Obituaries
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 [Evans, Phillip Patterson]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 24, 1970    p. 3

Phillip Evans Dies In Mo.

Phillip [Patterson] Evans, 82, of Joplin, Mo., a native of Bedford, died in a Joplin hospital last week following a long illness.  Funeral services and interment were in Joplin.

Phillip Evans was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Evans [Clara Jane Creek], pioneers in this area.  He attended the Bedford schools and was a horse and mule buyer here for many years.

He was married to the former Bertha McKim of Bedford.  They were the parents of one son, Harry Evans, of Ottawa, Kans.  They lived in Joplin, Mo., where Evans was superintendent of lead mines.

Preceding him in death were his parents, a sister, Mrs. Ralph (Ruth) Denio, and four brothers, Harry, Mike, Bob and Edwin.

His survivors include his wife, Bertha, son, Harry; two grandchildren; and brother, John Evans of Storm Lake.

[Evans, Jesse Joshua]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    February 27, 1908    [p. 1]

A Prominent Citizen Died

At 5:45 p. m. on Monday, Feb. 24, 1908, occurred the death of one of BedfordÕs oldest and most prominent citizens, Jesse J. [oshua] Evans, after a lingering illness of some two years or more from locomotor ataxia.

Mr. Evans was born near Covington, Ind., March 23, 1844.  In 1856 he came with his parents to Iowa, locating on a farm near Bedford, and he has since resided in this county.  On March 24, 1862, he enlisted in Co. G., 4th Mo. Cavalry, and was mustered out in 1865.  He was married to Clara J. [ane] Creek, in October, 1872, at Bedford, Iowa, and to this union were born nine children.  Two, Allie and Mary, have passed away, and those still living are: Harry [Lee], Philip [Patterson], John [Lewis] and Edwin [Van Meter], of Bedford, and Fred [William], of Cripple Creek, Color., and Robert [Moody], of Des Moines, and Mrs. Ruth Castor, of Lincoln, Neb.  All the living children were present at the time of their fatherÕs death.  He also leaves, aside from a loving and devoted wife to mourn his death, two brothers and six sisters.  They are W.[illiam] F.[ranklin] and J.[ames] A. [lexander] Evans, of Bedford, Mrs. John Turner [Margaret Jane], Mrs. May [Euphemia Christiana], Mrs. Smith [Sarah], Mrs. Orr Campbell [Ellen], Mrs. Mathew Maxwell [Delilah] and Mrs. Ed [dwin Clark] Thompson [Mary Ada].  About 39 years ago he united with the Baptist church, of which faith he has always been a follower.

Mr. Evans was a son of John K. Evans, who is remembered by all the older inhabitants.  For several years he was in the grocery business here with his brother and there probably is no man better known in the county than he.  He was a kind and affectionate husband and father and a good neighbor, loyal to friends, his church and his family.  He distinguished himself for bravery during the dark hours of the Civil War and in later life his example was good in time of peace.

The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by Rev. A. I. Jones, and the burial services were in charge of the Masonic order, of which he had long been a member.  The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all in their hour of sorrow.

[Evans, Jesse Joshua]

Times-Republican

Thursday    February 27, 1908    [p. 1]

At Rest

Death of Jesse J. Evans, An Old Settler Of Bedford

Jesse J. [oshua] Evans died at his home in North Bedford at 5:45 on Monday evening, age 63 years, 11 months and 1 day.  The funeral services were held at the residence at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, conducted by Rev. A. I. Jones.  Interment at Bedford cemetery.

Deceased was the son of Rev. and Mrs. John Evans [Catherine Bristow], and was born in Fountain County, Indiana, March 23, 1844.  In 1856, when only a lad of 12, he removed with his parents to Iowa and settled at Bedford, and here he has made his home during the more than half a century that has since passed.

In 1868 he was united in marriage to Miss Clara E. [lizabeth] Bray, but one year only they were permitted to live together when the wife was called away.

