Amick,
Edward -
Edward Amick, 72, died at his home in Blockton,
March 1st. The body was brought to the Crew Funeral Home in Clearfield. Two
daughters, Mrs. Harlan Campbell and Mrs. Rue Minor of Blockton survive. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 P. M. Burial in Redding
cemetery.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 9, 1950
Bacon, Effie Kilgore -
Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Newburn and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Newburn attended the funeral of Mrs. Frank Bacon in Tingley, Saturday. Burial was in Cromwell. Mrs. Bacon was
Effie Kilgore born Feb. 11, 1891, at Clearfield.
She is
survived by her husband, two daughters, Helen Baker of Kellerton and Mildred Cheek of Tingley, eight
grandchildren, four brothers, Glenn, Chas., Jesse and James Kilgore. She was
the niece of Mrs. Chas. Newburn.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January
25, 1950
Clement, Mary F. Hollis –
Mrs. Frankie
Clement who has been seriously ill passed away at her home here [Gravity]
Saturday morning. Funeral services were
held Monday afternoon at the Christian Church.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 18,
1950
Crane, Geo. -
Geo. Crane,
a former resident of the Clearfield community, died at his home in Huntington
Beach, Calif., July 26 at the age
of 80 years.
He was
married to Delia Wentzel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
J. Wentzel of Clearfield, and moved to a farm
southeast of Clearfield, where they lived for many years until they moved to
California.
To this
union were born one son, S. J., and three daughters, Anna Graham, Mary Geisler and Flotell Geisler.
Mr. Crane
was an industrious farmer and followed with keen interest all developments
connected with the production of
the land as
long as his health permitted.
He is
survived by his wife, one son and three daughters, two sisters, one brother,
other relatives and many friends.
A sister,
Mrs. Alice Grant, and a nephew, W. B. Rood, live in Clearfield.
Funeral
services and burial were at Huntington Beach on July 29, 1950.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 3,
1950
Eckels,
Samuel –
Samuel Eckels, 82, who was born on an Adams county farm north of
Lenox and lived in this community most of his life, died on May 10th at his home in Clearwater, Florida. Funeral services and burial were in Florida. Mr. Eckels was an
uncle of Warren [?] of Lenox.
Obituary
Samuel Eckels, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Eckels was born in Adams county on Dec. 31, 1867 and died May
10, 1950 at the home of his daughter, Edna Bulls at Clearwater, Fla.
He was
married in 1897 to Maude Hunter, who preceded him in death in 1924; also eight
brothers, William, Lafe, Tom, John Phillip, George, Alec
and Daniel and two sisters, Mrs. Kate Catlett and Mrs. Erma Noerringer. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Edna
Bulls.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 18, 1950
Ford, Mary -
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday at 9 a. m. at St. Edward's church in Afton for
Mrs. Mary Ford, 70, who died Monday at the Creston hospital. Interment
in the Corning cemetery. Surviving are four sons: Leo, of Lenox, Carl and. Ed of Tingley, Frank of Springfield, Ill.; one daughter, Mrs.
Marguerite Miller of Omaha, Nebr.; 13 grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 20,
1950
Goff, Vernal -
Vernal Goff,
born 52 years ago on a farm southeast of Clearfield, died in the Kansas City,
Kans. hospital on Saturday,
April 29.
When he was
just a youth, the family moved to Ottawa, where he received his education and
grew to manhood. He was married to Ethel Jones, who survives. Also two
brothers, Harley Goff of Ottawa, Kans. and Reed Goff of Williamsburg, Kans.,
arid one sister, Mrs. Villa Canny of Clearfield, remain to cherish his memory.
Last rites
were held in Ottawa, May 2, and burial in Princeton, Kans. Mrs. Lulu Parish and
Mrs. Lena Fitch of Clearfield attended the funeral. Mrs.
