Allen, Nellie –
Mrs. Nellie Allen, 75, died on Thursday afternoon of a heart attack at her home in Clearfield. Her body was found a little after 5 p.m. and medical authorities said she had been dead only a short time.
Mrs. Allen was the mother of six children, Bailey Allen, Ruth Walters, Jean Strange, Mary Stamper and Lean Stamper of Creston, and Florence Stamper of Stuart, Ia. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her husband preceded her in death nine years ago.
The funeral was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church in Clearfield with burial there.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, November 27, 1947
Ambrose, Elmer –
Mrs. Fred Becherer and Miss Annola Toler received word last week of the death of their cousin, Dr. Elmer Ambrose at Trenton, Missouri October 16th. Miss Toler attended services and burial was made at Gravity.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 23, 1947
Brammer, Rex –
Searchers recovered the body of Rex Brammer from Summit Lake at Creston at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, nearly 29 hours after he had drowned while duck hunting.
Brammer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Brammer of Creston, was one of six children. He had lived all his life in that community. He was born Sept. 28, 1921. He was married to Effie [can’t read] of Creston community.
Rex is survived, in addition to his parents and widow by three children, Rex Jr., Donald Dale and Judy Lynn, 2; three brothers, Joe, Richard and Henry, two sisters, Mrs. Raymond (Mary) Rink of Eagle Grove, Ia. and Mrs. Wayne McFee.
Funeral services were held at the Assembly of God church at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Rev. D. A. Nicholson, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, November 13, 1947
Crow, Ralph Delbert–
Ralph Delbert Crow, 29, son of William and Dora Saunders Crow of Prescott, was born on November 10, 1918 on a farm near Lenox, Iowa and passed away after a prolonged illness on November 11, 1947 in the Lutheran hospital in Des Moines aged 29 years and one day.
After graduating from the Lenox high school, he entered Simpson College. In his senior year he took a course in civil aeronautics and from this went into a position as air traffic controller. At this work he served in Kansas City, St. Louis, Omaha and Des Moines. Later he worked in the air route control center in Kansas City.
He was married to Mary Agnes Rodgers April 10, 1944. To this union was born one son, Roger William. Besides his wife and son he is survived by his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Swartz of Kent, Miss Velma of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Mary Schafroth of Corning and three brothers, Loren W. of Alhambra, California, Albert F. of Corning and Harold L. at home in Prescott.
Ralph went into the membership of the Stringtown church when a lad and later transferred to the Cottage Grove Presbyterian church in Des Moines.
Funeral services were held at the Lilly Funeral Home in Des Moines, Friday afternoon, November 14, conducted by Rev. McClennan. Interment was in Woodlawn cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, November 20, 1947
Edwards, Chas. Warren –
Chas Warren Edwards was born November 2nd, 1870, at New Albany, Indiana, the son of William W. and Isabelle Edwards. He passed away at his home in Sharpsburg, October 9, 1947 at 10 o’clock in the morning.
He was preceded in death by a little son, Narvin, and two sisters, Hetta and Arminta. Mr. Edwards was married to Clara B. Holland of Vallonia, Indiana, and the family came to Iowa from Indiana in 1915. His wife survives him along with the following, who mourn his loss – eight children, consisting of five sons and three daughters, namely Nobel of Adel, Wilma of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Robert of Modesto, California; Henry of Lincoln, Nebraska; Graham of Maryville, Missouri; Mrs. Charles Wilson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Edwin Wells of Gray Lakes, Illinois and Mrs. Eddie Brown of Lenox. Also surviving are one brother William of Adair, 16 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
In 1913 he yielded his life to the Lord and through several years of ill health he did his best to be true and faithful. He was a kind and loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 16, 1947
Hewitt, Edna Bell Overmire –
Edna Bell Overmire, daughter of Silas and Martha Overmire, was born Oct. 26, 1881 in Lenox, Iowa, and passed away at her home in Lenox, Oct. 18, 1947, at the age of 65 years, 11 months and 22 days.
She was united in marriage with Lewis Hewitt on February 6, 1907. They lived on a farm north of Lenox for four years and then moved to Lenox where she has lived all her life except for 15 years when they lived in West Chester.
She joined the Presbyterian Church when a small girl, later transferring her membership to the Presbyterian Church at Washington, Iowa, then to the Lenox Presbyterian Church. She later became a member of the Methodist Church in Lenox.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, two brothers, Marl and one who died in infancy, and one sister, Mary Frame.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her devoted husband, one sister, Nellie Crittenden of Downey, Calif., one niece, two nephews, many other relatives and a host of friends.
Mrs. Hewitt was a quiet, loyal person whose influence, though often unspoken, was always for good upon those whose lives she touched. Throughout the period of her suffering she was patient, uncomplaining and always appreciative of everything that was done for her. Surely it can be said of her that God was the strength of her life.
