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Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday May 14, 1973
Hill lived in Shambaugh area
Word
has been received locally of the death of Harry [Hepburn] Hill, 72, who formerly lived in the Shambaugh area. He
died Friday [May 11, 1973] in St Joseph, Mo, with services and burial there
this Monday [May 14th].
Survivors
include his wife Pearlie [Schindler] and sons William of St Joseph and Robert of Salina, Kan and six
grandchildren.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
December 1973
Bert Adams lived in New Market area
Bert
M [onroe] Adams, 92, of New
Market died at his home Friday [Thursday, November 15, 1973]. He was born March
17, 1881, near New Market, the son of Charles and Mary Jay Adams. On Nov 16,1909 he was married to Clara
Estella Wilson who survives. Mr
Adams had lived in the New Market
area all of his life. He worked in the mines, farmed, and did roadwork and
railroading. Mr Adams was a
member of the New Market Church of Christ.
Besides
his wife of the home, he is survived by four children: Paul of New Market, Mrs Charles (Mildred) Wiles, of New Market, Mrs Shirley E Downey of Wichita, Kan, and Mrs
Neil (Wilma) Mansfield of
Milton.
There
are 13 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs Cora
Lewellen of Castle Rock, Colo. He
was preceded in death by three children, Mary, John and Merrill.
Services
for Mr Adams were held this
Monday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home with Loren Daly officiating. Mrs
Shirley Larson was soloist and Mrs Lois Moore organist.
Casket bearers were
Robert Adams, James Downey, Lloyd Hutt, Gary Johnston, C L Rumpeltes, and
Raymond King. Burial was in the Memory cemetery at New Market.
[Note: Source of death date is the date
on his gravestone.]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday October 8, 1973
MRS LLOYD LAVELY
Mrs
Ruth M [yrtle] Lavely, 69,
daughter of Benjamin [Howard] and Jenny [Leona Jane] Madole Jackson, born April 27,1904 at Eldon, Mo, died at
Shenandoah's Hand Community hospital Tuesday, Oct 2 [1973]. She was in poor
health two years.
She
lived the early years of her life in Eldon. Following graduation from the Eldon
High School she attended Stephens College at Columbia, Mo. On March 30, 1929,
she was united in marriage with Lloyd L [arry] Lavely at Kansas City, Mo. Their marriage was blessed
with one son, Lloyd L, Jr.
Ruth was employed by the Irving Pitt Company for
several years, and, after her son was raised, by the P F Collier Company. She
was baptized in the Baptist Faith and was a member of the V F W Auxiliary Post
No 1829 of Kansas City, Mo.
After
living the greater part of her life in Kansas City, she and her husband moved
to Coin, his boyhood home a year and a half ago. They moved to Shenandoah two
weeks ago. A good friend, she gave generously of her time and love to everyone
without any reservation. Preceding her in death were her parents, six brothers
and a sister. She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband Lloyd; a son Lloyd,
Jr of Wettsville. NY; three grandchildren, Lisa, Larry and Spencer; one brother, Frank Jackson of Eldon, Mo; three sisters, Mrs Mayme
Harrison of Dallas, Tex, Mrs
Paul (Mary) Leeton of Buffalo,
Mo, and Mrs Lula Foot of Eldon,
Mo., nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends.
Services
were held Oct 5, the funeral at the United Methodist church in Coin and burial
in Coin's Snow Hill cemetery. The Rev Lawrence P Fitzpatrick officiated with
William Mannasmith and Mrs Robert Reece furnishing music, Mrs Merlin McAlister
and Mrs Mattie Thompson caring for the flowers. Mrs Nellie Jackson being at the
memory register and W C Yeisley ushering.
Casket
bearers included Everett Booten, Loran Jackson, Merlin McAllister, Carroll Polsley,
Herman Randolph and Pierce Tenhulzen. Hackett Funeral Home
Clarinda Herald
Journal
April 1973
Otto Goecker was lifetime farmer
Funeral
services for Otto [Herman Fred] Goecker, 77, of Yorktown will be held at 1:30 pm, Tuesday at St Paul
Lutheran Church in Yorktown, with Pastor Gary Arp officiating. Burial will be
in Summit Cemetery. A family prayer service will be held at 1:15 pm at the
church on Tuesday.
He
died Sunday morning at his home south of Yorktown after an extended illness.
