Basketville, R W (Dick) -
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, Sept. 3rd at the United Church of Christ at
Fonda, for B. W. "Dick" Baskerville, 77. A long-time farmer of the Jolley area, Mr. Baskerville died on Thursday, August 31st
at Stewart Memorial Hospital in Lake City following a brief lioness.
He
was the father of Mrs. Win Tyler of Lenox.
Rev.
William Imes, pastor of the United Church of Christ,
Fonda, officiated with burial following in Cedar cemetery.
Pallbearers
were Terry Saucke, Greg Baskerville, Roger
Baskerville, Merlyn Hendrickson, Robert Untiedt and
David Scott; Honorary pallbearers were Walter Siege, William Ousaek, Jas. Murphy, Wm. Neavin,
Linn McConkey, Fred Hersom and Walter Lott.
The
son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baskerville, Dick Baskerville was born April 17, 1895
in Wilmington, Illinois. He moved with his parents to his present farm home
near Jolley in 1901
and
completed his education in Calhoun County schools. He was married to Thelma
Heflin in 1922 at Rockwell City and they had farmed in the area since then.
Mr.
Baskerville had served 48 years as director of the First National Bank in
Fonda, having served longer than any of the present members. He also served as
a Trustee of Williams
Township
for over thirty years. He was a member of the United Church of Christ of Fonda
and a director of the Jolley Cooperative Grain Co.
Surviving
are the widow: 3 daughters, Mrs. Marvin Krohn of
Lakefield, Minn., Mrs. Ruth Ann Saucke, Fort Dodge and Mrs. Winston Tyler, Lenox, and 2
sons, Irvin and Richard, both
of Jolley. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister and a grandchild
in infancy.
His
home and family were always his first concern.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 21,
1972
Bennison, William R -
William
R. Bennison, 82, longtime resident of the Lenox area,
died Monday, Oct. 16th at the Greater Community hospital in Creston after an
extended illness.
Survivors
include one son, Robert and wife Esther along with two grandchildren of DeKalb,
Illinois, a sister Berta of Lenox, and a host of friends.
His
wife, Mae, died in 1964.
Funeral
services are scheduled for today (Thursday) at the United Presbyterian church
in Lenox at 1:30 with Rev. Wallace Nelson officiating. The body will lie in
state from 1 to 2
o'clock
at the church.
Burial will be in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 19, 1972
Bryant,
Cora Gertrude Voice -
Mrs.
Cora Gertrude Bryant, 85, a former resident of Lenox, died at Sanger
Convalescent hospital Friday, Oct. 6th following a period of failing health.
In
recent years she and her husband made their home at 374 N. Fulton St., Fresno,
after having lived in Sanger, California for many years.
The
daughter of the late Issac and Miranda Voice, Mrs.
Bryant was born at Steamboat Springs, Colo., on Nov. 18, 1886. She moved to the
California area in 1903. She married William L. Bryant, who survives her on
April 3, 1907 at Sanger.
Mr.
and Mrs. Bryant returned to Bryant's former home in Iowa in 1913 and lived
there until 1935 when they moved back to California. They marked their 65th
wedding anniversary
earlier
this year.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, Oct. 9th at Fresno with interment following at
Sanger cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 19, 1972
Bush,
Jeanne Hughes -
Mrs.
Phillip (Jesnne) Bush, 33, of Huntington Beach,
California, died in a hospital there Saturday. The funeral was Monday morning,
Oct. 2nd at the Garden Grove Community
Church,
Garden Grove, California with interment in the Huntington Beach cemetery.
She
leaves her husband, Phillip, three children, Michael, 9, Steven 6 and Linda 3,
her father and his wife, Judge and Mrs. James E. Hughes, 3 sisters, Mrs. Mike Azinger of Ft. Madison, Mrs. Garland Walter of Lenox, Mrs.
David Tripp of Kent, two grandmothers, Mrs. Frank Maharry and Mrs. Jay Hughes both of Lenox.
