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     David Danford Pollock was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri.^1,4,6 He was born on July 31, 1893 at Logansport, Cass Co., Indiana.^1,3,4,5,7 He married Verda Olivia Walters, daughter of Joseph Amariah "Joe" Walters and Mary Riley Poff, on February 7, 1920 at Jackson Co., Missouri; Their gravestone has a marriage date of Nov 18, 1918.^1,2,7,8,6 David Danford Pollock died on September 1, 1947 at Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, at age 54.^1,4,5,6,7 He Funeral services for David Danford Pollock, 54-year-old Mountain Grove steamfitter who died Monday night at St. John's hospital from injuries suffered in an auto accident early Saturday, will be at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in the Hill Crest cemetery at Mountain Grove. A son, Bob, 17, injured in the same car crash which killed his father, is reported to be in a fair condition at St. John's. Pollock is survived by his wife, Mrs. Verda Walters Pollock; two other sons, James, of the home, and Gene, serving in the Navy at Charleston, N. C., and two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Lawson, of Bryan, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary Adams, of route 8, Mountain Grove. on September 4, 1947.⁶

     Mary Elizabeth Pollock was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri.⁷ She was born on March 17, 1921 at Kansas.^1,8 As of November 26, 1945,her married name was Adams.³ She married Kenneth Delmar Adams on November 26, 1945 at Baxter Co., Arkansas.^3,7,8 Mary Elizabeth Pollock died on December 18, 1976 at Houston, Texas Co., Missouri, at age 55.^7,8 She Services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Adams, 55, Mountain Grove, will be Tuesday. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Adams died early Saturday morning in Texas County Memorial Hospital, Houston, after a long illness. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church here and was past president of the Ladies' Auxiliary, V. F. W., Post 37, Cabool. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth; two daughters, Mrs. Susan Elizabeth Donnalley, Mountain Grove, and Miss Linda Elaine Adams, of the home; three brothers; two sisters; and a grandson. on December 20, 1976.⁷

     David James Pollock was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri.^3,10 He was born on March 3, 1923 at Kansas City, Kansas.^3,4,5 He died on August 8, 1986 at Mansfield, Wright Co., Missouri, at age 63.^3,10,11 He Graveside services for James Pollock, 63, Hartville, will be today in Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove. Mr. Pollock died early Friday in Mercy Hospital, Mansfield, after a short illness. on August 9, 1986.¹⁰

     Her Social Security Number was 290-16-6653.⁸ Dorothy Mae/May Pollock was buried at Shiffler Cemetery, Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio.^9,4 Her married name was Lawson.⁴ She married Leonard Earl Lawson.⁴ Dorothy Mae/May Pollock was born on October 14, 1924 at Kansas City, Kansas.^3,8,4 She died on October 30, 2000 at Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio, at age 76.^8,3,4 She Dorothy M. Lawson, 76, of Bryan, Ohio, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2000, at Hillside Country Living. The Kansas City, Kan., native was a member of Montpelier First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are brothers Gene E. Pollock of Mount Grove, Mo., and William R. Pollock of St. Louis, Mo; granddaughters Cheryl Carpenter of Montpelier and Karen Lawson; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard E., a son William, two sisters and a brother. Burial will be at Shiffler Cemetery. on October 31, 2000.⁴

