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[Armstrong, Nancy Jane
Green]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday September 12,
1907 p. 8
Mrs. John R.
Armstrong Dead
Miss
Nancy Jane Green was born in
Louisa County, Iowa, March 28, 1876, and died at her home in Bedford at 11: 55
Sunday evening, September 15, 1907, from nervous prostration.
Early
in life she moved to Holt township, this county, with her parents, and on
November 24, 1901, she was united in marriage at Gravity to Mr. John
R.[ichard] Armstrong. They lived
near Gravity for two years and then came to Bedford. Last spring they moved to
Lenox where they remained until removing here last week. The deceased was ill
since July 5, and nothing that could be done seemed to relieve her suffering.
She was a member of the Baptist church and was a lady beloved by all who knew
her. The heart broken husband and her mother, who remain to mourn her demise,
have the sympathy of all.
The
funeral was conducted by Rev. A. I. Jones from the Baptist church on Tuesday
afternoon and interment was in the Bedford cemetery.
[Arterburn, Anna
Mariah Brooks]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 2, 1930 p. 7
anna
m. artrburn
Anna
M. [ariah Brooks] Arterburn passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Bridger in Parsons, Kans., Saturday, Dec. 21. The body was
brought to Bedford, accompanied by Mrs. Bridger and another daughter, Mrs. George Proctor of Boulder, Colo., and funeral services were held
at the Wetmore Funeral Home, Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. C.
Harris. Interment was made in the Bedford cemetery. Mrs. Arterburn was a resident of Bedford about 30 years ago. She
was the mother of four children, the two afore mentioned daughters, a son Park, who passed away in 1900,
and another daughter, Blanche, who passed away about 5 years ago. Mrs. Arterburn was 83 years and 6 months of age at the time of
her death.
[Arterburn, Anna
Mariah Brooks]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 2, 1930 p. 5
Mrs.
George Proctor [Minnie] of Boulder, Colo., and Mrs. J. H. Bridger of Parsons, Kans., are guests of Miss Cora
Kemper and other old friends in
Bedford. These ladies accompanied the remains of their mother, Mrs. Anna M. [ariah
Brooks] Arterburn, to Bedford for
interment.
[Atkinson, Samuel]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday July 6,
1893 p. 4
Friday
morning Attorney Mark Atkinson received a telegram from Chicago announcing the death of his brother, Samuel
Atkinson. Tuesday afternoon the
remains arrived here and were immediately conveyed to the Atkinson residence, at which place the funeral services
will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and the remains placed in the Bedford
cemetery. His wife and other relatives are here to attend the last sad rites of
the loved one. It will be remembered by many of our citizens that Samuel
Atkinson was formerly a resident
of this city. He married several years ago Miss Mattie Murphy, also of this place, and one of our high school
teachers. His many friends will be grieved to hear of his death.
[Atkinson, Samuel]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday July 13, 1893 p. 4
Frank
Atkinson, of Chicago, who
attended the funeral of his brother in this city, returned to his home Thursday
evening.
[Barnett, Anderson]
South-West Democrat
Friday June 8, 1888 p. 4
—Mrs.
H. [enry] F. [ranklin] Turner [Alice
Barnett] returned home from
Illinois on Thursday, where she had been summoned by a telegram announcing the
serious illness of her father [Anderson Barnett], who died [May 27, 1888] while she was with him.
[Chapman, Sarah
Meyers]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday February 2, 1899 p. 5
From Death Unto Life
Died,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. [oseph] A. Minor [Emma], Bedford at 12:05 a. m. Tuesday, January 31,
1899, Mrs. Sarah [Meyers] Chapman,
aged 80 years. Funeral services were held at the residence of Mr. Minor at 2 o'clock p. m. on Wednesday, conducted by Rev.
D. W. Griffith, after which the remains were interred in the Bedford cemetery. Mrs.
Chapman was born in Montour
County, Pa., and moved with her husband to Taylor County in 1860. Mr.
