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[Tackett, Samuel “Sam”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December
9, 1920 [p. 1]
Died at Athelstan
Sam
Tackett, a resident of Athelstan
died at his home Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 8 [Dec. 7]. Mr. Tackett lived alone and was found dead by some of the
neighbors in the afternoon. He was
on the streets of Athelstan early in the day, apparently in the best of health.
[Tackett, Samuel “Sam”]
Blockton News
Thursday December
9, 1920 [p. 1]
Samuel Tackett Dead
Samuel
Tackett, who lived by himself at
Athelstan and who had been complaining of feeling bad for several days was
found dead at his home Tuesday. He was down town Monday evening about 5 o’clock
which was the last he was seen alive as we understand it.
[Tackett, Samuel “Sam”]
Blockton News
Thursday December
16, 1920 [p. 1]
Obituary
Obituary
Samuel
Tackett, son of Lewis [Young]
and Frances [Fraker] Tackett, was
born in Cedar County, Mo., August 8, 1849, and died at his home in Athelstan Dec.
7, 1920, aged 71 years, 3 months and 28 days.
His
father, mother, five brothers and one sister have gone on before. He leaves
three brothers and one sister to mourn his departure—Asa and Jerry
Tackett of near Tabor, James
Tackett of Gillett, Wyoming, and Nancy
Swett of near Benton.
Interment
was made in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Vanskyock, Doyle
Victor]
Blockton News
Thursday May 28,
1931 [p.
1]
Obituary
Doyle
V. [ictor] Vanskyock, the
youngest son of Jonathan and Anna [Georgianna Freemyer] Vanskyock, was born July 10, 1910, near Athelstan, in Worth
county, Mo., and in that vicinity he grew to manhood and about two years ago
moved to St. Joseph, Mo., where he departed this life at the St. Joseph
hospital May 25, 1931 at the age of 20 years, 10 months and 15 days.
He
was united in marriage to Miss Cleota Sharp November 29,1929. To this union was born one
child, John Arthur. Besides
his wife and son he leaves to mourn his departure his father and mother, three
sisters, Beatrice Adams of St.
Joseph, Mo., Audry and Edna
Vanskyock, and two brothers, Wesley and Lesley Vanskyock of Blockton, also a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral
services were held at the Blockton Methodist church Tuesday afternoon at 3: 30
o'clock, conducted by Rev. W.H. Warrior, and interment was made in the
Athelstan cemetery.
The
sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved relatives.
[Vanskyock, Leslie
Washington]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 13,
1984 p. 7
Services held for Leslie
VanSkyock
Services
were held for Leslie VanSkyock,
78, at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford. Rev. Carl Cummings officiated and
burial was at the Athelstan, Ia. cemetery. Mr. VanSkyock died September 4, 1984 at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Mo.
Leslie
W. [ashington] VanSkyock, son of Jonathan
and Georgianna Freemyer VanSkyock, was born in Worth County, Missouri near Athelstan, August 12, 1906. He lived in
the Sheridan, Missouri area and later in Athelstan, Iowa where he grew to
maturity. He attended the public school and the Methodist Church.
On
May 9, 1936 he was united in marriage to Zelda Sharp at Mount Ayr, Iowa and they lived most of their
married life near Sheridan, Missouri where they engaged in farming.
One
daughter, Sharon was born to
bless their home and to share their love.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and one brother Doyle.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Zelda of the home; daughter, Sharon and her husband Galen Fletchall of Sheridan, Missouri; two grandsons, Chris and his wife Tina and Paul; twin brother Wesley of Ravenwood, Missouri; three sisters: Beatrice Adams of Blockton; Audrey Schneider of Blockton and Edna Hartley of Bolivar, Missouri; nieces, nephews, other
relatives and friends.
He
was a member of the United Methodist Church and Defiance Lodge A.F. & A.M.
and Order of Eastern Star, Sheridan, Missouri.
He
was a kind and considerate husband, father and grandfather and he will be
missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Vanskyock, Zelda
Lorraine Sharp]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday February
8, 1995 p. 8
ZELDA LORRAINE
VANSKYOCK
Zelda
Lorraine Sharp Vanskyock passed
away January 30,1995 at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Mo.
Zelda was the third daughter of Arthur
and Isa Lough Sharp, born near
Blockton, Iowa July 14, 1914. She spent her girlhood in the Blockton area, and
graduated from Blockton High School in 1931.
On
May 9, 1936 she was united in marriage to Leslie W. [ashington] Vanskyock at Mt. Ayr, Iowa. He preceded her in death
September 4, 1984.
