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[BRAND, GEORGE ROBERT] Bedford Times-Republican, Monday, January 26, 1925, [p. 1] Prominent Resident of Sharpsburg Dead George Brand, prominent Sharpsburg citizen, died Friday noon. Mr. Brand died very suddenly, falling dead in his chair while eating dinner. He was one of the older residents of Sharpsburg and was highly respected. The funeral services were held yesterday. [BRAND, GEORGE ROBERT]
Bedford Free Press, Thursday,
January 29, 1925, p. 5
Geo. Robert Brand, son of Andrew and Evelyn Brand, was born in Fulton County, Illinois, January 10, 1853 [1852]; died at his home in Sharpsburg, Iowa, January 23, 1925, aged 72 years and 13 days. In the year of 1880 he was united in marriage to Miss [Sarah] Rosa Crabb. To that union was born four children, two sons and two daughters, who with their mother have all preceded him in death. In 1885 he moved to Iowa and settled in Page County, where he made his home for a number of years. In the year 1904 he married Mrs. Della Clark of Blanchard, Iowa, and with his wife and three step-daughters he came to Taylor County and lived on a farm 4 miles west of Sharpsburg until ten years ago when he moved to the present home in that city. To this union was born three daughters, Bessie, [Edna] Allene and Lilly Belle. In 1914 he confessed his faith in his Saviour and untied with the Methodist church of Sharpsburg. He leaves to mourn his departure, a wife and three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Pennebaker of Lenox, Allene and Lilly Belle both at home, and three grandchildren of St. Paul, Nebr.; three step-daughters, Mrs. Pearl Pfander, Mrs. Mabel Grimm, both of Sharpsburg, and Mrs. Eva Marsh of Bedford; two brothers, Will of Clearfield and Meredith of Kent; one sister, Mrs. Clara Adlinson of Sioux City, Ia., and a host of relatives and friends. A good man has been called home. The funeral was held at the M. E. Church in Sharpsburg on Sunday at 1:00 o’clock, services conducted by the pastor, Rev. McNeal. The body was laid to rest in the Gravity cemetery. Mr. Brand was sick but a short time, and had been to the
schoolhouse working in the forenoon. He took sick while eating dinner and died
a few minutes later. Heart trouble was the cause of his death. Clarinda Herald, Tuesday, April 15, 1902, p. 3 Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Crabb went to Gravity Friday to attend the funeral of a child of Mr. and Mrs. George Brand. Mrs. Brand is a sister of Mr. Crabb. [BRAND, ROSA] Clarinda Herald, Tuesday, April 22, 1902, [p. 1] Little Rosa Brand
Rosa, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brand, died of measles and typhoid fever, Thursday, April 10, 1902, aged five years, three months and eighteen days. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church and the little darling was laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at Gravity. She leaves to mourn her death father, mother, sister, two brothers and a host of loving friends.--- Gravity Independent. [BRAND, SAMUEL WILLIAM “WILL”]
Bedford Times-Republican,
Thursday, January 8, 1914, p. 5
Gravity
Sam Brand died Thursday morning at 4 o’clock after a long and suffering illness. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p. m. at the Methodist Episcopal church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. O. Carder, assisted by Rev. I. E. Wade. Interment at Gravity cemetery. Taylor County Herald (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 18, 1932, p. 4 Local Attorney’s Father Dies
at Wichita, Kansas
Adam Brant, 79, a former resident of Bedford and father of Attorney M. R. Brant of this city, died at Wichita, Kansas, August 15. Mr. Brant had been ill for a short time. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. [alter] T. Matson. He was born in Pennsylvania, moving to Bedford in 1900. Later he went to Wichita. He engaged in farming most of his life, and handled stock before he retired some time ago. The body was brought here for burial and interment was in
Fairview cemetery yesterday.
[BRANT, ADAM] Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, August 18, 1932 Adam Brant Dies at Wichita, Kans. Is Father of M. R. Brant of Bedford—Burial Made at Fairview Cemetery Adam Brant, formerly of this city and father of M. R. Brant of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. T. Matson of Wichita, Kans., on August 15. He was ill but a short time. He was past seventy-nine years old. He was a native of Pennsylvania and settled in Adair County, Iowa in 1873, making his home there until 1900. In early life he was engaged in farming and later in the handling of stock. His wife, Mary G. Brant, died in January, 1929. He is survived by William J. Brant of Wichita, Kans., Mrs. W. T. Matson of Wichita, Kans., R. E. Brant, Fort Worth, Tex., and M. R. Brant of Bedford. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery here.
