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[Amrine, Stephen
Kinney]
Blockton News
Thursday September 3,
1914 [p. 1]
F.
[rank] S. [tephen] Amrine was
called to Brush, Colorado, the first of last week by the fatal illness of his
father, S. [tephen] K. [inney] Amrine, who passed away on Wednesday evening after he arrived there. His
father was 74 years of age, an old soldier and formerly lived in the vicinity
of Conway. Mr. Amrine remained
over several days, having three brothers and two sisters living in that
locality, and also visited with our former citizen, Amos Ford and wife. He
reports the crops in [rest of sentence unreadable].
[AMRINE, STEPHEN KINNEY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 31, 1939
Twenty-Five Years Ago – S. L. Amrine, father of F. S. Amrine, died at Brush, Colorado, Aug. 26 at the age of 74 years.
[Barnum, Ed B.]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 31, 1901 p. 8
Ed. B. Barnum Dead
Word
reaches us from Texas that Ed. B. Barnum died December 18 at El Paso. He was a son of John Q. Barnum, of Alvin, Texas. This family lived in Bedford a
number of years ago, and Ed. Barnum attended the Bedford schools. The Bedford friends of this family will regret to
hear of the death of Ed.
[Edwards, Thomas
Jefferson]
Thursday March 12, 1925 p. 4
Those
from a distance here Tuesday to attend the funeral of T. [homas]
J.[efferson] Edwards were his
son, W. [illiam] H. Edwards of
Amhurst, Nebr; Leon Canon of
Maryville, Mo; Dan Hayes and
wife of Randolph, Iowa; J. Sullivan and family of Shenandoah; and Harold Stephens of Shenandoah.
[Ewart, Virgil]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 12, 1906 p. 12
—Virgil, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John [Calvin] Ewart [Josephine Helen Kemery] of Jackson Township, after a long hard struggle
for life, passed away April 4, 1906. Little Virgil was a beautiful child, idolized by those who knew
him. These parents have laid up one of the greatest treasures possible with
Christ. Funeral services held at Forest Grove April 5 and remains laid away in
the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Ewart, Virgil]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 12, 1906 [p. 1]
Another Child Gone
Little Virgil, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John [Calvin] Ewart [Josephine
Helen Kemery], of Jackson
Township, after a long, hard struggle for life, passed away April 4, 1906. Virgil was but 10 months and 6 days old
when he was called. He was a beautiful child and idolized by all who knew him.
It is hard to give up these little ones while so young and tender. There are
but few things to comfort our heart under these circumstances. However, we will
commit them into the hands of Him who said, "Suffer the little children to
come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.” Christ
has taken this little one to Himself to reserve for those who are to follow.
After
the services conducted by A. I. Jones in the Forest Grove church the remains
were laid to rest in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Hamilton, Maud
Bailie]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday June 25, 1925 [p. 1]
MRS. ERNEST
HAMILTON DIED THURSDAY
NOON
Mrs.
Ernest Hamilton [Maud Bailie] of Bedford died at her home last Thursday, and
funeral, services were held Sunday. Full obituary will be printed next week.
The Times-Republican
Thursday July
2, 1925 [p.4]
Maude Bailie Hamilton
Maude Bailie Hamilton, daughter of William and Nancy [Hoover] Bailie,
was born in Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa, July 29, 1876.
Following an uneventful girlhood she was married Oct.
16th, 1901 to Ernest Hamilton of the same neighborhood. For the last ten
or twelve years of her life, Mrs. Hamilton had suffered from a slowly
increasing weakness, and for the last two years had been quite unable
to walk, relief from this sore affliction coming just at noon June 18,
1925.
The deceased is survived by her husband and two sisters, Mrs. Walter McCormick [Blanche] of Amarillo, Tex., and Mrs. Roy Meikle
[Madge] of Bedford. Services and interment given at Forest Grove Chapel under the ministry
of Rev. Paul G. Luce, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Bedford, Ia.,
assisted by members of the choir.
