Albertus Hobert "Bert" Maxon (1870-1939)

BISH, KNOX, LEONARD, MAXON, THOMPSON, SMITH

Posted By: Eileen Reed (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:56

June 3, 1870 --- June 29, 1939

DEATH TAKES BERT MAXON

Funeral Services for Eagle Grove Barber Will Be Sunday.

Bert Maxon, 69, a former Webster City resident, died yesterday afternoon at his home in Eagle Grove, death being caused by a stoke of paralysis.

He was a barber at Eagle Grove, where he had lived for about ten years. Previous to that he lived in Woolstock and Webster City where he was in the barber business for more than 40 years.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:30 o’clock at the Wilson funeral parlor in Eagle Grove. Burial will be made in Graceland cemetery, here, with a brief service at the grave.

He leaves his wife and the following children: Keith, Clare, Thelma, Robert, Shirley and Larry, all of Eagle Grove, Harold and Mrs. Reed Thompson (Ruth) of Webster City, and Mrs. George C. Smith (Arlene) of Cedar Rapids.

His mother, Mrs. Emma E. Maxon, city, two brothers, Thad, of Chicago, and Harry, of Webster City, and a sister, Mrs. Cora Knox, of Redlands, Cal., also survive.

Daily Freeman Journal --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
June 30, 1939

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Obituary Albertus H. Maxon

Albertus H. Maxon was born on June 3, 1870, at Footvllle, Wis., the son of N. L. and Emma E. Maxon. Albertus Maxon died on June 29, 1939, aged 69 years and 26 days, at his home in Eagle Grove, after a long Illness.

Mr. Maxon came to Iowa with his parents while still a youngster, and grew up in the vicinity of Webster City. He received a good education in the schools of the community and was active in church work, becoming a member of the newly organized Church of Christ in 1893.

When he was 21, Mr. Maxon left his parents' farm and entered the barbering trade, a profession he followed for more than 40 years, having shops in Webster City, Woolstock, Eagle Grove and Williams.

In 1893, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Leonard, of Woolstock, and to this union were born three children: Harold and Ruth (Mrs. Reed Thompson), both of Webster City, and Arlene (Mrs. George C. Smith), of Cedar Rapids.

Mr. Maxon was married again in 1913 to Freda Bish of Webster City. To this union, six children were born: Keith, Clare, Thelma, Robert, Shirley and Larry. All reside in Eagle Grove.

Besides his wife, children and his aged mother, Mr. Maxon leaves two brothers, Thaddeus of Barrington, Ill., and Harry of Webster City; and a sister Mrs. Cora Knox, of Redlands, Calif., to mourn his passing.

Albertus Maxon was a kind husband and father, and will be missed sorely in the home and also the community of Eagle Grove, where he had resided for the past ten years.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Wilson's Chapel, in charge of Rev. Don Crewdson, of Webster City, and interment was in the family lot in Graceland cemetery at Webster City.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
July 6, 1939

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[Transcriber’s Note: Transcribed as published. Albertus Hobert Maxon in the Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 Name: Albertus Maxon Birth Place: Wis. Marriage Date: 20 Aug 1893 Marriage Place: Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa Father: N. L. Maxon Mother: Emma L. Richards Spouse: Mary Leonard. Iowa, Select Marriages Records, 1880-1940 for Albertus Hubert Maxson 1913-1914 (Sac-Wright) Name: Albertus Hubert Maxson Age: 44 Birth Year: abt 1869 Birth Place: Footville, Wisconsin Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1913 Marriage Place: Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Father: Norman Lester Maxson Mother: Emma Evelin Maxson Spouse: Freda Loretta Bish Age: 18 Father: Albert John Bish Mother: May Meluinco Bish. Copied from the January 8, 1970, Keith Maxon obituary: Everett Keith Maxon was born June 2, 1914, at Webster City, Iowa, the son of Albertus Hobert and Freda Loretta Bish Maxon.]