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[Henry, Volley Allen] Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 22, 1976 p. 4 Volley Henry, 50, Final Rites Held January 11 Funeral services for Volley Allen Henry, 50, of Blockton, were held January 11 at Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Mo., with Rev. Bobby J. Pinkerton and Mike Roberts officiating. Mr. Henry died January 9, 1976 in his home in Blockton, Ia. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton. Volley Allen Henry, the third son of Carl and Vera Davis Henry, was born August 26, 1925 in Worth County, Mo. After serving his country for three years in the Navy, he was united in marriage to Ruth E. Stevenson on May 17, 1946 in Houston, Mo. To this union five children were born. In 1963 he accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour under the ministry of Bobby J. Pinkerton of the Blockton Baptist Chapel. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, and daughters, Glenda and Pamela, of the home; Linda Beemer and husband, Tim, of Oelwein, Iowa; Joanne Wake and husband, Steve, of Essex, Ia.; and son, David, and wife, Cloris, of Blockton, Ia.; five grandchildren, Jana, Lance and Layne Beemer, Vincent Allen Henry, and Erin Wake; three brothers and four sisters; his mother and father-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Overman of Grant City; and many other loving relatives and friends. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 16, 1964 p. 2 SHERIDAN NEWS Lay Kemery Succumbs Lay [Delay Green] Kemery, 79, of Sheridan, died Jan. 8 at the St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Mo., after being admitted that day. Funeral services were held Sat., Jan. 11 at the Sheridan Methodist church. Blockton News Thursday July 8, 1909 p. 4 Mrs. Daniel Leonard [Jane Heath], of Holt Township, died a few days since. She and her husband, who is well known, were early settlers of this section, having settled on the farm on which she died in the fall of 1856. Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 16, 1957 p. 4 F. J. Merriman Dies At Blockton Frank J. [esse] Merriman, 74, owner and manager of a lumberyard at Athelstan for many years, died at his home in Blockton Monday, May 13. Funeral services were held at the Blockton Christian church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Lowell Hall and Rev. Clarence Moore. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton. Mrs. Merriman survives. [Merriman, Frank Jesse] Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 23, 1957 p. 3 BLOCKTON NEWS Those from out of town attending the funeral of Frank Merriman were Mr. and Mrs. Fox of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miller and Mrs. Fox of Omaha. [Merriman, Frank Jesse] Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 30, 1957 p. 3 F. J. Merriman Rites at Blockton Funeral services for Frank J. [esse] Merriman were held at the Christian church in Blockton, Wednesday afternoon, May 15 with Rev. Lowell A. Hall and Rev. Clarence Moore officiating. Burial in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton. Frank J. [esse] Merriman, son of Sol [omon] and Mary [Ellen Rieger] Merriman, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, August 18, 1882 and died at his home in Blockton, May 13, 1957 at the age of 74 years, eight months, 25 days. He was the youngest of nine children, four boys and five girls. In 1906 he graduated from Western Normal College at Shenandoah, completing the commercial course. He was married to Grace Ridge on February 28, 1909. They resided in Clearfield five years, where they operated a general store, moving to Athelstan where they had a general store two years and then a lumberyard in Athelstan and Sheridan. They moved to Blockton December 1, 1946. Frank was a member of the Masonic Lodge and of the Christian church in Blockton. He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and four sisters. He is survived by his wife, Grace; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Miller of Kingston, Tenn.; several nieces and nephews. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 8, 1963 p. 8 Mrs. Grace Merriman Services Held Aug. 4 Funeral services for Mrs. Grace L. Merriman, 81, of Blockton were held Aug. 4 in Blockton Christian church with Rev. James Ferris officiating. Mrs. Merriman died Aug. 2 at Ringgold County hospital in Mt. Ayr. