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[Goodsill, Alexander “Alex”]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday August 8,
1918 p. 5
Alex Goodsill is
Dead
Former Well Known Bedford Man
Passed Away at Grant
City
Alex
Goodsill died at his home in
Grant City one day last week. He is well known by the old time residents of
Bedford, for at one time he and his brother, Napoleon Goodsill, were in business here. The Hopkins Journal gives the following in regard to his death:
Alex
Goodsill, for many years in the
lumber and banking business in Hopkins, leaving this town some thirty years ago
to locate in Grant City, where he engaged in the hardware and furniture
business, died at his home in that city last Monday following a long illness.
He was about 75 years of age and had been active in commercial pursuits until a
few years ago when his health failed him. Burial will take place in the Grant
City cemetery today.
[Goodsill, Herman]
Iowa South-west
Saturday April 7, 1877 p. 3
Death in Childhood
Herman
Goodsill a bright
three-year-old-boy of Mr. and Mrs. N. [apoleon] Goodsill, died last Tuesday night. For several weeks he has
suffered sickness similar to scarlet fever and at last has passed away, and
leaves another desolate home in our town. The funeral was largely attended from
the residence on Thursday evening, and the little form was laid away among the
evergreens at Mr. Goodsill's new residence in the eastern part of town. Rev.
Mr. Robey conducted the appropriate services.
[Goodsill, John]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday February 23,
1899 [p. 1]
a
most awful deed
A VERY SAD SUICIDE
John Goodsill Attempts to Shoot His Father and Then Blows
His Own Brains Out.
One
of those truly sad and unexplainable suicides occurred at Grant City, Mo.
Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock. John Goodsill, has been assisting his father, A.[lex]
Goodsill, in a store in that
city, entered the building and at once began firing at his father and Peter
Hudson, a young lawyer, who was talking with the elder Goodsill. He fired four shots at the men, one of which
took effect in Mr. Hudson's mouth, tearing away all of the teeth and part of
the jaw bone on the left side of his face. The wound may not prove fatal, but
will disfigure the young man for life.
After
shooting Hudson, Goodsill turned
the weapon against his own forehead and blew out his brains, and fell to the
floor a corpse. The supposition is that the young man, who was about thirty
years old and unmarried, was insane at the time of this awful deed, as no other
reason can be assigned. He was of excellent family, and was at one time a
resident of this city, his father being in the lumber business here. A.
[lex] Goodsill is the brother of
the Misses Goodsill of this
city. Miss Mattie Goodsill and
Dr. Randolph attended the funeral.
All
the parties concerned have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.
[Goodsill, John]
Bedford Free Press
Wednesday March 2, 1899 [p. 1]]
More on the Goodsill
Tragedy
From
the Grant City Times we learn
a few additional particulars relative to the awful tragedy that occurred in
that town last week. For some time previous to the deed, young Goodsill had been in bad health and recently had the
grip, which added to the complications. Since his recent sickness he had not
been at the store a great deal. The Times goes on to say:
"Tuesday
after dinner he went to the store. Upon his arrival, there were present his
father, Peter Hudson, Edward Cook, a young man named Willis and C. Vanzandt,
who were in an adjoining room. He walked through to the rear of the store and
looked out of the east window. He then walked back and looked out of the north
window. There was nothing in his demeanor that indicated anything unusual. He
then went behind the counter, opened a showcase and took there from
double-action 32 revolver, which he proceeded to load. Edward Cook noted his
action, and asked in a joking way whether he was "loading for bear, to
which he replied: "Yes, for two legged bear." Cook did not then
realize nor suspect anything wrong. But immediately thereafter the occupants of
the room were startled by a shot. The elder Goodsill, who was busily engaged in conversation with Mr.
Hudson over a business matter, had not noted his son's presence up to this
time. The report of the revolver startled him and he looked around for the
cause, but concluded that it was caused by someone stepping on or letting a
cartridge fall, causing it to explode. During this time John Goodsill was standing behind the counter, some twenty-five
feet northwest of where his father and Mr. Hudson were standing talking.
