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The Liberty Tribune 1880
DEATHS IN THE LIBERTY TRIBUNE, CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI

The following death notices appeared in The Liberty Tribune, Liberty, Clay 
County, Missouri during the year of 1880.  Some the deaths did not occur in 
Clay County.  The date of publication is shown prior to the listed item(s).

Jan 9, 1880:
Died, at the residence of his son-in-law, in Clinton county, on the 4th inst., 
Mr. Alex. Hardwick, of Washington Township, Clay county.  Mr. Hardwick was one 
of the pioneer men of this county.

Walker J. Willoughby, a well known horse man, died of pneumonia, near New 
Market, in Platte county, on the 27th ult.  The deceased formerly lived in 
Liberty.

On New Year’s Day, Thomas C. Thurston, in Leavenworth, shot and instantly 
killed Wm. W. Embry, his partner in the business of publishing a paper.  
Thurston was arrested and jailed.  He says Embry intended to kill him, and that 
he done the deed to save his own life.

Jefferson Peters, son of the late Ashby Peters, died at the residence of his 
grandfather, Mason Summers, in Lathrop, on the night of the 28th ult., aged 
about 22.

Death of Maj. Winfrey E. Price.
Maj. Price died at the residence of his son-in-law in Kansas City, while on a 
visit, on Saturday last.  He was one of our oldest and most honored citizens, 
and a man of unflinching integrity, well posted in the history of the daqy, and 
of decided convictions.  His death will be deeply lamented by a large circle of 
relatives, neighbors and acquaintances.  He was buried near his old home in 
Fishing River township, last Sunday.  Below we append his history as written by 
himself and published in 1870 in the list of “old men of Clay county:”
I was born in Fayette county, Kentucky, on the 4th day of October, 1790.  My 
father was a native of Prince Edward county, and my mother of Spottsylvania 
county, Virginia.  My family was an old one in Virginia, and settled there not 
far from the year 1700.  I am of Welsh descent on my father’s and of Scotch 
descent on my mother’s side.  My father, Col. William Price, late of Jessamine 
county, Ky., was a soldier in the Continental army during the entire 
Revolution.  He was a member of the first company organized in Virginia for 
service against the British.  This company was raised at Harper’s Ferry, and 
was commanded by Captain Stevenson.  As soon as organized, it was sent to 
Boston.  At Boston, my father was transferred to Washington’s life-guard, and 
remained in it for three years.  He was then stationed at Fredericksburg, Va., 
and continued to remain there until near the close of the war, when he raised a 
company of volunteers in Spottsylvania county, Va., - joined the army under 
Washington – and participated in the siege of Yorktown.  In the year 1782, he 
emigrated to Kentucky.  He was with General Wayne in his campaign against the 
Northwestern Indians, after St. Clair’s defeat, and commanded the advanced 
guard of Wayne’s army.  I emigrated from Kentucky to 
Clay county, Mo, in the year 1825, and have resided here ever since.  I have 
been a member of the old Baptist Church since 1829.  I am and ever have been a 
Democrat – an uncompromising Democrat.  I supported General Jackson until about 
a year after his famous “proclamation.”  I then re-examined the whole question 
is issue between Jackson and Calhoun, and came to the clear conviction that 
Calhoun was right.  In that conviction I remain.  In 1861 I espoused the cause 
of the South – entered the Southern army and remained in it until the final 
surrender in 1865.  I was not then a secessionist per se, as that term is 
commonly understood, but I was a secessionist from the action of the North, 
because I then believed – and still do believe – that the North had parted from 
the Constitution.

Another Tragedy. – Last Friday night there was a terrible tragedy enacted at 
the residence of Mr. William Fitzgerald, near Ridgely, in this county.  While a 
dance was in progress there, a difficulty occurred between Al. DeBerry and Clay 
Snell, which resulted in Snell’s being shot in the thigh and below the knee and 
slightly in the wrist.  Henry Lloyd immediately became involved and he also 
received two shots from DeBerry’s pistol one in the head and the other through 
the body, just below the ribs.  Lloyd fired several shots at DeBerry, but did 
not hit him.  DeBerry mounted his horse and escaped and at this writing has not 
been arrested. – Platte City Landmark.

Mrs. James Tillery, mother of Woodford Tillery, died at the latter’s residence 
in this county last Monday and was buried in the City Cemetery on Tuesday.  She 
was over 90 years of age and was a member of the Old Baptist Church.  She was 
universally esteemed a good Christian, mother and neighbor.  Mrs. Tillery has 
resided in Clay and Clinton counties for more than a quarter of a century. – 
Plattsburg Lever.

Missouri City Items.
Sam Homan died last Monday of pneumonia.

Walter B. Moore and Wm. Peebly, two old and prominent citizens of Fishing River 
township, died on Sunday last.

Mr. Editor: - I wish to correct an error in regard to the birth place of Mr. 
John Liggett, deceased, for the benefit of his friends and relatives.  He was 
born in Wythe Co., Va., living there unitl he was abut ten years old; his 
father, Thos. Liggett, Sr., then moved to Howard Co., Mo., and after living 
there nine years he married – being nineteen years old – he then moved to 
Johnson Co., Mo., living there a few years and then moved to Clay, being about 
thirty years of age.  He resided here about one years, until the Platte 
Purchase came in, and then moved to Platte Co., where he resided until his 
death.  Thos.  Liggett, brother of the deceased.  Platte City Advocate please 
correct.

Mr. N.J. Axtell, of Claytonville, lost an infant child on the 4th inst.

Died, while on a visit at Osborne, Mo., of membraneous croup, on the 25th day 
of December, 1879, Dudley M. Reynolds, son of John Y. and Katie Reynolds, aged 
3 years, 5 days.  “Little Dudy” was a smart little boy, and how sadly he will 
be missed around the hearthstone, how often will the mother and father of that 
fair, bright being listen for the innocent prattle of those poor lips that are 
now making music in the celestial city, and how often they will listen for the 
coming of the little feet that are walking the golden streets of God; but let 
me say to his parents and friends, who mourn so deeply the loss of their little 
one, they mourn not as those who have no hope – he is not lost but gone before.
Then weep not, fond parents for sweet is his rest,
In the arms of his Savior, His pillow his breast;
Safe across the dark water, He now beckons you on
To the mansion of bliss where your treasure has gone.

Then farewell, little darling, Our parting will be brief,
It is this hope alone that can silence our grief;
By the “beautiful river,” Where storm cannot come,
“Little Dody” is waiting to welcome us home.             Ettie C.

Jan 16, 1880:
Graham Turner died at his home in Platte county on the 4th inst., aged 66 years.

The Plattsburg Lever says: Died, at his residence in this county on the 7th 
inst., Mr. Albert S. Shafer, aged about 42 years.  He was born in Clay county, 
Mo., and had resided in Clinton five or six years.  He leaves a wife and two 
children to mourn his loss.

Died, near Mo. City, on the –th inst., Annie Bet Calvert, daughter of F.H. 
Calvert, Esq., in the 9th year of her age.

Jan 23, 1880:
DEATHS ROLL-CALL.
Within the last thirty days, six old citizens without a murmur, responded to 
the imperative call of “grim death.”  They contributed their share as best they 
knew to the moral and material growth of the county in which they lived.   They 
were honest and true men as far as I knew, having known most of them for thirty 
long years.  They lived faithful to their convictions on all questions of 
public interest, and whatever their conceptions of religious duty were, they 
allowed no man to beguile them from the way they had resolved to pursue.
 They lived an average life of four-score years, and the aggregate years they 
lived would amount to four and three-fourths long centuries.  They came from 
North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky.  Three were born before the close of 
the last century and three at the dawn of the present one.  They settled and 
improved farms within five miles of each other, and with determined fortitude 
commenced the work of home-making when the country was new, and success 
depended upon a vigorous arm and a steady and unyielding purpose.
  George B. Finley, Winfrey E. Price, John Hart, Geo. W. Madden, Spencer 
Anderson and Alexander Hardwick compose the list of death’s victims who are now 
reposing in their freshly made graves.  The good these men have done will live 
longer than the marble stones that mark the resting place of their remains.
  To chronicle death is a sad task; but when men by the infirmities of 
accumulated years begin to bow low their heads, their tired spirits yearn for 
rest from earthly toils, and the sadness of their departure is somewhat 
mitigated by the apparent fitness of the thing.  Having finished the work of 
useful living, why should they not cross over to the great reward promised to 
all the faithful of God’s children, and be done with the burdens of old 
age?      R,.

From Gosneyville:
For the last four weeks we have had a great deal of sickness and several 
deaths.  Among the deaths was Mrs. A.T. Douglass, wife of Mr. A.T. Douglass.  
She was a most excellent lady, and daughter of our oldest citizen here, Mr. 
John Gosney.  We deeply sympathize with the bereaved, and pray Our Father’s 
richest blessings of consolation upon the little children left without a 
mother, and upon our friend and brother, A.T. Douglass.  Mrs. Lingenfelter, 
wife of Uncle Norris Lingenfelter, died of erysipelas and pneumonia, on the 8th 
inst.  For the comfort and consolation of her many relatives and friends living 
near Missouri City, we can say that her death was not unexpected to her.  We 
heard her sing two verses of that familiar hymn, (incomplete)

Mr, Elihu Park’s little child, aged about 5 months, died last Sunday morning; 
it had been sick for some time.

An old and worthy citizen gone.  On the 8th inst., Capt. Spencer Anderson died 
at his home near Kearney.  He was a truly good citizen, standing high with all 
who knew him, and his death will be greatly regretted.  Capt. A. was born in 
Franklin county, Ky., Oct. 1799, and moved to Clay county in 1852, and resided 
here up to his death.  He was also a public spirited man, and favored every 
enterprise having for its object the advancement of his fellow citizens, his 
county and state.  The loss of such a man is a calamity.  May the turf rest 
lightly above his ashes is the wish of an old friend.  

