Henry County Missouri Obituaries
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SPALDING, Gayle Eugene
b: Nov 19 1910, Eugene, Cole Co, MO
d: Jan 10 2000, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Cremation
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jan 20 2000 - Gayle Eugene Spalding, Lake Tapawingo, formerly of Windsor, made his transition on January 10, 2000, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. His body was donated for research at the University of Kansas Medical Center and he will be cremated. A celebration of Gayle's life will be held Monday, January 17, at the Lake Tapawingo Clubhouse, and Tuesday, January 18, at the Christian Church in Windsor, MO. Gayle was born in Eugene, MO, on November 18, 1910. He was the son of James T. and Nellie Spalding. James T. Spalding and his family were skilled in masonry and constructed a large part of the town of Eugene. The family moved to the town of Windsor in 1919, where Gayle excelled in sports during his high school days. He was captain and co-captain of his basketball team during the years the Greyhounds won the state championship. He was also a multiple track and field star. Gayle was a United States Navy veteran of WWII, serving aboard a Landing Craft Support Large in the Pacific Arena. He was present at the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. He is mentioned in the book, "Dolly Five: A Memoir of the Pacific War", as being blessed with a generous streak of creativity. He was a multi-talented and artistic man, with skills in watch making, masonry, carpentry, and all areas of construction. He loved hunting, fishing, round dancing, and square dancing. In his retirement years he spent many hours waltzing and square dancing with his wife. Gayle had two brothers who predeceased him, Herbert Spalding of Raytown, MO, and Raymond Spalding of Windsor, MO. He has three surviving sisters, Edith Johnson, Helen Wooldridge, and Billie White, all of Windsor, MO, plus many nieces and nephews. Gayle leaves his wife of 65 years, Mary A. (Mickey) Spalding; and his son, Jeffrey A. Spalding, both of residences at Lake Tapawingo, MO. He was loved and admired by all who knew him.

SPALDING, Lillian Aletha DUNNING
b: Aug 29 1910
d: Jun 5 1996, Raytown, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Lillian "Aletha" Spalding, 85, Raytown, died Wednesday evening, June 5, 1996, at her home. Aletha grew up in Deepwater and retained many close ties there after moving to Raytown. In the 1930s she taught in the Fairview School. Later she ran The Diner and the Sinclair Cafe in Deepwater. She was married to Herbert S. Spalding who preceded her in death on July 12, 1995. Survivors include two sons, James Herbert Spalding of Raymore, and Michael R. Spalding of Olathe, Ks.; a daughter Rosa Lee Burford of Kansas City; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be Saturday, June 8, at the Sickman and Dunning Chapel. Burial will be in the Dunning Cemetery section at Englewood Cemetery.

SPANGLER, Alice A. HOUSTON
b: Aug 29 1859, near Lewis Station, Henry Co, MO
d: May 13 1938, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Clinton MO - Gently closing her eyes, softly breathing her last, the courageous spirit of Mrs. J. M. Spangler took its flight and her body settled in death's profound slumber, at 9:00 a.m. Friday, May 13. Life's grip had been relaxing the past several years, but so tireless was her heart and so indomitable her will that the past week she had been able to be up part of the time and had even visited Miss Irene Lindley and Mrs. Henry F. Poague of the neighborhood in her wheel chair, her interest in people and her friends being paramount qualities of her character to the last. Confined at length to her bed, surrounded by loving and professional care, spared suffering and pain, she now sleeps. Alice A. Houston was born August 29, 1859, in Deer Creek Township, near Lewis Station, the daughter of Bayard and Catherine Adamson Houston, pioneer residents from Delaware and the blue grass regions of Kentucky. The Houston farm, six and a half miles north of Clinton, was entered by the three Houston brothers, who were also carpenters and built the home which was later occupied by Bayard and his family and is today occupied by Tom J. Houston, only remaining brother of Mrs. Spangler. She was educated in the Deer Creek and Nivens schools, the Clinton High School and Cook's private school of Clinton, also she had been reared in the strict code of southern Methodism, being converted at Drake's Chapel as a child, where she often attended camp meetings with her Grandmother Arbuckle. Well trained in the frugality of a pioneer home and with a natural heritage of fortitude and thrift, force of character and will, yet withal a sense of humor and wit that was quick and lively, she was the type woman who becomes a community builder. March 7, 1878, she became the wife of James M. Spangler, young Henry County farmer who had come to Missouri from Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, and whose ambition was equaled by his hard work. With his capable and devoted wife by his side, he attained rare success, being a large land owner, wielding a great public influence, not only as a farmer and livestock raiser, but as the president of the People's National Bank in Clinton, as a controlling stockholder of the Missouri Union Telephone Company and for a term collector of the county. He died June 29, 1934. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Spangler, a daughter Georgia, dying at the age of 18 months, and a son Young, passing in early manhood. Surviving are David C. of Kansas City, Grady of Clinton and Miss Kathryn of the home, who has given her mother loving, companionable care, who is superintendent of Henry County schools, also two grandsons, Young and William C. of Kansas City, one granddaughter of Jefferson City, Mrs. W. H. Kunkler; one sister Mrs. Arthur Cameron of north of Clinton and one brother, Thomas J. Houston, of the original Houston homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Spangler moved from their farm to Clinton, North Second street, in 1891, to give their children the benefits of the Clinton schools, and at the same time preserve for them their home environment and influence, though Mr., Spangler made the long drives to his large farm back and forth daily in horse and buggy till the day of cars. Mrs. Spangler appreciated as few mothers then realized, the consummate importance of education for youth - an attitude that made her a student all her life, teaching herself from daily experiences and contacts, that vast fund of information that made her eyes so bright, her mind so keen, her humor so clever an her understanding of the other persons' problems and feelings so true. Indeed so much did education mean to this wise, genteel, kind woman with the great mother heart, that not only were her own children carefully and lovingly reared but she provided for the schooling of 14 boys and girls at Clinton giving them a home while they were in high school. And from her own family circle and that of her adopted boys and girls the world has called leaders for their communities; parents who will pass to future generations some of Mrs. Spangler's great and illuminated soul, and others who though their niches may be small, have a wider knowledge, larger hearts and more love because they had known her. She was a truly domestic woman and as Rev. Laker said of her in his fine tribute Sunday at the Franklin Street Methodist church, "She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness." Every detail of her home being known to her and considered of the utmost importance was given careful study and attention. She was primarily a mother, such an one as the world has great need of today, and of whom there are all too few - broad, generous; sympathetic, understanding; honest, gay; deeply religious, hardworking, and who would have cared for all humanity, for her heart was big and warm. Yet her scope widened beyond her home and to clubs and sisterhoods she took the same keen judgment of character and circumstances, and the same desire to build and uplift her community that she was evidenced at her fireside. She was a past worthy matron of Clinton chapter No. 73, O.E.S. a member of the Tourist club, a charter member of Chapter EN of P.E.O., and first of the circle to go, a member of the Henry County Red Cross from its organization, a past president of the S.M. Shakespeare Club, a member of the old well known German club, and until its charter was surrendered, a loyal member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, for the cause of the south was dear to her heart, engendered by revered Confederate ancestry, of whom she was full of stories. In her clear mind never dimmed the memories of the frantic trips to the woods when Union raiders came to their farm and the paralyzing fear that sealed the mouths of the very youngest, letting no sound escape to betray their whereabouts. Her humor was like a tonic to her friends, her store of jokes and tales never failing and her dry commentaries on the foibles of human nature and impulses so well judged and wise that she drew people to her and enjoyed them all. Of brilliant mind she was most able in any program appearance, asserting her independence of thought and vigor of mind. She was a charming hostess, too, welcoming guests with a sincerity that made their coming an event. Many public figures over a long period of years, when coming to Clinton were extended the warm hospitality of the J. M. Spangler home, and it was done without ostentation or display - but with ease and naturally, as a true daughter of the south and as one of inherited grace could do. Indeed, Mrs. J. M. Spangler was no ordinary woman, and to those who have known and loved her, the beauty of her spirit, her pride in worthy things, the ever ready wit are memories that inspire and bless. The funeral services were conducted at the Franklin Street Methodist Church, Sunday. Consalus & Peck in charge. Interment in Englewood. Present from out of town were: Mrs. and Mrs. Dave C. Spangler and son William C., Mrs. and Mrs. Young Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Britts Spangler, Mrs. Laila Spangler Williams, Homer Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roberts, Mr. Ryals, of Kansas City; Misses Mary Sue Hopkins, Pauline Humphreys, Todd, Mrs. W. R. Cockerair, of Warrensburg; Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Mitchell, Kansas City, Kans.; Dr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell and Miss Henrietta Schuhlz, Sedalia; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holland and Mrs. and Mrs. Dode Holland and daughter, Butler; Mrs. Mary Mills, Miss Hattie Mills, Dave Mills, Archie, Mo.

SPANGLER, Alice Beverly
b: Jul 2 1922, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Jul 9 1922, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - Alice Beverly Spangler born July 2, 1922, died July 9, 1922, being only one week old. This dear little baby was given into the keeping of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Spangler but for only a week. All possible was done to keep her, but they soon saw that they must give her back to Jesus. The funeral services were conducted at their home north of Clinton Monday afternoon, and the little body was laid in Englewood beneath a wealth of beautiful flowers. She was a granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Marseilles and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Spangler.

SPANGLER, Billie M. TILLMAN SCHILLING
b: May 2 1921, Henry Co, MO
d: Nov 30 1999, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Billie M. Spangler, age 78, Clinton, MO, died Tuesday, November 30, 1999, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital. She was born in Henry County, MO, May 2, 1921, daughter of Earl and Aldah Langerhans Tillman. She married J. S. "Deedy" Spangler on September 22, 1958, in Ozark, MO. A son, James Earl Schilling, and a sister, Esther Berry, preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband of the home; daughter, Jane E. Schilling, Clinton; stepsons, Jay Spangler, St. Louis, Klein Spangler, Clinton, and Danny Spangler, Springfield; sister, Maxine Quiggle, Clinton; grandchildren, Doug Schilling, Erica Schilling, and Janice Schilling, Clinton; and eight step grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, December 3, at Consalus Funeral Home; burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton.

SPANGLER, Dixie Lee CHAPMAN
b: Jan 22 1935, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO
d: Apr 20 1995, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Dixie Lee Chapman Spangler, 60, Clinton, died Thursday, April 20, 1995, at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 22, at the Consalus Chapel, Clinton. Burial will be in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Mrs. Spangler was born January 22, 1935, in Joplin, the daughter of Millard K. and Ruth (Chancellor) Chapman. She was a homemaker most of her life. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the D.A.R. She is survived by two sons, William Chapman Spangler, Clinton, and James Christopher Spangler, Sedalia; her parents, M. K. and Ruth Chapman, Clinton, and a grandson, Cale Chapman Spangler, Sedalia.

SPANGLER, Frances HOUSTON
b: Oct 16 1863, Henry Co, MO
d: Nov 20 1935, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - Mrs. Frances Houston Spangler, well known resident of Henry county and widow of the late Gus Spangler, died at 5:13 a.m. Thursday, November 21st, at her home, Willow Brook farm, on Highway 13, 5 1/2 miles north of Clinton. Mrs. Spangler had been in failing heath for some time and a few moths ago fell in her bedroom, breaking her hip, which confined her to bed since. Her son Dr. Harve Spangler, physician and surgeon of Salt Lake City, Utah, has been with his mother the past two months and her grandson, Dr. Fred Olson, of Willow Springs, Mo., was also for a time with her, but their love coupled with medical skill was unable to spare the life they treasured for physical complication added to her injuries. Frances Houston was born at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. Frances Jane Adamson, six miles north of Clinton, October 16, 1863, the third child of her parents, Bayard Taylor Houston, native of Delaware and Catherine Adamson Houston, whose parents were pioneers of Kentucky. She was also a descendant of Thomas Arbuckle, one of the earliest Henry County pioneers. Here she grew to lovely young womanhood, educated in the county schools and joining the Methodist Church, South, at Drakes Chapel. October 16, 1882, she was married to Levi Augustus Spangler by Rev. J. F. Robb, Southern Methodist minister at the Houston home northeast of Clinton. Miss Boadecia Miller was her bridesmaid and Judge Robert E. Lewis, then of Clinton, was groomsman. They established their first home six miles northwest of Clinton, where Mr. Spangler and everything in complete readiness, waiting the coming of his bride. The next year they moved to the large thirteen room house six miles north of Clinton, built by Mrs. Spangler's maternal great uncle, Rev. Marvin, which still stands. Here the daughter Mabel, now Mrs. Fred Olson, was born. The next move, two years later, was to a new house on their own farm, site of her present home. This house was later remodeled, then it burned and the present lovely home was then erected. In the former house, the Gus Spangler family was reared, five children, Louise Alice, who died at 3 years in 1898; Mrs. Fred Olson of Clinton; Harvey of Salt Lake City, Utah; James, north of Clinton, and Frank of the home. Also surviving their grandmother are Dr. Frederick Olson, USA Medical Corps; Miss Frances Olson, Mrs. Lynn Schofield, R. T., James S. Jr., Robert Wallace and Billy Royston Spangler, of Clinton and one great grandson, Frederick Olson. Mrs. Spangler leaves two sisters, Mrs. Alice Spangler and Mrs. Hattie Cameron of Clinton, and an only brother, Tom J. Houston, northeast of Clinton. Mrs. Spangler was a sweet and gracious woman, thrifty and industrious, always generous and patient, loving her home, her children and all life, a thorough and sincere Christian whose living attested her belief. Affectionately known as Aunt Fannie to the many children who were always her welcome guests, she gave them generously of her time and interest, sharing her home, her orchards, her pets and taking a great interest in all their affairs. For some forty years she always attended the neighborhood gatherings at the nearby Curtis school where the late Gus Spangler was long a director, especially enjoying the old fashioned spelling bees in which the excelled. Social and hospitable by nature, she took an active part in both town and country life. She was a member of the Land Thimble Club, served as president of the Clinton Shakespeare class, was a member of the War Mothers, proud of the records of sons - Harve in the Medical Corps and Frank in the Navy during the World War. An ardent Democrat, she was committee woman of Field's Creek Twp. many years and delegate to the state meetings on many occasions. She was always faithful in going to church and Sunday school and was a loyal member of the Order of Eastern Star, being Worthy Matron of Clinton Chapter in 1912. She never failed to preside at a meeting during her period in office and accomplished many fine things for the chapter, though it was often difficult to get to town, especially during bad weather. She always enjoyed company and guests not only were ever hospitably entertained but on departing were usually presented gifts of fruit, sweets or some farm product they had especially relished. She often entertained the Easter Star membership and one night when a large party was in progress at the Spangler home, the Heavens which had been lowering, fairly opened, making a quagmire of the roads and swelling the creek so that most of the guest found it necessary to remain overnight. With wonderful resourcefulness, the gracious hostess arranged beds, cots, pallets and easy chairs so that every guest got some sleep and the next morning the fifty or more guests were served a hot and appetizing breakfast, a simple matter form her well stocked pantry and cellar. Thus fortified they started on the long six-mile trip through heavy mud back to Clinton. Mrs. Spangler's death is a real loss to Henry county and a long list of friends and kinspeople mourn her passing. Funeral service was conducted at her late home, 5 1/2 miles north of Clinton, Saturday. Interment was in Englewood cemetery.

SPANGLER, Frances Willard MARSEILLES
b: Feb 10 1898, Brookfield, Linn Co, MO
d: Apr 29 1952, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Wilkinson Funeral Home
Clinton, MO - Funeral services for Mrs. Grady Spangler were held Friday, May 2, at the Clinton Christian Church. Burial was in Englewood cemetery. Mrs. Spangler, who died April 29, following a lengthy illness, was a well known Clintonian and the former Miss Frances Willard Marseilles. She was the daughter of Drs. William Merritt and Myrtle Alice Ricketts Marseilles and was born in Brookfield on February 10, 1898. Her father preceded her in death in March 1951. The family moved to Clinton in 1906 and she attended Franklin school and was graduated from the Clinton high school in 1915. She then attended Ward-Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee. On May 31, 1917, she was married to Grady Spangler. In 1922, they became the parents of a daughter, Alice Beverly, who lived only one week. The Spanglers made their home on a farm north of Clinton until 1926 and then moved to the Spangler-Marseilles residence on South Main Street. Mrs. Spangler was active in the civic life of Clinton. While still in high school, she took a leading part in many dramatic and musical productions. She was a member of the Christian Church and also of the Women's Civic Club and the S. M. Shakespeare class. She also belonged to the P.E.O. sisterhood and was a charter member and past president of chapter EN in Clinton. She served as worthy matron of the Clinton chapter of O.E.S. and was Grand Adah of Grand Chapter of O.E.S. of the state of Missouri. Mrs. Spangler is survived by her husband, her mother, Mrs. Marseilles, and her sister, Mrs. C. W. Dunn.

SPANGLER, George L.
b: 1855, McDonough Co, IL
d: Apr 18 1929, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - George L. Spangler died at the Research Hospital in Kansas City, Tuesday. He underwent a serious operation Sunday, and it was hoped he would recover. He formerly lived northwest of Clinton on his farm and in Clinton, but a number of years ago moved to Kansas City. Deceased was 73 years old. He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Miss Adah Waddell. To comfort her are the following children: Mrs. Arch Taylor, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mrs. Lelai Williams, Homer and Norvel Spangler at home; Britts Spangler, Kansas City; Lewis Spangler, Eskridge, Kans. He also leaves one brother, J. M. Spangler, of Clinton, and one sister, Mrs. Mollie Luster of Springfield. Deceased was held in high esteem in Clinton and h ad many friends here. He was a member of the Baptist church, and his body was brought to Clinton Thursday. The funeral services will be conducted at the Clinton Baptist church. Interment in Englewood.

SPANGLER, Henry Grady
b: Oct 15 1894, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Sep 5 1970, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Clinton MO - Grady Spangler, son of James M. and Alice Houston Spangler, was born October 15, 1894 on the old Spangler farm north of Clinton, and passed away on September 5, 1970, in St. Louis at the age of 75. He was united in marriage to Frances Marsailles who preceded him in death on April 29, 1952. One child, a daughter, Alice Beverly, was born to this union. She died at the age of 1 week. Having lost his health and his family, he retired from farming April 1, 1965 and went to live at the Masonic Home in St. Louis where he remained until his death. Funeral services were held Sep 8, 1970 at Vansant Funeral Home. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.

