James Money EPPERSON^[1]

1919 - 2001  (81 years)

• Name	James Money EPPERSON
  Birth	14 Nov 1919	Hurdland, Knox, Missouri   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KF5J-D3F
  Death	28 Oct 2001	Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States   [7, 8]
  Burial	8 Jun 2002	I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Hurdland, Knox, Missouri, United States
  Notes	OCCUPATION: Horticulturist BURIAL: James was creamated and then buried at the family cemetery in Kirksville in the summer when the weather was more suitable for travel. James M. Epperson, born and raised on the family farm 8 miles south of Hurdland, MO. He attended the Locust Hill and Mt. Vernon Country grade schools; went one year (riding horseback daily) to Novelty High School, and three years to Hurdland High School, graduating in 1937. He attended two years and on summer at Kirksville State Teachers College, Kirksville, MO. then transferred to the Univ. of MO. College of Agriculture; completing required courses for a BS in Agriculture in 1942. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corp in Sept 1942, trained on the west coast and then was assigned to a service squadron located at Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the duration. He was discharged honorably in Dec 1945 with the grade of S/Sgt. (E-5) immediatedly enlisted in the USAF Res. and was discharged form the reserves in the grad of M/Sgt. (e-7) Nov 15 1979. He taught in the Veterans Farm Training program from aug 1946 to may 1951, then returned to the Univ. of Mo. to complete requirements for Voc. Agri. Teacher Cert. he taught Voc. Agri. one year at Maryville, Mo 1953-1954, then worked for MO Pfister Groweres 2.5 years, selling hybrid seed corn and chemicals, then starting in March, 1957, went with the US Dept of Agri. Farm Home Administration...retiring on Nov. 30, 1981. After retiring from the FmHA he was a Real Estate Agent and did farm and residential appraisals until oct 1987. Church affiliations have been Methodist and First Christian. BURIAL: James was creamated and then buried at the family cemetery in Kirksville in the summer when the weather was more suitable for travel.
  Person ID	I3222	Main
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	Harry Leonard EPPERSON,   b. 12 Jul 1893, Hurdland, Knox, Missouri, United States d. 3 Jan 1976, Hurdland, Knox, Missouri (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Elta Leona WOODS,   b. 5 Jun 1893, Brashear, Adair, Missouri, United States d. 3 Nov 1992, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	17 Dec 1918	Macon, Missouri, United States   [5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Sonya HOLYCHUK,   b. 14 Dec 1914, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada d. 8 May 2004, Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1948	St. Josaphat's Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   [6, 13, 14]
  Notes	50th wedding anniversary party held August 1998. See record (5).
  Children	1. LIVING   2. LIVING   3. LIVING
  Family ID	F1372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2024

  
  

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  [S4] United States. Bureau of the Census. 14th census, 1920, Census: 1920 US Federal, Missouri, (Washington [District of Columbia] : The National Archives, [193-?]), FHJS US/CAN Census Area 1820902 - 1820966. [S25] Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Edmonton, Certificate of Marriage, (No 23192; year 1948), 13 Jan 1920, Vol, 32, ED 51, Sheet 4, Line 96. [S5] Money, Harold S., James Money, Kentucky pioneer : descendants and related families, the money tree, (Lexington, Ky. : H.S. Money, 1983), 13 Jan 1920, p207, JSMB US/CAN Book 929.273 M746m. [S4] United States. Bureau of the Census. 