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[Harvey, Robert
Wright]
Blockton News
Thursday December 17,
1914 [p. 1]
Obituary
Robert
W. [right] Harvey, son of Joseph
and Sarah [Wright] Harvey, was
born in Clermont County, Ohio, May 31st, 1830, and died at his home in Blockton
at 11:55 Friday morning, December 11th, 1914, aged 84 years, 6
months and 10 days.
Mr.
Harvey grew to manhood on his
father's farm in Clermont County, Ohio, fitting himself for the practical and
responsible duties of life by acquiring a good common school education. He was
the youngest of eleven children—6 boys and 5 girls—and was the last
one to pass over to the great beyond. He was left motherless at the age of 10
years, his mother dying March 23d, 1841.
On
May 8th, 1851, he was married to Miss Rhoda Cazel in Clermont County, Ohio. To this union were born
5 sons and 8 daughters—Joseph [Trimble], of Fort Morgan, Colorado; William, [Ambrose]
Milton and Frank [Franklin Allan],
of Blockton and vicinity; Mrs. Mary E. [llen] Wolford, of Kansas City, Missouri; Mrs. Clara Kibbey, of St. Joseph, Missouri; Mrs. Mattie Gray of Girvin, Saskatchewan, Canada and George, who grew to mature years, was married and died
on December 21st, 1898, in Kansas. All the children were present at the funeral
except Mrs. Mattie Gray. There
are also 28 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Besides the children and
grandchildren above mentioned there are 3 step-children—Montgomery
Howey, of Chicago, who has been
here for several weeks helping to care for Mr. Harvey; William Howey, of Larned, Kansas, and Mrs. Viola S. Sandusky, of Columbus, Ohio.
After
his marriage Mr. Harvey farmed
the home place for several years and in 1857 or '58 moved to Knox County,
Illinois, where he farmed for three years, returning to Ohio to care for his
aged father who passed away June 20th, 1851, aged 78 years. He remained in
Ohio, farming the home place, and was thus engaged when, in May, 1864, putting
aside all business and personal considerations, he enlisted as a soldier of the
Civil war, becoming a member of Company H, One Hundred and Fifty-third Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, going south with his regiment and participating in a number
of engagements. He continued in active service until the end of his enlistment,
was mustered out at Camp Dennison and was honorably discharged at Columbus,
Ohio.
In
1866 or '67 he again moved to Knox county, Illinois, where he purchased eighty
acres of land, and continued to operate this farm until in1869, when, disposing
of this farm he came to Iowa and invested in 320 acres of land in Gay township,
Taylor county, upon which he located in the fall of 1870. When this farm came
into his possession it was all raw land, but with characteristic industry and
perseverance he broke the sod and improved it until it became a valuable and
desirable farm, In addition to general farming, he engaged in raising and
feeding stock, making a specialty of dealing in horses. He also specialized
along the line of Poland-China hogs, being the first to introduce that variety
into his section of the county, having purchased his stock during residence in
Illinois.
The
deceased resided on his farm in Gay Township until the spring of 1888, when he
retired from active work on the farm and moved to Blockton where he resided
until the time at his death.
July
21st, 1891, Mr. Harvey was
called upon to morn the death of his wife. On May 16th, 1895, he was again
married, his second union being with Mrs. Fanny Marie Howey, a native of Columbus, Ohio, who survives him.
Mr.
Harvey united with the Methodist
Episcopal church when a lad of thirteen years of age and remained steadfast in
that faith, being a member of the Blockton Methodist church at the time of his
death. Until the infirmities of age came upon him he was an active, zealous,
member of the church and gave liberally of his means toward the support of the
institution. He was a man who was respected by all and possessed many traits of
character worthy of emulation.
He
had been more or less of an invalid for years, and a great care to the
companion who survives him, and at last when the machinery of life had nobly
done its part and ceased to work, it was to him a great relief.
So
passes from among us another of those noble men who bore their share of the privations
incident to the time he located in the county and along with others, yet
remaining, blazed the way for the great tide of oncoming civilization. It will
not be many years until the last of these comparatively early settlers and
Civil war veterans will have passed away and will live only in the memories of
others.
