[ABUHL, MARJORIE JEANETTE LARSON]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Friday, February 27, 1981
Jeanette Abuhl – Jeanette Abuhl, 58, of Wheaton, Ill., and formerly of Des Moines, died Tuesday at a Winfield, Ill., hospital. Services will be at 1 p. m. today at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church. Burial will be at the Wheaton Cemetery.
Mrs. Abuhl was born in Diagonal and lived in Des Moines for 30 years before moving to Wheaton. She was media director for Ben Wood and Associates in Wheaton and previously served with her husband as a missionary in Venezuela. She was a member of the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
Survivors include her husband, Albert; two daughters, Jeanne of Wheaton and Joyce Rosen in Florida; a son, James, of Wheaton, and six grandchildren.
The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to Fox Valley Youth for Christ in Wheaton.
Hanerhoff Funeral Home in Wheaton is in charge of arrangements.

[ABUHL, MARJORIE JEANETTE LARSON]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Saturday, February 28, 1981
Jeanette Abuhl – Services were held Friday in Wheaton, Ill., for Jeanette Abuhl, 58, a former Des Moines resident who died Tuesday.
Mrs. Abuhl was born in Diagonal and lived in Des Moines for 30 years before moving to Wheaton 16 years ago.
Survivors include a brother, Harry C. Larson, Jr., and a sister, Mary Miller, both of Des Moines.

[AKARD, HARRY ROBERT]
Saint Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), Friday, January 28, 1966
Harry Akard – GRANT CITY, Mo. – Harry Robert Akard, 68, died Wednesday at a St. Joseph hospital after a long illness. He was a resident of the Grant City community. He also was a World War I veteran and a member of the American Legion.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Madge Akard of the home; a son, Charles Akard of St. Joseph, and four sisters, Mrs. Bessie Wallace, Mrs. Nell Paxton and Mrs. Malinda Lynch, all of Bristol, Tenn. and Mrs. Jan Lynch of Bowling Green, Ky.
Services will be at 2:30 p. m. Sunday at the Andrews mortuary. The Rev. L. B. Day will officiate, and burial will be in Honey Grove Cemetery.

[AKARD, HARRY ROBERT]
Kingsport Times-News (Kingsport, Tennessee), Sunday, January 30, 1966
Harry Akard – Relatives have received word here that Harry Akard, 68, died Jan. 26 at his home in Grant City, Mo.
Funeral services will be conducted today in Grant City.
He was a native of Sullivan County and had moved to Missouri in 1923, where he was a rancher and merchant until his retirement. He was a member of the Methodist church and a World War I veteran.
Surviving are his widow, Madge, and son, Charles; sisters, Mrs. Nell Paxton, Mrs. W. E. Wallace and Mrs. Jimmy Lynch, all of Bristol and Mrs. Matt Lynch of Bowling Green, Ky.; and a brother, Toy Akard of Los Angeles, Calif. Several nieces and nephews live in this area.

[AKARD, HOWARD ROYCE]
Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, Kansas), Friday, June 16, 1922
Akard Child Dead. Ottawa Baby Was Taken to Halstead for Treatment.
Howard Royce, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Akard of 113 South Main street, died yesterday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at Halstead. The baby was operated on two weeks ago in Ottawa and taken last Friday to a specialist at Halstead. The child was born in Ottawa November 24, 1921.
the funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from Trinity Methodist church, Rev. J. C. Wilson officiating. A quartet composed of Mrs. W. W. Rodgers, Miss Edna Mott, Mrs. L. E. Porter and Mrs. C. Q. Furness sang "Precious Jewels" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Mrs. Joseph Ferguson was the accompanist. There were many beautiful flowers.
The parents, the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S. [ilas] C. Goff of Ottawa and Jay Goff, a brother of Mrs. Akard who came here today from Blockton, Ia., will leave tomorrow morning accompanying the body to Blockton for burial. A short service will be held in Honey Grove church at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the remains will be interred in Honey Grove cemetery.

[AKARD, HOWARD ROYCE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 22, 1922
Howard Royce, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. [obert] Akard of Ottawa, Kansas, was born November 24, 1921 [words unreadable] and died June 15, 1922, aged 6 months and 21 days. Mrs. Akard is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. [ilas] C. Goff.
A funeral service was held in the M. E. church at Ottawa, Kansas, June 16th, conducted by the pastor of the same. The remains were then brought to Blockton, Iowa and taken to Honey Grove, where a funeral service was conducted June 17th, by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Honey Grove cemetery.
The bereaved ones have the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends in this hour of their sorrow. May they be comforted with the thought that while their loved one cannot return to them, they can go to him. Jesus is the way home to the Father's house where your dear one is, and may you be led of Him to a happy greeting there.

[AKARD, LOLA MADGE GOFF]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Friday, January 22, 1982
Lola Akard – GRANT CITY, Mo. – Graveside services for Lola Madge Akard will be Saturday at 1:30 p. m. at the Honey Grove Cemetery, Grant City, under the direction of the Andrews funeral home, Grant City.
Mrs. Akard, 80, died Thursday night at a St. Joseph hospital.
A native and lifelong resident of Worth County, she had owned and operated the Akard Drug Store at Grant City for many years and was a member of the Grant city Christian Church.
Survivors include a son, Charles W. Akard, St. Joseph; three grandchildren and a great grandchild.

[AKARD, LOLA MADGE GOFF]
St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), Friday, January 22, 1982
Lola Madge Akard – GRANT CITY, Mo. – Lola Madge Akard, 80, died Thursday night at a hospital in St. Joseph.
A native and lifelong resident of Worth County, she had owned and operated the Akard Drug Store here for many years and was a member of the Grant City Christian Church.
Survivors include one son, Charles W. Akard, St. Joseph, three grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at the Honey Grove Cemetery here, under the direction of the Andrews funeral home.

[ANDERSON, GARLAND BERNICE, 1922 - 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 15, 1923
Wilzy Anderson and wife, who are to move to the Attorney J. R. Locke farm, the old R. L. Loutzenhiser farm, northeast of town, from a farm between here and Conway, have been prevented from doing do by sickness in the family and were called upon to part with one of their children, the little one dying Monday. We understand interment was made at Grant City.

[ANDERSON, GARLAND BERNICE, 1922 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 22, 1923
Garland Bernice Anderson, daughter of W. S. Anderson and wife, was born August 23, 1922 and departed this life at her home near Conway March 12, 1923, aged 6 months and 17 days.
She leaves a father and mother [words unreadable] to mourn her loss.
Little Garland Bernice had two attacks of pneumonia in less than sixty days, the last attack proving more than she was able to bear.
Her little brother was very ill at the time of her departure. Her pilgrimage upon earth was brief. She was only a bud upon earth plucked by the Gardener to unfold into a blossom in the paradise of Heaven. As the dew drop is kissed away by the morning sun and taken above to help fashion the rainbow in the sky, so was she kissed away by the Son of Righteousness and is now a precious jewel in the crown of the child loving King.
She was laid away in the Isadora cemetery, L. B. Day conducting the funeral services at the grave. We extend our deepest sympathy to her loved ones. May the Father above be their Source o Comfort in their sad hour of bereavement.

[BAIRD, ABSOLOM D.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 5, 1923
A. D. Baird Dead
A. D. Baird, a long time and highly respected resident of the vicinity of Redding, passed away at a St. Joseph hospital Sunday morning about 5 o'clock, following a surgical operation performed the week before. The body was brought to his late home at Redding Monday evening. Funeral services were held at Redding yesterday morning at 11 o'clock.

[BARKLEY, WILLIAM SHIELDS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 6, 1923
Mrs. F. A. Harvey and Mrs. Rhoda E. Roloson and son, Golden Truex, returned home Tuesday from Gravity where they were called to the bedside of their uncle, William Barkley, Sunday. Mr. Barkley passed away about midnight Sunday night, aged 83 years, 3 months and 5 days. Mr. Barkley lived in Gravity and vicinity over 40 years. He leaves one daughter and three sons, his wife passing away 9 years ago. Interment was made in the Gravity cemetery.

[BEAN, MATILDA J. PARR]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
Mrs. John Bean, formerly of Maloy but a resident of California for several years, passed away at her home at Manteca, California and the remains were brought back to Knowlton for interment.

[BLEDSOE, JOHN WESLEY]
Fort Collins Express (Fort Collins, Colorado), Thursday, April 26, 1923
John W. Bledsoe Dies Suddenly
John W. [esley] Bledsoe of 937 West Oak street died suddenly about 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at his home. He had been taken ill Monday afternoon while downtown and was unable to be taken home until Tuesday morning. Death resulted from heart failure. The deceased was 75 years old. He is survived by his wife and one son, H. H. Bledsoe of Denver.

Mr. Bledsoe was born in Richmond, Ray county, Mo., Nov. 8, 1849. When he was fifteen years old he moved to Des Moines, Ia. with his parents and finished his education there. Afterwards he engaged in stock raising and the real estate business in Decatur county, Iowa for many years. In the spring of 1908 he came west to Burns, Wyoming and engaged extensively in the livestock industry. He moved to Fort Collins in the spring of 1921, purchasing a home here and retiring from active business. He was a member of the Masonic order and the Methodist church.
Mrs. Taylor R. Hadley of Denver and Fred P. Allen of Cheyenne are children of Mrs. Bledsoe and they are both in Fort Collins for the funeral of their stepfather.
The funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock from Balmer's mortuary. Dr. R. H. Ayres will conduct the services. The Masons will have charge at the grave.
[Note: The same death notice was published in the Fort Collins Courier, April 25, 1923.]

[BLEDSOE, JOHN WESLEY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 3, 1923
Mrs. Eli Thompson received word last week that one of her brothers, J. [ohn] W.[esley] Bledsoe, passed away quite suddenly at his home in Fort Collins, Colorado, about 2:30 on Wednesday. Mr. Bledsoe visited here quite frequently in former years and was known to a number of our readers.

[BOLINGER, FLORENCE VERLLE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 26, 1923
A sixteen-year-old daughter of J. [ames] D. Bolinger and wife, living on the old J. I. Dennis farm north of town, passed away Thursday evening after a few weeks illness. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday morning and interment was made at Allendale, Missouri.

[BROWN, MABLE WOLFE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 15, 1923
Burt Wolfe went to Shannon City yesterday to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Rev. S. E. Brown, who passed away at Dell Rapids, South Dakota.

[BUCKMASTER, NANCY MELVINA "VINA" WOODS]
Vinita Daily Journal (Vinita, Oklahoma), Thursday, April 20, 1922
A Mrs. Buckmaster died at the family home near Bluejacket early this morning. J. K. Taylor was called to prepare the body for shipment to Albany, Mo.

[BUCKMASTER, NANCY MELVINA "VINA" WOODS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 27, 1922
A. A. Weaver and wife and Mrs. Robert Campbell and son, Joe, attended the funeral of Mrs. Weaver's sister, Mrs. Philip Buckmaster, at Athelstan Saturday. Mrs. Buckmaster passed away at her home at Blue Jacket, Oklahoma.

[BUCKMASTER, NANCY MELVINA "VINA" WOODS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 4, 1922
Vina Wood[s] was born May 3, 1864 and departed this life April 20, 1922, aged 57 years, 11 months and 17 days.
She was united in marriage with Phillip Buckmaster December 25, 1891. She resided in Iowa until three years ago when they moved to Oklahoma, where she leaves a host of relatives and friends to mourn her departure. She leaves besides her husband, two brothers, Dock and David Wood and two sisters, Mrs. A. Weaver of Blockton and Mrs. Sarah Stevenson, of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. Also, two half-brothers and a half-sister, besides a host of other friends and relatives.
She united with the Mt. Zion [words unreadable] at Athelstan [words unreadable] Christian wife, a good friend and kind neighbor.
The funeral services were conducted from the Athelstan Baptist church April 22, by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Athelstan cemetery.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of a host of friends. May the kind Heavenly Father richly bless and abundantly comfort them in this time of sorrow. May he lead them to the deathless land where farewells are never spoken.