In 1872 he was married to Miss Clara J. [ane] Creek who, together with their seven children, of his immediate family survive him.  The children are Mrs. Ruth Caster, of Lincoln, Neb.; Fred [William], who lives at Cripple Creek, Colorado; Robert [Moody], who is a student at Drake University, and Harry [Lee], Phillip [Patterson], John [Lewis], and Edwin [Van Meter] who live at the parental home.  Edwin is the youngest and the others being grown to maturity.

Mr. Evans came from a family in which there were nine children, and he is the first to be called.  His brothers are W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans and J. [ames] A.[lexander] Evans, of Bedford; his sisters are Mrs. John Turner [Margaret Jane], Mrs. H. [enry] E. May [Euphemia Ann] and Mrs. E. [dwin]  C. [lark] Thompson [Mary Ada], who reside here, and Mrs. Will Smith [Sarah], Carl Junction, Mo.; Mrs. Math Maxwell [Delilah], Mt. Ayr, and Mrs. Orr Campbell [Ellen], Hedrick.

Early in the War of the Rebellion Mr. Evans donned the blue, and as a member of Company G, Fourth Missouri Cavalry, served through all the bloody battles in which his regiment was engaged, and was mustered out at St. Louis in 1865.

As a soldier and as a citizen Mr. Evans made a record of which his children may well be proud.  He was jovial, good-hearted and accommodating to a fault, but in the face of duty he was firm and immovable.  Shams and hypocrites were distasteful to him, but the needy never appealed to him in vain and his heart was as tender as a childÕs in the presence of sorrow or suffering.

Up to a few years ago Mr. Evans was in fairly good health, but about that time he began to fail.  Later, he suffered from a stroke of paralysis and a year ago last December the optic nerve was affected and he became blind.  In his great affliction he exhibited a patience, forbearance and cheerfulness that marked him as a hero.  So long as consciousness remained his brave spirit never faltered nor quailed; though he well knew that never on this earth would he see again the light of day or the faces of dear ones, he never complained, and his only thought was for those he loved.

When Jesse Evans died every man, woman and child in the community lost a valued friend, the sorrowing wife lost a husband tender, considerate and true, and the children a father, kind, loving and beloved.

[Evans, Amanda Lewis]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    November 10, 1904    [p. 1]

Mrs. W. F. Evans Dead

After a long and painful illness, Mrs. W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans, on Wednesday morning, November 9, quietly passed from this world of sorrow and suffering and death into the beautiful city of God, where peace and joy and happiness and life reign supreme.  Although an invalid for over five years, this woman of God bore her suffering uncomplainingly and with Christian fortitude.  She had been a consistent member of the Baptist church since 1858, and passed over the river with her hope steadfastly anchored on the solid rock Christ Jesus.

Amanda L. Lewis was born in Howard County, Indiana, September 17, 1843, and came with her parents to Taylor County in 1856; married W. [illiam] F.[ranklin] Evans February 13, 1862.  To this union were born Charles, Omer and Arthur, all of whom are living.  Her husband and sister, Mrs. Thos. McCracken [Elizabeth Ann Lewis], and many friends and relatives are left to mourn the loss of this dearly beloved one.  The funeral services will be conducted in the Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2 oÕclock by Rev. Jones.  The casket will be open tomorrow at the home from 10 to 12 to enable friends to take a last look at the face of the deceased.

The ladies of the relief corps will meet at the home of Mrs. Guthrie tomorrow at 1 oÕclock in order to go in a body to the home.

[Evans, Elizabeth Ann Lewis McCracken]

Bedford Free Press

Tuesday    August 22, 1916    [p. 1]

Mrs. W. F. Evans Dies After Long Illness

Prominent Church Worker Dies Monday Morning At 8 OÕclock

Survived By Seven Children---Member of Baptist Church For Over Fifty Years, Uniting in 1857----Born In Kentucky In 1836

Mrs. W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans died at the home Monday morning at 8 oÕclock, after an illness of several months.  The funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 oÕclock, conducted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher, pastor of the First Baptist Church.  Interment will be made in [the Bedford Cemetery].

