[Fluke, Elmer Charles]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 31, 1979    p. 3

Elmer C. Fluke, 68, Services May 26

Funeral services for Elmer C. Fluke, 68, of Athelstan, were held May 26 at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Dwayne Madsen officiating.  Mr. Fluke died on May 23, 1979 in the Ringgold County Hospital, Mt. Ayr, Iowa.  Interment was in Platteville Cemetery, Platteville, Iowa.

Elmer Charles Fluke, son of M. [eredith] K. [ay] and Mabel Sickels Fluke, was born in Jefferson Township, Taylor County, Iowa on April 29, 1911.  He lived and grew to maturity in Jackson and Jefferson Townships where he attended the Liberty School and the Bedford High School.  He attended the Mt. Zion Church.

On December 21, 1933, he was united in marriage to Georgia Ford at Bedford and to this union three children, Glen, Earl, and Mabel, were born.  They lived near Athelstan.  He was engaged in farming all of his life.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Georgia, his son Earl, his daughter Mabel and his sister Madeline Irvin.

Left to cherish his memory are his son and daughter-in-law, Glen and Dorothy Fluke, granddaughter Glenda, nieces Kathy, Barbara, Judy and Patricia, and several cousins.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Bedford.  He was a kind and considerate father and husband and will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

[Fluke, Mable Clara]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    September 14, 1939    [p. 1[

Infant Daughter Dies; Had Whooping Cough

Mable Clara Fluke, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer [Charles] Fluke of southeast of Bedford, died at the home Sunday evening, following an illness with whooping cough.

The funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. O. H. Hallgrimson, pastor of the Bedford Baptist Church.  Burial was in the Platteville cemetery.

Mable Clara Fluke, daughter of Elmer and Georgia Ford Fluke, was born May 19, 1939, being aged 3 months and 22 days at the time of her death.

She leaves to mourn her untimely death her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fluke; two brothers, Glen Kay and Earl Blaine; her grandmother, Mrs. Ernest Ford; a step-grandmother, Mrs. M. [eredith] K. [ay] Fluke [Iowa Julia Russell]; a great grandmother, Mrs. May Fluke; two grandfathers, Ernest Ford and M. [eredith] K. [ay] Fluke, two aunts and an uncle.

[FLUKE, MABLE CLARA]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 14, 1939
Infant Dies
The three-month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fluke died Sunday night. Pneumonia followed an attack of whooping cough. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon.

[Fluke, Bessie Idleman]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday   February 19, 1970    p. 2

Bessie Fluke, 89, Rites Feb. 7

Funeral services for Mrs. Darrah (Bessie) Fluke, 89, of Blockton, held February 14 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by Mr. Carl Cummings.  Mrs. Fluke died February 8, 1970.  Interment was at Platteville Cemetery.

Bessie, youngest child of Joseph G. [abriel] and Barbara Ann Colby Idleman, was born September 30, 1880 in Fremont County, Iowa.

In March 1881, she went with her parents in a covered wagon to Douglas County, South Dakota, where her early years were spent in a little sod house on the claim.

In 1887 [date unclear] the family moved to Taylor County, Iowa.  Bessie received her education in Liberty and Science Ridge schools and Bedford High School.

She was united in marriage with Darrah Lee Fluke, May 12, 1919.  To this union a daughter, Mary Helen, was born, who died in infancy.

She was preceded in death by her husband, daughter, parents, brother, Gerald, and sister, Mignon.

Left to cherish her memory are the nephew and niece whom she raised:  Gene Hays of Thermopolis, Wyo., and Geraldine [Hays] Weaver of Blockton, three step-sons, Lee, Harold and Darrah Fluke, a step-daughter, Ruby Brown of Creston, Ia., great nephews, Paul Myers, Eddie and Marion Jennings; three cousins.

[Fluke, Mable Sickles]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    May 11, 1911    p. 4

Obituary

Mrs. M. [eredith] K. [ay] Fluke [Mable] passed away at her home in Athelstan May 5, and was buried in Platteville cemetery last Sunday.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sickles and was born January 6, 1890.  February 23, 1910, she was united in marriage to M. [eredith] K. [ay] Fluke.  She had a most lovable disposition and was held in the highest esteem by all who knew her.  She will be greatly missed by all.  Aside from her parents and husband, she leaves to mourn, two sisters, one brother and a tiny son of but six days of age.  The funeral services were held at the M. E. church at Platteville, conducted by Rev. David Shanton.  The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all.

