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Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 6, 1939 p. 2
J. J. Streebin
John
Jacob, son of Christian and
Mary G. [Busker] Streebin, was
born June 5, 1874 in Johnson County, Iowa. He came to Taylor County with his parents when but a small
boy and passed away suddenly at Ottawa, Kans., Friday, March 24 of heart
failure.
He
was married to Lulu Barnes on
March 20, 1896. To them were born
four boys, two dying in infancy, Olen A. [ustin] and George Ivan.
Surviving
with the two sons are three grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. C.[harles] E. [lder] Longfellow [Mary Talena] and one brother, C. [harles] F. [rederick] Streebin, both of Bedford. Mrs. Streebin
passed away several years ago.
He
was a member of the Methodist church at Ottawa. He was a man who had many friends, both in his former home
in Iowa and in Kansas, which had been his home for nearly twenty years.
The
funeral services were held at the McVey Funeral Parlors in Ottawa at 4 p.
m. Sunday, March 26, with burial
at Ottawa beside his wife.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 17, 1946 [p. 1]
Mrs. C. F. Streebin Dies At Hospital
Mrs.
C. [harles] F. [rederick] Streebin
of Bedford died at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville Thursday evening,
January 10, following a severe illness of a week or more.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson.
Burial was in the Platteville cemetery.
Edna
E. [dith] Burch, daughter of Levi
[Preston] and Felicia [Filitia] [Gregg] Burch, was born December 23, 1878, in Taylor County,
residing here her entire life. She
was aged 67 years and 18 days at the time of her death.
She
was married to Charles F. [rederick] Streebin on October 8, 1902. To them two children were born, Cecil Streebin of Blockton and Miss Verla Streebin of Des Moines.
She
is survived by her husband, two children and four grandchildren. Also, two brothers, Loyal Burch of Denver, Colo., and one sister, Miss Vera
Burch of Conway. One brother, Clarendon Burch, preceded her in death.
At
an early age she united with the East Mission Baptist Church and later
transferred her membership to the Bedford Baptist Church where she was a
faithful and active member until death.
She
was a loving and devoted wife and mother and was always ready to administer to
the wants and needs of others. Her
passing will be greatly felt by her large circle of friends and relatives.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 6, 1966 p. 3
Olen Streebin Dies In Kansas
Olen
A. [ustin] Streebin, 68, 317 E.
15th, an Ottawa, Kans. real estate agent for more than 40 years,
died at Ransom Memorial Hospital Dec. 30.
Funeral
services were held Monday at the Dengel and Son Mortuary with Rev. Raymond
Jennings of the First Baptist Church officiating. Burial was at Highland Cemetery.
Streebin was born April 20, 1897 at Bedford, Iowa, the son
of John J. [acob] Streebin and
Lulu Barnes Streebin. He married Fern Dallison Streebin, who survives, April 27, 1918, at Omaha, Nebr.
He
served in the U. S. Army during World War I and was a member of the Warren
Black Post 60 of the American Legion.
He was a member of Ottawa Lodge 18 AF and AM, past president of the
Ottawa Kiwanis Club, a member of the Angus CattlemanÕs Association, and a
member of the Ottawa First Baptist Church.
Survivors,
in addition to his wife, include a brother, G. [eorge] Ivan Streebin, of rural Ottawa; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Pete
(Maude) Kinnison and many nephews
and nieces.
Times-Republican
Thursday May 24, 1928 [p. 1]
C. N. Burch
Clarence [Clarendon]
N. Burch, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. [evi] P. [reston] Burch [Filitia Gregg], deceased, was born in Wayne County, Iowa, Oct. 17, 1872, and passed
away at his home near Conway, May 15, 1928, after an illness of only a few
days. He is survived by his wife
and five children. The children
are: Franklin Burch, Mrs. Ralph Saylor, Mrs. Vern Cloyd, and Opal and Hazel at
home. Also, two brothers and two
sisters: Loyal G. [regg] Burch
and Miss Vera Burch of
Bedford, Mrs. C. [harles] F. [rederick] Streebin [Edna]
of Blockton, Rolla B. [oyd] Burch
of Denver, Colo. The funeral
services were held at the Methodist Church in Conway last Thursday afternoon,
conducted by the pastor of that church.
Interment was made in the Conway cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 6, 1939 p. 2
Mrs. S. W. Ridnour
Annie
Belle Meads was born at McComb,
Ill., Dec. 16, 1861, and departed this life at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs.
