Brokaw, Oren –

Oren Brokaw passed away at his home in Corning Sunday January 4. Mr. Brokaw lived on a farm north of Lenox for a few years, and later he moved on a farm near Mercer Center where he lived until five years ago at which time his health began to fail and he had to give up work and he then moved into Corning He lived at the latter place at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife and three children, Abe, George, and Margaret.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 8, 1931

Caldwell, Anna Elvira  –

Miss Anna Caldwell passed away at her home at Des Moines Monday. Funeral services will be held here at Lenox at the United Presbyterian church today

(Thursday) at 2 p. m. A short service was held Tuesday in Des Moines, after which the remains were taken to the home of her sister, Mrs. Jess Plants at Clearfield.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 22. 1931

Caldwell, Anna Elvira –

Anna Elvira Caldwell, second daughter of Samuel and Margaret Caldwell, was born in Des Moines county, Iowa, June 4, 1867. She passed away in Des

Moines, January 19, 1931, at the age of 63 years, 7 months and 15 days.

Early in life she made a profession of faith in Christ and was received into the membership of the United Presbyterian church at Morning Sun, Iowa. When

she was 27 years old the family moved to Lenox and here she became identified with the local United Presbyterian church.

During the years she resided in Lenox she practiced nursing and in this occupation she was particularly gifted. About five years ago she went to Des Moines and for three years or more previous to her death was an invalid.

She is survived by three sisters Mrs. C. A. McElhinney of Morning Sun, Iowa; Mrs. Jesse Plants, of Clearfield, Iowa; and Mrs. C. B. Casey of Creston, Iowa.

Funeral services were held in the United Presbyterian church of Lenox, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock,and Rev. Hutchman of Clearfield conducted the service.  Interment was in the Lenox cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 29, 1931

Dunbar, Roberta -

Roberta Dunbar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dunbar of Potterville, California, was killed in an auto accident Sunday.  Bob Dunbar is the son of Oliver Dunbar who ran a picture gallery here for several years. He is a cousin of Mrs. John Porter, Harley Killion and Clyde Dunbar of this place.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December 18, 1930

Dunbar, Roberta –

A clipping handed us this week tells of the fatal injury received by Miss Rebecca Dunbar, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Dunbar, formerly of Lenox.  The California newspaper follows:

Pleasantville, December 15—A Sunday pleasure trip to the snow line on-the Baleh park road in the Sierra east of here resulted tragically for five young people of this and the Lindsay district. Roberta Dunbar, 18, daughter of r. and Mrs. R. M. Dunbar of this city was fatally Injured when the roadster with jumble seat left the road and turned over alongside the road about 6 miles above Springville late in the afternoon.

Miss Dunbar, with Albert Smith, driver and Katherine Parker, both of Lindsay, were riding in the front seat. Rupert Baker of Strathmore and Elizabeth

Spellman of this city occupying the rumble seat. Faulty brakes are believed to have been the cause of the light car leaving the road and overturning as

they took a curve near the Morris Gill ranch. Miss Dunbar was pinned beneath the car and suffered a crushed chest. The others escaped with very minor

bruises and scratches. A nearby rancher rushed Miss Dunbar to the Springville sanitarium where she lived only a short time. Her parents, summoned from this city, reached her bedside just before her death.

Dunbar, her father, is adjutant of the local American Legion post. Miss Dunbar was a freshman in the local junior college. An inquest was held into the death of Miss Dunbar the following morning.

Funeral services will be held at the Lloyd Fritzche chapel at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Rev. Charles Mobly of the First Christian church officiating. Interment will be made in the Hillcrest Memorial cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 1, 1931

Gordon, William Even –

William Even Gordon was born near Rockville, Indiana, December 2, 1853 and died Oct. 24, 1930 at Lenox, Iowa.  He was the son of Andrew Jackson Gordon and Eliza Gordon.  There were five sons and one daughter in the family.

