William B. Thurman, Civil War veteran and well known St. Francois County man, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 1936, at Bonne Terre Hospital, where he had been a patient for ten days. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Thurman, and was born August 22, 1848, being at the time of his death 87 years, 7 months, and 10 days old.
He was united in marriage sixty years ago to Alice Burch, who preceded him in death six years. They were the parents of eleven children, one child dying in infancy, Mattie Capola Samuels on August 7, 1922, and Michael on June 6, 1928. Those who survive are James and John of Chicago; William of Farmington Route One; Cora (Mrs. George) Byrd of Rivermines; Effie (Mrs. N. C.) Pirtle of Coffman; C. A. Thurman of Flat River; Dewey of Farmington and Hazel (Mrs. Thomas) Shelley of Herculaneum. There are also 33 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mr. Thurman served in the Civil War, taking part in the battle at Pilot Knob. He was head miner at Knob Lick for many years until the mines closed, and was one of the first men to sink a shaft in the Lead Belt.
He was a devoted Christian and a member of the United Baptist Church at Doe Run, where he had lived for the past eighteen years.
Rev. Pogue conducted funeral services Thursday afternoon at the Old Pendleton Church and he was laid to rest in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at Doe Run. The Neidert Undertaking Company was in charge of arrangements and Colman Frazier Post of the American Legion conducted military rites at the graveside.
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