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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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[William
Daniel Marshall ]
[Ruth Eva Thompson Marshall] Bedford
Times-Press Thursday November 29, 1962 p. 10 W.
D. Marshalls
Rites Nov. 21 Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Marshall
and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Butts [Roe Ethel Thompson] were called to Woodward, Iowa, on Mon., Nov. 19,
by the tragic death of their brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William
D. [aniel] Marshall. They were found dead in their bed from
carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace pipe. Mrs. Ruth Marshall was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Enos Thompson [Mary Elizabeth Ratliff], born December 3, 1897, at Greenville, Tenn. Mr. Marshall was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank [lin] E. [dgar] Marshall [Tabitha Morgan], born April 25, 1890, at Gravity. On March 20, 1924, the Marshalls were united in marriage
at Bedford. To this union
one son was born, Dwight Allen. The Marshalls lived in the communities of Bedford
and Ft. Madison for three years before moving to Woodward approximately
20 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall joined the Woodward Methodist
Church in 1956, transferring from Ft. Madison. Survivors are their son, Dwight, of Cupertino, Calif.; Mr. Marshall's
brothers, Leon and Homer of Bedford, Charles of Detroit, Mich., and Clarence of Kansas City; his sisters, Mrs.
Ollie Ferguson
of Clarinda, Mable Layman of Rockwell City, Belva Marshall of Lenox, and Elsie Longfellow
of Littleton, Colo.; Mrs. Marshall's sister, Mrs. Roe Ethel Butts of Bedford, also two grandchildren,
Debbie and Dianna of Cupertino, Calif., and a host of nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends who attended the last rites
in Woodward on Wed., Nov. 21, were: Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Butts, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marshall, Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Don Marshall, George Jared, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Thompson
[Opal Thummel]
of Bedford; Miss Belva Marshall, Lenox; Mrs. Mable Layman, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Voss and Nancy of Rockwell City; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Marshall,
Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Longfellow, Littleton, Colo.; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Marshall, Davenport; Mr. and Mrs. Ural Hartman and
Mrs. Jean Manly, Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Hanson, Frank Ferguson,
New Market; Herbert Marshall, Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hunt,
Corning; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shum, Bedford; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Longfellow,
Perry. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 25, 1955 [p. 1] Kirk Kimpton Dies At Gravity Kirk
Kimpton, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kimpton,
died at the home near Gravity on August 12, after an illness of several
months. Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Gravity, Monday afternoon,
August 15. Burial [was]
in Gravity cemetery. On
Jan. 29, 1948, Homer Kirk Kimpton
came to bless the home of Homer Willis Kimpton and Mary Elizabeth [Moore] Kimpton. In
this home he and his brother, Craig Allen, were given all opportunities to develop their unusual intelligence
and ingenuity. He enjoyed
his two years of school and his Sunday school classes as long as he
was able to attend them. His
friendly sunny disposition endeared him to the hearts of everyone who
knew him. Kirk had a faith
and insight far beyond his seven years.
He had an intimate knowledge of prayer and a personal acquaintance
with God. He loved to hear his mother pray and had
complete faith in prayer. During
the past winter it became apparent that his health was failing. Then followed the long vigil in the hospital,
where medical skill and tender loving care was given him. Scarcely two months ago the final discovery
of leukemia was made. During
all this illness his faith and courage increased, as did that of his
father and mother, who devoted the summer to his comfort and pleasure
in every imaginable way. He
left this earth at the age of seven years, six months, 14 days. He is survived by his parents and brother
Craig; his grandfather,
John Kimpton; many
aunts, uncles and cousins. Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 3, 1955 [p. 1] Aiton Dresher Dies In South Aiton
Dresher, 54, a former
resident of Bedford, died in New Orleans, La., recently. Last rites and burial were in New Orleans. He is survived by his wife [Louise
McBride] and three children. [Grace
Evangeline Sherbeck Leighton] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 2, 1952 [p. 1] Mrs. Roy Leighton Rites Thursday Mrs.
Roy Leighton, 62, the
former Miss Grace Sherbeck,
died at her home west of Bedford, Sept. 29. Funeral
services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Thursday, Oct. 2, conducted by Rev. Robt.
M. Peters. Burial will
be in Fairview cemetery. [Grace
Evangeline Sherbeck Leighton] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 9, 1952 [p. 1] Mrs. Roy Leighton Funeral Thursday Funeral
services for Mrs. Roy Leighton
were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Thursday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Robt. M. Peters. Burial
was in Fairview cemetery. Grace
Evangeline Sherbeck, daughter
of Sven [Swan] and Matilda [Johnson] Sherbeck,
was born at the family home west of Bedford, Jan. 17, 1890, and died
in her sleep, Sept. 29, 1952, at the age of 62 years, eight months,
12 days. She
was the youngest of 12 children and had lived her entire life in Taylor
County. She attended school
at Silver Lake school in Mason township, and as a small girl confessed
her faith in Christ and united with the Morning Star church. On
Dec. 10, 1912, she was married to Roy E. [llis] Leighton of New Market. To them were born four children: Ellsworth of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Cecil (Ruth) Nicholson of Merino, Colo., Paul of Arcadia, Nebr., Mrs. Bill (Laurel) Sahlie of Arcadia, Nebr. Besides
the four children and her beloved companion, she is survived by one
brother, Charles Sherbeck
of the old family home; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Douglass
of Fort Morgan, Colo., Mrs. Martha Patton of Glen Mills, Penn.; eleven grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents,
eight brothers and sister, and two grandchildren.
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