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Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 10, 1937 p. 5 SHARPSBURG Mrs. Eyres Succumbs Mrs. Chas. Eyres, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jones, Sr., passed away at the Creston hospital Sunday evening at 6 o’clock. She is survived by her husband and three children. [Eyres, Virginia Belle Jones] Bedford Times-Press Thursday June 17, 1937 p. 2 SHARPSBURG Obituary Mrs. Charley Eyres
Mrs. Charley Eyres of Sharpsburg died at the Greater Community Hospital in Creston, Sunday, June 6. The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, Wednesday, June 9, conducted by Rev. Ray W. Cornwell. Burial was in the Conway cemetery. Virginia Bell [e] Jones, daughter of C. [harles] W. [illiam] and Fannie Jones, was born near Sharpsburg, Iowa, Oct. 13, 1904, being aged 32 years, 7 months and 23 days at the time of her death. With the exception of five years spent in Montana, she spent her entire life in Taylor County. On May 12, 1921 she was united in marriage to Charley Preston Eyres. To this union were born four children, Wayne who preceded his mother in death in the year of 1924, Freddie 13, Ralph 9, and Phyllis 6. At an early age she united with the Presbyterian Church at Sharpsburg. She was loved by everyone and was willing to sacrifice anything for her family and her home. Her life was short in years but long in good deeds. Besides her husband and children she leaves to mourn her death, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C. [harles] W. Jones, Sr., of Sharpsburg; two brothers, Rex of Almyra, Ark., and Charlie Jones, Jr., of Sharpsburg; two sisters, Mrs. Adah Allison of Shelton, Nebr., and Mrs. Constance Stewart of Bedford. Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday August 26, 1998 Leona Mae Fitzhugh
Funeral services for Leona Mae Fitzhugh, age 92, who died at the Bedford Nursing and Rehab Center on Tuesday, August 18, 1998 were held at the Ritchie Funeral Home on Friday, August 21, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Ted DeHass officiating. Burial was in the Conway Cemetery. Services were conducted by the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford. Leona Mae Fitzhugh was born to Edgar and Lavilla Welton Murray on March 10, 1906 on a farm east of Bedford. On October 27, 1923 she was united in marriage to Roy Monroe Fitzhugh in Red Oak. To this loving union two sons were born, Gail [Eugene] and Roy Dean. Leona grew up in the area attending country schools and farming east of Bedford. After she and Roy were married they continued to live and farm east of town until the Great Depression forced them to move to Bedford. Leona always stayed home with the boys, even during those depression years while Roy worked for the WPA Work Program and for Cudahay's Feed Store and Produce. In 1937 they moved to a farm by Blockton and then in 1940 the family moved to a farm in the Conway area. Leona was known far and wide as a wonderful seamstress. She and Roy continued farming until 1953 when Leona became the cook/manager of the Conway Community School. And cook she did, for 19 years and many, many children. Hot cinnamon rolls and fresh baked buns would fill the air stirring many a young child's appetite. Leona continued to live in the Conway area until 1984 when she moved to Waterloo to live with Gail. Then in June of 1986 she entered the Bedford Nursing and Rehab Center where she resided until her death. Leona was a fifty plus year member of the Bedford Baptist Church. Survivors include her son Gail [Eugene] Fitzhugh and wife Rachel of Waterloo; a sister, Vera Sleep of Bedford; four grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and a daughter in law, Nancy Fitzhugh of Eugene, Oregon. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edgar and Lavilla; her husband Roy in 1971; a son, Roy Dean; a sister, Edra Swanson; a beloved aunt, Bertha Scroggie; a beloved sister in law, Effie Fitzhugh Kemery; and one great grandchild, Dean Peters. [Freemyer, Jessie Maxine Kopp] Bedford Times-Press Wednesday February 4, 1987 p. 6 Maxine Freemyer
Services for Maxine Freemyer, 72, were held January 28 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Cummings and Rev. Willis Grant officiating. Interment was at Conway Cemetery, Conway, Ia. Mrs. Freemyer died January 25, 1987 at her home near Bedford, Ia. [Jessie] Maxine Kopp Freemyer, daughter of J. [esse] Ross Kopp and [Fannie] Belle Lambley Kopp was born in Clayton Township, Taylor County, Iowa June 21, 1914. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers who died in infancy. She was born near the Lake of Three Fires and attended the “Hess” rural school in Clayton Township, Her first year of high school was in Conway and the last three years at Bedford High School where she graduated in the class of 1932. She was an outstanding student in Latin and loved to play the trumpet. In music contests she placed first three consecutive years and at that time only one first place was awarded. She then attended one year at Simpson College and was the first woman to play in their marching band. Maxine taught rural school in Clayton Township until her marriage to [Leo] Zelbert Freemyer in February of 1936. They have farmed all of their married life. Last year they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. She had more than a thousand books mostly of a religious nature. One of her favorite writers was Norman Vincent Peale. When she would visit in Texas one of the main stores she would want to visit would be a Christian Book Store. She loved to memorize scripture and would have verses to memorize by the kitchen sink and by her bedside. In addition in recent years she devoted a lot of time to the study of genealogy. At the time of her death she was studying two large boxes of old pictures, identifying and labeling the pictures. She is survived by her husband Zelbert of the home; a son Dr. Paul Freemyer and his wife Margaret of Helotes, Texas and their children: Dr. Bryon Freemyer and his wife Sue of Houston, Texas; Charmaine, Eric, Vincent and Savonne; a son, attorney Howard Freemyer and his wife Sue of Jayton, Texas and their children, Lori, Ryan, Zachery and DeDe; other relatives and friends. Maxine was a member of the Bedford United Methodist Church and she will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother; one who was devoted to her church and her Lord and one who loved her neighbor and her many friends.
