Son of John William Mansfield and Martha J. Pedigo. Married in 1912 in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri to Sarah Minnie Hightower.
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The Clinton Eye
Clinton, Missouri
Thursday, January 3, 1957, page 7-A
SERVICES DEC. 31 FOR Wm. S. MANSFIELD
Funeral services for William S. Mansfield 79, of 802 East Franklin, a retired farmer, who died about 10:00 p.m. Dec. 31 at Wetzel Hospital, were conducted by Dr. E. A. Forderhase at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 2 at the Vansant Funeral Home.
Mrs. Forderhase and Mrs. John Simmons sang "Rock of Ages" and "Where We'll Never Grow Old," accompanied by Mrs. Calvin Kent. Pallbearers were Mark Paul, Elmer Orr, Boyce Miller, Bob Campbell, Orville Grimes and Ernest McGinnis, with burial in Englewood Cemetery.
William Smith Mansfield was born Mar. 29, 1877, at Glasgow, Ky., the son of William Smith and Martha Pattigo Mansfield. The father died a few weeks before his birth. When about eight years of age he came with his mother, step-father, James Marcum, and family to the Ozarks, settling in Wright County.
In 1901 he married Mollie Marcum and to this union were born three children, John W. Mansfield, St. Joseph, Mo., Thomas Franklin Mansfield of Clinton, and a daughter, Ula, who died in infancy.
They settled near Lebanon, Mo., later moving to north Missouri where his wife died about 1908. After three or four years he returned to Wright County and on Mar. 20, 1912, married Sarah Minnie Hightower. After residence at Joplin, where he followed the mining trade for a time, they came to Henry County to make their home at Blairstown for 14 years, then at Huntingdale five years. They lived near Mt. Zion for about five years, then came to Clinton about 10 years ago.
Seven children were born to this union, three girls dying in infancy, including twins, and a son, Hous Francis who was killed in action in Germany on Feb. 18, 1945, with Patton's Army.
Surviving children are Mrs. John (Sallie Mae) James, Clinton, Wilbur Wilson Mansfield, Independence, Mo., and Virginia Lee of the home; a step-son, Urus Hightower, Kansas City, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; a half-sister, Mrs. Zadis Pitts, Lebanon; a step=brother, Benny Marcum, Clinton; many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Mansfield in earlier years united with the Christian Church in south Missouri but more recently attended the Baptist Church.
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The Clinton Eye
Clinton, Missouri
Thursday, January 3, 1957, page 7-A
SERVICES DEC. 31 FOR Wm. S. MANSFIELD
Funeral services for William S. Mansfield 79, of 802 East Franklin, a retired farmer, who died about 10:00 p.m. Dec. 31 at Wetzel Hospital, were conducted by Dr. E. A. Forderhase at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 2 at the Vansant Funeral Home.
Mrs. Forderhase and Mrs. John Simmons sang "Rock of Ages" and "Where We'll Never Grow Old," accompanied by Mrs. Calvin Kent. Pallbearers were Mark Paul, Elmer Orr, Boyce Miller, Bob Campbell, Orville Grimes and Ernest McGinnis, with burial in Englewood Cemetery.
William Smith Mansfield was born Mar. 29, 1877, at Glasgow, Ky., the son of William Smith and Martha Pattigo Mansfield. The father died a few weeks before his birth. When about eight years of age he came with his mother, step-father, James Marcum, and family to the Ozarks, settling in Wright County.
In 1901 he married Mollie Marcum and to this union were born three children, John W. Mansfield, St. Joseph, Mo., Thomas Franklin Mansfield of Clinton, and a daughter, Ula, who died in infancy.
They settled near Lebanon, Mo., later moving to north Missouri where his wife died about 1908. After three or four years he returned to Wright County and on Mar. 20, 1912, married Sarah Minnie Hightower. After residence at Joplin, where he followed the mining trade for a time, they came to Henry County to make their home at Blairstown for 14 years, then at Huntingdale five years. They lived near Mt. Zion for about five years, then came to Clinton about 10 years ago.
Seven children were born to this union, three girls dying in infancy, including twins, and a son, Hous Francis who was killed in action in Germany on Feb. 18, 1945, with Patton's Army.
Surviving children are Mrs. John (Sallie Mae) James, Clinton, Wilbur Wilson Mansfield, Independence, Mo., and Virginia Lee of the home; a step-son, Urus Hightower, Kansas City, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; a half-sister, Mrs. Zadis Pitts, Lebanon; a step=brother, Benny Marcum, Clinton; many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Mansfield in earlier years united with the Christian Church in south Missouri but more recently attended the Baptist Church.
