Clarence A. Ballard d. 29 January 1969

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for Clarence Albert Ballard, 72, Waynesville, who died in Pulaski County Hospital Wednesday, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Sanders and the Rev. Barry Hampton officiating. Burial, under direction of Moss-Williams of Waynesville, will be in Mount Gibson Cemetery.

Mr. Ballard is survived by his wife, Brilla; three sons, Sylvanus, Charlie and Bland; six daughters, Mrs. Elva Debar, Mrs. Ollie Stewart, Mrs. Clairia York, Mrs. Sue Rhoades, Mrs. Ethlyn Bales, and Miss Elizabeth Ballard; and 21 grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
30 Janaury 1969

Transcribed by Laura (Abernathy) Huffman

Clarence E. “Woody” Higgins 1927-1986

Clarence E. “Woody” Higgins, 58 of Waynesville, passed away at the Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, Tuesday morning January 28, 1986.

Funeral services were held today, Thursday, January 30, 1986 at 10:30 a.m. in the Waynesville Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Burial with full military honors was in the Mt. Gibson Cemetery under the direction of the Waynesville Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Mr. Higgins is survived by his wife, Hazel of the home; 1 step son, Adrain Watson of Dallas, Texas; 3 step daughters, Evelyn Seeger of Kankakee, Ill., Marva Plumley of Manteno, Ill. And Janice York of Waynesville, Mo.; 1 brother, Edward Higgins of Cincinnati; 11 step grandchildren and 8 step great grandchildren.

A memorial has been established to the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church.

23 September, 1927 - 28 January, 1986

LENA MARIE ANDERSON, 1926-1990

Funeral Services for Lena Marie Anderson, 64, of Waynesville, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church, Waynesville. Burial will be in the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Anderson, a homemaker, died at 3:10 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 1990, in the Phelps County Medical Center, Rolla, after a short illness.

Survivors include: three sons, Tom Anderson, Zeke Anderson and Buck Anderson, all of Waynesville; four daughters, Linda Stockdale and Mary Hendrix, both of Waynesville, Clova Falenzcykowski of Appleton WI, and Janet Tower of Strafford, NH; one sister, Sadie Henderson of Crocker; one brother, Leo Brown of Waynesville, and 10 grandchildren.

Fred Adrian York 1907-1985

Fred Adrian York was born a son of Joseph Andrew and Martha Ann (Storie) York on June 2, 1907 in Waynesville, Missouri and departed this life Monday afternoon, May 20, 1985 at the Pulaski County Memorial Hospital in Waynesville, having attained the age of 77 years, 11 months, and 18 days.

Fred lived most of his life in Pulaski County. He was united in marriage to Ruby Lea Welch on October 14, 1933. To this union two children were born: Martha Lou and Marjorie Lea (Dee).

As a young man, Fred accepted Christ as his Savior and joined the First Baptist Church of Waynesville. When the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church was organized he became a charter member. He was ordained as Deacon on January 10, 1971. Fred was faithful to his Lord from the time he accepted Christ until his death.

Fred was well known in the community for his work in caring for the elderly. In his early years he was administrator of the “County Farm” and later had a grocery store, feed store, gas station, and the last 35 years he ran a home for elderly people. Until Fred’s health forced his retirement, most of his life was spent caring for others.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby, of the home; two daughters and son-in-laws, Martha and Gary Burgess and Marjorie and Jim Lane all of Waynesville; six grandchildren, Johnny Burgess, Elaine Burgess, Pam Burgess, Debbie Davis, Donna Thomas, and Manuela (Nilly) Rivera; one sister, Pansy Mae Williams of Waynesville and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Martha York; his brothers, Tommy Melvin, Lester Wayne, Elmer Clinton, Wilbur Smith, and his sister, Lena Lillian Roberson.

Funeral services were held Thursday, May 23, 1985 at the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church with the Revs. Norman Sanders, Richard Breeden, Frank Norman, and Dale Hufft officiating.

Music was provided by Lisa Schwandt, soloist, accompanied by Mary Morgan, organist.

Serving as escorts were Bob Biram, Dwane Hendrix, Bobby Roberson, Darrel York, Harold York, and Ken York.

Honorary escorts were: Emory Gan, Delbert Johnson, Claude Laughlin, Jerry Laughlin, Elmo Storie, and Ronnie Wilson.

Burial was in the Mt. Gibson Cemetery under the direction of the Waynesville Memorial Funeral Chapel.

Mt. Gibson Cemetery

Mt. Gibson Cemetery in Pulaski County, Missouri

Mt. Gibson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., on H Highway, 1 and ½ miles from Interstate 44, next to the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church.

There are at least 14 recorded graves here. Some of the family names that have members buried here are Adams, Anderson, Ballard, Daniels, Dyer, Elson, Malone, Robertson, and York. The oldest dated stone is that of Samuel Robertson who died in 1959. There is at least one World War I, and one World War II veterans interred here.

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Samuel Roberson 1892-1959

Sam Roberson, Local Citizen, Succumbed From Heart Attack

Sam Roberson, who for a numbers of years, operated a service station in Waynesville, died Monday at his home, victim of an apparent heart attack.

Mr. Roberson was a life-long resident of this community.

Funeral services for Sam Roberson, 52, who died, Monday at his home in Waynesville, were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Mt. Gibson Baptist Church near Waynesville, with the Rev. Ferrell Hutsell officiating.

Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of the Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville.

Mr. Roberson, a farmer, and a lifelong resident of Pulaski County, is survived by his wife, Lena; four sons, Leland (?) of St. Louis, Dale, Bobby, and Jerry, all of Waynesville; daughters, Mrs. Laura Flesch__ and Mrs. Mary Lea Flesch___, both of St. Louis; three brothers, Ralph, Los Angeles, _____of Alton, Illinois; and Roy of Waynesville; two sisters Mrs. ___la Davis, Alton, Illinois, and Hazel Higgs of Richland, and 15 grandchildren.

(Handwritten note: Samuel Roberson: 1892-1959. Wife Lena: 1900-1981)

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.