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John Cowen
November 4, 1880
Died at Isadora, Worth county, Mo., of throat complaint, John Cowen, 4,
son of Royal and Amanda Olmsted of Saratoga township,
and grandson and namesake of ex-may J. C. Townsend of this city.
Source: Henry Republican, Henry IL - Nancy Piper 2009
HENRY FRANKLIN SMITH
MARCH 7, 1876- JANUARY 26,
1948
When the shadows fall and
twilight
comes,we think of
home and rest;
and
when we
come to the
evening of life,
we gently lay our
burden down
and pass to our
Heavenly
home.
Henry
Franklin
Smith, son of George A. and Sarah E. Smith
was born
March 7, 1876 in
Worth County, Missouri and
was
of a family of 10 children. Three have
passed on ...Lewis,
Charlie
and Mary. Those
living
are: John,Sam,
Jim, Mrs. Amanda Allen
and
Mrs. Suse
Glenn.
He was married March 9,
1902 to
Katie C.Stewart. Six
children were born to
this
union, namely: Mrs.Clara
Fish
of Mt. Moriah,
Leslie and
Lawrence of Bethany, and Lee
and Mrs. Artie Smith
of
Martinsville and an infant
son
who passed away at
the age
of two days.
Mr.Smith
passed away
January
26, 1948
at a Bethany hospital at the age of 71
years,10 months,19
days.
Those left to mourn
his passing are his
wife,who
so faithfully walked
by
his
side and shared his
pleasures and disappointments
for 45 years, the three
sons, two daughters
and
13
grandchildren. He
was
converted 16
years ago in
a
meeting held at
Mt.Olive church by Paul Mitchell
and placed his membership in
the Mt. Olive
Church.
They spent most
of their life in that
community. He will be
sadly missed by the
family and
friends, but mostly by his companion who
must walk
alone but still has
the hand
of Jesus to cling to
and He
will be her comfort.
The
community has lost a
good neighbor and
friend.
The funeral was
held at Mt. Olive
church,
conducted by the Rev.
O.D.
Hedges, burial was
at the
Logsdon cemetery.
Pall bearers were
Cecil
Campbell, Bob Hook, Hanford
Smith, Stanley Smith,
Jesse
Geyer and Noel (F.J.)
McIntosh. Flower girls were:
Elaine Fish, Opal
McIntosh,
Manda Hook and Mary
Geyer. The music
was
provided by Mrs. N.D.
Lindsey,
Mrs. Oscar Graham,
Ray Snipes
and Cary Harrison,
with Mrs.
Arlene Harris at the
piano.
Submitted by: Melody
Beery
mbeery@grm.net
Source: personal papers
of
Clara E.
Fish
MARY
MELVINA
SMITH
1873-1925
Mary
Melvina,
daughter of George and
Elizabeth Smith, was born in
Worh
County, Mo. September 17,
1873
and departed
from
this
life at Missouri
Methodist
hospital in St.
Joseph July 9,
1925,
aged 51
years, 9 months
and 22
days.
When she was a small child
she
moved with her
parents to
Harrison County,
where
she spent the
remainder
of her
life. Very
early in life when the Mt.
Gilead
church was first built
she
united with that
church
and remained a member
until a
few years ago
when she placed her membership at Mr.
Olive Church,
where
she
remained a faithful member
until death
called
her.
Mary had been in
failing health for
about
two
years, suffering
with
gallstones, but she had been
so patient
with her suffering
her friends
and
neighbors did not realize her
condition until the
last
when
her suffering became
so
intense she could stand it
no longer and went to
St.
Joseph July 6 for an
operation. She was
operated
upon July 7.
It
was
thought at first she would
recover but Thursday,
July
9
her heart gave way, it
could stand the strain
no
longer and she passed into
the
great beyond at 11
o'clock.
To know Mary
was
to love her for she was
of
cheerful nature, one who
was
always looking about
to help
some dear relative
or
friend. For
years she
took care of her aged father
and mother and no
sacrifice was too great for
her to make for
them.
Just before leaving for
St.
Joseph she
went to her
father
and mother
and said, "Well dear parents, I
have cared for
you the
best I
could. I am now
where I must look after my
own
health but I am
leaving
with
the intentions of
coming
back and caring for
you
the
remainder of your
lives, but if I don't it
is
all right, I will have a
home in
heaven.
Miss
Smith is
survived by her aged
father and mother; two
sisters,
Amanda Allen of
Cunningham, Kansas; and
Susie Glenn
of Martinsville,
and six
brothers,
Lewis,
Charley,
Henry, Jim and Sam
Smith, all of Martinsville,
and
John of New Hampton
besides a
host of relatives
and
friends. funeral
service
was conducted at
Mt.
Olive,
July 11, by Rev.
Gillespie of New
Hampton. The
church was
filled to
overflowing
with
many friends
who came
to pay their last tribute
to a
loved one who had
gone
on. Burial was in
Wesley Chapel
cemetery.
Submitted by: Melody
Beery
mbeery@grm.net
Source: personal papers
of
Clara E.
