Bethany Republican-Ckipper Wed. Sep 13 1939 page 3
Mrs. Anna Axsom, 91 years old, of Cainsville, added interest to the marriage at Bethany, Aug. 29, of Miss Pauline Shafer to Alfred Axsom, grandson of Mrs. Axsom.
Mrs. Axsom was a charming and gracious old lady as she appeared here, shy in manner, neat in a black satin coat, and with fresh cheeks and sparkling eyes.
for some reason now I can't upload photos....this came from newspapers.com....a b/w grainy newspaper image. I have heard about this picture all my life and it was exciting to find it and see it with my own eyes.
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Corn planting is very slow at present, on account of so much rain.
Thos. Maxwell was a Brimson caller, Saturday.
Grand River is almost bank full. We hope there will not be an overflow.
Mrs. H.H. Maxwell is visiting at Bart. Utterback's at present.
John Utterback and wife spent Sunday visiting with his son, Bart Utterback.
Mrs. Philip Higdon was visiting one day last week, with her daughter, Mrs. Gilly Maxwell.
Leland Maxwell, grandson of late Mrs. Mary McMican, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Isreal Chaney, motored here from Harrison County the first of the week to return their respective mothers, Mrs. Gilly Maxwell and Mrs. Nannie Stanley, to their homes there. The party left here yesterday morning for their return. Local friends, of whom these fine folks have many, wish them well in their homeward journey and following days.
Bethany Democrat Thu Feb 7 1907 page 8
Philip Higdon was born in Franklin County, Indiana, April 9, 1846. He came to Harrison County, Missouri, in the early seventies and remained here until the fall of 1903, when after spending the winter in Butler county, Kansas, he located at Winona, Shannon county, Mo., where he was living at the time of his death January 18, 1907.
On January 15th, he started to go on horseback to Winona. As he was crossing a pond in the road the horse threw him (whether accidently or not is unknown.) into the water and although almost drowned he was able to get out and walk home over a mile away; but the water he had taken into his lungs and the exposure caused congestion of the lungs which resulted in his death three days later.
He enlisted in the 184 Indiana Volunteer Infantry May 7, 1864 at the age of 18 and was honorably discharged Sept. 2.
He was married to Mary A. Bryant, of Bethany, Mo., Feb. 4, 1875, who with three sons and five daughters is left to mourn the loss of a kind and gentle husband and father. For many years he had been an active member of the Christian church, and his life was a living example of the kindness, charity, and unselfishness taught by the meek and lowly Nazerene.
Four of the children, Hobart and Judie Higdon and Mrs. Grace Cooper, of Winona, and Mrs. S.D. Stanley, of Melbourne, Mo., were with him at the time of his death.
Hugh and Joe Higdon of Potwin, Kansas, arrived on the morning of the twentieth.
Two of the children, Mrs. Emma Orton, of Burlington, Kansas, and Mrs. Gilly Maxwell of Melbourne, Mo. were unable to come.
After short funeral services he was laid to rest in the Winona cemetery at 3 o'clock Sunday the 20th.
Bethany Republican-Clipper Wed May 12 1943 page 4
Native of Fox Creek Township, Was Prominent in Vicinty of Wichita.
The Rev. James Hugh Higdon, who was born Dec. 2, 1875 in Fox Creek township and who was reared there, died suddenly of a heart attack April 23 at his home in Potwin, Kan.
Mr. Higdon, well known in the Wichita area, had worked until 11:00 o'clock the night before attending his duties as state oil inspector at a refinery near Potwin.
Mr. Higdon is survived by his widow, Mary E. Higdon; a son Philip of El Dorado; three daughters, Mrs. Carrie Hill, Coldwater, Kans., Mrs. Mary Frerking, Newton, Kan., and Mrs. Elsie Smith, Potwin; two brothers, Joe Higdon, Winona, Mo. and Hobart Higdon, Avant, Okla.; and four sisters, Mrs. Mannie Stanley, Topeka, Kans., Mrs. Emma Orton, Rosalia, Kan., Mrs. Gilly Maxwell, Brimson, and Mrs. Grace Williams, Winona, Mo.
Funeral services were held April 24 at Potwin, and burial was at Memorial Park cemetery Hutchinson, Kan.
Mrs. Floyd Frisbie and children visited Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Alcinda Craig.
A birthday dinner was given Thursday for Mrs. Alcinda Craig's sixty-sixth birthday at her home in Saline. The dinner was a surprise for her as she was only expecting her two daughters, Mrs. Ross Shafer and sons and Mrs. Floyd Frisbie and daughter, Mamie. At the noon hour a truckload of her children and their families and J.M. Craig of Des Moines, Ia. arrived with well-filled baskets. Five large cakes were the main feature of the dinner. Mrs. Craig received many nice gifts, one of which was a lovely congoleum rug. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Ulhler and family; Mr. and Mrs. John Craig and family; Mr. and Mrs. Monty Acott and daughter, Barbara; Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen and daughter, Frances; Mrs. Hallie Graves and J.M. Craig; all of Des Moines. Mrs. Ross Shafer, Ralph and Junior; Mrs. Alfred Axsom and daughter Mary Jean; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frisbie and daughter Mamie; and Jim and John Frisbie. The day was spent in visiting and playing games.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Frisbie and Ronnie visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Axsom near Trenton Saturday morning.
