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Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 7, 1970 p. 2
Eva Mae Grubb Rites May 2
Funeral
services for Mrs. Jacob (Eva Mae) Grubb, 92, long time Taylor County resident, held May 2 at Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings. Mrs. Grubb died April 29, 1970 at
the Lenox Nursing Home in Lenox, Iowa.
Interment was at Conway Cemetery.
Eva
Mae Grubb, daughter of George
I. [saiah] Siebert and Kattie [Katie] E. [Athey] Siebert, was born August 4, 1876 at New Holland,
Illinois.
She
was united in marriage to Jacob K. Grubb August 26, 1897. To
this union one son, Calvin Glade,
was born.
Mr.
and Mrs. Grubb engaged in farming until the year 1916, when they were elected
to the Mutual Telephone Office in Conway, where they worked for 13 years. They then moved to Gravity where they
served in the same capacity for 11 years, retiring in the spring of 1939.
Her
husband and son Glade preceded
her in death.
She
is survived by three grandchildren, Estel McMahill, Calvin Grubb, and Dorothea Marinus; seven [great] grandchildren, and six great great
grandchildren; two sisters, Wadie Manroe, Sweetwater, Texas and Harriet Mendenhall, Des Moines, Iowa; a host of relatives and
friends.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 14, 1940 p. 7
Obituary Jacob Grubb
Jacob
K. Grubb, son of Colvin and
Emily [Lewis] Grubb, was born
June 16, 1870 in Louisa County, near Winfield, Iowa and died at his home in
Gravity March 1940, aged 69 years, 8 months and 18 days. In the fall of 1877 his parents moved
to Taylor County near Conway.
He
was married to Eva Siebert
August 26, 1897. To them one son
was born, Colvin Glade.
Mr.
Grubb was converted in 19[word
missing], united with the Methodist church and lived that faith until the
end. He was a great lover of his
home and family and lived a very quiet life. A few weeks ago he took the flu, which finally developed
into pneumonia.
Mr.
and Mrs. Grubb engaged in farming until the year 1916 when they were elected to
the Mutual Telephone office in Conway, where they worked for thirteen
years. Then they moved to
Gravity, where they served in the same capacity for eleven years, retiring in
the spring of 1939 to their present home.
He
is survived by his wife; a son, Glade and wife; three grandchildren, Estel, Colvin and Dorothea; and a great grandchild, Mitzie Kay McMahill, all of Gravity. Also by one sister, Mrs. Eva Lambley of Conway, thirteen nieces and nephews.
The
funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, March 6, in the Gravity
Methodist church and burial was in the Conway Cemetery. The funeral sermon was delivered by
Rev. Mr. Biggerstaff.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 28, 1954 [p. 1]
Lloyd Grubb, 61, Died October 22
Lloyd
Chester Grubb died suddenly at
his home north of Bedford Friday, Oct. 22 at 11:45 p. m. of a heart attack, at
the age of 61 years.
He
is survived by his wife Bertha;
five children, Lillian Gamel
of Bedford, Chester, who is in
Germany in the Army Air Corps, Gladys Gamel of Hopkins, Frances Allen of Prescott, Hazel Hatfield of Bedford; two brothers, Garrett and Milton of Anthony, Kans; one sister, Audrey of Conway.
Funeral
services were held from the Methodist church Wednesday, at 2 p. m., conducted
by Rev. Robert M. Peters.
Interment in the Conway cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 4, 1954 [p. 1]
Lloyd C. Grubb Rites At Conway Friday
Lloyd
Chester Grubb, son of William
L. [arkin] and Samantha Watkins Grubb,
was born August 21, 1893, near Conway, Iowa, and died at his home near Bedford,
Oct. 22, 1954 at the age of 61 years, two months, one day.
Funeral
services were conducted from the Methodist Church in Bedford Wednesday, Oct.
27, 1954 at 2 p. m. by Rev. Robt. M. Peters, minister of the church. Burial was in the Conway cemetery.
He
attended rural schools near Conway and there he grew to manhood. He was married to Bertha C.[larice]
Jarvis, Jan. 30, 1918, in Conway.
To
them were born six children: Mrs.
Glen Gamel (Lillian) of Bedford, M.Sgt.
Chester L. Grubb, U. S. Air
Force, Germany, Mrs. Dannie Gamel (Gladys) of Hopkins, Mrs. Howard Allen (Frances) Prescott, Elton W. [illiam] Grubb (deceased 1926); Mrs. Dale Hatfield (Hazel) of Bedford.