He
was born Jan 1, 1896, at Yorktown the son of Mr and Mrs Ferdinand [Hermann]
Goecker [Lisetta Anna Brandt]. He
was baptized and confirmed at St Paul. He was married to Minnie [Ann]
Eilers on Jan 2, 1918, at
Yorktown. They farmed all their married life in the Yorktown area.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
He
is survived by his wife, Minnie,
a daughter, Marie Goecker and
son, Wilbur Goecker all of
Clarinda. Two sisters are Mrs Emma Wilkening and Miss Amelia Goecker both of Council Bluffs.
Lavelle
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
June 1973
Miss Wisner died at West Heights
Services
for Miss Marian Wisner, 77, of
Clarinda were held Wednesday evening at the Lavelle Funeral Home, with Rev
Cecil Latta officiating. Graveside services were held this Thursday afternoon
at the Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo.
She
died Tuesday afternoon at West Heights Manor, being a patient there since the
first of June.
She
was born May 23, 1896, at Dubuque, the daughter of Willard H and Anna
Johnston Wisner. She attended
school at Waterloo, graduating from High School in 1916. For many years her
work was in religious education as secretary to Dr Frank Lindhorst of Stockton,
Cal. She came to Clarinda eight years ago, the home being at 500 North 16th.
She
was preceded in death by her parents.
She
was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clarinda.
Miss
Wisner is survived by three
sisters, Mrs Myron Bundy of Long Beach, Miss, Mrs Donn Byrnes of Davenport, and Mrs Nell Lowry of Clarinda; one brother, Frank Wisner of Waterloo, six nephews and two nieces.
[Fishell, Mabel Edith
Anderson Mace]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday September 17, 1973
Mrs Mabel Fishell died at hospital
Mrs
Leonard (Mabel E) [Edith] Fishell,
79, of New Market died Friday night [September 14, 1973] at the Municipal
Hospital where she had been a patient since Monday.
She
was born Jan 5, 1894, at Yorktown, the daughter of Herman and Anna [Sophia]
Annan Anderson. Mr and Mrs Fishell
have lived one mile west of New Market.
Services
for Mrs Fishell were held this
Monday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Charles Bissinger of the New
Market Methodist Church officiating. Gilbert and Maynard Burch were singers
with Joyce Burch organist. Casket bearers were George Annan, Melvin Annan,
Orville Rawlings, Arthur Hutchison, Donald Hutchison and Verrell Moore. Burial
was in the Polsley Cemetery near Yorktown.
Mrs
Fishell is survived by her
husband of the home and five children: Mrs Eddie (Darlene) Cords of Mankato, Minn, Mrs Glenn (Wilda) Crippen of Vancouver, B C, Gene Mace of Castle Rock, Wash, Dale Mace of Lincoln, Neb, and Mrs Ed (Dorothy)
Whitehill of Bedford.
Three
stepchildren are Mrs Orville (Carolyn) Rawlings of Benninton, Neb, Mrs Bob (Dorothe) Shanoo and Leonard Fishell Jr of Phoenix, Ariz. There are 12 grandchildren and
nine great grandchildren
[Bannister, Doris Evah
Lindsay]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday August 13, 1973
Education career for Mrs
Bannister
Doris
[Evah] Lindsay Bannister, wife of
Archie Bannister, died
Saturday [August 11, 1973] at her home in Twin Lakes, Wisc.
Graveside
services will be at the Clarinda Cemetery Wednesday [August 15th] at
11 am with Rev John Clark of the First Christian Church officiating.
Mrs
Bannister was the daughter of Mrs
Evah E [llsworth] Whitehill and
the late W [illiam] A [lfred] Lindsay. She was born in Clarinda in 1907, but spent most of her childhood
in Council Bluffs.
Moving
to Clarinda in 1924, she attended Clarinda Junior College and later received an
education degree from the University of Wisconsin. She taught school for many
years until health forced her retirement two years ago.
Following
their marriage in 1929, Mrs Bannister and her husband lived in Chicago where they received recognition for
their volunteer work in children's organizations.
Besides
her husband, she is survived by a son, Lindsay Bannister, a daughter, Mrs Raymond (Melody) Barch and grandsons, John, Jim and David Barch.
Clarinda relatives
besides Mrs Whitehill are Mr
and Mrs Earl G Thompson, Mr
and Mrs Bill Lindsay, Mr and Mrs William Lindsay and Calvin Lindsay.
