Mrs. Nettie L. Turner Egbert Witt

 

Obituary from Springfield Republican, September 1, 1944 (Springfield, Missouri)

Mrs. Nettie L. Turner Egbert Witt

Mrs. Nettie L. Egbert Witt of 1230 St. Louis, died last night at St. John's hospital of an acute kidney ailment which developed suddenly. She had been at Forsyth on a visit to her son until Monday and Tuesday became ill and was taken to the hospital.

Mrs. Witt was a native of Philo, Illinois, and was the daughter of Orson and Sarilda Turner, pioneers, whose ancestors originally came from Ireland and settled in New York state. As a child she moved to the state of Kansas with her parents and later came to Springfield. She had lived in Springfield for 55 years.

For many years she belonged to St. Paul Methodist church but five years ago joined the High Street Fundamental Baptist church. She would have been 74 years old on the 6th of September.

Mrs. Witt's first husband was W. O. Egbert, who was for 35 years an employee of the Frisco and general foreman of the roundhouse. He has been dead for 17 years.

Mrs. Witt is survived by her husband, Joseph Witt, to whom she has been married for the past several years; one son, Dr. C. L. Egbert, Forsyth; two daughters, Mrs. Jessie Stewart, Rolla, Tennessee, and Mrs. Elvira Robinson, Joplin; two brothers, O. O. Turner of Springfield and Silas Turner of Fort Scott, Kansas; five grandsons and two great grandchildren.

Submitted by Michelle Roberts