Davis, Rufus

Date of Death: 6 Aug 1921 Subject: Herald Seckels Source: St. Joseph Observer, 20 Aug 1921 Thursday afternoon Harold Seckles [sic] at some half-ripe grapes and some watermelon. He and his brother went to the field to get a half gallon of gasoline from the tank in which Mr. Seckles keeps the gasoline for the…

Date of Death: 18 Nov 1917 Subject: Samuel M. Hays Source: St. Joseph Observer, 24 Nov 1917 Samuel M. Hays, a retired farmer, died suddenly at his home, 1407 North 10th street, Sunday. The remains were taken to Bolckow, his former home, for burial. Post Views: 1,100

Date of death: 17 Aug 1903 Subject: Timothy H. Manes Source: St. Joseph Daily News, 19 Aug 1903, p. 6 Savannah, Mo., Aug. 19.—The remains of Timothy H. Manes were buried in the Bennett Lane cemetery yesterday. Mr. Manes died Monday. He was sixty-two years old and an old soldier. Post Views: 1,102

Date of Death: 31 Jan 1914 [even though tombstone says 1913] Subject: George M. Calvert Source: Savannah Reporter, 6 Feb 1914, p. 1, column 2 George Calvert Buried at Amazonia. After the funeral at the residence Monday the remains of George Calvert were taken to Amazonia for interment. He was fifty-three years old and had…

Date of Death: 17 Jul 1876 Subject: Mary Susan Pendleton Source: Andrew County Republican, 27 Jul 1876, p. 1 This is the second time that we have been called to record the death of a member of our Grange, and one who was highly esteemed by each member. She held the office of Flora in…

Date of Death: May 1898 Subject: Henry Green Caples Source: Tabor Beacon [IA] 27 May 1898 Our Percival letter which was received too late for this issue, contains the news of the suicide of H. G. [sic] Caples, a prominent physician of that place, last Saturday. From the particulars given in the letter, it seems…