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FRANCES MOYLELENOXThe Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IApublished on June 29, 2005 Frances Moyle, 83, died June 26, 2005 at CLC in Altoona after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the United Presbyterian Church in Lenox with interment at the East Fairview Cemetery in Lenox. Frances Mary Rhoades Moyle was born January 11, 1922, in Adams County, IA to Admiral R. and Ruth Anna Tripp Rhoades. She attended Lenox High School graduating in 1939, and attended Creston College. Frances was united in marriage to Hal Dean Moyle in August, 1942 in Vancouver, WA. She is survived by her children, Mary Moyle of East Moline, IL., James and Marjean Moyle of Des Moines, and Elizabeth and Dean Cooper of Pleasant Hill; four grandsons; one great-granddaughter; two sisters, Florence Garrick (John) of Tacoma, WA. and Jean (Curt) Ostrem of Ames; a brother, Robert (Pat) Rhoades of Lenox; and many loved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1966 and her parents. Visitation will be at the Ritchie Funeral Home on Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be sent to the Frances Moyle Memorial Fund. |
ROBERT D. MORRISDES MOINESThe Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IApublished on August 29, 2005 Robert D. Morris, 79, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Methodist Hospital. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 30 at Immanuel United Methodist Church with a service following at 11 a.m. Bob was born December 21, 1925 to L.C. and Grace Morris in Bedford, Iowa where he graduated from high school in 1943. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He attended Simpson College from 1947-49 and graduated from Omaha University in 1951. On June 5, 1949, he married Corinne Parker of Carson, Iowa. They moved to Des Moines in 1954, where Bob worked in the insurance business until his retirement from I.G.F. Insurance in 1990. Bob enjoyed sports his entire life. He spent over 35 years officiating sports as a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association, Des Moines Officials Association and for Drake University. He was especially honored to be a founder and board member of the National Association of Sports Officials. Bob is survived by his wife, Corinne; daughter, Marcia Morris-Beck and son-in-law, Ken Beck of Faribault, MN; brothers, Bud of Ocala, FL and Ben of St. Louis, MO; as well as nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, Tim in 1983 and by his parents. Memorials may be made to Immanuel United Methodist Church where he has been a member since 1959. Merle Hay Funeral Home |
DARRELL DALTONLENOXThe Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa
published on December 20, 2005
Darrell D. Dalton, 83, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2005, at the Lenox Care Center in Lenox. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2005, at the United Presbyterian Church in Lenox. Rev. Tim Maxa will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Open visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, with family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Lenox. Memorial to be established in his name. Darrell Dean Dalton, son of Paul Edwin Dalton and Oma Irene (Durfey), was born October 6, 1922 in Bedford Iowa. On March 14, 1942, Darrell married Frances Ellen Shafer in Maryville, Missouri. They first lived and farmed south of Bedford. In 1967, they moved to Des Moines, where they were employed by the American Institute of Business as house parents. Darrell also served for 20 years as their Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, retiring in 1987. In 1989, they moved to Red Oak, and in 2001, they moved to Lenox. Darrell was a member of United Presbyterian Church of Lenox, the Parkinson Post #260 of the Lenox American Legion, and Honorary Member of the Phi Theta Pi International Commerce Fraternity, and was a First Class Fireman for Boiler Operation. Survivors include his wife, Frances Dalton of Lenox; two sons, Dick (wife Deb) Dalton of Lenox and Bob (wife Barb) Dalton of High Point, NC; a daughter, Cheryl (husband Dick) Hatfield of Knoxville; eight grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dale (wife Doris) Dalton of Red Oak and Don (wife Rosalie) Dalton of Bedford. Darrell was preceded in death by his parents, his daughter, Jeanie Dalton in 1960 and brothers, Duane and Dwight Dalton. DARRELL DALTON Lenox |
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G. W. GILBERT - October 20, 1823 - June 27, 1878
G. W. Gilbert died on Friday last at his residence in Benton
township about 7 miles northwest of this city, aged 55 years, 8
months. His disease was consumption. Mr. Gilbert was an old
and well known resident of the county, having lived here some 22 or 23
years. He had been an active and efficient local preacher in the
Methodist Church since his 23rd year, and died with a firm reliance in
the Master whose cause he had so long supported. His funeral took
place on Saturday, an unusually large number of persons testifying by
their presence, the esteem that the deceased had been held.
Reverends Hughes and Kirkpatrick officiated on this occasion. The
deceased leaves a wife and five children, four of whom are at home.
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REV. G. W. GILBERT
Rev. G. W. Gilbert, for twenty-three years a resident of
Benton Twp., Taylor county, died on Friday, June 28th, 1878, aged 55
years, 8 months, after a lingering illness. The deceased leaves a
wife and five children to mourn the loss of one whose life had been
fraught with goodness. He died as he had lived, an exemplary
Christian, respected and beloved by all who knew him. For many
years he has been identified with the M. E. Church occupying a large
share of his time as local preacher in this county. The funeral
was largely attended from his late residence on Saturday the 29th, Rev.
J. T. Hughes conducting the services.
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The Bedford Free Press December 21, 1899
Mary M. Gilbert - March 11, 1829 - December 15, 1899
Mrs. M. M. Gilbert, one of the old settlers of Taylor
County, whose home has been in Gilead for years, died Friday, December
15, 1899, age 68. The funeral services were conducted at the
residence by Rev. Kirkendall Sunday morning. Interment in the
Titus Cemetery.
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William Gilbert
William Gilbert, only son of G. W. and Mary M. Gilbert, who
resides 6 miles northwest of Bedford, died at the home of his
brother-in-law, Fred Patton, of brain fever, aged 30 years and 3 months.
The funeral services were conducted at Gilead M.E. Church,
of which denominations he was a member, on Friday evening at 5
o'clock. Rev. E. H. Curtis of Gravity, officiated.
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Bedford Times - Republican, April 23, 1931
MRS. LEMUEL DEREMER
Fannie Lucinda Gilbert, daughter of Gersham Waite Gilbert
and Emmie Turner Gilbert, was born near Colon, Michigan, on September
1, 1853, and passed away on April 10, 1931, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Albert E. Coe, of Des Moines, Iowa. She was well
past her seventy-seventh birthday when death came in a sudden heart
attack, claiming her mercifully without illness or pain.
She was united in marriage with Orson Thompson on November
24, 1870. Two children were born to this union, Ralph A Thompson
of Bedford, Iowa, and Mrs. Blanche Wood of Alhambra, Calif. Mr.
