Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa obituaries
transcribed by: Lorelei Rusco - lorerus@iowatelecom.net
 
 

Bruington, Mable Hodges -

Mrs. Ward Bruington of Lark, North Dakota passed away at Portland, Oregon on February 15th, 1967 at the age of 83 years.  Mrs. Bruington, formerly, Mable

Hodges, was born and reared in the Lenox area, she being the first telephone operator in Lenox. The telephone office was in their home which is now the Elsie Holben properly.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 2, 1967

 

Carruthers, George Forrest -

George Carruthers, 63, of Cypress, California, died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday, March 8th. Mr. Carruthers had complained of chest pains, but went to his car to go to work as usual, and was later found slumped over the steering wheel.  An ambulance was called, but he died enroute to the hospital.

The son of William and Sarah Carruthers, he was born and raised on a farm south of Lenox, now known as the Wilson Longfellow place. He graduated from the Lenox high school and attended Drake University in Des Moines. Mr. Carruthers moved to the west coast some 36 years ago, and has been with an insurance company for the

past 33 years.

He was the youngest brother of William, Frank and Leo Carruthers. Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Elsie; daughters Susan and LeAnn and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Friday March 10, at Cypress, Calif.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 16, 1967

 

Carruthers, George Forrest -

George Forrest Carruthers, son of William and Sarah Carruthers was born Aug. 8, 1903 in Platte Township, Taylor County, Iowa and passed away March 8, 1967 in Long Beach, California.

George was employed by the Prudential Insurance Co. for 36 years, four years of which were spent in the U. S. Navy during World War II.

He is survived by his wife Elsie; daughters, Susan of Cypress, Calif., and Lee Ann Ryden of Fullerton, Calif.; brothers Leo B. of La Plata, Mo., and Frank Carruthers of Lenox; five grandchildren; three nieces, and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, William.

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 11 at Dilday Family Lakewood Chapel in Long Beach, Calif., conducted by Rev. Virgil F. Bjerke with interment in Forest Lawn, Memorial Park in Cypress, Calif.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 23, 1967

 

Eckels, Clyde -

Services were held Monday, March 13th at 2:00 p. m. at Lehigh Acres for Clyde Eckels, 81, who died Friday a. m., March 10 at his home, 202 South Alabama

Road, Lehigh Acres, Florida.

He was born at the old Eckels farm near Lenox in Adams County and lived in this area for many years. He was a school teacher and later an accountant,

Burial was at the Penny Farms following a short service there.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte; one son, Tom, of Naperville, Ill.; one daughter Mrs. Jalmar Lytinen of La Orange, Ill; six grandchildren; one brother Warren Eckels of Lenox; two sisters, Mrs. Lillie Scott of Grand Island, Nebr., and Mrs. Anna O'Riley, Waseca, Minn.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 16, 1967

 

Fellows, Kenneth -

Kenneth Fellows, of Bedford, assistant Taylor County assessor, died Tuesday afternoon at Clarinda Municipal hospital after a short illness.

Survivors include his wife Claire; a son, William, of Cedar Rapids; and a daughter, Mrs Jane Herron of Creston.

Services are pending.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 20, 1967

 

Green, Phyllis Joanne McCloud -

Phyllis Joanne McCloud, daughter of Alberta & L. Verne McCloud, was born Oct. 4, 1930 in Hollywood, Calif., and passed away February 3, 1967.

In May 1960 she was married to Paul Green of Los Alamitos, Calif., where they made their home. Survivors include her husband, a son, David Wayne,

and her mother, Mrs. McCloud.

She was preceded in death by her father and a daughter, Denise Eileen.

Funeral services were held Feb. 6 at Hillside Church in Whittier, Calif., conducted by the Rev. Lester Ragland with interment in Rose Hills Memorial Park.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 2, 1967

 

Hughes, Genevieve Elizabeth Maharry -

Mrs. Genevieve Hughes, 53, died Thursday, March 16th, following a lingering illness. She was the wife of District Judge James Hughes, and had spent most of her life in the Lenox community.

Genevieve Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Frank I. and Bertha Maharry, was born on a farm in the Lenox community on May 21, 1914. She attended country schools in the rural area of Lenox and graduated from the Lenox Public High School in 1930. Following graduation from high school, she attended A.I.B. Commercial School in Des Moines for one year, and then enrolled in Northwest Missouri State Teachers College at Maryville, Missouri, where she received a teaching certificate in Elementary Education. She taught the fourth grade in the Lenox School system for one year.

She was united in marriage to James Hughes of Lenox on August 21, 1937. They made their home in Wausau, Wisconsin, Grand Rapids and Detroit, Michigan until January of 1947, when they moved to Lenox. To this union were born four children, Mrs Jeanne Bush of Huntington Beach, Calif., Mrs Mary Walker of Lenox and Kathy and Peggy who reside at home.

