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[Hiatt, George Henry]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday September 17,
1931 p. 4
George Henry Hiatt
George
Henry Hiatt was born September 17, 1854, and departed this life at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy Mercer in Platteville, Ia., Sept. 7, 1931, at the age of [7] 6 years, 11
months and 20 days. He was united in marriage to Mollie Tackett. To this union were born seven children, four
sons and three daughters, Roy Hiatt,
Blockton; Geo. Hiatt, Alamosa,
Colo.; Vern Hiatt, Lincoln,
Nebr.; Effie Alexander,
Blockton; Ola Lawson,
Ellendale, N. Dak.; Hazel Mercer,
Blockton, and [Clara] Mabel, who preceeded him Jan. 28, 1924. He also leaves
29 grandchildren, two sisters and six brothers, besides many other relatives
and friends. Mr. Hiatt confessed his faith in Christ when a young man and stated his readiness to
depart. He was a kind father, good neighbor and excellent citizen. The many
friends sympathize with the bereaved family and wish for them the blessing and
guidance of the kind Heavenly Father.
The funeral services were
held in the Athelstan Baptist church, Sept. 9, 1931, conducted by Challie E.
Graham, after which the remains were interred in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Note:
The same obituary was printed in the Blockton News, September 17, 1931, page 1.]
[HIATT, GEORGE HENRY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 10, 1931
Geo. Hyatt, who has been seriously ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roy
Mercer, at Platteville passed away Tuesday forenoon.
[Jenkins, Charles
Calvin]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday October 27,
1999 p. 5
Charles
"Calvin" Jenkins
Funeral
services for Charles "Calvin" Jenkins age 95 of Athelstan, who died Monday, October 18,
1999, were held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 21, 1999 at the Ritchie Funeral
Home in Bedford with Pastor Ward Campbell officiating. Interment was held in
the Athelstan Cemetery. Services were conducted by the Ritchie Funeral Home of
Bedford.
Charles
Calvin Jenkins was born January
1, 1904 in Taylor County, one mile west of Athelstan. He was one of six
children born to Winfield Scott Jenkins and Minerva Carter Jenkins. Charles grew up attending rural schools and on April 1,
1924 he was united in marriage to Ruby [Viola] Scott at her home.
Charles was a life long Athelstan resident. He and Ruby farmed and ran a general/grocery
store in Athelstan for over twenty-nine years. In 1985 they closed the store
when they retired. Charles liked
the outdoors, and working with his cattle. He was an accomplished violinist,
playing in a band called the Rhythm Makers and they were known to play for
local dances. Charles never
knew a stranger, and was always willing to share a story or two.
Charles is survived by his son, Ralph Jenkins and wife Donna of Red Oak; eight grandchildren; sixteen great
grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
He
is preceded in death by his parents; his wife Ruby in 1991; a daughter, Kathaleen; three brothers, Marion, William and Johnnie and two sisters, Leota and Stella.
[Jenkins, Elizabeth
Ann Bonham]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday November 22,
1923 p. 5
Ripe Old Age
Grandma Jenkins, aged 91 years, 7 months and 17 days, died at her
home at Athelstan, Saturday night at 9:45. The funeral was held Monday at 2:30
o'clock in the Baptist church and the body laid to rest in the Athelstan
cemetery. Funeral Director A. L. Stithem of Bedford had charge of the funeral.
Obituary
Elizabeth
Ann Bonham was born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, March 20, 1832, and departed this life at the home of Mrs.
Fred Fidler, at Athelstan, Iowa,
Nov. 17, 1923, aged 91 years, 7 months and 28 days. She was united in marriage
to David Jenkins in 1849. To
this union seven children were born: John Henry; David William, address unknown; Louis, who died in infancy; Esther Ann Wearhood [Nearhood] of El Dorado, Kans.; Frances Marion of Grand Junction, Colo.; Winfield Scott, of Athelstan, Iowa; Charles Calvin, of Newton, Kan. She united with the Methodist
church while living near Roseville, Ohio.
Her
husband volunteered in the Civil War in Co. K, 58th Ohio Infantry, serving the
entire period from 1861 to '65. During this time she kept her family of five
children together, making a great sacrifice and enduring many hardships of the
early days, proving what a faithful mother could do. Her companion proceeded
her in death on March 15, 1894. After her home was broken up she made her home
with the Kemery family for some time, to whom she seemed a mother. They have
shown their appreciation by their many acts of kindness during her illness.
