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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Free
Press Thursday February 23, 1922 [p. 5] Obituary - Mrs.
Evaline Pope Muntz Mrs.
Evaline Pope Muntz passed
away last Saturday evening at her home in Maryville, Mo., after five
weeks of illness. She
was born in Ohio April 13, 1840, and died February 18, 1922, aged 81
years, 10 months and 5 days. When
she was 16 years old she united with the First M. E. church and since
that time she has been a faithful Christian.
She always looked on the bright side of life, and was a kind
and loving mother. Those
with her to comfort her and care for her during her last hours were
her daughter, Mrs. A. L. Bristow,
of Bedford, Iowa; her son, Wm. Dofner of Los Angeles, Calif.; her granddaughters, Ethel Muntz and Hazel Clark of Maryville, and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde DeFord and sons Harry and Louis of St. Joseph, Mo. Services
were conducted at the home Sunday afternoon at 3:30 by Rev. O. L. Cud,
pastor of the M. E. church and burial at Mt. Auburn cemetery, St. Joseph,
Mo., Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock. The
surviving children are: Mrs. A. L. Bristow of Bedford, Iowa; Wm. Dofner of Los Angeles, Calif.; Fred and Emmett Dofner
of Omaha, Nebr. and Mrs. A. K. Kahill of Council Bluffs, Iowa. A
brother, J. D. Carethon,
of Cullison, Kans., and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pall
bearers were: Donald Bristow
and Sammie Dubin of
Bedford, Iowa; Clyde DeFord and
Robert Hanlin of St.
Joseph, all grandsons of the deceased; and Louis and Harry DeFord, of
St. Joseph, great grandsons of the deceased. Mrs.
Muntz was at one time a resident of Bedford, and has a host of friends
here who regret to learn of her death. [Ella
Rachel Hindman Spurgeon] Bedford Free
Press Thursday February 23, 1922 [p. 5] Obituary - Ella
Rachel Spurgeon Ella Rachel Hindman was born May 1st, 1872, in Tremont County,
Iowa. In early childhood
her parents moved to Taylor County where she spent the remainder of
her life. At 18 she united
with the Methodist church at Platteville, Iowa. She
was married to Frank Spurgeon
February 11, 1914, and departed this life at the home of her sister,
Mrs. James Dallison,
February 20, 1922. She
leaves to sorrow for her going her mother and two brothers and two sisters. Prayer
was held in the home with the relatives and the burial was in Forest
Grove Tuesday afternoon. Bedford Free
Press Thursday February 23, 1922 [p. 5] David Gant Died Tuesday. David
J. [asper] Gant was born
May 18, 1872, on a farm 8 miles west from Bedford, and died at his home
in Bedford at 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1922. His
parents were Samuel and Mary Almyra Gant, pioneer settlers in Taylor County, Iowa. He was married October 19, 1893, to Daisy E. [llen] John near Bedford, and to them were born four children,
Blanche, Francis and
Paul, all now at home,
and a son, who died in infancy.
Mr. Gant leaves three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Miller of New Market, Mrs. Anna Bix, and Mrs. Hattie Stewart,
and a half sister, Mrs. Caroline Weingarth, and two brothers, S. [amuel] W. [infred] Gant and C. [harles] N. [ewton] Gant, all of near Bedford. Mr.
Gant united with the Christian church at Siam in 1894, moved to Bedford
in 1901 and became affiliated with the Christian Church here. He
was a member for many years of the Masonic order. His
wife and children, sisters and brothers have the sympathy of the entire
community. Burial
services were held at the home this afternoon, by Rev. Lowe. Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 28, 1961 p. 8 Nickell Rites
At Gravity Harlie
Nickell, a resident of
Gravity and community all of his life, died in Gravity, Sunday, Dec.
24, after a long illness. Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Gravity at two o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Rev.
Don Peel officiated. Burial
was in Gravity cemetery. Harlie
Nickell, son of B.
F. and Mary Ellen Nickell,
was born August 16, 1882, and died at the age of 79 years, four months,
eight days. He
was married to Olive Hamblin,
March 15, 1911. To this
union two sons were born: Homer Franklin,
who passed away in 1939, and Horace Lee, in whose home he spent his last days. He
had been a farmer until 1943, when failing eyesight forced him to leave
the farm and he moved to Gravity. He
was a member of the Gravity Christian church and served as janitor for
several years. He was a
loving husband and father. Mr.
Nickell became ill in 1955 from a series of strokes but continued on
his own until August 8, 1961.
He was taken to the Maryville hospital on August 10, where he
spent 12 days. After returning home he was confined to
his bed, but was a patient sufferer. He
was preceded in death by his father and mother, two brothers, Wade and Lester; two sisters, Elizabeth Melton and Nellie Lee; and
a son, Homer. He
leaves his wife, Olive; son, Horace; daughter-in-law, Stella; one granddaughter,
five grandsons. Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 15, 1961 p. 7 Mrs. Anna
Poor Dies In Nebraska Mrs.
Anna Poor of the Blockton
community died in Lincoln, Nebr., May 28.
Funeral services were held at the Blockton Methodist church,
Thursday afternoon, June 1, with Rev. S. E. Sterrett officiating. Burial [was] in Rose Hill cemetery at
Blockton. Anna
Jane Thurman, daughter
of Marion and Mary Thurman
was born near Redding, Iowa, October 3, 1877, and died at the age of
ü83 years, six months, 29 days. She
grew to womanhood near Redding, where early in life she joined the Christian
church. In 1903 on July
first she was united in marriage to Bennie B. Poor and to this union were born nine children, five daughters and four
sons. One daughter passed
away in infancy; a son, Ralph,
at the age of 19 months; her husband on September 1, 1936; and another
son, Harry of Anaheim, Calif., on July 11, 1960. Surviving
children are: Guy Poor
of Blockton, Esther Henthorn
of Lincoln, Ethel Martin of
Indio, Calif., Goldie Poor
of Phoenix, Ariz., Mabel Wilkinson
of Topeka, Kans., Wayne Poor
of Montebello, Calif. She
also is survived by two sisters and five brothers: Jim Thurman of Hatfield, Mo., Albert Thurman of Bolckow, Mo., Dave Thurman of Leon, Frank and Jesse Thurman of Arroyo Grande, Calif., Nancy King of Nampa, Idaho, Rosa Hillhouse of Colorado Springs, Colo. She also leaves 17 grandchildren, 28 great
grandchildren. Most
of her life was spent in the Blockton area, but she had lived the past
12 years with her daughter, Goldie,
in Phoenix, Arizona. She
had been in poor health the past two years. |