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[Mercer, Albert LeRoy
"Roy"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 26, 1952 p. 2
Clearfield
Obituary: Albert L.
Mercer
Albert
LeRoy Mercer died at his home
near Blockton June 15 after a long illness. He was the son of J. [ohn] W.
and Catherine Mercer, born Dec.
25, 1894 In Kansas. He was married Jan. 14, 1916 to Ondell [Ona Dell Hazel]
Hiatt at Mt. Ayr, Iowa.
He
is survived by his wife, one brother, Ervin Mercer of Maloy; an uncle, Frank Mercer of Gentry, Mo., 13 nephews and two nieces. He was
preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Fred, Colin and Floyd; three sisters, Effie and Mae; an adopted son, Eddie. Roy was a resident of the Blockton vicinity for 80 years.
Interment
was in the Platteville cemetery.
[Mercer, Benjamin]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday October 26, 1882 p. 4
—Died,
on Wednesday evening, the 18th inst., at Lenox, Benjamin Mercer, in the 20th year of his age, of malarial fever.
The funeral took place on the 18th inst. at 2 o'clock, p. m., the services
being conducted by Rev. Dr. Golliday. The deceased leaves a young wife to whom
he had been married less than a year.
[Mercer, Edna May]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 20, 1928 p. 6
CLEARFIELD
Miss
Edna [May] Mercer died at the
home of her parents on Tuesday of last week. The funeral services were held at
the home Friday, conducted by Rev. Weakland of the Christian church. Interment
was made in Clearfield cemetery.
[Mercer, Edna May]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday September 13, 1928 [p. 1]
Miss
Edna [May] Mercer died at the
home of her parents south on the county line Tuesday evening at 6:30. She had
been ill for a long time, and her life was despaired of. The funeral is to be
on Friday, and we think at the residence. She was last year a sophomore in
Clearfield High.
[Mercer, Edna May]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday September 20,
1928 [p. 1]
Edna
May Mercer, the oldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Orie Mercer [Bessie Curry] was born July 12, 1909 and departed this life at
the home of her parents south of Clearfield at ten minutes past six o'clock,
Tuesday evening, Sept. 11, 1928 at 19 years, 1 month, and 30 days.
Edna has lived all her life near Clearfield and was
loved by all who knew her. Her schoolwork had always been made hard because of
an affliction most of her life. However, when she completed the country school,
she entered Clearfield High School, but her health completely failing, barred
her from completing the first year. Her strength has been slowly failing ever
since a serious operation a little over a year ago. All that skilled
physicians, surgeons and loving hands could do, was done but to no avail. After
a year and a half of patient suffering her soul as pure and white as the driven
snow went home to the God who gave it.
Edna was always found in church and Sunday school as
often as her health permitted and she tried to live a life that would please
her Maker.
One
brother has preceded Edna in
death, but she leaves to mourn her going, her father and mother, three sisters, Elgin Pauline, Nellie Marie, and Ester Marion, two brothers Cecil and Edwin, two grandmothers and many other relatives and friends.
There is no flock, however
watched and tended
But one dead lamb is there!
There is no fireside, howsoe'er
defended,
But has one vacant chair.
We see but dimly through the
mists of vapors;
Amid these earthly damps
What seems to us but sad funeral
tapers
May be heaven's distant lamps.
The
funeral services were held at the home south of Clearfield Friday afternoon at
two o'clock, Rev. Roy B. Weakland officiated. Interment was in the Clearfield
Cemetery.
The
house and yard were filled with Edna’s friends and relatives who came to pay a final tribute to her memory.
The
pallbearers were six schoolgirls who were very close friends of Edna. They were Helen Nickle, Ethel Siverly, Bertha
Gaule, Winifred Knox, Dorothy Bartlett and Hazel Brown.
[Mercer, Elvin Leroy]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 20, 1975 p. 6
Elvin Leroy Mercer Dies in Colo.
Funeral
services for Elvin Leroy Mercer,
29, of Brighton, Colo., were held November 13 at Varner Funeral Home in
Clearfield conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Mercer died November 9, 1975 in Denver, Colo., as a
result of a car-train collision. Interment was at the Athelstan Cemetery.
Elvin
Leroy Mercer, son of Ray [Wilber]
and Phyllis [June] Minnick Mercer,
was born August 4, 1946 in Maloy, Iowa.