SPANGLER, James M.
b: Feb 17 1846, McDonough Co, IL
d: Jun 29 1934, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Wilkinson Funeral Home
Clinton MO - James M. Spangler ended his earthly journey Friday at 11:40 p.m. at his home on North Washington street. He had been in failing health for nearly two years and bedfast about 17 months of that time. During that period he was given devoted care by his wife, and children, assisted also by his nurse, Claude Renfro. James M. Spangler was born in McDonough county, Ill., February 17, 1846 and came to Henry County when a lad with his parents. Since then Henry county has been his home, and although he had traveled extensively he had always returned to this county. His education was acquired in small country schools and he began to make his way in the world after he was 12 years old. In 1859 he was employed by general merchants, Cruce & Cock, where he worked until 1860. He sold popcorn one winter to those who gathered at the post office twice a week when the stagecoach came with the mail, and with his money he bought some hogs, which he fattened and sold. He then bought a fine young horse, which Federal soldiers stole. This so angered him he decided to join Price's army, then in camp near Osceola, but after talking to his brother and General Price, he returned home. Although he was too young to serve in the Civil War, he was always a southern sympathizer and the local Confederate Veterans chapter was named for his older brother, Norval Spangler, who was a captain in the Confederate army. Many Henry County Confederates served in his company. J. M. Spangler was made an honorary member of this camp. The Spangler family later went to Illinois, then to the Boise Valley in Idaho. In Idaho James M. Spangler and a Missourian engaged in farming at which they prospered, and later Mr. Spangler and his brother had a ranch. In the fall of 1867, James Spangler came down the Missouri river in a small boat, at times having to portage several miles in order to continue the trip. He and his party once were fired upon by Indians but escaped. He returned to Clinton in 1867 and went to school that winter. The next year his family returned from Idaho and settled in Cass County. Mr. Spangler began to farm in 1868, then went to work for John Curtis in the sheriff's office as deputy, then was a deputy collector for W. H. Cock. In the fall of 1868 Mr. Spangler drove cattle to Sedalia and shipped them to St. Louis for W. H. Cock and Judge B. L. Owen, whom he always considered as among his best friends. He was also closely associated in the livestock business with John Adamson. After this he began his career as a successful stockman and farmer in earnest. At one time Mr. Spangler owned 2,000 acres of fine land in Henry county, and these rolling, fertile acres were carefully tilled, every detail being under his direction. He displayed industry, strong determination, and perseverance, which brought him success in his chosen occupation. In the summer of 1913, Mr. Spangler raised 1300 hogs and in the spring of 1914 he had over 1400. He always said that if the farmers would raise hogs and feed them correctly they could make money. His stories of the Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago stockyards of early days were most interesting as that was before the time of the great packing industries. He knew every commission man at these stockyards, so far-reaching were his dealings in livestock. James M. Spangler and Miss Alice A. Houston were married March 7, 1878, and she has always been his devoted companion, giving counsel and encouragement when needed and sharing his joys and achievements. To their union were given five children: Georgia and Lewis Young Spangler, who preceded their father in death. Surviving are Dave Spangler, 605 West 74th street, Kansas City; Miss Kathryn Spangler, at the home, and Grady Spangler, of Clinton. There are three grandchildren: Young and Alice Frances Spangler, northeast of Clinton and Wm. Crockett Spangler, of Kansas City. Mr. Spangler was the last boy of a family of ten children. Of this family, Mrs. Mary R. Luster, of Springfield is the only surviving one. Mr. Spangler was a firm believer in education and when his children were young he moved to town in order to send them to school. This necessitated his driving back and forth to the farm each day to supervise the work. He started out in life with nothing but a vigorous constitution and an eager desire for attainment and became one of the most prominent stockmen and farmers in the country, making a fortune with his shrewd business sense and his unfailing honesty. It was because of this same strict honesty that Mr. Spangler made very business promise good and paid every obligation. In 1907 Mr. Spangler extended his efforts into other fields and was one of the organizers of the People's National Bank. He was elected president of this bank in January 1913, and he was also vice president and treasurer of the Missouri Union Telephone Company, now the United Telephone Company, and one of its largest stockholders. His greatest interests, however, were concentrated upon farming and the bank, and his life was indeed a busy and useful one. As collector of Henry county, he served the people well four years. In 1871 he planted the now historic old elm trees on the courthouse lawn. He secured the small trees near Jackson's Mill. He was a regular attendant at the M. E. Church, South, in Clinton, where he was a valued member. He was absorbed in Masonry and all its obligations and first became a Master Mason April 5, 1879, when he joined the Tebo Masonic Lodge. When the Clinton A.F. and A.M. was organized he joined it and at his death was the last charter member. He served as treasurer of both the Clinton Masonic Lodge and the Eastern Star many years. He had also been a Shriner and a member of the Ararat Temple also belonged to the High Priesthood of Missouri, the latter degree being conferred in 1914 in St. Louis. When he joined the High Priesthood of Missouri, a beautiful Bible was presented and this was used at his funeral service. His faithfulness in attending every meeting of his lodge was unsurpassed and his fine high-type character was evident in all his work. His life was an exemplification of the Masonic spirit of mutual helpfulness and brotherly kindness. His disposition was happy and he was always ready to lend a sympathetic ear to those in distress. He was fond of travel and never old in spirit, but was always ready to go somewhere until his last illness came upon him. Funeral services were conducted at the M. E. Church South, Sunday. Masonic graveside services were held at the Englewood cemetery with Knight Templar escort. Out-of-town relatives and friends who attended the funeral were: Mesdames Lalia Williams, Ada Spangler, M. E. Ward, Mary J. Mueller, Vida Mae Hamlin, Jaunita Mauss, Messrs. and Mesdames George Ward, Chas. Kelley, Britts Spangler, Miss Alice Bovard, Judge Robert Barr, Revs. H. A. Wood and W. B. Selah, and Dave C. Spangler, of Kansas City; E. M. Carter, Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holland and Dode Holland and daughter, Margery, of Butler; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Luster and daughters, Nancy and Ruth, and Mrs. Mary R. Luster, Springfield; Mrs. Mary Mills, Miss Hattie Mills, David Mills, and Glen Ford, of Freeman; Mrs. Ruth Potts, Harrisonville.

SPANGLER, James Savage
b: Feb 13 1890, Henry Co, MO
d: Jun 5 1943, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
The Missourian, June 24, 1943 from The Clinton Eye - James S. Spangler Dies at Clinton - End Came Saturday to Extensive Farmer at Clinton Who Was Well Known Here - James S Spangler, large scale Henry County farmer and stock feeder, whose familiar figure among stockmen and all mid-western markets, commanded respect, had a quick finis written to his dynamic energetic life at 4:30 Saturday, June 5, 1943, when the light was lifted from his inert hand and he stepped unfaltering into the shadows that shroud Eternity. Following surgery about 2 o'clock the shock was too much for the overtaxed heart to withstand. James Savage Spangler, was born February 13, 1890, on the large farm of his parents, Gus and Frances Houston Spangle, five miles north of Clinton on Highway 13. He attended Curtis school and Drake's Chapel where the family went for church services. Years later he joined the Franklin Street Methodist church under the pastorate of Rev. W. B. Selah. Born to the land and with an inherited interest in livestock, his life's work lay in the pattern his Illinois forefathers and cut and which was followed by his father and uncles who came to Henry County. April 17, 1913, Miss Ruby Lindsay, only daughter of those equally prominent Henry Countians, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lindsay, became his wife and they made their home on the Lindsay farm. There, as years went by, five children gladdened the hearts of the parents and grandparents alike. Mr. Spangler was a man of unlimited energy and a fine capacity for application, which coupled with progressive thought and planning made him able to apply new ideas and undertake big projects and see them through to successful fruition. Three years ago the family moved to Clinton and he and his son, James, made the daily trips to the farm to oversee the changes that had been made recently. He was proud of his family and he was a genuine pleasure in his four sons and lovely daughter and his wife who shared his ambitions and responsibilities; and Mrs. Lindsay who's grace and poise lent further dignity to the home. He was also proud of his church and political alignments, which were strongly Democratic. In 1940, he was appointed by Henry Wallace as State Chairman of the National Committee for agriculture in Missouri. Felled in his prime, as the great oak is rested from its rootage in the storm, so Jim Spangler lies, gone before his three-score years were passed, yet with more accomplished to his credit than many a man of lesser strength and vigor. Knowing best his virtues and feeling deepest his loss are those who survive: his wife, Ruby Lindsay Spangler; children, Mrs. L. J. Schofield of Norwalk, O.; R. T. Spangler, USNR, Cambridge, Mass; James S. Spangler, Jr., Clinton; Bobby and Billy and mother-in-law, Mrs. R. T. Lindsay of the home; one grandson, Jimmy Schofield; a sister and brother, Mrs. Fred Olson and Frank Spangler of Clinton; and a brother, Dr. Harve Spangler of Salt Lake City, Utah. Among his relatives in Cass County are Mrs. Mary Mills, Miss Hattie Mills, David Mills, Mrs. Dora Spangler, all of Archie; Mrs. Ruth Potts of Harrisonville. The deceased often visited his uncle, the late Dave Spangler in Cass County. He was a cousin of Miss Kathryn Spangler, former superintendent of the Henry County schools. His relatives from here attended the funeral which was conducted at the Clinton Methodist church June 8.

SPANGLER, James Savage Jr. "Deedy"
b: Jan 13 1921, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Jun 16 2007, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jul 11 2007 - James S. (Deedy) Spangler Jr., 86, son of Rubie Lindsay and James Savage Spangler Sr., was born January 13, 1921, in Clinton. He died June 16 2007, at Westwood Nursing Center in Clinton. He married Mary Sue Klein with whom he had three sons, James (Jay) Spangler, St. Louis, Klein Spangler of Clinton and Dan Spangler, Springfield. He later married Billie Mae Tillman Schilling, becoming stepfather to her two children, James Earl and Jane Schilling. Deedy farmed a portion of the historic Spangler-Lindsay farm his entire life. His love of the land ran deep. He is known for several pioneering projects in the Clinton area. He was one of the first farmers to open his land to members and today over 25 people enjoy hunting and fishing on the Spangler Lakes Farm. He was also the founder of Spangler Lakes, where he sold catfish raised on his farm to various restaurants and individuals and also sold an assortment of tackle and bait. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends and his beloved dog Ollie. Deedy was a lifelong member of the Clinton Elks Lodge where he was known as "Speedy Dangler". For years he sat at the card table in the front window, playing cards and watching the traffic on the Square. He attended the University of Missouri, Columbia and Central Methodist College in Fayette. He was a member of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity. He is survived by his three sons; one brother, Robert Spangler of Harrisonville; one stepdaughter Jane Schilling, Clinton; 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Mary; his second wife Billie; two brothers, R. T. Spangler and Bill Spangler; one sister Sara Schofield, and one stepson James Earl Schilling. Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 19, at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.

SPANGLER, Levi Augustus "Gus"
b: Mar 20 1850, McDonough Co, IL
d: Mar 14 1928, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - The funeral of the late L. A. Spangler was held at his residence on Willowbrook Farm, five miles north of Clinton, Friday, March 16, 1928. Levi Augustus Spangler was born near Macomb, Ill., March 20, 1850, and died March 14, 1928, at his residence. He was the son of Lewis and Harriett Searles Spangler, who came to Missouri from Illinois. L. A. Spangler was educated in the public schools of Illinois, Idaho and Missouri. After finishing the public school he attended the academy at Brunswick, Mo. He was married October 26th, 1882, to Miss Frances Houston, the second daughter of Bayard and Catherine Adamson Houston, residents of Deer Creek township. To this union were born five children, Mabel, now Mrs. Fred Olson, of Windsor; Harvey Bayard, of Salt Lake City, Utah; James Savage of Clinton; Frank A., of Clinton, and Louise, who died at the age of two. Besides four children, Mr. Spangler leaves the following grandchildren: Frederick and Frances Olson, of Windsor; Sara Frances Spangler, R. T. Lindsay Spangler, James S. Spangler Jr., and Robert Wallis Spangler, all of Clinton. Mr. Spangler was one of 10 children, three of whom survive: Mrs. Mary R. Luster of Springfield; Geo. L. Spangler, Kansas City, and Jas. M., Clinton. L. A. (Gus) belonged to one of the pioneer families of Missouri. His father, Lewis Spangler, came to Henry county, October 15, 1858, and engaged in farming and stock raising. The mother, Harriett Searles Spangler was a devout Christian, noted among her relatives and friends for her sweetness of disposition and her noble and unselfish service. Gus Spangler inherited from his parents those qualities which made it possible for him to endure the hardships of pioneer life. In 1864, he accompanied his parents and sisters and brothers on the long, tiresome, dangerous journey across the plains, making the trip in a covered wagon drawn by oxen. The hardships of such a journey are difficult for those of the present day to imagine - the severing of home ties, the difficulty of transporting sufficient supplies, the scarcity of food along the way, sickness and death, the danger of wild beasts and always the fear and danger of bands of wild Indians. The Spangler family was saddened on the journey by the death of one child Bell, a girl of 16, who was buried in Idaho. The family finally reached the valley near Boise City, Idaho. In this valley the father and sons farmed and raised stock until the spring of 1868, when they started on the long journey back to Missouri, settling on their arrival in Cass county. Shortly after reaching Cass county, L. A. Spanglers' came to Henry county and engaged in farming and stock rasing north of Clinton, in a few years buying the farm where he lived until his death. L. A. Spangler was a successful farmer and business man. His success was due to his thoughtful and carefully laid plans, his good business judgment, and his untiring industry. His business success and standing in Henry county was well recognized in 1907, when he was made one of the directors of the Clinton National Bank. Having made a successful director, he was elected president of the same bank, and served until a few years ago when he resigned because of ill health. During the last four years of his life he was a great sufferer, patiently and pleasantly bearing his sufferings for the sake of those about him. Mr. Spangler took pride in his home and enjoyed having his family and friends about him. Many pleasant memories are held by relatives and friends who enjoyed the hospitality of the first home, which was destroyed by fire several years ago, and later of the beautiful one, which was his late home. Deceased was a member of the various Masonic bodies and the Order of the Eastern Star. He was a Mason as soon as possible after he was 21, and was a faithful and valuable member. His interest in the affairs of his own school district was shown in service as a school director of Curtis school for many years. In politics he was all his life a Democrat. He was a faithful attendant of the Drakes Chapel Methodist Church, South, and later of the M. E. Church South, in Clinton until his health failed a few years ago. Mr. Spangler was laid to rest in Englewood. A large number of sorrowing friends from all parts of Henry county and many beautiful flowers bore tribute to the esteem in which the deceased was held. Those coming from a distance to attend the funeral were: Mrs. Mary R. Luster, Springfield; Lewis Luster, Springfield; Mrs. Ruth Potts, Harrisonville; Mrs. Mary Mills, Freeman; Glen Ford, Freeman; Mrs. Ottie Snapp, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. George L. Spangler, Kansas City; Homer and Britts Spangler, Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olson and daughter Frances, Windsor; Frederick Olson, Columbia; and Dr. and Mrs. Harve Spangler, Salt Lake City, Utah. A brother, James M. Spangler, of Clinton, was too far away to return for the funeral, he and his wife being at present in Los Angeles.

SPANGLER, Lois George
b: Nov 29 1888, Henry Co, MO
d: Nov 2 1890, Henry Co, MO
bur: Fields Creek Cemetery, Fields Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton, MO - The bright little two year old infant, Lois, daughter of G. L. Spangler, was called to that bright home beyond Sunday, after a short illness. Burial in Fields Creek.

SPANGLER, Margaret Ann SPORE
b: Aug 30 1919, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Jan 5 2008, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jan 21 2008 - Margaret Ann Spangler, 88, died January 5, 2008, at her home in Clinton, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 30, 1919, in Clinton to Lula Ann and James E. Spore. She was a graduate of Christian College, now Columbia College, and attended the University of Missouri. In 1936, she was crowned Queen of the Clinton Centennial, On September 13, 1944, she was united in marriage to Reuben Taylor Spangler, a prominent Henry County farmer. During and after World War II, she assisted her mother in the management of the Spore Furniture Store, a well-known business on the south side of the Clinton Square for many years. Margaret Ann was a member of the United Methodist Church, a longtime member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, a 65-year member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, a charter member of the Seedling Garden Club and a former member of the Wednesday Club. She served on the Henry County Water Board, the Englewood Cemetery Perpetual Fund Board and the Philanthropic Board of the Kansas City Mercy Hospital. Margaret Ann was an avid traveler and a woman of many artistic talents. She was named the Henry County Historical Society Volunteer of the Year. She worked tirelessly on exhibits and functions at the Henry County Museum for many years. She also was named the Chamber of Commerce "Woman Of The Year". She loved the community of Clinton and in turn, the community of Clinton responded with love for her. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a brother, James Dudley Spore. Survivors include two sons, Taylor Lindsay Spangler of Georgia and Dudley Spore Spangler and wife, Glenda, Shanghai, China, and Charleston, South Carolina: a daughter, Susan Lindsay Braun and husband, Fred, Clinton, and three grandsons, Matthew Lindsay Braun of Kansas City, Joshua Harding Braun of Van Wert, Iowa, and Scott Franklin Spangler of St. Louis. Funeral services were Wednesday, January 9, at the United Methodist Church in Clinton. Following the funeral service, Margaret Ann was transported to Englewood Cemetery for interment in a horse-drawn hearse.

SPANGLER, Mary Belle WHEATLY
b: Jan 12 1898, Springfield, Greene Co, MO
d: Mar 11 2001, Appleton City, St. Clair Co, MO
bur: Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Cass Co, MO
arr: Hill & Son Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Mar 12 2001 - Mary Belle Spangler, 103, Appleton City, died Sunday, March 11, 2001, at Appleton City Manor Nursing Home. She is survived by two daughters, Effie Hill, Appleton City, and Eulalia Lee, Fort Worth, Texas; three sons, Paul Spangler of Harrisonville, William Spangler of Clinton and Larry Spangler of Appleton City; 19 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, at the Hill & Son Funeral Home, Appleton City, with burial in Will's Cemetery, Peculiar. (note: widow of Lester Louis Spanger, b: Mar 20 1897, Illinois)

SPANGLER, Paul Edward
b: Aug 21 1922, Liberal, Barton Co, MO
d: Apr 7 2012, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
bur: Wills Cemetery, Peculiar, Cass Co, MO
arr: Dickey Funeral Home
Paul Edward Spangler, of Harrisonville, was born August 21, 1922 in Liberal, the son of Lester Louis and Mary Belle (Wheatley) Spangler. He departed this life on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Benchmark Healthcare of Harrisonville at the age of 89 years, 7 months and 16 days. On August 21, 1946, Paul was united in marriage to Lillie June Barnard in Olathe, Kansas. Paul owned and operated Paul Spangler Concrete Company, Harrisonville until his retirement in 1987. He was an Army veteran of World War II where he was part of the D-Day invasion and stormed the Utah beach. He was awarded 5 bronze stars, the good conduct medal and was a Purple Heart recipient. Paul was a member of the First Baptist Church, Harrisonville. He enjoyed golfing and was a former member of the Harrisonville Golf Club, fishing and being around his grandchildren. Besides his parents, Paul was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Spangler on November 4, 2007; a great-great-grandson, Brennan Morgan Coleman on July 25, 2000; two brothers, Donald Louis Spangler and Larry Ray Spangler. Paul is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lillie June Spangler; a son, Charles Spangler, Harrisonville; 3 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a brother, William Howard Spangler and wife Faye, Clinton; two sisters, Effie Eula Hill, Appleton City, Eulalia Bell Lee, Ft. Worth, Texas; other relatives and many friends. Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville with burial in the Wills Cemetery near Peculiar.

