Winnora A. Smith d. 8 September 1977

MRS. ROY RAY SMITH

WAYNESVILLE- Services for Mrs. Winnora A. Smith, 54, Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Long-Moss-Williams Chapel here with the Rev. Rolland Schrimpsher officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Smith died Thursday at Still Hospital, Jefferson City.

She is survived by her husband, Roy Ray; seven sons, William, Oceanside, Calif., Phillip and Herman, both of Union City, Tenn., Roy Ray, Jr., U.S. Army, East Germany, Curtis, Caseyville, Ill., and Kenneth and Ronnie of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Gertrude Koch, Collinsville, Ill., Mrs. Patricia Bourland, Gillespie, Ill., Mrs. Miranda Rayhart, Tice, Fla., and Mrs. Joe Anna Polock, of the state of Florida; her step-father, Phillip Kunkle, Granite City, Ill.; two step-brothers, John Kunkle, state of Texas, and Bob Kunkle, state of Alabama; three sisters, Mrs. Agnes Ehrstein, Prairie Du Rocher, Ill., Mrs. Luettia Sambrano, Waynesville, and Mrs. Betty Wilds, Barstow, Calif.; two step-sisters, Mrs. Catherine Dortch, state of Texas, and Mrs. Ruth Irvin, state of Illinois; 21 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
9 September 1977
Page 17

Glen Roam d. 25 May 1977

WAYNESVILLE- Glen Roam, 68, of Waynesville, died about 9 a.m. Wednesday morning of an apparent heart attack, according to a Texas County deputy sheriff.

Mr. Roam is survived by his wife Mabel; a son, Jerry Edward; a daughter, Mrs. Lois Wyatt; a sister, Mrs. Helen Nicks; and a brother, Joe Ed, all of Waynesville.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church of Waynesville with the Revs. Wilbur Harbaugh and Don Martin officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Waynesville Memorial Chapel.

The family will be at the funeral home until 9 p.m. today. Masonic services will be held at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
26 May 1977
Page 22

Roy Edgar Sharp d. 1 April 1977

WAYNESVILLE- Services for Roy Edgar Sharp, 72, Route 2, Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Long-Moss-Williams Chapel here. The Rev. Wilbur Harbaugh will officiate. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Sharp died Friday at the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia.

Surviving are his wife, Mary Elizabeth; three sons, Edgar R. Sharp, Downey, Calif., Horace McDaniel, Salt Lake City, Utah, and Charles Thomas, Waynesville; a daughter, Mrs. Roylen Kazee, Dallas; three brothers, four sisters and 13 grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
3 April 1977
Page 11

Ashby L. Phillips d. 21 March 1977

WAYNESVILLE- Graveside services for Ashby L. Phillips, 89, Knox Village, Waynesville, will be ta 10 a.m. Thursday in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery with William Walton officiating. Burial with Masonic rites is under direction of Colonial of Richland.

Mr. Phillips died Monday afternoon in Pulaski County Memorial Hospital here after suffering an apparent heart attack.

Survivors include his wife, Phyllis; two sons, Ashby, Jr., Mason City, Iowa, and Richard, of Signal Mountain, Tenn.; and two daughters, Mrs. Rosalie Wright, Clear Lake, Iowa, and Mrs. Jessie Hall, Crane, Indiana.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
23 March 1977
Page 44

Henry E. Bailey 1908-1977

Henry E. Bailey was born September 17, 1908, and passed away April 17, 1977, at the Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, after attaining the age of 68 years and 7 months.

Henry spent his entire life’s activities in Pulaski County. He taught school, managed Shady Grove General Store, farmed, and served his county for 17 ½ years in the capacities of Presiding Judge and County Clerk. Mr. Bailey was a member of the Richland Lodge #385, Scottish Rite Body of Joplin, Missouri and Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple of Springfield. He was a member of the Berean Baptist Church, where he faithfully served for 36 years.

Henry was preceded in death by a son, Harry Lloyd, and the mother of his three of his surviving children.

He is survived by his wife, Lola, of the home, one son, Elmer of West Des Moines, Iowa; four daughters, Mary Johnson of Richmond, Virginia, Martha Ogle of Springfield, Missouri, Georgia Smith of Ouzinkie, Alaska and Dorothy Sikes of St. Clair, Missouri, two sisters Ruth Long of Richland, Missouri, and Opal Storie of Waynesville, Missouri, one foster cousin, Robert Deaton of Peoria, Illinois, and ten grandchildren.

Henry’s death creates a great void within the lives of relatives, friends, and the Berean Church.

