Pulaski County, Missouri Obituaries

Sherd Maze, d 11 August 1902

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SHERD MAZE died at Moab in Pulaski county, Mo., August 11th 1902, at 9 o’clock p.m. Brother Sherd Maze, aged 87 years, 7 months and 13 days.

Bro. Maze was born in Pulaski county, Ky., December 28th 1814; moved from there to Tenn., and was married to his first wife. Bro. Maze was married four times and was the father of eleven children. Two by his first wife both having been dead many years. Three by his second marriage, one, sister Nancy A. Ferrell, surviving him. Four by his third marriage, two, James R. and George W., surviving him. He had two children by his fourth marriage. One died young and the other, a daughter, married Omer Holloway and died a few years ago. Three children and his widowed companion survive him.

He had thirteen grandchildren, two of whom have passed away, and ten great grandchildren, six of whom are still living.

Bro. Maze was of a family of 8 sons and three daughters; he has lived in Missouri for thirty years or more and has only heard from one brother in all this time and it is not known if any survive him.

Bro. Maze accepted Christ and his promises and died (as he expressed it) ready and willing to go.

He was an honored member of the Masonic fraternity and a member of the Waynesville lodge at the time of his death, and was buried by the brotherhood at the Dry Creek cemetery on Wednesday at high noon, Bro. J.J. Watts conducting the religious services, using as a text, Rev. 21 and 25. “For there shall be no night there.”

May God comfort our bereaved widowed sister in Christ and the dear children of our brother.- J.J. WATTS (Rolla Herald please copy.)

The Pulaski County Democrat

22 August 1902

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Judge A.J. Harrison, d. 13 August 1902

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DIED, Wednesday night, August 13, 1902 Judge A.J. Harrison, at his home near Richland, after an illness of several weeks of spinal trouble. Judge Harrison was one of our most enterprising stock buyers and best citizens and leaves a host of friends and relatives to mourn his loss. He served two years as Judge of the western district and made a good official. We regret very much to be compelled to chronicle his death and sympathize with his relatives and friends.

The Pulaski County Democrat
22 August 1902
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Minnie Jane Gray d. 2 January 1970

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MISS MINNIE JANE GRAY

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for Miss Minnie Jane Gray, 90, of Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Moss-Williams Chapel here with the Rev. Lyle Cox officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

A longtime resident of Waynesville, Miss Gray died Friday morning in the Chronic Hospital, St. Louis, following an extended illness.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
3 January 1970, Saturday
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Potencenia Zeigenbein d. 29 August 1964

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MRS. POTENCENIA ZEIGENBEIN

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for Mrs. Potencenia Zeigenbein, 82. of near Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church here. The Rev. Lyle Cox will officiate. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

Mrs. Zeigenbein, who died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday at her home, is survived by three sons, John, Richland, Ed, Crocker, and Joe, Waynesville; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Mayor, Waynesville; 26 grandchildren and 50 great-grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
31 August 1964, Monday
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Steve Gounis d. 3 December 1969

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STEVE GOUNIS

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for Steve Gounis, 81, of Route 1, Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church here with the Revs. Lyle cox and William Dudley officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery here under direction of Moss-Williams of Waynesville.

Mr. Gounis died at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday in the Pulaski County Hospital following an extended illness. He was the owner-operator of the S.G. Motel near Waynesville.

Surviving are his wife, Flora; one daughter, Mrs. Margaret Casler, of Waynesville; a sister living in Greece; and three grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
4 December 1969, Thursday
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Dr. L. Tice d. 28 May 1925

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DR. L. TICE PASSES AWAY

Dr. L. Tice passed away at his home at Waynesville, Mo., Friday morning. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Waynesville, on the Court House lawn, by the Rev. Hicks, pastor of the Baptist Church at Waynesville, after which the Masonic lodge took charge, and the remains were laid to rest in the Waynesville cemetery.

Dr. Tice was an old and highly respected citizen of Waynesville. He practiced medicine there for 44 years. His going will cast a shadow on on the community in which he lived. He is survived by his wife, one son, Dr. Arthur Tice, of Crocker, Mo., and one daughter, Mrs. Thos. Burchard, of Willow Springs, Mo. Many friends join in sympathy with bereaved family.

The following from Rolla attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. P.H. McGregor, Judge J.O. Holmes, B.H. Rucker, wife, and son Booker, D.I. Stuart and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wynn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kerr and son, Homer.

