Obituaries
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[Ginn, Dale Robert]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 30, 1935    [p. 1]

Hold Funeral Service Tues. For Dale Ginn

Funeral services for Dale Ginn, 12, who was accidentally shot at his home near Gravity Sunday, May 19, were held in Gravity Tuesday afternoon.

Dale Robert Ginn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Horace [Boise] Ginn [Rilda Elizabeth Cree], was born near Conway, Jan. 28, 1923.  He united with the Methodist church in Gravity about a year ago.

Surviving with the parents, are three brothers, Herman [Franklin] Ginn of Bedford, Paul [Irwin] Ginn and Thomas [Daniel] Ginn at home; two sisters, Geraldine [Mae] Ginn and Betty [Ellen] Ginn at home; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. [aniel] R. [obert] Cree of Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dale will always be remembered by those who knew him for his cheerful, sunny smile and kind disposition.

[Ginn, Rilda Elizabeth Cree]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 4, 1984    p. 8

Last Rites For Rilda Elizabeth Ginn

Funeral services for Rilda Elizabeth Ginn, 94, were conducted September 29, 2:00 p. m., at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford by Pastor Emmanuel Tabelisma of the United Methodist Parish and by Pastor Ted DeHass of the Bedford Baptist Church.  Burial was at the Washington Cemetery in Gravity.

Rilda Elizabeth Cree, daughter of Daniel Robert Cree and Ada Lauretta Clabaugh, was born at Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, on August 20, 1890.  She lived in the Gravity area and grew to maturity in Conway and Sharpsburg where she attended the public school and the Methodist Church.

On December 20, 1911, she was united in marriage to Horace B. [oise] Ginn at her parents' home in Sharpsburg, and they lived in the Conway and Gravity area.

To this union six children were born:  Herman F. [ranklin] Ginn, Paul Irwin Ginn, Thomas Daniel Ginn, Geraldine Mae Ginn (Neil), Dale Robert Ginn, and Betty Ellen Ginn (Hamilton).

She was engaged in farming with her husband and her son Thomas, and after their deaths she continued on the farm two miles north of Gravity until 1977 when she sold the farm.  For the next seven years she lived with her daughter Betty in Des Moines, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Horace, and three sons, Dale Robert in a gun accident, 1935; Thomas D. [aniel] in World War II, 1943; Herman F. [ranklin], 1970.  Preceding her in death were also three brothers, Ora L. [eslie], Arthur W. [illiam], and Glen I. [rvin]; and her sister, Carrie Maude; her grandson, Dennis Paul; two great grandsons, Allen Carter Nicholson and Burlen Ross.

She is survived by one son, Paul Irwin Ginn, and wife, Elda, of Davenport, Iowa; her daughters, Betty Hamilton and her husband, Harry, of Des Moines, Iowa, and Geraldine Neil and her husband John, of Bedford, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Ruth Ginn of Los Angeles, California; her sisters, Elva M. West of Denver, Colorado, and Ada Gillette of Sharpsburg, Iowa; her sister-in-law, Jean Cree of Long Beach, California.  There are 22 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, and eight great great grandchildren.

She was a member of the Gravity United Methodist Church.  Converted to Christ at the young age of 14 years, she continued to live a Christian life.

She was a kind and considerate wife and mother and grandmother.  She will be missed by all the family and her friends, who loved her so dearly.  Her great loves were the farm, flowers, home, and grandchildren.

[Ginn, Flora Ellen Beckett]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 10, 1970     p. 3

Mrs. Flora Ginn Rites Tuesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Grover (Flora) Ginn, 87, of Moline, Ill., formerly of Conway and Bedford, were held Tuesday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here, conducted by Rev. Darrel D. Draper.  Mrs. Ginn died December 5 in Moline, Ill.  Interment was at Conway Cemetery.

Survivors include Mrs. Ted (Grace) Kiesling, Moline, and Mrs. Maynard (Irene) Cerney of Iowa City.  She was an aunt of Mrs. S. [ilas] K. [elita] Mendenhall and Mrs. Lewis Walker.