Thompson passed away on October 8, 1878. She was again married on
October 18, 1881, to Lemuel Deremer. To this union two children
were born: Mrs. Anna Coe and Roy Deremer. Mr. Deremer preceded
her in death, passing away on March 17, 1929.
In early girlhood she began the Christian life in the
Methodist church and just one week before her decease she partook of
the Communion at her home church in Des Moines, and afterwards
expressed the feeling that it had been the most beautiful service of
the kind she had ever attended.
She was a kind and unselfish mother, always unsparing of
herself wherever she could be of service. Even her last hours
found her loving hands busy with a loving token for one of her
grandchildren. Of her immediate family there remain four
children: Blanche, Ralph, Anna and Roy; one sister, Mrs. Ellen Patton
of Bedford and four grandchildren, Donald Wood, Dorothy Coe, and Helen
and Dorothy Fay Deremer.
The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home
Tuesday afternoon, April 14, and burial was in the Graceland cemetery
west of Bedford, Rev. M. R. Talley of the local Methodist church in
charge.
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ORSON THOMPSON
The funeral of Orson Thompson occurred on Wednesday and was
largely attended, the services being held by Rev. Mr. Blodgett in the
school house near his residence, four miles west of the city.
Mr. Thompson has been sick for several weeks with typhoid
fever, and it was generally hoped he was recovering. He leaves a
wife and two small children who will have the sympathy of the entire
community in this, their sad bereavement.
The deceased had been a citizen of Taylor County about 10
years, was a good citizen, a kind husband and father, and generally
beloved by those who knew him. He had been a member of the M. E.
Church for 12 years, and died in the full consciousness of the saving
power of Jesus Christ. He falls at the early age of twine, but
life is not counted by years, but by deeds, and life with Mr. Thompson
not a blank.
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The Bedford Free Press - and Bedford
Times-Republican, Thursday, October 22, 1908
EMMA L. GALLANT
Emma L. Gilbert was born April 19, 1860 at the old home at
Gilead, near Bedford and died at her late home in Sedalia, Missouri,
Oct. 17, 1908. The remains were brought here on Monday and on
Tuesday the funeral was held from the home of her sister, Mrs. Deremer,
conducted by Rev. W. M. Dudley. The interment was in the Titus
Cemetery.
On Sept. 16, 1878, the deceased was united in marriage to
Mr. Wm. E. Gallant and to this happy union two children were born, one
dying in infancy. The other is Mrs. J. A. Kenworthy of Sedalia,
Missouri. She also leaves a father, husband, two sisters, and
other relatives to mourn the loss of a Christian wife and mother.
At the age of 15 years she united with the M. E Church.
The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all.
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Bedford Times-Press, Jan 13, 1944
ELLEN PATTON
Ellen Patton, youngest daughter of Gersham Waite and Mary
McCloud Gilbert, was born July 2, 1869 and died January 2, 1944 at the
age of 75 years and 6 months. She lived her entire life in the
Gilbert homestead.
On October 6, 1887, she was married to Fred H. Patton, who
preceded her in death, on December 9, 1920 at the age of 55 years and 9
months.
To this union two children were born: Kate M. and
Ralph. The son, Ralph, died in France during the First World War.
One and one half years previous to the death of the husband
and father, Kate and her husband, Walter Thompson, went to live at the
old home and care for her mother, who was ill. For 24 years, she
was an invalid and they have patiently and lovingly cared for
her. The last 4 years were spent in an invalid's chair, yet her
hands were always busy fashioning beautiful needlework as gifts.
In her early girlhood, she united with the Gilead Church,
and as long as health permitted, she was active in all community
affairs. She was always quick to respond to the call when
relatives, friends or neighbors were ill or in need of help.
Surviving are the daughter, Kate M. Thompson and her
husband, two granddaughters, Phyllis Henry and Ellen Jean Mullen, four
great-grandchildren, Gerald and Larry Glenn Mullen, Julia Marie and
Philip David Henry. Also one sister-in-law, Rena Patton of Los
Angeles, Calif.
The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home,
Wed. afternoon conducted by Rev. Albert E. Coe, Methodist pastor of the
Dysart, Iowa Methodist church. Burial in Graceland Cemetery.
Relatives from a distance attending the funeral of Mrs.
Ellen Patton were Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Martin, Carroll, Iowa; Rev. and
Mrs. Fred W. Martin and family of Lineville, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Martin and son of Adair, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wolfe and daughter
of Orient, Iowa; Rev. and Mrs. Albert E. Coe of Dysart, Iowa.
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FRED HUGH PATTON
Fred H. Patton was born near Carthage, Illinois March 4,
1865 and departed this life at 4 p.m. December 9, 1920, age 55 years, 9
months and 5 days.
On October 5, 1887 he was united in marriage to Miss Ellen
Gilbert at the old homestead where they now reside.
To them were born two children, a son Ralph, who died in
France in the service of his country and a daughter, Kate M. who with
her husband Walter R. Thompson reside with their parents on the
farm. There is one grandchild, Phyllis May to whom the
grandfather was very much attached.
Mr. Patton's mother died in 1879 near Carthage, Ill., and
his father died in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1919. His sister, Miss
Rena Patton and his step-mother, Mrs. Mattie M. Patton, reside in Los
Angeles, Calif. and are unable to be present. His only brother,
Ernest Patton of New Castle, Colorado is present. Besides these,
there are many nephews, nieces and cousins who reside here or near here
and most all of them were present at the funeral.
Mr. Patton united with the Methodist church at Gilead in the
winter of 1888 under the ministry of Rev. E. H. Todd and has been a
faithful and active member all these years and at the time of his death
was a steward of the Gilead church.
It can be truthfully said as one of his neighbors remarked
at his bedside that he was one of those rare characters that you
occasionally met up within a community who has a host of friends and no
enemies, beloved and respected by all and whose life and influence will
be missed by his friends and neighbors.
FRED PATTON
Fred Patton who was stricken while at work in the cornfield,
Wednesday of last week, and died the following day at 4 o'clock was
buried Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral took place at
the Gilead church and the interment at the Graceland cemetery, formerly
Titus. Mr. Patton was apparently in the best of health when he
was stricken, without a moments notice. And when the news was
flashed over the wire conveying the sad news to his many friends
throughout the county, it came with a terrible shock to all.
The family have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire
community in the loss of father and husband.
