[Price,
Emma Millie Barker]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 22, 1976 p. 4
Emma M. Price Last Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral
services for Emma M. [Millie Barker] Price, 86, of Gravity, were held Wed., Jan. 21, at the Gravity United Methodist
Church. Mrs. Price died
January 18, 1976, in Bedford Manor Nursing Home. Interment was at Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
She
is survived by one son, Ralph Price;
eight grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren.
[Price,
Emma Millie Barker]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 29, 1976 p. 4
Emma M. Price Final Rites Held January 21
Funeral
services for Emma M. [illie] Price,
86, of Gravity, were held Wed., Jan. 21, at the Gravity United Methodist
Church. Mrs. Price died
January 18, 1976 in Bedford Manor Nursing Home. Interment was at Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
Emma
Millie Price, daughter
of Joseph C. [arey] and Ida Ramalia Barker,
was born in Montgomery County, Iowa, March 3, 1889.
She
was united in marriage to Oren H. [enry] Price on June 24, 1906, at her parents' home. To this union was born one son, Ralph
Oren.
Until
1944 they farmed northwest of Gravity. The rest of their married life, except for the years when they
worked in Glenwood, was spent in the Gravity community.
Their
son and his wife, Vadonna,
their grandchildren and great grandchildren were her first concern and
the center of her life. She
was a member of the Methodist Church. Her faith and church were the staff of her life. She served as church secretary and held
various offices in the Women's Society. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America for over 50
years and a member of Eastern Star until her health failed. She held all offices in both organizations and was a good community
worker.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, father, mother, brothers, Lewis,
Otis, Clint and Mark
Barker and one sister, Roxa Laird.
She
is survived by her son, Ralph,
and his wife, Vadonna,
of Gravity; grandchildren, Karen Akers and husband, Norman,
of St. Joseph, Mo.; Marilyn Leek and husband, Larry,
of Indianola, Iowa; Betty Swigart and husband, Keith,
of Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Richard and wife Sharon of Persia, Iowa; Craig Price and wife, Colleen, of Gravity; Barbara Price of St. Joseph, Mo., and Alan and Bryan Price of Gravity; she was loved as "Granny"
by 11 great grandchildren; two brothers, Glen and Hugh Barker, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; one sister, Ruth
Lundeen of Kelowna, British
Columbia, Canada, several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.
[Barker,
Joseph Lewis]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 20, 1971 p. 6
Lewis Barker, 86, Rites Held May 11
Funeral
services for Joseph Lewis Barker,
86, of Gravity, were held May 11 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here
with Pastor Perry Cozadd officiating. Mr. Barker died May 8, 1971, in Rosary Hospital, Corning. Interment was at Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
Joseph
Lewis Barker, oldest son
of Joseph Carey and Ida Ramalia Barker,
and twin brother [of] James Otis,
was born Jan. 27, 1885, near Griswold, Iowa.
Feb.
5, 1908, he was married to Bessie Barton, moving to the present home in 1916, where they celebrated their 57th anniversary. To this union
a son, Kenneth, and a daughter, Mildred, were born.
He
had been a member of the Oak Hill Church since Jan. 9, 1910.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie, father, mother, brothers, Otis and Clint, and a sister, Roxie Laird.
Survivors
include his son, Kenneth, of Gravity, daughter, Mildred,
of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughter-in-law, Edith, grandson, Kennard,
of the U. S. Navy, serving aboard U. S. S. Koelsch; sister, Emma Price, of Gravity; brother, Mark, and a sister, Ruth Lundeen, of Kelowna, British Columbia; brothers, Glen and Hugh, of Edmonton, Alberta; cousins, nieces, nephews and many friends.
Friends
he treasured precious as their visits meant so much to him. He loved the land, the toil, the
sweat, the harvest, never tiring of the challenges each new day brought
forth.
[Price,
William Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 26, 1934 [p. 1]
William H.
Price Of Gravity Dies
William
H. [enry] Price, 75, a
resident of Taylor County practically all of his life, died at the home
of his son, Oren [Henry] Price,
northwest of Gravity, Sunday, April 22, following a stroke of paralysis. The funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in Gravity Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. R.
V. Felt. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
He
was born on a farm northeast of Bedford July 28, 1858. He was married to Miss [Mary] Alice
Thompson of Bedford, Oct.
