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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Times-Republican Thursday January 5, 1911 [p. 1] M. L. Keith Martin
L. [uther] Keith of
this city died Wednesday at 11 o'clock at the home of his son William, five miles west of Hopkins, at the age of 60 years.
The funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Friday at the
residence of Mrs. George Keith, conducted by Rev. S. E. Henry. Mr.
Keith had been living at the home of his niece, Mrs. George Keith [Mary Etta George], in Bedford, and gone to the home of his son for
a visit. Another son,
Frank Keith, lives
near Hopkins. Times-Republican Thursday January 5, 1911 [p. 1] Mrs. Edmunds Dead. Wife of Taylor
County Representative Passes Away Mrs.
James Edmunds of Platte
Township, wife of Taylor County's representative, died Sunday, after
an illness of several months.
She has been constantly failing for some time. Times-Republican Thursday September 26, 1912 [p. 1] Obituary. Caleb Green. Caleb
Green died Sept. 23,
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Katherine Willett, in Rio, Ill. He was 70
years of age. Funeral
services were held at the home and the remains transferred to Bedford
for burial. Interment was in the Titus [Graceland]
cemetery, Wednesday morning.
Services at the grave were conducted by Elder William Cobb. Mr.
Green formerly lived on his farm west of Bedford, moving to Missouri
in 1900. From there he
went to Nebraska and then to Illinois where he made his home with
his sister in Rio. He is survived by a son, Arthur Green,
who lives in Colorado. Times-Republican Thursday September 26, 1912 [p. 1] Mrs. Vern
Jeffers. Mrs. Vern Jeffers died at her home in Loveland, Col., Saturday Sept.
21, after an illness of only a few weeks. The remains were brought to Siam Monday and the funeral services
were held at the Christian church at that place Tuesday, conducted
by Elder William Cobb. Interment
was made in the Shearer cemetery in Page County. Elma E. Jeffers, daughter of J. M. and M. A. Stickleman, was born near Siam, March 2, 1888. December 8, 1909, she united in marriage with E. V. Jeffers. She united with the Church of Christ in
1904 and continued as a member of that organization to the time of
her death. She leaves
to mourn her loss, her husband, father and mother, two brothers, A.
R. and J. Lloyd Stickleman;
four sisters, Iva A. Glover, Nellie E. Cobb, Elda C. Henderson and Lonesa Stickleman. [Delphia
Elizabeth McCloud Green] Times-Republican Thursday September 19, 1907 [p. 5] Buried
At Bedford. Mrs. Delphia E. [lizabeth McCloud] Green, wife of Caleb Green, died at her home at Annabel, a
small town near Macon, Missouri, on Saturday, September 14th. The body was shipped to Bedford and arrived
here Monday evening. The
funeral services were held at the home of her nieces, the Misses
McCloud [Eva and Irene],
on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Caleb Green, the husband, her son Arthur and family, accompanied the remains
to Bedford, and were present at the obsequies. Prior to moving to Missouri six years
ago, for more than half a century Mrs. Green was a resident of Taylor
County. She was known
to nearly everybody in this vicinity, and no one stood higher in the
estimation of all. Her death has brought sadness to many
hearts, and the sympathy for the bereaved husband and family is sincere
and heartfelt. Times-Republican Thursday September 19, 1907 [p. 5] Died In Illinois. A
message has just been received conveying the sad intelligence of the
death of Geo. Crum,
which occurred at Ashland, Ill., yesterday, Wednesday, at 7 a.m. Mr.
Crum was a resident of Taylor County for five or six years, leaving
here for Illinois about five years ago.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crum and a brother of Mrs. Harry Crum of this place. Mr.
Crum was well known here and highly respected by all. Times-Republican Thursday September 19, 1912 p. 4 Mrs. J.
P. Wolverton. Mrs.
J. [ames] P. [ruitt] Wolverton
died Wednesday Sept. 11, in a hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., following
an operation. She was
25 years of age. The
remains were brought to this city and funeral services held at the
home Friday. Rev. J. W. Neyman, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, conducted the services.
