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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 9, 2006 Linda Sue
Mullen Linda
Sue Mullen, 64, a resident
of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away at Morningside Center, Chillicothe,
Missouri, on Tuesday, August 1, 2006. She
was born the daughter of Robert and Dolores (Johnson) Anderson on March 31, 1942, in New Market, Iowa. She was a 1960 graduate of New Market
High School. On August
28, 1960, she was united in marriage with Gerald Mullen in New Market, Iowa. Linda
was a homemaker most of her life, and had also worked as a dispatcher
for the Princeton SheriffÕs Department.
She had lived in Chillicothe, Missouri, for the past seven years. Linda enjoyed knitting, crafts, and animals
and her favorite hobby was taking care of her grandchildren. She
is survived by one son, Randy Mullen and wife Kim of Chillicothe,
Missouri; one daughter, Teri Mullen, of Bethany, Missouri; one sister, Kathleen Carroll
and husband Don, of California; four grandchildren, Jeremy Mullen
and wife Lisa of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
Danielle and Chelsea
Mullen of Chillicothe, Missouri, Amanda Mullen of Bethany, Missouri; and two great-grandchildren,
Noah and Keona Mullen
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She
was preceded in death by her parents. A
memorial service was held at Cornerstone Church, Chillicothe, Missouri,
Saturday, August 5, 2006. Memorial
contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Linda
Sue Mullen Memorial Fund and may be left at the funeral home or be mailed
to the Lindley Funeral Home, P. O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri 64601. [Funeral Card] John
L. [eonard] Colyn passed
away on April 14, 2006, in Sabetha, Kansas, following a brief illness. He
was born February 25, 1924, in Lenox, Iowa, to the late Charles and
Nora (Alexander) Colyn. On November 29, 1947, John married
Alice A. [nabel] Weir
of Bedford, Iowa, who survives of Sabetha. They are the parents of Cathy (Tom) Shade, Marion, Ohio; Kay Ann (Gary) Hewlett, Wamego, Kansas; Leslie (Gary) Scoby, Sabetha, Kansas; and Ken (Judy) Colyn, Gilbert, Arizona. He is also survived by grandchildren, Ryan (Shelley) Keane,
Travis Keane, Abby Keane, Jennifer Recob, Nathan (Sara) Winter, Josh
(Amanda) Winter, Kara (Chris) Tramp, Luke (Robyn) Scoby, Ben Scoby,
Jacob Scoby, James Colyn, Samantha Colyn,
and Wyatt Colyn. Six great-grandchildren and his beloved
dog, Rocky, also survive. Preceding
him in death were his parents, brothers Charles, Jr. and David and sister, Olive Ranck. He
was a veteran of the Army Air Force, serving during WWII. John graduated from McPherson College,
McPherson, Kansas, earned a Masters degree from Emporia State, and retired
after a teaching career of 35 years.
Throughout his teaching career, he spent summers as a Ranger
Naturalist in Yosemite and Rocky Mountain National Parks, serving as
an instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School, and ornithologist
for the Audubon Camp of Connecticut.
His family accompanied him on these adventures, always enjoying
the time together as a family and learning from John an appreciation
for wildlife and the great outdoors. John's greatest
love was for his Lord Jesus Christ whose word and power he never failed
to share. He was a kind and gentle man who was never
without a smile. [John
Colyn's obituary was published in the Sabetha Herald, Sabetha, Kansas, April 19, 2006.] Bedford Free
Press Thursday October 16, 1918 [p. 4] James Walker
Butts James
Walker Butts, the fourth
child of Joseph and Martha Butts,
was born in Warren County, Ohio, February 6th, 1842, and
passed away at his home in Bedford, Iowa, Sunday evening, October 13,
1918, aged 76 years, 8 months and 7 days. He
lived in Ohio until 8 years of age when the family moved to Knox County,
Ill., where he grew to manhood.
In 1872 he came to Iowa and located in Taylor County, 3 miles
northeast of Bedford, where he resided one year.
He then moved with his younger brother, Simeon, six and a half miles southeast of Bedford where he broke up the prairie
land and improved his farm. Here
he made his home until April 1917, when he moved to Bedford. With the exception of four months in Florida
last winter, he has made Taylor County his home continuously for 46
years. On
January 2nd, 1879, he was united in marriage with Sarah
Payton. This
union was blest with four daughters and two sons, the oldest daughter,
Pearl, and the oldest
son, Ray, preceded
their father in death. The
bereaved wife and daughters, Alice Thummel and Ora Hughes, and
son Glenn Butts were
all at his bedside when he passed away.
The other daughter, Linnie,
was unable to come from Cedar Falls, where she is attending school,
on account of illness. Besides
these sorrowing ones, he leaves to mourn his passing, one brother, Simeon
Butts, of St. Joseph, Mo., four grandsons, and a wide
circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr.
Butts was a loyal and upright citizen.
He had so long been identified with the interests of this county
and was blest with a wonderful memory, that conversation with him was
always full of interest and information.
His passing came suddenly, for altho he had been a sufferer from
rheumatism for more than ten years, his last illness was of only two
days duration, death resulting from rheumatism of the heart. The
funeral was held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in charge of
Levi P. Goodwin of the M. E. church and interment was made in Fairview. |