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[Allen, Orval Troy]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 2, 1964 p. 4
Orval T. Allen Rites Held Here Sunday
Funeral
services for Orval Troy Allen,
lifetime Taylor county resident, held December 29 at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home, were conducted by Clarence Potter, minister of the New Market and Slam
churches of Christ. Mr. Allen died at Clarinda Municipal Hospital December 26, 1963, at the age of 61 years,
five months and 15 days. Interment was at Fairview cemetery, Bedford.
Included
in the services was the following obituary:
Orval
Troy Allen, son of Ella and
James Allen, was born on a farm
southwest of Bedford, Iowa on July 11, 1902.
On
February 26, 1922, he was united in marriage to Ruby [Pearl] Glover. They established their home on a farm south of
Bedford. In 1938, they moved to their present home northwest of Gravity. To
this union, one daughter and one son were born. They are: Lucille, now Mrs. Clark Miller of Bedford, Iowa, and Edward of Hopkins, Missouri.
Those
who are left to cherish his memory are: his wife, Ruby and two children; one son-in-law and
daughter-in-law; and two grandchildren, Allen and Lana Miller; four sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Eva
Madsen, Mrs. Carolyn Welder, Mrs. Ella Finton, Mrs. Charlotte Hendry, Burl,
James and Maurice, all of
California.
Orval was baptized into Christ at the Church of Christ
in New Market and attended faithfully as long as he was able.
He
was preceded in death by his father, mother, and one brother, Elias.
Orval was a kind and loving husband and father and will
be greatly missed by his wife and family. He was known best by those who were
nearest to him—his family and his wide circle of friends. He walked the
path of life—that path which is traveled by the people who give character
and strength to our society.
[Cook, Ola Maude
Phelps]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 31, 1963 p. 4
Ola M. Cook, 84, Services Jan. 16
Funeral
services for Ola M. [aude] Cook,
held January 16 at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by
Rev. John Kerr. Interment was at Fairview cemetery, Bedford.
Included
in the service was the following obituary:
Ola
Maud Cook was born on January 6,
1879 in Sully, Iowa, and departed this life on Jan. 13, 1963 at St. Luke's
hospital in Denver, Colo., at the age of 84 years and 7 days.
She
was born to the union of William S. [ylvester] and [Louisa] Adeline
[Campbell] Phelps and was the
youngest of four children.
Ola
Maud [e] Phelps and Cyrus
[Oran] Cook were united in
marriage on Feb. 8, 1905 in Bedford, Iowa and to that union was born one child, Donald, who preceded his
mother in death on March 13, 1960.
She
joined the Gilead Church at Bedford, Iowa at an early age and later moved to
Durango, Colo., where she joined the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving
her are her husband, nieces and nephew. She will be greatly missed by her loved
ones and friends.
[Drennen, Guy Edward]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 13,
1961 p. 8
OBituary – guy drennen
Guy
Edward Drennen, son of Charlie
and Anna Drennen, was born in
Taylor County, Dallas Township, on February 25, 1901 and passed away at
Clarinda Municipal hospital, July 2, 1961, at the age of 60 years, four months,
seven days.
He
lived near New Market and Bedford until his family moved to a farm near
Braddyville, Iowa when he was 17 years old.
On
May 14, 1921 he was married to Opal Pauline Holbrook at Clarinda. To this union three children were
born.
Until
1931, Guy farmed in Taylor and
Page counties. In 1931, the family moved into Bedford, where they lived until
1942. During the past 17 years he was employed by Swift and Company in Omaha,
and during these years, he and Opal made their home in Omaha.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Drennen.
Guy is survived by his wife of 115 South 35th Ave.,
Omaha 31, Nebraska; his three children: Mrs. Albert (Anna Lavina) Hensley of Millard, Nebraska; Dewey Marvin Drennen of Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. Wayne (Phyllis Naomi) Cox of Bedford; 10 grandchildren; two
brothers: Claude Drennen of
New Market, Harvey of
Clarinda; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Hogg of Goodland, Kans., Mrs. Mildred Kellogg of Vancouver, Wash.
