Obituaries of Missouri and Kansas

Floyd Barlow     September 1945      Died in WWII          Copy of Original

NAVY MAN DROWNS

P.O. Floyd Barlow, 28, Loses Life Sept. 2 at Iwo Jima, Wife Here Learns

Petty Office, I-c Floyd Raymond Barlow, W.T. of the U.S. Navy, was drowned Sept. 2 at Iowa Jima, a message this morning from the Navy department informed his wife, Ruth, who is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Eveleigh, 1112 West Twelfth. No details of the tragedy were given.

Young Barlow, who was 28 on the 28th of last month, was the holder of selective service number 158, the first in Montgomery county to be drawn by the late President Roosevelt when the first drawing of draft board registrants over the entire nation was made. He entered service in 1942 and landed at at Pearl Harbor in October 1943. The last letter his wife received from him was written on Aug. 9.

Survivors besides his wife are his father, R.H. Barlow of Liberty, and a sister and two brothers.

The Herington Times     August 06, 1959

Catholic Rites Conducted for J. M.Barlow

Funeral services were held Saturday for J. M. Barlow, 74, a retired city employee. Mr. Barlow passed away Thursday.

Services were conducted at St. John's Catholic Church at 2 p.m. by the Rev. Eugene Senecal. Burial was in St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Chas. Lough, Harry Myrtle, Louis Schump, Paul Schump, Joe Schump Sr., and M.H. Beausoleil. Recitation of the Rosary was held at the Puryear Chapel at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Mr. Barlow was born at Belvidere, Nebr., August 15, 1884.

He was married to Laura Schump at the St. John's Catholic Parish house here (Herington) on Feb. 16, 1916.

He is survived by his wife, Laura: two sons, Raymond of Rifle, Colo., and Bill, Lincolnville, Kans.: a brother, Paul, Denver, Colo., and three sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Walker, Agalla, Nebr., Mrs. Roy Morris, St. Joseph, Mo., and Mrs. Ben Hamilton, Burns, Kans.

Transcribed by Margaret Falk, Curator, Tri-County Historical Museum Herington, Kansas

Topeka State Journal      Friday March 28, 1980       Copy of Original

Gertrude Irene Barlow      Olathe Kansas

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Newcomer-Diffenderlee Funeral Home for Mrs. Gertrude Irene Barlow, 89, formerly of 1345 Indian Trail. She died Tuesday at an Olathe nursing home.

She was born Dec. 2, 1890, in Washington County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Demetz. She lived most of her life at Topeka.

Mrs. Barlow was a member of Friends Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Nona C. Dean, Mesa, Ariz.; a son, C. Gaylord Barlow, Port Isabel, Texas; a sister, Mrs. Alice Fitzsimmons, League City; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Florence Imogene Luther, 59, Grandview, died January 15, 1991, at St. Luke's Hospital.

She was born in Hiawatha, Kansas, and lived in this area most of her life. Mrs. Luther was a bookkeeper at the Taps Lounge in Kansas City for seven years.

Survivors include four daughters, Jean Jackman and Lucinda Soria of Grandview, Marsha Mountjoy, Blue Springs, and Connie Luther, Kansas City; a brother, Alfred Barlow, Lawrence; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the George Grandview Chapel; burial in Pleasant View Cemetery.   Friends may call from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the chapel.

Benjamin Wesley Barlow, 72, south Kansas City, died March 20, 1991, at the home.

He was born in Paris, Ark., and lived in Kansas City most of his life. Mr. Barlow worked for the Kansas City Terminal Railway, retiring in 1983. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his wife, Mamie E. Barlow of the home; three sons, Jerry Barlow, North Kansas City, Eddie Barlow, Hamilton, Mo., and Dennis Barlow, Belton; a daughter, Judy Barlow, Belton; a stepson, Steve Mosby, Kansas City; two stepdaughters, Ann Trussel, Grandview, and Sandra Gaines, Kansas City; a brother, Curtis Barlow, and a sister, Verna Ruth Walker, both of Paris; nine grandchildren; seven step- grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Roller-Cox Chapel, Paris; burial in Moore Cemetery, Paris.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B5     July 08, 1991

Marshall A. Barlow, 70, California, Mo., died July 6, 1991,ata hospital in Jefferson City.  He was born in Jameson, Mo., and lived in Kansas City 35 years before moving to California in 1976.

