[Hamilton, Emily
Gilpin]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday June 24, 1937 p. 3
Death of Mrs.
Hamilton
Mrs.
Emily Hamilton, one of the
pioneers of Clearfield, died at her home on North Street at about 2:00 last
Thursday afternoon. Death was caused by complications following a bad fall and
fracture of a limb. Her daughter, Mrs. Myrta Young was continually near, and the sons, Boyd and Arthur, of Des Moines, gave her much attention. Mr. Hamilton died only last year. The funeral was held
Saturday afternoon at the residence.
[Hamilton, Emily
Gilpin]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday June 24, 1937 [p. 1]
Mrs. M. M. Hamilton
Emily
Gilpin was born at Cazenovia,
Illinois, on March 22, 1855, the daughter of L. [eonidas] A. and Amelia
[Talbot] Gilpin. She grew to
womanhood in the pioneer years of Illinois and on Feb. 5, 1878, was united in
marriage to M. [arion] M.[elville] Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton resided in Woodford County, Illinois, until the
spring of 1883 when they moved to a farm east of Clearfield, Iowa. In 1890 they
left the farm and purchased a residence in Clearfield, which became their home
for the remainder of their lives.
Mr.
Hamilton passed away Dec. 26,
1936. Mrs. Hamilton's death
occurred June 17, 1937, a little less than six months after that of her
husband. She leaves to mourn her passing: three children, Mrs. Myrta
[Myrtella] Young of Clearfield,
and J. [ohn] B.[oyd] Hamilton and Arthur [Marion] Hamilton of
Des Moines; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mrs. Hamilton is survived also by three sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Hildreth of Ankeny,
Iowa, Mrs. Alice Clark of
Jackson, Miss., and Mrs. Susie Lockwood of Dayton, Oregon.
Mrs.
Hamilton was not able during
recent years to take an active part in the social and religious life of the
community, being practically confined to her home since 1932 due to a fall and
injury. On June 5, 1937, she again fell, breaking her left thigh, which injury
resulted in her death on June 17. She was tenderly cared for during her last
illness by her three children and friends and neighbors, everything possible
being done for her comfort.
In
girlhood Mrs. Hamilton made
her profession of faith, and became a member of the Baptist church. Following
her marriage she transferred her membership to the United Presbyterian Church, Mr.
and Mrs. Hamilton both becoming
members of the Clearfield congregation on June 3, 1883.
Funeral
services were held at the residence on Saturday afternoon, June 19. Rev. M. B.
Hutchman was assisted by Rev. L. E. Watson of Creston. The address was based on
the text, "Trade ye here with till I come."
Interment
was in the family lot in Clearfield Cemetery.
[Hamilton, Marion
Melville]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday December 31,
1936 [p. 1]
Marion
Melville Hamilton, son of John
I. and Eliza [Young] Hamilton,
was born September 17th, 1853, near New Bethlehem, Penn. As a small boy he came
with his parents to Woodford County, Illinois —where he grew to manhood.
On February 6, 1878, he was united in marriage to Emily Gilpin.
Mr.
and Mrs. Hamilton came to Iowa in
March of 1883 and located on a farm one mile east of Clearfield. They were
received into membership of the Clearfield United Presbyterian Church on June
3d of that year. In 1890 they left the farm and moved to town where they have
since resided.
Mr.
Hamilton's death occurred at his
home, Saturday, Dec. 26th, 1936. He leaves to mourn his passing, his beloved wife, Emily G. [ilpin] Hamilton; and
three children, Mrs. Myrta Young of Clearfield, J. [ohn] Boyd Hamilton and Arthur M. [arion] Hamilton, both of Des Moines; four grandchildren; one great grandchild;
nieces, nephews and many friends.
"Be
ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as
ye know that your labor is not in the Lord."
Funeral
services were held at the residence Monday afternoon, at 2:00 o'clock. Rev. H.
B. Hutchman officiated. Rev. L. E. Watson, a nephew from Creston, read a
passage of Scripture and led in prayer. Interment in the Clearfield Cemetery.
Music
was furnished by Mrs. J. M. Stephenson, Miss Lila Marie Brown, Guy Henderson,
and Victor Brown, accompanied by Miss Maude Hamilton.
The
pallbearers were: —Gene Baxter, Ora DeBord, Ed Owens, Claude Brown, Bert
Brown and John Mosier.
