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Bassinger, John –
John Bassinger, passed away at his home southeast of Clearfield Tuesday morning, Dec. 22
[1942]. He had been in failing health
for several months. He was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bassinger.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 31, 1942
Bauer,
Peter –
Mrs.
Phillip Mincks received the sad news Monday of the
death of her brother-in-law, Peter Bauer of Bridgewater, Fla.
The
Rev. E. B. Stewart drove Mr. and Mrs. Mincks to
Bridgewater Wednesday and conducted the funeral services. Mrs. Mincks remained to be with her sister for a few days.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 21, 1943
Brown,
Allen P. –
Allen
P. Brown was born September 20, 1854 in McClain county,
Illinois and died at his home in Prescott, Ia. January 23, 1943 at the age of
88 years, four months and three days. He
came to Iowa about fifty years ago and engaged in farming.
In
1876 he was united in marriage to Sarah Jane Campbell who preceded him in death
21 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were
the parents of seven children, two of whom preceded their father in death.
They
were Robert, who died in 1939, and Orven whose death
occurred nine years ago. Surviving
children are Gertrude and Alfred Brown of Prescott, Mrs. Grace McIlravy of Kent, Joe, of Lenox and Mrs. Myrtle Molyneux of Blooming Prairie, Minn. He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren
and five great grandchildren, two brothers, D. R. Brown
of Bloomington, Ill. and L. L. Brown of Las Vegas, N.M.; two sisters, Mrs.
Ellen Mohr and Lizzie Brown of Prescott, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Two
grandsons are in the service. They are
Darrell Molyneux and
La
Verne Brown.
When a
boy Mr. Brown united with the Christian church and has been a devoted and
faithful follower of the Master. He was
active in church life and for many years was a member of the church board. One of his greatest regrets was that he could
not attend services for the past several years on account of his impaired
health.
About
25 years ago Mr. Brown and his family retired from active life on the farm and
moved to town.
Funeral
services, conducted by the Rev. E. F. Hagee, were
held Tuesday from the Prescott Christian church. Burial was in Prescott cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 28, 1943
Bull,
Walter E. –
Funeral
services will be held today, April 8 [1943], from the Barber Funeral Home for
Walter E. Bull, 56, who died Saturday at his home in Lenox.
He is
survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. Harold Smith of Lenox and Vivian
Bull who resides in California.
Rites
will be in charge of the Rev. J. H. Machlan with
burial in the Blythesdale, Mo. cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, April 8, 1943
Carpenter,
Sarah Mercer –
Short
funeral services were to be conducted at the Barber Mortuary at 2:00 p.m.
Thursday for Mrs. Sarah Carpenter, who died Sunday at her home in Rocky Ford.
Colo.
The
aunt of Mrs. M. J. Sluss and of J. G. Leckliter, Mrs. Carpenter was 72 years of age.
Rite
were to held at Rocky Ford, then the body was to be brought
here. Interment will be made in the
Corning cemetery.
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Times Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 4, 1943
Carpenter,
Sarah Mercer –
Mrs.
Sarah Mercer Carpenter, second daughter of John and Mary Ann Mercer, and aunt
of Mrs. Helen Sluss and J. G. Leckliter of Lenox, died at Rocky Ford, Colorado, Sunday 31 [1943].
She
was born in Lucas county, Iowa, April 19, 1870, where
she lived until the age of 15 when she moved with her father and mother to
Corning, Ia. She taught school in the
vicinity of Prescott and Stringtown for several
years, moving at the age of 25 to Cripple Creek, Colo. where she again taught
school.
While
teaching at Cripple Creek, she was married to Horace R. Carpenter, engineer for
the Missouri Pacific Railroad. They
lived in Denver for two years, moving to St. Louis where they resided until
1923 when Mr. Carpenter died. During
these years in St. Louis, she became a well known genealogist, traveling
extensively throughout the United States. She leaves a library of research which is valued at $4,000. She was an esteemed member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution and was instrumental in tracing lineages of members
of the Rocky Ford chapter, as well as other chapters in the United States. She was also a member of the Daughters of the
War of 1812.
In
1929 she moved back to Colorado, building a home in the vicinity of Rocky Ford,
where she resided until her death.
She is
survived by one brother, David N. Mercer of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and four
sisters, Mrs. E. P. Brightwell of Omaha, Neb., Mrs.
