[John,
Cary Columbus]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 20, 1938 p. 5
Obituary
Carry C. John
Carry
[Cary] Columbus John,
son of Amos [Jackson] John and Mary Elizabeth [Dean] John,
was born in Taylor County, Iowa, April 20, 1870, and passed away at
the age of 67 years, 8 months and 23 days at Bedford, Iowa, on Friday,
Jan. 14.
He
is survived by one sister and one brother, Mrs. Nettie Fuller of Hinton, Okla., and Leon John of Nebraska; five half brothers and sisters, Mrs.
Agnes Knox of Clifton,
Kans., [William] Kinsey John, Lawrence John and Samuel Hayes of
Bedford, and Mrs. Lola Witt of Dearborn, Mo.
He
united with the Methodist Church when a young man.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Sunday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. W. F. Overhulser. Burial was in the Graceland cemetery.
[John,
Columbus Grant]
Bedford Times-Press
Jan 11, 1940 [p. 1]
Grant John Dies At Cedar Falls, Iowa
Grant
John, a former resident
of Bedford, died at his home in Cedar Falls, Monday, Jan. 8. The body was brought to Bedford and funeral
services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home this afternoon, conducted
by Rev. C. Max Buck. Burial
was in the Bedford cemetery.
Columbus
Grant John, son of C.
[hristopher] C. [olumbus] and Nancy [Ensminger] John, was born at Shelbyville, Ind., April 27, 1865,
being aged 74 years, 8 months and 11 days at the time of his death.
When
a small child he moved to Bedford from Indiana, where he resided until
the last two years of his life, which he spent in Cedar Falls, Iowa. At an early age he became a member of
the Church of Christ and remained a faithful Christian until his death.
On
October 4, 1885 he was married to Bertha Ann Mothershead who preceded him, dying on Nov. 26, 1932. They were the parents of five children, May, Charlie, Evert, Leland and Letha, all of Bedford.
On
June 5, 1937 he was married to Alice Savage of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
He
leaves to mourn his death, his wife, his five children, six stepchildren,
several grandchildren and great grandchildren; two brothers, Walter
John of Bedford and Joseph John of Los Angeles, Calif., and three sisters, Minnie
Coon, Mary J.[ane] Keith and Anna John, all
of Bedford.
[John,
Vearon J. "Pop"]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 14, 1983 p. 4
Last Rites For Vearon John,
83, Held Wednesday
Funeral
services for Vearon "Pop" John,
83, were held Wednesday, April 13, in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here
with Rev. Marcie Smith Wood and Rev. Maynard Peterson officiating. Mr. John died Sunday night in the Clarinda
Municipal Hospital. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery.
[Ernest,
Edith May Slauson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 22, 1976 p. 4
Edith Ernest, 97, Last Rites Held January 19
Funeral
services for Mrs. Fred E. (Edith May) Ernest, 97, of Conway, were held January 19 at Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by Carl Cummings. Mrs. Ernest died January 17 in the Lenox
Care Center, in Lenox, Ia. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Edith
May Slauson Ernest, daughter
of Lewis E. [gbert] and Elizabeth Templeton Slauson, was born May 24, 1878 at Woodhull, Illinois.
When
a small child she came with her parents and settled on a farm east of
Bedford, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood.
On
January 14, 1903, she was united in marriage to Fred E. [zra] Ernest, and she lived the most of her life in Ringgold
and Taylor County.
She
united with the East Mission Church in her early youth and later transferred
her membership to the United Methodist Church of Conway, Iowa.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, who died April 7,
1957, and a sister, Georgia Ernest,
who died September 2, 1974.
Since
1955 she had made her home with her sister, Georgia, until about a year ago; since then she has lived
at the Lenox Care Center.
Left
to cherish her memory are a brother-in-law, Glen E. Ernest; a sister-in-law, Lulu Reece; nieces; nephews; other relatives and many friends.
She
was a kind and considerate loved one, and she will be missed by all
who knew and loved her.