He was married to Marion Livingston on February 4, 1875 at Peoria, Ill. and resided there until 1894 when he came to Iowa, since which time he made his home in Taylor county, with the exception of a year he spent in Albuuerque, N.M.

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon’s family consisted of three daughters, Mrs. Cora Godden, Mrs. Joseph Hegwood and Essie Gordon.  Four grandsons and three granddaughters and one great grandson survive him.

Mr. Gordon united with the Blue Grove Christian church in 1895 and later transferred his membership to the Christian church in Lenox.

Funeral services were conducted at the home in Lenox, October 26, at 2 o’clock by Rev. Shepherd of the Methodist church assisted by Rev. M. and Rev. Davidson of Coin.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 6, 1930

Hughes, John N. -

Shocking to the community was the death of John N. Hughes which occurred with unexpected suddenness Sunday noon. He had attended Sunday school and church in the morning and had taken charge of his usual Sunday school class, but a few minutes after reaching home he dropped dead.

Mr. Hughes was an attorney and at the last town election was elected mayor of Lenox. He was 60 years, 10 months, and 7 days of age.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the United Presbyterian church of which he was a member and were conducted by Rev Crafts, assisted by Rev. A. L. Davidson of Coin, Iowa. Interment was made here.

Obituary

John N. Hughes, son of David and Mary Hughes, was born near Douglas, Ill., January 30, 1870.  In 1874, with his parents, he came to Iowa where he lived on a farm near Lenox until his marriage with Ada Tully, August 26, 1896. To this union were born four children: David T. Hughes, who preceded his father

in death by nearly four years; George Hughes, who passed away in infancy; Beatrice Evelyn Hughes and Walter Fowler Hughes, who together with the

mother, survive him.

Mr. Hughes became a church member in early manhood and was a faithful worker in the church and Sabbath school. He was a member of the United

Presbyterian church. For a number of years he served as superintendent

of the Sabbath school.

In his business life he showed a continual ambition to improve his lot and worked earnestly to fit himself for better things. He was a school teacher for several years. He served as county auditor for four years and during this time was also national member of the local drafting board of Taylor county. Leaving Bedford in 1919 he went to Washington D. C., where he took a

course in Internal Revenue Accounting in the offices of the United States treasury department. After completing this course, he moved his family to Omaha, Nebraska, at which place he served in the capacity of Income tax adjuster for nearly three years. Falling health of his son David caused him to leave the city and move to Hamburg, Iowa where he became cashier of the Bank of Hamburg.

Later he and his eldest son took up the work of public accounting at Creston during which time he finished his law course and was admitted to the bar on October 7, 1926. On January1, 1927, he .established his law office in Lenox. He was registered with the Iowa board of accountancy.

Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were: Mrs Jane Carnahan, Holyoke, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hughes, Omaha, Nebraska, Earl Hughes of

Bedford, Mr. and Mrs. John McFee, Mrs. Lloyd West, Mrs. Viva Peterson and Miss Jenny Bell McFee of Creston.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December 11, 1930

Hurley, Rachel S. –

Rachel S. Hurley, a resident of Lenox for more than fifty years, died at her home Thursday noon, January 1, 1931, at the age of 80 years.  She was born November 7, 1850 near Forest City, Ill.

In March, 1883, she, with her parents, moved to Lenox, where she made her home continuously for the remainder of her life.  She was the eldest daughter of Jeremiah and Marana Hurley and throughout her life she has tried to follow the Christian precepts taught her by her parents during her childhood. In early youth she identified herself with the Cumberland Presbyterian church of which she remained a faithful member until her removal to Iowa,

She is survived by three sisters: Mahala J. Manroe of Sweetwater, Texas; Mary C. Romine, with whom she resided; Marana D. Reynolds of Lenox, and J. Luther Hurley of Lenox, besides a number nieces and nephews.

When Salome chapter of Eastern Star was organized in Lenox, she became one of the charter members, and this order honored her faithful attendance in

their funeral rites Saturday, January 3.

Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon, at the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Shepherd. Burial was made in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 8, 1931

Little, Balites M. -

Dr. Balites M. Little of Clearfield died Monday according to word received in Clearfield about noon that day. Dr. Little's death occurred at Clarinda where he was taken on Wednesday of last week for treatment. His condition became increasingly serious and Mrs. Little and son were called to Clarinda Sunday night.

Dr. Little settled in Clearfield eight years ago as a practicing physician after first working with Dr H. C. McCall.  After setting up an office for himself  his health failed, about two years ago and he sold his practice to Dr. Roe Reed. He went to Iowa City for treatment on several occasions and returned to

Clearfield several weeks ago. He fitted up an office in the Taylor County bank building recently and had started to practice again when his condition became worse and he was sent to Clarinda.

Dr. Little made a warm place for himself in the hearts of Clearfield people, not only his patients but others as well, by his sympathetic nature and kindly treatment of all.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 30, 1930

Little, Balites M. -

Funeral services for Dr. B. M. Little were held at 10:30 a. m.Wednesday. October 27. and the body was taken to the old home at Dresden, Tennessee for interment.

Mrs. Little and son Bailus went with the body, and the daughter, Miss Marion Little, made the trip to Dresden from Washington D. C. where she is attending school at St. Mary's college.

The funeral was largely attended, as Dr. Little was known and loved by people far and near, and many friends were at the station as Mrs. Little and son started away.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 6, 1930

Long, John M. –

John M. Long, who has been a resident of Lenox for a number of years, died at his home here Thursday, January 22, following an illness of about two weeks. Mr. Long was born at Duncansville, Pa., April 2, 1854 and at the time of his death was 76 years of age.

He was married in 1897 to Mrs. Minnie J. Clark, who died July 6, 1924. He is survived by three sisters. Mrs. Anna Hibbard, who has taken care of him for the past six and one-half years; Mrs. Joseph Bell, Sioux City, Iowa; and Mrs. Ella Balderston, Bedford, Oregon. One niece, Mrs. Bruce Tulley of Minneapolis who made her home with them since the age of 5, also surviving, together with two step children, Alpha Clark and Mrs. Maggie Cowl, both of Clearfield.

Funeral services were held last Saturday, January 24, at the M. E. church and conducted by Rev. E. L. Shepherd. Music was furnished by the men's quartet composed of Ed Gaines, Marvin Fleming, Dr. W. H. Cash and Rev. Shepherd- Burial was made in Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 29, 1931

Madden, Arthur –

Arthur Madden passed away at his home near Kent Monday morning. Mr. Madden has not been well for several weeks but death came suddenly Monday, caused from heart trouble. He is survived by his wife and son, Rex, twelve years old. Mr. Madden was a cousin of Ed Madden of this city.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday January 29, 1931

Maxwell, J. P. -

Word has been received here of the death of Dr. J. P. Maxwell at his home in Van Nice, California, Sunday, October 26 at which place he resided with his only daughter, Mrs. Charley Smith, formerly Miss Madge Maxwell. Dr. Maxwell was for seventeen years or more, a prominent physician in Clearfield, having left here in 1913, when he sold his practice to Dr. D. W. Reed, who died here in April, 1929. Dr. Maxwell came here from Leon, having purchased the practice from Dr. Waight.

Interment was made at Van Nice, California. He leaves also a little grand-daughter, besides the daughter with whom he lived.

Dr. Maxwell had many friends here who are grieved to hear o his going.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 6, 1930

McClintock, Mrs. Frank (Mitchell) –

Mrs. Frank McClintock daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hale Mitchell, formerly of Lenox, died at Canon City, Colorado, October 29. The family lived here about 25 years ago.  She is survived by her husband, one son, one daughter and two brothers.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 13, 1930

Nelson, John B. -

John B. Nelson, a former Lenox resident, passed away at his home in Grand Island, Nebraska Saturday, November 1, at the age of 66 years and 6 months

He was born in Washington. Iowa, May 1, 1864 and was the son of Matthew and Nancy Nelson.

