I, J. Wathen, manager of this memorial, am the 1st cousin, 4x removed of Ava. Her aunt, Isabelle (Mapps) Powell, is my 3rd great-grandmother.
The Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, Friday, 20 July, 1934, page 7, column 1:
SERVICES IN HOLDEN FOR MISS AVA BOWER
Death Follows Brief Illness
HOLDEN, Mo. -- Funeral services for Miss Ava Bower were held Sunday afternoon at the home on South Main street, Dr. W. T. Farley, pastor of the Methodist church held the service using 1 Corinthians 1(?) and Psalm 23 with two musical numbers, "No Night There" and "In the Garden" sung by Miss (Meta?) Anderson and Mrs. Edgar Rogers, with Mrs. H. H. Little accompanying. Burial was in the Holden cemetery with the following pallbearers: Charles (Plessner?) of St. Louis, George (Loesing?) of Boonville, G. S. Reuter, C. E. Starkey, William Kirkpatrick and Walter Surber. A large number of neighbors and friends attended the services, among those from out of town were: Mrs. Emma Weidenmann, Herman Weidenmann, Mr. and Mrs. George Gillpatrick and Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Taylor of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. George (Loesing?) and Mrs. Mattie Rush from Boonville; Charles (Plessner?) from St. Louis; Miss Alice O'Toole from Kansas City, Mrs. Jennie Atkins, Mrs. Flora Colbern and son, Charles, from Lee's Summit.
Ava Bower was born April 10, 1865 in Joliet, Ill. She had been ill only two days but had been in poor health for several weeks. She seemed to have recovered somewhat from this illness until she became very ill Thursday. Miss Ava had lived in Holden since coming here with her parents, April 5, 1868. After growing to womanhood she was employed by insurance companies in Denver, Colo., and Kansas City and then she was with the Pleasner Store in Holden for 23 years. Miss Ava was one of seven children. Her life showed a great unselfish, sacrificing nature having spent a large part of her latter years assisting in the care of her loved ones. Just during the past year she made several visits to Boonville to be with her brother Clark, who died in March. Of this home that has been maintained in this community for such a long period of years, only two remain, Jesse Bower and a sister, Miss Ida. Owing to Miss Ava's business associations and the disposition she manifested in her home, the number of her friends were very great.
The Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, Friday, 20 July, 1934, page 7, column 1:
SERVICES IN HOLDEN FOR MISS AVA BOWER
Death Follows Brief Illness
HOLDEN, Mo. -- Funeral services for Miss Ava Bower were held Sunday afternoon at the home on South Main street, Dr. W. T. Farley, pastor of the Methodist church held the service using 1 Corinthians 1(?) and Psalm 23 with two musical numbers, "No Night There" and "In the Garden" sung by Miss (Meta?) Anderson and Mrs. Edgar Rogers, with Mrs. H. H. Little accompanying. Burial was in the Holden cemetery with the following pallbearers: Charles (Plessner?) of St. Louis, George (Loesing?) of Boonville, G. S. Reuter, C. E. Starkey, William Kirkpatrick and Walter Surber. A large number of neighbors and friends attended the services, among those from out of town were: Mrs. Emma Weidenmann, Herman Weidenmann, Mr. and Mrs. George Gillpatrick and Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Taylor of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. George (Loesing?) and Mrs. Mattie Rush from Boonville; Charles (Plessner?) from St. Louis; Miss Alice O'Toole from Kansas City, Mrs. Jennie Atkins, Mrs. Flora Colbern and son, Charles, from Lee's Summit.
Ava Bower was born April 10, 1865 in Joliet, Ill. She had been ill only two days but had been in poor health for several weeks. She seemed to have recovered somewhat from this illness until she became very ill Thursday. Miss Ava had lived in Holden since coming here with her parents, April 5, 1868. After growing to womanhood she was employed by insurance companies in Denver, Colo., and Kansas City and then she was with the Pleasner Store in Holden for 23 years. Miss Ava was one of seven children. Her life showed a great unselfish, sacrificing nature having spent a large part of her latter years assisting in the care of her loved ones. Just during the past year she made several visits to Boonville to be with her brother Clark, who died in March. Of this home that has been maintained in this community for such a long period of years, only two remain, Jesse Bower and a sister, Miss Ida. Owing to Miss Ava's business associations and the disposition she manifested in her home, the number of her friends were very great.
