[Meredith,
Howard Woodrow]
Bedford
Times-Press
Wednesday June 16 1993 p. 5
Howard
Meredith
Funeral services for Howard Woodrow Meredith were held Thursday, June 10, 1993, at
Novinger-Taylor Funeral Home with Chal and St. Claire Wilberg officiating. Military honors were conducted by
Bedford American Legion Post 164. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Howard was born October 16, 1917, at Gravity, Iowa. He passed away June 6, 1993 at Corning,
Iowa.
He was the second child born to Clarence Edwin Meredith and Mary Emily Roberts. His brother Harvey Edwin Meredith preceded him in death on December 3,
1974. He has one sister
living, St. Claire Erekson Wilberg.
Howard married Clarice Pauline Osburn on February 10, 1950. To them were born Linda Sue Miers,
Stephen Howard Meredith, Richard Dean Meredith, and Claudia Ann Burns.
Howard delivered bread for Omar Baking Co. and the rest of his life
he was a dairy and an agricultural farmer located east of Bedford, Iowa. Fourteen years ago (in 1979) Howard and Clarice moved from the
farm into Bedford, and his son Dick took over the dairy and agricultural
farm. Howard loved the
farm so much, he was there most every day.
Howard leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, Clarice, four children, and seven grandchildren: Amy, Angie, and Aaron Miers, Jason and Kerri Meredith and Mark Karg, and Adam Hebing, daughter-in-law Sandy Meredith, and son-in-law, Melvin Miers, and fiance Todd Hebing, and sister St. Claire Wilberg and her husband Chal Wilberg.
[Payton, Isaac Allen] [Payton, Lillian Arwilda Guthrie Wickersham]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 19, 1940 [p. 1]
Obituary
Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Payton
Lillian
and Isaac Payton, together
in life for more than forty years, were united in death Wednesday evening. Mr. Payton, retired farmer and businessman,
died Tuesday morning at the home. Mrs. Payton, who had not been ill, died Wednesday evening at
the dinner table. Friends
thought the shock of her husband's death was in all probability the
cause of Mrs. Payton's death. Neither had been ill and Monday both were busy working in the
yard at their home.
Double
funeral services were held the following Friday afternoon, the day of
Mr. and Mrs. Payton's forty-first wedding anniversary.
Lillian
A. [rwilda] Guthrie was
born August 3, 1862 in Springfield, Cedar County, Iowa.
Isaac
Allen Payton was born
near Woodhull, Henry County, Ill., March 2, 1860 and moved to Taylor
County, Iowa, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob [Harvey] Payton in the spring of 1873. He grew to manhood here.
Mr.
and Mrs. Payton were married at Bedford, Iowa, Nov. 22, 1899. She was 78 years of age at the time of
her death and he was 80. They
had been residents of Chanute, Kans., the past eleven years, residing
on a farm near Elsmore, Kans., prior to that time.
They are survived
by a son, Albert Payton of Sterling, Kans. Mrs.
Payton has a brother, E. [sanor] Guthrie of Woodston, Kans. Mr.
Payton has three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Butts of Bedford, Mrs. [Lois] Celinda Moore of Des Moines and Mrs. Elma Overstreet, who resides in Florida.
Editor's
Note----The above obituary was received this week by relatives here. The account of the deaths of Mr. and Mrs.
Payton appeared in the Times-Press several weeks ago.
[Butts,
Malinda Vesper "Linnie"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 8, 1968 p. 7
Final Rites Held
August 2 For Linnie Butts
Funeral
services for [Malinda] Linnie Vesper Butts,
83, long time Bedford resident, held August 2 at the Bedford Methodist
Church were conducted by Rev. Richard Viney. Miss Butts died unexpectedly at her home in Bedford July 30. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
[Malinda]
Linnie Vesper Butts, daughter
of James Walker Butts and Sarah Isabel Payton Butts, was born near Bedford, July 18, 1885.
She
became a Christian at the age of 14, joining the Maple Grove Church
near her home in the year 1899. Through the years she was very active in the different churches
in the communities in which she lived. She spent much time and energy in the activities of the Women's
Society of Christian Service and held a district office for a period
of several years.
She
was a member of and enjoyed the activities of the Rebekah Lodge, 19th Century Club and Triangle Club.
Early
in life, Linnie wanted to be a public school teacher. She received her rural school diploma, a Junior College diploma
and later her Bachelor of Arts degree at Iowa State Teachers College
at Cedar Falls. She later
took graduate work at Colorado State University at Boulder, Colorado
and received her Master's Degree from Columbia University, New York
City.