9, 1879. To them were born
five children, all of whom, with his wife, survive. They are Mrs. Grace Armstrong of Harrisonville, Mo., Raymond Price of Rocky Ford, Colo., Oren Price, Blair Price and Mrs. Mabel Shafar of Gravity. There are also six sisters, two brothers, and eleven grandchildren.
Mr.
and Mrs. Price farmed near Bedford until 1904, when they moved to a
farm northwest of Gravity, where they resided until 1915. They then moved to Indianola, were they made their home for
five years, returning to Bedford in 1920, where they have since resided. He united with the Gilead church near
Bedford when twenty years old, later transferring his membership to
the Bedford Methodist church.
[Price,
Mary Alice Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 9, 1936 p. 2
Mrs. Price Succumbs
Mrs.
William [Henry] Price [Mary Alice Thompson], who had been seriously ill for several months at the home of her son, Oren Price, north of
Gravity, died Thursday night. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Gravity
M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Mr. Nixon. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
[Price,
Perry]
Bedford Free
Press
Thursday June 7, 1900 p. 4
Obituary
Died June 4, 1900,
at his home six miles northwest of Bedford, Perry Price, aged 83 years, one month and 29 days. Mr. Price had suffered intense pain for
about four weeks, but stood it all patiently. All that medical aid could do was done to preserve his life
but to no avail. To know
him was to love him, and he will be greatly missed by his relatives
and friends, especially at the church of Gilead of which he has been
a member for so many years. Mr.
Price will long be remembered as one of the early settlers of this country,
and had lived a good Christian life to a good old age, and we hope his
loss will be a warning to others, that they may be also ready to go
when they are called. Funeral services were held at the church
June 5, at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Kirkendall. He leaves a loving wife [Mary Elizabeth Smith],
and eleven children, besides many other relatives and friends to mourn,
but not as those who have no hope. Remains were laid to rest in the Titus [Graceland] cemetery.
It will all be right in the morning
We murmured then tho' the night
As we watched him heavily breathin'
And longed for the coming light.
It came with its golden sunshine.
We turned to our father's bed
To kiss his lips as a welcome
But found our father dead
Like a flower that buds and blossoms
And blooms
Then fades and withers and dies,
His mission here has likewise filled
And is worthy a home in the skies.
A Friend.
[Price,
Lee Kreglo]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 10, 1938 p. 8
Obituary
Lee K. Price
Lee
Kreglo, son of Perry
and Malinda [Eagle] Price,
was born in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Aug. 20, 1855, and died
at his home in Knoxville, Feb. 28, 1938, aged 82 years, 6 months and
8 days. He was one of a family of eleven children,
and at the age of two years he, with his parents and brothers and sisters,
moved to Taylor County, Iowa, where he grew to manhood.
On
May 6, 1877, he was united in marriage to Emily Groom in Prairie City. To this union were born nine children, eight of whom are living,
one having died in infancy. After
living in Prairie City nine years, they, with their three children,
moved to a homestead in Sherman county, Kansas, where they resided about
five years. They then moved
back to Iowa, where they farmed until the fall of 1909, when they moved
to Knoxville, where they have made their home for the past 28 years.
He
was a home-loving man, a kind and loving husband and father and a pal
to his children; a man of high ideals and will be greatly missed in
the community. He united
with the Methodist church when a young man.
He
leaves to mourn his departure, his wife and eight children, as follows: Boyd Price and Paul
Price of Storm Lake; Alfred Price of Renwick; Dorsey Price of Newton; Ben Price of Ogden; Matthew Price and Leonard Price of Knoxville; and Lottie Hersbergen of Corwith; 21 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren.
He
also leaves five sisters and a brother, of whom four are past 90 years
of age. Their names are
as follows: Mary Garner and Martha Eighmy of Bedford; Rebecca Fouts of Salina, Kans., Amanda Wilson of Long Beach, Calif.; Wesley Price of Tescott, Kans.; Eliza Burge of Kalispell, Mont.
[Price,
Raymond Douglas "Ray"]
Bedford Times Press
Thursday December 9, 1948 p. 10
Former Resident
Dies
Ray
Price of Seattle, Washington,
passed away at his home there last week. He leaves his wife, a son and daughter to mourn his passing. Funeral and burial were there.
