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[Fickess, Albert Lee]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 10,
1981 p. 4
Final Rites Held
December 3 For Albert Lee Fickess
Funeral
services for Albert Lee Fickess,
85, formerly of Gravity and Sharpsburg, were held December 2 in the Free
Methodist Church in Alma, Nebr. with Rev. Paul Cronk and Rev. Paul Johnson
officiating and in Hamilton Memorial Missionary Church in Bedford December 3
conducted by Rev. A.E. Hunter and Rev. Duane Hunt. Military honors were
provided by the Moore-Rutledge Post No. 578 of the American Legion at the
graveside in Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
Albert
Lee Fickess, first of twelve
children, was born October 27, 1896, in Scranton, Iowa, to John Wesley and
Naomi Butterton Fickess.
Albert lived with his parents in Oklahoma and Kansas for
about 20 years. While in McCune, Kansas, at age 18, he was converted to Christ
in a schoolhouse revival meeting. He moved to Sharpsburg, Iowa in 1917.
At
the age of 21 Albert served in
France during World War I as an orderly in the Medics Division. He was a member
of the American Legion for 22 years--first in Moore-Rutledge Post No. 578 at
Gravity, Iowa and later in Fay Cady Post No. 118 at Alma, Nebraska.
After
World War I Albert returned to
Sharpsburg where he farmed for a while. During a rainstorm he met a Christian
schoolteacher named Ethel Butman,
who needed a ride over muddy roads back to school. This led to their marriage
June 15, 1921 at Gravity, Iowa. They resided in Sharpsburg until 1976 when they
moved to Fremont, Nebraska, and later to Alma, Nebraska to be near their
daughters, Ruby Cronk and Eula
Johnson.
Albert was a faithful member of the Free Methodist
Church for over 50 years and of the Missionary Church (in Bedford, "this
church") for 11 years. He served capably as Sunday School superintendent,
teacher, trustee, and delegate to annual conference. Albert took pride in his work of county road maintenance.
He also enjoyed small game hunting, gardening and reading. He was a friend to
all, and was known for his kindness to people in town or country. His family
knew and felt his love. Strength, wisdom, and giving characterized his devoted
life to family and friends.
Albert's
beloved wife Ethel preceded
him in death ten months ago on January 26, 1981. Also preceding him in death
were his parents; five brothers—Floyd [Fayette], Glen, Harold and [John]
Wayne; one sister, Mrs. Bertha
[Lucille] Mattox; son-in-law, the Rev. Donald Crosby; and
grandson, Steven Crosby.
Surviving
are son Paul and wife Lorene of Polo, Missouri; daughters: Alice and husband Carl Rice of Greenville, Illinois; Ruby and husband, the Rev. Paul Cronk, of Alma, Nebraska; Eula and husband, the Rev. Paul Johnson, also of Alma; 18 grandchildren; 15 spouses of
grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; four sisters: Mrs. Ethel [Belle] Wilson of Kennewick, Washington, Mrs. Dolly [May] Huddle of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mrs.
Emma Ruth of Lansing, Michigan, Mrs.
Kenneth (Ruth) Holmes of Cedar
Falls, Iowa; one brother, Earl,
of Cedar Falls, Iowa; many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
The
following lines express his children's sentiments:
TO MY FATHER
Unknown in halls of fame,
Yet truly great, My Father!
Great in the greatest things of
life. Not great in earthly
wealth. But greatly generous;
Generous in kindly counsel,
patience and love. Unsung in
songs, but shrined in loving
hearts, My Father!
[Fickess, Clarence
Wesley]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 27,
1956 p. 9
SHARPSBURG
Obituary - Clarence
Fickess
Clarence
Wesley Fickess of Waterloo, Iowa,
son of John Wesley and Naomi [Butterton] Fickess, was born near Piedmont, Okla., August 2, 1903.
He spent his boyhood in Kansas and seven years in the Sharpsburg community. He
was an employee of Vicking Pump factory of Cedar Falls for 27 years and died in
Waterloo, September 12 at the age of 53 years, one month, 10 days, after a long
illness.
On
April 24, 1925 he was married to Anita Eliot. To them five children were born: one son, Gene, died at the age of 2 years. Mrs. Fickess died Oct. 24, 1946.
Surviving
are Mrs. Dorothy Blumenthal,
New York City; Mrs. Virginia Caley,
San Diego, Calif.; Mrs. Phyllis Ehlert, Evansdale, Iowa; Robert at home.
