Obituary: Coral Belle Miller
Funeral services for Mrs. J. C. Christensen, 47, were held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Morgan funeral home, with Dr. W. H. Blancke, pastor emeritus of the Newton Lutheran church, in charge.
Music was furnished by Mrs. A. F. Henning and Mrs. William Benjamin, who sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," and "Jesus Lover of My Soul."
The body is being kept at Morgan funeral home, pending arrival of Mrs. Christensen's adopted daughter from California. Interment will probably be made Tuesday afternoon in Sugar Grove cemetery.
Cora Bell Christensen, daughter of L. J. and Gertrude Clement Miller was born February, 2, 1891, near Metz, Ia., and died June 10, 1938. She spent her entire life in and near Newton, where she followed the profession of nursing until her health failed her about five years ago.
In 1910, she was united in marriage to William Bale, and in 1915 she married Frank Higby. The couple adopted a daughter, Mary Laurine Higby of Oakland, Calif., and raised Leonard Higby of Kansas City, MO.
On August 7, 1937, she was united in marriage to J. C. Christensen at Cedar Falls.
She was a member of the Lutheran church of Newton and the Woodmen Circle and the Maccabees.She is survived by her husband; two step sons, Eldon and Robert Christensen; and one step daughter, Margaret Christensen; the adopted children, Mary Laurine Higby and Leonard Higby; two brothers, Burl Miller of Cedar Falls and Sergeant Harold E. Miller of Company I. 30 Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco, Calif.; also two nieces and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents. ~ The Newton Daily News, March 13, 1938.
Harry Clement, World War Veteran.Died March 28th
Harry W. Clement, of near Metz, a world war veteran, died at the home of his parents, near Metz, Mar. 28th. Funeral services were held March 29th from the Metz church, with interment at Sugar Grove cemetery.
Harry W. Clement was born Dec. 26, 1893, near Newton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clement. His early life was spent near Prairie City and later in the Metz vicinity, where he grew to manhood. He was married to Lena Edna Turner on July 5, 1918, and to this union one son, John William Clement, was born.
On July 25, 1918, he enlisted in the United States Army and sailed for Europe on the Rotterdam that fall. He was ranked as a corporal, but upon his arrival in Europe he answered a call for volunteer nurses.
Injured In World War
During a gas attack, Mr. Clement was stricken with blindness in an attempt to save an officer, who had lost his gas mask. He was taken to the K. C. hospital at Bourbonne-Les-Bains where he was confined for six weeks. The gas affected his throat and lungs. He died March 28, 1932, at the home of his parents in Metz, following a lingering illness from tuberculosis.
He was converted at Metz in 1910 and became a charter member of the Baptist church. When the Baptist church was disbanded in Metz, he became a charter member of the Four Square Gospel church in Newton, with which church he was affiliated at the time of his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife, who died April 29, 1920. He is survived by a son, John William; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clement of Metz and a brother, A. H. Clement of Boulder, Colo.
Members of the Newton post of Veterans of Foreign Wars served as pallbearers, including Lee Jones, Carl Johnson, George Minor, L. R. Mudd, O. R. Yunker and Vern Nauman. Glen Britain, Lee Rucker and L. H. Zimmerman carried the colors.
Members of the V. F. W. Auxiliary who attended the services were Mrs. Gus Wolfrank, Mrs. Charles Schwarz, Mrs. Lee Rucker, Mrs. Tom Finley, Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mrs. George Minor, Mrs. Ivan Woody, Mrs. Robert Cochrane, Mrs. Dan Pierce, Mrs. Roy Hipsley, and Mrs. James Warrick. ~ Colfax Tribune, April 7, 1932.
Metz Woman To Be Buried Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Clement who died Thursday morning at her home near Metz, will be held from the Metz church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Burial will be made at the Metz cemetery.
Mrs. Clements was born in Kentucky in 1899 [actually 1900] and moved with the family to a farm northwest of Metz four years ago. She was formerly Miss Lena Turner and was well known among the people of the vicinity in which she resided. She was married to Harry Clement of Metz in 1918 and since that time she and her husband have resided on a farm near that place. She has been active in the church work and all the social affairs of the community and her death will mean the loss of a good wife and constant helpmate.
She is survived by her husband, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Turner, four brothers, Herman, Perry, Hilliad and Vernon and one sister, Mrs. Carrol Dickerson of Metz. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 30, 1920.