To
this union one daughter was born, Sharon Leslie Fletchall. Zelda and Leslie farmed in southwest Iowa until 1945 when they moved to Boulder, Colo,
where they raised turkeys until 1947 when they returned to their farm near
Delphos, Iowa. In 1948 they moved to the Sheridan area where they raised
turkeys and farmed.
She
was a homemaker, farm wife and mother.
Zelda was a member of the Methodist Church and Order of
Eastern Star in Sheridan.
Zelda most enjoyed her daughter, grandchildren and
great grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by her family and a host of
friends
She
was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son-in-law, Galen
Fletchall August 17, 1993; two
sisters, Cleota Griffith and Jean
Severson.
She
is survived by her daughter, Sharon Fletchall, two grandsons, Chris and wife Tina, and Paul Fletchall, two great grandchildren, Joshua and Megan
Fletchall, all of Sheridan; one
sister, Vivian Haidsiak,
Bedford; three sisters-in-law, Beatrice Adams, Mt. Ayr, Iowa, Audrey Schneider, Blockton, Iowa, and Edna Hartley, Boliver, Mo.; several nieces and nephews and
many friends.
Visitation
and prayer services were held Tuesday night, Jan, 31, 1995 at 7:00 p.m. at the
Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Mo. Graveside services and interment
were held Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1995 at 10 a.m. at the Athelstan Cemetery,
Athelstan, Iowa with Rev. Scott Driscoll officiating.
[Weaver, Albert
Andrew]
Blockton News
Thursday June 4,
1931 p. 5
Albert Weaver Dead
A.
[lbert] A. [ndrew] Weaver died
yesterday forenoon at his home in north Blockton. Mr. Weaver had been in very poor health for several weeks.
[Weaver, Albert
Andrew]
Blockton News
Thursday June 11,
1931 p. 5
Obituary
Albert
A. [ndrew] Weaver, son of Joseph
and Margaret [Priest] Weaver, was
born at Ferryville, Illinois, December 25, 1860, and died at his home in
Blockton, June 2, 1931, aged 70 years, 5 months and 7 days.
He
was united in marriage to Minerva [Lavina] Woods December 4,1879. To this union was born five
children, one daughter dying in infancy, and [Benjamin] Franklin, who preceded him in death July 18, 1899, at the age of 9 years, 6
months and 2 days.
He
leaves to mourn his departure his wife, two daughters and a son, Mary
Springs, of Chicago, and Jessie
and Roy Weaver, of Blockton;
three grandchildren, Raymond Weaver, Mrs. Frieda Cornel; and John Albert Weaver; six great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs.
Mary Winemiller, of Sheridan,
Mo.; Mrs. Debbie Poore, of
Hoisington, Kansas, and Mrs. Anna Nutt, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; besides many other relatives and
friends.
The
bereaved ones have the sympathy of a host of friends, all of whom wish for them
the comfort and guidance of the kind Heavenly Father. Mr. Weaver was a devoted husband and loving father, and was
always thoughtful of his friends and neighbors, sharing their trials and
sorrows, as well as their pleasures. He united with the Blockton Christian
church in 1917, during the ministry of Charles D. Priest. He was public
spirited and worthy citizen, served as marshal of Blockton for about nine
years, and was, at the time of his death, constable.
The
funeral services were held in the home June 5, 1931, conducted by Challie E.
Graham, and the remains laid to rest in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Weaver, Duane LeRoy]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday March 29,
2000 p. 5
DUANE WEAVER
Funeral
services for Duane Weaver, age
72, of Sharpsburg, who died Thursday, March 23, 2000 at his home, were held
Sunday, March 26, 2000 at 2 p. m.
at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford with Pastor Al Rusk officiating. Interment was held at the
Athelstan Cemetery. Memorials can
be directed to the Powell Center at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.
Duane
LeRoy Weaver was born April 4,
1927 near Blockton in Taylor County, Iowa, the son of Raymond O. [rlando] Weaver and D. [icy] Fern Golliday Weaver. In 1932 he started school at the Works School
which he attended for seven and one-half years and then the Blockton Community
High School.
Growing
up, Duane attended school and
worked on the farm. When he was in the sixth or seventh grade, the area roads
were very muddy and he would carry the mail around a mile square for Harlan
Campbell and was paid the whole sum of thirty-five cents per trip. Duane went to work for a welding outfit and built up
the joints on the rails for the Great Western Railroad.
Later
he went to work for Famo Feed Mill in St. Joseph, Mo. and would travel to
different areas to shuck corn. He also worked for Ray Cook as a carpenter and
helped to build the Missouri Theater in Maryville. It was while working there
he met Virginia Clark who was
attending the summer session at Northwest Missouri College.
