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[Bentley, Benjamin]
Blockton News
Thursday February 12,
1920 [p. 1]
Obituary
Benjamin
F. Bentley was born in Greenup
County, Kentucky, May 17, 1861, and passed to his reward on Jan. 28, 1920, aged
58 years, 8 months and 11 days.
From
Kentucky the family moved to Michigan and later to Iowa where the deceased
spent most of his life. At the age of 22 he was married but soon afterward lost
his first wife and one child. His second marriage occurred Oct. 12, 1889. To
this union nine children were born—four sons and five daughters. One
daughter died at the age of six years. He is survived by his devoted wife and
eight children, two brothers, John Bentley of Cloverton, Minnesota, and William Bentley of Burt, Iowa, and a large circle of friends.
He
was converted and united with the M. E. church when about 28 years of age and
with the exception of a few years while living in Missouri where he was
associated with the Baptist church, he was loyal to the church of his choice.
He was faithful in all his Christian duties, a devoted father and a true
Christian gentleman. He will be missed from our circle below but we believe he
has gone to be with Christ and the redeemed of earth in heaven.
Funeral
services were held at the home and interment was made in Bethel cemetery near
Diagonal, Iowa.
[Hickenlooper, Clara
Rosella Chipman]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 10, 1946 p. 5
BLOCKTON
Former Resident Dies
The
remains of Mrs. Clara Hickenlooper were brought here from Kansas City for interment Friday, December 28. Mrs.
Hickenlooper was the widow of the
late [Thomas] Sherman Hickenlooper and a daughter of Mr. [Virgil] Chipman, an early day merchant here.
[Lee, Martin “Mart”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 15,
1906 p. 4
Mart
Lee, a man who was known to
nearly every person in the county, and who is one of the oldest settlers of
Jefferson Township, died at his home near Athelstan, November 3rd.
[Lee, Matilda Brown]
Blockton News
Thursday January 27,
1916 p. 4
E.
B. Johnston and wife left for
Athelstan yesterday afternoon called there by the death of Mrs. Johnston's
sister, Mrs. Mart Lee [Matilda Brown], who passed away yesterday morning. The funeral will be held at
Athelstan this afternoon.
[Lee, Matilda Brown]
Blockton News
Thursday February 3,
1916 [p. 1]
Obituary
Matilda
Brown, daughter of Elias and
Margaret [Messersmith] Brown, was
born in Johnson County, Indiana, October 27th, 1835, and died at Conway, this
state, January 20th, 1916, aged 80 years and 3 months.
She
came to Taylor County with her parents in 1855. September 16th, 1868, she was
united in marriage to Martin Lee.
To this union five children were born two of whom survive, three having died in
infancy. Her husband died November 3rd, 1906. Besides the children she leaves
to mourn her departure three sisters and one brother—Mrs. Sarah Reed and Mrs. E. B. Johnston, of Blockton; Mrs. B.[enjamin] F. [ranklin]
Kauble, of Athelstan, and W.
J. Brown, of Cody, Wyoming.
Mrs.
Lee united with the Baptist
church in 1863 and lived a faithful life.
The funeral service [s]
were conducted from the Athelstan Baptist church Thursday afternoon at 1:30 by
the pastor. Interment took place in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Note:
The correct marriage date is August 16, 1868 in Platteville, Taylor County,
Iowa. Source: Iowa marriage certificate and Marriage records, Taylor County
Courthouse, Bedford, Iowa.]
[Loutzenhiser, Bertha
Alice Warden]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday June 11, 1986 p. 4
Services Held for Bertha
Loutzenhiser
Funeral
services were held for Bertha Alice Loutzenhiser of Blockton at the Blockton Christian Church on
Saturday, June 7, 1986 with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, Iowa.
Officiating was Rev. Scott Marcum.
Bertha
Alice Loutzenhiser passed away at
the Good Samaritan Center, Villisca, Iowa on June 3, 1986 at the age of 89
years.
She
was born on August 27, 1896, in Worth County, Missouri, the middle child of
three. She was the daughter of James and Ida [Ann] Fattig Warden.
