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[Burright, Emma
Catherine Eshbaugh]
Gravity Independent
Thursday March 4,
1937 [p 1]
Mrs. Emma C.
Burright
Emma
Catherine Eshbaugh, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. [olomon] J. [efferson] Eshbaugh, was born September 28,1847, at Lockport, New York and passed away at
her home near Gravity, Iowa, February 28,1937, at the age of 87 years and five
months.
On
December 23, 1869, she was united in marriage to John D. [rummond] Burright. Thirteen children were born to this union. She
was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter and two sons. She leaves to
mourn, six daughters, four sons and twenty-two grandchildren. Also one sister
and five brothers.
In
early childhood, she became a member of the Lutheran church, later transferring
her membership to the Methodist church of which she remained a faithful member.
Mrs.
Burright has been in failing
health for the past two months and the end was not unexpected. She has lived on
the farm where she passed away since 1901, coming there from a farm in the
vicinity of Norwich in Page County.
The
funeral service was held Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the Methodist
church at New Market, Rev. A. J. Bissinger of the Methodist church here
conducting the funeral service. The music was by Miss Vera Leighton and Howard
Perdew of this place with a New Market piano accompanist. Burial was at
Shenandoah.
[Burright, Emma
Catherine Eshbaugh]
Gravity Independent
Thursday March 4,
1937 p. 2
Northwest
Country
Grandma
Burright, age 87, who has been
ill for weeks passed away Sunday morning at her home. She has lived in this
community about 35 years. J. [ohn] D.[Blaine] Burright of
Rock Rapids, Iowa; Alfred [Sheldon] Burright of Roseville, Illinois; and Miss Olla Burright of Eaton, Colorado came to be with the family at
the funeral Tuesday which was held at New Market. Interment was at Shenandoah
beside the husband and one son who passed away many years ago. The community
extends sympathy to the entire family in their sad loss.
[Burright, Emma
Catherine Eshbaugh]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 4,
1937 p. 5
GRAVITY
MRS. BURRIGHT DIES
Funeral Services At
New Market—Burial At Shenandoah
Mrs. J. [ohn] D. [rummond] Burright, who had been ill with pneumonia, passed away
Sunday morning, Feb. 28, at her home near Guss. The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at New Market, conducted by Rev. A. J. Bissinger of Gravity.
Burial was at Shenandoah.
[Burright, Emma
Catherine Eshbaugh]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 11, 1937 p. 5
Hold Last Rites For Mrs.
J. D. Burright
Funeral
services for Mrs. J. [ohn] D. [rummond] Burright, who died at her home near Gravity, Sunday, Feb.
28, were held at the Methodist church in New Market, conducted by Rev.
Bissinger of the Gravity Methodist church. Burial was in the Rosehill cemetery
at Shenandoah.
Emma
Catherine Eshbaugh, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. [olomon] J. [efferson] Eshbaugh, was born Sept. 28, 1849 at Lockport, New York, and died at the age
of 87 years, and 5 months.
On
December 23, 1869, she was united in marriage to John D. [rummond] Burright. Thirteen children were born to this union. She
was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter and two sons.
She
leaves to mourn, six daughters, four sons and twenty-two grandchildren. Also,
one sister and five brothers.
In
early girlhood she became a member of the Lutheran church, later transferring
her membership to the Methodist church of which she remained a faithful member.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Monday, March 1, 1937
Mrs. Emma Burright Leaves Ten Children
Emma C. Burright, age 87, widow of the late John D. Burright, died at her home 7 ½ northeast of New Market Sunday, Feb. 28, after an illness of two months. She is survived by six daughters and four sons. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock at the Methodist church in New Market, Rev. Bissinger of Gravity in charge. Burial will be in the Shenandoah cemetery.