Mr. Barlow was a driver for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority for 33 years until he retired in 1977.  He was a member of Local 1287 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.  He was a member of the Leeds Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred Barlow of the home three sons, Tom R. Barlow and Floyd Barlow of California, and Clarence Ray Mathews Barlow, Independence; three daughters, Pamela J. Caswell, Kansas City, and Dorothy Stewart and Marsha F. Barlow of California; brother, Walter Dean Barlow, Kansas City; 21 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at the Bowlin-Cantriel Chapel, California; burial in the California City Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel.

The family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4; C5     February 01, 1992

June Irwin Barlow, 75, Napa, Calif., formerly of this area, died Jan. 29, 1992, at a hospital in Napa.

Mrs. Barlow was born in Kansas City and moved to California in 1942.

Survivors include three sisters, Jen Markus and Etta Traner of Kansas City and Helen O'Neill, Overland Park.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Sheffield Cemetery.  The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to charity.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C5     June 06, 1992

David Robert Alvarado, 3-month-old son of Robert P. and Christene A. Alvarado of Olathe, died June 4, 1992, at the home.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today at Oak Ridge Memory Gardens Cemetery.  The family suggests contributions to the David Alvarado Memorial Fund. David was born in Merriam.

Survivors also include two brothers, Aaron R. Alvarado and Robert B. Alvarado of the home; his paternal grandfather, Robert P. Alvarado Sr., Kansas City; his paternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Betty and Dean Barlow of Blue Springs; his maternal grandmother, Christine Whaley, Independence; and paternal great-grandparents, Frances Rigdon, Indianapolis, and Hayward and Evelyn Barlow of Bella Vista, Ark.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B6     August 16, 1992

Gertrude P. Barlow, 90, La Habra, Calif., formerly of Kansas City, died Aug. 9, 1992, at a nursing home in La Habra.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Park Lawn Chapel; burial in Green Lawn Cemetery.  Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the chapel.

Mrs. Barlow was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and lived in Kansas City before moving to La Habra in 1962.

Survivors include a son; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great great-grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B2; B3     September 01, 1992

Eric Michael Barlow, 13, Kansas City, Kansas., died Aug. 30, 1992, at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Skradski Chapel; burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.  Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel.

Eric was a lifelong Kansas City, Kansas., resident.  He was to be in the seventh grade at Rosedale Middle School.

Survivors include his father, John H. Barlow, Pleasant Valley in Clay County; his mother, Roma Barlow of the home; a brother, Owen S. Barlow, Kansas City; two sisters, Mechelle R. Barlow and Jennifer Barlow of the home; his paternal grandparents, Joseph and Naomi Barlow of Liberty; and his maternal grandparents, John and Doris Lemmon, and a maternal great-grandmother, Martha A. Lemmon, all of Kansas City, Kansas.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C3; C4     September 03, 1992 

Daisy Deane Barlow, 65, died Sept. 2, 1992, in the Liberty Terrace Care Center, where she lived.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Cemetery, Lamar, Missouri.  Friends may call from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Lamar.

The family suggests contributions to the Bloch Cancer Management Center, Kansas City.

Mrs. Barlow was born in Lamar and lived in Albuquerque, N.M., for 27 years before moving to Liberty in 1991.  She was a secretary in Albuquerque for 27 years.

Survivors include a son, Rodney Piper, Rocky Mount, Mo.; a brother, Carl Stockdale, Lamar; five sisters, Joan Jones and Mary Pasley of Independence, Dixie Robinson and Sue Haddock of Cedar Creek, Mo., and Gay Crisler, Houston; three grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B2; B3     March 09, 1993  

Margaret Ann Barlow, 44, northeast Kansas City, died March 06, 1993, at the Truman Medical Center.

Services will be at 1 p.m.Wednesday at the Blackman Chapel; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the chapel.

Mrs. Barlow was a lifelong area resident.  She formerly was a medical assistant at Glennon Place.   She was a member of the Guinotte Manor Tenants Association.  She graduated from the Kansas City College of Medical and Dental Assistants in 1985.  She was a Presbyterian.

Survivors include a son, Vincent Ray, Kansas City; four daughters, Shawna Long, Rhonda Wheatley and Christina Falls of Kansas City and Patricia Goff Ray of the home; three brothers, Mark Ray, Tucson, Ariz.,  John Michael Ray and Alan Joe Ray of Kansas City; three sisters, Jeanette Fox and Wanda Goodpasture of Kansas City and Louise Ray, Belton; and six grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B3      March 15, 1993

LEXINGTON

Margaret A. Barlow, 89, Lexington, died March 13, 1993, at a nursing home in Lexington.   Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at theWalker-Nadler-Graff Chapel Lexington; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lexington.   Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.   The family suggests contributions to the First Christian Church of Lexington.