The
funeral services were largely attended and were held in the Blockton Methodist
church Sunday afternoon, December 13th, at 2:30, conducted by a former pastor
of the church, Rev. Geo. W. Wood, now pastor of the Fort Des Moines Methodist
church, Des Moines. His old comrades, formerly members of the Abe Flick Post G.
A. R. of which he was also a member, held a short but very impressive service
at the completion of the regular service at the church. Interment was made in
the family burial ground in the Platteville cemetery.
[Harvey, Robert
Wright]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday December 22, 1914 p. 8
Robert Harvey Dead.
Robert
W. [right] Harvey died at his
home in Blockton Friday Dec. 11. The funeral was held at the Methodist
Episcopal church in Blockton Sunday, Dec. 13, conducted by Rev. Wood, pastor of
the Fort Des Moines Methodist church. Interment was in the cemetery at
Platteville. Mr. Harvey was an
old resident of Gay Township, settling there in 1870, and residing there
continuously until his retirement from the farm. He was an old soldier and the
Abe Flick post of Blockton held their ritualistic service after the regular
services.
[Harvey, Siviner Jane
Maxwell]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 9, 1962 p. 5
Mrs. F. Harvey Rites Aug. 5
Funeral
services were held for Mrs. Frank A. [llan] Harvey, Sunday, Aug. 5, at 1:30 p.m. at the State Street
Shum-Novinger funeral home with Rev. J. Milton Kinney officiating. Interment
was in the Platteville cemetery.
Sirviner
[Siviner] Jane Maxwell was born
Nov. 14, 1871, daughter of John and Jestine Maxwell, on a farm near Bedford. She was one of nine
children.
She
was married to Frank A. [llan] Harvey on March 6, 1895. He preceded her in death on Jan. 16, 1940. She
lived most of her life in and near Blockton, and was a member of the Blockton
Methodist Church.
Surviving
are three sisters, Adaline Adamson,
Kansas City, Mo.; Bertha Harvey,
Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mary Maxwell of Maysville, Mo., and several nieces and nephews.
[Harvey, William A.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 30, 1944 p. 4
W. A. HARVEY
William
A. Harvey, son of Robert W.
[right] and Rhoda Cazel Harvey,
was born January 7, 1859 near Galesburg, Ill., and died at the home of Mrs.
Ruby Terrill in Bedford Saturday, March 25, 1944 at the age of 86 years, 2
months, and 18 days.
In
1870 his parents moved to a farm in Gay Township, Taylor County, Iowa, and here
he grew to manhood. The remainder of his life, with the exception of a few
years spent in Texas, was spent in Taylor and Ringgold counties, where he was a
successful farmer and stockman. He continued active in this occupation until
ill health forced his retirement in 1942.
On
Sept. 3, 1884 he was married to Kittie Davidson, who died August 16 the following year. On March
23, 1892 he was married to Abbie Wintermute, who preceded him in death Dec. 22, 1941.
Three
sisters and three brothers preceded him in death: Mrs. Ella Wolford, Mrs.
Clara Kibbey, Mrs. Mattie Gray, George Harvey, Joseph Harvey and Frank Harvey. He is survived by one brother, [Ambrose] Milton Harvey of Blockton and a number of nieces and nephews.
While
suffering much during the last two years of his life, he complained little, and
on many occasions remarked that he had had "a good long life" and
expressed his readiness to go.
He
was very fond of children and having none of his own bestowed his affection
upon his nieces and nephews.
The funeral services were
held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home Monday afternoon, March 27,
conducted by Rev. G. L. Hufstader. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
[Note:
Burial was in the Platteville Cemetery with his first wife.]
[Leaphart, Ellen
Cornman]
Taylor County
Republican
Thursday January 10, 1883 p. 4
—Died,
on Monday, December 3lst, 1883, at her residence near New Market, Taylor
county, Iowa, Mrs. A. E., wife
of David Leaphart, aged 61
years and 16 days, of paralysis. She was born in Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, Dec. 13th, 1822, and leaves many friends who, with her afflicted
relatives, sincerely mourn her loss.