Bertha married Robert D. [avid] Loutzenhiser on September 20, 1914 at Redding, Iowa. He
preceded her in death on June 19, 1983. They farmed near Blockton over 40 years
and moved into town in 1957.
She
is survived by daughters: Mrs. Bill (Marjorie) Graham of Littleton, Co.; Mrs. Harvey (Idalee) Brown of Alpena, Mich.; son Robert D. Loutzenhiser of Villisca; daughters-in-law: Faith of Kingdom City, Mo., Edith of Bedford and Sharon of Villisca. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren
and 19 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband,
one brother, one sister, two sons, one daughter-in-law, one grandchild and
three great grandchildren.
Bertha was an active member of the Blockton Christian
Church and neighborhood clubs for many years.
In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent for the perpetual care of Rose Hill Cemetery.
[Miller, Marcellus “Mort”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday March 29,
1923 [p.
1]
Another Pioneer Passes
Away
The,
good citizens of this community received another shock Tuesday evening, when
the news was spread about town that Col. Mort Miller had joined the silent host, "taps"
being sounded for him about 7:00 o'clock that evening. Mr. Miller had been in failing health for some time but his
condition was not considered serious, in fact he had only been actually bedfast
for two or three days, and when his sudden passing away was announced it was a
real shock to all.
Col.
Miller, as he was familiarly
called about here was born in Petersburg, Virginia, on Sept. 30, 1849 at which
place he resided until 20 years of age. On August 13, 1870, he went to
Baltimore, Md., where he enlisted in the U. S. Army for 5 years, and was
mustered out of the service at Fort Warren, in Boston harbor, on Aug. 13, 1875.
In November, 1875 he came to Iowa to try his hand and seek his fortune in
the "land of milk and
honey" He first located in Leon, Decatur county, where he learned the
trade of marble cutter. He remained there a little over two years, and later
moved to Bedford in 1878, and established himself in the marble business here,
and by excellent workmanship and fair dealing built up a good business.
In
1880, Mr. Miller was elected
Lieutenant of the I. N. G. of Co. T., and on Feb. 14, 1889, was elected captain
of that company, and at the same time presented him with a fine sword and
scabbard, and this gift he cherished to the last.
In
the year 1898 when the Spanish-American war broke forth, Col. Miller was among the first to volunteer, and because of
his former high standard and military training he was taken into the army as a
Colonel, which position he held with credit till the close of that war. He
returned again to Bedford and in 1899 was elected county auditor on the
democratic ticket, a feat that was never accomplished before or since for that
office. This office Mr. Miller held for two terms and made a most excellent officer.
Mr.
Miller was united in marriage to Miss
Gillham of Leon, in June, 1879,
and to them a large family of children were born.
Funeral
services will be held from the residence on South Court street tomorrow
(Friday) at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Lumbar of the Presbyterian Church
and interment made in Fairview cemetery.
[MILLER, MARCELLUS "MORT"]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, April 24, 1923
Dorothy Miller and Eva When [Wehn] left Friday noon for their home in Cleveland, Ohio, after being called here by the death of their father, Col. Mort Miller.
[Moody, Cora Annette
Mann]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 11,
1957 [p. 1]
Mrs. J. E. Moody Rites Were Friday
Last
rites for Mrs. J. [ustin] E. Moody of Bedford were held at the Shum Funeral Home Friday forenoon, July 5. Rev. D.
C. Davis, Clarinda minister, officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
Cora
Annette Mann, daughter of Michael
and Samantha (Dowlin) Mann, was
born in Bedford, Iowa on November 19, 1870 and died at the family home in
Bedford Tuesday, July 2, 1957.
She
attended the Bedford schools and graduated from Bedford High School in 1889.
On
October 11, 1894 she was married to Justin E. [lisha] Moody at the Mann home in Bedford. To them two children
were born, Rex Mann Moody of
Newton, Kansas and Mrs. Maxyne (Harry) Carney of Clarinda.
She
was a member of the First Baptist church, the Wild Rose club, and the Fortnightly
club.
She
leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, the son and daughter; one sister, Mrs.
Tressie Thomas of Des Moines; six
grandchildren, five great grandchildren.
[Moody, Justin Elisha]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 1,
1960 p. 4
J. E. Moody Rites In Bedford
J.
