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[Bebout, George]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 14, 1904 p. 3
We
learn from the Hopkins Journal that Geo. Bebout died at
Sheridan, Wyo., Tuesday of this week and that the remains would be brought back
to Hopkins for burial. Mr. Bebout is well known in this county having lived near Siam for several years. The
deceased we understand carried $2,000 insurance in the Woodman lodge this will
be a great help for the widow and children.
[Bebout, George]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 14, 1904 p. 5
Geo. Bebout Dead.
Jacob
Shearer, a brother-in-law of the
deceased, received a telegram from Sheridan Wyo., Tuesday, saying that Geo.
Bebout was dead and would be
brought back here for burial.
The
cause of death is not given but he was suffering with throat trouble when he
left here which is supposed to be the cause.
He
and his family had only left here about three weeks ago to make their home in
the west and had written they liked the country fine, but since death has taken
away the head of the household it is thought the rest of the family will return
here to live.
The
deceased has $2000 insurance in the Woodman lodge — Hopkins Journal.
[Bebout, George]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 21,
1904 [p. 1]
DEATH CAUSED BY
FREEZING
While Hunting in
Little Goose Canon Near Sheridan, Wyoming, George Bebout is Frozen to Death.
Last
week the Free Press contained
an article clipped from the Hopkins Journal relative to the death of George Bebout. At that time it was not known the cause of
death, but the Journal of last
week contained an article taken from a Sheridan paper giving full particulars
of the affair. Mr. Bebout, in
company with several friends had gone hunting in the mountains south of Big
Horn. Bebout became separated
from his companions, and as he did not return to camp when expected, a search
was instituted for him. In Little Goose canon, near the flume of the Last
Chance ditch, they found him, dead and frozen, laying on his back with hands
folded over his breast, and gun across his body. His trail, as far back as it
was followed showed that he had been crawling and rolling, climbing and
falling, alternately, but was on the most direct route toward home. His
companions do not believe that he was lost or bewildered, but that he had
fallen somewhere and disabled himself so he could not walk, and becoming
exhausted went to sleep and perished from the cold.
Owing
to the fact that Bebout was
insured in the Woodman lodge for $2,000, the camp at Hopkins requested that the
body be exhumed and returned to Hopkins for identification, which was done.
[Booze, David]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 6, 1906 [p. 1]
Stricken With
Paralysis.
David
Booze, one of the landmarks of
this vicinity, was stricken with paralysis at the home of his daughter last
Thursday and died the following Saturday.
The
funeral services were conducted on Sunday by Rev. A. J. Brook, after which
burial took place in the Hopkins cemetery.
The
deceased was born in Washington County, Pa., March 4, 1828, being 78 years, 8
months and 20 days old at the time of his death.
Mr.
Booze lived in the place of his
nativity, save one year in Virginia, until 1865, when he came to Missouri and
settled west of Hopkins, where he lived with the exception of 8 years in Taylor
County, Iowa, until coming to Hopkins to reside with his daughter, Mrs. J.
Q. Adams.
In
1852 Mr. Booze was married to Lucinda
Lytle in Washington County, Pa.,
and to this union nine children were born, seven of whom are still living.
The deceased was a member
of the M. E. church and a good, honorable citizen in every respect. — Hopkins
Journal
[Note: He is buried in Shearer Cemetery, Page
County, Iowa, not the Hopkins Cemetery as stated in his obituary.]
[Colvin, Howard]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 16, 1900 [p. 1]
Howard Colvin Dead
Howard
Colvin died at his home four
miles south of Siam, Monday, August 13, at about 3 o'clock p. m. Mr. Colvin was at one time a resident of Bedford and is a
brother of S. [ilas] H. Colvin,
of this place. Mr. Colvin had
been a sufferer of paralysis for several years, and finally succumbed to the
dread disease. He leaves ten children to mourn his death, his wife having
preceded him. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Philip Jackson, after
which the remains were interred in the Shearer cemetery.
[Colvin, Joseph “Joe”]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 16, 1908 p. 6
Siam News.
Wednesday
evening January 1, Joe Colvin,
a young man well known in this neighborhood, was killed by a train at a
railroad crossing half mile north of Clearmont, Mo. Joe was born and reared near Siam and his sudden
death came as a shock to all here. He was 20 years of age and of exemplary
character. The accident occurred after dark while he was returning from town to
Mr. Gorman's where he was employed. He was riding one horse and leading another
and in attempting to pass the crossing ahead of the train was dragged from his
mount by the lead horse being struck and his skull fractured on a post at the
side of the cattle guard. He lived until midnight in a farmhouse near by. His
remains were brought to his sister’s, Mrs. [Thomas] Wayne Davison [Adah
Belle], on Thursday, and he was
buried in Shemer [Shearer] cemetery Friday afternoon.
