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Armstrong,
Bertha Hollenback -
Mrs Bertha Hollenback Armstrong, 78, passed away at her
home in San Leandro, Cal., May 2. Mrs Armstrong is a
cousin of Warren Eckels and visited here last
September at the time of her 58th Lenox
High anniversary with the other members of her class.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 9, 1957
Benadom, Floretta Martin –
Services
were held Sunday at Varner - Crew Funeral Home
for Mrs Floretta Benadom, 88, who passed away at her home in
Clearfield
Friday. Rev Howard Ball officiated.
Floretta Martin was born Sept 3, 1860 and spent most of her
life in Taylor County. She was united in marriage with Hila E.
Benadom and 3 children were born to this union. They are
Mrs Mable Parkins of Casa Grandle,
Arizona, Mrs Lela Rusco
of Fresno, Calif, and Tom Benadom of Athelstan.
Burial was
in Athlestan cemetery.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa July 4, 1957
Bye,
Elma Candace Steele -
Last
rites for Mrs Bye, prominent Clearfield resident,
were
held Saturday afternoon at the Christian Church. Rev Ronald
Graham
officiated.
Elma
Candace, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Junes Steele, was
born January 15, 1883 near Clarinda. She attended a rural
school until 1899 when the family moved to Clearfield. She
graduated from Clearfield in1900. She taught in Taylor County and Clearfield public
school for many years.
February
15, 1911 she was united in marriage to H Franklin
Bye at
the home of her parents. They lived on a farm for 4 years and then moved to
Clearfield.
Mrs Bye was assistant postmistress to her father, the late James Steele, who served
as postmaster here for 10 years. She was
a faithful and active member of the Christian church and keenly interested in
civic and community affairs. She was a
correspondent for several newspapers in this area. She was in failing health for
the past three months and passed away at her home in Clearfield at the age of 74.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1950. She is survived by several
nephews and nieces and cousins. Burial was in the Clearfield Cemetery.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 2, 1957
Cleveland,
Elmer -
Elmer
Cleveland of Casper, Wyo., died Friday, May 17. He was an uncle of Mrs Clarence Johnson of Kent. Funeral and burial were at
Casper.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 23, 1957
Corby,
Robert S. -
The
Kent community was shocked to hear of the death of Robert S Corby, who took his
life Tuesday afternoon by hanging. They had moved into their little home near
his daughter, Mrs Joe Schabert about three months ago. They formerly lived at Springfield, Nebr and he operated the Corby Trucking Co. His body was taken to Springfield,
Nebr., where the funeral was held Friday Surviving are three daughters, Mrs Joe Schobert of Kent, Mrs Arthur Adair of North Platte, Nebr., and Mrs Robert Sheple of
Springfield, Nebr.,
and his widow. Sympathy is extended to the family.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa June 13, 1957
Dunbar,
Dick -
Dick
Dunbar, 73, prominent insurance agent, died Saturday at 6:20 p. m., at his
home. He had suffered a heart attack. Dick had been at his office Saturday as
usual. His daughter, Mrs Maxine Schneider, and Mrs Dunbar had gone to the cemetery. When they returned
they found him dead in a chair, as though he had just sat down,
to rest.
Mr Dunbar was born in Lenox and had lived here all his life.
He was
formerly in the clothing business, and had also worked
in the circulation department for this area for the Des Moines
Register
and Tribune. He was a member of the Church of
Christ.
Funeral
services were Tuesday at 2 p. an., at the Bender
Funeral
Home, conducted by Donald Briley. Burial was in the
Lenox
cemetery.
Survivors:
his wife, Ethel: 4 sons, Donald, of Knoxville, George, of Underwood, Lyle, of Wheaton,
Minn., Dick, Jr., of Kansas City, Mo.; 4 daughters, Mrs Maxine Schneider, of Blockton, Mrs Lenore Bailie of
New
Market, Mrs Olive Button of Ottumwa, Mrs Phyllis
Swanson
of Red Oak; 13 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter; his mother, Mrs Olive Dunbar, 98, and 1 sister, Mrs Beulah Thomas, both of Milwaukee, Wisc.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa June 27, 1957
Haynes,
Clarence V.-
Clarence
Haynes, 82, retired railroad man and dray line operator,
died Friday at 2 p m at the Dory Nursing Home in Creston after an extended Illness.
