Shannon County Cemeteries

BEREA - MENNONITE CEMETERY

Birch Tree Shannon Co MO

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GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.0246; Longitude: -91.511

Updated Oct. 7, 2014

ALLEN, Esther Irene Griffin     Jul. 13, 1906 - Jun. 17, 1966.     Daughter of Jasper P. Griffin & Laura Gertrude Ahatto.  Born in Story Co NV, died at Mountain View Howell Co MO. Married Amel Augustus Allen Jan. 5, 1937 at Danville IL. Mother of William Wallace Allen, Amel A. Allen, Jr., Patricia Thompson, Iris Mager and Lealla Wilkerson.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
APITZ, Clara     Jun. 17, 1852 - May 8, 1935.     '82 y 10 m 18 d.'     MO Death Cert.#18687: Born in Germany. Informant John Alltop. Burial May 9, 1935.
APITZ, Julius     Feb. 8, 1849 - Feb. 2, 1933.     '83 y 11m 24 d.'     MO Death Cert.#8179.  Born in Berlin Germany. Informant J. W. Alltop, Birch Tree. Burial Feb. 3, 1933. 

BARNETT, Angela Dawn     Born & died 1966.

BARNETT, Brian W.     Born & died 1962.

BAUGH, Edith Rae     Feb. 18, 1938 - Aug. 9, 1938.     MO Death Cert.#30130: Born Feb. 16, 1938 at Birch Tree, daughter of Roy Eugene Baugh (MO) & Lois May Hatton (IA).  Died at Delaware Shannon Co MO of cholera infantum on Aug. 8, 1938. Informant Roy E. Baugh, Birch Tree MO. Burial Aug. 9, 1938. Undertaker Joe Ecton, Birch Tree.

BAUGH, Infant     Born & died Apr. 11, 1940.

DOUBLE:  Married Jul. 2, 1932 (or 1933)
BAUGH, Lois Hatton   Aug. 10, 1909 - Jan. 23, 1992.     Daughter of Frank & Minnie Hatton.  Born at Moulton Appanoose Co IA, died at Birch Tree Shannon Co MO. 
BAUGH, Roy Eugene     Mar. 2, 1908 - Aug. 30, 1994.     Son of John Robert Baugh & Emma Alice Morell.  Born at Birch Tree, died at Springfield.

BECKER     No forename or dates.      There is an older stone with name engraved by hand.DOUBLE:  Married 1941.

BREWER, Robert Chevy 'R. C.'    Apr. 17, 2013 - Feb. 8, 2014.    Memorial 

BUTTS, Iva M. Haskett     Jun. 2, 1921 - Nov. 9, 2000.     Daughter of James Haskett & Edith Scott.

BUTTS, Roy Lee     Aug. 9, 1912 - Mar. 31, 1991.     Born at New Liberty, died at Springfield.

BUTTS, Ruth Ann     Apr. 10, 1958 - May 4, 2014.    Memorial

CASTEEL, Henry L.     Jan. 10, 1921 - Sep. 11, 1980.     Tec5 US Army WWII.

DOUBLE:  Married 1940.
COWAN, Eugene Field     Feb. 26, 1904 - Jun. 2, 1973.     Son of William J. Cowan & Mary E. Crandell.
COWAN, Willa Pearl Farris     Jun. 19, 1907 - Jan. 31, 2000.     Daughter of Fred Franklin Farris & Edna Lyla Carrick.  

COWAN, Harold Dean     Born & died Jan. 24, 1938.   MO Death Cert.#4313. Infant son of Robert Cowan & Hazel Woody.  Stillborn at Eminence. Burial Jan. 25, 1938.

