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[Huss, Jacob Norton “Jake”] Bedford Times-Press Wednesday August 11, 1993 JACOB HUSS
Jacob N. [orton] "Jake" Huss, 85 years, 707 S. 17th Street, Council Bluffs, passed away early Thursday morning in the University Hospital following a head-on collision on Interstate 29 north of Council Bluffs three weeks ago. Born in Conway, Iowa, he has lived in Council Bluffs since 1960. He worked for Blue Star foods until retiring in 1981. He served with the United States Navy during World War II and was a member of Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Leona, have been married 58 years. Other survivors besides his wife, Leona, include three sons, Robert [Edwin] of Omaha, Roderick Paul and Charles [Allen] both of Council Bluffs; one daughter, Dorothy Harris of Council Bluffs; one sister, Elsie Cline of Council Bluffs; and Martin Huss of Coin, Iowa; 15, grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Monday, 9 a.m. at the Meyer Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Riley, pastor, Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was at the Conway, Iowa Cemetery Bedford Times-Press Thursday November 30, 1950 p. 5 John Huss Died Sunday in Afton John Huss of Bedford, who had been a patient in a nursing home in Afton for several months, died there Sunday, Nov. 26, at the age of 76 years, 10 months, four days. The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral home Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. T. J. and Lulu Overholt. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery. John [Henry] Huss, eldest son of Jacob [Norton] and Alice [Thorpe] Huss, was born in Johnson County, Iowa, Jan. 22, 1874. He died Nov. 26, 1950, at the age of 76 years, 10 months, and four days. When a small child he moved to Taylor County with his parents and spent most of his life in this county. On Jan. 4, 1905, he was united in marriage to Sophia Jane Hackett. To this union seven children were born, Alice Higgens of Creston, Jake of Bedford, Florence Platter of Los Angeles, Ellen of Woodward, Elsie Thornton of Conway, Fred of Des Moines and Martin of Utah. Mr. Huss lived with his daughter in Creston the last two years of his life. Last October he was taken to the Ablim Nursing home in Afton. In April he had a severe stroke and Nov. 22 he had another stroke from which he never recovered. He was preceded in death by his father, an infant sister, a brother, Arley, and a sister, Nellie Wolf. Surviving besides his wife and seven children are three brothers, Art of Hedrick, Lloyd and Walter of California, four sisters, Mariah Laird of Potwin, Kans., Leotice Jones of Oakland, Cal., Gertie of Washington, Gladys Miller of Deven, Kans., and his mother, who is 101 years old and lives with her daughter in Potwin, Kans. He also leaves 14 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Bedford Free Press Thursday January 2, 1908 p. 5 Obituary Elias William Jones was born in Hardy County, West Virginia, Dec. 28th, 1826, died December 21st, 1907, aged 80 years, 11 months, and 28 days. Mr. Jones came to Iowa in the year 1854, and settled in Johnson County. He was married to Ruth C. [resap] Singleton, January 19th, 1827 [1857]. To this union were born six children, three sons and three daughters. One daughter Virginia C. died in infancy. There remains to mourn his loss his wife, who is at present very low with lagrippe and heart trouble, three sons, C. [resap] S. [ingleton], C. [harles] W. [illiam] and [John] Fred [rick] all of Taylor County, Iowa, two daughters, Mrs. Blanche Thompson of Clarinda, Iowa, and Mrs. Maud Marshall of Sidney, Iowa and 12 grandchildren. Mr. Jones moved with his family to Taylor County in 1876 and the next year moved on his farm east of Sharpsburg, where he made his home until his death. Mr. Jones united with the Scott Presbyterian church in Johnston [Johnson] county, in 1868, later with the Presbyterian Church at Conway and at the time that the Sharpsburg Presbyterian church was organized he moved his membership to that church and served as deacon. He remained a faithful member of the church until his death. A kind husband and father, a faithful Christian and a good
neighbor has gone to his reward. The esteem in which Mr. Jones was held by
his neighbors was eloquently attested to by the large number which
assembled to pay the last respects of the living to the dead. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. A. P. Walton, his pastor.
