[Davison, Harvey
Eugene]
Lenox Time Table
Wednesday January 7, 1987 p. 2
Davison rites held in Lenox
Funeral
services for Harvey E. [ugene] Davison, 88, were held at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 29 at Coen-Beaty Funeral Home in
Lenox. The Rev. Elmer West officiated and burial was in Lexington Cemetery in
Taylor County.
A
retired farmer, Mr. Davison died
Dec. 26 in Bedford.
He
was born Feb. 5, 1898, in Hopkins, Mo., a son of Robert [Harvey] and Belle
[Margaret] Laskey Davison.
He
and Sarah B. [eatrice] Tall [Toll] were married April 27, 1921, in Maryville, Mo.
They
farmed in Missouri and later near Prescott, moving to Lenox in 1979. Mrs.
Davison died in 1983.
Mr.
Davison was a member of the First
Christian Church in Lenox.
He
leaves four sons, Herman [Ray] of Modesto, Calif., Harley of Vanduser, Mo., Donald of Monroeville, Pa., and Jerry of Perris, Calif.; two daughters, Leota
Pfeiffer of Yuma, Ariz., and Karen
Gustad of Jeffers, Minn.; two
brothers, Harlan of Hopkins
and Archis of Bedford; a
sister, Lula Carmichael of
Hopkins; 28 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren.
In
addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty
Summerhays, two sisters, a
brother and two grandchildren.
[Davison, Sarah
Beatrice Toll]
Wednesday December 28,
1983 p. 4
Final Rites Dec. 27
For Sarah Davison
Final
rites for Sarah (Mrs. Harvey) Davison of Lenox were held Tuesday, December 27 at the First Christian
Church in Lenox at 1:30 p.m. Reverend Elmer West officiated. Interment was in
the Lexington Cemetery at Bedford.
Mrs.
Davison, age 82, died at her home
on Thursday evening, December 22.
Visitation
was held at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox on Monday evening from 7
p.m. to 8 p.m. A memorial has been established to the First Christian Church.
[Davison, Sarah
Beatrice Toll]
Lenox Time Table
Wednesday January 4,
1984 p. 4
Final Rites Dec. 27
For Sarah Davison
Funeral
services were conducted on Tuesday, December 27 at 1:30 p.m. at the First
Christian Church in Lenox for Sarah Beatrice Davison.
Sarah was the daughter of Ben D. and Mary E. Powell
Tall [Toll] and was born April
28, 1901 in Bedford, Iowa. She died at her home in Lenox on December 22, 1983
after a lengthy illness at the age of 82 years, 7 months and 24 days.
Sarah was united in marriage with Harvey Eugene
Davison on April 27, 1921 in
Maryville, Missouri. During the first years of their marriage, the couple
resided in the Bedford area, moving to Prescott in 1941. They resided there and
farmed until moving to Lenox four years ago.
Mrs.
Davison was preceded in death by
her parents; a daughter, Betty Summerhays; two sons-in-law, John Summerhays and William Worrell; two sisters, Ethel Blancord and Vinnie Skinner; one brother, Claudie Tall [Toll]: two grandchildren, Eddie Davison and Roger Jon Summerhays; and several great grandchildren.
Survivors
include her husband, Harvey of
the Bedford Manor in Bedford, Iowa; six children, Herman [Ray]
and wife, Bernice of Modesto,
California; Leota Phiffer [Pfeiffer] and husband, Frank of Yuma, Arizona; Harley and wife, Tilda of Vanduser, Missouri; Donald and wife, Betty Lou of Monroeville, Pennsylvania: Jerry and wife, Sharon of Perris, California; and Karen Gustad and husband, Dennis of Jeffers, Minnesota; 26 grandchildren and
several great grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Sarah was an active member of the Lenox Christian
Church as long as her health permitted and was a member of the Prescott
Methodist Church prior to that. She loved and took pride in her family around
which she centered her entire life.
She
will be remembered for her plants, gardening, crocheting and sewing, and the
many lovely pieces she gave to others with love. She always gave of herself to
others.
Final
rites were conducted on December 27 at the Lenox Christian Church with the
Reverend Elmer West officiating.
Music
was by Billie Jean Barker and Marilyn Beck, vocalists. Norma Paymal was
organist. Selections were "How Great Thou Art" and "The Lord is
My Shepherd".
Casket
bearers were Joe Harvey, Bob Summerhays, Jim Thrascher, Larry Hansen, Kevin
Smith, and Dennis Gustad.
Interment
was in the Lexington Cemetery in Bedford, Iowa. A memorial has been established
to the First Christian Church in Lenox.
[Greeson, Daniel
Monroe]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 1, 1909 p. 4
D. M. Greeson
J.
