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Abernathy, Matthew E. -
After eight
years of ill health M. E. Abernathy died Thursday at his home in this city. His
last illness lasted only two weeks, during which time the family felt that he would
recover, as he had each time before. Eight years ago Mr. Abernathy was
accidently struck on the head, severing an artery and from that date he has not
been strong. For the past 47 years Mr. Abernathy has lived in
this community
and has made a great many warm friends, who grieve with the family at his
departure.
Matthew E.
Abernathy, son of William and Eliza Ann Abernathy, was born August 15, 1854,
and de parted this life June 16, 1927, at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 1
day.
He was
married to Elizabeth Grigsby March 6, 1897, in Henderson county,
Illinois, Mr Abernathy having moved there in 1871.
They resided in Henderson county one year and came to
Lenox in March of 1880. Since that time he has made his home in Lenox. For a
great many years he has been a member of the Lenox Church of Christ, His one
lodge affiliation was with the Woodmen of the World.
He is
survived by his wife, 4 sons, Clyde C., of Butte Mont.; Fred G., of Lenox;
Grant Ray, of Chicago: Harry V., of Lenox; and one daughter, Ruth E., of Lenox.
One son,
Orville, died in infancy. He is also
survived by his brother's family of Jacksonville, Ill.
Beside these
loved ones he leaves a great number of sincere friends who will deeply mourn
his loss.
The funeral
was held Saturday afternoon at the home, conducted by Rev. E. C. Miller, pastor
of the Christian church. Interment was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Those from
out of town who were present for the funeral services were Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Abernathy, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reedy, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Lovitt, Gravity; Mrs. Allie Cowell,
Mrs. Mary Wolford, Mrs. Hannah Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Clark, Clearfield.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday June 23,
1927
Mrs. Clara
E. Alexander died Sunday, June 12, at her home in this city, after an illness
of several months. The funeral services were held at the Church of
Christ
Tuesday, June 14, at 2:30 p. m., conducted by Rev. E. C. Miller. Interment was
made in the Lenox cemetery.
Clara E. Alexander,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wright, was born in Rock Island county, Ill., January 24, 1852, and departed this life June
12, 1927, aged 75 years, 4 months and 18 days.
She was
married March 12, 1873, to James Alexander. She and her husband resided in Rock
Island county, Ill., for a period of one year and then moved to Adams county,
Iowa, where they remained until 1897. Since that time her place of residence
has been at Lenox.
To this
union were born three daughters, Myrtle, Francis and Minnie. The husband and
daughters proceeded Mrs. Alexander in death.
Mrs.
Alexander has been a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church for over thirty years.
During the last eight days of her life, illness confined her to 'the home of
her son-in-law, Mr. Ed Higgins, with whom she made her home.
She is
survived by one brother, Harry Wright, of Moline, Ill., two grandsons, Harry
and La Verne Roll, and her son-in-law, Mr. Ed Higgins.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday, June 16,
1927
Charles A.
Anderson was born at Whitehall, Mich., April 5, 1874, and died at Seattle,
Wash., August 10, 1927, at the age of 53 years. Mr. Anderson leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, Delia C., to whom he
was married in Lenox October 4, 1899; also three sons, Edward Lavelle, of
Chicago, Charles Albert, of Greeley, Colo., and Vaughn Elmer, of Seattle; and the
following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. Charles
G. Larson, Soap Lake, Wash.; Mrs. George Fogle,
Jonesboro, Ark.; Mrs Budd Moore, of Lenox; Mrs. John
J. Johnson, of Bellingham, Wash.; Edward C., of Alburnett; Algot E., of Spokane, Wash.; and Elmer G., of
Waterloo.
Mr. Anderson
was a devoted husband and a kind father. Early in life he was converted and has
lived a Christian life ever since. At the time of his death he was a member of
the First Baptist church of Seattle, and also a member of the Men's Bible class
of that Sunday school. Although Mr. Anderson will be greatly missed by his
family and friends, it gives comfort to know that he has gone before to that
better Country.