C. A. Baker of Grand Junction, Colo., Mrs. J. L. McCarthy of Culver City,
Calif. and Mrs. Fred C. Strandrews of Alhambra,
Calif.; three nephews, five nieces and a host of friends.
During
her younger years, she was a member of the Methodist church, uniting with the
Episcopalian church after her marriage to Mr. Carpenter.
Short
services were conducted at the Barber Mortuary in Lenox, Ia. at 2 o’clock
Thursday afternoon. Rites were also held
at Rocky Ford on Tuesday. Interment was
in the Corning, Ia. Walnut Grove cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 11, 1943
Clayton,
May –
Funeral
services will be held Thursday afternoon from the Lenox Methodist church for
Mrs. May Clayton, 59, who died Sunday night at eleven o’clock at her home in
Lenox. She had been ill but a short
time.
Surviving
are her five children: Lois of Lenox; Carroll, who is serving in the U.S. Navy
in Florida; Wilbur of South Gate, Calif.; Mrs. Delma Hoford of Compton, Calif. and Mrs. Dorothy Immel of Des Moines.
Rites
will be in charge of the Rev. J. H. Machlan. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday January 7, 1943
Fickess, John Wayne –
Funeral
services were held at Gravity Tuesday, Dec. 21 [1942] for John Wayne Fickess, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fickess who died Saturday at Glenwood.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 31, 1942
Fink,
Mrs. Frank –
Less
than a week after she had moved from Osceola, Ia. to a farm home one mile
southeast of Blockton, the body of 40-year-old Mr.
Frank Fink was found Tuesday in her bed. Both wrists had been slashed and her throat had been cut.
Officers
at Mount Ayr, who investigated said Mrs. Fink had
used a safety razor blade to commit what appeared to be suicide. Dr. E. J. Watson, Diagonal,
Ringgold county coroner, immediately ordered an inquest. Verdict of the coroner’s jury was death by
her own hand.
Surviving
are her husband, and daughter, Donna.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 25, 1943
Gray,
Mattie Cordra Harvey –
Funeral
services for Mrs. Earl Gray were conducted Sunday by Rev. E. B. Stewart at the Blockton Methodist church Interment was in Rosehill cemetery. Mrs. Gray passed away at a St.
Joseph Hospital Thursday afternoon. She
suffered second and third degree burns, when her clothes caught fire, at her
home two months ago and from which she did not recover.
Mattie Cordra Gray, daughter of Robert and Rhoda Harvey was
born near Blockton, Iowa August 22, 1872 and passed
away at the Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph, March 18, 1943, at the
age of 70 years, 6 months and 24 days.
She
grew to womanhood in the vicinity of Blockton and
early in life became a member of the Methodist church in Blockton.
On
Sept. 3, 1896 she was united in marriage to Earl Elwood Gray and to this union
was born one son, Louie, now residing near Mt. Ayr,
Iowa. She was a kind a loving wife and
mother and a good neighbor; always thinking of the welfare of her loved ones
and friends.
Mrs.
Gray found great joy and comfort in her little grandson, Melvin, who will miss
his happy visits with Grandma Gray.
Besides
her husband, son, daughter-in-law and grandson, she is survived by two
brothers, W. A. Harvey of Conway, Iowa and Milton Harvey of Blockton,
Iowa. Also a number of
nieces and nephews.
A
little granddaughter, Martha Sue, preceded her in death on April 23, 1938.
Funeral
services were conducted Sunday afternoon, Mar. 21, at Blockton Methodist church by the Rev. E. B. Stewart, pastor. Burial was made in Blockton.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, March 25, 1943
Ginn, Jim –
Jim Ginn, 60, a long time resident of the Lenox vicinity, died
early Tuesday in a Creston hospital where he was receiving treatment.
Surviving
are his two children, a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Shafer of Kent and Ralph Ginn of Wayne. Nebr.
Funeral
arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of Ralph Ginn,
however will be from the Barber Funeral Home with interment in the Lenox
cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, April 8, 1943
Johnson,
Francis Ingraham –
Funeral
services were Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 from the Barber Funeral Home for
Francis I. Johnson, 49.
Mr. Johnson
died at his home in Lenox on Monday, Jan. 4 [1943].
He is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Will Johnson.
Rites
were conducted by the Rev. J. H. Machlan of the Lenox
Methodist Church. Burial was in the
Lenox cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa, Thursday, January 7, 1943
Johnson,
Francis Ingraham –
Francis Ingraham Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson
was born at Glencoe, Minn. On October 9, 1892 and died at his home in Lenox,
Iowa at the age of 50 years, two months and 25 days.