F. Denser is in receipt of a letter telling of the death of D. [aniel] M.
[onroe] Greeson, which occurred
at his home in Kokomo, Ind., Tuesday. Mr. Greeson was for many years a resident of this county,
having lived in Ross township nearly a quarter of a century. He left here some
eight years ago and has since been residing in Indiana. His death was due to
paralysis.
[Greeson, Daniel
Monroe]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 8, 1909 p. 4
OBITUARY
Daniel Monroe
Greeson
Daniel
Monroe Greeson was born in
Gilford County, North Carolina, January 8, 1831. When he was one year old his
parents moved to Morgan County, Indiana, where his boyhood years were spent.
When
a young man he was devoted to educational pursuits, and was a schoolmaster in
the pioneer days. While visiting his brothers, David and George Greeson, in this county, he became acquainted with Charity
Ellen Terrell of Alto, who became
his wife January 1, 1862.
Their
first home was in Morgan County, Indiana, where they remained until 1865, when
they moved to Taylor County, Iowa. They lived in the west until 1899, at which
time they returned to Howard County, establishing themselves at Alto.
Mr.
Greeson is survived by his wife
and three sons. The latter are Richmond
Arthur Greeson of Turon, Kansas, Edward
C. [aresso] Greeson of Parsons,
Kansas and Charles F. [rancis] Greeson of Chicago, Ill.
When Mr. Greeson was twenty years
of age he united with the Methodist Episcopal church and was an active and
devoted member throughout the remainder of his life. No man had aught to say
against him as a neighbor and friend. Few men lead lives as free as was his
from little faults and unworthy ambitions.
Funeral
services were conducted in the Methodist Episcopal church at Alto at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, which was very dear to the heart of the deceased, and which he
supported faithfully and generously all his life. The membership will sorely
miss his loyal and devoted service. Interment was in Crown Point cemetery, this
city. —Kokomo (Ind.) Daily Tribune
[Greeson, Richmond
Arthur]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday September 30, 1913 p. 8
Arthur Greeson Dead
W.
F. Allen received a letter Friday from Edward Greeson of Kokomo, Ind., conveying the information that
his brother [Richmond] Arthur, who has been in the clothing business at Turon,
Kan., for several years, died suddenly Saturday evening at Battle Creek, Mich.,
where he had gone to take his wife to a sanitarium for treatment. Mr.
Greeson was apparently in
excellent health, and death came without warning. He was standing in the room
with his wife, when he suddenly dropped to the floor, expiring almost
instantly. The remains were taken to his home in Turon, Kan., where the funeral
services were held Wednesday.
Arthur was a son of Daniel [Monroe] Greeson an old resident of the county, and grew to manhood
here where he has many friends, who deeply sympathize with the family in their
bereavement.
[Jordan, Edith Marian
Thompson Carlton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 4, 1995 p. 6
EDITH THOMPSON
JORDAN
Memorial
services for Edith [Marian] Thompson [Carlton] Jordan, 77, of Salinas, Calif, were held Monday, Jan. 2,
1995 at the Northminster Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were under the
direction of Struve and Laporte Funeral Home. Edith died December 22,1994 at the Hospice House in
Monterey.
She
was a retired secretary for the San Mateo School Administration and also was an
assistant at Jordan International Co.
She
was a native of Bedford. She had spent the last 15 years in Salinas.
She
had formerly assisted with Meals on Wheels, and was a member of the
Northminister Presbyterian Church of Salinas.
She
is survived by one sister, Julia Thompson Griswold of Tallahassee, Fla.; step-children, Harriet
Palmer of Los Altos, Calif., Marilyn
Brice of Santa Rosa, Calif, H.
James Jordan of Fairbanks, Alaska, Eleanor Homewood of Dhahran,
Saudi Arabia, Paul Jordan of
Burlingame, Calif, and Peter Jordan of Redwood City, Calif; two nephews, 14 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
[McKune, Rachel Ann
Garrett]
Gravity Independent
Thursday October 5,
1944 p. 3
Rachel Ann McKune
Rachel
Ann Garrett, daughter of Jacob
and Mary [Ann Coyan] Garrett was
born in Taylor County, Iowa, November 4, 1876 and departed this life at the
Saint Anthony’s hospital at Denver, Colorado, September 25, 1944, at the age of
67 years, 10 months and 21 days.
She
was married to Oscar McKune February 9, 1897. To this union was born four children, two sons, Carl H. [omer]
and Clarence E. [verett] both of Denver and two daughters, Mrs Opal
[Alice] Sollars of Gravity, Iowa,
and Mrs Coral Adams of Kansas
City, Missouri. Besides her family she leaves to mourn her passing, ten
grandchildren, three great grandchildren, two sisters and six brothers and a
host of other relatives and friends; three grandchildren preceded her in death.