[Colvin, Mabel Etta]
New Market Herald
Thursday February 5, 1920 p. 3
The
friends of Miss Mabel [Etta] Colvin were sad indeed to hear of her death at the home of her sister, Mrs.
[Thomas] Wayne Davison [Ada Belle],
Monday Feb. 2. Mabel was loved
by a large circle of friends for her kind and loving ways and sunny disposition.
Pneumonia following the flu caused her death. Burial Feb. 3rd in Shearer
cemetery. We extend our sincere sympathy to the family.
[Colvin, Morton]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday February 18,
1897 p. 3
One
of the saddest deaths we have to record this week is that of Morton Colvin, which sad event happened last Saturday, Feb. 13,
at the home of the deceased, down across the line in Missouri. Morton was a young man, about 19 years of age, and was
apparently in the best of health. But just after finishing his days work, on
the above date, he become suddenly ill and within a very few moments his
immortal spirit took its flight from what proved to be only a frail tenement at
best. The facts connected with his death are as near as can be stated about as follows:
After caring for his team, the young man stepped out at the stable door and
remarked to some one of the family standing nearby, "I am very sick."
His father is a confirmed invalid, but other members of the family managed to
carry him into the house. After being placed on a couch he gasped a few times
and expired. The rest of the family are prostrated with grief over the great
loss they have sustained. Morton was not only a man of exemplary character but he was the main dependence of a
large family. S. [ilas] H. Colvin,
an uncle of the deceased, and who attended the funeral which occurred Monday,
speaks in very flattering terms of the kind offices, tendered by the neighbors
during the time proceeding the funeral.
[Dale, Opal Darline]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday December 12, 1912 p 11
The
four months old child [Opal Darline]
of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Dale died of pneumonia at the home in Creston. Services were held at the home
Tuesday and interment was made in the Fairview Cemetery here Tuesday afternoon.
[Dale, Opal Darline]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday December 12,
1912 [p. 1]
Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Dale, of
Creston, were called upon Sunday to part with their four months old daughter, Opal
Darline. The little one caught a
severe cold, which developed pneumonia, from which it suffered a week. Funeral
services were held at the home at 1 p. m. Tuesday conducted by Rev. B. B.
Braddon, and the remains brought to Bedford on the afternoon train for burial. Mr.
and Mrs. Dale have resided in Omaha
until recently when they came to Creston where Stewart has a position in the Burlington freight house.
[Dowlin, Glade Clare]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday November 3,
1955 p. 5
Obituary - Glade
Dowlin
Glade
Clare Dowlin, son of David and
Sarah Moon Dowlin, was born Dec.
19, 1896, in Taylor County, and died near Blockton, Oct. 26, 1955 at the age of 58 years, 10 months. He had
suffered with a heart ailment about three years.
He
was married to Letha [Mabel] Showalter in 1920. Five children were born to them, Robert of Blockton, Gwendlyn [Gwendolyn] Miller of Wenatchee, Wash., and three, who preceded him
in their infancy.
He
was preceded in death also by his parents, a sister, Grace, and one brother, Bruce.
He
is survived by the two children; two grandchildren, Linda Sue Miller and Roberta Jean Dowlin.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Blockton Sunday afternoon with
burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
[Dowlin, Virginia]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday November
20, 1991 p. 5
VIRGINIA DOWLIN
Virginia
Dowlin, daughter of J. [osiah]
Gwynn and Jessie Hartley Dowlin was born at Blockton, Iowa April 26, 1903 and departed this life at the P.A.
Peterson home of Rockford, Ill. November 15, 1991 at the age of 88 years, six
months and 19 days.
She
grew to maturity in Blockton where she graduated from high school. She attended
the University of Northern Iowa and Rockford College. Following her graduation
she taught for 30 years in the Rockford Public Schools and Rockford College.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
She
is survived by a friend, Ruby Miller of Rockford, Ill; one niece, Anne Payne of Seal Beach, Calif.; two nephews, Jack
Dowlin of Camarillo, Calif, and Herbert
Rich of Marshalltown, Iowa.
She
was a member of the Court Street United Methodist Church, the Rockford
Education Association, the National Retired Teachers Association, the Beta
Gamma Chapter of Delta Gamma, and the Fortnightly Department of the Rockford
Women's Club.
