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[Davidson,
William Arthur]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday December 26, 1968 p. 5
Wm.
A. Davidson Dies in Calif.
W. A. Davidson formerly of Taylor County died December 10 in Santa Barbara, Calif. Funeral services were in California
with interment at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Calif.
William Arthur Davidson, son of Gilbert [Atwood] and
Sarah [Rebecca Cox] Davidson, was born in Worth County, Missouri, August 15, 1880. He grew to manhood on a farm southwest
of Bedford.
He was united in marriage to Pearl Jones, August 30, 1904. She preceded
him in death April 19, 1955. His brother, Lewis, and a sister, Mrs. [Nettie] Mae Wilson, also preceded him.
He is survived by one sister, Cora [Lee], of Santa Barbara, and a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Iva Davidson of Bedford.
Mr. Davidson and Cora had resided in Santa Barbara with their niece, Mrs.
Beulah Allen,
the last two years.
[Davidson,
Bertha Amanda Bordner]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 18, 1915
Mrs.
L. J. Davidson Dead.
Mrs. S. [idney] P. [aul] Webb [Mary Alice Bordner] received word of the death of
her sister, Mrs. L. [ewis] J. [ames] Davidson [Bertha Amanda Bordner], which occurred at Orange, Cal.,
Wednesday morning. The remains are expected to arrive here Monday and the
funeral services will be held at the Baptist church, Tuesday, the hour to be
announced later. In September Mr., and Mrs. Davidson and family went to California for
the benefit of Mrs. Davidson's health. Her mother, Mrs. A. [lfred Edwin]
Bordner [Harriet Geretta Scrivner], was with her at the time of her death.
[Davidson,
Bertha Amanda Bordner]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
OBITUARY
Mrs. L. J. Davidson
Mrs. L. [ewis] J. [ames] Davidson died at her home in Orange,
Cal., Wednesday, March 17. The remains were brought to Bedford Monday. The
funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock, conducted by Rev. D. W. Griffith, pastor of the Baptist church of
Hopkins, and assisted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher, pastor of the First Baptist church
of Bedford. Interment was made in the Fairview
cemetery.
Bertha Amanda Bordner, daughter of Mrs. A. [lfred
Edwin] Bordner [Harriet Geretta Scrivner], was born near Lewiston, Ill., March 4, 1879. At
the age of two years she came with her parents to Taylor County, and spent the
greater part of her life here. March 11, 1903, she was united in marriage with Lewis
J. [ames] Davidson of Polk Township. To this union were born four children, three of whom, with
the husband, survive. They are Wendell, Mildred and Bernice. The mother and five sisters and
three brothers also survive. The brothers and sisters are Mrs. James
Williams [Nellie Irene], Lake City, Kan.; Mrs. M. [elford] J. [acob] Sheley [Emsy
Christina],
Hopkins; Mrs. Elmer Orme [Arria Evelyn], Bedford; Mrs. James Quigley [Lucile], Lewiston, Ill.; Mrs. Sid
P.[aul] Webb [Mary Alice], Bedford; John Bordner, Bedford: Harry [Homer] Bordner and Frank [Lee] Bordner, Hopkins.
Mrs. Davidson was a member of the Hazel Dell church. She had been in
declining health for a number of years and the final decline of her health
covered a period of the past eighteen months. In September 1914, she, with her
husband and family, went to California in quest of better climatic conditions
in hope of regaining her lost health. Five years of her early life were spent
in school teaching.
[Davidson,
Bertha Amanda Bordner]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
Mr. and Mrs. James Quigley [Lucy Bordner], who had been here to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Quigley’s sister, Mrs. L. [ewis] J. [ames] Davidson [Bertha
Amanda],
departed Wednesday for their home at Lewiston, Ill.
[Davidson,
Bertha Amanda Bordner]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
Mr. and Mrs. W. [illiam] A. [rthur] Davidson of Shenandoah attended the
funeral of Mrs. L.[ewis] J. [ames] Davidson here Tuesday. Mr. Davidson returned home Wednesday and Mrs.
Davidson [Pearl
Jones] remained
for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Jones.
[DAVIDSON, BERTHA AMANDA BORDNER]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 23, 1915
Mrs. L. [ewis] J. [ames] Davidson died at Orange, Cal., Wednesday, March 17 and the body was brought here for interment Monday noon, accompanied by Mr. Davidson and Mrs. Bordner, mother of the deceased, who had been for some time at the bedside of her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson went to California last fall hoping the change would benefit her but the improvement was only temporary and it has been known to friends here for some time that the end was near.
