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Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 19, 1973
Mrs.
Emma Heber native
of county
Mrs. Emma Heber, formerly Emma Steeve of Clarinda, died Sunday in a
hospital at Los Angeles, Cal. While her illness of recent years had been
serious, her final illness was only a few weeks and she was in the hospital 10
days.
Mrs. Heber was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Steeve [Lisette
Hartstack], born
in Page County. She left for California in 1927. Her husband, Henry Heber, died 11 years ago.
She has seven brothers and sisters who survive her. Mrs.
Fred (Esther) Meyer, Edward Steeve, Hugo Steeve and Walter Steeve are of the local community. Robert
Steeve is of
Minnesota, Mrs.
Frances Stedman
of Fullerton, Cal, and Mrs. Lorena Paul of Mason City. A brother, Otto Steeve, died three months ago.
She had retired from her active years as a trained nurse.
She will be buried beside her late husband in Glendale, Cal.
The family is arranging for a memorial in her name with
the American Cancer Society.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday February 15, 1973
Loper directed Clarinda CPA
William Howard Loper, 88, of Villisca died Feb 13 at Colonial Manor in
Corning following a long illness. He was director of the Clarinda PCA for many
years.
Funeral services will be Friday, Feb 16 at 2 pm at
Sutphen Funeral Home in Villisca.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday February 8, 1973
Mrs.
Opal Johnson
burial at Harlan
Services
for Mrs. Opal (Olie) Johnson, 76, mother of Mrs. Ruth L. Harper of Harlan, were held Feb 2 at
the United Methodist Church in Audubon and burial was in the cemetery at
Harlan.
Mrs. Johnson was an occasional visitor when Mrs. Harper lived in Clarinda. She was born
at Linden, Ia, and death came to her Jan 31 at Audubon.
Her husband, Olie, survives her as do two children, Donald
Holmes of
Wellington, Mo, and Mrs. Harper at Harlan, five sisters and brothers, Iona Conrad and Maurice Runge of Spencer, [Jennie] Lucille Phipps of Oakland, Cal, Lloyd
Thornburg of
Florida and Herschel Thornburg of California; eight grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. A nephew, Dennis Thornburg, of Red Oak was reared as a son.
[Bankston,
Eldred Hiram "Bud"]
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 5, 1973
Bankston was NM resident
NEW MARKET - Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Pratt [Essie Leona] received word of the death of
Mrs. Pratt's brother, Bud [Eldred Hiram] Bankston Jan 24 at Salem, Ore. following
a heart attack.
"Bud" was a former resident of New Market, graduated in
1927 from the New Market High School. He was the son of the late W. [illiam]
H. [iram] and Edna [Meisenheimer] Bankston and he is survived by his wife, Leota [Grace
Peckham]. His
four sisters are Mrs. Jean Hughes, Mrs. Edith Johnson, Mrs. Pearl Zurcher of Foster, Ore, and Mrs. Ralph
Pratt of New
Market and brother Evan Bankston of Salem, Ore.
He was in the Marine Corp, during World War II, and was a
member of the American Legion and Masonic Lodge.
Funeral services and interment were at Salem. Ore., Jan
27.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday January 22 1973
Fine resident of Siam area
Clem Fine, 82, lifetime farmer and implement dealer in the Siam
vicinity, died this Monday at 9:30 am of a heart attack, resulting from an
illness which has caused him to be in the Clarinda Municipal Hospital for a
week.
Services will be arranged through Swanson Funeral Home at
Hopkins.
Fine was born on the farm within a quarter of a mile of his
home, and his entire life has been in the Siam community.
He has two sons, Harold and Roy, and two daughters, Mrs.
Eldon (Irene) Vardaman and Mrs. Lester (Doris) Carter, the latter of Maitland, Mo. Roy is in the veterans hospital at
Omaha. Mrs. Fine
died several years ago.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday January 22, 1973
Effie
Thompson
services Sunday
Funeral services for Effie Thompson, 80, of Clarinda were held
Sunday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home following her death Friday at municipal
hospital where she had been for only a few hours. She had made her home for two
years at West Heights Manor.
Ellis Tyson and Dan Sherick officiated at the service. Mrs. Grace Perry was
organist and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Farquhar singers. Casket bearers were: Robert
McClure, Marion Wilson, Quentin Beemer, Gary Beemer, Jerry Beemer, Emery
Huddle, Orville Brenneman and Gerald Fine. Burial was in the Burch Cemetery
near Braddyville.
