Geo. W. Birchfield died at the home of his brother, Jos. H. Birchfield near town (Dexter, Stoddard Co., MO) last Sunday. His disease was cancer of the stomach, of which he had suffered for some time.

He came here from Gallion, LA., in January and grew worse till his death.

In 1903 he married Hattie Greer of Scott County, and they had born to them 5 children, two dying and three with his wife surviving him. He was both a Mason and Modern Woodman, and was a man who had a host of friends in this county.

His funeral was conducted Monday by Rev. C. J. Dohn, after which his remains were buried in the Armstead Dowdy graveyard (southwest of Dexter).

Submitted by, Sue Eskew at 
Obit from The Dexter Statesman, Dexter, MO., 2 April 1920