Funeral services will be held from the Baptist church at 1:30 today, conducted by Rev. Griffith of Hopkins, assisted by Rev. C. C. Hatcher of the church here. Interment will be in the Fairview cemetery. It was not possible to obtain the facts for a complete obituary before going to press. This will appear later.
[DAVIDSON, BERTHA AMANDA BORDNER]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 30, 1915
Frank and Lizzie Potter attended the funeral of Mrs. Bertha Davidson Tuesday at Bedford. Mrs. Davidson died in California and was brought back to Bedford for burial as their former home was near Bedford.
[Davidson,
Lewis James]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday August 24, 1933 [p. 1]
Lewis
J. Davidson Dies Near Gravity
Lewis J. [ames] Davidson, 57, died at his home near
Gravity Thursday evening, after having been in failing health for several
years. The funeral services were held at the Church of Christ Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Leslie R. Cobb. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
He was born in Worth County, Mo., Feb. 10, 1876. At the
age of five years he moved with his parents to Nebraska, where they remained
for one year. They then moved to Taylor County, which place had since been his
home, with the exception of two years spent in California.
He was married to Bertha A. [manda] Bordner, March 11, 1903. To them were
born four children, Wendell, Galen, who died in infancy, Mrs. Mildred Cobb, and Bernice. Mrs. Davidson died in 1915. The following year
he was married to Miss Iva Crawford. To them were born three children, Dwight, Dean and Dale, all at home.
A number of years ago Mr. Davidson united with the Baptist church,
later transferring his membership to the Berean congregation of the Church of
Christ.
Surviving relatives are the aged father, Gilbert A.
[twood] Davidson of Bedford; one brother, W.[illiam] Arthur Davidson of Santa Ana, Calif.; two
sisters, Mrs. Mae Wilson of Los Angeles, Calif., and Miss Cora [Lee] Davidson of Bedford; his wife, six
children, and three grandchildren.
[Davidson,
Gilbert Atwood]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday April 4, 1935 p. 5
G. A.
Davidson, 80,
Dies at Home, Sat.
G. A. Davidson, 80, a resident of the Bedford community for the past
fifty years, died at his home south of Bedford Saturday, March 30. The funeral
services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon conducted by Leslie R. Cobb.
Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
Gilbert Atwood Davidson, son of Thomas L. [akin] and
Sarah Rebecca Davidson [Rebecca Walker], was born in Jay County, Ind., Dec. 15, 1854. Early In
life he moved with his parents to Worth County, Mo., where he resided until
locating on his farm home south of Bedford fifty-one years ago.
April 25, 1875 he was married to Sarah Rebecca Cox. To them were born four
children, Netta Mae Wilson of Baldwin Park, Calif., William Arthur Davidson of Santa Ana, Calif., Miss
Cora [Lee] Davidson of Bedford, and Lewis [James] Davidson, who died in 1933. Mrs. Davidson died in 1926.
Surviving with the three children are eight grandchildren
and eleven great grandchildren. Mr. Davidson united with the Church of Christ
when a young man.
[Davidson,
Troy Wendell]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday July 20, 1978 p. 3
Last
Rites Held In Bedford For Wendell Davidson
Funeral services for Troy Wendell Davidson, 74, of Bedford, held July 15 in
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Davidson died in St. Francis Hospital,
Maryville, Mo., July 12. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Troy Wendell Davidson, son of Lewis J. [ames]
Davidson and Bertha
[Amanda] Bordner Davidson, was born in Taylor County on December 10, 1903.
He lived in Taylor County all his life except for a few
months spent in California when his mother was seriously ill. Upon the death of his mother, when Wendell was 11, the family moved back to
Iowa.
He attended the rural schools of Taylor County and was a
regular participant of church while growing up.
On May 21, 1927 he was united in marriage to Flavia
Hopson. To this union three children were born, Betty, June,
and Dee.
