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Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday January 10, 1974
Attend services
Mr
and Mrs W E Mack of Clarinda and Mr
and Mrs Marvin Fuller and Scott of Clearmont went to Madison, Wis, over the
weekend to attend the funeral and burial of Fred Rickli Monday afternoon at Madison. His wife is the
former Phyllis Jean Mack. Rickli,
53, had been ill about five months with leukemia. Other survivors include his mother,
brother, sister and stepson
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday January 10, 1974
Services for Donald
Schantz
Services
will be held Friday at the Bethesda Lutheran Church for Donald Vernon
Schantz, 59, of Red Oak, a former
Bethesda area farmer.
The
services will be held at 2 pm with Rev Carl Benander officiating. Burial will
be in the Bethesda cemetery.
Mr
Schantz died suddenly Tuesday
[January 8, 1974] in Red Oak. He had moved there in 1961, and was a custodian
at Bancroft elementary school. He was born Jan 29, 1914, in Kingsbury County, S
D, the son of Charles and Anna (Newman) Schantz. On Feb 24, 1940, he was married to the former Marjorie
Larson, who survives.
Other
survivors include three sons, Dean
and Roger of Davenport, and John of Red Oak; two brothers, Lowell of Red Oak and Glen of St Joseph, Mo; two sisters, Mrs Art
(Marcella) Geyer of Glidden and Mrs
Roy (Gladys) Reade of Kansas
City, Kan, and one granddaughter.
Sellergren
- Lindell Funeral Home of Red Oak is in charge of arrangements.
[Bownes, Thomas
William, 1882-1974]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday February 21, 1974
THOMAS WILLIAM
BOWNES
Thomas
William Bownes, son of Mr and
Mrs E [uphrastes] B [urdette] Bownes [Eliza Jane Hayes], was born Sept 6, 1882, at Hopkins, Mo, and
departed this life Feb 15,1974, age 91 years, 5 months and 9 days.
On
March 2, 1903, he was united in marriage to Ettie [Etta] M [aude] Older at Grant City, Mo. They celebrated their 69th
anniversary together. Mrs Bownes
passed away July 6, 1972.
Mr
Bownes spent most of his life in
Missouri and Iowa farming. When he retired from farming he moved into the
Clarinda area.
To
this union were born four children, Mable (Mrs Frank Biggerstaff) deceased, Verl O Bownes (deceased), Viles [Vilas] Bownes of Clarinda, and Viola (Mrs Dale Elmore) of Seattle, Wash.
He
was converted in 1914 at Athelstan, Ia, and attended church as long as health
permitted.
He
loved farming and especially working with horses. He was also a great lover of
children.
Left
to mourn his passing is one son Viles [Vilas] Bownes and a daughter Viola Elmore, 16 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren and 7
great great grandchildren.
He
has two sisters, Mrs Georgia Older
of Athelstan, Ia, and [Eliza] Osel
Stout of Clarinda, many nieces,
nephews and friends.
[Bownes, Thomas
William, 1882-1974]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Thomas Bownes died at hospital
Thomas
W Bownes, 91, of Clarinda died
Friday night at the Municipal Hospital after having been hospitalized for two
weeks.
Mr
Bownes was born Sept 6, 1882, at
Hopkins, Missouri, the son of E[uphrastes] B [urdette] and
Eliza [Jane] Hayes Bownes. He
was married to Ettie [Etta Maude] Older, who died in 1972 after having been married 69 years. Most of their
lives were spent in Missouri and Iowa farming. Later Mr Bownes had worked for Page County. The family home is at
414 W Grant St.
Mr
Bownes is survived by two
children, Vilas Bownes of
Clarinda and Mrs Dale (Viola) Elmore of Seattle, Wash. They have 16 grandchildren, 43 great grandchildren
and seven great great
grandchildren. Two sisters are Mrs Georgia Older of Athelstan, and Mrs [Eliza] Osel Stout of Clarinda. He was preceded in death by two
children, Mable Biggerstaff
and Verl Bownes.
Services
for Mr Bownes were held this
Monday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Earl Melton of Hamburg and Rev
Jack Du Brava officiating. Mrs Grace Perry was organist. Singers were Bruce
Johnson and Mrs Grace Johnson.
Casket
bearers were: Mark Reusch, Willis Biggerstaff, Tom Bownes, Jim Williamson,
Steve Williamson, and Wilbur McClarnon. Burial was in Mt Zion cemetery south of
Tabor.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday February 14, 1974
Sutton Morris died after short illness.
