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Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 24, 1974 p. 4
Last Rites Held Here
Tues. For Reid M. Rogers
Funeral services for Reid
M. [McKinley] Rogers, 84, of
Bedford, held Tues., Oct. 22, at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were
conducted by Rev. C. Ray McCain.
Mr. Rogers died October 19 at Colonial Manor Nursing Home here. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery,
Bedford.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 3, 1944 p. 3
Mrs. Killam Dies
Mrs.
Clara Ann Killam, 80, died
Wednesday, January 26, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Killam. The
last eight years had been spent in bed, where she was cared for by Keith and Mrs. Killam.
The
funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Methodist church, conducted
by Rev. W. H. Hansford. Burial was
in the Hopkins cemetery.
Clara
Ann Shellman, daughter of Adam
[Nelson] and Sarah [Clark Watson] Shellman [Shelman], was born on a farm near Hopkins, April 20,
1864. Her entire life was spent in
this immediate community.
She
was married to Herbert Walter Killam March 4, 1883. To them
were born eight children, five sons and three daughters: Keith, William and Ross Killam of Hopkins; Nelson Killam of Pickering, and Lloyd Killam of Tujunga, Calif., Mrs. Ed Allison [Edythe] and Mrs. Russell Nicholson [Mary] of Hopkins, Mrs.
John Lacy [Velma] of Bedford. Mr. Killam
died December 21, 1928.
Surviving
with the children are 23 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She also leaves two brothers, Henry
Shellman and Charles Shellman of Parnell; three sisters, Mrs. Chas. Killam of Guilford, Mo., Mrs. Rosa Scott of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Mrs. Mary Holton of Fort Scott, Kansas.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 20, 1975 p. 6
Final Rites Held In
Hopkins For Ross Killam,
84
Funeral
services for Ross Killam, 84,
of Hopkins, were held February 14 at the Christian Church in Hopkins with Rev.
Fred Paxton and Rev. Carl Hoff officiating. Mr. Killam died February 12 at ClarindaÕs Municipal
Hospital. Interment was at Hopkins
Cemetery, Hopkins, Mo.
Ross
Robert Killam, son of Herbert
Walter and Clara Ann Shelman Killam,
was born in Nodaway County, Missouri on June 7, 1890.
Most
of his life was spent in the Hopkins and Gaynor communities. He was engaged in farming until he
retired and moved to Hopkins in November of 1957. He was an active member of the Hopkins Christian Church
until his health failed.
On
March 20, 1920 he was united in marriage to Beulah Taylor at her family home in Hopkins. Two children were born to this union, a
daughter, Darlene, and a son, Herbert.
He
is survived by his wife, Beulah,
his daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and Eldon Fine; his son and daughter-in-law, Herbert and Jean
Killam, all of Bedford, Ia.;
three granddaughters, Victoria Faith Killam and Sharon Fine
of Bedford and Shirley Sump
and her husband Morris, of New
Market, Ia.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Nicholson of Maryville; one brother, Lloyd Killam, of Tujunga, California. He also is survived by a number of
nieces and nephews and many friends.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Keith, Nelson and Will Killam and two sisters, Edythe Allison and Velma Lacy.
His family and friends
will always cherish many happy memories of the 84 years he was able to share
with them.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 26, 1959 p. 6
Mrs. John LacyÕs Brother Died March 21
Nelson
C. [ornelius] Killam, 72, died
Saturday, March 21, at his home east of Pickering after a long illness. He was a farmer and had lived in the
Picking, Parnell and Hopkins communities all of his life.
Mr.
Killam was born June 20, 1886, at
Pickering, the son of the late Herbert [Walter] Killam and Clara Shelman Killam. He
was married to Elizabeth Montgomery
Feb. 14, 1907.
