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[ALBAUGH, WALTER ALLEN] Creston News Advertiser, Wednesday, March 20, 1940, [p. 1] W. A. Albaugh, 59, Dies Today Walter Allen Albaugh, 59, 208 South Birch Street, a resident of Creston since 1924, died in the Greater Community hospital at 6 a. m. today. He had been in poor health for the past five years. Mr. Albaugh was born in Taylor County, Jan 25, 1881, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Albaugh. He was married Aug. 25, 1918 to Martha Leonard in Arkansas, who survives. Also surviving are five sons, Aldon of Des Moines and Phillip, James, George and Dean at home; four daughters, Elvirta Hudson of Winterset and Jennie, Martha and Velma Gay, at home; a sister, Mrs. Faith Reed of Lenox; two half-brothers, Morris of Creston and Lewis of Denver and two half-sisters, Mary Weisshaar of Creston and Mable Healey of Oklahoma and a granddaughter, Dorothy Ellen. Mr. Albaugh moved to Creston I 1924 from Hernella, Okla. Funeral services will be conducted at the McGregor Bros. and Coens chapel Friday at 1:30 p. m. in charge of the Rev. L. E. Watson.
Lenox Time Table, Thursday, March 9, 1944, [p. 1[ Arthur Bennett Rites Saturday Funeral services were Saturday from the Presbyterian Church United in Lenox for Arthur A. [lphonso] Bennett, 75. Mr. Bennett died March 2 at his home in Atchison, Kansas and the body was returned here for final rites. Services were conducted by the Rev. Earl Moneymaker. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
Creston News Advertiser, Tuesday, November 8, 1960, [p. 1] Ida Bennett, 69, Dies at Lenox LENOX—Mrs. Ida Bennett, 69, died Monday at her home near Lenox. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Methodist church in Lenox. Rev. Hugh Williams will officiate. Burial will be in Lenox cemetery. Her body is at the Bender Funeral Home. She is survived by her husband, Granville, a daughter and two sons, Mrs. Robert Chaney of Des Moines, Robert of Creston, and Bill of Lenox. Other survivors include her mother, Mrs. Nell Cochran, two sisters, Mrs. Effie Black and Mrs. Herm Beemer, all of Lenox; and a number of grandchildren.
Creston News Advertiser, Friday, August 27, 1965, p. 5 Lewis E. Bice, Formerly of Lenox, Dies LENOX—Lewis E. [dward] Bice, a former resident of the Lenox community, died Thursday at Mount Pleasant. He had lived in Taylor County before 1920. Funeral services will be held at Mount Pleasant and his body will be brought to Lenox for burial at 1 p. m. Saturday at the Lenox cemetery. Graveside services will be held. Mr. Bice is survived by four sons, Clarence of San Bernardino, Calif., Floyd of Edgemont, Calif., Guy of Tucson, Ariz., and Dale of Stockport; and four daughters, Mrs. Ethel Welley and Mrs. Clara Morrison of Riverside, Calif., Mrs. Hazel Massey of Mount Pleasant and Mrs. Myrtle Smith of Farmington. His wife preceded him in death.
Lenox Time Table, Thursday, January 16, 1919, p. 5 The baby girl of L. [ewis] E. [dward] Bice died Tuesday morning. The mother of the little girl died several months ago.
[BORLAND, NELLIE LOUISE MADDEN] Creston News Advertiser, Wednesday, February 10, 1954, [p. 1] Nellie L. Borland Dies Here at 84 Mrs. Nellie Louise Borland, 84, a lifetime resident of Union County, died at home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Merton Miller, 302 south Vine Street, at 3:15 p. m. Tuesday. She had been ill for four months. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the First Christian church here. Rev. R. G. W. Collins will officiate. Burial will be in the Harmony cemetery. Her body is at Coens Home for Funerals but will be taken to the Miller home Thursday afternoon. Nellie Louise Madden was born in Union County, March 7, 1869. She was the daughter of John and Lenora Bliss Madden. She was married here, Nov. 27, 1889, to William A. Borland, who preceded her in death April 20, 1928. Surviving her are five sons, Harry Borland and Carl Borland, of Caldwell, Idaho, Robert Borland of Ellensburg, Wash., Kenneth Borland of Kelso, Wash., and John Borland of Conway; two daughters, Mrs. Merton Miller and Mrs. Carl Hood of Creston; and three sisters, Mrs. Ollie Estelle [Estell] of Falls City, Nebr., Mrs. Laura McClintock of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Clara Criswell of Creston. Mrs. Borland had lived in Union County and in Creston all her life. She was a member of the Christian church.
