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Clarinda Herald
Journal
December 1973
Starr former area businessman
Charles
L Starr, 80, former Yorktown
business and school man, died Tuesday at a hospital in Springfield, Mo, having
been taken from his home at Nixa, Mo, only a day prior to his death.
Services
were held Friday at Atlantic with the Rev Larry Garrett in charge, and burial
was in the Atlantic cemetery. His wife, Frances, died in August of 1971. Two daughters are Mrs
Lola Snowden of Independence, Mo,
and Mrs LaPercha Peasley of
Davenport.
He
was manager of several lumber companies in southwest Iowa, including that at
Yorktown, and also served as superintendent of schools at Yorktown in the
1930's. He was manager of the Atlantic Lumber Co for much of his 38 years
living in Atlantic, starting the Allied Engineering Co of which he was president
from 1946 to 1961, when he retired.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday April 5, 1973
Mrs Ralph Fulton burial at Villisca
Mrs
Ralph "(Goldie) Fulton, 85,
of Hepburn died Monday [April 2, 1973] at the Clarinda Municipal Hospital and
services were held Wednesday [April 4th] with burial at the cemetery
at Villisca.
Mrs.
Fulton was formerly Goldie [Edith]
Lawson, born in Page County,
April 29, 1888, to Henry and Amanda [Fultz] Lawson. Her husband died several years ago, and
she has continued her home at Hepburn.
She has a son, Hal
Lawson, and brother of Nodaway.
The service was at Sutphen Funeral Home in Villisca with the Rev Nadim E
Saikaly of the United Presbyterian Church officiating.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
April 1973
GOLDIE EDITH FULTON
Goldie
Edith Fulton was born April 25,
1888 near Hepburn, Iowa, Page County, the daughter of Amanda Fultz and Henry
Lawson, and departed this life
April 2, 1973, at the age of 84 years, 11 months, and 2 days, at Clarinda
Municipal Hospital, where she had been a patient for nine days. On February 13,
1908, she was married to Ralph M [ahlon] Fulton, who died Sept 25, 1968, after 60 years of
marriage. To this union were born two children: Irene Elizabeth, who passed away in 1937 and Hal H Fulton of Nodaway. She also took into their home Irene's infant son, Calvin and cared for him to manhood.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one daughter Irene, one grandson Dale and two sisters, Mrs Lula Heller and Mrs Eva McKinley.
She
is survived by her son, Hal
H Fulton and wife Arlene of Nodaway, brother Bryan Lawson of Nodaway, 4 grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren, other relatives and many
friends. She was born on a farm near Hepburn where she lived till her marriage.
She and her husband had lived and farmed in Page
County and in vicinity
of Villisca most of their lives, retiring to Hepburn in 1951 where she
resided till her death. She
was a devoted wife, a
kind mother, a good neighbor and won the respect of the community. She
will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
April 1973
GOLDIE E FULTON SERVICES HELD APRIL 4
HEPBURN,
April 10 — Mrs Goldie Edith Fulton, long time resident of Hepburn, died April 2 at the Municipal
Hospital in Clarinda
at the age of 84. She was born April 25, 1888, the daughter of Amanda Fultz
and Henry Lawson.
She was married to Ralph Mahlon Fulton on February 13, 1908. They
had two children: Irene Elizabeth, who died in 1937, and Hal H Fulton of Nodaway, Ia. She was preceded in death by her
husband, her parents, one
daughter, Irene, one grandson,
Dale, and two sisters, Mrs
Lula Heller and Mrs Eva
McKinley.
She
is survived by he son Hal, four
grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 2 great - great - grandchildren.
Funeral services were held April 4 at the Sutphen Funeral Home in Villisca,
with Rev Nadim E Saikaly officiating. Casket bearers were
Darrell Fulton, Clark McKinley, Calvin Kuhn, Lee Fulton, Merl McKinley,
and Dean Kuhn. Flower bearers were Cathi Fulton and Sheri Fulton. Music was
provided by Mrs Charles Gifford accompanied by Mrs Quincy Dunn. Burial was in Villisca
Cemetery.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
April 1973
Miss Turner former Clarinda resident
Funeral
services for Miss Mabel Turner,
83, of Newton, and a former Clarinda resident will be held at 3 pm, Friday at
the Trinity United Presbyterian Church, with Dr J D Almes officiating.
