Virgil Arthur Akes
(October 18, 1897 ~ November 01, 1934)
***
AKES — Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin street who died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the state hospital in Nevada, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Anderson chapel, Seventh and Joplin streets. The Rev. G. R. White, pastor of the Connor Avenue Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Hill Crest cemetery, west of Galena. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Hazel Akes; a son, Earl Akes of Port Angeles, Wash.; his mother, Mrs. Maude Baker of Port Angeles, and two sisters, Mrs. Guy Lundrum of Fort Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Walter Guderian of Los Angeles.
Joplin Globe,
Friday, November 2, 1934,
Page: 9; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
AKES—Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin Street, who died Thursday morning at Nevada, were held yesterday at the Anderson chapel, with the Rev. G. R. White in charge. Burial was in Hillcrest cemetery, west of Galena.
Joplin Globe,
Saturday, November 3, 1934,
Page: 3; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth - Death County Certificate Number Image
Arthur Akes - Age: 37Y 13D; Born: October 18, 1897- Deceased: November 01, 1934 Vernon 41733 PDF Document
sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1934/1934_00042993.PDF
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*~*
Virgil Akes (1897 - 1934) – Hill Crest Cemetery –
Suggested By: MJ P, 17 May 2019
Birth Date: 1897; 18 October 1897
Birth Location: Empire City,Cherokee County,Kansas,USA
Spouse : Hazel Hardy (1909-1962)
~*~
*~*
Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes Hardy
(December 10, 1909 ~ August 28, 1962)
*** AND ***
Barney Martin Hardy, Sr.
(January 04, 1898 ~ August 28, 1962
***
Joint Funeral
Thursday for
Hardy and Wife
Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Barney M. Hardy who were killed in a two-car collision on highway 43, 12 miles south of Joplin Tuesday, will be at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Connor Avenue Baptist church. The Rev. John W. Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park cemetery under direction of Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy was born January 4, 1896 in Kemp, Tex., and moved to Joplin 30 years ago from Oklahoma. He had been a truck driver all his life before retiring in 1959; from employment with the Consolidated Forwarding Company. He was a member of the Moose lodge and the Teamsters union.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Bess Elmore of Dallas, and a son, Barney M. Hardy, Jr. of Dallas.
Mrs. [Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes] Hardy was 52 years old and a former Webb City resident.
She was a member of the Connor Avenue Baptist church. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockery of Tulsa; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, Robert Readshaw of Purcell and George Readshaw of Tulsa; two foster daughters, Mrs. A. E. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atterberry of 2510 Windsor avenue, Joplin and four grandchildren.
Joplin News Herald,
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Three Killed
In Collision
Of Two Cars
Three persons, two of them Joplin residents, were
killed shortly before noon today in a head-on collision
between two automobiles about 12 miles south of Jop-
lin on highway 43.
The victims were:
Paul W. Stephenson, 48 years old, of Seneca.
Barney Martin Hardy, 64, of 2011 Bird avenue.
Mrs. Hazel Hardy, 63, wife of Mr. Hardy.
Trooper Kenny Walker of the Missouri highway patrol said Mr. Stephenson was driving north on highway 43 when his automobile veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with a car driven south by Mr. Hardy. Coronor James L. Haddock of Newton county said the three persons were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. John Roberts of Seneca.
The coronor said skid marks indicated the Stephenson vehicle was completely on the wrong side of the highway and had skidded for 191 feet before the crash.
The Hardy vehicle skidded about 70 feet before the point of impact, indicating that both drivers were attempting to avoid the collision. The Joplin couple apparently were headed for Grand lake, from the quantity of food and other articles found in the car, the coroner said.
Stephenson is employed at the Williams Chevrolet Company of Seneca as a mechanic and is head of the Seneca Volunteer fire department. His body was received by the Biddlecome funeral home of Seneca.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were received by the Hurlbut-Glover mortuary of Joplin.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, August 28, 1962,
Page: 1; Columns: 5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
[PHOTO]
DEATH SCENE—A 64-year-old Joplin man, Martin Hardy, was pronounced dead Tuesday after ambulance attendants and a highway patrolman pulled his body from this wrecked car.— (Joplin Globe-News Herald photograph by Bob Baird.)
