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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 6, 1978 Lola Mae Wilson Funeral
services for Mrs. Carl (Lola Mae) Wilson, 82, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Bedford, were held March 2
in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Carl Cummings officiating. Mrs. Wilson died March 24, 1978, in Long
Beach. Interment was at
the Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, Mo. Lola
Mae Mahan Wilson, daughter
of William and Lettie Mobley Mahan,
was born near Bedford, in Taylor County Iowa, October 28, 1895. On
December 1, 1917, she was united in marriage to Carl Wilson and to this union three children were born: Eldon, Charlene and Donald. She
was preceded in death by her parents; her son Eldon, a brother, Joseph Mahan, and a sister, Fay Gaddis. Left
to cherish her memory are her husband, Carl, of Long Beach, Calif.; a sister, Lillian Carmichael
and her husband Perry of Cheyenne, Wyo.; her daughter, Charlene and son-in-law, John Strayer, of Long Beach, Calif.; son Donald, and his wife, Donnie Wilson, of Grant, Oklahoma; eight grandchildren; nine great
grandchildren; other relatives and friends. She
taught school in Taylor County for many years. On
December 1, 1977, Carl
and Lola celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Early
in her youth she became a member of the High Prairie Methodist Church. Acting
as pallbearers for her service are former students of Mrs. Wilson. She
will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. [Jessie
Charlotte Bern Burgmaier] Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 30, 1978 Jessie Burgmaier Rites Held March 28 Funeral
services for Jessie Charlotte Burgmaier, 65, of Bedford, held March 28 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were
officiated by Mr. Carl Cummings and Rev. Dwayne Madsen. Mrs. Burgmaier died March 25 at the St.
Joseph Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Jessie
C. [harlotte] Bern Burgmaier,
daughter of Herman Bern and Louella Scherlock Bern, was born at Lincoln, Iowa, on February 23, 1913. She
grew to maturity in the Lincoln area where she attended the rural school
and the Reinbeck Iowa High School. She
was united in marriage to Herman Burgmaier in August of 1931 at Reinbeck, Iowa, and they lived on farms in that
area until they moved to Taylor County, Iowa in 1948, where they lived
on a farm east of Bedford until they moved into Bedford in 1971, where
they have since continued to reside. Three
sons, Eugene, Gordon
and Marshall, were born to share their parental love. She
was preceded in death by her parents. Left
to cherish her memory are her husband, Herman, of the home; three sons, Eugene H. and his wife Kathy; Gordon B. and his wife Sharon; Marshall B. and his wife Dixie; nine granddaughters; and one sister, Margaret
Ferguson of Waterloo,
Iowa, other relatives and many friends. She
was a member of the United Methodist Church and Golden Rule Rebekah
Lodge No. 134 of Bedford, Iowa. She
will be remembered by her family and friends as a kind and considerate
wife and mother, and she will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Bedford Times-Press Thursday April 20, 1978 Ada Reed Services Held March 30 Services
for Mrs. Ada Reed were
held March 30, conducted by Rev. Dwayne Madsen. Burial was in the Blockton Cemetery, Blockton, Ia. Mrs. Reed died March 26, at the home of
her daughter and husband, Mabel and William Shay in Des Moines, Iowa, at the age of 91. Ada
Reed, daughter of William
and Della Miller Bosch
was born in Nodaway County, Mo., November 24, 1886.
She lived in Stillwater, Okla., as a child and until her father
died when she was nine.
Her mother then moved to Taylor County where she and her four
brothers grew to adulthood. On
February 17, 1904, she was united in marriage to George B. Reed at Blockton, Iowa, and they lived on the farm homesteaded
by her husband's father, Jacob Reed. To
this union four children were born; one son, John William and triplet daughters, Mabel, Ferne and Wilma. They
farmed for 54 years until the death of her husband on November 12, 1958. She
was preceded in death by her husband and two grandsons, Mike and John Wilmer Reed and her four brothers, George, Orta, William and Don Bosch. Left
to cherish her memory are one son, John W. Reed and wife, Bessie, of Russellville, Mo.; her triplet daughters, Mabel and husband, William Shay, of Des Moines; Ferne and her husband, Howard Straight, of Bedford; Wilma and her husband, Oren Clary, of South Haven, Kansas; ten grandchildren, Michael
Shay, Des Moines; John
Straight, Lee's Summit,
Mo.; Robert Straight,
Bedford; Elvin Reed, Russellville, Mo.; Sandra Beggs, Guilford, Mo.; Ada Lafferty and George and James Clary, Wichita,
Kansas; Linda and Amy
Clary, South Haven, Kans.;
16 great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Kathryn and Faye Bosch of Kansas City. She
was a member of the Blockton Methodist Church. She
enjoyed her family and friends and remained alert until her last illness. God has granted her rest from suffering. Taylor County
Herald Thursday April 27, 1933 William Osburn William
Osburn, son of John
and Jane [Proudfoot] Osburn,
was born in Le Claire, [Scott County] Iowa, January 24, 1855, and passed
away from his home near Bedford, Iowa, April 23, 1933, at the age of
78 years and three months. He
was united in marriage to Linnie A. Miles [Anna Linard], daughter of Rev. and Mrs. E. [dward] M. Miles
[Julia Erwin], on December
11, 1878. They resided
on a farm in Scott County for three years, then moved to Lake City,
Iowa, and finally came to Taylor County, where they resided for the
last 38 years. To
this union were born 7 children, two of whom, Jimmie and Mrs. Gertie [Gertrude Belle] Henderson, preceded their father in death. Those surviving are the wife, Mrs.
L. A. Osburn [Anna Linard], Roy
and Minnie at home,
F. [rancis] I. [rvin] Osburn
of Auburn, Iowa, Emmett L. [loyd]
and Walter Osburn at
Bedford. In addition to
those mentioned he leaves 12 grandchildren and many other relatives
and a large number of friends. He
was converted during the Rev. Billy Sunday's revival services, which
were held in Bedford, Iowa, in 1902, and became a member of the Baptist
church of this city where he was a member in good standing at the time
of his death. He
had served as trustee in this church for several years. Rev.
Clark M. Crowell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, had charge of
the funeral services, which were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at the home. Interment
was in the Fairview cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 15, 1938 Mrs. Wm. Osburn, 83, Dies Tuesday Eve Mrs.
William Osburn, 83, a
resident of the Bedford community for many years, died at her home east
of Bedford at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday evening, Dec. 13.
She had been in failing health for many years. Mrs.
Osburn [Anna Linard
"Linnie" Miles]
is survived by five children, [Francis] Irvin Osburn
of Auburn, Iowa, Roy and
Minnie of the home, Emmett and Walter of Bedford. There are
also several grandchildren and great grandchildren. The
funeral services were held at the home at 2:15 o'clock Friday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. A. D. Steffenson.
Burial will be in the Fairview cemetery. |