Surviving are her husband, James, the four daughters and her mother, Mrs. Frank Maharry, two sons-in-law, Phillip Bush, and Garland Walter, three grandchildren, Michael and Stephen Bush, and Susan Marie Walter, and one sister, Mrs. Kathleen Harover of Mt. Ayr.

She was a member of HS Club of Lenox, the PEO Sisterhood, and the United Presbyterian Church.

Funeral services were conducted from the United Presbyterian Church in Lenox Sunday, March 19 at 2:30 with Rev. James Eddy officiating.

Bearers were M. J. Spicer, Ray Cheese, Keith Cash, Lowell Bush, Gerald Maharry and Leland Hegwood.

Music was furnished by Margaret Whipp. Interment was in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 23, 1967

 

Kelly, Victor -

Word was received of the death of Victor Kelly of New Jersey. He was born in Lenox July 8, 1894, and passed away in a hospital in New Jersey March 22, 1967.

He graduated from the Lenox School in 1911 and from Iowa State College in 1917. He leaves to mourn his death his wife Frances, a son Victor Jr. a daughter Carol, three grandchildren and a sister Camilla Roar of Davenport. Until his retirement, he was with the American telephone and telegraph Co. in New York.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 13, 1967

 

Knott, Bert Edward -

Bert Edward Knott, son of Mary Ellen and William Knott was born March 4, 1884 and was raised in the Sharpsburg community.

He was united in marriage to Ida Vincent, sister of Virgel Vincent of Lenox, Iowa. To this union one daughter was born. They lived in this community many years then moved to Leoti, Kansas and later to McAllen, Texas where he passed away after a long illness on Mar. 7, 1967 at the age of 83 years and 3 days.

He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Mrs. Violet Scott, Mrs. Maude Weller and Mrs. Jessie Rice.

He is survived by his wife Ida, his daughter, Mrs. Waunita Crouch and son-in-law Owen Crouch; also one brother Charlie Knott of Sharpsburg and three sisters Miss Eva Knott and Mrs. Oma Eno of Lincoln, Nebr., and Mrs. Ila Smith of Sharpsburg.

Services were held at McAllen, Texas, March 9, 1967. Internment was at Rose Lawn Mausoleum.

Bertie will be greatly missed by all his friends and relatives.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 30, 1967

 

McKinstry, Juanita Crowell -

Mrs. James McKinstry, 48, of Marshalltown, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 25th, at the hospital in that city following a brief illness.

She was the former Juanita Crowell, who lived in Lenox for a number of years. She was a member of the Lenox Christian Church and a former teacher in

the rural schools near this community. She later taught in Manning and Guthrie Center. The family had resided in Keokuk, Iowa for 19 years and had only moved to Marshalltown last August.

Survivors include her husband James, Dean of the Junior College in Marshalltown; James, Jr., and his wife Nancy of Keokuk, John and Mary at home, and

one grandchild. She is also survived by a brother, Lea Crowell of Lenox, and a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Barker of this city.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 10:30 at the First Christian Church in Marshalltown.

A second service will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 in the First Christian Church in Keokuk, Iowa, with burial in Keokuk.

Mr. and Mrs. Lea Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barker and Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Barker all of Lenox plan to attend the final rites at Keokuk Friday.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 27, 1967

 

Pepper, Myrtle -

Funeral services for Mrs. Myrtle Pepper, 86, who passed away March 17th in Corning were held from the Presbyterian Church in that city March 20th. She is survived by two children, Mrs. Phyllis Bergman of Corning and Howard Pepper of Lenox, three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Interment was in Methodist Grove cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 30, 1967

 

Phelan, Wilton J (Bill) -

Bill Phelan, 86, formerly Lenox Depot Agent, also Creston Depot Agent, died Tuesday a.m. at his home in Lincoln, Nebr.

Rosary will be at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening at Benders.

Funeral services will be Thursday a. m. at 10:00 at St. Patrick's Church; Burial will be in the Clearfield Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Blanche, and a son Kenneth of Lincoln, three sisters, Mrs. Irene Donaldson and Mrs. Mayne Ford of Los Angeles, California

and Mrs. Beatrice Stewart of Phillips, Nebraska, one grandson and three great grandchildren survive.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 30, 1967

 

Pool, Garfield Arthur -

Memorial services for Garfield Arthur Pool were held at the Lenox Christian Church on Saturday; April 8, 2:00 p. m. Rev David A. Shaeffer, minister of the Lenox Christian Church officiating. Mrs. Irma Wilcox was organist and Roland Buxton was soloist. Interment was in Prairie Rose  Cemetery, Corning, Ia.