He was engaged in the farming and livestock business in
Ross Township all his life. He had
a vital, driving interest in his farm business and livestock up to the very day
that he became ill.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Flavia; daughter, Mrs. James (Betty)
Larison, Cedar
Rapids; Mrs. Don (June) Owens; Dee Davidson and wife Waunita; 11 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two
sisters; three half brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wendell took much pride and interest in his family. He was a strong father to his children,
leader of his household and much respected by his children and
grandchildren. He was an outgoing,
sensitive, helpful man, interested in everyone. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Bordner,
Harry Homer]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday October 20, 1938 p. 8
Harry
H. Bordner
Harry H. [omer] son of Alfred [Edwin] and Harriet [Geretta Scrivner]
Bordner was born
Sept. 2, 1877 at Lewiston, Ill., and passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 1938, at
the age of 61 years, 1 month and 13 days.
At the age of 3 years, he moved with his parents to
Taylor county, Iowa, locating northwest of Hopkins in which neighborhood he
spent the remainder of his life.
December 2, 1908, he was united in marriage to Mattie
Wilson. To this
union, three children were born; Geneva Gorton of Clarinda; Donald and Eleanor at home.
He is survived by his wife and three children; one grand
child, Charles Gorton; two brothers, John Bordner and Frank Bordner of Bedford; four sisters, Nellie Williams of Lake City, Kans., Arria Orme of Bedford, Lucy Quigley of Lewiston, Ill., and Mary
Welch of
Catalina Islands, Calif.
He was a good husband and a good neighbor always helping
to take care of the sick when he was able.
He never united with any church but he was a believer in
Christ, talking to his neighbors
of his faith. He lived
a good moral life and will be greatly missed by the community.
The funeral services were held at the Hazel Dell church
Monday afternoon, Oct. 17, conducted by Leslie Cobb. Burial was in the Hopkins
cemetery.
[Davidson,
Lewis Dwight]
Bedford
Times-Press
Wednesday May 14, 1986
Services
held for Dwight Davidson
Funeral services were held May 10 for Lewis Dwight
Davidson at
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Rev. Carl Cummings and Rev. Merel Yeager
officiated. Burial was at the Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Lewis Dwight Davidson, son of Lewis [James] and Iva
Crawford Davidson,
was born May 18, 1917 on a farm in Ross Township in Taylor County, and passed
away May 7, 1986 at the age of 68 years, 11 months and 20 days.
He attended school in Ross Township and became a member
of the Berea Church of Christ, which he attended regularly. The family later
moved to a farm near Sharpsburg where his father passed away in 1933. Dwight, being the eldest son, accepted
the responsibility at age 16 of operating the farm and became the man of the
house for the family. The monumental task of farming in the depression years
influenced Dwight throughout his life.
On February 17, 1939 he was united in marriage to Mildred
Baxter of
Bedford. To this union a son and two daughters were born.
He was engaged in farming until his retirement in 1977. Dwight and Mildred lived on the same farm four
miles south of Bedford for 38 years before moving to town. Dwight's occupation
as a farmer gave him an opportunity to conserve the soil, as he loved the land,
and he discharged his stewardship well. He enjoyed working with livestock and
treated them with kindness and respect. Dwight was fortunate to enjoy his
retirement years. He especially enjoyed his golfing and coffee buddies. He also
enjoyed yard and garden work.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his half-brother Wendell, his
half-sister's husband Roy Welch, and a sister-in-law June Davidson.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mildred, the three children Lois and her husband Dick Lee of Churdan, Iowa, Alan and his wife Dianna of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Nancy
Lea and husband Nick
Holford of
Auckland, New Zealand. There are also four grandchildren who were precious to
him: David and Todd Lee, Delynn and Ryan Davidson. Also surviving are his two
brothers, Dean and wife LaVeta of Bedford and Dale and wife Grace of Chicago, his half-sister Bernice Welch of Lenox, sister-in-law Flavia
Davidson, and
half-sister Mildred and husband Francis Cobb of Independence, Missouri, his mother-in-law, Pearl
Baxter of
Bedford; several nieces and nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
Dwight especially took pride in his family. He was a kind and
considerate husband and father, a good neighbor, a friend to many and always
ready to help those in need, and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Atkins,
Bertha Newell]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 18, 1915
Mrs.
Bertha Atkins.
Mrs. Bertha Atkins died at a hospital in St. Joseph Tuesday evening, following an operation. The remains were brought to Bedford Wednesday. The funeral services will he held at the Christian church Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock conducted by
Rev. C. C. Hatcher, pastor of the
First Baptist church. Interment will be made in the Conway cemetery.
