Obit: OBITUARY OF NANCY EDWARDS WINFREY Mrs. J. H. Winfrey died Friday afternoon, July 17, 5:05, at her home near the Wakenda Baptist Church, of cancer, aged 71 years. Nancy Ballenger was born in Boone county Missouri in October 1843. She was reared in that county and was married to J. H. Winfrey in December 1860. After their marriage, Mr. & Mrs. Winfrey moved to Cedar county Missouri, remaining there several years. They came to Carroll county in 1880 and located near the town of Wakenda, later moving to the neighborhood of the Wakenda Baptist Church, where they were living when she died. For nine years she had been surrering with cancer. Besides her husband she leaves eight children----John R. of Colorado; Mrs. Mary Merrell, I. J. Winfrey, W. F. Winfrey and S. R. Winfrey, all of Carroll county; Rev. E. L. Winfrey of Garden City, Missouri; Mrs. Deborah Shelnutt of Boone county; and N. E. Winfrey of Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at the Wakenda Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 4:00 P.M. conducted by Rev. L. R. Kenney. Burial in the church yard.
(Carrollton Democrat, 23 July 1914)
Obit: OBITUARY OF NANCY EDWARDS WINFREY Mrs. J. H. Winfrey died Friday afternoon, July 17, 5:05, at her home near the Wakenda Baptist Church, of cancer, aged 71 years. Nancy Ballenger was born in Boone county Missouri in October 1843. She was reared in that county and was married to J. H. Winfrey in December 1860. After their marriage, Mr. & Mrs. Winfrey moved to Cedar county Missouri, remaining there several years. They came to Carroll county in 1880 and located near the town of Wakenda, later moving to the neighborhood of the Wakenda Baptist Church, where they were living when she died. For nine years she had been surrering with cancer. Besides her husband she leaves eight children----John R. of Colorado; Mrs. Mary Merrell, I. J. Winfrey, W. F. Winfrey and S. R. Winfrey, all of Carroll county; Rev. E. L. Winfrey of Garden City, Missouri; Mrs. Deborah Shelnutt of Boone county; and N. E. Winfrey of Steelville, Missouri. Funeral services were held at the Wakenda Baptist Church Saturday afternoon at 4:00 P.M. conducted by Rev. L. R. Kenney. Burial in the church yard.
(Carrollton Democrat, 23 July 1914)
Family Members
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Catherine Ann "Kitty" Winfrey Dunn
1861–1886
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John Robinson Winfrey
1863–1956
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Mary Campbell Winfrey Merrell
1865–1943
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Elijah Thomas Winfrey
1868–1874
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Israel Jefferson Winfrey
1868–1953
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Edward Lee Winfrey
1871–1918
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Rev William Frank Winfrey
1873–1964
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Deborah Frances Winfrey Shelnutt
1876–1919
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Samuel Riggs Winfrey
1882–1955
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Noah Ernest Winfrey
1884–1968
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