Masonic services were held April 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Long Moss Williams Chapel in Waynesville. Funeral services were held April 20, 1977 at the Berean Baptist Church 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Norman Sanders and Arthur Gormley officiating. Burial was in the Berean Cemetery under the direction of Long Moss Williams Funeral Home of Waynesville.

Pallbearers were: Claudie Laughlin, George Lane, Bill Morgan, Cleo Long, Leo Long, Chester Woody. Honorary pallbearers were: Jack Long, Dale Long, Preston Woody, Doug Storie, Don Storie, James Bailey, Kenneth Howlett, Reed Howlett, warren Watson, Merele Amos, Harrison Barlow, Brown Johnson, Jim Bailey, Claude Morgan, Joe Morgan, Bill Jones, Paul Long, Paul Ray, Joe Thornsberry, Wayne Anderson, David Adkins, Jim Laughlin, Noel Martin, Roy Lee Dye, Chester Dye, and Harvey Dye.

Etta Dye Woods 1879-1977

Etta Dye Woods was born on November 16, 1879, near Big Piney, Missouri, to Cornelius Webb Dye and Laura Roberts Dye, and departed this life on May 22, 1977, at the home of her daughter in St. Louis, having attained the age of 97 ½ years. Although she still considered Pulaski County her home, she had resided in St. Louis since 1931.

In 1903 she was united in marriage to Robert Breeden and to this union was born a daughter, Lela. He preceded her in death in 1907 and in 1912 she was united in marriage to Joseph Woods. To this union was born two daughters, Jewel and Doris. Mr. Woods preceded her in death in 1933.

Early in life she gave her life to Christ and united with the Baptist Church and remained true to her faith and attended church until health problems prevented it.

Survivors include her daughters, Lela Greer of Sacramento, California, Jewel Light and Doris Burkhardt, both of St. Louis, one step-daughter, Vera Reed of St. Louis. Two grandchildren, Joetta Roth of Ennis, Texas and Gary light of St. Louis. Also surviving are nine great grand children and two great great grandchildren, two brothers Burley Dye of Waynesville and Bland Dye of Laquey, and one sister Odessa Roam, of Waynesville.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 23, at 2 p.m. at the Long Moss Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesville with rev. Harvey Dye officiating, Interment was in the Big Piney Cemetery under the direction of Long Moss Williams Funeral Homes Inc.

Pallbearers were Bob Davis, Bill Dye, Dale Roam, Burton A. Dye, Herman Dye, Roy Lee Dye, and George Lane.

Travis Lowery 1915-1977

Travis Lowery, son of John and Mary Ann Baker Lowery, was born November 23, 1905 in Maize, Kansas and departed this life December 15, 1977 at his home in Laquey.

On January 16, 1937 he was united in marriage to Vera Trower, and to this union was born six children, all of whom survive.

Travis professed his faith in Christ at age sixteen and has been a member of the Idumea Baptist Church for many years, where he taught Sunday School as long as his health allowed.

He worked for the State Highway Department for twenty-two years.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one half brother, one half sister and an infant granddaughter.

Travis is survived by his wife,

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Clyde Collier 1897-1977

Clyde Collier, son of John O. and Roberta Elms Collier was born March 18, 1897 near Dixon, Missouri, and departed this life August 1, 1977 at John Knox Village of the Ozarks. He had attained the age of 80 years, 4 months and 14 days.

He was united in marriage to Nell Gray on April 18, 1917 and to this union two children were born.

Clyde was a charter member and deacon of the Westside Baptist Church. He served there faithfully as long as his health permitted.

He will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Nell, daughter Lucille Dodds of Springfield, Missouri, son Champ Collier of Waynesville, one brother John Dale Collier of Waynesville, three grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, at 2:00 p.m. at the Westside Baptist Church with Rev. Norman Sanders and Rev. Lyle Cox officiating. Burial was in the Waynesville Memorial Park Cemetery under direction of Long Moss Williams funeral home of Waynesville. Pallbearers were the deacons of the Westside Baptist Church: Ellis Martin, Gay McDonald, Don Clark, Norman Humphery, Dr. J.D. Calcote, Dave Link, Albert Guenzler, Charles Willits, Virgil Long, James Smith, and Marvin Long.

Clyde Leondas Welch 1915-1977

Clyde Leondas Welch, son of the late George and Anna Welch, was born on the 11th day of September 1915 at Big Piney, Missouri and passed away on the 12th day of October 1977, in the Texas County memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri at the age of 62 years, 1 month and 1 day.