She
leaves to mourn her demise, besides her children, two brothers, 15 grand
children and a number of great grand children, and other relatives and many
friends.
She
was patient through the long weeks of her suffering and often expressed her
willingness to go.
[Jenkins, Elizabeth
Ann Bonham]
Blockton News
Thursday November 22,
1923 [p. 1]
Obituary
Elizabeth
Ann Bonham was born in Muskingum
County, Ohio, March 20, 1832, and departed this life at the home of Mrs.
Fred Fidler, at Athelstan, Iowa,
Nov. 17, 1923, aged 91 years, 7 months and 28 days. She was united in marriage
to David Jenkins in 1849. To
this union seven children were born: John Henry; David William, address unknown; Louis, who died in infancy; Esther Ann Nearhood of El Dorado, Kans.; Frances Marion of Grand Junction, Colo.; Winfield Scott, of Athelstan, Iowa; Charles Calvin, of Newton, Kan. She united with the Methodist
church while living near Roseville, Ohio.
Her
husband volunteered in the Civil War in Co. K, 58th Ohio Infantry, serving the
entire period from 1861 to '65. During this time she kept her family of five
children together, making a great sacrifice and enduring many hardships of the
early days, proving what a faithful mother could do. Her companion proceeded her
in death on March 15, 1894. After her home was broken up she made her home with
the Kemery family for some time, to whom she seemed a mother. They have shown
their appreciation by their many acts of kindness during her illness.
She
leaves to mourn her demise, besides her children, two brothers, 15 grand
children and a number of great grand children, and other relatives and many
friends.
She
was patient through the long weeks of her suffering and often expressed her
willingness to go.
Funeral
services were held at the Athelstan Baptist church at 2:30 Monday afternoon,
conducted by Challie E. Graham, and interment was made in the Athelstan
cemetery.
[Jenkins, Marion Alvey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 7,
1957 [p.
1]
Marion Jenkins Dies In Athelstan
Marlon
Jenkins, 62, died unexpectedly at
his home in Athelstan Tuesday afternoon, while working in his yard.
He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Verna Jenkins of the home; one sister, Mrs. Frank McCall of Bedford; two brothers, W. [illiam] N.
Jenkins of Bedford and [Charles] Calvin Jenkins of Athelstan.
The
body is at the Shum Funeral Home.
[Jenkins, Marion
Alvey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 21,
1957 p. 2
AthelstAN
Attend Jenkins Rites
Relatives
and friends from a distance attending the last rites for Marion Jenkins Friday were:
Mr.
and Mrs. Orville Bricker, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Rusco, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Morris of Lenox; Mrs. Rosene Cook, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Byrns of Grant City; Mr.
and Mrs. William Parker and
family, and Gene Freemyer of Creston; Mrs. Katherine Black and Mrs.
McMath of Clearfield; Peggy
Rusco, Jack L. Rusco and Mrs.
Bessie M. Stitt of Kansas City; Mr.
and Mrs. Elvin Bownes of Council
Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. Don Campbell of Benton; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hensley and family of McFall, Mo.
Zola
Freemyer, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Million, Mrs. Oakley Schneider and Carl A. Snyder of Bedford; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond White, James
Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Treese, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Loghry of Shenandoah; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smith of Gravity; Mrs. Robert Norton, Elaine
Freemyer, Ansel Freemyer, Elmer Freemyer of Conway; Wesley R. Vanskyock, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kemery of Ravenwood, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bownes of Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. C. V. McCalla of
Burlington Junction, Mo.; Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Schaeffer of Mount Ayr; C. E. Rusco of Bakersfield, California.
Relatives
attending were:
Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Black, Raymond, Marvin, Judy and Linda, Mrs. Donald Schultz, Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Dowden of
Maryville; Richard Black of
Kansas City; Elizabeth Kemery of Sheridan.
Mr.
and Mrs. Allie Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Dolon Norris and Harold Dean, Mrs. Vera Campbell and son Jack, Mr. and Mrs. Wid Stephenson of Blockton.
Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Byrns and daughter
of Clarinda; Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Byrns of Grant City; Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stephens of Bedford; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins of Red Oak; Miss Marilyn Byrns of Lenox.
[Jenkins, Marion
Alvey]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 21, 1957 p. 10
Marion
Alvey Jenkins, son of [Winfield] Scott and Minerva [Carter] Jenkins, was born in Athelstan, Taylor county, Iowa, June
26, 1894 and passed away March 5, 1957 at his home in Athelstan at the age of
62 years, eight months, nine days.
