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[Adams, Elmer Miles]
Clearfield Chronicle
Thursday February 17, 1966 p. 12
Elmer Adams Rites Jan.
25
Elmer
Mile [s] Adams, son of Major
A. [nderson] Adams and Clara
J. [ane] Hitchcock Adams was born
August 2, 1893 in Nebraska and departed from this life in his sleep on January
23, 1966 at his home in Blockton, Iowa at the age of 72 years, five months and
21 days.
He
had been ill with a heart condition for about a year prior to his death.
He
is survived by one sister - Mrs. Frank Irvin [Esther Eliza] of Blockton, Iowa, two brothers, W. [illiam]
R. Adams of Springville, Iowa and Ray Adams of Vinton, Iowa. One
brother - in - law; one sister- in - law, nieces, nephews, cousins and a host
of friends.
He
was preceded in death by two sisters and his parents.
Last
rites were conducted from the Blockton Christian Church on Jan. 25th with Rev.
James Ferris officiating. Interment in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Blockton.
[ADAMS, ELMER MILES]
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday,
February 3, 1966, p. 2
Elmer Adams Rites Jan. 25
Funeral services for Elmer Milo [Miles] Adams, 72, of Blockton
were held January 25 at the Blockton Christian Church with Rev. James Ferris
and Rev. Clarence Landis officiating. Mr. Adams died at his home in Blockton
Jan. 23, 1966. Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton.
Elmer Milo Adams was born on August 2, 1893 in Nebraska.
He was the son of Major A. [nderson] Adams and Clara J. [ane]
Hitchcock Adams.
He has spent the greater part of his life in or around Blockton
area.
He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Frank Irvin, of Blockton and
two brothers, W. R. Adams of Springville, Iowa and Ray Adams of Vinton, Iowa;
one brother-in-law, Mr. Frank Irvin of Blockton; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. W. R.
Adams, Springville, Iowa, and Mrs. Ray Adams, Vinton, Iowa; and a host of
nephews and nieces, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by two sisters and
his parents.
He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
[Adams, Mary Jane
King]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 21,
1939 p. 7
NEW MARKET
Attend Adams' Funeral
Among
those from a distance who attended the funeral services for Mrs. Mary Jane
[King] Adams at the Christian
church Thursday included: Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will Winemiller, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Don Wake all of Sheridan, Mo.; Burl Brown and daughter of Athelstan, Mrs. Perry Burns of Bedford and Chas. Brown of Laramie, Wyo.
[Brown, Bernice Edna
Williams]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday December 1,
1999 p. 5
BERNICE BROWN
Graveside
services for Bernice Brown,
(wife of "Skeeter" Brown),
age 80 of Branson, Missouri, formerly of Lenox, who died November 23, 1999 in
Las Vegas, Nevada were held Saturday, November 27, 1999 at 10:30 a.m. at North
Fairview Cemetery with Pastor Dena Vittorio officiating. Services were
conducted by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Lenox.
Bernice
Edna Brown was born August 9,
1919 in Lenox, the daughter of Burt Williams and Tura Young Williams. She grew up attending school in Lenox,
graduating in 1935. In 1938 she was united in marriage to Marvin
"Skeeter" Brown in
Maryville, Missouri. To this union two children were born, Leonard and Roger.
Bernice was a homemaker most of her life. She and Skeeter lived in Lenox until 1960 when they moved to
Bedford. In 1969 they moved to Clarinda, retiring in 1975, when they moved to
Branson, Mo. Bernice continued
living in Branson following the death of her husband in 1995. After suffering a
stroke in August of this year, she moved to Las Vegas to live with her son, Leonard.
Left
to cherish her memory are her two sons, Leonard Brown and fiancée Sandra Tabor of Las Vegas, Nevada and Roger Brown and wife Rhonda of Lawrence, Kansas; two sisters-in-law, Bertha
Williams of Lenox and Bernice
Brown of Phoenix, Arizona; five
grandchildren, two step grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death
was her husband Skeeter in 1995, her parents, Burt and Tura, and
two brothers, Melvin and Glen.
[Green, Henry H.]
Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska)
Tuesday July 29, 1941 p. 18
green---Henry
H., age 72 years, 2420 G St. Survived by his wife, Bertha, 4 daughters, Mrs. Ella Simmons, Fort Dodge, Ia.; Mrs. Freda Unruh, Oklahoma City; Mrs. Louise Negethon, Omaha; Mrs. Goldie Williams; brother, Frank, Clearfield, Ia.; 5 grandchildren. Services
Crosby-Meyer, Wednesday, 10 a. m. Interment West Lawn.
[Henry, Genevieve
Shepoka]
Catholic Voice (Omaha, Nebraska)
Friday September 28, 1973 p. 3
henry---Genevieve
A., 52, St. Mary Parish, Omaha.
Survived by daughter, Mrs. Edward (Carole) Paasch; mother, Mrs. Donna Shepoka; sister, Mrs. Karl (Helen) Kava; brother, Clifford Shepoka. Larkin Funeral Home.
[King, Duane Gayland]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday January 18, 1940 p. 2
Duane
[Gayland] King, 21, of Blockton,
son of Mayor Roy King, died on
Tuesday. The funeral will be on Thursday afternoon, J. R. Crew, directing.
[King, Duane Gayland]
Blockton News
Thursday January 25, 1940 p. 4
Obituary
Duane
Gayland King, invalid son of Roy
C. and Mina A. [ngeline] King,
was born April 14, 1918, at Athelstan, and passed away at his home in Blockton
Tuesday morning, Jan. 10, 1940, at the age of 21 years, 9 months and 2 days.
He
was a member of the Christian church and always enjoyed attending the services
when health permitted.
He
is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy C. King; two sisters, Mrs. Gordon Griffith of Bridgeport, Nebr., and Donna at home; one brother, Eldon, at home; his grandfather, W. E. King, at home, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. [assius] M. King of Athelstan;
also many other relatives and a host of friends.
Duane always appreciated the many acts of kindness
extended to him during his years of affliction.
Funeral
services were held at the Blockton Christian church Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck, pastor of the Bedford Christian church.
Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery, Blockton.
[KING, DUANE GAYLAND]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, January 18, 1940
Duane Gayland King Dead
Duane Gayland King, son of Mayor and Mrs. Roy C. King, passed away at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning at the age of 21 years, 9 months and 2 days. The lad had been an invalid for eighteen years. Pneumonia was the immediate cause of his death.
Funeral services will be held at the Christian church this (Thursday) afternoon at 2:30, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck of Bedford, and burial in Rose Hill cemetery, Blockton.
[King, Ida Ellen
Sharp]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 3, 1952 [p. 1]
Mrs. Ida King Died December 29
Mrs.
Ida King, 83, died Dec. 29 at the
home of her son, Roy King in
Blockton, where she had made her home since the death of her husband, C.
[assius] M. King, two years ago.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Blockton at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec.
31 conducted by Rev. C. A. Abbott. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at
Blockton.
Mrs.
King is survived by the son and
two daughters.
[King, Ida Ellen
Sharp]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 10, 1952 p. 7
BLOCKTON
Obituary - Mrs. Ida
King
Ida
Ellen Sharp, daughter of Marlon [Francis Marion] and Lydia Sharp [Elizabeth “Libby”
Fender], was born in Mercer
County, Ill., Nov. 20, 1868 and died at the home of her son, Roy C. King in Blockton Dec. 29, 1951, at the age of 83
years, one month and nine days.
When
she was four years old, her mother died and for several years thereafter she
made her home with her grandparents, who resided in the State of Kansas and
later in Taylor county, Iowa, where she spent the greater part of her life.
When
a young woman she became a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist church located
northwest of Athelstan.
On
April 22, 1886 she was married to Cassius M. King, who preceded her in death January 8, 1950. To
them were born three children, Roy C. King of Blockton, Mrs. C. [arl] A. [ustin] Stickelman [Pearl] of Winterset, Mrs. A. E. Williams [Vera Dell] of Cherokee, all of whom survive her.
She
is also survived by eight grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Jonah [Wilson] Humphrey [Pumphrey] [Allie
May] of St. Joseph, Mrs. J. C.
Collins [Nina] of Kansas City; three half-brothers, Dallas [Marion]
Sharp of Troy, Kans., Frank
Sharp and Clyde Sharp of Kansas City.