Couple, Seneca Man
Die in Highway Accident
Three persons were killed in a head-on collision shortly before noon Tuesday on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin.
The dead were Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, of Seneca, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hardy of 2011 Bird avenue, Joplin.
The highway patrol said a northbound car driven by Stephenson veered into the wrong lane and smashed into the Hardy vehicle.
Newton county Coroner James Haddock said all three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Stephenson, who was volunteer fire chief at Seneca, had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Stephenson; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Davis of Seneca; his mother, Mrs. Henry Gullett of LaJunta, Colo.; five brothers, Joe and Clarence Stephenson .and Leon Stephenson of Colorado, Melvin Stephenson of Ohio; and James Stephenson of Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Stonebreaker of Denver, and Mrs. Ruth Hall of Wichita.
Services for Mr. Stephenson will be under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mrs. [Hazel Akes] Hardy, 63 years old, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockrey of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, George Readshaw of Tulsa, and Robert Readshaw of Purcell; and two daughters, Mrs. E. A. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atteberry (sic) of Joplin.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy, 64 years old, is survived by a son; Barney M. Hardy of Dallas, Tex., and a daughter, who lives in Dallas, Tex.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Hardy will be announced by Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Joplin Globe, Has photo.
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Columns: 3,4,5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Hurlbut-Glover mortuary Funeral Announcement
of 3 Individuals funeral information.
BARNEY M.HARDY Age 64 years
MRS. HAZEL M.HARDY Age 52 years
2011 Bird Avenue
Passed away at 12:15 P.M.
Tuesday, August 28, 1962
Services 3:00 P.M. Thursday,
August 30th
Conner Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. John W. Johnston, officiating
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 2A; Columns: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Barney M. Hardy - Age: 64; Born: January 04, 1898 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31898 6541 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031898.PDF
Hazel M. Hardy - Spouse
Benj. Lee Hardy - Father
[Benjamin Lee Hardy #33512591]
Sarah E. Tate - Mother
[Sarah Bess Tate Hardy #33512599]
Informant: Barney M. Hardy, Jr.; Dallas, Texas
[Barney Martin Hardy, Jr., #126806598]
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Hazel M. Hardy - Age: 52; Born: December 16, 1909 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31899 1470 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031899.PDF
Barney M. Hardy - Spouse
Davis W. Readshaw - Father
[Davis Wesley Readshaw #58382467]
Bertie Cambell - Mother
[Myrtle Ann 'Myrtie' Campbell #58382546]
Informant: Robert Readshaw; Purcell, Missouri
[Robert Arthur Readshaw #77635878]
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Barney Hardy
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Tuesday January 04, 1898
Date of Death: August 1962
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
State: Missouri
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I have NOT found her in the SSDI.
~*~
*~*
Paul William Edward Stephenson
(June 08, 1918 ~ August 28, 1962)
***
Paul W. Stephenson
SENECA, Mo. — Services for Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Seneca Christian church. The Rev. Robert Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Seneca cemetery under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mr. Stephenson was killed shortly before noon Tuesday in a head-on collision on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin. He was volunteer fire chief at Seneca and had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 12A; Column: 1 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Paul William Edward Stephenson - Age: 44; Born: June 08, 1918 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31905 2797
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031905.PDF
Helen - Spouse
[Helen Keithley Stephenson #5606299]
Phil Stephenson - Father
[John Phil Stephenson #196104175]
Cecelia Stiles - Mother
[Celia L. Stiles Stephenson Stephenson Gullett #75613713]
Informant: Mrs. Carol Davis; Seneca, Missouri
[Carol Dee Stephenson Davis #189055339]
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Paul Stephenson
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Death: August 1962
~*~
*~*
(October 18, 1897 ~ November 01, 1934)
***
AKES — Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin street who died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the state hospital in Nevada, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Anderson chapel, Seventh and Joplin streets. The Rev. G. R. White, pastor of the Connor Avenue Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Hill Crest cemetery, west of Galena. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Hazel Akes; a son, Earl Akes of Port Angeles, Wash.; his mother, Mrs. Maude Baker of Port Angeles, and two sisters, Mrs. Guy Lundrum of Fort Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Walter Guderian of Los Angeles.
