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Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 26, 1947 [p.1]
Clarence Denton Dies In Kansas
Clarence
[Oswald] Denton, 54, a former resident of Bedford, died at the Santa Fe
Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, Tuesday night, according to word received in
Bedford by his two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Salter and Miss Vesta Denton.
Mr.
Denton has been in the employ of
the Santa Fe railroad for many years and was about to reach his retirement
year. His home was at
Independence, Kansas. Burial will
be at LeRoy, Kansas, his former home.
He
is survived by his wife and two daughters, Rosemary and LaDonna Sue, both of the home; and by the two sisters in
Bedford. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. [ayne] O. [lford] Denton [Mary Lucinda Crane] of Bedford, preceded him in death.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 20, 1935 p. 5
W. O. Denton, 71, Succumbs June 15
W.
O. Denton, 71, a resident of
Bedford and community for many years, died at his home northeast of Bedford,
Saturday, June 15. The funeral
services were held at the Church of Christ Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Clark M. Crowell. Burial was in
the Bedford cemetery.
Wayne
Olford Denton, eldest child of J.
[oseph] H. and S. [arah] E. [Hutchens] Denton, was born in Pike County, Evansville, Ind., Dec. 25, 1863. He moved with his parents to Page
County, Iowa, in a covered wagon, settling in Mantie, near Shenandoah, where he
resided for several years. He then
moved to Taylor County, where he resided on a farm south of Bedford.
Later
he moved back to Shenandoah, where in 1886 he was married to Mary L.[ucinda]
Crane. To them were born three children, Gertrude, Vesta and
Clarence. The family moved back to Taylor County,
where they have resided since, with the exception of a few years spent in
Kansas.
Surviving
relatives are the wife, two daughters, Mrs. James Salter of Bedford, Miss Vesta Denton at home, and the son, Clarence O. [swald]
Denton of Cherryville, Kans. Also two granddaughters, Rosemary
Denton and Mary Jean Salter.
He
was a life member of the Church of Christ.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 3, 1946 [p. 1]
Mrs. W. O. Denton Dies Here Jan. 1
Mrs.
W. O. Denton [Mary Lucinda Crane],
76, died at her home in Bedford, Tuesday, January 1, after having been in
failing health for several years.
The
funeral services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon,
January 4, at 2 oÕclock, conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial will be in the Bedford cemetery.
Mrs.
Denton is survived by three
children, Mrs. Gertrude Salter
and Miss Vesta Denton of
Bedford, and Clarence Denton
of Independence, Kansas. There are
three grandchildren.
Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Denton and
daughter, LaDonna, are here
for the last rites.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 17, 1946 p. 2
Mrs. W. O. Denton
Mary
Lucinda, youngest daughter of Watson
T. and Fidelia Bennet Crane, was
born in Kewanee, Illinois, June 16, 1869, and died at her home in Bedford
January 1, 1946.
She
moved, with her parents, to Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, at the age of three
years. She attended school at
Shenandoah and united with the Presbyterian Church in early girlhood, later
uniting with the Christian church of which she was a life long member.
She
was married to Wayne O. [lford] Denton, December 19, 1886. To
them were born three children, Gertrude Salter of Bedford, Vesta at the home, and Clarence of Independence, Kansas. Mr. Denton died June 15, 1935.
Surviving
with the three children are three granddaughters, Mary Salter, Rosemary
Deere, and LaDonna Sue Denton, and the daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clarence Denton.
Preceding her in death were two grandchildren, Rowen, and Eldon Wayne Denton.
Mrs.
Denton had resided in this
community since 1898 with the exception of a few years spent in Kansas, proving
herself during this time to be a devoted mother and a good neighbor. And especially during this latter
illness, to be patient and cheerful.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home, conducted by Rev.
Gordon F. MacLean, Friday, January 4.
Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 17, 1973 p. 9
Last Rites Held May 10
For Vesta Denton, 82
Funeral
services for Vesta Denton, 82,
of Bedford, were held May 10 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, with
Rev. C. Ray McCain officiating. Miss
Denton died May 7, 1973 at
Clarinda Municipal Hospital.
Interment was at Bedford cemetery, Bedford.
Vesta
Winifred Denton was born on June
22, 1890 in Shenandoah, Iowa. Her
parents were Wayne O. [lford] and Mary Lucinda (Crane) Denton.