Elizabeth Ann Lewis was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, December 27, 1836.  She moved with her parents to Indiana and there was united in marriage to Thomas [Jefferson] McCracken July 30, 1854.  In 1856 they moved to Iowa.  To this union were born ten children, three of whom died in infancy.  Those surviving are:  Columbus McCracken of Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. H. [anson] M. Grimes [Mary Elizabeth] of North Platte, Neb., Mrs. Laura [Helen] Whelpley of Fremont, Neb., Mrs. [Amanda] Iowa Dippel, Carey McCracken and Tom McCracken of Portland, Oregon, and Miss Lillian McCracken of Boulder, Col.   Mr. McCracken died July 23, 1903.  She was united in marriage to W. [illiam] F.[ranklin] Evans in November, 1907.  Mrs. Evans became a member of the Baptist church in 1857 and was a prominent and faithful worker in both Sunday school and church work for fifty years.  Besides the husband and children she is survived by an adopted niece, Mrs. Clara Evans of Des Moines, and a host of friends.

[EVANS, ELIZABETH ANN LEWIS MCCRACKEN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 24, 1916
Mrs. W. F. Evans – Mrs. W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans, who had been an invalid for several years and critically ill for several months, died at her home at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by her pastor, Rev. C. C. Hatcher of the Baptist church. Interment was made in the Bedford cemetery.
Elizabeth Ann Lewis was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, December 27, 1836. In early life she moved with her family into Indiana. There she was married to Thomas McCracken on July 30, 1854.
In September 1856, she moved with her husband to Taylor county, Iowa, residing near Platteville and on the farm near Bedford for eight years. Thence they moved to Bedford in 1863, where the remaining years of her life were spent.
To the McCracken home came ten children, three of whom left them in infancy.
The seven surviving sons and daughters are: Columbus McCracken, Des Moines, Mrs. H. M. Grimes, North Platte, Neb., Mrs. Laura Whelpley, Fremont, Neb. Mrs. Iowa Dippel, Carey McCracken, Tom McCracken, of Portland, Oregon; Miss Lillian McCracken, Boulder, Col. and an adopted niece-daughter, Mrs. Clara Evans, Des Moines.
The late Thomas McCracken passed to his heavenly home July 23, 1903. In November 1907, Mrs. McCracken became Mrs. W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans and found with him a true home and faithful companion.
Deceased became a member of the First Bedford Baptist church in 1857. She was received into its fellowship and baptised at the Mohler Dam, by the Rev. J. M. Smith.
For fifty years she was a faithful worker in Sunday school and all church activities.
When bodily infirmities kept her from active service, her heart was warm and fervent, always deeply interested in things of her Master's kingdom.
On August 21 at 8:00 o'clock a. m. the gates of the New Jerusalem were ordered open wide to admit her to whom we can all but hear the "Well done thou faithful, enter thou into the joys of thy Lord."
"So blessed are the dead that die in the Lord, from hence forth, yea saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them."

[EVANS, ELIZABETH ANN LEWIS MCCRACKEN]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, August 29, 1916
Mrs. Laura Whelpley came from Fremont, Neb., last week, called by the death of her mother, Mrs. W. F. Evans.
C. C. McCracken came from Des Moines Tuesday evening via Gravity to attend the funeral of his mother, Mrs. W. F. Evans.
Mrs. Mary Grimes, who had been here to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. W. F. Evans, returned Friday to her home at North Platte, Neb.
Judge H. M. Grimes of North Platte, Neb., left last Thursday for his home, having been here to attend the funeral of Mrs. W. F. Evans.
Arthur B. Evans, who had been here to attend the funeral of Mrs. W. F. Evans, departed Thursday for his home at Minneapolis, Minn.

