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Caldwell, Andrew Jackson: Hartville; died at 6:00 on May 16, 1954; born
March 9, 1904 in Hartville; s/o William and Judy Caldwell; 1 son John
Caldwell of Kansas City; 1 daughter Fannie Caldwell of Kansas City. Burial
Denton Cemetery.

Caldwell, Paul Vest: Wright County; died at 2:30 on May 3, 1956; born June
11, 1892 in Marble Hill MO; s/o Edith Platts; h/o Alice Joyice; 3 sons
Paul Caldwell Jr. of Dalton IL, Royald Caldwell of Chicago IL and Raymond
Caldwell of St. Joseph MO; 1 daughter Mrs. Mark Schermor of Shawnee KS.
Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Calhoun, George: Albion MI; died in an accident on Highway H at 8:30 on
June 30, 1962; laborer; born July 24, 1914 in Norwood MO; s/o George
Calhoun and Ada Jane Ivy; h/o Erma; 2 sons Carl and Chester Calhoun of
Albion MI; 1 daughter Marie Oliphant of Albion MI; 2 brothers Denver of
Grovespring MO and Frank of Concord CA; 3 sisters Cora M. Brown of Valleja
CA, Gladys Dodson of Sacramento CA and Clara VanNess of Wichita KS; mother
Ada Jane Robinson of Grovespring; 3 grandchildren.  Burial Memory Gardens,
Albion MI.

Calton, Lucy Ann: Montgomery Township; died in her home at 11:10 a.m. on
May 30, 1964; housewife; born April 25, 1882 in Wright County; d/o Green
Dorris and Caroline Burnes; w/o Grant; 1 daughter Edith Burris of
Hartville MO; 1 son Clay Calton of Buel ID; 3 sisters Bertha Delcour of
Hartville, Delia Brown of Competition MO and Liza Corney of KS; 1 brother
Don Dorris of SD; 6 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.  Burial Moore
Cemetery.

Calton, Mamie Marie: Hartville; died in Seattle, King County, WA on August
2, 1968; born June 10, 1917 in Wright County; d/o Low Moore and Edna
Chambers; w/o Robert Calton; 4 daughters Barbara Lee Carbaugh of Seattle
WA, Donna Kay, Patricia Ann and Diane Lynn Calton of Hartville MO; 5 sons
Jimmy Wayne, Jerry Merle, Robert L. Jr. and Richard Dale of Seattle WA and
Donald Ray of Hartville MO; 5 sisters Amie Landsdown, Aletha Duggar and
Virginia Duggar of Hartville MO, Pauline Travino of Sacramento CA and Lola
Jackson of Linn Wood CA; 1 brother Eugene Moore of Hartville MO. Burial
Moore Cemetery.

Calton, Ralph (Captain): died in an air crash at Sedalia Air Base; 3
children; 1 brother Robert Calton; 2 sisters Betty Truelove and Bonnie
Petine.

Campbell, George Alonzo: Waynesville MO; died in the home of William
Hensley at 8:30 on April 27, 1962; farmer; born May 25, 1873 in Iron
County MO; s/o George Campbell and Mary Seals; 2 brothers R. A. (twin) of
Springfield MO and Charles of CA. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Campbell, George Howard: Hartville; died in the V.A. Hospital in Poplar
Bluff MO at 3:25 p.m. on April 21, 1977; carpenter and plumber; born Oct.
4, 1907 in Wright County; s/o Robert Alexander Campbell and Sarah Frances
Coday; 5 brothers Robert and Jim Campbell of Hartville MO, Ralph and Trave
Campbel of Mountain Grove MO and Virgil Campbell of Exeter CA; 1 sister
Cleo Dugger of Hailey ID. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Campbell, Robert Lee: Hartville; died in the Coffman Rest Home at 4:00
p.m. on Sept. 11, 1953; farmer; born August 18, 1868 in TN; s/o Serelda
Jones; 1 brother M. N. Campbell of Ralston OK; 2 sisters Agnes Leichner
and Marie Forbes of Ralston OK. Burial Hartville Cemetery.

Cannon, I. H.: Brush Creek Township; died in a car wreck on Hwy 5 on April
12, 1956; born August 25, 1936; s/o Geneva; 1 brother Homer Jr.; sisters;
maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ben Arnall Sr.; paternal grandmother
Ethyl Cannon. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cantrell, Azzo C.: Niangua MO; died in St. John's Hospital at 12:30 p.m.
on Sept. 12, 1959; born Sept. 10, 1885; s/o H. C. Cantrell and Fannie
Pyatt; h/o Bertice; 3 sons Dwight and Clyde Cantrell of Niangua MO and
Lloyd Cantrell of Springfield; 1 daughter Dorothy Fain of Niangua MO; 1
sister Effie Cantrell of Niangua; 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren.
Burial Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Cantrell, Luanna Marrs: High Prairie Township, Webster County; died March
4, 1957; born Nov. 27, 1875. Burial Prospect Cemetery.

Cantrell, Lula May: Boone Township; died in St. John's Hospital at 8:00
a.m. on Feb. 22, 1968; housewife; born May 30, 1882 in Grovesprings MO;
d/o Silas Hudson and Polly Boyer; 3 sons Dale of Hartville MO, Ray of
Wichita KS and Guy Eugene of Derby KS; 12 grandchildren.  Burial Little
Creek Cemetery.

Carder, Johnny Franklin: Springfield; died in Wright County on June 25,
1961; sheet metalist; born April 17, 1938; s/o Harry Corder and Opal
Volner; 2 brothers James Edward and Orvil Fred Carder of Springfield MO; 1
sister Lillian Maxine Corder of Springfield. Burial Green Mountain
Cemetery.

Carlson, Peter Otto: Gasconade Township; died at the Wakefield residence
at 3:00 p.m. on Sept. 17, 1962; farmer; born August 17, 1876 in Mountain
Grove MO; s/o Gustaf Carlson and Christina Svenson; h/o Susie Ethel 3
daughters Alma Wakefield of Hartville MO, Esther Cottengim of Bynum MT and
Bertie Lou Raney of K.C. MO; 1 son Ernest Carlson of Denver CO; 2
stepdaughters Wilma Holland of Davenport IA and Esther Snoddy of Hammond
IN; 3 stepsons Frank Wedge of Norwood MO, Williard Wedge of Hammond IN and
Raymond Wedge; 9 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Burial Thomas
Cemetery.

