James A. Reed (1928)
HICKS, PHINEY, PHIPPS, REED
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 3/20/2011 at 09:01:29
Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 2, 1928
Page 9Truro
The funeral services of James Reed, who died at Creston, were held here Wednesday from the M. E. church at two o’clock with interment at the Young cemetery.
________________________The Creston Daily Advertiser
Creston, Iowa
Friday, July 20, 1928
Page 2, Column 1James A. Reed Of Creston Dies
James A. Reed, 210 South Peterson avenue, passed way at 3:30 Thursday afternoon at Greater Community hospital where he had been a patient for the past two weeks, following and operation. His body was taken to the Roland funeral home, where it will rest until the arrival of his widow from the west, where she has been visiting.
Mr. Reed, who was 82 years old, is survived by his widow, three sons, Sanford of Rossie, Edward of Medford Ore., and Donald, at home, and three daughters, Mrs. Vorene Hicks of Kansas City, and Dorothy and Thelma, at home.
Funeral arrangements have not been made but will be announced later.
________________________The Creston Daily Advertiser
Creston, Iowa
Tuesday, July 24, 1928
Page 2, Column 1Reed Funeral Time Is Fixed
Funeral services for James A. Reed of Creston, who died Thursday at Greater Community hospital, will be held at 2 o’clock tomorrow afternoon at the Methodist church of Truro and burial will take place at Truro. The body may be viewed by friends this evening and tomorrow forenoon at the Roland funeral home.
________________________The Truro News
Truro, Iowa
Friday, August 3, 1928
Page 1, Column 3James A. Reed.
James A. Reed son of William and Susannah Porter Reed, was born in Carroll Co., Ohio, August 31, 1845 and died in the Hospital at Creston, Iowa, July 19, 1928 aged 82 years, 10 months and 11 days.
He came with his parents to Montezuma, Iowa, in the fall of 1854 and in the Spring of 1855 they came to Madison County and settled on a farm in Scott township, where he lived until 1858 when he came to Ohio township and made his home with his sister, Mrs. S. M. Creger until he was twenty-one years of age.
In the year 1867 he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Phipps and to this union were born four children. Sanford F. of Rossie, Iowa, Ed of Medford, Oregon, Mrs. Corine Hicks, of Kansas City, Mo. and Robert of Kirksville, Mo. he resided on a farm north of Truro until 1889 when he and family moved to Decatur Co., where he lived several years, later going to Creston, Ia., where he was married to Mrs. Sarah Phiney, November 25, 1901.
To them were born three children Ronald of Creston and Dorothy and Thelma at home.
After his marriage they moved to Corning, Iowa, where they lived several years. They then moved to Lamoni where they were in the Hotel business. They then moved to Osceola and about eight years ago they moved to Creston where he and his wife conducted a rooming house until in the spring when it was destroyed by fire.
His health has been declining since that time and five weeks ago he entered the Hospital where he underwent two surgical operations in an effort to regain it but all efforts proved unavailing and he passed to the great beyond.
He was a man of utmost integrity and honesty, an excellent citizen, a kind and loving father and all who knew him loved him.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, four sons, three daughters, two step-sons, one step-daughter, nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
The funeral services were held Wednesday July 25, 2 p. m. at the M. E. of Truro, Iowa, by Rev. C. R. Young, pastor. After which the body was laid to rest in the Young Cemetery.
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