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Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002

Pearl Smoyer
Pearl W. Smoyer, 95, Mesa, Ariz., died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001, in Gilbert, Ariz.
She was born Dec. 4, 1905, in Stover, the daughter of John William and Anna Coester. She married Judson Smoyer in 1928 and he preceded her in death in 1980. A son, Gene Smoyer, died in 1960.
Mrs. Smoyer spent most of her adult life in Lawrence, Kan. She retired to New York City; a brother, Keith Coester; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 9 at Melcher's Mission Chapel, Mesa, Ariz. with the Rev. Burton Giese officiating. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa.

Sylvester E. Wolf
Sylvester E. Wolf, 88, California, to Frances Gerhart who died Sept. 7, 1995.
Mr. Wolf worked for Schreck Lumber Company in Wichita, Kan. and later was a lumber buyer for Fischer Manufacturing for 25 years, retiring Jan. 1, 1975. He was a member of Annunciation Catholic Church at California.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Annunciation Catholic Church with Msgr. Francis Gillgannon officiating.
Burial was in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Tipton.
The family suggests memorials to Annunciation Catholic Church Building Fund, 414 West Patrick Street, California Senior Center, 107 West Versailles, Avenue, Nebraska until 1954 when he moved to Fortuna. He continued farming there until retiring in 1972. He entered Good Shepherd Care Center in November 2000. He was a member of the Glensted Methodist Church and Fortuna Area Senior Citizens.
Surviving are three sons and their wives, Gene and Joyce Anderson, Fortuna, Dwayne and Lowene Anderson, Tipton, and John Edward and Rita Anderson, Mobile, Ala.; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
He also was preceded in death by one brother and five sisters.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 5 at Glensted Church.
Burial will be in the Glensted Cemetery.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 4 at Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home in Versailles.
Memorials are suggested to the Glendsted Church.

Mrs. Alice A. Aeschbacher
Mrs. Alice A. Aeschbacher, 92, Fortuna, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Good Shepherd Care Center, Versailles.
She was born April 30, 1908, in Versailles, a daughter of Daniel W. and Caroline Basinger Baumgartner. She was married Dec. 24, 1935 to Earl Monroe Aeschbacher, who died April 2, 1991.
A homemaker, Mrs. Aeschbacher was a member of Bethel Mennonite Church east of Fortuna.
Surviving are two sons, Vincil Aeschbacher, Fortuna, and Kenyon Aeschbacher, Versailles; two daughters, Doris Whittaker, Westminster, California, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at Moniteau Care Center in Calif.; two brothers, Henry Comer with his wife, Bessie, Newton, California, with the Rev. Steve Strauch officiating.
Burial was in Old City Cemetery, California, Mo. 65018.

Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002