SPANGLER, William Royston "Bill"
b: Oct 27 1930, Henry Co, MO
d: Mar 4 1995, Salina, Saline Co, KS
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - William Royston "Bill" Spangler was born October 27, 1930, in Henry County, the son of James and Ruby Spangler. He died March 4, 1995, at the St. John's Regional Health Center in Salina, Kansas, at the age of 64. He was educated in the Clinton School System and graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving his country during the Korean War. Bill had lived in Salina, Kansas, since 1974 and worked for many years as an area manager for the International Harvester Company. He liked to hunt and fish and enjoyed carpentry work. He is survived by two sons, W. Chapman Spangler, Clinton, and James Christopher Spangler, Sedalia, two brothers, James S. Spangler, Jr., Clinton, and Robert Spangler, Harrisonville, and one grandson, Kayl Chapman Spangler, Sedalia. Funeral services were Monday, March 6, at the Ryan Mortuary. Graveside services were Tuesday, March 7, at the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.

SPANNAGEL, Gustave H.
b: Nov 30 1863, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO
d: Jun 11 1924, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Nokomis Cemetery, Nokomis, Montgomery Co, IL
Free Press-Progress, Nokomis, IL - Gustave H. Spannagel, for many years a prominent business man of Nokomis, died Wednesday afternoon, June 11th, at 1:30 o'clock at his home in Clinton, Mo. Mr. Spannagel's heath had been very poor for the past ten years and his death comes after a long period of suffering. He had attained the age of 60 years, 6 months and 12 days at the time of his death. Gustave H. Spannagel was born in St. Louis, November 30th, 1863, and was the son of G. R. and Louisa Spannagel. He was educated in St. Louis, graduating from the Smiths Academy, and afterward from Washington University in the class of 1878. Ten years later, in 1888, he was married to Miss Belle Middlecoff, of this city. They became the parents of two sons, Truman and Constantine, who are both living in Clinton, MO. In February of 1885, the elder Gustave Spannagel moved to Nokomis with his family and established a hardware and furniture store. His son worked in the store and in 1887 he became a full partner in the house, which was so conducted until 1891, when the younger Gustave Spannagel bought his father's interest. The store was then conducted by him in this manner until April 1, 1898, when it was incorporated as a stock company under the name of The Spannagel Hardware and Furniture Company. The store was situated where Kerr's hardware store is now, and for a number of years was the largest mercantile establishment in Nokomis. Mr. Spannagel put his very best into his business and patiently built up the store until he drew trade for miles around our little city. along with the Hardware and Furniture store, the company conducted an undertaking establishment. Mr. G. H. Spannagel had charge of this department, being himself a licensed embalmer. With so competent a man at the helm of the business which was completely equipped with all the modern conveniences, the firm attained the foremost position in the undertaking business in Nokomis. Mr. Spannagel will be remembered by our older Nokomis people as one of the successful business men of our little city in the late nineties and the early nineteen hundreds. In 1905 Mr. Spannagel sold out his business to Charles H. Kerr, who still conducts the Furniture and Hardware store along the same competent lines as his predecessor. After retiring from this business Mr. Spannagel went into the real estate business until he left Nokomis about twelve years ago and moved to his present home in Clinton, Mo. His mother, Mrs. Louisa Spannagel continued to live here until her death a few years ago. Mr. Spannagel was a man of rare executive ability, wonderful energy, and a tireless worker. He was well known in this community as a man who possessed a full measure of those attributes which insure a success. He had a pleasing personality which won for him many lifelong friends. His business was conducted in a square, honest manner that won the confidence of the whole community. He is survived by his son, mentioned above, the (unreadable) his wife and his brother, Albert, of Long Beach, Calif., who was a very active partner in his business in Nokomis for many years. The deceased was a member of the local IOOF the KP and the MWA lodges. His body will be brought to Nokomis and is expected to arrive Friday. The funeral service will be held Sunday afternoon in the Baptist church of this city. Interment at Nokomis cemetery.

SPAULDING, Sarah Jane LIME MILLEN
b: Dec 1 1838, Marion Co, KY
d: Jan 4 1910, near Maurine, Henry Co, MO
bur: Salem Church Cemetery, Big Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO, Jan 1910 - Died - Mrs. Milo Spaulding, January 15?, 1910, at her home one mile east of Maurine of asthma. Just before her death, she and her husband spent a pleasant evening with W. S. Swart their nearest neighbor, whose faithful wife remained at her bedside and did all that love and affection could suggest. Her hearing was very defective and only a short time ago she said "I have many comforts in life but there is one blessing I would so enjoy - If I could go to church and hear my minister's sermons and talk to my neighbors on the phone." No one went hungry from this good woman's door. Born in Marion County, Kentucky 71 years ago. Buried in Salem cemetery. Survived by husband and daughter, Mrs. Shoey.

SPEARS, S. R.
b: Feb 22 1835, Somerset Co, PA
d: Oct 11 1902, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton Missouri, Oct 18 1902 - Death of S. R. Spear - This lamentable event occurred October 11, 1902 at 3 a.m. from a complication of diseases, resulting from catarrh of the stomach. Deceased had been ailing for three months but only bedfast three weeks, during which time his son, Frank, from Kansas City, was constantly by his bedside. He was born in Somerset County, Penn. Feb. 22, 1835 and when 19 moved to McDonald County, Ill. where he was married August 10, 1862 to Miss Lamira Hayes, who remains to mourn his loss. He came to Clinton 11 years ago and has resided in or near here since, except being absent one year in Kansas. All who knew him were his friends. Strictly honest, he thought everyone else the same and so his face reflected the sunshine of his soul. He enlisted in the army the 1st day of August, 1862 and ten days after his marriage was assigned to the 84th regiment of volunteers, company A, and Dec. 31, 1862 lost his arm in the battle of Stone River, Tenn. and was discharged and returned home the following March. Thirty years ago in Illinois, he joined the Christian church but has never united with the Clinton churches. The funeral was conducted from the residence on East Franklin, to a large gathering. The G.A.R.'s paid their last tribute at the grave. Twenty-two carriages followed the remains to Bethlehem. Mr. and Mrs. Spear and ten children, eight of whom are living; M. R. Spear, Kansas City; C. K. Spear, Fairfield, Nebraska; Mrs. Adda Hopkins, Kansas City; Mrs. Gertie Hunt, Kansas City; Frank Spear, Kansas City; Mrs. Allie Tanner, Clinton; Carl Spear, who just returned the night before his father's death from a three years' sojourn in the west; and Mrs. Ethel Owen of Kansas City. T. J. Spear, a brother from McComb, Illinois was present at the last sad services; another brother, L. B. Spear, resides at Hull, Banner County, Neb.; and two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Spear and Mrs. Susan Ritchie, live at Mitchell, Neb., and another sister, Mrs. Marguerite White, at McComb, Ill. There are 22 grandchildren living.

SPEIGHT, Alvin
b: Dec 24 1921
d: Nov 14 2004, Osceola, St. Clair Co, MO
bur: Roscoe Cemetery, Roscoe, St. Clair Co, MO
arr: Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Nov 16 2005 - Alvin Speight, 82, Osceola, died Sunday, November 14, 2004, at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 17, at Assembly of God Church, Osceola. Burial will be in Roscoe Cemetery.

SPEIGHT, Neva M.
b: Jul 18 1924
d: Dec 16 2003, Osceola, St. Clair Co, MO
bur: Stockton Cemetery, Stockton, Cedar Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Dec 18 2003 - Neva M. Speight, 79, Osceola, a retired communications assembler, died Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at the Sac-Osage Hospital in Osceola. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 20, at First Assembly of God Church, Osceola. Burial will be in Stockton Cemetery.

SPEISER, Alice Marie
b: Mar 2 1949
d: May 12 2006
bur: Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
arr: Passantino Bros. Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, May 15 2006 - Alice Marie Speiser, 57, Clinton, died Friday, May 12, 2006. Funeral services were Monday, May 15, at Passantino Bros. Funeral Home, Independence Blvd., Kansas City. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City.

SPENCE, William Lewis
b: Jul 24 1930
d: Mar 31 2003, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
bur: Large Cemetery, Ft. Scott, KS
arr: Atkinson Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Apr 1 2003 - William Lewis Spence, 72, Harrisonville, died Monday, March 31, 2003, at Camden Health Care Center, Harrisonville. Graveside services will be Wednesday, April 2, at the Large Cemetery in Ft. Scott, Kansas. Survivors include one stepson, Steve Cole, Peoria, Illinois; one daughter, Lisa Kriesel, Clinton, and one stepdaughter, Jamie Cole, San Bernardino, California; one brother Carl Spence, Peculiar; one sister, Mary L. Smith, Olathe, Kansas, and six grandchildren.

SPENCER, Patrice Annette HOPE
b: Mar 19 1951, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
d: Feb 15 2008, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, KS
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Feb 18 2008 - Patrice Annette Spencer, 56, Leavenworth, Kansas, formerly of Kansas City, Kansas, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at her home surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, Feb. 20, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kansas City, Kansas. Interment will follow at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Missouri. She was born March 19, 1951, in Kansas City to John and Twila (Maddox) Hope. She lived in Clinton until moving back to the Kansas City area in 1970. She worked for USD 500 as a food service manager for 20 years. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and in earlier days she was a part of the Altar Society. She was preceded in death by her father, John E. Hope; three children, Angela, Rachel and James; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Delbert LeRoy and Juanita Spencer-Berger. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Kenneth Spencer; mother Twila Hope; children, Pamela Lewis (Wayne), Leavenworth, Kansas, and Eric Spencer (Kristi) of Kansas City, Kansas; adopted daughter Anita Lewis, Kansas City, Kansas; two siblings, Barbara Hope and Richard Hope of Overland Park, Kansas; three grandchildren, Colton Lewis, Bailey and Kaylee Spencer; eight adopted grandchildren, Lane and Noel Gamble, Kristinia, Sabrina, Selena and Nadia Glasscock and Kortney and Natalie Masters, and numerous other family members.

SPERRY, Ann E. ALSUP
b: May 25 1826, Bloomington, IN
d: Mar 12 1898, 3 mi W of Leesville, Henry Co, MO
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - Mrs. Ann E. Sperry (nee Alsup) was born in Bloomington, Ind. May 25, 1826 and died at the home of her son, W.O. Sperry, three miles west of Leesville March 12, 1898.  With her parents, she emigrated from Indiana to McLain County, Ill. in 1848 and there she met and married W.H. Sperry in 1859.  They came to Benton County, this state (Missouri)  about 1861, where they lived until the death of her beloved husband Dec. 25, 1881, and since that has made her home with her children.  Grandma was a member of the Christian Church and lived an exemplary Christian life.  She was a woman of the old type, greatly averse to outward show and with a high sense of justice.  She leaves two sisters and two brothers in Illinois and four children to mourn the loss of a loving sister and indulgent mother.  She was perfectly reconciled to the will of the Master and was ready and willing to go at his call.  Sunday morning, the 13th, many friends gathered at the home of her son to speak words of condolence to the bereaved and to take the last look at the features of one they had long known and respected.  At the funeral at Tebo Church, they sang her favorite song, "We will never say good-bye in Heaven."

SPERRY, Dana Darline FEWEL
b: Nov 5 1930, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Mar 23 1989, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Clinton MO - Dana Darline Fewel, was born in Clinton, November 5, 1930, the daughter of Fred D. Fewel and Edith Vance Fewel. She passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City March 23, 1989 at the age of 58 years, four months and 18 days. Darline graduated from Clinton High School, and then married William Joe Sperry April 17, 1949 in Clinton MO. Five children were born of this union, all of whom now survive with their father. They are William Joe Sperry Jr. of Evergreen, Colorado, Steven Sperry of Kansas City; three daughters, Debbie Gray, Kansas City, Sheri Sperry, Independence, and Leslie Forney of Nashville, Tennessee. Also surviving are two sisters, Tropha Elder of Del City, Oklahoma, Eileen Delozier, of Warrensburg, MO. and two grandchildren. After spending some time in Clinton and Columbia, Bill and Darline moved to Kansas City in 1960. They operated KC. Courier, incorporated, a delivery service for several years. Darline was especially fond of historical antique glass and had a very extensive collection. She was a member of the Blue Ridge Baptist Church in Independence, MO. Funeral services were Saturday, March 25, at the Consalus Chapel. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.

SPERRY, Effie Caroline JULIAN
b: Mar 24 1901, Henry Co, MO
d: Jan 31 1957, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Schaberg Funeral Home
The Clinton Eye Tuesday, February 5, 1957 - Mrs. F. L. Sperry Dies, January 31, at Farm Home Dr. E. A. Forderhase Conducts Services at Baptist Church Relief from pain, the end of suffering, rest in the arms of a gentle Savior, life over... came with the long sleep into which Mrs. Floyd Sperry drifted early Thursday morning, Jan. 31, when her fine spirit was born to Regions of Light, Critically ill the past several months, Mrs. Sperry had fought a losing battle, quietly, bravely, trying to spare her family as much as she could the knowledge of her pain and the nearness of the end. Judge Sperry, anxious and devoted, and almost constantly at her side the past months, had taken her to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in September and later to a clinic in North Carolina, hoping to hold back that was inevitable. Friends were shocked and grief stricken with the family, however on hearing the sad news about 9:00 a.m. Jan. 31. Effie Carolina Julian, daughter of Joe W. and Jane Hall Julian, was born in Clinton, March 24, 1901. Here she was reared and educated, and here in April of 1925 she and Floyd L. Sperry of a fine old Henry County family, and an able and promising young attorney were married. They established their home in Clinton and soon after moved to their present farm home where their family of six boys and girls was reared, and which since has been the hub of their close-knit family life. Mrs. Sperry, widely read, with very general tastes and well informed on all current topics, was an ardent and lifetime Democrat, with a natural flair for politics that welded her and her husband even closer together, for it was a mutual, motivating interest most of their lives. Mrs. Sperry was one of the first members of the Henry County Women's Jefferson Club and was one of its former presidents. She was the Henry County Committee woman a number of years and the State Democratic committee woman from 1936 to 1948. With a shrewd sagacity for things political, her judgment was seldom wrong, and she was a loyal helpmate to her husband in his political career, that took him to the Kansas City Court of Appeals, on which he has been a commissioner since 1936. She was also a directive to her children whose several interests promise to follow those of their cherished mother. Soft spoken, with a slow smile and deep understanding, gentle and indulgent toward her family but with a firm inflexibility toward their critics, she was a devoted and fond mother whose memory is enshrined in their lives and hearts. A member of the Twentieth Century Club, unit of the Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs, a past president and enthusiastic worker in the Home Education Extension Club, an expert on antiques, member of the Clinton Garden Club and the Baptist Church in which she was reared, and had been an member since childhood, her loss is keenly felt in the community. Surviving this devoted mother and exemplary wife, whose abilities and concern to give her family every advantage even led her into business ventures in recent years, are the grief stricken husband of the home; sons Hugh Gray and Thomas Jefferson Sperry, both students at the University of Missouri, where both plan to take law courses, Floyd Logan Sperry Jr., senior law student at the University of Kansas City, and William Joseph Sperry of Clinton; and two daughters, Mrs. Glen Burton of Clinton and Mrs. Jim Hickman of Kansas City and Clinton. Mrs. Hickman is a member of the Quinn and Peebles Law Firm of Kansas City and assists in the Sperry law offices in Clinton as well. There are also seven grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Philip Trainer of Clinton and Mrs. Dorothy McCool of Seneca Ore.; two brothers Elmer Julian of Mill Valley California, and Vance Julian, attorney of Clinton. Funeral services were conducted at the First Baptist Church and the body was laid to sleep in Englewood beside her parents. Pall bearers were the four Sperry sons, Wm. J., Floyd Logan, Thomas Jefferson, and Hugh Gray Sperry, and the two son-in-laws, James L. Hickman and Glen Burton.

SPERRY, Floyd Logan Jr.
b: Jan 30 1931, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co, NM
d: Jan 10 1994, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Reser Funeral Home
Clinton Democrat - Judge Floyd Sperry, age 62, of Warsaw, passed away Monday morning, January 10, 1994 at Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton. He was born on January 30, 1931, at Albuquerque, New Mexico, the son of Judge Floyd L. and Effie Julian Sperry. He graduated from Clinton High School with the class of 1949. He attended the University of Missouri-Columbia and William Jewell College in Liberty before entering the United States Army in 1950. He was a combat veteran of the Korean War and was discharged as a Sergeant First Class in September of 1953. Following his Army service, Judge Sperry enrolled in the University of Kansas City and received his degree. He was elected Prosecuting attorney of Henry County in 1957 and served six years, He also served one year in 1964, as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri. In 1977 he opened his law office in Warsaw, and in 1981 was elected to a two year term as Benton County Prosecuting Attorney. He then was elected as Benton County Associate Circuit Judge and served in this capacity until September 30, 1993, when he resigned due to ill health. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, a life-time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Clinton, life time member of the American Legion 40/8 and member of the American Legion Post 217 of Warsaw. He was a member of the Elks Lodge of Clinton. On April 29, 1980 he was united in married to Betty Cook of Clinton, and unto this union three sons and one daughter were born. She preceded him in death. On April 29, 1980 he was united in marriage to Wanda Harvey (Nee Tye) of Forsythe, Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Wanda, of the home; three sons, Mark Logan, and wife Kimberly Sperry of Clinton; Kevin Floyd and wife Laura Sperry of Oklahoma City OK., and Calvin Floyd and wife Kathy Sperry of Altamont, IL., and one daughter, Jolinda, and her husband William Keens of Terre Haute, IN.: two step-sons, Joseph, and wife Jan Harvey of Kansas City, David Harvey, also of Kansas City, and 11 grandchildren. Also surviving are three brothers, Bill Sperry of Kansas City, Hugh Sperry of Holden, and Tom Sperry of California MO.: two sisters, Nancy Burton of Raytown, and Martha Hickman of Independence MO.; several nieces and nephews, and other relatives and many friends. Floyd was a devoted husband and father and a loving grandfather who enjoyed the time he spent with his "special" grandchildren. He will be sadly missed by his loving family and many caring friends. Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church of Warsaw on Wednesday, January 12, 1994. Burial was in Tebo Church Cemetery near Clinton.