Elvin was graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1964
and served in the 101 Airborne Division in the Armed Services for two years. He
was employed by the Tote Systems in Lenox, Ia., as a welder for six years and
then moved to Brighton, Colo., and was employed at the Army Arsenal in Denver.
His
survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Mercer, Bedford; grandparents, Lola Mercer, Maloy, Ia., and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Minnick, Mount Ayr, Ia.; many aunts and uncles; cousins;
other relatives and friends.
[Mercer, John Cochran]
Adams County
Union-Republican (Corning,
Iowa)
Wednesday July 20, 1921 p. 4
Died
John
[Cochran] Mercer died at his home
in the northwest part of Corning, Wednesday night, July 20th. At
this time no arrangements have been made for the funeral. Mr. Mercer is the
father of Mrs. Fred Stranad [Lura],
of our city, and Mrs. J.[ohn] Lyle McCarty [Jessie], of Red Oak. An obituary will be given next week.
[Mercer, John Cochran]
Adams County
Union-Republican (Corning,
Iowa)
Wednesday July 27, 1921 p. 8
Obituary
Following
is an obituary notice of John Cochran Mercer, whose death was mentioned in our issue of last
Wednesday.
J.
[ohn] C. [ochran] Mercer passed
from this life at his home in northwest Corning, Wednesday evening, July 20,
1921, at about 8:30 o’clock, from heart trouble and a complication of ailments.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the home, at 10:30 o’clock,
conducted by Rev. Jay Kirkendall, pastor of the M. E. church. The body was laid
to rest in Walnut Grove cemetery.
Mr.
Mercer was born January 30, 1840,
in Highland County, Ohio, being aged 81 years, 5 months and 21 days. He was a
son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Cochran Mercer. Mr. Mercer spent his early life in Ohio. He came to Iowa in
1864 and located in Lucas county, where he remained for some time and was there
married on the 12th of November, 1865, to Miss Mary Ann Murphin, who was also from Highland county, Ohio. To Mr.
and Mrs. Mercer seven children
were born, one of whom Charles A. [llen] Mercer, died in 1892. The surviving children are D.
[avid] N. [ewton] Mercer, of
Kent, Wash., Mrs. Horace R. Carpenter [Sarah], of St. Louis; Mrs. O. [liver] L. Leckliter
[Mary Ellen], of Lenox; Mrs.
E. P. [erry] Brightwell [Emma Maud],
of Omaha; William W. [ilson] Mercer,
of Denver; Mrs. Charles A. Baker [Ida May], of Salida, Colo. Mrs. Mercer passed from this life on July 12, 1880. Mr. Mercer was again married on the 26th of
October, 1882, to Miss California Mitchell, and to this union two children were born, Mrs. Fred C. Stranad
[Lura], of Corning, and Mrs.
John Lyle McCarty [Jessie], of
Red Oak. The wife and mother passed from this life on the 27th of
July 1913. Since the death of Mrs. Mercer, Mr. Mercer had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Fred
Stranad [Lura], and family. Mr.
Mercer was one of the highly
respected citizens of Adams County. He was one of the early pioneers and had
seen many interesting changes in Corning and vicinity. He was an active
citizen, always taking an interest in the community and in helping with the
duties of life. He often remarked he would rather wear out than rust out. Many
friends will miss this good citizen from his accustomed place in the community
and all join in extending sympathy to his loved ones.
[Mercer, John Cochran]
Adams County Free
Press (Corning, Iowa)
Saturday July 23, 1921 p. 9
One
of the old and highly respected pioneers of Adams County, John Cochran
Mercer, went the way of all flesh
and passed away at his late residence in north Corning on Wednesday evening,
July 20, 1921, at 8:30 of a complication of ailments, mainly old age, the
machinery of his frail body having performed its functions, refused to work
longer and he quietly passed to his reward, at the advanced age of 81 years, 5
months and 21 days. Mr. Mercer was born January 30, 1840, in Highland County,
Ohio, a son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Cochran) Mercer and his early days were spent in that country and
he was of a long line of Colonial and Revolutionary ancestry. His health had
been failing for a number of years and his demise was not unexpected. The
funeral will be held on this (Saturday) morning at 10:30 at the home, conducted
by Rev. Jay Kirkdendall of the M. E. church. Interment in Walnut Grove
cemetery. Mr. Mercer came to
Iowa in 1864 and located in Lucas county where he was married to Miss Mary
Ann Murphin November 12, 1865,
also a native of Highland County, Ohio, who died July 12, 1880. To them were
born seven children, six of whom are living and are D. [avid] N. [ewton]
Mercer of Kent, Wash.; Mrs.
