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[Barton, Anna Garrett]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday December 21,
1893 p. 4
BARTOn—Thursday, Dec. 14, 1893, at her home near Hawleyville, Mrs.
Anna [Garrett] Barton, wife of Frank
Barton. Funeral services were
held at College Grove schoolhouse Friday and were conducted by Rev. E. Pratt.
[Barton, Charles
Albert]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday September 30,
1897 p. 2
Died
on the train
John
Barton received a telegram
Saturday morning notifying him that his son Albert, who started for Colorado, overland, about two
weeks ago with Chas. Wonder and Ab. Ross, was in a critical condition and was
being brought home by train by Chas. Wonder. Mr. and Mrs. Barton hastened to Corning to meet their son, but soon
after they left town a second telegram came, stating that Albert had died on the train near Lincoln.
As
the deceased had been in poor health for several months he concluded to sell
off his property and try roughing it in the mountains. He started west in a
wagon with two companions, but his health began failing and he decided to
return home by train. His wife, who is a daughter of James Moneyhan at Gravity, is prostrated with grief over the sad
death of her husband. The relatives have the sympathy of their friends.
The
remains were brought to Gravity and interred in the cemetery there. Albert
Barton was aged 29 years, 2
months and 11 days. He was married November 15, 1893, to Miss Minnie
Moneyhan. To them were born two
children, one about two and the other about three years of age. The funeral was
largely attended, which attested the high esteem in which the deceased was
held.
[Barton, Charles
Albert]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday October
7, 1897 p.
4
Obituary.
Charles
Albert Barton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. [ohn] B. Barton, died
Sept. 25th, 1897, at 11:45 a. m., aged 29 years, 2 months and 11 days.
Deceased
was born near Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, July 14th, 1868. In the fall of 1874, he,
then a boy of six years, removed with his parents to Taylor county, Iowa, which
has been his permanent place of residence until death. On November 15th, 1893,
he was married to Miss Minnie Moneyhan, and to their union was born two bright girls, Verla, and Lois. The wife and two children survive the untimely departure of the
husband and father.
For
several months prior to death, the deceased had been afflicted with lung
trouble, and about three weeks ago, acting upon the advice of his physicians,
he fitted up a wagon and undertook a journey west, in the hope of regaining his
health, but instead of improving, he grew gradually worse. At Oxford, Nebraska,
he consulted physicians, and was told that he could live but a few days.
Despairing of recovery, he left the wagon, and attempted to reach home by rail,
but death overtook him at Fairmont, Nebraska.
He
was on Burlington passenger train No. 2 when death occurred.
Chas.
Wonder, one of his traveling companions from home, was with him and took charge
of the body, which was taken to Lincoln and placed in the care of an undertaker
of that city, who prepared the body for burial and shipped it to Corning, Iowa,
from whence it was brought to the home of James Moneyhan, the father-in-law of the deceased, living about
a mile south of Gravity.
On
Monday morning, Sept. 27th, at 10 o'clock, the remains were conveyed to the
Christian church at Gravity, when the funeral services were conducted by the
undersigned, and from whence they were borne to the Gravity cemetery and laid
to rest.
The
attendance at the funeral was unusually large, owing to the fact that deceased
had grown from boyhood to manhood in Taylor County, and was widely known
throughout the county. All of his acquaintances were his friends. Among all who
knew him could be found none but held him in highest esteem.
He
was an honest, industrious citizen, a generous neighbor, a faithful provider
for his family, and in every way a true and loving husband and father.
The
loss of such an estimable member of our community is felt and regretted by all.
The loss is a severe one to the near relatives, among whom are his parents,
four sisters, and three brothers, who remain to mourn his departure. But to the
bereaved widow, with her two fatherless children, is the saddest trial and most
burdensome. The entire community extends to them the deepest sympathy.
"Where is the friend who only yesterday,
Spoke words of love to me?
Today I call in piteous tones for
answer;
No sound comes back to me.
Oh, happy thought! comes every
day the nearer,
When I those friends shall see!
I then shall know why I was left to
sorrow,
Why they were called from me."
Elder J. R. Johnson.
[Barton, Curtis Wilbur]
Gravity Independent
Thursday January 6,
1949 [p.
1]
C. W. Barton Funeral Monday
Curtis
W. [ilbur] Barton, 88, one of the
early settlers of this vicinity, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Lewis Barker, northwest of
Gravity, early Saturday morning.