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton. She was a member of the Christian church and the Order of Eastern Star at Blockton. Mrs. Merriman is survived by one brother, Roy Ridge, Muscatine, Ia. [Merriman, Grace Ridge] Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 22, 1963 p. 8 Grace Merriman Services Aug. 4 Funeral services for Mrs. Grace L. Merriman of Blockton were held Aug. 4 at Blockton Christian church. Mrs. Merriman died at the Ringgold County Hospital Aug. 2 at the age of 81. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton. The following obituary was included in the services: Mrs. Grace L. Merriman was the eldest of a family of three children. She was born July 21, 1882, the daughter of Thomas [Jefferson] and [Lucretia] Ruth [Norris] Ridge in Ringgold County, Iowa. Five years of her childhood were spent in Holt Co., Mo. She was married to Frank J. [esse] Merriman Feb. 28, 1909. The first few years of their married life was spent on a farm in Worth Co., Mo. They later moved to Clearfield, Ia., where they operated a general store for five years. They then moved to Athelstan where Mr. Merriman went into the lumber business, operating in Sheridan, Mo., and Athelstan. They moved to Blockton in Dec. 1946 where they spent the rest of life. She was a member of the First Christian church of Blockton and Order of the Eastern Star, Blockton. Her husband died May 13, 1957. Her parents and one brother also have preceded her in death. She is survived by one brother, Roy Ridge and wife of Muscatine, Ia., one sister-in-law Lucretia Ridge of Blockton and a number of nieces and nephews. [Moeck, Hortense Faye Kemery West] Bethany Republican Clipper (Bethany, Missouri) Friday February 17, 2006 Faye Moeck Faye Moeck, 96, New Hampton, Mo. died Feb. 7, 2006 at a healthcare facility in Bethany, Mo. She was born May 25, 1909 in Taylor County, Iowa, the daughter of Delay G.[reen] and Pearl E. (King) Kemery. She was married to John E. Moeck. He preceded her in death on January 15, 1982. Faye was a homemaker. Survivors include cousins. Graveside services and burial were Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 at the Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be made to Crestview Activity Fund in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, Mo. 64424. [Moeck, Hortense Faye Kemery West] St Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri) Thursday February 9, 2006 New Hampton, Mo. - Faye Moeck, 96, New Hampton, died Feb. 7, 2006, at a health-care center in Bethany, Mo. Survivors include her cousins. Graveside service and burial will be 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, Iowa. Friends may call after 9 a.m. Friday at Roberson Funeral Home, Bethany. There is no scheduled family visitation. Memorials may be made to the Crestview Activity Fund in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 46, Bethany, Mo., 64424 Blockton News Thursday July 5, 1934 [p. 1] Obituary Charles Anthony Mondt was born in Kendall County, Illinois, April 21, 1861, and passed away at his home in Blockton, Iowa, June 29, 1934, at the age of 73 years, 2 months and 8 days. His parents moved from Aurora, Illinois, to this state when he was three years of age and settled on a farm in Wayne County. He was united in marriage to Miss Annie Breeden in Charlottesville, Virginia, December 31, 1902. They came to Orient, this state, to make their home, later moving to Red Oak and then to the vicinity of Blockton. To this union three children were born. He united with the Methodist church in his early years. Left to mourn his departure are his wife, three children, Vernon [Eugene] and [Elsie] Faye, of Shenandoah, and Rennie [Archie] at home; four grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Arthur Williams, of Winfield, Kansas; Mrs. L. [ouis] M. [ayo] Smith, of Griswold; Mrs. A. [lbert] J. [ohn] Binau, of Shenandoah; Mrs. Fred Winter, of Greenfield; six brothers, John [Christian], of St. Marys, Kansas; Sam, [Samuel Thomas] of Lebanon, Wash.; Louis [Cobb] and Guy [Herman], of Seattle, Wash.; Harry [Augustus], of Boone, and Albert of Marshalltown, also several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by Rev. W. H. Warrior, and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery. [Mondt, Charles Anthony] Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 5, 1934 p. 2 BLOCKTON Services Are Held for Anthony Mondt Charles Anthony Mondt died at his home in Blockton Friday, June 29. The funeral was held at the home Sunday conducted by Rev. W. H. Warrior and burial was