She
taught several years in the rural schools of Taylor County, at the North
Dakota State Teachers College, Valley City, N. Dakota, Wartburg College
at Waverly, Iowa, and in the high schools at Port Byron, Ill., and in
Oelwein, Iowa, completing 28 years at the last named school. She enjoyed her teaching and her students, and their welfare
was uppermost in her life. In her teaching of history she thought it
important that she be personally familiar with the places about which
she taught. To give herself a good background for
this she spent much of her available time and resources traveling in
her earlier years.
Having
reached the age of retirement in 1950, she returned to Bedford where
she had since continued to maintain her home. She never ceased to maintain her enthusiasm for the progress
of her church and community and for the welfare of her friends and family.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Pearl Butts, Alice
Thummel, Ora Hughes; one
brother, Ray Butts,
and one nephew, Olin Thummel.
She
is survived by a brother, Glenn Butts, Bedford; three nephews, Harold Hughes of Omaha, Glenn Thummel of Harlan, Duane Thummel of Clarinda and their families.
[Payton,
Gertrude Hattie]
Bedford Free
Press
Tuesday April 28, 1914
Obituary
Hattie Gertrude
Payton
Last
Wednesday, Hattie Gertrude Payton [Gertrude Hattie] died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. [illiam] F. [indley] Payton [Nannie Shafer], a mile north of town. Miss Payton has suffered for the past eight years with organic
heart trouble, her condition growing gradually worse, so that her death
was not unexpected. Within
the last year the family has been called upon to mourn the death of
their daughter, Minnie,
and their only son, Jesse, who died but a few weeks ago.
Gertrude was born in this county, April 29, 1877, and has
resided here all her life. In
1899 she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Gilead and has
taken as active a part in the church work as her health would permit. She is survived by her parents and three
sisters, who have the sympathy of all in this, their last and sad bereavement.
Funeral
services were held at the home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Joe
W. Goodsell. Interment
was in the Fairview Cemetery. Jesse Payton, a brother, died last
winter.
[Payton,
Gertrude Hattie]
Times-Republican
Thursday April 23, 1914
Obituary
Gertrude H.
Payton
Miss
Gertrude H. [attie] Payton died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William [Findley] Payton
[Nannie Shafer], one mile
north of Bedford, Wednesday morning. The funeral services will be held at the home Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. W. Goodsell. Interment will be made in the Fairview Cemetery. Miss Payton leaves to mourn her death,
her parents, and three sisters, Misses Laura, Lena and Fannie Payton, besides a host of relatives and friends.
[PAYTON, GERTRUDE HATTIE]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, April 30, 1914
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Payton of Galesburg, Ill., attended the funeral of Miss Gertrude Payton here last week.
Miss Orpha Payton of Yorktown attended the funeral of Miss Gertrude Payton here Friday.
[Payton,
Fannie May]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 16, 1965 p. 5
Fannie Payton
Rites Dec. 14
Funeral
services for Fannie Payton, 76, long time Taylor County resident, were
held December 14 at the east Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. J.
Milton Kinney, Methodist minister, officiating. Miss Payton died December 11, 1965 at Court Street Rest Home
here. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
[Payton,
Fannie May]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 23, 1965 p. 8
Fannie Payton Rites December 14
Funeral
services for Fannie Payton,
76, long time Taylor County resident, were held December 14 at the east
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. J. Milton Kinney, Methodist Minister,
officiating. Miss Payton
died December 11, 1965, at Court Street Rest Home here. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Fannie
May Payton was the daughter
of William [Findley] and Nannie Shafer Payton,
born May 1, 1889, in Taylor County. She resided in the rural area of Taylor County until 1904 when
the family moved to Bedford. Fannie
was the youngest of a family of 6 girls and 1 boy.
Fannie
loved to work with flowers and play the piano. She spent many enjoyable hours with her music, lawns and garden.
For
many years, as long as she was able, she was a faithful attendant at
church school and church services. She attended Gilead and Bedford ME churches. She was a member of the Bedford church. She was a charter member of the Triangle Club.
A
sister, Lena, survives. Her parents, 4 sisters, Minnie, Laura,
Gertrude and an infant
sister and 1 brother, Jesse,
preceded her in death.
She
is also survived by several Iowa cousins.
[Hunter,
Perthena Ann "Tena"
Payton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 22, 1959
Mrs. Paul
Hunter died In Bedford Sunday
Mrs.
Paul (Tena) Hunter, a
long time resident of Bedford and community, died in Bedford Sunday,
January 18.
