Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Tarwater, Josephine d. April 21, 1920 b. d. April 21, 1920 cem. nee: Allen sp. Thomas Tarwater pd. 1920 p. Richmond Missourian,Richmond, Missouri com. obit: Funeral of Mrs. Tarwater. The funeral services of Mrs. Josephine Tarwater, wife of Mr. Thomas Tarwater, a former resident of Ray county, who committed suicide Wednesday, April 21st, were conducted from the home near Miltondale, Thursday afternoon, at 2:00 o’clock. Mrs. Tarwater was a daughter of the late "Bill" Allen, a pioneer settler of the Orrick section. She is survived only by her husband. Mrs. Tarwater had been in poor health for a number of months, and recently she suffered a stroke of paralysis. Brooding over her ill health is given as the cause of her rash act. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------