[Girda
Blanche Stickelman John]
Bedford
Times-Pres
Thursday July 10, 1969 p. 3
Girda
John, 91, Final
Rites Are Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs. Leon Elgin (Girda) John,
91, lifetime Taylor County resident, were held Mon., July 7, at Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by Rev. George Swan.
Mrs. John died at the Corning Rest Home, Corning, Iowa, July
5, 1969. Interment was
at Graceland Cemetery, Bedford.
Girda Blanche Stickelman, daughter of Joseph and Jennie Fordyce Havner Stickelman, was born near Siam, Iowa, March 20, 1878. Girda grew to womanhood in the Siam community
and attended the public school.
On April 1, 1896, she was united in marriage to Leon
Elgin John at the home
of her parents. This union
was blessed by four sons. They
began their married life on a farm southwest of Bedford.
She became a member of the Siam Christian Church
in early womanhood and she and her companion transferred their membership
to the Bedford Christian Church about 1912 and reared their family in
the church. She was the
oldest member of the Bedford American Legion Auxiliary.
Girda spent her entire married life in and around
Bedford. She loved flowers
and spent endless hours in the garden.
She also had a great talent for crocheting and braiding rugs. She won several prizes at fairs for her
craftsmanship. Each of
her daughters-in-law, as well as many homes in Bedford, possess some
of her lovely work.
She was preceded in death by her companion, two sons,
Leland Harold and Leon
Donald, mother and father,
three sisters, and one brother.
She leaves to cherish her memory two sons, Vearon and wife Ruth of Bedford and Albert and wife Alice of Corning; a daughter-in-law Dorothy [Henry]
John of San Francisco,
Calif.; five grandchildren: Marian Everhart
and husband, William,
of Skidmore, Mo., Gary John
and wife, Frances of
New London, Conn., Cathryn John of
Corning, Martha Van Norman
of Bedford, and Judy Hynnek
and husband, Dallas,
of Brooks; four great grandchildren; two brothers, Waldo Stickelman
and wife, Clara, and Carl Stickelman and wife, Mae of Blockton, nephews, nieces and a host of friends.
Girda was a kind and loving mother and grandmother.
She was friendly neighbor and will be greatly missed by all who
knew her.
[Daisy
Dean Wood Van Sant]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday December 21, 1961 p. 7
Former
Resident Dies In West
Mrs. Daisy Wood Van Sant, a former resident of Bedford, died October 13 at
Claremont Manor, Claremont, Calif., where she and her sister, Ella
Wood Sanford had retired
several years ago.
Mrs.
Van Sant was at one time a missionary in India and Mrs. Sanford was
kindergarten teacher in the Bedford schools for many years. Mrs. Sanford survives.
[John
Davidson]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday February 25, 1909 [p. 8]
John Davidson Dead.
John Davidson was born
in Venango County, Pennsylvania, September 4, 1823, and died at the
home of his son-in-law E. [dgar] D. Hoover, 8 miles southeast of Bedford, Iowa, February 20, 1909, at the advanced
age of 85 years, 5 months and 16 days.
He was married to Hannah Hamilton in Pennsylvania June 27, 1848. His wife died January 24, 1892, and thus
for almost seventeen years Father Davidson has been bereaved of the
companion of his life.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson moved to Washington, Iowa, in the year 1864, where
they resided 20 years, and from there they came to Taylor County about
25 years ago.
To Mr. and Mrs. Davidson were born 11 children, one died in infancy.
The son H. [amilton] H. Davidson,
of Estherville, an attorney, died in 1908.
The living are Mrs. Julia Meyers
and Mrs. Jennie Davis,
of Washington, Iowa; J. W. Davidson,
of York, Nebraska; Mrs. Florence Hoover, F. E. Davidson and Archie Davidson, of Bedford, Iowa; W. T. Davidson, of Hamburg, Iowa; Mrs. Lillian Alcott, of Salt Lake City, Utah, and A. Vern Davidson, of Denver, Colo.
For a number of years in his feebleness and infirmity, Mr. Davidson
has made his home with his daughter [Martha Florence] and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. [Edgar] Hoover, who have nursed and cared for him patiently and
tenderly.
Bro. Davidson was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal
church in young manhood, of which he has been a faithful member to the
end of his life. The friends
of his youth have been taken from him one by one and he, at the summons
of the Lord, has gone to join them and the loved ones gone on before.
"It is not the death
to die, to leave this weary road,
And mid the brotherhood on high to be at home with God." C.
[Henry
Kirk Hall]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 5, 1950 [p. 1]
Pioneer Resident Succumbed
Friday
H. Kirk Hall, well
known in Taylor County, died at his home in Bedford Friday, December
30, after having been in failing health for several months.
The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Monday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Henry Kirk Hall, son
of Seymour J. and Elizabeth Golliday Hall, was born in Bedford, Iowa, May 12, 1866, being aged 83 years, 7 months,
18 days at the time of his death.
On February 18, 1903, he was married to Mary [Alice] Aiton, who survives him. During their early-married life, they lived on a farm near
Bedford, later moving into town where for many years Mr. Hall conducted
a seed and feed business.
He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Lulu Mills of Bedford; two nephews, Seymour M. Mills of Hatfield, Mo., and Hampton Hall of Des Moines; three nieces, Mrs. William Noonburg
of Wilmington, Delaware, Mrs. Arvel A. Putnam
of Shawnee, Okla., Miss Lida Hall
of Poteau, Okla.
Mr. Hall was one never to forget the people with whom he became associated
during his lifetime. He
will always be remembered for his cheerful disposition and the friendly
greeting he had for all with whom he came in contact.
[Drexel
Fairleigh Bailie]
Taylor County Democrat
Thursday January 11, 1894 [p. 4]
Died.
Bailie---Saturday, Jan. 6, 1894, at Huston, Tex., Drexel
Fairleigh Bailie, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Bailie [Ida Bailey],
aged 4 years, 4 months and 34 days.
The funeral services were conducted at the residence of little Drexel's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. [enjamin] F. Bailey [Susan Shriver], at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10. Rev. T. A. H. Wylie, of the Presbyterian
Church, preached the funeral sermon, which was listened to by a large
number of the neighbors and friends of the bereaved parents and grandparents. After the funeral services the remains
were taken to the Fairview cemetery where the last and impressive rites
of the Presbyterian burial service were read and the little form was
laid to rest.
Drexel was an only child and was idolized by his parents and grandparents
alike. He was possessed
of a bright, sunny disposition that made him a favorite with those who
were intimate with the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailie have the sincere sympathy of a large circle
of friends in the bereavement that has come to them.