Horace R. Carpenter [Sarah] of St. Louis; Mrs. O.[liver] L. Leckliter
[Mary Ellen] of Lenox; Mrs. E.
P. [erry] Brightwell [Emma
Maud] of Omaha; Wm. W. [ilson]
Mercer of Denver, Colo.; Mrs.
Chas. A. Baker [Ida May] of Salida, Colo.; and Chas. A. [llen] Mercer who died in 1892. Mr. Mercer was again married October 26, 1882, to Miss
California Mitchell whose death
occurred July 27, 1913. To this union was born two children, Mrs. Fred C.
Stranad [Lura], with whom the
deceased made his home, and Mrs. John [Lyle] McCarty [Jessie] of Red Oak. Mr. Mercer had always been an active democrat and in the election of 1912 he was very much
elated and often remarked that he had been voting the democratic ticket for
president when his [word unreadable] ticket with equal regularity but in all
the years he had never voted for a democratic candidate for president when his
vote counted in the result of the election until the election of Wilson in
1912. Mr. Mercer belonged to
the old school of citizenship and remained active almost to the last and
remarked he would rather wear out than rust out.
[Mercer, Lola Judy
Rusco]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 11, 1982 p. 4
Final Rites For Lola
Mercer Were Held November
4
Funeral
services for Mrs. Ervin B. (Lola Judy) Mercer, 81, of Athelstan, Iowa, held November 4 in
Wilson-Watson Funeral Home in Clearfield, were conducted by Pastor Lewis
Wickline and Pastor Ward Campbell. Mrs. Mercer died in Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, Iowa
November 1, 1982. Interment was at Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa.
Lola
Judy Rusco Mercer was born in
Taylor County Iowa on November 30, 1900 to Alfred and Minnie [Cordell] Rusco. She spent her childhood and growing up years in
the Athelstan, Iowa area.
On
June 8, 1920 she was married to Ervin. B. Mercer. To this union of Lola and Ervin 11 children were born, eight of whom survive. She has 22
grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin, in 1960 and three children, Raymond, Ralph [James] and Catherine;
four grandchildren: Ronald Jackson, Stephen Mercer, Debby Mercer and Elvin [Leroy] Mercer; one
brother and seven sisters.
Left
to cherish her memory are seven sons and one daughter; Ray and Phyllis of Bedford, Ia.; R.C. and Virginia of Shelton,
Wash.; Junior and Arlene of Gladbrook, Ia.; Eugene and Joyce of Gladbrook, Ia.; Rexel of Albion, Ia.; Marvin and Betty of Great Falls,
Mont.; Howard H. and Jean of Huntsville, Al.; Goldie and Howard Jackson of Maloy, Ia.; one son-in-law, Leonard and
Marie Davis of Clearmont,
Missouri; 22 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two sisters; Ruby
Treese and Chloe Young.
She
will be sadly missed by her family, a host of friends and all who knew and
loved her.
My mother was mortal as
we must all be. Without means she taught us to be free. She taught us the value
of spring's first flower. The violet, wild lily, they all had their hour, The
whippoorwill call, sunset’s radiant grace, Hard time and goodtime they all had
their place, Do your utmost to be competent, and be what you can, You do not
have to surmount, love made you a man, She made the most of the good and the
best of the bad. All she hoped for us was a life easier than she had. Though
she's not with us today her spirits not gone. Through the children she raised her
wisdom lives on.
By
Lola's son Marvin
[Mercer, Ona Dell
Hazel Hiatt]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday January 26, 2000 p. 3
Ona Dell Hazel
Mercer
Ona
Dell Hazel Mercer was born in
Gage County, Oklahoma September 4, 1902 to George and Mollie (Tackett) Hiatt and departed this life January 15, 2000 in the
Mt. Ayr Health Care Center, Mt. Ayr, Iowa at the age of 97 years, 4 months and
11 days.
