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[Knott, John]
Gravity Independent
Thursday April 9,
1908 p. 4
OBITUArY—John Knott was born in Peoria, Illinois in 1836 and in 1857 was married to [Rachel] Clarinda Dickenson [Dickerson] near Peoria. Some time later they moved to the community which now
surrounds Sharpsburg and bought a farm where they have lived ever since. That
was before Sharpsburg or even the railroad existed here. To this happy union
was born eight children, four boys and four girls of which there remains to
mourn the loss of a kind father William [Isaac] Knott the only son living, Mrs. Anna Boyden, Mrs.
Carrie [Belle] Aram and Mrs.
Minnie Boyer and the wife who has
toiled up life's hillside with him. Mr. Knott passed away Monday morning March 30th about 9
o'clock being over 71 years of age. Mr. Knott was an energetic businessman and accumulated
considerable land, which remains unencumbered to his family. Mr. Knott left a host of friends to regret the loss of a
citizen and neighbor such as he was.
The
large attendance at the funeral attested to the regard in which Mr. Knott was held by those who had known him for years.
The house was filled at Sharpsburg as was the church at Blue Grove where
services were held conducted by Rev. Corbett, pastor, assisted by Rev. Giddens
of the M. E. church and Rev. Walton of the Presbyterian.
Mr. Knott was a member of the Church of Christ for
forty-seven years having united with that church near Peoria at the age of 24
transferring his membership to Blue Grove after moving to this community.
Interment was made in the Grove Township Cemetery.
[Note:
The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Free Press, April 9, 1908, page 5.]
[Knott, John]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday April 16,
1908 p. 6
Obituary
The
angel of death has called from among us an honored and highly respected
citizen. Mr. John Knot [t] was
born in Peoria, Ill., August 16, 1834, and died at Sharpsburg, Ia., March 30,
1908, age 71 years, 7 months and 14 days.
He
was married to Clarinda Dickenson [Dickerson] in Peoria, Ill., January 17, 1857. To this union
was born eight children—four sons and four daughters. One son and three
daughters have preceded the father to the realms beyond, leaving the sorrowing
wife and mother with one daughter and three sons to mourn their loss. Beside
these are two brothers and one sister, also ten grandchildren who also feel the
great loss of him whom they had learned to respect and love.
Mr.
and Mrs. Knot [t] moved from
Illinois to Iowa in 1879, locating in Taylor County, where they have since
resided.
He
was a member of the Blue Grove church of Christ, and the funeral was conducted
by J. D. Corbitt, the minister of the church, assisted by Rev. Walton and Rev.
Giddens, pastors of the Presbyterian and M. E. churches of Sharpsburg. The body
was laid to rest in the Grove Center cemetery. J.
D. Corbitt.
[Knott, Rachel
Clarinda Dickerson]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday September 23,
1926 p. 6
CONWAY
The doctor made frequent trips to Sharpsburg the
past week to see Mrs. Clarinda Knott, who was very ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Knott passed away Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Gertrude
Palmer went to Sharpsburg Sunday to help care for her.
[Knott, Rachel Clarinda Dickerson]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday September 30, 1926 p. 2
Rachel Dickerson Knott
Rachel Clarinda Dickerson was born in Peoria County, Illinois, on December
1, 1841, and passed away at her home in Sharpsburg, Iowa, Sept. 21, 1926, aged
84 years, 9 months and 20 days. She grew to womanhood in Illinois, where she
was married to John Knott on
Jan. 17, 1857. To this union were born eight children, four of whom died in
infancy. One son, William [Isaac] Knott preceeded his mother in death three years. The husband, John Knott, died March 30, 1908. The deceased came with her
husband to Taylor county, Iowa, in 1879, having lived on the farm now occupied
by Walter Scott until 20 years ago, when they moved to Sharpsburg, making that
her home until the death angel called her home to dwell with the angels. She
united with the Christian church in Illinois when she was 20 years of age. At
the time of her death her membership was with the Blue Grove Christian church.
She leaves to mourn her passing, three daughters, Annie, wife of W. [illiam] H. [enry] Boyden, Carrie
[Belle], wife of Arthur Aram, and Minnie, wife of the late Otis Boyer; one brother, James Dickerson, who has made his home with his sister, Mrs.
