Obituaries
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[Clapper, Amelia Clara Stanger]

Lenox Time Table

Wednesday    July 4, 1979     p. 6

Services Held For Amelia Clapper, 82

Services for Amelia [Clara] Clapper, 82, were held Wed., June 27 at Larkin-Bender Funeral Home with Jack Cutbirth, minister of the Christian Church officiating. Harley A. Porter was organist for the service.

Casket bearers were Ed Ward, Robert Fleming, Vernal Thompson, Gerald Carruthers, Doyle Devoe and Keith Smith. Interment was in Blue Grove Cemetery.

Amelia Stanger Clapper, the daughter of Daniel and Katherina Haering Stanger, was born on August 29, 1896 on a farm near Lenox and died at the Lenox Care Center on June 25 at the age of 82.

At an early age she became a member of the Blue Grove Church. After her schooling Amelia moved to Creston and was employed in the office of Drs. Childs and Sampson.

On October 7,1929 she married Jordan Clapper. In September of 1936 they moved to Shelton, Wash. There she was an active charter member of the Faith Lutheran Church, the South Side Grange, The Rebekah Lodge, and the Shelton Garden Club.

In September of 1971 she moved back home to Lenox and became a member of the Lenox Christian Church and Rebekah Lodge, receiving hen 50-year pin in February of 1979.

Her husband died in September 1971. Survivors include a brother, Frank Stanger and his wife Martha, a sister Alma Fleming, all of Lenox, a brother-in-law, Roy Brumbaugh, and six nieces and three nephews.

[Clapper, Jordan C.]

Lenox Time Table

Thursday    September 16, 1971     p. 3

Obituary Jordan Clapper

Jordan Clapper died September 4, 1971, at Kellogg, Idaho, following a heart attack.

He was born October 16, 1892 at Zanesville, Ohio, the son of John and Mary Clapper and came to Iowa where he completed his college education and was employed at Red Oak, Iowa.

He was married to Irene Reagan in 1916. To this union three children were born: John Dean and Wilma Jean and an infant daughter. His wife and infant daughter preceded him in death in 1920.

Mr. Clapper went to Creston where he was employed for several years at the Standard Oil Company and Creston Iron and Metal Works.

On October 7, 1929, he was married to Amelia Stanger of Creston, Iowa. In September 1936 they moved to Shelton, Washington where he was employed by the Soil Conservation Service. Later he was employed as Secretary for the Civil Service Sheriff's Department until retiring in 1970.

He was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church, Shelton, Washington, where he was a charter member. He was a member of the Shelton IOOF No. 62 and Rebekah Lodge No. 7, Southside Grange No. 1122 all in Shelton and the Red Oak Lodge, No. 162, A. F. & A. M., Red Oak, Iowa.

Survivors include his widow, Amelia, son John of Houston, Texas and daughter, Wilma Jean Huggins of Topeka, Kans. Three grandchildren and five great grandchildren also survive.

Funeral services were conducted from the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox Thursday, Sept. 9th at 2 p.m., with Rev. Floyd Newbrough, pastor of the United Methodist Church officiating.

Bearers were John Lindsey, Gerald Carruthers, Ed Ward, Vernal Thompson, Robert Fleming and Doyle DeVoe.

Burial was in Blue Grove cemetery.

[Clark, Robert]

Bedford Times-Republican

Thursday     December 21, 1916     p. 5

Robert Clarke [Clark], formerly a resident of Taylor county, and owner of a farm four miles west of Lenox, died at his home near LeRoy, Kan., recently. The deceased was a veteran of the Civil war, having served nearly three years in the army.

[Clark, Robert]

Lenox Time Table

Thursday    December 7, 1916     p. 17

DEATH OF ROBERT CLARK

From a clipping handed to us we learn of the death of Robert Clark, formerly a resident of Taylor county, owner of a farm about four miles west of Lenox. At the time of his death Mr. Clark resided near LeRoy, not far from Burlington, Kansas. The deceased was past 75 of age at the time of his death. He was a veteran of the Civil war having served nearly three years in the army. Six children survive the father’s death. Many of the Time-Table readers will remember Mr. Clark as he lived for more than twenty years in Taylor County.

[CLARK, ROBERT]
Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), Wednesday, November 22, 1916
Robert Clark Dead
Robert Clark died at his home about ten miles southeast of Burlington and the funeral will be held at the home Friday morning at 11 o'clock in charge of Rev. A. B. Moore. The interment probably will be in the LeRoy cemetery. Mr. Clark had been in very poor health for some time and his death was not unexpected. He was very highly esteemed by those who knew him.

