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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 16, 1969 p. 2 Final Rites Held
In Bedford For Mrs. Edna Marley Funeral
services for Mrs. Robert C. (Edna) Marley, 84, long time Taylor County resident, were held January 10 at Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home here conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings. Mrs. Marley died at her home in Bedford
January 7, 1969. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Edna
May, the oldest daughter
of Delbert and Lucinda [McMurtry] Jared,
was born near Bedford, Dec. 31, 1884. On
January 15, 1908, she was united in marriage to Robert C. [leveland]
Marley and to this union were born two sons, Carl and Wayne, both of Bedford. On
January 19, 1958, they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary. She had been a member of the Berea Church
of Christ for many years and enjoyed attending services whenever her
health permitted. She
spent most of her life on the farm, but moved to Bedford after the death
of her husband on Feb. 16, 1963.
She so enjoyed raising flowers, sewing and the association of
friends in her social club and the Church Sewing Group. Those
left to cherish her memory are her sons and their wives; five grandchildren:
Robert Marley, Lois Coulter, Janet Book, James Marley
and Nancy Mount; ten
great grandchildren: Richard
and Steven Marley, Michael
and Timothy Coulter, Jo Ellen
and Doyle Book, Daniel
and Philip Marley and Wendy and Heidi Mount; one
sister, Mrs. Ruth Wolfe,
of Ord, Nebr.; four nieces and one nephew, one sister-in-law, Mrs.
Stella Marley of Bedford;
and other relatives. She
will be greatly missed by her family and many friends. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 16, 1969 p. 2 Attend Services
For Mrs. Robert Marley Those
from out of town attending Mrs. Robert Marley's funeral January 10 in Bedford were: Mrs. Malcolm
Mount of Ellington, Mo.;
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Marley
of Mexico, Mo.; Mr. Robert Marley
of Creston, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coulter [Lois Marley] and sons of Lexington, Mo. Mrs.
Morris Best and Bill of Pattonsburg, Mo.; William McMahill of Osborn, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cox of New Market; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thompson of Conway; Mr. and Mrs. James Keith [Dorothy
Thompson] of Clarinda,
and Mr. Mike Bourne
of Maryville, Mo. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 6, 1953 Obituary: David Van Camp David
Baker Van Camp, son of
John C. [hester] and Mary Baker Van Camp,
was born near Bedford, Iowa, Feb. 4, 1870, and died July 29, at the
age of 83 years, five months, 25 days. He
spent the first 21 years of his life in and near the parental home and
then went to South Dakota. June
30, 1892, he was married to Miss Abigail Ashton at Laverne, S. Dak., and they made their home there
six years. With
his family he moved to Taylor County, near Bedford. Later, he spent two years in Alberta, Canada, coming back to
Taylor County to spend the remainder of his life. Early
in life he united with the Hazel Dell Baptist church and later was baptized
in the Church of Christ, where he remained a member until his death. His
wife preceded him in death, March 30, 1947, after nearly 55 years in
their home together. He was the last of a family of 10 children. He
is survived by five children: [John] Elroy Van Camp, San Bernardino, Calif.; Mrs. Esther John, Adel, Ia.; Mrs. Verta Loucks, Winslow, Ariz.; Mrs. Vera Warneke, Glenn Van
Camp, Bedford. Also by ten grandsons and one granddaughter,
Maurice and Harold
Van Camp; Kenneth, Howard
and Ivan John; Duane
and Robert Warneke; Ilene Warneke Cotter; Lois, David and Richard Loucks. There
are six great grandsons and seven great granddaughters. Funeral
services were conducted from the Shum Funeral Home Friday, July 31,
by Ralph C. Yadon of Blockton.
Burial in Fairview cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 6, 1953 Obituary: Mrs. May Robb May
[Harris] Robb was born
in Union Grove, Gentry County, Mo., Feb. 17, 1872, and died in Bedford,
Wednesday, July 29, 1953, at the age of 81 years, five months, 12 days. While
she was young her parents moved to Gravity, Iowa, where she lived until
she was married to W. [illiam] J. Robb
in 1891. They lived in
Bedford and later moved to Clarinda, then to Clearmont, Mo. In 1904 they moved to Sheridan, Mo., where she lived until
recently. To
them were born two sons and three daughters. Mrs. Robb
was preceded in death by her husband on Sept. 6, 1933; two sons, Wilbur in infancy and Clyde W. on June 1, 1952; one daughter, Mrs. Ocie Walters,
Dec. 19, 1948. Surviving
are two daughters: Mrs.
Lula Cooper of Denver,
Colo., and Mrs. Mary [Etta] Dowis
of Sheridan, Mo.; six grandchildren, four great grandchildren. Mrs.
Robb was a member of the Sheridan Christian church. Funeral
services were conducted at the Sheridan Christian church Saturday morning
at 10:00, Aug. 1, 1953. Rev.
Benj. H. Hollis of the Bedford Christian church was the officiating
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