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[Allen, Ivan Charles]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 12, 1969 p. 2
Ivan Chas. Allen Rites Sunday
Funeral
services for Ivan Charles Allen,
58, of Bedford, were held Sunday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here conducted
by Mr. Carl Cummings. Mr. Allen died June 6, 1969. Interment was in Brethren Cemetery west of Sheridan, Mo.
Ivan
Charles Allen was born to Herman
and Senora Allen at Sheridan,
Mo., November 17, 1919.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers.
Mr.
Allen is survived by one brother, James Allen of Bedford; five
sisters, Mrs. Clyde Lernick,
Wendell, Idaho, Mrs. Mae Miller,
St. Joseph, Mo., Mrs. Nick Pollock,
Chicago, Mrs. Jack Dull,
Oakland, Calif., Mrs. Nancy Calvin,
Harrisburg, Mo.; a number of nieces and nephews.
He
will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Brown, Emmett Edward
“Sonny”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 21, 1986 p. 5
Former Blockton
resident dies
Emmett
Edward Brown (Sonny), son of Emmett
E. and Estelle B. [Woodhull] Brown was born at Blockton, Iowa on March 27, 1932 and died at his home in Fremont,
California on May 3, 1986, at the age of 54 years.
He
is survived by his mother, Estelle Brown of Wenatchee, Washington and two sisters, Joyce Keeley of Malaga, Washington and Mardelle Brownlee of Santa Barbara, California.
[Brown, Hazel Frances
Mohler]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 21, 1986 p. 5
Last rites held for
Hazel Brown
Funeral
services were held for Hazel Frances Brown on May 18 at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Burial was at the
Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Iowa. Rev. Carl Cummings officiated.
Hazel
Frances Mohler Brown, daughter of John F. [ranklin] Mohler and
Sarah [Jane] King Mohler was born
at Bedford, Iowa December 15, 1892 and departed this life May 16, 1986 at
Bedford Manor in Bedford at the age of 93 years five months and one day.
She
grew to maturity in the Bedford area where she attended the public school and
the Presbyterian Church.
On
March 11, 1914 she was united in marriage to William Glenn Brown at the home of the bride's parents and they lived
on farms in Taylor County until they moved to Bedford in 1964. After her
husband passed away she lived in Atlantic, Iowa until August 1983 she moved to
Bedford Manor where she had continued to reside.
Two
children were born to this union: Francis and Julia.
She
taught rural school prior to her marriage and was engaged as a housewife and
homemaker for her family.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband [William] Glenn Brown who died March 9, 1977; a sister Hallie Helen
Laub; a brother, John Harold
Mohler and a grandson, Gordon
Lee Brown.
Left
to cherish her memory are her son, Francis Brown and his wife Hazel of Bedford, Iowa; daughter, Julia L. McNees and her husband Russell McNees of Atlantic, Iowa; eight grandchildren; thirteen
great grandchildren and one great great grandson; a niece and other relatives
and friends.
She
was a member of the Presbyterian Church and had been active as a 4-H leader; a
member of the Farm Bureau Women; American Angus Auxiliary; U.T.D. Club and
Marshall Social Club.
She
will be remembered as a kind and loving mother, friend and neighbor and she
will be sadly missed by all who knew her.
[Childs, Mona Martha
Farlow]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 15, 1934 [p. 1]
Mrs. Gus Childs Dies
Mrs.
Gus Childs, a former resident of
Bedford, died at her home in Bridgeport, Nebr., Sunday, March 4. She is
survived by two children, both of whom are married. Mrs. Childs was formerly Miss Mona [Martha] Farlow. Mr.
[Augustine Barker] Childs, who
died several years ago, was a former resident of Lenox.
[Dowis, Robert Ellis]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 12, 1969 p. 2
Robert Dowis Rites Held Tues. in Calif.
Robert
[Ellis] Dowis, 48, formerly of
Bedford and son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Dowis [Elsie Clary] of Bedford, died in a hospital in Long Beach, Calif., June 6.
Services with interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Cypress were held
Tuesday.
His
parents and sister, Bonnie Meek,
have just returned from a visit with him. His brother, Jim, lives in California.
[Dowis, Robert Ellis]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 26,
1969 p. 3
Robert E. Dowis Rites in Calif.
