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[Burns,
Luther Arnold]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday March 28,
1985 p. 6
Luther
Burns services held
Services for Luther
A. [rnold] Burns, 68, were held
March 22 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Cummings officiating.
Interment was at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Mr. Burns died March 19, 1985 at Bethesda Care Center in
Clarinda, Ia.
Luther Arnold
Burns, son of Newton O.
[liver] Burns and Norma Clary
Burns, was born at Sheridan,
Missouri March 6, 1917 and grew to maturity in the Sheridan and Bedford area
where he attended the public school and the Christian Church.
On April 10, 1954 he
was united in marriage to Sarah Lucille Cole at Kansas City, Missouri where they resided
before moving to Bedford, Iowa.
He engaged in farming
and worked on the railroad and did construction work.
He was preceded in
death by his parents, his wife Sarah and a brother, Rex [Laverne] Burns.
Left to cherish his
memory are his brothers and sisters: Marvel Brown and her husband, Harold of Bedford, Iowa, Max Burns and his wife Grace of O'Fallon, Illinois, Vern Burns of Marshall, Mo., Deloris Longfellow and her husband Wilson of Lenox, Donald Burns and his wife Bobbette, of Sioux Falls, So. Dak., Francis Burns of Charlotte, Mich., Verlin [Lloyd] Burns and his wife Barbara [Bates] of Loveland, Colo., Shirley Vincent of Brighton, Ill., a sister-in-law, Margaret
Burns of Bartlesville, Okla. and
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He served his country
during World War II for more than two years.
His
family and friends will remember him as one who enjoyed the out-of-doors where
he engaged in gardening and raising flowers. He enjoyed little children and
always had a kind word for them. He will be missed by those who knew and loved
him.
[Burns,
Newton Oliver “Newt”]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday April 30,
1970 p. 7
Newton
Burns Rites Held Here
April 22
Funeral services for Newton
O. [liver] Burns, 80, of Bedford
were held April 22 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here with Carl Cummings
officiating. Mr. Burns died
April 19, 1970 at West Heights Manor in Clarinda. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford.
Newton Oliver
Burns, son of William and Anna
Kennedy Burns, was born near
Oxford, Mo., on April 7, 1890.
Mr. Burns grew to manhood at Parnell, Mo. At an early age
he became a member of the Christian Church of Sheridan, Mo.
On Sept. 21, 1911 he
was united in marriage to Norma [Ruth] Clary of Sheridan, moving to Iowa in 1920, where he
spent his remaining years.
To this union 10
children were born.
He is survived by his
wife Norma; six sons and three
daughters: Max Burns of
O’Fallon, Ill., Luther [Arnold] Burns of Bedford, Vern Burns of Marshall; Don Burns of
Parker, So. Dakota; Francis Burns of Charlotte, Mich.; Verlin [Lloyd] Burns of Osceola, Ia.; Mrs. Harold (Marvel) Brown of Bedford; Mrs. Wilson (Deloris) Longfellow of Lenox; Mrs. Clyde (Shirley) Vincent of Howell, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Iva Gray, Burlington Junctions, Mo.; one brother, Glen
Burns of Parnell, Mo.; 23
grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
Preceding him in
death were his son, Rex [Laverne] Burns, father and mother and four brothers.
He was a kind and
considerate husband, father and brother, and he will be missed by all who knew
and loved him.
[Burns,
Norma Ruth Clary]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday February 3,
1983 p. 4
Final
Rites Held In Bedford For Norma Burns, 89
Funeral services for Mrs.
Newton O. (Norma Ruth) Burns, 89,
of Bedford, held January 31 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by
Carl Cummings. Mrs. Burns died
January 27, 1983 in Clarinda Municipal Hospital. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford.
Norma Ruth Burns, daughter of James Edward Clary and Amy [Ella] Allison Clary, was born at Sheridan, Missouri, August 27, 1893.
She grew to maturity
in the Sheridan area where she attended the public school and the Christian
Church. On September 21, 1911 she was united in marriage to Newton O.
[liver] Burns and they lived on
farms in the Sheridan community until they moved to Taylor County Iowa in 1920.