Neither had the least idea that they were to be made targets of. The young Goodsill moved south a short distance, and
just as his father looked up he saw the revolver pointed toward him, and a
second shot was fired, immediately followed by another. Mr. Goodsill then caught the eye of his son and saw at once
that he was wildly insane, but still did not realize fully the imminent danger
he was in, as there was no motive whatever for John, his son, seeking his life. The son stepped quickly
around the south end of the counter over to where the father and Mr. Hudson
were standing. Both of them attempted to shield themselves by stooping below
the railing and desk. Goodsill fired
again, then stepping backward a few feet, he placed the revolver to his right
temple and sent a bullet into his own brain. He sank to the floor and expired
in a few minutes.
The
first shot was fired downward behind the counter, but no trace of it can be
found. The ball evidently buried itself in a box of nails. Whether this shot
was accidental or for the purpose of testing the revolver, will never be known.
The second shot was fired over the counter and struck his father on the right
breast directly over the inside breast pocket of his coat. Fortunately he had a
lot of letters and a deed in his pocket. The bullet plowed its way through
these and struck the suspender buckle and stopped. The skin was slightly cut.
Next morning the spot was black and blue and quite sore. The third shot passed
close between Mr. Goodsill and
Mr. Hudson, cut a hole through a hat that was hanging up and struck the wall.
The fourth shot struck Mr.- Hudson on the chin on a line with the teeth. The
bullet knocked out three front teeth, passed under the tongue, severing the
small ligaments, and struck the jaw, knocking out two more teeth. Part of the
bullet was found in his jaw and the other part he spat out together with a
tooth.
[Goodsill, Mattie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 29, 1940 [p. 1]
Miss Mattie
Goodsill, Former Teacher, Dies
Miss
Mattie Goodsill, 93, a former
resident of Bedford, but for the last several years of Des Moines, died at her
home there Sunday, Feb. 25. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon
and burial was in the Glendale cemetery.
Miss
Goodsill was the daughter of Curtis
and Harriett Goodsill, pioneer
residents of Bedford and Taylor County. She was a teacher in the Bedford
schools for many years, commencing her work in the year 1872. Her heart and
soul were in her teaching and she possessed many superior qualifications as an
instructor and as a friend to her pupils.
Miss
Goodsill was an aunt of Mrs.
Sanford McCorkle (Beth Randolph)
of Hopkins.
[McCoun, Melissa Alma
Bates]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday June 27, 1895 p. 2
Died.
Mrs.
Wm. McCoun [Melissa Alma Bates] died at her home in Ross Township at 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Funeral services will be
held at the First Christian church at 2 o’clock this Tuesday, evening, and will
be conducted by the pastor, Elder T. F. Richardson Interment will be made in
the Fairview cemetery.
[Note:
She was buried in the Bedford or Bedford City Cemetery not Bedford Fairview
Cemetery as stated in the above.]
[McCoun, Melissa Alma
Bates]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday July 4, 1895 p. 2
The funeral services for Mrs.
Wm. McCoun [Melissa Alma Bates] were held at the First Christian church at 2
o'clock p. m. on Thursday of last week, conducted by Elder T. F. Richardson. A
large concourse of sympathizing friends followed the remains to their last
resting place in Fairview cemetery. Mrs. McCoun leaves a husband and eight small children to
mourn the loss of a devoted wife and mother.
[Note:
She was buried in the Bedford or Bedford City Cemetery not Bedford Fairview
Cemetery as stated in the above.]
[Randolph, Rachel Goodsill]
Iowa South-west
Saturday February 19,
1876 p. 3
---The
news of the death of Mrs. W. [alter] F. [itz] Randolph spread a gloom of sorrow over our city Sunday
last. She leaves a husband, children and a large circle of friends to mourn her
loss, who have the sympathy of the entire community. One by one the good, the
pure and the beloved pass away.
