Boyles, Anna C -

Mrs. Anna C. Boyles, mother of Floyd S. Boyles, passed away February 19, 1975, at Hillcrest Convalescent Center [California] where she had been a patient since suffering a stroke in August, 1971. Services were held Feb. 22nd at Greenwood Mortuary with entombment beside her husband, Wayne L. Boyles, who preceded her in death in August, 1974.

Mrs. Boyles is survived by two sons and their wives, Floyd and Vivienne Boyles & Everett and Gladys Dickson; five grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 3, 1975

Brown, Walter Fremont -

Walter Brown, 71, of Brooks, died Sunday morning at the Greater Community hospital in Creston.

He was the father of Mrs. Richard Walter of Lenox.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth, 1 son Marlin of Brooks, 1 daughter, Mrs. Richard L. (Mildred) Walter of Lenox, 1 brother, Otho of Brooks, 1 sister, Bernice Bradley of

Corning and 9 grandchildren.

Funeral-services were held Wednesday at 2:30 from the Roland Funeral Home in Corning, with Rev Don Briley officiating.

Burial was in Prairie Rose cemetery south of Corning.

Memorials are to be sent to the Greater Community Hospital in Creston.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 27, 1975

Brown, Walter Fremont -

Walter Fremont Brown, son of William Fremont and Maggie Ellen Harden Brown, was born August 24, 1903 in Washington Township, Adams Co., Iowa, and departed this life

March 23, 1975 at the Greater Community Hospital in Creston, Iowa, at the age of 71 years, 6 months and 27 days after a lingering illness.

At the age of 18 months, he came with his parents to a farm in the Iveyville vicinity in Taylor County where he grew to manhood and lived the remainder of his life. He was

a life long member of the Methodist Church of Iveyville and of the Modern Woodmen Lodge.

On June 23, 1927 he was united in marriage to Ruth Haigler of Lenox, Iowa, and to this union two children were born: Mildred, (Mrs. Richard L. Walter) of Lenox, and Walter Marlin of Brooks.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth, one daughter and one son, a son-in-law, Richard L. Walter of Lenox, a daughter-in-law, Burdean Brown of Brooks, 9 grandchildren, Mrs. Stephanie Hayes and her husband Paul of Ames, Sandra and Steven Brown of Brooks, Mrs. Susan Yates and husband Gilbert of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Jeanne Masters and husband Jerry of Pickering, Mo., Janis, David, Mark and John Walter of Lenox; two great grandchildren, Travis Hayes and Chad Masters; one brother, Otho Brown and wife Eunice of Brooks, and one sister, Mrs. Bernice Bradley of Corning, one brother-in-law, Fred Haigler and wife Agnesjay of Sioux City, many loved nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Roy, who died at an early age; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Long, Mrs. Bessie Walter and Mrs. Gladys Shuler, four brothers-in-law, Harvey Long, Jesse Walter, Myrno Shuler and Meredith Bradley of Corning.

His greatest interest in life was in his farm work. In later years he spent many hours with his hobbies of carpentry and wood working from which he leaves many treasured pieces of furniture.  He loved music and enjoyed many hours of making tapes and recordings. His pride and joy were his children and grandchildren who will always cherish his memory.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 26th from the Roland Funeral Home in Corning at 2:30 with Rev. Don Briley officiating.

Music was furnished by Dorothy Cook, organist and Eva Elmore, vocalist.

Casket bearers were Don Wilmarth, Bill Shuler, Charles Mann, Bill Holcomb, Jim Gill, and Richard Wilson.

Honorary bearers were Fred Haigler, Wayne Brown, Cliff Mann, Pat Harden, Olin Shuler and Dean Firkins.

Interment was in Prairie Rose Cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 3, 1975

Hamilton, Keith L -

Keith L. Hamilton died Tuesday night at the Veterans hospital in Omaha following a short illness.

He was born December 25, l906 at Centerville, Iowa and was the son of Loyd and Mary Epperly Hamilton. Keith had grown up in the Creston area and graduated from Creston

high school. After graduation he attended college at Creston two years and college at Ames for two years. Before joining the armed forces in June of 1941 he operated an electric

motor shop in Creston.

On October 7, 1945 he married Martha Haering at Fort Lewis, Washington. After his discharge in May of 1947 he established his own business, the Hamilton Electric Service

in Lenox. He was a member of the American Legion and the United Presbyterian Church in Lenox.