[Fluke, Meredith Kay]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    January 23, 1969    p. 3

M. K. Fluke, 87, Rites Held Mon.

Funeral services for Meredith Kay Fluke, 87, of Bedford, were held January 20 at the Sheridan Methodist Church with Mr. Carl Cummings officiating.  Mr. Fluke died at his home January 18, 1969.  Interment was at Platteville Cemetery.

Meredith Kay Fluke was born to Charles M. [anley] and City May [Nott] Fluke at Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, August 18, 1881. 

At an early age he came to Iowa in a covered wagon and lived in Kansas a year before his parents settled on a farm in Jefferson Township when he was six years old.  Since that time he has resided all of his life in Taylor County except for the time he attended Simpson College at Indianola, Ia.

On February 23, 1910 he was united in marriage to Mable Sickels.  To this union one son, Elmer, was born.  On May 5, 1911, his wife passed away.

On October 25, 1914 he was united in marriage to Iowa J. [ulia] Russell.  To this union a daughter, Madelene, was born.  June 23, 1946, Iowa passed away.

March 15, 1948 he married Norma Allison.  Then grief struck again, Nov. 8, 1967, when Norma died.

He was preceded in death by his father, mother, two brothers,, his daughter, Madelene Irvin, a granddaughter, Mable Fluke, and a grandson, Earl Fluke.

He is survived by his son, Elmer and his wife, Georgia; a grandson, Glen Fluke and his wife Dorothy; a son-in-law, Robert Irvin; four granddaughters:  Kathryn, Judith and Patricia Irvin and Barbara Alberts and her husband Mark; two great grandchildren, Glenda Marie Fluke and Frederick Charles Alberts; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ruth Young and her husband, Caryl; three step grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

[Fluke, Azelda Hazel Kemery]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    August 2, 1979    p. 9

Azelda Fluke, 83, Last Rites Were Held July 27

Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Thomas (Azelda Hazel) Fluke, 83, of New Market, formerly of Blockton, held July 27 in Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, were conducted by Rev. Bob Pinkerton and Carl Cummings.  Mrs. Fluke died July 25, 1979, in her home in New Market, Ia.  Interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton.

Azelda Hazel Kemery, second child of Albert and Hattie Kemery, was born near Athelstan, Iowa, on April 5, 1896.

On June 5, 1912, she was united in marriage to Charles Thomas Fluke; to this union was born three daughters:  Reta, Hazel and Ceciel.

At the age of 15 years she was baptized into the Holiness Church at Athelstan and in later years changed her membership to the Baptist Church in Blockton, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Hazel Lawrence, and a brother, Ira Kemery.

She is survived by two daughters, Reta Miller of Washington and Ceciel Davidson of Clarinda, Iowa; nine grandchildren: Roberta and Michael Lawrence, Bonnie Hardee and husband, Norma Massey and husband, Karl Davidson, Jean Davidson, Harlan Davidson and wife, Laree Davidson and Lola Davidson; three great grandchildren: Rachelle Hardee, Marjorie Massey and Misty Davidson; other relatives and a host of friends.

[Fluke, John Jesse]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    March 2, 1961    p. 4

John J. Fluke Dies In Kansas City

John J. [esse] Fluke, 78, a native of Taylor County, died in Kansas City Monday, Feb. 27, and the body was brought to Bedford.  Funeral services were held at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home at 706 Madison Street, Wednesday afternoon.  Rev. Colvin Caughey officiated.  Burial in Platteville cemetery.

Among the survivors are three sisters in Bedford, Miss Etta Fluke, Miss Ella Fluke and Mrs. Minnie Smith.

[Fluke, John Jesse]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    March 9, 1961    p. 5

J. J. Fluke Rites In Bedford Wed.

John Jesse Fluke, son of Jacob Franklin and Mary Emily Brown Fluke, was born on a farm near Blockton, Iowa, on Feb.1, 1883 and it was there he spent his early life.

Through his mature years he farmed for himself, mostly in Missouri.  About 12 years ago, for health reasons, he gave up farming and did lighter work, as he was able.  A few years later he retired and spent the remainder of his life in hotels in St. Joseph and Kansas City, Mo.

His death came suddenly of a hear attack in the Densmore Hotel in Kansas City on Feb. 25, 1961.

His parents and three sisters preceded him in death.  He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Minnie Smith, Miss Etta Fluke and Miss Ella Fluke of Bedford, Mrs. Frank Midyett (Alice) of Warsaw, Mo.  There are a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held March 1, 1961 at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on Madison Street in Bedford. Rev. Colvin Caughey officiated.  Burial was in the Platteville Cemetery.

