Cecil Lester Kolp d. 29 May 1958

Funeral services for Cecil Lester Kolp, 63, Waynesville, who died Friday in Phelps County Memorial Hospital at Rolla, will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Waynesville Baptist Church with the Rev. B.R. Tatom officiating.

Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery with Hedges of Waynesville in charge.

Mr. Kolp is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Kolp, Decatur, Ill.; three daughters, Mrs. Virginia McCauley, Fort Worth, Tex.; Mrs. Betty Hargis, Salem, Ill.; and Mrs. Carolyn Stutsman, Fenton; a sister, Mrs. Leona Peck of Decatur, Ill.; and five grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
1 June 1958
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Thomas Walter Allen d. 14 January 1958

Thomas Walter Allen, 74, Waynesville, died early Tuesday at the McFarland Rest Home in Rolla.

His only survivor is a daughter, Mrs. Louise C. Gardiner, Muncie, Kan. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Waynesville.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Waynesville Methodist Church with the Rev. H.E. Trevathon officiating. Burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery with Hedges of Waynesville in charge. Masonic rites will be conducted at the grave.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
15 January 1958
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Mrs. Cecil L. Kolp d. 9 January 1958

Mrs. Cecil L. Kolp, 45, Waynesville, died Thursday at Waynesville General Hospital where she had been a patient for five days.

She is survived by her husband; four sisters, Mrs. M.D. Waits, Oxnard, Calif., Mrs. Theodore King, Houston, Tex., Mrs. J.S. Jones, Denison, Tex., and Mrs. M.J. Varn, Highland, Tex.; one brother, John R. Bush, San Antonio.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Waynesville Baptist Church, with the Rev. B.R. Tatom officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery, with special services by the Waynesville chapter of the Eastern Star, and under direction of Hedges of Waynesville. 

Springfield Leader and Press

Springfield, Missouri

10 January 1958

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George Thomas Woodin d. 9 January 1958

George Thomas Woodin, 84, Devils Elbow, died Thursday at the Waynesville General Hospital shortly after being admitted.

He is survived by one son, George D., Devils Elbow; one daughter, Mrs. G.E. Anderson, Miami Beach; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hedges Funeral Home, with the Rev. James Smith and the Rev. Dallas Wells officiating. Burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
10 January 1958
Page 11

Nellie Allen d. 4 December 1957

MRS. THOMAS ALLEN

Mrs. Nellie Peck Allen, 73, Waynesville, died Wednesday in the Waynesville General Hospital where she had been a patient for 20 days. She was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge at Waynesville.

Survivors are her husband, Thomas; a step-daughter, Mrs. Louise Gardiner, Kansas City, Kan.; and two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Rose, Abilene, Kan., and Mrs. George Smith, Langford, Kan.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Waynesville Methodist Church with the Rev. H.E. Trevathan officiating. Burial will be Waynesville Memorial Cemetery with Hedges of Waynesville in charge.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
5 December 1957
Page 55

Catherine Leola Hively d. 30 October 1957

Mrs. Catherine Leola Hively, 78, Waynesville, died Wednesday in the Waynesville General Hospital. She was a life-long resident of that town.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Waynesville Baptist Church. The Rev. B. R. Tatom will officiate. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges.

Survivors are two sons, Albert Lee Hively, Salem, and William Spencer Hively, Devils Elbow; four daughters, Mrs. Alice Wickman, Richland; Mrs. Mary Sharp, Waynesville; Mrs. Fern Spalding, Rolla, and Mrs. Violet Page, St. Louis, 12 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
31 October 1957
page 59

Marilyn Crossland d. 30 April 1957

Funeral services for Marilyn Crossland, two-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Crossland, of Waynesville, who died yesterday, have been set for Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Waynesville Baptist Church with the Rev. B.R. Tatom officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery, directed by Hedges of Waynesville.

Also surviving are three brothers, William, Sammy and Danny, and a sister, Marlene, of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Ousley of Waynesville; and the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Lillie Crossland, also of Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
1 May 1957
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Luther E. Ransdall d. 31 March 1957

Luther E. Ransdall, 68, a retired carpenter of Waynesville, died in Waynesville General Hospital yesterday evening.

Surviving are his wife, Lucille, a son, William R. Ransdall, and a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Quesenberry, all of Waynesville.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Waynesville Methodist Church with the Rev. John Bolen officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery directed by Hedges of Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
1 April 1957
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Jerry Dale Kierl Woodward d. 23 November 1956

Woodward, Jerry Dale Kierl- Age 20, passed away suddenly November 23 1956. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, November 25 at 2 p.m. at the Waynesville Baptist Church. Rev. B.R. Tatom officiating. Burial in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Hedges Service
Waynesville, Mo.

The Sunday News and Tribune
Jefferson City, Missouri
25 November 1956
Page 32

Newton Thomas Churchill d. 30 October 1956

Newton Thomas Churchill, 66, died Tuesday in Waynesville General Hospital where he had been a patient 8 days. He was a former groceryman. He was born in Kansas City and had lived in Waynesville 13 years.

Funeral services will be THursday at 2 p.,. in Waynesville Baptist Church. The Rev. Rollo Schrimscher will officiate. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges.

Survivors are his wife, Roberta May; a son, Robert N., Waynesville and 3 grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
31 October 1956
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