Boyer Undertaking establishment across the street.  A coroner's jury was impaneled and the inquest held at the Morris home Tuesday afternoon.  Employees of the Edwards Motor Company next door to the Morris home, testified to having heard a muffled report, shortly before ten o'clock.  They thought nothing of it, supposing it to be the report of a gun fired at some distance or the back-fire from an automobile.  The body indicated that the unfortunate man had been dead for two hours or more. Mr. Morris had gone as usual early Tuesday morning to the Morris Bros. Meat Market, which he and his brother, George had been operating for the past 18 or 20 years.  Shortly before nine o'clock he told his associates in the store that he was going home but that he would be back in a short time.  He was expecting a business acquaintance in and remarked upon this fact, requesting that should this man come in during his absence, he be asked to await his return. Miss Mable Bradley, cashier at the Morris Bros. Market, stated there had been a 38 automatic in a drawer of her desk for a long time.  On Monday she jokingly remarked to Jas. Morris that she was afraid of it and wished he would take it away, which he did stating as he did so that it was not loaded.  Mrs. Morris says he brought it in Monday evening and put it in a drawer of a buffet in the dining room. It was with this weapon that he was shot.  It is the supposition of Mrs. Morris and others that he went home to make sure the automatic was not loaded, knowing that his two boys would get in from school before the return of either himself or his wife.  He had taken the automatic from the drawer, was evidently standing directly in front of the buffet, and had removed the magazine from the weapon.  This would have left a shell in the barrel of the gun, which is presumed to have been accidentally discharged.  The weapon had fallen to the top of the buffet, leaving a scar on the polished surface, indicating it had been dropped from a distance of several inches and perhaps a foot or more.  Mr. Morris had fallen backward from the buffet, the body lying in the opening between the dining room and living room.  The buffet stood near this opening.  The bullet had passed through the heart, out at the back, and lodged in a wall of the dining room. When the tragedy was discovered about 12:30 o'clock, W. L. Bouchard and W. T. Newman, of Desloge, drove to St. Louis to make an effort to find Mrs. Morris.  They went to different places she had planned to visit but missed her at each place.  Hence, she did not know of the accident until about ten o'clock Tuesday evening when she and friends who had gone with her returned to her home. Mr. Morris was a man of unusually cheerful disposition, there having been nothing morbid in his make-up.  He always had a smile and a cheerful word for all whom he met.  He was a member of a number of fraternal organizations, among them the Odd Fellows, American Insurance Union, Modern Woodmen, Elks and Knights of Pythias.  He was instensely social in his nature and had a host of friends all over the county. The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church in Desloge yesterday afternoon at two o'clock and was conduted by the pastor, Rev. Theo. Whitfield.  The remains were interred in the Marvin Chapel Cemetery east of Desloge. The deceased is survived by his widow, two sons, Tom 12, and Wilson, 10; one brother, George Morris, of Desloge, and four sisters, Mrs. H. W. Coffield and Mrs. Thomas Heck, of Farmington, Mrs. William Patterson of Three Rivers, and Mrs. Sam Forshee of Desloge.  To these and other sorrowing relatives and friends, the News extends sincere sympathy. COURT TAKES RECESS IN DECEASED'S HONOR. Promptly at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, Judge B. H. Boyer, a cousin of the deceased, adjourned circuit court for a period of ten minutes which was spent in silence in honor of Mr. Morris. NOTE:  According to James Morris' death certificate, his full name was James Grover Morris.  He was born October 10, 1884, in Ste. Genevieve County.  His date of death was Feb. 12, 1929.  His wife's name was Julia (Turner) Morris, and his parents were Mary (Benham) and Thomas H. 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Anderson Monteville Dudley's 2nd wife, Sarah Clara McClanahan, was my 1st cousin-once removed. He married Sarah Clara May 10, 1898. He filed for divorce from his first wife Aug. 30, 1898. Jim McCkenahan In a message dated 7/2/2009 1:55:55 PM Pacific Daylight Time, alexnc67@sbcglobal.net writes: Ms. Warner, I would like to thank you for this information and all your information and hard work This young boy was named after his Uncle, my gggrandfather, Jarrett H. DUDLEY born before 1824/25 in Tn. and moved to Ripley Co., Mo. A M DUDLEY, the father of the boy is Anderson Monterville DUDLEY, who was a Doe Run Lead Co. Mine captain. He was also an uncle of my grandfather, Dennis L. HOPE of Flat River. Again thank you for your help. C. Alexander **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)

