COTHERN - Mrs. Laura J. Cothern, 83, formerly of Independence, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ollie Olds, Oak Grove, where she had made her home since the death of her husband, William T. Cothern, a year ago. Mrs. Cothern was born in Texas and lived in Independence most of her life. She was a member of the Reorganized Latter Day Saint church in Oak Grove. Also surviving are three sons, Thomas D. Cothern, 105 North Chrysler, Independence; John V. Cothern, Portales, N. M., a nephew she had reared, Carl Cothern, 1020 South Pleasant, Independence; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Cothern. Cortez, Colo., and Mrs. Nora Bullock, San Jose Calif.; three brothers, W. P. Rhea, Benson, Ariz.; P. V. Rhea, Grants Pass, Ore., and Saul Rhea, Tucson, Ariz.; 37 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 2 o'clock Monday at the Second R. L. D. S. church in Independence. Burial will be in Mound Grove cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Webb chapel, Blue Springs, after 2 o'clock Sunday.

On Ancestry from Jacklyn Boatman

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