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NOLA A. (HENDERSON) SCOBEE
Nola A. Scobee, daughter of James T. and Florence (Tittsworth) Henderson, was born May 19, 1927 in Reeds Spring, Mo. and departed this life November 9, 2001 in Christian Health Care of Nixa, at the age of 74 years. Nola lived and worked in the Reeds Spring area all her life. She was active in community and civic activities. Nola was a member of Keystone Baptist Church and of the Galena chapter of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed reading, traveling, being with people and playing bingo. Nola was married to George Scobee, January 4, 1946. Together they owned and operated the Reeds Spring D-X station and later the Hilltop Skating Rink. Nola made friends easily and always had a smile. She will be greatly missed. Nola was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Earl Henderson; her granddaughter, Shawn Marie Hudson; and her husband of 47 years, George Scobee. Survivors include her four children and their spouses, Darrell and Lois Scobee of Sanger, Texas, Karen and Jerry Hudson of Springfield, Larry and Debbie Scobee of Reeds Spring and Blaine and Lesa Scobee of Reeds Spring; 1 sister, Beulah Brown of Reeds Spring; 8 grandchildren; 2 step-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services will be at 2 p.. Tuesday, November 13, 2001, in Keystone Baptist Church, Reeds Spring, with Dennis Hustead and Joe Wolven officiating. Burial will be in Eisenhour Cemetery under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, South, Kimberling City. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 

MRS. ALMA D. SILER DIES
     Mrs. Alma  D. Siler, 70 years old, died at 1: 30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. W. Perkins ,  2322 Annie Baxter avenue. She had lived here for 15 months,  coming from Springfield following the death of a son, Otto Siler. She was born in Greensboro, N. C. . Also surving are another daughter, Mrs. Lucille Davis of Almira, Ark.; seven grandchildren and one great - grandchild.
     Mrs. Siler was a member of the Presbyterian church of Marionville, Mo. and active in the work of the Golden Circle class of the Royal Heights Community Church.
     The funeral cortege will leave the Lampher chapel at 8  'clock thismorning to go to Springfield, where funeral serices will be held at the Alma Lohmeyer-Jewel Windle chapel at 11'oclock. The Rev. A. J. McClung, pastor of the First Presbyterian  church of Springfield will be in charge. Burial will be in the Greenlawn cemetery at Springfield. The body will lie  in state at the Lanpher  chapel until8 o'clock.
Source: Joplin Globe, November 16, 1937
Contributed by Janice Baity Patterson  [email protected]


WOMAN SUCCUMBS AT DAUGHTERS HOME
     Mrs. Alva  D. Siler, 70 years old died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon  at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J.W. Perkins, 2322 Annie Baxter avenue. She had lived here for 15 months coming from Springfield following the death of a son, Otto Siler. She was born in Greensboro, N.C.
     Also surving are another daughter, Mrs. Lucille Davis of Almira, Ark.; seven grandchildren and one great grand - child.
     Mrs. Siler was a member of the Presbyterian church of Marionville, Mo., and active in the work of the Golden Circle Class of the Royal HeightsCommunity church.
The funeral cortege will leave the Lampher chapel at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning to go to Springfield, where funeral services will be held at the Alma Lohmeyer-Jewell Windle funeral chapel at 110'clock. The Rev. A. j. McClung, pastor of the First Prestbyerian church of Springfield, will be in charge. Burial will be in the Greenlawn cemeetery at Springfield. The
body will lie in state at the Lampher chapel until tomorrow morning
Joplin News Herald Monday 15 November 1937
Contributed by Janice Baity Patterson email [email protected]
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HEART ATTACK FATAL  TO CARTERVILLE MAN
Carterville. Mo., Aug. 31.- Henry Monoe SILER, 73 years old, a resident of Carterville for 14 years died unexpectedly at  at 6 o'clock lst night at his home following a heart attack. He was a retired farmer.
     Surving are his widow, Mrs. Martha SILER . three sons, Orville SILER  of Atlas, Hoyt SILER  of Seminole, Okla, and Leonard SILER, who is servingin the army and stationed at Pismo Beach, Calif., four daughters, Mrs.Bertha FOX and Mrs. Lola SOUTHARD of Carthage, Mrs. Opal KNELL of Avillaand Mrs. Mina LASSITER of Carterville; 19 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
     Funeral services will be in charge of the Webb City Undertaking Company.
Joplin News Herald August 31, 1945
Contributed by Janice Baity Patterson email [email protected]


FOUNTAIN AND JOURNAL Newspaper July 19, 1888
Marionville, Buckeye Prarrie, Lawrence County, Missouri