Besides
his beloved companion and the five living children, he leaves his aged mother, Mrs.
Manta Grubb of Conway; two
brothers, Garrett and Milton Grubb
of Anthony, Kans.; one sister, Miss Audrey Grubb of Conway; eleven grandchildren.
Mr.
Grubb was converted when 18 years
of age and united with the Methodist church in Conway. From there he transferred to the
Methodist church in Bedford in 1929.
Mr.
Grubb spent his entire life in
the vicinity of Conway and Bedford.
Mr.
Grubb had been in poor health for
the past three years but his sudden passing was a great shock to his wife and
children and the other loved ones.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 3, 1960 p. 6
Glade Grubb Dies In Bedford Monday
Glade
Grubb, 62, a resident of Taylor
County for many years, died at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, Monday,
October 31, following a long illness.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on State Street
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Anthony
Blankers of the Bedford Methodist Church officiated. Burial in Conway cemetery.
Mr.
Grubb is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Eva Grubb of Lenox, by two
daughters, Estel, now Mrs.
Art McMahill of Bentonville,
Ark., and Dorothy, Mrs.
David Marines of Rochester,
Minn.; by one son, Calvin Grubb
of Ogden, Utah. There are also
seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 17, 1960 p. 10
Obituary - Glade
Grubb
Calvin
Glade Grubb was born in Taylor
County, Iowa on August 14, 1898 and passed away at the Armstrong Nursing Home
in Bedford, October 31, 1960 at the age of 62 years, two months, 17 days.
He
was united in marriage to Mary [Etta] Munn and five children were born to them, three of whom survive to mourn
his loss. They are Estel
McMahill of Bentonville,
Arkansas; Calvin Grubb of
Ogden, Utah; Dorothea Marinus
of Rochester, Minnesota. A
daughter, Cleta Marie, and a
son, Ivan Cecil, died in
infancy.
Also
surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Eva Grubb of Lenox; seven grandchildren, two great
grandchildren. His father, Jake
Grubb, preceded him in death.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 24, 1971 p. 7
Mary Grubb, 68, Rites Held Here June 19
Funeral
services for Mrs. Glade (Mary Etta) Grubb, 68, of Omaha, were held June 19 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in
Bedford, conducted by Carl Cummings.
Mrs. Grubb died June
17, 1971 at University Hospital in Omaha, Nebr. Interment was at Conway Cemetery, Conway.
Mary
Etta, daughter of Dave and Ida
[Mae Loupee] Munn, was born
October 12, 1902 in Jasper County, Iowa.
Mary was united in marriage to Calvin Glade Grubb in February 1918 and to them five children were
born to bless their home and to share their love.
They
lived in and near Conway and Gravity until 1941 when they moved to Omaha,
Nebraska.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Glade; parents; and two children, Ivan Cecil and Cleta Marie; three brothers, Forrest Munn, Raymond Munn, and George Munn; one sister, Gladys Stubbe.
She
is survived by her three children:
Estel McMahill, of
Bentonville, Arkansas, Calvin Grubb
of Rock Springs, Wyo.; and Dorothea Marinus of Boulder, Colo.; seven grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Nellie Gold, Mrs. Mable Burch, Mrs. Nora
Fuller, Mrs. Edith Harsha and Mrs.
Lois Stubbe; two brothers: Dave Munn and Bobby Munn; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many
friends.
Early
in her youth she joined the Conway Methodist Church. She was a kind and loving mother, sister, and friend,
and she will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Times-Republican
Thursday February 16, 1922 p. 6
Obituary
Ivan
Cecil, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. Glade Grubb [Mary Etta Munn],
was born Jan. 16, 1922, and died Feb. 7, 1922, at 9 oÕclock p. m., aged 3 weeks
and one day. Little Ivan was an unusually bright baby. He seemed well until Monday morning
when he was stricken with pneumonia.
He was too delicate to withstand the dread disease.
The
hearts of all who saw this little one were brightened and cheered, only to be
saddened by his sudden death. He
leaves to mourn their loss, his father and mother and one sister Estelle and one brother, Calvin, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. [avid] L.
Munn of Newton, Iowa, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. [acob] K. Grubb of
Conway, Ia., besides a host of other relatives and friends.
The
loved ones have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement.
Truly,
Jesus said, ÒSuffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not for
of such is the kingdom of Heaven.Ó
Funeral
services were held at the home at 2 oÕclock Thursday, conducted by Rev. Brown
of Conway.
[Grubb, Louisa
Samantha ÒMantaÓ Watkins]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 27, 1958 [p. 1]
Mrs. Manta Grubb Dies At Conway
Mrs.
