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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Free
Press Thursday April 25, 1901 [p. 1] A Very Sudden
Summons Chas. H. Bailie Strangled To Death Called Suddenly
From a Life of Vigorous Manhood to Try the Realities of Another World. No Warning Like
a thunderbolt from a clear sky the news was quickly spread over Bedford
last Thursday evening at a little after 6 o'clock that Charles H.
Bailie was dead.
Nobody could believe it.
No one could accept such an announcement with any degree of credibility
because on that afternoon Mr. Bailie was in his store in the vigor and
prime of manhood, waiting on customers and performing his duties in
his usual gentlemanly and pleasant manner.
Quickly the little home filled with sympathizing friends, and
alas! the news was found to be true.
On the couch of that once happy home lay all that was mortal
of Mr. Bailie, now forever stilled in the cold embrace of death. People
shuddered and turned aside to brush away the tears from sad and weeping
eyes to see such a pitiful and unusual sight----a man in the prime of
vigorous life, possessed with more than the ordinary vigor and strength
of man, lying so still and quiet, with his life suddenly and without
a moment's warning taken from its tenement of clay.
Even as they looked upon the strong frame and glanced at the
handsome, placid countenance people could not grasp the idea that Chas.
Bailie's voice was forever hushed, so natural did he seem as he lay
upon the couch. But no endearing words brought a smile upon his face nor yet
received a look of recognition from those kindly eyes. Chas Bailie was indeed dead. Thursday
afternoon at about 5 o'clock Mr. Bailie had complained of a sick stomach,
and had gone to the office of Dr. Archer, who administered to his needs. After taking some medicine, Mr. Bailie
returned to the store and laid down on a couch. Chas. Stephens, his partner, suggested that he had better go
home, and Dr. Archer was sent for who walked with him to Bailie's house. Mrs. Bailie was not at home at that time,
being uptown doing some trading and visiting her parents. Upon arriving at the house Mr. Bailie
remarked that the room was chilly, and directed Dr. Archer to the back
porch for fuel. The doctor
went after the wood, and was gone perhaps a little less than two minutes. When he returned Mr. Bailie had fallen
from the couch on which he was reclining and lying on the floor, gasping
for breath and struggling. He
had vomited on the floor. Doctor Archer raised him up and used every
endeavor to relieve him, but to no avail.
The unfortunate man quickly expired in the doctor's arms. Mrs. Bailie arrived at home just as her husband was breathing
his last, and was shocked and horrified to find him in such a condition.
Other physicians and neighbors were hastily summoned, but Mr.
Bailie had passed beyond all human aid.
Coroner Dr. Dunning was summoned and viewed the remains.
After hearing the testimony of Dr. Archer he concluded that an
inquest was unnecessary. At
that time the physicians were unable to give the cause of death, so
Friday afternoon a post mortem examination was made to determine the
matter. The operation was performed by Dr. Archer,
assisted by Doctors H. [enry] F. [rancis] Dunlavy, C. M. Paschal, J.
W. Beauchamp and M. B. Dunning.
A thorough investigation was made, and it was the unanimous verdict
of all the doctors that death was caused by strangulation. It was found that the lungs and windpipe were filled with a
thick watery substance that had come from the stomach when Mr. Bailie
had vomited. The case was
a very unusual one, in that a death hardly ever occurs in that manner. The probabilities are that an acid arose
from the stomach and out of the mouth before Mr. Bailie realized what
was happening, and some of it had gone down his windpipe, and before
he could regain his breath he was choked to death. It
is a sad and lamentable affair, and the young wife left in widowhood,
the poor old saintly mother, the brothers and sister, have the sincere
sympathy of all in their bereavement.
Mr. Bailie was a man among men.
He was a noble type of honorable, upright, conscientious and
manly manhood, a businessman of integrity and honor, and a citizen whom
all were proud to call friend.
He will be greatly missed in the business circles of Bedford,
in which he was an honored member. The
funeral exercises were conducted Sunday afternoon at the home by Revs.