[Randolph, Rachel Goodsill]
Iowa South-west
Saturday February 26,
1876 p. 3
OBITUAry.
RANDOLPH. —Mrs. Rachel Goodsill F. [itz] Randolph, daughter of Curtis and Eunice Smith Goodsill, born in Canada East, March 21st, 1837, died
February 13th, 1876.
In
her early childhood Mrs. Randolph's father, with his family removed to the
State of Vermont. When but eight years of age, death deprived her of her
mother; but such had been that mother's example and counsel, that through
Divine Grace Rachel even at
this early age, was led to trust in Christ. Her father and family removed to
Illinois A. D. 1846. In January 1859, she made public profession of her faith
in Christ; and was confirmed in the Episcopal Church the following summer. She
was united in marriage with Dr. W. [alter] F. [itz] Randolph, February 2d, 1864. Removed with her husband and
family to Bedford, Iowa, August 1870. She united with the Presbyterian church
of Bedford, October 1st, 1871, of which church she remained a consistent member
until her death. Mrs. Randolph was a woman of remarkably correct judgment; seldom wrong in her opinions of
either persons or things. Her literary taste was refined and correct. Her tact,
in the least things, as well as those of greater magnitude, was one of her
marked traits. But above all shown her character us a Christian. Her piety did
not consist in demonstration, or raptures or moods, or feelings; but in having
her "life hid with Christ in God." She was a great sufferer for
eighteen months proceeding her death yet so uncomplaining was she, that but few
outside of her own household knew anything of her affliction until shortly
before her death. A few days before her death, she expressed herself to the
writer of this notice; as not without assurance of a better life beyond this;
yet it was hard to know that she would be so early separated from kind friends,
from a beloved husband, and especially from her three children, who, because of
their tender years, need so much a mother's care and instruction. Her death was
calm and peaceful. Just as the sun set in the west, after making bright and
beautiful the holy Sabbath, she sank to rest in the arms of Jesus. On Wednesday,
February 16th, numerous friends followed the body to its resting place in the
Bedford cemetery. But no one sorrowed “as those having no hope." All felt
that while one was lost to earth, Heaven had gained one. "Blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord." A. F. R.
[Randolph, Ruth Fay]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday March 16, 1944 [p. 1]
Dies in Chicago
Miss Ruth [Fay] Randolph, 75, a former Bedford resident and teacher, died
at her home in Chicago, Wednesday, March 1. She was the daughter of the late W.[alter]
F. [itz] Randolph of Bedford.
Funeral rites were in Chicago March 3rd.
[Randolph, Ruth Fay]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 9, 1944 p. 8
Miss Ruth Randolph Dies in Chicago
Funeral
services were held in Chicago Friday, March 3 for Miss Ruth [Fay] Randolph, 75, who died at her home there Wednesday [March
1, 1944]. Her nieces, Mrs. George Cobb of Hopkins, Mo., and Mrs. Don Turner of Gravity, went to Chicago the first of last week
to be with her.
Miss Randolph's home was
formerly in Bedford and she had taught in the Chicago schools. She was the
daughter of the late Dr. Randolph,
a practicing physician in Bedford for many years. She was a sister of the late Mrs.
Sanford McCorkle [Elizabeth], parents of Mrs. Cobb and Mrs.
Turner. Her illness was of short
duration.
[Note:
She was buried in Acacia Park Cemetery, Norwood Park, Cook County, Illinois.]
[Randolph, Walter
Fitz]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 8, 1903 [p. 1]
DEATH COMES AS A
SURPRISE
Dr. W. F. Randolph Passes Away While Visiting His Daughters in
Chicago
Monday
morning people of Bedford were greatly shocked on receiving the sad
intelligence of the death of Dr. Randolph. Friday night before Christmas Dr. Randolph went to Chicago to visit his two daughters during
the holidays. When he left Bedford he seemed to be in fairly good health and no
one was prepared to receive the news of his death, which occurred at the home
of the daughters in Chicago on Sunday evening, Jan. 4, 1903, at 7 o'clock.