[Hamilton, Marion
Melville]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday December 31,
1936 p. 2
Boyd
and Arthur Hamilton of Des Moines
drove down in the early hours of Saturday, called by the illness of their
father, M. [arion] M. [elville] Hamilton. He died Saturday afternoon at 3:15, aged 83 years. He had lived
here since the pioneer days of the town.
[Hamilton, Mary Louise
Dresher]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 3, 1937 p. 8
Mrs. Louisa
Hamilton Died Here June 2nd
Mrs.
Louisa [Mary Louise] Hamilton, a
resident of Bedford and community for many years, was found dead at her home in
west Bedford Wednesday afternoon, June 2. She is survived by a sister and a brother, Mrs. Walter Myers [Lydia Arminta] of Bedford and Jess [Jesse Albert] Dresher of Sharpsburg.
The
funeral services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Friday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. F. Overhulser. Burial will be in the Bedford
cemetery.
[Hamilton, Mary Louise
Dresher]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 10, 1937 [p. 1]
Hold Last Rites For Mrs.
Louise Hamilton
Funeral
services for Mrs. Louise Hamilton,
who died at her home in west Bedford Wednesday, June 2, were held at the
Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. F. Overhulser.
Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Mary
Louise Dresher, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles [Franklin] Dresher [Nancy Jane Morris], was born Dec. 26, 1860 and died at the age of 76
years, 5 months and 6 days. Her young womanhood was spent with her parents on
the farm in Polk Township.
Dec.
25, 1883 she was married to Frank Hamilton. To them was born one child, a son Ross, who died when three years of age.
Several
years were spent in Washington, D. C., where Mr. Hamilton was employed in the Pension Office. He died Nov.
9, 1918. Mrs. Hamilton continued to reside on the farm after her husband’s death, until 1925, when she
moved to Bedford, where she had since resided.
She
is survived by one sister, Mrs. Walter [Edward] Myers [Lydia Arminta] of Bedford, and one brother, Jess [Jesse
Albert] Dresher of Sharpsburg.
Also by two nieces and three nephews. Her husband, father, mother, sister Anna and brother Charles Oscar Dresher, preceded her in death.
She
was a member of the Methodist church.
[Hamilton, Mary Louise
Dresher]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 17, 1937 p. 8
Here For Funeral
Among
those from out of town who attended the funeral services for Mrs. Louise
Hamilton Friday, June 4, were the
following: Mrs. Sam Dresher, Mrs. Bone, and Miss Josephine Myers of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wheelock, Mrs. Harold Booker and Mrs. Ida Ross of Kansas City; Mrs. Helen Albert of Cedar Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pfander of Blockton; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagan of Chicago.
[Hayes, Paul Leroy]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday March 31, 2004
PAUL HAYES
Funeral
services for Paul Hayes, age
83 of Council Bluffs, who died Thursday, March 18, 2004, were held Monday,
March 22, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. at the McCurdy Funeral Home with Reverend Marvin
Arnpriester officiating. Interment was held in the Garner Township Cemetery in
Council Bluffs. Memorials can be directed to the Broadway United Methodist
Church or to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were entrusted to the McCurdy
Funeral Home of Council Bluffs.
Paul
Leroy Hayes was born February 21,
1921 in Raymond, South Dakota the son of Glen Hayes and Mable Inman Hayes. He grew up attending school in Bedford, Iowa
graduating with the Class of 1939.
Paul answered the call to serve his country during
World War II. He served in Iran, Iraq, France and Germany from November 1942
until November of 1945. He served with the 334th Army Engineers. He was issued
the Victory Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Theater Ribbon with two
Bronze Battle Stars, six Overseas Service Bars, a Service Stripe and the Good
Conduct Medal. After his discharge, Paul was a heavy equipment operator.
Left
to cherish Paul's memory are
his wife Shirley (Putnam) Hayes of Council Bluffs; three sons, Merlin Hayes and wife Mary of Denton, Nebraska; and Marvin Hayes and wife Myung of Denton, Nebraska; a daughter, Cindy Hayes of Istanbul, Turkey; a stepdaughter, Linda
Bolton and husband John of Harlan, Iowa; two step-sons, Douglas Hicks of Neola, Iowa; and Wayne Hicks and wife Linda of Council Bluffs; three brothers, Vernon Hayes of Glenwood; Dean Hayes and wife Jeannine of Osage Beach, Missouri; and Dennis Hayes and wife Ruth of Ellston, Iowa; four sisters, Marie Nissen and Ruth Huddle, both of Omaha, Nebraska; Lola Wright and husband Russell of Spencer, Iowa; and Jeannette Williams and husband Harold of Kellerton, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Wilma
Hayes of Lenox, Iowa; seven
grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; six
step-great-grandchildren; and a host of friends.