Here they farmed until retirement in 1966 and moved to Bedford, Iowa. Her
husband died April 19, 1970. She remained in her home until ill health caused
her to enter Bedford Manor about four years ago.
Ten children were
born to this union: Marvel, Max, Rex [Laverne], Luther [Arnold], Vern,
Deloris, Don, Francis, Verlin and Shirley.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband; a son, Rex [Laverne]; a sister, Gertrude Wilson; three brothers, Harvey, Luther and [Alvin]
Kyle Clary.
Left to cherish her
memory are the children: Marvel and her husband, Harold Brown of Bedford; Max and his wife, Grace of O’Fallon, Ill.; Luther [Arnold] Burns of Bedford; Vern Burns of Marshall, Missouri; Deloris and her husband, Wilson Longfellow, of Lenox, Ia.; Don Burns and his wife, Bobbette, of Sioux Falls, So. Dak.; Francis Burns and his wife, Bobby, of Charlotte, Mich.; Verlin [Lloyd] Burns and his wife, Barbara [Bates], of Loveland, Colo.; Shirley Vincent of Brighton, Ill.; daughter-in-law, Margaret
Burns of Bedford; 24
grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a sister, Elsie
[Marie] Dowis, and her husband, Harley, of Clarinda, Ia.; nieces; nephews; other
relatives and friends.
She will be
remembered as a kind and loving mother, sister, friend and neighbor and will be
sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her.
[Burns,
Rex Laverne]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday July 5,
1956 [p. 1]
Farm
Accident Is Fatal To Rex Burns
Rex Burns, Taylor county farmer, lost his life Saturday
noon June 30, when a ditch caved in on his farm six miles south of Bedford.
Burns was installing a gravel and charcoal filter in a
ditch from a reservoir to his farm home when the accident occurred. It is
reported that a brother, Francis,
using his hands, uncovered the victim, but Burns was dead.
Taylor County
Sheriff, Lester Round, who was called to the scene of the accident, states that
there will be no inquest. The body was taken to the Wetmore Funeral Home in
Bedford.
Rex Laverne Burns, son of Newt [on Oliver] and Norma [Ruth]
Clary Burns, was born at
Sheridan, Worth County, Missouri, August 12, 1915.
On December 2, 1939,
he married Margaret Dougherty.
To them one son, Lyle Dean,
was born.
He is survived by his
wife and son; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Newt Burns; six brothers: Max Burns of St. Louis, Luther Burns of Liberty, Mo., Verne Burns of Marshall, Mo., Francis Burns of Corning, Donald Burns of Parker, South Dakota, Verlin [Lloyd] Burns of Lincoln, Nebr.; three sisters: Marvel Brown of Bedford, Deloris Longfellow of Lenox, Shirley Daniels of Pierre, South Dakota; and his grandmother, Mrs.
Ann [a Kennedy] Burns of Parnell,
Mo.
He had lived near
Bedford most of his life, and for the past eight years at the present home.
The funeral,
conducted by Rev. F. H. Cowles, was held at 1:30 p. m., July 3, at the Bedford
Baptist church. Burial was at Fairview cemetery.
[Clary,
Alvin Kyle]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday September 5,
1968 [p. 1]
KYLE clARY RITES FRIDAY IN KANS.
[Alvin] Kyle Clary died in Salem, Arkansas, Sept. 3. Services will
be held Fri., Sept. 6, in South Haven, Kans.
[Clary, Amy Ella
Allison]
Maryville Daily
Forum (Maryville,
Missouri)
Monday December
30, 1940 [p. 1]
Mrs. Ed Clary Dies, Rites Held Sunday at Bedford
Funeral
services were held yesterday for Mrs. Ed Clary who died Saturday at her home in Bedford. Mrs.
Clary was the former Miss Amy
[Ella] Allison and formerly lived
four miles northeast of Parnell.
She
is survived by her husband; six children, Mrs. Newt Burns [Norma], Bedford; Mrs. Harley Dowis [Elsie], Bedford; Mrs. [Virgil] Wilson [Gertrude], Rosendale, and Luther, Carl and Marlan Clary.
[Clary,
Amy Ella Allison]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday January 2,
1941 p. 7
Mrs.
J. E. Clary, 73, Dies At
Home Here
Mrs. J. [ames] E.
