[Shaw,
Jennie Turner]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 10, 1960 p. 4
Jennie Turner
Shaw Buried Saturday
Mrs.
Jennie Shaw, a native
and long-time resident of Bedford, passed away at her home here Thursday,
March 3, after having been in failing health for a number of years.
Funeral
services were held at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Service on Madison Street,
Saturday afternoon, March 5. Rev.
Morris Bailey, interim pastor of the Christian church, officiated. Burial was in Bedford cemetery.
Jennie
Turner, daughter of John
C. and Margaret Jane Turner,
was born in Taylor County, January 29, 1871, and died at the age of
89 years, one month, four days.
She
grew to womanhood in Bedford and made her home here until 1929, when
she was united in marriage to Joe Shaw of Las Animas, Colorado. They
made their home in Las Animas until Mr. Shaw's death in 1941, and she
then moved back to Bedford, where she lived with her sister, Mrs.
Lou Chandler, until her death in August 1949.
She
was a member of the Bedford Christian church for more than 70 years.
She
leaves to mourn her departure a step-son, Kenneth Shaw, and a step-daughter, Mrs. Helen Samuelson, both of Las Animas, Colorado; five nephews, Albert
Turner, Douglas Turner, Joe Turner of Bedford, Frank Turner of Denver, Colo.; Guy L. Dunlavy of Powell, Wyoming; three nieces, Mrs. Gertie Abarr of Bedford, Mrs. Hazel Wallace of Gravity, Mrs. Iva Johnson of Nicolett, Minnesota; 17 grand nephews and nieces,
39 great grand nephews and nieces.
"Aunt
Jennie," as she was familiarly known of late by her relatives and
friends, was an active worker through the years in church, lodge and
civic affairs. She was a clerk in the Thompson Mercantile
store for many years and was loved by all who knew her. She was always a very special aunt to
her nieces and nephews.
[Davidson,
Joseph Warren]
Times-Republican
Thursday February 25, 1926 p. 7
Joseph Warren
Davidson
Joseph
Warren Davidson was born
in Venango County, Pennsylvania, in August 1856, and came with his parents
to Washington County in 1864, where he grew to manhood. He drifted to Taylor County in the fall of 1879, and taught
school in different parts of the county until 1884, when he married
and purchased a farm in Jackson Township where he lived until 1902. He then, with his family, moved to York,
Nebr., where he lived until 1919, when he moved to Great Bend, Kans.,
where he died at his home February 19, 1926. He was one of a family of 11 children, eight of whom survive
him. Hamilton H., the oldest, died at his home in Estherville in
1909, and Charles died
in infancy. The survivors
are Mrs. Julie Myers and Jennie Davis both of Washington, Ia.; Mrs. [Martha] Florence
Hoover of Albia, Ia.; Franklin E., and Archie
B. [oyd],
both of Bedford; William T. [homas], of Clarinda; Mrs. Lillian Alcott of Salt Lake City, Utah, and A. [rthur] Verne of Wichita, Kans. He leaves to mourn his demise a wife [Laura Elizabeth Haun]
and five children, 4 sons and 1 daughter. They are Olie, Susan, Guy, William and Marvin. The
sons are all married and live in Kansas. The daughter, Susan,
lived at home with her parents.
[Davidson,
Laura Elizabeth Haun]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 8, 1941 [p. 1]
Mrs. J. W.
Davidson, Former Resident Dies
Mrs.
J. [oseph] W. [arren] Davidson,
a former resident of the Jackson Township community, died at her home
in Great Bend, Kans., Monday, May 5. Burial was made there.
Mrs.
Davidson was a sister of Mrs. A. [rchibald] B. [oyd] Davidson [Lilly May Haun] of Bedford and will be remembered here as Miss
Laura [Elizabeth] Haun. She is survived by four sons and one daughter,
all in homes of their own.
[Davidson,
William Thomas]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 22, 1937 [p. 1]
Will Davidson, 70, of Allison, Dies
Will
[iam Thomas] Davidson,
70, editor of the Allison Tribune at
Allison, Iowa, died in a Hampton, Iowa, hospital, Thursday, July 15. He was a brother of A.[rchibald] B.
[oyd] Davidson of Bedford
and is also survived by his wife and two daughters.
The
funeral services were held at Ames Saturday afternoon, where burial
was also made.
[Thompson,
Betty Jane]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 22, 1937 [p. 1]
Clark Thompson's Daughter Is Killed
Betty
Jane Thompson, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark [Edwin] Thompson [Florence Simpson]
of Baxter Springs, Kans., was killed in an automobile accident one-half
mile from her home Tuesday afternoon, July 20. The Thompson family formerly resided in Bedford.
