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[Colwell, Laura Dugan]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 21,
1919 [p.
1]
Died in Idaho
Mrs. John Thompson received word this week of the death of her aunt, Mrs. Laura [Dugan] Colwell,
which occurred at Ashton, Idaho, August 2d. Mrs. Colwell was a sister of L. [aban] M. and Geo. Dugan, late of this city, and for a number of years
lived in Polk Township. She leaves a husband and three children and one sister
to mourn her death.
[Colwell, Milton]
Bedford
Times-Republican
May 30, 1921 p. 3
Former Taylor County
Resident
Word
was received by Mrs. John Thompson that her uncle, Milton Colwell,
had died [May 11th] at the home of his daughter in Idaho last week. Mr.
Colwell will be remembered by
many of the older settlers, having lived on a farm in Polk Township for many
years. About seven years ago he paid a visit here. He was 75 years old at the
time of his death. The many friends in the county will sympathize with the
relatives in the loss of this good man.
[Dorr, Harold Theron]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday November 14, 1990 p. 5
HAROLD T. DORR
Funeral
services for Harold T. [heron] Dorr were held at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home Sunday, November 11, 1990 with Rev. Ted
DeHass officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Iowa.
Harold
T. [heron] Dorr was born to John
W. [arren] and Verna L. [ee] Smith Dorr on April 21, 1913 near Hopkins, Nodaway County, Missouri.
He
received his education in the Bedford, Iowa schools. He joined the First
Baptist Church in Bedford over 50 years ago.
Harold was a farmer all his life and
took great pride in his crops and livestock.
He
married Dorris Bork December
4, 1966.
He
later married Lucretia Walker August 26, 1976.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Earl D. [avid] Dorr and one sister, Cora A. Dorr Mullin.
Harold is survived by two nephews, Maurice L. Mullin of San Jose, Calif, and Wm. Edward Mullin of Westfield, N. J.
[Esinhart, Gladys Opal
Hatfield Busby Northcutt]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday March 27,
1996 p. 8
GLADYS ESINHART
Funeral
services for Gladys Esinhart were held Friday, March 15 at Palm Mortuary in Las Vegas, Nev. Mrs. Esinhart died March 13, 1996 at the age of 84.
Gladys
Opal Hatfield was born November
20, 1911 to Fred Sylvester Hatfield and Estella May John Hatfield in Taylor County, Iowa. She was married November 20, 1933 to Harrell Lee
Busby. To this union were born
four children, two daughters, Donna Lou Dougherty of Bedford, Iowa, and Sandra Mae Goudie of Palm Desert, Calif.; two sons, Edward Lee
Busby, now deceased, and William
Hatfield Busby of Las Vegas.
Gladys was married in 1958 to Tom Northcutt of Wichita, Kan. Following his death in 1990 she
married Clifford Esinhart in
Las Vegas. Clifford died in
September 1995 following a bout with cancer.
Gladys graduated from Bedford High School in 1930. She
received her Bachelor of Science degree from Friends University in Wichita,
Kan., in 1962 and did graduate work at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She
taught elementary school for many years in Bedford, Iowa, Wichita, Kan., Napa,
Calif., and Las Vegas, Nev. She was a member of Canyon Ridge Christian Church
in Las Vegas and was active in the Vintager group there.
Mrs.
Esinhart is survived by her
daughter Donna and husband, Max
Dougherty of Bedford; her
daughter Sandra and husband, Gordon
Goudie of Palm Desert, Calif.;
son Bill and wife Sandee
Busby of Las Vegas; eight
grand-children, Terry Dougherty, Debra Grundman, Jacki Thrasher, Sandra
Schrader, Greg Goudie, Tracy Busby Rogers, Stephanie Busby and Travis Busby; and 13 great grandchildren.
Also
surviving are two sisters, Ruby King of Upland, Calif., and Vesta Jones of San Jose, Calif.; one brother, Cecil
Hatfield of Kansas City, Mo.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hatfield; her three husbands; one son, Edward Busby of Wichita, Kan.; one brother Orville Hatfield of San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Graveside
services were held Wednesday, March 20 in Bedford, Iowa with Pastor Jamie
Mogler officiating. Entombment was in Fairview Cemetery.
[John, Lawrence Amos]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 1,
1979 p. 2
Final Rites Held Here
Jan. 28 For Lawrence John
Funeral
services for Lawrence Amos John,
81, of Bedford, were held January 28 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here with
Carl Cummings officiating. Mr. John died in Bedford January 25,1979. Interment was at Graceland Cemetery, near
Bedford.