[Fluke, Etta Bertha]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    January 9, 1964    [p. 1]

Etta Fluke Taken In Death

Funeral services for Miss Etta Fluke will be held tomorrow (Fri.) at 2:00 p. m. at Bedford Methodist Church.  Miss Fluke died at her home Tuesday night.

[Fluke, Etta Bertha]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday     January 16, 1964  

Etta B. Fluke Rites Held Here January 10

Funeral services for Etta Bertha Fluke, held January 10 at Bedford Methodist Church, were conducted by Rev. J. Milton Kinney, Bedford Methodist minister.  Miss Fluke died at her home in Bedford January 4, 1964.  Interment was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Ia.

Included in the services was the following obituary:

Etta Bertha Fluke, daughter of Jacob Franklin and Mary Emily Brown Fluke, was born on a farm near Blockton, Iowa on October 5, 1884.  It was there she spent her early life.  In Dec. 1904 she moved with her mother and two of her sisters to Bedford, Iowa.

She received her grade school education in the Big Springs rural school.  Her high school work was taken in the Simpson College Academy and the preparatory department of Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa.  She taught in rural schools of Taylor and Pocahontas counties, also in the grade schools of Fontanelle and Holstein. Iowa.  In 1922 she received her bachelor's degree from Iowa State Teachers College, after which she taught in high schools of Iowa for three years.

In 1925 she took one year of work in the University of Illinois Library School.  After serving as assistant librarian at the college in Bowling Green, Ohio, for one semester, she went to Chicago as high school librarian, where she served 23 ½ years, retiring in 1950.  From 1954 to 1956 she served as high school librarian in Harlan, Iowa, then came home to Bedford.

She was preceded in death by five sisters, Nora, Minnie, Grace, Emma and Ella and her brother John.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alice Midyett of Warsaw, Mo.

She was a member of the Bedford Methodist Church from 1904 until her death.  She took an active part after her retirement as long as health permitted.

[Fluke, Ella Blanche]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    December 5, 1963    p. 5

Ella B. Fluke Rites Monday

Funeral services for Ella Blanche Fluke, held December 2 at Bedford Methodist Church, were conducted by Rev. J. Milton Kinney, Bedford Methodist minister.  Miss Fluke died at her home in Bedford November 29, 1963.  Interment was at Platteville cemetery, Taylor County, Ia.

Included in the services was the following obituary:

Ella Blanche Fluke, daughter of Jacob Franklin and Mary Emily Brown Fluke, was born on a farm near Blockton, Iowa, on October 5, 1884, and it was there she spent her early life.  In Dec. 1904 she moved with her mother and two of her sisters to Bedford, Iowa.

She received her grade school education in the Big Springs rural school.  Her high school work was taken at the Simpson College Academy and in the preparatory department of Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Ia.  She taught a short time in rural schools of Taylor County.  In 1922 she received her bachelors degree from the Iowa State Teachers College, after which she taught for one semester in the high school of Elliston, Iowa.  She then taught four years in the Estherville high school.  From there she went to Garrett Biblical Institute which is connected with Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  In 1929 she received a masters degree in Biblical Literature.

For 4 years she worked in Methodist Colleges for colored people, one year at Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi, and three years at New Orleans University in New Orleans, Louisiana.  On returning to Iowa, she taught one year at Blockton, Iowa.  After this, she came home to be with her mother, and remained in Bedford the remainder of her life.

She was preceded in death by her father and mother, four sisters and her only brother.  She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Alice Midyett of Warsaw, Mo., and her twin sister, Etta Fluke, at home.  She had been in poor health for several years but was able to care for herself to the end.  She passed away quietly in her sleep.

She had been a member of the Bedford Methodist church for 59 years.  She was active in her church, when she able, and because of deafness and a heart condition did not attend recently.

[Fluke, Norma Allison]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    November 16, 1967    p. 7

Mrs. Norma Fluke Rites Nov. 10

Funeral services for Mrs. Meredith (Norma) Fluke, 86, of Bedford, were held November 10 at the Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City, Mo.  Mrs. Fluke died November 7, 1967 at Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr.  Interment was at the Isadora (Mo.) Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Meredith, of the farm home north of Sheridan; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Young, Sheridan; one step-daughter, Mrs. Madeline Irvin, Bedford; one stepson, Elmer Fluke, Blockton; three grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.

