Obituaries
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[Bengard, John, Jr.]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     June 24, 1965    p. 6

John Bengard Rites June 19

Funeral services for John Bengard, 39, of New Market were held June 19 at the Walker Funeral Home in Clarinda with Rev. Glen Mitchell officiating. Mr. Bengard died at Clarinda Municipal Hospital June16, 1965 where he had been hospitalized for a week with cerebral hemorrhage. Interment with military honors was at Memory Cemetery near New Market.

Operator of Standard Oil Service in New Market for 16 years, Mr. Bengard was treasurer of the New Market Fire Department and member of the American Legion Post 300.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley and two daughters, Trudy and Vicky; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Bengard Sr. of Exira; sisters, Mrs. Harvey Lorrinne Nelson of Grand Junction, Colo., Mrs. Gary (Nola) Antisdel of Council Bluffs.

[Brown, Almond Henry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     June 17, 1965     p. 8

ALMOND BROWN, 89, SERVICES HERE TUeS.

Funeral services for Almond Henry Brown, 89, of Indianola, father of Mrs. Mabel Cole, were held June 15th at the Bedford Christian Church conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Brown died June 12 at Indianola. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.

[Brown, Almond Henry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     June 24, 1965    p. 6

A. H. Brown, 89, Rites June 15

Funeral services for Almond Brown, 89, of Indianola, formerly of Bedford, held June 15 at the Bedford Christian Church, were conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Brown died at Indianola on June 12, 1965. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.

Almond Henry Brown, son of William E. and Lydia Miller Brown, was born Dec. 4, 1875, in Clark County, Mo.

On Nov. 15, 1899, he was united in marriage to Nancy Lavenia Round, at Grant City, Mo. To this union two children were born: Silas Edward and Mabel Mary.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown farmed for many years in the Clearfield community, retiring in 1942 when they moved into Bedford. Mrs. Brown preceded him in death in 1957 after which Mr. Brown lived with his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Cole in Indianola, Ia.

He was also preceded in death by his parents, six brothers, three sisters, and his son, Silas.

He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Cole of Indianola; four grandchildren, Betty Swan, Carole Cole, Leland Brown and Elaine Pace; seven great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

[Brown, Nancy Lavenia Round]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      September 12, 1957      [p. 1]

Mrs. A. H. Brown Died Here Monday

Mrs. A. [lmond] H. [enry] Brown, 73, died at her home in Bedford, Monday, September 9 following a short illness.

Funeral services were held at the Christian church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Lowell Hall, pastor of the Stockton Christian church. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.

[Brown, Nancy Lavenia Round]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      September 19, 1957     [p. 1]

Mrs. A. H. Brown Buried Here Wed.

Funeral services for Mrs. A. H. Brown, who died at her home in Bedford September 9, were held at the Christian church, Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Lowell Hall of Blockton. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.

Nancy Lavenia Round, daughter of Silas [Andrew] and Mary [Serrelda Scarborough] Round, was born Dec. 1, 1883 at Sheridan, Mo., and died at the age of 73 years, nine months, eight days.

She was married to Almond Henry Brown on Nov. 15, 1899 at Grant City, Mo. To them were born two children, Silas Edward Brown, who preceded her in death July 16, 1951, and Mabel Mary Brown, now Mrs. Harry Cole of Blockton.

Surviving with the husband and daughter are a son-in-law, Supt. H. [arry] A. Cole of Blockton; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Letha Brown of Bedford; four grandchildren, Mrs. Betty Swan of Northfield, Minn., Carole Cole of Blockton, Leland Brown and Mrs. Elaine Pace of Bedford; two great grandchildren, Ricky and Kerry Swan; one sister, Mrs. Della Toops of Riverton, Wyo.; four brothers, James Round of Arapahoe, Wyo., Ralph Round of Clearfield, Lester Round of Bedford, Theodore Round of Castro Valley, Calif.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers, Madge Round, Mrs. Goldie Brooks, Mrs. Malona Reith, Phillip Round and Floyd Round.

