[Beard, Donald Edwin]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday March 7, 1990 p. 5
DONALD EDWIN BEARD
Services
for Donald Edwin Beard, 61,
Altamont, Ill., were held March 1 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Carl
Cummings officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Mr. Beard died February 23, 1990 at Carle Hospital in
Urbana, Il.
Donald
Edwin Beard, son of Edwin
Beard and Leona Amanda Flowers
Beard was born at Bedford, Iowa
October 14, 1928. He grew to maturity in the Bedford community where he
attended the public school and the Christian Church. He was graduated from
Bedford High School in the class of 1945.
He
was united in marriage to Dorothy Kennedy and to this union two daughters were born: Ann and Cynthia.
On
January 31, 1959 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Kennedy and to this union two daughters were born: Ann and Cynthia.
On
January 31, 1959 he was united in marriage to [Betty] Joan Brown at Bedford, Iowa and to this union, one daughter Paula was born.
Donald was interested in the printing business from his
school years and he was linotype operator for the Clarinda Publishing Company
prior to the time of his military service. He continued in the printing
industry as his life work and he enjoyed the challenge of a rapid changing
program through the years.
He
enjoyed owning and training racehorses and he was a member of the U.S. Trotting
Association. His horses had raced on the tracks in the Illinois area. For
pleasure in his leisure time he was an avid pool player and he shared with
friends in this pastime.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and a half sister, Gwenivere [Guinivere]
John. Left to cherish his memory
are his wife Joan of the home
in Altamont, Ill.; his daughters, Ann Hurt of Denver, Co.; Cynthia Bohnhoff of Dieterich, Ill.; and Paula Beard of Peoria, Ill.; seven grandchildren; a brother, Joe
Beard of Italy and a half brother Gordon Beard of Naches, Wash.;
nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
He
served his country during the Korean Conflict and served in the Army of
Occupation in Japan, from October 1950 until September 1952. He was a member of
the Christian Church and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He had been a member of
the Masonic Order and the Shrine.
His
family will remember him as a kind and considerate loved one and he will be
sadly missed by all who knew him.
[Beard, Hiram Charles]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 19,
1899 [p.
1]
H. C. Beard Dead
Another
old settler of Taylor County has gone from whence no traveler ever returns. H.
[iram] C. [harles] Beard, at the
ripe age of 73 years and 11 days, died at the home of his son Lawrence, six miles south of Bedford, at 8 o'clock p. m.
Sunday, January 15. Mr. Beard had been in bad health for some time, and his death was not unexpected. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. N. Ware, at the late home of
deceased on Tuesday morning. Interment in Fairview cemetery.
[Beard, Leona Amanda
Flowers]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 27,
1985 p. 6
Graveside services for Leona Beard held
Graveside
services were conducted for Leona Beard, 84, June 18, 1985 at Bedford Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Beard died June 15 at the Luthera Care Center in
Altamont, Illinois where she had resided due to ill health. Rev. Carl Cummings
officiated and Order of Eastern Star gave their service. Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
Leona
Amanda Flowers Beard, daughter of John Flowers and Margaret Romang Flowers, was born at Hopkins, Missouri October 14, 1900. She grew to maturity
in the Hopkins area where she attended the public school and the Christian
Church.
On
November 6, 1923 she was united in marriage to Edwin Beard at Savannah, Missouri. They lived on a farm near
Bedford and later they resided in Bedford.
To
this union were born two sons: Donald and Joe.
She
was employed by the Hopkins Telephone Company and later by the Bedford
Telephone Company.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; one sister; four brothers and her
husband, who died January 26, 1972.
Left
to cherish her memory are her sons: Donald Beard of Altamont, Illinois; Joe Beard of West Germany; a stepson Gordon Beard of Naches, Washington; nine grandchildren and
eight great grandchildren; three sisters: Jessie Holmes of Springfield, Missouri; Hazel Parisi of Hopkins, Missouri; Cressie Penn of Fontine, Montana; other relatives and friends.
