Barrans. Marge Van Houten –
Mrs Marge Barrans, 87, a well know resident of Lenox, died at a
Clarinda hospital at 1:30 am Sunday after an extended illness.
Services
were held Wednesday at the Bender Funeral Home, Rev Burton C Collier, pastor of
the Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Mrs Marge Barrans, the daughter of Selina Abigail Jenks and George H Van Houten, was born
October 16, 1871 about three miles southwest of Lenox. Born in a pioneer county of pioneer parents,
she was third in a family of twelve.
Before her marriage to William Barrans on September 6, 1893, she attended Iowa State College for a short time, and
taught school. With the exception of two intervals between 1882 and 1885, when
her father was a publisher at Bedford, she lived all of| her life in or near
Lenox.
She is survived by four sons, William of Baltimore, Md, Clifford of Chewelah, Wash, George of Lenox and James
of Pasadena, Calif; a daughter, Mrs Nellie McGrath of Lincoln, Nebr; 18 grandchildren and
several great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death in
1936.
She also leaves three sisters and two brothers: Abi Dawson of Sprague, Wash.; Bessie Leonard of Smartville, Cal.; Mary Bell of Walworth, Wis. Martel B. Van Houten of Bellingham Wash; Arthur W Van Houten of Davenport, Iowa.
Mrs Barrans was an active member of the Methodist Church,
a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, the Eastern Star and the W.U.T.U.
She had a large stamp collection on which she had spent much time. She also was
known as a musician and she had written a
number of articles which had been published in magazines. She was well versed in the
history of the town and willingly told about it to school children.
In failing health these last three years, death came at 1 a m Sunday, May 3 at the age of 87 years, 6 months and 17
days.
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Baumann, Ethel Harrison -
Mrs Emery
Baumann, Wellsville, Kan., died Sunday in a Kansas City hospital. She had
undergone surgery recently. The former Ethel Harrison, she leaves her husband,
three daughters and three sons. They are cousins of Arthur Baumann of Lenox and
have visited here
often. Emery was
born and grew up on a farm 8 miles east of Lenox.
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1959
Bouton,
Walter G. -
Walter G. Bouton, the son of
Vaughn G. Bouton and Ella L. Bush, was born July 22,
1882, at Bedford, in Taylor County, Ia.
He was married January 25 1918, to Mary Nave in
Bedford. A
farmer throughout his lifetime, he farmed five miles south of Lenox after leaving
Bedford. The last 28 years have been spent near Princeville, Ill.
Preceding him in death, were his mother and father, and his
wife Mary, in 1950. Also a stepdaughter, Mrs Opal Terry.
Those remaining to mourn his passing include two daughters:
Lois (Mrs James Libbey) of Spring Valley, Ill. and Luelia (Mrs Richard Barron) of Inglewood, Calif. Two sons;
Cecil, of Alta, Ill. Elvin of Monica, Ill. and one sister-in-law, Mrs Mattie Reed of Lenox.
There are nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Mr Bouton was a member of the Presbyterian Church at
Princeton, Ill. He has been hospitalized
these last six months after suffering a stroke. Death came on Friday May 15, 1959 at the age of 76 years, 9 months and
23 days.
Graveside services were held at Fairview Cemetery Tuesday
May 19, the Rev. B C Collier officiating.
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Bryant, Grant A. -
Grant A
Bryant, 90, a resident of this community most of his life, died Friday in a
nursing home. Services were held from the Bender Funeral home Monday, Apr 20,
the Rev Robert Duckett officiating. Interment was in
the Lenox cemetery.
Obituary
Grant A.
Bryant, the son of David and Margaret Bryant, was born May 7, 1868 near
Cameron, Illinois, and departed this life April 17, 1959 at Indianola at the
age of ninety years, eleven months and ten days.
February 25,
1892, he and Clara Emily Brown were wed at Lenox. To this union were born four
children, Glenn L of Des Moines, Clarence Walter, Emily Ann, and Nellie Ruth
Mead of Port Orchard, Wash. His wife Clara, Clarence and Emily, preceded him in
passing.
With the
exception of four years living near Edgeley, North
Dakota, his life was spent in the vicinity of or in Lenox. Most of his active
life was devoted to farming. The last five years, due to failing health, he
lived with Glenn
and Ethel Bryant or under nursing care in
Des Moines.
Surviving
his passing besides Glenn and Ruth are his grandchildren,
Robert Bryant and family. West Des Moines, W Ernest Bryant and family,
Indianola, James Mead and family, Los Angeles, California, Beverly Smith and
family and Willard Dean Mead and family, both of
Port
Orchard, Wash. These families include eight great grand-children, two
daughters-in-law, Ethel and Nellie Bryant, one son-in-law, Harold D, Mead and
several nieces and nephews in Illinois, Missouri and California. Grant has been
a member of the Lenox Christian Church since marriage in 1892, serving as a
deacon for several years.
