Retired police officer cleans graves of men murdered by Bonnie and Clyde, 90 years later

A retired Springfield Police Department officer spent the last year cleaning two gravestones of men killed by members of the Bonnie and Clyde gang ...

April 19, 2023
3:00 AM

A retired Springfield Police Department officer spent the last year cleaning two gravestones of men killed by members of the Bonnie and Clyde gang 90 years ago. Polk County resident and retired SPD officer Ron Hutcheson said the project stemmed after he saw photos of one of the gravestones in a KY3 story about the Bonnie and Clyde murders in Joplin. The depicted gravestone was of John Wesley Harryman Sr. at Saginaw Community Cemetery in Saginaw, about an hour west of Springfield. Hutcheson said he's been cleaning and restoring gravestones as a hobby for several years.

Greta Cross