Barnes,
Kermit -
Kermit
Barnes, 35, of Braddyville, Iowa, formerly of the
Kent area, passed away Thursday, May 16, 1974 at his home after a lengthy
illness. Mr. Barnes had farmed near Kent about
ten years
ago and was employed at the Lisle Corporation in Clarinda at the time he became
ill.
Survivors
are his wife, Arlene Nook Barnes, his children, Tammy, Michael and Andrea, his
father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Barnes, six half brothers, Virgil Dukes;
Russell
Dukes,
Drexel Dukes, Ray Dukes, Martin Barnes and Randy Barnes, one half-sister, Mrs.
Don Starlin and one step-sister Sandra. Kermit was
preceded in death by his mother, Elsie
Dukes
Barnes and a sister, Aneita (Barnes) Ambrose.
Services
were held Saturday, May l8, 1974 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Clarinda with
arrangements in charge of Walker Funeral Home. Burial was in the Clarinda
cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 23, 1974
Barr,
Russell -
Russell
Barr, 72, of Kansas City, died July 18, 1974 at Olathe Hospital. He was born in Adams County, Iowa, January
23, 1902, only son of Robert G. and Ida Bowman Barr.
In
1909 they moved to Lenox, Iowa, where Russell graduated from Lenox high school
in 1920. Then Russell went to Des Moines where he graduated in Pharmacy from
Des Moines University. He worked in Des Moines for several years and for the
Katz Drug Stores in Kansas City many years. He was presented with a plaque by Gov. Robert Ray, having
served
as a pharmacist for over 50 years.
He
was married to Mildred Carey on June 23, 1928. She passed away July 4, 1971.
Survivors
are this son, Robert Barr III and his wife
Margie, daughter Gretchen and her husband, John Myers, grandchildren Donna,
Robert IV, Patrick Barr and Joni Myers. Also
a
sister Ruth Mohler of Bedford, Iowa, and
brother-in-law, Bryan D. Mohler.
Services
were held July 22nd, 1974 at McGilley Chapel in
Kansas City, Mo. with burial at Resurrection North near Kansas City, Missouri.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 25, 1974
Beadel, Tessa -
Mrs.
Tessa Beadel, a former Lenox resident, passed away
Monday afternoon in Carthage, Illinois.
The
family will be at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home Thursday night,
Graveside
services will be at 10:30 Friday morning at Fairview cemetery, Lenox.
She was an aunt of Reldon Beadel.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 11, 1974
Bridgeman,
Lee F -
Lee
F. Bridgeman of rural Lenox died unexpectedly Tuesday morning while working in
the yard at his farm home northwest of Lenox.
Mr.
Bridgeman had been chairman of the Adams county Democratic central committee
for about ten years and had been elected for a new term, as chairman of the
county committee at the county convention this spring.
Survivors
include three sisters, Elizabeth of Lenox, Mary of Denver, Colorado, &
Alice of Corning, 2 nieces and 5 nephews.
Rosary
will be said at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox tonight at 8 pm
Funeral
services will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Patrick's Catholic
Church in Lenox with Fr. Daniel O'Connell officiating.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 18, 1974
Case.
Roy Oliver -
Roy
Case, 67, of rural Prescott and well known farmer of this area died at his home
Saturday night.
Mr Case was born at Prescott Jan. 16, 1907, the son of John. W. and Alta Gillet Case. He was married Jan. 30, 1947, to Betty Young.
Survivors
include his widow, a daughter, Mrs. Dave (Donna) Berg of Afton, and a brother,
Lloyd Case of Roy, Utah.
His
parents and a brother, Earl Case, preceded him in death,
Funeral
services were conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at the Prescott United
Church with Rev. Don Briley officiating. Roland
Funeral Home in Corning was in charge of
the
services.
Burial was in West Fairview cemetery in
Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 19, 1974
Case, Roy Oliver -
Roy
Oliver Case, son of John W. and Alta Gillet Case, was
born on January 26, 1907 at Prescott, Iowa and passed away at the family home,
rural Prescott on July 13, 1974 at the
age
of 67 years, 5 months and 17 days.
