[Chalon F. Perkins]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday     November 22, 1951    [p. 1]
C. F. Perkins, 91, Buried Here Monday
C. F. Perkins, a resident of Bedford and community his entire life, died at University hospital, Iowa City, Nov. 16, at the age of 91 years, one month, 23 days.

Funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 19, conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles.  Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.

Chalon F. Perkins, son of Charles and Mary [Davis] Perkins, was born in Taylor County, Sept. 24, 1860.

He is survived by the following children: Ralph E. Perkins of Bedford, Clyde A. Perkins of Burbank, Calif., Mrs. Goldie Skinner of Swift Current, Canada, Ora Perkins of Kansas City, Mo.

Mr. Perkins was a member of the Bedford Presbyterian Church.

[Helen "Nell" Thompson Guthrie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    April 26, 1956    p. 4
Former Resident Dies
Mrs. Harry Guthrie, the former Miss Nelle [Helen] Thompson of Bedford, died unexpectedly in Alhambra, Calif., according to word received by the Thompsons in Bedford Wednesday.  No further details are known at this time.

[Clay Hoover]     [Jay Hoover]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    June 9, 1966   p. 8
Clay and Jay Hoover Taken In Death
Two brothers, Clay Hoover and Jay Hoover, former Taylor County residents, died within one day of each other.  Jay, 61, died at his home at Nampa, Idaho, on April 18, 1966.  Clay, 81, died at his home in Bartlett, Kansas, on April 19.

They were sons of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe [Josiah] Hoover [Annetta Jones] and brothers of the late Mrs. Ed McCormick [Estella Hoover Denton].  They formerly lived in the Forest Grove community.

Included among the survivors is a cousin, Minnie Hoover, of Bedford.

[Nora Edna Thompson Bailie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    December 14, 1961    [p. 1]
Mrs. Nora Bailie Dies Sunday
Mrs. Nora Thompson Bailie, 86, a long-time resident of Bedford and community, died at her home late Sunday afternoon.

Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on Madison Street, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13.   Rev. Colvin Caughey of the Baptist Church officiated.  Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.

Mrs. Bailie is survived by a sister, Mrs. Hannah Mohler of Bedford; a brother, James Thompson, of Southey, Sask., Canada; other relatives and friends.

[Nora Edna Thompson Bailie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    December 21, 1961    p. 7
Obituary -- Mrs. Nora Bailie
Mrs. Nora Bailie, a native of Taylor County, died at her home in Bedford, Dec. 10 at the age of 86 years, 10 months, two days.

Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on Madison Street, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13.  Rev. Colvin Caughey officiated.  Interment was in Fairview Cemetery.

Nora Edna, daughter, of Andrew J. and Nancy Ellen Thompson, was born Feb. 8, 1875, near Bedford, Iowa.  She was the fourth in a family of 10 children.

In the spring of 1924 she was married to Frank Bailie.  They made their home in Bedford until Mr. Bailie passed away in 1933.  She cared for her husband's uncle and aunt for several years.  Since 1934 she has lived with her sister in Bedford.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband; five brothers, Charles, John, Ernie, Frank and Curt Thompson; two sisters, Mrs. Ella Armstrong and Mrs. Jessie Clark.

She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Hannah Mohler of Bedford; a brother, James W. Thompson, of Southey, Sask., Canada, who is ill and in the hospital; nieces and nephews.

She was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Bedford [for] many years.

[Note: Date of wedding is Feb. 12, 1924 in Bedford, Iowa.   Source: Bedford Times-Republican, Feb. 19, 1924, page 1.]

[Pollie Adel Helm Keith]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    June 27, 1963    p. 4
Mrs. Pollie Keith Final Rites Held Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Pollie Adel Keith, who was Bedford's oldest resident, held June 22 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Rev. Ivo Randels.  Interment was in Bedford cemetery, Bedford.

Included in the services was the following obituary:

Mrs. Pollie A. Keith, daughter of Byrum and Sarah Ann [Billiter] Helm, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, September 5, 1866 and died at the home of her daughter [Della] and son-in-law, Leonard L. Moore, in Bedford, June 20, 1963, aged 96 years, 9 months, and 15 days.  Her entire life was spent in the vicinity of Bedford.

On March 25. 1886, she was united in marriage to Joseph H. Keith.  To this union four daughters were born:  Mrs. Della Moore and Mrs. Helen Timberlake of Bedford; Mrs. Loa Kinnison and Mrs. Zetta Thompson preceded her in death.  She also leaves seven grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.  Her husband preceded her in death Feb. 15, 1930.

At an early age Mrs. Keith united with the Church of Christ at Berea, but after moving to Bedford became active in the Christian church until the last few years when ill health prevented her attendance.

