David Clark Slipher, ill for the last four months, died at 12:30 o'clock Monday morning at his home just north of the Frankfort city limits on the Sedalia road.
Mr. Slipher was born on a farm two miles north of Mulberry on November 20, 1848, the son of David and Mary (Scott) Slipher. In 1869 he was married to Hannah M. App, who died in 1924. He was a member of the Fair Haven Lutheran church.
He began farming on the land north of Mulberry which had been entered from the government by his grandfather in 1829. This farm has been in the family ever since that time. He was a pioneer cattle feeder in the county and handled many fine horses. In 1893 he purchased the present home north of Frankfort.
Survivors are the following: one daughter, Mrs. W. E. Lowman, of near Mulberry, and these sons - Markwood Slipher, of Chicago; Jay D. Slipher, of Frankfort; Vesto M. Slipher, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; Elmer P. Slipher, of Zionsville; Earl C. Slipher, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; Edward Slipher, of Frankfort; John A. Slipher, of Columbus, Ohio, and Claude Slipher, of Frankfort, and one brother, W. I. Slipher, of Markville, Minn.
The funeral rites were held Thursday afternoon at the Goodwin Funeral Home in Frankfort. Rev. Robert Defenderfer, pastor of the Frankfort Lutheran church, officiated. Burial was in the Fair Haven cemetery.
-- The Mulberry Reporter, December 22, 1939
David Clark Slipher, ill for the last four months, died at 12:30 o'clock Monday morning at his home just north of the Frankfort city limits on the Sedalia road.
Mr. Slipher was born on a farm two miles north of Mulberry on November 20, 1848, the son of David and Mary (Scott) Slipher. In 1869 he was married to Hannah M. App, who died in 1924. He was a member of the Fair Haven Lutheran church.
He began farming on the land north of Mulberry which had been entered from the government by his grandfather in 1829. This farm has been in the family ever since that time. He was a pioneer cattle feeder in the county and handled many fine horses. In 1893 he purchased the present home north of Frankfort.
Survivors are the following: one daughter, Mrs. W. E. Lowman, of near Mulberry, and these sons - Markwood Slipher, of Chicago; Jay D. Slipher, of Frankfort; Vesto M. Slipher, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; Elmer P. Slipher, of Zionsville; Earl C. Slipher, of Flagstaff, Ariz.; Edward Slipher, of Frankfort; John A. Slipher, of Columbus, Ohio, and Claude Slipher, of Frankfort, and one brother, W. I. Slipher, of Markville, Minn.
The funeral rites were held Thursday afternoon at the Goodwin Funeral Home in Frankfort. Rev. Robert Defenderfer, pastor of the Frankfort Lutheran church, officiated. Burial was in the Fair Haven cemetery.
-- The Mulberry Reporter, December 22, 1939
Family Members
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Laura Belle Slipher Lowman
1870–1963
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Markwood Slipher
1871–1949
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Jay D Slipher
1873–1961
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Vesto Melvin Slipher
1875–1969
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Minna Slipher
1878–1881
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Elmer Philip Slipher
1880–1967
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Dr Earl Carl Slipher
1883–1964
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Bertha Slipher
1885–1894
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Edward Slipher
1889–1981
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Child Slipher
1893–1894
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Claude T Slipher
1896–1986
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