[Price,
Raymond Douglas "Ray"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 9, 1948 p. 4
Obituary - Ray
D. Price
Raymond
Douglas Price, son of Mary Alice Thompson and William Henry Price,
was born near Bedford, Iowa, April 26, 1892 and died in the Renton Hospital
at Renton, Wash., Nov. 28, 1948.
He
was married on Dec. 30, 1915 to Beulah W. Leighton of New Market. To them two children were born, Shirley D. Price of Rocky Ford, Colo., and Mrs. Helen K. Joiner of Bellevue, Wash.
Ray, as he was better known, lived most of his life
near Gravity and Bedford and went to Seattle, Wash. from the Midwest
in 1942, where he had since been employed as a carpenter in Seattle
and various places on the west coast. He was a member of the carpenter's union and also of Steele Lake
Grange No. 805 of Kent, Wash.
He
leaves his wife, son and daughter; also two brothers, Oren H. [enry]
Price of Gravity and Blair T. [hompson] Price of Payette, Idaho; a sister, Mrs. Mabel A. Shafar of Brooks.
His
parents and one sister, Mrs. Grace Armstrong, preceded him in death.
Funeral
services were held in the Beautiful Chapel of the Stokes Mortuary at
Renton, Wash., on Dec. 1 and burial was in Washington Memorial Park
near Seattle, Washington.
[Price,
Oren Henry]
Bedford Times
Press
Thursday May 9, 1957 [p. 1]
Oren Price Rites Held Here Today
Oren
[Henry] Price, 70, a long-time
resident of the Gravity community, died Sunday morning, May 5, following
a long illness.
Funeral
services at the Shum Funeral Home in Bedford at two o'clock Thursday
afternoon, May 9, [were] conducted by Rev. Howard DeVore of the Gravity
Methodist church. Burial
in Washington cemetery at Gravity.
He
is survived by his wife, Emma;
one son, Ralph Price and family of Gravity; one sister, Mrs. Mabel Shafar of Gravity; one brother, Blair Price of Payette, Idaho.
[Price,
Oren Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 16, 1957 p. 4
Oren H. Price Rites Held Thurs. May 9
Oren
Henry Price, son of William
[Henry] and Mary Alice [Thompson] Price, was born near Bedford, Iowa, November 1, 1886, and died at his home
in Gravity, Sunday, May 5, 1957 at the age of 70 years, 6 months and
4 days.
On
June 24, 1908 he was united in marriage to Emma Barker of Nodaway, Iowa. To this union one son, Ralph, was born. Mr. Price leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, son, daughter-in-law,
seven grandchildren; Mrs. Norman Akers (Karen) of Bedford, Marilyn, Betty, Richard, Craig,
Barbara and Alan and one great grandson, Ricky Norman Akers; one brother, Blair of Payette, Idaho and one sister, Mrs. Mabel
Shafar of Brooks, Iowa.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Raymond, and one sister, Grace.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum Funeral Home in Bedford on Thursday May
9, 1957. Rev. Howard DeVore,
pastor of the Methodist church at Gravity, officiated. Burial was in Washington cemetery, Gravity.
[Price,
Blair Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 17, 1957 p. 7
Blair Price Dies In Idaho
Blair
[Thompson] Price, a former
resident of the Gravity community, died in Payette, Idaho, Sunday, October
4, following a stroke a few days before. Last rites and burial were there. Mr. Price was a brother of Mrs. Fred Shafar [Mabel] of Gravity and spent most of his life in Taylor
County.
[Price,
Blair Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 24, 1957 [p. 1]
B. T. Price, 68, Died in Oregon
Blair
Thompson Price, 68, son
of Wm. H. [enry] and Mary Alice [Thompson] Price, was born near Bedford, Iowa, May 11, 1889 and died at the Holy Rosary
Hospital in Ontario, [Malheur County] Oregon Oct. 6. He lived most of his life near Gravity,
Iowa, moving to Bingen, Wash., in 1937 and from there to Payette, Idaho
in 1948, where he still resided. He was a member of the Avenue Grange and the Farm Bureau.
The
survivors include his wife, Mrs. Daisy [Shipley] Price of Payette, Idaho; one daughter, Mrs. Coral Forman of Ventura, Calif.; one son, Paul Price of Bellflower, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Mabel Shafar of Gravity, Iowa; and one grandson, Ronny Price.
