Taylor County, Iowa obituaries –Klopp file

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[Klopp, Benjamin]

Bedford Free Press

Tuesday    November 11, 1913    [p. 1]

Benjamin Klopp

Benjamin Klopp died at his home north of Bedford Monday morning.  He had been home only a few days from Hot Springs, S. D., where he had been in a sanitarium several weeks.  The funeral services were held at 11 oclock Wednesday morning at the First Methodist Episcopal church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Joe W. Goodsell.

Benjamin Klopp was born March 2, 1837, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and with the family went to Ohio and then to Illinois, when he was 7 years of age.  When he was a young man he came to Black Hawk County, Iowa.  He enlisted in Company C, Ninth Iowa infantry, at Independence, August 13, 1861.  He was wounded slightly June 17, 1843, at Big Shanty, Ga.  He re-enlisted February 4, 1864, and was again slightly wounded July 28, 1964, at Atlanta, Ga.  He was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., in July 1865.

Mr. Klopp was married September 14, 1867, at Jesup, Buchanan County, to Emma C. [aroline] Conner.  They were the parents of nine children.  Axley B. Klopp died in 1882, and Ernest C. Klopp in 1887.  Surviving are Deloss M. Klopp and Bert I. Klopp of Sioux Falls, S. D.; Mrs. G. [rover] C. Clark [Lottie] of St. Joseph; Leslie C. Klopp and George C. [hester] Klopp of Bedford; Mellie K. Fuller and Lola L. [enore] Klopp, at home.  There are ten grandchildren.  Benjamin Klopp was the youngest of eleven children and is survived by one brother, Israel Klopp of Robertson, Iowa.

[KLOPP, BENJAMIN]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, November 4, 1913
Benjamin Klopp died at his home north of Bedford at 9:30 o'clock Monday morning. Mr. Klopp came home from the sanitarium in Hot Springs, S. D., in a very enfeebled condition and rapidly grew weaker, in spite of all efforts to combat his malady. Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church, conducted by Rev. J. W. Neyman.

[Masters, John Borland]

Bedford Free Press

Tuesday    November 11, 1913    [p. 1]

J. B. Masters Dies Of Self Inflicted Shot

J. [ohn] B. Masters, who shot himself in the head with a .22 caliber revolver sometime Tuesday morning, died Tuesday evening about six oclock without recovering consciousness.  The doctors probed for the bullet without success.  Dr. A. A. Archer of Bedford was called.

[MASTERS, JOHN BORLAND]
Clarinda Herald, Thursday, November 6, 1913, p. 9
Man Shoots Self At Gravity Tuesday
Gravity, Nov. 4, 1913--- John Masters, an employee of the livery stable here is lying at the point of death due to a bullet being driven into his body by his own hands, Tuesday morning.

Mr. Masters was in the habit of going to the barn early of a morning and doing his chores. He had gone down about six o’clock and about six thirty when a member of the firm came down he found Mr. Masters lying unconscious on the bed in the office. Doctors were called from Gravity and Bedford, and are doing all they possibly can to restore his life, but they are very hopeless.

Mr. Masters left no motive for the tragedy and it is a great shock to his wife and children besides the many friends who never thought of him attempting such an act.

 

[MASTERS, JOHN BORLAND]
Adams County Union-Republican (Corning, Iowa), Wednesday, November 12, 1913, p. 3
J. [ohn] B. Masters fatally shot himself over the right temple early Tuesday morning in the office room of the Johnson & Masters livery barn here. The pistol shot was not heard by any one so far as can be learned, and the first knowledge of the tragedy was made public when Sime Johnson went to the barn at 7:30 Tuesday morning. No one stayed at the barn Monday night. Both proprietors were at home and the barn was locked up during the night. Mr. Masters was 62 years of age but unfortunately had become a slave to the drink habit and there is no doubt but that this weakness drove him to take his own life. He leaves a wife and five children. --- Gravity Independent

 

[MASTERS, JOHN BORLAND]
Clarinda Herald, Thursday, November 13, 1913, p. 7
John Masters, the man who shot himself at Gravity last Wednesday, died Thursday night. The bullet lodged in his brain and an operation was necessary. He never recovered from the operation.

