Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Mrs. Clyde York Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: Don Raymond The Stanberry Headlight, Thursday, March 8, 1951: Mrs. Clyde York dies on Tuesday: Funeral services to be tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Stanberry Christian church: Mrs. Clyde York died at about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at her home here. She had been ill for about five weeks, suffering from the rare blood disease lucemia (sic). Early in her illness, the family took her to Kansas City, where she spent 10 days in the St. Joseph hospital under the care of Dr. V. T. Williams, jr. It was Dr. Williams' diagnosis that gave the family the first information as to the critica nature of her illness. In the death of Mrs. York, Stanberry loses a woman prominent in the religious and social life of the town. She had been a member of the Stanberry Christian church for more than 30 years. She also was a member of Hunter chapter of the Order of Eastern Star, of the Grand International Auxiliary of the Engineers, and of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Fireman. Mrs. York, who was 55 years old, was the daughter of the late James and Emma Jones. She was born at Worth, Mo., but when only a child came with her family to Stanberry and this community was her home from that time. She was married to Mr. York, a locomotive engineer for the Wabash Railway Co., on Sept. 7, 1913. Besides her husband, of the home, she is survived by three sons, Darryl York and Clyde York, jr., both of Kansas City, and Clinton D. York of Detroit, Mich.; one daughter, Mrs. Wm. H. Cogdill, of Worthington, Minn.; two sister, Mrs. Ira Garrett and Mrs. Chas. Ballard, of Stanberry, one brother, Fred Jones, of Kansas City; six grandchildren and other relatives. Funeral services will be held at the First Christian church here at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Charles R. Hagee, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in the High Ridge cemetery.