He
was married to Miss Verna [May] Black of Athelstan, January 9, 1916. His father and mother, sister, Stella, and brother Johnny preceded him in death.
Surviving
are his wife; two brothers, William Jenkins of Bedford, [Charles] Calvin Jenkins of Athelstan; a sister, Mrs. Leota McCall of Bedford; niece, Mrs. Kathleen Simmons of St. Louis, Mo.; nephew, Ralph Jenkins, Red Oak; seven grand nieces and nephews.
He
entered military service in World War One. He and his wife have operated a
general store at Athelstan almost 30 years. He was active in community service
all of his life, was a devoted husband and good neighbor.
Funeral
services were held at Community church in Athelstan, March 6, conducted by Rev.
L. B. Day of Maryville. Burial in Athelstan cemetery.
[Jenkins, Ruby Viola]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday June 26,
1991 p. 6
RUBY V. JENKINS
Funeral
services for Ruby V. Jenkins were held Tuesday, June 18,1991 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev. Carl
Cummings officiating. Burial was at Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa.
Ruby
Viola Jenkins, daughter of Fred
Scott and Ethel Rusco Scott was born at Athelstan, Iowa February 23, 1906 and
departed this life June 14, 1991 at the Montgomery County Hospital in Red Oak,
Iowa at the age of 85 years, three months and 21 days.
She
grew to maturity in Athelstan where she attended the public school and the
Baptist Church.
On
April 1, 1924 she was united in marriage to [Charles] Calvin Jenkins at Athelstan and they continued to reside there
all of their married life.
To
this union two children were born: Kathaleen and Ralph.
She
was a housewife and homemaker where she was a part of the farming program and
later shared in the operation of a general store and service station.
She
was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Kathaleen
"Kay" Rector.
Left
to cherish her memory are her husband, Calvin of the home; son, Ralph Jenkins and his wife Donna of Red Oak, Iowa; eight grandchildren and 14
great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Her
family and friends will long remember her as a kind and considerate loved one
and friend.
[Jones, Retha Cheryle]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 8, 1961 p. 9
JONES CHILD DIES
A
daughter [Retha Cheryle] was
stillborn to Mr. and Mrs. [William] Henry Jones of Athelstan, Thursday, May 25 at St. Francis
hospital, Maryville. Graveside services were held Saturday morning, May 27 in
Athelstan cemetery. Rev. Ward Campbell of Mount Ayr officiated.
[Jones, William Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 20, 1972 p. 8
Henry Jones, 57 Rites Monday
Funeral
services for William Henry Jones,
57, of Athelstan, held January 17 at the Community Church in Athelstan were
conducted by Rev. Ward Campbell. Mr. Jones died January 13, 1972 at his home in Athelstan. Interment was at the
Athelstan Cemetery.
William
Henry Jones, son of Harvey
[Henry] and Luella [Starr] Jones,
was born February 16, 1914, at Blockton, Iowa.
In
the year of 1947 he was married to Marcelene Schuster in Troy, Kansas, by Judge R. Bell.
Surviving
are his wife, Marcelene, and
children: Mrs. Linda Frampton of Ravenwood, Mo.; Charles Jones of Bedford and Kenneth of the
home; five grandchildren, Richard Dwayne Frampton, Jr., Floyd Dean Jones, Annette Jones, Richard Dale Jones and Charles Fay Jones Jr., one brother, John Paul Jones of Seaside, California; one sister, Mrs. Homer
Viola Pratt, of Venice, Florida;
a stepmother, Minnie Jones of
the Thogmartin Care and Keep Home of Bedford, daughter-in-law, Eva Jones, son-in-law Richard Frampton.
One
daughter, Retha Cheryle, died
in infancy.
[Jordan, Alfred H.]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 4,
1977 p. 9
Alfred H. Jordan Last Rites Held In Athelstan
Funeral
services for Alfred H. Jordon,
64, of 119 Navajo, Manawa, Ia., formerly of Blockton, born in Blockton, Ia.,
were held Wed., Aug. 3, in Meyer Chapel, Council Bluffs, Ia., with Rev. R. O.