Roy Ross, at Clearmont, Mo.,
Saturday, March 18, at the age of 77 years, 3 months and 2 days.
While
still a small girl she moved with her family to Norborne, Mo.; from there she
moved to Page County at the age of 16.
In
February 1880 she was united in marriage to S. [amuel] W. [ilson] Ridnour. In
1894 they moved to Taylor County, near New Market, where they lived the
remainder of their lives.
To
this union, twelve children were born.
Her husband and three children preceded her in death.
She
leaves to mourn her passing nine children. They are: John Ridnour of Wellington, Colo., Bertha Harland of New Market, Flora Whetstine of Guilford, Mo., Golda Anderson of New Castle, Nebr., Maude Schoonover of Shambaugh, Albert Ridnour of Bedford, Hattie Geer of New Market, and Myrtle Ellis of St. Joseph, Mo.; 32 grandchildren and 21 great
grandchildren. There are two
living brothers, George Meads
of Ault, Colo. and William Meads
of Greeley, Colo. Four sisters
preceded her in death.
She
was united with the Free Methodist Church when a girl. She was a devoted mother and always
ready to help those in need.
The
funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, March 19, from the Walker Funeral
Home in Clarinda, with Rev. Frank Lister in charge. Burial was in the Old Memory cemetery near New Market.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 6, 1939 p. 2
Mrs. Bert Harley
Mrs.
[Al] Bert [B.] Harley, 54, a former resident of the Bedford and Siam
communities, died at her home in Marion, Ind., Friday, March 24. The funeral services were held at
Marion and burial also made there.
Mrs.
Harley was the former Miss
Nora [Ann] Acree of Siam, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. [Jacob Albert] Acree [Lydia Cox]. Her
girlhood days were spent in Siam and after her marriage to Mr. Harley, she moved to a farm near Bedford, where they
resided until moving to Indiana.
Surviving
relatives are her husband and four children, Mrs. Zelda [A.] Holloway of Fairmont, Ind., Lorene, Glen and Laverne of the home. Also by a grandson, her aged father, a sister, Mrs. Verna
McPherren; three brothers, O.
[ra] L. [ee] Acree, T. [homas] H. [enderson] Acree of Hood River, Ore., and Earl Acree of Portland, Ore. Her mother and a brother Albert Acree preceded her in death.
Mrs.
Harley was a member of the Siam
Church of Christ.
Indianapolis
Star (Indianapolis,
Indiana)
Saturday September 18, 2004
Marshall,
Mich. -- Zelda A. Holloway, 94, 18120 "G" Drive North, died at 12:40 p.m. Thursday
in her daughter's home in Marshall.
She was born in Bedford, Iowa, to the late Albert B. Harley and Nora Ann Acree and had lived in Marshall for 11
years. She graduated in 1928 from Swayzee High School. In 1936, she married Glenn
C. Holloway. He died
in 1992.
Mrs. Holloway was a former resident of Monroe Township, Grant County. She was a
housewife and retired as a psychiatric nursing assistant. She was a former
member of Antioch United Methodist Church, just outside of Van Buren. She was a
member of Grace Baptist Church of Marshall. She had attended Oak Chapel United
Methodist Church, 1125 S. 1150E, Marion.
Surviving sons, Albert (Bonnie) Holloway, Logansport, and Duane A. (Linda)
Holloway, Bellevue,
Wash.; daughters, Joyce A. (Frank) Murphy, Marshall, Betty (David) Hulley, Marion; grandsons, Gregg
(Roberta) Holloway,
Marion, Chip (Shellie) Holloway, Van Buren, Douglas Anderson, Tampa, Fla., Chuck (Lisa) Woodruff, Atlanta, Ind., Marc Hulley, Chicago, and Michael (Patty),
Robert (Brenda), Tim (Tammi) and Steven (Mary) Murphy, all of Marshall; granddaughters,
Paige (Mike) Thurman, Alexandria, Pam Nichols, West Minster, Colo., Deborah
(Jeffery) Minniear,
Schenectady, N.Y., Lisa Benedict, Logansport, Mary (Thomas) Waller, Richmond, Va., and Melissa
Holloway, Seattle;
and 33 great-grandchildren.
She also was
preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Harley; and sisters, Lorene Jones and LaVerne Boyd.
Services are
at 10 a.m. Monday in Oak Chapel United Methodist Church, 1125 S. 1150E, Marion,
with the Rev. John J. Wallace officiating. Burial is in Park Cemetery,
Fairmount.