Services
for Sutton R [oss] Morris, 77,
of Lincoln, Nebr, were held this Thursday morning at Walker Funeral Home with
Rev Cecil Latta officiating. Mr Morris died Saturday [February 9, 1974] at Lincoln following a short
illness.
Mr
Morris was born in Clarinda,
April 21,1896, the son of Ross and Rosellen Skinner [Morris]. He was a veteran of WWI. He had been a frequent
visitor in the home of his sister and brother in law, Mr and Mrs Charles Congdon of Clarinda.
Casket
bearers at the service were Terry King, John Burton, John Gilbert, Bruce
Gilbert, Forest Wynn and Warner Jones. Burial was in the Clarinda cemetery.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Name
OMMITTED
An
omission in the story (Feb 14) of Sutton [Ross] Morris death gave the names of his parents as Ross
and Rosellen Skinner. The family
name Morris should have been
added, the mother's maiden name being Skinner.
[Constance, Flora
Ellen Cox Mattson]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday February 14, 1974
Guss burial for Mrs. Clarence Constance
Mrs
Clarence (Flora E [llen]) Constance,
79, of Hepburn died Monday night [February 11, 1974] at West Heights Manor
after having been ill since mid-November of last year.
Mrs
Constance was born Oct 17, 1894,
in Worth County, Mo, the daughter of Simon and Celia [Ann] Hill Cox. She was married to Blaine Mattson, and in 1965 was married to Clarence Constance.
Mrs
Constance is survived by her
husband of the home and three children, Mrs Jesse Stephens of Hepburn, George Mattson of Rolette, N D, and Bernard Mattson of Cody, Wyo. There are 12 grandchildren.
Services
for Mrs Constance were held
this Thursday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home with John R Topham officiating.
Mrs Ronald Perry was organist. Casket bearers were Dean, Albert and Lloyd
Constance, Jesse Stephens, Joe Mattson, and Bobbie Eickemeyer.
Burial
was in the Guss cemetery.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday February 14, 1974
Tracy Bell was former Clarindan
Graveside
services at the Clarinda Cemetery will be held at 4 pm Friday for Tracy [Williams]
Bell, 93, who died Tuesday [February
12, 1974] in Lebanon, Mo. She was a former Clarinda resident, and the widow of Ellis
[Davage] Bell. Nieces and nephews
survive. Services are scheduled at 9 am Friday in Lebanon before the rites
here, with Walker Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Mrs. Ralph Folden services Tuesday
Services
for Mrs Ralph (Edna M) Folden,
74, are being held Tuesday following her death Sunday [February 17, 1974] at
her home in Burlington Junction. The funeral is to be at 2 pm at Barr-Merrick
Funeral Home with the Rev John Welch officiating. Burial will be in the Quitman
Cemetery.
Edna
[Myrtle] Suttle was born at
Quitman, her entire lifetime being spent in the Northwest Missouri area. She
was married to Ralph Folden in
March of 1920, and they have a daughter, Dorothy. Mrs Jody Barrett of Skidmore, Mo, is a sister.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Services held for Miranda
McKune
GRAVITY
— Mrs Miranda [Akers] McKune,
85, who fell at her home several weeks ago, died Thursday [February 14, 1974]
at the hospital in Council Bluffs where she had undergone surgery.
Services
were being held at the Shum - Novinger Funeral Home at Bedford this Monday with
burial in the Washington Cemetery at Gravity. The Rev Carl Cummings was to be
officiating.
Mrs
McKune has continued to live in
her own home until her fall when her hip was fractured. Her husband Fred died in 1946.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Mrs. Fate Collins died at Shenandoah
Mrs
Fate (Olivia) Collins, 85, mother
of Dale Collins of Clarinda,
died Friday [February 15, 1974] at the Shenandoah hospital. She is a native of
Virginia, living most of her life in Shenandoah where her husband and other
sons, Lawrence and LaVerne, live.
Burial
was to be in Thurman cemetery after services in Shenandoah this Monday. A
memorial is being established for Hand Hospital.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Mrs. Merle Fuller Shambaugh native
SHAMBAUGH
— Mrs Merle (Davida) Fuller,
71, a native of Shambaugh, died Friday [February 15, 1974] in Omaha en route to
a hospital. She had made her home in Omaha for 35 years, and her husband has
been deceased since 1956.
Services
were held Saturday at the Crosby - Kunold Funeral Home in Omaha and burial at
Tarkio at the side of her husband. Among those attending were Mr and Mrs
William Knizley, Mrs Lloyd Davis, Mrs Lewis Howard and Steve Knizley of Shambaugh, Mrs Randy Flanagan of Clearmont, Mrs Willis Potts and Mr and Mrs Jim Ripley of College Springs, Mr and Mrs Steve Goudie of Clarinda, Carrie Fuller of Maryville and Robert Fuller of St Joseph, Mo.
