SNOW OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== SNOW, Fayette 1884 - 1946 Fayette Snow departed this life at the family home near Urich, Mo. on May 6, 1946, after a lingering illness of several months. During this time, his devoted companion, assisted by their sons, daughters and families administered to him with loving hands to make his suffering easier to bear. All were with him when the Master called him home. Fayette Snow, the second child and only son of Sarah Belle Conover and Robert Sidney Snow, was born November 9 , 1884 in Henry County near Lucas, Mo., and spent his entire life in that part of Henry County and the eastern part of Bates County, with the exception of one year spent in Carroll County. On July 6, 1913 he was united in marriage to Mattie Ewing Spears at Johnstown, Mo. and with the exception of one year they spent their entire married life on the farm where he died. To this union five children were born, three sons, James Robert, who died in infancy, Merle Dale, Pittsburg, Ks. and Gilbert Ronald of St. Joseph, Mo.; two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Belle Smith, Adrian, Mo. and Mrs. Maurita Faye Carter, Clinton, Mo. He leaves to mourn his passing, besides his faithful companion and four children, four grandchildren, Gary Dean Smith, Charles Eugene, Martha JoAnn and Joyce Elaine Snow; three sisters, Mrs. Dora Mills, Urich, Mo. Mrs. Zella Dale and Miss Yada Snow, Jamestown; and one niece, Mrs. Parvin Wendleton; and one nephew, Kenneth Mills, both of Kansas City, Mo.; several aunts, uncles and cousins and a host of friends. His father preceded him in death just 13 years to the day on May 6, 1933, and his mother on May 2, 1936. Several years ago, under the teachings of the late Rev. R. M. Shelton, Mr. Snow professed his faith in Christ and was baptized. He united with the Cove Creek Christian Church and remained an active worker as long as his health permitted, being a deacon at the time of his death. He was a devoted husband and parent, always interested in the welfare of his children and their families, and among his greatest pleasures was for his children and grandchildren to visit him in his home. Fayette will be greatly missed as he was ever ready to lend a helping hand in time of need. He always sympathized with the less fortunate in life and he highly valued the friendship of neighbors and friends. Funeral services were held at the Cove Creek Christian Church at 1: pm Thursday, May 9, 1946, conducted by the Rev. W. R. Dalton of Adrian, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barth and Mr. and Mrs. Bishop Cannon sang "Good Night Here and Good Morning There", "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", and " Going Down the Valley", accompanied by Miss Avis Lee Cannon at the piano. Interment was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler , Mo. SNOW, Merle Dale 1915 - 1991 Merle Dale Snow, son of Fayette and Mattie E. (Spears) Snow, was born on August 12, 1915 in the cove Creek Community of Bates County. He passed away Sunday, September 29, 1991 at the golden Valley Hospital. He was 76 years old. Merle was a member and elder of the Evangel Presbyterian Church of Urich. He co- owned the Snow Funeral Home in Urich from 1963-1983. Merle was a 50 years member of the Missouri Funeral Directors Association and served as president of the 4th District. He was a 1937 graduate of Williams Institute of Embalming School of Kansas City. In 1941, Merle moved to Pittsburg, Ks. and began working on the Kansas City Southern Railroad. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive firemen and engineers. He retired from the railroad in 1963 after 23 years. While in Pittsburg he was a member of the Pittsburg Auxiliary Police Dept., coached Little League baseball and was active in the Scouting organizations. After moving to Urich, he was a member of the Urich Volunteer Fire Dept. and the Urich Street Sign Project. He had earlier in his life taught school at the McKinley School in Bates County. On February 26, 1939, Merle was untied in marriage to Ruth I. Long of Henry County. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ruth I. Snow of the home; two sons and their wives, Charles E. and Janis Snow of Columbia, and Dale Dean and Debbie Snow of Richmond; two daughters and their husbands, Jo Ann and Bill Steimer of Scottsdale, Az., and Joyce and Gary Cunningham of Pittsburg, Ks.; one brother, Gilbert Snow of Little Rock, Ar., and two sisters, Mrs. Billie (Maurita) Carter of Clinton, and Mrs. Ora (Jaunita) Smith of Denver, Co.; eleven grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, October 2, at Consalus Funeral Home, Urich, with rev. Martha A. Jones officiating. Pallbearers were Mark Halfert, Scott Snow, Kyle Snow, Chris Holm, Andy Holm, Scott Holm. Burial was in Urich Cemetery. ==================================================================== 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================