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     Catherine Sprowl was also known as Kitty. She married John Dever, son of John Dever and Eliza Gilmore, circa 1847.

     Mabel Annie Sprowl married Galen Scattergood.

     Eliza Spry married Isaac Everett.¹

     Mary Eunise Spry was born in 1856 at Clark Co., MO. She married Lewis R. Shalley. Mary Eunise Spry died in 1889 at Jasper Co., MO. She was buried in 1889 at Williams Cemetery, Avilla, Jasper Co., MO, Findagrave #71001178.

     Amanda Jane Spurgeon was also known as "Jennie". She was born in July 1867 at Davis Co., IA. She was the daughter of Samuel Harvey Spurgeon and Emeline Skelton.¹ Amanda Jane Spurgeon married Samuel E. Emmert, son of Christian Emmert and Mary E. Long, on 9 February 1888 at Bloomfield, Davis Co., IA.¹ Amanda Jane Spurgeon died in 1962. She was buried in 1962 at Brethren Cemetery, Dallas Center, Dallas Co., IA, Findagrave #14775926.

     Archibald Spurgeon was born circa 1807 at North Carolina.¹ He married Mary Branham.¹

     Beulah Victoria Spurgeon was born on 27 January 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Junius Brutus Spurgeon and Minnie Melissa Stover.¹

     Blanche Viola Spurgeon was born on 27 January 1900.¹ She was the daughter of Junius Brutus Spurgeon and Minnie Melissa Stover.¹

     Harvey Austin Spurgeon was born on 27 February 1892.¹ He was the son of Junius Brutus Spurgeon and Minnie Melissa Stover.¹

     Jesse Spurgeon married Mary Morris in August 1889 at Washington Co., IN.

     Junius Brutus Spurgeon was born on 4 June 1863.¹ He was the son of Samuel Harvey Spurgeon and Emeline Skelton.² Junius Brutus Spurgeon married Minnie Melissa Stover, daughter of Daniel Stover and Sarah Wolfe, on 6 January 1887.¹ Junius Brutus Spurgeon lived in 1926 at Adel, Dallas Co., IA.² He died in 1953. He was buried in 1953 at the Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Panther, Dallas Co., IA, Findagrave #14360424.

     Marilda Ellen Spurgeon was born on 10 April 1849 at Memphis, Clark Co., IN.¹ She was the daughter of Archibald Spurgeon and Mary Branham.² Marilda Ellen Spurgeon married John Thompson Jackson, son of John Jackson and Catherine Dawalt, on 27 February 1868 at Clark Co., IN.¹ Marilda Ellen Spurgeon and John Thompson Jackson were divorced before January 1898 at Clark Co. (probably), IN. Marilda Ellen Spurgeon married Eugene C. Krauth on 23 January 1898 at Clark Co., IN. Marilda Ellen Spurgeon died on 7 March 1933 at Clark Co., IN, at age 83.

     Mary Melvina Spurgeon was born on 28 October 1867. She married Thomas Jefferson Branson. Mary Melvina Spurgeon died on 2 November 1948 at age 81. She was buried in November 1948 at Licklider Cemetery, Jake Prairie, Crawford Co., MO, Findagrave #52758110.

     Myrtle Spurgeon was born in March 1879 at Vermillion Co. (probably), IN.¹ She married Ora B. Stanfield on 14 March 1900 at Vermillion Co., IN.¹

     Olive Anna Spurgeon was born on 13 December 1889.¹ She was the daughter of Junius Brutus Spurgeon and Minnie Melissa Stover.¹

     Raymond Stover Spurgeon was born on 5 January 1888.¹ He was the son of Junius Brutus Spurgeon and Minnie Melissa Stover.¹

     Samuel Harvey Spurgeon was born on 6 July 1834 at Monterey, Davis Co., IA. He married Emeline Skelton on 14 December 1854. Samuel Harvey Spurgeon died on 16 November 1904 at Monterey, Davis Co., IA, at age 70. He was buried in November 1904 at Johnson Cemetery, Davis Co., IA, Findagrave #46129766.