Mrs. Burright had lived in the present location since 1901 and before that time the family were residents of the Norwich vicinity.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 4, 1937
Mrs. Burright Dies
Funeral Services At New Market—Burial at Shenandoah
Mrs. J. [ohn] D. Burright, who had been ill with pneumonia, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 28, at her home near Guss. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at New Market, conducted by Rev. A. J. Bissinger of Gravity. Burial was at Shenandoah.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, March 4, 1937
DALLAS TWP. – March 2 – Mrs. Emma Burright, aged 87, passed away at her home in the Barton district after an illness of several weeks duration. She is survived by her children, Ida, Blanche, Addie and Ralph at home, Sollie near Guss, Olla of Eaton, Colo. and John of northern Iowa. Funeral was held at the M. E. church at New Market at 1:30 Tuesday conducted by Rev. A. J. Bissinger of Gravity.
Miss Olla Burright came Saturday from Eaton, Colo., called here by the illness of her mother.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Monday, March 8, 1937
COLLEGE SPRINGS - March 5 – Mr. and Mrs. Kinney attended the funeral of Mrs. Kinney's mother, Mrs. Emma C. Burright at New Market on Tuesday. Burial was at Shenandoah. Mrs. Burright had been ill for several weeks.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, March 11, 1937
DALLAS TWP. – March 6 – Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Burright and their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hamilton and son of Illinois attended the funeral of Mrs. Emma Burright who was Alfred's mother. All, excepting Alfred have returned to Illinois.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, March 11, 1937
GUSS, Taylor County – Mrs. Gilbert Branan and Valjean spent Tuesday with Blanche Burright while the rest of the family attended the funeral services for their mother, Mrs. Emma Burright.
[BURRIGHT, EMMA CATHERINE ESHBAUGH]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 11, 1937
Hold Last Rites For Mrs. J. D. Burright
Funeral services for Mrs. J. D. Burright, who died at her home near Gravity, Sunday, Feb. 28, were held at the Methodist church in New Market, conducted by Rev. Bessinger of the Gravity Methodist church. Burial was in the Rosehill cemetery at Shenandoah.
Emma Catherine Eshbaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Eshbaugh, was born Sept. 28, 1849, at Lockport, New York, and died at the age of 87 years and 5 months.
On December 23, 1869, she was united in marriage to John D. Burright. Thirteen children were born to this union. She was preceded in death by her husband, one daughter and two sons.
She leaves to mourn, six daughters, four sons and twenty-two grandchildren. Also, one sister and five brothers.
In early girlhood she became a member of the Lutheran church, later transferring her membership to the Methodist church of which she remained a faithful member.
[Burright, James
Blaine]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 8, 1957 p. 8
J. B. Burright Dies At Rock Rapids
Funeral
services for John B. [laine] Burright were held in the First Church of Christ at Rock Rapids, Iowa. Rev.
G. W. Swan officiated. Interment was in Riverview cemetery at Rock Rapids.
John
B. [laine] Burright was the son
of John D. [rummond] and Emma Catherine Burright. He passed away at the Rock Rapids hospital July
20 of a coronary occlusion following several months of failing health. He
reached the age of 76 years, two months, six days.
His
wife, [Jessie] Gertrude
[McKinlay], preceded him in death
on July 26, 1946. Survivors are five sons, Kenneth [Wayne] of Bedford, Leon [Clark] of Mendota, Ill., [Eugene] Blaine of Peoria, Ill., Howard of Rock Rapids, Jack of
Pierson, Iowa; two daughters, Vera, Mrs. Don Anderson of Cedar Rapids, Janice of Sibley; four sisters, Ida [Emma], Blanche
[Olive], Nettie and Addie [Adelaide
May] of Clarinda; three
sisters-in-law, Mrs. Mary Boub of Logan, Mont., Mrs. Kate Burright of Shenandoah, Mrs. Verona Willemssen of Rock Rapids.
At
an early age he united with the Methodist church at Guss and in 1917 with the
Church of Christ at Rock Rapids where he was an elder at the time of his death.
He
was known to many older residents of Taylor County, having farmed and taught
rural school prior to 1916, when he moved to Lyon County.