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Bedford Times-Press, Dec 17, 1981
FINAL RITES HELD IN BEDFORD FOR OLIVE WEIR, 90
Funeral services for Mrs. Samuel A. (Olive Mary) Weir, 90,
of McPherson, Kansas, formerly of Bedford, held December 12 in
Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by the Rev.
Howard Berglund, McPherson, Kans. Mrs. Weir died December 8, 1981
in Memorial Hospital, McPherson. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford, Iowa.
Olive Mary Weir, daughter of Charles and Anna Gilbert
Martin, was born May 21, 1891, on a farm near Bedford, Iowa. She
was one of five children, four boys and one girl. Her mother died
when she was eleven years old and she left home soon after to work in
Wray, Colorado. She returned to Bedford and attended school to
meet teaching requirements and taught at a rural school for one year.
On May 18, 1910 Olive was united in marriage to Samuel A.
Weir in Bedford. The young couple established their first home
together on a farm near Bedford. Their home was blessed with four
children, Guy, J.T., Irene and Alice, to whom they have given their
love and affection.
Olive devoted much of her time to her home and family.
She was most proud of her grandchildren and great grandchildren and
looked forward to the many occasions which they shared together.
She worked 'hand in hand' with Samuel doing the many farm chores.
She loved gardening and spent many hours outdoors. She has always
had a special interest in braiding rugs and doing other handwork and in
her later years, this was her pride and joy. She could never
allow her hands to be idle.
Olive was an active and faithful member of the First Baptist
Church, Bedford, Ia. and she considered her church an important
part of her life. After moving to McPherson, Kans. in 1972, she
transferred her membership there.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel, on
November 11, 1959, three brothers and three grandchildren.
Surviving members of her family include two sons: Guy and
his wife, Louise, and J.T. and his wife, Shirley, both of Bedford,
Iowa; two daughters, Irene Henry and her husband, Hubert, Bedford,
Iowa; and Alice Colyn and her husband, John, McPherson, Kansas; one
brother, Ernest Martin, La Junta, Colorado; one half brother, Russell
Martin and a half sister, Ruth Varnum, both of Marshalltown, Iowa; two
sisters-in-law, Mary Martin, Indianola, Iowa and Esther Martin,
Vallejo, California; 11 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; other
relatives and friends.
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S.A. WEIR DIED UNEXPECTEDLY WED.
S. A. Weir, farmer residing southeast of Bedford, died
unexpectedly about noon, Wednesday, November 11. He had been in
failing health for several years but his death came as a shock to his
family and friends.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, November 14
at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service at 708 Madison Street. Rev.
Colvin Caughey, Baptist minister officiated. Burial was in
Fairview cemetery.
Samuel A. Weir, son of Sarah Elizabeth Meloy and John Thomas
Weir, was born in Marshall county, Illinois, January 18, 1883 and died
at the age of 76 years, nine months, 24 days.
At the age of nine he moved with his parents to Taylor
county and lived the rest of his life here, the past 35 years at the
same farm home.
On May 18, 1910 he was married to Olive Mary Martin, and to
this union were born two sons and two daughters. They are Mrs.
Irene Henry, Guy Wier, J. T. Weir of Bedford and Mrs. Alice Colyn of
McPherson, Kansas.
He is survived by his wife and the four children. Also
by two sisters, Mrs. Maud Dorr and Mrs. Leona Smalley of Gravity; one
brother, Clarence Weir of Cedar Falls; and ten grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and two
grandchildren, Donald Leslie Weir and Lori Dawn Colyn.
He was a member of the First Baptist church of Bedford.
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Pat...
Gotta make it up to you! I have more.
This time, I think I've checked all the pages to avoid
duplicates. Several have no newspaper referenced. I
obtained these from Nodaway Museum and was so grateful to get them that
I didn't argue. Wish I had gone back and asked. If you
don't want to include, that's fine. Also, wasn't sure if you would want
my MARTIN (brother of Olive WEIR) family as although both were b.
Taylor County...they died in Carroll County. Have proofed these
but may have missed something so feel free to fix anything that doesn't
look right.
Linda
[WILLIAM DAILY HARRIS],[son of Jonathan Preston
HARRIS & Sumyramus Burnam HARRIS]
(1)
The Bedford Free Press, Bedford, IA
Thursday, October 17, 1907, page 5, column 2 W. D. HARRIS DEAD
W. D. Harris was born in Holt county, Missouri, January 24,
1849, and died at his home at North Bedford, October 11, 1907, aged 58
years, 8 months and 17 days. In 1865 he moved to Taylor county,
which has ever since been his home. On February 28, 1877, he was
united in marriage to Laura F. Turner, at New Market. To this
happy union five children were born, all of whom are living. They
are Elva Harris, Kennewick, Wash.; Mrs. Ola M. McCloy, Shenandoah,
Iowa; Perle, Georgia and Gail, at home. Deceased also leaves two
brothers, J.S.[John Sexton] Harris, of New
Market, and C. L.[Christopher Lester] Harris, of
Coin, and a sister, Mrs. Alice Holiday, of Grandview, Iowa.
Mr. Harris united with the Baptist church early in life,
remaining a faithful and consistent member to the day of his
death. While living at New Market he engaged for a number of
years in teaching school. He farmed in Dallas township and also
in Clayton township. Last spring he was a candidate for the
republican nomination for county auditor and has always taken an active
interest in republican politics of the county and his advice and
experience was always found good. Last spring he bought a home in
North Bedford to which he moved and where he expected to live a life of
comparative ease. As a husband he was kind and affectionate; as a
father indulgent and as a neighbor and friend, staunch and true.
As he leaves a heart broken wife and children, brothers and sister to
mourn his untimely death, the community expresses to them their deepest
sympathy.
About three weeks ago he injured his knee with an axe, and
while it had not kept him bedfast he had not been feeling very
well. On Friday evening his wife was dressing the slight wound
for him and he complained then of feeling very bad. He was put to
bed and in a few moments the spirit had flown.
A short funeral service was held Monday morning at 8:30 at
the home and the remains were taken to New Market, where the funeral
services were held, conducted by Rev. A. I. Jones, and interment was in
Old Memory cemetery.
(2)
The Bedford Times Republican, Bedford, IA
Thursday, October 17, 1907, Page 8, Column 1 A SUDDEN DEATH
W. D. Harris died suddenly at his home in Bedford, on Friday
evening, Oct. 11. For some days he had not been well, but no one
had any idea his condition was serious, and his death was a sad and
sorrowful shock to his friends and loved ones.