Mrs. Barlow was a lifelong Lexington resident.  She was a bookkeeper for a Ford Motor Co. dealership in Lexington, retiringin 1969.  She earlier worked for the Montgomery Ward & Co. store in Lexington.  She was a member of the church.

Survivors include two sons, James A. Shelby, Lexington, and Frank F. Shelby, Milton, Fla.; two daughters, Bette Hanssen and Virginia Allen of Gainesville, Fla.; a stepson, Edward Barlow, St. Joseph; a sister, Mary Elizabeth Neer, Tustin, Calif.; nine grandchildren; a step-grandson; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B3     May 31, 1993

Lillian Fern Toomay, 70, Liberty, died May 29, 1993, at the home.   Services will be at 2 p.m.Tuesday at the Church-Archer-Pasley Chapel; burial in Mount Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery.   Friends may call from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the chapel, where Eastern Star services will be at 8 p.m. The family suggests contributions to the American Cancer Society.

Mrs. Toomay was born in Breckenridge, Mo., and lived in Hale, Mo., before she moved to this area 54years ago.  She was a deputy treasurer for Clay County, retiring in 1987.  She was a member of the Liberty United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her husband, David Toomay of the home; a daughter, Donna Sellar, Liberty; a stepson, David A. Toomay of the home; three brothers, Herb Barlow and Ralph Barlow of Russellville, Ark., and Carl Barlow, Jacksonville, Fla.; nine sisters, Helen Boley, Hale, Mo., Aileen Simpson, Kansas City, Kan., Ruby Wing, Warsaw, Mo., Mary Bell,   Ada Worth and Margaret Warren of Liberty, Reva Standley and Margie Gilmer of Carrollton, Mo., and Minnie Franklin, Marceline, Mo.; and a grandson.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B3     July 06, 1993 

John H. Barlow, 42, Pleasant Valley in Clay County, died July 3, 1993, at the home.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Newcomer's White Chapel; burial in Mount Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel.  The family suggests contributions to Alcoholics Anonymous.

Mr. Barlow was born in Neosho, Mo., and lived in this area most ofhis life.  He was a mechanic for Steve's Tow Service in Pleasant Valleyforthree years.  He was a past member of the Kansas City Federation of Musicians.

Survivors include his wife, Roma Barlow, Kansas City, Kan.; a son, Owen S. Barlow of the home; two daughters, Mechelle Barlow and Jennifer Barlow of Kansas City, Kan.; his parents, Joseph E. Barlow Sr. and Naomi Barlow of the home; two brothers, Joseph E. Barlow Jr., Wheaton, Mo.,and Tom Barlow, Kansas City; and a grandson.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4     December 09, 1993

Jamie C. Barlow, 12-year-old daughter of John and Judy Barlow of Kansas City in Clay County, died Dec. 8, 1993, at Children's Mercy Hospital.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Newcomer's White Chapel; burial in White Chapel Cemetery.   Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel.

Jamie was a lifelong area resident.  She was a sixth-grade student at New Mark Middle School.   Survivors also include two brothers, John D. Barlow and Joseph R. Barlow of the home; a half sister, Stacy M. Barlow, Liberty; her paternal grandparents, John W. and Christine Barlow of Pleasant Valley in Clay County; her maternal grandmother, Opal King, Independence; and a paternal great-grandmother, Stella Scearce, Anderson, Mo.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C3; C4     February 25, 1994

Lucille Barlow, 77, Kansas City, Kan., died Feb. 24, 1994, at the home. Services will be at 11a.m. Monday at the Maple Hill Chapel; burial in Maple Hill Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.

Mrs. Barlow was born in Cherryville, Mo., and lived in this area most of her life.  She was a member of the Faith Temple Family Worship Center.

Survivors include her husband, Thomas D. Barlow of the home; a son, Thomas W. Barlow, and two daughters, Sharon K. Reynolds and Carolyn Sue Kennedy, all of Kansas City, Kan.; three sisters, Icle Maiden, Marshville, Mo., Mary Bruce, Edwardsville, and Marie Cantrell, Houston, Mo.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

The Lebananon (Missouri) Daily Record   Thursday, March 10, 1994    Page 2

In Memory

Services for Martin M. Barlow were held Monday, March 7, 1994 in the Colonial Chapel of Lebanon, Mo., with Rev. Bill Elam officiating.  Burial was in the Lebanon Cemetery, under the direction of the Colonial Funeral Chapel of Lebanon.

Music was by Rusty Shadel, soloist and Marcia Shadel, organist.

