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Index to Locations
Cedar Township Mt. Herman Cemetery
Longwood Longwood Cemetery
Sedalia Crown Hill Cemetery
Sedalia Memorial Park Cemetery
Mt. Herman
Cemetery
Cedar Township, Pettis County, Missouri
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Robert E. Wasson (1933-2009) —
also known as Bob Wasson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
20, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; grocer; pastor; mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 2002-09; died in office 2009.
Baptist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, from a brain
tumor and colon
cancer, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., April
24, 2009 (age 75 years, 186
days).
Interment at Mt. Herman Cemetery.
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Longwood
Cemetery
Longwood, Pettis County, Missouri
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Richard Nathaniel Lower (1850-1933) —
also known as R. N. Lower —
of Longwood Township, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Oldham
County, Ky., January
15, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1925-28.
Presbyterian.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Struck
by a train and killed, at the Missouri Pacific railroad
station, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March
29, 1933 (age 83 years, 73
days).
Interment at Longwood Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George Lower and Margaret Lower; brother-in-law of Fred MacChesney
(nephew by marriage of James
Peter Walker); married to Nancy Margaret Godby; married, June 15,
1892, to Anna Jane McChesney. |
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Crown Hill
Cemetery
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
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John Taddeus Heard (1840-1927) —
also known as John T. Heard —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Georgetown, Pettis
County, Mo., October
29, 1840.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1873-74;
member of Missouri
state senate 19th District, 1881-84; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1885-95 (6th District 1885-93, 7th
District 1893-95); defeated, 1894; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Missouri, 1904
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
27, 1927 (age 86 years, 90
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Emmett Yeater (1861-1943) —
also known as Charles E. Yeater —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Osceola, St. Clair
County, Mo., April
24, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Missouri
state senate 15th District, 1893-96; Governor-General
of the Philippine Islands, 1921; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Philippine Islands, 1928.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., July 20,
1943 (age 82 years, 87
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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John William Palmer (1866-1958) —
also known as John W. Palmer —
of Climax Springs, Camden
County, Mo.; Linn Creek, Camden
County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Camden
County, Mo., August
20, 1866.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Camden County, 1899-1902;
candidate for Missouri
state senate, 1904; Camden
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1909-15; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1929-31; defeated,
1930 (7th District), 1931 (7th District), 1932 (at-large); candidate
for mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1936.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., November
3, 1958 (age 92 years, 75
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Judd Lincoln Babcock (1861-1930) —
also known as J. L. Babcock —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Lamont, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 4,
1861.
Republican. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1901-06, 1908-10, 1914-18, 1924-28; defeated,
1928, 1930.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., October
8, 1930 (age 69 years, 187
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar Babcock and Hannah Lavina (Phillips) Babcock; married to
Nora Angel Slater. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Missouri Official Manual
1917 |
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Richard Dudley Shannon (1843-1919) —
also known as Richard D. Shannon —
of Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Athens, Clarke
County, Ga., August
31, 1843.
Missouri
superintendent of schools, 1875-82.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., March
18, 1919 (age 75 years, 199
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Shannon and Frances (Moore) Shannon; married to Mary
Elizabeth Lard. |
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memorial |
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Omer Benton Poundstone (1885-1971) —
also known as Omer B. Poundstone —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in 1885.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1928-30, 1934-35; resigned 1935.
Died in 1971
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles M. Poundstone and Lola (Thomas) Poundstone; married to
Carrie Norlin. |
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memorial |
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Herbert E. Studer (1918-1958) —
also known as Herb Studer —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born February
8, 1918.
Republican. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1950-53; resigned 1953; Kansas City director,
Federal Housing Administration, 1953.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Died November
19, 1958 (age 40 years, 284
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel K. Crawford (1838-1901) —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Ireland,
December
25, 1838.
Republican. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1900-01; died in office 1901.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis, and died eleven days later, in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., June 29,
1901 (age 62 years, 186
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Louis Levy Studer (1888-1967) —
also known as L. L. Studer —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Elwood, Doniphan
County, Kan., September
26, 1888.
Republican. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1962-66.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., September
7, 1967 (age 78 years, 346
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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George Ludwig Faulhaber (1838-1926) —
also known as George L. Faulhaber —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Germany,
April
7, 1838.
Republican. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1878-80.
German
ancestry.
Died April
13, 1926 (age 88 years, 6
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Elmer Clay Sumners (1891-1988) —
also known as Elmer C. Sumners —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born July 22,
1891.
Machinist;
railway
brakeman; train
conductor; railroad
foreman; mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1953-54.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Died May 20,
1988 (age 96 years, 303
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Phillip Thomas Sumners and Cordelia Ann (Creamer) Sumners; married
to Lula Evelyn Barb. |
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memorial |
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Palmer Ray Nichols (1904-1973) —
also known as Palmer R. Nichols —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Ashland, Boone
County, Mo., June 15,
1904.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1970.
Baptist.
Died, in Bothwell Hospital,
Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., August
18, 1973 (age 69 years, 64
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Ethan Allen Nichols and Artie Mecie Nichols; married, October
19, 1935, to Violet Marguerite Turner. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat,
August 19, 1973 |
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John Homer Bothwell (1848-1929) —
also known as John H. Bothwell —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Maysville (now part of Clay City), Clay
County, Ill., November
20, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96, 1901-04 (Pettis
County Eastern District 1889-90, Pettis County 1895-96, 1901-04);
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896,
1908,
1928;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1908; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District,
1922-23.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., August
4, 1929 (age 80 years, 257
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Kimble Bothwell and Mary Ann (Brissenden) Bothwell; married
to Hattie Jaynes. |
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memorial |
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Harvey Dell Dow (1875-1960) —
also known as Harvey D. Dow —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born May 22,
1875.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1945-48,
1953-54; defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940.
Died August
22, 1960 (age 85 years, 92
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel Locke Highleyman (1843-1936) —
also known as Samuel L. Highleyman —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Wegee, Belmont
County, Ohio, June 20,
1843.
Republican. Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1921-24.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., April 3,
1936 (age 92 years, 288
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Dan Dean Doty (1906-1972) —
also known as Dan D. Doty —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., April
30, 1906.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
contractor;
transfer
and storage business; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pettis County, 1949-52.
Member, Elks; Optimist
Club.
Died May 13,
1972 (age 66 years, 13
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Samuel W. James (1871-1936) —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Pettis
County, Mo., February
7, 1871.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
chair
of Pettis County Republican Party, 1930; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1936.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., June 27,
1936 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery.
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Memorial Park
Cemetery
Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri
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Julian Holman Bagby (1899-1990) —
also known as Julian H. Bagby —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.
Born in Pettis
County, Mo., January
20, 1899.
Democrat. Mayor
of Sedalia, Mo., 1935-42, 1946-50, 1954-58; defeated, 1942, 1958,
1962.
Died in Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo., November
16, 1990 (age 91 years, 300
days).
Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Bagby and Carrie P. (Wilson) Bagby; married, May 4,
1955, to Gertrude (Jansing) Quinn. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat,
April 7, 1954 |
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