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[Braun, Leona Jolene
Raper]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday December 26, 1990 p. 3
L. JOLeNE (RAPER) BRAUN
L.
[eona] Jolene (Raper) Braun passed
away December 11, 1990 at the Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights,
Ill., after a long bout with cancer. She was 64 years old.
She
is survived by her loving husband, Oscar, dear sister Janice (Mrs. Bill) Rider of Roswell, Ga.; many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her mother and father, Opha and LeRoy Raper, maternal grandparents, Mel and Georgia Older, and paternal grandparents, Floy and Tine
Raper.
Jolene was born July 21, 1926, in Athelstan, Iowa at the
home of her maternal grandparents. She began grade school in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. Her parents were transferred to Chicago when she was 12, where she
finished grade school. Jolene moved
with her parents to Bensenville, a suburb of Chicago, where she attended high
school, and met her husband, Oscar.
They were married on September 28,1946.
Jolene worked as an Executive Secretary
for United Airlines for 26 years, retiring June 1, 1988. She and her husband built a new home in
Athelstan, where they planned to spend the rest of their retirement days. Jolene loved wildlife and the outdoors, and was in the
process of creating a park on their property in Athelstan.
She
will be missed by all her friends and relatives who dearly loved her.
Services
were held in Arlington Heights, Ill. on December 14 at the Lutheran Church of
Martha and Mary with Pastor Paul Wold officiating. Burial was in Athelstan
Cemetery, with Pastor Dan Mixdorf from the Salem Lutheran Church of Creston,
Iowa, officiating at the graveside service.
[Mattice, Mary
McCreary]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 16, 1900 [p. 1]
Called Home
Mary
Mattice, mother of Mrs. H.
[iram] M. [arshall] Long [Mary],
died at the home of her son-in-law in this city, Sunday morning at l: 30
o’clock, aged 74 years, 8 months
and 2 days. Funeral services were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.[iram]
M. [arshall] Long conducted by
Rev. A H. Collins, at 2 p. m. Tuesday, after which the body was laid to rest in
the Bedford cemetery. The bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of a
large circle of friends.
[Mattice, William
Lester]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 2,
1909 p. 5
Lester Mattice.
William
Lester Mattice was born in Lucas
County, Ohio, July 15, 1846. A few years later he moved with his parents to
Adrain, Mich., where they lived until 1858, when they moved to Iowa. Here, he
grew to manhood and then went to Omaha, Neb., where he has since resided. He
never married but made his home with a sister in Omaha. His health began to
fail about six months ago and he died in Omaha Sunday, Nov. 28, 1909, aged 62
years, 4 months and 13 days.
He
leaves three sisters, Mrs. H. [iram] M. [arshall] Long [Mary], of Bedford, Ia.; Mrs. L.[ouis] H. Sroufe
[Arminta], of Omaha, Nebr.; and Mrs.
J. [oseph] M. Ingersoll [Anna],
of Keokuk, Ia.; and one brother, Andrew Mattice, of Ponca, Okl. Funeral services were held in
Omaha Tuesday Nov. 30. The body was then brought to Bedford where interment
took place in the Bedford cemetery beside his father and mother.
[Moon, Job]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday June 3, 1897 p. 2
Uncle
Job Moon died at the home of his
nephew R. [obert] G [ifford] Moon,
of this city, at 7 p. m. Monday evening May 31, aged 86 years 1 month and 18
days.
Mr.
Moon was born in Clinton County,
Vermont, and when quite young emigrated to Allegan County, Mich. From there he
want to Nebraska. After crossing the plains he went to Avalon, Mo., where he
lived until 1881 when he came to Bedford where he has since made his home with
his nephew R. [obert] G. [ifford] Moon.
About
four years ago he was first stricken with paralysis and again in February. On
last Saturday he suffered the third stroke, which proved fatal.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the residence conducted by
Rev. E. N. Ware and the remains were laid to rest in the Bedford cemetery.
Mr.
Moon had a host of friends in
Bedford and the relatives have the sympathy of the community in this their hour
of bereavement.
[Moon, Laurinda
Cordelia Moore Newell]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 27, 1911 [p. 1]
Death of Mrs. R. G.
Moon
Mrs.