Mrs. Keith was another of our pioneer homemakers who bore the burdens of homemaking gallantly in an era when there were few if any labor saving devices in the home.  Her life's thought and energies were spent serving her loved ones in the home and giving time and talent to her church.  She was uncomplaining though living in a darkened world for the last 10 years.  Her thoughts were more for the welfare of others than her own.

Attending the funeral services on June 22 for Mrs. Pollie Keith were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ritchie, Miss Fern Ritchie of Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Helm, Joan and John, of Red Oak; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Farlow, Beverly, William, Virginia and Virgil of Emmetsburg.

[Robert T. Schiveley]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    June 27, 1963    p. 4
Final Rites for R. T. Schiveley
Robert T. Schiveley of Pine Grove, Calif., died June 11, 1963, in a Stockton, Calif. Hospital.  Services were held June 15 with interment in the family lot at Berkeley, Calif.  Berkeley was their home for many years before retirement.

Robert, 69 years of age, was born and reared on a farm just west of Bedford.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. (Carrie Shade) Charles Schively of Bedford.

Survivors are his wife, the former Helen Simpson, sister of the late Paul Simpson, three daughters and four grandsons.

[Ella Wood Sanford]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    July 18, 1963    p. 4
Former Resident Dies In Calif.
Graveside services for Mrs. Ella Wood Sanford were held at the Bedford cemetery Sunday (July 14), with Rev. J. Milton Kinney, local Methodist minister, officiating.  Mrs. Sanford's ashes were interred in the family lot next to her husband.

Ella Wood was the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William [James] Wood [Asenath Wray].  The family moved to Bedford from northern Missouri when she was a girl.

Ella received her basic education in Bedford and in the course of time became primary teacher here, a position she held for a fairly long period.  Her niece writes, "She was a pretty young girl with twinkling brown eyes, an infectious giggle, and a sense of fun.  I'm sure her pupils loved her as she did them."

She married E. [mmett] Reid Sanford of Sabetha, Kans. And moved to Milwaukee, Wisc., where later their son, Harold Dean, was born.  Shortly thereafter the family moved to Missoula, Mont. where Mr. Sanford headed the commercial department of the city high school.  The next step was a transfer to the University of Montana where he headed the school of business.  Meantime, Mrs. Sanford headed the primary department of First Methodist church and her husband served as treasurer.  They gave generously of time and energy to Methodist projects of all sorts.

When time for professional retirement came, the Sanfords moved to Pacific Palisades, Calif., where her sister, Daisy Wood Van Sant, had already established a home.  After Mr. Sanford's death in 1951, the two sisters lived together and later became residents in the Methodist sponsored manor at Claremont, Calif.

Mrs. Sanford had a genius for friendship and a faith which illuminated her own path.  She kept her alert interest in life and her gaiety to the end---she would have been 89 years old had she lived to July 17.

She is survived by her son whose home is in San Francisco and a niece, Mrs. George Brown, of Rock Port, Mo.

[Daisy Dean Wood Van Sant]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    July 19, 1962 p. 5
Services Held For Retired Missionary
Graveside services for Mrs. N. [icholas] G. Van Sant (Daisy Dean Wood), former resident of Bedford, will be [held] here at 9:30 a.m. Fri., July 20.  Burial of her ashes will be at the Bedford cemetery.

Before her marriage in 1920 she had been a missionary in India where she was principal of the Calcutta Girls' high school.  Her married life was spent in Sterling, Ill., but after Mr. Van Sant's death she moved to Pacific Palisades, Calif.  Two years ago she became a resident of Claremont Manor, a Methodist retirement home.  Her death resulted from a fall.

Her closest relatives are her sister, Ella (Mrs. E. [mmett] Reid Sanford), Claremont, and her niece, Mrs. George E. Brown of Rock Port, Mo.

[Fred Winfield Thomas]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday    April 19, 1962    p. 4
Fred Thomas Rites Here Sat.
Fred Thomas of Bedford died in Municipal Hospital at Clarinda, Thursday, April 12, 1962.

Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service Home on State Street at two p.m. Saturday, April 14.  Rev. Anthony Blankers of the Bedford Methodist Church officiated.  Burial [was] in Fairview Cemetery.

Fred Winfield Thomas, son of Scott and Ella Hardee Thomas, was born on March 6, 1889, in Bedford and died at the age of 73 years, one month, six days.

On Jan. 4, 1913, he was united in marriage to Edna Chilcote of Conway.  To this union were born five children, four of whom survive.  They are Lucille Thomas and Dorothea Thomas of Los Angeles, Calif., Cleo Thomas of Conway, Dean Thomas of Bedford.  One son, Fredric Thomas, died January 26, 1961.

Mr. Thomas is also survived by his wife, three daughters-in-law, three granddaughters, one grandson, and one brother, Ralph Thomas, of Chicago.

Mr. Thomas spent most of his life farming in Taylor County, he and his wife both being employed at the state school in Council Bluffs six years recently.  He served several years as a director on rural school boards.