Lawrence
Amos John, son of Amos Jackson
John and Franey Elizabeth Coy
John, was born at Bedford, Iowa,
January 30, 1897.
He
grew to maturity in the community where he was born where he attended the
public school and assisted with the work on the farm.
He
was united in marriage to Pearl Oxley and two sons were born to them; Orville and Virgil.
With
the exception of a few years lived in Clifton, Kansas, he had lived in or near
Bedford, Iowa, where he farmed for a time and in later years he had been
maintenance man for the Christian Church; the Bedford Public Library and the
Bedford National Bank. Lawrence took great pride in his work and he was a faithful and trusted workman.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and five sisters and four brothers.
Left
to cherish his memory are his two sons; Orville of Des Moines, Iowa, and Virgil of St. Joseph, Missouri; four grandchildren;
three great grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
He
was a member of the United Christian Presbyterian Church of Bedford, Iowa.
His
family and friends will remember him as a kind and considerate father, and
loved one.
[Sawyer, Ara]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 17,
1914 [p.
1]
ARA SAWYER DEAD
Death Follows
Operation for Appendicitis In Council Bluffs
Ara
Sawyer, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Sawyer of Bedford, died at
his home in Council Bluffs Tuesday night at 12 o'clock, following an operation
for appendicitis, which was performed at his home. The remains were taken to
Creston and the funeral services will be conducted at that place this afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be made in Creston where he has a son burled. Mr.
Sawyer leaves to mourn his death
his wife and a nine year old son; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sawyer of Bedford; two brothers, Crawford Sawyer of Council Bluffs, and R. [ansom] H. [enry] Sawyer of Norboro, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Eldora
Hindman of Bedford and Sylvia, now residing in Kansas. The father and Mrs.
Hindman went to Creston Wednesday
to attend the funeral.
[SAWYER, ARA]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, September 22, 1914
Ara Sawyer – Ara Sawyer, who months ago gave up his work in the barber shop at Council Bluffs on account of failing health, was operated on for appendicitis at the Mercy hospital, Council Bluffs, last week and died shortly following the operation. Deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sawyer of this city and spent several weeks here during the summer, while his parents were in such a critical condition.
His father and sister, Mrs. Eldora Hindman, attended the funeral which was held at Creston their former home, and the home of Mrs. Sawyer's parents.
Deceased spent most of [his] life here and had many friends who sympathize with the bereaved family. He was 38 years old at the time of his death. Besides his wife and nine-year-old son he is survived by his aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sawyer; two sisters, Mrs. Eldora Hindman and another sister who lives in Kansas; and two brothers, Crawford, who lives in Council Bluffs and R. H. Sawyer, of Northboro, Mo. The funeral was held at 2:30 Thursday from the home of Mrs. Sawyer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Saylor, Creston.
[Sawyer, Crawford]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September
4, 1952 [p. 1]
Crawford Sawyer Buried At Villisca
Crawford
Sawyer, a former resident of
Bedford and a barber in Villisca for many years, died at Grant, Iowa last week.
Funeral services and burial were at Villisca.
[SAWYER, CRAWFORD]
Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Thursday, August 28, 1952
Crawford Sawyer - Funeral services for Crawford Sawyer formerly a resident of Villisca, were held here Monday, August 25, at 2 p.m. at the Sutphen funeral home conducted by Rev. Kenneth Bressler of Grant. Mr. Sawyer died Saturday August 23, at the home of his daughter, and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Embree, southeast of Grant.
Crawford Sawyer, son of Frederick and Ellezanna Sawyer, was born at Bedford, Iowa, November 8, 1885, and was 66 years old at his death. He was united in marriage on September 5, 1905 in Villisca with Edith Alice Hopkins, who preceded him in death in 1932. To them were born three daughters, Mary, Eleanor, and Rachel.
In 1935, Mr. Sawyer was married to Mrs. Sadie Foster, who survives him. He leaves also his three daughters, Mrs. Clifford Embree, Villisca, Mrs. A. W. Hammerlund, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and Mrs. S. L. Spargur, Rapid City, S. D.; a step son, Virgil Anderson, Sacramento, California; a sister, Mrs. Eldora Hindman, Memphis, Tenn.: a brother, Ransom, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; eleven grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Mr. Sawyer resided all of his life in Southwest Iowa with the exception of eight years spent in Oregon. He was employed at barbering in Shenandoah, Corning, Creston, Lenox, Bedford, New Market, Grant, and in Oregon. He was ill two years and bedfast the last ten weeks preceding his death. He united with the Christian Church in his youth.
