COVINGTON OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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COVINGTON, Louisa Clarke LEWIS 1852 - 1896

Mrs. William F. Covington, whose maiden name was Lewis, died at the home of her 
brother-in-law, Robert W. Covington, eight miles northwest of Clinton, November 
6, 1896. She was the daughter of Robert and Lucy Lewis and was married to Wm. 
F. Covington in December, 1876. During the month of August, 1885, she was 
baptized into the fellowship of Huntingdale Baptist Church and carried the 
sunshine of Jesus in her soul. No mortal ever fought harder for life than she did, 
not that she was afraid to die, but because she had four sons to live for and be a 
comfort to and joy to her aged mother. She lived in hope of surmounting the 
disease, bearing the pain bravely, traveling to the mountains of the West, hoping 
to be benefited permanently that she might be of service. But when the fact was 
made known to her that there was no hope, she quietly and cheerfully submitted 
to the Lord's will. May the Lord care for her boys and lead them to care for Him, 
and then to fulfill mother's golden dreams and meet her in heaven.


COVINGTON, Owen n/a - 1996

Funeral services for Owen Covington, a former Henry Countian, will be held at 11 
a.m. Tuesday, June 18, at the Langford Funeral Home in Lee's Summit. His wife, 
Berna Dean will receive friends at 10 a.m. prior to the service. Mr. Covington died 
at John Knox Village. He was the son of John and Mabel Crockett Covington, who 
ran a grocery store at Garland for a number of years. They later moved to 
Cockrell, Mo., south of Lee's Summit, and ran a grocery and feed store. John 
Covington was a brother of Lewis Covington of Clinton. His wife was a sister of 
Cornelia (Mrs. Gene) Taylor of Clinton. Several relatives live in Clinton.


COVINGTON, Robert W. 1846 - 1910

Clinton Eye, July 1910 - R. W. Covington, a well known citizen and old settler, 
was found dead in his bed by his wife about 4:30 on the morning of July 9, heart 
failure being the cause. He was 64. Leaves a heart-broken wife and one daughter, 
Mrs. Daisy Lane; three sons, Lewis, Ed and John. Burial in Englewood. He had been 
afflicted with asthma for several years but not until the fatal heart malady 
seized him was his condition considered serious. He was a strong man in every 
sense of the word. His character was forceful. He as genial in disposition and 
positive in his conclusions, progressive in his business and honest and sincere. 
While not a church member, he lent his aid to the Garland church and was a 
stanch standby of the ministers who labored there. An ardent, firm and resolute 
Democrat. Born September 30, 1846, son of John O. and Eliza Barker Covington, 
early settlers of the county. Married in 1869 to Lucy B. Lewis. Seven children. 
Surviving are Robert Lewis of Clinton; Ed S. of near Brownington; John O., living 
on the home farm, and Mrs. Morris Lane of near Clinton. Seven grandchildren 
survive him - also three sisters - Mrs. Ben Brown, Warrensburg; Mrs. Woodson 
Lewis, Kansas City, and Mrs. Tom Cowden, Garland. With the exception of two 
years when he lived in Clinton, his entire life was spent in Henry County.


COVINGTON, William Fielding 1853 - 1893

Clinton Eye, Feb 25 1893 - News was received here Tuesday that W. F. Covington 
had been accidentally shot in the south part of the state, where he had gone to 
buy stock. He had gone into a drug store with the hotel man to write a check for 
$1800 to pay for the stock. He started out and just as he passed the window, a 
bullet from a Winchester rifle, in the hands of a man who was examining it, 
crashed thru the central sashes and struck him back of the right ear, passing thru 
his head. He lived only a few hours. His body arrived on the Gulf yesterday and 
today will be buried in the new graveyard at Garland. - Clinton Eye, Jun 3 1893 - 
R. E. Lewis returned from Texas County Thursday. He reports that Mark Driskill, 
the man who shot and killed W. F. Covington a few months ago, was found guilty 
of manslaughter in the third degree and sentenced to three years in the 
penitentiary.

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