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[Lantz, Ruby Fern
Morris]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 29,
1948 p. 3
Athelstan
Obituary - Mrs. Guy
Lantz
Ruby
Fern Morris, daughter of Walter
and Mae (Reader) Morris was born
Dec. 3, 1905 near Athelstan in Taylor county. At the age of eighteen months,
her mother passed way and she spent considerable time after that with her
grandparents. She attended school in Athelstan.
She
was married to Guy H. [ull] Lantz June 18, 1923 at Grant City, Mo. To them ten children were born: Mrs. Maxine
Henry of Parnell, Paul Gene,
Virginia Mae Kathlene Louise, Denton Dean, Yoanne, Priscilla June and Charlotte Ann of the home. Two children, Donald Eugene and Vilas Cleo preceded her in death.
She
had been in ill health a little over a year but was able to be about home and
do part of her work the morning she passed on, April 16.
She
leaves eight children and her husband of the home at Parnell; her father, Walter
Morris of Sheridan; four half
sisters and three half-brothers.
The
funeral services were conducted by Rev. Neighbor of Parnell at the Community
Church in Athelstan Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Cordell, Anna Alice
Rickabaugh Simons Leer]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 21,
1955 p. 11
athelstan
Funeral
services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Anna [Alice Rickabaugh] Leer, at the Community church with burial in Athelstan
cemetery. Services conducted by Rev. L. B. Day of Maryville.
Mrs.
Leer, 79, formerly resided at
Athelstan and Sheridan and died Saturday at the home of her son, William
Simons at Akron, Ohio.
Survivors
include two sons William V. [irgil] Simons of Akron, Ohio, Paul B.[urton] Simons of Salida, Colo.; one daughter, Mrs. Floyd A.
Sims of Houston, Mo.; three
sisters, Mrs. Nancy Bainum of
Sheridan, Mrs. Mary Reddrick of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Jennivieve Straight of Eldorado, Mo.
Those
from a distance attending the last rites for Mrs. Leer were William Simons of Akron, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Floy Sims of Houston, Mo.; Mrs. Jennivieve Straight of Eldorado, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stlngley,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lucas, Bedford; Mrs.
Iva Rickabaugh of Maryville; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Rowen of Gaynor; Mrs.
Jim Roudebush and Mrs. Raymond
Weaver of Blockton; Mr. and
Mrs. Gary Wakes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sims and son Clyde, Mrs. O. J. Meikling and son of Grant City; Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Rickabaugh, Mrs. Glee Bainum and
daughter, Mrs. Nancy Bainum, Willie
Allyn, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Young, Mrs. Robert Allee, Mrs. Guy Allee, E. Downing and daughter, Virginia and baby of Sheridan.
[Leer, David Wilson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 15, 1943 p. 5
David W. Leer Of Athelstan Dies
David
W. [ilson] Leer, son of William
Henry and Ellie Formen [Mary Ella Forman] Leer, was born in Bluffton, Indiana, Sept. 15, 1875 and
died at his home in Athelstan, Iowa July 12, 1943, at the age of 67 years 9
months and 26 days.
When
six months old he moved with his parents to Nevada, Mo., where he made his home
until November 1935 when he moved to Athelstan.
On
September 15, 1920 he was married to Anna Alice Simmons. He is survived by his wife, one brother and
three half-brothers.
The
funeral services were held at the home in Athelstan Wednesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. G. L. Hufstader. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Morris, Charles
Thomas]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 30,
1949 p. 2
athelstan
Obituary - Charles
T. Morris
Charles
Thomas Morris, son of James
and Katherine Morris, was born near New Market, April 11, 1868 and
died at the St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, on June 20, 1949, at the age of
81 years, 2 months and 9
days. Five brothers and sisters survive: Mrs. Cora Byrns of Athelstan, Walter of Sheridan, Jesse of Conway, Lester of Blockton and Ora of Pasadena, Calif. Those preceding him in death
were: his father and mother, and brothers William, John and Karl, also three sisters who died in infancy.
He
was married to Nellie Ellen Arnold November 11, 1920. To them were born 3 children, Rex Avril, Gerald Ray of Athelstan and Mrs. Doris Shackelford of Waldron, Missouri. Also a stepdaughter, Mrs.
Vivian Parker of Barnard, Mo.
He
is survived by his wife, 3 children and stepdaughter, also 8 grandchildren.
Services were held at the
Community church Wednesday conducted by Rev. Ward Campbell of Le Mars, Iowa. Burial was in
Athelstan cemetery.