R. [obert] G. [ifford] Moon, who
has long been in poor health, died at her home in Bedford Tuesday morning. The
funeral was held at the home Wednesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock conducted by Dr.
Fred N. Willie. Interment was in Bedford cemetery.
Laurinda
Codelia [Cordelia] Moore was born
near Cassanovo [Cazenovia] N. Y., April 13, 1829 and was 82 years 3 months and
12 days old at the time of death. She was united in marriage to Aaron Newell and to them four children were born two dying in
infancy. Those living are the two sons, A. [lbert] F. [ox] Newell, of El Reno, Okla., and F. [rederick] A. [aron]
Newell, of Akron, Colo., both of
whom were with their mother in her last hours. Mr. Newell died in 1864, and on December 25, 1867, she was
united in marriage to R. [obert] G. [ifford] Moon, in Wisconsin, where both were living at the
time. Mr. and Mrs. Moon three
years after marriage, moved to Taylor County, Iowa, where they bought the farm
south of town, now owned by Geo. Reece. They continued to make their home there
until about fifteen years ago, when they moved to Bedford, which has since been
their home.
When
a young woman the deceased united with the Congregational church but when
coming here there being no church of that denomination, she failed to join
another, but has always lived a Christian life. She was held in the highest
esteem by all who knew her, and although suffering for several years, stood it
without complaint and with Christian fortitude.
The
sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved husband and sons.
[Moon, Laurinda
Cordelia Moore Newell]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 27, 1911 [p. 1]
MRS. R. G. MOON IS CALLED BY DEATH
RESIDENT OF TAYLOR
COUNTY FOR FORTY YEARS PASSES AWAY MONDAY
Laurinda
Cordelia Moon died at her home
Tuesday at 9:30 A. M. The funeral services were held at the home Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Fred N. Willis of the Methodist
church. Interment was at Bedford cemetery.
Laurinda
Cordelia Moon, wife of R.
[obert] G. [ifford] Moon, was
born near Cassanova [Cazenovia], N. Y., April 13, 1829, and she with her
parents came to Ohio and thence to Wisconsin in 1840. She was married to Aaron
Newell who died in 1864, to which
union four children were born, A. [lbert] F. [ox] Newell of El Reno, Okla., and F. [rederick] A. [aron]
Newell of Akron, Okla., and two
having died in infancy. In 1867 she was married R. [obert] G. [ifford] Moon.
Three
years after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Moon left Wisconsin and located in Taylor County,
living on a farm.
They
remained on the farm for twenty-six years and then moved to Bedford where they
have resided until her death. Mrs. Moon was a member of the Congregational church in her younger days but in
later years was too feeble to attend, having remained at home most of the time.
[MOON, LAURINDA CORDELIA MOORE NEWELL]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 3, 1911
A. F. Newell of El Reno, Okla., and F. A. Newell of Akron, Colo., attended the funeral of their mother, Mrs. R. G. Moon, which was held last Thursday.
[Moon, Oscar]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 27,
1917 p. 8
Accident Proves Fatal
Oscar
Moon, of Omaha, aged 32 years and
married, was seriously hurt about dusk Tuesday evening when the Studebaker Six
he was driving turned turtle near the Clem Jeffers home 5 miles northwest of
Hopkins. He was alone in the car and was enroute from Omaha to St Joseph when
the accident occurred.
The
car is almost completely demolished and the injured man was taken from the
wreck to the Milt Gregory home and medical aid summoned from Hopkins. The
doctors found several ribs broken and the man is injured internally, but was
able to give instructions about telephoning to his wife in Omaha.
He
was taken later in the night to the hospital in Maryville in the Hopkins
ambulance and if no complications set in it is thought he will recover. He is a
liveryman and dealer in second hand automobiles in Omaha and was going to St.
Joseph on an automobile deal when the bad luck overtook him.
Late
reports state that Moon died
at the hospital in Maryville Monday morning and his body was taken to Denver,
Colo., for burial, being accompanied by his wife and mother and G. D. Phillips
and wife of St. Joe.
Moon was 32-years of age while his wife was but 17,
and they had been married less than a year. He died of internal injuries.