[ustin] E. [lisha] Moody, a
long-time resident of Bedford, died at a nursing home in Clarinda, Tuesday,
November 22, at the age of 91 years.
Last
rites were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on State Street in Bedford
at 10 a.m., Friday, November 25. Rev. Colvin Caughey of the Baptist church
officiated. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Mr.
Moody was born in Illinois on
June 23, 1869 and came to Iowa when he was 10 years old. He operated a dry
goods store in Bedford for many years and later a grocery store. Mrs. Moody died three years ago after the couple had been
married 63 years. He was a member of the Meredith of Bedford Baptist church.
He is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Harry Carney of
Clarinda, and a son, Rex Moody of Newton, Kans. There are several grandchildren.
[Note:
1900 federal census gives the month of birth as January.]
[Mothershead, Nettie
Ann Keith]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 2,
1900 [p.
1]
DEATH OF NETTIE A.
MOTHERSHEAD
She Passes Away at Her
Home in Ross Township. — Burial Exercises Conducted by the Fraternal Aid
Association.
Miss
Nettie A. [nn] Keith was born in
McLean County, Illinois, December 25, 1879. She came with her parents to Iowa
in 1883—seventeen years ago. She was married to Norman [Harmon Redmon]
Mothershead in l897, and to this
union was born one child—a girl---which is four months old. Mrs.
Mothershead departed this life
Thursday, July 26, and leaves husband, child, father and mother, four brothers
and one sister to mourn her loss. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.
[artin] L.[uther] Keith.
Mrs.
Mothershead became a member of
the Presbyterian Church in 1893, and has lived a devoted Christian life. She is
mourned by a large number of friends whom she was always ready to help in time
of trouble. She became a member of the F. A. A. at this place November 6, 1899.
At
9:30 a. m., on the morning of the
28th of July, the Fraternal Aid Association gathered at their place of meeting,
the G. A. R. hall, preparatory to taking charge of the funeral rites of their
honored and respected sister, Mrs. Nettie A. [nn] Mothershead, After the preliminary arrangements were made,
and their charter framed in crape, ,they started in a body numbering 75, for
the home of their departed sister in Ross township. When within about a quarter
of a mile of the house they left their carriages, and forming in line of march,
proceeded to the house. After the services at the house the pall bearers, who
were Mrs. Crosson, Mrs. Lynch, Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. Libey, Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
Hughes, carried the casket to the hearse, between lines of loving sisters and
brothers who proceeded the cortege to Berea church, where the funeral sermon
was preached by Rev. E. N. Ware. The cortege that accompanied the remains to
the cemetery numbered about 5 teams, and was nearly a mile in length. When the
gate of the cemetery was reached the members of the order dismounted and formed
in twos and accompanied the remains to the grave. After 1 prayer by Rev. E. N.
Ware, the last sad rites were performed by the members of the order, which were
very impressive indeed. The grave was lined with white bunting, flowers and
evergreens in profusion. Each member with a fond farewell, deposited upon the
head of the casket a twig of evergreen tied with a bow of white ribbon.
[MOTHERSHEAD, NETTIE ANN KEITH]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, July 26, 1900
Mrs. Mothershed Died This Morning
This morning at 4 o'clock Mrs. H. [armon] Mothershed died at her home eight miles south of Bedford, aged about 20 years, leaving a three months old babe and a husband to mourn her loss. The interment will take place at Fairview cemetery tomorrow morning.
[Note: The last name is spelled Mothershead on her headstone.]
[Rusco, Guy William]
Blockton News
Thursday February 19,
1920 [p. 1]
Obituary
Guy
Willie Rusco, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Rusco, was born in
Taylor County, Iowa, September 8, 1903, and departed this life in Athelstan,
Iowa, Feb. 13, 1920, aged 16 years, 5 months and 5 days.
He
leaves to mourn their loss, his father and mother and two brothers and two
sisters—Roy, Ray, Growilda [Grawilda] and Juanita Rusco —besides a host of other relatives and
friends.
The
funeral services were conducted from the home Feb. 14, 1920, by Challie E.
Graham, pastor of the Isadora Church of Christ, and the remains were laid to
rest in the Athelstan cemetery.