Singing at the funeral was by Max Nordyke, accompanied by Mrs. H. A. Eno and in charge of flowers were Mrs. Grace Nordyke and Mrs. Kittie Meyers. Pallbearers were Guy Embree, Leslie Embree, Jay Bryson, Harold Nordyke, Clifford English, and Earl Marsh and interment was in the Villisca Cemetery.
[Sawyer, Ellezanna
Marshall Perkins]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday December 22,
1914 [p.
1]
Mrs. F. A. Sawyer Dead
Mrs.
F. [rederick] A. [bel] Sawyer [Ellezanna], who has been sick for many months, died about 8 o'clock Saturday
morning. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church at 1:30 Monday
afternoon conducted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher, assisted by Rev. W. E. Robb of the
Christian church. After the regular service the W. R. C. performed their simple
ritualistic service. Interment was in the Graceland cemetery west of town. Her
son Crawford of Council Bluffs
and a daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Gritton of Joplin, Mo., were present at the funeral. A daughter, Mrs. Eldora Hindman, has been with her mother most of the time since
early summer and was here at the time of her death.
[Sawyer, Ellezanna
Marshall Perkins]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 24, 1914 p. 5
Mrs.
Charles Gritton [Sylvia] of Galena, Kan., arrived Saturday called by the
death of her mother, Mrs. Fred Sawyer [Ellezanna Marshall Perkins].
[Sawyer, Ellezanna
Marshall Perkins]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 24, 1914 [p. 1]
Mrs. Fred A. Sawyer
Mrs.
Fred A. [bel] Sawyer died at her
home in west Bedford at 8 o’clock Saturday morning, December 19. The funeral
services were held at the First Baptist Church Monday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock
conducted by C. C. Hatcher, assisted by Rev. W. E. Robb, pastor of the First
Christian church. The Sedgwick Relief Corps, of which she was a member, held
their ritualistic services at the church. Interment was made in the Graceland
cemetery.
Ellazanna
[Ellezanna] Marshall was born in
Holmes County, Ohio, July 2, 1846. She was converted when a young girl and
joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. About eighteen years ago she joined the
First Baptist church of Bedford and was baptized by Rev. Mr. Lewis. March 3,
1871, she was united in marriage to Fred A. [bel] Sawyer of Indianola, Ia. To this union were born seven
children, four of whom survive. They are Sylvia Gritton of Joplin, Mo., R. ansom] H.[enry] Sawyer of Norborne, Mo., Eldora P. [auline] Hindman of Bedford and Crawford Sawyer of Council Bluffs. One sister, Mrs. Margaret
Murphy of Bevington, Ia., one
brother Stewart Marshall of
Eureka, Cal., and ten grandchildren also survive.
[Sawyer, Frederick
Abel]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 29,
1915 [p. 1]
F. A. Sawyer Dead
F.
[rederick] A. [bel] Sawyer died
yesterday at the home of his son, Crawford Sawyer, in Council Bluffs. He had been at the home of
his son most of the time since the death of his wife several months ago. The
body will arrive in Bedford Saturday morning, and, while funeral arrangements
have not been completed, the ceremonies will be held at the First Baptist
church Saturday.
[Sawyer, Frederick
Abel]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 5, 1915 p. 4
OBITUARY
F. A. Sawyer.
F.
[rederick] A. [bel] Sawyer died
at the home of his son, Crawford,
in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday, July 28. The body was brought to Bedford
Saturday morning, and funeral services were held that morning at the Baptist
church conducted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher. Interment was made in the Graceland
cemetery.
Frederick
A. [bel] Sawyer was born in Mt.
Pleasant, Ohio, December 24, 1836. Spent the early part of his life there and
enlisted in Company H, First Cavalry
where he served regularly, and faithfully for three years. He was then mustered
out on account of disability. About 33 years ago he came to Indianola, Iowa
where he was married to Elegamna [Ellezanna] Marshall Perkins in 1871. To this union seven children were born,
four of whom survive. They are Mrs. Silvia Gretton, Joplin, Mo., R. [ansom] H. [enry] Sawyer of Warsaw, Mo., Mrs. Eldora Cromwell, and Crawford Sawyer of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Mr.
Sawyer's last utterance was to tell Brother Hatcher to tell all his friends
good-bye.
