Obituaries
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[Cooper, Albert James]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday     October 18, 1906     p. 2

----Just as we go to press we learn of the death of A. [lbert] J. [ames] Cooper who died at his home, four miles northeast of Conway this afternoon. The funeral will be held at the M. E. church in this place at 11 o’clock Sunday morning. ---Conway Journal

[Cooper, Albert James]

Bedford Times-Republican

Thursday     October 18, 1906     p. 8

The funeral of Ab. Cooper was held Saturday at Conway, and was very largely attended. Mr. Cooper was an old and highly respected citizen of Taylor County, and his death has caused the deepest sorrow wherever he was known.

[Cooper, Anna C. Erbes]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     December 13, 1951      p. 7

Clearfield

Attend Cooper Rites

Attending the funeral rites of Mrs. Joe Cooper, 82, who died Dec. 3 in Ames, Iowa, held at the Crew Funeral Home, were her daughter, Mrs. Flossie Shore, and two sons, Howard and Joe, of Ames; two sons, Grant C. Cooper of Ocala, Fla., and Frank Cooper, Fort Riley, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Benjamin of Newton; Roy Cooper of Conway; Mrs. Maisie Cooper and two daughters of Clarinda; Mrs. Floyd Shum of Bedford.

[Cooper, Anna C. Erbes]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     January 3, 1952     p. 7

Clearfield

Anna C. Erbes, daughter of Fred and Christina Erbes, was born at Brooklyn, Ill., Feb. 2, 1869 and died at Ames, Iowa Dec. 3, 1951 at the age of 83 years.

She was married Oct. 3, 1889 to J. [oseph] I. Cooper. To them were born 4 children: Flossie Shore of Ames, Frank of Fort Riley, Kans., Grant of Ocala, Fla., and Howard, who died in 1941. Mr. Cooper also preceded his wife in death in 1935 [1941].

Funeral services were held Dec. 5 and burial was at the Clearfield Cemetery.

[Cooper, Elton]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday      February 4, 1897     p. 2

The Grave

Jan. 29, 1897, the death angel again entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. [illiam] H. Cooper, this time to claim their youngest son, Elton, aged 3 months and 3 days.

The funeral occurred at the home Sunday at 10:30 a. m. conducted by Rev. Ross, of Conway, after which the little form was laid away in the Conway cemetery, the soul returning to the God who gave it. Weep not, dear friends, for some sweet day there will be a family reunion at God’s right hand.         J. W.

[Cooper, Jesse Roy]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      October 3, 1957    [p. 1]

J. Roy Cooper died At Marshalltown

Funeral services for J. [esse] Roy Cooper were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church in Conway with Rev. Howard DeVore, pastor of the church, officiating. Graveside services in Conway cemetery were conducted by the Masonic Lodge of Conway.

Jesse Roy Cooper was born February 28, 1881 near Conway and died September 26, 1957 at St. Thomas hospital in Marshalltown, Iowa, at the age of 76 years, seven months. He was the eldest son of J. [ohn] R. and Fannie [Young] Cooper.

On Dec. 24, 1902 he was married at Conway to Minnie [Caroline] Wilson, who preceded him in death on May 6, 1934. One daughter, Mrs. Hilda Brown, was born to this union.

Mr. Cooper was a graduate of the old Western Normal College at Shenandoah. At an early age he joined the Methodist church of Conway. He was an active member of Right Angle Lodge 348 and the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 409.

He spent all of his life in Conway except for two years in Philadelphia, and the last year in Marshalltown with his daughter and family. While in Conway he was engaged in the seed and grain business and was active in community and school events.

Besides his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown, he is survived by three grandchildren, Howard of the U. S. Army at Camp Carson, Colo.; Beverly, now Mrs. Ronald Collins of San Diego, Calif.; Bernard of the home in Marshalltown. Also three brothers, Clyde E. [mmer] of Clearfield, John C. of Roseburg, Oregon, Paul L. of Shreveport, La.

His mother, father, three sisters, and two brothers preceded him in death.

[Cooper, Mabel Holston]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     July 13, 1961     [p. 1]

Final Rites for Mrs. Clyde Cooper

Mrs. Mabel Cooper, 76, died at the home of her son, Philip Cooper, in West Des Moines, Tuesday, July 4.

Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Varner-Crew Funeral Home in Clearfield. Rev. Herbert Phillips officiated. Burial in Conway cemetery.

Mrs. Cooper is survived by her husband, Clyde; a daughter, Mrs. Alice Clark of Jerome, Idaho; a son, Philip Cooper of West Des Moines; and several grandchildren.

[Cooper, Minnie Caroline Wilson]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      May 10, 1934     p. 8

Mrs. Roy Cooper Dies Sunday

Conway Woman Succumbs Week After Wreck

Mrs. Roy Cooper, 52, of Conway, died in a hospital in Creston Sunday evening, death resulting from injuries received in an automobile accident last week.