[Brown, Silas Edward]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      July 19, 1951      [p. 1]

Silas Brown, 48, Dies at Farm Home

Silas E. [dward] Brown, 48, farmer living five miles west of Bedford, died Monday afternoon, July 16, following a heart attack.

Funeral services were held at the Christian church Thursday at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. Evan Routh, assisted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.

Mr. Brown was born Oct. 10, 1902, in Sheridan, Mo. When he was 11 years old, he moved to Taylor County with his parents.

June 1, 1927, he was married to Letha Stephens. They are the parents of three children, Betty Lou, deceased, Leland and Elaine.

He was a member of the Blockton Christian, church, later transferring to the Clearfield Christian church.

Besides his wife and two children, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.[lmond] H. [enry] Brown of Bedford and a sister, Mrs. Harry Cole [Mabel Mary] of Gravity.

[Clark, John Porter]                                                [Cordell, Clara Ann Tackett]

Taylor County Herald

Thursday     June 4, 1942     p. 8

RITES FOR TWO

Funeral services were held early this week in Athelstan for two pioneer residents, John Clark who died Saturday and Mrs. Anna Cordell of Platteville for whom services were held Saturday with interment in the Athelstan cemetery.

[Clark, John Porter]           

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      June 11, 1942     p. 2

ATHELSTAN

OBITUARY

J. P. Clark

John P. [orter] Clark, son of Elon D. [avid] and Abbie Jane [Austin] Clark was born in Davis County, Mo., September 23, 1864 and died May 31, 1942 at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 8 days, at his home in Athelstan.

He was married to Laura H. [iley] Parman, Dec. 25, 1887. To them were born ten children: Rolla M. Clark of Bethany, Mo.; Carl Clark of Hatfield, Mo.; Lois Clark of Bethany, Mo.; Ora Clark of Bethany, Mo; Lester Clark of Monmouth, Ill.; Mrs. Millard O'Neal [Beulah] of Clarinda, Mrs. Howard Scott [Lelah] of Athelstan, and Emery Clark at home. Two children died in infancy. He also leaves twenty-one grandchildren and one brother.

He united with the Methodist church in his early life and remained true to that faith. He was a devoted husband, loving father and excellent neighbor.

Funeral services were conducted at the Athelstan community church with Challie E. Graham in charge of the rites.

Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.

[Note: The same obituary was printed in the Taylor County Herald, June 11, 1942, page seven.]

[Clark, Laura Hiley Parman]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      September 6, 1951      p. 6

ATHelSTAN

ATHeLSTAN — Mrs. Laura Clark died August 28 at Hand hospital in Shenandoah at the age of 82 years, two months, six days.

Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Community church and burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.

Attend Clark Rites

Those attending the funeral services from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Lester Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Flack and children of Alexis, Ill.; Carl Clark & son Lloyd Clarinda; Mrs. Ora Clark and daughter Leta, Rolla Clark of Bethany; Mr. and Mrs. Emory Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Millard O'Neal and son Charles, Mrs. Florence Messman, Mrs. M. R. Case and daughter, Kenneth Clark, Mrs. Alice Lee, Mrs. T. Lyons, Mrs. M. R. Wallace, Mrs. Floyd Grey, all of Shenandoah; Mr. and Mrs. M. O'Neal and son Duane, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Hill and daughter, Farragut; Mr., and Mrs., Claude Apperson, Northboro; Mrs. Anna Foster of Blythedale, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Ward Young, Kansas City; Harry Parman of Topeka, Kans.; Mrs. Edith Brown, Leroy Parman of Springfield, Mo.; Kenneth Clark , Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Archie Russell, Martinsville, Mo., Kenneth Clark and family, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Hall, Wesley Clark, all of Bethany; Mr. and Mrs. Victor Parman, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Parman, Clyde and John Parman, Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Sheridan; Mrs. Kate Clark, Mrs. Roy Weaver, Blockton; Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Scott and daughters, Bedford.

[Clark, Laura Hiley Parman]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      September 13, 1951      p. 5

ATHElstAN

Obituary -- Mrs. J. P. Clark

Mrs. J. [ohn] P. [orter] Clark died at Hand hospital, Shenandoah, August 28. Funeral services were held at Community church in Athelstan, conducted by Rev. Mr. Greenwood of Clarinda. Burial was in Athelstan cemetery.

