May Wilson d, December 16, 1902

LITTLE MAY WILSON DEAD

Little May, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dell Wilson died Tuesday evening at six o'clock after an illness of several weeks from typhoid fever. The remains were buried in Turpin graveyard Wednesday. Little May was a bright and lovable child and a favorite among her school mates, and will be sadly missed by them as well as the doting parents in whose heart her place can never be filed. We extend to the bereft family our heartfelt sympathy.

Pulaski County Democrat

Turpin Cemetery

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Turpin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County, MO., near Waynesville, Missouri, in the area known as Shockley Bottom, off of Lexington Road. Shockley Bottom is along a bend of the Gasconade River.

Turpin Cemetery is a small, family cemetery. Josiah Turpin settled in this area in 1813. There are approximately 30 marked graves and at least 8 unmarked graves. Most likely, Josiah rests here in one of the unmarked graves. In addition to members of the Turpin family, members of the Allen, Carmack, Christeson, Hamilton, Simpson, Wilson, and Yeakley families are interred here. The oldest dated stones mark the graves of husband and wife Thomas and Nancy J. Turpin, who both passed away in 1871. One of the most recent stones is that of Cora Agnes Hamilton who died in 1978.

Latitude: 37.8647624
Longitude: -92.2257241
Township 36-Range 12-Section 11

Wade Columbus Hamilton 1878-1959

Wade Columbus Hamilton was born near Dixon June 19, 1878 and departed this life on December 23, 1959 at his home near Waynesville at the age of 81 years past.

On October 1, 1899 he was united in marriage to Cerena Jane Christeson and to this union four children were born. They reared their family and lived their entire married life on the farm where passed away.

Those left to mourn his passing are one son, Columbus, one daughter, Miss Cloa Hamilton of Waynesville; three brothers, Charley of Farmington, Tom and Virgil of Dixon; a sister, Mrs. Ettie Powell of Springfield. Also surviving are one grandson, Ricahrd, and a granddaughter, Jeanette Hamilton of Waynesville. He had been in failing health for a number of years.

In 1921 he was converted and united with the Waynesville Methodist Church and retained membership there until his death. For the past 40 years he had been a member of the Modern Woodman’s Lodge of America.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Waynesville Methodist Church with Rev. Vernon Schmidt officiating. Burial was in Turpin Cemetery under direction of Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville.

Pallbearers, all nephews, were Paris Claiborn, Chester, Harold, Ralph, and Childs Hamilton, and Orville Stone.