[CLARK, ROBERT]
Daily Republican (Burlington, Kansas), Monday, November 27, 1916
Robt. Clark's Funeral Is Largely Attended
The funeral of Robt. Clark as held at the home southeast of Burlington Friday in charge of Rev. A.B. Moore and the body laid to rest at Le Roy. There was a large attendance at the funeral.
Robt. Clark was born at Lewiston, Fulton county, Ill., January 2, 1841, and died November 21, 1916 at his home five miles north of Le Roy aged 75 years, 10 months and 19 days. He grew to young manhood at the place of his birth and on August 9, 1862, he responded to the call for volunteers, enlisting in Company H, 103rd Regiment Illinois Infantry, serving two years and ten months, ten months of this time being spent in a hospital. He was married at Washburn, Ill. March 29th, 1867, to Miss Catherine Wilson, and to this union eight children were born, Addie Belle and Minnie May who died when quite young; Charles D., of LaHarpe, Kans., Fred J., of Hereford, Texas; Mabel M. Shelby of Hopkins, Mo.; Carrie L. who died in infancy; Allie S. Cunningham, LeRoy, Kansas, and Robert L., of LeRoy, Kansas.
For ten years after his marriage he lived at Washburn, Ill., when he moved to Taylor county, Iowa, where he lived for twenty-one years, coming to Coffey county, Kansas in 1897, locating in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, seven miles southeast of Burlington, where he lived until a few years ago when he was compelled to retire from active business on account of ill health.
Mr. Clark was converted and united with the Presbyterian church at Washburn, Ill., in 1869, and on coming to Kansas he placed his membership with the M.E. church, of which he remained an earnest and consistent member until his death.
He suffered much during his last sickness, which was of about eight months duration, but he was patient and uncomplaining through it all and welcomed death as the final relief. Mr. Clark was a good citizen, kind and indulgent to his family, and gave freely of his means and influence to whatever was for the betterment of the community. Besides his family and 8 grandchildren, and a host of friends he leaves two sisters to mourn his loss. Mrs. Elizabeth Loyd, Murrietta, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Willison, Creston, Ia.
[Note: The same obituary was published in the LeRoy Reporter, December 1, 1916.]

[CLARK, ROBERT]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, November 28, 1916
HOPKINS – Albert Sheley received a message Wednesday announcing the death of his father-in-law, Robert Clark at his home near Burlington, Kansas. Mr. Sheley and children left the same day to attend the funeral. Mrs. Sheley had been with her father for the past two months.

 

[Cochran, Angie Irma Clark]

Lenox Time Table

Wednesday      December 10, 1986     p. 2

Cochran funeral held here

Funeral services for Angie Irma Cochran, 87, were held at 10 a.m. Dec. 1 at Gauthier Funeral Home in Lenox. Burial was in Blue Grove Cemetery near Lenox. The Rev. Duane Ferguson officiated.

Pallbearers were Lonnie and Kevin Barker, Clyde Belding, Ronald Wurster, Howard Stoaks and Paul Brokaw. Honorary pallbearers were Gene Miller, Duane Boyer, Donald Beck, Raymond Dill, Frank Stanger, Glen and Melvin Williams.

Mrs. Cochran, a former Lenox resident, died Nov. 29 at Jefferson City Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Mo.

Born July 16, 1899, at Chatsworth, Ill., Mrs. Cochran was a daughter of David Sanford and Lore [Lora Leona] Lynn Clark.

She and Orson Thomas Cochran were married in Omaha Oct. 14, 1931. They farmed in the Lenox area, and she was employed as a nurse at Ringgold County Hospital. They moved to Clarinda after retiring from farming in 1960, and she worked at the hospital there. She returned to Lenox following the death of Mr. Cochran in 1972, and resided here until early this year, when she moved to Jefferson City to be near her daughter, Veldeva Long,

Mrs. Cochran was an active member of the United Methodist Church and of the Order of Eastern Star.

In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Cochran leaves two sons, Warren of Springlake Heights, N. J., and Veldon of Alamosa, Colo.; five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a brother, Chester Clark.

[Cochran, Eleanor Mary Turner]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     September 5, 1963     p. 3

FINAL RITES ARE HELD TUESDAY FOB MBS. COCHRAN

Funeral services for Mrs. J. [oseph] H. [enry] Cochran, 94, of Lenox were held Tuesday at the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox. Mrs. Cochran died at her home in Lenox Aug. 23. Burial was at Blue Grove cemetery, southwest of Lenox.

