EDWARDS, Stella vivian (Kiley) Brundage 1876-1953

EDWARDS, KILEY, BRUNDAGE, GREEN, KEISTER, BRINCKEN, WAKEFIELD

Posted By: Diane M Scott (email)
Date: 7/21/2012 at 14:22:35

Stella Vivian (Kiley) Brundage Edwards – March 29, 1876 – July 8, 1953

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WIDOW OF FORMER IOWA PASTOR DIES

Nora Springs – Mrs. Stella Vivian Kiley Edwards, widow of the Rev. Ira E. Edwards, died recently in a hospital at Cedar Rapids, where she had resided for 35 years. Death followed a brief illness.

She was born March 29, 1876, at Rockford, and lived all her young life in Nora Springs.

At an early age, she was married to Dr. Myron Brundage, a Nora Springs boy. He was head doctor at the Rock Springs, Wyoming Hospital. After his death, she and Mr. Edwards were married, and they served several Baptist churches in Iowa. He was pastor for a number of years in Cedar Rapids.

Mrs. Edwards is survived by three daughters; Mrs. Donald Keister of Cedar Rapids; Ellen Edwards of Rockford, Illinois; and Mrs. Paul Green of Cedar Lake, Indiana; four sons; Orvil Edwards of Crown Point, Indiana; Leonard Edwards of Waterloo; Alvin Edwards of Moline and Ralph Edwards of Hammond, Indiana; one sister; Mrs. Herman Brincken of Long Beach, California; 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Mason City Globe Gazette, July 31, 1953

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Stella Vivian Kiley was born March 29, 1876 in Rockford, the daughter of Jerry Kiley and Nettie Barton. She died July 8, 1953.

She married Dr. Myron Brundage, the son of Andrew and Lydia Brundage. He was born April 5, 1872 in Iowa and died Septembere 4, 1907.
They had one daughter June Brundage born June 4, 1906, died March 1974. She married Donald Merle Keister.

She married Rev. Ira Emmett Edwards, the son of Levi and Ellen (Conley) Edwards. Ira was first married to Jessie Wakefield, the daughter of Leonard and Martha (Stowers) Wakefield. Jessie January 22, 1913.

All the living children, other than Mrs. Donald Keister were children of Ira and Jessie Edwards.