[Abarr, Daniel Carl]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday April 27, 1882 p. 4
— D. [aniel] C. [arl] Abar [r],
of Ringgold County, well known in the eastern part of Taylor County, died on
the 12th inst., of consumption, aged about fifty-four years.
[Churchill, Georgia
Ann “Anna” Robey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 18, 1954 p. 7
GRAVITY
Mr.
and Mrs. Gail Ambrose and
children, of Scranton came Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Anna
Churchill and visited in the
Frank Ambrose home.
[Churchill, Georgia
Ann “Anna” Robey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 18, 1954 p. 7
GRAVITY
Mrs. Anna Churchill Dies
Mrs.
Anna Churchill died at her home
in Gravity Thursday morning. She had been in poor health for many months.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Christian church in Gravity
conducted by the Rev. Benj. R. Hollis of Bedford. Interment in Gravity
cemetery.
[Churchill, Georgia
Ann “Anna” Robey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 18, 1954 p. 8
Obituary - Mrs.
Georgia Churchill
Georgia
Ann Robey, daughter of Thornton
William and Sarah A. Clark Robey,
was born in Peoria, Ill., Sept. 18, 1869 and died at her home in Gravity, March
6, 1954 at the age of 84 years, five months, 16 days. She was one of a family
of seven children.
She
came to Iowa at the age of three with her parents to the farm home two and a
half miles east of Gravity that is still in the Robey family.
She
was married to Andrew Eugene Churchill In January 1884. He preceded her in death in 1932. To them were born
six children. Two daughters, Osa and Edna Mae preceded their
mother in death. Mrs. Churchill was one of the pioneers of Gravity. She started her married life just across
the street from her present home, where she moved when they left the farm in
1920. The old farm home has been owned by the family for more than sixty years
and is now operated by one of the grandchildren.
Those
left to mourn her death are three sons: Ora Churchill and Elmer Churchill of Gravity; Clarence Churchill of Sharpsburg; one daughter, Mrs. Hazel Besco of Clarks Grove, Minn.; one brother, Adolph A.
(Doc) Robey of Gravity; 24
grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, seven great great grandchildren.
[Gloshen, Delana Belle
Joslyn Keeler]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 21, 1983 p. 4
Belle Gloshen, 89, Final Rites Were Held July 17
Funeral
services for Mrs. Al William (Delana Belle) Gloshen, 89, of Buffalo, Mo., held July 17 in
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Pastor Mel Smith. Mrs. Gloshen died July 15, 1983 in Springfield General
Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Interment was at Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa.
Delana
Belle Gloshen, daughter of John
George Joslyn and Emiline
[Emmaline May Severns] Joslyn,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa on May 26, 1894. She lived in Taylor, Page and
Adams counties and grew to maturity in Taylor County where she attended public
school.
Belle was united in marriage to [Henry] Clinton Keeler. To this union three children were born: two
sons: Hubert and [Ellsworth] Carroll and one daughter, Laven,
all of whom have preceded her in death; also one grandson.
She
and Al William Gloshen were
married August 25, 1935. To this union one daughter, Ann, was born.
Belle was a mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was
a member of the Church of Christ of Buffalo, Mo.
Left
to cherish her memory are a daughter, Ann Gloshen Brown Briley of Buffalo, Mo.; a brother, Fred Joslyn of California; 26 grandchildren many great
grandchildren; numerous great great grandchildren; and many other relatives.
Mrs.
Gloshen was a thoughtful mother
and grandmother and will be missed by her loving family and friends.
[Joslyn, Edna Mae
Churchill]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 21, 1950 p. 2
Mrs.
Guy Joslyn Dies in Gravity
Reported by Mrs. Ted
Selders
Mrs. Guy Joslyn
GRAVITY—Mrs.
Guy Joslyn [Edna Mae Churchill],
63, passed away last Friday morning at the home of her mother, Mrs. Gene
Churchill of Gravity. Funeral
services were held Sunday at the Christian church and burial was in the Gravity
cemetery.
[Joslyn, Edna Mae
Churchill]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 28, 1950 p. 3
Obituary - Mrs. Guy
Joslyn
Edna
Mae Churchill, was born November
23, 1886, and died Sept. 15, 1950 at the age of 63 years, 9 months and 22 days.
She
was born in Gravity and died at the home of her mother, Mrs. G. [eorgia] A.
[nn Robey] Churchill in Gravity.
She
united with the Advent church of Gravity when a young girl.