DOUBLE:  Married Feb. 21, 1937.
COWAN, Hazel Byran Johnson Woody     Jul. 9, 1904 - Apr. 3, 1999.     Daughter of Price Johnson & Sally Louise Hudson.
COWAN, Robert L.     Jan. 5, 1900 - Feb. 6, 1981.     Son of William Jefferson Cowan & Mary Eliza Crandell.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
COWAN, Mary Eliza Crandell     Sep. 15, 1868 - Dec. 18, 1945.     Daughter of William H. Crandell (KY) & Virginia Dempsey (KY). MO Death Cert.#42626. Born in Kentucky; died at Eminence. Informant Robert Cowan. Burial Dec. 20, 1945.
COWAN, William Jefferson     1862 - Mar., 1942.     MO Death Cert.#25458.

CRAIG, William 'Wid'     Only date, born 1865.

HUSBAND & WIFE:  Married Feb. 2, 1935 at Eminence.
DETWILER, Albert J.     Aug. 3, 1903 - Apr. 21, 1994.   Son of Benjamin F. Detwiler & Laura Ann Brubaker.
DETWILER, Lottie Elaine McLaughlin     Feb. 5, 1915 - Jun. 12, 2002.     Daughter of Nathan & Pearl McLaughlin.

DETWILER, Alice 'Magdalilne' (Hershey)     Aug. 7, 1912 - Apr. 8, 1994.   Daughter of Benjamin F. Detwiler & Laura Ann Brubaker.

DETWILER, Esther B.     Apr. 17, 1897 - Nov. 5, 1983.     Benjamin F. Detwiler & Laura Ann Brubaker.

DOUBLE:
DETWILER, Benjamin Franklin 'Ben'     Nov. 5, 1870 - Mar. 20, 1933.     Son of John Detwiler & Magdaline Hershey.
DETWILER, Laura Ann Brubaker     Nov. 10, 1873 - Oct. 29, 1948.     Daughter of John L. Brubaker & Margaret Horn.

DETWILER, Donald Ray     Dec. 9, 1937 - Jul. 18, 2004.     Son of Albert J. Detwiler & Lottie Elaine McLaughlin.  L/Cpl USMC

DOUBLE:  Married Oct. 2, 1902.
EBERSOLE, Mary Schweitzer     Dec. 5, 1875 - May 14, 1949.     Daughter of George Schweitzer & Frona Neuschwanger. Born in Ontario Canada.
EBERSOLE, Noah     Sep. 30, 1875 - Jun. 19, 1952.     Son of Jacob R. Ebersole & Sarah Unknown. Born at Sterling Whiteside Co IL.

DOUBLE:  Married

EDWARDS, Charles Samuel     Mar. 27, 1930 - Feb. 3, 2012.     Memorial

Edwards, Maryline Agnes French      May 25, 1934 - Jun. 19, 2010.     Memorial

EMMONS, George Washington     No dates.     Civil War. Enlisted as Private Sep. 3, 1862; Co E, 29th Inf Regt NJ, Sep. 20, 1862. Mustered out Jul. 6, 1863 at Freehold NJ.

DOUBLE:  Married Aug. 1, 1939.
FAULKNER, Aaron Thomas     Aug. 19, 1917 - May 29, 1969.     Son of Gilbert & Ola Faulkner.
FAULKNER, Olive Jane Wade     May 2, 1921 - Living or Unknown.

FAULKNER, Betty Jane     Mar. 7, 1947 - Jun. 4, 1947.     Daughter of Aaron Faulkner & Olive Wade.

FAULKNER, Dollie Demple     Jan. 2, 1909 - Jul. 7, 1909.     Daughter of Sanders A. Faulkner & Viola R. Mayhugh.

FAULKNER, Dorothy Mae     May 28, 1939 - Jun. 27, 1939.    Daughter of Clarence E. Faulkner & Beulah M. Ramsey.

DOUBLE:  Married Apr. 11, 1914.
FAULKNER, Gilbert Aaron     Jun. 15, 1883 - Jul. 7, 1964.     Father of Wesley Faulkner & Irene Reeves.
FAULKNER, Oceola Mae 'Ola' Chandler     May 8, 1899 - Mar. 11, 1924. *Originally this entry stated that Gilbert was the son of Wesley Faulkner. Corrected by Gerald R. Faulkner, son of Wesley J. Faulkner and son in law of Lucille Orloff, 5/20/2010.