[Cochran, Eleanor Mary Turner]

Lenox Time Table

Thursday     September 5, 1963     p. 6

OBITUARY - COCHRAN

Eleanor Mary Turner, daughter of John and Mary Ann Turner, was born in Birmingham, England, May 27, 1869, and passed away August 24, 1963 at the age of 94 years, 2 months, and 24 days in the home of her daughter, Effie Black in Lenox, Iowa.

When she was six years old, she came with her parents and two sisters to St. Louis, Mo., where they lived a short time, moving from St. Louis to Davenport, Ia., and then to a farm near Lenox.

She was united in marriage to Joseph H. [enry] Cochran in 1890. To this union was born nine children.

Preceding her in death were two sons, Frank and William, and one daughter, Mrs. Ida Bennett. Surviving are Effie and Ruth of Lenox, Harry of Wadsworth, Kanas, John of Council Bluffs, Florence of Monroe, Mich., and Glenn of Salem, Oregon. Also surviving are one sister, Mrs. Ethel Dunbar of Lenox, and one brother Frank Turner of Independence, Oregon, ten grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and four great great grandchildren.

She was a member of the Lenox Christian Church (1927) and let her Christian faith find expression in love and humility towards all who knew her. Her Christian living was an influence to brighten and gladden the world about her.

Services were held Tuesday, August 27, 2:00 p. m. at the Bender Funeral Home with Rev. David A Shaeffer officiating. Interment was in the Blue Grove Cemetery west of Lenox.

Mrs. Ruth Boltinghouse was organist and Mr. Roland Buxton was the soloist.

[Cochran, Harry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     April 24, 1969     p. 3

Harry Cochran Rites In Lenox

Funeral services for Harry Cochran, 85, of Lenox, held April 21 at the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox, were conducted by Rev. Ollie Odle, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Corning. Mr. Cochran died April 18, 1969 at Rosary Hospital in Corning. Interment was at the Blue Grove Cemetery.

Harry Cochran, last survivor of a family of 13 children of Alexander and Nancy Powell Cochran, was born on a farm near Lenox, May 27, 1883.

His whole life was spent pursuing farming in Taylor and Ringgold Counties with the exception of one year near Woodbine, Iowa. In his early manhood he managed the parental farm, making a home for his aged parents and a nephew, Clarence Day, until their deaths. His later years were spent in Lenox where he kept busy at small tasks.

In 1908 he was married to Josie Cabbage and to this union four children were born: Floyd and Floy, twins who died in infancy; Marvin [Raymond] of Palmdale, California and Mary, Mrs. Lester Posten, of Gravity.

He was preceded in death by the twins in 1910, his wife in 1936, his parents, three brothers and nine sisters.

Mr. Cochran is survived by his two children, Marvin and Mary; four grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Besides being a wonderful loving father who thought the world and all of his children, he was a devoted husband, a kind neighbor, a friend of many, and always ready to help those in need. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.

[Cochran, Marvin Raymond]

Bedford Times-Press

Wednesday     March 2, 1994     p. 8

MARVIN R. COCHRAN

Private inurnment of ashes of Marvin Raymond Cochran, who departed this life at the age of 81 years on February 8, 1994, at Grants Pass, Ore., will be held at a later date.

Marvin was born on September 21, 1912 on a farm 3 1/2 miles northwest of Clearfield to Harry and Josie Cabbage Cochran, and spent his early years in the Clearfield area.

On June 16, 1941, he was married to Ruth Nelson Doty of Bedford. They had two children, Ann and Raymond.

Their married lives were spent in Taylor County, Omaha, Neb., California, and the past 22 years in Oregon. They observed their 50th anniversary in June 1991.

Preceding him in death were his parents and a granddaughter.

His survivors are his wife Ruth; son Raymond and wife of Deer Park, Wash.; daughter Ann of Grants Pass; sister Mary Mae Posten of Gravity; three grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, a nephew and family, other family members and many friends.

His ashes will be put to rest beside his parents in Blue Grove Cemetery southwest of Lenox.

[Cochran, Orson Thomas]

Lenox Time Table

Thursday     January 13, 1972      [p. 1]

Former Resident Died In Clarinda

Orson [Thomas] Cochran, 80, former resident of the Lenox area, died at Clarinda, Iowa January 9 1972.

