Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Irvin C. Snowden (1866-1943 The Richmond Missourian Dec. 27, 1943 I. C. Snowden, 77 Died Here Early Sunday Morning Prominent Retired Merchant Succumbed to Heart Attack At Home in Richmond Hold Service Tuesday Irvin C. Snowden, prominent re-tired merchant and father of Mayor Robert C. Snowden, died at 5:55 o'clock Sunday morning at his home on East Lexington street. He had suffered a heart attack the previous evening. Mr. Snowden was 77 years old. He retired from business during the past year, having been in retail merchandising in Richmond for 64 years. For over 50 years he operated a food store on West Main street in the building now occupied by Safeway store. Mr. Snowden was born on October 29, 1866, in Richmond and spent his entire lifetime in this community. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and the Odd Fellows lodge. He married Miss Zula Ralph of Richmond on January 22, 1901, who survives. He is also survived by one son, Mayor Robert C. Snowden of Richmond, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Thurman Funeral Home in Richmond. The services will be conducted by the Rev. George Beazley and the Rev. H. R. Barnett. Burial will be at the city cemetery. The pallbearers will be H. B. Smith, James Fletcher, Chas. Budisices (?), Dr. J. P. Gill, Charles Foster, and John Joy. During his lifetime as a resident of this community, Mr. Snowden was a tireless worker and through his pleasant attitude toward others, attracted and held many friends among the residents of Ray County. His honesty and fair dealing with the public contributed to his success in his business activity through the confidence he achieved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Brungardt USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and 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 presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------