Bertha Newell was born at Eddyville, Iowa, March 13, 1887, and is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.[homas] T. Newell [Mary E. Plummer]. With her parents she came to
Bedford about eight years ago and has made her home here a greater part of the
time. In September 1908 she was united in marriage to Lester Atkins and to this union two children
were born, one child dying in infancy. The other, William Thornton, survives. Mrs. Atkins had been employed at Rushville,
Mo., and was taken to St. Joseph Tuesday, where she submitted to an operation.
Her parents, and also her aunt, Mrs. John Dotts of Conway, were present at the
time of her death.
[Atkins,
Bertha Newell]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
Ben and Fred Newell returned to Moline, Ill. Tuesday,
having been here to attend the funeral of their sister, Mrs. Bertha Atkins.
[Atkins,
Bertha Newell]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
Mrs. Anna McCafrey, who had been here to attend the funeral of her
niece, Mrs. Bertha Atkins, returned Monday to her home at Eddyville. Mrs.
Newell and two
grandchildren, Ethel Rhoads and Bobble Atkins, accompanied her to Creston, returning
on the afternoon train.
[Atkins,
Bertha Newell]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
Conway
Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Dotts attended the funeral of Mrs. Bertha [Newell] Atkins at Bedford Friday morning.
[ATKINS, BERTHA NEWELL]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 23, 1915
Mr. and Mrs. John Dotts and Mr. and Mrs. Archie Dotts were down from Conway Friday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bertha Atkins.
[ATKINS, BERTHA NEWELL]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 23, 1915
Friday noon the remains of Mrs. Bertha Adkins [Atkins] was taken to Conway for interment. Among those who went to Conway beside the immediate relatives were Messrs. H. M. Long, Philip Evans, O. E. Sperry, Ed Beard, Ralph Breece and Emmett Jamison, who acted as pall bearers; Rev. Hatcher, Mr. and Mrs. Elzie Owings, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Spurgeon, Misses Daisy and Hattie Conner, Mrs. John Kilfoy.
[ATKINS, BERTHA NEWELL]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 25, 1915
Mrs. Louisa M. Newell, who had been here to attend the funeral of her granddaughter, Mrs. Bertha Atkins, returned to her home at Eddyville, Ia., Monday.
[McCullough,
Bertha Philoma Wheeler]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
Mrs. Bertha McCullough died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. [olomon] Wheeler [Martha Emily Cook], who reside east of Bedford,
Monday morning. The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday morning
conducted by a minister from Blockton. Interment was made in the Blockton
cemetery. Miss Ethel Wheeler of Bedford attended the funeral services.
[McCullough, Bertha Philoma Wheeler]
Blockton News
Thursday March 25,
1915 [p. 1]
Obituary
Bertha Philoma Wheeler was born at Blanchard, Iowa, June 3d, 1891, and passed away March 22d, 1915,
aged 24 years, 8 months and 21 days.
She was married to Mart
McCullough April 12th, 1911, at Burlington, Kansas. She had been
sick for a long time and death seemed a relief, but all through her sickness
she was cheerful and bore her suffering patiently. She had known for a long
time that she could not recover but she said she would be glad when the end
came.
She leaves father and mother, four sisters, two brothers and
many more relatives and friends to mourn her death. Three sisters and one
brother have gone before.
Funeral services were held at the home, 2 ½ miles north
Gay Center, Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, conducted by Rev. William Mercer of
the Blockton Methodist church and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
[Note: Her headstone gives her birth year as 1890.]
[MCCULLOUGH, BERTHA PHILOMA WHEELER]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 30, 1915
Mrs. Mart McCullough, formerly Miss Bertha Wheeler, died at her home north of Gay Center last Monday. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mercer of Blockton. Interment was in the Rose Hill cemetery.
[MCCULLOUGH, BERTHA PHILOMA WHEELER]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, March 30, 1915
Miss Ethel Wheeler returned Wednesday from Blockton where she had been to attend the funeral of Mrs. Bertha McCullough of Gay township.
[Barrett,
Elizabeth Frances Price]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 18, 1915
Mrs.
G. W. Barrett.
Elizabeth Frances Price was born in West Virginia August
5, 1852. She passed away at her
home, 1107 Platte Avenue, Wichita, Kan., February 24, 1915, age 63 years, 7
months and 19 days.
She had been sick for several months and those who were
near her knew that the end was not far off, but her many friends here in
Bedford were greatly shocked when they heard of her death. Short services were
held in a chapel at Wichita. The remains then were brought by the friends to
Bedford for interment. Services were conducted by Rev. J. W. Goodsell at the
home of S. [amuel] H. [arvey] Garner. She was
laid by the side of her father and mother in Graceland cemetery.