As
a young girl she lived in the rural area of Kansas City, Kansas. On January 24,
1916 she was united in marriage to Roy [Albert Leroy] Mercer in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. To this union one son was born
who died at birth. A foster son, Bernard Edward Straight also died at an early age.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Roy, her infant son and foster son, and seven
brothers and sisters, names unknown. Her entire life was spent as a farmer's
wife or a farmer in her own right, living in Taylor and Ringgold County, Iowa,
except for a few years as a young girl living with relatives in the rural
Kansas City, Kansas area.
Always
thrifty, Hazel lived a frugal
life, working hard and industriously. She cared for her invalid husband for
several years while continuing the farming operation. In doing so she gained
the respect and admiration of all who knew her. With the assistance of the
Ringgold County Health personnel she was able to remain in her own home on the
farm until December 1995, when she moved to the Health Care Center.
She
is survived by nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were
held Tuesday, January 18, 2000 at Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home in
Mt. Ayr with Rev. Scott Marcum officiating. Burial was in the Platteville
Cemetery, Blockton. Wilson-Watson and Armstrong Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
[Mercer, Ralph James]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 4, 1935 [p. 1]
Ralph Mercer, 7, Dies At Conway
Ralph
Mercer, 7, died at his home near
Conway Saturday, June 29 after a long illness. The funeral services were held
at the church in Athelstan Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. E. E. Garrett of
Conway. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.
Ralph
James Mercer, son of Ervin and
Lola [Judy Rusco] Mercer, was
born March 12, 1928. Surviving with the parents are three brothers, Ray, R.
C., and Russell, and two sisters, Catherine and Golda [Marie]. One brother, Raymond [Leroy] preceded him in death, May 27, 1927.
He
had been a patient sufferer for over two years.
[Mercer, Ralph James]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 4, 1935 p. 7
CONWAY
Ralph Mercer Dies
Ralph
[James] Mercer, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Mercer,
passed away Saturday afternoon at their home east of Conway, after a long
illness. Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. E. E. Garrett of Conway. Burial was made at Athelstan.
[MERCER, RALPH JAMES]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 11, 1935
Ralph James Mercer, the seven-year-old son of Irvin Mercer and wife of Gay township, died June 29 following a two year's illness. Funeral service and burial at Athelstan.
[Mercer, Raymond
Leroy]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday June 2, 1927 p. 3
Raymond LeRoy
Mercer
Raymond
Leroy, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
[rvin] B. Mercer of Conway, Ia.,
was born June 29, 1921, and died May 27, 1927, aged 5 years, 10 months and 28
days. He had been a sufferer for some time. All was done for him that could be
done, but to no avail, so death came as a relief to his suffering little body.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his father and mother, one sister, Catherine
Minnie, and one brother, Ray
Wilbur, besides many other
relatives and friends.
Funeral
services were conducted May 28, 1927, at the Athelstan Baptist church, and the
remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the same place. The services were
conducted by Challie E. Graham.
[Mercer, Raymond
Leroy]
Blockton News
Thursday June 2, 1927 [p. 1]
Raymond
Leroy, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.
[rvin] B. Mercer of Conway, was
born June 29, 1921, and died May 27, 1927, aged 5 years, 10 months and 28 days.
He
had been a sufferer for some time. All was done for him that could be done, but to no avail,
so death came as a relief to
his suffering little body.
He leaves to mourn his
departure his father and
mother, one sister, Catherine Minnie, and one brother, Ray Wilbur, besides many other relatives and friends.
The
funeral services were conducted May 28 at the Athelstan Baptist church and the
remains laid to rest in the cemetery at the same place. The services were
conducted by Challie E. Graham. The music was furnished by a choir of girls, Mrs. Adell Morris presiding at the piano. The hymns sung
were "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "Does Jesus Care," "Jewels," and "Rock of
Ages." The pallbearers were
Edith Dillinger, Helen Rusco, Freda Rusco and Leona Rusco.
The
many friends extend sympathy in this hour of sorrow. May [words unreadable] now
with Jesus. Long ago, He said, ''Suffer little children to come unto Me, and
forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
[Mercer, Lillian May
Alger]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 1, 1942 p. 2
Former Resident Dies
Friends here have learned
of the recent death of Mrs. William
Mercer [Lillian May Alger] of Washington, Iowa. Mrs. Mercer was the wife of Rev. Mercer, who was pastor of the Methodist church here for
several years about 1913-1917.