[Moon, Robert Gifford]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday June 9, 1927 p. 3
Robert
Gifford Moon, son of [David] Sands and Mary Wiltsie [Wiltse] Moon, was born August 26, 1839, near Rochester, N. Y.,
where his parents then lived, he being the third eldest in a family of eight
children. When a lad of 15 years his family moved to the state of Michigan,
which was then in its pioneering days and there the family set to work clearing
up a farm and many interesting facts and incidents connected with the hard
struggles of these early days are related in an old diary which Mr. Moon kept with care for many years during his early
life. At the age of twenty-three (1862) Mr. Moon enlisted for military service, entering the
engineering corps as a Michigan Volunteer and continued in this service until
the end of the Civil War. Following the war period he settled in Wisconsin and
in 1869 was married to [Laurinda] Cordelia Newell and in 1870 he
and his wife came with team and wagon and settled on land about three miles
southeast of Bedford, where they lived for about 20 years; leaving the farm in
1890, Mr. Moon engaged in the
grain business in Bedford, where his wife Cordelia Moon died in the year 1911, and where three years
later he was married to Mary [Henrietta Kenyon] Topliff with whom he enjoyed 13 years of devoted life, and
who also survives him. Of his seven brothers and sisters but one remains, D.
[arius] B.[artlett] Moon of Lansing,
Mich. There are also two nephews, Howe and Delbert Dryer, and two nieces, Elizabeth Moon and a Mrs. Williams. The deceased passed away quietly, in the early
morning hours of June 5, 1927, and while in frail health for some years he kept
busy even to the last days of life and while living unpretentiously himself he
was pleased to see others enjoy the new and wonderful things of the present
day. Always a great reader he kept informed of the major events of the times
even to the last. His chief delight was in planting things in the earth and
watching them grow, paying tribute to the Creator and Preserver of life under
whose care is developed the wonderful beauty and glory of the trees, shrubs and
seedlings planted by the hand of man.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, June 7, at the Roy Churchill home, conducted by
Rev. Paul Luce of the Presbyterian Church. Interment was made in the Bedford
cemetery.
[Moon, Sarah Lorene
Beson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 27,
1951 p. 7
Sarah Moon Obituary
Sarah
Lorene, daughter of William
and Maria Beson, was born near
Maloy, Iowa, Jan. 12, 1875, and died Sept. 13, at the home of her daughter, Bernice, at the age of 76 years, nine months, one day.
When
16 years of age, the family moved from near Conway, to a farm near Blockton.
She spent the remainder of her life in this vicinity.
On
May 2, 1904, she was united in marriage to John William Moon, who preceded her in death July 5, 1921. To this
union were born four children, George, Bernice and John of Blockton and Geraldine of Peru, Iowa. She also brought up Martha and Mary, children of Mr. Moon.
Besides
her children, she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grace Hatfield and son of Iowa City, 15 grandchildren, eight
great grandchildren.
She
was a charter member of the Christian church of Blockton.
Funeral
services were held Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Christian church in Blockton
conducted by Rev. C. A. Abbott. Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery in
Blockton.
Relatives
attending from a distance were Mrs. Edna Ranck and Phillip of Lenox, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Ranck of Corning, Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Dronbaugh and Jimmie of
Orient, Mr. and Mrs. Ursel Hubbard, Mary Jane and Betty Jean of Bloomfield, Mrs. Grace Hatfield of Iowa City, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parman of Mt. Ayr, Mrs. Mary Walker of Salt Lake City Utah.
Out
of town friends at the services were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith, Mrs. Carrie Miller
of Redding, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stephens of Mt. Ayr, Mr. and Mrs. Gayland
Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stephens, Mrs. Frances Newton of Diagonal, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Loghry of Creston.
[Moon, Thomas]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 22, 1944 p. 5
Thomas Moon Dies
Thomas
Moon of College Springs, who had
been a patient at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, died Tuesday. The body
was taken to Pickering, Missouri, where the funeral services were held at the
Methodist church at 11 o'clock this morning, Thursday. Burial was in the
Pickering cemetery.
[Moore, Harry Earl “Dan”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 22,
1945 p. 7
H. E. MOORE
Harry
Earl Moore, familiarly called Dan, the youngest of four children, was born to Daniel
and Margaret [Mercy Wetmore] Moore on June 16, 1887 at Bedford, Iowa. After a long illness continuing from in June
1944, he spent a hard night and then slept quietly away about 8 o'clock Monday
morning, Feb. 12, 1945, at the age of 57 years, 7 months and 26 days.