Mr. John Hart, died at his home in Fishing River township about the first of 
the year, aged about 80 years, and a citizen of Clay county for over 40 years.  
No better man lived than John Hart, as every one who knew him will testify; he 
was a kind, loving husband and father, a good neighbor, true friend and 
citizen, and his memory will long be kindly cherished by those he left behind.  
His death would have been noted sooner, but that we were expecting a notice 
from someone who had the data from which to write a more extended notice.

Jan 30, 1880:
Mrs. Lucy Henshaw, wife of Mr. Frank Henshaw, died at the family residence in 
the northern part of this county on Friday last, aged about fifty years, and 
was buried at Mt. Zion Church, near her late home.  She was a daughter of the 
late Thomas Estes, and was respected and loved by all of her acquaintances.  

Kearney Items:
Death has relieved the little sufferer at last.   Little Nannie Crawford, who 
has been confined to her bed for more than a years, with white swelling, died 
last Saturday night.


Feb 6, 1880:
John L. Soper, who was so foully murdered last Friday eve., was aged about 52 
years, and we believe was born in this county. He was one of the most 
peaceable, industrious and mild-mannered men in our county.  In our long 
intercourse of over thirty years with him we never heard him speak harshly of 
any one, and he had a joke and a pleasant word for all, and it is strange that 
he had an enemy in the world.  His death has caused great excitement in our 
county, and the remark can be heard on all sides, if such a man as John Soper 
can be shot down at his home in cold blood, who is safe?  It is a momentous 
matter and one that only the punishment of the murderer can solve.
Mr. S. was buried on Sunday last at the old Soper homestead near Gilead, and 
the large and sympathizing attendance fully attested the high estimation in 
which the deceased was held.  The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy 
of every good citizen in the country.

Mrs. Kate Gray, wife of Lewis P. Gray, died in this city on Friday last, aged 
about 30 years.  She was a lady greatly beloved by her circle of friends and 
acquaintances.

Death of Mrs. Boughton.
Mrs. Agnes Dandridge Boughton – so long and pleasantly known in Liberty – died 
on the 30th day of January, 1880, in Kansas City, Missouri, at the residence of 
her son-in-law, Capt. William Millar.
She was born in King William county, Virginia, June 29th, 1804.  She was the 
daughter of the late George Dabney, Esq., of that county.  Her mother’s maiden 
name was Susannah Littlepage Quarles.  The Dabney family is one of the oldest 
and most honorable families in Virginia, and has ever been second to none there 
in social position.  It is of Huguenot descent and immigrated to Virginia, it 
is supposed, shortly after the revocation of the edict of Nantes.  The name 
was, no doubt, originally spelled D’Aubigne, but has, in America, been 
corrupted into Dabney.
Mrs. Boughton was married in 1821 to Dr. George Spiller, of Virginia.  He died 
in 1823.  In October, 1833, she was married to John P. Boughton, Esq., of 
Virginia.  She survived Mr. Boughton some years.  In 1838, Mr. and Mrs. 
Boughton immigrated to Missouri and made Clay county their home.  There were 
born to them six children, of whom three died in infancy.  The survivors, 
Susan, Elizabeth and Virginia married, respectively, James Ellis, Esq., of 
Caldwell county, Mo., Col. Nathaniel Grant, now of Kansas City but formerly of 
Clay county, and Capt. William Millar, also of Kansas City.
About the year 1844, Mrs. Boughton united herself to the Baptist Church, in 
Liberty, Mo.  This occurred under the ministration of Rev. Alvin P. Williams.  
There can be but one opinion as to the uniform rectitude and consistency of her 
Christian walk and conversation during the long period of the thirty-six years 
of her connection with the church.  I may repeat the words of one who knew her 
well, “She was, indeed, a mother in Israel, and has fought the good fight and 
kept the faith.”
In the discharge of her duties as a wife and mother, in dispensing kindnesses, 
in attentions to her sick neighbors and friends, and in the exercise of the 
small, sweet amenities of life, she shone pre-eminently.  She was especially 
gifted in the sick room.  Never was there a softer touch nor a more soothing 
voice in the chambers of the sick than hers.  The writer of these lines can 
look back, with a sentiment of ever-living gratitude, to the far-away time 
when, as a child, he knew that touch and voice while gazing wistfully, during 
long summer days, from a sick bed upon the grassy lawn and the gambols of his 
playmates.
It is true that she has gone away to the joys of the Eternal Kingdom, full of 
years, yet must her friends and those who are nearer and dearer to her than 
friends regret the parting, even though it be but for a very little 
while.                 A.
Liberty, Mo., Feb. 3d, 1880.

Obituary.
Miller. – Died, of Pneumonia fever, at his residence, near Smithville, Jan. 
24th, 1880, MR. Geo. F. Miller.
Passing away seems to be written on every object, every way we turn we see the 
unmistakable footprints of the monster, Death.  But few days passes but we are 
called to witness the devastation caused by him.  Oh how important that we 
should be prepared, as was the subject of the above notice, to meet the summons 
which only say to such as him, “’Tis enough, come up higher.”  We can only say 
to the bereaved family, put your trust completely on Him who has promised to be 
a husband to the widow and a father to the orphan, and has sent this that you 
may fully realize that He ruleth forever and ever.
Deceased was a native of Alabama, and was born Oct. 13th, 1837.  He moved to 
Missouri in the year of 1870, and became a member of the Christian church in 
the same year, of which until death relieved him from his labors, he was one of 
the most faithful and exemplary members, exhibiting by his daily walk and 
conversation that religion is not a vain thing.  He leaves a host of friends to 
mourn his loss and sympathize with the bereaved family.  We would say to those 
he left behind, make your peace, calling and election sure, that you may meet 
him where parting is no more.    

Feb 20, 1880:
Another Pioneer Gone.
Within the last month or two the Tribune has chronicled the death of quite a 
number of aged pioneers.  Of the number of early settlers who met at Liberty a 
few years ago to exchange greetings and retell the adventures of early pioneer 
life, how many of that venerable company have surrendered to the inevitable 
fate of all living things and are numbered with the “silent majority” of the 
dead?  Edward Pickett was one of that company.  He has crossed over to the 
other shore to join company with the ransomed spirits of loved ones who had 
gone before.  A short time ago he was in town, in his usual health, but 
pneumonia seized him and he succumbed to that peculiarly fatal disease when 
aged people are the subjects of it.  
The subject of this notice was born in Orange county, North Carolina, in the 
year 1804.  At the age of twenty-five he set his face westward, and with his 
wife and child he started on the road that many an adventurous spirit had 
traveled before, to the new and thinly settled country of Western Missouri.  He 
was cheered on his way over mountains and through lonely valleys by the bright 
prospect of a comfortable home – the reward of a long and tiresome march.  
Fifty years ago he settled in this county, with an unwavering faith in his 
vigorous manhood as his only capital, and those who knew him best know to what 
good use he made of the means nature had endowed him with.  With the principles 
of honesty and truth in his very nature, he added all the qualities of virtue 
and excellence that make up the Christian life.  Being a member of the 
Cumberland Presbyterian 
Church, he lived faithful to the pledges he made to his Master, to serve Him 
with unfaltering trust to the end of life’s pilgrimage.  Six children consoled 
him by their presence during his illness, who felt the great loss they would 
sustain when he ceased to live.  His neighbors, one and all, ministered unto 
him with hearts full of love, and at his funeral they gathered at the old 
homestead to see the last of their obliging and faithful neighbor, and to hear 
the touching story of his life, told by that earnest and warm-hearted preacher, 
Daniel Patton.                  FRIEND.

Kearney Items:
William W. Arnold, a son of the late William Arnold, of this county, was found 
dead near McKavett, Texas, shot through the breast, a few days ago.  He was 
herding a drove of sheep belonging to himself and his brother, John P. Arnold, 
and his friends here suppose that he was likely murdered by a gang of cattle 
headers.  Paris Mercury.

Died, on the 26th of December, 1879, in Claytonville, Mo., little Thana, 
daughter of James A. and Maggie Rhodus, aged just nine months.
“Your little Thana will live again,
God holds her in his arms;
She cannot come-she there remains
Secure and safe from harm.”

Killed by a Runaway Team.
John Wright, formerly of Clay county, Missouri, but of late years residing near 
Berlin, Colusa county, California, was killed instantly on the 7th of February, 
1880.  He was stopping at noon to water his team, and some of them became 
frightened and started to run, and in trying to stop them he was thrown by his 
lead horses, the team and plow all running over him – the plow piercing his 
body and making a severe cut on his right temple, killing him instantly.  A 
large crowd attended the funeral services at the church, on the 8th, between 3 
and 4 o’clock p.m., and a short and very appropriate discourse was delivered by 
Prof. Dunham.  His remains were then taken and buried by the Order of Good 
Templars.
John was an industrious young man, and had done well in this country.  He was 
highly respected by all who knew him, and leaves many friends to mourn his loss 
here, and from what I can learn, a mother and two sisters.  He had been for the 
last two terms a student of Pierce Christian College, at College City, Colusa 
county, California.
The pains of death are past,
Labor and sorrow cease;
And life’s long warfare, closed at last,
His soul is found in peace.                       J.E.