[Note: Source of death date: Wisconsin Death Index]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday October 29, 1973
Mrs. Turner was long-time resident
Services
for Mrs W A (Stella) [Mae] Turner,
94, will be held at 3 pm Tuesday [October 30th] at the Lavelle
Funeral Home, with Rev Cecil Latta officiating. Burial will be in the Clarinda
Cemetery.
Organist
will be Mrs Helen Hoskinson. Casket bearers will be Edwin S Charles, John and
William Lisle, David Arthur and Marion Bakehouse.
Mrs
Turner died Sunday noon [October
28, 1973] at the Municipal Hospital after being hospitalized for three weeks.
She
was born March 12, 1879, at Ft Madison, the daughter of Charles [Albert] and
Frances [Lavina] Spry Lisle. The
family moved to Clarinda when she was a young girl. Her father was postmaster,
editor of the Clarinda Herald
and later started the Lisle Manufacturing Co.
She
was married to William A Turner
in 1905 at Clarinda. He was an attorney in Clarinda until his death in March of
1956.
She
was a member of the United Methodist Church, PEO and DAR.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four brothers and two
sisters. She is survived by nieces and nephews.
Memorials
may be directed to the United Methodist Church or the scholarship fund at Iowa
Western Community College at Clarinda.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Mrs Johnson former resident
Lucille
Johnson, 57, a former Clarinda
resident, died Aug 4 in Wichita, Kan, with funeral services and burial there.
Mrs
Johnson was a member of the
Methodist Church and Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority.
In
addition to her husband, survivors include four children, Charmaine Pearson of Richardson, Tex, Ronald E Johnson of Arlington, Tex, Ruth D Beard of Ferndale, Wash, and Mona R Henning of Wichita; two brothers, Leland McNulty of Cheyenne, Wyo, and Lyle B McNulty of San Diego, Cal, and four grandchildren.
Area
residents attending the funeral were Mr and Mrs Guy Fielder of Clarinda and Mr
and Mrs H M Orr of New Market.
[Foster, Sarah Ellen
"Sadie" Ingraham]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
May 1973
Mrs Foster died after long illness
Mrs
Sarah E [llen] (Sadie) Foster, 77
died Sunday afternoon at her home
following an extended illness. Funeral services for Mrs Foster will be at 2 pm, Tuesday at Walker Funeral Home
with Rev John Clark officiating. Grace Perry will be organist. Casket bearers
will be Lowell Glick, Earl Warner, Lloyd Cavner, Marvin Woldruff, Walt
Pritchard and William Kramer. Burial will be in the Clarinda Cemetery.
Memorial
may be made to the Christian Church or the Dale Foster memorial fund at the
college.
The
family will meet friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 pm this Monday.
Survivors
include brothers-in law and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
She
was born May 10,1896, near Carbon, the daughter of Jed L [ucius] and
S[ophia] Ellen McCue Ingraham.
She was married to J
[ames] Dale Foster, who died Sept
1, 1965.
Mr
and Mrs Foster operated a
furniture store and funeral home here before their retirement. Mrs Foster carried major responsibilities in the Legion
Auxiliary during fifty years as member. She was a member of the Clarinda
Christian Church where she was active in the work until health no longer
permitted.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday July 23, 1973
Mrs Clinton Landis died after illness
Funeral
services for Mrs Clinton (Bessie A) [Alice] Landis, 79, of Clarinda will be held at 2 pm Tuesday
[July 24th] at the Lavelle Funeral Home, with Rev Charles Cowell,
pastor of the Congregational Church in Glenwood officiating.
Burial
will be in the Clarinda Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of
Rebekah Lodge No 317 of Clarinda. Active pallbearers will be Ralph Brokaw, Paul
Gorrell, Orville Preeo, George Pedersen, Clarence Smalley and Nick Roberts. Mrs
John Sperry will be the organist.
She
died early Saturday [July 21, 1973] morning at her home after an illness of six
months.
She
was born Nov 3, 1893, at Ellston, the daughter of William [Francis] and
Carrie [May] Wagoner West. Reared
in Ringgold and Page County, she was married to Clinton [Clutts] Landis on Nov 15,1915, at Clarinda. They lived in
Illinois for several years and have made their home in Clarinda since 1942,
with the exception of eight years from 1948 to 1956 when they lived in
Diagonal.
She
was a member of Rebekah Lodge and the VFW Auxiliary.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and one grandson.