She was united in marriage to G. [eorge] W. Barrett March 25, 1875, in Bedford,
Iowa. The husband and seven children survive her: Hugh E., Lulu Banks, Viola
Harden, Nina Barrett, Floyd E. Barrett, Clyde W. Barrett, Eula Barrett, and Ethel, who died in infancy.
[Barrett, Elizabeth
Frances Price]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday March 4,
1915 p. 3
OBItuArY
Mrs. George Barrett
The remains of Mrs.
George [Wesley] Barrett arrived
here Friday from Wichita, Kan., and were taken to the home of her sister, Mrs.
Garner, where funeral services were held Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
conducted by Rev. J. W. Goodsell, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Interment was made in the Graceland cemetery. Mrs. Barrett was formerly Miss Elizabeth [Frances] Price and a sister of Mrs. Garner, Mrs. John Eighmey and Mrs. C. Wilson. She was a former resident of this vicinity. Mr.
Barrett and daughter, Mrs.
Viola Harden, accompanied the
remains to Bedford.
[BARRETT, ELIZABETH FRANCES PRICE]
Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kansas), Thursday, February 25, 1915
Following an illness of nearly three months, Mrs. G. W. Barrett, aged 63 years, died at her home, 1107 Pattie avenue, about 6 o'clock last evening. She is survived by a husband and seven children. They are: F. [loyd] E. Barrett, Clyde Barrett and Eula Barrett, all of Wichita; H. [ugh] E. Barrett, Arrington; L. [ulu] A. Banks, Oakland, California; Mrs. H. B. Harden, Abilene and Miss Nine Barrett, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Services will be held from the chapel of Lahey & Martin, on East Douglas avenue, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.
[BARRETT, ELIZABETH FRANCES PRICE]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 4, 1915
George Barrett and daughter, Mrs. Viola Harden, who accompanied the remains of Mrs. Barrett to Bedford last week, returned Tuesday to Wichita, Kan.
[Sweeney,
Alexander M.]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 25, 1915
OBITUARY
A.
M. Sweeney.
The
remains of A. [lexander] M. Sweeney arrived Wednesday morning from Cedar Rapids, accompanied
by two sons, Randall Sweeney of Chicago and Lawrence Sweeney of Cedar Rapids. The body was
taken to the Bedford cemetery, where interment was made, the burial services
being in charge of the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Sweeney was a former resident of Bedford
and was well known here. He had been in failing health for about two years. The
family left Bedford about fifteen years ago.
[Sweeney, Alexander
Mack]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday March 23, 1915 [p. 1]
A. M. Sweeney Dead
Word
was received here Monday that A. [lexander] M. [ack] Sweeney, a former well known resident of Bedford, died
that morning at the home of his son Guy in Cedar Rapids and the body will be brought here for burial
Wednesday morning and taken directly to the cemetery.
[Sweeney, Alexander
Mack]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday March 30, 1915 p. 8
A. M. Sweeney
A.
M. Sweeney, who died at his home
in Cedar Rapids, was brought to Bedford Wednesday Morning and buried in the
Bedford cemetery, the Knights of Pythias having charge of the burial services.
Alexander
Mack Sweeney was born in Preble
County, Ohio May 2, 1848 and moved to Carthage, Illinois with his parents in
1853. Here he grew to manhood and was married to Miss Emma Forgent [Sargent] and moved to Bedford in the early 70's. To this union three
children were born, two sons who died in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. Ora
Myers, who now lives in Oregon
City, Wash. His first wife passed away in 1882.
In
1884 he was again married to Miss Rhoda Purcell, of Muscatine, Iowa, to whom there were born
three sons, Guy A. of
Centralia, Wash., Lawrence, of
Chicago, Ill., and Randall, of
Cedar Rapids. Deceased is also survived by two brothers, George and Samuel and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Beiry, Mrs. Mary Metcalf and Mrs. Susan Weedar, all of Carthage, Ill.
Mr.
Sweeney was an old resident of
Bedford prior to his leaving here in 1898 and was a charter member of the
Bedford lodge 101, Knights of Pythias and also was a member of the Fraternal
Bankers Reserve society and the Homesteaders. His two sons, Randall and Lawrence accompanied the remains from Cedar Rapids to Bedford.
[Delamar,
Virginia Boggess]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday August 24, 1933 [p. 1]
Mrs.
