September 4, 1913, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO

L. L. L. Allen of Peirce [Pierce] City is the oldest living Odd Fellow in Missouri, says the Joplin News Herald. He celebrated his eighty-eight birthday at Perice [Pierce] City Sunday. He has been a member of he Odd fellow's lodge since 1849. Mr. Allen also claims to be one of the oldest native born citizens alive. Since 1870 he has been living at Perice [Pierce] city and has been engaged in the banking business. He is well known over this section of the state. 

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An Aged Mother Dead: Mrs. Jane Williams, older, than the state in which she had so long lived and probably the oldest citizen in Barry County, died Saturday at her home in Cassville, aged 95 years, 1 month and 19 days. Death was due to old age and general debility.

Mrs. Williams was born in White County, Tennessee, July 11, 1819. There she was reared to womanhood. In April 1844 she was married to H. C. Williams deceased. To them was born six children of whom only one, Mrs. Synthia Ford of Joplin, survives. Some years before the war she came to Cassville and lived here ever since. During all this time she enjoyed the esteem and friendship of her acquaintances.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. T. Brattin Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church and interment made at the Oak Hill Cemetery.  

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Dead: Miss Tennessee McCary died Tuesday morning, September 2 at her home about 4 miles southwest of town of apoplexy, aged about 67 years. She had been in poor health for several months and was stricken Thursday morning of last week with a stroke of paralysis from which she continued to grow weaker with ailments of heart trouble until she succumbed to her fatal disease.

The deceased was a daughter of the late Henry McCary and had resided on the home place all her life. She is survived by five brothers an two sisters. They are: B. F. McCary of Washburn, Asbury of Newton County, Thomas, Josiah, John, Nancy McCary of Cassville and Mrs. Missouri Mitchell of California.

The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the home in the presence of her many neighbors and friends and interment made at the family cemetery on the home place. 

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Mrs. W. T. Bailey Dead: After week of the most intense suffering and remarkable endurance Mrs. Leila Amelia Bailey, wife of Dr. W. T. Bailey, passed away Monday at 9:45 o'clock a. m., Sept 1, 1913, of cancer, at her home in Cassville.

Mrs. Bailey was born February 20, 1880, at Washburn and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Johnson who now lives at Wheaton. In 1901 she was married to Dr. W. T. Bailey and they resided at Purdy until 1906 when they moved to Cassville. Within this time here her refinement and culture and lovable disposition with the most profound devotion to the family and friends won her an influence of much usefulness that will not cease by her untimely death.

For some time she had been afflicted with a cancerous tumor growth. With the past three years she had been in the Mayfield sanitarium at different times and underwent four operations for relief, no permanent benefit came and the diseased continued its appearance until solution came as peacefully as the sleep of a child.

The long weary days of suffering and executing pain were borne without a murmur. she was ever cheerful and bore her afflictions with patience, fortitude and hopefulness as it became her lot to endure. She was blest with the tenderest [sic] care and everything with any promise of relief was bestowed by her husband and devoted members of the family.

Besides a husband, father, and mother she is survived by one sister and seven brothers. They Are: Mrs. Clara Decker of Lafonatnio, Kan., James Johnson of Monett, Mat of Wheaton, Robert of Joplin, Albert of Wheaton, Charles of Neosho, Walter and Grover of New Mexico.

Several years ago she professed faith in Christ and united with the Christian Church and remained a faithful member. She was ever ready and useful in religious and social work. Her influence was always for good and her friends were numbered by her acquaintances. Beloved by all who knew her the community mourns her death, taken in the prime of life when aspirations are strongest to live a life for usefulness and service.

The funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Cassville, Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G. S. Yarbrough who made an impressive talk. A select quartet was used. Many lovely floral tributes which coved the beautiful casket expressed in only a mild way the esteem in which the decease was held in the community. The body was laid to rest in the Oak Hill Cemetery surrounded by a large crowd of mourning relatives and friends.