[Ernest,
Georgia Dean Slauson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 12, 1974 p. 4
Georgia Ernest, 84, Last Rites Held September 4
Funeral
services for Mrs. Willis (Georgia) Ernest, 84, of Bedford, lifetime Taylor County resident, were held September
4 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Carl Cummings officiating. Mrs. Ernest died September 2, 1974, at Greater Community Hospital
in Creston. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Georgia
Dean Slauson, daughter
of Lewis E. [gbert] and Elizabeth Templeton Slauson, was born just east of Bedford, Iowa, October 15, 1889.
When
she was a young girl she was baptized by Rev. D. W. Griffith and became
a member of the East Mission Church. Later in years she transferred her membership to the United Methodist
Church in Conway.
On
December 15, 1912, she was united in marriage to Willis Carl Ernest, at her home in Bedford. To this union, one son, Willis Dean, was born to bless their home and to share their
love.
She
spent her entire life around and in Bedford. In 1917 they moved to the farm east of Bedford where she has
since continued to reside.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, who died July
24, 1955.
She
leaves her devoted son, Willis,
and his wife Darline;
one granddaughter, Joyce [Ann],
and her husband, Robert Hoepker,
of Creston, Ia.; a great grandson, Randy; one sister, Edith Ernest; other relatives and many friends.
She
was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend and she
will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.
[Slauson,
Lewis Egbert]
Bedford Free
Press
Thursday October 4, 1923
Obituary
Lewis
Egbert Slawson [Slauson]
was born in Knox County, Illinois, Feb. 6, 1849, and departed this life
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. [illis] C. [arl] Ernest, Monday, Oct. 1, 1923, aged 74 years, 7 months and
25 days.
He
was one in a family of seven children, five boys and two girls, of whom
only one is now living.
Jan.
18, 1876 he was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Templeton and to this union two children were born, Edith and Georgia.
In
the year 1881 Mr. Slawson [Slauson] came with his family to Taylor County,
Iowa, moving to a farm east of Bedford, where he lived until 1908 when
they moved into Bedford.
In
1914 he and his wife went to live with their daughter, Mrs. W. [illis]
C. [arl] Ernest [Georgia]
and it was there, Dec. 8th, 1917, that his companion passed
to her reward. After her death he continued to make his
home with his daughter.
He
is survived by his daughters, Mrs. W. [illis] C. [arl] Ernest [Georgia] and Mrs. Fred Ernest [Edith], and one brother, Charles, of Stuart, Iowa.
The
funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. Fletcher
at East Mission church and burial made in Fairview cemetery here.
[Richardson,
William Chaplan]
Bedford Free
Press
Tuesday August 17, 1915 [p. 1]
W. C. Richardson Dies
A
telegram was received here Saturday afternoon announcing the death of W.[illiam] C. [haplan] Richardson at his home in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Richardson [Mary Hedrick] is the daughter of Mrs. J. [ames] M. [onroe]
Thompson [Martha Hedrick] of this city. Mrs. J. M. Thompson and Guy Thompson left
for Oklahoma City Sunday morning to attend the funeral. Mr. Richardson had been ailing for several
years.
[RICHARDSON, WILLIAM CHAPLAN]
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Sunday, August 15, 1915
Death Comes Again to Richardson Home
W. C. Richardson, son of the late T. [homas] M. [eriwether] Richardson, died Saturday at the Richardson home, 200 West Sixth street. T. M. Richardson died July 17.
Mr. Richardson had been an invalid for four years. He was born in Ennis, Texas and was 34 years of age. His wife and a 5-year-old son survive.
For several years Mr. Richardson was secretary of the Western Lumber company at Elk city and Geary. He was forced to give up active business on account of a stroke of paralysis.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the Richardson home. Burial will be at Fairlawn.
[RICHARDSON, WILLIAM CHAPLAN]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 26, 1915
Mrs. J. M. Thompson and Guy Thompson returned Wednesday from Oklahoma City where they had been to attend the funeral of W. C. Richardson.
[Rubart,
Minerva Sewell]
Bedford Free
Press
Tuesday August 24, 1915 p. 3
Obituary
Minerva S.
Rubart
Mrs.
Minerva S. Rubart died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Atkins, in Mason Township, Monday August 16th. Funeral services were held at the home
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. E. Robb. Interment was in the Graceland cemetery.