Carney, Francis "Arthur": Boone Township; died in his home at 3:30 p.m. on
Jan. 9, 1954; farmer; born April 26, 1872 in Terra Haute IN; s/o James W.
Carney and Mary Ann Vaughn; h/o Elizabeth Irwin; 4 sons James Carney of
Hartville MO, John Carney of Barnard MO, Rosett E. Carney of Granby MO and
Phillip E. Carney of Louis KS; 1 daughter Ester Young of Blue Springs MO;
3 stepsons Arthur and Grogan Gorseline of CA and James Gorseline of Kansas
City. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Carr, Bessie: Grovespring MO; died in St. John's Hospital at 7:45 a.m. on
July 19, 1967; housewife; born Oct. 12, 1895 in Wright County; d/o Nick
Widner and Sara Ann Claxton; w/o Clarence. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Carr, Ida May: Springfield MO; died at 12:15 p.m. on Feb. 8, 1968; born
Nov. 20, 1873 in Hartville MO; d/o Albert Long and Mary Elizabeth
Crawford; 1 daughter Gertie Myers of Springfield MO; 1 son Clarence Carr
of Grovespring MO; 2 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-
grandchildren.  Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Carr, Meda Elzada; Springfield MO; died in Burge Hospital at 4:45 a.m. on
Dec. 7, 1967; housewife; born Nov. 13, 1885 in Wright County; d/o Charles
Mitchell and Victoria Wynn; 3 sons Jim Carr of Rogersville MO, Andy and
Elbert Carr of Springfield MO; 2 daughters Opal Carr and May Hake of
Springfield; 1 half brother Otis Stacy of St. Paul MN; 14 grandchildren;
23 great-grandchildren.  Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Carr, Opal Ivy: Springfield Mo; died in her home at 2:40 p.m. on August 7,
1973; born Nov. 22, 1917 in Hartville MO; d/o Andy M. Carr and Meda Elzade
Mitchell; 3 brothers Elbert Carr of Springfield MO, James Carr of
Rogersville MO and Any Max Carr of Ozark MO; 1 sister May Hake of
Springfield. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Carriger, Richard Jesse: Ash Grove MO; died in Burge Hospital at !2:20 on
July 4, 1958; dairy farmer; born August 10, 1910 in Wright County; s/o
Godfrey Carriger and Sarah Boatman; h/o Mary; 1 daughter Marie; 3 sons Jr.
of Roberson MO, Gary and Edward Carriger of Ash Grove; mother of
Grovesprings MO; 3 brothers Wilbert and Fred Carriger of Grovesprings MO
and Boatman Carriger of Hartville MO; 2 sisters Lilly Long and Verda Long
of Fremont NE. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Carriger, Sarah Evelyn: Grove Springs MO; died in Fremont NE on Nov. 20,
1964; housewife; born Feb. 3, 1886 in Rayborn MO; d/o John Boatman and
Mary Elizabeth Hopkins; w/o Godfrey; 3 sons Wilbert Carriger of
Grovespring, Fred Carriger of Hartville and Boatman of Macon MO; 2
daughters Mrs. Oral Long and Mrs. Henry Intorn of Fremont NE; 1 sister
Lottie Ussery of Fremont NE; 1 brother Andrew Boatman of Rialto CA; 28
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Burial Palmer Cemetery.

Carroll, Robert Joe: Hartville; died in Cox Hospital on Feb. 21, 1973;
farmer; born Jan. 10, 1938 in Laclede County MO; s/o Willis Carroll and
Argie Burgess; h/o Betty; 1 son Robby Carroll of Hartville; 3 daughters
Nancy, Sally and Cindy Carroll of Hartville; parents; 3 brothers Sonny and
Donnie Carroll of Ontario CA and Roger Carroll of Richland MO; 6 sisters
Gail Parton of Ontario CA, Willene Willoughby, Kathy Karr, Karen Carroll
and Shirley Carroll of Richland MO and Judy Gray of St. Roberts MO. Burial
Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Carroll, Ruby N.: Stoutland MO; died in Long Island NY on Feb. 4, 1967;
age 73 years; 2 sons John M. Carroll of Long Island NY and Earl Carroll of
Phoenix AZ. Burial Hillhouse Cemetery.

Carroll, Sally: Stoutland MO; died in Nevada State Hospital at 3:00 a.m.
on Sept. 7, 1972; born June 18, 1930; 2 brothers John M. Carroll of Long
Island NY and Earl Carroll of Phoenix AZ. Burial Hillhouse Cemetery.

Carter, Audrey Jackson: Boone Township; died in Candle Light Lodge on Oct.
23, 1970; born May 1, 1889 in Wright County; d/o Jim Jackson and Mary E.
Moore; 1 daughter Kathryn Twitty of Columbia MO; 1 brother O. G. Jackson
of St. Louis MO; 3 sisters Mrs. H. M. Robinett of Springfield, Mrs. C. H.
Jackson of Mountain Grove and Mrs. H. E. Grossenheider of St. Louis MO; 2
grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Carter, Fred C.: Brush Creek Township; died in Springfield on Nov. 7,
1953; born Feb. 2, 1893 in Wright County; s/o Jesse M. Carter and Mary Ann
Williams; 4 daughters Mrs. Herbert H. Hutsell of St Louis MO, Mrs. Howard
G. Harper of Worthington IL, Mrs. E. H. Elkin of Dieterich IL and Mrs. A.
A. Wynn Jr. of Wichita KS; 1 brother Marshall of Hartville; 5 sisters Mrs.
Roy Curtis of Lebanon MO, Mrs. Dan Aber of Parsons KS, Mrs. Charles Barnes
of Oswego KS, Mrs. Katherine Edwards of Wallace ID and Mrs. D. L. Jones of
Dieterich ID; 7 grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Carter, Marshall E.: Hartville; died in Springfield on Jan 10, 1960; born
March 7, 1886 in Hartville; s/o Jesse Marshall Carter and Mary Williams;
h/o Audrey; 1 daughter Mrs. Jerome Twitty; 4 sisters Mrs. Roy Curtis of
Lebanon MO, Mrs. Charles Barnes of Oswego KS, Mrs. Don Aber of Parsons KS
and Mrs. Don Jones. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Carter, Nancy Coretta: Hartville; died in Ava Nursing Home at 6:00 a.m. on
Jan. 14, 1970; homemaker; born June 25, 1882 in Wright County; d/o George
Admire and Polly Massey; 4 sons Clifford and Cecil Carter of Hartville MO
and Benny Carter and Everett Fincher of St. Roberts MO; 2 daughters Jewell
Rippee and Missouri Wakefield of Hartville MO; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-
grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial
Cemetery.

Carter, Nancy Isabel: Hartville; was d.o.a. at Mansfield Hospital at 9:00
p.m. on Oct. 31, 1967; housewife; born June 15, 1979 in Elm Store AR; d/o
Warren Roberts and Namie Davis; 5 sons Raymer Carter of Hartville, Russell
Carter of Long Beach CA, Ruel and Robert Carter of Nevada MO and Ralph
Carter of Redlands CA; 3 daughters Rhuie Hickman of Bakersfield CA, Ruth
Baynes of Nevada MO and Ruby McEachern of New Castle CA; 2 brothers Marvin
Roberts of Caldwell ID and Ira Roberts of Hartville; 2 sisters Minnie
Arnall of Hartville and Esther Watson of Caldwell ID.  Burial Deerfield
Cemetery, Deerfield MO.

Cartwright, Bessie Jane: Norwood; died at 5:30 on March 10, 1962;
housewife; born Jan. 1, 1893 in Wright County; d/o William Moore; 1
daughter Verna Sanders of Norwood; 1 sister Hannah Dunlap of Mountain
Grove MO; 1 half sister Vernie Farris of Mansfield MO; 3 half brothers
Harrison Moore of Springfield MO, Elmer and Roosevelt Moore of Hartville;
11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.  Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.

Chambers, Elias: died May 17, 1956; born April 21, 1884 in Wright County;
h/o Ada; 2 sons Jason and Ruay Chambers of Competition MO; 4 daughters
Sarah Adams of Competition MO, Missouri Delk of Lebanon MO, Rosy Jordan
and May Young of Hartville MO. Burial Shaddy Cemetery.

Chambers, James "Fred": died in Cox Medical Center at 12:45 a.m. on Nov.
20, 1973; farmer; born March 5, 1898 in Wright County; s/o Thomas Chambers
and Nancy Bertley; h/o Ida; 1 brother Andy Chambers of Mansfield MO; 2
sisters Edna Moore of Hartville MO and Cora Smith of Springfield MO.
Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Chandler, Cody Franklin: Gasconade Township; died in Medi-Center at 12:10
a.m. on Jan. 7, 1975; road construction worker and farmer; born Oct. 3,
1897 in Hartville; s/o Gib Chandler and Sally Mitchell; h/o Ada; 2
daughters Mrs. Charles Cottengim and Bonnie Harrison of Springfield MO; 2
sons Jap Chandler of Hartville MO and Joe Chandler of Mt. Vernon MO; niece
raised in the home, Margie Coday; 19 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.
Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Chandler, Everett Royal: Hartville; died in his home on June 22, 1967;
merchant; born April 4, 1900; s/o Gib Chandler and Sally Mitchell; h/o
Zeta; 1 brother Cody Chandler of Hartville MO. Burial Steele Memorial
Cemetery.