She
is survived by her husband, Clinton,
two daughters, Mrs Ed (Carrie)
Merritt of Glenwood and Mrs
Quentin (Lee Illa) Ross of Des
Moines, three sons, Clyde of
Clarinda, Burl of Newhall, Cal, and Curtis of Hollister, Mo., Mrs Eva Thompson of Clarinda is a sister, Rolla West of Beaconsfield, and Charles West of Clarinda are brothers. She has 11
grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Fletcher death at time of retiring
Wilbur
R [aymond] Fletcher, 66, of rural
Clarinda died Friday afternoon after being stricken at his farm home southeast
of Clarinda. He was born Sept 12, 1906, at Clarinda the son of William and
Jessie Arthur Fletcher. On Feb
21, 1929 he was married to Eathell [Nevella] Fleming who survives.
Mr
Fletcher was just planning to
retire and move to Clarinda in the near future, having bought a home at 823
South 16th. They were to hold a closing out farm sale Aug 18, which plans will
be carried out.
Funeral
services were held this Monday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Lewis
Hunter officiating. Nick Roberts was soloist and Grace Perry organist. Casket
bearers were Emory Hardee, Estes Hardee, Will Morrow, Dale Crawford, George
Stanley, Marvin Brown, Harold Fine and Emory Hardee Jr. Burial was in the
Clarinda cemetery.
Besides his wife of the
home, he is survived by four children, Carl Fletcher of Clarinda, Mrs Max (Wyleen) [Ona] Thompson of Mt Home, Ark, Mrs James (Barbara) Moses, and Bill Fletcher of Shambaugh. There are six grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
March 1973
Heart attack fatal to Smith
Robert
F [oley] Smith, 74, of Dearborn,
Mich, brother of Mrs E [lmer] W Freeland [Ruth Smith], died Sunday as result of a heart attack. He had
lived with Dr and Mrs Freeland
while attending Clarinda High School, being graduated in 1917. The family was
originally of Kansas.
Smith was publisher of the Dearborn Press. In addition
to his sister, he is survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter and eight
grandchildren. One of the sons is associated with him and the other is in the
Pentagon in Washington, D C.
[Lang, Daisy Marie
Gorrell Clesson]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Mrs Lang was Clarinda native
Local
relatives have received word of the death of [Daisy] Marie Gorrell [Clesson] Lang, a native of Clarinda, last month [July 26, 1973]
in Glendale, Cal. Burial was in Forest Lawn cemetery next to her husband Floyd.
She
was born Jan 6, 1896, in Clarinda.
Survivors include a
brother Ralph Gorrell of
Glendale, a nephew Bob Gorrell
of Minneapolis, Minn, and several cousins in this community.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday September 13, 1973
Harold McCoy died after long illness
Harold
A [Aley] (Shorty) McCoy, 56, died Tuesday evening [September 11, 1973] at
University Hospital in Omaha where he had been admitted earlier in the day,
following a lengthy illness.
He
was born Jan 11, 1917, at Rock Port, Mo, the son of Earl L [oren] and Mollie
Townsend McCoy. He was a farmer
and well known in the area for his active interest in livestock.
On
May 26, 1940, he was married to Wylma Johnston who survives. Mrs McCoy and his sister, Betty Baldwin, operate the Branding Iron Cafe.
Besides
his wife of the home he is survived by one daughter, Mrs James (Karen)
Straight of Clarinda and one
granddaughter, Pallin. Three
brothers are A L (Bud) McCoy
of Salida, Colo, W F (Joe) McCoy
of La Junta, Colo, C P (Pat) McCoy of
Hollywood, Cal. Sisters are Pauline Wells of Boise, Idaho; Hazel Ballinger of Denver, Colo and Betty Baldwin of Clarinda. His mother, Mrs Mollie McCoy, lives in Salida, Colo.
Funeral
services for Mr McCoy will be
at 2 pm, Friday at Walker Funeral Home with Bettie Hull officiating. Dean Hull,
Darrell Groff, Estes Hardee, Eugene McAlpin, and Dr E C Winter. Grace Perry
will be organist and Bettie Hull soloist. Burial will be at Center Grove
Cemetery near Westboro, Mo.
Memorial may be made to
the American Cancer Society.
Monday August 6, 1973
Harold Rumbaugh native Clarindan
Harold
[Kent] Rumbaugh, 77, native
Clarindan whose father conducted a dry goods store on south side of square,
died July 6 [1973] at La Jolla, Cal, according to a letter from his wife to Mrs
Don Craig.