[Jamison, Jennie May
Nelson]
Gravity Independent
Thursday October 28, 1937 [p. 1]
Mrs. O. S. Jamison
Jennie
May Nelson, 62, the next to the
youngest of the five children of Robert [Bovee] and Margaret McPherson
Nelson, was born July 22, 1875,
in the Bryant Hill neighborhood near Ellicottville, Cattaraugus county, New
York, where she spent her early life.
She
was married, October 7, 1899, to Ossian S. [imonds] Jamison and they began farming near Ellicottville. Two
years later their little son, Vern,
died.
In
1904 Mr. and Mrs. Jamison and
their sister and brother, Mr. and Mrs. H.[enry] H. [erbert] Jamison [Lotta
Nelson], and their families came
to Iowa, settling near Page Center, where they resided until the spring of 1908,
when they located near Artesian, S. D.
In
1914 they returned to Iowa, this time settling near Braddyville. While living
there they joined the Methodist church. In the year 1918, they moved to a farm
near Coin where, September 8, 1918, their little daughter Jean Carol, who was 18 months old, died. They have resided
in several communities until 1932, when they moved to their present home south
of Villisca.
Mrs.
Jamison had been in poor health
for several years and was not strong enough to withstand the shock of her
accident.
She
leaves her husband and four children, Stuart of Gravity, Floyd [William] and Helen at home,
and Mrs. Claud Richey of
Villisca. One sister, Mrs. H. [enry] H. [erbert] Jamison [Lotta] of Braddyville, and one brother, William [Mack] Nelson of Salamanca, New York.
[Jamison, Samuel
Rowland]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday February 27,
1896 p. 2
Word
was received here Friday of the death of S. [amuel] B. [Rowland] Jamison, who died on Thursday evening, Feb. 20, 1896, at
his home three miles west of Ladoga. Funeral services were conducted at 10
o'clock on Friday. Mr. Jamison was one of the pioneer settlers of Taylor County and was widely known.
[Kernen, Fred, Sr.]
Gravity Independent
Thursday December 24,
1936 [p. 1]
Obituary—Fred
Kernen
Fred
Kernen, the youngest child of Jacob
and Margaret Kernen, was born in
Bern, Switzerland April 14, 1851, and departed this life at his late home north
of Bedford, Iowa, December 17, 1936, being 85 years, 8 months and 3 days old.
June
21, 1870, he was united in marriage with Rosina Wolfe, and to this happy union six sons and two
daughters were born. A son, Jake,
died when three years old. The following children survive: Fred; Rosie, Mrs.
Albert Mitchell, Bedford, Iowa; Mary,
Mrs. Frank Robey, Conway, Iowa;
Jake, Levi, Carl and John of
Bedford, Iowa. Five of the children were born in Switzerland. Twelve
grandchildren survive. One grandson, Roy, 16, died four years ago. He leaves one great-grandchild.
In
the spring of 1883 the Kernen family came to America and located in Adams
County, near Corning. Here he engaged in farming until 1892 when the family
moved to Taylor county and located on a farm north of Bedford, where they have
made their home ever since.
As
a child he was baptized into and brought up in the Lutheran church in Bern.
When he came to Iowa he attended German church near Guss. He was a devoted
student of Luther's German Bible and was loyal to the teachings of the church.
He kept in touch with world events through the medium of papers written in his
native tongue, and this he did right up to the very end.
In
conversation with his daughter-in-law, Eulah, he said: "I have lived my life, finished my
work; I am ready and I want to go." The end came peacefully Thursday
evening at eleven o'clock with the family gathered at his bedside. He was
conscious almost to the very end.
The
children pay loving tribute to his even temper and gentle disposition,
provoking among them the same qualities of friendliness and co-operation in
promoting the affairs of the family. He bore the Swiss characteristics of
thrift, industry, frugality and patiences that marks the citizen of first rank,
no matter what his business or his residence. He was a family man devoted to his
home. Friends and guests were a delight to him at his fireside and they were
always welcome. He was a devoted husband and a good father, a faithful friend
and a dependable neighbor.