Funeral
services for Robert E. Dowis,
48, were held June 10 at the Chapel in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Cypress,
Calif., conducted by pastor Edward Kiefer. Robert died June 6 at a Long Beach hospital after a
lingering illness.
Robert
Ellis Dowis, son of Harley and
Elsie Clary Dowis, was born April
14, 1921, near Bedford, Iowa. He attended grade schools in Taylor County and
was graduated from Bedford High School in 1940.
He
was married to Marthalene Schildknecht in July 1942. To this union one daughter was born.
He
enlisted in the Navy Dec. 12, 1942 and served three years in the Seabees. After
returning from the service he had resided in Long Beach, Calif.
He
is survived by his wife, Marthalene,
daughter, Denise Enos; two
granddaughters, Rebecca and Nancy;
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Dowis of Bedford; a sister, Mrs. Bonnie J. Meek of Villisca, Iowa; a brother, James L.[ee]
Dowis of Garden Grove, Calif.;
other relatives and a host of friends.
A
tribute by a friend: I consider Bob one of the finest friends and one of the truest gentlemen I have ever
known. His friendly way and smile will always be remembered.
[Eckels,
Carroll C. “Chubby”]
Salt Lake Tribune
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
Monday January 3, 1977, p. 33
Carroll C. Eckels
Carroll
C. “Chub” Eckels, 77, 553 5th Avenue, died Dec. 31, 1976, in a local nursing home of natural causes.
Born
June 2, 1899, Monongahela, Penn., to Fred [Alfred Thomas] and Ada [Louisa
Hellier] Eckels. Married Lola V. [irginia] Henry, May 14, 1932, Olathe, Kans. She died Nov. 25,
1976. Retired switchman, DR & W R R. Member, Loyal Order of Moose, 259, Charter member, Salt Lake Gun Club,
FOE, Aerie 1760. Switchman’s Union of North America AFL-CIO 157. Veteran, World
War I. Member Catholic Church.
Survivors:
brothers, sisters, Eddie, Iron
River, Mich.; Mrs. Muriel Paden,
Kansas City, Mo.; Fred, Mrs. Clara Fontana, Aliquippa, Penn. Also other family members and host of friends.
Funeral
services Tuesday, 2:30 p. m., Neil O’Donnell Mortuary, where friends may call
Tuesday 1/2 hour before services. Burial: Moose Rest, Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
[Eckels, Lola Virginia
Henry]
Salt Lake City
Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Saturday November 27,
1976 B5
Lola V. Eckles
Lola
V. [irginia] Eckles [Eckels], 71,
533 5th Avenue, died November 25, 1976, at home of natural causes.
Born
August 23, 1905, Bedford, Iowa, to Robert L. [etcher] and Allie [Alice
Marie] Webb Henry. Married Carroll “Chubby” Eckles
[Eckels], Olathe, Kansas, May 14,
1932. Member, Lutheran Church.
Survivors:
husband; two brothers, Hubert H. [oover] Henry, Doyle [Richard] Henry, both Bedford, Iowa; sisters, Mary Arline
Sandquist, Salt Lake City; Dorothy
D. [ale] John, San Francisco,
California.
Funeral
services will be held Monday, 1:30 p. m., Neil O’Donnell Mortuary, 372 East 100
South, where friends may call Monday one half hour prior to services. Interment,
Moose Rest Memorial Plot, Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
[Eppers, Nicholas]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 2, 1933 [p. 1]
Nick Eppers, Conway, Dies
Nick
Eppers, 71, died at his home in
Conway Wednesday morning. The funeral services will he held at the home in
Conway Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. E. Garrett. Burial
will be in the Conway cemetery.
[Hamblin, Amasa Lewis]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 12, 1957 p. 8
GRAVITY NEWS
Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Matthews of Clarinda attended the Amasa Hamblin funeral here Wednesday.
Dr.
Ray Hamblin of St. Joseph, Mo.,
attended the funeral of his brother, Amasa Hamblin here Wednesday.
Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Meyers of Northboro attended the Amasa Hamblin funeral Wednesday.
[Lewis, Jemima
Goodwin]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 20, 1896 p. 3
Grandma
Lewis [Jemima Goodwin] died Wednesday morning at 6 a. m. The Funeral
services will be held at 3 p. m. Thursday.
[Lewis, Jemima
Goodwin]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 27, 1896 p. 4
OBITuARY.