[BORLAND, NELLIE LOUISE MADDEN] Creston News Advertiser, Tuesday, February 16, 1954, p. 3 Obituary – Mrs. Nellie L. Borland Mrs. Nellie Louise Borland was born in Union County, Iowa, March 7, 1869, and passed away from this life Feb. 9, 1954 at the age of 84. She was the daughter of John and Leonora Madden. On Nov. 27, 1889 she was united in marriage to Mr. William A. [lexander] Borland who passed away April 20, 1928. Mrs. Borland was a member of the Christian Church, and had lived in Union County and in Creston all her life. Surviving are her five sons---Harry Borland and Carl Borland of Caldwell, Idaho; Robert Borland of Ellensburg, Washington; Kenneth Borland of Kelso, Washington; and John Borland of Conway; two daughters---Mrs. Merton Miller and Mrs. Carl Hood of Creston; three sisters---Mrs. Ollie Estelle [Estel] of Falls City, Nebr.; Mrs. Laura McClintock of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. Clara Criswell of Creston. Also 13 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at the Christian Church, Creston, Iowa on Friday, February 12, 1954 at 2 P. M., conducted by the Rev. R. G. W. Collins. Burial was in the Harmony Cemetery, south of Creston.
Creston Daily Advertiser, Saturday, April 21, 1928, [p. 1] W. A. Borland, 77, Dies Here After a brief illness, William A. [lexander] Borland, a resident of the community for over half a century, died at 4:20 Friday afternoon at the family home, 503 North Birch Street. He was 77 years old. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Christian church, of which Mr. Borland was a member. Rev. C. W. Graham will officiate as Rev. George Henry, pastor of the Christian church is ill. Burial will take place in the Harmony cemetery in Grant Township. Surviving are the widow and seven children, Harry, Kenneth, John and Carl Borland, all of Creston; Robert Borland of Herndon, Kan., and Mrs. Merton Miller and Mrs. Carl Hood, both of Creston.
Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, April 1, 1926, p. 7 David Clark, son of Thomas W. [hite] and Margaret Clark, was born in Canada, July 12, 1856, and was called to his eternal rest from his home near Lenox, Ia., on March 25, 1926, aged 70 years, 8 months and 13 days. Mr. Clark came with his parents to Vinton County, Ia., at five years of age and five years later the family moved to Linn County where he grew to manhood. He was united in marriage to Miss Martha M. [elinda] Rogers on Feb. 26, 1880. In March of the same year this young couple established their home on a farm in Green County. In 1882 they came to Lenox, living in town until Thanksgiving Day, 1893, when they moved to the present home east of Lenox. Mr. Clark was of a family of seven sons and two daughters. Two brothers, John and George D. Clark of Ely, Ia., and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Bassett of Corning, Ia., also many nieces and nephews remain with Mrs. Clark to mourn the loss of a loving husband and kind brother, and joyous good natured uncle. Besides these a multitude of friends and neighbors will miss a familiar face. Mr. Clark united with a Methodist Episcopal congregation in 1880, which worshipped in a schoolhouse on his farm in Green County, south of the present town of Churdan. When moving to Lenox, he moved his membership to the Lenox Methodist church. He was a faithful attendant until the last few years when failing health made it impossible. The funeral was held from the Methodist church at Lenox, conducted by the pastor and interment was made in Fairview cemetery at that place.
Taylor County Democrat (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, July 20, 1893, [p. 1] On Monday afternoon occurred the death of Robert Clark, six miles southeast of Lenox. He was 40 years old. The funeral services were held at the home and conducted by Rev. J. F. Campbell of Greenfield.
Creston News Advertiser, Tuesday, October 7, 1969, p. 23 Daisy E. Cole Dies Here at 85 Mrs. Daisy E. Cole, 85, a longtime resident of Creston, died at the Greater Community hospital at 1:10 p. m., Monday after a two-week illness. Her home was at 504 ½ west Prairie Street. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Thursday at the Salem Lutheran church here. Rev. J. William Raymond, the pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairlawn [Fairview] cemetery at Lenox. A prayer service will be held at the Keating-McKasson funeral home at 7:30 p. m., Wednesday. Mrs. Cole's family said a memorial fund is being established for Salem Lutheran church. Contributions can be left at the funeral home. Daisy Elizabeth Moss was born at Conway, July 15, 1884. She was the daughter of John F. and Mary L. Hamilton Moss. She taught school before her marriage on Sept. 6, 1908, to John Cole. Mrs. Cole moved to Creston from Conway in 1918 and has lived here since that time. She is survived by two daughters, June Cole of Creston and Mrs. Phyllis Novotne of Overland Park, Kan.; a grandson, Rev. Richard Novotne of North Little Rock, Ark.; three great grandchildren; and a brother, F. V. Moss of Fort Madison. Mrs. Cole was a member of Salem Lutheran church.
Creston News Advertiser, Monday, December 15, 1947, [p. 1] Gilbert H. Duckett Dies Here Sunday Gilbert H. Duckett, 81, of Sharpsburg, died Sunday evening at the home of his sister, Mrs. Susie Goodlaxson, here. He had made his home with his sister for 2 ½ years. His death was sudden. Funeral services will be held at the Arnold funeral home at Lenox at 2 p. m. Wednesday.
[DUCKETT, GILBERT H.] Creston News Advertiser, Tuesday, December 16, 1947, [p. 1] Funeral at Lenox For G. H. Duckett Funeral services for Gilbert H. Duckett, 81, will be held at the Arnold funeral home in Lenox at 2 p. m. Wednesday. Rev. Jetto Revert will officiate. Burial will be at Lenox. Mr. Duckett died at 5 p. m. Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Susie Goodlaxson here. He had lived with Mrs. Goodlaxson for 2 ½ years. He was a former resident of the Sharpsburg and Lenox communities. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Goodlaxson, and Mrs. Shoenhair, and a sister in Greenleaf, Idaho.