Mrs. Thompson was born May 30, 1892, at Braddyville, the daughter of George
and Clara Wilma Hopple Foster.
She is survived by three children: Clair Tinnell of Clarinda, William A Palmer, of Omaha, and Milton S
Palmer of
Dublin, Ohio. There are 14 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Carl
Foster of
Braddyville is a brother.
Step-brothers are Marvin Woldruff and George Woldruff of Clarinda, Glen Woldruff of Hopkins, Mo, and Albert
Woldruff of
Colorado Springs, Colo. Step-sisters are Lois Orme of Hopkins, Vera Clayton of New Market, and Ethel Neal of Vancouver, Wash. She was
preceded
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 26, 1973
Adams
spent life in New Market area
MASON TWP - Claude
A (Babe) Adams,
61, lifelong resident of the New Market area, died Sunday morning at Mercy
hospital in Des Moines where he had been since last Tuesday.
Babe was born April 9, 1911 near
Bedford, the son of [John] Manford [Adams] and Cora Ethel Savage. On Feb 25, 1927, he was married
to Gladys Rankin
who survives. He had worked at the Clarinda Mental Health Institute for 28
years before an injury forced him to retire in 1964. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have lived at their present home
south of New Market since 1954.
Funeral services for Mr. Adams will be at 2:30 pm Wednesday at
Walker Funeral Home with D L Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Memory
cemetery at New Market.
He is survived by his wife of the home, a daughter, Mrs.
Gene (Betty Jo) Maley
of Clarinda and a grandson. There are seven brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Lester (Helen) Parks
of Gravity, Kenneth D. Adams of Las Vegas, Nev, Ray Adams of New Market, Harold Adams of Alamosa, Colo., Mrs.
Margie Knapp,
Blue River, Oregon, Jack Adams, Las Vegas, Nev, and Keith Adams of Osawatomie, Kan.
His mother, Mrs. Ethel Adams lives in New Market He was
preceded in death by brothers, Ronald and Buddy, and a sister, Mrs. Theo Greenway, and his father.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday March 1, 1973
Claude
A. Adams
Last Rites Held February 28
Funeral services for Claude A. (Babe) Adams, 61, lifelong resident of the
New Market area, were held February 28 at Walker Funeral Home with D. L. Robe
officiating. Mr. Adams died February 25 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines where he had been
since February 20. Interment was at Memory Cemetery, New Market.
Babe was born April 9, 1911 near Bedford, the son of [John]
Manford [Adams] and Cora Ethel Savage. On Feb. 25, 1927, he was
married to Gladys Rankin who survives.
He had worked at the Clarinda Mental Health Institute for
28 years before an injury forced him to retire in 1964. Mr. and Mrs. Adams have lived at their present home
south of New Market since 1954.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Ronald and Buddy, and a sister, Mrs. Theo
Greenway, and
his father.
He is survived by his wife, Gladys; a daughter, Mrs. Gene (Betty
Jo) Maley of
Clarinda; a grandson; mother, Mrs. Ethel Adams of New Market; seven brothers
and sisters; Mrs. Lester (Helen) Parks of Gravity, Kenneth D. Adams of Las Vegas, Nev., Ray Adams of New Market, Harold Adams of Alamosa, Colo., Mrs.
Margie Knapp,
Blue River, Oregon, Jack Adams, Las Vegas, Nev., and Keith Adams of Osawatomie. Kan.
[Shoemaker,
Blanchard Mansfield]
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 26, 1973
Blanchard
Shoemaker
former N M resident
NEW MARKET - Blanchard M. [ansfield] Shoemaker, 92, one - time resident of this
community, died Feb 6 at Tillamook, Ore, where he had made his home for many
years.
He had been taken to the hospital with pneumonia on Jan
17. He leaves his wife and two daughters at Tillamook.
He was a member of Independent Order of Odd Fellows No
582 of New Market for 71 years. He had joined the lodge at the age of 21,
living to wear the 70-year jewel of Odd Fellowship.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 26, 1973
AME
Church pastor died in Des Moines
The Rev William H. Burnette, Jr., 51, of Des Moines, who has
been pastor of Clarinda AME church, was found dead at his home Wednesday
morning.
Dr R C Wooters, deputy Polk County medical examiner, said
Rev Burnette
died of a heart attack, placing death at about 10 pm Monday.
The Rev Mr. Burnette was presiding elder of the Des Moines - Quincy
district of the AME Church and had been pastoring the Saint Jacobs AME Church
at Clarinda and the Bethel AME Church at Council Bluffs for two years. Rev
Burnette had
preached at the local church Sunday afternoon and returned to Des Moines. He
had been in Des Moines hospital in January for two weeks with a heart ailment.
