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Eckler, Billy Ward -
Memorial
services for Mr Billy Ward Eckler were held at the Lenox Christian Church on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 2:00 p.m. Rev.
David Shaeffer, minister of the church, officiated;
Mrs. Ruth Boltinghouse was organist, and Mr. Roland
Buxton was soloist. Interment was in the Lenox Fairview Cemetery.
Billy
Ward Eckler, son of Ward Eckler and Edna Mildred Eckler was born on the home place
west of Lenox, la., on Friday, August 15, 1930, and passed away at the Rosary
Hospital, Corning, on Sunday, Nov. 6, 1969 at the age of 36 years.
Mr. Eckler received his education in the Lenox School system,
graduating with the class of 1949. As a
child he was baptized into the Presbyterian Church, later taking membership in
the Lenox Christian Church on Nov. 7, 1943.
He
was united in marriage with Donna Lucille Adkisson on
January 19, 1952 at the Methodist Church in Creston. A daughter, Charlotte
Lucille, was born to this union on Oct. 6, 1960 and she preceded her father in
death.
Mr. Eckler spent his life in the Lenox Community and was
engaged in farming the home place west of Lenox at the time of his passing.
Besides
his wife, Donna,, he leaves to mourn his passing, his mother, Mrs. Mildred Eckler of Lenox; a sister, Mrs. Mary Ellen Tuttle of
Trenton, Mo.; a
niece,
Brenda Sue Tuttle, Trenton, Mo., many friends and neighbors.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 10, 1966
Two
high school boys from Clearfield were killed and two were injured in a
collision with a Burlington freight train
on Highway 25 Friday evening at about 6:25 p.m. The car in which the boys were
riding was traveling north and ran into to the side of the diesel locomotive,
coming from the west.
Highway
patrolmen who investigated the accident said that Don England, 16, of
Clearfield, was dead at the scene of the wreck. He was pinned in the car and
was in the seat at the steering wheel. Gene Jones, 15, of Conway, died at
Greater Community Hospital soon after the .accident.
Richard
Cordell, 16; and Mike Gaule, 16, both of Clearfield,
were taken to the Creston hospital. Cordell, a junior in Clearfield high
school, suffered a back injury. Gaule, a sophomore,
had two broken legs and cuts about the head and face.
Don
England was the son of Walter England. Gene Jones had been living with a family
at Conway. Parents of the other boys are Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cordell and Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Gaule.
The
train was No. 85 on its run from St. Joseph to Creston, the freight that goes
through Lenox. The single engine was pulling eight cars. The crew all live at
Creston. H L Dodd, the engineer, told patrolmen that he saw the car coming;,
and applied the brakes to the train. The impact knocked him from his seat. The
car hit the locomotive just behind the steps that go into the cab. The crossing
is about four miles south of Highway 34. The only regular train on the tracks
now is the freight that makes three weekly trips to St. Joseph from Creston.
Skid
marks on the highway showed that the driver tried to stop the car some distance
south of the track.
Funeral
services were held Monday at the Methodist Church in Clearfield for Donald
England with burial in the Clearfield Cemetery. Survivors include his father,
Walter; two brothers, Larry of Ft. Collins, Colo., and Gerald at home; a
sister, Mrs. Darrell Brown of Prescott. He was a junior in high school.
The
body of the Jones boy was taken to Clarinda.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday October 20, 1966
Miss Linnie Heath, 82, was found dead in her bed at her
home Sunday morning. She had been about as usual last week, and had made a trip
to her farm Friday. Two neighbors, Huldah Pearson and
Mrs. Warren Eckels, became concerned about her when
they had not seen her. They called Eldon Ewart to go
to the house where
he
found her body.
Services
were at Bender Funeral Home Tuesday, Nov. 1 with burial in Blue Grove Cemetery,
the Rev. James Eddy officiating.
Miss
Heath had lived in Lenox all of her life. She was a member of the Presbyterian
Church and church pianist for many years. She was an active worker and past
president of the local chapter of WCTU.
In
years past she had cared for sick people in their homes and was much sought for
her capability, even in recent years after she was 80 years old.
She
leaves a nephew, Harold Coulthard of Grinnell, and a
niece, Mrs. Margaret Liddell of Griswold.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 3, 1966
Lonnie
Hunter, a lifelong resident of Taylor Co., Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, Nov.
17, 1966. Services were held at Bender Funeral Home Saturday,
Nov.
19, with burial in the Lenox Cemetery, the Rev. David Shaeffer officiating. Mr. Hunter had reached the age of 83 years, four months and 23
days.
