Barry County Missouri- William Ellinger Fawver 1898 - 1922
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 Obituary William Ellinger Fawver 1898 - 1922

Source: Scrapbook bought at the estate sale of Vivian Roller by  Ted  W.
Roller

ELLINGER FAWVER DEAD

A splendid young man as been called from labor to refreshments, to  live
in that Holy City, where he  had  prepared  to  make  an  eternal  home.
Ellinger Fawver a son of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Fawver of Seligman, passed
away at the Fawver home Wednesday evening, Aug.  30,  1922,  of  typhoid
fever, aged about 24 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church  and
Seligman Masonic Lodge and the remains were intered in cemetery at  that
place, Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Arthur Campbell of  Cassville,  conducted
funeral services.

William Ellinger Fawver was born at Seligman, June  8,  1898,  and  died
Aug. 30, 1922 and 5:30 p.m., aged 24 years, 2 months, and  22  days.  He
took sick July 4, 1922, with typhoid  fever.  He  accepted  Christ  some
eight years ago and was a great Sunday School and church worker.

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The Ku Klux Klan participated in funeral rites  of  Ellinger  Fawver  at
Seligman, Thursday. They went into  the  church  where  the  people  had
assembled, went thru their signs, knelt beside casket and placed a fiery
cross of beautiful flowers on casket and departed.  They  had  on  their
robes and none knew them.

NOTE: Vol. III, pg. 35. of Barry County Cemeteries  shows  that  William
was buried in the Seligman Cemetery. Also reflects "Brother" after birth
and death info on his headstone



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