[BUCKMASTER, PHILLIP W.]
Welch American (Welch, Oklahoma), Thursday, March 29, 1956
P. W. Buckmaster Funeral Held in Bluejacket
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for Phillip W. Buckmaster, 87, pioneer Bluejacket farmer. Buckmaster passed away in his home at 7:50 a. m. Monday, following a long illness.
He was a retired farmer and had lived in the Bluejacket community since 1919. He was born in Iowa. Buckmaster was a member of the Bluejacket Baptist church.

Survivors include; two sisters, Mrs. Bill Phillips, Bardenia, Calif.; and Mrs. Eliza Ninemiers, Bluejacket.

[BUCKMASTER, PHILLIP W.]
Welch American (Welch, Oklahoma), Thursday, March 29, 1956
BLUEJACKET – Phillip W. Buckmaster was born in Iowa Sept. 5, 1868 and departed this life March 26, 1956 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Eliza Ninemires, of Bluejacket. He was 87 years, 6 months and 21 days of age. Besides Mrs. Ninemires, he leaves another sister, Mrs. Belle Phillipy of Gardinia, Calif. and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 28 at 2 p. m. at the Baptist church.

[BULLOCK, DORA MARIE WAUGH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 29, 1922
Mrs. Dora M. Bullock Dead.
Mrs. Dora M. [arie] Bullock, wife of Samuel Bullock, passed away Sunday morning after a few days' illness with chronic nephritis.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Challie E. Graham, and interment was made in the Isadora cemetery.
This is a sad death. Mrs. Bullock leaves beside her husband, six little children. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved husband and little motherless children in this dark hour of sorrow.
Obituary next week.

[BULLOCK, DORA MARIE WAUGH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 6, 1922
Dora Waugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Waugh, was born in Worth county, Mo., Nov. 30, 1885 and departed this life at her home in Blockton, Ia., June 25, 1922, aged 36 years, 6 months and 25 days.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Samuel A. [lonzo] Bullock June 22, 1907. To this union six children were born as follows: William Sidney, Samuel Wilbur, Neva Marie, Glee Harold, Joe Cecil, and Reva Belle.
She leaves to mourn her departure her husband, six children, father and mother, a brother, Clyde Waugh of Mt. Ayr and many other relatives and friends.
She confessed her faith in Christ in 1901 and united with the Isadora Church of Christ, of which she was still a member at the time of her death.
The funeral services were conducted from the Christian church in Blockton June 27 by Challie E. Graham, assisted by A. G. Simmons, pastor of the Blockton M. E. church, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Isadora cemetery.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of a host of friends in this sad hour. We commend them to the compassionate heavenly Father and the tender loving Saviour, who will guide them to the home where sorrow never comes, because there is no death there.

[CLARK, PRATHER'S TWIN SONS, 1922 – 1922]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 2, 1922
The twin sons born to Prather Clark and wife of St. Joseph week before last, mention of which was made last week, both died, one soon after birth and the other two days later.

[COX, MINA MAE SPOONEMORE RICHARDSON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 1, 1923
Mina Mae Spoonemore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. [rancis] M. [arion] Spoonemore, was born May 28, 1883 and departed this life in St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 20, 1923, aged 39 years, 8 months and 22 days.
She was united in marriage to James M. Richardson Jan. 13, 1905. She was again united in marriage to Clarence R. Cox Jan. 18, 1922.
Besides her companion the following survive her: Her father and mother, and six brothers and five sisters, as follows: Gilbert, of Orville, Washington; Walter, of Salt Creek, Wyoming; Orval of Long Beach, California; Homer and Harley of Keytesville, Mo. and Clifford who is at home. The sisters are as follows: Mrs. Maud Harris of Grant City, Mo.; Mrs. Lottie Wake of Keytesville, Mo.; Mrs. Goldie Stevens of Columbus, Nebraska; Mrs. Inez Hubbard of Blockton and Mrs. Bessie Clark, of Bedford. Besides these, she leaves many other relatives and friends.
She united with the Isadora Church of Christ in October 1905. The funeral services were conducted from the Isadora Church of Christ Feb. 22 by Challie E. Graham, assisted by L. B. Day, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the same place.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of friends in this hour of sorrow. May they look unto Him who is able to turn the shadow of night into the glorious sunlight of morning. May they put their trust in Him, be comforted by Him and at last go to be with Him.

[COX, MINA MAE SPOONEMORE RICHARDSON]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Wednesday, February 21, 1923
COX – Mina May, aged 39 years, passed away Feb. 20, 1923, at 10:15 a. m. at the residence, 1829 Union st. Besides her husband, Clarence R. Cox, deceased is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Spoonemore, Isadora, Mo.; 5 sisters, Mrs. J. C. Harris, Grant City, Mo.; Mrs. Charles Wakes, Keytesville, Mo.; Mrs. Hugh Stevens, Columbus, Neb.; Mrs. Robert Hubbard, Redding, Iowa; Mrs. Lester Clark, Bedford, Iowa; 6 brothers, G. R. Cox, Orville, Wash.; W. A. Cox, South Creek, Wyo.; W. O. Cox, Long Beach, Cal.; Clifford Cox, Isadora, Mo.; Harlie and Homer Cox, Keytesville, Mo. Funeral services will be conducted at the Fleeman-McNeill Funeral Home Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock. After the service the remains will be taken to Isadora, Mo., for burial.

[COX, MINA MAE SPOONEMORE RICHARDSON]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 1, 1923
ATHELSTAN – Mr. and Mrs. Marion Spooneymore were called to St. Joseph last Monday by the death of their daughter, Mrs. Mina Cox.
The body of Mrs. Mina Cox who died at her home at St. Joseph Monday was brought here Thursday for burial at the Isadora cemetery.

[CRAWFORD, THURLAND C. "TED"]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 28, 1922
Ted C. Crawford Killed
The following Red Oak dispatch, referring to the death of Ted C. Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crawford, formerly of this place but now of Red Oak, appeared in the Saturday Des Moines Register:
"Ted C. Crawford, Red Oak boy, 22 years old, was killed by a freight train at Needles, Ca. A telegram from the division superintendent of the Santa Fe railroad company at Needles to the young man's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford, told of his death but gave no details. Four sisters and one brother also survive.
Crawford left here about a month ago, going to Des Moines to seek work. From there he went west, and no word was received from him until his death.
The body is being shipped to Red Oak and he will be buried at Emerson Sunday.
Ted Crawford served three years during the war as an electrician in the United States navy."
Later: From a Red Oak paper we gather that the young man was employed as a telegraph operator at Needles. But no particulars as to the accident had come to hand.

[CRAWFORD, WILLIAM, 1851 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 12, 1923
William Crawford Dead
William Crawford, of Red Oak and a former resident of this place, passed away quite suddenly at a Clarinda hospital Sunday morning, July 1. He had been in poor health for several months, going to a hospital at Clarinda for recuperation and had expected to return home that week.
Funeral services were held from the Red Oak Presbyterian church, of which denomination the deceased had been a lifelong member, on Tuesday afternoon, July 3. The Masonic lodge had charge of the services at the grave, interment being made in the cemetery at Emerson.
Mr. Crawford was born in Ireland June 28, 1851 and had therefore just passed his 72nd birthday. When a babe of but a few months he came to this country with his parents and resided at Mt. Morris, N. Y., until 1878. On Feb. 27, 1878, he was united in marriage to Mary Ellen Rogers, the newly married couple coming west and settling near Emerson, for thirty-five years being among the earliest settlers and rugged pioneers of that part of Mills county. Purchasing the old Jess Minor, Sr., farm southwest of Blockton the family moved here and resided on the farm for two or three years, moving to Red Oak some four years.
Mr. Crawford was a member of the Masonic lodge and Eastern Star.
Besides the widow the deceased is survived by five children: W. R. Crawford and Miss Ada Crawford, of Red Oak; Mrs. C. A. Barnes, of Emerson; Mrs. Myron Shipman of Atlantic and Mrs. Jane Eller of New York City.

[CRULL, MINNIE BELL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 23, 1923
Minnie Bell Crull, daughter of William and Lorina Crull, was born in Illinois March 28, 1869, and died near Blockton, Iowa, August 14, 1923, aged 54 years, 4 months and 16 days.
With her parents she moved to Iowa in 1880 and settled near Bedford, moving later to Clearfield and then to Missouri. Since the death of her parents twenty years ago she has made her home with her two brothers, W. R. and F. M. Crull, and sister, Nettie Crull, having lived during the last four years near Blockton where she passed away.
She was one of a family of fourteen children, eight of whom are still living and mourn her loss—Nancy Devore, of Macksville, Kansas; Elizabeth Bartlett, of Heyworth, Illinois; Hattie Wilson, of Fairview, Oklahoma; John Crull, of Sheridan, Missouri; Loretta Higgins, of Clearfield; W. [illiam] R. Crull, Nettie Crull and F. M. Crull of Blockton.
"She is not dead; she has but
         passed
Beyond the mists that bind us
         here,
Into the new and larger life
Of that serener sphere."
Funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by J. A. Brownlee, pastor of the Blockton Methodist church and interment was made in the Isadora cemetery.

[CURLEY, CARL C., 1923 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 5, 1923
Mrs. W. D. Link received word last week from her brother, John Curley, of Union Star, Mo., that the infant child born to Mr. and Mrs. Curley on March 20, passed away one week later or on March 27.

[DARROUGH, JAMES ALLEN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 23, 1922
Mrs. E. F. Amick was called to Redding Friday by the death of her uncle, James Darrough, who passed away at one o'clock that afternoon.

[DAWSON, JESSE BUTLER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 9, 1922
N. O. Hickenlooper and wife attended the J. [esse] B. [utler] funeral at Grant City Sunday afternoon. Mr. Dawson was Mrs. W. [illiam] E. [dward] Hotaling's father.

[DAWSON, JESSE BUTLER]
Albany Ledger (Albany, Missouri), Thursday, February 9, 1922
Well Known Citizen Dead
Jesse B. [utler] Dawson, one of the well-known citizens of this part of the state, died at his home in Grant City last Thursday night, February 2nd. He had reached the advanced age of 83 years and had been in failing health for some time.
Mr. Dawson was a native of Kentucky and came to Missouri about 1851 with his father. At the beginning of the civil war he entered the confederate army and served throughout the struggle. He established a store at Grant City in 1867 and had been in business continuously since that time, his firm being one well known. He was married to Miss Frances Tandy, August 30, 1868, and six children were born to them, three of whom are living, Ben M. and Chas. K., of Ponca City, Oklahoma, and Mrs. Kate Hotaling, who lived at home.
Funeral services were held at the home at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, and it was attended by one of the largest crowds at such a gathering ever held in Grant City.
Among those from Albany who attended the funeral were Chas. H. Kent, Elmer A. Kent and wife, Homer Kent and wife, D. O. Kent, Joel Sweeney, Henry M. Sweeney, Thos. R. Magee, Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Graham, W. P. Stapleton and wife, J. R. Doyle and wife, Mrs. Ida C. Holden, Misses Genevra Peery and Emily Stapleton and B. L. Peery.

[DEBOLT, WILLIAM]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 9, 1922
William DeBolt, a resident of near Maloy, died on Sunday night of last week at the home of his brother-in-law, Sherman Davis. Mr. DeBolt had been suffering from dropsy and heart trouble but was in his usual health when he retired Sunday evening. When morning came, he had passed away. Funeral services were held at Maloy on Wednesday.

[DEVOE, DELLA CURLEY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 4, 1923
Mrs. Della DeVoe Dead
Mrs. W. D. Link and Mrs. Wm. Maylon left Sunday evening for Chicago, called there by the death of their sister, Mrs. Della DeVoe. They arrived here yesterday on train No. 1 with the body and services were held at the Link home yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment was made in the Honey Grove cemetery.

[DEVOE, DELLA CURLEY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 11, 1923
Della Curley was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, December 16, 1876, and passed away at her home in Chicago, Illinois, December 30, 1922. She was united in marriage to Robert DeVoe April 7, 1892. Mr. DeVoe passed away in Burlington, Iowa, in 1907.
She leaves to mourn her death three sisters, Mrs. W. D. Link, Blockton; Mrs. Wm. Maylon, St. Joseph, Mo. and Mrs. J. G. Drummins, Oskaloosa, Kansas and two brothers, John Curley, Union Star, Mo. and J. [ames] B. [ernard] Curley, Grant City, Mo.
Mrs. DeVoe was a member of the Catholic church.
Funeral services were held at the W. D. Link home Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3, at 2 o'clock, conducted by Frank Gillihan of the Grant City Christian church, assisted by A. G. Simmons of the Blockton Methodist church and interment was made in the Honey Grove cemetery.