Chandler, Gibb: Hartville; died in his home at 7:15 a.m. on May 17, 1959;
farmer, stockman, peace officer and businessman; born March 6, 1876 in
Wright County; 2 sons Everett and Jap Chandler of Hartville; 6
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Chapman, Iva Mae: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital on June 15, 1964;
housewife; born Jan. 28, 1901 in Columbus Junction IA; d/o Frank
Goldenberry and Daisy Hill; w/o Cecil R.; 2 sons William F. Munday USAF
and Hallie Chapman of Davenport IA; 1 daughter Maxine Johnson of Eureka
Springs AR. Burial Swank Cemetery, Muscatine IA.

Chapman, Olath Herman: Hartville; d.o.a. Texas County Hospital, Houston at
6:15 p.m. on Dec. 31, 1971; mail carrier; born August 14, 1906 in
Mansfield MO; s/o Ralph Hoyt Chapman and Cleo C. Newton; h/o Flora; 2 sons
Berlin Chapman of Springfield MO and Kenneth Chapman of Mountain Grove MO;
1 sister Hazel Newton of Eldon MO; 4 grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial
Cemetery.

Chapman, Ralph Hoyt: Mansfield; died in his home on Nov. 4, 1956; civil
engineer; born Sept. 2, 1881; s/o William Calvin Chapman and Elizabeth
Bryan; h/o Ida; 1 son Olath of Hartville; 1 daughter Hazel Newton of Leon
MO; 1 brother Arthur Chapman; 3 sisters Zulu Jones and Ollie Claxton of
Hartville MO and Allie Kelley of El Monte CA; 2 stepsons J. E. Morris of
Mansfield MO and H. J. Morris of Punto Gorda FL; 1 stepdaughter Dorothy
Ellis of Dewitt TX; 6 grandchildren; 6 stepgrandchildren; 1 great-
grandchild. Burial Mission Temple Cemetery.

Cheatham, Lucy Ellen: Hartville; died in Webco Manor at 11:30 p.m. on May
17, 1975; housewife; born Feb. 5, 1892 at Rome MO; d/o William Miller and
Elizabeth McDaniel; w/o John Thomas; 2 sons Denver L. Cheatham of Grand
Junction CO and Kenneth L. Cheatham of Gresham OR; 3 brothers William F.
Miller of Phoenix AZ, Everett Miller of Talequah OK and Elmer Miller of
Haskell OK; 1 sister Alice Morrison of Rushville IN; 12 grandchildren; 11
great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Choate, Amanda J.: Hartville; died in Springfield on July 10, 1956; born
Sept. 4, 1869; d/o Thomas Broyles and a McRoberts; 5 brothers Will, John,
Joe, Rueben and Sam Broyles; 1 sister Arrettie Sullivant. Burial Coon
Creek Cemetery.

Clark, Allie Gates: Hartville; died in Burge Hospital on March 21, 1955;
housewife; born Dec. 12, 1891 in WS; d/o Norman Gates and Susanna Syble;
w/o John; 3 daughters Florence Pierce and Flossie Tucker of Walnut Grove
MO and Dorothy Patterson; 1 sister Mrs. Sawyer of Hartville; 1 brother
Norman Gates of Hartville; 7 grandchildren.  Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Clark, Effie Henrietta: Hartville; died in her home at 11:30 a.m. on July
11, 1969; housewife; born Feb. 2, 1887 in Wright County; d/o Arthur Farmer
and Mary Ann Cantrell; w/o Guy; 2 sons Ralph Clark of Hartville MO and
Fred Clark of Grovespring MO; 1 daughter Blanche Hickman of Hartville; 2
sisters Hattie Mott of Rogersville MO and Nellie O'Dell of Hartville MO; 1
brother Henry Farmer of Grovespring MO; 9 grandchilden; 4 great-
grandchildren. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Clark, Finis Glee: Elk Creek Township; died in his home at 12.20 on Oct.
4, 1961; farmer and stockman; born May 18, 1893 at Mt. Moriah MO; s/o Sam
Clark and Lillie Taylor; h/o Farrel Ruth; 1 son Herbert Clark of Elk Creek
Township; 3 daughters Imaylene Wisdom and Sue Robertson of Hartville and
Eileen Jordan of Kearney MO; 1 sister Wren Claxton of Grovespring MO; 3
brothers Logan and Jess Clark of Hartville and Earl Clark of Grovespring;
3 grandchildren. Burial Cope Cemetery.

Clark, James Andrew: Walnut, IA; died at 7:00 a.m. on August 11, 1970;
scales master and construction worker; born Sept. 19, 1898 at Hartville
MO; s/o James Clark and Elizabeth Kelley; h/o Claudine; 3 daughters
Camille Todd of Pocatello ID, Susie and Martha Clark of Walnut IA; 1 son
James A. Clark of Pocatella ID; 2 sisters Mattie Poteet of Shawnee OK and
Lottie Newton of Hartville MO; 1 brother Dr. W. H. Clark of Lindsbourg KS;
5 grandchildren.  Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Clark, John: Boone Township; died in St. John's Hospital at 5:30 p.m. on
Feb. 2, 1968; farmer; born Nov. 30, 1891 in Wright County; s/o Gavin Clark
and Martha Jane King; 3 daughters Florence Pierce of Hartville MO, Faye
Patterson of Springfield MO and Flossie Tucker of Walnut Grove MO; 3
sisters Maggie Fisher and Ann Hake of Hartville MO and Belle Smith of TX;
1 brother Guy Clark of Hartville; 10 grandchildren. Burial Little Creek
Cemetery.

Clark, Vilbert Charles: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 3:25 a.m.
on July 11, 1965; laborer; born Feb. 3, 1907 in Norman OK; s/o Ollie Clark
and Hattie Walker; h/o Daisy; 3 daughters Madge Floyd and Helen DeArmond
of Collinsville OK and Frieta Henderson of St. Charles MO; 1 brother Joe
Clark of Collinsville OK; 6 sisters Blanche Case, Mary Sims, Ines Swim and
Sletha Patton of Collinsville OK, Margie Tribble of Fresno CA and Hattie
Gosvenor of Selma CA; 7 grandchildren. Burial Wann Cemetery, Collinsville
OK.

Claxton, Alta: Elk Creek Township; died in Baptist Hospital at 2:00 a.m.
on July 15, 1955; housewife; born Sept. 9, 1887 in Wright County; d/o John
H. Claxton and Leora Hamilton; 3 daughters Lois Yojcus of St. Genevieve
MO, Vivian Shirley of Thompkinsville KY and Fern Klappmars of Kansas City
MO; 2 sons Fred Jones of Springfield MO and Vincent Jones of Lake of the
Ozarks MO; 1 brother Oll Claxton of Seymour MO; 3 sisters Mrs. Ira Jones
of Lebanon MO, Mrs. Harve Austin of Hartville MO and Fredia Ferguson of
Niangua MO; 14 grandchildren. Burial Jones Cemetery.

Claxton, Arvel: Gasconade Township; died in Wright County on Jan. 2, 1956;
mail carrier; born May 10, 1896 in Hartville; s/o Henry C. Claxton and
Mary Jane Pool; h/o Blanch E.; 2 sons Delven Claxton of Springfield MO and
Clifford Claxton of Hartville MO. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Claxton, Blanche: Gasonade Township; died in her home at 10:25 on March
21, 1955; housewife; born Feb. 11, 1898 in Wright County; d/o A. D. Leidy
and Abby Harvey; w/o Arvel; 2 sons Delven and Clifford Claxton; 2
grandsons. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Claxton, Chrissie Vera: Hartville; died at 1:45 a.m. on August 3, 1971;
homemaker; born Jan. 13, 1906 in Wright County; d/o James William Young
and Elina Hickman; w/o Everett; 1 daughter Carlee Johnson of Neosho MO; 2
sons Jack Claxton of Columbus, OH and E. C. Claxton of Portland OR; 2
sisters Mollie Cantrell and Ella Pryor of Los Angeles CA; 12
grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Claxton, Cynthia Ann: died in St. John's Hospital at 1:45 on August 24,
1956; housewife; born Oct. 31, 1867 in AR; d/o H. C. and Mary Shaver; 3
sons O. E. Latimer of Hotchkiss CO, L. R. Latimer of Butte MT and Frank M.
Latimer of Knoxsville TN; (cannot read the names of daughters and
stepchildren). Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Claxton, Doshia Mae: Elk Creek Township; died in Burge Hospital at 3:55
a.m. on April 9, 1955; housewife; born Oct. 19, 1899 in Wright County; d/o
John P. Smith and Ellen Moorehouse; w/o Clarence. Burial Claxton Cemetery.