His
parents, one sister, Grace,
and two brothers, Oren and Raymond, preceded him in death.
Services
were held at the Shafer Memory Chapel, Oct. 8. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery at Payette, Idaho.
[Price,
Wesley Hedges]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 23, 1939 p. 8
Wesley Price, 92, Former Resident, Dies
Wesley
[Hedges] Price, 92, a
former resident of this community, died at his home in Minneapolis,
Kans., Friday, Nov. 17. The
funeral services were held Sunday and burial was made at that place.
Mr.
Price was born and reared in Taylor County and was a brother of Mrs.
Mary [Jane] Garner and Mrs. J. [ohn] D. [ow] Eighmy [Martha] of Bedford. His wife and a son preceded him in death.
[Shipley,
Perry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 3, 1949 p. 5
Pioneer Resident
Dies In Villisca
Perry
Shipley, pioneer resident
of Taylor County, passed away at his home in Villisca, Iowa, February
14.
Perry
L. E. Shipley was born
in Carroll County, Maryland, Oct. 7, 1856. He was the son of Lloyd and Julia Shipley and the oldest of seven children. He came to Iowa in 1880 and spent most of his life in Taylor
County and the Guss community, with the exception of the last nine years
spent in Villisca.
He
was married to Scidney Lower,
Nov. 6, 1881. To them eight
children were born. Three
children preceded him in death, Ruth and Coral in infancy
and Ruben in 1933.
Those
left to mourn his death with the wife, are Lloyd at home, Harry of Villisca, John and Tom of Bellflower, Calif., and Daisy Price of Payette, Idaho. He also leaves his youngest brother, Clinton, of Westminster, Maryland; many grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
He
was a member of the I. O. O. F. and Rebekah lodges of Villisca.
Funeral
services were held in Villisca and graveside rites were by the Odd Fellows
of Villisca. Burial was
in the Guss cemetery.
[Eppers,
James Oliver "Jim"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 15, 1976 p. 6
Jim Eppers, 59, Final Rites Held January 10
Funeral
services for James Oliver (Jim) Eppers, 59, of Conway, were held January 10 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
in Bedford with Rev. L. C. Brown and Helen L. Brown officiating. Mr. Eppers died January 7, 1976 in University Hospital in Omaha,
Nebr. Interment was at
the Conway cemetery.
[Eppers,
James Oliver "Jim"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 29, 1976 p. 8
Jim Eppers, 59, Final Rites Held January 10
Funeral
services for James Oliver (Jim) Eppers, 59, of Conway, were held January 10 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
in Bedford with Rev. L. C. Brown and Helen L. Brown officiating. Mr. Eppers died January 7, 1976 in University
Hospital in Omaha, Nebr. Interment
was at the Conway cemetery.
James
Oliver (Jim) Eppers, son
of Nicholas Eppers and Cora Anderson,
was born at Conway on January 23, 1916. He lived in Conway where he attended school and the United Methodist
Church. On July 20, 1940
he was united in marriage to Ruby McMullen at St. Joseph, Mo. To this
union two children were born: Lena Mae and Ralph Leroy.
He
was engaged in farming and served in the armed forces for three years. He was a member of the American Legion
Post 591 and was a 4-H leader for 15 years.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
Left
to cherish his memory are his wife, Ruby; daughter, Mrs. Neil Pflanz (Lena Mae) of Omaha; son, Ralph Leroy, of the home; son-in-law, Neil Pflanz, of Omaha; several cousins and a host of friends.
He
was a kind and considerate husband and father. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
[Eppers,
Cora Anderson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 31, 1955 p. 5
Obituary - Mrs.
Cora Eppers
Cora
Anderson, daughter of James and Mary Anderson,
was born May 22, 1873, near Bedford, Iowa, and died at St. Francis hospital
in Maryville, Missouri, March 22, 1955, at the age of 81 years, 10 months.
She
was married to Nicholas Eppers at Conway, Iowa, December 24, 1914. To them was born one son, James Oliver Eppers of near Conway, who, with his wife and two children, Lena Mae and Ralph
Leroy, survive. Her husband
preceded her in death on November 1, 1933.
Besides
the son and his family she leaves one brother, Oliver Anderson of Conway; two sisters: Mrs. Minnie Spring of Corning, Mrs. Nora Larson of Clearfield; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Nellie
Anderson of Bedford.
