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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Times-Republican Thursday July 30, 1931 [p. 4] Mrs. William
Stauffer Miss
Edith Doolittle, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Doolittle,
was born December 26, 1862, in Hancock county, Iowa, and passed away
July 20, 1931, in Conway, Iowa.
Edith made her home with her parents in Hancock county until
she was twenty-one during which she taught several years of school.
Upon leaving home she went to Omaha to work, and later went to
Denver, Colo., where she remained until the last few months of her earthly
life. On May 15, 1907, she was united in marriage
to Mr. William Stauffer
of Denver. She leaves to
mourn her death two sisters, Mrs. Roy Ridly
of Estherville, and Mrs. W. S. Groom of Conway; and two brothers, Luke Doolittle of Estherville, and William Doolittle of Cedar Rapids, and a group of dear friends who
made her acquaintance. Mrs.
Stauffer had been in poor health for some time and was critically ill
the past few months preceding her death.
At the time of her passing she held membership in the Presbyterian
Church. Funeral services
were held at the home of Dr. W. S. Groom
in Conway, Wednesday, July 22nd, conducted by Rev. R. W.
Held. [Margaret
Pamelia Ingram Bradley]
Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 14, 1948 [p. 1] Margaret Bradley Dies In California Mrs.
Margaret Bradley, 96,
a resident of Bedford and community for many years, died in Whittier,
California, Saturday. The
body was returned to Bedford, arriving here Tuesday night. The funeral services
were held at the Shum Funeral Home Thursday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. George W. Swan. Burial
was in the Fairview cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 1, 1973 [p. 1] Hold Last Rites
Tuesday For Millie J. Cox Funeral
services for Millie J. Cox,
77, of Bedford, were held Tuesday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford
with Rev. G. W. Swan officiating.
Mrs. Cox died January 27, 1973 at the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton. Mrs. Cox is survived
by five sons and a daughter. Bedford Free
Press Thursday October 9, 1924 [p. 1] Oldest Man In
County Died Last Sunday Alex Duncan, aged 98 years and three months, died at his home
near New Market, Sunday, October 5th. Mr. Duncan was doubtless the oldest man in the county and one
of the oldest in the state. He
had been a resident of the county for a great number of years and was
widely known as one of this country's earliest pioneers. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 12, 1967 [p. 1] Matilda Brown Rites Jan. 7 Funeral services
for Matilda Brown,
85, long time Taylor County resident, held January 7 at State Street
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings.
Miss Brown died January 3, 1967, at Armstrong Rest Home in Bedford. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 12, 1967 [p. 1] Ray Akers, 76, Rites Thursday Funeral
services for Ray Akers,
76, lifetime Taylor County resident, will be held Thursday, Jan. 12,
at the State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home.
Mr. Akers died at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville on Sunday. Interment will be at Washington Cemetery,
Gravity. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 9, 1936 p. 4 Hold Funeral
Service For Silas Landen Funeral
services for Silas Landen,
80, who died at the hospital in Clarinda Tuesday, Dec. 31, were held
at the Christian church in Siam, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 2, conducted
by Rev. Robert Dosher of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery. Silas
Landen, son of Orey
and Martha Landen, was
born in Poweshiek County, Iowa, in 1855.
When four years of age he moved with his parents to Taylor County,
which place had since been his home. He
was one of a family of eleven children, all having preceded him in death
with the exception of two sisters, Mrs. Mary F. Bryan of Mooreland, Okla., and Mrs. Cora Elkins of Kent, Iowa. He
was married to Miss Mary E. Ramsey,
Feb. 27, 1883. Mrs. Landen
survives. Mr.
Landen united with the Methodist Episcopal church in early manhood,
later transferring his membership to the Church of Christ in Siam. He lived an honest, upright life and was
a kind and loving husband and friend. Bedford Times-Press Thursday September 18, 1975 John Mathews, 81 Last Rites Held
September 10 John
Henry Mathews, 81, died
September 7 in Omaha, having been under care at Clarkson Hospital after
an extended illness. His
home had been in New Market for a year, moving there from east of Braddyville,
where he had farmed for four years. Services
were held September 10 at Walker Funeral Home and burial in Memory Cemetery
at New Market. Loren Daly
of the Church of Christ was in charge of the services. Mathews
was born in Tennessee, but his lifetime of farming and carpentering
had been in Colorado, as well as Iowa. His
wife was Goldie Lowry
of New Market, to whom he was married in 1922.
Their daughter is Mrs. Lloyd (Sharlene) Green of New Market. Two brothers are Tom Mathews of Ft. Collins, Colo., and four sisters, Mrs.
Emma Dunn of Clarinda,
Mrs. Dicie Scroggs
of Braddyville, Mrs. Dorothy Bloom
of Berkeley, Calif., and Mrs. Maud Jensen
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