Burial
will be in the Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery. A service will be held in
Newton on Friday morning.
Casket
bearers will be Melvin Cabbage, James Millhone, Knox McCalla, Beryl Beery, Chet
Olenius and Cecil Smith. The
organist will be Mrs Helen
Hoskinson. At the register book will be Mrs Knox McCalla. Ushers will be Ed Ratashak and Lowell
Oxley.
She
died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Newton, where she had been
hospitalized since March 19.
She was born April 8, 1890, at Clarinda, the daughter of Samuel and Hannah
Wiley Turner. She attended school
in Clarinda and attended
Tarkio College. She taught in Clarinda, Sidney, Williamson, and Newton from 1947
until she retired in 1965. She continued to own the family farm south of
Clarinda.
She
was a member of the Trinity United Presbyterian Church, the DAR, BPW, The
Delphian Society and the Jasper County Writers Club.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, and one sister. Only
survivors are her cousins.
Lavelle
Funeral Home is in charge of the local service.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1973
MRS
PAUL ISAACSON HAS received word
of the death of a former pastor of the Yorktown - Norwich churches, the Rev
Thomas Kelly, now of San Diego,
Cal. He died Nov 6 [1973] of injuries from a bad fall. The home address is 402
63rd St, Unit 228, San Diego. Cal 92144.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
September 1973
Mrs Graydon Hill services conducted
Mrs
Graydon (Della Maude) Hill, 91,
of Clarinda, died Friday afternoon at West Heights Manor, where she had lived
for four months.
Services
were held this Monday afternoon at Walker Funeral Home with Rev Cecil Latta
officiating. Joe McKinley was soloist and Aletha Hutchings organist.
Casket
bearers were Don Jillson, Dale Grafft, George Kirkham, Aubrey Kirkpatrick,
Lloyd Cavner, and Charles Iddings. Burial was at Maple Hill Cemetery at College
Springs.
Mrs
Hill is survived by one brother, Frank
Kirkham of College Springs.
She
was born Feb 13, 1882, at Diagonal, daughter of George and Elizabeth
Buchanan Kirkham. Her home was at
407 West Clark where she and her sister, Orra Kirkham, lived until the death of Miss Kirkham one year ago. Mrs Hill was the widow of Graydon B Hill to whom she was married in June of 1923 at North
Platte, Neb.
Her
husband died in May of 1954 at Glenwood, and she came to Clarinda 10 years ago
to live.
She was a member of the United
Methodist Church in
Clarinda, the Women's Organization of the church, and the Federated Women's
Club. Her father, mother, sisters, Orra and Alta, and
brother, Henry, preceded her
in death.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday August 16, 1965
Blockton man killed in
tractor accident
SHAMBAUGH—
Duane [Merritt] Kettle 28, of
Blockton was killed last week when his farm tractor went through a bridge near
Blockton. He leaves his wife and two sons, Bobby [Robert Duane] 4, and Allen [Gregory] 1. Mrs
Kettle is a sister of Mrs
Harley Clymens, who with her
husband and daughter and Mr and Mrs Ted Clymens, attended the funeral Friday at the Methodist
Church in Blockton.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1965
ELMER LAVERNE KENT
Elmer
LaVern "Buck" Kent was
born July 19, 1906, and departed from this life Nov. 12, 1965 at Municipal
Hospital in Clarinda, Ia. aged 59 years, 3 months, and 24 days. He was married
to Esther Hookham, April 9,
1932. To this union one son was born, Robert, who lives in Lakewood, Calif. He leaves his
wife, Esther, son Robert and wife Joan, and two grandsons, Michael and James, who were all here at the time of his passing. Also his mother Bertha of Clarinda; sisters Dorothy Hughes of Slater, Ia., Mildred Hunter of Clarinda, Hazel Darmer of Medical Lake, Wash.; brothers Frank and Darrell of Clarinda, Charles
of Burbank, Calif, and John of
Omaha, and several nieces and nephews.
His
father, Frank, preceded him in
death in 1948.
