Webster, William Wattson
William Wattson Webster, 83, died at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Merle Silvey, in Versilles on June 5, 1955. He
was the son of the late John W. and Aline Ann Webster, a pioneer family
of the Gravois Mills community, born November 1, 1872. He was the
third oldest child in a family of 14 children. August 10, 1897 he
was married to Alice Connor, they were the parents of 1 daughter, Vera
Olive, who preceded him in death in 1954. Mrs. Webster died in 1953.
Granddaughter: Mrs. Donald (Lu Alice) Crowson and a great-granddaughter:
Sally Crowson of Denver Colorado; 2 brothers Emanuel Webster of Butte Montana
and Clyde Webster of Boonville; 2 sisters: Mrs. Merle Silvey and Mrs Lottie
Washburn of Versailles. The funeral was held at Kidwell Funeral Home
with the Rev. E.D. Watkins Jr. officiating. Burial was in the Versailles
cemetery.