Gantz Family And Gantz Bros Token Of Stewartsville, MO

Seen the tokens many times. I grew up in Stewartsville. plus worked at the store. by 1960 the store was Johnson Thift tee owned by Lila and Bob Johnson, who at one time owned the store in Polo, MO. Culbertson name brick that was on the store was donated to the Methodist Church who is named after Mr and Mrs Culberston. (names are on some of the stain glasses windows) the last of the Gantz was daughters the two lived on the north east side of the city park. They have past away. but are buried in Stewartsville Cemetery. Stewartsville did have a great business area downtown into the eighties and early 90s. In earliy put of 80 part of the buildings fell down part of the building the bank was in. Then when the store side fell . It left downtown with a few business.

missourimale

Good to know more about the succeeding business and more about Stewartsville.

Brief side note regarding Mrs. Culbertson I came across a brief newspaper clipping from 1934 that mentioned she left the Methodist Church $25,000 upon her death.

I placed the clipping in a card and sent it to the church-- whether it was received or appreciated I do not know.

-MV