Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-12-12
Obituary

A'sSs "e>N
and "a days. She was converted
at the age of "a years and after
wards united with the Free Will
Baptist church, where she re
NAMED faithful until death. She
was married to William Shelton,
Aug. 81, 1882. To this union
were born four children of whom
three are living. James Harvey,
born Jan. ~, 1856, aud departed
this life the same year. Marion
Oscar, born March 10, 1857; Ag-
gle, born Nov. %, 1889: Herbert
Clarence, bora Dec. %, 1898. She
was a devoted companion, a low,
ing sister, and an angel mother.
A light is from our household
gone,
A voice we loved is stilled;
y place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filed.
Funeral services were conduc.
ted at the Dennis Log church by
Rev.C.N. Findley in the presence
of a large audience of relatives
and friends. The family have
our sympathy and love.-C. N.
Findley.
Archie Walter Tool, son of O..
N. Tool and wife of near Mans
field, passed away Dec. 4 at Camp
Hancock, Ca, from measles and
pneumonia. The body arrived
Monday and was buried Tuesday
at the Hensley cemetery, Rev. r.
B. Ritzinger of the Baptist
church conducting the funeral
services. He was born in Jas.
per county, Iowa, Feb. l6, 1883,
and was 80 years Of age. When
this country made the call for
men to come and fight for the
land we all love so well, he an
swered the call and was ready to
start to the battle front when
the news of the signing of the
armistice came. but before he
could be mustered ont of service
he was stricken with his fatal i'll
ness. He is survived BY his par
ents, two brothers, five sisters
and a host of other relatives and
friends. He gave his life for his
country.
The relatives desire to thank
WI. Howard and wife, Fred Gro.
ver and wife, the Christian La
dies Aid Society for flowers, and
The citizens of the vicinity who
through Dr.F.H. Riley, P.W New
ton and S.W. Carter, contributed
Hewers, and all others for kind
ness shown during the illness
ann death of Bertha May Drcn
non.
Floyd Brown died at Monet
last week and was buried at Mt
Gro~e, says the Journal. Mrs.
Freeman Blakley, Albert Kai.
mann, the st. Louis mule buyer,
Otis and Arthur Wheeler are 9th
err deaths reported there. Cleo
Hudson, who died in Montana,
was brought there for burial. Dr..
r.. r, Jerome, formerly of Noun
tain Grove, died in North Miss.
ouri.
In memory Of Marion Bran.
stetter, a dear soldier boy. who
gave his life for his country. A
loved one from US is gone, one
that we can never recall, but God
knows best; he leaves sad hearts
to see him go, but God knows
best. May God help his wife,
mother, father and brother who
mourn his loss.-A Friend.
Mrs, Chester Hensley of near
Hartville is dead from influenza
Her husband is stationed at
Camp Funston and came home
for the funeral. His wife had
just returned home from a visit
with him when she became ill.
Y. r. Lenhart was called to
Grovesprings Saturday by the
death of Miss Delk, aged 10 years,
who died from influenza and
pneumonia.
Mrs. Charles Cramer died of
inf uenza near Norwood Tuesday
leaving a husband and Two small
children.
Ivy Cleo Hudson, who died at
Billings, Mont, was buried last
week at New Grove.
Mrs George Marcum Of noar