She
was a member of the Christian Church at Altamont, Illinois; Bedford Chapter
#228 Order of Eastern Star.
She was a kind and considerate
loved one and she will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
[Clark, Catherine Bell
“Katie” Taylor]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 7, 1955 p. 4
BLOCKTON
Mrs. Kate Clark Dies
Mrs.
Kate Bell Clark, 81, died Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Della Farris, near Blockton. She was a member of the Christian
Church at Isadora, Mo.
Besides
her daughter, Mrs. Clark is
survived by a sister, Mrs. May Freemyer of St. Francis, Kansas.
Rev.
John Huntington conducted services Tuesday afternoon at the Christian church.
Burial in Athelstan cemetery.
[Clark, Catherine Bell
“Katie” Taylor]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 21, 1955 p. 9
Obituary - Katie
Bell Clark
Katie
[Catherine] Bell Taylor, daughter
of Lory [Leroy] and Mary [Carland] Taylor, was born in Madison County, Iowa, April 21, 1873, and died April 3,
1955 at the age of 81 years, 11 months.
She
was married to James Edward Clark on Dec. 3, 1890. To them two children were born, Della of Blockton and Johnie, who died in 1936.
She
was from a family of three brothers and three sisters. All these preceded her
in death except one sister, Mrs. May Freemyer of St. Francis, Kansas.
Mrs.
Clark moved to Worth County, Mo.
as a baby and spent her entire life there until she moved to Blockton. She went
as a bride of six months to their farm home east of Sheridan, Mo., where she
lived until Mr. Clark passed
away April 21, 1944. After his death she moved to Blockton.
She
accepted Jesus as her Savior when a very young girl.
She
leaves to mourn her departure, her daughter, Della Farris of Blockton; three grandchildren, Robert Clark,
Pauline Clark and Harold
Farris who is in Japan; a sister, Mrs. May Freemyer of St.
Francis, Kansas.
[Clark, James Edward “Ed”]
Maryville Daily
Forum
Monday April 24, 1944 [p. 1]
Rites For James
Clark
Rev.
L. B. Day of Maryville conducted funeral services at 2:30 o’clock yesterday
afternoon at the Athelstan Community church for James Edward Clark, a farmer near Sheridan for the past fifty-three
years, who died at his home Friday following a long illness.
Mr.
Clark was born in Harrison
County, December 13, 1866. He was a member of the Christian church of Isadora.
He is survived by his wife, the former Katie Bell Taylor; a daughter, Della May Farris of Blockton, Ia.; and three grandchildren. A son John
Samuel Clark, preceded his father
in death.
Pallbearers
were Charles and Joe Rusco, Joe Hays, George Booher, Fred Fiddler and Tom
Parker.
Music
was furnished by Mrs. Glenn Sickels, Miss Lillie Cordell and Mrs. Paul Sickels,
who were accompanied by Mrs. Frank Freeland.
[Clark, John Samuel]
Blockton News
Thursday November
26, 1936 [p. 1]
John Clark Found Dead
John
[Samuel] Clark of southeast of
Athelstan was found dead Monday evening about 9 o'clock, a bank of earth having
caved in on him while he was out setting traps.
It
seems that he left home about noon, accompanied by his dog, a large German
police dog, to set a line of traps. As he did not return home in the evening
the neighbors organized a searching party to look for him. The searching party
found his dog guarding a spot where a bank had caved in. It is also stated that
the dog had uncovered part of his master's body. It is stated that the dog had
to be killed before the searching party could approach the cave-in where the
body of Mr. Clark was later
uncovered. It is presumed he had opened a hole in the bank to set a trap when
the bank caved in on him. The body was found at a point about two miles
northwest of Isadora and about a mile from his home.
Mr. Clark was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark and a brother of Mrs. Della Farris of this place. He leaves as his immediate family
his wife and two small children.
He
was about 42 years of age.
[Clark, John Samuel]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 26,
1936 [p. 1]
Man Killed By Cave-In
At Athelstan
Dog Guards Master's
Body
Athelstan—The
saying that a dog is a man's best friend was proved in Taylor County this week.
