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Times-Republican Thursday January 16, 1930 [p. 4] [Edgar Dean McCormick] Dean McCormick Dean McCormick passed away at his home southeast of Bedford about 6 o'clock Tuesday morning. The funeral services were held this afternoon at the Methodist Church, conducted Rev. M. R. Talley. Interment was made in the Fairview cemetery. An obituary will be printed next week. |
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Times-Republican Edgar Dean McCormick Edgar Dean McCormick was born at Kirkwood, Ill., April 5th, 1878, and came to Bedford, Iowa, when one month old. He resided with his parents, Elisha and Susan [Cummings] McCormick, 5 miles south of Bedford until 15 years of age, when the family moved to the farm, which is now owned by Claude Trumbo. In 1904 he was united in marriage to Alma M. Orton. To this union was born one daughter, Rita Zo‘, who is now Mrs. Laurel Stithem. Mr. McCormick united with the M.E. church in Bedford in January 1923, and has lived an earnest Christian life, loved by all his neighbors and friends, who now mourn for him. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. Ever since his marriage he has lived at the farm home where he passed away at 6 a.m., January 14, 1930. He leaves to mourn his departure his wife, his daughter and husband, Rita and Laurel Stithem, and little granddaughter, Doris Stithem; three brothers, Edwin, his twin brother, and Fred both of Bedford, and Walter McCormick of Amarillo, Texas; and four sisters, Mrs. R. J. Montgomery of Hopkins, Mo., Mrs. F. P. Beard, Mrs. Claude Trumbo [Ruby] and Mrs. C. E. Jones of Bedford; besides many nephews and nieces. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. M. R. Talley. Interment was made in Fairview cemetery [Bedford]. |
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Times-Republican Thursday September 18, 1930 [p.1] Former County Lady Passes Away in Calif. Miss Ella Hoover has received word that her aunt, Miss [Christine] Amelia Mix of Berkeley, Calif., had passed away, September 1st. She was past 90 years of age. Miss Mix was a former resident of Bedford and a pioneer teacher of Taylor County, having taught school here in the sixties, seventies and eighties. She will be remembered here by many of the older residents. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday March 23, 1933 [p.1] Former Resident of Bedford Dies Walter McCormick, 57, Succumbs Unexpectedly After Heart Attack Walter McCormick, 57, a former resident of Bedford, died unexpectedly following a heart attack the day previous, at his home in Amarillo, Texas, at 5 o'clock Saturday evening. He is survived by three sons and three daughters, his wife [Blanche Bailie] and one daughter having died several years ago. There are also four sisters and two brothers surviving. They are Mrs. Claude Trumbo [Ruby], Mrs. F.P. Beard, Mrs. C.E. Jones, Ed [win] McCormick and Fred McCormick of Bedford and Mrs. Robert Montgomery [Ada Belle] of Pickering, Mo. Ed [win] McCormick accompanied by Howard Straight, left Sunday morning for Amarillo to attend the funeral services and burial. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday September 14, 1933 [p.1] Arthur Goodspeed Dies in Chicago Arthur Goodspeed, 51, a former resident of Bedford, died in Chicago Saturday, Sept. 9, following a long illness. The body was brought to Bedford and the funeral services held at the home of Mrs. Ella [Aiton] Meikle Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J.A. Currie of Tarkio, Mo., a friend of the family and former Bedford pastor. He was assisted by Rev. C. F. McMican, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery [Bedford]. Frederick [sic] [Franklin] Arthur Goodspeed, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. [ranklin] B. Goodspeed [Eliza Jane Ogden], was born near Berwick, Warren County, Ill., Aug. 5, 1882. He came to Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, with his parents when two years of age and had resided in and around Bedford practically all of his life. He was married to Miss Agnes Meikle Sept. 10, 1902. To them were born two children, Robert F. Goodspeed, and a daughter, Ella Goodspeed, who died in infancy. His wife preceded him in death, Sept. 28, 1925. Also his sister, Stella Goodspeed Brown, who died in 1913. Surviving relatives are the son Robert F. Goodspeed of Chicago, his parents Mr. and Mrs. F. [ranklin] B. Goodspeed of Maryville, and one brother, Edwin Ogden Goodspeed of Portland, Ore. |
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Bedford Times-Press Thursday February 15, 1934 page 5 Joseph Hoover, 80, Dies in Nebraska Joseph Hoover [sic] [Josiah], 80, former resident of Bedford and father of Mrs. Al Denton [Estella Hoover] of the Forest Grove community, died at his home in Bartley, Nebr., Wednesday, Feb. 7. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Bartley Thursday afternoon conducted by Rev. C.E. Catlett. Burial was also made at that place. Hoover was born near Warren, Lee county, Iowa, May 21, 1853. He grew to manhood in Taylor county, Iowa, going to California in 1871. He remained there three years, returning to Iowa in 1874. He resided near Bedford [in Jackson Township] until 1900 when he moved to Nebraska, which place had since been his home. October 24, 1875, he was married to Annetta Jones, who preceded him in death five years ago. They were the parents of ten children, two having died in infancy. Those surviving are Mrs. Estella Denton of Bedford, Mrs. Jessie Ernest of McCook, Nebr., Roy J. Hoover of Mountain Grove, Mo., Clay C. Hoover of Bartlett, Kans., Mrs. Goldie King of Nampa, Ida., Mrs. Ethel King and Jay Hoover of Bartley, Nebr., Mrs. Hazel Book of Lodgepole, Nebr. All of the children were with their father at the time of his death. There also survives one sister, Mrs. Nora [Leonora] Hoover, and a brother, Clint Hoover of Santa Cruz, Calif., twenty-six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. |