Short funeral services were held at the home at 8:30 Monday
morning, after which the body was taken to New Market where the funeral
sermon was preached by the pastor at 1 p.m. Interment was made at
Old Memory cemetery.
The deceased was born in Holt county, Missouri, January 24,
1849, and he resided there until 1865, when he came to Bedford.
On February 28, 1877, deceased was united in marriage to Miss Laura T
(sic "F"). Turner. To this union five daughters were born, all of
whom, together with their mother, survive him. The daughters are:
Miss Elva, Kennewick, Washington; Mrs. Ola M. McCoy, Shenandoah; Misses
Perle, Georgia and Gale [Gayle], who reside at home.
A brother of the deceased, C. L. Harris, resides at Coin,
and a sister, Mr. Alice Holiday, at Grandview, Iowa.
In early life Mr. Harris joined the Baptist church, to which
faith he steadfastly adhered during all his life. He was a man of
noble character, honest and honorable, and one whom the community can
ill afford to spare. His bereaved wife and children have the most
sincere sympathy of all.
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[LAURA FLORINE TURNER HARRIS][wife of William Daily
Harris]
(1)
Obituary - The Bedford Times Press, Bedford, IA
Thursday, May 04, 1933 (Page four, column 2) FORMER RESIDENT OF BEDFORD DIES
Mrs. W. D. Harris, 77, a former resident of Bedford, died in
a Kansas City hospital Sunday. Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church in New Market Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. B.
Osborne and assisted by Rev. E. K. Shackleford. Burial was in the
Memory cemetery.
Mrs. Harris, who before her marriage was Laura Turner, was
born at Martinsdale, OH, March 22, 1856, and was the sixth of a family
of eight children. The family moved to Taylor county when she was
a small child and she spent the greater part of her life here.
She was married to William D. Harris February 23,
1877. Mr. Harris died in 1907. Surviving are the five
daughters, Elva, who is now Mrs. T. J. Wright, Seattle, Wash., Ola, now
Mrs. C. W. McCloy of Yakima, Wash., Pearl, now Mrs. L. D. McMaster of
Middleport, Ohio; Miss Georgia Harris of Arlington, Wash., and Gayle,
now Mrs. Roy W. Hoover, of Kansas City, Mo. There are also seven
grandchildren.
All of the daughters except Miss Georgia Harris were with
their mother during her last illness. Mrs. Harris had been a
member of the Baptist church for many years.
(2)
Obituary - The Clarinda Herald Journal, Clarinda, IA
Thursday, May 04, 1933 (Page 4, Column 3) FORMERLY LIVED HERE
Mrs. Laura Harris of Kansas City, formerly of this place,
passed away Sunday, April 30, at the St. Luke hospital in Kansas
City. the funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Baptist
Church, Rev. E. B. Osborn conducting the funeral. Hr daughters,
Mrs. Elva Wright of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. Ola McCloy of Yakima, Wash.,
Mrs. Pearl McMasters of Middleport, Ohio., and Mrs. Roy Hoover of
Kansas City were all with her at the time of her decease. One
daughter, Miss Georgia Harris of Arlington, Wash., was unable to be
with her. Laura Turner was born at Martinsville, Ohio, March 22,
1856, the sixth of a family of eight children. When a small
child, her family came to Taylor county, Iowa, where a large part of
her life was spent. On Feb. 28, 1877, she was married to William
D. Harris, who preceded her in death in 1907. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Harris for many years were members of the New Market Baptist
church. Mrs. Harris is survived by five daughters, Mrs. T. J. [Elva] Wright
of Seattle, Wash., Mrs. C. W. [Ola] McCloy of
Yakima, Wash., Mrs. L. D. [Perle] McMasters of
Middleport, O., Miss Georgia Harris of Arlington, Wash., Mrs. R. W.
[Gayle] Hoover of Kansas City, Mo. There are also seven
grandchildren. All the daughters except Miss Georgia Harris were
with Mrs. Harris during her last illness and were present at the
funeral.
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[OLA HARRIS McCLOY] [daughter of William Daily
HARRIS & Laura Florine Turner HARRIS]
The Yakima Herald-Republic, Yakima, Yakima County,WA
published July 12, 1955:
Mrs. Ola McCloy, 74, died last night in Yakima Valley
Memorial Hospital. Born in New Market, Iowa, she had lived in
Yakima the past forty-five years, making her home at 418 S. 15th
Avenue. She was a member of the First Christian Church of
Yakima. Mrs. McCloy was a past matron of the Syringa chapter of
the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the Yakima Women's
Club. She is survived by her husband, C. W. McCloy, a daughter,
Mrs. Maxine Moore of Yakima, one granddaughter, Miss Anita Moore, and
three sisters, Mrs. T. J. [Elva] Wright and Miss
Georgia Harris, both of Seattle, and Mrs. Gayle Hoover of Kansas City,
MO.
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[JOHN SEXTON HARRIS], [son of Jonathan
Preston HARRIS & Sumyramus Burnam HARRIS]
Obituary - The Clarinda Herald, Thursday, July 29, 1926
(Page 3, Col 4)
John Sexton Harris John Sexton Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. [Jonathan
Preston] Harris, was born in Holt County, MO, January 06,
1854, and departed this life July 22, 1926, at the age of 72 years, 6
months and 16 days.
When but a small boy he came to this community where he has
resided ever since. He was united in marriage to Emma Louise
Kelso February 28, 1877. To this union six children were born,
one dying in infancy and the remaining five were all present at the
bedside of their father when he passed away.
He leaves to mourn his departure his wife and five children,
Mrs. Ona Denney of Shambaugh, Mrs. Lenna Martin of Carroll, Eldon of
New Market, Oren of Rialto, CA and Herschel of New Market; also six
grandchildren. All of his brothers and sisters preceded him in
death except one sister, Mrs. Alice Holliday (sic HOLIDAY) [aka
Tabitha] of Chickasaw, AL. Many other relatives and
friends are left to mourn the passing of a kind father and faithful
friend and neighbor.
The deceased was a member of the Masonic order and the
I.O.O.F. lodge. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon
from the late home, conducted by Re. James Wilkins, pastor of the
Methodist church, and interment was in the Old Memory cemetery.
------------------------------------------------------------ [EMMA LOUISA KELSO HARRIS][wife of John Sexton
HARRIS]
The Clarinda Herald Journal, Clarinda, Page County, IA
Thursday, September 05, 1940 MRS. EMMA HARRIS DIES AT HOME IN NEW MARKET
New Market (Special) - Mrs. Emma Louisa Harris, aged
83, died at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon at the home of her son, Herschel
Harris, at the edge of New Market. She leaves two daughters: Mrs.