[DUCKETT, GILBERT H.] Lenox Time Table, Thursday, December 18, 1947, [p. 1] Gilbert Duckett Dies At Creston The death of Gilbert Duckett occurred at Creston, Iowa, Sunday evening, Dec. 14, 1947, at the age of 81 years, his birthday being in October. Mr. Duckett farmed for many years northwest of Sharpsburg. He had never married, his mother living with him until her death at the age of 89. A few years ago he moved to Creston, where he made his home with a sister, Mrs. Susie Goodlaxson. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Jessie Parks of Green Leaf, Idaho and another sister, Mrs. Mae Shoenhair of Creston. Funeral services were held at Arnold Funeral Home at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Jelro Rewarts of Webster City. Burial was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Creston Daily Advertiser, Tuesday, December 8, 1925, p. 2 Noah Duckett Dead; Funeral Thursday Noah Duckett, 85, died this morning at 3 o'clock at his home 400 Livingston Avenue, after an illness of six weeks. His wife preceded him in death a year ago. Mr. Duckett is survived by two sons, Gilbert of Sharpsburg and Fred of Alberta, Canada, and four daughters, Mrs. Anna Boden [Boyden] of Sharpsburg, Mrs. Jessie Parks, of Eagle, Idaho, Mrs. Mary Shoenhair of Lenox and Mrs. Susie Goodlaxon [Goodlaxson] of Creston. The funeral will be at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at the Roland Funeral home with burial in the Morgan cemetery near Kent. [Note: He is buried in Lenox East Fairview Cemetery with his wife, Amelia Heath Duckett, not in the cemetery given in the obituary.]
Bedford Free Press, Thursday, June 30, 1910, p. 4 Miss Birdie Dunbar, one of the most popular young ladies in Lenox, died Saturday and was buried Monday at that place. Miss Dunbar was among the most popular of the young people of Lenox, and the large funeral procession was mute testimony of the high esteem in which she was held. She also had many friends here as she lived with her parents in Bedford at one time. Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Sawyer, of this city, attended the funeral. The many friends of Mrs. Dunbar will extend to her their deepest sympathy in her recent bereavement.
[DUNBAR, BERDIE ETHELYN] Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, June 30, 1910, p. 4 Berdie E. Dunbar Berdie Etthelyn [Ethelyn] Dunbar died at her home in Lenox, Saturday, June 25, age 21 years. She was one of the Lenox popular teachers in 1908 and began the term of 1909 in the third room, but gave it up early in 1910 unable to finish the term and went to New Mexico. Her health was not restored and she came home a few weeks ago. The funeral was conducted at the residence of her mother Monday by Rev. I. H. Fuller. The high school male quartet sang and the Lenox bands with muffled drums by her request accompanied the long procession to Fairview cemetery where the remains were laid to rest. The floral tributes were unusually fine and were sent in great quantities by the friends. [DUNBAR, BERDIE ETHELYN]
Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, December 12, 1901, p. 3 J. M. Dunbar Is Dead Well Known Lenox Merchant dies Suddenly at His Home at 1:50 O'clock This Morning Had Been in Failing Health During Several Months Past J. [ames] M. [ilton] Dunbar, of the firm of Dunbar & Killion, died at his home at 1:50 a. m. today. Several years ago he was engaged in business in this city as a clothier. In recent years he was one of the leading clothiers and merchants of Lenox, and also operated a branch store at Blockton, where the firm was known as Dunbar & Collins. Mr. Dunbar was afflicted with kidney trouble and his health had declined greatly since the fifteenth of last May. He was conscious to the last minute of his life. The deceased was aged 46 years and leaves a family consisting of a wife and four children. Funeral services will be held at the family residence in Lenox at 2 p. m. Sunday. [DUNBAR, JAMES MILTON] Taylor County Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, July 4, 1878, p. 3 Conway Items Old Mr. Benjamin Eastman died last Sunday morning, of Bronchitis. The funeral took place on Monday and was largely attended.
[EASTMAN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN] Taylor County Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, July 4, 1878, p. 3 ----Mr. Benjamin Eastman died at Conway on Sunday morning, aged about sixty years, of catharral consumption. Mr. Eastman was an old and highly esteemed citizen, and an active member of the Presbyterian Church. The funeral took place on Monday morning at Lenox.
Bedford Free Press, Thursday, April 24, 1902, p. 8 A telegram received Monday evening by Geo. Estel bore the sad news that his son, Richard, who was a prominent contractor in St. Louis, died Monday noon. He had been seriously ill for some time, but at the time of his death, was thought to be out of danger.
[GIBSON, EFFIE MALINDA ROGERS] Adams County Union-Republican (Corning, Iowa), Wednesday, August 4, 1920, p. 7 Prescott Mrs. Effie Gibson passed away at a hospital in Creston Saturday morning, after a protracted illness of several months. Besides her husband, she leaves her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers, of Lenox, and numerous other relatives to mourn her departure. Funeral services were held at the Stringtown church Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. D. McClurg, of Creston.