Delamar Dies Following Illness
Mrs. Virginia [E. Boggess] Delamar, mother of Mrs. J. [oseph] S.
Pieringer [Pauline] of Bedford, died at the home
here Monday following failing health of more than a year.
Mrs. Delamar was a native Texan, moving to Bedford in 1902 where she
has made her home since that time. Mr. Delamar died in 1884. She was the mother
of two children, Mrs. Pieringer, and a son who died in infancy.
She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the
Presbyterian Church, and the Thursday club in Bedford. She was 76 years old.
Mrs. Delamar suffered a stroke of paralysis while visiting relatives
in Dallas, Texas, in June, 1932. She was later brought to Bedford, and during
the earlier part of this summer she regained her health to a marked degree, but
a fall about a month ago began the decline from which she never recovered.
Rev. Clark M. Crowell conducted the services at the home
Wednesday and burial was made at Fairview cemetery under the direction of F. L.
Wetmore.
[Harkness,
Mary Whitaker]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday August 24, 1933 [p. 1]
Mrs.
Mary J. Harkness Dies
Mrs. Mary J. [Whitaker] Harkness, 91, who formerly lived west of
Bedford in Mason Township, died at her home in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Aug.
14. Mrs. Harkness was the widow of Thomas M.
[arr] Harkness and the mother of Elizabeth [Jean] Harkness of Pasadena and A. [ndrew] L.
Harkness of Los
Angeles. She was born
in Forest Lake, Penn., on Nov. 11, 1842 and in spite of her advanced age
had enjoyed good health
until recently.
[Harkness,
Mary Whitaker]
Los
Angeles Times
Tuesday August 15, 1933 p. 14
Deaths
Harkness. Mrs.
Mary J. [Whitaker] Harkness, late of 450 North Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, August 14, 1933; mother
of Elizabeth J. Harkness of Pasadena and A. [ndrew] L. Harkness of Los Angeles.
Funeral services Wednesday, August 16, at 2 p. m. at the
chapel of Turner & Stevens Co., Marengo at Holly, Pasadena.
[Harkness,
Andrew L.]
Los
Angeles Times
Tuesday December 25, 1951 p. A16
Deaths,
Funeral Announcements
Harkness, Andrew L., beloved father of Jack C., loving brother of Elisabeth
J. Harkness
Services 10 a. m. Saturday at Pierce Brothers’ Los
Angeles, 720 West Washington Boulevard.
[Harkness,
Thomas Marr]
Los
Angeles Times
Sunday April 29, 1900 p. I8
Death
Record
Harkness—In this city, April 27, Thomas Marr Harkness, a native of Scotland, aged 63
years.
Funeral Sunday, April 29, at 10:30 a. m. from his late
residence, No. 416 Slauson Avenue. Friends and acquaintances invited. Interment Rosedale Cemetery.
[Eggers,
William Joseph]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday April 4, 1935 p. 5
William
Eggers,
92, Dies Friday, Mch. 29
William [Joseph] Eggers, 92, a resident of the Valley
community southwest of Bedford for the past fifty-three years, died at the home
Friday, March 29, after an illness of several months. Funeral services were
held at the home Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. B. Osborne of New
Market. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
He was born in Knox County, Ill., Feb. 8, 1843. On Oct.
6, 1864 he was married to Mary Ann Houser. To them were born 13 children. The wife and six
children preceded him in death. The children were Matthew Eggers, Wilson
Eggers, Oscar Eggers, Clarence Eggers, Weller Eggers, and Mrs. Lizzie [Nancy
Elizabeth] Lafever.
The surviving children are David Eggers of Utica, New York; [Andrew] Jackson Eggers, Ogallala, Neb.; Mrs. Amanda
Oxley and Mrs.
Sarah [Ann] Harris of New Market; Mrs. Christie Collins and Mrs. Emma Melvin of Hopkins; Mrs. Katy Cook of Burns, Wyo.
On Sept. 8, 1921 he was married to Mrs. Mattie A. Gill of Kansas City. By this union
three stepchildren were added to the family circle. They are Sammy Gill of Chicago, Bernard Gill of Indianapolis, and Mrs. B.
F. Hillebrandt of
Kansas City.
Mr. Eggars was a farmer all of his life, residing in Illinois until
the year 1881, when he moved to Gentry County, Mo. After spending a year at that place the family moved to
Taylor County, Iowa, where he spent more than a half century on the same farm.