Minerva
S. Sewell was born in
Virginia, Apr. 5th, 1821 and at the time of her death was
aged 94 years, 4 months and 11 days. At the age of eleven she removed with her parents to Ohio, where
she was married to William A. Rubart,
March 8th, 1839. With
her husband, she moved to Warren County, Illinois, where they lived
until 1882, when they moved to this county where she has since resided.
Eight
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rubart, four of whom, with her husband, are dead. The living children are Mrs. J. F. Atkins [Julia Paracinda] of Mason Township, Mrs. Laura Wall of Nebraska, Mrs. Ida Rayburn, Bedford, and A. [lbert] C.[icero] Rubart, Polk Township. There are 15 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
[Rubart, Minerva
Sewell]
Times-Republican
Thursday August 19, 1915 p. 5
Mrs. Minerva Rubart
Mrs.
Minerva [Sewell] Rubart died
Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Perry [Julia Paracinda], Adkins [Atkins] west of Bedford. Funeral services were held at the residence, conducted by
Rev. W. E. Robb Tuesday. Interment
was in Graceland cemetery.
[RUBART, MINERVA SEWELL]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, August 17, 1915
Mrs. Rubart Dead.
Mrs. Minerva Rubart died Monday about noon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Perry Adkins [Atkins], west of town. Funeral services will be held at the Adkins [Atkins] home at 2 p. m. today conducted by Rev. Robb. Interment will be made in the Graceland cemetery.
[Rubart,
Fannie Belle Kinzer]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 12, 1942 p. 4
Obituary -
Fannie Belle Rubart
Fannie
Belle Rubart, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kinzer,
was born March 3, 1866 in St. Joseph County, Indiana, and died March
3 at the home of Amanda Robbins in
Bedford.
She
was married to A. [lbert] C. [icero] Rubart, April 2, 1902, at Nevada, Mo. They had one son, Cecil, who died Feb. 15, 1915, at the age of eleven years.
She
had been a member of the Baptist church since girlhood, and she will
be missed by her circle of friends.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at 10 o'clock
Saturday forenoon, March 7, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson. Burial was in the Graceland cemetery.
[Payton,
Dean Lloyd]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 23, 1969 p. 3
Dean Payton Dies In Canada
Dean
Lloyd Payton, 56, of Stoughton,
Sask., Canada, died January 8, 1969 in Stoughton, Sask., following two
heart attacks. He was the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy Payton [Eva Griffith]. Dean
lived in Bedford for a time when he was a boy. Services were held in Stoughton.
He
is survived by his wife; two sons, Denzel and Delbert; four
grandsons, all of Stoughton; and a host of friends.
[Livingston,
Edna Phon Singleton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 15, 1979 p. 13
Phon Livingston, 87, Final Rites Were Held In Bedford
Funeral
services for Mrs. Ralph R. (Edna Phon) Livingston, 87, of Bedford, lifetime resident in the Bedford
vicinity, held February 8 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted
by Carl Cummings. Mrs.
Livingston died in Bedford Manor February 6, 1979. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery.
Edna
Phon Singleton Livingston,
daughter of Clay and Sinah Wysong Singleton, was born February 22, 1881, on a farm north of
Bedford, Iowa.
She
had lived in the Bedford vicinity all of her life and taught in the
rural school prior to her marriage.
In
September 1912, she was united in marriage to Ralph R. Livingston and they lived on the farm until they retired and
moved to Bedford in 1958. They
celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1962.
Four
children were born to them: Hal, Helen, Max and Jean.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and two brothers: Roy and Rudy Singleton.
Left
to cherish her memory are her children, Hal Livingston and his wife, Myra, of Bedford, Iowa; Helen and her husband, Donald Haynie, of Bedford, Iowa; Max Livingston and his wife, Ollie, of Maywood, Calif. and Jean Livingston of Bedford, Iowa; three grandchildren: Virginia
Haynie Akers of Nevada,
Mo.; [Henry] Frayne Livingston and Beth Brooks of California; and five great grandchildren: Ronald
and Amie Livingston and Lisa Brooks of California;
and Randy and Robin Akers of Nevada, Mo.; other relatives and friends.
Her
family and many friends will remember her as a kind and considerate
and good natured wife, mother, loved one and friend, and she bore her
many years of physical suffering with patience.
