BILDERBACK OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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BILDERBACK, Violet SNYDER 1906 - 1991

Violet Bilderback, 85, Springfield, passed away at Mercy Villa Nursing Home in 
Springfield the evening of December 27, 1991, after a lengthy illness. She was 
the youngest of five daughters of Jacob F. and Emma E. (Knisely) Snyder. She was 
born at the family home near Mt. Zion in Henry County on August 16, 1906. She 
spent her childhood at the family farm at Mt. Zion. She was a member of the Mt. 
Zion Baptist Church. She grew up to be a beautiful, vivacious and popular young 
woman. She was united in marriage to C. G. (Jack) Bilderback of the Mt. Zion 
community on August 12, 1934. They established their home in Kansas City. Jack 
was an expert welder and he and Violet established their own business of boiler-
making and boiler repair. She was instrumental in the portion of the business, 
making it a very successful enterprise. They served many of the major 
businesses in Kansas City. She continued to operate the business until she retired 
after the passing of her husband. She was stricken with Alzhimer's disease in 
1982 and became a patient at Mercy Villa where she remained until her passing. 
She as preceded in death by her parents' two brothers, Donald R. and Jacob F. 
Snyder, Jr., and her four sisters, Ruby Greenwell, Lena M. Gover, Florence Barker 
and Audra Talley. Surviving her are a brother-in-law, Alpha O. Talley, Springfield; 
three nieces, Claudia Barnes of Mt. Zion, Dorothy Harrison, Denver, Co., Maxine 
Barks, St. Regis, Montana, and two nephews, Bill Barker of Kansas City and Bob 
Barker of Columbia. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 31, 
1991, at the Mt. Zion United Methodist Church by Rev. Jim Sunderwirth of Osceola. 
Musical offerings were by Reverend Sunderwirth as soloist, accompanied by his 
sister, Gayle Friend, at the organ. Burial was in the Mt. Zion Cemetery under the 
direction of Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home, Osceola.

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