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Besco,
Ethel Pearl Deaver Johnston -
Mrs. Henry Besco, 52, died suddenly at her home in Bedford, Thursday,
August 6. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, her mother, Mrs. Belle Deaver of Lenox, a brother, Chas. Deaver of Lenox, and a sister, Mrs. Fern Pennebaker.
Funeral
services were held at the Christian church in Lenox Saturday afternoon,
conducted by the Rev. Max Buck, pastor of the Christian church in Bedford who
was assisted by the pastor of the Methodist church of Conway. Burial was made
in the Lenox cemetery.
Mrs. Besco was born in Lenox and lived here until her marriage
to Mr. Besco.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 13,
1936
Besco, Ethel
Pearl Deaver Johnston -
Funeral
services for Mrs. Henry Besco, 51, who died suddenly
at her home near Conway, Thursday, August 6, after an illness of but a few
minutes, were
held at the
Christian church in Lenox Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck of
Bedford. Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Ethel Pearl Deaver, daughter of John and Ada Belle Deaver was born August 11, 1884 in Lenox, Iowa.
She resided in Lenox throughout her girlhood years
and graduated
from the Lenox high school with the class of 1904. After her graduation she
taught in the Taylor county schools for several years.
On April 29,
1913 she was married to Neil Johnston, and this union was terminated after a
period of ten months by the death of the husband.
June 25,
1921 she became the wife of Henry Besco and to them were born two daughters, Verneal and Nadine.
Mrs. Besco was preceded in death by her father, who died Feb.
10, 1920, and by a sister, Mrs. Flossie Penneybaker,
who died April 8, 1923.
She is
survived by her husband and daughters, her mother, one brother, Charles Deaver of Lenox, and one sister, Mrs. Fern Pennebaker of Sharpsburg.
She became a
member of the Lenox Christian Church when young, later placing her membership
with her husband in the Bedford church. She lived to
see her
daughters make the confession and be baptized, as they were received into the
church Thursday evening, July 30.
Mrs. Besco was a devoted wife and mother, and her delight was in
making a cheerful home for her family.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 20,
1936
Mrs. Mary W.
Cain, 80, widow of Albert Cain, died at her home at Clinton, Me., Nov. 30
following a long period of ill health.
Mrs. Cain,
who will be remembered by some of the older citizens of Lenox, was born at
Clinton, Me., Sept. 12, 1855, and was the daughter of George
Whitten and Louise Priest Whitten. She was the oldest daughter and
last surviving member of a family of nine children.
She received
her education in the public schools at Clinton. On March 16, 1873 she was
married to Albert Cain, and in 1876 she and her husband moved to Iowa, where he
operated a large stock farm near Lenox. They lived here 18 years and seven of
their ten children were born here. Four sons are buried
here.
In Lenox,
Mrs. Cain joined the Excelsior Grange and for several years she was its worthy
master, and was a member of the Grange more than forty years. In 1894 the family returned to Maine. Mr. Cain died two yeas ago.
Mrs. Cain
was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a charter member of the the Woman's Relief Corps at Billings, Me. and took great
interest in the orders until her health failed. She was one of the oldest members of the Brown memorial Methodist
Church, the Ladies Aid Society, and was a charter member of the Wesleyan
literary club, and was most active in all of the branches of the church work. She
was a member of the Three Quarters Century club in Maine. She is survived by four daughters and a son.
Funeral
services were held December 2 at Clinton, Me.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday December
12, 1935
Viola Leonard, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Leonard, was
born in Viola, Iowa, July 29, 1854 and died July 18,
1936 at the age of 81 years, 11 months and 19 days.
On Nov. 7, 1878 she was married to James Crew. To them were
born five children, three sons and two daughters, all of whom are living, and
mourn her. They are Mrs. J. D. Barrans, Mrs. Frank Ewalt, J. R.
Crew, all of Clearfield; Ivan Crew of Diagonal, and Fred Crew of Benton,
Arkansas.
Early in life she confessed her savior and united with the
Christian church. Her faith and devotion to the church was lived out in
kindness of spirit and in abundance of loving deeds all through the years.
Mrs. Crew was a charter member of the Royal Neighbors and
the Fortnightly club.
