Andrews, Wilfred John -

Wilfred John Andrews, the only son of Hugh and Stella Andrews of Lenox, died of a heart attack on March 9th after being taken to a hospital

near his home in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

Wilfred is survived by his wife, Norene, four daughters, Patricia (Mullins), Debbie, Christine and Loretta and one son, Billy, all residing in Chicago

and his mother and father of Lenox.

He was born on the Andrews farm in Ringgold County, Iowa, about ten miles east of Lenox and attended school for about nine years at Lenox before moving

to Clarion and Eagle Grove, Iowa, with his parents.

Five years of his life were spent hi the army during World War II. He was a meat salesman for Wilson-Sinclair Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for

the past twenty two years but he was connected with their Chicago office.

Funeral services were held on Friday, March 12th at the funeral home in Oak Park with burial at the nearby cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 25, 1971

Brammer, Henry Leroy (Sonny) -

Henry Leroy (Sonny) Spammer, 37, of rural Lenox, was killed early Thursday morning in a one-car accident on highway 34. The accident occurred about 2:10 a.m., about 1½ miles east of Corning. Mr. Brammer was returning to his home on a farm northwest of Lenox when he lost control of the car. The car flipped end over end

at least twice, according to the sheriff's report, and landed on its top off the highway. The victim was pinned between the back of the front seat and the top of the

car. He died at the scene of the accident a short time later.

Mr. Brammer had lived in the Lenox and Kent communities all of his life. At the time of his death he was employed on a farm southeast of Corning by Dean Goldsmith.

Survivors include his wife, the former Patty Mickey of Kent, two children, Peggy Sue, 10 and Mickey, 8, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Brammer of Kent, two brothers, Joe Brammer of Sharpsburg and Dick of Lenox, two sisters, Mrs. Rexine McFee of Lenox and Mrs. Raymond Rink of Winterset. Four children by a former marriage also survive: Joe Bammer, 17, Dick Brammer 16, Becky Brammer 15, and Curtis Brammer, 12, all of Corning.

Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon, April 3, at 2 p.m., from the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox, with Rev. Edward Tschetter, pastor of Clearfield, officiating.

Music was furnished by Billie Jean Barker, Marilyn Beck and Marcia Bender.

Bearers were Don Willett, Gerald Emig, Gene Marshall, Lonnie Barker, Kevin Callahan and Francis Goldsmith.

Burial was in the Fairview cemetery at Lenox.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 8, 1971

Cashman, Ruth Pauline Kenworthy -

Mrs. Everette E. (Ruth Pauline) Cashman, 72, former Lenox resident, died at the Cochran nursing home in Creston Mar. 25th after a long illness.

Ruth Pauline Kenworthy was born in Creston Dec. 30, 1898, the daughter of Thomas M. and Nettie Holiday Kenworthy. She was graduated from Creston

high school in 1917. She married Everette E. Cashman at the home of her parents in Council Bluffs on Feb. 28, 1920.

Mrs. Cashman is survived by her husband, a son, Everette of Denver, Colo., three grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister,

Mrs. Orin White of Fort Dodge and a brother, Maurice Kenworthy of Aurora, Ill.

The Cashmans, while residents of Lenox operated a cafe for 20 years. They were located in the Roy Bennett building on East Temple, where Rogers TV

is now located where the 4-U Trading Post is now located and also in the rooms housing the Bob Reynolds Agency. After giving up the restaurant business,

they purchased the bakery and opened a sweet shop in the rooms now used by Dr. Rowland. Mr Cashman later operated the service station where Lowell

Wilson is now located for a two year period.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Keating McKasson funeral home in Creston with burial in Graceland cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 1, 1971

Childs, Ruth Bernice Kellogg -

Bernice Childs, 89, of Omaha, Nebraska, and a former resident of Lenox, died Saturday in that city.

Ruth Bernice Childs, daughter of Wesley J. and Ida Bushnell Kellogg, was born at Corning, Iowa, November 5, 1881, and passed away at Omaha, Nebraska,

April 3, 1971.

She grew up at Corning and was united in marriage to Fred A. Childs April 17, 1905. One son, Hal F. Childs, was born to this union. Mr. and Mrs. Childs moved

soon after their marriage to Lenox where they lived many years, becoming a very real part of the community. Mrs. Childs was a member of the Lenox Methodist Church and was a 50 year member of the Salome Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and was a past matron of the chapter.

She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers, Burdette, Milo and Earl who died in infancy.

She is survived by her son and his wife, Jeanne of Omaha, two nieces and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. Karl McCulloch of Des Moines, Iowa, and Mr. and

Mrs. J. Paul Kizer of Green Valley, Arizona, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held in Lenox, Iowa, Monday afternoon from the Bender Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Newbrough, pastor of the United Methodist

Church officiating. Music was furnished by Marilyn Beck, Helen Brokaw and Marcia Bender. Bearers were Gene Holben, Ralph Zabel, Orval Walter, Roland

Walter, Herman Haering, and Glen Leckliter.

