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Taylor County, Iowa
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[Meredith, Clarice Pauline Osburn] Bedford
Times-Press Wednesday June 6, 2007 p. 7 Clarice
Meredith Funeral Services for Clarice Meredith, age 75, of
Bedford, Iowa, who died Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Clarinda Regional Health
Center, Clarinda, Iowa were held Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at the
Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford. Visitation with the family was held
6:30-8:00 p.m., Monday, May 28, 2007 at the funeral home. Interment was held
in the Fairview Cemetery in Bedford, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the
Midwest Country Music at Redding, Iowa or to the Bedford Ambulance. Memories
can be shared with the family on our web site at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com
under Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of
Bedford. Clarice Pauline Meredith was born August 12, 1931, in
Bedford, Iowa, the daughter of Walter Osburn and
Mildred (Pollock) Osburn. Clarice was a 1950
graduate of Bedford High School. She was united in marriage February 10, 1950
to Howard Meredith. To this union four children were born: Linda,
Stephen, Richard and Claudia. Clarice was a loving wife and mother and taking care of her family was
her occupation. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Bedford.
Clarice enjoyed her friends and neighbors and was a former member of
neighborhood clubs. She enjoyed doing handcrafts, ceramics and quilting. Left to cherish Clarice’s memory are her children, Linda Miers and husband Melvin of Boone, Iowa, Stephen
Meredith of Bellevue, Nebraska, Richard Meredith and wife Sandy
of Bedford, Iowa, Claudia Hebing and husband
Todd of Oakland, Iowa; grandchildren, Amy Karg
and husband Mark of Latimer, Iowa, Aaron Miers
of Shenandoah, Iowa, Angie Eisele and
husband Chad of Des Moines, Iowa, Jason Meredith of Corpus
Christi, Texas, Kerri Meredith of Bedford, Iowa, Adam Hebing of Oakland, Iowa; great grandchildren, Kaylee Karg and Konnor Karg;
brothers, Robert Osburn of Bedford, Iowa, Ed
Osburn and wife Edith of Albuquerque, New
Mexico; brother-in-law, James John of Clinton, Iowa; sister-in-law, Mary
Osburn of Plattsburgh, New York; several nieces
and nephews. Preceding Clarice in death were her parents; husband, Howard
Meredith; brother, Bill Osburn and
sister, Doris John. May God grant comfort and strength to those who mourn Clarice’s passing. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday September 14, 1944 [p. 1] Virgil Coon, 43, Dies September 13 Virgil Coon, 43, died
at his home near Bedford at 5:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, following a long illness. The
funeral services will be held at the Berea church at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. R. C. Vadon. Burial will
be in the Fairview cemetery. He
is survived by his wife, his mother; one sister, Mrs. Esther Reith of
Kimball, Nebr., and one brother, Howard Coon of Bedford. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday September 21, 1944 [p. 1] Obituary - Virgil
Coon Virgil Coon died at
his home near Bedford Wednesday, Sept. 13, following a long illness. The
funeral services were held at the Berea church Friday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. R. C. Vadon.
Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. Virgil Raymond Coon,
eldest son of Isaac B. [enton] and Minnie
[Louise John] Coon, was born near Bedford, Ia. August 17, 1901, being
aged 43 years and 27 days at the time of his death. He lived his entire life in the vicinity of
the Berea church. On
February 26, 1929 he was married to Emma Rose Mitchell of Bedford, who
survives him, and who has been a devoted wife and constant companion, caring
for him during many months of illness. Besides
his wife he leaves his mother, Mrs. Minnie Coon of Bedford; one sister,
Mrs. Esther Reith of Kimball, Nebr.; one brother, Howard Coon
of Bedford; together with other relatives and friends. Preceding him in death were his father, Isaac
B. [enton] Coon, who died in 1936, one sister, Beulah,
and a brother, Homer. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday June 10, 1982 p. 4 Last Rites For Emma
Rose Coon, 80, Held Here Wed. Funeral
services for Emma Rose [Mitchell] Coon, 80, were held in Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday June 17, 1982 p. 4 Final Rites Held In
Bedford For Emma Rose Coon Funeral
services for Mrs. Virgil (Emma Rose) Coon, 80, of Bedford, held June 9
in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings. Mrs. Coon died June 7, 1982, in Bethesda
Care Center in Clarinda. Interment was
at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Emma Rose Mitchell Coon,
daughter of Albert Mitchell and Rosa Kernen
Mitchell, was born January 10, 1902, in Clayton Township northeast of
Bedford, Iowa. She
grew to maturity in the community where she was born, where she attended the
public school and with her family the Presbyterian Church. In
February of 1929 she was united in marriage to Virgil R. [aymond] Coon by Leslie R. Cobb, minister, at his home
in Ross Township. They farmed in the
Bedford community as long as Virgil’s health permitted. She
was a member of the Berea Church of Christ of rural Bedford, Iowa. She
and her brother retired from the farm in 1965 and moved to Bedford, where
they had continued to reside. She
was preceded in death by her husband in 1944, her parents and her brother, Fred,
who died April 27, 1982. Left
to cherish her memory are a sister-in-law, Esther Reith and her
husband, Roy, of Loveland, Colorado; a brother-in-law, Howard and
his wife Doris Coon of Bedford, Iowa, cousins, nieces, nephews, other
relatives and many friends. She
will be remembered as a kind and considerate loved one, and she will be
missed by all those that knew and loved her. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday May 14, 1936 [p. 1] I. B. Coon, 64, Dies Thursday I. B. Coon, 64, died
at his home southwest of Bedford Thursday evening, following an illness of
several years. The
funeral services were held at the Berea Church Saturday afternoon, conducted
by Earl Warren of Ivy, Iowa. Burial
was in the Bedford cemetery. Isaac Benton Coon,
son of [Isaac] Newton and Helen [Cobb] Coon, was born near
Bedford, Iowa, July 11, 1871. His
father died when he was four years old, and he was reared by a stepfather, John
Coon. He had always resided in the
same community of his birth, where he made and retained many friends. In
1897 he was married to Treva Hamilton
and a son was born to them. This
companion died in 1899, while little Loy was only seven months of age,
he, too, following his mother in 1902. During
the year 1900 Mr. Coon was married to Minnie John. To them two daughters and three sons were
born. He
leaves his wife, two sons, Virgil and Howard of Bedford and a
daughter, Mrs. Esther Reith of Denman, Nebr. Also two grandchildren, Morris and Helen
Coon of Council Bluffs; a sister, Mrs. Cassie Reed of Bedford and
a brother, Oscar Coon of Loveland, Colo. Homer preceded his
father in death Jan. 27, 1936 and Beulah in 1923. Mr.
Coon had lived at one farm home owned by him for twenty-six years. He was jovial by nature, a good mixer with
both old and young. He was energetic,
honest, hospitable and sympathetic. When
young he united with the Church of Christ at Berea, to which faith he was
loyal. He was a deacon of the Berea
church for 25 years. Times-Republican Thursday December 14, 1911 Mrs. Helen Coon Mrs. Helen Coon died
at her residence in west Bedford Monday, after a long period of failing
health. She was 67 years of age. Funeral services were held at the family
home Thursday morning at 10 o’clock,
conducted by Rev. R. C. Yaden of Stanberry, Mo.,
after which the remains were laid to rest in Bedford cemetery. Helen Cobb was born
in Parke County, Indiana, and when she was less than two years of age her
parents moved to the territory of Iowa.
In 1853 they came to Taylor County, where she grew to womanhood. She was married in 1868 to Isaac N. [ewton] Coon, and to this
union three children were born. A son
and daughter died in infancy and the surviving son is Isaac B. [enton] Coon.