[GIBSON, EFFIE MALINDA ROGERS] Adams County Union-Republican (Corning, Iowa), Wednesday, August 11, 1920, p. 3 Obituary – Mrs. Van Wy Gibson, of Union township, passed from this life on Saturday, July 31, 1920, aged 22 years, 8 months and 28 days. The funeral services were held Monday, August 2nd, at Stringtown church, conducted by Rev. E. C. Bonham, of the M. E. church of Lenox, assisted by Dr. O. D. McClurg, of Creston, and the body was laid to rest in the family burial grounds at Lenox. Mrs. Gibson's maiden name was Miss Effie Malinda Rogers. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers, of Grant Township. She was born in Grant Township on the 3d of November 1897. On the 25th of February 1920, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson were married and in a short time she became ill with Bright's disease, which caused her death. The subject of this sketch attended the district schools and later graduated from the Lenox high school with the class of 1917. Beside her parents and husband, Mrs. Gibson leaves four brothers, Ernest, Alpha, Robert and Orville Rogers, and three sisters, Mrs. Sewell McGregor, Miss Faye and Miss Vera Rogers. All of the brothers and sisters reside at or near the family home. One brother, Ray Rogers, preceded his sister in death. Many friends [sympathize] with the relatives in their loss. Mrs. Gibson was a young lady with a bright and promising future before her. Mrs. Gibson was a member of the M. E. church since early childhood.
Lenox Time Table, Thursday, June 10, 1943, [p, 1] Enraged Bull Kills Farmer Here Sunday Van Gibson Is Found in Pasture A 55-year-old Stringtown farmer was fatally injured early Monday morning when he was attacked and trampled by an enraged bull at his farm home northeast of Lenox. Van Gibson, a widower, made his home with a sister, Grace Gibson. The accident occurred shortly after eight o'clock it is believed. Calls For Help According to the sister who found Gibson's body, the animal was noticed standing over what appeared to be a man's body. Investigation by neighbors, called by the woman, disclosed Gibson's badly mangled body. The bull was nowhere to be seen when neighbors arrived. The animal, a 1500-pound Holstein, had apparently given up the attack after trampling the man. It was found, later, in a nearby barn. Officers expressed belief that the muddy condition of the field made it impossible to ward off the animal. Death, apparently, had come swiftly, officers believe. Inquest The body was taken to Corning after Adams County Coroner Boyd Roland was summoned. Circumstances were such, Roland decided, as to not warrant an inquest.
[GIBSON, VAN WY] Adams County Free Press (Corning, Iowa), Thursday, June 10, 1943, [p. 1] Farmer Trampled To Death By Mad Bull Van Gibson Found Dead Tragedy Occurred Last Sunday Morning Van Wy Gibson, prominent Adams County farmer, residing 2 ½ miles northeast of Stringtown was trampled to death by a 2,000-pound 3-year-old Holstein bull, at the Gibson home early Sunday morning. Gibson was dead when found in the barn lot by his sister, Miss Grace Gibson, about 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning. Because the telephone was out of order, Miss Gibson had to walk through the mud a quarter of a mile to the Fred Olson home to secure help after she had found her brother dead. There were no witnesses to the accident and the details can only be surmised. Van had gone to the barn to do the usual morning chores, one of which was to feed the bull, which was kept in a separate lot. Apparently Van had opened the gate to the bullpen to allow another animal out of the pen. The gate was open and the bull was eating his feed when help arrived on the scene. Body Crushed Van's body was found near the fence and down in a path which the bull had worn into the soft earth. From the hips to the neck his body was badly bruised and crushed. One side of his face was badly bruised. Hoof marks on the body indicated that the animal had either walked over the body or used his hoofs to attack Mr. Gibson. Coroner Boyd Roland was notified of the accidental death but after investigating the circumstances of the tragedy, ruled an inquest not necessary. Van Wy Gibson was born at Carbon, Iowa, May 18, 1890 and died at his home 2 ½ miles northeast of Stringtown at about 7:30 a. m. Sunday, June 6. At the time of his death he was aged 53 years and 18 days, having recently reached his 53rd birthday last May 16. Van was the son of Joseph and Ellen Van Wy Gibson, who came to Carbon from LaSalle, Illinois, in the early days. His father was a coal miner, but when Van was six years old, his parents moved from Carbon to the farm northeast of Stringtown where Van met a tragic death last Sunday morning. His father passed away in 1916 and his mother died in 1918. Van has resided on the same farm since 1896. Since the death of their parents, the farm has been operated by Van and his sister, Miss Grace Gibson. Married In 1920 On February 25, 1920, the deceased was united in marriage to Miss Effie Rogers at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rogers, north of Lenox. It was the will of fate that this union was to be of short duration and Mrs. Gibson passed way July 31, 1920. Mr. Gibson never remarried. The surviving near relatives are two sisters, Miss Grace Gibson and Mrs. Dora Olson, who resides in the same neighborhood northeast of Stringtown; two brothers, Grover Gibson of Prescott, and Earl Gibson of Shannon City. One brother, Orval, died at the age of three in 1894. Mr. Gibson is also survived by two nephews, Howard and Boyd Gibson, and one great nephew, Bryon Brown. Surviving nieces are: Ellen Grace Brown, and he is survived by one great niece, Carolyn Brown, the Brown children being sons and daughters of a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gibson. Throughout his years spent in Adams County, Mr. Gibson has taken an active part in community affairs and has held the high esteem and respect of all who knew him. He was elected as a member of the Board of Supervisors of Adams County from the second district and has also served in a number of township and school offices for Union township. He took an active part in politics and was a member of the Democratic Party. He has been actively associated with the AAA of Adams County since its organization and during that time has served as treasurer of the organization. World War Vet During World War One he served eleven months in the armed forces of our country and is a loyal member of Metz Post of the American Legion at Prescott. During his earlier life, he affiliated with the Baptist church but during later years he has associated himself with the Federated church of Stringtown, where he has been an active and much interested member. In the death of Van Gibson, the county loses an exceptionally fine and loyal citizen. He was a man of high ideals, lived strictly a Christian life and had the courage of his honest convictions in all his dealings. He will be greatly missed in the community and of course his passing will be mourned greatly in his family circle. Funeral services were held at 2:00 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, June 9, from the Federated Church at Stringtown. The services were in charge of Rev. H. Cole, of Creston. Interment was made in the Lenox cemetery. Music for the services was furnished by Edwin Bush, with Mrs. Floyd Young, pianist. The American Legion also took part in the funeral services.