On
April 8, 1950 he was married to Ona Runyan who survives. There are also six stepchildren, Glen and Allen of Waterloo, Darwin and Mrs. Duane Lahr of Cedar
Falls, Mrs. David Grover of
Waterloo, Dixie at home.
Five
brothers survive, Albert [Lee] of
Sharpsburg, Floyd [Fayette] of
Gravity, Glen of New Hartford, Harold and Earl of Cedar Falls; five sisters, Mrs. Bertha
[Lucille] Mattox of Erie, Kans., Mrs.
Ethel Wilson of Seattle, Wash., Mrs.
Dolly Huddle of Braddyville, Mrs.
Emma Ruth of Lansing, Mich., Mrs.
Ruth Holmes of Cedar Falls.
He
was converted and kept faith in God to the end of life.
Funeral
services were at Dahl Funeral home, Sept. 14, 1956 in charge of Rev. W. C.
Bloyer. Pallbearers were five brothers and a stepson. Burial in Cedar Falls
cemetery.
[Fickess, Daisy Marie
Bicknell]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday January 30, 1991 p. 6
DAISY MARIE FICKESS
Funeral
services for Daisy Marie Fickess were held January 11, 1991 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Shultz
officiating. Burial was in Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
Daisy
Marie Fickess was the second
daughter born to W. [ashington] Frank and [Mary] Elfina Joneson Bickness
[Bicknell]. She was born at
Lenox, Iowa on July 16, 1901, and died January 8, 1991 at the Bedford Manor
Nursing Home at the age of 89 years, five months and 23 days.
Daisy grew up in Sharpsburg, Iowa, where she attended
school and the Presbyterian Church. At church, she met her husband-to-be, Floyd
F. [ayette] Fickess. They married
on October 31, 1919, and made their first home in Sharpsburg. Later, they moved
to Gravity, where they had plenty of room to garden. Daisy and Floyd had three children: Marie Fickess Hayman, Darlene [Naomi] Fickess
King and Floyd Francis Fickess. Daisy loved her family, loved to have them help in the garden, and loved
to cook for them.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Floyd; her daughter, Darlene; and her sisters, Dorrit and Bernice.
Those
who will treasure her memory include her children, Marie and Francis; her daughter-in-law, Garland Fickess, and son-in-law, Bob King; her sisters, Catherine Rogers, Frances
Askins, Cora Reckart, and Mildred
Daston; her brothers, Tom,
George and Frankie Bicknell; and
six grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
Daisy was baptized in 1975 at the Christian Church in
Joplin, Mo., along with her daughter, Marie, and granddaughter, Jean. As God blessed the world with Daisy's life, may
God now bless Daisy with
everlasting life.
[Fickess, Ethel May
Butman]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 29,
1981 [p.
1]
Ethel M. Fickess, 83 Last Rites Will Be Held Here Friday
Funeral
services for Mrs. Albert Lee (Ethel M.) Fickess, 83, of Alma, Nebraska, formerly of Sharpsburg,
Ia., will be held Fri., Jan. 30, at 1:30 p.m. in Hamilton Memorial Missionary
Church in Bedford conducted by Rev. Allen Tomlinson. Services are being held
today in Alma, Nebraska at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. [Ethel May Butman] Fickess died January 26 in Harlan County Memorial
Hospital in Alma, Nebraska. interment will be in the Gravity Cemetery.
[Fickess, Floyd
Fayette]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 10,
1970 p. 3
Last Rites Held
December 3 for Floyd Fickess
Funeral
services for Floyd Fayette Fickess,
72, of Gravity, held December 3 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were
conducted by Rev. Darrel L. Draper. Mr. Fickess died December 1, 1970 at Rosary Hospital in
Corning. Interment was at Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
Floyd
Fayette Fickess was born December
26, 1897 on a farm near Scranton, Iowa to Naomi Butterton and John Wesley Fickess.
At
an early age Floyd moved with
his family to Oklahoma and Kansas and returned to Taylor County, Iowa at the
age of 19 and resided there until his death.
He
was united in marriage October 31, 1919 to Daisy Marie Bicknell and to this union three children were born: Marie
Hayman of Monett, Missouri, Darlene
[Naomi] King, who preceded him in
death, and [Floyd] Francis of Gravity.
He
is survived by his wife; two children; six grandchildren; five sisters: Mrs.