[BRANT, MARY GERTRUDE GREGORY] Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, January 10, 1929, p. 4 Mrs. A. Brant Mrs. A. Brant, mother of M. R. Brant of Bedford, passed away at her home in Kansas City and the body was brought to Bedford on the noon train today. The cortege went immediately to the Fairview cemetery, where interment was made. The Brants were former residents of Bedford. An obituary will be printed next week. [BRANT, MARY GERTRUDE GREGORY] Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, February 14, 1929, p. 4 Mary G. [ertrude] Brant, wife of Adam Brant of 3926 Wyoming Street, Kansas City, Mo., was born near Dayton, Indiana, November 9th, 1856, and died at her home under the date of January 8, 1929, aged 72 years, 1 month and 30 days. At an early age she united with the United Brethren Church. She left surviving her, her husband and the following children: W. [illiam] J. [ames] Brant of Kansas City, Mo., R. [amer] E. Brant of Fort Worth, Texas, M. [elbon] R. [oscoe] Brant of Bedford and Mrs. W. [alter] T. Matson of Wichita, Kansas. The funeral services were conducted at Kansas City, Mo., and burial was made at the Fairview cemetery, Bedford, Iowa, under the date of January 10th, conducted by Rev. M. R. Talley of Bedford, Ia. Mr. and Mrs. Brant were marred in 1874 at Dayton, Indiana, and the following year settled in Adair County, Iowa, and from 1900 to 1907 made their home in Bedford, Iowa, and since 1907 have resided at Kansas City, Mo. they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home at Kansas City in December 1924. Mrs. Brant was the oldest of her family and leave[s] surviving three sisters living in Oregon and one brother in California. Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, December 22, 1960, [p. 1] Atty. M. R. Brant Rites In
Bedford
M. [elbon] R. [oscoe] Brant, 80, an attorney in Bedford for many years, died at his home at Platteville Sunday, December 18 after having been in failing health for many years. Funeral services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service on Madison Street in Bedford, Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Anthony Blankers of the Bedford Methodist church officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. He is survived by his wife of the home; a son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Brant of Blockton; and a daughter, Mrs. Beth Ritz of Portland, Oregon. Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, April 22, 1937, [p. 1]
W. J. Brant Dies; Former
Bedford Man
W. J. Brant, a former resident of Bedford, died in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, April 16. The body was brought to Bedford Monday, where burial services were held at the Fairview cemetery that afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. F. Overhulser. William James Brant was born at Fontanelle, Adair County, Iowa April 19, 1876. He resided there until nineteen years of age and then took a position as a druggist at Corning, Iowa. He remained there five years, then for a like period of time went to Glenwood and Ottumwa, making fifteen years he spent as a druggist. He then moved to Kansas City, Mo., and remained with his parents for twelve years. Most of the late years of his life were spent with his sister, Mrs. Walter T. Matson, at whose home he died. In early youth he joined the Methodist church at Fontanelle. [BRANT, WILLIAM JAMES] Taylor County Democrat, Thursday, November 15, 1894, [p. 1] Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chandler’s infant son died at their home near Ladoga on Tuesday, November 6. The remains were interred in the Gravity cemetery on Wednesday the 7th. Bedford Free Press, Thursday, January 15, 1925, p. 8 Obituary – Mrs. B. F. Chandler (From Gravity Independent)
The death of Mrs. B. F. Chandler occurred here at her home about six o’clock on Christmas day. Mrs. Chandler suffered a stroke of paralysis a few weeks ago, and had gradually failed since that time. The funeral services were held the following Sunday afternoon in the Christian church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Chas. A. Burkhart. Interment was made in the family lot at Gravity cemetery. Mrs. Chandler was one of the pioneer mothers of Taylor County, coming here with her husband in an early day and with him passed thro the experiences of pioneer times. Settling on their farm south of Gravity, in 1869, she immediately took first place in the home, and continued to give her very best effort towards making it convenient, comfortable and happy, devoting herself entirely to the home life and its cares. While strictly a home loving woman, she always found time to do her full share of church work and other public organizations that needed her valuable, personal assistance. She was loved and respected by all who knew her, and leaves a long record of useful