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Bedford Free Press Thursday November 29, 1906 [p. 1] At Rest. Clarence Gilbert Simpson was
born at Hawleyville, Page County, Iowa, February 6, 1864, and departed
this life at 2:45 p. m. on November 22, 1906, aged 42 years, 9 months
and 16 days. He was married
to Delpha M. Hall,
December 29, 1886. To this union was born one son, Alfred
E. [veret] Simpson, who
remains at home to care for his now widowed mother. The deceased resided in this community all his life and with
the exception of two years has lived on the old home place. He was converted in 1894 and united with
the M. E. church, at Gilead, Ia., under the labors of Rev. E. H. Curtis
and remained a faithful member of the church until his death. He was a kind husband and loving father,
a good citizen and friendly neighbor. He was held in high esteem by all who knew him. There remains to mourn his departure a
sorrowing wife, and son; a bereft mother, (Mrs. Fanny [McCloud] Simpson, two brothers, Eugene H. [arlan] Simpson, of Des Moines, Ia. and Ira W. [illis] Simpson, of California; all of whom were present at the
funeral. He also leaves
a large number of friends and acquaintances who mourn the early departure
of the beloved husband, son and brother.
The father preceded the son into the silent land, he having died
in 1865. Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday, Nov. 25, at 10 o'clock
a. m. by Rev. Freedline, pastor of the M. E. church at Gravity. Bro. Simpson's body was laid to rest in
Fairview cemetery, at Bedford.
Despite the inclemency of the weather a large concourse of people
were present to pay a tribute of respect to one whom they dearly loved. Taylor County
Democrat Thursday February 7, 1895 Guy, son of Mr. & Mrs. N. [ewton] D. [ickey]
Kelly [Laura Sterman],
died at Athelstan, Tuesday evening.
The funeral service will be conducted from the First Presbyterian
Church in this city at 1 o'clock p. m. today.
Interment in the Titus [Graceland] cemetery. Friends of the family are invited to attend the services, which
will be conducted by Rev. Wylie. Beautiful,
yet sad and impressive were the funeral services held over the mortal
remains of Guy Kelly
on last Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. The
services were conducted by Rev. Wylie and were attended by a large number
of former school companions of the deceased, after which the body was
conveyed to the Titus [Graceland} cemetery, where sad but loving friends
lowered the beautiful casket containing all that was mortal of young
Guy Kelly into its last resting place. When
the old die, we say, "'Tis finished."
The book of their mortal life is closed and sealed. Life for them was fast becoming a burden,
with the infirmity of advanced years, and they welcome the grave as
a resting place from life's cares and sorrows. But when those who in the flesh of a strong and vigorous young
manhood are called upon to die, we cannot so easily repress the sigh
of regret. Only
a few weeks ago, Guy was a strong, healthy young man, with a seemingly
bright future before him, but disease laid its blighting hand upon him
and, although he battled bravely for life, the end came at about 1 o'clock
p. m. Tuesday morning, February 5, 1895.
Guy
Kelly was born, and lived
all his life in Taylor County.
His age was 21 years, 5 months and 1 day. Bedford Free
Press Thursday November 8, 1923 Mrs. N. D.
Kelly Dead Mrs.
N. [ewton] D. [ickey] Kelly
[Laura Sterman] died
at her home early this morning, after a lingering illness of a good
many years. She was one of the early pioneers of this
community. Funeral services
will be held from the Presbyterian church at 2:30 o'clock on Saturday,
November 10, conducted by the minister, Rev. Lumbar. Full obituary will be printed next week. [The
same notice was published in the Times-Republican, November 8, 1923.] Bedford Free
Press Thursday November 15, 1923 Laura
Sterman was born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, October 1, 1848 and at the age of 8 years came by team
with her parents to Taylor County, Iowa.
In February 1870, she was married to N. [ewton] D. [ickey]
Kelly and on the wild prairie NW of Bedford, they made
a comfortable home. Here
they lived until 18 years ago when they moved to Bedford. Much of the time in early life she made her home with an uncle
and aunt. In early life
she joined the Gilead M. E. church, but upon removal to Bedford, she
united with the Presbyterian Church.
In the country and in town, she was an active, helpful worker
until fraility of body prevented further labor. Never
very strong, the past two years witnessed a steady decline of strength
and for about a year she had been able to see but little. These two years have been years of intense suffering, but through
it all, she kept her cheerful, hopeful disposition, and always kept
a vital faith in her Master, receiving strength and consolation from
her religion. It was never
a passive matter with her. Mrs.
