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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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[Mabel
Hardenbrook Kirkpatrick] Bedford
Free Press Thursday August 12, 1909 p. 8 Mrs.
Mabel Hardenbrook Kirkpatrick,
who died Saturday morning in Seattle, Washington, will be buried in
Seattle. She was the daughter of R. [ichard]
L.[ockwood] Hardenbrook,
of this city. Her husband,
Prof. Chas. Kirkpatrick,
will be remembered as one of the instructors in the Bedford High School
about three years ago. For
the past three years he has been Vice-principal of the Seattle High
School. Bedford
Free Press Thursday August 12, 1909 p. 8 Thelma
Emma, the little one-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Robey, living
six miles northeast of Bedford, died Sunday from bowel trouble. The little one was laid to rest in Lexington
cemetery Monday afternoon. The
bereaved parents have the sympathy of all. Bedford
Free Press Thursday January 26, 1911 p. 1 Mary
N. Barker [Baker] was born September 15th, 1836, near
Rockville, Parke Co., Indiana.
With her parents she moved to Taylor County, Iowa, in 1845. She united with the Union Baptist
Church in 1866. December
25th, 1856, she was united in marriage to John C. Van
Camp. To
this union were born ten children, two sons and eight daughters. Two daughters died in infancy and later
in life two: Mrs.
Ed [win] Beall [Alpha
Belle] and Mrs. G. [eorge] R. [iley] John [Mary]. The
living children are: Geo.
W., of Ottawa, Kansas; David of Bedford; Sarah, Mrs. B. F. [rank] Larison of Bedford; Martha, Mrs. J. [oseph] M. John of Denver, Colorado; Laura, Mrs. V. V. Boyer
of Warrensburg, Mo., and Millie M. [Mildred Maude],
Mrs. Wm Townsend of
Bedford. Her husband
died about a year ago. Mrs.
Van Camp died January 19, 1911, age 74 years, 4 months and 4 days. Bedford
Free Press Thursday September 19, 1907 [p. 1] George
Crum Passed Away George
Crum, formerly of Bedford
but later of Ashland, Ill., died Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock, from
typhoid fever. He
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crum, and left here about five years ago. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Crum and Mrs. Harry Crum
and daughter left Wednesday to attend the funeral. The deceased was about 35 years of age and has many friends
here who will learn with regret of his demise. The sorrowing relatives have the sympathy of all. [Sarilda
Delay Brott Townsend] Bedford
Free Press Thursday January 26, 1911 [p. 1] Obituary. Surrilda
[Sarilda] Delay was
born in Jackson County, Ohio, July 18th, 1841, and died
at her home in Blockton, Iowa, January 4th, 1911, at the
age of 69 years, 5 months and 16 days.
With her parents, Henry and Eleanor [Breckenridge] Delay,
she went to the state of Illinois at the age of 13, where she lived
three years. In 1856
she was united in marriage to George Brott. To them were given three children; Rosette, now Mrs. R. E. Townsend; Walter and Wesley Brott. All three survive her. In 1857 Mr. and Mrs. Brott came to Iowa,
settling in Appanoose County.
From here Mr. Brott went out to do military service for his
country, never to return and Mrs. Brott was left a widow. In 1868 she was united in marriage to Stuart Townsend. After
living in Appanoose County for a time their home was made in Monroe
County. From there
they moved to Platteville, Taylor County, in 1874. Here they resided until the death of Mr. Townsend in 1903.
About six months after his death she moved to Athelstan, where
she resided till 1905 when she moved to the earthly home in which
she abode till her spirit took its flight for the heavenly one, going
from a cottage to a mansion, for such is the inheritance of the children
of God. Four sons were
born to the second union, Almer, Edward, Pearl and Sherman. One daughter and six
sons will not think of heaven in the future without the precious remembrance
that their mother is there and thus it will become more real to them
and more inviting as well. Mrs.
Townsend was converted when about 12 years of age and joined the Methodist
church soon after and remained a consistent member till the hour of
her death. She was very
happy in her religious life and the testimony of those who knew her
is that she lived her religion all the time.
Such lives ever reflect the glory of God as it is seen in the
face of Jesus Christ. Such lives are ever a rebuke to atheism
and infidelity and also an admonition to the careless to walk in the
way that leads back unto the Father's house. Besides her sons and daughter there are living a brother, J. [ohn] W. Delay, and a sister, Mrs. Delilah J. Townsend, who think of her as gone home, to be forever with the Lord. Bedford
Free Press Thursday January 5, 1911 p. 4 Obituary Martin
L. [uther] Keith died
Wednesday at the home of his son living near Hopkins, at 11 o'clock
Wednesday forenoon, aged 60 years and nine days.
Mr. Keith was born December 25, 1850, in Licking County, Ohio,
and in 1862 moved with his parents to Illinois.
While living there he was married and his wife [Elizabeth
Bishop] soon died.
Later he was again married to Miss Mary Dickinson. In
1883 they moved to Taylor County, which has since been his home. He leaves four sons to mourn his death,
two daughters, Nettie
and Hattie, having passed away. Those living are Frank, of Hopkins, Alonzo,
who lives in Canada, James,
living in Idaho, and William,
who also lives at Hopkins. He
also leaves a brother, Joseph,
of Clinton County, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Thos. Null [Anna], of Des Moines. The
deceased was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and was highly esteemed. The funeral will be held at 11 o'clock
Friday, Jan. 6, from the home of Mrs. George Keith [Mary Etta George], in Bedford, conducted by Rev. S. E. Henry. Condolences are offered the bereaved. |