[Fox, Dona Fay Phelps]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 26, 1908 [p. 1]
Mrs. Dona Phelps
Fox Dead
Miss
Dona Fay Phelps, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. S. [ylvester] Phelps [Louisa Adeline Campbell], was born near Lynnville, Iowa, February 7, 1875,
and died at Pueblo, Colo., Friday, March 20, 1908, aged 33 years, 1 month and
10 days.
In
March 1889, she came with her parents to Taylor County and on February 11,
1903, she was united in marriage to Mr. Francis Tula [Tully Leonard] Fox. She has been an invalid for some time but it was
only a short time ago she grew suddenly worse and the end came at 1 p. m. last
Friday. Her mother went to Pueblo last year to assist in caring for her and
died last winter from pneumonia, the remains being bought back to Bedford for
interment.
In
early womanhood the deceased united with the M. E. church and remained a
faithful Christian until death. During her years of suffering she bore it all
with fortitude known only to Christians and when the final summons came it
found her ready.
The
remains were brought here and on Tuesday afternoon the funeral services were
held from the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. W. M. Dudley. The bereaved
husband, father and brothers and sisters have the sympathy of all.
[Fox, Malinda Ann
Richard]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 17,
1929 p. 3
Mrs. William Fox
Malinda
Ann Richard was born at Polk,
Ashland County, Ohio Nov. 4, 1840, and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods near
Bedford, Jan. 11, 1929, at the age of 88 years, 2 months and 7 days. She was
the last survivor of her immediate family. At the age of 12 years she became a
member of the Methodist church and was an active member until her declining years, being a teacher in the Sunday school for many
years and active in the church work, and also taught in the public schools until
the time of her marriage to William Fox, Aug. 30, 1865. Immediately after their marriage they moved to
Cedar, Iowa, where their three children were born, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods of Bedford, Tully L.[eonard], who preceded his mother in death July 7, 1921,
and Mrs. Oma Bristow of San
Francisco, Calif. They came to Bedford with their family in 1893, living on a
farm near Bedford for several years, then left the farm, and resided in Bedford
until 1907, at which time they moved to Pueblo, Colorado, which was their home
until Aug. 30, 1921, at which time they came to spend their remaining days at
the home of their daughter, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods, where her husband preceded her in death October
26, 1921. She had been in failing health for a number of years but her last
sickness was just a few days, having contracted the flu, followed by pneumonia.
Due to her advanced years she was unable to withstand the ravages of the
disease and passed quietly away. Two daughters, five grandchildren, three great
grandchildren and a host of friends remain.
The
funeral services were held at the local Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. M. R. Talley. Interment was made
in the Fairview Cemetery.
[Fox, Mary Barbara
Keckley]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday November 5, 1903 p. 7
Wm. Fox returned Tuesday morning from Mahaska County,
where he was called by the last illness of his mother [Mary Barbara Keckley]. She died Friday morning [October 30th]
of last week, and was buried Sunday in the Eddyville cemetery. The blessed old
saint had lived to be 98 years and 8 months old, and was happy to go to her
reward. Mr. Fox's sister, Mrs.
A. [ngeline] Fisher, of Lenox,
accompanied him to the scene of the departure of one of God's own handmaidens.
[FOX, MARY BARBARA KECKLEY]
Ottumwa Evening Democrat (Ottumwa, Iowa), Saturday, October 31, 1903
Old Settler Dead
Eddyville, Iowa, Oct. 31. – (Special) to The Democrat.) – Mrs. Mary B. [arbara] Fox, one of the oldest settlers of Mahaska county, is dead at her home near Cedar. Mrs. Fox was almost 99 years of age and has been a resident of the county since 1856. Her maiden name was Mary B. [arbara] Keckley. She was born in West Virginia in 1805 and moved to Ohio with her parents in 1810. She was married in 1822 to Samuel Fox. Eleven children were born to them, the survivors being Albert and David, of Cedar; John, of Placerville, Cal.; William, of Bedford; Mrs. David Foster, of Lenox and Mrs. George Lyons of Oskaloosa. Mr. Fox died in 1848. The family is one of the best known in the county.
