Ashton, Rollo Carolton -
Rollo Carolton Ashton, former Lenox resident, passed away at
Shenandoah, la,, Oct. 28, at the age of 35 years
and one month. Funeral services were
held Oct.
31 at the Harding
Funeral Home in Shenandoah and interment was made at
the Rose Hill cemetery there.
Obituary
Rollo Carolton Ashton, son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ashton was
born near Peoria, Ia. Sept. 27, 1904. In 1915 he moved with his parents to
Lenox and
two years
later, in 1917, they moved to Shenandoah, la.
Mr. Ashton
attended school in Mahaska and Taylor counties and completed his education in
Shenandoah and has been employed in and near there as a
mechanic.
He was
married to Beulah Homes on August 26, 1924 and two children were born, Dennis,
11, who is now living in Long Beach, Calif., and Dean, 7, of Omaha, Nebr.
Besides the
above mentioned persons, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Ashton of Shenandoah, two sisters, Mrs. Orval Pierce,
Farragut, la.
and Miss Recene Ashton, Silver City, New Mexico and a half brother,
Dale Hess of Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa November 16, 1939
Benson, Josephine Garver –
Funeral
services were held at the Arnold Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, Dec. 10 for
Mrs. Josephine Benson, 70, who passed away Friday, Dec. 8, 1939
after an illness
of nearly a year. Services were conducted by the Rev. E. F. Hagee and burial was made in the Fairview cemetery.
Obituary
Josephine Garver, daughter of John and Sophia Garver,
was born in Missouri, Sept. 4, 1869 and passed away Friday, Dec. 8, 1939 at the
age of 70 years,
months and 4 days.
She moved to
Des Moines with her parents at the age of 4 years. She was married to Wm Z.
Benson in 1899, moving to Lenox in 1914 where she lived
until her death.
Surviving
are one step-daughter, Mrs. Sevy Noble of Kansas
City, Mo. and two step-sons, Will Benson of Omaha, Nebr. and Bob Benson of
Lebanon, Mo.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December
14, 1939
Butler, Byron Thomas -
Byron
Butler, prominent farmer of near Lenox, died Friday evening, Oct. 27, at the
University hospital in Iowa City, following an operation he underwent
two days ago.
Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 30, at the Methodist church in Lenox
and were conducted by the Rev. F. J. Robins. Burial was
made in the
Lenox cemetery.
Life Story
Byron Thomas
Butler, son of Wm. and Susanna Butler, was born March 26 1885, in Union county,
Iowa. He spent most of his childhood and early man-hood in Taylor county. He was graduated from the Lenox high school in 1905
and spent some time after that at Iowa State college at Ames.
Mr. Butler
was married to Nelle G. Wilson on Dec. 20, 1916. To
them was born one daughter, Hazel Orah. Mr. and Mrs.
Butler lived on a farm east of Lenox until March, 1920, when they moved to the
farm near Sharpsburg where they have lived since.
Mr. Butler
united with the Methodist church in early life and has always been a faithful
Christian. His health was not good
during the past six or seven years
and since May
of this year he grew rapidly worse. On Oct. 25 he submitted to an operation at
the University hospital at Iowa City and his death came two days later.
Besides his
wife and daughter he is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Butler, and
one sister, Adah, besides a number of other close
relatives.
Mr. Butler
was highly respected in the community. He was an obedient son, an affectionate
brother, a loving father and devoted husband. News of his death came as a distinct
shock to the community.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November
2, 1939
Churchill, Elmer -
Funeral
services were held here [Gravity] on Monday afternoon at the Methodist church
for Elmer Churchill, 58, farmer living [line missing] Bob and Doyle, of
Gravity, Max, of Council Bluffs, two daughters, Mrs. Delores Barton of
Freemont, Neb., Mrs. Ralph Ayers of Council Bluffs; two brothers, Orie and Clarence of Gravity, one sister, Mrs. Hazel Besco of Minnesota, twelve grandchildren and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 4, 1957
Cooper, Leo Pearl -
Roseburg, Oregon firemen tried in vain at a market in West
Roseburg Saturday afternoon to revive Leo Pearl Cooper, 62, of 538 W Umpiqua St. after
he had suffered an apparent heart attack, according to Coroner L L Powers.