in Rose Hill cemetery. He was born April 21, 1861 in Kendall County, Ill. He was married to Miss Annie Breeden in December 1902 at Charlottesville, Va. To them three children were born, Vernon [Eugene] of Shenandoah, Rennie [Archie] of Blockton and [Elsie] Faye Danielson of Shenandoah. He became a member of the Methodist church at an early age. Left to mourn his death are his wife, three children, four grandchildren, four sisters, Mrs. L. [ouis] M. [ayo] Smith of Griswold, Iowa, Mrs. A. [lbert] J. [ohn] Binau of Shenandoah, Mrs. Arthur Williams of Winfield, Kans., Mrs. Fred Winter of Greenfield; six brothers, John [Christian] Mondt of St. Marys, Kans., Sam [Samuel Thomas] Mondt of Lebanon, Wash., Louis [Cobb] Mondt and Guy [Herman] Mondt of Seattle, Wash., Harry [Augustus] Mondt of Boone and Albert Mondt of Marshalltown, Iowa. _____________________ Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Vern Danielson, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Binau, Mrs. Gail Rogers and daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Mondt and two children of Shenandoah; Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. George Proctor of Griswold came to attend the funeral of Charles Mondt Sunday. Bedford Times-Press Wednesday December 2, 1992 ADA MAE MOON Funeral service for Ada Mae Moon was held Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1992 at the First Christian Church in Blockton, Iowa with Rev. Scott Marcum officiating. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, Iowa. Ada Mae Miller was born August 6, 1918 near Redding, Iowa and passed away on November 22,1992 at Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa at the age of 74 years, three months and 16 days. Ada Mae was the third child of Thomas Jefferson and Olive Edna Hoffman Miller. Ada Mae attended the Miller Country School, then Redding High School, and came to Blockton High School for her senior year, graduating in 1936. Ada Mae married John Dale Moon on March 20, 1939 in Grinnell, Iowa. To this union two daughters were born: Mary Fern and Connie Jane. After Ada Mae's marriage to John, they lived on the same farm all of their married life of 53 years. She was a member of the Blockton Legion Auxiliary, the Liberty Club, and the N C P Club, which she thoroughly enjoyed every other week. Survivors left to cherish her memory are: her husband, John; daughters, Mary and Jane; sons-in-law, Donald Dean Weaver and Roger Doyle Manser; sisters, Hazel Smith of Mount Ayr, Iowa and Mary Ogle of Bedford, Iowa; grandchildren, Connie Joyce Drake and her husband Bert Earl, John Raymond Weaver and his wife Debra Lynn, Melissa Jane Ryan and her husband Todd Anthony, and Jennifer Dawn and Megan Leigh Manser; great grandchildren, Nathan Earl Drake, Clinton Lee Drake, and Sasha Dawn Weaver; numerous nephews and nieces; and a host of friends. Ada Mae will be missed by all those who knew and loved her. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 12, 1984 p. 4 George Moon, 78, Last Rites Were Held in Blockton Funeral services for George William Moon, 78, of Blockton, held April 3 in First Christian Church in Blockton, were conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings, Rev. Steve Moon, Rev. Don Moon and Rev. Mel Smith. Mr. Moon died March 31, 1984. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, Ia. George William Moon, son of John William and Sarah Beson Moon, was born July 6, 1905, in Gay Township northwest of Blockton, Iowa. He attended Liberty school in that township and Blockton Public School. As a young man, George became a member of the Blockton Christian Church. On April 11, 1926, in Blockton Christian Church parsonage, he was united in marriage with Guelda M. [yrtle] Stephens, with Gay Township being their home until their retirement in Blockton. The Moon family includes two daughters; Phyllis (Mrs. Russell Faubion), Blockton, Iowa; Martha Janice (Mrs. Eugene Parman), Apache Junction, Arizona; two sons; Eugene Moon, Mesa, Arizona; John W. (Bill) Moon, Bedford, Iowa; two devoted and caring daughters-in-law; Helen Moon, Bedford, Iowa and LaWren Moon, Mesa, Arizona; two sons-in-law always ready to give assistance when needed; Russell Faubion and Eugene Parman; 12 grandchildren; who were his treasures; Chaplain Steven Moon and wife Kathleen, Fort Polk, Louisiana; Robert Smith and wife Eileen, Stockton, California; John William Moon, Jr. and wife Jan, Paris, Texas; Rev. Donald Moon and wife Glenda, New Castle, Pennsylvania; Michael