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[Clark, George Thomas]
Gravity Independent
Thursday October 21,
1943 [p. 1]
George Clark
J.
B. Clark has received a letter
from his niece Mrs Lucile Yoder of Denver, Colorado, telling him of the particulars of her father's death which
was already announced some time ago in this paper. Beyond what was already
given she says that the cause of his death was a severe stroke the first one he
had ever had, and that he was taken at once to the Fitzsimons General hospital
where he wag given the best of care and that he lingered for several days
before the final summons came. He was completely paralyzed on his left side and
probably entirely blind and at times it seemed that he might recover but he at
last failed to respond to treatments and passed away September 15, exactly 23
years after the death of his wife. He leaves three children, Mrs Lucile Yoder, Corp. Thomas Morton Clark, and Sgt. Victor W. Clark, and two grandsons, Hugh and Charles Yoder.
The
funeral service was held at Denver and the body was taken to Ft. Collins for
burial, the Masonic fraternity having a part in the services both in Ft.
Collins and Denver.
[Clark, William W.]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 11, 1910 [p. 1]
Former Bedford Man
Passes Away In Atchison, Kan.
The
remains of W. [illiam] W. Clark were brought here today from Atchison, Kan., where he died. He was a member of
the Twenty-ninth Iowa infantry. He had not lived here for many years. Funeral
services are being held this afternoon.
[Clark, William W.]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 18, 1910 p. 6
W.
[illiam] W. Clark was born in
Franklin, Indiana, December 20, 1845, and died August 10, 1910, at his home in
Atchison, Kansas, Mr. Clark was for years a resident of Taylor county, but for the past few years has been
engaged in the newspaper business in Atchison. He leaves a wife and children,
five boys and a girl. Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Mattox, were held at
the home of his sister, Mrs. C. [harles] F. [remont] Allen [Mary], after which interment was made in the Bedford
cemetery.
[Coan, Mary Jane “Jennie” Phillips]
Gravity Independent
Thursday January 14, 1943 [p. 1]
Mrs Roy Coan Dies In Des Moines Hospital Yesterday
Mrs
Roy Coan [Mary Jane Phillips] of Des Moines, who suffered a stroke of apoplexy
a week ago last Sunday, passed away at a Des Moines hospital at four o’clock
yesterday afternoon. She was rendered unconscious at the time of the stroke and
remained in that condition until the time of her death.
The
funeral will be held in Des Moines this afternoon at 3:30 and the body will be
brought here for burial, at one o'clock, Friday afternoon. A brief service will
be held at the grave, conducted by Rev. Proctor, pastor of the Methodist church
here.
Mrs.
Coan, 72, has been in poor health
for some time but the fatal illness came suddenly and without warning. The Coan family formally lived here, the
deceased being a sister of Mrs Ray Walker of this place. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs L.[ewis] F. [rancis] Phillips, pioneer residents of this vicinity. She leaves
to mourn, her husband, two sisters and five brothers.
The
brothers are Frank and L. [ee] E. [lda] Phillips of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; Ed Phillips of Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Waite and Fred of Tulsa, Oklahoma; the sisters are Mrs Ray Walker of Gravity; and Mrs Johnson D. [avis] Hill [Lura]
also of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
[Coan, Mary Jane “Jennie”
Phillips]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 21, 1943 p. 7
GRAVITY
Obituary—Mrs.
Roy Coan
Mary
Jane (Jennie) Phillips was born
at Mitchellville, Iowa, February 3, 1871 and died in a Des Moines hospital,
Wednesday, January 13, 1943 at the age of 71 years, 11 months and 10 days. She
suffered a stroke of apoplexy about a week before her death and never regained
consciousness.
Jennie was the daughter of Lewis Francis and Lucenie
[Lucinda] Josephine Phillips.
When a small child she moved with her parents to Nebraska where they made their
home for two years. The family then moved to Conway and in 1900 to a farm west
of Gravity.
She
was married to Roy A. [William] Coan August 28, 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Coan were in the mercantile business in Gravity for
about seven years. They moved from Gravity to Des Moines, living a short time
in Kansas City and Denver, and then returned to Des Moines where they made
their permanent home until her death.
She
is survived by her husband, Roy A. [William] Coan; five brothers, Frank Phillips and R. [Lee] E. [lda] Phillips of Bartlesville, Okla., Ed Phillips of Okmulgee, Okla.; Waite Phillips and Fred Phillips of Tulsa, Okla.; and two sisters, Mrs. Johnson
D. [avis] Hill [Lura] of Tulsa and Mrs. Ray Walker of Gravity.
The
funeral services were held in Des Moines Thursday afternoon and the body was
brought to Gravity Friday for burial. A brief service was held at the grave
conducted by Rev. Mr. Proctor of the Methodist church.
Those
from out of town attending the burial were Ed Phillips of Okmulgee, Fred Phillips and Mrs. J. [ohnson] D. Hill of Tulsa.