He will be
missed by those who knew him best. His passing
serves to remind us that our days and opportunities here are limited.
Those from
out of town attending the memorial service included George Coons, Council
Bluffs, Margaret Cowell, Detroit Mich., Mr and Mrs Roy Guenther, Mr and Mrs Leo Guenther, Mr and Mrs Lowell
Guenther, Fred Guenther, Mr and Mrs Harold Stinson all of Galesburg, Ill., Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller,
Excelsior Springs,
Mo., Mr and Mrs Lloyd Waynick, Kansas City.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 23, 1959
Carlton, Jean R -
Funeral
services for Jean Carlton, 74, of Creston will be at Bender Funeral Home
Friday, May 29, 2 p m. The body will lie in state from 1 until 2. Burial will
be at Clearfield.
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Carlton,
Jean R. -
Jean R Carlton of 300 Division St, Creston died May 26 at
the SUI hospital after a two year illness. He was born Aug. 7, 1884 in Ringgold Co., the son of
David and Florence Jackson Carlton.
Dec 25, 1910 he was married at Lenox to Goldie Alderson. He
was preceded in death by a daughter Louise who died at 17,
and a son Tom who was killed in action with the Marines in
WW II.
Survivors include his widow, his mother-in-law, Mrs Florence
Minor and daughter-in-law,
Ethel Brady.
Mr Carlton was a farmer most of his life. He was a member of
the Methodist Church at Creston and the Masonic Lodge of
Clearfield.
Funeral services were at Benders May 29 with burial at
Clearfield.
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Gordon, R E -
R E Gordon,
90, former Lenox fanner died at his home in Los
Angeles, Calif., on Tuesday. His wife and 3 sons preceded him
in death. One
brother, A L Gordon of Lenox survives.
The funeral
and burial were in Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 19,
1959
Gray, E. R. -
E R Gray,
65, of Des Moines suffered a heart attack Sunday morning after shoveling snow
and died enroute to a hospital. He was the father of Mrs Forrest Whipp, and a former resident of Greenfield
and Corning.
He is
survived by his widow, Dorothy and two daughters, Mrs
Whipp and Mrs Mildred Lobach of Englewood, Cal.;
also 3 grand- children.
Services
were at the Arnold Funeral home in Des Moines
Wednesday and
burial at Glidden, Iowa
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1959
Harover,
G. T. -
G T Harover, 67, brother of Champ Harover,
passed away at the hospital in Red Oak Friday, Feb. 13. He had suffered a
stroke in October and had been bedfast since.
Surviving
are his wife, a son, two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were at
Henderson Sunday; Those attending from this vicinity
were Mr and Mrs Champ Harover, Mr and Mrs Bill Harover of Mt Ayr, Leland Hegwood, James
Calvin, Gene Holben and Lowell Bush
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19, 1959
Herring, Dick -
Services
were held Tuesday, Apr. 28 at the Bender Funeral
home for Dick
Herring, 77, who died Sunday. Rev Robert Duckett
officiated at the services.
Mr Herring was
born May 15, 1880 in Mt Airy, N. Car. He had
never married. He
made his home in the Geo Barrans shop and later
stayed at the hotel. He worked for Barrans and for
the Key and Brown families.
Survivors
include several nieces in North Carolina.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 30,
1959
Hunter, Mayme Grace Christy –
Mrs Lonnie
Hunter passed away Thursday morning at the Rosary hospital. The body is at the
Bender Funeral Home.
Funeral
services will be held Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21 at
2 o'clock at
the Bender Funeral Home.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February
19, 1959
Hunter, Mayme Grace Christy –
Mayme Grace Christy, daughter of William and Mary Christy
was born January 18, 1883 in Lenox, Iowa and passed away
at the Rosary Hospital in Corning on the 19th day of February 1959 at the age of
76 years and one month. She suffered a stroke Tuesday, night after retiring and
was taken to the hospital and passed away without regaining consciousness
Thursday morning.
She was united in marriage to Lon Hunter on the 14th day of
March 1907. To this union were born one
daughter Bernice and one son George. She leaves surviving of her immediate
family her husband, Lonnie Hunter daughter Bernice and son-in-law Edd Ryan, one
grandson Jack Ryan and one granddaughter Virginia Ryan. George Hunter
having preceded her in death, at the age of ten years. She also was
preceded in death by two brothers, Elrod and Edward Christie.
She was a member of the Blue Grove Church until moving to
Lenox and she then moved her membership to the Christian Church where she
enjoyed being active in the circles. An added enjoyment to
her life were her wonderful neighbors.