The firemen used a resuscitator on Cooper after he had
collapsed in a market on West Avenue but he did not respond. A physician, whose
office was nearby, was also summoned. Death occurred at a hospital shortly
after.
Cooper was an engineer for the Bureau of Public Roads. He
was born Dec 9. 1894, in Conway and went to Oregon 25 years ago. He had lived
in Roseburg
the last two years. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Masonic
Lodge.
Surviving are two daughters Mrs Wayne (Betty) Kirk of Seattle, Wash., and Miss Charleen Cooper of Coos Bay; a son, Roberg of Yakiana, Wash.; four
brothers,
John of Roseburg, Roy.
Funeral services were held at the Chapel of the Roses,
Roseburg Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. with the Rev Eugene Gerlitz of the First Baptist Church officiating.
Interment will follow in the Roseburg Memorial Gardens.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 4, 1937
Haigler,
John Wesley -
John Wesley Haigler, Taylor county's last
Civil War veteran, died Christmas morning at the home of his son, John C. Haigler in Lenox, at the age of 96 years, 5 months and 5
days. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 27, at the Barber
Funeral Home and interment was made in the Lenox cemetery. Services at the grave were in charge of the
American Legion
post.
Life Story
John Wesley Haigler was born in the village of Richmond, Washington county, Iowa, July 20, 1843, of pioneer parents, Elijah and
Margaret Haigler, who came from Cincinnati, Ohio, in
1841 in a one horse covered wagon.
The father
operated a general store in Richmond and the mother a millinery store. Mr. Haigler early learned to be of help and, when a small boy,
would follow with a team and wagon, that of his father, on the way to
Burlington, Iowa, for supplies for the store.
The father
died when the boy was about fourteen. The mother lived until after her son
returned from the war.
Mr. Haigler attended school only a short time but was able to
read and write and do mathematical business computations. He worked as a farm hand for
neighbors and then, at the age 18 enlisted in the Union army for Service in the Civil
War, This was in August 1862.
Leaving his
home with other volunteers, in what was known as the first Congressional
District for Keokuk, Iowa, the men were escorted to Camp Lincoln. There the
governor had erected buildings for the purpose of collecting volunteers and
organizing them into companies and regiments
and to equip
and drill them in military discipline as laid down by General Hardee. By August
31, 1862, the men were organized into a regiment and marched down the main
street of Keokuk, Iowa, and were sworn into the service of the United States by
Lieut. Chas. A. Ball, as a regiment composed of
ten companies.
From then on this organization was to be known as the 30th Infantry, 3rd brigade, first division; 15th army corps of the Army of Tennessee. Iowa had 30
regiments in the war. Only one other state, Illinois with 35, had more. From
this point until the conclusion of the war the story of Mr. Haigler's life was the story of his regiment. On Oct. 25 they left Camp Lincoln and
boarded the steamer John Warner and went to St. Louis. On Nov. 6 they went into
camp about a mile from the town of Helena, Ark., where they drew tents and
settled down to real army life.
On Dec. 21,
1862, the regiment left by boat for points farther south to begin actual
fighting under Gen. Wm. T. Sherman, who was commanding officer of the 15th Army
corps. The regiment saw service in 32 engagements including the battles of
Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Kenesaw
Mountain.
Mr. Haigler was in the famous march of 400 miles through
Georgia when the army under Sherman destroyed millions of dollars worth of
property and cut the confederacy in two. The 30th Iowa was the first regiment
to enter and place a flag on the capital building of South Carolina. The 15th
army corps
was under the
command of Gen. Sherman for all but
three days when it was under Gen. Hooker at Lookout mountain.
Mr. Haigler took part of all the action of the regiment,
sleeping on the wet ground, wading creeks and rivers, marching a total of
nearly eight thousand miles in four years, building roads, going without sleep,
and living on hardback and fat salt pork. He never missed a battle and was never in a hospital.
He was
slightly wounded at Resaca, Georgia on May 14, 1864 when a fragment of a
bursting shell grazed the top of his left ear, leaving a scar which he carried
throughout life. In the battle of
Lookout Mountain while standing under a tree loading his gun, a shell struck
the tree and tore lose a large splinter that knocked his hat off.
