Enloe Cemetery

We do not have to look far to find individuals from the Russellville area who have made a positive and lasting mark on the world - a distinguished list that includes the late Dr. Newton Thomas Enloe. Born February 3, 1872 in Lamar, Enloe was raised in the Russellville area and attended the local public schools. He later graduated from the Hooper Institute in nearby Clarksburg - a preparatory school for those interested in becoming teachers, lawyers and doctors. From there, h...e began studying medicine at Louisville Medical College in Kentucky and, in 1895, earned his medical degree from Missouri Medical College in St. Louis. Completing post-graduate courses in Chicago and New York, Dr. Enloe practiced medicine in Missouri and Colorado before moving to California in 1901, where he worked several years as chief surgeon for a lumber company. While on the West Coast, he was a very busy man and moved to Chico, California in 1907 to open a medical practice. In 1913, he built the Enloe Hospital in Chico. During World War I, he volunteered to serve his country and became a physician in the United States Medical Reserve Corps in late June 1918. Commissioned as a captain, he served at the Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco. At the same time of his appointment, Dr. Enloe's son, Newton Thomas Enloe Jr., was in the aviation service and had just passed the examination to attend flying school. The Enloe Hospital he first opened in 1913 has grown and expanded into the Enloe Medical Center. According to the hospital's website, it is now a "298-bed nonprofit hospital with the mission of improving the quality of your life through patient-centered care," houses the region's only Level II neonatal intensive care unit and operates a FlightCare air ambulance service. Dr. Enloe was 82 years old when he died in the very hospital he built on December 21, 1954, and was laid to rest in Chico Cemetery. His parents, Thomas Murray Enloe and the former Nancy Frances Van Pool, are buried in Enloe Cemetery near Russellville.

An 18-year-old Leo Scrivner is pictured in his naval uniform while completing his basic training at the Farragut Naval Training Station in Idaho in early 1944. The New Bloomfield area veteran enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1943 and, during World War II, served as a 20mm gunner in several Asiatic and Pacific campaigns aboard the battleship USS Washington. The 94-year-old veteran passed away on May 28, 2020, and is buried in Enloe Cemetery near Russellville.

In this morning dose of history, we pay homage to one of several important medical professionals who served the local community - the late Dr. Clark S. Glover. Born near Russellville in 1874, Glover was raised no stranger to hard work and toiled on farms in the spring and summer months while attending school in the winter. His professional career began as a teacher at a school near Enon prior to enrolling in the American Medical College in St. Louis. He became established in... Russellville in 1901 when purchasing the medical practice of Dr. Tom Short. His office was located in the former Schubert's Liquor Store - a small brick building that has been remodeled and is still being used for a small business. Eventually, Dr. Glover made enough money to purchase a horse and buggy and later a car, using the vehicles to visit patients throughout areas in the counties of Cole, Miller and Moniteau. At the time of his practice, there was not any ambulance service so in case of an emergency, the patient was loaded on the train in Russellville and transported to Jefferson City on the Bagnel Branch of the railroad. In addition to his medical practice, he was active in Democratic politics, was a Mason, served as Cole County Health Officer and was vice-president of the Community Bank of Russellville. In 1936, he sold his practice due to failing health and purchased a 200-acre farm near Russellville. He is reputed to have been a staunch Baptist and was a member of the historic Cole Springs Baptist Church for a number of years before helping establish the Russellville Baptist Church. The 69-year-old passed away at his home in Russellville in January 1943 and was laid to rest in nearby Enloe Cemetery. His wife, Estella, passed away in 1965 and lies at rest next her husband.

The latest round of improvements are finished at the shelterhouse in Enloe Cemetery. The decades old building received new metal doors and a concrete pad to improve cleanliness of appearance, keep water away from the structure and improve accessibility. Your generous support helps us ensure the cemetery remains a beautiful and respectable resting site our friends, relatives and neighbors deserve. Thank you!