SPERRY, Floyd Logan Sr.
b: Sep 16 1895, Henry Co, MO
d: Apr 26 1981, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Kansas City Times Tuesday April 28, 1981 - Judge Floyd L. Sperry, 85, Clinton MO. former commissioner of the Kansas City Court of Appeals, died Sunday at the home of a daughter, Ms. Martha Sperry Hickman, 12020 East 46th Terrace. Mr. Sperry was a commissioner of the Kansas City Court of Appeals from 1936 until he retired in 1970. He earlier was prosecuting attorney in Henry County, MO., eight years and then was mayor of Clinton, MO. from 1930 to 1936. He was former chairman of the Henry County Democratic Committee and a member of the 6th District Democratic Congressional Committee and the 29th Judicial District Committee. Mr. Sperry was an Army veteran of World War l. He was a Mason and a member of the Clinton Shrine Club, The Clinton American Legion Post, the Missouri Bar and the Henry County Bar Association. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia and its law school. He was a lifetime Henry County resident. He also leaves four sons, William Joe Sperry, Kansas City MO., Floyd L. Sperry, Warsaw, MO. Thomas Jefferson Sperry, California, MO. and Hugh Gray Sperry, Centerville, MO.; another daughter, Mrs. Nancy Burton, Holden, MO.; 24 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a foster great-grandchild. Services will be Wednesday at the Clinton First Baptist Church; burial in Englewood Cemetery, Clinton.

SPERRY, John Franklin
b: Jul 14 1888, Henry Co, MO
d: Feb 16 1920, near Hortense, Henry Co, MO
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - John Sperry died at his home near Hortense Monday at 3 a.m., following a two weeks' illness. He had pneumonia, which followed an attack of influenza. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Mary Hunt and four little children, the oldest being ten. There are two boys and two girls. He also leaves his parents, Oscar Sperry and wife, and two brothers, Floyd, who is attending the University of Missouri at Columbia; and Hugh at home with his parents at Hortense. Deceased was a good Christian man and a kind husband and father. The battle of life is going to be hard for this brave little wife and a mother bereft of her husband. All extend her sympathy and kind hands of neighbors and friends will do everything within their power to lighten her burdens. The funeral ws held at Tebo church Tuesday afternoon, after which his body was laid in the cemetery nearby. - John Franklin Sperry was born July 14, 1888, in Henry county, Mo. and died Feb. 16, 1920, within a few miles of the place where he was born. He was 31 years and 7 months of age. He was the son of W. O. and Theodosia E. Sperry, and the grandson of Rev. W. B. (Uncle Billy) Lawler. The influenza, followed by pneumonia, was the cause of his death. All that could be done was done for him, but to no avail. He was ill only about a week, since he was taken seriously ill Feb. 9 and expired Feb. 16. The funeral was held at Tebo church Feb. 17. He was married to Mary E. Hopkins July 15, 1909 and to this union four children were born, Gifford Franklin, Dennis Raymond, Theodosia Serenia and Ruby Eldred, all of whom survive. Beside his wife and children he leaves a father and mother and two brothers, Floyd and Hugh. He was a member of the Tebo Baptist church, having been converted at that place in 1908, under the preaching of Rev. T. F. Simmons; and shortly after conversion he was baptized into the church. He was a loyal member of the church and never swerved from his duty to it.

SPERRY, Kenneth Odell
b: Dec 22 1925, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Jan 28 2004, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Feb 12 2004 - Kenneth O. Sperry was born December 22, 1925, in Clinton, to Rev. William Hugh Sperry and Cora Cline Ashley Sperry and died at his home in Clinton on January 28, 2004, at the age of 78 years. He graduated from Clinton High School in 1944. During World War II, he served as a radio operator in the United States Navy on the cruiser Vincennes from 1944 to 1946. He married Benita Driggers on January 3, 1946, in Clinton. The two met as sophomores at Clinton High School while playing French horns in the school band. They celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary January 3, 2004. After returning from the war, Kenneth continued his career with the Railway Express agency, eventually rising to the level of division supervisor. In 1961, he and his family moved back to Clinton where he served as general manager of Nattinger Materials Co. (formerly Stewart-Nattinger) from 1962 to his retirement in 1988. During his professional career, Kenneth served as president of the Ready Mix Division of the Missouri Concrete Association, Inc., the Clinton Rotary Club, the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, the Clinton Redevelopment Board and the Henry County Water Company. He was also recognized by the Clinton Optimist Club for Outstanding and Unselfish Service to the Community. He was a longtime member and deacon of New Hope Baptist Church in Clinton. He is survived by his wife, Benita, of the home; one daughter, Sue A. Sperry of Kansas City; one sister, Frances Glasscock and her husband Bill, Manhattan, Kansas; one brother, Derral Sperry and his wife Ginny, Houston, Texas; one sister-in-law, Margie Rissel of Clinton, and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton, Saturday, January 31.

SPERRY, Kimberly Sue DICKENSON
b: Jan 11 1963, San Bernardino, San Bernardino Co, CA
d: Apr 7 2005, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Apr 28 2005 - Kimberly Sue Sperry was born January 11, 1963, in San Bernardino, California, the daughter of Doug Dickenson and Carolyn "Sally" Smith. She died at St. Luke's Medical Center, Kansas City, April 7, 2005, at the age of 42 years. She was married to Mark Logan Sperry. She was a partner at Schreiber Foods DDN Plant, Clinton. She is survived by her husband Mark; two sons, Matthew Logan Sperry and Floyd Logan Lane Sperry; one daughter Melissa Sue Sperry, all of the home; her father Doug Dickenson and wife Margo, Kearney, Nebraska; her mother Carolyn "Sally" Smith and husband Larry Sr. of Clinton; two stepbrothers, Larry Smith Jr. of Clinton and Bryant Smith of Fredrickburg, Virginia; three stepsisters, Lori Jones and Tammi Dugan of Crescent, Oklahoma, and Debbie Ceballos of Springfield, as well as a special aunt Bonnie Peterson of California. Memorial services were held at Vansant-Mills Chapel Tuesday, April 12. Burial was in Tebo Cemetery, Clinton.

SPERRY, Lucille N. BRIGGS
b: Sep 15 1909, Henry Co, MO
d: Aug 28 2001, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Clinton Daily Democrat, Sep 11 2001 - Lucille N. Sperry was born September 15, 1909, in Henry County, daughter of William H. and Alta L. Davis Briggs. She died August 28, 2001, at Golden Valley Hospital. She married Gifford F. Sperry, who preceded her in death in 1976. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Clinton, the XYZ, Missions in Action and Love One Another Sunday School Class. She was also an expert quilt maker. She and her husband operated a large farm. She worked at Unitog and the Samaritan Center. Survivors include two sons, William F. Sperry and wife, Lois, and James S. Sperry, all of Independence; seven grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services were held September 1 at Consalus Chapel, Clinton. Burial was in Englewood Cemetery.

SPERRY, Patricia Anne THATCH
b: Apr 29 1923
d: Apr 26 1993, Burlingame, San Mateo Co, CA
bur: Hermitage Cemetery, Hermitage, Hickory Co, MO
arr: Hathaway-Peterman Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Patricia Anne Sperry, 69, San Antonio, Tx., formerly of Hermitage and Clinton, passed away Monday, April 26, 1993 in Peninsula Hospital, Burlingame, Ca. Graveside services were held Friday, April 30, 1993, in Hermitage Cemetery, Hermitage, Mo. Mrs. Sperry had lived in San Antonio, Tx. the last five years. Before that she was a resident of Redwood City, Ca. for 20 years.

SPERRY, Theodosia Ernestine "Dosha" LAWLER
b: Jul 4 1861, near Osceola, St. Clair Co, MO
d: Dec 5 1902, 3/4 mi SE of Hortense, Henry Co, MO
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton Missouri, Dec 13 1902 - At the hour of 10 o'clock last Friday night, December 5, 1902, the death angel entered the home of W. O. Sperry, who lives about 3/4 of a mile southeast of Hortense, and bidding his beloved companion "come", wafted her spirit to the beautiful realms above. Deceased maiden name was Miss Dosha Lawler, daughter of the Rev. W. B. Lawler. It had been but six months and three days since her mother departed this life and she had been very despondent ever since, which partly brought on her untimely death. She was born near Osceola, St. Clair county, July 4, 1861, and was married to W. O. Sperry November 19, 1885, by the Rev. W. B. Gray, near Mt. Olivet, and she made a loving and faithful helpmeet for over 17 years. Three children were born to this union. Mrs. Dosha Sperry united with the Baptist Church at Mt. Gilead in the spring of 1878 and was baptized by Rev. Willie Wiers. She was a good and kind Christian woman and had a wide circle of friends. Funeral at Tebo and her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery near by.

SPERRY, William Oscar
b: Jun 5 1856, near Bloomington, IL
d: 1934, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Wilkinson Funeral Home
Clinton, MO - The spirit of Wm. Oscar Sperry, 109 West Benton street, left his earthly body at 9 p.m. Tuesday and ascended to that happier land to await the coming of beloved ones. His health had gradually declined and since February he had been in a serious condition. Wm. Oscar Sperry, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sperry, was born June 5, 1856, near Bloomington, Ill. He came with his parents to Benton county near Warsaw, when he was five years old, and as a lad of nine he saw hundreds of Confederate soldiers marching past his home. His father operated a mill at Warsaw, but later the family moved to Henry county. November 19, 1885, Miss Theodosia E. Lawler and Wm. O. Sperry were united in marriage and they established a home near Coal. Later they bought a farm near Hortense which was the Sperry home until they moved to Clinton eight years ago and bought the home on West Benton street. Mr. Sperry's bride was a daughter of Rev. Wm. Lawler, familiarly known as Uncle Billy, that great spiritual dynamo of early Henry county. There were three brothers in the Lawler family: Robert, who sang the gospel; Frank, who taught the gospel; and Billy, who preached the gospel, preached it fearlessly and unafraid as did the Prophet Elijah. It was this great and lasting influence of Christianity that Mrs. Sperry brought to her husband, and it was due to her that he became a Christian at the age of 31 years and united with the Tebo Baptist church. When he came to Clinton later he transferred his membership to the Clinton Baptist Church. Through these years, Mr. Sperry was a true worshiper of the Lord and faithfully attended every service regardless of weather and circumstances and only illness kept him away from church. He and his wife did not go to see and criticize, but to reverently worship the Maker of all creation. Mr. and Mrs. Sperry's marriage was blessed with three children, two of whom are living: Floyd L. Sperry, mayor of Clinton, and Rev. Hugh Sperry, also of Clinton. Through the influence of Mrs. Sperry, who had her husband as a helper and companion, these two sons were started out in life with the inspiring companionship of parents, who were true Christians. Mrs. Sperry, assisted constantly by her husband, gave their sons a fine beginning in Christian training. This mother died December 5, 1903. Wm. O. Sperry and Miss Matilda Houk were married in Benton county April 5, 1905, and again Mr. Sperry was given the great blessing of a sincere Christian for a wife. She took the two motherless little boys, Floyd, 10 and Hugh, 5, to her heart and gave them a love as unselfish and never-failing as that of their own mother. Happiness and peace reigned in their home, and it was amid harmonious surroundings that they were reared. These two little boys have grown to manhood and become men of prominence in the county but the influence of home-loving parents still lingers with them for both find only happiness in the ties which bind them to their homes. They are now comforting the heart of the bereaved mother. Mr. Sperry had a merry twinkle in his eye and a jolly greeting for every passerby. He was especially fond of his grandchildren and was the personification of the ideal grandfather who is always anxious to do something to gladden the young hearts of his grandchildren. He had 12 grandchildren at his death, and two great grandchildren. He also leaves one brother, J. E. Sperry, 809 East Ohio street, Clinton. All his life Mr. Sperry was a busy man. He was an excellent farmer and found no labor throughout his life he preferred to tilling the soil. The only thing that ever irked him was the fact that during the last few years his health prevented him from farming. To satisfy that longing, after he came to town he raised chickens and had a garden which he tended carefully. This year is the first he was unable to cultivate his garden, so his son, Hugh, assumed charge of it, but sunny days when Mr. Sperry was stronger he would take his hoe and go out to work a bit in his garden. His hands had always been busy and though age had descended upon him and made him physically unable, his spirit was still youthful and unbroken. A short funeral service was conducted Wednesday at the home, then the body was taken to Tebo church where he had attended so many years, with burial in the cemetery nearby.

SPERRY, Wilma Jane BATSCHELET
b: Nov 19 1936, Montrose, Henry Co, MO
d: Jun 4 1995, Jefferson City, Cole Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Wilma Jane Sperry, 58, California, Mo., died Sunday, June 4, 1995, at St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City. She was born November 19, 1936, in Montrose, the daughter of John Edwin and Helen Louise Anderson Batschelet. Her mother survives in Clinton. Her father preceded her in death. She was married September 21, 1956, in Versailles to Thomas J. Sperry who survives of the home. She was a bookkeeper for Missouri State Medical Association for 27 years. She was a member of the Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church, near Clinton. She enjoyed gardening, fishing and traveling with her family. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1954, received a two year associate degree from Columbia College and attended the University of Missouri for one and a half years. Other survivors include one son, Sean Sperry of California, Mo.; three daughters, Petricia Ward of Des Moines, Iowa, Peggy Bollinger of California, Mo., and Carol Hartley of California, Mo; one sister, Shirley Freeman of Burke, Virginia, and eight grandchildren, Joshua James, Serena Jane and Jennifer Docia Hartley, Delaina Gail Sperry, Chelsea Julian and Ethan Logan Reynolds and Sarah Ellen and Albert Wesley Bolinger. Services will be held at Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church near Clinton Wednesday, June 7. Burial will be at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton.

SPICKERT, Leo L.
b: Apr 14 1928, Green Ridge, Pettis Co, MO
d: Nov 17 2001, Warsaw, Benton Co, MO
bur: Laurel Oak Cemetery SH-ST, Windsor, Windsor Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Hadley Funeral Home
Clinton Daily Democrat, Nov 19 2001 - Leo L. Spickert, 73, Warsaw, died Saturday afternoon, November 17, 2001, at the Warsaw Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. He was born April 14, 1928, in Green Ridge, the son of Cecil Leo Spickert and Amanda Gertrude (Carpenter) Spickert. On February 4, 1972, at the Christian Church in Sedalia, he married Elizabeth Chambers, who survives of the home. Mr. Spickert worked for the Howard Ready Mix Company as a plant manager for 22 years before retiring. He had been a 4-H leader in the El Dorado Community near Windsor and was formerly a member and Sunday School teacher in the Eldorado Methodist Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a former member of the American Legion, a former member of the Damsite Dancers, Warsaw, and a member of the Grin 'N Square dance club, Sedalia. He was a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Warsaw. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Terry Spickert, Columbia; two daughters, Cheryl Crossland, Raymore, Teresa Olson, Colorado Springs, Colorado; three stepsons, Don Chambers, Windsor, Monte Chambers, Rock Springs, Wyoming, James Bolton, Wright, Wyoming; 22 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a stepson, Darrel Chambers. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 21, at the Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor. Burial will be in the Laurel Oak Cemetery, Windsor.

SPICKLER, Michael R. "Mike"
b: Jun 19 1951
d: Mar 21 2001, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
Clinton Daily Democrat, Mar 23 2001 - Mike Spickler, 49, Kansas City, died Wednesday, March 21, 2001. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday at Redemptorist Catholic Church, 3333 Broadway, Kansas City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. A resident of Northeast Kansas City, he grew up in Liberty where he graduated from Liberty High School in 1969. He was a talented carpenter and built a successful business in residential construction and renovation. Survivors include his mother and step-father, Phyllis and Ray Yadon, Springfield; brother, David Spickler, Belton; sisters, Patty Bommarito, Dayton, Ohio, Kim Eighmy, Madison, Wisconsin; step-sister, Pat Yadon, Houston, Texas, Auntie M Sharon Rusche, Windsor; cousin, Vicki Levy, Kansas City; many aunts, uncles and cousins.

SPIDLE, Louis E.
b: Nov 12 1927, Braymer, Caldwell Co, MO
d: Oct 14 1994, North Kansas City, Clay Co, MO
bur: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
arr: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Funeral Homes
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Louis E. Spidle, 66, Kansas City, died October 14, 1994, at the North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City. Funeral services will be Tuesday at the D. W. Newcomer's sons White Chapel Funeral Home. Burial will be in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens. Mr. Spidle was born in Braymer, the son of Roscoe and Jeannie Cox Spidle. He lived in Kansas City most of his life, He worked for the Kansas Power and Light Company for 30 years and retired as foreman of the automotive maintenance garage in 1992. He served in the Navy during WWII and was a member of the Claycomo Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine, in 1992. He is survived by two sons, Edward P. Hughes, Urich, and Glen R. Hughes, Kansas City; one brother, Dan Spidle, Polo; one sister, Barbara Taylor, Branson; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

SPIEK, Henry Thomas John
b: Apr 21 1919, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO
d: May 19 2004, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Clinton Memory Garden Cemetery, Fields Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, May 20 2004 - Henry Thomas John Spiek, 85, Clinton, died Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at Golden Valley Hospital. He was born April 21, 1919, in St. Joseph, the son of the late Ignatius and Johanna (Witucki) Spiek. He was united in marriage to Marilyn Bowen, who survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Marsha K. Palmer and her husband Jeff, Clinton, Joyce E. Roberts and Linda A. Gambuzza; his son Jim Spiek, all of Florida; his brother Clarence Spiek; his sisters, Margaret Carney, Patricia Whitley, Clara Gillespie, Josephine Studer and her husband Jack, Loretta Judy and Gertrude Dale; his grandchildren, Sean A. Palmer and Natalie Lee Roberts, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Frances Spiek, and one brother, Eddie. Mr. Spiek was a Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force for 31 years. During World War II, Sgt. Spiek flew 51 bombing missions over Burma and was shot down in 1943 during one of those missions. He later saw combat duty in Korea and Vietnam and spent the majority of his career assigned to the Strategic Air Command. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Stars with clusters and numerous other military honors. He was a member of the Elks Lodge, VFW and Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 22, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Interment will be in Clinton Memory Gardens.

SPILLMAN, Charles Franklin "Charley"
b: Feb 6 1922, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
d: Feb 28 2002, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Mar 4 2002 - Charles (Charley) Franklin Spillman, 80, Clinton, died Thursday, February 28, 2002, at the Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton. Memorial services will be held graveside with full military honors Wednesday, March 6, at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton. He was born February 6, 1922, in Kansas City and was the first child of 12 born in the family of James and Zorha E. Spillman. He is survived by his wife, Theresa, of the home; three brothers, John, Pat and Mike; four sisters, Nita, Nellie, Mary and Myra; daughter, Sherrlyn Hall of Calhoun; two grandchildren, Eschell Jewett of Warsaw and Carrie Hume of Clinton, and three great-grandchildren, Shannlyn, Teesha and Presley Jewett. Charley and Theresa were married February 6, 1942, in Independence. Charley, a World War II veteran, served three years in the United States Army as a Combat Engineer with the 91st Infantry Division. In his retirement years, he served as Post Service Officer in Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1894 of Clinton. He served in many volunteer capacities and is well known in the community as a compassionate friend to all.