Visitation is
from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Ferguson Funeral Home, Van Buren, and 9 a.m. until
services Monday at the church.
Memorials may
be made to the American Cancer Society, with envelopes at the funeral home.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 6, 1966 p. 3
Emma Million Rites Dec. 29
Funeral
services for Mrs. Frank (Emma Jane) Million, 94, long time Taylor County resident, held
Wednesday, December 29, at the east Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted
by Carl Cummings. Mrs. Million died December 26, 1965 at the home of Katherine
Roberts west of Hopkins. Interment was at Lexington Cemetery,
Bedford.
The
following obituary was included in the services.
Emma
Jane Scott was born August 1,
1871 to Richard and Catherine Scott
of Mammoth, Illinois.
She
was married to Frank Million
on December 24, 1889 at Red Cloud, Nebr.
He preceded her in death in 1940.
To
this union seven sons and four daughters were born; all survive but one
daughter, Laura Waudby, who
passed away in 1937.
Survivors
include: sons, Clifford Million, Sharpsburg, Ia., Dean Million, Osceola, Ia., Charley Million, Bedford, the twins, Murel Million, Dodge City, Kans., Burel Million, Bedford, Dale Million, Rozel, Kans., Scott Million, Bedford, Iowa; Fern Moore, New Plymouth, Idaho; Catherine Roberts, Hopkins, Mo.; Dare Hall, Richards, Mo.; one sister, Cora Barron; 39 grandchildren, 11 step-grandchildren, several
great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 21, 1980 p. 3
Ona C. Million, 79, Final Rites Held
Funeral
services for Ona C. Million,
79, of Bedford, were held August 18 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford
with Pastor Allen Tomlinson officiating.
Mrs. Million died on
August 13, 1980 at Ringgold County Hospital, Mt. Ayr, Iowa. Interment was in Lexington Cemetery,
Bedford.
Ona
C. [andida] Million, daughter of Dannie
[Daniel] and Effie [Evaline Drennen] Pace, was born at New Market, Iowa August 17, 1900. She lived in Taylor County and grew to
maturity in the community south of Bedford, where she attended the Hoover
School and Forest Grove Church.
On
August 20, 1918 she was united in marriage to Charley Million at Bedford, Iowa, and they lived around the
Bedford community for ten years.
To this union five children were born, a son and four daughters.
Moving
to Kansas in 1928, they lived there till 1942 when they returned to Bedford to
live. She was then employed by
Cudahy Packing Plant for several years.
Her health then started to fail and she was confined to her home most of
the time, but enjoyed the daily calls and visits from friends, neighbors and
relatives.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Dannie and Effie Pace; two brothers, Lonnie and Dannie; three sisters, Goldie Gamel, Letha Million and Jeannette Coverdale.
Left
to cherish her memory are her husband, Charley; son, Clifford of Cotton Valley, Louisiana; daughters, Mrs.
Bill (Doris) Congdon of Council
Bluffs; Mrs. Jefferson (Effie) Crowell of Rush Center, Kansas; Mrs. Loyd (Bettie) Wilson, Council Bluffs, and Mrs. John (Eva) Houston of Pine Bluffs, Arkansas; one sister, Vesta
Parks of Gravity; two brothers, Joe
and Don Pace of Bedford; 27
grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
She
was a kind and considerate wife and mother, and will be missed by all who knew
and loved her.
[Million, Letha
Beatrice Pace Wyckoff]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 5, 1972 [p. 1]
Mrs. Bill Million Services Held Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Bill (Letha Beatrice) Million,
67, of Bedford, were held Tues., Oct. 3, at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in
Bedford, conducted by Carl Cummings.
Mrs. Million died
September 29, 1972. Interment was
at Lexington Cemetery, rural Bedford.
[Million, Letha
Beatrice Pace Wyckoff]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 12, 1972 p. 6
Funeral
services for Mrs. Bill (Letha Beatrice) Million, 67, of Bedford, held October 3 at Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home here, were conducted by Carl Cummings. Mrs. Million
died enroute to the Mount Ayr hospital September 29, 1972. Interment was at Lexington Cemetery
north of Bedford.
Letha
Beatrice Pace, daughter of Dannie
[Daniel] and Effie Drennen Pace,
was born in Taylor County Iowa, December 21, 1904.
She
was united in marriage to Glen Wyckoff in 1923 and to them were born three children, Lloyd, Lola and Nellie.