The funeral
was held at the First Baptist church, Tuesday, August 16. Interment was made in
Seattle.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
1, 1927
Miss Dorothy
Barnhill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Barnhill, of the Calvary neighborhood,
was fatally injured in an automobile collision two miles south of her home on
Friday evening, about 11 o'clock. The four Barnhill young
people,
Hazel, Dorothy, Glen and Joe, were returning from a Farm Union social at
Clearfield when they met a car coming from the opposite direction. It was a Maloy car containing three men — Mr. Wax, from Clearfield,
Mullen, from Maloy, and the name of the third man is
unknown. It is supposed that they were blinded by the lights and dust for the
two cars came together with a crash. The
cars, both Fords, were badly damaged, the Barnhill car being a total wreck. The
four Barnhill young people were all thrown from the car. Miss Dorothy sustained
a fractured skull and other serious injuries. She was rushed to the Creston
hospital, but died Sunday morning . Glen, who was
driving,
is injured the most seriously of the remaining children. It was necessary to take several stitches in
his knee and hand and he sustained serious bruises about the body. Miss Hazel
had her jaw injured, several teeth being broken and her shoulder and leg
bruised. Joe, the youngest boy, was unconscious for some time, but outside of
some scratches and bruises is unhurt.
The funeral
for Miss Dorothy was held at the home Tuesday afternoon conducted by Rev. E. C.
Miller, of the Lenox Christian church. A very large number of friends were
present, and there were many beautiful floral offerings
Dorothy Darline Barnhill, youngest
daughter of Otis and Amy Barnhill, was born April 20, 1908, on their farm
southeast of Lenox, their present home, and
died July 3, 1927, aged 19 years, 2 months and 13 days.
She gave her life to Christ at the Christian church in Lenox
on February, 1922.
She graduated from the rural schools in 1922, and entered
the Lenox high school the next fall. During her high school days she was always
at the head of her class and never seemed to be satisfied unless she was doing
the best her health would permit. She was always an inspiration to her
classmates, with her leading power of honesty and meekness, which made for her
a multitude of friends, who can never forget her beautiful life. Upon her
graduation from high school in 1926, she ranked second in her class.
Last year she remained at home with her parents, as her
health would not permit her to take up her desired career. Three months of the
year was spent in Fort Scott, Kans., with her uncle, who was a doctor and tried
to improve
her health.
On the evening of July 1st, she was in an auto accident
which later caused her death on July 3, 1927, in the Creston hospital.
She leaves to mourn her loss her mother and father, Mr. and
Mrs. Otis Barnhill, one sister, Hazel Eleanor, three brothers, Lloyd, Glen and
Joe; one grand-mother, Mrs. Mary Noble, of Shenandoah; four aunts, Mrs. Jas.
Armstrong, of Beatrice, Nebr., Mrs. E. P. Ewell, of
Lincoln, Nebr., Mrs. Ida Cadiff and Mrs. Oliver Varley, of Shenandoah, who were all present at her funeral;
and six uncles, Edgar Noble, of Keysar, Col., Geo Noble,
of Phillips, Nebr., Charlie Noble, of Shenandoah; Earl Barnhill, of Kimberly,
Idaho; Frank Barnhill, Horton, Kansas; and Robert Barnhill, Eureka, Cal.; a
large number of cousins and a host of friends who were numbered by her
acquaintances.
I-cannot say
I will not say
That she is dead,
"She is just away."
With a cheery smile, and a wave of her hand,
She has entered into that unknown land; '
And left us dreaming.
How very fair
It needs must be
Since she lingers there.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 7,
1927
Martha Bell
Bentley was born February 2, 1864, and passed away July 12, 1927, at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Joe Maynes, of Lenox, at the age
of 63 years, 5 months and 10 days.
She was born
in Jefferson county, and later, with her parents, moved to Lincoln township,
Ringgold county, eight miles northeast if Clearfield. On May 28, 1885, she was
married to A. M. Bentley, of Diagonal, who preceded her in death November 5,
1904. To this union were born three children, Grover C., of
Des Moines; Glenna Mae, who died in infancy, and A. M. Jr., of
Clarinda. She is also
survived by four step-children, and two brothers and two sisters, William Bell
of Grant City; Joseph Bell, of Sioux City; Mrs. Mary Reed, of this city; and
Mrs. Emma Johnson, of Creston. There are two grandchildren, Helen Bell and
Anna Marie,
children of Grover C. Bentley.
In early
girlhood she united with the United Presbyterian church, later changing to the
Methodist church after marriage. At the time of her death she was a member of
the Grace Methodist church of Des Moines.
