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Times-Republican Thursday December 10, 1925 [p. 2] Louisa Hutson Boatman Louisa, daughter of Isaiah and Fanny Hutson, was born August 4, 1845 at Knoxville, Ill., and died Dec. 4, 1925, at her home west of Conway, aged 80 years and four months. She was united in marriage to Aaron Boatman, Oct. 27, 1869. To this union were born three children. With her husband she came to Iowa in 1874 and settled near Conway and in 1883 she moved to the house where she died. She leaves to mourn her demise, one daughter, two sons, three grandchildren and one great grandchild, one sister and two brothers, besides other relatives and friends. The funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon by Rev. Cunningham. Burial was made in the Conway cemetery. Times-Republican Thursday December 10, 1925 [p. 2] Elizabeth Carrigan Miss Elizabeth Carrigan died Wednesday, Dec. 9, 1925, at 9:15 p.m. at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. [ohn] M. [McAllister] Haddock [Margaret], of Bedford. Miss Carrigan will be remembered by many people of Bedford, as she was instructor of English Literature in the high school from 1900 to 1907. The past five years she has made her home with her brother, Lewis, in Redding, Calif. For several years she has been in failing health. In September last she returned east to visit her sister, Mrs. Pennington, of Hoisington, Kans., and her sisters in Iowa, hoping that a change of climate would benefit her, but it was of no avail. Mrs. Haddock went to Kansas the latter part of October, and brought Miss Carrigan home with her on November 2nd, where she has been tenderly cared for by Mrs. Haddock, and another sister, Mrs. Frances Shaw, of Grandview, Iowa. It was a great sorrow to Miss Carrigan that her weakened condition prevented her receiving her many friends. The funeral will be held at the Haddock home, on Friday, December 11th, 1925, at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon. Interment will be in the Fairview cemetery at Bedford. The friends are requested not to send flowers. Times-Republican Thursday January 14, 1926 William Friend Death came to William Thomas Friend at the farm home one mile south of Hopkins, Jan. 7th, 1926, at 12:40 p.m. He was aged 59 years. Funeral services were conducted at the M. E. church at Hopkins on January 9, by Rev. Harper, pastor of that church. Interment was given in the family lot in Hopkins cemetery. Times-Republican Thursday January 14, 1926 Etta J. Barton Etta J. [Hollis] Barton, wife of Curtis [Wilbur] Barton, departed this life at 4:20 p.m., January 8th, after an illness of several months. The family home is seven miles northwest of Gravity, where the funeral services were held Sunday, Jan. 10, at 11:00 a.m. The service was conducted by Rev. Warrior, pastor of the Gravity M. E. church. Interment was given in Gravity cemetery. Times-Republican Thursday January 14, 1926 Mrs. G. A. Davidson Sarah Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Nancy Cox, was born in Randolph County, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 1852; died at her home near Bedford, Iowa, January 8, 1926, aged 73 years, 10 months and 12 days. Her father died when she was quite young. In 1871 she moved with her mother to Iowa, locating in Taylor County. April 29, 1875, she was united in marriage to Gilbert A. [twood] Davidson, who survives her. They lived for five years in Worth County, Mo., after which they located in Taylor County, having owned the present home for 43 years. To this union, four children were born, all of whom are living. They are Lewis J., and Cora of Bedford, William Arthur of Shenandoah, Ia., and Nettie Mae Wilson of Santa Ana, California. Besides her immediate family there are surviving her, two brothers, J. L. Cox, Gravity, Ia., and R. R. Cox of Arcadia, Kans., also eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Early in life she united with the M. E. church, later uniting with the Church of Christ, with which body she retained membership. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by L. R. Cobb. Interment was made in Fairview cemetery. [Mary Angeline Chilcote McCracken] Times-Republican Thursday December 29, 1927 [p. 4] Mary Angeline McCracken Mary Angeline Chilcote, "Aunt Mellie" as she was called by all her friends, was born in Perry County, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1852, and departed this life, after a year of illness, at her home in Conway, Ia., on Dec. 18, 1927. She was the daughter of Israel and Susan [Coleman] Chilcote. They came to Taylor County in a covered wagon in 1864, and the deceased has been a continuous resident here, excepting 27 years which she spent in South Dakota. She was married to James McCracken in 1884, at Rapid City, So. Dak. Mr. McCracken passed away on Jan. 6th, 1904, at their home near Manila, So. Dak. She leaves to mourn her demise, one stepdaughter, Mrs. Jennie Elshire of Milesville, So. Dak.; two sisters, Mrs. Eva Litteer and Mrs. Hester Mattice; and 4 brothers, Dave and Charles Chilcote of Conway, and John and Emery Chilcote of Bedford; besides nieces and nephews and a host of friends. She was a member of the M. E. church at Conway and a faithful attendant as long as her health permitted. Funeral services were held last Tuesday, December 20, at Conway, and interment was made in the family burial grounds at Old Lexington cemetery. |