Mr.
Barton had been in failing health
for several yeas but his passing was caused by a severe attack of pneumonia
from which he failed to recover. The funeral service was held Monday afternoon
at the Shum funeral home in Bedford, conducted by Rev. Hadley of Villisca. The
body was laid to rest in the family lot in the Gravity cemetery.
Mr. Barton was one of the pioneer residents of this vicinity
and has seen the many changes which have taken place here during the past fifty
years, as he has taken an active interest in the affairs of his community
during his long residence here, and was universally loved and respected by all
who knew him, as he was a man of integrity, a good neighbor, a kind and loving
husband and father and will be sadly missed by all of us who have known and
cherished his friendship these many years.
OBITUARY
Curtis
Wilbur Barton, oldest child of Samuel
and [Louisa] Ellen [Barnard] Barton,
was born in Knox Co. near Galesburg, Ill., March 14, 1860, and passed from this
life at the home of his daughter, January 1, 1949, at the age of 88 years, 9
months, 17 days.
When
five years old he came with his parents to Taylor Co. in a covered wagon and
settled near Old Holt and 84 years have been lived near there. In 1884, he was
married to Etta Hollis, and to
this union one daughter, Bessie Barker, was born. His wife passed away Jan. 8, 1926.
In
his early life he united with the Methodist church.
He
leaves to mourn his passing, his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J.
Barker. Two grandchildren, Kenneth
W. Barker and wife of Gravity, Mildred
Secord and husband of
Bakersfield, Calif., and great grandson, Kennard Barker of Gravity, a host of nieces and nephews.
Also
one sister, Mrs. Ettie Hyder,
of Nevada, Mo.
Two
brothers, Guy and Charles Barton of Stockton, Mo all of whom are present.
One
brother and three sisters preceded him in death.
Ho
also leaves a host of friends.
A noble one among us has
fallen.
[Note:
The same obituary was published in the Bedford Times-Press, January 6, 1949, page 9.]
[Barton, Curtis
Wilbur]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday January 6, 1949 p. 6
Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Kerns, Donald and Norma Lee went Sunday to Gravity, called
there by the death of Mr. Kern's uncle, Mr. Curtis Barton, age 88 years. Funeral services were held Monday
in Gravity.
[Barton, Ethel Webb]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday October
29, 1931 [p. 1]
Mrs. John Barton Passed Away Sunday
Resident of Sioux
Falls Was Ill Only Two Days
Frank
Barton received a telegram Monday
morning from his brother, Rev. John Barton at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, that Mrs. Barton [Ethel Webb] had passed away at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening following a two
days' illness. Miss Nell Barton left Sunday for Sioux Falls called by the illness of her sister-in-law. The
funeral services were held Tuesday.
[Barton, Eva Williams] [Barton,
Russell]
Lenox Time Table
Thursday August 5,
1915 [p. 1]
mother
and son DROWNED NEAR BEDFORD
Mrs. Frank Barton and Little Son Meet Death in Platte River
Last
Saturday evening T. F. Armstrong received word that his niece and her baby boy had been drowned in Platte River,
just south of Bedford. Mr. Armstrong went to Bedford Sunday morning on the early train and gleaned some
details of the accident. The Barton family live near Gaynor, a little town
situated a few miles from Parnell City, Mo. The parents of Mr. Barton live in Bedford and the Bartons were driving,
with team and buggy, to that place to visit over Sunday. The recent rains
caused the Platte to overflow and at the time of the accident about two feet of
water covered the grade that approaches the bridge. This grade curves somewhat
and it is supposed that Mr. Barton,
not being familiar with the road, drove his team over the bank. Horses, buggy
and the three occupants were thrown into the deep water. Mr. Barton tried to assist his wife and little son but they
disappeared in the water and he was swept down stream about a hundred yards
where he grasped a clump of willows and kept his head above water until help
came. Mrs. Barton's body was
not found for more than an hour after the accident and the body of the child
was not discovered until the following morning. The team was drowned probably
having become entangled in the harness and the buggy sank into the water.
The
accident occurred about 6 o'clock Saturday evening. Just before reaching the
bridge the Bartons met a man who had just crossed over and offered to return
and pilot them across. Mr. Barton thought there would be no danger and for this
reason did not accept the proffered assistance.
Mrs.
