[Haun,
John H.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 28, 1941 p. 8
Obituary -John
H. Haun
John
H. Haun, son of Calvin
and Susan [Kemery] Haun,
was born on April 23, 1857 in Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa,
and died August 20, 1941 at his home northwest of Sheridan, Mo., at
the age of 84 years, 2 months and 27 days. He was married to Nellie Purdue and to them was born one son, Bertie,
who died at the age of 17 years.
In
1884 he was again married to Elizabeth Schneider and to them were born five children. One daughter, Rose May, died in infancy. He is survived by his wife and four children: William Henry Haun, Mrs. Eva Etta Meyers,
Alva Oren Haun and Edward
Orley Haun. Also by a grandson, John W. Meyers and his wife of Hopkins; two daughters-in-law, Lora
Haun and Lydia Haun.
He
was one of seven children, and leaves one sister, Mrs. May Davidson of Bedford; and one brother, Charley Haun of Sheridan.
He
received the loving care of his entire family and they all were with
him at the end.
He
accepted Christ as his Savior and united with the New Hope Baptist Church
some years ago.
The
funeral services were held at the Forest Grove church Thursday, August
21, conducted by Challie E. Graham. Burial was in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Haun,
John H.]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday August 28, 1941 p. 5
John H. Haun
John
H. Haun, son of Calvin
and Susan [Kemery] Haun,
was born April 23, 1857 in Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa and
died August 20, 1941 at his home northeast of Sheridan, Mo., at the
age of 84 years, three months and 27 days. He had lived his entire life in the adjoining communities.
He
married Nellie Purdue and to them were born a son, Bertie,
who died at the age of 17 years.
In
1884 he was married to Elizabeth Schneider and to that union five children were born. The wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Haun, and four children, William Henry, Mrs. Eva Meyers,
Alva and Edward, who lives at home with his mother, survive. One daughter, Rosa May, died in infancy.
He
was one of seven children and leaves a sister, Mrs. May Davidson of near Bedford, and a brother, Charlie Haun of Sheridan.
He
accepted Christ as his Saviour and united with the Baptist church at
New Hope several years ago.
Funeral
services were held from the Forest Grove church August 21, conducted
by Challie E. Graham. Interment
was in Forest Grove cemetery.
[Haun,
Elizabeth Schneider]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 18, 1947 [p. 1]
Mrs. Haun Succumbs
Mrs.
Elizabeth [Schneider] Haun,
83, died at her home southeast of Bedford, Tuesday, December 16.
The
funeral services were held at the Forest Grove Church at 10:30 o'clock
this Thursday morning, conducted by Rev. J. Vernon Wheeler of Hopkins. Burial was in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Haun,
Alva Oren]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March
15, 1956 p.
7
Obituary - Alva
O. Haun
Alva
O. [ren] Haun, 67, was
born Sept. 13, 1889, in Taylor County, Iowa, near Athelstan. He was fatally injured in an automobile accident Friday, March
9, 1956, on Highway No. 27, two miles north of Hopkins, Mo.
He
had been a farmer all of his life near Sheridan, Mo., and in later years
near Bedford, Iowa. He
had been a resident in Bedford for a little over a year.
He
and Mrs. Haun, also fatally injured in the accident, were married at
Grant City 19 years ago. Mrs.
HaunŐs five children survive. They reside in Omaha, St. Joseph and in Illinois.
Mr.
Haun joined the Untied Brethren church west of Sheridan, Mo., October
22, 1923 and remained a faithful member the rest of his life.
Surviving
are his one brother, Henry Haun,
south of Bedford, and his wife; one sister, Eva Myers and husband of St. Joseph; and their son, John
Myers, Sedalia, Mo.
[Haun,
William Henry, 1885-1973]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 24, 1973 p. 4
William Haun, 88, Rites Held Here May 17
Funeral
services for William Henry Haun,
88, of Bedford, were held May 17 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford
with Rev. Lyle Chappell officiating. Mr. Haun died at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Mo. May 13,
1973. Interment was at
Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
William
Henry Haun, oldest son
of John and Elizabeth Schneider Haun, was
born February 2, 1885, in Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa. He was engaged in farming for many years.
In
May 1935, he was married to Laurel Isabel Prinzing.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Alva and Edward, and one sister, Eva Meyers.