Mr. Cochran, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cochran, was born November 19, 1891 at Lenox, Ia. He was raised in the Lenox area and was married to Gertrude Shaw December 14, 1918. Mrs. Cochran was killed in a car accident in 1929. He married Angie Clark October 14, 1931 at Omaha, Nebr. They farmed in the Lenox area until 1956 when they moved to Mt. Ayr. They lived there for two years then moved to Clarinda and have resided there since.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarinda.

He is survived by his wife, Angie, one daughter, Mrs. Elvin (Veldeva) Long of Jefferson City, Missouri, two sons, Warren H. of Neptune, New Jersey and Veldon Orson of Placenta, California. Also one sister, Mrs. Clara Vird Cochran of Milan, Missouri and six grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11 at the Lavelle Funeral Home in Clarinda at 10 a.m., with. Rev. Cecil Latta officiating. Services were held that afternoon at 2 p.m. from the United Methodist Church in Lenox with Rev. Floyd Newbrough and Dr. J. D. Almes officiating.

Music was furnished by Billie Jean Barker and Mrs. Helen Brokaw with Mrs. Norma Paymal, organist.

Bearers were Melvin Williams, Ronald Wurster, Glen Williams, Raymond Dill, Dwaine Boyer and Donald Beck.

Burial was in Blue Grove cemetery near Lenox.

[Cochran, Veldon Orson]

Lenox Time Table

Wednesday    October 19, 1988     p. 3

Services for Veldon O. [rson] Cochran, 55, of Alamosa, Co. were held October [1? ]7. He was born February 8, 1933, son of Orson T. [homas] Cochran and Angie Clark Cochran.

Survivors include one daughter, Diana, one son Michael, one brother Warren, one sister Veldeva and three grandchildren.
[Note: SSDI gives the death date as October 15, 1988.]

[Ward, Violet Marie Redenbaugh]

Omaha World-Herald

Monday     July 19, 1976

WARD---Violet Marie, age 55 yrs., of 5202 S. 77th St. Ralston. Survivors include husband, Wayne, sons: John, Pensacola, Fla., James, Omaha. Daughter, Michele, Riverton, Wyo., Son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Christine, Rome, N. Y., granddaughter, Kari Lyn. Mother, Dessie Redenbaugh. 3 brothers and 2 sisters.

Services Mon. 1 PM from the Colonial Chapel. Interment and Graveside Services, 4 PM Siam, Ia. Cemetery memorials preferred to the Leukemia Research Foundation, Uni. of Neb. Medical Center.

[Ward, Violet Marie Redenbaugh]

Clarinda Herald Journal

Monday      July 26, 1976

SIAM — Interment was at Siam cemetery for Mrs. Wayne (Violet) Ward, 55, who died in Omaha. Burial was at the side of her father and sister. Mrs. Ward was the daughter of Mrs. Dessie Clayton and the late Earl Redenbaugh. Surviving Mrs. Ward are her husband of Omaha, three sons John of Pensacola, Fla, James of Omaha, Richard of Rome, N Y, a daughter, Michelle of Riverton, Wyo, one grandson, her mother of Sierra Madre, Cal, two sisters, Eula and Velma and three brothers, Earl, Ralph and Floyd.

[Ward, Violet Marie Redenbaugh]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     July 29, 1976     p. 9

Vera Clayton Meets Relatives & Friends Of Mrs. Ward

Relatives and friends who attended graveside services at Siam Cemetery for Mrs. Violet Marie (Redenbaugh) Ward of Ralston, Nebr., on July 19, spent the evening in Vera Clayton’s home near New Market.

Those present were Wayne, Michele, Jim Ward, Ralston, Nebr.; Jack Ward, Pensacola, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward, Rome, N. Y.; Dessie and Eula Redenbaugh, Sierra Madre, Calif.; Nannie Young, Milwaukie, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Oren Redenbaugh, Atlanta, Ga. 

Velma Moore, Craig, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Redenbaugh, Julie, Robert, Wendy, Debbie, Vicki and Cheryl, Rochester, Minn.; Ruth Wesson, Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Bob King, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tuerk, Walt Baughman, Donald   Clayton, Omaha.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Clayton, Nettie Redenbaugh, Bedford; Pheobe Clayton, Beulah Gorrell, Mary Woldruff, Mr. and   Mrs. Hugo Steeve, Mr. and Mrs. Ori Clayton, Sally and Mary, Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Pratt and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Karg of New Market.