Friday's Daily Free
Press
Mrs.
Jemima [Goodwin] Lewis died
Wednesday morning at 6 a. m., and was buried from the home on Thursday, Rev.
Horace Siberell officiating.
Her
husband, Wm. Lewis, died in
1858, since which time deceased has lived a widow. Of eight children only four
survive the deceased. Two sisters, Mrs. Martha [Goodwin] Webb and Mrs. Lydia [Goodwin] Farlow, also survive her, and were at the funeral. The
deceased had been a member of the Christian church for more than forty years
and was aged 76 years, 9 months and 24 days.
[Marshall, Fannie Ella
Sleep]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 21, 1986 p. 5
Services held for Fannie
Marshall
Funeral
services were held for Fannie Ella Marshall May 14 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Burial was
at Fairview Cemetery. Rev. Carl Cummings officiated.
Fannie
Ella Sleep Marshall, daughter of Albert
Sleep and Mattie Weingarth Sleep was
born near Siam in Taylor County Iowa on November 17, 1899 and departed this
life May 11, 1986 at the Vista Gardens in Red Oak, Iowa at the age of 86 years,
4 months and 24 days.
She
moved with her family to Bedford where she attended the public school and the
Christian Church.
On
February 5, 1919 she was united in marriage to Homer [Edgar] Marshall and they lived on a farm in rural Taylor County
prior to moving to Bedford. Her husband Homer Marshall passed away in 1969 and she moved to Red Oak,
Iowa in 1976.
To
this union eight children were born: Harold, Frank, Robert, Herbert, Joan,
Martha, Richard and James.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Bertha Sleep who died in infancy and Alma Sleep Bales.
Left
to cherish her memory are her children: Harold Marshall and his wife Thelma of Chicago, Illinois; Frank Marshall and his wife Val of Addison, Illinois; Robert D. Marshall and his wife Ina Lou of Bedford, Iowa; Herbert Marshall and his wife Mary of Red Oak, Iowa; Joan and her husband Joseph Al-Jabouri of Glendale, California; Martha and her husband, George Martin of Burbank, California; Richard Marshall and his wife Donna of Bedford, Iowa; James Marshall and his wife Dianna of Oakland, Iowa; 23 grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren; a sister, Lola Mae Cole of Springfield, Illinois; other relatives and friends.
In
her youth she became a member of the Christian Church.
Her
family and friends will remember her as a kind and loving mother and neighbor
and she will be missed by those who knew her.
[The
same obituary was reprinted in the Bedford Times-Press, May 28, 1986 p. 5.]
[Marshall, Homer
Edgar]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 12, 1969 p. 2
Homer Marshall Rites Held Mon.
Funeral
services for Homer Edgar Marshall,
71, life time Taylor County resident, were held Monday at Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home here with Rev. Ollie Odle officiating. Mr. Marshall died June 6, 1969, in Clarinda Municipal
Hospital. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Homer
Edgar Marshall, son of Frank[lin
Edgar] and Tabitha [Ellen Morgan] Marshall, was born at Gravity, Iowa, March 10, 1898.
On
February 5, 1919 he was united in marriage to Fannie [Ella] Sleep and to this union eight children were born.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, one brother and one sister.
He
is survived by his wife Fannie, six sons, Harold, West
Chicago, Ill., Frank, Addison,
Ill., Robert, Bedford, Herbert, Red Oak, Iowa, Richard, Gravity, and James, Macedonia, Iowa; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph
Al-Jabouri [Joan], Los Angeles,
Calif. and Mrs. George [Earle] Martin [Martha Ellen], Burbank, Calif.
Surviving
brothers and sisters are Leon Marshall, Bedford, Charles Marshall, Detroit, Mich., Clarence Marshall, Kansas City, Mo.; Ollie Ferguson, Bedford; Belva [Josephine] Marshall, Lenox; Mabel [Inez] Layman, Rockwell City, Iowa, Elsie Longfellow, Denver, Colo.; 22 grandchildren, several nieces
and nephews, other relatives and a large circle of friends.
He
united with the East Mission Church, Bedford, at an early age and spent his
entire life in Taylor County. He farmed the first 10 years of his married life
and then moved to town where he was employed by the County for about 25 years
until his retirement three years ago.