 

[MASTERS, JOHN BORLAND]
Clarinda Herald, Thursday, November 20, 1913, p. 6
Another Whiskey Victim
In writing up the Master’s suicide recently the Gravity Independent has the following plain truths to say in connection with the obituary:

Mr. Masters was 62 years of age, but unfortunately had become a slave to the drink habit, and there is no doubt but that this weakness drove him to take his own life. He was never quarrelsome, was kind and obliging to his friends at all times and truly his worst enemy was himself. The dreadful ending of a talented, well educated citizen that was ruined by intemperate  habits should stand out as a vivid picture of what the future may have in store for all those who tamper with the serpent. The warning should be forced home so that it can never be effaced from the minds of those who have headed that way. The dreadful tragedy should make us all alert and active in doing our part to stamp out the curse and aid men to escape from the serpent that has fastened itself upon them”

[MASTERS, JOHN BORLAND]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 6, 1913
Masters Dies From His Bullet Wound
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict Finding Gun Was Fired by His Own Hand.
Former Bedford Resident. Shoots Self at Early Hour Tuesday Morning in Livery Barn He Conducted in Gravity.
J. [ohn] B. [orland] Masters, formerly of Bedford, who was in the livery business with Simon Johnson in Gravity, died about 6 o'clock Tuesday night as a result of the firing of a bullet from a 22-calibre revolver into his brain Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Coroner L. T. Reed of Gravity held an inquest and the jury, T. J. Davis, Elihu Baker and J. G. Posten, returned a verdict finding that Mr. Masters came to his death by his own hand.
Found by Partner.
Simon Johnson testified at the inquest that when he first went to the barn Tuesday morning, which was about 7:30 o'clock, he saw Masters lying on the lounge. He noticed that something was wrong and asked him if he had fed the horses. Masters answered that he had. Johnson called the O'Beirns boy and he was the first to notice the injury, calling attention to blood on the side of Masters' face. Johnson then found the revolver on the lounge, all chambers full except one containing an empty cartridge. He said the gun had been in the barn since last fall, having been obtained for the purpose of shooting rats.
Bullet Deep in Brain.
Coroner L. T. Reed testified to having examined the wound, finding the bullet having penetrated the brain four inches. He found the hair burned at the bullet hole, indicating that the gun was held close to the head.
Mr. Masters lived in Bedford and vicinity many years.

[MASTERS, JOHN BORLAND]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, November 13, 1913
GRAVITY – The funeral services of J. B. Masters was held in the Methodist Episcopal church here Thursday at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. Carder assisted by Rev. I. E. Wade. Interment was made in Gravity cemetery.

 

[Oxley, Rosannah Lasswell]

Times-Republican

Thursday    June 20, 1929    p. 4

Mrs. W. T. Oxley

Rosannah Lasswell, youngest child of Benjamin [Franklin] and Elizabeth [Jarboe] Lasswell, was born in Sullivan County, Ind., Dec. 1, 1838, and departed this life June 14, 1929, at her home near Bedford, Iowa, aged 90 years, 6 months, and 14 days.  In the spring of 1854, she, with her mother and brothers, came to Taylor County, Iowa, where she was united in marriage to W. [illiam] T. [itus] Oxley, January 2, 1859.  To this union nine children were born, three of whom died in infancy.  The husband preceded her in death in 1919 and one daughter, Bettie [Elizabeth Jemima] Murr, preceded her about 13 years ago.  The surviving children are J. [ohn] L. [ewis] Oxley, Hitchcock, Okla.; W. [illiam] E.[than] Oxley, Berttia [Bertha Ann] Murr, and Jessie [Candance] Dorr of Bedford, all of whom were with her during her sickness.  There are also 21 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren, with other relatives and friends.  She obeyed the Gospel in 1869 and was one of the charter members of the Church of Christ at Berea.  Her manner of life is an open book to those knew her.  She ever remained faithful to her trust, and died in the hope of a blessed immortality.

Funeral services were held at the home Sunday, June 16, at 2:00 p. m., conducted by L. R.  Cobb.  Interment was made in the Ross Center cemetery.

[Owings, Emma Hosman]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday   October 15, 1936    [p. 1]

Mrs. Emma Owings Died This Morning

 Mrs. Emma [Hosman] Owings died at her home in Bedford at 12:30 oclock this morning, Thursday, Oct. 15, after having been in ill health for several years and bedfast for the last eight weeks.

She is survived by her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. T. [homas] E. [lza] Owings of Bedford, and also one sister, Mrs. Mary B. [elle] Smart, of Iola, Kansas.

The funeral services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 oclock Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck.  Burial will be in the Fairview cemetery.