She
was the daughter of James and Genevieve Maharry Hughes and was born in Detroit, Michigan April 19, 1939. She moved to Lenox
with her family as a child, graduated
from
the Lenox high school and the University of Iowa, serving an internship as a dietician in
California. She was assistant dietician in the hospital at Santa Aim,
California before her marriage to Phillip Bush at the Presbyterian Church in
Lenox on July 22, 1962.
She
has been critically ill since about the first of May this year. A memorial has
been planned to help in cancer research. Friends may send contributions to
Phillip Bush, 20442 Craimer Lane, Huntington Beach,
Ca. 92646.
Mr.
and Mrs. James Hughes and Mr. and Mrs. Mike Azinger left Sunday to be present at the funeral.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 5, 1972
Carlson,
Arnold A -
Carlson, Orril M Gallop -
Arnold
A. Cartoon, 67, died Thursday, morning at his home three miles west of Kent
after suffering a heart attack. Orril M. Carlson, 68,
his wife, died Sunday morning at Greater
Community
hospital where she had been a patient since Sept. 14tlh. She had been in ill
health for some time.
Mr.
Carlson was born in Page County Dec. 12, 1904, the son of Otto and Anna
Carlson. He was married to Orril Gallop July 15,
1922, in Kansas, Mrs Carlson was born Oct.
10,
1903 at Morton Mils, Iowa and was the daughter of George and Addie Gallop.
Surviving
the couple are 3 sons, Charles. L. Carlson at home, Donald E. Carlson of
Papillion, Nebr., and Stanley A. Carlson of Lenox.
Mr.
Carlson is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Walter Pearson and Mrs. Lester Bergren of Stanton and Mrs. Lloyd Brown of Shenandoah and
two brothers, Harold Carlson of
Portland,
Oregon and Wayne Carlson of Whiting.
Mrs.
Carlson is also survived by three brothers, Carlton Gallop of Payola, Kan.,
Malcolm and Marion of Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Funeral
services were held Monday afternoon at
1:30 at the Roland funeral home in Corning with Rev. Paul Williams officiating.
Pallbearers
for the double service were Homer Minnick, Robert Spangler, Willard Peterson,
Dean Schaffer, Harold Christensen and William Morse.
Music
was provided by Norma Paymal at the organ with Mrs.
Lonnie Barker and Mrs. James Beck, vocalists.
Burial was in the Stringtown cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 21,
1972
Darst, Dallas Edward -
Dallas
Edward Darst, son of Solomon and Alice Darst, was born March 25, 1892 at Sidney, Iowa and passed
away August 20, 1972 at the Nursing Home in Lenox at the age of 80 years, 4
months and 26 days. He had been in failing health for several years.
He
had lived in the Clearfield area for over 30 years.
He
was united in marriage to Etta Hawley March 14, 1920. To this union was born
one son, James.
He
is survived by his widow, Etta, son James, daughter-in-law, Hilda,
granddaughter, JoAnn, her husband Don and great
granddaughter, Misty Rogers.
He
also leaves a brother, Rex Darst of Sidney, Iowa, his
wife Estyse and a sister, Chloe Bickel and a
sister-in-law, Berdina Hawley, both of Omaha, Nebr, and Alberta Darst,
sister-in-law of Clarkson, Washington, a host of nieces and nephews, other
relatives and many friends.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Charley Darst of Asatin, Wash., and a sister, Mittie Miller of Sacramento, Calif. A brother, Arthur was taken at the age of six.
He
was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Legion at Clearfield.
Final
rites were held August 23 at the Varner Funeral Home in Clearfield, conducted
by Ed Akes of Bedford. Piano music was played by Mrs. Nioma Gaule.
Casket
(bearers were Paul England, Raymond Straight, Paul Brown, Vernie Horton, Cecil Cordell and John Duey.
Burial
was in the Clearfield cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 7,
1972
Dixon,
Esther Norris Wallace -
Mrs.