He
was a loyal member of IOOF lodge and Rebekah lodge for several years and a
member of the First Christian Church of Clarinda.
He
was a very devoted father and was exceptionally kind to his parents, relatives
and friends. Their comfort was always foremost in his thoughts. He was foreman
in the magnet department at Lisle Corporation and was a faithful worker. He
worked for Lisle Corporation for 26 years.
[Peterman, Opal Waive
Harland]
Clarinda Herald
Journal
September 1967
Mrs H Peterman of Gravity died Sunday
GRAVITY
(Special)-Mrs Harry (Opal) Peterman
died at the University Hospital in Iowa City at 5:30 a m Sunday, having gone
from the Clarinda Hospital to Iowa City Aug 29.
She
is survived by her husband and six children, Harl of the U S Army, stationed at Ft Benjamin
Harrison, Ind, Alfred at home,
Mrs Lois Blake of Gravity, Mrs
Velma Stoakes [Stokes] of Council Bluffs, Mrs Ira Stoakes [Stokes] of Omaha and Mrs Sylvia Spangler of Shenandoah. She has four brothers and six
sisters.
Mrs
Peterman was daughter of the Harry
Harlands, born and reared in the
Taylor county community.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
January 1959
RUTH ELVA YOUNG
Ruth
Elva Young was born Feb 3, 1894,
at New Market, Ia, and. passed away Jan 28, 1959, at the Municipal Hospital in
Clarinda, Ia, at the age of 64 years, 11 months and 25 days. She was the
daughter of T [homas] R and Eva C [hristina Stayner] Young of Clarinda. Her parents and one brother preceded her in death.
She
was a devout Christian from girlhood and a member of the United Missionary,
Church. While she lived a life of suffering for almost 25 years she never lost
her faith in God but lived near to Him as her daily companion.
She leaves to mourn her passing two
sisters, Blanche, who shared
their home and who gave her many years of the most loving care, and Mrs Orin
Cates of Burlington Junction, Mo;
two brothers, Ernest of
Yakima, Wash and Ralph of
Dallas, Tex; nine nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Her
loving disposition and cheerfulness endeared her to those who knew her.
Because
of illness her sister, Mrs Gates,
and brother Ralph were unable
to attend the services.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday February 3, 1964
Brief illness fatal to
Howard Collins
SIAM
(Special) Howard W [alter] Collins,
57, who lived a mile southwest of Siam, died Sunday night at the Clarinda
Municipal hospital after a ten-day illness following a massive cerebral
hemorrhage.
The
funeral service is Wednesday at 3:30 p m at Walker Funeral Home with the Rev
Larry Gilbert of the Baptist church in charge.
Mr
and Mrs Collins have lived in the
same farm home since they built it after their marriage. Mrs Collins is the former Hazel Bashor. Their daughter is Rita Sue, sophomore student in New Market schools. His
mother is Mrs Nellie Ward Collins of
New Market, and brother is Albert Collins of Kansas City, Mo.
Mr
Collins was born a half-mile from
the present home, son of Walter [Rapp] and Nellie [Ward] Collins. He attended Siam and New Market schools, always
living in this vicinity. He was active in church, neighborhood and school
affairs, [and a] member of the Baptist church.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday July 5, 1951
John W Nowels
John
William Nowels, son of Steven
and [Mary] Jane [Wolf] Nowels,
was born in Jasper County, Ind, Jan 9, 1853, and died at College Springs, June
5, 1951, at the age of 98 years, 4 months and 27 days.
He
was united in marriage to Belle F Scoggins March 27, 1877. To this union four children were born. One daughter Alberta died at the age of three years. The three sons
all survive, Olney E [dgar] of Basin, Wyo, A [lvin] Glen of Glassport, Pa; and Wayne M [itchell] of San Jacinto, Calif. Eight grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren, with many other relatives and friends, also survive him.
He
left Indiana and moved to College Springs in 1881, where he and his wife built
their home. They lived there until the death of his wife in 1940. After this he
made his home with his son Wayne
and wife until about three years ago when he became bedfast and was cared for
by Mrs Esther Baker, from
whose home he passed away. He retained his physical and mental faculties
to a remarkable degree until he had well passed
his 90th milestone.
