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Bethel Cemetery



Sec 11 SW/SW, Mallory Twp

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~Obituaries for people buried in Bethel cemetery have been shared on the Clayton county Obituary Board

~The original source of this transcription is unknown, it has been updated from obituaries and gravestone inscriptions


NAME BIRTH DEATH RELATIONSHIP / NOTES SECTION
Nelson, Clyde Lavern   1969   3
Palmer, daughter   09/15/1870 newborn d/o Henry & Lovina 1
Palmer, twins   08/22/1952 newborn sons of Leslie & Delilia 2
Palmer, Amelia Catherine nee Knee 11/14/1853 02/16/1926 w/o Ransford; d/o David & Catherine  
Palmer, Arthur Lester 10/30/1909 06/19/2001 s/o Henry & Lizzy 3
Palmer, Brian Allen 09/04/1958 03/15/2018 h/o Julie Delaney; s/o Leslie & Delilia  
Palmer, Bruce Dale 12/12/1949 02/07/1950 s/o Leslie & Delilia 2
Palmer, Dale Francis 07/20/1916 05/31/1979 h/o Gertrude; s/o James & Hazel 3
Palmer, Dale Theodore 03/21/1883 09/07/1903 s/o Ransford & Amelia; drowned  
Palmer, David Frank 07/28/1879 01/24/1978 h/o Tena; s/o Ransford & Amelia 3
Palmer, Delilia E. nee Halverson 03/30/1927 06/14/2009 w/o Leslie; d/o Martin & Mamie (Warnholtz) 2
Palmer, Dessie Irean 08/14/1894 10/05/1894 infant d/o Ransford & Amelia  
Palmer, Dorothy M. nee Tomkins 06/30/1916 12/08/2000 w/o Russell; d/o Roy & Gusta (Blaker) 3
Palmer, Dorothy M. nee Dodge 04/07/1917 10/03/1989 w/o Raymond; d/o Raymond & Anna W. (Steinfadt) 3
Palmer, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' nee Geisler 07/03/1880 06/06/1958 w/o Henry; d/o Fred & Mary (Rethwisch) 3
Palmer, Ella Mae nee Stillinger 05/24/1884 01/18/1939 w/o Wesley E.; d/o Phillip & Lucretia (Knee) 2
Palmer, Frances M. 12/27/1888 03/08/1894 d/o John & Kate  
Palmer, Franklin 1841 08/19/1876 s/o Harry & Clarissa (Penhollow)  
Palmer, Frank 'Wilmer' 08/06/1885 1962 s/o Henry & Lovina 3
Palmer, Gertrude Lina nee Hakert 06/18/1915 09/15/2001 w/o Dale; d/o Otto & Minnie (Radtke) 3
Palmer, Glen L 11/25/1895 07/??/1926 s/o Ransford & Amelia; Veteran WWI, 88th Div. 1
Palmer, Goldie I. 10/12/1901 09/20/1996 d/o Henry & Lizzie 3
Palmer, Hazel L. nee Ausman 05/18/1891 07/28/1959 w/o James F.; d/o Philip & Lillie B. (Trowbridge) 3
Palmer, Henry E. 03/22/1872 07/29/1960 h/o Lizzie; s/o Henry & Lavina 3
Palmer, Henry Eugene 'Gene' 06/04/1844 05/11/1916 h/o Lavina; s/o Harry & Clarissa (Penhollow) 1
Palmer, Jackie K. nee Simons 10/18/1969 06/10/2011 w/o Mike; d/o Herbert & Joyce (Funk)  
Palmer, James Francis 12/21/1877 03/28/1970 h/o Hazel; s/o Henry E. & Lavina 3
Palmer, John Lindsey 07/12/1860 02/12/1926 h/o Kate; s/o Harry & Clarissa (Penhollow) 1
Palmer, Kate Melvina nee Mallory 09/11/1863 11/30/1958 w/o John L; d/o Augustus & Rosena (Knee) 1
Palmer, Leslie Douglas 10/08/1918 06/18/1971 h/o Delilia; s/o James & Hazel; Tec 4 419th Med Coll Co., WWII 2
Palmer, Lovina nee White 11/14/1847 02/16/1921 w/o Henry E.; d/o Calvin & Lory A. (Fairman) 1
Palmer, Marshal Denison   05/08/1874 6y 2m 2d; s/o Henry & Lovina 2
Palmer, Mary Ellen 08/24/1922 10/06/1922 d/o Henry & Florence (Schroeder) 1
Palmer, Maxwell 'Max'   1922 s/o John L. & Kate 1
Palmer, Ransford Burdette 12/31/1852 02/04/1924 h/o Amelia; s/o Henry & Clarissa 1
Palmer, Raymond E.   03/30/1975 h/o Dorothy; s/o John & Kate 3
