John Thomas Saxbury 1933-1943

Hannibal Courier Post, July 21, 1943 - Saxbury Boy, 10, Killed In Fall Over High Cliff - Skull Fractured In Accident On Market St. Heights

John Thomas Saxbury, 10, who was living with his grandmother, Mrs. Dora Saxbury, 605 South Hayden street, while his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Saxbury were employed in St. Louis, was killed in a fall over a 60 foot cliff on Market street heights last evening.

The boy disappeared over the cliff about 8 o’clock while playing with two companions, Gene Campbell and Billy Herring, and was found on his left side by the side of a large rock at the foot of the cliff about 45 minutes later by Vernnie Hale, a negro, 2112 Settles street.

He was rushed to Levering hospital and was pronounced dead upon his arrival by Dr. H. B. Goodrich who said he suffered an extensive fracture of the skull.

Coroner William M. Smith who was called after the accident stated an inquest would be unnecessary.

The boy was born in Hannibal May 9, 1933, son of John T. and Edith Salsman Saxbury. He was a member of the Sunday school of the Church of the Nazarene.

Surviving are his parents; his paternal grandmother; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Salsman and great grandmother, Mrs. J. C. Rogers, all of Hannibal.

The remains were removed to Smith’s funeral home and tomorrow morning will be taken to the home of Mrs. Saxbury, 605 South Hayden street. The remains will be returned to the funeral home Friday for services at 2:30 o’clock at Smith’s chapel. Rev. Harlow Reed, pastor of the Church of the Nzarene, will be in charge and burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

Hannibal Courier Post - July 22, 1943 - Saxbury Remains Are Taken Home

The remains of John Thomas Saxbury, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Saxbury, were taken to the family home, 605 South Hayden street, this morning and will stay there until the time of the service, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Smiths’ chapel. Rev. Harlow Reed, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, will be in charge and burial will be in Mt. Olivet cemetery.

The boy was killed Tuesday evening when he fell from a high cliff on Market street heights.

Hannibal Courier Post - July 24, 1943 - Saxbury Funeral This Afternoon

With Rev. Harlow Reed, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in charge, funeral services for John Thomas Saxbury, were held at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon at Smith’s chapel. Mrs. Esther Dickensheets and Mrs. Ruth Dickensheets were vocalists with Miss Bertha Seibel at the organ.

Burial was in Mt. Olivet cemetery with Harold Denkler, Eugene Denkler, Kenneth Salsman and Paul Salsman as pallbearers.

James F. Saxbery 1866-1951

Paper & Date?? - Payson, Ill., Nov. 2 - Funeral services for James F. Saxbery, 85, of 718 Monroe, Quincy, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Cosgrove funeral home here, conducted by the Rev. J. R. McAllister. Burial will be in the Payson cemetery.

Mr. Saxbery died Wednesday night in his home. He was born Jan. 1, 1866, in New Canton, a son of William and Lucy Davis Saxbery. (My note-Should read James not William)

Surviving are a son, William Saxbery of Quincy; two daughters, Mrs. Florence Allensworth of Durham, MO., and Mrs. Lucy Gardner of Maywood, Mo.; 15 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren.

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Another notice in unknown paper - Saxberg-Funeral services for James F. Saxberg, 718 Monroe, Quincy, Ill., formerly of New Canton, Ill., will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock in the Cosgrove Funeral Home, Payson, Ill. Interment in Payson cemetery. Friends invited. Friends may call at the funeral home Saturday evening and Sunday until time of services.

Mrs. Barbara E. (Harmison) Saxbury 1882-1958

Dallas Co Republican, November 27, 1958 - Barbara E. Saxbury, age 76, passed away November 20, 1958 at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Buttram of Englewood, Colorado. She was a long time resident of Dallas county moving to Colorado about 11 years ago.

Surviving besides Mrs. Buttram are two daughters, Mrs. Roy E. Grigg, Springfield, Mo.; Mrs. Bill Blair, Chino, California; three sons, Glen of Topeka, Kansas; Harold of Fort Collins, Colorado and Jesse of Redlands, California, 23 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 26, 1958 at 1:30 p.m. at the Prairie Grove Church with Rev. E. T. Sechler officiating. Burial in the Pleasant Grove cemetery under direction of L. B. Jones of Buffalo.

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Barry Adage? (IL) - November 26, 1958 - Mr. Henry Stewart attended the funeral of Mrs. Barbara Saxbury at Buffalo Missouri. Mrs. Saxbury was a sister-in-law of Mr. Stewart and Mrs. Dora Saxbury who was unable to attend.

Also attending services were the Ralph Stewarts, Herbert Stewarts, Glenn Stewarts, Mrs. Henry Pickett and Irene Stewart.

Mrs. Dora Belle (Rogers) Saxbury 1878-1961

Hannibal Courier Post, March 24th, 1961, Hannibal, MO - Mrs. Dora Belle Saxbury, age 82 years of 611 Hayden St. died last night at 9:45 in her home. She was born April 15th 1878 in Pike Co IL a daughter of John and Virginia Hall Rodgers.