Funeral
service was held June 8 at the College Springs Free Methodist church, conducted
by Rev W W Whyte of College Springs, assisted by Rev Fred Fisher of Clarinda.
Doris Golay and Eula Fickess sang, accompanied by
Mrs Fisher. Pallbearers were Clark Peery, John Christensen, Fred Mclntyre,
Charles Bowers, Ren Blair, and P E Damewood.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1967
Edward Morgan death heard; former New Market carpenter
NEW
MARKET, Nov 6 - Mrs Grace Webb
and Mr and Mrs T A Harris
learned of the death of Edward J Morgan, 83, at Vallejo, Calif October 30. He was the son of Valoris
Morgans, former residents of New
Market and Dallas twp. He attended grade school at Prairie Gem and graduated
from the New Market High school in 1903. His father was a carpenter while
living in New Market and built the house owned by the Arnold Bashors
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday August 23, 1937
Edward Monzingo
Edward
Carroll, son of Rev. and Mrs.
C. W. Monzingo, was born in Santa
Monica, Calif, Dec. 1, 1936, and departed this life at Coin, Ia., Aug. 19,
1937, having lived eight months and nineteen days. The Gardener walked among
His flowers and plucked the tenderest bud he could find.
Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Alfred Hunter of College Springs, assisted by
Rev. G. F. Tackett and W. D. Groesbeck of Clarinda. Interment at Coin, Ia.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday November 28, 1963
Cliff Heller, road maintenance worker, burial was at
Gravity
GRAVITY
(Special) — Services for Clifford [Eugene] Heller were held in Lenox on Tuesday with burial at Gravity cemetery.
Cliff lived in Gravity for many years as a road
maintainer for the county. He moved to Lenox a few years ago to care for his
ailing father. His health failed a few months ago and he was forced to retire.
He
leaves his wife Faye [Alice Pennebaker], a son Edward from
Ohio, daughters LaDonna of Des
Moines and Evelyn in Texas.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday November 28, 1963
Guy Joslyn died in Missouri, grandson flew here from
Germany
GRAVITY
(Special) — Guy Joslyn,
83, died Nov 15 at Denver, Mo, where he had been with a daughter, Mrs Jakie
Green. His grandson, Penny
Pitman, flew from Germany, where
he is stationed with the armed forces, to attend the funeral Nov 17.
His
wife, the former Edna Mae Churchill,
had died several years ago. His family includes the three daughters, Mrs
Green, Denver, Mo, Mrs Opal
Builderback [Bilderbach], Sedra
Wooley, Wash, Marion Joslyn,
Shenandoah and son Donny Wade Joslyn, The Dalles, Ore.
Minister
for the services was the, Rev Ivo Randels. Casket bearers were Fred McNutt,
Francis McNutt, Carl Winger, Harold Churchill, Glen Churchill and Doyle Churchill.
Guy lived in Gravity many
years and retired only a few years ago.
Military funeral for T
Taylor
Clarinda Herald
Journal
November 1963
GRAVITY
— Military funeral is Friday at the Christian church here for Ted
Taylor who died in Clarinda
Tuesday. He had been ill only a short time. He is brother of Robert Taylor of Bedford. The burial will be in the Gravity
cemetery at side of his parents.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday April 23, 1953
Allie
May Criser, 59, of 515 South
Elizabeth, Wichita, Kan, died Tuesday at a hospital there. She was born May 26,
1893, in Taylor county, daughter of Marion [Robert] and Belle [Hunter] Glassgow. In 1936 she moved from Port Scott, Kan to
Wichita and had been a resident there since that time. Surviving are her
husband, Roy, three daughter, Mrs
Avis Anderson, Wichita, Miss
Erma Criser, Minneapolis, Minn, Mrs
Velma Dean of Fort Scott, Kan;
two sons, Clarence Criser of
Wichita, Virgil Criser of
Wichita; a sister, Mrs Essie Movis
of Rawlins, Wyo, two brothers, Ray Glassgow of New Market and Edd Glassgow of Lead, S D. Funeral services were held in
Wichita Friday at 2 p m with burial at Andover, Ky.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday May 15, 1967
MARY EUGENIA WEAVER
Mary
Eugenia Weaver was born June 16,
1910, near New Market, Ia, in Taylor County, the daughter of William I [ngram]
and [Anna] Gertrude Parks Weaver.