Palmer, Reuben H.   11/28/1872 22 d; s/o Francis H. & Sarah E. (Spangler) 1
Palmer, Rita Mae 06/09/1943 Aug. 1943 infant d/o Russell & Dorothy 2
Palmer, Roy Burdette   12/03/1886 4y/o s/o Ransford B. & Amelia C. 1
Palmer, Russell Eugene 03/18/1916 02/21/1976 h/o Dorothy; s/o Wesley E. & Ella M. 3
Palmer, Stephen D. 03/04/1874 10/25/1956 s/o Henry E. & Lavina 3
Palmer, Tena nee Ball 07/05/1892 10/22/1967 w/o David; d/o Charles & Henrietta (Willie) 3
Palmer, Wesley E. 01/14/1880 07/29/1950 h/o Ella Mae; s/o Henry E. & Lavina 2
Parker, C Arthur   1954   2
Parker, Dale Theo   1900   1
Parker, Flossie M   1985 w/o C Arthur 2
Parker, Frank   1968   3
Parker, Harry W   1957   3
Parker, Ida C   1899   1
Parker, Mary nee Tinkey 1855 07/02/1896 w/o Wm M 1
Parker, Milfred     w/o Harry W 3
Parker, Rilla   1982 w/o Frank 3
Parker, William M. 03/26/1840 04/04/1909 h/o Mary; Co. G, 21st IA Infantry; Note: dates are from WPA records 1
Peake, Hugh       3
Peake, Ina Gray   1983 w/o Hugh 3
Penhollow, Ernest M. 04/21/1863 05/31/1930 h/o Sophrona; s/o Richard & Mercy (Bates) 2
Penhollow, Sophrona 'Frona' Morley nee McSperrin 01/04/1873 03/25/1943 w/o 1st Ernest M., 2nd Ben F. Morley; buried w/Ernest 2
Peterson, Arthur D   1976   2
Peterson, Milfred E   1979 w/o Arthur D 2
Philbrook, Alan E. 10/14/1962 09/21/2022 h/o Kimberly Knospe  
Portwine, son 09/08/1921 09/08/1921 8 hr.; newborn s/o August & Glennie  
Portwine, August A   1951 h/o Glennie 2
Portwine, Della G   1985 w/o James E 2
Portwine, Edward 11/23/1845 06/10/1908 s/o Peter & Julia (Bruso) 1
Portwine, Eugene Lyle 08/12/1937 08/23/1939 2y 11d; s/o Beulah S.; Death cert = "born out of wedlock", no father named  
Portwine, George   1945   2
Portwine, Glennie nee Bond   1951 w/o August A 2
Portwine, J Fred   1955   2
Portwine, Lloyd   1986   2
Portwine, Luella   1946 w/o J Fred 2
Portwine, Margaret Ann nee Brown   1903 w/o Edward 1
Portwine, Margarite 11/12/1918 08/07/1919 d/o George; died Children's Hosp., Iowa City, IA 2
Portwine, Paul L   1951 s/o August A & Glennie 2
Portwine, Shirley A   1943   1
Pritchard, Duane L. 09/01/1964 08/09/2016    
Purman, Infant     child of A W & M W 1
Purman, IsaDell   1881 d/o A W & M W 1
Rempt, Gordon R   1985   3
Rempt, Marcella R     w/o Gordon R 3
Rice, Sarah Mathilda nee Hansel 09/30/1850 03/28/1889 w/o John; d/o George & Elizabeth (Hunt); Note! Burial here has not been confirmed, but is likely, her parents are buried here & husband moved out of county after she died  
Rich, William L. 05/08/1938 12/22/2022    
Ridenour, Ada G. nee Baker   09/??/1982 91y; w/o Glen 3
Ridenour, Glen George 09/22/1890 09/30/1976 h/o Ada; s/o Wilson G. & Mary (Smith) 3
Riegel, Infant   1899   2
Riegel, John F   1923 h/o Martha 2
Riegel, Martha nee Lang 04/07/1855 08/09/1899 w/o John F. 2
Rippey, Alta L. nee Harbaugh 10/21/1893 10/28/1994 w/o Arthur 2
Rippey, Arthur D. 05/14/1891 02/18/1963 h/o Alta 2
Rippey, Arthur W. 08/21/1920 01/11/1949 s/o Arthur & Alta; died in OK on a family trip; WWII veteran 2
Rippey, Margetta 'Etta'' Mae 12/29/1933 01/27/1937 d/o Arthur & Alta  
Rippey, Mary E. 12/29/1934 03/28/1938 d/o Arthur & Alta 2
Rippey, Merlin J 11/23/1924 11/23/1924 s/o Arthur & Alta 2
Rutter, Diane Claire   1989   3

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