As a
small child he moved with his family to the farm where he has lived his entire
life. He attended rural schools and was graduated from Lenox high school.
He
became a member of the Christian Church early in life. For several years he
served as a deacon and at the age of 23 he became an elder. In the church, he
has served as an elder continuously from that time. At the time of his death he
was an elder in the Prescott United Church.
On
January 30, 1947 he was married to Betty Young at the Christian Parsonage in
Lenox. Their home was blessed in 1951 when they adopted Donna, who was six
weeks old when she
came
to live with them.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Earl.
He
is survived by his wife, Betty, and daughter Donna and husband, David Bung of
Creston. A brother, Lloyd Case and wife Ann of Roy, Utah, three nieces, other
relatives and a host of friends also survive. Roy was always ready to lend a
helping hand to those in need.
He loved to visit with neighbors and
friends. Roy has often said he never met
a stranger.
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Funeral
services were held at the Prescott United Church on Wednesday, July 17 at 1:00
pm with Rev. Donald Briley officiating.
Music
was furnished by Joyce Perry, organist and Helen Richie and Betty Pettit,
vocalists.
Casket
bearers were Armand Travis, James Rychnovsky, Ernest
Spring, Leo Scott, Dick Pettit and Harold Clank.
Interment was in West Fairview
cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 25, 1974
Dunn,
Mildred Welch Jones -
Mrs.
Harry (Mildred) Dunn, 65, of Lenox, died at the Rosary hospital to Corning
Friday afternoon, July 12th,
Mildred
Welch was born in Story county, Iowa, Feb. 11th, 1909. She was the daughter of
J. L. and Dora Reid Welch. She was married to Harry Dunn at St. Anthony on Nov.
27, 1941.
Mrs.
Dunn is survived by her husband, Harry, Mr. and Mrs. John Kitzman of Lenox, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Welch of Storm Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Welch of
St. Anthony, 9 grandchildren .and 2 great grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and first husband, Glen Calvin Jones.
She
had lived in the St. Anthony and Zearing communities
before moving to Lenox about six years ago.
Funeral
services were held Monday, July 15th at 11 o'clock a.m. from St. Patrick's
Catholic Church in Lenox with Fr. Daniel O'Connell officiating.
Organist
was Cecelia Schweers.
Bearers
were Leo Evans, Dale Purdum, Elvin Miller, Earl
Baker, Melvin Williams and Raymond Drew.
Interment was in North Fairview
cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 18, 1974
Fitzgerald, Oma Gertrude Coffman -
Oma Gertrude Fitzgerald, daughter of Harry O. and Martha Carson Coffman was born
November 4, 1895 at Osceola, Iowa, and passed away at Rosary Hospital in
Corning, Iowa, April 29, 1974 at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 25 days.
On
January, 22, 1927, she was united in marriage to Howard Fitzgerald in Creston,
Iowa, and they lived in the Kent, Iowa area until they moved to a farm near
Clearfield where they lived until 1970, when they moved to Clearview Home.
To
this union one son,
Thomas Edward was born, who now lives in Carlisle, Iowa.
She
was preceded to death by her parents, three brothers, Melvin, Ross, and Floyd,
and one sister, Pearl.
She leaves
her husband, Howard and son, Thomas Edward and his wife Sharon and five
grandchildren, Jim, John, Dave, Dale and granddaughter, Danette.
Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Thelma Schmitt of Barstow, California, also
nieces nephews and cousins.
She
was an active member of the Methodist Church, R.N.A. and WSCS, the Legion
Auxiliary and the Samba Club.
She
leaves a host of friends and neighbors who will sadly miss her.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday May 23, 1974
Liddell,
J A (Audrey) -
J. A,
(Audrey) Liddell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Liddell, was born February 13,
1904, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and passed away May 31, 1974 at the Jennie Edmundson hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, following
a brief illness. Mr. Liddell had undergone surgery on Thursday night.
He
was married December 22, 1925 in Creston, Iowa, to Margaret Coulthard.
The family lives at Griswold, Iowa, Route 2. Mr. Liddell was a farmer. He lived
in southwest Iowa most of his life, and had lived in the Griswold community
since 1941.