Claude (Esther) Dixon, 74, prominent Lenox woman, died Friday afternoon,
October 6th at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr. She had been at the home since May,
1968
after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in February of that year.
Esther
Norris, daughter of Samuel T. and Sarah Scott Wallace was born at Benton, Iowa,
February 10, 1898 and departed this life October 6, 1972 at the Clearview Home in Mount
Ayr at the age of 74 years.
She
taught public school music for several years and until her illness taught
private piano pupils. Her piano pupils numbered in the hundreds.
On
December 30, 1930, she was united in marriage with Claude E. Dixon at Mount Ayr and the home was established in Lenox.
Mrs.
Dixon was serving as national president of the National League of American Pen
Women, Inc., when she became ill in 1968. Frequently she won awards for news
writing, radio
and
television reporting and other features as she was active as a writer for
newspapers.
Mrs.
Dixon, a noted writer and musician, was a past president of Iowa Press Women
and a former editor of their publication and of the Iowa Chapter of the
National Society of
Arts
and Letters. She had published a book of poems, "The Cross Roads"
which includes one "My Task" that was selected for publication in International
Bouquet De Poems, in
Rome,
Italy.
Proceeds
from Mrs. Dixon's composition, "The Iowa Poppy Song" were donated to
buy a piano for the occupational therapy department at the state hospital in
Clarinda. For 15
years
she had been chairman of the program, of the Iowa Federation of Music Clubs in
providing opportunities for young musicians to perform at the Iowa State Fair.
Her many activities included directing a
church choir in Lenox for 25 years, training girls trio
and quartet, first place winners in the national contest of the American Legion
Auxiliary, directing the Auxiliary State Chorus, directing the music at Hawkeye
Girls State. She was also a past president of the Iowa Federation of Music
Clubs.
Mrs.
Dixon was born at Benton, where she lived until after graduating from high
school. She enrolled at Simpson college in Indianola,. where she graduated in
music. She was honored in 1965 by Simpson college when they presented her with
the Alumni Achievement Award.
Her writing
ability made a contribution to literature used by the Iowa P.E.O. Sisterhood.
She
was a past president of Chapter FW, Lenox and had been a delegate to Supreme
Convention when it was held in Vancouver, B. C. She also was actively
interested in the
Order
of the Eastern Star.
During
the recent Centennial a special tribute was paid to Mrs. Dixon, recalling the
many accomplishments, events and reasons that caused the community that was her
home to
present
a special "Humanitarian Award" in the form of a plaque to her
husband, Claude and his two nieces, Mrs. Harold Taylor of Diagonal and Mrs.
Jack Elliott of Mount Ayr on
her
behalf.
Survivors
include her husband, Claude, one sister, Mrs. John F. Denhart of Mount Ayr, and her twin brother, Chester Wallace of
Mount Ayr.
Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon from the United Presbyterian
church in Lenox with Rev. Wallace Nelson, pastor of the church and Rev. Jarrold Swinton officiating.
Music was furnished by Mrs Margaret Whipp and Robert Lockhart.
Bearers were Don Tyler, Ray Cheese,
Lonnie Barker, Dr W J Kopp, Herman Haering and George
Reynolds.
Burial was in North Fairview Cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 12, 1972
Filbert, Lona Eva -
Lona Eva Filbert, who was born near Sharpsburg in 1884, died in Doctor's Nursing
Home in Dallas, Texas, August 31st, 1972, at the age of 89 years.
She
grew up in the Sharpsburg vicinity and lived there all her life until a year
and a half ago.
She
was united in marriage in 1900 to John Filbert. She was preceded in death by
her husband and two daughters, Grace Leighton and Della Roy. She
is
survived by three children, Mrs. Eva Evans of Glenwood, Iowa, Mrs. Mildred Lucken of Hollywood, Calif., and Johnny Filbert of Dallas,
Texas. There
are
14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
She
will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Funeral
services were held from the Bender Funeral Home at 2 pm. September 4th with
Rev. Wallace Nelson, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church officiated.
