Obituaries
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[Isaiah Campbell]

Taylor County Republican

Thursday    April 17, 1884    [p. 4]

Death of Isaiah Campbell

Isaiah Campbell died at the residence of his son, Mr. Dorr [Darwin] Campbell, at 3:30 in the afternoon on Saturday, the 12th inst., three miles and a half west of Bedford.  His disease was also paralysis of the heart and he was in his 70th year.  Prior to his death he was enjoying his usual health and on Saturday had eaten a hearty dinner, after which he had gone out to perform some light labor connected with the feeding of the stock on the farm.  He shortly afterwards came into the house complaining of a pain in the chest and sat down on a chair, from which he presently fell, dying almost immediately.  Dr. Weidner was sent for but upon his arrival found that death had taken place some time before.  In his capacity as coroner, Dr. Weidner made an examination of the history of the case and decided that a jury was unnecessary, the disease being manifestly paralysis of the heart.

The deceased leaves a wife [Catherine McLain] and four children surviving him, the children being, Mr. Dorr [Darwin] Campbell, at whose house the death occurred, Mrs. Stitt Brooks [Mary Ann], of Stanberry, Mo., Miss Maggie Campbell and Mr. Sen [Marsenna] Campbell.  Mr. John Campbell, an old and well-known citizen of the county, is a brother of the deceased.

The funeral took place on Monday from the residence of Mr. Dorr [Darwin] Campbell, and was largely attended.  The services were conducted by the Masonic brotherhood of this city, to which Order the deceased belonged.

We had hoped to present a brief biographical sketch covering the leading events in the life of the deceased, but Mr. John Campbell, the only person able to furnish the necessary data, is at Maloy, and although he has been written to, no reply has been received from him up to the time of going to press.  If the information is received the sketch will appear next week.

[Ann Villa McCormick Jones]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    November 9, 1933    [p. 1]

Mrs. C. E. Jones Dies Saturday

Mrs. C. [arl] E. [lza] Jones, 62, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Claude Trumbo [Ruby], southeast of Bedford, Saturday evening, after having been in ill health for some time.  The funeral services were held at the Trumbo home Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mr. Bueller of St. Joseph.  Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.

Mrs. Jones, who before her marriage was Miss Ann Villa McCormick, was born at Kirkwood, Ill., July 19, 1871.  She was married March 15, 1899, at Bedford to C.[arl] E. [lza] Jones.  To them were born four children, one having preceded the mother in death.   The surviving children are Leland Jones, Eugene Jones, and Mrs. Pauline Allen, all of the Bedford community.

Surviving with the husband and children are four grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Beard and Mrs. Claude Trumbo [Ruby] of Bedford, and Mrs. Rob [ert] Montgomery [Ada Belle] of Hopkins; two brothers, Edwin McCormick and Fred McCormick, both of Bedford.

[Nicholas Eppers]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    November 9, 1933    [p. 1]

Services Are Held For Nicholas Eppers

Funeral services for Nicholas Eppers, 71, who died at his home in Conway, Wednesday, Nov. 1, were held at the home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. L. Garrett.  Burial was in the Conway cemetery.

Mr. Eppers was born in Coblenz, Germany, June 16, 1862.  He came to America in 1882, when he was twenty years old, and settled in Illinois, afterwards living for a number of years at Beatrice, Nebr.  Later, he moved to New Market and then to Conway, where he had since resided.

He was the youngest of a family of six children, two sisters and three brothers having preceded him in death.  His mother died when he was eight years old and the father soon after.

He was married to Miss Cora Anderson at Corning, Dec. 24, 1914.  To them was born one son [James Oliver], who, with the wife, survives.  He was a member of the Lutheran church, having accepted the faith of his native land.

[Henry W. Jones]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    September 6, 1906    [p. 7]

Henry Jones Dead

Henry W. Jones, a former resident of Taylor County and who still owned his home farm southeast of Bedford, died last week and we are indebted to C. C. Mohler for the following obituary, taken from the Belle Fourche (S. D.) Bee:

Henry W. Jones died Wednesday evening August 15, 1906, at eleven o'clock, of asthma, at the home of his son, John A. Jones, Mona, Wyoming, age 77 years, 2 months and 21 days.

Deceased was born May 26, 1829, in Connecticut.  He moved from there with his parents to Indiana in early boyhood, where he grew to manhood and was married to Mary Jane John on July 28, 1850.  To this union was born six children, three boys and three girls; four survive him, two girls and two boys, Mrs. Daniel Hancock [Loretta], of Kelso, Washington; Mrs. Joseph [Josiah] Hoover [Annetta] of Bartley, Nebraska; John A. and Charley Jones, both of Mona, Wyo.  One son died in infancy and a daughter [Lillie] was called home two months ago.  In 1855 he moved with his wife to Taylor County, Iowa, where they made their home until February 27, 1896, when he moved with his family to Wyoming, where he resided until the time of his death.  His wife departed this life July 20, 1896.

Mr. Jones was a kind husband, a loving father and was loved by all who knew him.   He was a sufferer from asthma for a long time, had been almost an invalid for the last three years, but seemed to be in as good health as usual until a few hours before his death.  Surrounded by loved ones, and amid every comfort, with every thing possible to make life worth living, yet all the yearning of loving hearts, nor the skill of human hands, guided by the most learned mind, could put back the cold waters of deathÕs river.  At last the end came; without pain or suffering he quietly passed away.

Funeral services were held and interment made in Pine Hill cemetery