In
early life she was united with the Christian church at Gravity, but in later
years while living in Brighton, Colorado, she became a member of the Nazarene
church.
She
was always a kind and loving mother and although in falling health the past
year she was a patient sufferer to the end.
Interment
was at Crown Hill cemetery at Denver, the Rev. Victor McIntire of Longmont,
Colorado, conducting the services.
Those
attending from a distance were Mrs Opal Sollars and son, Darrel, Will Garrett, Carol Garrett and Mrs Carrie Alkire all of Gravity; Mr and Mrs W. M. Adams and son, Arnold and Mrs. Marie O’Conner all of Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Anna Tindle of Fairplay, Missouri and Mrs. Cora Souder of Los Angeles, California.
The golden gates were opened
wide,
A gentle voice said “Come,”
And angels from the other
side
[Novinger, Boyd
George]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday January 7,
1998 p. 6
Boyd G. Novinger
Boyd
George Novinger, son of Fred
Schultz Novinger and Sylvia
Belle Bloom Novinger was born at
New Market, Iowa November 19, 1920 and departed this life December 27, 1997.
He
lived in New Market and grew to maturity in the New Market area where he
attended the public school.
On
March 17, 1944 he was united in marriage to Wilma Doris Shum and they lived in San Diego, Calif.
He
served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1947, serving aboard the U.S.S Honolulu in
the South Pacific, receiving the Navy Unit Commendation Medal.
Following
his military service, he and Wilma returned to Bedford where he joined her parents in the funeral business.
To
this union, one child was born, Christy Lu Novinger Taylor.
He
served the community of Bedford as a funeral director for 50 years.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and one grandson, Benjamin
Lee.
Left
to cherish his memory are his daughter, Christy and husband Keith of Bedford, grandchildren B.K., Mark, Sam,
Kevin, Debra, Rhonda, Tony and Chester;
six great grandchildren; one aunt, Nora Bloom Morris of Bedford; brother, Gordon and wife Mary of San Bernardino, Calif., sister, Shirley
Mitchiner of San Bernardino,
Calif.; four nephews and numerous cousins.
He
was a member of John F. Hardin Post 164, Bedford American Legion, Taylor Lodge
#156 AF & AM, VFW Post 11443, Bedford United Methodist Church.
He
spent his life in service to the community. He enjoyed working with his hands
repairing everything from Studebakers to guns.
His
three youngest grandsons always wanted to call "Papa" if anything was
broken. "Papa can fix it".
He
was a kind and considerate father and grandfather and will be missed by all who
knew and loved him.
Funeral
services were held December 31, at the Novinger-Taylor Funeral Home in Bedford.
Burial was at Fairview Cemetery.
[Thompson, Pauline
Alta Keister]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday January 7, 1998 p. 6
Pauline Keister
Thompson
Pauline
[Alta] Keister Thompson, age 93
of Scottsdale, Arizona died Jan. 1, 1998 in Scottsdale.
Mrs.
Thompson moved to Arizona 24
years ago from Iowa. She taught music for several years in the Iowa Public
Schools. She was a homemaker, raising her family in Bedford, Iowa primarily,
and then moved to Sun City, Arizona in 1973 where she lived for 20 years. She
lived the last four years at her daughter's home in Scottsdale.
She
was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Sun City. Pauline was a graduate of Des Moines University in 1926.
She
is survived by her daughters Elizabeth Thompson Brezel and Sylvia Thompson Klevoos [Klevos] and one son, Richard Hedrick Thompson; seven grandchildren.
[Thompson, Pauline
Alta Keister]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday July 15, 1998 p. 5
Pauline Keister
Thompson
Pauline
Alta Keister Thompson was born in
Peoples Township, Iowa to Benjamin and Corabelle Brooks Keister on December 8, 1904. She was the youngest of five
children. Her parents were both college graduates, her father was a Methodist
Minister and both Corabelle and Benjamin served as
missionaries in South America. Her father died when she was a young woman still
in college.
Pauline finished high school and graduated college. She
was an educator in music. She came to Bedford in the late 20's, early thirties
to teach music at the school.
She
had a whirlwind romance with Richard Thompson. Pauline was a beautiful woman and Richard was smitten. After a one-week courtship they were
engaged, and shortly thereafter were married. Richard was a salesman for Marshall Fields at the time
they met but would later work for the family store – Thompson Mercantile,
started by his grandfather, James Monroe Thompson.
Pauline and Richard had three children, Richard "Dick", Sylvia and
Elizabeth or "Betsy".
Pauline was a great mother,
taking care of the children, providing love and support. She also felt their
education was terribly important, especially in the arts. When Bedford didn't
have a dance teacher or a piano teacher, she went looking for one, and provided
the space for teaching and the lunch or dinner for the teacher. She felt it
that important that her children be educated in music and dance.