She leaves to mourn her passing a number of nieces and
nephews, other close relatives and a host of friends.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 26, 1959
Johnson, Emma Anderson -
Mrs Emma
Anderson Johnson 87, of Bellingham, Wash., suffered
a stroke Feb.
12 and passed away Feb. 23. She came to Lenox with her family from Illinois in 1894,
and graduated from Lenox high school in 1898. She taught school in this vicinity and helped her father in his shoe
store which was in the building where Brickers are
now.
Later she
went to Washington, where she continued to teach
school.
Survivors
include her husband, J T Johnson, a daughter, Mrs Esther Jacobson, a son, Paul all of Bellingham, several grandchildren and a
number of nieces and nephews. Clark Moore of Lenox is a nephew.
Mrs Johnson was
here in September, 1956, attending the 58tih anniversary of her graduating
class.
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1959
Madden, John M. -
John M
Madden, 77, died at a Creston nursing home Saturday.
Funeral
services were at Creston Tuesday with burial in the Lenox cemetery.
Mr Madden was
the son of Edmond and Alice Greenland Madden. He was born July 20, 1881. He had
never married and spent most of 'his life on a farm.
Surviving
are a sister, Mrs J E (Sarah) Hughes and a nephew
James E. Hughes of Lenox.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 19,
1959
MacFarland,
John -
One driver
was killed instantly and the other was in Rosary
hospital with injuries after a two car collision at the Junction
of 34 and 49
at Stringtown Friday afternoon. John MacFarland,
78, who
lived four miles north of Hwy 34, died instantly in the crash. He leaves his
widow, a son and two daughters.
The driver
of the other car, Mrs Bessie Mendenhall of Osceola,
is a teacher
at Nodaway and was going home for the weekend.
The Adams county
sheriff said he believed that Mr Mac-
Farland,
who was going west, started to turn into a filling station driveway at Stringtown. Both cars were demolished.
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1959
Mayland,
Mary E. Ouderick -
Funeral services
were held Wednesday at Avoca, for Mrs R E Mayland, 58. The service were it 1 pm, and graveside
memorial and burial were at the Fairview Cemetery at Lenox at 3:30 pm.
Survivors
include her husband, R E Mayland; two sisters Mrs Elmer Sanders of Redding and Mrs Gertrude Wilcoxson of Cameron, Mo., and one brother,
Clyde Ouderkirk of Sharpsburg.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February
12, 1959
Miller, Melvina Opal –
Mrs Melvina Opal Miller, 29, of Sharpsburg was fatally
injured
m a two-car accident five miles southeast of Lenox Saturday
night.
The accident occurred about 7:45 p. m. Mrs Miller was
taken to the Creston hospital where she died at 11:25 p. m.
Mrs Miller was riding in a car driven by her husband, James
Elvin
Miller. They were going east. Duane B. Konecne of
Lenox was driving north. The cars collided at the middle of the intersection.
Mr Miller suffered from shock and a cut on his right ear which
required several stitches. The Millers have three daughters,
Jayne,
Cathy, and Rosie, who were not with them in the car.
Mr Konecne, who lives six miles south of Lenox, suffered
bruises and cuts. He was not hospitalized. His wife and three children who were with him in the car, were not injured.
The accident
occurred just south of the Cecil Wilson home on the county road which is now
being used as a detour for Highway
49.
Because of increased traffic on the road, stop signs have recently been changed
from the north and south roads to the east-west roads.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday June 11,
1959
Nicola, Mame Maloney -
Mrs Mame Nicola, a resident of Compton, Calif., passed away
at the home of
her son Ora. Services were held Friday morning
at St Philip Neri Church.
Marie
Maloney was born near Sharpsburg, January 30, 1880,
and died
February 18 at the age of 79 years and 18 days. She
was the
daughter of Kate Roupf and John Maloney.
Survivors
include two sons, Orville and Ora, two daughters
Madeline McCorkle, and Patricia Helmish and six grandchildren
all of Compton; two sisters, Carrie Magrath and
Esther Smith of Lenox. Her husband and son Glen preceded her in death.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 12,
1959
Olds, Luther James -
Luther James
Olds, son of Mr and Mrs Geo
Olds was born June 14, 1900 at Gothenberg, Nebr., and
passed away at the Clarinda hospital Mar. 24 1959, at the age of 58 years, 9
months and 9 days.
He suffered
a severe heart attack in February, 1957, and has
been bedfast
most of the time.
He was a
brother of Mrs Fred Klinzman and spent some time
in her home
several years ago. He was a member of the Salem
Brethren church, being baptized in the year 1931.