"  S.S. SILER: died January 12th, 1888   8:30 of Pulomary Disease,
Age 28,  at residence on Central Street.
A printer.
Buried: Marionville Cemetery.
Leaves wife and one child. "
The "widow" wife is my great grandmother ALMA D. HALL The child is OTTO SILER
Contributed by Janice Baity Patterson email [email protected] 



ANNA MAE (RHEA) SIMS
Anna Mae Sims, age 69, of Highlandville, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2001, in her home. She was born March 6, 1932, in Highlandville, the daughter of Frank and Irene (Noe) Rhea. On July 17, 1948, she and Jacob Sims, Jr., were married. Anna Mae was a postmaster for the past 24 years. She also had served as a teacher's aid for Highlandville and Galena schools. She was a member of Pleasant View Baptist Church, where she was church clerk for many years. Survivors include her husband, Junior Sims; four children, Sherry Stewart and her husband, Lawrence, Highlandville, Ricky Sims, Branson West, Karen Gilley and her husband, John, Branson West, and Dawn Doneski and her husband, Ray, Wichita, Kan.; four grandchildren, Matthew Stewart and his wife, Stephanie, Adam Stewart, Michael Gilley, and David Gilley; and a sister, Jessie Wolf and her husband, Byron, Highlandville. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, in Pleasant View Baptist Church, Highlandville, with the Rev. Kenneth Brandy and Rev. Max Edmondson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home, Nixa. Visitation will be from 6 to7 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Hospice. Springfield News-Leader, November 19, 2001.

THERZA LORRAINE STEVENS
Therza Lorraine Stevens was born April 19, 1864 at Atchison, Kansas, the daughter of Phillip and Elvera Stevens and when a small child, with her parents, two sisters and one brother moved to Missouri.
   She was married to James W. Butler of Galena in November 1884.  To this union eight children were born:  Henry of Freewater, Oregon, Charles who died May 2, 1917, Clarence of Reeds Spring, Edward of Charleston, South Carolina, Mrs. Frances Kirkendall, Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Florence McCall, Columbus, Kansas, Mrs. Myrtle Kelly, Prairie Grove, Ark. and Mrs. Iva Proctor, Detroit, Mich.
   Mr. and Mrs. Butler lived all of their married life east of Galena with the exception of three years which they spent traveling in the West.
   Mr. Butler died January 12, 1905.  Later Mrs. Butler was married to Harrison Manges of Bolivar and to this union two children were born:  Mrs. Bessie Puffer, Hillsade, Mich., and Mrs. Bertha Nichols, Hendrick, Oklahoma.
   Mrs. Manges died January 27, 1937 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ben McCall, 114 S. Idaho Ave., Columbus, Kansas after a years illness of complication of diseases.  Funeral services were conducted at the home Friday January 29 by Rev. Reeves, Baptist minister and Rev. L. A. Johnson of the Christian church.
   By request Mrs. Bob Ruhland sang a solo, "Going Home," and with Mrs. Monte Goldsberry sang, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and "The Old Rugged Cross," accompanied by Mrs. Billie Hamlet on the piano.
   Burial was in Miami, Oklahoma in charge of Jones and Ruhland.
Source: Stone County News-Oracle, at Galena, MO in 1937, page 1, column one:
 Contributed by Shannon [email protected]



DALLAS SPEARS
Dallas Spears, 89, Clever, Mo., died at 8:48 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, in his home. He was born June 4, 1912, in Crane, Mo., and was married to Lutitia Robb Jan. 31, 1932. They lived on a farm near Crane Creek in the Hurley area before moving to their farm south of Clever, where they have lived and farmed since 1959. For a few years he was manager of the Farmers Exchange in Hurley. Mr. Spears had been a member of the Crane Bible Baptist Church since 1952. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Fred Spears and Kate (Proctor) Spears Ervin; his stepfather, John Ervin; a daughter, Bonnie Jo Spears Rumley; a sister, Mary Edith Grant Warfield; and a brother, the Rev. Howard Lee Ervin. He is survived by his loving wife, Lutitia, of the home; a daughter and her husband, Betty Jean and Jim Stine, Billings; grandchildren and their spouses, Brenda and Calvin Cox and Byron and Sherri Stine, all of Clever, and Stephanie Stine, Springfield; three great-grandchildren, Amber, Ashley, and Chelsea Cox; two sisters and their spouses, Freda and Morris Wilgus, Elkton, Ore., and Phyllis and Marshall Wilgus, Folsom, Calif.; as well as nieces, nephews and a host of friends and neighbors. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001, in Meadors Funeral Home, Clever, with the Rev. Bob Sharp officiating. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Springfield. The Clever chapel will be open at 1 p.m. Tuesday with visitation from 6 to 7 p.m. The casket will be closed at the beginning of the service. The family requests memorials be made to Crane Bible Baptist Church. Springfield News-Leader, December 11, 2001.