Moon and wife, Gayla, Red Deer A. B. Canada; Thomas E. Moon, Mesa, Arizona; George S. Moon, Mesa, Arizona; Ronald Parman and wife, Lynn, Ellenwood, Georgia; Russell Faubion, Jr. and wife, Tammy, Blockton, Iowa; Mary Catherine Moon, Olathe, Kansas; Alicia Parman Hall and husband, David, Phoenix, Arizona; Susan M. Moon, Mesa, Arizona; 13 great grandchildren are: Stephen, Jonathan, and Michelle Moon, Fort Polk, La; Aaron and Eric Smith, Stockton, California; John William (Billy John) and Jala Moon, Paris, Texas; Elizabeth Ann Moon, New Castle, Pa.; Christina Moon, Red Deer A. B. Canada; Kevin and Brandon Hall, Phoenix, Ariz.; Adam Parman, Ellenwood, Georgia; Matthew Faubion, Blockton. He was engaged in farming and served as Gay Township assessor for thirteen years. Besides his immediate family he is survived by a brother, John, and wife, Ada, of Blockton, Iowa; two sisters: Bernice and husband, Merton Ihrig, Creston, Iowa; Geraldine and husband, Ray Hollingsworth, Winterset, Iowa; two half sisters: Mary Moon Walker, Salt Lake City, Utah. A half sister, Martha Moon Mortensen, Roosevelt, Utah, preceded him in death. Bedford Times-Press Wednesday February 5, 1997 John Dale Moon John Dale Moon was born July 8, 1914 to John William and Sarah Lorraine [Lorene] Beason [Beson] Moon in Taylor County, Iowa and passed away January 29, 1997 in Worth County Convalescent Center in Grant City, Missouri. He was united in marriage to Ada Mae Miller on March 20, 1939 in Grinnell, IA. To this union two daughters were born, Mary Fern and Connie Jane. John was born and lived all his life on the farm that had been in his family since Jan. 1891. Farming was his life. He took great pride in his Registered Jersey Cattle herd and showed his cattle and won many awards at fairs and cattle shows. He won Grand Champion Bull at the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln and Senior Champion in the Kansas Free Fair in Topeka in 1956. John was a member of the Jersey Cattleman's Assoc. for many years. He was a member of the Bethany Masonic Lodge #320, in Blockton. He loved his family, especially his, grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother George Moon and two sisters, Mattie Mortensen and Mary Walker. Surviving John are two daughters, Mary Weaver and husband Donald (Buck) Weaver and Jane Manser and husband Roger Manser; five grandchildren, Connie Drake and husband Earl, John Weaver and wife Debra, Melissa Ryan and husband Todd, Jennifer Manser and fiancé John Coady and Megan Manser; and four- great grandchildren, Nathan Drake, Clinton Drake, Sasha Weaver and Cullen Ryan; sisters Bernice Ihrig and husband Merton of Cedar Rapids and Geraldine Hollingsworth of Winterset, IA; many nieces, nephews and friends. He will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him. Services were held Saturday, February 1 at the Christian Church in Blockton. Burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, IA. Rev. Scott Marcum officiated the service. Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home of Mt. Ayr was in charge of arrangements. Funeral services for Stephen M. [ichael] Moon were held Friday, June 25, 2010, 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Bedford. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton. Stephen was born April 30, 1979 and died June 18, 2010 after a yearlong battle with cancer. He is survived by his loving parents, Steven and Kathleen Moon; siblings Jonathan C. Moon and Michelle K. Moon; and his grandmother, Helen R. Moon. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions to assist with Stephen’s uncovered medical expenses can be made
to State Savings Bank, Stephen Moon Memorial, 612 Central Av., Bedford, Iowa
50833 would be appreciated. [Morris, Beatrice Harletta Bird] Bedford Times-Press Wednesday March 4, 1987 p. 2 Beatrice Morris Services were held February 23 for Beatrice Morris, 88, at the Blockton Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Kail officiating. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, Ia. Mrs. Morris died February 19, 1987 at Bedford, Ia. Beatrice Harletta Morris, daughter of Andrew Vance and Jennie Mabel [Hoar] Bird was born at King City, Mo. August 9, 1898. She moved to Rea, Mo. and grew to maturity there where she attended the public school and graduated from Savannah, Mo. High School May 22, 1919. She was a member of the Methodist Church. On May 22, 1919 she was united in marriage to Joseph Raymond Morris at Maryville, Mo. and they lived in Blockton, Ia. She was employed by Schoenmann Lumber Yard for 11 years before she retired. She was preceded in death by her father, mother and brother, William Dale Bird of Garden Grove. Left to cherish her memory are a sister-in-law, Catherine Bird; nephew, Charles Vance Bird and his wife Connie and his children Charles Dale and Stephen Vance Bird. She was a member of Past Noble Grand, Rebecca Lodge, Blockton Past Worthy Matron, Eastern Star Lodge, Blockton, and received a 50-year pin from Eastern Star Lodge. She was a kind and considerate person and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. [Morris, Myrtle Olive Wildman] Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 1, 1948 [p. 1] Mrs. W. G. Morris Died Wednesday Mrs. W. [alter] G. [rant] Morris died at her home in Bedford at 9 o’clock Wednesday night, June 30. She had been in ill health several months. The funeral services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in the Blockton cemetery. Mrs. Morris was 75 years of age. She is survived by one sister Mrs. Pearl Schneider of Bedford. [Morris, Myrtle Olive Wildman] Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 8, 1948 [p. 1] Morris Rites Were Held Here Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Morris who died at her home in Bedford, Wednesday night, June 30, were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Saturday afternoon, July 3, conducted by Rev. George W. Swan. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton. Myrtle Olive Morris, daughter of William and Irene [Cowell] Wildman, [was] born February 21, 1873 in Gay Township. On December 15, 1917 she was married to Walter G. Morris of Wenatchee, Washington. All of her married life was spent in the West and the past four years in Bedford. She was a member of the Methodist church. The only survivors of the family is her sister, Mrs. Pearl Schneider of Bedford, nieces and nephews. Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 23, 1944 [p. 1] Walter G. Morris Dies In Washington Walter G. [rant] Morris died at his home in Wenatchee, Washington Sunday, March 12. The body was brought to Bedford and funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. L. Hufstader. Burial was in the Blockton cemetery. Mr. Morris is survived by his wife, who is a sister of W. R. Wildman and Mrs. Ed Schneider of Bedford. She accompanied the body here for the last rites as well as Raymond Schneider of Bedford, who went to Washington to come back with his aunt. There is also a son and two grandchildren. Mr. Morris was a brother of the late Al K. Morris of Bedford. He had been in the lumber business in Washington the past fifty years. Bedford Times-Press Wednesday October 14, 1987 LELAND DOLAN NORRIS Funeral services for Leland Dolan Norris, 77, were held at the Blockton Christian Church October 6 conducted by Rev. Scott Marcum. Interment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Blockton. Mr. Norris died October 3, 1987 at Lucas County Hospital, Chariton, Ia. Leland Dolan Norris, son of Albert and Nora [Hudson] Norris was born in Redding, Ia. January 21, 1910. As a child, he joined the Redding Methodist Church and attended high school in Redding, Ia. On July 19, 1934 he was united in marriage to Mildred Lorene Brown at Albany, Mo. Dolan and Mildred were the parents of a son Harold Dean. For several years Dolan was engaged in farming in the Blockton vicinity. He also worked as a carpenter and was employed at the Blockton elevator. His interests were gardening, fishing and he was active in the Blockton Saddle Club. Dolan was a proud grandpa and enjoyed the love, companionship and devotion of his two grandchildren, Kevin Dean and Karla Maurine, and Kevin's fiancé Michelle Puckett. Dolan was preceded in death by his parents Albert and Nora; his wife Mildred; and two sisters-in-law Catherine Norris and Madge Norris. He is survived by his son, Harold Dean and his daughter-in-law Jacki; grandchildren Kevin Dean and Karla Maurine; three brothers, Cleo Norris of Cedar Rapids, Ia., Paul Norris of Independence, Ia., and Harold E. Norris and his wife Leta of Cedar Rapids, Ia. Also surviving him is a sister-in-law Maona Stermole and husband Joe of Des Moines; four brothers-in-law Kenneth Brown and wife Virginia of Grant City, Mo.; Rex Brown and his wife Bernice of Blockton; Elton Brown and his wife Jodean of Clearfield; and LaVern Brown and his wife Annabel of Bedford, Ia.; several nieces and nephews. Dolan will be sadly missed by his family and many friends. [Norris, Mildred Lorene Brown] Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 12, 1966 p. 9 Mildred Norris Rites May 6 Funeral services for Mrs. Noland (Mildred) Norris, 53, were held May 6 at the Blockton Christian Church with Rev. James Ferris officiating. Mrs. Norris died at Iowa University Hospitals May 4, 1966, following a long illness. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton. Mildred Lorene Norris was born May 12, 1912. She was born on a farm west of Blockton, the daughter of Mr. and Mars. Alley [Allie] Brown who now live north of Blockton on highway 25. Mildred attended school and graduated from Blockton High School. On July 19, 1934, she was united in marriage to Noland Norris and to this union was born a son, Harold Dean Norris who now lives in Blockton. At the time of her death Mildred and Noland were living west of Blockton. She belonged to and was active in the Christian Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion, and a neighborhood club. She is survived by her husband Noland, son Harold Dean and wife; her mother and father, one sister, Mrs. Maona Stermole of Des Moines; four brothers, Kenneth of Grant City, Rex of Blockton, Elton of Clearfield and LaVern of Bedford; nine nieces and nine nephews, uncles and aunts, and many, many friends. Mildred will be missed by all who knew her. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 19, 1950 p. 2 Hold Rites For Mrs. Guy Ogle In Blockton Blockton---Mrs. Guy Ogle died at the Clarinda Municipal hospital Oct. 16, after a lingering illness. The funeral was held at the Blockton Methodist church this Thursday at 2 o’clock. [Ogle, Mona Isabelle Keenan] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 26, 1950 p. 9 Mona Keenan Ogle Mona Isabelle, daughter of E. [lias] S. and Estella May [Sims] Keenan, was born Sept. 29, 1898, on a farm north of Blockton. She died Oct. 16 in Clarinda at the age of 54 years and 16 days. She was married to Guy C. [lifford] Ogle Feb. 19, 1920, and to them were born two children, Marie Ogle Smith and John Ogle, both of Blockton. Mrs. Ogle lived her entire life in and near Blockton. She united with the Methodist church in Blockton in January 1916, and was a faithful member through the years. She is survived by her husband Guy, daughter Marie and husband, son John and wife, and grandson William Earl Ogle, her brother and family of Clearfield, sisters-in-law, Maude Poor of Mt. Ayr, May Drake of Springfield, Mo. and Priscilla Bowman of Long Beach, Cal., and brothers-in-law Earl of Blockton and Clay of Sweeny, Tex. Those from a distance attending the Mrs. Guy Ogle funeral Thursday were Mrs. Resenburg of Profittstown, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hauling, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Hall of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Torrence of Muscatine, Mrs. Philip Belse and Mrs. Nellie Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Maloy of Des Moines, Homer Poore of Wilton Junction, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Minor and daughter of New Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Poore of Mt. Ayr, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Michaelson, Dr. and Mrs. Watson of Diagonal. [Ogle, Mona Isabelle Keenan] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 19, 1950 p. 2 Hold Rites For Mrs. Guy Ogle In Blockton BLOCKTON---Mrs. Guy Ogle died at the Clarinda Municipal hospital Oct. 16 after a lingering illness. The funeral was held at the Blockton Methodist church this Thursday at 2 o’clock. [Ogle, Mona Isabelle Keenan] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 26, 1950 p. 9 Mona Keenan Ogle Mona Isabelle, daughter of E. [lias] S. [tone] and Estella May [Sims] Keenan, was born Sept. 29, 1896, on a farm north of Blockton. She died Oct. 16, in Clarinda, at the age of 54 years and 16 days. She was married to Guy C. [lifford] Ogle Feb. 19, 1920, and to them were born two children, Marie Ogle Smith and John Ogle, both of Blockton. Mrs. Ogle lived her entire life in and near Blockton. She united with the Methodist church in Blockton in January 1916, and was a faithful member through the years. She is survived by her husband Guy, daughter Marie and husband, son John and wife, and grandson William Earl Ogle, her brother and family of Clearfield, sisters-in-law, Maude Poor of Mt. Ayr, May Drake of Springfield, Mo. and Priscilla Bowman of Long Beach, Cal., and brothers-in-law