He
is survived by his wife, Laura,
and one nephew, John Meyers,
and several cousins.
[Mosley, Richard H.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 28, 1941 p. 8
Obituary - R.
H. Mosley
Richard
H. Mosley was born August
9, 1861 in Peoria County, Ill., and was married to Maria Folk in Peoria, Ill., Jan. 25, 1894. To them two children were born. Their first son, Alvin, died when two years of age. Their second son, Carl Elwood, has been a resident of St. Louis, Mo., for the
past fifteen years.
Mr.
Mosley had been in good health until his eightieth birthday, at which
time he was taken to a hospital for an operation. He died August 18, 1941, aged 80 years and 9 days.
For
the past eleven years Mr. Mosley and his wife had made their home with
their son Carl. Besides
his son, he is survived by his widow; two sisters, Mrs. Margaret
Schneider and Miss Lena Mosley, both of Princeville, Ill.; two brothers, Edward
Mosley of Chicago and Ralph Mosley of Los
Angeles, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
While
the family resided in Bedford in 1918 he became a member of the Christian
church and after moving to St. Louis he became a member of the Union
Avenue Christian church.
The
funeral services were held Friday afternoon, August 22 at Guss, conducted
by Rev. Mr. Kongable, minister from Nodaway. Burial was in the Guss cemetery
[Wurster,
Caroline Groezinger]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 28, 1941 p. 8
Mrs. Wurster Dies
Aged Woman Succumbs
At Home of Her Daughter
Funeral
services were held on Thursday at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian Church
United for Mrs. Caroline [Groezinger] Wurster, 90, who died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Thompson, where
she made her home.
She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mary McGinnis of Oklahoma and Mrs. Carrie Thompson of Lenox; three sons, John Wurster of Los Angeles, Ben Wurster and Chas. Wurster of Lenox.
Rev.
Earl Moneymaker had charge of the services and burial was in the Lenox
cemetery.
[WURSTER, CAROLINE GROEZINGER]
Lenox Times Table, Thursday, August 21, 1941, p. 8
Life History of Mrs. Caroline Wurster
Caroline Grosinger [Groezinger] was born in Jo Davis [Daviess] County, Illinois, on January 22, 1851 and passed away at Lenox on August 12, 1941 at the age of 90 years, 6 months and 20 days.
On August 18, 1871, she was united in marriage to John Wurster, who preceded her in death on June 12, 1930. To this union eight children were born, five sons and three daughters. Three children, Ira, George and Pauline preceded their mother in death.
She is survived by three sons, John H. of San Diego, Calif., Charles and Ben of Lenox; two daughters, Marie McGinnis of Choctaw, Okla. and Carrie Thompson of Lenox; seventeen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren, and also many other relatives and a host of friends.
Mrs. Wurster was confirmed into the German Lutheran church at an early age and transferred her membership to the First Presbyterian church, conducted by the Rev. Earl Moneymaker. Burial was made in the Fairview cemetery.
[Illinois Statewide marriage index gives the marriage date as July 28, 1872 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. There are various spellings of the last name, including Groesinger.]
[Weaver,
Minerva Lavina Woods]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday August 28, 1941 p. 5
Mrs. Albert
Weaver
Minerva
Lavina Woods, daughter
of Samuel and Mary Woods,
was born October 11, 1885, in Jackson County, Ohio and came with her
parents to what is now Athelstan, Iowa, at the age of 3 years. There she grew to womanhood.
She
died at her home in Blockton, Iowa August 21, 1941 at the age of 85
years, 10 months and 10 days.
She
was united in marriage to Albert Weaver December 4, 1879 and to them were born five children. One daughter died in infancy and a son, Franklin, died July, 1899 at the age of 9 years.
She
leaves to mourn two daughters, Mrs. Mary Lasley and Jessie Weaver of the home, and a son, Roy Weaver, also of Blockton; three grandchildren, 12 great
grandchildren, a half sister, Mrs. Della Richardson of Spirit Lake, Idaho, together with numerous other
relatives and friends.
Mrs.
Weaver was a devoted mother
and friend, always very thoughtful of her neighbors, sharing their sorrows
and trials as well as their pleasure. Early in life she united with the Baptist church of Blockton
in 1917.
Her
faith never faltered. Just
a few days before she died she told her sorrowing daughters, "I
am not afraid."