[Aitken, Clarence]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday   October 15, 1936    [p. 1]

Clarence Aitken, 35, Dies Here Tuesday

Clarence Aitken, 35, son of Harry Aitken, deputy county treasurer, died at the home in Bedford Tuesday, Oct. 13, after a lingering illness.

He is survived by his father and stepmother, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Aitken of Bedford; a sister, Miss Florence Aitken of Des Moines; and a brother, Harold Aitken of Lima, Ohio.

The funeral services were held in Clearfield this Thursday morning and burial was at Promise City, Iowa.

[Farr, Harry]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 7, 1939    [p. 1]

Harry Farr Is Dead

Harry Farr of Sugar City, Colo., husband of a former resident of Bedford remembered as Miss Myrtle Williams, died recently at Rollinsdale, Colo.

[Wilson, George]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    September 28, 1967    p. 3

Geo. Wilson, 66, Dies In Calif.

George Wilson, 66, formerly of Taylor County, died in a hospital in Oakland, Calif.  He was living in Oakland at the home of a son.  Funeral services and burial were in Oakland.

He was born March 31, 1901, at Siam, Iowa, son of the late Oliver and Cora Clayton.  He was educated in the Siam school and attended the Methodist church in Siam.  He was an excellent bible student.

He is survived by a son; three daughters, two in Coeur dAlene, Idaho, and one in Colorado; four brothers, Carl of Bedford, Milo, Roy and Orville at Hopkins; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Brown of New Market, Mrs. Henry Holker of Corning and Velma in Yakima, Wash.

Two sisters, Eva Peterman and Naomi Mothershead, preceded him in death.

[Neal, Jesse Jewel]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    September 28, 1967    p. 3

Jesse Neal, 63, Dies In Alaska

Jesse Jewel Neal, 63, of Fairbanks, Alaska, formerly of Bedford, died August 23 at Fairbanks, Alaska.  His death was caused by a heart attack suffered during the flood at Fairbanks.  Funeral services were held at North Bend, Oregon, and interment was at Coos Bay, Ore., Aug. 30.

He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Neal, born August 4, 1904 at Nortonville, Kans.

Mr. Neal and his wife, Alice, spent the winters in Coos Bay, Ore., and summers in Fairbanks.

He was preceded in death by his father and mother, a sister, Mrs. Bert Rupp, and a brother, Fred Neal.

He is survived by his wife, a sister, Mrs. Ottie [Marie] Loghry, Blockton; a brother, James D. [enver] Neal of Moberly, Mo.; nephews; nieces; other relatives and friends.

[Bix, Ernest]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    September 28, 1967    p. 3

Ernest Bix, 81, Rites In Ottumwa

Ernest Bix, 81, son of the late George [David] and Margaret [Reynolds] Bix, who were early settlers in the Bedford vicinity, died Sept. 11 at a hospital in Ottumwa.  Funeral and burial services were held Sept. 13 at Ottumwa.

He was born Oct. 1, 1886 on a Taylor County farm and when he was a child the family moved to near Siam.

He was married to Zetta Straight of New Market, and soon after they moved to near Ottumwa.  Mrs. Bix died eight years ago.

Five children survive their father, Dorothy, Dwight, Donald, Eddie and Charles, all of the Ottumwa vicinity.  Miss Ella Bix of Clarinda is a sister.  He was the last of nine brothers in the family.

Miss Ella Bix and Mrs. Melvin Thurman [Mae Bix] of Siam, Mrs. Elmer Moellenberndt [Zelma Bix] of Gravity and Ralph Bix of Hopkins attended the services.

[Bix, Margaret Reynolds]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday     May 12, 1921    [p. 1]

Mrs. Bix Dead

Mrs. [Margaret Reynolds] Bix, of south west of Bedford, about 70 years of age, died last Friday and funeral services were held Sunday at the home, conducted by Rev. Lumbar of the Presbyterian Church.  Interment was made in the Fairview cemetery.