Escorts were Murel Amos, Ryszard Gottifried, Jesse Elam, Mark Fingers, Denny Lambeth and Don Clark.

Martin M. Barlow, son of Tennis and Rosie King Barlow, was born in Pulaski County on January 18, 1898, and departed this life March 4, 1994 in Richland, Mo., at the age of ninety-six years.

He was united in marriage with Grace Watson in June of 1920, and to this union five children were born.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace; one son, Jim Barlow; and one daughter, Sandra Barlow.

Martin owned and operated a dairy farm in the Pulaski County area for many years.  He also managed the dairy farm at the Baptist Home in Ironton, Mo. for a number of years.  He has been a lifetime member of the Berean Baptist Church.

Thoses urviving include his three sons, Martin J. Barlow of Richland, Donald Barlow of Peoria, Illinois and Tommy Barlow; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.

Martin is also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Virgil, Herbert, Arthur and Harrison; two sisters, Ida and Edna Barlow; two infant brothers; and a half brother, George.

Martin attended Chillicothe Normal College in the early 1900's.  He enjoyed playing the flute and was even able to play in the last few months of his life.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C5     March 26, 1994

Trenneth Wayne Standley, 29, Carrollton, Mo., died March 24, 1994, at North Kansas City Hospital.  Services will be at 3:30 p.m.Sunday at the Gibson-Rice Chapel, Carrollton; burial in Whorton Cemetery, Bosworth, Mo.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the chapel.

Mr. Standley was born in Carrollton, and lived in Jamestown, N.D., before returning to Carrollton five years ago.  He was a Baptist.

Survivors include his mother, Minnie Franklin, Marceline, Mo.; his father, Donald Standley, Bosworth; three sisters, Kathy Reece, Jamestown, Wanda Stephens and Jessica Stephens of Marceline; a brother, Eddie Stephens, Marceline; his paternal grandmother, Lela Standley, Bosworth; and his maternal grandparents, Harley and Pearl Barlow of Carrollton.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B6    August 28, 1994

Ralph Barlow, 58, Russellville, Ark., died Aug. 26, 1994, at the home.

Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hale (Mo.) Cemetery.  The family suggests contributions to the Hale Public School District.

Mr. Barlow was born in Hale, and lived there until moving to Russellville seven years ago.  He was a grocery store manager.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Barlow of the home; a son, Ed Barlow, Bentonville, Ark.; a daughter, Becky Ness, El Dorado Springs,Mo.; two brothers, Carl Barlow, Jacksonville, Fla., and Herbert Barlow, Russellville; nine sisters, Helen Boley, Hale, Ruby Wing, Warsaw, Mo., Margaret Warren, Ada Worth and Mary Bell, all of Liberty, Reva Standley and Marjorie Gilmer of Carrollton, Mo., Ailene Simpson, Kansas City, Kan., and Minnie Franklin, Marceline, Mo.; and five grandchildren.

Arrangements: Lindley, Hale

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4      September 30, 1994

Charles Steven Barlow, 6-month-old son of Charles A.and Marjorie Barlow of Cowgill, Mo., died Sept. 28, 1994, at the Liberty Hospital.  Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Cowgill Baptist Church; burial in the Cowgill Cemetery.  The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to the Charles Barlow memorial fund.

Charles was born in Kansas City.  Survivors also include a brother, Thomas Barlow, and a sister, Hillaree Boxx, both of the home; his paternal grandfather, Jewell Barlow, Dearborn in Platte County; his paternal grandmother, Virginia Baxter, Lawson in Ray County; his maternal grandfather, Steven Boxx, Kearney; his maternal grandmother, Joyce Watkins, Cowgill; a paternal great-grandmother, Josie Barlow, Gallatin, Mo.; maternal great-grandparents, Hazel Severeid, Kansas City, and Charles and Marjorie Coffman of Cowgill; and maternal great-great-grandmothers, PaulineFarmer, Carthage,Tenn., and Nina Coffman, Braymer, Mo.

Arrangements: Bailey, Polo, Mo.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4     October 14, 1994

Coletha M. Barlow, 83, Olathe, died Oct. 13, 1994,at the Olathe Medical Center.  Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Frye Chapel, Olathe; burial in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the chapel.

Mrs. Barlow was born in Alice, Ark., and lived in Kansas City before moving to Olathe in 1947.    She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Rebekah Lodge.