Knott, since her marriage (their
mother passed away when Mrs. Knott was aged 12 and James was a
year old); her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ella Knott; 11 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. In
addition is a host of other relatives and friends. She was of a kind lovable
disposition, making friends wherever she was known. She was especially fond of
children and they in turn seemed to be attracted to her. Always desiring to see
everyone happy, she could not bear to hear a cross word spoken by anyone. She
had been in ill health for eight years and required constant care during the
last three years. Having lived a long time in this land of trouble and
suffering she has gone on to that reward in which there is no disappointment.
During her late suffering she would go about the house repeating scripture and
singing her favorite song, "Sweet prospect, sweet birds and sweet flowers
have all lost their sweetness to me."
Funeral
services were held at the Presbyterian Church at Sharpsburg, Sept. 23rd, at
2:00 p. m., and the body was laid to rest in the Grove Center Cemetery.
[Moore, Dulcenia
“Cenia” Riley]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 5, 1948 [p. 1]
Mrs. Ira Moore Dies At Gravity
Mrs.
Ira [Alvin] Moore [Dulcenia Riley],
76, died Monday at her home in Gravity after a short illness. The funeral
services were held at the Christian Church in Gravity Wednesday afternoon
conducted by Rev. F. H. Cowles, pastor of the Bedford Baptist Church. Burial
was in the Gravity cemetery.
She
is survived by her aged husband; four sons, C. [hauncy] V. [ane] Moore of Gravity, Edward [William] Moore of Conway, Harold [Riley] Moore of Omaha, [Ira] Alvin Moore [Jr.] of Nebraska City; five daughters, Mrs. Cora
[Belle] Gold of Council Bluffs, Mrs.
Leona [Edith] Morgan of Newton, Mrs.
Iva [Florence] Dougherty of
Gravity, Mrs. [Ester] Lucille Burwell of New Market, Miss Tressa [Marie] Moore of Clarinda.
Also
by 19 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; one brother, Jack Riley of Brighton, Iowa; and one sister, Mrs. Laura
Wilson of Shenandoah.
[Moore, Edward William
“Ned”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday October 21,
1915 p. 5
E.
[dward] W. [illiam] Moore, aged
82 years, one of the widely known farmers of Washington Township, died Tuesday
morning.
[Moore, Edward William
“Ned”] [Davis, Abednego] [Laird, Thomas] [Dunlavy, William Lee]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday November 2, 1915 [p. 1]
Four Pioneers Dead
Death
has claimed in the past few days four pioneer citizens of Gravity and the
nearby vicinity. They were Abednego Davis of Gravity, E. [dward] W. [illiam] Moore of Washington Township, Thomas Laird, a former old resident, who died Tuesday at his
home at Auburndale, Florida, and Thursday, Rev. W. [illiam] L.[ee] Dunlavy, at the Ensworth hospital, St. Joseph, where he was
taken for an operation last week.
Mr.
Davis was 92 years old at the
time of his death and settled here, in the vicinity of Hawleyville in 1856. Mr.
Moore, who was 81 years old, also
settled here in 1856, coming with his parents. Mr. Laird was an old resident, but the date of his settling
in the county is not obtainable.
The
old pioneers, whose lives link the present with the misty past are fast
disappearing, and soon the youth will know of the early life in our state and
nation as it is handed down by history and tradition. Abednego Davis lived all through the development epoch of our
country and from him could be obtained much of our history first hands. In his
life time steam navigation, the railroad train, the telegraph, and the
development of electrical knowledge to the application of the mysterious fluid
to the motive power of engines, furnishing light and the carrying of the human
voice long distances.
In
every avenue of endeavor the changes have all been watched by this man just
dead. It is with sorrow we chronicle the passing of these old and revered
citizens.
[Laird, Thomas]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday November 18, 1915 p. 4
GRAVITY.
Mrs. Sarah Cox returned home the latter part of last week from Potwin, Kan.,
where she had been called by the death of her brother, Thos. Laird.
[Moore, Edward
William, 1894-1977]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 15,
1977 p. 8
Edward Moore, 83 Final Rites Held December 12
Funeral
services for Edward William Moore,
83, of Bedford, formerly of Conway, were held December 12 in Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Dwayne E. Madsen officiating. Mr. Moore died in Bedford Manor December 9, 1977. Bedford
American Legion Post No. 164 officiated the flag presentation at Washington
Cemetery, Gravity.
Edward
W. [illiam] Moore, son of Ira
[Alvin] and Cenia [Riley] Moore,
was born at Gravity, Iowa October 12, 1894. He lived in Taylor County where he
grew to maturity, attended the public school and Gravity Christian Church.
