MRS. ANNA PAUL DIES TODAY
PASSES AWAY IN CITY HOSPITAL AT NEVADA
She And Her Husband, W. H. [sic: L.] Paul, Formerly Lived in Carthage—Funeral to Be Here
Mrs. Anna Paul, 77, wife of W. L. Paul, of Nevada, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning in the Nevada City hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul attended the funeral services held here February 3, for his sister, Mrs. W. P. Grisham, and after they had returned to Nevada, Mrs. Paul suffered a paralytic stroke. She had been ill since.
Mrs. Paul was born December 15, 1872, in Carthage. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Benschoter, lived 10 miles south of Carthage for many years. Anna Burgess and W. L. Paul were married October 14, 1896, in Carthage, by Judge Marion Brown and made their home in and near Carthage until 1940, when they moved to Nevada. Their home formerly was west of Carthage,
The Pauls observed their golden wedding anniversary in October, 1946.
Surviving Mrs. Paul are her husband, a daughter, Mrs. H. L. Perkins of Nevada; a sister, Mrs. Berta Spence of Diamond; three grandchildren, Stanley Sheets of Milo, Donald Sheets and Mrs. W. E. Pryor of Nevada; and numerous nieces and nephews. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul died in infancy.
The body was moved to the Ulmer funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ulmer funeral home with the Rev. Roy Dinkins of Nevada in charge. Burial will be in Stony Point cemetery.
Carthage Evening Press, Carthage, Missouri
Saturday, February 11, 1950, Page 5
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Nevada Woman Dies
Carthage, Mo., Feb. 11.—Mrs. Anna Paul, 77 years old, 1307 Austin street, Nevada, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning in the Nevada city hospital, where she had been a patient only a short time.
Mrs. Paul was born December 15, 1872, in Carthage and resided in Jasper county until moving to Nevada in 1940. She was married to W. L. Paul in 1896, and the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1946.
Surviving Mrs. Paul are her husband, and a daughter, Mrs. H. L. Perkins of Nevada; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Spence of Diamond; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ulmer funeral home with the Rev. Roy Pinkins of Nevada in charge.
Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri
12 February 1950, Sunday, Page 6
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Parents, and a Caregiver: Anna was the last child born to Burgess and Pamela who would live to survive childhood. When she got older and was married, she continued to stay close to her family, and helped siblings and older family members continue to live in their homes as they aged. Anna was a favorite of her oldest sister Laura, often taking walks together to look at the flora surrounding them on their father and mother's farm.
Kiss-Me-Quicks and Hug-Me-Tights: Anna was born in Jackson township, near Carthage, on her family's farm. Her middle name came from her maternal grandmother, Adelia (Barger) Craig. She was surrounded by loving brothers and sisters, and adoring nieces. Her niece Edna, just 10 years younger, wrote about the clothing she saw Anna and her sister Berta wearing: "All the young girls in the neighborhood as well as Aunt Bertie and Aunt Annie made themselves fancy lace-trimmed bonnets called kiss-me-quicks. I had a kiss-me-quick and felt as pretty as the grown-up girls. They also knitted a close fitting jacket called a hug-me-tight."
Church Preparation: Edna noted the preparations that she and Anna made in getting ready for church and Sunday Sunday school: "Church and Sunday School going was another momentous occasion. Saturday if it was a warm day, Aunt Annie and I filled up a tub with water and set it in the sun to warm up. How delicious to scrub in it and make ourselves clean for church."
Just A Typical Teenager: Edna described staying with her Benschoter grandparents one winter, and going to school there, sitting with her aunts, one of whom was Anna: "Aunt Anna and Aunt Hattie were the big girls casting sheep eyes at the big boys across the aisle."
Falling in Love for Life: One wonders if perhaps one of those boys with whom Anna made eye contact at school might have been Will, since she fell in love with and married William L Paul on October 14, 1896 in Carthage. They would share a life together for 54 years. Will was a local young man, born and raised on a farm in Jasper County. He and Anna started their own farm in the county, near to their families.
Children: Anna and Will had two children: Lois Maybell, born to the couple in 1898, and Ray Benschoter, carrying his mother's maiden name, born in 1903. Sadly, Ray died in 1906 at the age of two.
Caregiver: They had a good life. Anna took care of her Aunt Mattie and Uncle Boz Craig when they were unable to care for themselves. [Boz died in 1900 and Mattie in 1901.] Edna related Anna's story of Mattie's reaction when Boz died: "Aunt Anna said when Uncle Boz died, Aunt Mattie took up one of his hands and said, "Poor old hands, they'll never work for me again".
Anna's father, Burgess, came to live with them in his last years, and Anna was happy to provide any care he required.
After 1938, Anna and Will moved to Dover township in Vernon County, Missouri and established a farm there. They were caring for their grandchildren, William Stanley, Wynetta, and Donald Sheets, children of their daughter Lois and her first husband, John Sheets.
End of a Good Life: Anna and Will continued to live on their farm in Vernon County, celebrating their 50th anniversary together in 1946, surrounded by their family.
Anna died before Will in 1950, leaving her husband Will, older sister Mattie Elberta, her daughter Lois, and her grandchildren and nieces and nephews to mourn her loss.
Missouri Death Certificate
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MRS. ANNA PAUL DIES TODAY
PASSES AWAY IN CITY HOSPITAL AT NEVADA
She And Her Husband, W. H. [sic: L.] Paul, Formerly Lived in Carthage—Funeral to Be Here
Mrs. Anna Paul, 77, wife of W. L. Paul, of Nevada, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning in the Nevada City hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul attended the funeral services held here February 3, for his sister, Mrs. W. P. Grisham, and after they had returned to Nevada, Mrs. Paul suffered a paralytic stroke. She had been ill since.