James
Alonzo Hunter, son of George S. and Dora L. Hunter, was born June 21, 1883 on a
farm six miles west of Lenox. He was the first born of a family
of
seven children.
On
March 14, 1907, he was married to Mayme Grace
Christy. To this union were born a daughter, Bernice and a son George. The wife, Mayme, preceded
him
in death on Feb. 19, 1959, and the son George passed away at the age of ten
years. Of his immediate family there remains to mourn his death,
Mrs.
Bernice Ryan, her husband Eddie Ryan, a grandson Jack Ryan and his wife Karen,
and a granddaughter, Virginia Ryan.
Of
his parental family he leaves three sisters, Mrs. Margaret A. Wurster of Lenox, Mrs. Enola B. Kinser of Rock Island, Ill., and Mrs. Stella G. Andrews
of
Eagle Grove.
His
entire life in Lenox and community was spent as a farm operator, livestock
feeder and dealer. He leaves a number of nieces, nephews, other close
relatives,
a host of loyal neighbors, friends and acquaintances who mourn his passing.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 24, 1966
Word
has been received here, of the death of Mrs. Minnie Johnson of Spearfish, S. Dak., at the age of 92 years. Mrs. Johnson was a sister of
Wm Haas of Long Beach, Calif., a former resident of this vicinity, and an aunt of
Bernice Stoaks and Velma Godden. Four brothers who preceded her in death were Fred, Frank, Robert and John.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 10, 1966
Two
high school boys from Clearfield were killed and two were injured in a
collision with a Burlington freight
train on Highway 25 Friday evening at about 6:25 p.m. The car in which the boys
were riding was traveling north and ran into to the side of the diesel
locomotive, coming from the west.
Highway
patrolmen who investigated the accident said that Don England, 16, of
Clearfield, was dead at the scene of the wreck. He was pinned in the car and
was in the seat at the steering wheel. Gene Jones, 15, of Conway, died at
Greater Community Hospital soon after the .accident.
Richard
Cordell, 16; and Mike Gaule, 16, both of Clearfield,
were taken to the Creston hospital. Cordell, a junior in Clearfield high
school, suffered a back injury. Gaule, a sophomore,
had two broken legs and cuts about the head and face.
Don
England was the son of Walter England. Gene Jones had been living with a family
at Conway. Parents of the other boys are Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cordell and Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Gaule.
The
train was No. 85 on its run from St. Joseph to Creston, the freight that goes
through Lenox. The single engine was pulling eight cars. The crew all live at
Creston. H L Dodd, the engineer, told patrolmen that he saw the car coming;,
and applied the brakes to the train. The impact knocked him from his seat. The
car hit the locomotive just behind the steps that go into the cab. The crossing
is about four miles south of Highway 34. The only regular train on the tracks
now is the freight that makes three weekly trips to St. Joseph from Creston.
Skid
marks on the highway showed that the driver tried to stop the car some distance
south of the track.
Funeral
services were held Monday at the Methodist Church in Clearfield for Donald
England with burial in the Clearfield Cemetery. Survivors include his father,
Walter; two brothers, Larry of Ft. Collins, Colo., and Gerald at home; a
sister, Mrs. Darrell Brown of Prescott. He was a junior in high school.
The
body of the Jones boy was taken to Clarinda.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday October 20, 1966
Memorial
Services for Mr. James Lillie were held at the Lenox Christian Church on
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 1966 at 2:00 p. m. Rev. David A. Shaeffer,
minister of the church, officiated; Mrs. Ruth Boltinghouse was organist and Mr. Roland Buxton was soloist. Interment was in the Lenox
Fairview Cemetery.
James
Monroe Lillie, son of Will and Molly Osborn Lillie, was born on Sept. 7, 1891,
at Leon, la., and passed away at the Rosary hospital, Corning, on Nov. 20th, at
the age of 75 years, 2 months and 14 days. Mr. Lillie had been in failing
health for some time.
He
was united in marriage with Audra Newton at her parental home near Blythedale, Mo., on Dec. 15, 1912. To this union four
children were born: Earle of Lenox, Harold of Fremont, Nebr., and Thelma of
Lenox. A daughter, Josephine, died in 1942. He was also preceded in death by
Bessie Lillie, a daughter-in-law; a grandson,
Jimmy
D., and a granddaughter, Donna Rae.
Mr.