Claxton, Ila: Elk Creek Township; died July 16, 1959; housewife; born
March 3, 1879 in Wright County; d/o T. J. and Nancy Young; w/o Andy; 1 son
Clarence Claxton; 2 brothers Elmer and Omar Young; 6 grandchildren. Burial
Claxton Cemetery.

Claxton, Jack Wilson: Chicago IL; died July 25, 1965; born August 13, 1915
in Hartville MO; h/o Broox Elizabeth of Eldon MO; 1 daughter Patricia
Snyder of Tipton MO; 1 sons Richard Claxton of Eldon MO; mother Olive
Claxton of Hartville MO; 1 brother Arthur of Pasco WA; 2 sisters Zola Mae
Richardson of Hartville MO and Frances Bowden of Ashland MO; 1 grandchild.
Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Claxton, James Anderson: Hartville; died in Burge Hospital on August 13,
1960; farmer; born July 6, 1894 in Wright County; s/o Ed Claxton and Ella
Bolain; h/o Lillian Frances; 4 sisters Verta Moore and Opal Stewart of
Grovespring MO and Ola Cravesn and Betty Fisher of Hartville MO. Burial
Claxton Cemetery.

Claxton, John Newton: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 10:00 a.m.
on Dec. 14, 1973; farmer; born June 13, 1891 in Wright County; s/o Calvin
Claxton and Emma Campbell; h/o Besse Agnes; 2 sons James William Claxton
of Bakersfield CA and Robert Gene of Sioux City NE; 1 brother Roy Claxton
of Billings MT; 1 sister Oma Barkam of Independence MO; 5 grandchildren; 4
great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Claxton, Lula Mae: Grovespring; died in Buffalo, MO at 12:10 a.m. on Dec.
8, 1966; housewife; born July 3, 1887 in Wright County; d/o Elvadus Keller
and Mary Cannon; w/o Jason; 1 daughter Ferrell Mallory of Buffalo MO; 2
sons Chester Claxton of Richmond CA and Lowell Claxton of Rosewell NM; 8
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren. Burial Durbin Cemetery.

Claxton, Mabel Estella: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 6:50 p.m.
on Nov. 23, 1965; housewife; born July 29, 1890 in Wright County; d/o John
Luallin and Mary Daughtery; w/o Webb; 1 daughter Luella Comstock of
Hartville; 1 son Lewallyn Claxton of Hartville; 1 brother Albert Luallin
of Grovespring MO; 2 grandchildren. Burial Shaddy Cemetery.

Claxton, Margaret Lee: Mountain Grove; died April 13, 1959; born Oct. 28,
1882 in Hartville; d/o Clinton Young and Susan Lee; 1 brother William D.
Young of Brogaugh MO. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Claxton, Olive Elizabeth: Hartville; died in Springfield Baptist Hospital
at 3:10 a.m. on March 30, 1972; homemaker; born August 17, 1894 in
Mansfield MO; d/o Calvin M. Chapman and Elizabeth Bryant; w/o Barney; 2
daughters Zola Mae Richardson of Hartville and Mrs. Max Bowden of Branson,
MO; 1 son Arthur Claxton of Pasco, WA; 1 sister Allie Kelley of Covina CA;
11 grandchildren; 8 greatgrandchildren. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Claxton, Sarah Ellen: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 9:45 a.m.
on Dec. 3, 1971; homemaker; born Jan. 25, 1876; d/o William Black and
Fredonia Mathis; w/o Thomas Hollie; 2 sons E. C. and Howard Claxton of
Hartville MO; 4 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-
grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Claxton, Viola: Van Buren Township; died at the Howard Fullington
residence at 3:00 p.m. on Feb. 9, 1956; born May 20, 1873 in TN; 5 sons
John Kilfoy of Hartville MO, Howard Fullington of Rayborn MO, Walter
Fullington of Burley ID, Ike and Raymond Fullington of Oregon City OR; 1
daughter Ora Peacock of Notus ID; 1 sister Nan Morgan of San Diego CA.
Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Cleavenger, Lorena: Homestead FL; died in Mansfield Hospital at 5:30 s.m.
on August 23, 1979; housewife; born Sept. 18, 1894 in Savannah GA; d/o
Perry James Davis and Dora Maxwell; w/o Orville; 2 daughters Mrs. Mata
Ward of Homestead FL and Irma Harrison of Miami FL; 4 grandchildren; 21
great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild. Burial Southern Memorial
Cemetery, Miami FL.

Climer, Gerson Deward: Grovespring; died in his home at 9:30 p.m. on May
20, 1962; salvage dealer; born April 11, 1905 in Wright County; s/o Bill
Climer and Tildie Jones; h/o Verba; 3 daughters Gladys Weaver, Ruby
Buttram and Dessie Edwards of Grovespring; 2 sons Jason Climer of
Mansfield and Johnnie of Grovespring; 2 brothers Henry Climer of
Springfield MO and Dewey Climer of Hartville MO. Burial Little Vine
Cemetery.

Cline, Raymond Howard: Hartville; died in the V.A. Hospital in Popular
Bluff MO at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 2, 1972; construction; born August 27, 1898
in Atlantic IA; s/o John Cline and Ida Cramer; h/o Lora; 3 daughters
Marilyn Cox of Hartville MO, Toddie Towe of Concord CA and Marcella Zaste
of Okland CA; 7 sons William Cline of SD, Robert Cline of OH, Richard
Cline of IL, Wallace Cline of NJ, James Cline of Springfield MO, Darrell
of Mansfield MO and Kenneth Cline of AR; 3 sisters Blanche Richardson,
Bernice Stratton and Loraine Jennings of SD; 1 brother Robert Cline of CA;
32 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Clotfelter, Roy Jackson: Hartville; died in Maranantha Manor in Marshfield
MO at 1:30 p.m. on July 14, 1974; farmer; born May 15, 1886 in Cape
Girardeau MO; s/o William P. Clotfelter and Nellie Jackson; h/o Lottie.
Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Coday, Flora Della: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 3:15 a.m. on
Feb. 20, 1972; homemaker; born Dec. 9, 1886 in Wright County; d/o Joseph
Matlock and Angeline Whittaker; 1 daughter Violet Moody of Hartville MO; 3
sons Farris Coday of Willard MO, Joe Coday of Hartville MO and Russell
Coday of Exeter CA; 1 brother Walter Matlock of Gardenia CA; 7
grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Coday, Hiram: Hartville: died in Ellis Fishel Hospital at 10:00 a.m. on
June 15, 1974; farmer; born May 27, 1885 in Wright County; s/o Elihu Coday
and Martha Curtis; h/o Verna Coday; 1 son Cecil Coday of Hartville MO; 4
stepsons Bill Tester of Norwood MO, Osa Branstetter of Branson MO, Bob
Tester of Springfield MO and Wayne Tester of Murray ID; 10 grandchildren;
13 great-grandchildren; 12 stepgrandchildren; 6 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Coday, Hosea Nathaniel: Hartville; died in his home at 3:50 p.m. on Sept.
8, 1971; farmer; born March 25, 1883 in Wright County; s/o Ely Coday and
Elsie Yeager; h/o Della; 1 daughter Violet Moody of Hartville MO; 3 sons
Joe Coday of Hartville MO, J. F. Coday of Willard MO and Russell Coday of
Exeter CA; 1 sister Maggie Milsap of Mansfield MO; 7 grandchildren; 7
great-grandchildren.  Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Coday, Jason Golden: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 5:30 on
Sept. 3, 1967; farmer; born Feb. 5, 1883 in Wright County; s/o Elihu Coday
and Martha Curtis; 1 daughter Evea Boggess of Hartville MO; 1 son Lowell
Coday of Springfield MO; 1 brother Hiram Coday of Hartville MO; 3
grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.  Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Coday, Jim Luther: Mansfield; died in his home on March 14, 1963; born
April 13, 1877 in Wright County; s/o Elise Coday and Mary Dennis; 2
brothers Elbert Coday of Norwood MO and Daise Coday of Mansfield; 1 sister
Myrtle Milsap of Mansfield MO.  Burial Wolf Creek Cemetery.

