Lorenza Dow Crismon d. 20 June 1963

WAYNESVILLE- Lorenza Dow Crismon, 80, of Waynesville, a life-long resident of Pulaski County, died Thursday night in Pulaski County General Hospital. Mr. Crismon was a farmer.

Survivors are a son, Leland, Waynesville; a daughter, Mrs. Jewell Pruitt, Waynesville; and a grandchild.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church here with the Rev. Virgil Manes officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
22 June 1963
Page 7

Harry Adkins, Jr. d. 16 June 1963

Found in Motel
Service Set For Suicide

WAYNESVILLE (Special)- Funeral services for Harry Adkins, Jr., 32, of Waynesville, who died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds at the Star Motel, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Waynesville Methodist Church with the Rev. Theodore Wolff officiating.

Mr. Adkins shot himself in the right temple with a .32-caliber revolver, state troopers said. His body was discovered about 1:30 a.m. Monday by the motel owner, Mrs. Earl Martin. He had apparently been dead since 8 p.m. Sunday, and authorities reported that he left a note explaining that he would take his life.

Survivors are his parents, Harry and Marie Adkins, Big piney; a son, Harry; a daughter, Shawn; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Winterberg, Granite City, Ill.; and six brothers, Herschel, of Ferguson, Leo, of Plato, Dale, of Kansas City, Ansel of Big Piney, Gary, of Carondelet, and John, of Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Moss-Williams of Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
18 June 1963
Page 19

Jerry Dale Hutsell d. 5 June 1963

HOUSTON- Jerry Dale Hutsell, 19, of Houston, died at the Texas County Memorial Hospital Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.

Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell Hutsell; and four brothers, Farrell, Jr., Gary, Michael and David, all of the home.

A brief service will be held at 12:30 p.m. today at the Evans Chapel. Funeral services will be at Waynesville Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. today with Rev. Ervin Morton officiating. Burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Evans of Houston.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
7 June 1963
Page 59

Walter Sillers Moore d. 17 January 1963

Soldier's Death Result of Mishap, Coroner Rules

WAYNESVILLE (Special)- The shotgun death of a 38-year-old retired soldier was termed accidental yesterday by Pulaski County Coroner C.E. Moss.

The body of Walter S. Moore, Waynesville, who had been shot in the chest with a 12 gauge shotgun, was found at his home Thursday  night by his wife.

Officers said Moore apparently was hanging up a coat in a closet when the weapon discharged. Moore recently retired as master sergeant after 20 years of Army service, part of which was spent at Fort Leonard Wood.

In addition to his wife, Gwendolyn, he is survived by two sons, Walter, Jr., and Benjamin Earl, of the home; a daughter, Linda Kay, also of the home; three brothers, Don M., of Graceland, Calif., Sam, of Sunnyvale, Calif., and Earl of Washington D.C., and three sisters, Mrs. Sue Williams, Decatur, Ga., Mrs. Lyda Mills, Jackson, Miss., and Mrs. Alma Brenner, Biloxi, Miss.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church here by Dr. Cleveland Horne. Burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

The Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, Missouri
19 January 1963
Page 7

Frank L. McGinnis d. 24 November 1962

WAYNESVILLE- Frank L. McGinnis, 70, Waynesville, died early Saturday in the Waynesville General Hospital.

Rosary services will be at 8 p.m. today in the Moss-Williams Funeral Home, and the mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the St. Robert's Bellarmine Catholic Church.

Officiating will be the Rev. Pfifer, and burial will be in the Waynesville Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. McGinnis is survived by his wife, Pearl; a step-son, Edward McGinnis, Waynesville; two sisters, Miss Esther McGinnis, St. Louis, and Mrs. Helen McCarthy, St. Louis.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
25 November 1962
Page 52

James Arthur Wilson d. 10 November 1962

WAYNESVILLE- Funeral services for James Arthur Wilson, 3, of St. Robert, were to be at 2 p.m. today in West Side Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Sanders officiating. Burial was in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss Williams.