After
a cave-in which killed Johnnie Clark no person could reach the dead man's body until the dog had been
killed.
Clark died when a skunk den he was digging out caved in
and buried him. Clark, who
lived with his wife and two small children near here, set out from his farm
Monday afternoon to open a skunk den, his wife related.
She
felt no anxiety for his safety until he failed to return at nightfall. Then she
notified Mayor C. M. King of Athelstan, who gathered a searching party of a
number of men.
Shortly
after midnight they found the dog standing guard over a mound of earth under a
highway bridge. Their approach to the mound was abruptly halted by fierce,
threatening growls from Jack, the dog.
After
the dog had been shot the men soon found that the pet had been digging to free
his master from a cave-in. The dog had clawed at the pile of earth until only
Clark's head and shoulders renamed covered. Clark, however, was dead when uncovered by the
searchers.
The
skunk den had led into the side of a creek bank, which had collapsed on Clark.
[Howery, William
Isaac, Jr.]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 23, 1905 [p. 1]
Wm. Howery Dead
Thursday of last week William
[Isaac] Howery, one of the old
settlers of Taylor County and a citizen of Bedford for about six months,
crossed the dark river of death, aged 69 years. Although not in good health, Mr.
Howery dreamed not of the end
being so near. Saturday, March 14, he was taken suddenly ill and finally sank
to eternal rest. The funeral services were conducted at the Christian church by
Elder Wm. Cobb. Interment in Bedford cemetery. Deceased leaves a widow to mourn
his loss.
[Note:
The last name is spelled Howrey on his gravestone. He is buried in Bedford
Fairview Cemetery not the Bedford City or Old Bedford Cemetery as stated in the
obituary.]
[Howery, William
Isaac, Jr.]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Friday March 17,
1905 [p. 1]
Death Claims an Old
Settler.
From Thursday's Daily
William
Howery died at his home in the
northeast part of the city this morning at 12:30 of heart disease. The funeral
will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m.
The
deceased lacked only one milestone of reaching man's allotted time of three
score and ten, and many years of that long life had been spent in Taylor
County. He came here in an early day and with his wife settled on a farm five
miles southeast of town. Here they lived until six months ago when they moved
to Bedford. No children ever came to bless their home and the widow is left
alone with no near relatives to share and lighten her sorrow.
Mr. Howery has not been well for some time but was only
taken seriously ill on last Sunday. Since that time he has grown gradually
worse, until just after midnight last night he breathed his last.
[Note:
The last name is spelled Howrey on his gravestone.]
[Rusco, Roy Wilson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 5,
1963 p. 8
Roy Rusco, 47 Rites Aug. 28
Funeral
services for Roy Wilson Rusco,
lifetime Athelstan resident, held August 28 at the Athelstan Community Church,
were conducted by Rev. Ward Campbell. Interment was at Athelstan cemetery,
Athelstan, Ia.
The
following obituary was included in the services:
Roy
Wilson Rusco, son of John [William]
and Hilda [Anderson] Rusco, was
born July 31, 1916 in Athelstan, Iowa. He died at Ringgold County hospital in
Ayr, Ia., Aug. 28 at the age of 47 years and 28 days.
Roy
attended school and lived his entire lifetime in Athelstan.
His
father and two brothers preceded him in death.
Mr.
Rusco is survived by his mother
of the home; one brother, Ray L. [eo] Rusco of Des Moines, Ia.; four sisters, Mrs. Juanita
Cordell of Athelstan, Mrs.
Ralph Schuster of Clearfield, Mrs.
Mildred Carney and Mrs. Deliliah
Hanks of Lathrop, Mo.; also eight
nephews, five nieces and a host of other relatives and friends.
[Shepherd, David
Orson]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 10,
1908 p. 6
Obituary.
David
Orson Shepherd was born in Knox
County, Ill., May 1, 1842, and died at his home in Ross Township, three and a
half miles southwest of Bedford, at 6:40 p. m., Saturday, December 5, 1908,
aged 66 years, 7 months and 5 days. The death of Mr. Shepherd was quite sudden, having been in his usual
health. The cause of death was given as organic heart trouble.
