Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1920-02-12
Obituary


daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Brentlinger. was born July IS, 1898.
and was reared here in ouc midst.
She was married March II, 1916, to
l.. Leatherman and they made their
home in Mansfield. She was a girl
who expressed perfect contentment
and a reality of what life really
meant, that it was greatly what we
made it,. For this knowledge she
wore a smile for every day. In child
hood she was apeace-maker among
children and carried the SAME pleas:
ing way through life. Her husband.
BROTHERS and sister say they never
saw her in an angry, hasty mood.
She was n member Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian church and greatly
enjoyed church and Sunday school
services. She gave up and went to
bed Saturday, February Z, and pass
cd from view Tuesday, February 10
al | p. M. She was conscious dur
ing her illness. very considerable of
her husband and two little boys. At
ter awhile she seemed to be passing
through the valley of the shadow Of
death. She told he. husband she
wanted to kiss him and lavished her
affections on him. Besides her hus-
band and two children she leaves ia
Their and mother. four brothers and
one sister, hosts of relatives and
friends. The funeral services were
conducted from the home at . o'clock
Friday afternoon by Rev. J. A. Rus
sell of Hartville. Interment in the
Mansfield cemetery.
J. B. Findlcy was born Jan. 90,
1868. in Wright county. He was
married TO Mary NJ. Moore Oct. %.
1855. To this union were born
eight children. One died in infancy
L.oiry Hester died May g., 1915. He
leaves Il wife. three sons and three
daughters and a host of friends to
NOUN his loss. He united with the
Baptist church and was among the
first members of Corinth church
always faithful and served rs deacon
from the organization of the church
until his death. He was always
looking to the interest and progress
OF the church, seldom missing a
meeting. Before the church was
built services were held in his home.
No sacrifice was too great for him
to make for the cause of Christ. He
passed away at his home near Nc
comb Feb. g.. at the age of 81 years
and 10 days. Funeral services were
conducted at the COrinth Baptist
church at Macomb by Rev. G. Chad
we'll of Norwood, and Rev. S.. w.
Shaw of Norwood. the pastor. His
brothers, Boss and James, were pres
ent. together with a large cong:e-
CATION of friends. His loss to us is
really very great, but our loss is
heavens gain.
Leonard Gillett' Of Isabella died
Wednesday of last week of cerebral
hemorrhage at the age of IS years.
He leaves a widow and -four. child
rem. Friday the body, accompanied
by his widow and brother, was
brought TO Mansfield: embalmed by
T. F. Lenhart and shipped to st.
Charles for interment.
Cora, the 4~-yea-old daughter Of
j. NJ. Livingston and wife. passed
away Sunday death being caused by
influenza. Rev. ]. w. Patterson
conducted the funeral from the home
at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon: in
terment in the Mapsfield cemetery.
From Mountain Grove Journal.
Clarence Miller Leffle: was born
near Bryant. Douglas COUNTY, Mo-.
August 80, 1901; departed this. life
Feb. 6. 1920. He has always resid-
Cd with his parents near Bryant I'M
Ill when three Yeas & they moved
t. the farm two miles north of Min.
Grove, Mo.
At the time of his death he was Is
veu.'s. 5 months and seven days old.
lie was the fifth of a family OF
eight children, and is survived by
his father, mother. one sister and
five brothers, one sister having died
five years ago.
Funera. services were held at the
home on Sunday, Feb. 8, by Rev. ].
W. Larimore, and the body was laid
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