LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, June 30, 1933 THOMAS P. COUNTS T. P. Counts died at his home in Flat River, Mo., Sunday morning, June 25, 1933, at seven o'clock, at the age of 84 years, 4 months and 20 days. A short service was conducted at the Counts' home, Tuesday morning at nine o'clock by Rev. E. H. Zipprodt, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ramsey in song, and the funeral cortege left immediately for Pleasant Hill church where Rev. W. E. Coffer conducted the funeral services, assisted by Rev. Zipprodt and Rev. A. Vaugh. Interment was made in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery with arrangements in charge of Hood Undertaking Company. Thomas Pleasant Counts, son of the late William and Elizabeth (Faulkner) Counts, was born in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, on February 5, 1849. On October 30, 1837 [sic], he was united in marriage to Ruth A. Laws and to this union eight children were born, one son, Willard, dying in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Counts have lived their sixty years of married life in Ste. Genevieve and St. Francois Counties with the exception of three years spent in Texas during the early part of their married life. Several years ago Mr. Counts united with the United Baptist Church of Flat River and continued his membership there until his death. He was always very considerate in his contact with his fellow man and this feature won him many friends throughout his many years. Mr. Counts is survived by his wife and seven children. They are: Howard, Emmett and Mrs. J. Alva Wampler of Flat River, Mo., Marion of Baxter Springs, Kansas and David, Eva and Mrs. J. S. Lever of California. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends who mourn his departure.