Her husband died in 1875 and she was married in 1877 to John W. [alker] Coon, her surviving companion. To this union
three children were born, a son and two daughters, Oscar, Clara B.,
deceased, and Cassie E. Three
brothers and two sisters also survive. Mrs.
Coon united with the Church of Christ in 1859. She and her husband, two sons and daughter,
were members of the Berea congregation. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday May 12, 1949 [p. 1] Oscar Coon Died In Colorado Oscar Coon, 71, died
Tuesday, May 3, in the Swedish Sanitarium at Englewood, Colorado, after a
lingering illness. He had been a
patient at the sanitarium for fourteen months. The
funeral services were held in Loveland, Colorado, Thursday, conducted by the
pastor of the Church of Christ, of which he was a member. Burial was in Loveland Burial Park. Mr.
Coon was born at Bedford, March 2, 1876 [Birth date may be March 2, 1878 based on date of parents' marriage], a son of Mr. and Mrs. John W.[alker] Coon [Helen Cobb]. He was married here and Bedford was the
family home for many years. They moved
to Loveland, Colorado in 1920, where he was employed with a sugar
company. His wife, Mrs. Alice Pearl
Coon, died in Loveland in August 1948.
Surviving
relatives are one son, Beryl Coon of Loveland; two daughters, Mrs. Vesta Lucas of Englewood, Colo., and Mrs. Myrtle
Connor of Sparks, Nevada; one sister, Mrs. Robert Reed of Bedford;
eight grandchildren and several great grandchildren. One
son, Norman Coon, lost his life in a submarine accident in World War
II. Bedford Free
Press Wednesday May 8, 1918
Obituary J. W. Coon J. W. Coon passed
away at his home Saturday, May 4. The
funeral service was held at the Berea Church at 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon,
May 6, conducted by Floyd M. Edwards of Chillicothe, Mo. Interment was made in the Bedford cemetery. John Walker Coon was
born in Montgomery County, Iowa, Oct. 28, 1853, [and] died May 4, 1918, aged
64 years, 6 months, 6 days. He was the
last surviving member of a family of five children. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Helen
[Cobb] Coon in the year 1877, who preceded him in death six years. To this union three children were born, one
of whom, Clara Oxley, died in the year 1911. The surviving children are Oscar Coon
of Bedford and Cassie who is still at home. He reared one stepson, Isaac B. [enton] Coon to whom he was a true father. Nearly forty years ago he confessed faith
in Christ and united with the Church of Christ. At the time of his death he held membership
with the Berea congregation. As a
member of this worshiping assembly he well filled the duties and obligations
of such.
[COON, JOHN WALKER] Bedford Free
Press Thursday March 9, 1899 p. 8 Mrs. I. B. Coon Dead Died,
at her home in Ross Township at 1 p. m., Tuesday, March 7, the beloved wife [Treva Hamilton] of I. [saac] B. [enton] Coon, aged
19 years. She leaves a husband and a
seven-month-old babe [Loy] to mourn her loss. The funeral services were conducted at
Berea church, southwest of Bedford, today at 10:30 by Elder Wm. Cobb. Interment in Forest Grove cemetery. Times-Republican Monday March 16, 1925 [p. 1] Death of Mrs. Lomira Hindman Here Today Mrs. Lomira [Thompson] Hindman, widow of William Hindman,
passed away at the family home in southwest Bedford this (Monday) morning,
March 16, at 2:45. She was aged 88
years, 3 months and 16 days. Funeral
services will be conducted at the home Tuesday, March 17, at 2 o’clock p. m. by Rev. Roberts. Interment will be in the Forest Grove
cemetery. Times-Republican Thursday March 19, 1925 p. 8 Obituary of Mrs. Lomira Hindman Lomira Thompson was born in Jo Daviess County, Ill., Dec. 1, 1836, and departed
this life on March 16, 1925, at the age of 88 years, 3 months and 16 days. At
the age of eight years she removed from Illinois with her parents to
Missouri. Later in life she came to
Bedford, Ia. At
the age of 17 years, she was united in marriage to William Hindman, to which union were born ten children, six
girls and four boys. Six of the
children and her husband preceded her in death. Those
left to mourn her going are Lauretta Dallison and Clint [Thomas Clinton] and Grant Hindman of Bedford and Mrs. Mary Murray of
Lenox, Ia. Also, one sister of
Clarinda, and one brother, John Thompson of Siloam Springs, Ark. Also, four grandchildren. Funeral
services were held at the home in southwest Bedford on Tuesday at two o’clock p. m., March 17, conducted by Rev. G. T.