[Bix, Margaret Reynolds]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    May 26, 1921  

Obituary Margaret Bix

Margaret Reynolds was born in Blumstead, England, May 29, 1847, and died at her home ten miles south west of Bedford, May 7, 1921, at the age of 73 years, 11 months and 22 days.  She was married to Geo. Bix October 6, 1868 and to this union was born nine children, all of whom are surviving:  Mrs. Frank Dougherty [Agnes Martha] of Bedford; William of Sheridan, Mo.; Robert of Clarinda; Mrs. H. [arvey] A. [llen] Oxley [Harriet Anna] of Hopkins, Mo.; James of New Market; George of Bedford; Mrs. A. [bram] G. [arfield] Oxley [Edith Mary] of Hopkins, Mo.; Ernest of Bedford, and Ella at home.  Besides these children who mourn the loss of a loving mother, the father is bereft of his life-long and faithful companion.  There are also three brothers and one sister in England, nineteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

The deceased, with her husband and children, came to this county in 1863 and resided here until her death.  A number of years ago she united with the Presbyterian Church and lived a good Christian life.  For a number of years she had been in poor health, but we believe she is in the home of the Heavenly Father, where there is neither pain nor sorrow.  Shall we meet her there?

Many friends ministered helpfully and appreciatively in her illness, and to them also there comes the sense of loss.

[Oxley, Harriet Ann Anna Bix Johnson]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 24, 1946    [p. 1]

Mrs. Anna Oxley Dies October 10th

Mrs. Anna Oxley [Harriet Ann Bix Johnson] died Thursday, October 10, after a long illness.  The funeral services were held the following Saturday fore noon at the Shum Funeral Home, conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean.  Burial was in the Lexington cemetery.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Lewis [Bertha May Johnson] and family of Bedford and by one son, Glen Johnson and family of Omaha.

[Lewis, Bertha May Johnson]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    June 21, 1962    p. 8

Bertha Lewis Rites Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Lewis were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on State Street, Sunday afternoon, June 17.  Rev. Anthony Blankers of the Bedford Methodist Church officiated.  Burial in Fairview cemetery.

Bertha May Lewis was born February 12, 1895 and passed away June 14, 1962 in Municipal Hospital at Clarinda.

She was the daughter of William and Harriet Ann [Bix] Johnson and on June 18, 1913 she was married to Lloyd N. [orman] Lewis.  She is survived by three children:  Forest N. Lewis of Washington, D. C., William D. Lewis and Doris May Fuller of Bedford, four grandchildren, one great grandchild.

[Lewis, Lloyd Norman]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    September 21, 1967    [p. 1]

Lloyd Lewis, 81, Rites Sunday

Funeral services for Lloyd Norman Lewis, 81, lifetime Bedford resident, were held Sunday Sept. 17 at the State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home.  Mr. Lewis died unexpectedly September 14, shortly after he entered his car.  Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.

He is survived by two sons, Bill of Harlan and Forrest of Galesville, Md., and a daughter, Mrs. Delmar Fuller [Doris May] of Bedford, a sister, Mrs. Ross Parker of Hagerman, Idaho and a brother Mahlon of Bedford.

[Moellenberndt, Elmer Edward]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    July 14, 1983    p. 4

Elmer Moellenberndt Last Rites Held In Bedford July 8

Funeral services for Elmer [Edward] Moellenberndt, 73, of Gravity, were held July 8 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Roger Charlie officiating.  Mr. Moellenberndt died July 6, 1983 in St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo.  Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.

Elmer Moellenberndt, son of Edward [David] and Floy [Cynthia] Pistole Moellenberndt, was born in Hopkins, Mo., April 27, 1910.  He lived in Missouri, where he attended the public school and church.

On August 23, 1933, he was united in marriage to Zelma Ann Bix at Hiawatha, Kansas.  They lived near Gravity, Iowa.  To this union, three children were born, two daughters and one son:  Mrs. Eleanor Ann Shaffer, Macksburg, Iowa; Richard Allen Moellenberndt, Topeka, Ks.; Mrs. Sharon Stephens, Omaha, Nebr.

Mr. Moellenberndt was engaged in farming.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Curtis Moellenberndt and Kenneth Moellenberndt.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Zelma Moellenberndt; daughter, Eleanor Shaffer and husband, Loran; son, Richard Moellenberndt, and wife, Kathy; daughter, Sharon Stephens and husband, David; grandchildren, Daniel, Steven and Lora Shaffer and Sarah Moellenberndt.

Mr. Moellenberndt was a kind and considerate and loving father and will be missed by his family and friends.

[Bix, Pamelia Ann Gant]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    June 28, 1945    p. 4

Obituary - Mrs. George Bix

Pamelia Ann Gant Bix was born in Taylor County, Iowa, on January 26, 1876 and died at a nursing home in Bedford June 21, 1945 at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 26 days.