He
was a wonderful and loving father, a devoted husband, a kind neighbor, a friend
of many. He will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
[Marshall, Leon N.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 9, 1981 p. 4
Last Rites Held April
4 For Leon N. Marshall,
85
Funeral
services for Leon N. Marshall,
85, of Bedford, held April 4 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were
conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings. Mr. Marshall died April 1, 1981 in Municipal Hospital in
Clarinda. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Leon
N. Marshall son of Frank [lin]
Edgar Marshall and Tabitha
Ellen [Morgan] Marshall was born
at Gravity, Iowa, August 27, 1895.
He
lived with his parents at Gravity and when he was five years old they moved to
Grant City, Missouri where they resided until he was fifteen years old when
they moved to a farm east of Bedford. He attended the public school and the
East Mission Church.
On
August 19, 1915 he was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Chilcote at the home of Rev. U. E. Burroughs. They lived
in Conway, Iowa until they moved to Bedford in 1937 where they have since
resided. To this union nine children were born: five sons, Francis [Elmer],
Donald, Charles, Merle and Earle and four daughters, [Ellen] Merine,
[Harriet] Maxine, Catherine and Mary Etta.
He
was employed by Taylor County Bridge Construction Department and Cudahy Packing
Company.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; three children: Francis, Maxine and
Merine Pauley; a grandson, Allan; two brothers: William and Homer; and four sisters: Olive Ferguson, Belva Marshall, Mable Layman
and Pearl Marshall.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary, of the home; sons: Don and wife Orine, of Durant,
Ok., Charles D. and wife Mary
Mae, of Pittsburg, Pa., Earle of Hume, Va., Merle of Granada Hills, Ca.; a son-in-law, Roy
Pauley of Madison, Wisc; daughters Catherine and husband, Roy Bettencourt, of Livermore, Ca., Mary Etta and husband, Dale Hanson, of New Market, Iowa; daughter-in-law Orlene
Marshall of Blue Springs, Mo.; 17
grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; two brothers: Charles L. [eslie] Marshall and wife, Doris, of Plymouth,
Mich. and Clarence D. Marshall and wife, Wilhelmena, of
Kansas City, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Elsie Longfellow of Wichita Falls, Texas; many nieces; nephews;
other relatives and many friends.
He
was a member of the East Mission Church and his family and loved ones will
remember him as a kind and considerate husband, father, grandfather, friend and
neighbor and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Marshall, Mary
Catherine Chilcote]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1984 p. 8
Mary Marshall Final Rites Were Held in Bedford
Funeral
services for Mrs. Leon (Mary Catherine) Marshall, 87, of Bedford, held February 25 in
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home were officiated by Rev. Carl Cummings and Rev. Fred
Malone. Mrs. Marshall died
February 23 in Municipal Hospital in Clarinda, Ia. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford.
Mary
Catherine Chilcote, daughter of David
E. [lmer] Chilcote and Harriett Luella Parks Chilcote, was born April 8, 1896 in Conway, Taylor County,
Iowa.
She
grew to maturity in the Conway community where she attended the public school
and the Methodist Church. She was graduated from Conway High School in 1914.
Two of the three members of her class remain, they are Mary Harris and Sue
Smith.
On
August 19, 1915 she was united in marriage to Leon Marshall at the home of Rev. U. E. Burroughs, minister of
the East Mission Baptist Church. They lived in Conway until moving lo Bedford
in 1937 where she had continued to reside. She was a member of the United
Methodist Church.
To
this union nine children were born, five sons and four daughters.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Leon Marshall, who died April 1, 1981; three children: Francis
E. Marshall, Merine Pauley and Maxine
Marshall; a grandson, Allan
Marshall; four sisters: Etta
Mefford, Beulah Walker, Edna Thomas and Grace Chancellor.
Left
to cherish her memory are two daughters: Catherine Bettencourt and Mary Etta Hanson; four sons: Donald, Charles, Earl and Merle
Marshall; 17 grandchildren, two
of whom were raised in their home--Gary Clark and Kay Bates; 13 great grandchildren; five great great
grandchildren; one sister, Georgia Meyers; other relatives and friends.
Her
family will remember her as a kind and considerate loved one and she will be
sadly missed by all who knew her.
[Moats, Olive P.