Barton's former home was in New Market where she grew to woman hood and where
many of her relatives reside. She is a daughter of Mr. Armstrong's sister but
in late years they have seen little of each other as Mrs. Barton has made her
home in Missouri for a number of years. She was about 45 years of age. Seven
children survive the mother’s death.
[Barton, Eva Williams] [Barton,
Russell]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 5,
1915 [p.
1]
MOTHER AND son DROWN IN FLOOD ON SOUTH ROAD
Vehicle Occupied by Frank
Barton, Wife, and Son,
Goes Over Embankment on St. Joe Road
BARTON FAllS
IN willows
Is Saved, but Unable
to Rescue His Wife and 3-year-old Son—Bodies Recovered.
After hesitating at the
bridge across the East One Hundred and Two river on the St. Joseph road about a
half hour Saturday night, watching others drive across the high water north of
the bridge, and believing he had the correct bearing, Frank Barton, who resides near Gaynor City, Mo., drove into
the water, and in an instant he found himself clinging to some willows in
safety, while his wife and son Russell, aged 3 years, went down with the buggy and team into the rushing
waters. The body of Mrs. Barton was recovered in less than an hour, and that of the son was found at 5 o'clock
Sunday morning.
Over the Bank
Mr.
and Mrs. Barton were coming to
Bedford to visit Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Barton, northwest of the city. Though he is quite
familiar with the road, the familiar points were covered with running water,
and it was not without hesitation that the attempt to cross was made. He
permitted some teams to cross in front of him, and J. F. Besco, who was
piloting some creamery wagons offered to return and perform a similar service
for him. By this time Mr. Barton thought
himself familiar with the lines to follow through the water and made the start.
The river channel runs into the highway near that point, and when Barton’s team
lost its bearing, it was but an instant until the flood current had toppled
horses, vehicle and occupants over the bank.
Mr. Barton landed safely for himself, but absolutely
helpless as to his wife and child, which were swept away from his sight in a
few seconds. In falling he tossed the child on top of the buggy with an
instantaneous thought of temporary safety, but there was no chance for it.
Find Woman's Body.
Cries
of Mr. Barton attracted
attention and John Keith, Frank Bailie and others assisted him from his
position with a rope. Swimmers were summoned and netting placed at the fair
ground bridge, and a search for the body begun. About 7 o'clock Mrs.
Barton's body was found at the
first bend of the channel.
The
body was taken to the office of Dr. J. W. Beauchamp, where an effort was made
to save life if there was any, but without avail. The remains were then taken
to the Wetmore undertaking parlor and later to the residence of John Barton.
Search for the body of
the boy continued until darkness overtook the workers, but at 4:30 Sunday
morning the party formed to resume the work.
Boy Found in Morning
At
the second bend in the channel the team and buggy were found, and some were
proceeding to take them out with the thought that the child may have sunk with
them, when others who had gone to
the next bend announced the finding of the body. That was about 5 o'clock. The
body was taken to the Barton home.
One
horse was on top of the other and the buggy was under both. When they were
taken out, the satchel and handbag containing about $25 were found.
Short
funeral services were held Monday morning at the home of John Barton, conducted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher, assisted by
Rev. J. W. Goodsell. In the afternoon the remains were taken to the home, where
funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs.
Barton, who was a daughter of Jonas
Williams of Dallas Township, was
47 years of age, and the mother of eight children. Surviving with the father,
are seven children, Mrs. Zella Busby of Chillicothe, Mo., Glenn Barton, residing near the home farm, and George, Lee,
Ruth, Ernest, and Neal, all at home.
[Barton, Eva Williams]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 12,
1915 p. 8
HOPKINS
Rev.
John Barton of North Platte,
Neb., a brother of Frank Barton,
preached at the Gaynor church east of Hopkins last Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Barton was here at this time on
account of the death by drowning of Mrs. Frank Barton and son Russell. This death was one of the saddest in this part
of the country, coming with such a shock as to be the indirect cause of the
death of Mrs. Barton's friend and neighbor, Mrs. B. F. Cooper. Part of the Cooper family were at the Barton
home rendering what services they could when they were called to the bedside of
their mother, reaching there just before death called her. Both funerals were
largely attended, and these two mothers were buried within a few feet of each
other in the Gaynor cemetery.
[Barton, Frank]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 25,
1950 [p.
