BEARDSLEY, Cora Viola 1875 - 1931

BEARDSLEY, PIFER

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"The Burlington, Ia., Hawk-Eye"
Saturday Morning, February 21, 1931
Page 4, Column 7

Mrs. Fred BEARDSLEY Dies At Winfield

Special To The Hawk-Eye
Winfield, Ia., Feb. 20--Mrs. Fred BEARDSLEY passed away at her country home north west of Winfield Thursday morning after an illness of short duration. Her maiden name was PFIEFFER (sic - PIFER) and she was past 56 years of age, her husband died last October, also one son, Albert, preceded her in death. She is survived by one son, Lee of Detroit, Mich.; two brothers, Frank and John and two grandchildren.

The funeral services will be held in Olds church in charge of Rev. Cleworth of Chicago, Ill., at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Deceased was a member of M. E. church.

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"THE NEWS"
Mt. Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa
Wednesday, February 25, 1931
Page FIVE, Column 7

To All Whom It May Concern:

You are hereby notified, That an instrument of writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Cora B. BEARDSLEY, Deceased, having been this day filed, opened and read, Monday, the 23rd day of March 1931 at the hour of 2:00 o'clock, P.M., is fixed for hearing proof of same at the court House, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

Dated February 23rd, 1931.
J. N. Hileman
Clerk District Court,
Publish Feb. 25; March 4, 11.

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"The Burlington HAWK-EYE"
Friday Morning, February 27, 1931
Page 7, Column 5

BEARDSLEY Funeral Held At Olds Church

Special To The Hawk-Eye.

Olds, Ia., Feb. 26--Mrs. Fred BEARDSLEY passed away at her country home 2 miles northeast of Olds last Thursday. Funeral services were held in the Olds congregational church Sunday t 3 p.m. Services were conducted by the Rev. Cleworth of Chicago, assisted by Rev. Waery. Interment at the Fairfield cemetery (note: Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield, IA).

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"The Burlington HAWK-EYE"
Saturday Morning, February 28, 1931
Page 9, Column 2

Obituary

Winfield, Ia., Feb. 27--Cora Viola PIFER was born July 15, 1875, in Shelby county, Illinois, and died Feb. 19, 1931, at the age of 55 years. At the age of 3 years she came with her parents to Edgington, Rock Island county, where on Jan. 18, 1899, she was united in marriage to William Frederick BEARDSLEY, who preceded her in death last Oct. 12.

From this union were born two sons, Elbert Rufus, who preceded her in death in the year 1925, and Lee Roy, now of Detroit, Mich.

For the past 13 years Mrs. BEARDSLEY has lived in the Olds community, during which time she has been a faithful and active member of the Olds church. In her office as a deaconess she has left an example highly worthy of exemplification.

In her life and her endeavors in this office, and in her associations with her fellow church officials her spirit was the personification of simplicity, good will to others, and friendly helpfulness. Faithful to her trust she was interested in the spiritual welfare of others. While her church will miss her service, it rejoices in her eternal gain which is as the Apostle Paul declared--"far better."

Besides the son, Lee Roy, Mrs. BEARDSLEY leaves to mourn her departure two grandchildren, Delbert and Clarence of Des Moines, Ia.; her father, William F. PIFER of Edgington, Ill., and two brothers, Rev. N. F. PIFER of Van Cleve, Ia., and Earl E. PIFER of East Moline, Ill.

Interment was made in the Fairfield cemetery (sic).

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Note: Buried in Lot 2nd.208 with husband William, son Elbert Rufus, and an infant female.