The
bereaved ones have the heartfelt sympathy and best wishes of the many friends,
and may they be comforted and blessed by Him who said, "Let not your heart
be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are
many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a
place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and
receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
[Rusco, Hilda Sophia
Anderson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 29,
1974 [p. 1]
Hilda Rusco, 94 Final Rites Held August 28
Funeral
services for Mrs. J. R. (Hilda Sophia) Rusco, 94, long time Athelstan resident, were held
Wed., Aug. 28 at Athelstan Community Church, Athelstan, Iowa with Rev. Ward
Campbell officiating. Mrs. Rusco died August 26 at the Grant City (Mo.) Convalescent Center. Interment was at
the Athelstan Cemetery.
[Rusco, Hilda Sophia
Anderson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 5,
1974 p. 9
Hilda Rusco, 94 Last Rites Held August 28
Funeral
services for Mrs. J. R. (Hilda Sophia) Rusco, 94, long time Athelstan resident, were held
August 28 at the Athelstan Community Church, Athelstan, Iowa, conducted by Rev.
Ward Campbell. Mrs. Rusco died
August 25 at the Grant City (Mo.) Convalescent Center. Interment was at the
Athelstan Cemetery.
Hilda
Sophia Anderson, daughter of Charles
Fredrick and Mary Anderson was
born February 8, 1880 in the state of Illinois. She came to Iowa the same year
of her birth and remained here for the rest of her lifetime. On November 20,
1901, she was united in marriage to John W. Rusco. To this union were born eight children.
Her
husband, John, sons Guy,
Charles, Roy W. and Ray L., and daughter, Juanita Cordell all preceded her in death.
She
is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Grawilda Schuster and husband, Ralph, Mrs. Mildred Jones and husband, Melvin, and Mrs. Deliliah Pickering and husband, Harold, all of Blockton; 12 grandchildren; 41 great
grandchildren; 22 great, great grandchildren.
[Rusco, John William]
Blockton News
Thursday December 23,
1937 [p. 1]
Obituary
John
Willie Rusco, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. [harles] T. [Theodore] Rusco of Athelstan, was born and lived his entire life
in Taylor County. He was born Sept. 17, 1879, and departed this life in the
State University hospital at Iowa City, at the age of 58 years, 2 months and 26
days.
On
Nov. 20, 1901, he was united in marriage to Hilda Anderson of Athelstan. To this union was born eight
children: Mrs. Juanita Cordell,
of Athelstan; Mrs. Grawilda Schuster and Mrs. Mildred Ayers,
of Maloy, and Roy, Ray and Deliliah at home, One died in infancy and Guy died at the age of 16 years.
Mr.
Rusco died after several weeks of
illness and leaves to mourn his departure his wife and six children, his
mother, Mary Catherine; five
brothers, four sisters, seven grandchildren and a host of other relatives and
friends. His father, two brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Funeral
services were held at the Athelstan Holiness church at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Warrior. Burial in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Rusco, Verl
Nathaniel]
Blockton News
Thursday March 29,
1917 p. 8
Obituary
Verl
Nathaniel, son of Alfred and
Malinda Rusco, was born in Taylor
County, Iowa, September 23, 1909, and went to be with Jesus March 23, 1917,
aged 7 years, 6 months and 20 days.
During
a severe illness of his mother a few days before he was fatally burned he
learned that God was an ever present help in time of need and commenced calling
on God from the very first of his suffering. The family and neighbors who so
kindly helped to nurse him will never forget his sweet childish voice in
prayer. Many times when he was suffering most and could get no rest he would
call for prayer or hymns to be sung or the bible to be read and then sweet rest
would come to his tired little body.
Besides
his father and mother, a grandmother, nine sisters and one brother and many
other relatives are left to mourn their loss, which is his gain. All his
sisters were present except Mrs. Rose White of Emerson.
The
funeral services were conducted from the Holiness church at Athelstan March 24th,
by W. M. Hunt. Text 2 Samuel 12:23. Interment was made in the Athelstan
cemetery.
MY darling’s
shoes
God bless the little feet
that never go astray.