Preceding
in death were his parents, Glen and Mable; a son, Daniel Hayes; a grandson, Chris Rucker and a brother Richard J. Hayes.
[Lowry, Donald Fay]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 12, 1987 p. 4
Donald F. Lowry
Services
for Donald F. [ay] Lowry, 69,
were held August 8 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Cummings
officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Ia. Mr. Lowry died August 5, 1987 in Bedford.
Donald
F. [ay] Lowry, son of George
Raymond Lowry and Lottie M.
Gray Lowry was born at Hopkins,
Nodaway County, Missouri, July 1, 1918. He grew to maturity in the Hopkins
community where he attended the public school and was graduated from Hopkins
High School.
In
November 1939 he was united in marriage to Dora Louise Coates at Troy, Ks., and they made their home in Bedford
where he was first employed by the Cudahy Packing company and then by the
Standard Oil Company until retiring following 32 years of employment as tank
wagon operator and service station attendant.
To
this union four children were born: Carol Louise, Donna Marie, George Thomas
and Phillip Charles. Dora passed
away in August of 1958.
On
September 1, 1973 he was united in marriage to Enola Hunt Henry at the United Methodist Church in Bedford, Iowa
and they have resided in Bedford.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Enola of the home; the children, Carol Louise and her husband Hal Sayler of Bedford; Donna Marie and her husband Randy Hunt of Council Bluffs, Ia.; George Thomas Lowry and his wife Shirley of Omaha, Ne.; and Phillip Charles Lowry of Lenox, Ia.; five grandchildren, Michael
Dean Saylor, David Lee Saylor, Christopher Lowry, Kimberly Lowry and Amber Hunt; one sister, Elizabeth Calvin of Lenox, Ia., and one brother, Ralph Lowry of Ashland, Ne.; two stepchildren, Burl and
Patrick Henry, other relatives
and friends.
He
was a member of the Bedford United Methodist Church; Taylor Lodge #156 of A. F.
and A. M., Bedford, Ia.; Bedford American Legion Post 164 and he had served 45
years as a member of the Bedford Volunteer Fire Department and several terms on
the Bedford City Council.
His
family and friends will long remember his good life so well lived.
[Lowry, Dora Louise
Coates]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 7, 1958 [p. 1]
Mrs. Don Lowry Succumbs After A Long Illness
Mrs.
Don Lowry of Bedford, who had
been ill for many months, died at St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Sunday,
August 3. Last rites were held Tuesday afternoon at the Bedford Methodist church. Rev.
Anthony Blankers, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial in Fairview
cemetery. Dora Louise Coates,
daughter of Charles [Roy] and Della [Rosa Peterson] Coates, was born May 8, 1919 at College Springs, Iowa and died at the age of 39 years, two months, 25 days.
On
November 26, 1939, she was united in marriage to Donald F. [ay] Lowry at Troy, Kansas, and she and her husband had made
their home at Bedford since. To them were born two daughters, Carol Louise and Donna Marie; and two sons, George Thomas and Philip Charles.
Mourning
her loss are her husband and the four children; her father, Charles [Roy]
Coates of Elmo, Mo.; three
sisters, Mrs. Margaret Pruitt of Elmo, Mrs. Vivian [Blanche] Horn of Des Moines, Mrs. Charlene Parham of Tupelo, Mississippi; many nieces and nephews. Her mother preceded her in
death on April 2, 1953.
At
an early age, Mrs. Lowry joined the Methodist church in Elmo, later transferring her membership to the
Bedford Methodist church. She was a kind, loving mother, a good neighbor and
friend, and was marvelously cheerful and patient in her suffering.
[O’Grady, Helen Jane
Connor Standard]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday April 7, 2004
HELEN O'GRADY
Celebration of life services for Helen
O' Grady, age 85 of Bedford, who
died Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at the Alegent Health Center in Corning were
held Sunday, April 4, 2004 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Red Barn located at
the Taylor County Fairgrounds in Bedford. Helen donated her body to science and interment will be
held at a later date. Memorials can be given in Helen's name. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie
Funeral Home of Bedford.
