Alexander, Carmon E -
Carmon
Alexander, 68, died Friday at 8:45 p. m. at the Veterans Hospital in Des
Moines. He was a veteran of World War I.
The
funeral was at Bender's Monday with burial in the Lenox Cemetery. He leaves his
widow, Bernice, and a brother, Ernest of Kansas City.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25,
1965
Alexander, Carmon E -
Carmon
E. Alexander, son of Jack and Sarah Winslow Alexander, was born May 1, 1898 in
Adams County, and lived at the Alexander homestead in Mercer
township.
He passed away Feb. 19 at the Des Moines V A Hospital at the age of 68 years, 9
months and 18 days. He was united in
marriage Apr 9, 1938 to
Berniece Miller at Clarinda.
He
attended the Mercer Center Methodist Church when a young man. He served his
country during World War I.
He
is survived by his wife Berniece, one brother Ernie
and a number of nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his father, mother and 3 sisters and 1 brother.
Mr Alexander had a pleasant disposition, always enjoyed visiting with people and
will be sadly missed by his family and a host of friends.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1965
Arnold, O P -
O P
Arnold, 78, of Des Moines, died there Friday. He operated a funeral home in Lenox
until about ten years ago when he moved to Des Moines.
Services
were Monday, Feb. 15 at the Arnold Funeral Home in Des Moines, with burial
there.
Survivors
are his wife, Flora, a son, Joy, and 2 grandchildren, all of Des Moines. Tom
and George Ferguson are brothers of Mrs Arnold.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 18,
1965
Arnold, O P -
Mrs O P. Arnold sent additional information concerning her husband who died Friday
Feb 12 at his home in Des Moines. Burial was in the Masonic cemetery
there
Feb 15.
Mr Arnold was born in Marion county. He operated Arnold's Funeral home in Lenox
for 36 years, moving to Des Moines in 1933. He assisted his son Joy,
owner
of Arnold's Highland Park Funeral Home there.
Mr Arnold was a member of Auburn Masonic Lodge, Des Moines Consistory, Auburn
Eastern Star, Za Ga Zig Shrine, Des Moines White Shrine 43, and
Highland
Park, Christian church. He was Past Master of the Lodge at Lenox and sang in
the Double Eagle Chorus of the Des Moines Consistory for several years.
He
is survived by his wife Flora; son, J P Arnold, a brother Roy of Ambrose, N.
D., and two grandchildren.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25,
1965
Brown,
Clarissa -
Mrs Clarissa Brown, 92, died at the Lenox Rest Home Wednesday morning. She was born
in Taylor County and had lived here all of her life. Her husband, Will Brown,
died in 1956. The funeral was Friday at Bedford with burial at the Conway
cemetery.
She
leaves 5 sons and three daughters: Glen of Bedford, Eddie of Lincoln, Nebr.,
Dale of Harlan, Orville of Sharpsburg and Horace of Des Moines; Mrs
Mattie
Van Loon, Knoxville; Opal Reed, Conway and Jessie Colter,
Villisca; ?4 grandchildren, 61 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1965
Casey,
Bessie May -
Bessie
May Casey passed away Feb. 10, 1965 in Barstow, Calif. She was born in Prescott
on March 17, 1894 where she spent her early years. In 1912 she was
married
to Jonathan. E. Casey of Lenox, where they made their home until 1934, when
they moved to Osceola. Mr Casey passed away in
December, 1944.
Mrs Casey is survived by one brother, Lee M. Stahl of Creston, three daughters,
Marie Moore, Myrl Chambers and Dorothy Alexander, all
of California.
There
are seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
She
was <a lifetime member of the Christian Church of Prescott and Lenox, being
active as pianist and in the choir.
Services
were held on Wednesday at the Bender Funeral Home.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25,
1965
Crawford, Arda Jane Bell Johnson Dawes -
Services
were held Feb. 6, 1965 at Price's Funeral Home, Maryville, Mo., for Arda Crawford, 93, who died Feb. 3. The Rev. Howard Judah
officiated.