Funeral
services were conducted Thursday by Rev. E. S. Menoher,
of Corning, assisted by Rev. W. Greer McCrory of this
city.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 21,
1927
Mrs. E. E.
Reynolds and Mrs. Charles Boltinghouse received news
of the critical illness of their mother, Mrs. L. Bethke,
at the hospital in Minneapolis last
Thursday. Mrs. Reynolds drove to Diagonal that night and took the evening train for
Minneapolis. She arrived there about three hours before the death of her
mother. The body was taken to Edgely, N. D., where
funeral services were held Tuesday. Mrs. Boltinghouse was unable to be present.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 21,
1927
Mrs. Mary
Brock, 50 years old, a widow who lived on a farm near Bedford with a son and
daughter, quietly kissed her boy when he came from the barn Sunday and told him
he would find a note on the top of a small safe if anything
happened to her. She went into convulsions shortly after and died. The coroner's reports says she committed suicide by swallowing acid. No
motive was apparent. The son, Lehman, 17 years old, and the daughter, 15 years
old, survive.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
15, 1927
Brock, Mary
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County
Coroner Terrill, of Bedford has received a report from Dean Wilbur Teeters,
head of the state laboratory at Iowa City, which states that Mrs. Brock who had committed
suicide there last week had taken strychnine.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
22, 1927
Joseph
Crenshaw, 74 years of age, died at the community hospital at 9 o’clock Tuesday
evening. Mr. Crenshaw had not been well
for some months, but his condition was not considered serious until last Sunday
when he was taken to Creston for treatment.
Mr Crenshaw is
a retired farmer and has lived alone in his home west of the Methodist church since
the death of his wife on the 23rd of March, 1922. Mr. and Mrs Crenshaw had but one child, who died in infancy. He leaves no near relatives. Mr.Crenshaw was a man of sound judgment, strict integrity
and happy disposition.
He was a
member of the Christian church and always gave freely to all branches of church
work and charitable causes.
The body was
brought back from Creston and taken to the Arnold undertaking parlors, where it
will remain until Friday. The funeral
services will be held at the Christian church at 2 o’clock p.m. The services will be conducted by Rev. E. C.
Miller, pastor of the Christian church.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 14,
1927
Crenshaw,
Joseph F. -
Joseph F.
Crenshaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Crenshaw, was born in Hancock county, Ill., July 6, 1853. He departed this life in the
Creston Community hospital July 12, 1927, age 74 years and 6 days.
He was
united in marriage to Mary M. Mann in 1884. To this union was born one child,
Pearl, who preceded him in death. His wife died March 25, 1922.
He had long
been a faithful member of the Christian church in Lenox. A man of winning ways,
he exercised his friendship for that which he believed was best
in his
community's life.
He is
survived by Mrs. Alfred Jewel, of Abingdon, Ill.; Alice Fairchild, of Los
Angeles, Cal.; Nettie M. Lewis, of Jamesport, Mo.; Albert Mann, of Scottsbluff,
Neb.; Walter
Mann, of La Grange, Ill.; Harold Lewis, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Clarence
Lewis, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crenshaw, of Parnell, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. New, of
Parnell, Mo.; and Mr. and Mrs. William Birkenholz, of
Parnell, Mo.
His cheerful
disposition won for him many friends who sincerely mourn his loss and it may be
truly said that his presence will be missed from among us.
The funeral
services were held at the Christian church Thursday, conducted by Rev. E. C.
Miller.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 21,
1927
When word
came to Lenox of the death of Oren E. Davis at the hospital in Des Moines,
following a very brief illness, all Lenox sorrowed, for Oren, though a quiet,
unassuming lad, was a boy who had gained the
admiration of all who knew him by his friendly, straightforward manner. It was
hard to realize that death had claimed him. He had been in the military camp in
Des Moines for
several weeks in company with Earl Wilson, also of Lenox. On Thursday evening the boys
had taken a long march for rifle practice and remained out all night. Friday morning Oren complained of a severe
ear and tooth ache and
the boys
persuaded him to go into the camp hospital, which he did. On Saturday he said he felt better and
Sunday morning he said he felt fine again, but about 9:00 o'clock he complained
of a most severe headache and almost immediately lapsed into unconciousness. His parents were summoned and made the
drive to Des Moines in three hours, but he did not regain consciousness enough
to recognize them. He died at 6:00 o'clock Monday evening.