Funeral
services were held Dec. 31, at the Christian church in Blockton, conducted by
Rev. C. A. Abbott. Burial was In Rose Hill cemetery.
[King, Roy C.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 25, 1964 p. 5
Final Rites Held For Roy
C. King
Funeral
services for Roy C. King, long
time Blockton resident, were held June 12 at Blockton Christian church with
Rev. James Ferris officiating. Mr. King died June 9 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Mo., at the age of
77 years, six months and three days. Interment was at Rose Hill cemetery,
Blockton.
The
following obituary was included in the services:
Roy
C. King, the son of Cassius
and Ida [Ellen Sharp] King, was
born in Montgomery County, near Red Oak, Iowa, on Dec. 6, 1886.
At
the age of one the family moved to Chicago, Ill., where he grew up and received
his education and graduated from the Chicago Public schools in 1901.
In
1904 his parents moved southwest of Blockton, and later moved to a farm
northwest of Blockton.
In
April of 1908 Roy joined the
Christian church in Maloy and later transferred to the Blockton Christian
church 1911.
In
1910 Roy gave violin lessons
to many youngsters, on coming to Blockton. Also that year Roy was asked to play every Sunday at the Christian
church and has been faithful in playing every Sunday but for a few exceptions.
In
1911 Roy C. King was united in
marriage to Nina [Mina] A. [ngeline] King August 2 and to this union were born four children, two girls and
two boys, Ila [Ellen], Donna, Eldon [Leroy] and Duane.
Roy was Mayor of Blockton for 20 years from 1936-1956
and was instrumental in getting a water system, and the highway surfaced. He
was a member of the Bethany Lodge No. 320 AF & AM and received his 50 year
pin January 17, 1950.
Preceding
him in death were his wife Nina,
his parents, two sisters, Pearl Stickelman, Vera Williams; and his son, Duane. He is survived by Miss Donna King of the home, Mrs. Gordon (Ila) Griffith of Scottsbluff, Nebr.; Eldon King of Blockton; five grandchildren; one great
grandchild; four nephews; one niece and many, many friends.
Among
those from out-of-town who attended the funeral of Roy C. King were Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Griffith of Scottsbluff, Nebr., and their daughter, Mrs.
William Talbert, Littleton,
Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Allan Byers and Betsy of St. Charles, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Dale Scott, Perry, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scott, Cherokee, Ia.; Mrs. Harry Scott, Meriden, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. John Moeck, Green City, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Earl King, Gravity, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. W. D. King of Des Moines.
[Miller, Coryl
Elizabeth Damewood Jones]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday September 14, 1988 p. 6
Coryl Elizabeth
Miller
Coryl
Elizabeth Damewood, daughter of Clyde
Melvin and Blanche May
Damewood, was born March 25,
1912, at the family farmstead near Sharpsburg. She was to have three sisters: Blythe
Larene, Margaret Eva, and
Doris May. She attended country
school at Marshall #2, followed by high school at Sharpsburg. In her early
childhood, she was baptized into the Methodist Church at Gravity.
In
1930 Coryl was united in
marriage to Charlie Jones, Jr. To this union was born two daughters: Mary Margaret and Coryl Belle (Chinky). This family spent their entire married life on
a farm two miles east of Sharpsburg. In 1952, Charlie lost his life in a farm related accident, but the
family continued to live on the farm.
On
February 25, 1955, Coryl was
married to Raymond Jr. (Bing) Miller. They continued to live on the farmstead and operated the Miller
Chevrolet Dealership in Lenox. Coryl was a full partner and bookkeeper for the firm. During these years,
they were blessed with Leanne Tyler as a member of the Eberle family, and three granddaughters: Coryl Ann Hurd, Kay Marie Eberle, and Kim Kristine Eberle.
Coryl was preceded in death by her
daughter Mary Margaret, great
granddaughter Mary Kay Hurd,
sisters Blythe and Doris, and her parents.
Besides
her husband Bing, left to
remember her love and to mourn her passing are her daughter Chinky and husband Bill Eberle; sister Margaret and husband Vane Lucas; three granddaughters; three great grandsons: Shane, Toby and Andy; and a host
of relatives and friends.
