Barry County Missouri Obituary- Arthur David Kersey 1897-1913
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 Arthur David Kersey  Mar  13  1897-Nov  7
1913

Source: Original Obituaries From Two Barry County  Newspapers  Submitted
by Patricia Henry

Note: The only son of my Grandparents John and Anna Kersey,  brother  of
my Mother, Mary Margaret Kersey.

A Beautiful Life Goes Out #1 Obituary

Arthur David Kersey of Exeter is dead. The word flew over that  town  as
on wings of wind.Wherever it touched it left sorrow, and the expressions
of sympathy for the bereaved ones were many and from the heart.

Bright, happy and cheerful he carried  sunshine  with  him  wherever  he
went. He always had a smile and a kind word for everybody,  and  was  an
exception of a good boy, loved and respected  by  everybody.  His  death
came as a dark shadow to relatives and friends who loved him so dearly.

Death is a hard taskmaster. He would take  from  us  our  brightest  and
best, but He cannot mar memory which will serve as a calm to the wounded
hearts of his relatives. Rev. Yarbrough conducted  funeral  services  at
the Christian Church Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m., and  the  building  was
not sufficiently large to accommodate the large number  present  to  pay
the last respect to this splendid boy, who was 16 years, 7  months,  and
24 days old and died of rheumatism.

Card Of Thanks In this trying hour of deep sorrow,  with  heart  strings
torn by the death of our beloved son, Arthur David Kersey, we desire  to
return our heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors for  their
unlimited sympathy and assistance  when  our  beloved  son  and  brother
passed from this life  to  a  beautiful  life  beyond.  Such  friendship
exhibited is consoling to wounded hearts. John Kersey and Family

#2 Obituary A great shock was brought upon the good people of Exeter and
vicinity Friday morning by the  announcement  of  the  sudden  death  of
Arthur David Kersey, the sixteen year old son of Mr. and  Mrs.  John  D.
Kersey, which occurred at the home of his parents at  6  o'clock  Friday
morning of inflammatory rheumatism. Only a few of his many friends  knew
of his ailment as he had only been confined to his room a few  days  and
even those who attended him never once realized that untimely death  was
so near.

Arthur was a young man of great promise and always had a kind  word  for
his friends and schoolmates. He was free of bad habits and very explicit
in fact. Arthur was a shining star in the right way of living.

Funeral services  were  held  Sunday  afternoon  at  2  o'clock  in  the
Christian Church, conducted by Rev. Yarbrough, after which  the  remains
were laid to rest in the Maplewood Cemetery.

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