Mrs.
Effie Sharp, who had the immediate care of Mr. Kernen, was as faithful to his wants and happiness as if
she had been his own child.
His
grandsons: Ray and Glen Kernen, Fred Mitchell, Louis, Clyde, and Jake Robey, acted as pallbearers.
A
mixed quartette: Dan Matheney, C. P. Thompson, Mrs. Frank Stafford and Mrs.
Gloria Sharp, accompanied at the piano by Miss Austine, presented the music.
Funeral
service was held at his late home Sunday afternoon, December 20, at 2 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. James Walls, pastor of the Conway Methodist church. Interment
was in the Lexington cemetery adjacent to the Kernen home.
"He
rests from his labours and his works do follow him.”
[Kimpton, Ethel Clara
Beery]
Gravity Independent
Thursday November 18,
1937 [p.
1]
Mrs. John Kimpton Dies Suddenly
Mrs.
John Kimpton who has not been in
good health for some time, died suddenly at her home northwest of here, Tuesday
evening. She leaves her husband, four daughters and two sons; her mother, Mrs.
R. [achel] D. Beery, and brother, A. C. Beery. The funeral
services will be held at the Methodist church at Guss Saturday afternoon, and
interment will be at Guss.
[Lovitt, Rachel Olive
Paul]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 31, 1938 [p. 1]
Mrs. Jesse Lovitt, Gravity, Succumbs
Mrs.
Jesse Lovitt, 69, died very
suddenly at her home in Gravity about noon on Tuesday, March 29.
The
funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Gravity this afternoon,
conducted by Rev. A. J. Bissinger. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
Mrs.
Lovitt [Rachel Olive Paul] was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
J.[oseph] W. [arren] Paul of
Bedford and a sister of C. [lark] E. [dson] Paul of Bedford. She is survived by her husband, her
brother, and by two sons, Glenn Lovitt of Bedford and Jay Lovitt of Gravity. There are also several grandchildren and a great
grandson.
Mrs.
Lovitt had been in her usual
health until about ten minutes before her death. In company with her husband,
she spent Sunday in Bedford at the home of her brother and family and on Monday
was able to go to the polls and cast her vote in the city election.
[Lovitt, Rachel Olive
Paul]
Gravity Independent
Thursday April 7, 1938 [p. 1]
Obituary
Rachel
Olive Paul was born March 24,
1869 at Terra Haute, Illinois, and passed away March 29, 1938, at her home in
Gravity, Iowa, having lived 69 years and 5 days. She, when only one year old,
came with her parents to Iowa where they lived on a farm four miles north of
Bedford until her marriage.
On
April 4,1889 she was married to Jesse Lovitt of Terra Haute, Illinois. After her marriage they
lived in Terra Haute for two years, when they moved to Iowa, settling on the
farm one-half mile northwest of Gravity, where they lived 46 years. Two years
ago they left the farm, moving to Gravity where she lived at the time of her
death.
Besides
the grade school education, she took work at the Normal Training School at
Shenandoah. She united with the Methodist church when only a girl and remained
a faithful and ardent worker in the same all her life and was a charter member
of the local Aid Society.
To
this union were born three sons, Glenn Lovitt of Bedford, Paul Lovitt who died January 27, 1913, and Jay Lovitt of Gravity.
Those
of the immediate relatives to profit by her noble character are her husband; her
two sons mentioned above, and their two families; eight grand children, one
great grand child, and one brother; Clark E. [dson] Paul of Bedford.
She
was proceeded in death by her parents; Sarah Jane and Joseph Warren Paul; a brother, Willis A. Paul of Bedford and one sister, Mrs. Osa Martin of Wellington, Kansas.