The Farmington News, Friday, Feb. 15, 1929. SAD ACCIDENT AT DESLOGE TUESDAY. Prominent Business Man Accidentally Shoots Self Through Heart. One of the most tragic events in this county within recent years occurred in Desloge Tuesday in the death of James Morris, 44 years of age and a well-known business man of that town, who died of a gunshot wound through his heart, evidently at his own hands but undoubtedly of an accidental nature. The accident occurred at his home. There were no witnesses, his wife having left early Tuesday morning for a day in St. Louis, and his two boys being in school. The body was found about 12:30 o'clock by Misses Emily Banes and Edith O'Hare, teachers in Desloge schools, who room at the Morris home. These two had eaten their lunch and had gone to their room for something before returning to the school. Upon finding the body they gave the alarm and Dr. R. B. Lester of Desloge, coroner of St. Francois County, was called to the scene. He authorized the removal of the body from the home to the C. Z. Boyer Undertaking establishment across the street. A coroner's jury was impaneled and the inquest held at the Morris home Tuesday afternoon. Employees of the Edwards Motor Company next door to the Morris home, testified to having heard a muffled report, shortly before ten o'clock. They thought nothing of it, supposing it to be the report of a gun fired at some distance or the back-fire from an automobile. The body indicated that the unfortunate man had been dead for two hours or more. Mr. Morris had gone as usual early Tuesday morning to the Morris Bros. Meat Market, which he and his brother, George had been operating for the past 18 or 20 years. Shortly before nine o'clock he told his associates in the store that he was going home but that he would be back in a short time. He was expecting a business acquaintance in and remarked upon this fact, requesting that should this man come in during his absence, he be asked to await his return. Miss Mable Bradley, cashier at the Morris Bros. Market, stated there had been a 38 automatic in a drawer of her desk for a long time. On Monday she jokingly remarked to Jas. Morris that she was afraid of it and wished he would take it away, which he did stating as he did so that it was not loaded. Mrs. Morris says he brought it in Monday evening and put it in a drawer of a buffet in the dining room. It was with this weapon that he was shot. It is the supposition of Mrs. Morris and others that he went home to make sure the automatic was not loaded, knowing that his two boys would get in from school before the return of either himself or his wife. He had taken the automatic from the drawer, was evidently standing directly in front of the buffet, and had removed the magazine from the weapon. This would have left a shell in the barrel of the gun, which is presumed to have been accidentally discharged. The weapon had fallen to the top of the buffet, leaving a scar on the polished surface, indicating it had been dropped from a distance of several inches and perhaps a foot or more. Mr. Morris had fallen backward from the buffet, the body lying in the opening between the dining room and living room. The buffet stood near this opening. The bullet had passed through the heart, out at the back, and lodged in a wall of the dining room. When the tragedy was discovered about 12:30 o'clock, W. L. Bouchard and W. T. Newman, of Desloge, drove to St. Louis to make an effort to find Mrs. Morris. They went to different places she had planned to visit but missed her at each place. Hence, she did not know of the accident until about ten o'clock Tuesday evening when she and friends who had gone with her returned to her home. Mr. Morris was a man of unusually cheerful disposition, there having been nothing morbid in his make-up. He always had a smile and a cheerful word for all whom he met. He was a member of a number of fraternal organizations, among them the Odd Fellows, American Insurance Union, Modern Woodmen, Elks and Knights of Pythias. He was instensely social in his nature and had a host of friends all over the county. The funeral was held at the First Baptist Church in Desloge yesterday afternoon at two o'clock and was conduted by the pastor, Rev. Theo. Whitfield. The remains were interred in the Marvin Chapel Cemetery east of Desloge. The deceased is survived by his widow, two sons, Tom 12, and Wilson, 10; one brother, George Morris, of Desloge, and four sisters, Mrs. H. W. Coffield and Mrs. Thomas Heck, of Farmington, Mrs. William Patterson of Three Rivers, and Mrs. Sam Forshee of Desloge. To these and other sorrowing relatives and friends, the News extends sincere sympathy. COURT TAKES RECESS IN DECEASED'S HONOR. Promptly at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, Judge B. H. Boyer, a cousin of the deceased, adjourned circuit court for a period of ten minutes which was spent in silence in honor of Mr. Morris. NOTE: According to James Morris' death certificate, his full name was James Grover Morris. He was born October 10, 1884, in Ste. Genevieve County. His date of death was Feb. 12, 1929. His wife's name was Julia (Turner) Morris, and his parents were Mary (Benham) and Thomas H. Morris.