J. W. Denney [Ona] of Coin and Mrs. E. W. Martin
[Lenna] of Carroll, Iowa, also two others sons,
Oren Harris of San Bernardino, Calif, and Eldon of New Market, a
brother, H. B. Kelso [Herschel B], of New Market,
eight grandchildren, and one great grandson. She has spent most
of her entire life in and around New Market vicinity, locating at
Memory community in her early years.
Funeral was held at the home Thursday afternoon, at 2
o'clock the Rev. L. E. Gatch in charge. Mrs. Martin was with her
mother at the time of her death. Oren will be unable to come for
the funeral.
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[ONA HARRIS DENNEY][daughter of John Sexton HARRIS
& Emma Louisa Kelso HARRIS]
The Clarinda Herald Journal, Clarinda, Page County, IA
Monday, August 15, 1960, Page 6, Column 6 LAST RITES MONDAY FOR ONA DENNEY, 81
Funeral services were conducted here this Monday for Mrs.
Ona Harris Denney, 81, who died Friday at the Clarinda Municipal
Hospital where she had been a patient for the past three weeks.
She was the widow of the late J. W.[James William] Denney,
who died in January of 1959.
Mrs. Denney was born on July 05, 1879, in Taylor County,
Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John [Sexton]Harris.
Before moving to Clarinda, the family home had been at New Market,
Shambaugh and Coin. Mrs. Denney was a member of the Clarinda
Methodist Church.
The funeral service was held at the Williams-Foster
Mortuary, the Rev. Clarence Moore officiating. Interment was in
Old Memory Cemetery. The pallbearers were Oliver Gregory,
Clarence Carr, Ralph Baylis, Floyd Clayton, Glen Taylor and Roy
Johnson. The flowers were cared for by Mrs. Oliver Gregory and
Mrs. Clarence Carr.
Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Lenna Martin of Carroll,
Iowa; and three brothers, Eldon Harris of New Market, Oren Harris of
Rialto, CA and Herschel Harris of Zepher Hills, Florida.
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[JAMES WILLIAM DENNEY]
From the Clarinda Herald, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa
January 12, 1959
SERVICES TUESDAY FOR JAMES DENNEY
Former bank branch manager death at hospital Sunday, January
11, 1959.
James W. Denney, 86, died early Sunday morning at the
Clarinda Municipal Hospital, where he had been a patient for the past
2-1/2 weeks. He had been in poor health for the last two years.
Before his retirement Mr. Denney had been a banker with the
Page County State Bank of Clarinda. He had managed the branch
bank at Coin and before that was in the banks at Shambaugh and New
Market. The couple moved to Clarinda five years ago.
Mr. Denney was born on January 02, 1873, in Jasper County,
Mo, near Carthage. In the spring of 1873 the family moved to
Maloy, Ia, and he had lived in southwest Iowa since. In 1903 Mr.
Denney was married to Ona Harris and they celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in 1953. Mr. Denney was a member of the First
Methodist Church in Clarinda and had formerly been a member of the
Lions Club.
Survivors include his wife here: two sisters, Mrs. Lucy Imus
of Opportunity, Wash, and Mrs. Fannie Higgs of Colorado Springs, Colo:
and one brother, Clyde of Mountain Grove, Calif.
The funeral service will be held at the Foster-Williams
Mortuary Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. David Ash, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Old Memory
Cemetery near New Market.
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[LENNA LOUISA HARRIS MARTIN] [ wife of Earl Waite
MARTIN],[daughter of John Sexton HARRIS and Emma Louisa Kelso HARRIS]
Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Carroll County, IA
November 04, 1976
(1)
MRS. LENNA L. MARTIN
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Dahn and Woodhouse
Funeral Home, Carroll for Mrs. Lenna L. Martin, 93, of Carroll.
Mrs. Martin, widow of Dr. Earl W. Martin, died Wednesday morning at the
St. Anthony Nursing Home, Carroll.
Surviving are one son, Dr. John E.[Earl]
Martin of Carroll; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Neisler of Van Nuys,
Calif. and Mrs. Russell (Dorothy) Stokkey of Aptos, Calif.; nine
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Carroll County, IA
November 05, 1976
MRS. E. W. MARTIN
Funeral services for Mrs. E. W. (Lenna) Martin, 93, of
Carroll, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dahn and Woodhouse
Funeral Home, Carroll, with the Rev. Ernest Larson of the First United
Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Carroll City
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home,
Carroll, after 1 p.m. Friday. An Eastern Star Memorial service
will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Martin, the former Lenna Louisa Harris, was born on
April 22, 1883 at New Market in Taylor County. She taught school
in Taylor County before her marriage. Her marriage to Dr. Earl W.
Martin took place in Villisca, Iowa, in November 1914. They had
made their home in Carroll since 1919. She was a member of the
First United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist
Women; a 50-year member of the Signet Chapter No. 1 Order of Eastern
Star; a lifelong member of the American Legion Auxiliary and lifetime
member of the Women's Auxiliary of the Iowa Optometric Assn. and the
American Optometric Assn. Mrs. Martin served for many years on
the Advisory Board of the Order of Rainbow for Girls.
Her husband, Dr. E. W. Martin, a pioneer Carroll
optometrist, died in 1957.
Mrs. Martin died Wednesday at St. Anthony Nursing
Home. She had been in ill health since suffering a stroke in
February, 1960. She formerly resided at 1302 N. Adams St.,
Carroll.
3) Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Carroll County, IA
November 08, 1976
MRS. E. W. MARTIN
Funeral services for Mrs. E. W. (Lenna) Martin, 93, of
Carroll were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Dahn and Woodhouse
Funeral Home here with the Rev. Ernest W. Larson, minister of First
United Methodist Church, officiating.
Skip Raridon sang "Abide with Me: and "Beautiful Isle of
Somewhere" accompanied by Mrs. Don Severin, organist.
Pallbearers were Roger Haynes, Arthur A. Neu, Ted N. Krogh,
Jerry Rolfes, Wilbert L. Reitz, and Gerald D. Pringle. Honorary
pallbearers were Clyde Bayliss, V. Stuart Perry, Dr. James M. Tierney,
Lester W. Wilke, Dr. Guy S. Jones, Ralph D. McCord and Frank J.
Kloser. Burial was in the Carroll City Cemetery under the
direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home.
Mrs. Martin died Wednesday at St. Anthony Nursing Home,
Carroll.