service to her family and the community in which she lived. Gravity feels keenly its loss and extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved husband and other relatives. The following obituary record was read at the funeral service. Cordius Lovitt, daughter of William and Lydia Lovitt, was born at Zanesville, Ohio, February 22, 1845, and died at her home in Gravity, on December 25, 1924, aged 79 years, 10 months and 3 days. When she was 12 years old, her parents moved from Ohio, to Old Bedford, Henderson County, Illinois. Here she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to Benson F. [ordyce] Chandler, on February 21, 1867, and together they have shared the joys and sorrows of life for almost forty-eight years. In the year 1869, she, with her husband and elder son, came to Taylor County, Iowa, and settled on a farm, two miles south of Gravity, where they made their home until the spring of 1895, when they moved to Gravity. Their family consisted of two sons, William Leslie, who lives on a farm two miles west of Gravity, and Francis Marion, a lumberman, of this city. She was united with the Church of Christ in her young womanhood and her life has been a living testimony of her Christian faith. She had many Christian graces and all who knew her loved her. Her life has been a benediction to her family and friends, and its value cannot be measured by human standards. She leaves to mourn her departure from this life: her aged companion; two sons, and their wives; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two brothers, John Lovitt, of Shenandoah, Iowa, and Henry Lovitt, of Stronghurst, Illinois, besides a host of other relatives and friends. Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, November 3, 1938, p. 9
Obituary – F. M.
Chandler
Francis Marion Chandler, son of Benson F. [ordyce] and Cordius Chandler, was born on a farm near Gravity, Feb. 16, 1872 and departed this life at his home in Gravity, Monday, Oct. 24, 1938 at the age of 66 years, 8 months and 8 days. He attended the country school near his home and Bedford High School. Later he attended Drake University and in 1893 was graduated from the Gem City Business College in Quincy, Ill. After he graduated from business college he went to Gravity and opened a hardware store. In 1900 he became affiliated with the Chandler Lumber Company and continued in this business until l929 when he retired because of ill health. On Jan. 18, 1894 he was married to Miss Jessie Widener. To this union two children were born, William Widener Chandler and Edwin Lowell Chandler. He was preceded in death by his parents and his only brother, William Leslie Chandler, who passed away July 15, 1937. He is survived by his wife and sons, William W. Chandler of Des Moines and Edwin L. Chandler of Baldwin Park, Calif. Also by five grandchildren, Jeanne and Mary Jane of Des Moines and Edwin, Jr., Robert and Frank Norman of Baldwin Park, two nieces, Mrs. Kent Wallace of Gravity and Mrs. Toby Carson of Shenandoah. He united with the Church of Christ in early manhood and was also a member of the Masonic lodge in which Order he had advanced in the 32nd degree. Having resided in the Gravity community practically all of his life, Mr. Chandler had contributed much to the development and growth of Gravity and the surrounding country. Prominent in business, he was always found active in every movement for good. The lodges, the church, and all moral issues always profited by his support and much of his time, his talent and his money have gone into public service in which he was always a willing and an effective worker. His home and his automobile were open to the use of his friends and he took pleasure in providing enjoyment for others. Officially he had served as mayor, councilman, president of the school board. In lodge work and in all matters concerning the welfare of the community, his counsel and advice were always sought and given freely. Only those who have known him best are able to testify at this time to his life of service, and those only will realize what a loss the entire community has suffered in his passing. [CHANDLER, LOUIE EMMA “LOU”
TURNER]
Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, September 1, 1949, p. 10
Obituary – Louie
Chandler
