OBITUARY – OLIVER GARFIELD SHUMARD (1877-1903)
Son of William Caldwell Shumard and Sarah (Hendren) Shumard
Grandson of Thomas Potter Shumard and Susan (Stewart) Shumard
{Below is a portion of the Newspaper Obituary}
Bethany Republican Clipper, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, Wednesday 18 February 1903, Pg 4
"IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
Tribute to Oliver G. Shumard
OLIVER GARFIELD SHUMARD departed this life, at Ithaca, New York, after a short illness of typhoid fever, Friday night, February 6, 1903, at 11 o'clock. He was a student in the Cornell University, since September last, and had been in school work for several years. Though not in rugged health, he considered his physical condition sufficiently good to pursue his post graduate work. When the disease settled upon his vitals, it seemed impossible for him to counteract it.
He was born in Jefferson township, Harrison county, Missouri, February 2, 1877, and was the son of Wm. C. and Sarah Shumard. He grew up on the farm to young manhood, and attended the public schools in the home district. From his boyhood days he manifested unusual aptness and studiousness. Completing the work in the common schools, he went to the Stanberry Normal and on July 28, 1898, he graduated in the scientific course. While pursuing his college work, he taught three terms of school one each in the Hunt, McCollum, and Lorraine districts, giving excellent satisfaction, as a competent instructor. He attended the State University at Columbia, Missouri, and on June 6, 1900, graduated from the military science and tactics department, and on June 4, 1902 he received his diploma, having completed the classical course with the Bachelor of Arts degree of the University, and with it, the highest honors of his class, being elected president of the large class, and receiving a three hundred dollar prize, which included a scholarship in Cornell University. This was given for general proficiency in all the work required.
...Deceased leaves his affectionate parents; a brother, James W. Shumard, of Chariton, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Kent and Mrs. Bertha J. Israel, both of Harrison County; other near relatives and hosts of friends to mourn his sudden departure.
His body was brought to his home in Bethany, Mo., Feb. 9, and on the following day, Tuesday, February 10, 1903, at 1:30, p. m., a short funeral service was held at the residence, consisting of a beautiful quartett, {sic} scripture reading and prayer, after which his body was borne to Morris Chapel, six miles north of town, where the funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Carothers, pastor of the First M. E. Church, of Bethany, to an immense audience, gathered from far and near, after which his body was laid to rest beside kindred dust..."
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Son of William Caldwell Shumard and Sarah (Hendren) Shumard
Grandson of Thomas Potter Shumard and Susan (Stewart) Shumard
{Below is a portion of the Newspaper Obituary}
Bethany Republican Clipper, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, Wednesday 18 February 1903, Pg 4
"IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
Tribute to Oliver G. Shumard
OLIVER GARFIELD SHUMARD departed this life, at Ithaca, New York, after a short illness of typhoid fever, Friday night, February 6, 1903, at 11 o'clock. He was a student in the Cornell University, since September last, and had been in school work for several years. Though not in rugged health, he considered his physical condition sufficiently good to pursue his post graduate work. When the disease settled upon his vitals, it seemed impossible for him to counteract it.
He was born in Jefferson township, Harrison county, Missouri, February 2, 1877, and was the son of Wm. C. and Sarah Shumard. He grew up on the farm to young manhood, and attended the public schools in the home district. From his boyhood days he manifested unusual aptness and studiousness. Completing the work in the common schools, he went to the Stanberry Normal and on July 28, 1898, he graduated in the scientific course. While pursuing his college work, he taught three terms of school one each in the Hunt, McCollum, and Lorraine districts, giving excellent satisfaction, as a competent instructor. He attended the State University at Columbia, Missouri, and on June 6, 1900, graduated from the military science and tactics department, and on June 4, 1902 he received his diploma, having completed the classical course with the Bachelor of Arts degree of the University, and with it, the highest honors of his class, being elected president of the large class, and receiving a three hundred dollar prize, which included a scholarship in Cornell University. This was given for general proficiency in all the work required.
...Deceased leaves his affectionate parents; a brother, James W. Shumard, of Chariton, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Kent and Mrs. Bertha J. Israel, both of Harrison County; other near relatives and hosts of friends to mourn his sudden departure.
His body was brought to his home in Bethany, Mo., Feb. 9, and on the following day, Tuesday, February 10, 1903, at 1:30, p. m., a short funeral service was held at the residence, consisting of a beautiful quartett, {sic} scripture reading and prayer, after which his body was borne to Morris Chapel, six miles north of town, where the funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Carothers, pastor of the First M. E. Church, of Bethany, to an immense audience, gathered from far and near, after which his body was laid to rest beside kindred dust..."
