"KOBVILLE', from the Decatur County Journal, Dec. 20, l939

SEARS, LINDSEY, BISHOP, MILLER, LIONBERGER, PETTICORD, DUFFIELD, WAGNER, SMITH, CARTWRIGHT, SNYDER, COX, HUGHES, JOHNSTON, COONTZ, MANCHESTER, ANDERSON, RYAN, LEONARD, KOB, KENTNER, ROTHROCK

Posted By: Barbara Petticord Whitsitt (email)
Date: 1/5/2002 at 20:30:30

Kobville

Mr. and Mrs. B.T. Sears were Monday guests in the
Will Lionberger home.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm.Lindsey, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Bishop were Tuesday evening guests in the Miller
and Lionberger home in Wiggleburg. A delightful evening
was enjoyed by the former in partnership with Mr.
Lionberger, while the Miller-Bishop partnership we are told,
have ample grounds to be less optimistic.

Mrs. Ella Petticord and Leo Duffield made a short
business trip to Leon Tuesday afternoon.

Leo Duffield had business at Garden Grove Tuesday
evening.

The Ladies' Aid of the Franklin Church sponsored a
wood cutting at the Mrs. S.A. Duffield home Wednesday.
A nice pile of fuel was the result. This is the first of a
help-one-another project which the Ladies plan to carry out
during the winter months at least. Those assisting in the
work during the day either in the woods or in the kitchen
were: Rev. and Mrs. Frank Wagner, Rev. and Mrs. B.T.
Sears, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Smith, Mr. and Mrs. E.V.
Cartwright, Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Lionberger, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hughes, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Duffield, Mrs. Mattie Johnston and Miss Anna
Duffield. The Ladies having served a very bounteous dinner
in the Mrs. Ella Petticord home.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Coontz have both suffered colds
the past week.

Will Liongerger assisted Leo Duffield to put some roofing
on Thursday afternoon, and later to saw some wood.

Ray Cox assisted John Scott to shred corn fodder
Tuesday afternoon.

Walter Bond assisted Ray Cox with his wood cutting
Monday.

Marion Manchester was a Leon caller Friday afternoon.

Steel tubing has recently been distributed along North
Boulevard to replace the majority of the bridges along the
route where the road is finally improved.

It seems we made a mis-statement last week, which we
did not realize at the time, neither until the last day of the
open season on quail opened with a bang. Thus we would
not be surprised to know that munitions stock had showed a
marked upward trend for a day or so at least. We are sorry
for the little slip, but assure the reader it was unintentional,
and at the same time premature.

The barn on the Bert Anderson farm was completely
destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. We learn the cause
of the fire is unknown, and that the loss was only partially
covered by insurance.

Mr. and Mrs. Well R. Petticord of Decatur attended
services at Franklin Sunday and spent the afternoon in the
Leo Duffield's.

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Ryan and family were among those
from a distance who attended services at Franklin on Friday
night.

Rev. and Mrs. Frank Wagner have concluded their series
of meetings at Franklin, and returned to their home in
Kansas. Baptismal rites were administered immediately
following the services on Sunday morning.

Rolly Leonard had the misfortune to fall through the floor
in his store last week. The result is a new floor in the
shop. Incidentally, had it been a customer, we would not
have been so speculative.

And now that the X-Mas is rapidly approaching, may we
extend a hearty wish for a very Merry Christmas.

Mrs. Duffield Passed Away Tuesday,
Dec. 26

Due to complications resulting from pneumonia, Mrs.
Sidney Ann Duffield, 81 years old last May, passed away
Tuesday afternoon at her home five miles southwest of
Garden Grove.

In death Mrs. Duffield is survived by three sons, David L.
of Lineville; John C. of Des Moines, and Leo W. of Garden
Grove; two daughters, Mrs. Ella Petticord and Miss Anna
Duffield, both of Garden Grove and a host of other relatives
and friends.

Mr. Duffield preceded Mrs. Duffield in death about 10
years ago.

Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon at 2:00
o'clock at the Franklin Church with the Rev. A.L. Sears in
charge.

Burial will be in the cemetery near the church.

An obituary will follow later.

Obituary

Sidney Ann Duffield

Sidney Ann Kob was born May 1, 1858 to Lewis M.
and Anna Kob, being the eldest of five children.

Her sisters and brothers were: Jemima Kob, who
passed on to her reward January 29, 1937, Mrs. Elizabeth
Kentner, of Clarke county; John Rothrock, who passed
away in 1893, and Phillip, who passed on when about seven
years of age.

She resided on the farm on which she was born, until she
was married January 26, 1879, to Samuel Harry Duffield.

Before her marriage she confessed her Savior, and was
baptised February, 1877, uniting with the Church of the
Brethren.

Although of a quiet disposition, it always pleased her to
hear of anything good being done or said, but she was
grieved to see or hear the evil things.

Following her marriage, she with her husband, went to
live on the homestead he had previously secured in Graham
County, Kansas. While there two daughters were born to
them: Anna Margaret, and Elizabeth. Poor crops and the
grasshopper pest caused them to leave Kansas and return to
her former home in Iowa.

While in this state two sons, John Calvin and David
Lewis, were born. In 1891 the family moved to Merrick
County, Nebraska. Then the following year to Nance
county, Nebraska, where the youngest son, Leo Warren,
was born. In 1893, the family again returned to Iowa to
take up the duties on her father's farm, where she resided the
remainder of her life.

Here the youngest daughter, Avah Zelmina, was born,
and who passed on in 1902.

She attended services of the church whenever she could,
and was able to do so. She greatly enjoyed the revival
services which she was permitted to attend recently,
although unable to understand much that was being said.

And it was with great difficulty that she could get from
her chair at home, to her favorite seat in the church.

Her severe illness and suffering lasted only a few days,
but now she is at rest, and her life will ever stand out as an
inspiration, and benediction to her children.

Our Mother has been summoned home,

Been called to the blissful shore.

Praise God, her spirit is at rest,

And all worldly sufferings are o'er.

The last, ' tho brief, were quite intense,

Yet with patience, them you bore;

Your only murmur was, "Dear Me",

Just that, and nothing more.

Card of Thanks

In our bereavement we are deeply appreciative of the
many acts of kindness on the part of friends. The beautiful
flowers, those sympathetic and consoling words, to persons
instrumental in clearing the snow from the roads and
cemetery, in fact no single act of kindness, convenience or
comfort has passed unobserved, or unappreciated.

Truly, a friend in need is a friend indeed.

Miss Anna Duffield

Mrs. Ella Petticord and children

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Duffield and family

Mr. and Mrs. David L. Duffield and family

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Duffield and family

Transcribed by Barbara Petticord Whitsitt, Jan. 5, 2002