Oren Edward
Davis, second son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Davis, was
born June 12, 1909 at Sayre, Okla. In
1914 the family moved to Emerson, where Oren, with the other children, attended
school. Later the family moved to
Hastings where the family lived three years, from there thence the family came
to Lenox, in October 1925.
Oren was a
member of last year's graduating class and was business manager of the High
School annual, edited by the class of 1927. He was a member of the
basketball team and active in athletics. He is
survived by his parents, two brothers and two sisters, Rob Ben, Mrs. Thelma Pennebaker, Nadine and Gene.
The funeral
was conducted at the home by Rev. E. C. Miller, pastor of the Christian church,
of which Oren was an active member. The
Captain and six comrades came down from Des Moines and acted as honorary pall
bearers,
while six of his
high school friends were active pall bearers.
On account
of the seriousness of the disease which was pronounced cerebral meningitis by
an attending physician, the casket was not opened and the funeral was held in
the yard of the home. Interment was made
in the Lenox cemetery.
Those from a
distance in attendance at the funeral were Mr and Mrs W. A. Davis and son Rex, of Lewis, Mr. M. L. Shotwell and daughter, Mrs. Margaret Bennett of Sayre,
Okla., Mrs. Page Anderson and son of Ulysses, Nebr., Mrs. R. E. Good, of
Emerson, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Shannon and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Davis,
Roland, Elsie, Pauline and Helen Davis, Miss Cottrell, all of Emerson, Cecil Davis, of Glenwood, and Mrs. and Mrs.
A. C. Whipple and daughters of Sharpsburg.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday August
25, 1927
Chris Eberle, a well know farmer, living at the
western edge of this city died by his own hand about 9:30 o'clock, on Thursday
morning, June 2.
Mr. Eberle's lifeless body was
found in a granary just south of the house by one of his children who had gone
to look for him after he had been gone some time. He had seated himself on a
sack, placed the muzzle of his shotgun in his mouth and fired.
Mr. Eberle had been in failing
health for some time and had entertained great fears at times that he might be
losing his mind. He owned two farms near this city and there was no cause for
alarm m regard to finances.
Christian Frederick Eberle was
born in Elizabeth, Ill., July 8, 1873, and died at his home west of Lenox, July
2, 1927, at the age of 53 years, 10 months and 24
days.
He was united in marriage to Kate Wurster on March 18, 1903, at Elizabeth, Ill. Shortly after marriage he moved to Lenox,
where he has resided with his family for the past 24 years.
He leaves to mourn his untimely going his wife, Kate; and seven
children, Regene, Leah, Georgia, Karl, Kenneth, Wilma
and Frank. Also three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Holbrook, of Corning; Mrs. Jake
Shaffer, of Kent; and Mrs. Michael Streicher, of
Elizabeth, Ill; and three brothers, Fred, of Elizabeth, Ill.; Henry, of
Prescott; and Charles, of Lenox; two brothers having preceded him in death.
About the first of May two years ago, he underwent a major
operation for appendicitis from which he never entirely recovered. His loved
ones and friends speak of him as a kind father and friend. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Luthern Faith as a boy.
Rev. Arthur Mortenson conducted
the funeral services on Saturday afternoon at the home. Interment took place in Fairview cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday June 9, 1927
The infant son born to Mrs. and Mrs. H. J. Ethington Saturday, August 20, died thirty hours later at
the home of Mrs. Ethington’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
M. Clute, Clearfield. The funeral
services were held Monday, conducted by Rev. E. R. Strond,
of this city. The little one had been named Donald
H. Interment was held in the Clearfield
cemetery. The family
have the sympathy of all in their loss.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 25, 1927
Don E. Fish,
age 45, and his daughter, age 10, of Ames, were drowned in Lake Superior last
Wednesday. Mr. Fish lost his life in a futile attempt to save his
little daughter when she went down while swimming. The child's body was not recovered
until Thursday. Mr. Fish was district extension agent in southeastern Iowa for
the Agricultural extension department of Iowa State
college.
The bodies were taken to the home in Ames for burial.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
1, 1927
We were
called upon to lay away our mother, Mrs. M. V. Gray, of Corning, on Wednesday
morning. She died Monday evening after
an illness of nearly a year, following a stroke of paralysis. During all these long months she had been a
most patient sufferer,
She is
survived by her two sons Charles W., editor of The Corning Union-Republican,
and Frank L., editor of this paper, and one daughter, Corle,
who also is in the newspaper work, being employed on The Adams County Union-
Republican, at Corning.
