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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 3, 1961 p. 5 Mrs. Fannie
Swett Dies In Washington Mrs.
Fannie Mae Swett, a resident
of Mount Vernon, Wash., since 1930, died last week after an extended
illness. Mrs. Swett was born Sept. 6, 1876, in
Worth County, Missouri, the daughter of Silas and Mary Walston. As
a young girl she moved to Taylor County, Iowa, and here she was married
to Cyrus Swett on July
16, 1896. Mr. Swett died in 1953. She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lois Morris of Helena, Mont.; five sons, Art of Seattle, Walter of Kelson, Charlie of Hayward, Calif., Cyrus of The Dalles, Ore., Jay of Mount Vernon; 18 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren
and one great great grandchild; a sister, Mrs. Irene Ward of North Platte, Nebr.; two brothers, Tom Walston
of Sharpsburg, Corb Walston
of Bliss, Idaho. Mrs.
Swett was a member of the First Christian church at Mount Vernon. Funeral
services and burial were at Mount Vernon. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 3, 1961 p. 5 Clyde Ouderkirk Dies Clyde
Ouderkirk, 68, Sharpsburg,
died at University hospital, Iowa City, at one a. m. Wednesday morning,
August 2. [Marjorie
Elizabeth Renfro Hanshaw] Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 25, 1972 p. 2 Last Rites Held
May 18 For Mrs. C. Hanshaw Funeral
services for Mrs. Clifton (Marjorie Elizabeth) Hanshaw, 54, of Bedford, held May 18 at the Bedford Baptist
Church, were conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings. Mrs. Hanshaw died May 16, 1972, at the Methodist Hospital in
St. Joseph, Mo. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Marjorie
E. [lizabeth] Hanshaw,
daughter of Jessie T. [aylor] and Verna E. Owens Renfro, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, November 16, 1917.
She grew to adulthood in the Hopkins community and graduated
from the Hopkins High School. On
November 15, 1937, she was united in marriage to [James] Clifton Hanshaw at Maryville, Missouri, and to them were born twins,
James and Kaye, to bless their home and to share their love. With
the exception of four years lived in California they have continued
to reside in Bedford. She
was preceded in death by her mother; brothers, Kenneth and Harlan, and a baby brother and sister who died in infancy. Left
to cherish her memory are her husband, Clifton; son, James, and his wife, Patricia,
of Bedford and daughter, Kaye,
and her husband, George,
of Tampa, Florida; four grandchildren, Kelli, James and Micah Steele and Angela Hanshaw; her father, Jesse T. Renfro and step-mother, Beulah, of Vallejo, Calif.; a brother, Orville of Cave Junction, Oregon; a sister, Mildred Holdbrook,
of Torrance, Calif.; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other
relatives and many, many friends. A
long time employee of the Bedford National Bank, she was a member of
the Baptist Church, Order of Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge. "Mickie"
was a kind and loving wife and mother, friend and neighbor and she will
be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. Bedford Free
Press Thursday August 13, 1896 [p. 2] The
funeral of Mrs. Wm. Steele
[Celia McKee] was conducted
from the home at 10 o'clock this morning by Father John of Lenox. Interment was at the Bedford cemetery. Bedford Free
Press Thursday August 13, 1896 [p. 2] Funeral
services for Miss Pearl Gates
were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hopson, south of the city, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The sermon was by Rev. M. C. Waddell, and song service by the
M. E. choir of this city. The funeral was attended by a large number
of Masons from Bedford, who went as a mark of fraternal esteem for Mr.
Gates, who is a Master
Mason. Miss Gates was aged
16 years and 22 days. Bedford Free
Press Thursday August 13, 1896 [p. 2] Mrs. Robert
Meikle Dead. Wm. Meikle received the following dispatch last evening: Colorado Springs,
Col., 8-10, 1896. Wm. Meikle, Bedford: Mrs. Robert Meikle [Agnes Marr] died this morning. Will
reach Bedford at 10 o'clock Tuesday evening. Have hearse at depot. Funeral at Morning Star church at 2 o'clock
p. m. Wednesday. Notify
Mrs. Marr and others.
Robt. Meikle. Bedford Free
Press Thursday August 13, 1896 [p. 2] Robt. Meikle arrived from Colorado on the 10 o'clock passenger
Tuesday night with the body of Mrs. Meikle [Agnes Marr]. He
was met at the depot by relatives and friends who assisted in conveying
the body to the home. The
funeral was conducted at the Morning Star church at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
and was attended by a large concourse of friends.
The sermon was by Rev. W. D. Hart, of Gravity. The bereaved husband has the sympathy of his neighbors and
friends. [Permelia
Anna Mathers Kinnison] Times-Republican Tuesday May 16, 1922 [p. 1] A
memorial service was held at the Church of Christ, Sunday, Mother's
Day, in honor of Mrs. Anna Kinnison,
who was one of the victims of that dread disease, smallpox. The
service was conducted by Rev. E. E. Lowe, who was her pastor at the
time of her death. The
Circle Girls, of whom Mrs. Kinnison was "Mother," attended
the service in a body and rendered the music. After
the service at the church, a brief service was held at the cemetery. Below is a brief sketch of her life: Permelia
Anna Mathers was born
March 6, 1869, on a farm near Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. She
grew up at or near the place of her birth, attending the country schools
and church and bible school in Bedford. March
27, 1890, she and A. [bram] C. [lark] Kinnison of Bedford were united in marriage and almost their
whole married life was spent in Bedford. At an early age sister Kinnison became a Christian. Her many activities in the Church of Christ
attest to her loyalty and faithfulness in the service of her Master. Immediately
upon entering the marriage state her mothering instinct had an opportunity
for development, for Brother Kinnison, having a small family of children
by a previous marriage, Sister Kinnison became a true mother to them
and they today lovingly call her "Mother" and mourn even as
do her own two sons the (to us) early home going of one they loved so
well. Just
two sons were born to them, Virgil M. [athers], of Bedford and Kenneth DeHaven, who now resides at Orange, Calif. Both her sons are Christians. She looked well at her own household. In
March 1920, in order to benefit the health of Brother Kinnison, they
sold out at Bedford and moved to California.
The change did not help in giving health again to Brother Kinnison,
and on the 9th of June 1921, he fell asleep, a Christian,
officer in the church for years, a good man. Sister
Kinnison returned to Bedford with the body of her husband and since
that time until February 6, 1922, she and Virgil made their home together. Smallpox
claimed her and her body was laid to rest without the usual funeral
service. Thus closes a
life well spent. Active
in every department of church, life, Bible school, as teacher, Christian
Endeavor, even until the time of her home going, Missionary society,
the choir, Ladies' Aid and especially in the latter years as "Mother"
to the Circle Girls, their first "Mother."
In her honor, the Circle now bears the name, the "Anna Kinnison
Circle." Surely
her works do follow her and not only her children but many others "rise
up and call her blessed." She
leaves her two sons; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Hamblin [Hester Chilcote Mattice] of Sharpsburg, Mrs. Sarah Kieffer of Portland, Ore.; one half-sister, Mrs. Nellie
Thomas of Bedford. May
the deeds of her life remain with us, an aroma of sweetness, while memory
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