Roberts. She was laid to rest in the
Forest Grove cemetery. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday January 5, 1967 [p. 1] Nina Hindman
Rites Friday Funeral
services for Nina Ellen Hindman will be held
Friday, January 6, at the State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Miss Hindman died
Tues., January 3 at University Hospitals in Iowa City. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery,
Bedford. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday January 12, 1967 p. 8 Nina Hindman
Rites Jan. 6 Funeral
services for Nina Ellen Hindman, 63, of
Bedford were held January 6 at State Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with
Mr. Carl Cummings officiating. Miss Hindman died at University Hospitals in Iowa City on
January 3, 1967. Interment was at
Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Nina Ellen Hindman, daughter of T. [homas]
Clinton and Laura Ella [Trumbo] Hindman,
was born near Bedford, Dec. 22, 1903. She
became a member of the First Baptist church of Bedford when attending Forest
Grove Church as a young girl. She
moved to Colorado when a young woman, where she lived most of her adult life,
returning to Bedford three years ago due to poor health. Miss
Hindman was preceded in death by her parents. She
is survived by two brothers, Wilbur Hindman,
Wayne [Clinton] Hindman, and wife, Ocie; a sister, Freda, and husband, Harley
Stephens, all living near Bedford; a nephew, Marvin Stephens, and
wife, Ramona, and small daughter, Andrea of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday June 8, 1939 [p. 1] Sam Hindman,
73, Former Resident, Dies Sam Hindman, 73, a former resident of this community, died
Wednesday, May 31 at Culver City, Calif.
He had been in his usual health for several months, suffering a stroke
on Tuesday and never regaining consciousness.
The funeral services were held Saturday and burial was in the Forest
Lawn cemetery in Glendale, Calif. Mr. Hindman moved from Bedford in 1900 and his wife, the
former Grace Kinnison, died in 1926. He is survived by one son, Olind [A.] Hindman,
of Culver City; and three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Mohler
of Bedford, Mrs. B. [elden] V. Leonard of
Wagoner, Okla., and Miss Nelle Hindman of Glendale, Calif. Bedford
Times-Press Thursday August 15, 1963 p. 5 Thomas Hindman
Taken In Death Funeral
services for Thomas Clinton Hindman, Taylor
County farmer, were held Mon., August 12, at the State Street Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home with Rev. Colvin Caughey
conducting. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford. The
following obituary was included in the service: Thomas Clinton Hindman, son of William and Lomira
Thompson Hindman, was born near Bedford, Dec.
24, 1876 and died at the St. Francis Hospital at Maryville, Mo., Aug. 9,
1963, at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 15 days. He
lived his entire life in Taylor County, the last fifty years of that time on
the home place in the Forest Grove vicinity in Jackson Township. He
was united in marriage to Laura Ella Trumbo who preceded him in death
last fall. To this union four children
were born, all of whom survive them.
They are Wilbur, Nina, Wayne, and Freda, Mrs. Harley
Stephens, all living near Bedford.
