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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Free
Press Thursday June 9, 1910 [p. 5] Simeon Sapp Simeon
Sapp was born in Ohio,
December 1830, and died at his home in Lenox, Thursday morning, May
26, 1910. Mr.
Sapp received a liberal education in his youth. After leaving school he learned the boot and shoe business
and later became the proprietor of a shoe factory at Fostoria. Afterwards,
he was superintendent of a factory at Millwood, Ohio. In 1855, he was married to Miss Susan Willis, a native of Massachusetts. In 1878 Mr. Sapp and family moved to Grove
Township, Taylor County, where they resided until about thirteen years
ago, when Mr. Sapp and his wife moved to Lenox. Mrs. Sapp passed away about twelve years ago. The deceased leaves five children to mourn
his departure from this life:
C. E. Sapp,
of Grove township; Miss Josephine,
of Lenox; Mrs. C. P. Durbin,
who resides in this county and the Misses Rosa and Margaret of Conception, Mo. Mr.
Sapp had been in poor health for several years and his death, when it
came, was not a surprise to his friends.
He knew that there was no cure for his ailment but was never
heard to complain and was ready to leave when the summons came.
Mr. Sapp was one of those sterling characters that makes the
world better for having lived in it.
He was a friend to any one who deserved his friendship. A good neighbor and worthy citizen. His death means a great loss to the community
in which he lived. Bedford Free
Press Thursday June 9, 1910 [p. 5] William Payton William
Payton was born in Butler
County, Ohio, April 29, 1812, and died at the home of his youngest daughter
in Yorktown, Monday, June 6, 1910, at the age of 98 years, 1 month and
5 days. When
but a small child his parents moved to Indiana, where he grew to manhood. In 1835 he married Miss Mary A. Hamilton,
who died in the year of 1894.
To this union twelve children were born, all of whom grew to
manhood and womanhood. Four daughters, Mrs. Louise Ridenour, of Beardstown, Ill., Jane Ridenour, of Bedford, Nancy Stitt, of Yorktown, Orpha Payton of Yorktown, and three sons, Melchor and John of this city and Jacob,
of Shenandoah, are still living. In
1854 Wm. Payton and family left Indiana and moved to Henry County, Ill.,
where they lived until moving to Page County, Iowa, in 1883, where he
has since lived. The
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Yorktown, Rev. Nichols, of the
Yorktown Methodist church conducting the services, after which the body
was laid to rest in the cemetery of that place. The
pallbearers were all grandsons of Mr. Payton, D. D. Stitt, Ollie
Kenagy, Harry Kenagy, Park Stitt, Howard Payton and Martin Widney. Relatives
from Bedford that attended the funeral were: John, Melchor and Howard Payton and wives and Paul Hunter and wife. Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 7, 1944 [p. 1] Herbert Crum
Dies At Farmer City, Ill. Herbert
Crum, a former resident
of Bedford, died at his home in Farmer City, Illinois, Wednesday, November
22. The funeral services
were held the following Friday and burial made there. Their daughter, Mrs. Clifford Templeton of Bedford, went to Illinois for the last rites. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday September 24, 1974 p. 6 Final
Rites Held Sept. 20 For Glenn Leighton Funeral services for Glenn Milton Leighton, 75, of Bedford, held September
20 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by Carl
Cummings. Mr. Leighton
died at Colonial Manor in Bedford, September 17, 1974. Interment was at Dallas Center Cemetery, New Market, Iowa. Glenn M. Leighton, son of Elmer E. and Lauretta Frances Weaver
Leighton,
was born December 19, 1898, in Taylor County, near New Market, Iowa. He grew to maturity in the community where
he was born. On October 18, 1919, he was united in marriage to
Floris Campbell O'Dell
at Corning, Iowa, and they farmed in Taylor and Page Counties until
they moved to Bedford, Iowa, in 1936, where he has since continued to
reside. They would have observed their 55th
wedding anniversary October 18th of this year. He was employed by the Cudahy Packing Company for
14 years and has since been employed in various types of work. Four sons and one daughter were born to bless their
home. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter,
Kathryn Elaine, died in infancy in 1935; a son, Harry Edward, died July 22, 1961 in Spain while
in the service of his country; brothers, Roy and Don Leighton, and sisters, Blanche Ridenour
and Beulah Price,
and five brothers who died in infancy. Left to cherish his memory are, his wife, Floris of the home; three sons, Robert
Glenn Leighton and
his wife, Mary,
of Denver, Colo., Richard E. Leighton and his wife, June, of New Market, Iowa, and Donovan David Leighton
and his wife, Marilyn,
of Winside, Nebraska; a daughter-in-law, Helen Tucker Leighton; 18 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren;
two sisters, Opal Squires of Morehead, Iowa, and Coryl Leighton of Yuma, Colo.; nieces; nephews;
other relatives and many friends. Glenn was a kind and loving husband, father, friend
and neighbor, and he will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved
him.
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