[William] Chapman died in 1883.
This entire community sympathizes with the bereaved.
[Chapman, William]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday July 12, 1883 p. 4
—Mr.
William Chapman an old resident
of Taylor county, died on Sunday, at noon, at his home about a mile southeast
of town, of intermittent fever. The deceased was in his ninety-first year, and
had lived in Taylor County for a quarter of a century. He leaves a wife and a
number of children. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon at three o'clock
from the residence of the deceased, where services were held by Rev. C. E.
Taylor.
[Chrisman, William
“Willie”]
Bedford Times
Independent
Friday April 1, 1887 p. 6
Died---Yesterday evening, of consumption, Willie, the 10-year-old son of Dick Chrismon (colored). The funeral services took place this
afternoon and the remains were buried in the Bedford cemetery. The boy was the
last of a large family of children, the entire family, with the exception of Mr.
Chrismon [Chrisman], having died
within the past few years.
[Cobb, John Martin]
South-West Democrat
Friday June 22, 1888 p. 4
--Mr.
John [Martin] Cobb, for many
years a citizen of this county, died at his home in Rooks County, Kansas, on
last Sunday. He went in bathing and was taken suddenly ill and died before help
could be obtained. Mr. Cobb leaves a wife and large family of children to mourn his sudden death, also a
large number of relatives and friends in this county, where he was held in high
esteem as a good citizen.
[Cox, Sarah Ann Cole]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 17, 1902 p. 8
Death of Mrs. Cox
Died,
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cyrus Woolverton, in Bedford, on Friday afternoon, April 11, 1902,
at 6:20 o'clock, Mrs. Sarah A. [nn Cole] Cox, aged 62 years, 3 months and 18 days. Funeral services
were held in the Christian chapel, Bedford, on Tuesday, April 15, at 3:30 p.
m., conducted by Elder Wm. Cobb, assisted by Elder Lee Ferguson. Mrs. Cox formerly resided near Siam, but some time ago her
health began to fail, and she came to Bedford with the intention of going to
Hot Springs, but on account of sickness she remained here. Deceased was a
sister to Jacob and W. [illiam] H. Cole and Mrs. Cyrus Woolverton. She leaves three sons, Houston, James and Irwin, the latter two of Canada. All were at the
funeral.
[Cox, Sarah Ann Cole]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 17,
1902 p. 3
Mortuary
Died,
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Cyrus Wolverton, in Bedford, Iowa, on Friday afternoon, April 11,
1902, at 6:20 o'clock, Mrs. Sarah A. [nn Cole] Cox, aged 62 years, 3 months and 8 days.
Funeral
services will be held at the Christian Chapel, Bedford, on Tuesday, April 15,
at 3:30 p. m., conducted by Elder Wm. Cobb, assisted by Elder Lee Furgeson.
Interment in Bedford cemetery.
Deceased
is well known in this community. She is a sister to Messrs. Wm. and Jacob
Cole, of this city, and she
resided near Siam. Some time ago, her health being poor, she started for Hot
Springs, Arkansas, and on her way she stopped here at the home of her brother, Wm.
Cole, but her health became so
much impaired that she found it impossible to continue her journey. She was
subsequently taken to the home of her sister, where she died.
She
leaves three sons, Houston,
who lived at home, and James and Irwin, both of Canada. Word
was sent to these two sons of her death and the funeral services were delayed
in order that the sons might attend. They are expected to arrive this evening.
[Goodspeed, Eliza Jane
Ogden]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 8,
1948 [p. 1]
Mrs. Eliza
Goodspeed Dies In
Maryville
Mrs.
Eliza Jane Goodspeed, 90, died
Sunday evening at the St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, where she had been a
patient the last six days. She had been ill six months.
Mrs.
Goodspeed moved to Nodaway County
from Bedford in 1885 and had lived in Maryville since 1902. She was a member of
the First Baptist church there.