[Mercer, William
Wilson "Will"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 31, 1935 p. 3
LENOX
Former Resident Dies
Will
Mercer of Denver, Colo., 58, died
in a Denver hospital Saturday, Jan. 26. He was a brother of Mrs. O. [liver]
L. Leckliter [Mary Ellen
Mercer] of Lenox. The body
arrived in Corning Tuesday, Jan. 28, where the funeral services were conducted
at the Hillard Funeral home Wednesday afternoon with Rev. F. L. Shepherd,
pastor of the Lenox Methodist church in charge. Burial was made in the Corning
cemetery.
[Mercer, William
Wilson "Will"]
Adams County Free
Press (Corning, Iowa)
Thursday January 31, 1935 p. 5
Prescott News Briefly
Told
Several
Prescott people attended the funeral of Will Mercer at Quincy on Tuesday. Mr. Mercer was a former resident of this community and will
be remembered by older residents. Mr. Mercer passed away in Denver, Colo.
[Mercer, William
Wilson "Will"]
Adams County Free
Press (Corning, Iowa)
Thursday February 7, 1935 p. 9
obituary
William
Wilson Mercer, youngest son of
the late John Cochran Mercer and Mary Ann Murfin passed
away at Mercer hospital, Denver, Colorado, Saturday morning, January 26, 1935,
of pneumonia. He had been in declining health for several years, becoming
seriously ill two weeks ago. He was born October 10, 1876 at Chariton, Lucas
County, Iowa. At the age of 4 ½ years, and after the death of his mother
in 1880, he went with his father to Highland Co., Ohio to visit his
grandparents where he remained for eight years, becoming a great favorite of his
grandfather, Jeremiah Mercer.
Many were the pleasing stories and anecdotes he has told of his life spent
there at this impressionable age. After the death of his grandfather in 1886 Will came back to Iowa, joining his family who had
moved to this county from Lucas county in 1882. Here he resided until 1895 when
he followed his brother, D. [avid] N. [ewton], to
Cripple Creek, Colorado, both being among the pioneers in this famous gold
mining camp. Success attended them for a few years and then came the decline
and the rush to leave. These boys then decided to try their luck ranching,
having been reared on farms, and purchased land and settled in Routt county,
Colorado, early in 1900 where Will remained but a few years, going from there to Denver, where he remained until
his death.
Mr.
Mercer was married to Stella
Pursell of Detroit, Michigan,
December 24, 1910, who survives him. He united with the Methodist Episcopal
church at Prescott, Iowa, in 1894, under the pastorate of the late Rev. Chas.
L. Raster, continuing in this faith throughout his life.
Brief
services were held from the Olinger Mortuary in Denver, Sunday afternoon,
conducted by the Reverends Schlessman and Hart, friends of the deceased, whose
meditations and prayer exemplified the fine character of Mr. Mercer who was loved and beloved by his fellowmen. D.
[avid] N. [ewton] Mercer, Mrs. Horace R. Carpenter [Sarah Mercer] and Mrs. Chas. A. Baker [Ida May Mercer], all of Colorado, accompanied Mrs. Mercer, the widow, in her trip back to Iowa, to the last
resting place of the deceased loved one. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. [erry]
Brightwell [Emma Maud Mercer] joined the funeral group when they passed
through Omaha on route to Corning. Other sisters are Mrs. Mary [Ellen]
M.[ercer] Leckliter of Lenox; Mrs.
Fred Stranad [Lura Mercer] of Alhambra, California, and Mrs. J. [ohn] L.
[yle] McCarty [Jessie Mercer] of Culver City, California.
Final
services were held from the Hilliard Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon conducted
by the Rev. Floyd Shepherd of Lenox, whose sermon brought words of comfort to
the friends and family. Favorite hymns of the deceased, “The Old Rugged Cross,”
“Have Thine Own Way, Lord,” and “Face to Face,” were sung beautifully by Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Lewis of Lenox with Mrs. Bert Pencock at the piano. Pallbearers
were schoolmates and old friends, Thurman and Charles Chapman, Frank and George
McGregor of Prescott and Charles Darrah and Dudley Caddis of Corning. Interment
was made in the Mercer family plot in Walnut Grove cemetery.