On
September 2, 1943, she was united in marriage to Bill Million who survives her.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Goldie Gamel, and two brothers, Lonnie Pace and Dannie Pace, who died in infancy.
She
is survived by her husband, Bill Million; a son, Lloyd Wyckoff;
two daughters, Lola McNutt and
Nellie Lernert; a step-son, Raymond
Million, whom she loved as a son;
three sisters, Ona Million, Vesta [Grace] Parks and Jeanette Coverdell; two brothers, Joe Pace and Donald Pace, 10 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; other
relatives and many friends.
She
was a kind and considerate wife, mother, sister and grandmother, and she will
be sadly missed by her family and many friends.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 26, 1970 p. 5
Mrs. A. D. Million Rites Wednesday
Funeral
services for Mrs. A. D. (Addie) Million of Bedford were held Wednesday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
here. Mrs. Million died at her
home Mar. 22. Interment was at
Lexington Cemetery north of Bedford.
Included
among her survivors are her husband and one daughter.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 2, 1970 p. 2
Last Rites Held March
25 For Addie Million
Funeral
services for Mrs. Dean (Addie) Million, 74, of Bedford, were held March 25 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
here with Carl Cummings officiating.
Mrs. Million died at
her home in Bedford March 22.
Interment was at Lexington Cemetery, north of Bedford.
Addie
Inez Million, daughter of Alexander
and Sally Anne Graybill Sharp,
was born in Nodaway Co. Missouri on Nov. 19, 1895. She moved to Iowa with her family in 1912.
On
Oct. 6, 1917 she was united in marriage to Dean Million and to this union were born three children, Pearl
Irene, Franklin Alexander and Zola
May.
They
spent most of their married life in or around Bedford, with the exception of a
few years spent at Farragut, Iowa and later at Osceola, Iowa.
She
was active in Eastern Star, American Legion Auxiliary and served many years as
a Blue Lady. She was Past Noble
Grand of the Rebekah Lodge No. 134.
She
was preceded in death by a four-year-old daughter, Pearl Irene, and a son, Franklin, who lost his life in the service of his country
during World War II; also by her brother, Luther Sharp, a sister, Mary Wright, and her parents.
Left
to cherish memories of her life are her husband, Dean; her daughter, Zola and husband, Walter Hall; three grandchildren, John Dean, Margaret
Irene, and Barbara Sue Hall; five brothers and three sisters: Ernest and Roy Sharp of Bedford; Oscar of Conway, Edward of Gravity; and George of Shenandoah; Lillie (Burks) of Independence, Mo., Mabel (Mahan) of Lake Wood, Colo., and Sue (Souder) of Bedford; a number of nieces and nephews;
other relatives and a host of friends.
She
was a kind and loving wife, mother, sister and neighbor, and she will be missed
by all who knew and loved her.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 3, 1948 p. 3
Mark Million Dies At Home In St. Joe
Mark
M. Million, 77 year-old retired
real estate dealer of St. Joseph, Mo., and a former resident of Bedford, died
Wednesday night at a hospital there.
Mr.
Million was born at New Market
and had lived in St. Joseph 38 years.
He was a member of the Baptist Church.
He
is survived by two sons, V. [irgil] B. Million and Nolan W. Million, both of St. Joseph; five grandchildren; and
three great grandchildren.
Mr.
Million is a former County
Auditor of Taylor County.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 7, 1937 p. 2
Obituary
Mrs. Joseph Waudby
Laura
Maude Million was born April 22,
1906 at Blockton, and died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1937 at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Million near
Conway, at the age of 31 years, 5 months and 10 days.
She
was united in marriage to Joseph Waudby, Jr., August 22, 1924 in La Crosse, Kans.
To
this union seven children were born, Eva Verneal, Alfred Orris, Frances
Keith, Billy Joe, Fern Anna, Eldred Dale, Frieda Elaine.
She
was a member of the Christian church in La Crosse. Besides her husband and children, she leaves to mourn her
death, her father and mother, seven brothers and three sisters. They are Clifford Million and Murel Million of Conway, Dean Million of Bedford, Charley Million of La Crosse, Kans., Burel Million and Scott Million of Albert, Kans., Mrs. John Hall [Dare]
of Rush Center, Kans., Mrs. Arthur Roberts [Catherine] of
Cantril, Iowa, and Mrs. Claude Moore [Fern] of New
Plymouth, Idaho.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 10, 1943 p. 3
Obituary - Mrs.