Collins and Ware. Owing
to the fact that George Bailie, a brother of the deceased, had failed
to arrive from Pueblo, Colorado, the burial was postponed until Monday
afternoon at 10 o'clock to enable the brother to have a last look at
the features of one he loved. The funeral was attended by the Knights
of Pythias in a body. The
Rathbone Sisters were also present and assisted in the work. Mr. Bailie was an honored member of these organizations. The Knights also had charge of the burial,
and performed their beautiful ritualistic services of the order at the
grave. The grave was beautifully
decorated, being lined throughout with white wadding. Each end was decorated with a wreath in colors, one having
the initials "K. P." and the other "R. S." On one side there was "K. P.," and "F. C. B.,"
while on the other was "R. S., P. L. E. F."
The floral offerings were beautiful and profuse, and the attendance
was very large, giving evidence of the high esteem in which deceased
was held. The
pall bearers were J. C. Beauchamp, H. M. Long, A. A. Archer, J. J. Clark,
C. M. Paschal and J. A. Minor. Charles
H. Bailie, son of H.
[Havillah] and U. [sic] [Nancy] E. [mma] Bailie, was born February 19, 1858, near Greensburg, Indiana.
On Jun 1, 1887, he was united in marriage with Miss Ida Bailey. To this union was born
August 12, 1889, a son, Drexel F.
[airleigh], who died
January 6, 1894. Mr. Bailie
united with the M. E. church in 1886, and continued a member of the
same until his death. Mr.
Bailie was aged 43 years, 1 month and 28 days. [Dorothy
Idros Campbell Campbell] Bedford
Times-Press Thursday November 18, 1982 [p. 4] Graveside
Services At Graceland Cemetery For Idros Campbell Graveside services for Mrs. Albert (Dorothy Idros)
Campbell,
80, of Bedford, held November 4 at Graceland Cemetery, rural Taylor
County, Iowa, were conducted by Rev. James Dale.
Mrs. Campbell died in her Bedford home November 2, 1982. Dorothy Idros Campbell was born March 10, 1902, to Bessie
[Lane] and Darwin Campbell of Miami, Oklahoma. She
grew to maturity and attended school there. On December 31, 1922, she was united in marriage
to Albert Campbell,
also of Miami, Oklahoma. Albert
and Idros later moved to Bedford, Iowa where they have made their home
for many years. To this
union were born four children. She was a long time member of the Bedford United
Methodist Church, the D. O. C. [Daughters of Ceres] Club and the Travel
Club. Mrs. Campbell was preceded in death by her parents
and one sister. She is survived by her husband, Albert, her children: Mrs. A. [nna]
Ailee Ratekin,
Allegan, Michigan, Albert E. Campbell, Jr., Waterloo, Iowa, Mrs. Ramona L. [oraine] Halbert,
Birmingham, Alabama and Mrs. Sally K. Angel, Saint Louis, Missouri; one sister,
Mrs. Wyota Keller, Sacramento, California; 10 grandchildren; and six great
grandchildren. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday November 7, 1929 [p. 8] The following account of the death of S. [imon]
F. [orrester] Fiester
of Washington, D. C., was taken from the Washington Post of Oct. 11----Funeral services for
Simon F. [orrester] Fiester, 74 year old poet, educator and former examiner of accounts
in the Interior Department, who died yesterday at his home, 22 T Street
N. W., following a stroke of paralysis suffered Monday, will be conducted
at the home tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock by the Rev. Dr. Jason Noble
Pierce, pastor of the First Congregational church. Interment will be in Towanda, Pa. Mr. Fiester was a native of Williamsport, Pa., and
wrote his first poem at the age of 10 years. His best-known poems were, "Pearls from the Pen,"
"The Rarest Pearl," "The Undercurrent," and "A
Resolve to Travel." He first taught school at the age of 14
near Clarkstown, Pa., and after migrating to Bremer county, Iowa, with
his parents in 1872, was for 22 years a teacher there and four times
County Superintendent of Schools.
He last was a member of the Iowa Educational Council, and contributed
numerous articles to magazines. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ophelia Hoover
Fiester,
two daughters, Mrs. E. [dward] C. [layton] Fish [Lula] of this city, and Mrs. J. [ohn]
Lee Wilkinson [Irene Ruth], of Falls Church, Va., two sisters, the Misses Frances
V., and
May Fiester,
of Waverly, N. Y., and six grandchildren. Washington
Post Sunday May 2, 1937 p. 12 Funeral
Is Today For Mrs. Fiester Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia Hoover Fiester,
79, widow of Prof. S. [imon] F. [orrester] Fiester, writer and poet, will be held
this afternoon at the Deal undertaking establishment, with the Rev.