Mr. Haigler served as a corporal in his regiment.
On June 5,
1865, Mr. Haigler received his honorable discharge
and returned home where he engaged in farming. On Feb. 16, 1871, he was married to Mary Ann Myers, daughter of Eliza and John G.
Myers of Kalona, Iowa. To them were born
eight children. Mr. Haigler was preceded in death by his wife and three children.
He is
survived by five children, Margaret Janetta, Winifred
and John C. Haigler, all of Lenox, Mrs. L. D.
Thompson of Modesto, Calif., and E. H. Haigler of
Ames, besides five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
The family
lived for a number of years on a farm which was known as Washington Prairie in
Washington, County. Mr. Haigler was agent for the Raw[remaining
is unreadable.]
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December
28, 1939
Hurley, J. Luther –
The
community was shocked Friday morning when it received word of the sudden death
of Luther Hurley who passed away in his sleep Friday night.
Mr. Hurley
had attended the show Thursday evening but complained of not feeling well
before going to bed and his death was discovered by Mrs Hurley shortly after midnight.
Funeral
services were conducted at the Barber Funeral home Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26 by
the Rev. F. J. Robins. Interment was made in the Fairview cemetery.
Life Story
J. Luther,
son of Jeremiah and Marana Hurley, was born near Farmer City, Ill. on May 21,
1866 and passed away Nov. 24, 1939 at the age of 73 years, 6
months and 3 days.
In March,
1883, he moved with his parents to Lenox where he had since made his home. On
Feb. 14, 1900, he was united in marriage to Emma Cochran.
Three
children were born, two of whom, Lucille Margaret and James David, died in
infancy.
He was a
member of the Modern Woodman, Royal Neighbors, I.O. 0.
F. and Rebecah Lodges and for several years was a
carrier in the rural mail service.
He is
survived by his wife and one son and a daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Hurley of Des Moines and one sister, Mrs. Mary Romine of Lenox, together with a
host of other relatives and friends.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November
30, 1939.
Layne, Sarah Lucinda High -
Funeral
services were conducted at the Barber Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 28,
for Mrs. Sarah Layne who passed away Friday at Oklahoma City, Okla. Services
were in charge of the Rev. A. L. Davidson and interment was made in the Lenox
cemetery.
Mrs. Layne
formerly made her home in Lenox before moving to Oklahoma City to make her home
with her son, Forrest Layne. Mrs. Layne was an aunt of O. D. Tyler of Lenox.
Obituary
Sarah
Lucinda High, was born April 15, 1853, near Elkhart, Ind. and moved to Iowa
with her parents when a child, locating with them near Mechanicsville, la.
She was
married to Lindsay Adam Layne at Clearfield, la. January 6, 1887, Two sons, Lloyd Seay and Forrest,
were born, the former dying in infancy.
She lived in
Lenox until about 1930 when she moved to Oklahoma City to live with her son
Forrest. She is survived by one son, Forrest of Oklahoma City and
one brother,
Charles High of Mechanicsville.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November
30, 1939
McClintock, Robert -
Robert
McClintock, son of John and Grace McClintock, was born June 2, 1852 in Fermanali, Co., Ireland and passed away Monday, Dec. 11,
1939 at his home
south of Lenox at
the age of 87 years, 6 months and 9 days.
Mr.
McClintock was one of a family of 11 children and came to America at the age of
15 with his mother and 8 brothers and sisters, settling in Illinois. They
later moved to
Iowa and settled on the farm south of Lenox where he resided until his death.
He was a
quiet and home loving man and was well loved and respected in the community. He
did not unite with any church but was a believer in the Pres-
byterian faith. He never married. He is
survived by five nephews. His father and two brothers preceded him in death in
Ireland, his mother and two sisters, Rebecca and Jane, and three brothers
passed away in Iowa; one brother, James, died in Massachusetts; another brother,
Elliott, died in South Dakota and a sister, Bessie Ann, passed away in
Illinois.