Coryl was a kind and loving person; always interested
in the welfare of those around her. She was an ambitious person who shared in
all family responsibilities, as well as the concerns of her friends and
relatives. She suffered greatly the last weeks of her life, but never
complained. She cooperated completely with the doctors, nurses, and all others
who worked to make her comfortable. She is already greatly missed by her
husband and family as well as friends who tried to assist her.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1988 at the First Christian Church in
Lenox with Dr. Jack Cutbirth officiating. Burial was at North Fairview Cemetery
in Lenox.
[Miller, Coryl
Elizabeth Damewood Jones]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday September 14, 1988 p. 12
New
Market
Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Anderson and Eddie of Cedar Rapids came Monday evening to the
home of Ben and Mary Anderson. On Tuesday they all attended the funeral of Mrs.
Bing Miller of Lenox.
[Miller, Raymond Bell
“Bing”, Jr.]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday May 19, 1999 p. 5
Raymond
"Bing" Miller
Raymond
"Bing" Miller, age 79
of Lenox died May 9, 1999 at the Lenox Care Center.
Funeral
services were held Thursday, May 13, 1999 at Lenox Christian Church in Lenox
with Rev. Dena Vittorio officiating. Burial in the North Fairview Cemetery at
Lenox with Military Rites by Parkinson Post #250, Lenox American Legion. Coen
Beaty Funeral Home of Lenox was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond was born February 7, 1920 in Bedford, Iowa to Raymond
B. [ell] Miller, Sr and Ruby
Pearl Miller. He graduated from
Lenox High School in 1938. On February 25,1955 he was united in marriage to Coryl
Elizabeth Damewood Jones. Raymond owned and operated the Miller
Chevrolet in Lenox. His entire life was spent in Taylor County except while in
Iceland during World War II.
He was a member of the
Lenox Christian Church, Lenox Rotary and Parkinson Post #250 Lenox American
Legion. He served in the United States Army,
World
War II, 1941-1945.
Survivors
include a daughter, Chinky [Coryl Belle] Eberly of Des Moines and a brother, David (Nancy)
Miller of Springfield, VA; four
grandchildren; seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
He
was preceded in death by his wife in 1988; son-in-law Bill Eberle; grandson-in-law, Willie Smith, Jr. and a grandson, Andy Seal.
[Miller, Raymond Bell,
Sr.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 3, 1952 [p. 1]
Raymond Miller Died January 3
Raymond
[Bell] Miller, 54, of Lenox died
early this Thursday morning, Jan. 3 at University hospital, Iowa City following
surgery at two different times the past several weeks.
He
is survived by his wife [Ruby Pearl Miller]; two sons, David,
a lawyer in the U. S. Navy and stationed in Virginia, and Raymond, Jr., of Lenox; and by four sisters, Mrs. Jasper
Perkins, Mrs. Wm. Smith, Mrs. Lloyd Stickelman and Mrs. Floyd Van Reenen, all of Bedford. The Millers formerly lived In Bedford.
[Miller, Raymond Bell,
Sr.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 10, 1952 [p. 1]
Attend Miller Rites At Lenox
Relatives
from out of town, attending the funeral services for Raymond [Bell] Miller at Lenox Saturday, included Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Van Reenen, Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Perkins, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hooper, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Miller of Bedford.
Ronald
Miller of Shenandoah; Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Perkins of Oelwein; Mr.
and Mrs. Johnny Tucker of Iowa
City; Will Miller, Mrs. Lola Reid of Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Del Miller, Harry Clayton, Eldon Miller of Siam.
Friends
attending from Bedford were Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Blake, Mrs. Paul Goudie, Mrs.
Guy Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Wid Holmes.
[Nye, Albert David]
Blockton News
Thursday January 25, 1940 p. 4
A. D. Nye
A.
[lbert] D. [avid] Nye died
suddenly at his home south of Mount Ayr on Sunday of last week at the age of 70
years, 10 months and 14 days. Mr. Nye was an agent for the Great Western a number of years, being located
at Athelstan, Benton and other points. He served Taylor County as treasurer
four years and represented the Adams-Taylor district as senator in the 35th and 36th General Assemblies. Burial was made at Athelstan.