14th census, 1920, Census: 1920 US Federal, Missouri, (Washington [District of Columbia] : The National Archives, [193-?]), Vol 32, ED 51, Sheet 4, Line 96, FHJS US/CAN Census Area 1820902 - 1820966. Line 96: Epperson, Leonard, male, white, 26 yrs, married, can read and write, b MO. Father and mother born in MO. Occupation: general farmer, farm schedule 90. Epperson, Elta, female, white, 26 yrs, married, can read and write, b MO. Father born in PA, mother born in MO. Epperson, James, male, white, single, 1/6 yrs, b MO Shelton Township [S8] Bible of J.M.Epperson. [S9] unknown, John Epperson (Father of Barnett Epperson). [S26] Department of Health of Missouri, Certificate of Death, (15 Nov 2001; State File Number124-01-028633). James M Epperson, Male, Date of Death: October 28, 2001, County of Death: Lawrence, Date of Birth: November 14, 1919, Married, Social Security Number 514-05-3211, Suriving Spouse: Josephine Holychuk, Died of Natural Causes, Resisence: Aurora Missouri, Yes was in Armed Forces. [S6] Funeral Announcement. James Money Epperson, of Aurora, MO formerly of Kriskville, MO died unexpectedly at his home on October 28, 2001. A brief ceremony in Aurora was conducted followed by cremation with final burial scheduled on June 9, 2002, in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Hurdland, MO, undert the direction of the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home of Kirksville, MO> James was born November 14, 1919 in Knox County, MO to Harold Leaonrd and Elta (Woods) Epperson. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister Miriam Golden. James grew up on the family farm in Knox County, completed his Bacholor's of Science in Agriculture at the Kirksville Teacher's College and University of Missouri in Columbia. He entered active military service in the Army Air Force during World War II and ultimately was assigned to Canada where he met an dlater married his wife of 53 years, Josephine. He complted his master's degree at the University of Missouri. After teaching high school, appliance store managemnt and working in seed corn sales, he took a position with the Farmer's Home Administration of the USDA, from which he retired after 30 years of service. He also completed 20 years of service with the USAF Reserves. James was a member of the Rotary Club, the Lions Club, the Masonic Lodge an dthe Scottish Rite Shrine. His activities included fishing, deer hunting, camping, bowling, and especially gardening. James was an avid sports fan of basketball, football and Cardinal Baseball. He leaves to mourn his wife, Josephine, three sons, Ted, Alan and John and their wives, one sister Virginia Campbell, five grandchildren and one great grandson, numerous cousins and dozens of friends. In Memory James M. Epperson November 14, 1919-October 28, 2001 Masonic Services Saturday - June 8, 2002 - 1:00 p.m. Colony Lodge #168 A.F. & A.M. Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Chapel Memorial Services Saturday - June 8, 2002 - 1:00 p.m. Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel Kirsville, Missouri Officiating Reverend John Dungan Military Gravesite Honors Cyril A. Grahma American Legion Post #261 Edina, Missouri Interment I.O.O.F Cemetery Hurdland, Missouri ****** An expression of sympathy in memory of James M. Epperson may be made to the Shriners or the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Memorials may be left at or mailed to the Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 307, Kirksville, MO 63501. [S5] Money, Harold S., James Money, Kentucky pioneer : descendants and related families, the money tree, (Lexington, Ky. : H.S. Money, 1983), p207, JSMB US/CAN Book 929.273 M746m. [S30] Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Epperson, (unknown newspaper, 12 Dec 1968). Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Epperson will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Hurdland Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22, 198, with open house from 2 to 5 o'clcok. Friends and relatives are invited to call. The request no gifts. On Dec. 17, 1918, Mr. Epperson and the former Elta Woods of Gibbs were united in marriae by Elder G.E. Edwards at his home in Macon. They lived on the family farm south of Hurdland until 1934 when they moved to Hurdland where Mr. Epperson served as postmaster until his retirement five years ago. The Epperson's son, James M. Epperson, of Farmington and daughters, Mrs. Virginia Campbell of Indianapolis, Ind., and Miriam, Mrs. George J. Golden, of Kirksville, are helping with plans for the celebration. Their families, which include seven grand-children and two great-grandchildren, will also be present on the occasion honoring their 50th anniversary. [S15] Obituary, Elta L. Epperson, (unknown newspaper, 11 Nov 1992). Elta L. Epperson, 99, of Kansas City, formerly of Hurdland, died Tuesday, November 3, 1992, in the Carondelet Manor in Kansas City. Services were held at 1 p.m. Friday, November 6, 1992, in the Hudson-Rimer Park View Chapel in Kirksville. The Rev. Stan EAst officiated the services. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery at Hurdland. Music was provided by the Mt. Tabor Primitive Baptist Church. She was born on June 5, 1893, in the Gibbs area, the daughter of Chester and Margaret Sleeth Woods. On December 17, 1918, she married Harry Leonard Epperson and he preceded her in death on January 3, 1976. Also preceding her in death were her parents; one daughter, Miriam Ida Golden; two sisters, Edna Vandiver and Mae Thomas; one brother, Wylie Woods, and one great-grandson, Jay Patrick Collins. Elta is survived by one son, James M. Epperson and his wife Josephine of Aurora; one daughter, Virginia L. Campbell of Kansas City; seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Elta grew up on a farm east of Gibbs and attended Gopher Hill School and the Kirksville State Teachers College. She was a housewife and homemaker and had spent most all of her life in the Hurdland community where she and her husband were engaged in farming. Elta was a member of teh Rebacca Lodge and Priscilla Club of Hurdland and the Order of the Eastern Star Matilda Chapter #41 of Edina. She attended the Mt. Tabor Primitive Baptist Church and in later years the First Christian Church in Kirksville. Pallbearers were Alvin Henderson, Earl Spencer, Jim Gonnerman, John Gonnerman, Joe Muir and Robert Poore. [S11] Obituary, Harry Leonard Epperson, (unknown newspaper, 7 Jan 1976). Harry Leonard Epperson, 82, lifelong resident of the Hurdland community and a retired postmaster of there, died at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Jan. 3, 1976, at the Manor Care Center in Kirksville where he had been since Nov. 11, 1975. Funeral services were at 1:30 o'clcok Tuesday afternoon at the Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel in Edina with Elder Clyde O. Johnson of Green Castle officiating. Burila was in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Hurdland. Hurdland Lodge No.396 I.O.O.F. conducted services Monday evening at the Chapel. He is survived by his wife, a son, James Money Epperson, of Kirksville, two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Campbell of Kansas City and Mrs. Miriam Golden of Kirksville, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Tobey and Mrs. Amma Botts, both of Kirksville. Mr. Eppreson was born July 12, 1893, at Hurdland, a son of James Money and Mary Ellen Hill Epperson, and was married Dec. 17, 1918, to Elta Woods. He was a member of the Mt. Tabor Primitive Baptist Church, the above mentioned lodge, and the REbekah Lodge No. 119, also of Hurdland. Mr. Epperson served as postmaster of Hurdland for 29 years, had served anumber of years as clerk of the Town Board, clerk of Hurdland School Board and was active in all community affairs. He had also farmed in Knox County. He was preceded in death by his parents, a great-grandson, three brothers, John O. Epperson, G. Roy Epperson and Walter H. Epperson, and a sister in infancy. [S25] Bureau of Vital Statistics, Department of Health Edmonton, Certificate of Marriage, (No 23192; year 1948). [S36] Hurdland Man Marries in Canada, (unknown newspaper, 26 Aug 1948). James M. Epperson, a son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Epperson of Hurdland, and Miss JOsephine Holychuk, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Holychuk of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, were married Aug. 4 at St. Josephat's Cathedral in Edmonton. The bride wore an afternoon formal of white crepe with nylon set yoke and puff sleeves and long mist blue lace mitts and a chapel veil which was draped from a bandeau of white carnations. She carried a white prayer book topped with ribbon and matching flowers. The bridesmaid, Miss Henrietta Yuzda, wore a yellow dress with navy blue accessories. She carried a colonial bouquet. The bride's mother wore a blue crepe dress trimmed in pink with a matching straw hat. The best man was Nestor Holychuk, a brother of the bride. A wedding supper at the MacDonald Hotel followed teh ceremony. A reception was held later at the home of teh bride's parents. The couple spent their honeymoon motoring through the north-western states and Yellowstone Park. They will make their home at the Sterling Apartments in Kirksville.