He is survived by his widow, a son Steven Hamilton, both of Lenox, a daughter, Mrs. Carl (Cheryl) Keller and husband of Windsor, Mo., two grandsons, a brother, Dale, of Lancaster, California, and his mother of Long Beach, California. He was preceded in death by his father, Loyd B. Hamilton.

Funeral services were held from the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox Saturday afternoon, March 8th at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Wallace Nelson officiating.

Music was furnished by Roberta Lockhart, organist and Gwen Maynes, vocalist,

Casket bearers were Harvey Wurster, Harold Beck, Melvin Wurster, Glen Nook, Robert Basler and Robert Fleming.

Interment was in West Fairview cemetery. Graveside rites were conducted by Parkinson Post, No, 250, American Legion of Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 13, 1975

Hingeley, Marvin J -

Marvin J. Hingeley, 38, of Churdan, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly at the Jefferson Iowa hospital on March 6th, 1975 after collapsing at work.

He worked for Green County, doing maintenance work.

He is survived by his wife, Jeanette, two sons, Ronnie and Gary and one daughter, Debbie all at home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hingeley of Churdan, Iowa, former

residents of Lenox; two sisters, Julia and husband Jim Grim of Ord, Nebraska, Verna and husband, Frank Kozal of Jefferson, Iowa, two brothers, Bill Hingeley and

wife Patricia of Clearfield, Ia. Tom Hingeley and wife Eva of Brooks, Iowa, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Churdan, la., March 8, 1975 with the Rev. David E, Olson officiating.

Burial was in Highland Township Cemetery at Churdan, Iowa.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 13, 1975

Imel, C A -

C. A. Imel, Sr., 82, of Sharpsburg, passed away Feb. 9,  1975 at the Rosary hospital in Corning, Iowa.

He is survived by his wife, Ethel, one daughter, Mrs. P. R. Payne of Montgomery City. Mo., two sons, Clarence of Sharpsburg and Marvin of Safford, Arizona, 11 grandchildren

and 12 great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at Roland Funeral Home in Corning Wednesday, February 12th with George Carman, officiating.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 13, 1975

Leaverton, Nellie Mae Stephens -

Nellie Mae Leaverton, died at Corning May 8th, while a resident of the Colonial Manor Nursing Home.

Nellie Mae Stephens was born in Taylor County, Iowa on October 7, 1887, and passed away at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Corning, Iowa. May 8, 1975 at the age

of 87 years, 7 months and 1 day. She was the daughter of John Pierce and Elizabeth Vandevender Stephens. Both parents, a brother, Earl, and two sisters, Bessie and Edith

preceded her in death.

She grew up on a farm near New Market and was married to Carl E. Leaverton on Jan. 2, 1910. To this union were born two sons, both of whom died in infancy. Carl and Mae

spent many happy years on a farm near Sharpsburg. In 1960 they gave up farming and moved to Sharpsburg. Carl passed away in April of 1970.

Mae was a devoted wife and companion, a kind and helpful neighbor and leaves a wide circle of friends, both old and young who will miss her greatly.

She is survived by several cousins, nieces and nephews, including her namesake, Verla Mae Sweeney of Hemet, Calif. and her devoted friends, the Bill Beach family.

Mae had been in poor health the past 7 years with the last 2 years being spent at Colonial Manor, but her grit, determination and will to live helped her overcome insurmountable

odds. She will be sadly missed by all, but never forgotten.

The Shum-Novinger Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements with services being held Sunday, May 11th at the Sharpsburg Methodist Church. Rev. James W.

King and Rev. L. C. Brown were the officiating ministers.

Jan Beach and Raelene Carlson were pianists with soloist Linda Spring singing "In The Garden" and "How Great Thou Art". Pallbearers were Bill Beach, Wesley Glasgow,

Clyde Long, Ray Stamps, Carl Cordell and Leonard Knott, with burial in the Guss cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 15, 1975

Lovitt, Ernest E -

Mrs Flo Grimm and Mrs. Bird Drain, received word Friday of the death of their brother, Ernest E. Lovitt, 91, of  Portland, Oregon.

Other .survivors include his wife, Ethel, son Elton and daughter-in-law, Carol and two more sisters, Mrs. Alta Chamberlain of San Fernando, California and Mrs. Hazel Neeley of Glendale, Calif.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 8, 1975

McClintock, Glena Walter -

Glena Walter McClintock of Hardy, Arkansas, a former Lenox resident & daughter of John William Walter and Ruth Belle Walter, passed away at their home in Hardy recently.