Davida
Knizley was born at Shambaugh on
July 3, 1902, to William and Maggie Knizley. She was married to Merle Fuller on May 3,1919, and he died on May 31, 1956. Two
sisters are Mrs Rolla Ivoree Adams
of Rock Port, Mo, and Mrs Amanda Adams of Omaha. Four brothers are Edward Knizley of Grand Junction, Colo, Cayrol Knizley of Oildale, Cal, William of Shambaugh and Fred of Pico Rivera, Cal. All of the family was able
to attend the Tarkio services except Edward who was unable to find air
transportation. Eric Knizley
flew from California.
Fred
and Eric Knizley were visiting
with relatives in Shambaugh.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 18, 1974
Mrs. Susie Norman former resident
Graveside
services for Mrs Susie
Norman, 81, of Rockford, Ill, a
former Clarinda resident, were held this Monday afternoon [February 18, 1974] at
the Clarinda Cemetery, with Rev Cecil Latta officiating.
She
died Friday [February 15, 1974] at Rockford, Ill. Services were held there on
Sunday.
She
was born Dec 15, 1892, at Clarinda, the daughter of Alonzo and Matilda Lee. Raised in Clarinda, she was
graduated from Clarinda High School. She moved to Des Moines in 1919 and
was married to Dr H A Martin.
They lived in Dubuque until his death in 1951. She later married Josh Norman.
She
is survived by four stepdaughters and three stepsons. One stepson, Henry A
Martin, accompanied the remains
to Clarinda for burial.
Lavelle
Funeral Home was in charge of local arrangements.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 4, 1974
New Market burial for Howard
Crawford
Services
for Howard [H.] Crawford, 76,
will be held at 2 pm Wednesday [February 6, 1974] at the Lavelle Funeral Home
with Rev John Clark officiating. Burial will be in Old Memory Cemetery at New
Market.
He
died early Monday morning [February 4, 1974] at the Municipal Hospital in
Clarinda after being hospitalized for two weeks.
He
was born Aug 30,1897, near Gravity, the son of Samuel [James] and Lizzie
[Elizabeth Leora] Alexander Crawford.
He was reared in the Gravity and New Market areas.
He
was married to Helen [M.] Grove
on May 17, 1923, at Bedford. They lived in Bedford and Minneapolis, Minn,
before moving back to Clarinda four years ago, the home being at 601 East Main.
He
was a member of the Christian Church in Clarinda.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, six sisters and five brothers.
Survivors
include his wife, two sons, Stanley
of Minneapolis, Minn, and Allan of
Meriden, Conn, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 4, 1974
Mrs Worley Smith former teacher
Funeral
services for Mrs J [ames] Worley (E Blanche) Smith, 94, of Clarinda, were being held this afternoon
at the Trinity United Presbyterian Church, with Rev Wayne Fisher officiating.
Burial
under the direction of the Lavelle Funeral Home was in the Reformed
Presbyterian Cemetery. Casket bearers were Beryl and Milo Beery, Cecil Smith,
Claude Blair, Dale Beaver and Dr Walter Woods.
Organist was Mrs
Helen Hoskinson. At
the register book Mrs J D Almes and ushers were Robert Hamm and Bruce Otte.
Mrs
Smith died Thursday night
[January 31, 1974] at West Heights Manor, being admitted Dec 13,1973.
She
is survived by her husband, a brother, Earl Woods
of Clarinda, nieces and nephews.
Mrs
Smith was the daughter of Ren [wick]
and Nancy Tracy Woods, attended
Linn Point country school, and received spiritual training in the Reformed
Presbyterian Church south of Clarinda. In Clarinda her membership was
transferred to the Trinity United Presbyterian Church. At an early age, she
attended Amity College, and was graduated in 1899. Desiring to become a
teacher, she attended Western Normal College in Shenandoah, and Iowa State
Teacher's College at Cedar Falls.
Her
teaching career started in Page County rural and Clarinda public schools before
elected into the Omaha schools. Her retirement came in 1945.
She
taught in nearly all grades, and was active in school organizations, including
PTA. For several years she assisted the principals in making out the payrolls
for the 27 teachers.
She
took advance studies in Omaha University and taught Americanism to adults
desiring to learn English and secure American citizenship papers. She was
principal of the Comenius Night School. Miss Woods later taught English at the YMCA Building and
Central High School. She taught in the Sabbath School in the United
Presbyterian Church in Omaha.