[Ginn, Flora Ellen Beckett]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 17, 1970    p. 3

Mrs. Flora Ginn Rites Dec. 1

Funeral services for Mrs. Grover (Flora) Ginn, 87, of Moline, Ill., formerly of Conway and Bedford, were held Tuesday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here with Rev. Darrel D. Draper officiating.  Mrs. Ginn died December 5 in Moline.  Interment was at Conway Cemetery.

Flora E. [llen Beckett] Ginn was born April 26, 1884 to William T. [aylor] and Nancy [Ellen] Penner Beckett in Fremont County, Iowa.  She was graduated from Western Normal College in 1908, taught school for six years, then moved with her parents to Sharpsburg, Iowa in 1902.

On Feb. 9, 1910 she was married to Grover C. [leveland] Ginn.  She was a member of the Conway Methodist Church, the Order of Eastern Star, of which she was past matron, held various offices in the church and served as organist for many years.

She is survived by two daughters:  Mrs. Maynard Cerney [Irene Elizabeth] of Iowa City, Iowa and Mrs. Ted Kiesling [Grace] of Moline, Illinois; two grandsons, John and Steven and one great grandson, Brad; one brother, William P. [enner] Beckett of Lakewood, Calif., nieces Mrs. Lewis Walker [Dorothy Beckett] and Mrs. S. [ilas] K. [elita] Mendenhall of Bedford.

She had resided for three years with her daughter, Grace Kiesling.

[Beckett, Nancy Ellen Penner]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    May 10, 1923

Obituary

Nancy Ellen Penner was born in Fountain County, Indiana, August the twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-nine.  She departed this life May the fifth, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 8 days, at her home in Sharpsburg, Iowa, after a lingering illness for the past six months with heart trouble followed by pneumonia.

She was united in marriage to W. [illiam] T. [aylor] Beckett, October 5, 1873, in Warren County, Indiana, by Rev. Colbroth Hall, M. E. minister.  To this union were born seven children, Eva May, Charles Edward, James Louis, Martha Lillis, Flora Ellen, George Albert and William Penner, all living except Charles and Lewis, who died in the West several years ago, Charles being buried in Rose Hill Cemetery at Shenandoah, Iowa, and Lewis in Shoshone, Idaho.

For twenty-four years Mr. and Mrs. Beckett lived in Fremont and Page counties, then in the spring of 1902 they moved to Sharpsburg in Taylor County, where they resided on their farm just north of town until four years ago, when they moved into Sharpsburg, where Mrs. Beckett passed away.

Funeral services were held at the M. E. church at Sharpsburg, Tuesday at 9:30 a. m., conducted by Rev. Stanley Eskew, the pastor, assisted by Grover Flannery of Red Oak, after which the body was taken by auto-hearse to Shenandoah for burial at Rosedale [Rose Hill] cemetery.

She leaves her aged husband, five children, eleven grandchildren and multitudes of friends to mourn the loss of a devoted wife and loving mother.

[Ginn, Mary Mowry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    March 1, 1951    p. 4

Mary Mowry Ginn

Mary Mowry, daughter of Robert and Mary Mowry, was born in Illinois, May 21, 1868  and died at her home in Bentonville, Ark., Feb. 19, 1951, at the age of 82 years, eight months, 28 days.

With her parents she came from Illinois to Iowa, locating near Conway, where she grew to womanhood.  There she was united in marriage with Samuel A. Ginn.  To them were born seven children, three daughters and four sons.  Her husband passed away 20 years ago; one daughter, Mrs. Edith DeLong of Truro, Iowa, and one son, [Robert] Gladstone Ginn of Chicago, preceded their mother in death.

She is survived by five children:  Mrs. Rachel Nellis of Des Moines; Mrs. Nancy Page of Bedford; Paul Ginn of Fargo, N. D.; Hiram [Russell] Ginn of Des Moines; Kenneth Ginn of St. Paul; one sister, Mrs. Kina Flagg of Boulder, Col.; and by 12 grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren.

The family moved from Taylor County to Indianola in 1905.  When the children were grown Mrs. Ginn began pioneering in the hatchery business in Indianola, and was engaged in that enterprise for 20 years, selling out about 12 years ago.