Mrs. Paul was born December 15, 1872, in Carthage. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Benschoter, lived 10 miles south of Carthage for many years. Anna Burgess and W. L. Paul were married October 14, 1896, in Carthage, by Judge Marion Brown and made their home in and near Carthage until 1940, when they moved to Nevada. Their home formerly was west of Carthage,
The Pauls observed their golden wedding anniversary in October, 1946.
Surviving Mrs. Paul are her husband, a daughter, Mrs. H. L. Perkins of Nevada; a sister, Mrs. Berta Spence of Diamond; three grandchildren, Stanley Sheets of Milo, Donald Sheets and Mrs. W. E. Pryor of Nevada; and numerous nieces and nephews. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul died in infancy.
The body was moved to the Ulmer funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ulmer funeral home with the Rev. Roy Dinkins of Nevada in charge. Burial will be in Stony Point cemetery.
Carthage Evening Press, Carthage, Missouri
Saturday, February 11, 1950, Page 5
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Nevada Woman Dies
Carthage, Mo., Feb. 11.—Mrs. Anna Paul, 77 years old, 1307 Austin street, Nevada, died at 3:30 o'clock this morning in the Nevada city hospital, where she had been a patient only a short time.
Mrs. Paul was born December 15, 1872, in Carthage and resided in Jasper county until moving to Nevada in 1940. She was married to W. L. Paul in 1896, and the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1946.
Surviving Mrs. Paul are her husband, and a daughter, Mrs. H. L. Perkins of Nevada; a sister, Mrs. Bertie Spence of Diamond; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ulmer funeral home with the Rev. Roy Pinkins of Nevada in charge.
Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri
12 February 1950, Sunday, Page 6
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Parents, and a Caregiver: Anna was the last child born to Burgess and Pamela who would live to survive childhood. When she got older and was married, she continued to stay close to her family, and helped siblings and older family members continue to live in their homes as they aged. Anna was a favorite of her oldest sister Laura, often taking walks together to look at the flora surrounding them on their father and mother's farm.
Kiss-Me-Quicks and Hug-Me-Tights: Anna was born in Jackson township, near Carthage, on her family's farm. Her middle name came from her maternal grandmother, Adelia (Barger) Craig. She was surrounded by loving brothers and sisters, and adoring nieces. Her niece Edna, just 10 years younger, wrote about the clothing she saw Anna and her sister Berta wearing: "All the young girls in the neighborhood as well as Aunt Bertie and Aunt Annie made themselves fancy lace-trimmed bonnets called kiss-me-quicks. I had a kiss-me-quick and felt as pretty as the grown-up girls. They also knitted a close fitting jacket called a hug-me-tight."
Church Preparation: Edna noted the preparations that she and Anna made in getting ready for church and Sunday Sunday school: "Church and Sunday School going was another momentous occasion. Saturday if it was a warm day, Aunt Annie and I filled up a tub with water and set it in the sun to warm up. How delicious to scrub in it and make ourselves clean for church."
Just A Typical Teenager: Edna described staying with her Benschoter grandparents one winter, and going to school there, sitting with her aunts, one of whom was Anna: "Aunt Anna and Aunt Hattie were the big girls casting sheep eyes at the big boys across the aisle."
Falling in Love for Life: One wonders if perhaps one of those boys with whom Anna made eye contact at school might have been Will, since she fell in love with and married William L Paul on October 14, 1896 in Carthage. They would share a life together for 54 years. Will was a local young man, born and raised on a farm in Jasper County. He and Anna started their own farm in the county, near to their families.
Children: Anna and Will had two children: Lois Maybell, born to the couple in 1898, and Ray Benschoter, carrying his mother's maiden name, born in 1903. Sadly, Ray died in 1906 at the age of two.
Caregiver: They had a good life. Anna took care of her Aunt Mattie and Uncle Boz Craig when they were unable to care for themselves. [Boz died in 1900 and Mattie in 1901.] Edna related Anna's story of Mattie's reaction when Boz died: "Aunt Anna said when Uncle Boz died, Aunt Mattie took up one of his hands and said, "Poor old hands, they'll never work for me again".
Anna's father, Burgess, came to live with them in his last years, and Anna was happy to provide any care he required.
After 1938, Anna and Will moved to Dover township in Vernon County, Missouri and established a farm there. They were caring for their grandchildren, William Stanley, Wynetta, and Donald Sheets, children of their daughter Lois and her first husband, John Sheets.
End of a Good Life: Anna and Will continued to live on their farm in Vernon County, celebrating their 50th anniversary together in 1946, surrounded by their family.
Anna died before Will in 1950, leaving her husband Will, older sister Mattie Elberta, her daughter Lois, and her grandchildren and nieces and nephews to mourn her loss.
Missouri Death Certificate
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Gravesite Details
Wife of Wm. L. Paul. Parent of Lois Perkins. Daughter of Burgess and Pamela Benschoter and sister of Vernie.
Family Members
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Laura Alpharetta Benschoter Lett
1863–1933
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George Leland Benschoter
1865–1941
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Francis Marion "Frank" Benschoter
1868–1946
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Alva Vernoy Benschoter
1869–1948
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Mattie Elberta "Berta" Benschoter Spence
1871–1955
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Hubbard Craig Benschoter
1876–1878
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Levivian Toliver Benschoter
1881–1881
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Infant Son Benschoter
1882–1882
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Edward Dean Benschoter
1884–1886
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