[Sawyer, Vernon
Saylor]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 7,
1909 p. 6
The
body of the four-year-old son, Vernon Saylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ara Sawyer, of this city, was laid to rest Friday afternoon
at Graceland cemetery, after Rev. James O'May had conducted the last sad rites
over the child. Funeral services was held at 8 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Sawyer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Saylor, at 511 South Maple street, Rev. James O'May speaking the consoling
words to the broken hearted parents and relatives. A large concourse of the
friends and neighbors, including members of the Barber Union in a body,
gathered at the home. The floral contributions were profuse and beautiful, the
little casket being showered with the fragrant blossoms. Included in the
funeral party were the following relatives from out of town: Mrs. F. [rederick]
A. [bel] Sawyer and son, R. [ansom]
H. Sawyer, and son-in-law, Frank
Hindman, all of Bedford; and C.
[rawford] Sawyer and wife of
Villisca. —Creston Advertiser
[Sherbeck, Matilda
Maria “Tilda” Johnson]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 30,
1909 p. 4
OBITUARY
Mrs. Swan Sherbeck.
Mrs.
Tilda Maria [Johnson] Sherbeck,
who for many years has been a great sufferer, died at her home near Bedford,
September 26, 1909. At the time of her death she was 60 years, 9 months and 22
days old.
[Matilda]
Tilda Maria Johnson was born in
Sweden, December 4, 1848. At the age of 19 years she started for America. She stopped one year in Denmark and
then came to New York.
She
was married to Swan Sherbeck December 2, 1871, at Rock Island, Ill. To this union twelve children were born,
two of whom died in infancy, ten of whom are still living. With her husband Mrs.
Sherbeck came to Iowa in February
1874, and located in Taylor County on the farm which has ever since been her
home. She was united to the Morning Star Presbyterian Church at the time of its
organization and has ever since been a faithful member. Her life was quiet and
unobtrusive but all who knew her loved her and her friends were as numerous as
her acquaintances.
The
funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o' clock
conducted by Rev. S. E. Henry after which the body was laid to rest in Titus
cemetery.
[Swanson, Amanda Roos]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 26,
1929 p. 5
Mrs. Swan Swanson
Mrs.
Swan Swanson, 81 years old,
passed away at her home west of Bedford about 10 o'clock Monday night. The
funeral services were held at the Stithem Funeral Chapel at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. F. McMican. Interment was made in Graceland
cemetery.
[Swanson, Amanda Roos]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January
2, 1930 p. 7
Mrs. Swan Swanson
Amanda
Roos was born in Stockholm
Sweden, the 9th day of October 1848. She departed this life December 23rd,
1929. She was 81 years, 2 months, and 13 days of age. She came to America in
1876, and was married to Swan Swanson on March 13, 1879, at Galesburg, Ill. One child, Ida Linnea, Mrs.
Luther Burk, was born to them on
January 26th, 1880. They came to Iowa in 1881, and have resided here since,
with the exception of one year, which was spent in Texas and Missouri. She was
a member of the Lutheran Church.
Funeral
services were held at the Stithem Funeral Chapel at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. F. McMican. Interment was made in Graceland
cemetery.
[Swanson, Robert
“Bob”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 5, 1950 [p. 1]
Bob Swanson Succumbed Tuesday
Robert
Swanson, a resident of the
Bedford community for many years, died at the home of his niece, Mrs. Ida
Burk, Tuesday January 3, after a
few days illness.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial was in the Graceland cemetery.
Mr.
Swanson was born in Stockholm,
Sweden, March 27, 1863, being aged 86 years, 9 months, and 14 days at the time
of his death.
[Vosburgh, Martha
Cornelia Atkins]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 13,
1905 p. 5
—Mrs.
Martha [Cornelia Atkins] Vosburg died last Wednesday at her home in Mason Township. The funeral exercises were
conducted at the home by Rev. Barackman. Interment in Titus cemetery.
[Vosburgh, Martha
Cornelia Atkins]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Friday April 7,
1905 [p. 1]
Laid To Rest
The
funeral of Mrs. Martha [Cornelia Atkins] Vosburg [h], who died Wednesday, was held at the residence in
Mason Township at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Interment at Titus cemetery. Rev.
Barackman conducted the services. A number of friends from the vicinity of
Bedford were in attendance.
[Vosburgh, Martha
Cornelia Atkins]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Friday April 7,
1905 p. 6
Death Of Mrs. Vosburg
Mrs.
Martha C. [ornelia Atkins] Vosburg [h] died at her home in Mason Township yesterday, (Wednesday) morning at 9:15 of
rheumatism and heart disease, age 67 years, 5 months and 16 days.
The
funeral will be held at the residence, tomorrow, (Friday) at 1 p. m. conducted
by Rev. Barackman. Interment at Titus cemetery.
Mrs.
