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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu |
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Bedford Free Press Thursday July 27, 1905 [p. 4] Mrs. C. E. Perkins Passes Away. This morning Mrs. C. [halon]
E. [sic] [F.} Perkins, living two miles south of town, on the old Henderson farm, succumbed
to an attack of heart failure and died at 6:30 o'clock. She has been for a number of years
subject to heart failure, but yesterday seemed as well as usual---in
fact, so well that she attended both afternoon and evening sessions
of the Chautauqua. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors
and Rebekah lodges, one of the most faithful and best loved in both
orders. Not alone the husband and two [sic]
children will mourn her death, but the many friends left, both in town
and in her own neighborhood as well. Obituary Augusta D. [aniels] Hopson [sic] was born in Mayville, N.
Y., February 4, 1865, and died at her home in Ross Township, Tuesday
morning, July 25, 1905. When
a young girl she came with her parents to Taylor County and was married
to Chalon E. [sic] [F.] Perkins,
October 3, 1883. She leaves
a husband and four children to mourn her death. Mrs. Perkins was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the
Royal Neighbors and Rebecca lodges.
She was loved and respected for her beautiful, cheery, Christian
life, and her sudden death has saddened all who knew her. The funeral services will be held
at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the home two miles south of town, and
will be in charge of the Royal Neighbors.
Interment in Fairview. Bedford Free
Press Thursday November 22, 1906 [p. 1] Obituary. Again, the angel
of death has visited our town and removed from its midst last Sunday
a becoming Christian young lady and a pioneer of Conway. Miss Amrine
met with an accident about seven years ago---breaking a needlepoint
off in her hand---which was the cause of her death. Louella Amerine [sic] was born in Elk County, Kansas, October 28th,
1873, died at the home of her parents in Conway, Iowa, November 11th,
1906, age 33 years and 13 days.
She was converted at the Bedford M. E. church at the age of 16
and united with the M. E. church. Though she had been
a sufferer for several years, through it all she showed a Christian
spirit and was patient. During
the last days of her sickness she expressed herself that she was not
afraid to die and was ready if it was the Master's will.
She leaves to mourn her death a father, mother, five brothers,
five sisters, a host of neighbors and friends. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Jackson Giddens, pastor of
the M. E. church, after which the mortal remains were laid to rest in
the Lexington cemetery.----Conway Journal. Bedford Free Press He was one of a family of four brothers and four sisters, of whom there
survive him Mrs. M. [artin] V. King [Sarah], Geneva, Neb.; M. [arcus] L. [afayette] Long, of Lawton, Okla.; Henry P. and Hiram M. of this city, all of whom were present at the funeral. The family came to Iowa in 1855 settling near Chariton and two years
later to Bedford. In February
1864, he enlisted in Co. F, 29th Ia., and served to the close
of the war. January 26,
1871, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary [Elizabeth] Kemery who together with two sons, Warren and Guy and two daughters, Mrs. Irene Mason and Miss Evelyn, survive him and were present at the funeral. Mr. Long learned the tinners and plumbers trade after his return from
the war, going to San Francisco, California, in 1872, where he worked
at his trade, then to Honolulu for a time, returning later to California
and back to Bedford in the early '80's.
In 1885 he went to Chadron, Neb., where he improved a farm and
lived in Chadron until 1909, when being in poor health he removed to
Omaha where he made his home until his death as above mentioned. He united with the Methodist Church of Bedford when a young man and
had never taken his membership from this place. The remains were brought back to Bedford where funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon at 2:30, after which the body was laid to rest
in the Old Cemetery of the city. Bedford Free Press Mary Augusta [Davis] Perkins was born September 5, 1836 near Fair Haven, Vermont. She went to Wisconsin early in life and
was married to Charles A. Perkins
in 1855. With her husband,
she came to Bedford in 1858 and the following year they settled on a
farm south of town. Her
husband died in October 1899, and she continued to make her home in
Bedford. In 1886 she united with the Presbyterian Church and continued
to live a conscientious and consistent Christian life. For the last four years she had been in
very poor health and had made her home with her children where attention
could be given her. She
leaves to mourn her death, one son, C. [halon] F. Perkins, and two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Cobb [Edna]
and Mrs. I. [saac] L. [ewis] Bishop [Hattie], all of Bedford. |