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[EARL WAITE MARTIN][son of Charles Blaine MARTIN and
Anna Sarah Gilbert MARTIN]
(1)
Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Carroll County, IA
February 15, 1957 DR. MARTIN DIES; VETERAN OPTOMETRIST
Dr. E. W. Martin, 70, Carroll, a veteran optometrist, died
unexpectedly of a heart attack at his home, 1515 North Adams Street, at
10:45 Friday morning.
The body is at the Huffman Funeral Home awaiting completion
of arrangements.
Dr. Martin's survivors include his wife, a son, Dr. John E
Martin, associated with him in the practice of optometry, and two
daughters: Mrs. C. H. (Margaret) Neisler, Van Nuys, Calif., and Mrs. R.
L. (Dorothy) Stokke, Sunnyvale, Calif.
Dr. Martin was a past president of Iowa Optometric
Association and past member of the Iowa Optometry Examiners. He
had been engaged in his profession here since 1919.
He was an active member of the Methodist Church and Masonic
organizations.
Dr. Martin had been in failing health for some time.
_________________________________________________________ Obituary - Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Carroll County,
IA
February 16, 1957 DR. E. W. MARTIN
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Huffman
Funeral Home for Dr. E. W. Martin, 70, Carroll's veteran optometrist,
who died unexpectedly of a coronary heart attack at his home at 10:45
Friday morning.
The Rev C. Hugo Orf, minister of the Methodist Church, will
officiate. The Masonic service will be given.
Burial will be in the Carroll Cemetery with members of
Maurice Dunn Post No 7 American Legion, conducting military rites.
Dr. Martin had practiced optometry here since moving to
Carroll from Council Bluffs April 27, 1919. He had held high
offices in the profession, having served as president of the Iowa
Optometric Association in 1946 and 1947 and secretary of the Iowa Board
of Examiners from 1926 to 1932. On April 17, 1950, Dr. Martin was
honored with a life membership in the Iowa Optometric Association in
recognition of long and meritorious service in the advancement of the
profession of optometry in Iowa.
He served many years as chairman of the Southwest Zone of
the Iowa Optometric Association and had attended many national
conventions. He had also worked with the International Board of
Examiners.
Dr. Martin was married Nov 10, 1914, to Lenna Harris at
Villisca, Iowa.
Surviving with Mrs. Martin are a son, Dr. John E. Martin,
who has been associated with his father for a number of years and will
continue the practice, two daughters, Mrs. C. H. (Margaret) Neisler,
Van Nuys, Calif. and Mrs. R. L. (Dorothy) Stokke, Sunnyvale, Calif:
eight grandchildren, Ruth and Lois Martin, Lynn, Ann, Charles and John
Neisler and Patricia and Linda Stokke; one sister, Mrs. S. A. [Olive] Wier,
Bedford, and three brothers: Ernest Martin, Macksburg; Floyd Martin,
Paradise, Calif. and the Rev. Fred Martin, Hastings.
His parents, Charles R (sic) [B] and
Anna S Martin, preceded him in death.
Earl W. Martin was born Oct 5, 1886, at Bedford, Ia., and
was reared on his parents farm. After his graduation from high
school at Afton in 1908, he took a special course in watchmaking at the
Bradley Polytechnic School in Peoria, Ill.
He then enlisted in the United States Marines, visiting many
important ports of the world during his four years of service.
His command was sent to Nicaragua during one of the periodical
uprisings there and was under fire for three days.
After his discharge from the service, he returned to Iowa
and bought a jewelry store at New Market, conducting that business four
years.
On the entry of the United States into World War I he sold
the store and enlisted, entering officers' training school at Fort
Snelling, Minn., August 27, 1917. He was commissioned a lieutenant Nov.
17. On Jan 11, 1918, he sailed from New York for France
where he was in charge of the operations office of the Air Force.
After his return to the States at the close of the war, he was
honorably discharged at Camp Dix, NJ.
Dr. Martin returned to New Market going from there to
Chicago, where he took a special course in the Northern Illinois
College of Optometry, from which he was graduated June 14, 1919.
He then located in Council Bluffs, where he was engaged in the practice
for about five months.
Coming to Carroll in April, 1919, he opened offices in the
Walz building on North Adams Street. Two years later, he moved
into his present offices in the Masonic temple.
Dr. Martin, a member of the First Methodist Church, was
serving on the official board at the time of his death.
He was currently treasurer of Signet Lodge No. 264 A. F. and
A. M. He was also a member of Copestone Chapter No. 78 where he
was past secretary, and the Signet Chapter No. 1, Order of the
Eastern Star.
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[BESSIE MAYME CLAYTON HARRIS]
The Clarinda Herald Journal, Clarinda, Page County, IA
Monday, July 03, 1967, Page 7, Column 2 MRS. ELDON HARRIS SERVICES MONDAY
Mrs. Eldon (Bessie M) Harris, 76, died at the Clarinda
Municipal Hospital at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, [July 1]shortly
after her admission to the hospital. She has been in failing
health for the past several years.
The daughter of the late John Randolph and Mary Etta Manley
Clayton, she was born on a farm near Siam, and has spent her entire
lifetime in the New Market-Siam community. The Harris home at the
present time is a mile and a half southwest of New Market.
She is survived by her husband, Eldon Harris, one daughter,
Mrs. Edward (Lucille) Mutti, Hopkins, Mo, two brothers, John Clayton,
Villisca and Virgil Clayton, Hepburn and one sister, Mrs. Ollie
Johnson, Hopkins, Mo.
Funeral services were conducted from the Walker Funeral Home
this Monday afternoon, with Rev. Lester Greenwood in charge.
Soloist was Mrs. Margaret Grossman, and organist was Mrs. Aletha L.
Hutchings. Floral committee was Mrs. Alvin Brummett, Mrs. Ruth
McKay, Mrs. Hollie Clark, Mrs. Orville Slaight, and Doris Clutter.
Casket bearers were Elbert Borden, Ralph Borden, Dale
Hartstack, Pat Yearous, Carroll McKay, and Duane Brown. Burial
was in Memory cemetery at New Market.