Joplin Globe,
Friday, November 2, 1934,
Page: 9; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
AKES—Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin Street, who died Thursday morning at Nevada, were held yesterday at the Anderson chapel, with the Rev. G. R. White in charge. Burial was in Hillcrest cemetery, west of Galena.
Joplin Globe,
Saturday, November 3, 1934,
Page: 3; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth - Death County Certificate Number Image
Arthur Akes - Age: 37Y 13D; Born: October 18, 1897- Deceased: November 01, 1934 Vernon 41733 PDF Document
sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1934/1934_00042993.PDF
~*~
*~*
Virgil Akes (1897 - 1934) – Hill Crest Cemetery –
Suggested By: MJ P, 17 May 2019
Birth Date: 1897; 18 October 1897
Birth Location: Empire City,Cherokee County,Kansas,USA
Spouse : Hazel Hardy (1909-1962)
~*~
*~*
Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes Hardy
(December 10, 1909 ~ August 28, 1962)
*** AND ***
Barney Martin Hardy, Sr.
(January 04, 1898 ~ August 28, 1962
***
Joint Funeral
Thursday for
Hardy and Wife
Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Barney M. Hardy who were killed in a two-car collision on highway 43, 12 miles south of Joplin Tuesday, will be at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Connor Avenue Baptist church. The Rev. John W. Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park cemetery under direction of Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy was born January 4, 1896 in Kemp, Tex., and moved to Joplin 30 years ago from Oklahoma. He had been a truck driver all his life before retiring in 1959; from employment with the Consolidated Forwarding Company. He was a member of the Moose lodge and the Teamsters union.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Bess Elmore of Dallas, and a son, Barney M. Hardy, Jr. of Dallas.
Mrs. [Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes] Hardy was 52 years old and a former Webb City resident.
She was a member of the Connor Avenue Baptist church. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockery of Tulsa; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, Robert Readshaw of Purcell and George Readshaw of Tulsa; two foster daughters, Mrs. A. E. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atterberry of 2510 Windsor avenue, Joplin and four grandchildren.
Joplin News Herald,
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Three Killed
In Collision
Of Two Cars
Three persons, two of them Joplin residents, were
killed shortly before noon today in a head-on collision
between two automobiles about 12 miles south of Jop-
lin on highway 43.
The victims were:
Paul W. Stephenson, 48 years old, of Seneca.
Barney Martin Hardy, 64, of 2011 Bird avenue.
Mrs. Hazel Hardy, 63, wife of Mr. Hardy.
Trooper Kenny Walker of the Missouri highway patrol said Mr. Stephenson was driving north on highway 43 when his automobile veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with a car driven south by Mr. Hardy. Coronor James L. Haddock of Newton county said the three persons were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. John Roberts of Seneca.
The coronor said skid marks indicated the Stephenson vehicle was completely on the wrong side of the highway and had skidded for 191 feet before the crash.
The Hardy vehicle skidded about 70 feet before the point of impact, indicating that both drivers were attempting to avoid the collision. The Joplin couple apparently were headed for Grand lake, from the quantity of food and other articles found in the car, the coroner said.
Stephenson is employed at the Williams Chevrolet Company of Seneca as a mechanic and is head of the Seneca Volunteer fire department. His body was received by the Biddlecome funeral home of Seneca.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were received by the Hurlbut-Glover mortuary of Joplin.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, August 28, 1962,
Page: 1; Columns: 5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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*~*
[PHOTO]
DEATH SCENE—A 64-year-old Joplin man, Martin Hardy, was pronounced dead Tuesday after ambulance attendants and a highway patrolman pulled his body from this wrecked car.— (Joplin Globe-News Herald photograph by Bob Baird.)
Couple, Seneca Man
Die in Highway Accident
Three persons were killed in a head-on collision shortly before noon Tuesday on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin.
The dead were Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, of Seneca, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hardy of 2011 Bird avenue, Joplin.
The highway patrol said a northbound car driven by Stephenson veered into the wrong lane and smashed into the Hardy vehicle.
