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The first two obits were received from Kenneth Banner, the rest from Malinda James (Thanks-Ken and Malinda)
Hibdon, Sarah
Obituary--Aunt Sarah Hibdon (1945)
The death angel again entered the Barnett community, calling away Aunt Sarah
Hibdon, aged mother of Mrs. Ed Finley, Aunt Sarah had been ill for some time. She
passed away at the Ed Finley home about 6 p.m. on March 28. She was born March 6,
1860 and was the daughter of Wm. and Nancy J. James. She lived in Camden county
until 20 years ago when she came to this community to make her home.
October 25, 1879 she was united in marriage to John W. Hibdon. To this union
were born ten children, four of whom, with the husband and father, preceded her in
death. Andrew died at the age of four years; James was killed at a sawmill in 1905; Stella
died in 1906, and Arthur was killed in action in France, November 10, 1918.
She is survived by the following children: Rev. J. L. Hibdon, Bunceton; Bill
Hibdon, Versailles; Mrs. Tllie Crawshaw, Maple Hill, Kansas; Orville Hibdon, Barnett,
Mrs. B. F. Banner, Kansas City, and Mrs. Ethel Finley, Barnett. Mrs. Hibdon leaves 31
grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Six grandsons are in the service of their
country. They are Sgt. Harrison Finley, with the U. S. Army in Germany; Sgt. Lloyd
Finley, Alaska; John A. Hibdon firmean first class, U. S. Navy, Alfred Hibdon, Merchant
Marine, Pfc. Kenneth Banner, France, and Cpl. John Robert Crawshaw, who is in
France.
When a young woman Mrs. Hibdon professed the christian faith and was an
active worker in the Church of God. She was a good old-fashioned christian mother, who
loved her family and spent her life teaching and serving them. She was a kind neighbor
and friend and many will miss her loving presence.
Funeral services were conducted at the Barnett Union church by the Rev. L. V.
Webb. Music was furnished by Mrs. C. L. Williams, Mrs. Waid Miller, Mrs. A. D.
Hardin and Mrs. Dwight Jones with Mrs. C. L. Hatler at the piano. Burial was in Holst
cemetery near Gravois Mills, with the Kay Funeral Service in charge.
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Card of Thanks
We wish to express our sincere thanks to our friends for their kindness and sympathy in
the loss of our loving mother, Mrs. Sarah Hibdon.
--The Hibdon Families
[Kenneth J. Banner's note: "Tllie Crawshaw" above is obviously a typo. Should be "Ollie Crawshaw"]Banner, Benjamin Franklin
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1951
FUNERAL RITES TUESDAY, JAN. 2 FOR B.F. BANNER
CAMDENTON MAN DIES FROM WRECK INJURIES EARLY SAT. MORNING
Funeral services will be con- ducted for Benjamin Franklin Banner Tuesday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Camdenton Baptist Church, with the pastor, Rev.
Orville A. Haines officiating, interment will be in the Roach Cemetery under the
direction of the Bankson-Woolery Funeral Home of Camdenton.
Mr. Banner, better known to his many friends as Benny, died in the Lakeside
Hospital Saturday morning at 2:30 o'clock from injuries received in a car-truck wreck late
Thursday evening on Highway 50 near Lone Jack, Missouri.
B. F. Banner was born at Banner's Elk, North Carolina, Marcli 9, 1895, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Banner. When but a young boy he came to Camden County
with his parents and brothers and sisters and had spent the greater part of his life in this
county. On September 1, 1917, he was united in mariage to Miss Ellen Hibdon and to
this union six children were born, three boys and three girls, all of whom survive their
father's death.
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Ellen Banner, and six children, Frank and Guy Banner,
of Camdenton; Kenneth Banner of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Norman Miller and Mrs.
Virginia Waters of Kansas City, Mo.; and Kathleen Banner of the home. Besides the
members of the immediate family he 1eaves three brothers and three sisters: Jim Julian
and John Banner, all of Camdenton; Mrs. Ethel Morefield and Mrs. Lucille Martin of
Camdenton and Mrs. Sam Miller of Jefferson City, Mo. He also leaves six grand
children. Two brothers preceded him in death,
He was employed a a toll collector at the Hurricane Deck Toll Bridge at the time
of his death. He left his job at noon Thursday and was enroute to Kansas City, taking his
son-in-law and family .back to the city when the accident happened.
He was a member of the Camdenton Baptist Church, from where his funeral will
be held Tuesday afternoon of this week.. Benny had many friends in the community that
Join the family in mourning their loss.[Account of the Accident]
Local Man Dies Following Highway Accident Thursday
Benny Banner Victim Of Car - Truck Accident, Five Others In Hospital
A tragic wreck on highway 50, about 4 miles east of Lone Jack, Missouri, last
Thursday evening about 5:30 o'clock hospitialized six persons, all of whom either lived
or had lived in Camdenton.