[HAMILTON, MAUD BAILIE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 25, 1925
SOUTHWEST – the entire community was shocked Thursday by the sudden death of Mrs. Ernest Hamilton, formerly Miss Maude Bailey [Bailie]. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and interment was made in Forest Grove cemetery.
[Haun, Calvin H.]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 8, 1913 p. 4
Calvin Haun Dead
Calvin
[H.] Haun, an old settler of
Jackson township, died at the home of his son Charles in Sheridan, Mo., last Monday at the age of 77.
Funeral services were held at the Forest Grove church Wednesday conducted by
Rev. Smith of Sheridan. Interment was in the Forest Grove cemetery where his
wife, who died several years ago is buried.
[HAUN, CALVIN H.]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, July 8, 1913
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davidson who came from their home in Nebraska to attend the funeral of Mrs. Davidson's father, Calvin Haun, at Sheridan, Mo., last week, visited a day or two with their old friends in the vicinity of Bedford.
[Haun, Edward Oran]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 10,
1949 p. 5
Edward Haun Buried Saturday
Edward
[Oran] Haun, 54 [64], a resident
of the community south of Bedford died in St. Joseph, Missouri, Thursday,
February 3.
The
funeral services were held at the Forest Grove Church Saturday forenoon at
10:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. Vernon Wheeler, pastor of the Hopkins
Methodist Church. Burial was in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Haun, Edward Oran]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 17, 1949 p. 4
Obituary - E. O.
Haun
Edward
Oran Haun, son of John and
Elizabeth [Schneider] Haun, was
born [in Missouri] May 26, 1894 and passed away at the St. Joseph Hospital in
St. Joseph, Mo., at the age of 64 years, 8 months, 7 days. He was preceded in
death by his father, mother and one sister.
He
is survived by two brothers, Henry Haun of Hopkins and Alva Haun of Bedford; one sister, Eva [Etta] Meyers [Myers] of St.
Joseph; and one nephew, John Myers of Hopkins. Early in life he became a member of the Maple Grove church.
The funeral services were
held at the Forest Grove Church conducted by Rev. J. Vernon Wheeler of Hopkins.
Burial was in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Note:
Source of birth place: Missouri State Death Certificate]
[Haun, Samuel A. F.
“Sam”]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday November 3, 1904 p. 4
—After
a long sickness, Sam Haun died
at the home of his father, Calvin Haun, in Jackson Township, aged 40 years. Rev. Jones conducted the funeral
services in woodman hall.
[Haun, Samuel A. F.
“Sam”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 3,
1904 p. 7
Death of Samuel
Haun
Samuel
Haun, died at the home of his
father, Calvin Haun in Jackson
Township yesterday at 12 o'clock, age 40 years. The deceased has been an
invalid for twenty years and his death was by no means unexpected, though
nonetheless the cause of sorrow to his friends.
The
funeral was held today at 1 p. m. at Woodman Hall, the Rev. A. J. Jones
officiating.
[Hays, Benjamin
Lysander]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 10, 1938 p. 4
Sudden
death of B. [enjamin] L. [ysander] Hays, 58, coal miner in the Clarinda community for years and officer in
the Odd Fellow lodge at that place, came suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 18, as dinner
was on the table waiting for his return from the yard. He reached the kitchen
door and fell, never regaining consciousness.
An
autopsy showed the lining of his heart had been affected. He had been forced to
remain home for several days from effects of illness, believed at that time to
be from black damp in the mine. But a pathologist from Des Moines made the
autopsy to find the cause, finding the heart rather than lungs affected.
Funeral
services were held Friday afternoon at the Walker Funeral Home, the Odd Fellow
lodge being in charge at the request of his nephews. Burial was in the Forest
Grove cemetery southeast of Bedford.
Mr.
