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[Gooding, Alva Vance
“Al”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 27, 1957 [p. 1]
A. V. Gooding Rites Were Monday
A.
[lva] V. [ance] Gooding, a
resident of Bedford and business-man here the past 57 years, died in Municipal
hospital at Clarinda, June 20 after an illness of several years.
Funeral
services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home, Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. Anthony Blankers, pastor of the Bedford Methodist church, of which Mr.
Gooding was a member. Burial in
Fairview cemetery.
A.
[lva] V. [ance] Gooding was born
at HarIan, Iowa, December 4,1875, where he graduated from the Harlan High
school and grew to manhood. After his graduation he attended trade school in
Omaha, taking up the jewelry and watch making business.
He
came to Bedford in 1900, where he became associated with his brother, the late W.
[illiam] H. Gooding in the
Gooding Bros. Jewelry Store. W. [illiam] H. Gooding died several years ago and A. [lva] V. [ance]
Gooding retired in 1951.
On
May 31, 1916, Mr. Gooding was
married to Miss Eleanora [Margaret] Beckler of Dubuque, Iowa, and they have always made
Bedford their home. Two daughters were born to them, Lucile and Alva.
He
is survived by his wife of the home; the two daughters, Mrs. Lucile Gorres and her husband, William Gorres of Poughkeepsie, New York, and Mrs. Alva Van
Ness and her husband, Leonard
Van Ness of Denver, Colorado;
four grandchildren, William John and Richard Gooding Gorres, Lane and
Jeffrey Van Ness.
Also
included with the survivors are his sister-in-law and her husband, Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Mathis of Denver,
Colo.; his brother-in-law and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Beckler and daughter, Mrs. Roberta Beckler Morris of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
[Gooding, Cora Allen]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 23, 1920 [p. 1]
MRS. GOODING DIES IN COLOARDO
Mrs. W. H. Gooding Answers the Last Summons at the Western Home
of Her Brother in Greeley, Colo., Yesterday
Word
received this morning from W. [illiam] H. Gooding at Greeley, Colorado, announced the death of Mrs.
Gooding [Cora Allen] at that city yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
and the body is expected to arrive in Bedford tomorrow afternoon. Mrs.
Gooding left Bedford several
weeks ago for Greeley, where she expected to visit with her brother for an
indefinite time. Shortly after arriving there she was taken sick and confined
to her bed, and for several days she was in a critical condition. A telegram
was received by her husband at Bedford to come at once. He left on the first train
and has been at her bedside ever since. Mrs. Gooding has been in ill health for several years and a
trip to Colorado was thought would be beneficial to her.
Mrs.
Gooding grew to womanhood in
Bedford and had many friends among all classes who will be grieved to hear of
her death. As we go to press no arrangements have been announced for the
funeral. The husband, friends and relatives have the sympathy of the entire
community in the loss of this good woman.
[Gooding, Cora Allen]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 30, 1920 [p. 1]
Obituary.
Cora
Allen, daughter of John and
Malvina [Stewart] Allen, was born
near Bedford, Iowa, May 12th, 1876. She was the youngest daughter of a family
of four children, all of whom have preceded her to the eternal home except her
eldest brother, W. [illiam] F. [rancis] Allen of Greeley, Colorado.
She
spent her early girlhood on the home farm, moving to Bedford with her parents
in 1893, where she has since made her home.
She
was married to W. [illiam] H. Gooding of Bedford, Iowa, January 8th, 1908.
She
united with the Methodist Episcopal church when but a small girl and has
remained a worthy member to the time of her death.
Mr.
and Mrs. Gooding went to Greeley,
Colo. in July to visit her brother and family and while there she was taken
seriously ill. After weeks of pain and suffering she was called to her reward
on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1920, at 1:45 P. M.
After
a short, but impressive funeral service, held from the home of her brother, the
remains were brought to Bedford for burial.
She
was a member of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the M. E. church, a
member of the O. E. S. and of the P. E .O. Also Chairman of the Flower
Committee of the M. E. church.
Favorite
verses of Mrs. Gooding.
"If I can live
To make some pale face brighter,
and to give
A second lustre to some tear
Dimmed eye,
Or e'en impart
One throb of comfort to an aching
heart
Or cheer some way worn soul in
passing by;
“If I can lend
A strong hand to the fallen, or
defend
The right against a single envious
strain,
My life, though bare
Perhaps of much that seemeth
dear and fair
To us on earth, will not have been
in vain.
"The purest joy,
Most near to heaven, far from
earth's alley,
Its bidding clouds give way to sun
and shine.
And 'twill be well
If on that day the angels tell
Of me: She did her best for one
of Thine.