She was taken to the hospital Saturday, her condition not being considered serious, however, until a few hours before her death. An operation was performed and blood transfusions were made in an effort to save her life.

The funeral services were held in Conway Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. T. O. Nystrand, Church of Christ minister of Clearfield and assisted by Rev. E. E. Garrett, Methodist minister of Conway. Burial was in the Conway cemetery.

Mrs. Cooper, whose name before her marriage was Miss Minnie Caroline Wilson, was born at Conway July 22, 1881. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wilson, deceased, long time residents of the Conway community. She was married to J. [esse] Roy Cooper Dec. 24, 1902. To them was born one daughter, Hilda May, who is now Mrs. Hazzard Brown of Shenandoah. Their first home was the J. R. Cooper homestead east of Conway. They later moved into Conway, where they have since resided.

Mrs. Cooper united with the Christian church when she was young. She was active in church and community affairs, especially in the Philathea class of the Methodist church and the order of Eastern Star, of which she was a past worthy matron.

Surviving relatives are the husband, three sisters, Mrs. Cova Nixon of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Etta Carter of Lenox, Mrs. Grace Haynes of Conway, and one brother, Bert Wilson of Arcata, Calif.

Out-of-town people attending the funeral services included Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith, Duane Smith, Dean Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Truman King and sons, Lyle and Raymond, Mr. and Mrs. William Gray and daughter, Frances, Mrs. Cynthia Coakley, of Creston; Hugh Bowen and daughter, Miss Mae Bowen of Sheridan, Mo.; Mrs. Cova Nixon of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Dar Carter and daughter of Lenox; Mrs. Gail Richards of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Martin of Muscatine.

Mrs. Freda Bush and children, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Cooper, Mrs. Maggie Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Andrews of Clearfield; Dr. L. T. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Grubb, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Walker of Gravity; Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Chilcote, Mr. and Mrs. Budd Chamberlin, Mrs. Ed Ahrens, Mrs. Lillian Donaldson, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bannon, Mrs. Fannie Double, Mrs. Eldon Poole, P. A. Blake, and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chilcote of Bedford.

[Cooper, Margaret Carnahan]

Clearfield Enterprise

Thursday      June 27, 1935    [p.1]

Mrs. Margaret Cooper

Mrs. Margaret I. Carnahan, daughter of H. [enry] H. and Matilda [Berninger] Carnahan, was born at Malugina Grove in Illinois, August 14, 1861, and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adam Keller, on June 21, 1935, aged 73 years, 10 months and 7 days.

She grew to womanhood near West Brooklyn, Illinois, and was married to Albert J. [ames] Cooper on Feb. 22, 1882, and came to Iowa that spring. To this union were born three children: --Mrs. Adam Keller [Bessie Mae], J. Edwin Cooper, and Walter Leslie, who died in infancy.

As a young woman she united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and remained a faithful member. She was a charter member of Greenwood Church, and very active there until 1912, six years after the death of her husband, when she moved into Conway. After living in Conway four years, she came to Clearfield where she has since made her home, being active in the Foreign Missionary Society, and very faithful in attendance at Sunday school and the worship services.

She spent the most of the winter with her son, J. [oseph] Edwin Cooper, and since March 15th, had been with her daughter, Mrs. Adam Keller. She had not been well since the first of the year---and had been in bed since the 15th of April.

She leaves to mourn her passing:---her daughter and son; five brothers, C.[harles] H. [erbert] Carnahan of Sioux City, H. S. Carnahan of Long Beach, Calif., Clyde Carnahan of Cherokee, Iowa, Walter Carnahan of Minnesota, Will Carnahan of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; one sister, Mrs. C. I. Eddy, of Sibley, Iowa; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held in the Clearfield Methodist church, at 2:00 on Sunday, June 23. The house was filled with friends and neighbors. Pastor J. C. Turner conducted the service. Singing was by six young ladies, Mr. E. C. Heaton giving one number. There were beautiful flowers---many of them picked and arranged by friends from the best in their own gardens. Pallbearers were C. J. Swan, Marion Palmer, W. A. McKinstry, A. J. Abarr, Clyde Cooper, L. H. Andrews.

Interment was in the Conway cemetery, by the husband who passed away in 1906.

[Cooper, Margaret Carnahan]

Clearfield Enterprise

Thursday      June 27, 1935    p. 2

Mr. Clyde Carnahan, brother, of Cherokee, and Mrs. C. [harles] H. [erbert] Carnahan of Sioux City, a sister-in-law, came down here for the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Cooper on Sunday.