Villa Canny who had spent they last three weeks there with her brother,
returned home Wednesday with her daughters.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 11, 1950
Grace, Bill –
Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Clute attended the funeral of Bill Grace at Clearfield on Friday
afternoon. Mr. Grace died in Toledo,
Ohio, and the daughter, Mrs. George Clute, accompanied the body to Clearfield
for burial.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 30, 1950
Haering,
Anna Annis Hodges -
Anna Annis Hodges, eldest daughter of Lewis C. and Laura Walcott
Hodges, was born July 31, 1874 at Terra Haute, Ill., and passed away at the
break of day May 3, 1950.
In 1882 they
came to Iowa and settled on a farm six miles southwest of Lenox. After attending rural schools in Grove township, she attended State Normal College at Shenandoah,
Iowa, later teaching school for 4 and a half years.
As Miss
Hodges, she confessed Christ on October 16, 1890 in the Blue Grove Christian
church. About 1891 she transferred her membership to the Lenox Christian church
and has been a faithful member for nearly sixty years, teaching the Loyal
Women's Bible Class for many years and a member of the Missionary Society since
1913.
On May 5th,
1896, she was united in marriage to John Haering at
Bedford, Iowa. They established their home on the
same farm where
they have lived for the past 54 years. Four children came to bless this union,
Clarence at home,
Edith Nixon and Alice Preston of Lenox and Helen, who preceded her
mother in death at 1915 at the age of 9. Her parents a sister, Elgin Franklin and a
brother, Simpson Hodges passed on before her.
One sister,
Mrs. Mabel Bruington, lives in Springfield, Oregon.
Surviving are her husband, son and two daughters, six
grandsons,
Dale, Robert and Ray Nixon, Norman, Carroll and Lowell Preston and one
granddaughter, Geneva Hagee. Also
six great
grandchildren, Mary Dale and Mark Nixon, John Steven and Kathy Preston, Jon and
Mark Preston.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, May 6, at the Church of Christ, with Rev. Merwin Coad officiating.
Interment in
Lenox cemetery. Pallbearers were the six grandsons: Norman Preston, Dale Nixon,
Carroll Preston Robert Nixon, Ray Nixon and Lowell Preston. Music was furnished
by Mrs Floyd Boltinghouse and Rolland Buxton.
[Poem found
in her Bible]
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 11,
1950
Hardin, Wesley A. -
Word was
recently received in Clearfield of the death of a former [Clearfield] resident,
Rev. Wesley A. Hardin on July 26. Funeral and burial were in Spokane, Wash.
He is survived
by his wife, the former Sadie Harvey, three daughters and four sons, one
sister, Fannie Abraham, Tulsa,
Okla., two brothers, Sam Hardin of Aberdeen, S. Dak. and Grover Hardin of Des Moines.
He will not
only be greatly missed by his family but by the churches which he had served so
faithfully.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 3,
1950
Hockabout,
S. J. –
Mrs. W. J. Kilbey received word last week of the death of her brother,
S. J. Hockabout, age 79 of Denver, Colo. General
hospital. Services and burial were at
Ft. Morgan. Colo.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 18, 1950
Holland, Myrtle Irene Gibson -
Mrs. Myrtle
Irene Holland daughter of Frank and Mary Gibson was born May 13, 1893 in
Lancaster, Mo. and passed
away at her home
in Lenox on May 2, 1950 at the age of 56 years, 11 months and 19 days.
On Sept. 16,
1909 she was united in marriage to George A Holland. To this union two sons
were born, Lawrence E. of
Union Grove, Wis., and Wilbur G. of Lenox. She is survived by her husband,
two sons, eight grandchildren, one brother
Wm. T.
Gibson of New Castle, Calif., and two sisters, Mrs. Jane Marshall of
Kelseyville, Calif., and Mrs. Julia Hill of Lancaster,
Mo., and a host
of nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, May 4, at the Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Merwin Coad officiating. Interment in Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 11,
1950
Jarvis, Laura Belle Parkinson -
Laura Belle
Parkinson, daughter of Francis and Nancy Parkinson, was born in Taylorville, III., July 16, 1871, and
passed from this life Aug. 7, 1950 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bert Lyddon in Clearfield, age 79 years and 22 days.