Luther lived
most of his life in and around Corning, in 1921 he was
married to Miss Madge Brown and to this union were born two sons, Homer and
Luther Junior and one daughter, Irene, who preceded him in death at 9 months of
age.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 2,
1959
Quinn, Dan -
Dan Quinn,
36, of 931 W 29tih St, Des Moines, died Sunday morning at Veterans hospital
after an extended illness. Funeral services wore Wednesday at 11 a m, at St Patrick's church in Lenox with Father Adam Reisz officiating. Burial was in the Greenfield cemetery
Wednesday at 1:30 p m. Rosary was said at the Caldwell - Brien funeral home in
Des Moines at 8:15 p m, Tuesday.
Mr Quinn was
born at Stuart, Iowa. He had been a farmer near Lenox until a year ago when he
moved to Des Moines. Survivors are his
wife, Vada; 4 sons, Dennis, Jeffrey, Timothy, Terry;
1 daughter, Deborah, all of Des Moines. One son preceded him in death. He was a
son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Dewey Evans near Lenox. One brother and 4 sisters also survive.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 28,
1959
Recknor,
Bessie -
Mrs Etta Black
has received word that her sister-in-law, Mrs
Bessie Recknor, died at her home in New Richland, Minn. Funeral
services were Saturday at 2 p. m. Mrs Recknor's husband, Ernest,
preceded her in death on March 15, 1959.
Survivors: 1
son, Lester; 1 daughter, Mrs Viroqua Krugar; a number of brothers and sisters.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 9,
1959
Reeve, Laura Elizabeth Porter -
Funeral
services were held April 6 for Laura Reeve, 87, of Omaha. Burial was in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
Laura
Elizabeth Porter was born in Alexis, Ill., Jan. 7, 1872,
the daughter of
William Louis Porter. The family, moved to
Taylor Co in the early 90's.
March 1,
1893, she was married at Lenox to Otis Sanson Reeve.
She moved to
Omaha in 1897 and spent the rest of her there.
Surviving are
two sons, Orta of Omaha and Glenn of Memphis,
Tenn. Her
husband, one son and one daughter preceded her in death.
She has two
living sister, Mrs May Shawler of Lenox and; Mrs
Eva Grimsley of Blackwell, Okla.
Mrs Reeve was
past president of Garfield circle of GAR and past president of the War Mothers
of Omaha.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 14,
1959
Richey, Ivan -
Ivan Richey
died in San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 12. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence Richey of Shenandoah. His funeral
was at Shenandoah Monday afternoon.
Among those
attending the service were Mr and Mrs Glen Norton,
Mr and Mrg Fred Becherer and Mrs Ted Selders of Lenox, Mr and Mrs Ed Richey, Clearfield, Mr and Mrs Pearly Richey,
Bill Becherer and Mrs Jake
Larson of Sharpsburg.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February
19, 1959
Schaffer, Debra Ann -
Debra Ann
Schaffer, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Dean Schaffer of Sharpsburg was born Sunday at the
Rosary hospital in Corning and died Monday, February 16, 1959.
Surviving are
her parents; 1 brother, Jimmy Dean of the home; paternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Schaffer;
maternal grandparents, Mr and Mrs Marion Turnbull of Sharpsburg, and several great grandparents.
Graveside
services were held Tuesday, February 17, at 2 p m,
at Fairview
cemetery at Lenox, with Rev Robert Duckett officiating.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February
19, 1959
Welch, Chester Randolph -
Chester
Randolph Welch, son of Denmore and Eliza Welch, was
born in Adams county on December 19, 1885 and passed
from this life at his home on April 7, 1959 at the age of 73 years, 3 months
and 18 days. He grew to manhood in Adams county.
On October
27, 1907 he was united in marriage to Anne Maude Blair at Gravity, la. To this
union was born one son, Harold. They established their home on a farm near
Sharpsburg where they resided until 1916. They moved to their present home near Lenox, where he resided until the
time of his death.
He was a
member of the Masonic Fraternity and a Past Master of Tremont Lodge No. 343 at
Lenox.
He leaves to
mourn his departure, his devoted wife and loving son, a daughter-in-law, 2
grandchildren, Twila Shepherd and Gene Welch, two
great-grandchildren Terri and Ricky Shepherd, two sisters,
Stella Franck and Annie Basher of Nodaway, many nieces and nephews
and a host of friends.
He was
preceded in death by his father and mother, one sister
and 2 brothers.
His love for his family and his devotion to his friends will be a lasting
tribute to his memory.
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Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 16,
1959
West , Clarence L. -
Clarence
L West, 83, died at his farm home north of Stringtown
Sunday
afternoon. Funeral services were held at
the Salem Chupeh of the Brethren south of Stringtown at 2 p m Tuesday. Rev Francis
Shenafelt and Rev Lutz officiated. Burial was in the Salem cemetery.
Mr West is survived by his widow; a son Lester of Prescott;
and two daughters, Mrs Francis Shenafelt of Kansas and Mrs Hazel Stauffer in Illinois.
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