     Sarah Etta Spurgeon was born on 8 April 1896 at Adel, Dallas Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of Junius Brutus Spurgeon and Minnie Melissa Stover.¹ Sarah Etta Spurgeon married Woodward H. Brenton, son of Charles R. Brenton and Carrie Woodward, on 18 June 1921.¹

     Simon Spurgeon was born on 23 July 1897 at Washington Co., IN. He was the son of Jesse Spurgeon and Mary Morris. Simon Spurgeon married Effie Dell Anderson, daughter of William Franklin Anderson and Malinda Annis Floyd, on 21 September 1951. Simon Spurgeon died on 27 September 1967 at Salem, Washington Co., IN, at age 70 OBITUARY #1 – The Salem, Indiana Leader or the Democrat, after September 27, 1967:

SIMON SPURGEON
     Simon Spurgeon, age 70, was the son of the late Jessie and Mary Morris Spurgeon. He was born in Washington County July 23, 1897 and died September 27, 1967, at the home of his brother-in-law, Everett Anderson, where he had suddenly taken ill.
     He was preceded in death by two brothers, Emmett and Irvin Spurgeon. Early he confessed his faith in Christ.
     His early education was received in this county, and was a graduate of Hanover College. He did graduate work at Indiana University, Central Normal College and Terre Haute State Teachers’ College. He graduated from the LaSalle University law School and was admitted to the Indiana State Bar on February 17, 1923.
     He began teaching in Washington County Schools in 1915 and continued until retirement in 1951. His main educational interests were in History, Literature, Philosophy and languages of which Latin, German and Greek he spoke, wrote and read proficiently.
     His first wife, Bernice Davis Spurgeon, passed away in 1950 and on September 21, 1951, he was married to Effie Anderson Terrell Spurgeon.
     Surviving besides his widow is one stepson , Lendall Terrell of Dania, Florida; one stepdaughter, Lalah Yarborough of Hollywood, Florida; three step-grandchildren; a nephew, Dale Spurgeon and a niece, Frieda Congleton.
     The following verse was written by Simon on the night of August 30, 1967.

Blessed night draw fast thy silken curtains,
And still the voice of the bird - while man in the
stillness of his room may contemplate.
Let the crickets chirp and the rasping note of the katydid
Be thy sole accompaniment, which nature lends
to the silent note of thy thoughts.
The choir invisible.

Blessed night draw fast thy silken curtains,
And still the voice of the bird - while man in the
stillness of his room may contemplate.
Let the crickets chirp and the rasping note of the katydid
Be thy sole accompaniment, which nature lends
to the silent note of thy thoughts.
The choir invisible.


OBITUARY #2 – The Salem, Indiana Leader or the Democrat, after September 27, 1967:

Simon Spurgeon Dies At Age 70
“The Hoosier Schoolmaster”
     Simon Spurgeon, 70, widely known in this area as “The Hoosier Schoolmaster” died suddenly at 2:30 p.m., last Wednesday while visiting at the home of a brother-in-law in Salem.
     He was born on July 23, 1897, in Washington County, son of the late Jesse and Mary Morris Spurgeon.
     He received his education at Hanover College and Indiana University.
     After completing his education he taught school for several years in Salem and Washington County Schools, establishing himself as a big favorite of students and parents alike. His philosophical outlook and cheerful disposition were the main reasons behind his popularity.
     His nickname “The Hoosier Schoolmaster” came from the radio program by that name which he narrated as an employee of the local station fifteen years ago.
     A flawless character, clear and concise voice, stern face with rimless glasses framing twinkling eyes and his slightly-stooped walk alone made him the epitome of the conception of a rural schoolmaster.
     Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Effie Terrell Spurgeon, a stepson; Lendall Terrell of Dania, Florida, a step-daughter; Lalah Yarbrough of Hollywood, Florida, and three step-grandchildren.
     Services were held at 10:30 a.m. at the Hollis Funeral Home in Salem, with burial in the Winslow Cemetery. Bro. Arthur Walton officiated.