[Livingston,
Ralph R.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 14, 1966 p. 2
Ralph Livingston
Rites April 9
Funeral
services for Ralph R. Livingston,
77, of Bedford, retired farmer, held April 9 at Shum-Novinger Mortuary
on State Street, were conducted by Rev. John D. Kerr and Carl Cummings. Mr. Livingston died April 5 at Clarinda
Municipal Hospital. Interment
was at Fairview Cemetery.
Ralph
R. Livingston, eldest
son of Benjamin P. [erry] and Margaret Ann Cochran,
was born on a farm in Page County, Iowa, on February 15, 1889.
He
was united in marriage on September 25, 1912 to Edna Phon Singleton, and to this union were born four children, Hal
R., Mrs. Donald (Helen) Haynie of Bedford, Ralph Max of Fresno, Calif., and Dorothy Jean of the home.
The
spent his life in Page and Taylor counties, except for five years in
Nebraska. He retired and
moved to Bedford in 1956.
He
united with the Bedford Presbyterian Church on April 12, 1925.
He
is survived by his wife; four children; three grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; one son-in-law and two daughters-in-law; one sister, Mrs. Virgil (Mary) Putnam of Chillicothe, Mo.; and a host of relatives and friends.
He
was preceded in death by his father, mother and one brother, Rollie
[John Rolland], who died
in World War I.
[Singleton,
Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 29, 1936 [p. 1]
Singleton's Brother
Dies In Dakota
Henry
Singleton, 67, died at
his home in Philip, S. Dak., Tuesday, Oct. 20, following an illness
of more than a year. He
is a former resident of Bedford, being a brother of C. [lay] C. Singleton of this city. His wife survives.
He
was county auditor of his home county for several years, but was forced
to retire on account of ill health. He was a prominent Mason and Shriner.
Burial
was made at Rapid City, S. Dak.
[SINGLETON, HENRY W.]
Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota), Wednesday, October 21, 1936
Philip, Oct. 21 – Henry Singleton, 69, a pioneer of Haakon county and a former county auditor, was stricken on the street with a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday afternoon and died immediately. He is survived by his wife. Funeral services will be Friday morning at 10 a. m.
[Lund,
Al]
Bedford Times
Press
Thursday December 9, 1948 p. 10
Al Lund Buried Here
Al
Lund passed away at his home in Shenandoah last Wednesday. Funeral services were held there, and
the body was brought to the Gravity cemetery for burial.
[Bradley,
Cora May Fine]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 9, 1957 [p. 1]
Mrs. Cora
Bradley Rites Here Friday
Mrs.
Cora Bradley, 78, of Bedford,
died at University hospital, Iowa City, Tuesday afternoon, May 7, where
she had been taken three weeks ago. She had been in failing health for several years.
Last
rites will be held at the Wetmore Funeral Home at two o'clock Friday
afternoon, May 10, with burial in Fairview cemetery.
She
is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. [arry] E. Tilden [Lucile] and husband of Delaware, Ohio, Mrs. Charles Wherry [Naomi] and husband of Des Moines; four grandchildren and
one great grandchild. Also
by a niece, Miss Nellie Maxwell,
who had made her home with the Bradleys for many years. Her husband, R. E. [mmett] Bradley, died Jan. 13, 1957.
Mrs.
Bradley was Miss Cora May Fine before her marriage. She
was a member of the Christian church and of the Pythian Sisters Wild
Rose club.
[Bean,
John Burnett]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 3, 1938 p. 3
John Bean Dies
Many From A Distance
Attend Burial Rites
John
[Burnett] Bean died Saturday
at his home in New Market after a lingering illness of many months. He was 61 years old.
Funeral
services were held Monday at the Walker Funeral home in Clarinda.
Those
attending the services from a distance were Mrs. Favor, Gerald Kinney and Bert Martin of Des Moines; Glen Bean and Cliff
Bean of Omaha; Tom
Bean and Roy Bean of Villisca; Mr. and Mrs. Lock Branson of Bedford; Mrs. Albert Parks of Gravity; Mrs. Pansy Templeton and baby of Falls City, Nebr.