Funeral
services were held Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, from the Pres-byterian church in Lenox, conducted by the Rev. Earl
Moneymaker. Burial was made at Conway.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December
15, 1939
Moorhead, W. L. “Deacon” -
W. L.
"Deacon" Moorhead, 73, publisher of the Hopkins (Mo.) Journal for the
past 45 years, died at his home in Hopkins Saturday, Oct. 21, following a
paralytic stroke he suffered Oct. 10. Funeral services were held Monday at the home,
after which the body was taken to Baldwin, Kans., for burial.
Widely known
as "Deacon", Mr. Moorhead was well known through north-western
Missouri and southwestern Iowa because of his editorial paragraphs. He had a
kindly humor and his comments were copied far and wide. He was a strong
community booster and several years ago he was honored when the Northwest
Missouri Press Association awarded the Journal the prize for being the best
local newspaper in the territory, the size of the town considered.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October
26, 1939
Pugh, Mrs. Jackson –
Mrs. Jackson Pugh, an old and honorable lady of the county
died on Wednesday night at 10 o'clock from kidney trouble and complications
incident to old age. She had since the death of her husband two years ago, made
her home a the residence of her son, J. W. residing a
mile and a quarter east of the Stringtown church. The
funeral will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at the Stringtown church at 11 o'clock and the interment will, be made in the Lenox cemetery
beside her husband.—Adams County Free Press
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 3, 1916
Pullman, Eugene Henry -
Eugene Henry
Pullman, son of John J. and Betsy Ann Pullman was born in Charlotte, Michigan
on July 27, 1872, and passed away at his home in Fairfield
la., on Dec.
6, 1939, following a prolonged illness, at the age of 67 years, 4 months and 9
days.
He moved
with his parents to Iowa when a child and spent the greater share of his
earlier life as a farmer in the southern part of central Iowa. In 1923 he moved
with his family to Indianola, la. and continued to
live in or near there until about six years ago. Since that time failing health
made it necessary for him to reside with his children.
On Nov. 10,
1897, he was joined in marriage with Lillie May Nixon of Lenox, la. Five
children were born, namely, one daughter, Mary Ann, and four sons,
Henry Hugh, who died in infancy, and Eugene LeRoy,
George Nixon, and Ralph William.
As a young
man while a student in Tarkio, Mo. he joined the United Presbyterian church,
later transferring his membership to Lenox. While residing at
Thayer, la. he united with the Methodist
church. For a number
6f years he also maintained membership in the Woodmen of the World
Lodge.
Death has
claimed a number of Mr. Pullman's immediate relatives within the past few
years, among whom have been his sister, Miss Ella S.
Pullman of
Lansing, Michigan; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Laura M. Pullman; and
two little grandchildren, George William Pullman and Marilee Anne Pullman.
Surviving,
him are his wife, Mrs. Lillie May Pullman; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Yount and husband Clarence of Thayer, la.; three sons,
Eugene LeRoy and wife, Grace of Blakesburg,
la.; George Nixon and wife Ilene of Milwaukee, Wise.; Ralph William and wife
Ruby of Des Moines, la.; one sister, Mrs. Bertha
Merritt of
Long Beach, California; one step-brother, Lyman Brenner of Salt Lake City,
Utah; seven grandchildren and a large number of other relatives
and numerous
friends.
Brief
funeral services were held from the Hoskins Funeral Home in Fairfield, la., Saturday morning and further services were held from
the Methodist
church in Lenox Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Services were conducted by the
Rev. M. A Gable of Fairfield, assisted by the Rev F. J. Robins and the
Rev. A. L. Davidson of Lenox.
Music was
furnished by a male quartet composed of Lowell Shum, Leo Caskey,
Walter Lewis and Paul Davis, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Horace Fleming.
The following nephews served as Pallbearers: William Nixon, Monson Shaver,
Roland Nixon, Harry Stafford, Paul Fleming and Dale Nixon.
Interment
was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December
14, 1949
Quinn, James -
James Quinn,
son of Bridget and James Quinn, was born June 13, 1863 and passed away at his
home Oct. 31, 1939, at the age of 76 years.
He was born
at Muscatine, la. spending the first fifteen years of
his life there, then moved with his parents to Taylor county where he spent the
remainder of his life.