Survivors include her husband, Warren E. Barlow of the home; tw osons, Thomas E. Barlow, Benbrook, Texas, and Warren E. "Woody" Barlow II, Platte Woods; a daughter, Jo Ann McKee, Olathe; a brother, Monroe Carson, McGehee, Ark.; two sisters, Dorothy Lane, Palo Alto, Calif., and Charlotte Martin, Dumas, Ark.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B5; B4     March 28, 1995

Pauline Marie Cletcher, 11, of Independence, Mo., died Monday, March 27, 1995, at the home.  Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Park Lawn Chapel; burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.   Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at the chapel.  Memorial contributions may be made to Make A Wish Foundation, Springfield, Mo.

Miss Cletcher was born April 21, 1983, in Kansas City, Mo.  Survivors include her parents, Todd and Yvonne Cletcher, of the home; maternal grandparents, Martin T. and Pauline A. Lickteig, Kansas City, Mo.; paternal grandparents, Bill and Norma Cletcher, Raytown; paternal grandparents, Robert and Darline (Cletcher) Barlow, Blue Springs; paterna lgreat-grandmother, Faye Cletcher, Van Buren, Mo.; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4    June 02, 1995 

Sandra Kay (Mosby) Gaines, 45, Kansas City, MO, died June 1, 1995, at the home.  Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Park Lawn Chapel; entombment in Mt. Moriah Mausoleum following services.  Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Friday June 2, at the chapel.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society.

Mrs. Gaines was bornMay 20, 1950, in Independence, Mo.  She was a bus driver for the Kansas City Public Schools.  Survivors include her husband, Bill (Sonny) Gaines, of the home; mother, Mamie Barlow, Kansas City, Mo; brother, Steve Mosby, Belton, Mo; sister, Ann Trussell, Grandview, Mo; a step sister, three step brothers, 17 nieces and nephews and eight great-nieces and great-nephews.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4; C5    July 13, 1995

Josephine Ewing, 93, Edwardsville, KS, died Wednesday, July 12, 1995, following a stroke at the Sharon Lane Nursing Home in Shawnee, KS, where she lived since May 1991.  Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, at Floral Hills Cemetery, Raytown, Mo.

Josephine Casey was born May 23, 1902, in Iberia, Mo, the daughter of John Simeon Casey, an Iberia merchant, who was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1905, and his wife, Martha Barlow Casey.  In 1918, afte rretirement, the family moved to Kansas City, Mo, where the residence was 3834 Forest.  Josephine graduated from Westport High Schoo land Kansas City Business College.  After graduation she worked for several years in the business office of Peck's Department Store in downtown Kansas City.  In 1926 she married Joseph Ellsworth Drew.  Later, she went to work for her brother-in-law, Phillip S. Judy, owner of the Air Made Well Company, of Edwardsville, KS, continuing there until her retirement.   Sh emarried Thomas J. Ewing in 1945 and they resided in Edwardsville, KS. She continued to live there with her son, John, after Ewing's death, until her move to the nursing home.  She was a member of the Edwardsville Methodist Church.

She is survived by a daughter, Shirley Drew Ray, Mission Hills, KS; a son, John P. Drew, Edwardsville, KS; three grandchildren, Dick Ray (Master Plumber), Louisburg, KS, Judy Ray-Sherry, Allentown, PA, Elise Ray, Fairway, KS; and three great-grandchildren, all of Allentown, PA.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C8; C9     December 03, 1995

Joseph Earl Barlow, Sr., 78, Pleasant Valley, MO, passed away Friday, December 1, 1995, at Liberty Nursing Center.  Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, December 4, at McGilley Antioch Chapel; burial in Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery.  Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the chapel.

Mr. Barlow was a pipefitter for the Gas Service Company for 31 years, retiring in 1982.  He was a member of the Pipefitters Union Local 781.  He was an Army veteran of WWII and a member of the V.F.W.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jack Barlow; an infant daughter, Naomi Barlow; a sister, Mary Saddler; brothers, Herband Gene Barlow; and a grandson, Eric Barlow.  Survivors include his wife, Naomi Barlow, of the home; two sons, Joe Barlow, Jr., Broken Arrow, Ok, and Tom Barlow, Pleasant Valley; three brothers, Bob Barlow and Tom Barlow, both of Hale, Mo, and John Barlow, Pleasant Valley; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

The Kansas City     Star December 23, 1995

Carol E. Yohn, 92, Sunrise Beach, Mo, passed away Thursday, December 21, 1995, at the Laurie Nursing Home, Laurie, Mo.  Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, December 23, at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, Laurie, Mo; burial in Ozark Chapel Cemetery, Laurie.  The family will receive friends from 12 noon-1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Yohn was born February 11, 1903, in Bramer, Mo, the daughter of Edward and Alice Barlow Leslie. She was married to Fred P. Yohn, who preceded her in death. Mrs. Yohn worked for the I.R.S. in Kansas City, before retiring and moving to the Lake of the Ozarks.