Son of John William Mansfield and Martha J. Pedigo. Married in 1912 in Hartville, Wright County, Missouri to Sarah Minnie Hightower.
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The Clinton Eye
Clinton, Missouri
Thursday, January 3, 1957, page 7-A
SERVICES DEC. 31 FOR Wm. S. MANSFIELD
Funeral services for William S. Mansfield 79, of 802 East Franklin, a retired farmer, who died about 10:00 p.m. Dec. 31 at Wetzel Hospital, were conducted by Dr. E. A. Forderhase at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 2 at the Vansant Funeral Home.
Mrs. Forderhase and Mrs. John Simmons sang "Rock of Ages" and "Where We'll Never Grow Old," accompanied by Mrs. Calvin Kent. Pallbearers were Mark Paul, Elmer Orr, Boyce Miller, Bob Campbell, Orville Grimes and Ernest McGinnis, with burial in Englewood Cemetery.
William Smith Mansfield was born Mar. 29, 1877, at Glasgow, Ky., the son of William Smith and Martha Pattigo Mansfield. The father died a few weeks before his birth. When about eight years of age he came with his mother, step-father, James Marcum, and family to the Ozarks, settling in Wright County.
In 1901 he married Mollie Marcum and to this union were born three children, John W. Mansfield, St. Joseph, Mo., Thomas Franklin Mansfield of Clinton, and a daughter, Ula, who died in infancy.
They settled near Lebanon, Mo., later moving to north Missouri where his wife died about 1908. After three or four years he returned to Wright County and on Mar. 20, 1912, married Sarah Minnie Hightower. After residence at Joplin, where he followed the mining trade for a time, they came to Henry County to make their home at Blairstown for 14 years, then at Huntingdale five years. They lived near Mt. Zion for about five years, then came to Clinton about 10 years ago.
Seven children were born to this union, three girls dying in infancy, including twins, and a son, Hous Francis who was killed in action in Germany on Feb. 18, 1945, with Patton's Army.
Surviving children are Mrs. John (Sallie Mae) James, Clinton, Wilbur Wilson Mansfield, Independence, Mo., and Virginia Lee of the home; a step-son, Urus Hightower, Kansas City, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; a half-sister, Mrs. Zadis Pitts, Lebanon; a step=brother, Benny Marcum, Clinton; many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Mansfield in earlier years united with the Christian Church in south Missouri but more recently attended the Baptist Church.
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The Clinton Eye
Clinton, Missouri
Thursday, January 3, 1957, page 7-A
SERVICES DEC. 31 FOR Wm. S. MANSFIELD
Funeral services for William S. Mansfield 79, of 802 East Franklin, a retired farmer, who died about 10:00 p.m. Dec. 31 at Wetzel Hospital, were conducted by Dr. E. A. Forderhase at 12:30 p.m., Jan. 2 at the Vansant Funeral Home.
Mrs. Forderhase and Mrs. John Simmons sang "Rock of Ages" and "Where We'll Never Grow Old," accompanied by Mrs. Calvin Kent. Pallbearers were Mark Paul, Elmer Orr, Boyce Miller, Bob Campbell, Orville Grimes and Ernest McGinnis, with burial in Englewood Cemetery.
William Smith Mansfield was born Mar. 29, 1877, at Glasgow, Ky., the son of William Smith and Martha Pattigo Mansfield. The father died a few weeks before his birth. When about eight years of age he came with his mother, step-father, James Marcum, and family to the Ozarks, settling in Wright County.
In 1901 he married Mollie Marcum and to this union were born three children, John W. Mansfield, St. Joseph, Mo., Thomas Franklin Mansfield of Clinton, and a daughter, Ula, who died in infancy.
They settled near Lebanon, Mo., later moving to north Missouri where his wife died about 1908. After three or four years he returned to Wright County and on Mar. 20, 1912, married Sarah Minnie Hightower. After residence at Joplin, where he followed the mining trade for a time, they came to Henry County to make their home at Blairstown for 14 years, then at Huntingdale five years. They lived near Mt. Zion for about five years, then came to Clinton about 10 years ago.
Seven children were born to this union, three girls dying in infancy, including twins, and a son, Hous Francis who was killed in action in Germany on Feb. 18, 1945, with Patton's Army.
Surviving children are Mrs. John (Sallie Mae) James, Clinton, Wilbur Wilson Mansfield, Independence, Mo., and Virginia Lee of the home; a step-son, Urus Hightower, Kansas City, Kan.; 14 grandchildren; a half-sister, Mrs. Zadis Pitts, Lebanon; a step=brother, Benny Marcum, Clinton; many other relatives and friends.
Mr. Mansfield in earlier years united with the Christian Church in south Missouri but more recently attended the Baptist Church.
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