For the little shoes are
empty
in my closet laid away;
Sometimes I take one in
my hands,
forgetting till I see,
It is a little half-worn
shoe,
not large enough for me;
And all at once I feel a
sense of
bitter loss and pain,
As sharp as when a few
days ago
It
cut my heart in twain.
O, little feet, that
wearied not,
I wait for them no more,
For I am drifting on the
tide,
but they have reached the shore;
And while the blinding
teardrops wet
these little shoes so old,
I try to think my
darling's feet
are treading streets of gold;
And so I lay them down
again,
but always turn to say -
God bless the little feet
that now
surely cannot stray.
[Scott, James]
Blockton News
Thursday February 12,
1920 [p.
1]
James Scott Dead
James
Scott, an aged citizen of
Athelstan, passed away at his home in that town Saturday evening after an
illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held Monday and interment
was made in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Scott, James Howard]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday January 5,
1994 p. 6
HOWARD SCOTT
James
Howard Scott, son of James H.
[arley] and China M. (Lantz) Scott was born Nov. 22, 1912 at their home near
Athelstan, Iowa. Howard entered into rest Dec. 23, 1993 while a resident at the Bethesda Care Center,
Clarinda, Iowa.
He
attended school and church in Athelstan while growing up.
On
Sept. 14, 1936, he was united in marriage to Lelah Clark at Maryville, Mo. To this union one son was born, James
John.
In
1954 they moved to Shenandoah where Howard was employed by Ivan's DX Station and later Henry Field's Nursery
and Mac Malloy Motor, until his retirement.
On
Nov. 22, 1988 he was united in marriage to Goldie Luck Scott. Preceding him in death were his parents and his
first wife, Lelah, one
brother, Herschal (Red)
Scott, one half-brother, Joe
Fenwick, one sister, Genese
Branson and a sister, Hazel and brother, Darrel, who died in infancy.
He
is survived by his son, James Scott,
two sisters, Joyce Rockafellow of
Des Moines, and Vesta Berniece Graham of Bedford, one sister-in-law, Mildred Scott, and one brother-in-law, Kenny Graham, both of Bedford, many, nieces and nephews and
many friends in the Shenandoah and Bedford area.
[Sickels, Frank
William]
Blockton News
Thursday February 12,
1920 [p. 1]
Obituary
Frank
W. [illiam] Sickels was born in
Taylor County, Iowa, Feb. 13, 1889, and departed this life Feb. 6, 1920, aged
30 years, 11 months and 23 days.
He
was united in marriage to Grace [May] Adams April 11, 1909. To this union was born two
children, Ethel and Myrtle
Marie, both of whom survive him.
His wife preceded him Feb. 3, 1920.
He
leaves to mourn his departure, his two daughters, father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. H. [omer] W. [est] Sickels,
and five brothers and five sisters, as follows: E.[dward] G. Sickels, Guy Sickels, John [Elmer] Sickels, Charl
[Charles Raymond] Sickels, and Glen Sickels; Gertie [Ada Gertrude] Rusco, Alice Gold, Clara Campbell, Ina
Wisdom, and Margaret White. He also leaves a host of other relatives and
friends.
He
was converted to Christ at the age of seventeen, and united with the Baptist
church at Athelstan June 17, 1906.
The
funeral services were conducted from the home Feb. 7 by Challie E. Graham, pastor
of the Isadora Church of Christ, after which the remains were interred in the
Athelstan cemetery.
The
sympathy of the entire community again goes out to the relatives of this home
that has been twice visited by death in so short a time. May the God of love
and mercy richly comfort and bless them in this hour of need.
[Sickels, Grace May
Adams]
Blockton News
Thursday February 12,
1920 [p. 1]
Obituary
Grace
M. [ay] Adams, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John [Morgan] Adams, was
born in Taylor County, Iowa, Jan. 24, 1893, and departed this life Feb. 3,
1920, aged 27 years and 10 days. She grew to womanhood in the same county in
which she was born.
On
April 11, 1909, she was united in marriage to Frank W. [illiam] Sickels. To this union was born two daughters, Ethel and Myrtle Marie. Since Mrs. Sickels’ death her husband has also
passed away. She leaves to mourn their loss two daughters, father and mother,
four sisters, Mrs. Effie Weaver, Mrs. Etta Cavin, Mrs. Vesta Kemery (Mrs.