“Ollie” Reeves]
Blockton News
Thursday February 19, 1920 p. 4
John
Reeves and wife received word
Thursday forenoon that their daughter, Mrs. Alva [Holland] Moats [Olive], of near New Market, was seriously ill with
pneumonia. They left for New Market on the first train but received word before
they left that their daughter had passed away at noon. The funeral services
were held Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Moats leaves besides her husband and parents, a son [Ernest] about 15 years of age. The sympathy of the
community goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Reeves who have been called upon to give up their only two children, Mrs.
Thos. A. [saph] Ware [Myra] and Mrs. Moats [Olive], within the last year.
[Pace, Jennie Burnham]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 23, 1938 p. 3
New
Market
AGED RESIDENT DIES
Mrs. Jennie Pace Succumbs After Long Illness
Mrs.
Jennie Pace, 88, died at her home
in New Market Tuesday, June 21, after having been an invalid for several years.
The
funeral services were held at the home this (Thursday) afternoon and burial was
in Memory cemetery.
Mrs.
Pace is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cora Abbott of New
Market. Also by two grandchildren, Miss Dorothy Abbott and Kenneth Abbott, both of New Market and two brothers, Frank
Burnham of New Market and W.
[illard] H. Burnham of Fresno,
Calif.
Mr.
[Daniel Elvin] Pace died two
years ago.
[Paschal, Dorothy
Bedell]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 2, 1938 p. 5
MRS. K. B. PASCHAL
Dorothy
Bedell was born Nov. 3, 1884 at
Chetopa, Kans., being one of a family of six children, three girls and three
boys.
She
was married April 14, 1908 at Parsons, Kans., to Dr. Karl B. [ean] Paschal of Bedford. To them was born one daughter, Marian.
Surviving
with the husband and daughter are two sisters, Mrs. Susan McClung of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mrs. Marian
Miller of Pittsburg, Kans.
Mrs.
Paschal was a Past Matron of the
Order of Eastern Star, a member of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and for several years
a member of the Library Board. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Church
and played the pipe organ there for twelve years.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Friday afternoon
conducted by Rev. Stanley Schlick. Interment was in the Fairview cemetery.
[Rooney, Barbara Joan
Hartman]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 12, 1969 p. 2
Mrs. Chas. Rooney Dies in Decorah
The Floyd Robinsons received word
of the June 2 death of Mrs. Charles (Barbara [Joan] Hartman) Rooney of Decorah. She was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Hartman [Mabel Jared] of
Cedar Falls, formerly of Bedford.
Mrs.
Rooney was a cousin of Floyd Robinson.
[Smith, Roy Alvin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 21, 1986 p. 5
Services held for Roy
Alvin Smith
Funeral
services were held May 17 at Sutphen Funeral Home in Villisca for Roy Alvin
Smith. Interment was at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Guss, Iowa. Rev. Dennis Neal officiated.
Roy
Alvin Smith, 72, son of Henry A. Smith and Nettie May Ely Smith,
was born September 25, 1914, in Harrison County near Eagleville, Mo., and
passed away Wednesday, May 14, 1986, at his home in Villisca, Iowa.
He
attended a rural school in Harrison County, Mo., then was a resident of the
Guss community for 12 years, near Nodaway for 5-6 years, south of Red Oak for
five years, then retired in Villisca for the last 13 years. He had farmed all
his life.
Roy was married to Laverna Bernice Gibson on January 16, 1937, at Glenwood, Iowa.
He
is survived by his wife, Laverna,
one brother, Keith Smith of
Kellerton, Ia.; one sister, Leola Trower of Mt. Ayr. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and
Nettie Smith; three brothers; one
sister; and one daughter.
[Stephens, Elizabeth
Jane Hight]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday February 23, 1933 p. 6
Correction
In
giving an account of the death of Mrs.
Elizabeth [Jane Hight] Stephens, the Herald erred in stating that her husband passed away in
1903, he having died in the year 1908.
[Williamson, Lillian
Edna Boyer]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 17, 1958 p. 3
Mrs. B. Williamson Rites Here Thursday
Mrs.
Bruce Williamson [Lillian Edna
Boyer] of the Hopkins community
died at the O'Dell Rest Home in Bedford, Tuesday, April 15. Funeral services
will be at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, Rev. A. V.
Hart of Hopkins officiating. Burial in Gravity cemetery.
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