[FINCH, DAVID LONZO]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Saturday, March 25, 1922
Dave Finch Found Dead in Yard at Home in Shannon
Dave Finch, well known old time resident of Creston, was found dead in the back yard of his home at Shannon City about 6:30 o'clock Friday evening, according to word received at this office today.
Mr. Finch had been up town about 4 o'clock and had apparently been in his usual health. He returned home and about 6:25 p. m. started towards the barn to feed some stock. About five minutes after he left the house neighbors, who called at the Finch home on business, found him lying in the yard, apparently dead. The examination of a physician showed that death was due to apoplexy. Deceased was in the neighborhood of 70 years old.
Mr. finch was one of the most widely known horsemen in this part of the state. He was a resident of Creston for a number of years, also a resident of Kent and vicinity, later moving to Shannon City, where his death occurred. For many years he was a dealer in horses in Creston and Union county.
Besides his wife he leaves to mourn his death four children, Miss Jessie Finch of Creston; Preston Finch of Malloy, Iowa; Mrs. Nellie Ridge of Blockton, Iowa and Darlene Finch at home.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Christian church in Shannon City with Rev. Mr. Mitchell of Eagleville, Missouri, officiating. Interment will be made in Graceland cemetery at Creston.

[FINCH, DAVID LONZO]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 30, 1922
David Finch Dead
David Finch, at one time a resident of Blockton, passed away quite suddenly at his home in Shannon City Friday evening about 7 o'clock. He had complained about not feeling very well for several days. The attack causing his death came to him while he was out in the yard at his home.
He leaves as members of his immediate family, his wife and a little daughter, Darline, about 7 years of age, besides a son and two daughters by his first marriage—Creston E. Finch of Shannon City; Mrs. Roy Ridge of Blockton, and Miss Jessie Finch of Creston.
Funeral services were held at Shannon City Sunday afternoon and interment was made in a Creston cemetery.

[FINCH, DAVID LONZO]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 30, 1922
Mrs. Roy Ridge was called to Shannon City Saturday morning by the sudden death of her father, David Finch, who passed away Friday evening about 7 o'clock.

[FLINT, EMMA FLUKE]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 23, 1922
Mrs. Emma Flint Dead
Mrs. Mary E. Fluke has received word of the death of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Flint, which occurred on November 14 at her home in Lakeland, Florida. The relatives and friends of Mrs. Flint are especially saddened by her death, as this leaves her five children alone, her husband, Loran G. Flint, having preceded her in death about five years ago.

[FLINT, EMMA FLUKE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 23, 1922
Obituary – Mrs. Loren Flint
Miss Emma Fluke was born at Lewiston, Illinois, April 1, 1877, and passed away at her home at Lakeland, Florida, Nov. 14, 1922, aged 45 years, 7 months and 13 days.
With her parents she went to Beatrice, Nebraska, when she was three years of age and in 1881 the family came to Taylor county, Iowa, settling on the home farm 2 ½ miles south of Platteville, where she was married to Mr. L. G. Flint in 1900. To this union five children were born—Eldritch [Eldred], Ivan, Ardeth, Roland and Lorena.
They moved to Florida in 1911, locating at Kissimmee. Then in 1914 they moved to Lakeland, Florida, where Mr. Flint passed away in 1917. Since that time Mrs. Flint has taken care of her family, keeping the children in school.
She leaves beside her five children, her aged mother, Mrs. Mary E. Fluke of Bedford and five sisters and one brother to mourn her departure.

[FLINT, EMMA FLUKE]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 30, 1922
Obituary of Mrs. Loren Flint
Emma Fluke was born near Lewiston, Ill., April 1, 1877 and passed away at her home in Lakeland, Florida, Nov. 14, 1922, aged 45 years, 7 months and 13 days.
With her parents, J. [acob] F.[ranklin] and Mary E. [mily] Fluke, she went to Beatrice, Nebr., when she was three years of age. In 1881 the family came to Taylor county, Iowa, settling on the home farm 2 ½ miles south of Platteville, where she grew to womanhood. For four years she taught in the rural schools of Taylor county.
On Sept. 19, 1900, she was married to Loren G. Flint. To this union five children were born: Eldred, Ivan, Ardeth, Roland and Lorena.
In Nov. 1911 the family moved to Florida, locating at Kissimmee. In 1914 they moved to Lakeland, Fla., where Mr. Flint passed away in 1917. Since that time Mrs. Flint has taken care of her family and kept the children in school.
She leaves besides her five children, her mother, Mrs. Mary E. [mily] Fluke of Bedford, Five sisters, Mrs. J. L. Smith of Hempel, Mo., Mrs. F. E. Midyett of Warsaw, Mo., Mrs. J. E. Sickles of Blockton Ia., and Misses Etta and Ella Fluke of Bedford, and one brother, J. J. Fluke of Warsaw, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Flint were members of the M. E. church. They were great church workers, always first in all affairs where help was needed, and it will be with deep sorrow that the relatives and friends will learn of their deaths.
Mrs. Flint passed away quite suddenly from hemorrhage of the lungs. The funeral services were held on Nov. 15 and interment was made by the side of her husband at Lakeland, Florida.

[FORSON, MARGARET HANNAH HUDSON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 28, 1923
Margaret Hudson was born in Tennessee Sept. 30, 1839 and died at Athelstan, Iowa, June 24, 1923, at the age of 84 years, 9 months and 24 days.
She moved with her parents to Davis county, Iowa, when about seven years of age.
In 1862 she was united in marriage to Benjamin Foveson [Forson]. To this union five children were born who are still living—Ellen Still of Trenton, Mo.; Mrs. Carrie Corbin, of Gilman City, Mo.; Mrs. Emily Hicks of Utica, Mo.; William Foveson of Gillman City, Mo., and Mrs. Stella Irvin of Athelstan. She passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Irvin.
She was converted at the age of 114 years, uniting with the Baptist church and lived a faithful Christian life to the end. She was patient in all her suffering and now she has passed quietly to her reward.
Funeral services were held at the Holiness church at Athelstan Monday at 3:30 o'clock conducted by the pastor, W. M. Hunt. Text: 2 Cor. 5 ch. and 1st verse. Interment was made in the Athelstan cemetery.

[FORSON, MARGARET HANNAH HUDSON]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, June 28, 1923
ATHELSTAN – Grandma Farsen [Forson] who had been seriously ill for some time at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Oscar Irvin, died Sunday evening, June 24.

[FREEMYER, JANE MITCHELL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 15, 1923
Jane Mitchell was born in Jay county, Indiana, June 27, 1835 and departed this life at the home of her son, John Freemyer, [March 8, 1923. She was united in marriage to Charles Freemyer Feb. 17, 1853 in Jay county, Indiana.] To this union twelve children were born, four of whom died in infancy, namely, William Henry, Emma Jane, Bertha Viola and Clara. The others lived to manhood and womanhood. She leaves to mourn her departure, Amos Freemyer, of Mountain View, Missouri; Daniel Freemyer, of Palisades, Colorado; John Freemyer, of Athelstan, Iowa; Mrs. Elizabeth Morris, of Sheridan, Mo.; Joshua Freemyer of St. Francis, Kansas, and Samual [Samuel] Freemyer whose location is not known. Wesley Freemyer died July 4, 1907 and Andrew Freemyer March 8, 1921. She also leaves 17 grandchildren, 36 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren, besides many other relatives and friends.
Mrs. Freemyer came with her husband to Worth county, Mo., in 1858 and spent the balance of her life up to a few years past, in the county.
She accepted Christ in early womanhood and united with the Church of Christ. In 1905 she united with the Isadora Church of Christ and continued a faithful member of the same till death. She was a faithful wife, loving mother and a good Christian woman.
The funeral services were conducted from the Isadora Church of Christ March 11, 1923, by Challie E. Graham and the remains laid to rest in the Isadora cemetery. The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the many friends in this time of sorrow. May the blessings of the kind, loving Father be with them and may they follow Christ safely home to the Father's house.

[FREEMYER, JANE MITCHELL]

Worth County Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), Wednesday, March 14, 1923
Obituary – Mitchell
Jane Mitchell was born in Jay County, Indiana, June 27, 1835, and departed this life at the home of her son, John Freemyer, in Athelstan, March 8, 1923, aged 87 years, 8 months and 11 days.
She was united in marriage to Charles Freemyer Feb. 17, 1853. To this union twelve children were born, four of whom died in infancy, namely, William Henry, Emma Jane, Bertha Viola, and Charles [?] The others lived to manhood and womanhood. She leaves to mourn her departure, Amos Freemyer of Mountain View, Mo.; Daniel Freemyer of Palisades, Colo.; John Freemyer of Athelstan; Mrs. [Charles Bevelheimer] of Sheridan; Joshua Freemyer of St. Francis, Kansas, and Samuel Freemyer of [?]; Charles Wesley died July 4, 1907; and Andrew Freemyer who died March 8, 1921. [Rest of obituary unreadable.]

[FREEMYER, JANE MITCHELL]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 15, 1923
ATHELSTAN -- Mrs. Jane Freemyer who made her home with her son, Mr. and Mrs. John Freemyer, died Thursday.
Mrs. Jane Freemyer died at the home of her son, J. H. Freemyer, in Athelstan, March 8, 1923, at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 10 days, after a lingering illness. The funeral services were held at the Christian church in Isadora Sunday, and burial was made at the Isadora cemetery. Those attending the funeral from a distance were her sons, Daniel and wife, from Palisades, Colo., and J. B. Freemyer from St. Francis, Kansas.

[FREEMYER, JANE MITCHELL]
Worth County Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), Wednesday, March 28, 1923
PLEASANT HILL – Joshua Freemyer is here from St. Francis, Kansas, visiting relatives and friends, being called here by the death of his mother, Mrs. Charles Freemyer.
Dan Freemyer and wife were here on a short visit from Palisades, Colorado, they being called here by the death of his mother.

[GAULE, WILLIAM, 1843 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 1, 1923
William Gaule, a former resident of near Conway, passed away at his home near Shannon City Jan. 18, at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 21 days. He was born in Killkarney [Kilkenny] county, Ireland and came to this country when 19 years of age. He was married to Mary Jane McCort in 1875. To this union 11 children were born—Larry of Shannon City, Mrs. Kate Cummings of Gravity, Thos. E. and James H. of Blockton, P. E. of Clearfield, Richard of Earl Gray, Saskatchewan, Canada, Robert, Charles E. and Philip of Shannon City and John and Willie deceased. Funeral services were held at the home and interment was made in the Conway cemetery.

[GLASBY, GEORGE M.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 4, 1923
George M. Glasby passed away at his home between here and Grant City Dec. 21, 1922, at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 7 days. He was born in Andrew county, Mo. He was united in marriage to Cynthia B. Goff Oct. 18, 1872. To this union seven children were born, five of whom survive. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday following his death and interment was made in Honey Grove cemetery on Christmas day, burial being postponed on account of the non-arrival of a daughter.

[GOFF, HELEN L. DUKE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
Mrs. Virgil Goff Dead
Mrs. Virgil Goff passed away Sunday morning about 11 o'clock after a several weeks illness. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday.

[GULICK, CHARLES MARVIN, JR., 1923 - 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 1, 1923
Charles Marvin Junior, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gullick, was born Feb. 12, 1923 and passed away Feb. 17, aged 5 days.
He leaves to mourn his death, his father and mother, two grandfathers, one grandmother, one great grandfather and many other relatives.
Short services were held at the home and interment was made in the Maloy cemetery.

[GUSTAFSON, C. A.'S INFANT, 1923 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 17, 1923
An infant child born to Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Gustafson of near Benton, the little one dying at birth, was buried in Rose Hill cemetery Monday evening.