[FOX, MARY BARBARA KECKLEY]
Burlington Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa), Sunday, November 1, 1903
Pioneer Woman Dead
(Special to The Hawk-Eye)
Oskaloosa, Ia., Oct. 31. – Mrs. Mary B. [arbara] Fox, the oldest resident of Mahaska county, died today at her home in Cedar, a small town, fourteen miles northeast of this place. She was born in West Virginia in February 1805 and came to Iowa in 1856, settling at Cedar, where Mrs. Fox has lived ever since that time. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fox and six of these are still living.
[FOX, MARY BARBARA KECKLEY]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 5, 1903
--Wm. Fox returned Tuesday morning from Mahaska county, where he was called by the last illness of his mother. She died Friday morning of last week and was buried Sunday in the Eddyville cemetery. The blessed old saint had lived to be 98 years and 8 months old and was happy to go to her reward. Mr. Fox's sister, Mrs. A. Fisher of Lenox, accompanied him to the scene of the departure of one of God's own handmaidens.
[Fox, Tully Leonard]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 7, 1921 p. 8
Dies at Home of Sister
Tillie
[Tully Leonard] Fox died last
night at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lola Woods. Mr. Fox has been in ill health for some time and finally
suffered two strokes of paralysis, which caused his death. Funeral arrangements
will be made later.
[Fox, Tully Leonard]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Monday July 11,
1921 [p. 1]
Tilly Leonard Fox
Tilly
[Tully] Leonard Fox died
Wednesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods, who resides west of Bedford, at the age of 49
years, 6 months and 19 days.
The
funeral service was held at the Baptist church, Saturday, July 9, at 3 o'clock
p. m., conducted by Rev. Fletcher and interment was made in Fairview Cemetery.
[Fox, Tully Leonard]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 14, 1921 [p. 1]
Obituary
Tilly
[Tully] Leonard Fox, only son of Mr.
and Mrs, William Fox [Malinda Ann Richard], was born Dec. 17, 1872, at Cedar, Iowa, and passed away July 7,
1921 at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods. He was married to Miss Dona [Fay] Phelps Feb. 12, 1903. To this union one child was born, a
daughter Frances, now 16 years
of age, her mother having passed away when Frances was but two years of age. He joined the M. E.
church at Gilead when a young man, always lived a good Christian life,
expressing himself before passing away [as] being ready to meet his Savior.
For
19 years he has made his home in Pueblo, Colo. The first of the year his health
began to fail and hoping that a change of climate might restore his health,
came to Bedford June 1st to the home of his sister, where loving hearts and
hands did everything within their power, but the grim reaper of death claimed
him after much suffering.
He
leaves an aged mother and father at Pueblo, Colo., and a daughter Frances, a sister, Mrs. Charles Bristow [Oma]
at San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods of Bedford.
[Fox, Tully Leonard]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 14, 1921 p. 3
Obituary
Mr.
Tilly [Tully] Leonard Fox, only
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Fox [Malinda Ann Richard], was born December 17, 1872, at Cedar, Iowa, and
passed away July 7, 1921, at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lola Woods, near Bedford.
He
was married to Miss Dora [Dona Fay] Phelps, February 12, 1903. To this union one child was born, a daughter, Miss
Frances, now 16 years of age, who
was with her father to the last, her mother having passed away when Frances was only two years old. When a young man Mr.
Fox joined the M. E. church at
Gilead, Iowa, and has always lived a Christian life, expressing himself before
the end came that he was ready to go and would be glad to meet his Savior.