We can not
eulogize our own mother to the public, but her passing means much to us. Ever
ready to offer to her family encouragement and good cheer, she has proven
always an inspiration to her children.
Mother was
born at Chesterville, Ohio, on October 29, 1848. She
came with her parents to Waterloo, Iowa, when a child, and November 5, 1865,
was married to Martin V. Gray. The family moved to Bedford in 1873, and were
residents of this county for over thirty years, later joining the children at Corning,
where father passed away April 27, 1921.
Mother's
life pathway had been strewn with the beautiful flowers of good deeds.
Our readers
will of necessity receive their Time-Table one day late this week, but we know
they will understand.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
15, 1927
Amos
Humphrey was born in Pike county, Ohio, March 30,
1862, and passed away at the hospital at Iowa City, June 28, 1927, at the age
of 65 years, 2 months and 27 days.
He moved
with his parents to Indiana, residing there until 1872, at which time he came
west, locating in the vicinity of Conway. In 1879 he was united in marriage to Oma Gold of Bedford. To this union were born four children two of these twins, dying in
infancy; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Worm, of Conway, and a son, James. He
leaves to mourn his going, besides his wife and family, two brothers, Frank
Humphrey, of Conway, and Sie Humphrey, of California.
Mr. Humphrey
made his confession of his Christ and united with the Blue Grove church about
20 years ago. His faith in his master has been his guide and his strength
since. He was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge, members of which were his
pallbearers, and that order held the service at the grave.
He had been
in poor health for some time. He went to Iowa City for help but was unable to
find it.
The funeral
was held on Friday, July 1, at the Conway Methodist church. Rev. C. A.
Underwood, of Clearfield, conducted the services. Interment was made in
the Lenox
cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 7,
1927
Mrs Kate
Larson, wife of Walter Larson, of Corning, died last Thursday, September 8, at
an Omaha hospital, following an operation. She is survived by her husband,
three boys, Ralph, Ed and Alfred, and a daughter, Mary.
The funeral
was held Monday morning at ten o'clock from the Catholic church in Corning. Rev. Father O'Brien, who occupies the Corning pulpit during the
absence of the regular pastor, conducted the services. Mrs Larson was a
sister of Thomas Ford, who resides east of town, and of John Ford, the blind piano
tuner, of Creston who is so familiar to the Lenox people. She has another brother Ed, near Nodaway and
two sisters.
Many people
in Lenox were well acquainted with Mrs. Larson and deeply regret her death.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
15, 1927
Luther H.
Madden, member of a well known pioneer family of Union county, died early
Tuesday morning at the old Madden homestead east of Kent. He was 63 years old. Death followed an extended illness, Mr. Madden
having been sick since January.
Funeral
services were held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the home. Burial will be made in the Grove Chapel
cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
15, 1927
Madden,
Luther H. -
Luther H.
Madden was born near Iowa City, November 21, 1864, and died at the home of his
brother, Arthur, on September 13, 1927, aged 62 years, nine months and 8 days.
He was the fourth son of Abraham and Rebecca Madden and moved with his parents
near Kent in the spring of 1868, where he had resided most of his life,
except a few years spent in the west.
He was a
patient sufferer since January and passed peacefully away to be at rest with
his maker and his loved ones. He leaves to mourn his passing one brother,
Arthur, and three sisters, Mrs. G. W. LaMaster, of
Kent, Mrs. Norah
Clem, of Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. Vina Hansen, of Los Angeles, Cal. besides of host of friends and relatives who will
miss him.
Funeral services
were held at the home on Thursday afternoon at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. E. C.
Miller, of Lenox, and burial was in the Grove Chapel cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
22, 1927
Howard
McDonald, president of Parsons College at Fairfield, died last Saturday night,
following an operation for appendicitis. The body lay in state surrounded by a
student guard. The funeral services held Tuesday took the form of official
college rites. Dr. Gilbert Vorhees, pastor of the
Fairfield
Presbyterian church; Dr. S. H. Sears Thompson, of Ottumwa, and Dr.
E. B. Turner, of the Bible school of Parsons college and formerly of Corning,
were in charge.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 14,
1927
Mrs. James
S. Pierce who was injured in a motor accident in Des Moines Sunday, died at
8:30 p.m. Monday at Iowa Methodist hospital as a result of injuries.