She was a 1920 graduate of Lenox high school.

In this area she leaves a brother, Orval C. Walter.

Mrs McClintock was born on a farm six miles west of Lenox on May 5, 1901.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 24, 1975

Merritt, Bertha Brenner -

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Bertha Brenner Merritt, 91, of Long Beach, California, Mrs. Merritt lived her early life in the Salem area.

The family, Grandmother Betsy Ann Brenner, Mrs. Merritt and four children, Ellen, Bonnie, Dorothy and Eugene moved to Lenox in 1917. Mrs. Brenner passed away in 1927 and was buried in West Fairview cemetery. The Merritt family left Lenox and moved west in 1929.

Services for Mrs. Merritt were held in Long Beach followed by cremation. The four children and some grandchildren survive.

Mrs. Bonnie Merritt Noble plans to accompany the remains to Lenox for burial in the family plot in late March.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 27, 1975

Morris, Aaron Jay -

Final rites were held Monday, February 24th at 9:00 a.m. at the Varner Funeral Home at Clearfield for Aaron Jay Morris, stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Morris, of

Lenox who was born Saturday evening, February 22nd at the Rosary hospital in Corning, He weighed 7lbs. 6 ounces at birth.

His passing is mourned by his parents,  one brother, Brent, his grandparents, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Morris and Mr and Mrs Dean Lyddon, both Clearfield, great grandparents, Mr and Mrs Ray Wood of Clearfield, Mr and Mrs Mark Robinson of Lenox, and Claude Morris of Creston, other relatives and many friends.

Rev L C Brown officiating with burial in North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 6, 1975

Olsen, Carl Philip -

Philip Olsen of Lenox, died Monday April 7 at the Care Center at the age of 78.

Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 2:00 p.m. at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home with Rev. Wallace Nelson officiating.

Burial will be at the West Fairview cemetery.

Survivors include a brother, Clarence of Lenox, a sister, Mrs. Herb Scott of Creston and a sister, Esther Campbell of Creston.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 10, 1975

Olsen, Carl Philip -

Carl Philip Olsen, 78, a resident of the Lenox Care Center, died April 7, 1975, after several months illness.

Mr. Olson, the son of Elizabeth and Gustaf Olson, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, March 5, 1897. As a small boy he moved with his parents to a farm 3 miles west of Lenox

where he grew to manhood. He joined the Presbyterian Church in Lenox at the age of 17.

After farming in the Lenox area for several years he moved to a farm near Exeter, Nebraska. In 1957, he moved to a ranch in South Dakota where his main interest was

raising cattle.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his brother, Clarence of Lenox, Iowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Elen Scott of Creston, Iowa, and Mrs. Esther Campbell

of Des Moines, Iowa, 3 nieces and two nephews, Mrs. Phyllis Stone, Mrs. Barbara Ferguson of Des Moines, la., and Mrs. Connie Bissell of Elkhart, Iowa, Orvall Scott of

San Luis Obispo, California, and Larry Campbell of Cainsville, Mo. Also several grand nieces and nephews mourn his death.

Services were held at the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 10th, 1975, with Rev. Wallace Nelson officiating.

Music was furnished by Roberta Lockhart, organist and Gwen Maynes, vocalist,

Bearers were Larry Campbell, Richard Bissell, Arnold Stone, Wm. Campbell, Russell Wurster and Earl Lillie.

Burial was in West Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 17, 1975

Pennebaker, Charles -

Charles Pennebaker, 80, died May 5th at a motel on the way home from Florida, where he and his wife, had spent the winter months.

He was born at Sharpsburg and served in World War 1.

He was married to Mamie Watts and moved to Ottawa, Illinois 52 years ago. Mr. Pennebaker was a police officer for 25 years and also served as a carpenter. He and his

wife had spent the last ten winters in Florida.

Survivors include his wife, Mamie, 1 son Charles; three daughters, Bernita, Jean and Carol Ann and 14 grandchildren.

Two brothers, Harry Pennebaker of Sharpsburg, Dr. E. R. Pennebaker of Lenox & a sister, Faye Heller of Lenox also survive.