SPITLER, Robert J.
b: Feb 11 1944, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
d: Oct 20 2004, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Clinton Memory Garden Cemetery, Fields Creek Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Nov 1 2004 - Robert J. Spitler, 60, Clinton, died Saturday, October 20, 2004, at Research Medical Center, Kansas City. Graveside services will be Thursday, November 4, at Clinton Memory Gardens Cemetery. He was born in Kansas City. He was an auto mechanic. He is survived by two sons, John VanEaton of Clinton and Brian Spitler of Butler; two daughters, Linda Spitler of Belton and Cathleen Perron of Clinton; his lifelong companion, Diana Spitler of Clinton; one brother, Jim Spitler, East Lynne; two sisters, Erma Berry, McComb, Mississippi, and Helen Shackelford of Harrisonville, as well as 14 grandchildren.

SPITZER, Jesse
b: Sep 6 1855, Missouri
d: 1924, Gaines, Henry Co, MO
bur: Swindle Cemetery, Shawnee Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - Jesse Spitzer, the Huntingdale merchant, dropped dead in the door of Gaines store about 7 p.m. Saturday evening. He and his brother, A. A. Spitzer, had driven from Huntingdale to near Gaines to look after some stock. They ran out of gasoline and walked on to the farm, then over to the store to get gasoline and call home to say they had arrived safely. Just as they got to the door Mr. Spitzer dropped dead. For some time he had been suffering with hardening of the arteries. It is thought the over exertion caused the end to come so quickly. Mr. Spitzer was 69 years old and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Kate Spitzer; his daughter, Mrs. Eva Maden, at Boyse City, Oklahoma, and one brother, A. A. Spitzer, of Kansas City. Deceased had been in the mercantile business in Huntingdale about 25 years and was a member of the M. W. A. He was a sueful and upright citizen, good and kind to all about him. His funeral was held at the Huntingdale church Monday morning, after which he was laid in the Swindle cemetery.

SPOHN, Irma June MALIN
b: Jun 12 1916, Buffalo, Wilson Co, KS
d: Mar 6 2003, Neodesha, Wilson Co, KS
bur: Fredonia City Cemetery, Fredonia, Wilson Co, KS
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Mar 13 2003 - Irma June Spohn, 86, Fredonia, Kansas, died Thursday, March 6, 2003, at Beverly Health & Rehab in Neodesha, Kansas. She was born June 12, 1916, in Buffalo, Kansas, the daughter of Ralph G. and Rosie B. (Wolfe) Malin. She was a graduate of Buffalo High School. She served as clerk of the District Court in Wilson County for many years, retiring in 1980. On June 12, 1935, she married Omie Charles Spohn, who survives of the home. She was a member of the First Christian Church, Fredonia. She had also been a member of Gideons International, the Business and Professional Women's organization in Fredonia and the Home Demonstration Unit. Survivors in addition to her husband, include three daughters, Carol Bernauer, Fredonia, Kansas, Janice Barrows, Clinton, and Pam Spohn, Parsons, Kansas; one brother, Ted Malin, Seal Beach, California; three sisters, Winifred Malin, Topeka, Kansas, Vivian Stryker, Pleasant Hill, and Marjorie White, Wichita, Kansas; eight grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by one brother, Victor Malin, and one grandson, Gary Fortner. Funeral services were Saturday, March 8, at the Timmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Fredonia City Cemetery.

SPOHN, Omie Charles
b: Jan 24 1912, near Fredonia, Wilson Co, KS
d: Oct 31 2003, Fredonia, Wilson Co, KS
bur: Fredonia City Cemetery, Fredonia, Wilson Co, KS
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Nov 3 2003 - Omie Charles Spohn, 91, Fredonia, Kansas, died Friday, October 31, 2003 at Fredonia Regional Hospital. He was born January 24, 1912 in rural Fredonia, the son of Fred Essig and Myrtle L. (Bottenberg) Spohn. He was the owner and operator of Spohn Auto Sales in Fredonia. On June 12, 1935 in Buffalo, he married Irma June Malin, who died March 6, 2003. He was a member of the First Christian Church. Fredonia, where he was an Elder Emeritus. He served two terms as president of the Fredonia Chamber of Commerce and served on the Rural Water District #1 Board. He is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Neal Bernauer, Fredonia, Janice and Larry Barrows, Clinton, Pam Spohn, Parsons, Kansas; eight grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one brother Gene Spohn; one sister Ethel Berckefeldt, and one grandson Gary Fortner. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 6, at the Timmons Funeral Home Chapel, PO Box 168, Fredonia, Kansas 66736. Burial will be in Fredonia City Cemetery.

SPOONER, Virginia H.
b: Jun 26 1913
d: Feb 8 2001, Evansville, Rock Co, WI
bur: Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock Co, WI
arr: Ward Funeral Home
Clinton Daily Democrat, Feb 15 2001 - Mrs. Virginia H. Spooner, 87, died Monday, February 8, 2001, at Evansville Manor Nursing Home in Wisconsin. She was the mother of Dr. Tom Spooner of Clinton. Funeral services were held at Ward Funeral Home in Evansville, with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery there. Besides Dr. Spooner, two other sons, Judson Spooner of Evansville and Don Spooner of Broadhead, Wisconsin, and their families survive, also two daughters, Gail Montgomery of Del City, Oklahoma, and Mary Dalley of Paris, Kentucky; nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Spooner was a 1935 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, with a degree in Agricultural Journalism and Rural Society. Her husband, W. Gillies Spooner, died in 1997. Mrs. Spooner was a member of the Evansville First Baptist Church and a number of local organizations.

SPORTSMAN, Bobby Lee Sr.
b: Dec 5 1930, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
d: Jan 9 2010, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
arr: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Funeral Homes
Bobby Lee Sportsman, Sr., 79, of Clinton, MO, formerly of the Kansas City area passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. Services will be Wednesday, January 13 at D.W. Newcomer's Sons, Floral Hills Chapel. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. Mr. Sportsman was born December 5, 1930 in Kansas City, MO to Horace B. and Jessie M. (Broyles) Sportsman and had lived in the Kansas City area most of his life. He had been an Electrician for Missouri Public Service for 35 years, retiring in 1991. He was an Air Force veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Ararat Shrine Temple and the Clinton, Mo Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Rae Sportsman in 1957 and a son, Bradley Sportsman in 2005. Survivors include his wife of 57 years Patty Sportsman of the home, a son and his wife, Bob L. and Sandra Sportsman, Jr. of Clinton, MO, a daughter and her husband, LeAnn and Mark Phillips of Warrensburg, MO, 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

SPORTSMAN, Bradley A.
b: May 5 1959, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
d: Sep 24 2005, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co, TX
bur: Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Oct 11 2005 - Bradley A. Sportsman, 46, Corpus Christi, Texas, died Saturday, September 24, 2005, at his residence. Cremation. Inurnment will be Thursday, October 13, at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens. He was born May 5, 1959, in Kansas City and had lived in this area until moving in 1985. He is survived by a daughter Brandie Sportsman; his parents, Bobby and Patty Sportsman; a brother Bobby Sportsman, and a sister LeAnn Phillips.

SPRAGUE, Martha L. RIDDLE
b: Dec 16 1939, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
d: Mar 28 2007, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Clinton MO - Martha L. Sprague, 67, Deepwater, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital, in Kansas City, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Martha was born December 16, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, daughter of Lindsey Grant and Ethleen Mae Owens Riddle. Preceding her in death is her mother, Ethleen Riddle. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Sprague; a daughter, Patricia Louise Spurgeon and husband, Curtis Dale; her father, Lindsey Riddle and one granddaughter, Marigrace Christine Heinze.

SPREIER, Georgia Ann PARKS BOLES
b: Oct 2 1926, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Dec 20 1994, Woodard, OK
bur: Englewood Cemetery SL-SP, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Reser Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Georgia Ann Parks, 68, Warsaw, died Tuesday, December 20, 1994, at Woodard, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be Friday, December 23, at Englewood Cemetery, Clinton. She was born on October 2, 1926, in Clinton, the daughter of Clem Francis and Mary Elizabeth Schroth Parks. In May of 1944, she graduated from high school at Albuquerque, New Mexico. On September 29, 1944, she was united in marriage to Marion L. Boles and into this union two sons and one daughter were born. On December 1, 1952, she was united in marriage to Ralf E. Spreier and unto this union, one daughter was born. She had made her home in Colorado and worked as a mechanical draftsman, moving to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and continuing her career, retiring in 1990. At that time, she moved to Warsaw where she had made her home until this year when she moved to Woodard, Oklahoma, to be near her daughter. She was a member of the Osage Valley Chapter #502 Order of the Eastern Star of Warsaw. She was preceded in death by her parents and one son, Marc E. Boles, on January 5, 1986. She is survived by one son, Larry D. Boles of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and two daughters, Linda A. Boles of Woodard, Oklahoma, and Rosemary A. Wilson of Minneapolis, Minnesota; seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren and one brother, Dwight L. Parks of Lamar, other relatives and friends.

SPRENGER, Anna Belle MANTONYA SCHMIDTT
b: Oct 8 1934, Henry Co, MO
d: Dec 30 1998, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK
bur: Tebo Church Cemetery, Leesville Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton Daily Democrat, Jan 18 1999 - Anna Belle (Mantonya) Sprenger was born October 8, 1934, in Henry County to Chester and Myrtle Mantonya. Anna Belle made her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She died December 30, 1998, at St. John's Medical Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Anna Belle is survived by her husband, Jerry, of the home; one daughter, Sonja, and husband, Mike, Claremore, Oklahoma, and four sons, Charles Schmitt and wife, Carrie, Keith Schmitt and wife, June, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alan Schmitt and wife, Mina, Oklahoma, Clifford Schmitt and wife, Tonya, Beggs, Oklahoma, and nine grandchildren. She is also survived by one brother, Everett Mantonya of Clinton, and four sisters, Dorothy Green of California, Mo., Ruth Moore, Martha Orr and Mary Batschelett, all of Clinton. Preceding her in death were her parents, two brothers, Lee Mantonya and Willie Earl Mantonya, and one sister, Eva Murray. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 2, 1999, at Airport Free Will Baptist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of which she was a faithful member. Graveside services were held at Tebo Baptist Church of Clinton, under the direction of Mark Griffeth, Memorial Funeral Home, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

SPRINGER, Leslie A.
b: Sep 23 1907, Pleasanton, Linn Co, KS
d: Jan 24 2007, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO
bur: Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn Co, KS
arr: Coffel-Schneider Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jan 25 2007 - Leslie A. Springer, 99, Carl Junction, was born September 23, 1907, in Pleasanton, Kansas, the son of Adam M. and Nancy R. Leonard Springer, and died Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. He grew up in rural Pleasanton, Kansas, and graduated from Pleasanton High School. He married Nettie Graham on December 8, 1932, in Pleasanton. He was employed by Peabody Coal Company. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pleasanton, Kansas, and the Christian Church in Clinton. He was preceded in death by his wife Nettie; two brothers Charles and Tolbert, and three sister, Anna, Alta and Alice. Survivors are two sons, Leslie Leon Springer and wife Dixie, Joplin, and David Springer and wife Hazel, Lawrence, Kansas; one daughter Rosalie Wood and husband Byrne, Russell, Kansas; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 27, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel, Pleasanton, Kansas. Interment will be in Pleasanton Cemetery.

SPRINGER, M. Virginia BRADFIELD AZBILL
b: abt 1922, Calhoun, Henry Co, MO
d: 1976, Chicago, Cook Co, IL
M. Virginia Springer, 54, of Independence, Mo., died Sunday June 26, 1976 at a hospital in Chicago, Ill. She was born in Calhoun, Mo. and had lived her 25 years. Mrs. Springer was a bookkeeper for Teamsters Union Local No. 541 before she retired. She was a member of the Beaumont Baptist Church. She leaves two sons, Jerry T. Azbill, Blue Springs, Mo. and James W. Azbill, Independence, Mo.; a daughter Mrs. Janiece Woody, Independence; and her mother Mrs. Mefford Bradfield also of Independence; a brother, William a Bradfield, Blairstown, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Effie Anna Smith, Oak Grove, Mo., and six grandchildren. Services were held Wednesday at the church; burial in Floral Hills Cemetery.

SPRINGER, Nettie M. GRAHAM
b: May 18 1909, Hume, Bates Co, MO
d: Sep 8 2002, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO
bur: Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn Co, KS
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Sep 9 2002 - Nettie M. Springer, 93, Carl Junction, was born May 18, 1909, in Hume, the daughter of Carl and Nellie Bishop Graham. She died Sunday morning, September 8, 2002, at the National Healthcare in Joplin. She grew up in the rural areas of Missouri and Kansas and graduated from Pleasanton High School. She married Leslie A. Springer on December 8, 1932, in Pleasanton, Kansas. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Eastern Star in Pleasanton, Kansas, and the Clinton Christian Church. She was preceded in death by one sister, Belva Mikes. Survivors include her husband, Leslie A. Springer of the home, two sons, Leslie Leon Springer and wife Dixie, Joplin, and David Springer and wife Hazel, Lawrence, Kansas; one daughter, Rosalie Wood and husband Byrne, Russell, Kansas; one sister, Ethel Fultz, Pleasanton, Kansas; nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will beTuesday, September 10, at the Coffel-Schneider Chapel in Pleasanton, Kansas. Interment will be in the Pleasanton Cemetery.

SPRINGSTUBE, Letha Marie
b: Jan 5 1914
d: Dec 24 2002, Lowry City, St. Clair Co, MO
bur: White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS
arr: Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Dec 26 2002 - Letha Marie Springstube, 88, Osceola, a retired secretary, died Tuesday, December 24, 2002, at Truman Lake Manor, Lowry City. Funeral services will be Monday, December 30, in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita, Kansas. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Wichita.

SPRINKLES, Deborah Denise
b: Jul 11 1957
d: Aug 31 2011, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Cremation
arr: Heartland Cremation & Burial Society
Debbie D. Sprinkles, 54, Clinton, MO, passed away August 31, 2011. A memorial service will be held Tuesday September 6th at Quarles Baptist Church, 785 N. Highway 13, Clinton, MO. Debbie was a kind & caring person. She worked many years as a CNA. Debbie cared for everyone like they were family. Her mother, Frances Parker who was waiting at Heavens Gate with open arms to embrace her and show her the way, preceded her in death. We will miss her dearly. She leaves behind many loved ones, her boyfriend Dave Combs of 9 years, her father Charles Parker, her 2 brothers Russell Parker, and his wife Sharon, David Parker & his wife Diane, her 2 sisters, Sharon Jegen and her husband Bill and Emily Buck. She also leaves behind her aunts, cousins, and many other family members who love her.

SPROUSE, Sharon Kay RIDENOUR
b: Apr 3 1947, Henry Co, MO
d: Sep 15 2008, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Cremation
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Sep 17 2008 - Sharon Kay Sprouse, 61, of Clinton, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2008, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. Sharon was born on April 3, 1947, in Henry County, to Clay and Pearl "Von Cannon" Ridenour. Sharon was a homemaker and child care provider for many years in the Henry County area. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include five daughters: Laura Gallagher of Clinton, Brenda Morales and her husband Danny Joe of Kansas City, Carla Heflin and her husband Mark of Greenwood, Crystal Sprouse and Jennifer Sprouse, both of Lee's Summit; two sons, Ronald Gallagher of Kearney and Michael Gallagher of Kansas City; two brothers, Leslie and John; one sister, Martha Sharon; six grandchildren, Nathan, Alexis, Lacy, Tre, Jeremy and Madisyn; and two great-grandchildren, Trai Mark and Alysia. Following cremation, there will be a private family service held at a later date.

SPRY, Harold Fern
b: Jun 2 1915, Urich, Henry Co, MO
d: May 20 2003, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Urich Cemetery, Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jun 4 2003 - Harold F. Spry was born June 2, 1915, at Urich, son of Fern and Olive Stewart Spry. He died May 20, 2003 at Westwood Nursing Center. He married the former Nadine Ruth Barnett at Creighton on December 24, 1937. She preceded him in death June 30, 2000. He was a member of the Urich Christian Church, serving as an elder, a 4-H leader for over 40 years, served on the Urich School Board and various township committees. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his mother, who died at his birth, and he was adopted by his Uncle Ben and Aunt Maude Spry; infant sister Mary Louise Spry; sister Clara Lee Young; his stepmother Lucy Spry and son-in-law Russ Privette in 1997. He is survived by one son William F. "Bill" Spry and wife Patty, Urich; two daughters, Olive Kay Wells, Urich, Ruth E. Privette, Kansas City; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 23 at Consalus-Bradley Chapel, Urich. Burial was in Urich Cemetery.

SPRY, Nadine Ruth BARNETT
b: Jan 15 1911, N of Urich, Henry Co, MO
d: Jun 30 2000, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Urich Cemetery, Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Clinton Daily Democrat, Jul 17 2000 - Nadine Ruth Barnett, second daughter of John and Hattie (Giltner) Barnett, was born January 15, 1911, north of Urich, and died June 30, 2000, at Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton after an illness of nearly eight months. Nadine was educated in Henry County rural schools and graduated from Training High School in Warrensburg. She attended college and received her life teaching certificate from Central Missouri State Teacher's College. She taught seven years before being united in marriage to Harold F. Spry on December 24, 1937. They established their home two miles north of Urich. They were the parents of Olive Kay, William Fern and Ruth Ellen. Nadine was a faithful member of the Urich Christian Church for over 60 years. She was an active member of the Grand River Homemakers Club, continuing to contribute as a hostess and handcrafting items for the silent auction. Her sewing skills were evident in her home and items she made for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In 1966, Nadine resumed her teaching career in the Sherwood Cass R-8 School District. In 1971, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree with additional hours toward a reading specialist degree. She taught for 10 years in the remedial reading department at Sherwood, retiring in 1976 but continued to substitute until 1987. Nadine was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Evelyn Sloan in 1938 and a son-in-law, Russ Privette in 1997,. She is survived by her beloved husband, Harold, Westwood Nursing Home; devoted children, Olive Kay Wells and Bill Spry and wife, Patty, of Urich, and Ruth Privette of Kansas City; her sister, Beulah Sundberg of Bettendorf, Iowa, and brother, Virgil Barnett and wife, Lela, Clinton; grandchildren, Mark Wells, Marla Boydston, Johna Wells, Greg Wells, Jill, Jordan, Jayme and Jaclyn Spring; step-grandchildren, Bill and Shelli Lictenagger, Russ and Roxann Privette; step-great-grandchildren, Jacob Kessler and Emily Lictenagger. Memorial services were held at Consalus Chapel in Urich, July 3. Pall bearers were nephews, Wayne Montgomery, Sam Sloan, Jr., Daryl Sloan, Gary Sloan, Larry Barnett and Lee Meyer. Burial was at the Urich Cemetery.