[Schoonover, Sarah Ann
Hampton]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday May 29, 1924 p. 6
SARAH ANN
SCHOONOVER
Sarah
Ann [Hampton] Schoonover, aged 82
years, died at her home in west Hopkins, Mo., at 7:35 a. m., Tuesday, May 27. Mrs.
Schoonover has lived in Hopkins
for many years and has a very large number of friends. Some distant relatives
from Bedford and Conway attended the funeral, which was held Wednesday morning,
May 28, at the M. E. Church at Hopkins. Rev. McNamee, a former pastor of the M.
E. church at Hopkins, was called from Tarkio to officiate. The remains were
laid to rest at the side of her husband who preceded her in death several years
ago. Burial was at Shearer Cemetery west of Hopkins. Funeral Director A. L.
Stithem of Bedford had charge.
[Schoonover, Thomas
Marshall]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 14, 1913 p. 8
Hopkins
Thomas
[Marshall] Schoonover, one of the
oldest citizens of Hopkins, died Sunday night, after a long illness of cancer.
The funeral services were conducted from the home in west Hopkins Tuesday
forenoon and burial took place in the Hopkins cemetery. Mr. Schoonover is survived by his widow and three sons, Thomas,
William, and Samuel, and one
daughter, Mrs. John Stockton [Catherine] of Oklahoma.
[Turner, Charles D.]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday June 11, 1903 [p. 1]
pasSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE
After Long Years of
Suffering Charles D. Turner Enters the City of Rest. —A Noble, Christian Man.
Charles
D. Turner was born in Hendricks
County, Indiana, Aug. 28, 1861, and died at the home his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. [ohn] C. Turner, in
Bedford, Iowa, Sunday, June 7, 1903, at 2:40 o'clock, aged 41 years, 9 months
and 9 days. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday, June 9, at 2:30 p.
m., conducted by Elder Lee Furgeson, after which the body was laid to rest in
the Bedford cemetery.
The
pallbearers were G. M. Bradley, James W. Beauchamp, John Burnside, Wm. Dowlin,
E. E. Healy, A. L. Sebille. The singers were Mesdames F. E. Crosson, R. G.
Berry; Messrs. M. V. Gray and Guy Thompson.
Mr.
Turner came with his parents to
Taylor County in 1869, where he resided until his death. He was a great
sufferer, having been afflicted for eighteen years—nine of which he was
an invalid but he bore it all with a Christ-like spirit, never murmuring or
complaining. He joined the church of Christ when fifteen years of age and has ever
been a faithful and consistent member. He was loyal to his parents, loyal to
his friends and loyal to Christ. He was loved and honored by all who knew him.
The
following are extracts from the sermon delivered by Elder Furgeson:
For
many days the clouds hung low; it grew darker, gloomier, the floods
arose—then the clouds were drawn aside, and in the bright flight of the
glorious first day of the week, his soul took its flight to the land of eternal
day.
For
long years affliction weighed him down, pains multiplied, disease grew apace,
death came. Then the portals of the home that knows no sorrow were thrown open
and he passed in.
Heaven
has become a reality to this home. It seems to be God's way. We are so
entranced with the things of sense that we are unable to understand what Jesus
meant when He said, "I go to prepare a place for you," until someone
very near and dear to us enters that place.
This
has been a week of great changes. As if in anticipation of a larger, brighter
realm, into which he was about to enter, he asked that the earthly house be
renovated and changed. In keeping with his wish, it was done. He saw it all and
was satisfied—though it was not for him. God had planned
otherwise—but it was for his mother, and that was his desire—for
her. He went to the fairer home.
Those
that die are like those that go down into a ship to sail away to distant
harbors—a divine form stands on the bow, a divine hand rests on the helm,
a divine mind works out the way.
[Turner, Charles D.]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday June 11, 1903 p. 8
TAKEN FROM EARTH.
Weary Soul, Freed From
The Bondage of Earth Ties, Wings Its Way to the Eternal City.