In visiting with the members on Sunday he remarked how much better he was
feeling.
Funeral services were held Saturday in Des Moines at the
St Paul AME Church, presiding Bishop being the Rt Rev H Thomas Primm of the
Fourth Episcopal District, AME Church, the eulogy by Rev E P Williams,
presiding elder, Springfield district, Illinois. Pallbearers were Des Moines
pastors.
William H Burnette Jr. was born at St Louis, Mo, July
23, 1921 and had lived in Des Moines since 1958. He leaves a wife, a six - year
old son and a sister. The Rev Mr. Burnette attended Lincoln University at Jefferson City,
Mo, the University of Kansas, Wilber-force (Ohio) University and Columbia
University. He was a member of Omega social fraternity, and the Elks and
Masonic Lodges and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People.
Those attending the funeral service from Clarinda were
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Griggs, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Griggs, Mrs. Ed Baker and Mrs.
Glen King.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 19, 1973
Wise's brother died in Kansas
Graveside service for Glen R. [ay] Wise, 52, will be held at Clarinda
cemetery Thursday at 1:30 pm following the funeral Wednesday at Penwell - Gabel
Funeral Home at Topeka, Kan.
He died Sunday evening at Topeka, which has been his home
since 1948. He was son of Mrs. Harve Brown [Opal Faye Brown] of Clarinda, brother of J.
[ames] C. [ameron] Wise of rural Shambaugh and Mrs. William Parker of Albuquerque, N M. His wife, Winnie
[Winifred Walters],
survives him.
He was born at Flagler, Colo., Feb 13, 1921. During World
War II, he was in service, and has had heavy machinery operation as his
profession. His father, Thomas Glen Wise, died in 1957.
Local arrangements are by Lavelle Funeral Home.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday February 22, 1973
Depew: 33 years in Mason Township
Charley Depew, 87, long - time farmer in the Mason Township area, died
this Thursday morning at his home, and services will be Saturday at the New
Market Church of Christ at 2 pm.
He was born Nov 5, 1885, in Audubon County, the son of John
and Jennie (Kennedy) Depew. He was married to Estella Crouse Dec 11, 1919, the couple
celebrating their golden wedding anniversary in 1969.
He had farmed in Page County and in Colorado, and had
spent the past 33 years in Mason Township. He was a member of the Church of
Christ, attending regularly until recent illnesses.
Besides his wife of the home, he is survived by a son Paul of rural New Market; two
daughters, Leila Depew and Inez Jo Depew of Clarinda; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Cagley of Clarinda; two brothers, George of Bedford and J. A. of Albuquerque; a sister - in -
law, Mrs. Corda Depew of Los Angeles, Cal, and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, LeRoy,
Earl and Don, and a sister, Josephine.
Loren Daly will officiate at the service, with Lois Moore
organist and Shirley Larson soloist. Casketbearers will be Robert Malcom, Dean
Moore, Thomas Harris, Del Damewood, E. C. Bennett and John Harness. Burial will
be in the Clarinda Cemetery.
Walker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ushers will be Merle Harland and Lee Long and Mrs.
Pauline Harland will be at the register.
Memorials may be given for the New Market Church of
Christ, of which he was a member.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 26, 1973
Willis
Philpot
lived at Siam
SIAM (Feb 23) - Willis Philpot, 66, of St Joseph died suddenly
at his home Feb 17. Willis lived at Siam in his early years with the Hugh Reid family and attended school at
Siam and Bedford. He had been a carpenter at St. Joseph. His wife Orra survives. His funeral and burial were at St.
Joseph Tuesday.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Monday February 19, 1973
Wilson died after illness
Robert P. Wilson Jr., 20, of New Market, died Friday evening at
Municipal Hospital after an illness that extended from last October.
The New Market graduate attended school in New Market and
was a junior at Iowa State University at Ames when he became ill. The entire
community joined to assist the family, particularly by contributing towards a
fund for the expenses of the illness, the fund reaching beyond $1,200. He had
been in the hospital for recent weeks.
He was born at Maryville, Mo, April 29, 1952, the son of Robert
and Janette Wolf Wilson.
He is survived by his parents, two brothers, Mark and Mike, and a sister, Julie, of the home. Grandparents are Mrs.
Irma Wolf of
Tucson, Ariz., Mr. and Mrs. Joe I. Edwards of Omaha, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wilson of Hepburn. Great - grandparents
are Glen O'Bryant
of Canton, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. John Young, Spalding, Neb, and Mrs. Clara Carver, Wilmington, Del.