     Alva Eugene "Gene" Pollock was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri.³ He Alva (Gene) Eugene Pollock was born in Kansas City, Kansas on January 29, 1928 the son of David Danford and Verda Olivia (Walters) Pollock. He departed this life on August 15, 2021 at age of 93 years 6 months and 17 days at Cox Hospital Springfield, MO with his wife at his side. He was drafted into service his senior year, but was given a deferment to finish high school. He then enlisted into the Navy on May 15, 1946. One of his jobs was to disassemble war ships and put them into moth balls at Charleston, SC; he was honorable discharged March 10, 1948. He attended SMS College in Springfield, MO For one year, then he moved back to Mountain Grove where he met the love of his life, Wanda on a blind date. They were united in marriage on September 13, 1951 in Mountain Home, AR. After the birth of their first child Gene went to work at the Mountain Grove Post Office in 1954. They were blessed with two more children. After 30 plus years he retired on September 28, 1984. He and Wanda spent several winters in the Sunny South, then came back to the Ozark Hills where they bought a home on a hill where they enjoyed watching wild life from their back window. He was a long time member of The Trinity United Methodist Church of Mountain Grove, MO. Gene was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, James David and William Robert Pollock and two sisters, Mary Elizabeth (Pollock) Adams and Dorothy May (Pollock) Lawson. He is survived by his wife, Wanda of the home; one son, Terry Eugene and wife, Judy; two daughters, Carolyn Jo Turner and husband, Larry and Vera Mae; eight grandchildren, Stephanie Williams, Alison McQueary, Benjamin Loney, Brian Pollock, Jessica Rauch, Kinder Gray, Heath Loney and Douglas Turner; fourteen great grandchildren, Chassity Wilson, Bryce Loney, Chase Wilson, Courtney Loney, Greggory McQueary, Kylar Pollock, Anna McQueary, Autumn Loney, Cameron McQueary, Grace Loney, Colin Williams, Ethan Loney, Madison Gray and Lincoln Rauch; two great great grandchildren, Kinleigh Rose Brown and Rivers Sawyer Brown; one sister, Anne Gaddis; as well as many nephews, nieces and cousins by the dozens and a host of friends.⁶ He was born on January 29, 1928 at Kansas City, Wyandotte Co., Kansas.^3,4,5,6 He married Wanda Lorine Headley on September 13, 1951 at Mountain Home, Baxter Co., Arkansas.^3,10,6 Alva Eugene "Gene" Pollock died on August 15, 2021 at Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri, at age 93.^3,6

     His Social Security Number was 497-30-4735.¹¹ William Robert "Bob" Pollock was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, 1642 East Seminole Street, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri.⁵ He was born on October 9, 1929 at Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.^11,2,5,7 He married Emelyn Jean Mhoon on October 9, 1959 at Ferguson, St. Louis Co., Missouri.^2,6 William Robert "Bob" Pollock married Wilma Gene Holmes circa 1975 at Missouri.^12,13,5 William Robert "Bob" Pollock died on June 11, 2011 at Owen Field, Webster Co., Missouri, at age 81.^11,14,5,8 He Seymour, Missouri - June 11, 2011. Police say an elderly motorist was killed Saturday when he crashed into a piece of farm equipment being pulled by a horse. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that Hartville resident William R. Pollock, 81, was traveling along State Highway C, near Owen Field north of Seymour, in a pickup truck during the morning hours. Mr. Pollock approached an Amish man hauling a mower attached to a horse. As he attempted to pass Mr. Pollock struck the mower, causing his pickup to ricochet off the road, where it crashed through a fence and hit a tree. Paramedics say Mr. Pollock was not wearing a safety belt and they pronounced him dead on scene. The Amish man, meanwhile, was thrown from his mount and subsequently taken to a hospital in Springfield for treatment of unidentified injuries. on June 11, 2011.¹⁴