Death of Edward Pickett.
Died at his residence in Clay county, at 8 p.m., February 11th, 1880, Edward 
Pickett, in his 76th year.
This is the sad announcement which has been made to the people of Clay county, 
among whom he had lived so long.
Edward Pickett was born in Orange county, North Carolina, on the 18th of 
February, 1804.  On the 18th of January, 1827, he was married to Miss Sarah 
Thompson, of his native county.  This good and pure woman, faithful as wife, 
mother and friend, lived with him until the 27th of December, 1878, when she 
departed this life, venerated and loved by all who knew her.  There were born 
of their union, nine children; five boys and four girls.  Two of the girls and 
one of the boys died when young.  The others are still living and are 
prosperous and respected citizens of our neighboring county of Clinton.  It was 
their father’s boast that none of them were ever seen behind a card table or in 
front of a bar.  How could it have been otherwise under the influence of such 
precept and example!  He was very proud of his children and their honorable 
lives were his chief happiness.  It was the fitting reward for his faithful 
training.
In 1830 he removed to Clay county, Missouri, and one year afterwards he settled 
on his home place, where he lived the balance of his life.
Mr. Pickett was liberal and public spirited, yet modest in all that he did.  He 
never boasted of what he had done, and some of his best and most generous  
deeds were known only to God and those who received them.
He was a man of great firmness and decided convictions.  His  judgment was very 
clear, so that when he decided he was generally right, and he stood by his 
convictions with unbending firmness.
He had the courage, at all times, to condemn the wrong and approve the right; 
he was a man of unvarying friendship, and when he made a pledge you could rely 
on him to the end; he was a close observer of character, and when he formed his 
opinion, it was nothing to him what popular clamor or prejudice might say; the 
passions of the hour had no effect on him, and he remained the same unvarying 
friend that he was in the sunshine of prosperity and popular favor.
During nearly all his life he was an earnest Christian and a faithful supporter 
of the Christian religion.  He first made a profession of religion in 1825, 
when he was twenty-one years old.  In 1844 he and his wife were both received 
into the Cumberland Presbyterian church by Rev. Daniel Patton, and one year 
afterward he was ordained an elder.  He was a faithful exemplar of the religion 
of Jesus Christ, and he remained strong in this faith to the last, not doubting 
that he would receive its rewards and promises, and a happy reunion with those 
who had gone before.  To one he said:  “I am resigned; when it is the will of 
the Lord I am ready to go.”  To another he said:  “I will be no stranger when I 
get there; there are those who know me who have gone before.”  And thus he fell 
asleep in Jesus.  Let my hope be the hope of the Christian, and my last end be 
like his!
His funeral was preached by Rev. Daniel Patton, who had know him so long and so 
well, and he was buried in the family cemetery.
Thus passed away one of the early pioneers of Clay county – a good and true man 
whose integrity and virtue will be long remembered.     H.

Died, Jan. 31st, 1880, Mrs. Margaret Knighten, daughter of John and Nancy 
Johnson, deceased.
She was born and reaised in this county.  Age about 50 years.  She leaves a 
husband, six children, many friends and no enemies to lament the vacancy in our 
midst; was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church at Barry for twenty 
years.  Truly, it may be said, she has gone home to the reward of the pure in 
heart.  Deep grief settles about the hearts of those to whom she was nearer and 
dearer than friend, but she leaves the legacy of a high Christian character 
which no enemy of the race can destroy.  This conscious blessing is a sermon of 
condolence to those that feel the unexpected blow.   A. Neighbor.

Mar 5, 1880:
An Old Landmark Gone.
Died, on the 27th ult., at his residence, near this city, Mercer Bush, aged 84 
yrs. and 20 days.  He moved to Clay county in 1835, and was a devoted member of 
the Old Baptist church for 69 years.  In the death of Mr. Bush, Clay county has 
lost one of its noblest citizens, and his family an affectionate husband and 
father.  Peace to his memory.
“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.”

Died, in Washington township, Clay county, Mo., Mrs. Jane Wilson, wife of 
Josiah Wilson, on the 22d day of Feb. ’80, aged 72 years.

Died, in Platte township, on the 13th of Feb., 1880, after a protracted illness 
of consumption, Mrs. Mary M. Arnold, wife of Alfred M. Arnold, and daughter of 
Leonard Shugart, aged 30 years.

Mar 12, 1880:
The funeral of John T. Doniphan, only son of our distinguished friend and 
fellow citizen, Hon. John Doniphan, took place in Weston, on the 28th ult.  A 
number of sympathizing friends accompanied the remains and the bereaved family 
on a special train from this city to Weston, where, in the presence of a large 
number of old friends, who had known the deceased from his birth, and his 
estimable father and mother for more than 30 years, the remains of John 
Thornton Doniphan, a generous and noble-hearted boy, were committed to their 
mother earth in the old and loved city cemetery of Weston.  There are no words 
at our command to express our sorrow – none to offer to the deeply bereaved and 
loving parents that we think can assuage a grief like theirs.  Johnnie was 
their only child – their all.  May heavenly condolence be theirs. – St. Joseph 
Gazette.

Mr. Howard Stooksbaury’s oldest son died of pneumonia fever, on the 27th ult., 
aged about ten years.  

The following deaths, near Lathrop, Mo., are reported:  Mrs. Christopher 
Perkins, aged 80 years; son of Hugh L. Rogers, aged 18 months; Mrs. Lula 
Brooking, wife of A.B. Brooking, aged 20 years.  On same day her infant babe 
died.

From Gosneyville:
Mr. Editor.-Death, “the daughter of night and sister of sleep,” is still 
visiting our community.  Last Sunday, Mrs. Moffitt was buried here in our 
cemetery; on Monday following, Mr. S.J. McGee; on Tuesday, Mrs. Mattie McAdams; 
today, (7th), the youngest child of George W. Sexton died at 11 o’clock; Mr. 
Mat. Fisher was buried at Bethel, this evening at five o’clock. While we deeply 
regret our loss, we feel that our loss is their gain.  Every one of them were 
faithful, earnest Christians, and died as they had lived – excepting two.  Mrs. 
M---- was converted a few days before her death, and when dying she said: “I 
feel that God accepts me, and that I am His child, and I love everybody.”  We 
know that the precious little child of Geo. W. Sexton fell asleep in Jesus, 
because Jesus said: “Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them 
not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

Died, at the Thompson House in this city on Friday, March 5, 1880, W.W. 
Stevenson, of St. Louis, Mo.  Deceased had been in the city on business but a 
few days, but in that short time had made many friends.  His devoted wife took 
the remains to Memphis, Tennessee, for burial.  

Harlem:
An infant child of John Ford, of this place, died last Friday and was buried in 
the Catholic cemetery in Kansas City. 

Missouri City Items:
Mrs John Dagley, while on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Bratton, near town, was 
taken sick, and notwithstanding all that human aid could accomplish, died 
Thursday of last week.

Mar 19, 1880:
Harvey Springer, an old resident of this city, died at two o’clock this 
afternoon.  The deceased was at the advanced age of seventy-nine years.  He 
leaves an aged wife and two daughter to mourn his loss.

Mrs. Margaret Ann Couch, wife of Wm. Couch, died at her residence near Barry, 
on the 9th inst.  AT last accounts Mr. C. was very low with pneumonia.

Died, in Harlem, on the 14th inst., Mr. Edward O’Brian.  He was buried in the 
Catholic cemetery, having been a membe of that church for years.  He was an 
honorable man.

Missouri City Items:
Mr. Wilson Samples, an old and estimable citizen who has been suffering for two 
or three weeks with inflammation of the bowels and stomach, died Friday of last 
week.

Mar 26, 1880:
Samuel C. Major, Sr., died at his residence in Fayette, on Saturday, March 13, 
at about 1 o’clock.  Mr. Major was born on the 20th day of August, 1805, in 
Franklin county, Kentucky.  He settled Fayette in 1827, and married Elizabeth 
Daly, March 5, 1829.  AT the time of his death he had been married a few days 
over 51 years. – Fayette Advertiser.

Suicide of George W. Spears.
Our community was shocked on Tuesday to hear of the suicide of George W. Spears 
a hardware merchant and prominent citizen of Kearney.  The following account of 
the suicide is from the K. City Times, and is correct:  On Monday he returned 
from Kansas City and slept all night with the clerk in the store.  Nothing 
unusual was observed in his movements or appearance, and the clerk did not 
entertain the slightest suspicion of danger either from his appearance just 
previous to the shooting or during the preceding days.  At 7 in the morning 
Spears went to breakfast and during the meal arose, went to his store, locked 
the front door and ascended to his room.  No noise was heard, but the clerk on 
looking into the room a short time afterwards, found him lying across the bed 
dead, from a pistol shot which entered near the right ear and lodged in the 
skin on the opposite side.  The pistol laid within easy reach and from its 
position showed the manner of death.”
The deceased was a man of fine information, and universally respected, and was 
35 years of age.  He was doing a good business, had money on deposit, and 
nothing visible to cause his death.  It is however, intimated that a love 
disappointment was at the bottom.  He was buried in this city on Wednesday 
morning, from the residence of his brother-in-law, Mr. John Messick.

Missouri City Items.
The reaper Death has once more invaded our quiet little city and claimed for 
its victim Matilda, wife of C.L. Craven.  Mrs. Craven was indeed an estimable 
lady, loved by all who knew her, and one who will be sadly missed b y all.  Our 
sympathies are extended Mr. Craven in this his sad bereavement.

Tribute of Respect.
Died, in Liberty, Mo., March 20, 1880, Mr. John R. Courtney.
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst our worthy 
Brother, John R. Courtney, by death.
Whereas, we are reminded by this affliction that in the midst of life we are in 
death, and none of us know how soon we too, may be called from this life of 
labor and sorrow to try the realities of another world.
Resolved, that while we deplore the loss of our departed Brother, we tender our 
heartfelt sympathies and condolence to his bereaved wife and children, 
recommending them to the care and protection of Him who doeth all things well.
Resolved, that the members of this lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for 
thirty days as a token of respect for our departed Brother, and that a copy of 
these resolutions be sent to the family, and that the city papers be requested 
to publish the same.
L.B. Dougherty,  D. Hughes,  W.H. Buckley,  Com.

Mrs. Thos. J. Kidd, (formerly wife of the late Weekly Dale), died at the Fulton 
Asylum last week, and was buried a day or two afterwards at Gilead in this 
co’ty.

Kearney Items.
Mr. George W. Spears, a prominent hardware merchant of Kearney, committed 
suicide Tuesday morning, March 23d, about 7 o’clock, by shooting himself 
through the head with a navy pistol, from the effects of which he died about 9 
o’clock.  The act was committed in a bedroom in the store where he was doing 
business, in which he had slept the night before.  There is no cause known why 
he did it.  He had but recently come to Clay county from Kentucky, and although 
he had been here but a short time, he had made many friends, and was looked 
upon as a gentleman in every respect.  His death is deeply lamented by all in 
this community.  Mr. Spears was a single man, and it is the general opinion 
here that he had been recently disappointed in a love affair.
Apr 2, 1880:
Col. Thomas Murphy, formerly superintendent of Indian affairs for Kansas, under 
President Lincoln, many years ago a hotel landlord in Liberty, and otherwise 
prominent as a public citizen, died at Atchison on the 24th ult.

