Warners

Eratus Warner and Mrs. Warner (Lettie Jane Akerson of Scranton, PA) were the parents of five children, Leander A., Elisha, Jennie, Everett, and John Davis Warner.

Mr. Warner was a farmer and resided on farms near Bucklin and Marceline and in the latter years of his life he lived in Marceline. He died in … > More >

Quality Rebekah Lodge

In the Miners’ Hall on June 27, 1907, Sister Ruby Kathan, Dist. Deputy President of Bucklin, assisted by Deputy Grand Lodge officers, instituted Quality Rebekah Lodge No. 475.

The following were charter members: Della Beckman, N.G.; Stephen Wallar, Cora Wallar, Rebekah Wallar, Valentine Maddox, May Gehne, Sallie Roe, Lucille Locke (McAllister), Sue Locke (Payden), Ann … > More >

St. Francis Hospital

EARLY HISTORY

St. Francis Hospital as it is known today, originated as a ten-bed structure built in 1923 by Floyd Neiman, Marceline Contractor, for Ola Putman. M. D., as a memorial to his father, Benjamin S. Putman, M. D., who had served the Marceline area forty-seven years as physician and surgeon. He called it the … > More >

Bethany Baptist Church

The Bethany Baptist Church was begun as a mission known as Faith Mission in January, 1955. The first meeting of the Mission was held at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Marceline with Sunday School and Training Union for all age groups and morning and evening worship services conducted by James L. Farris.

In February of that … > More >

History of Marceline

Note: The following article containing a history of the first 50 years of Marceline was reproduced from the 1938 Golden Jubilee edition of the Marceline News. Floyd C. Shoemaker, secretary of the State Historical Society of Missouri, has written the following interesting and complete history of Marceline. Mr. Shoemaker is a Linn County product, having > More >

Idalene Nester

Idalene Nester, age 91, of Brookfield, died Monday, January 26, 2015, at Boone Hospital in Columbia. A funeral service will be Saturday, January 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield with Pastor Carroll Schoenhall officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookfield. Visitation will begin Saturday at 9 a.m. … > More >

Daniel T. Fields

Daniel T. Fields, age 57 of Bucklin, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at University Hospital in Columbia. Danny was born at Kansas City, Missouri on July 16, 1957 to Dale T. and Dixie Lee (White) Fields. He married Vivian Burch Edmonds on November 24, 2004 and she survives him. Danny was a Veteran of the … > More >

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