Lillie confessed his faith in Christ and took membership in the Lenox Christian
Church on Nov. 22, 1942. He was elected to the office of a Deacon by his Church
and served faithfully his assignments at the Lord's Table. When health no
longer permitted his serving a regular schedule, he was voted the recognition
of
honorary life-time Deacon.
Mr.
Lillie was engaged in farming throughout
his life, having lived many years on the farm west of Lenox.
He
leaves to mourn his passing: his wife, Audra, 3 children, 6 grandchildren, 4
great grandchildren, 2 sisters, Mrs. Arvid Hadin of Missouri
Valley, la., and Mrs. Leo Williams of Laramie, Wyo., a brother Fay, of
Pleasanton, Calif., other relatives, friends and acquaintances in the Lenox
Community.
Mr.
Lillie was of a quiet nature and was content to serve his Lord and his fellow
men in every way possible. His friendly ways will be greatly missed by all who
knew him.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 24, 1966
Amelia Schaub Lynam was born near
Princeton, Ill., Sept. 23, 1885 and passed away Nov. 9, 1966, at the age of 81
years. Sept. 16, 1908, she was united in marriage to James F. Lynam at Lenox. They lived in Oklahoma the first four
years, when they moved to a farm near Mercer Center. In 1947, they retired to
live in Corning.
She
was preceded in death by her husband and an infant son.
She
is survived by 5 children, Mrs. Martin (Mary) Sullivan, Massena; Oscar W. and
Paul T. of Corning; Robert M. of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Howard (Margaret)
Jacobs
of Rapid City, S. Dak.; eleven grandchildren and
fourteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Edwin Bruce of Villisca and
Mrs. Mike Haney of Cleveland, Ohio, and one brother, George Schaub of Grand Island, Nebr.
Funeral
services were held from the St. Patrick Church in Corning, Nov. 11 at 10:00 a.
m., conducted by Father Jacob Weiss. Interment was in the Lenox Cemetery.
Pallbearers
were Wm. Kelly, John Keefe, Lee Bridgeman, Walter Stapleton, Art Schweers, and John Moore.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 17, 1966
Funeral
services for Ida May Mayhue were held Nov. 2 at 1:30
p.m. in the Sheldon Church of Christ, Sheldon, Wisc.
Rev. Paul Lubbers and Rev. Roger Kester officiated
with interment in the Holcombe Cemetery.
Mrs. Mayhue was born May 14, 1908 to Henry and Cornette Reynolds near LeRoy,
Ill. She moved with her parents to Lenox in September of 1915, where
she
attended school and graduated from the local high school. She resided in Lenox
until 1937 when she moved to Sheldon, Wisc.
In
1947 she was married to Silas J. Mayhue at Nashua,
Iowa, and lived in Holcombe, Wisc., until her death.
She
was a member of the Legion Auxiliary, Rebekah Lodge,
the Royal Neighbors and of the Church of Christ.
Mrs Mayhue passed away after a lingering illness at St.
Joseph's Hospital, Chippewa Falls, Wisc., on Oct. 28.
Survivors
are her husband; one daughter LaDonna Shepard of Acton, Calif.; a sister, Amelia Jordan, Burbank,
Calif., and a half sister Adelyn Cox of San
Luis Abispo, Calif.; four brothers, Ray of Sheldon, Wisc., Guy, Clearfield; Claude and Pearl of Lenox. Her
parents and a brother preceded her in death.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 10, 1966
Gary
Moffett, 15, grandson of Mrs. Harold Knox, was killed in a motorcycle accident
in Pass Christian, Miss., Sunday. He was the son of Mrs. Velma Moffett.
Mrs.
Knox planned to attend the funeral.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 3, 1966
Funeral
services for Leo T. Ryan of Omaha, Nebr., were held Monday, Nov. 14, 1966, at
the Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Ryan
passed away Nov. 11, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Omaha.
Leo
was the son of Daniel J. and Majenty Skinner Ryan,
born in Ringgold Co., on Feb. 23, 1897 He attended school in and near
Clearfield, later moving with his parents to near Lenox.
Later
he moved to Council Bluffs, and on to Omaha, where he was a trusted and
dependable employee of Safeway Stores for many years, until ill health caused
his retirement three years ago.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and one sister. He is
survived toy one sister, Lela M. Sharp of Bedford, four nieces and two nephews.
Leo
was a likable fellow, and generous to all who knew him. He will be missed by
many, many friends.
He
was a cousin of Ellen Cameron, Fred House, an Ed Ryan, all of Lenox.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 17, 1966
Ernest Stillinger, son of Rose and George Stillinger, was born on a farm northwest of Nodaway in
Adams County, March 1, 1881. He passed away at the Krauth Nursing Home, Sept. 24, at the age of 85 years, 6 months and 24 days.