[Evans, Clara Edna Fowler Inch]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    August 15, 1963    p. 4

Mrs. Edna Evans Dies In Calif.

Funeral services for Mrs. Clara Edna [Fowler Inch] Evans, former Bedford resident, were held Mon. (Aug. 12) in Miami, Oklahoma.  Mrs. Evans died Aug. 8 at her home in Monterey Park, California.

Mrs. Evans was the widow of Harry L. [ee] Evans, long-time Bedford resident.

She is survived by a daughter, Frances Ewing of Monterey Park, and a son, Col. Harry Evans, Wash. D. C., and three sisters, Mrs. Olive Dunning, San Francisco, Mrs. Inez Myers, Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Hazel Haddock, Shoshone, Idaho.

[Maxwell, Matthew G.]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    November 9, 1939    [p. 1]

M. G. Maxwell, 84, Succumbs At Home

M. [atthew] G. Maxwell, 84, a long-time resident of Bedford, died at his home early Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, after having been in failing health for several years.  He is survived by two daughters and a son, Mrs. Maude Barton of Bedford, Mrs. Betty Scherer of Marion, Ind., and Elmer Maxwell of Sac City, Iowa.  There are also several grandchildren.

The funeral services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 oÕclock Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson.  Burial will be in the Mount Ayr cemetery.

[MAXWELL, MATTHEW G.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 16, 1939
M. G. Maxwell Dead
M. [atthew] G. Maxwell, for many years engaged in the photographer business at Mount Ayr and Bedford, died at his home in Bedford on Wednesday of last week at the age of 84 years. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Scherer of Marion, Ind. and Mrs. Maude Barton of Bedford and a son, Elmer Maxwell, of Sac City. Funeral services were held Friday and burial at Mount Ayr.

[Maxwell, Delilah America Evans]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    November 2, 1911    p. 4

Death of Mrs. M. G. Maxwell

The sad news of the death of Mrs. M. [atthew] G. Maxwell [Delilah America Evans] was received in Mount Ayr yesterday morning.  She had been in poor health for a long time and for several weeks her condition had been considered critical.  A short time since, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell came from Sycamore, Ind., to Bedford, where they lived before coming to Mount Ayr many years ago.  Mrs. MaxwellÕs condition continued to grow more serious, until a surgical operation was thought to be the only means of relief.  She was taken to Des Moines Monday and the operation was performed Tuesday.  Mrs. Maxwell did not recover from the effects of the operation and passed away early yesterday morning.  Mr. Maxwell brought the remains to Mount Ayr last evening and the funeral will be held from the Baptist church tomorrow morning at 11 oÕclock, conducted by Rev. J. B. Cash, assisted by Rev. Orr Campbell.  Her two daughters, Mrs. G. [eorge] C. Whisler [Maude] of Nebraska, and Mrs. Bettie Scherer of Greentown, Ind., are expected to arrive today.  A telegram received this morning from her son, Elmer Maxwell of Poplar Bluff, Mo., stated that he could not come.  Besides the husband and three children, Mrs. Maxwell leaves two brothers, William and Alex Evans of Bedford, and five sisters to mourn her death.----Mt. Ayr Record-News, Oct. 27

[Maxwell, Delilah America Evans]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    November 9, 1911    [p. 1]

Delilah America Maxwell

Delilah America, youngest daughter of Rev. John and Catherine [Bristow] Evans, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, near Bedford August 20, 1861.  Here she grew to womanhood.  In early life she was converted and united with the Baptist church, of which she remained a loyal and devoted member to the end.

She was married to M. [atthew] G. Maxwell March 7, 1878.  To them were born four children, Mrs. Maude Whisler, of Atkinson, Neb., Elmer, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Mrs. Bettie Scherer, of Sycamore, Ind., and Lena the youngest, who died in 1900.  Most of her married life was spent in Mt. Ayr, until a little more than two years ago, when they removed to Indiana to care for Mr. MaxwellÕs aged father.