Funeral
services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Anthony Blankers of the Bedford Methodist church officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
Perthena
Ann Hunter, daughter of John [Lewis] and Hattie [Townsend Burgess] Payton, was born in Champaign County, Illinois on December 17, 1870 and died
at the age of 88 years, one month, one day.
She
came to Page County, Iowa at the age of six months and in 1877 moved
to Taylor County with her parents.
She
was united in marriage to Paul Hunter on September 13, 1891. To
this union, four children were born: two daughters, Eula and Opal and two sons, Jasper and John.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, her husband, both sons
and one daughter, Eula Longfellow.
Her
entire married life was spent in and near Bedford. Since the death of her husband in 1928, she maintained her
own home in Bedford with the exception of one and one-half years spent
in Grand Island, Nebraska with her son, John.
She
leaves to mourn her passing one daughter, Mrs. Opal Osburn of Bedford; seven grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren.
[Osburn,
William Paul]
Quad City
Times, Clinton, Iowa
Tuesday May 24, 2005
William
"Paul" Osburn,
90, of Clinton, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Eagle Point Nursing
Home and Rehabilitation Center, Clinton.
Funeral
services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at the Clinton
Chapel Snell-Zornig-Dennis A. Lemke Funeral Homes and Crematory with
Rev. Ron Loft officiating. Burial
will be in the Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Jim Owen, LeRoy Andresen, Bill
Fatchett, Lowell Weir, Dennis Meiers, and Casey Brodersen. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the funeral
home.
William
"Paul" Osburn was born on November 18, 1914 in Bedford, Iowa, the son of Emmett
and Opal (Hunter) Osburn. He married Esther Tholen on June 28, 1947 in Clinton, Iowa.
He
was a 1932 graduate of Bedford High School, Bedford, Iowa. He started farming in 1936 near Low Moor,
Iowa. He and his wife farmed
until 1970 when they retired from their farm in DeWitt, Iowa. After retiring from farming he was employed
at the Wendling Quarry near Follets until retiring in 1982.
He
was a member of First Baptist Church and a former member of the Clinton
Moose Lodge #363. In his
younger years he was an all-star baseball player in the Industrial League
in the 1930's and 40's, and had an opportunity to play ball with Babe
Ruth.
He
is survived by his wife: Esther of Clinton; two daughters: Paula (Paul) Herron of Fallbrook, California, and Shirley (Dennis)
Meiers of Port Byron,
Illinois; one son: Eugene Osburn of Reedsport, Oregon; five grandchildren: Stephanie (Geoff) Norman,
Jason Osburn, Krista Brodersen, Casey Brodersen, and Vicki (Tom) Brennen;
two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Louise Weir, of Bedford, Iowa.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and one sister.
[Osburn,
Esther J. Tholen]
Clinton Herald,
Clinton, Iowa
Monday January 30, 2006
In Loving Memory,
1915-2006
Esther
J. Osburn, 90, of Clinton,
IA, died Saturday at Eagle Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in
Clinton, IA. Services will
be held at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home & Crematory
on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig on Tuesday,
January 31, 2006 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Burial will be in the Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Gene Osburn, Casey Brodersen, Ivan Wilson,
LeRoy Andresen, Jim Owens, and Bill Fatchett. She was born on June 9, 1915, in Anamosa, IA, the daughter of John Theodore and Eliese (Onken) Tholen. She was a 1932 Clinton High School graduate. She married William "Paul" Osburn on June 28, 1947 in Clinton, Iowa; he died May 21, 2005. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Women of
the Moose. Esther had farmed
with her husband in DeWitt for many years before retiring from farming
in 1970. She had also been employed at the Clinton
Garment Factory for 13 years, retiring in 1976. Survivors include her daughters, Shirley
(Dennis) Meiers of Port
Byron, IL; and Paula (Paul) Herron of Fallbrook, CA; son, Eugene Osburn of Reedsport, OR; 5 grandchildren, Stephanie (Geoff) Norman, Jason
Osburn, Rayanne Osburn, Krista Brodersen, Casey Brodersen and Vicki (Tom) Brennen, 2 great grandchildren; her sister, Bernice (Ronnie)
Guidebeck of Clinton,
IA and many nieces and nephews.
In
addition to her husband, Esther was preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters and 3 brothers.