The
body will be brought to Bedford this (Thursday) evening and short services
will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 10 o'clock Friday morning. Burial will be in the Graceland cemetery.
[Thompson,
Betty Jane]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 29, 1937 [p. 1]
Bury Accident
Victim Here
Betty Jane
Thompson Receives Fracture of Skull
Funeral
services for Betty Jane Thompson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark [Edwin] Thompson [Florence Simpson]
of Baxter Springs, Kans., who died Tuesday, July 20, following injuries
received in an automobile accident, were held at the Wetmore Funeral
Home in Bedford Friday morning. Burial was in the Graceland cemetery.
Miss
Thompson, in company with
her sister, Pauline,
and two other young people of the community, went for a short ride after
attending church services on Sunday evening. While traveling on the highway a car backed out of a farmyard
directly in their path. The
car in which the young people were riding struck the other car and was
turned over. Betty received a fracture of the skull
and never regained consciousness, passing away the following Tuesday
afternoon. The sister, Pauline, received a deep cut on her left arm. The other occupants of the car were uninjured.
Betty
is survived by her parents, and by two sisters and two brothers, Ada
May, [Clark] Edwin, [Florence] Pauline and Eugene, all of
the home. The entire family
accompanied the body to Bedford. Mrs. Thompson's sisters, Mrs. Roy Webster, the former Miss Irene Simpson, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Miss Ethel Simpson of Nevada, Iowa, were also present for the funeral
services, as well as her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. [Eugene]
Paul Simpson [Hilda Dowlin] and Patricia of Bedford.
[Anderson,
Glocile McAlpin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 22, 1937 [p. 1]
Mrs. H. Anderson Dies In Hospital
Mrs.
Harvey Anderson, 34, of
New Market died at the Brown Hospital in Clarinda at 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening, July 20, following an operation for appendicitis at 9 o'clock
that morning.
Mrs.
Anderson was Miss Glocille [Glocile] McAlpin of New Market before her marriage. She is survived by her husband, three
daughters and a son, Deloris, Lois Arlene, Donna Lee and Harold, all of the home. Also
by her stepmother, three sisters and three brothers, two half-sisters
and a half-brother, all of whom, with the exception of two, reside in
New Market and community.
[Clabaugh, Arthur Clarence]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 8, 1941 [p. 1]
A. C. Clabaugh Dies In Hospital
Served County
Many Yrs. As Supervisor
Arthur
C. [larence] Clabaugh,
70, for many years active in political circles in Taylor County and
a former member of the Board of Supervisors, died at the University
Hospital in Iowa City, Tuesday, May 6.
He
had been in failing health for the past year and was operated on three
weeks ago from which illness he failed to recover.
He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Floyd Maley [Alice], and by two granddaughters, Lois Marie Maley and Betty Lou Maley, all of New Market. Also by a niece, who was reared in the home the same as a daughter, Mrs. George Gillette [Retta
Cree] of Sharpsburg. There is one sister and two brothers, Mrs. Will Leonard of
Corning, George C. Clabaugh of Fairbury, Nebr., and Frank C. Clabaugh of Arvada, Wyo.
[Young,
James C.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 8, 1941 [p. 1]
J. C. Young, 80, Dies In Chicago
J.
[ames] C. Young, 80, a
brother of Mrs. H. [iram] P. [utman] Jaqua [Ida May], died suddenly in Chicago, Thursday, May 1. For many years he was a traveling salesman
through Bedford, calling on Thompson Mercantile Co., Jacob Cole, Orth
and Weaver and many of the other older establishments. He visited with his sister in Bedford
last summer.
He
is survived by his wife and one son. His burial was made at Evanston, Ill.
[Walker,
Beulah Birdell Chilcote Buell]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 8, 1941 [p. 1]
Mrs. Roy Walker Dies In Loveland
Mrs.
Roy Walker, a former resident
of Taylor County, died at her home in Loveland, Colo., Monday, May 5,
after a long illness. The
funeral services were held at Loveland and burial also made there.
Mrs.
Walker will be remembered here as Miss Beulah Chilcote, a daughter of the late D. [avid] E. [lmer] Chilcote and Mrs. Hattie Chilcote [Harriett Luella Parks] of
Conway. Her first husband was John Buell, also of this community, who died several years
ago.
She
is survived by her husband and mother; two daughters by her first marriage, Mrs. Doris Alameda and Mrs. Mildred Adkins,
both of whom reside in Wyoming; six grandchildren and five sisters.
