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[Myers, Josephine
Jane]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday June 19, 1996 p. 5
Myers,
Josephine J. [ane], age 88, was born in Conway, Iowa. She graduated
from Bedford High School in 1926. She was a nurse at Methodist and Clarkson
Hospitals in Omaha, NE for over 50 years. Josephine died at an Omaha nursing home on June 5, 1996.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins Robert Myers of Lenexa, KS., Stella Freemyer, Verna
McDonald and Richard Neumeyer of Bedford, and a close friend Lorraine Lawson of
Omaha. Services were held in Omaha on Tuesday, June 11, 1996 at the Maple-Crest
Nursing home Chapel, and burial followed at the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford,
Iowa. Memorials are acceptable to the Maple-Crest Health Care Center.
[Myers, Keith Allen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 1, 1944 [p. 1]
Myers Infant Dies
Keith
Allen Myers, week-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Myers of
southwest of Bedford, died at the home Thursday, May 25. He is survived by his
parents, seven brothers and sisters. The funeral services were held at the
Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Archie A. Ross. Burial
was in the Bedford cemetery.
[Owens, Electa
Golding]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 16,
1926 p. 5
Mrs. Electa Owens Dead
Mrs.
C. .E. Fitch received a telegram
yesterday morning telling of the death of her sister, Mrs., Electa Owens, which had occurred that morning at Tulsa,
Oklahoma. Mrs. Owens had made
her home in Bedford for years and was in Oklahoma visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Ethel Crosswhite. Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Eighmy and two sons of
Fairfield, Iowa, arrived here this morning, to be here for the funeral. Mrs.
Eighmy is a daughter of Mrs.
Owens.
The body will arrive on the train
tomorrow noon and the funeral services will be conducted at the Baptist church
by Rev. G. W. Fletcher, at [?] P. M, tomorrow (Friday). Interment will be in
the Bedford cemetery.
[Owens, Electa
Golding]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 23, 1926 p. 6
Mrs. Electa Owens
Mrs.
Electa Owens, daughter of John
and Elizabeth [Ann Larrison] Golding,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa about 2 miles west of Bedford, on Jan. 11,
1855, and passed from this
life on Wednesday, December 15, 1926, at Tulsa, Okla. On Sept. 18, 1881, she
was united in marriage to J. [ohn] B. Owens. Two children were born to them, Mrs. R.
[alph] E. [merson] Eighmy [Della
Christina] of Fairfield, Ia., and Mrs. Ethel Crosswhite of
Tulsa, Okla. At the early age of 13 years she embraced the Christian faith and
united with the Baptist church of Bedford, where she has kept her membership
through all these years, and was loved and held in high esteem by her brothers
and sisters in Christ. She leaves to mourn her going, the two daughters, one
sister, Mrs. C. [harles] E. Fitch [Clara Mae], of Bedford, two brothers, William Golding of Corvallis, Ore., and Ross Golding of Spearfish, South Dakota, two grandsons, Buryl [Beryl] and Duane Eighmy of
Fairfield, Iowa. Her remains were brought to Bedford on Friday. Funeral
services were held in the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. C. W. Fletcher, and
interment was made in Bedford cemetery.
[Peach, Naomi Valeria
Amelia Adams]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 17,
1977 p. 4
Last Rites Held
November 9 for Naomi Peach,
76
Funeral
services for Mrs. George (Naomi) Peach, 76, of Clarinda, formerly of Taylor County, were held November 9 in
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford conducted by Carl Cummings. Mrs. Peach died November 6, 1977, in
Bethesda Care Center in Clarinda. Interment was at Bedford Cemetery, Bedford.
Naomi
[Valeria Amelia] Adams Peach,
daughter of Marcus [Logan] and Ida Feagins Adams, was born at Watonga, Oklahoma, June 23, 1901.
She
moved with her parents to Taylor County Iowa when she was eight years old,
where she attended the public school and the Berea Church.
On
February 20, 1921, she was united in marriage to George Peach; minister, Leslie Cobb officiating. They farmed
until retirement, when they moved to Clarinda, Iowa, in 1972.
To
this union 12 children were born.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, George, who passed away November 17, 1976; and one
grandson.