Interment was in Fairview cemetery. Elva
Jared, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. R. [obert] B. [ruce] Jared [Emily Josephine Scrivner], was born Sept. 12, 1887, in Ross Township, Taylor
County, Iowa. She grew
to womanhood on the place of her birth and March 4, 1906, was united
in marriage with James P. [ruitt] Wolverton. Two children were born to this union,
Bruce and Blanche, now aged, respectively, 5 and 3 years. These little ones being left motherless at this time, makes
this death particularly a sad one. Times-Republican Thursday September 19, 1912 p. 4 Oron L.
Marley. Oron
[Oren] L. [afayette] Marley
died Friday Sept. 13, while in attendance at the funeral of Mrs.
[James P.] Wolverton [Elva Jared]. Heart failure, to which he had been subject
for several years, was the immediate cause of his death. He fell from his carriage after driving
through a gate leading into the barnyard.
He was 61 years of age.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. W. Neyman of the First Baptist church. Interment was in the Bedford cemetery. Oron
[Oren] Lafayette Marley
was born in Morgan County, Indiana, August 3, 1851, being the youngest
of ten children born to Robert Marley. He came to Taylor County in 1877 and settled
on the farm which was his home at the time of his death. On February 17, 1878, he was united in
marriage with Lizzie [Elizabeth] C. [aroline] Richardson. To
them were born six children, all of whom are living except one son
[Floyd], who died in infancy. The
surviving children are William, Frederick, Robert, John and Jennie, who with their mother mourn the loss of husband and father. Times-Republican Thursday September 19, 1912 p. 4 Mrs. Fred
Morris. Word
has been received announcing the death of Mrs. Fred Morris [Mary Jane Henshaw], which occurred in Goodland, Kan., Monday, September
16. Death resulted from
a complication of diseases following an attack of paralysis. Funeral services were held at the home
and burial took place in the Goodland cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Morris were residents of Taylor County for many
years, moving to Kansas only last spring. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday May 29, 1941 James George Dies Former Hardware
Dealer Succumbs After Long Illness James
Newton George, 75, died
Monday morning at his home in Hopkins following an illness of two
years. He
was born November 2, 1865, in Andrew County, Mo., and was married
Feb. 10, 1889, to Sarah Rebecca Wells,
at Bedford. He was a
retired hardware dealer and had been a resident of Hopkins twenty
years. He was a member of the Unity Church of
Christ. He
is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Tona Covey
[Ena] of Louisville,
Ky., and Mrs. Emmett Campbell
[Ethel] of Searcy, Ark. Funeral
services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Unity church of Christ,
three and one-half miles northeast of Hopkins.
Burial was in the New Hope cemetery. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday December 26, 1946 [p. 1] Obituary -
Mrs. Bessie Duncan Bessie
M., daughter of John
H. and Maria Walkinshaw,
was born near College Springs, Iowa, November 9, 1872, and died at
her home in Bedford, December 17, 1946, at the age of 74 years, 1
month and 8 days. At
an early age, she moved with her parents to a farm south of Blanchard,
Iowa, where she attended elementary school.
Later, she attended college, which was then known as Amity,
at College Springs. Through
the influence of her strict reformed Presbyterian parents, she, very
early in life, united with that church, where she remained a member
until her marriage to Orie E. Duncan
and then she became affiliated with the church of her husband where
she continued as a faithful and loyal member until her death. She
was married January 9, 1894, to Orie E. [mmett] Duncan of Blanchard. Their new home was established on a farm in Taylor County,
where they resided until 1914, at which time they moved to Bedford,
where she spent the remainder of her life with the exception of 14
years, which were spent at Collins, Missouri. They
moved back to Bedford May 8, 1946. To
them were born 9 children, one having died in infancy. They are Lucile E. of Longview, Texas, Omar Daniel, deceased 1916, Major Fred J. of the U.S. Army, stationed in Giessen, Germany;
Raymond J. of San
Francisco, Orie Leland
of Bedford, Jim W. of Des Moines, and Willard E. [dgar] of San Francisco, Elfie F. Thompson of Bedford. She
leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, seven children, eleven grandchildren
and three sisters: Jennie McKnight
of Orlando, Florida, Hannah Henning
of Hopkins, Missouri and Lois Copeland of Maryville; four brothers, Will of Blanchard, Ad of Washington, Jim of Chicago, and Frank of Lincoln, Nebraska. The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean.
Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday December 26, 1946 [p. 1] Obituary -
Mrs. Mary Ellen Knott Mary
Ellen Boyden, daughter
of William H. and Susan L. Boyden,
was born at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, June 23, 1866, and died at her
home in Sharpsburg, Dec. 18, 1946 at the age of 80 years, 5 months
and 23 days. At
the age of 3 she came with her parents in a covered wagon to Taylor
County, settling on a farm three miles northwest of Sharpsburg. She
was married to W. I. Knott,
October 23, 1882, at Bedford, and with her husband moved to a farm
four miles northwest of Sharpsburg, moving to Sharpsburg in 1913,
where she resided until her death. To
them were born eight children, Bert E. Knott of Mission, Texas, Susan V. Scott, Charles W.
Knott, Maude E. Weller
and [El] a [?] M. Smith,
all of Sharpsburg, Jessie C. Hyatt
and Oma A. Eno of
Lincoln, Nebr., and Elva A. Knott
of Fort Collins, Colo. All
had the privilege of being at her bedside shortly before her death. She,
with her husband, united with the Christian church at Blue Grove in
1907 and later transferred their membership to the Methodist church
of Sharpsburg. She
is survived by her eight children, eighteen grandchildren, nine great
grandchildren. Also,
[by] one brother, Charles Boyden,
of Omaha. She
was preceded in death by her husband, June 29, 1923, and by one brother,
William Boyden. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday December 26, 1946 [p. 1] Obituary -
J. A. Dresher Jesse
Albert Dresher, son
of Charles Franklin and Nancy Jane [Morris] Dresher, was born November 16, 1868, at the farm home 9 miles south west of
Bedford, where he grew to manhood.
His schooling was received in the High Prairie School near
his home. He joined the First Presbyterian Church
in early life. On
Christmas Day, December 25, 1891, he was married to Sarah Sherbeck. Two
children were born to them, Helen
and Charles. Their early years of married life were
spent in farming near Bedford.
In August [?] the family moved to Bedford, where they resided
until 1912, when they moved to Handel, Saskatchewan, Canada. He engaged in wheat farming until 1925 when his wife died.
He left Canada permanently about four years later. On
October 5, 1929, he married Mrs. G. R. Brand [Lillie] of Sharpsburg, who survives him. Surviving
also are his daughter, Mrs. Helen Albert of Cedar Falls; two granddaughters, Hope Nicholson of Bloidel, B. C., Canada, and Helen Elizabeth
Albert; two great grandchildren,
Lorraine and Nicky Nicholson; six step-daughters, Mrs. Pearl Pfander of Osceola, Mrs. Eva Marsh of La Harpe, Kansas, Mrs. Mable Grimm of Kansas City, Mrs. Bessie Pennebaker of Lenox, Mrs. Allene Hoker of Chicago, Mrs. Lily Philpott of Council Bluffs. Preceding
him in death were his father, mother, one brother, Oscar, and three sisters, Louisa, Anna, and Minta [Lydia Araminta], all of Bedford; his son, Charles of Vancouver, British Columbia, and an infant granddaughter,
Gail. He
was kind to friends and all members of his family and it is an unusual
tribute to a father to have it said he never in all his life spoke
unkind to his children. He
died at his home in Sharpsburg. The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home, Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean.
Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. |