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Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 4
Bruce Williamson Died Here Sunday
Bruce
Williamson, 79, a resident for
many years of the Bedford community, died here Sunday, February 28, after a
long illness.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on Madison Street,
Tuesday afternoon, March first.
Rev. A. V. hart of Hopkins officiated. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Roy Osburn Died Here Monday Night
Roy
Osburn, 80, a resident of rural
Bedford east of town, died about midnight Monday, February 29 after a long
illness. Funeral services will be
held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on Madison Street at two
oÕclock, Thursday afternoon, March 3.
Rev. Colvin Caughey of the Baptist Church will officiate. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
He
is survived by a sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hazel [Minnie] of Bedford; three brothers and their families, Walter Osburn and E. [mmett] L.[loyd] of Bedford, F.
[rancis] I. [rvin] Osburn of
Auburn, Iowa.
[Taylor, Elvira Mable
Randall]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Mrs. W. F. Taylor Rites In Bedford
Last
rites for Mrs. W. [illiam] F. Taylor were held at the Shum-Novinger funeral Service Home on State Street,
Friday afternoon, with Rev. Walter Ortmann officiating. Interment in Fairview cemetery,
Bedford.
Alvira
[Elvira] Mable Randall, daughter
of Edgar and Helen Dopp Randall, was
born June 25, 1884 at Burlington, Iowa and died at Municipal Hospital in
Clarinda, February 23, 1960 at the age of 75 years, seven months and 28 days.
She
was married in 1904 at Bedford to W. [illiam] F. ÒColonelÓ Taylor and they had always made their home in and near
Bedford. They were the parents of
seven children, three daughters and four sons, all of whom survive with the
exception of Ivan, who died in
infancy. The other children
are Mrs. Dortha Williams,
Omaha; Mrs. Fern Stowell,
Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Edna Bumgardner, Moses Lake, Wash.; Donald Taylor, Warden, Wash.; Marvin Taylor, Spainard, Alaska; Glen Taylor, Sheridan, Mo.
Mr.
Taylor also survives, but was unable to come for the last rites on account of
his illness. He is being cared for
in Portland, Oregon. There are
several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
[Taylor, Elvira Mable
Randall]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Relatives Here For
Last Rites
Among
the relatives in Bedford Friday for the last rites for Mrs. Colonel Taylor, were Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Williams, Omaha; Miss Josephine Douglas, Sacramento, Calif.; Mrs. Donald Taylor, Warden, Wash.; Mrs. Mary Hayes, Mrs. Arthur
Gaddis, Council Bluffs; Mrs.
Earl McMahill, Independence, Mo.;
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Taylor and Dennis,
Sheridan, Mo.; Mrs. Mary Ellen Dougan, Barbara and Mike,
Maloy; Mrs. Coral Knapp,
Sharpsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Clem Jeffers, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Jeffers, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Prather, Hopkins.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Ab Carlson Rites Held At Gravity
Abner
Carl Carlson, son of Hilma and
Carl August Carlson, was born
June 26, 1887 in Dow City, Iowa and passed away at his home in Gravity, Monday,
February 22, 1960.
On
June 22, 1921, he was united in marriage to Frances Hargadin of Gravity and to this union four children were
born. Soon after their marriage, Mr.
and Mrs. Carlson moved to Sioux
City, where they resided for 25 years.
In 1950 they moved back to Gravity, where they have lived until his
death.
For
the past four years, Mr. Carlson has suffered paralysis from a stroke. Throughout his suffering he has
radiated hope and patience, and remained constantly devoted to his wife, family
and friends who cared for him in his illness.
Mr.
Carlson had one sister, Mrs. Ellen Becklund, who preceded him in death.
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Frances Carlson; three sons, Clifford Carlson of Denver, Colo.; Norman Carlson of Mexico City, Mexico; Richard Carlson of Compton, Calif.; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor
Clark of Cleveland, Ohio; four
brothers, William Carlson and Walter
Carlson of Sioux City; Robert
Carlson of Mesa, Arizona; Clarence
D. Carlson of Minneapolis, Minn.;
one sister, Mrs. Pearl Muff of
Sioux City; ten grandsons, two granddaughters.
The
funeral service was held at the Gravity Methodist church Thursday, February 25
at two p. m. Interment in Gravity
cemetery. Rev. Frank L. Greenwood
conducted the service.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Mrs. Amelia Stoner Rites In Grant City
Mrs.
Amelia Stoner, a long time
resident of Sheridan, Mo., and community, died Thursday, February 25 at the
Wallin Nursing Home in Clearmont, Mo., where she had spent the past two and a
half years.