She was the daughter of Samuel and Almira Gant and was married to George Bix December 8, 1906.  To them five children were born:  Paul Bix of Clarinda, Ralph Bix of Bedford, Zelma Moellenberndt of Gravity, Mae Thurman of Hepburn and William Bix of Bedford.

She is survived by her husband, five children, nine grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Hattie Stewart of Hopkins, Mrs. Sara Miller of New Market, Samuel Gant of New Market and Charles Gant of Bedford.

Mrs. Bix was born on the farm where she spent her entire life.  She joined the Christian church when she was a young girl and lived a good Christian life and was kind to all.

[Bix, Louella Belle Younkin]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    February 22, 1962    p. 5

Final Rites Held For Mrs. Bix

Final rites for Mrs. Luella B. Bix were held at the State St. funeral home here Sunday, Feb. 18.

Louella Belle Younkin, daughter of Amos and Rachel [Benson] Younkin, was born January 20, 1888 near Lenox, Ia., and passed away at the Clarinda Municipal Hospital Feb. 15 at the age of 74 years and 26 days.

She came to East River Township, Page County in Feb. 1890 where she lived until her marriage to James Bix, March 27, 1907 and to this union two sons were born, James Theodore and John Vernon.  They farmed a few years in Taylor County, then in 1916 they returned to her home farm in East River and resided there until one year ago, when it became necessary to be hospitalized.

She leaves to mourn her passing her two sons, Ted and John; two daughter-in-law, Maye and Alma of Siam; three grandsons, Richard and Larry of Siam, Elvis of Hopkins, Mo.; two granddaughters, Mrs. Roseylyan Jones of Omaha, Nebr. and Diana Bix of Siam; three great grandchildren: one sister, Mrs. May Jones of New Market.  She was preceded in death by her husband Nov. 14, 1955.  Her parents and brothers, John [Leroy] and Harne [Harvey Clyde], also preceded her in death.

Louella lived a quiet life, devoting her time to her family, and will be sadly missed by them and her friends and neighbors.

[Bix, James]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    November 17, 1955    [p. 1]

James Bix Rites Here Thursday PM

James Bix, 79, died at Clarinda Monday evening, November 14.  Funeral services will be held at the Shum Funeral Home at two oclock Thursday afternoon, Nov. 17, conducted by Wilbur G. Travis.  Burial in Fairview cemetery.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Luella [Louella] Bix of Clarinda; two sons, Theodore Bix and John Bix, both of New Market; five grandchildren, one great grandchild, three brothers, one sister.

[Bix, James]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    November 24, 1955    p. 5

Obituary - James Bix

James Bix, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bix [Margaret Reynolds], was born in Bodham, England, Jan. 28, 1878, and died Nov. 14, 1955, at the age of 77 years, nine months, 17 days.  He was the fifth child of a family of nine and came across the Atlantic Ocean with his father and mother at the age of six years.

He lived the greater part of his life in Taylor and Page counties as a farmer.  On March 26, 1907 he was married to Luella [Louella] Younkin of Clarinda.  To them two sons were born, Theodore and John, both of Siam.

He is survived by his wife, two sons; also three brothers and one sister, Robert, George, Ernest and Ella; five grandchildren, one great grandchild.

Funeral services were held at the Shum Funeral Home, Thursday, Nov. 17, conducted by Wilbur G. Travis, Christian minister of Bedford.

[Wysong, Charles Glenn]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 11, 1969    p. 4

Glenn Wysong Rites Here Tues.

Funeral services for Charles Glenn Wysong, 66, of Bethany, Mo., were held at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford December 9, with Mr. Carl Cummings officiating.  Mr. Wysong died Sunday at the Crestview Nursing Home in Bethany.  Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.

Charles Glenn Wysong, son of Harry and Josie Miller Wysong, was born December 15, 1903 in Taylor County, Iowa.  He grew to manhood in the East Mission neighborhood, making his home with his grandfather, Charles Wysong, following the death of his father when he was a small boy.

He attended the public schools and the East Mission Church where he took an active part in both school and church during his youth.  He attended the Bedford High School and was a graduate with the class of 1922.

He was preceded in death by his parents and leaves a half sister, Irene Rothchild, of Quincy, Illinois.

He worked a number of years for the Taylor County maintenance road crew.  Later, he farmed for himself for a time before he moved to Missouri, where he continued to reside until his death.

Glenn will be remembered by those who knew him as a very friendly, kind hearted and good-natured person.