On
Feb. 22, 1904 she was married to Guy Joslyn of Gravity and to them were born six children:
two sons, Elvin Elmer and Merle
Alden died in infancy. She leaves
to mourn her passing, her husband, two daughters and two sons, Mrs. Jakie
Green of Blockton, Opal Pitman of Gravity, Marion Joslyn of Shenandoah, Donnie Wade of Gravity; eleven grandchildren, four great
grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. G. [eorgia] A. [nn] Churchill, three brothers, Orie, Elmer and Clarence of Gravity; one sister, Mrs. Howard Besco of Clarks Grove, Minn.
In
1937 she joined the Rebekah Lodge. Her loving care of her grandchildren, Penny and Micke Pitman, whom she raised as her own, will never be
forgotten.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian Church in Gravity, Sept. 17, conducted by
Rev. G. W. Swan of Blockton, assisted by Rev. Walter Thompson. Rebekah service
was held at the grave, with burial in Gravity cemetery.
[Joslyn, John George]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 21, 1943 p. 4
OBITUARY
John
J. [George] Joslyn, 87, died at
the home of his daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ike McNutt, south of Bedford, Saturday, January 16, 1943.
The
funeral services were held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home Monday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. H Hallgrimson. Burial was in the Gravity
cemetery.
John
J. [George] Joslyn, son of Harrison
and Matilda Mann Joslyn, was born
in Jones County, Iowa, September 9, 1855, being aged 87 years, 4 months and 7
days at the time of his death.
He
came to Taylor County in 1871. On December 25, 1880, he was married to Emmaline
[May] Severns. To them were born
seven children, one of whom, Mrs. Beulah Newberg, died in 1918. Mrs. Joslyn died in 1901. The surviving children are Guy
Joslyn of Gravity, Hattie
McNutt of Blockton, Jessie
McNutt of Bedford, Nellie
Winger and Fred Joslyn of Clarinda and Belle Gloshen of Prole, Iowa.
Surviving
with the children are one sister, Mrs. Sarah Baker of Hawleyville; a half-sister, Mrs. Mary
Givens of Hawleyville, a
half-brother George Hodge of
the state of Oregon; 29 grandchildren, 54 great grandchildren, and one great
great grandchild.
In
early life he united with the Adventist church and remained a faithful adherent
of that faith through life.
[Long, Robert
Alexander “Bobby”]
Gravity Independent
May 1945
Obituary
Robert
Alexander Long, better known as Bobby, son of Ralph and Wilma Long, was born on October 30,1936, in St. Joseph,
Missouri, and departed this life on Sunday, May 13, 1945, at the Missouri
Methodist hospital, St. Joseph, Mo., after a brief illness of only a few hours.
His
father preceded him in death on October 4, 1938. Since that time he has made
his home with his grandparents, Mr and Mrs Bill Fulton, who loved him as their own.
Bobby's
friends often called him "Sunshine" because of his sweet and sunny
disposition. His unselfishness made him consider everyone's wishes before his
own. Bobby always said,
"God will take care of everything."
He
leaves to mourn his loss, his mother, his brother Billy, grandparents, Mr and Mrs Bill Fulton, aunts, uncles, cousins, and a host of friends.
A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
The
funeral was held in the
Christian church here, Wednesday afternoon of last week, conducted by the Rev. Walter Purdy, pastor of the church.
The
music was by Mrs O. C. Posten and Miss Dorothy Lewis, singers, with Mrs Claude
Gray as piano accompanist.
The
pallbearers were four boys—Merlyn Harland, Bob Swan, Francis Akers, Duane
Bradley.
Those
from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr and Mrs. Lloyd Roush, Chicago, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cline and Billy Long, of Downers Grove, Illinois; Miss Laura
Crawford, Maurine Calwell, Dr
and Mrs. Shirmer, Mr. and Mrs. David Turner all of St. Joe, Missouri; Darrell Davison, Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Slack, of Villisca.
[Long, Robert
Alexander “Bobby”]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday May 17, 1945 [p. 1]
Operation Is Fatal To Robert
A. Long, 8
Robert
Alexander Long, 8-year-old son of Mrs. Wilma Long of St. Joseph,
passed away Sunday afternoon, following an operation at the Missouri Methodist
hospital in St. Joseph, Mo.
Robert has made his home with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Fulton of
Gravity. His mother is a nurse in
St. Joseph and had come to Gravity Sunday---on Mother’s Day. Robert was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph, where he
died that afternoon.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Gravity Christian church,
conducted by the Rev. W. A. Purdy. Interment was in Dallas cemetery, north of
New Market.
