106. Rosemond Ilee Baty
DEATH: Newton Daily News: POLICE CONTINUE PROBE OF FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT
Newton police are continuing their investigation into a pedestrian-pickup truck accident at the northwest corner of the Newton downtown square Saturday morning. The accident took the life of 57-year-old Rosemond Edwards of 1209 N. 4th Ave. W.
Driver of the pickup truck, David W. Snoddy, 25, of Grinnell, in being held in Jasper County jail on a parole violation. He was on parole to the Central Iowa Foundation for Alcoholism for an earlier conviction. Witnesses to the 9:03 a.m. accident said the Snoddy vehicle was southbound on West 2nd St. N. and did not stop at the stop sign but veered across the intersection striking the Newton Home Savings and Loan and then striking Mrs. Edwards before coming to rest.
According to police reports, Snoddy said he was going to park the truck but remembers nothing after that. Other witnesses said Snoddy appeared to have suffered some sort of seizure but it was not confirmed. The truck, owned by I.J. Guidry of the Coralville Roofing Company received an approximate $2000 damage.
Mrs. Edwards' son told Newton police that they had parked their vehicle north of the Newton Home Savings and Loan on their way to the jewelry store and then heard the truck hit the building next door. He did not see the mishap occur.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Toland-Wallace Funeral Home. The Rev. Joe Alexander of Elizabeth City, N.C., former pastor of the Newton Full Gospel Church, will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Survivors are her husband, six sons, Lee Edwards of Stone Mountain, Ga., the Rev. Clifford Edwards and David Edwards, both of Newton, Richard Edwards of Iowa City and Brian and Max Edwards, both at home; two daughters, Mrs. Lewis (Gloria) Spencer of Decatur, Ga., and Carol Edwards of Avondale Estates, Ga.; 11 grandchildren and her mother, Mrs. Lola Baty of Newton.Also surviving are two brothers, Carrol and John Baty, both of California; and eight sisters, Mrs. Virgil (Miriam) Hayes, Mrs. Max (Lorraine) Specht and Mrs. Bill (Doris) Immell, all of California, Mrs. Gerald (Pauline) Britsch of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Gordon (Faith) Specht of Lamar, Colo., Mrs. Lynn (Junella) Shunk of Perinton, Mich., and Mrs. Vernon (Winona) Tool and Mrs. Alfred (Dena) Couch Sr., both of Newton. She was preceded in death by her father and a sister, Elda.
Mrs. Edwards was a member of the Full Gospel Church. She had been employed by the Rest Haven Nursing Home. The daughter of Roy Newton and Lola Hitchler Baty, she was born Oct. 12, 1918 in Newton and attended Newton schools.
(Research):Obituary: Wilbur E. Edwards.
Wilbur Eugene Edwards, 75, of Rt. 4, Newton, a longtime resident of Newton, died early today, Feb. 28, at his farm home following a heart attack. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home. The Rev. Clifford Edwards and the Rev. John Moorloch will conduct services. Burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday. Visitation with the family will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Survivors are his wife, Neola, six sons, Lee of Penfield, Ga., the Rev. Clifford of Atlanta, Ga., David of Newton, Richard of Waco, Texas, Brian of Des Moines and Max of Elizabeth City, N.C., two daughters, Gloria (Mrs. Lewis) Spencer of Atlanta, Ga., and Carol (Mr. George) Pierce of Columbus, Ga.; 25 grandchildren; and 12 great grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Viola Anthony and Ethel Friends, both of Ukiah, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, the former Rosemond Baty, Oct 18, 1975, and an infant grandchild.
Mr. Edwards, a member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, had been employed at Thomberts Inc. for 30 years, retiring in 1980. The son of Edgar Jefferson and Bertha Hammer Edwards, he was born Feb. 2, 1916 in Ames. He was married to Neola Meredith Brayton March 25, 1980 in Newton. Mr. Edwards had resided in Georgia for two years. Wilbur was the vice president of Thombert, Inc., a plastics fabrication firm in Newton. In his later years, after his marriage to Neola, Wilbur attended the t. Zion Methodist Church where he was a member of the board. ~ Newton Daily News, Thursday, Feb. 28, 1991
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Death Certificate: Wilbur Eugene Edwards, death date: Feb. 28, 1991 Address: Route 4, Newton, IA birthplace: Ames, IA ssn: 483-10-5428 father: Edgar Jefferson Edwards mother: Bertha Hammer Informants Name: David Edwards Burial: Sugar Grove Cemetery Funeral Home: Wallace Pence Funeral Home, PO Box 576 Newton, IA Cause of death: Acute Myocardial Insufficiency; coronary arteriosclerosis and occulision.
108. Miriam Maxine Baty
(Research):Obituary: Miriam Hayes February 6, 1989
AZUSA, Calif. Ñ Miriam Baty Hayes of Azusa, Calif., a former Newton resident, died Monday, Feb. 6, of complications following heart by-pass surgery. Services and burial will be in California. Survivors are her husband, Virgil; a son, Virgil Jr. of Pamona, Calif.; two daughters, Ruth Dickens of Mount Vernon, Mo. and Betty Milius of Valinda, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her mother, Lola Baty; six sisters, Doris Immell, Winona Clark and Dena Couch, all of Newton, Lorraine Specht of Lompoc, Calif., Faith Specht of Lamar, Colo. and Junella Shunk of London, Ohio; and two brothers, John Baty of Pamona, Calif., and Carrol Baty of El Monte, Calif. She was the daughter of Roy and Lola Baty. ~From an original newpaper article pasted in Dorothy HayesÕ scrap book
Bill had two children by a previous marriage: Wayne and Deborah.
(Research):Obituary: William E. Immell
William E. "Bill" Immell, 60, of 1538 W 14th St. S., a resident of Newton since 1988, died Monday evening, Sept. 4, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Graveside rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Adams, associate pastor of the Community Heights Alliance Church, will conduct services. Friends may call at Wallace-Pence Funeral Home after noon Wednesday. Visitation with the family will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions to the American Lung Association will be accepted.
Survivors are his wife, Doris; a son, Wayne of Riverside, Calif.; two daughters, Judith (Mrs. Michael) Hartman of West Covina, Calif.; and Deborah (Mrs. Sheldon) Gill of Murrieta, Calif; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, June (Mrs. John) Burns of Indianapolis, Ind. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Immell, a Navy veteran of World War II, was in the printing industry. A self-employed lithographer, Mr. Immell had owned M & M Photo Plate Co. of Los Angeles, Calif. The son of Marshall and Cleo Myers Immell, he was born July 22, 1929 at Greenwood, Ind., attended Indianapolis, Ind. schools and was graduated from high school in the Hawaiian Islands.
He was married to Doris Baty Oct. 26, 1961 in Arcadia, Calif. Mr. Immell had resided in Big Bear Calif., for nearly six years before moving to Oklahoma for four years, prior to moving to Newton. ~ The Newton Daily News, Sept 5, 1989.