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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times
Press Thursday October 26, 1972 Homer Kimpton, 64, Last Rites Held October 25 Funeral
services for Homer Ellis Kimpton,
64, of Gravity, held October 25 at the Gravity Christian Church, were
conducted by Pastor Perry Cozadd.
Mr. Kimpton died October 22, 1972, at Rosary Hospital in Corning. Interment was at Washington Cemetery,
Gravity. Homer
Willis Kimpton was born
to John A. and Ethel Beery Kimpton
near Guss, Iowa, on November 6, 1907.
His early life was spent in the Wesley community where he received
his education. He
started farming for himself on the farm where he was presently living. He was called to the service of his country
in July 1942, and spent 40 months, including 18 months overseas with
a tank destroyer battalion of the 30th infantry division,
which fought its way across France, Holland, and Belgium. While in the service he attained the rank of sergeant and was
presented many medals. In
November 1945, after peace was declared, he arrived home and resumed
farming the following spring. On
December 19, 1946, he was united in marriage to Mary Elizabeth Moore and to this union two sons were born, Homer Kirk,
who died August 12, 1955, and Craig Allen
of Bedford. He
was baptized into Christ for the remission of sins in 1955 and served
his master faithfully the rest of his life at the Gravity Christian
Church, which was exemplified throughout his illness.
He never uttered a word of complaint, telling his family to accept
it as His Father's will. He
was a member of the Sunlight Lodge, No. 459 and also the American Legion
Post of Gravity. He
was preceded in death by a son Homer Kirk, his parents and his brother, Paul. He
is survived by his wife, Mary Elizabeth; son, Craig Allen,
and wife, Beverly [Perkins];
granddaughter, Susan Lynn,
whom he loved dearly; sisters, Edith Hendrickson, Lenox, Ia., Vida Snyder and Lois Anderson, Winterset, Iva Heller, Burlington Junction, Mo.; a brother, Wilbur
Kimpton, of Council Bluffs;
and many other relatives and friends. Homer
was gifted with a keen mind and capable hands and spent many hours in
his workshop perfecting some machine or gadget to help himself, his
family and his community. He
was highly respected by all who knew him. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 19, 1972 George Posten, 60, Last Rites Held September 26 Funeral
services for George Lyle Posten,
60, of Creston, formerly of Gravity, were held in Creston September
26 with Rev. J. Heber Miller officiating.
Mr. Posten died at Greater Community Hospital in Creston September
23, 1972. The Gravity V.
F. W. post rifle squad conducted military rites at the Gravity Cemetery. George
Lyle Posten, son of George
Payne and Maude Fleming Posten,
was born August 25, 1912, in Taylor County. He
spent his younger years in and near Gravity, Iowa, and was graduated
from the Gravity High School. He
was married to Helen Gertrude Abarr
October 3, 1936, at Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Two children were born to this union, Terry Lyle, who died in infancy, and Jane Lynnette. He
was a veteran of military service in World War II, serving with the
1629th Engineer Construction Battalion in the Philippines
and Japan from December 21, 1943 to April 25, 1946. He
and his family lived for a time in Corning, Iowa, before moving to Creston
in 1949. He was an employee
of the Central Iowa Power Cooperative, formerly Southwest Federated
Coop. He was the third person employed by the
company, beginning work for them before any buildings or lines were
constructed. He
was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1797, of which he
was also past commander. He
was also a member of the American Legion and the Elks Lodge. He
was preceded in death by his parents and son. He
is survived by his wife, Helen;
daughter Jane, Mrs. Joseph Shattuck, and her husband of Santa Fe, New Mexico; a brother, Carrol, of Corning; a sister, Mrs. Alyene Bush of Santa Fe; an uncle, Dean Fleming of Corning; nieces and a nephew: Mrs. Carolyn
James of St. Paul Park,
Minn., Mrs. Marjean Israel
of Omaha, Nebr., Mrs. Linda Watkins
of LeClaire, Ia.; and Mr. Edd Bush
of Espanola, New Mexico; a number of cousins and other relatives. A
memorial fund was established for the American Cancer Society. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday March 25, 1982 p. 4 Services
Will Be Held Friday For Henry Glass Funeral services for Henry Glass of Bedford will be held Friday,
March 26 at 2 p.m. in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev.
Duane Hunt officiating. Mr.
Glass died in his Bedford home Monday.
Interment will be at Fairview cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday at 7 p.m. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday February 12, 1959 p. 4 Lloyd
Richey,
52, Has Fatal Accident Lloyd Richey, 52, a former resident of Gravity but of Omaha in
recent years, died at Douglas County hospital in Omaha, Sunday, February
8, following head injuries received in a fall. Funeral services [were held] at the Gravity Methodist
Church at two o'clock Thursday afternoon, February 12, Rev. Frank Greenwood
officiating. Burial [was]
in Washington cemetery at Gravity. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 12, 1959 p. 4 Mrs. Anna
Reed Dies In Colorado Mrs.
Anna Agee Reed, wife of
the late Miles Reed
of Monte Vista, Colorado, and a former resident of Gay Township and
Blockton, died January 31. Burial was in Monte Vista. She
is survived by a daughter, Mrs. R. S. Laser; two sons, Carl and Marion Reed, all of Monte Vista. Also by two sisters-in-law, Mrs. G. B. Reed of Blockton and Mrs. L. P. Jenkins of Sheridan, Mo. [Hannah
Vandyke Fowler Dowlin] Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 12, 1959 p. 4 Mrs. Wm. C.
Dowlin Dies In California Mrs.
William C. Dowlin, 89,
died January 11, 1959, at her home in Los Gatos, Calif. Funeral services were held there and the remains were taken
to Corvallis, Oregon and laid beside those of her late husband. Hannah
Vandyke Fowler was born
January 1, 1870, near Muscatine, Iowa.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. [dward] R. Fowler [Mary F. Riggs], came to Taylor County in 1881 and to Bedford in
1884, when Mr. Fowler was elected to the office of County Auditor. Hannah
Fowler was married May
5, 1891, in Bedford, to William C. Dowlin
and after marriage they lived on a farm four miles west of Bedford where
five children were born to them.
They sold the farm in 1908 and moved to a farm near Corvallis,
Oregon where the husband died in 1937.
After his death Mrs. Dowlin lived for some years at Oswego, Oregon
and in San Francisco, Calif. but the last 10 years of her life were
spent in Los Gatos, Calif. She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rita Carpenter of Riverside, Calif., Mrs. Doris Frank of Los Gatos, Calif.; and by a son, Reade Dowlin,
who formerly published a weekly newspaper in Camas, Wash., but is now
retired and living in Portland, Oregon. Mrs.
Dowlin was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Hoskinsin of Stillwater, Okla., Mrs. Nettie Gambrill of Rapid City, So. Dak. She
is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Inez Myers of Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Margaret Haddock and Mrs. Hazel Haddock of Shoshone, Idaho, Mrs. Susie Payton of Santa Susanna, Calif., Mrs. Edna Evans of Monterey Park, Calif. and Mrs. Olive L. Dunning
of San Francisco, Calif.
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