The Higbee News
Higbee, Randolph County, Missouri 
Thursday, 22 July 1926, Vol 40 No. 12, pg. 1, Col 3

Waller C. Malone Dead

W. T. Dameron of Huntsville sends us the following relative to the death of W. C. Malone, a former prominent citizen of the county and well known to readers of the NEWS: Waller C. Malone, a former citizen of Huntsville, died at his home in St. Louis early Sunday morning, last, of heart trouble, and his body was buried here Tuesday afternoon.

Mr. Malone was a son of Jesse Malone, a pioneer of the county and was born near Mt. Airy nearly 76 years ago. Most of his early life was spent on a farm. Back in the 80's he and two of his brothers, Scott and Labe Malone, entered the butcher business in Huntsville which they conducted for many years. In the 90's the deceased and G. P. Dameron formed a co-partnership in the livery business in Huntsville which they conducted successfully until the automobile took the day. Soon after they sold their stable and livery teams, Mr. Malone moved to St. Louis and engaged in business. Mr. Malone was a good man and a fine citizen, and a lover of fine saddle and harness horses, and an expert in training them. He was deputy sheriff during my term of four years, from 1891 to 1895. He had many friends here and elsewhere in the county. 

He was married to Miss Carrie Crosswhite of Audrain county, when young. His wife, one son, Dr. Ira Malone of Sapulpa, Okla., and two daughters, Mrs. G. M. Whiting and Mrs. Charley McDonald, both of St. Louis, survive him. He also leaves a large number of relatives in the county. One brother, Labe W. Malone, of Muskogee, Okla., survives him, who was unable to attend the burial.

Mr. Malone professed religion when young and united with the Baptist church, but in later years joined the Christian church. Funeral services were held in the open, under the shade of trees, near the city cemetery, conducted by Elder C. B. Dabney of the Christian church in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Burial in the family lot in the city cemetery.

Permission to posted granted by Kathy Bowlin mkbowlin@iland.net  April 24, 2003