They
went to the show and to the Sheridan Picnic Reunion, and after that they
started dating, and on May 28, 1945, he and Virginia were married in Troy, Kan.
To
this loving union, five sons were born, Larry, Terry, Dale, Richard, and Delvin.
Duane and Virginia made their home in Maryville where he worked at
Gray Oil Company and later returned to Iowa to farm. He enjoyed all aspects of
the farming life, whether it was raising cattle or just being outdoors to work
the fields. Duane and Virginia had traveled to almost every state during his
lifetime and he enjoyed camping and collecting mini John Deere tractors.
However, the greatest joy in his life were his children, grandchildren, and
great-grandchildren, even the two who are due on his birthday. He was a great
father and parent, imparting his knowledge and wisdom to his five sons.
Duane was highly respected by those who knew him. Duane was a member of the Clearfield Lions Club and
really enjoyed working at the State Fair driving the shuttles around.
Duane was baptized into the United
Methodist church and attended the Sharpsburg United Methodist church. He was a
member of the volunteer fire department in Sharpsburg; the Sharpsburg Community
Club and Assistant Commissioner of the Taylor County Soil Conservation.
Left
to cherish Duane's memory are his wife Virginia of Sharpsburg; five sons, Larry Weaver and wife Sharon of Sharpsburg; Terry Weaver and wife Trudy of Sharpsburg; Dale Weaver and wife Treasa of Lenox; Richard Weaver and wife Maureen of Red Oak; and Delvin Weaver and wife Patti of Des Moines; a brother, Donald
"Buck" Weaver and wife Mary of Blockton; six sisters, Iona Force of Deepwater, Mo.; Marie Campbell and husband Paul of Blockton; Thelma Johnson of Blair, Neb.; Fern Leight and husband Don of West Point; Joye Weidler and husband Del of Iowa City and Mary Hildreth of Des Moines; a sister-in-law, Carol May and husband John of Mount Ayr; 16 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
Preceding Duane in death are his
parents, Raymond and Fern.
[Weaver, Effie Amanda
Adams]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 8, 1976 p. 4
Effie Weaver, 86 Final Rites Held April 5
Funeral
services for Mrs. Roy (Effie) Weaver, 86, of Blockton, held April 5 at the Blockton Christian Church, were officiated
by Pastor Glen Mitchell and Rev. George W. Swan. Mrs. Weaver died April 2, 1976 in the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr.
Interment was at the Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa.
Effie
Amanda, daughter of John
[Morgan] and Margaret [Ann Raper] Adams, was born at Athelstan, Iowa May 16, 1889.
She
lived in Blockton and grew to maturity in Taylor County where she attended the Works School and Mt.
Zion Church.
On
March 5, 1905 she was united in marriage to Roy [Orlando] Weaver at her parents' home northwest of Athelstan and
they lived in Blockton and surrounding communities.
To
this union three children were born, Raymond, Freda and John.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Roy, September 4, 1974; parents; sons, Raymond and John, and two grandsons, Billy Cornett and Joseph Cornett.
Left
to cherish her memory are her daughter, Freda Marie Smith, St. Paul, Minnesota; Elbert Adams, brother, Banning, California; Myrtle Fields, sister, Savannah, Missouri; 16 grandchildren; 43
great grandchildren; 20 great great grandchildren.
She
was a member of the Christian Church, Blockton, and American Legion Auxiliary.
She was s kind and considerate wife,
mother and grandmother and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
[White, David
Franklin, Infant of]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 16,
1896 p. 3
Died.
An
infant child of Mr. and Mrs. David White died at 3 o'clock p. m. Tuesday, April 14, 1896. Funeral services were conducted from the
residence at 3 o'clock today by Elder Siberell. The parents have the sympathy
of their friends.
[White, David
Franklin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January
17, 1935 p. 7
D. F. WHITE DIES
Had Been a Resident of
Athelstan Since 1882
D.
F. White, 77, died at his home
near Athelstan, Sunday, Jan. 6. The funeral services were held at the Baptist
church Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Mr. Day. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.
David
Franklin White, son of Levi
and Catherine Isabel [Hunt] White,
was born in Gallia County, Ohio, January 19, 1857.
He
was married to Mary E. [lizabeth] Brumfield, July 26, 1879. They went to Thayer, Kans., in
1879, where they resided three years, moving to Taylor County, Iowa, in 1882,
which place had since been their home. To them were born nine children, Della
Smith and Tom White of Imogene, Iowa; Frank White and Mary E. Booher of
Athelstan; Clellan White of
Sidney, Iowa; Anna Brown of
Grant City, Mo.; Floyd, Alma and Lola Madge deceased.