Funeral
services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Price funeral home. Rev. G. Howard
Linton and Rev. R. J. Spickerman conducted the services. Burial was in the
Fairview cemetery here.
She
was born October 12, 1857, at Berwick, Ill., the daughter of the late Rufus
and Narcissa Ogden. She was
married to Franklin B. [arton] Goodspeed in 1879. Mr. Goodspeed died in April of 1936.
She
is survived by one son, Edwin Goodspeed of Skidmore, Mo.; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
[GOODSPEED, ELIZA JANE OGDEN]
Maryville Daily Forum (Maryville, Missouri), Monday, April 5, 1948
Mrs. Eliza Goodspeed Dies at Age of 90 Years
Mrs. Eliza Jane Goodspeed, 90 years of age, died at 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening at St. Francis hospital where she had been a patient the last six days. She had been ill six months.
Mrs. Goodspeed came to Nodaway county from Bedford in 1885 and had lived in Maryville since 1902. She was a member of the First Baptist church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Price funeral home. The Rev. G. Howard Linton, pastor, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the Bedford, Ia., cemetery.
She was born October 12, 1857 at Berwick, Ill., the daughter of the late Rufus and Narcissa Ogden. She was married to Franklin B. Goodspeed in 1879. Mr. Goodspeed died in April of 1936.
She is survived by one son, Edwin Goodspeed, Skidmore; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
[Hanzie, Mabel Mae
Miller]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday February 24,
1993 p. 5
MABLE MAE HANZIE
Mable
[Mabel] Mae Hanzie, daughter of Jacob
and Belle Dora Locke Miller was
born at Corning, Iowa May 12, 1917 and departed this life February 13, 1993 at
Clarinda, Iowa at the age of 75 years, nine months, and one day.
She
lived in Adams County and grew to maturity in Adams County where she attended
the public school.
On
July 20, 1939 she was united in marriage to Robert K [enneth] Hanzie in Maryville, Mo. and they lived on a farm near
Nodaway, Iowa; in 1969 moved to Villisca and in 1976 moved to Bedford.
To
this union two children were born, Richard F. and Sandra K.
She
was a homemaker.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Jacob and Belle Dora Miller, brother George Miller, and nephew, George Elwood, Jr.
Left
to cherish her memory are her husband Robert; son, Richard; daughter, Sandra and son-in-law, Monte; grandsons, Gregory and wife Tammy, Brian and great grandson, Mark; sister, Sarah Elwood, sister-in-law, Fern Miller; nieces, nephews and many friends.
She
was a member of the Presbyterian Church, UNO Club, Thursday Club, and Democrat
Women.
She
was a kind and considerate wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and
will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
[Hensley, Harold
Eugene, Sr.]
Harold
E. [ugene] Hensley, Sr., 79, St.
Joseph, Missouri, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2003 at his residence. Mr.
Hensley was born September 3,
1923 in Bedford, Iowa. He married Betty [Jean] Salen, she survives of the home. Additional survivors
include three sons, Harold Hensley, Jr., Omaha, Nebraska, Jerry Hensley, Clarinda, Iowa, and Danny Hensley, St. Joseph, Missouri, two daughters, Patty
Mueller, St. Joseph, Missouri,
and Tana Field, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, fourteen grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, one brother, Lynn
Hensley, and one sister Helen
Troncin, both of Bedford, Iowa,
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents Wayne and
Minnie Hensley.
Harold worked as a farmer prior to taking a position
with Cudahay's Creamery as a butter maker. For eleven years he was an assistant
manager at the Hy-Vee grocery store in Bedford, Iowa and then he and his wife, Betty, opened Thrifty Foods in Forest City, Missouri
where they worked together for fourteen years until retiring in 1988. He was an
avid rock collector. Services 1:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Heaton-Bowman-Smith
& Sidenfaden Chapel with family receiving friends one hour prior to the
service.