Emma Pace
Mrs.
Emma Pace, daughter of John
Calvin and Mary Catherine Walker,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa, May 19, 1876 and died at her home in New
Market, June 3, 1943 at the age of 67 years and 14 days.
She
spent her entire life in Taylor County, attending school both in the country
and in New Market.
On
July 29, 1903 she was married to Daniel Pace in New Market and they had since resided here.
Mrs.
Pace united with the Methodist
church in early life and remained in that faith throughout her life. In later years she was not in the best
of health and recently sustained an injury of her right limb which confined her
to bed most of the time. She was
of a cheerful disposition and bore her affliction with unusual fortitude and
patience.
She
leaves to mourn, besides her husband, one sister, Mrs. Maude Swan of Corydon, Iowa; one niece, Mrs. Catherine
Roush of Corydon, and two great
nephews.
The
funeral services were held Sunday afternoon June 6 at the Methodist Church,
conducted by Rev. Harry Walling.
Burial
was in the Memory cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 20, 1938
Obituary
Wm. H. Pace
William
Hawkins Pace was born in DuBois
County, Ind., Oct. 27, 1851 and died at his home southeast of Bedford, Tuesday,
Jan. 18, at the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 9 days.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore funeral Home this Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. W. D. Thomas.
Burial was in Memory cemetery at New Market.
He
was one of a family of thirteen children and came with his parents to Taylor
County when five years of age and resided here since that time. On July 23, 1870 he was married to Harriet
King. To them were born four children, all of whom preceded their
father in death with the exception of one son, Dannie, who had taken care of his father in his
declining years.
Surviving
with the wife and son are eight grandchildren, Lon Pace of Diagonal; Goldie Gamel of Hopkins, Ona Million of La Crosse, Kans., Vesta Parks of Gravity, Letha Wyckoff and Joe Pace of Bedford, Jeanette Coverdell of Diagonal, and Donald Pace of the home. There are
also twenty-two great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.
He
united with the Old Memory Baptist church at New Market when 22 years of age.
Times-Republican
Thursday February 26, 1920 p. 6
Mrs. Wm A. Hale
Letha
May Houck was born at Bedford,
Iowa, Jan. 13, 1861, and departed this life, Feb. 17, 1920. She was married to Wm. A. [sbury]
Hale, Nov. 24, 1881. Immediately after their marriage, Mr.
and Mrs. Hale moved to Clarinda,
Iowa, where they remained for 18 months, moving back to Bedford. With the exception of this short stay
in Clarinda, all the life of the deceased was spent in Bedford.
Six
children came to bless the new home, thus established. Olive had but tasted life, when the Master took her
home at the age of 24 months.
Later three of the children were taken down with the diphtheria, and at
this time Edith, nine years of
age, was taken. In 1915, Edna, who had entered in her 30th year, who
had heroically fought for health for several years, passed out of this life.
Mrs.
Hale and her family knew what it
meant to meet bereavement. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houck,
who made their home with them, left their earthly abiding place, Nov. 1, 1909,
and March 1, 1917, respectively.
The
husband of the deceased, Mr. Wm. A. [sbury] Hale, died in March, 1910. It was the sustaining grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
kept Mrs. Hale in her spirit of sweetness during these years. To her the words of the poet had their
full meaning:
My Jesus as thou wile:
O may thy will be mine;
Into thy hand of love
I would my all resign.
Through sorrow or through joy,
Conduct we as thy own,
And help me still to say,
ÒMy Lord, thy will be done.Ó
When
a very young lady she identified herself with the Methodist church of Bedford,
and was always deeply interested in the church, in the work of the Aid and
missionary society, and Sunday school.
When her family duties would permit, she was found at her post in the church. In honor of her 59th
birthday, she brought her missionary gift to the Sunday school Jan. 16th. Feb. 1, 1920, she was in her place in
the church service, this being the last time she was ever away from home.
She
leaves three children, Alice, Carolyn and Charles; also a
brother, Charles E. Houck of
San Francisco, to mourn her departure.
The entire neighborhood extend their sympathies to the bereft family.
Short
funeral services were conducted by Rev. John F. Arnold from the south porch of
the Hale home Thursday afternoon.
Interment [was] in South Lawn cemetery.
Thus comes to an end, so
far as active service in this life is concerned, the activities of a loving
mother, neighbor and friend, but the fruits of her life will go on and multiply
in the lives of those left behind and who today are sad because she has gone
from among us.