     Wilma Gene Holmes was buried at Hazelwood Cemetery, 1642 East Seminole Street, Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri.² She was born on December 16, 1927 at Fort Towson, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma.^3,1,2 As of circa 1975,her married name was Pollock.⁴ She married William Robert "Bob" Pollock, son of David Danford Pollock and Verda Olivia Walters, circa 1975 at Missouri.^4,1,2 Wilma Gene Holmes died on March 17, 2010 at Missouri at age 82.^3,1,2 She Wilma Gene Holmes Pollock of Hartville, Mo., died peacefully on March 17, 2010. She was born on December 16, 1927 in Ft. Towson, Oklahoma, to Carl and Ida Mae Holmes. She was preceded in death by her father, mother; brother, John Carl Holmes; and her first husband, W.C. Bruce. She is survived by her husband, Bob Pollock of Hartville; two children, Douglas C. Bruce and Kathryn Shark, both of St. Louis; a sister, Joyce Miles of Hot Springs, Arkansas; a brother, Jerry Holmes of Norman, Oklahoma; and two grandchildren, Kim Dorlac and John Bruce; aunt, great-aunt and friend to many. Gene grew up and attended school in Wewoka, Oklahoma, graduating from Wewoka High School in 1945. After graduating high school she attended a business college, married W.C. Bruce and became a homemaker and mother and raised a family. After her children, Doug and Kathy, were in elementary school, she began her journey in higher education, earning a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Oklahoma University and a Master of Education from Drury University. She moved to the St. Louis area in 1964 where she worked as a pharmacist for several years, then, after earning her Education Degree, taught chemistry at Hazelwood East High School until she retired in 1992. For several years after retirement, she and her husband, Bob Pollock, divided their time between St. Louis and their home in Hartville. But, even in retirement, Gene kept her knowledge and experience current by working part-time as a pharmacist. For the past several years, she spent all of her time in her beloved Ozarks. Gene had a curious mind that drove her to continue learning all of her life. She was a kind and compassionate person who loved her family and her animals. She and her husband, Bob, raised cattle and horses for many years. She always cared for the abandoned dogs people would drop off near their home. She took the dogs in and gave them a safe and comfortable home with plenty to eat, and lots of love. When Gene was a young girl growing up in Oklahoma, she would organize the neighborhood kids, and produce a play that she had written, and for which she made all the costumes, and applied the actor's make-up. She was also an accomplished clarinetist in the high school band, and would have driven her family crazy with all her practicing at home if she had not been so good. She could play the "Clarinet Polka" as well as any of the big-band musicians of the 1940's big-band era. Gene loved the arts, she loved science, she loved people, and she loved life. A memorial service will be held in the Methodist Church in Mansfield, Mo., at 12 noon on Saturday, March 27. on March 24, 2010.¹

     Helen Genevieve Miller was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, 11 Mount Hope Road, Peru Township, Miami Co., Indiana.^4,1 Her Social Security Number was 317-46-4496.⁵ She was born on December 29, 1911 at LaCrosse, Laporte Co., Indiana.^4,1,5,3 As of July 11, 1931,her married name was Hayes.² She married William Eldridge Hayes, son of Stanton Edgar "Stan" Hayes and Lizena Ollie Walters, on July 11, 1931 at Indiana.^4,1,2,6 Helen Genevieve Miller died on August 26, 2011 at Danville, Vermilion Co., Illinois, at age 99.^4,1,5 She Helen Genevieve Hayes, 99, passed away at 5:49 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, at Colonial Manor Nursing Home, with her family by her side. Helen was born Dec. 29, 1911, in LaCrosse, Ind., to Dora and Samuel Miller. She grew up in Hammond, Ind., with sisters, Fay, Mabel and Adeline, who have all preceded her in death. She married William Eldridge Hayes July 11, 1931, and lived in Peru, Ind., where they raised two daughters and two sons. Her husband died in 1981, and Helen moved to Danville two years later where she resided at the Vermilion House for 28 years. Helen was a devoted wife and mother and had many interests. She was a great cook and gardener. She sewed, crocheted, quilted and made many crafts that her children handed down through generations to be enjoyed for many years in her memory. Helen was friendly and sociable and loved to have coffee with the neighbors. They met frequently at each other's home to play cards or have quilting parties. Helen always put her family first. She and her husband spent many hours with their children, attending their various activities and supporting them in meeting their goals. After moving to the Vermilion House, Helen's life took on a new direction. She met many new friends, traveled extensively to several states, including Hawaii and Alaska, and to Europe. She attended all the activities at the Vermilion House including the craft club, bingo parties, potluck nights and rummage sales. She was a member of CrossRoads Christian Church and enjoyed volunteering at the nursing home in Chrisman. Helen also enjoyed two favorite soap operas, and, most of all, she was a Cubs fan, never missing a game on TV. Helen lived independently until she entered Colonial Manor last January. Missing her are her four surviving children: Marcia (Roger) Moore of Danville, Barbara (Jack, deceased) Boyd of Marion, Ind., Samuel (Barbara) Hayes of Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Thomas (Jeanie) Hayes of Kokomo, Ind. Other survivors include nine grandchildren, Sandy (Bill) Bush of Danville, Gary (Annette) Moore of Indianapolis, Stacy (Blake) Nolan of Jasper, Ind., Richard Pollett of Muncie, Ind., Norman (Jo) Pollett of Toledo, Ohio, Amy Jenkins of Ossian, Ind., Adam (Andrea) Hayes of Noblesville, Ind., Holy (Kevin) Pike of Brownsburg, Ind., and Brian (Michelle) Hayes of Kokomo, Ind. Helen's other survivors include four nieces, 25 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Burial will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Peru, Ind. on August 31, 2011.¹