[Midyett, Frank E.]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    October 18, 1962    p. 4

Frank Midyett Dies In Mo

Word has been received by Misses Ella and Etta Fluke of Bedford of the death on Oct. 12 of a brother-in-law, Frank E. Midyett of Warsaw, Mo., former Bedford resident.  Services and burial were in Warsaw last Monday.

Survivors of Frank Midyett are his wife, Alice, a daughter, Mrs. Glenn Beyer, Warsaw; and Mrs. Ruth Beyer, Cole Camp, Mo.

[Weatherly, Etta Faye Sleep]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 27, 1965    [p. 1]

Final Rites Held For Etta Weatherly

Funeral services for Mrs. Roy (Etta) Weatherly, held May 26 at the Madison Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Carl Cummings.  Mrs. Weatherly died May 23 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs after a year's illness.  Interment was in Fairview cemetery.

[Weatherly, Etta Faye Sleep]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    June 3, 1965

Etta Weatherly Rites Held Here May 26

Funeral services for Mrs. Roy (Etta) Weatherly, lifetime Taylor County resident, held May 26 at Madison Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home, were conducted by Carl Cummings.  Mrs. Weatherly died at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Ia., May 23, 1965, at the age of 68 years, eight months and 11 days.  Interment was at Fairview Cemetery.

Etta Faye, daughter of John M. and Mary Weingarth Sleep, was born in Taylor County, Iowa, Sept. 12, 1896.

On Sept. 12, 1917 she was united in marriage to Roy Marion Weatherly at Clarinda, Ia., and to them were born three daughters:  Gladys Mae; Mary Elaine and Edna Irene.  Her entire life was lived in Taylor County, Iowa on the farm, where she enjoyed the glorious harmony of nature.

She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Roy Weatherly; daughters, Gladys Mae Cox and husband Kenneth, Bedford, Mary Elaine Smith and husband Curtis of Pacific Junction, Ia., Edna Irene Balch and husband, John, Atlantic; 4 sisters, Mrs. Flossie Potter, Miss Ruth Sleep of Bedford; Mrs. Florence Maxwell of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Orpha Peterman of Conway; two brothers, Carl Sleep of Hopkins, Ralph Sleep of Bedford; 11 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren, and a host of neighbors and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Dale Sleep, and two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Neumeyer, and a sister who died in infancy.

In her youth she gave her life to her Lord and became a member of the High Prairie Church and in later years transferred her membership to the Bedford Methodist Church, Oct. 23, 1951.

She loved flowers and working with them; she enjoyed nature and rock formations of various kinds.

She had been ill for several years and during the last few years she had taken up picture painting and she gave them to both family and friends, always with the feeling it was good to share her time and talents.

She will be greatly missed by family and friends.

[Weatherly, Roy Marion]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    March 21, 1985    p. 6

Roy M. Weatherly Services Held March 13

Last rites for Roy M. Weatherly, 89, Macon, Mo., formerly of Bedford, were held March 13 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford, conducted by Rev. Carl Cummings.  Interment was at Fairview Cemetery in Bedford.  Mr. Weatherly died March 11, 1985 at Macon Care Center, Macon, Mo.

Roy Marion Weatherly, son of John Nelson Weatherly and Josephine Chase Weatherly, was born September 18, 1895 on a farm west of Bedford, Iowa.  He grew to maturity in the community where he was born, where he attended the public school and the Gilead Methodist Church.

On September 12, 1917 he was united in marriage to Etta Faye Sleep in Clarinda, Iowa, and they lived all of their married life on the farm where he was born.  Three daughters were born to bless their home and to share their love:  Gladys Mae, Mary Elaine and Edna Irene.

 He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Etta who died May 23, 1965; two brothers, Earnest Andrew Weatherly and George Frank [lin] Weatherly and a grandson, Howard Max Cox.

On February 19, 1966 he was united in marriage to Agnes Neff and they made their home in Macon, Missouri.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife Agnes of Macon, Missouri; his daughters, Gladys and her husband, Kenneth Cox, of Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. Mary Smith of Lincoln, Nebraska; Edna and her husband, John Balch of Atlantic, Iowa; a stepson, Irvin Neff of Minneapolis, Minn.; 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; a sister, Mrs. Alta Thompson of Bedford Manor, Bedford, other relatives and friends.

He transferred his church membership from the Bedford United Methodist Church to the Christian Church at Macon, Missouri.