SPRY, Patty Marie KIDWILER
b: Mar 11 1952, Henry Co, MO
d: Apr 1 2010, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, May 5 2010 - Patty Marie Spry, daughter of T. C. and Pauline (Cruce) Kidwiler, was born March 11, 1952 in Henry County. She died on April 1, 2010, at golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton. Patty was an Orthodox member of the Church of Jesus Christ Restored of Clinton. She was devoted to her family and loved god. She was dearly loved and will be missed by many. Patty is survived by her daughters, Jill, Jayme, Jordan and Jaclyn; three grandchildren, Aiyana, Jonathan and Cristian. She is also survived by four sisters and brothers, Alan, Mike, Almira and Gloria. Memorial services were held at Vansant-Mills Chapel on Tuesday, April 6.

SPRY, Paula Jean O'BANNON
b: Jul 15 1959, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Dec 18 2004, Columbia, Boone Co, MO
bur: Cable Ridge Cemetery, Benton Co, MO
arr: Reser Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Dec 20 2004 - Paula Jean Spry, 45, died Saturday, December 18, 2004, at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia. She was born in Clinton on July 15, 1959, the daughter of David Lee and Ruth E. Long O'Bannon. She graduated from Blue springs High School in the Class of 1976. On January 20, 1996, she was married to Stanley D. Spry in Warsaw. They made their home on the farm near Warsaw. She is survived by her husband Stanley, of the home; two daughters, Shawna O'Bannon and Amanda Jones, both of Clinton; one son, Jeremy Jones, also of Clinton; one stepson, Shane Spry, Lincoln; one stepdaughter, Sarah Traun, Grandview, Washington, and seven grandchildren, Brennon Brown, Brittni Brown, RayLee Scribner, Davin Scribner, Mason O'Bannon, Anthony Jones and Coby Deion; two sisters, Ginger Furnell, Nashville, Tennessee, and Angela Rialti, Overland Park, Kansas; one stepsister, Karen Atkins, Osage Beach; one half-brother Rob Rialti, Sedalia; her mother and stepfather, Ruth and bob Rialti, Sedalia; her stepmother Billie O'Bannon, Sunrise Beach; her maternal grandmother, Helen Scranton, Urich; several aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by one brother, Kevin Dale O'Bannon; her father, David Lee O'Bannon. Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 21, at Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw. Burial will be in the Cable Ridge Cemetery near Edwards.

SPRY, Rolla Cleveland
b: Jan 21 1885, Henry Co, MO
d: Sep 26 1946, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
bur: Urich Cemetery, Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
Cass County Democrat Missourian, Oct 3 1946: Rolla C Spry Dies September 26, Mail Carrier Between Harrisonville and Clinton Succumbs at Home, Here After Two Years of Illness, Funeral Sunday - Rolla C Spry, 61 years old, died at 9 o'clock Thursday morning, September 26, 1946, at his home, 805 Main Street, Harrisonville. Mr. Spry had been ill the last two years with a heart ailment, hence his death was not unexpected. He had lived in Harrisonville the last seven years, coming here from Urich, Mo., when he was awarded the contract, effective July 1, 1939, of carrying mail between Harrisonville and Clinton. Mr. Spry succeeded Floyd Hertzberg, who had been carrier ever since the K.C.C.&S. (Leaky Roof) railroad was abandoned in 1935. Born in Henry County Rolla Cleveland Spry was born January 21, 1885, in Henry County, Mo., his parents being George William and Elzerene Spry. He grew to manhood in his native community and in 1910 was united in marriage with Miss Alice Lear. Several years they shared their home with Estel Spry. Mrs. Spry died in April, 1928 and in April, 1929, Mr. Spry and Nannie Louise Landfather were married, and from then on little Alice Landfather was reared and educated by them as their own daughter. Mrs. Nannie Louise Spry died June 13, 1938 and on November 12, 1941, Mr. Spry and Mrs. Janie Mae Remington of Harrisonville were married. Since the time he was stricken, his mother-in-law, Mrs. Shaper, lived with them to assist in his care. Mr. Spry united with the Urich Christian church at the age of 15 years and had served that church in capacities of Sunday School superintendent, deacon, and in its music department, faithfully and consistently, until he moved to Harrisonville to become a star route mail carrier. In early life Mr. Spry was a farmer and was associated in different businesses while living in Urich. At one time he was business manager for the Farmers Elevator there. Funeral Sunday Afternoon Mr. Spry was preceded in death by four brothers, Corbin, Coy, Ben and Fern. Surviving are his wife, two sisters, Mrs. Ludie Mendenhall and Mrs. Bessie Bryant, both of Urich, Mo; his foster daughter, Miss Alice Landfather, of California; a stepson, Elwood Remington of Kansas City; a number of nephews, nieces and a host of friends. The funeral was in the Urich Christian church Sunday afternoon, September 29. Burial was in the Urich cemetery.

SPURGEON, Brenda J. BUCK
b: Feb 24 1944, Paragould, Greene Co, AR
d: Sep 24 2005, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Langsford Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Sep 26 2005 - Brenda J. Spurgeon, 61, Clinton, died Saturday, September 24, 2005, at her home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, September 28, at the Langsford Funeral Home in Lee's Summit, with burial in Peaceful Home Cemetery in Deepwater. She was born February 24, 1944, in Paragould, Arkansas. She married Jerry Spurgeon June 13, 1972. She was preceded in death by her father James K. Buck. Survivors include her husband Jerry of the home; one son Curt Spurgeon of Raytown; one daughter Teresa Hughes of Roeland Park, Kansas; her mother Edith Bell of Lee's Summit; two brothers, James K. Buck Jr. of Lee's Summit and Gary W. Buck of Lee's Summit; one nephew David Buck of San Francisco, California, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

SPURGEON, Gladys L. BUNCH
b: Sep 24 1922, St. Clair Co, MO
d: Jun 19 1999, Richmond, Ray Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton Daily Democrat - Mrs. Gladys L. Spurgeon, 76, Lawson, died Saturday, June 19, 1999, at the Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond. Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 23 at the Jarman Chapel in Lawson with graveside services at the Peaceful Home Cemetery, southeast of Deepwater. Mrs. Spurgeon was born on September 24, 1922, in St. Clair County to Hugh and Esther (Koger) Bunch. She had lived in the Lawson area for the past 42 years. She was a homemaker and had been employed most recently as a real estate sales agent with the Nolker Real Estate company in Lawson. Earlier she had been employed as a telephone switchboard operator with the Bell Telephone Company in Kansas City for several years. She was married on February 6, 1948, to Harlen Spurgeon. She was a charter member of the Knoxville Community Church near Knoxville. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Kermit Bunch and Buel Bunch, and a sister, Helen Tyler. She is survived by her husband Harlen Spurgeon, of the home; one son, Rickey Spurgeon of Olathe, Kansas; one daughter and son-in-law, Pat and Steve Dearing of Parkville; two brothers, Reed Bunch of Clinton and Royce Bunch of Riverside; one sister, Betty Lamp of Gladstone; two grandchildren.

SPURGEON, Harrison E.
b: abt 1923
d: Jan 28 2008, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jan 30 2008 - Harrison E. Spurgeon, 85, Clinton and formerly of Lowry City, died Monday, January 28, 2008, at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. He was a longtime Lowry City resident and served as mayor for 12 years. He was a Navy Veteran of World War II. Among survivors are his wife, Catherine, of the home; two sons, Jim of Clinton and Gary of Fair Play; seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Friday, February 1, at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel in Osceola. Burial with military honors will be in Peaceful Home Cemetery, rural Deepwater.

SPURGEON, Janene Kay
b: Nov 16 1957, Englewood, Humboldt Co, CA
d: Sep 17 2004, Raytown, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Sep 20 2004 - Janene Kay Spurgeon was born November 16, 1957 in Englewood, California. She died Friday, September 17, 2004, at her home in Raytown. On August 7, 1987, she was married to Curtis Dale Spurgeon in Pleasant Hill. She is survived by her husband Curtis of the home; her children Bill Spurgeon, Raytown, Corinna Hopkins of the home, Jason Spurgeon and his wife Elisa, Buckner, and Tiffany Spurgeon of the home; her mother Irene Fenton, Harrisonville; eight grandchildren, Zachery Spurgeon, Jordan Spurgeon, Mason Spurgeon, Paige Hopkins, Kurtis Hopkins, Savannah Hadley, Katie (Katiebug) Spurgeon, and Trevor Spurgeon; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jerry and Brenda Spurgeon of Clinton; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, John and Opal Estrada of Roeland Park, Kansas; a sister-in-law, Teresa Hughes of Roeland Park, Kansas. Funeral services will be Monday, September 20, Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel, Osceola. Burial was in Peaceful Home Cemetery.

SPURGEON, Laura Pearl CLARK
b: May 8 1901, near Iconium, St. Clair Co, MO
d: Nov 14 1994, Lowry City, St. Clair Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Laura Pearl Spurgeon was born May 8, 1901 near Iconium to Monroe and Dora Nelson Clark. She passed away November 14, 1994 at Truman Lake Manor in Lowry City, where she had made her home the past five years. She attended school at Smith Bend, a country school, through the eighth grade. In June of 1918 she was united in marriage to William Spurgeon. They made their home in the Smith bend community for many years. After losing their first daughter at two weeks of age they raised ten children, all of whom survive. Laura once said that she had so many children that she did not have time for a hobby or to belong to any organizations. Laura was a member of the Park Grove Christian Church and was faithful in her attendance as long as her health permitted. She was also preceded in death by her husband William E. Spurgeon. She is survived by six sons; Harlen of Polo, Mo., Roy of Deepwater, John W., of Kingsville, Charles of Garden City, Tom of Lowry City, and Jerry of Lee's Summit, four daughters; Mrs. Aurdia Raley of Pleasant Hill, Mrs. Wilma Manbeck of Kansas City, Mrs. Betty Leftwich of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mrs. Joyce Moles of Garden City, one brother, Marvin Clark of Belton, twenty-three grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Laura maintained a closeness with her family that will remain a treasure to all of them for many years. Funeral services were Thursday, November 17, at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel. Burial was at Peaceful Home Cemetery.

SPURGEON, Peggy Joan MIDDAUGH
b: Nov 14 1937, Deepwater, Henry Co, MO
d: Apr 1 2003, Garden City, Cass Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Apr 3 2003 - Peggy Joan Middaugh Spurgeon, 65, Garden City, died Tuesday, April 1, 2003, at the age of 65. She was born November 14, 1937, to Ralph and Margaret Hendrix Middaugh in Deepwater. She was married November 26 1955, to Charles Robert Spurgeon. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Charles R. Spurgeon; four children, Nancy White and Bryon of Greenwood, Julie Simons of Grandview, Carl Spurgeon of the home, Linda and Bruce Sloan of Pleasant Hill; her mother, Margaret Dalton, Cameron and Calhoun; two brothers, Ralph D. Middaugh and Jerry Middaugh of Independence; three sisters, Wanda Hardin of Cameron, Barbara Mooneyham of Springfield, and Sarah Reibli of Humble, Texas, as well as eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Ralph Middaugh and a sister Janice Foster. She loved to read and study. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1955 and continued to show a belief in the importance of education by taking courses her whole life. She felt so strongly about education that she served as a volunteer at East Lynne Elementary School. She worked in the banking industry for many years and retired from the Garden City Bank where she was employed as a compliance officer and notary. Recently she received her private investigator's license and was preparing for that work at the time of her death. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 5, at Sheldon-Goodrich Funeral Home in Osceola. Burial will be in Peaceful Home Cemetery.

SPURGEON, Russell D.
b: May 5 1928, near Brownington, Henry Co, MO
d: Sep 4 1996, Joplin, Jasper Co, MO
bur: Peaceful Home Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Russell D. Spurgeon, 68, Joplin, died Wednesday, September 4, 1996, at Freeman Medical Center in Joplin after a lengthy illness with emphysema. He was born May 5, 1928, near Brownington, the sixth son of Lee Roy and Bernice Powell Spurgeon. He attended schools in Brownington and Deepwater. After his discharge from the U.S. Army Air Force, he moved to Stockton, California, where he remained until 1972. At that time he moved his family to Joplin where he lived until his death. He was a veteran of World War II, a carpenter and building contractor by trade. He was an avid outdoorsman, especially enjoying camping out, fishing and hunting. Survivors are his three daughters, Diann Fortado and husband, Richard, of Oakdale, California, Nancy Slaughter and husband, Randy, and Laura Spurgeon of Joplin; one son, Roy Spurgeon and wife, Marlena, also of Joplin; one brother and sister-in-law, Harrison Spurgeon and wife, Catherine, of Lowry City; nine grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Mary Alice Spurgeon and Lenoir Spurgeon Sayles; five brothers, Shelton, William, Irvin, Edwin and Roy Lee; also one infant grandson. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, September 10, at Peaceful Home Cemetery near Mt. Zion. Arrangements by Parker Funeral Home of Joplin. Cremation.

SPURLOCK, Sidney T.
b: Jul 3 1857, Tennessee
d: Feb 28 1929, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - Sidney T. Spurlock died at his home on South Orchard Street Thursday, February 28, at 6:45 a. m., after an illness that has extended over more than two years. When his health commenced to fail rapidly, his son, Jim, of Minneapolis, Minn., gave up his position there and came home to assist his father run the clothing store on the north side of the square. About a year ago, he grew worse so they sold the business out February, 1928, and Mr. Spurlock and wife went to Hot Springs, Ark., where he tried the baths. In a short while they returned to Clinton, as he did not seem to improve. He had spent the greater part of this last year in the home cared for by his devoted wife and this son, who left nothing undone. For several days before his death, he was unconscious. Deceased was born in Tennessee July 3, 1857. He was united in marriage October 10, 1887, to Miss Katherine Ashton. Six children were given to this union, two of whom survive to comfort the mother. They are Jim, who has been at home with his father the past two years, and Jesse, who is a shoe salesman in Oklahoma and Texas. He arrived the night before his father died. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. W. S. Dade, Nevada; Miss Gabrella Spurlock and Haywood Spurlock, Versailles; Mrs. Dr. R. A. Keiffer, St. Louis, Mo. Deceased had been in the clothing and mercantile business since 1888. He had operated 14 stores over the state of Missouri, being in business in Clinton about five years. He came here from Lee's Summit. He made many friends in Clinton business circles and all regretted when he had to give up his business here. Mr. Spurlock was converted and united with the M. E. Church, South, about 25 years ago. He also belonged to the Elks for a number of years. He was devoted to his home and never was as happy as when his friends were visiting him. He enjoyed entertaining at dinner and as his sons grew up, their friends were always welcome. He was a kindly man, who cheered all along life's pathway. He loved nature and out of doors. Fishing was his recreation and he had talked all winter about the fishing season that was approaching. He loved the flowers in his wife's garden and helped her care for them. Our hearts go out to this beloved companion for their marriage has been tender and happy. She will miss him most of all. Only can she stand it by the Comforter coming into her heart and her mind and hands be occupied by doing for others. A short service was conducted at the family home Friday morning after which his body was taken to his old home in Versailles, Mo., where the funeral service was conducted and his body laid in the cemetery there.

SQUIRES, Canady
b: abt 1898
d: Mar 18 1905, Windsor, Henry Co, MO
bur: Laurel Oak Cemetery SH-ST, Windsor, Windsor Twp, Henry Co, MO
Windsor Missouri, Mar 25 1905 - Last Saturday afternoon, the town of Windsor was thrown into great excitement over the sad accident which befell Canady, the 7 year old son of Mayor Squires and wife. With a number of other boys, he was playing on the banks of Rock Island Lake when Ralph Bowen, one of the part, the 13 year old son of John Bowen, came rowing to the bank in a boat, with his rifle, and in some accidental manner, the gun went off, striking young Squires in the forehead, killing him almost instantly. All of the boys ran with the exception of John Bowen and another youth, who stayed and bathed the dead boy's forehead until the arrival of his grand mother. Funeral services were Monday, with the loving remains buried in Windsor Cemetery. R. Bowen and daughter, Mrs. Peckenpaugh, and Mrs. Frank Wright, cousin of the deceased, all of this city, attended the funeral.

SQUIRES, Cynthia Henrietta McNEELEY
b: Jun 4 1843, Benton Co, MO
d: Oct 18 1906, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Laurel Oak Cemetery SH-ST, Windsor, Windsor Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO, Oct 20 1906 - The death of Mrs. J. B. Squires occurred at the home of Dr. B. B. Barr, on the corner of 2nd and Grand River streets, from a complication of diseases at 7 a.m. Thursday. Born near Warsaw, June 4, 1843. Maiden name Miss Cynthia McNeely and one sister survives her, Mrs. E. A. Caldwell of near Windsor. She married J. B. Squires Feb. 12, 1861 and he died five years ago. She sold her Windsor home then and as her health was extremely delicate, she passed the summer at her daughter's, Mrs. Barr's and the winters with her other daughter, Mrs. A. L. Churchill of Vinita, I.T. who has been at her bedside since Tuesday. Also one son, G. W. Squires of Windsor, and four grandchildren. She was raised in the Presbyterian faith, a sweet Christian woman, whose touch soothed when pain ran riot, and her gentle words gave hope when death was knocking at her door.

SQUIRES, Jerome B.
b: Nov 12 1837, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO
d: 6 1901, Windsor, Henry Co, MO
bur: Laurel Oak Cemetery SH-ST, Windsor, Windsor Twp, Henry Co, MO
Death of Jerome B. Squires at Windsor - The Tribune very much regrets to learn of the death of its old friend, Mr. Jerome B. Squires at his home in Windsor, which occurred on Tuesday, the 6th at noon. He had been suffering from a serious ailment for a number of years, and was confined to his bed a couple of weeks. He leaves a wife and three children; Mrs. Dr. B. B. Barr, of Clinton; Mrs. Lud Churchill, of Vinita, I.T., and William of Windsor. His remains were laid to rest in Laurel Oak cemetery at Windsor on Thursday morning. The deceased was an esteemed citizen, a devoted husband and father, and had a host of friends, who will sympathize with the family in their deep bereavement. Mr. Squires was 64 years of age last March. He was born in Tebo township, and was the son of Colonel Geo. W. Squires, one of the most prominent of the early settlers of this county, having located near Calhoun in 1835. At the age of 18 years Jerome Squires became a salesman in the mercantile establishment of James Atkinson at Warsaw, who conducted both a jobbing and retail business. Warsaw then done the largest business of any town in Southwest Missouri. In 1865 he was engaged in business at Sedalia, and in 1867 he began business in Calhoun; later he formed a copartnership with J. O. Edmondson, now of Kansas City. He engaged in farming for awhile near Calhoun, sold out, bought a fine farm near Shawnee Mound and engaged in the mercantile business at that place. After selling out there he removed to Windsor, where he engaged in business, but finally retired on account of failing health. In 1861 he was married to Miss Henrietta McNeeley of Benton county. He was genial, kind and obliging, and was always popular and successful in business. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity for many years, his parent lodge being No. 184, Calhoun.