His
wife died twelve years ago. Survivors:
five sons, Randall
of Lenox, Harry of Long Beach, California, Donald of Los Angeles,
California,
Cleo of Griswold, Jack of Des Moines; two daughters, Mrs H G Cowman and Mrs H L Larimer both of Des Moines,
three sisters, Mrs Coma Collins of Los Angeles,
California, Mrs VI Griswold of Los Angeles,
California, Mrs Bertha Benson of Lenox; one brother
Bruce of Bellingham, Washington; 18 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Services
were Sunday afternoon at the Bender Funeral Home with the Rev Burton C Collier
officiating. Burial was in the Lenox Cemetery.
Clarence
V Haynes, son of John and Celia Haynes, was born at Hagerstown, Maryland, June
18, 1874 and passed away May 24, 1957 at the Dory Nursing home in Creston at
the age of 82 years, 11 months and 6 days.
He
came to Lenox at the age of 6 and outside of'14 months at Shambaugh,
Iowa, lived his entire life at Lenox.
He was
married to Bertha Haynes on July 26, 1896 in Lenox.
To this
union 7 children were born: Cleo of Griswold, Harry and Donald of California,
Thelma and Bernice of Des Moines, Jack of Des Moines and Randall of Lenox. Also
surviving are 18 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs Bertha Benson of
Lenox,
Coma Cullins and Mrs Viola
Griswold of California, 1
brother Bruce of Bellingham, Wash., a number of nieces and
nephews.
His
wife preceded him in death about 12 years ago.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 30, 1957
Henderson, Clark J. -
Clark
J. Henderson, 57, a former resident of Lenox, died at Clarinda Monday morning.
Funeral services were Wednesday at the Walker funeral home in Clarinda. Burial
was at College Springs.
Mr Henderson is survived by two brothers, W A Henderson of
Creston and Earl Henderson of Lenox; and four sisters, Mrs
Emma
Marley of Denver, Colo., Mrs Mary Newman of Imogene,
Mrs June Chitty of Newton, and Mrs Viola Short of Lenox. Several nieces and nephews, including a number in the Lenox vicinity also survive.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 16, 1957
Hurd, Mary Margaret Jones -
Mrs Mary (Jones) Hurd, 27, died Tuesday night in the
hospital
at Lawton, Okla. She is survived by her husband, James; one daughter Coryl Ann, 4 years old; her mother, Mrs Bing Miller,
and one sister, Mrs Bill Eberle.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 16, 1957
Hurd, Mary
Margaret Jones -
Marv
Margaret Jones Hurd was born to Charles W and Coryl Elizabeth Jones, March 28, 1930. She passed away at
the
Northwestern
Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma on May 14, 1957
at the age of 27 years, 1 month, 17 days.
She
spent her childhood on the family farm in the Sharpsburg,
Iowa
community. There she attended grade school and graduated from the
eighth grade. She united with the Presbyterian Church at Sharpsburg in 1949.
After
grade school, she entered Conway high school for her
freshman year after which she attended Bedford high school and was graduated with the
class of 1948. After high school she attended Business School in Omaha where
she was graduated. She was engaged in secretarial work for a few years
in Omaha.
On
November 23, 1951, she was married to James H Hurd in
a family ceremony at the Presbyterian Church in Sharpsburg, Iowa. To this union
was born two children, Coryl Ann of the home, and Mary
Kay who passed away in her infancy on November 23, 1956.
Mary
Margaret was a faithful mother although she was frequently and seriously ill,
she was very patient and uncomplaining always had a pleasant smile and was loving to those about her.
