Obituaries

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Frank Lane

Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, MO
17 October 1957
Frank Lane, 77, of 1133 West Lynn, died at 8:35 yesterday evening in Burge Hospital, after an illness of two months. He had moved to Springfield following his retirement the first of this year from the milling business at Carthage, where he had been employed by the Morrow Milling Company.
He is survived by his wife, Leona J., two daughters, Mrs. Wilbur Spellman, of Springfield, and Mrs. A. C. Ruddick, of Cocoa, Fla.; one son, Virgil, of Minneapolis, Minn.; two sisters, Mrs. Hugh Burns, of Flat River, and MRs. John Troughton, of Aurora; one brother, Dave, of Aurora; 11 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of Klinger.
Submitted by: Dan Spellman

Henry M. Lane

Unknown Newspaper - most likely Aurora, MO
1919
Henry M. Lane was born in Dent County, Missouri, April 27, 1847, and departed this life May 25th, 1919, at his home 210 Delta Street, at the age of 72 years and 28 days.
He was married to Mary E. Cofer, December 30th, 1869. To this union was born ten children, three daughters having died in infancy. The surviving relatives are the widow, Mrs. Lane and three sons, C.M., John C. and David Lane of this city, and Frank Lane of Billings. There are three daughters, Mrs. Melia Roy of Montrose, Colorado, Mrs. Ida Burns of Esther, Missouri, and Mrs. Maude Troughton of Ft. Scott, Kansas; all of whom were at his bedside when the end came except Mrs. Roy.
Mr. Lane was a member of the M. E. Church for 39 years and continued in this faith until God called him home. That he was a kind father, faithful husband and a true friend can be said truthfully of him. For several years he was in the draying business in this city and by his faithfulness to his duties won many friends. He will be missed by many but the most by his aged wife and crippled son. His life in this world has ended but that in the other world has just begun.
We desire in this way to express our heartfelt thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during the sickness and death of our beloved husband and father.
We also desire to make mention of the beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Mary E. Lane
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lane
Mr. John Lance
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lane
Mr. and Mrs Hugh Burns
Submitted by: Dan Spellman

Mrs. Jane Lassiter

Webb City Sentinel
31 May 1941
DEATH OF MRS. JANE LASSITER - LIFETIME HERE
Mrs. Jane Lassiter, age 60 years, who spent her lifetime here, died at 6 a.m. today, after three weeks illness, at her home at 820 North Walker street. She suffered a heart ailment.
Surviving are three sons, Fred and Paul Lassiter here, Neal Lassiter in Carterville, six married daughters and four sisters.
The Webb City Undertaking Co. will have charge of the funeral.
Submitted by: V. Norwood

Mrs. Lula Etta Lassiter

Webb City Sentinel
29 Jan 1953
FORMER CARTERVILLE WOMAN DIES IN KANSAS CITY
Mrs. Lula Etta Lassiter, 81 years old, a resident of Kansas city for the past ten years and prior to that a resident of Carterville for 30 years, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Kansas City General Hospital where she had been a patient since Tuesday.
Mrs. Lassiter was born January 23, 1872, in Carrollton, Mo., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison Gibson.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church at Commerce, Okla.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Lora Lee of Carterville and Mrs. Iva Vallejo of Kansas City; two sisters, Mrs. Mamie McCully of Los Angeles and Mrs. Effie Benton of Carterville and five grandchildren.
The body will be received here by the Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home.
Submitted by: V. Norwood

Mrs. Mahala Ann Lawrence

Unknown Newspaper
Dec. 18, 1913
On Dec. 1st. Mrs. Mahala Ann
Lawrence wife of W W Lawrence
was taken to the St. John's Hospital
where she was operated on for a
____. She seemed better for a
bit then began to decline in health.
She finally died Monday Dec. 15,
1913 at 9:25 A. M. Her remains
where taken to Myall's Undertaking
establishment and from there
to the home of George Howard
on Monday evening.
The funeral services were con-
ducted by W. C. Willey at the
Christian Church on Tuesday Dec.
16, at 2 p.m. after which her remains
were buried in the Carl Junction
cemetery by the side of her two little
daughters who had been dead several
years. She leaves to morn her
departure, a fond husband, an
affectionate mother, Mrs.S.A. (Susan Adelia)
Lawrence and six sons and one
daughter besides many other
relatives and friends. She had made
her peace with God in the presence
of her mother about two months
before her death. She felt perfectly
resigned and willing to go.
Mother of Frances Adelia Lawrence House
Submitted by: Sharon Rowden Dunlap

Mrs. Goldie Hurst Lewis

Webb City Sentinel
June 20,1969
Mrs. Goldie Lewis
Mrs. Golkie Hurst Lewis, 82 703 south Hal, died Wednesday afternoon in Elmhurst.
Born January 4, 1887, at Colfax, ILL.,Mrs. Lewis had lived in Webb City 12 years. Prior to that time she had lived in Carthage and the surrounding area.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Bill Jackson, with whom she made her home . Mrs Bertha McDonald, Missoula, Mont., and Mrs. Nadine mead, Stockton, Calif., two sons Ernest Hurst, Carthage route 3 and Lonnie Hurst, Bunker Hill, Kan., 16 grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren.
Submitted by: Jenn Beery