On April 27,
1892, he was united in marriage to Catherene Geiger
and spent his married life on a farm near Sharpsburg, until moving to Lenox
four years
ago, where he
lived until his death.
Nine
children were born, three of whom have preceded him in death, Vera, Leo and
Richard. Surviving are his wife, Catherene Quinn of
Lenox, two daughters, Mrs. Ralph De Voe, Creston, and
Mrs. Robert Howard of Anita,
la.; four
sons, Chas. of Clearfield; and William, Eddie and Earnest, all of Lenox; one
sister, Mrs. Mary Haley of Wichita, Kans.; one brother, T. W. Quinn of Memphis,
Tenn.; nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Funeral
services were held from the St Patrick's church Friday, Nov. 3 with the Rev.
Father McStay officiating. Burial was made in the
Fairview cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November
16, 1939
Reisdorf,
Bernice Van Nice -
Funeral services
were held here [Gravity] at the Methodist church on Friday afternoon for Mrs A J Reisdorf of Flippin, Ark. She had been ill for many months. She leaves
to mourn her passing, her husband, Al, several step children, one sister Miss
Naomi Van Nice of Los Angeles, Calif., one brother,
Walter Van Nice of Omaha. Bernice grew up here in Gravity, attending school here, but had been
away for many months. Burial was in Gravity cemetery. Those from out of town
attending were her husband, Al Reisdorf of Flippin,
sister, Miss
Naomi Van Nice of Los Angeles, Calif., Mr and Mrs Chas Reisdorf of Clear Lake, la., Mr and Mrs Arthur Reisdorf of
Duluth, Minn., Mr. and Mrs Wm Christensen and Mrs Walter Van Nice of Omaha, Mr and Mrs Herman Beemer of Lenox, Mr and Mrs Ilo Wilson, Mrs Flo Swanson, Horace Beemer and his
son Jack of
Bedford. Walter Van Nice, a brother from
Omaha was unable to attend on account of illness.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 4,
1957
Riley, Emma Margaret Schafroth -
Emma
Margaret Schafroth, oldest daughter of Fredrick and
Margaret Schafroth was born in Manroe county, Ohio, August 5, 1866 and died at her home near
Lenox, Iowa, December 3, 1930. She was
converted and joined
the Methodist
church at Ivvville, Iowa, at the age of 18 years
later transferring her membership to their home church at Mercer Center.
She was
married to William H. Riley on March 15, 1894 and to this union five children
were born, four, sons and one daughter.
She is
survived by her devoted companion, her children, Clarence, Lillian, Howard,
Raymond and William; one sister, Cora Gill, one brother, Mr. M
L. Schafroth; four grandchildren; and Louise Herbst, who was reared in the home of Mrs Riley's parents, and who was as dear to her as a sister.
Her home and
her loved ones always came first in her heart even in later years when her
physical health and strength were about exhausted.
Funeral
services were held at the Lenox Methodist church on Saturday, December 6, by
Rev Homer Caskey of Council Bluffs, an old friend of
the family, assisted by the local pastor, Rev F. L. Shepherd. A quartet,
composed
of Dr. and
Mrs. Cash, Miss Winnie Haigler, and Rev. Shepherd
sang her favorite hymns
Interment
was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday December
11, 1930
Seibert, Newton Isaac -
Newton
Seibert, a former Lenox resident, died at his home in Indianola, la. Monday,
Oct. 9. Mr. Seibert was an uncle of Mrs. R. W. Wilson of Lenox and lived on the
farm now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Hunter. Mr. Wilson attended the
funeral services at Indianola Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 11 at the Methodist
church. Services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. W. M. Scheuerman and interment was made in the Indianola cemetery.
The
following obituary is taken from the Indianola paper:
Newton Isaac
Seibert, son of Henry and Rosanna Ambrose Seibert, was born in Clark county, Ohio, Oct. 11, 1861, and died at his home in
Indianola, la. Oct 9, 1939, at the age of 77 years 11 months
and 29 days.
He was the seventh
son of a family of 12 children. In 1862 he went with his parents to Mason county, Ill. In the year 1874 they moved to Taylor county, Iowa, where they settled on a farm six miles west of
Lenox. Here he grew to manhood.