She was a member of the Ozark Chapel United Methodist Church, Laurie.  She is survived by two sons, Coburn D. Yohn, Bossier, City, LA, and Leslie Fred Yohn, Las Vegas, NV; three daughters, June Callahan, Leawood, KS, Corinne Stephenson, Independence, Mo, and Lynn McGavern, Lee'sSummit, Mo; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements:  Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, Laurie, Mo

The Kansas City Star    Page: C5; C4     March 14, 1996

Warren E. Barlow, 84, Olathe, KS, died Wednesday, March 13, 1996, at his home.

Funeral services will be 2p.m. Friday, March 15, at W.L. Frye and Son Funeral Home, Olathe, KS; burial wil be in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens, Olathe.  Visitation will be 6-8p.m. Thursday, at the funeral home.  The family suggests memorial contributions to Olathe Hospice, in care of Olathe Medical Center, 20375 West 151st, Suite 212, Olathe, KS 66061.

Mr. Barlow was born April 18, 1911, in Warrensburg, Missouri.  He was a busdriver for 30 years for Continental Trailways, and retired in 1976, having received an award for driving two million miles with no accidents.  He was a member of Masonic Lodge 366, Bonner Springs, Kansas, and the Order of Eastern Star 302, Bonner Springs Kansas.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Coletha M. Barlow, on October 13, 1994. He is survived by two sons, Thomas E. Barlow, Benbrook,TX, and Warren E. "Woody'' Barlow, II, Platte Woods, Mo; one daughter, JoAnn McKee, Olathe, KS; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Arrangements: W.L. Frye & Son Mortuary and Crematory, Olathe, KS

The Kansas City Star    Page: C5; C4    March 21, 1996

Grace Lillie Barlow, 90, Independence Mo, passed away March 20, 1996, at St. Mary's Manor of Blue Springs.   Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, at the D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel; burial in Floral Hills Cemetery.    Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday, at the chapel.

Mrs. Barlow was born in Lee's Summit, Mo, and was a lifelong area resident.  She worked at Pratt-Whitney during WWII,and later became an assistant buyer for Macy's. She was a Methodist.

Survivors include her husband of 71 years, Oswald Barlow, of the home; four sons, James O. Barlow, Kingsville, Mo, Robert W. Barlow, Blue Springs, Mo, Frank D. Barlow, Raytown, Mo, and Richard M. Barlow, Oak Grove, Mo; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and sixgreatgreat-grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C5     March 30, 1996

John R. Stephenson, 63, De Witt, Mo, died Thursday, March 28, 1996, at his home.   Services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at the First Christian Church, Carrollton, Mo.  Friends may call 10:30a.m.- 8:30 p.m. Saturday, at the church, with family visitation 6:30-8:30 p.m.; and also from 12 noon until the service time Sunday, at the church.  Memorials may be made to the church; The MASTERS, a benevolent fund for the Missouri State Highway Patrol; or the Christian Church of DeWitt,  Mo. These may be left at the church or mailed to the Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47,  Chillicothe, Mo, 64601, which is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Stephenson was born August 25, 1932, in DeWitt, Mo, the son of Joe and Mary (Callaway) Stephenson. He lived all of his life in the DeWitt area.  He attended rural Crispin School and graduated from Carrollton High School.  John was a member of the First Christian Church, Carrollton,Mo ;the Moberly Moose Lodge; loved collecting antique tractors; and was an avid hunter.  He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was stationed in France.

He married Joyce Ann Barlow on July 4, 1964, in Carrollton, Mo; she preceded him in death August 6, 1989.  OnNovember 21, 1990, he married Evelyn Downing in Brunswick, Mo.  He was also preceded in death by his parents.  He is survivedby his wife, Evie, of the home; son, Lynn and wife, Karla Stephenson, O'Fallon, MO; daughter, Lisa and husband, Steve Hendrick, Springfield, Mo; stepdaughter, Janet and husband, Tom Grow, Overland Park, KS ; sister, Shirley Scott, Carrollton, Mo; five grandchildren, Erika Haley, Matthew and Shelby Hendrick, all of Springfield, Mo, Jonothon Stephenson, O'Fallon, Mo, and Stephen Grow, Overland Park, KS; several nieces and nephews.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B6; B7     May 19, 1996    

Michael Warren Barlow, 27, Raytown, Mo, died Friday, May 17, 1996, in Raytown.    Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Speaks Suburban Chapel; burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery.  Friends may call  7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, at the chapel.