Hays, while unmarried, has credit
of assisting in rearing a fine family of six boys. He has made his home with
the family of his brother Will since the latter's death many years ago. He has been like a father to the boys,
seeing them through high school, including the youngest, Mernie, who is a senior this year.
HAYS, BENJAMIN LYSANDER]
Clarinda Herald Journal (Clarinda, Iowa), Monday, October 31, 1938, p. 30
Bengman L Hays
Bengman L Hays, son of Thomas R and Martha A Hays, was born in Taylor county, Iowa, Aug 6, 1880, and passed away at his home in Clarinda, Ia, Oct 18, 1938, at the age of 58 years, 2 months and 12 days.
He has been a faithful member of the Odd Fellow lodge 20 years.
Left to mourn his death are two sisters and two brothers, T I Hays of Shenandoah, Mrs Grover Hughes of Clarinda, J D Hays of Des Moines, and Mrs Walter Hardee of Villisca, also several nieces, nephews, and a host o£ relatives and friends.
The funeral services were conducted at the Walker Funeral Home by Rev G F Tackett of Nebraska City, Nebr. Interment was made in the Hoover cemetery southeast of Bedford. Pallbearers were Loyd Heller, Harley Pearson, Ernest Pearson, Will W McClelland, Guy Fulk, and G Hipsley.
[Hays, Thomas Edwin
“Ed”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday February 26,
1914 [p. 1]
Ed Hayes Dead
Ed
Hayes [Hays], one of the best
known of Jackson township farmers, died at his home Tuesday night, after an
illness of about a month. Funeral services will be held at Forest Grove church
at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. John A. Currie of Bedford.
Interment will be [made at Forest Grove cemetery.]
[Hays, Thomas Edwin
“Ed”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday March 5, 1914 p. 5
Edwin Hayes.
Thomas
Edwin Hays was born Oct. 28, 1856
in Jackson township, Taylor county, Iowa. He resided on a farm in the same
township with his mother, brothers and sisters.
Upon
the death of his father in 1873, he bravely took up the burden of making a home
and keeping the family together, not thinking of himself, but always of the
welfare of those who were dependent upon him. He was partially an invalid from
childhood and suffered in silence without complaint, few realizing what he had
to endure.
He
departed this life February 24, 1914, aged 57 years, 3 months and 27 days.
The
funeral was held at the Forest Grove church, Sunday March 1, at 2 p. m., and
the services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Currie. Interment was made in the
Forest Grove cemetery, the I. O. O. F. order of Bedford having charge of the
burial.
The
deceased leaves to mourn his loss, his aged mother, four sisters, Mrs.
William [Horatio] Mitchell [Mary Jane],
Parnell, Mo., Mrs. W. A. Forbes,
Stanton, Neb., Mrs. H. [enry] F. [rancis] Dunlavy [Nora Beatrice], Bedford and Mrs. E. [lias] A.[ndrew] Kemery [Ermina], Bedford, one brother, William Hayes, Bedford, besides many relatives and friends.
[HAYS, THOMAS EDWIN "ED"]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, February 26, 1914
Ed Hayes, one of the best known of Jackson township farmers, died at his home Tuesday night after an illness of about a month. Funeral services will be held at Forest Grove church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. John A. Currie of Bedford. Interment will be in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Note: The last name is spelled Hays on the family headstone.]
[Kemery, Alonzo “Lon”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 23,
1946 p. 7
ATHElstAN
Lon Kemery Dies
Lon
[Alonzo] Kemery, former resident
here, now of Lenox, died at the home of his son, Roy Kemery in Lenox Saturday. The funeral services were held
at Forest Grove church Monday afternoon. Burial was in the Forest Grove
cemetery.
[Kemery, Alonzo “Lon”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 23,
1946 p. 8
Obituary - Alonzo
Kemery
Alonzo
Kemery was born near Bedford,
Iowa, March 12, 1874, and died at his home in Lenox, Saturday, May 18, at the
age of 72 years, 2 months and 16 days.
