"DEATH OF W. M. POAGE" (edited and paraphrased):
"Prominent West Plains Merchant Ends Life by Poison"
28 Jan 1909, Thu. • West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
W. M. Poage, 43, commits suicide by poison (carbolic acid) and is found dead in his bed by a family member at about 9 p.m., Mon., 25 Jan 1909. He left no note but had been in poor health for some time. Survivors included his wife (inferred: Nina Earle FARTHING Poage); five children, daughters Gladys, Marie, and Ruth; and sons Earl and Golden, ranging in ages from 12 to 19 years old. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday, at 4 o'clock, Elder G. G. Horne of the Christian Church officiating.
Interment: Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
(Source: The West Plains Journal - 28 Jan 1909, Thu. - Page 1)
*Note - W. T. Poage's birth name was actually "Marcus Wesley Poage", but he went by "Wesley M.", "Wesley Marcus", or simply "W. T. Poage" throughout his life.
"Prominent West Plains Merchant Ends Life by Poison"
28 Jan 1909, Thu. • West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
W. M. Poage, 43, commits suicide by poison (carbolic acid) and is found dead in his bed by a family member at about 9 p.m., Mon., 25 Jan 1909. He left no note but had been in poor health for some time. Survivors included his wife (inferred: Nina Earle FARTHING Poage); five children, daughters Gladys, Marie, and Ruth; and sons Earl and Golden, ranging in ages from 12 to 19 years old. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday, at 4 o'clock, Elder G. G. Horne of the Christian Church officiating.
Interment: Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
(Source: The West Plains Journal - 28 Jan 1909, Thu. - Page 1)
*Note - W. T. Poage's birth name was actually "Marcus Wesley Poage", but he went by "Wesley M.", "Wesley Marcus", or simply "W. T. Poage" throughout his life.
"DEATH OF W. M. POAGE" (edited and paraphrased):
"Prominent West Plains Merchant Ends Life by Poison"
28 Jan 1909, Thu. • West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
W. M. Poage, 43, commits suicide by poison (carbolic acid) and is found dead in his bed by a family member at about 9 p.m., Mon., 25 Jan 1909. He left no note but had been in poor health for some time. Survivors included his wife (inferred: Nina Earle FARTHING Poage); five children, daughters Gladys, Marie, and Ruth; and sons Earl and Golden, ranging in ages from 12 to 19 years old. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday, at 4 o'clock, Elder G. G. Horne of the Christian Church officiating.
Interment: Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
(Source: The West Plains Journal - 28 Jan 1909, Thu. - Page 1)
*Note - W. T. Poage's birth name was actually "Marcus Wesley Poage", but he went by "Wesley M.", "Wesley Marcus", or simply "W. T. Poage" throughout his life.
"Prominent West Plains Merchant Ends Life by Poison"
28 Jan 1909, Thu. • West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
W. M. Poage, 43, commits suicide by poison (carbolic acid) and is found dead in his bed by a family member at about 9 p.m., Mon., 25 Jan 1909. He left no note but had been in poor health for some time. Survivors included his wife (inferred: Nina Earle FARTHING Poage); five children, daughters Gladys, Marie, and Ruth; and sons Earl and Golden, ranging in ages from 12 to 19 years old. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday, at 4 o'clock, Elder G. G. Horne of the Christian Church officiating.
Interment: Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA.
(Source: The West Plains Journal - 28 Jan 1909, Thu. - Page 1)
*Note - W. T. Poage's birth name was actually "Marcus Wesley Poage", but he went by "Wesley M.", "Wesley Marcus", or simply "W. T. Poage" throughout his life.
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