MASONIC NEWS. The next regular meeting of Farmington Lodge No. 132 A.F. and A.M. will be held on Thursday evening, Dec. 9. Refreshments will be served at 7 o'clock by a committee with Lloyd Pratt as Chairman. Others on the committee are Donald Price, Berl J. Miller, Earl Winters, Fred Womack, Raymond Bloom, F. A. Gillespie, H. C. Haile, J. C. Heifner, C. W. Merryman, Frank Weadon, Richard Adams, Pete Rosener, Sam Murray and Roy Presnell. [Source: Local Newspaper Clipping - Dec. 3, 1948]

ROAM E. STEVENS. Roam E. Stevens, aged 50 years, 8 months and 27 days, passed away at his home in Esther at 6:30 a.m. Monday, November 29, 1948, where he had lived many years. He was united in marriage to Miss Bessie McDowell, who with three children, Roam, Jr., of Ferguson; Miss Frankie Mae Stevens and Mrs. Virginia Smith, both of St. Louis survive. He is also survived by three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Luther Halbrook, of Chetopt, Kansas; one brother, Henry Stevens, of Butte, Montana. The body lay in state at the C. Z. Boyer Funeral Home in Desloge until Wednesdy when it was taken to the Methodist Church in Esther, of which he was a member. Funeral Services were conducted by Rev. Janes Sweat, assisted by Rev. J. L. Presser, a retired Baptist minister. Interment was at Parkview Cemetery. [Source: local newspaper clipping/undated]

Sharon: I reviewed the article in case I skipped a line and missed some names, but I didn't. This article was from the Lead Belt News. Perhaps there was an article in the Daily Journal. Their articles from that date aren't on microfilm, but I believe that if you go to the Daily Journal office in person and request to see the volume for that year, they would pull it for you. You live in St. Francois County, don't you? Bettye On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:29:20 -0500 "Misplay, Sharon" <SMisplay@ncsd.k12.mo.us> wrote: > My husband was a five year old boy in the Helms car . >His sister was > badly hurt. His name is not even mentioned. I wonder if >I could find out > more information about this. > > > Sharon Misplay > > In time of test, family is best. Burmese Proverb > > -----Original Message----- >From: mostfran-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:mostfran-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B. >Warner > Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:28 PM > To: mostfran@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Fourteen Persons Injured in Wreck >(1952) > > THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri. >Friday, Nov. 7, 1952. > >FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED IN WRECK. > >Fourteen persons were involved in an accident last >Saturday afternoon > when a 1939 Ford sedan, driven by Rolley Gore, 18, of >St. Louis, > collided with a 1938 Pontiac sedan, driven by Arson >Helms, 43, of > Leadington, on High M near Frankclay. > > Passengers in the Gore auto were Paul Ames of Cantwell, >Jerry and Betty > House of Irondale. In the Helms car were Frank Davis, >Gloria Davis, > Brenda Finley, Elsie Helms, Paula Helms, Dora Helms, all >of Frankclay; > Dolores Sumpter and Darrell Sumpter of Leadington. > > All were injured and were treated at Bonne Terre >Hospital. > Paul Ames, suffering from a fracture of both jaws, was >moved to Barnes > Hospital, St. Louis. > > ------------------------------- > 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

