THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri. Friday, Feb. 6, 1920. ELVINS NEWS. George William Johnson, who came here less than two weeks ago from his former home in Jonesboro, Ark., and secured employment, died Sunday after an illness of only a few days duration, with influenza. He brought with him his wife and two-year old daughter, May. They were making their home in No. 7 town. The unfortunate man was 31 years old. When it was seen that he was seriously ill, a telegram was sent to his father, Luther Johnson, at Jonesboro. The father hastened here but arrived after his son was dead. He departed Monday evening for Jonesboro, taking with him the remains of his son, his daughter-in-law and his little grandchild.
THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri. Friday, February 6, 1920. ELVINS NEWS. Miss Hallie Ashby, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Ashby, died in St. Louis Saturday after having been ill only a few days with pneumonia, following influenza. She had formerly been employed as a saleswoman in Miller's store, but left less than two weeks previous to her death for St. Louis, where she obtained employment. The remains were brought here Monday to the home of her parents. The funeral service was conducted at the home Tuesday and interment was made in the new Masonic cemetery.
THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri. Friday, February 6, 1920. SCHOOL TEACHER SUFFERS A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. Miss Martha Pratt who had been teaching the fifth grade in Central school was the victim of a complete nervous break down last week. She went to her home in Piedmont Friday, having been accompanied by Mrs. C. R. Pratt. Mrs. Pratt returned home Saturday.
THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, MO, Friday, Feb. 6, 1920. L. D. Close died Monday afternoon at his home in Taylortown after an illness of ten days. He contracted influenza, which was followed by pneumonia. The funeral service was held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, after which the remains were taken to the new Masonic cemetery for interment. His wife was Miss Grace Clay previous to her marriage, and is a sister to J. H. Clay, proprietor of a grocery store in Taylortown. Deceased also leaves four brothers, one sister and a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his loss.
THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Missouri. Friday, February 6, 1920. Delbert Ivester, who recently came here from Iron County and secured employment, having been boarding with his sister, Mrs. Fred Sutton in Taylortown, died Wednesday morning of complications following influenza. He had been ill only a week. His mother lives at or near Ironton. The remains were taken to Des Arc for interment. Young Ivester was to have ben married in a very few days to a girl in Iron county. It is said he had already purchased part of his furniture, having expected to bring his bride here.
THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, Mo. Friday, February 6, 1920. FORMER FLAT RIVER MAN APPOINTED BANK EXAMINER. Jesse M. Strong, who has been connected with the Southeast Missouri Trust Company for the past year, has been appointed deputy state bank examiner for the Southeast Missouri District. He was called to Jefferson City last Thursday by the state bank examiner and received his appointment Saturday. He will have his headquarters in Cape Girardeau. Strong began his work in banking in 1911 at Flat River under C. R. Bramblet, now president of the First National Bank of Cape Girardeau. In 1912 he organized the Bank of Dudley and was cashier there until 1917 when he went into army service. He was sent to the second officers training camp at Fort Sheridan, Ill. He then spent nearly two years overseas, being in France from December 1917 to August 1919. When he returned he took the position with the Southeast Missouri Trust Company where he handled the loans and discounts and in which he has officiated all this time. Claude E. Eatson, who was formerly state bank examiner for the Southeast Missouri District has been made bank examiner for the St. Louis district.
THE LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri. Friday, February 6, 1920. DIES OF PARALYSIS. Mrs. Mary Ann LaBrot died Monday morning, February 2, at 7 o'clock aged almost 85 years. She died at the home of her step-son, David LaBrot. She had not been very well for some time but the immediate cause of her death was paralysis. Her son, Joseph LaBrott, was accidently killed about three weeks ago when a quantity of ice fell on him while he was working at the bottom of the No. 1 shaft of the St. Joseph Lead Company. It is said that she did not recover from the shock of his death. Mrs. LaBrot had been a Christian for more than 65 years, having professed conversion in her girlhood and having united with the Baptist church near Mine La Motte. Her husband and two sons preceded her in death. Since the death of her husband she has made her home with her children. For the greater part of the time for the past two years, she has lived with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Isbell at Elvins. The funeral services were held at the home of David LaBrott Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Del Longgrear of the Methodist church. The remains were interred at Parkview Cemetery. She leaves to mourn her loss two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Isbell of Elvins and Mrs. Hattie Tesreau of Festus; two sons, James of Mine La Motte and Ben who lives near Cross Roads east of Libertyville. NOTE: I typed the above obit exactly as it was published. I do not know which spelling is correct - LaBrot or LaBrott.
Jun 03, 2009 - Daily Journal. FARMINGTON Abigail Louise Rickus of Farmington passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 at the age of 101 years, 8 months, and 9 days. She was born on September, 23, 1907, at Farmington, daughter the late George and Birdie (Griffin) Rickus. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Leilah Rickus and Reba Manley. She was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church. For many years she was employed as a teacher at St. Louis and Farmington public schools. In her spare time she enjoyed playing Bridge and reading a wide variety of literature. She was regarded as an excellent cook, especially for her homemade caramels. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Robert Manley, several distant cousins and numerous friends. Visitors may call at the Cozean Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, June 3, from 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Visitation will continue on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Funeral services will follow at the Cozean Chapel at 11 a.m. with Dr. Rick Broadway officiating. Interment will be at the Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association.