His
life was spent in farming and doing blacksmith work. In later years he spent
his time caring for the garden and keeping the yard. He was busy up to the last
days of his life, and had always enjoyed reasonable health.
He
is survived by one son, Roy Kemery of Lenox; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Bownes of Nevada, Missouri, Mrs. Eunice Adams of Chariton, Missouri, and Mrs. Florence Adams of Parnell, Missouri. Also by five grandchildren.
Funeral
services were held at the Forest Grove church Monday, May 20, at 2 p.m.
conducted by Rev. Robert Kinnersley. Burial was in the Forest Grove cemetery.
[Kemery, Elizabeth
Sarah “Lizzie”]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 8, 1907 p. 5
The
youngest child of Joe Kemery's died Saturday night with cholera infantum, and the funeral took place at Forest
Grove Monday at 2 o'clock.
[Kemery, Elizabeth
Sarah “Lizzie”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 15, 1907 p. 5
Obituary
Died
at her home in Jackson Township, Elizabeth Sarah, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Kemery, aged 2 years and 12 days.
She died very sudden only being sick eight days with cholera infantum. The
funeral services were held at Forest Grove church by Rev. J. T. Parker,
assisted by Rev. N. E. Burroughs. The remains were laid to rest in the Forest
Grove cemetery.
Darling Lizzie how we miss you
And our hearts are sad and sore,
When we would embrace and kiss you,
Your loved form we see no more;
Though for only two brief summers,
You filled our home with sunshine,
In your hours of wake or slumber,
You were in our hearts enshrined;
But the Master came to bring you,
Take you to His home above;
Where we will one day meet you
Through a Savior's tender love.
Written by an Aunt.
[Kemery, Fred]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday May 23,
1907 p. 4
The
remains of Fred Kemery arrived
in Bedford Sunday night from Washington and the funeral took place Monday at
the Forest Grove church at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. Price, of the Christian
church of Bedford.
[Kemery, Fred]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday May 23,
1907 p. 12
Wm.
Flick and W. M. Emerson arrived Sunday evening from Chelan, Wash., with the
remains of Fred Kemery for
burial. Mr. Flick will probably remain in Taylor County until fall and
supervise the rebuilding of his farmhouse, which recently burned. Mr. Emerson
is an attorney and formerly lived near Isadora, Mo., having left there fifteen
years ago for Washington. After visiting in this locality until the end of the
month he will return home.
[Kemery, Fred]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday May 23,
1907 p. 12
Fred Kemery Dead
Fred
Kemery was born in Taylor County
in August 1871 and died at Lakeside, Wash., May 13, 1907. He left here for
Washington this spring and had been living there but a short time when he was
taken ill, the cause of death being given as uremia. The remains were brought
here Sunday evening, accompanied by Wm. Flick and W. M. Emerson, and the body
laid to rest Monday at Forest Grove Cemetery, where Elder Edgar Price preached
the funeral sermon. The burial was under the auspices of the I. 0. 0. F., of
which order he was an honored member and the local lodge attended in a body and
members from the lodges of Athelstan, Blockton and Sheridan attending, there
being about 100 present. Also a large number from the Rebekah lodge of Blockton
of which he was a member.
Mr.
Kemery has grown to manhood in
Jackson Township and his large number of friends testifies to his personal
popularity. When the Spanish-American war required volunteers company I. from
Bedford was already filled but his anxiety to be of service to the country he
loved so well impelled him to look further and he enlisted with Co. K. of
Corning He went to the Philippines with his company and distinguished himself
for bravery and an excellent soldier. He stayed there until compelled by
sickness to return to his home. Early this spring he went to Washington more
for the benefit of his health than anything else.
He
leaves one brother, Albert and
two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Brown of Jackson Township and Mrs. Rose Hopkins near New Market. He also leaves four half-brothers, Frank, Mont,
Lynn and Delay, and three
half-sisters, Miss Mable Kemery, Mrs. Bess McCormick and Mrs. Jennie Trumbo, to mourn his loss, his parents having preceded
him. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all.