Vesta was lifetime resident of this area and lived in
Bedford since 1938. She taught in
the rural school system in Taylor, Montgomery and Page Counties from 1910 until
1956.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Clarence O. [swald]
Denton; and one sister, Gertrude
C. Salter.
She
is survived by three nieces, Mary Jean Salter, Rosemary Gardner and LaDonna Sue Lindsay; two grand nephews, Clyde W. Lindsay and John B. Lindsay; and a grand niece, Dona Rene Lindsay.
She
was a member of the Christian Church (Disciples) in Bedford, and her membership
remained with the United Christian Presbyterian Church.
Though
she is gone, her mark has been left in the lives of many, many children. She was a true friend and she will be
missed.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 14, 1963 p. 6
Former Bedford
Resident Rites Wednesday
Services
were held yesterday (Wednesday) for Mrs. Dorothy Jaqua Greer, former Bedford resident, in Clarinda, with
burial in Lenox. Mrs. Greer died Monday in Clarinda.
She
is survived by three sons, Jerry,
Clarinda, David and Robert of Omaha.
Times-Republican
Tuesday February 27, 1923 p. 3
Mrs. Thos. Greer Dead
Another
pioneer has crossed the Great Divide and another home made desolate by the
passing of a wife and mother, and leaving a gap in a family circle that can
never be replaced. Mrs. Thos.
Greer [Lucinda May Mohler], the
aged helpmate and wife of Thomas Greer, one of BedfordÕs eldest and most respected citizens, died on Sunday
forenoon at 10 oÕclock, the ultimate result of the ÒflueÓ from which she has
been a sufferer for three weeks past.
Mrs. Greer was the
mother of a large family, the surviving children being: Mrs. Alpha Hutchinson [Gertrude
Belle], of Forsyth, Mont.; Mrs.
Elmer Brand [Lulu] of Clearfield; Alfred Greer of St. Joe; John Greer of Sheridan, Wyo.; Charley Greer of Conway.
Funeral
services will be held from the Presbyterian Church Wednesday afternoon and
interment made in Fairview cemetery.
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 1, 1923
Mrs. Thomas Greer Dead
One
by one the pioneers of this county are leaving us. Their departure reminds us of how much we today owe to their
efforts as we enjoy the benefits of their sacrifice.
The
inevitable and common fate of all is illustrated anew in the death of Lucinda
[May] Mohler Greer, wife of Thomas
Greer, Sunday, Feb. 25 at ten
oÕclock a. m. She was born in
Morgan County, Ohio, Oct. 10, 1847 and came with her parents to Taylor County
in 1856. On March 19, 1868 at
Bedford, Iowa, she was married to Thomas Greer.
After living on a farm one year, they moved to what was then Hayden
Grove, north of Gravity; and in the spring of 1872 they moved to Red Oak where
they resided 16 years. In 1888
they went to Afton, Iowa, where they lived until 1905, at which time they
returned to Taylor County, living on a farm 8 miles east of Bedford until they
moved into Bedford, where their home has been till Sunday, when she passed to
the Home beyond. For years she has
been in poor health and when attacked by the present epidemic she had not the
vitality to overcome it.
To
this household were born four boys and two girls. Ira lived
only 2 ½ years. The
remaining children---Chas. A.
[rthur] of Conway; J. [ohn]
E. [lmer] of Sheridan, Wyo.; Gertie Belle Hutchinson of Forsyth, Mont.; Alfred of St. Joseph, Mo.; and Lulu May Brand of Clearfield, Iowa---were all present at the
funeral. Mrs. Greer was of a family of 13 children; six brothers and
a sister are still living. They
are C. [hristopher] C. [olumbus] Mohler of Bedford; Henry of
Kansas City, Chas. M. [arion], John F. [ranklin] and D.
[ouglas] C. [alvin] of Bedford and Mrs. R.[euben] W. Young [Sarah Ann] of Shenandoah. There
are eight grandchildren.
At
an early age Mrs. Greer united
with the Congregational church and upon coming to Bedford she changed her
membership to the Presbyterian Church.
Frail in body she could not attend regularly, but she kept her faith.
Another
household is saddened, a long companionship of 55 years is broken and the other
partner [left?] to make the journey alone. The sympathy and help of friends and relatives are his.
The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. Lumbar at the Presbyterian Church,
Wednesday at 2:00, after which the Relief Corps gave ritualistic rites and
interment in Fairview.