Ms. Warner,  I would like to thank you for this information and all your information and hard work This young boy was named after his Uncle, my gggrandfather, Jarrett H. DUDLEY born before 1824/25 in Tn. and moved to Ripley Co., Mo.  A M DUDLEY, the father of the boy is Anderson Monterville DUDLEY, who was a Doe Run Lead Co. Mine captain.  He was also an uncle of my grandfather, Dennis L. HOPE of Flat River.  Again thank you for your help. C. Alexander ________________________________ From: B. Warner <bkwofc@i1.net> To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:32:37 PM Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Jarrett H. Dudley Run Over by Wagon (1911) [Local Newspaper Clipping - 1911 handwritten on article] INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO ESTHER BOY. Jarrett H. Dudley, the eleven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dudley, who reside at Columbia Park near Esther, was run over by a wagon Monday morning and sustained injuries which caused his death at the company hospital at Bonne Terre on Tuesday night.  The accident occurred near the Dudley boy's home where he, in the company with a younger brother and another boy, were taking a ride on a wagon driven by Andy J. Bell, a farmer residing 1 mile southwest of Farmington.  Mr. Bell had started to the Lead Belt Monday morning to peddle some fruit and other garden stock.  After making some sales in Columbia Park, he started to Esther.  As he left the Park he noticed the boys hopping on and off the wagon, taking short rides.  He paid but little attention to them and knew nothing of the accident until one of the boys screamed when the Dudley boy fell underneath the wagon and was run over.  Mr. Bell immediately stopped his horse and went to the injured lad. At first his injury seemed to be only a slight one but when Mr. Bell found that the wheels had passed over the stomach and breast, he knew that the injury was serious, and hurriedly took him back to his home and Dr. Topping was summoned.  Later Dr. Williams was also called.  The boy's condition gradually grew worse and Tuesday afternoon he was removed to the hospital where an operation was performed as a final effort to save his life.  The effort was futile and death soon resulted from the internal hemorrhage from the ruptured liver. The remains were brought to the Dudley home on Wednesday and the funeral was held yesterday.  Services were conducted at the Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. E. F. Curle, after which the remains were interred in the Masonic cemetery at Farmington. The News joins in extending sympathy to the bereaved parents in their hour of sadness. NOTE:  Online death certificate indicates that date of death was August 8, 1911. ------------------------------- 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

My husband was a five year old boy in the Helms car . His sister was badly hurt. His name is not even mentioned. I wonder if I could find out more information about this. Sharon Misplay In time of test, family is best. Burmese Proverb -----Original Message----- From: mostfran-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mostfran-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of B. Warner Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 7:28 PM To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Fourteen Persons Injured in Wreck (1952) THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri. Friday, Nov. 7, 1952. FOURTEEN PERSONS INJURED IN WRECK. Fourteen persons were involved in an accident last Saturday afternoon when a 1939 Ford sedan, driven by Rolley Gore, 18, of St. Louis, collided with a 1938 Pontiac sedan, driven by Arson Helms, 43, of Leadington, on High M near Frankclay. Passengers in the Gore auto were Paul Ames of Cantwell, Jerry and Betty House of Irondale. In the Helms car were Frank Davis, Gloria Davis, Brenda Finley, Elsie Helms, Paula Helms, Dora Helms, all of Frankclay; Dolores Sumpter and Darrell Sumpter of Leadington. All were injured and were treated at Bonne Terre Hospital. Paul Ames, suffering from a fracture of both jaws, was moved to Barnes Hospital, St. Louis. ------------------------------- 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

