EVA LAIR BUELL

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Mrs. Eva Buell, 58

died of pneumonia Early this morning.

 

   Mrs. Eva Buell, 58, of Portland, Oregon, died at 5:30 o'clock this morning at the Murphy Memorial hospital from pneumonia. Mrs. Buell came here a short time ago to care for her mother, Mrs. W. H. Carpenter, who has been ill since the death of her husband. Mrs. Carpenter is now in Murphy Memorial hospital also.
   Mrs. Buell was a former resident of this county and was born near Stennett, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Laire, pioneers. She is survived by her husband, her mother and one brother, Harry Laire, of Stennett.
   Mr. Buell has been notified of the death and is on his way to Red Oak. Until his arrival funeral arrangements will be pending. The body is at the Bolleau & Thomas undertaking parlor.

CLARK WEIDMAN

 BURIED THURSDAY AFTERNOON

    Funeral services for Clark Weidman, 58, who died at his home, 105 W. Elm St., late Saturday morning of ailments resulting from a paralytic stroke suffered a year and a half ago, were held yesterday afternoon at the Evangelical church in charge of Rev. John A. Deedrick. Serving as pallbearers were his six nephews, Glen and Paul Stafford, Max Weidman, Hilton Weidman, Lloyd Weidman and Clarence Weidman. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. The funeral had been delayed in order that children living in the west might attend.
  Mr. Weidman in his last illness was bedfast but two and a half days prior to his death.
   Clark Weidman was born on a farm in Montgomery county, Feb. 15, 1877, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Weidman. He married on Oct. 5, 1899, in Grant township to Cora Copeland, who survives him along with the following children: Mrs. Jake Meng and Mrs. August Marra, of Jefferson, OR; Harold Weidman, of Red Oak; Mrs. Chas. Marra, of McEiven, OR, and Dwane and Bette Weidman, who live at home here. Besides these he also leaves 12 grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. John Money, of Red Oak, and six brothers, Dick of Essex; Ed, of Creston; Frank, of Los Angeles, CA;  Joe, of Watson, MO; P.H., of Elliott, and Doc, of Red Oak.
   Mr. Weidman operated a farm in this county until 1917, when he and his family moved to Red Oak and he took over an insurance agency. He was a member of the Evangelical church.

SERVICES TODAY for MRS. CARPENTER, 91

Mrs. Carpenter died July 1st, 1948

 and is buried in Lowman Cemetery

 

    Services were held today at the Sellergren Funeral Home for Mrs. Susan Jane Carpenter, 91, who died Thursday July 1, in Council Bluffs after a two and one-half year illness.
    Rev. William Lee of Elliott officiated. Music was by Mrs. Orrin Carmichael. Bearers were Ray Van Buskirk, Frank Mellot, James Good, Carl Johnson, Arthur Peterson and Emil Peterson.
    The daughter of David and Abby (Sprague) Taft, she was born near Stennett Dec. 3, 1857. She was married twice, to B.F. Laire and W. H. Carpenter.
    A member of the Union Church at Stennett, she is survived by a stepson, Earl Carpenter of Red Oak; six grandchildren, Mrs. Glen Gilchrist of Alliance, NE, Mrs. Glen Woods , Loring Laire, Mervin Laire, Gerald Laire and Newell Laire, all of Red Oak.

WILLIAM A. WESTOVER DIED TUESDAY
                                                                    
Services Will Be Held in Grant Friday.

  William A. Westover, 64, brother of Mrs. W. A. Focht, of Red Oak, and a tenant on the Wm. Gardener ranch two miles southwest of Grant, died at his homes Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock from heart trouble. Mr. Westover had been in ill health for the past year and a half. His late illness confined him to his bed since Friday, August 21.
    Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the home at 2 o'clock and at the Methodist Church in Grant at 2:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. Breeding, of Lewis, a former pastor of the Grant Church. Serving as pallbearers will be George W. Stinemates, A.C. Stinemates, Fred Kenworthy, Earl Coucier, Ralph Gridley, and Jake Miller, of Grant and vicinity. Burial will be in the Grant Cemetery. (Milford/East Grant Cemetery)
    William A. Westover was born in Austin, MN, June 3, 1872, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Westover. He came with his parents to Iowa in 1890, locating in northeastern Montgomery County. August 4, 1902, he was married at Red Oak to Mirtle Copeland. Shortly after their marriage they located on the Wm. Gardner ranch near Grant which has been their home for the past 33 years. Mr. Westover was a member of the Church of Christ.
    Besides his widow, Mrs. Mirtle Westover, he is survived by two sons and five daughters. They are Fred Westover and William Westover Jr. living near Grant; Mrs. Albert Adams, of Elliott; Mrs. George Courcier, of Grant; Mrs. Goldie Weston, of Grant; Mrs. Harry Weston of Jefferson, Oregon; and Mrs. Ted Weston, of Grant, and 24 grandchildren. Two children are deceased. He is also survived by two sisters and one brother, Mrs. William A. Focht, of Red Oak; Mrs. Anna Disdrow, of Rydgate, Montana and Edward Westover, of Waukau, Wisconsin.
   ( Newspaper dated Thursday, August 27, 1936)

CHARLES EDGAR COPELAND, 73, retired farmer, lifelong resident of Montgomery County, native of Elliott; at Red Oak, Services at Perryman-Nelson Chapel, Red Oak. Survivors: wife, Delia; 5 daughters, Mrs. Ernest Waage, Mrs. Roy Hagglund and Mrs. Vincent Messner, all of Red Oak; Mrs. John Coulter, Whittier, CA; and Mrs. Al Blengno, San Mateo, CA; sons, Charles, Red Oak; Marion, Compton, CA; and Wayne, Long Beach, CA; 17 grandchildren, one great grandchild.