Robert was engaged to Glenda I. Huntsman of New Market. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Craig and his grandfather, S. E.
Wolf.
Funeral services were held this Monday afternoon at
Walker Funeral Home with Carl Cummings officiating. Mrs. Margaret I. Lininger
and Mrs. Grace Perry were in charge of music.
Honorary bearers were Jim I. Radke, Randy Cade, Ed Pace,
Randy Sefrit and Joel McComb.
Casket bearers were Alan Burwell, David Whipp, Kenneth
Carmichael, Steve Larson, Marvin Runyan and Bob Stanley.
Burial was in the Clarinda Cemetery.
Memorials given will be used towards a marker for
Bobbie's resting place.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday February 22, 1973
Clarindan's'
brother died in Wyoming
Estell Curtis Cross, 49, of Atlantic, brother of Ernest Cross and Mrs. Ben (Hillis)
Hayworth of
Clarinda, died Feb 14 at the Veterans hospital in Cheyenne, Wyo. Services were
held Monday at Gibbon, Neb.
He was native of Carbon and businessman at Atlantic
and Guthrie Center for several years. He was married to
Virginia I. Cudaback of Lander, Wyo.
After operating a construction company at Gibbon, Neb, they moved to
Medicine Bow, Wyo.
He is survived by his wife, three daughters and four
sons. His mother is Mrs. E. [lvon] J. Cross [Eliza Robinson], and he has seven brothers and
sisters.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 4, 1973
Colo.
Rites for Donald Marsh
Frank Donald Marsh, 65, of Glenwood Springs, Colo., formerly of
Gravity, died December 15, 1972 in Glenwood Springs. Services were held in
Glenwood Springs followed by services and interment at Douglas, Wyoming.
Frank Donald Marsh was born September 27, 1907, in Gravity, Iowa,
son of Frank [Leonard] and Zula
[Dutton] Marsh.
He graduated from Bedford Iowa High School in 1926.
October
17, 1927, he was united
in marriage to Gladys
Geraldine Herbert
in Chicago, Illinois
where they lived two years. Six children were
born to this union; Doris Knaus, Mary Shaffer and Walter Marsh of Denver, Colorado, Garland
McNare of
Douglas, Wyoming, Howard Marsh of Cortez, Colorado and George Marsh of Foster City, California.
They moved to a farm in Ringgold County, Iowa in 1929 and
farmed there and in Taylor County until 1945 when they moved to Clarinda, Iowa
for a short while before locating in Douglas, Wyoming, where he was employed by
the U.S. Forest Service for ten years. While living there he was an active
member of the Baptist Church.
From there they moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado and
spent the rest of his life there and in Denver, Colorado.
He was a lifetime member of the Odd Fellow Lodge No. 68.
He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church. While
residing in Denver, he was assistant recorder of Ward #6, and also did the same
work for the Glenwood Springs Ward of the Craig Stake.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant
granddaughter, Joyce Campbell, and a grandson, Robert Shaffer.
Surviving is his wife, Gladys Marsh; all his children; 16
grandchildren; his brother, Willard Marsh, of New Market, Iowa; his sister, Thelma
Hughes of
Philomath, Oregon; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Willard Marsh of New Market and Mrs. Chuck Braby of Mount Ayr attended the
services in Glenwood Springs.
[Goecker,
Helena Alvina Renter]
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 4, 1973
Relative
died
Local relatives have received word that Mrs. Ed (Lena)
Goecker died
Wednesday evening at Wessington Springs, S D, and will be brought here for
burial at the Summit Cemetery, Yorktown.
Services are pending.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 4, 1973
Services
delayed for Henry Annan
Funeral services for Henry Annan, 72, had not been set by noon
this Thursday, delayed when his son was unable to leave Kansas City because of
iced highways.
His death came Tuesday at the Shenandoah hospital, where
he had been since Dec 7. He had been in declining health with a lung and heart
condition.
Arrangements for the services are being made at Hackett
Funeral Home in Shenandoah. Interment will be in Polsley cemetery near
Yorktown.
His wife was the former Ruth Montgomery, and she survives with a son, Vernon of Kansas City, three
grandchildren, brother John of Coin, and three sisters, Mrs. Carl (Carrie)
Gillespie of
Clarinda, Mrs. Vern (Rhoda) Hammer of Albany, Calif., and Mrs. James (Wilma) O'Harra of Auburn, Neb.