[Russell,
James Alexander]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 25, 1902 [p. 1]
A
Sudden Summons
Tuesday
morning a few moments before 9 o'clock, James Russell was picking corn in the Paul Hunter field. He
remarked to his 16 year old son, "We will have to hurry, or Paul
will catch us," meaning that Mr. Hunter would catch up with them
in corn picking. These
were his last words. In
a moment more he was lying on the ground a corpse, having suddenly expired
of heart failure. He had no warning of death, and had always
been well and strong, having only complained slightly several days before
of a pain. The body was
brought to his home in Bedford. The funeral exercises were held yesterday at 2 o'clock conducted
by Rev. Ream. Interment
in Fairview. Deceased was 44 years, 1 month and 2 days old at the time of his death. He leaves six small children and a widow in almost destitute
circumstances. He who has
promised to be "a father to the fatherless and a husband to the
widow" will care for them. May His grace be sufficient for them in their hour of affliction.
[Russell, James Alexander]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday December 25,
1902 [p. 1]
Mortuary
From Wednesday’s Daily
Jas. [Alexander] Russell,
who died suddenly yesterday morning, was interred today in the Fairview
cemetery. The funeral services were held at the residence today at 2 o’clock p.
m., Rev. T. J. Ream officiating.
Deceased and little son went out in the field yesterday morning
to gather corn on the Paul Hunter farm and while husking he fell dead. He was
taken to the Paul Hunter home and Dr. Archer was sent for and he pronounced it
heart failure, and no inquest was held.
He leaves a wife and six children to suffer a heavy loss. He
was an industrious and honest man, a devoted husband and loving father, though
his earnest efforts had not succeeded in establishing the future of the ample
family, and they are left, not only to mourn a tenderhearted father and
husband, but also to fight the bitter battle of life.
The family has the deep sympathy of the entire community.
[Russell, James Alexander]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday December 25,
1902 5
A Very Sudden Death
James Russell Drops
Dead This Morning While In the Act of Husking Corn on The Paul Hunter Farm
From Monday’s Daily Republican
Jas. [Alexander] Russell,
well known in this city, dropped dead early this morning while husking corn for
Paul Hunter on his farm south of this city, and the body was taken to the Paul
Hunter home. It was a shock to the family when notified. The family resides in
this city, and Mr. Russell was
working for Paul Hunter. He went to his work this morning apparently as well as
usual and there seemed no premonition of the sudden summons so near at hand.
He leaves a large family to the mercies of the world. At this
writing there have been no definite arrangements made for the funeral.
[Osburn,
Francis Irvin "Irve"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1962 p. 4
Irve Osburn, 80, Dies In Auburn
Irve [Francis Irvin] Osburn, 80, a resident of Bedford before moving to Auburn,
Iowa, about 40 years ago, died there Thursday, Feb. 22. He had been in ill health the past two
years with a heart condition. Last rites and burial were at Auburn Monday afternoon.
He
is survived by his wife [Mary Emaline Spater]; one daughter, Ruth, Mrs. Everett Garnatz of Auburn; two sons, both veterinarians, Dr.
Melvin Osburn at Kansas
State College, Manhattan, and Dr. Donald Osburn, with the Dept. of Agriculture at Austin, Minn.; one sister, Mrs.
Ralph (Minnie) Hazel of
Bedford; two brothers, E.[mmett] L. [loyd] Osburn and Walter [Leslie] Osburn of Bedford. There are
five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
[Durr,
Carrie Belle]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1962 p. 4
Carrie Durr Dies At Conway
Carrie
Belle Durr, 86, died at
the Taylor County Home Thursday, Feb. 22.
Funeral
services were held at two p.m. Monday at the Bender funeral home at
Lenox. Rev. A. J. Clements officiated. Burial was in Blue Grove cemetery near Lenox.
Miss
Durr is survived by a
brother and sister in Canada; a niece, Mrs. George Wurster, and a nephew, George Cade, both of Lenox.
Miss
Durr was born in Wisconsin.
[Besco,
Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1962 p. 4
Henry Besco, 86, Dies At Lenox
Henry
Besco, 86, a retired farmer
of the Bedford community, died at the Lenox rest home Monday, Feb. 26.
Funeral
services were held at the Bender funeral home in Lenox at two p.m. Tuesday. Rev. David Shaeffer officiated.
He
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Nadine Becherer of Lenox, Mrs. Orville Stephens of Bedford. There are several grandchildren.
[Parsons,
James]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1962 p. 4
Former Resident
Dies At Glenwood
James
Parsons, 89, a resident
of Bedford a number of years ago, died at a rest home in Glenwood, Iowa,
Sunday, Feb. 25. The body
was brought to Bedford and funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home on State Street Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in the Bedford Cemetery.
[Longfellow,
Frank Tennyson]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday Jun 18, 1986
Services Held
Monday For Frank Longfellow
Funeral
services were held for Frank Tennyson Longfellow on June 16 at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery. Reverend Carl Cummings officiated.
