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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford
Times-Press Thursday November 12, 1981 p. 4 Last
Rites Held For Nina Stone November 10 Funeral services for Nina Belle Stone, 105, a resident of Taylor County
for 67 years, were held Tuesday, November 10, at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home in Bedford. Mrs.
Stone died Sunday, November 8, 1981, at Bedford Manor Nursing Home. Rev. Marcia Smith and Rev. Carl Cummings
officiated. Interment
was in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Nina Belle Johnson Stone was born October 23, 1876, at Monmouth,
Warren County, Illinois. She
was the oldest of six children of David and Mary Ellen Johnson. She spent the early years of her youth in the rural area of
Warren County, received her education in the rural school and at an
early age began working as a domestic, helping many families, old
and young alike. She was married to Woodford Marion Stone on February 6, 1896, at Monmouth,
Ill. They were granted
61 years together and farmed their entire married life in Illinois,
Parnell, Mo., and rural Bedford, Ia. To this union were born five children, Earl, Ivan,
Virgil, Marie
and Francis Marion. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion; sons Dr. Ivan Stone and Francis Marion Stone; her parents; one sister, Jessie
Baggs;
brothers Orlie, Roy
and Ray Johnson;
son-in-law Thomas Park; her daughter-in-law, Ella Stone; and grandchildren Donna Lee and Marvin Park. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Dr. Earl
Stone
and wife, Irene,
of Bedford, and Virgil of Opportunity, Washington; daughter Marie Park of Bedford; daughter-in-law, Corrine
Squires
of Shenandoah; grandchildren, Norma Hensley, Mary Ellen Norton, Harold Park, Ruth McBrine and Mary Lou Burns; great grandchildren, Jeffrey
and
Jack Hensley, Jennifer Yoder, Julie Lindstrom, Dennis and Denise Norton, Kellie Park,
Dedee Hunt, Natalie Burns, Terry Glidden, Craig and Jerry Lock; great-great grandchildren, Julie
Yoder, Meagan
and Derek Norton;
a sister, Alta Bristow, Cedar Rapids; grandchildren-in-law, nieces and nephews. She was a long-time member of the Bedford United
Christian Presbyterian Church, a most kind and loving person with
a smile and cheery greeting for everyone. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday November 12, 1981 p. 4 Services
To Be Nov. 14 For Vera Louise Barnes Services for Vera Louise [Tackett] Barnes, 64, of Clarinda, will be held
Sat., Nov. 14, 2:00 p.m., at the Walker-Merrick Funeral Home in Clarinda. Burial will be at the Clarinda Cemetery.
Visitation will be Fri., Nov. 13, 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral
home. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday December 25, 1947 p. 11 Obituary
- Mrs. Elizabeth Haun Mrs. Elizabeth Haun, daughter of the late Anthony
and Christiana [Dinghard] Schneider, was born in Illinois, January 1, 1865, and died December
16, 1947, at the age of 82 years, 11 months, 16 days. She was married to John H. Haun, April 13, 1884. To them were born five children: William
Haun
of Hopkins, Mrs. Walter Myers
[Eva]
of St. Joseph, Alva Oren Haun of Bedford, Edward Orley Haun of Sheridan, and Rosa Mae who passed away in infancy. She is survived by the four children, two daughters-in-law,
one sister, Mrs. Emma Stoner of Sheridan; one brother, Charley Schneider of Malvern, Iowa. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church and
resided for 56 years on the same farm east of Hopkins. For several years she had been a widow
and cared for her invalid son, Edward, on the farm. The funeral services were conducted at the Forest
Grove church by Rev. J. Vernon Wheeler of Hopkins, Thursday morning,
December 18. Burial was
in the Forest Grove cemetery. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday December 25, 1947 p. 11 Obituary -
L. A. Thomas Lionel
Alga Thomas, son of
John and Daisy Thomas,
was born April 27, 1891, in Schuyler, Nebraska, and died December
14, 1947, at Richmond, California, at the age of 56 years, 7 months
and 16 days. He
was a veteran of World War I.
He spent most of his life in Page and Taylor counties, except
the last year and a half, which was spent in California. On
July 3, 1923, he was married to Ruth McNutt. To
them were born two children, Kenneth, who died in infancy, and Vivian at home. In
addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by a brother, Adolph
A. Thomas; a sister,
Alsia Larson of Bedford;
and a sister, Ilta Stoops
of Omaha. He was preceded in death by his father
and mother and one sister, Alva Mae. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Eugene B. Nyman at the Shum Funeral
Home at 2 o'clock, Sunday, Dec. 21.
Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Times-Republican Thursday December 10, 1925 [p. 1] Ora William
Jared Ora
William Jared, son of
Bruce and Josephine [Scrivner] Jared,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa, October 9, 1889, and departed this
life Dec. 5, 1925, his death at St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Mo.,
resulting from injuries sustained in a railroad accident near Arkoe,
Missouri. Mr.
Jared was married Feb. 24, 1912, to Myrtle Guillimont, and to them seven children were born, two of whom
did not outlive their infant years, and of the surviving children,
there are four daughters, Alice, Pauline, Helen and Lucile, and one
son, Orville. Other
living members of the immediate family are his parents, two sisters,
Mrs. Will Robinson
[Viola] and Mrs. Ted Hartman [Mabel], two brothers, Frank and John Jared, all residing in Bedford, the home of his parents.
A third sister, Mrs. Elva Wolverton,
died some thirteen years ago. Ora
Jared was well liked
by those who knew him and leaves a host of friends and relatives to
mourn his untimely death. He
had been in the employ of the C. B. & Q. Railroad for the past
four years, and was a member of the M. D. A. of the Burlington at
Creston, Ia. Funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock, Sunday, Dec. 6,
at the home of his parents, being conducted by Rev. Paul G. Luce of
the First Presbyterian Church, assisted by Misses Beryl Rhoads and
Elaine Meikle, Messrs. Wilkins and Harley, with Mrs. K. B. Paschal
at the organ. Six
of the companions and fellow employees of the deceased acted as pallbearers,
interment being given in the new cemetery [Fairview], Bedford, Iowa. [Kittie
Maria Anderson Harkless] Times-Republican Thursday December 10, 1925 [p. 1] Kittie Anderson
Harkless Kittie Maria
Anderson was born in Fairview Township, Fulton County, Illinois,
April 12, 1856, and departed this life Dec. 5th, 1925,
aged 69 years, 7 months and 23 days.
She was the daughter of Mahlon and Mary Bever Anderson, next to the youngest of nine children. She was united in marriage on July 4th,
1874, to John D. [uncan] Harkless
of Ellinville, Ill. To
this union were born six children, W. [illiam] A. [bner] of London Mills,
Ill., Mrs. C. [larence] L. [ester] Keith [Mary]
of New Market, Ia., Lewis B.
and H. [enry] J. [ay],
at home. Two died in
infancy. The grandchildren are Ralph L. Harkless
of Fairview, Ill., Mrs. Josephine Houck
of London Mills, Ill., Miss Mildred Harkless
at home, Margaret
and Leota Keith of
New Market, all being present at the last rites.
There are five great grandchildren living in Illinois. Two sisters, Louisa Cook, of Quenemo, Kas., and Miss Rebecca Anderson, who has lived with her many years. These, with the husband, many other relatives
and hosts of friends, mourn the loss of a kind, true, and loving wife,
mother and friend. Hers
was a life of service, loving kindness and gracious sacrifice, always
ministering to the needs of others with no thought of self. Her work here is finished. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her, for there is
none who can fill her place. |