[Coan, Roy William]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 19,
1970 p. 4
GRAVESIDE SERVICES IN
GRAVITY FOR ROY WILLIAM COAN
Graveside
services for Roy William Coan of Waynesville, North Carolina were held in Washington Cemetery, Gravity,
Sunday, November 15, 1970 with Rev. Darrel Draper, United Methodist minister
officiating.
Roy
William Coan passed away November
11, 1970 at Waynesville, North Carolina. He was a native of LaSalle County,
Illinois but lived in Waynesville for the past several years. He was a retired
executive of Phillips 66 Petroleum Company.
He
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Flo Mickey Coan; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Francis, Western Springs, Ill., and Mrs. Ivy Franklin, Omaha, Nebr.; nephew, Lewis Walker, Bedford.
[Petersen, Verne Henry
“Pete”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 14, 1943 [p. 1]
Peterson, Gravity Fatally Injured
Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Peterson [Petersen] of
Gravity received word Friday that their son Vern, better known as "Pete" to his friends, was in a transport accident and
burned quite badly. He was
reported to be getting along as well as could be expected, but word came
Saturday that he had died in a hospital in Illinois.
His
father left Sunday morning for Wright City, Mo., to attend the funeral
services, which were held Tuesday afternoon.
He
is survived by his wife of a few months, his father and mother, and one
brother, Bernard.
[Petersen, Verne Henry
“Pete”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 21, 1943 p. 7
GRAVITY
Obituary-Verne
Henry Peterson
Verne
Henry Peterson, [son of] Henry
and Dora Peterson, was born near
Bennington, Nebr. on April 19, 1917 and died January 9, 1942 at Vandalia,
Illinois, at the age of 25 years, 8 months and 21 days.
He
was baptized and confirmed at the St. John's Lutheran church at Bennington,
Nebr. He came to Gravity with his parents March 17, 1932.
He
had been employed by the Butane Motor Fuel Company for the past two years.
On
September 4, 1942 he was married to Miss Ora Mae Symes at Keytesville, Missouri, daughter of Lewis
Symes of Wright City, Missouri,
where they made their home.
He
is survived by his wife, his parents, and one brother, Bernard.
Funeral
services were held on January 12, 1943 at the Evangelical church at Wright
City, conducted by Rev. A. E. Kettersjohn. Burial was in the Wright City
cemetery.
[Petersen, Verne Henry
“Pete”]
Gravity Independent
Thursday January 14,
1943 [p.
1]
Verne Petersen Dies In Truck Accident Saturday
Verne
Petersen, son of Mr and Mrs
Henry Petersen of this place,
died of burns and other injuries received in a truck accident about three
o'clock Saturday afternoon, at Vandalia, Illinois. The accident in which he
received his fatal injuries occurred January 8th, according to information
received here. The details of the accident are not known at this time, by the
family at this place.
Henry
Petersen left Sunday morning for
Wright City, Missouri, the home of his son, where the body was taken for
interment and the funeral services were held there Tuesday afternoon.
Verne was married last fall and soon
after his marriage he and his wife were visitors here. Verne has been employed as driver of a truck for a gas
distributing concern and was on a trip for his employers when the accident
which caused his death occurred, according to the best information at hand here
at this time.
[Wilson, Sada Barton]
Gravity Independent
Thursday August 28, 1941 p. 3
Mrs
Celesta Smith has received word
that her sister, Mrs Sada [Barton] Wilson passed away at her home at Riverside, California, August 20th. Mrs
Wilson at one time resided in
Gravity, but in later years her home had been in Riverside where she was living
at the time of her death.
[Young, Carrie Jane
Richardson]
Bedford Times-Press
July 25, 1974 p. 8
Mrs. Mark Young Last Rites Held In Gravity
Funeral
services for Mrs. Mark (Carrie) Young, 79, of Gravity, were held July 18, at Oak Hill Church conducted by
Rev. Ross Keyt. Mrs. Young died
July 15, 1974 at Thogmartin Care and Keep Home in Bedford. Interment was at
Washington Cemetery, Gravity.
Carrie
Jane Richardson, second child of [William] Ben [jamin] and Fannie Richardson [Frances
Ann Neville], was born on a farm
north of Gravity on October 3, 1894.
As
a small child she moved with her parents to a farm southwest of Gravity. She
attended Hickory Grove elementary school and Gravity High School.
She
became a member of the Gravity Christian Church while a young girl. She
transferred her Church membership to Oak Hill when she moved to that community
as a bride. There she became a faithful member where she taught the
kindergarten class for many years.
On
October 25, 1922 she was married to Mark Ray Young. They were the parents of five children; Orville
Glen, who died in infancy, Helen
Mae Burright, Francis Jane
Young, William Lyle Young and Carolyn
Janice Bennett. She has seven
grandchildren.
Preceding
her in death ware her parents, one sister, Mae Miller, two brothers, Carl and Earl, infant son and an infant granddaughter.
Surviving
are her husband; four children; seven grandchildren and many other relatives
and friends.
[Young, Miranda Jane “Jennie” Ray]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 19,
1953 p. 8
Obituary - Mrs.