Jan 24, 2009 - Daily Journal. FARMINGTON Dewey Anderson, 100, of Farmington passed away January 21, 2009. He was a Christian for over 76 years and was always active in the churches where he attended. He was a member of the Farmington Church of the Nazarene at his passing. He is survived by nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Visitation at Cozean Memorial Chapel 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Farmington Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at Parkview Cemetery.
Jessie Pratte Jan 30, 2009 - Daily Journal. BONNE TERRE Jessie Pratte, 100, of Bonne Terre, passed away January 28, 2009 at St. Joe Manor. She was born December 8, 1908 at Old Mines, Mo. She was a member of the Bonne Terre First Christian Church since 1929. She taught Sunday School for many, many years. She was a homemaker, best known for her cakes, sewing, and poetry. Preceded in death by: Parents, Frank and Mahalia Jackson DeClue; husband Lee (Dock) Pratte: Five brothers Ben DeClue, Jim DeClue, Tom DeClue, Leon DeClue, Ted DeClue; sisters Kathryn Strausberg, Lena Thurman and twin, Bessie Cash. Survived by: Daughters, June Mrs. Bill Hall of Farmington, Sally Giesler of Bonne Terre; sons, Larry (Lois) Pratte of Bonne Terre, and John (Ruth) Pratte of Bonne Terre; nine grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Visitation Friday, January 30, 2009 at 5 p.m. at C.Z. Boyer and son Funeral Home, Bonne Terre. Services Saturday, 11 a.m. at C.Z. Boyer Chapel with Rev. Patrice Rosner officiating. Interment will be at St. Francois Memorial Park. Memorials First Christian Church, Bonne Terre.
someone has removed me from this site. Please re-subscribe. cwdiz@sbcglobal.net --- On Sat, 6/27/09, charles green <cmgreen@longviewcomm.net> wrote: From: charles green <cmgreen@longviewcomm.net> Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Farmington Bottling Company To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 5:42 PM Does anyone know who owned the bottling company in 1927? My great uncle had a bottlling compnay in the Farmington area but I don't know if this was his. Thanks to anyone who can help. Charlie Green ------------------------------- 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
Does anyone know who owned the bottling company in 1927? My great uncle had a bottlling compnay in the Farmington area but I don't know if this was his. Thanks to anyone who can help. Charlie Green
I do not have the pedigree in front of me, but this Zimmerman could have been the one who married my g grandfather's child by his second wife. If anyone is interested, I will try to look it up. I love these news stories!!! Alanna --- On Sun, 6/7/09, B. Warner <bkwofc@i1.net> wrote: From: B. Warner <bkwofc@i1.net> Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Bottling Co. Truck in Wreck (1927) To: mostfran@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, June 7, 2009, 3:00 PM THE FARMINGTON NEWS, Friday, Sept. 2, 1927. Bottling Co. Truck in Wreck Tues. A delivery truck of the Farmington Bottling Company, occupied by Charles Ebrecht, of Farmington, who was driving, and Charles Zimmerman, of Leadwood, was in a wreck Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock a mile out of Elvins, on the Bismarck Road. Mr. Ebrecht and Mr. Zimmerman were enroute to Elvins and Leadwood. At the point mentioned, a car driven by a man by the name of Durham, who had been living in Bismarck, but was enroute to St. Louis to make his home, attempted to cut between the truck of the bottling company and a wagon containing a load of wood. Durham's car hit the front end of the truck and knocked it over in the ditch. The impact threw Zimmerman out of the truck. He sustained cuts and bruises about his head and face and on his side. It was first thought he had broken ribs. One of his writs was also fractured. Durham took Zimmerman to Dr. Jones, in Elvins, for medical treatment and then took him to his home in Leadwood. Mr. Ebrecht wat injured. The damage to the truck was slight.