1]
Frank Barton, 82, Succumbed Tuesday
Frank
Barton, 82, died at a nursing
home in Bedford Tuesday, May 23. The funeral services were held this afternoon
at the Wetmore Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial was in
the Gaynor cemetery.
He
us survived by two daughters and five sons.
[Barton, Frank]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 1,
1950 p. 5
Obituary - Frank
Barton
Frank
Barton, son of John and Sarah
E. Doan Barton, was born in Henry
County, Iowa, December 21, 1867 and died at Bedford, Iowa, May 23, 1950. He
spent his entire life in farming in Iowa and Missouri.
On
March 20, 1889 he married Eva M. Williams. To them eight children were born.
Mr.
Barton is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Zella Busby of
Maryville, Mo., and Mrs. Ruth Knight of Groom, Texas; 5 sons, George of Chattanooga, Tenn., Glenn of Stanberry, Mo., Lee of Kansas City, Mo., Ernest and Neal of
Davenport, Iowa; two sisters, Miss Nelle Barton of Bedford and Mrs. Cora Clawson of Sacramento, Calif.; two brothers, Zack
Barton of Camas, Washington, and Rev.
John Barton of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota; twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, who died in 1915; one son, Russell; four brothers and two sisters.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial was at Gaynor, Missouri.
[Barton, Grace Maude]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 30,
1909 [p.
1]
Maud Barton.
After
an illness extending over a great length of time, Miss [Grace] Maude Barton gave up the struggle with the great white plague,
and her spirit took its flight Wednesday afternoon at 3:20 and is now at rest
with Him who she served so well. The deceased was 28 years, 1 month and 6 days
old at the time of her death, having been born November 23, 1881. She grew to
young womanhood in Bedford, and was an influential and zealous worker in the
Baptist church. For six years she was a bookkeeper for a large publishing house
in St. Louis, until her health began to fail.
Last
December she went to Alamogordo, N. M., with the hope that the climate would
benefit her health, but after a six months trial found it was of no avail and
last July returned to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Barton where death came to her relief.
She
was beloved by all and her work among the poor and needy will be greatly
missed. She was a kind dutiful daughter and her ever pleasant smile and
cheerful disposition made her welcomed by all. She leaves a father, mother,
three brothers and three sisters, who have the sympathy of all in their
bereavement.
The
funeral will be held Saturday at 11 o'clock a. m., from the Baptist church
conducted by Rev. McMasters.
[Barton, Grace Maude]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 30,
1909 p. 5
Grace M. Barton.
Miss
Grace Maude Barton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Barton, died at the
home of her parents in northwest Bedford Wednesday evening, December 29, 1909.
At the time of her death she was 28 years of age. No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral and will not be made until after her brother, who resides
in the northern part of the state arrives. She had been gradually failing in
health for a long time.
Miss
Barton had held a large circle of
friendship in Bedford, being a young woman of wide acquaintance. She was a
member of the Baptist church.
[Barton, Grace Maude]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 6, 1910 p. 8
Rev.
John Barton and wife, of Colfax, Zach
Barton, of Tilden, Neb., and Frank
Barton, of Sheridan, Mo., were
here to attend the funeral of their sister, Miss [Grace] Maude Barton last week.
[Barton, Leanne
Nichols]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 2,
1911 p. 8
Mrs. John Barton
Mrs. John Barton, [Leanne Nichols] a Platteville pioneer died at her home Sunday,
and funeral services were held Wednesday. Being one of the old residents of
that community she was widely known among a large circle of friends.
[BARTON, LEANNE NICHOLS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, October 29, 1936
Twenty-Five Years Ago
Mrs. J. [ohn] J. [ohnson] Barton died at Platteville Monday evening at the age of almost 78 years.
[Barton, Hiram]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday March 16, 1916 p. 8
GRAVITY.
H.
[iram] Barton died Tuesday at his
home here after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. C.
W. Procter. Interment at Gravity cemetery.
[BARTON, HIRAM]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 14, 1916
GRAVITY – Hiram Barton died at his home Tuesday afternoon. The funeral services were held Thursday afternoon in the Methodist church. Interment was made in the Gravity cemetery. Mr. Barton had been ill for a long time. He was a civil war veteran and a pioneer of Taylor county.