He was buried in 1967 at Winslow Cemetery, IN.

     Louvisa Spurling was born on 28 September 1856 at Taylor Co., KY.¹ She married Alfred Caldwell Oakes. Louvisa Spurling died on 7 October 1933 at age 77.

     Carry Odin Spurlock was born on 19 November 1878 at Illinois.¹ He was the son of Charles Spurlock and Cora E. (?)² Carry Odin Spurlock married Flora Ellen Dwyer, daughter of Harvey M. Dwyer and Martha Ellen Easterheld.¹ Carry Odin Spurlock lived on 15 April 1930 at Uncas, Kay Co., OK, Carpenter.³ He died on 23 January 1935 at age 56. He was buried in January 1935 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Ponca City, Kay Co., OK, Findagrave #76094918.

     Charles Spurlock was born on 28 September 1849 at Illinois.¹ He married Cora E. (?) circa 1873.¹ Charles Spurlock died on 24 July 1911 at Kay Co., OK, at age 61. He was buried in July 1911 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Ponca City, Kay Co., OK, Findagrave #46595549.

     Harvey Alfred Spurlock was born on 27 April 1909 at Kay Co., OK. He was the son of Carry Odin Spurlock and Flora Ellen Dwyer. Harvey Alfred Spurlock died on 18 May 1957 at St. Margaret's Hospital, Hammond, Lake Co., IN, at age 48 Indiana Death Certificate #57-015794.

     Leroy D. Spurlock was born circa 1914 at Kay Co. (probably), OK.¹ He was the son of Carry Odin Spurlock and Flora Ellen Dwyer.¹

     Zetta M. Spurlock was born on 15 October 1905 at Kay Co. (probably), OK.¹ She was the daughter of Carry Odin Spurlock and Flora Ellen Dwyer.¹ Zetta M. Spurlock married Thomas LoCicero. Zetta M. Spurlock lived in 1957 at 4623 Hohman Avenue, Hammond, Lake Co., IN. She died on 3 October 1983 at Hammond, Lake Co., IN, at age 77. She was buried in October 1983 at St. John St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Hammond, Lake Co., IN, Findagrave #156979197.

     Evangelos Spyropoulos was born circa 1924.

     Achsa J. Squibb was born in June 1872 at Washington Co., TN.¹ She was the daughter of Uriah Hunt Squibb and Nancy Jane Keefauver.¹ Achsa J. Squibb died in 1942. She was buried in 1942 at Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN.

     Dicy Squibb was born on 12 January 1866 at Washington Co., TN.^1,2 She was the daughter of Uriah Hunt Squibb and Elizabeth J. Keefauver.¹ Dicy Squibb married Isaac Franklin Miller, son of Daniel Miller and Mary M. Diehl, on 26 April 1885. Dicy Squibb died on 25 September 1919 at Washington Co., TN, at age 53. She was buried in September 1919 at Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Washington Co., TN.

     Donald Shelton Squibb was born on 4 February 1934 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN.¹ He was the son of William Hal Squibb and Verna Maude Sherfey.¹ Donald Shelton Squibb was educated; Business Degree, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee. He married Joyce Ellen McMurtry, daughter of Robert Gerald McMurtry and Florence Louise Koberly, in 1955,

Engagement announcement -- Johnson City Press, Johnson City, Tennessee; Sunday, 21 NOV 1954, p.13 (Newspapers.com):

Joyce McMurtry Engaged To Jonesboro Man, Don Squibb

HARROGATE -- Dr. and Mrs. R. Gerald McMurtry of Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, announce the engagement of their daughter, Joyce Ellen, to Donald S. Squibb, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hal Squibb of Jonesboro.

Miss McMurtry is a sophomore at Lincoln Memorial University and a member of Delta Theta Sigma sorority. The prospective bridegroom is a junior at Lincoln Memorial, was president of his class in his sophomore year, and is a member of Sigma Pi Beta fraternity.


NOTE: After Joyce died in 1998, Don remarried to Barbara Anne Summers (1943-2013) in 2001.