Tho’ death should claim your loved one for his own
And bid her to another world depart,
Still death is powerless to conquer love
And memories that live within your heart
Love gives its best, and knows no rest
Its highest joy is giving joy,
It knows no rest until its best is given.
And that is why love is at its best in heaven.
The funeral services were held at the Arnold Funeral Home at 2:30 Monday afternoon and was in charge of Rev. C. W. Richardson.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 23, 1947
Hinshaw, Norman Gene –
Short funeral services for Norman Gene, infant son of Mrs. and Mrs. Loren Hinshaw were held Wednesday morning at the Lenox cemetery, with Rev. C. W. Richardson officiating. Survivors included his parents, two brothers, Gary and Kenneth, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hinshaw and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Lane and several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 18, 1947
Hook, G. W. –
Funeral services for Mr. G. W. Hook, former Deputy Sheriff were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in Bedford. Mr. Hook succumbed at the Veterans’ hospital in Des Moines on Friday afternoon following a short illness. He was a Spanish American War veteran, a thirty-second degree Mason and has always been active in community and county affairs.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, November 27, 1947
Hovde, Mabel Donaldson –
(From the Denton, Montana, Paper)
Mrs. Mabel Donaldson Hovde passed away Sunday morning September 21, at her home east of Denton, following an illness of almost a year.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Donaldson, she was born in Lenox, Iowa July 15, 1897. The family moved to Montana in the spring of 1917, her mother passing away in 1929, Mabel was married in 1923 to Emil Hovde and is survived by one son, Johnnie and a daughter, Jessie, who live at home. Her aged father, two brothers, George and John, who with their families live on nearby farms; also one sister, Mrs. Nellie Burns, of Sand Point, Idaho, besides many other relatives and friends mourn her passing.
Mabel, as she was so familiarly known, lived a full and useful life. The Donaldson home, over which she presided for so many years, is known for its hospitality far and near. She was devoted to her home and family and her aim through life was to make them happy, as well as all others who came within the bounds of her generous hospitality.
Funeral services were held from the Creel chapel in Lewiston, Wednesday, September 24, at 2 p.m. with Rev. W. S. Traweek of the Methodist church officiating. Organ music was played by Miss Grace Pennock and Mrs. Don Cass sang “Old Rugged Cross” and “An Evening Prayer”. The pallbearers were George Rice, Charles Skarda, Coe Campbell, Knute Saure, Fred Lahr and Evender Seilstad. Interment was made in the Lewiston cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 9, 1947
John, Guinevera –
Mrs. Guinevera John of Bedford passed away suddenly from an attack of polio Saturday. She was a sister of Gordon Beard of Lenox. Two daughters age 6 and 8 survive her.
Funeral services were held at Bedford Sunday.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 2, 1947
Laughlin, Lewis E. –
Lewis E. Laughlin, son of the late R. E. Laughlin, died at the Veterans hospital in Portland, Oregon, October 23, 1947. He was born Dec. 26, 1892. He was a veteran of World War I, having enlisted in 1918, serving 18 months overseas. At the close of the war he located in Denver, Colorado.
He is survived by his widow and four children, his mother, Mrs. Cora Laughlin of Lenox, and four brothers and four sisters. His father and one sister preceded him in death. Burial was in Denver, Tuesday,, October28.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, October 30, 1947
Morley, Harry –
Harry Morley, 60, a resident of Gravity community, took his own life by hanging early Saturday morning. He was found by his daughter, Beverly of the home, who went in search of her father when he failed to return from doing his morning chores. He had been in ill health for several months.
-Bedford Times Press
Lenox Times Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday October 13, 1947
Murray, Arthur T. –
Arthur T. Murray passed away in his home in Edgeley, N.D. Wednesday evening August 13, at ten thirty following many months of illness.
He was born at Aurora, Illinois, February 5, 1884, and came to Tingley, Iowa with his parents when he was a small child. When he was twelve his parents moved to Sharpsburg, Iowa where he resided until his marriage to Anna May Boltinghouse. They moved to Edgeley, N. D. in 1904 where he made his home until his death.
He leaves Mrs. Murray; one son Donald of Lansing, Mich., three daughters, Mrs. Glenn Olson (Gladys) of Edgeley, Mrs. John Bergman (Daisy) of Crestline, Calif.; Mrs. Gordon Beckstrom (Trava) of Fargo, three sisters in Oklahoma and one sister, Mrs. Hope of Valley City; four brothers in Oklahoma and Texas, six grandchildren, one daughter died in infancy.
Mrs. Murray united with the Blue Grove Christian Church at Lenox, Iowa in February 1907, later his membership was placed with the Edgeley Methodist church.
