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Arthur Hess

Birth	:	7 Jan 1881 Moniteau County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	10 Sep 1944 Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA
Burial	:	Windfields Farm, Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Canada
Description	:	Obituary: Arthur Hess, 63 years old, passed away suddenly at his home, 1402 East Fourth street, at 2:05 o'clock Sunday morning, following a heart attack he suffered shortly after midnight. He had apparently been in the best of health and had worked at the Missouri-Pacific shops all day Saturday, making no complain of feeling ill until he was stricken shortly before his death. Mr. Hess was born in Moniteau County, near California, January 7, 1881, the son of the late Ambrose and Mary (Birdsong) Hess. For the past seventeen years he had resided in Sedalia. He was... Read More	Obituary: Arthur Hess, 63 years old, passed away suddenly at his home, 1402 East Fourth street, at 2:05 o'clock Sunday morning, following a heart attack he suffered shortly after midnight. He had apparently been in the best of health and had worked at the Missouri-Pacific shops all day Saturday, making no complain of feeling ill until he was stricken shortly before his death. Mr. Hess was born in Moniteau County, near California, January 7, 1881, the son of the late Ambrose and Mary (Birdsong) Hess. For the past seventeen years he had resided in Sedalia. He was a charter member of the War Dads organization here and took an active part in its affairs. He was a member of the Baptist church, having joined a Baptist church early in life near his birthplace. In 1900 he was married to Miss Mary M. Clay at California, Missouri. To this union ten children were born, all of whom survive except one son, Ambrose Hess, who died in 1916 at the age of eleven. His first wife preceded him in death in 1924. He was married a second time to Mrs. Dora Breshears of Fristoe, Missouri, in 1926 and they moved to Sedalia, which has since been their home. Tho this union three children were born all of whom survive. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dora Hess; three daughters and one granddaughter all of the home, Mrs. Stella Tye, Norma Hess and Ina Jean Hess and the granddaughter, Judy Marlene Tye; six daughters and three sons by his first marriage, Mrs. Henry Witt, Douglas, Wyo., Mrs. J. D. Shannon, Jefferson City; Mrs. Patrick Sullivan, California, Missouri; Mrs. Otto Herman, St. Louis; Mrs. D. D. Armstrong, Sedalia, Missouri; Mrs. Art Vinson, Sedalia, Missouri; Oscar Hess, Grimes, Iowa; Arthur Hess, Jr., Mt. Vernon, Missouri; and George W. Hess, stationed at Syracuse, New York; five sisters, Mrs. Allee, Mrs. Walter Rohrbach, Mrs. Everett Wilson all of California, Missouri; Mrs. Gobblieb Boehlen and Mrs. George McDowell, Clarksburg, Missouri; two brothers, George Hess, California, Missouri, and Jack Hess of the state of California. Eight grandchildren, besides the one mentioned above, also survive. Funeral services will be held at the East Sedalia Baptist church at 1:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Rev. Hallie Rice will officiate. Music will be by members of the church choir. Interment will be in the Allee Cemetery northwest of California, Missouri. The body was taken from the Ewing funeral home to the family home at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon for visitation. Source: Charles J. Hall. "The Hess Family In America," Privately published (1970) Tulsa, Oklahoma, page 82. [Photocopy of obituary dated 14 Sept 1947] INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTOR JOYCE BLAYLOCK

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Arthur Hess's memorial is located at: Windfields Farm, Oshawa, Durham Regional Municipality, Canada.
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Arthur Hess death on 10 Sep 1944 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, USA

Family Members:

Parent

Ambrose Hess

(1856 - 1942)

Mary Elizabeth Birdsong Hess

(1859 - 1941)

Spouse

Mary Margaret Clay Hess

(1884 - 1924)

Siblings

(1877 - 1878)

(1879 - 1951)

(1883 - 1964)

(1885 - 1958)

Arminta Ann Hess Boehlen

(1887 - 1962)

Dollie Hess Bratten

(1890 - 1923)

Cordelia Hess Rohrbach

(1893 - 1979)

Charles Franklin “Charley” Hess

(1894 - 1916)

Mary Margaret Hess Allee

(1898 - 1987)

Elsie H Hess Wilson

(1901 - 1987)

Children

Clay Ambrose Hess

(1904 - 1915)

Katheryn Stella Hess Shannon

(1909 - 2001)

Margaret Arminta Hess Swillum

(1922 - 1979)

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