He
is survived by his wife, 2 sons, Russell D. of Griswold and Duane E. of
Villisca, two daughters, Mrs. Marion Houser and Mrs. Harold Brunk,
both of Griswold, his father, J. T. Liddell of Lenox, three brothers, Orville
of Corning, Iowa, Elvin of LaJunta, Colo., and Dale
of Denver, Colo., two sisters, Mrs. Mildred Phippen and Mrs. Earl Morelock, both of Denver, Colo., 14
grandchildren and many other relatives and a host of friends.
He
attended the United Methodist Church in Griswold, Iowa.
Funeral
services were held at the United Methodist Church in Griswold June 3 at 2 p.m.,
with Rev. Richard Hohl in charge of the services.
Interment was in the Lowman cemetery
in
Cass County, Iowa.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 13, 1974
Parker, James C -
James
C. Parker, 79, passed away June 17th, 1974 at the Methodist hospital in Des
Moines, Iowa, after a lingering illness. Mr. Parker, the son of Frank and Belle Abarr Parker,
was
born September 7, 1894.
He
was a farmer by profession, loved to till the soil and his entire life was
spent on farms in Ringgold and Taylor counties.
He
was a member of the Lenox Methodist Church and enjoyed attending services as long as his health permitted.
He
was a member of Topaz Lodge No. 438 of Kellerton, Ia.
On February
29, 1920 he was united in marriage to Frances Taylor at Mt Ayr,
Iowa. To this union was born one son, Corwin of Villisca, Iowa. Mr. Parker was
a kind and
generous
husband, father and grandfather. He daily practiced the Golden Rule and was
considerate and honest with his fellow men.
He
was preceded in death by his father and mother and two nephews.
He
is survived by his devoted wife Frances, son Corwin and wife, Sylvia, two
grandchildren Gordia Parrott of Atlantic, la,, and
Norman of Villisca, two great grandchildren, Troy and
Haley
Dawn Parrott. Other survivors include two brothers and three sisters, Guy
Parker and Estella Wright of Redding, Inez Parker and Ralph Parker of Des
Moines and Sarah Tindle of Diagonal and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Funeral
services were conducted from the United Methodist Church in Lenox Wednesday,
June 19th at 2 p.m. Rev. Floyd Newbrough officiated.
Music
was furnished by Norma Paymal, organist, with Billie
Jean Barker and Marilyn Beck, vocalists.
Bearers
were Paul Note. Lyle Knox, Glen Hughes, George Starks, Roscoe Brown and William Barrans.
Interment
was in Rose Hill cemetery at Mount Ayr, Iowa.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 20, 1974
Ray, Pluma Lee -
Pluma Ray, a resident of the Lenox Care Center since 1982, died Thursday at the age
of 75.
Pluma Lee Ray, eldest daughter of Louella Sellers and
William Ray was born September 25, 1898 on a farm west of Clearfield, Iowa and
passed away May 30, 1974 at the age of
75
years, 8 months and 5 days.
Pluma came to Lenox in 1937 at 29 years of age and made her home with an aunt Una Sellers McGrew and lived there until June 1956. She was
a member of the United Methodist
Church
of Lenox.
Pluma survived polio at the age of 11 years and thereafter and until her death was a
"wheelchair traveler" most of the time. There were many things and
places to enjoy and
she
learned to drive a hand operated car for a time.
She
came to the Lenox Nursing home April 2, 1962, after being a welcome guest with
her sister, Florence Symonds of Lenox and a few years assembling western ties
for a friend,
Dorothy DeVoe in Phoenix, Arizona.
Her
parents and two brothers, Harold of Anita and Forrest of Albert City preceded
her in death.
She
leaves to mourn her passing her sister, Florence Symonds of the Lenox Nursing
Home, 2 sisters-in-law, Yarda Ray of Albert City and
Carrie Ray of Anita and several nieces and
nephews,
Darlene Rich of Cedar Rapids, Dean Symonds of Davenport, Dorothy Baker of
Clearfield and Tom of Omaha, Nebr, Albert Nivens of Liberia, Africa and Kathleen and Roberta and her
great nieces and nephews.