[Long, Robert
Alexander “Bobby”]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday May 24, 1945 [p. 1]
Robert Alexander
Long Dies
Robert
Alexander Long, son of Ralph
and Wilma Long, was born Oct. 30,
1936, at St. Joseph, Mo., and passed away on Sunday, May 13, 1945. His father
preceded him in death Oct. 4, 1938. Since that time he has made his home with
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Fulton at Gravity. He leaves to mourn his passing his
mother, Mrs. Wilma Long, his
brother, Billy, his
grandparents, and many other friends and relatives.
[Peterman, Harry
Elmer]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 5, 1978 p. 8
Harry Peterman, 84, Last Rites Were Held October 2
Funeral
services for Harry Elmer Peterman,
84, of Gravity, were held October 2 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford
conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Peterman died September 29, 1978, In Coin, Iowa. Gravity American Legion Post
extended Military Honors at Dallas Center Cemetery, near New Market, Ia.
Harry
Elmer Peterman, son of Edward
and Effie Taylor Peterman, was
born at New Market, Iowa, on June 5, 1894. He grew to maturity in the New
Market area where he attended the public schools.
On
March 21, 1929, he was united in marriage to Opal Harland at Corning, Iowa, and they lived in Gravity, Iowa,
where he followed the occupation of a carpenter. Six children were born to
bless their home and to share their love.
He
served his country during World War I and was a member of the Gravity American
Legion for over 50 years.
He
was preceded in death by his wife Opal who died Sept. 10, 1967, his parents and three brothers.
Left
to cherish his memory are his children: Velma Stokes and her husband, Eugene, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Harl E. Peterman and his wife, Matilda, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Sylvia
Spangler and her husband James of Shenandoah, Iowa, Iva Stokes and her husband Dannie of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Lois Blake and her husband, Gilbert, of Gravity, Iowa, Alfred Peterman and his wife, Charlotte, of Coin, Iowa; two brothers, James Peterman and his wife, Charlotte, of Coin, brothers, James Peterman of Twisp, Wash, and Finley Peterman of Newport, Oregon; one sister, Mrs. Dallas
Howes, of Bedford, Iowa; 23
grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; friends.
His
family and friends will remember him as a kind and considerate loved one and he
will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Peterman, Opal Waive
Harland]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 14, 1967 p. 4
Mrs. Peterman Rites Today
Funeral
services for Mrs. Harry (Opal) Peterman will be held today, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. in the Gravity Christian
Church. Mrs. Peterman died
Sunday at University Hospitals in Iowa City.
She is survived by her
husband, six children, four brothers and six sisters.
[Peterman, Opal Waive
Harland]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 21, 1967 p. 3
Mrs. H. Peterman Rites in Gravity
Funeral
services for Mrs. Harry (Opal) Peterman long time Gravity resident were held at the Gravity Christian Church
September 14 with Rev. Ivo Randels officiating. Mrs. Peterman died at University Hospitals in Iowa City
September 10, 1967. Interment was at Dallas Cemetery New Market.
Opal
Waive Peterman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Harland, was born at
New Market, Ia. She spent most of her life in the Gravity community.
She
was married to Harry E. [lmer] Peterman March 20, 1929 and to this union six children were born. They are: Mrs.
Velma Stokes of Council Bluffs,
Ia.; Harle E. Peterman of Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind.; Mrs. Sylvia Spangler of Shenandoah, Ia.; Mrs. Iva T. Stokes of Omaha, Nebr.; Mrs. Lois A. Blake and Alfred D. Peterman of Gravity.
Those
who survive in addition to the children named above; her husband Harry E.
[lmer] Peterman; seven sisters
and four brothers: Alva Lee Harland of Knoxville, Ia.; Mrs. Viola Robinson of Gravity; Mrs. Pearl Lottridge of Lincoln, Nebr.; Mrs. Edna Collins of New Market; Albert Harland of Gravity; Ivan Harland of Norwalk, Ia.; Mrs. Ina Anderson of Stockton, Calif.; Mrs. Vera McClerg of Glenwood, Ia.; Mrs. Neva Ross of Braggs, Okla.; Elvin Harland of Wichita, Kans.; 17 grandchildren, nieces;
nephews; cousins; and a large number of friends and neighbors.
She
was a devoted wife and mother whose every thought was for the care and comfort
of her family. She was a person who never quarreled with anyone. She was a
lover of flowers and spent much time in their care and cultivation, which is
symbolic of the flowers of kindness that grew in her soul.
[Remick, James M.]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday April 27, 1882 p. 3
Dallas Doings.
J.
[ames] M. Remick, one of the
oldest settlers in these parts, died on the 19th instant of
paralysis. Mr. Remick came to
Taylor County when it was a western wild. At the time of his death he lived
just across the line in Page County. He laid out the town of Memory and his
interests have been identified with Taylor County from its organization. He was
a consistent member of the M. E. church, and for a number of years has been
superintendent of the Sabbath school at Memory.
[Robey, Sarah Clark]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday November 22,
1900 [p. 1]
Death of Mrs. Roby.
Wednesday,
November 14, Mrs. Sarah [Clark] Roby [Robey] died at her
home seven miles north of Bedford, at the age of 65 years. She was an old
resident of Taylor County. Four sons and a daughter survive her. The funeral
services were conducted at the home by an Advent minister of Prescott.
Interment in Holt cemetery.
[Robey, Thornton William]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday April 27, 1882 [p. 1]
Gravity
Items
Mr.
[Thornton William] Robey, a
highly respected citizen of this community, died on last Saturday morning and
was buried in the Holt Cemetery on Sunday.
[Snodgrass, Ellen
Emmaline Thomas]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 21, 1967 p. 3
Mrs. Snodgrass Rites Sept 15
Funeral
services for Mrs. Roy (Ellen) Snodgrass, 83, of New Market were held September 15 at the Church of Christ in
New Market. Mrs. Snodgrass died at a Clarinda Rest Home September 12, 1967. Interment was at Old Memory
Cemetery, New Market.
Ellen
Emmaline Thomas, daughter of John
and Elizabeth Thomas, was born in
Corning, Iowa August 6, 1884. She attended Corning Public Schools.
On
April 29, 1899 she was married to George Marsh at Corning. He passed away October 23, 1946. Two
children were born to this union: Bryon, who passed away February 18, 1946, and Kitty Steadman of Corning.
On
August 22, 1958 she was married to Roy Snodgrass, who survives, with her daughter, Kitty
Steadman, of Corning. Other
survivors include six grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; one great great
grandchild; numerous nieces and nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister.
She was a member of the
New Market Church of Christ.
[Taylor, Ted]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 28, 1963 [p. 1]
TED TAYLOR DIES MONDAY
Funeral
services for Ted Taylor will
be held in the Gravity Christian Church Fri. (Nov. 29) at 2 p.m. Taylor died Monday night in a Clarinda hospital.
[Winslow, Audrey Ann
Norton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 22, 1956 [p. 1]
Mrs. Orin Winslow Of Gravity Dies
Mrs.
Orin Winslow, 59, of Gravity,
died in Municipal hospital at Clarinda about six p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 after
a few hours illness.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum Funeral Home in Bedford, Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Wilbur G. Travis of the Bedford Christian church. Burial in Conway
cemetery.
Mrs.
Winslow is survived by her
husband; two daughters and a son, Mrs. Maida Norgate of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Zelah Kahn of San Diego, Calif., Max Winslow of Lincoln, Nebr. There are also ten
grandchildren.
[Winslow, Audrey Ann
Norton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 22, 1956 p. 5
GRAVITY
Mrs.
Winslow dies
Mrs. Orin Winslow suffered a stroke Saturday morning. She was taken
by ambulance to the hospital at Clarinda but died Saturday evening.
[Winslow, Audrey Ann
Norton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 29, 1956
Obituary - Mrs.
Orin Winslow
Audrey
Ann Norton, daughter of Sam
and Eliza Wood Norton, was born
August 4, 1897 near Conway, Iowa and died November 17, 1956.
On
October 25, 1916 she was married to Orin L. Winslow. To them three children were born, all of whom
survive. They are two daughters, Mrs. Maida Norgate of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Zelah Kahn of San Diego, Calif., and a son, Max R.
Winslow of Lincoln, Nebr.
As
a young woman she was baptized into the Christian church at Conway.
She
had been a resident of Taylor County all her life and had resided in Gravity
the past 12 years. One sister, Mrs. Jesse Winslow,
preceded her in death.
She
leaves to mourn her passing: ten grandchildren; four brothers, Arval Norton of Conway, John Norton of Hopkins, George Norton of Bedford, Dave Norton of Thayer, Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. Mary
Winslow of Sharpsburg, Mrs.
Ina Healy of Grand River, Mrs.
Helen Glover of Clarinda.
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