Caldwell Campbell, Sr., an old and wealthy citizen of Madison county, Ky., died 
at his residence on Silver Creek, on Sunday 14th.  He was stricken with 
paralysis several years ago and had suffered from that disease ever since.  He 
was possessed of an estate of about $100,000.  This he divises by will to a 
number of relatives, $10,000 being donated to Centre College at Danville in 
that State.  The deceased was a brother of our fellow citizen, Mr. Sam. W. 
Campbell, of Gallatin township in this county.

David S. Shock died at his home in Boone county last week, in his 80th year.

Apr 9, 1880:
Mrs. Sophia Gordon, widow of the late John B. Gordon, (the great Missouri 
orator) of Columbia, Mo., died a short time since, in the 76th year of her age.

Apr 16, 1880:
Death of John T. Doniphan.
From the Weston Commercial.
The writer of these lines (a former resident of your town) desires to place a 
garland upon the tomb of a noble boy, John T. Doniphan, who has been recently 
interred in the old cemetery where repose so many hallowed memories.  The 
people of Weston knew him and his honored father and his fond mother in the 
days of his brightness and hope, and they will not fail to join now in the 
tender recollections of the past.  When those who go hence suddenly, and in the 
morning of life are bound to us by stronger ties than usually bind us to 
humanity, we must be pardoned the deep excess of emotion that hallows their 
departure.  The hand of providence falls mysteriously upon our cherished loves 
in this world, but the promise of the future beams through the gloom of the 
grave in the hope of an immortality that shall freshen the faded blossoms of 
this life into enduring bloom.  And in this happy hope it is a pleasure 
tospread fair flowers upon the grave of the beloved boy and to waft to the 
bereaved parents the incense that rises from a sympathetic heart.          L. 
M. H.           New York, March 9th, 1880

From Claytonville:
Death has entered our part of the county again, and taken for its mark Mr. 
Harvey Lynn, a young man just in the bloom of manhood.  He leaves many friends 
and relatives to mourn his departure.  His disease was cerebro spinal 
meningitis.

Obituary:
We are sorry to announce the death of Mr. Ephraim Smith, who died on the 30th 
of March at half past seven o’clock in the morning.  Mr. Smith was one of the 
early pioneer settlers of Clay county, and in 1836 he settled in Platte 
township where he has resided ever since.  Mr. Smith, during his lifetime had 
been a member of the Old Baptist church for fifty years; he possessed all of 
those noble and sterling qualities, which made him admired and beloved by all 
who knew him; he was not only a kind and indulgent father, but a most obliging 
and accommodating neighbor, and now, after a sojourn of eighty years through 
this vale of tears he has left a wife and ten children to meet him in that far 
away land, where sorrow never comes, but all is joy, and peace, and love.
How happy is the soul above.
From sin and sorrow free;
With Jesus he is now at rest,
And all his glory see.                  A Friend.

Mrs. William Cawby died Tuesday of last week after a lengthy illness.  Her 
remains were interred in the city cemetery next day.  Funeral services were 
conducted by J.W. Waller of Kansas City.  Our sympathies are extended.

Resolutions of Respect.
At the annual meeting at Glenwood school-house the following resolutions were 
adopted:
Whereas, since our last meeting, it has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the 
universe to take from among us one who was pleasantly associated with us as a 
patron of the school, also the first teacher of the school, and at one time 
clerk of the school board, therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of Rola S. Porter, the district has sustained a 
severe loss, and that our heartfelt sympathies are hereby extended to the 
bereaved family.  Also, that a copy of these resolutions be handed to the 
family, and a copy furnished the county papers for publication.

Apr 23, 1880:
In Memorium.
The Death of a Pure and Lovely Young Girl. From the St. Joseph Gazette:
Dr. Dulin’s Female College, in this city, was the scene on Saturday night of a 
very sad and effecting event, the occasion being the death of Miss Ellen Ashby, 
one of the beloved pupils of the institution, aged 18 years.  She was the 
eldest daughter of Joseph L. and Oliva Ashby, of Clinton county, Missouri, and 
had many relatives and friends in St. Joseph and vicinity who will deeply 
regret her untimely end.  On September 2nd, 1878, she entered the school above 
mentioned, and soon became a studious, apt and obedient pupil.  The sweet and 
loving disposition together with the kind and gentle manners of this beautiful 
girl drew around her a large number of affectionate friends, and when the 
summons came for her to join the angels around the throne of God their grief 
was sore indeed.  From the time she entered the college until her death her 
rank as a scholar was of the very highest order, and no student excelled her in 
neatness and lady-like department.  She was a consistent member of the Baptist 
Church, and had been for several years before entering school.

Apr 30, 1880:
Maj. James D. Price, one of the oldest citizens of Chariton county, was found 
dead in his bed one morning last week.  He is supposed to have died from 
paralysis.  He was 75 years of age, and had resided in Chariton county since 
1835, and was a cousin of Gen. Sterling Price.

A Good Man Gone.
Mr. John L. Clark died at his home near this city on the 22d inst., after a 
brief illness.  He was a man universally beliked, and a man of strong sense, 
and of unimpeachable character, and his death will be sincerely lamented by all 
who had the pleasure of his acquaintance.

Quite a neat monument has been put up over the grave of Mrs. Pescia in the new 
cemetery.
“Take the goods the Gods provide thee.”

Jonathan Roberts died at his home in Clinton county, on the 18th inst., aged 82 
years.

Bessie, little daughter of J.J. Huntington, died in this city on the 28th.

Missouri City Items:
Dick Cravens infant died last Friday and was buried on Saturday.

May 7, 1880:
Stony Point Items.
Died, on April 23d, 1880, Mrs. Elizabeth Brassfield, consort of the late Leroy 
Brassfield, aged about 51 years.
“Though brightness has passed from the earth,
Yet a star is new born in the sky,
And a soul hath gone home to the land of its birth,
Where are pleasures and fullness of joy.”

Obituary:
Died, at her home in Platte county, Arpil 24th, in the 31st year of her age, 
Mrs. Amanda, wife of R.S. Nunnelley.  Mrs. Nunnelley leaves many relatives and 
friends to mourn her loss – a loss which will be greatly felt by many.  She was 
a true and faithful wife, and as a mother she was kind, loving and 
sympathizing, she was a Christian, dying as she had lived.  Only a short time 
before she died, as she was suffering great pain, she spoke of “going home” – 
that she was not at her home.  But little did we think that she was far on the 
road to that “home not made by hands.”
With cheerful love her eyes explore,
Each landmark on the distant shore
The trees of life-the pastures green
The golden streets-the crystal streams.

May 21, 1880:
Missouri City Items:
Wm. H. Winfrey, an old and prominent citizen, died last Saturday morning, and 
his remains interred in our city cemetery next day.  Funeral services were 
conducted by Elder Granfield, of Warrensburg, and were largely attended by 
friends from all over the county of whom he had many, being active business 
man, a prominent church man, and doubtless the most prominent Sunday School 
worker in the county, he was therefore thrown in contact, more or less, with 
all classes, many of whom held him in high esteem for his strict business 
integrity, as well as his morality.  Our city has lost in him one whose vacancy 
will be difficult to fill.,  Our heartfelt sympathy is extended his bereaved 
family.  

Resolutions Passed by the Presbyterian Sunday School.
Whereas, The hand of Providence has taken from us little Mary Dougherty, in the 
sweet innocence of childhood, leaving us, looking by faith, beyond the grave to 
that eternal dewy freshness of the morning, where our loved flower will bloom 
in unfading beauty, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, as a Sabbath School, blend our tears with the family, where 
her cheerful smile was the sunlight of home, where each passing day her acts of 
love endeared her to them, and where now this aching void each moment tells of 
a loved one gone.
2nd.  That as “memory goes back among the days that seem so bright,” we recall 
the interest our little friend manifested in the Sabbath School, her regularity 
in attendance, her sweet cherub voice uniting in praise and all other 
reminiscences, “sweet but mournful to the soul,” which the sighing wind 
whispers are ours never more to enjoy.
3rd.  That we cherish the memory of one whom to know was to love, and to the 
parents, sister and brother would say:
“Your earth watch is ended; Mary hath left
Her cottage of clay for a mansion above,
Where she sings with the angles sweet anthems of love.”
4th.  That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family.
Anna R. Thompson,  Lydia M. Bishop,  Bertha B. Brining,   Com.

This little garland twined by mourning classmates, in memory of little Mary 
Dougherty:
Whereas, The departure of little Mary Dougherty has cast a gloom o’er all, 
whose pleasure it was to know and love her, and more particularly her 
classmates at the Sabbath school.  Therefore, we submit the following tribute 
to her memory:
The golden link of love which bound us as a sister band has been broken; and 
were it not that we feel this untarnished pearl will brighter grow in its 
immortal home, we could not stand by the cruel, unrelenting grave, and with 
uplifted hands say, “Thy will, Lord, be done.”
Our Father in Heaven has claimed his jewel, so unfit to dwell with clay, too 
pure for sin, too bright for earth,m and tenderly has placed on her little brow 
a gem of light; then, loved ones, think of Mary as standing at the golden 
stairway, in her ethereal loveliness, waiting to welcome you home.
Dora B. Miller, Sabbath School Teacher.

We regret to hear that Mr. Jas. Buster, a very worthy young man of about 20 
years of age, son of Mr. C.W. Buster of Gallatin township, was so severely 
kicked in the stomache by a mule that he died last Saturday evening.  The 
family has the heartfelt sympathy of the people.

Card of Thanks.
To the many friends, who so kindly rendered and offered aid, and who spoke 
words of comfort and consolation to us, during the long and fatal sickness of 
our little Mary, and those who followed her remains to the grave, we take this 
method of expressing our gratitude, and offer to them our heartfelt thanks, 
with the prayer to God that he will deal gently with them all.  Sincerely 
Yours, L.B. Dougherty and Wife.