STADLER, Norma Jean ALLEN
b: Jun 5 1937, Independence, Jackson Co, MO
d: Sep 10 1999, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Finey Church Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Reser Funeral Home
Clinton Daily Democrat, Sep 13 1999 - Norma Jean Stadler, 62, rural Deepwater, died Friday afternoon, September 10, 1999, at the Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton. She was born on June 5, 1937, in Independence, the daughter of Louis B. and Mildred Pyle Allen. She grew up in Independence and made her home in the Kansas City area where she was a waitress for several years. On October 1, 1986, she was married to Edwin Stadler and they made their home in the Finey community near Deepwater. She enjoyed making many craft items that she displayed at her home. She was preceded in death by her mother and son, Rick Sloan. She is survived by her husband Edwin of the home; her father Louis Allen of Morton, Washington; one stepson Albert Stadler and his wife Jill, Joplin, and one stepdaughter Audara Charlton and her husband Mike, Columbia; a step grandson, Kerry Andrew Stadler and a step granddaughter Tara Hawk; one brother Richard Allen, Cussita, Alabama. Funeral services will be Tuesday, September 14, at Reser Funeral Home, Warsaw. Burial will be in the Finey Cemetery, near Deepwater.

STALKER, Harlin Jr.
b: Oct 22 1924, near Dadeville, Dade Co, MO
d: Feb 17 1994, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Urich Cemetery, Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Consalus Funeral Homes
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Harlin Jr. Stalker was born October 22, 1924 near Dadeville, Mo., the son of Ronald Lee and Sarah Elizabeth (Ayers) Stalker. During his early years, his family moved to Bolivar. He was the youngest of eight children. On January 15, 1943, he was married to Mable Louise Foster. To this union four children were born, Ronald, Harlene, Sandy and Robin. Mr. Stalker was a member of Teamsters Local #101 and worked in heavy construction most of his life. He also was a lifetime member of the American Veterans Post #120 in Urich. He is survived by one son, Ronald Stalker, Independence; three daughters, Harlene Ingham, Sandy Johnson and Robin Brown, all of Urich; a sister, Harriet Brobisky, Springfield; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and Mable, who remained a lifelong friend. He was preceded in death by three brothers, William Stalker, Carl Stalker and Harry Stalker; three sisters, Bess Farmer, Pauline Crain and Francis Miles. He enjoyed his large family group and a host of friends. Graveside services were held Saturday, February 19, 1994 at the Urich Cemetery.

STANDIFORD, Theresa Sue BURTON
b: Sep 7 1954, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Dec 9 1971, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton Daily Democrat, Monday, Dec 13 1971 - Rites Here For Slain Housewife - Graveside services were held at Englewood Cemetery Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Teresa Sue Standiford, 17, native Clintonian, who was found slain in the basement of her Kansas City home last Thursday. Rites were held Saturday at Hinton Chapel, Raytown. Mrs. Standiford was born at Clinton. Her maternal grandfather is Judge Floyd Sperry and her paternal grandmother is Mrs. Jonah Burton, both of Clinton. Mrs. Standiford had lived in the Kansas City area most of her life. She attended Raytown High School and was a member of the Eastwood Hills Baptist Church. Besides her two grandparents, she leaves her husband Pvt. David Standiford, with the third Marine Division, San Diego; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Burton, former Clintonians; two brothers, Robert H. Burton and Michael A. Burton, and a sister, Martha Lou Burton, all of 5133 South Booth, Kansas City. Mrs. Glenn Burton is the former Nancy Sperry. Kansas City police theorize that the 17-year-old housewife may have been killed when she interrupted a burglary at her home at 3117 Topping. She had been beaten and shot. The Kansas City Star said Willie Dean Porter Jackson, Jr., 24, of Gary Indiana was charged Friday with first degree murder and was being held without bond in the Jackson County jail. The newspaper said that police would not comment on the ownership of a shotgun and a rifle Jackson was carrying when he was taken into custody early Wednesday. He was released from the municipal court Thursday about two hours after the slaying was discovered. A detective, Charles Gunlock, then compared a description of the man sought in the murder to the description of Jackson, and Jackson was arrested when he appeared to claim the weapons. Mrs. Standiford, who was pregnant, had been dead about 18 hours when her father, Glenn Burton, worried when he did not hear from her, discovered the body. She had been shot once in the left cheek and had suffered a skull fracture. Bruises and abrasions were found on her face and neck, Standiford, who had attended Raytown High School, was married to Marine Pvt. David Standiford in August. He left Tuesday for San Diego, but returned to Kansas City Friday. Police said they were successful in contacting a Gary man, also a magazine salesman and apparently a friend of Jackson, but officers would not release information on the conversation. The man, who reportedly was to comment on Jackson's where abouts, had been with Jackson earlier in the week. (Note: b: Sep 7 1954 - d: Dec 9 1971)

STANDKE, Caroline NEUMEISTER
b: Jan 28 1859, Wurttemberg, Germany
d: May 14 1928, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - The sweet spirit of Mrs. William F. Standke returned to its Maker Monday morning, May 14th, at 7 a.m., after a lingering illness, which lasted some three months. Many are the hearts made sad who have learned of her death which occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Braun where she had been tenderly cared for the past two weeks. It was also in this home she recovered from an attack of pneumonia in February, then returned to her own home, but not being any too strong other complications followed which, together with heart trouble, caused her death. Although she suffered intensely she was always kind and hopeful, until the last week, when she realized the end was near, and talked of going home to be with her beloved companion, who preceded her just one year ago May 7th. Her supreme task was that of a mother and she ever had the welfare of her children in her heart and prayers. She raised them to be honest and upright and to follow the Master she loved to serve. Mrs. Standke was a natural homemaker and enjoyed the culture of flowers and her garden, which was one of the most attractive in the community where she lived. Her flowers were always admired by all who passed the home, as she was a dear lover of the old fashioned flowers, as well as the new kinds, and it would be a difficult task to name the many different kinds to be found in "mother" Standke's flower garden. Her duty did not stop as a homemaker, but she has been a devoted wife and mother; a wonderful friend and oh such a good neighbor. We will all miss her - children, neighbors and friends. Caroline Neumeister was born at Wirtenburg, Germany, January 28th, 1859, and came to American when a small girl and settled in Ohio. She was married to Wm. F. Standke, Oct. 10th, 1875, at Rocky Ridge, Ohio. To this union seven children were given. All are living and are as follows: Wm. F. Standke Jr., New Orleans, La.; Mrs. D. J. Blatt and Mrs. Emma C. Neif, of Toledo, Ohio; O. D. and Geo. F., of Kansas City; Mrs. John Braun and Charles Standke, near the home. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren. All her children were present for the funeral except Mrs. Neif, whose health prevented her coming. Mrs. Standke was a devout member of the Evangelical church for many years, and in her younger days was active in church work, always willing to the end to help in anything the church of her community would undertake, many times helping to pay the pastor or help with other things, but her membership was never moved from her own beloved church. She was always ready to help those in need and to administer to the sick. Her life was one of usefulness and her sweet memory will live long in the New Harmony community where she had spent the greater part of her life, having lived among us for the past 46 years. Her funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at the Golden Gate Church. A large crowd was present at the funeral and followed the body to the beautiful Englewood Cemetery near Clinton, where she was tenderly laid to rest beside her companion.

STANISLAUS, Genevieve "Jennie" SEATON
b: Sep 29 1933, Chilhowee, Johnson Co, MO
d: Dec 1 1996, St. Louis, St. Louis Co, MO
bur: Curryville Cemetery, Curryville, Pike Co, MO
Jennie Stanislaus, 63, Curryville, MO, died Sunday, Dec 1, 1996, at the Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Sep 29, 1933, in Chilhowee, the daughter of Fred and Dorothy Smith Seaton. On Dec 21, 1952, she married Ronald D. Stanislaus in Bluejacket, OK. He survives. Mrs. Stanislaus moved to Pike County in 1969 and had lived near Curryville for the past 23 years. She was a member of the Pike County Council Concern for Children and the Frankford Baptist Church, assisting her husband in pastoring that church and the Elm Grove Baptist Church. She was active in the Baptist associational work for many years. Survivors in addition to her husband are two daughters, Mrs. Jim (Rose) Van Luvan, Kirksville, and Patricia Stewart, Knob Noster; three brothers; five sisters; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Timothy Ray Stanislaus, in 1980. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec 4, at the Frankford Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Curryville Cemetery with the Mudd-Veach Funeral Home, Bowling Green, in charge.

STANLEY, Bertha E.
b: Jul 7 1911, Henry Co, MO
d: Nov 6 2004, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Maplewood Cemetery, Osage Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Nov 8 2004 - Bertha E. Stanley, 93, Clinton, died Saturday, November 6, 2004. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 10, at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, with burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Brownington. She was born in Henry County and was a lifelong resident. She is survived by her daughter Patty Hunter and husband Jay, Clinton, and her son Don Stanley, Henderson, Nevada, as well as three grandsons and two great-granddaughters.

STANSBERRY, Rachel G. OSBURN
b: Apr 8 1823, Fairfield Co, OH
d: Nov 22 1902, 8 mi NW of Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Carpenter Cemetery, Chilhowee, Johnson Co, MO
Clinton Missouri, Nov 29 1902 - Mrs. Rachel G. Stansberry (nee Osburn) departed this life November 22, 1902, at the home of Mr. Murphy, about eight miles northwest of Clinton. born in Fairfield County, Ohio April 8, 1823, being 79. Married to Wm. Henry Stansberry May 12, 1844. thirteen children, six boys and seven girls; all surviving but one. She united with the United Brethren Church at the age of 10 and remained a member until her death. She had 44 grandchildren of whom 36 are living and there are also five great-grandchildren. Her husband is still living, though in feeble health, his home being at Norris. Funeral conducted at the M.E. Church, South at Norris, on Sunday, November 23 and remains were laid to rest in Carpenter's Cemetery to await the resurrection morn. She lived many years in this part of the state, being highly respected and many friends mourn her loss.

STANSBERRY, Ralph Lee Sr.
b: Nov 5 1914, Blairstown, Henry Co, MO
d: Feb 6 1993, Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO
bur: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO
arr: Ben Cast & Son-Wood Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Ralph Lee Stansberry, Sr., age 78, Holden, passed away Saturday, February 6, 1993 at Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. He was born November 5, 1914 in Blairstown, the son of Jeptha Jarrett and Mellie Lee (Hicks) Stansberry. He lived in the Holden community most of his life. He married Verna Mae Marks in 1937 in Independence. Mr. Stansberry graduated from Holden High School in 1934 and worked five years in the 1930s for Dr. H. L. Mahnken, a veterinarian in Holden. He farmed for several years and served as superintendent of the Holden Water and Sewage Department for 28 years, retiring in 1979 due to ill health. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Holden and a former member of the Church Administrative Board. He was a life member of the Missouri Water and Sewage Association and a former member of the Holden Community Betterment Association. Surviving his passing are wife Verna Mae Stansberry of Holden; one son, Ralph Lee Stansberry, Jr., Pleasant Hill; three daughters, Judy Mae Rinck, Odessa, Verna Darlene Todd, Blue Springs, and Bertha Jean Kasper, Kansas City; 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandsons. Funeral services were Tuesday, February 9, 1993 at Ben Cast & Son-Wood Funeral Home, Holden. Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg.

STANSBERRY, William A.
b: Jan 2 1851, Fairfield Co, OH
d: Aug 2 1929, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - William A. Stansberry Dead - The subject of this sketch was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, January 2, 1851; departed this life August 2, 1929, aged 78 years and 7 months. He was the son of William H. and Rachel Stansberry, who were among our early pioneers, coming to Missouri when he was sixteen years of age. There was a family of thirteen children, five of whom are sill living - two sisters and three brothers. He was married to Sarah Ellen Webster, January 23, 1876. To this union four children were born - Blanchie Belle, who died in infancy; Hattie Anne, deceased, the wife of S. S. Patterson, John Webster, of the home, and Mary Jane, wife of C. E. Gray; one granddaughter, Mrs. Frank G. Butcher, had lived until her marriage in the home of her grandparents since the death of her mother, which occurred when she was eight years old. The two children of this granddaughter and the two children of the daughter have been the source of much joy and comfort in the last few years of his life. His funeral was preached in the Presbyterian church at Blairstown Sunday afternoon by Rev. Sam McCluney, of Osceola. Mr. McCluney served as pastor at Blairstown for several years and the two families had become close friends and we feel Mr. McCluney was in a position to truthfully say the fitting words which he spoke. He called him "Uncle Bill," and that sounded right, for we all know him by that name. The parable of the Good Samaritan, which he used in his remarks was also very applicable to this life. It was the unnoticed things, the things others would not want to do, he was most likely to do. He lived a quiet life but he "loved his neighbor as himself" to a greater degree than most of us, and it has been said, "He believed too much in people for his own good." That is doubtful, for only the pure and good hearted man or woman can do that, and it can never be to their own hurt. The minister said, "He practiced the principles of Christianity. Those words were fitly spoken and surely applies to his life. He had never united with any church, but he respected the church and her ministry to a higher degree than many of whom it may be said, "They joined the church in childhood." The minister idd not recommend this way, but said, There are those who find "The truth the way" sometime outside the church." "Uncle Bill was a staunch Democrat, and for many years looked upon as the leader of the Democracy of Big Creek township. Shall we call him a partisan? I looked to see what Daniel Webster called a partisan. You do the same. If he was, he was a mighty square one, and he could take any man of opposing belief by the hand and grant him in a jovial way the same privilege. He was a devoted husband to the invalid wife who for more than two years of serious sickness still survives him; a king and patient father and grandfather, a good citizen and friend. As a friend and neighbor, I have known him always and as "Uncle" Bill's spirit passed out so quietly, the other night, I do not believe there was any moaning at the bar when he put out to sea, and I believe for him the sun set and evening star was clear.

STANTON, James
b: Sep 15 1829, near St. Louis, MO
d: Jun 12 1907, S of Finey, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - The death of James Stanton occured at his home, one and one-half miles south of Finey, June 12, 1907 of complicated kidney trouble of six weeks duration. Born near St. Louis September 15, 1829. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Allen nearly 49 years. He was a Baptist in belief, always a friend to all and owed no man a collar. He had lived in this neighborhood for more than 50 years. He went to California in 1850 and was four months crossing the plains. He was in the Union army and honorably discharged for sickness. Leaves his devoted wife, two sons and three daughters living and three children dead. Those living are Mrs. N. E. Scott of Clinton; Mrs. Julia Smith of St. Clair County; John Stanton, Sulphur Springs Stock Farm near Finey; E. C. Stanton, Goodland, Kansas, and Mrs. Bessie Walen of Bandon, Oregon. All his children were at his bedside during his illness. He had 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

STAPF, Thomas
b: Feb 25 1868, Ohio
d: May 11 1937, Montrose, Henry Co, MO
bur: St. Ludger Cemetery, Deepwater Twp, Henry Co, MO
Montrose MO, Thursday, May 13 1937 - Thomas Stapf, died at his home in Montrose Tuesday (May 11, 1937) night at 11:30 after an attack of asthma which he suffered two hours earlier. He had been in his usual state of health and had bee down town in the afternoon. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at the Catholic church in Montrose. Burial will be in the Germantown cemetery. Thomas Stapf was born in Greenupsburg, Ohio on February 25, 1868, the son of Severin and Barbara Stapf. He came with his parents to Missouri Germantown community when about seven years old. On July 25, 1893, he was married to Frances Gockel. They lived in Germantown a few years after their marriage then moved to their farm where they lived for 32 years, retiring and moving to Montrose five years ago. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Stapf, a son and daughter died in infancy. Another son, John was a member of the U.S.S.G. during the World War and died in camp at Cicero, Ill, in October, 1918. Besides the widow he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Irene Vogel, and one granddaughter, Germaine Vogel, of Germantown. Other surviving relatives include three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Oswald, Urich; Mrs. Rose Blomert and Mrs. Minnie Steinbach of Montrose. Mr. Stapf was a member of the Catholic church. He was a solid substantial citizen, a thrifty farmer and an honest dependable neighbor and friend and will be missed in the home, church and community.

STAPLES, Barbara Jane CORRELL
b: Dec 30 1934, Henry Co, MO
d: Jun 3 2000, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Clinton Daily Democrat, Jun 15 2000 - Barbara Jane Staples, daughter of Raymond D. and Helen Lucille (Grasher) Correll, was born December 30, 1934, in Henry County, and died at her home in Clinton on June 3, 2000, at the age of 65 years. Barbara was a lifelong area resident. She worked for Westport Construction. Adams Mark, Holiday Inn and was currently working for Pathways where she had worked for the past seven years. She was a member of the Clinton United Methodist Church, the Clinton Chapter No. 73 Order of Eastern Star, where she was a a Past Worthy Matron, Past District Deputy Grand Matron of the 37th District and a representative to the state of New Mexico, Rainbow Girls, Roberta Rebekah Lodge and on the board of RSVP. Barbara is survived by three sons, Dwight Staples of Clinton, David Staples of Independence and Gary Staples of Fort Wayne, Indiana; one sister, Margaret Ann Brown of Leawood, Kansas, and three grandchildren, Shaea Staples and Page Staples of Independence, and Lauren Staples of Fort Wayne, Indiana, as well as one aunt, Ruby Zellers of O'Fallon, and one uncle, Lloyd Grasher of Hayward, California. Funeral services were held at the Vansant-Mills Chapel on Tuesday, June 6. Burial was in the Englewood Cemetery, Clinton.

STAPLES, Marie Elizabeth
b: Jul 1 1924
d: Mar 31 2004, Appleton City, St. Clair Co, MO
bur: St. Marys Cemetery, Montrose, Deepwater Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Hill & Son Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Apr 2 2004 - Marie Elizabeth Staples, 79, Appleton City, died Wednesday, March 31, at Appleton City Manor Nursing Home. She is survived by four daughters, Elaine Staples of Lee's Summit, JoAnn Simpson of Grain Valley, Patty Mulvey of Kansas City and Dorothy Weston of Montrose; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass will be Saturday, April 3, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Montrose, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Montrose.

STAPLES, Richard McKim "Dick"
b: Oct 24 1924, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Oct 29 1988, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co, KS
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Vansant-Mills Funeral Home
Clinton MO - R. M. Staples, 64, Leavenworth, KS, died Saturday, October 29, 1988, at the VA Medical Center. He was born in Clinton and was a lifelong area resident. He is survived by three sons, Dwight, of Kansas City, Gary, of Fort Wayne, IN, and David of Raytown; one brother, Tom of Huntsville, AL; a sister, Mildred Eakers of Putin Bay, OH. He was a Marine Corps veteran of WW II. Funeral services will be Wednesday at Vansant-Mills Chapel, with burial in Englewood Cemetery.

