Vol. 7 No. 5 - Mar 2004

Your Editor,

Gary R. Hawpe

CONTENTS:

1. New Subscribers -- Address Changes -- Invalid Addresses
2. Man Rescued After Six Days Clinging To Capsized Boat
3. New Entrance is Built at Ridgewood Cemetery
4. A Great Gambling and Swindling Case
5. California Death Records (2) 1940 - 1997
6. Kentucky Death Records (2) 1911- 2000
7. Ohio Death Records (2) 1958 - 2000
8. Obituaries
9. Recent Deaths
10. Death Notices
11. Cemetery Records
12. Marriages
13. Reunions
14. Bits and Pieces
15. Sound Off

Hayburn said money had been put in a land maintenance fund several years go, but nothing had ever been done with the entrance.

The old entrance was build in the early 1930's and may have been constructed by WPA workers. When the city has more money to spend on the project, a metal sign will stretch from one structure to the other and will read "Ridgewood."

Van Bibber said it took him about three weeks to complete the project.

The Telegram -- Serving all of Jackson and Vinton Counties in Ohio USA -- March 16, 2004.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      William VanBebber and Elizabeth Barbee
         Pryor Lee VanBebber and Mary Madison Hutchings
            John Clayton VanBebber and Ethel Jones
               Eugene Hutchings VanBebber and Florence Temple Kincaid

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      William VanBebber and Elizabeth Barbee
         Julia Ann VanBebber and Joseph Campbell
            Cora Bell Campbell and John Henry Kincaid
               Florence Temple Kincaid and Eugene Hutchings VanBebber

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      Nancy VanBebber and William Renfro
         John Renfro and Elizabeth Wilds
            Mary Ann Renfro and Andrew Jackson Kincaid
               John Henry Kincaid and Cora Bell Campbell
                  Florence Temple Kincaid and Eugene Hutchings VanBebber

Eugene H. Vanbebber, 67, of Richmond, died at 9:40 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, 1981, at the Shirkey Leisure Acres nursing home in Richmond.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, at the Thurman chapel in Richmond with the Reverend Fred Powell officiating.

Burial will be in Sunny Slope cemetery.

Pallbearers will be John Slater, Melvin Thacker, Walter Nolker, Gene Snider, Wayne Brunson, and Dorris Kincaid.

The family received friends Monday evening at the Thurman funeral home.

Mr. Vanbebber was born May 17, 1914 in Richmond, to John C. and Ethel Jones Vanbebber and had lived in Ray County most of his life.

He was married to Florence Kincaid of Knoxville, Oct. 7, 1938, and she survives at the home.

Other survivors include a son, Scott Vanbebber of the home; one sister, Mrs. Alfred (Marjorie) Slater of Kansas City, Mo., and one granddaughter, Miss Sonya Vanbebber of Independence.

One son, Stephen Vanbebber who died in infancy preceded Mr. Vanbebber in death.

He was a farmer and carpenter and later was a maintenance worker for the Richmond R-XVI school district before he retired in 1980. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society.

From the files of the late Earl Quintrell.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Peter VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
      Levicy VanBebber and John Liford
         Nancy Liford and George Hatfield
            William Pryor Hatfield and Nancy Jane Longworth
               Harrison Hatfield and Amanda E. Sutton

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Ellinor VanBibber and Peter VanBebber
      Levicy VanBebber and John Liford
         Nancy Liford and George Hatfield
            William Pryor Hatfield and Nancy Jane Longworth
               Harrison Hatfield and Amanda E. Sutton

HARRISON HATFIELD was born October 16, 1890, being 65 years, 2 months and 1 day old, passed away December 17, 1955 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Grant Williams.

He professed faith in Christ at an early age and later joined the Big Spring Union Church and remained a member until death.

On October 4, 1916 he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda Sutton and to this union was born five sons and three daughters. His wife and one daughter preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn his passing, Ulysses of Toledo, Ohio, Raymond of Springfield, Ohio, Clayton of Harrogate, Tennessee, Herman of Newport, Michigan, Daymon of Detroit, Michigan, Mrs. Roy Standifer of Knoxville, Tenn., and Mrs. Grant Williams of Harrogate, Tennessee; 17 grandchildren and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Skidmore, Harrogate, Tenn., Mrs. Greer Cowans, and Mrs. Lyle Braylock, both of Ewing, Virginia, and a host of relatives and friends.

