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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 2, 1959 p. 4 Grover Clark Died In Denver, Colorado Grover
Clark, 75, a former resident
of Bedford, died in Denver, Colorado, Monday, March 30. Funeral services were held there on Wednesday. He
is survived by four children and several grandchildren. Also by two brothers, Paul Clark of Bedford, Rev. Wayne Clark of Canton, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Vira Galloway
of Kansas City. He was a brother-in-law of L. C. Klopp
of Bedford. His wife, the former Miss Lottie Klopp
of Bedford, died several years ago. Paul
Clark of Bedford went
to Denver for the last rites. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 2, 1959 p. 4 Mrs. Lois
Houk Died Here Wednesday Mrs.
Lois [Boyer] Houk, 78,
a long-time resident of Bedford and community, died Wednesday morning,
April 1, at the Armstrong Nursing Home.
Funeral services are pending. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 9, 1959 p. 10 Mrs. Lois
Houk Rites Here Friday Funeral
services for Mrs. Lois Houk,
who died in Bedford, Wednesday, April 1st, were held at the
Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon, Rev. Elmer Baker officiating. Burial in Gravity cemetery. Lois
Edith Boyer, daughter
of Spencer [Smith] and [Sarah] Jeanette [Mechem] Boyer, was born December 29, 1880, at Clarion, Iowa, and died at the age
of 78 years, three months, three days.
She and her twin sister [Lillian Edna] were the youngest of seven children. On
May 7, 1902, she was married to Harry W. [right] Houk. To
this union two sons, Clark and
Rex, and one daughter,
Eva, were born.
She always said she had raised three families, first her own,
then she took for her second family a great nephew, Joseph Boyer and his sister, Mrs. Dorothy Beal, who had been left orphans. Then her third family was the son of her
daughter Eva, Virgil Williams. When
a girl of 14 years, she united with the Christian church. She finished her schooling in Des Moines
at Des Moines University. She
was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, her twin sister
[Lillian], a son, Clark and a daughter, Eva. She
is survived by one son, Rex,
of Phoenix, Arizona; twelve grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Eva
Buswell of Cedar Falls, Mrs. Myrtle Kent of Kansas City; several nieces and nephews. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 2, 1959 p. 4 Rev. C. T.
Swander Dies In Oregon Word
has been received by relatives here of Rev. Clarence F. [T?] Swander, telling of his death in Portland, Oregon, on March
22. Rev. Swander will be
remembered by many older residents of this vicinity. He was born on a farm near Bedford and received his high school
education here. When
still a young man he went to Oregon where he was pastor of local churches
for several years. Later
he became State Secretary of Christian Missions of the State of Oregon
and served in that capacity for 40 years, retiring in 1948.
He has been in failing health the past several years. He
is survived by his wife, Delia;
a son, Courtney Swander,
and his wife Lois,
of San Jose, Costa Rica. Mrs.
Ray Johnson of Bedford
and Mrs. Vera Egleston
of Lenox are nieces of Rev. Swander. Bedford Times-Press Thursday November 5, 1959 p. 12 George Bix Rites At Siam Sunday George
Bix, Jr., a resident of
Taylor County for many years, died Thursday, October 29, at the home
of his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thurman in the New Market community. Last
rites were held at the Siam Christian church, Sunday afternoon, November
1st. Rev. Clarence Potter of New Market officiated.
Burial was in the Siam cemetery. George
Bix, Jr., son of George
and Margaret Bix, was
born in Bodham County, near Norfolk, England and died at the age of
81 years, four months, eight days.
He came with his parents to America at the age of three years,
locating in Taylor County, where he spent the remainder of his life.
He was a member of the Christian church, joining when a young
man. He
was married to Pamelia Ann Gant
on Dec. 8, 1906. To them
five children were born: Paul
Bix of Clarinda, Ralph Bix of Hopkins, Zelma Moellenberndt of Gravity, Mae Thurman and Bill Bix of New Market. He
is survived by his five children, twelve grandchildren, six great grandchildren.
Also by one sister, Miss Ella Bix
of Clarinda; and one brother, Ernest Bix
of Ottumwa, Iowa. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 17, 1963 p. 6 The
funeral of Earl [Robert] Redenbaugh,
a former resident of Siam, who died in Vancouver, Wash., on Jan. 6,
was held at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon.
The six children were present at the funeral. They are: Miss Eula Redenbaugh of Boulder, Colo.; Oren Redenbaugh of Cedar Rapids, Ia.; Mrs. Wayne (Violet) Ward of Ralston, Nebr.; Mrs. W. D. (Velma) Moore of Craig, Colo.; Col. Floyd Redenbaugh of Rochester, Minn.; Ralph Redenbaugh of Vancouver, Wash. Others from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lewellen of Kaw, Okla., Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wasson and family of Council Bluffs, Donald Clayton
of Des Moines, Mr.
and Mrs. Lowell Caskey,
Overland Park, Kans., Mrs. Redenbaugh (Dessie)
[Clayton] returned
to the home of her daughter in Ralston Thursday night but plans to return
here for a visit later. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 17, 1963 p. 6 Frank Gant Dies Frank Gant, about 70, son of Samuel Jr. and Mary [Etta Salen] Gant, died Jan. 12 at Baker, Okla., where he had lived
many years. He was born
north of Siam on the old Gant homestead.
His sister, Mrs. Delpha Pitman and brother, Roy Gant,
and two nephews, Geo.
and Lyle Pitman, left
immediately for Baker. Besides
the relatives named, he leaves his wife, Velma Mendenhall Gant of the home. The funeral was held Monday at Liberal, Kans., with burial
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