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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 22, 1970 p. 7 Rites In Clearfield
For Lester Levi,
68 Funeral
services for Lester Levi,
68, of Clearfield, were held January 14 at the Clearfield Christian
Church with Rev. Yoon and Rev. Taschetter [?} officiating. Mr. Levi
died January 12 following a long illness.
Interment was at the Clearfield Cemetery. Survivors
include his wife, Gladys,
two daughters, Mrs. Norma Jean Huffman
of Altoona, Ia., and Mrs. Joan Petersen of Albert Lea, Minn., nine grandchildren, two great grandchildren,
one brother, Albert Levi
of Cedar Rapids, two sons-in-law, Elwood Huffman and Kenneth Petersen
and many friends. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 22, 1970 p. 7 Final Rites For
Ernest Flood,
76, Held Here Tues. Funeral
services for Ernest Flood,
76, of Trenton, Mo., were held Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home here conducted by Rev. Darrel Draper. Mr. Flood died January 16,
1970, while helping his brother, David Flood,
with chores on their jointly owned farm west of Galt, Mo. Interment was at Fairview cemetery, Bedford. He
is also survived by his wife, the former Vera Hagan of Bedford. Times-Republican Thursday May 10, 1928 [p. 1] Vern Davidson Dies At Wichita, Kansas Was Head Freight
Agent For the Santa Fe At Wichita. A.
[rchibald] B. [oyd] Davidson
received word Monday morning of the sudden death of his brother, [Arthur] Vern Davidson, which occurred at his home at Wichita, Kas., about
5 o'clock that morning. Mr.
Davidson was, at the time of his death, head freight agent of the Santa
Fe at Wichita. He was a
former resident of Bedford, a Spanish American War veteran and a member
of Co. I, 51st Iowa Volunteers.
He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Mattie Kemery. No
particulars have been received in Bedford at this writing, concerning
the funeral arrangements. Mr.
and Mrs. A. [rchibald] B. [oyd] Davidson
[Lily May Haun] of
Bedford and Mrs. Anna [Allcott] Kemery
of Blockton, Mrs. Davidson's mother, left for Wichita, via Blockton. Bedford Times-Press Thursday September 30, 1971 p. 6 Mrs. Maude
Van Camp Dies In California Mrs.
Maude [Jared] Van Camp,
former resident of Taylor County, died September 8, 1971, in Monterey
Park, Calif. Interment
was at Inglewood, Calif., September 10. She
is survived by two sons, Maurice
and Harold, both of
California. Bedford Times-Press Thursday November 21, 1935 p. 7 Aged Resident
Dies Mrs.
Sarah Zink, 70, died at
her home in Sheridan, Wednesday, Nov. 13, after an illness of several
weeks. The funeral services were held at the
Christian church Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. L. B. Day. Burial was in the Brethren cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 21, 1974 p. 2 Herman Ernest, 88, Last Rites Held February 16 Funeral
services for Herman B. Ernest,
88, of Clarinda, held February 16 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford,
were conducted by Carl Cummings.
Mr. Ernest died in Clarinda, Iowa, February 12, 1974. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Herman
B. Ernest, son of August
and Hannah Dietch Ernest,
was born January 20, 1886, in Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa. He
grew to maturity in the community where he was born, where he attended
the Forest Grove School and church. In
August of 1912 he was united in marriage to Harriette Golding at Saint Joseph, Missouri, and they farmed in Taylor
County until moving to Denver, Colorado, in 1924. He
was employed by the City of Denver, as a Park Highway Patrolman until
his retirement in 1955, when they moved to Clarinda, Iowa, where he
has since continued to reside. He
was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Harriette, who died February 23, 1970, and three sisters,
Rose R. [ebecca] Larison,
Mary Alice Brown, and
Maude Spurgeon, and
by three brothers, Frank, Fred
and Will Ernest. Left
to cherish his memory are one sister, Mrs. Loula Reece
of Mt. Ayr, Ia.; one brother, Glen E. [lmer] Ernest of Bedford; John N. Golding, Denver, Colo., who shared the love and inspiration
of their home from the time he was a small lad; nieces; nephews; other
relatives and many friends. He
was a member of the Christian Church, Clarinda. Herman
was a kind and considerate son, brother, husband and neighbor, and he
will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 21, 1974 p. 2 Etha Freeman, 91, Last Rites Held In Blockton Funeral
services for Mrs. Walter (Etha) Freeman, 91, of Blockton, were held at Andrews Funeral Home in Grant City,
Mo., February 1, with Rev. G. W. Swan, D. D., officiating. Mrs. Freeman died in the St. Francis Hospital
in Maryville, Mo., January 30, 1974. Interment was in the Blockton Cemetery. Etha
Harney Freeman was born
on Election Day, November 7, 1882. On
December 22, 1904, she was united in marriage to Walter Freeman. To
this union one son, Harland,
was born. The
family lived on a farm south of Blockton all their lives. She was a member of the United Methodist
Church in Blockton and was a great believer in prayer. Preceding
her in death was her husband, Walter. Surviving
are one son, Harland,
and his wife, Doris;
three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 22, 1976 [p. 1] Mrs. John
Conley Dies In Calif. Mrs.
Wayland Maloy (Jean Thompson)
has received word of the April 15 death of her sister, Mrs. John
Conley (Martha Thompson)
in Los Angeles, Calif. The
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. R. [alph] W. Thompson [Elizabeth
Sanborn], she was born in Bedford January 23, 1910. She was reared in Bedford and was graduated
from Bedford High School in 1928. Besides
her husband and her sister, her survivors include a nephew, John
Maloy and family of Rochester, New York, and cousins,
including Carrolle Thompson
of Bedford and Charles Thompson
of Clarinda. Burial
will be at a later date at the Bedford Cemetery. |