August
2, 1905 he was married to Louisa Walter . To this union seven children were
born, all of whom survive, with the mother. They are Mrs. Kenneth (Esther)
Murdock
of Corning; Mrs. Ward (Edna) Berry of Waukon; Mrs. Delmar (Bernice) Lovig of Villisca; Ivan of Council Bluffs; Fred of Kent;
Clyde of Brooks and Clifford of San Francisco, Calif. He is also survived by
fifteen grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren, two brothers, Clarence of Winnepeg, Canada and Walter of Hayden Lake, Idaho.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Clifford; a sister, Mrs.
Florence Williams; a granddaughter, Alice Ann Murdock and a son-in-law, Ward
Berry.
His
early life was spent on a farm south of Villisca. Later he moved to a farm near
Brooks. Upon retiring from farming in 1938, he and his wife moved to Brooks
where he served as assistant postmaster for several years.
August
2, 1965, Mr. and Mrs. Stillinger celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary with Open House at the Brooks Hall.
Until
his recent illness he was able to care for a large garden which was his pride
and joy. Mr. Stillinger was a kind husband and
father, and loved having his children and their families and his friends call
at his home.
Funeral
services were held at the Brooks Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. Sept. 27, with
Rev. Thomas Woodin officiating. Music was by Mrs.
Doyle Tranbarger
and
Mrs. Bert Peckham, with Mrs. Joe Cook organist.
Pallbearers
were Henry Heaton, Win. Walter, Harold Walter, Loren Fuller, Don Mercer and
Allen Pine. Flower bearers were Mrs. Frank Davis, Miss Blanche
Heimke and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Dory. Interment was in the Brooks Cemetery.
Relatives
from a distance who came to attend the funeral services were Robert Murdock,
Moline, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stillinger, Hayden
Lake, Idaho;
Mrs.
Cecil Bergquist, Detroit Lakes, Minn.; Miss Jennie
Williams, St. Paul, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Stillinger,
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mitchell and children, Mrs. Milton Ankeny, Council Bluffs;
Mrs. Don Squire, Carlisle; Max Stillinger, Altoona;
Glen Walter, Edwin Stillinger, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs.
Randall Murdock and daughters, Audubon; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Dory, Anamosa; Mrs.
Ward Berry, Wakon and Mrs Cy Morley and children, Chatfield, Minn.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday October 20, 1966
Cyde G. Stoner of Mason City passed away at the hospital there Nov. 15, 1966. The
funeral was Thursday, Nov. 17 with burial at Forrest City, Iowa.
The
deceased was the son of Henry and Jane Stoner, and was born June 25, 1888 north
of Lenox. He spent his early life near Lenox and Clearfield, later
moving
to Des Moines and then to Mason City. He was married to Kay Gjellefald of Forrest City on Feb. 25, 1927. They made their home in Mason City
until
his death.
His
parents, one sister Fern Van Houten, a brother Dale,
and two nephews, Paul Butler and Clint Wells preceded him in death.
Survivors
include his wife Kay, three sisters, Flora Francis of Clearfield, Betty Wells,
Pasadena, Calif., and Cara Butler, Lenox; three brothers, Harry of
Des
Moines, P.C. of Creston and Lester of El Cerrito, Calif., several nieces and
nephews and many friends.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday November 24, 1966
Edward Walston, 30, Bedford farmer, died of injuries Tuesday
when he was working on a combine. The machine slipped from a jack and fell on
him. He
was
dead when released from under the bar. The accident occurred at the farm home
of Mr. Walston's father, Vane Walston,
southeast of Bedford. Survivors include
his
wife Eleanor, three daughters and a son.
He
was the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Walston;
formerly of Sharpsburg, now in a Bedford rest home. He was a nephew of Mrs.
Clifford Preston of Lenox and Verle Walston of Sharpsburg.
The
funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Baptist Church in Bedford.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 20, 1966
Mrs.
John (Myrtle) Walter, 80, died Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, at Greater Community
Hospital in Creston. Services will be Thursday at 2 p.m., at Bender
Funeral
Home with interment in the Lenox cemetery.
Survivors
include her husband; a brother, Lonnie Hunter; three sisters, Mrs. Ben Wurster, Lenox; Mrs. Hugh Andrews, Eagle Grove; Mrs. Annola Kinser, Rock Island, Ill.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 27, 1966
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