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[John Hoover]
Bedford
Free Press
Thursday December 16, 1897
[p.5]
----Died,
Friday night, December 10, five miles south of town, John Hoover.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Ware.
[Carolyn Christine
Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 15, 1981
Christine Thompson Dies in California
[Carolyn] Christine Thompson, 24, of
Auburn, California, was killed in an automobile accident October 10.
She was the daughter of the late Doyle and Genevieve (Combs) Thompson.
Services were held in California October 13.
She was a niece of the Dean Thomases, Cleo Thomases,
Paul Thompsons, Claude Thompson, Bedford; Dale Combs,
New Market; Hazel Foster,
Clarinda and Orlene Marshall,
Kansas City.
[Alta Mae Weatherly Miller
Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 20, 1986
[p. 6]
Alta Mae Thompson
Services were held August 14, 1986 for Alta Mae
Thompson at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford.
Rev. Carl Cummings officiated with burial at Graceland Cemetery.
She died August 11, 1986 at the age of 96 years, 9 months, and 15 days.
Alta May Weatherly, daughter of J. N. and Josephine Weatherly, was born
in Atlantic, Iowa, October 26, 1889. When about four years of age
she came with her parents to Taylor County, Iowa, where she grew to maturity.
On February 18, 1920 she was united in marriage to Dewitt Miller.
Mr. Miller died February 20, 1941. On September 11, 1943 she
was united in marriage to Arthur Thompson. Mr. Thompson died
September 3, 1968.
Mrs. Thompson was a lover of music and flowers.
She was music teacher for many years. She united with the Gilead
Methodist Church early in life.
She is preceded in death by her father and mother,
and three brothers, Earnest, Frank
and Roy Weatherly.
Those left to mourn her passing are three stepchildren, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Thompson [Hazel
Stephens] and Mrs. Karl
Cobb [Alice Thompson], seven
step grandchildren, 14 step great grandchildren and one-step great great
grandchild, many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
[Ruby May Taylor Speelman]
Bedford Times Press
November 2, 1988 [p. 3]
Death
Ruby May Speelman, the daughter of Albert and Effie Thompson Taylor was born
in Taylor County near Bedford, Ia., on July 27, 1899. She passed
away October 26 at the Lenox Care Center at the age of 89 years, two months
and 29 days. She had resided there for the past 7 1/2 years.
On January 8, 1955 she was married to Adley Speelman
at Creston, Ia. He preceded her in death on September 2, 1976.
At that time she returned to Lenox to make her home.
She was a member of the Methodist Church in Creston
and a member of the White Shrine.
She is survived by her sisters Susie Brown and Helen Hamblin and her husband Lloyd; three nephews, Gary Hamblin of Oakland, Ia., Richard Hamblin of Loveland, Co., William Martin of Hickory, N.C., a niece Karin Martin Hasman of Evanston, Il.; several great nieces and nephews.
Ruby was preceded in death by her husband, parents,
sister Vera Martin and
brother Clark Taylor.
Services were held Friday, October 28 at the
Coen-Beaty Funeral Home. Rev. Don Fisher officiated. Interment
was at West Fairview Cemetery in Lenox.
[Allen Joseph Thompson]
Bedford Times Press
December13, 1989 [p. 8]
Allen Joseph Thompson
Funeral services for Allen Joseph Thompson
were held Friday, Dec. 8, 1989 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Merle
Yager officiating. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford,
Iowa. Mr. Thompson died December 5 at Bedford, Iowa.
Allen Joseph Thompson, son of Arthur and Zetta [Keith] Thompson was born
November 10, 1911 on a farm in Ross Township. Except for two years
in Missouri, Allen lived in Taylor County, Iowa all of his life.
He attended the rural schools and also Bedford High School.
In 1937 he was married to Hazel Stephens
in the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. To this union were born
three children, Carol Ann, Kenneth Allen
and Billy Dean.
Allen was baptized and became an active member
of the Berea Church of Christ at an early age where he served as an elder.
The church was a major part of his entire life.
Allen and Hazel farmed across the road from Berea
for over 20 years; he served as an assessor and clerk of the township.
Allen also served on the Bedford School District Board of Education.
Allen was appointed Taylor County Auditor in 1963 and later was elected,
serving in that capacity until his retirement in 1981.
Allen and Hazel moved to Bedford in 1964 where
they made their home. The last six months Allen was a resident of
Bedford Manor.
Allen loved his family, his church and his community.
He delighted in traveling and visiting his children and grandchildren.
He was always there to lend a helping hand.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Arthur and Zetta Thompson and his stepmother, Alta Thompson.
Left to mourn his passing are his wife, Hazel of Bedford; daughter, Carol and her husband Keith King of Maryville, Kenneth and his wife Pat of Annapolis, Md., Billy Dean and his wife, Pat of Salt Lake City, Utah; twin sister Alice Cobb of Bedford; his brother Robert Thompson and his wife Ruth of Clearfield; an aunt, Helen Timberlake and family; six grandchildren, Randy King, Jeff
King, Terri Gallegos, Tina Fletchall, Troy Thompson and Stephen Coleman; 11 great grandchildren and many other nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Allen will be sadly missed by his family and a host of friends.
[Susie Alice Taylor Brown]
Bedford Times Press
November 14, 1990 [p. 5]
Susie Alice Brown
Funeral services for Susie Alice Brown
were held October 24, 1990 at Coen-Beaty Funeral Home in Lenox with Rev.
Don Fisher officiating. Interment was in Washington Cemetery, Gravity,
Iowa.
Susie Alice Brown, eldest daughter of Albert and Effie Thompson Taylor, was born in Taylor County
near Bedford on November 24, 1896. She passed away on October 21,
1990 at the Lenox Care Center at the age of 93 years, 10 months, and 27
days.
Susie worked as a telephone operator in Lenox
for several years. On June 30, 1942, she was married to Guy Brown
of Sharpsburg. They lived on the farm near Sharpsburg until 1964,
when they retired and moved to Lenox. In 1987 Susie moved to the
Lenox Care Center.
Susie was a member of the United Presbyterian Church
in Lenox.
She is survived by a sister Helen Hamblin and husband Lloyd of Lenox; two step-children: Irene Brown Vaclavika
and her husband Joe of Inkster, Mich.; Harold Brown and wife Lea of Westland, Mich.; and their children and grandchildren; three nephews:
Gary Hamblin of Avoca,
Iowa; Richard Hamblin
of Loveland, Colo.; William Martin
of Hickory, N.C.; a niece Karen Martin Hasman of Evanston, Ill.; and several great nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Guy, her parents; two sisters: Vera Martin and Ruby Speelman; and her brother Clark Taylor.
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