Harlem:
A few days ago James Buster, son of Wallace Buster, living near Arnold, was 
kicked in the stomache by a mule he was unhitching from the traces.  He lived 
only a few days.  Much sympathy is expressed by the friends of the bereaved 
family. 

Jun 4, 1880:
Departed.
At the residence of her father-in-law, near Gosneyville, Clay county, Mo., at 
20 minutes to one o’clock, on the morning of the 1st of April, 1880, the spirit 
of Sarah Jane Garner, wife of James D. Garner, and daughter of Thomas J. and 
Caroline Ellington, departed from its earthly tenement and fled to its eternal 
home in the land of rest.
 Born on the 17th of October, married Nov. 3rd, 1868, joined the M.E. Church at 
about the age of sixteen years, always of a delicate constitution, she had been 
subject at various times during her life to the attacks of disease, and had 
never been regarded as blessed with much physical strength.  She was confined 
to her bed about three years with scrofula, which affection so wrought upon her 
sympathetic nature as to bring that physical prostration from which she never 
recovered – therefore incurable disease.  To her parents, husband and children 
she was dear beyond the power of expression; to her brothers and sisters she 
was a precious sister, and to her friends a prize of value.  She leaves a 
husband and two little children to sorrow; they have lost that which only 
Heaven can restore, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope.  She for 
whom they mourn started in early life for the destination which she has most 
surely reached.  In the days of her childhood she learned to follow her 
Saviour.  Her faith in her Redeemer was strong, true and steadfast.  Long prior 
to her departure she assured her husband and relations and friends of her 
readiness to answer the summons.  During her illness she repeatedly informed 
them of her sure hope of a home in heaven, and requested all to meet her in 
heaven.  During this time she was suffering the most intense pain – pain which 
was every moment wearing out the vitals.  A few hours before her departure she 
sang the two first lines of
“Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,”
And requested those present to sing the remainder; and while they were singing 
she clasped her hands together and remarked, “I am so happy.”  When it became 
evident that the hour had come, by her request, Miss Emma Rollins led in 
prayer.  Her remains were taken to the graveyard at Gosneyville, and buried 
according to her direction.
“Sleep, sleep in peace,
No more you’ll suffer pain, 
And while our loss is great
It is your greatest gain.”            Friend.

Died, in Independence, Kansas, May 28, 1880, at 5 p.m., Maggie, Youngest 
daughter of Jas. D. and Laura Baxter, aged four years, four months and one 
day.  

Missouri City Items:
The accidental discharge of a shot gun in the hands of a little son of S.D. 
Nowlin on last Friday entered the hip of a little girl of Felix Slaughter, 
colored, and inflicted a severe, if not a fatal wound, from which she is not 
expected to recover.

Little Jessie Winfrey died last Sunday eve., of typhus fever, after a brief 
illness of about a week.  Funeral services were conducted next day by Eld. 
Flack, and her remains laid away in our cemetery.  It is with deep regret that 
we are called upon to announce this, as but two weeks have passed since her pa 
was buried, a victim to the same terrible malady, which alone created a wound 
that time will never heal.  But alas!  The reaper has again entered the 
household and claimed as his victim one of its brightest jewels.  But why weep, 
her immortal spirit has but been borne aloft upon pinions of love, to join that 
mighty throng that around His Majesty’s throne makes melody on high.  None knew 
Jessie but to love her, and those who knew her best were her most ardent 
admirers.  Gentle, amiable and kind was her disposition; ambitious, ingratiate 
and inoffensive was her nature, and she will be sadly missed by her many 
friends, and especially her school-mates, a number of whom were strongly 
attached to her.  The sympathies of the entire community are extended the 
bereaved family.

Jun 11, 1880:
From Claytonville.
Mr. Wm. Wharton lost his child last week, its age was bout 10 months.

Resolutions of Respect.
At the regular session of the Christian Sunday School, of Missouri  City, 
Sunday morning, May 30th, 1880, the following resolutions were passed:
Whereas, It has pleased the Supreme Ruler of the universe to remove from our 
midst by death, our beloved Brother and for many years superintendent of this 
school, Wm. H. Winfrey.  Therefore, be it
Resolved, 1st, That in this sad dispensation of His providence, we recognize 
and bow submissively to the will of our Divine Master, who has seen cause to 
call our Brother from the labors of earth to the rest and reward prepared for 
the faithful.
2nd, That we cherish his memory as one of the blessed of earth whose daily walk 
and conversation were upright, and whose life and character were pure and 
beautiful to the end.
3d.  That while we deeply mourn the loss of Brother Winfrey and realize that 
the vacancy caused by his death will be hard to fill, yet “we sorrow not as 
those who have no hope,” for we believe that our loss is His eternal gain, and 
that if we are faithful to the end “we shall meet him beyond the river.”
4th, That we extend to the bereaved and heartbroken family of our departed 
Brother our sincere sympathy and condolence in their affliction, and that a 
copy of these resolutions be sent them.
5th,  That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to our county papers, and 
also the Christian with a request that they be published.
Susie A. Knoch,  Thos. C. Reed,  J.W. Snapp, Committee.

Harlem:
Died, at 6 o’clock Friday morning, of brain fever, an infant girl of F.M. 
Welch, age 8 yrs., 3 mo., and 3 days.  

Jun 18, 1880:
Mrs. Foster, who lives about five miles north of Kearney, committed suicide on 
the 12th by hanging herself to the rafters of her bedroom.  Mr. Foster had gone 
to Kearney and taken his ten year old son, and Mrs. Foster told the other 
children to go out and get her some mulberries.  After they left she locked the 
door and hung herself.  No reason can be given for the act, as she had all the 
necessaries of life and had a kind and loving husband.  She leaves five 
children to mourn their loss, one being only three months old.

Missouri City Items.
Geo. Rowland’s little child died last week, after a lengthy illness.

Jul 2, 1880:
Death of Mrs. Ellie Conway.
Died, at Manitou Springs, Colorado, on Friday, June 25th, Mrs. Ellie Conway, 
wife of Prof. D.M. Conway, of Neosho, Mo., and daughter of the late Hon. John 
Wilson, of Platte county, in the 30th year of her age.

Dan. O’Toole, a prominent druggist of St. Joseph, died on Monday last.

Jul 9, 1880:
A terrible accident happened at our depot last Wednesday morning.  Irwin Hayes 
aged about thirteen years, and son of Mr. Samuel Hayes, in attempting to jump 
onto a flat care, fell and the wheels passed over him, mutilating both legs 
above the knee, and also badly bruising his head, in such a shocking manner 
that he died in a few hours.  He was a bright and good little boy, and his 
unfortunate fat has cast a gloom over the city.  The parents have heartfelt 
sympathy of our people in their great loss.  We hope this accident will be a 
warning to small boys to keep away from the depot and road.

Jul 16, 1880:
Mr. Bartley Estes died near this city on the 10th inst., and was buried at 
Little Shoal Church next day.  He was born in Fayette county, Ky., on the 31st 
day of March, 1795.  His father was a native of Spottsylvania county, Virginia, 
and settled in Kentucky at a very early day, and was a soldier in the 
Continental army during the Revolutionary War.  Mr. E. settled in Clay fifty 
years ago and has resided here ever since.  He had been a Mason over fifty 
years, and was buried by the Order.  A good man “rests from his labors.”

Tribute of Respect.
Whereas, it ahs pleased an Allwise God to remove from an earthly tabernacle our 
ancient and venerable Brother, Bartlett Estes, therefore be it resolved by the 
members of Liberty Lodge, no. 31, A.F. & A.M.
1st.  That we tender to the family our heartfelt sympathies in this, their hour 
of sadness, and with them and their numerous friends bemoan his loss, humbly 
bowing in submission to Him who doeth all things well, and we commend to all 
the consolation of that religion which assures us and them of a happy reunion 
beyond the grave.
2d.  That he members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning as a token 
of their regard for his memory.
3d.  That these resolutions be published in the papers of our city and a copy 
of the same be given to the family in remembrance of our regard for our 
departed Brother.
J.H. Lloyd,  L.B. Dougherty,  G.T. Lincoln.

Obituary.
Died, near Barry, Mo., on the 7th inst., little Dollie, infant daughter of W. 
and Cordelia Mosby, aged 2 years.
Little Dollie died after a painful illness of whooping cough and pneumonia, she 
was the baby, and idolized pet of all the family, and to have her snatched away 
(as it were), by Death’s relentless hands, just as she was beginning to gladden 
their hearts by the artlessness of her prattle, and sweet baby ways, was a sad 
bereavement to the dear ones who loved her so well.  But God has said it is 
better so, and has manifested it by taking her to himself.  She was a dear 
little flower that had time only to bud on earth, and has been transplanted to 
bloom in Heaven.  To the bereaved parents, brothers, and sisters, of little 
Dollie, we would say, do not look upon her death as though she was lost to 
you.  She is not lost forever, God has only taken back into his keeping the 
precious jewel He loaned you.  She cannot come to you, but you can go to her, 
by living nearer to Him who has taken and has in His tender care your darling.
‘Twas hard to give the baby up,
‘Twas hard to see her die,
‘Twas hard the grave should cover up, 
Our darling from our eyes.

But why should we mourn for baby,
Sleeping in her lonely tomb,
Jesus himself died – was laid there,
And banished all its gloom.

No! we would not call our darling back,
Back to this world of sorrow,
But we’ll try to live – so should we be called,
We’d be ready to meet her tomorrow.                  E. M. C.

A large number of neighbors and friends attended the burial of Mr. Bartley 
Estes, at Little Shoal last Sunday.  The old patriarch was one of the pioneers 
of Clay county, and a man well thought of.   He was in his 86th year.

Stony Point Items.
Since last writing there has been four funerals in this vicinity.  A little 
daughter of John and the late Julia A. foster, aged about four months.  Minnie, 
infant daughter of Wm. And Amanda Wilson, aged about six months.  Lucian and 
Louis Thomason, twin sons of Marcellus and Lucy Thomason, aged one and two 
months respectively.