Left
to cherish her memory are the children: Clark Peach and his wife, Ruth, of Detroit, Mich.; Marjorie and her husband, Ermal Raynor, of San Diego, Calif.; Louise and her husband, Vernon Herzberg, of Clarinda, Ia.; Dorothy and her husband, James Linkins, of Shenandoah, Ia.; Wilma and her husband, Wilbur Campbell, of Clarinda, Ia.; Paul Peach and his wife, Janet, of Lake Orion, Mich.; Irma and her husband, Marlin Shrimpton, of Diagonal, Ia.; Glen [George] Peach and his wife, Sammie, of Detroit, Mich.; Vera, and her husband, Kenneth Lawson of Clarinda,
Ia.; Donna and her husband, Donald
Overman, of Villisca, Ia.; Alan
[Dean] Peach and his wife, Diane, of Bedford, Ia.; Marilyn and her husband, Alvin Chatburn, of Missouri Valley, Ia.; 35 grandchildren; 10
great grandchildren; two sisters, Cyntha Adams of Bedford, and Dora Mackland of Austin, Tex.; other relatives and many
friends.
She
was a faithful member of the Berea Church.
She
was a kind and loving wife, mother, friend and neighbor. She will be sadly
missed by all who knew and loved her.
[Peach, George]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 25,
1976 p. 4
Final Rites Held
November 19 for George Peach,
80
Funeral
services for George Peach, 80,
of Clarinda, formerly of Bedford, held November 19 at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home, were conducted by Rev. John Clark. Mr. Peach died November 17 in Clarinda Municipal Hospital
where he had been a patient for two weeks. Interment was at Bedford Cemetery,
Bedford.
He
was born in Alton, Kans., August 13, 1896 to Noah and Rosa Zentz Peach
Landen, and was married to Naomi
Adams February 20, 1921. She
survives.
Other survivors include
four sons, Clark Peach and Glen
[George] Peach of Detroit, Mich.; Paul Peach of Lake Orion,
Mich.; and Alan [Dean] Peach of Bedford; eight daughters, Mrs. Ermal (Marjorie) Raynor of San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. James (Dorothy)
Linkens of Shenandoah; Mrs.
Marlin (Irma) Shrimpton of
Clearfield; Mrs. Donald (Donna) Overman of Villisca; Mrs. Marilyn Hofe of Missouri Valley; and Mrs. Wilbur (Wilma) Campbell, Mrs.
Kenneth (Vera) Lawson and Mrs.
Vernon (Louise) Herzberg, all of
Clarinda ; 34 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Ralph
(Gladys) Ratkin of Red Oak.
Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon at the Harding Funeral Home, conducted by
the Little Minister, Edythe Stirlen. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Out-of-town
relatives and friends attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Mohler, Charles Mohler, Mr. and Mrs. Flavel Murphy of Bedford; Mr. and Mrs. Opal Miller and George Black of Council Bluffs.
[Purcell, Lemuel
Arthur]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 7, 1985 p. 6
Services here for Lemuel
A. Purcell
Services
for Lemuel A. Purcell, 69,
were held Feb. 27 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Carl
Cummings officiating. Interment was at Bedford City Cemetery, Bedford, Ia.
Military honors were conducted by Clarinda American Legion Post #98. Mr.
Purcell died Feb. 24, 1985 at
Clarinda, Ia.
Lemuel
Arthur Purcell, son of Lemuel
Eldredge Purcell and [Tressa] Maude Porter Purcell was born at Bedford, Iowa October 14, 1915. He
grew to maturity in Bedford where he attended the public school and the Baptist
Church.
On
November 23, 1937 he was united in marriage to Mary Jo Maxwell and they resided in Bedford where he was employed
by Severs-Stacy Hardware; he drove a school bus for the Bedford School for
several years and he served as Justice of the Peace; later he was employed as
maintenance engineer for the Clarinda Municipal Hospital for sixteen years
until he retired.
Two
sons were born to bless their home; Leon Edward Purcell and William Todd Purcell.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Mary Jo [sephine] who died March 8, 1973; a sister Irene Miller and a brother James W. [ebster] Purcell who died in infancy.
He
was united in marriage to Eva Larsen in November 1977 and they have resided in Yorktown, Iowa.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Eva of the home; two sons, Leon Edward Purcell and wife of Louisville, Kentucky and William
Todd Purcell of Ames, Iowa. Step-sons Virgil Larsen, Darold Larsen, Gary Larsen and Leon Larson and
a stepdaughter, Joy Stummie;
sixteen grandchildren, and two great grandchildren; four sisters: Fonta
Campain of Bedford, Iowa; Ruth
Johaness of Longmont, Colorado; Janet
Dawson of Council Bluffs, Iowa
and Maxine Harrison of Council
Bluffs, Iowa; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He
served his country during World War II in the U.S. Army; Tech. 3rd Class as
automotive mechanic, in the South Pacific and Philippine Liberation; receiving
two bronze stars and good conduct medal; he served from November 9, 1942 until
December 31, 1945.
