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Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 22, 1965 p. 5 Mrs. Cornelison Rites July 16 Funeral services for Mrs. Guy (Julia) Cornelison, 79, were held July 16 at the First Christian Church in Maryville with Rev. Thomas B. Peake officiating. Mrs. Cornelison died July 13 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville. Interment was at Miriam Cemetery, Maryville. She was born April 12, 1886, at Diagonal, Ia., the daughter of Casper and Rachel Miller Denhart. She married Guy W. Cornelison, Dec. 28, 1910 at Diagonal; they were residents of Ringgold County for a number of years. The Cornelisons moved to Maryville March 1, 1933, where she was a member of the First Christian Church. Survivors include her husband, Guy; one son, Dan Cornelison, Maryville; one daughter, Mrs. Clifford Taylor, Diagonal, Ia.; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Cornelison and Mrs. Lora Buck, both of Des Moines, Ia.; one brother, John F. Denhart, Mt. Ayr, Ia.; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Bedford Times-Press Thursday July 22, 1965 p. 5 Cora Mankle Rites July 17 Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Armilda Mankle, 93, lifetime New Market resident, were held July 17 at the Walker Funeral Home in Clarinda. Mrs. Mankle died in Clarinda, July 14. Interment was at the Dallas Center Cemetery. Cora Armilda Mankle was born in New Market, the daughter of Alexander Duncan, a Civil War veteran, and Mary [Jane] Dillon Duncan. They were one of the first families to settle in the New Market area. Her husband, John D. [avid] Mankle, preceded her in death in [March 16] 1944. Mrs. Mankle, a member of the New Market Methodist Church, was active in the WSCS Builders and Fifty-fifty Club. She had also been a schoolteacher some years ago. She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John [Milford] Mankle [Vinnie Mayall] of Clarinda, and two grandchildren, Richard Mankle and Mrs. Joleen Moore. Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 15, 1968 p. 6 Final Rites Held In Bedford For Elvin Griffith Funeral services for Elvin Harold Griffith, 71, of Gravity, were held Tues., Jan. 23 at the east Shum-Novinger Funeral Home conducted by Rev. J. Milton Kinney. Mr. Griffith died January 20 at the Clarinda Municipal Hospital. Bedford American Legion Post No. 164 officiated in military honors with interment at Lexington Cemetery north of Bedford. Elvin Harold Griffith, son of the late William D. and Lulu Widner Griffith, was born near Conway, Taylor County, Iowa, September 10, 1896. Elvin graduated from Conway High School in 1914 and was a veteran of World War I, having served overseas in France several months. On November 23, 1921, he was united in marriage to Miss Gladys Gillette at Riverton, Iowa, and to this union were born two daughters, Dorothy and Doris. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith spent all of their married life on farms in the Bedford area. He united with the Methodist Church at Conway in his youth, transferring his membership to the Bedford Methodist Church after his marriage. He was a member of Bedford Post of the American Legion and a charter member of World War I Barracks. Surviving with the wife are the two daughters and their families, Mr. and Mrs. James Cox, Linda, Larry and David of Madrid, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Mullen, Stephen, Sandra, Richard, William, Rebecca and Brenda of Bedford; also one brother, Fern B. Griffith and family of near Bedford. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 14, 1965 p. 4 Final Rites Held Here For Ollie Keith Funeral services for Ollie Forest Keith, 78, long time Bedford resident, were held October 6 at the east Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Mr. Carl Cummings and Rev. J. Milton Kinney officiating. Mr. Keith died October 2, 1965, at St. Francis Hospital in Maryville. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Included in the services was the following obituary: Ollie Forest Keith, son of George W. and Mary George Keith, was born on a farm northwest of Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, Feb. 16, 1887. He attended the public schools of the county and grew to manhood in the rural area near Bedford. Ollie spent part of a year working in Louisiana as a young man and returned to Bedford where on March 24, 1909, he was united in marriage to Ethel E. [mma] Spurgeon at the home of the bride's parents in Bedford, with the Rev. George Hendrickson officiating. One son, George Max was born to bless their home. For a year following their marriage they lived on a farm and then moved into Bedford where they resided with the exception of one year they lived in Canada. He worked at various occupations in Bedford. As a city marshal his duties included loving care provided the horses, which were then used to pull the fire fighting equipment. As a member of the fire department he drove the horse-drawn equipment to answer fire alarms. For more than 52 years he faithfully served as a member of the Bedford Fire Department. In 1917 he was employed as a carpenter by Roy Greenlee, a builder and general contractor, and in later years he worked at this trade for himself. When he was a young man he joined the Gilead Methodist Church and he was a member of the Royal Neighbors of America. Preceding him in death were his parents; brothers, Orley, Clarence, James, Herman, John, Ralph and a brother who died in infancy. He is survived by his wife, Ethel; the son George Max Keith and his wife, Juanita; granddaughters, Bonita and Denise, and a grandson, Stephen, all of Clinton, Iowa; a brother, Howard, of Excelsior Springs, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Angie Valentine of Gravity; other relatives and friends. He was a kind and a loving husband and father, friend and neighbor and will be missed by all who knew him. Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 14, 1965 p. 4 Attend Rites Oct. 6 For Ollie Keith Out-of-town relatives attending funeral services Oct. 6 for Ollie Keith include: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keith, Excelsior Springs, Mo.; Francis Keith, Independence, Mo.; Cecil Keith, Jefferson City, Mo.; Mrs. Geraldine Elgin, Excelsior Springs, Mo.; Mrs. Cecil Wallace, Dick Wallace, Mrs. Gary Barnes, Des Moines; Mrs. Angie Valentine, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Valentine, Gravity; Mr. and Mrs. Orville Manley, Merilee and Eddie, Siam; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Melvin, New Market; Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph, St. Joseph, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Larison, Sidney. |