Jul 23, 1880:
Death of John H. Lynn.
It is our painful duty to announce the death of John H. Lynn, of Washington 
township.  He died on the 16th inst., aged 65 years the 7th of last June.  He 
had lived in Clay county for over forty years, and no man stood higher with his 
neighbors and acquaintances than he did.  He leaves a wife and a number of 
grown up children to lament his death.  His family have the sympathy of their 
many friends throughout the county.  His death creates a vacancy in the 
community that will be hard to fill.  He was buried on Saturday at Bethel 
Church, with the rites of the Masonic Order of which he was an honored member.  
The burial was largely attended.

Mr. Bickle, near Lathrop, died very suddenly the other day from the effects of 
an injury received by a fall last autumn.

An infant child of Dr. Longfield, of this city, died last week after a very 
severe spell of sickness.

John Ellis, Sr., an old and highly esteemed citizen of Marion county, died a 
few days ago, aged 74 years.

Jul 30, 1880:
Tribute of Respect.
To the W.M. Wardens and Brethren of Clay Lodge No. 207 A.F. and A.M.:
The undersigned committee appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the 
sense of this Lodge on the death of Bro. John H. Lynn, fraternally submit the 
following:
Whereas, It has pleased the Great Architect of the Universe to remove from our 
midst our late brother, John H. Lynn, and
Whereas, It is but just that a fitting recognition of his many virtues should 
be had; therefore be it – 
Resolved, By Clay Lodge No. 207, A.F. & A.,M., that while we bow with humble 
submission to the will of the Most High, we do not the less mourn for our 
brother who has been taken from us.
Resolved, That in the death of John H. Lynn this Lodge laments the loss of a 
brother who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy 
to the needy and distressed of the fraternity, an active member of this 
society, whose utmost endeavors were exerted for its welfare and prosperity, a 
friend and companion who was dear to us all, a citizen whose upright and noble 
life was a standard of emulation to his fellows.
Resolved, That the heartfelt sympathy of this Lodge be extended to his family 
in their affliction.
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the Lodge, and a 
copy  thereof be transmitted to the family of our deceased brother, also to the 
Tribune and Advance for publication.
W.H. Waers,  H.J. Rowell, T.M. Gash,  Com.

Aug 6, 1880:
Mr. Ab. James buried his oldest daughter, today, at Bethel church.  She was 
about 17 years old.

Death of Mrs. Ellie Conway. (From the Platte City Advocate)
Thirty years ago in the beautiful month of June, when the air was sweet with 
the perfume of sweet brier or honeysuckle that clambered over our cottage home, 
Ellie Wilson, the youngest of six daughters, was born near Platte City to John 
and Elizabeth Wilson.  In Platte City she spent the years of her quiet, gentle 
childhood, and her modest, retiring girlhood.  It was there, while her young 
spirit was yet fresh with the dews of childhood’s innocence, she became an 
avowed follower of the meek and lowly Jesus, and attached herself to the M.E. 
church in which faith she laid down the cross of life’s weary travel to take 
up, triumphantly, the immortal crown of rejoicing.  There she took upon herself 
early a wife’s sacred vows and the cares of motherhood, and it is to those 
among whom she spent her youth and who knew her lovely character so intimately 
we appeal for the sympathy that assuages the poignancy of grief.  Ever amiable, 
quiet and retiring, her gentle virtues attracted toward her the warmest 
friendship of those with whom the circumstances of her life brought her in 
contact.  As a daughter, a sorely afflicted mother tells of a childhood of 
exceptionable submission and obedience.  As a sister and friend she was most 
tenderly loving and beloved, and in the difficult relations of wife and mother 
she shone preeminent, mild, but firm, patient and self-sacrificing; truly “The 
heart of her husband did safely trust in her.”
Following the fortunes of her husband Prof. D.M. Conway, to Shelbyville, she 
there lost, in quick succession, her two little daughters, tender buds of 
exceeding promise.  She resigned her children without a murmur, and patiently 
took up, for a time, the broken threads of life.  But the shock was too great 
for one never strong.  Like the stricken deer, she hid a well nigh fatal wound, 
and she lay for a time at death’s door.  Her husband then removed from the 
scenes of their severe sorrow to Neosho, where she lost an infant son.  After 
this bereavement her health continued so feeble she was persuaded to visit her 
mother and kindred among the scenes of her childhood, hoping to recruit her 
failing strength.  Arriving at Liberty, the home of her sister, (Mrs. R.H. 
Miller), she received the best medical attention and loving care, but the flat 
had gone forth, and human skill could not recall it.  Still hoping to benefit 
her, her husband, accompanied by her mother and niece, carried her to Manitou 
Springs, Col.  There under the shadow of the rock-ribbed mountains the weary 
spirit found rest with the beautiful resignation characteristic of her life, 
though surprised when told that her end was near, she resigned her soul to God 
unmurmuringly, sent love to absent friends, bade those present meet her in 
heaven, and bravely entered the valley of the Great Shadow, and joyfully joined 
the loved ones waiting on the other side.  Her sorrowing husband, taking his 
only remaining child, carried the remains to Hannibal to bury with her little 
children.  Beside the mighty Mississippi, where the voice of many waters shall 
sing a requiem o’er the quiet dead while time shall last, Ellie, the beloved of 
many hearts, sleeps her last sleep.  Though we feel exceedingly sorrowful, we 
feel our dear one “Is not lost but gone before.”  Too well we love her to pray 
that she take back the troubles and toils of earth that we may be 
happy.                L. 

Pratheville, Aug. 4.
Mr. James Roberts, a man loved and respected by those who knew him, died last 
Thursday at 5 o’clock p.m., from the effects of opium.  He leaves a wife and 
two little children to mourn his loss.           Anonymous.

Mr. Terrence McGowan (brother of our fellow citizen Mr. Hugh McGowan) died in 
Portland, Maine, on 11th July.  The papers speak of him in the highest terms as 
a citizen and Christian.

Died, at his residence some three miles south of Liberty, on the 3d inst., Mr. 
N. R. Howard, aged about 30 years.  He was buried in the New Cemetery in this 
city, on the 4th inst.

Aug 13, 1880:
Death of Gen. Wm. O. Butler.
Louisville, Ky., Aug. 6. – Gen. Wm. O. butler died at Carrollton, this morning 
at 5 o’clock, aged 89 years.  He was an officer in the regular army in the war 
of 1812 and was at the battle of New Orleans.  For a number of years he was in 
Congress; was general in chief of our army in Mexico; was a candidate for vice-
president on the ticket with Gen. Lewis Cass, and represented Kentucky in the 
Washington peace convention, at the beginning of the war.  For some years he 
has lived in retirement at his home in Carrollton.

Plattsburg, Mo., Aug 11. – Miss Maggie Brinkwater, a young lady of this place 
aged about sixteen years, while attempting to cross the railroad bridge of the 
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific railroad, was struck by the eastern bound freight 
train and literally torn to pieces.

Mrs. Bell, an aged Lady died near Edgarton, Platte county, on the 4th inst.

Aug 27, 1880:
Mr. Caleb Taylor an old and honored citizen of Marion county, died a few days 
ago, in the 81st year of his age.

Sep 3, 1880:
Obituary.
Died, at her residence near Liberty, Clay county, Mo., on Friday morning, Aug. 
20th, 1880, Julia A. Lilly, wife of Robert A. Lilly and daughter of James 
Williams, an old and respected citizen of Clay county.
Sister Lilly’s life was brief.  She, like many of her friends, fell a victim to 
that fearful and lingering disease, pulmonary consumption.  She died as she had 
lived, having her heart sprinkled from an evil conscience and her body washed 
with pure water, even by the precious blood of Jesus.           T.J. Baker.

Died on the 18th day of August, 1880, Mrs. Anna Sturges, wife of George 
Sturges, and daughter of Abner James, aged 27 years.

Died, near Turney, Clinton county, on Tuesday 24th of consumption, Miss Ellen 
Wilhoit.

Died, in Lathrop, August 22d, 1880, Robert Coleman Maret, aged 3 years.

Maggie, infant daughter of John and Hattie F. Barry, died July 30th, 1889, aged 
8 months and 17 days, at the residence of her father, near Gower, Clinton 
county, Mo
Fond parents, do not mourn for your dear little Maggie, who had just arrived at 
a most interesting age, to entwine herself closely around your hearts.  She has 
gone before, an angel, t intercede for your in heaven.
“Death lies on her like an untimely frost,
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field.”

The funeral of Miss Ella Wilhoit, who died with consumption, took place last 
Sunday at the N.M.E. Church.

An infant child of Fred. Smith’s was buried last Sunday at Round Prairie 
cemetery.

Sep 10, 1880:
Death of a Good Citizen.
James W. Walker died at his home near Gosneyville, of typhoid fever, on the 
26th of August, 1880, aged 52 years.  He was  born in Fayette county, Ky., but 
has resided in Clay county over 40 years.  He was a most excellent man in all 
the relations of life, and his death is greatly regretted by those who knew him.

Death of Mrs. Long.
Died, at her residence in this city on the 6th inst., Mrs. Sarah J. Long, wife 
of Geo. W. Long, aged 24 years last Sunday, the 5th.  She was buried Tuesday at 
Little Shoal church.  A good woman has gone to meet the reward of the righteous.

Died, Sept. 5th, 1880, Mrs. Mary Arlette McVeigh, aged 21 years and 5 mos.  
Also her infant daughter, Nellie born August 8th, and died August 27th.
The bereaved parents and husband of the deceased mother have the sympathy of 
all who knew of their deep affliction.  They were traveling from Kansas to 
Ohio, their former residence; and it seemed hard indeed for them to turn away 
from the grave and leave their loved dead among strangers.  But God has 
promised to be the guardian of believers’ dust as well as the Savior of their 
souls.                R.

