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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Times-Republican Thursday February 10, 1916 p. 4 Samuel Hartzler. Samuel
Hartzler, after a short
illness, died at his home east of Bedford Thursday evening, February
4, 1916. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian
Church at 2 p.m. Saturday, conducted by the pastor, Rev. John A. Currie.
Interment was in the Fairview cemetery. Samuel
Hartzler was born November
3, 1842, in Wayne county, Ohio.
He was a son of Abraham and Nancy Hartzler. November
30, 1863, he was united in marriage with Josephine L. Sigler at Memphis, Mo. From this union five children were born, three sons and two
daughters. One son, Charles, died April 25, 1896. The others, Mrs. R. H. Coulthard, William W. Hartzler, Harry
L. Hartzler, and Miss
Bertha Hartzler, with
his wife, four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Wise, Hillsdale, Okla., and Mrs. Catherine Stanton, Oswego, Kan., survive him. At
the age of 19 Mr. Hartzler enlisted in Company "I," 13th
Iowa Infantry and served his country as a soldier in its hour of need. At
the age of 17 deceased united with the Baptist church and in 1896
he united with the Presbyterian Church at Bedford in which he held
membership until his death. Mr.
Hartzler came with his family to Taylor County thirty-six years ago,
purchasing the Kieffer farm in Clayton township, where he has since
resided, where he has been known as a successful farmer and stock
raiser. He came to Iowa in 1848. He
was a man of quiet demeanor and was respected by his neighbors for
his integrity and honor. Times-Republican Thursday February 10, 1916 p. 4 John Gunson John
Gunson of Benton Township
died at his home, north of Bedford, early Saturday morning, after
an illness of a week or more.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church Monday at
2:00 p.m., conducted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher.
Interment was made in Fairview cemetery. John
Gunson was born in England
and came to America about 1890.
His father died when John was a small child and early in life
he set out on the sea of life for himself. At
the age of 22 years he came to this country and on November 16, 1899,
he was married to Miss Lilly Rawlings
at Petersburg, Illinois. In
1904 they came to make their home in Taylor County.
To them were born 4 children, Jerry, age 15, Frank, age
11, Ruth, age 8,
and George, one year old on the day of his father's death,
who survive him. Mr.
Gunson was a progressive farmer and possessed fine neighborly qualities,
sterling worth, devotion to his wife and children, and all, which
combined, made him a citizen highly honored to the community. Times-Republican Thursday February 10, 1916 p. 4 Mrs. Charles
F. Dresher Mrs.
Charles F. [ranklin] Dresher
died at her home in Bedford Wednesday, aged 79 years, after fifty-seven
years in Taylor County. Funeral
services will be held Friday at one o'clock, conducted by Rev. W.
E. Robb and Rev. J. W. Goodsell. Nancy
Jane Morris was born
in Owen County, Indiana, October 30, 1836.
She was married to Charles F. [ranklin] Dresher June 24, 1858, at her home in Indiana. The following September they moved to
Taylor County, settling in Polk Township, and fifteen years ago they
moved to Bedford. There
were five children in this family:
Mrs. Mary L. [ouise] Hamilton
of Taylor County, Ia.; Charles O. [scar] Dresher, who died September 23, 1910; Jesse A. [lbert] Dresher of Handel, Saskatchewan, Canada; Miss Anna Dresher
of Bedford; Mrs. [Lydia] Arminta Myers
of Taylor County. When
a girl of 9 years, Mrs. Dresher united with the Baptist church, but
after marriage she transferred to the Methodist Episcopal church,
of which she has been a faithful member. Times-Republican Thursday February June 4, 1914 [p. 8] Obediah
W. Houk. Obediah
W. [right] Houk died
at his home two miles south of Bedford, Thursday, May 28. Funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Rev. J.W.
Neyman of the Baptist church.
Interment was made at the Bedford cemetery. Mr.
Houk was born in Brown County, New York, January 3, 1818, and should
he have lived 3 years, 7 months and 5 days longer he would have reached
the century mark in life. He
spent his boyhood days in New York State.
In 1847 he moved to Wisconsin where he made his home until
1857 when he came to Bedford and started the first furniture store
Bedford ever had. In 1861 he was united in marriage to Miss
Anna Fenno to which
union were born six children, four of whom are now living, G. [eorge]
W. [ashington] Houk
and Miss Junia Houk preceded him to the better land. The other children living are Mrs.
A. B. Shaw [Sarah],
of Herrick, S. D., F. [red] A. [rthur] Houk,
of Gravity, Ia., H. [arry] W. [right] Houk, of Lamont, Mo., and Mrs. R. [obert] W. [esley] Barngrover [Ella
Mae], of Huntley, Neb. He also leaves a wife who has tenderly
cared for him during his declining years.
Mr. Houk has always been a man of splendid physical strength
as his long life indicated and it is said that he only had the services
of a physician but twice before his last sickness.
He united with the First Baptist church of Bedford in 1859
and remained a member until his death.
For a number of years before his death he was not able to attend
the services but he never lost interest in the church.
He was a hard worker and continued to work as long as his strength
lasted. He was well known and highly esteemed
for his industry and integrity. Times-Republican Thursday June 4, 1914 [p. 1] Mrs. A.
John Dead. Funeral Arrangements
Not Announced As To Time. Mrs.
Alex John [Eliza
Jane Shoemaker] died
at her home north of Bedford Thursday morning about 9 o'clock. She was 72 years of age. She leaves to mourn her death three brothers and two sisters,
also five children. The
son and daughters are Mrs. Mattie Dowlin, Bedford; Mrs. Allie [Alla] Kieffer, Lawrence, Kan.; Frank John, Bedford; Mrs. Grace Kinnison, Boise, Ida.; and Mrs. Walter Houck [Susie], Bedford.
No funeral arrangements have been made. Times-Republican Thursday March 19, 1914 [p. 1] Mrs. F.
M. Parker. Mrs.
F. [Francis] M. [arion] Parker
died at her home Saturday, after a long illness. The funeral services were held at the home Monday morning at
10 o'clock, conducted by Mart Gary Smith.
Interment was made in the Bedford cemetery Eliza
Ann Penny was born August
24, 1852, in Champaign County, Illinois.
At an early age she moved with her parents to Omaha, her father
being the second white settler on a farm where the city of Omaha now
stands. At the age of twelve years she united
with the Methodist Episcopal church.
April 4, 1871, she was united in marriage to Marion Parker. To
this union three children were born, two of whom died in infancy,
and Mrs. Guy Thompson [Myrtle Ann],
who had been with her mother constantly during her illness. Mr. and Mrs. Parker moved from Omaha to
Bedford in 1893, where they have since resided. After coming to Bedford Mrs. Parker united with the Christian
church and remained an earnest worker in the church until she was
forced to stop on account of her poor health. She leaves to mourn her death her husband and one daughter
besides a host of friends. |