Last winter she had a prolonged attack of typhoid fever from which she never fully recovered and recently it was deemed necessary to perform an operation.  For this purpose and with the hope of ultimate recovery, she returned to her native state of Iowa.

The operation was performed in Des Moines, October 24th and promised well, but the nurses discovered a change early in the morning of the 26th and summoned the husband, but without regaining consciousness, her spirit took its flight to Òthe home prepared for all who love the LordÓ at 5:15 a. m.  The body was brought to Mt. Ayr for burial.  The funeral was conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. Orr Campbell of Cambria, at the Baptist church Saturday, October 28, at 11 oÕclock, after which loving hands laid the mortal remains to rest in Rose Hill cemetery.

Thus briefly told is a part of the life story of Sister Maxwell.  Her work and example are well known to this community where thirty years were spent in the performance of the duties of a faithful Christian, friend, wife and mother. Having fulfilled these she Ò rests from her labors and her works follow her.Ó  J. B. Cash.

----Mt. Ayr Record-News

[Maxwell, Delilah America Evans]

Times-Republican

Thursday    November 2, 1911    p. 8

Mrs. M. G. Maxwell Dead

Mr. and Mrs. W. [illiam] L. [eslie] Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. Ed [win Clark] Thompson [Mary Ada Evans], Mr. and Mrs. J. [ames] A. [lexander] Evans, Mr. and Mrs. C. [harles] T. Stephens [Myrtle Golding], W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans, Mrs. John Turner [Margaret Jane Evans], Mrs. Hannah [Propst] Evans and Mrs. Ann May [Euphemia Christiana Evans] went to Mt. Ayr Saturday and attended the funeral of Mrs. M. [atthew] G. Maxwell [Delilah America Evans], which was held Saturday morning conducted by Rev. Mr. Cash of the Baptist church of Mt. Ayr.

Mrs. Maxwell resided here many years, and had only a short time before her death returned with her husband from Sycamore, Ind., where they had been living several years.  In the fore part of last week she was taken to Des Moines for an operation, and she failed to rally from the effects of it, dying Wednesday night.  The remains were taken direct from Des Moines to Mt. Ayr for the funeral services and interment.

[MAXWELL, DELILAH AMERICA EVANS]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 2, 1911
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Scherer, of Sycamore, Ind. and Mrs. George Whisler of Atkinson, Nebr., who had been attending the funeral of Mrs. M. G. Maxwell at Mt. Ayr Saturday morning came to Bedford Tuesday for a visit at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Stephens and other relatives.

[MAXWELL, DELILAH AMERICA EVANS]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 2, 1911
Those from Bedford who attended the funeral of Mrs. M. G. Maxwell at Mt. Ayr Saturday were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stephens, Mrs. Ann May, Mrs. Hannah Evans, Wm. Evans.

[May, Euphemia Christiana ÒAnnÓ Evans Golding]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    December 14, 1911    [p. 1]

Mrs. Ann May Dead

Grief was felt in almost every home in Bedford Sunday when the news was received of the death of Mrs. Ann May, which occurred Saturday night about 11 oÕclock at her home just south of town, of pneumonia.  She was one of the most esteemed ladies in the county, having been a resident of Bedford for the past half century nearly.  She was a staunch worker in the Baptist Church and the W. R. C. and was always relied upon to be one of the moving spirits in all that pertained to these organizations.  She was one of the best mothers that ever carried that proud title, and her family was always first in her mind.  Every care and task was but a pleasure to her when it was to be for the benefit or pleasure of those she loved, and her demise will be sorely felt by her children, the church and all with whom she came in contact.

Euphemia Christiana Evans was born in Indiana, April 19, 1846, being 65 years, 7 months and 20 days old at the time of her death.  She was the daughter of Rev. John and Catherine [Bristow] Evans.  When but a child she moved with her parents to Iowa, locating in Bedford, and in 1868 she was married to Ambrose C. Golding.   To this union two children were born, Estella, and Myrtle, now Mrs. Chas. T. Stephens.  Her husband died in 1874, and in 1879 she was married to Henry E. [dson] May, who died in 1896.  To this union one child was born, Harry E. [dson] May, who lives on the farm south of town, where his mother died.

