CARTHAGE EVENING PRESS
Thursday, March 26, 1936 - Page Three
Carthage, Missouri

FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME
NEIGHBORS DISCOVER BODY OF HENRY GRENINGER

Last Seen Alive Monday - His Wife Passed Away August 20, 1935

Henry L. Greninger, 74 years old, long-time resident of Jasper County, was found dead at his home, 6½ miles southeast of Carthage, at 1 o'clock this afternoon by neighbors who went to his home to investigate.
Mr. Greninger, who lived alone, was last seen alive early Monday night. Condition of the body when found indicated he had been dead for some hours at least and it is believed death probably occurred early Tuesday morning.
The body was in a sitting posture on the floor, propped up against the leg of a table and a chair. It was clothed, except for shoes, and the table was partly set as if preparations had been started for a meal. Mr. Greninger's bed appeared to have been slept in. There was a bump on Mr. Greningers forehead, indicating he possibly had fallen when stricken.
Constable Norman Bricker, who accompanied Frank Knell of the Knell Mortuary, to the Greninger home to make an investigation, said death apparently was due to natural causes and it was not suspected there was any foul play. Coroner W. C. Hogan was notified and is coming to Carthage this afternoon to make an investigation.
The body was discovered by Elisha Davis and Leroy Harp, neighbors, when they went to the Greninger home together. Mr. Harp had been with Mr. Greninger in town Monday afternoon and took him home, letting Mr. Greninger of at the lane leading to his house shortly after 6 o'clock.
Mrs. E. C. Fly, a neighbor, was reported to have seen Mr. Greninger about his premises shortly after that and is the last person known to have see Mr. Greninger alive.
Mr. Greninger was a native of Clinton county, Pennsylvania. He was 73 years old last October 4. At the age of six years his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Greninger, came to this district and finally settled on a farm in Newton county, just south of the Jasper county line. Nathan Greninger and his family made the trip to Missouri by rail as far as Sedalia, the remainder of the trip being made by several covered wagons. In 1872 Nathan Greninger moved into Jasper county and settled in the locality where Henry Greninger died.
Henry Greninger was married May 3, 1882 in Carthage to Miss Mary Phillips. The couple met on the Big Wash Bell stock farm, in Barton county, where they were both employed at that time. Following their marriage they lived in Cooper county for a short time before coming to Jasper county, where he had made his home since, with the exception of one year. In 1919 he and Mrs. Greninger lived in Attica, Kansas and during that time he served as Chief of Police of Attica. Mrs. Greninger died August 20, 1935.
Surviving Mr. Greninger is a son, Garfield Greninger, living southeast of Carthage. The son is employed part time as meat cutter at the New System store No. 1.
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The death certificate can be viewed at Missouri Digital Archives/death certificates online website.
Informant: Garfield Greninger, son.
(bio by NJBrewer)

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