When but a
little child, her parents died and the children grew up in homes of relatives,
Laura coming to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Jarvis near Goshen, Iowa. On May 31, 1887 she was united
in marriage to Simon A. Jarvis. They lived on
a farm south
of Diagonal until 1399 when they moved to Clearfield.
Mrs. Jarvis
was a member of the Christian church and an active member of the [?] and W. R.
C. organizations as long as health permitted. She was always interest in her home and the welfare of her family and
enjoyed the friendship of her neighbors.
She was
preceded in death by her husband and five children. She leaves to mourn her
passing her daughter, Edna and
son-in-law Bert Lyddon, three grandsons and three great
grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held on Aug. 9 at the R. Crew Funeral Home with interment in the
Bethel cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 17,
1950
Lane, Almira Baker -
Almira Baker, daughter of R. B. and Charlotte Baker, was born Feb. 10, 1885 near
Clearfield, Iowa, and passed away at
her home in
east Clearfield on Jan. 18, 1950 at the age of 64 years, 11 months and 8 days.
On Oct. 17, 1917
she was tinted in marriage to Reuben Lane of Clearfield and have made it their home. To this union were
born three children, two daughters, Nioma Gaule of Clearfield, Beulah Wilson of Council Bluffs and
one son, Donovan who is now serving in the Marine Corp at Oceanside, Calif.
She was a
consistent member of the Christian Church, having confessed her faith in Christ
in 1900. She was a kind
and loving wife
and mother, always faithful to her family.
Besides her
husband and children, she is survived by four grandchildren, Gary Lynn and
Deanna K. Gaule, Larry Lee and
Dennis L.
Wilson, also four brothers, Frank and Ed Baker of Clearfield, Horace Baker of
Beaconsfield, and Ralph Baker of Excelsior Springs, Mo.; two sisters, Olive
Nelson and Anna Groves of Clearfield. One sister, Eunice Baker, preceded her in
death on April
I8, 1939.
Funeral
services were held on Jan. 20 at the Christian Church and burial was in the
Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January
23, 1950
Martin, Chas. -
Chas.
Martin, 85, passed away Saturday morning at his home here [Gravity]. Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church at 2:00. Burial in the Gravity cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February
9, 1950
Posten,
Ida –
Mrs. Ida Posten passed away at 12:25 P.M. Monday at her home in
Gravity. She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Wm. Chandler of Arlington, Virginia and Gertrude Posten at home, besides grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Gravity Christian Church and burial in Gravity
cemetery.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 12, 1950
Richardson, George -
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, July 29th, at Mount Ayr for George Richardson, age 78, a retired farmer who died
in the Leon
hospital Thursday morning. He was the father of Mark Richardson near
Clearfield.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 3,
1950
Shaw, Gracia Dockstader -
Miss Etta
Shafer has received word of the passing of her cousin, Gracia Dockstader Shaw of Oakland, Calif., who died suddenly
on her way to a hospital having suffered a heart attack on Jan. 4. Mrs. Shaw
was a sister-in-law of Mrs. Eva Shaw
Barrans of Lenox. Her husband preceded her in
death as the result of a heart attack 19 years ago in Oakland. No children
were born to
this union.
The late Mr.
and Mrs. Shaw left Lenox more than 40 year ago to make their home in
California.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday January 12,
1950
Smith, Charles Dixon -
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dixon and Charlie Smith visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith at Grimes on Friday. They were called there by the death of their
nephew, Charles Dixon Smith, 18, who died at the Methodist hospital Friday
at 11 a. m., as a result of an auto collision at a gravelled intersection near Johnson. Funera1 services were held Monday at 1:30 at the
Dunn Funeral Home in Des Moines with Mr. and Mrs. Dixon in attendance.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday May 18, 1950
Stamper, Virgel -
Funeral
services for Virgel Stamper were held at Creston
Presbyterian Church 2:30 Tuesday August 22nd. Interment
was in
Clearfield Cemetery. He was survived by his wife, the former Lena Allen and one
daughter Virginia, two brothers,
June Stamper
of Creston and Grant Stamper of Diagonal, also one sister Opal Stamper of
Diagonal and other relatives and many
friends.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 24,
1950
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