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Oak Lawn Cemetery

West Plains, Howell County, MO

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 36.7236, Longitude: -91.8419

This List Dedicated to the Victims of the 1928 Dance Hall Explosion - Buried here together in a mass grave.

View of caskets of the unidentified dead who died in the dance hall explosion; buried in a mass grave.

Compiled from various sources, including

Findagrave.com/Beca Lehr/Patti Hall-Smith
Obituaries & Death Notices
Missouri Death Records
Howell County Missouri Cemetery Book 1795-1987,
(Compiled by the South Central Genealogical Society of Howell Co MO)
and other contributors

Contact me for additions or corrections to this cemetery list.

Rev. Aug. 10, 2008

Abney, Mildred     1908 - 1954.     No Death Certificate Found.
Abney, Susie M.     Jun. 11, 1904 - 1939.     Age 35yrs.  Wife of Louis N. Abney.
Aborn, Oran L.     Jul. 4, 1890 - Jan. 2, 1958.
Abury, Gifford M.     Feb. 12, 1912 - Dec. 22, 1912.     Age 10m 10d.     Son of Louis N. Abury (IL) & Martha Patterson (AR).  MO Death Cert.#1127-a. Burial Dec. 22, 1912.
Achuff, Ann M.     1908 - Unknown.
HUSBAND & WIFE: Achuff, Arthur A.     1880 - 1959. Achuff, Elsie May Dowler     1884 - 1957.     MO Death Cert.#12947: Born Sep. 5, 1879. Died Apr. 16, 1957.  Daughter of Walter Dowler & Ellen N. Emlen. Wife of A. A. Achuff.  Burial Apr. 19, 1957.
Achuff, James W.     1906 - 1968.
Adair, C. C.     Mar. 13, 1852 - May 31, 1927.     Age 75y 2m 18d.     Son of William Adair (IL) & Mary Eshom (IL). MO Death Cert.#14899. Informant C. H. Adair, West Plains. Burial Jun. 1, 1927.
	Adair, Mary Violet     1910 - Apr. 13, 1928.     MO Death Cert.#13113-v.  Died in Dance Hall Explosion. Buried in a Mass Grave.
Adams, Ada Angeline Williams     Jun. 17, 1856 - Oct. 8, 1947.     Daughter of Andrew Williams (Mt Pleasant RI) & Angeline Mathewson (Providence RI). Widow of Harry C. Adams. MO Death Cert.#34323. Burial Oct. 10, 1947.
Adams, Addie     Dec. 23, 1894 - Apr. 26, 1986.
Adams, Anna M.     Jul. 10, 1862 - Oct. 7, 1937.    Age 75y 2m 27d.   Daughter of Henry W. Adams (OH) & Clara Calkins (VT). Single.  Born in Ohio.  MO Death Cert. #37804. Burial Oct. 9, 1937.
Adams, Christeen Collins     Feb. 9, 1899 - Jun. 14, 1933.     Daughter of James Bennett Collins & Cora McElfish.  Born in Douglas Co MO. Married Herbert Adams.  Occupation: Barber. MO Death Cert.#19575: Christine Adams, born 1900. Burial Jun. 15, 1933.
Adams, Cletus F.     Jan. 25, 1894 - Sep. 5, 1940.     Son of James Leonard Adams & Mary Elizabeth Lock.  Married Gertrude Pool.
Adams, Elmer      1867 - 1958.
Adams, George H.     Jul. 3, 1874 - Jan. 23, 1953.    Age 78y 6m 20d.     Son of Charles Adams & Mary Miller. Husband of Nora Adams.  Born at Phelps Co MO.  MO Death Cert.#1266.
