Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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BirthOct 26, 1912, Webster County, Missouri [37536]
DeathNov 10, 2000, Clinton, Henry County, Missouri [37536]
BurialMount Hope Cemetery, Lincoln Rd, Mound City, Holt County, Missouri [37536]
FatherJohn Jurod RADER (1884-1943)
Mother“Mandy” Amanda McKEEL (1889-1928)
ChildrenWaneta Jane (1934-2011)
Obituary Online notes for Frederick Edward CLOSE
Services today for Ed Close-
Word was received Tuesday of the death of Ed Close of Mound City, a former resident of Fairfax.
Frederick Edward was born in Atchison county, southeast of Fairfax, the son of Charles and Beatrice Hughes Close, and died at a hospital in Clinton, Mo., Monday, June 20, at the age of 73 years.
He is survived by the wife, Lottie, of the home in Mound City; one daughter, Mrs. Jane Whitaker, Higginsville; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two brothers and one sister: Phil Close, Skidmore, John Close, Denver, Colo., and Edith Henson, Bethany.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, one in infancy and Ernest.
He was a member of the St. Oswald's in the Field Church, east of Fairfax, and since moving to Mound City about nine years ago, attended the Concordia Lutheran Church there. He farmed in the Fairfax community all his life until he retired and moved to Mound City. He then sold farm lubricants throughout the area.
Services will be held today, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the Concordia Lutheran Church in Mound City with Rev. Donald Jenkins and Rev. Paul Lloyd officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City.
Pallbearers are: Ron Whitaker, Todd Whitaker, Tim Whitaker, Melvin Miles, Sam Creed and Bill Metzgar.
Source: Scrapbook Clipping/Holt County Historical Society, Mound City, Mo. [37537]
Word was received Tuesday of the death of Ed Close of Mound City, a former resident of Fairfax.
Frederick Edward was born in Atchison county, southeast of Fairfax, the son of Charles and Beatrice Hughes Close, and died at a hospital in Clinton, Mo., Monday, June 20, at the age of 73 years.
He is survived by the wife, Lottie, of the home in Mound City; one daughter, Mrs. Jane Whitaker, Higginsville; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; two brothers and one sister: Phil Close, Skidmore, John Close, Denver, Colo., and Edith Henson, Bethany.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, one in infancy and Ernest.
He was a member of the St. Oswald's in the Field Church, east of Fairfax, and since moving to Mound City about nine years ago, attended the Concordia Lutheran Church there. He farmed in the Fairfax community all his life until he retired and moved to Mound City. He then sold farm lubricants throughout the area.
Services will be held today, June 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the Concordia Lutheran Church in Mound City with Rev. Donald Jenkins and Rev. Paul Lloyd officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City.
Pallbearers are: Ron Whitaker, Todd Whitaker, Tim Whitaker, Melvin Miles, Sam Creed and Bill Metzgar.
Source: Scrapbook Clipping/Holt County Historical Society, Mound City, Mo. [37537]
Obituary Online notes for Lottie E. (Spouse 1)
St. Joseph News-Press
St. Joseph, Missouri
Saturday, November 11, 2000
Lottie Close
1912-2000
CLINTON, Mo. -- Lottie (Rader) Close, 88, Clinton, formerly of Mound City and Oregon, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, at a Clinton health care center.
Mrs. Close was born Oct. 26, 1912, in Webster County, Mo. She moved to Holt County, Mo., in her youth, where she attended school in Woodville and Oregon.
On May 28, 1932, she married Frederick E. Close. He died in 1983.
Mrs. Close also was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mandy Rader.
Surviving: a daughter, Jane Whitaker, Clinton; two sisters, Darlene Rouse, Trenton, Mo., and Charlene Praiswater, St. Joseph; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Service: 2 p.m. Monday, Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service, Mound City. Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City. There is no scheduled visitation. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association and sent to the funeral home at P.O. Box 277, Mound City, MO 64470. [37536]
St. Joseph, Missouri
Saturday, November 11, 2000
Lottie Close
1912-2000
CLINTON, Mo. -- Lottie (Rader) Close, 88, Clinton, formerly of Mound City and Oregon, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, at a Clinton health care center.
Mrs. Close was born Oct. 26, 1912, in Webster County, Mo. She moved to Holt County, Mo., in her youth, where she attended school in Woodville and Oregon.
On May 28, 1932, she married Frederick E. Close. He died in 1983.
Mrs. Close also was preceded in death by her parents, John and Mandy Rader.
Surviving: a daughter, Jane Whitaker, Clinton; two sisters, Darlene Rouse, Trenton, Mo., and Charlene Praiswater, St. Joseph; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Service: 2 p.m. Monday, Pettijohn & Crawford Family Funeral Service, Mound City. Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Mound City. There is no scheduled visitation. Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association and sent to the funeral home at P.O. Box 277, Mound City, MO 64470. [37536]