Funeral services for Elmer Bartlett were held Thursday, Feb. 7, at Bram Funeral Home in Maysville. Graveside services were held at Thornfield Cemetery in Ozark County on Feb. 8. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or DeKalb County Nutrition Center.
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Elmer Buel Bartlett of Maysville died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008, at Sunset Home.
Mr. Bartlett was born on Oct. 29, 1919, in Ozark County, to Luther Bartlett and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Shipley. He was the oldest and only son of their seven children.
Elmer and Gladys were married in May, 1941, in Ava, Mo., and spent most of their early years in the Springfield area. They moved to Kansas City in the early 1960s and in 1970 to Maysville, where they owned an upholstery business.
Mr. Bartlett was a self-taught fiddle player. After moving to Maysville, he played almost every weekend at various functions in and around the area, and won many fiddling contests. He performed for eight years weekly at The Wagon Wheel in Pattonsburg, which was broadcast from KMRN radio station in Cameron.
Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Gladys Bartlett of Maysville; one daughter, Audrey Willoughby of Kansas City; two sons, Gale Bartlett and Curtis Bartlett, both of Kansas City; four sisters, Gladys Keller of Davenport, Iowa, Leota McClary of West Plains, Edith Warrick of Branson, and Maxine McMillan of Springfield; and five grandchildren.