Surviving
with his wife and six children are three sisters, Harriett, Arvilla and
Fannie, of Patriot, O., one
brother, Tim White, also of
Ohio, thirty-three grandchildren and twenty-seven great grandchildren.
[White, David
Franklin]
Blockton News
Thursday January 17,
1935 [p.
1]
Obituary
David
Franklin White, son of Levi
and Catherine [Isabel Hunt] White,
was born in Gallia County, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1857, and departed this life at his
farm home near Athelstan Jan. 6, 1935, aged 77 years, 11 months and 18 days.
He
was united in marriage to Mary E. [lizabeth] Brumfield July 26, 1879. They went to Thayer, Kansas, where
they resided three years, and then to Taylor county, Iowa, where they made
their permanent home.
To
this union nine children were born — Mrs. Della Smith and Thomas White, of Imogene; Mary E. Booher and Frank White, Jr., of Athelstan; Clellen [Clellan] White, of Sidney; Mrs. Anna Brown, of Grant City, and Floyd, Alma and Lola Madge, who preceded him in death.
He
leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, six children, three sisters, Harriet,
Averilla and Fanny, all of
Patriot, Ohio; one brother, Thomas;
33 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren, and many friends.
The
funeral services were held in the Baptist church in Athelstan on Tuesday
afternoon of last week at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Day of Grant City. The
singers were C. A. Perifiner, M. A. Jenkins, Mrs. Alma Lyons, and Mrs. Hattie
Frazier, with Mrs. Frank Freeland at the piano. The pallbearers were W. R.
Reed, G. B. Reed, M. P. King, J. E. Sickels, Frank Sickels, and Mr. Book.
Interment in the Athelstan cemetery.
[White, Mary Elizabeth
Brumfield]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January
27, 1944 p. 4
athelstan
Obituary – Mrs.
Mary White
Mary
Elizabeth Brumfield, daughter of Burrell
and Margaret [Massie] Brumfield,
was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, July 15, 1861 and died at her farm home near
Athelstan January 20, 1944, at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 5 days.
She
was married to D. [avid] F. [ranklin] White July 26, 1879. They went to Thayer, Kansas, where
they resided three years and then moved back to Taylor County.
To
them nine children were born: Chalen [Clellan] White of Malvern, Della Smith of Thurman, Thomas White of Strahan, Anna Brown of Shenandoah, Frank White, Jr. of Blockton, Mary E. Booher of Sidney. Three children, Floyd, Alma and
Lola Madge, and Mr. White preceded her in death.
She
is also survived by one sister and three brothers: Mrs. Abbie Goff of Grant City, Robert Brumfield of Athelstan, William Brumfield of Blockton, George Brumfield of Denver, Colo.; thirty-four grandchildren,
sixty-five great grandchildren. She was a faithful and loving mother, loyal
friend and neighbor.
Funeral
services were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Community church in Athelstan
by Rev. Lawrence Day of Ravenwood, Mo.
______________________
Attend White Services
Those
from a distance who were called here by the illness and death of Mrs. Mary
White were Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Cavin and Loraine, Berl Brown and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Alexander of Shenandoah; Tom White of Strahan, Iowa; Mrs. Paul Booher and children of Sidney; Mr. and Mrs. Clellan White, Mr. and Mrs. Ray White of Malvern; Frank White, Jr. and family of Maloy; Jesse Smith and family; Thomas Smith of Thurman, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Gardner of Kansas City; Harold Brown and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brumfield, and Mrs. Bessie Miller of Bedford.
[WHITE, MARY ELIZABETH BRUMFIELD]
Malvern Leader (Malvern, Iowa), Thursday, January 27, 1944
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary White Aged Woman Passed Away at Athelstan Jan. 19
Mrs. Mary E. [lizabeth] White, age 82, passed away at her home in Athelstan Thursday at 6 p. m. She was born in 1861 in Ohio. Her husband, Frank White, preceded her in death nine years ago, Jan. 13, 1935. Two daughters, Alma and Madge, have also passed away. Mrs. White suffered a relapse of pneumonia. She had formerly suffered from heart trouble.
She leaves to mourn her loss Mrs. Jesse Smith of Thurman, MacClelen [McClellan] White of Malvern, Frank White of Blockton, Tom White of Strahan, Mrs. Burl Brown of Shenandoah, Mrs. Paul Booher of Sidney and other relatives.
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Athelstan. A minister from Maryville, Mo., officiated. She was buried with her husband in the Athelstan cemetery.
The pallbearers were the grandsons, Tommy, Don, Leo and Charley Smith, Harold Brown and Mary Cavin's son. The flower girls were Neomi, Floyel and Marie Smith, Eva Lewis and Alice Hall.
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