She passed away after a long illness at University Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa.
Her
childhood was spent on a farm and her elementary education was received in the
Prairie Gem rural school of Dallas township. She graduated from New Market High
School and had a BA degree from Omaha University.
She
was a member of the New Market Methodist Church and transferred to the First
Methodist Church at Sioux City. She was very active in church schoolwork and
was a member of Wesleyan Guild of Woman's Society of Christian Service. She
belonged to Woman's Club, American Association of University in Sioux City, and
OES No. 581 of New Market, Ia.
She
was a former teacher and in later years worked in the Finance Office of
Goodwill Industries.
The
memorial services were conducted from New Market Methodist church with the Rev.
John L Beebout from First Methodist church, Clarinda, Ia.
The
survivors are a sister, Gertrude S. Weaver of Sioux City, her uncle, Ross Parks of Clarinda, besides many other relatives and
friends.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Thursday July 25, 1940
ED HAKES DIES At HAWLEYVILLE HOME
Hawleyville,
(Special) — Ed Hakes,
aged 80, a lifelong resident of Page county, passed away at his home Wednesday
morning at 2:30. He had been in poor health for several years, but only
confined to his bed a short time.
He
is survived by his wife and two sons, Harry and Harold, and three
grandchildren.
He
was a resident of the Hawleyville community for the past 48 years having been
born on a farm northeast of Clarinda in 1860. He was known as one of Page
County's largest cattle feeders in former years and at one time he averaged
eight to ten trips to Chicago with at least four to eight carloads of
livestock, dealing primarily in cattle and
hogs.
Funeral
services will be held at the home Friday afternoon.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday March 30, 1953
CHARLES L EDEN
Charles
Ludvig Eden, son of Mr and Mrs
Samuel Eden, was born In Smoland,
Sweden, July 13, 1866 and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Wesley
Glasgow, on March 18, 1953, at
the age of 86 years, 8 months and 5 days.
He
was united in marriage to Augusta Jonson at Essex, Iowa, May 9, 1892, who preceded him in death in November
of 1917. To this union were born four sons and three daughters; three sons and
one daughter preceding their father's passing. Those surviving are Luther of Hepburn, Ia: Alice Van Horn of Greeley, Colo, and Julia Glasgow of New Market. He is also survived by one sister
of Clarinda, 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Mr
Eden came to America at the age
of 18 years. He followed the occupation of farming, haying settled on a farm
east of Hepburn, from which he retired some years ago. He attended the public
schools in his native country, where he had to walk as far as 20 miles to
school. He also studied English in America.
He
united with the Swedish Lutheran church in Sweden and later transferred his
membership to the United Presbyterian Church at Hepburn. His knowledge of the scripture brought him great comfort
during the last days of his earthly life.
Services
were conducted from the Walker Funeral Home at 2 p m Friday, March 20, 1953,
with Rev I E Stickelman in charge. Music was by Aletha Hutchings and Doris
Forbes. Flower bearers were: Doris Fulk, Alice Eden, Maxie Eden, Robbie Sue
Eden, Virginia Smaller and Maxine Shepherd. Casket bearers were: Lyle Fulk,
Carroll Eden, Burdell Eden, Floyd Davis, Clarence Smaller and Wesley Shepherd.
Burial was in North Page cemetery.
Clarinda Herald
Journal
Monday October 31, 1949
Obituary - Delbert Green
Delbert
Francis Green, son of Mrs.
Edith Green of New Market, was
born August 13, 1906 at Osborne, Kansas and died October 21 at the age of 43
years, 2 months and 8 days in Cherokee, Iowa.
His
father, Sheridan Jay Green,
preceded him in death in 1915. The family then moved to New Market, where he
grew up and was graduated from the New Market High School in 1924.
He
was raised in a Christian
home and was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge.
He
was married August 23, 1936 to Darlene
Rawlings and to them were born
three children, Shirley Mae, Don Roy and Linda Marie.
He
worked a number of years in New Market and Osceola in the produce business and at the time of his
death was employed by the Farmers Produce at Cherokee.