All
but five years of her life have been spent in Taylor County.
Funeral
services were held at the home August 23 with Challie Graham in charge
of the rites. Interment
was in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Hamilton,
Andrew]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1934 p. 6
Andrew Hamilton Dies Here Sunday
Andrew
Hamilton, 83, died at
his home in Bedford Sunday, Feb. 25. The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Tuesday
morning, conducted by Rev. J. C. Harris. Burial was in the Forest Grove cemetery.
He
was born near Strathaven, Scotland, Oct. 24, 1850. At the age of seventeen years he came to America, locating
near Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa. He engaged in farming until twenty-two years ago, when he retired
and moved into Bedford.
In
1877 he was married to Roena Moffitt. To them were born three
children, two daughters and one son. The daughters, Treva and Maude, preceded
their father in death. The
son, Albert, resides at Wichita, Kans. Mrs. Hamilton died in 1896.
Oct.
3, 1897, he was married to Ida Polton, who survives. Other relatives
are two sisters and four brothers, Mrs. Jessie Boyles of Bedford, Mrs. Jennie Hoxworth of Franklin, Nebr., Mungo Hamilton of Omaha, Michael Hamilton of Hume, Mo., John Hamilton and Ernest Hamilton of Bedford. There is also one granddaughter, Ruth Etherton of Grapeview, Wash. Mr. Hamilton was a member of the Berean congregation,
having been a member of the Church of Christ for forty-five years.
[Hamilton,
Elizabeth Benefiel Van Nuys]
Bedford Free
Press
Thursday April 22, 1926 p. 2
Elizabeth
Vannice Hamilton
Elizabeth
B. [enefiel] Vannice [Van
Nuys] was born Oct. 29th,
1836, and passed to her reward April 13th, 1926. At Lebanon, Indiana, on the 25th of December 1855, she was married to David [Henry] Hamilton and to them eleven children were born, only three
of whom lived to reach maturity. At the tender age of eight years the deceased united with the
Presbyterian Church and was a faithful attendant all her life long.
After
the death of her husband in 1895, Mrs. Hamilton made her home with her
son Frank Hamilton of Polk Township, where she spent many happy years. For the past few years she has lived with her grand daughter, Mrs. Harry C. Booker of Kansas City, Missouri, where she passed away after an illness of
three months.
Mrs.
Hamilton is survived by one daughter who lives in Los Angeles, California,
also five grand daughters and eight great grandchildren.
One
of the characteristics of the deceased was a cheerful disposition and
the capacity to look always on the bright side of life, and she was
known as a dispenser of happiness wherever she went. She loved her Bible devotedly and studied it continually and
to the day of her death was cheerful, smiling and uncomplaining.
The
old hymns of the church were dear to her, "Rock of Ages" being
her favorite; the 23rd Psalm was her choice scripture passage,
and her steadfast faith in the "Good Shepherd" prepared her
for the past hours on earth, e'er the Lord called her to her eternal
home.
Funeral
services were held in the Presbyterian church of Bedford, Rev. G. T.
Roberts of the Methodist church assisting the pastor, Rev. Paul G. Luce.
Interment
was given in the Old Bedford Cemetery, April 15th, 1926.
[Hamilton,
Frank]
Bedford Free
Press
Wednesday November 13, 1918 [p. 1]
Frank Hamilton Dies Suddenly
Prominent Farmer
Is Buried Here Monday
Well Known Throughout
the County, Prominently Identified With All Good Interests of the County----Former
Federal Employee
Frank
Hamilton, prominent farmer
of Polk Township, and a man for many years actively identified with
the good movements in Taylor County, died rather suddenly at his home
Saturday morning. He was
known throughout the county and his many friends were shocked to hear
the news of his death. The
funeral services were held at the home and cemetery Monday at 2 o'clock,
conducted by Rev. J. A. Currie. Interment was made in Bedford cemetery.
Frank
Hamilton was born at Lebanon,
Ind., April 6, 1857. He
was the son of Col. D. [avid] H. [enry] and Eliza Van Nice [Van Nuys]
Hamilton. With
his parents he came to Taylor County, Iowa in 1871 and located on a
farm in Ross Township. His
father, who was a lawyer, took pains to see that Frank had good privileges
and sent him to the Presbyterian Academy at Lebanon, Ind., and later
to Wabash College at Crawfordsville in the same state. After finishing his schooling he taught in the public schools
of Page and Taylor County, Iowa for twelve years. Opportunity then opened to him a position in the Pension Bureau
at Washington, D. C. where he made a good record and was promoted to
the position of Special Examiner and traveled for two years in the State
of Wisconsin.