Manta Grubb, 90, a long time
resident of Conway, died at her home there Monday afternoon, February 24, after
an illness of several months.
Funeral
services will be held at the Conway Methodist church at two p. m., Thursday,
February 27, Rev. Howard DeVore officiating. Burial in Conway cemetery.
Mrs.
Grubb is survived by a daughter, Miss
Audrey Grubb of the home; two
sons, Garrett Grubb and Milton
Grubb of Anthony, Kans. There are several grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
[Grubb, Louisa
Samantha ÒMantaÓ Watkins]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 6, 1958 p. 5
Mrs. Manta Grubb Rites Held At Conway
Funeral
services for Mrs. Manta Grubb of
Conway were held at the Conway Methodist Church Thursday afternoon, February
27, conducted by her pastor, Rev. Howard DeVore. Burial in Conway cemetery.
Louisa
Samantha Watkins, daughter of J.
[ehiel] G. and Frances [Monger Keenan] Watkins, was born March 25, 1867 in McDonough County,
near McComb, Ill., and died at her home in Conway, Feb. 25, 1958 at the age of
90 years, 10 months, 29 days.
She
came to Taylor County in 1876 with her parents [and] settled on a farm three
miles east of Conway, where she resided until she was married to William
L.[arkin] Grubb of Conway on Feb.
16, 1890. To them six children
were born, three boys and three girls.
Two daughters preceded her in death, Edith Mae and Mildred. Mr. Grubb died Jan. 14, 1937 and a son, Lloyd, on Oct. 22, 1954.
She
is survived by two sons, Garrett C. Grubb and Milton L. Grubb
of Anthony, Kans., and by one daughter, Miss Audrey Grubb of the home. Also by seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren.
Mrs.
Grubb was one of eight children
and the two brothers living are J. [ames] E. Watkins of Chillicothe, Mo., and B. E. Watkins [Roscoe B.] of Wichita, Kans.
She
united with the Methodist church at the age of 15 and lived that Christian
faith in her home and community.
She
had been a member of the Rebekah Lodge for 60 years.
Mrs.
Grubb had been in failing health
the past seven years, when on Jan. 11, 1951 she fell and broke her shoulder.
[Grubb, Bertha Clarice
Jarvis]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 8, 1968 p. 7
Mrs. Lloyd Grubb Rites August 3
Funeral
services for Mrs. Lloyd (Bertha Clarice) Grubb, 73, lifetime Taylor County resident, held August
3 at the Bedford Methodist Church, were conducted by Rev. Richard Viney. Mrs. Grubb died at Rosary Hospital in Corning July 31. Interment was at Conway Cemetery.
Bertha
Clarice Grubb, daughter of Elmer
and Minnie [May Hogue] Jarvis,
was born December 14, 1894, on a farm near Platteville.
Bertha spent her early childhood at the place of [her]
birth until she was six years old.
Then they moved to a farm near Bedford where she lived until January 30,
1918, when she was united in marriage to Lloyd C. [hester] Grubb.
To
this union were born six children:
Elton Grubb, who lived
one year and passed away in 1926, Mrs. Dale (Hazel) Hatfield, Lexington, Nebr.; Mrs. Howard (Frances) Allen, Prescott, Iowa; Mrs. Dannie (Gladys) Gamel, Hopkins, Mo.; Chester L. Grubb, Alexandria, La.; Mrs. Glen (Lillian) Gamel, Bedford.
Others
surviving are: two sisters, Mrs.
Lou (Wilda) Ackley and Mrs.
Oliver (Irma) Safely; 11
grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; a host of neighbors and friends.
Besides
her son she was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
Mrs.
Grubb was a member of the First
Methodist Church of Bedford for a number of years.
She
was a kind and loving wife and mother and will be sadly missed by family and
friends.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 16, 1965 [p. 1]
Audrey Grubb Rites Friday
Funeral services for Audrey
[Emily] Grubb, formerly of Conway
and former grade teacher at Gravity, will be held Friday, Dec. 17 at 2:30 at
Anthony, Kansas with burial there.
Miss Grubb died Dec. 14
in Anthony.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 13, 1966 p. 3
Obituary of Audrey
Grubb
Audrey
Emily Grubb, 61, daughter of Wm.
[Larkin] and [Louisa] Samantha [Watkins] Grubb, was born March 5, 1904 in Conway, Ia., and died
Dec. 14, 1965 in Anthony, Kansas.
