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Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 24, 1945 p. 4 Mrs. Etta Titus, Former Resident, Dies Mrs. Etta Titus, a one-time resident of Bedford, died at the home of her son, Reid Titus in Fresno, Calif. The body is being brought to Bedford, and is expected to arrive Saturday. Short funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, May 27, at the home of Mrs. [Lu] Vira Kemery, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson. Burial will be in the Bedford cemetery. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Collins of Hollywood; two sons, Reid Titus of Fresno, and Philip Titus of San Francisco. Her husband, E. [llis] P. [hilip] Titus, died five years ago, and a son, Worth Titus, died in 1926. Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 31, 1945 p. 8 Obituary Mrs. Etta M. Titus Mrs. Etta M. [ay] Titus, 81, of 1359 Wishon Avenue, Fresno, California, died May 21, 1945. Etta Webb Titus, a native of Iowa, was a teacher in the schools of Iowa for several years. On August 17, 1892, she was married to Ellis P. [hilip] Titus of Bedford. To them four children were born: Mrs. Ruth M. Collins of Hollywood, F. [rancis] Philip Titus of San Francisco, Worth W. [ebb] Titus, deceased, and Reid E. Titus, Fresno, California. In 1910 Mrs. Titus, with her family, moved to Clark, South Dakota. The family lived in Clark thirty years. She was a member of the Christian Church and of the Eastern Star chapter at Clark twenty-five years. At the death of her husband in 1940, she went to California to be with her children and had since made her home with her youngest son, Reid E. Titus, and wife, of San Francisco and Fresno. Surviving with the children are two grandchildren: Lex Philip Collins and Marilyn Collins, of Hollywood; three nephews and five nieces. Funeral services were held in Fresno and the body was brought to Bedford, where services were held at the home of Mrs. [Lu] Vira Kemery Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday May 31, 1945 p. 8 Attend Titus Funeral Among those from out of town who attended the last rites for Mrs. Etta Titus in Bedford Sunday, were Mrs. Ruth Collins of Hollywood, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Reid Titus of Fresno, Calif.; Philip Titus of San Francisco; Mrs. Will Dallison [Winnie Morris] of Ottawa, Kansas; Dr. Bruce Mahan and Frank Mahan of Iowa City. Taylor County Herald March 9, 1944 [p. 1] Former Resident Dies In Illinois Don Hoover, 75, a former Taylor County resident, died Monday at his home in Quincy, Ill., following an illness of several months. He is survived by his wife [Myrtle Forgy], a sister, Mrs. Zelda Streeter, of Lompoc, Calif., and a niece, Mrs. Roy Meikle [Mary Madge Bailie], of Bedford. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. [enjamin] B. [alsar] Hoover, five sisters and a brother preceded him in death. Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 31, 1944 [p. 1] Anna Park Berry Dies At Prescott Mrs. Anna Park Berry died Monday evening at Prescott, Iowa. The funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at the Funeral Home in Corning, and burial was at the cemetery. Sgt. Chalon Perkins of the Marines, stationed at San Diego, attended the funeral services. Her other son, Pvt. Hal Perkins of the army paratroopers, is in France. [Berry, Anna Park] Adams County Free Press (Corning, Iowa) Thursday September 7, 1944 p. 8 Prescott News Briefly Told A number of friends and neighbors from Prescott attended the funeral of Mrs. Anna [Park] Berry Thursday of last week. The services were held in the Boyd Roland Funeral Home at Corning and were conducted by Rev. Harvey Butler, Pastor of the Prescott Methodist church. Mrs. Berry was born in Petersburg, Ill., and passed away at her home in Prescott, aged 49 years. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery at Bedford. [Mary Eugenia "Mamie" Bailie Savage] Bedford Times-Press Thursday August 31, 1944 [p. 1] Mrs. N. S. Sawyer [sic Savage] Dies In Oregon Mrs. Roy Meikle [Mary Madge Bailie] received a telegram Friday stating her aunt, Mrs. N. [elson] S. Savage of Salem, Oregon, had died. She was a sister of William, Charlie, Frank and George Bailie of Bedford of an earlier day. She and her mother, Mrs. N. [ancy] E. Bailie were members of the Methodist Church here for many years and Mrs. Savage will be remembered here as Miss Mamie [Mary Eugenia] Bailie. She leaves a husband, three sons, a daughter and two nieces and grandchildren. The daughter, Miss Eugene [Eugenia] Savage, is a missionary in China. Her husband, Nelson S. Savage, was a clerk in Thompsons Store in Bedford, at one time. [SAVAGE, MARY EUGENIA "MAMIE" BAILIE] [SAVAGE, MARY EUGENIA "MAMIE" BAILIE] Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 23, 1943 [p. 1] Mrs. Susan Smalley Dies Here Dec. 20 Mrs. Susan Anne [Stewart] Smalley was born in Canada January 27, 1864, and died at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford Monday, December 20. Her husband [Noah Wilson] died several months ago. The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home this afternoon, conducted by Rev. Archie A. Ross. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Bedford Times-Press Thursday December 10, 1942 Noah W. Smalley, 81, Dies Here Sunday Noah W. Smalley, a resident of Taylor County his entire life, died of a heart attack at his home in southwest Bedford Sunday evening, December 6. The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson. Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery. Noah Wilson Smalley, son of Sarah Asher and George Smalley, was born July 8, 1861, in Jefferson township, Taylor County, Iowa, being aged 81 years, 4 months and 25 days at the time of his death. He was forced to assume the responsibilities of a man at the age of thirteen, when his father was taken by typhoid fever. With the assistance of his brother, Tom, he farmed his motherŐs Iowa prairie homestead. He was married to Susan Ann Stewart April 15, 1888. A native of Iowa, he was a self-made scholar and in his early life united with the Methodist church. Later, he transferred his membership to the Baptist church. He was superintendent of Forest Grove and Science Ridge Sunday schools until the illness of his wife forced him to move close to Bedford in 1917. Since then his life and time have been devoted to caring for his wife, who is an invalid. His patience and loving care with his family were noteworthy of a great man. His constant cheerfulness and unselfish sense of humor were his lifelong standbys. His friends or family never heard him complain. Left with the pleasant remembrance that his eighty-one years here have given them, are his wife, Susan Smalley of Bedford; two sons, Dee Smalley of Independence, Mo., and Ralph Smalley of Conway; one daughter, Mrs. Bethel Nash of Bedford; twelve grandchildren and three great granddaughters. Preceding him in death were one brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Barnes and Mrs. Hettie Widner. |