Feb 9, 1911, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO

Dies Suddenly: Joshua W. Davis passed suddenly from time to eternity at his home on North Main street, late Thursday afternoon of heart failure and paralysis. He had expressed himself during the day in is usual health and attention, to this daily duties about his house and was up in town frequently during the day. Late in the afternoon he took his cow to water, returned and ate supper and was a the barn milking when the fatal stroke came. He was found in a dying condition at the barn and was taken to the house where he died within a few minutes. His neighbors had noticed that during the past few months he appeared to be growing quite feeble but shocked to learn of his sudden demise. 

Joshua W. Davis was born near Zanesville, Ohio, in 1839, and since 1894 had lived in this county, the principal part of the time on Roaring River. About nine months ago he moved to Cassville, bought a home and was spending the remainder of his days where he would have the convenience of the town.

During the Civil War he served four years in the Union Army. He was married in 1859 to Miss Susannah Dummit and to them were born ten children, four of whom are living: Wm. of Iona, South Dakota; George, who lives in Oregon; Henry of Nebraska; and Charles of Marionville.

Funeral services were held at the Christian Church of which he was a member, Sunday afternoon, Feb 5, and interment made in Oak Hill Cemetery. 

Joshua Davis was one of the very best of neighbors and one of our very-best citizens. In him were found those cardinal virtues which go to make up the highest type of upright citizenship.

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Obituary: Died at her home in Shell Knob township on Wednesday, Jan 18, 1911, Susan Louisa, wife of A. Harrell, age 69 years, and 18 days. Mrs. Harrell was a native of Tennessee and in her youth moved with her parents to Illinois, was married Oct 26, 1868, to Anson Harrell at Frankfort, Illinois and moved to Missouri in 1877 and located in Dade County. They moved to Barry County in 1887 to the home where she died. She was the mother of seven children of whom three survive, Mrs. Dulcee Hughes of Mt. Vernon, Ollie wife of Sam Legerwood of Viola and a son R. B. Harrell of Shell Knob.

Mrs. Harrell professed religion in 1868 and united with the C. P. Church. She died surrounded by her family and friends an mourned by all. In her death, her husband mourns a devoted wife, her children a loving mother, the church an earnest and consistent Christian and neighborhood an example of kindness and charity that will not soon be forgotten. Truly a good woman has gone to her reward. A Neighbor.