She
grew up in Conway, Ia., where she received her high school education and was a
graduate of Maryville Teachers College, of Maryville, Mo. She lived her entire life in the
vicinity of Conway and taught school in Taylor County for 42 years, 30 of which
she taught in the Conway school system.
She
had been named to Delta Kappa Gamma society.
As
a small girl she was united with the Methodist church and has kept faith ever
since. She was Sunday school
superintendent, taught several Sunday school classes, and was a devoted church
worker. She was a member of the
Rebekah lodge and had been through the chairs. She was also a member of the B. P. W. Club.
Her
parents and one brother, Lloyd,
preceded her in death.
She
is survived by two brothers, Jack and Milton Grubb, both of Anthony, and several nieces and nephews,
and many friends. Mrs. Dannie
Gamel [Gladys Grubb] of Hopkins was a niece.
She
was loved by all who knew her.
Funeral
services were held Fri., Dec. 17, at the Parsons Funeral Home, with Rev.
Charles Fitzgerald officiating.
Interment was at Forest Park Cemetery in Anthony, Kans.
Times-Republican
Thursday January 16, 1930 p. 4
Mrs. E. N. Jarvis
Minnie
May Hogue was born in Madison
County, Iowa, June 8, 1873, and passed away from her home in Bedford, Iowa, on
January 11th, 1930, at the age of 56 years, 7 months and 3
days. Mrs. Jarvis has spent her
entire life in the state of Iowa,, grew to womanhood within its boundary lines,
and was united in marriage to Mr. E. [lmer] N. [ewton] Jarvis on December 14, 1892. To this happy union three children were born as
follows: Mrs. Bertha Grubb,
Mrs. Irma Safely and Miss
Wilda Jarvis at home, all of
Bedford, Iowa. Mrs. Jarvis united with the Brethren Church in Blockton,
Iowa, very early in life, and was a member of that church at the time of her
death. Mrs. Jarvis leaves to mourn
her departure her loving husband, Mr. E. [lmer] N. [ewton] Jarvis, her three daughters, Mrs. Bertha Grubb, Mrs.
Irma Safely, and Miss Wilda
Jarvis, all of Bedford, Ia.; her
mother of Rush, Colo.; four brothers, J. [ohn] W. [esley] Hogue of Rush, Colo.; A.[lfred] C. [urtis] Hogue of Westcliff, Colo.; G. [eorge] M. [arion]
Hogue of St. Joseph, Mo.; and J.
[oshua] E. [dmond] Hogue of New
Rockford, N. D. She leaves many
more friends and relatives who will miss her loving [word unclear].
Funeral
services were held at the First Baptist church Monday afternoon at 2:00
oÕclock, conducted by Clark M. Crowell.
Interment was made in the Fairview Cemetery.
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday February 23, 1933 p. 2
Elmer N. Jarvis
Mr.
Elmer N. [ewton] Jarvis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. [William Henry] Jarvis [Martha Simpson], was born in the state of Ohio, September 26,
1869, and departed this life from his home in Bedford, Iowa, on Feb. 16, 1933,
at the age of 63 years, 4 months and 21days. He moved with his parents to the state of Iowa where he grew
to manhood.
On
December 14, 1892, he was united in marriage to Minnie M. [ay] Hogue.
To
them were born three children, Mrs. Bertha Grubb, Mrs. Irma Safely and Miss Wilda Jarvis, all of Bedford.
Surviving
him are his three daughters; three brothers, Charley Jarvis, Hydro, Okla.; Clint Jarvis, Cache, Okla.; Ora Jarvis, State of Illinois; two sisters, Myrtle Lyons, Lakeport, Cal.; Blanche Ostrander, San Mateo, Calif.
Funeral
services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2:00 oÕclock in the Wetmore Funeral
Home with the Rev. C. M. Crowell of the Baptist church delivering the sermon.
Burial was made in Fairview
Cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 6, 1958 p. 3
Paul Spencer Burial At Hopkins
Funeral
services for Paul Spencer were
held at the Wetmore Funeral Home, February 21, conducted by a former pastor of
the Hopkins Baptist church, Rev. Norman Lewis of Forest City, Mo. Burial in Hopkins cemetery.
Andrew
Paul Spencer, son of [William] Penn and Eva [Underwood] Spencer, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, Jan. 20, 1892
and died at Des Moines in Veterans hospital, Feb. 9, 1958, at [the] age of 66
years and 29 days.
He
lived practically all his life close to his birthplace, living one year in
Pennsylvania in his infancy.
