Obituary published in The Clinton Eye, 17 Aug 1944, pg. 8
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Mrs. Mary Collier, who had lived for some years on North Second Street, was found dead at her home Friday morning, August 11, by her neighbor, Mrs. John Cook. Mrs. Collier had made her home alone since the death of her husband in 1940 and though not well - being subject to heart attacks - she preferred keeping her own home to living with her children, though devoted to them all. Mrs. Cook had noticed that there were no lights at the Collier home the evening before but thought that Mrs. Collier had retired early. However, when she saw no signs of life about the place the next morning she went over. The door that was never locked was open and Mrs. Collier was on the floor by her chair, where she had slipped and had lain throughout the night, as the doctor, hastily summoned, pronounced death to have claimed her about 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 1944.
Mary Catherine Linn was born July 29, 1873 at Linneus, Mo., the daughter of William and Rhoda Ellen Linn. They moved to Henry County when she was six weeks old. Her father, a farmer, lived alternately in and near Clinton, and young Mary Catherine attended the rural schools near Clinton.
She was married June 6, 1889 to William Thomas Collier, who was a miller by trade, and they established their home in Clinton. Here their eight children were reared and this continued to be their home except for a few years that they were residents of Deepwater.
Mrs. Collier was a member of the Methodist Church and a devoted mother, whose loyalty and concern for her children was the dominant interest and happiness of her long life. She spent much time in later years doing fancy needlework and crochet, as her health kept her from more active occupations.
Surviving Mrs. Collier are her children, W. F. Collier and Mrs. Ida E. Waddell, of Dallas, Texas; Charles F. Collier of Moberly; Mrs. Glen (Eva) Kincaid of Warrensburg; and Jack Collier of Clinton (all of whom were here for the services).
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Linus Eaker at the Consalus & Peck Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Misses Frances Sperry and Elizabeth Hutcherson sang In The Garden and Abide With Me, Miss Dixie Campbell at the piano. The body was laid to rest in Englewood Cemetery, W. J. Calvin, Gene Taylor, Frank Lewis, Emmett Vansant, Forest Kimball and L. Bird of Deepwater being her pallbearers.
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Mrs. Mary Collier, who had lived for some years on North Second Street, was found dead at her home Friday morning, August 11, by her neighbor, Mrs. John Cook. Mrs. Collier had made her home alone since the death of her husband in 1940 and though not well - being subject to heart attacks - she preferred keeping her own home to living with her children, though devoted to them all. Mrs. Cook had noticed that there were no lights at the Collier home the evening before but thought that Mrs. Collier had retired early. However, when she saw no signs of life about the place the next morning she went over. The door that was never locked was open and Mrs. Collier was on the floor by her chair, where she had slipped and had lain throughout the night, as the doctor, hastily summoned, pronounced death to have claimed her about 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 1944.
Mary Catherine Linn was born July 29, 1873 at Linneus, Mo., the daughter of William and Rhoda Ellen Linn. They moved to Henry County when she was six weeks old. Her father, a farmer, lived alternately in and near Clinton, and young Mary Catherine attended the rural schools near Clinton.
She was married June 6, 1889 to William Thomas Collier, who was a miller by trade, and they established their home in Clinton. Here their eight children were reared and this continued to be their home except for a few years that they were residents of Deepwater.
Mrs. Collier was a member of the Methodist Church and a devoted mother, whose loyalty and concern for her children was the dominant interest and happiness of her long life. She spent much time in later years doing fancy needlework and crochet, as her health kept her from more active occupations.
Surviving Mrs. Collier are her children, W. F. Collier and Mrs. Ida E. Waddell, of Dallas, Texas; Charles F. Collier of Moberly; Mrs. Glen (Eva) Kincaid of Warrensburg; and Jack Collier of Clinton (all of whom were here for the services).
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Linus Eaker at the Consalus & Peck Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Misses Frances Sperry and Elizabeth Hutcherson sang In The Garden and Abide With Me, Miss Dixie Campbell at the piano. The body was laid to rest in Englewood Cemetery, W. J. Calvin, Gene Taylor, Frank Lewis, Emmett Vansant, Forest Kimball and L. Bird of Deepwater being her pallbearers.