When she sold her business in Indianola, she moved to Arkansas and there spent the remainder of her life.  In early life she was a teacher in Taylor County.  She was a member of the Methodist church.

[Ginn, Samuel A.]

Times-Republican

Thursday    May 28, 1931    p. 4

Samuel Ginn

Samuel [A.] Ginn, 65, passed away at his home in Leonard, North Dakota, early Monday morning.  The body was brought to Bedford, arriving here Tuesday afternoon.  The funeral services were held at the church in Conway Wednesday afternoon, where interment was made.

Mr. Ginn was the father of Mrs. M. [yrl] L. Page [Nancy] of the Bedford Hatchery.  He was a resident of Conway for many years.

[Ginn, Samuel A.]

Times-Republican

Thursday    June 4, 1931

Samuel A. Ginn

Samuel A. Ginn, son of William [Ellis] and Katherine Bitner [Moody] Ginn, was born July 27, 1866, at Zenia, Ohio, and departed this life at 3:00 a. m., May 25, 1931, at the home of his son, Paul Ginn of Leonard, North Dakota.  Most of his life was spent in Taylor County.  In March 1888, he was married to Mary Mowry.  To this union were born three daughters, Mrs. Edith DeLong of Truro, Iowa, Mrs. Rachael Nellis of Indianola, Iowa, and Mrs. Nancy Page of Bedford; and 4 sons, Robert Gladstone and Kenneth E., of Chicago, Paul of Leonard, N. Dak., and Hiram Russell of Cheyenne, Wyo.  Two sisters survive him, Mrs. [Kate Bell] Cassady [Cassada] of David City, Nebr., and Mrs. Mary Lyddon of Dexter, Ia.

The remains were received at Conway and services were held in the Conway Methodist church last Thursday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. M. R. Talley of Bedford.  Interment was made in the Conway cemetery.

[Ginn, Aaron Thomas]

Times-Republican

Thursday    April 7, 1927

Aaron Thomas Ginn

Aaron Thomas Ginn was born in Xenia, Ohio, March 18, 1852, and passed away at his home in Bedford, Ia., on March 29, 1927.  Mr. Ginn, son of Wm. [Ellis] and Mary Elizabeth [Real] Ginn, lived with his parents in Greene County, Ohio, until the age of 17 years, when they moved to Henry County, Iowa.  He was united in marriage with Mary Ellen Bates on Dec. 22, 1876, at Mt. Pleasant, Ia.  In the spring of 1877 they moved to Taylor County, Iowa, to make their home, where they have since resided.  He is survived by his loving wife and eight children, two having passed away in infancy.  Those surviving him are Mrs. J.[esse] J. Underwood [Ezzie May] of Tacoma, Wash.; Mrs. B. [ert] F. [elix] Wilson [Blanche Margaret] of Stanford University, Calif.; Mrs. B. [arton] W.[arner] Livingston [Mary Elizabeth] of Tampa, Fla.; Mrs. Geo. [Albert] Beckett [Grace Pearl], of Gooding, Idaho; Mrs. E. [than] S. [avin] Parsons [Ethus Ellen] of Clarinda, Ia.; Mrs. Thos. Dugan [Mattie Belle Harkless] of Bedford, Ia., and G. [rover] C. [leveland], and H. [orace] B. [oise] Ginn of Conway.  Also eighteen grandchildren; one brother, S.[amuel] A. Ginn, of Leonard, N. D.; and four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Erickson of Creston, Ia., Mrs. [Elizabeth] Adaline Riley of Clearfield, Ia., Mrs. Kate [Belle] Cassady [Cassada] of David City, Nebr., and Mrs. Mary Lyddon of Dexter, Ia.

Mr. Ginn has been actively engaged in farming until eight years ago, when he retired and moved to Bedford, Ia.  Mr. Ginn was a kind and loving husband and father and was loved and respected by all who knew him.  He was a living example of Christian fellowship and his life work was summed up in words of a lifetime friend and business associate:  "He was the squarest man I ever knew."  He will be mourned not only by his family and relatives but by a host of friends.  Although he has gone, his Christian character will live on in the hearts of all who knew him.  Mr. Ginn was a member of the M. E. church; a charter member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge of Conway; and a member of the Masonic Lodge at Bedford, Ia., which lodge conducted Masonic burial services at the church, the weather being too inclement for outdoor services.