Died,
at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Turner, Bedford, Iowa, at 2:40 o'clock, p. m. Sunday,
June 7, 1903, Charles D. Turner,
aged 41 years, 9 months and 9 days. The funeral services were held at the
residence at 2:30 o'clock, p. m. Tuesday, June 9, conducted by Elder Lee
Furgeson. Interment in the Bedford Cemetery.
The
host of mourning friends testify to the high esteem in which deceased was held,
and a profusion of fragrant flowers, emblematic of the pure life, was a last
tribute of loving friends.
The
pallbearers were: G. M. Bradley, James W. Beauchamp, John Burnside, Wm. Dowlin,
E. E. Healy, A. L. Sebille. The singers were Mesdames F. E. Crosson, R. G.
Berry; Messrs. M. V. Gray and Guy Thompson.
Charles
D. Turner was born in Indiana in
the year 1861, and with his parents moved to Taylor County in 1869, where he
has since resided.
____________________________
Deceased
has been an invalid for more than eight years, and his affliction was borne as
only a strong, Christian character could bear it. If, through the weakness of
the flesh, he sometimes felt that his burden was almost greater than he could
bear, the strength of the spirit soon overcame it and the rebellion was of
short duration, and while the flesh writhed in agony, his faith was absolute,
and as strong and simple as that of a child. He was good and pure, and none
could intimately know him and not be made better by the intimacy. Under the
most unfavorable circumstances he exemplified the beauties of the Christianity
which he professed, and the spirit was made glorious by a faith sublime, a
faith unshaken by the severest storms of life. His was a religion which
sustained—his was a life which lives eternally, yet, it is said that he
is dead.
"Weep not for death,
'Tis but a fever stilled,
A pain suppressed, a fear at rest,
A solemn hope fulfilled.
The moonlight o'er the slumbering deep
Is scarcely calmer. Wherefore weep."
He
was simply called to a change of condition, such cannot die. The pain that
racked the body ceased, the eyes closed and for a moment all was dark, the
waters of the river sprinkled his brow with its spray and the freed soul leaped
into eternal light.
The
breaking of the earth ties pains us, because we are of earth, and we weep---the
community weeps with the relatives, because blessed though mournful
recollections are deathless in the minds of those knew and loved him---blessed
because by his life we were made better---mournful because his afflicted young
manhood caused us an early bereavement. Yet, who is there among as who would
recall him?
It
has been truly said that a star of heaven is brighter than a flower of earth,
as we mourn the departed fragrance of the flower let us rejoice at the
transcendent beauty of the star which must ever shine. The surest hope of
another world is in the fact that such lives have been identified with this
one. Let us weep, because tears are for this world, and we but yield
temporarily to the inevitable; and time must bring the relief that the
philosophy of the world has ever been powerless to furnish.
We
lay the remains of our friend away, and we know that by the inexorable laws of
nature they will soon decay, but the beauty of his life must cast a radiance
upon the pathway of his intimates.
Like the vase in which roses
Have once been distilled,
You may break, you may shatter,
The vase if you will,
But the scent of the roses
Will linger there still.
[Wentworth, Addison]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 28,
1902 p. 3
In the Silent Grave
(Friday’s Daily)
Died,
at his home in Bedford, Thursday, morning, August 21,1902, at 7:30 o'clock, A.
[ddison] T. Wentworth, aged 44
years, 1 month and 21 days.
The
funeral services were held at the home this afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted
by T. J. Ream, of the M. E. church. Interment took place in the Lexington
cemetery.
Mr.
Wentworth was a first class
mechanic, being an expert wood worker. He was a good husband and father and
valued highly as a friend by those who knew him best.
There
were many present at the funeral to take a tearful farewell of their friend and
neighbor. The Woodman lodge, of which he was a member, had charge of the
funeral.
Deceased
leaves a wife and two children.
[Wentworth, Addison]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 28,
1902 p. 4
Weston
Wentworth, who was here to attend
his brother A. [ddison] T. Wentworth's funeral, returned to his home in Omaha today on the noon train.