Music was furnished by Mrs Bessie Underwood and Rowe Eighmy.
Bearers were Gerald Boydston,
Carl Sundell, Chet Shimer,
Leonard Knott, David Miller and Weldon Mains.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 7,
1972
Gill,
Harold A (Pete) -
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, Oct. 10th at the Roland Funeral Home in Corning for
Harold A. (Pete) Gill, who died October 7th.
Harold
A. (Pete) Gill, son of Robert A. Gill and Cora Schafroth Gill was born on a farm in Taylor County November 28, 1900 and passed away at
his home in Grove Township, Taylor
County,
Iowa, on Oct. 7th, 1972, at the age of 71 years, 10 months and 9 days.
He
was united in marriage to Doris Rose Grey on December 27, 1921 at her parent's
home near Iveyvllle. To this union three children
were born: Robert A. who died at the age of
7
years; a daughter Peggy Jean and a son, Donald Wayne. They made their home on
the farm near Iveyville, later moving to a farm near
Lenox, Iowa in 1929.
They
moved to Silverton, Colorado for a few years, then back to their farm. His wife
Doris passed away April 27, 1963. He was also preceded in death by his parents,
a sister Pearl Brown and a grandson, Dave Gill.
On
April 8, 1964 he was united in marriage to Helen Aiken Leonard at Nebraska
City, Nebraska and they made their home on the farm near Lenox.
He
was a member of the Modern Woodmen and the Masonic Lodge.
He
is survived by his wife Helen, son Donald and wife Evelynn of Roy, Utah, daughter Peggy and husband Earnest Blake of Denver, Colorado,
several grandchildren and two
great
grandchildren, one brother, Clifford and wife of Brooks, Iowa, several nieces
and nephews, relatives and friends.
Harold
was a good neighbor, a loyal friend and will be sadly missed by all who knew
him.
Joe
Cook served as clergyman at the services with music by Norma Paymal, organist, Mrs. James Beck and Mrs. Lonnie Barker,
vocalists.
Bearers
were William Paul, Glen Williams, Melvin Williams, John Cade, Raymond Brown and
Donald Tully.
Those
in charge of flowers were Margaret Williams, Agnes Paul and Bertha Williams.
Burial
was in Prairie Rose cemetery at Corning, Iowa.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox,
Iowa Thursday October 19, 1972
Holben, Elsie Grace Clayton -
Mrs.
Elsie Holben, 81, died Monday, Sept. 25th at the
Lenox Nursing Home where she had been a resident for about a month.
Elsie
Grace Holben was born on a farm east of Lenox on May
6, 1891, the youngest of four children of Berry and Emma Clayton. Three
brothers, Harry, George and Roy preceded her in death as well as her parents.
She
was 81 years, 4 months and 19 days of age at the time of her passing.
On
March 28, 1917, she was married to Herman Holben who
passed away in June, 1936. One son, Eugene was born to them.
He
survives along with his wife Betty, and three grandchildren, Jeanne of Lenox,
Janet of Omaha, Nebr., and David of Des Moines. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
She
has been a member of the United Methodist Church for over 63 years and was a
member of the Women's Society. She was a charter member of the G.V.C. club and
has been
in
business in Lenox for over 54 years as owner of the Lenox Theater.
Funeral
services were held at the Bender Funeral Home in Lenox Wednesday afternoon at 2
pm with Rev. Floyd Newbrough officiating.
Bearers
were Ray Cheese, Leo Miller, Ernie Campbell, Kenneth Black, Leland Hegwood, Robert Reynolds.
Burial was in Fairview cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 28,
1972
Kerns, Mable Smith -
Mrs.
Mable Smith Kerns died September 6th, 1972 on her 84th birthday the El Dorado
Rest Home in Trenton, Nebr.
Services
were conducted by Rev. Lowell Jones at the Memorial United Methodist church in
McCook, Nebraska, Saturday morning, September 9th with burial at the Memorial
Park
cemetery
in McCook.