On
Dec. 25, 1883 he was united in marriage with Louisa Dresher. To
this union one son, [James] Ross, was born. He died at the age of three years.
In
1903 Mr. Hamilton bought a farm in Polk Township, which he continued
to occupy until his death.
Early
in life he became a member of the Presbyterian Church in which his father
had been an Elder for many years. Frank was always interested in church and Sunday school work
and whenever he had an opportunity assisted different church organizations
in carrying on a good work.
At
the time of his death, he was Clerk of Session of the Morning Star Presbyterian
Church which office he had held for many years.
He
was also an active member of the A. F. and M. fraternity, being a member
of the Siam lodge.
He
was always interested in civic affairs and was active in every cause
that seemed to be for the betterment of the community. At different times he held the position of Assessor and Justice
of the Peace in his township and in many ways served the community.
For
some time his health had not been as good as formerly but none dreamed
of his close approach to the grave when he was busy with his fall work
and diligent in the care he was giving his aged mother, who recently
suffered a painful and serious accident. After an illness of less than a day he passed away Saturday morning
Nov. 9, 1918, aged 60 years, 7 months and 3 days.
The
funeral was held at the home and cemetery Monday P. M. Nov. 11, 1918
at 2 o'clock, Rev. J. A. Currie conducting the service. The Masonic Order conducted the burial service. He leaves to mourn his departure the wife, Mrs. Louise Hamilton,
an aged mother, Mrs. Eliza V. [an Nuys] Hamilton, one sister, Mrs. A.[ugustine] H. Crawford [Katherine] of Sioux City who, with her daughter Ruth, was present at the funeral, as well as a host of
relatives and friends.
Interment
was made in the Bedford cemetery.
[HAMILTON, FRANK]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Wednesday, November 20, 1918
Returns to Sioux City – Mrs. K. B. Crawford returned to her home in Sioux City Thursday. She came to attend the funeral of her brother, Frank Hamilton.
[Lacy,
Anna Ardella Wight]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 1, 1934 p. 6
Mrs. Joseph
Lacy Dies At Home Here
Mrs.
Joseph L. [emon] Lacy,
70, died at her home in Bedford Saturday, Feb. 24, after having been
in ill health for several months. The funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Bedford
Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. C. Harris. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
Mrs.
Lacy, whose name before her marriage was Miss Anna A. [rdella] Wight, was born in Taylor County, June 26, 1863. April 13, 1884, she was married to Joseph
L. [emon] Lacy. To them were born three children, Mrs.
Faye E. [tta] Cobb of
New Market, John C. [leveland] Lacy and Edna M. Lacy of
Bedford. Her husband died March 26, 1926.
Surviving
with the three children are three sisters, two brothers, ten grandchildren,
and three great grandchildren.
She
joined the Church of Christ in 1879.
[Lacy,
Joseph Lemon]
Times-Republican
Thursday April 1, 1926 p. 7
Joseph L. Lacy
Joseph
L. [emon] Lacy was born
April 14, 1865, in Shelby County, Ind., and departed this life at Bedford,
Ia., March 28, 1926. Mr.
Lacy lived in Taylor County practically all his life. He came with his parents, when he was four years of age, to Iowa. April 13, 1884, Mr. Lacy was united in
marriage to Anna Wright [Wight]
and to this union were born one son and two daughters. Besides a wife and two daughters and one
son, he leaves to mourn his death, two sisters, Eva Perkins of Bedford and Ella Wells of Omaha, Neb.; two brothers, Tom Lacy and James Lacy of Bedford. There are also eight grandchildren, besides nephews and nieces
and many friends. Mr. Lacy
was in apparent good health until Sunday morning at 6:00 o'clock he
was taken ill with a stroke of paralysis and he passed away at 11:15
Sunday morning. Mr. Lacy was a member of the Church of
Christ at Berea.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Bedford at 2:30 Tuesday
afternoon.
[Hamilton,
James Burton]
Bedford Free
Press
Thursday June 18, 1896 [p. 1]
Died
James
A. [Burton] Hamilton, aged about
60 years, died at his home in Jackson Township Saturday June 13th,
1896.