He
was a member of Plumb Lodge No. 285, A. F. & A. M. at Siam, which held
Masonic rites. He was also a
veteran of World War I. He united
with the Methodist church at Hopkins in his youth.
He
is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lela Blake of Bedford, several nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his father, mother and three brothers, Fred, Howard and Lee.
Bedford Times-Press
March 25, 1943 p. 4
Mrs. W. P. Spencer Dies March 22nd
Mrs.
W. [illiam] P. [enn] Spencer died
at her home southwest of Bedford Monday, March 22, 1943. The funeral services were held at the
Walker & Shum Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. L.
Hufstader. Burial was in the
Hopkins cemetery.
Eva
Underwood, daughter of [Emanuel] Lewis and Harriett [Phillips] Underwood, was born July 4, 1866, at Center Moreland,
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, being aged 76 years, 6 months and 18 days at the
time of her death.
On
March 26, 1901, she was married to W. [illiam] P. [enn] Spencer. To
them were born five children: Freddie, who died at the age of three years; Paul
Spencer of the home, Lee
Spencer, Mrs. Lela Blake and Howard
Spencer, all of Bedford. Mr. Spencer died May 8, 1934.
Surviving
with the four children are 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
She
united with the Baptist church about 27 years ago.
[Long, Sarah Elizabeth
Little]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 29, 1934 p. 5
Mrs. Sarah Long, 90, Died November 26
Mrs.
Sarah [Elizabeth Little] Long
died Monday, Nov. 26, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Doud Hunter [Emma
Catherine], in the Conway
community.
She
would have been 90 years old had she lived until Nov. 28, the day of her
burial. The funeral services were
held at the Christian church in New Market Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
W. W. Kratzer. Burial was in the
Memory cemetery.
Mrs.
Long was the widow of a civil war
veteran, Anson D. Long, who
died twenty years ago. They were
pioneers of this section of the state and she had spent all but two years of
her life in Taylor and Page counties, New Market and Hepburn being where she
resided in Page County.
She
was unusually rugged for one of her age, and maintained her own home in Hepburn
until only a few weeks ago. She
was the mother of five children, all having preceded her in death except two
daughters, Mrs. Leslie Dirrim
of Hepburn and Mrs. Hunter.
[Allison, Julia Ettie
Chamberlain]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 29, 1934 p. 5
Sheridan
Sister Succumbs
Mrs. [William] Orlando
Allison [Julia Ettie
Chamberlain] died at her home in
Palisade, Colo., Saturday. She is
a former resident of Sheridan. Her
sister, Mrs. Charley Holliday
[Nellie Gladys] of Sheridan
attended the funeral in Colorado.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 30, 1961
Mrs. E. S. Putnam Dies Here Saturday
Mrs.
E. [dwin] S. [idney] Putnam of
Bedford died here Saturday, March 25, after having been in failing health for
several years.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on State Street,
Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Ivo Randels, pastor of the Christian
Church, of which she had been a member since girlhood. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Mabel
A. Snyder, oldest child of J.
[ames] B. and Res [sa] [Bessie
Thomas] Snyder, was born November
13, 1881, in Taylor County where she had lived all of her life. She passed away at the age of 79 years,
four months, 12 days.
She
was married to Edwin S. [idney] Putnam on January 3, 1900, at the parental home in Bedford, and to them was
born one son, Harry E. Putnam
of Bedford.
She
is survived by her husband, her son and his wife, one granddaughter, one great
grandson. Also a brother, Harry
Snyder, of Torrance, California.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 27, 1961
W. O. Patton Rites Here Saturday
W.
O. Patton, a long-time butcher in
Bedford, died at University Hospital, Iowa City, Wednesday, April 19, after a
long illness.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on State Street, Saturday
afternoon, April 22, conducted by Rev. Colvin Caughey. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
William
Orin Patton, son of Sara Davis
and John Zion Patton, was born
June 15, 1885 at Derby, Ia., and passed away at the age of 75 years, 10 months,
three days.
On
Dec. 25, 1904 he was married to Alice Cope of Livingston, Kentucky.
To this union four children were born, Bulah and Charlie died in infancy.
He
is survived by his wife, Alice;
two daughters, Mrs. Donald Wood
of Bedford, Mrs. Archie Fisher
of Maryville; three grandchildren, Richard Fisher of Gila Bend, Arizona, Sally Fisher Lieb, Jr., of St. Joseph, Donald Fisher of Maryville; two great granddaughters, Debbie
Lieb and Elaine Fisher.
He
was a member of the Baptist church and of Bedford Lodge No. 91, I. O. O. F.