Adams, Harry S.     Feb. 17, 1850 - Aug. 6, 1917.
HUSBAND & WIFE: Adams, Ida May Davidson     Mar. 27, 1884 - Dec. 5, 1927.   Daughter of Edward J. Davidson & Elizabeth Pennington.  Cause of death is given as suicide by strychnine poisoning.  MO Death Cert.#36699-a.  Burial Dec. 8, 1927.  Howell County Cemetery book gives birth year as 1883. Adams, John Edward 'Ed'     Nov. 2, 1879 - Dec. 15, 1955.    Age 76.    Son of James 'Leonard' Adams & Polly Lock.  MO Death Cert.#40349.
Adams, Infant     Born & died Jan. 28, 1915.   Daughter of Cletus Adams & Gertrude Pool.  Lived one hour.   MO Death Cert.#C4607.
Adams, James 'Leonard'      Jun. 8, 1855 - Jun. 8, 1924.     Son of James Adams & Sarah 'Caroline' Huff.  Married Mary Elizabeth Lock Sep. 15, 1874. Father of Caroline, Henry, John Edward, George, Albert, Orville, Clinton, Ira, Cletus and Jessie.  MO Death Cert.#17573-b.  Burial Jun. 10, 1924.
Adams, Lola E.     May 1, 1891 - Dec. 21, 1965.
Adams, Lydia E.     1870 - 1938.
Adams, Mary Eliza Pool     Dec. 31, 1887 - Mar. 21, 1944.     Daughter of John Thomas Pool & Nancy E. Carpenter.  Married Albert Adams.
Adams, Matt M.     Oct. 12, 1890 - Jul. 23, 1976.
Adams, Nancy M.     Dec. 14, 1887 - Apr. 12, 1983.
Adams, Orville R.     Jul. 24, 1889 - Aug. 24, 1956.     Son of James 'Leonard' Adams & Mary Elizabeth 'Polly' Lock.  MO Death Cert.#26733.  Burial Aug. 27, 1956.
Adams, Robert     Feb. 1, 1879 - Feb. 1, 1912.      '33y.'     Son of James Adams. Born in Arkansas.  MO Death Cert.#5069.
Adams, Robert Gordon     May 12, 1921 - Apr. 10, 1938.     Son of Albert Adams & Mary Eliza Pool.
Adams, Roy H.     Nov. 18, 1886 - Apr. 7, 1982.
Adkinson, Lola M.     Dec. 4, 1911 - Nov. 27, 1966.
Aid, Agness E. Miller     1856 - Sep. 5, 1932.     MO Death Cert.#29124.
Aid, Agness L. Mufford     Feb. 16, 1916 - Dec. 8, 1923.     '7y, 9m, 22d.'     Daughter of Joe R. Aid & Kate Mufford.  MO Death Cert.#36099.
Aid, Charles Theodore     1852 - Jul., 1939.     MO Death Cert.#25747.
Aid, Infant     Born & died Apr. 28, 1910.     Premature daughter of Joe R. Aid & Kate Mufford.  Lived about 30 minutes. MO Death Cert.#9474.
Aldridge, Earl Austin     Dec. 20, 1911 - Nov. 6, 1926.     '14y, 10m, 17d.'     Son of Joe B. Aldridge & Jenny Gunter.   MO Death Cert.#34617.
HUSBAND & WIFE: Aldridge, Jane G. Martin     Apr. 10, 1850 - Nov. 24, 1930.     '80y, 8m, 8d.'     Daughter of James Martin & Mary Black. Born in Indiana. Widow of Nathan Aldridge.  MO Death Cert.#35984_e.  NOTE: Surname also seen as Alldridge. Aldridge, Nathan     Jan. 1, 1844 - Jul. 31, 1926.     '82y, 7m, 30d.'     Son of William Warren Alldridge & Sarah Ashworth.  Born at Manson Clinton Co IN.  MO Death Cert.#22305_c.
