Montgomery County Journal

Best Bottom Cemetery

picture of old church at bottom of page

Montgomery County, Missouri

Located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 35, T 46N, R6W- 1/2 mile north of MO. Hy 94, east side of County Road 293 at the site of "Free Metodist Church"

Contributed by Marie Worley-Howery

This list is alpabetized, burials are linked together from another list

Anderson

• Josephine(Miller) Anderson 1899-1989

Autenrieth

• Elizabeth (Holtwick) Autenrieth 1865-1941 [ Feb 28 1865- April 5 1941]
• Charles Albert Autenrieth 1862-1955 [ Feb 22 1862- Feb 27 1955]

• Rose C Autenrieth 1876-1949
• Noah E. Autenrieth 1873-1959

• Merlin M Autenrieth 1930-1930 [born & died Oct 12 1930]

Bacon

• Amelia Bacon 1857-1934

• David Bacon 1847-1931
• Amanda E Bacon 1845-1868 [ Dec 2 1845- Dec 22 1916- wife of David G. Bacon, married Nov 11 1868]

• Carolina Bacon 1868-1908 [ Aug 23 1863- Oct 11 1908- wife of G. W. Bacon]
• George W. Bacon 1859-1931 [ Jan 22 1859- May 10 1931]

• Emma (Holtwick Hampton) Bacon 1862 1953

• Elizabeth V Bacon 1849-1941

Bahr

• William Bahr 1867-1952 [ April 29 1867- Mar 22 1952]

• Ida Matilda Bahr 1869-1955

• Roy D Bahr Sr. 1904-1974

Boatwright

• Mary F Boatwright 1835-1908
• Willaim G Boatwright 1833-1916

Bundrick

• Eva F Bundrick 1892-1976 [Aug 19 1892- May 30 1976]
• 0. Fred Bundrick 1887-1973 [ June 24 1887- Nov 24 1973]

Crawford

Kathleen Bowles (Thorpe) Crawford 1923-1998

Elfein

• Infant Son of Ben and May Elflein 1932-1932 [ born & died Aug 4]

• Margaret, Infant Daughter of Ben and Mary Elflein 1944-1944

Farrier

• William Farrier 1901-1964 [ April 17 1901- Dec 1`7 1964]

Finders

• Boston B Finders 1887-1975 [ Sept 1 1887- Oct 5 1975]
• Lela E Finders 1888-1914 [ Aug 28 1888- Mar 8 1914]

• Alberta P Finders 1888-1972

• William Finders 1864-1951
• Amanda E Finders 1865-1940

• Infant Son, B.B. and Alberta Finders Unknown DOB

• Harvey P Finders 1912-1990
• Erlene M Finders 1913-1999

• Robert J Finders 1890-1969 [ Feb 15 1890- Jan 14 1969- married Sept 6 1911]
• Ida M Finders 1890-1972 [ June 11 1890- Mar 7 1972]

Gallatin

• Dolly (Northern) Gallatin 1903-1996
• Paul Hubert Gallatin 1901-1993

Gammon

• Henry A Gammon 1888-1972 [ Sept 2 1888- April 26 1972- married Oct 4 1910]
• Mary Gammon 1888-1975 [ Dec 11 1888- April 27 1975]

Gerringer

• John B. Geringer 1840-1928 [July 10 1840- Feb 25 1928]
• Erenstine Geringer 1845-1917 [Aug 23 1845- May 9 1917]

• Leon Melvin Geringer 1930-1930 [Oct 2 1940- Nov 4 1940- son of John and Lottie Geringer]

• John Geringer 1902-1981
• Lottie E. Gerringer 1909-1983

Gregory

• Effie M Gregory 1880-1962 [June 28 1880- Feb 4 1962]
• Oswald T. Gregory 1876-1958 [ April 22 1876- July 11 1958]

• Infant Son Lowell and Georgia Gregory DOB unk

• Clifford P Gregory 1874-1949

• Georgia May Gregory 1907-1942 [ nee Swearingen]

• Elmer J Gregory 1901-1992

• Louise (Miller) Gregory 1897-1988

Habseiger

• Lloyd W Habseiger 1931-1970

Hampton

• William C Hampton 1897-1977 [Feb 15 1897- April 27 1977]
• Henry O Hampton 1925-1977 [ Oct 19 1925- Sept 9 1977]