[Mohler, Tabitha Cora
Hindman]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 1, 1951 [p. 1]
Mrs. W. A. Mohler Is Dead At 87
Mrs.
W. [illiam] A. [lexander] Mohler,
87, died at her home in Bedford, Oct. 25, after a long illness.
Funeral
services were held at the Presbyterian Church at 2 p. m., Sunday, Oct. 28,
conducted by Rev. Walter Schiel.
Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Tabitha
Cora Hindman, daughter of Sylvanus
Everett and Elizabeth Margaret Hindman,
was born January 27, 1864 in Mercer County, Ill., and died at the age of 87
years, eight months, 28 days.
She
came to Taylor County at the age of 16 with her father and his five
children. The father passed away
two years later and left her and a brother to raise the two younger children.
On
December 25, 1900, she was married to W. [illiam] A. [lexander] Mohler. To
them two children were born, Wilma Elizabeth Long, of Menlo Park, Cal., and Juanita Marie at home.
Equally near to her were her husbandÕs children, Zetta Mae at home, Ole Lee of Fairbury, Neb. and Arthur William, deceased.
After
her marriage, she and her husband became members of the First Presbyterian
Church and she was an attendant at church and Sunday school until the
affliction of her youngest daughter.
Surviving
with her husband and four children are a sister, Mrs. Nelle Hindman of Glendale, Cal.; two grandchildren, Barbara
Nadine and James William Long.
Mr.
and Mrs. Mohler celebrated their
Golden Wedding anniversary on Dec. 25, 1950.
[Mohler, Cordie
Elizabeth Adams]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 26, 1961 p. 5
Mrs. Dale Mohler Dies In California
Mrs.
Cordie (Dale) Mohler, a former
resident of Bedford and Gravity, died in Alhambra, Calif., recently. The body will arrive in Creston and
Bedford Thursday morning and will lie in state at the Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home on Madison Street from 10:30 a. m. until one oÕclock in the
afternoon. Two of Mrs. MohlerÕs
four sons will accompany the body here for burial.
Graveside
services will be held at Washington cemetery, Gravity at 1:30 p. m., Thursday,
Jan. 26. Rev. Frank Greenwood of
the Gravity Methodist Church will officiate.
[Mohler, Cordie
Elizabeth Adams]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 2, 1961 p. 4
Mrs. Cordie Mohler Burial At Gravity
Mrs.
Cordie Elizabeth [Adams] Mohler,
a native of Gravity, died in Alhambra, Calif., Jan. 22, 1961 after an illness
of several months. Funeral
services were held in Alhambra and the body was brought to Bedford, where it
laid in state several hours at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on Madison
Street. Graveside services were
held in the Washington Cemetery at Gravity, conducted by Rev. Frank Greenwood
of the Gravity Methodist Church.
Mrs.
Mohler was preceded in death by
her husband, the former [Charles]
Dale Mohler of Bedford; by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. [William Henry] Adams of Gravity; and by a sister, Mrs. William
Churchill of Bedford.
She
is survived by four sons, Charles Beryl Mohler of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Willard Dale
Mohler of North Hollywood,
Calif.; Horace Dean Mohler of
Alhambra, Calif.; Maxon Leslie Mohler of Hastings, Nebr.
There are eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The
four sons were here for the burial service. Also Mrs. Maxon Mohler, daughter and son, from Hastings, Nebr.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 22, 1960 p. 6
Grover Mohler Rites In Bedford Sunday
Grover
Mohler of Bedford died at
Municipal Hospital, Clarinda, early Friday morning, December 16, where he had
been taken only a few hours before death came. Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral
Service Home on Madison Street, Sunday afternoon. Rev. Colvin Caughey of the Baptist church officiated. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Grover
Cleveland Mohler, son of Charles
[Marion] and Kate [Beshara Widener] Mohler, was born at Bedford, Iowa, March 10, 1885 and died at the age of 75
years, nine months, six days.
In
1906 he was united in marriage to Cordie Dougherty of Bedford and to this union six children were
born, one son and five daughters.
With the exception of two years in Colorado, he spent his entire life in
Taylor County. He was a rural mail
carrier out of the Bedford post office for 30 years, and retired in September
1945. His hobby was gardening.
He
is survived by his wife Cordie
of the home; his son, Guy Mohler
of Des Moines; and the five daughters, Mrs. Coryl Shum of Clarinda, Mrs. Eula Jean Short, Mrs. Opal
Bogan, Mrs. Ardith Williams, Mrs. Irma Wilson, all of Des Moines.