[HIRST, GEORGE HARMON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
George Harmon Hirst was born in Taylor county, Iowa, Aug. 13, 1885 and departed this life at the Hand hospital, Shenandoah, Iowa, March 20, 1923, aged 37 years, 7 months and 7 days.
He was united in marriage to Bessie Fay Parker March 31, 1912. To this union two children were born, Vane and Raymond. Raymond died when about five months old and his mother two weeks later. He was again united in marriage to Mrs. Nellie Morris. To this union one child was born, Raymond George. He leaves besides his wife and two sons, aged 10 and 4, one sister, Mrs. P. M. Walston, of Mt. Vernon, Washington; also one half brother and two half-sisters, C. E. Martin of Sheridan, Mo.; Mrs. Dora Cadle, of Sheridan, Mo., and Mrs. Flo Benadom of Clearfield, Iowa, besides many other relatives and friends.
He confessed his faith in Christ several years ago and stated before he died that he was ready to go.
The remains were brought to the home of Mr. Turner Rusco, at Athelstan, and the funeral services conducted from the Baptist church March 23 by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Athelstan cemetery.
The sorrowing ones have the sympathy of the many friends. May they cast their burden of sorrow upon the Lord who will richly comfort and bless them; and may they follow closely in the footsteps of Jesus, who will lead them to the sorrowless Home.

[HIRST, GEORGE HARMAN]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
ATHELSTAN – Word was received here by relatives Tuesday morning that Herman Herst, who was injured in a motor accident near Shenandoah a few weeks ago, died at a hospital there Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin went to Shenandoah Monday called there by the death of her brother, Herman Herst.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martin accompanied the corpse of his brother Herman Herst from Shenandoah Wednesday.
Among those from a distance who attended the Herman Herst funeral Friday were Mrs. Flo Benadon [Benadom] of Clearfield, the little son of Mr. Herst of Randolph, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cadle of Sheridan, Bud Parker and Joe Parker of Parnell. The funeral was preached by Rev. C. Graham at the Baptist church. Interment at the Athelstan cemetery.

[HILLYER, ELIZABETH JANE HANKINS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 4, 1923
Mrs. J. [ustin] N. Hillyer, of Ulysses, Nebraska, passed away at her home at Ulysses Friday and interment was made at Ulysses, Sunday. Mrs. Hillyer was a sister of Mrs. J. A. King of this place; A. T. Hankins of Shannon City; Mrs. S. M. McKissick of Houston, Texas and Mrs. Amanda Severns of San Bernardino, California.

[HILLYER, ELIZABETH JANE HANKINS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 11, 1923
Elizabeth Jane Hankins was born in Ohio Aug. 26, 1850 and died at her home at Ulysses, Neb. Dec. 29, 1922, aged 72 years, 4 months and 3 days.
She moved with her parents in a prairie schooner to Platteville, Iowa, when five years of age. She was married to J. [ustin] N. Hillyer while still living at Platteville, coming to Ulysses in 1883. To this union were born seven sons, June, Otho, Baby, Victor, Laurence, Aden and Antoine, three having departed this life.
She was converted and united with the church in Iowa soon after her marriage, later uniting with the Methodist church at Ulysses, Aug. 8, 1886, where she remained a faithful member until death. Mrs. Hillyer was a charter member of the Rebecca lodge, a member of the Eastern Star order, also charter member of the Ulysses Women's club.
After an illness of several weeks she went to sleep on Friday evening, Dec. 29, to awake in His likeness in the land beyond.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, sons, sixteen grandchildren together with three sisters, Mrs. Belle King of Blockton, Iowa; Mrs. Edith McKissick of Houston, Texas and Mrs. Amanda Severns of San Bernardino, Calif., also one brother, A. T. Hankins, of Shannon City, Iowa. David and John having preceded her to the other world.
Thus, we are again reminded that, one by one, we are going home. Mrs. Hillyer had lived in Ulysses for many years and, by her winning personality and many gracious attainments, won scores of friends who sincerely regret her going and extend to the sorrowing relatives their condolence. Many and beautiful were the floral offerings which lay upon the casket at the M. E. church Sunday afternoon, Dec. 31, at 2:30 o'clock when funeral services were held and conducted by her pastor, R. E. Martin, who chose for his text the scriptural verse, "They Shall See His Face," many old friends and neighbors being present. Interment was made in the Ulysses Township cemetery. – Ulysses (Neb.) Dispatch.

[HOWELL, EVA MCCULLOCH HAMILTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 8, 1923
Mrs. J. [ohn] K. Hamilton, formerly of Clearfield, passed away on Monday of last week at her home at Albion, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at Clearfield on Thursday of last week and interment was made in the Clearfield cemetery.

[HOWELL, EVA MCCULLOCH HAMILTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 8, 1923
Mrs. J. [ohn] K. Hamilton, formerly of Clearfield, passed away on Monday of last week at her home at Albion, Nebraska. Funeral services were held at Clearfield on Thursday of last week and interment was made in the Clearfield cemetery.

[INGHAM, MARTHA ANN CRISWELL]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Tuesday, April 10, 1923
Death of Mrs. Chas. Ingham
Union county friends today received word of the death of Mrs. Chas. Ingham, who passed away at 7:15 o'clock, April 10, 1923 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Murtagh, at Omaha.
Mrs. Ingham at one time resided in Creston and was one of the pioneer residents of Afton, having lived there for many years. Her husband, the late Chas. Ingham, preceded her in death a number of years ago at Afton.
A family of grown children survive her, including one son, Claude Ingham and five daughters: Mrs. James Carrigan of Afton, Mrs. James Kidd of Denver, Colorado, Mrs. James Murtagh of Omaha and Miss Maude, Eva and Dora Ingham, all of Lincoln.
Although residing in Omaha since leaving Afton, Mrs. Ingham has a large circle of friends in Union county, including both Afton and Creston, and they will remember her life of service and her loveable disposition which endeared her to so many people in this community.
The remains will be brought to Afton and the funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church in Afton and will be followed by interment in the cemetery of that place.

[INGHAM, MARTHA ANN CRISWELL]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Thursday, April 12, 1923
Obituary of Mrs. Ingham. Six Daughters and one Son to Mourn Good Mother's Death
Funeral services were held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon over the remains of the late Mrs. M. A. Ingham, at the Presbyterian church in Afton.
Rev. Ervine, the pastor, conducted the service and interment took place at the Afton cemetery.
The deceased was the widow of the late Chas. K. Ingham, and she was 79 years, 9 months and 19 days old. Martha Ann Criswell was born in Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1843 and came to Iowa in 1863. She was married to Chas. K. Ingham and they made the trip in a covered wagon. Mr. Ingham preceded her in death fifteen years ago.
She leaves six daughters and one son to mourn her loss. They are:
Mrs. J. R. Carrigan, Afton; Mrs. J. A. Kidd, Denver, Colo., Medora Ingham, Lincoln, Nebr., Maude Ingham, Lincoln; Claude C. Ingham, DeWeese, Nebr., Mrs. J. R. Murtagh, Omaha, Mrs. Eva Hastings, Lincoln.

[INGHAM, MARTHA ANN CRISWELL]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Saturday, April 14, 1923
--Mrs. Eva Hastings of Lincoln, Nebraska and Miss Medora Ingham of Lincoln, passed through Creston today enroute to their home after attending the funeral of their mother, the late Mrs. Charles Ingham at Afton, last week.

[INGHAM, MARTHA ANN CRISWELL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 19, 1923
Ellis Nulph and wife and Mrs. M. E. Nulph went to Afton last Thursday to attend the funeral of the latter's sister, Mrs. Martha A.[nn] Ingham, who passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jas. Murtaugh, in Omaha, Nebr., Tuesday, April 10, at the age of 79 years, 9 months and 8 days. Funeral services were held at the Afton Presbyterian church at 2:30, conducted by Rev. H. C. Irvine and interment was made in Greenlawn cemetery near that city.

[INGHAM, MARTHA ANN CRISWELL]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Monday, April 23, 1923
Miss Martha Ann Criswell was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, June 22nd, 1843 and passed away at the home of her daughter in Omaha, April 10th, 1923, aged 79 years, 9 months and 19 days. She came to Iowa with her parents in 1863, settling on a farm in Union county where she was married in 1864 to Chas. K. Ingham. They made Afton their home for many years and where Mr. Ingham passed away some 15 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ingham were born seven children, six daughters and one son. She also leaves beside her children, nine grandchildren, two brothers, one sister and hosts of friends. She joined the U. P. church at her old home in Ohio and was always faithful. Her busy useful life is ended but the memory of her good deeds and kind acts will not soon be forgotten and she will be greatly missed not only by her loving children but by all who knew her. Funeral services were held last Thursday afternoon at the Presbyterian church by Rev. H. C. Irvine and the body tenderly laid to rest by the side of her husband in Greenlawn cemetery. Afton people are sorry.

[JEFFERSON, CHARLES FREDERICK]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 20, 1922
Charles Frederick Jefferson, son of Jacob and Alice Jefferson, formerly of this vicinity but now of Del Norte, Colorado, died at the Del Norte sanitarium Monday, April 3, 1922, following a surgical operation. He was born near Blockton, Iowa and went to Colorado with his parents about six years ago. He leaves to mourn his death his parents, four brothers, one sister and many friends.

[KAUBLE, MINNIE HOLLINGSWORTH WELLS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 7, 1922
B. F. Kauble, George Booher and Mrs. John Booher, of Athelstan, were recently called to Ellston by the death of Mrs. B. [asil] W. [arren] Kauble.

[KEENAN, LEE EDWARD]
Mount Ayr Record News (Mount Ayr, Iowa), Thursday, April 13, 1995
Lee Edward Keenan was born April 21, 1921 to Rew T. [ilton] Keenan and Gladys (Elliott) Keenan. He passed away March 27, 1995 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 73 years, eleven months.
On December 28, 1953, he was united in marriage to Sheryl Henderson of Waukee, Iowa. To this union three children were born, Lynn Baker of Creston, Cheri May of Maloy, and LeAnn Francis of Creston.
Funeral services were held March 31 at the Clearfield Christian Church with Rev. Eydie Stephens officiating. Brenda Ryan and Ron Brown were participants. Music was provided by Jean Huffman, Becky Nelson and Mary Ellen Spurrier.
Casket bearers included Ron Mobley, Greg Mobley, Brian Mobley, Ken Siverly, Marshall Henderson, Sheldon Henderson, Corey Henderson and Jerry Mitchell.
Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, Iowa, with Military Graveside Rites by Blockton Post #443, American Legion. He was also a member of VFW of Bedford, Post #11443.
Lee lived in or near Maloy, Iowa all his life, except when he was in the army during World War II. During his duty, he served in the Pacific area.
Lee enjoyed being a farmer and after returning from the war, resided in Maloy where he enjoyed raising large gardens to share with family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Sheryl; three daughters, Lynn, Cheri and LeAnn; three granddaughters, Melissa and Meredith Baker of Creston and Samantha Hornback of Maloy; two sons-in-law, Paul Baker and George Francis; three sisters, Dorothy (Beryl) Hall, Jean (Karl) Wurster of Mountain Home, AR.; and Virginia (Fred) Siverly of Clearfield; two brothers, Bob (Betty) of Omaha, NE. and Marion (Donna) of Mountain Home, AR.; several nieces and nephews, cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rew and Gladys Keenan.

[KIRBY, HENRY BAKER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 14, 1922
Frank Freeland, of near Athelstan, recently attended the funeral of his uncle, H.[enry] B. [aker] Kirby, of Cambria. Mr. Kirby was a man 95 years of age and had lived 57 years on the farm where he passed away.

[KING, SUMNER EDWIN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 1, 1922
Sumner E. King Dead
A message was received Tuesday by Dr. A. E. King stating that his brother, Sumner E. [dwin] King, passed away shortly after midnight that morning. Besides his wife he leaves three children—Fern, who is married and lives near Sheridan; Guy, who resides at Santa Rosa, California and Harold at home. The funeral services will be held at Sheridan this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Elks being in charge of the services. The pall bearers will be the editorial staff of the Sheridan Post. Interment will be made in the Mount Hope cemetery at Sheridan.