Kelly took an active part in the Missionary Society and in the Ladies
Aid. She was the first to invite the wives
of the trustees to meet with them in their meetings. This social feature has been very beneficial the past four
years. Mr.
and Mrs. Kelly had one child, a boy, Guy, who lived to be about 21. Before
their marriage, Mrs. Kelly taught about 5 years. For 3 years, she helped Mr. Kelly in their
store in Athelstan. Admist
the pioneer days of hard work and few comforts, as we think of them,
as well as in the days of larger possessions, she was a kind neighbor,
a faithful wife and mother, a friend to all, a Christian woman. A few lines from
the poem, 'The Secret', explains her life: Through
all these days and years, her tender life Has been much pricked
and cruel thorns of pain, And
yet in all the stinging and the strife No ear has heard
her lips complain. No
task has been refused, no aid withheld, She makes each day's
achievement overflow. I
marvel at the way her skill excelled, And sought the secret
of her power to know. I
thought it was her eyes, such lustrous eyes I thought it was
her mind, her intellect. Her
toil-worn hands, art-shaped, maintain their skill, Her wondrous eyes
still flash a searching lite. Her
mind in judgment clear obeys her will; Yet none of these
reveal the secret quite. So
after all our years of comradeship My own dim eyes
have keened her secret art; No
varied gifts can so with power equip Her
secret is her very soul---her heart. .
. A large number of
the older residents attended the funeral service conducted by Rev. Lumbar
of the Presbyterian Church, Saturday afternoon, the interment being
at the Graceland Cemetery. [The
same obituary was published in the Times-Republican, November 15, 1923.] Times-Republican Thursday September 20, 1928 N. D. Kelly N.
[ewton] D. [ickey] Kelly
passed away at his home in Bedford Wednesday evening, at 6:45 o'clock,
having been sick only since Monday afternoon.
He was 88 years old and a Civil War veteran. The funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. A. Currie. Interment will be made in the Graceland
Cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 27, 1966 p. 5 Mrs. Roy Webster Dies In Texas Mrs. Roy Webster of
Ft. Worth, Texas, died in that city January 21. Funeral services and interment were held January 24 at Ft.
Worth. Mrs. Webster was the former [Alpha] Irene Simpson, former Bedford resident. She was a niece of Mrs. Albert Salen [Grace Roberts]. Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 28, 1960 [p. 1] Roy Webster Dies in Fort Worth, Texas Roy Webster, 70, a
former resident of Bedford, died Saturday, July 23, in Fort Worth, Texas,
after an illness of more than a year.
Last rites and burial were there. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Irene Simpson of Bedford; by a daughter [Elizabeth May] and her husband; and by three granddaughters. Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 29, 1973 p. 3 Hold Last Rites March 20 For Mrs. Roy Meikle Funeral services for Mrs. Roy (Mary Madge) Meikle, 88, of Maryville, formerly of Bedford, held March
20 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by Rev.
C. Ray McCain. Mrs. Meikle
died March 16, 1973, at Park Dale Manor in Maryville, Mo. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Mary Madge Bailie Meikle
was born on May 14, 1884, in Jackson Township, to William [Wallace] and Nancy [Hoover] Bailie. She
attended school in Jackson Township. On June 12, 1907, she was married to Roy Meikle. She joined the Morning Star Presbyterian Church and was affiliated with
the Bedford Presbyterian Church. To her and her husband were born three children: Marjorie Madge Jensen,
Maryville, Mo.; William Ermil,
Bedford; Ruth Nan [Nancy Ruth] Koser,
North Liberty, Ia. There are five grandchildren: Robert Wayne Koser, Karen Lynn Freeman,
Stephen Roy Koser, Mary Jo Weir and Janelle Ruth Wilson. There are also eight great grandchildren. She lived with her daughter, Marjorie, in Maryville for the last five
years. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, three sisters
and one brother. Mary was a home and family body, not one to be called a "joiner".
Her children, her husband and family concerns were the most of
her life. She has lived a full life. Most
of her generation is gone, yet she will be deeply missed. Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 9, 1961 p. 5 Francis Hoover, 75, Dies In California Francis O. [swald] Hoover,
75 year old retired Modesto, Calif., attorney, died unexpectedly in
his home on Saturday, Jan. 28, 1961.
Last rites and private committal were in Modesto. Hoover was born on a farm southeast of Bedford to Mr. and Mrs. Oswald
Hoover [Keturah Hardenbrook],
who moved to California in the 1890's.
He and his brothers, Ben [jamin] and Hubert received
their elementary schooling in the Santa Rita (Calif.) district and all
were graduated from Lompoc high school. Mr. Hoover was graduated from the University of California at Berkeley
in 1907 and from the Boalt School of Law, also at Berkeley, in 1908.