     Her married name was Lloyd.⁵ Marcia Jean Hayes married Unknown Lloyd.⁵ Marcia Jean Hayes was born on September 15, 1933 at Peru Township, Miami Co., Indiana.³ As of April 22, 1967,her married name was Moore.⁵ She married Roger Henry Moore on April 22, 1967 at Marion Co., Indiana.^1,5

     His Social Security Number was 290-16-6656.⁶ Leonard Earl Lawson was buried at Shiffler Cemetery, Bryan, Williams Co., Ohio.^1,7 He married Dorothy Mae/May Pollock, daughter of David Danford Pollock and Verda Olivia Walters.⁸ Leonard Earl Lawson was born on February 17, 1921 at Rayborn, Wright Co., Missouri.^2,4,6,5,7 He died on May 25, 1997 at Bryan, Williams Co., Missouri, at age 76.^2,3,4,6,7 He Leonard Earl Lawson, 76, died Sunday at Community Hospital of Williams County, Bryan. A native of Rayburn, Mo., he retired from Aro Corp. in 1989 after 38 years. He was also a World War II Army veteran. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy May; a sister, Ula Ryan of Bryan; two half-brothers, Wilbur Dean Ussery of Montpelier and Junior Ray Ussery of Cabool, Mo; two half-sisters, Fay Loomis of Bryan and Dorothy Hanna of Mountain Grove, Mo; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, William D. Burial in Shiffler Cemetery, Bryan, with military rites by VFW Post 2489. on May 26, 1997.⁷

     Olivia Anne Pollock Olivia Anne Gaddis, a dedicated business owner in the clothing manufacturing industry, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2024, at her residence in Humansville, Missouri. Born on April 19, 1941, in the serene town of Mountain Grove, Missouri, Olivia leaves behind a legacy of hard work and entrepreneurship. She was united to Dale Gene Gaddis on July 23, 1959. Throughout her life, Olivia’s passion for fashion and business acumen led her to establish her own successful clothing manufacturing business, a venture she managed with pride and determination. Her dedication to her seamstress craft was evident in the quality of her work and the relationships she built within the industry. Olivia will be dearly missed by her five loving children: Keith, Karl, Scott (Marjorie), Martin, and Leslie Gaddis, who were a source of joy and pride in her life. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her impact on their lives and those she encountered will be remembered fondly by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. A graveside service in remembrance of Olivia’s life will be held at the Barren Creek Cemetery in Bolivar, Missouri, on August 15, 2024, at 10:00 am. Those who wish to pay their respects and celebrate Olivia’s life are welcome to attend and honor her memory. Olivia’s final resting place will be in the peaceful surroundings of the cemetery, a fitting tribute to a woman whose presence brought light and warmth to all who knew her. Olivia was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years Dale Gaddis; and parents David and Verda (Walters) Pollock.⁵ She was buried at Barren Creek Cemetery, Bolivar, Polk Co., Missouri.⁵ She was born on April 19, 1941 at Mountain Grove, Wright Co., Missouri.^1,5 As of July 25, 1959,her married name was Gaddis.² She married Dale Gene Gaddis on July 25, 1959 at Jackson Co., Missouri.^5,2 Olivia Anne Pollock died on August 11, 2024 at Humansville, Polk Co., Missouri, at age 83.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 556-16-3272.² Her married name was Creeks.³ Dorothy Sofia Norris married Delbert Elvin Creeks, son of Andrew Jackson Creeks and Elva Lena Grider.³ Dorothy Sofia Norris was born on October 3, 1912 at California.^2,1 She died on February 5, 1992 at San Mateo Co., California, at age 79.^2,1