[Kemery, Fred]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday May 16, 1907 p. 4
A
telegram was received here Tuesday telling of the death of Fred Kemery, in Washington, where he went some time ago. The
body will be shipped to Taylor County for interment but it is not yet known
when it will arrive. The deceased was born and raised in Jackson township, and
has many friends there to whom the news of his death will cause the most
sincere sorrow.
[Kemery, Fred]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday May 23, 1907 p. 3
The
body of Fred Kemery who died
in Washington arrived here Sunday night and was buried at Forest Grove Monday.
The funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Price at Forest Grove church. The
obsequies were in charge of the Odd Fellows lodge of Athelstan. There was a
misunderstanding about when the body would arrive and but few in Bedford knew
when it came. Never the less the attendance at the funeral was very large.
[Kemery, Mary
Catherine Anders]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday September 12,
1901 [p. 1]
Obituary.
Mary
Catherine Kemery died at her home
in Jackson Township, September 3rd, 1901, at 8:30 a. m. of consumption. She was
a patient sufferer, a good mother and grandmother.
She
was aged 65 years, 6 months and 11 days. Mary Catherine Andrews [Anders] was married to Daniel Kemery in the year 1855, in Lee County, Iowa, and came
to Taylor County the fall of the same year, and has resided there ever since.
To this union was born 10 children, of whom six are living and were present at
the burial of their mother, two sons and four daughters and eighteen
grandchildren, all living.
Deceased
was a good neighbor and will be greatly missed in the community where she
lived.
[Kemery, Sarah Ann Slater]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 9,
1931 p. 6
PASSING EVENTS OF
LOCAL INTEREST FROM CONWAY
Mr.
and Mrs. W. [illiam] F. [rederick] Osmond [Isabelle Slater] received
a message early Thursday morning telling them of the death of Mrs. Osmond's
sister, Mrs. Joe Kemery [Sarah
Ann Salter] of Savannah, Mo. Mr
and Mrs. Osmond left on the early
morning train.
[Kemery, Sarah Ann
Slater]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 23, 1931 p. 7
Mrs. Joseph H.
Kemery
Sarah
Ann Slater, daughter of James
and Mary Slater, was born in
Glasgow, Scotland, Feb. 14, 1877, and departed this life April 2, 1931, at her
home in Savannah, Mo., at the age of 54 years, 1 month and 18 days. She came to
this country with her parents at the age of 11 years, and settled on a farm
near Bedford, Iowa. She was married to Joseph H. Kemery, Sept. 7, 1894. To this union five children were
born, the youngest, Sarah Elizabeth,
having passed away in infancy. She united with the Methodist church at
Sheridan, Worth County, Mo., and after moving to Savannah in 1911, she placed
her membership with the M E. Church, South, and on account of poor health was
unable to attend for some years. She is survived, by her husband and four
children, Mary Jane Rogers of
Rea; Alexander Henry of St.
Joseph; May Campbell of
Savannah, Mo.; Margaret Isabel Leador of King City, Mo.; one brother, Alexander Slater of St. Joseph, Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Jas.
Roady of Glasgow, Scotland, and Mrs.
Fred Osmond [Isabelle] of Conway, Ia.; five grandchildren, and other
relatives.
The funeral services were
held Saturday afternoon, April 11, at 2:30 o'clock, at the Savannah, Mo., M. E.
Church, South, conducted by Rev. Frank of Mapel. Interment was made in the
Savannah cemetery.
[Killion, Samuel]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 18, 1912 p. 8
Word
has been received here of the death of Samuel Killion, which occurred at Houston, Texas, last week. The
remains were brought to Bolckow, Mo., for burial. He is the brother of William
and Jesse Killion, of this city,
and will be remembered by many of the older residents of the county. The
friends of the Killion brothers will extend their sympathy to them in their bereavement.
