The Nancy Rogers Arnold Letters

(Contributed by LaMyra Morton lamyra@fidmail.com)

Note:  Postmarked Aurora, Missouri.

March-18-27

Dear Nancy,

dear old Aunt Jennie is gone passed away last fri.  I did not even know she
sick was untill I got the message she was gone I went on first train layed
her a way beautiful she looked so peaceful I would not wake her if I could
she did not look to be _0. yr old [first digit looks like a 5 with the top
missing] you owe me a letter love to all.

Your  Aunt Lou,

Birdie Ed Sagner and I was all the kin there.

[Notes:  The author is Lou Wassom Sullins; she and Birdie are the daughters
of Queen McDade and James Wassom.  Aunt Jennie is Jane "Jennie" McDade, wife
of W. A. Sutton;  Nancy Rogers Arnold, the recipient, is Queen McDade
Wassom's granddaughter.  Ed Sagner appears to be the son of Sarah McDade and
a nephew to Queen and Jennie-I am still looking for a marriage record or
something that would confirm (or disprove) that Sarah McDade and Sarah
Sagner were the same person.  The Sagner's lived in Carthage, Missouri.]


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This is from a newspaper clipping, name of paper unknown:

Athelstan Rogers Dies

Athelstan Rogers, age 73 years, died at his home, 103 Tyndall street, Sunday
night about 8:15 o'clock.  He was a retired Missouri Pacific railroad man,
and had lived in Aurora for many years.

Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Rogers; three sons, Roy Rogers
of Fairmont, Minn., Homer Rogers of Arlington, Va., and Pat Rogers of the
home; two daughters, Mrs. Nannie Arnold and Miss Pauline Rogers; two
sisters, Mrs. Bertie Gray of Springfield and Mrs. Lula Sullens of Aurora.

Funeral services were conducted this, Monday, afternoon at 3:15 o'clock at
the Aurora Funeral Home with the Rev. W. W. Kitterman, pastor of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church of Aurora, officiating.  Burial was in Maple
Park Cemetery.

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Clipping, newspaper unknown, there are problems here with the dates and the
math, but it is typed as written.  Dates from death certificate no. 36862
are b. Dec. 15, 1848, d. Dec. 26, 1925:

Obituary

Mrs. Queen Wasson was born at Steelville, Crawford county, Missouri December
15, 1844 and died at her home in Aurora, December 26, 1926, aged 77 years
and 11 days.  Her maiden name was McDade.  In 1866 she was married to Mr.
Rogers, to whom was born one son, who is now a respected citizen of Aurora.
After the death of Mr. Rogers she was married to Mr. Wasson in 1878, to them
was born two daughters, Mrs. Sullins and Mrs. Gray, all three of whom were
with their mother during her late illness and the funeral service.

In early life she accepted Christ and was joined to the Christadelphians
faithful and good to the end of her long pilgrimage.

Brief funeral services were held at the home with a few friends present as
had been the request of the deceased.

She sleeps in Maple Wood Park.

Gratitude.

The sons and daughters wish to express their gratitude to the Central M.E.
church choir for the music so sweetly rendered at the funeral of our dear
mother, and to Rev. B. D. Jones for the comforting message he brought to us
in the sermon.

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