[GARDNER, JOHN O.]
North Taylor Review (Sharpsburg, Iowa) Thursday Nov. 16, 1916 [p. 1] Obituary John O. Gardner was born in Dowagiac, Mich., June 16, 1840 and departed this life at his home in Sharpsburg, Iowa, November 9, 1916, being 76 years, 4 months and 23 days of age. When yet a young man he came to Iowa and settled in Henry County, in the eastern part of the state, where for several years he was engaged in farming. At the age of 27 he was united in [marriage to] Miss Lucrecia [Lucretia] Hill, and to this union were born five children, two of whom with the mother have preceded the father in death. He was again married December 12, 1900, to Miss Mary [Lucy] Smith of Corning, Iowa. For about thirty years he was engaged in the mercantile business in this community and was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him. Very early in life he was converted and united with the Methodist Episcopal church to which faith he proved true until death. He leaves to mourn his very sudden departure, his wife, and three children by a former marriage; Mrs. Richard Moore of Ottumwa, Iowa, Fred W. Gardner of Tacoma, Wash., and Adam Gardner of Lincoln, Nebr., beside a host of friends and relatives. Funeral services were held from the Methodist Episcopal church in Sharpsburg Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock by the pastor, Harry K. Morgan, in the presence of a very large gathering of friends and neighbors after which the body was taken to Conway for burial, there to await the morning of the glorious resurrection. Soldiers of Christ, well
done!
Bedford Times-Press Thursday October 27, 1949 p. 6 SHARPSBURG Mrs. Gardner Dies Mrs. Lucy Gardner died at her home in Sharpsburg Monday, following a heart attack. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. D. C. Callison. Burial was in the Conway cemetery. [Gardner, Mary Lucy Smith] Bedford Times-Press Thursday November 10, 1949 p. 2 Obituary – Mary Lucy Gardner Mary Lucy Gardner, daughter of Florence [Grace May Hastings] and Rufus [Putnam] Smith, was born at Brooks, Iowa, on Feb. 23, 1876 and died Oct. 24, 1949 at the age of 73 years, 8 months and 1 day. At the age of five years, she moved to Taylor county with her parents and resided here the rest of her life. As a young woman she taught school for several years in this vicinity. In 1900 she was married to John Gardner, who preceded her in death in 1916. She has been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grace Copeland of Hutchinson, Kansas; and one brother, Vern Smith of Ames. __________________________ Attend Gardner Rites Those from a distance to attend the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Gardner were Mr. and Mrs. Vern Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Roots and son Roger and Mrs. Grace Copeland of Hutchinson, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Warren Smith, Mrs. Lizzie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Svoboda of Omaha; Mrs. Philip Smith of Evanston, Ill. [Gartner, Margaret Opal Shimer White] Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 14, 1963 p. 8 Mrs. M. Gartner Rites Held Tues. Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret S. Gartner were held Tuesday at State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Walter Ortmann officiating. Interment was in Conway cemetery, Conway. Margaret Opal Gartner, daughter of Albert [Sanford] and [Olive] Amanda [Snyder] Shimer, was born May 28, 1887 at Chesterfield, Indiana and departed this life on Feb. 10, 1963 at the Court Street Nursing Home, Bedford, Iowa, at the age of 75 years, 5 months and 18 days. When yet a young girl, Margaret moved with her parents to Iowa. Most of her early life was spent on a farm near Clearfield, Iowa. On May 18, 1908 she was united in marriage to Fred Ellsworth White and to this union one son, Ellsworth, was born. Fred White preceded her in death Sept. 23, 1946. On Oct. 5, 1954 Margaret was united in marriage to Virgil Gartner who preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 1960. After living for six years in Nebraska she returned to Conway, Iowa, to spend her remaining years. Her parents and four brothers also preceded her in death. Those left to mourn her passing are one son, Ellsworth, and his wife, Hazel, six grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, two