For
the past 19 years he has made his home in Pueblo, Colo. The first of the year
his health began to fail and hoping that a change of climate might help, he
came to Bedford, June 1st. At the home of his sister everything was
done that loving hands could do, but on Thursday, July 7th, the grim
reaper came to relieve him of his great suffering, thus closing a life of 49
years, 6 months and 19 days.
He
leaves to mourn their loss, his aged father and mother in Pueblo, Colo.; his
daughter, Frances, and two
sisters, Mrs. Charles Bristow [Oma],
of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods of Bedford, Iowa.
The dead are like the Stars by day,
Unseen by mortal eye;
And yet triumphant hold their
Way,
In glory through the Sky.
[Fox, William]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday October
27, 1921 [p. 1]
Wm. Fox Dead
William
Fox died at the home of Mrs.
Lola [Myrtle] Wood, in Benton
Township Wednesday October 26, 1921. Funeral services will be held at the M. E.
church Friday October 28, at 2 o'clock, Rev. Nayle of Lenox conducting the
services. Interment will be made in Fairview cemetery.
[Fox, William]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday November 3, 1921 p. 3
William Fox
William
Fox was born at Columbiana,
Columbiana county, Ohio, April 21, 1835, departed this life Oct. 26, 1921, at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods, near Bedford, at the ripe old age of 86 years, 6
months and 5 days. When a child he came to Mahaska Co., Iowa, where he resided
until 1893. He was united in marriage to Malinda [Ann] Richards [Richard], at Polk, Ashland Co., Ohio, August 30, 1865. To
this union three children were born, Mrs. Lola [Myrtle] Woods of near Bedford, Mrs. Oma Bristow, of San Francisco, Calif., and one son, Tully
L. [eonard], who preceded his
father in death July 7, 1921.
At
the age of 35 years he united with the M. E. church at Cedar, Iowa, and has
lived a consistent Christian life, always attending services when it was
possible for him to do so.
He
came to Bedford with his family in 1893, residing on a farm near Bedford for
several years, then left the farm and resided in Bedford until 1907, at which
time he moved to Pueblo, Colo., which has been his home up till Aug. 30, 1921,
at which time he came to his daughter’s home to spend his remaining days. His
health had begun to fail before leaving Colorado. The fangs of disease had so
fastened upon his body that all that loving hands could do was of no avail, and
his spirit took its flight to that upper and better world where pain and sorrow
never enter.
The aged wife, his
faithful companion, with the two daughters, one brother David Fox of Oskaloosa, Ia., 5 grand children, 3 great
grand children and many friends are left to mourn his departure.
[Note:
The same obituary was published in the Bedford Times-Republican, October 31, 1921, p. 3.]
[Tointon, Dorothy
Estella “Stella” Phelps]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 6, 1961 [p. 1]
Mrs. Stella Tointon Rites In Bedford
Mrs.
Stella Tointon, a long time
resident of Bedford, died Saturday, July first at the age of 84 years, seven
months, 26 days. Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral
Service Home on Madison Street at ten a.m., Monday, July 3. Rev. E. M. McGehee
of the Presbyterian Church officiated. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
[Tointon, Dorothy
Estella “Stella” Phelps]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 13, 1961 p. 8
OBITUARY
Last
rites for Mrs. Stella Tointon were
held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on Madison Street, Monday, July 3. Rev.
E. M. McGehee officiated. Burial in Fairview cemetery.
Dorothy
Estella Phelps, daughter of William
[Sylvester] and [Louisa] Adeline Phelps, was born in Jasper County, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1876 and passed away in
Bedford, July 1, 1961 at the age of 84 years, seven months, twenty-six days.
When
a very small child, she moved with her parents to a farm west of Bedford. She
united with the Gilead country church and later became a member of the
Presbyterian church in Bedford.
On
Feb. 14, 1901 she was united in marriage to Charles [Lewis] Tointon. To this union one daughter was born.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one sister and one brother.
She
is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Anzel Gillette of Bedford; one sister, Mrs. Ola [Maude] Cook of Denver, Colo.; an aunt, Miss Olivia Miller of Bedford; five grandchildren, Mrs. Marjorie
Cook of Carson, Iowa, Duane
Gillette of Council Bluffs, Charles
Gillette of Bedford, Robert
Gillette of Hayward, Calif., Mrs.