In 1883 he
was married to Mary Elizabeth Reid. To this union seven children were born, all
of whom survive him: Irvin E of Glendale, Calif.; Walter C.
of
Clearfield; Rolin R. of Green Bay, Wis.; Mrs. J. L.
Strong of Kenmore, N. Y, Mrs. A. R. Kooser of
Ames; and Louis V. and Harold N. of Indianola.
In 1906 the
family moved to Indianola where they have made their home ever since. He had
followed the carpenter trade for about 55 years.
Mr Seibert was
a member, in good standing of the I. O. O.F. lodge for a number of years. He
had been a faithful member of the Methodist church for 45 years and attended
regularly until illness prevented.
He leaves to
mourn his loss his widow, the seven children, one brother, A. A. Seibert of
Grand Junction, Colo.; 28 grandchildren; seven great grandchildren
and many other
relatives and a host of friends.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October
26, 1939
Stahl, Daniel W. -
Daniel W.
Stahl, one of two remaining Civil War veterans living in Lenox, died Wednesday,
Oct. 11, 1939, at the age of 93 years, 7 months and 23 days. He
suffered a stroke last Feb. 12 and was taken to the hospital in Creston where he
remained for a while before being brought back to Lenox.
Mr Stahl was
born Feb. 18, 1846, at Tally Town, Ohio. When he was 18 he enlisted in the Union
army and was a member of Co. D, 78th Regiment, Ohio Infantry, and served in the
Army of Tennessee. He also had two brothers in the war.
Mr. Stahl
was married to Miss Ida Wood of Prescott, which was his former home. He moved
to Lenox 19 years ago and he and Mrs. Stahl made this town
their home since.
He was a member of the Methodist church, having united with that church at the
age of 17, before he enlisted.
Mr. Stahl is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Cora Murphy of Des Moines, Mrs.
Bessie Casey of Osceola, la., and one son, Lee Stahl
of Creston. There are also four grand children, Raymond Murphy of Des Moines,
Marie Moore of Grand Island, Nebr., Myrl Chambers of
Holtville, Calif., and Dorothy Alexander of Pasadena, Calif. Besides these
there are seven great grandchildren and five great great grand children.
Mr Stahl was
preceded in death by three children, four brothers and three sisters. Funeral
services were held at the Arnold Funeral Home in Lenox, Friday, Oct. 13,
conducted by the Rev. E. F. Hagee. Burial was made at
Prescott where Mr. Stahl had lived for many years and where he had many
friends. Services at the grave were in charge of the Lenox post of the American
Legion.
Pall bearers
were Ed Miner, O. E. Bricker, Raymond Murphy, Alfred Brown, Ralph Wood and Hermie Bell. Music was furnished by Mrs. Martin Bell and
Eula Campbell.
Those from
out of town who were here attending the funeral of Mr. Stahl were Mrs. Cora
Murphy and son Raymond of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. J. E Casey, Osceola; Lee
Stahl, Creston; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moore, Grand Island, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Neal, Osceola; Mrs. Ayres, Osceola;
and a number of relatives from Prescott.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October
19, 1939
Symonds, Jennie Evelyn Donaldson
-
The community was greatly saddened by the untimely death of
a much loved young woman, Mrs. Robert Symonds, who died last Thursday,
following a long
illness.
Mrs. Symonds had spent several weeks in a hospital at Atlantic and also at Iowa
City, but the last few weeks of her illness had been spent in the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson.
Jennie Evelyn, the only daughter of John and Elizabeth
Donaldson, was born near Corning on September 22, 1914, and passed away at the
home of her
parents Thursday evening, October 5, 1939, at the age of 25 years and 13 days.
Her entire life was spent in the vicinity of Corning and
Lenox. She was a member of the Methodist church of Lenox. On January 16, 1934,
she was united in marriage to Robert Symonds of Massena, Iowa.
Surviving, besides her husband, are her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Donaldson; two brothers, Robert of Sharpsburg and Herald at home; one
nephew Donald Eugene; one niece, Janette Arlene; other close relatives and a
host of friends.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, October 8, at
the Corning Methodist church, and were conducted by Rev. F. G. Barnes.