Ethel [Belle] Wilson of Seattle,
Wash., Mrs. Dolly [May] Huddle of Braddyville, Ia., Mrs. Emma Ruth of Lansing, Mich., Mrs. Ruth Holmes of Cedar Falls Ia.; four brothers; Albert [Lee] of Sharpsburg, Glen of New Hampton, Ia., Harold of Waterloo, Ia., Earl of Cedar Falls, Ia.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, John Wayne and Clarence [Wesley], and his daughter, Darlene [Naomi].
For
many years Floyd was a
mechanic and trucker in the Sharpsburg and Gravity area until failing health
forced him to retire. He will be greatly missed by his many relatives and
friends.
[Fickess, Glen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 28,
1980 p. 11
Final Rites Today For Glen
Fickess
Funeral
services for Glen Fickess, 70,
of New Hartford, Ia., formerly of this area, will be held today, February 28 at
the First Baptist Church in New Hartford. Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, New Hartford.
Born
in Kansas, Mr. Fickess moved
to Sharpsburg with his family when he was eight. He attended country schools in
Taylor County.
On
October 1, 1927, he married Flossie Fanning of Bedford at Atlantic, Ia. They left this area
in 1936.
Mr.
Fickess was preceded in death by
his parents, John [Wesley] and Naomi Butterton Fickess, one sister and three brothers.
He
is survived by his wife, of the home, a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Smith of New Hartford, three grandchildren, one great
granddaughter, three brothers and four sisters.
[Fickess, John Wayne]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday December 24, 1942 p. 2
Sharpsburg
J.
[ohn] W. [esley] Fickess received
word Saturday that his son, [John] Wayne, who has been in the
hospital at Glenwood, passed away Friday evening. J. [ohn] W. [esley] Fickess and Albert Fickess went to Corning to make funeral arrangements.
[Fickess, John Wayne]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 31,
1942 p. 4
SHARPSBURG
John W. Fickess Dies
Funeral
services were held at Gravity Tuesday, Dec. 21, for John Wayne Fickess, son of J. [ohn] W. [esley] Fickess of Sharpsburg, who died at Glenwood Saturday
morning.
[Fickess, John Wayne]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday December 24, 1942 p. 3
Conway
[John]
Wayne Fickess, brother of Floyd
Fickess, died Friday night and
funeral services were held Monday from the Free Methodist church, Rev. Sines
conducting. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery. Relatives from out of town
attending rites were: J. [ohn] W. [esley] Fickess and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fickess and family of Sharpsburg, Clarence [Wesley] Fickess of Minneapolis, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Fickess and daughter, Mrs.
Kenneth Holmes of Cedar Falls, Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Huddle and
family of Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. John Ruth and son of Carbon.
[Fickess, John Wesley]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 29,
1947 p. 2
SHARPSBURG
Obituary – J.
W. Fickess
John
Wesley Fickess, son of John
Wesley and Celesta C. [atherine Coleman] Fickess, was born Oct. 7, 1870 at Liscomb, Iowa and died
Monday, May 19, 1947.
He
grew to manhood and spent the most of his life in Iowa. On Jan. 1, 1896 he was
married to Naomi Butterton.
To
them twelve children were born. Mrs. Fickess died February 21, 1936, and the youngest son died
in December 1942.
Surviving
are six sons and five daughters: Albert [Lee] Fickess of Sharpsburg, Floyd [Fayette] Fickess of Gravity, Clarence [Wesley], Glen, Harold and Earl Fickess, all of Cedar Falls; Mrs. Ervin Mattox [Bertha
Lucille] of Erie, Kans., Mrs.
A. [rthur] C. Wilson of Seattle,
Wash., Mrs. Clarence Huddle of
Braddyville, Mrs. John Ruth of
Hurley, S.Dak., Mrs. Kenneth Holmes of Cedar Falls; 35 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
The
funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, Thursday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial was in the Gravity
cemetery.
[Fickess, Naomi
Butterton]
Gravity Independent
Thursday March 5,
1936 [p.
1]
Obituary- Mrs. J.
W. Fickess
Naomi
Butterton daughter of Fred and
Emma Butterton was born February
28, 1878 at Dorchester, Ontario, Canada and departed this life February 21,
1936, at her home near New Market, Iowa at the age of 57 years, 11 months and
23 days. She has spent the last 19 years in Taylor County.