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OBITUARY – OLIVER GARFIELD SHUMARD (1877-1903)
Son of William Caldwell Shumard and Sarah (Hendren) Shumard
Grandson of Thomas Potter Shumard and Susan (Stewart) Shumard
{Below is a portion of the Newspaper Obituary}
Bethany Republican Clipper, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, Wednesday 18 February 1903, Pg 4
"IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
Tribute to Oliver G. Shumard
OLIVER GARFIELD SHUMARD departed this life, at Ithaca, New York, after a short illness of typhoid fever, Friday night, February 6, 1903, at 11 o'clock. He was a student in the Cornell University, since September last, and had been in school work for several years. Though not in rugged health, he considered his physical condition sufficiently good to pursue his post graduate work. When the disease settled upon his vitals, it seemed impossible for him to counteract it.
He was born in Jefferson township, Harrison county, Missouri, February 2, 1877, and was the son of Wm. C. and Sarah Shumard. He grew up on the farm to young manhood, and attended the public schools in the home district. From his boyhood days he manifested unusual aptness and studiousness. Completing the work in the common schools, he went to the Stanberry Normal and on July 28, 1898, he graduated in the scientific course. While pursuing his college work, he taught three terms of school one each in the Hunt, McCollum, and Lorraine districts, giving excellent satisfaction, as a competent instructor. He attended the State University at Columbia, Missouri, and on June 6, 1900, graduated from the military science and tactics department, and on June 4, 1902 he received his diploma, having completed the classical course with the Bachelor of Arts degree of the University, and with it, the highest honors of his class, being elected president of the large class, and receiving a three hundred dollar prize, which included a scholarship in Cornell University. This was given for general proficiency in all the work required.
...Deceased leaves his affectionate parents; a brother, James W. Shumard, of Chariton, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Kent and Mrs. Bertha J. Israel, both of Harrison County; other near relatives and hosts of friends to mourn his sudden departure.
His body was brought to his home in Bethany, Mo., Feb. 9, and on the following day, Tuesday, February 10, 1903, at 1:30, p. m., a short funeral service was held at the residence, consisting of a beautiful quartett, {sic} scripture reading and prayer, after which his body was borne to Morris Chapel, six miles north of town, where the funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Carothers, pastor of the First M. E. Church, of Bethany, to an immense audience, gathered from far and near, after which his body was laid to rest beside kindred dust..."
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Son of William Caldwell Shumard and Sarah (Hendren) Shumard
Grandson of Thomas Potter Shumard and Susan (Stewart) Shumard
{Below is a portion of the Newspaper Obituary}
Bethany Republican Clipper, Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri, Wednesday 18 February 1903, Pg 4
"IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
Tribute to Oliver G. Shumard
OLIVER GARFIELD SHUMARD departed this life, at Ithaca, New York, after a short illness of typhoid fever, Friday night, February 6, 1903, at 11 o'clock. He was a student in the Cornell University, since September last, and had been in school work for several years. Though not in rugged health, he considered his physical condition sufficiently good to pursue his post graduate work. When the disease settled upon his vitals, it seemed impossible for him to counteract it.
He was born in Jefferson township, Harrison county, Missouri, February 2, 1877, and was the son of Wm. C. and Sarah Shumard. He grew up on the farm to young manhood, and attended the public schools in the home district. From his boyhood days he manifested unusual aptness and studiousness. Completing the work in the common schools, he went to the Stanberry Normal and on July 28, 1898, he graduated in the scientific course. While pursuing his college work, he taught three terms of school one each in the Hunt, McCollum, and Lorraine districts, giving excellent satisfaction, as a competent instructor. He attended the State University at Columbia, Missouri, and on June 6, 1900, graduated from the military science and tactics department, and on June 4, 1902 he received his diploma, having completed the classical course with the Bachelor of Arts degree of the University, and with it, the highest honors of his class, being elected president of the large class, and receiving a three hundred dollar prize, which included a scholarship in Cornell University. This was given for general proficiency in all the work required.
...Deceased leaves his affectionate parents; a brother, James W. Shumard, of Chariton, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Mary E. Kent and Mrs. Bertha J. Israel, both of Harrison County; other near relatives and hosts of friends to mourn his sudden departure.
His body was brought to his home in Bethany, Mo., Feb. 9, and on the following day, Tuesday, February 10, 1903, at 1:30, p. m., a short funeral service was held at the residence, consisting of a beautiful quartett, {sic} scripture reading and prayer, after which his body was borne to Morris Chapel, six miles north of town, where the funeral sermon was preached by Dr. Carothers, pastor of the First M. E. Church, of Bethany, to an immense audience, gathered from far and near, after which his body was laid to rest beside kindred dust..."
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