[dward] Clary died at her home in
Bedford Saturday evening, Dec. 27. The funeral services were held at the
Bedford Church of Christ Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Stanley Schlick,
the funeral discourse being brought by Challie Graham of Sheridan, Mo., a
former pastor of the Clarys.
Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
Amy Ella Allison, oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Allison
[Ann Cleave], was born near
Guelph, Ontario, Canada on Sept. 3, 1867, being aged 73 years, 3 months and 24
days at the time of her death.
At the age of eleven
years she moved with her parents to Nodaway County, Mo., locating on a farm
near Hopkins, where she grew to womanhood. While quite young she confessed her
faith in Christ and united with the New Hope Baptist church. After moving to
Bedford she transferred her membership to the Church of Christ here. She was a
devout Christian woman, cherished her home and always had a kind word for
everyone.
On April 1, 1886 she
was married to J. [ames] E. [dward] Clary of Taylor County, Iowa. To them were born six children, all of whom
were present with their father for the last rites. They are Luther L.
[eonidas] Clary of Maryville, Harvey
E.[dgar] Clary of Holton, Kans., [Alvin]
Kyle Clary of South Haven, Kans., Mrs. N.[ewton] O. [liver] Burns [Norma Ruth] of Bedford, Mrs. V.[irgil] R. Wilson [Gertrude Grace] of Rosendale, Mo., and Mrs. Harley Dowis [Elsie Marie] of Clearfield.
Surviving with the
husband and children are three brothers, Milo Allison and George Allison of Hopkins, Mo. and Orlando Allison of Palisade, Colo.; also twenty-five
grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Attend Clary Funeral
Among those from out
of town at the last rites for Mrs. J. [ames] E. [dward] Clary in Bedford Sunday afternoon were Lon Clary,
Ralph Edwards and family and Mrs.
Richard Gaule of Petersburg,
Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hornbuckle and son and Mrs. Grace Dunham of Springfield, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Burns of Parnell, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Gray and daughter of Pickering, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. A. [lvin] K. [yle] Clary and family of South Haven, Kansas; Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Clary of Holton,
Kansas; Mrs. George Cornish of
Wichita, Kansas.
Victor Clary, Mr.
and Mrs. Vern Burns of Kansas
City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Burns of
Gravity; Mr. and Mrs. Luther Clary, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Houghton and son of Maryville, Mo.; Mrs. V. [irgil] R.
Wilson of Rosendale, Mo.; Mr.
and Mrs. Irvin Dowell and
daughter of Diagonal; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Dowis, Bob and Jimmie of Clearfield.
Mrs. Etta Allison,
Mrs. Cliff Allison, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mankle of New Market; Mr. and Mrs. Milo Allison, Mr.
and Mrs. George Allison, Mr. and Mrs., Ed Allison and daughter, Mrs. Belle Burch, Mr. and Mrs.
Faye Whitney of Hopkins; W. P.
Clary, Albert Allison, Mr. and
Mrs. George Allison, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hibbs, Mrs. Mildred Henigen, Mr.
and Mrs. Dall Churchill of
Sheridan, Mo.
[Clary,
Celia Payne]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday January 16, 1964 p. 4
Celia
Clary, 89, Rites Jan. 8
Mrs. Celia Clary, 89, of Sheridan, died Sunday at the Nodaway
Nursing Home west of Maryville, Mo. Funeral services were held at the
Prugh-Dunfee funeral home in Grant City, Mo., January 8. Burial was in the
Sheridan cemetery. Rev. L. B. Day officiated.
She was born November
9, 1874, in Worth County, Mo., the daughter of John Payne and Eve McReynolds Payne. Her husband, Warren Preston Clary, died in 1946.
Survivors are two
sons, Dr. Hugh Clary of Kansas
City, Mo., and Vier P. Clary,
of Cookeville, Tenn.; a brother, Oscar Payne of Riverside, Calif., 2 grandchildren and one
great grandchild; several nieces and nephews.
[Clary, Harriet
Girton]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday October 7, 1897 p. 2
A Sad Death
A sad death occurred in
Jackson Township last Thursday. Mrs. Harriett [Girton] Clarey [Clary], aged 45 years, 2 months and 13 days, crossed the silent river on
that day. She had been an invalid for some time and her death was not
unexpected. Besides her husband, seven children, four girls and three boys, are
left to mourn the departure of a loving wife and mother. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Ware, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Hoover
cemetery. The sympathy of all goes out to the surviving members of the family.