The near relatives who survive the deceased and mourn her death are her two children, Mrs. Myrtle [May] Stephens and Mr. Harry E. [dson] May, of this city, her step mother, ÒAuntÓ Hannah A. Evans, two brothers, W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] and J.[ames] A. [lexander] Evans, and four sisters, Mrs. John Turner [Margaret Jane], Mrs. E. [dwin] C. [lark] Thompson [Mary Ada], of Bedford; and Mrs. W.[illiam] E. Smith [Sarah] of Joplin, Mo., and Mrs. Orr Campbell [Ellen] of Cambria, Iowa.

The funeral was held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 2 oÕclock, conducted by Dr. J. W. Neyman and interment was in Bedford cemetery.  They sympathy of all is extended to the bereaved ones.

[May, Euphemia Christiana ÒAnnÓ Evans Golding]

Times-Republican

Thursday    December 14, 1911  

Obituary

Mrs. C. E. May

Mrs. C. E. [E. C.] May died at her residence south of the city Saturday night, after an illness of about a week.  Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church at 2 oÕclock Tuesday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Dr. J. W. Neyman.  Interment was in the Bedford cemetery.  She was 65 years of age.

Euphemia Christiana Evans was born in Indiana April 19, 1846, a daughter of Rev. John and Catherine [Bristow] Evans.  The family moved to Iowa when she was a child.  In 1868 she was married to Ambrose C. Golding, and they were the parents of two children, Estella, who died in childhood, and Mrs. Myrtle [May] Stephens of Bedford.  Mr. Golding died in 1875 and in 1879 she was married to Henry E. [dson] May.  They were the parents of one son, Harry E. [dson] MayMr. May died in 1896.

Mrs. May continued to reside on the farm with her son.

Besides her children, immediate relatives surviving are her stepmother, Mrs. Hannah Evans, and two brothers, W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans and J. [ames] A. [lexander] Evans, and four sisters, Mrs. John Turner [Margaret Jane] and Mrs. E. [dwin] C. [lark] Thompson [Mary Ada] of Bedford, Mrs. W. [illiam] E. Smith [Sarah] of Joplin, Mo., and Mrs. Orr Campbell [Ellen] of Cambria, Iowa.

Mrs. May was a member of the First Baptist Church and was active in its support throughout her life.  Her death was a shock to the community, as her illness came on suddenly and developed into a serious condition in a short time.

[May, Henry Edson]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    June 4, 1896

Death of Henry May

Died, at his residence in Bedford, Iowa, at 1:07 a. m., June 3, 1896, Henry E. [dson] May, aged 60 years, 5 months and 25 days.

Funeral services will be held at the residence at 2 oÕclock p. m., tomorrow, Thursday, June 4th, conducted by Rev. J. C. Lewis.  Interment will be at the Bedford cemetery, conducted by Bedford Lodge No. 156 A. F. and A. M.

Full of years, after a life spent in kindly actions, an honored member of the Masonic fraternity and of the community has gone to his reward.  The members of the Bedford Lodge and of sister lodges, are requested to meet at the lodge room at 1 oÕclock, sharp, tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, to attend the funeral services, which will be conducted in due form.

A formal obituary will appear in the Free Press at a later date.

[Evans, Omer L.]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    July 29, 1954    p. 4

O. L. Evans Dies At Parsons

O. [mer] L. Evans, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. [illiam] F. [ranklin] Evans [Amanda Lewis] of Bedford, died in Parsons, Kans. recently.  His parents and two brothers, Charles Evans and Arthur Evans preceded him in death.  Last rites and burial were at Parsons.

Harry L. [ee] Evans of Miami, Okl. and Philip [Patterson] Evans of Joplin, Mo., attended the funeral services.  They are also former residents of Bedford.