sisters-in-law, several nieces, nephews and cousins. All will greatly miss her cheerful presence. Lenox Time Table Wednesday February 15, 1984 p. 4 Graveside Services for Irene Gold February 17 Graveside services for Irene [Garland Borden] Gold, age 69 of Council Bluffs, will be held at the Conway Cemetery on Friday, February 17 at 1 p. m. Mrs. Gold, a former Sharpsburg resident, died suddenly February 13. Clarinda Herald Journal Thursday March 15, 1984 Elsie Gulick funeral Saturday Mrs. Elsie [Belle Triggs] Gulick, 73, of Villisca died this Thursday morning at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak. An LPN, she had operated a nursing home in Villisca. Funeral services will be this Saturday at 2 pm at Wolfe Funeral Home with burial in the Conway cemetery. The family will receive visitors this Friday from 7-8 pm at the funeral home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin, and a son, John. Survivors include two children, Delores [Lavonne] Dukes of Villisca and Kenneth Gulick of Kansas City; two stepchildren, Marvin [Edward] Gulick of Fairbanks, Ak, and Bertha [Elizabeth] Monk of Fairfield, Ia; a sister, Esther Nichols of St. Joseph, Mo; two brothers Merl Triggs of Piedmont, SD, and Kenny Triggs of Mandan, ND; 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Clearfield Chronicle Thursday October 3, 1968 [p. 1] Marvin Gulick Dies Mrs. Cecil Monk received word of the sudden death of her father, Marvin Gulick at Villisca last Thursday. Last rites were held Saturday at Villisca, Iowa. [Gulick, Marvin] Clearfield Chronicle Thursday October 3, 1968 p. 2 Mr. and Mrs. Gary Shaffer and Dave of Boulder, Colorado came Saturday to attend last rites for her grandfather, Marvin Gulick of Villisca. They were overnite guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Monk and Glenna before leaving for their home early Sunday morning. Bedford Times-Republican Thursday February 17, 1916 p. 8 CONWAY Clyde Grubb, fifteen year old son of Mrs. Vina Grubb, died at the home of his mother at Red Oak, Monday Feb. 7. The remains were brought here and interred in the Conway cemetery. [GRUBB, CLYDE] [GRUBB, CLYDE] [GRUBB, CLYDE] [GRUBB, CLYDE]
Bedford Free Press Thursday July 1, 1926 p. 6 CONWAY The infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. [loyd] C. [hester] Grubb passed away at the home of his parents
near Clearfield Saturday morning at 6:15. Elton
William Grubb was born May 23, 1925 and died June 26, 1926. He took
whooping cough about five weeks ago and the immediate cause of his death was
congestion of the lungs. He leaves to mourn his death, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. [loyd] C.[hester]
Grubb, three sisters, Lillian,
Gladys and Francis, one brother,
Chester; his grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Grubb, aunts and uncles, besides a host of friends. The funeral
was held at the First M. E. church in Conway, Rev. Mathews of Clearfield in charge,
assisted by the Rev. Mr. Cunningham of Conway. Many beautiful flowers were
given as tokens of love and respect. [Grubb, Elton William] Clearfield Enterprise Thursday July 1, 1926 p. 8 Elton William Grubb
Elton William Grubb, infant son of L. [loyd] C. [hester] Grubb and wife passed away Saturday morning. The immediate cause of his death was congestion of the lungs. The little fellow had been suffering from whooping cough for several weeks. Elton was born May 23, 1925 and passed away June 26, 1926, aged thirteen months and three days old, at the home southeast of Clearfield. The parents have the sympathy of the entire community. We think of our children as did Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he wrote of them: “Ye are better than all
the ballads Services were conducted by the family’s pastor, Rev. A. J. Matthews at the Conway M. E. Church on Sunday afternoon. [Grubb, Elton William] Clearfield Enterprise Thursday July 1, 1926 [p. 1] Death of Child The youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. L. [loyd] C. [hester] Grubb who live four miles southeast of town died at an early hour last Saturday. Whooping cough, with complications caused the death we are told. The little one was thirteen months of age. The funeral was on Sunday afternoon at Conway and interment in the Conway Cemetery.
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