All
of his life, with the exception of one year spent in Pocatello, Idaho, was
spent in Bedford. He attended the Bedford public schools and was then later
employed in the hardware business. For the last several years he had been
employed in the Pascal Clothing Store.
On
June 18, 1913 he was married to Miss Mary [Helen] Long of Bedford. One son, Henry, a corporal in the U. S. Army, was born to them.
He has only recently been transferred and could not be located.
Dan was a member of the Methodist church. He loved nature and enjoyed being out
of doors. His family and friends always found him genial and even during his
last illness he suffered patiently.
He
is survived by his wife and son, his daughter-in-law, Thelma [May
Chamberlin], several nieces and
nephews and many friends.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon,
February 14, conducted by Rev. G. L. Hufstader. Burial was in the Bedford
cemetery.
[Morton, Laura Sweny]
Iowa South-West
Saturday September 25,
1875 p. 3
OBITUARY.
Laura
Morton, deceased, daughter of Wm.
and Elizabeth Sweny, was born
Aug. 29th 1850, at Xenia, Green Co., Ohio. United with Trinity M. E. Church, J.
W. Cassett, pastor, in the winter of 1868 and was an earnest worker in the
cause she espoused. She was a graduate from “Xenia Female College” at Xenia,
her home, graduating with highest honor with the degree of “Mistress of Classic
Literature" in the year 1869, three years before her marriage with Mr.
Morton which took place at the
home of her parents, May 30th ’72. After a year residence at his
home in Burlington, this State, her health which from early girlhood was very
poor seemed to still grow worse and they were forced to break up housekeeping,
when she made a visit to her folks in this place. After a short time her health
seemed to improve with the change and Mr. Morton was induced to change his residence to this
place. The prospect of her recovery was very flattering to her friends and
relatives, until her last illness, which terminated in her death.
She
died with an abiding faith in Him who doeth all things well, at the residence
of her parents, Sept. 20th, 1875.
[Nelson, Mary Alice “Allie”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 19,
1968 [p. 1]
Final Rites For Allie
Nelson, 97 Held Wednesday
Funeral
services for Miss [Mary] Alice Nelson, 97, native of Bedford and former Taylor County superintendent of
schools, were held Wednesday at the Madison Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
here, conducted by Rev. John D. Kerr. Miss Nelson died Sunday at Pearl Terrace Manor in Bedford.
She had been in failing health for more than a year. Interment was at Bedford
Cemetery.
Mary
Alice Nelson, eldest daughter of Charles
and Valedia [Orinda Walker] Nelson,
was born on a farm near Bedford on August 27, 1871.
Except
for short periods spent in college in Boulder, Colo., and Los Angeles,
California, she spent her entire life in or near Bedford.
She
taught in Lenox, New Market and Bedford and was County Superintendent of
Schools for many years. One of her greatest pleasures were the visits and
letters from her former pupils and teachers, who remember her as a dedicated
teacher and one who had influenced the lives of many young people. Her
philosophy was: that we teach children and not subjects.
She
became a member of he Presbyterian Church in 1905 and was active in Sunday
school work until her health failed.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Charles, Cleve and Joseph and sisters Maude and Pearl.
There
are two nieces and one nephew, many great nieces and nephews and friends who
will remember her and miss her.
Out
of town relatives here for the services were: Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson, Omaha; Wyatt Blakemore, Denver; James Nelson, Davenport, Robert Nelson, Moline, Ill.
[Nelson, Maude]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 29,
1968 [p. 1]
Rites Held Tues. For Maude
Nelson
Funeral
services for Miss Maude Nelson,
long-time resident of Bedford, were held Tuesday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
in Bedford, conducted by Rev. John D. Kerr. Miss Nelson died August 24 at Clarinda Municipal Hospital.
Burial was at Bedford Cemetery, Bedford.
[Nelson, Maude]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 5,
1968 p. 3
Final Rites Held Aug.
27 For Maude Nelson
Funeral
services for Miss Maude Nelson,
88, long time Bedford resident were held August 27 at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home here with Rev. John D. Kerry officiating. Miss Nelson died August 24 at Clarinda Municipal Hospital.
Interment was at Bedford Cemetery.