The
funeral Services were held at the home of A. [lva] V. [ance] Gooding, brother of the bereaved husband, in Bedford,
Saturday, Sept. 25th, 1920, at 2:00 P. M., conducted by Rev. John F. Arnold.
The
scripture used were selections of her and the songs sung were her own choice.
Interment was in the beautiful Fairview cemetery at Bedford.
[Gooding, Eleanora
Margaret Beckler]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 3, 1963 p. 5
Mrs. E. Gooding Services Today
Funeral
services for Mrs. Eleanora M. [argaret] Gooding, long time Bedford resident, will be held today
(Thursday) at the Madison Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m. with
Rev. J. Milton Kinney officiating. Mrs. Gooding died suddenly at her home last Sunday. Burial
service will be given by The Order of the Eastern Star. Interment will be at
Fairview cemetery.
Mrs.
Gooding is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Lucille Gorres,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Mrs. Alva Van Ness, Denver, Colo.; one sister, Mrs. Lucille Mathis, Denver; a brother, Mr. Robert M. Beckler, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; a niece, Mrs.
Roberta Morris, Charlotte, N. C.
and four grandchildren.
[Gooding, Eleanora
Margaret Beckler]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 10, 1963 p. 8
Mrs. E. Gooding Rites Jan. 3
Mrs.
Eleanora Margaret Gooding, a
resident of Bedford, Iowa, since 1916, passed away at her home December 30,
1962. Funeral services were held at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home Thursday
afternoon Jan. 3, 1963, conducted by Rev. J. Milton Kinney, pastor of Bedford
Methodist church. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
Mrs.
Gooding was born in Dubuque, Ia.,
March 26, 1886. She graduated from Dubuque High School and the Klein
Conservatory of Music. She was active in church and musical activities in
Dubuque.
On
May 31, 1916 she was married to Mr. A. [lva] V. [ance] Gooding at Dubuque, Ia. They have always made Bedford
their home.
Mrs.
Gooding was a member of the
Bedford Methodist church, Past President of Chapter CU P.E.O. Sisterhood, Past
Worthy Matron of Bedford Chapter No. 228 Order of the Eastern Star, church and
civic organizations.
She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alva Van Ness and her husband, Leonard Van Ness of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Lucille Gorres and her husband, William M. Gorres of Poughkeepsie, New York; four grandchildren, Lane
and Jeffrey Van Ness and William
John and Richard Gooding Gorres;
her brother, Robert M. Beckler,
and his wife, Mildred of
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, their daughter, Mrs. Roberta Morris and her husband, Harold Morris of Charlotte, North Carolina; also her sister, Mrs.
Lucille Mathis and her husband, John
L. Mathis of Denver, Colo.; a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Lottie [Charlotte] Gooding of Bedford.
Relatives
and friends attending from out of town include: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Van
Ness, Jeffrey and Lane Van Ness and Mr. and Mrs. John L. Mathis of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McKinstry of Clearfield; Mrs. Ames Cross of Mount Ayr; Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson and Mary Jane Salter of Clarinda.
[Gooding, Frederick]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 5, 1914 p. 5
Mr.
and Mrs. W. [illiam] H. Gooding and A. [lva] V. [ance] Gooding are in Harlan, Ia., this week. Their father, Frederick Gooding, died Monday morning and the funeral services
were held Wednesday.
[Gooding, Frederick]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday November 11,
1914 p. 3
Mr.
and Mrs. W. [illiam] H. Gooding and A. [lva] V. [ance] Gooding were called to Harlan, Ia., last week by the death of their father, Frederick
Gooding. Funeral services were
held Wednesday.
[Gooding, Lydia
Matilda Crisman]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 6, 1930 p. 5
Mrs. Lydia Gooding
Lydia
Matilda Crisman, was born in Knox
County, Illinois, near Yates City, on April 12th, 1845, and departed this life
at her home in Bedford, Iowa, Oct. 30th, 1930, at the age of 85 years, 6 months
and 18 days. The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Chapel at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning, conducted by Rev. C. F. McMican. The body was taken to
Harlan, Iowa, for interment, where short services were held at the cemetery,
conducted by Rev. Mr. Bast.
