Dr. T. A. Tinnin

Dr. T. A. "Al" Tinnin, 86, of Fredericktown died Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, at his home.

He was born Sept. 18, 1921 at Marquand, Mo., son of A. C. And Stella V. Tinnin. 

He and Marie Whitener were married Oct. 15, 1946 in St. Louis.

Tinnin was a dentist 40 years, retiring in 1986.  He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Fredericktown, and past president of Southeast Missouri Dental Society.  He was formerly of Marquand.   He served in the U. S. Army.  

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Melissa Leible of Sikeston, Mo., Marcy Allen of Austin, Texas; a sister, Shirleen DeCormier of St. Louis; and four grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wilson Funeral Home in Fredericktown.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday (Nov 17, 2007) at the United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rick Lasley officiating. 

Burial will be in Marcus Memorial Cemetery in Fredericktown with full military honors.

Fredericktown, Mo

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Chief-Justice Of  Missouri Dies In A Hospital

St. Louis, Oct. 8.—Judge James D. Fox, Chief Justice of the Missouri Supreme

Court, died suddenly at a hospital here Thursday night.

Olympia Daily Recorder - October 10, 1908

Judge James D. Fox

 Missouri Judge Dies

Heart Disease Claims Chief Justice James D. Fox of State Supreme Court.

Special to the news

St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 6.—Chief Justice James D. Fox of the Missouri Supreme Court died of heart disease at the Josephine Hospital here tonight a short time after he entered the Institution.

Judge Fox came to St. Louis yesterday from Jefferson City and complained of  a severe headache. He went to the hospital to consult with one of the physicians who was a friend. The doctor advised him to go to bed. A few minutes later a nurse hurriedly summoned the doctor, saying- Judge Fox was dying.

The Judge began his career of the Supreme bench in1892. Last spring he became Chief Justice.

Dallas Morning News Historical Archive - October 7, 1910

Alva Lee Fint 

Grand River Claims First Victim Of Year

Alva Lee Fint, 22, Seized with cramps and drowned Saturday night

Stepped Into Deep Hole in River One Half Mile South of Third Street Bridge—Body Recovered in Two Hours

The treacherous waters of Grand River claimed its first victim of the, year Saturday night. Alva Lee Fint, 22 years, employed at the A .F. Treon bottling works on First street, was drowned in Grand River one-half mile south of the Third street bridge Saturday night, about 7:30 o'clock.

The body was, recovered about two hours later and taken to the Mohrs undertaking parlors.  

M. L. Fint, father of the young man, arrived yesterday from his home, Madison, Mo., and will return with the body to that place tonight.

Fint, with Waymon Treon, 11, and Ralph Treon, 10: drove to the river Saturday night in the Treon truck for a swim. Fint was standing in the water above his waist when he was seen by the Treon boys to sink. They saw his body floating out toward the center of the river and believed that he was playing in the water. The body came to surface of the water once and then sank out of sight. The small boys then became frightened and ran up the river about one hundred yards where a man was

fishing and asked him for help. After securing the aid of the fisherman one of the Treon boys came to town in the truck for his father.

The alarm was given and soon there was a large crowd at the place where the body went down. A systematic search was started and after two hours the body was found lodged by a log in about four feet of water, about 40 or 50 feet from, where the body went down. All efforts to revive the young man failed. It is the belief that young Fint stepped into a hole and coming in contact with the cold water, was seized with cramps and was unable to help himself or call for assistance.

Young Fint had been in Chillicothe about two years. He graduated from the telegraphic department of the Chillicothe Business College. He had been working for Mr. Treon at the bottling works for some time, making his home with the Treon family. He was a young man of good character and was held in high esteem by those who knew him.

He is survived by his family, a sister and a brother.

The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri Monday August 2, 1920  

Captain Caler Cox

 Under the obituary head, we announce the death of a well known and highly esteemed citizen, Captain Caler Cox; of Madison County, in the state.

Captain Cox was at one time a citizen of St. Louis, and won for himself the friendship of itsinhabitants of that day. 

He removed to Fredericktown and represented the people of Madison County in the Legislature and enjoyed to the fullest extent the confidence of his fellow citizens.

An ardent Whig in politics, he was several times appointed a Delegate to the Whig National Conventions, and always performed his duty faithfully.

He was a strictly honest and public spirited man and his death will be a cause of general lamentation wherever he was known.

Daily Missouri Republican - November 13, 1852

Sarah Myers

 A woman named Sarah Myers, of unsound mind, was found dead in a hotle in the Flat Woods, in Madison County, Missouri, recently.

An examination proved that she had given birth to a dead child, and then died herself of convulsions, together with extreme cold.

Memphis Daily Avalanche - January 7, 1869 

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