Robert Dearmond Bebb

BEBB, DEARMOND, JONES, MOATS, HILL

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Date: 11/8/2018 at 18:44:20

Columbus Gazette, April 25, 1935, page 8

Funeral services were held at the Conesville Grace Reformed church Easter Sunday afternoon at 2:30 for Robert Dearmond Bebb, nine, who died Friday afternoon.

The Rev. E. Jasmann conducted the services. Miss Virginia Stauffer and Miss Lorene Maxwell sang: "Some Day We'll Understand" and "Precious Jewels." Flower attendants were Mrs. Forest Maxwell, Mrs. Dennis Christiansen, Misses Esther Moats, Daisy Kemp and Amilda Emberson.

Pallbearers were Glen Nicholson, Glen Jarrard, Raymond Lutz, Rufus Bullis, Leroy and LeMoyne Heither.

Burial was in the Conesville cemetery.

The services were largely attended, the church being filled beyond its seating capacity and many were standing in the aisles.

His Sunday school class and teacher, Miss Dollie Jones, attended the services in a body. His day school teacher, Miss Moats, acted as one of the flower attendants. The services were also held on the birthday anniversary of his father.

Robert was the only child of Austin and Gertrude Hill Bebb. He was born on April 30, 1926 in Conesville at the I. W. Jones home and was the only child born in this house in fifty years. He died on April 19, Good Friday afternoon at about 3:30 on the farm of his great grandfather, Israel Hill, where his mother spent his girlhood days and grew to womanhood. Robert lacked eleven days of attaining his ninth birthday.

He was Robert D. Bebb the second being given the name of his grandfather Bebb.

Robert was taken sick about two weeks previous to his death with measles, followed by glandular trouble fever, then pneumonia. His condition was not considered critical by his parents until a short time before his death and it came as a great shock to all.

Robert was an exceptionally bright boy and the pride of his parents. Many have remarked when meeting him what a polite little boy he was. He was a member of the Grace Reformed Sunday school and a regular attendant. When asked by his Sunday school teacher what he would like to be when he grew up he replied "a preacher."

Robert has preached a beautiful sermon is his short life.

He attended the Conesville school being in the third grade. His parents got him a pony this spring which he rode to school and the familiar little fellow with his pony will be greatly missed.

Robert is deeply mourned by his parents, grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Bebb and Samuel Hill, several uncles, aunts and cousins among whom he was a favorite.

His passing has made heaven nearer and dearer to them

Jesus has taken a beautiful bud
Out of our garden of love.
Borne it away to the city of God
Home of the angels above.
Full blooming flowers alone will not do
Some must be young and ungrown
So the sweet buds He is gathering too,
Beautiful gems of His throne.
Blooming in beauty in Heaven they are
Blooming for you and for me
We shall behold them again by and by
Beautiful flowers on high.

Among those from a distance who attended the service were : John Hill and son, Earl, Mrs. Ed Barnard, Mrs. Hinman and daughter, Miss Bessie, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. McKee, Miss Flossie Morris, Mrs. Stella Nyenhuis, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn McCullough, Lyle and Maxine, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McCullough, Mrs. Guy Honts and Ferral Dean and John Coffin, all of Muscatine; Mr. and Mrs. George Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Askren, Wapello; Mr. and Mrs. Eben Williams and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Forest Bebb and two children, Columbus Junction; Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Foster, West Liberty, Mr. and Mrs. Hall Estle, West Branch; Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Porter and William and Mrs. Agnes Hankins, Nichols; Miss Eva McKee, DeKalb, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Crist, daughter, Virgie, Shell Rock; Mr. and Mrs. Jessse Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Johnson, Laura Hill of Cedar Rapids.