F. Bland Tucker, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, officiating. Mrs. Fiester died yesterday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. E. [dward] Clayton Fish [Lula], 1753 Hobart Street. Born in Bedford, Ia., Mrs. Fiester had lived here
over 40 years. Her husband
formerly was employed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fish [Lula May] and Mrs. J. [ohn] Lee Wilkinson
[Irene Ruth], six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday May 20, 1937 p. 7 Hold
Last Rites For Mrs. Fiester Funeral services for Mrs. Ophelia Fiester, 79, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. E. [dward] Clayton Fish [Lula] in Washington, D. C., Friday,
April 30, were held in Washington, D. C. Sunday afternoon, May 2, conducted
by Rev. Dr. F. Bland Tucker, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church,
Georgetown. Burial was
made the following day at Towanda, Penn. Ophelia Hoover, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Balsar Hoover [Mary Ann Henkle], was born at Bedford, Iowa, Jan 14, 1858. She was married to Prof. S. [imon] F. [orrester]
Fiester
in 1882. Her husband, who
died in 1929, was for many years an expert accountant of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs. He had
written a number of poems and also was known for other writings. Mrs. Fiester is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Fish [Lula],
at whose home she died, and Mrs. J. [ohn] Lee Wilkinson [Irene Ruth]; six grandchildren and three great
grandchildren, all of Washington, D. C. Also by two sisters and two brothers, Miss Ella Hoover of Bedford, Mrs. Zelda Hoover
Streeter
of Lompoc, Calif., Oswald Hoover of Modesto, Calif., and Don Hoover of Quincy, Ill. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday August 24, 1944 p. 3 Mrs.
Martha Eighmy Martha Olin Price, daughter of Perry and Malinda Eagle Price, was born in Greenbrier County,
West Virginia August 1, 1853.
She moved with her parents to Taylor county, Iowa, when a small
child, where she spent most of her life.
For the past year she had made her home with her children near
Ottawa, Kansas. On October 5, 1875, she was married to John D.
[ow] Eighmy. To them were born seven children. The husband and three daughters, Mrs.
William Parrish [Minnie], Mrs. Ralph Thompson [Della] and Carrie Celesta Eighmy, preceded her in death. The surviving children are Ralph E. Eighmy of Bedford, Mrs. A. [lfred]
B. Lewis [Bessie]
and Irvin Eighmy
of Ottawa, Kansas, and Gayol C. [layton] Eighmy of Gravity. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Amanda
Wilson
of Albany, Oregon; twenty-two grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren. She united with the Methodist church when 13 years
of age and at the time of her death was a member of the Bedford Methodist
church. [Mary
Elizabeth Ratliff Thompson] Bedford
Times-Press Thursday April 29, 1944 p. 2 Obituary
-- Mary E. Thompson Mary Elizabeth Ratliff, daughter of Rev. James and
Hannah Ratliff,
was born June 16, 1869, near Greenville, Tennessee, being one of a family
of ten children. She died
at her home in Clearfield April 18, 1944, at the age of 73 years, 10
months and 2 days. She was married to Enos Thompson, November 27, 1889. To them were born five children, Roe
Ethel, James, Hattie Mabel, Samuel Brainard and Eva Ruth. Her
husband and two sons preceded her in death. One son, James, died just a year ago. She came with her family to Clarinda in 1903, and
in 1911 moved to Bedford, which was her home until thirteen years ago,
when she moved to Clearfield. At an early age she became a Christian, always taking
an interest in the affairs of the church, holding her membership in
the Bedford Baptist Church at the time of her death. Her heritage to her children was her Christian faith. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Glenn
Butts
of Bedford, Mrs. Walter Mason of Clearfield, Mrs. William Marshall of Woodward, Iowa; one daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Hazel Thompson of Clearfield; three grandchildren, Olin Mason, Bonnie
Jean Thompson
and Dwight Marshall. Also three brothers and
one sister. The funeral services were held at the Bedford Baptist
Church Wednesday, April 21, conducted by Rev. U. E. Burroughs of the
Mount Ayr Baptist Church. Burial
was in Fairview Cemetery at Bedford.
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