There
are also two sisters and three brothers:
Mrs. [Mary] Edythe Stewart
of Bedford, Mrs. Golda [Ethel] Rains of Versailles, Mo.; Bernie Mohler of Clarinda, Ernie Mohler of Knoxville, Marion Mohler of Bedford; also many grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
His
parents and a brother, [Charles]
Dale Mohler, preceded him in
death. He was a member of the
Baptist Church.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 23, 1961 p. 5
Ernie Mohler Dies At Independence
Ernie
Mohler, 68, a former resident of
Bedford, died at Independence, Iowa, Feb. 15, after a long illness. Last rites and burial were there on
Friday, Feb. 17.
He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hannah [Thompson] Mohler of Bedford; a daughter, Mrs. LaVerna Pritchard
of St. Joseph, Mo.; a
granddaughter, Mrs. Beverly Hensley
of Council Bluffs; a grandson, Robert Pritchard of Clarinda; a great granddaughter, Kathy Jean
Hensley of Council Bluffs. There are also two brothers and two
sisters, Marion Mohler and Mrs.
Edythe Stewart of Bedford, Bernie
Mohler of Clarinda, Mrs. Golda
Rains of Versailles, Mo.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 17, 1937 p. 8
Mrs. John F. Mohler Dies Monday, June 14
Mrs.
John F. [ranklin] Mohler died at
her home east of Bedford early Monday morning, June 14, 1937, after having been
in failing health for some time.
The
funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church Wednesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Robert Boshen.
Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery.
Sarah
Jane King, daughter of James
[F.] and Harriett [L.] King was born in Taylor County, Iowa, June 29, 1868,
being aged 68 yrs., 11 months and 14 days at the time of her death.
March
30, 1887 she was married to John F. [ranklin] Mohler. To
them were born three children, Hallie, Hazel and Harold.
After their marriage they moved to their present home, where they spent
their entire married life. March
30, 1937 was their Golden Wedding anniversary, but owing to Mrs. MohlerÕs poor
health, it was spent very quietly at home.
She
is survived by her husband and three children: [John] Harold at home; Hallie [Helen], who is now Mrs. Archie Laub of Braddyville; Hazel [Frances], Mrs. Glenn
Brown of Sharpsburg; and by one
grandson, Francis Brown.
She
also leaves two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Alice Burnside, Mrs. Tressa
Cass, and Lemuel King of Denver, Colo., and Charles King of Fort Collins, Colo. One sister, Mrs. Cynthia Reynolds, preceded her in death last July.
Mrs.
Mohler received her education in
the rural and Bedford schools and was a teacher before her marriage. She united with the M. E. church in
young womanhood but after her marriage she and her husband united with the
Presbyterian Church.
She
is well known in this community, having spent her entire life in Bedford and
vicinity. She was a kind, loving
wife and mother and counted her friends by her acquaintances. Her pleasant smile and cheerful words
will be sadly missed by her friends and loved ones.
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 1, 1923
George Trumbo Funeral Held Here Last Saturday
Hundreds Attend
Services, Burial In Fairview Cemetery
The
funeral services for George Trumbo
were held last Saturday afternoon at the Baptist Church, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. C. W. Fletcher.
Interment [was] made in Fairview Cemetery.
Hundreds
of the friends of the deceased and his family attended the services. The church, though a large one, did not
nearly accommodate the vast assembly and many were obliged to wait outside the
church until the close of the funeral.
Mr.
Trumbo received the injuries which caused his death on the evening of Tuesday,
January 23rd. He was
driving cattle home that he had purchased at a public sale when, shortly after
dusk, the Churchill car, operated by Floyd Churchill, ran into him from the rear at a point in the St.
Joe road just in front of the Troy Spencer farm. After a medical examination in Bedford, Mr. Trumbo was taken to the hospital in Maryville for
treatment. His hipbone and pelvic
cavity were broken and a sliver from the pelvic bone pierced his bladder. An operation to relieve the condition
of the bladder was performed within a day or two after he entered the
hospital. The bones were never set
as his condition would not permit and it was believed that his lower limbs were
paralyzed. He died just 28 days
after receiving the injuries, on the evening of February 21st.
Following is the obituary
as read by Rev. Fletcher.