When
she was a small child she moved with her parents to a farm near Audubon, Iowa
where she spent her girlhood days. She was united in marriage Jan. 1, 1896 to John
Wesley Fickess. To this union
were born twelve children, all of whom are living.
She
was converted at an early age and united with the Evangelical church at
Audubon, Iowa and later became a member of the Free Methodist church at
Gravity, Iowa where she was a devoted member till the time of her death.
She
was greatly devoted to her family working untiringly with her hands for their
temporal welfare and by precept and example for their spiritual welfare.
During
a lingering illness of four months she was a patient sufferer and had testified
repeatedly of her readiness to meet her Savior and has urged her family to meet
her in Heaven.
She
is survived by her husband and 12 children: Albert [Lee] of Sharpsburg; Floyd [Fayette] of Gravity; Mrs. Bertha [Lucille] Mattox of St. Paul, Kansas; Mrs. Ethel [Belle] Wilson of Rhineland, Missouri; Clarence [Wesley] of Cedar Falls, Iowa; Mrs. Dolly [May] Huddle of Clearmont, Mo., Mrs. Emma Ruth of Carbon, Iowa; Glen of Sharpsburg; and Harold, Earl, Ruth and [John]
Wayne who are at home. Also 26
grandchildren, three brothers; 1 sister and many other relatives and friends
all of whom mourn her departure but not as though without hope. We have the
assurance that she is enjoying the presence of Him who died to save sinners.
Funeral
services were conducted at the Free Methodist church in Gravity. Interment was
made in the Gravity cemetery with the six oldest sons acting as pallbearers.
[Harbour, Francis
Wayne]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 10,
1981 p. 4
Last Rites Held
December 9 For Wayne Harbour,
82
Funeral
services for F. [rancis] Wayne Harbour, 82, former Bedford postmaster, were held Wednesday in the Bedford
United Christian-Presbyterian Church with Rev. Marcia Smith officiating. Mr.
Harbour died December 5 in
Douglas County Hospital, Omaha. Interment was at the Greenfield (Ia.) cemetery
where Masonic and military honors were presented.
[Harbour, Francis
Wayne]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 17,
1981 p. 4
Final Rites Held For Wayne
Harbour, 82
Funeral
services for Wayne Harbour,
82, of Bedford were held December 9 in the Bedford United
Christian-Presbyterian Church with Rev. Marcia Smith officiating. Mr.
Harbour died December 5, 1981 in
Douglas County Hospital in Omaha, Ne. Interment was at the Greenfield, Ia.,
Cemetery.
Francis
Wayne Harbour, son of Henry
and Lou Harbour, was born in
Greenfield, Iowa on July 1, 1899. He lived in Greenfield and grew to maturity
there where he attended the public schools and the Presbyterian Church.
In
1925 h e was united in marriage to Dorothy Motley in Bowling Green, Mo. They lived in Greenfield
for two years and then moved to Bedford. To this union were born two children, Robert
Wayne and Katherine Lou.
He
owned and operated Harbour and Son Produce for many years. He became Bedford
Postmaster in 1954 and served 15 years in this position.
Mr.
Harbour was a member of the
Presbyterian Church and was active in the Masonic Lodge, Shrine, American
Legion and Odd Fellows.
As
a hobby, Wayne investigated
more than 20,000 Ripley's '"Believe It or Not" facts, writing all
over the United States and even as far as China. Albums containing his research
have been placed in "Believe It or Not" museums in Gatlinburg, Tenn.,
Estes Park, Colo, and London, England.
Wayne's
life was often a life of service. At 17, he was the youngest commissioned
officer in World War I. He was Postmaster in Bedford from 1954 to 1969, mayor
of Bedford from 1942 to 1946 and was active in the Bedford Presbyterian Church.
His
was also a life of joy.
When
he reached 50 years of age he rejoiced because none of his relatives had lived
past 50—he gave a celebration party his family and friends will
remember—This was repeated for his 60th birthday.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy, daughter Katherine,
parents, brother Harry and
sister Lou.
Left
to cherish his memory are his son Robert and wife Shirley of
Omaha; two granddaughters, Cynthia Harbour, Omaha, and Linda Harbour Phillips and husband, Scott, of Omaha; two grandsons, William Harbour and wife, Kristine, Farmville, Va., and Robert J. of Omaha.
He
was a kind and considerate husband, father, grandfather and true friend to
those who knew him.
