McELWRATH OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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McELWRATH, Narcissa WILEY 1859 - 1896

It was on the night of October 20, 1896, shortly after midnight at the home of 
our friend A. McElwrath in Ladue that the death angel entered and claimed the 
spirit of Mrs. McElwrath. Mrs. Narcissa McElwrath nee Wiley, whose loss is now 
so deeply mourned, was born at the old homestead where her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 
Abraham Wiley, are now living east of Lewis Station on Sep. 13, 1859. She 
married Alonzo McElwrath on September 27, 1878. Five children blessed this 
union, three girls and two boys, one of the little boys preceding its mother to the 
better land several years ago. Mrs. McElwrath professed religion at Drake's 
Chapel in August 1876 and united with the M. E. South church. Altho she had been 
a sufferer with lung trouble for several months, she bore her affliction 
uncomplaingly. The day following her death her remains were followed to Drake's 
Chapel by one of the largest funeral processions that has wended its way on a 
mournful duty for some time. About two o'clock, the body was borne away to the 
Drake cemetery, where it was laid to rest and the new-made mound decorated 
with handsome floral offerings.


McELWRATH, Wiley 1856 - 1890

Wiley McElwrath died at the home of his brother-in-law, John Wiley, last Sunday 
morning, March 23, 1890, about five o'clock. born May 22, 1856, in Benton County, 
near Warsaw, where he lived until he was about nine, then moved with his 
parents to Jackson County and made his home there until about four years ago 
when he went to the mountains and it was there he was taken with the grave 
disease which brought him down to his grave. He wrote his folks for money so he 
could come home to die. He arrived home about Dec. 22 and has been a weary, but 
an uncomplaining sufferer since with that hopeless and saddest of all diseases, 
consumption. He was an honorable and upright young man and was interred at 
Hickory Chapel. Leaves two sisters and one brother - Mrs. Dr. Head of Windsor; 
Mrs. John Wiley of Tebo and A. McElrath, of this place.

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