Pluma was always a cheerful, happy and loving person, never forgot a birthday and was
a friend to all. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Funeral
services were conducted Saturday, June 1 from the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in
Lenox with Rev. Floyd Newbrough, pastor of the United
Methodist Church, officiating.
Music
was furnished toy Marcia Bender, organist, with Marilyn Beck and Billie Jean
Barker vocalists.
Bearers
were Dean Symonds, Tom Symonds, Morris Rich, Gerald Baker, Jerry Baker and
Everett Symonds.
Burial
was in the Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 6, 1974
Reed, Regina -
Regina
Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reed, died Friday, June 28th at Children's
Memorial hospital in Omaha, Nebr. The baby was 1 month and 13 days of age.
Services
were held Sunday, June 30, 1974 at 2:00 o'clock at the Larkin-Bender Funeral
Home With Rev. Floyd Newbrough, pastor of the United
Methodist Church officiating.
The
baby is survived by her parents James and Tina Reed, grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Reed, grandmother Betty Reed of Lenox, grandfather Gene Conley of
Missouri, and
great
grandparents, Mrs. Edith McCormick of Lenox, Opal Camp of Creston and Lloyd Bartrum of Omaha.
Burial
was in North Fairview cemetery in Lenox.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 4, 1974
Riley, Etta Floy Anderson -
Etta Floy Anderson, oldest daughter of William Howard and
Jennie Anderson, was born August 18, 1889 on a farm near Lenox, Iowa, and
passed away at the Wayne County Hospital
in
Corydon, Iowa, at l:35 a.m. on May 12, 1974 at the age of 84 years, 8 months
and 24 days.
Etta
was united to marriage to Fred J. Riley on March 22, 1911, To this union were
born three children, Walter Laverne, Leatha Jennie
.and Wilbur Howard, who was killed on November 19, 1932.
She
and Fred moved to Millerton in Wayne County, Iowa, in 1936. She was preceded in
death by Fred, who passed away on April 16, 1954. She had joined the United
Presbyterian Church when she was 12 years old, but in 1922 she and her husband
became members of the Church of the Brethren at Salem near Lenox. Later, in
1973, she transferred to the United Methodist Church of Millerton. She was a
dedicated member of the church, and served as Sunday School teacher and as
president of the WSCS, now United Methodist
Women.
She was also very active in community affairs and served as president of the
Millerton Garden Club for several years.
She
leaves to mourn her passing her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. LaVerne Riley of Des Moines, Iowa, her daughter and
husband, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Thompson of Millerton, la., her grandson and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Thompson and Diana, a great granddaughter, all
of Greenville, So. Carolina, her sister, Mrs. Lula Huffman of Harlingen, Texas,
her
brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Anderson of San Diego, California,
many nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, May 14 at 11:00 a.m. at the Millerton United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Lawrence E. Jones officiating.
Graveside
services were conducted at the burial site in Lenox, Iowa.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday May 23, 1974
Rupf, Zoe -
Zoe Rupf, 70, of Denver, Colo, died Friday.
She was born and raised in
the Lenox community but had lived in Colorado for many years. She was a retired
secretary.
Funeral
services were held at 9 a.m. Monday in St. Patrick's Catholic church in Lenox,
with Rev. Fr O'Connell officiating.
She
was born in Lenox, the daughter of Frank and Rose Rupf.
Survivors
include two nephews, Ray Cheese of Lenox and Hal Cheese of Fort Collins, Colo.,
and two nieces, Lola Martindale of Clarinda and Miriam Shaw of San Francisco,
California,
Burial
was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 6, 1974
Underwood, Richard James -
Richard
James Underwood, 53, of Sharpsburg, died Monday, June 24th after a long
illness. He was the son of Clifford and Bessie Sweigard Underwood and was born near Sharpsburg October 3, 1920.
Mr.
Underwood graduated in 1938 from the Sharpsburg high school and in 1942
enlisted in the navy and served his country during World War II until October
of 1945.
On
June 18, 1944 he was united in marriage to Theoma Mathews of Humbolt, Nebr. To this union were born 2
daughters, Mary Faye and Patricia Ann.