Coday, Marvin Calvin: Mansfield; died in Baptist Hospital at 7:00 a.m. on
July 11, 1967; farmer; born Oct. 1, 1891 in Wright County; s/o Thomas
Coday and Lullao Johnson; h/o Mabel Vina; 3 daughters Hazel Jones and
Jeannie Rippee of Hartville MO and Effie Lea Walling of Marshall MO; 5
sons Harold Coday of Springfield MO, Murrell Coday of Mountain Grove MO,
Reed Coday of Columbia MO, M. C. Coday Jr. of Hartville MO and Daniel
Coday of Mansfield MO; 1 sister Lillie Skinner of Teague TX; 20
grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.  Burial Dennis Cemetery.

Coday, Mary Elizabeth: Hartville; died in Houston Hospital at 9:35 p.m. on
Oct. 18, 1968; born Oct. 23, 1894; d/o S. H. Belt and Sarah Bivens; 3
daughters Dale Hunter of Hartville, Chrissie Cravens of Steele MO and Eva
Mayab of Idaho Falls; 1 brother W. J. Belt of Hartville; 10 grandchildren;
9 great-grandchildren.  Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

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Coffman, Drusie E.: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 1:45 a.m. on
August 8, 1968; housewife; born Nov. 1894; d/o Newton Hull and Martha
Caroline Mayberry; 1 daughter Susie Dugger of Hartville MO; 2 half
brothers Earl Hull of Mountain Grove MO and Jessie Hull of Norwood; 1
sister Myrtle Garner of Springfield MO; 7 grandchildren; 7 great-
grandchildren. Burial Coon Creek Cemetery.

Coffman, Fred H.: Hartville; died in his home at 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 20,
1963; born March 21, 1891 in Texas County MO; s/o William Coffman and
Luiza Malone; h/o Drusie; 1 daughter Susie Dugger of Hartville MO; 3
sisters Eva Walls and Becky Garner of Mountain Grove MO and Lucy Campbell
of Bucyrus MO; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Burial Coon Creek
Cemetery.

Coffman, Janet Carol: Mountain Grove; died in her home at 3:00 p.m. on
Jan. 17, 1954; born Feb. 12, 1953; d/o Arvin Coffman and Evalyn M. Rotek;
2 brothers Robert and James; 1 sister Marilyn.

Coffman, Joseph: Mountain Grove; died July 13, 1956; born August 1, 1882;
s/o William and Liza Coffman; 3 sons Winfred, Pass, Plez and Virgil
Coffman; 2 daughters Celah Lawson and Ules Prevett. Burial Oak Grove
Cemetery.

Coffman, Lorenzo Dow: Hartville; died June 24, 1954; farmer; born April
11, 1867 in TN; h/o Mollie. Burial Coon Creek Cemetery.

Coffman, Mary A. L.: Hartville; died in her home at 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 12,
1959; born Nov. 1, 1886 in Wright County; d/o John Duty and Fay Keys.
Burial Coon Creek Cemetery.

Coffman, Mary M.: Brush Creek Township; died in Texas County Hospital at
9:30 a.m. on August 8, 1973; homemaker; born May 6, 1899 in Wright County;
d/o Charley Walker and Susan Atkinson; w/o Pleas; 8 sons Ival, Roy, Troy,
Bobby and Archie Coffman of Hartville, Verble Coffman of St. Louis MO,
Everett Coffman of Strafford MO and George Coffman of Mountain Grove MO; 4
daughters Ina Williams of Houston MO, Ida May Kineclak of Chicago IL,
Betty Coffman of Strafford MO and Lucille Dugger of Hartville; 1 brother
Tom Walker of Mountain Grove MO; 1 sister Ida Henry of Kansas City MO; 38
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren. Burial Coon Creek Cemetery.

Coffman, Minnie Clara: Norwood; died in her home on Feb. 27, 1961;
housewife; born Feb. 14, 1893 in Wright County; d/o W. L. Raney and Sarah
Kelley; w/o James D.; 5 sons Lester Coffman of Atwater CA, Melvin Coffman
of Poppinsville MO; Arvin and Kenneth Coffman of Mountain Grove MO and
Donald Coffman of Norwood; 3 daughters Audrey Davis of Lebanon MO, Ethel
Owens of Wichita KS and Nadine Dake of Battle Creek MI; 4 brothers Lew and
Ezra Raney of Hartville MO, Frank Raney of Mountain Grove MO and Fred
Raney of Strafford MO. Burial Oak Grove Cemetery.

Coffman, Pless Ben: Hartville; died in his home on Nov. 8, 1960; farmer;
born June 10, 1886 in Texas County; s/o William Coffman and Luizie Malone;
h/o Mary; 8 sons Ival, Roy, Troy, Bobbie and Archie Coffman of Hartville
MO, Verble and Everett Coffman of St. Louis MO and George Coffman of
Mountain Grove MO; 4 daughters Ina Williams of E. St. Louis IL, Ida Mae
Kensiciak of Chicago IL, Betty Coffman of Springfield MO and Lucille
Dugger of Hartville; 1 brother Fred Coffman of Hartville MO; 3 sisters Eva
Walls of Hartville MO, Becky Garvis of Mountain Grove MO and Lucy Campbell
of Bucyrus MO; 24 grandchildren. Burial Coon Creek Cemetery.

Cogdill, Blanche Hickman: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 6:30
p.m. on Sept. 12, 1972; homemaker; born July 27, 1882 in OH; d/o Albert
Belt and Sarah Knight; 3 sons Wayne Hickman of Shoshone, ID, Otis Hickman
of Hartville MO and Kermit Hickman of Crocker MO; 4 stepsons Owen, Marion
and Joe Cogdill of Hartville MO and Ivan of Downey CA; 2 sisters Lillie
Sullivant of Omaha NE, Nettie Kelsay of Portersville CA; 4 grandchildren;
6 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; 9 stepgrandchildren.
Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Cogdill, Elba M.: Hartville; died in his home on Jan. 16, 1961; born March
21, 1884; s/o Joseph Cogdill; h/o Blanche; 4 sons Joe, Owen, Marion and
Ivan Cogdill; 3 stepsons Wayne, Otis and Kermit Hickman; 2 brothers
Charles and Douglas Cogdill of WY; 3 sisters Susie Drake, Mary Ray and
Bell Wagoner; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren. Burial Steele
Memorial Cemetery.

Collison, Ella Eliza: Gasconade Township; died in her home on Oct. 20,
1957; housewife; born Jan. 1, 1911 in Waverly KS; d/o Bert and Mayme
Happy; w/o Clarence H.; 2 daughters Alice B. Oetting and Alta Belle
Collison; 4 brothers Robert Happy of OR, Bert Happy of CO, Ralph Happy of
AR and Leonard Happy of K.C. MO; 2 sisters Mrs. Ed Carr of Wichita KA and
Minnie Foster of Mountain View MO; 1 grandchild.

Colton, Eldridge Laverne: Hartville; died in his home at 4:00 p.m. on July
17, 1968; Probate and Magistrate Judge; born June 8, 1908 in Chelsea OK;
s/o Eldridge K. Colton and Lavada Webb; h/o Claris; 1 daughter Mary Beth
Bledsoe of Jefferson City MO; 2 brothers Loraine and Joe Colton of
Grovespring; 2 grandsons. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Colton, Florence LaVada Colton: died in Webco Manor at 10:00 a.m. on
November 17, 1975; born Sept. 23, 1875 in Grovespring MO; d/o William J.
Webb and Elizabeth Davis; 1 son Joe Wade Colton of Grovespring; 11
grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-granddaughter. Burial
Chelsea OK.