On
October 17, 1923 he was united in marriage to Mary J. [ulianna] Sauter at Pontiac, Ill. and they lived in Taylor County,
Iowa. He was engaged in farming.
Mr.
Moore was preceded in death by
his wife, parents, and eight sisters and brothers.
Left
to cherish his memory are: two sons, Edward Dean Moore and wife, Colleen, of Polk City, Ia. and Kenneth L. [averne]
Moore and wife, Naomi, of Bedford; a sister, Lucille Burrell of Clarinda; a brother, Alvin Moore of Nebraska City, Nebr.; three grandchildren, Carole
Dean, Bill and Kelly; six great
grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and many friends.
His
sons remember him as a man who always worked hard and was very honest.
Our
minds return at this season on other and far different fields of this area. We
see a man hitching up his team to go out into the cornfield to harvest. He is
heavily dressed against the autumn cold, and his voice rings out clear and
sharp across the frozen ground.
Reaching
the end of the first two rows, he calls to his horses to stop, then grasping
the first ear of corn, he rips it from the stalk, quickly strips away the husks
and launches it into the air where like a golden stick it rings against the
back-board of the wagon. These are the pioneers who helped give us our world.
We do well in pausing to give honor to one whose life has crossed two centuries
and now has gone to his rest.
[Moore, Galen B.]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday December 13,
1917 p. 3
The
two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Green Moore [Galen] died Friday night [December 7th] of croup. Funeral
services were held here Monday at 11 o'clock. Interment at Gravity cemetery.
[MOORE, GAYLON B.]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, December 13, 1917
GRAVITY – The two year old child of Mr. and Mrs. Green Moore died Friday night of croup. Funeral services were held here Monday at 11 o'clock. Interment at Gravity cemetery.
[Moore, Galen B.]
North Taylor Review
Thursday December 13, 1917 p. 3
Gravity
The
little two-year-old child [Galen]
of Mr. and Mrs. Green Moore died at their home near here, Friday night [December 7th] of
membranous croup. Funeral services were held here, Monday. Interment at Gravity
cemetery.
[Moore, Green Berry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 6, 1949 p. 2
GRAVITY
Greene Moore Succumbs
Greene
Moore, 86, died at his home in
Gravity Saturday, January 1, after a lingering illness.
The
funeral services were held at the Christian church in Gravity Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred Cowles of the Bedford Baptist Church. Burial
was in the Gravity cemetery.
[Moore, Green Berry]
Gravity Independent
Thursday January 6,
1949 [p. 1]
Green Moore Dies On 86th Birthday
After
a long illness of more than four years, much of that time being confined to his
bed, Green B. [erry] Moore passed away at his home in Gravity at 2 o'clock Sat afternoon, his 86 birthday.
He
came to Taylor County when a boy with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ned Moore, and grew to manhood on the farm of his parents
and continued to reside here after the death of his parents many years ago.
He
was an industrious and successful farmer, a good neighbor and friend to all who
knew him.
Due
to falling health he was forced to leave the farm and move to Gravity where he
purchased a residence east of the city park, which was his home at the time of
his death. He was a patient sufferer during his long illness and was tenderly
cared for by Mrs. Moore and
other members of the family. The following obituary was read at the funeral
held here Tuesday afternoon.
OBITUARY
Green
Berry Moore was born in Davis
County, Iowa, January 1, 1863, and passed away at his home in Gravity, Iowa,
January 1, 1949, on his 86th birthday.
He
came to Taylor County when a boy where he spent the remainder of his life on
his farm with the exception of the past 8 years which he spent in Gravity,
because of his health.
He
was united in marriage to Mary Etta Ogden in 1886, who passed away in 1907. To this union 10 children were
born, three of whom preceded him in death. Those who survive are: Orell
Meyers and Jabez [Gilbert] of Steamboat Springs, Colo., Callie Matheny and Glade of Platteville, Mo., Noel of Kansas City, Mo. and Etta Flemming of St. Paul, Minn.
In
March 1915, he was united in marriage to Veda [Rhodes] Sprigg. To this union 2 children were born: Evelyn
Lewis of Winfield, Iowa and Gaylon
B., who died in infancy.
Besides
his 12 children he was a real father to his 3 stepsons, Estes, John and
Elvis Sprigg.