In addition to her children, she also leaves behind to mourn
her death, 7 grandchildren and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church Monday
afternoon at 2 o’clock. Rev. Nystrand of Picketing,
Mo., a former pasted officiating, assisted by the Rev. H. B. Hutchman, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church, and
Rev. W. C. Henn, pastor of the Methodist church. Interment was in Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 23, 1936
Ralph Herbert
Franklin was born near Lenox, Iowa, January 1, 1885, and was educated in the
public schools, completing his high school work in Clearfield,
after attending
Iowa State College at Ames.
Mr. Franklin
located in Billings, Mont., in 1906, where for a time he worked at the
carpenter trade. He was married in Billings on January 22, 1907 to Miss Mabel
Carroll, who had graduated with him from Clearfield high school, and who had
homesteaded in the Big Horn Valley, north of Hardin, Mont. The following day
they moved upon this farm and resided here for 23 years.
In 1930 they
sold their farm and moved into Hardin, where for the past six
years he has been
manager of the grain elevator of the Sheridan Mills.
He was an
active member of the Hardin Methodist church. Besides his widow, he is survived
by three sons and two daughters, Carroll H. Franklin of Hardin, Mont., Marlon
H. Franklin of Battle Creek, Mich., James A. Franklin of Berkeley,
Calif., Mrs.
J. D. Foote of Glasgow, and Blanche Elizabeth at home, all of whom attended the funeral at the
Hardin Methodist church. One sister, Mrs. Belle M. Anderson of Clearfield
arrived on Thursday, soon after his death.
The funeral
was held on Sunday afternoon, August 16. at the Hardin
Methodist church, with a former pastor and the local pastor taking part.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
3, 1936
Dan E.
Haley, former resident of Taylor county and brother of Mrs. J. E. Cameron, died
at a hospital in Yankton, S. Dak., last Wednesday,
July 15, following an operation. He was 67.
Funeral
services were held at the Catholic church in Artesian,
S. Dak. Mr. Haley is survived by his wife and five
children.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 23,
1936
Mortimer
Sylvester Hayes died Monday, Sept. 14, at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Lucille Shaw, at Denver, Colo., where he had been visiting for about six weeks.
The body was brought to Lenox and funeral services were held Wednesday morning,
Sept. 16, at St. Patrick's church, in charge of the Rev. P. J. McStay. Burial was made in the Lenox cemetery.
Mortimer
Sylvester Hayes, son of Michael and Mary Hayes, was born in Allamakee county, la., September 25, 1870, and came with his parents
to Taylor county while yet a child. He remained a resident of the county until
his death.
Mr. Hayes
was married to Emma Page, September 19, 1899, and to them were born ten children. One daughter, Blanche preceded her father in death by twelve
years.
Mr. Hayes is
survived by his wife and nine children, Frank and Otto of Lenox, Mrs. J. A.
Mullin of Bedford, Mrs. Buryl Lininger of Kent, Mrs. Clyde Neuhardt, John, George, and
Glenn, all of Lenox, and Mrs. D. J. Shaw of Denver. He is also
survived by sixteen grand children, two sisters, Mrs. Frank Connor and Mrs. Sarah Carruthers and one brother, Will Hayes, all of Lenox.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
17, 1936
Loretta
Mars, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mars, was born in Shenandoah, la., April 9, 1873, and died in Lenox, la., July 14, 1936,
aged 63 years, three
months and five days.
She lived in
Shenandoah until her marriage in 1889, then settled in Nebraska for eight
years, and again returned to Shenandoah. For the last 25 years she has made her
home in and around Lenox. She spent the past winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Clara Wiley, in Lincoln, Nebr., returning to Lenox at the Easter season.
She was
married to Floyd Jefferson Hyatt Dec. 24, 1889, and to them five children were born, one dying in infancy. The living children are
Clark Hyatt,
Lincoln,
Nebr.; Mrs. Lillian Key of Lenox; Mrs. Clara Wiley of Lincoln, Nebr.; Lloyd
Hyatt of Clear Lake, Iowa. Her husband preceded her In death five years
ago.
She became a
member of Blue Grove Christian church 25 years ago and never moved her
membership.
She leaves
to mourn her death besides the children already mentioned, one sister, Mrs.
James Dougherty of Minneapolis Minn., ten grandchildren and one
great-grandchild, and many friends and neighbors.