He
was a member of the Baptist Church.
His
family and friends will remember him as a kind and considerate loved one and he
will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Rock, Billy Jo]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 23,
1950 [p.
1]
Billy Joe Rock Died in Iowa City
Billy
Joe [Jo] Rock, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Loran Rock, died Sunday
in Iowa City. Funeral services were held Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. in the Wetmore
Funeral home. Rev. F. H. Cowles officiated.
Billy Joe, son of Loren and Fern Rock, was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 15, 1949, and
died in Iowa City, Nov. 19, 1950. He is survived by his parents, three
brothers, Lewis, Larry, and Leo two sisters, La Donna and Linda Sue; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Barber of St. Joseph, Mo.
[Note: On his gravestone the stone is
spelled Billy Jo Rock.]
[Steeve, Delores Jean McCoy
Weaver]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday June 6, 2001 p. 5
DELORES STEEVE
Funeral
services for Delores Steeve,
age 70 of Bedford, who died Tuesday, May 29, 2001 were held Friday, June 1,
2001 at 10:30 a.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home with Pastor Albert Baker
officiating. Interment was held in the Bedford City Cemetery. Memorials can be
given in her name.
Delores
Jean Steeve was born May 25, 1931
near Nodaway in Taylor County, Iowa the daughter of Teddie Oliver McCoy and Bernice Irene Stroud McCoy. She grew up in the Guss area attending country
schools in Gus to the eighth grade. The family then moved to Villisca where she
attended high school, graduating in 1949. On August 3, 1968 she was united in marriage
to Harold Steeve at the United
Methodist Church in Bedford. Together she and Harold moved to the farm south of Bedford. Delores was a wonderful homemaker who greatly enjoyed
raising her children. She was always giving of herself and enjoyed being a part
of their lives. She was a wonderful cook specializing in homemade noodles and
raspberry jelly. She loved family gatherings especially during the holidays.
She liked wearing her jewelry, diamonds and Black hills Gold. She enjoyed
playing the lottery and visiting the casino. Her friends were important to her,
and she liked socializing and drinking coffee with them, which she thought was
very "therapeutic".
Delores is survived by her five children, Norman
Weaver and wife, Charlene and sons, Ryan and Travis of Winchester, Virginia; Kraig Weaver of Fort Dodge, and daughter, Jessika of Villisca, Iowa; Renee White and husband, Dennis and their children, James Dean, Andrea and
Ashley of Bedford; Curt Weaver and wife, Deb and their children, Amanda and Jacob of Bedford; and Rick Kosmota and wife Jana and
their children, Jessica, Joshua, Sara and Cassidy of Yuma, Arizona; Delores' best friend, Mary Lou Moore of Mesa, Arizona; Aunt Marjorie Schrader of Sidney; and special friend, Bev Dicks of Villisca; and two grandchildren, Josh and
Adriana Sickels; Julia Standage,
sister-in-law, Bedford; Harold and Martha Snyder, sister-in-law and husband, Sidney, Iowa; August
and Lola Steeve, brother-in-law,
Hopkins, Missouri.
Preceding Delores in death are her
husband, Harold and her
parents, Teddie and Bernice.
[Steeve, Harold
Eugene]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday April 18, 2001 p. 5
Harold Steeve
Funeral
services for Harold Steeve,
age 74 of Bedford, who died Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at Council Bluffs were held
Friday, April 13, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home with Pastor
Albert Baker officiating. Interment with military rites accorded by the John F.
Hardin American Legion Post No. 164 were held in the Bedford City Cemetery in
Bedford. In lieu of flowers memorials can be directed to the Kidney Foundation.
Harold
Eugene Steeve was born May 4,
1926 four miles south of Bedford, the son of Adolph Steeve and Bertha Warneke Steeve. He graduated from Bedford High School in 1946.
He worked on the high lines in Texas in the Big Bend area and helped farmers in
Minnesota. In 1952 Harold entered the United States Army, serving in Korea as a mechanic. After the
service he came back home and farmed with his mother. He worked hard and played
hard. On August 3, 1968 Harold was united in marriage to Delores McCoy. The couple continued to live on the family farm, where Harold had spent most of his life.
Having
lived through the Great Depression Harold had the approach, "If you can't afford it, don't buy it. "
He had a great sense of humor and had nicknames for family members, such as,
"Wimpy" and "Old Jake". Harold enjoyed doing things his own, way and was always
young at heart and had many sayings. He loved his cows and working with them.