Maude
Nelson, fifth child of Charles
and Valedo [Valedia Orinda Walker] Nelson, was born on a farm near Bedford on September 11, 1879. She attended
the Bedford Schools and graduated with the class of 1898.
For a year or two, she taught in the
country schools of Taylor County, then went to Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls
where she graduated. From time to time she returned to college and received her
Master’s degree from Columbia University, New York City.
She
taught in the schools in Iowa---Harlan, Keokuk, and Red Oak and later went to
Minnesota, where she was teaching in Wells at the time of her retirement, about
15 years ago.
Since
her retirement she has made her home in Bedford with her sister, [Mary] Alice.
She
joined the Presbyterian Church in 1905 and has been an active member all of her
life. She was an active member of many organizations in the community and
enjoyed all of them.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Pearl, and two brothers, Joseph and Charles.
Left
with memories are her sister, [Mary] Alice Nelson; two nieces, Jean Anderson of Lancaster, California and Hope Blakemore of Bedford; and one nephew, George Nelson of Omaha; also seven grand nieces and nephews and
a host of friends.
[Nelson, Valedia
Orinda Walker Dale]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Tuesday December 4,
1923 [p. 1]
Mrs. Nelson Dead
Mrs.
V. [aledia] O. [rinda] Nelson suffered a stroke of paralysis last Sunday night about 10:30 o'clock, and died
yesterday forenoon at her home northeast of the courthouse. Although medical
aid was summoned and all possible attention was given her she was too aged to
overcome the stroke. Full particulars of her life and her obituary will be
published in our next edition. As we go to press the funeral arrangements have
not been made.
[Nelson, Valedia
Orinda Walker Dale]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 6, 1923 p. 5
Gone To Her Reward
Mrs.
V. [aledia] O. [rinda] Nelson,
who suffered a stroke of paralysis last Sunday night about 10:30 o'clock, died
at her home Monday forenoon at the age of 79 years, 6 months and two days. The
funeral was held at the residence today at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
Fletcher of the Baptist church and Rev. Lumbar of the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Nelson enjoyed the very best of
health until the fall of 1917, when she met with an auto accident between
Bedford and Gravity, which almost cost her life, and receiving injuries which
confined her to her home for many months and from which she never did fully
recover. Her whole life was wrapped up in her home and her children. To a
marked degree she was unassuming, kind, gentle, patient and most lovable,
bearing her infirmities without complaint. She was ever calm, cool and fair in
her judgment and quietly strong and serene in the purity and sweetness of her
life and in her religious principles. She was distinctly a home maker and a
character builder, and during the long span of her earthly career she lived a
life so consistently true and stead fast as to reach the highest goal of
attainment, a life that might well be accepted as a model of womanliness. She
came to Taylor County with her parents in 1856 and has resided here ever since.
Her friends extend to all parts of Taylor County and especially among the older
settlers. So, we are but voicing the sentiments of all who knew her, when we
say that in her departure, the community has lost a valuable neighbor and a
true friend. The life of such a woman should be an inspiration to all. Loyal to
what was good, steadfast in the pursuit of truth and honor, and delighted to be
of service to others. Her death removes from our midst one of our oldest and
most highly respected citizens.
The
children and relatives have the deepest sympathy in the loss of their best
friend, Mother.
The
body was laid to rest in a beautiful marble tomb at the side of her husband
(who preceeded her in death several years ago) in Bedford cemetery.
Funeral
director, A. L. Stithem, had charge.
[Nelson, Valedia
Orinda Walker Dale]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 6, 1923 p. 5
Mrs. V. O. Nelson Funeral Today
Mrs.
V. [aledia] O. [rinda] Nelson died at her home here last Monday, December 3rd, 1923, after a short illness
from a stroke of paralysis. She was 79 years, 6 months and 2 days old at the
time of her going. Funeral services were held at the home Thursday, December
6th at 2 o'clock, conducted by Revs. Fletcher and Lumbar and interment in
Bedford cemetery, at the side of her husband who proceeded her in death many
years ago. Burial was made in a beautiful marble tomb.
Following
is the obituary as read by the minister in charge of the services:
Valedia
O. [rinda] Walker, daughter of Joel
and Mary [Gallagher] Walker, was
born May 31, 1844, in Belleville, Ohio.