Louie Emma Turner, daughter of J. [ohn] C. [abot] Turner and Margaret Jane [Evans] Turner, was born Sept. 3, 1868, in a log cabin on a farm southwest of Bedford and died at her home in Bedford August 22, at the age of 80 years, 11 months, 11 days. She attended the rural schools of Taylor County until she moved with her parents to Bedford at the age of 13. On October 15, 1891, she was married to W. [illiam] L. [eslie] Chandler. To them were born three children, Mrs. Kent Wallace of Gravity, and Mrs. Toby Carson of Shenandoah, also a son Benson John, who died in infancy. All of her life was spent in Taylor County and most of her married life in and around Gravity, where she was very active in the Christian church, having charge of the music for years and also teaching a class of young men for many years. She was a Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star of Gravity and very active in the chapter. The last seven years she lived with her sister, Mrs. Jennie Shaw in Bedford. After coming to Bedford she joined the Rebekah Lodge. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands, two grandsons, Dr. Gordon Wallace of Boulder, Colorado, and Sterling at home; a granddaughter Kay Carson of Shenandoah. Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Gravity. Rev. Ben W. Sinderson officiated, assisted by Rev. [rest of sentence missing.] Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, March 11, 1965, p. 5
Final Rites Held Here For
Alma Colter
Funeral services for Mrs. Elza (Alma) B. Colter were held March 4 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Leonard Wilson, local Baptist minister, officiating. Mrs. Colter died February 28, 1965 at St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Mo., at the age of 71 years, six months and 11 days. Interment was at the Clearmont Cemetery, Clearmont, Mo. Included in the services was the following obituary. Alma Lovina Colter, daughter of Ruel and Larinda Kinman, was born at Independence, Kansas, August 17, 1893. When she was three weeks old she came with her parents to Elmo, Mo., in Nodaway County. Later they moved to Clearmont, Mo., where she lived until married. She became a member of the Baptist Church at Clearmont. On March 12, 1913, she was united in marriage to Elza B. Colter of Elmo, Mo. to this union were born two children: one daughter, Agnes Verlene and one son, Harold Leon. In 1940, Mr. and Mrs. Colter moved to Iowa where they have resided since. Her father, mother, one sister, Effie, and a half brother, Charles, preceded her in death. Those surviving are her husband, Elza B. Colter of Bedford; one daughter, Agnes Verlene Oxley, Bedford; one son, Harold Leon Colter, Glendale, Calif.; one son-in-law, George Oxley, Bedford; one daughter-in-law, Barbara Lou Colter, Glendale, Calif.; four grandchildren, Barbara Gay and Donald Oxley, Omaha, Nebr.; Norma and Eugene Oxley, Bedford; three great grandchildren, Viva Verjean Gay, Robert Dean Gay and Walter Brent Oxley of Omaha; also, several nieces, cousins and a host of friends. Alma was a wonderful loving wife and mother; loved by everyone. While the broken hearted kindred are bereft, the whole community is deeply stricken. Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral of Alma L. Colter were Mr. and Mrs. Lea Horn, Mrs. Joe Workman, Mr. Cassis Horn of Maryville; Jasper Dougherty of Bolivar, Mo.; Mrs. Florie Needham of Savannah, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Oxlely of Diagonal; Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Robinson of Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Oxley and family of Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Darold Gay and family of Omaha. Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, April 8, 1976
Last Rites Held April 3 for Elza
B. Colter
Funeral services for Elza B. Colter, 84, of Bedford, were held April 3 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Larry Secor officiating. Mr. Colter died in St. Francis Hospital in Maryville, Mo., March 31, 1976. Interment was at Clearmont Cemetery, Clearmont, Mo. Elza B. [laine] Colter was born to William and Sarah Colter at Elmo, Missouri, February 15, 1882 [1892]. He had lived in and around Elmo, Missouri, all of his younger years where he also, attended public school. He was united in marriage to Alma Kinman at Clearmont, Missouri, on March 12, 1913, after which they lived and farmed near Elmo. To this union were born two children, a daughter, Agnes Verlene, and a son, Harold Leon. Elza engaged in farming until 1950 when he retired in Bedford, Iowa, due to ill health. He had been a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma, February 28, 1965, his parents, and one brother. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter Agnes Oxley, of Bedford; son, Harold, Los Angeles, Calif.; two sisters, Etta Ferguson, Omak, Wash., and Ada Reese, Sacramento, Calif.; grandchildren, Barbara Gay, Don Oxley, Norma Nazarene, Gene Oxley; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; other relatives and friends. He was a kind and considerate father and will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Attend Service for Elza Colter Apr. 3 Those from out-of-town who attended services for Elza Colter last Saturday were Arthur Colter, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ross, Chillicothe, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Colter, Geneseo, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Robinson, Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. Hal