[King, Isaac]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday June 11, 1903 [p. 1]
ISAac KING DEAD
An Old Colored Man of
This County, Once A Slave, Has Gone Where The Lash Is Not Felt.
Isaac
King, an old and highly respected
citizen of this county, was buried in Blockton, yesterday, where he has resided
for the past fourteen years. He has been a long time resident of Jackson
township. He entered the last piece of government land in this county. He was a
very aged man; his exact age is not known but his knowledge of past events and
his recollection of experiences indicate a good old age. He was well known and
highly respected in this part of the country. He has had a hard row to hoe in
life both in slavery and since. He died almost in destitute circumstances, as
he has not been able to work for years.
[Mann, Bonnie Lucille
Shad McConkey]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday May 26,
1999 p. 5
Bonnie (McConkey)
Mann
Funeral
services for Bonnie (McConkey) Mann,
age 77, who died May 17, 1999 in Portland, Oregon were held on May 22,1999 at
11:00 a.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford with Pastor Bob Thompson
officiating. Burial was held in the Forest Grove Cemetery. Services were
conducted by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford.
Bonnie
Lucille was born in Adair County,
Iowa January 19, 1922. She is the fifth child of nine born to Isaac and
Sarah Shad. Bonnie went to Washington Center, a little country
school, where she completed seventh grade. At the age of sixteen, Bonnie married Alfred [Bryant] McConkey on November 24, 1938. She and Alfred had eight children, four boys and four girls.
They resided in Taylor County their entire life together. After Alfred's death
in 1962 she moved to the State of Washington. In 1965 she married Leroy Mann, who had three daughters from his first marriage.
Another daughter was born to Bonnie and Leroy. Combining
hers, his and theirs, Bonnie raised
twelve children in all. Bonnie has twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She also has six stepchildren
and many step grandchildren from her marriage to Alfred McConkey.
Bonnie was a member of the Albany, Missouri Baptist
Church. She was an officer of the Albany Senior Center, a job she took much
pride in.
In
July of 1993 Bonnie moved to
Summerville, South Carolina to be with her son, Jerry McConkey. As her health deteriorated she moved to the
Sunshine Unit of Hallmark Health Center on March 2, 1994. Even though she was
in a wheelchair, her favorite activity was basketball, and she won the gold
medal for the Senior Olympics in May of 1994.
You
would think when you are paralyzed on the left side and confined to a
wheelchair, you would stay put...Not Bonnie. In August of 1995 she moved to Portland, Oregon
to be with her daughter, Lois,
where she remained until May 17, 1999 the day of her death.
Bonnie
is survived by many family
members. She has nine children of her own and three step children. Her children
are Freda Bennett of
Grandview, Missouri, Lois Potts and husband Cliff of Portland,
Oregon, (Myrtle) Irene Smith and husband Larry of Gravity, Jerry
McConkey of Gravity, Roger
McConkey and wife Lupe of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Becky Deahl and husband Larry of Gravity, and Tammy Holderbaugh and husband Irvin of Ocean Shores, Washington. Her husband Alfred
McConkey, her sons, David [Lee]
and Richard [Isaac] McConkey and
one granddaughter, Sheri Bennett,
preceded her in death. Bonnie is the daughter of Isaac and Sarah Shad who also have preceded her in death.
Bonnie worked until the age of 70 caring for all kinds
of people from nursing homes to the position of house parent in boys group
homes, to individual care at people's homes and cooked in a day care center in
Albany, Missouri. Bonnie's life slowed down after suffering a stroke during an
open-heart surgery in 1992. Though her quality of life changed, she was still
ornery as ever.
Bonnie raised her children with a firm hand and was
successful in that role, as all of them have grown up to be decent,
hardworking, loving, caring and honest individuals.
Our lives have been
touched by a wonderful woman who has been there for our ups and downs. She will
live on in our memories and never be forgotten.
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