Helen
Jane O'Grady was born November
14, 1918, in Conway, Iowa the daughter of Charles Connor and Ada Scott Connor. She grew up in the Conway area graduating from
Conway High School in 1936, where she enjoyed and excelled in basketball. After
graduation, she attended nursing school in St. Joseph, Missouri. She worked as
a private practice nurse and in 1942 she was united in marriage to Roger
Standard. After World War II she
and Roger lived in various
places in the United States. Together they had a son Roger and the couple divorced in 1949. Helen moved back to the Conway area and in 1951, she
was united in marriage to Leo O'Grady. Together they lived on a farm north of Conway and Helen worked as a nurse for Dr. Hardin in Bedford for
several years. She then took a job as school nurse for the Bedford Community School
and worked there for twenty-six years, retiring in 1982.
Helen was passionate about being the school nurse. Her
job description also included, but was not limited to, splinting arms, pulling
teeth and counseling kids. She has been involved in the memories of thousands
of students over the years. She liked living on the farm and spending time
outdoors with her cats and dogs. She also spent many hours in her garden. She
enjoyed picnicking in the timber with her family and neighbors. She loved to
cook and it even made her feel better when she did so! She was an excellent
baker, specializing in fruit pies and rolls. She enjoyed watching sports,
especially college and NBA basketball, (the Iowa Hawkeyes were her favorite)
and NASCAR racing, with Jeff Gordon being her favorite driver.
Left
to cherish Helen's memory are
her two sons, Roger Standard and wife Connie of Fort
Lupton, Colorado; and Richard O'Grady and wife Judy of
Bedford; a brother, Charles Connor of Oroville, California, and two grandchildren, Kathleen Standard of New York and Roger Allen Standard of Wyoming.
Preceding Helen in death were her
parents, Charles and Ada; her
husband Leo in 1992; two
brothers Harold and Ralph Connor and four sisters, Hazel Miller, Mary Hamilton and Ethel Law, and Betty Jean Connor at infancy.
[Phelps, Clarence
Alva]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 23, 1956 p. 5
C. A. Phelps Died Here Sunday
C.
[larence] A. [lva] Phelps, a
long-time resident of Bedford and community, died unexpectedly at his home in
west Bedford late Sunday evening.
Funeral
services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Clement Loehr. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Clarence
Alva Phelps, son of William
Sylvester and Louisa Adeline Campbell Phelps, was born June 6, 1873 in Jasper County, Iowa.
In 1889 the Phelps family moved to Taylor County, to a farm two miles
west of Bedford and here Alva grew to manhood.
On
January 1, 1903 he was married to Miss Mable Olmsted of Genoa, Ill. The young couple then moved to a
farm two miles farther west, where route No. 2 makes the big swing to the
north, where they lived most of the time until 20 years ago when they moved to
Bedford.
Mr.
and Mrs. Phelps united with the
Gilead church northwest of Bedford, and when it ceased to function their
membership was transferred to the Bedford Methodist church.
Two
children were born to them: Mrs. Nita Verlee Griffith, who resides seven miles northeast of Bedford,
and Chester Phelps, a
custodian at the local school building.
Mrs. Phelps and their two children survive, as well as two
grandchildren, Evelyn and Floyd Griffith, Mrs. Stella Tointon,
Bedford, a sister, and another sister, Mrs. Ola [Maude] Cook resides in Denver, Colo.
[Phelps, Louisa
Adeline Campbell]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday September 26,
1907 [p. 1]
LOUISA CAMPBELL
PHELPS
Louisa
Adeline Campbell was born in
Jasper County, Iowa, May 3, 1854, and died at St. Mary's hospital, Pueblo,
Colo., Tuesday, September 17, 1907, from pneumonia.
The
remains were brought here Saturday, and on Sunday the funeral was held from the
residence 2 miles northwest of town, conducted by Rev. Wm. B. Thompson and
interment was in Fairview cemetery.
On
December 8, 1872, she was united to William S. [ylvester] Phelps, near Lynnville, Iowa, where they made their home
until moving to Taylor County in March, 1889. Here they bought a farm and for
the past eighteen years they have occupied this same place. It was here they
reared a family of four children, Clarence A., Bedford; Mrs. Tully Fox [Dona Fay], Pueblo, Colo.; Mrs. Charles Tointon [Dorothy
Estella], Bedford, Iowa; Mrs.
C. [yrus] O. [ran] Cook [Ola Maude],
Durango, Colo. All the children were present at the funeral. Early in life she
united with the M.E. church and has always lived a conscientious Christian
life.