Colton, Loraine: Grovespring; died in Lebanon MO at 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 6,
1972; farmer; born March 18, 1899 in Mayfield WA; s/o Eldridge K. Colton
and LaVada Webb; 3 daughters Dorothea Sue Ferguson of Grovespring MO,
Barbara Ann Admire of K.C. KS and Alma Louise Anderson of K.C. MO; 2 sons
Jerry Colton of K.C. MO and Richard Colton of Raytown MO; 1 brother Joe
Wade Colton; 11 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Burial Mt. Rose
Memorial Park Cemetery.

Colton, Ruth: Grovespring; died in Research Hospital in K.C. MO at 12:30
p.m. on Feb. 3, 1966; teacher; born Nov. 2, 1901 in Springfield MO; d/o
Albert Roundtree and Susie Quinn; w/o Loraine; 3 daughters Dorothea Sue
Ferguson of Anchorage AL, Barbara Ann Admire of K.C. KS and Alma Louis
Anderson of K.C. MO; 2 sons Charles Jerry Colton of K.C. MO and Richard
Loraine Colton of Clark AFB, Phillipines; 1 sister Faith Howard of
Springfield MO; 9 grandchildren. Burial Mt. Rose Memorial Park Cemetery.

Coltrane, Leeman Chester: Hartville; died in Cox Medical Center at 5:10
p.m. on August 11, 1970; farmer; born Sept. 29, 1912 in Hartville MO; s/o
Lewis L. Coltrane and Ollie Teague; h/o Crissie Young; 1 daughter Maxine
Adamson of Hartville MO; 2 sons Donald and Randy Coltrane of Hartville MO;
1 brother Leslie Coltrane of Hartville MO; 2 grandsons. Burial Little
Creek Cemetery.

Conn, Lelah L.: Hartville; died in Marsh Rest Home at 7:30 a.m. on Feb.
24, 1969; housewife; born Nov. 12, 1889 in Montrose, SD; d/o George Conn
and Elizabeth Harvey; 1 daughter Naomi Schwartz of Hartville; 2 sisters
Maude Clark of Fort Worth TX and Nellie Haywood of Los Angeles CA; 1
brother Neil White of Carson City NV; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-
grandchildren. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Conner, Jamie Allen: Hartville; died in his home at 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 22,
1973; born April 11, 1964 in Springfield MO; s/o Larry Connor and Shirley
Pasley; 3 brothers Jerry, Jody and Jimmy Connor of Hartville; grandfathers
Earney Pasley of Hartville MO and John Spiva of Mountain Grove MO; great-
grandfathers Jess Davis of Hartville MO and Lester Cantrell of Wagner OK.
Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cook, Adrian Cleo: Boone Township; died in St. John's Hospital at 2:45
p.m. on Jan. 3, 1977; housepainter; born May 9, 1918 in Webster County MO;
s/o Charley Cook and Minnie Burns; h/o Earnestine; 3 sons Charles of
Wichita KS, Dennis and Corbin of Hartville MO; 2 daughters Susan and
Jolene Cook of Hartville MO; mother Minnie Cook; 3 sisters Nadine Sawyers
and Wilma Armstrong of Hartville MO and Wanda Roe of St. Joseph MO; 7
brothers Darrell, Wayne, Gerald, Junior, Waldo, Verlin and Joe. Burial Mt.
Zion Cemetery.

Cook, Charley Calvin: Marshfield MO; died in Burge Hospital on June 8,
1960; born August 9, 1896 in Wright County; s/o Calvin Cook and Margaret
Young; 9 sons Gerald, Waldo and Junior Cook of Wichita KS, Verlin,
Darrell, Wayne and Joe of Salina KS, Cleo of Winters CA and Billy of
Gresham OR; 3 daughters Nadine Sawyers of Hartville MO, Wilma Cook of IL
and Wanda Roe of Wichita KS; 1 brother Fred Cook of Niangua MO; 1 sisters
Bertha Ward of Wichita KS; 33 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Burial
Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Cope, Elmer Edward: Hartville; died on Nov. 27, 1970; farmer; born April
17, 1895 in Wright County; s/o Newton Cope and Della Garner; h/o Nola; 1
son Don Cope of Springfield MO; 1 daughter June Blakey of Hartville MO; 1
brother Omer Cope of Mountain Grove MO; 3 grandchildren; 1 great-grandson.
Burial Friendship Cemetery.

Cope, Hosea C.: Grovespring; died in his home on August 14, 1964; farmer;
born July 5, 1897 in Wright County; s/o Lon Cope and Cora Claxton; h/o
Crystal; 3 daughters Beverly Delcour of Hartville MO, Marilyn Cope of
Grovespring MO and Retha Durham of K.C. MO; 1 brother Harve of
Grovespring; 4 sisters Della Simple of K.C. MO, Grace Goddard and Dora
Little of Springfield MO and Ada Whitworth of Compton CA; 4 grandchildren.
Burial Claxton Cemetery.

Cope, Raymond: Grovespring; died in his brother's home on Sept. 10, 1956;
farmer; born Nov. 25, 1899 in Wright County; s/o Lon Cope and Cora Ann
Claxton; 3 brothers Ed Cope of San Fernando CA, Harve Cope of Joplin MO
and Hosea Cope of Grovespring; 4 sisters Grace Goddard of Springfield MO,
Della Simple and Dora Little of K.C. MO and Ada Whitworth of Compton CA.
Burial Claxton Cemetery.

Costello, Francis Leo: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 5:30 on
July 6, 1962; accountant; born April 13, 1891 in Columbus KS; s/o Joseph
Costello and Caroline Truehart; 1 daughter Mary Catherine Campbell of K.C.
MO; 1 son Charles Joseph Costello of Wichita KS; 9 grandchildren. Burial
St. Mary's Cemetery, Pittsburg KS.

Cottengim, Alfred Merton: Hartville; died at 11:00 a.m. on Oct. 3, 1969;
auctioneer; born June 2, 1894 in Wright County; s/o Jim Cottengim and
Carrie Henslee; h/o Zola E. (Spillman); 1 son Vernon Cottengim of
Springfield MO; 1 daughter Vula Bowers of Avenal CA; 1 half sister Jewel
Fitzer of Springfield MO; 3 half brothers Owen Cottengim of Avenal CA,
Wheaton Cottengim of Bynum MT and Alvin Cottengim of Goleta CA; 4
grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cottengim, Alta Ara: Grovespring; died in her home at 11:00 a.m. on March
16, 1966; housewife; born Sept. 9, 1875 in Wright County; d/o Albert Long
and Mary Crawford; 2 daughters Vera Harris and Vula Teague of Grovespring
MO; 1 son Vincent Cottengim of Springfield MO; 1 sister Ida Carr of
Springfield; 4 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-
grandchildren. Burial Shaddy Cemetery.

Cottengim, Billy Gene: Norwood; died in Burge Hospital at 8:00 p.m. on
March 7, 1954; schoolboy; born Nov. 26, 1944 at Norwood MO; s/o Denven
Cottengim and Elsie Ridens; 4 brothers Van, Jr., Bobby, Jack and Wilkie; 3
sisters Mary Dell, Marjdell, Mary and Sue. Burial Curtis Cemetery.

