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Obituaries
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submitted by: Julia Johnson - juliajoh@usc.edu
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Bedford Free Press Thursday March 19, 1903 [p. 1] Passed Over the River Died, at his home in Bedford, Wednesday,
March 18, 1903, at l: 45 p.m., C. G. [sic] [Garrett C.] Newkirk, aged 76 years, 10 months and
15 days. The funeral services
will be conducted at the home this afternoon at 1 o'clock by Elder Wm.
Cobb. Interment in Titus cemetery [Graceland].
Mr. Newkirk has been bedfast for a long time and his death has
been daily expected. His wife and relatives have the sympathy
of many friends in their sad bereavement. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 15, 1936 [p.1] Mrs. Ira Thompson Succumbs Thursday Mrs. Ira G. [raff] Thompson, 82, died at her home west of Bedford Thursday,
Oct. 8. The funeral services were held at the home Saturday
afternoon conducted by Leslie R. Cobb. Burial was in the Graceland cemetery. Iowa Alice Warder was born in the state of Indiana on March 28, 1854.
When five years of age she moved with her parents to eastern
Iowa. March 6, 1873 she was married to Ira G. [raff]
Thompson at Lancaster,
Mo. To this union eight children were born, five sons
and three daughters. They
are Mrs. Effie Taylor
of Lenox, Elmer, Lester, Troy, Arthur, Walter and Mrs. Flossie Newkirk of Bedford, and Mrs. Bertha Ratliff of Kingsport, Tenn. All of the children were present with their mother during her
last illness. Also left to mourn her passing are twenty-four grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren. In the year 1883 they moved to Taylor County, Iowa.
She lived in the state the remainder of her life with the exception
of seven years spent in Missouri. On March 6, 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary.
Mr. Thompson died April 26, 1925. Mrs. Thompson united with the Church of Christ in
the year 1889 at Blue Grove near Sharpsburg, Iowa. |
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Taylor County Herald Thursday Oct. 15, 1936 page three Mrs. Ira G. Thompson Iowa Alice Warder was born in the state of Indiana on March 28, 1854
and died at her home near Bedford, Iowa, October 8, 1936 at the age
of 82 years, 6 months and 10 days. When 5 years of age, she with her parents, moved
to eastern Iowa. On March
7, 1873 she was united in marriage to Ira G. [raff] Thompson at Lancaster, Mo., who preceded her in death April
26, 1925. To this union eight children were born, five boys
and three girls. They are
Mrs. Effie Taylor of
Lenox, Elmer, Lester, Troy, Arthur, Walter and Mrs. Flossie Newkirk
of Bedford and Mrs. Bertha Ratliff
of Kingsport, Tenn. All
of the children were present with her during her last illness. Also left to mourn are twenty-four grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren. In 1883 they moved to Taylor County, Iowa. She lived in the state the remainder of
her life with the exception of seven years spent in Missouri. On March 6, 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary. She united with the Church of Christ
in the year 1889 at Blue Grove near Sharpsburg, Iowa. Rites were held Saturday, from her home west of Bedford,
conducted by L.R. Cobb. Interment
was in Graceland cemetery. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 21, 1937 [p. 1] A. A. Newkirk, 80 Dies Here Monday A. A. Newkirk, 80, a resident of Bedford and community for many years, died at his
home in west Bedford, Monday, Jan. 18. The funeral services were held at the Church of Christ
Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery [Fairview]. Albert A. [lmarion] Newkirk, son of Garrett and Jane Newkirk, was born Sept. 2, 1856, in Grant County, Wisconsin,
and passed away at his home in Bedford, Iowa, Jan. 18, 1937, at the
age of 80 years, 4 months and 16 days. He came to Iowa with his parents when he was a small
child and had resided in Taylor County since, with the exception of
13 years spent in South Dakota. July 30, 1879, he was married to Miss Amanda Bristow. To them were born five children, four
of whom, with their mother, survive.
They are Clyde Newkirk
of Palouse, Wash., Roy Newkirk
of Bedford, Carl Newkirk
of Conway, and Mrs. Ernest Thompson
[Ruby Adell] of Gravity. There are also one brother, Lee Newkirk
of Enid, Okla., fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, five sisters,
one brother, and an infant child. At the age of twenty-three he united with the Christian
church and throughout his life lived close to the church, serving faithfully
as a deacon for many years and as an elder in the church until his death. Mr. Newkirk had been in failing health for some time
and passed away after a brief illness. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 6, 1937 [p.1] Miss Ella Hoover's Sister Dies in East Mrs. Ophie [Ophelia] Fiester, a former resident of Bedford, died at her home
in Washington, D.C., Friday, April 30, after having been in ill health
for some time. The funeral
services were held in Washington, D.C. Sunday afternoon and burial was
made in Pennsylvania [Hornbrook Cemetery, Sheshequin Township, Bradford
County, Pennsylvania]. Miss
Ella Hoover of Bedford,
a sister of Mrs. Fiester, went to Omaha Saturday night where she took
a plane early Sunday morning for Washington to attend the funeral services. The flying time from Omaha to Washington
is seven hours, Miss Hoover arriving at her destination shortly after
10a.m. She was accompanied
to Omaha by Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Henry [Irene Weir] and Mrs. R. [obert]
L. [etcher] Henry [Alice Marie Webb]. |
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Taylor County Herald Thursday May 6, 1937 [p.1] Attends Funeral Miss
Ella Hoover received
word Saturday of the death of her sister, Mrs. Ophie [Ophelia] Fiester, in Washington, D.C. Hubert Henry,
nephew of Miss Hoover, took her to Omaha where she boarded an airplane
and arrived in Washington in time to attend her sister's funeral Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Fiester
formerly lived in Bedford [Jackson Township]. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 22, 1937 [p.1] Ralph Thompson Dies at His Sisters Home Ralph A. Thompson, a resident of Bedford practically his entire life,
died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Anna Coe at Ackley, Iowa, Tuesday, July 13, at the age of
65 years, 10 months and 18 days.
Early in November of last year he suffered a third stroke at
the home of his sister and was confined to his bed eight months before
his passing. The body was brought to Bedford and funeral services
were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon, conducted by
his brother-in-law, Rev. Mr. [Albert] Coe of Ackley, assisted by Rev. W. F. Overhulser of Bedford. Burial was in the Graceland cemetery. Ralph A. Thompson, son of Fannie and Orson Thompson, was born on a farm near Bedford, August 25, 1871.
He was married to Miss Della Eighmy,
Dec. 1, 1915. She passed away in December 1927. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Wood
of Alhambra, Calif., and Mrs. Anna Coe
of Ackley. He was a member of the Methodist church at Bedford. |