[Pointer, Oley H.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 13, 1957 p. 2
O. H. Pointer Dies In Wyoming
Word
has been received here by relatives of the death of Oley H. Pointer of Sheridan, Wyo. Mr. Pointer's funeral was held
at the Reed Funeral Home and burial in the Sheridan Municipal cemetery, Wyo.,
on May 17, 1957.
Mr.
Pointer was preceded in death by
his wife, the former Jessie M. Edmundson of Bedford, who passed away in 1948.
He
is survived by one brother Virgil Pointer of Denver, Colo.
[Taylor, Mary Edna
Simpson]
Bedford
Times-Republican’
March 15, 1928 p. 6
Clearfield
Funeral
services were held on Thursday afternoon at Diagonal Presbyterian church,
conducted by Rev. A. L. Jordan. Interment was in the Diagonal Cemetery.
Mrs. Ves Taylor [Mary Edna Simpson] died at the hospital in Creston on Thursday,
March 8. The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Diagonal
last Saturday.
[Taylor, Silvester W.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday November 11, 1937 [p. 1]
S. W. Taylor Dead
S.
[ilvester] W. Taylor, who had
been critically ill for some months, died last week Tuesday, Nov. 2 at about
noon. In failing health for the past year, he went some months since to Iowa
City, submitted to an operation which did not check the decline, and has
gradually failed since.
The Taylor home was on the North
Diagonal road, east of the Platte, and he was counted one of that community's
most prosperous and respected citizens. His many friends greatly regret his
passing.
Mr.
Taylor was 75 years and 2 months
old at death. He is survived by one son, Howard [Eliott] Taylor, and by two daughters, Mrs. Bert Hansell and Mrs. Mark Richardson.
[Williams, Golda May
Green]
Tulare Advance
Register (Tulare,
California)
Friday January 30, 1970 p. 2
Golda Williams
Mrs.
Golda [May Green] Williams, 75,
613 Pratt St., died Thursday in a Tulare convalescent home. The Rev. and Mrs. Leo
Harrison, Tulare, are listed as close friends. Mrs. Williams was a member of their church, the Foursquare
Gospel. Funeral services are pending at the Peers Funeral Service.
[Williams, Golda May
Green]
Tulare Advance
Register (Tulare,
California)
Saturday January
31, 1970 p. 2
Golda Williams
Funeral
services for Golda [May Green] Williams, 75, who died Thursday in a Tulare convalescent hospital, will be
held Monday at 9:30 a. m., in the Hamilton-Peers Funeral Chapel.
[Winslow, Mary Evelyn
Woods]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 9, 1998 p. 5
Mrs. Evelyn Winslow
Mrs.
[Mary] Evelyn Winslow, a
78-year-old resident of 3708 Oklahoma Ave. in Trenton passed away Wednesday,
December 2, 1998 at her home.
Funeral
services were held December 5, 1998. Burial was in the Resthaven Memorial
Gardens at Trenton.
Mrs.
Winslow was born on July 25, 1920
at Diagonal, Iowa the daughter of Harry F. [oster] and Christa Mae Hill
Woods. She graduated from
Tingley, Iowa High School in 1937. On January 11, 1939 she was married to Edgar
Winslow at Maryville, MO. He
preceded her in death, dying on April 11, 1996. After their marriage they
farmed in the Sharpsburg and Lenox, Iowa communities until they moved to
Bedford, Iowa where they resided for 15 years. They moved to Trenton in 1963. Mrs.
Winslow worked for Dr. Fuson
after they moved to Trenton and after he retired she began employment at the
Wright Memorial Hospital first in admitting and then after she received her
L.P.N. degree she worked as a nurse for many years until she retired in 1996.
Mrs.
Winslow was a member of the
Trenton First Baptist Church; the Trenton Rebecca Lodge, where she was a Past
Noble Grand; the Order of the Eastern Star, where she had served as a Past
Worthy Matron; the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the Now and Then Club
of the Wright Memorial Hospital.
Mrs.
Winslow is survived by two
daughters, Barbara Pfaff of
Trenton, MO and Carolyn Ellis of Lamar, MO; a brother, Bill Woods of Gowrie, IA; 6 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Besides her parents and
husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Chuck Woods.
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