[Wentworth, Addison]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 28,
1902 p. 8
Obituary
Adison
[Addison] T. Wentworth was born
in Jackson, N. H., June 1, 1858, and died in Bedford, Iowa, Aug. 21, 1902, aged
44 yrs, 2 months, and 20 days.
In
1879 he came to Conway, Ia., where he married Mary E. [llen] Fleming on Dec. 16, 1883. They then removed to Omaha,
Nebr., and remained there 2 1/2 years, and returned to Conway. Six years, ago they came to Bedford, and
have since resided here.
At
the age of 21 he was converted and united with the M. E. Church, of which he
has been a faithful member to the time of his departure to the church
triumphant.
He
leaves a wife and two daughters to mourn their loss. But they "weep not as
those who have no hope."
The funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. T. J. Ream from Gen, 48:21. Interment was at Lexington
cemetery.
[Whitaker, Anastasia
Rose “Stacie” Kobliska]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 15,
1979 p. 4
Stacie Whitaker, 97 Final Rites Were Held September 14
Funeral
services were held Friday, September 14 for Stacie Rose Whitaker, 97 of Bedford, Iowa. Father Donald Broch
conducted the services, which were held at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home.
Mrs.
Whitaker died September 11 in
Bethesda Care Center in Clarinda where she had been a patient since January
1979. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Stacie
Rose Whitaker was born March 27,
1882 about five miles southwest of Elma, Iowa. Her parents came from Bohemia
near Prague and homesteaded the home farm in Howard and Chickasaw Counties.
She
grew to maturity in the Elma, Iowa area where she attended a one-room school
and a Catholic parochial school at Elma, Iowa.
In
1907 she was united in marriage to John Baker Whitaker at the Catholic Church in Mason City, Iowa. At
this time Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker were employed at the Eadmar Hotel in Mason City, Iowa.
During
the following years, they were operators of hotels at Sioux Rapids, Iowa;
Toledo, Iowa; Corning, Iowa; and Bedford, Iowa. During World War I, Mrs.
Whitaker served a final dinner to
all soldiers of Company " K " of the Rainbow division at the Hotel
Bacon in Corning, Iowa before they boarded the trains bound for France.
In
January 1928 she and her husband purchased the Hotel Garland in Bedford. They
immediately modernized the hotel rooms and dining rooms and the facility was
rated above similar hotels within a radius of 50 miles. She and her family were
instrumental in getting the Bishop of the Des Moines Diocese to reopen the
Catholic Church at Bedford in 1936 (it had been closed since 1917) and build a
new Catholic Church at Bedford in 1950.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, John Baker Whitaker in 1962 and a daughter, Mrs. Ollie Sherby in 1978.
Left
to cherish her memory are two sons, Lawrence of Council Bluffs, Joe of Bedford, and one daughter, Mrs Leona Akeson of
Denver, Colorado. All her three brothers and sisters had preceded her in death.
She
was a kind and considerate loved one and will be sadly missed by family and
friends.
[Whitaker, John Baker]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 28,
1962 [p.
1]
J. B. Whitaker, 86;
Local Hotel Owner Dies
Tuesday
J.
[ohn] B. [aker] Whitaker, 86, of
Bedford, died at the Lenox Nursing Home Tuesday morning, June 26. He had been
in failing health several years.
Mr.
Whitaker was born in Kansas City,
January 1, 1876 and had been in the hotel business for many years, coming to
the Hotel Garland In Bedford in 1928. Prior to that he was located in Toledo,
Sheffield, Sioux Rapids, Corning, all in Iowa and at Slater, Mo.
Mr.
and Mrs. Whitaker were married in
1906 and they are the parents of four children: Anthony Joe Whitaker of Bedford, Lawrence Whitaker of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Leona Akeson of Denver, Colo., Mrs. Ollie Sherby of New York City. There are nine grandchildren.
Also a brother, Isaac Whitaker of Kansas City, Mo.
He
was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Bedford.
Funeral
services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic church
in Bedford.
Rosary
will be said at 8:00 p. m. at the Madison St. Shum-Novinger Funeral Home.