[Walker,
Beulah Birdell Chilcote Buell]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 22, 1941 p. 3
Obituary - Mrs.
Roy Walker
Beulah
Birdell Chilcote, daughter
of D. [avid] E. [lmer] and Hattie Chilcote [Harriett Luella Parks], was born at Conway, Iowa, March 15, 1892 and died
at her home in Loveland, Colorado, Monday, May 5, 1941.
She
was married to John H. Buell of Bedford in 1910. To
them were born two daughters, Mrs. Mildred Adkins of Cowdrey, Colo., and Mrs. Doris Alameda of Saratoga, Wyo. Mr. Buell died in 1916.
In
1923 she was married to Roy Walker of Bedford. They resided
in Bedford until April 1926, when they moved to Loveland, Colo., which
place had since been their home.
She
is survived by her husband, the two daughters, her mother, six grandchildren,
and a stepson, Oren Walker Weir of Cedar Falls. Also by
five sisters, Mrs. Etta Mefford of Pocahontas, Iowa; Mrs. Edna Thomas,
of Gravity, Mrs. Mary Marshall of Bedford, Mrs. Grace Chancellor of Council Bluffs, and Mrs. Georgia Myers of Shenandoah.
The
funeral services were held at the Hammond Chapel in Loveland, Wednesday
afternoon, with Rev. T. A. Reiser officiating. Burial was in the Lakeside cemetery there.
Mrs.
D. [avid] E. [lmer] Chilcote [Harriett Luella Parks] and daughter, Mrs. Chancellor, were with Mrs. Walker during the last two months
of her illness and assisted in caring for her. They arrived home Monday. Attending the last rites were Mrs. Mefford, Mrs. Thomas,
Mrs. Myers and also Mr.
and Mrs. Leon Marshall [Mary Catherine Chilcote]
of Bedford.
[Litteer,
Miles Harry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 22, 1941 p. 3
Conway
Obituary - M.
H. Litteer
Miles
H. [arry] Litteer, son
of Josiah and Margaret [Ann Knepper] Litteer,
was born near Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, March 7, 1855, and after a
lingering illness died at his home in Conway, May 14, 1941, aged 86
years, 2 months and 7 days.
When
six weeks of age he moved with his parents to a farm 1-½ miles
south of Conway. He
lived most of his life in or near Conway, except a few months spent
in Oklahoma.
On
March 15, 1874, he was married to Miss [Harriett] Eva Chilcote. To
them were born six children, Chauncey Litteer of Conway; Jack Litteer [Andrew Jackson] of Moran, Kans.; Mrs. Mae Hudson of Viewfield, So. Dak.; [Harry] Elmer Litteer of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Mrs. Bess Smith of Lenox, Mrs. Leah Burge of Conway.
He
united with the Methodist church in Conway when a young man. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No.
348 of Conway and received his 50-year membership certificate this year.
He
is survived by his wife, six children, eleven grandchildren, fourteen
great grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Geo. Daniels [Olive] of Bedford.
[Litteer,
Miles Harry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 22, 1941 p. 3
Attend Litteer Funeral
Those
from out of town who attended the funeral services of Miles H. [arry]
Litteer Friday were Frank Connor, Mrs. Blanche Brulington,
Mrs. Callahan, Mrs. Marge Barrans, Mr. and Mrs. George Barrans, Billy and Wilma of Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rosebraugh, Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Reimer and Supt. C. P. Thompson of
Clearfield; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cooper of Villisca; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Litteer of Moran, Kans., Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sallee of Wichita, Kans., J. A. Litteer of Caldwell, Kans., Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Steen of Blockton; Miss Alice Rutledge, Mr. and Mrs.
George Rutledge, Mrs. Ernest Hegwood, Mrs. Jake Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Hamblin, Mr. and Mrs. Lou Cundy of Sharpsburg; Mrs. Effie Roberts, Mrs. H. Edmundson, Mrs. Edna Hess,
Mr. and Mrs. George Norton, Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Chilcote, Mrs. J. H. Chilcote, Wallace Leppo, Mrs.
Art Hess, Chas. Tointon, Ralph Ridenour, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Griffith,
Mr. and Mrs. Fern Griffith, Mrs. Blanch Griffith and Miss Belle Meloy of Bedford.
[Dotts,
Margaret, Mrs.]
Times-Republican
Thursday February 5, 1920 p. 3
Attended Funeral
John
Dotts received the sad
news of the sudden death [January 28, 1920] of his mother [Margaret] at Eddyville, Ia. Mr. Dotts left Thursday night to attend the funeral. His many friends extend their sympathy.