The Rebekahs acted as flower bearers.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Peter VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
      Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann Guthrie
         Calvin VanBebber and Barthena A. VanBebber
            Margaret VanBebber and John Asher

Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday in the Paul Funeral Chapel for Mrs. Margaret Asher of Pacific Grove, whose death occurred Jan. 5 in a Salinas hospital.

The Rev. Lee Sadler will officiate at the rites and burial will take place in El Carmelo Cemetery. Mrs. Asher was a member of the First Christian Church of Pacific Grove.

Monterey Peninsula Herald -- Monterey, Monterey County, California -- January 6, 1956 -- Page #5.

Margaret Asher, January 5, 1956, 91 years. Native of Missouri. A resident of Pacific Grove 30 years. Mother of George Asher of Dayton, Ohio, sister of Mrs. Mary O'Rourke of Washington. Also survived by 7 grand children and 13 great grandchildren. A member of the 1^st Christian Church of Pacific Grove. Services will be held Monday, January 9, 1956 at 3 p.m. form the Paul Funeral Chapel, the Reverend Lee Sadler officiating. Interment El Carmelo Cemetery, Paul Mortuary, in charge of funeral services.

Monterey Peninsula Herald -- Monterey, Monterey County, California -- January 7, 1956 -- Page #2.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Martha VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
      Isaac Yoakum and Mary Davis
         William Wylie Yoakum and Nancy Elizabeth Poff
            Marcellus Yoakum and Callie Parker
               Jesse C. Yoakum and Bertha Woodall
                  Clifford Frank Yoakum and Verna Mae Gould
                     Richard Dale Yoakum and Vicki Wilburn

Richard Dale Yoakum, 52, Topeka, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2000, at a Topeka hospital.

Mr. Yoakum managed farm implement businesses throughout Kansas. He served in the Air Force as a fighter pilot from 1970 to 1979 and was discharged at the rank of captain.

He was born Aug. 31, 1948, in Harrisonville, Mo., the son of Clifford Frank and Verna Mae Gould Yoakum. He graduated from Archie High School, and he earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics at the University of Missouri and a master's degree in business administration at Friends University in Wichita.

Mr. Yoakum was a member and en elder of Town and Country Christian Church.

He married Vicki Wilburn on Sept. 6, 1968, in Archie, Mo. She survives.

Other survivors include two sons, Kevin S. Yoakum, Phoenix, Ariz., and Brian N. Yoakum, Lawrence; his parents, Clifford and Verna Yoakum, Harrisonville, Mo.; three brothers, Donald Yoakum, Archie, Mo., Mark Yoakum, Dallas, and David Yoakum, Louisburg; and a sister, Susan Heckadon, Archie, Mo.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Town and Country Christian Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. Yoakum will lie in state after 8 a.m. Friday at Penwell-Gabel Mid-Town Chapel, where visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. The casket will remain closed.

Memorial contributions may be made to Town and Country Christian Church College Scholarship Fund, 4925 S.W. 29th, Topeka, 66614.

The Topeka-Capital Journal -- Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas -- September 14, 2000.

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James VanBibber and Sarah Margaret Bradburn
   John Wesley VanBibber and Polly Jane Roe
      Rosa Alma VanBibber and Isaac Fisher

SOUTH SHORE, Ky. - Mrs. Rosa VanBibber Fisher, 65, of South Shore Rt. 1, died Friday at Elmwood Village Convalescent center in Portsmouth, Ohio, after an extended illness.

She was a Greenup County native, a retired employee of Southern Hills Hospital in Portsmouth and a member of Portsmouth's Sixth Street Pentoscostal (sic.) Church of Christ. Her husband Isaac Fisher died in 1958.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Donna Stevenson of South Shore and Mrs. Pauline Arthur of Granite St., Wheelersburg, Ohio; two brothers, Tim VanBibber of Quincy and Carl VanBibber of Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Emma Bloomfield of Garrison and four grandchildren.