	DOUBLE: Allen, Gordon Dail     Jun. 24, 1911 - Feb. 10, 1993.     Son of Hugh Columbus Allen & Ethel Dail. Survivor of the West Plains Dancehall Explosion of 1928. Dail was in the Band and survived with a broken Collar bone. Allen, Dorothy Powell     Mar. 19, 1913 - Living or Unknown.
Allen, Hugh Columbus      Oct. 7, 1878 - Dec. 20, 1940.    Age 62y 2m 13d.     Son of T. F. Allen (TN) & Mary C. Baldwin (TN).  Married to Ethel Dail Allen. Occupation: Merchant: Fruits, Vegetables, Beverages.  Burial Dec. 22, 1940. NOTE on F.A.G. in re Ethel Dail:  Daughter of L. L. Dail & Catherine McKamey. - DAIL Family Researcher
Allen, James Montesque     Sep. 17, 1895 - Aug. 31, 1946.     '50y, 11m, 14d.'     Son of J. M. Allen & Josephine Nelson.  Born at Chicago Cook Co IL.   MO Death Cert.#33380.
HUSBAND & WIFE: Allen, Mary Catherine Baldwin     Jul. 2, 1859 - Aug. 29, 1931.     '72y, 1m, 27d.'     Daughter of Carol Baldwin & Betty Brooks.  Born in Tennessee.  MO Death Cert.#28129. Allen, Thomas Fredrick     Dec., 1855 - Aug. 20, 1932.     '76y, 8m.'    Son of William & Katherine Allen.  Born at Hawkins Co TN. MO Death Cert.#26071.
Allen, Oliver P.     Mar. 14, 1847 - Jul. 10, 1921.     '74y, 3m, 27d.'     Son of Nathan F. Allen & Anna Nash.   Born at Erie Co NY.  MO Death Cert.#17386_b.
Allen, William C.     Abt. 1878 - Aug. 29, 1945.     '67y.'     Son of Thomas Fredrick Allen & Mary Catherine Baldwin in Tennessee.   MO Death Cert.#30651.
Alsup, Kitty Byers     Jan. 1, 1878 - Jul. 24, 1954.     '76y.'     Daughter of J. N. Byers & Almyra Hibbard.  Wife of B. M. Alsup.  MO Death Cert.#22865.
Alsup, Martin S., Jr.     Dec. 30, 1874 - Oct. 23, 1875.
Alsup, Martin S., Sr.     Sep. 13, 1826 - Dec. 4, 1888.
Altermatt, Infant     Apr. 29, 1918 - Apr. 30, 1918.     '1 day.'     Infant Son of A.J. & Clara Altermatt.  MO Death Cert.#122967_b.
Amyx, Lawrence Earl     Aug. 4, 1904 - Mar. 7, 1946.     '41y, 7m, 3d.'     Son of Sidney Amyx & Edgie Patterson.  Born at Rockbridge Douglas Co MO.  Married Linnie Ford.  MO Death Cert.#12970.
Anderson, Agnes L. Torian     May 31, 1893 - Apr. 4, 1919.     '25y, 10m, 4d.'     Daughter of Albert Torian & Anna Monty.  Born at Bristol Bristol Co VA.  Died at Springfield Greene Co MO.  Wife of C. B. Anderson.  MO Death Cert.#13602.
Anderson, Jeremiah 'Jerry'     Sep. 27, 1878 (not 1880) - Jan. 11, 1953.     Son of Richard Anderson & Nancy 'Catherine' Jones.  Born at Oregon Co MO.  Husband of Anna Anderson.  MO Death Cert.#1267.  Burial Jan. 12, 1953.  NOTE: 1880 census lists age as 2 years; 1900 census lists birth as Sep., 1878.
Anderson, John Alonzo      Jan. 28, 1876 - Mar. 15, 1951.     '75y, 1m, 17d.'     Son of Samuel Moore Anderson and Juliane Old. Born at Alton Oregon Co MO.  Died at Brandsville Howell Co MO.   Married Rhoda A. Dodge abt. 1896.  MO Death Cert.#12404.