[GIBSON, VAN WY] Lenox Time Table, Thursday, June 17, 1943, p. 3 Honor Van Gibson As token of esteem to the memory of Van Gibson, a very large crowd gathered at the Stringtown Church last Wednesday, June 9, to pay their last respects to a fine Christian gentleman. Van had long been a teacher in the Sunday school and for many years had served on the church board. His passing leaves in the community a vacancy that will be conspicuous and difficult to fill. We extend our most sincere sympathy to the relatives and to all who mourn.
Nebraska relatives who attended the funeral services for Van Gibson were: Mrs. Susie Mort, Mrs. Pearl Wignall, Mrs. Raymond Pile and daughter, Mrs. Virgil Wymore, Mrs. Ernest Doty, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mort and Mrs. Floyd Mort.
[ [GOODLAXSON, SUSAN ALICE DUCKETT] Creston News Advertiser, Monday, January 14, 1957, [p. 1] Susan Goodlaxson Dies Here at 82 Mrs. Susan Alice Goodlaxson, 82, died at the Greater Community hospital here at 1:25 a. m. today. Her death was sudden. Mrs. Goodlaxson had lived in Union County since 1923. Her home in Creston was at 318 Livingston Avenue. Funeral services will be held at the Keating and Beemer Funeral home here at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. Services will be conducted by Howard Anthony and Clyde Johnson. Burial will be in Blue Grove cemetery near Lenox. Susan Alice Duckett was born at Albia, March 29, 1874. She was the daughter of Noah and Amelia Heath Duckett. She moved from Albia to Taylor County as a child and lived there until 1923. She was married in Taylor County, Dec. 31, 1899, to Elroy O. [tis] Goodlaxson, who preceded her in death June 30, 1922. Mrs. Goodlaxson is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Neva Kleffman of Creston; two sons, Leland E. Goodlaxson of Creston and John D. Goodlaxson of Colfax; and a sister, Mrs. May Shoenhair of Creston.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, August 3, 1944, [p. 1] Walter Greer Dies in Denver Walter Greer, a former resident of Bedford, was found dead in his room last week in Denver, Colo., following a heart attack. His sister, Mrs. Graham Brown of Arkadelphia, Ark., went to Denver for the burial, which was on Monday, July 24. [Note: Although the death notice states that he was buried in Denver, Colorado he has a headstone in Lenox East Fairview Cemetery, Lenox, Taylor County, Iowa. There is no indication that the headstone is purely commemorative. He may have been buried originally in Denver and reinterred at a later date in Lenox East Fairview Cemetery.]
Clearfield Enterprise, Thursday, July 2, 1925, p. 5 Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Harvey and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lowrie, attended the funeral of their uncle, I. [saac] N. [ewton] Harvey at Lenox Sunday afternoon.
Clearfield Enterprise, Thursday, November 8, 1923, p. 6 Mr. A. Z. Stephens and son Linn came Tuesday morning from Delphos to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. R. Harvey, Mrs. Stephens having been at the bedside of her mother the past two weeks. They were accompanied by Mrs. B. F. Seaton.
[HARVEY, RACHEL JANE FORMAN] Clearfield Enterprise, Thursday, November 8, 1923, p. 6 Mrs. R. [achel] J. [ane] Harvey, one of the oldest residents of the community, died Saturday night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Lourie, two miles east of Clearfield. She had been bedfast for a long time and while a fall took her from active life, death was mainly from the infirmities of age.