The
funeral service was held in the Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 2:30
conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. J. Bissinger. The music was by a mixed quartet
composed of Mrs. O. M. Buckner, Mrs. Andy Nielsen, L. E. Morley and J. S.
Francis with Edith Mary Ledgerwood accompanist.
The
pallbearers were C. A. Burwell, John Pickering, G. E. Smith, Lee Berry, A. J.
Leighton and T. A. Young. Interment was in the Gravity cemetery.
The
church was crowded and a number were unable to find seats. Mrs. Lovitt had spent practically all her life in this
vicinity where she was always active in every movement of benefit to the
community, and her work in the different departments of the church will be a
distinct loss to the Methodist church especially.
[Lovitt, Rachel Olive
Paul]
Gravity Independent
Thursday April 7, 1938 [p. 1]
Attend Funeral Here
Those
from out of town attending the funeral of Mrs. Jesse Lovitt here last Thursday were Edwin Chandler, Mr.
and Mrs. Drewis Kern,
Stronghurst, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Willard Kern and Mrs. Vernon Lovitt, Terra Haute, Illinois; Bud and Harry Lovitt and Milton Kern, La Harpe, Illinois; Mrs. V. Peyron, Pulaski, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Nordstrom, John Lovitt, and Mr.
and Mrs. Toby Carson, Shenandoah; Mrs. Green and daughter,
Oakland; Mr. and Mrs. Drain,
Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morley and Mrs. Claude McFarland,
Blanchard; Mrs. Clarence Kern and Mrs. Wayne Wadell, Alton,
Illinois; Fred Kern,
Chicago, Illinois; Mrs. James
Leinbach, Media, Illinois; Supt.
and Mrs Chas. Rupert of Westboro,
Missouri, Mr. and Mrs. Rube Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fisher and Mrs. Carrie McColm, Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Hawley Mahaffey, Creston; Mr. and Mrs. George Irwin, Mr. and
Mrs. Clark Paul and Mrs.
Barger of Bedford; Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Boyer of Sharpsburg.
[Mohler, John Leonard]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday February 27,
1896 p. 4
DEATH OF A PIONEER
[John]
Leonard Mohler, a resident of
Taylor county since 1856, passed away very suddenly at his home just east of
the corporate limits on last Friday. The deceased was in his usual health and
spirits the morning of the day of his death, and at about 10:30 in the forenoon
went out to the well for a pail of water. Soon after leaving the house a member
of the family heard him calling and went to his assistance. While being led
into the kitchen he suddenly sunk to the floor and in a very few moments
breathed his last, passing away without a struggle.
Funeral
services were held at the residence at 2 o'clock p. m., on Sunday February 23d,
conducted by Rev. T. A. H. Wylie, and the remains laid to rest in the Bedford
cemetery.
Biographical Sketch
[John]
Leonard Mohler was born on the
16th day of January 1813, in Washington County, Penn. In early childhood he
moved with his parents to Morgan county, O., where, on the 12th day of April
1838, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Pletcher, who survives him. In 1847 Mr. and Mrs. Mohler moved to Muskingum county, O.,
and in 1956 [1856] to Taylor county. Mr. Mohler entered 320 acres of land (paying $1.25 per acre)
five miles east of Bedford, where he lived 'till 1863 when he purchased and
moved onto the farm where he died.
The
deceased was the son of a Lutheran minister, and was adopted into that faith
and church; but on removing to Iowa he joined the Presbyterian Church, being
one of the founders of the Sharps Presbyterian church.
At
the time of his death he had arrived at the advanced age of 83 years, 1 month
and 5 days. To Mr. and Mrs. Mohler was born 12 children, of whom the following are still living: C.
[hristopher] C. [olumbus] Mohler, Henry Mohler, Geo. [Silas] Mohler, Mrs. Sarah
Young, Mrs. Lucinda Greer, Chas. Mohler, John Mohler, Wm. and Douglas [Calvin]
Mohler.