Funeral
services were held at the Prugh Funeral Home in Grant City, Mo., with Rev. L.
B. Day of Maryville officiating.
Burial in the Sheridan cemetery.
Amelia
Schneider, daughter of Anthony
and Christena [Christiana Dinghard] Schneider, was born August 6, 1866 at Pekin, [Tazewell County] Illinois, and
passed away at the age of 93 years, six months, 19 days.
On
March 1, 1885 she was united in marriage to Thomas Byron Stoner and to this union seven children were born as
follows: Anthony Amos,
deceased; Orpha Winemiller,
deceased; Percy Johnson Stoner,
Grant City, Mo.; Mrs. Edna Turner,
Sheridan; Mrs. Ethel M. Wells,
deceased; Mrs. Esther A. Blake,
Topeka, Kans.; Virgil B. Stoner,
Sheridan.
She
leaves to mourn her loss the four living children, three sons-in-law, two
daughters-in-law, 13 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, eight great great
grandchildren.
Mrs.
Stoner was a member of the
Sheridan Christian church.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 19, 1944 [p. 1]
E. M. Schneider
Edward
Morgan Schneider, son of Anthony
and Christena [Dinghard] Schneider,
was born October 16, 1875, and died at his home east of Bedford Saturday,
October 14, 1944 at the age of 68 years, 11 months and 28 days.
He
was born in a log cabin near his present home. At the age of eight he moved to his present home, where he
spent his entire life with the exception of four years.
On
May 7, 1911 he was married to Mattie Pearl Wildman. To
them three children were born, two sons, Oakley and Raymond, and one daughter, Myrtle Irene.
He
is survived by his wife, sons, daughter, and one granddaughter, Phyllis Rae.
Also by two sisters, Mrs. Amelia Stoner and Mrs. Elizabeth Haun of Sheridan, Mo., and one brother, Chas.
Schneider of Sidney, Iowa.
He
was a kind and loving husband and father, honored and loved by his family, and
highly respected by all who knew him.
The
funeral services were held at the Platteville church Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. G. L. Hufstader.
Burial was in the Platteville cemetery.
[Schneider, Mattie
Pearl Wildman]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 30, 1962 p. 5
Mrs. Pearl
Schneider Dies Tuesday
Mrs.
[Mattie] Pearl [Wildman] Schneider
of Bedford died Tuesday in Municipal Hospital, Clarinda. Funeral arrangements are pending.
Survivors
include sons, Oakley and Raymond,
and a daughter, Mrs. Robert Terbell [Myrtle Irene].
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday December 14, 1915 p. 14
Obituary
Amos Stoner
Amos
Stoner, who has been living with
his daughter, Mrs. Clara Larison
in south Bedford, died last Saturday night, after several weeks illness, due
largely to the infirmities of age.
Funeral
services were held from the home Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. C.
Hatcher. Interment was in the
Bedford cemetery.
Deceased
had been a resident of the county nearly forty years, settling first in Ross
Township and later living near Conway.
Amos
Stoner was born in Logan County,
Ohio, October 16, 1834, and was aged 81 years, 1 month and 18 days at the time
of his death.
He was married to Miss
Helen Smither, of Raleigh, Mo.,
February 2, 1859, and to this union five children were born, three of whom are
still living. They are Mrs.
Clara Larison of Bedford, Mrs.
Wm. Straight of Jackson Township,
and Byron Stoner, near
Sheridan, Mo. These, with 17
grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren, are left to mourn his loss. Mrs. Stoner died April 21, 1906.
[The
same obituary was published in the Bedford Times-Republican, December 16, 1915.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Claude L. Stout, 62, Died Monday, Feb. 29
Claude
L. Stout, 62, president of the
Commercial Savings Bank in Colorado Springs, Colo., died in a hospital there
Monday, February 29, with a heart ailment. Last rites and burial were there Wednesday afternoon.
He
is survived by his wife, three married sons and their families and by one
brother, Harry Stout, of
Gravity.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1960 p. 5
Michael Moore Is Traffic Fatality
Michael
Moore, two-year-old son of Navy
Chief Petty Officer and Mrs. Max Moore of Imperial Beach, Calif., was struck by a car on Wednesday, February
17 and died of head injuries the following Saturday, according to word received
by relatives and friends in Bedford.
The Moores are former residents of Bedford, Mrs. Moore being Miss Maxine Reed before her marriage.
The
little fellow was playing near his home when he dashed in front of a car. His death occurred in the Chula Vista
Community hospital.