Robinson and daughters of Perry, Ia.; Mr. Mahlon Oxley, Greenfield, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Oxley, Greenfield, Ia. Mrs. Coryl Owen and Mrs. Alice Ekberg, Creston; Mrs. Mabel Bailey, and Mrs. Gertrude Becherer, Gravity; Mr. and Mrs. Willis Parent, Burlington Jct., Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Cecile Loug, and Mrs. Marna McCumber, Elmo, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Les Horn, Maryville, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Darold Gay and family, Omaha, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Oxley and family, Littleton, Colorado; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Oxley, York, Nebr.; Mrs. Viva Baker and daughter, Omaha. Nebr. Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, February 29, 1968, [p. 1]
Howard Cox Dies In Vietnam
Is First Bedford War Casualty
The tragedy of the Vietnam war was emphasized for the Bedford community last Sunday with the announcement that Howard M. Cox, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cox, died Feb. 22 of wounds received in action the previous day near Hue. Corporal Howard Cox’s death is the first Bedford casualty of the Vietnam War; he would have been 23 on March 28. His parents were notified Sunday by two representatives of the Marine Corps, who came to the Cox home in rural Bedford. Corporal Cox, who had been in the U. S. Marine Corps for six months and was stationed in the Hue area, earned his promotion to corporal on Jan. 1; he had been in the service for about a year. Howard, a 1963 BCHS graduate, was an outstanding all-round athlete. Prior to his enlistment in the USMC he attended Centerville Junior College and NWM State College at Maryville. His survivors include his father, Kenneth Cox, an employee of Lucas Products Co., in Bedford and mother, the former Gladys Weatherly; two brothers and two sisters, Don, 26, Wanda, 24, Kay, 18 and James 13. [COX, HOWARD MAX]
Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, March 14, 1968, [p. 1]
Vietnam Casualty: Final Rites
Tues. For Howard Cox
Funeral services for Marine Cpl Howard Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cox, were held at the Methodist Church here Tuesday afternoon. The 22 year old BCHS graduate, Bedford’s first casualty of the Vietnam war, died Feb. 22 of wounds received in action the previous day near Hue, Vietnam. Final rites were completed at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford. The church was packed as relatives, friends and school mates paid their respects to this well-liked and highly respected youth who was a 1963 BCHS graduate and outstanding all round athlete who following his enlistment, served 18 months in the Marine Corps with places of business closed during the service and with the town’s flags at half mast, Rev. J. Milton Kinney, local Methodist minister, conducted the service, assisted by Carl Cummings. Military honors were given, with the local American Legion providing the color guard and taps. Local members of the National Guard Unit in uniform took part in the services and the casket bearers were members of the Marine Corps. Cox’s body, with those of about 900 other Vietnam casualties, were returned to their homes throughout the U. S. At the request of the Cox family, Army Pfc. Steve Shupe, high school teammate and friend of Howard, accompanied the body from California to Bedford, arriving here Sunday night. Bedford Times-Press,
Thursday, March 21, 1968, [p. 1]
Obituary Read At Church
Service Here
Included in the March 12 funeral services for Marine Cpl. Howard M. Cox was the following obituary read at the Bedford Methodist Church. Howard Max Cox, son of Kenneth and Gladys (Weatherly) Cox, was born at Lenox, Iowa, on March 28, 1945, and passed away at the De Nang Hospital in Vietnam on February 22, 1968, at the age of 22 years, 10 months and 25 days. He received his early education in the public schools of Taylor County. He attended the Lenox and Bedford Grade Schools and was graduated from the Bedford Community High School in 1963. He transferred to the Centerville Community College, Centerville, Iowa, and was graduated from that school in 1966. Later he attended the Northwest Missouri State College, Maryville, Missouri, before he enlisted in the Marines. He served his county in that branch of the service for 18 months. Howard was an outstanding sportsman. He liked all sports. His high school achievements in sports won him a scholarship at the Centerville Community College where he played football and baseball. He received Christian Baptism at the Sharpsburg Methodist Church, Sharpsburg, Iowa, on October 28, 1951. Howard is survived by his parents, Kenneth and Gladys Cox, Bedford, Iowa; two brothers, Donald and Kenneth James, Bedford, Iowa; two sisters, Wanda Cox, Kansas City, Missouri, and Kay Cox, student at John F. Kennedy College, Wahoo, Nebraska; a grandfather, Roy Weatherly, Bedford, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Judy Cox, Bedford, Ia.; and three nephews, Donald, David, and Douglas Cox, Bedford, Iowa. Other relatives and friends.