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[Bird, Edna Mable Stewart]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 28,
1965 p. 6
Edna M. Bird Rites Monday
Funeral
services for Mrs. Joseph (Edna) Bird,
83, lifelong Taylor county resident, were held at the Bedford Methodist Church
Jan. 25 with Rev J. Milton Kinney officiating.
Mrs. Bird died January 22 at Court Street Rest Home, at the age of
83 years, nine months and 16 days. Interment was at New Hope Cemetery,
Missouri.
Included
In the services was the following obituary.
Edna Mable Stewart Bird was born in Holt Center, Taylor County, Ia., April 6, 1881. It was here in Taylor County that she spent
her childhood and received her education.
Edna Stewart was married to Joseph Owen Bird on March 9, 1904. To this union six children were
born, Mrs. Garland Buzzard and Mrs. Neva Crane of Bedford; Dale [Lawrence] of Sheridan, Mo., Edwin of Denver, Colo., Kenneth of Stockton,
Calif., and a daughter, Iva, who
died as an infant. Later in life she was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 15
great grandchildren.
Mrs. Bird was baptized into the Christian faith at the
Maple Grove church south of Bedford. In 1943 Mrs. Bird moved to Bedford.
Edna was a willing worker whether it was for the
church, family or to help friends and neighbors, never complaining over
adversities but making the best of very situation.
She was preceded in death by her husband, father,
mother, five sisters, two brothers, an infant daughter and one grandson.
[Bird, Joseph Owen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 10,
1938 p. 4
Obituary
Joe Bird
The
funeral services for Joseph Owen Bird,
whose death occurred at his home Friday night, was conducted by Rev. C. C.
Pritchard of Parnell, at the Maple Grove church Sunday afternoon.
He
was the oldest child of Leander and
Viola Bird and was born in Madison county, Ind.
Nov. 10, 1880, being aged 58 years and three months at the time of his death.
He had been ill for two years.
At
the age of one year he came with his parents to Nodaway County, Mo.
He was
married to Edna M. Stewart March 9,
1904. To them were born six children: Mrs.
Loren Buzzard of Hopkins, Edwin Bird of New Market, Mrs Eugene Crane of
Hopkins, Kenneth Bird of Stockton,
Calif., and Dale Bird at home. One
daughter died in infancy.
Beside
his wife and children he is survived by his aged mother, Mrs. Lee Bird, of Hopkins; two sisters, Mrs. Clyde Olmstead of Hopkins and Mrs. Ralph Boyd of Payette, Idaho; four brothers, Cliff Bird of Superior, Nebr., John O. Bird of Little Rock, Calif., Eugene Bird of Glendale, Calif., and Wilfred Bird of Shenandoah. There are
also seven grandchildren.
He spent his entire life,
with the exception of one year, in the Maple Grove community where he was
engaged in farming. He was converted at Maple Grove church in early life and
has followed his father's footsteps by being a leader in all church activities
as well as community affairs until the last two years, when he was overtaken by
ill health and forced to give up church work, which he enjoyed so much. The
outstanding feature of his life was his devotion to his home. He was a most be beloved husband and father, giving all and
sacrificing everything for his family, happiest when his family was gathered
about him. Burial was in the New Hope cemetery.
Attend Bird Funeral
The
following relatives from a distance attended the- funeral of Joe Bird at Maple Grove church: Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bird of New Market; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Miller of Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. Port Miller of Sharpsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mason of
Clearfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hunter and Mr. and Mrs John Mason of
Conway; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Simmons and Duane of Sheridan, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Bird of
Shenandoah; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Olmstead and Donald of Hopkins; Mr. and Mrs. Esther Olmstead of
Westboro, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Thompson and Bonnie,
and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Nash of
Bedford; Mrs. Blanche Lawler of
Maryville; Miss Phyllis Nixon of
Leon.
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