Danny Lee Roam d. 17 October 1968

DANNY LEE ROAM

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for Danny Lee Roam, 16, Route 1, Waynesville, will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the United Pentecostal Church here with the Rev. Cecil McCutcheon officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery near Swedeborg under direction of Moss-Williams of Waynesville.

The youth was shot about 6 p.m. Thursday in an accident which occurred while he and friends hunted for squirrels in the Gladden Park area on Mo. 17 eight miles west of Waynesville. The youth was rushed to the Pulaski County Hospital here where he died about 6:45 p.m.

Surviving are his parents, Leo Roam, Route 1, Waynesville, and Mrs. Norma Amacker, Devil’s Elbow; two sisters, Linda and Janet, both of the home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lena Fay Roam, St. Louis; and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Melvin Rogers, Lebanon.

The Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, Missouri

19 October 1968

Page 17

Thomas Zachariah Hensley d. 4 April 1940

Thomas Zachariah Hensley, son of John and Mary Hensley was born near Union in Franklin County, Missouri on December 29, 1846. He passed away at his home in Dixon, Missouri, April 4, 1940, at the age of 93 years 3 months, and 5 days.

His family moved to Pulaski County while he was still a child.

He enlisted in the Union Army September 16, 1864 at the age of 17. He served until June 9, 1865 and was mustered out at Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri.

 He then returned to his home in Pulaski County where May 25, 1872, he was married to Mary Overby. To this union were born 8 children, 6 of whom survive and all reside in California.

He lost his wife through death in April, 1889.

On May 5, 1901 he was united in marriage to La Venia Thomas. To this union were born 4 children, all of whom survive.

He united with the Christian religion early in life.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, 10 children, 19 grandchildren, 27 great-great grandchildren, and 1 great-great grandchild.

Services from Gilbert's Chapel, Dixon, April 6, in charge of Chris Veasman and the American Legion posts of Dixon and Iberia.

Mr. Hensley was a pioneer of this section and laid to rest in Dixon Cemetery.

Dixon Pilot
Dixon, Missouri
11 April 1940

William P. Mitchell d. 1 November 1956

Optical Firm Owner Dies

William P. Mitchell Was Civic Leader

William P. Mitchell, 59, one of the leading business and civic leaders of Waynesvville, died in Fort Wood Hospital at 3:30 a.m. today. He was owner of the Waynesville Optical Company, with far-reaching trade in lenses for shooting glasses.

One of the civilian leaders in the successful effort to obtain Ft. Wood as a permanent Army installation, Mr. Mitchell was widely known over the Ozarks. He moved to Waynesville in 1947 and established his company, first known as the Mitchell Optical Company.

Mr. Mitchell was born in Tennessee and had been in the optical business more than 40 years. He started in Kansas City in 1914 with the Columbia Optical Company. IN 1923 he studied optometry at the Needles Institute of Optometry in Kansas City and established a branch office of the Columbia firm in Oklahoma City. He later served as special representative in the middle west with Bausch and Lomb for 18 years.

During World War II he manufactured optical elements for the armed forces in St. Louis. He turned his attention to shooting glasses and moved to Waynesville. In recent years he also has manufactured driving glasses, designed to reduce glare and increase visibility at night.

Survivors include his wife, Jean and a son, William P., Jr., of Grapevine, Tex., and daughter, Mrs. Nancy Christy, Waynesville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending word from distant relatives. They will be under direction of Hedges. The request has been made that instead of flowers donations be made toward a municipal swimming pool for Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press

Springfield, Missouri

1 November 1956

Page 33

Issac F. (Ike) Martin, SR. d. 15 March 1975

Issac F. (Ike) Martin, SR. d. 15 March 1975

Springfield businessman Isaac F. (Ike) Martin, Sr., 80, of 1209 South Jefferson, died at 10:55 p.m. Saturday at his home after a long illness.

Mr. Martin established the Ike Martin music store, now located at 220 South Campbell, in 1919 on South Main Street. He retired in 1948.

He was active with the Missouri Conservation Commission and was a World War I Navy veteran.

Mr. Martin was a member of Goad-Ballinger American Legion Post 69, VFW, and Elks Lodge 409.

He attended Springfield Public Schools and Drury College and was a member of St. Agnes Cathedral.

Survivors include his wife, Ethel M.; three sons, Isaac F., Jr., of 2526 East Grand, Charles Dudley, of Route 2, and Ben J. of Scottsdale, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Loraine Strickrodt, Aurora, Mrs. Delbert Wright, Brentwood, and Mrs. Naomi Hasty, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and five grandchildren.

Arrangements are incomplete under direction of Herman H. Lohmeyer.

The Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, Missouri 

17 March 1975

Page 7 

*Editor’s Note---Saint Robert was home to an Ike Martin Music Store as early as December 1974 when the Pulaski County Democrat reported that Mr. & Mrs. Ron Reed were the new managers. A seemingly abandoned (but stocked) Ike Martin Music Store was located just east (37.827531, -92.173484) of the IGA Foodliner on Route 66 as late as 1989.