• Todd Hampton 1872-1945 [ June 7 1872- Dec 12 1945]

• Sarah (Sallie) Hampton 1875-1959 [ July 12 1875- Nov 17 1959]

• Roswell Hampton 1900-1977 [Nov 10 1900- April 8 1977- Masonc Emblem]
• Helen J Hampton 1910-1983 [ May 2 1910- July 17 1983]

• Lora Mae Hampton 1903-1996

• Val Wm Hampton 1909-1995

• Catherine Hampton 1912-1999

Haney

• Annie L Haney 1872-1961 [ May 20 1872- Dec 30 1961]

• Joseph W Haney 1870-1941 [ Feb 23 1870- June 7 1941]

Heying

• Liborus C Heying 1910-1955 [August 29 1910- Sept 8 1955]
• Merle E Heying 1911-unk DOD [nee: Groteweil]
• Frank H., Heying 1881-1967 [ May 14 1881- April 24 1967]
• Emma J Heying 1880-1943 [Mar 14 1880-June 2 1943- nee: Kolks]

• Geoffrey W Heying 1905-1973 [ Nov 1 1905- June 23 1973-
• Dorothy C- Dec 5 1909-

Hoereth

• Henry Hoereth 1871-1920

• T. Hugo Hoereth 1885-1960 [ June 6 1885- May 31 1960]
• Hazel M Hoereth 1890-1992 [ May 15 1890- ]

Holtwick

• Bertha V Holtwick 1874-1954 [ nee: McClatchey]
• August B Holtwick 1867-1934

• Elida Holtwick 1823-1916 [Oct 15 1833- Feb 2 1916- nee: Heying- wife of William Holtwick]

Holschlag

• Bernard Holschlag 1872-1957 [Aug 19 1872- Dec 13 1957]

Kallmeyer

• Herman Kallmeyer 1874-1959 [April 10 1874- Jan 15 1959]
• Lena Kallmeyer 1885-1985 [ May 17 1885- Jan 31 1985]

Keightley

• Ruby M Keightley 1900-1989

Kleindienst

• Orvil Kleindienst 1911-1987

• Margie Kleindienst 1904-1980

• Grace Ann Kleindienst 1907-1979
• Carl Wm Kleindienst 1871-1956

• Margaret Kleindienst 1917-1999

Knowlton

• William K Knowlton 1914-1998
• Evelyn Knowlton 1916-1999

Lum

• Robert G Lum 1926-1972

McClatchey

• Samuel McClatchey 1837-1924 [ June 11 1837- Oct 30 1924]
• Nancy McClatchey 1842-1913 [ Dec 22 1842- Mar 6 1913, wife of Samuel McLatchey]

Metzler

• Edward Metzler 1872-1920 [ Oct 26 1872- Sept 22 1920]

Miller

• Ida Mae Miller 1899-1988

• Katherine Miller 1896-1963 [ Nov 18 1896- Nov 15 1962]

• George Pascal Miller 1944-1944

• Samuel E Miller 1863-1940

• Mary Louise (nee Monnig) Miller 1862-1935 [ Mar 2 1862- June 9 1935]

Moore

• Viona Mae (Todd )Moore 1903-1943 [ Sept 18 1903- May 24 1943-wife of Everett- need Todd] * Gr parents of contributor.
• James Everett Moore 1894-1986*

• Kenneth J Moore 1939-1984

Northern

• Anna E Northern 1876-1934
• E. Grant Northern 1870-1949

• Samuel T Northern 1841-1916

• Maggie, Child of E.G and A.E. Northern 1895-1901 [July 19 1898- Mar 1 1901]

• Mary Ann (Molly) Northern 1877-1962
• .Samuel C Northern 1877-1959

Peters

• Orlanda W Peters 1900-1954
• Martha E (Miller) Peters 1892-1978

Quick

• William Quick 1866-1928 [ May 6 1866- Sept 15 1928]

• James Samuel Quick 1932-1932

RICE

• Harry S., Sr.- Sept 29 1911- July 27 1979- Masonic Emblem- Major W. S> Air Force WWII- Korea