Burial was in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 8, 1971

Crouch, Glen -

Word was received the first of the week by Mr. and Mrs. Wes Crouch of the death of their nephew, Glen Crouch, 43, of Great Falls, Montana. He had been suffering from a kidney ailment and was forced to use the kidney machine in recent weeks. He died Monday.

Survivors include his wife and four children.

Mr. Crouch had been a resident of Lenox in his youth, attending school in the Lenox system, while making his home with Mr. and Mrs Crouch.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crouch of Creston left the first of the week to attend services, which were scheduled for today. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Crouch could not

attend the funeral due to illness.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 8, 1971

DeGooyer, Pauline Shepherd -

Word from Rev. and Mrs. Floyd L. Shepherd, former residents of Lenox when he served as pastor of the Methodist Church, is to the fact their daughter, Mrs. Marvin de Gooyer had died of cancer at her home in Sacramento, Calif., on February 2nd.

Mrs. de Gooyer was a graduate of the Lenox High school with the class of 1935. She was editor of the school notes at the time and filed the school news

each week with Verlin Sweeley, who was then editor of the Time Table.

After graduating from Simpson college she taught at Dallas Center and Corning and later was secretary to the manager of both the Roosevelt Hotel in Cedar Rapids and the Ft. Des Moines Hotel in Des Moines.

She was married to a college classmate, Marvin de Gooyer and they lived in Houston, Tex., and in Sacramento, Calif., where she taught for the last eleven

years until an inoperable cancer caused her to resign last March.

She passed away at her home there on Feb. 2, 1971 and a Memorial service which she herself had written was held at St. Parks Methodist Church on February 4th.

Survivors include her husband, four children, three boys and one girl, and her parents.

The daughter and one son are married and the other boys are in college in California. Two grandchildren also survive.

Rev. Shepherd was pastor of the local Methodist Church from 1930 to 1936. He and Mrs. Shepherd, live at 3419 Adams Ave., Des Moines, Iowa.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1971  

Gray, Inez Gertrude Brelsford -

Inez Gertrude Gray, 84, of Westboro, Missouri, died Monday, March 15th at Fairfax hospital after an illness of eleven days.

The daughter of George and Sara Van Kirk Brelsford, she was born Dec. 22, 1886 in Missouri. She had resided in the Westboro community for 27 years.

She was united in marriage to Charley Gray Sept. 12, 1911 at Vona, Colorado.

Survivors include 3 daughters, Miss Zora Mae Gray of Westboro, Mrs. Alice Long of Lenox, and Mrs Cora Govrley of Denver, Colo; a sister, Mrs. Marguarette

Adams of Newark, New Jersey and a brother, Dewey Brelsford of Woodston, Kansas, also survive.

Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 17th in the Westboro United Methodist Church, with Rev. Roger Crossgrove officiating.

Burial was in the Center Grove Cemetery at Westboro.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 18, 1971

Haynes, Jack C -

Memorial services for Jack C. Haynes, 46, of Des Moines, who died Thursday, Feb. 4th of cancer, were held at the Highland Park Christian Church in the capital city. Mr. Haynes' body was willed to the University of Iowa. Medical Science Center.

Mr. Haynes, who had been ill a year, lived in Des Moines 25 years. He was born in Lenox and graduated from high school here. He was employed as a shipping clerk at the John Deere Des Moines Works.

Survivors include. his wife, Darlene, two daughters, Gayle and Jahn Marie at home, two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Cowman of Des Moines and Mrs. Thelma Larimer of Lenox, and four brothers, Cleo of Griswold, Randall of Lenox, Harry of Brookings, Oregon and Donald of Los Angeles, Calif.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday February 25, 1971

Lucas, Blythe Lorene Damewood -

Mrs. Kenneth E. Lucas, of Bedford, sister of Mrs. Coryl Miller, of the Lenox area, died March 10th at her home in Bedford.

Blythe Lorene Damewood, daughter of Clyde M. and Blanche Humphrey Damewood, was born August 11, 1913, in Taylor County, Iowa, near Sharpsburg,

and departed this life March 10, 1971 at the age of 57 years, 6 months and 27 days.

She received her primary education at a country school near the farm where she grew up and graduated from her high school course at Sharpsburg, Iowa.

Except for approximately 3 years, 1943 to 1946 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, she lived her entire years in Taylor county.

On March 20, 1937, she was united in marriage to Kenneth E. Lucas. To them was born one son, Kenneth Dean Lucas, who is now married and  lives with

his wife, Kathy, and two children, Natalie Dee and Mitchell Scott, at Pella, Iowa.