107. Edith Grace Cannon
FINAL SERVICES HELD TUESDAYFOR MRS. BELL
Services were held Tuesday at 2 o'clock in the Murdoch Funeral home for Mrs. Ira A. Bell, who succumbed Saturday in the Skiff Memorial hospital, Mrs. Bell had been in failing health for the past two years, during which she had undergone surgery and treatment in the State University of Iowa hospital. She was admitted to the local hospital in less than two weeks after memorial services were held for her son, Sergeant Robert M. Bell, who was killed in action in Belgium...Pall bearers were, John Hitchler, Homer Clement, Elmer Lind, George Herwehe, Harvey Jennings and John C. Donnal. Dr. Loren M. Edwards, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which Mrs. Bell was an active member, was in charge and interment was in the Sugar Grove cemetery. During the services, Mrs. Maurice Rodgers sang "In the Garden" and "Rock of Ages," accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Jackson at the organ. Mrs. EE Hesson and Mrs. Allan Blair were in charge of the floral arrangements...Edith Grace Cannon was born on January 8 1889 in Poweshiek county to John and Eva (Bruce) Cannon. In her early childhood the family moved to a farm in the Metz community, where she grew to womanhood. She attended the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls and taught in Jasper county rural schools for six years. On Christmas Day, 1913, she was united in marriage to Ira A. Bell, and in 1923 they moved to Newton. To this union were born six children, three of whom survive. In addition to Robert, she was preceded in death by a son and daughter, Albert, 5, and Eva, 3, who died in 1919 and a sister Mrs. Florence Twombley...Surviving are, her husband, two sons, Pvt. Edgar Bell of Fort Lewis, Washington, who returned to Newton for the services and Max, 15, a sophomore student in the local high school, one daughter, Ruby, a senior student, two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Edgar Bell of Newton, and Mrs. Robert M. Bell of Des Moines, two grandchildren, Sandra Kay and Larry bell, both of Newton and one brother, George Cannon also of here...Mrs. Bell was a past president of J.O.C. Sunday School class of the First Methodist church and a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service. Out-of-town relatives and friends attending the services were, Mrs. Clyde Wallace of Cambridge, Ohio, Dr. J.H. Bruce of Ft. Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Ed McHarg of Brooklyn, Mrs. Ella Bollehoefer of Marshalltown, Mary Rockafellow of West Liberty, and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Somers, Helen McCommonn and Winona. ~ Newton Daily News, March 3, 1945
Obituary: Ira A. Bell, 83, Dies Wednesday;.Rites Saturday
Ira A. Bell, 83 of 123 E. 2nd St. S., a resident of Newton for 63 years, died Wednesday at the Skiff Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Christian Church. The Rev. Ray Barnett, pastor of the church, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Newton Union Cemetery. Friends may call at the Toland-Wallace Funeral Home after 9 a.m. Friday. Memorial contributions to the First Christian Church Memorial Fund will be accepted.
Survivors are his wife, Nettie; two sons, Edgar Bell of Des Moines and Max Bell of Boone; two step-sons, Lowell Thompson and Robert Thompson, both of Grinnell; a daughter, Ruby Bollhoefer of West Chicago, Ill.; a step-daughter, Ann Schuele of Naperville, Ill,; 12 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a brother, George Bell of New Philadelphia, Ohio.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Edith Cannon Bell; two sons, Robert during World War II and Albert in 1919; a daughter, Eva in 1919; and a sister. Mr. Bell, a member of the First Christian Church, was honored for 25 years of service at the Maytag Co.
The son of Albert M. and Viola Phelps Bell, he was born Aug. 12, 1891 in Xenia, Ohio. He was married to Nettie Thompson Feb 12, 1949 at Nashua. ~ Newton Daily News Sept 18 1974
221. Albert Bell
Death Visits Home Twice in Two Weeks
For the second time within two weeks the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bell of Metz is plunged into deep mourning. Little Albert Henry Bell, aged five, succumbed to cholera infantum, yesterday morning after a struggle of three weeks against the dread disease. This bright little lad was the pride of the family and a universally favorite with his playmates. The blow to his parents is a heavy one for only two weeks ago the daughter Eva was buried. The funeral for this tiny boy was held today at the Metz church. The Rev. Moore of Reasnor conducting the services. Interment was made in the Metz cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, October 29, 1919.