Ruth Mae Love

Unknown
Feb. 7, 1934
DEATH OF DEAF GIRL TO BE INVESTIGATED
Inquest To Be Held Tomorrow Night Into Mishap-Was Struck by K.C.S. Train Following an investigation yesterday afternoon, Coroner W.G. Hogan announced that an inquest will be conducted at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at the Hurlbut chapel into the death of Miss Ruth Mae Love, 22 years old, a deaf mute, who was sturck and fatlly injured by the engine of a Kansas City Southern fast freight train, a block south of the Seventh street crossing, at 12:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon, while she was walking along the right of way on her way to the postoffice to mail a letter to her deaf brother, a studen in the state school at Fulton, Mo.
The inquest will be held at the request of Charles Prettyman,jr., of Neosho, attorney representing the girls family.
Skull Fractured
Coroner Hogan said his investigation showed the girl's death was caused by a compound fracture of the skull.
Miss Love lived at 1118 Indiana avenue with her father, C.W.Love, and another brother, who also is deaf. The father is not afflicted.
The train was not traveling fast and stopped within a short distance after the mishap, according to O.M. Burnham, 1211 Indiana avenue, a CWA worker who witnessed the accident. He said the engineer, Lee Smallwood of Pittsburg, sounded a warning blast of his whistle in time for the young woman to get off the track, had she been able to hear.
She was walking north, in the same direction the train was traveling. Walking along the ends of the ties, outside the west rail. Miss Love was struck by the cylinder on the left side of the locomotive and was knocked into a shallow ditch beside the track. She died on the way to Freeman hospital in a Hurlbut ambulance.
The train does not have a scheduled stop at Joplin but a report of the accident was thrown off by Conductor Carl Pittman as it passed through the union station yards. The train was bound for Kansas City, carrying a load of perishable foodstuffs.
Miss Love was born March 12, 1911. She was a member of the Gospel Workers church.
Surviving are her father C.W.Love, 1118 Indiana avenue; four brothers, J.W. Love of Newton county, Alonzo and Fred Love at home, and Charles A Love of Fulton, Mo. and a sister, Mrs. Robert Douglas of Newton county.
Submitted by: Shirley Love

Ruth Love

Unknown
February 7, 1934
Love
Funeral services for Miss Ruth Love, 22 years old, a deaf mute, who was fatally injured Tuesday when she was struck by a Kansas City Southern locomotive as she was walking on railroad tracks near Seventh street, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Hurlbut chapel. The Rev. Lou Love will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Park cemetary. An inquest into the death will be conducted at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Hurlbut chapel.
Submitted by: Shirley Love

Richard Lowe

Joplin Globe
May 5 1953
Richard Lowe Dies
Webb City, MO., May 5, - Word was received yesterday of the death of Richard P. Lowe, former Webb City Resident, Sunday in Springfield, ILL., where he had resided the last 14 years. Mr Lowe was 80 years old and a member of the Methodist church. Mrs. Lowe died in 1941.
Mr. Lowe is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Paul Unsbee, and Mrs. Alma Mishlen, both of Springfield, ILL.; one son, E.P. Lowe, of Maude Okla., six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
The body will be returned here for funeral services under the direction of the Hedge-Lewis funeral home.
Archie Davis and Mrs. C.V. Wright of Webb City, are a nephew and neice, respectively of Mr. Lowe.
Submitted by: Jenna Snyder

Mrs. J. R. (Dick) Lowe

Webb City Sentinel
December 23, 1941
Pioneer Passes Away
Came to Webb City in 1879
Operated Lowe Furniture Store
Mrs. J.R. (Dick) Lowe, 91, one of the last of Webb City's pioneer citizens, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her neice. Mrs. Harry Haines in Kansas City where she made her home the past three years.
Mrs. Lowe and her husband, who died in 1928, were among the earliest Webb City residents, having arrived here in 1879 when the town was being platted.
Mr Lowe for many years, operated the leading furniture store in Webb City. It's location was at Daugherty and Tom Streets, in the structure now occupied by the releif office. The Lowe home for half a century was at 309 West Broadway.
Mrs. Lowe made her home here after Mr. Lowe's death until her age and failing health prompted her to make her home with her neice at 4039 College Street, Kansas City.
The body was returned to Webb City today by the Hedge - Nelson Undertaking company. Fred Nelson and Claude Hedge left this morning for Kansas City, returning with the body this afternoon.
Submitted by: Jenna Snyder

Ula Lowe

Joplin Globe Page 5 Column 3
Aug 7, 1905
Death of Ula LOWE
Miss Ula Lowe (Lawrence) died Saturday night about 8:30 at the home of her father near Medoc after a few days illness. Peritonitis was the direct cause of her death. Miss Ula was 17 years old and one of the most highly respected young ladies of Webb City.
The remains will be brought here Thursday morning and funeral services will be held at the M.E. Church South at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J.L. Sullons. Interment will be made in the Webb City Cemetery.
Submitted by: Jenna Snyder

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