Three
brothers, Oscar Anderson, Alonzo Anderson, and Thomas Anderson,
preceded her in death.
Mrs.
Eppers spent her entire
life in and around Conway. As
a girl she was converted and united with the Conway Methodist Church,
where her membership remained at the time of her death.
Funeral
services were conducted from the Conway Methodist Church, Friday, March
25, at 2 o'clock by Rev. Rob't M. Peters of the Bedford Methodist Church. Burial in Conway Cemetery.
[Valentine,
Alice Perdew]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 5, 1979 p. 7
Last Rites Held
March 30 For Alice Valentine,
79
Funeral
services for Mrs. Vernon (Alice) Valentine, 79, of Bedford, held March 30 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here,
were officiated by Carl Cummings. Mrs. Valentine died March 25, 1979 in the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda. Interment was at Graceland Cemetery.
Alice
Perdew Valentine, daughter
of A. [lbert] L. Perdew and Ida Campbell Perdew,
was born near Sharpsburg, in Taylor County, Iowa, March 8, 1900.
She
grew to maturity in the Sharpsburg area where she attended the public
school and the Presbyterian Church. She attended Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa
and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Nebraska, and served as a
teacher in the public schools for approximately 25 years. Many in this community will remember her as their teacher during
their school years.
On
October 11, 1928, she was united in marriage to Vernon Valentine and they lived on a farm northwest of Bedford; for
a time resided in Gravity, Iowa; then on the farm of her parents near
Sharpsburg, before they moved to Bedford, where she continued to reside.
One
son, Max, was born
to bless their home and share their love.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vernon, who died September 18, 1968, and a sister, Mabel
Mendenhall.
Left
to cherish her memory are her son Max, and his wife, Ann;
a grandson, Richard Valentine of Phoenix, Arizona; two sisters, Ruth McCoun and her husband, Arch B. McCoun of Des Moines, Iowa; and Mary Irwin of Kalamazoo, Michigan; nieces and nephews; other
relatives and friends.
She
will be missed by those who knew and loved her.
[Valentine,
Vernon]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 26, 1968 p. 3
Final Rites Held
Here Sept. 21 For Vernon Valentine
Funeral
services for Vernon Valentine,
70, of Bedford, held September 21 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here,
were conducted by Carl Cummings. Mr. Valentine died September 18, 1968 at Clarinda Municipal Hospital. Interment was at Graceland Cemetery, near Bedford.
Vernon
Valentine, son of Andrew
Douglas and Elizabeth Watson Valentine,
was born May 23, 1896 [May 23, 1898] in Taylor County, Iowa.
On
October 11, 1928 he was united in marriage to Alice Perdew at the Methodist Parsonage in Corning, Iowa, with
Rev. Roberts officiating.
Born
to bless their home and to share their love was one son, Max.
Vernon
lived on a farm for a time following his marriage, and then he engaged
in the electrical business, a profession he followed until his retirement. Although he worked on new construction
at various times and places, Bedford has always been his home.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and two sisters.
Left
to cherish memories of his good life are his wife Alice, and son, Max and wife, Ann and
grandson Richard of
Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Ward,
of Burbank, Calif.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
He
will be missed by his family and all who knew him.
[Valentine,
Eldon Rex]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 6, 1985 p. 11
Services For E. R. Valentine Held In California
Services
for Eldon Rex Valentine,
72, were held April 16 at Pierce Brothers Little Country Chapel near
Burbank, California, officiated by Dr. Ken Scovill. Interment was at Valhalla Memorial Park. Mr. Valentine died April 11, 1985 in Bakersfield,
California.
Eldon
R. [ex] Valentine, son
of Harry G. [eorge] and Angie E. [lizabeth Keith] Valentine, was born at Gravity, Iowa February 9, 1913. He grew to maturity in the Gravity community
and graduated from high school there.
He
was united in marriage to Wilda [Elaine] Warner and they lived on a farm. In February 1947 he and his family moved
to Burbank where he was employed by Lockheed Aircraft for many years.
He
was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Wilda.
Left
to cherish his memory are children: Gene Valentine, Tujunga, Calif., Janice Torell, Lake Isabella, California, and Lee Valentine, Panorama City, Calif., and a brother, Gerald
Valentine, Bedford, Iowa.
He
had five grandchildren.
He
will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him. |