Savannah Cemetery
Andrew County, Missouri

Directions: From Savannah city square, go south 2.5 blocks. Fourth Street goes through the east side of the cemetery, Benton Street is on the north, Fifth Street on the west, and Park Avenue is the border on the south.

Credits: Photos and Documentation: Eldon Swensson, 2002, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6 (Section 1); Betty Halvorsen and Nadine Taylor, 2005-7 (Sections 2-3); Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6 (Sections 4-5); Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6 (Sections 6-7); 8 Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005-2010 (Section 8); Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6 (Sections 9-13); Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen and Nadine Taylor, 2005-2010 (Section 14); Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6, and Kelly Alvarado, 2011 (Section 15); Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6, and Kelly Alvarado, 2009 (Section 16); Betty Halvorsen, 2005-6 and Kelly Alvarado, 2009 (Section 17); Betty Halvorsen, 2005-2010 (Section 18). (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).

* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available

Name Inscription Photograph(s)
Ashe, Lloyd E. [private] 071 072
Ashworth, Jeffrey Dean “Loving Daddy”
Jeffrey Dean Ashworth
Aug. 19, 1964
Mar. 6, 2004
Son of Kenneth & JoAnn
085 086
Bayless, Aaron E. Our Beloved Son Brother and Friend
Aaron E. Bayless
May 14, 1983
Mar. 31, 2000
058 059
Blair, Eleanor Kay Goslee [private] 064 065
Blair, Robert D. [private] 064 065
Blair, William Clyde Loving husband, father, son and brother
William Clyde Blair
Aug. 21, 1958
Oct. 28, 2006
Married Lori December 24, 1997
[extensive personal inscription]
502 503
Bowman, Janice Marie “We Love You”
Janice Marie Bowman
Feb. 3, 1939
July 21, 2001
Wife, Mom, Meemo & Friend
If tears could build a stairway,
And memories a Lane
We’d walk right up to heaven
And bring you home again.
080 081
Bowman, Larry O. Larry O. Bowman
Dec. 19, 1938
Mar. 2, 2005
Husband, Dad, Papa & Friend
“Your love and your spirit will be with me forever…”
You were the best husband.
I will see you in heaven.
Love, Teresa
“If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever."
078 079
Brant, Sharon M. [private] 505 506
Brant, Vernon E. Brant
Vernon E.
Feb. 11, 1943
Feb. 9, 2008
Married Aug. 9, 1969
505 506
Brown, Margaret J. Brown
Margaret J.
Aug. 4, 1920
June 7, 2009
Jan. 16, 1943
507
Brown, Wilbur A. Brown
Wilbur A.
June 28, 1923
Feb. 14, 2009
Jan. 16, 1943
507
Carpenter, Larry J. [private] 071 072
Davis, Agnes Kelly Agnes Kelly
Oct. 2, 1940
Mar. 4, 1993
Davis
068 069
Davis, Herschel Eugene [private] 068 069
Doro, Rhonda S. Loving wife, mother and grandmother
Rhonda S. Doro
Nov. 9 Feb. 28
1952 2009
509
Elliott, Eldon M. Elliott
Eldon M.
July 29, 1941
Nov. 1, 2004
Feb. 21, 1970
499
501
Elliott, Eldon M., Jr. Eldon M. Jr. Elliott
April 19, 1975
July 26, 1994
077
Elliott, Linda S. [private] 499
501
Goforth, Donna L. [private] 067
Goforth, Leland E. Goforth
Married Dec. 6, 1957
Leland E.
Nov. 12, 1938
Feb. 6, 1994
067
Guess, Carol E. Guess
Mother Carol E.
July 12, 1943
Jan. 23, 2009
508
Guess, Eddy D. [private] 508
Guess, Frank D. Guess
Husband, father and grandpa
Frank D. Guess
Dec. 18, 1938
July 20, 2008
510
Guess, Rex E. Son & Father Rex E. Guess
Dec. 12, 1961
Feb. 17, 1997
[matches stone of Jess R. Smith]
074
Hall, Markcus Gabriel Beloved Son
Our Sunshine - Our Hearts
Markcus G. Hall
Sept. 9, 1972
Apr. 16, 2001
Markcus Gabriel Hall
L Cpl US Marine Corps
Persian Gulf
062 063
Laplant, Wilma Hadorn 1919-1993 073
McCush, Ralph R. Ralph R. McCush
PFC US Army World War II
July 9, 1921
Jan 27, 1994
Purple Heart
066
McKinney, Brooke Ashley In Loving Memory of
Brooke Ashley McKinney
Born April 24, 1978
St. Joseph, Missouri
Died September 20, 2005
St. Joseph Missouri
Breit-Hawkins & Gladden
Savannah, Missouri
[mortuary marker]
089
Merrill, Jessica Michelle In loving memory of
Jessica Michelle Merrill
born October 18, 1974
St. Joseph, Missouri
died November 14, 2005
St. Joseph, Missouri
Breit-Hawkins & Gladden Funeral Home
Savannah, Missouri
[two markers]
It's All Good
--
Beloved Daughter,
Sister, Granddaughter,
Cousin, Niece & Friend
Loving Mother of Zoie
497 511 512
Painter, Lindy Sue [private] 513
Painter, Ricky Dee Brother Ricky Dee
Apr. 23, 1961
Apr. 5, 2006
Painter
513
Parker, Bonnie H. 1915-2002 082
Parker, Lavern F. 1918-2003 082
Patterson, Gilbert H. Patterson
Gilbert H.
May 17, 1911
Feb. 1, 1998
083 084
Patterson, Vada M. Patterson
Vada M.
Aug. 16, 1915
Jan. 24, 2007
083 084
Robison, Wilmer Beloved Father
Wilmer “Rob” Robison
Dec. 25, 1911
Dec. 19, 1994
S Sgt US Army World War II
060 061
Skudlarski, Clara Jane Clara Jane Skudlarski
June 16, 1919
Nov. 1, 2006
Loving Mother - Grandmother
Great-grandmother
514 515
Smith, Jess R. Father & Papa Jess R. Smith
July 4, 1919
Mar. 26, 1993
[matches stone of Rex E. Guess]
076
Townsend, Michaela Ann Moore Michaela Ann Townsend Moore
June 16, 1988
Sept. 29, 2004
Your smile may be gone from our sight
But if we simply close our eyes,
It will be there, beaming bright.
She will forever leave you with a smile.
[two markers]
In Loving Memory of
Michaela Moore-Townsend
Born June 16, 1988
St. Joseph, Missouri
Died Sept. 29, 2004
St. Joseph, Missouri
[mortuary marker]
087 089 088
Zeisset, Nadine In Loving Memory
Zeisset
Nadine
Nov. 4, 1921
Mar. 31, 1999
070
 
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