On
March 19, 1883, he was united in marriage to Miss Eva Drotherrigs
[Deatherage], of Henderson
County, Ill., and they moved to Taylor County in 1885. Four children were born
to them, three daughters, Mary,
who is attending college at Enid, Okl.; Mrs. Martha Sherrick, of Enid, Okl.; Mamie, at home, and one son, David Edgar, at home. This prominent family have many
friends, having lived on the home place for the past sixteen years. The
deceased was an industrious man, esteemed as a neighbor and friend and beloved
by an affectionate family.
The
funeral was held from the Baptist church Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. McMasters.
The
interment was in the Fairview cemetery and under the auspices of the Masonic
lodge, of which the deceased was an honored member. Mrs. G. E. Sherrick and son Dean, of Enid, Okl, and Miss Mary Shepherd, of the same place, daughters ot the deceased,
and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Lane,
of Clearfield, the latter a sister, and C. F. Shepherd, a brother, of Corning, were here attending the
funeral. Aside from these relatives he also leaves three sisters and two
brothers, of Galesburg, Ill., who were unable to attend the funeral.
[Shepherd, David
Orson]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 10,
1908 p. 4
Dies Suddenly
Neuralgia of the Heart
causes Death of D. O. Shepherd
The
community was greatly shocked Sunday evening, by news of the death of D.[avid]
O. [rson] Shepherd, one of the
old settlers of the county whose home was about five miles southwest of
Bedford.
Mr.
Shepherd’s death was entirely unexpected and came without a moment’s warning.
In the past he had complained with a pain in his side, but his complaints were
not of such a nature as to cause any particular alarm. It is true, however,
that Mr. Shepherd was not a
man to complain, and he may have suffered many times and have said nothing about
it. Even had he known that these pains presaged an early end of life, it is
probable that he would have kept it a secret so that his family would not be
worried about it. Death came about 5 p. m. Sunday while he was in the house,
and it came as swiftly as a stroke of lightning. Less than half an hour before
his death Mr. Shepherd had
been out around the barn, apparently in as good health as usual. He came to the
house and laid down on some chairs. Presently his family went to his side to
see if he was ill, heard him breathing heavily and when they reached him he was
dead.
David
Orson Shepherd was born May 1st,
1842 in Knox County, Illinois, and it was there that he lived until a man of
past 40 years. On March 19, 1883 he was united in marriage to Miss Eva
Deatherage, who together with
their four children survives him.
In
March 1885, Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd moved to Taylor County. Later they settled on the farm which was ever after
their home, and on which they lived for 16 years. The four children are Mary who is attending college at Enid, Oklahoma, and
living with her sister, Mrs. C. [lyde] E. Sherrick [Scherich], who resides at that place; Nancy and David Edgar, both of whom are at home. All the children
except Mrs. Sherrick were
present at the funeral.
His
son-in-law, C. [lyde] E. Sherrick,
and his only grandchild, Dean Sherrick, of Enid, Okla., were also present, as was his brother, C.
[harles] F. [ranklin] Shepherd of
Corning, and his sister, Mrs. D. [avid] M. Lane [Martha] and husband of Clearfield. Three sisters and two brothers reside at
Galesburg, Illinois, but it was impossible for them to be present.
The
funeral services were held yesterday at 11 o’clock a. m. at the Baptist church
in Bedford, conducted by Rev. McMasters. The ceremonies at the cemetery were in
charge of the Bedford Masonic lodge of which deceased was a valued member.
Interment was made at Fairview.
[SHEPHERD, DAVID ORSON]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, December 10, 1908
Obituary – David Orson Shepherd was born in Knox county, Ill., May 1, 1842 and died at his home in Ross township, three and a half miles southwest of Bedford, at 6:40 p. m. Saturday, December 5, 1908, aged 66 years, 7 months and 5 days. The death of Mr. Shepherd was quite sudden, having been in his usual health. Th cause of death was given as organic heart trouble.