Clyde was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Robbins on the 14th day of May 1948 at Waynesville, Missouri and unto this union were born 2 sons and 2 daughters.

He is survived by his wife, Mary of the home, 2 sons, Edward of the home, and Charles of Licking, 2 daughters, Clara Smith of Big Piney and Greta Barnes of Germany, 3 grandchildren, 1 sister Opal Gilbert of Big Piney, 3 brothers Verner of Big Piney, Donald of Jefferson City, and Leo of Palm-…

(Hand Written Note- Burial Hopewell Cemetery, Private U.S. Army World War II)

Lester W. York 1915-1977

Lester W. York, age 62, of the Mt. Gibson community, south of Waynesville, passed away at his home on Tuesday. Mr. York, an employee of the Pulaski County Memorial Hospital, was found in the yard by his son when he stopped for a visit.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Friday at Mt. Gibson Baptist Church, with interment in the Mt. Gibson Cemetery under the direction of Long Moss Williams Funeral Home of Waynesville.

Survivors include his wife, Josephine of the home. 2 sons, Darrell and Richard, both of Waynesville and 2 sisters, Pansy Williams of Waynesville and Lena Robinson of Richland and 7 grandchildren.

James William “Bill” Page 1891-1977

Bill Page Passes Away Sat. After Short Illness

James William “Bill” Page, son of pioneer Pulaski County Parents, David Francis Page and Elgada Lane Page, was born October 9, 1891 at Big Piney, Missouri and departed this life at the Pulaski County Memorial Hospital in Waynesville, Missouri, on February 12th, 1977, after a short illness.

He was married to Nellie M. Jefferies on September 16, 1916, and after fifty-six years of mutual devotion he laid his beloved Nellie to her eternal rest on July 16, 1972.

He made his peace with God at an early age and joined the Hopewell Baptist Church at Big Piney in 1932 and remained a faithful member until his death.

At an advanced age he paid for and did much of the labor in putting a new roof on his church and worked hard trying to establish a perpetual care program for its cemetery.

Blessed with a friendly, humble nature, a sharp mind, a ready and engaging wit, a strong devotion to family and friends, a lover of children, a story teller with a remarkable memory as to faces, names, dates and events, Bill met the world with a wide grin, tall and trim, straight as an arrow with firm step to the end. He enjoyed life to its fullest. It can truly be said of Bill Page that the world is better and brighter for his having passed this way.

He leaves to mourn his passing, three sisters, Lena Gray, Effie Wayman and Emma Firestine, all of Waynesville, and a brother, Robert Page, of Mercede, California, and a host of relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Wednesday February 16, 1977, at 2 p.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church with Rev. Reavil Hankins and Marvin Davis officiating. Interment was in the Big Piney Cemetery under the direction of Long-Moss-Williams of Waynesville. Pallbearers were: George Lane, James Firestine, Verner Page, Jerry Laughlin, Glen Jefferies, and Glen Roam. Organist was Mrs. David Link, and soloist Iva Mae Case.

Ada Anna (Page) Helton 1888-1977

Ada Anna Helton, daughter of Benjamin F. and Charity Dye Page, was born May 26, 1888 at Big Piney, Missouri. She passed away September 20, 1977 at the Pulaski County Hospital at the age of 89.

On March 24, 1907, Anna was united in marriage to Newman Helton, who preceded her in death October 15, 1951 and to this union four daughters were born: Mrs. Mary Breeden and Mrs. Jeretta Laughlin of Waynesville, Missouri; Mrs. Anna Jean Hendershot of Jefferson City, Missouri; and Mrs. Betty Jerabek of Waynesville, Missouri.

Anna was saved and joined the Baptist Church at an early age. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waynesville. Survivors include her 4 daughters, two sisters, Mrs. Emma Hicks of Waynesville, and Mrs. Retta Moore of St. Louis, Missouri, 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren. Two grandchildren and two great grandchildren preceded her in death. At the time of her death there were five generations three times in her family---represented by three different families.

Anna will be sadly missed by her family.

This was one of her favorite poems:

We wander home as time glideth by,
And weaveth its garlands of years,
But that home over there is better, by far,
Than this one in the Valley Tears

Funeral services were held at the Long Moss Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesville, at 2:00 p.m. Sept 22 with Rev J.W. Brewer, rev. Richard Breeden, and Rev. Wilber Harbaugh officiating. Burial was in the Crocker Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Claude Laughlin, Jim Laughlin, Frank Breeden, Richard Breeden, Brent Garzelli, and Vance Barnes. Honorary Pallbearers were: Great Grandsons and Great-Great Grandsons.