[Oxley, Glenn]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 11, 1969    p. 4

Glenn Oxley, 74, Rites Nov. 22

Funeral services for Glenn Oxley, 74, of Guss, held November 22 at the Walker funeral Home in Clarinda, were conducted by Rev. George White.  Mr. Oxley died at Clarinda Municipal Hospital November 19, 1969, after a long illness.  Interment was at the Guss Cemetery.

Glenn Oxley, eldest son of Frank and Amanda Eggers Oxley, was born Jan. 12, 1895.  He grew up near Guss in Taylor County in the Barton school community, and continued to live close to his birthplace all his life.

He married Hazel Borders on August 8, 1916 and to this union five children were born, and all survive:  Lowell and Lloyd, and Mrs. Lawson (Audrey) Miller, all of Clarinda; Mrs. Adrain (Vesta) Andrew, of rural Shenandoah and Mrs. Merle (Pauline) Smith of San Jose, Calif.

Also surviving are 16 grandchildren; one brother, Leon Oxley of Sharpsburg, many other relatives and friends.

His lifes work was farming, with special interest in soil conservation.  His was one of the earliest farms in Taylor County to have terraced fields and contour farming.

He was a member of the Guss Methodist Church since early manhood.  He was school secretary for 35 years and township trustee for many years.

[Fluke, Russell]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    March 23, 1950    [p. 1]

Russell Fluke Dies In Illinois

Russell Fluke died Thursday at his home in Lewiston, Illinois, after a long illness.  Mr. Fluke was an uncle of Miss Ella Fluke of Bedford and had visited here on many occasions.

[Wilson, Amanda Margaret Price]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    March 23, 1950    [p. 1]

Dies At Age Of 106

Mrs. Amanda [Margaret Price] Wilson, 106, died in Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, March 10, following injuries received in a fall.  The funeral services were held there and burial made in the Sunnyside Cemetery.

She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Florence Read; and by a son, Ira B. [ishop] Wilson, both of California.

Mrs. Wilson was born in West Virginia and moved to Iowa with her parents when a small child.  After her marriage to Caleb Wilson, they resided on a farm west of Bedford until his death in 1919.  In 1920 she went west to be near her children.

[Wilson, Caleb]

Bedford Free Press

Wednesday    October 1, 1919    [p. 1]

Obituary------Caleb Wilson

Caleb Wilson, son of Payton M. [organ] and Elizabeth Wilson, was born in Hampshire County, Virginia, April 20, 1839, and went home to his crowning from his home in Benton Township, Taylor County, Iowa, Sept. 22, 1919, at the age of eighty years, five months, and three days.

When only a small child, his mother was taken away.  The father, with the little family, soon moved to Muskingum County, Ohio, near Zanesville.  As he reached young manhood, the family moved to Taylor County, which has since been his home.

August 6, 1863, he was united in marriage with Amanda M. [argaret] Price, and thru years of congenial and loving fellowship, they have borne the burdens and shared the joys of life in true Christian comradeship.  Into the atmosphere of this fine home life, came six children, of whom five are still living, Mrs. Addie Willard of Corvallis, Oregon, Mrs. Mattie Fouts, who died four years ago in Modesto, Cal., Mrs. Libbie Wakeman, living near Bedford, Iowa, Mrs. Florence [G.]  Read of Long Beach, Cal., Mrs. Cora Hurt, of Horace, Kansas, and one son, Ira B. [ishop] Wilson of Dayton, Ohio.  Mr. Wilson had three sisters, all of whom preceded him in death.  One half brother, William C., passed away very suddenly a number of years ago, at a session of the Des Moines annual conference at Creston, where he was entering upon the ministry of the church, but God called him, and he fell into the arms of Bro. B. F. Cozier, and went to minister in the courts of our God.  One half sister, Mrs. M. J. Willard, of Colorado Springs, Colo., survives to join with the bereaved wife, the immediate family, the large circle of friends, in mourning the passing of his life.

About 1908, Mr. Wilsons health began to break and he gave up the heavy work of the farm and spent a year or so visiting among friends.  When he returned, they took up their home in Bedford.  Later, his nervous breakdown became more apparent and they went west for relief in travel, but soon returned and settled in the little home near his daughter, Mrs. Wakeman.  The physical decline, as it became more noticeable, brought with it the wastage of mental faculties.  Patient, loving hands have ministered to his needs and watched over him with devoted tenderness.  He has gone where no mists obscure the vision, but where we shall all see face to face.