Newton county Coroner James Haddock said all three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Stephenson, who was volunteer fire chief at Seneca, had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Stephenson; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Davis of Seneca; his mother, Mrs. Henry Gullett of LaJunta, Colo.; five brothers, Joe and Clarence Stephenson .and Leon Stephenson of Colorado, Melvin Stephenson of Ohio; and James Stephenson of Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Stonebreaker of Denver, and Mrs. Ruth Hall of Wichita.
Services for Mr. Stephenson will be under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mrs. [Hazel Akes] Hardy, 63 years old, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockrey of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, George Readshaw of Tulsa, and Robert Readshaw of Purcell; and two daughters, Mrs. E. A. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atteberry (sic) of Joplin.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy, 64 years old, is survived by a son; Barney M. Hardy of Dallas, Tex., and a daughter, who lives in Dallas, Tex.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Hardy will be announced by Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Joplin Globe, Has photo.
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Columns: 3,4,5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Hurlbut-Glover mortuary Funeral Announcement
of 3 Individuals funeral information.
BARNEY M.HARDY Age 64 years
MRS. HAZEL M.HARDY Age 52 years
2011 Bird Avenue
Passed away at 12:15 P.M.
Tuesday, August 28, 1962
Services 3:00 P.M. Thursday,
August 30th
Conner Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. John W. Johnston, officiating
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 2A; Columns: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Barney M. Hardy - Age: 64; Born: January 04, 1898 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31898 6541 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031898.PDF
Hazel M. Hardy - Spouse
Benj. Lee Hardy - Father
[Benjamin Lee Hardy #33512591]
Sarah E. Tate - Mother
[Sarah Bess Tate Hardy #33512599]
Informant: Barney M. Hardy, Jr.; Dallas, Texas
[Barney Martin Hardy, Jr., #126806598]
~*~
Hazel M. Hardy - Age: 52; Born: December 16, 1909 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31899 1470 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031899.PDF
Barney M. Hardy - Spouse
Davis W. Readshaw - Father
[Davis Wesley Readshaw #58382467]
Bertie Cambell - Mother
[Myrtle Ann 'Myrtie' Campbell #58382546]
Informant: Robert Readshaw; Purcell, Missouri
[Robert Arthur Readshaw #77635878]
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Barney Hardy
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Tuesday January 04, 1898
Date of Death: August 1962
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
State: Missouri
~*~
I have NOT found her in the SSDI.
~*~
*~*
Paul William Edward Stephenson
(June 08, 1918 ~ August 28, 1962)
***
Paul W. Stephenson
SENECA, Mo. — Services for Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Seneca Christian church. The Rev. Robert Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Seneca cemetery under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mr. Stephenson was killed shortly before noon Tuesday in a head-on collision on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin. He was volunteer fire chief at Seneca and had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 12A; Column: 1 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Paul William Edward Stephenson - Age: 44; Born: June 08, 1918 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31905 2797
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031905.PDF
Helen - Spouse
[Helen Keithley Stephenson #5606299]
Phil Stephenson - Father
[John Phil Stephenson #196104175]
Cecelia Stiles - Mother
[Celia L. Stiles Stephenson Stephenson Gullett #75613713]
Informant: Mrs. Carol Davis; Seneca, Missouri
[Carol Dee Stephenson Davis #189055339]
~*~
*~*
Social Security Death Index
Name: Paul Stephenson
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Death: August 1962
~*~
*~*
Virgil Arthur Akes
(October 18, 1897 ~ November 01, 1934)
***
AKES — Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin street who died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the state hospital in Nevada, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Anderson chapel, Seventh and Joplin streets. The Rev. G. R. White, pastor of the Connor Avenue Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Hill Crest cemetery, west of Galena. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Hazel Akes; a son, Earl Akes of Port Angeles, Wash.; his mother, Mrs. Maude Baker of Port Angeles, and two sisters, Mrs. Guy Lundrum of Fort Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Walter Guderian of Los Angeles.
Joplin Globe,
Friday, November 2, 1934,
Page: 9; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
AKES—Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin Street, who died Thursday morning at Nevada, were held yesterday at the Anderson chapel, with the Rev. G. R. White in charge. Burial was in Hillcrest cemetery, west of Galena.