Cottengim, Dill Woodson: Hartville; died in Burge Hospital at 5:17 p.m. on
Jan. 20, 1967; born Oct. 3, 1873 in Wright County; s/o William Cottengim
and Elizabeth Turner; 1 son Charles Cottengim of Springfield MO; 3
daughters Mabel Cottengim of Springfield MO, Lois Dennis of Kansas City MO
and Maxine Cottengim of Hartville MO; 1 sister Betty Adams of Crescent OK;
3 half sisters Pansy Little and Jessie Ellis of Mountain Grove MO and
Leone Cable of Barstow CA; 6 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren. Burial
Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cottengim, John Williamson: Norwood; died in his home at 2:00 a.m. on Jan.
12, 1958; farmer; born Jan. 11, 1872 in Wright County; s/o William
Cottengim and Betty Turner; 1 daughter Bessie Claxton of Hartville MO; 2
sons Denver Cottengim of Hartville MO and William Cottengim of Springfield
IL; 1 brother D. W. Cottengim of Hartville; 1 sister Betty Adams of
Marshall OK; 3 half sisters Pansy Little and Jessie Ellis of Mountain
Grove MO and Leone Cable of Barstow CA; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-
grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cottengim, Mary Gynica: Hartville; died in her home at 12:45 p.m. on July
8, 1962; housewife; born Sept. 8, 1873 in Wright County; d/o William
Bradshaw and Gyeneth Bruton; 2 sons Denver Cottengim of Norwood MO and
Bill Cottengim of Springfield MO; 1 daughter Bessie Claxton of Hartville
MO; 3 sisters Mrs. J. W. Scott of Springfield MO, Mrs. John Sanders of
Norwood MO and Mrs. Joe Turgeon of Mansfield; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-
grandchildren.  Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cottengim, Mattie A.:  Long Beach, CA; died June 10, 1965; born June 16,
1880; 3 sons Owen Cottengim of Avenal CA, Wheaton Cottengim of Byrus MT
and Alvin Cottengim of Goleta CA; 1 stepson Merton Cottengim of Hartville
MO; 1 daughter Jewel Fitzer of Sioux City NB. Burial Steele Memorial
Cemetery.

Cottengim, William Harrison: Hartville; died in his home at 11:00 a.m. on
Oct. 27, 1971; born Jan. 27, 1898 in Norwood MO; s/o John William
Cottengim and Mary Bradshaw; 1 sister Bessie Claxton of Hartville. Burial
Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Cox, Wes: Hartville; died Nov. 6, 1954.

Coxen, Elmer Hanson: Hartville; died in the U. M. Medical Center at noon
on Nov. 29, 1974; farmer; born April 6, 1902 in Wright County; s/o John
Wesley Coxen and Eunice Caroline Barnes; h/o Opal (Austin); 1 son Clyde
Coxen of Hartville; 2 daughters Faye Day of Hartville MO and Maxine Hake
of IL; 2 sisters Ida Stigall of Twin Falls ID and Lydia Coxen of Hartville
MO; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild.  Burial Coon Creek Cemetery.

Craig, Charley Francis: Hartville; died in his home at 5:00 a.m. on Oct.
4, 1960; farmer; born Oct. 29, 1883 in Wright County; s/o William Craig
and Hannah Miranda Stillwell; 1 son Oliff Craig of Springfield MO; 1
daughter Mrs. Thomas LaDue of Nevada MO; 2 brothers N. J. and J. E. Craig
of Mansfield MO; 1 sister Mrs. Homer Knost of Webb City MO; 12
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren.  Burial Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Craig, Essa Pearl: Boone Township; died in Nevada MO at 8 a.m. on March
23, 1955; housewife; born Feb. 18, 1884 in Wright County; d/o Thomas
Miller and Nancy Pearman; w/o Charles F.; 2 daughters Cora LaDue of Nevada
MO and Mabel Pitchford of Laramie WY; 1 son Oliff Craig of Hartville MO;
11 grandchildren.  Burial Mt. Zion Cemetery.

Craig, Ellis Ray: Hartville; died in Burge Hospital at 3:00 a.m. on April
3, 1966; born Nov. 5, 1961; s/o Olive Craig; grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Craig.  Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Craig, Infant: died June 25, 1955 at Crocker MO; born June 24, 1955; d/o
Odis Craig and Zada Arntz; 3 sisters Vicki, Diana and Luwena Craig. Burial
Little Creek Cemetery.

Craig, Roy Lee Otto: Grovespring; died in Lebanon Wallace Hospital at
10:30 a.m. on Feb. 14, 1968; born Sept. 18, 1885 in Mercer County MO; s/o
Alexander Craig and Mae Cordle; h/o Opal; 3 sons Leo Craig of Betheny MO,
Coy Craig of Rifle CO and Jewell Craig of Mansfield MO; 3 brothers Hugh L.
Craig of Preston MO, Ray Craig of Springfield MO and Oval Craig of K.C.
MO; 3 sisters Carrie Carter of Gilman City MO, Toie Still of Mt. Mariah MO
and Elvie Marrs of Trenton MO; 7 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren.
Burial Mt. Rose Memorial Park Cemetery.

Crain, Allen Keith: St. Louis MO; died August 14, 1956; born July 24,
1956; s/o Charles Crain and Patty Hightower. Burial Shaddy Cemetery.

Crain, Charles Jerry: Hartville; died in Burge Hospital at 11:40 a.m. on
August 10, 1966; born Oct. 8, 1949 in Springfield MO; s/o Jack and Midge
Crain; grandfather C. J. Crain of Grovespring MO; grandmother Mrs. Herman
Nichols of Hartville MO; great-grandfather Granville Newton of Hartville
MO. Burial in Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Crain, William Guy: Grovespring; died in his home at 2:00 a.m. on Dec. 23,
1958; born Oct. 1, 1889 in Wright County; s/o Clay Crain and Julia Newton;
h/o Bessie (O'Dell); 3 sisters Zella Shaddy of Hartville MO, Lilly Shaddy
of Fontana CA and Maud Farmer of Grovespring MO; 3 brothers Jess Crain of
Pe Ell WA, Heenie and C. J. Crain of Grovespring MO. Burial Shaddy
Cemetery.

Craven, Lorene: Redford MI; d/o T. L. Davis; w/o Gerald Craven; 2
daughters Geri Lee and Bonnie Lou Craven of Redford MI; 6 brothers Barney,
Lloyd and Thomas Davis of Hartville MO, Henry Davis of Springfield MO,
Jake and Paul Davis of K.C. MO; 5 sisters Sandra Farr of Los Angeles CA,
Josephine Smith of Colorado Springs CO, Nora Warner of Livonia MI, Nina
Mae Dennett of Farmington MI and Lillian Claxton of Hartville. Burial
Durbin Cemetery, Wright County MO.

Cravens, Samuel: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital at 8:05 a.m. on
Sept. 20, 1969; merchant and farmer; born Dec. 27, 1900 in Wright County;
s/o Riley B. Cravens and Sylvia Ann Wyman; h/o Ola (Claxton); 4 sons Gene
of Mansfield MO, Jack of Hartville MO, Jerry of K.C. MO and Larry of
Lebanon MO; 4 daughters Wanda Keith and Sue Hensley of Hartville MO, Linda
Blankenship of St. Clair MO and Wilda Peterman of Jackson MO; 4 brothers
Clay Cravens of Boonville MO, Bryan Cravens of Springfield MO, Paul
Cravens of Hartville MO and Leslie Cravens of Littleton CO; 13
grandchildren.  Burial New Home Cemetery.

Crawford, Clarence Dale: Haysville KS; died Oct. 11, 1964; carpenter; born
April 8, 1910 in Grovespring MO; s/o William Elmer Crawford and Elsie
Moore; h/o Verna; 1 daughter Mrs. Louis Page of Haysville KS; 3 sisters
Daisy Bledsoe of Dayton WA, Grace Petet of Eldon MO and Florence Calloway
of Caldwell ID; 2 brothers Clifton Crawford of Modesto CA and Vance
Crawford of Nampa ID; 3 grandchildren. Burial Shaddy Cemetery.

Crawford, Macie Juanita: Hartville; died in Havana IL at 11:00 p.m. on
Sept. 7, 1970; born July 31, 1909 in Hartville MO; d/o Simon Benton and
Rachel Ryan; 1 son Jerry Davidson of Lewistown IL; 4 sisters Jessie Wynn
of Hartville MO, Gertie Hake of Rockford IL, Rosie Overstreet of Oroville
CA and Liza Tracy of WA; 1 brother Jim Benton of Manes MO; 2
granddaughters. Burial Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Wright County.