Sep 24, 1880:
Requiescat in Pace.  Masonic Commemorative Services.
There will be Masonic services commemorative of the death of brother W.B.L. 
Clark, (an old citizen of Clay county, who died in San Jose, California, on 
Sept. 9th, 1880), at the Methodist Church, in Liberty, on Tuesday evening, 
Sept. 28th.  All the old citizens, the Masonic fraternity, and the public 
generally are invited to attend. Let us remember our dead.
By order of Liberty Lodge, No. 31, A.F. & A.M.
B.F. Records,  J.E. Lincoln,  Dan. Hughes,    Com.

In Memory of Little Ruthie Fritzlen.
Being requested by the parents, I will say that the Angel of Death has entered 
our midst and taken another redeemed one fro this world of sin and sorrow to a 
world of glory, to sing the songs of redemption around the throne of God.
She is dead!  Oh, how few can realize the full meaning of those words!  None 
but those who are called upon know their power.  Yes, your little Ruthie is 
dead; you have laid her in the narrow confines of the silent tomb, and turned 
with a throbbing heart and left your darling’s grave.  Oh, how sad you feel 
when you realize that you have no little Ruthie to welcome Papa and Mamma.  How 
hard it seems for you to say, “Thy will be done,” when everything reminds you 
of your darling child.  Yes, so, so hard since she was the only one.
How wild the grief, none can know,
The anguish of those parents’ heart,
Oh, the deep, the voiceless woe.
When called upon so soon to part.
She is dead!  The home circle is broken, and you are made to wander in a 
strange dream:  When you saw her grappling with the king of terrors; when you 
saw her eyes closed in death, and saw the last heaving of the gentle breast; 
when she looked for the last time on earth; when you followed her body to the 
grave, when you saw her laid in the cold, damp ground, then you were brought to 
know the full meaning of those words.  Everything that medical skill and loving 
friends could do was done, but another angel was wanting, and your darling 
Ruthie was the chosen one, so you bid her a sad farewell and laid her in the 
pale city of the dead, with a smile on her lips and lovely flowers in her 
delicate little hands.
 The subject of this notice, darling little Ruthie, the only child of A.R. and 
Fannie E. Fritzlen, aged two years, one month and seven days, died August 26th, 
1880.
So fades the lovely, blooming flower,
Frail, smiling solace of an hour;
So soon our transient comforts fly,
And pleasures only bloom to die.

Your little Ruthie has gone to rest,
To reign with God, forever blest;
Her little tongue will always praise
A Saviour’s love, redeeming grace.

Could you but hear her little tongue
So sweetly sing her heavenly song,
Could you but see her smiling face,
Delighted with the heavenly place;
You could not wish her back again,
But say, dear Ruthie, with God remain.

May these parents, when called form time to eternity, be enabled to say, “I 
scarcely see the dark River of Death, so bright are the fields of Heaven 
beyond.  The blessed hope that throws its beams across Death’s flood and sees 
the radiant fields beyond, is worth more in a dying hour than all the world 
besides.”          
Sue Caruthers.

Death of Mrs. Gittings.
The many friends of Mrs. Phoebe Gittings (wife of Mr. Darius Gittings) will be 
pained to learn of her death, which occurred at the family residence in this 
city on Saturday morning the 18th inst.  She was aged about 52 years, and was a 
daughter of the late Chas. Neal, one of Clay county’s early pioneers.  She was 
married to Mr. Gittings in 1847, and had resided nearly, if not all her life in 
Clay county.  She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church.  Her death 
is deeply lamented by a loving family and a large circle of acquaintances.  She 
was buried on Sunday – by the side of her father and mother, in the Old 
Cemetery of this city – attended by a large number of relatives and friends.  
May the green sod rest lightly upon her dust.

Missouri City Items:
E.P. Donovan lost his infant child with something like diphtheria, last Monday 
morning.

Oct 1, 1880:
Death of “Uncle Natty Miller.”
Died, in this county, on the 19th inst., “Uncle Natty Miller,” as he was 
familiarly called, in the 93rd year of his age.  He had resided in Clinton 
county for abut 50 years.  He built the late Judge Birch’s brick dwelling; 
which was perhaps the first of the kind erected in this county.  He had been a 
member of the Christian Church for over 30 years, and was esteemed an exemplary 
man in all his ways. – Plattsburg Lever.

Tribute of Respect by the Presbyterian Sunday School.
Whereas, The gentle call which summons us away from earth, came to Mrs. Phoebe 
Gittings, on the morning of September 18th, leaving us bereaved, therefore, we 
as a Sabbath School, submit the following resolutions relative to the loss of a 
faithful teacher:
Resolved, That as we recognize Our Heavenly Father’s hand in this dispensation, 
each passing day and hour, enabling us to feel our loss more and mire, we find 
it hard to realize that we were chastened in love.  As hand in hand in memory 
we wander, how vividly we recall the earnest active life our sister lived in 
our midst.  There was not a day that throbbed itself into Eternity, but she 
cheered and sustained some one in despondency, all the time sowing seed which 
will bear much fruit in coming years. Verily, the word of God was “a lamp unto 
her feet, and a light unto her path.”
Resolved, That we cherish the memory of Mrs. Gittings, who by her deeds of love 
endeared herself to us, and as in loneliness and desolation we tread the wine-
press of life, drinking deeply of its bitter lees, we try to submissively bow 
and say, “It is well.”
Resolved, that the family have our sympathy in this their darkest hour; we know 
they feel the grave has robbed them of their all, but in tenderness and love we 
ask them to look beyond the grave, and feel a Christian companion and mother 
has only gone before, and the separation is only for a little while.
Resolved, That we send a copy of these resolutions to the family, and supply 
the Liberty Tribune, and Advance, also St. Louis Presbyterian, with a copy of 
the same.
Anna R. Thompson,  Dora B. Miller, Bertha B. Brining, H.F. Simrall, Committee.

Memorial Services.
Died, in California, Sept. 9th, 1880, W.B.L. clark, aged 68 years.
Memorial services were held by Liberty Lodge No. 31, A.F. and A.M., Sept. 28th, 
1880, at the Methodist Church.
Programme.
Procession from hall to Church
Bro. A. Lightburne was called to the chair.
Singing. “Funeral Dirge.”
P:rayer. By Rev. A.B. Jones.
Singing. “Home Over There.”
Bro. W.W. Dougherty was then called to the stand, and delivered a chaste and 
well-timed eulogistic oration on the life and character of the deceased brother.
Bro. P.B. Grant then read, in good style and old Masonic song, beloved by the 
brother, and related a touching incident of his farewell in 1853.
After singing, “Will Jesus Find Us Watching?” and “Sweet Bye and Bye” 
benediction was pronounced by Rev. H.M. Richardson.
In behalf of Liberty Lodge No. 31, A.F. & A.M., I desire to tender our thanks 
to the M.E. Church, South, for use of church, and to all who assisted us in the 
memorial services.
W.H. Buckley, Sec’y.

Oct 8, 1880:
We hear with deep regret of the death of Thomas R. Donaldson. He died down in 
South-West Missouri this week.  He was a good citizen and clever man, and his 
death is greatly regretted.

Death of J.B. Gotcher.
We are called upon to announce the death of another of our best citizens.  On 
the 19th of Sept., 1880, Joshua B. Gotcher died at the residence of his son, 
Wm. Gotcher, aged 77 years.  He had been a citizen of Clay county 48 years, and 
was a man of spotless character, and beliked by all who enjoyed his 
acquaintance.  His death will be deeply lamented by hundreds of people 
scattered throughout the West.  No better or more honest and highminded man 
than Joshua B. Gotcher ever lived, and his place will be hard to fill.

Died, in this county on the –th inst., Mr. Ed. Wills, (son of the late Wyatt S. 
Wills) a promising young man.

Death of Timothy R. Dale.
Death has again marked for his own one of our best citizens.  Died, at 
Excelsior Springs in this county, on Sunday night last, Timothy R. Dale, one of 
the pioneers of our county.  He was born in Woodford county, Ky., January 1, 
1804, and moved to Clay county in 1832, and was elected surveyor of Clay county 
in 1835 and held that position continuously until 1868, excepting two years.  
He was a leading member of the Christian Church for near fifty years, and says 
he was never intoxicated or swore an oath.  He was a model citizen, kind 
husband and father, and in his death his family, the church, Clay county, and 
State have suffered an irreparable loss. Peace to his dust.

Oct 15, 1880:
Plattsburg Register: We regret to learn of the sudden death, by reason of 
sickness, of G.T. Hale, son of Hon. Ewen C. Hale, of this county, at Helena, 
Montana Territory, recently.  His disease was pneumonia fever.  He leaves a 
wife and two children.

Tribute of Respect.
Whereas, It has pleased our Heavenly Father, the Master of the Great Grange 
above, to remove from our midst our very highly esteemed brother, Timothy R. 
Dale; therefore, be it
Resolved, By this Clay Grange, No. 196, that in the loss of our brother we lose 
a faithful Patron, the county a good and useful citizen, and his family a kind 
father, a good husband and faithful counselor, the Church one of its strong 
pillars.
Resolved, That our Charter be draped in mourning, and the usual badge be worn 
for thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to the county papers, 
with the request to be published, and a copy be sent to the Journal and Farmer, 
and a copy to the bereaved family.
W.H. Arnold,  Rob’t Caldwell, D.M. Morris.  Com.

Died, on the 1st of October, at Spring Valley, Ark., of his old injuries, 
Thomas R. Donaldson, of clay county, aged 49 years 11 months and 15 days,.  He 
was on his road to Galveston, Texas, to spend the winter.  His remains were 
brought to Clay county and deposited by the side of his kindred and friends in 
the Robertson burying ground on the 9th inst.  Thus has a good citizen passed 
away.