He was
preceded in death by his father, a sister and a brother. In his late years he was baptized into the
Methodist church. During his long
illness he was always a very patient and devoted son to his mother.
Surviving are his mother, together with other relatives and a
multitude of friends.
Funeral
services were Wednesday, January 6 [1943] at 2:30 p.m. from the Barber Funeral
Home with the Rev. J. H. Machlan in charge of the
rites. Burial was in Lenox cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 14, 1943
Kappel, Mary –
Funeral
services were Monday afternoon at 2:30 from the Lenox Church of Christ for Mrs.
Mary Kappel, 74, who died Sunday in the Greater
Community Hospital in Creston, where she had been a patient but a short time.
Surviving
are her three children: Mrs. Nina McCall
of Creston, First Sergt. Ray M. Kappel, now stationed in the
West Indies and Everett R. Kappel of Davenport.
Rites
were conducted by the Rev. E.F. Hagee. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 31, 1942
Keenan,
Minnie B. Norton –
Last
Wednesday morning this community was shocked by the learning of the sudden
death of Mrs. Minnie B. Keenan. Mrs.
Keenan was one of the pioneers of the community and will be missed very much by
her many friends.
Minnie
B., daughter of M.K. and Rebekah Norton, was born in Brown county, Illinois, July 28, 1885. She was the youngest of a family of 6
children. Two brothers
and three sisters, all who have preceded her in death except one sister, Mary
Jane Cowell of Dewey, Okla.
She
moved with her parents to Ringgold county in 1869 and
ever since has resided in the vicinity of Blockton. She was married to John P. Keenan, Feb. 18,
1884. To this union was born one son
Hugh M. who died at the age of 11 months. Her husband preceded her in death October 14, 1916.
In her
early years she became a member of the Baptist church, and later united with
the Christian church and continued a faithful and devoted member.
Her
passing occurred on Mar. 31, 1943 at the age of 77 years, 9 months and 3 days.
Funeral
services were held at the home on Friday, April 2, 1943, conducted by E. E.
String, fellow of Des Moines. Interment
was at Blockton cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa, Thursday, April 8, 1943
Kinser, Cecil J. –
Cecil
J. Kinser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merida Kinser and a former Lenox resident, died December 9 [1942]
in a Los Angeles hospital friends here learned this week.
He had
been ill two years with the result of a brain tumor.
Thirty-six
years of age, he is survived by his widow, a son Roy, and by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. Kinser, now of Des Moines.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 17, 1942
Laird, Mary Lenora Davis–
Funeral
services were Saturday, December 12 [1942], from the Church of Christ in Lenox
for Mrs. Lenora Laird, 67, who died at her home here Thursday, December 10.
Surviving
is a daughter, Mrs. Florence Gray of Brooks, Ia., three grandchildren, Loren,
Billy and Jimmy Gray, six sisters, Mrs. Blanche Key of Lenox, Mrs. Clara Gouchneour of Fredonia, Kans., Mrs. Inez Gold of Mt. Ayr, Mrs. Beulah Boggs of Oxford, Kans., and Mrs. Elsie Keesling, and Mrs. Bonnie Hankins of Fredonia; three
brothers, Elmo Davis of Fredonia, Will Davis of Coffeyville, Kans. and Art
Davis of Foreman, North Dakota.
Rites
were conducted by the Rev. E. F. Hagee. Burial was in Lenox cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 17, 1942
Laird,
Mary Lenora Davis–
Mary
Lenora Laird, daughter of George and Emma Davis, was born six miles west of
Lenox on January 3, 1878 and died December 10, 1942 at the age of 66 years, 11
months and eight days.
She
was married to Homer L. Laird on January 21, 1899 and to this union was born a
daughter, Florence.
Mrs.
Laird spent several years as a public school teacher in Taylor and Ringgold
counties. At an early age she confessed
her faith in Christ and became a member of the Blue Grove Christian church
where she served as a teacher in several department of the church school.
Later
she transferred her membership to the Lenox Church of Christ.
She
moved with her husband to Kellerton, Iowa in 1899
where they lived until they moved to Lenox, Ia., to make their home with her
aged father who died March 28, 1936.
She
then cared for her invalid husband who passed away April 29, 1937.