Laura Hiley Parman, daughter of James W. [esley] and Martha [Catherine Gibbs] Parman, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, June 2, 1869 and died at the age of 82 years, two months, six days.

At the age of 18 years she united with the Methodist church at Brooklyn, Mo.

She was married to John P. [orter] Clark, Dec. 25, 1887 and to them were born ten children, two of them dying in infancy. Mr. Clark died May 30, 1942. A son Ora died Nov. 5, 1950.

She is survived by seven children: Rolla Clark, Bethany, Mo.; Carl Clark, Clarinda; Lewis Clark, Grand Ridge, Ill.; Lester Clark, Alexis, Ill.; Mrs. Beulah Neil [O’Neal] and Emory Clark, Shenandoah; Mrs. Lelah Scott, Athelstan.

Also by three sisters, five brothers, 21 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren.

[Coon, Waunita Clymer]

Reporter-Herald (Loveland, Colorado)

October 21, 2006

Waunita C. Coon, 95, of Loveland died Oct. 20, 2006, at Sierra Vista Health Care Center.

She was born Oct. 25, 1910, in Loveland to Carl and Clara Clymer. She grew up in Loveland and graduated from Loveland High School in 1928.

She married C. [larence] Beryl Coon on Sept. 2, 1933, in Fort Collins. He died in 1987.

A homemaker, Mrs. Coon lived in her current home for 65 years. She was a member of the Loveland chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, did volunteer work at the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Loveland and was the clerk at the church for many years.

She wrote poems and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working on genealogy and loving her grandchildren.

She is survived by her son, Ron Coon, and his wife, Eunice, of Loveland; a brother, Marlin Clymer, and his wife, Betty, of Loveland; a sister-in-law, Mary Clymer of Loveland; grandchildren LaVeta Smikahl, Ronna Kiel and husband Leonard, Steven Coon, and Karleen Hall and husband Tony; great-grandchildren Cindy Buchannan and husband Tom, LaRelle Smikahl, Ryan and Jesse Coon, Tiffany, Michelle and Megan Hall and Mellisa Coon; great-great-grandchildren Terry and Mellisa Coon; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers, one sister and a grandson.

A viewing will take place 4-5 p.m. Wednesday at Viegut Funeral Home. The casket will be closed at the funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 950 N. Cleveland Ave. Burial will be in the Loveland Burial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Worthy Student Fund in care of Viegut Funeral Home, 1440 N. Boise, Loveland, CO 80538.

[Cordell, Clara Ann Tackett]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      June 11, 1942     p. 2

Obituary--Mrs. Isaac Cordell

Clara Ann Tackett, daughter of Fannie [Jane Adams] and James L. [ewis] Tackett, was born in Worth County, Missouri, December 20, 1884, and died at her home in Platteville, Iowa. May 27, 1942, at the age of 58 years, 5 months and 7 days.

She became a member of the Christian church at Isadora in her early childhood. On January 28, 1906, she was married to Isaac Henry Cordell in Worth county, Missouri. To them were born 7 children, all of whom are living. They are, 2 sons: Carl of Conway and Cecil of Blockton; 5 daughters: Mabel [Fern] Bycroft of Corning, Cordys Newby of Platteville, Evelyn Livermont of Akron, Ohio, Mary Chandler of Athelstan and Lillie at home. Of the 17 grandchildren, 2 grandsons, Harold and Wilbur Durfey, made their home with her.

Her father, mother, one brother and one sister preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband, 7 children, 17 grandchildren, 5 brothers, Earl, Jim and Joe Tackett all of Wyoming, Henry and Will Tackett of Sidney, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Ross Young of Long Beach, California.

Funeral services were held in Athelstan Saturday, May 30 at 2 o'clock under the supervision of Challie Graham. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.