[HENDERSON, JAMES BURTON "BERT"] Oelwein Daily Register (Oelwein, Iowa), Wednesday, April 7, 1965, p. 8 Thursday Rites For Former Mayor James B. Henderson Services will be Thursday at 2 p. m. at the Brant Funeral Chapel for James Burton (Bert) Henderson, 85, former Oelwein mayor, who died late Tuesday morning. The Rev. E. M. Egeland will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Lenox. The body will lie in state at the funeral home after Wednesday afternoon. Henderson, of 38 2nd St. N. W., was mayor of Oelwein from 1937-41. He had lived in Oelwein for 55 years. Before his retirement he operated an insurance agency. He is survived by a brother, Ray, of Hobart, Okla., two nieces and a cousin.
Lenox Time Table, Thursday, January 5, 1967, p. 4 Obituary – Henderson Jay R. [ichard] Henderson, 75, prominent citizen of Lenox, died Wednesday evening at the Greater Community hospital in Creston, where he had been hospitalized for a week suffering a coronary. He was a graduate of Tarkio College, Tarkio, Mo., and had attended the State College at Cedar Falls and the University of Iowa at Iowa City. He taught in the Junior high school at Clearfield for 13 years after which he served as Taylor County treasurer from 1934 to 1938. He operated the Gamble store in Lenox four years, after which he owned and operated the store for 12 more years. He retired in August 1959. He was a past president of the Lenox Rotary Club, and was a life-long member of the United Presbyterian Church, having served as Elder at the time of his passing. He was a member of the choir for many years. He served as commissioner to the United Presbyterian General Assembly, from the Lenox church, at Des Moines and at Monmouth, Ill. In early life he had been in the produce business with his father. He was the youngest of five children and the last of his family. His wife, Bessie, survives him. Services were Saturday, Dec. 31, at 2:00 p. m. at the United Presbyterian Church in Lenox, with Rev. James Eddy officiating. Interment in the Lenox Cemetery.
[HENDERSON, LEONA BELLE NORRIS] Oelwein Daily Register (Oelwein, Iowa), April 24, 1963, p. 6 Obituary – Leona Henderson Leona Belle Henderson, daughter of William V. and Sarah Smith Norris, was born May 12, 1876 on a farm near Lenox, Ia., where she grew to womanhood and received her education in rural schools. She taught nine terms in the country schools and moved to Corning, Ia. in January of 1900 where her father became sheriff of Adams County. In 1904 the family moved back to the farm and on Aug. 24 of that year she was married to J. [ames] B. [urton] Henderson at Corning. She was a resident of Oelwein for 52 years and a member of Grace Methodist church, the Woman's Society of Christian Service, the Order of Eastern Star, Past Matrons, the Rebekah Lodge and Past Noble Grands. She died early Tuesday, April 16, 1963, having fallen less than a month short of reaching her 87th birthday. She is survived by her husband, J. Burton Henderson and a cousin Mrs. Zetta Wilt of Lenox. Memorial services were held at the Brant Funeral Chapter, Thursday, April 18, with the Rev. E. Morris Egeland, pastor of Grace church officiating. Burial was at Lenox Friday, April 19.
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[HIBBARD, ANNA ELIZABETH LONG] Lenox Time Table, Thursday, March 30, 1939, [p. 1] Life Story of Mrs. Anna Hibbard Anna Elizabeth Long was born at Wilsontown, Pa., July 7th, 1861, and passed away at Sioux City, Ia., March 23, 1939, at the age of 77 years, 8 months and 6 days. Early in life she was married to Ethan Hibbard and they made their home at Jefferson, New Hampshire. Her husband having preceded her in death thirty years ago, she came to Lenox about fifteen years ago to make her home with her brother John Long, who was then in failing health. During her residence in Lenox, she was a regular attendant at the Methodist church. After her brother's death, she went, about three years ago, to make her home with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Bell of Sioux City, Ia., where she passed away. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella Balderson of Medford, Oregon, and Mrs. Joseph Bell of Sioux City and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Saturday afternoon conducted by the Rev. F. J. Robins. [HIBBARD, ANNA ELIZABETH LONG] Lenox Time Table, Thursday, March 30, 1939, p. 7 Mrs. Bruce Tully of Minneapolis is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Long. She came especially to attend the funeral of Mrs. Anna Hibbard.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, September 4, 1947, [p. 1] G. A. Howard Dies In Washington State Funeral services for George Arthur Howard were held in the Methodist church at Garfield, Wash., Monday, August 25 with Rev. Leo Totten of Spokane officiating. Interment was in the Garfield cemetery. George Arthur Howard was born in Morrow County, Ohio, March 16, 1861. The family came by wagon to Iowa in 1869, after his father returned from the Civil War. Mr. Howard grew to manhood and was married on March 15, 1888 to Kizzie Garner of Bedford and their first four children were born in Iowa. They went to Garfield in the spring of 1900, and settled on a homestead in Idaho for a short time, before returning to Garfield to take advantage of the schools. Two more children were born there. Mrs. Eula Durkee and Byron S. Howard of Spokane are the only children living. Byron's little brother died in Iowa and Avery Gordon died in 1914. Dorothy Howard Smith passed away in 1939 and their son Fred Arthur Howard, who was a veteran of the First World War, gave his life in France a few days before the close of the war. Owing to failing health, Mr. Howard sold his acreage and moved to his present home in 1943. Mr. Howard is survived by his wife, 2 children, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, January 11, 1951, p. 4 Word Received Here Of Howard Death Mrs. George A. Howard, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Garner of Bedford, died recently in Spokane, Wash. A notice of her death was sent to the Times-Press by Abi Van Houten Dawson, a former resident of Lenox, and follows: Kizzie Garner was born in Taylor County, Iowa in May 1868. She attended school at Bedford and later taught in the county. She was married to George A.[rthur] Howard, also of Taylor County. The family moved to Lenox where twin sons were born; one of the babies died in infancy and was buried there. The family moved to Idaho, then to Garfield, Wash. The family home was at Spokane for several years. A daughter, Eula Durkee and a son, Byron, live there. The oldest son, Fred, was killed in battle in France in 1918; a small son Avery died many years ago; more recently the daughter, Dorothy Smith, a gifted pianist and pipe organist, passed away. Mrs. Howard's health was broken by years of caring for her husband who preceded her in death a few years. Mrs. Howard was buried at Garfield, Wash., beside the husband and three children. She was an outstanding worker in organizations of which she was a member: the Methodist church, Gold Star mothers, Iowa society, Elder Bloom club and others.