He
leaves to mourn his death, his wife and faithful companion; 7 children; 30
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Hattie Hollis of Seaman, Sask., Canada; one brother, Ira [Alvin]
Moore of Council Bluffs, Iowa and
a host of relatives and friends.
Mr.
Moore was a patient sufferer the
past four years. Nothing was spared that loving hands and medical care could
do.
He
was a member of the Christian Church of Gravity.
He
was a kind father, and a real friend to all who needed help. He was always
willing and ready to lend a helping hand to the unfortunate and especially to
the children, of whom he was very fond. He numbered his friends by his
acquaintances.
The
funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Gravity
Christian church, with the Rev. F. H. Cowles, pastor of the Baptist church at
Bedford in charge. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
Pallbearers
were: —F. A. Batten, Chauncey Moore, Pete Dougherty, Edward Moore,
Darrell Moore, George Crawford.
[Moore, Green Berry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 13, 1949 p. 5
GRAVITY
Obituary - Green
Moore
Green
Berry Moore, son of Edward
[William] and Emma [retta Ogden] Moore was born in Davis County, Iowa, January 1, 1863, and died at his home
in Gravity on his 86th birthday, January 1, 1949.
He
came to Taylor County when a small boy, and spent all his life on a farm, with
the exception of the past 8 years, which were spent in Gravity.
He
was married to Mary Etta Ogden in 1886, who preceded him in death in 1907.
To
them were born 10 children, 3 of whom preceded him in death. Seven survive:
Orell [Elmora] Meyers and Jabez
[Gilbert] Moore of Steamboat
Springs, Colorado, Callie Matheny [Caroline Pauline] and Glade [Ivan] Moore of Platteville, Noel Moore of Kansas City, and Etta Flemming of St. Paul, Minn.
In
March 1915 he was married to Veda [Rhoades] Spriggs [Sprigg], and to them two children were born, Evelyn
Lewis of Winfield, Iowa, and Gaylon
B. Moore, who died in infancy.
Besides
his twelve children, he was as a father to his three stepsons, Estes, John
and Elvis Spriggs [Sprigg].
He
leaves to mourn his death, his wife, seven children, 30 grandchildren, 15 great
grandchildren; one sister, Hattie Hollis of Semans, Sask., Canada; one brother, Ira [Alvin] Moore of Council Bluffs.
Mr.
Moore had been ill the past four
years. He was a member of the Christian Church of Gravity.
The
funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Gravity Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. F. H. Cowles. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
[Moore, Ira Alvin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 23,
1949 p. 7
GRAVITY
Obituary - Ira
Moore
Ira
Alvin Moore was born near Gravity
December 31, 1865 and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cora Gold May 25, 1949 at Council Bluffs at the age of 83
years, 4 months and 25 days.
He
was the son of Edward W. [illiam] and Emeretta [Ogden] Moore. Most of his life was spent in Gravity and
community. On March 16, 1891 he was married to Cenia Riley. To them eleven children were born. He was
preceded in death by his wife and two children, Thomas and Opha, four brothers and one sister.
He
leaves nine children, Mrs. Cora [Belle] Gold of Council Bluffs; Edward W.[illiam] Moore of Conway; Tressa [Marie] Moore of Clarinda; Mrs. Pete Dougherty [Iva
Florence], Chauncey V. [ane] Moore of
Gravity; Mrs. Leona [Edith] Morgan of
Newton; Harold [Riley] Moore of Omaha; Mrs. Clifford Burwell [Ester Lucille]of New Market; [Ira] Alvin Moore [Jr.] of Nebraska
City; 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs.
Elbert Hollis of Semans, Sask.,
Canada.
He
was a member of the Baptist church but in later years united with the Christian
church.
Interment
was in the Gravity cemetery.
[Moore, John D.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 11, 1940 p. 5
J. D. Moore, 78, Of Gravity, Dies
J.
D. Moore, a resident of the Gravity
community for many years, died at his home near that place Saturday, April 6,
1940 at the age of 78 years, 9 months and 20 days.
The
funeral services were held at the Christian church in Gravity Tuesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery.
John
D. Moore, son of E. [dward] W.
[illiam] and Emmaretta [Ogden] Moore was born at West Grove, Davis County, Iowa, June 16, 1861. When a small boy he
moved with his parents to Taylor County, where he spent the remainder of his
life. On July 3, 1883 he was married to Addie [Mildred] Marshall. To them were born five daughters. They are Mrs.
