Obituaries |
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Times-Republican Thursday July 30, 1931 [p. 4] Mrs. William Stauffer Miss Edith Doolittle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Doolittle, was born December 26, 1862, in Hancock county, Iowa, and passed away July 20, 1931, in Conway, Iowa. Edith made her home with her parents in Hancock county until she was twenty-one during which she taught several years of school. Upon leaving home she went to Omaha to work, and later went to Denver, Colo., where she remained until the last few months of her earthly life. On May 15, 1907, she was united in marriage to Mr. William Stauffer of Denver. She leaves to mourn her death two sisters, Mrs. Roy Ridly of Estherville, and Mrs. W. S. Groom of Conway; and two brothers, Luke Doolittle of Estherville, and William Doolittle of Cedar Rapids, and a group of dear friends who made her acquaintance. Mrs. Stauffer had been in poor health for some time and was critically ill the past few months preceding her death. At the time of her passing she held membership in the Presbyterian Church. Funeral services were held at the home of Dr. W. S. Groom in Conway, Wednesday, July 22nd, conducted by Rev. R. W. Held. [STOUFFER, EDITH DOOLITTLE] Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, July 23, 1931, p. 4 Mrs. Edith Stoffer [Stouffer] passed away after a lingering illness at the home of her sister, Dr. and Mrs. Groom. [Margaret Pamelia Ingram Bradley] Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 14, 1948 [p. 1] Margaret Bradley Dies In California Mrs. Margaret Bradley, 96, a resident of Bedford and community for many years, died in Whittier, California, Saturday. The body was returned to Bedford, arriving here Tuesday night. The funeral services were held at the Shum Funeral Home Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. George W. Swan. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. [BRADLEY, MARGARET PAMELIA INGRAM] Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, October 21, 1948, [p. 1] Obituary – Mrs. Margaret Bradley Margaret Pamelia Ingram, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Ingram, was born in Nodaway County, Missouri, March 15, 1853 and died in Whittier, California, October 9, 1948, aged 95 years, 6 months, 24 days. She grew to young womanhood in Nodaway County and Taylor County, where she lived most of her life with the exception of thirteen years in California with her daughters. She was married to L. [ewis] C. Bradley, March 10, 1875. To them were born nine children, five sons, Loy, Glen, Ira, Eura and Orton; four daughters: Orpha, Reba, Nina and Fae. Early in life she became a member of the Siam Christian Church later moving her membership to Bedford, where it remained until her passing, constituting over 50 years of Christian life. Those surviving are: Loy of Red Oak, Glen of Maryville, Eura of Bedford, Orton of St. Joseph, Mrs. Reba House and Mrs. Nina Arnold of Whittier, Calif., and Mrs. Fae Burtis of Minneapolis; three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter Orpha and son Ira. Funeral services were held at the Shum Funeral Home, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. G. W. Swan. Burial was in the Bedford cemetery. Bedford Free Press Thursday October 9, 1924 [p. 1] Oldest Man In County Died Last Sunday Alex Duncan, aged 98 years and three months, died at his home near New Market, Sunday, October 5th. Mr. Duncan was doubtless the oldest man in the county and one of the oldest in the state. He had been a resident of the county for a great number of years and was widely known as one of this country's earliest pioneers. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 12, 1967 [p. 1] Matilda Brown Rites Jan. 7 Funeral services for Matilda Brown, 85, long time Taylor County resident, held January 7 at State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings. Miss Brown died January 3, 1967, at Armstrong Rest Home in Bedford. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery. [Brown, Matilda] Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 19, 1967 p. 3 Matilda Brown Rites Jan. 7 Funeral services for Matilda Brown, 85, long time Taylor County resident, held January 7 at State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings. Miss Brown died January 3, 1967 at Armstrong Rest Home in Bedford. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery. Matilda Brown, daughter of Adna and Bertha Goodman Brown, was born May 21, 1881 near Sherrill, Iowa in Dubuque county. When she was a small child the family moved to Taylor County and purchased a farm in Gay Township and here she resided with the family. She attended the Gay Center School and was a part of the community activities as long as health would permit. She was a member of one of of the pioneer families and travel conditions were limited so the Gay Center School house was also used as a church in the early day and the Methodist minister would conduct regular services for this community. She attended with her family and became a member of this church group. The farm home she loved, and continued to make it her home with her sister, Anna, after her parents passed away. Failing health caused retirement and both Matilda and Anna had lived in Bedford the past several years. Anna Brown died July 21, 1965. Matilda was the last member of her family. Her brother, Louis and a brother, Charlie had preceded her in death. She was a kind and considerate person, and a friend to those about her who will cherish memories. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 12, 1967 [p. 1] Ray Akers, 76, Rites Thursday Funeral services for Ray Akers, 76, lifetime Taylor County resident, will be held Thursday, Jan. 12, at the State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Mr. Akers died at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville on Sunday. Interment will be at Washington Cemetery, Gravity. Bedford Times-Press Thursday January 9, 1936 p. 4 Hold Funeral Service For Silas Landen Funeral services for Silas Landen, 80, who died at the hospital in Clarinda Tuesday, Dec. 31, were held at the Christian church in Siam, Thursday afternoon, Jan. 2, conducted by Rev. Robert Dosher of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery. Silas Landen, son of Orey and Martha Landen, was born in Poweshiek County, Iowa, in 1855. When four years of age he moved with his parents to Taylor County, which place had since been his home. He was one of a family of eleven children, all having preceded him in death with the exception of two sisters, Mrs. Mary F. Bryan of Mooreland, Okla., and Mrs. Cora Elkins of Kent, Iowa. He was married to Miss Mary E. Ramsey, Feb. 27, 1883. Mrs. Landen survives. Mr. Landen united with the Methodist Episcopal church in early manhood, later transferring his membership to the Church of Christ in Siam. He lived an honest, upright life and was a kind and loving husband and friend. Bedford Times-Press Thursday September 18, 1975 John Mathews, 81 Last Rites Held September 10 John Henry Mathews, 81, died September 7 in Omaha, having been under care at Clarkson Hospital after an extended illness. His home had been in New Market for a year, moving there from east of Braddyville, where he had farmed for four years. Services were held September 10 at Walker Funeral Home and burial in Memory Cemetery at New Market. Loren Daly of the Church of Christ was in charge of the services. Mathews was born in Tennessee, but his lifetime of farming and carpentering had been in Colorado, as well as Iowa. His wife was Goldie Lowry of New Market, to whom he was married in 1922. Their daughter is Mrs. Lloyd (Sharlene) Green of New Market. Two brothers are Tom Mathews of Ft. Collins, Colo., and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Dunn of Clarinda, Mrs. Dicie Scroggs of Braddyville, Mrs. Dorothy Bloom of Berkeley, Calif., and Mrs. Maud Jensen of Ft. Collins. |