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Taylor County Herald Thursday June 22, 1939 [p.1] Buried Here Short funeral services were held Monday at the Wetmore Funeral home for Martha F. [lorence] Hoover, 80, who died June 17 at Albia, Ia. The widow of the late Edgar D. Hoover, she leaves a daughter [Minnie J. Hoover] who resides in Albia, a sister, Mrs. Lillian Allcott of Salt Lake City and a brother, A. B. Davidson, of Bedford. Burial was in Fairview cemetery [Bedford]. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 22, 1939 [p. 1] Mrs. Edgar D. Hoover Buried Here June 19 Mrs. Edgar D. Hoover, for many years a resident of Jackson township southeast of Bedford, died at her home in Albia, Iowa, Saturday, June 17. Funeral services were held at the Humeston Funeral Home in Albia at 9 o'clock Monday morning and the body was then brought to Bedford for further services, which were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Monday afternoon, conducted by Lela H. Gass, reader of the Christian Science Society of Albia. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery [Bedford, Iowa]. Martha Florence Davidson, daughter of John and Hannah Davidson, was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania, Dec. 5, 1858, being aged 80 years, 6 months and 12 days at the time of her death. She was married to Edgar D. Hoover on March 31, 1887. He preceded her in death Nov. 20, 1924. She is survived by a daughter, Minnie J. Hoover of Albia, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Lillian Allcott of Salt Lake City, Utah; one brother, A. B. Davidson of Bedford; sixteen nephews and nieces. Among those from Albia, Iowa, who accompanied Miss Minnie J. Hoover to Bedford Monday with the body of her mother, Mrs. Edgar D. Hoover for burial, were the following: Lela H. Gass, reader; Adrienne Moser, soloist; Mrs. John F. Abeggian, pianist; Wiley Hartzell, Isaac Allison, Francis Harbison, Donald O. Smith, Dean Bellman and Edwin S. Gantz, pallbearers. |
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Taylor County Herald Thursday August 31, 1939 [p.1] Funeral Sunday for Rose Kemery Funeral services were Sunday from Forest Grove church for Rose Ann Kemery, a long time resident of Jackson Township who died Friday at her home. Surviving the 83-year-old woman are her two sisters, Anna and Vivia [Vivandra] who were her companions in the home. The rites were conducted by the Rev. C.M. Buck of the Bedford Church of Christ. Burial was in Forest Grove cemetery. |
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Taylor County Herald Thursday September 28, 1939 [p.1] Ella Hoover Dies in Blazing Home Cause of Fire Remains Unknown; Woman Believed to Have Fallen Down Closed Stairway Ella Hoover, 77-year-old spinster, died Friday afternoon in the flaming ruins of her farm home 9 miles southeast of Bedford. An extensive landowner, Miss Hoover lived alone in her rambling dwelling, one of the oldest structures in Taylor County. Neighbors said the house was 84 years old, it having been hauled piece-by-piece from St. Joseph, Mo. and Ottumwa, Iowa. The blaze was first discovered by Jesse Straight, Ellis and Oakley Rowe who were able to enter the burning building and remove but a small part of the heirlooms and antique furniture which it housed. According to Straight, the fire had not yet penetrated the main portion of the home when he entered the building. He said he called repeatedly but received no answer. His opinion, then, he said, was that Miss Hoover was away from home at the time. Summoned to the farm, the Bedford fire department laid hose lines from a nearby pond. They battled the fire, which had gained tremendous headway before they arrived, for 2 hours, but were unable to save any of the structure. Body Found Miss Hoover's body was found, facedown, beneath 2 1/2 feet of debris by firemen who were sweeping the smoldering ashes with hose streams. From the location of the body, it is surmised that she had either fallen down the closed stairway which led from the room in which she was found or she had been suffocated in an upstairs room, and had been [plunged?] to the ground level when the upper flooring burned through and collapsed. A light iron bed, known to have been in the upstairs room, had fallen in such a manner as to partially cover the body. Flooring beneath Miss Hoover's body was not completely burned which led investigators to believe that she probably was laying at the foot of the stair at the time the three men called to her. Call Coroner Deputy Sheriff T.V. Lacy was called and was present at the time the body was removed. County Coroner Roe B. Reed of Clearfield was also summoned but announced no inquest would be held. Lacy told The Herald he had learned Miss Hoover was seen alive about three o'clock Friday afternoon by a trio of Hopkins men who came to her farm with a proposition to rent some pasture. Lacy branded as false an early report that Miss Hoover had been seen driving her car toward her home but a short time before the blaze was found. Lacy said it was apparent that the fire started in a small lean-to shed in which the woman kept straw, kindling and cobs for fuel. From it, the fire had spread through the entire building. Whether she had first attempted to battle the blaze and then had gone upstairs to save some valuables and had there become trapped or had fallen down the stairs, is a matter which, probably, will never be known. Rites Held Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Wetmore Funeral Home in Bedford conducted by the Rev. Stanley Schlick. Burial was in Forest Grove Cemetery. Surviving are two brothers, Oswald O. Hoover of Modesto, Calif., and Don Hoover of Quincy, Ill., and a sister, Zelda T. Streeter of Lompoc, Calif. She also leaves 5 nieces, 5 nephews and 29 great-nieces and great-nephews. |
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Taylor County Herald Thursday October 5, 1939 [p.8] Ella Hoover Ella Hoover, daughter of Benjamin B. [alsar] and Mary Ann [Henkle] Hoover, was born February 19, 1862, and died at her home southeast of Bedford Friday, September 22, 1939. One of a family of 11 children, two brothers and one sister are left to mourn her passing. They are Oswald O. Hoover, Modesto, Calif., Don Hoover of Quincy, Ill. and Zelda T. Streeter of Lompoc, Calif. She also leaves 5 nieces, 5 nephews, 29 great nieces and nephews, together with other relatives and friends. Almost her entire life was spent in the old home in Jackson Township where she was born and met her death when it was destroyed by fire. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford and a member of the Jackson Grove Grange. She was a graduate of the College of Music of Shenandoah and taught music for a number of years in the county. Many of the early years of her life were devoted to teaching in the rural schools. Being a great lover of nature, much of her time was spent in the great outdoors, enjoying nothing so much as a beautiful sunset. She met all difficulties thrown in her path with great fortitude. It seems fitting that the last fleeting moments of her life be spent in the dear old home for she loved it. Everything in it to her was precious memory and a sentiment deeper than understanding. Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Wetmore Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by the Rev. Stanley Schlick of the Bedford Presbyterian Church. Interment was in the Forest Grove Cemetery. |