Rev. Norman Davis is to conduct services at 1 p.m. Monday at Robertson Funeral Home here with burial in Methodist Cemetery at Quincy.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 9 p.m. today, from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday and until the funeral hour Monday.

Portsmouth Times -- Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio -- January 31, 1976 -- Saturday.

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Services for Roxanne Elaine VanBeber Finlay, 47, Dover, Kan., will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Victory Assembly of God Church, K-32 and Allcutt, Bonner Springs, Kan.

Services then will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Dover Federal Church, Dover. Friends may call one hour before the service at the respective churches.

Burial will be in the Carbondale Cemetery, Carbondale, Kan.

She was an organ donor to the Midwest Transplant Network. The family suggests memorials to the Roxanne Finlay memorial, a fund to be used for the education of her children, c/o Kansas State Bank, Overbrook, Kan. 66524. Mrs. Finlay will lie in state from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at The John Carey Funeral Home, Burlingame, Kan., which is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Finlay died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2001, at a Topeka, Kan., hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1954, in Kansas City, Kan., where she grew up and was a 1972 graduate of Wyandotte High School. She worked several years for the Thompson-Hayward Chemical Co. at KCK, and currently was an accountant in the Adjutant General's Office of the State of Kansas, at Topeka.

She attended Victoria Tabernacle, KCK, and First Assembly of God Church, Topeka, and was a member of the Dover Federated Church, Dover.

Her mother, Agnes Eugenia "Jean" VanBeber, died in April 1999.

Surviving are her husband of 25 years, Phillip Andrew Finlay; one daughter, Vanessa Mae Finley; two sons, Jeffrey Barrett Finlay and Andrew Kyle Finlay, all of the home; her father, Clarence Irvin VanBeber, KCK; two sisters, Debby Marmon and Sue Russell, both of Bonner Springs; and 11 nieces and nephews.

Kansas City Kansan -- Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas -- August 22, 2001.

Note: At this time the lineage of Roxanne VanBeber Finlay is not known. Her father is identified as Clarence Irvin VanBeber. Anyone knowing the parents of Clarence please notify me.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Isaac VanBebber and Hannah Long
         George VanBeber and Mary Elizabeth Tinsley
            James VanBever and Mary A. Robbins
               Amanda Jane VanBever and Nathan L. Willeford
                  Walter Willeford and Marie Edna Sunderman
                     Mary Anna Willeford and Charles Lee Surguy

BROOKVILLE -- Charles Lee Surguy, 72, of Brookville, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Lincoln Centers-West in Connersville.

He was born March 21, 1931, in Shandon, Ohio, a son of George and Grace Carpenter Surguy. He lived most of his life in Franklin County. He was retired from the former WCI in Connerville.

Survivors include two sons, Charles LeRoy Surguy of Brookville and Michael James Surguy of Beavercreek, Ohio; two sisters, Georgia Strickler of Appleton, WI., and Rose Marie Surguy of Connersville; and 5 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Anna Surguy, who died Dec. 22, 2000; a daughter, Rosemary Surguy; a son, Danny K. Surguy; a sister, Bobbie Jean Helton; and a brother, Jack Surguy.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Phillips & Meyers Funeral Home in Brookville with the Rev. Michael Holman officiating.

Friends may call Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to Franklin County EMS.

Connersville News Examiner -- Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana -- December 27, 2003.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Jacob VanBibber and Sarah Miller
      Solomon H. VanBibber and Mary Jane Bryson
         Ezekial VanBibber and Rebecca Jane Clowers
            Grethel Cirfroney VanBibber and Forrest Herron, Sr.
               Forrest Herron, Jr.

Forrest Herron, Jr., 79, of Norman, Oklahoma died Saturday, February 28, 2004, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Mr. Herron was born August 6, 1924, to Forrest, Sr. and Grethel Vanbibber Herron in Moon, Oklahoma and grew up in Norman. He served in the Navy during WWII and was on active duty in the South Pacific. After leaving the Navy, he enlisted in the National Guard and later joined the Air Force, where he served in the Korean Conflict. Forrest was stationed at Randolf A.F.B., Texas when ordered to Vietnam in June of 1965, on Special Assignment, where he served as supply Sergeant for Military Assistance Command under General Westmorland. He was wounded in January of 1966, when a terrorist bomb exploded in Saigon for which he received the Purple Heart. He retired in 1973, as SMSGT from the Air Force.