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[CLARICE LUCILLE HARRIS MUTTI], [daughter of Eldon
HARRIS & Bessie Mayme Clayton HARRIS]
(1)
From the Kansas City Star, Kansas City, MO
September 23, 2004:
Lucille Mutti
Lucille Mutti, 94, Kansas City, MO, died Monday, September 20, 2004, at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, MO. She was born August 13, 1910, in Rural Page County, IA, to the late John [Eldon] Harris and Bessie (Clayton) Harris. She graduated in 1928 from New Market High School and received her BS in Elementary Education from Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, in 1961. On November 25, 1937, she was married to John Edward Mutti in Garnet, KS. Mrs. Mutti was a retired teacher with the St. Joseph, MO, school district. She also had taught school in rural schools in Iowa and Missouri. She was a member of Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Chapter K.P.E.O. and Rosanna Chapter Order of Eastern Star, Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Edward Mutti, and her parents. She is survived by two sons, John Edward Mutti, Jr., North Kansas City, MO, and Dr. James Harris Mutti, Kansas City, MO; three grandchildren, Mrs. Diane Mutti Burke, Kansas City, MO, James Harris Mutti, Jr., Peoria, IL, and John M. Mutti, Kansas City, MO; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 25, 2004, at 2 p.m., at Wray Memorial United Methodist, Hopkins, MO, where visitation will be 1-2 p.m.; burial in Hopkins Cemetery, Hopkins, MO. Memorials to Wray Memorial United Methodist Church, Hopkins Cemetery or Hopkins Historical Society. (Arrangements: Price Funeral Home, Maryville, MO) (2)
From the St Josephs News Press (MO), Obituaries Ppublished September 23, 2004:
Lucille Mutti
1910-2004
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lucille Mutti, 94, Kansas City, formerly
St. Joseph and Hopkins, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, at North
Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Mo.
She was born Aug. 13, 1910, in Rural Page County, Iowa, to
the late John [Eldon] Harris and Bessie
(Clayton) Harris.
She graduated in 1928 from New Market High School and
received her B.S. in elementary education from Northwest Missouri State
University, Maryville, Mo., in 1961.
On Nov. 25, 1937, she was married to John Edward Mutti in
Garnet, Kan.
Mrs. Mutti was a retired teacher with the St. Joseph, Mo.,
School District. She also had taught school in rural schools in Iowa
and Missouri.
She was a member of Wray Memorial United Methodist Church,
Chapter K of the P.E.O. Sisterhood and Rosanna chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, Hopkins, Mo.
She was preceded in death by husband, John Edward Mutti; and
her parents.
She is survived by two sons, John Edward Mutti Jr., North
Kansas City; and Dr. James Harris Mutti, Kansas City; three
grandchildren, Mrs. Diane Mutti Burke, Kansas City; James Harris Mutti
Jr., Peoria, Ill.; and John M. Mutti, Kansas City; and five
great-grandchildren.
Service: Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m., Wray Memorial United
Methodist, Hopkins. Burial: Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation: Sept. 25 from
1 to 2 p.m., at the church. Memorials: Wray Memorial United Methodist
Church, Hopkins Cemetery or Hopkins Historical Society. Arrangements
are under the direction of Price Funeral Home, Maryville.
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[ROGER ELIAS VICKERY]
Bedford Times Republican, Bedford, Taylor County, IA
Thursday January 6, 1927, page 2, column 4:
"Rod" Vickery Dies in St. Joseph Hospital [January
5, 1927]
Pioneer Resident. He Served as Sheriff Several Years.
Word was received in Bedford this morning announcing the
death last evening of "Rod" Vickery of New Market who was at the St.
Joseph M. E. hospital for treatment. Mr. Vickery was well known
in Taylor county having served as sheriff for several years. The
Times-Republican is informed the body will be received at Bedford and
that funeral services will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Parlors
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2:30. Interment will be made in
Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Vickery was aged 80 years, 9 months and 3
days.
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[JENNIE BARNARD VICKERY] [wife of Roger E Vickery]
The Bedford Times Republican, Bedford, IA
Thursday, June 06, 1929, Page 7, columns 1 and 2 Death Record of the County for past week...Bedford and
Taylor Co. people who answered the last call. Work of
Reaper...Something of the life History of Those Who Have Fallen Before
the Scythe of Time.
Mrs. Jennie Vickery
Mrs. Jennie Vickery of New Market died last Friday night in
the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. W. Campbell, in Rock Island,
Ill. Funeral services were held in the Wetmore Funeral Home,
Monday afternoon, conducted by the Rev. C. F. Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church in New Market. Bedford chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, had charge of the ceremony in Fairview cemetery.
Jennie Barnard was born in Vermillion county, Indiana, Aug.
10, 1848. She was reared at Rio, Knox County, Ill., and there was
married to Roger E. Vickery, Mar. 14, 1872. They resided at
Elmwood, Ill., until 1881, when they moved to a farm in Dallas township
in this county. They moved to Bedford when Mr. Vickery was
elected sheriff 35 years ago, and returned to the farm in 1909.
During the last two years Mrs. Vickery had been a resident of New
Market. Mr. Vickery died January 05, 1927. Surviving are
Roy E. Vickery of Grand Junction, Colo., son; Mrs. Nell Waterman, who
came from Minneapolis three years ago to remain with her parents, Mrs.
Ralph Burgess of Minneapolis, Mrs. M. W. Campbell of Rock Island, and
Mrs. Oren Harris of San Bernardino, Calif, daughters. There are
six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mrs. Vickery was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star
and was active in work of the Woman's Relief Corps, Mr. Vickery
having served in the Civil war in the Peoria battery of Illinois
artillery.
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[HAZEL FERNE VICKERY HARRIS] [daughter of Roger E
VICKERY and Jennie Barnard VICKERY]
Obituary:
Sun City News, Sun City, Riverside County, CA November 01, 1987
FERNE HARRIS
No services were conducted for Sun City resident, Ferne
Hazel Harris, 94. Private interment was conducted at Montecito
Memorial Park in San Bernardino.
Born October 07, 1893, in Bedford, Iowa, Mrs. Harris died
October 27 at her Sun City residence. She had been a Sun City
resident for twenty-four years. Before retirement, she had been a
bookkeeper for 30 years with The Rialto Orange Co.
Mrs. Harris is survived by a daughter, Marjorie Rawlinson of
Sun City; a son Jack Harris of Los Altos Hills and five grandchildren.
