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Darcey E. Ogle d. 26 March 1961

Funeral services for Darcey E. Ogle, 62, Waynesville, who died Sunday, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Mt. Gipson Baptist Church with the Rev. Virgil Manes and the Rev. Euell Groves officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams of Waynesville.

He is survived by his wife, Effie; three sons, William Thomas, Salem, Ill., John P., Richland, and Charles R., Pensacola, Fla.; three daughters, Mrs. Verda L. Brumley, Modesto, Calif., Mrs. Stella L. Hance, Waynesville, and Mrs. Laura B. Cordrey, Waynesville; one brother, Truman, Waynesville; one sister, Mrs. Goldie Harris, Waynesville; 13 grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
28 March 1961
Page 11

Samuel Robert Adkinson d. 21 February 1961

Samuel Robert Adkinson, 68, Route 2, Richland, died at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at his home.

He is survived by his wife, Mary; one daughter, Mrs. Janita Smith, of the home and one sister, Mrs. Claude Keaton, Eminence.

Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Buckhorn Baptist Church with the Rev. Virgil Manes officiating. Burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss Williams of Waynesville.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
22 February 1961
Page 26

James Joseph & Bessie Irene Egan d. 25 Ocober 1960

Rosary services for James Joseph Egan and his wife, Bessie Irene, both 63, Waynesville residents who were killed in a traffic accident near Quincy, Ill. Tuesday, will be at 7:30 o'clock tonight in Hedges Funeral Home, Waynesville.

The double funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Robert Catholic Church, near Waynesville, with the Rev. Leo Stamm officiating.

Burial for Mr. Egan will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery. The remains of Mrs. Egan will be sent to Santa Monica, Calif., and placed in Woodlawn Mausoleum.

The operator of a garage and wrecker service, Mr. Egan was active in state and county Democratic politics. He was also engaged in the construction business.

Survivors of the couple include a son, Milford, and two grandchildren.

Mrs. Egan's survivors also include a daughter, Mrs. O.R. Scott, Canoga, Calif., three brothers and three sisters.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
27 October 1960
Page 50



Thomas Bryan Rollins d. 20 September 1960

Funeral services for Thomas Bryan Rollins, 63, Gary, Ind., who died Tuesday in Phoenix, Ariz., while on vacation, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Waynesville with the Rev. A.J. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges of Waynesville.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; three brothers, James D., Waynesville, John W., Springfield, and Sterling J., Phoenix, Ariz.; three sisters, Mrs. Frances Pierson, Waynesville, Mrs. Reed R. Howlett, Richland, and Mrs. Walter Burchard, Waynesville.

There will be graveside services by the Waynesville Masonic Lodge.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
24 September 1960
Page 13

Norman Dailey d. 3 March 1960

Norman Dailey, 71, who returned to Waynesville from Washington, D.C. six months ago, died Thursday at his Waynesville home.

A farmer and resident of Waynesville from 1923 to 1935, he moved to Washington, D.C., to become a special policeman and lived there until his recent return.

He is survived by his wife, Nettie; two sons, Norman, Osage City, Kan., and Cameron L., of Washington; three daughters, Mrs. Iva I. Hammen, Hyatsville, Md., Mrs. John Threlkeld, Waynesville, and Mrs. Homer Dozier, Denver; three sisters, Mrs. Edna Nass and Mrs. Lennie Thompson, both of Renton, Wash., and Mrs. Blaine Thompson, Brownswood, Texas; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church at Waynesville with the Revs. Cleveland Horne and Norman Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges of Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
4 March 1960
Page 11

Arthur Benjamin Cohn d. 7 November 1959

Arthur Benjamin Cohn, 79, of Waynesville, died Saturday morning in Waynesville General Hospital.

Mr. Cohn came to Waynesville in 1941 from Collinsworth, Ill., and operated a jewelry store.

He was a member of the Abou-Ben Adhem Shrine Temple of Springfield, and a member of the Springfield and Waynesville Masonic Lodge.

Surviving are his wife Louise, and two sons, Henry J., and Arthur B., Jr., both of Waynesville; three brothers, three sisters, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday from a Waynesville church, with burial in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges of Waynesville. Masonic rites will be conducted at the graveside.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
8 November 1959
Page 55

Marion Henderson Vaught d. 4 September 1959

Marion Henderson Vaught, 87, a retired farmer and school teacher, died Friday afternoon at his Waynesville home.

He is survived by his wife, Matilda Ann; two sons, Reevil W., of Camdenton and Temple W., of Washington D.C.; three daughters, Mrs. Floy Wilson, Iberia, Mrs. Opal Bloehs, St. Louis, and Mrs. Georgia Mihan, St. Louis; two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Clark, Richland, and Mrs. Elvia Davis, Sedeborg, and four grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church at Waynesville, with the Revs. Virgil Manes and Cleveland Horne officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges of Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
5 September 1959
Page 5

Josephine Bradford d. 1 September 1958

MRS. DALE BRADFORD

Funeral services for Mrs. Josephine Bradford, 48, who died Monday after being shot, will be today at 2 p.m. in the Waynesville Methodist Church with the Rev. Clarence Wienand officiating. Burial will follow in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges of Waynesville.

Survivors include her daughter, Jo Jean, 10; and a sister, Mrs. Ruby Mathis, Long Beach, Calif.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
4 September 1958
Page 15

Anna Marie Bodo d. 4 July 1958

MRS. LOUIS M. BODO

The rosary will be said for Mrs. Anna Marie Bodo, 49, who died Friday night at her home in Waynesville, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, in the Hedges Chapel, Waynesville. Services are to be Monday at 11 a.m. in St. Robert's Catholic Church with the Rev. Leo Stamm and Maj. Patrick Barrett conducting, with burial in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Louis M.; a son, Louis M., Jr.; and a sister, Mrs. Helen Medve, Dayton, Ohio,

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
5 July 1958
Page 4

Reverend John L. Hicks d. 4 June 1958

The Rev. John L. Hicks, 84, widely known as Baptist minister of Waynesville, died today in his home there after an illness of two months. He had been a minister 55 years and was active in that work until his last illness. He was a member of the Waynesville Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge.

Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. (DST) in the Baptist Church with the Rev. B.R. Tatom officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Hedges.

Survivors are his wife, Emma; two stepsons, C.C. Setser, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Robert F. Ichord, Scarsdale, N.Y.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Emma Jean Carlson, Phoenix; and Mrs. Ina Siering, Modesto, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Lucretia Dualavy, Des Moines, and three grandchildren.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
4 June 1958
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