[Gooding, Lydia
Matilda Crisman]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 13, 1930 p. 7
Mrs. Lydia Gooding
Lydia
Matilda Crisman was born in Knox
County, Illinois, near Yates City, on April 12th, 1845, and departed
this life at her home in Bedford, Iowa, October 30th, 1930, at the age of 85
years, 6 months and 18 days. She was one of five brothers and sisters and
several half brothers and sisters, all of whom have preceded her in death. She
was married to Frederick Gooding on Dec. 20, 1866, at Galesburg, Ill. There was born to this union two sons, William
H. Gooding, and Alva V. [ance]
Gooding, both of Bedford, who
survive. There are also two grandchildren, Lucille and Alva Gooding, children of Mr. and Mrs. A. [lva] V.[ance]
Gooding. After her marriage, Mr.
and Mrs. Gooding continued to
live near Yates City for three years, after which time they moved to Pella,
Iowa, where they lived for two years, and for one year on a nearby farm in
Jasper County. At this time they
acquired a farm in Shelby county, Iowa, to which they moved in the spring of
1873, and where they made their permanent home, until increasing years caused
them to move to the nearby town of Harlan, in 1900, where they lived until the
husband’s death in 1914, after which Mrs. Gooding moved to Bedford. Mr. and Mrs. Gooding entered largely into the pioneer activities of their new home in
Shelby county, and the subject of this sketch was well known for the freedom
with which she gave of her time and means to those in need or sickness.
Although she was raised as a Quaker, Mrs. Gooding was one of the Charter members of the
Congregational Church when it was organized at Harlan, Iowa, and in her earlier
years was active in its service, until increasing years and infirmities of age
confined her to her home. During her entire life she held to her earlier habits
of plain dress and ways.
[Gooding, William H.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 20, 1944 [p. 1]
W.
H. Gooding Dies; Came Here In 1897
William.
H. Gooding, the elder son of Frederick
and [Lydia] Mathilda [Crisman] Gooding was born in Knox County, Illinois, Dec. 28, 1869. When a month old, he came
with his parents to Iowa and settled in Shelby County, near Harlan in 1873.
He
received his public school education in the country schools in Shelby County
and the high school at Harlan, after which he attended Highland Park College,
Des Moines.
For
six years he taught school and then took up the study of watch making and
Optometry in an Omaha school, graduating with the degree of Doctor of
Optometry.
He
then went to South Dakota where he worked as a watchmaker and optometrist. In
November 1897 he came to Bedford to accept what he thought was a temporary
position, but remained to make the city his home. He was engaged in his chosen
profession for more than forty-five years.
In
1900 his brother A. [lva] V. [ance] Gooding joined him and later they formed the firm of
Gooding Brothers, Jewelers and Optometrists.
He
was married in 1908 to Miss Cora Allen of Bedford. She died a few years later. On Dec. 1, 1921, he was
married to Miss Charlotte Taylor of Bedford.
In
1920 the Jewelry business was sold to John O. Tracy but Mr. Gooding continued with him as optometrist until failing
health put an end to his work.
Throughout his long
business career, he was interested in the best civic interests of the
community. He was a member of the
Masonic Orders and in 1903 served Taylor Lodge No. 156, A. F. & A. M. as
its Worshipful Master.
[Note: The same obituary was published in the Taylor
County Herald, July 20, 1944 p. 8.]
He
was intensely interested in mechanics, particularly in the mechanics of various
kinds of precision instruments and was a careful student of mechanical lore, as
well as a skilled and ingenious craftsman. He was a consistent reader and this
made him master of a large field of information and learning.
Death
came to him at the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda July 16, 1944.
The
surviving relatives are Charlotte Taylor Gooding, the wife; A. [lva] V.[ance] Gooding, a brother, and Mrs. A. [lva] V. [ance] Gooding, all of Bedford; also two nieces, Miss Lucile
Gooding of Denver, Colo, and Lt
Alva Gooding of the U. S. Army
Nurses' Corps, now stationed in the service at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio,
Texas.
The
funeral services were held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home Tuesday
morning, July 18, at 10 o’clock, conducted by Rev. J. A. Currie of Tarkio,
Missouri. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery.
[New, Franklin Marion
“Frank”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 25, 1958 p. 4
Frank M. New Died
At Hopkins
Frank
[lin] Marion New, 72, died
suddenly at 9 a.m. Saturday at his home in Hopkins. He had been in falling
health.
Mr.
New was born Oct. 16,1885, at
Mohawk, Ind., the son of the late William [Anderson] New and Mary [Regina] Dillon New. He was married to Letha [Ann] Blake April 7, 1917.
He
had been a resident of the Hopkins community for 41 years and formerly was a
section worker for the Burlington Railroad. He was a member of Hopkins
Christian Church and Xenia Lodge No. 50 AF and AM.
Surviving
are his widow, of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Clifford [Ellsworth] Pullen
[Viola Letha], Sharpsburg, Ia.; Mrs.