He was married in Modesto [to Ethel Beard],
practiced law there for many years and was active in all Bar Association
and civic affairs. He was
a charter member of the Lions club and was an elder in the Presbyterian
Church. He is survived by his wife, two sons [Robert Francis and Benjamin Beard], two grandchildren, and a brother, General Hubert
Don Hoover, ret., of Maryland. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 6, 1959 [p. 1] Ernie Hamilton Rites Here Tuesday P.M. Ernest Hamilton, more familiarly known as "Ernie", died
at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, Saturday, August 1, after
an illness of several months. Last rites were held at the Presbyterian Church Tuesday afternoon, August
4with Kenneth Miller and Rev. E. M. McGehee officiating. Ernest Hamilton was born September 27, 1874, and died at the age
of 84 years, 10 months, four days.
He was a farmer for many years and after the death of his wife,
he moved into Bedford, where he has been an employee of Cobb's Ice Cream
plant for many years. He
was a member of the Bedford Presbyterian Church. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 2, 1958 [p. 1] Dr. Wayland Maloy, Prominent M. D., Dies Dr. Wayland H. [oyt] Maloy, 61, a physician and surgeon in Shenandoah 26 years, died at 4:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, Dec. 26, at Hand Community Hospital following an
extended illness. Dr. Maloy is survived by his wife [Jean Thompson]; a son, John [Thompson] Maloy, who is an opera student in Hamburg, Germany; Dr.
Maloy's mother, Mrs. J. [ohn] T. [hompson] Maloy of Bedford; and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Gilliland
of Lenox. John Maloy recently returned to Germany after coming home to
see his father. John's
wife [Charlotte] remained in the United States. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the Buntz-Tawzer
Funeral Home with Rev. Robert L. Chalmers, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Burial
in the family lot at Bedford. A memorial fund, which friends are establishing, has been designated
for Hand Community Hospital of which Dr. Maloy was building chairman
when the first addition was made to the original building. Dr. Maloy was born December 7, 1896, at Redding, Iowa, a son of John
T. [hompson] Maloy and
Amy D. [ora] Warden Maloy. He was educated at Blockton High School
and the State University of Iowa where he received his BA degree in
1922 and his MD in 1925. He
was a member of Sigma Nu and Phi Rho Sigma fraternities. Dr. Maloy was married to Miss Jean Thompson of Bedford in June 1926 at Iowa City and they have
one son, John. For five years, Dr. Maloy was an intern at the University of Iowa hospitals
from 1925 to 1930. In 1931
he became associated with Dr. S. D. Maiden in Council Bluffs. In December 1931 he began his practice
here as an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. The doctor served the Page County Medical Society as president and was
a member of the Iowa State Medical Society, the American Medical Association
and American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. Dr. Maloy was a member of Kiwanis Club, Masonic Lodge
and the "I" club of the State University of Iowa. His office was in the City National Bank
Buildings until he closed it a number of months ago because of his ill
health. ---- Shenandoah Sentinel Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 28, 1963 Robert C. Marley Rites Feb. 18 Funeral services for Robert Cleveland Marley, lifelong Taylor county farmer, held Feb. 18, in
Bedford, were conducted by V. N. Gilbert of Des Moines. Interment was in Fairview cemetery, Bedford. Included in the services was this obituary: Robert Cleveland Marley,
son of Oren [Lafayette] and Elizabeth [Richardson] Marley, was born September 23, 1884, in Ross township near Bedford, Iowa.
He departed this life February 16, 1963, at his home south of
Bedford at the age of 78 years, 4 months and 24 days. On January 15,
1908, he was united in marriage to Edna Jared
and to this union were born two sons, Carl and
Wayne, both of Bedford. On January 19, 1958, they celebrated
their Golden Wedding Anniversary. He has been a member of the Berea
Church of Christ since 1914. Having spent his entire life as a farmer
in the community where he was born and raised, he was well known and
respected by all. [He is survived by his wife] Edna [Jared], his sons and their wives, five grandchildren, Robert [Troy] Marley,
Lois Coulter, Janet Book, James Marley, and Nancy Marley. The
great grandchildren are Michael and
Timothy Coulter, Richard and
Steven Marley, Jo Ellen and
Doyle Book and Daniel
Marley. [He is also survived by] one brother, John, presently of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and one sister,
Jennie Trumbo, of Bedford,
one niece and two nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, William,
Fred and [Floyd] Marley. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Relatives attending the Marley services from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert [Troy] Marley [Patricia Cooper] of Beatrice, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coulter
[Lois Marley] of Lexington,
Missouri; Mr. James Marley of Mexico, Missouri; Miss Nancy Marley of Columbia, Missouri; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wolfe
[Ruth Jared] and Don Miles of Ord, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rogers, Mr.
and Mrs. Will McMahill
and Mrs. Ann Wolfe
of Osborn, Missouri; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pickett
of Osceola, Nebraska; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pickett of Genoa, Nebraska, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cox of New Market.
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