Andrews, Richard Newton     Dec. 21, 1926 - Dec. 23, 1926.     '2 days.'     Son of Newton J. Andrews & Cynthia Rouintree.  MO Death Cert.#37943.
Anglin, J. H.     Dec. 15, 1838 - Dec. 11, 1918.    '79y, 11m, 26d.'     Son of Thomas Anglin & Edith Culver?  Married.  MO Death Cert.#45720_a.
Anglin, Sarah Marlin     Jan. 2, 1844 - Apr. 25, 1921.     '77y, 3m, 23d.'     Daughter of Joseph Marlin & Hannah Hollsburton.  Born in Tennessee.  MO Death Cert.#9408_e.
Annerman, Thomas Whitmeir     Unknown - Apr. 17, 1920.     Son of Frank Annerman & Ruth Whitmeir.  MO Death Cert.#16229_a.
Anthony, Amos J.     Apr. 23, 1861 - Apr. 25, 1913.     '52y, 2m.'     Son of William Anthony.  Born in Indiana.  MO Death Cert.#16389.
Armstrong, Etta A. Bridges     Aug. 17, 1890 - Nov. 11, 1918.     '28y, 2m, 25d.'     Daughter of James R. Bridges & Eliza A. Butler.  Born in Minnesota.  MO Death Cert.#39375.
HUSBAND & WIFE: Armstrong, Eugina H.     Mar. 22, 1857 - Jun. 17, 1952.     '95y.'     Daughter of William Bridges & Virginia Snoddy.   MO Death Cert.#20302. Armstrong, John R.     Jul. 27, 1856 - Apr. 30, 1918.     '61y, 9m, 3d.'     MO Death Cert.#12967_f. Missouri, USA
Armstrong, J. Roy     1891 - 1977.
Armstrong, Jessie I.     1891 - 1960.
Arnhart, Dorothy Elizabeth      Jan. 16, 1924 - Feb. 21, 1924.     '1m, 5d.'     Daughter of Floyd Arnhart & Ollie Dewitt.  MO Death Cert.#4206_g.
HUSBAND & WIFE:   Married Dec. 18, 1929 at Thayer Oregon Co MO. Arnold, Bertie Mabel Cobb     Oct. 8, 1911 - Nov. 1, 2002.     Daughter of Andrew Elias Cobb and Cora Edith Vaughan.  Born at Monett Barry Co MO.  Arnold, Charles D.     1891 - 1973.
Arnold, Cora Conklin     1861 - 1942.     Wife of Dr. J. T. Arnold.
	DOUBLE: Arnold, Elias D.     Oct. 22, 1854 - Mar. 3, 1927.     '72y, 4m, 11d.'     Son of William Arnold & Maude Dubois.  Born in Alabama.  Husband of Mary M. Arnold.   MO Death Cert.#7980. Arnold, Mary Matilda Birchett      Jan. 1, 1859 - Jun. 22, 1949.     MO Death Cert.#23235.
HUSBAND & WIFE:  Arnold, Flora Mitchell     1887 - 1971. Arnold, John H.      1878 - 1977.
Arnold, Gwendolyn     May 21, 1925 - Aug. 11, 1927.     '2y, 2m, 21d.'     Daughter of John H. Arnold & Flora Mitchell.  MO Death Cert.#24195.
HUSBAND & WIFE: Married Mar. 15, 1882 at Sabetha Nemaha Co KS. Austin, Katie Cuppy     Aug. 21, 1860 - Sep. 13, 1943.   Born in Indiana.  Burial Sep. 15, 1943. Austin, Pike Carloss     Jan. 25, 1859 - Jul. 9, 1941.   Son of Clark Carr Austin & Rosalinda Wheeler. Born at Boone Co IL. Burial Jul. 11, 1941.
Autherson, Hans Peter     Jun. 14, 1859 - Dec. 17, 1931.     '72y, 6m, 3d.'    Born in Germany.  MO Death Cert.#40775.