Kemery has also passed away since
her sister’s death), and Myrtle
Adams; also three brothers, Elbert,
Warren and John, Jr., besides many other relatives and a host of
friends.
Mrs.
Sickels was a member of the Mt.
Zion Baptist church. The funeral services were conducted at the home Feb. 5 by
Challie E. Graham, pastor of the Isadora Church of Christ, and the remains laid
to rest in the Athelstan cemetery.
The
bereaved ones have the sympathy of the entire community in this hour of sorrow.
May they look to the kind, heavenly Father, who cares for all his children; and
may they be guided by the Lord Jesus Christ to the “tearless land.”
[SICKELS, GRACE MAY ADAMS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 5, 1920
Mrs. Frank E. Sickels Dead
Mrs. Frank E. Sickels passed away at her home north of Athelstan Tuesday after a few days illness with pneumonia. She leaves a husband and two little daughters besides many other relatives. The funeral service will be held at the home this afternoon at one o'clock and interment will be made in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Smith, Charles]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 29,
1948 p. 3
Athelstan
Obituary - Charles
Smith
Charles, son of Mr. and Mrs John Bend Smith, was born near Iowa City in Johnson County
January 24, 1862 and died at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville April 25,
1948 aged 86 years, 3 months and 1 day.
Succumbing
to several weeks’ illness, Mr. Smith had lived with a son, Herman near Athelstan. He was a firm believer in God and the church, and
practiced the Good Neighbor policy toward all who knew him.
When
quite young, he accompanied his brother to Beatrice, Nebraska, where he met Miss
Adeline Conner, whom he married
February 17, 1890. To them seven children were born. One son Luther died in infancy, and one daughter, Mrs. Oma
Trueblood, preceded him in death.
Those
surviving are: Mrs. Amy Hubbard of Shannon City, Mrs. Anna Bowers of
Blockton, Mrs. Lois Fichter and Mrs. Ruth Fichter of
Randolph; one son, Herman of
Athelstan; 12 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; one step daughter, Mrs.
Max Sparling of Des Moines; one
sister, Mrs. Hetherington, age
92 of Nebraska.
The
funeral services were held at the Community church at Athelstan, Tuesday, April
27 at 2:30 p.m., Rev. G. W. Swan officiating. Burial was in the Athelstan
cemetery.
[Surpluss, Delbert
Leroy]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday Nov. 1, 1989 p. 5
DELBERT LEROY
SURPLUS
Services
for Delbert Leroy Surplus, 76,
were held October 30 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Cummings
officiating. Burial was at Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa. Mr. Surplus died October 27, 1989 at St. Francis Hospital,
Maryville, Mo.
Delbert
Leroy Surplus, son of Charles
Surplus and Jessie Brummett
Surplus was born at Parnell, Mo.
September 25, 1913. He grew to maturity in the Parnell and Sheridan communities
where he attended the public school and was a part of the various community
activities.
On
November 12, 1938 he was united in marriage to Garland Naill at Creston, Iowa and they have made their home on
the farm in the Blockton area with the exception of one year lived in Bedford,
Iowa. They had shared 50 years together.
His
life's occupation was farming. He enjoyed the farm life and had been a part of
the change it had made since the time that he was married. He met the challenge
of the times; the seasons; the methods of both tilling and conserving the soil;
he was a patient man and his pleasing personality made him one who was able to
make friends and keep them in his large circle of friendship. One of his great
pleasures was pitching horseshoes; and in this activity he was able to extend
his friendship beyond the usual boundaries of his home community.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Elby Surplus and two sisters, Thelma Nelson and Elma Berg.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Garland of the home; two sisters, Estelle Naill and Eloise Smyser; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He
will long be remembered as a kind and considerate loved one, friend and
neighbor and he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
[Wehn, Eva Miller]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 4,
1969 [p. 1]
EVA MILLEr WehN DieS
IN cLEVeLAnD: BURIAL
HErE SAT.
Graveside
services for Mrs. Eva Miller Wehn,
82, of Cleveland, Ohio, formerly of Bedford, were held Sat., Nov. 29, at
Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Mrs. Wehn died at her home in Cleveland.
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