Oct 22, 1880:
We noticed in our last issue the death of Mrs. Julia Bates, the widow of the 
Hon. Edward Bates, deceased.  She was buried yesterday at Bellefontaine 
cemetery, and her funeral was largely attended by the friends of the family and 
many of our oldest and most respected citizens.
Mrs. Bates’ father came to Missouri from South Carolina at a very early period, 
and in 1823 she was married.  One of her sisters married Gov. Gamble, another 
Senator Preston of South Carolina, another Dr. Means, another Chancellor Harper 
of the same state.  She was the last of her family and almost the last of the 
generation to which she belonged.  She was a woman of rare virtues and 
accomplishments, and possessed all the gentle graces of a model American 
matron.  She had a large family of children, and amongst those who are now 
living are Judge Barton Bates, Dr. Julian Bates and Col. Bates of the regular 
army. – St. Louis Republican.

Henry Wright, living just across the river, in Jackson county, died last Friday 
of typho-malarial fever.  He was buried by the Masonic brethren of this place.

Nov 5, 1880:
Fulton Telegraph says:  Died, on the 18th inst., Mrs. Rebecca Gibson, in her 
93d year.  She was one of the old settlers of Callaway county, having lived at 
the same place for the last 63 years.

Bishop D.S. Doggett, of the M.E. Church, South, died at Richmond, Virginia, 
last Wednesday night.

From Claytonville:
Rev. Wiley B. Clark, of Ray county, was buried at Shady Grove Church, a few 
days ago.  He was once a citizen of our town, and a good and faithful Christian 
minister – loved and respected by all who knew him.

From Binghamville:
MR. C.C. Dale, a prominent citizen of this vicinity, died Friday, Oct. 29th, of 
Rheumatism.  He was a good citizen, and his name will long be remembered.

Nov 19, 1880:
Died, in Barry, on the 16th inst., Mr. Elisha Williams, aged about 75 years, 
and for nearly a half century a citizen of Clay county.  He was buried with 
Masonic honors at the Craig cemetery yesterday.  In the death of Mr. w., Clay 
county has lost a noble citizen.

Tribute of Respect.
The following resolutions were adopted Nov. 14th, at a meeting of Clay Grange, 
No. 196, Clay county, Mo.:
Whereas, It has pleased the Good Parent to remove from our midst to the Great 
Grange above, Brother C.C. Dale.
Therefore,
Resolved, That we recognized in Bro. C.C. Dale’s punctual attendance at our 
Grange meetings and his kindly demeanor therein, together with his many other 
manly virtues, an example worthy of our imitation.
Resolved, That we tender to all the members of his household the tenderest 
sympathies of our hearts in this their deep bereavement.
Resolved, That the Charter be draped, and the members of Clay Grange, No. 196, 
will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
Resolved, That a copy of the above resolutions be furnished the family, a copy 
to each of the county papers and Journal of Agriculture with request to publish.
W.E. Harbaugh,  D.M. Morris,  M.E. Waller,   Com.

Mrs. Mary Cook, daughter of MR. Henry Shaver, died at her home in Clinton 
county on the 6th inst., aged about 20 yrs.

Harlem:
The bodies of member of the View family, who were buried in Kansas City, were 
removed to this side of the river this week, and interred in the Chandler 
graveyard.

Nov 26, 1880:
In Remembrance.
Of our dearly beloved friend, Joel E. Corum, who departed this life Oct. 30th, 
1880.  He was born in Platte county, Mo., in 1852.  In 1853 his father, with 
all his family, moved near Kearney, Clay co., Mo., and has resided there up to 
the present, as a prominent citizen of high standing.  His son, Joel E., being 
a young man of rare talent and of a speculative disposition, commenced handling 
stock at an early age, continued in that business until the spring of 1879, at 
which time he was united in bonds of holy love to Miss Emma Shackelford, of 
Richmond, Ray county, Missouri, daughter of Ryland Shackelford.  Shortly after 
his marriage he and his companion for life landed in Colorado Springs, col., 
one of the most beautiful towns in the Great West.  Early in the spring of1880, 
he took a course in Assaying and Blowpiping, and about the 1st of May went up 
among the “Rockies” to seek his fortune among the famous mines of Colorado.  He 
returned to Colorado Springs about the last of September, 1880, and was, no 
doubt, in excellent health.
However, about two weeks after returning, he had a severe attack of “Mountain 
Fever.”  Although he had the gentle hand and anxious heart of a loving wife, a 
brother, who by separation and association had grown very dear to him, also 
many other warm friends and a physician of high standing to administer to his 
every want, he continued to grow worse for several days.  After which he 
revived and all believed he was improving.  But another sudden attack called in 
his physician, who soon told him that he must prepare for the world beyond.  
While we stood by his bedside and saw that life’s early luster was fast growing 
pale, we could but consign him to the Great Keeper of all, and feel that we 
must give up another of earth’s brave hearts that we have valued and tried.  
Yes, “Tried and not found wanting,” but found to be a man of high honor, of 
rare business talent, and one who would always make warm friends wheresoever he 
went; and owing to his strong constitution and cheerfulness of disposition it 
seemed that fortune had favored him with many of her sweetest pleasures.  But 
too late! too late! to consider these now.  We could but say, “Gone, but not 
forgotten!”  and remember that 
“Earth’s joys are but a shadowy dream,
It’s hopes as the tenderest flowers,
Though now fresh and lovely they seem,
They are faded and dead in an hour.
and while friends were weeping for one whom the tomb would soon veil, we 
realized the meaning of the words which says:
“There is a language that’s mute,
There is a silence that speaks,
There is something that cannot be told;
There are words that can only be read on the cheeks,
And thoughts but the eye can unfold.”
No doubt that one whose sorrows are untold can say with an aching heart:
“Oh! memory, sweet memory,
Why can’st thou not speak?
And tell me of my dear one
For whom I must weep.

Thy visions are before me,
And dark pictures are they all,
Yet thy colors are fleeting,
So thy sorrows must fall.

Dear hearts have been parted
And kind friends are bereaved,
But God, in His mercy,
Makes all relieved.”                        L.B. Coates

Tribute of Respect.
Whereas, In the wisdom of the Great Architect of the Universe, Bro. N.J. 
Norvill has been removed from our midst by death.  Therefore, be it resolved by 
Kearney Lodge No. 311, A.F. and A.M., in regular communication Nov. 20th, 1880:
1st.  That in the death of Bro. N.J. Norvill the community has lost a good 
citizen, society a worthy example, the Church a tried and faithful Christian, 
and the fraternity an earnest  and zealous brother.
2nd.  That we deeply sympathize with the bereaved family in their affliction, 
and trust that their loss is his eternal gain.
3rd.  That the members of this Lodge wear the usual badge of mourning for 
thirty days.
4th.  That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family, and a copy sent 
to  each of the county papers and the Central Baptist for publication.
Fraternally,
Wm. H. Pence,  P.D. Anderson,  L.W. Leavell,  W.J. Yates. 

Mrs. Eleanor McGee died near Kansas City a few days ago, in the 88th year of 
her age.  In 1827 she moved to Missouri and settled in Clay county, but soon 
moved to Jackson where she resided up to her death.  She was the mother of Milt 
McGee of “McGee’s Addition” to Kansas City.  She joined the Baptist church in 
1811, and was an exemplary member thro’ life.

Died, at her home in California, (San Joaquin county), Oct. 14th, 1880, Mrs. 
Elizabeth Fugitt, wife of C.C. Fugitt, in the 53d year of her age.
Deceased was born and raise din Clay county, Missouri, was the daughter of the 
late Joseph K, McWilliams and sister to Mrs. W.S. Embree.  Peace to her remains.
Dear is the spot where Christians sleep,
And sweet the strains their spirits pour;
Oh! why should we in anguish weep,
They are not lost but gone before.             C.E.

From Claytonville:
Mr. J.N. Crowley died at the Eureka Springs, in Arkansas, on the 13th, of 
cancer.  His remains were brought home and buried in his family graveyard, at 
Vibbard, Ray county.  His age was about 60 years.  

Dec 3, 1880:
From Mitchell School House.
Edwin Everett, son of William and Nannie Everett, aged 3 years, died with 
membraneous croup.  He was sick but a few hours.  

Dec 10, 1880:
Lathrop Herald cor. from Holt:
The funeral of Mrs. Rebecca Albright was preached last Sunday at Antioch.  A 
large audience was in attendance.

Mrs. Potts Talbott, the oldest native born resident of Bourbon county, died at 
Paris, Ky., a few days ago.

Dec 17, 1880:
In Memoriam.  
Died – Sunday, Nov. 28, Herrert Graves, infant son of Ernest N. and Alice  
Edwards.
The funeral was preached by Eld. J.H. Borum at the M.E. Church on Tuesday 
morning, in the presence of a large congregation.  The school was dismissed, 
and both teachers and pupils attended the funeral.
The entire community deeply sympathize with the grief-stricken parents in their 
great distress, and tender their heart-felt condolence, firmly believing that 
the blow was inflicted by a loving Father, who doeth all things wisely and 
well.  Newburn (Tennessee) Inquirer.

Death of Harry Shrader.
Died at the residence of G.R. Beauchamp, in Atchison county, on the 9th inst., 
of typhoid pneumonia, Harry Shrader, son of Col. S.R. Shrader, formerly of 
Liberty, aged about 22 years.  He was a worthy young man and his death deeply 
lamented by a host of friends.  His father, and two sisters. – Mrs. Beauchamp 
and Mrs. Roll – were with him.

From Claytonville:
Died, on the 8th day of December, H.B. Rhodus, aged 58 years, and a citizen of 
Clay county about 25 years.  He was one of our very best citizens, and his 
place in society will be greatly missed.  He was buried at Shady Grove Church 
on the 9th, after a very able funeral discourse by Rev. Mr. Leeper. 

John Robert Searcy died in this county Nov. 10th, of typhoid fever, aged 26 
years, and a teacher by profession.  He was a young man of promise, and his 
early death is deeply regretted by a large circle of relatives and friends. 

From Mitchell School House.
We have had another death in this neighborhood.  Little Florence Myrtle Hudson, 
daughter of Milton and Loulie Hudson, died of diphtherial Croup, Dec. 7th, aged 
16 months.  She was sick but a few days.  But the Lord giveth and the Lord 
taketh.  He said, “Suffer little children to come unto me, for of such is the 
kingdom of Heaven.”


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