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The
Paris Mercury
March
15, 1907
Obits:
Mrs.
John Carter, aged 80, died at her home, near
Santa Fe, last Friday.
She was a devout member of the
Christian Church and a good woman.
Mrs.
Gilmore Yowell died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hanger, near Santa Fe,
Wednesday morning as a result of a stroke of
paralysis.
She was a splendid woman and one
widely loved.
John
Alexander Dowie died at Shiloh House, Zion
City, March 9, at 7:30.
His wife and son were in Muskegon,
Michigan, at the time of his death.
His funeral took place on Tuesday.
Mrs.
Sarah Lewellen died at her home near Tulip
March 1st and the remains were
buried at Mexico, Rev. Abbernathy preaching
the funeral sermon.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs. E.W.
Johnson and Mrs. M. Cottingham.
John
H. Howell, on e of the oldest and best known
citizens of Monroe county, died of stomach
trouble at his home in Paris Saturday, and
the remains were buried at Shiloh church,
west of town, Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Richmond preaching the funeral.
Deceased was 70 years old and is
survived by his wife and children.
He was a good citizen and a man
generally esteemed.
All of his children, Ab, George, and
Jim Howell, and Mrs. Thos. Foster, survive
him.
With
the death of Aleck Reavis which occurred
last week, passed one of those real heroes,
of whom the world, in its worship of an
inferior courage, takes no account.
Day by day, week by week, and month
by month this man sat in the shadow of
death, counting his mortal hours and
enduring, without murmur or complaint, the
most intense physical agony, imparting his
own spiritual strength to those about him.
The Mercury knows of no courage so
great, no heroism so lofty.
The world’s real heroes are those
who are passed by in song and story.
Aleck Reavis was one of them.
Thornton
Adams Dead
Thornton
Adams, an aged and well known citizen of
Monroe County, died at the home of his
son-in-law, Weldon Ragsdale. In Washington
Township last Thursday night and, with his
death passed a true type of old-fashioned
manhood.
He was over 80 years old and was the
eldest of a remarkable family of brothers,
four in all, three of whom survive him.
Major Adams and Newton Adams live in
Shelbina and another brother, George, lives
in Kentucky.
All have passed the allotted time of
three score and ten years and each is still
a vigorous, hale old man.
Mr.
Adams was born in Henry County, KY., October
24th, 1818, and moved to Missouri
in 1851.
He was thrice married, first to a
Mrs. Magruder, and to them were born five
children, of whom one survives, Mrs. I.W.
Caldwell of Monroe county.
After the death of his first wife he
married a Miss Ford, sister of the late Dr.
Ford of Shelbina.
One child, Mrs. T. Weldon Ragsdale
was born to this marriage.
After the death of his second wife he
was again married to the widow of Elijah
Sparks, who preceded him to the other world
some seven or eight years.
Funeral
services were held at the Crooked Creek
Baptist church Saturday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Travis of Rennselaer.
Mrs.
Katie Crim died Tuesday, March 5th,
at the home of her brother-in-law, Lock
Millner, and her remains were brought to
Holliday for internment Wednesday.
Marriage
Licenses
Marriage
licenses were granted to the following
couples this week:
James E. Boyd and Miss Willie May
Williamson, daughter of Basil Williamson;
Charles Vaughn and Miss Pearl Lawter, and
Frank Daily and Miss Nellie Evans.
Weddings
Fay
Gerald, formerly of Paris, was married to a
Mrs. Girtin at Chicago last week.
W.T.
Ragland and wife attended the Carstarphen-Watson
wedding at New London Wednesday.
C.C.
Cohoon and Miss Estelle Boatman were united
in marriage by Rev. Cokendopher at Mexico
Wednesday of last week.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. Hugh
Sproul of this city and is quite well known
here.
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