Besides
her husband and daughter, she leaves to her passing,
her
mother, one sister, Mrs Wm Eberle of Lenox, Iowa, her grandmother, Mrs Blanche Damewood of Bedford, Iowa, her great grandmother, Mrs Margaret Damewood of Tucson,
Arizona, several relatives and a host of friends. She will be pleasantly
remembered
and greatly
missed by all who knew her.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 30, 1957
Madden, Adelia -
Funeral
services were held Saturday, 2 p. m. at Coen's home
for Mrs Adelia Madden, 83,
who died Wednesday, 1:30 p m in the Creston hospital. Dr. A P Keast officiated. Burial was in Grove Chapel
Cemetery. She was married to Leonard
Madden Mar 12, 1896 in Creston who preceded her in death Nov. 22, 1941. She had lived all her life on the farm
southeast of Kent, until her husband’s death when she moved to Creston at 507 N
Oak St in 1942. She is survived by ten children, Mrs Hobert Tnomas, Creston; Mrs Orville Porter, Kent; Mrs Rex Bakerink, Creston; Mrs Eldon Krueger, Creston; and six sons, Carl DeFord of
Pine Valley, Calif.; George Madden of Holbrook, Nebr.; Leo Madden, Kent; Ray
Madden, Kent; Ray Madden of Diagonal; and Floyd Madden of Des Moines; and 21 randchildren, 28 great grandchildren. Sympathy is extended
to the families.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa June 13, 1957
Mathias,
Lillie Mercer -
Funeral
services were Wednesday at 2 p m at the Bender Funeral Home for Mrs Lillie Mercer Mathias, 80, who died May 25 at Portland,
Oregon. Rev Tom Hicks of the Prescott Methodist church conducted the service.
Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Her
husband Charles was buried in the Lenox cemetery this year. A daughter Mrs Charlotte Nelson accompanied the body here. Also
surviving are three sons: Roland and Merlin of Topeka, Kans., Thurman of
California and a number of grandchildren. Mrs Andrew Stoaks of Lenox is a niece of the deceased. Mrs Mathias was a former resident of the Mercer Center
vicinity.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 30, 1957
Mathias, Lillian Nora
Mercer -
Lillian
N. Mathias, daughter of James Thornton and Sarah Jane Mercer, was born in
Mercer township, Adams County, la. June 8, 1874, and departed this life after
an illness of 2 months in a hospital at Portland, Ore., May 25, 1957 at the age
of 82 years and 11 months.
On
Jan 28, 1903 she was united in marriage to Charles Mathias. To this union four
children were born: 1 daughter, Charlotte Nelson of Portland; 3 sons: Thurman
of Los Angeles; J Roland and Murlyn of Topeka, Kan;
and two grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Her husband
Charles preceded her in death Feb. 25, 1957. Lillian Mathias was the last child of ten children born to James and
Sarah Mercer to depart this life. She
lived in Adams county until 1917. The remainder of her life she lived in
Baldwin and Iola, Kan.; Pueblo, Colo., and Portland, Ore.
She
joined the Methodist church at an early age. She and her husband were very
active and faithful members of the
church. Lillian Mathias was a devoted mother and
wife. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
Services
were held at the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox, la., May 29 at 2 p m with Rev
Thomas W Hicks officiating.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday June 6, 1957
Milliken, Clyde Horton –
Clyde Horton
Milliken, second son of John and Matilda Milliken was born in Taylor county, Iowa on September 26, 1877 and passed away April 30,
1957 at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 4 days. He was united in marriage to Miss Anna Wurster on March 11, 1916. To this union was born three daughters, Mrs. Melvin (Bertha) Williams,
Mrs. Lyle (Ruth) Raines, Mrs. Harold (Doris) Baxter.
Mr and Mrs Milliken made their home on a farm southwest of Lenox
and lived there until a year and a half ago when they retired from the farm and
moved to their home in Lenox. Mr Milliken was a member of the Blue Grove Christian Church
where he served as a deacon for many years. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, his brother, Harry,
and two half-brothers, John and Ray. Besides his wife and 3 daughters, he leaves to mourn one half-sister
Mrs. Lige Thomas of Corning, five grandchildren, two
great grandchildren and a group of nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa May 9, 1957
Moore,
John Murray “Bud”
John
Murray "Bud" Moore, 87, retired farmer, died at 8 p.m.
Saturday
at his home at 400 West Temple street. He was
born in Wenona, Ill., and had lived in the Lenox vicinity
since
1896,
retiring from the farm in 1934.
Obituary
John Murray
Moore, better known as Bud Moore, was born
at Wenona, Ill., on June 25, 1870. He was the oldest son of Edwin
Sprague
and Mary Ellen Moore and died on July 6, 1957, at the
age of 87 years and 11 days. At the age of four years his family
moved to Iowa in a covered wagon, settling in a log cabin on the banks of the Nodaway
river near Brooks.
When
but a boy of fourteen he started working with his father who had purchased a
livery barn at Gravity. They later lived in Hamburg and Shenandoah, then in Holdredge Nebr. Then on a farm east of
Lenox on Platte River and Bud started on an eighty acre farm of his own.