_______________________
Attend Morris Rites
Those from a distance
attending the Charles Morris funeral services were: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shackelford and children of Waldron, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Morris of Des Moines, Mrs.
Ethel Smith of Council Bluffs, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Wise and daughters of Shenandoah, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Parker and family of Barnard, John Swett of Redding.
[Note:
His gravestone gives his birth date as 1867.]
[Morris, Emma Arnold]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 3,
1966 p. 9
Graveside
services for Mrs. Carl (Emma) Morris, 69, of Des Moines were held October 20 at the Athelstan Cemetery. Mrs.
Morris died Oct. 17 in a Des
Moines hospital.
She
is survived by one sister and several nieces and nephews.
[Morris, Harry Reginal]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 29, 1968 p. 2
Harry R. Morris Rites Aug. 22
Funeral
services for Harry R. [eginal] Morris, 67, of Shenandoah, a native of Athelstan, held August 22 at the
State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here, were conducted by Rev. Ward
Campbell. Mr. Morris died at
University Hospitals in Iowa City Aug. 19. Interment was at Athelstan Cemetery,
Athelstan, Iowa.
Harry was born February 25, 1901 at Athelstan, Iowa,
son of the late William A.[lonzo] and Martha R. [osetta Freemyer] Morris. He grew to manhood in Taylor County, and moved
with his parents to Ellendale, Minnesota. In March 1943 he moved to Bedford,
and later to Shenandoah.
He
was united in marriage in 1929 to Miss Pearl Bottke of Utica, Minn. To this union were born two
children, a daughter, Mrs. E. H. Biehstock (Gloyene) of Little Rock, Arkansas and a son Duane of Waseca, Minnesota.
He
was preceded in death by his mother and father and three brothers, Roy in infancy; Guy in 1909, and Carl in 1960; and two sisters, Mrs. John Lester (Eva) in 1954 and Mrs. Cecile Hale in 1964.
He
is survived by his two children and seven grandchildren; one brother Paul of Mound City, Mo.; one sister, Mrs. Hans
Meland (Lucille) of Ellendale,
Missouri, and a host of nieces and nephews.
[Morris, James Henry]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 19,
1928 p. 11
athelstan
Funeral
services for Mr. James H.
Morris, who passed away Tuesday
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora Burrus [Byrn], were held last Thursday at the Holiness church,
conducted toy Mrs. Mary Mosier of Mt. Ayr. Interment was made in the Athelstan
cemetery.
Mr.
and Mrs. Will Morris and family
of Ellendale, Minn., and Mr and Mrs. Carl Morris of Des Moines came Wednesday afternoon, called
here by the death of Mr. James Morris.
Mrs.
Glen Black and Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Lantz of Sheridan attended Mr.
Morris' funeral on Thursday
afternoon.
[Morris, James Henry]
Blockton News
Thursday July 12,
1928 [p. 1]
James Morris Dead.
James
[Henry] Morris, an aged veteran
of the Civil war and father of Lester Morris of northwest of town, died at the home of his
daughter Mrs. Perry Burnes [Byrn],
northwest of Athelstan Tuesday morning after a, few days illness. He had been
in failing health for several weeks, however. He was preceded in death by his
wife some two years ago.
[MORRIS, JAMES HENRY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 26, 1928
Obituary – James Henry Morris, son of Thomas and Katherine Morris, was born in Peoria, Illinois, July 2, 1844 and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora Byrns, near Athelstan, Iowa, July 10, 1928, aged 84 years and 9 days.
When a small lad he moved from his birthplace to Polk county where he spent the greater part of his life.
At the age of 17, with four other boys he walked to St. Joseph and enlisted to the call for duty for the country which he loved and bravely fought for. He was in the service 3 years and 8 months, serving in the Missouri State Militia, Co. E, 4th Regiment.
In Feb. 1865 he was united in marriage to Katherine West, who preceded him in death June 2, 1927. To this union 14 children were born, 5 of whom died in infancy and one son, John, preceded him 13 years.
He leaves to mourn eight children, Charles and Walter, of Athelstan; William, of Ellendale, Minn.; Lester, Jessie and Ora, of Blockton; Harl of Sheridan, and Mrs. Cora Byrns, of Athelstan; 29 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, 2 brothers, Alfred of Bedford and Walter of Alberta, Washington; many nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
In their early married life Mr. and Mrs. Morris united with the old Mt. Zion church. Since the departure of his loved companion he renewed his covenant with the Christ that he trusted in during early life. He was greatly loved by his loved ones, was highly respected by neighbors and friends, whose sympathy goes out to his bereaved one[s] at this time.