Mrs. Pierce
is the second victim of the accident when the Pierce machine went over an embankment
at the north end of Sixth Street bridge in Des Moines.
Catherine
Pierce Schnabel, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. High Schnabel, and a niece
of Dante Pierce died immediately after the mishap as she was being carried to
Mercy Hospital.
Mrs. Pierce,
widow of the late James M. Pierce, publisher of the Pierce’s farm weeklies, was
born at Limerick, Ireland, November 16, 1844. Her maiden name was Katherine Southard.
When she was
six years old she was brought to Canada by her parents and lived in Toronto for
six years. When is was 12 she was moved
to Michigan and later taught in several Michigan cities.
She was
married to Mr. Pierce in Cleveland, Ohio, July 2 , 1879, and moved to Bedford the following year, where Mr. Pierce edited The
Republican with Mr. Lucas. It was there
that Dante M. Pierce was born. Old
residents of this county well remember James Pierce and his wife. Later the family moved to Des Moines where
Mr. Pierce edited The Homestead until his death. His work was taken up by his son, Dante. Mrs. Pierce is survived by three children of
Des Moines.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 11,
1927
Harley
Russell Polsley, fourth child of Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Polsley, was born near College Springs, December 5, 1888,
and he departed this life at his home near
Conway, July llth, 1927, aged 38 years, 7 months and 6 days.
On March 3,
1912, he was united in marriage to Minnie Bruner. To this union four children
were born: Janice Ilene, aged 10; Thelma Joyce, aged
6; Donald Russell aged 3 months and Janette, who died in infancy, June 6, 1919.
The most of
his life was spent in Taylor county, as for the last
twenty years he has lived between Clearfield and Conway. He confessed his faith
in Christ under the ministry of Rev. J. A. Cunningham, and united with the
Methodist
church at Conway in January, 1916. He was a
Modern Woodman and a member of Rosewood Camp No. 3503, at Clearfield.
Besides his wife
and three children he leaves to mourn his departure, his father, 0. S. Polsley, of Clearfield; one
brother, J. H. Polsley of Blanchard; two sisters,
Mrs. Harry Curry, of Clearfield and Miss Ossa Polsley,
of Denver,
Col; a nephew, Gayland Polsley, of Blanchard, and a host of friends, and other
relatives. His mother
died in 1911.
Russell was
a kind and loving husband and father, a good neighbor, and a friend of little
children. He was always ready to lend a
helping hand and to give a kind word to everyone. Last January he became a
victim of the flu. He never recovered from this and was a continuous sufferer
until the time of his death.
The funeral
services were held in the Methodist church at Conway, Wednesday, July 13th, at
2 o'clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dezell.
Interment was m the Conway Cemetery.
Lenox Time
Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 21, 1927
Mrs. James
S. Pierce who was injured in a motor accident in Des Moines Sunday, died at
8:30 p.m. Monday at Iowa Methodist hospital as a result of injuries.
Mrs. Pierce
is the second victim of the accident when the Pierce machine went over an
embankment at the north end of Sixth Street bridge in
Des Moines.
Catherine
Pierce Schnabel, 4 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. High Schnabel, and a niece
of Dante Pierce died immediately after the mishap as she was being carried to
Mercy Hospital. [See Katherine Pierce
for further details.)
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 11,
1927
Jane Cameron
was born near Peoria, Ill., November 6, 1856. On December 30, 1874, she was
married to Henry A. Stoner, who preceded her to the great beyond by about
eleven years. She departed this life on
September 9, 1927.
In 1879,
with her husband, she left Illinois, her native state, to make her home in
Iowa, coming to Taylor county, and settling on a farm some six miles southwest
of Lenox; some eight or nine years after they moved to the home
north of Lenox,
familiarly known as the "Stoner homestead," her home thereafter for
nearly thirty years.
After the
death of her husband she moved to Lenox, where she made her home until death
called her from her earthly labors and suffering to meet the dear ones gone
before.
Mrs. Stoner
was the mother of seven children, two of whom preceded her in death, before her
departure from Illinois, having been called within a week by the dread diptheria.