Funeral services were held in the M. E. church in Bedford, Ia., at 10:00 a. m., April 1st.  The services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. T. Roberts.  For his text he used Gen. 5:24, ÒAnd Enoch walked with God and he was not, for God took him.Ó  Interment was made in the Conway cemetery.

[Johnston, Franklin King]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 30, 1935    [p. 1]

F. K. Johnston, 54, Dies In Jackson Twp.

F. K. Johnston, 54, died at his home in Jackson Township Saturday, May 25.  The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home, Monday afternoon conducted by Rev. Clark M. Crowell.  Burial was in the Graceland cemetery.

Franklin King Johnston, son of Edward [Bristow] and [Nancy] Ellen [Brown] Johnston, was born near Clyde, Kans., Nov. 18, 1881.  When a small child he moved with the family to Athelstan, Taylor County, Iowa, where he resided until the year 1900, when he went to Wyoming, near Cody, where he spent twenty-two years.

Feb. 3, 1922, he was married to Anna A. [udrey] Ross of Bedford.  To them was born one child, who died in infancy.

Surviving with the wife, his father and mother, are five brothers and five sisters.  They are William Johnston of Salen, Ia.; Dorothy Hanks of Blockton; James Johnston of Cody, Wyo.; Claude Johnston of New Market; Margaret Wake of Sheridan, Mo.; Mary McWilliams of Cody, Wyo.; Ada Heaberlin of Mitchellville, Iowa; Thomas [Perry] Johnston of Blockton; Charles Johnston of Sutherland, Nebr.; Dora Guthrie of Clarinda.

The parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Johnston, were unable to attend the funeral services on account of old age and illness.

[Johnston, Thomas Perry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 4, 1956    p. 12

Thomas Johnston Of Blockton Dies

Thomas [Perry] Johnston, 62, of Blockton died at the home of a daughter in Des Moines, Monday, October 1.

Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Blockton at two o'clock Thursday afternoon, October 4, conducted by Rev. Clarence D. Moore, pastor of the church.  Military services will be given at the grave.

[Johnston, Thomas Perry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 11, 1956    p. 5

Obituary – Thomas P. Johnston

Thomas Perry Johnston, son of Edward B. [ristow] and [Nancy] Ellen [Brown] Johnston, was born near Blockton, Iowa July 18, 1894, and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wayne Evans, Des Moines, Iowa, October 1, 1956 at the age of 62 years, 2 months and 13 days, having been a resident of Blockton practically all of his life.

He received his education in the Blockton school and maintained a lively interest in the school and its activities throughout the years.

On July 25, 1918, he was inducted into the United States Army and was soon sent overseas.  He was stationed in France near the battlefront when the Armistice was signed, closing the war.

March 6, 1920, he was married to Wavie Ralston of Ravenwood, Mo.  To them were born five children, four sons and one daughter.  They are Mrs. Mollie Evelyn Evans, William Haldane and Thomas Junior, all of Des Moines; Charles Dwane of Dearborn, Mo. and Gary Edwin at home.  There are four grandchildren, Charles Richard, Jeri Lynn, Teresa Kay and Sharon Christine Johnston.

Besides his wife and children he leaves two brothers and three sisters, Claude of Aruba, South America, Charles of Porterville, Calif., Mrs. Margaret Wake of Sheridan, Mrs. Ada Heaberlin of Newton, Iowa and Mrs. Dora Guthrie of Shenandoah, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

In early manhood he made a profession of faith and united with the Blockton Christian church.