Rose

• Emma Rose 1905-1987 [Dec 7 1905-]
• Lemmie Rose 1902-1989 [Jan 12 1902-]

• Andrew J Rose 1887-1963

• Bertha A (Northern)Rose 1895-1943

• Infant Son of J C and Ida Rose 1915-1915 [born & died Sept 15]

• Violet Fern Rose 1929-1929 [born & died Aug 6 1929]

• Patricia Rose 1935-1935 [Nov 20 1935- Dec 2 1935]

• Clyde Rose 1939-1939 [ born & died Nov 4, 1939]

Schulze

• Ruth Schulze 1896-1983 [ Jan 28 2896- Nov 26 1983- Nee: Hampton]
• Oscar H Schulze 1890-1971 [ Feb 7 1890- Nov 27 1971]

Scott

• Judy Kay Scott 1901-1969 [ Mar 19 1901- Oct 12 1969]
• Charles Scott 1896-1974 [ Mar 11 1896- Aug 16 1974]

• June Charlton Scott 1922-1922 [June 27 1922- Dec 28 1922] these two children listyed between Patricia Rose and a Rose infant]

• Jerry N Scott 1930-1930 [ b & d Nov 19 1930- son of Charles and Judy Scott- evidently not buried next to parents re: another listing of cemetery]

Springmeyer

• Lorraine Springmeyer 1936-1980

Stiers

• Alexander Stiers 1887-1949
• Malvena Stiers 1888-1926
• Infant Child of Alexander and Malvena Stiers DOB/DOD unknown
• Infant Child of Alexander and Malvena Stiers DOB/DOD unknown
• Infant Child of Alexander and Malvena Stiers DOB/DOD unknown

• Elizabeth Stiers 1898-1980

• Heron I Stiers 1912-1981
• William Stiers 1893-1960
• Barbara C Stiers 1896-1983

• Herman W Stiers 1888-1957 [ July 24 1888- Nov 18 1957- Missouri PFC 128 Field Arty 35 Div WWI]

Tebeau

• Clara (Holschlag) Tebeau 1875-1961 [ Aug 2 1875- April 16 1961]

Thorp

• Ora Lee Thorpe 1868 1952
• Charles W Thorpe 1854-1945

• George H Thorpe 1898-1952 [June 15 1898- Aug 28 1952]

• Toledo H Thorpe 1903-1983 [ April 30 1903- Feb 26 1983]

Weber

• Peter A Weber 1894-1917

Wideman

• Oscar E Wideman 1914-1984

• Evelyn A Wideman 1903-1983 [ Aug 18 1903- Jan 6 1983]
• Luther L. Wideman- July 4 1910- 1985

Williamson

• Donald (Joey) Williamson 1967-1984

Wilson

• Wendell Ray Infant Son of A G and Ethel Wilson 1937-1937 [Jan 4]

Young

• Randall T Young 1960-1987

Zumsteg

• Simon Zumsteg 1876-1949
• Arah M Zumsteg 1882-1931

• Scott Robert, Infant Son of Jack and Judy Zumsteg 1962-1962
• Infant Son of Virgil and Marie Zumsteg 1942-1942

• Carrol D Zumsteg 1919-1975 [Oct 19 1919- July 9 1975- Masonic Emblem]
• Janet E. Zumsteg-

• Jack C Zumsteg 1939-1980

• Virgil M Zumsteg 1909 –1994
• Marie C Zumsteg 1910-2000

• Omer V. Zumsteg 1904-1971 [ Nov 12 1904- Feb 3 1971- Masonic emblem]
• Ida M Zumsteg 1906-1991 [ Oct 26 1906-]

• Velma Zumsteg 1911-1993 [ May 9 1911--- Eastern Star Emblem]
• Harold Zumsteg 1914-1980 [ July 5 1914- Dec 9 1980- Masonic Emblem]

• Clarence Zumsteg 1916-1968 [ Aug 29 1916- Feb 8 1968- Missouri Tec 4 3232 ORD Depot CO WWII]

• William Zumsteg 1878-1969 [ Oct 8 187- Sept 6 1969]
• Stella Zumsteg 1873-1964 [ April 28 1873- Jan 11 1964]

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This old original church still stands behind the new church

Pictures [May 11, 2001] and additional information added by Betty Brooks

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