In early
life she united with the Church of Jesus Christ and all her life lived consistent
with her profession, exemplifying the teachings of her Master by her good works
and neighborly kindness throughout the span of life that
was allotted to
her, and passed to her reward, as she had lived in an abiding faith in her
Savior. She united with the Presbyterian church at Lenox shortly after she came to Iowa, and
remained a faithful member until death called
her from our
number.
She leaves
behind her family, Fern Van Houten, of Bellingham,
Wash.; Flora Francis, of Kent; Percy Stoner, of Creston; Carrie Butler, Harry
Stoner and Dale
and Less
Stoner, of Lenox; Bess Wells, of Des Moines, and Clyde Stoner, of Mason City.
Also fourteen grandchildren, four brothers William, John and Alex Cameron, of
near Peoria, Ill.; and Peter Cameron, of LaBelle,
Mo.; and one
sister,
Mrs. Bell Barker, of Dunlap, Ill.; beside friends without number who will mourn
her departure and miss her motherly care and solicitude.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
15, 1927
L. P.
Willits was born in Wayne County, Indiana, on November 12, 1841, and departed
this life at his home in Lenox on June 30, 1927, at the age of 85 years, 7
months and 18 days.
He was the
son of James Monroe Willits, who was also born in Wayne county,
Indiana, and Sarah Myers Willits, a native of Ohio and was one of a family of
ten children, five of whom are still living.
In 1884 the
parents moved from Indiana to Mercer county, Ill.,
where the subject of this sketch grew to young manhood and received his
education in the public schools of the county. In December of 1863 Mr. Willits
elected to aid in the struggle to reserve the Union and enlisted in the Eighth
Illinois Volunteer infantry, under Col. R. J. Ogelsby and took an active part in the raids and skirmishes in the vicinity of
Vicksburg, Memphis and Fort Blakely, also was on patrol duty at Mobile, and
also at the magazine explosion at that city,
he was
honorably discharged at the close of the war and returned to Mercer county,
where he remained until 1871, when he and his young wife crossed the
Mississippi and migrated westward,
finally locating on a 120 acre tract of wild land in Adams county, 3 miles
northeast of Lenox. Subsequently the family moved to a farm south of Lenox,
farming continuing to be the occupation of Mr. Willits until retirement about
20 years ago.
Mr. Willits
was married in Mercer county, Ill., March 16, 1871, to
Miss Maria Shields, who was a native of that county, and a decendant of pioneer settlers. Six children were born to this union one of whom, Glenn,
has been deceased
for several
years. The others are: Victor, of Arcadia, Cal.; Britt, of Prescott; Mrs. D. V.
McCoy, of Burlington; Elaine, of Minneapolis; and Burr, of Burlington.
The mother
passed away in 1916. Mr. Willits was a charter member of the G. A. R. and at
the time of his death was a member of the Lenox post and one of the few
surviving civil war veterans of this community. He united with the Methodist church on the 5th day of February, 1922,
under the pastorate of
Rev. J. A.
Nagle.
Funeral
services were held Sunday afternoon, June 5, from his home. Rev. E. R. Stroud,
pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. Interment was made in the Lenox
cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 7,
1927
Rosella Folger was born October 3, 1857 in Beaureau county, Illinois, and died at her home in Lenox at
eleven o'clock a. m., Sunday, July 24, 1927, aged 69 years 9 months and 21
days.
On March 23,
1874, she was united in marriage to Samuel Winslow, at; Teskitua, who died in 1910. To this union
were born ten children, four of whom died in infancy. The living
are Burton, of Lenox; Albia, of Knolton;
George R. and Orin L., of Sharpsburg; two daughters, Mary A., of
Lenox, and Mrs. Eva Arnold, of Denver.
She made her
preparation for the coming event when she made her confession and gave her
heart to God. She was cheerful to the
last moment and knew each one of the children and the eleven grandchildren who
were summoned at her bedside when the end came.
She leaves
to mourn her going, besides the children and grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Gedover Doner, of Los Angles,
Cal; and two brothers, Everett Folger, of Manchester,
Okla., and Clerk Folger, of Lee Bannon,
Mo., who were
unable to attend the funeral.
Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. McClelland, of Sharpsburg, Tuesday, at 2:30 p.
m., at her former home near Sharpsburg, where Oren L. and family reside. The funeral was well attended as Mrs. Winslow
was one of the old
timers,
having spent most of her life near Sharpsburg, and was quite well known The
body was laid to rest in the Blue Grove cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 28,
1927
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