Interment was in the Victoria cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 19, 1939
Trost,
Roxie Lee –
Mrs. Roxie Trost, 79, died at her home in Lenox on Thursday July 4,
1957 at 6 a.m. after an extended illness. She was born at Lenox and lived here all her life. Her husband, Christopher J. preceded her in
death in 1945.
Mrs. Trost was a member of the First Presbyterian church and
attended as long as she was able. She
was a member of the HRC club.
Funeral
services were Saturday at the UPC, the Rev. James Eddy, officiating. Burial in the Lenox
cemetery.
OBITUARY
Roxie Lee Trost, daughter of Fillmore and Cynthia Lee was born at
Lenox January 22, 1878, and passed away at her home July 4, 1957 at the age of
79 years, 5 months and 12 days.
She as married to Christopher J. Trost on October 14, 1896. They were the parents of four children, Mrs. Annis Reynolds, Mrs. Carrie Bunn, Mrs.
Alta Eberle of Lenox and Mrs. Martha Pfander of Corning.
Those
surviving besides her daughters are one sister, Mrs. Mary Wurster of Lenox, 11 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, 4 sons-in-law, 3
sisters-in-law, a number of nieces and nephews, other relatives and many
friends. She was preceded in death by
her husband, her parents, one sister, one brother, and one grandson.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa July 11, 1957
Van Houten,
George H. “Dick” –
George H.
Van Houten was born about five miles east from
Rockport, Missouri, Atchison County February 24, 1847, and died October 17,
1930 at the age of 83 years, 7 months and 23 days. To the acquaintance of him and to relatives
he was known as “Dick”. His ancestors
came from Holland with the first Dutch settlers in New England and he was a
member of a family of fourteen children.
His father
was John Henry Van Houten and his mother
‘s maiden name was Elizabeth Ann Kent. In 1846 the family came to Iowa and settled near Middle River about five
miles east of Winterset in Madison county. In 1850 removed to Cass
County, settling about two miles northwest from Lewis, the county seat. In the Fall of [?] the family came to Taylor
county, first about a miles west from the site of the present town of Gravity,
then three miles southwest from what was later the town of Lexington and when
the latter town started the family located about one and one fourth miles
northeast from the present Lexington cemetery, where their father continued his
trade as wagon maker. But
the feed [?]winter having been [?] there being few bridges [?] few
transportation facilities Dick was left at the Cass county farm with his brother
to help care of the livestock and to bring them to Taylor county in the spring
of 1865. There were few schools and as
an additional misfortune an almost fatal attack of measles that impaired his
eyesight and left him in frail health for [?] years. He spent but [?] months in school, the last
[?] he took his 2 oldest [?] with him on one horse where he later became the
teacher. [The obituary is one the
edge of the newspaper and half and the words are missing. He was in the Civil War. In 1866 he was married to ? A. Jenks. They lived close around Lenox
and raised their children to maturity there. He held several public offices. He served as [?], secretary of Iowa Agricultural society and State
department of Agriculture for three years at which time the state fair, which
was largely under his management became a success, and was once secretary of
the American Association of Fairs and Expositions.
He served as
a member of the House of Representatives in the 26th, 27th and 32nd General Assemblies, where he became well known as a
parliamentarian.
In 1891 he
was the republican candidate of lieutenant governor. His running mate for governor could not make
a public address and was frequently challenged by the democratic candidate to
discuss the issues of the campaign in joint debate, to which Mr. Van Houten would replay with a like challenge; but the
republican candidate had the reputation of being one of the best extemporaneous
speakers in the country and Governor Bois would never accept. The republicans were defeated because they advocated
prohibition, the candidate for governor running behind more than 8000 votes;
while the candidate for lieutenant governor was defeated by less than 2300,
carrying the 8th congressional district, where he and his opponent
both resided.
In 1893 Mr.
Van Houten went to the Hawaiian Islands, and his
ability to make confidential friends was apparent when President Sanford B. Dole, and Marshal E. G. Hitchcock employed him in
the secret service to watch the deposed queen Lihokolanl and her followers and at one time left him in command of the Provincial
Government Army.