[Nelson, Camelia Jane
Kern]
Gravity Independent
Thursday August
20, 1942 [p. 1]
Mrs. Camelia Jane
Nelson
Grandma
Nelson, eldest resident of this
community, died at her home in Gravity on Friday evening, August 14, 1942, at
the age of 94 years and 3 months. For the past four years she has been confined
to her bed with the growing infirmities of old age; and has weathered many a
crisis through her firm desire to live and a devoted and constant care of her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Peggy Nelson.
Named Camelia Jane, daughter of Martha
and Adam Kern, she was born in
Monroe County, Indiana, May 14, 1848. Two years later the family moved to their
permanent home in Terre Haute, Illinois. On December 24, 1870, she was united
in marriage to Joshua E. Nelson.
They remained in Illinois for five years; and in 1875 moved to Taylor County
where they settled on a farm southwest of Gravity.
Mrs
Nelson was the last member of her
immediate family. Her husband; their one son, Ora E. [dgar] Nelson; and a grandson, Claude; have preceded her in death. Her daughter-in-law,
nieces and nephews, and many, many friends remain to pay tribute to her memory.
Both Mrs Nelson and husband were
devoted members of the Christian church, and their family history was firmly
rooted in the history of the Communion of the Disciples of Christ. Mrs.
Nelson's great grandmother was the wife of Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of this movement. Other
members of the Kern family
were able ministers of this Church body. She was also a member of the Gravity
O. E. S. Chapter.
Camelia
Jane, at the age of 14 years,
united with the church at Old Bedford, Illinois; later transferring her
membership to Bedford, Iowa, and then to Gravity.
Grandma
Nelson truly lived her religion,
and her relationship to her church was cherished more and more with the passing
of the years. Her consideration for, and appreciation of, other people; her implicit
faith tempered by kindness and patience; and her unfailing sense of humor has
endeared her to her many friends. Perhaps seasoned by the care of her own
mother and a crippled sister over a period of years, Mrs. Nelson was constantly seeking ways to be of service; and
thus maintained an active interest in all of the affairs of the community. Her
annual Birthday dinners in recent years became a neighbor’s holiday.
In
her pilgrimage through life, Mrs. Nelson was steadfast in the faith that there is a “city whose builder and
maker is God.” She believed that “if the earthly house of our tabernacle be
dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in
the heavens.” One choice bit of poetry, found among her possessions, fittingly
expresses her Christian philosophy of life:
"I expect to pass this way
but once;
Any good thing therefore
that I can do, or
Any kindness that I can
show to any fellow-being
Let me do it now;
Let me not delay or neglect
it for I shall not pass
this way again."
The
funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock in the Christian
church, conducted by Rev, C. M. Eppard of Clarinda, a former pastor here,
assisted by Rev. Sinderson, and Rev. Proctor.
The
music was by a quartet composed of Mrs Oliver Posten, Mrs Cecil Morgan, Earl
King and Bruce Monahan, with Mrs. Claude Gray as accompanist. The pallbearers
were: E. J. Posten, Green Moore, Haven Salyards, Herbert Reeve, L. A. Coy and
Earl Coy. Interment was in the Gravity cemetery.
Out
of town people attending service for Mrs Nelson: Mr and Mrs A W Kern, Clarence and Milton Kern, La Harpe, Illinois; Vernon Lovitt, Lomax, Illinois; Mrs Clara Lienbach, Stronghurst, Illinois; Mrs. Drewis Kern, Altoona, Illinois; Mr. and Mrs. Oda Kern, Mr
and Mrs Ada Lee, Louisburg,
Kansas.