Mr. Herron was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Lewis Herron. He is survived by three sons, David Herron, James Herron and John Herron; two brother, Marcus Herron and wife, Neva, of Oklahoma City, OK and Lawrence Herron and wife, Carole, of Newton, KS; one sister, Ethel Milley, of Albuquerque, N.M.; a double cousin, Zenora Erdmann and husband, of Chandler, AZ and many nieces and nephews.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      William VanBebber and Elizabeth Barbee
         James Henry VanBebber and Elizabeth Jane Baker
            Arval Agustus VanBebber and Julia Florence Watson
               Vernon Norman VanBebber and Opal Reva Bryant
                  Ralph Randall VanBebber and Blanche Lucille Liberty
                     Gary Wayne VanBebber

Gary W. VanBebber, 52, of Kansas City, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at his home, surrounded by his family and friends. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2004, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church. Burial in Green Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Park Lawn Chapel.

Gary was born February 25, 1952, in Kansas City and was a lifelong area resident. He was a member of the Asbestos Worker's Union Local #27 for 32 years before retiring in 2002. He was a member of St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph, Sr., and Blanche VanBebber, a brother, Nick VanBebber, and a nephew, Jimmy Barnes. Survivors include wife, Millie, of 25 years; son, Scott and wife, Jenny VanBebber of Kansas City; grandson, Vincent VanBebber; two brothers and their wives, Cork VanBebber and Pat of Lee's Summit, MO, Duke VanBebber and Terri of Kansas City, MO; a sister, Cheryl Barnes and her husband, Dustie, of Edwards, MO; a special cousin who was like a brother, Norman VanBebber of Kansas City, MO; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Gary was an avid sports fan and a bowler. He was dearly loved by his wife, family and friends, and will be sadly missed by all. (Arr.: Park Lawn Funeral Home, 816-523-1234)

Kansas City Star -- Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -- March 19, 2004 -- Friday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   James VanBebber, Sr. and Hannah Hoover
      Mary Malinda VanBebber and Powell Hamilton Sharp
         Elizabeth Sharp and James Monroe Youngblood
            Powell Youngblood and Sarah Bethina Potter
               George Washington Leon Youngblood and Anna Victoria Spohn
                  Paul Leon Youngblood and Hattie Mae Maples

Hattie was born December 8, 1913, and passed from this life December 7, 2003, just a few hours before her 90^th birthday. She was the sixth child in a family of six girls and three boys, in the tiny town of Pouce de Leon, Missouri. She was born in the family's two story house, and lived there until she was married to Paul Leon Youngblood on December 5, 1931.

Hattie attended high school in the nearby town of Abesville, Missouri. She was tall, and was a star basketball player for her school. She always got to jump center. Hattie had the privilege of using one of the first manuel typewriters in her school, and was the champion typist.

Hattie's life was to change dramatically when she married Paul Youngblood, who was an evangelist, gifted musician, and loved to travel. She loved the adventures of new places and new faces, but always maintained her love of home, family, gardening, canning and country life. He hands were never idle, and even with nine children of her own, she found time to quilt, crochet, raise flowers, and listen to her favorite soap operas on the radio.

Hattie was a strong, yet gentle Christian force in the lives of all her children and grandchildren, and was dearly loved by all of them. Her door was always open, and the table was always set. Hattie and Paul were married 57 years.

Hattie and Paul settled down in Bristow for good in 1971. She was active in the V.F.W. Ladies' Auxiliary. Hattie cared for Paul during his several years of illness, and was preceded by him in death December 31, 1988, when he passed away in their home.