[Note: Hoover cemetery is now known as Forest
Grove cemetery.]
[Clary,
James Edward “Ed”]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday July 3,
1941 [p. 1]
j. e. clary dead
At the Harley
Dowis home in North Clearfield,
on Sunday evening, occurred the death of Mrs. Dowis' father, J. [ames] E. [dward] Clary, of Bedford. Mr. Clary was 88 yrs. and 6 months of age, and was only
temporarily at the home of his daughter.
Funeral services were
held in Bedford Christian church, Tuesday at 2 p. m., and burial was in
Fairview Cemetery. Sympathy of many friends is expressed for the bereaved
family.
[Clary,
James Edward “Ed”]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday July 3,
1941 p. 2
Mrs. Bert Huffman,
Mrs. Ned Stamper and Mrs.
Frank Bye attended the funeral of J. [ames] E. [dward] Clary at
Bedford on Tuesday. Mr. Clary is the father of Mrs. H. [arley] Dowis [Elsie Marie].
[Clary,
James Edward “Ed”]
Taylor
County Herald
Thursday July 3,
1941 [p. 1]
Ed
Clary Rites Are Held Here
Funeral services for
83-year-old Ed Clary,
well-known Bedford resident were held Tuesday afternoon from the Bedford Church
of Christ. Clary died June 29 at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Elsie [Marie] Dowis In Clearfield
after an illness of several weeks.
Surviving are three
sons, [Alvin] Kyle of South Haven, Kansas, Harvey [Edgar] of Holton Kansas, and Luther [Leonidas] of Maryville, Mo.; and three daughters, Mrs. Dowis of Clearfield, Mrs. Gertrude [Grace] Wilson of Rosendale, Mo. and Mrs. Norma [Ruth] Burns of Bedford.
Rites
were conducted by the Rev. Ben W. Sinderson. Interment was in Fairview
cemetery.
[Note: His gravestone
gives his name as Edward J.]
[Clary,
James Edward “Ed”]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday July 3, 1941 [p. 1]
J.
E. Clary, 83, Dies Sunday
Eve
J. [ames] E.
[dward] Clary, 83, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Harley Dowis in Clearfield, Sunday evening, June 29 following a six months'
illness.
The funeral services
were held at the Church of Christ in Bedford at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Challie E. Graham of Sheridan, Mo., and assisted by Rev. Ben W.
Sinderson of the Bedford church. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
James Edward Clary was born near Petersburg, Menard County,
Illinois, December 29, 1857 and grew to manhood there. He was the son of Hugh
[Armstrong] and Louisa [Marian Traylor] Clary and a grandson of John A. [llen] Clary, the first, white settler in that part of
Illinois.
On February 22, 1881
he was married to Louie E. Dowell of Petersburg, and they lived on the old homestead of her father until February
1884, when they moved to a farm near Hopkins, Missouri. To them was born one
daughter, Bertha E. [lzina] on November 21, 1884 and Mrs. Clary died shortly after.
On April 1, 1886 Mr.
Clary was married to Amy Ella
Allison of Nodaway County, Mo. To
them were born six children: Luther L. [eonidas] Clary of Maryville, Mo.; Harvey E. [dgar] Clary of Holton, Kans.; [Alvin] Kyle Clary of South Haven, Kans.; Mrs. Norma [Ruth] Burns of Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. Gertrude [Grace] Wilson of Rosendale, Mo.; Mrs. Elsie [Marie] Dowis of Clearfield, Iowa. Mrs. Clary died in December 1940.
Surviving with the
children are 25 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Also 5 brothers: Lon
[Leonidas Abraham] Clary of
Petersburg, Ill.; O. Clary of
Broadwell, Ill.; W. [arren] P. [reston] Clary of Sheridan, Mo.; M. [arion] B.[raham] Clary and Frank Clary of Petersburg, Ill. One brother and one sister, J.
[ohn] H.[enry] Clary and Mrs.
Roe [George Monroe] Hudspeth [Mary Samantha], are deceased.