[Johnson, Adam]
Bedford Times
Independent
Friday July 15,
1887 p. 2
Sunday.
—Adam
Johnson (colored), an old
resident of the vicinity of Gravity, died at 1:30 this morning, after three
weeks' suffering from typhoid-malaria. He was an old man, perhaps 70 years old,
and the best portion of his life was spent in slavery. The funeral services
will be held at the residence at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
[Johnson, Adam]
Bedford Times
Independent
Friday July 15, 1887 p. 3
—A
large crowd gathered at the home of Adam Johnson, at Gravity, yesterday to attend the funeral
ceremonies.
[Matheny, Carolyn
Pauline “Callie” Moore]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 12,
1984 p. 4
Caroline Arthur, 88 Final Rites Held In Platteville
Funeral
services for Mrs. Marion Arthur (Caroline Pauline) Matheny, 88, of Kansas City, formerly of Platteville,
Ia., were held April 9, at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev.
Ted DeHass officiating. Mrs. Matheny died April 4, 1984 in Kansas City. Interment was at the Platteville
Cemetery, Platteville, Ia.
Caroline
“ Callie" Pauline Moore was
born at Gravity, Iowa on October 25, 1895, the daughter of Greene Barry
[Berry] Moore and Maryetta
Ogden Moore. She had five
brothers, three sisters, a half-sister and brother and three stepbrothers.
On
September 21, 1916, she was united in marriage to Marion Arthur Matheny at her home in Gravity, and she lived in
Platteville all of her married life.
To
this union were born five children: Arthur G. [reene] Matheny, Bonnie Jean Collier, John Rex Matheny,
Maryetta Ek, and Glade E.
Matheny.
She
was preceded in death by her husband “ Art"; parents, Greene and Maryetta Moore; brothers, Earl, Willie, Jabez, Noel, and Glade; sister, Mamie Overleese [Overleece]; half-sister, Evelyn Lewis; half-brother, Galen Moore; step-brother, Estes Spriggs; son-in-law, Gordon Ek; and infant granddaughter, Teresa Ann Collier.
Left
to cherish her memory are children: Arthur and wife, Arline, of Bedford; Bonnie and husband, Ed, of Kansas City, Kansas; Rex and wife, Kitty, of Hurricane, Utah; Maryetta Ek of San Bernardino, California; and Glade of Kansas City, Kansas; two sisters: Etta
Fleming of St. Paul, Minnesota
and Oral Scott of Ventura,
California; two step-brothers: John and Elvis Spriggs; 15 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren; nieces
and nephews.
“ Callie," as she was
affectionately known, was a very busy and loving person, helping to raise
several grandchildren and one great grandchild.
In
later life she made her home with her daughter, Bonnie, in Kansas City, where she died.
She will surely be missed
by all who knew her.
[Note:
Her gravestone gives her first name as Carolyn.]
[Place, Florence
Wilson Howe]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday July 20, 1893 p. 4
A
Sad Suicide!
Mrs. Jas. Place Shoots Herself, the Wound Resulting Fatally.
This
afternoon about 1:30 the people of Bedford were shocked by the report that Mrs.
Jas. Place [Florence Wilson Howe],
wife of the one-legged popcorn dealer, had shot herself in her room at the
Commercial House. The report proved to be only too true and the coroner was
immediately notified.
No
motive is known at present for the deed, except that she may have become
despondent over some trouble or other. The dead woman is 25 years of age, and
leaves a husband, two small children, and a widowed mother to mourn over her
death. The revolver was placed close to her left breast before firing and the
ball pierced her heart.
There
is a report that the pistol went off as she opened the bureau drawer, but the
theory of suicide is the generally accepted one.
[Place, Florence
Wilson Howe]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday July 27,
1893 p. 4
The
funeral of the late Mrs. James Place [Florence Wilson Howe]
was conducted from the home of Mrs. Eliza Wilson, mother of the deceased, last Friday afternoon,
Rev. J. R. Horswell officiating, and interment was made in the old cemetery.
