William Harrison Shaver

The following obituary is not identified as to newspaper or date:

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William Harrison Shaver, oldest son of Eli and Diantha Shaver was born November 8, 1856, at Gallipolis, O., and departed this life March 21, 1938, at the age of 81 years, 4 months, and 13 days.

When a small boy, he moved with his parents to Maysville, Mo., where he grew to young manhood.  He served as deputy sheriff of the DeKalb county for several years and also played baseball with the St. Joseph team of the Western League.  Later, he moved with his parents to a farm west of Kackley where his brother, John now lives.

On April 28, 1889, he was united in marriage to Margaret Elizabeth Burandt.  To this union were born ten children, all of whom are living.  They are Mrs. Edna Bagwell of Lone Pine, Cal., Earl C. of Lincoln, Neb., Ernest E. of Morenci, Ariz., Mrs. Elda Rhoades of Boulder City, Nev., Mrs. Ethel Hill of Dallas, Tex., Mrs, Helen Sweet of Detroit, Mich., William E. of Beatrice, Neb., Miss Della of the home, Mrs Lillian McFarland of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Elizabeth Raxhleigh of Garden Plain.

Mr. and Mrs. Shaver lived in Belleville most of their married life, where Mr. Shaver was in the barber business.  He was a barber for over 50 years and liked to recall the many personalities he had "shaved."  He retired about ten years ago because of failing health.

When Mr. Shaver was a young man, he united with the Christian church of Maysville, Mo.  He has been a devoted husband and loving father.  In his long illness, he was patient and trusting, always looking forward and welcoming the daily visits of his kind friends and neighbors.  He possessed a rare sense of humor and to the last was mentally alert.

Besides his wife and children he leaves to mourn his departure, one brother, John, of Kackley, three sisters, Mrs. Mary Harmon of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Della Erickson of Jamestown, and Mrs. Hattie Hedges of Toledo, Wash., also 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, besides many other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday morning from the Methodist church in Belleville in charge of the Rev. P. O. Davis with the Rev. Ca. A. Fisher assisting.  Interment was made in the Belleville cemetery.

Our Mother by Charles Newton Shaver

Evidently written about his mother, Diantha Hampton, we found this type-written page loose among the pages of an old "scrap book".

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OUR MOTHER

Dear Mother, thou hast left us

And we will miss thy loving care,

But we know thou has gone to Heaven,

And we hope to meet thee there.

We remember thy dear teachings

When we were but a child;

how thou taught us to love our Saviour,

To be gentle, kind, and mild.

And thy teaching has always been with us

Though we have wandered away,

And they voice and influence have followed us,

Wherever we have strayed.

And we feel that thy prayers have been answered,

For we are serving our Saviour and King,

And may we all meet in glory,

And his praises for evermore sing.

                                     C. N. Shaver

Diantha Hampton Shaver

This clipping was faded almost beyond recognition.  Great care has been taken to transcribe as accurately as magnification and human eyesight will allow.  There is no indication of which newspaper printed this obituary, or when.

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Diantha Hampton was born May 17, 1838 in Trumbull county, Ohio, and died April 2, 1913, in Republic county, Kansas, at the age of 75 years, ten months and 15 days.  The deceased was married to Eli Shaver, in Ohio, in 1855.  In 1867 they moved to Missouri where they lived until 1880 when they moved to Republic county, Kansas and settled on a farm near Kackley, where they have resided until the present time.  Eleven children were born to this union, nine of whom are yet living.  Eight of the children attended the funeral.  The husband is left to mourn the loss of a beloved wife.  The deceased was a member and ardent worker of the Baptist church from early girlhood until the time of her death, and through the trials of pioneer life she never forgot her God nor faltered in her religion.  Funeral services were held in the Baptist church at Kackley Friday, conducted by Rev. Taylor.  Burial was made in the Concordia cemetery.