Funeral services were held at the Athelstan Holiness church July 12, conducted by Mrs. Noah Mosier of Mt. Ayr and interment was made in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Morris, John]
Blockton News
Thursday September 23,
1915 [p. 1]
John Morris Killed
John
Morris, a citizen of Athelstan
and a man about forty-two or forty-three years of age, was killed by train No.
5 last Thursday evening. It seems that he was sitting on the west rail of the
track about midway between the two bridges near a quarter of a mile north of
the Athelstan depot and made no effort to get out of the way of the train and
paid no attention to the whistle. When the train struck him it either dragged
or threw his body 115 feet. Many of the bones of the body were broken and the
body was badly lacerated. The train stopped and when it was ascertained he was
dead the coroner was notified and later the section men removed the body to
Athelstan where an inquest was held Friday morning.
Mr.
Morris leaves a wife and one
child. He was a day laborer and had lived at Athelstan for several years.
The
funeral services were held in the Holiness church at Athelstan Friday
afternoon, the service being conducted by Rev. Tackett, and interment was made
in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Morris, John]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 23,
1915 p. 5
JOHN MORRIS KILLED BY C. G. W. ENGINE
Struck While Sitting
on Railroad Track Half Mile South of Athelstan
TRAINMEN ONLY
WITNESSES
Enginemen Say They
Were Unable to Stop Train After Discovering him and Giving Warning.
John
Morris of Athelstan aged 35
years, was killed by a Chicago Great Western train, northbound, about 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon of last week. According to the report of the trainmen he was
sitting on the track per near a curve about a half-mile south of Athelstan.
The
body was picked up by the train crew and taken to town, and thence to Morris's
home. Sheriff Morley of Bedford and Coroner Wallace of New Market were
notified, and the coroner held an inquest Friday. It appeared from the evidence
that Morris had been
intoxicated, and the supposition is that that is the reason he failed to take
advantage of the warning whistle of the engine. The enginemen say that they
were too close to him to stop after they came in sight of him and whistled.
Morris is survived by a wife and one child. Funeral
services were held at the Athelstan Methodist Episcopal church Friday
afternoon.
[Morris, John]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday September 21,
1915 [p.
1]
KILLED INSTANTLY BY
GREAT WESTERN TRAIN
JOHN MORRIS OF ATHelsTAN
FAILED TO HEED ENGINE'S WHISTLE
Sitting on
Track—Body Carried Hundred Feet and Badly Lacerated—Leaves Wife and
One Child To Mourn Death
Last
Thursday evening about 4 o'clock John Morris, a
man thirty five years
of age, living at Athelstan, was struck by a Great Western train and instantly killed, the
body being dragged a
distance of one hundred feet or more before the train could be brought to a stop.
The
accident was witnessed by no one but the train men, and according to the version of the affair given by the engineer, Morris was sitting on the track, and when seen the distance was so short that it was
impossible to stop
before striking him. As he paid no attention to the whistle and made no effort to get out of the way of the train the
supposition was that he was Intoxicated, which is reported to have been substantiated by facts brought out at the inquest.
The
body, which was badly lacerated, nearly every bone being broken, was taken to
the home and Sheriff Morley notified, who in company with the coroner, Dr. Wallace of New Market, drove to Athelstan
Friday morning, where
an inquest was held, the verdict corresponding to the above facts.
Morris
was a man about thirty-five years of age, and leaves a wife and one child. He has been a resident of the county all his life,
living for the past
several years at Athelstan, working on farms and at day labor about town.
The
funeral services were held at the M. E. church, Athelstan Friday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Tackett. Interment was in the cemetery at Athelstan.
[Morris, Katherine
Caroline West]
Blockton News
Thursday June 9,
1927 p. 5
Mrs.
James Morris [Katherine
Caroline West] of Athelstan passed away last week and the funeral
services were held at Athelstan Saturday, June 4th. Interment was made in the Athelstan cemetery. She is
survived by her husband, an aged veteran of the Civil war, and a number of
children.
[Morris, Katherine
Caroline West]
Blockton News
Thursday June 16,
1927 [p. 1]
Obituary
Katherine
[Caroline] West, daughter of Abraham
and Julia West, was born in
Franklin County, Ohio, Oct. 17, 1846, and departed this life at her home in
Athelstan, Iowa, June 2, 1927, aged 80 years, 10 months and 17 days.
