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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 25, 1968 p. 5 Mrs. Bruce
Mahan Rites April 18 Edna
R. Mahan, 78, of 319 Koser
Avenue, Iowa City, died April 15 at her home of a sudden heart attack. She was the wife of Dr. Bruce E. Mahan. A
funeral mass was held April 18 at St. Mary's Church, with burial at
St. Peter's Cemetery at Cosgrove. Mrs.
Mahan was born October
31, 1889, near Cosgrove, the daughter of Louis J. and Caroline Everett
Rohret. She
was a graduate of the University of Iowa in 1913 with a B. A. degree
and membership in Phi Beta Kappa. She
was active for many years in church and community work, having served
as president of St. Mary's Home and School group, president of the Davenport
Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, provincial director of the National
Council of Catholic Women for Iowa, member of the board National Council
of Catholic Women, and leader of parish study groups. She
had just completed a project of hanging framed pictures of the former
pastors of St. Mary's Church in the basement library of the church. Mrs.
Mahan was married to Bruce
E. Mahan at St. Mary's
Church in Iowa City on April 22, 1914. Surviving
are her husband, two sons, Louis F. [rank] Mahan of Camden, New Jersey and Dr. Thomas P. [atrick]
Mahan of Atlanta, Georgia;
a brother, the Rev. Louis A. Rohret, pastor of St. Joseph's church, Davenport; and a
sister, Mrs. Della Rogers
of Orlando, Florida. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 28, 1993 Funeral Service
For Eric Castillo
Wed. Funeral services
for Eric [Glen] Castillo,
22, Corning, will be Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2 p. m., at the Corning United
Methodist Church. Burial will be at Prairie Rose Cemetery,
Corning. Eric is the son
of Robert and Connie Castillo
of Bedford.
Eric
was killed in a two-car accident six miles west of Corning on Saturday. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 28, 1993 Opal Faye
Larison Funeral
services for Opal Faye Larison
were held Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1993 at 2:00 p. m. at the Christian Church
in Sheridan, Mo. Rev. Scott
Driscoll officiated. Jerold
Drake gave the eulogy. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford, Iowa.
Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City was in charge of arrangements. Opal
Faye Larison was born
October 19, 1907, in Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa to Oren
and Sarilda Farrell Gartside
and departed this life October 23, 1993, at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville,
Mo., at the age of 86 years, four days. Opal
graduated from the Sheridan High School in 1926. She was united in marriage to Loyd Beryl Larison August 27, 1927, in Osceola, Iowa. They had celebrated 50 years of marriage
before Loyd's death on December 22, 1981. Opal
was a member of the Sheridan Christian Church, the Business and Professional
Women's Club of Bedford, was a past Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern
Star in Bedford, and very active on the Democrat Committee. In
addition to her husband Loyd, Opal was preceded in death by her parents
and one brother, Ronald. She
is survived by three sons: Oren
Larison of Worthington,
Minn., Gary Larison
of Bradenton, Fla., and Terry Larison
of Bedford, Iowa; one sister, Clara Lyle
of Sheridan, Mo.; two brothers, Oakley Gartside of Parnell, Mo., and Gailand Gartside of Laredo, Mo.; six grandchildren: Karye Terselic, Brenda Baerenwald,
Sandra Bock, Brett Larison, Clint Larison, and Teri Leigh Larison;
one great grandson: Derek Baerenwald; other relatives and many friends. Times-Republican Monday May 5, 1924 [p. 4] Sudden Death
of Esteemed Lady The Entire Community
Mourns the Death of Mrs. J. H. Humphrey, Services Were Held Sunday From M. E. Church Thursday
night, May 1, about 9 o'clock, the word was flashed out over the telephone
telling of the unexpected death of Mrs. J. [oseph] H. [enry] Humphrey, which had just taken place at her home in the northwest
part of Bedford. She had
no warning of the approaching end but quietly passed away sitting in
her chair without a struggle, or apparently no pain, while conversing
[with] friends in the room. Friends everywhere
have been deeply moved and hearts made sore by her untimely and unexpected
death. "When one stands
before a beautiful picture, a beautiful sunset, or an impressive scene,
he is silent; for words are too trivial for the expression of his feelings. So, when we stand before a beautiful life,
closed in our presence, we long for some means of adequate expression." Obituary May
Florence Moser, daughter
of Reuben A. and Rebecca Ann Reynolds Moser,
was born on a farm near Lexington, April 18, 1866, and died in Bedford,
May 1, 1924, aged 58 years and 13 days, having lived in Taylor County
all of her life. On
January 20, 1909, at Kansas City, she was married to J. [oseph] H.
