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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Free
Press Thursday December 3, 1925 [p. 1] Death of Little
Baby Martha, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Patrick,
died at the family home 2 miles south of Bedford, November 30, 1925,
aged 2 days. She is one of twins born Sunday, Nov.
29. Interment was given
in the Blockton cemetery, Dec. 1. Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 26, 1947 p. 4 Obituary - Mrs.
Will Keith Funeral
services for Mrs. Wm. C. Keith,
who died at her home in south Bedford, Monday, June 16, were held at
the Wetmore Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. George
W. Swan. Burial was in
the Hopkins cemetery. Martha
Ellie Dale, daughter of
Philip and Margaret A. Dale,
was born at Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, December 10, 1860. She
accompanied her parents to California in 1870 and after spending about
three months at Vallejo, they returned to Missouri, locating in Nodaway
County. In 1875 they moved to Hopkins, where she
grew to young womanhood and taught in the public schools of the county. She
was married to William C. Keith
on February 26, 1882, at Hopkins and they moved to Bedford in 1898. Mr. Keith died Dec. 1, 1926. She was a member of the Bedford Christian
Church. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 21, 1947 [p. 1] Former Resident
Dies In Omaha Samuel
S. Dresher, 68, died in
an Omaha hospital Wednesday last week.
He was one of the four founders of Dresher Brothers Dry Cleaning
Company in Omaha in 1898. Mr.
Dresher was a potentate of Tangier Shriner Temple in 1937 and past president
of both the Sixteen and Concord Clubs in Omaha. Born
in Taylor County, Mr. Dresher went to Omaha at 18. He is survived by his wife, Mayme; a son Franklin; two brothers, Albert V. and Charles W. [illard], all of Omaha.; two sisters, Mrs. Elsie Smith of Montebello, Calif., and Louise, of Omaha.
A third brother, J. Denton,
died in 1942. Services
were held Saturday at 2 p.m. and burial was in the Forest Lawn Cemetery
[Omaha, Nebraska] in charge of Mizpah Lodge No. 362. [Tabitha
Ellen Morgan Marshall] Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 8, 1947 [p. 1] Mrs. Frank
Marshall Dies At Home Here Mrs.
Frank Marshall died at
her home in Bedford Monday, May 5, following a long illness. The funeral services were held at the Shum Funeral Home Wednesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Eugene B. Nyman of the Bedford Baptist
Church and Rev. U. E. Burroughs of the Mount Ayr Baptist Church. Burial was in the Conway Cemetery. Tabitha
Ellen Morgan, daughter
of Nancy [Warner] and Daniel Morgan,
was born September 30, 1864,
in Fulton County, Illinois, near Lewistown, being aged 82 years, 7 months
and 5 days at the time of her death When
three years of age she was brought by her parents to Taylor County,
where she grew to womanhood. On
January 14, 1883, she was married to Frank [lin] E. [dgar] Marshall and to them were born 10 children, 9 of whom survive.
A daughter, Pearl, died in 1911. At
the time of Mr. Marshall's death, they had lived together 56 years and
had witnessed many changes for which their age was characterized. He preceded her in death in 1940. Many
years ago she united with the Baptist Church and served in different
capacities until she was prevented by failing health. She had an especial interest in the Gleaners Class, and retained
to the last a deep interest in their activities. Shortly
after her husband's death, her health began to fail and her later years
were marked by suffering and pain so that death came as a blessed relief
for her tired spirit. The
surviving children are Mrs. E. [lmore] A. [mi] Ferguson [Olive] of Clarinda, Miss Belva Marshall of the home, Mrs. J. [ames] F. [rank] Layman [Mabel] of Rockwell City, William D. [aniel] Marshall of Woodward, Leon Marshall and Homer Marshall of Bedford, Charles Marshall of Highland Park, Michigan, Mrs. Roy C. Longfellow
of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and Clarence D. Marshall
of Kansas City, Mo. Also,
two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Martin
of Gravity, and Mrs. Effie Fields
of Clear Lake, Iowa; three brothers, Daniel Morgan of Springfield, Missouri, Joe Morgan and Cecil Morgan of Gravity; 37 grandchildren and 37 great grandchildren. Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 8, 1947 [p. 1] Isaac Carter Dies In Bedford Recently Isaac
Carter, a resident of
Taylor County the major portion of his life, died in Bedford, Sunday,
April 27. The funeral services were held at the
Shum Funeral Home the following Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
G. W. Swan. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery. Isaac
Carter, son of Benjamin
and Sarah Carter, was
born September 5, 1859, near Afton in Union County, Iowa, being aged
87 years, 7 months and 22 days at the time of his death. He
was married to Anna Lee
and to them were born five children, one daughter passing away in 1912. His wife died several years ago. He
is survived by four children, several grandchildren, and one brother,
Harvey Carter of Clinton,
Missouri. Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 1, 1947 [p. 1] Delbert Jared Dies After Long Illness Delbert
Jared, a resident of Taylor
County the past seventy years, died at his home in Bedford, Thursday,
April 24, after a long illness. The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Russell G. Nye and Rev. G. W. Swan. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Delbert
Jared, son of Marshal
and Mary Ann Jared, was
born in Paris, Illinois, July 26, 1859, being aged 87 years, 8 months
and 28 days at the time of his death. At
the age of 18 he came to Taylor County, Iowa, and spent the rest of
his life in and near Bedford, with the exception of two years spent
in Creston. He
was married to Lucinda McMurtry
July 3, 1881. To them three
children were born, Edna May Marley
of Bedford, Ruth Wolfe
of Ord, Nebr., and a baby that died in infancy. Several
years after his wife's death, he married Lena Catherine Busby of Creston on October 27, 1925. He
leaves to revere his memory, his wife, two daughters, seven grandchildren,
and seven great grandchildren.
He was a kind husband, loving father and good neighbor. When
a young man, he became a member of the Berea church south of Bedford,
and retained his faith throughout the rest of his life. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 1973 Paul McColm, 76, Last Rites Held January 25 Funeral
services for Paul Clifton McColm,
76, of Bedford, formerly of Gravity, were held January 25, at Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford with Pastor Perry Cozadd officiating. Mr. McColm died January 21 at his home
in Bedford. Interment was
at Washington Cemetery, Gravity. Paul
Clifton McColm was born
on a farm near Persia, Ia., to Sherman T. and Carrie Elizabeth (Turner)
McColm on March 15, 1896. The
family moved to a farm north of Gravity in the spring of 1900 where
he grew to young manhood. He
is survived by his mother, who made her home with him, a brother, Howard, of Bedford, a sister, (Bethel) Mrs. L. R. Conkling
of Easton, Mo. and a sister (Lorena) Mrs. Harold Staton
of Canon City, Colorado. His
father, a sister (Gertrude), Mrs. B. L. Knodle, and a brother, Jesse, predeceased him. As
a boy, he loved sports, especially baseball, and fishing, and was a
charter member of the Oak Hill Church, north of Gravity. He left home at 15 to find work, spending several years
in various places before enlisting in the Air Force during World War
I. Several months were
spent in the Panama Canal Zone before he was discharged as a fine serviceman. During
his middle years, he acquired a fine Chili Parlor in Wichita, Kansas,
which he operated for many years.
Making fine chili gave him some fame there.
Here he became affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and kept his
membership until the last few years.
After selling his business, he worked as a cook in Fort Collins,
Colorado, and Estes Park and then in Lincoln, Nebraska, until he retired
in 1961. For
many years he spent his vacations with his mother. After retirement he and his mother spent 10 years in Mountain
Home, Arkansas, before moving to Bedford, Iowa, in 1971. |