Survivors
are his wife of the home, a son, Fay [Edward] Killam, Pickering; two daughters, Mrs. Donald Stutesman [Vesta May] of Parnell, Mrs. Wilson Dowden [Clara Belle] of
Puyallup, Wash.; seven grand children; three brothers, Ross Killam of Hopkins, William Killam of Tucson, Ariz., Lloyd Killam of Tujunga, Calif., three sisters, Mrs.
Russell Nicholson [Mary] and Mrs. Ed Allison [Edythe] of Hopkins, Mrs. John Lacy [Velma] of Bedford.
Funeral
rites were held Monday afternoon at the Pickering Methodist Church, Rev. Marvin
McDougal, assisted by Rev. Thomas Adams, officiated. Burial in Hopkins cemetery.
Times-Republican
Thursday December 27, 1928 p. 5
Herbert Killam
Herbert [Walter]
Killam passed away at 11:30 a.
m., Friday, at his home near Gaynor City, Mo. He was aged 72 years, 9 months and 7 days. The funeral services were held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Gaynor City, at 2:30 oÕclock Sunday
afternoon. Interment was made in
the Hopkins cemetery. Mr.
Killam was the father of Mrs.
John Lacy [Velma] of Bedford.
[Killam, Beulah
Lucille Taylor]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 1, 1980 p. 7
Beulah Killam, 83, Final Rites Were Held In Hopkins
Funeral
services for Mrs. Ross (Beulah) Killam, 83, formerly of Hopkins, Mo., were held April 20 in Swanson-Price
Funeral Home in Hopkins, Missouri with Rev. Loren Daly officiating. Mrs. Killam died April 17, 1980 in Goldenrod Nursing Home in
Clarinda. Interment was at the
Hopkins Cemetery.
Beulah
Lucille Killam, daughter of Douglas
and Louella Knabb Taylor, was
born at Clearmont, Missouri November 29, 1896. Her family moved to [the] Siam community, where she attended
the Fine School. She became a
member of the Siam Christian Church in 1910 and later transferred to the
Hopkins Christian Church.
On
March 20, 1920, she was married to Ross Killam at her family home in Hopkins. They lived in the Gaynor and Hopkins
area and had celebrated more than 50 years together before her husbandÕs death
in February of 1975.
She
is survived by her daughter, Darlene, and son-in-law, Eldon Fine, and her son, Herbert,
and daughter-in-law, Jean, all
of Bedford; three granddaughters, Shirley Sump and her husband, Morris, of New Market, Sharon Kirchner and husband, Serle, of Clarinda, Victoria Guilliatt and her husband, Richard, of Gravity; four great grandchildren, Donna
and Denise Sump and Seth and
Rachel Kirchner; four
sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, parents, a half-sister, Grace Enders, a brother, Earl Taylor.
She
was a loving mother and grandmother and friend, always busy helping others
until her health failed.
Bedford Free Press
Thursday May 27, 1926
Mrs.
Ellen Wells [Louisa Ellen Caskey]
passed away Friday night, My 21, 1926, at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
James George [Sarah Rebecca] of Hopkins. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Unity
church. Burial was in New Hope
cemetery. Everyone extends
heartfelt sympathy to the family.
Iowa South-West
Saturday February 6, 1875 p. 3
Obituary
Died---January 23d, 1875, Enoch Larison, aged 19 years and 8 months.
At
a meeting of Fleming Grange No. 1148, the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted.
Whereas, It has pleased an all wise God to remove from
our midst our worthy brother, Enoch Larison, be it
Resolved, That in this dispensation of the Great Master of
the universe, we are reminded of the injunction of Holly Writ, ÒBe ye also
ready.Ó
Resolved,
that in his death our Grange has
lost one of its best members and that we cherish the memory of him as a good
Patron, a genial companion and a faithful friend.
Resolved,
That we deeply sympathize with
the bereaved family and friends, and that a copy of these resolutions be
presented to the family of the deceased, also, a copy sent to the South-West and Bedford Argus for publication. D. Bailie
Iowa South-West
Saturday February 6, 1875 p. 3
Obituary
Died---Jan. 17, 1875, at his residence in Mason
Township, Rev. James Stockton.