She
was a musician. She was a fabulous singer, and at some point in her life had
even thought about being a professional singer. She had perfect pitch and could
sing just about anything. It also made it difficult when a piano or person was
out of tune - she caught it right away. She was the choir director at the
Presbyterian Church for many years. Both her daughters sang in the church
choir. Her faith and commitment to Christ were very important to her.
Pauline was involved in the community, volunteering for
different events and activities around town. She knew what was going on in
politics, she was a staunch Republican, she was up on current events and astute
in the working of politics.
She
was a Nebraska fan, and it seems that after many years of giving Richard a hard time about sports, she learned to enjoy
them and the two of them would watch sports on t.v. together.
She
was a member of the Fortnightly Club and Eastern Star and she was an excellent
bridge player.
She
loved her grandchildren, and they loved her. She "could read the same
little Golden Book to her grandchildren again and again."
After Richard died in June of 1972,
she sold her home and moved to Sun City, Arizona in the summer of 1973. She
lived in Sun City until she moved in with Sylvia in Scottsdale two years ago. Pauline died January 1, 1998 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Pauline has and will be missed, those who are left to
remember her are her children: Dick Thompson and wife Shirley, Sylvia Klevos and Elizabeth "Betsy" and husband Bruce Brezel, seven grandchildren and her friends.
Graveside
services were held on Sunday, July 5, 1998 at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford,
Iowa. Services were provided by Novinger Taylor Funeral Home, Reverend Nancy
Ross and the Lord's Prayer was sung by Jon Vogel.
[Toll, Benjamin “Ben”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday May 31, 1928 [p. 1]
Ben Toll
Mr.
Ben [jamin] Tall [Toll] passed away at his home southwest of Bedford
Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. He was about 68 years of age. No funeral
arrangements are made at this time.
[Wight, Edith]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday November 28, 1895 p. 3
Last
Thursday little Edith Wight a
five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wight, died from what one of the attending physicians
pronounces a genuine case of diphtheria. The case was reported to the health
authorities and the premises were immediately placed under strict quarantine
regulations. The remains were interred Friday. No funeral services were held.
The Wight premises will be
kept under strict quarantine regulations until all danger of the spread of the
disease is past. With the strict quarantine regulations in force in Bedford any
contagious disease can be stamped out in a short time.
[WIGHT, EDITH]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 28, 1895
Edith Wight, the five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wight, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 1895, with membranous croup. No funeral was held on account of a city ordinance which forbids public funerals over the remains of persons dying of this disease. Mr. and Mrs. Wight have the sympathy of their friends in the sad bereavement that has come to them.
[Wight, Marcus]
Bedford Free Press
Wednesday April 16, 1919 [p 1]
Obituary Marcus
Wight
Marcus
Wight died at his home in
Bedford, Iowa Thursday April 10 having reached the age of 82 years, 11 months
and 30 days. The funeral service will be held Thursday afternoon April 17 from
the Christian church conducted by Rev. E. E. Lowe.
Marcus
Wight was born near Syracuse, N.
Y. April 11, 1837, moving to Keokuk Iowa in 1845. He came to Taylor county Iowa
in 1857 and was married to Mary Jane Cobb, Nov. 6, 1859. Two sons were born to this union, Walter Scott
Wight, who lives in San Luis
Obispo, Cal. and Amos R. [euben] Wight now living in Sacramento, Cal. Mrs. Wight passed away Feb. 17, 1888.
On
December 31st 1889 Marcus Wight and Chloe Leona Tarr were
married. Three children were born to this union. Two died in infancy and one
girl, Mayme M. Wight is at
home with her mother who with two brothers survive the father.
Mr.
Wight in early life belonged to
the Methodist church; in 1858 he united with the Christian church at Bedford
and remained steadfast to the end of his life. He served as elder to the local
congregation a number of years and was active in all church life. His last
thoughts and words were for the advancement of the Kingdom.
A
number of years were spent in business in Bedford. About 16 years he, with his
family lived in Barton County, Mo. where he led in the establishing of the
church of Iantha.
A
man full of good deeds, with friends by the score at the ripe age has entered
into rest and reward.
[Wight, Mary Jane
Cobb]
South-West Democrat
Friday February 17,
1888 p. 4
—Died,
in Bedford, Thursday evening Feb. 16, 1888, of dropsy, Mrs. [Mary] Jane
[Cobb] Wight, wife of Marcus Wight, in the 52d year of her age. Owing to the fact
that the relatives are considerably scattered, the time for holding funeral
services has not been announced at the time we go to press, and we are without
data to write a suitable obituary.
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