FAULKNER, James Lee     Apr. 29, 1954 - Jan. 3, 1977.     Son of Wesley Faulkner & Irene Reeves. Married Debra Wade Aug. 5, 1972. Born at Converse Co WY.

FAULKNER, Janey Delightha     Feb. 2, 1921 - 1930.   Daughter of Gilbert Aaron Faulkner & Oceola Mae Chandler.

FAULKNER, John Lindsey     Nov. 17, 1923 - Oct. 17, 1983.     Born near Birch Tree Shannon Co MO; died at Rapid City IA.  Married Myrna Rosella Stacy Sep. 5, 1953.

DOUBLE:  Married Jun. 24, 1939 at Eminence.
FAULKNER, Myrtle 'Irene' Reeves     Jun. 25, 1921 - Jun. 14, 1987.     Daughter of Eldie Marion Reeves & Myrtle Ruth German.
FAULKNER, Wesley Joseph     Mar. 24, 1915 - Dec. 10, 1984.     Son of Gilbert Aaron Faulkner &  Oceola Mae Chandler.

FRAZEE, David Ralph     Jan. 7, 1931 - Apr. 19, 1976.     S/Sgt USAF Korea

DOUBLE:  Married Jan. 3, 1960.
FRENCH, Kenneth Preston     Jul. 25, 1940 - Jul. 1, 1981.     Son of Homer French & Bertha Unknown.
FRENCH, Lillian Pearl Faulkner     Sep. 10, 1940 - Living or Unknown.

FRENCH, Preston Allen     Aug. 14, 1990 - Nov. 28, 2005.     Son of Darrell French & Kelly Unknown.  Died at Naval hospital at Twentynine Palms CA.

DOUBLE:   Married Feb. 13, 1962.
GATES, John Wesley     Jan. 30, 1941 - Aug. 31, 2004.     Son of John Franklin Gates & Dorothy Vivian Murphy.
GATES, Lillie Mae Faulkner     Sep. 16, 1940 - Oct. 19, 2002.     Daughter of Wesley Faulkner & Irene Reeves.

GENTRY, Gene Allen    Apr. 1, 1938 - Jan. 30, 2013.    Memorial

DOUBLE:  Married Feb. 26, 1939.
GRANDSTAFF, Frances Marie Johnson     Jun. 26, 1923 - Aug. 3, 2002.     Daughter of Joseph Johnson & Josephine Unknown.     Obituary
GRANDSTAFF, Merrill Alvin (aka Merle)     Jan. 17, 1919 - Jun. 7, 1973.     Son of William 'Clarence' Grandstaff & Flossie Bell Allen.   Obituary

HANCOCK, Inez Evelyn     Nov. 25, 1910 - Jan. 10, 1928.     Daughter of Jesse A. 'Wizz' Hancock (IN) & Leuretta Martin (IN). MO Death Cert.#3700. Informant Jesse A. Hancock. Burial Jan. 12, 1928.

HUSBAND & WIFE:  Married Jun. 14, 1911 at Neosho KS.
HASKETT, Eda Marion Kelly Scott      Died Jul. 29, 1978.    Born at Parsons Labette Co KS.  Died at Springfield Greene Co MO. 
HASKETT, James Allen     Jan. 15, 1863 - Jul. 16, 1929.     Son of Joseph Haskett & Nancy Tusing.  MO Death Cert.#26725-b: Born in Illinois; died at Birch Tree.  Undertaker D. B. Shelley; Dr. R. I. Davis signed d.c.  Findagrave.com has date of death Oct. 16, 1929.  

HASKETT, James Allen, Jr.     Jan. 15, 1917 - Jan. 17, 1917.     Son of James Allen Haskett, Sr. & Eda Marion Kelly Scott (or Scott Kelly). MO Death Cert.#4309. Burial Jan. 17, 1917. Informant James Allen Haskett, Sr.