108. George R. Cannon
George Cannon Rites Saturday; Dies Tuesday
Funeral services for George Ray Cannon, 74, of Mystic, a former longtime resident of Jasper County, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Johnson Chapel. The Rev. Lawrence H. Athey, retired Methodist minister, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Mr. Cannon will lie in state at the Johnson Chapel after 4 p.m. today...Survivors are six sons, George W. of Newton, Harlan of Prairie City, John of Immocholee, Fla., Floyd of Canoga Park, Calif., Bruce of Lancaster, Calif., and Dolar of Des Moines and 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sister, first wife in 1944 and his second wife in 1961...Mr. Cannon was a member of the Metz Community Church. The son of John and Eva Bruce Cannon, he was born July 29, 1890 in Poweshiek County. He was married to Esther Cross Dec. 28, 1913 at Lorimor. After the death of his wife in 1944, he was married to Anna Zimmerman Jan. 26, 1946 in Des Moines...A retired farmer Mr. Cannon spent the majority of his life in the Metz community in Jasper County and resided for the past 15 years near Centerville. Mr. Cannon died Tuesday evening at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Centerville.~ Newton Daily News, July 13, 1965.
Mrs. Cannon Dies Here
Mrs. George Cannon, 49, Succumbs at Local Hospital Sunday Morning...Mrs. George Cannon, 49-year-old wife of a Jasper county farmer, succumbed at the Skiff Memorial hospital Sunday morning at 6:30 o'clock following an operation on June 1. She was admitted to the hospital May 31 after being in failing health for the past few years...Esther Cross, daughter of James and Rebekah Cross, was born on Dec. 18, 1894, near Ira. All of her life except 14 years was spent in Jasper county. They have lived on a farm seven miles northwest of Newton for the past eight years...On December 28, 1913 she married George Cannon, who still survives at Lorimor...Other surviving relatives include six sons, Dolar of Des Moines, George and Bruce at home, Pvt. Harlan C., stationed with the Army in England, John F., aviation machinist mate third class, in California, and Floyd, aviation machinist mate first class, stationed somewhere in the Southwest Pacific; and five sisters, Mrs. Bert Baird of Harrisburg, Neb., Mrs. Coral Caster of Ira, Mrs. Let tie Leak of Des Moines, Mrs. Fern Zen or of Ames and Mrs. Ora Bass of Winter set...She was preceded in death by her parents and one daughter who died in infancy...Mrs. Cannon was a member of the First Methodist church. Funeral service will be held on Thursday afternoon at the Murdoch Funeral home at 2 o'clock with Dr. Loren M. Edwards officiating. Interment will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery. ~ Newton Daily News, June 12, 1944============================================================
FINAL SERVICES HELD HERE FOR MRS. G. CANNON
Funeral services for Mrs. Esther (George) Cannon were held at the Murdoch Funeral home Thursday afternoon, June 15 at 2:00 o'clock, with Dr. Loren M. Edwards, pastor of the First Methodist church, in charge. Mrs. Maurice Rodgers sang, "Rock of Ages" and "Going Home," accompanied by Mrs. R. L. Jackson. Mrs. RE Breckenridge, Mrs. Etta Hadley and Mrs. Elmer Edge were in charge of the floral arrangements. Pallbearers were Wilbur Schnathorst, R.E. Breckenridge, Elmer Kracht, William Hesson, Emerson Morgan, and Elmer Edge. Interment was to the Sugar Grove cemetery...Mrs. Cannon, 49-year old wife of a well-known Jasper county farmer, succumbed at the local hospital following an operation submitted to June 1. She was born near Ira, the daughter of James and Rebekah Cross, and has lived in Jasper county except for 14 years spent in Minnesota...Surviving relatives include six sons, Dolar of Des Moines, George and Bruce at home, Pft. Harlan C., stationed in England, John F., aviation machinist's mate first class, and Floyd aviation machinist's mate third class, stationed somewhere in the Southwest pacific and five sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant daughter, and one sister, Mrs. Millard Smith of Lorimor, who died in 1937. Her son John, stationed in California with the Navy was her to attend the services. ~ Newton Daily News, June 19, 1944.
225. Blanche Cannon
Baby Girl Died Last Evening
Great sorrow came to their home when Blanche, the little six month old baby of Mr. and Mrs. George Cannon of Metz died last night about nine o'clock. A month ago she had pneumonia and had been failing since that time. The chief trouble was with her heart which was left in a very weakened condition. Little Blanche lived but a few short months. She was the first child and had gotten hold of the heart strings of her parents and was becoming a great part of their lives. The funeral will be at the home of Mr. Cannon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Cannon of Metz. The funeral will be held there on account of Great-Grandmother Cannon who would otherwise be unable to attend. Rev. L. B. Daly of Des Moines, pastor of the Metz church, will have charge of the funeral. ~ Newton Daily News, December 9, 1915