A
memorial service was held Monday, Nov. 18, 1991 at the Chapel of Court Street
United Methodist Church in Rockford and was followed by a reception for family
and friends in the church parlor. Services were handled by Anderson-
Long-Klontz of Rockford.
Graveside
services were held Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1991 at 1 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in
Blockton, Iowa with a reception for family and friends at the Blockton
Christian Church following the services. Arrangements were by Novinger-Taylor
Funeral Home of Bedford.
Memorials
should be directed to the Court Street United Methodist Church or the Van Fund
of P.A. Peterson Home, both of Rockford, Ill.
She
was a kind and considerate aunt and friend and will be missed by all who knew
and loved her.
[Driver, Emma Jane
Long]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 31,
1945 p. 7
BLOCKTON
Former Resident Dies
Mrs.
Emma Jane [Long] Driver died
Friday night, May 4, at her home in St. Joseph, Missouri, where she had lived
the past thirty years. A native of Green County, Pennsylvania she was 92 years
of age. The family lived in Blockton many years before moving to St. Joseph in
1915. Her husband, the late [James] Calvin Driver, operated a livery barn here for a long time.
Services
were held at 10:30 Sunday morning, May 6, at Meierhoffer's Funeral Home with
Dr. C. M. Chilton officiating. The body was brought to Blockton for burial in
the afternoon.
Mrs.
Driver is survived by one
daughter and three sons; Mrs. Golda Cocks, James, Kenneth and Frank Driver, all of St. Joseph; eight grandchildren and two
great grandchildren. The body was accompanied to Blockton by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Driver, James Driver and
daughter and Dr. Chilton.
[Driver, Ida May]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday April 8, 1897 p. 2
Crawford
Dowlin received word last
Thursday of the death of a niece, Miss Ida Driver, who died on that day at her home at Blockton. Mr.
Dowlin attended the funeral,
which occurred Friday. The deceased was a daughter of [James] Calvin Driver who formerly lived on a farm a short distance
east of Bedford.
[Driver, James Calvin]
Blockton News
Thursday November 12,
1925 [p.
1]
J. C. Driver Killed
James
C. [alvin] Driver, 76 years old,
515 North Twentieth street, died at St. Joseph hospital at 10:15 Saturday
morning as result of being run over by a truck in the driveway of the C. H.
Nold Lumber company at 1224 North Fourth street three hours before.
Driver had stepped directly in front of the truck, which
knocked him down and passed over his body before it could be stopped, according
to yard employees. The truck was owned by the company and driven by John
Pendleton, 1218 North Ninth Street.
The
victim was taken by the H.O. Sidenfaden ambulance to St. Joseph hospital, where
no hope was held for his recovery. The body was viewed by Dr. J. W. Mays, county
coroner, and was taken to Meierhoffer funeral home.
The
dead man had been a resident of St. Joseph since 1914, and had been in the
employ of the lumber company three years. He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Emma J. Driver; three sons, Frank,
James and Caneth, all of St. Joseph; one daughter, Mrs. Golda
Crooks, Hazard, Ky., and a
brother, J. L. Driver, St.
Joseph. The body will be taken to Blockton, Iowa, his former home, for burial.
—St. Joseph Gazette.
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Obituary
James
C. [alvin] Driver was born in
Greene County, Pennsylvania, Oct. 17, 1849, and passed away at a St. Joseph
hospital Nov. 7, 1925, aged 76 years and 21 days.
He
moved to Illinois in 1865 and was united in marriage to Emma Jane Long, daughter of James and Mary Ellen Long, in that state. They moved to the old home place,
3 ½ miles north of Blockton, with his mother and younger brother, Jesse
Lemoine Driver, where they
resided until they moved to Blockton in 1895. The family resided in Blockton,
where the deceased was engaged in business, until in 1915 when they moved to
St. Joseph, Mo., where they have since resided and where he passed away as
above stated.
The
deceased is survived by the wife and children named above and eight
grandchildren and many friends.
The
sympathy of the old friends at this place is extended to the bereaved family.
Interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery at this place, as stated elsewhere in
this issue.
[Driver, James Calvin]
Blockton News
Thursday November 12,
1925 p. 4
The
body of J. [ames] C. (Cal) Driver arrived here from St. Joseph on train No. 6 Monday afternoon and was taken to
Rose Hill cemetery for interment. Mrs. Driver, James Driver and daughter, Miss Frances; Caneth, Frank and
J. L. Driver and wives and Mrs.
Lois Frutiger made up the funeral
party from St. Joseph. H. Y. Reeves, pastor of the Blockton Christian church,
conducted the services at the grave.