The funeral services were conducted at
3 o'clock p. m. last Sunday, at the Forest Grove schoolhouse, by Elder
Wm. Cobb. Interment was
made in the Forest Grove cemetery. The deceased was a Scotsman by birth and was a highly respected
citizen, as was evidenced by the large concourse of people who attended
the funeral last Sabbath.
[Adams,
Jonathan]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday September 21, 1893
Obituary
Jonathan
Adams was born in Fayette
County, Pa., Dec. 15, 1823. His
father died when he was about ten years of age and he was thus early
thrown on his own resources. Among
his early playmates was James A. Garfield,
afterwards president of the United States. At different times Mr. Adams lived in Wheeling, W. Va., St.
Louis, and Ray County, Mo., Page County, Ia. He moved to Taylor County in 1854 where he lived until his
death. He was the father
of 17 children, of whom 15 are still living.
Father is gone as it was the Lord's will,
His dear lifeless form is in the grave
so still,
One comfort we have we know that God is
just
And one-day father
again will raise from the dust.
We trust we shall meet him
One day in the sky;
Where death never comes
And love never dies.
A. L. A.
[Gartside,
James]
Iowa South-West
Saturday October 6, 1877 p. 3
An Old Citizen
Gone
James Gartside, of Jackson Township, died at Red Oak, Thursday
evening. A telegram was
received to this effect yesterday morning, and the remains will at once
be brought home. One by
one our old and esteemed citizens are departing. Mr. Gartside was on his return from a trip into Kansas, and was
taken suddenly worse with Bright's disease (with which he has been affected
for some years) and died at Red Oak. This death makes a vacancy in the ranks of the hard-working respected
yeomanry of Taylor County that will be regretted by a host of friends.
[Barker,
Helen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 1, 1940 p. 5
Sister Dies In
Corning
Helen
Barker, 17-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Barker of Corning,, died Sunday, Jan. 21. She was a sister of Kenneth Barker of Lenox. She had been
ill about ten days with typhoid fever. Funeral services were held in Corning Wednesday afternoon.
[Gant,
Florence Idell Goodrich]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 15, 1942 [p. 1]
Mrs. Charles
Gant Dies At Siam Wed.
Mrs.
Charles Gant [Florence Idell Goodrich],
a resident of the Siam community, died at her home about 5 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, January 14. She
suffered a stroke about a year ago and had been confined to her bed
since that time.
The
funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, January
16, at the Christian Church in Siam. Rev. Ben W. Sinderson of Bedford will officiate. Burial will be in the Siam cemetery.
Mrs.
Gant is survived by her
husband and five children, all of the Siam community. The children are Mrs. Mable Carmichael, Mrs. Mary Allison,
Mrs. Alma Bix, Mrs. Ethel Gray and Orval Gant. One son, Russell Gant, preceded his mother in death.
[Patrick,
Blanche Palmer]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 7, 1960 p. 4
Burial Here Friday
of Blanche Patrick
Burial
services for a former resident of Bedford some 50 years ago, more or
less, Mrs. Blanche Palmer Patrick,
82, were held at the graveside in the Bedford cemetery Monday. The body was sent here by train and truck from Chicago, being
delayed enroute.
Shum-Novinger
Funeral Service had charge of the burial and Rev. Eldredge Mason McGehee
of the Presbyterian Church officiated.
No
known relatives and but very few acquaintances of the deceased are still
residing in this community. Mrs.
Patrick was the widow
of the late William Patrick, who
made his living in Bedford for a number of years as a printer employed
by the Healy Printery, catalogue printers.
Deceased
was born in Holt Township in north Taylor County and moved with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. [euben] S. Palmer [Susan Sophia Smith], to Bedford as a young girl where she attended the
public schools.
[Mathew,
Ethel Gant]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 7, 1960 p. 4
Mrs. H. E.
Mathew Rites Were At The Methodist Church
Last
rites for Mrs. Harry E. [dson] Mathew, who passed away at her home in Bedford on December 26, 1959, were
held at the Bedford Methodist church of which she had been a member
for many years. Rev. Anthony
Blankers officiated. Burial
in Fairview cemetery.