Mr.
Stockton was one of the early
settlers of this county, immigrating here in the spring of 1853. He was in his 68th year, and
was a faithful minister of the gospel in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
fifty-one years---preaching the glad news of salvation from Tennessee, his
native State, to Iowa.
For
integrity he had few equals, continually striving for higher attainments in the
Christian life, thus adding his testimony to the fact that,
ÒÕTis
religion that can give,
Sweetest
pleasures while we live.Ó
And
as he died in full faith of that glorious gospel he had so long preached, thus
evincing to the world that,
ÒÕTis
religion can supply,
Solid
comfort when we die.Ó
S.
R. J.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 23, 1967
Junior Fordyce Rites Nov. 22
Funeral
services for John Junior Fordyce,
51, of Blockton, were held Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
with Rev. Clarence Landis officiating.
Mr. Fordyce died
November 20 at the Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Ia, after a lingering
illness. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford.
John
Junior Fordyce, son of John
and Mary Lou [vada Rhinehart] Fordyce,
was born near Blockton, Ia., August 13, 1916.
Most
of his life was engaged in farming near Blockton, in Taylor County, and here he
also made a home for his parents.
He
was a member of the Blockton Methodist Church, serving on the Official Board
until the time of his passing. He
was a member of Bethany Lodge No. 320, A. F. and A. M., Blockton.
Throughout
his entire life he was devoted to helping others, especially his parents, and
many others of his community. He
was a kind friend and loved by all who knew him.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Rachael. He
is survived by several cousins and a host of friends.
[Fordyce, Mary Louvada
Rhinehart]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 29, 1966 p. 8
Mrs. Fordyce Rites Monday
Funeral
services for Mrs. John (Mary) Fordyce, 93, of Blockton, were held December 26 at the Blockton Methodist
Church, conducted by Rev. Clarence Landis. Mrs. Fordyce
died December 23, 1966 in Ringgold County Hospital at Mt. Ayr. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery,
Bedford.
Mary
Louvada Fordyce, one of eight
children, was born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, in Greene County, on May 2,
1873. She was the daughter of A.
P. Rinehart and Maria (Bowers) Rinehart.
Mrs.
Fordyce was married Sept. 2, 1913
to Mr. John Fordyce of near
Blockton in Taylor County. To this
union were born two children, a daughter and a son.
Mrs.
Fordyce grew up in earlier years
in Pennsylvania, then lived a few years in Freeport, Ill. She then came to Iowa and had lived the
remaining years in Taylor County, west and north of Blockton.
She
professed her faith in Jesus Christ at an early age and became a member of the
Blockton Methodist Church in which she took an active part in the earlier years
of her life. She was at the time
of her death the oldest member of the Blockton Methodist Church.
In
her long years of life, she saw many changes take place in this area of near
Blockton and could relate many interesting and thoughtful happenings.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, brothers and sisters, and her husband, John, who passed away on November 14, 1958, and a
daughter, Rachel, who passed
away in 1917.
Surviving
are her son, John Junior Fordyce
of the home northwest of Blockton, nieces and nephews and other relatives.
She
lived her entire life as a kind, faithful and loving mother, a fine neighbor,
and will be long remembered and many memories cherished by all who knew her.
Times-Republican
Thursday July 26, 1928 p. 6
Rachael Bower
Fordyce
Mrs.
Rachael Bower [s] Fordyce died at
her home on the farm near Platteville, on July 19, 1928, aged 82 years and 1
month. She was a daughter of John
and Elizabeth [Cowell] Bower [s] and was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, on
the 19th of June 1846.