[Barton, John]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 8,
1928 p. 6
John Barton
John
Barton was born in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, on the 18th day of May 1839. He was one of 14 children and was
the sole survivor of the family. When 2 years of age he removed with his
parents to Washington County, Ia. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in
Co. D., 4th Iowa Cavalry. He served as a private in the regiment 3 years and 4
months. During the course of the war he suffered a severe saber wound. After
the war he settled in Henry county, Iowa, and was united in marriage to Sarah
E. Doan on Sept. 27, 1866. To
this union were born eleven children, 5 of whom have already passed on to their
reward. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs. John Barton, his three daughters, Mrs. C. [harles] W.
Clawson [Cora May] of Camarillo, Calif., Mrs. W. R. Cunningham [Mary Alice] of Miami, Ariz., and Miss Nelle Barton of Bedford, and three sons, Zack Barton of Camas, Wash., Frank Barton of Bedford, and Rev. John L. [eslie] Barton of Sioux Falls, S. D. Twenty-five
grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren also survive him.
Fifty-five
years ago John Barton moved
with his family to Taylor County, Iowa. Here he was a successful farmer. He
early took up the profession of auctioneering and for 25 years conducted public
sales all over the county. 36 years ago he moved from the farm to Bedford, Ia.,
where he resided until his decease. In 1900 he united with the Baptist church
at Bedford, Ia. He was a man of high ideals, known throughout the country for
his honesty and integrity. A wide reader, he kept in constant touch with all
national and international affairs. His mind was remarkably clear for a man of
his age. He was intensely interested in the present political campaign, being
thoroughly conversant with all the issues.
He
closed his eyes on the morning of November 3, 1928, at the age of 89 years, 4
months and 15 days. Thus again the battle line thins, one more veteran passes
on, one more vacant place—but there ever lingers in our hearts the memory
of one who was good, one who loved his family, one who daily lived his religion
in the terms of "The Golden Rule".
Funeral
services were held at the Baptist church in Bedford, Monday, Nov. 5, 1928, at
2:00 p. m., conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. M. Crowell. Interment was made at
the Fairview cemetery, it being a military burial service.
[Barton, John Leslie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December
28, 1967 p. 5
Dr. John Barton Dies in Calif.
Funeral
services for Dr. John L. Barton,
82, of Seal Beach, Calif., and former Bedford resident, were held December 20
in California. Mr. Barton died
December 19.
Mr.
Barton, a brother of Nelle
Barton of Bedford, was a retired
Baptist minister.
[Barton, John Leslie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 18,
1968 p. 2
Dr. John Barton Dies in California
Services
were held in California for Dr. John L. Barton, Leisure World, Seal Beach, California, former
Executive Secretary of the South Dakota Baptist Convention of Baptist Churches.
He died in Long Beach Community Hospital December 19th.
John
Leslie Barton was born Sept l8th,
1885 in Taylor County, Iowa. He was graduated from Central College at Pella,
Iowa and Rochester Theological Seminary, Rochester, N. Y.
He
served churches in Nebraska and during World War I was Baptist Camp Pastor at
Camp Cody, New Mexico. He was called to the South Dakota Baptist Convention in
1925 and served as Executive Secretary for 26 years. During this time he was
also on the Board of Trustees of Sioux Falls College and its president for many
years. He also served as acting president of the college in 1944-45.
His
first wife, the former Ethel Webb,
and one son, Ronald, preceded
him in death.
In
1932 he married Fannie Holman,
former missionary in Nellore, South India. They have lived in California since
1953.
He
is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter and a sister, Nelle Barton of Bedford and a host of friends.
[Barton, Ronald]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 25,
1939 [p. 1]
Son and
Daughter-In-Law Succumb
Ronald
Barton, 27, the oldest son of Rev.
John [Leslie] Barton of Sioux
Falls, S. Dak., died in a hospital in Yankton, S. .Dak., Wednesday, May 3,
according to word received in Bedford recently by Rev. Barton's sister, Miss
Nelle Barton. He had been in ill
health for years. Burial was at Sioux Falls.
Mrs.
Donald Barton, wife of another
son of Rev. Barton, died at
Cheyenne, Wyo., Friday, May 19 following a short illness. Her husband survives.
Burial was also at Sioux Falls.
[Barton, Sarah
Emmaline Doan]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 17,
1930 [p. 1]
Sarah
Emmaline Barton was born in Henry
County, Iowa, Nov. 6, 1848. She resided with her parents until her marriage to John
Barton, Sept. 27, 1865.