After
a few years there he moved to the farm southwest of Lenox on which he
improved. Mar 21, 1900, he was married
to Carrie Elvira Anderson. They lived on the old home place until 1934 when
they retired and moved to 400 West Temple in Lenox. Mrs Moore died in July of 1953.
To
this union were born Clark Edwin, Sr., Raymond Theodore of Cedar Rapids, Vaughn
Victor of Des Moines, Freda Margeritte Pierce of
Vancouver, Wash.; Jack, of Hollywood, Calif., and Una Berdice,
who died when an infant. Besides the children there are fourteen grandchildren and
7 great grandchildren who mourn his death.
Mr.
Moore was the last of his family. Since
the passing of his wife
in 1953, Bud tried to keep the home going but spent from April 1954 to June 1956
in St Louis with his son Clark.
He was
a kind father and a good, neighbor, always worked hard, hardly ever taking off
time to relax. He was a lover of good horses, believed in the Golden Rule and
will be greatly missed by his family.
Funeral
services were Monday, July 8 at Bender Funeral home,
the Rev. Burton Collier officiating. Burial was in the Lenox Cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa July 11, 1957
Newby, Shelby –
Shelby
Newby, 82, died Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. at the home of his son Emery in Bedford
where he had been staying the past year. His wife died three years ago, Mar 16.
Surviving
are three sons, Emery, Clyde of Ottawa, Kans., and Fred of Nebraska City,
Nebr., three daughters Mrs. James Matheny of Bedford, Mrs. Eldon Stice of Corning and Mrs Edith Sigman of Norwalk, Calif., also a number of grandchildren
and great grandchild.
The body is
at the Bender Funeral Home where services will be held Friday at 2:30 with
burial in the Lenox Cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa April 11, 1957
Paymal, Alta Paschel -
Mrs Alta Paymal, 78, former Lenox resident, died at her
home in Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday. The body arrived in Creston Tuesday
morning and was brought to the Bender Funeral Home. Graveside services were
held at the Lenox cemetery Wednesday afternoon with the Rev Burton C Collier
officiating.
Survivors:
One brother, Clyde Paschel, of Los Angeles, Calif,;
a nephew, Eugene Paymal and a sister-in-law, Mrs Frank Paymal both of Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa June 27, 1957
Philpott,
Lizzie Brown –
Mrs Lizzie Philpott died Sunday at Freewater,
Ore. Funeral services were in
Oregon. Mrs Philpott was the former Lizzie Brown and lived on a farm
southwest of Lenox.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa March 21, 1957
Porter, John Arthur –
John Porter,
73, well known Lenox business man died about 8 am Wednesday morning at the Dory
Nursing Home at Creston. Funeral
services will be at 2 o clock Friday at the Church of Christ with burial in the
Lenox cemetery. The body is at Bender Funeral Home.
Mr Porter is survived by his wife, Metta; a daughter, Mrs C B Peterson of Avoca; a son, Harley A of Tobole, Utah, and three
grandchildren.
He was
born near Sudan, Kan., but came to Lenox when about
17
years of age. He had been in business on Main street for many years, first as a partner in the Killion and
Porter men's clothing store. Later he and his wife owned and operated the
bakery, then the hotel, and for several years they have owned the Porter Dry
Goods and ladies ready to wear store.
Mr Porter has been a member of the Church of Christ for more than 50 years. He has
served on both the church board and the school board. He is a past Worthy
Patron of OES and a past Worshipful Master of the Masonic lodge.
His family were with him at the time of his death.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 23, 1957
Porter, John
Arthur –
John
Arthur Porter, son of Harry and Florence Hole Porter was
born near Sedan, Kansas April 28. 1884. He passed away in Creston. Iowa May 22 1957 at the age of 73 years and 24 days. He spent the early years of his life in
Kansas and came to Lenox, Iowa, with his brothers, Ed and Roy, at the age of
seventeen.
He
married Metta M Killion Dec
16, 1910 at Osceola. Iowa. To this union
two children were born: Harley A and Julia Frances.
He had
been in business on Main Street in Lenox many years, first in the Killion and Porter Men's Clothing Store, then the Lenox Bakery. He and his wife owned
and operated Hotel Lenox for two years. After selling the hotel they purchased
the store known as Porter's
Dry
Goods.