The
family came overland to Bloomfield, Iowa when she was 11 years of age. Because
of yellow fever at Bloomfield, Iowa in 1856, they left there and located at
Lexington, Taylor county Iowa. This town was then located one half mile east of
what is now known as the Lexington cemetery. After living there a short time
they removed to Bedford, Ia. and located in the same block where she spent the
closing days of her life. Their house stood on the lot where J. P. Flick now
lives.
She
attended the public school of Bedford and later taught school at the Lexington
schoolhouse and boarded with Robt. Taylor, Sr.
In
February 1861 she was married to Napoleon Dale and to this union one daughter was born, Mrs.
Arta Dietzel of Sheridan Wyoming. Mr. Dale died in 1863. In 1866
she was married to Charles Nelson of Bedford. They located on a farm southeast of town where they lived until
after the death of the husband in 1897. To this union were born 7 children, 2
of whom died in infancy. The remaining relatives are C. [harles] N., [Mary]
Alice and Maude of Bedford, Pearl Van Nostrand of Kansas City and Joe Nelson of Los Angeles, California. All were present
excepting Joe.
She
has a sister and a brother and the sister, Mrs. Emma Sedgwick has been with her for some time. The brother
lives in California.
[Nelson, Valedia
Orinda Walker Dale]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Tuesday December 11,
1923 p. 3
Funeral of Mrs.
Nelson
The
funeral of the late Mrs. V. [aledia] O. [rinda] Nelson took place from the residence Thursday afternoon,
and the body was followed to its last resting place by many friends from all
parts of the county. The casket was placed in a beautiful marble tomb shipped
here by C. [harles] L. Van Nostrand,
son-in-law of the deceased, who is with the Kansas City Marble & Tile Co.,
of Kansas City, Mo., it being the first one of the kind ever used in the
Bedford cemetery.
Owing
to the fact that this paper was printed before the funeral of Mrs. Nelson, it was impossible for us to secure the obituary
before going to press, so we will give it below in this issue:
Obituary
Valedia
O. [rinda] Walker, daughter of Joel
and Mary [Gallagher] Walker, was
born May 31, 1844, in Belleville, Ohio. The family came overland to Bloomfield,
Iowa, when she was 11 years of age. Because of yellow fever at Bloomfield,
Iowa, in 1856, they left there and located at Lexington, Taylor County, Ia.,
which was located one-half mile east of what is now known as the Lexington
cemetery. After living there a short time they removed to Bedford, Iowa, and
located in the same block where she spent the closing years of her life. Their
house stood on the lot where J. P. Flick now lives. She attended the public
schools of Bedford and later taught school at the Lexington school house and
boarded with Robert Taylor, Sr.
In
February 1861, she was married to Napoleon Dale. To this union was born one daughter, Mrs.
Arta Dietzel of Sheridan, Wyo. Mr.
Dale died in 1863. In 1866 she
was married to Charles Nelson of Bedford. They located on a farm southeast of town where they lived until
after the death of the husband in 1897. To this union were born seven children,
two of whom died in infancy, C. [harles] N., [Mary] Alice, and Maude of Bedford, Pearl Van Nostrand of Kansas City, and Joe of Los Angeles, Calif. All were present except Joe. She has one sister and one brother. Her sister, Mrs.
Emma Sedgwick, has been with her
for some time. The brother is in California. She also leaves five
grandchildren: Carrol Nelson, Mrs. Hope Blakemore, Helen Nelson, Jean
Nelson, George Nelson; and three
great grandchildren: Marcelle Nelson, daughter of Carrol Nelson, and Wyatt D. and Mary
Ann, son and daughter of Hope
Blakemore.
[NELSON, VALEDIA ORINDA WALKER DALE]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, January 3, 1923
Miss Maude Nelson returned to Keokuk Tuesday where she is teaching school. She was called here by the death of her mother.
[Sweny, William E.]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday February 9, 1882 [p. 1]
GONE HENCE.
The Death of Mr.
William Sweny
The
community was pained though not surprised, on Tuesday of this week, by the
receipt of the intelligence of the death of Mr. William [E.] Sweny, who died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.
James M. Thirkield, at
Mormontown, at half past ten o'clock of that day. The deceased had been
suffering from diabetes for upwards of two years, his life during that time,
being little less than a continual martyrdom. In October last he went to
Mormontown, he having been prior to that time engaged in business in this city.