[Johnston, Thomas Perry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 11, 1956    p. 5

Attend Johnston Rites

Relatives and friends from a distance attending the last rites for Thomas P. [erry] Johnston were:

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Caulfield, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hollen, Orville Hanks and Korenna, Mrs. Thomas Lilley, Mrs. Charles Butler and Steve of Des Moines; Mrs. Vera Dillenburg of Benton; Harry Anderson of Knoxville; Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Evans of Pleasantville; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Persons of Derby; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Orr, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Waterhouse, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carver of Mt. Pleasant; Mrs. Ernest Nebola, Massena; Mr. and Mrs. Lyman T. Johnston of Mt. Ayr; Mrs. Ada Heaberlin of Newton; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Guthrie, Mrs. Dora Guthrie of Shenandoah; Mrs. Margaret Wake, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Lantz, Icie Jenkins, Reed Jenkins, Lloyd Jenkins, Hazel Hawk of Sheridan; Mr. and Mrs. Reed Patterson of Fayette, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Davison of Parnell; Sie Ralston,, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roberts, Mrs. Burton Ralston and Debbie, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Antrim and Linda of Ravenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Ziegler of St. Joseph; Mrs. Edward Ramey, Katherine Nave, Lester Ames of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Owen Goss of Kansas City, Kans.; Charles Johnston of Porterville, Calif.

[Johnston, Thomas Perry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 11, 1956    p. 5

Sheridan

Mrs. Maggie Wake of Sheridan received word Monday of the death of her brother, Tom Johnston, 62, at the home of his daughter in Des Moines of a heart attack.

[Johnston, Samuel Alexander]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday      May 24, 1906    p. 5

Obituary – S. A. Johnston

Samuel Alexander Johnston was born in Crawfordsville, Ia., Feb. 19, 1851, and died at Denver, Colo., May 14, 1906, aged 55 years, 2 months and 26 days.

Mr. Johnston moved with his parents in 1869 to Johnston County Mo., where he lived eight years, then came to Ringgold County, Iowa, and soon after to Clearfield.  Here he lived until 1896, when he moved to Bedford.  Last summer, for the sake of his health, he moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado, where he made his home.  The change of climate benefited him very much so that he was able to oversee and help in the construction of buildings.  He was very much encouraged and we all hoped that he would in a good measure regain his health, but the improvement was for a short time only.  He had been advised by physicians that an operation might benefit him.  He went to Denver, where the operation was performed successfully, but his physical condition was not able to support life and he passed away.

Mr. Johnston was married in 1874 to Martha Hawthorne.  Five children were born to them, three of whom are living:  Mrs. Frank A. Ferguson [Estella May], Des Moines, Edith and Harry.  Mr. Johnston in 1872, under the ministry of Rev. J. F. Graham, made a confession of faith in Christ, and united with the United Presbyterian Church at Kingsville, Mo.; when he moved to Ringgold County he became connected with the Eugene United Presbyterian Church.  In 1881 at the organization of the Christian United Presbyterian Church he was elected one of its first elders and served faithfully in that capacity for fifteen years.  At Bedford he united with the Presbyterian Church, and was soon elected an elder and served until his removal to Colorado, where he and his family united with the Fort Morgan Presbyterian church.  Mr. Johnston was not only a good churchman interested in the work of the Lord, but he was a true Christian.

As a carpenter he was a skillful workman and conscientious and while able to work was much sought after.  He had been quite a sufferer for some years, yet he bore his afflictions most patiently.  He, like his Lord, was made perfect through suffering.

Not only the dear wife, three children and four grandchildren, but an aged mother, three brothers and three sisters are sorrowing, but not as those who have no hope, for their dear one has been relieved from his labors and sufferings and has entered into his rest.

The remains were brought to Clearfield Tuesday and funeral services were conducted at the home of J. F. Stewart Wednesday at 2 p. m. , by Rev. Barackman, of Bedford, assisted by Rev. Weingart.  Interment in Clearfield cemetery.---Clearfield Enterprise

[JOHNSTON, SAMUEL ALEXANDER]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, May 17, 1906
A Former Taylor County Resident Dead
A. S. [Samuel Alexander] Johnston, a former resident of Bedford, died Sunday at a hospital in Denver, Colo. The remains were brought back to Clearfield Wednesday for burial.
The deceased was raised in this county and for a number of years was engaged as a contractor and builder in Bedford. Last fall he left here for Ft. Morgan, Colo. to make his future home. Recently he was taken sick with stomach troubles, for which he underwent an operation and never rallied.
Mr. Johnston was well and favorably known throughout the county. He was conscientious, Christian gentleman and a kind and loving husband and father.
The many friends offer their sincere sympathy to the bereaved family. Rev. Barackman preached the funeral sermon.