She was married to Arthur B. [onner] Fordyce in Greene County on June 14, 1866, and they moved
to Iowa in 1869 and settled on a farm near Platteville, which was her home
until her death, having resided thereon for 59 years. Her husband died on June 21, 1911. She is survived by two sons, John Fordyce and Benson W. Fordyce, and a daughter, Mrs. M. [elbon] R. [oscoe]
Brant [Fern] of Bedford, together with three grandchildren
and two sisters. She was confined
to her bed for a period of two months and passed away without pain.
The
funeral was held at the home Monday, July 23, and Rev. G. T. Roberts of Bedford
officiated at the funeral. She was
buried in Fairview Cemetery beside her husband.
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 14, 1912 p. 5
James H. Fordyce Dead
The
citizens of Bedford were shocked to hear last Thursday evening of the sudden
and unexpected death of James H. Fordyce, who resided in rooms over TateÕs grocery. Mr. Fordyce, while suffering some with asthma and heart
trouble for several years, was in his usual health when on the streets last
Thursday. He was alone in his room
when Mr. Ditto, who has a gallery across the hall, heard him calling for a
doctor. One was immediately sent
for, but he was past medical aid when he arrived and passed away about 8
oÕclock, Thursday, March 7.
James
Harvey Fordyce was born in the
month of November 1843, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and was 69 years, and 3
months of age at the time of his death.
Two brothers survive him, one living in Washington, Iowa, Jesse, the other, Morton, residing in Pennsylvania. During the Civil War he enlisted in the
1st Reserve Cavalry of Pennsylvania and was honorably discharged on
account of disability after serving one year. After his service in the army he was married to Miss
Murdock. To this union there were born three
sons and four daughters. During
the greater part of his life, Mr. Fordyce was engaged in farming and stock
raising. He left Pennsylvania
about 25 years ago and has made his home in Bedford since that time. When 16 years of age he united with the
M. E. church. In recent years he
has been devoted to his religious profession, being present with scrupulous
regularity at every church service as far as possible and taking active part
whenever opportunity was given. He
was kind hearted and generous and won many friends. He was a member of the G. A. R. post in his old home in
Pennsylvania.
The
funeral services were held in the M. E. church in Bedford, conducted by Rev.
Wm. B. Thompson. He was interred
in Fairview cemetery.
Times-Republican
Thursday August 2, 1928 p. 4
I. Hubert Hindman
I.
[ra] Hubert Hindman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. I. [ra] A. Hindman [Gladys Fletcher], was born at Bedford, Iowa, on November 6, 1897, and passed away at
the early age of 30 years on July 22, 1928. When but a boy he accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior and
united with the First Baptist Church of Bedford of which he has remained a
faithful member. On September 18,
1927, he was united in marriage to Miss Gladdes [Gladys] Fletcher of Glenwood, Iowa. He was ever a dutiful son, and the last few years he has
given unstintingly of his time and devotion to his mother, who has been in very
poor health. He was a member of
the American Legion and the Free and Accepted Masons. He leaves to mourn their loss, his young wife, his father
and mother and one brother, Harry James Hindman of Chicago, Ill., his wifeÕs father, mother and
one brother, R. [ay] N.
Fletcher of Bloomington, Ill.,
who all loved him as their own, and many uncles, aunts, and other relatives and
a host of friends.
Times-Republican
Thursday August 2, 1928
p. 4
Mrs. Harriett Allen
Mrs.
Harriett [Rosey or Rusie] Allen
of Ridgeway, Mo., died suddenly at the home of her daughter in Sharpsburg,
Tuesday of last week. Mrs.
Allen recently came from St.
Joseph and intended to spend a number of weeks visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
A. [ustin] C. [rary] Whipple. She was 77 years old and was born in
Indianapolis, Ind., and came to Missouri to make her home in 1871. Nine surviving children live in Kansas,
Missouri and Iowa. Funeral
services were conducted in Sharpsburg on Wednesday and burial was made at
Ridgeway. Surviving children
are: Mrs. A. [lbert] P.