She
was the daughter of William and Mary Francis (Aunt Polly) Smith and formerly of
Sharpsburg.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harvey T. Kerns in 1961,
three brothers, Guy, Ray and Earl.
She
leaves to mourn her loss a sister-in-law, Mrs. Earl W. Smith of Sherman
Oaks, Calif., a nephew, Jim Kerns and wife Kay of Charlotte, North Carolina,
several Smith nieces and nephews, and cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith of
Palisade, Nebraska looked after her for several years.
Attending
the services from away were Mrs. June Shields of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Irla Saterstad, Maderia, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Smith and a daughter of
Montrose, Colorado, Mrs. Leo Baldwin of Pueblo, Colorado & Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Rutledge of Sharpsburg.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 21,
1972
Maharry, Verna -
Mrs.
James (Verna) Maharry, wife of James Maharry, deceased, died at Riverside, California Monday
morning according to word received by two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Fern Bell and Mrs Orville Brisker.
She was a former resident of Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday October 5, 1972
Reynolds, Perry James -
Perry
Reynolds, father of Darrel Reynolds of this city, died August 20 at Clarinda.
Perry
James Reynolds, eldest son of Malcolm and Emma Fenton Reynolds, was born
October 15, 1880 in Appanoose County, Iowa. He was 91 years, 10 months and 5
days of age at
the
time of his death.
He
was united in marriage to Nora Elizabeth Mason Nov. 4, 1904. To this union
eleven children were born. They made their home in Wayne, Adams and Montgomery
counties. The
past
3½ years Mr. Reynolds has been cared for in the Gillispie Nursing Home in Clarinda.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Nora, and his brothers Bart,
Elmer, Tom, and Charley, 3 sons-in-law, 2 grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
He
is survived by eleven children: Evan Crawford of Osceola, Ruby Agnew and
husband Darley of Pacific Junction, Ia., Nina Agnew of Nodaway, Everett and
wife Myrtle of Greely, Colo., Horatio and wife Gladys of Fairfax, Virginia,
Herbert and wife Mary Belle of La Habra, Cal., Ruth Adams of Clarinda, Imogene
Miller and husband Glen of Corning, Iowa,
Woodraw and wife Florence of Glendale, Ariz., Darrell and wife Marjorie of Lenox,
Francis and wife Ruth of Des Moines, and one sister-in-law, Jewell Reynolds of
Centerville, Iowa,
22
grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, nieces and nephews and many other
relatives and friends.
Mr. Reynolds
was engaged in farming in his earlier years. He spent his life for his family.
The
last thirty years of his married life he was the constant companion devoting
his love and care to his invalid wife before her passing away in 1961.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday August 24, 1972
Riley,William Clark -
William
Riley, 65, long-time resident of rural Lenox, died September 17th at his home
of an apparent heart attack.
William
Clark Rlley, son of William H. and Emma Margaret Schafroth Riley was born in Mercer township, Adams County,
Iowa, on December 1, 1906. He died at the age of 65 years,
9
months and 17 days. He lived his entire life in Adams county and died on the
home place where he was born.
He
was baptized into the Mercer Center Church in 1955 and attended regularly.
Mr.
Riley was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clarence.
He
leaves to mourn his passing one sister, Mrs. Lillian Sterling of Corning, two
brothers, Howard of Lenox and Raymond of Corning, three sisters-in-law, Pauline
Riley, Helen Riley
and Elste Riley and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral
services were held Friday, Sept. 22 at 10:30 am at the Mercer Center Church
with Rev. Floyd Newbrough officiating.
Music
was furnished by Mrs. Norma Paymal, Mrs. Lonnie
Barker and Mrs. James Beck.
Bearers
were Richard Riley, Harlan Riley, Darrell Riley, Russell Riley, Gene Brown and
Ivan Sterling.
Burial was in the Lenox cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa Thursday September 28,
1972
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