She became a Christian by confession of faith, and was baptized into the membership of the Bedford Baptist Church on May 1, 1950.

She was employed at the Style Shop in Bedford for approximately 9 years. She gave up her work in 1969 when her health and strength began to fail.

She was preceded in death by her father, Clyde M. on October 16, 1949.

Left to cherish memories of her are her husband Kenneth, son Kenneth Dean and family, her mother, Blanche Damewood of Bedford, sisters Coryl (Mrs.

Bing Miller) of Lenox, Margaret (Mrs. Vane Lucas) of Bedford, and Doris (Mrs. Mark Anderson) of Lincoln, Nebraska, a host of nieces and nephews and many

fine friends and neighbors.

She was a kind and loving wife and mother. She was always kind and attentive to her mother and enjoyed a close and loving relationship with her three sisters. She had many friends and will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 18, 1971

Paymal, Eugene Francis -

Eugene Francis Paymal, 62, longtime resident of Lenox, died Saturday, March 13th as a result of burns received a few days previous.

Mr. Paymal was the only child of Frank and Pauline Haering Paymal, and was born July 17th, 1908. His death occurred at the Rosary hospital in Corning, la.,

where he had been taken for treatment.

He was born on a farm 2½ miles west of Lenox, where he lived until he reached manhood.  He received his elementary education at Grove No. 1 school

and then attended Lenox High school where he graduated with the Class of 1928.

Mr. Paymal was united in marriage to Norma Bush on June 18th, 1938. They were married at Pleasantville, Iowa, by the Reverend Floyd Shepherd, a former Lenox minister. Following their marriage they lived at the Lenox Hotel, which they operated, but with the love of the land in their hearts they made their first home on a

farm 3 miles east of Lenox which has been their home these past 32 years.

He has been a member of Tremont Lodge, No. 343, A.F. & A.M. since 1939. He was also affiliated with the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine at Des Moines, Iowa, and

a member of the Lenox United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his father in 1945 and his mother in 1967. His wife, Norma, survives him.

Mr. Paymal will be remembered by his relatives and his many friends for his friendliness — his generous heart — how he enjoyed doing each day's work,

his love for his home and his concern and care for his loved ones.

Funeral services were conducted Monday, March 15th at 2:00 p.m. from the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox with Rev. Floyd Newbrough, pastor of the United

Methodist Church officiating.

Bearers were Don Trost, Max Badgett, Keith Lindell, James Wurster, Everett Symonds and Raymond Trost.

Burial was in Fairview cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 18, 1971

Routh, Carrie Ann Tindle -

Mrs. Carrie Routh, 83, of Lenox, died Tuesday at the Greater Community hospital in Creston. She was a longtime resident of this community.

Mrs. Routh was born May 1, 1888.

She is survived by three sons, Marvin of Lenox, Lee and Francis of Diagonal.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Lenox with burial in the Clearfield cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 11, 1971

Routh, Carrie Ann Tindle

Final rites for Carrie Routh, 82, who died Tuesday, March 9, were held Thursday, March 11th from the United Methodist Church in Lenox.

Carrie Ann Routh, daughter of Tom and Isabel Wyant Tindle, was born May 1, 1888 near Knowlton, Iowa, and passed from this life on March 9, 1971

at the age of 82 years, 10 months and 8 days.

She was united in marriage with Frank L. Routh on May 4, 1911, in the same home where she was born and raised. God blessed this union with four sons,

Francis, Lee, Freddie and Marvin. She was a true and faithful wife and a loving mother. The Rouths lived on a farm in the Clearfield-Diagonal vicinity

until retiring to their home in Lenox in 1949.

She was preceded in death by her husband Frank, her son, Freddie, two brothers, George and Jim Tindle and her parents.

Left to cherish her memory are three sons, Francis and Lee of Diagonal and Marvin of Lenox, three daughters-in-law, Velda, Oneita and Dorothy, 8

grandchildren in whom she found much pleasure, Gary, Kathleen, Gayle, Arden, Julie, Lenita, Joan and Jim and a host of relatives and friends.

She joined church at an early age, was a member of the Methodist Church in Clearfield, and later transferred to the Lenox Methodist Church.

Rev. Floyd Newbrough officiated at the services with music furnished by Marilyn Beck, Billie Jean Barker and Norma Paymal.

Bearers were J. D. Ecklin, Elvin Riley, Delbert Routh, Max Tindle, Cletus Tindle and James Tindle.

Burial was in the Clearfield cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 18, 1971

Rowe, Charles Stanford (Stan)

Charles Stanford  (Stan) Rowe, 70, a long time resident of Henry, Nebr., and a former Lenox resident, died at a Scottsbluff hospital early, Thursday

morning, Jan. 28th.