Mr. Clary united with the Cumberland Presbyterian church
when twenty-one years of age, changing his membership to the Christian church
when he moved to Sheridan and transferring his membership to the Bedford
Christian Church in 1918, when the family moved here.
Mr.
Clary was always interested in
the welfare of his fellow man, and ranked high among his fellow citizens for
purity of motive and integrity of conduct.
[Note: His gravestone
gives his name as Edward J.]
[Clary,
John Henry]
Bedford
Free Press
Thursday June 23, 1921 [p. 1]
J. [ohn] H. [enry]
Clary of Petersburg, oldest
brother of J. [ames] E. [dward] Clary of this place, died at his home June 11 . At one time deceased lived
on a farm east of Bedford, but nearly all his life he has lived in Illinois
near the spot where he was born. This is near New Salem, a spot famous for the
associations with the early life of Abe Lincoln, and was the oldest of the
"Clary Grove Boys" mentioned in the story, "The Man For The
Ages" that is running at the present time in this paper. His wife is a
cousin of the Ann Rutledge, famous in history as the sweetheart, of Abe
Lincoln, and the mother of these Clary boys was a Traylor,
a name also prominent in the story that is running.
[Clary,
Luther Leonidas]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday September 3,
1970 p. 3
Luther
L. Clary, 83, Rites In
Maryville
Funeral services for Luther
Leon [idas] Clary, 83, of
Maryville, Mo., were held August 28 at Price mortuary in Maryville, Mo.,
conducted by Rev. Howard Judah. Mr. Luther [Clary] died August
26 at a Maryville hospital. Interment was at Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville.
Mr. Clary was born in Taylor County and was a farmer.
Survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. F. B. Houghton, Sr.,
Maryville, a grandson, a great grandson; three sisters, Mrs. Harley Dowis
[Elsie Marie] and Mrs. Norma
[Ruth] Burns of Bedford and Mrs.
V. [irgil] R. Wilson [Gertrude Grace],
Rosendale, Mo.
[Clary,
Selma Madge Straight]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday September 22,
1960 p. 7
Former
Resident Died In Kansas
Mrs. Kyle Clary, a native of the Bedford community, died at South
Haven, Kans., Saturday, September 10. Funeral services and burial were there on
Monday.
Selma Madge
Straight, daughter of Howard
Seymour and Effa Lena Straight,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa, Oct. 18, 1893, and died at the age of 66
years, 10 months, 23 days.
She was married to Alvin
Kyle Clary of Sheridan, Mo., on
August 13, 1913. God blessed this union with five children, Oren Kyle Clary of South Haven, Kans., Leola Cornist of Conway Springs, Kans., Marvin D. Clary of Derby, Kans., Arlyn L. Clary of Nickerson, Kans., and Eldena Darlene Clary, who preceded her in death.
She expressed her
faith in Jesus at an early age by joining the Forest Grove Baptist church near
Bedford and has since been an active member of the church, for the past several
years her membership being with the First Christian church at Douglass, Kans.
It was a real joy to
her that one of her sons decided on the ministry for his life's work.
She leaves to mourn
her passing her husband, four of her children, six brothers, Sanford
Straight of Sharpsburg, Leonard
Straight of Conway, Clio
Straight of Arlington, Va., Howard
Straight of Bedford, Harlan
Straight of Puyallup, Wash., Vern
Straight of Salt Lake City, Utah;
two sisters, Mrs. Sola Stroburg of Blockton, Mrs. Iness Raffety of Grinnell; 10 grandchildren, four great grandchildren.
[Clary,
Warren Preston]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday January 17, 1946 p. 6
sheridan
W.
P. Clary Dies
W. [arren] P.
[reston] Clary, 75, died at
Landfather Hospital in Maryville Thursday [January 10th] where he
was taken four days before.
The funeral services
were held Saturday afternoon in the Sheridan Christian church, Rev. Ted
Masters, Grant City Methodist minister, officiating. Burial was in the Sheridan
cemetery.