[enry] Humphrey, who survives
her. Her
father died in 1884 and her mother in 1906. Mrs.
Humphrey was one of eight children.
One sister and two brothers died in childhood. Four brothers, Dorus C., Elmer E., U. [lysses] Grant, and Eddis S., grew to manhood in Bedford.
The ones living are Elmer E.,
of Omaha, and U.[lysses] Grant,
of Salt Lake City, Utah. Mrs.
Humphrey was converted when a child and has ever been a faithful, earnest
worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
She taught the primary class in Sabbath School for thirty-five
years. The
aged and sick were her especial care.
She was among the first to call on strangers and to make them
welcome in the community. She
loved her church, her home, and her friends and always could make excuses
for the erring. Rancor
and enmity had no place in her life.
Those who knew her best loved her best.
She will be missed by the whole community. She
leaves a husband, two brothers, and many relatives, as well as a host
of friends, to mourn her loss. Her
simple, abiding faith, shown by her works of love, will stand as an
everlasting monument to her memory. Funeral
services were held from the Methodist church Sunday afternoon and the
body was laid to rest in Lexington cemetery by the side of her father
and mother. [Della
Bertha Thomas Stephens] Times-Republican Monday May 5, 1924 [p. 4] Mrs. Stephens Passed To Her Reward Mrs.
J. [ohn] S. [hriver] Stephens
died at her home in southwest Bedford yesterday evening, surrounded
by her husband and children, after an illness of several months and
after suffering untold pain. While
her death has been expected at any time during the past three weeks,
yet when the news was given out that she had been called to her reward
it left sorrow in many homes throughout the city where she was held
in the highest esteem, and her passing is a shock to them, who, however,
realize the greater sorrow that prevails in the Stephens home, and extend
most heartfelt sympathy to the bereft husband and children in the loss
of their best friend. Obituary Della
Bertha Thomas was born
near New Market in Dallas Township, May 21, 1881, and died at Bedford,
Iowa, May 4th, 1924, aged 42 years, 11 months and 13 days. She
was the youngest daughter of Mr. S. [ylvester] S. and Mrs. E. [lizabeth]
J.[ane Davis] Thomas. Her
father died in 1892 when she was eleven years of age. Her mother survives her and lives now at Sheridan, Wyo. She
was married to John S. [hriver] Stephens, Feb. 1, 1900. Six children
were born to them, Mrs. Ruth Woods, Mrs. Dorothy Ruyle, Marjorie,
Jack, and Mary Frances.
Bertha June died in infancy. She
has five brothers living, Joseph L. Thomas of Maxwell, Calif.; Dolph [Adolph] Thomas of Sheridan, Mo.; E. [llsworth] N. Thomas, Cody, Wyo.; M. [atthew] L. Thomas of Auburn, Wash., two sisters, Mrs. A. [ndrew]
J. Martin [Sarah] of Cody, Wyo., and Mrs. H. [orace] B.[utler]
Hicks [Dora] of New Market, Iowa. One brother and three sisters have preceded her in death. Mrs.
Stephens had not been in good health for a number of years. For several months she has been confined
to her bed, but putting up the best kind of fight for life. Although during this time she has been
a great sufferer, yet her thought much of the time was of others. Her great concern was for the members
of the family that must be left behind.
Her unselfish spirit is shown in the fact that all the flowers
that are brought to the funeral shall be distributed to the sick except
the flowers given by the immediate family. Her
mind was clear up to the last moment and all arrangements for the funeral
were made by her. She selected
the songs and the singers and completed the plans before her going. Funeral
services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from the Methodist
church, conducted by Rev. M. R. Talley, and interment will be made in
Conway cemetery beside her little daughter, Bertha June. |