Arda Jane Bell Crawford, the daughter of Jehu and Elizabeth Johnson, was born in
Nodaway County, near Clearmont, Mo., July 17, 1871
and passed away
Feb.
3, 1965, at the age of 93 years, 6 months, and 17 days. She died at the nursing
home at Lenox.
She
was united in marriage to John Bailey Dawes on Nov. 4, 1888 at the home of her
parents. To this union one daughter was born, Mrs Charles (Florence)
Veatch
of Lenox. Mr Dawes passed away May 14, 1896. On Feb.
28, 1898, Mrs Dawes was united in marriage to Marion
T. Crawford. To this union one son (Oda Sloan,) was
born and died at the age of 3 years. Mr Crawford died
Aug. 25, 1936.
The
deceased lived all her married life on a farm, one mile west of the Good Hope
Church, west of Hopkins, Mo. In the spring of 1947 she moved to Maryville, Mo.,
where she lived until her stroke in April 1961 and was taken to the Maryville
Hospital where she spent 11 months. On April 1, 1962 she was taken to the Lenox
Nursing home to be near her daughter and family.
She
was preceded in death by her mother and father; her son-in-law Charles Veatch;
2 grandsons, Estel and Marion Veatch; 1 great
grandson, Rodney Brown, 1 great great granddaughter,
Rosanne Sandstrom, 4 brothers and 4 sisters.
She
leaves to mourn her pass ng her daughter, Mrs Veatch one sister; Mrs Frank
(Nettie) Maurer of Kansas City, Mo., 4 grandchildren, Olen Veatch of
Fontanelle,
Howard Veatch of Creston, Eugene Veatch of Iowa City, Walter Veatch of
Prescott, 2 granddaughters, Mrs Viola Sandstrom, Sharpsburg and
Mrs Arda Leona Brown of Tempe, Ariz.; also 15 great
grandchildren, 2 step great granddaughters 9 great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 11,
1965
Eberle, Fred -
Fred Eberle of Elizabeth, Ill., died there Feb. 12 after a
short illness. Surviving are his widow; a son Judge Wesley Eberle of Freeport, Ill., 2 daughters,
Mrs Sarah Atz, Dakota, Ill., and Darlene Amesquita, Savanna, Ill.
Mr Eberle was quite active in community affairs. Five
brothers and 2 sisters preceded him in death. He was a brother of the late
Charles Eberle and of
Chris Eberle. Nieces and nephews include Elmer, Bryan,
Kenneth and Georgia Eberle, Floyd Eberle and Mrs Alvin Leach of Prescott, Carrie McGrath of
Corning, Leah Mclntyre of California, Wilma Gosch of Wall Lake, Jemima Keith of Des Moines.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25,
1965
Ferris, Lois Ionia Gillette -
Two
women were killed in a car accident 2 miles north of Blockton Tuesday evening. The sheriff's office said the report came in at 5:55 p: m.
Dead are Mrs Robert Loutzenhiser and Mrs James (Lois) Ferris, wife of the Christian
minister at Blockton.
Mrs Ferris was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo Gillete of Sharpsburg. Mr Loutzenhiser was driving the car. Five other
occupants are in the hospital.
The
driver of the other car was Geo Lawrence of Des Moines. The officers said the
cars collided head-on in the middle of the road. There had been ice on the
roads earlier, but they said there apparently wasn't on Highway 25 where the
accident occurred.
The Blockton people were on the way to a basketball game.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 11,
1965
Ferris, Lois Iiona Gillette -
Lois
Ionia, daughter of George and Ada Cree Gillette, was
born November 7, 1921, near Gravity, Iowa, and passed from this life on
February 9, 1965, at the age
of
43 years, 3 months, and 2 days.
Lois
attended the Sharpsburg school and following her graduation she attended AIC
Business College in Davenport.
She
was united in marriage to James Willard Ferris on January 11, 1942, at the home
of her parents in Sharpsburg and to this union were born four children.