Attend Cordell Funeral

Those from a distance who attended the funeral services for Mrs. Isaac Cordell Saturday, included Mr. and Mrs. John Cordell of Nebraska City, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Jefferies, Jimmy and Jerry, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Talkington, Mrs. Wm. Jenkins, Miss Edith Johnson and Miss Alice Nelson of Bedford, Mr. and Mrs. James Adams, Mr. and Mrs., Joe Copple, Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Farrell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Rose Black, Mrs. Walt Morris and family of Sheridan; Mrs. Mary Yarger of Rosendale, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tackett of Villisca, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Tackett, Mr. and Mrs. Truman Straight, and Mrs. Raymond Treece, Miss Louise Straight, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Mercer and Mrs. Roy Mercer of Blockton; Lemuel Purcell of Maryville, Mrs. Nell Davis of Conway, Miss Georgia Scroggie of Maloy, Geo. Brown, Mrs. Callie Matheny and Glade Moore, Miss Lillian Cordell and Emory Cordell of Platteville; Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bycroft, Deva and Joan of Corning; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cordell, Laverne, Peggy and Dona of Conway; Mrs. Evelyn Livermont of Akron, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cordell, Harold and Albert of Blockton.

[Note: The same obituary was printed in the Taylor County Herald, June 11, 1942, page two.]

[Firth, James]

Iowa South-West

Saturday     February 27, 1875      p. 3

Memorial

As it has pleased Almighty God to take from our midst our worthy brother James Firth, therefore we, the members of Honey Creek Grange, No. 572 do hereby Resolve, That we tender our heart-felt sympathy to the bereaved family, trusting that our loss may be his Eternal gain.

2d. Resolved, That a copy be tendered to his family; also to the Iowa South-West and Argus for publication.

M. J. VanReenen

R. G. Wheeler

Committee.

[Firth, Juliet Westfall]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday      November 21, 1901     p. 9

Died at a Ripe Old Age.

At the home of her son, in Jackson Township, November 13, 1901, occurred the death of Mrs. Juliet [Westfall] Firth, aged 93 years, 7 months and 2 days. Mrs. Firth was an old settler in Taylor County, having resided here about thirty years. Funeral services were held on Friday at the Straight schoolhouse conducted by Rev. T. J. Ream, of Bedford, after which interment took place in Forest Grove cemetery.

[Firth, Juliet Westfall]

Bedford Times-Republican

Thursday      November 21, 1901     p. 5

93 Years Old

Mrs. Juliet [Westfall] Firth died Wednesday, November 13th, 1901, at the home of her son, eleven or twelve miles southeast of this city, in Jackson township. She was aged 93 years, 7 months and 2 days and had resided in Taylor County about thirty years.

Rev. T. J. Ream, pastor of the Bedford M. E. Church, conducted the funeral services, which were held at 11 a. m., Friday, November 15th, 1901, at the Straight schoolhouse. The attendance was very large. The interment was in Forest Grove cemetery.

[Irvin, Stella Elizabeth Forson]

MRS. STELLA IRVIN

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      March 8, 1945     p. 4

Stella Elizabeth Forson, daughter of Margaret Hudson and John Forson, was born May 7, 1869. She spent her early life in the Gilman City, Mo., community, where she was married in 1909 to Oscar I. Irvin. They moved to Athelstan at that time, which has since been her home.

She is survived by one brother Will Forson of Liberty, Missouri, a brother-in-law, E. E. Irvin of Athelstan, several nieces and nephews.

The funeral services were held at the Community Church in Athelstan at 10:30 Tuesday forenoon, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson of Bedford. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.

[Tackett, Cynthia Ann Downing]

Taylor County Herald

Thursday       March 9, 1945      [p. 1]

MRS. PACKETT DIES.

Mrs. Cynthia Packett [Tackett], who has been in the Armstrong nursing home for some time, died Monday morning. Funeral services were held at 10: 30 o'clock Wednesday morning at Athelstan with Rev. O. F. Hallgrimson in charge.

[Tackett, Cynthia Ann Downing]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      March 8, 1945     p. 4

Mrs. Cynthia Tackett

Cynthia [Ann] Downing, daughter of Joseph and Mary [Garren] Downing, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, on September 30, 1856, and died Monday March 5, 1945, at the age of 88 years, 5 months and 5 days.