Barber, retired minister of the Dodge Memorial Congregational Church,
officiating. Mr. Jordon died
July 30 in an Omaha hospital following a brief illness. Interment was at the
Athelstan, Ia. Cemetery with graveside services at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Alfred
H. Jordan, born at Blockton,
Iowa, had resided in Council Bluffs most of his lifetime. For the past year he
served as a Police Demand Order officer for the Iowa State Highway Patrol.
Previous to that he was the foreman in the body shop of the former Caskey Dodge
Co.
He
was a member of the Eagles Lodge, Aerie No. 104; and a former member of the
Moose Lodge.
He
and his wife, Audrey B., observed
their 31st wedding anniversary on January 19, 1977.
Survivors
besides his wife, Audrey B., include three sisters, Mrs. Freda Hickey, Percival, Ia.; Mrs. Margaret Beber, Elkhorn, Nebr.; Mrs. Leona McCann, Frazeysburg, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.
[Jordan, Audrey Morris
Smith]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday August 19,
1992 p. 9
Blockton
The
body of Audrey Morris Jordan was brought to Athelstan for burial Tuesday. She was the daughter of Walter
and Maggie Morris. She married Alfred
Jordan and they made their home
in Council Bluffs for many years. Alfred preceded her in death a few years ago. Lunch was served to the
family and friends after the services in the Community Hall.
[Stewart, Etta Mae]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 10,
1972
SIAM - Miss Etta Mae Stewart, 84, died Saturday in a fire that destroyed the
farm home where she was born and reared south of here.
Her
brother, Roy Stewart, 86, was
able to crawl to the door and outside of the small one-story home to ring the
dinner bell, alarming neighbors to the catastrophe which occurred just before
sundown. He was taken to the Clarinda Municipal Hospital by the New Market
rescue squad where he is under care for shock.
Miss
Stewart is believed to have been
burning papers in her stove, only a few feet from the door and adjacent to the
bathroom. From the position of her body when found, she could have become
confused and been trapped by flames as she sought the door.
Ricky
Davison is believed to have been first to see the fire before 5:30 pm and
neighbors heard the bell ringing.
Davison
stopped at the Cecil Woldruff home and New Market's fire department, both truck
and rescue unit were called. Dennis Randolph, who has been helping the Stewarts with chores for two years, had left the house
about a half hour before, and all had been well at that time.
Neither
of the occupants was able to get around well. Mr Stewart used a cane when walking, but was able to get out
of the house, crawl the icy few feet to the pole, and pull himself up to the
rope which rang the dinner bell.
Lack
of wind prevented other buildings from being destroyed and the tall evergreen
trees, which had been somewhat of a show place in early years. There being no
basement, the beds, stoves, chairs and other household items are standing as
mute sentinels of the home which had stood for about 100 years.
Another
brother, Jess, had lived with
them until his death about three years ago.
Miss
Stewart was born on Nov 25, 1887,
the daughter of James Albert and Sara Bashore Stewart. She had made a home for her parents until their
deaths, for her brothers, and for two nieces, Mrs Walter (Audray) Haarstick of Clarinda and Mrs Gladys Adams of New Market, until they were grown.
She
was born on the farm where she spent her entire life, being active in the Siam
Methodist Church and in social groups in the community. She was still able to
care for the home, although slowed in recent years by age.
Funeral
services are to be Tuesday at 2 pm at Walker Funeral Home with the Rev Ed
Osburn officiating. Miss Aletha Hutchings and H E Richardson will furnish
music, and casket bearers will be Glenn Stewart, Gene Maley, Raymond Randolph,
Walt Haarstick, Babe Adams and Richard Collins.
Burial
will be in the cemetery at Siam where the headstones are ready.
Besides
her brother and two nieces is a niece, Blanche Muller in Florida and nephew, Russell Stewart in Florida, children of the late Oscar Stewart.
[Weaver, Clara Mabel
Hiatt]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Tuesday January 29,
1924 [p. 1]
Mabel Weaver of Near Athelstan Died of Injuries Yesterday
Morning. Her Husband Also Injured.
______________________
Mabel
Weaver, 16, wife of Raymond
Weaver of northwest of Athelstan,
died at 6:25 yesterday morning from injuries received in an auto accident
Saturday evening at 4:15.
She
and her husband were returning from Benton to their home in their Ford car, and
about ½ mile southwest of Benton the wheels of the car struck a rut,
breaking one of the controls and making turning the car impossible. The machine
was turned over in a ditch, badly injuring both parties. Mrs. Weaver was taken to the Severs home in Benton and
medical aid was called, but to no avail. After her death yesterday morning,
funeral director Stithem of Bedford was called and took the body to the home
near Athelstan.