On March 19, 1883 he was united in marriage to Miss Eva Drotheriggs [Deatherage] of Henderson county, Ill. and they moved to Taylor county in 1885. Four children were born to them, three daughters, Mary, who is attending college at Enid, Okl.; Mrs. Martha Sherrick of Enid, Okla.; Mamie, at home and one son, David Edgar, at home. This prominent family have many friends, having lived on the home place for the past sixteen years. The deceased was an industrious man, esteemed as a neighbor and friend and beloved by an affectionate family.
The funeral was held from the Baptist church Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. McMasters.
The interment was in the Fairview cemetery and under the auspices of the Masonic lodge, of which the deceased was an honored member. Mrs. C. [lyde] E. Sherrick and son Dean, of Enid, Okl., and Miss Mary Shepherd, of the same place, daughters of the deceased, and Mr. and Mrs. D. [avid] M. Lane, of Clearfield, the latter a sister, and C. [harles] F.[ranklin] Shepherd, a brother, of Corning, were here attending the funeral. Aside from these relatives he also leaves three sisters and two brothers, of Galesburg, Ill., who were unable to attend the funeral.
[Shepherd, Eva
Deatherage]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January
24, 1952 p. 4
Mrs. Eva Shepherd Buried Here Monday
Mrs.
Eva Shepherd, 84, a former
resident of Bedford, died Jan. 18 at University hospital, Iowa City, where she
had been taken after breaking her hip in a fall on Jan. 7.
Funeral
services were held in Shenandoah Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. Talton
Parker of Emerson. Burial was in Fairview cemetery at Bedford.
Mrs.
Shepherd moved from Bedford In
1918 to Shenandoah, where she made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Nancy
Braley.
She
is survived toy three daughters and a son. They are Mrs. Clyde E. Scherich of Bedford, Mrs. Braley of Shenandoah, Mrs. Frank Klotzman of Canon City, Colo., David E. [dgar]
Shepherd, Sr., of Goltry, Okla.
Also by 13 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Mrs.
Shepherd was a member of the
Baptist church.
Mr.
and Mrs. C. [lyde] E. Scherich, Mr. and Mrs. Don Scherich of Bedford attended the last rites in Shenandoah. Mrs. C. [lyde] E. Scherich spent
last week with her mother at the hospital in Iowa City.
Accompanying the body to Bedford for the
graveside service and burial were the Scherichs from Bedford; Mrs. Braley, Mr. and Mrs. Elvis
Lee, Shenandoah; Mrs. Frank
Klotzman, Canon City, Colo.; Paul
Klotzman, Denver, Colo.; David
E. [dgar] Shepherd, Sr., Goltry,
Okla.; Mrs. Lillie Shepherd and James F. Shepherd, Enid,
Okla.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bauer,
Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Braley, Omaha; Robert Braley,
Des Moines.
[Skinner, Troy Lee]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 27,
2002
TROY LEE SKINNER
Funeral
services for Troy Skinner, age
30, of Georgia, formerly of Bedford and Independence, Missouri, who died
Tuesday, February 19, 2002 were held Saturday, February 23, 2002 at 11:00 a.m.
at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford with Pastor Jamie Mogler officiating.
Interment was held in the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Memorials can be given
in Troy's name. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of
Bedford.
Troy
Lee Skinner was born January 31,
1972 in Corning, Iowa the son of Terry Skinner and Virginia Thrasher Read. As a small child, Troy loved going to the Lake of Three Fires where his
grandparents, Darlene and Wes, ran the concession stand and swimming area. He
grew up attending school in Independence, Missouri, graduating in 1990. He was
active on his high school debate team and was 1989 Lincoln-Douglas Missouri
State Debating Champion.
Troy attended Truman State University in Kirksville,
Missouri for three years where he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa
Fraternity. Troy was employed
as a waiter on a cruise ship based in New Orleans; a dining room captain in
Palm Beach, Florida; and for the past year was a salesman for Conyers Toyota in
Atlanta, Georgia. He enjoyed collecting baseball cards with his step-father, Howard; and spending time with his friends Charles Gowdy,
Tom Frey and Kevin Summerville.