Earl of Blockton and Clay of Sweeny, Tex. Those from a distance attending the Mrs. Guy Ogle funeral Thursday were Mrs. Resenburg of Profittstown, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hauling, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Hall of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Torrence of Muscatine, Mrs. Philip Beise and Mrs. Nellie Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Maloy of Des Moines, Homer Poore of Wilton Junction, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Minor and daughter of New Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Poore of Mt. Ayr, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Michaelson, Dr. and Mrs. Watson of Diagonal. [Reynolds, Alonzo Lyman “Lon”] Bedford Times-Press Thursday November 12, 1942 p. 4 BLOCKTON Former Resident Dies Friends here learned Saturday evening that A. [lonzo] L. (Lon) Reynolds had died that evening at his home in Grant City. Although not well for some time his death was unexpected at this time. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Grant City conducted by Earl Warren of Altoona. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds moved to Grant City last spring after living near and in Blockton over fifty years. He is survived by his wife and a half-sister, Mrs. B.[enjamin] H. [arrison] Supinger of Grant City, and several half-brothers. Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 24, 1955 p. 9 Obituary – Ada Gertrude Sickels Ada Gertrude Sickels was born June 3, 1876, the daughter of Homer [West] and Susan [Sleeth] Sickels in Taylor County, Iowa and died March 12, 1955 at Bedford, Iowa at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 9 days. Most of her life was spent in Taylor County. She became a member of the Mount Zion Baptist church as a young girl. She was married to Charles Rusco on March 13, 1897 at Athelstan, Iowa. To this union four children were born: Loyd of Kansas City, Kans., Gladys of Blockton, Emmett of Kansas City, Mo., and Jane of Nyssa, Oregon. Besides her children she is survived by seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters. The brothers and sisters are: E. G. Sickels of Kellerton, Guy Sickels of Corvallis, Mont., Challey Sickels and Glen Sickels of Athelstan, Alice Gold of Hollandale, Minn., Margaret White of Atchison, Kans., and Clara Cornman of St. Joseph, Mo. [Rusco, Ada Gertrude Sickels] Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 24, 1955 p. 9 BLOCKTON Attend Rusco Rites Those from out of town attending the funeral of Mrs. Ada Gertrude Rusco were Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sickels and Cecil Sickels of Kellerton; Rex Sickels of Mt. Ayr; Mrs. Joe Woodward, Mrs. Gene Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rusco, Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Rusco of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Cornman and Mrs. Bill Bauman of St. Joseph; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. White of Atchison, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson, Mrs. Clara Ross of Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Campbell of Benton; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sickels, Chall Sickels, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sickels, Frank Sickels, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Jenkins of Athelstan; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Sickels of Clearfield; Mrs. Grace Sickels, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Campbell, Mrs. Bill Jenkins, Mrs. Zola Freemyer, Mrs. John McNutt, Glade Barnes and Allene Akers of Bedford. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 9, 1979 Final Rites Held August 2 For Forrest Rusco, 69 Funeral services for Forrest Albert Rusco, 69, of Blockton, held August 2 in the Blockton United Methodist Church, were conducted by Rev. Milton Henderson. Mr. Rusco died July 31, 1979 in the Ringgold County Hospital, Mount Ayr. Blockton American Legion Post No. 443 presented military honors at Rose Hill Cemetery. Forrest Albert Rusco, son of Albert James and Anna McCann Rusco, was born in Athelstan, Iowa January 28, 1910. He attended schools in Athelstan and Blockton, graduating from Blockton High School in 1927. He spent more than three years in the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army during World War II, serving almost the entire time in the European theater of operation and was honorably discharged, as a Sergeant. His working years were spent in the retail grocery business until his retirement in 1974. He was united in marriage May 1, 1946 to Mildred Overholser, who preceeded him in death August 1971. To this union two children were born, Phyllis Eileen and Gene Earl. In February 1973, Forrest and Yvonne Menelaus Cavanaugh were united in marriage. Preceeding him in death were his father, mother and two brothers. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Yvonne; daughter Phyllis and husband, David Poore, and two grandchildren, Emily and Matthew, Clarinda, Iowa; son Gene, Ben Lomond, Calif; a stepson, Dr. Gary Cavanaugh, and wife, Sylvia, and two children, Stockton, Calif; two sisters, Helen Sickels and Freda Green, Stockton, Calif; a brother, Doyle, San Luis Obispo, Calif; aunts Jennie Rusco, Blockton, Velma Haugar, Des Moines; Minnie Wessels and Cassie Bach, Chula Vista, Calif; uncles, Lee McCann, Creston, Ia; and Wesley McCann, Urbana, Illinois. He was a member of the Methodist Church and of the Blockton Post #443 of the American Legion. His warmth and concern for his friends and family was a reflection of his underlying worth as a person. Those who have known his friendship and love will truly feel his loss. The death of Forrest Rusco was blamed on heart failure, but that obviously could not have been the reason. His heart never failed him or anybody else. Ask the people with whom he worked through the years. It was as steady as the stars. Ask anybody in the company of his friends. It was as faithful as the tides. Ask his family for whom he never was and never would have been a burden but who always wanted to be their strength. No matter what the doctors say, they cannot blame his heart. In the spiritual sense his heart was not a failure but his greatest success. He had room in it for every joy and for everybody else's joy. This openness and considerateness, this warmness and purity of spirit set him apart. [Rusco, Jean Yvonne Menelaus Cavanaugh] Bedford Times-Press Wednesday January 9, 2002 JEAN YVONNE RUSCO Jean Yvonne Rusco was born December 23, 1918, at Blockton, Iowa, to E. [verett] G. [ayland] Menelaus and Edna Hoxworth Menelaus. Yvonne grew up and graduated from Blockton High School. She married Michael Cavanaugh and one son, Gary, was born. Michael was a career military officer and they lived in several cities around the world. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Blockton, the Laugh-a-Lot Club, and the Blockton Community Betterment Corp. She was an avid antique collector. Yvonne became a resident of Clearview Home in Mount Ayr in November of 1998. She passed away at the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr on December 31, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Forrest. Survivors include her son, Gary Cavanaugh, MD and his wife, Sylvia of Stockton, CA; two grandchildren, Tara Cavanaugh of San Francisco, CA. and Corey Cavanaugh of Stockton; one sister, Kathleen Ratekin of Topeka, KS and two nephews, Mark and Kevin Ratekin. Services were held on Friday, January 4, 2002 at 2:00 p.m., at the Christian Church in Blockton, Iowa, with Rev. Scott Marcum officiating. Burial was at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, Iowa. Funeral arrangements were conducted by Wilson-Watson & Armstrong Funeral Home of Mt. Ayr, Iowa. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 10, 1967 p.7 BLOCKTON NEWS Graveside services were held for Lloyd Rusco of Kansas City, Kansas, Saturday afternoon at the Blockton Cemetery at 3 p. m. Lloyd died of a heart attack Saturday while on a trip to Portland, Oregon. [Rusco, Lloyd Ansel] Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 10, 1967 p. 9 Lloyd Rusco, 67, Rites July 29 Graveside services for Lloyd Ansel Rusco, 67, of Kansas City, Kans., a native of Taylor County, were held July 29, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton, following services at the Newcomer Chapel, Brush Creek and the Paseo. Mr. Rusco died July 22 in Portland, Oregon. Mr. Rusco, born in Taylor County, was the son of Charles [Edward] and Gertie [Ada Gertrude Sickels] Rusco. He was a barber and had lived in Kansas City 17 years. He was a member of the Barbers’ Union local No. 192; and a member of the Wyandotte United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Vera Lenota; father, Charles Rusco, Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, Emmett, Independence, Mo., and Vane Caldwell, Idaho, a sister, Mrs. Gladys Bentley, Blockton. |