[Whitaker, John Baker]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 12,
1962 p. 4
Whitaker Rites Held Friday
Final
rites for John B. [aker] Whitaker,
88, were held June 29, at Bedford, Iowa, with burial in Fairview cemetery.
Included
in the service was the following obituary:
John
Baker Whitaker, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Whitaker, was born in
Kansas City, Missouri, January 1, 1876 and departed this life at the Lenox
Nursing Home in Lenox, Iowa, June 26, 1962 at the age of 86 years, 5 months and
26 days.
He
attended public school in Kansas City, Missouri, and Winter Park, Florida. In
his early youth he was a member of the Methodist Church and after marriage was
confirmed into the Catholic faith.
In
1906 he was united in marriage to Stacie Rose Kobliska and they enjoyed over 55 years together.
He
leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Mrs. Stacie Rose Whitaker; two sons, Joe and his wife Ruth of Bedford; Lawrence and his wife Helen of Council Bluffs; two daughters, Ollie
Whitaker Sherby and her husband Jack of New York City; Leona Whitaker Akeson and her husband Virgil of Denver, Colorado; four grandsons, Tommy
Sherby of New York City, Karl
and John Sherby of Denver,
Colorado and Michael Whitaker of
Council Bluffs, Iowa; five granddaughters, Nancy Sherby of New York City, Linda Akeson of Denver, Vicki and Annette Whitaker of Council Bluffs, and Stacie Whitaker of Bedford; a brother, Isaac Whitaker of Kansas City; a sister, Mrs. Bertha Whitaker
Batty of Los Angeles, California.
Mr.
Whitaker was a life long employee
and operator of small town hotels in Iowa. In the 1890's his father employed
him at the Lake Shore Hotel in Clear Lake, Iowa. He was located at Sheffield,
Sioux Rapids, Toledo; from 1916 to 1927 at Corning, and from 1928 to 1962 at
Bedford. He thoroughly enjoyed his selected vocation all of his life and
conducted business on a high moral plain.
His
acquaintances were wide and consisted mainly of the salesmen, railroad and
highway officials, politicians, judges, doctors, engineers and many others that
resided at his hotels.
He
will be greatly missed by his family and his many friends.
[Wyckoff, Minnie Etta
Greenlee]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday November 5, 1896 p. 4
DIED.
At her home in Bedford,
Iowa, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 1896, at 3:30 p. m., Mrs. Minnie E [tta Greenlee] Wyckoff, wife of L. [ouis] E. [lmer] Wyckoff, aged 24 years, 4 months and 11 days.
Funeral
services were held at the residence today at 3 o’clock, p. m. conducted by Rev
J. C. Lewis, assisted by Rev. Collins.
The
ladies of the W. R. C. had charge of the funeral ceremonies, which were
conducted in accordance with the ritual of the society. The family has the
sympathy of their friends in the loss they have sustained.
[Young, George
Washington]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 30, 1914 [p. 1]
GEORGE W. YOUNG DEAD
Passes Away After
Prolonged Illness—Aged 70 Years.
George
W. Young aged 70 years died at
his residence in Bedford at 4:25 o'clock this morning, after months of failing
health. Mr. Young has long
been a resident of Bedford. His birthplace was Miami County, Ohio. He leaves a
wife and sons, Frank Young of
Chicago and Will Young of
Bedford.
[Young, George
Washington]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday August 11, 1914 p. 10
George W. Young
George
W. [ashington] Young died at his
home in Bedford, July 30, after an illness of many months.
Deceased
was born in Miami County, Ohio, seventy years ago and for the past thirty-nine
years has resided in Bedford. He was married to T. [emperance] Deriah
Merchant, Feb. 17, 1870, and from
this union two sons were born, who with his wife, survive him. The eldest son, Frank
M. Young, resides in Chicago and
the youngest, William H. [ensley] Young, resides in Bedford.
Deceased
was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted September 30, 1861, in the
Forty-eighth Ohio Volunteer infantry, in which he served until Nov. 1864, when
he was honorably discharged, his term of service having expired. While in the
service of his country he arose to the rank of corporal.
Soon
after coming to Bedford he became affiliated with the local lodge of the I. O.