She
leaves to mourn her death, aside from the children mentioned, a husband, one
brother, M. E. Campbell, of
Seattle, Wash.; two sisters, Miss Olivia Campbell and Mrs. S. Campbell. She had been visiting her daughter at Pueblo
since about the first of the year.
[Phelps, Louisa
Adeline Campbell]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 26,
1907 [p. 1]
Wife and Mother Gone
Mrs.
William S. [ylvester] Phelps died
at St. Mary's hospital in Pueblo, Colorado, of pneumonia, on Tuesday, September
17th, 1907, aged 53 years, 4 months and 14 days. The body was shipped to
Bedford, arriving here Saturday. The funeral services were held at the home two
miles west of Bedford on Sunday, September 22nd, at 2 o'clock p. m., conducted
by Rev. W. B. Thompson. Interment at Fairview.
Louisa
Adeline Campbell was born May 3,
1854, and was married to William S.[ylvester] Phelps at Lynnville, Jasper county, Iowa, on December 8,
1872. Of the children born to this union, Clarence Alva, the youngest, still resides at the parental
home, Mrs. Tully Fox [Dona Fay] lives at Pueblo, Colo., Mrs. C. [yrus] O. [ran] Cook [Ola Maude] at Durango, in the same state, and Mrs. Charles Tointon [Dorothy
Estella], near Bedford. All were
present at the obsequies.
Her
daughter, Mrs. Fox has not
been in good health for some time and a few months ago Mrs. Phelps went to Pueblo to help care for her. About two
weeks ago Mrs. Phelps was
taken ill with pneumonia and her condition becoming serious, she was removed to
St. Mary's hospital where the best of care and skillful medical aid could be
given her. All, however, was in vain. The Grim Specter had marked her as his
own, and human aid could not avail, nor push back the dark and rolling clouds
that intervened between her and the great beyond. She died peacefully, afar
from home, but surrounded by friendly hearts and loved ones, and her last hours
were soothed and robbed of anguish so far as love, care and skill could avail.
[Phelps, Mabel
Gertrude Olmstead]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 2, 1964 p. 4
Mable Phelps Services Monday
Funeral services for Mable
[Mabel] Gertrude Phelps, 93,
lifetime Taylor County resident, were held December 30 at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home with Rev. John D. Kerr, local Presbyterian minister officiating. Mrs.
Phelps died December 27 at Rosary
Hospital in Corning. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
The
following obituary was included in the services:
Mable
[Mabel] Gertrude Olmstead,
daughter of Martha Jane Thompson and Chester Henry Olmstead,
was born September 14,1870 in Genoa, Ill.
She
was married to [Clarence] Alva
Phelps on January 1, 1903 at
Rockford, Ill., and to this union two children were born, Neta Griffith and Chester Phelps, both of Bedford, Ia.
She
spent most of her married life near Bedford, Iowa. She was a member of the
Gilead Church and later was a member of the Methodist Church.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.
Those left with memories
are Mr. and Mrs. Chester Phelps,
and Mr. and Mrs. Fern Griffith,
and two grandchildren, Floyd and Evelyn Griffith of Bedford.
[Phelps, William Sylvester]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday August 22, 1916 [p. 1]
Obituary—W.
S. Phelps
W.
[illiam] S. [ylvester] Phelps died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.[harles] L. [ewis] Tointon, Thursday, August 10, having been failing in
health for a long time. The funeral services were held at the Tointon home at 1 P. M. Monday, conducted by Rev. J. W.
Goodsell of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Interment was made in the Fairview
cemetery.
Mr.
Phelps lived on a farm west of
town for many years until after his health failed and he was no longer able to
do heavy physical work. Since which time he had made his home principally with Mrs
Tointon and his son [Clarence] Alva west of town.
William
Sylvester Phelps was born in
Richland Township, Mahaska County, Iowa, August 27, 1847. He was united in
marriage to [Louisa] Adaline
[Adeline] Campbell in 1872 and to
this union four children were born, C. [larence] A. [lva] Phelps, west of Bedford; Mrs. Dorothy [Estella]
Tointon, north of town; Mrs.
Ola Maude Cook of Durango, Col.,
and Dona Farilla Fox, who died
in 1908. The wife and mother died in September 1907. Deceased is survived by a
brother, Sam Phelps, of the
state of Washington, a sister, Mrs. Florence Timberel, of Idaho, and a half sister, Mrs. Mary L.
Talbott of Marshalltown, Iowa,
who was present at the funeral.
Mr.