[KING, SUMNER EDWIN]
Laramie Daily Boomerang (Laramie, Wyoming), Thursday, June 1, 1922
S. E. King, Editor of Sherida Post, Victim of Bright's Disease
Sheridan, Wyo., June 1. – S. E. King, aged 56 years, first city editor of the Sheridan Daily enterprise and for the last three years city editor of the Sheridan Daily Post in which capacity he was serving at the time of his death, passed away in the family home, 140 North Jefferson street at 12:30 Tuesday evening.
Death was due to Bright's disease, from which he had suffered for several years but not seriously until the last month, during which time he had been confined to his home.
S. E. King came to Sheridan in 1908 to become city editor of the Sheridan Enterprise when it was changed from a semi-weekly to a daily.

[KING, SUMNER EDWIN]
Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming), Friday, June 2, 1922
Sheridan City Editor Claimed by Illness
Sheridan, Wyo., June 2. – Sumner Edwin King, city editor of the Sheridan Daily Post for three years, passed away at his home on North Jefferson street in this city, a victim of Bright's disease, from which he has been a sufferer spasmodically for the past several years but it was only during the past month that he was confined to his home and finally succumbed to the ravages of this fatal affliction.
He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Ed Carter of Parkman, Wyo.; two sons, Guy A. [lbert] King of California and Harold, who resides with the family in this city and one half brother, Dr. A. E. King of Blockton, Iowa. He was a member of the Elks, Sheridan lodge No. 520.

[KING, SUMNER EDWIN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 8, 1922
Sumner E. King Oct. 8, 1866 – May 29, 1922
"Sumner Edwin King, city editor of The Sheridan Daily Post, and personage extraordinary, passed away last evening at his home on North Jefferson street in this city, a victim of Bright's disease, from which he has been a sufferer spasmodically for the past several years, but it was only during the past month that he was confined to his home and finally succumbed to the ravages of this fatal affliction.
"Looking back to the time when S. E. King was a youngster in the old town in Iowa, one finds a distinct trace of that indomitable spirit which characterizes great pioneers of the west; of a certain bull-dog tenacity, which indicates that it is under the pressure of adversity and the stimulus of necessity that the strongest and best in him brought out and developed; and with it all, a kindly spirit, his every action prompted only after a consideration for his fellow workers and for the best interests of his employer.
"He obeyed the admonition of Horace Greeley and in the early nineties he migrated as far west as Nebraska, and there started a small weekly newspaper which under his influence grew to be a potent factor in the community. Relinquishing his share in the paper, he migrated still further to Wyoming, settling in the Cody country.
"It was at Cody that he attained prominence as a newspaper man of great acumen and his grasp of the situations, political and economic, gave him a position of prestige in the community. He served for a number of years on the Sheridan Post when this publication was semi-weekly and was the first city editor to preside at the desk when the change to a daily was made, during 1919.
"He has served continuously as city editor of this paper, striving always toward those things which were best in newspaper work. He has displayed exceptional ability in his capacity as city editor, having a keen perception for news and a knowledge of conditions local and national; during the time he was employed on The Post he boasted that he never violated the confidence of any man and those who knew him never attempted to conceal the facts of any matter from him, for with him secrets were held inviolate always.
"He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Ed Carter of Parkham, Wyo.; two sons, Guy A. King of California and Harold, who resides with the family in this city; one sister, Mrs. Frank Wisdom of Bedford, Ia. and one half-brother, Dr. A. E. King of Blockton, Iowa. Fraternally, he is a member of the Elks, Sheridan Lodge No. 520." – Sheridan (Wyo.) Post.

[KING, SUMNER EDWIN]
Cody Enterprise (Cody, Wyoming), June 14, 1922
S. E. King, 56, city editor of the Sheridan Post, who died recently following an illness of several weeks, was laid to rest in Mount Hope cemetery at Sheridan. Mr. King was a veteran newspaper man. He came to Sheridan fourteen years ago to accept a position on the city desk of the Sheridan Enterprise, later going over to the Post.

[KING, SUMNER EDWIN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, June 1, 1922
Former Editor Dead
Word was received yesterday that S. [umner] E. [dwin] King, former local editor of this paper, died at his home in Sheridan, Wyo., Monday. Mr. King and family left Bedford about 12 years ago for Sheridan where he has been engaged in newspaper work until the time of his death. Mr. Frank Wisdom of this city is a sister and Dr. A. E. King of Blockton a brother who with many other relatives and friends will mourn his death. The Times-Republican extends its sympathy to the stricken family and relatives in their great loss.

[KOBBE, CHARLES LAWRENCE]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Monday, August 4, 1969
Chas. L. Kobbe Of Redding Dies
MOUNT AYR – Charles Lawrence Kobbe, 86, of Redding, died at his home Saturday afternoon. He was a farmer and had lived in the Redding community for 38 years.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the Prugh-Dunfee funeral home at Mount Ayr. Rev. Cleo Colville of Grant City, Mo., will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton.
Mr. Kobbe is survived by four sons, Ivan of Grant City, Mo., Howard of Carroll, Gomer of Jefferson, S. D. and James of Douglas, Kan.; two daughters, Mrs. Alta Jeanes of Redding and Mrs. Doris Boulton of Gallatin, Mo.; a brother, Frank Kobbe of St. Joseph, Mo.; and a sister, Mrs. Ella Deffenbaugh of Redding.

[LARSON, HARRY CHRISTIAN, SR., 1893 – 1968]
Des Moines Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa), Friday, November 8, 1968
Harry Larson Rites Planned
Services for Harry C.[hristian] Larson, sr., 75, of 1344 Sixty-second st., who died of a stroke Thursday at Calvin Manor, 4210 Hickman road after a two-year illness, will be at 10 a. m. Saturday at Dahlstrom's Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at the cemetery in Blockton.
Mr. Larson, born in Knowlton, had been a Des Moines resident 35 years, living previously in Diagonal. He was a maintenance employe of the Chicago Great Western Railroad for 48 years before he retired in 1956.
He was a member of I. O. O. F. Lodge and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes.
Surviving are two daughters—Mrs. Jeanette Abuhl of Wheaton, Ill., and Mrs. Mary Miller of Des Moines; a son, Harry C. jr., of Des Moines; two sisters, Mrs. Zulah Ruby of Des Moines and Mrs. Chloia Raper of Edcouch, Tex.; four brothers, Orval of Des Moines, William of Alden, Roy of Mt. Ayr and Henry of West Des Moines and eight grandchildren.

[LARSON, HARRY CHRISTIAN, SR., 1893 – 1968]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Friday, November 8, 1968
Former Diagonal Resident Dies in Des Moines
Harry C. [hristian] Larson, 74, of Des Moines, formerly of the Diagonal vicinity, died Thursday evening at the Calvin Manor nursing home in Des Moines. He had been in ill health the past year.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Saturday at the Dahlstrom funeral home, 619 east 9th street, Des Moines. Burial will be 1 p. m. at Blockton, Iowa. With the Great Western Railroad most of his life, he was roadmaster for the last 15 years before retiring five years ago. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bert (Jeanette) Albula [Abuhl] of Illinois, Mrs. Dale (Mary) Miller of Des Moines, and one son, Harry Larson Jr. of Des Moines. A number of nieces and nephews survive, including Gertrude Lee and Jay and Garrell Cox of Creston; four brothers, Ray of Mount Ayr, Orville of Des Moines, Bill of Alden and Henry of West Des Moines and two sisters, Clohea Raper of Fort Worth, Tex. and Zulah Ruby of Des Moines. His wife and four sisters preceded him in death.

[LARSON, HARRY CHRISTIAN, JR., 1924 – 1983]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Tuesday, November 29, 1983
Harry C. Larson Jr. – Services for Harry Christian Larson Jr., 59, of 1332 Eighteenth St., who died of a heart ailment Sunday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, will be at 1 p. m. Wednesday at Dunn's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery.
Born in Diagonal, Mr. Larson lived in Des Moines 50 years and was a sales specialist with Campbell Soup Co. for 32 years. He was active in University Little League and Boy Scouts of America and was a member of Order of the Arrow. He was a World War II Navy veteran, a member of American Legion Post 729 and a charter member of Air Force Junior ROTC at North High School.
Survivors include his wife, Jane V., three sons, Michael C. and Phillip J., both of Des Moines and Stephen H. of Ames; a daughter, Nancy Johnson of Des Moines; a sister, Mary M. Miller of Des Moines; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Oral Roberts' City of Faith in Tulsa, Okla.

[LARSON, MAUDE EVA MINOR]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Saturday, October 13, 1956
DIAGONAL – Mrs. Henry C. Larson, 59, a former Ringgold county and Diagonal resident, died at a Des Moines hospital at 4:30 p. m. Friday. She had been hospitalized with pneumonia but had suffered for many years with arthritis.
Funeral services will be held at Des Moines at 10 a. m., Monday, and graveside services will be held at 1:30 p. m. at the Blockton cemetery. The casket will be opened at the cemetery.
Mrs. Larson was born at Blockton, March 23, 1897 and was a teacher in Ringgold county schools before her marriage. After her marriage, she lived in Diagonal for several years before moving to Des Moines.
Surviving are her husband; a son, Harry C. Larson, Jr., of Des Moines; two daughters, Mary of Des Moines and Mrs. Jeanette Abuhl of Columbus, Nebr.; and a sister, Mrs. Wilbur Walton of Blockton.

[LARSON, MAUDE EVA MINOR]
Des Moines Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa), Saturday, October 13, 1956
Services Monday for Mrs. Larson
Services for Mrs. Harry C. Larson, 59, of 3521 S. W. Twelfth st., who died of toxemia Friday at Iowa Methodist Hospital, will be at 8:30 a. m. Monday at the Dahlstrom Funeral Home. Burial will be in the cemetery at Blockton.
A native of Taylor County, Mrs. Larson came to Des Moines from Diagonal 24 years ago. She was a music graduate of Christian College, Columbia, Mo. and was a member of Grace Baptist Church.
Surviving are her husband; a son, Harry, jr., of Des Moines; two daughters, Mrs. A. J. Abuhl of Columbus, Neb. and Mrs. Mary M. Smith of Des Moines; a sister, Mrs. W. F. Walton of Blockton and six grandchildren.

[MALONE, MARY B. MCNAMARA]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 2, 1922
Mrs. R. J. Malone Dead
W. [illiam] D. Malone, of St. Paul, Minnesota, was here Monday and left early Tuesday morning for St. Paul, taking with him the remains of his father, R. J. Malone, who passed away near Blockton on December 10, 1899 and was buried in St. Mary's cemetery near Maloy. The remains of his father will be reinterred in the family burial grounds at St. Paul, beside the mother, Mrs. R. J. Malone, who passed away at her home in St. Paul on October 9, 1922, aged 82 years, 8 months and 7 days. Mrs. Malone was born in Ireland on Feb. 2, 1840 and came to America when a child. The Malone family resided in Blockton and vicinity from 1892 to 1900, moving from here to St. Paul. Five children survive the parents—Mrs. E. A. Geer, of Grand Forks, South Dakota, Mrs. Mary Burke and Anna, Rae and W. [illiam] D. Malone of St. Paul.

[MAXWELL, JOHN'S INFANT, - 1922]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 9, 1922
The six-month-old son of John Maxwell at Bedford died last week after a several days illness with smallpox.

[MILLER, HERBERT HALDANE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 25, 1923
Infant Dies
Herbert Haldane Miller, infant son of Mr. And Mrs. Fredrick Miller, was born Dec. 30, 1922, and passed away at the home at Maloy Thursday evening, Jan. 18, 1923, at the age of 19 days. Short funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by A. G. Simmons and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery, Blockton.

[MILLER, HERBERT HALDANE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 8, 1923
Hubert Haldane Miller, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller, was born Dec. 30, 1922 and passed away at the home at Maloy Thursday night, Jan. 18, 1923, at the age of 19 days. He leaves besides his parents many relatives to mourn his departure. His illness lasted a short time, dying of pneumonia. Short funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by A. G. Simmons. Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery. [Poem not transcribed.]

[MOORE, RUBY STRACHAN]
Twin Falls Daily News (Twin Falls, Idaho), Thursday, May 25, 1922
Remains Reach Jerome. Accidental Death in California Casts Pall of Gloom Over Entire Community.
Jerome, Idaho. – Word has been received from California of the death of Ruby Moore of Jerome. Mr. Moore was attending the University of California and met with a fatal accident when he was out car riding. The body was expected in Jerome Wednesday. Mr. Moore was a very prominent boy in Jerome, having graduated from the Jerome high school. Besides his mother, Mrs. Stella Moore, his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie, reside in Jerome.