A. C. Beery [Jessie May] and Mrs. F. [orrest] A. [lbert] Batten
[Nettie] of Gravity; Mrs.
George Crawford [Nina Faye] of
Clarinda, Mrs. F. [loyd] E. [llsworth] Nevius [Retta] of Fremont, Nebr., and Mrs. Pete Jensen [Leona Oma] of Julesburg, Colo. Mrs. Moore died Feb. 23, 1899.
He
was again married on July 3, 1900 to Mary Elizabeth Hunt. To them were born four children. They are [John] Darrell Moore and Beth Moore of Gravity; Mildred [Alma], who died at the age of nine months and Osa
[Orlena], at the age of two
years.
Walter
Hunt, a son of Mary Elizabeth
Hunt, was raised to manhood, a
member of this family.
Surviving
with the wife and children are two brothers, Greene Moore and Ira Moore of Gravity; two sisters, Mrs. R. [ussell] E.
[lmer] Prickett [Mary Ellen] of
Morris, Minn., and Mrs. E.[lbert] C. [harles] Hollis [Hattie] of Semans, Sask., Canada; 18 grandchildren and 16 great
grandchildren.
[Moore, John D.]
Gravity Independent
Thursday April 18, 1940 [p. 1]
Mrs
Retta Nevius who had attended the
funeral of her father, John D. Moore, returned to her home at Fremont, Nebraska, Sunday.
[Moore, Mary Elizabeth
Clouse Hunt]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 4, 1952 p. 2
GRAVITY
Obituary - Mrs.
Mary Moore
Mary
Elizabeth Clouse, daughter of Phillip
and Mary Jane [Mosier] Clouse,
was born near Westboro, Mo., Dec. 12, 1877, and died Nov. 25, 1962, at
Municipal hospital, Clarinda, at the age of 74 years, 11 months, 13 days.
At
the age of 17 she moved with her parents to Taylor County, where she spent the
remainder of her life.
On
January 1, 1891, she was married to James W. Hunt. To them one son, Walter, was born. Mr. Hunt died Jan. 9, 1899.
On
July 3, 1900, she was married to John D. Moore of Gravity. To them three daughters and one son
were born: J. [ohn] Darrell Moore and Mary E. [lizabeth] Kimpton of Gravity, Mildred A. [lma] died at the age of nine months and Osa U.
[Orlena] at the age of two years.
Besides
the children she leaves to mourn her passing seven grandchildren: Raymond
Hunt of Omaha, Jean, John and
Janice Moore, Mildred Taylor of Longview, Wash., Kirk and Craig Kimpton of Gravity; one great grandson, Ronald
Kinsella, Longview, Wash. Also
her step-daughters, whom she mothered as her own: Jessie Berry [Beery],
Nettie Batten of Gravity, Oma
Jensen of Julesburg, Colo., Retta
Nevius oft Fremont, Nebr., Nina
Crawford of Clarinda.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, one sister, Mrs. Dora Phillips; two brothers: Henry Clouse of Nebraska City, Martin Clouse of Powhattan, Kansas.
When a young girl she
united with the Christian church of Westboro, Mo.
Funeral
services were held Nov. 28 at the Christian church in Gravity, conducted by
Rev. Fred H. Cowles of the Bedford Baptist church. Burial was in Gravity
cemetery.
[Moore, Mary Etta
Ogden]
Gravity Independent
Thursday April 9,
1908 [p.
1]
Obituary—Mary
E. Moore
Last
Friday morning our entire community was brought under the shadow of gloom when
we learned of the sudden death of Mrs. Mary E. [tta Ogden] Moore, who was taken seriously ill on Sunday before,
from which she found no relief. Although the best medical aid was procured
until her spirit took its flight to the unseen world—to mortal eyes,
which released her from her sufferings with pneumonia.
Mrs.
Moore was naturally endowed with
excellent qualities that gave her a prominent place in the hearts of the people
with whom she had to do in life.
Since
January 7, 1887, she has walked with G. [reen] B. [erry] Moore as her husband, sharing equally her portion of
the cares and sorrows of life with unfaltering determination, until a beautiful
home three miles west of Gravity had been secured which would seem to furnish
them with one of the principle things for happiness. But, alas! how uncertain
are the temporal things of this life. That dread enemy death called her hence at
an unexpected hour, and now her beautiful home is draped in the mantle of
sorrow and the peace and tranquility that once prevailed in that home is now
turned into weeping and loneliness. The mother of ten children (with one of
that number having crossed the river of death), leaving a broken-hearted
husband and nine children to mourn her departure, with a host of sympathizing
friends.