At
an early age she came with her parents to Taylor County, which has been her
home continuously.
In
February 1865, she was united in marriage to James [Henry] Morris. To this union 14
children were born, five of whom died in infancy and one son, John Morris, preceded her in death 12 years ago.
She
is survived by her aged husband, seven sons—William, of Minnesota; Charles, Walter, Lester, Jess
and Ora, of Taylor county, and Harl, of Sheridan, Missouri; one daughter—Cora
Byrns; 29 grandchildren, 13 great
grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren; 2 sisters—Mrs. Harriet
Pace, of Bedford, and Mrs.
Jane Adams, of New Market; and
one brother, Marion Lewellyn,
of Bedford.
She was a devoted wife and mother. In
early life she became a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist church. About 4 years
ago she became a member of the Assemblies of God Church at Athelstan in which
faith she lived and rejoiced until the end.
Funeral
services were conducted at the Holiness church at Athelstan by Eld. Clifford
Jackson, of Mount Ayr. A large congregation was present to pay their last
respects to this kind and loving mother. Interment was made in the Athelstan
cemetery.
[Morris, Maggie Mae
Parker]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 7,
1980 p. 3
Maggie Morris, 91 Dies in Tabor, Ia.
Maggie
Mae Parker Morris, 91, was born
January 28, 1889, at Nodaway County Missouri to Stephen and Sarah Parker. She died in Tabor Care Center in Tabor, Iowa
July 25, 1980.
She
lived most of her life around Parnell, Missouri, except the last eight years of
her life in Tabor, Iowa.
She
was a member of the Mount Zion Pentecostal Church. She led a good and faithful
life.
Maggie
was married to Walter
Morris at Bedford, Iowa June 30,
1909. To this union were born nine children.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Walter, two sons, Keith and Doyle, one stepdaughter, Ruby Lantz, and 14 brothers and sisters.
Maggie was a loving mother, grandmother,
and friend.
Left
to cherish her memory are seven children; Ethel Smith, Audrey Jordan, Drexal [Drexel] Morris of Council Bluffs, Ia., Opal Wise of Tabor, Ia., Wayne Morris of Corning, Mo., Orville Morris and Pearl Morris of Parnell, Mo.; 20 grandchildren; 22 great
grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and a
host of friends.
[Morris, Nellie Ellen
Arnold Payton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August
25, 1977 p. 6
Nellie Morris, 90 Last Rites Held In Athelstan
Funeral
services for Mrs. Charles T. (Nellie) Morris, 90 of Athelstan, held August 21 in the Athelstan
Community Church, were conducted by Carl Cummings. Mrs. Morris died August 17, 1977 in Ringgold County Hospital
in Mount Ayr, Ia. Interment was at the Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Ia.
Nellie
Ellen Arnold Morris, daughter of Jacob
and Sarah Elizabeth Martin Arnold,
was born at Athelstan, Iowa, November 22, 1886.
She
lived and grew to maturity in the Athelstan community where she attended the
public school and became a member of the Baptist Church.
On
November 11, 1920 she was united in marriage to Charles T. [homas] Morris at Athelstan, Iowa, and they lived in or near
there all of their married life. Mr. Morris died June 20, 1949.
To
this union four children were born, Vivian, Rex, [Gerald] Ray and Doris.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son, Rex, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, a
sister, Emma, and a brother James.
Left
to cherish her memory are two daughters and one son: Vivian Parker of Athelstan, Iowa, and Doris Shackelford of Kansas City, Missouri, a son, [Gerald] Ray Morris, of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister, Cora Andrew of Portland, Oregon; 15grandchildren; 17 great
grandchildren; one great great grandchild; other relatives and a host of
friends.
She
will be remembered by her family and loved ones as a kind and loving mother,
friend and neighbor, and she will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved
her.
[Morris, Paul Otis]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 29, 1982 p. 8
Blockton
Bea
Adams attended graveside services
in the Athelstan Cemetery on Saturday afternoon for her cousin, Paul [Otis]
Morris, a former Blockton
resident.
[Morris, Walter]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 24,
1960 p. 9
ATHELSTAN NEWS
Athelstan
---- Walter Morris, 82, retired farmer, died Sunday, March 13, at
his home in Parnell, Mo. He was formerly a resident of Taylor County, having
lived at Parnell for the past 10 years.
Mr.
Morris was born in Taylor County
on June 2, 1877, the son of James [Henry] and Katherine [Caroline West]
Morris.