I, J. Wathen, manager of this memorial, am the 1st cousin, 4x removed of Ava. Her aunt, Isabelle (Mapps) Powell, is my 3rd great-grandmother.
The Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, Friday, 20 July, 1934, page 7, column 1:
SERVICES IN HOLDEN FOR MISS AVA BOWER
Death Follows Brief Illness
HOLDEN, Mo. -- Funeral services for Miss Ava Bower were held Sunday afternoon at the home on South Main street, Dr. W. T. Farley, pastor of the Methodist church held the service using 1 Corinthians 1(?) and Psalm 23 with two musical numbers, "No Night There" and "In the Garden" sung by Miss (Meta?) Anderson and Mrs. Edgar Rogers, with Mrs. H. H. Little accompanying. Burial was in the Holden cemetery with the following pallbearers: Charles (Plessner?) of St. Louis, George (Loesing?) of Boonville, G. S. Reuter, C. E. Starkey, William Kirkpatrick and Walter Surber. A large number of neighbors and friends attended the services, among those from out of town were: Mrs. Emma Weidenmann, Herman Weidenmann, Mr. and Mrs. George Gillpatrick and Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Taylor of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. George (Loesing?) and Mrs. Mattie Rush from Boonville; Charles (Plessner?) from St. Louis; Miss Alice O'Toole from Kansas City, Mrs. Jennie Atkins, Mrs. Flora Colbern and son, Charles, from Lee's Summit.
Ava Bower was born April 10, 1865 in Joliet, Ill. She had been ill only two days but had been in poor health for several weeks. She seemed to have recovered somewhat from this illness until she became very ill Thursday. Miss Ava had lived in Holden since coming here with her parents, April 5, 1868. After growing to womanhood she was employed by insurance companies in Denver, Colo., and Kansas City and then she was with the Pleasner Store in Holden for 23 years. Miss Ava was one of seven children. Her life showed a great unselfish, sacrificing nature having spent a large part of her latter years assisting in the care of her loved ones. Just during the past year she made several visits to Boonville to be with her brother Clark, who died in March. Of this home that has been maintained in this community for such a long period of years, only two remain, Jesse Bower and a sister, Miss Ida. Owing to Miss Ava's business associations and the disposition she manifested in her home, the number of her friends were very great.
The Star-Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, Friday, 20 July, 1934, page 7, column 1:
SERVICES IN HOLDEN FOR MISS AVA BOWER
Death Follows Brief Illness
HOLDEN, Mo. -- Funeral services for Miss Ava Bower were held Sunday afternoon at the home on South Main street, Dr. W. T. Farley, pastor of the Methodist church held the service using 1 Corinthians 1(?) and Psalm 23 with two musical numbers, "No Night There" and "In the Garden" sung by Miss (Meta?) Anderson and Mrs. Edgar Rogers, with Mrs. H. H. Little accompanying. Burial was in the Holden cemetery with the following pallbearers: Charles (Plessner?) of St. Louis, George (Loesing?) of Boonville, G. S. Reuter, C. E. Starkey, William Kirkpatrick and Walter Surber. A large number of neighbors and friends attended the services, among those from out of town were: Mrs. Emma Weidenmann, Herman Weidenmann, Mr. and Mrs. George Gillpatrick and Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Taylor of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. George (Loesing?) and Mrs. Mattie Rush from Boonville; Charles (Plessner?) from St. Louis; Miss Alice O'Toole from Kansas City, Mrs. Jennie Atkins, Mrs. Flora Colbern and son, Charles, from Lee's Summit.
Ava Bower was born April 10, 1865 in Joliet, Ill. She had been ill only two days but had been in poor health for several weeks. She seemed to have recovered somewhat from this illness until she became very ill Thursday. Miss Ava had lived in Holden since coming here with her parents, April 5, 1868. After growing to womanhood she was employed by insurance companies in Denver, Colo., and Kansas City and then she was with the Pleasner Store in Holden for 23 years. Miss Ava was one of seven children. Her life showed a great unselfish, sacrificing nature having spent a large part of her latter years assisting in the care of her loved ones. Just during the past year she made several visits to Boonville to be with her brother Clark, who died in March. Of this home that has been maintained in this community for such a long period of years, only two remain, Jesse Bower and a sister, Miss Ida. Owing to Miss Ava's business associations and the disposition she manifested in her home, the number of her friends were very great.
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