Barbara Acker of Greenfield.
There are eight great grandchildren, two nephews and a niece.
[Tointon, Luther
Lincoln “Linc”]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 9, 1925 [p. 1]
Linc Tointon Dead
Chas.
Tointon received a message
yesterday telling of the death of his brother Linc Tointon, which occurred at Long Beach, California the
first of the week. Death was caused by paralysis. The body is being brought
back here and the funeral will be held Sunday from the Chas. Tointon home northeast of Bedford at 2:30 o’clock and
burial will be in Old Lexington cemetery.
[Tointon, Luther
Lincoln “Linc”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 9, 1925 [p. 1]
FORMER TAYLOR COUNTY
MAN DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Lincoln
L. [uther] Tointon, formerly
resident of this county, and remembered by many local people, died on Monday,
April 6, at Long Beach, Calif., following a stroke of paralysis. The body will
arrive in Bedford this week, probably on Saturday. Funeral services will be
held at the Chas. Tointon home
north of Bedford, but the time has not been definitely set. Mr. Tointon was born and raised near old Lexington in this
county.
[Tointon, Luther
Lincoln “Linc”]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 16, 1925 [p. 1]
Obituary-Lincoln
Tointon
Luther
Lincoln, son of R. [obert] and
M. [argaret] D. [Geddes] Tointon, was born August 14, 1861, in Nodaway County,
Missouri, and died, at Long Beach, Cal. April 6th, 1925, aged sixty-three years,
seven months and twenty two days. Sunday, April 5th, he had a slight paralytic
stroke followed by a second on the morning of the 6th, death ensuing at noon
that day.
At
the age of five, Mr. Tointon came
with his parents and brother to live near Bedford, Iowa. After the death of his
father in 1905 he continued to live with and tenderly care for his mother until
her death in Bedford in 1909 and since that time had made his home with his
brother, W. [illiam] W. Tointon,
of Smith Center Kansas, but for several years past had spent the winters in
Long Beach, California.
As
he had always been in good health, death came as a distinct shock to the family
and he leaves to mourn his going two brothers, C. [harles] L. [ewis] Tointon of Bedford and W. [illiam] W. Tointon of Smith Center, Kansas; Mrs. Glen Gillett [Anzel] of Bedford and Flora Tointon of Smith Center, nieces, and a nephew, Glen [Roger] Tointon, also of Smith Center, together with a host of
friends in and about Bedford, Smith Center and Long Beach.
The remains reached
Bedford Sunday evening, in charge of C. L. Comers, interment being given in the
Lexington cemetery after the services at the home of C. [harles] L. [ewis] Tointon at 3:00 P. M. Monday, April 13th, conducted by
Rev. Paul G. Luce, pastor of the local Presbyterian church, assisted by Guy
Thompson and Miss Helen Thompson.
[Note:
The same obituary was published in the Bedford Times-Republican, April 16, 1925, p. 6.]
[Tointon, Margaret
Geddes]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday October 21, 1909 p. 4
Mrs. Tointon Passed Away
Mrs.
Margaret D. [Geddes] Tointon died at the home of her son in Smith Center,
Kansas, on Saturday October 16, being 84 years of age lacking two days. The
remains arrived here today and the funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon, from the Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. S. E. Henry.
The
deceased was born in Trumbull county, Ohio, and when but a child moved to Iowa.
While living in Lewis, Iowa, she was married in 1857 to Robt. Tointon. They have been residents of Taylor County for
many years, and since the death of her husband she has been making her home
with her sons.
She
leaves three sons to mourn her death. They are W. [illiam] W., of Smith Center, Kas., L. [uther] L. [incoln] and C. [harles] L. [ewis] of Bedford. They have
the sympathy of all in their bereavement.