DEATH NOTICE - MINERAL WELLS INDEX, Thursday, June 13, 2002, page A2, Mineral Wells, Texas

 Funeral Services for Raymond Reginald Stone, 83, of Mineral Wells, were Wednesday, June 12, at 10 a.m. at the Eastside Church of Christ with Thiess Brown officiating, assisted by David Holloway, Jimmy Ranspot and Kenneth Averitt. Burial was in the Newberry Cemetery in Parker County under the direction of Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home.  Stone died at his home Sunday, June 9. He was born in Hastings, Okla., May 16, 1919, the son of Luther and Annie Groom Stone.  He married Irene Gailey on Nov. 14, 1942, in Mineral Wells. He lived in Mineral Wells for almost 59 years.  He was employed by Perry Equipment for eight years and retired from civil service in 1974.  Stone was also a veteran of World War II (1940-1945) serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Eastside Church of Christ. Stone obeyed the gospel in 1948 and became a charter member and elder of the Eastside Church of Christ in 1951.  In addition to his wife, survivors include one son, Reggie Stone of Mineral Wells; one daughter, Linda Kay Cox of Possum Kingdom Lake; eight grandchildren, Troy, Kyle and J.J. Cox, Daniel, Justin and Cierra Stone and Shannon Walden and Gailey Bolfing; three step-grandchildren, Michael and Marcie Williams and Cory Reagan; 15 great-grandchildren, Aaron, Rachal, Casey, Brian, Shelby, Stone and Tory Cox, Brittany and Chandler Walden, Tyler, Brooke, and Josh Bolfing and Dakota, Ariel and Russell Raymond Stone; seven step-great-grandchildren, Allie Williams, Cody, Carter, Casey and Cortney Reagan and Zack and Ethan Ivy; nieces, Judy Shubert, Peggy Duke, Ann Pruett, Doris Newsome and Sheryl Stone; nephews, Dana Forgy, Ronald Forgy, Jim Carlyle and Neal Stone; brother Windell Stone of Durango, Colo.; and many brothers and sisters in Christ.  Pallbearers were Troy Cox, Kyle Cox, J.J. Cox, John Bolfing, David Shubert and Michael Shubert
Submitted by Judy  <[email protected]>


  SARAH E STONE DEAD
     Tuesday Morning, Dec 17, 1912, marked the passage from the living of Mrs. Sarah E Stone of Cape Fair; a land mark in the History of Stone County.  She was 86 years old and had enjoyed exceptionally good health all her life and was in the best of health until she fell while walking across the floor, breaking her hip which was the cause of her death.
    "Aunt Sarah" was born in Simpson Co, Ky, March 26,1826 and came to Missouri in 1835 with her parents, and settled at the mouth of Flat Creek, where her father started a powder mill, a grist mill and distillery, the only industry; some hunting and fishing and Farming on a small scale, in all this part of the state.....Cape Fair as the place was soon called became the center of social life for a radius of fourty miles. Horse riding, racing, shooting matches and all the kindred sports of the frontiersmen being indulged in besides the couty "Hop" at which Miss Sarah Williams was always among the foremost.
     One December 18, 1841 she was married to John H Stone. Their debut in houskeeping was made in a rail pen under Virgin Bluff two miles south of Cape Fair, where the young bride of 16 spent weeks alone while her husband journeyed to Linn Creek, Missouri for supplies, principally salt.
     In later life, it was a pleasure to "Aunt Sarah" to relate the circomstances of her early years, how she built brush fires around her cabin at night to frighten the wild animals away, and how she provided the table with meat from her turkey pen, a contraption by which wild turkeys were captured; of how she mounted her hourse and rode to Forsyth, fourty miles away, the then County Seat, to pay her taxes while her husband was looking after the farm work, of how she carded, spun and wove the cloth that dressed herself and family, and of the hardships endured by the family during the War, when the Father and two sons were away in the Army.
     Mrs Stone was the mother of twelve children, six of whom are still living. They are W.T. Stone; E. B. Stone; and George L. Stone; all of Cape Fair,; Mrs Telitha King of Hinton Oklahoma; Mrs Almeda Carney of Cape Fair; and Mrs Sarah R Carney of Flat Creek.  Her descendants are numbered by hundred, and run into sixth generations. She was a half sister of Enoch Williams of Sholton, who is the father of a large family and is related either by blood or marriage to the majerity of this vacinity.
     Stone County recieved it's name from the Father-in-law of Sarah E, he having been the first Representative from the County.
     She was buried in the Marsh Spring Cemetery near Cape Fair. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. James Allman of Crane.
      "This was taken from the Crane Cronicle. Frank Carney was exitor and grandson of the deceased"
       Contributed by Robin Biddle