The
exact cause of his death is not known to the writer, but it is stated that he
became weaker and weaker and finally passed away with very little pain. The
remains were brought back to Bedford and taken to the home of the Misses
Goodsill Wednesday morning,
January 7. The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church, conducted
by Rev. D. W. Griffith, after which interment was made in the Bedford cemetery.
The obsequies at the grave were conducted by Taylor lodge No. 156 A. F. and A.
M., of which he was a faithful and prominent member.
Walter
F. [itz] Randolph was born in
Meadville, Penn. Dec. 9, 1833. When about twelve years of age he moved with his
parents to Wisconsin, and a few years later to McHenry County, Ill. He was
married in 1864 to Rachael Goodsill,
and one son and two daughters were born to them, all of whom survive him. He
graduated from Rush Medical College with the class of '69 and the following
year in August, came to Bedford where he lived until his death. For a number of
years he has been surveyor of Taylor County. He leaves a large number of
friends.
Deceased
lived a true and noble life. He became a member of the Masonic lodge at
Marengo, Illinois, in 1869, became a member of the Bedford lodge March 1,1871.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of all in their sad affliction.
[Roush, Charles Dodd]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 16, 1940 p. 2
Charles
D. [odd] Roush, of Henry H.
[arris] and [Mary] Elizabeth [Looker] Roush, was born in Siam, Iowa, in 1864, and departed this life at the home
his daughter, Grace Blessman, in Clearfield, Iowa, May 12, 1940 at the age of
76 years, 2 months, 21 days. He united with the Methodist Church at the age of
thirteen, and has been very devoted to his Bible, and has used it for a
constant guide thru life, always praising his Saviour.
He
was united in marriage to Maggie Jane Clayton of Siam in 1885, who departed this life four
years ago on March l3th.
To
this union were born seven children: —Phemie Gray of Bedford, Henry Roush of Hopkins, Mo.; Ernest Roush of Des Moines, Iowa; Theodore who died at the age
of 17 months; Eva Blessman of
Lincoln, Neb; Lester Roush of
Maryville, Mo.; and Grace Blessman of Clearfield. Besides the children, there are 19 living grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren. Three sisters survive: Edith Blagraves [Blagrave] of Siam, Rachel [Catherine] Fine of Hopkins, Mo., and Carrie [Alice] Burley of California. Three brothers: — Bert [Albert Birch] of California, Harve [Monroe] of Des Moines, Will [iam Ernest] of St.
Joseph—besides a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
He
was a loving father, always kind to all, always speaking the encouraging word;
always interested in his children's welfare, and also in the community.
He
was a friend of everyone who knew him, and will be greatly missed by all who
are left to cherish his memory.
His
last illness started about four months ago and he has been very patient and
always hoping for a recovery but expressed so many times of being ready to go
if it was the Lord's will.
The
funeral was preached by Rev. L. E. Gatch of the Methodist church at Siam, at 2
o'clock Monday May 13. Burial was in Siam cemetery.
[Roush, Charles Dodd]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 16, 1940 p. 2
Charles
Roush, father of Mrs. John
Blessman, died at the Blessman home near the Presb. church at 2 a. m., Sun. He
had been very ill for two months.
[Roush, Charles Dodd]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 16,
1940 p. 3
Chas. Roush Dead
Charles
Roush, 76, father of Mrs. John
Blessman, died at the Blessman home here at about 2 a. m. Sunday. While his home
was at Siam, this county, he had for several years made long stays with his
daughter and her family here so was known by many. Funeral service [s] were at
the old home on Monday afternoon, directed by Wetmores of Bedford.
[Roush, Charles Dodd]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 16,
1940 p. 2
siam
Harve
[Monroe] Roush of Des Moines and William
[Ernest] Roush of Hamburg were
visitors Sunday afternoon with their sister, Mrs. John Blagrave [Edith] and Mr. Blagrave. They were called here on account of the death of
their brother, C.[harles] D. [odd] Roush, which occurred at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Blessman at Clearfield Sunday morning.