Fifty-seven years ago this couple moved to Taylor County, where they have since
resided. They lived through the pioneer days in this county, enduring the
hardships and sacrifices of those days. They moved from Dallas Township to
Bedford, Iowa, thirty-eight years ago. Eleven children were born to this union,
five of whom have already passed on. The deceased is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. C. W. Clawson [Cora] of Camarillo, Calif., Mrs.
W. R. Cunningham of Miami,
Arizona, and Miss Nelle Barton of Bedford; and three sons, Frank Barton of Bedford, Zack Barton of Washougal, Washington, and Rev. John L.[eslie] Barton of Sioux Falls, So. Dak. One brother, Zack Doan of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, also survives her. There
are twenty-five grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren. Mother Barton
closed her eyes in sleep Thursday, April 10 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, just
seventeen months after her beloved companion had passed on. She lived her life
for others. A most devoted loyal mother, a loving companion, a true friend to
all. Mrs. Barton came of
Quaker extraction, but united with the Baptist church at Bedford more than
thirty years ago. She lived a consistent Christian life. When the call to
"come higher" was made she was ready and answered without fear,
trusting implicitly in the Savior whom she loved. She is gone. Her loss will be
mourned, but she is happy. She wanted to go and join her companion with whom
she trod life's journey for more than sixty-four years. Her tender
ministrations will never be forgotten by those who knew and loved her.
Funeral
services were held at the Baptist church at 2 o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Clark M. Crowell. Interment was made in the Fairview
cemetery.
[Barton, Zachariah A.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 3,
1955 [p. 1]
Z. A. Barton, 83 Dies In Idaho
Z.
[achariah] A. Barton, 83, oldest
brother of Miss Nelle Barton,
Bedford, died Tuesday, October 25 following Injuries received on the previous
Sunday in a car accident. Mr. Barton's home was in Camas, Wash., and he was
visiting a son at Wilder, Idaho, where the accident happened. He and his son
went for a ride and their car was struck by another car, according to the word
received in Bedford. Mr. Barton was born in Taylor County, but moved west many years ago.
He
is survived by six sons and one daughter. Also by two sisters, Miss Nelle
Barton of Bedford and Mrs.
Cora Clawson of Sacramento,
Calif.; and by one brother, Rev. John [Leslie] Barton of Sunnyvale, Calif.
[Cooper, Benjamin
Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 10,
1941 p. 2
SHERIDAN
Benjamin Cooper Dies
Funeral
services for Benjamin [Henry] Cooper, 83, were held at the Methodist church at Gaynor City Friday
afternoon. Burial was in the Long Branch cemetery at Gaynor.
He
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Woodburn of Maryville, and Mrs. Myrtle Winemiller of Sheridan; six sons, Albert [Henry] of Maryville, [Charles] Claud, Guy [Wellington] and Rollie [Ferman] of Sheridan, Frank and Fred of Denver, Colo. All of
the children were present for the funeral and the six sons acted as
pallbearers. His wife and one daughter, Mrs. Treshia [Lucretia] Winemiller preceded him in death.
[Cooper, Ida Emily
Higgins]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 5,
1915 [p.
1]
DIES FROM SHOCK
News of the Drowning
of Mrs. Frank Barton Proves Fatal to Neighbor
Mrs.
Ben H. [enry] Cooper [Ida Emily Higgins], 54 years old, mother of County Superintendent of Schools Bert
Cooper, died Monday afternoon at
her home near Gaynor City, death being due, says the Maryville Democrat-Forum, to hemorrhage of the brain, which resulted from
a stroke of paralysis. This sudden attack was believed to be pre-induced by the
shock to Mrs. Cooper of
learning of the sudden death by drowning of Mrs. Frank Barton and small son Saturday afternoon. The Barton and
Cooper families were close neighbors and Mrs. Cooper was deeply grieved over the death of her friend.
While
on a visit to relatives in Illinois last October, Mrs. Cooper suffered a stroke of paralysis. She rallied from
this and it was thought she would entirely recover, but her condition at times
was serious.
The funeral services were
conducted at Gaynor Wednesday afternoon by the pastor of the Methodist church
of Parnell, and burial took place in the Gaynor cemetery.
[Reprinted in the Bedford
Free Press, August 10, 1915 p. 7,
which reprinted it from the Hopkins Journal.]
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