[Owens, Albert
Franklin]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday October 23, 1941 [p. 1]
Hopkins
Cadet Dies In Plane
Albert Owens Rites Are Held Wednesday.
Albert
F. [ranklin] Owens, 21, Hopkins,
a flying cadet In the U. S. Army stationed at Bakers Field, Calif. died
Thursday in a plane crash which also took the life of his instructor,
27-year-old Lt. T. V. Bright of Hope, Ark.
A
graduate, of Hopkins High School with the class of 1938, Owens was a star on the famous Hopkins High School cage
team of 1937 and 1938. In two weeks he would have been commissioned a second
lieutenant in the Air Corps.
The
crash occurred shortly before three o'clock, October 16 as his plane, was
flying in routine formation at 5,000 feet. It suddenly nosed down and crashed,
nearly burying itself in a field.
The
body, accompanied by a sister, Margaret Owens of Roff, Calif., was returned to Hopkins Tuesday
evening. Military rites, under the supervision of the Glen Ulmer Post Legion of
Hopkins were held Wednesday with the Rev. E. C. Gates officiating.
As
a high school memorial to Owens, his gymnasium locker, number 55, has been
permanently retired from the "In use" list. Too, his sweater, number
55, will never again be assigned a Hopkins athlete.
Surviving are his widowed
mother, two brothers, and four sisters.
[Owens, Albert
Franklin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 23, 1941 [p. 1]
Hopkins Boy Killed In
Army Plane
Albert
Franklin Owens, 21, son of Mrs.
Dixie Owens of Hopkins, was
killed Thursday when the plane in which he was flying with an army instructor
crashed in a cotton field hear Shafter, Calif. He had enlisted in the air corps
at Bakersfield, Calif., in June, after completing an elementary flying course
at Maryville.
The
body was brought to Hopkins where military funeral services were held at the
Baptist church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. C. Gates and Rev. Paul
Barton, two of the Hopkins ministers. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
He
was born Feb. 23, 1920 in Hopkins. He graduated from the Hopkins high school
where he was active in basketball, his number being 55. This number has been
retired from the lockers of the school as a gesture to the youth who played
four years as forward on the Hopkins teams.
Surviving
with his mother are two brothers, James Owens of Childersburg, Ala., and Billie Owens of the home; four sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Hopple [Violet Elizabeth] of Atchison, Kans.; Miss Margaret [Louise]
Owens of Roff, Calif.; Annice
Owens and Agnes Owens of the home. His father and a brother preceded
him in death.
[Owens, Alfred Allen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 3, 1935 [p. 1]
Alfred Owens Is Suicide at Hopkins
Alfred
[Allen] Owens, 68, for more than
forty years a resident of Hopkins, committed suicide Wednesday afternoon.
His
body was discovered in his carpenter shop by his son, James. He had taken carbolic acid, the empty bottle
being found by his side.
He
leaves a wife and several children.
[Owens, Alfred Allen]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday October 3, 1935 [p. 1]
Hopkins Man Is Found A
Suicide
Alfred
[Allen] Owens, 68, a Hopkins
carpenter and a resident of that city for many years, died by his own hand late
Wednesday.
The
body was discovered by his son, James, who summoned aid. A bottle, said to have contained carbolic acid,
was found beside the body.
He is survived by a wife
and children.
[Owens, Alfred Allen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 10, 1935 p. 2
hopkins
CONDUCT FUNERAL
SERVICE
Bury Alfred Owens In Hopkins Cemetery
Funeral
services were held at the Baptist church Friday afternoon for Alfred [Allen]
Owens, carpenter and contractor
here the past forty-four years. He was found dead in his carpenter shop
Wednesday afternoon.
He
was sixty-nine years old and was born in Lucas County, Iowa. He is survived by
his wife [Dixie Owen], four
daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Hopple [Violet Elizabeth] at Atchison, Kans., Agnes, Annice, and
Margaret [Louise] Owens, all at
home; three sons, Albert [Franklin], James and Billy Owens, at
home. Ed Owens of Hopkins is
an adopted son. Burial was in the Hopkins cemetery.
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