Interment was made in the Conway cemetery. [Jones, Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” Gray, Sr.] Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 17, 1950 [p. 1] Mrs. C. W. Jones, Sr., Of Conway, Dies Mrs. Charles W. [illiam] Jones, Sr., 74, of Conway, died at the Municipal Hospital, Clarinda, Wednesday morning, August 16. The funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, August 19. Burial will be in the Conway cemetery. She is survived by two daughters and two sons: Rex Jones of Almyra, Arkansas; Mrs. Ada Allison of Shelton, Nebraska; Mrs. Connie Stewart of Bedford; Charles Jones, Jr., of Sharpsburg. [Jones, Frances Elizabeth “Fannie” Gray, Sr.] Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 24, 1950 p. 9 CONWAY Obituary – Mrs. C. W. Jones, Sr. Fanny Elizabeth Gray was born in Cooperstown, New York, August 1, 1876. She was left an orphan and at the age of three years was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Brown. Her early girlhood was spent at West Hartland, Connecticut. When about fifteen, they moved to a homestead in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, near the town of Beverly. There they were pioneers and she spent many days riding the range herding cattle and was considered one of the best wild horse riders on the prairie. On March 24, 1894 she was married to Charles W. [illiam] Jones, who at the time was a homesteader and country schoolteacher. To them five children were born: George Rex and Adah Lucile, who were born in Nebraska. In 1900 they moved to Taylor County and lived on a farm in the vicinity of Sharpsburg, where the other children, Virginia Bell, Constance Irene and Charles Jr., were born. Her husband and daughter, Virginia Bell preceded her in death. She was raised in the Episcopal faith, but joined the Presbyterian Church at Sharpsburg with her husband and family and remained a member until her death. She had been in very poor health the past thirty years. The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church at Sharpsburg, August 19, 1950, conducted by Rev. James Moody. Burial was in the Conway cemetery. [Keplinger, Alice Jane Whitten] Bedford Free Press Tuesday November 3, 1914 p. 3 BLOCKTON On Wednesday of last week at the home of her father, John Whitton [Whitten] of Blockton occurred the funeral of Mrs. Alice J. [ane] Keplinger of Kansas City. Mrs. Keplinger has been in poor health for quite a while, but her death comes as great sorrow to the husband and children and other relatives, who have the sympathy of their many friends in these days of trial and affliction. [Keplinger, Alice Jane Whitten] Blockton News Thursday October 29, 1914 p. 4 Mrs. Alice J. [ane] Keplinger, daughter of John Q. Whitten of this place, died at her home in Kansas City, Missouri, Monday, October 26th. Funeral services were held at the family residence Tuesday at 10 o’clock and the remains were brought to Blockton Tuesday evening where short services were held at the paternal home here at 2:30 yesterday afternoon, after which interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery. Obituary next week. [Keplinger, Alice Jane Whitten] Blockton News Thursday November 5, 1914 p. 5 Obituary Died, at her home in Kansas City, Missouri, October 26th, 1914, Alice J. [ane], daughter of John Q. and Katherine [Fry] Whitten, aged 51 years, 7 months and 24 days. She was united in marriage to W. [illiam] E. [ugene] Keplinger October 8th, 1882. She leaves to mourn her death five daughters, four of whom---Misses Ethel, Nell, Ruth and Gladys—were with her to administer to her every want and comfort to the very last. One daughter, Mrs. Chas. Fisher, of Union, Oregon, was not permitted to be with her mother on account of an infant son. She also leaves father, brother and one four sisters, one of the latter, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, of Wellsville, Kansas, not being permitted to attend the funeral on account of her illness of many months. A loving mother has gone to join the ranks of the blessed. How sad the home will be with mother’s vacant chair. She was a patient sufferer for many months, but at the call of her