A relative of mine was born in Ester in 1909.  How long they lived there, I do not know.  The father was a mining supervisor/researcher.   Alanna --- On Wed, 7/1/09, B. Warner <bkwofc@i1.net> wrote: [Local Newspaper Clipping - 1911 handwritten on article] INJURIES PROVE FATAL TO ESTHER BOY. Jarrett H. Dudley, the eleven-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dudley, who reside at Columbia Park near Esther, was run over by a wagon Monday morning and sustained injuries which caused his death at the company hospital at Bonne Terre on Tuesday night.  The accident occurred near the Dudley boy's home where he, in the company with a younger brother and another boy, were taking a ride on a wagon driven by Andy J. Bell, a farmer residing 1 mile southwest of Farmington.  Mr. Bell had started to the Lead Belt Monday morning to peddle some fruit and other garden stock.  After making some sales in Columbia Park, he started to Esther.  As he left the Park he noticed the boys hopping on and off the wagon, taking short rides.  He paid but little attention to them and knew nothing of the accident until one of the boys screamed when the Dudley boy fell underneath the wagon and was run over.  Mr. Bell immediately stopped his horse and went to the injured lad. At first his injury seemed to be only a slight one but when Mr. Bell found that the wheels had passed over the stomach and breast, he knew that the injury was serious, and hurriedly took him back to his home and Dr. Topping was summoned.  Later Dr. Williams was also called.  The boy's condition gradually grew worse and Tuesday afternoon he was removed to the hospital where an operation was performed as a final effort to save his life.  The effort was futile and death soon resulted from the internal hemorrhage from the ruptured liver. The remains were brought to the Dudley home on Wednesday and the funeral was held yesterday.  Services were conducted at the Baptist church by the pastor, Rev. E. F. Curle, after which the remains were interred in the Masonic cemetery at Farmington. The News joins in extending sympathy to the bereaved parents in their hour of sadness. NOTE:  Online death certificate indicates that date of death was August 8, 1911.

SADIE WILLIAMS. Sadie E. Williams, Flat River, died Jan. 29 [1981] at Farmington Community Hospital at the age of 75. She was born March 1, 1905, at Knob Lick to the late James and Virginia Cantberry Irvin. She was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband, James Lee Williams of Flat River, two brothers, John Irvin of Flat River and Paul Irvin of Libertyville and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Oder of Flat River and Jewell (Mrs. Ernie) Shelton of Potosi. Friends may call at 6 p.m. today at the Caldwell Funeral Home. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at the Caldwell Chapel with the Rev. Oran Mills officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. [Daily Journal]

MAURICE SHERRILL. Maurice D. Sherrill, Elvins, died Jan. 29 [1981] at Farmington Community Hospital at the age of 64. He was born Jan. 9, 1917, in Fredericktown to the late Archie and Ruth Dunn Sherrill. He is survived by his wife, Betty Gnadt Sherrill of Elvins, a son, Jim Sherrill of Flat River, two daughters: Missy Sherrill of Elvins and Sally Sherrill of the home and two grandchildren. He is also survived by a brother, Marvin L. Sherrill of Culver City, Calif., a sister, Rhonda (Mrs. Warren) Hasse of Gardena, Calif. and several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at 6:30 p.m. today at the Caldwell Funeral Home. Funeral services will be conducted at the Caldwell Chapel Saturday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Keith Huffman officiating. Burial will be in St. Francois Memorial Park. Mr. Sherrill was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Elvins First Baptist Church, and an employee of St. Joe Lead Company for about 30 years. DAILY JOURNAL

ALMA CELES. Alma Moon Celes, Farmington, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., died Jan. 30 [1981] at Farmington Community Hopital at the age of 63. She was born July 1, 1917, in Bonne Terre to the late Walter and Florence Bentley Moon. She is survived by four sisters, Hazel Patt of Farmington, Goldie Ancy of Bonne Terre, Katherine McGeorge of Hialeah, Fla., and Edna Ward of Farmington and a brother, Bentley Moon of Desloge. Funeral arrangements are pending at C. Z. Boyer Funeral Home in Desloge. [Daily Journal]