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Margaret Hester <I>McCance</I> Bischoff

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Margaret Hester McCance Bischoff

Birth
Garden City, Cass County, Missouri, USA
Death
23 Jan 1952 (aged 81)
Waynesville, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.6916691, Longitude: -92.1517838
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Pulaski County Democrat, January 31, 1952: Margaret Hester (McCance) Bischoff daughter of James D. and Margaret McCance, was born Dec. 15, 1870 at Garden City, Missouri and departed this life on Jan. 23, 1952, at the home of her daughter in Waynesville at the age of 81 years, 1 month and 8 days. The family home was 4 miles West of Garden City, Missouri, where she attended elementary and high school and she later attended college at Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1889 the family moved to Cozad, Nebraska where she taught in the rural schools for several years. She was converted early in life and became a Charter Member of the Garden City Christian church.On February 24, 1896 she was married to Charles F. Bischoff. To this union one child was born, Mrs. Gladys Dye. Mrs. Bischoff was preceeded in death by her father, mother, her husband, five sisters and six brothers. In 1914 the Bischoff family moved to Interlochen, Florida. In 1917 they moved to Pulaski county near Bloodland, Missouri where she lived until the death of her husband. Her home having been with her daughter ever since, although she traveled among friends and relatives. Shortly after the death of her husband she spent several years in St. Louis working at the Christian Mother's and Baby Home, the city hospital and the Christian Old People's Home there. She made many friends and was able to help many people.

Left to mourn her passing are her daughter, Mrs. Gladys Dye, two grandchildren, Mrs. Sherman Gray of Amarillo, Texas and Kenneth E. Dye of Bryan, Texas. Also two great-grandchildren, Steven and Edith Gray. Several nieces and nephews and a host of friends will deeply feel her loss. Mrs. Bischoff was a faithful Christian until the day of her death. At the time of her death her church membership was at West Amarillo Christian Church at Amarillo, Texas where she had many friends. A wonderful Christian has passed to her rest. We're sure that in Heaven she's bountifully blest. Funeral Services were Saturday January 28, 1952 at 1:30 p.m. at the Waynesville Baptist church with the Rev. J. S. Blystone officiating. Interment was made in the Bloodland Cemetery under the arrangements of Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville. Pallbearers were: Lon Roam, Roy Adkins, Ario Brown, R. B. Dye, Arthur Dye and Pete Dye.
Pulaski County Democrat, January 31, 1952: Margaret Hester (McCance) Bischoff daughter of James D. and Margaret McCance, was born Dec. 15, 1870 at Garden City, Missouri and departed this life on Jan. 23, 1952, at the home of her daughter in Waynesville at the age of 81 years, 1 month and 8 days. The family home was 4 miles West of Garden City, Missouri, where she attended elementary and high school and she later attended college at Fort Scott, Kansas. In 1889 the family moved to Cozad, Nebraska where she taught in the rural schools for several years. She was converted early in life and became a Charter Member of the Garden City Christian church.On February 24, 1896 she was married to Charles F. Bischoff. To this union one child was born, Mrs. Gladys Dye. Mrs. Bischoff was preceeded in death by her father, mother, her husband, five sisters and six brothers. In 1914 the Bischoff family moved to Interlochen, Florida. In 1917 they moved to Pulaski county near Bloodland, Missouri where she lived until the death of her husband. Her home having been with her daughter ever since, although she traveled among friends and relatives. Shortly after the death of her husband she spent several years in St. Louis working at the Christian Mother's and Baby Home, the city hospital and the Christian Old People's Home there. She made many friends and was able to help many people.

Left to mourn her passing are her daughter, Mrs. Gladys Dye, two grandchildren, Mrs. Sherman Gray of Amarillo, Texas and Kenneth E. Dye of Bryan, Texas. Also two great-grandchildren, Steven and Edith Gray. Several nieces and nephews and a host of friends will deeply feel her loss. Mrs. Bischoff was a faithful Christian until the day of her death. At the time of her death her church membership was at West Amarillo Christian Church at Amarillo, Texas where she had many friends. A wonderful Christian has passed to her rest. We're sure that in Heaven she's bountifully blest. Funeral Services were Saturday January 28, 1952 at 1:30 p.m. at the Waynesville Baptist church with the Rev. J. S. Blystone officiating. Interment was made in the Bloodland Cemetery under the arrangements of Hedges Funeral Home of Waynesville. Pallbearers were: Lon Roam, Roy Adkins, Ario Brown, R. B. Dye, Arthur Dye and Pete Dye.


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