Also, by one grandson and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Stephens of
Tucson, Arizona; two brothers-in-law, Frank and Claude Trumbo of
Bedford and a sister-in-law, Lora Davis, of Eugene, Oregon. He
was a devoted husband and a good father to his children. Bedford Free
Press Thursday March 24, 1910 p. 5 Wm. Hindman William [Mathew] Hindman was born in Henry County, Tennessee, Nov. 23,
1830 and died Monday, March 21, 1910, aged 78 years, 3 months and 29
days. He moved to Taylor County with
his parents in 1843. In early days he
taught school and was the first clerk of Taylor County. He was married January 25th, 1853
to Miss Lomira Thompson. To this union were born ten children, four
sons and six daughters. One son and
three daughters died in infancy. He is
survived by his wife and six children, viz. Wm. Hindman,
Stockton, Kansas; Mrs. James Dallison [Lauretta], Bedford; Mrs. Frank Murray [Mary],
Gravity, Iowa; Clint Hindman, Jackson
Township; Ella and Grant Hindman, of
Bedford. He had been a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for over fifty years. He enlisted in Co. D, 46th Iowa,
on the 21st day of May 1864, to serve 100 days and was discharged
by reason of expiration of term of service Sept. 23, 1864. He was also a member of the G. A. R. of
Bedford. The
funeral was held at the home in the southwest part of town Wednesday at 10 a.
m., conducted by Rev. Fred N. Willis and the remains were taken to the Forest
Grove cemetery for interment. [Hindman, Mary Evaline Husbands] Bedford Free
Press Thursday April 1, 1897 p. 3 Death of Mrs.
Frank Hindman Died,
at her home in Bedford, Tuesday, March 30, 1897, at 7:30 o’clock a. m., Mrs. Mary Evaline
Hindman, wife of Frank Hindman,
aged 65 years, 11 months and 20 days.
Funeral services were held at the home at 9 o’clock this morning, conducted by Rev. J. C.
Lewis. Interment was made at the
Forest Grove cemetery. The
deceased was one of the best known of the pioneer women of Taylor
County. Her maiden name was Mary E.
Husbands; she was born in Hancock County, Ind. Her family came to Iowa in 1847, and in
1850, Dec. 17, she was united in marriage to Mr. Hindman
who survives her. Theirs was the first
marriage ever solemnized in Taylor County.
They began housekeeping in Jefferson Township and in 1878 moved to
Bedford where they have since lived.
There was born to them 11 children, 7 of whom, six boys and one girl,
are still living, all of whom were at the funeral this morning. J. A. Husbands of Fremont County,
and J. E. Husbands, brothers of Mrs. Hindman
were also at the funeral. As
stated, Mr. and Mrs. Hindman were among the pioneer
settlers of Taylor County and the proverbial saying, “their latch string hung on the outside of the
door,” was made by them a
liberal reality. Their home was the
abode of true pioneer hospitality and many are there in the community who can
testify to the many little acts of kindness received at the hands of this
aged couple. Mr. Hindman
and his family have the sympathy of the community in the bereavement that has
come to them. [Hindman, Francis Marion “Frank”] Bedford Free
Press Wednesday January 30, 1918 Aged Pioneer
Dies Funeral Held Friday F. M. Hindman passed away at the home of his son, I. A. Hindman, Thursday morning. The funeral services were held Friday
afternoon at 2 p. m., from the Hindman home and
interment was made in the Forest Grove cemetery. Francis Marion Hindman was born in Graves Co., Ky., July 16, 1833,
[and] yielded his life to the call of the beyond on Thursday morning January
24, 1918 at 6:00 a. m. When
ten years of age Mr. Hindman came from Kentucky
with his father to Taylor County and located on a farm near Honey Creek, east
of Bedford. Later on he removed to
Platte River where in 1850 he was married to Miss [Mary] Evaline Husbands, being the first couple to be
married under the marriage laws in Taylor County. After
their marriage they spent several years in Fremont County and later moved to
Taylor County to Bedford, where he lived till the time of his decease. In
the early days he drove a stage in this part of the country. From Sydney he drove to Nebraska City. [HINDMAN, FRANCIS MARION "FRANK"] [HINDMAN, FRANCIS MARION "FRANK"] [HINDMAN, FRANCIS MARION "FRANK"] [HINDMAN, FRANCIS MARION "FRANK"]
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