[Driver, Maggie]
Blockton News
Thursday March 24,
1898 p. 5
Died.
Maggie
Driver, the thirteen year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. [ames] C.[alvin] Driver, died at 9:15 o’clock Saturday evening. The
deceased had been ailing for about one week, but she was not considered
dangerously ill until Saturday morning when the disease took an unfavorable
turn and death came to her relief. Interment was made, on Sunday at the
Blockton cemetery. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the community.
[Driver, Martha
Dowlin]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday March 21,
1907 p. 4
Blockton News.
Grandma
Driver [Martha Dowlin] died at
the home of her son, Cal Driver,
with whom she was making her home, Thursday about 2 o'clock, aged 86 years and
6 months. Funeral services were held Saturday at 10 o'clock at the Baptist
church, Rev. Osburn, of New Market officiating. Interment was made in the Rose
Hill cemetery. Deceased had been a faithful member of the Baptist church near
70 years, having joined in her early girlhood. She leaves two boys, Cal of Blockton, and Lee of Ravenwood, Mo., whom with his family were
present at the funeral, also a number of children and grandchildren, to mourn
her loss.
[Hankins, David
Gaskell]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday February 25,
1913 p. 8
Mrs.
S. M. McKissick, who now resides
at Houston, Texas, attended the funeral of her brother, David [Gaskell]
Hankins at Blockton last week.
She came to Bedford one day in company with Mr. and Mrs. N. [athan] O. [scar]
Hickenlooper, and visited Mrs. J. R. Anderson, Mr. McKissick’s sister. She returned to Houston
Friday.
[HANKINS, DAIVD GASKELL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 17, 1938
Twenty-Five Years Ago – David G. [askell] Hankins died at the home of his brother, A. T. Hankins, near Tingley, Feb. 13.
[Hankins, Guy W.]
Blockton News
Thursday July 1,
1920 p. 4
A.
T. Hankins, wife and daughter, Reba, of Shannon City, came Friday to attend the
funeral of Guy W. Hankins.
[Hankins, Guy W.]
Blockton News
Thursday July 1,
1920 p. 8
Obituary
Guy
W. Hankins was born February 4,
1872, and died June 23, 1920, aged 48 years, 4 months and 19 days.
He
is survived by his devoted mother, Mrs. A. F. Severns, and sister, Mrs. M. Swarts, and other relatives and friends.
Mr.
Hankins' recent illness was of
such nature as to necessitate special treatment. He was taken to Ellsworth
hospital, St. Joseph, Missouri, where he passed away June 23.
The
remains were brought to Blockton Thursday evening and funeral services were
held at the home of his aunt, Mrs. J. A. King, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. J. W. Harwood, and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.
[HANKINS, GUY W.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 1, 1920
Mrs. A. F. Severns and Mrs. Margaret Swarts and daughter, Miss Gail, of St. Joseph, accompanied the remains of their son and brother, Guy W. Hankins, to this place Thursday evening, remaining over a few days with relatives.
[Hanks, Dorothy Ann
Johnson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 9,
1946 p. 4
BLOCKTON
Obituary - Mrs. C.
F. Hanks
Dorothy
Ann Johnson, daughter of Ed
[ward] and [Nancy] Ellen [Brown] Johnson, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, Feb. 10, 1878 and died at her home
in Blockton April 27, 1946 at the age of 68 years, 2 months and 18 days.
On
December 8, 1899 she was married to Charles F. Hanks at Conway, Iowa. They established their home in Wayne
County, near Corydon for some time, and had been residents of Blockton for the
past 35 years.
Ten
children were born to them: Howard who died in infancy, Otis of
Redding, Mrs. Nancy Slingerland of Belton, Mo., Mrs. Orda Moss of Belton, Orville of Blockton, Mrs. Ollie Flanders of
Cucamonga, Calif., Mrs. Maudie Hollen of New Virginia, Iowa, Harold of Butte, Mont., Mrs. Margaret Preson of Bradgate, Iowa, and Claude of Blockton.
Mrs.
Hanks became a member of the
Christian church in early life and remained a faithful believer. She was a kind
companion and a loving mother and was loved and respected by all who knew her.
She
is survived by her sons, also twenty
grandchildren.
There
are also five brothers and three sisters: Will Johnson of Salem, Iowa, James Johnson of Cody, Wyo., Claude Johnson of New Market, Mrs. Maggie Wake of Sheridan, Mrs. Ada Heaberlin of Newton, Iowa, Tom Johnson of Blockton, Mrs. Dona Guthrie of Shenandoah, and Charles Johnson of Cumberland.