Orie
Yarrington of Villisca, Iowa; Mr
and Mrs Chas. Rupert, Richard and Margaret Anne, Macedonia; Mr and Mrs James Boyer and Velma,
Mr and Mrs Teddy Boyer, Mr and Mrs Chas. Wiand, James and Donald Dean, Mr and
Mrs Marvin Boyer, Mr and Mrs C. A Boyer, Mrs Chas. Knott, Mrs J. H. Shimer, Mrs
J. H. Clark, Mr and Mrs Clifford Young, Mr and Mrs Fred Blood, Mrs Goldie Key,
Mrs Laura Smith and Donald, Mr and Mrs R E. Rutledge and Jeanette, Mr and Mrs
Carl McCollaugh and Howard, Mrs Paul Chitty, Mr and Mrs Will Chitty, Mrs
Bernice Leighton and Martha,
Sharpsburg; Mr and Mrs Willard Boyer, Conway; Annola Toler, Mrs Fred Becherer, Paul Fleming, Mr and
Mrs Lea Crowell, Mrs O. M. Brown, Mrs Margaret Rose Norris, Jane Nixon, Lenox;
Mr and Mrs Henry Barr, Mrs Wave Madden and Howard, Miss Etta Cunningham, Mr and
Mrs Glen Lovitt, Rev. and Mrs Sinderson, G.W. Hook, Bedford; Mr and Mrs Jerry Irwin, Mrs R. J.
Coulter and Harry, Dr. and Mrs James Pennebaker, Corning.
[Note:
The same obituary through the paragraph ending with the sentence: “Her annual
Birthday dinners in recent years became a neighbor’s holiday,” was reprinted in
the Bedford Times-Press,
August 20, 1942, page 2. The list
of people attending the funeral was also reprinted in the same issue.]
[Nelson, Claude Irwin]
Gravity Independent
Thursday October 28,
1937 [p.
1]
Claude
I. [rwin] Nelson, son of Ora
[Edgar] and Jessie [May Adams] Nelson,
was born on a farm about two miles south of Gravity, March 1, 1896, and passed
away at the veterans hospital in Des Moines, on October 20, 1937, age 41 years,
7 months and 20 days.
At
the age of three years, his mother preceeded him in death, and thereafter he
made his home with his grandmother, Mrs. Camelia Nelson, until he grew to manhood. His later years were
spent in Des Moines where he made his home, working between Des Moines and
Omaha.
He
joined the Christian church at the age of ten and remained in this faith until
his death. Claude served on
the Mexican border and assisted in training at Camp Pike, Arkansas during the
World War.
He
leaves to mourn his departure, his grandmothers, Mrs. C. [amelia] J. [ane]
Nelson, and Mrs. Kate Adams, his father, Ora E. [dgar] Nelson, a stepmother, Mrs. Anna Nelson, two aunts, Mrs. Wm. Churchill and Mrs. Cora Mohler of Lincoln, Nebraska, a great aunt, Mrs.
Maggie Dickerson of Inovale,
Nebraska, and a host of other relatives and friends. One brother, Gail Nelson,
preceded him in death.
The
funeral service was held in the Christian church, and was conducted by Rev.
Eppard of Clarinda, who was assisted by Rev. Buck of Bedford and Rev. Bissinger
of this place. Many attended the funeral, there being-about forty members of
the American Legion present who conducted military honors at the cemetery,
Ralph Andrew, county commander, being in charge. The floral tributes were
unusually beautiful.
[Nelson, Claude Irwin]
Gravity Independent
Thursday October 28,
1937 [p.
1]
Attend Nelson Funeral
Those
from out of town attending the funeral of Claude Nelson Friday afternoon were:
Odie
Kern and wife; and Mrs.
Clarence Heunigh of Louisberg,
Kansas; Miss Mildred Craig and Mrs. Wm. Chandler, of Des
Moines; Mrs. Maggie Dickerson,
Inovale, Nebraska; Mrs. Corda Mohler of Lincoln, Nebraska; R. Speery and wife of Creston; Ted Boyer and wife of Clearfield; Chas. Wiand and wife; Clark Taylor, Lonnie Hunter and wife; Mrs. Lee Boylan; and Gail Boltinghouse all of Lenox.
Mrs.
Rol Coulter, and Mrs. Jas.