[Cooper, Margaret Carnahan]

Clearfield Enterprise

Thursday      June 27, 1935    p. 2

Mrs. Margaret Cooper, one of the old time residents of Conway and Clearfield, died at about 5:30 Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adam Keller, east of town. She had been ill for some time, but seemed slightly better until the morning of Friday. Ed Cooper of Conway and Mrs. Keller are the only children. The residence of the deceased has been here for twenty years---and before that time she had lived in Conway.

[Cooper, Mary Ellen McCausland]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      October 18, 1934      [p. 1]

Mrs. Wm. Cooper Dies At Conway

Mrs. William H. Cooper, 80, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. [lifford] R. [oy] Rosebraugh in Conway Monday, Oct. 15, after an illness of several weeks. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Conway Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. E. Garrett. Burial was in the Conway cemetery.

Mrs. Cooper, who before her marriage was Miss Mary Ellen McCausland, was born Nov. 29, 1853 at Sandwich, Ill. She was the eldest of the three children of Rev. and Mrs. Andrew McCausland and spent her girlhood in a Methodist parsonage. She attended school at Amboy, Ill., and taught school for several years.

She was married Dec. 6, 1876 to William H. Cooper, at Sublette, Illinois, at a triple church wedding. The other participants were Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper and Mr. and Mrs. John Stout. Only two of the group survive.

Mr. and Mrs. Cooper moved to Conway when it was an open prairie and endured the hardships of pioneer life. To them were born eight children, Harry G. Cooper of Redondo Beach, Calif., Mrs. E. A. Sommers of Chino, Calif., Mrs. Gus Godfrey and Mrs. Cliff Rosebraugh of Conway; John, Raymond, Edith, and Elton, deceased. Mr. Cooper died several years ago.

Surviving with the four children are one sister, Mrs. Jeannette Stout of Long Beach, Calif., and one cousin, Mrs. Ellen Church of Conway. There are also several grandchildren.

Mrs. Cooper assisted in organizing the Woman’s Missionary society of the Methodist church at Conway and was always interested in its advancement.

[Cooper, William H.]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday     April 25, 1912      p. 5

Obituary

William H. Cooper was born in Dunington [Donington], Lincolnshire County, England, December 14, 1849, and died at his home in Conway, Iowa, April 19, 1912, being 62 years, 4 months and 5 days old at the time of death. He was the eldest of nine children born to William and Hannah [Picker] Cooper.

When but nine months, he emigrated with his parents to America, settling in New York state, where they resided for five years, then moved to Mendota, Lee County, Illinois, and in 1878 came to Iowa, and for a period of two years lived in Holt township, near the site of the present town of Guss, in Taylor County. From that place Bro. Cooper moved to a farm about two and one half miles out of Conway where he lived until about eight years ago when he, with his estimable family retired from the farm and came to Conway.

He was married to Mary E. [llen] McCauseland [McCausland] on December 6, 1876, at Sublette, Illinois. To this union were born eight children, namely, Harry G. of Los Angeles, Calif.; John C., deceased; Frank Raymond, deceased; Mable C. [arrie], of Conway; Edith, deceased; Mrs. Myrtle [Hannah] Godfrey, of Conway; Ruth J. [ane], of Conway; and Elton, deceased. Thus it will be seen that four children have preceded him to the life beyond. There is left to mourn his going, his faithful wife, who for more than thirty-five years has been his constant companion and worthy helpmate, four children above named, three brothers, John R. Cooper, of Conway, Joseph Cooper, also of Conway, and Frank Cooper of West Brooklyn, Illinois, and three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Yocum, of West Brooklyn, Illinois, Mrs. Jennie Staup, of Amboy, Illinois, and Mrs. W. H. Carnahan of Compton, Illinois, besides a large number of more distant relatives and an innumerable host of admiring friends. These are all comforted in the assurance given in his own testimony, and in his consistent Christian character.

Bro. Cooper was trained by Christian parents and was christened in the Church of England in early infancy. He made a public profession of faith in Jesus Christ in 1877 and at that time united with the Methodist Episcopal church, under the pastoral influence of the Rev. C. H. Hoffman. He has for many years been identified with the church in Conway and has, during most of that time faithfully and cheerfully served on the official Board, and was at the time of his death one of the stewards of his church, always a friend and safe counselor of his pastor, whoever the conference sent in that capacity.

For several years Bro. Cooper has been failing in health, and for many months has been a very great sufferer, but without complaint, always cheerful, and consciously awaiting the summons to exchange Earth for Heaven.

Funeral services were held in the Methodist Episcopal church in Conway on Sunday, April 21, at two o’clock, the sermon being preached by his pastor, Rev. Harvey H. Newman. Many beautiful floral offerings were presented by relatives, friends and the church of which he was long a member.
[Note: The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Times-Republican, April 25, 1912, page 3.]