In
1943 she was married to J [ames] Worley Smith. After retirement in 1945, she came to Clarinda
to make their home at 200 W Garfield.
She
affiliated in both the Omaha and National Retired Teachers' Associations.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 4, 1974
Harry Annan, 79, died at hospital
Funeral
services for Harry [Weldon] Annan,
79, will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday at the Trinity United Presbyterian
Church, with Rev Wayne Fisher officiating.
Burial
will be in the Polsley Cemetery at Yorktown. He died Sunday night [February 3,
1974] at the Municipal Hospital after being admitted on Jan 16.
He
was born July 10, 1894, at Coin, the son of [William] Louis and Lizzie [Elizabeth Susan] Bonsall Annan,
and was reared in the Coin area. Married to Ruth [Ellen] Porter on Sept 14, 1916 at Essex, they farmed in the
Coin area until 1959 when they retired and moved to Clarinda. The home is at
212 East Logan.
He
was a member of the Trinity United Presbyterian Church and a charter member of
the 60 Up Club.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and one brother.
Besides
his wife, Ruth, he leaves a
daughter Mrs Charles (Chrystal)
Johnson of Waverly, Neb, two
sons, Wayne of Farragut and Dr
Murvel Annan of Staten Island, N
Y, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs Kyle (Ruby) Green of Westboro is a sister and Charles Annan of Fullerton, Cal, a brother.
Memorials
may be directed to the Trinity United Presbyterian Church.
Lavelle
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 4, 1974
Former resident died
at Grant City
Mrs
Hannah [Lee] Heflin, 97, resident
of Clarinda many years ago, died Jan 21 at Worth County Convalescent Home at
Grant City, Mo, after moving from Des Moines three years ago.
She
was a native of Clearmont, Mo, born to Thomas Jefferson and Fannie [Nancy
Frances] Wallace Rogers on July
10,1876. She was married to Charles Heflin on Jan 15,1896, at Clearmont. When in Clarinda, the Heflin home was at the northwest corner of the square
where the Haxby building now is.
Mr
Heflin died April 29, 1947. With
his wife, survivors include two daughters, Mrs F [loyd] L (Gladys) Rickard of Hopkins, Mo, and Mrs Donald (Ruth) Comstock of Des Moines, a son, Hewitt R of Des Moines, and a half-brother, Kenneth
Rogers of Clearmont.
Burial
was in the Clarinda Cemetery after services held at the Swanson Funeral Home at
Hopkins.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday February 7, 1974
Services planned for Lyle
Martin
Services will be held at
2 pm Saturday [February 9, 1974] at Shum - Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford for
Lyle [Edward] Martin, 43, of
Bedford, who died Tuesday in Cedar Rapids of a heart attack. His parents are Mr
and Mrs William C [arlos] Martin
[Lucy May Bond] of Bedford. Mrs
Marvin Hakes [Austa] of Hawleyville is a sister.
[Note:
His gravestone and obituary in the Bedford Times-Press give his death date as
February 3, 1974.]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday January 7, 1974
Harriett Anderson long-time teacher
Mrs
David S (Harriett) Anderson, 81,
died Tuesday [January 1, 1974] at the Clarinda Municipal Hospital after an
extended illness, and memorial services were being held this Thursday afternoon
at the Walker Funeral Home with burial in Maple Hill Cemetery at College
Springs.
Mrs
Anderson was in the teaching
profession over a span of years. Her early education was in schools at Lake
Mills, Wis, being graduated from Morningside College at Sioux City and did
graduate work at the University of Colorado and Southern California. She taught
first in New York and was in Sioux City for 28 years.
She
was formerly Harriett E Wodke [Wadke], daughter of Albert and Matilda Wodke [Wadke], born at Lake Mills on Oct 24, 1893. She was
married to David S[hillito] Anderson in Denver, Colo, on Aug 12, 1943. Since Mrs Anderson retired from teaching, in 1951, the couple lived
on their farm near College Springs.
She
is survived by her husband, several nieces and nephews. She was a 50-year
member and past matron of Order of Eastern Star in Clarinda and member of the
United Presbyterian Church of College Springs.
The
Rev W D Martin officiated at the services, music furnished by Mrs Clarence
Whigham, Mrs Lowell Anderson and Joe McKinley. The registration book was
handled by Mrs Donald Borthwick, and bearers were Donald Borthwick, Donald
Hart, William Dugan, Dale Grafft, Harold Martin and Frank Pollock.
[Cooper, Bessie
Wagoner Giles]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 25, 1974
Mrs Johnny Cooper formerly of NM
Mrs
Johnny (Bessie) [Wagoner Giles] Cooper,
formerly of New Market, died Feb 21 at Seattle, Wash, where she was living with
her daughter, local friends have learned.