She
was born in Davis County, Iowa, January 7, 1868, being 40 years old at the time
of her death.
The
funeral services were held at the Christian church in Gravity on the following
Sunday at 11 o'clock, conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. Babcock, after
which the remains were followed to the Gravity cemetery by a very large funeral
delegation, led by about thirty Modern Woodmen, who in regular order marched to
her last resting place.
There
were present at the funeral, of her original family, her mother, Mrs.
Caroline [Hanshaw] Ogden and four
brothers as follows: Orlando and Ross of Unionville, Iowa; C.
[harles] A. [ugustus], of Des
Moines, Iowa, and J. [esse] J., of Pierce, Colorado.
The family have the
entire sympathy of the community.
W.
L. Dunlavy.
[Note:
The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Times-Republican, April 16, 1908, page 6.]
[Moore, Tressa Marie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 21, 1960 p. 4
Tressa Moore Rites At Gravity Monday
Funeral
services for Tressa Moore of
Gravity were held at the Gravity Christian church Monday afternoon, April l8.
Rev. Frank L. Greenwood officiated. Burial was in Gravity cemetery.
Tressa
Marie Moore, daughter of Ira
[Alvin] and Cenia Riley Moore,
was born near Gravity, July 6, 1896, and passed away April 15, 1960.
At
an early age she became a member of the Christian church at Gravity.
She
was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Chauncey, Harold and
Thomas; and by one sister, Opha.
She
leaves four sisters, Mrs. Cora Gold of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Leona Morgan of Newton, Mrs. Iva Dougherty of Gravity, Mrs. Lucille Burwell of Beaumont, Texas; two brothers, Edward Moore of Conway, Alvin Moore of Nebraska City; several nieces and nephews.
[Moore, Veda Rhoades
Sprigg]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January
10, 1957 [p. 1]
Mrs. Veda Moore Dies In Hospital
Mrs.
Veda Moore, 69, mother of Mrs.
William Lewis of Bedford, died at
St. Francis hospital, Maryville, Tuesday, January 8. She had been ill for some
time and suffered a stroke at the Lewis home Thursday of last week, and was
taken to the hospital at that time.
Funeral
services at the Christian church in Gravity Thursday afternoon Jan. 10 with
Wilbur G. Travis of Bedford and Keith Marsh of Gravity officiating. Burial in
Gravity cemetery.
Mrs.
Moore is survived by four
children, Estis [Estes] Sprigg, Elvis Sprigg, John Sprigg and Mrs. Lewis. Also by six stepchildren, Glade Moore, Jabez
Moore, Callie Matheny, Noel Moore, Oral [Orell] Myers, Etta Flemming.
[Moore, Veda Rhoades
Sprigg]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January
17, 1957 [p. 1]
Mrs. Veda Moore Rites At Gravity
Mrs.
Veda Moore, who had been making
her home with her daughter, Mrs. William Lewis and family, died at St. Francis hospital,
Maryville, January 8, at the age of 69 years, four months, one day.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Gravity, Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Wilbur G. Travis of Bedford and Keith Marsh of Gravity. Burial in
Gravity cemetery.
Veda
Rhodes [Rhoades], daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James [Erwin] Rhodes [Rhoades] of Page County, was born Sept. 7, 1887 and spent
the greater part of her life in Taylor County. In 1902 she was married to Joe
Sprigg. To them four boys were
born: Estis [Estes Harry], Elvis, John and George. George preceded her in death.
In
1914 she was united in marriage to Green B. [erry] Moore. To them two children were born: a son, Gaylen and a daughter Evelyn. Gaylen preceded her in death in childhood and her
husband on January 11, 1949.
She
was a member of the Gravity Rebekah lodge and of the Gravity Christian church.
She leaves to mourn her
passing: Estis [Estes Harry], Elvis and John Sprigg and Mrs. Evelyn Lewis. Stepchildren are: Glade, Noel and Jabez
Moore, Callie Matheny, Oval [Orell] Meyers, Etta Flemming. There are also 27 grandchildren and 18 great
grandchildren; five sisters, one brother; William Lewis, her son-in-law who was kind and considerate, and
who she loved as one of her own sons.
[Note: The family name is
spelled Rhoades on the family gravestone of her father and mother.]
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