She was married to Albert Saxbury who preceeded her in death March 1934.

Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Hazel Behme and a son John Saxbury of Hannibal MO. Five grandchildren; six great grandchildren and four sisters, Mrs. Iona Baker of Mt. View California, Mrs. Letha Munch, Mrs. Rena Carpenter and Mrs. Nancy Doty of Elkhart Indiana.

She attended Broadway Methodist Church and was a member of Ruth Rebeckah Lodge for more than fifty years.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in the Smith funeral Home in charge of the Reverend John W. Ellis. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Mrs. Anna L. (Sellers) Saxbury 1879-1961

Quincy Herald Whig - Pittsfield IL, December 29th 1961 - Mrs. Anna L. Saxbury, 83, of Pittsfield, died at 11:30 Friday morning in Illini Hospital where she had been a patient for a week.

Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 in the Baptist church with the Reverand Wesley Hunt officiating. Burial will be in Shearer Cemetery at New Canton, IL.

Mrs. Saxbury was born at Herman Missouri April 16, 1879 a daughter of Miles and Mary Kinnamon Sellers. She was married to Francis Phillip Saxbury of Pike Co. who preceded her in death 27 years ago.

Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Saxbury at home and Mrs. Irene Seba of Hannibal MO and a son Ben Saxbury of Hull IL, seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Teresa Sue Saxbury -1961

Quincy Herald Whig (1961?) - Services for Teresa Sue Saxbury were held Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in the Hansen Funeral Home in charge of the Reverand Josheph H. Bower. Mrs. F. M. Crawford played the organ. Burial was in Greenmount Cemetery, Quincy IL. Pallbearers were James Steven, Gloria Jean, Dennis Alvin and Patricia Saxbury.

Durward Saxbury 1916-1971

The Press Journal, Louisiana MO, March 11, 1971 - Durward Saxbury, 55, of Overland, formerly of Eolia, died Wednesday in the John Cochran Veteran’s Hospital in St. Louis. He had been ill for a long time.

Funeral rites will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Sterne Chapel. The Rev. Cecil Cox will officiate. Burial will be in the Eolia Cemetery. Members of the Quaite-Davis VFW Post 3132 will serve as pallbearers.

Mr. Saxbury was born Jan. 3, 1916, at New Canton, Ill. His parents were William and Gretta Hansen. He received his discharge from the service Jan. 1, 1946.

Mr. Saxbury had been employed in Overland as a maintenance man.

His wife, Ella M. McKean of Overland, survives along with brothers and sisters.

Lula (Masters) Saxbury 1890-1974

Hannibal Courier-Post, March 2, 1974 - Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Saxbury, 83, of Hull, Ill., will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Hull Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Dameron in charge. Burial will be at the Kinderhook Cemetery.

Mrs. Saxbury died at 2:30 p.m. Friday at a Hannibal hospital.

She was born March 22, 1890 in Kinderhook to Sam and Ella Maple Masters. She was married to Fred Saxbury, Sept. 3, 1920 and he died in 1951.

Survivors include two sons, Lawrence Carlen and Louis Saxbury, both of Hull, Ill.; six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Clark Funeral Home and continue from 1 p.m. until the time of services Monday at the church.

James (Cloyd) Saxbury 1891-1976

The Bowling Green Times, Bowling Green, MO, July 28, 1976 - Louisiana - Services for James Saxbury, 85, of Louisiana, were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Collier Funeral Home with burial in Riverview Cemetery.

Mr. Saxbury died Wednesday, July 21, 1976 at the Moore-Pike Rest Home in Bowling Green. He was born April 19, 1891 in New Canton, Il., a son of James M. and Sophia Peterson Saxbury. He married Augusta Elzora Mitchell June 15, 1919 in Louisiana. She survives.

He was a member of the First Pentecostal Church and had been employed by Stark Bros Nurseries until his retirement.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Martin (Annabelle) Taylor, Joliet, Il.; a foster-daughter, Mrs. Bob (Hazel) Jennings, Bowling Green; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gilbert; and a daughter, Mrs. Hugh (Vivian Ray) Bryant.

Agnes (Costello) Saxbury 1924-1977

Hannibal Courier Post, October 6, 1977 - Services for Agnes E. Saxbury, 53, of 611 S. Hayden, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the O’Donnell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Saxbury died Oct. 5 at a local hospital. She was born July 8, 1924 in Hannibal to Paul and Emma Webb Costello.

She was married to John Saxbury in August 1946 in Hannibal and he survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Michael Saxbury of St. Charles and Paul Saxbury of Hannibal; one daughter, Mrs. Judy Morris of Hannibal; two brothers, Jack Costello of Quincy, Ill., and William Costello of Florissant; three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Gamble of Monroe City, Mrs. Dorothy Irwin of Cincinnatti, Ohio and Mrs. Julia Johnson of Hannibal; six grandchildren.

Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Friday at the O’Donnell Funeral Home.

Mrs. Saxbury was a medical secretary at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and was a veteran of World War II.