She
leaves her daughter, Mrs. Florence Gary of Brooks, Ia.; three grandchildren,
Loren, Billy and Jimmy; six sisters, Mrs. Blanche Key of Lenox, Mrs. Clara Gouchneour of Fredonia, Kans., Mrs. Inez Gold of Mt. Ayr, Mrs. Beulah Briggs of Oxford, Kans, Mrs. Elsie Keesling and Mrs. Bonnie Hankins, also of Fredonia, three
brothers, Elmo Davis of Fredonia, Will Davis of Coffeyville, Kans. and Art
Davis of Foreman, N.D.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 17, 1942
Little,
George Lester –
George
Lester Little, was born August 12, 1887 at Nauvoo, Ill. and died at his home in
Clearfield Friday afternoon, January 15 [1943], after a long illness.
He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Little who preceded him in death.
His
parents moved to St. Charles, Ia. when Lester was five years old. Then they moved to Tingley,
Ia. where Lester spent his boyhood days. He attended school at Tingley and was married
February 12, 1908 to Exle Reynolds of Diagonal. To this union two children were born: Staff Sergt. Carroll D. Little, now stationed in North Africa
with the U.S. air corps, and Doris Pitt of Clearfield.
He
united with the Methodist church at Mount Ayr and has
been faithful to its teachings. He was a
kind and loving husband, father and brother and especially fond of his little
grandchildren who helped to brighten many long days of suffering.
Funeral
services were Monday at two o’clock from the Clearfield Methodist church with
the Rev. Mr. Rowe in charge of the rites. Interment was in the Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday January 28, 1943
Martin,
Wilbur –
Wilbur
Martin, 22-year-old nephew of Mrs. F. M. Clute of Lenox, was drowned December 2
[1942] while in the naval service of the United States.
A
frequent visitor in his aunt’s home, Martin was aboard a navy boat when it
swamped in Narragansett Bay. His body
was not recovered until December 10,[1942].
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 7, 1943
Mickey,
Walter –
Funeral
services were at two o’clock Tuesday afternoon from the Platte Center church
for Walter Mickey, 65, Kent farmer who died Saturday. He had suffered a heart ailment for three
years.
Surviving
are two sons, Glen and Howard Mickey of Kent, and two daughters, Mrs. Roy
Richardson of Creston and Mrs. Verne Schoffield of
Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday December 24, 1942
Miller,
Mrs. J. W. –
Mrs.
J. W. Miller of Redding passed away at her home Friday after a lingering
illness. She is the mother of Tom Miller
and grandmother of Duane Miller of Blockton.
Funeral
services were held at the Methodist church in Redding, Sunday afternoon,
January 24 [1943], conducted by the Rev. E. B. Stewart
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa, Thursday, January 28, 1943
Pettis,
Mrs. A. P –
Mrs.
A. P. Pettis died Wednesday at her home after a long illness. Funeral services were Saturday at Grant City,
Mo. with interment in the Blockton cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 31, 1942
Shafer,
John L. –
Funeral
services were Saturday afternoon, December 26 [1942], from the Platteville
church for John L. Shafer, 77, who died December 22 [1942] in Gay township.
Well known
as a stockman and farmer, he is survived by two daughters, Maggie Scroggie of Maloy and Lizzie Kammerer of New Market. He also leaves eleven grandchildren.
The
rites were conducted by the Rev. E. B. Stewart of the Methodist church. Interment was in Platteville cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 31, 1942
Shafer,
John L. –
John
L. Shafer, son of William and Elizabeth Shafer was born December 31, 1865 in
Gay township, Taylor County, Iowa, and departed this
life December 22, 1942 at the age of 76 years, 11 months and 21 days. He spent his entire life on the same farm.
His
father died when he was but three years of age. His mother was with him until her death in 1927.
Mr. Shafer
had four sisters, and 3 brothers, all of whom preceded him in death, except one
brother, Enoch, who resides in Colorado.
In
young manhood he united with the Baptist church. On December 25, 1892, he was united in
marriage to Lillian F. Cobb. To this
union were born five children: Maggie Scroggie of Maloy, Ia., Bessie and Lee who died in infancy, Lizzie Kammerer of New Market, Ia. and Stella Agnes who preceded
her father in death 6 years ago.
Besides
his two daughters and sons-in-law, George Scroggie and Orval Kammerer, he
leave to mourn his death his eleven grandchildren, Mrs. Lewis Hammer, Mrs.