She was married to Mike Tackett September 21, 1882. To them were born two children, Mary A. [deline] Yarger of St. Joseph, Mo., and [William] Harve Tackett of Glenwood, Iowa. She also leaves three step-children, Mollie Powell of Tabor, Frank Tackett of Villisca and Pearl [May] Biggerstaff of Malvern; one sister, Mrs. Sally [Sarah Ann] Bonsteel of Greenleaf, Kansas.

She was a member of the Baptist church at Athelstan.

The funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon at 10:30 o’clock in the Community Church at Athelstan, Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson of Bedford in charge. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.

 

[Tackett, James Franklin “Frank”]

Adams County Free Press (Corning,  Iowa)

Thursday      December 8, 1960    p. 3

Sympathy is extended to Asa Tackett and family due to the death of his father, Frank Tackett [James Franklin] of Villisca, who passed away at the Rosary hospital Sunday.

[TACKETT, JAMES FRANKLIN "FRANK"]
Villisca Review (Villisca, Iowa), Thursday, December 15, 1960
J. F. "Frank" Tackett
Funeral services for J. F. "Frank" Tackett were held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1960 at 2:00 p. m. at the Sutphen Funeral Home with the Rev. E. T. Bodwell officiating.
Pallbearers included Orville Tackett, Harold Tackett, John Hiatt, Ralph Tackett, Dwight Tackett, and Clayton Diggerstaff. Flower bearers were Mrs. Bertha Peters and Mrs. Bertha Fidler. The music was by Mrs. Helen Penwell accompanied by Mrs. Frances Wheeler. Concluding service and interment was in Athelstan Cemetery.
James Franklin Tackett, son of Michael and Adeline Tackett, was born in Athelstan, Iowa on April 7, 1877 and died in Corning, Iowa, December 4, 1960.
He was married to Laura Dillon, Sept. 12, 1905 and to this union were born eleven children, two of which preceded him in death. Those living are Asa of Gravity, Ia., Raymond of Zillah, Wash., Maxine Lammers and Elizabeth Ellinger of Edmonds, Wash., Vera Barnes of Clarinda, Ia., Kenneth of Appleton, Wisc., Ruby Hill of Granger, Wash., Juanita Tackett of Malvern, Iowa, Marjorie Bowman of Clarinda, Ia., and a daughter by previous marriage, Alice Thompson of Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Three sisters, Pearl, Mollie and Arlene preceded him in death.
Surviving him, besides his children, are his wife, Laura, a brother, Harve of Tabor, Ia., one sister, Mary Yarger of Rosendale, Mo., 31 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren.
He was baptized in the Baptist Church in Athelstan, Iowa and lived in this state his entire life.

[Tackett, Jerry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      December 16, 1937      [p. 1]

Jerry Tackett Dies

Blockton special—Jerry Tackett died very suddenly at his home near Blockton Wednesday night. He had been in his usual health prior to his death, having been in Blockton in the afternoon and having done his chores as usual in the evening. While doing his chores he was kicked by a cow but he had not complained of any injuries.

[Tackett, Jerry]

Blockton News

Thursday     December 23, 1937      [p. 1]

Jerry Tackett Dead

Jerry Tackett, who has resided on the Mrs. Sadie Proctor farm southeast of town the past two years, died quite suddenly last Wednesday evening shortly after retiring for the night. He was 71 years of age. Funeral services were held at Mount Ayr Saturday morning at 10:30, conducted by the pastor of the Mount Ayr Methodist church. Burial was made in the Mount Ayr cemetery

[Thompson, Andrew Jackson]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday     December 23, 1926      [p. 1]

Andy Thompson Funeral Held Last Tuesday P. M.

Andrew J. [ackson] Thompson, a son of pioneer parents, was born in Frazeysburg, Muskingum County, Ohio, on the first day of January, 1844 and lived to attain the ripe age of 82 years, 11 months and 18 days, his span of life drawing to a close on December 19, 1926 at 2:30 A. M.

Funeral serviced were conducted at the late home of the deceased by the Rev. Paul G. Luce, and interment was given in the family lot in Fairview cemetery, Bedford, on December 21st, 1926.