Mr.
Dotts returned from his mother's funeral at Eddyville Sunday morning. His sister, Mrs. R. [obert] W. Trotter
[Lydia Alice], visited
over Sunday at his home and returned to her home in Washington, Kansas,
Monday. There were eight
children in this family and all were present at the funeral. The parents had lived together over sixty-four years and had
resided in and around Eddyville all of that time. The father [Philip], eight children, twenty-three grandchildren, and twenty-six great
grandchildren are left to mourn her loss.
[Bozwell,
Flora, Mrs.]
Times-Republican
Thursday February 5, 1920 p. 3
Mrs. C. F.
Bozwell Dead
Again
death has visited our community and claimed the wife of Mr. C. F.
[red] Bozwell, [railroad]
section foreman. Mrs.
Bozwell [Flora] was sick only a short time with pneumonia, following an attack of
the flu and passed away Sunday afternoon. She leaves a husband and one little boy [Jean], besides other relatives. We are not prepared to give the obituary
in full, but understand the body will be taken to Laclede, Mo., their
former home, for burial. The
entire community extend their sympathy to the bereaved ones.
[McDowall,
Helen Monie]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 22, 1941 p. 3
Obituary - Mrs.
H. McDowall
Helen
B. Monie, daughter of Charles and Helen Monie,
was born in 1859 at Rose Bank in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, and
died Monday, May 12, 1941, at the age of 81 years, 4 months, and 27
days.
At
the age of eleven she came to this country with her parents and settled
in Pennsylvania, where she was educated in Scranton at Kann Private
School. She taught in the public schools for a
number of years.
On
Feb. 27, 1890, she was married to John McDowall and moved to a farm southeast of Gravity, where
she made her home for over fifty years.
She
united with the Presbyterian Church at an early age and remained faithful
to the end. She was always
interested in the welfare of the church and community and took an active
part whenever possible.
She
leaves to mourn her loss her four children: Sam, Nellie, Jane and Belle, all of the home; three sisters, Mrs. S. C. Jones and Elizabeth Monie of Philadelphia, Penn.; and Mary Monie of Moosic, Penn.; one brother, Charles Monie of Hawley, Penn., besides a number of nephews and
nieces. Her husband, her
parents, five brothers and two sisters preceded her in death.
The
funeral services were held at the home in Conway Thursday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Stanley Schlick of Bedford. Burial was in the Lexington cemetery.
[Agler,
James Daniel]
Times-Republican
Thursday March 2, 1922 p. 8
James Agler Dead
James
Agler, a former Bedford
resident, died at the home of Joe Wolcott in St. Joseph, Monday, and the remains were brought to Bedford on the
noon train Tuesday and interred in the Bedford cemetery.
Following is the
obituary:
James
D. [aniel] Agler, son
of Daniel and Elizabeth Agler,
was born in the state of Indiana on Dec. 11th, 1844, [and]
died Feb. 27th, 1922, aged 77 years, 3 months and 16 days.
He
was united in marriage to Lydia Maxwell [Maxfield] on December 8th, 1867, to which union was born seven children
of whom the following named together with the wife and mother survive: W. [illiam] H. [enry] Agler,
Mound City, Mo.; Mrs. H.[enry] U. Gillette [Addie],
Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. J. [oseph] A. Wolcott [Mary], St. Joseph, Mo.; Mrs. G. [ilbert] L. Benson
[Anna Mae], St. Joseph,
Mo.
One
daughter, Mrs. Walter Hankins [Birdie Mable], together with two others who died in infancy, have
preceded him to the great beyond.
Deceased
was a veteran of the civil war, having served in Co. D., 46th regiment, Iowa volunteer infantry, from which he was honorably discharged
in December 1864.
He
was a long [time] resident of Taylor County, having come to the vicinity
of Bedford with his parents when a boy and enjoyed a wide acquaintance
with the elder residents of the county.
[Agler,
James Daniel]
Bedford Free
Press
Thursday March 9, 1922 p. 6
Obituary - James
D. Agler
James
D. [aniel] Agler, son
of Daniel and Elizabeth Agler,
was born in the state of Indiana on December 11, 1844, and died February
27, 1922, aged 77 years, 3 months and 16 days, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. [ilbert] L. Benson [Anna Mae],
St. Joseph, Mo.