Mr. Annan had been active with the First Baptist Church in
Shenandoah. He had been an employee of the Iowa Highway Commission until his
retirement in 1965.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 4, 1973
HENRY
NORMAN ANNAN
Henry Norman Annan, son of John W. and Edna Bonsell Annan, was born April 21,1900 on a
farm in Page County, Iowa south of Clarinda. He entered into rest on Tuesday,
January 2, 1973 at the Hand Community Hospital in Shenandoah where he had been
a patient since December 7, 1972. He had attained the age of 72 years, 8 months
and 11 days. On January 10, 1923, Henry was united in marriage with Ruth Montgomery at the Covenanter Parsonage
south of Clarinda. To this union two sons were born, Vernon Ross and Dweldon Duane who died in infancy. Henry lived all of his life in Page
County, moving to Shenandoah in 1944, where he was employed by the Iowa Highway
Commission until his retirement in 1965.
He was an active member of the first Baptist Church as
long as his health permitted and through the years had served on various
committees and boards in the church.
Preceding him in death were his parents, infant son Dweldon, one brother and one sister.
Henry is survived by his wife Ruth, son Vernon, three grandchildren, Debra
Ruth, Twyla Elaine
and Steven Duane
all of Kansas City, Missouri, one brother John Annan of Coin, Iowa, three sisters: Carrie, Mrs. Carl
Gillespie of
Clarinda, Iowa; Rhoda, Mrs. Vern Hammer
of Albany,
California; and Wilma, Mrs. James O'Harra of Auburn, Nebraska, a number of other
relatives and many
friends.
The Rev Lucas Buttry officiated for the services held Jan
6 from the Hackett Funeral
Home and at the
Polsley Cemetery near Yorktown. Furnishing music were Verdin Sorenson and Mrs.
Margaret Woods, caring for
flowers Mrs. Quentin Gibson and at memory register Miss
Ruth Warner. Casket bearers were Bernard Boyer,
Rogene Carnagey, Charles Drummond, Milton Hovermale, George C. Ross, Jr. and Robert Staten.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 4, 1973
Mrs.
McDaniels
died after long illness
NEW MARKET - Mrs. M. [aurice] L. [eroy] (Lois) McDaniels [McDaniel], 80, died Dec 30 at Pocatello,
Ida, after a lingering illness. The McDaniels had lived in New Market when Mr.
McDaniels [McDaniel]
was local tinner and plumber.
She was born at Siam Feb 15, 1892, daughter of John
and Harriett Crepe,
and was married June 10,
1914. Her husband survives her, as do a
daughter, Mrs. Fred (Maxine) Johnson of Fremont, Colo., son, Jack, of Boise, Ida, sister, Mrs.
Florence Snively
of New Market, and five grandchildren.
She had been visiting here last fall. None from here was
able to attend the services.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 4, 1973
Lloyd
Cokenower
Clarinda native
W. [illiam] Lloyd Cokenower, 88, native Clarinda, died Dec
16 at his home in Albia, and burial was in the Clarinda cemetery Dec 20 at the
side of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. [enry] L. Cokenower [Clara Hamilton].
Dr. Cokenower was a practicing physician in Clarinda in the late
1800's. Lloyd attended schools in Clarinda and his mother and family moved to Albia after the
father's death. The mother died in 1938. Lloyd has a daughter, Mrs. Albert
(Helen) Gordon,
in G1en Ellyn, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon went to Albia for the service, but
notified Clarinda friends that they would delay visit here until spring. Mrs.
Ina Pierce
received the word here, learning that Lloyd had been in good health and the
death was unexpected.
Clarinda
Herald Journal
Thursday January 18, 1973
L
Burdette Sallee
life-time farmer
L. [eonard] Burdette Sallee, 83, a farmer in the Coin and
Northboro areas, died Wednesday afternoon at Hand Community Hospital in
Shenandoah after being in declining health for the past year. He had been
residing in a Shenandoah nursing home before going to the hospital.
He was born at Blanchard and spent his entire life
farming. He was a member of the Northboro United Methodist Church, where
services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, Rev Richard Russell officiating. A
prayer service will be held at 1:30 pm with Rev L P Fitzpatrick in charge.
Burial will be in the Blanchard cemetery.
Survivors
include a son, Francis Sallee of Coin; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Jean) Henderson of
Northboro; two sisters, Mrs. Walter (Mary) Reece of Coin and Mrs. George (Carrie) Speakman of Emporia, Kan; six
grandchildren and eight great - grandchildren.
Hackett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements,