Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1909-01-08
Deaths Decree.

PowELL:-Sarah Browning
DeWeese was born in Boone
county, Ind, July 20, 1929, and
died, near Indian Grove, Mo-,
January 2, 1909, aged 70 years,
5 months and II days. She was
married to Chas. E. Powell
August 20, 1850. To this union
were born nine children, two
sons and seven daughters. She
| had been member of the
Christian church for 55 years.
Interment took place beside the
sleeping dust of her husband at
Powell cemetery January 3.
Funeral ser vices were conducted
by Rev. H. Perry of Dewitt.
PEARMAN:-Mrs. r. w. Pear.
man of Z 1.2 miles southwest of
Dalton died of Inflammation of
the stomach Sunday, Decemb er
81, 1908. She had been in fail.
ing health all summer and fall,
but was able to prepare supper
Saturday. That night she was
taken suddenly worse about 2
O'CLOCK and died at 2:2O the
following afternoon, aged 80
years. She is survived by her
husband and six children rang
ing in age from Is months to 13
years. Mrs. Pearman's maiden
name was Miss Tennessee Met
calf and she was married to her
now bereaved husband in 1895.
Her remains were tenderly laid
to rest in the Dalton cemetery
Monday afternoon. We tender
our sincere sympathies to the
grief. stricken family,
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GLENN:-Mrs. G. A. Glenn of
near Prairie chapel died after a
brief illness of diabetes coma
Tuesday morning, January 5.
1909, aged AZ years. She was up
and around the day before and
when taken sick Monday night
told her family she would never
recover. She was y devout
Christian woman and a member
of the M. E. church, South, and
a teacher in Prairie Hill chapel
Suuday-school. She leaves q
husband and four children, two
sons and two daughters, to
mourn their loss of a devoted
wire and mother. Mrs. Glenn
was a native of Charlottesville,
Va, and her maiden name was
Miss Alice Glenn, q daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Glenn.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Henry of Triplett at
Prairie chapel Wednesday and
were followed by interment in
the Elliott cemetery. The CoU-
RIER drops the tear of sympathy
with the sorrowing husband and
children, yet they mourn not as
those without hope.
HEREFORD: :-Saturdav, Janu.
ary 2, 1909, Covey Heryford, one
of the most prominent and uni.
versslly esteemed citizens of
Charlton township, died of par
ally sis, having been afflicted with
that insidious disease some y ears,
at his home, near Forest Green,
where he was born October "a,
1854, and was, therefore, "a
years, 2 months and 10 days old
at the time of his death. The de.
ceased was never married but was
a member of the Baptist church,
and was kind hearted and
generous to a fault. No poor
person ever asked aims of Covey
Heryford and was turned away
empty handed. He was a son of
one of Charlton county's oldest
and best known families, and his
father. the late Capt. William
Heryford, was born, near where
the town of Forest Green now
stands, April IA, 1918. Coyey is
survived by one brother and two
sisters, namely: Bentley Hery-
ford of Salisbury, Mrs. Emma
Dautel of Glasgow and Nellie,
now Mrs. Robt. Donaldson of
near Salisbury. The subject of
this sketch was an ardent Demo.
orat and was the Democratic
committeeman from Charlton