He was born Sept. 10, 1894 at Arcadia, Neb., and spent his boyhood in Valley County. He  married Ethel May Dunkle Feb. 23, 1917 in Loup City. They

spent their early married life in western Iowa. He moved his family to Mitchell in 1935 and to Henry in 1939 where he established, the C. S. Rowe & Sons garage.

He served a number of years on the Henry School Board, the city council and the volunteer fire department.

Survivors include his widow, four sons, George Franklin of Addison, Ill., Marvin Edwin of Lincoln, Iowa, H. Dean of Tampa, Fla., and Robert Stanford

of Torrington, three daughters, Mrs. Carroll (Mae) Couch of Lyman, Mrs. Loren (Doris Marie) Pursel of Curtis Nebr., and Mrs. Sam (Mary Lou) Appell of

Littleton, Colo., two brothers, Richard of Union Grove, Wisc., and Robert of Aiken, S. C., two sisters, Mrs. John Walden and Mrs. Henry Schrey, both of

Glendale, Calif, and 17 grandchildren and 13 great grand children.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30th in the Henry Methodist Church. Burial was in the Forest Lawn Memorial in Morrill.

Mr and Mrs. Byron Brown received the news of his death from Mrs. Stanford Rowe of Henry. They were former residents of this city when he was

in partnership with Mr. Brown in the garage business where the Dixon Motor is now located.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1971

Short, Viola Julia Henderson -

Mrs. Lee Short, 73, died at the Lenox Nursing Home Monday following a gradual decline in health.

Viola Julia Short, daughter of Lura M. Bennett and Joseph Alexander Henderson was born October 22, 1897, and passed away on Monday, March 8, 1971

at the age of 73 years.

She was united in marriage to Lee Short on December 11, 1915 at Bedford, Iowa. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in December 1956.

As a young girl she joined the Presbyterian Church of Sharpsburg, Iowa, and later transferred over to the Lenox Methodist Church.

She was a loving mother and grandmother to her children and grandchildren.

Her husband passed away January 6, 1970.

She is survived by seven children: Wayne Short of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mrs. Maxine Kimball of Battle Creek, Michigan, Mrs. Darlene Cole of Rockford, Illinois, Miss Wilma Short of Lenox, Iowa, Mrs. Helen Beckman of Rockford, Illinois, John Short of Denison, Iowa, and Donald Short of Kansas City, Missouri. Also 8 grandchildren

and one sister, Mrs. Emma Marley of Denver, Colo., survive.

She was preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and three sisters,

Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 10th at 2:00 p.m. from the Bender Funeral Home with Rev. Floyd Newbrough, pastor of the

United Methodist Church officiating.

Bearers were Danny Kemery, Myrle Henderson, Kenneth Black, Reldon Beadel, Vern Horton and John Horton.

Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 11, 1971

Smith, Robert -

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Neuhardt of rural Lenox, received word Thursday morning of the death of Robert Smith, 2½, when he ran into the path of a semi truck

at Moline, Ill.

He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo A. Smith of Moline. Cleo Smith is Mrs. Neuhardt's step-brother and a former resident of Lenox.

Funeral services were held Friday morning at Moline with burial at East Moline.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday April 8, 1971

Symonds, Ernest William -

Ernest W. Symonds, 69, of Lenox, died Friday evening at Rosary Hospital in Corning. He had been at the men's meeting at the Legion Hall that afternoon, left there to go to the doctor's office and died soon after entering the hospital.

Ernest William Symonds, son of Thomas and Laura Eckels Symonds, was born on a farm five miles northwest of Lenox, in Adams County, Dec. 12, 1901, and passed away at the Rosary hospital in Corning Feb. 26th, 1971, after a brief illness.

Surviving are his wife Florence, two daughters, Darlene Rich of Cedar Rapids and Dorothy Baker of Clearfield, two sons, Dean of Davenport and Tommy of Omaha, Nebr., three sisters, Mae Case of Brighton, Colorado, Iola Steele of Knoxville, Sylvia Cairns of Long Beach, California, two brothers, Raymond of Murray and Everett

of Lenox, two sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law and eight grandchildren.

Mr. Symonds farmed all of his life in the Lenox, Kent and Cromwell communities. He retired from farming in 1967 and moved to Lenox, where he resided until his death.

Funeral services were held Monday, March 1, 1971, at 2:00 p.m. at the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox with Rev. John Wagner, pastor of the Salem Church of the Brethren, officiating.

Music was furnished by Mrs. James Beck and Billie Jean Barker, accompanied by Mrs. Norma Paymal.

Pall/bearers were Cornelius Brown, Dale Brown, Paul Brown, Lowell Steele, Merrill Steele and Gene Van Orsdel.

Interment was in the Lenox cemetery.

Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday March 4, 1971