Mr Porter was a member of the Church of Christ here for fifty years. He had served
as a member of the Official Board of the Church and also as a member of the
local Board of Education. He was Past Worshipful Master of Tremont Lodge 343 A F & A M and Past
Worthy
Patron of Salome Chapter 264, Order of Eastern Star. He was a member of Rotary Club.
His
survivors are his wife, Metta, a son Harley A. Porter
of Tobole, Wash., a daughter, Julia F. Peterson,
Avoca, Iowa, a brother Roy, Longview, Wash. a brother-in-law H C Killion, Lenox, a daughter-in-law Agnes Porter a son-in-law
Charles B. Peterson and three grandchildren, Joe Porter, Mark and Jeffry
Peterson.
Funeral
services were held in the Lenox Church of Christ May 24, 1957 in charge of the
Rev. Ray Nixon, assisted by the Rev. Burton Collier with burial in the Lenox
Cemetery. Graveside services were
conducted by members of Tremont Lodge 343 A F & A
M.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa May 30, 1957
Ryan,
Dennis B. -
Dennis
B Ryan, son of Patrick and Margaret Ryan was born in
in Taylor county Aug 8, 1877 and departed this life at Rosary hospital, Corning, Iowa on May 14 1957 at the
age of 79 years, 9 months and 6 days. February 11, 1903 he was united in marriage to Agnes Cotter, who
survives him.
To
this union seven children were born, Marjery of Des
Moines, Lewis of Massena, Leo of Conway and Edward of Lenox. He was preceded in death by Gene in 1914,
Ethel in 1925 and Harold in 1950. He is
also survived by fourteen grandchildren and one great grandchild, four sisters
and 2 brothers.
Mr Ryan was a farmer in Taylor and Adams county. He was a
member of St Patrick's Catholic Church where the Requiem High Mass was sung by
Father Bonaventure Bolda at 10 o'clock Thursday, May
16. The pall bearers were Michael Jennings, George Holbrook,
George
Martin, Gene Mullin, Ivan Lucas and Francis Goldsmith. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa May 23, 1957
Schweers, Celia A. -
Mrs Herman J Schweers of Arcadia, Iowa, died Monday
night. Funeral services were this morning, Thursday, at St John's church at
Arcadia and burial there.
Mrs Schweers was the mother of Art Schweers,
northwest of
town.
Survivors include her husband, eleven children and twenty-four grandchildren.
The
deceased and her husband celebrated their 52ndwedding anniversary last Feb 7.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 2, 1957
Shafer,
Wilbur S. -
Wilbur
S (Dad) Shafer, 82, retired owner of the Citizens Printing Co., of South Omaha,
died Wednesday, Apr 3, in an Omaha hospital. Funeral services and burial were
in Omaha.
Mr Shafer was a native of Lee County, Illinois, and lived in Lenox for several
years. When only a youngster he worked in the printing shop in Lenox and later
taught in the rural schools of Taylor county. He was a
brother of the late Etta Shafer of Lenox.
He had owned
the Omaha Concern for many years and was a founder of the South Omaha Merchants
association.
Survivors
include his widow, Louise; a son, Wilbur, Jr., Omaha;
daughters, Mrs Elmer Richter, Omaha and Mrs Robert Mentzer, Shreveport, La.; ten grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 2, 1957
Sturm,
Martin -
Mrs Will Preston received the sad news of the death of her brother Martin Sturm,
age 88, of Jamestown, New York on July 3. Martin grew up on a farm four miles west of Lenox, and will be
remembered by a number of friends here. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife Adelia, one son Robert, and a daughter Mrs Marjorie Cummings, also his son-in-law Clinton
Cummings, daughter-in-
law Betty Sturm, three, grandchildren and two sisters, Mabel
Zieke of
Livermore, Calif, and Lennie Preston of Lenox.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa July 11, 1957
Taylor, Mary Jane Hall Gordon -
Mrs Mary J Taylor, 90, died Thursday, July 4, 1957, at the Lenox Rest Home after an
extended illness. She had lived most of her life in Des Moines.