Max Pullen [Dorothy], Clarinda,
Ia., and Mrs. Harold Millen [Iola] and Mrs. Joseph Dawson [Melba], Bedford; a son, Robert New, New Market; 11 grandchildren; six sisters, Mrs.
Leonard Owens, Bedford; Mrs.
Cyrus Morehouse, Omak, Wash.; Mrs.
Gene Florea and Mrs. Roy Clark, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho; Mrs. Cynthia Killion, St. Joseph, and Mrs. John Fisher, Maryville, and three brothers, Delmar New and Earl New, Parnell, and Bert New,
Clearmont.
Another
sister, Mrs. Cora Belle Whaley,
died Thursday. Her funeral services were held Saturday afternoon.
The
funeral rites were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hopkins Christian Church. Rev.
A. V. Hart officiated. Burial in the Hopkins cemetery. Xenia Lodge was in
charge of Masonic rites at the grave. —Maryville Daily Forum
[New, Letha Ann Blake]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 19, 1975 p. 3
Last Rites Held June
10 for Letha Ann New
Funeral
services for Mrs. Frank (Letha Ann) New, 79, of Clarinda, were held June 10 at the, First Christian Church
in Hopkins with Rev. Larry Secor and Rev. Carl Hoff officiating.
Mrs.
New died June 8, 1975 at West
Heights Manor in Clarinda. Interment was at the Hopkins (Mo.) Cemetery.
Letha
Ann New was born July 10, 1895,
to Lemuel and Mary (Cousins) Blake at DeWitt, Nebraska. She united with the Christian Church of Hopkins in her
early years and remained a member until her death.
Letha was united in marriage to Frank [Marion] New on April 7, 1917. To this union six children were
born.
Frank and Letha made their home in Hopkins, Mo., where they spent
their entire married life. Several years after her husband's death she moved to
Clarinda, Iowa, where she spent the last 11 years of her life. The last three
years and four months, she resided at West Heights Manor.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; a brother, Elza Blake; a twin sister, Lena Pistole; a sister, Florence Blake; a son, Orville [Franklin], who was killed in World War II.
Survivors
include children, Mrs. Harold (Iola) Millen, of Shenandoah; Mrs. Viola Pullen, of Lenox; Mrs. Joe (Melba) Dawson, of Bedford; Mrs. Max (Dorothy) Pullen, of Clarinda; and Robert New, of Clarinda; brother, Will Blake, of Bedford; half-brother, Arthur Nicola, Falls City, Nebraska; sister, Rosa VanFosson, of College Springs; 14 grandchildren; and 16
great grandchildren.
[Wilkinson, Leslie
Hedges]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 4, 1929 p. 3
Leslie Hedges Wilkinson
Leslie
Hedges Wilkinson was born April
2, 1870, in Elmwood, Peoria County, Ill., and died June 20, 1929, at Mercy
Hospital, San Diego, Calif., aged 59 years, 2 months and 18 days. He was the
oldest son and child of John Hedges Wilkinson and his wife, Elizabeth Hess Wilkinson, who resided in Elmwood, Ill., for a number of
years engaging in the mercantile business. In 1884 the Wilkinson family, consisting of the parents, 3 sons, Leslie,
[William] Justus and George, and
a widowed aunt, Mrs. Leslie, moved
from Illinois to Bedford, Taylor county, Iowa, where they established the
Elmwood Hotel, now the Rainbow, on West Main street, the location being changed
later to that of the old Tucker House on Jefferson street, opposite the present
Public Library. Leslie Wilkinson attended the public schools of Bedford, Iowa, during his youth and upon the
death of his father in 1891, assisted his mother in the management of her hotel
business until 1907 when the family moved to the state of Washington. In 1913
he moved to San Diego, Calif., where he was employed during the latter years of
his life as an experienced cook and baker. His death was caused by severe burns
received in an accidental gasoline explosion at Kennelworth Inn, Ramona,
Calif., on Sunday, June 16, 1929. Funeral services were held in San Diego,
Calif., on Monday, June 24, 1929, followed by interment in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
His younger brother, Justus W. [illiam], died in 1913 and his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkinson, died in 1917. He was unmarried throughout life
and is survived by one remaining brother, George P. Wilkinson, of San Diego, Calif., and a nephew, Justus
W.[illiam] Wilkinson, Jr., of
Loveland, Colorado.
[Wilkinson, Martha
Elizabeth]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday October 29, 1908 p. 8
Saturday
evening the little spirit of the infant daughter [Martha Elizabeth] of Mr. and Mrs. W. [illiam] J. [ustus]
Wilkinson returned to its Maker,
having sojourned here long enough only to entwine the little tendrils of
affection around the hearts of the devoted parents. The child was but a week
old. Rev. S. E. Henry spoke a few words of comfort to the stricken parents
Sunday morning and the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery. The sympathy
of all is extended to the bereaved young parents.