Joplin Globe,
Saturday, November 3, 1934,
Page: 3; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth - Death County Certificate Number Image
Arthur Akes - Age: 37Y 13D; Born: October 18, 1897- Deceased: November 01, 1934 Vernon 41733 PDF Document
sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1934/1934_00042993.PDF
~*~
*~*
Virgil Akes (1897 - 1934) – Hill Crest Cemetery –
Suggested By: MJ P, 17 May 2019
Birth Date: 1897; 18 October 1897
Birth Location: Empire City,Cherokee County,Kansas,USA
Spouse : Hazel Hardy (1909-1962)
~*~
*~*
Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes Hardy
(December 10, 1909 ~ August 28, 1962)
*** AND ***
Barney Martin Hardy, Sr.
(January 04, 1898 ~ August 28, 1962
***
Joint Funeral
Thursday for
Hardy and Wife
Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Barney M. Hardy who were killed in a two-car collision on highway 43, 12 miles south of Joplin Tuesday, will be at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Connor Avenue Baptist church. The Rev. John W. Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park cemetery under direction of Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy was born January 4, 1896 in Kemp, Tex., and moved to Joplin 30 years ago from Oklahoma. He had been a truck driver all his life before retiring in 1959; from employment with the Consolidated Forwarding Company. He was a member of the Moose lodge and the Teamsters union.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Bess Elmore of Dallas, and a son, Barney M. Hardy, Jr. of Dallas.
Mrs. [Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes] Hardy was 52 years old and a former Webb City resident.
She was a member of the Connor Avenue Baptist church. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockery of Tulsa; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, Robert Readshaw of Purcell and George Readshaw of Tulsa; two foster daughters, Mrs. A. E. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atterberry of 2510 Windsor avenue, Joplin and four grandchildren.
Joplin News Herald,
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Three Killed
In Collision
Of Two Cars
Three persons, two of them Joplin residents, were
killed shortly before noon today in a head-on collision
between two automobiles about 12 miles south of Jop-
lin on highway 43.
The victims were:
Paul W. Stephenson, 48 years old, of Seneca.
Barney Martin Hardy, 64, of 2011 Bird avenue.
Mrs. Hazel Hardy, 63, wife of Mr. Hardy.
Trooper Kenny Walker of the Missouri highway patrol said Mr. Stephenson was driving north on highway 43 when his automobile veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with a car driven south by Mr. Hardy. Coronor James L. Haddock of Newton county said the three persons were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. John Roberts of Seneca.
The coronor said skid marks indicated the Stephenson vehicle was completely on the wrong side of the highway and had skidded for 191 feet before the crash.
The Hardy vehicle skidded about 70 feet before the point of impact, indicating that both drivers were attempting to avoid the collision. The Joplin couple apparently were headed for Grand lake, from the quantity of food and other articles found in the car, the coroner said.
Stephenson is employed at the Williams Chevrolet Company of Seneca as a mechanic and is head of the Seneca Volunteer fire department. His body was received by the Biddlecome funeral home of Seneca.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were received by the Hurlbut-Glover mortuary of Joplin.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, August 28, 1962,
Page: 1; Columns: 5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
[PHOTO]
DEATH SCENE—A 64-year-old Joplin man, Martin Hardy, was pronounced dead Tuesday after ambulance attendants and a highway patrolman pulled his body from this wrecked car.— (Joplin Globe-News Herald photograph by Bob Baird.)
Couple, Seneca Man
Die in Highway Accident
Three persons were killed in a head-on collision shortly before noon Tuesday on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin.
The dead were Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, of Seneca, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hardy of 2011 Bird avenue, Joplin.
The highway patrol said a northbound car driven by Stephenson veered into the wrong lane and smashed into the Hardy vehicle.
Newton county Coroner James Haddock said all three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Stephenson, who was volunteer fire chief at Seneca, had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Stephenson; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Davis of Seneca; his mother, Mrs. Henry Gullett of LaJunta, Colo.; five brothers, Joe and Clarence Stephenson .and Leon Stephenson of Colorado, Melvin Stephenson of Ohio; and James Stephenson of Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Stonebreaker of Denver, and Mrs. Ruth Hall of Wichita.