He leaves his wife,
two sons and their wives, and two grandsons. One of the sons lives in
Huntington, West Virginia, and the other, in Billings, Montana. The brothers
live in Petersburg, Illinois.
attend clary rites
Among those from out
of town who attended the last rites for W. [arren] P.[reston] Clary Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Payne and son, Virgil, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Dowis
[Elsie Marie Clary], Mrs. Newt Burns [Norma Ruth Clary], Mrs. Harold Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. Colburn Payne and
daughter Wilma of Bedford; Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Wainwright, Jr., of Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dye of St. Joseph; Mr. and Mrs. Luther Clary of Maryville.
[Dowis,
Elsie Marie Clary]
Bedford
Times-Press
Wednesday February 25,
1998 p. 5
Elsie
Clary Dowis
Elsie [Marie]
Clary Dowis was born on September
9, 1899 to [James] Edward and Amy [Ella Allison] Clary. Elsie married [William] Harley Dowis on November 12, 1918 and they lived in Sheridan, Missouri and then
moved to Bedford in 1935. They had three children: Robert [Ellis], Bonnie
and James [Lee].
Harley and Elsie were well known in Bedford for their refinished antiques. With Harley being blind, Elsie was the eyes of the operation, but Harley was the hands; he was able to feel the wood he
refinished just by touch if there was a scar, or rough spot. Elsie was an active member in the Christian Church. She
was a hard worker, providing her family with clean clothes, and plenty to eat;
each meal seemed to be at least 5-6 courses, as well as helping in the
refinishing work. She took care of her garden, and loved her flowers both inside
and out. She was a good woman, but she also had a temper. You knew where you
stood with her, when she was happy with you as well as when she was angry.
She outlived her
husband Harley who died on
February 4, 1986, two of her children – Robert [Ellis] who died in June of 1967 and Bonnie who died November 19,1992. She lived in Clarinda until her daughter Bonnie died and then she moved into the Bedford Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center.
This is where I met Elsie. I will never forget her shiny, big eyes that had
a twinkle about them. She was always chipper and every time I was there she
would ask me what church I was from, and I would say "the Christian
Presbyterian Church" and she would say, "Oh, how nice I am a member
of the Christian Church". She was always so sweet and I enjoyed visiting
with her.
In 98 years she saw a
lot happen in the world - cars, planes, televisions, transcontinental phone
communication, radio, satellites, the atomic bomb, nuclear submarines, space
travel and computers. She lived through several Wars, prohibition, women
receiving the right to vote, Amelia Earhart taking off to fly across the world,
Jackie Robinson breaking into professional baseball, the Civil Rights movement
and many more world changing events. She also lived through about 17 presidents
holding office.
Elsie experienced the span of years with grace and hope
and faith; she will be missed by her family and friends.
Elsie died at the Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center on Monday, February 16, 1998. Services were held Friday, February 21 at
10:00 a.m. at the Novinger Taylor Funeral Home with interment at Fairview
Cemetery.
[Dowis,
William Harley]
Bedford
Times-Press
Thursday February 13,
1986 p. 6
Services
held for Harley Dowis Feb. 6
Last rites for Harley
Dowis, 87, were held February 6
at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford officiated by Rev. Carl Cummings.
Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. Mr. Dowis died February 4, 1986.
William Harley
Dowis, son of Eugene Dowis and
Abby Jane Surplus Dowis, was born
in Nodaway County, Sheridan, Missouri, November 6, 1898. He grew to maturity in
the community where he was born west of Sheridan, Missouri. He attended the
public school and the Christian Church.
On November 12, 1918
he was united in marriage to Elsie M. [arie] Clary at St. Joseph, Missouri and they farmed in the
Sheridan community, moving to a farm near Bedford, Iowa in 1920. They moved to
Bedford in 1935 and to Clarinda, Iowa in 1983, where they have continued to
reside.
To this union three
children were born: Bonnie, Robert and James.
He was engaged in
farming and carpentry work until retirement.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; a sister and a son, Robert, who passed away in April 1968.
Left to cherish his
memory are his wife, Elsie of
the home; daughter Bonnie and
her husband Neil Kline of
Clarinda, Iowa and James L. [ee] Dowis of Perris, Calif.; one grandson; three granddaughters; one grand
stepson; eight great grandchildren and three great step grandchildren; other
relatives and friends.
He will be remembered
by family and friends as a kind and considerate loved one and he will be sadly
missed by all who knew him.
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