Iberia Sentinel
May 20, 1937
Phillip R. Ponder
Departs this Life
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He was the Father of a Large
Family of Children; Funeral
and Burial Services at
AtwellCemetery, Friday,
May 14, 1937
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Phillip
Ponder, well known farmer and
stockman of south
Miller County, died at
his home a few miles east of Iberia
Thurs-
day, May 13th, at the age of 87 years, 7
months and 7 days. He had been in failing
health for a number of months.
Mr. Ponder had been married twice, and
was the father of a large family of children,
among them being Mrs. James
Earp of near
Iberia, Lewis
Ponder, of
Ulman,
Freeman of
Lebanon,
Rafe of the state of California, Mrs.
Clara Cross of
Hancock, Mrs. Emma Martin
of Dixon, Mrs. Polly
Barnett of
Hancock, Mo.
and Jerry of
Jefferson City. Besides these
and others whose names are not reported, he
is survived by his wife and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Bowden
of Dixon, were held at the
Atwell Church Friday
and interment made in the cemetery at that place.
obituary (published the next week)
PHILLIP
RAYFORD PonderPhillip
RAYFORD Ponder was born in Cape Girardeau
County, Mo., Sept 26, 1849. He came to
Miller Co.
with his parents when two years old. He died May 13,
1937, being at the time of his death, 87 years, 7 months,
and 17 days old.
On Sept. 5, 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss
Tiny
Skaggs and to this union was born six children,
namely; Florence
Shackelford who preceded him in
death;
Freeman Ponder, Lebanon, Mo.; Oscar
Ponder,
who preceded him in death;
RAYFORD Ponder, San
Francisco, Calif.; Jerry
Ponder,
Jefferson City, Mo.;
and Ellen Berry,
Dixon.
About the year 1886 his first wife died, and on
Dec. 5, 1887 he was united in marriage to Lillie
Kellison, and to this union was born seven children;
Olllie
Ponder, who preceded him in death;
OttoPonder,
Hancock, Mo.; Bertha
Earp, Iberia, Mo.;
Lewis
Ponder,
Ulman, Mo.; Clara Cross,
Hancock,
Mo.; Emma Martin,
Dixon, Mo.;
Polly Barnett,
Hancock, Mo.
He had lived all his life on a farm near Iberia, Mo.
as a farmer and stockman. Several years ago he
united with the Christian Church and two years ago
he moved his membership to the Advent Christian
Church of
Atwell, Mo. and lived a devoted Christian
life until the end.
He leaves to mourn his death a loving wife, 10
children, 51 grandchildren, 38 great grandchildren,
three brothers and one sister, namely; Oscar
Ponder,
Conway, Mo.; George
Ponder, Iberia, Mo.;
Frank
Ponder,
Crocker, Mo.; and Mary
Skaggs,
Iberia, Mo.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Miles
Bowden at the
Atwell Church and interment was made
in the cemetery at that place.