Services for Mr. Stephenson will be under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mrs. [Hazel Akes] Hardy, 63 years old, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockrey of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, George Readshaw of Tulsa, and Robert Readshaw of Purcell; and two daughters, Mrs. E. A. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atteberry (sic) of Joplin.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy, 64 years old, is survived by a son; Barney M. Hardy of Dallas, Tex., and a daughter, who lives in Dallas, Tex.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Hardy will be announced by Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Joplin Globe, Has photo.
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Columns: 3,4,5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Hurlbut-Glover mortuary Funeral Announcement
of 3 Individuals funeral information.
BARNEY M.HARDY Age 64 years
MRS. HAZEL M.HARDY Age 52 years
2011 Bird Avenue
Passed away at 12:15 P.M.
Tuesday, August 28, 1962
Services 3:00 P.M. Thursday,
August 30th
Conner Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. John W. Johnston, officiating
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 2A; Columns: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
~*~
*~*
Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Barney M. Hardy - Age: 64; Born: January 04, 1898 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31898 6541 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031898.PDF
Hazel M. Hardy - Spouse
Benj. Lee Hardy - Father
[Benjamin Lee Hardy #33512591]
Sarah E. Tate - Mother
[Sarah Bess Tate Hardy #33512599]
Informant: Barney M. Hardy, Jr.; Dallas, Texas
[Barney Martin Hardy, Jr., #126806598]
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Hazel M. Hardy - Age: 52; Born: December 16, 1909 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31899 1470 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031899.PDF
Barney M. Hardy - Spouse
Davis W. Readshaw - Father
[Davis Wesley Readshaw #58382467]
Bertie Cambell - Mother
[Myrtle Ann 'Myrtie' Campbell #58382546]
Informant: Robert Readshaw; Purcell, Missouri
[Robert Arthur Readshaw #77635878]
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Social Security Death Index
Name: Barney Hardy
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Tuesday January 04, 1898
Date of Death: August 1962
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
State: Missouri
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I have NOT found her in the SSDI.
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Paul William Edward Stephenson
(June 08, 1918 ~ August 28, 1962)
***
Paul W. Stephenson
SENECA, Mo. — Services for Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Seneca Christian church. The Rev. Robert Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Seneca cemetery under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mr. Stephenson was killed shortly before noon Tuesday in a head-on collision on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin. He was volunteer fire chief at Seneca and had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 12A; Column: 1 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Paul William Edward Stephenson - Age: 44; Born: June 08, 1918 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31905 2797
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031905.PDF
Helen - Spouse
[Helen Keithley Stephenson #5606299]
Phil Stephenson - Father
[John Phil Stephenson #196104175]
Cecelia Stiles - Mother
[Celia L. Stiles Stephenson Stephenson Gullett #75613713]
Informant: Mrs. Carol Davis; Seneca, Missouri
[Carol Dee Stephenson Davis #189055339]
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Social Security Death Index
Name: Paul Stephenson
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Death: August 1962
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(October 18, 1897 ~ November 01, 1934)
***
AKES — Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin street who died at 1:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the state hospital in Nevada, will be conducted at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the Anderson chapel, Seventh and Joplin streets. The Rev. G. R. White, pastor of the Connor Avenue Baptist church, will officiate. Burial will be in Hill Crest cemetery, west of Galena. Surviving are his widow Mrs. Hazel Akes; a son, Earl Akes of Port Angeles, Wash.; his mother, Mrs. Maude Baker of Port Angeles, and two sisters, Mrs. Guy Lundrum of Fort Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Walter Guderian of Los Angeles.
Joplin Globe,
Friday, November 2, 1934,
Page: 9; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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AKES—Funeral services for Virgil Arthur Akes, 37 years old, 2025 Joplin Street, who died Thursday morning at Nevada, were held yesterday at the Anderson chapel, with the Rev. G. R. White in charge. Burial was in Hillcrest cemetery, west of Galena.
