Obituaries of People Buried at Daily (pre 1924)

Date of death: 3 Jan 1910

Subject: Samuel Gates Daily

Source: unknown, clipping, Jan 1910 

Samuel Gates Daily, son of Samuel O. and Mary Daily, died at his mother's residence Monday, Jan. 3, 1910, of Bright's disease.  He was confined to his bed some three weeks. The deceased was born in Andrew county at the old Daily homestead, Oct. 14, 1887, and was the youngest of seven children, four of whom with the mother survive him, namely: Frank Daily of Union Star, Mrs. Alice Lauber of St. Joseph, Mrs. Bettie Rea of Savannah and William A. Daily of Savannah.  He professed a hope in Christ and united with the Methodist church in Superior, Neb., some four years ago.  Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church, South, Wednesday, conducted by Rev. W. L. Scarborough, assisted by Revs. J. R. Blythe and M. DeWitt, after which the body was laid to rest in the Daily Cemetery on the farm of Judge C. M. Daily, his uncle, and near his boyhood's home. The floral tributes were beautiful. The relatives were all present to pay their last tribute of respect, and many other kind friends, as Gates was well known and beloved.

Date of death: 2 Aug 1902

Subject: Samuel O. Daily

Source: unknown, clipping, Aug 1902 

At the residence of his brother, Judge Charles M. Daily, Samuel O. Daily died on Saturday, August 2, aged 51 years, 9 months and 27 days.  The funeral took place from the residence of C. M. Daily at 10 o'clock Monday morning, August 4.  Interment at the Daily cemetery. 

Born near Greensburg, Decatur county, Indiana, October 5, 1850, he came with his parents in the spring of 1858, and settled on the present homestead. On the 23rd of December, 1874, he was married to Mary E. Smith.  To this union, seven children were born, five of whom are living.

Date of death: 24 Apr 1901

Subject: David M. Henderson

Source: Savannah Reporter, [26/27] Apr 1901 

David M. Henderson, aged forty years, senior member of the firm of Henderson Bros. bridge builders, committed suicide at the home of his brother, Phillip Henderson, a mile and a half northwest of Savannah shortly after one o'clock Wednesday afternoon by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun. 

The body was first brought to town by … who lives near the Henderson home.  The Coroner, who lives at Amazonia, was summoned, as was then an undertaker and officers.

Mr. Henderson had been sick for several months with a nervous trouble and while he was not sick in bed, he had not left the house. 

Monday [?] evening Dave talked to his brother, Will, about being discouraged with himself on account of his illness and said he felt as though he was bothering them.

After dinner Wednesday, while Phillip Henderson was over at his brother Will's across the road, Mrs. Phillip Henderson was in the house and Dave talked with her, telling her that if she wanted to put her garden in she had better get at it, as the season was late.  Mrs. Henderson went out to the garden, but had been there but a short time when she heard a shot.  She ran into the house and saw what had happened. 

Mr. Henderson was in the east room of the house when he committed the act.  He [laid?] in an arm rocking chair in the …east corner of the room [some thread] the breadth of a double barrel shotgun between the runs of the chair in front of him and with a … had pulled the trigger down, and the load struck him on the right side of his face, tearing away a large portion of his skull and scattering blood and brains all over the room.  The scene in the room was a sickening one.  The brains were scattered over the room for a distance of fifteen feet and the walls and the ceiling were splattered with blood.  The floor beside him was covered with a great quantity of blood. 

The skull had been broken by the shot and had fallen down inside the head.  Everything inside had been blown out, leaving the empty skull.  Henderson was sitting with his face to the west side of the room when he discharged the gun. 

The gun was a No. 16 double-barreled, but the right barrel was the only one that had been loaded.  The weapon belonged to Sam Cline. 

Coroner Beaver, of Amazonia, arrived soon after the tragedy, and after looking at the body and reading the letter which Dave had written to his brother Will, decided that no inquest was necessary. 

The letter, which was quite lengthy, was found in an inside coat pocket folded up, but not in an envelope.  It was addressed to William C. Henderson, foreman, Henderson Bros. bridge contractors, and started out by requesting Will to tell his father, who is quite old, that they would soon meet again.   The balance of the letter directed what disposition should be made of his property.

 Dave Henderson is the oldest of the Henderson boys, sons of Thomas Henderson, one of Andrew county's oldest and most respected citizens.  He was quite wealthy.  His ill health was brought on by overwork connected with the bridge building business.

The funeral took place Thursday afternoon, the remains being interred in the Cherry Grove [Daily] Cemetery.  Mr. Henderson had never been married.

Date of death: 16 May 1894

Subject: Rebecca (____) Holt Shawgo

Source: The Democrat, 18 May 1894 

[Died] at the home of her son, Solomon Holt, 2 miles west of Savannah, Mo., May 16, 1894, of dropsy, Mrs. Rebecca Shawgo aged 81 years and 16 days.  Mrs. Shawgo, or better known as grandmother Holt, has been a member of the O. S. Baptist Church for more than 60 years.  She was a kind mother and loved by all who knew her.  She came to Missouri from Illinois after the death of her second husband in 1871 and has lived here with her son for 22 years.  Her remains were interred in the Dailey Cemetery Thursday. 

Source: The Democrat, 25 May 1894 

Grandma Holt's remains were interred in the Daily Cemetery Thursday in presence of a large number of sympathizing friends.