Mr.
Weaver was unable to walk on
account of his injuries, although the doctor reports that no bones are broken.
Mr.
and Mrs. Weaver were married at
Grant City, Mo., on October 12, 1921. They were expecting to move to Benton to
make their home, in the near future.
She
is survived by her husband, her mother, Millia [Mila Jane “Molly” Tackett]
Hiatt, and her stepfather, George
H. [enry] Hiatt. The funeral will
be held tomorrow (Wednesday)
afternoon at the Baptist church at Athelstan. Interment will be made in the
Athelstan cemetery.
[Weaver, Clara Mabel
Hiatt]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 31,
1924 p. 6
Mrs.
Powell of Tabor, Ia., came
Sunday, being called here by the death of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Weaver
[Clara Mabel Hiatt].
[Weaver, Clara Mabel
Hiatt]
Blockton News
Thursday January 31,
1924 [p.
1]
Mrs. Raymond Weaver Fatally Injured
An
automobile accident occurred at Benton Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock in
which Mrs. Raymond Weaver, of
southwest of town, received fatal injuries from which she passed away at 5:25
Monday morning. Mr. Weaver was
also badly bruised.
Mr.
Weaver and wife had gone to
Benton Saturday to visit his parents, Roy Weaver and wife, who recently moved to Benton and took
charge of the Geo. C. Hickenlooper store. The young couple started to come home
about 4 o'clock and when they reached the corner north of Benton, where the
north road out of Benton joins the Waubonsie Trail or Federal Road No. 3,
running east and west, something went wrong with the steering apparatus of the
car and the machine turned completely over when they attempted to make the turn
west. The car stopped right side up off the embankment to the north and was not
damaged in the least, except in the steering apparatus. In turning over the car
caught the occupants and its weight badly crushed Mrs. Weaver's chest and Mr.
Weaver received severe bruises.
A
farmer living nearby witnessed the accident and came to their assistance. Mrs.
Weaver was taken to the home of
Mr. Weaver's parents in Benton where everything was done that could be done to
save her life, but she passed away Monday morning as above stated.
Mrs.
Weaver was formerly Miss
[Clara] Mabel Hiatt and was
married to Mr. Weaver some
fifteen or sixteen months ago.
Funeral
services were held at Athelstan at 1:30 yesterday afternoon and interment was
made in the Athelstan cemetery.
[Weaver, Clara Mabel
Hiatt]
Blockton News
Thursday February 7, 1924 [p. 1]
Obituary
Clara
Mabel Hiatt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George [Henry] Hiatt [Mila Jane “Molly” Tackett], was born at Fargo, Oklahoma, August 20, 1906,
and departed this life Jan. 28, 1924, aged 17 years, 5 months and 8 days. Mrs.
Weaver was injured in an
automobile accident Saturday evening, from which she died early Monday morning.
She
was united in marriage to Raymond Weaver October 12, 1922. She leaves to mourn her departure her companion,
her father and mother, and the following brothers and sisters: Roy Hiatt, Tabor; Effie Alexander, Gordon, Neb.; George Hiatt, Mount Vernon, Colorado; Ola Lawson, Ellendale, N. D.; Verne Hiatt, Gordon, Neb.; Hazel Mercer, Platteville; Telman [Tillman] Powell, Tabor, [Ia.; Ostan Powell, Tabor, Iowa]. She also leaves many other
relatives and friends.
On
her deathbed she talked with her companion, and asked him to meet her in
heaven.
The
funeral services were conducted from the Baptist church at Athelstan by Challie
E. Graham, after which the remains were interred in the Athelstan cemetery. A
very large crowd of people were present to show their sympathy and respect.
The
bereaved ones have the sympathy of their many friends. In this time of sorrow
may they lean on the great Comforter, who cares for us in all of our sorrows.
And may they follow Him to the land of eternal life, joy and glory.
The pallbearers were Mrs.
Ira Kemery, Mrs. Harry Ailshie, Mrs. Lloyd Rusco, Miss Opha Older, Miss Gladys
Rusco and Miss Nellie Peitsmeyer.
[Note:
The same obituary was printed in the Bedford Times-Republican, February 5, 1924, page 4, and the Bedford Free
Press, February 7, 1924, page 2.]
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