[MOORE, RUBY STRACHAN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 25, 1922
Mrs. Dr. B. H. Miller, Mrs. Angie Simson and Mrs. Frank Wall left Saturday afternoon by way of Creston for Jerome, Idaho, on receipt of a telegram stating that a nephew, Ruby Moore, had been killed in an automobile accident. The young man, who was the only son of Mrs. Stella Moore, a sister of Mesdames Miller, Simpson and Wall, was a student at the Leland Sanford [Stanford] university, California and was just finishing his third year at the university. The remains were brought back to his home at Jerome for interment. The young man's father preceded him in death some five years ago.

[MOORE, RUBY STRACHAN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 15, 1922
Death of Ruby Strachan Moore
Last Saturday morning the distressing news was received in Jerome of the death early the same morning, May 20, 1922, of Ruby Strachan Moore, only son of Mrs. Stella Moore, of this city. His death occurred at Palo Alto, California, and was the result of an automobile accident.
The following account from the Palo Alto, California Times, gives the particulars of the accident:
"The accident occurred on Palm drive at the turn around the oval in front of the quadrangle. Moore's machine, an Essix, was going toward the university and Goby's car, a Cadillac, was coming in the opposite direction. The cars crashed at the right side of Palm drive, Moore's machine having been crowded into the trees lining the drive in the attempt to avoid the other car, which was said to be coming at a faster rate of speed and which swerved to the left side of the road in making the turn. Rain had started to fall just prior to the accident, making skidding possible."
In the car with Mr. Moore at the time was a young lady friend, Miss Elizabeth Mayhew of Palo Alto, who was very seriously, though not fatally hurt. The accident occurred in the evening and Ruby died at 2 o'clock the following morning, his fatal injury being a fractured skull. Yet he was conscious after the accident and died while under the influence of an anesthetic.
The news of the fatal accident was a great shock to the young man's relatives and friends in Jerome. In another four week he would have been home for the summer vacation and the visit was being happily anticipated by his relatives.
Ruby Moore grew from a small boy to manhood in Jerome and attained his 21st birthday May 1st. He was a graduate of our high school and was in his third year at Stanford university, preparing himself for an active career. His father, Ralph Moore, one of the very early pioneers of Jerome, passed away about six years ago. The entire community is shocked and saddened at the untimely end of a career so promising and of a life that had always been such an exemplary one and one of devotion and thoughtfulness for the widowed mother. Ruby Moore was studious and industrious and besides his general education he was an accomplished musician. Besides mastering his studies, he found time to indulge in athletics and outdoor sports and was a strong contender in all such activities, and he was a general favorite wherever known. He was an active worker in the Presbyterian church and its pastor, Rev. R. Lloyd Roberts, who was attending the General assembly of the church at Des Moines, Iowa, at the time of the fatal accident, made a hurried trip across the country to Jerome that he might officiate at the funeral of his young friend.
The young man's life and character was an open book known to all the community and they pronounce a eulogy better than words can express it. His good deportment, his thoughtfulness of others, his quiet and gentlemanly conduct, his application to his work, his devotion to his mother and his reverence to his Maker, all marked him as an exceptional young man, one whose example is worthy of emulation.
The body arrived on Tuesday, accompanied by a young friend of the university. The funeral will occur this afternoon from the home on Avenue B, at 2:30 o'clock. – Jerome (Idaho) News.

[MUMM, CATHERINE, MRS., - 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, October 11, 1923
Late word received by Mrs. J. [ohn A. [ndrew] Jordan is to the effect that her mother, Mrs. Catherine Mumm, passed away at a hospital in Hamburg, Germany.

[NAILL, DAVID WASHINGTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 13, 1922
D. W. Naill Dead
D. [avid] W. [ashington] Naill passed away Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Wilson, living three miles northwest of Sheridan after a few days illness, having become critically ill last Thursday evening. The funeral will probably be held at the Wilson home and interment will be made in the family burial lot in a cemetery at Corning.

[NAILL, DAVID WASHINGTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 27, 1922
David Washington Naill, son of William and Mary Naill, was born near Taneytown, Maryland, December 18, 1847 and departed this life April 10, 1922, aged 74 years, 3 months and 23 days. He was married to Frances Ann Shoemaker Oct. 26, 1871. To them were born 8 children, the eldest, Mary Iva, died at the age of 14 months. The surviving children are Mrs. Nellie Wilson and Wm. W. [ashington] of Sheridan; Mrs. Fannie Boyer, Warrensburg, Mo., Samuel O., Avery; Oscar, Bedford; Roy, Blockton and Arthur, Sheridan. Two grandchildren preceded him in death.
Mrs. Naill died Aug. 1, 1907.
The family moved from Maryland to Illinois in about 1876, later to Jewell county, Kansas, and then to the vicinity of Sheridan in 1899. Two years later they moved to Iowa, but the past two years Mr. Naill has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Wilson.
In youth he was a member of the German Reformed church but after coming west was never affiliated with any church. He was a loving husband, kind father, respected neighbor and endearing himself to all who knew him.
Funeral services were held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wilson [words unreadable] conducted by [words unreadable] Corning.

[NAILL, DAVID WASHINGTON]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, April 18, 1922
David Washington Naill, son of William and Mary Naill, was born near Taneytown, Maryland, December 18, 1847, and departed this life April 10, 1922, aged 74 years, 3 months and 23 days. He was married to Frances Ann Shoemaker Oct. 26, 1871. To them were born 8 children, the eldest, Mary Iva, died at the age of 14 months. The surviving children are Wm. W., Arthur, and Mrs. Nellie Wilson of Sheridan, Mo.; Mrs. Fannie Boyer, Warrensburg, Mo., Samuel O., Avery, Ia.; Oscar, Bedford; Roy, Blockton. Two grandchildren preceded him in death.
Mrs. Naill died Aug. 1, 1907.
About 1876 the family moved from Maryland to Illinois and later to Jewell county, Kansas. They came to Sheridan, Mo., in 1899. Later they moved to Iowa, but the last two years he had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Wilson.
In youth he was a member of the German Reformed church but after coming west was never affiliated with any church. He was a loving husband, kind father, respected neighbor and endeared himself to all who learned to know him.
The funeral took place Thursday at Prairie Rose cemetery, near Brooks, Iowa. The family have the sympathy of all who know them in the hour of their great sorrow.

[O'CONNOR, JULIA MARGARET SHAY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 23, 1922
Mrs. J. E. O'Connor Dead
Mrs. J. [ames] E. [dward] O'Connor, of Maloy, passed away at a St. Joseph hospital Friday evening of last week. The body was brought to Maloy on Saturday and funeral services were held Monday morning at 10:30. Mrs. O'Connor was a daughter of [Mr. and Mrs. W. H.] Shay of Maloy and leaves besides the husband, parents and other near relatives, six little children—five boys and one girl. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved relatives. An obituary next week.

[O'CONNOR, THOMAS GRIFFIN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 8, 1923
Dr. Thomas O'Connor Dead
Word was received here Tuesday that Dr. Thomas O'Connor, son of James O'Connor of Maloy and a brother of M. G. O'Connor of this place, had passed away at his home at Imogene that morning after a brief illness with pneumonia.

[O'CONNOR, THOMAS GRIFFIN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 15, 1923
Dr. Thomas Griffin O'Connor, eldest son of James and Mary O'Connor, was born in Chicago September 16, 1871 and passed away at his home at Imogene March 6, 1923 at the age of 51 years, 6 months and 10 days.
He came with his parents to Blockton when a lad of 10 years of age, the family locating on the old O'Connor farm northeast of town.
After finishing at the local schools, he attended St. Mary's college, St. Mary's, Kansas and received his degree in medicine at Russ Medical College, Chicago, in 1896.
Locating for a short time at Farley, Dubuque county and later at Elmo. He entered the hospital service of the army during the Spanish-American war. After completing a course in pharmacy in Des Moines he located at Imogene in the autumn of 1899 where he practiced his profession continuously until his death.
Dr. O'Connor was united in marriage to Miss Anna O'Connor of Imogene November 4, 1905. Having no children, James Joseph, son of J. T. O'Connor, has made his home with them for the past seven years and Anna Marie, daughter of J. E. O'Connor, has made her home with them for about a year.
Besides his wife and father, James O'Connor of Maloy, he leaves three brothers and two sisters, M. G. O'Connor of Blockton, Mrs. Luke Hart of St. Louis; J. E. O'Connor of Maloy; Mrs. D. R. Shay of Maloy and J. T. O'Connor of St. Louis, to mourn his untimely death. His mother preceded him in death Feb. 2, 1919.
He was a member of the Fremont County Medical association, and also the Knights of Columbus, the A. O. H. and the Elks lodges.
Funeral services were held from St. Patrick church at Imogene Thursday morning, March 8, at 10 o'clock. The funeral services were conducted by Father Troy of Imogene, assisted by Father Culhane of Maloy, Father Melville of Shenandoah and Father Nolan of Council Bluffs. In his sermon Father Troy paid high tribute to the noble character, devoted to duty, sincerity and heroic sacrifice of the deceased. The pall bearers were Michael O'Connor, John T. O'Connor, M. G. O'Connor, J. E. O'Connor, T. M. O'Connor, T. F. Maher, D. R. Shay and Luke E. Hart.
Interment was made in Mount Calvary cemetery at Imogene.
Among those from a distance who attended the funeral were M. C. Shay, D. R. Shay and M. G. O'Connor and wives, Mrs. W. H. Shay, M. H. Shiel and son, James O'Connor and J. E. O'Connor, of Maloy; James O'Connor, Jeremiah O'Connor and Michael Magner of Denison; Dr. Kathleen O'Connor, Dennis Mullen, F. Doyle and Lizzie McGargill, of Omaha; George Gilmore, Michael O'Connor and Dr. Seybert, Council Bluffs; Luke E. Hart and wife and J. T. O'Connor, of St. Louis and Michael O'Connor of Kansas City.
Many floral offerings were received, among them being a beautiful tribute from the businessmen of Imogene, the K. of C., the Elks, the Ladies Auxiliary, the Fremont County Medical association, Dr. Sullivan of Omaha and Dr. Weaver of Shenandoah. Nearly one hundred offerings of mass cards were made by sympathetic friends.
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As a physician Dr. O'Connor practically sacrificed his life to administer to and help others. There had been much sickness around Imogene, and he had been working almost continuously. Knowing that the disease—pneumonia-had attacked him he had called a physician in a neighboring town to take care of his patients and was preparing to take the best care of himself possible. But a hurried call from a home across the street from his residence where a sudden death had occurred and to which he promptly responded, forced him into looking after several cases before he could again return to his home and by that time the disease had such a firm hold that nothing could be done to check it and death followed a few days later.

[OLDER, ERNEST GLEN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 9, 1923
Glen Older Dies From Injuries
Glen Older, adopted son of Frank Older of Athelstan, while on his way in a Ford touring car from Athelstan down into Tennessee on a trip, met with an accident Thursday evening about 9 o'clock when his car collided with a car of the same make and style driven by Walter Hamm of St. Joseph at a point some ten miles south of St. Joseph on the Memorial highway. The other driver escaped injuries, but Mr. Older suffered a fractured skull and possibly received internal injuries. A St. Joseph ambulance almost wrecked when it ran into a pile of rock in the road while taking the injured man to a St. Joseph hospital. Young Older remained unconscious during the night and only partially regained consciousness the next morning. He passed away Sunday evening at 7:30.
According to the St. Joseph Gazette funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Baptist church at Stanberry where his wife, Hannah and three children, Albert, Everett and Lloyd Edward, live. The address of another son, Earl, is not known. He is survived by two brothers, T. L. Goff of Blockton and Fred Goff of Lyons, Nebraska and two sisters, Mrs. Merritt Robertson and Mrs. Pearl Kobbe of Grant City.
Later: Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at Athelstan Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Challie E. Graham and interment was made in the Honey Grove cemetery.