Conservation and "good sense" were two things that he believed in
when it came to caring for the land. Rather than buy something new if it were
broken, Harold would enjoy
working on it and trying to fix it himself, as he was mechanically minded.
Harold enjoyed many things in life, being outdoors, hunting, fishing,
trapshooting, dog races and he recently got hooked on Bingo. In the last couple
of years he enjoyed telling stories of his life to his grandkids. His family
and grandkids were his pride and joy. In 1982 Harold received a kidney transplant. The gift of this
kidney gave him twenty more years of quality life.
Harold is survived by his wife, Delores Steeve of Bedford; three sons, Norman Weaver and wife Charlene, son, Ryan of Winchester, VA; Kraig Weaver and daughter Jessica of Fort Dodge; Curt Weaver and
wife Deb, children Amanda and Jacob of Bedford; one daughter, Renee White and husband Dennis, their children, James Dean, Andrea and Ashley of Bedford; brother August
Steeve and wife Lola of Hopkins, Missouri; sisters Julia Standage of Bedford and Martha Snyder and husband Harold of Sidney, Iowa; two great grandchildren, Joshua
and Adriana Sickells [Sickels] and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding Harold in death are his
parents.
[Whitaker, Helen
Louise Ramey]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday April 18, 2001 p. 5
HELEN RAMEY
WHITAKER
Helen
Louise Ramey Whitaker, 83, of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2001, at the Clarinda
Regional Health Center. Services were held on Monday, April 9, 2001 at the St.
Clare Catholic Church, with Rev. Thomas Coenen officiating. Burial was at the
Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Iowa. Funeral arrangements were by Eickemeyer
Funeral Chapel.
The
daughter of William and Nellie Schockley Ramey, she was born June 13, 1917, in Maryville,
Missouri. She was reared in Maryville and attended Maryville High School.
She
was married on March 13, 1937, to Lawrence John Whitaker in Lander, Wyoming. Before the couple moved to
Council Bluffs, Helen lived in
Bedford, Iowa, while Lawrence served in World War II.
Helen was a wonderful cook, friend, and most of all,
mother. She will be missed by all.
Helen is survived by her husband, Lawrence, of Council Bluffs; also, by one sister, Opal
Price of Mound City, Missouri;
daughters, Vickie Steele and
her husband, Rod of Omaha,
Nebraska and Laurie Barnett of
Clarinda, Iowa; one son, Michael Whitaker, also of Clarinda; four grandsons, Jim Steele and his wife, Linda of South Sioux City, Nebraska, Chris Steele and his wife, Laurie of Glenwood, Iowa, Matt Steele of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Kipp Wheatley of Clarinda; four granddaughters, Dawn Pulliam and her husband, Greg of Clarinda, Emily Wheatley; Alexandra and Allison Barnett, all of Clarinda; four great grandchildren, Ben,
Christina, Lou and Morgan.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, and three sisters.
[White, Edna Marjorie
Mohler]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 6,
1938 [p. 1]
Mrs. White Takes Own Life Friday
Mrs.
Edna White, 32, the mother of
five daughters, committed suicide Friday night at her home in Shenandoah, by
drinking carbolic acid. She was rushed to the Hand hospital and died about 10
o'clock. An inquest was not considered necessary. She was the daughter of Marion
L. [eonard] Mohler of Bedford.
Edna
Marjorie Mohler White was born Dec.
31, 1905 near Bedford and passed away at the Hand hospital Sept. 30, 1938, at
the age of 32 years. At the age of 3 years her mother died and she went to
reside with her grandmother, Mrs. George Morris at Sheridan, Mo.
After
her father re-married, she went back home to live. Later, while working in
Hopkins, Mo., she met Charles White.
To them were born five daughters, Betty Mae, Irene Maxine, Wilma Pearl,
Shirley Rose and Vivian
Darlene.
They
moved to Shenandoah in 1929, where they have since resided. Mrs. White was a loving and devoted mother, efficient
homemaker and congenial neighbor. Her many friends mourn her death.
[White, Edna Marjorie
Mohler]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday October 6,
1938 [p. 1]
Former Bedford Woman
Suicides
Edna White Ends Life With Acid
Mrs.
Edna White, 33, mother of five
minor daughters, took her own life by drinking carbolic acid, Shenandoah police
said Friday night.
The
woman, a former local resident and daughter of Marion Mohler of Bedford, also leaves her husband, a laborer.
She resided with her family in an upstairs apartment on Sheridan Avenue in
Shenandoah.
L. D. Walker, Page County
coroner, following an investigation, announced he believed no inquest would be
necessary.
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