[Flick, Mary Elizabeth
Sadlier Griffin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 24, 1945 p. 5
Mrs. J. P. Flick Dies At Home Here
Mrs.
J. [ames] P. [atton] Flick, a
resident of Bedford for many years, died Sunday, May 20, after having been in
failing health for several years.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. G. L. Hufstader.
Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Mary
Elizabeth Sadlier was born in
Wisconsin on April 1, 1858, but spent her childhood in Ohio. After her marriage to Joshua Griffin, she lived in Washington, D. C., where her
husband was employed in the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. Following her husbandÕs death, she was
married to James Patton Flick
in 1890 and came to Bedford to make her home.
She
was reared in the Catholic Church, and while she did not affiliate with any
church in Bedford, she was active in the Ladies Aid of the Methodist Church,
for many years as its treasurer.
Mrs.
Flick was a charter member of the
Nineteenth Century Club and of the Bedford chapter of the Eastern Star, of
which organization she was a past Worthy Matron. She was active in the WomenÕs Relief Corps, the Civic
League, and the WomenÕs Cemetery Association. She was appointed to the board of the Bedford Public Library
and served until her failing health necessitated retirement from active
participation in community affairs.
Mrs.
Flick is survived by a number of nieces and nephews residing in Ohio and by the
children and grandchildren of her late husband, James P. [atton] Flick, who preceded her in death in January 1929.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 24, 1945 p. 5
Obituary - Doyle
Hugo Hicks
Doyle
Hugo Hicks, son of Otto and
Adda Hicks, was born June 12,
1897 at Creston, Iowa and died at his home in New Market, May 10, 1945 at the
age of 47 years, 10 months and 28 days.
His
mother died when he was only three days old and he was brought to New Market to
the home of his grandparents, Amza and Emma Hicks, where he was reared to manhood.
He
united with the Baptist church at an early age and to this faith was ever true.
He
was married to Cordia Jones
July 18, 1932.
Doyle was a charter member of the Boy Scout Troop,
which was organized in 1911, was a member of the Municipal Band for many years
and helped with the music for the community.
He
attended college at Maryville, Missouri, and Gem City College at Quincy,
Illinois, after which he was associated with his father in business. He spent most of his life in the
mercantile business, beginning as a small boy. The past three years he was employed at the Mount Arbor
Nursery at Shenandoah.
He
is survived by his wife, his aged father, a daughter Marcella by a former marriage, a half brother, R. O. Hicks of Jefferson City, Missouri.
The
funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in New Market Sunday
afternoon, May 13, 1945, conducted by Rev. T. J. Overholt. Burial was in Memory cemetery.
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 24, 1910 p. 5
R. B. Westfall
R.
[ichmond] B. Westfall was born at
Moravia, New York, Dec. 24, 1855, and died at his home in Ames, Iowa, March 21,
1910, age 55 years, 4 months and 27 days.
On Dec. 25, 1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Della Wallace, and to this union there were born three sons,
two of whom preceded him to the home beyond, and he leaves one son here and his
wife to mourn his departure. The
funeral services were conducted at the home in Ames, Iowa, by Dr. Sessin and
Rev. Minchern, after which the remains were brought to Bedford and laid to rest
in the Lexington cemetery.
Times-Republican
Thursday March 24, 1910 p. 5
R.
[ichmond] B. Westfall was born in
Moravia, N. Y., Dec. 24, 1855 and died at his home in Ames, Ia., March 21. At the time of his death he was 55
years old. He was united in
marriage to Miss Della Wallace,
Dec. 25, 1881 and to this union three children were born, three sons, two of
whom have preceded him to the grave.
He leaves a wife and one son and a number of other relatives to
mourn. The funeral services were
held at the home in Ames, after which the body was brought to Bedford and laid
to rest in Lexington cemetery, Tuesday afternoon.
Times-Republican
Thursday June 27, 1929 p. 4
Mrs. R. B. Westfall
Della
J. Wallace was born in Taylor
County, Iowa, May 2, 1862, and departed this life June 22, 1929, at the age of
67 years and 25 days. She was
married to R.[ichmond] B. Westfall
at Axtell, Kas., Dec. 25, 1882. To
this union were born three sons, two having preceded her in death. One son, A. V. [ere] Westfall of Kansas City, Kas., survives her. Her husband, R. [ichmond] B.
Westfall departed this life March
21, 1910, and she was making her home with her son in Kansas City, Kas., at the
time of her death. Mrs.
Westfall joined the Presbyterian
Church of Bedford, Ia., Jan. 24, 1895, and later transferred her membership to
the Congregational Church at Kansas City, of which she was a member at the time
of her death. She was a member of
the Royal Neighbors of America.