[Harbour, Catherine
Lou]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 25, 1935 [p. 1]
Harbour Girl Fatally Hurt In Fall Friday
Little Harbour Girl Buried Sunday
Catherine
Lou Harbour, four-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harbour of Bedford, was fatally injured in a 25-foot fall from a window at her
home Friday afternoon, dying at a hospital in St. Joseph about 8:20 o'clock
that evening.
The
little girl struck on a cement driveway to a garage beneath the house, after
she had toppled from the upstairs window, receiving injuries that proved fatal.
The
screen on the upstairs window, situated near the head of the stairs, had been
unhooked when painters had been at work on the exterior of the house. It is
presumed Catherine Lou sat
down in the window or fell against the screen, knocking it loose at the bottom
from its moorings of drying paint.
Mrs.
Harbour was in the basement
lighting an oil burner that heats water for the upstairs bathroom, when the
accident occurred. The fire lighted, she returned upstairs to give her a bath.
Failing to get a response to her calls to Catherine Lou, Mrs. Harbour again pushed against the upstairs screen.
It
felt tight a few moments before when she had pushed her hand against it. This time it swung open freely. Looking
out she saw the child on the cement drive below.
Mr.
and Mrs. Harbour took the injured
child to St. Joseph, after she was treated locally. The accident happened about
2:30 o'clock.
The
funeral was held at the home Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Ware Wimberley of Greenfield. Burial was made in the Harbour family lot at Greenfield.
[Harbour, Catherine
Lou]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 25, 1935 p. 5
Attend Harbour Girl's
Funeral
Among the relatives who
were here Sunday to attend the funeral services for Catherine Lou Harbour were Judge and Mrs. R. [obert] L. [ee] Motley of Bowling Green, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Burcham of St. Louis; Mrs. Lou
Harbour, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Harbour and daughter, Helen, all of Greenfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. August Ruser,
and Charles Newton of Omaha.
Included with the friends from out of town were A. Friedman of Fontanelle; Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Menzer of Creston; Mr. and Mrs. Art O'Connor of St. Joseph; Mr. and Mrs. Lorrain Water of Des Moines; M. A. Khoury and Mr. Fitch of Creston; Russell Piper of Greenfield.
[Paul, Clark Edson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 30,
1950 [p. 1]
Heart Attack Fatal to Clark
E. Paul; Steeves Appointed
Clerk For New Term
Clark
E. [dson] Paul died Wednesday at
3 a. m. in Municipal hospital in Clarinda following a heart attack. He had been
clerk of the district court of Taylor County here for the last eight years.
Mr.
Paul, 70, suffered the heart
attack Monday morning while at work in the clerk's office of the courthouse. He
was rushed to Municipal hospital that morning.
Funeral
services will be held tomorrow (Friday), at 2:30 p. m. in the Shum Funeral home
in Bedford. Rev. Robert M. Peters will officiate, with burial in Fairview
cemetery.
He
is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Otis Padgett (Ruth) of Topeka, Kansas, son, Robert, of Gallatin, Mo., and four grandchildren.
Mr.
Paul was born May 13, 1880, four
miles north of Bedford, the son of Joseph Warren and Sarah Jane Chandler Paul. He was one of four children, none of whom are
now living.
He
married Miss Edna Barger June
29, 1911, and they had two children, Robert and Ruth.
Mr.
Paul lived his entire life in and
near Bedford, coming from the farm where he was born, to Bedford when he was 13.
He had lived here ever since.
For
many years he was a Bedford clothier, starting that profession when he was
still a high school student and later buying a business of his own. After he
disposed of his clothing business he sold cars for the R. W. Thompson garage
for about eight years before becoming clerk of courts.
He
joined the Bedford Methodist church in 1900.
[Paul, Edna Browning
Barger]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 22,
1956 [p. 1]
Mrs. Edna B. Paul Rites Here Friday
Mrs.
Edna B. [rowning] Paul, 72, of
Gallatin, Mo., died Tuesday morning at a Cameron, Mo., hospital. She was a
former resident of Bedford, moving to Gallatin six years ago.
Survivors
include one son, Robert Paul,
Gallatin; one daughter, Ruth Padgett, Kansas City; one brother, Herbert Barger, Denver, Colo.; and six grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held at the Shum Funeral Home in Bedford, Friday afternoon,
Nov. 23 at 2:30 o'clock.
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