Richard
farmed on the place he lived all his life until failing health left him unable
to function in his work.
He
was a lifelong member of the Sharpsburg United Presbyterian Church and the
American Legion of Lenox. He served his community and church in several ways.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Theoma,
daughters, Mary and husband, Denis Gibbs of Omaha, and daughter Patricia and
husband David Miller of Sharpsburg, 2 grandchildren, Jill Marie and Susan Ann
Miller, his mother, Bessie Underwood, an aunt, Mrs. Fritz Popken of Tomkins Cove, N.Y., and several other aunts, uncles and cousins.
He
was preceded in death by his father and baby sister.
His
courage, patience and good humor throughout his illness proved an inspiration
to everyone who knew him.
Funeral
services were held at the Sharpsburg Presbyterian Church Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock with Rev. Wallace Nelson officiating.
Organist
was Mrs. John Cribbs.
Bearers
were James L. Larson, Leonard Knott, Harold Carey, Howard Elder, Teddy Boyer
and Jerry Rainforth.
Burial
was in the Conway cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 27, 1974
Van Houten, Arthur A -
Arthur
H. Van Houten, whose recent passing occurred at his home in Davenport, Iowa, was born on a
farm southwest of Lenox and attended, like many others of his and later
generations, the one-room school at No. 4 Platte Township. His father had taught
school there in the 70's. Arthur, the 7th in a family of twelve and fifth son,
attended Lenox
schools
different times when his father was postmaster at Lenox and before, when he was
one of the early editors of the Time Table.
This
was a pioneer family, the parents, George H. and Selina Jenks Van Houten, were children when Mr. Jenks
brought his family to what became Taylor County. The Van
Houtens had been in Iowa earlier, had returned in the Mormon Western Movement and came
up from Missouri where George was born enroute from
the upper New York home long
before
the Civil War days. Arthur's parents grew up in the new country although
George's father and others of the family fought through that war, he took his horse to Missouri and joined the
cavalry whose members were seeing fierce warfare by guerilla desperados.
He was there in his mid-teens during the
last one and a half years of the great struggle.
Mr.
Jenks built a new house of black walnut and had a post office in his home
which, was several miles south of what is now Lenox. Arthur's Grandfather Jenks
saw all but the
small
son answer President Lincoln's call, never to return home again.
Arthur
attended high school shortly at Lenox, joined his father George at Des Moines,
where legislature work, state agriculture and horticulture, historical and
state fair affairs
required
the son's aid in the office. Later he was graduated from Iowa State College and
did civil engineering in southern Idaho. Coming back home, he married a college
friend, Pearl Johnson and returned west. Later they made their home in Iowa.
After
our nation was forced into war, Arthur failed in the last physical examination
in Officer's Training school but was able to join his friends in France. His
ability to speak
French
and his hobby while recuperating from a long illness made him a valued aid to
the harassed French army. This led him to becoming manager of French Army
Transport.
Back
home in Davenport to join his wife, son and daughter he engaged in Life
Insurance work. This led to the office of estate analyst. Dr. Palmer, of
chiropractic fame, was one of his clients.
Mrs.
Van Houten was taken very ill, but with the help of
day nurses at the home Arthur was able to keep up his office and care for his
wife at night all through the long year of
her
illness.
Later
he married Alma Stafford, long a church friend of the family. She is left to
mourn his passing. Besides his son, George of Davenport and daughter, Edith
Young of Waterloo,
there
are his sisters, Abi V. H. Dawson of Sprague, Wash,
and Mary D. Bell, Christian Occupational Home for the Handicapped.
There
are grandsons whose lives have been enriched by the influence of his simple,
trusting faith. A nephew, George Barrans, resides in
Lenox, and a cousin's daughter, Grace Stoner. Many nieces and nephews and their
children survive. Several of the third
generation of this pioneer family spent all or part of their youth in Lenox
Like
his father, George H. Van Houten, Arthur felt a deep
interest in all the members of the clan, and was able to keep in touch and
enjoy visits and letters.
All
who mourn rejoice that a good life reach a good fulfillment. If is often recalled that he prayed for each
and every one of us daily.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 27, 1974
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