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Submitted: 10/10/24 • Approved: 10/10/24 • Last Updated: 10/13/24 • R835867-G835865-S3
Fern
5 May 1898 Beaufort Franklin MO
23 Apr 1923 Bourbon Crawford MO
Daughter of Drewry Sherman Mayhew
and Martha Belle Mayhew
Married 25 Mar 1921 Monett MO
Samuel
3 Aug 1888 Beaufort Franklin MO
23 Apr 1923 Bourbon Crawford MO
Son of Frederick K. Wilmesher or Frederick K. Wilmesherr and Caroline "Carrie" Toelke
Bourbon - Dr. Samuel F. Wilmesherr, of Monett, shot and killed his wife here. Dr. Wilmesherr then placed the pistol in his mouth and killed himself.
The couple were living at the hotel owned by the doctor's parents. Mrs. Wilmesherr was the only daughter of D. S. Mayhew of Monett, Mo.
The doctor had been ill for some time and was supposed to be afflicted with mental disorders..
The Douglas County Herald 1923 May 03 Page 3
Dr. S. F. Wilmesherr, a dentist, shot his wife through the head and then placed the revolver in his mouth and killed himself at a hotel in Bourbon last week. It is said he was mentally deranged as the result of a severe attack of influenza some time ago.
Dr. Wilmesherr formerly practiced his profession at Pacific: and was well known there. Ther bodies of the couple were sent to Monett, Mo., for burial. Dr. Wilmesherr was about 35 years old..
Franklin County Tribune 1923 May 04 Page 1
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