[reston] Mathes [Emma] of Agency,
Mo.; Mrs. J. A. Schwab, Kansas
City, Mo.; Mrs. N. A. Frost,
Ridgeway, Mo.; Fred Allen,
[word unclear], Mo.; William Allen,
Ridgeway, Mo.; Mrs. A. [ustin] C.[rary] Whipple [Lula], Sharpsburg, Ia.; A. [lva] J. Allen, Atlantic, Ia.; J. [osiah] J. Allen, Richmond, Kans.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 24, 1959 p. 5
Mrs. Lula Whipple of Sharpsburg Dies
Mrs.
Lula Whipple, 82, of Sharpsburg,
died at Rosary Hospital in Corning, Tuesday, September 22.
Funeral
services will be held at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg at 1:30 p. m.
Saturday, September 28. Rev.
Eldridge McGehee will officiate.
Burial will be in the Guss cemetery.
Mrs.
Whipple is survived by two
daughters and a son, Mrs. Ralph Harmon [Clella Ethel] of
Griswold, Mrs. Cloyd Pfander [Neva] of Gravity, Dean Whipple of Conway.
[Campbell, Livia
Elizabeth Miller]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 24, 1959 p. 5
Mrs. Livia Campbell
Died Here Monday
Mrs.
Livia [Elizabeth Miller] Campbell,
83, a resident of Bedford and community for many years, died at the Bissett
Rest Home in Bedford Monday, Sept. 21.
She is survived by two daughters and a son.
Funeral
services will be held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 State Street
at two oÕclock Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday January 5, 1933 [p. 1]
Arthur A. Hamblin Succumbed Jan. 4
Funeral
services for Arthur A. Hamblin,
who died Wednesday, January 4, will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Gravity, Friday, Jan. 6.
Mr.
Hamblin was 78 years of age.
Burial
will be held in the Gravity cemetery.
Rev. Overholser of the Presbyterian church of Sharpsburg will deliver
the sermon.
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday January 5, 1933 [p. 1]
Akers Baby Died Wednesday, Jan. 4
Roland
Theryl Akers, aged 1 year, 4
months and 11 days, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Akers, in Gravity, Iowa, on January 4, 1933.
Funeral
services will be held in the Methodist Episcopal church at Gravity at 1 p. m.
on Friday, January 6. Interment
will be made in the Gravity cemetery and the Rev. R. V. Felt will preach the
last sermon.
[Weir, Persis Mildred Hardenbrook]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 28, 1960 [p. 1]
Mrs. Persis Weir Died Tuesday Morn
Mrs.
Persis [Mildred Hardenbrook] Weir,
75, of Bedford, died at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Tuesday forenoon,
January 26, after a long illness.
Her husband, S.[amuel] R. Weir, died several years ago.
She
is survived by her son, William
and wife, and by two grandsons, all of Hopkins.
Funeral
services will be held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 Madison
Street in Bedford, Thursday, January 28 at two p. m. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 17, 1953 [p. 1]
Sam R. Weir Rites Thursday
Samuel
R. Weir died at his home in
Bedford, September 15. Funeral
services will be held at Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Thursday, Sept. 17,
conducted by Rev. Clement Loehr.
Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
Mr.
Weir was born in Pennsylvania and
came to Bedford years ago to serve as Taylor County engineer. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss
Persis Hardenbrook; and by one
son, William Weir and family,
of Hopkins, Mo.
Times-Republican
Thursday November 22, 1928 [p. 1]
Little Helen Weir Passed Away Today
Took Sick Last
Saturday Morning With Appendicitis
Helen [Elizabeth], the little six year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Weir [Persis Hardenbrook],
passed away at the hospital in Maryville about one oÕclock today noon. Helen was taken seriously ill early
Saturday morning and was taken to Maryville Sunday morning, where she was
operated on for appendicitis. The
family have the sympathy of the entire community.