Frank
Longfellow, youngest son
of Joseph P. [urcell] Longfellow and Mary Elder Longfellow,
was born March 16, 1892 in Gay Township in Taylor County, Iowa, and
departed this life June 13, 1986 at Bedford, Iowa at the age of 94 years,
two months and 28 days.
He
grew to maturity in the Platteville area where he attended the public
school and joined the Methodist Church.
In
1914 he was united in marriage to Eula Hunter and to this union three children were born: [Perthena] Ann,
who died in infancy; Jean F. [rances] and Donald J. [ay] Longfellow. His wife Eula died in 1934.
In
1948 he was united in marriage to Aileen Gillette and they have resided at 309 State Street in Bedford,
Iowa.
He
was employed as a farmer, contractor, [and] surveyor and served as custodian
of the Taylor County Courthouse until he retired in 1963.
Frank
was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister and five brothers: Lemuel, Charles, Henry, Joseph and Thomas.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Aileen of the home; his daughter, Jean F.[rances] Stewart of Bedford, Iowa and his son, Donald J. [ay]
Longfellow of Powder Springs,
Ga.; five grandchildren, Joyce Slate of Bedford, Tx.; Carol Novak of Cincinnati, Ohio; Kay Spain of Memphis, Tenn.; Kathy Vickers of Jackson, Miss.; and Jay Longfellow of Powder Springs, Ga.; seven great grandchildren;
other relatives and many friends.
He
was a kind and considerate person and he will be sadly missed by his
family and loved ones as his whole life was dedicated to his wife, children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
[Irwin,
Margaret Ann Hargin]
Bedford Free
Press
March 19, 1925 p. 3
Obituary - Mrs.
Irwin
Mrs.
Margaret Ann Irwin was
born in Bruce County, Canada, February 18, 1848, and died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. [ames [G. [ilbert] Posten [Mary Jane] in Gravity,
Iowa, on March 7, 1925, aged 77 years, and 17 days. She was united in marriage to Thomas Irwin, November 19, 1864 and to this union were born ten
children, three of whom preceded her in death. Her husband passed out of this life April 10, 1912.
She
leaves to mourn their loss, seven children: Mrs. W. [infield] R.
[iley] Richardson [Susan Emily], Mrs. J. [ames [G. [ilbert] Posten [Mary Jane], Mrs. E. [ugene] J.
[oseph] Posten [Ida],
and Will Irwin of Gravity; George [Thomas] Irwin and Jim [James Howard] Irwin of Bedford; Rob Irwin of Akron, Colorado; 24 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren,
also one brother, Noble Hargin of Conway, Iowa, one sister, Mrs. Eliza Stewart of Bedford, together with
a host of friends and neighbors.
She
united with the Fairview Christian church a number of years ago, and
later, moving to Gravity, she placed her membership with the Church
of Christ here, where she has been a loyal, consecrated follower of
her Master. Her faithful Christian spirit has been
an inspiration to many.
She
was a member of Rebekah Lodge, Gravity, where she was held in high regard
among the fraternity.
Her
children were all at her bedside during her illness and all that loving
hands could do to relieve her suffering, but to no avail. She called all her children, and grandchildren and brother
and sister, and their children, to her bedside, and talked to each one
separately, and requested them to live such a life, that would enable
them to meet her in heaven.------Gravity Independent
[Butts,
Ray Prentiss]
Bedford Free
Press
Thursday February 15, 1912 p. 4
Obituary
Ray
P. [rentiss] Butts was
born in southern Taylor County, Iowa, July 1, 1887, and died at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. [James] Walker Butts [Sarah Isabel
Payton], February 8, 1912.
For
more than a year he had been in failing health, having contracted that
dread disease, pulmonary tuberculosis. Every human effort was made to save him to his friends and loved
ones, but to no avail. Throughout
his long illness he was ever patient, cheerful and hopeful. He seemed to avoid any tendency to complain
and while the body grew weak, he yet maintained a courageous spirit. In December 1909 he united with the Maple Grove Methodist Episcopal
church and has been a beautiful example of the spirit of Christ. A near neighbor declared, "No better boy ever lived." To a friend who told him that he feared he might not recover,
he replied, "O, yes, I hope to get well. But if I do not, it is all right. I am ready."
The
funeral was held at the home of his parents, Saturday, February 10. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Wm.
B. Thompson of Bedford, the Rev. McSmith of Sheridan, Mo., assisting
in the service. Interment
was in Fairview cemetery. |