Joplin Globe,
Saturday, November 3, 1934,
Page: 3; Column: 5 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth - Death County Certificate Number Image
Arthur Akes - Age: 37Y 13D; Born: October 18, 1897- Deceased: November 01, 1934 Vernon 41733 PDF Document
sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1934/1934_00042993.PDF
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Virgil Akes (1897 - 1934) – Hill Crest Cemetery –
Suggested By: MJ P, 17 May 2019
Birth Date: 1897; 18 October 1897
Birth Location: Empire City,Cherokee County,Kansas,USA
Spouse : Hazel Hardy (1909-1962)
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Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes Hardy
(December 10, 1909 ~ August 28, 1962)
*** AND ***
Barney Martin Hardy, Sr.
(January 04, 1898 ~ August 28, 1962
***
Joint Funeral
Thursday for
Hardy and Wife
Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Barney M. Hardy who were killed in a two-car collision on highway 43, 12 miles south of Joplin Tuesday, will be at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Connor Avenue Baptist church. The Rev. John W. Johnston will officiate and burial will be in Ozark Memorial Park cemetery under direction of Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy was born January 4, 1896 in Kemp, Tex., and moved to Joplin 30 years ago from Oklahoma. He had been a truck driver all his life before retiring in 1959; from employment with the Consolidated Forwarding Company. He was a member of the Moose lodge and the Teamsters union.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mary Bess Elmore of Dallas, and a son, Barney M. Hardy, Jr. of Dallas.
Mrs. [Hazel Marguerite Readshaw Akes] Hardy was 52 years old and a former Webb City resident.
She was a member of the Connor Avenue Baptist church. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockery of Tulsa; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, Robert Readshaw of Purcell and George Readshaw of Tulsa; two foster daughters, Mrs. A. E. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atterberry of 2510 Windsor avenue, Joplin and four grandchildren.
Joplin News Herald,
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Column: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Three Killed
In Collision
Of Two Cars
Three persons, two of them Joplin residents, were
killed shortly before noon today in a head-on collision
between two automobiles about 12 miles south of Jop-
lin on highway 43.
The victims were:
Paul W. Stephenson, 48 years old, of Seneca.
Barney Martin Hardy, 64, of 2011 Bird avenue.
Mrs. Hazel Hardy, 63, wife of Mr. Hardy.
Trooper Kenny Walker of the Missouri highway patrol said Mr. Stephenson was driving north on highway 43 when his automobile veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with a car driven south by Mr. Hardy. Coronor James L. Haddock of Newton county said the three persons were pronounced dead at the scene by Dr. John Roberts of Seneca.
The coronor said skid marks indicated the Stephenson vehicle was completely on the wrong side of the highway and had skidded for 191 feet before the crash.
The Hardy vehicle skidded about 70 feet before the point of impact, indicating that both drivers were attempting to avoid the collision. The Joplin couple apparently were headed for Grand lake, from the quantity of food and other articles found in the car, the coroner said.
Stephenson is employed at the Williams Chevrolet Company of Seneca as a mechanic and is head of the Seneca Volunteer fire department. His body was received by the Biddlecome funeral home of Seneca.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Hardy were received by the Hurlbut-Glover mortuary of Joplin.
Joplin News Herald,
Tuesday, August 28, 1962,
Page: 1; Columns: 5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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[PHOTO]
DEATH SCENE—A 64-year-old Joplin man, Martin Hardy, was pronounced dead Tuesday after ambulance attendants and a highway patrolman pulled his body from this wrecked car.— (Joplin Globe-News Herald photograph by Bob Baird.)
Couple, Seneca Man
Die in Highway Accident
Three persons were killed in a head-on collision shortly before noon Tuesday on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin.
The dead were Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, of Seneca, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hardy of 2011 Bird avenue, Joplin.
The highway patrol said a northbound car driven by Stephenson veered into the wrong lane and smashed into the Hardy vehicle.
Newton county Coroner James Haddock said all three victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Stephenson, who was volunteer fire chief at Seneca, had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen Stephenson; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Davis of Seneca; his mother, Mrs. Henry Gullett of LaJunta, Colo.; five brothers, Joe and Clarence Stephenson .and Leon Stephenson of Colorado, Melvin Stephenson of Ohio; and James Stephenson of Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Stonebreaker of Denver, and Mrs. Ruth Hall of Wichita.