blessed Master, quietly and peacefully passed to her reward. The funeral was held at the family residence, 3910 Wabash Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri, October 27th, at 10 o’clock a. m., conducted by their pastor, Dr. Joseph M. M. Gray, of Grand Avenue M. E. church. The funeral party then came to Blockton for the interment. Short services were also held at the paternal home here Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by Rev. William Mercer, pastor of the Blockton M. E. church, and the body was laid to rest beside that of her mother, who preceded her some years ago. The floral offerings were extremely beautiful and very profuse, showing the esteem in which the dear mother was held. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 28, 1947 [p. 1] Twins, a daughter and a son, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Kirby of Diagonal, Sunday, August 24, at the Greater Community Hospital in Creston. The son lived only until Wednesday morning. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Clearfield. Burial will be at Conway. Mrs. Kirby is the former Miss Dorothy Hughes of Conway. Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 29, 1988 ALTHEA MARIE LARSON
Althea Marie Larson, daughter of Art and Clara King, was born May 22, 1906 in Taylor County, Iowa. She passed away June 26, 1988, at Clarinda Municipal Hospital, Clarinda, Ia. She is survived by her husband Thomas; three daughters and sons-in-law, Myla and Kenneth Ackley, St. Joseph, Mo., Marilyn and Gary Frueh, Katy, Tx., Martha and Larry Hern, Homewood, D.; eight grandchildren, Kenneth B. Ackley and wife Rhonda, Thomas Ackley, Karen Frueh, Kathryn Frueh, Krista Frueh, David Frueh, Laura Hern and Eric Hern. Also surviving are 10 brothers and sisters, Oacle Mees, Vallejo, Ca., Opal Mees, Canon City, Co., Bessie Reed, Russellville, Mo., Willis King, Shenandoah, Evelyn Marley, Bedford, Theodore King, Bedford, Nina Coleson, Estes Park, Co., Mary Carson, Crooked River Ranch, Or., Doris Hopson, Citrus Heights, Ca., Frank King, Bedford, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an infant son, her parents and brother, Max. She attended school in rural Taylor County, graduated from the Sheridan, Mo. high school and received her life-teaching certificate from Northwest Missouri State Teachers College. She taught six years in Taylor and Ringgold counties. In 1933 she married Thomas Larson and lived 55 years on the same farm in Taylor County. A woman with wide and varied interests, she received much pleasure from her life on the farm. She particularly enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, sewing, various arts and crafts, fishing and traveling. She was a woman of great vitality, a kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister and will be missed by all who knew her. Services were held Wednesday, June 29 at 2 p.m. at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, Bedford. Interment was at Conway Cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 3, 1975 p. 7 Last Rites Held June 25 for Leroy Larson Funeral services for Leroy Larson, 61, were held at the Methodist Church in Clearfield, Iowa, on June 25 with Rev. L. C. Brown officiating. He died at Rosary Hospital, Corning, Iowa, June 23, 1975. Interment was at the Conway Cemetery. Leroy Larson, son of Lewis and Nora Anderson Larson, was born October 31, 1913, near Conway. He attended country school in Grant Township until illness at the age of 13 prevented further education. He moved to Clearfield with his parents in 1939. For the past six years he a resident of the Clearfield Nursing Home. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mrs. Verlea Hinshaw. Left to cherish his memory are brothers, James of Clearfield and Thomas of Blockton; a sister, Mrs. Marie Lubkeman, of Latimer, Iowa; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. He was a member of the Clearfield Methodist Church. He was a kind and considerate brother and friend and will be missed by all who knew him. Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 13, 1971 p. 7 Lewis Larson, 101, Rites April 30 In Clearfield Funeral services for Lewis Larson, 101, of Clearfield, Iowa were held April 30 at the Clearfield Methodist Church with Rev. Tschetter officiating. Mr. Larson died April 28 at Corning, Iowa. Interment was at the Conway Cemetery. Lewis Larson, son of Peter and Mary Anderson Larson, was born January 8, 1870, near Leland, Illinois. At the age of five he moved with his parents, brother Andrew, and a sister Julia to Iowa in a covered wagon and settled on a farm in Adams County. He grew to manhood near Massena, Ia. On March 10, 1901, he was united in marriage to Nora Anderson. To this union five children were born, three sons and two daughters. He farmed many years in Taylor County and then retired to Clearfield. He was a member of the Clearfield Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nora; his parents; one brother; five sisters; daughter, Mrs. [Grace] Verlea Hinshaw; and one grandson, Robert Larson. He is survived by his children; James [Peter] Larson of Clearfield, Thomas [Clyde] Larson of Blockton, Mrs. Marie [Ethel] Lubkeman of Latimer, Leroy Larson of Clearfield; 12 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; three great, great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Mary Johnston of Corning. He will be missed by his family and many friends. Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 10, 1949 [p. 1] Guy Liggett Dies In Omaha Guy Liggett, 73, a resident of Conway for many years, died Wednesday, March 2 at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. The funeral services were held in Omaha Saturday forenoon and the body was brought to Conway for burial. Mr. Liggett was born in Iowa, attended High School at Creston, and later attended the Western Normal College at Shenandoah and Iowa State College, Ames. He taught school for a number of years and in 1898 moved to Omaha for special treatment when his hearing became affected. He was an employee of the Pantorium Cleaners in Omaha, and retired in 1945, after being owner of the establishment for many years. His first wife was Miss Jessie Nelson of Conway. In 1946 he married Mrs. Anna Raber, Pantorium employee. He was a member of the famous Anchor Club, started by a group of Conway young men years ago, which continued annual reunions. Archie Houston of Pawnee City, Nebr., is the only survivor, and accompanied the body to Conway for burial. [Liggett, Jessie Leona Nelson] Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 18, 1943 p. 4 Mrs. Guy Liggett Dies In Omaha Mrs. Guy Liggett, a former resident of Conway, died at her home in Omaha, Nebr., Tuesday, following an illness of several years. The body was brought to Conway for burial this afternoon. [Liggett, Jessie Leona Nelson] Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 25, 1943 p. 5 Mrs. Guy Liggett Buried At Conway Funeral rites for Mrs. Guy Liggett were held in Omaha on Thursday, March 18, and the body was brought to the cemetery at Conway where burial was made. Mrs. Liggett, prominent in club and church circles in Omaha, died Tuesday night, March 16. She was the wife of Guy Liggett, president of the Pantorium in Omaha. She was the former Miss Jessie [Leona] Nelson of Conway, having been born and reared there. She was married to Mr. Liggett in Los Angeles, California, moving at that time to Omaha. Her mother, Mrs. Susan Nelson, made her home with them for ten years before her death in 1940. Surviving with the husband are an aunt, Mrs. W. T. Rominger of Van Nuys, Calif.; a niece, Mrs. O. F. Luedtke of Burbank, Calif.; a nephew, Harry G. Cooper, Jr. of Omaha. Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 9, 1960 p. 5 Mrs. Pearl Litteer Died At Lenox Mrs. Pearl Litteer, 84, died at 4:45 p. m. Sunday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Barrans in Lenox. She had been staying at the Barrans home the past six weeks and prior to that had been a patient at the Williams Custodial Home in Bedford. Funeral services were held at the Bender funeral home in Lenox at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Burial in Conway cemetery. She was born in Coshocton, Ohio and came to Taylor County, Oct. 23, 1890. She lived in the Greenwood church community, near Clearfield, and in Conway before moving to Lenox a few years ago. Her husband, Chancey Litteer, preceded her in death in January 1945. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 24, 1935 p. 5 Mrs. Gideon Wieser Succumbs Sunday Mrs. Gideon Wieser [Weiser], 82, a resident of Bedford for the past sixty years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Leslie C. Klopp, Sunday evening, Jan. 20, after having been in failing health for some time. The funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Clark M. Crowell. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Elizabeth Hirsch was born in Louisville, Ky., May 2, 1852. She grew to womanhood in Louisville, where she was married April 11, 1871, to Gideon Wieser. To them were born eleven children, seven girls and four boys. Mr. Wieser died September 7, 1913, and one son, Jonathan Wieser, died in Tacoma, Wash., in 1916. Mrs. Wieser came to Bedford April 1, 1875, locating with her family in a little two-room log house two blocks south of the courthouse, where they resided about six months. They then moved to the present home. Surviving relatives are the ten children, Clara Kathren McBurney of Wheeling, W. Va., Lilley M. Remington of San Diego, Calif., William A. Wieser, Laura Pearl Henry of Kincaid, Kans., Grace E. Buchanan of Blue Mound, Kans., Effie E. [lizabeth] Klopp and Victor G. Wieser of Bedford, Maymie M. Bishop of Kansas City, Lottie A. Risser of St. Louis, and Charles E. Wieser of Bedford. There are also twenty-seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was a charter member of the Royal Neighbors, having been a member thirty-eight years. She had been a member of the Woman’s Relief Corps for the past thirty years and of the Golden Rule Rebekah lodge for thirty-eight years. She had also belonged to the Baptist church for sixty years. Bedford Free Press Tuesday September 9, 1913 p. 4 G. W. Weiser Dies Gideon Weiser, who has been in a very critical state of health for many weeks, died at his home Sunday evening about 10 o’clock. Funeral services will be held at the home Thursday at 2 o’clock conducted by Rev. J. W. Neyman. The G. A. R., of which the deceased was a member, will have charge of the services at the home, and the I. O. O. F. will have charge at the cemetery. Interment will be in Fairview cemetery. [Weiser, Gideon “Gid”] Bedford Free Press Tuesday September 16, 1913 p. 5 Gideon Wieser
Gideon Wieser died at his home at 10:30 Sunday evening, aged 68 years and 7 months. The funeral services were at the home Thursday morning at 10 o’clock, conducted by Dr. J. W. Neyman and assisted by Rev. Mart Gary Smith. Interment will be made in the Fairview cemetery. Mr. Wieser was born in Allentown, Pa., February 7, 1845. He was a member of Company I, Forty-seventh regiment of the Pennsylvania volunteers. He enlisted at Harrisburg, Pa., August 30, 1861, and was promoted from private to corporal September 18, 1864. He re-enrolled October 17, 1863, and served until the close of the war. April 11, 1871, he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Hirsch at Louisville, Ky. They came to Bedford April 1, 1875. To this union were born 11 children, all of whom with the wife survive. They are, Charles, who lives at home; Mrs. Lottie Risser of Maryville, Mo.; Mrs. Mayme Bishop and Mrs. Effie Klopp of Bedford; Victor of Hopkins, Mo.; Mrs. Grace Buchanan and Mrs. Pearl Henry of Kincaid, Kan.; William of Lincoln, Neb.; Mrs. Lillie Remington of San Diego, Cal.; Mrs. Kate McBurney of Wheeling, W. Va.; Albert of South Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Wieser was a member of the school board for several years. He was a member of the I. O. O. F., Modern Woodmen of America and the Grand Army of the Republic. The G. A. R. will have charge of the services at the home and
the I. O. O. F. at the cemetery. [Weiser, Gideon “Gid”] Bedford Times-Republican Thursday September 11, 1913 p. 5 Mrs. Kate McBurney and daughter Nellie arrived Wednesday from Wheeling, W. Va., to attend the funeral of her father, G. [ideon] Wieser. Albert Wieser came Wednesday from Tacoma, Wash., to attend the funeral of his father, G. [ideon] Wieser. |