The deceased was one of seven own brothers and sisters, all of whom preceded him in death and in addition to these there were three half-sisters and two half-brothers, four of whom survive him.

In common with many others of his generation, he entered the military service of his country while still quite young, giving three years of his life to her defense during the Civil conflict.

In the year 1867 Mr. Thompson was united in marriage to Nancy Ella [Ellen] Ogle and feeling the responsibility thus assumed, his eyes and feet turned westward in search of fortune. This quest brought him to Taylor County where in 1871 he became a citizen, settling on the farm where he spent more than half a century and whereon, in his purpose to establish a home, he built his first dwelling, hauling the lumber from Corning the nearest railroad point, at that time.

To this pioneer and his good wife the following children were born: Chas. of Wayne, Nebr.; Frank of St. Joseph; Kurtis [Curtis], living in Bloomfield, Nebr.; Ernie who resides in Colorado; and who because of illness was unable to be present; James who makes his home in Canada; Mrs. Hannah Mohler of Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Jessie Clark of Gravity; and the three following, who make their homes in Bedford: Mrs. Ella Armstrong, Mrs. Nora Bailey [Bailie] and John Thompson.

These sons and daughters with the twenty-three grandchildren remain to mourn the loss of this one who spent nearly fifty-six years of his life in Taylor County.

[Note: The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Times-Republican, December 23, 1926, page 6.]

[Thompson, Nancy Ellen Ogle]

Bedford Times-Republican

Tuesday      October 23, 1923     p. 3

Obituary

Nancy Ellen Ogle, daughter of James and Nancy Ogle, was the youngest of 11 children and was born in Ohio, June 19, 1847. She was married to A. [ndrew] J.[ackson] Thompson, Oct., 1867, at Zanesville, Ohio. Soon after their marriage they came to Taylor County, settling on the farm which since then has been their home.

To this union 11 children were born and are still living: Charles of Wayne, Neb:; Ella Armstrong, John T. and Nora of Bedford, Ia.; Frank of St. Joseph, Mo.; Curt of Bloomfield, Neb.; Earnie [Ernie] of Ft. Collins, Colo.; James T. of  Saskatchewan, Canada; Jessie Clarke [Clark] of Gravity, Ia.; and Hannah Mohler of Dallas Texas.

Mrs. Thompson, the youngest of 11 brothers and sisters was the last to depart for the life beyond. She had been blessed with good health until her final illness, which lasted about 9 weeks. During that time loving children ministered to her needs. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Thompson, a trained nurse, attended her constantly and anticipated every want. Eight children, two daughters-in-law, the husband and three grandchildren were with her when the transition came. Just as the sun was setting, Oct. 19, the beautiful evening glow that tinged the western sky filled the room with its restful colors she quietly passed on to the country where there is no need of the sun.

Mrs. Thompson was a quiet, unassuming person, greatly liked by her many friends, a hard working wife and mother. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, the Relief Corps and the Legion Auxiliary. For about 25 years she had been a member of the Presbyterian Church, which she attended as opportunity permitted. She was especially interested in the Loyal Women's Bible Class, which was in attendance at the funeral service. She maintained an active interest in the community interests and the larger affairs as well, watching carefully the coming of the papers.

The going of such a person is always accompanied by the sincere regret of many friends.

Funeral services were held at the home at 3:30, Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Lumbar of the Presbyterian Church.

[Townsend, Lauretta Ellen “Nellie” Ailshie Alexander]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      September 24, 1953      [p. 1]

Mrs. Nellie Townsend Dies At Maryville

Mrs. Nellie Townsend [Lauretta Ellen Ailshie Alexander}, 80, of Bedford died at St. Francis hospital, Maryville at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Sept 22, after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held at the Community church in Athelstan at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25. Rev. Fred H. Cowles of the Bedford Baptist church will officiate. Burial will be in the Athelstan cemetery.

Mrs. Townsend is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. [illiam] N. [oel] Jenkins [Gladys Fern] of Bedford, Mrs. Charles Dawson of Sheridan, Mo.; and by three grandchildren.