He
did not respond for breakfast, and Mrs Rumbaugh found him dead in his room. He had not been
feeling well, but his illness was not considered serious. Burial was to be at
La Jolla.
His wife was
the former Dorothy
Parslow, whose father was an
attorney here. They have a son, Donald, at La Jolla. Mr Rumbaugh had retired from real estate and loan business. He was a graduate
from Clarinda schools in 1917.
[Note: California Death Records index gives
the date of his death as July 5, 1973.]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
September 1973
Word received of Raleigh
Friend death
SHAMBAUGH — Raleigh
Friend, 72, formerly of Yorktown
and Braddyville, died Sept 4 at his home at Topeka, Kan. He was graduated from
Clarinda High School in 1920. Surviving him are his wife and three children. Dean
Friend of Grandview, Mo, is a
brother, and sisters are Mrs Bonnie Lorimor and Mrs Quete Potts of Davenport
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Mcintosh formerly lived at Blanchard
Roy
(Jack) Mcintosh, 51, former oil
station operator at Blanchard, died Sunday [August 19, 1973] at the Bethany,
Mo, hospital following a serious illness of a week.
He
had been in poor health for several years, and had a heart attack while at work
in the lumberyard at Bethany. Services were from Christian Church of Ridgeway,
Mo, of which he was a member, and burial at Lloyd Cemetery.
Roy was born Jan 15, 1922, son of Emma and Jack
Mcintosh, living three miles
south of College Springs all his boyhood. He attended Mt Tabor rural school and
Elmo high school. After his father's death he and his mother moved to Blanchard.
In March of 1950, he was
married to Ila June Bridge of
Mt Mariah, Mo. They moved to Newton, Ia and in 1954 moved to south of Ridgeway,
Mo, to a farm.
Children are Jerry
Wayne and Deborah Kay. His father, mother, two sisters and two brothers
preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife and two children at home, a
sister, Mrs Will (Elizabeth) Slough
of Blanchard, Ia, two nephews and two nieces.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
August 1973
Charles Williams died after illness
COIN
— Funeral services for Charles [Wesley] Williams, 83, are being held Friday at 10 am at the United
Presbyterian Church in Coin following his extended illness and his death
Tuesday at 11:10 pm at his home on West Main Street in Coin.
Several
of the family have been here in recent days, and Eldon Ely, his stepson, and wife were expected to fly in
from Puyallup, Wash. The Rev Walter Miller of Shenandoah will officiate at the
funeral, and burial will be in Snow Hill Cemetery northwest of Coin. Hackett
Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
His
wife, Mattie, survives him.
His first wife was the former Gertrude Whitmore.
His
children are Vern Williams, Ivan Williams and Mrs Paul (Ruth) Jackson, of Coin; Frank Williams
of Klamath Falls, Ore; step-daughters, Mrs Ivan (Ruth) Nelson of Donnellson, and Mrs Paul (Lois) Emery of Olalla, Wash; stepsons, Eldon Ely of Puyallup, Wash, and Lowell Ely of Braddyville, 12 grandchildren and 19 great
grandchildren.
Brothers are William
Williams, Ashton, Ida, and Herbert
Williams of Bellflower, Mo, and
four sisters, Mrs Georgia Tate
of Montgomery City, Mo; Mrs Stacey (Ida) Copenhaver of Aurora, Mo; Mrs George (Elizabeth) Dunbar, Middletown, Mo, and Mrs Alpha Reynolds of Conway.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday August 6, 1973
William Weaver died this Monday
William
Dale Weaver, 83, of Shambaugh
died this Monday morning [August 6, 1973] at Gillespie Rest Home where he had
recently made his home.
He
was born March 25, 1890, near Shambaugh, the son of John and Lizzie Weaver. He operated a threshing machine and sawmill in
this area for many years. He was married to Alta West who died and later married to Cora James who died in 1972.
The
only survivors are cousins.
Funeral services for Mr Weaver will be
at 2 pm. Wednesday at Walker Funeral
Home with burial in the Butler Cemetery.
[Meredith, Mary Emily
Roberts]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday March 1, 1973
Mrs Meredith service
GRAVITY,
Feb 27 - Funeral services for Mrs Mary [Emily Roberts] Meredith were at the funeral home in Bedford Saturday
afternoon [February 24th], with burial at Washington Cemetery in
Gravity. She died at Colonial Manor in Corning [February 21, 1973].