Troy is survived by his father, Terry Skinner of Cameron, Missouri; his mother, Virginia
Read and husband, Howard of Independence, Missouri; his brother, Specialist
Cole Read who is stationed in
Germany with the United States Army; his maternal grandmother, Darlene Derry of Bedford; his paternal grandparents, Clyde
and Shirley Skinner of Missouri;
step-grandmother Naomi Gibbs of Independence, Missouri; along with many aunts, uncles, family members and
friends.
Troy is preceded in death by his grandfather Wes
Derry.
[Woods, Adam]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 26, 1911 [p. 1]
Death of Adam Woods
Adam
Woods [died] at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. R. [obert] F. [ranklin] Snyder, living east of town Wednesday morning about 8
o'clock. While he had not been in the best of health for the past few weeks, he
seemed about as usual on the morning of his death. He arose for breakfast, but
did not go down to the table saying he felt a pain in his stomach. Giving a
couple of deep breaths he passed quietly away without further warning.
Mr.
Woods was born in Highland
county, Ohio, Oct. 8,1827, and was 83 years old last October. He moved in early
life to Illinois, and in 1876 came to Taylor county, Iowa, settling on the farm
east of town now owned by C. B. Wysong. For several years past he has made his home with R. [obert] F. [ranklin]
Snyder.
About
1849 he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Jane Boatman, and together they buffeted life's waves for more
than a half-century, she passing away in June 1906. Three children were born to
them, two of whom still live. They are Mrs. R.[obert] F. [ranklin] Snyder and John H. Woods, living, and Maggie Payton, deceased. He also leaves a sister about 90 years
of age, living at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
The
deceased was a member of the M. E. church of this city, and was a true
Christian. Nearly all the time he resided in Clayton Township he was a justice
of the peace of that township. In public affairs he took a great interest and
was a constant reader and student of current topics. As a man and neighbor he
was esteemed, and as a father, husband and friend he was loved.
The
funeral services will be held tomorrow, Friday, at 10 o'clock, from East
Mission church, conducted by Rev. Fred N. Willis, assisted by Rev. D.
McMasters. The remains will be brought to Bedford for interment in Fairview
cemetery. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all.
[Woods, Adam]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday February 2, 1911 p. 5
Adam Woods.
Funeral
services over the remains of Adam Woods were held at 10 o'clock Friday morning at East Mission church
conducted by the Rev. Fred N. Willis. The pallbearers were Melchor Payton, H.
Snyder, C. B. Wysong, Fred Morris, George Larison, Delbert Douglas.
Adam
Woods, who was for many years
familiarly known in Bedford as "Uncle Adam,” died Wednesday morning at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. R. [obert] F.[ranklin] Snyder, quite suddenly He had been able to be up every
day, and on the morning of his death had called for the usual assistance in
getting up for his breakfast. A few minutes later he died.
Mr.
Woods was born in Hillsborough,
Ohio, October 8, 1827, and on November 30 [1848] he united in marriage with [Eliza] Jane Boatman, and in 1898 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Four
years ago Mrs. Woods passed
away. They were the parents of four children, Samuel, who died in infancy, Mrs. Maggie Payton, who died June 30, 1893, John H. Woods of Clearfield, and Mrs Sarah [Jane] Snyder of Bedford. Two sisters survive, Mrs. Sarah
Godfrey who lives in Nebraska,
and Mrs. Nancy Layman of Mt.
Pleasant. There are seven grand children.
Soon after their marriage Mr and Mrs. Woods moved to
Knox county Illinois, and in March 1876, they came to Taylor County. Mr.
Woods had a wide acquaintance in
this community by reason of his long residence here. He was justice of the
peace for twenty years. At the age of 23 years he united with the Methodist
Episcopal church, and continued his affiliation with those of that faith until
his death. He was a prominent and active member of the Masonic lodge.
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