O. F., continuing an active worker of the order until his health prevented, and
appreciation of his long and faithful service was shown by the members of the
order during his sickness and after his death.
Funeral
services were held at the home, Saturday August 1, conducted by Rev. Joe W.
Goodsell, assisted by Elder Mart Gary Smith. Interment was in the Fairview
cemetery.
The
members of the I. O. O. F. attended the services in a body and conducted the
ritualistic service of the order at the grave.
[YOUNG, GEORGE WASHINGTON]
Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, August 6, 1914
Frank Young, who had been here to attend the funeral of his father, George Young, returned to Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Young remained for a longer stay.
Mrs. N. H. Allee of Syracuse, Neb., Mrs. W. B. Poor of Lincoln, Neb., and Miss F. Hoskinson and Fred Hoskinson of Kansas City, returned to their homes Sunday, having been here to attend the funeral of George Young.
[Young, Temperance
Deriah Merchant]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday July 9, 1925 [p. 1]
FUNERAL OF MRS.
GEO. YOUNG HERE MONDAY
Mrs.
George Young, formerly of this city,
died at her home in Lincoln, Nebr., Saturday, July 4. The body was brought to
Bedford and services were held Monday afternoon at the Wetmore Chapel conducted
by Rev. G. T. Roberts. She was laid to rest beside her husband in the Bedford
cemetery.
[Young, Temperance
Deriah Merchant]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 9,
1925 [p. 1]
MRS. GEORGE YOUNG BURIED HERE MONDAY
Mrs.
George Young, 74 years of age,
died at the home of her son, William Young, in Lincoln, Nebr., last Sunday, July 5th, at 9:30 A. M. from an
attack of the influenza. The body was brought to her old home here at Bedford
for burial at the side of her husband, George Young, who preceded her in death by several years. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon, July 7th, at the Wetmore Funeral Home, and
interment made in Fairview cemetery, Rev. Roberts of the Methodist church
having charge of the services.
Mrs.
Young was a pioneer of this
community, coming shortly after the close of the Civil war and living here
continuously until recent years when she had been making her home with her
children.
Surviving
her in the immediate family are her two sons, F. [rank] M. Young of Chicago and William Young of Lincoln. Both sons and their families were
here for the funeral services.
A
more complete sketch of her life will be published later.
[Young, Temperance
Deriah Merchant]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 30,
1925 p. 6
Life of Mrs. T. D.
Young
The
life of Mrs. Young was one of
self sacrifice, love and usefulness, as all who knew her will bear witness. Mrs.
Young [Temperance Deriah] was born June 26, 1851 near Washington C.
[ounty] H. [ouse] Ohio. Her parents, Isaac Merchant and Nancy [Caylor] Merchant then engaged in farming, later removing to
northern Ohio settling on a then frontier, sparsely settled territory known as Paulding
county. At the age of 14 years she with her parents moved to Kingston, Mo.,
where at the age of 18 years she was united in marriage with Geo. W.[ashington]
Young. Together they struggled
along through the many years of financial depression when good cheer and a
hopeful disposition with which she was blessed aided in combating the many
obstacles.
In
her childhood she united with the M. E. church leading a Christian life,
devoting much of her time to missionary work. She also took an active part in
the Eastern Star and Rebecca lodges and took much interest in working with the
women’s club. The poor and needy by word, act and contribution were never
turned away. As it was often said, she was liberal to a fault, never turning
away empty handed any that made known their wants.
In
the year 1873 she and her husband from Missouri to Bedford, Iowa, where they
lived until the death of her husband in 1917 [1914]. Since this time she has
lived with relatives to whom she was always devoted as she put forth her energy
beyond her strength to advance their interests, education and moral training.
She will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to be near her.
On March 4, 1880, she
became the mother of a son Frank who
now resides in Chicago, and on the 8th of December 1881 another son, William, blessed her home. He
is now a resident of Lincoln, Nebr., where her spirit passed to the near beyond
to rest, leaving her many good deeds of this life to be recognized through the
ages, living in historic pages ever growing brighter to gleam immortal. ----Contributed
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