The
funeral services were held in the Christian church in Blockton, May 1,
conducted by Rev. Ralph Yadon. Burial was in the Blockton cemetery.
[Parker, Grace Colvin]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday August 13, 1903 [p. 1]
A VERY SUDDEN SUMMONS
Another Bedford
Citizen is Suddenly Called to Give Up Her Life Without a Moment's Warning.
Many
times have Bedford citizens been startled with the sudden ending of some one of
its number, and the last few months have been no exception. The last person to
be brought almost instantly face to face with death was Mrs. W.[illiam] F.
Parker, of Bedford, whose home
was in the northwest part of town. Thursday morning Mr. Parker left home and came down town. About 8:30 he
received a telephone message to return home at once, as his wife was dying. He
hastened to her bedside, but found his beloved companion cold in death. While Mrs.
Parker was not in rugged health,
yet no premonition of the sudden end came to her or her family.
Grace
G. Colvin was born in Muskingum
county, Ohio, October 19, 1876, came to Bedford ten years ago, and six months
later moved to Page county, where she remained until last January, then
returned to Bedford. She married W. [illiam] T. Parker January 1,1901. She leaves her husband, four
brothers and four sisters to mourn her departure. She united with the M. E.
Church at the age of twelve.
The
funeral exercises were conducted in the Shearer church in Page county Friday
afternoon, and the body laid to rest in the Shearer cemetery.
[Parker, Grace Colvin]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 13, 1903 p. 2
A SUDDEN DEATH
One Of Our Citizens Is
Suddenly Summoned to the Great World Beyond Yesterday Morning.
Mrs.
W. [illiam] T. Parker, who
resides in the northwest part of town, died very suddenly yesterday morning.
She had been an invalid for some time, but was up and about and she was not
considered to be in a dangerous condition. Yesterday morning Mr. Parker came down town after breakfast, leaving her in
her usual health, but between 8 and 9 o'clock he received a telephone message
to the effect that she was dying and before he could reach home she had passed
to the other world.
Obituary.
Grace
G. Colvin was born in Muskingum
Co., O., Oct. 19, 1876, and died in Bedford, Iowa, Aug. 6, 1903, aged 26 years,
9 months and 17 days. She removed from Ohio to Bedford 10 years ago. Six months
later she removed to Page Co., Iowa, where she remained until last January when
she came to Bedford. She was converted and united with the M. E. church at the
age of 12. Was married to W.[illiam] T. Parker Jan. 1, 1901. She leaves four brothers and four
sisters, besides her husband to mourn their loss. One brother preceded her to
the spirit land. A short service was held at the home Friday morning by Rev. T.
J. Ream, after which the body was taken to Oak Grove for interment. Funeral
services were held at Oak Grove by Rev. T. Martin of Braddyville.
[Wheeler, Wesley Glen]
Blockton News
Thursday August 23,
1928 [p.
1]
Wesley Wheeler Dead
Wesley
Wheeler, whose illness was
mentioned last week, died at a Creston hospital Sunday morning. Funeral
services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck,
and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery, Blockton. He was 35 years and 4
days of age.
[Wheeler, Wesley Glen]
Blockton News
Thursday August 23,
1928 [p.
1]
Obituary
Wesley
Glen Wheeler was born near
Blanchard, Iowa, Aug. 15, 1893, and died at the Greater Community hospital in
Creston Aug. 19, 1928, aged 35 years and 4 days.
July
3, 1915, he was united in marriage to Miss Inez [Leona] Johnson and to this union two children were born, Orvis [Wilbur] and Gwelda [Jessie].
He
is survived by his wife and children, four sisters, Mrs. J. [oseph] R.
Anderson [Minnie], of Wheatland,
Wyo.; Mrs. J. C. Gray, of
Coaldale, Alberta, Canada; Mrs. W. [ill] A. Robinson [Frona], of Duluth, Minn., and Mrs. F. L. Stanford, of Sumner, Wash., and one brother, W.
[illiam] E. [dward] Wheeler, of
Blanchard.
He
was preceded in death, by his parents, four sisters, Jennie, Nellie, Bertha and Laura, and one brother, Otto.
Mr.
Wheeler had been a resident of
this community a number of years, and everyone that knew him praised him for
his honesty, cleanliness, and integrity. He was a loving and faithful husband
and father, and the very best friend and neighbor one could wish to have. A
great group of neighbors and friends extend their sympathy to the wife and
children, and wish for them God's blessings and comfort in this their time of
need.
Funeral services were
held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 1:30, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck, and
interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery, Blockton.
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