She was a
kindly, neighborly woman, who enjoyed visiting with her friends, and was always
ready to lend a hand in time of need. Her family testify to a kindly
sacrificial mother, whose first thought was for the family.
Funeral
services were conducted by the Rev. I. G. Randels Thursday, July 16, in the Christian Church. Interment was made in the Lenox
cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 23,
1936
John Jackson, son of James and Margaret Jackson, was born in Worth
county, Mo., March
19, 1869. He died at his home in Clearfield, Iowa, July 19, 1935, being 71
years and four months of age.
On August 3,
1887, he was married to Elizabeth Ewing, who preceded him in death Aug. 12,
1923. To them were born five children, two sons, Clifford of Mount Ayr, and Lester of Grant City, Mo.; one of their three
daughters survive, Leota Jackson of Clearfield. The
others, Louie and Margaret died in infancy.
Besides his
three children, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. John McCleish of Dighton, Kans.,
and Melissa Jackson of Grant City, Mo.; also ten grandchildren
and many other
relatives and friends.
Mr. Jackson
was not physically a strong man, but his courage and tenacity overcame all
obstacles. Twenty-seven years ago he was
converted, and united with the Christian Advent church at Jackson [?]. To this
profession of faith he remained true to the end.
Funeral
services were held in Lotts Grove church, four miles
east of Allendale, Mo., on Tuesday, July 21, at 2 o'clock, conducted by the
Rev. W. S. Bowden
of Villisca,
assisted by the Rev. W. C. Henn of Clearfield. Music
was furnished by four Swan sisters of Clearfield, Mrs. Ben Anderson, Misses
Margaret Lois and Sue Swan. Pallbearers also were from Clearfield, and were
Ernst Baker, Henry Beck, Gene Baxter, Allle Cowell, Dr. A. J. Abarr and Dr.
C. J. Swan.
Interment
was in the cemetery near by.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 30,
1936
H. P. Jaqua, widely known as an attorney, died at his home in
Bedford Sunday, following a short illness.
He was
stricken with paralysis while teaching his Sunday school class at the
Presbyterian church a few weeks ago, and since that
time had been confined
to his home.
Mr. Jaqua was widely known and highly respected over the county
as an upright citizen, a competent legal advisor, and an ardent church worker.
For a
number of years he had been the senior elder in the Bedford Presbyterian church and
active in the work of the Sunday school.
Funeral
services were held at the Presbyterian church in
Bedford Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Robert Boshen, and burial was in the Lenox cemetery. The funeral
was largely attended.
Hiram Putman Jaqua, son of Dr. Charles and Mary Isabel Jaqua, was born in New Medison,
O., Nov. 29, 1858.
When a small
boy the family moved to Winchester, Ind., where he lived until young manhood,
when he came to join an older brother, who was in business
in Cleveland,
Lucas county. He later came to live in Lenox, Iowa.
Mr. Jaqua taught in the Taylor county schools for a number of
years. Nov. 29, 1888 he was married to Ida M. Young at her father's farm home
between
Sharpsburg and Lenox. They resided four years in Sharpsburg, where he was in business.
In 1892 he
was elected as clerk of the District Court of Taylor county,
which position he held two terms. Later he entered the law firm of W. E. Crum,
Sr.,
which partnership
continued until Mr. Crum's health failed.
For a few
years the firm was known as W. E. Crum, Sr., H. P. Jaqua,
and W. E. Crum, Jr., but this partnership was dissolved when Mr. Crum, Jr., was
appointed president of the Bedford National Bank. Since that time Mr. Jaqua had charge of the law firm alone.
Four
children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jaqua, two daughters
and two sons, Mrs. Mary Diggs of Viola, Ill., Paul E. Jaqua of Oklahoma City, Okla., Percy J. Jaqua of Alliance,
Neb., and Mrs. Dorothy Greer of Bedford. There have been eleven grandchildren
and an adopted grandchild. Pauline Jaqua, the oldest
grandchild, died in December, 1933.
Surviving
with the wife, four children and the grandchildren are two sisters, Elizabeth Stakebake, of Winchester, Ind., Mrs. Phebe Cramer of Alhambra,
Calif., two brothers, Edwin Jaqua of
Winchester, Ind., and Ernest of Aurora, Mo.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 30,
1936
Ray Jones,
29, of St. Joseph, Mo., a test pilot, was killed at Wichita, Kans., July 20,
when a Gypsy-Moth plane he was testing crashed with him. Death was
instantaneous. Jones was a member of the Inman Brothers Flying Circus of
Coffeyville, Kans., and had more than 4,000 hours of flying to his credit.