STARK, Henry
b: Apr 29 1857, Milwaukee, WI
d: May 18 1911, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Clinton MO - Henry Stark, for 18 years a prominent and progressive citizen of Clinton answered the final summons at 9:40 Thursday night, May 18th, after a brief illness. Mr. Stark had been in apparently his usual good health until the preceding Sunday night when he complained of acute bowel trouble. This continued and was diagnosed as obstruction of the bowel. As it did not yield to treatment, a surgical operation was decided upon. Dr. Robinson, an eminent Kansas City specialist, was summoned to perform the operation which he did Thursday afternoon. It was revealed that in addition to the obstruction, Mr. Stark was suffering from appendicitis of a very severe and advanced type and the surgeon and local physicians assisting were unanimous in deeming his chance for life practically nothing. He regained consciousness for awhile after the operation and seemed quite cheerful, but ere long lapsed into unconsciousness, and continued to sink until his death. Thus is ended a life that has been full of sunshine to those around him and full of help for the community in which the active and vigorous years of his life have been spent. His was a strong character. A man of sterling, practical common sense; of progressive spirit and persevering energy; and withal with a deep-planted love of his fellowmen which manifested itself day by day in every action of his everyday life - his was a nature that was a blessing to the community where his lot was cast. Henry Stark was the third of fourteen children born to Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Stark, and first saw the light of day in Milwaukee, Wis., April 29th, 1857. He therefore recently celebrated his 54th birthday. His father was a miller and millwright, and as a mere boy, Mr. Stark learned that trade with a thoroughness that made him a man recognized from coast to coast as an expert. As such he was considered by operative millers an authority on practical milling and he was twice honored by the Fraternity of Operative Millers of America, the national organization of the craft, by being elected President; and at the time of his death was a director in the Society. In 1879 he was married in St. Louis to Mrs. Annie Boehm, fourth daughter of Frank Boehm a noted St. Louis musician. In 1893, after two years of service with Meyer & Bulte as manager of their mill at Rolla, MO., he came to Clinton to manage the White Swan Mills; and for nearly a score of years he remained with that institution, making by their merit its products known not only from coast to coast, but into foreign countries as well. The firm of Meyer and Bulte was succeeded by the Bulte Milling Co., the mill was enlarged form time to time until it is one of the largest in the State of Missouri and with justifiable pride, Mr. Stark declared that it had always been run with a profit to the owners, and the financial troubles of the Bulte Company were apart from and independent of the Clinton White Swan Mills which was always a paying proposition. With the purchase of the Bulte properties by the Rankin interests, Mr. Stark's field of operation broadened and his responsibilities increased. He was placed in charge of both the Clinton mill and the larger and newer one in Kansas City and the new company insisted on his moving to Kansas City to operate both plants from that city. He consented to do this with considerable reluctance. He sold his residence property several weeks since and was preparing to this week give possession to the purchaser, William Ming, temporarily intending to occupy another home for two months and then move to Kansas City. Mr. Stark has ever been a busy man. He entered preeminently into the life of our city. He served several terms on the city council, and was progressive and gave abundantly of his time and energy to the upbuilding and beautifying of our city. In every movement looking to our municipal betterment, he was a leader; his influence and his contributions of work and money were always freely given in aid of any worthy object of a public character. As "one who loved his fellow men," his name should be written high. His affection for his friends was of that deep-rooted, enduring type that would sacrifice, and deem it a pleasure to sacrifice in the name of friendship. He was cheerful and full of sunshine in his daily life his cheery greeting falling like a benediction on those with whom he came in contact. His love of home and family was one of his most beautiful and absorbing traits. The fraternal instinct was also strongly implanted in his character. He was a charter member of Clinton Lodge No. 1034, B. P. O. Elks, and was ever one of its enthusiastic, helpful members. He served as Exalted Ruler, and later represented the lodge at the Grand Lodge meeting at Los Angeles, Cal. He was the earliest advocate for the purchase of a local Elks home, and it was very largely thorough his efforts that the magnificent club and lodge building now owned by the lodge was acquired and fitted up. He took a constant and active interest in the affairs of the order, and typified the spirit of brotherly love in all his relations with the member of that order, who will sadly miss his kindly presence, his good-fellowship and his uplifting influence. On account of his death, a class initiation arranged for Saturday night, 20th, has been postponed until Saturday night, May 27th. Mr. Stark was also a member of the Woodmen of the World and Modern Woodmen of America. He took a keen interest in the progress and growth of the local Catholic church and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Home Chautauqua, taking active interest in the preparation of a program now in progress. Of the large family of brothers and sisters, nine survive him, as well as his beloved wife and daughter Miss Flossie. To these bereaved ones will be accorded the sympathy of a community which shared with them the pride and appreciation of his splendid character and which stands uncovered in sorrow for the passing of one whose life meant so much to us all. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The service will be at the Catholic church and interment will be at Englewood cemetery according to the beautiful and impressive ritualistic service of the Elks order.

STARK, Robert E. "Bob"
b: Jun 18 1921, S of Frankford, Pike co, MO
d: Jul 6 2003, Frankford, Pike Co, MO
bur: Fairview Cemetery, Frankford, Pike Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jul 8 2003 - Robert E. (Bob) Stark, 82, Frankford, died Sunday, July 6, 2003, at his residence. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, July 9, at the Fairview Cemetery in Frankford. He was born June 18, 1921, south of Frankford, the son of Harry W. and Winnie J. Holman Stark. On January 24, 1942, he married Evea Grace Wilson, who died April 13, 1985. Survivors include one son Tom Stark and wife Ellen, Hannibal; two daughters, Kay S. Reading and Bill Unsell of Bowling Green, Debbie Sieger and husband Dennis, Clinton; three granddaughters, Kathy Cooper and husband Rod, St. Louis, Krista Rice and husband Rich, Hannibal, Kami Harsell and husband Chris, also of Hannibal; three great-grandchildren, Courtney Cooper, Chaney Cooper and Hayden Rice, and one long-time special friend, Muriel Oberman, Bowling Green. Along with his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by an infant brother, an infant sister and his grandson, Tim Reading, July 6, 1995. Mr. Stark spent his entire life on the family farm. He was a member of Frankford Presbyterian Church.

STARK, William H. S.
b: Jan 3 1827, Tennessee
d: Mar 13 1904, Chilhowee, Johnson Co, MO
bur: Carpenter Cemetery, Chilhowee, Johnson Co, MO
Clinton Missouri, Mar 19 1904 - William H. Stark, a pioneer of Johnson county, died at his home in Chilhowee Sunday morning with pneumonia. Born in Tennessee January 3, 77 years ago and, with Dr. Turk, moved to Johnson county in 1860 and in 1881, Dr. Turk moved to Henry County. Mr. Stark's first wife was a sister of Mrs. Dr. Turk, who has been dead a number of years, as are the two children born to them. His second wife survives him. Nine children were born to them, six living. J. S. Turk's wife, now deceased, was one of the children.

STARKES, James Mrs.
b: n/a
d: Jan 29 1887, 2 mi N of Urich, Henry Co, MO
Clinton Eye Feb 3 1887 - Mrs. James Starkes died at her home two miles north of Urich Saturday night last of pneumonia. (Jan 29 1887)

STARKS, Horatio Nevada
b: Dec 16 1866, Terre Haute, Vigo Co, IN
d: Feb 17 1948, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Cass County Democrat Missourian, February 26, 1948 - Horatio Nevada Starks was born at Terre Haute, Indiana, December 16, 1866. On March 30th, 1890 he was united in marriage with Emily Helen Mitchell. He was baptized in the Christian church at Urich, Mo. He passed away Tuesday, Feb 17 at Memorial hospital at Harrisonville. Mr. Starks was one of a family of eleven children, six boys and five girls. Only one brother, Edward, who lives in Colorado, survives. He is also survived by his wife Emily Helen Starks, a son, Everett B. Starks of Independence, Mo., and a daughter, Mrs. Lottie L. Trow of Kansas City, Mo. He also leaves other relatives and a host of friends to miss his friendly, cheerful disposition. Services were held Thursday afternoon at E. K. George and Sons chapel. Burial was made at Clinton, Mo.

STARKS, Lewis Terry
b: Mar 19 1905, Creighton, Cass Co, MO
d: Sep 21 1993, Independence, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Englewood Cemetery ST-TY, Clinton, Clinton Twp, Henry Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO - Lewis Terry Starks, 88, Tarsney Lakes in Jackson County, died Tuesday, September 21, 1993 at Truman Medical Center East. Graveside services were Friday, Sept. 24, 1993 at Englewood Cemetery in Clinton. Mr. Starks was born in Creighton and lived in Clinton for 40 years. He was married to Pansy Church of Deepwater. They moved to Tarsney Lakes in 1949. He worked for Mann Machine Shop and Adams Dairy before retiring. He attended the Seventh Day Masonic Lodge and the Ararat Shriners. He was preceded in death by his wife on Sept. 24, 1973. He is survived by a sister Ruby Trolinger, Clinton, and several nieces and nephews.

STARKS, Lorenz Powers "Buddy"
b: Oct 6 1894, Urich, Henry Co, MO
d: Nov 26 1945, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
bur: Urich Cemetery, Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
Cass County Democrat Missourian, Nov 29 1945 - L. P. Starks Dies Unexpectedly - Death Comes at 11:00 p.m. Monday Night at Home on south Independence Street Following Heart Attack, Funeral This Afternoon - Lorenz P Starks, better known to friends and relatives as "Buddy" Starks, died unexpectedly at 11 o'clock Monday night, November 26, 1945, at his home, 602 South Independence Street, Harrisonville. Mr. Starks, 51 years old, was stricken with a heart attack while in the John V. Carter store at 8 o'clock Monday morning. He made his way to his own place of business on the east side of the square and as his condition did not improve he went to the office of Dr. J. S. Triplett, who took him home. The trouble was diagnosed as coronary embolism, of a blood clot near the heart. He was to have been hospitalized Tuesday morning. A Native Missourian Born October 6, 1894, in Urich, Mo., Lorenz Powers Starks' parents were Benjamin Franklin and Mary A (Oliphant) Starks, who were married November 25, 1891 in Urich and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Harrisonville in 1941. The father was a harness maker and he and Mrs. Starks lived in Clinton, Garden City and Butler, Mo., and in Olathe, Kans. Prior to 1934 he established a harness shop in Harrisonville, his son coming here shortly after, using the front of the building for his shoe-repairing business. The father died here December 2, 1942, in his home, 300 East Mechanic Street, at the age of 74 years. Ever since Buddy had looked after the harness shop in addition to his shoe-repairing business. Buddy Starks was reared in Henry and Cass Counties. On March 5, 1917, he was united in marriage with Miss Gladys Maud Hartzler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J Hartzler of East Lynne. They made their home in Garden City where her death occurred July 16, 1936, at the age of 38 years. On December 25, 1938, Mr. Starks and Miss Helen Kelley, daughter of A. L. Kelley of Harrisonville, were married, the ceremony being performed in New Haven, Mo. They lived several years at 601 East Mechanic Street, moving this summer to the present residence which he and Mrs. Starks purchased from the estate of Mrs. R. W. Austin. Devoted to His Family Mr. Starks was devoted to his family, including his mother, whom he visited daily in her home, 300 East Mechanic Street. He had done much work making his new home what he desired for his wife and their daughter, Edwina Joanne, 4 years old. Most of the work was done in evenings, for his business took most of his daylight hours. Of pleasing personality, always having a cheerful greeting for all, he was universally liked. He had an extreme acquaintance in Cass County, especially in the Garden City and Harrisonville communities. His business was all that he and an assistant could handle. He was a member of the Methodist church and for a long time was a Sunday School superintendent in Garden City. He belonged to the I.O.O.F. Surviving Buddy Starks, besides his wife, daughter of and his mother, is a sister, Mrs. Clarence S. (Garnett) Hartzler, four and half miles southeast of Harrisonville. The funeral for Mr. Starks will be held this (Thursday) afternoon in the Harrisonville Methodist Church. Burial will be in Urich.

STARKS, Mary Ann OLIPHANT
b: Jun 22 1870, Osage Mission, KS
d: Oct 3 1948, Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
bur: Urich Cemetery, Bogard Twp, Henry Co, MO
Cass County Democrat Missourian, Oct 7, 1948 - Mrs. Mary Starks passed away at 11:45 a.m., Sunday, October 3, 1948 at her home, 300 East Washington, Harrisonville. Death was due to a heart attack. She had been in ill health for the past two years. Mary Ann Oliphant was born June 22, 1870 at Osage Mission, Kans, the oldest child of Samuel Joseph and Rebecca Jane Moody Oliphant. She had three brothers and five sisters, the following preceding her in death: Fannie Lee Oliphant, Ida DeWater, Oscar Oliphant, Lula Shaw, Ona Lee Oliphant and Frank Oliphant. Mrs. Starks spent her early girlhood in Urich, where she met Ben F. Starks, the young couple being married November 25, 1891. The following year they began homemaking in Clinton. To this union two children: Lorenz P. Starks, who passed away November 26, 1945, and Mrs. Garnet Hartzler, Harrisonville, were born. The family lived a number of years in Butler and Olathe where Mr. Starks was in the harness business. In 1904 the family moved to Garden City where they lived a happy and prosperous life, making many friends. The Starks family moved to Harrisonville in 1938. In this home the husband and father passed away December 2, 1942. At the death of the youngest sister, Lula Shaw, April 13, 1909, Mrs. Starks took into her home her sister's infant son, Glenn Shaw, and reared him as her own. Mr. and Mrs. Starks were a congenial couple all their married life and in addition to their own children they took into their home at various times other children who needed to be cared for and gave them love and affection. Mr. and Mrs. Starks observed their 50th wedding anniversary at there home here November 23, 1941. Mrs. Starks was a generous and loving woman to all her friends and neighbors. "She went about doing good." In her early girlhood she became a member of the United Brethern church later transferring her membership to the Methodist church in Garden City. In 1938 she became a member of the Harrisonville Methodist church. She was also a member of the local Rebekah lodge. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Clarence S. Hartzler, and nephew, Glenn Shaw, Harrisonville, and the following grandchildren: Mrs. Lyndell Mayberry, Hickman Mills; Mrs. Leland Roach, Keith, Edward and Willis Hartzler, Edwina Joanne Starks, Laquita, Georgeann and Carol Shaw; two great-grandchildren, Patricia and Estle Roach, all of Harrisonville; a sister, Mrs. Nettie Fisher, Urich; a brother, A. J. Oliphant, Clinton; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends, Funeral services were held in the Runnenburger Chapel October 5. Burial was in the Urich cemetery.

STARNES, Wilma Ellen THOMAS
b: Jul 5 1919, Clinton, Henry Co, MO
d: Dec 29 2003, Brawley, Imperial Co, CA
bur: Riverview Cemetery, Brawley, Imperial Co, CA
Brawley CA - Memorial services will be Saturday in the First Christian Church in Brawley for Wilma Ellen Starnes, 84, of Brawley, who died Monday (Dec 29 2003) in Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley. Burial will be private at the Riverview Cemetery. Wilma was born July 5, 1919 in Clinton, Missouri to William Allen Thomas and Ocie Brown Thomas. Wilma graduated from Clinton High School in 1937 and then moved with her family to Brawley, CA in 1938. She married Charles H. Starnes on July 9, 1939. They made their home in Brawley for 64 years. Mrs. Starnes was a homemaker and loved to sew, according to family. She belonged to the Desert Quilters Guild and participated in the knitting group at the Brawley Senior Center. She was an active member of the First Christian Church of Brawley for 60 years, where she and her husband, Charles, taught a junior high youth group for many years at their church. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Olivia and Bill Smith of Brawley; daughter Charlotte Bass of Brawley; grandchildren, Brian Smith of Brawley, Stephanie Smith Wooten and her husband, Brian Wooten, of San Diego, Christina Bass Harrison of San Diego, and Carol Bass Allen and her husband, Keith Allen, of Brawley; great grandchildren, Holly Hutchinson, Robert Harrison Jr., Tommy Bowen and Alex Harrison, all of Brawley, and Emily Wooten of San Diego; great-great grandchildren, Blaze and Blake Ayala, both of Brawley: sister, Frances Ramey of Chilhowee, MO; and several nieces and nephews.

STARR, Betty L. TODD
b: Aug 1 1936, Osceola, St. Clair Co, MO
d: Oct 6 2002, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS
bur: Salem Cemetery, Independence, Jackson Co, MO
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Oct 8 2002 - Betty L. Starr, 66, Windsor, died Sunday, October 6, 2002, at KU Medical Center. She was born August 1, 1936, in Osceola, moving to Independence in 1951 and to Windsor in 1984. She was employed at Wishards Grocery Store in Windsor, retiring in 1997. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Charles Starr, of the home; one son, Jerry Starr, Lee's Summit; two daughters, Betty Ford and Brenda Landis, both of Independence; her mother, Eva Todd, North Kansas City; two brothers, Harold Todd of Dallas, Texas, and Donald Todd of Kansas City, Kansas; three sisters, Bernice Schuman and Evelyn Mountain, both of Hermitage, and Suzi Book, Kansas City; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 9, at New Salem Funeral Home, Independence. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery, Independence.

STATON, Edith O.
b: Oct 29 1898, Henry Co, MO
d: Jul 27 1991, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co, KS
bur: Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn Co, KS
Edith Staton, 92, Pleasanton, Kansas, died July 27, 1991, at a Fort Scott, KS, hospital. She was born in Henry County, moving to Pleasanton in 1910. Mrs. Staton was a member of the First Baptist church of Pleasanton and the Senior Citizens Group at the church. She was a nursing home volunteer in Pleasanton. Survivors include two sons, Roscoe Staton, Cleveland, MO, and Roy Station, Liberty, MO; five daughters, Delyte Cantwell, Virginia Cox, Rosemary Johnson and Zella Basion of Pleasanton and Ora Lee Troth, Prescott, KS; a sister Opal Gardner, Fort Scott; 25 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren. services were Monday at the church with burial in the Pleasanton Cemetery.

STAYTON, Alvin "Al"
b: Jun 16 1934, Clarendon, Monroe Co, AR
d: Jan 4 2003, Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO
bur: Sardis South Cemetery, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO
arr: Hadley Funeral Home
Daily Democrat, Clinton MO, Jan 8 2003 - Alvin "Al" Stayton, 68, Windsor, died late Saturday evening, January 4, 2003, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born June 16, 1934, in Clarendon, Arkansas, the son of George Washington Stayton and Louvenia (McCullough) Stayton. On August 25, 1975, he married Oreta Cozelle Turner, who survives of the home. Mr. Stayton was a heavy equipment operator for the Howard Construction Company and Viebrock Construction Company, both of Sedalia. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, Arnold Turner, Little Rock, Arkansas, Roger Turner, Ocean Side, California, Alvin Odell Brown, Sedalia; two daughters, Lena Brown, Lexington, and Sadie Stayton, Sedalia; nine grandchildren, including Cami Dawn Stayton, Daniel Dwight Perkins, Treasure Brown, Ian Shane Stayton, Robert Brown, LaToya Brown, Donny Banks; five sisters, Ethel S. Oliver, Rosemary Ruth Stayton, Bernice Jackson and Louise Casey, all of Kansas City, and Ruby, St. Louis; a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Albert Dwight Stayton; a brother, James Stayton, and a sister, Josephine. Funeral services will be Friday, January 10, at the Hadley Funeral Home, Windsor. Burial will be in the Sardis Cemetery, near Leeton.

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