[OLDER, ERNEST GLEN ]
St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), Monday, August 6, 1923
Head-On Collision Fatal to Tourist
Ernest G. Older, 32, Dies at St. Joseph's Hospital From Injuries
Earnest G. [len] Older, 32 years old, tourist of Athelstan, Iowa, died at 7:30 o'clock Sunday night at St. Joseph's hospital as a result of injuries received Thursday night when his car collided head on with another car driven by Walter Hamm, 2117 St. Joseph avenue, 10 miles south of St. Joseph on the Memorial highway. Older's skull was fractured and his shoulder was caved in when he was thrown from the car.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist church in Stanberry, Mo., where his wife, Hannah, and three sons, Albert, Everett and Lloyd Edward live. The address of another son, Earl, is not known. Older also is survived by two brothers, C. L. Goff of Brockton [Blockton], Iowa and Fred Goff of Lyons, Neb., and two sisters, Mrs. Merritt Robertson and Mrs. Pearl Kobbe of Grant City, Mo. Older was adopted by the Goff family at the age of 8.
The body was viewed Sunday night at H. O. Sidenfadden Undertaking rooms by Acting Coroner H. D. Kearby. An inquest will be held when Coroner A. R. Timerman returns to St. Joseph.
[Note: He was adopted by Francis Marion Older.]

[OLDER, ERNEST GLEN]
Stanberry Herald (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, August 9, 1922
Head-On Collision Fatal
Ernest G. [len] Older, 32 years old, of Athelstan, Iowa, died Sunday night at St. Joseph's hospital as a result of injuries received Thursday night when his car collided head-on with another car driven by Walter Hamm of St. Joseph. Older's skull was fractured and his shoulder cave in when he was thrown from his car.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist Church in Athelstan. He is survived by his wife Hannah, switchboard operator at Alanthus and four sons, Albert, Everett, Earl and Lloyd Edward. He is also survived by two brothers, C. L. Goff of Blockton, Iowa and Fred Goff of Lyons, Nebr., and two sisters; Mrs. Merritt Robertson and Mrs. Pearl Knokke [Kobbe] of Grant City.

[OLDER, ERNEST GLEN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 9, 1923
E. G. Older of Athelstan Meets Death on the Jefferson Highway
Auto Accident Ten Miles South of St. Joseph Last Thursday Evening. Died on Sunday.
E. G. Older, one of Jefferson township's prominent citizens, while traveling in his auto south of St. Joseph last Thursday, met with an auto accident which caused his death. While going at a moderate rate of speed he struck another car head-on. He was rushed to the hospital at St. Joe where he died at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening. The remains were shipped to Athelstan, arriving there on No. 54 Monday and taken to the home of Frank Older. The funeral was held at the Baptist church in Athelstan Tuesday at 2:00 p. m., conducted by Rev. Challie Graham and interment at Honey Grove cemetery. The death of Mr. Older has cast a gloom over the entire community, and the family have the sympathy of all in their great sorrow. The Times-Republican extends sympathy to the family.

[OLDER, ERNEST GLEN]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 9, 1923
ATHELSTAN –Glen Older, who was badly injured Thursday night near St. Joseph died at a hospital there Sunday evening about 7 o'clock, the corps[e] will be brought home Monday, funeral arrangements have not been made.
Turner Rusco, accompanied Don Farr to Blockton Monday morning to take number three to St. Joseph, to accompany the body of his nephew Glen Older home on number 54.

[OLDER, ERNEST GLEN]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 16, 1923

ATHELSTAN – Mrs. B. H. Miller of Blockton attended the funeral of Glen Older Tuesday.
Mrs. L. White and children of Sheridan attended the funeral of Glen Older Tuesday.
Joy Older of Conception, Mo., came up Tuesday to attend the funeral of his cousin, Glen Older. He visited at the home of his brother, Bert Older, Tuesday night and returned home Wednesday.

[O'NEIL, SAMUEL CHARLES]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 31, 1922
Frank O'Neil, of Golden, Colorado, came Thursday morning to be present at the funeral of his nephew, S. C. O'Neil.

[O'NEILL, SAMUEL CHARLES]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 24, 1922
Killed On Railroad Near Blockton
Sam O'Neill, Aged About Thirty Years, Struck by C. G. W. Train Monday Night and Instantly Killed. Body not Discovered Until Hours After.
Word was received here Tuesday morning that the dead body of Sam O'Neill, aged about 30 years and a son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O'Neill, was discovered about 8:00 o'clock that morning lying in the center of the two rails. A coroner's jury was empaneled with H. L. Carr acting as coroner and together with County Attorney Jaqua who had been summoned there, they arrived at the conclusion that the deceased was struck by the train about 100 yards north of the railroad crossing on the south side of town and the body hurled or carried about 80 feet south of the crossing, the train crew evidently not knowing they had struck a man.
The investigation showed that the last time the deceased was seen alive was about 11:30 Monday evening when he then apparently started for home. From that time on nothing was seen of him until his dead body was discovered at 8:00 o'clock. During these intervening hours—from the time he was last seen in the evening till morning five trains had passed over that piece of road, yet funny enough as it may seem, none of the train crews had seen the body or if they did, neglected to report it, or even stop to pick the body up. This makes matters look strange, for it hardly looks probable that five train crew could pass over the body without none seeing it and consequently varied rumors are current, some to the effect that the young man was foully dealt with and his body then placed on the tracks, but this is not likely to be the case.
The body will be held a few days pending further investigation and it may develop that something was wrong and the guilty ones apprehended.
The deceased was born and raised in the vicinity of Blockton, and his habits averaged up with the majority of young men now growing to manhood the country over, and the grief stricken parents have the sympathy of all in the heavy gloom cast over them by their son's untimely death.

[PARKHURST, JOHNATHAN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 17, 1922
Jonothan Parkhurst Dead
Jonothan Parkhurst, an aged resident of Maloy, passed away last Friday evening about 5 o'clock at the age of 87 years. He settled in that vicinity in 1867. He leaves one son and four daughters. Funeral services were held at the Maloy Christian church Sunday afternoon at 2:30 conducted by W. A. Purdy, pastor of the Clearfield Christian church and interment was made in the Platte River cemetery.
[Note: The first name is spelled Johnathan on his headstone.]

[PATRICK, MARY BONNER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
Grandma Patrick Dead
Grandma Patrick, mother of W. [illiam] H. [enry] Patrick of this place, passed away at her home in Mount Ayr on Thursday of last week. Arthur Patrick of Neodesha, Kansas, arrived here Friday morning and with his sister, Mrs. Selma Brashear of Parnell and other members of the W. H. Patrick family went to Mt. Ayr Saturday to attend the funeral which was held at 11 o'clock. Grandma Mary Patrick was almost 82 years of age. W. [illiam] H. [enry] Patrick spent the past three weeks at Mt. Ayr helping care for his mother.

[PATRICK, MARY BONNER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 5, 1923
Mary Bonner, daughter of James Bonner and wife, was born in Marion county, Ohio, August 13, 1841 and passed away at her home in Mount Ayr, March 22, 1923, aged 81 years, 7 months and 9 days.
She was one of a family of seven children—and one of the pioneer settlers of Ringgold county. She was a small girl when her parents came west, first settling near Bethany, Mo., in 1851 and later coming to Ringgold county in 1854 where she has since made her home. One sister, Mrs. Patience Daily, Bethany, Mo., and three brothers, Wm. Bonner, of Wamego, Kansas; James Bonner, of Britton, Oklahoma and John Bonner of Kellerton, survive her.
Mary Bonner and Harmon Patrick, another of the staunch pioneers of Ringgold county, were united in marriage Nov. 17, 1860. To this union nine children were born—six sons and three daughters. Three of the sons and the youngest daughter died in infancy and the eldest son, John L., passed away April 28, 1903, soon after the death of his father, who died Feb. 22, 1903. The four surviving children are Mrs. A. J. Strickland, of Carnegie, Okla., Mrs. S. E. Hollen of Mt. Ayr; William H. Patrick, of Omaha, Neb. There are also 17 living grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Patrick had not been in good health for some time, her last illness being pneumonia.
Funeral services were held at Mt. Ayr at 11 o'clock March 24, and interment was made in the Mt. Ayr cemetery.

[RAY, LUCY ELIZABETH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 9, 1922
Lucy Elizabeth Ray, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ray, was born in Worth county, Missouri, Jan. 17, 1914, and departed this life Oct. 27, 1922, aged 8 years, 9 months and 10 days.
Besides her father and mother, she leaves to mourn her departure two brothers and three sisters, as follows: Tessie, Ollie, Virgil, Delbert and Opal. Also three grandparents and many other relatives and friends.
The funeral services were conducted at the Isadora cemetery October 28, 1922, by Challie E. Graham and interment was made at the same place.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of their many friends, all of whom unite in wishing for them the richest blessings of the kind Heavenly Father. May they think of their dear ones as not sleeping in the grave but at home with the Savior, where it is forever safe and filled with unbounding joy.

[SCONCE, CHARLES DAVID]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 22, 1923
Charles Sconce Dead
Charles Sconce, a resident of between Maloy and Redding, passed away Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held at Redding at 11 o'clock today. J. A. McKenzie of Shenandoah will conduct the services.

[SCONCE, CHARLES DAVID]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
Charles David Sconce, eldest son of John W. and Elizabeth Sconce, was born in Shelby county, Illinois, Sept. 17, 1847, where he grew to manhood and passed away at his home in Ringgold Co. Mar. 18, 1923, aged 75 years, 6 months and 1 day.
He was united in marriage to Martha E. Heckle. To this union was born five children, four of whom are living, the eldest, a daughter, having died in infancy. He leaves besides his wife, one son and three daughters, Pearl and Edgar at home, Mrs. Maude Thomas of Seattle, Washington, and Mrs. Sadie Proctor of Blockton; three brothers, J. H. of Redding, W. F. of Des Moines and M. E. of Bethany, Illinois; one sister, Mrs. Ella Roney of Harper, Kansas and four grandchildren.
With his wife and two children he came to Ringgold county in March 1878 and to his late home in 1879 where he lived continuously until his death.
He united with the Christian church at Freeland's Point, Illinois, in January 1872.
Short funeral services were held at the home by J. A. McKenzie, pastor of the Christian church at Shenandoah, the sermon being preached by the pastor of the Methodist church at Redding. Interment was made in the Redding cemetery.

[SCOTT, JAMES L.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 21, 1922
James L. Scott was born Sept. 30, 1832, in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Marion county, Iowa, in October 1848. He was married to Emily Honnold on March 5, 1854. To this union eleven children were born. They came to Red Willow county, March 1910.
His death occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jess McGuire in South McCook, Sept. 5, 1922, in his 90th year. Those surviving are seven children, four boys and three girls—Mrs. Mary Reeves, Kansas City, Kansas; Mrs. Anna Thurman, Caldwell, Kansas; Wesley W. [ilson], Calvin A., James A. [dam], Joseph J. [esse] Scott and Mrs. Catherine McGuire, all of McCook. One sister, Mrs. Bell Dennis, New Market, Iowa; one brother, Dorsey Scott, Monroe, Iowa; 25 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren, besides a host of other relatives and friends to mourn his loss. – Red Willow County Gazette, McCook, Neb.

[SEVERNS, THOMAS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 15, 1921
Thomas Severns, of Seward, Nebraska, who with his wife visited his sisters, Mrs. J. J. Freeman and Mrs. J. R. Devault here recently, passed away at his home at Seward on December 3.

[SEVERNS, THOMAS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 15, 1921
J. L. Hammers returned home Thursday from Seward, Nebraska, where he attended the funeral of his stepfather, Thomas Severns.

[SMITH, LUCILE MARY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 23, 1922
Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Mobley were called to Hopkins Thursday by the death of Miss Lucile Smith, daughter of Willard Smith and wife.

[SMITH, WILLIAM T., 1845 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 19, 1923
William T. Smith, an old time and respected resident of east of Redding, passed away Tuesday of last week at the age of 78 years. He had been in poor health for some time.

[STABE, LEWIS P.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 3, 1923
Wm. Cloos and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Cloos' brother, Lewis Stabe, at Grant City Saturday.

[STARGELL, EVA

Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 22, 1923
Mrs. W. C. Wilson expected to leave this morning for Osceola to attend the funeral of a cousin, Mrs. Eva Stargel[l].