Surviving
are his wife, Maggie May [Parker] and seven children: Miss Pearl Morris and Orville Morris of the home, Mrs. Opal Wise of Tabor, Iowa, Wayne Morris of Tarkio, Mo., Mrs. Ethel Smith, Mrs. Audrey
Jordan and Drexel Morris of Council Bluffs.
Funeral
services were held at the Community church at Athelstan Wednesday, conducted by
Rev. Ward Campbell. Interment was in Athelstan cemetery.
[Rickabaugh, William
Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 2, 1934 p. 6
sheridan
Pioneer Resident Dies
William Rickenbaugh Succumbs After Long Illness
William
[Henry] Rickabaugh, 86, pioneer
resident of Sheridan, Mo., died at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Floy
Hayes near Blockton, Iowa,
Friday, July 27. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church in
Sheridan Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mr. Pritchard, assisted by Rev. S.
B. Look of Linneus, Mo. Burial was in the Sheridan cemetery.
Surviving
relatives are one son, four daughters, two sisters, and two brothers. His wife
died eleven years ago.
[Rickabaugh, William
Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 2, 1934 p. 7
Athelstan
Mrs.
F. O. Wilson received word Friday
of the death of her uncle, William [Henry] Rickabaugh, at Platteville.
[Sickels, Mary Jane “Mamie”
Sloan]
Blockton News
Thursday May 3, 1934 [p. 1]
Mrs. Elmer Sickels Dead
Mrs.
Elmer Sickels, who has been in
poor health for several months, passed away Monday afternoon. Funeral services
were held at the home yesterday and the body was taken to Geneva, Nebraska, for
burial.
[Sickels, Mary Jane “Mamie”
Sloan]
Blockton News
Thursday May 10, 1934 p. 8
Obituary
Mamie
(Sloan) Sickels was born at
Monticello, Iowa, December 30, 1864, died at Athelstan, in Taylor County, Iowa,
April 30, 1934, aged 69 years and 4 months.
Her
parents were James W. [illiam] and Elizabeth (McGee) Sloan, both of whom at early ages migrated from the
north of Ireland to Philadelphia where they were married in 1857.
Mrs.
Sickels was educated in the
country schools and later in the high school of Monticello.
She
is survived by her devoted and affectionate husband, Elmer [Aden] Sickels; a dutiful son, Frank Sloan Sickels; two loving daughters, Elva Imogene Fidler and Garland Vada Stroburg; the following grandchildren: Elmer Charles
Fluke, surviving son of Mabel
Bessie Fluke, a daughter who died
May 5,1911; Donna Marie and Denzel Donald Fidler; Nada, Dwain, Audrey,
Agnes, Opal, Blain, and Emil Stroburg.
An
infant son was born August 10, 1898. His birth and passing were not far
separated.
She
also left surviving her two sons-in-law, Lloyd Stroburg and Dewey Fidler. All of the foregoing are residents of the
Athelstan vicinity.
She
is also survived by three brothers, William J. [ohn] Sloan, farmer, and Charles H. Sloan, banker, lawyer and former congressman, both of
Geneva, Nebraska, and Robert J. [ames] Sloan, lawyer, of Kansas City, Mo.
Mr.
and Mrs. Sickles [Sickels] met soon after the Sloan family in 1888 came from Monticello to their new
home, the "Big Springs Farm.”
Their
marriage was celebrated in her parents’ home, February 24, 1889. They
established their home on the ancestral farm of the Sickels family where their children were born and where
for more that forty-five years by intense industry, constant economy and thrift
they built up a reasonable competence for themselves and children.
Later
through the appreciative generosity of a brother, now deceased, Frank W.[alker]
Sloan, of Geneva, Nebraska, she
became the owner of a large landed estate and of other property in Fillmore
County, Nebraska.
The
Sickels home has always been one of mutual affection, trust and confidence.
They have enjoyed the respect and confidence of all their neighbors and acquaintances.
Mrs.
Sickels had a keen intellect with
a retentive memory and a forceful gift of expression.
She
was intensely loyal to her friends and every cause she deemed worthy of her
support Mrs. Sickels never
joined a church but her friends knew that she lived an upright, moral,
temperate Christian life. Her belief and life's philosophy drew her to the
Presbyterian faith of her paternal ancestor. Compliance with her wish brings
the minister of that creed to say the words which reflect the sentiments of
this great concourse of people here paying tribute to her memory and many
sterling virtues.
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