Survivors include Mrs Mary Meyers, Mrs Lorene Paley and Jack Cooper, all of Seattle; Rex Cooper of Denver, Colo, and Bonnie Eichelberger of Philadelphia, Pa.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday January 7, 1974
Howard S Reed died suddenly
Howard
S Reed, 51, of rural Blanchard,
died suddenly this Thursday morning [January 3, 1974], and services are
scheduled at 2 pm Saturday at Hackett Funeral Home in Shenandoah.
Rev
Lawrence P Fitzpatrick will officiate at the services, with burial in Elmwood
Cemetery in Coin.
Survivors
of Mr Reed include his wife Helen
[Eitzen], sons Mike, Ted and
Jeff of the home, and a daughter,
Mrs Randy (Roberta) Osborn of
Shenandoah.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday January 7, 1974
Mrs Nichols died
Mrs
Eugenia Craig Nichols, 78, of
Clarinda, died this Thursday [January 3, 1974] at the home of her
sister-in-law, Mrs Don Craig.
Arrangements are pending at Lavelle Funeral Home.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 4, 1974
Hartman formed in Nodaway County
Services
for Donald E [dison] Hartman,
78, will be held Tuesday at 2:30 pm at Walker Funeral Home following his death
Saturday night [February 2, 1974] at the Municipal Hospital. Military rites
will be at Davis Cemetery by Sergy Post 98 of Clarinda.
The
family is meeting friends at the funeral home this Monday from 7:30 to 9 pm.
Hartman was born near Clarinda on March 17,1895 and he
had lived most of his life in the farming area along the Nodaway River. He was
the son of August and Helen Griffith Hartman.
On
March 27, 1918, he was married to Hazel Weaver who survives. They farmed in Page County until
seven years ago when they moved to Clarinda.
Besides
his wife of the home, Mr Hartman
is survived by a sister Mrs Edwin (Ethel) Boss of Des Moines. He was preceded in death by two
brothers, Fred and Warren and infant son, Jackie Dean.
Rev
Lewis Hunter will be officiating. Casket bearers will be Wayne, Harold, Ural,
Paul, Gene and Russell Hartman. Carolyn Young will be organist and Cecil Smith
and Mrs Merrill Black will sing. Burial will be in the Davis cemetery east of
Shambaugh.
He
had served in the military during World War I.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday July 8, 1974
Mrs Douthit died from fall
Mrs
Warren Douthit [Anna Mabel Cramer],
61, of Medford, Ore, died instantly Saturday [July 6, 1974] from a fall, which
she had on her basement stairs, according to telephone news to Mrs Max
Cramer, sister-in-law of Mrs
Douthit.
Services
are to be Tuesday at Medford, being held at Siskiyou Memorial Park. Harold
Douthit flew from Corpus
Christie, Tex, to be with his brother.
She
was daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Walter [Clarence] Cramer [Maude Thompson] of Clarinda. Anne's survivors are her husband of the home, a son, Nathan, and grandson.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday July 29, 1974
Bethesda resident Orville
Swanson
Orville
Swanson, 63, lifelong resident of
the Bethesda community, died Sunday afternoon [July 28, 1974] at Methodist
hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services for Mr Swanson will be at Bethesda Lutheran Church. Inquiries may be made at
Walker Funeral Home
as to the time of services.
Mr
Swanson was born near
Bethesda and farmed in
the Bethesda
area with his twin brother Oliver. He is survived by his wife, Jessie Katharine
Skiles Swanson of the home, his
twin brother, Oliver Swanson
of rural Clarinda, nieces and nephews.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday November 7, 1974
Services Friday for Miss
Ivis Barnes
Miss
Ivis Barnes, 69, of Clarinda died
Tuesday [November 5, 1974] at St Joseph's Hospital in Omaha where she had been
for two weeks.
Funeral
services for Miss Barnes will
be at 1 pm, Friday [November 8, 1974] at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Ray
Draper officiating. Burial will be at Cumberland.
She
is survived by her mother, Mrs Emma Barnes of Clarinda, a sister, Shirley Saunders of Shambaugh and one brother Hilmer Barnes of Nodaway.
She
was preceded in death by her father and a brother Mahlon (Dick) Barnes.
She
was a member of the Christian Church at Cumberland and was active in local
churches as long as she was able.
She
was born Aug 30, 1905, at Cumberland, the daughter of Oliver and Emma Cue
Barnes. She had worked at MHI
until her retirement several years ago.