[JOHNSTON, SAMUEL ALEXANDER]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, May 17, 1906
Died in Colorado
The funeral of S. [amuel] A. [lexander] Johnson [Johnston], a former resident of Bedford, occurred yesterday at 2 o'clock at Clearfield, conducted by Rev. Barackman of this city.
The deceased lived for many years at Clearfield, but later purchased a home just west of Bedford where he resided until something less than a year ago. His health had been for a good while and he was influenced in his decision to go west by the hope that the climate would be beneficial to him. He was encouraged for a time to think this hope would be realized, but in the end it proved vain. After arriving at Fort Morgan, Colorado, where he decided to locate, his health grew better and he was able to work at his trade, that of carpenter. But soon his health again failed, and he was forced to take [to] his bed from which he never arose.

[Johnston, Charles Milton]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     September 3, 1936    [p.1]

Charles Johnston, 71, Died Monday, Aug. 31

Charles Johnston, 71, a long time resident of Bedford and community, died early Monday morning, August 31, after a weekÕs illness.

The funeral services were held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home at 10 o'clock Wednesday forenoon, conducted by Rev. J. Stanley Decker.  Burial was in the Bedford cemetery.

Charles Milton Johnston, the son of James J. and Anna [Long] Johnston, was born August 3, 1865, on a farm northeast of Bedford.  He was the third child in a family of five sons and two daughters.

Mr. Johnston was reared in a Methodist home.  His grandfather and grandmother were charter members of the local Methodist church and his mother helped to make the candles for lighting the early church.

He was educated in the schools of Taylor County.  During his early manhood he armed with his father on the home place.  In 1892 he moved to Geary, Okla., where he proved up on a claim and returned to Bedford about 1909, where he had since resided.  During this time his interest had been in farming.

He was of a quiet and retiring nature but one of sterling integrity.

One brother, Willis Long Johnson of Oklahoma City survives, together with several nieces, nephews, and other relatives and many friends.

[Johnston, Emerson Jefferson "Bud"]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    January 26, 1961    p. 5

E. J. Johnston, 99, Dies At Lenox

E. J. "Bud" Johnston, 99, a resident of Taylor County for more than 90 years, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the home of his son, Mannie [Mannis James] Johnston, at Lenox.

Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Gravity, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 21.  Rev. Frank Greenwood officiated.  Burial in Washington cemetery at Gravity.

Emerson Jefferson Johnston, son of Hermanus and Martha Ann [Cowman] Johnston, was born at Monroe in Marion County, Iowa, April 15, 1861.  He came with his parents to Taylor County, Holt Township, in 1869, and moved to Gravity in 1919.

On February 22, 1883 he was united in marriage to Mary Kathrine [Catherine] Richardson.  To this union six children were born: William F., May, Hazel, Mannie, Emma [Mary] and Winnifred.

He leaves his wife, Mary; one son, Mannie [Mannis James] Johnston of Lenox; one daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Emma) Downey of Bedford; nine grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 13 great great grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.

[Harkless, John Duncan]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 27, 1937    [p. 1]

J. D. Harkless, 84, Dies

J. [ohn] D. [uncan] Harkless, 84, died at the hospital in Clarinda, Tuesday, May 25.

The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home this Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. H. Warrior of Blockton.  Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.

[Yenni, Christian]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 27, 1937    [p. 1]

Succumbs In Amazonia

Christian Yenni, 86, died at his home in Amazonia, Mo., Saturday, May 22, according to word received here by Mrs. C. [hristian] H. Moser [Barbara Ann Ulrich].  The funeral services were held at the German Reform church in St. Joseph Tuesday afternoon and burial was in the German Reform cemetery.

He is survived by three daughters, five sons, two sisters, and one brother.  Mr. Yenni was a brother of the late Mrs. John Graff [Anna Mary Yenni] and a cousin of the late C. [hristian] H. Moser.