At
an early age she joined the Methodist Church at Sharpsburg and was baptized.
Later again she was baptized with her children and was now a member
of
the First Christian Church in Blockton. She was also a member of the Order of the
Eastern Star of Blockton.
Those
left to mourn her passing are her husband, Rev James Ferris, pastor of the Blockton Christian Church; two sons, James Wayne of Des Moines,
and David D. of Creston, two daughters, Maine loma and Corrine Adamae, both of the home, her parents, Mr and Mrs Geo M. Gillette of
Sharpsburg, a sister, Mrs Martin (Darlene)
Taylor
of Muscatine, two brothers, Ivan Gillette of Aledo, Ill., and Dean Gillette of
Davenport, granddaughter, Kathy Sue Ferris of Des Moines; her parents-
in-law, Mr and Mrs John W. Ferris
of Des Moines.
Lois
filled a need in the lives of those close to her. Her many words of wisdom and
gracious deeds will always be remembered by all who knew and loved her.
Last
rites were conducted on Sunday, Feb. 14 from the Christian Church in Blockton with burial in the Washington cemetery at Gravity.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1965
Godden, Theron L -
Mr Theron L. Godden, 56, of Chicago, died Monday morning
in a hospital there. He had been sick
for several months. Mr Godden lived in Lenox until he
finished
high school, and later lived in Creston.
Survivors
include his widow Arlene; his mother, Mrs Cora Godden
of Rock Island, Ill., a sister Mrs Verlee Greenhagen, also of Rock
Island, and two nieces.
Services
will be at 2 p. m. at the Bender Funeral Home here with burial in the Fairview
cemetery.
Mr Godden was a brother-in-law of Mrs Velma Godden, and
a nephew of Mrs A. L. Hegwood.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 23, 1965
Hancock,
Ida -
The
funeral of Mrs Clarissa Brown, mother of Orville
Brown of Sharpsburg, was at Bedford Friday. Four women who were driving to the funeral were in a car accident near
Leon. Mrs. Ida Hancock, of Williamson,
Ia., mother of Mrs Orville Brown, died in the
accident. Her daughter, Mrs Ashley, 52, is in critical condition. Also in the car
was a daughter-in-law and a relative of Mrs Harlan
Brown.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1965
Hunter,
George Doudand -
George Doudand Hunter, one of 5 children and the eldest son
of Giles and Margaret Virginia (Jennie) Hunter, was born May 21, 1876 near
Shenandoah, and
departed
this life at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford at the age of 88 years, 9
months and 24 days on Mar. 17, 1965 after an illness of 2 weeks.
Most
of his early life was spent in and around Shenandoah and New Market. Doud, sometimes known
as Dee to his friends spent the greater part of his life farming. He had lived
alone in Sharpsburg the last 15 years, after the death of his wife.
On
May 26, 1897, he was united in marriage to Emma Catherine Long of New Market,
who died July 12, 1952. To this union 6 children were born: Helen, Mrs
J.
S. Andrews; Pearl, Mrs Waldo Burns; Daisy, Mrs Merle Moore; Doud Jr., Dale
and Max.
Survivors
include his six children, their husbands and wives, 11 grandchildren, 5 great
grandchildren, 3 brothers, John, Ralph and Blaine and several nieces and
nephews.
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Iowa Thursday March 25, 1965
LaRue, Maclyn, Mrs -
Mrs Maclyn LaRue, wife of the
former Taylor County Extension director, died Monday afternoon. She had been
ill for several years The family now
lives
at Denison. Besides her husband, she leaves 5 children. The LaRues were
well known in this area where he served with 4-H and extension for
several years.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 28, 1965
Loutzenhiser, Margaret -
Two
women were killed in a car accident 2 miles north of Blockton Tuesday evening. The sheriff's office said the report came in at 5:55 p: m.
Dead are Mrs Robert Loutzenhiser and Mrs James (Lois) Ferris, wife of the Christian
minister at Blockton.