[Tointon, Margaret
Geddes]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday October 21, 1909 p. 5
MRS. TOINTON DEAD.
Former Resident Passes
Away at Home of Son in Kansas
Mrs.
Margaret E. Tointon, who resided
in Bedford from 1901 until she went to the home of her son, W. [illiam] W.
Tointon, in Smith Center, Kans.,
last June, died at Smith Center Saturday, and the remains are being brought
here for interment. L. [uther] L. [incoln] Tointon, who had been with his mother for several months,
arrived here Monday.
Margaret
E. Geddes was born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, and would have been 84 years of age, had she lived until the last
day of this month. With her brother she came to Iowa in about 1856, and she was
married to Robert Tointon at
Lewis, Cass County, Iowa. In the spring of 1865 they removed to Taylor County,
locating on a farm in Marshall Township, northeast of Bedford, where they
resided until 1901, when they came to the city. Mr. Tointon died four years ago. Surviving are L. [uther]
L. [incoln] Tointon of Bedford, W.
[illiam] W. Tointon of Smith
Center, Kans., and C. [harles] L. [ewis] Tointon, who is traveling practically all of the time,
now being in Colorado.
The
body arrived today, and funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Friday
morning in the First Presbyterian church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. S. E.
Henry.
[Tointon, Margaret
Geddes]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday October 28, 1909 p. 8
The
remains of Mrs Margaret [Geddes] Tointon arrived from Smith Center, Kas., on Thursday last and the funeral
was held Friday morning conducted by Rev. S. E. Henry. The remains were laid to
rest in Lexington cemetery. The obituary of Mrs. Tointon appeared in these columns last week.
[TOINTON, MARGARET D. GEDDES]
Smith County Pioneer (Smith Center, Kansas), Thursday, October 21, 1909
Margaret D. Tointon – Margaret D. Tointon died at the home of her son, W. [illiam] W. [allace] Tointon, north of this city last Saturday afternoon at the ripe age of nearly 84 years. Her death resulted from ills incident to old age and was not unexpected. Her home was in Bedford, Ia., from whence she came last June to make her home permanently with her son here. Surviving her are three sons, W. W. of this place and L. L. and C. L. of Bedford, Ia. The body was sent from here back to her old home for burial, yesterday, Mr. Tointon and his wife accompanying the remains. Upon arrival there funeral services will be held and interment made in the city cemetery. Shipment of the body was greatly delayed by the failure to get in communication with the son, C. L., who has been out in Colorado.
[Tointon, Robert]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Friday May 5, 1905 p. 3
Passed Away At A Ripe
Old Age
Robert
Tointon died at his residence,
just north of the court house in Bedford, Ia., on Wednesday, May 3, aged 78
years, 4 months and 7 days.
The
deceased was born in Lincolnshire, England, on December 26, 1826, and there he
passed the early years of his life. Having reached the age of 25 years, he
decided to break away from the old home and seek his fortune in the great
republic, and therefore embarked for America. In 1850 he arrived at New York.
Tarrying there but a short time, he continued on in the wake of the "star
of empire." A few months he spent in Ohio, then moved on to Iowa. Reaching
this state in the spring of 1852, he settled near Eddyville. He remained there
two years only, then moved to Cass County. For five years he made his home
there and then moved to Nodaway County, Mo. He remained out of Iowa only about
six years, and then returned, settling in March 1865, in Marshall Township,
Taylor County, on the farm he owned at the time of his death.
On
January 13, 1857, Robert Tointon and Miss Margaret E. Geddes were united in marriage at Lewis, Cass County, Ia. Five children have come to
bless their home. Two died while yet in infancy, but three, all boys, have grown
to manhood, and were at the bedside of their father during the last hours of
his life. The children now living are William W. and Lincoln L. [uther], of Smith Center, Kas., and Charles L. [ewis], who lives on the home place.