HATHAWAY, Kenneth Lewis     Aug. 24, 1950 - Nov. 14, 1950.     Son of Oney Hathaway & Cleo Miller.  Born at Birch Tree, died at a hospital in St Louis.

HEADRICK, Paul David     Oct. 5, 1904 - Nov. 10, 1904.

HOUSTON, Willis 'Gerald'     Dec. 12, 1938 - Sep. 25, 1994.     Son of Elton Gerald Houston & Ruby Inez Rickman.  Born at Farmersville TX; died at Birch Tree. Husband of Gladys. Pfc US Army.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
JOHNSON, Anna Laura Haskett     Apr. 25, 1875 - May 9, 1936.     Daughter of Joseph Haskett (OH) & Mary Tuscing (MD).  Born at Parsons KS; died at Birch Tree. Informant Joseph Johnson, Birch Tree. MO Death Cert.#21169.
JOHNSON, Lyttleton     Dec. 13, 1870 - Mar. 17, 1951.     Findagrave.com has date of death Apr. 12, 1945.  MO Death Cert.#8275, informant Mrs. Frank Gradl, Willow Springs MO. Burial Mar. 19, 1951.  

JOHNSON, Eddie Ray     Nov. 28, 1940 - Dec. 2, 1940.      Son of Jodie Johnson.

JOHNSON, Infant     May 31, 1914 - Jun. 1, 1914.     Son of Lyttleton Johnson (KS) & Anna L. Haskett (KS).  MO Death Cert.#21484. Burial Jun. 2, 1914.

KIRKPATRICK, A. M.     Jan. 14, 1889 - Nov. 27, 1906.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
KIRKPATRICK, F. F. 'Firman'     1863 - 1934.     Descendant of David W. and Margaret Jane Kirkpatrick of Washington Co MO.
KIRKPATRICK, Lillie F.     Jun. 29, 1872 - Feb. 18, 1944.     MO Death Cert.#5355. Died at St Louis.

DOUBLE:  Married Nov. 8, 1986.
LILLY, John David     Apr. 26, 1962 - Mar. 11, 2002.     Son of Paul Lilly & Ruth 'Maxine' Faulkner, of Winona.  Born at Winona Shannon Co MO; died at West Plains Howell Co MO.
LILLY, Sharon Elaine Richardson     Jan. 7, 1967 - May 12, 2001.     Daughter of Franklin Richardson & Lillian Davis.  Born at Jonesboro Craighead Co AR; died at Springfield Greene Co MO.

LILLY, Paul Michael, Jr.    May 19, 1961 - Jul. 16, 2013.     Memorial

MARTIN, Michael 'Laken'     Mar. 17, 2009 - Mar. 30, 2009.     Son of Justin Martin & Becky Waid.  Obituary

MCAFEE, Larry Wayne     May 15, 1951 - May 25, 1980.     Son of Kenneth McAfee & Mae McBride.

MCCANN, Allie     1875 - 1956.

MCCANN, Barbra Jean     Oct. 24, 1935 - Oct. 29, 1935.

MCCANN, Lucy Jane     1887 - 1962.

MCCANN, Teddy     1906 - 1953.

MOORE, Alice Louise Frazee   Aug. 20, 1930 - Apr. 8, 2014.    Memorial

NEUSCHWANGER, Nelson     1883 - 1899.     '16 years old.'     Son of Henry J. Neuschwanger.

ORLOFF, Lucille A. Wilkerson     Sep. 3, 1935 - Aug. 25, 1984.     Daughter of Glenn Rome & Lessie Wilkerson. Born at Livingston Park Co MT; died at Willow Springs Howell Co MO. *Corrected by Gerald R. Faulkner, son of Wesley J. Faulkner and son in law of Lucille Orloff, 5/20/2010.

PHELPS, Paskel O.     Nov. 15, 1905 - Nov. 22, 1980.

PHELPS, Ruby     Oct. 27, 1904 - May 2, 1991.