[Rosebraugh, Clifford Roy]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     January 19, 1967     p. 4

C. Rosebraugh Rites Jan. 14

Funeral services for Clifford Rosebraugh, 74, long-time resident of Clearfield, were held January 14 at the Clearfield Methodist Church with Rev. Edward Tschetter officiating. Mr. Rosebraugh died January 11 at his home near Clearfield. Interment was at the Conway Cemetery.

Clifford Roy Rosebraugh was born in Charleston, Ill., Feb. 1, 1892. He was one of nine children born to Robert and Elizabeth Papham [Popham] Rosebraugh.

He spent his childhood in Illinois and came to Taylor County, Iowa as a young man. He was a farmer and spent his life in the vicinities of Conway, Clearfield and Maloy.

He was married to Ruth Cooper of Conway, Ia. on Jan. 4, 1916. To this union were born three children, Mrs. Walter (Jean) McMillan, of Pomona, Calif., Robert Rosebraugh of Wheaton, Ill. and Jack Rosebraugh of Running Springs, Calif.

Surviving also are his wife, Ruth; six grandchildren, Jane and Janice McMillan, Linda and Bobby Rosebraugh, Becky and Cindy Rosebraugh; two brothers, Charles of Charleston, Ill., and Ray Rosebraugh of Salt Lake City, Utah; and two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Pierce and Mrs. Ruskin Thompson, both of Charleston, Ill.

He was a member of the Methodist Church, belonged to the Masonic Lodge for 47 years and was an Eastern Star member. He also was a veteran of World War I.

Mr. Rosebraugh was a good, upright man and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Out of town people attending the funeral of Clifford Rosebraugh were Chas. Rosebraugh and Mrs. Ruskin Thompson, both of Charleston, Ill.; Mrs. James Dickey of Champaign, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Addison Stewart, Mrs. Helen Goodspeed, Mrs. Sue Smith, Loren Baxter, all of Des Moines.

[Rosebraugh, Clifford Roy]

Clearfield Chronicle

Thursday     January 19, 1967    p. 4

Clifford R. Rosebraugh

Clifford Roy Rosebraugh was born in Charleston, Illinois to Robert and Elizabeth Popham Rosebraugh on February 1, 1892 and departed this life on January 11, 1967 at the age of 74 years, eleven months and eleven days.

He passed away at his home south of Clearfield.

He spent his childhood in Illinois and came to Taylor County as a young man. He was a farmer and spent the rest of his life in the vicinity of Conway, Clearfield and Maloy, Iowa.

He was united in marriage to Ruth Cooper of Conway, Iowa on January 4th, 1916, and to this union were born three children---Mrs. Walter (Jean) McMillan of Pomona, California; Robert Rosebraugh of Wheaton, Illinois; and Jack Rosebraugh of Running Springs, California.

He was a member of the Methodist Church, belonged to the Masonic Lodge for 47 years and was an Eastern Star member. He also was a veteran of World War I.

They were privileged to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary last year.

He was a good, upright man and will be sadly missed by his family and his friends.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Ruth; his children, Jean, Robert and Jack; six grandchildren—Jane and Janice McMillan; Linda and Bobby Rosebraugh; Becky [Jane] and Cindy Rosebraugh.

Two brothers, Charles Rosebraugh of Charleston, Illinois and Ray Rosebraugh of Salt Lake City, Utah and two sisters, Mrs. J. E. Pierce and Mrs. Ruskin Thompson both of Charleston; two daughters-in-law and one son-in-law, nephews, nieces and other relatives as well as a host of friends.

Last rites were conducted from the Methodist Church in Clearfield on Saturday, January 14th at 10:00 A. M. with the final resting place in the Conway Cemetery.

[Rosebraugh, Ruth Jane Cooper]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     April 7, 1983     p. 4

Ruth J. Rosebraugh Dies in California

Ruth J. Rosebraugh of Pomona, Calif., formerly of Conway and Clearfield, Ia., died March 22 in California. Burial was in the Conway cemetery.

Ruth J. [ane] Rosebraugh was born December 27, 1892 at Conway, Ia., to William and Mary (McCausland) Cooper. She graduated from Conway High School and attended Simpson College, Indianola, Ia.

She married Clifford R. [oy] Rosebraugh in Conway on January 4, 1916. They lived on a farm there until 1935, when they moved to a farm near Clearfield. Her husband preceded her in death in 1967. She then moved to Pomona, Calif. to be near her daughter and son. She was a member of Trinity Methodist Church in Pomona and was a past matron and 63-year member of the Clearfield Chapter of the Eastern Star.

She is the last of her pioneer family, preceded in death by her father, mother and seven brothers and sisters. Her parents came to Conway in 1878.

Survivors are her daughter, Jean McMillan of Pomona, Calif., two sons, John of Colton, Calif. and Robert of Wheaton, Ill., six grandchildren, Robert Rosebraugh II, Linda Niell, Becky Eaton, Cindy Rosebraugh, Jane Ginter, Janice Kuiken and three great grandchildren.