Jennie Young
Miranda
Jane Ray was born Jan. 14, 1871
in Indiana, Penn. and died at Indianola, Iowa, Feb. 3, 1953 at the age of 82
years, 20 days. She was the only daughter of Mark and Miranda Ray. Her father died when she was three years old and
she made her home with her grandparents.
She
received her education in Pennsylvania and after teaching a few terms there,
came to Iowa, where she taught in the Page county schools.
Here
she met Thomas Young and they
were married March 4, 1896, and moved to a farm in Taylor County. In 1922 they
moved to a home in Gravity. They were the parents of three children, Mark
[Ray], [Mathew] Lyle and Helen
[Elizabeth].
When
a young girl she united with the Presbyterian Church, later transferring her
membership to the Oak Hill Christian church.
Her
husband preceded her in death Oct. 10, 1943. Mrs. Young had been totally blind for five years. A brother, Mark Ray, preceded her in
death Feb. 4, 1923.
Those
surviving are Mark of Gravity, Lyle Young of Huntington Park.
Calif., and Mrs. Helen Goodhue of Carlisle, Iowa; 11 grandchildren, three great grandchildren.
Attend Young Funeral
Relatives
and friends from a distance attending the funeral of Mrs. Jennie Young included; Mr. and Mrs. John Goodhue and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marian Goodhue, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Goodhue, Mrs. Oscar Nicoson, Mrs. Carl Gunzenhouser, Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Hull, Mrs. Donald Kading and Earl Canady, all of
Carlisle; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Ray, Mrs. Harley Ferber, Mrs. Earl Estes of Greenfield; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Canfield, Tarkio, Mo.; Frances and Carolyn Young, Des Moines; Mr. and Mrs. John Young, Denison, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wing, Mayetta, Kans.; Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Martin, College Springs; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martin,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Isaacson and
daughter, Mrs Blanche Young, Mrs. Myrtle Tippin, Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd West, Corning; Mrs. Florence Wright, Mrs. M. K.
Vawter, Bedford; Mrs. Inice
Crowell, Mrs. Kenneth Barker,
Lenox.
[Young, Thomas
Alexander]
Gravity Independent
Thursday October 21,
1943 [p. 1]
Relatives Attend T.
Young Funeral
Relatives
from a distance attending the funeral of T. [homas] A. [lexander] Young last Wednesday afternoon were:
Lyle
Young of Baldwin Park,
California, Mr and Mrs John Goodhue and three sons of Carlisle, Robt. Martin and wife of College Springs, John Young and wife, Mayetta, Kansas; Harry Young and wife, Yorktown; Paul Isaacson, wife and son and Harold Martin and wife of Clarinda; Bert Ray and wife, Mrs Lyle Ray, Mrs Ella Ray, Mrs
Pearl Dorsey and Mrs Myrtle
Ferker all of Greenfield; Mrs
Mattie Williams and Mrs Mary
Garrett of Greenfield; Mrs T.
R. Young and daughter of
Shambaugh; Mr and Mrs Gates and Ralph Young and wife of
Page County.
[Young, Thomas
Alexander]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 14, 1943 p. 2
GRAvity
Tom Young Dies
Tom
Young of Gravity died suddenly
Sunday morning about 6:45 at his home. He had been a resident of Gravity for
about twenty years. He leaves his wife and three children, Mrs. John Goodhue [Helen Elizabeth] of Carlisle, Iowa, [Mathew] Lyle Young of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Mark [Ray] Young of Gravity. Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the Methodist church in Gravity.
[Young, Thomas
Alexander]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 14, 1943 p. 5
Obituary - Thomas
Young
Thomas
Alexander Young, one of eight
children born to Matthew and Annie Young, was born August 31, 1870 near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. When he was six
months of age his pioneer parents came with their family from Ohio to Clarinda,
Iowa, and later moved to a farm near Clarinda, where Mr. Young grew to manhood.
He
was married to Miss Jennie Ray [Miranda Jane] on March 4, 1896 and immediately after their
wedding they located on a farm near Sharpsburg where their oldest son Mark was born. After residing there a year they moved
to a farm in Holt township which was home to them for the next 25 years. There
their second son Lyle and only
daughter Helen were born. Mr.
and Mrs. Young moved to their
present home in Gravity in August 1922.
Mr.
Young was a kind and loving
husband, father and brother, one of the best of neighbors. In his youth he
became a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church near Clarinda, later
transferring his membership to the Gravity Presbyterian Church. He helped build
the Oak Hill Christian church near his home in Holt township and became a
member of that church which membership he maintained the rest of his life.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and sisters. Mr. Young died Sunday, October 10, 1943 at the age of 73
years, 1 month and 10 days. He is survived by his wife, his children, Mark [Ray]
of Gravity, [Mathew] Lyle of Baldwin Park, Calif., and Mrs. Helen
[Elizabeth] Goodhue of Carlisle,
Iowa; 11 grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Robert Martin [Elizabeth] of College Springs, two brothers, Harry Young of Yorktown, and John Young of Mayetta, Kansas.
Funeral services were
conducted Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 13, by Rev. Z. M. Bressler, assisted by
Rev. C. W. Proctor of Sharpsburg. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
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