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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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[Mary
Elizabeth Weaver Springs Lasley] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 14, 1965 p. 4 Mary Lasley Rites Oct. 10 Funeral
services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lasley, 83, of Blockton, were held Oct. 10 at the Blockton Christian Church
with Rev. James Ferris and Rev. Clarence Landis officiating. Mrs. Lasley died Oct. 8 in the Ringgold
County Hospital. Interment
was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton. Mary
Elizabeth Lasley was the
oldest daughter of Albert and Minerva Weaver; Mary was born near Athelstan, Iowa, Feb. 11, 1882. She
received her education in Taylor County schools and received degrees
at St. Joseph Business University [and] Highland Park College, Des Moines. She also received and graduated from Beautician's
School in Chicago, and taught school for 21 years at Maloy and Redding,
Iowa. She
taught Sunday school in the Christian Church of which she was a member. In 1904 she was baptized and joined the
church of which she was active as long as health permitted. On
August 13, 1924, she was married to Willis H. Springs. They
made their home in Chicago where they operated a beauty salon and barbershop.
Mr. Springs died in St. Louis in 1934. Mrs.
Lasley came back to Blockton and Sheridan, Mo., where she met and married
Simeon Lasley in August
[1] 1939. Mr. Lasley died Nov. [30] 1959. She
is survived by a brother, Roy Weaver, of Blockton; sister, Jessie, of Phoenix, Ariz.; stepson, Dale Lasley of Red Oak; three grandchildren, Mrs. Dola Simmons
of Blockton, Irvin Dale Lasley
of Sioux City and Jerry Dean
in the Armed Forces in Viet Nam; nine great grandchildren; one great
great grandchild. She
will be missed by her many friends. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 15, 1964 p. 5 Olive Nickell Rites Oct. 9 Funeral
services for Mrs. Harlie (Olive) Nickell, lifetime Gravity resident, held Oct. 9 at the Gravity Christian Church,
were conducted by Rev. Donald A. Peel. Mrs. Nickell died at her home in Gravity, Oct. 6, at the age
of 79 years, three months and four days.
Interment was in the Washington Cemetery, Gravity. Included in the
services was the following obituary: Olive
Edna Hamblin, daughter
of Arthur A. and Edna [Akey] Hamblin,
was born July 2, 1885, near Gravity, Iowa. She
was married to Harlie Nickell,
March 15, 1911. To this
union two sons were born, Homer Franklin,
who died in 1939, and Horace Lee. She
was a member of the Gravity Christian Church, Royal Neighbors, and Rebekah
Lodge. She was a loving
mother, grandmother, a devoted neighbor and friend. She
continued to live in her own home after the death of her husband, in
Dec. 1961. She had been
in failing health since January and on August 13 she suffered a stroke
and was taken to Rosary Hospital in Corning where she spent nine days. She did not recover from this stroke. During this time she was cared for by
her faithful and loving daughter-in-law, Stella, and son, Horace. She
was preceded in death by her father, mother, two sisters, a brother,
and her son, Homer
and husband. She
is survived by her son, Horace,
his wife, Stella; granddaughter,
Doris of Moberly, Mo.;
grandsons, Marvin of
Omaha, Nebr., Steven, Galen, Edwin and Gordon of the
home; two brothers, Ray Hamblin
of St. Joseph, Mo., Frank,
of Modesto, Calif.; sister-in-law, Mrs. Amasa Hamblin [Bertha Meyers], Bedford, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends. Her
favorite scripture that she lived by was Philippians 4:11. She
was a loving and wonderful mother who will be greatly missed by her
family and friends. [Frank
Merton Kimpton]
[Lottie Huss Kimpton] Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 13, 1964 p. 4 Final Rites For
Gravity Couple Double
funeral was held Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimpton at Gravity Methodist Church with Rev. James Sheckler
officiating. Mr. and Mrs.
Kimpton died within two days of each other after living together for
more than 50 years. Mrs.
Kimpton, 81, died Feb. 5 at the home six miles northwest of Gravity,
and Mr. Kimpton, 84, who had been hospitalized after her death, died
Feb. 7 at the Clarinda Municipal Hospital.
Interment was at the Guss cemetery. Included
in the survivors are Mr. Kimpton's brother, John, of Gravity and a sister of Mrs. Kimpton's, Mrs.
Ellsworth (Edith) Jones
of Gravity. [Frank
Merton Kimpton]
[Lottie Huss Kimpton] Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 20, 1964 p. 5 Final Rites For
Gravity Couple A
double funeral was held Feb. 9 at Gravity Methodist Church for Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Kimpton,
life-long Taylor County residents, with Rev. James Sheckler officiating. Mrs. Kimpton died at the home north of
Gravity Feb. 5 and Mr. Kimpton died Feb. 7 at Clarinda Municipal hospital. Interment was at Guss cemetery, Taylor
County, Iowa. Included in the
services was the following obituary: Frank
M. [erton] Kimpton, second
child of Cornelius and Emma Kimpton,
was born Nov. 2, 1879, in Taylor County, Ia. Lottie
M. (Huss) Kimpton, first
child of Charles and Belle [Posten] Huss,
was born January 5, 1883, in Taylor County, Ia. Both
received their education in Taylor County, she at Antioch and he at
Skinner. The
two were joined in marriage Feb. 4, 1902, and to this union were born
seven children. They spent
their lives farming in Taylor County.
For 52 years they lived on a farm north of Gravity. They
were preceded in death by a son, Orie E., who died Feb. 10, 1946. On
Feb. 4, 1964, they observed their sixty-second wedding anniversary. They
are survived by five daughters: Blanche E. Barchus, Hazel B. Horton, and Pearl E. McCoy, all of Clarinda; Maude M. Lawrence of Long Beach, Calif., and Edna A. Syring of Buena Park, Calif.; a son: Willis F. of Portland, Ore.; 24 grandchildren; 44 great grandchildren;
two of her sisters: Edith Jones of Gravity, Eva Finch of Ephrata, Wash.; one of her brothers: Robert
Huss of Riverside, Calif.;
three of his brothers: Fred of
Portland, Ore., John
of Gravity, and Wallace
of Florida; a host of friends and relatives. She
was a long-time [member] of Royal Neighbors. |