Rolla Herald
Rolla, Missouri
4 June 1925, Tuesday
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Stella Claiborn d. 1 February 1974

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BIG TIMBER- Mrs. Stella Claiborn, 91, died Friday morning in the Pioneer Home, where she had been a patient for four years.

She was born March 21, 1882, in Waynesville, Mo., and grew up there.

On Nov. 5, 1899. she was married to Dr. Drura Claiborn in Waynesville. They moved to Big Timber in 1907, and had lived there since. Her husband died in 1959.

Mrs. Claiborn was a past matron of Order of Eastern Star and past president of the Big Timber Women's Club.

Survivors include six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Lowry Funeral Home, with Dr. Olive Tanquary of the Congregational Church officiating. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.

The Billings Gazette
Billings, Montana
3 February 1974, Sunday
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Dr. Drura Claiborn d. 30 December 1959

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Dr. Drura Claiborn Dies, Ex-Mayor of Big Timber

Big Timber- (AP) A former mayor of this Sweet Grass County seat, Dr. Drura Claiborn died Wednesday of a heart ailment at the age of 84.

He had practiced medicine in Big Timber for 52 years and was a longtime president of the Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

Claiborn was a physician in his native Waynesville, Mo., from 1898 to 1907 when he moved to Big Timber.

Survivors include the widow, Stella, and a son, Dr. Louis N. Claiborn, Hamden, Conn.

The Independent-Record
Helena, Montana
3 January 1960, Sunday
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Dr. Arthur L. Tice d. 16 October 1969

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CROCKER- Funeral services for Dr. Arthur L. Tice, 82, of Crocker, will be at 2 p.m. today in the Crocker Presbyterian Church wit the Rev. Robert Bullard officiating. Burial will be in Crocker Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

A practicing dentist in Crocker since 1912, Dr. Tice was a member of the Crocker Presbyterian Church. He dies at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Pulaski County Hospital, Waynesville, following a sudden illness.

Survivors include his wife, Mae; one daughter Maxine, of Crocker; one niece and one nephew.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
18 October 1969, Saturday
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Mary A. Hensley d. 11 February 1912

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Obituary

The Angel of death visited the home of J.H. Hensley near the Berean church and took away his beloved mother, Mary A. Hensley. She was born October 18, 1852 and died February 11, 1912 and was buried at the Hazelgreen cemetery. She was a devoted member of the Methodist Church for 42 years. For some time she had been slightly afflicted but seemed to bear her affliction cheerfully. Her husband and two children preceded her to the Great Beyond by several years. She leaves four children and several grand children to mourn the loss of a Christian mother and grandmother. She will be greatly missed in the community in which she lived. Funeral services were conducted by the writer. J.T. Nickels

The Pulaski County Democrat
Waynesville, Missouri
15 February 1912, Thursday
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Mary E. Rains d. 13 August 1904

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OBITUARY

Mary E. Rains was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, July 19th, 1841 and died at Crocker, Mo., August 13, 1904. She came with her parents to Barry County, Missouri, in 1863, was married in May of the same year to Thomas Stockton, and they came to Pulaski County the December following, where she has ever since lived.

She is the mother of seven children, one of which died in infancy, and the others all live in Pulaski County except Mrs. Belle Overby who lives in Texas. Besides her children she leaves her husband, Wash Raines, her brother and many friends and neighbors who will mourn her loss.

She has been afflicted with heart trouble for some time and for the past two years has been confined to her bed the greater part of the time.

She has been a member of the Church of Christ for nearly twenty-five years and was always at her place in the church since I have known her, if it was possible for her to be there, even when in poor health. She talked freely of death and expressed a readiness to go where the weary are at rest and there shall be no more pain. She was patient to the last. A companion and mother has gone, buy may the loved ones live so as to meet her again.

Funeral services were conducted at the church in Crocker by J.R. Blunt Sunday, August 14th at 3 p.m., after which the remains were laid to rest in the Crocker cemetery.

J.R. Blunt

The Pulaski County Democrat
Waynesville, Missouri
26 August 1904, Friday
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John Harrison Hensley d. 4 January 1964

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John H. Hensley

WAYNESVILLE- John Harrison Hensley, 87, a longtime resident of Waynesville, died at 3 a.m. today in the Waynesville General Hospital after a short illness.