The unfortunate wreck not only sent six persons to the hospital, but one of the
victims Is already dead and others quite seriously injured.
The driver of the 1942 Chevrolet car, Benny Banner received a crushed chest and
a punctured lung. the injuries of which caused his death Saturday morning at 2:30
o'clock. His son-in- law and daughter and their two children, Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Miller, and Patricia and Norma Jean Miller, and Mr. Miller's father, Mr. Melvin Miller,
were all taken to the Lakeside Hospital in Kansas City. Mrs. Miller and the children,
aside from being bruised and cut up slightly were suffering to some extent from shock.
But Norman Miller received sevre injuries, his upper jaw was broken twice on each side
and the lower jaw broken at the chin point. He also received deep head and facial
lacerations. His father, Mr. Melvin Miller, was unconscious from the time of the accident
until late the next day. However, it is thought that the other five occupants of the car are
going to survive.
The accident happened when Mr. Benny Banner attempted to pass a truck at the
foot of a long hill near the approach of a bridge. There were four vehicles driving
westward, of which the Banner car was the third. The front vehicle was a car. which was
followed by a truck, which in turn was followed by the Banner vehicle.
The road was clear ahead so Mr. Banner pulled out to pass the two vehicles ahead
of him, when he was along side of the truck it also pulled out to pass the front car, this
crowded the Banner car off the road and into the abutment of the concrete highway
bridge. The car was completeiy demolished and worst of all the oc-
cupants seriously injured as stated above. Mr. Banner was en-route to Kansas City,
returning the daughter and her family 'to their home in the city after they had spent their
Christmas vacation In Camdenton.Amos, Eula Mae
Miller Co. Autogram
November 26, 1936
MRS. CLINT D. AMOS DIED AT HER HOME IN ELDON
Eula Mae Martin Amos was born August 10, 1912, near Iberia, Mo., and passed away November 12, 1936, at her home in Olean. For many years she was a member of the Christian Church where she for a time lovingly taught a class of children. In 1931 she graduated from Olean High School and February 22, 1934, was married to Clinton D.
Amos of Olean, Mo. To them a daughter Norma Jane, was born September 14, 1936.
The passing of Eula Mae Martin Amos is mourned by her husband, Clinton D. Amos, her daughter, Norma Jane Amos, her father, Matt L. Martin all of Olean, a sister, Mrs. Max Haynes, of Jefferson City, three brothers, Paul J. Martin, of Kansas City, Stanley and Dorsey Martin of Olean, her grandmother, MARTHA LAWSON, 87, of Hawkeye, Mo., and many other relatives and friends.
The kind words that Eula has spoken, the good deeds she has done, the sunshine she has scattered among her many friends, many of whom were children, will long be remembered. These are the memories of her that will live and remain near and dear in the hearts of her loved ones.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. A. L. Alexander, pastor of the Eldon Christian Church at the Olean Christian Church and the body was laid to rest at the Odd Fellow Cemetery, Olean, Mo.
Wright, Annie Bell (Roach)
Jan. 1, 1942
Miller Co. Autogram
MRS. WILLIAM WRIGHT DIES NEAR TUSCUMBIA
Annie Bell Roach was born April 28, 1873, in Sullivan County, Mo., and died at the home of her son, Isaac Wright, near Tuscumbia, Mo. December 24, 1941. She was 68 years, 7 months and 26 days old at the time of her death.
She was the daughter of Isaac and Lucy Ann Roach. Her parents moved to Miller County in the year 1885 and settled about 5 miles northwest of Tuscumbia.
She was married to William H. Wright on November 4, 1888. To this union 11 children were born, 9 of whom still survive. They are; Grace Brown, of Searcy, Ark.; Ed, Fred, and Isaac Wright, of Tuscumbia. Perry, Floyd and Kellious Wright, of Kansas City, Kansas; Luther Wright, of Miami, Oklah., and Beulah Berry, of Nattinghill, Mo. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, George and Roy Roach, of Kansas City, kansas: one half brother, James Roach, of Cameron, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Maude Taylor, of Bakersfield, California. She is also survived by a host of friends, as everone who knew her was her friend.
Mr. Wright united with the Christian Church more than 50 years ago and had lived the life of a true christian.
The funeral service was held in the home near Tuscumbia, Thursday afternoon, December 25th, at 1:00 o'clock by Elder W. E. Waddell, pastor of the Crocker Christian Church and life-long friend of the family. Burial was in the Tuscumbia Cemetery with Phillips Funeral Home in charge.
All the living children were present for the funeral and burial. One brother, George Roach and his wife of Kansas City, Kansas attended the funeral.
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