Pennebaker of Corning; Joe
Miller and wife of Conway; Mrs.
Sapp; Jas. Boyer and family, Fred
Blood and wife, Ralph Rutledge and wife, Wm. Custin and wife, George Rutledge and wife; Mrs. John Shriner, Mrs. Art Craven,
Mrs, Charles John Key, Mrs. Paul Chitty, Mrs. Wm. Chitty and Mrs. W. McArthur all of Sharpsburg.
[Nelson, Ora Edgar]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday July 10, 1941 [p. 1]
Ora E. Nelson of Gravity Succumbs
Ora
E. [dgar] Nelson, 68, long-time
resident and former businessman, died suddenly at his home Wednesday evening at
six o'clock.
Surviving
are his widow, Mrs. Peggy Nelson and his aged mother, Mrs. Ora J. Nelson. [Camelia Jane Kern]
Funeral
services will be Friday at two o'clock from the Gravity Church of Christ with
interment in the Gravity cemetery.
[Nelson, Ora Edgar]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 10, 1941 [p. 1]
Ora Nelson, 68, Of Gravity, Dies
Ora
Nelson, 68, a druggist in Gravity
for many years, died at his home about 6 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, July 9.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Peggy Nelson and by his mother, Mrs. Ora J. Nelson [Camelia
Jane Kern].
The
funeral services will be held at the Christian church in Gravity at 2 o'clock
Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Ben W. Sinderson of Bedford and assisted by
Rev. Mr. Eppard of Clarinda. Burial will be in the Gravity cemetery.
[Nelson, Ora Edgar]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday July 17, 1942 [p. 1]
Rites Friday for Ora
E. Nelson, 68
Funeral
services were Friday afternoon from the Gravity Church of Christ for Ora B.
Nelson, 68-year-old former
Gravity businessman.
Mr.
Nelson died July 9 after a short
illness.
Surviving
are his widow and his aged mother, both of whom reside in Gravity.
The
rites were conducted jointly by the Rev. Ben W. Sinderson of the Bedford Church
of Christ and by the Rev. Mr. Eppard, Clarinda. Interment was in the Gravity
cemetery.
[Nelson, Ora Edgar]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday July 17, 1942 p. 4
O. E. Nelson
Ora
Edgar Nelson son of Joseph
[Joshua E.] and Camelia [Jane Kern] Nelson was born at Terre Haute, Ill., April 4, 1873 and died at his home in
Gravity Wednesday July 9, 1941 at the age of 68 years, three months and five
days.
The
funeral services were held from the Christian church in Gravity Friday
afternoon, conducted by the Rev. Ben W. Sinderson, assisted by the Rev. Mr.
Eppard of Clarinda. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
He
was married to Jessie [May] Adams of
Gravity in 1895. To this union were born two sons, Claude [Irwin], and Gale, both of whom with their mother preceded him in death.
On
July 13, 1923, he was married to Anna Hunt of Brooklyn, N. Y. His wife and mother survive, together with
numerous other relatives and a host of friends.
Mr.
Nelson spent almost his entire
life in Taylor County. He united with the Christian church in Gravity at the
age of 15 years and his membership always remained there.
Mr.
Nelson's great grandfather, Conrad Kern was one of the founders of the Disciples of Christ movement in the
state of Ill.
[Swank, Luella Melinda
“Ella” Brock]
Gravity Independent
Thursday December 24,
1936 [p. 1]
Former Resident Here
Dead
Mrs.
Jesse Lovitt received a letter
recently telling her of the death of Mrs. Ella [Luella Melinda] Brock
[Swank], at Spokane, Washington.
Her father was [Andrew] Jack
[son] Brock, and he was a
merchant here in the early days of Gravity. The family was active in the work
of the Methodist church, Mrs. Lovitt says, and Ella was
for a long time church organist.
No
doubt a number of our readers will remember the family. The announcement of her
death came to Mrs. Lovitt with
a request that a notice be placed in this paper.
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