Witmor Farms

On the western outskirts of Waynesville, in an area called Buckhorn by the locals, was the Witmor Farms building. Originally a Nickerson Farms restaurant, this was the second location of the popular roadside eatery chain. Headquartered in Eldon, Missouri, I.J. Nickerson’s restaurants were a spinoff of Stuckey’s Pecan Shoppes. Ray Moorman purchased the restaurant in 1963, and he and his wife Norma served many hungry travelers.

Update: This building was demolished in September 2014.

Image courtesy of Joe Sonderman http://www.66postcards.com/postcards/mo