Crawford, William Elmore: Hartville; died in his home on March 6, 1958;
born March 24, 1878 in Wright County; s/o David Crawford and Elizabeth
Martin; 3 daughters Daisy Bledsoe of Dayton WA, Grace Pettet of Eldon MO
and Florence Calloway of Caldwell ID; 2 sons Dale Crawford of Wichita KS
and Vance Crawford of Caldwell ID; 2 sisters Pearl Shores and Cora Long of
Norwood; 1 brother Ed Crawford of Eckert CO. Burial Shaddy Cemetery.

Crider, Emma: Hartville; died in her home on Jan. 1, 1964; housewife; born
July 19, 1874 in Bloomington IN; d/o John Buck and Mary Tressler; 2
daughters Grace Bass of Hartville MO and Bertha Wood of Belton MO; 1
sister Lillie Eaton of Hartville MO; 4 grandchildren; 8 great-
grandchildren. Burial Steele Memorial Cemetery.

Crisp, Henry: Mountain Grove; died in Sterner Rest Home on Feb. 21, 1964;
farmer; born April 29, 1883 in Wright County; s/o George R. Crisp and
Serilda Johnson; h/o Mary; 3 daughters Addie Day of Yakima WA, Louise
Mulligan of Granada Hills CA and Murriel Lathrom of Mountain Grove MO; 2
sons Virgil Crisp of Mountain Grove MO and Lester Crisp of Hartville MO; 1
half brother Harry Crisp of Manes MO; 21 grandchildren; 17 great-
grandchildren. Burial Evening Shade Cemetery.

Crow, Stephen: Houston MO; died 8 miles east of Hartville at 7:00 p.m. on
Oct. 19, 1973; plant manager; s/o Jerry Adrain Crow and Twana Holly; h/o
Lita Lynn (Light). Burial Hopewell Cemetery.

Curtis, Alfred Conway: Hartville; died in his home at 12:15 p.m. on Jan.
12, 1966; farmer; born August 4, 1878 in Wright County; s/o Andrew Curtis
and Lucenda Shaver; h/o Naomia Mildred; 1 daughter Lela Bohannan of
Hartville MO; 2 sons Jesse and Loman Curtis of Hartville MO; 1 sister Ada
Early of St. Louis MO; 2 grandchildren. Burial Cope Cemetery.

Curtis, Amandy Annie: Hartville; died in St. John's Hospital on Dec. 4,
1957; born Feb. 8, 1908 in IL; d/o Even Schoonever and ? Howe; w/o Orval;
2 daughters Louise Eden of Oswego KS and Eva Dean Hastings of Mountain
Grove MO; 1 son William Wayne Curtis of Hartville MO; 6 grandchildren.
Burial Hogue Cemetery.

Curtis, Daisy Artie: Elk Creek Township; died in her home at 6:05 a.m. on
Nov. 20, 1967; housewife; born Oct. 8, 1890 in Wright County; d/o Evan
Dodson; w/o E. Ollie. Burial Cope Cemetery.

Curtis, Elihu Oliver: Hartville; died in his home at 11:00 p.m. on Oct.
19, 1970; farmer; born Nov. 5, 1889 in Wright County; s/o Madison Curtis
and Nancy Coday; 2 brothers Charley Curtis of Hartville MO and Lawson
Curtis of Vallejo ID; 3 sisters Bessie Newton of Porterville CA, Blanche
Hensley of Cottage Grove OR and Gladys Wynn of Mountain Grove MO. Burial
Cope Cemetery.

Curtis, Erna Jane: Hartville; died in St. John's Hospital at 6:50 p.m. on
May 1, 1976; housewife; born May 12, 1889 in Grassy Meadows WV; d/o Alfred
C. Sawyers and Elizabeth Jane McAvoy; w/o Charley; 2 daughters Berniece
Bogart of Mansfield MO and Iris Cox of Springfield MO; 2 stepsons Floyd
and Owen Curtis of Hartville; 1 sister Myrtle Lawrence of Bakersfield CA;
1 brother Robert Sawyers of Ashtabula OH; 2 grandchildren; 5 great-
grandchildren; 2 stepgrandchildren. Burial Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Curtis, James Charles: Hartville; died in Wallace-Rowden Hospital at 5:06
p.m. on Nov. 19, 1978; farmer; born Feb. 9, 1885 in Wright County; s/o
Madison Curtis and Nancy Coday; 2 sons Floyd and Owen Curtis of Hartville
MO; 2 stepdaughters Berniece Bogart of Mansfield MO and Iris Cox of
Springfield MO; 1 brother Lawson Curtis of Visalia CA; 3 sisters Bessie
Newton of Porterville CA, Blanche Hensley of Cottage Grove OR and Gladys
Wynn of Mountain Grove MO; 2 grandchildren. Burial Cope Cemetery.

Curtis, Naomia Mildred: Hartville; died in her home at 6:45 p.m. on Jan.
23, 1966; housewife; born May 11, 1880 in Wright County; d/o Thomas Neill;
1 daughter Lela Bohannon; 2 sons Jesse and Loman Curtis of Hartville; 1
brothers Roy Neill of Heppener OR and Dee Neill of Hermiston OR; 2
grandchildren. Burial Cope Cemetery.

Curtis, Orval; died in his home at 11:30 on March 27, 1962; laborer; born
Feb. 12, 1903 in Webster County MO; 2 daughters Louise Eden of K.C. MO and
Eva Dean Hastings of Mountain Grove MO; 1 son Wayne Curtis of K.C. MO; 14
grandchildren. Burial Hogue Cemetery.

Cutbirth, Bluford Alonzo: Hartville; died in his home at 12:15 on June 10,
1957; farmer; born Nov. 22, 1871 in Laclede County MO; s/o Daniel Cutbirth
and Sally Ann Pridgen; 3 sons Isadore Cutbirth of Central Point OR, George
and Luther Cutbirth of Tallant OR; 27 grandchildren; 20 great-
grandchildren. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Cutbirth, Isadore Marion: Hartville; died in his home at 8:45 a.m. on Jan.
25, 1966; merchant; born June 16, 1900 in Wright County; s/o Alonzo
Cutbirth and Rhoda Morgan; 5 daughters Romadean Haynie of San Jose CA,
Betty Bourn of Carmicheal CA, Virginia Hutchings of Sacramento CA, Elsie
Moody and Patty Higbee of East Moline IL; 4 sons Rodney Cutbirth of Chico
CA, Carl Cutbirth of Bryson TX, Marion Jr. of San Jose CA and Clyde of
East Moline IL; 2 brothers George of Houstonia MO and Luther of OR; 21
grandchildren; 1 great-grandchildren. Burial Little Creek Cemetery.

Cutbirth, Rhoda Mahala: Hartville; died in Mansfield Hospital on Feb. 27,
1964; housewife; born May 30, 1874 in Wright County; d/o Valentine Morgan
and Melvina Stith; w/o Alonzo; 3 sons Isadore Cutbirth of Hartville MO,
George Cutbirth of Houstonia MO and Luther Cutbirth of Medford OR; 1
brother Albert Morgan of Marshfield MO; 1 sister Alma Morgan of
Grovespring MO; 27 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren. Burial Little
Creek Cemetery.

Cutts, Mable Eleanor: Hartville; died in her home at 4:20 a.m. on June 16,
1973; homemaker; born May 29, 1900 in Yankton SD; d/o Jay S. Coates and
Anna I. Stewart; w/o William M.; 3 sons William R. Cutts of Mankato MN,
Franklin J. Cutts of Mission Hill MN and Robert E. of Tuscon AZ; 1
daughter Wallas Gaddis of Mansfield MO; 3 brothers Frank S. Coates of
Richland WA, Harry J. and John R. Coates of Yankton SD; 16 grandchildren;
8 great-grandchildren. Burial Yankton City Cemetery, SD.