Hattie is survived by: 5 sons (all of whom served in the military): Sherman Leon Youngblood and wife Lavina of Bristow, Oklahoma, Herman Estol Youngblood and wife Virginia of Valley Center, Kansas, Buddy Dean Youngblood and wife Becky of Fouke, Arkansas, Robert Ward Youngblood and wife Margie of Fort Worth, Texas; 4 daughters: Betty Alice Edmondson and husband Lee of Bristow, Oklahoma, Sharon Ruth Netzer and husband Tony of Springfield, Missouri, Wanda Mae Mason and husband Robert of Johnson, Iowa, and Patricia Ann Fogleman and husband Vernon of Peoria, Arizona; 23 grandchildren; 45 great grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; 2 brothers: Wendell Maples and wife Lenora of Spring Arbor, Michigan and Ward Maples and wife Maxine of Billings, Missouri; and 1 sister: Iva Daniel of Verona, Missouri.

Hattie was preceded in death by: her parents; husband; 4 sisters; and 1 brother.

Funeral services were held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at the Hutchins-Maples Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Archie Rivers and Reverend Tommy Eigler officiated. Hattie was laid to rest beside Paul in Bristow City Cemetery.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   Matthias VanBibber and Margaret Robinson
      Olive Boone VanBibber and Robert Keenan
         William Van Keenan and Electra Caroline Grose
            Reuhama Ann Keenan and Charles Wesley Preast
               George T. Preast and Virgie Mamie Rogers
                  Clyde E. Preast, Sr. and Mary Poloway
                     Jane Ann Preast and Larry Mets

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - Jane Ann Preast Mets, 57, of Circleville, Ohio, died March 13, 2004, at her residence. She was born Feb. 13, 1947, in Charleston, the daughter of Clyde and Mary Poloway Preast Sr. She was preceded in death by her father and brother, Dale John Preast.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church and involved in many volunteer projects throughout the church.

She is survived by her mother, Mary Preast of Circleville; husband, Larry Mets; stepdaughter, Teresa (Robert) Vanover of Circleville; step-grandchildren, Robert (Jodi) Dean and Lisa (Scott) Charlton; step-great-grandson, Mason Riley Charlton; brother Clyde (Linda) Preast Jr. of Circleville; sister, Deborah (John) Moore of Circleville; nephew, Brian (Sheri) Moore of Circleville; niece, Laura (Bryan) Muck of Amanda, Ohio; great-niece, Taylor Muck; great-nephews, Cain and Brenton Muck; and special friend, Pam Long.

Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Don Bachman officiating. Burial will be in the Hitler-Ludwig Cemetery.

Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Wellman Funeral Home, Circleville.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Pickaway County, or Trinity Lutheran Church.

The Charleston Daily Mail -- Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia -- March 15, 2004 -- Monday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      James VanBebber and Elizabeth Betty Yoakum
         William Henderson VanBebber and Sarah Catherine Grimes
            George Alfred VanBebber and Emma J. Eads
               Nada Mae VanBebber and Plin Aubrey Laurance

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Martha VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
      Isaac Yoakum and Mary Davis
         Elizabeth Betty Yoakum and James VanBebber
            William Henderson VanBebber and Sarah Catherine Grimes
               George Alfred VanBebber and Emma J. Eads
                  Nada Mae VanBebber and Plin Aubrey Laurance

LAURANCE, Nada Mae passed away on January 27, 2004, in LaMiranda, California. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 1, 1896, to parents, George and Emma VanBebber. At the age of eighteen, she married Plin Aubrey Laurance in Roseburg, Oregon. To this union were born three children, Ken; Gwen and Plin Aubrey II. They were avid farmers and owned and operated their own truck gardening business.

She is survived by two sons, Ken Laurance of Myrtle Creek, Oregon; Plin Laurance of Yuma, Arizona; grandchildren, Maureen Atkinson; Pat and Mike McKinney, all of California; Tom Laurance of Newport Beach; Craig Laurance of San Ramon, California; and Christine Schrock of Myrtle Creek. Preceding her in death were her husband, Plin; a daughter, Gweneth; grandsons, Michael Laurance of San Francisco, California; and most recently, Plin Arlin Laurance of Myrtle Creek on February 12, 2003. Also preceding her in death were two great-grandchildren, Lori Ann Laurance of Beverly Hills, California and Joshua Jonathon Schrock of Myrtle Creek.

Graveside services were held at the Rosehill Cemetery in Whittier, California.