[Stalford, Ethel Maxwell]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    November 9, 1911    [p. 1]

Ethel Maxwell Stalford

Died at her home in Spokane, Washington, November 3, 1911, of typhoid fever, Ethel Maxwell Stalford, wife of Dr. Philip P. Stalford and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. [amuel] D. [avid] Maxwell [Mary Jane Dowlin].  Born May 12th, 1884, age 27 years, 5 months and 7 days.

Ethel, as she was known by most every one, spent her girlhood days in Bedford.  At the age of 13 she united with the First Baptist church, and was organist for the Sunday school for several years.   Then she was elected organist for the church and served for a number of years.  She was a great student, graduating from the Bedford high school at the age of 18.  She was a natural musician and also had a great desire to become an instructor of music and her parents sent her to the Conservatory of Music for young ladies at Mexico, Mo., after which she studied music at Drake University and graduated at the head of her class both in instrumental and vocal supervisor of music in public schools, and her first work as supervisor was in the public schools of Creston, Iowa.  When she was attending Summer School in Chicago she became interested in the correspondence school of music and soon accepted a position with these people.  This work took her away from home and she was very successful.

While she was engaged in this work in Colorado Springs she became acquainted with Dr. Philip P. Stalford, and on the 27th day of April, 1908, they were married in the city of Denver.  Soon after their marriage they went to the state of Washington, locating in Spokane, this being their home at the time of her death.

Funeral services were held at their beautiful home on South Oak Street at 11 oÕclock Monday, also at the same hour a short service at the old home in Bedford.  C.

[STALFORD, ETHEL MAXWELL]
Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, Washington), Friday, November 3, 1911
Mrs. P. P. Stalford, Club Woman, Dies
Matron Widely Known for Charitable and Social Work Fever Victim.
Mrs. Phillip P. Stalford, 81207 Oak street, one of the best-known social workers in Spokane, died at 3 o'clock this morning at Sacred Heart hospital, where she had been confined for four weeks with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Stalford, who was 27 years old, was the wife of Dr. Philip P. [awling] Stalford, a dentist. She was a member of the Woman's club, one of the ways and means committee of that organization and secretary of the day nursery committee.
She devoted much of her time to the suffrage cause. She was affiliated with the Spokane Women's Nan-partisan league and with the Washington Political Equality league. During the successful 1910 campaign she spoke in many of the leading cities of the state and mustered many of the votes which gave women the right of franchise.
Mrs. Stalford was Ethel Maxwell, the only child of parent who are now living in Bedford, Iowa. She was a native of Kentucky, East Pyke being her birthplace.
Accomplished Musician
Mrs. Stalford was a musician of great taste and talent. She was a graduate of the Bedford high school and of Hardin college, Mexico, Mo. After closing her work at Hardin, she continued her study of music at Drake University, where she qualified as supervisor of music in the public schools and was elected to that post in Creston, Iowa.
The Stalfords were married in Denver five years ago. They came to Spokane in January 1909.
The remains were placed in charge of the Buchanan undertaking company. The funeral probably will be held from the home Monday or Tuesday.

[Kirby, Orville Dale, Jr.]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    June 19, 1952    p. 5

Obituary - Orville Kirby

Orville Dale Kirby, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dale Kirby, Sr., was born Nov. 30, 1945, at Greeley, Colo.  He spent the first year and a half of his life at Pierce, Colo., then moved with his parents to Johnstown, Colo., where he spent the remainder of his life.

Orville became ill about three weeks ago and was taken to Colorado General Hospital in Denver, where he was a patient four days.

He died April 9 at the age of six years, four months, nine days.

Orville was a student in the first grade and was loved by all because of his friendly smile.

He leaves to mourn his departure his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Kirby; a brother, Delbert Arthur; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Moser, Mrs. E. E. Kirby, all of Johnstown.

A sister, Thelma Arlene, died in June 1949, at the age of five years.