The boy strangled Saturday when he fell between a wooden box and a garage while trying to reach some puppies in the box.

Survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Wilson; a sister, Tammy Lynn, of the home; maternal grandparents, Lester Quesenberry, Waynesville, and Mrs. Nova Underwood, state of Washington; and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson, Waynesville.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
12 November 1962
page 19

Musetta Cusick d. 1 October 1962

MRS. SIMY J. CUSICK

WAYNESVILLE- Mrs. Musetta Cusick, 52, died at 11:18 p.m. Monday at the Pulaski County General Hospital. She had been ill for one week.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Waynesville Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Theodore Wolff, and burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

Mrs. Cusick is survived by her husband, Simy J.; two sons, Robert L., Arlington Hall, Va., and Thomas E., of the home; and one aunt, Mrs. Minnie Gray, St. Louis.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
3 October 1962
Page 26

Eva Pearl Pippin d. 16 August 1962

Death Takes Mrs. Pippin

WAYNESVILLE (Special)- Mrs. Eva Pearl Pippin, 70, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday of a heart attack at her home four miles northwest of Waynesville.

She was the wife of Dru L. Pippin, member of the Missouri Conservation Commission, which he has served more than 13 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Pippin have operated Pippin Place, a family resort lodge near Waynesville since 1925. She had suffered from a virus the past three weeks and a heart condition several years.

Mrs. Pippin was a member of the Waynesville Methodist Church and the Eastern Star. She was a former resident of Marshall, where she taught home economics.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Dan, Albuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph Duggins, Jefferson City, whose husband is chief counsel for the state insurance division; a sister, Mrs. Urvane Elmore, Eagleville, Tenn.; two brothers, John Turner Luther and Clayton Luther, both of Fort Worth, Tex., and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Waynesville Methodist Church. The Rev. John Bowlen and the Rev. Theodore Wolff will officiate. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams. Memorial contributions may be made to the Heart Fund.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
17 August 1962
Page 16

Jackie Anderson d. 30 September 1962

Camper, 9, Is Drowned

Waynesville Boy Dies in Gasconade

RICHLAND (Special) - A 9-year-old Waynesville boy drowned late yesterday while swimming in the Gasconade River near here.

Jackie Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Anderson, was attending the Pulaski County Baptist Church camp here.

Funeral services for the youth will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the West Side Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Sanders officiating. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

A spokesman said the youngsters were swimming about 5:30 p.m. and all were accounted for but that Jackie was discovered missing in another check a few minutes later. His body was recovered from the river a short time later.

In addition to the parents, he is survived by two brothers, Dennie Carl and David Morris, and one sister, Lisa Ann, all of the home; the paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mae Anderson, Springfield; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Delong, of Devils Elbow; a great-grandmother, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Waynesville; and great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Watson.

Springfield Leader and Press
Springfield, Missouri
1 August 1962
page 11

Hattie Irene Cantrell d. 10 July 1962

MRS. HUBERT CANTRELL SR.

WAYNESVILLE-- Mrs. Hattie Irene Cantrell, 55, died of a heart attack at her home in Waynesville at 7 p.m. Tuesday. She had been a resident of the community 21 years.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Waynesville Methodist Church. The Rev. Theodore Wolff will officiate. Burial will be in Waynesville Memorial Cemetery under direction of Moss-Williams.

Survivors are her husband Hubert, Sr.; a daughter, Shirley of the home; four sons, Hubert, Jr., and Gerald David, both of Tulsa, Ronald D., Tampa, Fla., and Robert L. of Waynesville; six brothers, Roy Bresee and Presley Bresee, both of Springfield, Arthur Bresee, Cortez, Colo., Fred Bresee, Las Vegas, Nev., Jess Bresee, Avoca, Iowa, and Irvin Bresee, Turlock, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Florence Reardon, Hollywood, Calif., Mrs. Charlotte Kersey, Guthrie Center, Iowa, and Mrs. Edith Bowles, St. Cloud, Minn.; and five grandchildren.