He is survived by three sons, Clarence and Oba, both of Waynesville, and Roland, state of California; three daughters, Mrs. Oma Willits and Mrs. Ressie Long, both of Waynesville, and Mrs. Opal Church, Springfield; 24 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the West Side Baptist Church here with the Rev. Clarence Smith officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery here under direction of Moss-Williams.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
4 January 1964, Saturday
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George Alonzo Campbell d. 27 April 1962

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WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for George Alonzo Campbell, Waynesville, who died here Friday at the home of a nephew, William Hensley, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Hartville Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrell Friend officiating. Burial will be in the Steel Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Bergman-Miller-Bledsoe of Hartville.

Survivors include two brothers, R.A., Springfield, and Charles, state of California; and several nieces and nephews.

Springfield Leader and Press
29 April 1962 Sun

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James Benton Strain d. 25 April 1962

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CROCKER- Funeral services for James Bentin Strain, 85, Crocker, who died Wednesday morning in the Waynesville General Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Swedeborg church with the Rev. Floyd Barlow officiating. Burial will be in the Crocker Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Moss-Williams.

Survivors include his wife, Bessie; four sons, Clarence, St. Louis, Lawrence, Swedeborg, Muriel, Hermiston, Ore., J.B. Jr., Richland; five daughters, Mrs. Violet Skiles, and Mrs. Ethel Atkins, both of Winona, Mrs. Lois Daust, Mrs. Edith Parks and Mrs. Pauline Carpenter, all of St. Louis a brother Ike, Rolla; and two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Van Winkle, and Miss Maggie Strain, both of Winona.

Springfield Leader and Press
25 April 1962, Wed

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Romanus Charles Roose d. 22 April 1962

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R.C. Roose, 91, of Dixon, a retired flour and feed mill operator, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Waynesville General Hospital.

He is survived by his wife, Edna.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Gilbert Chapel at Dixon. Burial will be in Dixon Cemetery.

The Springfield News-Leader
24 April 1962, Tue

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Andrew Wicklein d. 8 April 1962

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WAYNESVILLE- Andrew W. Wicklein, 53, died at his home at 5 a.m. Sunday.

He is survived by his wife, Alice; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Heiligtag, Pevely, Mo., Mrs. Alvina Wessling, St. Louis, and Mrs. Carolyn Huckie, Barnhart, and several nephews and nieces.

Odd Fellow funeral services will be held at Moss-Williams Chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The body will then be taken to Hillsboro, Mo., for services and burial.

Springfield Leader and Press
9 April 1962, Mon

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Mrs. R.A. Bell d. 20 March 1960

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Mrs. Della Bell, 76, Waynesville, wife of Pulaski County Probate Judge R.A. Bell, died Sunday in Waynesville General Hospital after an illness of several years.

Other survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Virginia Woody, Richland, Mrs. Gladys Talbot, Lebanon, and Mrs. Jewell Krauss, Russville, Ill.; two sons, Pershing and Roland, both of St. Louis; a sister, Mrs. Sylvia O'Quinn, 715 East Page; a brother, Frank Adams, Kansas City; and 10 grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Waynesville Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery with Hedges of Waynesville in charge.

Springfield Leader and Press
21 March 1960, Mon

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William T. Parrish d. 25 February 1960

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William T. Parrish, 53, Crocker, a civilian employee at Fort Wood for the past 10 years, died at 1:30 a.m. Thursday in Waynesville General Hospital.

A cable splicer for the post signal department, Parrish previously was employed by a telephone company.

He is survived by his wife, Mae; two sons, William, Jr., Grafton, Va., and Donnie G., Crocker; his mother, Mrs. Jane Stewart, Lebanon; a sister, Mrs. Edith Hough, Lebanon; a half sister, Mrs. Cora Belle Palmer, Lebanon, and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Hedges Chapel at Crocker with the Revs. Norman Hale and Bill posey officiating. Burial will be in Crocker Memorial Cemetery.

Springfield Leader and Press
26 February 1960, Fri

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Raymond Herbert Biddle d. 1 November 1959

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Raymond Herbert Biddle, 61, foreman for the Debo Construction Company of Waynesville, died Sunday at his home near Waynesville.

His only survivor is his wife, Mary. The Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville will send the body to the Parker Funeral Home at Joplin for services and burial in Forest Park Cemetery Wednesday.

The Springfield News-Leader
3 November 1959, Tue

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Joyce Elaine Carroll d. 11 September 1959

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Funeral services for Joyce Elaine Carroll, 3, who suffocated in an abandoned ice box at Waynesville, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today in the Waynesville Baptist Church. The Rev. Cleveland Horne will officiate. Burial will be in Needmore Cemetery near Waynesville under direction of Hedges.

Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Richard Carroll, of Waynesville; a brother, James Richard and sister, Mary Mragaret, of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Brady Feltner, and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Silas Hamilton, Waynesville, and the paternal grandfather, Jack Carroll, Nevada.

Springfield Leader and Press
13 September 1959, Sun.

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Miss Genevieve White d. 29 August 1959

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Funeral services for Miss Genevieve White, 17-year-old Waynesville girl who shot herself to death Saturday afternoon at her home, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the post chapel at Fort Leonard Wood with the Rev. J. C. Summers officiating.

Burial will be in Fort Wood Cemetery under direction of Hedges of Waynesville.

Members of the family said the girl apparantly took her own life after becoming despondent over her twin brother's enlistment in the Army.

Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley R. White; the brother, Guy; and two sisters, Elizabeth and Francoise.

Springfield Leader and Press
31 August 1959, Mon.

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John M. Crutsinger d. 3 August 1959

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Funeral services for John M. Crutsinger, assistant St. Louis county highway engineer, will be Thursday at 9 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 243 West Argonne drive, Kirkwood. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Mr. Crutsinger, who was 63 years old, died yesterday of a liver ailment at St. Mary's Hospital. He lived at 321 West Essex avenue, Kirkwood. He was county highway engineer from 1933 to 1940. In 1940 he moved to Waynesville, Mo., and began operating a motel. Later he returned to St. Louis and was appointed assistant highway engineer in 1957.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Florence Habert Crutsinger, his mother, Mrs. Bertha Crutsinger, and two brothers, Harry M. Crutsinger and R.M. Crutsinger.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
4 August 1959, Tue

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Harry T. Martin d. 3 August 1959

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Harry Thomas Martin, 85, a retired farmer and former city marshal at Waynesville, died Monday at his Waynesville home.

Survivors are his wife, Myrtle; a son, Clarence, Kirkwood; a daughter, Mrs. Maxine Burnette, Austin, Tex,; a foster daughter, Mrs. Maude Hodges, Kansas City; a brother, William, Denver; 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Waynesville Baptist Church with the Tev. Cleveland Horne officiating. Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery near Waynesville with Hedges of Waynesville in charge.

Springfield Leader and Press
4 August 1959, Tue.

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Mrs. Lockey J. Crossland d. 13 June 1958

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Mrs. Lockey Jane (Exendine) Crossland, 77, Waynesville, died at the Waynesville General Hospital, yesterday.

Survivors are five sons, Ernest and Robert Exendine, both of Mexico, MO., Marion and George Exendine, both of Waynesville, and Alfred Exendine, Lebanon; four daughters, Mrs. Martha Rogers, Dry Knob, Mrs. Clark Allison, Okmulgee, Okla., and Mrs. Nancy Wayne and Mrs. Lillie Fuller, both of Waynesville; seven brothers Jonny and Henry Starnes, both of Brownfield, Jake and Ike Starnes, both of Sunnyview, Farmer Starnes, Richland, Oscar Starnes, Santa Maria, Calif., and Jessie Starnes, Lebanon; two half brothers, Dophys and Arthur Starnes, both of Independence; 31 grandchilden and 49 great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p,m, (CST) Sunday in Buckhorn Baptist Church, near Waynesville, with the Rev. B.R. Tatom officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Hedges of Waynesville in charge.

Springfield Leader and Press
14 June 1958, Sat.

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Lt. George Richard (Dick) Knight d. 5 November 1969

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State Patrol's Lt. Knight Dies of Leukemia

WAYNESVILLE (Special)- Funeral services for Lt. George Richard Knight, 59, of Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the West Side Baptist Church, Waynesville, with the Revs. Wilbur Harbaugh and Billy Dudley officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Moss-Williams of Waynesville.

Lt. Knight was deputy commander of Highway Patrol Troop I at Rolla and had been with the highway patrol since 1942. He was acheduled to retire next May.

He died at 9:55 a.m. Wednesday in Pulaski Memorial Hospital here where he had been hospitalized six months. His death was attributed to leukemia.

Survivors include his wife, Anna; one son, James, who is serving with the Marine Corps; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Knight of Moberly; three brothers, Albert, Quincy, Ill., Everett of Roanoke, Va., and Curtis of the state of New Jersey; and three grandchildren.

The Springfield News-Leader
6 November 1969

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