The plane
had been bought only a few minutes before the fatal crash. Jones was testing
the plane and had put it through many intricate maneuvers. Just before starting
back to the field he rolled it over on its back with the intention of rolling
back again as he approached the field. Evidently the controls jammed for the
plane landed upside down.
Jones was
quite well known in Lenox as he has flown here a number of times. His wife is a
sister of Mrs. Ed Hurley and of Mrs. Earl Wilson. Funeral services were held at
Maysville, Mo., Thursday, July 23. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hurley, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl
Wilson and son Dick and Clifford Smith of Lenox, and Donn Williams of Creston, a brother of Mrs. Jones, attended the funeral.
Jones was
formerly an assistant meteorologist at St. Joseph and became interested in
flying at that time. He served as test pilot for the Rearwin
Aircraft
company of Kansas City and was co-pilot for T.W.A.
Jones was
born in Fairgrove, Mo. Besides his wife, Mrs. Amber
Jones, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. L. of Maysville, Mo., and
a daughter, Edwina Gertrude Jones.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday Juy 30, 1936
Carrie Adelia Barton was born near Rio, Knox county,
Illinois, Jan. 23, 1864, and died Aug. 18, 1936, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. W. O. Atkin of
Villisca,
Iowa.
She moved
with her parents to Taylor county, Iowa, in 1869, and has lived most of her
life in the vicinity of Gravity, Lenox and Clearfield.
She was
married to Joseph S. Kerns January 22, 1885. To them eleven children were born,
nine of whom survive.
Four sons, Walter
P. of Creston; Roy S. of Sharpsburg; Guy C. of Clarinda; and Harold of
Clearfield; five daughters, Mrs. J. R, King of Plymouth, Nebr.; Mrs. W. O. Atkin of Villisca ;Mrs. Ernest Hober of Sharpsburg; Mrs. E. D. Grace of Clarinda, and Mrs. C. E. Oneal of Prescott, are surviving children.
She also
leaves four brothers C. W. Barton of Gravity, Frank M. of White Sulphur Springs, Mont., Charles C. and Guy M. of Stockston, Mo., two sisters, Viola M. Watt of Villisca, and
Etta Hyder of Ellendale, Wash.
Two sons and
her husband have preceded her in death, Harry J. died in infancy, Fred Leon in
1925, and Mr. Kerns Nov. 26, 1932.
Mrs. Kerns
became a member of the Methodist church when but a child and remained a
faithful member to the end. A number of
relatives and a host of friends feel keenly the loss of this wonderful mother
and good neighbor.
Services
were held from the Gravity Methodist church on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 1:30 p.
m., conducted by the Rex. Nixon. Interment was made in the Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
3, 1936
Edgar Nobel,
a former resident of Lenox, died at Hawkeye, la., at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Martin Nixon. He was buried Wednesday at
Shenandoah.
Mr. Nobel is
a brother of Mrs. Otis Barnhlll. Those from here who attended the
funeral were Miss Jane Nixon and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Barnhill.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 20,
1936
Mrs. Anna
Belle Kepner Skinner died at her home in Chicago,
Sept. 11. She was born in Lenox and was the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.
D. Kepper, old settlers of the town. Mrs. Skinner had
been ill for over a year. She is survived by daughter, Helen Skinner Joiner and
two brothers, and two sisters..
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September
24, 1936
W. H.
Stephenson, 79, father of H. A. Stephenson, died at his home at Eldon, Iowa,
Friday evening, July 17.
Funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon at the Campbell funeral home in Eldon at 2:30.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday July 23,
1936
Verne Toland died at his homeiIn Cresco, la., Thursday, Sept. 24.
He had been bedfast since a year ago last January, when he got his back injured
in an
accident.
Recently he was taken to the state hospital at Iowa City but nothing could be
done for him. He was about 40 years old.
He is
survived by his wife and two daughters, and his mother.
Funeral
services were held Sunday. Sept. 27, at the Presbyterian church at Cresco and
were conducted by the Rev. Anderson. Burial was made at Cresco.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 1,
1936
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