[STARKE, WILLIAM B.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 1, 1923
Word was received here the last of the week that William B. Starke had passed away at his home in Denver, Colorado on Friday.

[STREEBIN, LULU MAY BARNES]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 25, 1923
Lulu M. [ay] Barnes was born Jan. 18, 1867 in Johnson county, Iowa and departed this life at the home near Ottawa, Kansas, Jan. 11, 1923, age 55 years, 11 months and 23 days.
She moved with her parents to Smith county, Kansas in 1872, returning to Iowa the next year, settling in Taylor county near Bedford where she grew to womanhood.
March 20, 1896, she was united in marriage to [John Jacob] Streebin. To this union were born [four boys, two] having died in infancy. She is survived by her husband two sons, Olen A. [ustin] and Ivan, both living near the Streebin home. She is also survived by her parents, G. W. Barnes and wife, of Blockton; three brothers, John O. Barnes, smith Center, Kansas; Austin Barnes, Reamsville, Kansas and G. C. Barnes, Ottawa, Kansas; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Roe, Brush, Colorado; Mrs. Nora Hoops, Blockton and Mrs. Goldie Straight, Bedford.
She made her home in Taylor county until about three years ago when she with her husband moved to Franklin county, Kansas.

[STREEBIN, LULU MAY BARNES]
Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, Kansas), Friday, January 12, 1923
Mrs. J. J. Streebin Dead
Wife of Farmer North of Town Ill For Nearly Year
Lulu M. [ay] Streebin, 56 years old, wife of J. [ohn] J. [acob] Streebin, 6 miles north of Ottawa, died at 6:15 p.m. yesterday, after an illness since April last year. Mrs. Streebin was born in Johnson county, Iowa, January 18, 1867. She had lived here three years, moving with her husband from Taylor County, Iowa. She was married to Mr. Streebin March 20, 1896. He survives her. Her maiden name was Barnes.
She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. G. [eorge] W. [ashington] Barnes of Blockton, Iowa, who arrived a short time before her death. Two sons, Ivan and O. [len] A. [ustin], live on farms near the Streebin place. One granddaughter, Virginia Belle Streebin, also survives. Three brothers, Austin J. Barnes of Reamsville, Kan., John O., of Smith Center and Cleve, of Ottawa, are at the Streebin home today. A sister, Mrs. Pearl Roe is expected from Brush, Colo., and two other sisters, Nora M. Hoops and Goldie Straight, both of Taylor, Iowa, survive.
The funeral will be held at the home, Sunday, January 14, at 11 a.m. It will be conducted by C. W. Bailey of Baldwin. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
[Note: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1948, gives the marriage date as March 20, 1895.]

[STREEBIN, LULU MAY BARNES]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, January 16, 1923
Chas. Strebin, Mrs. Sanford Straight, Mrs. Chas. Longfellow and Mrs. R. B. Hoop left Friday for Ottumwa [Ottawa], Kans., where they went to attend the funeral of a sister and sister-in-law, Mrs. J. J. Strebin.

[STREEBIN, LULU MAY BARNES]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, January 18, 1923
Mrs. Chas. Longfellow, Mrs. Chas. Streebin, Mrs. Sanford Straight and Mrs. Hoops, who had been attending the funeral of [Mrs.] J. J. Streebin at Ottaway, Kansas, returned home Tuesday noon.

[STEVENS, OREN HENRY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 27, 1923
Oren Henry Stephens was born in Stanford, Connecticut, Jan. 9, 1844 and departed this life at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel Cavin, in Athelstan, Iowa, Sept. 19, 1923, aged 79 years, 8 months and 10 days.
When he was nineteen years of age he enlisted with the Tenth Conn. Regiment, Company G, on October 2, 1860. He served in the war three years and was discharged on Dec. 31, 1863.
He was then united in marriage to Miss Caroline Hubbard on Mar. 1, 1864. She passed away Nov. 9, 1873. He then united with Miss Eva M. Fursee in 1874. And again, after her death, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth J. Baker in 1888. Together they united with the Seventh Day Advent church. On Aug. 22, 1907, she passed away.
He leaves to mourn his departure, Mrs. Samuel Cavin, of Athelstan; Albert Stephens, of South Dakota; Charles H. Stephens, of Canada; Russell L. Stephens, of Dakota and Fannie Pratt of St. James, Minn. He also leaves a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, besides many friends.
At one time he was a member of the I. O. O. F., Wooster Lodge No. 37, of New Canaan, Conn.
The funeral services were conducted from the Isadora Church of Christ, Sept. 20th, by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the same place.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of friends in this time of grief. May the kind Heavenly Father remember them in mercy and bestow his richest blessings upon them.
[Note: The last name is spelled Stevens on his Iowa State Death Certificate.]

[SWEARINGEN, JOHN BLAIR]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
John B. [lair] Swearingen, a brother-in-law of W. M. Wright, formerly of this place but now of Iowa City, Mrs. Swearingen being a sister of Mr. Wright, passed away at his home in Omaha on March 14.

[TAYLOR, ROBERT ATKINSON, SR., 1837 – 1923]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, February 6, 1923
Another Pioneer Crosses the Divide
Robert A. Taylor Aged 86 Years, Dies of Pneumonia After a Brief Illness
In our last issue we announced the critical illness of Robert A. Taylor, for at that time the doctors held out no hope for his recovery and he passed to his reward late Thursday evening of last week, surrounded by all the members of his family, with the exception of one son, Chas. G. Taylor who lives at Leavenworth, Wash., the distance to that point being too great for him to even get here in time for the funeral.
Mr. Taylor was what rightfully would be termed one of the real pioneers of Taylor County, having come to this county some 65 years ago and resided here continuously since that time. He was a man of strong personality and counted his friends by the score.
Although the father of a large family, all shared alike in his affections, and it was his great aim in life to see that all were duly educated and placed on the highway to success and prosperity.
When Mr. Taylor first settled in this county, it was near what is now known as Old Lexington, then the county seat of this county. His life since he came to this section has practically been spent on this one farm, lying northeast of Bedford. There all the children were born and raised, not as "pampered darlings" but taught the true instincts and duties of loyal citizenship---taught them all to appreciate the full value of a dollar and its true worth, and when it came time for him to depart this life, he could look about him with satisfaction, and see the fruition of his long cherished dreams being carried out successfully and to his utmost liking.
Mr. Taylor, or "Uncle Bob" as he was familiarly called by all his neighbors, had a pleasant word at all times for everybody, and many a resident who still resides in this section of the country will tell you that he was always ready to lend a helping hand to a worthy person or cause.
In the passing of Mr. Taylor, the county loses one of its very best citizens. He was a man who never meddled in other people's business---not even to listen to idle rumors, but tended strictly to his own affairs, thus claiming all the countryside as his friends, even to the last.
It was only a few years ago that Mr. Taylor gave up his active farm duties and came to Bedford to reside. He lived to see all the members of his family grow up and establish homes for themselves, letting his own farm out to be worked by others, but up until the very last, making weekly visits to the farm, just merely to content himself. The obituary below, read by the pastor at the last sad obsequies, gives a most graphic description of the dead man's trials since infancy, of his climb from poverty and deprivation to a home of affluence and contentment. By his death he leaves a grief-stricken wife, five daughters and four sons, who have the sympathy of all in their great loss and bereavement.
Robert Atkinson Taylor was born October 9, 1837 in Lincolnshire, christened in the Church of England and died at Bedford, Iowa, Feb. 1, 1923.
His father died when Robert was very young, leaving him to the care of his mother. In 1850 he came with his family, consisting of mother, stepfather, sister, brother and two half-brothers, to the United States. The voyage was too severe for the mother and in three months she had crossed the ocean of time.
Mr. Taylor settled in Kendall County, Ill., where he remained about seven years, after which he went to Chicago. There he was married to Mary Florence Golliday, Oct. 27th, 1858, and moved at once to Taylor County, Iowa, and settled on the land now called the home place, near the old town of Lexington, then the county seat.
To this union four children were born, two sons dying in infancy, Mrs. Annie Parrish who died in March, 1915, and Mrs. Chas. Swaine of Council Bluffs.
Mrs. Taylor having died, he was united in marriage May 27, 1865, at Bedford, to Martha Miller. This union was blessed with 9 children, eight of whom are living: Chas. G. Taylor, the youngest son is at Leavenworth, Wash., going there in 1909; Mrs. Cary Wickersham, Mrs. Chas. G. Mar[t]in, Alfred A. [delbert] Taylor, Robert A.[tkinson], Jr., Mrs. Frank Hart, Luther B. [ent], and Mrs. W. [illiam] H. Gooding are all well known, all residing in or near Bedford.
About 28 years ago Mr. Taylor gave up active farming and moved into Bedford, where he took great pride and pleasure in creating and improving a substantial home, gradually relinquishing his oversight of the farm as he advanced in years. All through his long and useful life his most promising characteristics have been thrift, honesty and the desire to be of service to humanity.
Bravely he met and conquered the hardships and privations of pioneer life; and with a faith in knowledge of a well-spent life he cheerfully answered his final call, telling the loved ones that he had had long life and that they must be reconciled to his going.
He leaves to mourn his death his aged wife, five daughters, five sons-in-law, four sons, four daughters-in-law, ten grandchildren, and one great granddaughter, many friends and neighbors, and especially the remaining pioneers.
The funeral was Saturday morning at 10:30, conducted by Rev. M. E. Lumbar, assisted by Rev. Harlan and the interment was at Fairview cemetery.

[TAYLOR, ROBERT ATKINSON, SR., 1837 – 1923]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 8, 1923
Robert Taylor, Sr., of Bedford and one of the pioneers of the county, passed away the last of the week at the age of 87 years. Pneumonia was the cause of his death.

[THOMPSON, VELMA OLIVA]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 30, 1922
Velma Oliva Thompson, the fifteen-year-old daughter of John Thompson and wife of near Irena, passed away at a St. Joseph hospital Monday afternoon. She had had pneumonia and had been taken to the hospital that morning for an operation to relieve her of inflammation and the after effects of the disease. Funeral services were held at the Honey Grove church yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment was made in the cemetery at that place.

[URIE, JOHN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 26, 1923
John Urie, an old-time settler of this place but who moved away from here a number of years ago, passed away at his home in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday, July 15. He was engaged in the sawmill business here in an early day. Mrs. Sumner E. King, now of Sheridan, Wyoming, is a daughter of the deceased.

[WARIN, MARY J. GRILLOT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 27, 1923
Mrs. Frank Warin Dead
Mrs. Frank Warin passed away at her home in Maloy at an early hour last Saturday morning after a several weeks illness. She leaves, besides her companion, four children, George Warin, Mrs. Mary Worthington and the Misses Jennie and Margaret Warin, all of Maloy, except Miss Margaret, who resides in Ottumwa. Funeral services were held at the Immaculate Conception church at Maloy Monday morning at 10 o'clock and interment was made in St. Mary's cemetery.

[WILLEY, WADE B.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 29, 1923
Dr. W. B. Willey Dead
Word was received in town the first of the week that Dr. W. [ade] B. Willey passed away at his home in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday, March 21. Dr. Willey was located in Blockton for a short time back about 1900. He was a brother of Mrs. Dr. L. U. Singer, formerly of Clearfield.

[ZOLLARS, CLARA ANNA BECKER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 7, 1923
Clara Anna Becker was born in Manito, Illinois, March 15, 1891 and passed away at her home in Iola, Kansas, May 31, 1923 at the age of 32 years, 2 months and 16 days.
At the age of fifteen she became a member of the First Christian church at Blockton, Iowa and upon moving to Iola in 1910 transferred her membership to that place.
On May 17, 1919, she was united in marriage to Len B. Zollars.
Beside her husband, she leaves her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Becker; two brothers, Albert A., of Farmington, Illinois and George W., of Piqua, Kansas; three sisters, Mrs. George Kettle, of Carlyle, Kansas; Ethel E. Colby, of Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Lawrence Smith, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a host of friends to mourn her untimely death.
Funeral services were held at the home in Iola Saturday afternoon and interment was made in the Iola cemetery.

[ZOLLARS, CLARA ANNA BECKER]
A. A. Severns returned home Monday morning from Iola, Kansas, where he was called Friday by the death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Len. B. Zollars.