During the forty-three years Mrs. Murray lived in this state he was greatly interested in its development and improvement. Even when crops were poor and times depressing he still kept faith in its possibilities and opportunities, and enjoyed watching the change from the vast prairies where he broke many acres, to the fine agricultural state of 1947. He was always anxious to cooperate in any improvement for the community.
Brief services were held in the home Sunday with scripture and prayer by Rev. F. A. Fumer and a song “In the Sweet By and By” by the men’s quartet accompanied by Mrs. Lawrence Murphy. At the church Mrs. J. M. Carlson presided at the organ accompanying Mrs. Ilerd Henjum and Miss June Carlson for the duet, “Ivory Palaces,” and Lawrence Murphy, Orel Dunsdon, Thomas Boom and John Miedema who sang, “O Think of the Home Over There.” and “Beautiful Land.”
Out-of-town relatives present included Mrs. Murphy’s ninety-three year old father, L. C. Boltinghouse of Clarinda, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bryant and Walter Boltinghouse, also of Clarinda, Iowa, Mrs. Clarence Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Boltinghouse, all of Lenox, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Claud Carter of Sharpsburg, Iowa, Mrs. Clara Hope of Valley City, Mr. and Mrs. Orval Russell, Oriska, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Beckstrom and Dorothy of Fargo.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, August 28, 1947
Page, Harry L. –
Harry L. Page, 62, a resident of San Jose, California for more than 50 years died at Community Service Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Iowa, Page was a retired grocer.
He leaves a widow, Ruth, a son Harry Lee Page of Berkeley and two stepsons, Robert Perry of Bradley and Lewis Perry of Los Angeles. He was the son of Mary Ann Page of Lenox, Iowa and the brother of Winn Page and Mrs. Eula Beach, both of Lenox, Iowa.
Funeral services were held from the Darling-Fischer Garden Chapel Saturday morning with interment at Oak Hill Memorial Park, San Jose.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 25, 1947
Reynolds, Florence Celestia Brown –
The community was saddened last Thursday morning when it learned that Mrs. Charles Reynolds had passed away at 9:25 a.m. at the Greater Community hospital in Creston. She had been ill over a long period of years, a heart disease being the cause of her death.
Florence Celestia, daughter of Robert T. and Hanna Brown was born July 28, 1901, in Brentwood, Arkansas. She passed away November 13, 1947 aged 46 years, three months and 15 days. She grew to womanhood in Arkansas and on April 12, 1919 she was married to Charles M. Reynolds at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
In October, 1922, they moved to Iowa, coming to Adams county in March 1926.
Four children were born to this union, all of whom, with the father, survive. They are Lois, at home; Dale, of Prescott; Robert and James W., both of Corning. Other relatives surviving include three grandchildren, Jimmy and Janet and DeLight, all of Corning; two brothers, Floyd D. Brown of Creston and Earl C. Brown of Lenox.
Mrs. Reynolds will be greatly missed in the family circle. Her interest was in her home and children, and her Christian qualities made her a good friend and neighbor. She was affiliated with the Methodist Church and was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Funeral services were held on Sunday, November 16, in the Methodist Church in Corning at 2 p.m., conducted by Rev. E. F. Hagee. Music was by Edwin Bush. Pallbearers were Leslie Putnam, Edwin Butler, Fred Walter, Wayne Green, Kenneth Gentle, Dale Harrison and Lester West. Interment was in the Fairview cemetery at Lenox.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, November 20, 1947
Saunders, D. S. –
Older residents of this community will remember D. S. Saunders, a one time resident of the Stringtown neighborhood, who passed away at Arcadia, Missouri on Thursday, August 14, 1947.
D. Saunders, son of John and Mary Saunders, was born in Adams county, April 27, 1881. He grew to manhood on the John Saunders farm near Stringtown.
He is survived by his wife, Selma and by one son, Marlon S. Saunders, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and two daughters, Mrs. Mildred M. Coleman of Bartow, Florida and Mrs. Alice V. Shrum of Bartow, Florida. Also one brother, Charles Saunders of Lenox and two sisters, Mrs. Dora Crow of Prescott, Iowa and Mrs. Anna Wright of Des Moines, Iowa, as well as a number of nephews, nieces, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Two brothers, William and Elmer, and two sisters, Margaret and Adella, preceded him in death.
Funeral services were held in St. Louis on Saturday, Aug. 16 and interment was in that city.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 4, 1947
Schofield, Frank –
Frank Schofield, 74, died at Greater Community hospital in Creston at 8:30 p.m. Monday. He had been a patient in the hospital for several days. He had been in failing health since he was in a truck accident last July.
Frank Schofield was born at Morrison, Ill. Nov. 13, 1872. He was the son of John and Mary Hulda Pearson Schofield. He moved to the vicinity of Kent when he was a small boy. He had been a farmer for many years and lived 1½ miles southeast of Kent.