Mrs Ferris was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo Gillete of Sharpsburg. Mr Loutzenhiser was driving the car. Five other
occupants are in the hospital.
The
driver of the other car was Geo Lawrence of Des Moines. The officers said the
cars collided head-on in the middle of the road. There had been ice on the
roads earlier, but they said there apparently wasn't on Highway 25 where the
accident occurred.
The Blockton people were on the way to a basketball game.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 11,
1965
O'Connell,
Joseph Vincent -
Joseph
Vincent O'Connell, son of John and Margaret O'Connell was born Nov. 13, 1877 in
Taylor Co., Iowa, and passed away at Rosary Hospital in Corning
on
Thursday, Jan. 28, 1965, at the age of 87 years, 2 months, 15 days. He suffered
a stroke while at Mass at St Patricks Church on
Sunday morning.
On
Feb. 14, 1906 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Ann Cain of Corning, who
passed away July 26, 1942. Two children
came to bless their home, Homer Vincent who lived on his father's farm for the
past 35 years and one daughter, Grace Marie of the home. He is also survived by
his daughter-in-law, Nellie, one
granddaughter,
Bernadine Matya and her husband Thomas and 4 great
grand children, Timothy, Kathleen, Nancy and Maureen Matya of Corning. Also by three sisters, Mrs Nellie
Robinson of San Diego, Calif., Mrs Anna Jones of
Lenox, and Mrs Walter Jones of Corning, many nieces,
nephews and friends.
He
was one of fourteen children. He was preceded in death by six brothers, Will,
Henry, Gus, Frank, Dan and Robert, also by four sisters, Agatha, Gertrude,
Hannah and Mayme.
He
and Grace moved to their home on Grove Ave. in Corning in January 1964, after
farming for many years.
Funeral
services were Saturday, Jan. 30, 1965 at St. Patricks Catholic Church, the Rev. Father Donatus of Rosary
hospital officiating, with the burial at St Patricks cemetery in Lenox. Pall bearers were Dan Leonard, James Keefe, Jim Hunter,
Arnold Leonard, Wm Ryan and Tip Lucas.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 18,
1965
Rees, W R -
W R
Rees of Mesa, Ariz passed away there Saturday, Jan.
23. He was about 70 years of age and formerly lived here. He was the brother of Mrs A. L.
Pine
and father-in-law of Herman Beck.
Survivors
include his widow and 3 daughters. The funeral and burial were in Mesa Monday.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 28, 1965
Stoner,
Louisa Lucretia (Lulu) Jenks -
Mrs Lulu Stoner, 94, died at her home southwest of Lenox Friday morning. The funeral
was Sunday at the Bender Funeral Home with burial here.
Her
husband Ruben died in 1920. She leaves a daughter of the home.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25,
1965
Stoner, Louisa Lucretia (Lula) Jenks -
Louisa Lucretia (Lulu) Jenks, the eldest and last surviving
child of Margaret Herriott Jenks and Oliver Jenks,
was born Mar. 26, 1871, on a farm 8 miles south
of
Lenox. She passed away Friday morning Feb. 19 at the age of 93 years, 10 months
and 23 days.
When
she was a small girl, she moved with her parents in a covered wagon to Kansas
and later to Colorado. When she was eleven, her father died. The
widowed
mother and Lulu came back to Iowa to live. Mar. 26, 1890 Lulu was married to
Ruben Stoner. They were parents of two children.
Lulu
died in the house where she had spent all her married life. Her family and her
home were her main interests in life.
She
was preceded in death by her husband who died Mar. 10, 1920; her son Glen who
died 8 years ago; her parents and two brothers.
She
will be greatly missed by her daughter Grace who faithfully cared for her
during her long suffering with arthritis and total blindness for the last 3
years.
Funeral
services were at Bender's Sunday, the Rev. A. J. Clements officiating. Music
was by Marcia Bender and Norma Paymal. Pall bearers
were Carl
Cordell,
Fred Barrans, Art Jones, Walter Boltinghouse, Myrle Henderson, and Howard Blake.
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Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25,
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