She will be missed not only by the members of the immediate family, but
also by the many friends who learned to love and appreciate her as she humbly
went about her God-given tasks in life.
Funeral
services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Chapel, Monday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. C. F. McMican. Interment
was made in Lexington cemetery.
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 24, 1910 p. 5
Wm. Hale
The
news was received here of the death of William A. [sbury] Hale, which occurred at Puyallup, Wash., March 17, but
no further particulars have been received. He was for many years a resident of Bedford, being
engaged in the barber business here.
He was born in Illinois June 2, 1851, and came to Iowa in 1879. Nov. 24, 1881, he was married to Miss
Letha [May] Houck. To them were born six children, five
daughters and one son. Two
daughters died in infancy. The
relatives have the sympathy of all.
Times-Republican
Thursday March 24, 1910 p. 5
William A. Hale
William A. [sbury]
Hale, a former resident of
Bedford, died at Puyallup, Wash., March 17, 1910. William Hale was born in Illinois June 2, 1851, and came to
Bedford in 1879. He was
united in marriage to Letha M. [ay] Houck November 24, 1881. They
were the parents of six children, four of whom are still living and reside in
Bedford. They are Alice, Edna,
Carrie, and Charles. Mr. Hale went to Washington about
eleven years ago.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 26,
1973 p. 4
Last Rites Held April
20 For Charles E. Hale
Funeral
services for Charles Edward Hale,
75, lifetime Bedford resident, were held April 20 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
in Bedford with Carl Cummings officiating. Mr. Hale died April 18 at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville,
Mo. Interment was at Bedford
cemetery, Bedford.
Charles
Edward Hale, Sr., son of the late
William Asbury Hale and Letha May Houck, was born November 4, 1897, at Bedford, Iowa.
Charles
lived his entire life in Bedford, where he attended Bedford grade and high
school. Upon graduating from high
school, he attended Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, where he took a course in
animal husbandry. He returned to
Bedford where he began his career as a dairyman.
He
was a member of the United Methodist Church at Bedford.
He
was united in marriage to Cecile [Morris] Dowell in January 1934. To this union twin sons were born, Charles E. [dward] and
William E. Hale.
He
is survived by his twin sons, Charles of Bedford and William
of Maryville, Mo.; two sisters, Miss Alice Hale, Bedford; Mrs. Carolyn Riffe, Mound City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Shirley,
Sherri and Andrew Hale,
Maryville, Mo.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Edith, Olive and Edna Hale.
[Hale, Cecile Ona
Morris Dowell]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 1, 1964 p. 6
Final Rites Held For Cecile
Hale Mon., June 29
Funeral
services for Cecile Ona Morris Hale,
long time Bedford resident, were held Monday (June 29) at the Bedford Baptist
Church with Rev. Leonard D. Wilson in charge. Mrs. Hale
died at Clarinda Municipal Hospital June 26, 1964, at the age of 65 years, 10
months and 28 days. She had been
in failing health for the past six years.
Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Included
in the services was the following obituary:
Cecile
Ona Morris Hale, daughter of the
late William A. [lonzo] and Martha R.[osetta Freemyer] Morris, was born July 28, 1898, in Taylor County, Iowa.
She
was united in marriage May 12, 1917 to Ernest L. [loyd] Dowell. To
this union two daughters were born, Mrs. Glenn (Luella) Straight and Mrs. R.[obert] D. [ouglas] (Helen Ruth)
Timberlake. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Ernest, in May 1930.
Cecile moved her family to Bedford from Blockton in the
fall of 1930. She was employed as
a clerk in various business places in Bedford through the years.
In
1931, she joined the First Baptist Church at Bedford where she retained her
membership until her death.
She
was united in marriage to Charles E. [dward] Hale in January 1934. To this union twin sons were born, Charles E. [dward] and
William E.
She
is survived by her two daughters, Helen and Luella of Bedford; two sons, Charles of Bedford and William of Maryville, Mo.; two brothers, Harry Morris of Shenandoah, Ia., Paul Morris of Mound City, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Hans
(Lucille) Meland of Ellendale,
Minn.; eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren and 11 nieces and
nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Mrs. John Lester; two brothers, Carl Morris and Guy Morris.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 17, 1975 p. 9
Last Rites Held April
10 For Alice Hale, 92
Final
rites for Miss Alice Hale, 92,
of Bedford, long time kindergarten teacher here, were held April 10 at
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by Carl Cummings. Miss Hale died at Colonial Manor in Bedford April 8,
1975. Interment was at
Bedford cemetery.
