Betty Jenkins
1931 - 1937 (6 years)
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Name Betty Jenkins Born 7 Sep 1931 Liberal, Kansas 
[1, 2] Gender Female Died 15 Oct 1937 Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2, 3, 4] - Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1937/1937_00038109.PDF
Buried 17 Oct 1937 Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri [1, 2, 4] Person ID I1575 Hedges Last Modified 15 Dec 2023
Father Howard Marion Jenkins, b. 3 Jul 1907, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri , d. 8 Apr 1989, North Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri (Age 81 years) Mother Lorene Florence Burns, b. 23 Apr 1915, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri , d. 2 Nov 1993, Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri (Age 78 years) Married 25 Jan 1931 [1, 5] Family ID F96 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 7 Sep 1931 - Liberal, Kansas 
Died - 15 Oct 1937 - Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri 
Buried - 17 Oct 1937 - Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Hedges Reunion 1946
The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.
Headstones Burns, Lorene
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Notes - The people of Purdin were shocked to hear of the death of little Betty Jenkins, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jenkins. She fell from barn loft that proved fatal a few hours later. Her funeral was held at the Christian Church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. A large crowd attended. The family have the sympathy of the community.
The Browning Leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 21 October 1937.
[4, 6] - The Thorne undertakers officiated at the funeral of Betty Louis Jenkins, who passed away at the home of her uncle, A.C. Burns in Brookfield last Friday at the age of 6 years old. Funeral was held at the Church of Christ Sunday afternoon and burial was at Purdin.
The Blade and Messenger, Brookfield, Missouri. Friday, 22 October 1937.
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- The people of Purdin were shocked to hear of the death of little Betty Jenkins, small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jenkins. She fell from barn loft that proved fatal a few hours later. Her funeral was held at the Christian Church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. A large crowd attended. The family have the sympathy of the community.
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