George Andrew Trumbo
In
the passing away of our brother, George A. Trumbo on Feb. 21st, there passed from this
life the spirit of a man whose noble Christian manhood and fine Christian
spirit will be greatly missed by all who knew him, for to know him was to love
him.
Geo.
Andrew Trumbo, son of Mr. and
Charles A. [dams] Trumbo, was
born in Greenview, Ill., July 4, 1871, and passed on to the great home from
which no traveler returns, on Feb. 21, 1923.
On
December 24th, 1891, he was married to Miss Flora Bell Mock, and to this union was born one daughter, now Mrs.
David Kingsley [Ethel Ovinda]. Early in life Mr. Trumbo surrendered himself to God through the merits of
His Son Jesus Christ, the Savior of mankind, and united with the Antioch Baptist
Church, Greenview, Ill.
In
1889 he came with his family to Taylor County, Iowa, bringing with him his
church letter and united with the Baptist Church of Bedford, and has been a
most faithful member and a highly honored Deacon of the same.
Our
brother was one who with his cheerful disposition and ever-ready smile and
helping hand, made all who met him feel that the Savior was reaching out to
others through his noble Christian life. In his quiet unassuming manner many deeds of real
Christian worth could be recorded, and reminds us that the world would be a
much better place if all of us would follow his example.
In
his four weeks stay at the hospital where all that human power and medical
skill could do, was done, it was the verdict of the attending physician and
nurse that his was a most wonderful Christian fortitude.
The
community has lost a valuable citizen, the I. O. O. F., a faithful member, the
church a greatly loved brother, and from the home circle a loving companion, a
kind father, son and brother.
But
he waits for you and he waits for me in that wonderful meeting that is to be,
ÒIn the City Four Square.Ó
He
leaves to mourn his departure his wife, one daughter, Mrs. David Kingsley
[Ethel Ovinda]; a mother, Mrs.
Nancy E. [llen Power] Trumbo,
Bedford; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Payne of Barnesville, Colo.; Mrs. Ella Hindman of Bedford, Mrs. Elba Jared of Bedford; Mrs. Grant Davis of Bedford; six brothers, William Trumbo of Princeton, Kans., Claude Trumbo of Bedford, Frank Trumbo of Bedford, Fred Trumbo of Bedford, Alva Trumbo of Greenview, Ill. and Ellis Trumbo of Greenview, Ill., and two grandchildren, Doris
and Dorothy Kingsley.
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday March 19, 1942 p. 5
Mrs. Frank Crow
Mary
E. Smith, daughter of Milda
[Mildred Jane Scott] and [Jonathan] Mayfield Smith, was born March 7, 1861, and died March 9, 1942,
at Humeston, Iowa, aged 81 years and two days.
She
was married to Frank Crow on
October 14, 1901, spending the major part of her life in Bedford.
Mrs.
Crow was a member of the
Christian Church and attended its services as long as her health permitted.
Surviving
her are a sister, Mrs. Flora [Bell] Blondin of Humeston and three nieces, Mrs. Bishop of Osceola, Janice and Nedra Dean Palmer of Humeston.
Funeral
services were Wednesday afternoon, March 11, at two oÕclock from the chapel of
Wetmore Funeral Home in Bedford, with the Rev. Ben W. Sinderson in charge of
the rites. Interment was in
Fairview Cemetery.
Times-Republican
Thursday June 27, 1929 p. 4
John Thomas Miller
John
Thomas Miller was born in Rush
County, Ind., Jan. 6, 1856, and passed away from his home in Bedford, Iowa,
June 24, 1929. He came with his
parents, James and Margaret Meredith Miller, to Iowa when only a few months old and located
on a farm near Bedford, where he grew to manhood. He attended the rural schools and worked on the farm until
grown, then taught school during the winter season for many years. He was dedicated to the Lord in infancy
and when grown united with the Morning Star Presbyterian Church, where he
served as Superintendent of the Sunday school or teacher for many years. He had unusual mental ability, his
ideals were high and his desire was to live a fine, clean and helpful life. He came with the family to Bedford,
Iowa, in 1909, where he has resided for the past twenty years. He leaves one brother and three
sisters, with other relatives and many friends, who will miss his
helpfulness. He loved his home
where most of his time was spent.
Funeral
services were held at the home, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 oÕclock, conducted
by Rev. C. F. McMican. Interment
was made at Graceland cemetery west of Bedford.