Vosburg [h] was the wife of Abram Vosburg [h]. For many years they have lived on the farm in
Mason Township, and have a large circle of acquaintances throughout the west
part of the county.
[Wainwright, Edgar
Lawrence]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 18,
1968 p. 3
final
rites held april 12 for edgar wainwright
Funeral
services for Edgar Lawrence Wainwright, 83, well-known lifetime Taylor County farmer, were held April 12 at
the Bedford Methodist church with Rev. J. Milton Kinney officiating. Mr.
Wainwright died April 10, 1968 at
Clarinda Municipal Hospital. Interment was at Graceland Cemetery west of Bedford.
Edgar
Lawrence Wainwright, only son of Arthur
Stanberry and Susan Moore Wainwright,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa, January 4, 1885.
He
was united in marriage to Sarah Blanche Pfander, April 8, 1908 at Clarinda, Iowa. They lived on a
farm southwest of Gravity for 28 years and here their three children were born.
In 1936 the family moved to the old Wainwright home seven miles west of Bedford. In October 1950
after two years of illness his wife passed away.
In
1952 he was united in marriage to Gertrude Sheets of Long Beach, California. She passed away in
December 1963.
He
was preceded in death by four sisters: Edna (Mrs. James Fairbanks), Nina
(Mrs. John Terbell), Alta (Mrs. Clyde Stephens), and Jessie (Mrs. Eura Bradley).
He
leaves two sons and one daughter, six grandchildren and seven great
grandchildren: Arthur &
his wife Beulah of rural
Clarinda, their two daughters, (Erma Lee), Mrs. Bill Zenor and her husband and their four boys, Dennis
[Eugene], Randall [David], Craig and Scott of Red Oak; (Janice) Mrs. Bill Judson and her husband and son Russell [Eric]
of Omaha; Virginia [Lee] Rope,
her children Gretchen and Richard and granddaughter, Becky Susan of Clarinda; Edgar Jr. and his wife Mary Helen, son Philip of rural Sheridan, Mo., and son, Stephen, his wife Linda and son, Christopher, of Des Moines.
He
was a member of Bedford Methodist Church.
[Wainwright, Edgar
Lawrence, Jr.]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday February 20,
1991 p. 5
EDGAR WAINWRIGHT,
JR.
Edgar
Lawrence Wainwright, Jr. was born
February 3, 1917 on a farm south of Gravity, Iowa. His parents were Edgar L.
[awrence] and Sarah Blanche [Pfander] Wainwright. He passed away on Tuesday Feb. 12 in Bishop
Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, Neb. Edgar was 74 years and nine days old.
Edgar was the youngest of three children: a sister, Virginia
[Lee] Rope and Arthur
Wainwright reside in Clarinda,
Iowa.
Edgar grew up on the farm and received his education in
Taylor County. He graduated from the Bedford High School in 1934. Upon
graduation, he began the pursuit of a career in farming. In 1940 he married Mary
Helen Payne. To this union two
sons were born: Rev. Steven Edgar and Dr. Philip Thomas.
Edgar and Mary Helen celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this
past summer.
Those
left to mourn his death and cherish the memories of his life are: his wife Mary
Helen, two sons, Steven and Philip, five grandchildren: Christopher, Adam, Anna Wainwright, Nathan
and Bridget Wainwright. One
granddaughter, Emily, preceded
him in death; many nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.
Edgar was a loving father, husband and caring friend to
many. He thanked God for each day of his life and although in poor health, he
continued to provide his family with the sensitive, warm, and caring attitude
of a husband, father, and grandfather. The pain is over. May he rest in peace.
Funeral
services were held Thursday, Feb. 14 at the Bedford United Methodist Church
with Rev. Paul Shultz, Rev. Sandy Wainwright, and Rev. Steven Wainwright
officiating. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery.
[Wainwright, Sarah
Blanche Pfander]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 2,
1950 [p.
1]
Rites Sunday For Mrs.
Wainwright, 62
Mrs.
Edgar Wainwright [Sarah Blanche Pfander], 62, died at the Municipal hospital, Clarinda, at 10 o'clock Tuesday
night, Oct. 31. She had been in ill health the past two years, and became worse
two weeks ago.
The
funeral services will be held at the Bedford Methodist church at 2:30 o’clock
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 5, conducted by Rev. Lester Greenwood of Clarinda,
assisted by Rev. Robt. M. Peters of Bedford. Burial will be in Graceland
cemetery.
Mrs.
Wainwright is survived by her
husband; three children, Arthur Wainwright, Mrs. Herbert Rope [Virginia Lee], Edgar Wainwright, jr., all of Clarinda; and by several grandchildren.
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