Michael was born March 22, 1969, in Kansas City, Mo.  He was employed in the Maintenance Department of Lock Lloyd Country Club, and formerly with Independence Regional Health Center for six years.

He attended Tad Technical Institute, Kansas City.

Survivors include his father, Robert W. Barlow, Dallas,Tx; mother and stepfather, Donna and Vern Sheets, Independence, Mo; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Vicki and Chuck Miller, Independence, Mo, and Kristi and Clint Littleton, Sugar Creek, Mo; two step brothers, Mark Sheets and Mike Sheets, and one stepsister, Lisa Stewart, al lof Independence, Mo; maternal grandfather, Raymond A. Fleeman,
and maternal grandmother, Thelma M. Haralson, both of Independence, Mo; paternal grandmother, Irene C. Barlow, and maternal great-grandmother, Eva A. Bush, Independence, Mo; uncle, William L. Haralson, Richardson, Tx; two aunts, Gloria J. Smith and Gayle A. Watson, and uncle, Albert Fleeman, all of Independence, Mo; seven cousins; and five nieces and nephews.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4; C5     June 12, 1996

Susan Mary Foresman Barlow, 56, Aspen, Co, (formerly of Kansas City) passed away Sunday, June 9, 1996, in Aspen.  Private services will be held.

Mrs. Barlow graduated from Sunset Hill School and Scripps College.  She attended the University of Florence, Italy and the Kansas City Art Institute.  She was a member of the Kansas City Junior League of Missouri, Children's Relief Association at Children's Mercy Hospital, Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and Kansas City Country Club.

Survivors include her sons, John McClintock Barlow and Max Milton Barlow; daughter, Alden Foster Barlow; sister, Sarah Foresman Ingram-Eiser; niece Alexandra Foresman Ingram-Eiser; and nephew, Adam Stover Ingram-Eiser.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral or Kansas City Art Institute.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C5; C6     December 21, 1996

Nina Beatrice Dredge, 79, Lee's Summit, Mo, passed away Thursday, December 19,1996, at John Knox Village Care Center.   A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, December 21, at John Knox Village Chapel, 400 N.W. Murray Road, Lee's Summit.  Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, December 22, at the Hope Funeral Home, Gallatin, Mo; burial wil lfollow in Centenary Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the John Knox Village Foundation.

Mrs. Dredge was born June 7, 1917, in Gallatin, Mo.  She was a retired self employed accountant.   She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the P.E.O.  She is survived by her husband, Robert Dredge, Kansas City , Mo; her children, Ramona Miller, Lee's Summit, Mo, Darrell Barlow, Lake of the Ozarks, and Susan Cooke, Kansas City, Mo; two sisters, Esther Burnell, Kansas City, Mo, and Lucille Swofford, Gallatin, Mo; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B3     January 20, 1997

Mary P. (Barlow) Cummins, 92, of Kansas City, Mo, widow of Earnest A. Cummins, Union Pacific Railroad conductor, passed away Saturday, January 18, 1997, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital.   Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 21, at St. Gregory's Catholic Cemetery, Marysville, KS.  A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday, January 20, at Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee.

Mary was born March 16, 1904, in Marysville, KS, to James and Alice Barlow.  She had one sister, Irene, and two brothers, Lillis and Norbert, who all preceded her in death.  Mary married Earnest on June 7, 1945, in Kansas City, KS.  She graduated from Marysville High School in 1922.   Her father ran Barlow Grocery in Marysville, KS.  Mary worked for J.C. Penney for eight years, where she met Earnest.  She is survived by two stepsons, Robert, of Phoenix, AZ, and Howard, of Liberal, KS.  She has five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, one nephew and two nieces.

The Kansas City Star    Page: B2; B3     February 17, 1997

Robert A. Barlow, 74, Hale, Mo, passed away February 13, 1997, in LaPlata, MD.  Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Lindley Funeral Home in Hale, where friends may call from 8 a.m. unti lthe services; burial in Hurricane Cemetery, Hale.  Friends may call 12 noon-9 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home, where there will be a family visitation from 7-8:30 p.m.  Contributions may be made to Hale United Methodist Church or the Alzheimer's Support Group Associaion, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Mo, 64601.

Arrangements: Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Mo

The Kansas City Star    Page: B2     April 28, 1997

Rosalie "Sally'' Minnie (Hesterberg) Andersen, 75, Olathe, KS, passed away Saturday, April 26, 1997, at the Olathe Medical Center.  Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Memorial Chapel Funeral Home, 143rd & Blackbob Rd., Olathe; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.  Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 28, at our chapel.