He was married at Creston, Iowa, February 20, 1901 to Valerie M. Younger, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Hulda Jane Schneckner of Creston; two sons, Vern Schofield of Lenox and Ray Schofield of Kent, and four grandchildren.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, October 16, 1947
Simpson, Sadie E. –
Mrs. Sadie E. Simpson, 69, died at 1:30 p.m. last Thursday in Greater Community Hospital at Creston. She had submitted to an operation Wednesday.
She was born in Union county April 24 1877 and had lived in this vicinity all her life except for eight years spent in North Dakota.
She was married in 1902 to Fred Simpson. Surviving are three sons, Homer of Creston, Thomas of Omaha, Neb., and Allen of California; four brothers, Dave in California, Henry of Corning, Wingard of Charington, Md., and Homer of Bowbells, N.D.; one sister, Mrs. Alma Sparks of Bowbells, N.D., and three grandchildren. She was a member of the United Brethren church.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Prescott at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Casketbearers were George Millin, Frank Woods, Garner Thompson, Joe Pollenger, John Woods and Frank Lane. Burial was in Prescott cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 4, 1947
Smith, Ethel –
Ethel Smith, 66, died Sunday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. Orlando Calkins, at Clearfield, She had been ill for several years. Most of her life had been spent in Clearfield. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Clearfield at 2 p.m. Tuesday. Burial in the Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, November 6, 1947
Stamper, Iva Marie –
Iva Marie Halfhill Stamper was born at Cawood, Missouri, and passed away at the home of her sister on November 22, at St. Joseph, Missouri. Mrs. Stamper had been in ill health for the past year, and had spent most of that time in the Missouri Methodist hospital in St. Joseph, going to the home of her sister one month ago. She had been bedridden the past year.
Her father passed away three years ago, and two brothers died in infancy. Mrs. Stamper was 36 years old at the time of her death and is survived by her mother, Mrs. Minnie Halfhill, her sister, Mrs. Irene Schiltz, her brother-in-law, Nick Schiltz, two nieces, Mickie Charlene and Donna Kay Schiltz of St. Joseph, her grandmother, many aunts, and uncles and cousins and a host of other relatives and friend. Mrs. Roy Leedom of Lenox is a cousin of Mrs. Stamper.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday in the L.D.S. church at Guilford, Missouri, with the Rev. Russell of St. Joseph conducting the service. Burial was at the Guilford cemetery. Pallbearers were six cousins, Wallace Wells and Russell Wells of Barnard, Missouri, Freman Kent of Cawood, Missouri, Norman Kent of Union Star, Missouri. Mrs. Stamper lived for several years in Lenox and has many friends here who are saddened by her death.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 4, 1947
Stoaks, Charles G. –
Charles G. Stoaks was born October 25, 1879 near Lenox, Iowa and passed away at the Clarinda hospital Sunday morning, September 14, 1947 at the age of 67 years, 11 months and 11 days. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Stoaks, two brothers, Fred Stoaks of Clarinda, and Andrew Stoaks of Lenox; two sisters, Dora Caskey of Lenox and Pearl Shaw of Spokane, Washington.
The funeral services were held at the Arnold Funeral Home at 2 o’clock Tuesday and was in charge of Rev. C. W. Richardson.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 15, 1947
Titze, Gus –
Gus Titze, age 84, died Friday at the county home where he had been for the past two years. Funeral services were held from the Arnold Funeral Home Saturday at 2:30. Mr. Titze had been a resident of Lenox for a matter of 40 years, working at the carpenter trade. He was a native of Germany. His wife passed away about 12 years ago and about two years ago, being unable to care for himself he went to the county home where he remained until his death.
For about 15 years he was director of the Lenox Municipal Band. He was a fine musician, the cornet being his favorite instrument.
He made and presented the pulpit which is now is use at the Lenox United Presbyterian church. He also donated his services in constructing a fine blackboard for use in the Sabbath School. He had helped build many of the early residences in Lenox and some of the business section. There are no immediate survivors, only one granddaughter.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday October 23, 1947
Wilbur, William B. –
William B. Wilbur, 82, died Friday at the home of his niece, Mrs. W. D. Herrington in Diagonal. He has been in failing health for several months but suffered a heart attack last Sunday night from which he failed to rally.
He was born in Jones county, Iowa, July 23, 1865. He had lived on a farm east of Diagonal for a number of years, but had made his home with his niece since his retirement. His parents, two brothers and three sisters, preceded him in death. A number of nieces and nephews survive.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, September 4, 1947
Wilson, P.B. –
P. B. Wilson, publisher of the Shannon City Messenger for many years, died at his home in Cedar Ralls, Ia. at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. He had lived at Cedar Falls about three and a half years, since he had sold the Messenger to W. E. Day.
Mr. Wilson’s body was brought to Shannon City where funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Presbyterian church. Burial was in the Shannon City cemetery.
He is survived by his widow, a son and a daughter.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, November 27, 1947
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