GRACEY OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== GRACEY, Carolyn W. COATS 1854 - 1933 Kansas City Times, Mar 14 1933 - Mrs. Carolyn W. Gracey Dies - Mrs. Carolyn W. Gracey, 78, who in her younger days served as a missionary in India and otherwise was an active worker in the Baptist church, died yesterday at the home of William Hartnett, at Eaton Junction, ten miles northeast of Independence, where she lived. Mrs. Gracey was born December 16, 1854, in Wellsville, N.Y. She was a widow. Surviving are a niece, Mrs. W. L. Bowes, New York, and a nephew, Hiram Coats, 3959 St. John Avenue. Funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday at the Carson Chapel, Independence; burial in Mt. Washington cemetery. - Clinton Eye, Mar 1933 - Mrs. Gracey came to Clinton the bride of the late E. A. Gracey. She was a staunch member of the local Baptist church with a vision and understanding of Missions which is a monument to her earnest prayer and desires in that institution today. A woman of unusual intellect, firm in her belief and valiant in her fight, not only for people on the foreign shore, but for the W. C. T. U. - the organization which came next to her church. Mr. and Mrs. Gracey built the attractive bungalow on East Jefferson street, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hunt. Mrs. W. M. Godwin and Misses Augusta and Fanny Gracey, of Clinton, attended the funeral Wednesday. GRACEY, Edward Austin Sr. 1861 - 1928 Clinton MO, Apr 1928 - Judge E. A. Gracey Dead - E. A. Gracey was born on a farm near Sparta, Tenn., May 16th, 1861. He passed into the unknown Tuesday morning, April 17th, 1928, lacking just a month of being 67 years of age. He was educated in the schools of his native town, and graduated from the law school at Lebanon, Tenn., at the age of 19 years. Soon after his graduation, he went to Texas, seeking a location. Letters from Dan Doyle and other former Tennessee friends, induced him to come to Clinton. He arrived to visit while the smallpox scourge of 1881 was at its worst. He was warned not to stop here, and when he found himself here, the quarantine was so strict he could not get away. Hon. B. G. Boone, afterwards Attorney General of the state, took a fancy to the young Tennesseean, and had him enter his law office. He was soon made a member of the Henry county bar, and began the practice of his chosen profession with such success, that in 1886, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney, and reelected in 1888. In 1882, he married Miss Olive Blakemore. To this union were born Miss Frances, now living with her grandmother Blakemore; Wayman, assistant cashier of the Brinkerhoff- Faris bank, and Austin, who preceded his mother into the other world just a few weeks in 1899. On January 16th, 1916, he married Dr. Carrie Coats in Kansas City. They came to Clinton, and built their cozy home at Fourth and Jefferson, and it was a home with all the significance of the word. He had served as Justice of the Peace continually since 1908. In 1917, he united with the Baptist church, and succeeded Peyton A. Parks as teacher of the largest Sunday School in the town. Like Mr. Parks, he often said this was the best work of his life. When his ill health forced him to give up his class in the Sunday School, it grieved him greatly, but he had learned to bow to the will of his Maker. To compensate for this loss, he tuned in on the sermons every Sunday, and some week days, and enjoyed the messages of the best preachers of this and other communities. Mr. Gracey was a man of remarkable mentality. Besides being a close analyst and accurate interpreter of the law, he had a wonderful fund of general information of history and literature. His memory of events and dates was almost as dependable as the records. His knowledge of the courts of the state and nation was astonishing. He could recall the name of every Justice of The Supreme Court of the United States and of the State of Missouri from the beginning of government and in the order in which they served, and name all the members of both houses of congress and give their tenure of office. This remarkable trait was surpassed by his love for his family, his church and his fellow man. One of his intimate friends of more than forty years says he can not recall that he ever heard him say an unkind word of any person. He came to his office Saturday. He had a chill. Late in the day he was persuaded to go home. Another chill came on, indicating an attack of flu. Pneumonia developed Monday morning. This proved the mastery and he succumbed at 3:25 Tuesday morning, surrounded by the members of his family. Thus ends the earthly career of one of Clinton's distinguished citizens. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Carrie Coats Gracey, his daughter, Frances, and son, Wayman, and a sister, Miss Augusta, who has made her home in Clinton a great many years, and numerous relatives who live in the vicinity of his native Tennessee town. His going leaves a vacancy in the community, and in the hearts of his family and friends. The funeral will be held at the Baptist church Thursday, at 2:30 p.m. GRACEY, Frances Ragland "Fannie" 1884 - 1965 Clinton MO, 1965 - Gracey Rites at Clinton Staurday 1:30 - Miss Frances Gracey, member of a Clinton pioneer family, died at 1:30 this morning at Clinton General. Miss Gracey was City Collector at Clinton from 1944 to 1959. Services will be at 1:30 Saturday at Consalus Funeral Home, with burial in Englewood. - Miss Fannie Gracey Dies - Former City Collector - Francis (Fannie) Ragland Gracey, daughter of Edward A. and Olive Blakemore Gracey, was born May 13, 1884, in Clinton, and died at Clinton General Hospital, Dec. 3, where she had been a patient since Nov. 6. Her father was a well-known Clinton attorney and was prosecuting attorney of Henry County at one time. When Miss Gracey was 12 years old her mother died and she then lived with her grandmother, Mrs. George H. Blakemore, until her death in 1929. She then lived with an aunt, Mrs. W. M. Godwin,until her death in 1955 and from then on she lived alone at her home, 103 South Third St., until 1963, when she went to Town and Country Rest Home, Inc. Miss Gracey attended Clinton public schools and Baird College. She was city collector for a number of years. From childhood she had been a faithful member of the Clinton Methodist Church. She was also a member of the BPW Club. Surviving are sister-in-law Mrs. Wayman Gracey, Canon City, Colo.; three cousins, Miss George Blakemore, Clinton, Blakemore Godwin, Toledo, Ohio, and Jimmie J. Godwin, St. Louis. The latter came for the funeral service. A brother, Wayman Gracey preceded her in death. Funeral servcies for Miss Gracey, were held at 1:30 p.m., Dec. 4, at the Consalus Chapel, conducted by the Rev. J. Leslie Hartz. Miss Sarah Margaret Gilbert, organist. Casket bearers were Lynn Evans, Dan Ragland, Vance Julian, Mark Wilson, W. E. Kinyon, Henry F. Poague. Interment was in Englewood Cemetery. GRACEY, George Olive "Ollie" BLAKEMORE 1864 - 1899 Clinton MO, 1899 - Just before the clock tolled the midnight hour Sunday night, 19th last, the gates of the Eternal City swung wide and the spirit of Mrs. Ollie G. Gracey entered into everlasting bliss. Deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Blakemore and was born Jan. 29, 1864. At the age of 14, she joined the Southern Methodist Church, to which she was ever faithful, loyal and consistent. In September, 1882, she was married to Hon. E. A. Gracey and was ever a cheerful, loving helpmate, always making glad the little family circle. Her two children, Fannie and Wayman, were her constant companions and to them she was an unusually close, confidential adviser - a mother in the truest, highest sense. Through all her days and weeks of suffering, no murmur of complaint was heard and through all trials she was sustained by an abiding faith in the promises contained in her guide through life - the Bible. One month before we laid her to rest in Englewood, her youngest child was buried and its innocent spirit taken to God who gave it. The mother, then dangerously near death's door, never knew that her little one had been taken. Think of the glad surprise when the mother entered into glory, that her own darling boy should meet her at the portal and conduct her to the great white throne where Jesus, with His own hand, placed upon her brow the crown of victory. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. 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