Obituary published in The Clinton Eye, 17 Aug 1944, pg. 8
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Mrs. Mary Collier, who had lived for some years on North Second Street, was found dead at her home Friday morning, August 11, by her neighbor, Mrs. John Cook. Mrs. Collier had made her home alone since the death of her husband in 1940 and though not well - being subject to heart attacks - she preferred keeping her own home to living with her children, though devoted to them all. Mrs. Cook had noticed that there were no lights at the Collier home the evening before but thought that Mrs. Collier had retired early. However, when she saw no signs of life about the place the next morning she went over. The door that was never locked was open and Mrs. Collier was on the floor by her chair, where she had slipped and had lain throughout the night, as the doctor, hastily summoned, pronounced death to have claimed her about 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 1944.
Mary Catherine Linn was born July 29, 1873 at Linneus, Mo., the daughter of William and Rhoda Ellen Linn. They moved to Henry County when she was six weeks old. Her father, a farmer, lived alternately in and near Clinton, and young Mary Catherine attended the rural schools near Clinton.
She was married June 6, 1889 to William Thomas Collier, who was a miller by trade, and they established their home in Clinton. Here their eight children were reared and this continued to be their home except for a few years that they were residents of Deepwater.
Mrs. Collier was a member of the Methodist Church and a devoted mother, whose loyalty and concern for her children was the dominant interest and happiness of her long life. She spent much time in later years doing fancy needlework and crochet, as her health kept her from more active occupations.
Surviving Mrs. Collier are her children, W. F. Collier and Mrs. Ida E. Waddell, of Dallas, Texas; Charles F. Collier of Moberly; Mrs. Glen (Eva) Kincaid of Warrensburg; and Jack Collier of Clinton (all of whom were here for the services).
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Linus Eaker at the Consalus & Peck Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Misses Frances Sperry and Elizabeth Hutcherson sang In The Garden and Abide With Me, Miss Dixie Campbell at the piano. The body was laid to rest in Englewood Cemetery, W. J. Calvin, Gene Taylor, Frank Lewis, Emmett Vansant, Forest Kimball and L. Bird of Deepwater being her pallbearers.
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Mrs. Mary Collier, who had lived for some years on North Second Street, was found dead at her home Friday morning, August 11, by her neighbor, Mrs. John Cook. Mrs. Collier had made her home alone since the death of her husband in 1940 and though not well - being subject to heart attacks - she preferred keeping her own home to living with her children, though devoted to them all. Mrs. Cook had noticed that there were no lights at the Collier home the evening before but thought that Mrs. Collier had retired early. However, when she saw no signs of life about the place the next morning she went over. The door that was never locked was open and Mrs. Collier was on the floor by her chair, where she had slipped and had lain throughout the night, as the doctor, hastily summoned, pronounced death to have claimed her about 4:00 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 1944.
Mary Catherine Linn was born July 29, 1873 at Linneus, Mo., the daughter of William and Rhoda Ellen Linn. They moved to Henry County when she was six weeks old. Her father, a farmer, lived alternately in and near Clinton, and young Mary Catherine attended the rural schools near Clinton.
She was married June 6, 1889 to William Thomas Collier, who was a miller by trade, and they established their home in Clinton. Here their eight children were reared and this continued to be their home except for a few years that they were residents of Deepwater.
Mrs. Collier was a member of the Methodist Church and a devoted mother, whose loyalty and concern for her children was the dominant interest and happiness of her long life. She spent much time in later years doing fancy needlework and crochet, as her health kept her from more active occupations.
Surviving Mrs. Collier are her children, W. F. Collier and Mrs. Ida E. Waddell, of Dallas, Texas; Charles F. Collier of Moberly; Mrs. Glen (Eva) Kincaid of Warrensburg; and Jack Collier of Clinton (all of whom were here for the services).
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Linus Eaker at the Consalus & Peck Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Misses Frances Sperry and Elizabeth Hutcherson sang In The Garden and Abide With Me, Miss Dixie Campbell at the piano. The body was laid to rest in Englewood Cemetery, W. J. Calvin, Gene Taylor, Frank Lewis, Emmett Vansant, Forest Kimball and L. Bird of Deepwater being her pallbearers.
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