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Ozark County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ozark County

Index to Locations

  • Piland-Norris Cemetery
  • Thornfield Thornfield Cemetery


    Piland-Norris Cemetery
    Ozark County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
    George W. Collins George Washington Collins (1869-1947) — also known as George W. Collins — of Rockbridge, Ozark County, Mo.; Brixey, Ozark County, Mo. Born in Sneedville, Hancock County, Tenn., February 28, 1869. Republican. School teacher; farmer; justice of the peace; Ozark County Judge, 1905; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ozark County, 1917-18, 1933-38. Died in Thornfield, Ozark County, Mo., April 27, 1947 (age 78 years, 58 days). Interment at Piland-Norris Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: George Washington
      Relatives: Son of Sarah Caroline (Williams) Collins and Harrison Carl Collins; married, October 18, 1896, to Parnecia Jane Piland; married 1907 to Nancy Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Harris) Bushong.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: Missouri Official Manual 1917


    Thornfield Cemetery
    Thornfield, Ozark County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      James J. Kyle (1867-1931) — of Thornfield, Ozark County, Mo. Born in Kyles Ford, Hancock County, Tenn., December 27, 1867. Republican. School teacher; farmer; merchant; Ozark County School Commissioner, 1894-95; Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-98; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ozark County, 1909-10, 1913-16, 1921-22; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1916. Died in Ozark County, Mo., February 1, 1931 (age 63 years, 36 days). Interment at Thornfield Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of James Asberry Kyle and Sarah (Delp) Kyle; married, January 16, 1902, to Ida Virginia Cline.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      James B. Heriford (1891-1971) — also known as J. B. Heriford — of Hammond, Ozark County, Mo. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, Mo., September 6, 1891. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Ozark County, 1939-44. Died November 30, 1971 (age 80 years, 85 days). Interment at Thornfield Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Dora B. Grudier.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


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