Funeral services and interment were held Saturday, May 10th at Phoenix, Ariz.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 15, 1975

Rogers, Winifrede -

Miss Winifrede Rogers, former Lenox resident, died in an Arlington Virginia hospital March 17th, 1975 after a brief illness.

Miss Rogers was graduated from Lenox high school in 1910. She held a certificate in Public School Music from Simpson College, later earning a degree in History at the University

of Iowa.

After teaching several years in Iowa public schools, she went to Washington, D. C., where she taught for 25 years, retiring in 1955.

She is survived by her sister, Agnes R. Pratt and a niece Eleanor Pratt both of Arlington Virginia a nephew, Dr Alan Pratt of Reno, Nevada, and a grand niece, Andrea Pratt, also of Reno.

Services and interment were held March 20th in Arlington.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 3, 1975

Sexton, Nathan Carl -

Carl Sexton, 74, died at the Lenox Care Center Thursday, February 20th after being a resident there a short time.

Nathan Carl Sexton was born August 16, 1900 at Gravity, Iowa, the son of Nathan Isaac and Elsie Mae Laird Sexton.

He was married on May 24, 1926 to Hazle Lea Akers at Coming, Iowa. To this union were born two children, 1 daughter Phyllis and a son Darwin. He worked on the Burlington railroad for 41 years and retired Dec. 31, 1965. All his life was spent in Taylor county. He was an active member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, holding many offices until his health failed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, Jessie and Gale, and one sister, Gladys.

He is survived by his wife Hazle of Lenox, a. daughter, Phyllis Murdock and husband Randall of Independence, Ia., a son Darwin and wife Karen of Warrensburg, Mo., and

grandchildren, Vicki Murdock of Des Moines, Iowa, Pamela Kauffman and husband David of Independence, Ia., Curt Sexton of Warrensburg, Mo., and Kenda Sexton of Warrensburg, Mo. He also leaves two brothers, Virgil of Bedford, Ia., and Francis of Wishram, Washington, and 3 sisters, Mrs. Pete (Beulah) Downey of Corning, Iowa, Mrs, James (Hazle) Green and Mrs. James (Larna) Hardisty, both of Cook, Washington. Also 11 brothers-in-law and 11 sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb. 23rd at 2 p.m. from the Larkin-Bender Funeral Home in Lenox with Rev. Dick Brown officiating.

I.O.O.F. rites were held at the funeral home with Bedford Lodge No. 91 performing the ritual.

Music was furnished by Irma Wilcox, organist and Mildred Walter, vocalist.

Casket bearers were Keith James, Joe Neuhardt, LeRoy Reed, Myrle Henderson, Melvin Davis and Charles Gray.

Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 27, 1975

Wilson, Mabel Clara Agler -

Mabel Clara Wilson, 88, of Lenox, died Friday, February 28th, 1975 at 3:00 p.m. in Ringgold County Hospital after a lingering illness.

The daughter of John C. and Annie Agler, she was born in Ringgold county on August 25, 1886. Her parents later moved to a farm in Union County near the big tree dividing

the four counties: Union, Adams, Ringgold and Taylor.

She was married in the family home on March 10, 1909 to Harvey Byerly Wilson. They made their home on a farm near Lenox in Taylor County. To this union three children

were born: John Randall of Clearfield, Wendell Harvey of Arvada, Colorado, and Berneeta Anna Pederson, of Mt Ayr.

She is survived by her two sons and a daughter, 14 grandchildren, 12 great grand children four sisters, Mrs. Olive Hughes, and Mrs. Carrie Dahlberg, both of Lenox, Mrs Nellie Peterson son of Avoca, Mrs. Mary Jane Jones of Oskaloosa, a sister-in-law, Mrs. Cora Butter of Lenox a host of nieces and nephews and friends.

She was a long time member of the Clearfield United Presbyterian Church until dissolvement and then transferred to the Lenox United Presbyterian Church. She was happiest when cooking for her family and friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1959.

When her health failed she became a resident of the Clearview Nursing Home in Mt. Ayr on Dec. 3, 1973.

She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.

Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Lenox Monday afternoon, at 2:00 p.m., with Rev Wallace Nelson officiating,

Music was furnished by Norma Paymal, organist and Gwen Maynes, vocalist.

Bearers were Penny Caldwell, Steven Wilson, James Pederson, Wayne Wilson, Haldean Wilson and Fred Wilson.

Interment was in West Fairview cemetery in Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 6, 1975