Creston Daily Advertiser, Saturday, February 5.1927, [p. 1] David Hughes Is Dead After Long Illness David Tully Hughes, 28 years old, died at the family home, 1016 West Montgomery Street at 3:15 Friday afternoon. He has been in ill health for several years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Esther Hughes, who is a teacher in the Creston schools; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Hughes, one sister, Miss Evalyn Hughes, at home, and one brother, Walter, at home. He was a member of the American Legion. Short funeral services are to be held at the home Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock. The body will then be taken to Lenox, where funeral services will be held at 3:30 Monday afternoon. Interment will be in the Lenox cemetery.
[JOHNSON, AMANDA AMELIA PIERSON] Creston News Advertiser, Wednesday, October 26, 1966, p. 16 Amanda Johnson of Shannon Dies SHANNON CITY—Mrs. Amanda Johnson, 92, a longtime resident of Shannon City, died at the Clearview nursing home at Mount Ayr at 11:50 p. m. Tuesday. She had been a patient at the nursing home for the past year. Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Methodist church at Shannon City, Rev. William Morehouse of Mount Ayr and Rev. Ron Kinzler, pastor of the Shannon City church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Lenox cemetery. Her family will be at the Varner-Edwards funeral home at Tingley at 7:30 to 8:30 p. m., Thursday. Amanda Pierson was born at Villisca, Sept. 1, 1874. She was the daughter of John and Harriett Pierson. She grew up at Villisca and graduated from high school there. She took normal school training at Clarinda and taught in the rural schools in Montgomery County. Later she became a seamstress and still later engaged in tailoring. She was married, March 4, 1904, to Swan Johnson. He preceded her in death in 1940. Mrs. Johnson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Barney (Elsie) Spranger of Hesperia, Calif., and Mrs. Ralph (Harriett) Long of Mount Ayr; and two stepdaughters, Mrs. Nellie Holder of Corydon and Mrs. Walter (Beulah) Vorhies of Shannon City. She was preceded in death by a son, Paul Johnson; and three stepsons, Art, Will and Ernest Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Methodist church at Shannon City.
[JOHNSON, AMANDA AMELIA PIERSON] Creston News Advertiser, Saturday, October 29, 1966, p. 12 SHANNON CITY – Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Johnson, 92, were held at 2 p. m. Friday at the Methodist church at Shannon City, Rev. William Morehouse of Mount Ayr and Rev. Ron Kinzler, pastor of the Shannon City church, officiated. Music was by Mrs. Rex Simpson, organist, and Rex Simpson who sang "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Sweet Hour of Prayer." Casket bearers and honorary pallbearers, all grandsons, were Dale Johnson of White Bear Lake, Minn., Kenneth Johnson of Truro, Merrill Johnson of Chicago, Ill., Howard Vorhies of Corning, Marvin Johnson of Newton, Harold Holder of Centerville, Paul Long of Mount Ayr, Dean and Lawrence Johnson of Tingley and Clair Johnson and Donald Vorhies of Shannon City. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Thursday, February 23, 1911, p. 5 [John] Arthur Johnson, son of Gus Johnson, died at the home of his father, near Shannon City, last Saturday, after a lingering illness from typhoid fever. The body was brought in on the afternoon train Monday and interment made in the Lenox cemetery. The Johnson family formerly lived on a farm a few miles east of Lenox, and during their residence there the wife and mother died and was buried here. Arthur was about twenty two years of age and a member of the M. W. A.