[Foster,
William]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 3, 1938 p. 3
New Market
Former Resident
Dies
Fred
Foster, Sr., Sam Foster, Joe Foster and Fred Foster, Jr.,
returned Saturday after attending the funeral services of William
Foster of Lebanon, Kans. William Foster was a brother of Fred Foster, Sr., and was 88 years old. He
was a former resident of the New Market community.
[Anthony,
Willard Lester]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 9, 1961 p. 5
W. L. Anthony Rites In Bedford Tuesday
Willard
Lester Anthony, 55, of
Gravity, died Friday, March 3, 1961. Funeral services were held in Bedford at the Shum-Novinger Funeral
Home on Madison Street, Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Ross Keyt of Gravity officiated. Burial in Washington cemetery at Gravity.
[Boydston,
Bessie Hayes]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 9, 1961 p. 5
Mrs. Boydston Dies At Lenox
Mrs.
Bessie Boydston, 78, of
Sharpsburg, died in Lenox, Saturday, March 4, after having been in failing
health for some time.
Funeral
services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg Monday afternoon. Rev. E. M. McGehee, pastor of the church officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at Shenandoah.
Bessie
Hayes, daughter of Charles
and Mary Hayes, was born
Jan. 10, 1883, on a farm in Decatur County, Iowa. Later, they moved to a farm near Shenandoah, Iowa.
On
April 27, 1902 she was united in marriage to Charles T. [errel] Boydston. To
this union two children were born: Gayle Irene and Gerald Hayes.
In
March 1913 they moved to a farm near Sharpsburg. Her daughter passed away in 1918 and her husband Charles in 1948.
At
an early age she professed her faith and belonged to various churches
until she joined the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, of which she
was a faithful worker until her death.
She
leaves to mourn her passing her son Gerald and wife Lorene; two
granddaughters, Patricia [Gayle] Nisely and Geraldine [Kay] Dillon; three great grandchildren; a sister, Miss Carrie
Hayes.
[Ingram,
Clifford]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 26, 1968 p. 3
Clifford Ingram Dies In Oregon
Funeral
services for Clifford Ingram of Hood River, Oregon, were held there last Saturday. Mrs. IngramÕs
sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Wells of Bedford, attended the services.
Clifford
Ingram, son of Will
and Carrie Ingram, was
born September 21, 1893 in Page County, Iowa. He received his education in Page County and later moved with
his folks to a farm near Siam.
He
was married to Corda Hutchinson of Siam. They farmed near
Siam for a time and then moved to the Hood River area where he has since
lived.
He
served in World War I and was a member of the Christian Church in Siam.
Mr.
Ingram is survived by his wife, Corda; a son, Oren, of Hood
River; a daughter, Mrs. Clee (Opal) Oldham of Kennebec, Wash.; several grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Lewis and Mrs. Minnie Kennedy of Hood River.
[Hardesty,
Tressie Reith Davidson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 14, 1966 p. 2
Tressie Hardesty Services Tues.
Funeral
services for Mrs. Tressie [Reith Davidson] Hardesty, 83, formerly of Sheridan, were held Tuesday, April
12 at the Sheridan Christian Church, conducted by Mr. Delbert Bickle. Mrs. Hardesty died April 9, at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Jim Wildman, in Ames. Interment was at Sheridan Cemetery, Sheridan, Mo.
[Bashore,
William Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 4, 1934 p. 8
William Bashore, 80, Died in St. Louis, Mo.
William
[Henry] Bashore, 80, for
many years a resident of the Siam community, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Roy Singleton [Edna] in St. Louis, Mo. Thursday, Sept. 27. The body was brought to Siam, where the
funeral services were held at the Church of Christ Saturday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. J. C. Harris of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
Surviving
relatives are his wife [Mary],
one daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Singleton, and a half brother, Joe Stewart, of Siam.
[Overstreet,
Elma Mary Payton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 16, 1957 p. 5
Former Resident
Died In Florida
Mrs.
Elma [Mary] Payton Overstreet,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Payton [Ellen Nora Dailey], died April 26, 1957 at Kissimmee, Florida. She was born and reared at Bedford. She was a sister of Mrs. Sarah Butts and Will Payton, who are both dead.