PHELPS, Wanda R.     Feb. 6, 1942 - Apr. 11, 1942.

REVERIA, Infant     Born & died 1961.

DOUBLE:   Married Feb. 4, 1939 at Ripley WV.
ROBERTS, Victor L.      Apr. 15, 1916 - Nov. 9, 1998.     Son o f George W. Roberts & Bell Star McCoy. Born at Spencer Roane Co WV; died at Birch Tree.
ROBERTS, Virginia M. Fields     Mar. 2, 1918 - Living or Unknown.

DOUBLE:   Married Jul. 31, 1937 at West Plains Howell Co MO.
ROSENBURG, Ada Jeane Ward     Apr. 25, 1922 - Aug. 19, 2008.
ROSENBURG, William James 'Billy J.'     Dec. 5, 1913 - Apr. 11, 1984.     Son of William Rosenburg & Betty Lane. 
 
ROSENBURG, Bessie     Apr. 23, 1900 - Jan. 6, 1933.     Daughter of William Rosenburg & Betty Lane.

DOUBLE:  
ROSENBURG, Betty Lane     1871 - 1953.
ROSENBURG, William     1870 - 1928.

ROSENBURG, Billy Edward     Feb. 26, 1970 - Oct. 2, 1988.     Son of Billy Joe Rosenburg & Darlene Haynes.

HUSBAND & WIFE: Married Aug. 11, 1966
ROSENBURG, Billy Joe     Jan. 20, 1946 - Feb. 22, 1992.     Son of William 'Billy J.' Rosenburg & Ada Jeane Ward.  Born at Birch Tree, died at Cassville Barry Co MO. After Darlene's death he remarried to Dorene Moore.
ROSENBURG, Alma 'Darlene' Haynes     Oct. 6, 1950 - Nov. 8, 1970.     Daughter of King 'Ollan' Haynes & Alma Strother. Born at Casper Natrona Co WY.   

ROSENBURG, Charles Ray 'Charley'     Aug. 23, 1949 - Apr. 12, 2006.     Son of William 'Billy J.' Rosenburg & Ada Jeane Ward.  Specialist, US Army, Vietnam.   Father of Jason Rosenburg & Angela Brown.

ROUNDTREE     No forename or dates.

HUSBAND & WIFE:
SCHMIDT, Clara L. Unruh     Jun. 9, 1897 - Oct., 1966.   Daughter of Benjamin Unruh & Mary Dirks. Born at Stockwood MN.
SCHMIDT, Cornelius B.     May 12, 1894 - Aug. 30, 1973.     Son of Benjamin Schmidt & Eva Unknown.  Born at Hillsboro Marion Co KS. Died at Birch Tree.  Married 1st Minnine Partain Jun. 1, 1968, who preceded him in death Oct., 1968.

SIMS, Lola Grandstaff     Apr. 4, 1940 - May 8, 1998.     Daughter of Merrill Alvin Grandstaff & Frances Marie Johnson.  Born at Birch Tree; died at Oklahoma City OK.  Obituary

STROHMEYER, Clarence E.     Sep. 17, 1886 - Feb. 22, 1958.     World War I.

TASKER, Virginia Mae Brounns     Jun. 3, 1936 - Jan. 26, 2005.     Daughter of Harold Brounns & Elizabeth Unknown.  Wife of John Tasker.  Born at Chicago Cook Co IL; died at West Plains.

TASKER, John Lee     Feb. 14, 1937 - Jan. 1, 2009.     Son of James Alvin Tasker, Sr. & Rosella Ellen Tasker. Obituary

UNRUH, Jacob     Jan. 27, 1902 - Jun. 15, 1902.     Son of Abram Unruh & Rachel Unknown.

UNRUH, Perry Otto     May 26, 1904 - Aug. 21, 1904.     Son of Abram Unruh & Rachel Unknown.

WAID, John Albert, Sr.    Sep. 25, 1942 - Apr. 27, 2011.    Memorial

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