Donald Shelton Squibb died on 30 July 2020 at Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, at age 86

Obituary -- (Findagrave.com):

Beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, colleague and friend Don Squibb, age 86, of Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the Johnson City Medical Center.

Devoted son of the late Hal and Maude Sherfey Squibb, Don grew up on the family farm in Sulphur Springs with his older brother Bill and younger sisters Kaye and Faye. A farm boy at heart, Don possessed many other gifts. The gift of a loving family, the gift of storytelling, the gift of laughter, the gift of a beautiful voice, and the gift to blaze a baseball from the mound or at bat.

Don was modest about his God-given talents, but embraced them with perfect pitch, from his early days singing songs in church services and Sulphur Springs High School talent shows to his college days on baseball scholarship at Lincoln Memorial University, where he earned a degree in business, and was later inducted into the LMU baseball hall of fame. It was at LMU that Don met Joyce Ellen McMurtury, the future mother of his children and the love of his life.

Early in their marriage, Don was drafted by the Cardinals and they set off for Alabama to pursue his professional baseball pitching career, until injury made other plans.
Settling back in Tennessee, Don began a career as an insurance agent with Oldham Associates in Johnson City. Then in the early 1970s, the cattle were lowing and the farm boy listened. Don and Joyce bought the Hunt house at auction right across from the family farm, where he began raising cattle and tobacco with the help of his sons, Brad and David, who affectionately called him “George Foreman” for his determination to make them as farm boy as his beloved nephew
Johnny Squibb.

Still the cattle kept lowing and Don heeded the call again. He landed the part of Curly in a Johnson City Community Theater production of Oklahoma! Then the roles kept rolling in, as Captain Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Fredrik in A Little Night Music, Harold Hill in The Music Man, and too many other musicals to mention, until Don was firmly established as the Community Theater’s leading man.

A member of Kiwanis and other clubs, and a popular and highly regarded man, at the turn of the decade Don was encouraged to seek public office, and so he ran and won his seat as Washington County Circuit Court Clerk in 1982, a position he held, unopposed election after unopposed election, for 20 successful years.

When Joyce passed away in 1998, Don found love again. He married Barbara Summers of Johnson City and they shared life, family, the farm, and cruised the world together, until Barbara’s passing in 2013. Don found peace in his long-time passion for collecting multitudes of interesting things, including an eye-popping collection of toy clowns. Maybe it was the Frederik from A Little Night Music in him. “But where are the clowns? Quick, send in the clowns. Don’t bother they’re here.”

Forever a favorite wedding and funeral soloist, throughout his later years, Don’s love of music and theater thrived through his role as a prominent player in The Jonesborough Repertory Theater, managing the box office and performing in countless musicals, including the annual fan favorite USO Show, with his equally talented daughter Sharon, right until the beautiful end.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Sharon Squibb, two sons, Brad Squibb and David Squibb, daughter-in-law Bonnie Squibb, grandsons Blake and Brady Squibb, and wife Nicole Squibb, great grandsons Connor Squibb and Gage Woods and great granddaughter Kensi Squibb, and sisters Kaye Atwood and Faye Squibb, sister-in-law Alma Lee Squibb, nephews Johnny Squibb and Mark Squibb, nieces Ramona Bird, Paula Maupin, Paulette Winkle, and Sarah Squibb, as well as the extended Squibb and McMurtry clans.

Due to the Covid-19, there will not be a receiving of friends, but there will be a viewing, and guests may sign a register book at Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home 9:00 AM -4:00 PM Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The family will have a private graveside ceremony.
In lieu of flowers the family request donations in Don’s memory to the Jonesborough Repertory Theater, P.O. Box 585, Jonesborough, TN 37659.

He was buried in August 2020 at Sulphur Springs Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN, Findagrave #212389583.

     John Squibb was born on 29 September 1763 at York Co., PA. He married Sarah Payne on 5 February 1787 at Frederick Co., VA. John Squibb died on 11 April 1843 at Washington Co., TN, at age 79.