Times-Republican
Thursday May 2, 1929 p. 3
Mrs. C. W. Fletcher
The
following article was taken from The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune, concerning the death of Mrs. C. [harles]
Wesley Fletcher.
In
the early hours of Sunday morning, wearied from weeks and months and years of
courageously, uncomplainingly, fighting against the ravages of a malady which
was slowly but surely disarming the physical forces with which she hopefully
struggled to resist and overcome, Mrs. C. [harles] Wesley Fletcher rested.
It was a natural rest and a just rest. Natural because it is that rest which is ordered by a divine
intelligence and a just rest because it follows lifeÕs long day in which the
physical has become too weary and worn to longer endure.
Outside,
in the grey of early dawn, the clouds, which had hung heavy lifted and rolled
back, permitting the rays of the early sun to slip through her window and
brighten the room where she slept and the birds in the trees outside sang
cheerily----somehow this all seemed as it should be for with those great souls
such as hers, ÒThere is no death, what seems so is but transition, from this
mortal sphere to the realm Elysium.Ó
To meet Mrs. Fletcher
was to admire her and to know her was to love her, quiet, unassuming, sincere,
courageous soul, who lived a life of self sacrifice for family and friends, devoted
to her husband and his ministry, very ready to be of help, never giving
offense, always cheerful, hopeful and optimistic; she went down lifeÕs pathway
carrying the burden of her affliction uncomplainingly as her Master had carried
His cross. In the two years they
have lived in Glenwood her health was such that she was detained from taking
any very active part, yet the influence of her interest was felt in every
department of the church, and she was beloved by the entire membership. Her condition here grew worse for the
past several months but it was not until a week ago that hope of her recovery
was abandoned. Her husband,
daughter, Gladdes, and son Ray and wife who were called from Bloomington, Ill,
and Mrs. Trumbo, a close
family friend of Bedford, all of whom had been with her during the last two
days, were at her bedside when she quietly fell asleep. The body was removed to the Myers
Undertaking Parlors and was returned to the home where it lie in state between
the hours of 12 and 2 p. m. Wednesday.
The funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church Wednesday
afternoon. The casket was banked
with flowers, the sincere tribute of friends far and near. The services were in charge of Rev. J.
E. Wilkins, assisted by Rev. J. F. Stille. Rev. Victor N. Witter of Des Moines, who has long been
associated with Rev. Fletcher in the state work of the Baptist Association and
close family friend, paid a beautiful and appropriate eulogy to the memory of Mrs.
Fletcher, emphasizing the
nobleness of her character, the sincerity of her service and the warmth of her
hospitality. The greatest legacy
which can be left to family and friends is the memory of a life so worthy of
emulation and the spirit of this noble woman will linger as a guiding influence
and blessed benediction to the lives of those she loved and served as they
continue on along the way stretching from the association of yesterday to the
reunion of tomorrow.
Olive
Reneau was born January 21, 1860,
in Washtenaw County, Michigan. She
was educated in both the English and German schools. On October 5, 1886, she was united in marriage to Rev. C.
[harles] Wesley Fletcher. Two children were born to them, one son
and one daughter.
Quite
early in life she was converted to the Lord Jesus Christ and gave to Him a life
of faithful service. With her
husband, for many years she did missionary work and after taking up the regular
pastorate she was always a great church worker. Her work in the church was always of a quiet yet effective
nature, which won for her a place in the hearts of the people of the
church. In poor health for a
number of years, she still continued her work in the church, doing her part
cheerfully until recently, when her health would not permit.
She
is survived by her husband, Rev. C. [harles] Wesley Fletcher, one son, Ray N. Fletcher of Bloomington, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs.
Gladdes [Gladys] Hindman; four
brothers; two sisters; two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Friends
from a distance at the funeral were J. C. Poultney of Flint, Mich.; Mrs. Trumbo of Bedford; Rev. Cooper, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Council
Bluffs; and E. O. Hadlund and Thurl
Blackburn, also of Council
Bluffs.