[Roush, Charles Dodd]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 16, 1940 p. 5
Obituary - C. D.
Roush
Charles
D. [odd] Roush, son of Henry
H. [arris] and [Mary] Elizabeth [Looker] Roush was born in Siam, Iowa in 1864 and died at the
home of his daughter, Grace Blessman at Clearfield, Iowa, May 12, 1940 at the age of 76 years, 2 months
and 21 days.
The
funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Siam Monday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. L. E. Gatch. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
He
was married to Maggie Jane Clayton
of Siam in 1885. To them were born seven children: Phemie Gray of Bedford, Henry Roush of Hopkins, Ernest Roush of Des Moines, Theodore dying at the age of 17 months; Eva Blessman of Lincoln, Lester [Ellis] Roush of Maryville, Grace Blessman of Clearfield.
Surviving
with the six children are nineteen grandchildren and sixteen great
grandchildren. Also three sisters, Edith Blagrave of Siam, Rachel [Catherine] Fine of Hopkins, Carrie [Alice] Burley of California; and three brothers: Bert [Albert Birch] of California, Harve [Monroe] of Des Moines and Will [iam Ernest] of St. Joseph. Mrs. Roush died four years ago, on March 13.
Mr.
Roush had been a member of the
Methodist church since he was thirteen years of age. He was a loving father,
always kind to all, always speaking a word of encouragement and always
interested in his children's welfare. He also was interested in the welfare of
his community. Mr. Roush was a
friend of every one who knew him and will be greatly missed by all.
[Roush, Margaret Jane “Maggie” Clayton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 19, 1936 p. 8
Mrs. C. D. Roush, 73, of Siam, Dies Friday
Mrs.
C. [harles] D. [odd] Roush, 73,
died at her home in the Siam community Friday, March 13, after an illness of
several years.
The
funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Siam Sunday afternoon,
March 15, conducted by Rev. Chas. Arnold. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
Margaret
Jane Clayton, daughter of George
Washington Clayton and Fidelia
[Schoonover] Clayton, was born
Feb. 10, 1863, in Siam, Iowa. All of her life was spent in or near Siam,
excepting six years spent near Hopkins.
On
Jan. 15, 1885, she was married to Chas. D. [odd] Roush. They celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary together more than a year ago, surrounded by their children and a
host of friends.
To
them were born seven children, one little boy, Theodore two years of age, preceded the mother in death in
1897. The husband and six children survive.
The
children are: Mrs. Phemie Gray,
Bedford; Henry C. Roush, of
Hopkins; Ernest Roush of Des
Moines; Mrs. Eva Blessman of
Lincoln; Lester [Ellis] Roush of Hopkins; and Mrs. Grace Blessman of Clearfield. Besides her children she leaves 17 grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren; also two brothers, Chas. Clayton of Siam, and Orie Clayton of Lakota, N. Dak.
In
1883, during a union revival in Siam she was converted and when the Methodist
church was built the next year she became a charter member of that church, and
during all the years that have passed she has remained a faithful member of
that body. She was a charter member of the Ladies Aid society, always with a
willing heart and hand to help in any way she could.
[Roush, William
Ernest]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 26,
1954 [p. 1]
W. E. Roush Died In Des Moines
W.
E. Roush, a former resident of
the Bedford and Siam community, died at the Iowa Methodist hospital, Des
Moines, August 21. The body was brought to Bedford and funeral services were
held at the Shum Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 23, conducted by Rev.
Robert M. Peters. Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
William
Ernest Roush, son of Henry H.
[arris] and Elizabeth [Morehead] Roush,
was born Oct. 6, 1870 at Bedford, and died at the age of 83 years, 10 months,
15 days.
He
was raised in the vicinity of Siam, where he was a member of the Methodist
church.
He
and his brother were engaged in the piano business at Clarinda for a number of
years. During his later years he spent considerable time in Excelsior Springs,
Missouri.
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