Miss
Alice Hale, oldest child of William
Asbury Hale and Letha [May]
Houck Hale, was born November 9, 1882 at Clarinda, Ia.
The
family moved to Bedford when Alice was an infant; most of her life was lived in
Bedford.
She
went through the grades and graduated from Bedford High School with the class
of 1901.
Alice
was a graduate of Iowa State TeachersÕ College at Cedar Falls. She supplemented her formal education with
graduate work at Chicago University and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Miss
Hale taught school for 41 consecutive years in the Bedford Public Schools.
She
started her service in the local system by teaching the fourth grade, moving by
successive grades to become the kindergarten instructor, in which capacity she
served until her retirement in 1948.
Three
generations of Bedford children, estimated to be over 1500, have spent their
important formative years under the guidance of Miss Hale.
Alice
was proud of her native ancestry===when Bedford celebrated its centennial in
1953, and the following year, 1954, when the Methodist Church, of which her
maternal grandmother, Eliza Jane Long, was a charter member, held its centennial anniversary.
Alice
joined the church when quite young and held beautiful memories of her work in
the church when she was active.
She was a member of Chapter CU of the P. E. O. Sisterhood for 68 years,
and a member of Iowa Retired Teachers Association.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Edith, Olive and Edna, [and] one brother, Charles E. [dward] Hale.
She
is survived by one sister, Mrs. Carolyn Riffe, St. Joseph, Mo., two nephews, Charles E.
[dward] Hale, Bedford, and William
E. Hale, Maryville, Mo.; two
grand nieces, Shirley and Sherri Hale, one grand nephew, Andrew E. Hale, Maryville, Mo.; other relatives and many
friends.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 15, 1960 p. 12
Carl Morris, 71, Dies In Des Moines
Carl
Morris, 71, of Des Moines, died
there Monday, December 12. He was
a brother of Mrs. Cecile Hale
of Bedford. The body was brought
to Bedford Wednesday for funeral services at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on
State Street at two oÕclock Thursday afternoon, December 15. Burial in Athelstan cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 22, 1960 p. 6
Carl Morris Rites Here Last Week
Last
rites for Carl Morris, who
died unexpectedly in Des Moines on December 12, were held at the Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford, Thursday afternoon. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.
Born
at Athelstan, he had lived in Des Moines 35 years. On March 4, 1914 he was married to Miss Emmie Arnold, who survives. There are also 2 sisters, Mrs. Cecile Hale of Bedford and Mrs. Hans Meland [Lucille] of Ellendale, Minnesota; two brothers, Paul Morris of Nodaway and Harry Morris of Shenandoah.
He
was preceded in death by his father in 1939 and his mother on November 8, 1960;
also by a sister, Mrs. John Lester,
and his brother, Guy Morris.
[Morris, Dorothy Pearl
Peterson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 28, 1980 p. 4
Dorothy Morris, 73, Last Rites Were Held February 19
Funeral
services for Mrs. Paul (Dorothy Pearl) Morris, 73, of Mound City, Missouri, held February 19 in
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Pastor Art Vail. Mrs. Morris died February 15 in BrownÕs Nursing Home, Oregon,
Missouri. Interment was at the
Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa.
Dorothy
Pearl Morris, daughter of Paul
Peterson and Martha Holcomb, was
born in Fairmont, Minnesota, April 11, 1906.
She
lived in Minnesota and later in Blockton, Iowa. Mrs. Morris
was a member of the Blockton Christian Church.
On
November 25, 1927 she was united in marriage to Paul O. Morris at Owatonna, Minnesota. To this union, four children were born. The family lived in Minnesota, Iowa and
Missouri.
Left
to cherish her memory are her husband, Paul O. Morris at Mound City, Missouri; children, Pauline
Holliway, Flint, Michigan; Barbara
Laughlin, Lawrence, Kansas; Otis
Morris, Marietta, Georgia; Beverly
Boerner, Clear Lake, Iowa.
She
was a kind, considerate and loving wife and mother and will be missed by all
who knew and loved her.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 5, 1952 [p. 1]
Sam Gant Died Sunday
Sam
Gant, 89, died at his home west
of Bedford Sunday at 10:35 p. m., after a lingering illness. His son, Roy, and daughter, Mrs. Delpha Pitman and her two sons, have lived with him and cared
for him.
Mr.
Gant was born in Mason Township,
Taylor County, and has lived within a mile and a half of the home place his
entire life. Another son, Frank, of Bakersburg, Okla., two grandsons, George
Pitman, at home, and Lyle
Pitman in army service, are
additional survivors