The body was brought to Lenox and funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. George Paymal.  Rev. Freeman conducted the services.  Songs used at the services were “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere” and “Going Down The Valley One By One”.   Burial  was made here.

At the age of 15 the Nelson family moved from Washington, Iowa to Lenox where Mr. Nelson made his home until eight years ago when he and his wife and son moved to Grand Island.

He was married to Marie Meadow, April 23, 1893and to them were born two sons, Lee and Lloyd.  Lee, a soldier during the war, preceded his father in death nine years ago.  Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, one son and 3 grandchildren. He is also survived by 3 brothers and two sisters.  They are:  Will Nelson, Ed Nelson, Roy Wilson and Mrs. George Paymal and Mrs. Thomas Manroe, all of Lenox.  He is also survived by a foster daughter, Mrs. Clark Stevens, also of Lenox.

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Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 6, 1930

Rowe, Norma Jean -

A little daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Rowe died at birth Sunday morning, November 16. She was named Norma Jean. Short funeral services were held at the home Monday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev. Freeman.  Mrs. Rowe's mother and brother Mrs. Dunkle and Fred of Fairfax, Mo., came to attend the funeral.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 20, 1930

Sharpe, Robert –

Word has been received here by friends of the R. D. Martin family, Lenox citizens of a number of years ago of the death of a son of the former Gertrude Martin.  The boy, Robert Sharpe, died Tuesday November 11, following a case of blood poisoning that starter from a small blister on is heel.

Robert was born September 30, 1910 at Seattle, Washington and was the son of Rev. and Mrs. D. S. Sharpe, now of East Chicago, Indiana, where Rev. Sharpe is pastor of the United Presbyterian church.  The boy was a graduate of the Lincoln high school of Portland, Ore. and at the time of his death was a junior at Monmouth College.  He was a star athlete, a member of the football squad and had served as president of the freshman class.

Rev. and Mrs. Sharpe and the two boys visited for several days in Lenox about two years ago.

Burial was made in a mausoleum at Monmouth, which was a gift of the Monmouth student body.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday November 20, 1930

Smith, Will –

A. F. Smith received word of the death of his brother, Will Smith, Wednesday, who passed away at his home at Lebanon, Mo., at 7 a. m. Mr. Smith and Will Smith's daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bowman left Wednesday afternoon.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 29, 1931

Stutsman, B. T. –

Friends of the Salem congregation will regret to know of the sudden death of Rev. B. T. Stutsman of Des Moines, which occurred at the Methodist hospital

in that city following a ten day illness with pneumonia. Rev. Stutsman died Tuesday morning. He held a revival meeting last October at the Salem church

where he was assisted by his wife and all who heard his services learned to love him.

His body was taken to Cerro Gordo, Ill., last Thursday afternoon after funeral services had been held at the Dunn funeral home in Des Moines.  Those from this community who attended the funeral were: Rev. and Mrs. Chas. Colyn, Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Klenzman and Mrs. Chas. Wray.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 15, 1931

Tuggle, Ida M. –

Mrs. Tom Wilson received word Sunday noon, January 4, of the death of her mother, Mrs. George Tuggle of Parkville, Mo., who had passed away that morning. The message came as a great shock to the family as she had been in her usual good health.

Mrs. Wilson, with her sister, Mrs. Don Clement, left Sunday evening for Parkville to attend the funeral.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 8, 1931

Wainwright, Samuel E. -

S. E. Wainwright, president of the Farmers & Merchants bank, died at his home here about 8 o'clock Thursday morning, January 1. Mr. Wainwright suffered an attack of flu during the fall and for about three months was in poor health, but for the week preceding his death he had been improving and it was thought by relatives that he would be around again in a few days. His death came with abrupt suddenness as a result of heart failure.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church and were conducted by Rev. Mortenson of Villisca, a former local pastor, assisted by Rev. Shultz. Interment was made in Fairview cemetery.

Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. John McKay, sister and brother-in-law of Mr. Wainwright, and his niece, Mrs. Marie

Little, all of Thornburg, Iowa; Judge Dan Hamilton, Mrs. Wainwright's uncle, Robert Hamilton, Helen Hamilton, all of Grinnell, Iowa; Mrs. Margaret Snyder, Mrs. Wainwright's aunt, of Newton, Iowa; O. O. Wolfe, Mrs. Wainwright's brother, of Waterloo; Mr. and Mrs. Dal Richey, Sharpsburg.

Samuel E. Wainwright, son of Stephen and Lucena Wainwright, was born on a farm near Rockford, Ill., May 9, 1867. When he was 2½ years old his parents

moved by covered wagon to a farm in Keokuk county, Iowa, which consisted of 240 acres.  Mr. Wainwright's father had purchased it from the government

during the civil war and Mr. Wainwright still owned it at the time of his death. He lived on this place until he was 18 years old when he moved to Malvern, Iowa, where he finished his high school education.  He then went to Quincy, Ill., at which place he took a business course at the Gem City business college.

Soon after receiving his degree from this college ill health caused him to go to Colorado where he homesteaded, preempted and free-claimed an entire

section of land. While still living in Colorado, on March 7, 1886, he was married to Lydia A. Wolfe of Mapleton. Iowa.

Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Wainwright continued to live and homestead the Colorado land, their first home being a sod house on the plains of eastern Colorado. Here, in addition to his farming activities, he located at Wray, Colorado, and bought grain all through the Republican river valley in the northeastern part of the state.

Six years after moving to Colorado he sold his interests, including his grain business, and moved to Malvern, Iowa, where he entered the hardware business.  After a year and a half there he sold his business and moved to Sharpsburg where he purchased a lumber yard and grain company and coal business. After living in Sharpsburg a year he organized and managed the Farmers Mercantile Bank of Sharpsburg. 

In 1901 he sold his interest in Sharpsburg  and moved to Lenox where he purchased a lumber and grain company which he operated and managed

for 20 years. In 1919 he purchased and reorganized the Farmers & Merchants bank of which he was the president and manager until the time of his death.

During the last forty years of his life, Mr. Wainwright was a member of the Presbyterian church in whose support he contributed liberally and to which

he remained faithful. He was a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge for the last 29 years.

He is survived by his wife and two sons, Leonard and Carroll, who were associated with him in business, two brothers and three sisters. His father and

mother, and one brother having preceded him in death.  His mother passed away very recently May 17, 1930, at the age of 85 years.

For a number of years Mr. Wainwright followed the sport of trap shooting .and received national recognition for prowess along that line of sport.  In his everyday life he took an active interest in every enterprise which would advance the well-being of the community.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 8, 1931

Wilson, Helen Mann –

Word was received here Sunday of the death of a former Clearfield resident, Helen Mann Wilson, of Lincoln, Nebraska.  Helen Mann, only daughter of Marcelius and Clara Mann was born September 7, 1902 at Clearfield, Iowa and departed this life January 2, 1931 at Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of twenty-nine years.

In 1919 her parents moved to Shenandoah and she entered high school, graduating in 1921.

Her mother passed away October 1909 when Helen was only seven years old.  Her father married Mrs. Maud Waring of Denver, Colorado July 8, 1913 and she has been a king and loving mother.

Helen Mann was married to Nathan B. Wilson of Shenandoah on January 3, 1926, and to this union was born one son, Jimmie on September 23, 1927.

She is survived by her husband, her little son, and her father and mother,  Mr. and Mrs. M. Mann of Shenandoah, three brothers, Leo of Des Moines, Harry of Creston and Clare of Shenandoah.  Also, two step-sisters and a step-brother.  Her aged grandmother Mrs. T. C. Mann of Gravity.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 15, 1931