The News Review -- Serving Douglas County, Oregon -- Death Notices and Obituaries for February 18, 2004.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Martha VanBebber and George Yoakum, Sr.
      Isaac Yoakum and Mary Davis
         John Yoakum and Rachel Grimes
            Hughy Graham Yoakum and Nancy Emeline Branstetter
               Henry Clay Yoakum and Hermione Elizabeth Foss
                  Marvin A. Yoakum and Elsie Jones
                     Marvin "Pete" Yoakum and Mary Mullins

MISSOULA - Marvin "Pete" Yoakum, 83, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004, at his home in Missoula surrounded by his family. Pete was born April 14, 1920, in Meadows, Idaho, to Marvin A. and Elsie Yoakum. In 1945, he married Mary Mullins in Portland, Ore. They later moved to Evaro, where they owned and operated Evaro Bar for 10 years. In 1956, they moved to Missoula and Pete was a sawyer until he started work as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He retired in 1980. Pete loved to fish, hunt, play cards and spend time at the cabin on Flathead Lake. He enjoyed having his grandchildren around.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Mary; daughter, Alice Peters; parents; one brother; and two sisters. Survivors include his son, Tom (Carol) Yoakum of Lakeside; three daughters, Betty (Butch) Shelby of Polson, Kathy (Dan) Field of Missoula and Bonnie Cooper of Seattle; son-in-law, Dick Peters of Evaro; grandchildren, Dave Duboise and Mark Duboise of Missoula, Teri Netzer of Spokane, Tina Heffernan of Buhl, Idaho, Cash and Sierra Field of Missoula, Kaitlyn, Tommy and Samantha Yoakum of Lakeside, and Chris Wheeler of Georgia; and eight great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held Sunday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. at Garden City Funeral Home, where a reception will follow.

Missoulian.com -- Missoulia, Missoulia County, Montana -- February 6, 2004 -- Friday.

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Peter VanBibber, Jr. and Marguery Bounds
   John Jesse VanBibber and Rachel Greenlee
      Elizabeth Greenlee VanBibber and Richard Tillis
         Miles Tillis and Nancy Kimberling
            Peter White Tillis and Viola Victoria Gard
               Mary Margaret Tillis and Frederick Brooks Holstein
                  Pauline Victoria Holstein and James Richard Sheeran

Pauline Holstein Sheeran, 97, of South Charleston, died Jan. 8, 2004, at Valley Center. A fifty-year resident of South Charleston, she was born in Buffalo and was a graduate of Winfield High School and Charleston School of Commerce.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Sheeran; her parents, Frederick B. and Mary Tillis Holstein; brothers, Rudolph, Gilbert, and William; a sister, Anna Kimberling; and a grandson, William F. Bahnson Jr.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary Alice Summerfield of Dunbar, and Barbara Ann Bahnson of Lenox, Mass.; a brother, Charles E. Holstein of Point Pleasant; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Valley Center for their compassion, love, and very special care during the past ten years.

Honoring her frequently expressed wishes through the years, there will be no formal visitation or service. Her body has been donated to the West Virginia University Human Gift Registry.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston WV 25311, or to a church or charity of your choice.

The Charleston Gazette -- Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia -- January 11, 2004 -- Sunday.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Isaac VanBibber, Jr. and Elizabeth Hays
      Frances VanBibber and Cyrenius Cox
         James Estill Cox, Sr. and Mary T. Harris
            James Estill Cox, Jr. and Minnie B. Rush

COX, Jennie S. dau of James and Mary T. 5y, 13d -- d. 11 Dec 1883
COX, Mary T. 1847 - 1933
COX, James E. 1826 - 1908
COX, Minnie Rush 1874 - 1950
COX, James E. 1872 - 1908*
COX, William Ewing 1869 - 1954 (Son of James E. Cox, Sr. and Mary T. Harris)
COX, Blanche A. 1872 - 1954 (Second wife of William Ewing Cox)

*This death date for James E. Cox, Jr. is incorrect as he was still living in 1930.