The family suggests contributions to the Earl Collier American Legion Post 153, 410 E. Dennis Ave., Olathe, KS, 66061.

She was born October 12, 1921, in Norborne, Mo, the daughter of Minnie and Henry Hesterberg.  She was a 20 year resident of Olathe and a Women's Auxiliary member of the Earl Collier Post 153 of the American Legion in Olathe.  She was the youngest of 11children, two of which survive her, a brother, Walter Hesterberg, Norborne, Mo, and a sister, Flora Breidemeier, Kansas City, Mo.

Other survivors include her husband Vernon "Andy'' Andersen, Olathe, Ks; sons, Tommy Barlow, California, Mo, Glenn King, Aloha, Or, Charles Andersen, Altus, Ok, Robert Andersen, England, Scott  Andersen, Fort Hood, TX; daughters, Rosalie Swearingen, Warrenville, SC, Martha Ann Campbell, Spring Hill, KS, Marjorie Reddy, Clinton,IA, Michelle Brewer, Altus, OK; 29 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4     May 01, 1997

Yvonne Ballinger Barlow, 84, died April 24, 1997, in Phoenix where she had been living for the past five years.  Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m.Saturday, May 3, at Forest Hill Cemetery, 69th and Troost Ave.  Donations may be made to the charity of choice.

A longtime Kansas City resident, she was born in Newburg, Mo, to Harly and Jessie Davidson.  She attended Drury College and Tulsa University prior to moving to Kansas City.  She married Robert E. Ballinger in 1938t o whom she was married until his death in 1971.  They were very active in youth tennis programs and were members of Rockhill Tennis Club.  She volunteered at the Richard Cabot Club.

In 1985, she married Vernon Barlow who died the following year.  Survivors include her sons, Todd R. Ballinger of Kansas City and James K. Ballinger of Phoenix.  Two granddaughters, Erin and Cameron, also survive.

Arrangements: Muehlebach Funeral Home

The Kansas City Star    Page: C4     May 14, 1997

Jocie Irene Barlow, 86, Hale, Mo, passed away Monday, May 12, 1997, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Mo.  Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Hale Methodist Church; burial in Hale Cemetery.  Friends may call until the service time on Wednesday at Lindley Funeral Home in Hale.   Memorials may be made to the Hale Methodist Church or the American Heart Association.  These may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Mo, 64601.

Arrangements: Lindley Funeral Home, Hale, Mo

The Kansas City Star    Page: B6     August 24, 1997

Irene M. Barlow, 88, Kansas City, passed away August 22, 1997.  Memorial services and Inurnment will be held at a later date at  Christ Episcopal Church, 91st and Nall, Overland Park.

Mrs. Barlow was born November 5, 1908, in Wilbur Hampton, England.  She was an Episcopal.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred L. Barlow.  Survivors include a son, Leon Barlow, of Overland Park,KS; daughter, Betty L.Moore, Lakewood, FL; five grandchildren; and threegreat-grandchildren.

The Kansas City StarPage: C4     September 12, 1997

Irene M. Barlow,88, Kansas City, passed away August 22, 1997.  Inurnment services will follow 10:45 a.m. Sunday, September 14, church service, at Christ Episcopal Church, 5500 W. 91 St.

Arrangements: D. W. Newcomer's Sons Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf

Indexes to Missouri Newspapers: 

Callaway Weekly Gazette     Silas Barlow, Abt 66      13 Apr 1887

Fulton Telegraph, Callaway Weekly Gazette     Tompkins Barlow Wallace, Abt 60         16 Jun 1914

Fulton Telegraph, Callaway Weekly Gazette      Mrs. Nancy Barlow Wallace, Abt 92       28 Sept 19192 Oct 1919

Montgomery City Standard     Charles William Barlow    18 Oct 1850     7 Dec 1905

Montgomery City Standard     Barthene, Dr. Barlow, Abt 70    1 Dec 1939

Montgomery City Standard     Mrs. Emma B. Barlow Lavender     31 Dec 1872    12 Jun 1947

Callaway County, Missouri Obituaries, 1830-1910       Barlow, Mrs. Sarah Ann, abt 7220 Oct 1898  and 26 Oct 1898

Caldwell County, Missouri Obituaries:

Barlow, Arthur    1982     Barlow, Lola O. (Mrs. Arthur)    1976     Barlow, David     1978      Barlow, Robert E.    1991      Barlow, Charles Steven    1994