Jun 24, 2009 - Daily Journal FARMINGTON Willa Dean Meyer of Farmington passed away on Friday, June 19, 2009, at Camelot Nursing and Rehab Center, at the age of 76 years. She was born on October 10, 1932, on the Hunt Farm in Farmington to the late Lawrence and Clara (Williams) Thurman. She was also preceded in death by her six older siblings, brothers, Lee, Earl and Lawrence Jr. and sisters, Hazel Harrington, Genevieve Dillard Bauman and Geraldine Zielieke. Willa Dean met her husband, Sonny in 1950 at the Casino Roller Rink and were married April 14, 1956 at St. Joseph Catholic Church of Farmington. A faithful member of the church, she shared her faith by teaching in the Faith Formation Program, and has served as a lector and Eucharistic minister. Following graduation from Farmington High School, she was first employed as a State Tax Auditor. While raising her children she worked part time as a secretary at the Presbyterian Church. Because of her in-depth knowledge of Farmington and its people, she was soon invited to join the staff of the Farmington Evening Press, where she served as an editor for ten years. Her weekly column, In Plain Words, garnered a large following because of its unique coverage of events and citizens in the Farmington area. She later became Marketing Director for the Mineral Area Hospital where she worked until her retirement in 2007. She was very active in her community. As her children were growing up she served as a Scout leader, 4-H leader, and in various positions with the PTA. When her children reached their teen years she became even more active in serving the community. Willa Dean was one of the founders of Country Days in 1978, and served as its chairman for many years. Her role as Country Days Chairman reached a high point when Dolly Parton came to Farmington one year as a headliner. She was also active in the Chamber of Commerce, the American Heart Association, the Restoration Committee of Long Memorial Hall, the American Cancer Society, and the Heart Walk, where she served as chairman. She also organized Project KidCare and was one of the founders of the Mighty Missouri Pig Fest in 2003. Because of her long dedication to service in the community, she was the recipient of many awards, including the VFW Post 5896 Outstanding Service Award in 1986, the KREI/KTJJ 110% Award in 1991, the Farmington Women of Todays Outstanding Woman Leader Award in 1993, the American Heart Associations Outstanding Service Award in 1995, the American Heart Associations Extra Mile Award in 1999, the American Cancer Societys Outstanding Achievement Award in 2002, the Froggy 96 Elite Service Award in 2002, and the Seventh-Day Adventist Church Community Service Award in 2003. Willa Dean will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her, which includes her husband of 53 years, Sonny Meyer, a daughter, Cynthia Ann Butterbaugh and husband, Thomas of Paducah, KY, two sons, Larry Joseph Meyer, and Kevin Lee Meyer and wife Robin (Mallory) all of Farmington, a daughter-in-law, Marianne (Mackley) Meyer of St. Ann, eight grandsons, Austin, Adam and twins Sean and Eric Butterbaugh, Ryan and Brandon Meyer, and twins, Zachary and Seth Meyer. Numerous other relatives, friends and her church family also survive. The family will receive friends at Cozean Memorial Chapel from 3 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Visitation will resume on Thursday from 7 to 10 a.m. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church of Farmington. Interment will follow at New Calvary Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Willa Dean Meyer Scholarship Endowment Fund for Community Service.
Don, If you're referring to Woodlawn Cemetery, you can contact Leadington City Hall (431-5637) and they can tell you who's in charge now, or you can contact Boyer's Funeral Home in Desloge (431-2686). I believe the person who is now taking care of the cemetery also works there. Sorry for your loss. Bettye On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:30:54 -0500 "Don Yeager" <donaldyeager@charter.net> wrote: > Whom would I contact about buying a plot in the >Leadington cemetery for my sister that passed away night >before last in her sleep of COPD? Donald >Yeager > > ------------------------------- > 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
Whom would I contact about buying a plot in the Leadington cemetery for my sister that passed away night before last in her sleep of COPD? Donald Yeager
Your funeral director should be able to make arrangements with the cemetery for you. --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Don Yeager <donaldyeager@charter.net> wrote: From: Don Yeager <donaldyeager@charter.net> Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Burrial plot To: MOSTFRAN@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 10:30 PM Whom would I contact about buying a plot in the Leadington cemetery for my sister that passed away night before last in her sleep of COPD? Donald Yeager ------------------------------- 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
You must be related to me! More later. Linda Young Nehring -----Original Message----- From: Linda Hunt <linda_scott_hunt@sbcglobal.net> To: mostfran@rootsweb.com; MOSTEGEN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, Jun 14, 2009 10:29 pm Subject: [MOSTFRAN] Bertha Ethel Thurman (1914) Bertha Ethel Thurman who was accidentally burned over one third of her body n March 13, 1914 did live eight days and died March 21, 1914 being age 17 ½ ears old. She was the daughter of Greenville “Bee” Thurman and Lillian ertha (Young) Thurman. She was the granddaughter of Perrin Fulton Thurman nd Martha Ann (Andrews) Thurman. I have a picture of her with her family aken in 1912, a very lovely girl. She was buried in the Salem Church emetery. ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOSTFRAN-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message
Hope that they gave her loads of morphine!!! She must have really suffered!! Do you know what happened? Alanna --- On Sun, 6/14/09, Linda Hunt <linda_scott_hunt@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Bertha Ethel Thurman who was accidentally burned over one third of her body on March 13, 1914 did live eight days and died March 21, 1914 being age 17 ½ years old. She was the daughter of Greenville “Bee” Thurman and Lillian Bertha (Young) Thurman. She was the granddaughter of Perrin Fulton Thurman and Martha Ann (Andrews) Thurman. I have a picture of her with her family taken in 1912, a very lovely girl. She was buried in the Salem Church Cemetery.
Bertha Ethel Thurman who was accidentally burned over one third of her body on March 13, 1914 did live eight days and died March 21, 1914 being age 17 ½ years old. She was the daughter of Greenville Bee Thurman and Lillian Bertha (Young) Thurman. She was the granddaughter of Perrin Fulton Thurman and Martha Ann (Andrews) Thurman. I have a picture of her with her family taken in 1912, a very lovely girl. She was buried in the Salem Church Cemetery.