Harold Molher, Georgia, Jennie, John, Jesse, Charles,
and Robert Scroggie; Eldon, Ruth and Edith Kammerer, a number of nieces and nephews and many friends.
Mr.
Shafer, being a stockman, was widely known. He had many friends, and was a kind and loving father and
grandfather. He will be remembered with
affection to his relatives and friends and will be greatly missed by all.
Funeral
services were Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26 at Platteville, Ia. by the Rev. E. B.
Stewart of Blockton. Burial was in the family lot at the Platteville cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 31, 1942
Smith,
Adeline Bristow -
Adeline
Bristow, daughter of Ralph and Lavina Bristow, was
born in Cedar county near Humansville, Mo. November 6,
1861, and departed this life on March 23, 1943, in Des Moines, Iowa at the age
of 81 years, 4 months and 19 days.
She
was united in marriage to Charles Smith on February 17, 1891, and to this union were born seven children. Two preceded her in death. Those who survive are Mrs. Walter Hubbard of
Shannon City, Mrs. Elza Bowers of Blockton,
Mrs. Paul Flichter and Mrs. Elmer Flichter of Randolph, and Mrs. May Sparling of Des Moines, by a former marriage. Also thirteen grandchildren and six great
grandchildren and the many friends she had made throughout her long life.
At the
age of thirty she united with the Holiness church at Athelstan, Ia. and was a
devout member of that congregation at the time of her death.
Funeral
services were conducted by the Rev. Thomas Rhoades at the Rhoades Funeral Home
in Mt. Ayr Thursday afternoon and interment was in
the Mt. Ayr cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, April 1, 1943
Stahl,
Ida E. –
Ida E.
Stahl of Lenox, Iowa died December 15, 1942 at the age of 86 years, four months
and 20 days after a lingering illness of nine months.
Mrs.
Stahl was born July 25, 1856 at West Salem, Wayne county,
Ohio. She was married to Daniel Stahl of
Prescott, Ia. which was their home for several years. They have been residents of Lenox for the
past 22 years.
She
was a member of the Christian church of Prescott and member of the Relief Corps
of Lenox.
Surviving
are two daughters, Mrs. Cora E. Murphy of Des Moines and Mrs. Bessie Casey of
Osceola, and one son, Lee, of Creston, Ia.
Her
husband and two sons and a daughter preceded her in death. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Rebecca
Davis of Monmouth, Ill.; Mrs. Emma Miner of Prescott, and Mrs. Lucy Robinson of
Prescott; four grandchildren, Raymond Murphy, Des Moines, Marie Moore of
Boulder City, Nevada, Myrl Chambers of Holtville,
Calif., and Dorothy Alexander of Pasadena, Calif. Besides these there are nine great
grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren, as well as several nieces
and nephews.
Services
were held at the Arnold Funeral Home Friday at two o’clock with the Rev. E. F. Hagee officiating. Pallbearers were H. C. Bell, Orville Bricker, Joe Brown, Ralph Wood, Ray
Campbell and Frank Wood. Music was by
Martin Bell, Eula Campbell, accompanied by Mrs. Martin Bell.
Burial
was in Prescott cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 24, 1942
Winslow,
Bert S. –
Bert S.
Winslow, 63, well known Sharpsburg farmer, died suddenly at his home Thursday
following a heart attack. Surviving are
three brothers, George of Sharpsburg, Orin of Bedford and Alva of Clarinda, and
one sister, Eva Arnold of Newell, S. D.
The
rites, from the Barber Funeral Home in Lenox were conducted by the Rev. Earl
Moneymaker. Burial was in Blue Grove
cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, March 9, 1943
Young,
Jane C. Yates–
Short
rites were held Saturday in the Lenox Cemetery for 78-year-old Mrs. Jane C.
Young who died at her home in Creston. Surviving are three sons, Lynden and Robert of Lenox and Harold of
Chicago, a brother, James Yates of Chicago, six grandchildren and a great
grandson. Rites were from her home in
Creston after which the body was brought to Lenox for interment.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 25, 1943
Young,
Jane C. Yates –
Jane
C. Yates, daughter of James and Isabelle Yates, was born in LaSalle County,
Illinois on July 11, 1864 and died February 11, 1943 at her home in Creston,
Iowa at the age of 78 years and seven months.
On
April 13, 1885, she was united in marriage to Henry H. Young and in 1887 they
moved to Taylor county, Iowa. To this union four children were born:
Lynden, Robert, Isabelle and Harold.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, March 4, 1943
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