Garfield Arthur Pool was born Sept. 5, 1880 on a farm 12 miles southwest of Corning, Iowa and passed away on April 5, 1967 at the Ringgold County Hospital

after a month's illness.

As a young man he made his confession of Faith in the Fairview Christian Church later transferring his membership to the Lenox Christian Church.

On March 15, 1905 he was united in marriage to Jessie Ann Naven, who preceded him in death on March 5, 1951.

Except for a few years in Kansas, he lived in Taylor County at Bedford, Corning, Iowa and the Lenox Community. He has spent the past 15 years, since the death of his wife at Mt. Ayr.

Surviving Mr. Pool are: one sister, Mrs. Hellen Elling of Lawton, Okla.; two sons, Cranston A. Pool of Des Moines, Iowa; Max G. Pool of Mt. Ayr; a daughter, Mrs. Wm. Valder of Des Moines; one grandson and 7 granddaughters.

Bearers were: Edward Naven, Hollis Naven, Norman Naven, Paul Fischell, Don Tully and Lea Crowell.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 20, 1967

 

Pugh, Allie Rose Ingram -

Allie Rose Ingrain was born in Cedar County, February 25, 1874, the daughter of James J. and Ida Dudley Ingram. She came to Prescott with her parents at

the age of one year and lived there and in the Stringtown community until moving to Arispe in 1944.

She was married at Prescott to Jacob Pugh, who preceded her in death in 1938.

She passed away at the Cresthaven Nursing Home in Creston where she had been a patient for the past eight months, on April 10th, 1967 at the age of 93

years, 1 month and 15 days. Faye, Nellie, and Roy had taken care of her for nearly two years prior to last July.

Mrs. Pugh is survived by four sons: Homer of Lenox; Roy of Arispe; Lester of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Lloyd of Selma, Are.; five daughters: Mrs. Harry (Nellie)

Penfold and Mrs. Howard (Faye) Lawrence of Corning; Mrs Ben (Pearl) Hetland of Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Edrte Kaiserlik of Cedar Falls; and Vera in the

Cresthaven Nursing Home in Creston; a brother Arthur Ingram of Los Angeles, Calif.; 19 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. Irma Brown, two brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. at the Keating-McKasson Chapel at Creston April 12 with Rev. Donald Kinzler, pastor of the Arispe Methodist Church,

officiating.

Burial was at the Mount Zion Cemetery north of Prescott.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 20, 1967

 

Tully, George Melville (Mel) -

Word was received in Lenox Wednesday afternoon of the death G. M. (Mel) Tully. Mr Tully, with his wife, had spent the winter at the home of their daughter, Mrs. George Boltinghouse in Harlan, Iowa. Death occurred near the noon hour Wednesday in Harlan.

Survivors include his wife, a daughter Edith Boltinghouse and a grandson, Earl and family.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 20, 1967

 

Tully, George Melville (Mel) -

George Melville Tully, the oldest son of Andrew and Mary Tully, was born in Adams County Nov. 8, 1883 and passed away at the Harlan Myrtue Memorial

Hospital on April 19, 1967 at the age of 83 years, 5 months, 11 days.

At an early age he became a member of the United Presbyterian Church and spent his entire life in the Lenox vicinity.

He was united in marriage to Bertha May Eckels on February 21, 1906. To this union was born, one daughter Edith Lucille (Mrs. George L. Boltinghouse). He

was a loving husband and father.

He is survived by his wife Bertha, daughter Edith, and son-in-law George whom they dearly loved, one grandson Earl Boltinghouse and wife Joann, three great grandchildren, Jeff, Kerry, and Ginger, and foster granddaughter Georgia, one sister, Mrs. Vern (Vera) Roll, two brothers Herb of Lenox, and Bruce of Detroit, Michigan, and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, mother, and sister, Lela Long.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. on Saturday at the United Presbyterian Church in Lenox with Rev. James E. Eddy officiating.

Music was furnished by Marlene Pugh and Barbara Long. Robert Long sang "The Lord's Prayer" and "Ivory Palaces."

Casket bearers were Wayne McFee, Kenneth McFee, Donald Barker, Brice Johnson, Lewellen Eckels, and Harold Maynes.

Burial was in the Lenox Fairview Cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 27, 1967

 

Wurster, George -

George Wurster, 90, of Roundup, Montana, died Friday in a nursing home there.

He was born Dec. 3, 1876 in Lenox and went to Roundup in 1908 working as a meat packer. His wife preceded him in death.

Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Lena Stamets, and a brother Fred Wurster, both of Lenox.

Funeral services were held Tuesday in Wier Funeral Home, the Rev. Edward Horst, of the Congregational Church officiating.

Burial was in Roundup City Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Howard Cordingly, Don Belcher, Clarence McKenna, Luke Zupan, Joe Vicara and David Murphy.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 30, 1967