He
was united in marriage to Lydia Maxfield on December 8th, 1867, to which union was born seven children,
of whom the following named, together with his wife and mother survive:
W. [illiam] H. [enry]
Agler, Mound city, Mo.; Mrs. H.[enry] U. Gillette [Addie],
Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. J. [oseph] A. Wolcott [Mary], St. Joseph, Mo.; Mrs. G. [ilbert] L. Benson
[Anna Mae], St. Joseph,
Mo. One daughter, Mrs. Walter Hankins [Birdie
Mable], together with
two others who died in infancy, have preceded him to the great beyond.
Deceased
was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in Co. D, 46th regiment Iowa volunteer infantry, from which he was honorably discharged
in December 1864.
He
was a long [time] resident of Taylor County, having come to the vicinity
of Bedford with his parents when a boy, and enjoyed a wide acquaintance
with the older residents of the county. He was a member of the Church of Christ at Bedford.
Burial
services were conducted by E. E. Lowe at Bedford last Thursday afternoon,
Feb. 28, and interment [was] in Bedford cemetery.
[AGLER, JAMES DANIEL]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 2, 1922
Mrs. Mary Woolcut of St. Joseph and Wm. Agler of Mound City, Mo., who came here to attend the funeral of J. D. Agler, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. H. U. Gillette, who had been called to St. Joseph by the illness and death of her father, J. D. Agler, returned Tuesday.
[Bonsteel, Almira "Mira"
Watson]
Iowa South-West
Saturday January 27, 1877 p. 3
Died
BONSTEEL.----Jan. 22d, 1877, at her residence in Jackson
Township, of consumption, Elmira [Almira Watson] Bonsteel, consort of L. [awrence] A. Bonsteel, aged about 21 years.
The
deceased leaves a husband and two lovely little girls [a girl and a
boy] to mourn her loss. From
early childhood she has been a resident of Bedford and Taylor County,
beloved by young associates, and always held in the highest esteem by
surrounding friends. Her
life of usefulness, although seemingly short, will linger long in the
minds and hearts of all who knew her.
[Bonsteel,
Lawrence A.]
Times-Republican
Thursday January 8, 1920 p. 8
A Former Citizen
Dead
Lawrence
A. Bonsteel was born May
18, 1848 in Ashtabula, Ohio, and died at Kansas City, Kans., Jan. 4,
1920. He came to Bedford, Ia. in 1860, and Jan.
22, 1872, was married to [Al] Mira Watson. They moved on their farm in Jackson Township,
where they made their home.
Two
children were born to this union, Edith and Ernest. The wife passed away January 22, 1877,
and on Nov. 14, 1878, the little boy followed his mother to the other
world.
Feb.
14, 1878, Mr. Bonsteel was married to Sarah [Sallie] Downing. There
was born to them one daughter [Tina].
In
the spring of 1879 the family moved to Greenleaf, Kansas, which has
ever since been their home.
Mr.
Bonsteel leaves to mourn his loss, his wife and two daughters: Mrs. J. D. Shepherd of Ft. Morgan, Colo., and Mrs. O. [scar] L. Huckett [Tina] of Greeley, Colo., besides many relatives and friends.
The
friends of Mr. Bonsteel extend their deepest sympathies to the companion
of years and the two daughters.
The
body was carried to its final resting place in Forest Grove cemetery
[Jackson Township, Taylor County, Iowa], where [a] short service was
conducted by Rev. John F. Arnold, and the body was laid to rest beside
that of his wife who preceded him in 1877. The children and relatives wish to thank the I. O. O. F. members
and friends of Bedford [the sympathy] shown them in their great sorrow.
[Laws,
John Jasper]
Times-Republican
Thursday January 8, 1920 p. 8
Word
was received here one day last week, announcing the death of J. [ohn]
J.[asper] Laws, a former
resident of Taylor County, at his home in Glendale, Calif., at the age
of 90 years. His death occurred on Nov. 30th,
caused by cancer of the mouth, nose and eyes. He was ill about one year, but only bedfast 5 or 6 weeks. He suffered terribly, but kept his mind clear until the last. The Masons had charge of the services. The body was placed in a Crypt in [the] Mausoleum at beautiful
Forest Lawn Memorial Park [Glendale, California], a place which he had
selected and paid for himself. If he had lived to Feb. 6, 1920, he would have been 90 years
old. The doctors at that place claim that had
it not been for the cancer he would have lived to pass the 100 mark.
Charles
Thomas, a former attorney
of Bedford, and father of H. A. Thomas of this city, was at the bedside when he passed away, having been with
the family for the last six months, helping care for him.
Mr.
Laws was quite prominent in politics in Taylor County at one time, and
also filled the office of secretary of the Taylor County fair. He had many friends who will be grieved
to hear of his death. The
family have the sympathy of many friends in Bedford and Taylor County. |