Mr. Eggars was said to be a natural born nurseryman. For several years he conducted a
nursery business on his farm and many of the surrounding orchards were started
by him.
He united with the Primitive Baptist church when he was
15 years old.
[Eggers,
Wilson]
Times-Republican
Thursday October 31, 1918 p. 4
Active
in Business Life of Sharpsburg
Wilson Eggers, who been ill of influenza, later complicated [by]
pneumonia, died Saturday night after a short illness of ten days.
Mr.
Eggers was one
of the most prominent business men of Sharpsburg and in the two years that he has
been connected with the Eggers and Foster Hardware Company here, had made a
host of friends in both town and country, who appreciated his clean cut
business principles and gentlemanly ways. His sudden illness and death came as a shock to the entire community.
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, who receive
the sympathy of the entire community in their loss.
Owing to the quarantine restrictions, no funeral could be
held, so a short Prayer was spoken in the home by Rev. Griffith, after which
the remains, followed by a considerable procession of mourners and friends were
taken to Conway to take the train for Hopkins, his former home, where he was
laid to rest in the family lot.
Miss R. B. Lorance and Mrs. E. I. Hamblin, George Foster,
Shan Richey, Charles and Cliff Underwood, Cleve Ross, Jesse Henderson and Bert
Knott went with the party to Hopkins. At Hopkins they were met at the train by the M, W. A. lodge of that
city, who took charge, and buried him with their rites at the cemetery.
Fine floral tributes were given by the local ladies of
the Presbyterian Church, and the businessmen and friends.
In the death of Mr. Eggers, Sharpsburg and community suffer
a severe loss, and he will be long mourned by all who knew him.
Wilson Eggers was born near Herman, Il., on Oct. 14, 1880, and died at
his home in Sharpsburg, Ia. on Oct, 19, 1918, at 8 p.m. aged 38 years and 5
days.
He was united in marriage to Ethel G. Dennis in Sabetha, Kans., on March 11,
1903. To this union were born two: children, Ruby, aged 14, and Neva, aged 6 years.
He professed Christian conversion about 22 years ago and
united with the Baptist Church at Hopkins, Mo. He lived a consistent Christian
life and his passing hour was spent in perfect peace.
His body was placed in a grave in a family lot in the
Hopkins cemetery.
The funeral service was conducted by his former pastor,
Rev. D. W. Griffith of Hamburg.
Besides his immediate family, he leaves his father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eggers and the following brothers and sisters: David R.
Eggers, of St.
Joseph, Mo., Mrs., Frank Oxley, New Market, Mrs. John Lefever, Bedford, Mrs. Eber Collins, Hopkins, Mo., A. [ndrew
Jackson] Eggers,
Burr Oak, Kan., Mrs. Walter Harris, New Market, Ia., Mrs. Clyde Melvin, Hopkins, Oscar Eggers, Clearmont, Mo., Mrs. Chas.
Cook, Hopkins,
Mo. and Edgar Eggers, Hopkins, Mo.
Deceased was for a number of years employed by the Sayler
Hardware Co., in Hopkins, as a book keeper and office man and the past two
years has owned an interest in the Eggers and Foster Hardware Co., of
Sharpsburg. He was an active
worker in conducting the business; an honorable, upright citizen and very
highly respected by all of the people of the community:—Sharpsburg
Review.
[Eggers,
Oscar]
Times-Republican
Thursday November 15, 1928
Oscar
Eggers
Oscar Eggers, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Eggers, was born in Taylor County,
Iowa, March 17th, 1885, and departed this life Oct. 26, 1928, at Olive View, Calif., being 43 years, 7 months
and 9 days of age. Mr. Eggers was considered a splendid farmer in the communities in which he lived and was of a very earnest and
careful disposition. We can say of him he was earnest, honest, and sincere in
all his dealings. He followed the vocation of farming in Missouri and Iowa
until the year 1926, when he moved to California and settled at Lancaster. In
the fall of 1927 his health failed and the following February he went to the
sanitarium at Olive View where he remained in bed a patient sufferer until the
end came. About 27 years ago he united with the Baptist church at Hopkins. In
September, 1916, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary [Anne] Loomis, of Bedford, Iowa, and to this
union two children were born—Marguerite Ruth, age 9, and Lawrence William, age 4. He leaves to mourn for
him, his wife and children; an aged father, William Eggers, of Hopkins, Mo., three brothers
and five sisters.
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