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, December 26, 1940, [p. 1] D. S. Goudie, 86, Dies At Clearmont D. [aniel] S. Goudie, 86, a resident of the Bedford community for many years, died at the home of his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goudie at Clearmont, Mo., on Friday evening, Dec. 20, where he was spending sometime. He had been in his usual health until on Monday prior to his death. The previous Saturday he accompanied his son to Maryville where he purchased gifts for his children for Christmas. The body was brought to Bedford and funeral services were held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon, conducted by his son, Rev. Will Goudie of Custer, S. Dak. His grandsons acted as pallbearers. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. He is survived by two daughters and three sons. They are Mrs. Don (Mary) Jones of Bedford, Mrs. Sam (Nelle) Kingsley of Fruita, Colo., Fred Goudie of Gravity, Rev. Will Goudie of Custer, S. Dak., and Raymond Goudie of Clearmont, Mo. there are also several grandchildren and great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Carrie Bevans of Red Oak. Mrs. Goudie died several years ago. [GOUDIE, DANIEL S.] Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, January 2, 1941, p. 5 Obituary – Daniel S.
Goudie
Daniel S. Goudie was born Dec. 5, 1854 at Dewitt, Iowa, and died on Friday, Dec. 20, 1940 at Clearmont, Mo., at the home of his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Goudie. He was aged 86 years and 15 days at the time of his death. The funeral services were held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22, conducted by his son, Rev. William Goudie. Grandsons served as the pallbearers. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Mr. Goudie was the oldest of a family of five children, four boys and a girl. At the age of 21 years he was married to Miss Emma Saunders. They resided on a farm near Dewitt for one year, moving to a farm near Denison, Iowa and in the spring of 1893 to their farm home two miles south of Bedford. They were the parents of seven children, 3 sons and 4 daughters. They are Fred C. [harles] Goudie of Gravity, William A. [lfred] Goudie of Custer, So. Dak., Raymond S. [aunders] Goudie of Clearmont, Mo., Mrs. Mary Jones of Bedford, Mrs. Nell Kingsley of Fruita, Colo., Emma Leone and Ruth Alene, who died in infancy. Mrs. Goudie died April 12, 1929 at the age of 72 years. Surviving with the children are several grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Clarence Bevans of Red Oak. Mr. Goudie’s life was a quiet one. He enjoyed the fellowship of his neighbors and friends and contributed his part to the welfare of the community. Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, February 12, 1953, [p. 1] Fred Goudie Died In California Feb. 5 Fred Goudie, a long-time resident of Bedford and community, died Feb. 5 unexpectedly at the home of a daughter in Alhambra, Calif., where he and his wife had gone to spend the winter. The body was brought to Bedford, arriving here Monday and funeral services were held at the Baptist church Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles. Burial was in the Gravity cemetery. Fred Charles Goudie, son of Daniel S. and Emma A. [bia] Goudie, was born at Dewitt, Iowa May 16, 1878, and died at the age of 74 years, eight months, 19 days. On Feb. 27, 1905 he was married to Bertha Daugherty [Dougherty] at Bedford. To them five children were born. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Paul Goudie and George Goudie of Bedford; three daughters, Elsie Herriott of Bedford, Mrs. Marjorie Maxwell of Alhambra, Calif., and Helen Anderson of Santa Ana, Calif.; 15 grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Also by two brothers: Will Goudie of Hotchkiss, Colo., Raymond Goudie of Tucumcari, New Mexico; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jones of Bedford, Mrs. Nell Kingsley of Grinnell, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents. Also by two sisters, who died in infancy. Mr. Goudie moved with his parents to Taylor County when he was 15. For many years he lived south of Bedford, and then moved to Gravity, in 1943 returning to Bedford. He joined the Baptist church of Bedford in 1895, and has always been a faithful worker in the church. At the time of his death he was chairman of the Board of Deacons, and of the church advisory board. He has always been a zealous worker in the kingdom of God.
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