[Wilkinson, Martha
Elizabeth]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday October 29, 1908 [p. 1]
Tarried but a Little
While
Martha
Elizabeth, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. [illiam] J. [ustus] Wilkinson, died at the home of its parents Saturday
evening.
The
little babe was only five days old, but the measure of a parent's love is not
the days or the hours the little one was with them. The child of a day is as
dear to the loving parent’s heart, as though it had for years been the love and
light of the home, and death brings the same anguish, the same poignant sorrow,
no difference whether it be the pure white and undefiled soul of an infant that
is wafted heavenward, or a long and noble life that is ended.
In their grief, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilkinson have the most sincere
sympathy of all.
[Wilkinson, William
Justus]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 9, 1914 [p. 1]
W. J. WILKINSON DIES
IN ST. JOE
Remains Are Brought to
Bedford for Funeral and Interment—
Time Not Fixed.
HOPKINS RAILROAD AGENT
Entered Service of the
Burlington in Bedford and Receives Merited Promotions
W.
[illiam] J. [ustus] Wilkinson died at Ensworth hospital in St. Joseph Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
remains were brought to Bedford Thursday noon for interment. No arrangements
have been made for the funeral.
Mr.
Wilkinson was just recovering
from an attack of pneumonia and intended to resume his duties Monday at the
depot in Hopkins, where he was station agent, but was taken sick again
Saturday. Tuesday he was taken to St. Joseph, accompanied by Mrs. Wilkinson, Dr. Sargent of Hopkins, Dr. Dunning of Bedford,
and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Wickersham of Conway. He leaves to mourn his death his
wife and a little son, his mother, who lived with them in Hopkins, and two
brothers, Leslie [Hedges] Wilkinson of Blaine, Wash., and George Wilkinson of San Diego, Cal.
Mr.
Wilkinson spent his boyhood years
in Bedford and learned telegraphy in the Burlington station at Bedford under F.
P. Bell. He has since been in the employ of the Burlington, and has won
promotion consistent with faithful and efficient service. He was popular with
the patrons of the office at Hopkins, where he was agent, with the traveling
public, and with his associates and superiors on the Burlington system.
Members
of the Masonic and Pythian lodges met the remains at the station at noon today
and accompanied them to the residence of Robert Taylor, father of Mrs. Wilkinson.
[Wilkinson, William
Justus]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 16, 1914 [p. 1]
Wilkinson Funeral.
The
funeral service of W. [illiam] J. [ustus] Wilkinson was held at the First Presbyterian church at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. John A. Currie, pastor. The rites
at the cemetery were by the Masons. Numerous friends came from Hopkins to
attend the funeral.
[Wilkinson, William
Justus]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday April 14, 1914 p. 5
W. J. Wilkinson.
William
Justus Wilkinson was born at
Elmwood, Ill., June 9, 1874. He was the son of John Hedges Wilkinson and Elizabeth [Hess] Wilkinson. He came to Iowa with his parents when ten years
of age and spent his youth and young manhood in Bedford where his parents
conducted a hotel. He attended the local schools and later the Stanberry
business college. About the year 1898, he entered the employ of the Burlington
R. R. Co., and remained in the service of that company until his death.
He
united with the Presbyterian Church, January 31, 1900.
On
August 6, 1907, he was married to Miss Tressie Taylor. To this union three children were born, Martha
Elizabeth, Robert John and William
Justus, Jr. The first two
mentioned passed away in infancy. For a short time after his marriage he
remained in Bedford. Then he was transferred to Fontanelle, Ia., and later to
Hopkins, Mo., where he spent four years with the railroad company.
He
was known as a very careful businessman, conscientious and painstaking and was
a very popular agent and employee.
He
was also devoted to his home and delighted in the company of the family at all
times. When off duty, he could almost invariably be found at his own home in
which he took so much pride.
After
a short illness, he passed away at St. Joseph, Mo., April 8, 1914. The funeral
was held at the Presbyterian Church Saturday April 11, 1914, at 2 p. m., the
service being conducted by Rev. J. A. Currie. Interment was made in the Bedford
cemetery, the burial being in charge of the Masonic fraternity.
The
deceased leaves to mourn his departure, the wife and son, William Justus, his aged mother, two brothers, Leslie H. [edges] of Blaine, Wash., and George P. of San Diego, Cal., and numerous relatives and
friends.
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