Creston News Advertiser, Thursday, June 20, 1940, [p. 1] S. Johnson of Shannon Dies Swan Johnson, 79, well-known resident of the Shannon City community and resident of Union County since 1903, died at 9:20 last night at his home in Shannon City following a serious illness since January. He had been in failing health for the past several years. Mr. Johnson was born in Bollarp, Sweden, on Feb. 22, 1862, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Jonson. He came to America in 1881 and he and his brother, Gus, settled in Alexis, Ill. On Nov. 25, 1887 he was married to Annie Robinson in Alexis and in 1892 they moved to Beaver Crossing, Nebr. Three years later they moved to a farm near Lenox where on Feb. 3, 1900, his wife died. In 1903 Mr. Johnson and his children moved to the old Ewing farm, 4 ¼ miles northwest of Shannon where they lived for nine years. On March 3, 1904 he was married to Amanda Pierson of Villisca. In 1911, they moved to the Kessler farm west of Creston and two years later again moved near Shannon. In 1919 he moved into town at Shannon and has lived there since that time. Surviving are his wife; three sons, William and Ernest of Shannon City and Paul M. Johnson of Melbourne; four daughters, Mrs. Nellie Holder of Allerton, Mrs. Beulah Vorhies of Shannon City, Mrs. Elsie Williams of Davenport and Harriet Johnson of Mt. Ayr; three brothers, George of Seattle, Wash., Gus and Perry of Sweden; a sister, Ellen, of Sweden, 14 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One son, Arthus [Arthur], died in 1911. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in Shannon City at 2 p. m. tomorrow in charge of the Rev. A. C. Stark with burial in the cemetery at Lenox. Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Clare, Laurence and Merriel Johnson, Harold Holder and Howard and Donald Vorhies. The body will be at the Deitrick and Keating funeral home until 8 o'clock Friday morning.
[JOHNSON, SWAN ANTON] Creston News Advertiser, Friday, June 21, 1940, [p. 2] Swan Johnson Services Held in Shannon City Funeral services for Swan Johnson, 79, of Shannon City who died Wednesday, were held at the Methodist church there at 2 p. m. in charge of the Rev. A. C. Stark. Pallbearers were six grandsons, Clare, Laurence and Merriel Johnson, Harold Holder and Howard and Donald Vorhies and burial was in the cemetery at Lenox.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, May 1, 1958, [p. 1] Mrs. O. H. Key Dies In Canada Mrs. O. [scar] H. [enry] Key, 76, a former resident of Sharpsburg, died unexpectedly at her home in Fiske, Saskatchewan, Canada, April 28. The body is being sent to the Beemer-Keating Funeral Home in Creston but no details are known at this time as to the funeral services. Mrs. Key is a sister of Mrs. Ledge Crawford of New Market.
[KEY, ETHEL MAY STURM] Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, May 8, 1958, p. 4 Mrs. Ethel May Key Burial At Lenox Mrs. Ethel May Key, 75, a former resident of Taylor County, died at her home in Fisk [e], Saskatchewan, Canada, Monday, April 28. Her death followed a long illness. She had lived in Canada since 1918. Funeral services were held at Rosetown, Sask.; and her body was brought to Creston where funeral services were held. Rev. Lloyd D. Bensmiller, pastor of the First Christian church, officiated. Burial in Lenox cemetery. Ethel May Sturm was born at Dunlap, Ill., March 25, 1883. She was the daughter of T. J. and Lenora Hegwood Sturm. She came to Taylor County from Illinois when she was a small child and lived near Sharpsburg until moving to Canada in 1918. She was married in Taylor County, Dec. 21, 1905 to Oscar Key. Surviving are her husband; two brothers, Irve Sturm of Belt, Mont., and Harl Sturm of Gravity; and three sisters, Mrs. Olive Cummings of Council Bluffs, Mrs. Ledge (Perl) Crawford of New Market and Mrs. Lula Beemer of Creston.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday, October 4, 1962, p. 4 Obituary – Goldie Beatrice Key Goldie Beatrice Key, daughter of George and Anna Cook, was born in Illinois. She passed from this life at Zola Freemyer's in Bedford, Iowa, Friday, Sept. 14, 1962, at the age of 86 years and 26 days. Mrs. Key was married to John Orman Key at Bedford, Iowa, on July 3, 1894. To this union were born three children: Grace, Mrs. G. [len] I Cree of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Beulah, Mrs. D. H. Cree, deceased 1946 and Howard Key of Mound City, Missouri. About 45 years ago the family moved from a farm in Taylor County, Iowa, to Sharpsburg. Later in 1958, because of failing health, she moved to Bedford where she lived until her death. On January 21, 1917 she joined the S. D. A. Church and remained a faithful member. Her husband, John, preceded her in death in 1958. Remaining to mourn are her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. G. [len] I. Cree of Colorado Springs, Colo., and her son and wife, Howard Key of Mound City, Mo. there are 5 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild. Others surviving are a sister, Harriet and her husband, Irve Sturm, Belt, Mont.; a sister-in-law, Mary Cook, Lenox, Ia.; a brother-in-law, John Madison, Long Beach, Calif., several nieces and nephews and many friends. Sister Key is remembered as a devoted wife, a good mother and a devoted Christian.
Bedford Times-Republican, Thursday, May 28, 1925, p. 3 Blue Grove News This community was shocked to hear of the death of Glen Kilby who passed away Friday afternoon. He had been operated on for appendicitis at the hospital in Creston about a week ago. He is the 15-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W.[illiam] J. [ames] Kilby of Lenox, former residents of this community. Rev. Miller and Rev. Shaw conducted the funeral services which were held at the Christian church of Lenox on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. Interment was made in the Fairview cemetery at Lenox.
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