Mt. Mora Cemetery, Buchanan County, St. Joseph, Missouri -- By Margaret McDaniel and Martha McDaniel Thompson -- 1978 -- Page #39.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   Peter VanBebber and Ellinor VanBibber
      Jacob VanBebber and Catherine Ann Guthrie
         Calvin VanBebber and Barthena A. VanBebber
            Mary Ellen VanBebber and Thomas O'Rourke

C 165-2      Mary Ellen O'Rourke, 1868 - 1967 
                  Born: MO
                  Died: 8 Mar 1867
                  Age: 98 yrs 7 mos of old age
                  Interred (burial date): 10 Mar 1967
                  Lot Owner: Irene Williams
                  Funeral Director: Hamilton-Mylan Funeral Home
                  Same Stone: Thomas O'Rourke

C 165-1      Thomas O'Rourke, 1866 - 1948
                   Born: CA
                   Died: 12 Nov 1948
                   Age: 81 yrs 10 mos of senility
                   Interred (burial date): 16 Nov 1948
                   Lot Owner: I. Williams
                   Funeral Director: Hamilton Funeral Home
                   Same Stone: Mary Ellen O'Rourke

Park Hill Cemetery (A-G) -- Clark County Genealogical Society -- Vancouver, Washington --
1995 -- Page #739.

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Isaac VanBibber and Sarah Davis
   John VanBebber and Margaret Chrisman
      Nancy VanBebber and William Renfro
         Milton Renfro and Isabella Fletcher
            Marian Louisa Renfro and William Webster
               Almira Jane Webster and William Henry Haywood

WHEN: July 3, 2004 (Saturday)

TIME: 10:00 AM --- 5:00 PM

PLACE: First Baptist Church, Taylor and Bruce Streets, Piggott, Arkansas.

REGISTRATION: 10:00 AM --- 12:00 AM

LUNCH: 12:00 AM --- 1:00 PM (pot-luck, bring dish of choice) water and ice tea furnished. Bring other drinks by choice.

Note: Piggott has only one motel that is generally booked up over the 4th of July holiday period. It is the Open Roads Motel located on Highway 62 East, telephone 870-598-5941. The motel also has a limited number of RV spaces.

For out of town guests, it is recommended that housing arrangements be made in Kennett, MO., which is only 22 miles from Piggott. The Days Inn 1-800-329-7466, www.daysinn.com or Super 8 Motel 1-800-800-8000, www.super8.com are two considerations. Poplar Bluff, MO., is an alternative with several good motels. It is about 30 miles from Piggott.

The early day Haywood family line has many subsidiary branches such as, but not limited to the branches of Bradford, Webster, Edwards, Cary, Hedge, Eubanks, Bateman, Williams, Renfro and Seal. Any and all descendants of the Haywood family line plus guests are invited to attend this event. Bring early day photographs and memorabilia. Anyone arriving early may contact me at 598-2678.

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In 2004 it will be "Meet Me In St. Louie" as we return to the St. Louis area for our "homecoming," which will center on the (Nathan) Boone Home in Defiance and Boonesfield Village, both of which are properties of Lindenwood University. Charter members of the Boone Society who attended the first Reunion in 1996 will be honored. All Boone descendants, families, friends, genealogists, and historians are welcome to attend.

Submitted by the Boone Society

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Mrs. Mamie Wood VanBibber vs. John W. VanBibber. Fulton Superior Court. Fall Term, 1901. No. 9011. To John W. VanBibber. Greeting: By order of court, you are hereby notified that on the 29^th day of June, 1901, Mamie Wood VanBibber filed suit against you for total divorce, returnable to the fall term, 1901, of said court. You are hereby required to be and appear at the fall term, 1901, of said court, to be held in and for said county on the first Monday in September, 1901, then and there to answer petitioner's complaint, as in default thereof the court will proceed as to justice shall appertain.

Witness, The Honorable J. H. Lumpkin, judge of said court, this the 30^th day of June 1901.

ARNOLD BROYLES,

Clerk Superior Court, Fulton County, Ga.

The Atlanta Constitution -- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia -- August 5, 1901.

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Last evening at the residence of Dr. Len G. Broughton, Mrs. Mamie Wood Vanbibber and Mr. C. F. Slade were married, Dr. Broughton performing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Slade will be at home to their friends at their home, 106 East Ellis street.

The Atlanta Constitution -- Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia -- January 5, 1904.

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