[PLACE, FLORENCE WILSON HOWE]
Page County Democrat (Clarinda, Iowa), Thursday, July 27, 1893, p. 5
Mrs. Florence Place committed suicide at Bedford, the 20th inst., by shooting herself through the heart with a revolver at one of the hotels. Family trouble is supposed to have been the cause. They were very poor, her husband being a cripple, and while she worked hard at washing, etc., for their support, it is said they did not get along peacefully together, and life is supposed to have become a burden to her.
[Wilson, Eliza
Thompson Marr]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 7, 1898 p. 8
Obituary.
Eliza
Thompson was born May 14, 1833,
in Jo Daviess county, Ill. Came with her parents to St. Louis, Mo., in 1845 and
with them came to Taylor county, Iowa, in 1850, where she has lived until the
time of her death. She was married to V.[ance] T. Wilson who was her second husband. She was the mother of
seven children, of which only two remain to mourn her loss, the others having
preceded her to the grave. She has two brothers and three sisters to mourn her
loss, who were all present, except one brother who is living in Wyoming. She
united with the Christian church at Mormontown, this county, in 1878, and has
lived the best she could since that date and departed this life July 4, 1898,
at 7 o'clock, p. m. Her illness was brief and she bore her suffering patiently,
waiting for death to relieve her. She was aged 65 years, 1 month and 20 days. A
FRIEND
[Wilder, Opal
Foster]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 8,
1982 p. 4
Opal Wilder, 71 Last Rites Were Held in Bedford
Funeral
services for Mrs. Robert L. (Opal M.) Wilder, 71, Bedford, held in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
here July 6, were conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings. Mrs. Wilder died in her Bedford home July 3, 1982. Interment
was at the Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Ia.
Opal
M. Foster Wilder, daughter of Floyd
Foster and Anna Belle Bowers
Foster, was born northwest of
Sheridan, Missouri, October 11, 1910.
She
grew to maturity in the area where she was born where she attended the public
school and took part in the various community activities.
On
November 6, 1929 she was united in marriage to Robert L. [eroy] Wilder and they resided in the Hopkins area prior to
moving to Bedford and, with the exception of four years spent in Gretna,
Nebraska, Bedford had been their home.
She
was preceded in death by her husband Robert on July 23, 1971, her parents and a half brother Donald
Foster.
Left
to cherish her memory are four half sisters: Dorothy Nelson, Maxine Surplus,
Marian Rowe all of Sheridan, Mo.
and Luella Norman of
Shenandoah, Ia.; a step sister Eleanor Steinman of Grant City, Mo.; an aunt, Pearl Deardorff, of Clearfield, Ia.; several nieces; nephews; and
a host of friends.
Opal will be remembered by her family and friends as a
kind and considerate loved one and she will be sadly missed by all those who
knew and loved her.
[Wilder, Robert Leroy]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 29,
1971 p. 5
Robert Wilder, 61 Rites Held Mon.
Funeral
services for Robert Leroy Wilder,
61, of Bedford were held Monday at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here July 26
conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Wilder died at his home here July 23, 1971. Interment was at the Bedford
Cemetery.
Robert
Leroy Wilder was born near
Hopkins, Missouri, to Willard and Mollie [Wilder] Stockton, January 21, 1910. His maternal grandparents
adopted him and he grew up in their home. He lived in and around Hopkins,
Missouri and Bedford, most of his life.
On
November 6, 1929 he was united in marriage to Opal Foster at Maryville, Mo.
He
is survived by his wife, one sister, Susie Hopple, of Monet, Missouri; two half sisters, one half
brother who reside in the western states; other relatives and many friends.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
Robert was a considerate husband, friend and neighbor,
and had a cheerful greeting he shared with those he knew.
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