In 1896 he was sent to Nebraska by the National Republican Central
Committee in the presidential campaign in which W. J. Bryan was first defeated
for the presidency. He was a special agent of the United States Treasury
Department in Alaska for twenty-eight months 1902-1904, acquired a large tract
of land in Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1905 and another large tract at South Bay,
near Bellingham Washington in 1909.
He made a trip around the world in 1895, again visited the Hawaiian
Islands in 1924; made a trip to Asia, Europe and Africa in 1927 when more than
80
years of age, and has made a great many trips to Canada and Mexico.
Mr. Van Houten and H. Lupton owned
the Lenox Time-Table in 1874, and he owned it and published it alone in 1889 and
published it alone in 1889- 1890. He owned and published the Industrial Record
and Argus, in Bedford and the Rural Northwest in Des Moines. He has been a
contributor to many other newspapers. The New Times, later consolidated with the
Lenox Time-Table, was the last newspaper he owned and published.
He belonged to the Consistory at Des Moines. In its day the Excelsior
Grange, southwest of Lenox, was organized by his assistance and membership. He
helped to organize the first Sunday school in Lenox, which was held in the old
Burlington and Missouri River railroad depot. The Methodist Episcopal church, the Masons, Independent Order Odd
Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Good Templars,
Order of Eastern Star, Sons of Veter'ans and Grand
Army of the Republic, of Lenox, each numbered him as a charter member. He was
colonel of the Iowa Division of Sons of Veterans in 1891-1892.
In recent years he has been employed as a lecturer on KMA and
KFNF radio stations at Shenandoah, Iowa.
His widow; one brother, Oscar, Yakima, Washington; four sons,
M. B., and V., Bellingham, Washington; W. C., Lenox Iowa; A. W., Davenport,
Iowa; four
daughters, Marge Barrans, Lenox, Iowa; Abi L. Dawson, Veradale, Washington; Bessie McElhern, Marysville, California; Clara Myrtle Boyer,
Creston, Iowa;
Mary D. Bell, Bellingham, Washington; twenty-four grand children;
and fifteen great grand children survive. One son, O. C., and two daughters, Darthula
Buckner and Bertha M. Peak, have preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Lenox,
2:30 p. m., Sunday, October 19, conducted by Rev. Floyd L. Shepherd, after
which a short
Masonic service was held at the grave.
The body was accompanied all the way to its last resting
place by the colors, in charge of the American Legion, and was accorded military
honors. Bugler
John Swap of Cpmpany B, 51st Iowa Volunteer Infantry in the Spanish-American War, a son a veteran whose
parents were intimate friends of the Van Houten and
Jenks families before the days of the War of the Rebellion, sounded taps, with
an echo by F. G. Titze.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 23, 1930
Williams, Henry -
Henry
Williams passed away Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. C. Dougan. Mr. Williams was a resident of Bolkow,
Mo, but had been at the
home of his daughter
for the past several months.
Obituary
Henry
Williams, son of Dempsey and Amy Williams, was born in Oakahville,
Ill. on Sept. 26, 1867 and passed away on October 16, 1939 at Lenox, la., at
the
age of 72 years
and 20 days. He went with his parents to Missouri when a small boy and lived in
Andrew county continuously until his last illness.
On December
21, 1892 he was united in marriage to Amanda Wilson, daughter of Moses Wilson.
To this union two children, Mrs. Elsie Dougan of Lenox and Maybel Steinwinder of Bolkow, Mo., were
born. He is also survived
by one
grandchild, Janice Dougan of Lenox; one son-in-law,
Clifford Dougan of Lenox; three brothers, Edd of Savannah, Mo., Tom of Clinton, Mo. and O. F. of
Hoquiam, Wash. One sister, Mrs. Hulda Edelman and a
son-in-law, Ennis B. Steinwinder, preceded him in
death.
The body was
taken to Bolkow, Monday and funeral services were
held from the Methodist church in Bolkow Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 conducted by
the Rev. F. J.
Robins of Lenox, assisted by the Rev. Gott of the
Baptist church in Bolkow. Interment was made in the Bolkow cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October
19, 1939
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