Her
husband, Hugh, preceded her in death 6 years ago. Funeral services were
Saturday at 10:30 a. m., at the Bender Funeral Home conducted by the Rev James
Eddy. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Survivors:
Four nieces, Mrs Helen Leckliter,
of Lenox; Mrs Harold Davidson, of Clarinda; Mrs Leila Guidinger of Evanston,
Ill. Mrs Delia Clayton, of Lenox and 1 nephew,
Leland Graham, of Houston, Texas.
Obituary-Taylor
Mary
Jane Hall, second daughter of Arron and Elizabeth
Hall, was born near Zanesville, Ohio, on October 20, 1866 and died at the Lenox
Rest Home on Thursday, July 4, 1957 at the age of 90 years, 8 months and 15
days.
With
her parents she moved to Iowa in the winter of 1881. She was married to John
Gordon in 1888. He died in 1889.
In
1900 she was married to Hugh Taylor who preceded her in death in 1949. They
spent most of their married life in Des Moines. She was a member of the Cottage
Grove Presbyterian Church and a faithful worker as long as her health
permitted.
She
leaves to mourn her passing her friends, four nieces and one nephew and their
families as named above.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa July 11, 1957
West,
Sarah Ellen Monahan -
Mrs Sarah West, oldest resident of Adams county, died at her
home in Corning May 10. She was 105 years old on Feb 11, 1957. Mrs West was a sister of Mrs. Lillie Menoher.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 16, 1957
West, Sarah
Ellen Monahan -
Sarah
Ellen West, daughter of James and Sarah Monahan, was born Feb 11, 1852 in
Washington County, Indiana, and passed away at her home in Corning, May 10,
1957 at the age of 105 years.
She
came with her parents to Corning when 9 years old. The family later settled in
Taylor county, where they lived for many years. .
On October
12, 1871, Sarah Ellen was united in marriage to
Robert
Bruce West, and went to live at once on his farm in Taylor county which farm
she still owned at the time of her death.
Mrs West was preceded in death by her husband who passed
away in 1910 , and by two daughters, Mrs Effie Huntington
and Mrs Grace McClure, and one son, O C West. Surviving
are two sons, Edgar and Frank West of Corning, and three daughters, Mrs Pearl Cox of Omaha, Mrs Blanch Fudge of Brooks and Mrs. Hazel Wetzel, three sons-in-law and two
daughters-in-law. Also surviving are 21
grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 14 great great grandchildren, three sisters, Mrs. May E. Mehoner of
Pueblo, Colo., Mrs. Lillie Menoher and Mrs. Alta
Nevins of Bedford, and one brother, R B Monahan of St. Joseph, Mo.
She
was a wonderful mother, a fine Christian and was beloved by all her relatives
and many friends.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa May 30, 1957
Wurster, Hilda Regina Marie Eberle -
Mrs Hilda Wurster, 61, died at 2 a. m. Tuesday at Des Moines.
She
had been living with her daughter, Mrs Darlene
Waggoner,
in Des Moines. Also surviving is another daughter, Donna, of Des Moines.
Funeral
services will be at 2 p m Thursday, May 30, at the Bender Funeral home in Lenox
with the Rev James Eddy Officiating.
Burial
will be in the Lenox cemetery.
Mrs Wurster was the widow of J J Wurster who died Oct 11,
1956.
They had lived on a farm east of Lenox before his death.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa May 30, 1957
Wurster,
Hilda Regina Marie Eberle -
Hilda
Regina Marie Eberle, only daughter of Elizabeth and
Charles Eberle was born near Prescott, Iowa, January 23,
1896,
and passed away at the Methodist hospital in Des Moines May
28, 1957 at the age of 61 years 4 months and 5 days.
She
attended Iowa State Teachers College and taught in rural schools for 7
years. She was a member of the United
Presbyterian Church of Lenox. She was
united in marriage to John J Wurster Jan 4, 1923. To
this union were born two daughters. Darlene Waggoner
and Donna Wurster, both of Des Moines.
She
spent her married life on a farm east of Lenox. Shortly after her husband's death on Oct 11, 1956, she moved to 1708 E
22nd St., Des Moines where she and her youngest daughter made their
home together. She was a kind and loving
mother.
She
leaves to mourn her passing her two daughters, her son-in-law Lewis Waggoner,
one brother Bryan Eberle of Lenox, and a host of
relatives and friends. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her
parents and one brother Lee Eberle.
Services
were held at the Bender Funeral home Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev James
Eddy. Burial was In the Lenox Cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa June 6, 1957
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