Mr.
and Mrs. Tointon moved to
Marshall Township more than forty years ago. They came here long before the
iron horse had found its way within the confines of our county. As pioneers
they faced all the privations and dangers and endured all the hardships of a
frontier life. When they came here neighbors were few, and railroads,
telephones, rural routes—the necessities of today—were then unheard
of luxuries. Lands were cheap, but only by hard work and strict economy could a
bare existence be forced from the soil which was reluctant to allow itself to
be placed in bondage and made to give forth its wealth to be used by man. But
together Mr. and Mrs. Tointon persevered and toiled, until gradually the wild country became thickly studded
with fertile farms, towns and cities sprang into life, and as the country
became more settled their own farm became more valuable, and the soil yielded
greater returns. Up until three years ago they remained upon the farm, then
feeling that they had done their share, they moved to Bedford and prepared to spend
the balance of their lives in ease and comfort.
But
this happy life, free from worry and labor, was not long to last. A month ago
while at the farm, now occupied by his son, Mr. Tointon took sick; for a week he was very ill, then he
got better. He came home, and was able to go up town several times, and his
friends cherished the vain hope that his life might be prolonged for years. But
it was not to be. Two weeks ago, he suffered a relapse, gradually sinking lower
and lower until on Wednesday afternoon the Angel of Death came, and without a
struggle or a pain, he answered the call.
The
funeral, which was well attended by those who knew and respected him in life,
was held at the Presbyterian Church today at 10 a. m., Rev. Barackman
conducting the service. Interment was made at Lexington cemetery, where repose
the bodies of his two little ones who had gone before.
Tointon, Robert]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday May 11, 1905
Robert Tointon Dead
Died,
at his residence in Bedford, Wednesday, May 3, Robert Tointon, aged 78 years, 4 months and 7 days.
Decedent
had been sick for several weeks, and all that could possible be done was done
for his relief, but to no avail. Sometime ago he and his wife moved from their farm to Bedford for the
purpose of taking things easy the balance of their lives, but the grim reaper
is no respecter of persons, and cut him down. The funeral exercises were conducted at the Presbyterian
Church by Rev. Barackman. Interment
in Lexington cemetery.
[TOINTON, ROBERT]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, May 16, 1905
Mrs. W. W. Tointon and children who have been in the city since called here by the death of Mr. Tointon's father, left Monday morning for Mankato, Kans., where they will visit for a short time before going on to their home at Smith Center. Mr. Tointon left for home several days ago.
[Woods, Lola Myrtle
Fox]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 30, 1952 [p. 1]
Mrs. Lola Woods Passed Away Friday
Mrs.
Lola Woods, a resident of Taylor
County the past 60 years, died at her farm home west of Bedford, Oct. 24.
Funeral
services were held at the Baptist Church in Bedford Monday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
Lola
Myrtle Fox, daughter of William
and Malinda [Ann Richard] Fox,
was born June 30, 1868 at Cedar, Mahaska county, Iowa, and died at the age of
84 years, three months, 24 days.
On
Dec. 25, 1888, she was married to Robert Morton Woods. To them three children were born. A niece, Frances
Fox of Pittsburg, Penn., was left
motherless at the age of 2 1/2 and was taken into the home and given a mother's
love and care.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother.
She
is survived by one son, Glenn Woods of Cumberland, Iowa; two daughters, Elda May Metzler of Cleveland, Ohio, and Hazel Dean Woods at home; the niece in Pennsylvania; a grandson, Robert
Metzler; a granddaughter, Joan
Woods Brahms; three great
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Oma Bristow of Rogue River, Oregon.
At
the age of 16 she confessed Christ as her Saviour and united with the Methodist
church. After her marriage she transferred to the Baptist church, and was a
diligent worker for Christ.
She
moved to Taylor County in 1892, and has lived here ever since with the
exception of two years spent in Pueblo, Colo., where she went to be near
relatives after the loss of her husband in 1901. For the past several years she
has been at her home under the care of her daughter, Hazel.
Mrs. Woods was a charter member of Circle chapter, Daughters
of Ceres. Her life was one of usefulness and cheerfulness.
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