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[LENA (LEE) F BURGESS], [daughter of Roger E Vickery
& Jennie Barnard Vickery]
Minneapolis Star & Tribune, Minneapolis, MN Wednesday, October 8, Page 6B
Burgess Mrs. Lee V., age 97, 25 year resident of the Jones Harrison Home. Longtime member of Temple Baptist Church. Survived by daughter-in-law, Mrs. Donald Burgess of Duluth; grandaughter, Sue Sweet, UT; grandson, Donald Burgess, FL; sister, Ferne Harris, CA. Graveside services 2PM Thursday, Lakewood Cemetery, 36th & Hennepin Avenue S. Arr. Washburn-McReavy-Welander-Quist (Davies Chapel). Memorials pref. to Jones Harrison Home. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
[CHRISTOPHER LESTER HARRIS], [son of Jonathan
Preston HARRIS & Sumyramus Burnam HARRIS]
From the Clarinda Herald, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa
Thursday, March 18, 1915
OBITUARY RECORD - C. L. Harris
C. L. Harris, known as "Kit" Harris, formerly of Shambaugh
and Coin, Page county, and of New Market, Taylor county died Saturday,
March 6, 1915, at Burbank, Calif., as the result of an accident
received the day previous while he was working in a gravel pit, the
particulars of which accident had not been received in Clarinda up to
Tuesday of this week. When in Page county he followed the
occupation of a well digger and a worker with cement. He was a
very industrious man. He was a native of Polk county, MO where he
was born February 21, 1858. He came with his parents to Iowa in
1865 and grew to manhood in Page and Taylor counties. He wedded
Miss Cornelia Cavender in 1880. Eight children were born to
them. His wife died in 1901. The following children
survive: Carl Harris and Frank Harris of Clarinda, Lester Harris of New
Market, Mrs. J. M. Brody, formerly Miss Maude Harris, Canton, S.D.;
Mrs. Harry Lockhart, Canton, S.D., and Miss Marie Harris, Burbank,
Calif. He is also survived by a brother, J. S.[John
Sexton] Harris of New Market, and a sister, Mrs. Alice
Holiday of Grandview. Besides his relatives he leaves a host of
friends to mourn their loss. The remains were buried at Burbank,
Calif., March 10.
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[FRANK HARRIS] [son of Christopher L HARRIS and
Cornelia Cavender HARRIS]
OBITUARY - (From an unknown 1982 newspaper)
Frank Harris Area Native
Frank Harris, 89, a native of Taylor County, died Sept. 29
at the Pleasant Meadows Christian Village Care Center in Chrisman, Il.
He was born in Taylor County and lived in Red Oak and
Shenandoah before moving to Council Bluffs in 1943. In 1979, he
and his wife moved to Chrisman to be near one of their daughters.
He was retired from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in
1958 after 42 years of service. He and his wife celebrated their
68th wedding anniversary Sept. 17.
He is survived by his wife, Florence; one son, Alvin of
Pleasant Hill, Ca; three daughters, Arline Saez of Alexandria, VA;
Dorothy Lawrence of Arlington, VA and Iola Irwin of Ludlow, IL; and 11
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Oct. 1 in Council Bluffs.
Graveside services and interment were at the Clarinda cemetery.
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Obituary from an unknown paper appeared in November, 1965:
Jim McDonald was vet postal carrier
New Market (Special) - James O McDonald, 82, who served
rural New Market postal patrons for many years died at the home here
Thursday at 11:35 a.m.[November 11, 1965] He had
been in ill health for 13 years and bedfast during recent years.
Memorial service was held at the Church of Christ Saturday
with Pastor Glen Mitchell in charge, and burial was in Memory
cemetery. Mrs. Dean Moore sang for the service. Casket
bearers were Harvey Young, Estel Combs, Orville Wood, John Combs,
Verlin Larson and LaVoy Eighmy.
Mr. McDonald was born in Taylor county October 30, 1883, the
son of James and Margaret Harris McDonald and was life-long
resident. For many years he drove for the late Dr. McColm, and
made his home with the McColms. He started as a mail carrier in
June 1919 and retired November 30, 1946. His wife, the former
Opal Wallace, to whom he was married June 22, 1950, served as assistant
postmaster until her retirement a few years ago.
His wife continues to live at the home here. His
sister, Mrs. Alice Bamborough of Los Angeles, California, was unable to
come for the service because of hip fracture. His death came on
the birthday of the sister. He was member of the Masonic Lodge.
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| Funeral services for Rozella Hipsley, age 84 of
New Market, who died Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at the Bedford Nursing
& Rehab Center were held Friday, September 21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at
the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford. Burial was held in the Dallas Center
Cemetery. Memorials can be directed to the Bedford Ambulance Service.
Memories can be shared with the family on our website at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com
under Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home
of Bedford.
Rozella Marie (Davis) Hipsley was born May 19, 1923, in Salix, Iowa the daughter of Carl W. Davis and Mary L. (Lefort) Davis. She grew up attending school, graduating from Sergeant Bluffs High School. She then attended three years of college at St. Joseph’s Mercy College of Nursing in Sioux City, graduating in 1944. Upon her nursing school graduation, Rozella went to work at the Clarinda Hospital. After nursing in Clarinda for a year she went to California for six months, returning to Clarinda to again work at the hospital. On September 7, 1948, she was united in marriage to John Hipsley in New Market, Iowa. The couple went to Chicago in 1948, moving back to stay in 1949. Later, two sons, Mike and George, were born to bless her life. Rozella’s nursing career lasted over forty-four years with her retirement in 1988. She took on the afternoon and evening shift of the Obstetric Department and then in 1962, after several requests from the hospital administration, Rozella took on the task of working in the Surgery Department, a task she enjoyed for over twenty-six continuous years. She was a loving, giving and nurturing woman who not only cared for her family, but that of many, many individuals throughout southwest Iowa. Nursing was her life, something she was very passionate about. After retirement, she spent many hours volunteering at her granddaughter, Alison’s school. In her spare time, Rozella enjoyed being outdoors, spending time mowing her yard and tending her flower beds, and spending time with Alison Joy. Left to cherish Rozella’s memory are her two sons, Mike Hipsley and wife Scharry of Bedford; George Hipsley of New Market; two brothers, John Davis of Sioux City, Iowa; Leo Davis of Stevens, California; a sister, Velma Ray and husband Wayne of Sioux City, Iowa; one granddaughter, Alison Hipsley of Bedford; four step-grandchildren, Doyle Forster and wife Karen; Shelly Lumry; Teresa Shanks and husband Lonnie; and Richie Chartier; five step-great-grandchildren; one step-great-great-granddaughter; along with many other relatives and friends. Preceding Rozella in death were her parents; her husband John Hipsley in 1972; six brothers, Bill, Harley (Paul), Ezra, Henry, Remmie and Obie; a granddaughter, Dawn Hipsley; and a grandson, John Hipsley. Rozella was dearly loved and will be greatly missed. |