Phelps held membership in the
Methodist Episcopal church at Sully, Jasper County, Iowa.
[Robbins, Hezekiah
Alexander]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 26, 1908 p. 8
Hesakiah A. Robbins Dead
Hezekiah
A. [lexander] Robbins was born in
North Carolina Feb. 8, 1859, died March 24, 1908, at his late home in Bedford,
Iowa. He went with his parents to Salem, Ind., when 12 years old and continued
to live there until he came to Bedford 24 years ago, at which place he has
resided almost continuously with the exception of one year spent at the old
home in Indiana.
He
was married to Miss Eva [lina] B. [Belmont] Norton in Bedford Jan. 19, 1890. To this union nine
children were born, six of whom are living—three having gone on before.
The oldest of the remaining children is 13 years of age and the youngest one
month old. All the sympathy of the human heart is called forth from its hiding
place in an hour like this. A woman with six little children certainly calls
for the most abiding sympathy of our hearts. In a land of Bibles and
Christianity there will be no lack of that sympathy so necessary to the
lightening of the burdens that fall so heavily upon the home and the hearts
bereft.
The
deceased was a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge at this place and the M. W. A.
In the latter he carried insurance for the protection of his loved ones. He
united with the Christian church some 17 years ago and remained a strong
believer in the teachings of that body till death called him. He leaves three
sisters and three brothers, besides the widow and six children to mourn his
loss.
He
has been prominently connected with the interests of this place for years. Was
a member of the Fire Department for ten years, ever ready to protect and serve
his fellow men. He has been a contractor and builder and held a strong place in
the estimation of those who knew him best for years gone by.
The
funeral will be held from the home at 4:30 this afternoon in charge of Geo. A.
Hendrickson, pastor of the Christian church, and the fraternal body of I. O. O.
F.
[ROBBINS, HEZEKIAH ALEXANDER]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, April 2, 1908
The funeral of H. [ezekiah] A. [lexander] Robbins, which was held at the home Thursday afternoon of last week, was very largely attended. The Odd Fellows lodge had charge of the ceremonies and more than fifty members were in line. The Woodman lodge, of which Mr. Robbins was also a member, was represented by a large delegation. The floral offerings were extremely beautiful. Rev. Hendrickson delivered the address, which was able and eloquent, and voiced the sympathy which all feel for the heartbroken widow and the fatherless little children.
[Rogers, Sarah Hunnel]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 7,
1921 p. 7
Another Old Resident
Dead
The
following clipping taken from the Phillipsburg (Kansas) News, relates the death and burial at that place of Mrs.
Sarah H. Rogers, who in early
years was a resident of Bedford and will be remembered here by many of the
older residents of this city. The deceased was a schoolteacher in the Bedford
schools and while here was married to Mr. Rogers, who was then in the mercantile business here.
This was in the year 1861. They left here a few years later for Kansas. The
paper was sent to Mrs. E. R. Hall,
who was a life-long friend of the deceased and who kindly permitted us to use
the same for publication:
"Sarah
Hunnel was born near Argyle,
Wisconsin, July 29, 1837, and passed to her heavenly home from Phillipsburg,
Kans., June 18, 1921, aged 83 years, 10 months, 19 days. She was the daughter
of Frederic and Ruth Marshall Hunnell [Hunnel], the latter being a niece of John Marshall, first chief justice of the United States.
"She
lived with her parents in Wisconsin until 1858, when she went with the family
of an older sister to Bedford, Iowa, where she was employed as teacher in the
schools. She was married to Reuben Rogers, January 26, 1861. They resided for several years in Bedford, being
engaged in the mercantile business. During the war of the rebellion they were
annoyed and suffered much from bushwhackers, being surrounded by sympathizers
from both factions. In 1875 on account of ill health of Mr. Rogers, they came to Phillipsburg, and with but slight
intermissions this has been her home since. She was the last of a family of
five sons and four daughters. Her husband preceded her in death some years ago.
She has no children, being survived only by nieces and nephews.
"At
the age of 26 she united with the Presbyterian Church and remained a member of
that church till the day of her death. Upon her arrival in Phillipsburg she
identified herself with the small but hopeful little band of Presbyterians here
and has since that time been a loyal, faithful supporter and helper in the
work. She was a teacher in the Sunday school. Men in the community are glad to
recall that in their young manhood they were in her class and treasure the
bibles which she gave them at that time. She was ever ready to help with her
means and many of the institutions of the church as well as the local congregation
have been aided by her generosity."
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