Services for Mr. Stephenson will be under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mrs. [Hazel Akes] Hardy, 63 years old, is survived by her mother, Mrs. Myrtie Readshaw of Webb City; three sisters, Mrs. Alba Farmer and Mrs. Lenora Shelton of Webb City and Mrs. Jessie Dockrey of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Jack Readshaw of Neosho, George Readshaw of Tulsa, and Robert Readshaw of Purcell; and two daughters, Mrs. E. A. (sic) West of Kansas City and Mrs. Melba Atteberry (sic) of Joplin.
Mr. [Barney Martin] Hardy, 64 years old, is survived by a son; Barney M. Hardy of Dallas, Tex., and a daughter, who lives in Dallas, Tex.
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Hardy will be announced by Hurlbut-Glover mortuary.
Joplin Globe, Has photo.
Wednesday, August 29, 1962,
Page: 1B; Columns: 3,4,5&6 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Hurlbut-Glover mortuary Funeral Announcement
of 3 Individuals funeral information.
BARNEY M.HARDY Age 64 years
MRS. HAZEL M.HARDY Age 52 years
2011 Bird Avenue
Passed away at 12:15 P.M.
Tuesday, August 28, 1962
Services 3:00 P.M. Thursday,
August 30th
Conner Avenue Baptist Church
Rev. John W. Johnston, officiating
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 2A; Columns: 4 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Barney M. Hardy - Age: 64; Born: January 04, 1898 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31898 6541 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031898.PDF
Hazel M. Hardy - Spouse
Benj. Lee Hardy - Father
[Benjamin Lee Hardy #33512591]
Sarah E. Tate - Mother
[Sarah Bess Tate Hardy #33512599]
Informant: Barney M. Hardy, Jr.; Dallas, Texas
[Barney Martin Hardy, Jr., #126806598]
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Hazel M. Hardy - Age: 52; Born: December 16, 1909 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31899 1470 PDF Document
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031899.PDF
Barney M. Hardy - Spouse
Davis W. Readshaw - Father
[Davis Wesley Readshaw #58382467]
Bertie Cambell - Mother
[Myrtle Ann 'Myrtie' Campbell #58382546]
Informant: Robert Readshaw; Purcell, Missouri
[Robert Arthur Readshaw #77635878]
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Social Security Death Index
Name: Barney Hardy
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Tuesday January 04, 1898
Date of Death: August 1962
Est. Age at Death: 64 years, 7 months
Last known residence:
State: Missouri
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I have NOT found her in the SSDI.
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Paul William Edward Stephenson
(June 08, 1918 ~ August 28, 1962)
***
Paul W. Stephenson
SENECA, Mo. — Services for Paul W. Stephenson, 44 years old, will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Seneca Christian church. The Rev. Robert Myers will officiate. Burial will be in Seneca cemetery under direction of Biddlecome funeral home.
Mr. Stephenson was killed shortly before noon Tuesday in a head-on collision on highway 43 about 12 miles south of Joplin. He was volunteer fire chief at Seneca and had been employed 25 years as a mechanic at Williams Chevrolet company in Seneca.
Joplin Globe,
Thursday, August 30, 1962,
Page: 12A; Column: 1 of 8.
Joplin, Missouri.
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Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1968
Name Age Date of Birth-Death County Certificate Number Last Four SSN Image
Paul William Edward Stephenson - Age: 44; Born: June 08, 1918 - Deceased: August 28, 1962 Newton 31905 2797
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1962/1962_00031905.PDF
Helen - Spouse
[Helen Keithley Stephenson #5606299]
Phil Stephenson - Father
[John Phil Stephenson #196104175]
Cecelia Stiles - Mother
[Celia L. Stiles Stephenson Stephenson Gullett #75613713]
Informant: Mrs. Carol Davis; Seneca, Missouri
[Carol Dee Stephenson Davis #189055339]
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Social Security Death Index
Name: Paul Stephenson
State of Issue: Missouri
Date of Birth: Unknown
Date of Death: August 1962
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