Ethel
Gant was born December
2, 1883 to John and Iva [Hinder] Gant,
near Grinnell, Iowa, and died at the age of 75 years and 24 days.
On
May 24, 1904 she was united in marriage to Harry Mathew and to them were born two daughters.
Left
to mourn her death are her husband, Harry Mathew, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Tarbill of Richmond, California; four brothers; one sister;
three grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
Mrs.
Mathew was a Past Matron of Bedford chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
and also a member of the Twentieth Century Club and of the Wild Rose
Luncheon Club.
[Bedell,
Arthur Cyrus]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 7, 1960 p. 4
A. C. Bedell Rites At Gravity
Arthur
Cyrus Bedell, son of Catherine
and Alvin Bedell, was
born near Lexington, Iowa, December 23, 1877 and passed away at the
Williams Nursing Home in Clarinda, Iowa, December 30, 1959, at the age
of 82 years and seven days.
He
lived his entire life in this community and had been a member of the
Methodist church many years.
At
the age of 21, he was united in marriage to Anna Margaret Wire, who preceded him in death in 1954.
To
that union three children were born, Arthur Bedell of Fullerton, Calif., Clarence Bedell of Downey, Calif., Mrs. Mildred Madeson of Indianola, Iowa.
He
leaves the three children, two grandchildren, one brother and one sister.
Funeral
services were held from the Methodist Church in Gravity, conducted by
Rev. Frank Greenwood. Burial
in Washington cemetery.
[Boyden,
Herman William]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 7, 1960 p. 4
Herman Boyden Died In Idaho December 29
William
Herman [Herman William] Boyden,
son of Charles and Anna [Blood] Boyden, was born June 25, 1905 in Taylor County, Iowa, and passed away Tuesday,
December 29, 1959 at the hospital in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
He
was born and reared on a farm near Sharpsburg. Later, his family moved into the town of Sharpsburg, where
he resided until 1942.
On
May 7, 1927, he was married to Mrs. Cecil [Grace Souder] Griffith. In
1942 he entered military service for three years. Upon discharge in 1945, they lived in Texas and California
until 1947.
In
1947 they purchased a home near Post Falls, Idaho, where they resided
until his death.
He
leaves his wife, Mrs. Herman Boyden;
two step-sons, Bob Griffith of Texas, Max Griffith of Kansas City; two sisters, Pearl Dice and Glenna Nicholson,
both of Omaha; one brother, Howard Boyden of Denver, Colo.; two half-sisters, Nellie Hamilton of Des Moines, Alla Potts of Fowler, Colorado; one half-brother, Fred Blood of Sharpsburg; two step-granddaughters, three step grandsons, one step-great
grandson.
The
funeral service was held at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, at
2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3. Interment
was in Lexington cemetery. Rev.
Frank L. Greenwood conducted the services.
[Boyden,
William Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October
7, 1943 p.
2
Obituary -
William H. Boyden
William
Henry Boyden, son of William
H. and Susan L. Boyden,
was born Sept. 3, 1862 in New York State and died at his home in Sharpsburg
Thursday, Sept. 30, after an extended illness, at the age of 81 years
and 27 days.
At
the age of seven he came with his parents by ox team from Wisconsin
to Iowa, and settled in the Blue Grove district, where Indians were
included among the new neighbors.
He
was married Jan. 6, 1884 to Anna M. Knott at Lenox. To them were
born two daughters, Flaurabelle Phelan of Sharpsburg and Nettie Pearl Boyden, who died at the age of nine years.
Besides
his wife and daughter, he is survived by two granddaughters, Marguerite
Barlow of Lenox, and Lorene
Boydston of Sharpsburg;
five great grandchildren, one brother, Charles Boyden, and one sister, Mrs. Ella Knott.
With
the exception of five years spent in Howells, Nebr., Mr. Boyden spent
all his mature years in the Sharpsburg community, the past 50 years
being spent in the town of Sharpsburg, where he greatly enjoyed his
home, his family and his friends. During the months of his last illness he had been a most patient
and uncomplaining sufferer, taking much pleasure from the visits of
his neighbors and the flowers brought from time to time.
In
the early period of his life in Sharpsburg he and his family united
with the Presbyterian Church.
The
funeral services, in charge of Rev. J. W. Chase, were held at the church
Sunday afternoon, October 3. Burial
was in the Blue Grove cemetery. |