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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 15, 1961 p. 7 Mrs. Wm. Hays Rites Held In Clearfield Last
rites for Mrs. William Hays
of Bedford, who died in Clearfield, Sunday, May 28, were held in Clearfield,
the following Wednesday, at the Varner-Crew Funeral Home. Burial was in Fairview cemetery at Bedford. Evalene
Grace was born November
16, 1871, at Monmouth, Ill., the eldest daughter of Jesse and Jane
Grace. She
moved as a child with her family by oxen and covered wagon to Iowa,
residing on a farm in Jackson Township, Taylor County. There she grew to womanhood and on February 17, 1897, was united
in marriage to William Hays. To
this union were born five children: Verla, now Mrs. Frank Ecklin
of Lenox; Sheila, Mrs.
Herman Wurster of Clearfield;
Argyl Hays of Afton;
Berthel, Mrs. Nelson Ledgerwood of Bedford; Virgil Hays of Diagonal. She
lived her entire married life in Taylor County. She was a member of the Christian church in Bedford, active
in church work until stricken with a stroke 12 years ago, since which
she had been an invalid. Surviving
with her husband and the five children are 20 grandchildren, 31 great
grandchildren. Also one
brother, Clark Grace
of Bedford. Three sisters, one brother and one
grandson preceded her in death. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 17, 1949 Former Resident
Dies In Sioux City Mrs.
Helen [Dowlin] Beauchamp,
56, a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, since 1920, died in the early morning,
Feb. 11, at a hospital there, after a long illness. She
was born July 23, 1892, in Bedford and was married here June 6, 1920,
to Harry E. Beauchamp,
also of Bedford. They moved
to Sioux City the same month and had resided there since. Mrs.
Beauchamp was a member of Calvary Episcopal church, Morningside chapter
of the Order of Eastern Star, the Sioux City Women's Club, Delta Zeta
Sorority and the Amphictyon Club, all of Sioux City. Survivors
include her husband; her mother, Mrs. E. [llis] C. [layton] Dowlin [Mattie John] of Bedford; two sisters, Mrs. E. [ugene] P. [aul] Simpson [Hilda Dowlin] and Mrs. Z. D. [wight] Kidder [Kathryn] of Chula Vista, California; two nieces, Mrs. R. [ichard] E. [dward]
Holland [Patricia Simpson]
of La Porte City, Iowa, and Miss Marilyn Kidder
of Chula Vista. Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Heaton Funeral Home in
Sioux City, Rev. J. D. Salter of the Calvary Episcopal church officiating. The ashes will be returned to Bedford
at some future time for interment. Attending
the last rites from Bedford were Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, who were called to Sioux City on Tuesday before
Mrs. Beauchamp's death. Mr.
Beauchamp's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. A. [rnold] W. Lauer [Bertha] of Tulsa, Oklahoma, flew to Sioux City also for the funeral services. Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 5, 1962 [p. 1] Final Rites For
Mrs. Crum, 73,
Held Sunday Funeral
services for Mrs. Garland Clark Crum, 73, lifelong Bedford resident, were held here at the Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home on State Street last Sunday afternoon. Included in that service was the following obituary: Garland
Clark, daughter of John
J. and Ella Steele Clark,
was born in Bedford, Iowa, February 7, 1889, and departed this life
at the Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., June 29, 1962,
at the age of 73 years, 4 months and 22 days. She
graduated from the Bedford High School and then received an advanced
music education from Drake University in Des Moines, Ia. In
her early youth she united with the Presbyterian Church in Bedford,
thereby giving the Master a place in her daily living. On
August 6, 1910, she was united in marriage to W. [illiam] E. [dwin]
Crum, Jr., and they had the experience of over 50 wonderful
years together. Mr. Crum
passed away on March 18, 1961. She
leaves to cherish her memory, one son, W. [illiam] E. [dwin] Crum
III and his wife, Virginia, of Bedford, one daughter, Ann Crum Smith and her husband Jack of St. Joseph, Mo. Five grandsons: Jon Clark Crum and Carolyn, his wife, of Torrance, Calif., William E. Crum IV, Michael Laird
Crum, Steven Perkins Crum,
all of Bedford, William Crum Swinehart
of St. Joseph, Mo. One
great granddaughter, Catherine Elaine Crum of Torrance, Calif. A
sister-in-law, Mrs. Helen Crum Thompson of New York; three nieces, Mrs. Hortense Reynolds Echols of Lynchburg, Va., Mrs. Harriet Reynolds Noble of Roslyn, New York, Mrs. Virginia Thompson Rosenblueth
of Mexico City, Mexico; one nephew, Mr. William Crum Thompson of Paris, France. Mrs.
Crum was a lifelong resident of Bedford and some of the history of this
city might well be considered a part of her life, for she has observed
the change from the past to the present, not only in buildings and business,
but in personnel. The
State Street Shum-Novinger funeral home originally was the home of her
grandparents Steele, and she had many happy memories of family activities
there. It was her
wish that her memorial service be conducted from this place. She
will be greatly missed by her family and her many friends. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 7, 1949 [p. 1] Uncle Billie
Wilson Died At Blockton Uncle
Billie Wilson, well known
Blockton resident, succumbed to asthma and heart ailment this morning. Funeral
services will be held at the Blockton Christian Church Saturday afternoon
at 2 p.m., G. W. Swan officiating.
Masonic rites at the grave. Bedford Times-Press Thursday September 4, 1947 p. 7 In Memoriam "This Is
His Town" In
Memory of Our Dear Brother, Elton B. Lambley of Conway, Iowa, who was killed in Mandeville, France,
August 24, 1944. He's walking down
the main street every night, Pausing to peer
through lighted windows; for It's supper time. There are the elm trees right As he left them;
their leaves fall by his door. And just across
the path the yellow corn Is ripe and harvest
time is in the air; This is his town,
the place where he was born; Remembered sights
and sounds are everywhere. We don't see him
these troubled days although He whistles as his
old Ford clatters by. For he's beneath
a marked cross; we know This soldier left
his town to die. And now his spirit
walks the country lane; Listen, he comes
as memory comes again." Lela,
Quatin and Frederick
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