Isaac John Gifford (1928)

BRADLEY, BULLIN, CALLOWAY, COX, CUNNINGHAM, EASTER, GIFFORD, HARWOOD, HEITKAMP, LITTLER, PORTER

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 8/7/2004 at 14:40:45

Winterset Madisonian
September 27, 1928

Isaac J. Gifford, a former resident of Madison county, died at his home in Boone last Thursday, September 20th. Mr. Gifford came to this county with his parents when he was a small child and they settled on a farm near Peru. He had made Peru his home since that time until last year when he moved to Boone.

The deceased was 71 years of age, having been born near Carlisle, November 9, 1856. He was married to Sarah A. Porter September 28, 1882, and she died September 16, 1894. Five children were born to them, however. One died in infancy and the others surviving their father are: Ben, of Scranton; John T., of Des Moines; and Mrs. Lottie Harwood and Mrs. Iva Bullin, of Peru.

On October 21, 1896, he was married to Sarah Littler, who died December 6, 1916. They are survived by six children, Mrs. Dorothy Cunningham and Miss Cleo Gifford of Des Moines; Harold Gifford, of Thayer; Mrs. Susie Cox, of Winterset and Frank and Mrs. Sylvia Porter of Peru.

Mr. Gifford was married to Eveline Calloway on January 18, 1918 and she died December 9, 1922. He was again married to Sophie Heltkamp, April 27, 1923, and she survives him.

Besides his wife and children, Mr. Gifford is survived by two brothers and three sisters: Grant Gifford and Mrs. Chloa Gorman, of Durango, Colorado, Mrs. Anna Bradley, Van Buren, Arkansas; Mrs. Maria Easter, of Oklahoma, and Charles F. Gifford of Peru.

September 15, 1904, he was appointed rural mail carrier and he filled this position satisfactorily until he was retired on account of his age November 8, 1923. He was a member of the Masonic lodge, I.O.O.F. and M.W.A. lodge orders

Funeral services were conducted at one o’clock Sunday at the church at Peru, by the Rev. Mr. Morris, and burial was in the Peru cemetery.