Obituaries
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[Janet McCloud Smith]

Washington Post

Thursday    May 9, 1974    p. .C12

Deaths

Smith, Janet

On Tuesday, May 7, 1974; Janet [McCloud] Smith of Kensington, Md.; wife of the late R. E. L. Smith, Jr.; mother of David M. and Janet K. Smith; grandmother of Ellen M. Smith.  Friends will be received at Pumphrey's Bethesda-Chevy Chase Funeral Home, 7557 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Md., 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Thursday.  Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 9705 Summit Ave., Kensington, Md. on Friday at 9:30 a. m.  Interment Darnestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

[Margaret McCloud Cour]

Washington Post

Saturday    July 19, 1975    p. B8

Margaret M. Cour, 57, Holy Cross Alumna

Margaret McCloud Cour, 57, widow of William J. [oseph] Cour, chairman of the Impartial Jurisdictional Disputes Board for Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes in the construction industry, died of cancer Tuesday at her home, 4509 Elm St., Chevy Chase.

Mrs. Cour was born in Washington and was a graduate of Holy Cross Academy.

She is survived by a son, William K. [evin] Cour, of Burke, Va.; her mother, Mrs. George [Mullin] McCloud [Anastasia Hauber] of Chevy Chase; a brother, George J. [ohn] McCloud of Annandale, and a sister, Mrs. E. [dward] Barron Batchelder [Anastasia], of Washington.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, 2021 H St., NW.

 [Benjamin S. Sanborn]

New York Times

June 30, 1919    p. 11

Died

Sanborn.----On Saturday, June 28, 1919, at his residence, 396 East 17th St., Brooklyn, Benjamin F., beloved husband of Alice J. Sanborn and father of Mrs. James S. Graham of Brooklyn, Mrs. Ralph W. Thompson [Elizabeth Delight] of Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. E. L. Patterson of Chicago, Mrs. George W. Harris of Evanston, Ill.  Services at the residence, Tuesday, July 1, at 2 p. m. 

[William Crum Thompson]

New York Times

February 14, 1988 p. 44

Deaths

Thompson---William C. [rum] On February 9, 1988, Beloved husband of Rita Bouboulldi Thompson.  Memorial service at Park Avenue Methodist Church, 106 E. 86th St., Saturday, February 27, 11 AM.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Thacher School, 5025 Thacher Rd., Ojai, CA 93023, in memory of William C. [rum] Thompson.

 [William Chaplan Richardson, Jr.]

New York Times

Saturday    January 16, 1965     p. 27

Richardson---William C., beloved husband of Margaret K. Richardson, loving father of Barry and stepfather to Mrs. Philetus Holt 4th, devoted son of Mary T. [hompson] Richardson.  Services will be held at the Pettit-Clayton Funeral Home, 20 Lincoln Ave., Rockville Centre, N. Y., Monday 11:30 A. M.  Friends may visit Sunday from 2-4 P. M.  Interment private.  In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Heart Fund will be appreciated.

[Robert Glenn Leighton]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    September 4, 1975

Robert Leighton, 48

Last Rites Held August 30

Funeral services for Robert Glenn Leighton, 48, of Denver, Colo., formerly of Bedford, were held August 30 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Carl Cummings officiating.  Mr. Leighton died August 26, 1975, at Denver.  Interment was at Memory Cemetery, New Market, Iowa.

Robert Glenn Leighton, son of Glenn and Floris Campbell Leighton, was born at Lenox, Iowa, November 12, 1926.

He grew to maturity in the Bedford area where he attended the public schools and graduated from the Bedford High School in the Class of 1944.

On July 16, 1953, he was united in marriage to Mary Keller at Nebraska City, Nebraska, and they lived for several years in Montana where he was employed by the Federal Highway Administration.  He was employed by Taylor County for five years prior to moving to Montana.  About three years ago they moved to Denver, Colorado, where they have since continued to reside.

He was a Veteran of World War II, having served in the southwest Pacific and with the Army of Occupation in Japan.

He was preceded in death by his father, Glenn Leighton, who died September 17, 1974; a brother, Harry, and a sister, Kathryn Elaine.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Mary; three sons: Larry Leighton and his wife, Kay, Alan and Michael Leighton; two daughters: Lana Leighton and Joyce Carlson, and her husband, David; two brothers: Richard of New Market, Iowa, and Donovan of Winside, Nebr.; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.

Early in his youth he became a member of the Christian Church.  Robert was a kind and considerate husband, father, son and brother, and he will be sadly missed by those who knew and loved him.


[Caleb Green]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    September 26, 1912    p. 5

Caleb Green, who resided for many years just southwest of town, moving to Macon, Mo., a few years go, died at the home of his sister, near Rio, Ill., and the remains were brought back here for burial Wednesday.   Interment was in Graceland Cemetery

[Delphia Elizabeth McCloud Green]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    September 19, 1907   

Mrs. Delphia Green Dead.

Mrs. Delphia [Elizabeth McCloud] Green was born near Zanesville, Ohio, in [June 20] 1848, and died at her home in Anabel, [Macon County] Mo., Sept. 14, 1907.  The remains were brought here for burial, arriving Monday and on Tuesday the funeral was held at the McCloud home, conducted by Rev. Wm. B. Thompson, assisted by Rev. Wm. Cobb, and interment was held in the Titus [Graceland] Cemetery.

When a child of 9 years she came to Taylor County and lived here until about 5 years go, when she moved to Anabel, [Macon County] Mo.  About 1870 she was united in marriage to Mr. [Caleb] Green, and to them one child, a son, Arthur, was born.  She united with the M. E. church at Bedford when but nineteen years of age, and has always lived a conscientious, Christian life since.  She was a sister to the late J. [ohn] S. [elf] McCloud, and Mrs. Fannie Simpson, of Des Moines.  Her husband and her son and his family accompanied the remains here.

To the bereaved relatives the sympathy of all is extended.