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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 14, 1978 p. 7 Last Rites Held
December 9 For Walter Webb,
91 Funeral services
for Isaac Walter Webb,
91, of Bedford, were held December 9 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with
Carl Cummings officiating. Mr.
Webb died December 6, 1978, in Bethesda Care Center in Clarinda. Interment was at Washington Cemetery,
Gravity. Isaac Walter
Webb, son of Isaac Elkanah and Mary Hannah Webb, was born November 22, 1887, near Pella, Iowa.
He was one of eleven children born to this union, all of whom
preceded him in death. He moved to the
New Market vicinity at an early age, where his parents engaged in farming. He graduated from Gem City Business College,
Quincy, Illinois, in 1908. He was united in
marriage to Semma M. Myers
in 1912. To this union
three children were born, Berniece M. Gold
of Bedford; Walter Bernard Webb
of Bradenton, Florida and Lois Noreen who died in infancy. He farmed in the
Gravity area until his wife's death in 1941. At a later date,
he purchased a farm west of Bedford and was united in marriage to Lola
A. McLaury, who preceded
him in death in 1971. In addition to his
farming activities, he served 22 years as trustee of Washington Township,
22 years on the election board, six years on the Taylor County AAA Committee,
including four years as chairman.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Bedford. He is survived by
his daughter, Berniece,
his son Walter; two grandchildren, Allen W. Gold of Bedford and Barbara J. Schall of Hilliard, Ohio; six great grandchildren; several
nieces and nephews. He was a devoted
husband and a loving father and grandfather and will be greatly missed
by all who knew and loved him. Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 14, 1978 p. 7 Linda Kay
Hicks, 30, Services in Indianola Funeral services
for Miss Linda Kay Hicks,
age 30, were held at the First United Methodist Church November 29,
with interment in the Indianola I.O. O. F. Memorial Gardens. Miss Linda Kay
Hicks, daughter of Laura and Corwyn Hicks, Indianola, Iowa, died at the Iowa Methodist Medical
Center in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday morning, November 29, following two
months of hospitalization. She graduated from
Indianola High School and Simpson College. She was employed in the family floral business when her health
permitted. She was the granddaughter
of the late Charles and Fannie Weller and the late Alva and Vida Hicks, all of the Gravity community. In memory of Linda,
and in recognition of her great love for her country and the out-of-doors,
a memorial arboretum and garden is being planned by family and friends. It will be developed in a new Indianola
Park. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday
February 10, 1983
p. 4 Maude
Kinnison
Dies In Kansas Funeral
services for Mrs. Virgil M. (Maude Dallison) Kinnison of Ottawa, Kansas (former Bedford
resident) were held February 8 in Ottawa. Mrs. Kinnison died there February 4, 1983. Interment was in Ottawa. She
was graduated from Bedford High School in 1916. Mrs.
Kinnison is survived by her husband, Virgil, and one daughter, Pat [tricia
Faye] Kinnison. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 12, 1982 p. 4 Services Held
August 7 For Ferne Hartley,
91 Services were held
August 7 for Nina Ferne Hartley,
91, at First Christian Church in Blockton, Ia., with Rev. Mel Smith
officiating. Mrs. Hartley
died August 4, at Afton Care Center in Afton, where she had resided
since 1978. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton. Nina Ferne Carter, the daughter of Day and Madonna Rush Carter, was born November 16, 1890, in Ringgold County
near Maloy, Iowa. She spent
her girlhood in the vicinity and on December 5, 1908 was married to
Hugh Josephus Hartley. Three children were born to them, John
Day, Hugh Keenan and Barbara
Virginia. She joined the Christian
Church in Blockton and later transferred her membership to the Christian
Church in Creston, Ia. Besides
being a good wife and mother, she spent her life nursing and caring
for others. For many years she acted as midwife, both
in Blockton and in Missouri, where she and her husband lived for a time. Ferne was preceded
in death by her husband, in 1939, all of her children and one granddaughter. She is survived
by three sisters: Mrs.
Ruth England, Creston; Mrs. Mary Bishoff, California; and Mrs. Margery Kutnock, California; five grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren;
and two great great grandchildren. Bedford Times-Press Burial Held For
Grace Hill,
89 Graveside services
were held at Nodaway Memorial Gardens in Maryville, Mo. on July 30 for
Mrs. Harold (Grace) Hill,
a former rural Bedford resident. Mrs. Hill was born
October 4, 1892 and died July 29. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 21, 2001 p. 7 Loyd Dean
Osburn Funeral services
for Loyd Osburn, age
73, of Bedford, who died Tuesday, February 13, 2001, were held Saturday,
February 17, 2001, at 1:00 p.m., at the Ritchie Funeral Home with Sister
Mary Hettich officiating. Interment was held at the Fairview Cemetery
in Bedford. Memorials can
be directed to the Bedford Ambulance Service. Loyd Dean Osburn, the son of Emmett Lloyd Osburn and Opal Marie Hunter Osburn, was born June 27, 1927, in Clayton Township, Taylor
County, Iowa. Loyd grew
up attending the Willow Street County School, graduated from the Bedford
High School in 1944, and attended college in Maryville for two years. Loyd left college to be a herdsman and
manager for Woodbarr Angus Farm in Illinois, showing cattle throughout
the East and Midwest. In
1949, Loyd came home to form a partnership with his parents on the family
farm. On August 26, 1950, he was united in marriage
to Virginia Joanne Judy
in Winterset, Iowa. Two
daughters, Judy Anne
and Janie Lou, blessed this union. In 1963 Loyd and
Joanne purchased the family farm from Loyd's parents. Together they worked the fields and raised Angus cattle.
Both daughters and parents showed cattle in many shows and state
fairs. Loyd also served in local and state Angus associations. Always civic minded, Loyd and Joanne were
active in their church and various community organizations. They always wanted to see Bedford evolve
and prosper. In 1975 Loyd
was injured while selling cattle at the Page County Angus Association
Sale. This injury necessitated the end of their
farming career, thus ending the fifth oldest continuous family-owned
Angus herd in the United States.
In 1976 they moved to Bedford.
They had an antique business and enjoyed re-furnishing antiques. Joanne was employed at the Bedford Times-Press. Loyd is survived
by his wife, Joanne of
Bedford; two daughters, Judy Beemer
and husband, Chris
of Arkansas City, Kansas; and Janie Lemke
and husband, Henry
of Wellman; a brother, Paul Osburn
and wife, Esther of
Clinton; a sister, Louise Weir
and husband, Guy, of
Bedford; four grandchildren, Leslie Lemke Adams and
husband, Skip of Wellman;
Christa Anne Beemer
of Kirksville, Missouri; Andrea Lemke Farrier
and husband, Mark of
Kalona; and Christopher Judson Beemer
of Arkansas City, Kansas; and one great granddaughter, Rachel Ann
Farrier. Preceding Loyd in
death are his parents, Emmett and Opal, a brother, Horace at infancy;
and a sister, Anita Russell. Always there to
help someone in need, Loyd and Joanne shared a lifetime together. To quote Loyd, "We've loved each
other, our families, our neighbors, and God, and this has made our life
together an exciting adventure."
Loyd will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and the entire
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