[Wells, Edna Geraldine]

Bedford Times-Republican

Thursday      August 23, 1917     p. 5

SIAM

Little Edna Geraldine Wells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wells was born Jan. 4, 1917 and died Saturday, Aug. 18, 1917 at 10 o'clock at her home near Bedford, at the age of seven months and 1 days. She leaves to mourn her death a father, mother, one sister, and five brothers, funeral services were held at the Siam M. E. church, Sunday morning, at eleven o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. A. Nayle. Interment was in the cemetery just east of Slam. The family have the sympathy of this community as they formerlly resided in this neighborhood.

[Wells, Edna Geraldine]

Bedford Free Press

Wednesday     August 29, 1917      p. 4

Infant Daughter Dies

Died at her home west of Bedford, Edna Geraldine Wells, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Wells.  She was born January 4, 1917, and died Saturday, August 18, at the age of seven months and one day. A mother, father, one sister and five   brothers survive her. Funeral services were held at the Siam Methodist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. A.  Nayle. Interment was in the Siam cemetery.

[Whaley, Victor Hugo]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday      March 30, 1978      p. 4

Victor H. Whaley, 91 Rites Held March 22

Funeral services were held Saturday, March 25, 1978, for Victor H. [ugo] Whaley, 91, Council Bluffs, at the Christian Church at Slam with Pastor Loren Daly officiating. Interment was at the Siam Cemetery. Mr. Whaley died March 22 in a Council Bluffs hospital following an extended illness.

Born at Solsbury [Solsberry], Indiana, he resided in Siam, Iowa area most of his life before moving to Council Bluffs, 19 years ago. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Christian Church at Siam. He and his wife, Lois [Loretta Oxley], observed their 66th wedding anniversary May 28, 1977.

Mr. Whaley is survived by his wife; Lois, six sons; Clide [Clyde] E. [ldon] Whaley, Kirk Whaley, both of Council Bluffs, [Grover] Garold Whaley, Clarinda, [Delbert] Dale and Russel [Raymond] of Omaha and Wilbur [Wilton] Whaley, Hayward, California; four daughters; Mrs. Dee (Vesta) Damico, Phoenix, Az., Mrs. Cecil (Alma) Breit, Savannah, Mo., Mrs. Russell (Wava) Twyford, St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Jerry (Rose) Rucker, Bedford; 30 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

Mr. Whaley was the last survivor of 18 children in his family.

[Wheeler, Elisha Vance]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday     January 7, 1904     p. 4

Obituary.

Elisha V. [ance] Wheeler was born November 3, 1835, in the state of Indiana, died in Siam, Iowa, January 1, 1904, aged 68 years, 1 month and 28 days. He moved to Des Moines, Iowa, when he was a small boy. He came to Maryville, Missouri, when he was about 23 years of age. He was married to Harriet Ellen Torrance December 24, 1863. They were married forty years and one week. To this union was born eight children, five boys and three girls. The living children are John and Fred, Bella, wife of Jacob Bobbins, and Lizzie, wife of Ewing Bradley.

Brother and Sister Wheeler came to Taylor County in 1867, and lived here about one year. They went to Swede Point, north of Des Moines, where they lived one year and came back to Siam and lived here until 1881, when they went to Burlington Junction. In 1887 they went to Blanchard, where they lived for six years. They went from there to Hopkins. They came back to Siam in 1894, where they have lived for nearly ten years. Bro. Wheeler united with the Christian church in 1885, while living at Burlington Junction. Bro. Gresham, who now preaches in Missouri, baptized Hm. Besides his family he also leaves three brothers and three sisters.

Bro. Wheeler was a man who greatly loved his home and his children. He was a faithful and consistent Christian. He loved Christ and the church and often talked of ministers he heard preach years ago, and of sermons he heard in his earlier days. He was greatly respected in this community. It was known far and wide that he never spoke a harsh word of anyone and all in the community spoke well of him. While he was not a strong man physically and not in the best of health, his death was sudden and unexpected. His death a shock to the whole community. A brave soldier of the cross of Christ has fallen and his spirit has returned to God. If his family live faithful to Christ and the church they will meet him in the glorious morning of eternity. He leaves to mourn his loss a faithful wife, two sons, two daughters, three brothers and three sisters. May the love of God reign with all who are left that they may meet him in heaven.

Funeral services were held Sunday, January 3, 1904, at the Siam Christian church, conducted by the Elder M. S. Jameson. A large concourse followed him to his last resting place. Interment in Siam cemetery.          A Friend