For a short time after his removal he seemed to improve somewhat, but about two
months ago began to grow worse and continued to sink until death came to his relief
and closed his life of pain.
Mr.
Sweny had resided in this city
for the past eight or nine years and until prostrated by disease had been
prominent in every good work. The hour at which we go to press precludes any
extended notice of his life, but very many friends will hear of his death with
sincere and unfeigned sadness. His age was sixty-three.
The
funeral will take place from the M. E. church in this city on Friday, at one
o'clock, when the services will be conducted by Rev. W. D. Bennett, the pastor,
assisted by Rev. C. W. Blodgett, of Creston, the former pastor of the church.
Friends in Burlington, Iowa, and also in Ohio have been notified of the sad
event and the funeral is delayed in order to await their arrival.
[Sweny, William E.]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday February 16, 1882 p. 4
OBITUARY.
The Death and Funeral
Services of William Sweny.
Owing
to the hour at which we went to press last week our notice of the death of Mr.
William [E.] Sweny omitted a
number of the prominent facts of his life which the brief time at our disposal,
in view of the distance from the city at which the death took place, prevented
us from obtaining.
Mr.
Sweny was born September 5th,
1818, in Warren County, Ohio, and died February 7th, 1882. He was therefore 63
years, 5 months and 2 days old at the time of his death, which occurred at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. James M. Thirkield [Sarah Jane], in Mormontown. For fifty-three years he resided
in Green and Warren counties, in Ohio, his home during the remainder of his
life having been in this city. He was married in 1838 and was the father of ten
children, three of whom were boys and seven girls. Of these children five
survive him and five have gone before. At the early age of seventeen he united
with the M. E. church, of which denomination he has ever since been a worthy
and consistent member, and for twenty years of his life was the efficient and
self-denying Superintendent of one of its Sabbath Schools. He had always been
an active worker in the cause of religion and in the past gave largely of his
means to all benevolent enterprises, and especially to the purposes and
charities of the church of his choice. He was a kind and loving husband, a
generous and indulgent father, a good citizen and a most worthy Christian
gentleman.
The
funeral services which took place on Friday last at the M. E. Church in this
city, were conducted by Rev. W. D. Bennett, the pastor, and Rev. C. W.
Blodgett, of Creston. The attendance was unusually large, a great concourse of
friends and relatives being present to testify their sense of the bereavement
they had sustained and to pay the last sad offices to the memory of their
departed brother and friend.
[Sweny, William]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday February 9, 1882 [p. 1]
GONE HENCE.
The Death of Mr.
William Sweny
The
community was pained though not surprised, on Tuesday of this week, by the
receipt of the intelligence of the death of Mr. William Sweny, who died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr.
James M. Thirkield, at
Mormontown, at half past ten o'clock of that day. The deceased had been
suffering from diabetes for upwards of two years, his life during that time
being little less than a continual martyrdom. In October last he went to
Mormontown, he having been prior to that time engaged in business in this city.
For a short time after his removal he seemed to improve somewhat, but about two
months ago began to grow worse and continued to sink until death came to his
relief and closed his life of pain.
Mr.
Sweny had resided in this city
for the past eight or nine years and until prostrated by disease had been
prominent in every good work. The hour at which we go to press precludes any
extended notice of his life, but very many friends will hear of his death with
sincere and unfeigned sadness. His age was sixty-three.
The
funeral will take place from the M. E. church in this city on Friday, at one
o'clock, when the services will be conducted by Rev. W. D. Bennett, the pastor,
assisted by Rev. C. W. Blodgett, of Creston, the former pastor of the church.
Friends in Burlington, Iowa, and also in Ohio have been notified of the sad
event and the funeral is delayed in order to await their arrival.
[Wolf, John William]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday January 23, 1917 p. 3
SIAM.
John [William] Wolf west of town, who has been sick with pneumonia
fever, died at his home Tuesday night. The funeral services were held at the
house, conducted by Rev. Nale. The remains were laid to rest in the Oak Grove
[Shearer] cemetery. Mr. Wolf leaves a wife, four children, three sons and one daughter, two brothers and one
sister to mourn his departure, besides a host of friends.
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