Fish
JAMES MANUEL
SMITH
1884-1964
James
Manuel Smith son
of George
A. and Sarah
Elizabeth Smith
was born January 1, 1884 and
departed this life
January
13,
1964 at the age of
80 years and 12 days. He
was one of a
family
of nine
children, all whom have preceded him in
death except one brother
and
one sister. He was
born
in Worth County,
Missouri, moving to Harrison
Co. when a
small
child.
He was united in marriage to
Lucinda
Jane Glenn
on March 8, 1905 who preceded him
in death June 5,
1944.
To this union
were born four daughters, Mrs
Grant Lacy (Leona) of
St. Louis, Mrs. O.N.
McIntosh
(Opal) St. Joseph,
MO; Mrs.
Claude Fish (Elaine) Bethany, and Dorothy
May who died in infancy.
He is also survived
by an
adopted son Max, of the
home in Martinsville.
Remaining brothers and sisters
living are Sam of
Eagleville and Suse Glenn of
Orland, CA.
Other
survivors include five
grandchildren, nine
great-grandchildren and a host
of nieces, nephews
and
friends.
He united with the
Christian Church at
Martinsville years ago
and
later placed his membership at
Mt.Olive
Church. He was a farmer
until his
eyesight began to
fail and
he left the farm and moved to
Martinsville. He could
never become adjusted
to
being
blind as he had
always been so
active and he was
compelled to stay inside where he
could find
his way
around.
Funeral
Service
were conducted at the Martinsville
Christian
Church by the Rev. James Collins and the Rev.
Floyd
Lacy. Songs
were by Mrms Floyd Lacy.
Burial was in the Magee Cemetery beside his
wife.
Submitted
by:
Melody
Beery
mbeery@grm.net
Source: personal papers of
Clara E.
Fish
CHARLEY M.
SMITH
1874-1930
Charley M.Smith,son of
George and
Elizabeth Smith
was born in
Worth Co. Missouri on
April 25, 1874 and
departed from this life at
his home in Washington Township [transcibers
note: Washington Township,
Harrison County,
Mo.]
March 5, 1930
aged
55 years, 10
months and
seven days. When a small boy
he moved
with his
parents to
Harrison
County, Missouri where he spent the rest of
his
life. His boyhood
days being in the
period of
frontier life he
received no education
than the
district school afforded. When he
came to
manhood he
launched
out for
himself and engaged in farming and
stock
raising, as well as
buying and feeding his stock for
market. He made
this a business of profit,
being one of Harrison
County's largest land
owners.
March 16,
1898 he was untied in
marriage to
Della Glenn of
Harrison County, MO and to
this union five
children were born: Mrs.
Vergie
Hook, Mrs. Ruby
Campbell,
Hanford and Stanley,
one son dying in infancy.
When Charley's
parents Mr.and Mrs. George
Smith,
left their parential home
and
established a home of
their own, they obeyed
the teachings of our Lord
and
united with the church and
reared their children in an ideal Christian
home. Charley, being a
very obediant child,
obeyed
the teachings of his
parents and grew up to one of
Harrison county's most honest,
loyal and upright
citizens. Friendship
with him meant more
than mere
social liking. It meant
an
instant readiness to aid
in any difficulty
without show. His
loyalty to
his work was
exceeded by his
loyalty to his family and
neighbors.
Charley was
a public spirited
man.
Any enterprise that
was for
the good of the neighborhood
he was always ready to
push along. He
was generous
in disposition
and a
good provider for his family. He
was friendly and
sociable, greeting all he came
in
contact with a
smile.
The traits made him a host of
friends.
He was
one of
a family of 10
children. One brother, Wiley died when a small
boy.
One sister,
Mary,predeceased him in death
about five years
ago, and his mother
one year
ago. He leaves
surviving
him his bereaved wife the four children
named
above and two
grandchildren,
Paul Hook and Harold Dee Smith whom he
idolized, (one granddaughter, Lila Mae
Campbell,
preceded him in
death)
and aged father, five
brothers,Lewis,John,
Henry,Jim, and Sam, two
sisters,
Mrs.Maude Allen of Cunningham, Kansas
and Susie Glenn of
Eagleville.
These were
all present at his funeral.
He also leaves a host of other relatives and
friends. All will feel their loss and he
will be
missed especially in
his
home as he was an ideal
father to his family, and as
an adviser to his
neighbors, as many of
them would go to
him for
advice at different
times.
Funeral services
were
conducted by the Rev. Paul Mitchell, a very
close friend
of the family at
Mt. Olive where he was a regular attendant, Friday
March 7. Pall bearers
were Charley Poteet,
Albert
Dale, Orley Burns,
George Snipes, Grant
Geralds and
Fritz Cable, his boyhood friends.
A
very large
concourse of
neighbors and friends were present at this service
which
speaks louder than words of the respect that
was
held for
Charley by his
neighbors. He was taken
to the Wesley
Chapel Church for
burial.
Submitted by:
Melody
Beery
mbeery@grm.net
Source: personal papers of
Clara E.
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