His family and friends will remember him as a kind and considerate loved one, and he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

[Weatherly, Ferne Edith Keasling]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    June 24, 1971

Ferne Weatherly Rites Held Here June 19

Funeral services for Mrs. George Frankland (Ferne) Weatherly, 74, formerly of Gravity, held June 19 at the Bedford Baptist Church, were conducted by Rev. Ollie Odle.  Mrs. Weatherly died June 13, 1971.  Interment was at Washington Cemetery, Gravity.

Ferne Edith Keasling, daughter of John William and Betty Jane Keasling, was born July 13, 1896, near Gravity, Iowa.

She attended the rural schools of Taylor County and graduated from the Gravity High School in the class of 1916.  She was interested in music and had several music students.

On February 7, 1917, she was united in marriage to George Frankland Weatherly and they moved to a farm near Bedford.  To this union was born one daughter, Gwendolyn.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband on July 4, 1948, and a brother, Lloyd, at the age of 2.

She was a leader in the primary division of the First Baptist church of which she was a member.  She was a member of the Missionary Society and the Ladies Aide Society.

After the death of her husband she was an employee of the Glenwood State School where she received several awards for her outstanding work with the handicapped.  After retiring she made her home with her daughter for several years.  The past year she had lived in a nursing home.

Although her illness was of long duration, she was patient and kind to those around her.

Survivors include her daughter, Gwendolyn Traster of Kansas City, Mo.; a grandson, Sgt. James Frankland Traster, serving with the U. S. Army in Germany; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Alta M. Thompson and a brother-in-law, Roy M.[arion] Weatherly, both of Bedford; several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

She was a devoted wife, a wonderful mother and grandmother and a good neighbor.  She will be sadly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

[Weatherly, May Maxfield]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    March 14, 1907    [p. 4]

Obituary

One of the saddest deaths it has been our duty to chronicle for some time was that of Mrs. May Weatherly, wife of Mr. Ernest Weatherly, which occurred on Monday morning at 6:30, from dropsy.  She had been married but a little over a year and a half, and they went to the home of his father, Mr. Nela [John Nelson] Weatherly, with the highest hopes and fondest anticipations for a life of happiness and usefulness.

They were married in August 1906, and the following March they moved to a farm for themselves.  About a week later, that dread disease to which she finally succumbed, dropsy, took hold of her.  They gave up the idea of making a home for themselves until she should recover, little dreaming that when she was taken to her sick chamber at his father's home, that it was to be her last removal until the final one.

May Maxfield was born in Kansas in 1888, and when three years of age moved with her parents to Bedford.  A year after her arrival here her mother died and a few years later her father also passed to the Great Unknown.  After the death of her mother she made her home with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. [acob] C. Thomas, where she resided until her marriage, as above stated.  She united some time ago with the Gilead M. E. church and her life has been that of a Christian since.

The funeral was held at the home of her husband's parents, five and a half miles northwest of Bedford Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Freedline of Gravity, and the interment was in Titus [Graceland] cemetery.

She leaves, aside from the relatives already mentioned, two brothers, Frank at Blockton and Ed at Conway, to mourn her early demise.  The heart broken husband and the relatives have the deepest sympathy in their hour of bereavement.

[Weatherly, May Maxfield]

Times-Republican

Thursday    March 14, 1907    [p. 5]

Obituary - May Maxfield Weatherly

May Maxfield Weatherly was born in Kansas, October 23, 1887, and passed from earth to her home in heaven March 11, 1907, after a lingering illness of one year, aged 19 years, 4 months and 18 days.   She came to Bedford with her parents when but a child; her mother died when May was but four years old and her father died a few years later.  Her home was then made with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. [Jacob] Thomas of Bedford.  She was united in marriage with Ernest Weatherly August 13, 1906; their happiness, however, was of short duration.  Sister Weatherly became a member of the M. E. church, December 18 [not clear] and lived a faithful and devoted Christian until she answered the last roll call in heaven.  Her illness was borne with Christian patience and submission.

She leaves a bereft husband, two brothers and a number of relatives and friends to mourn the early death of a splendid young woman.  Funeral services were held at the home of J. [ohn] N. [elson] Weatherly last Tuesday at 1 p.m., Rev. Freedline officiating.  Her remains were laid to rest in the Titus [Graceland] cemetery, there to await the trumpet call of the Archangel of God.

                                                                                                                        J. H.  F.

 [McConkey, David Lee]

Bedford Times-Press

Thursday    May 27, 1965    [p. 1]

Graveside Services Held Here Wed. For David McConkey, 20

Graveside services for U.S. serviceman David McConkey, 20, former local resident, were held at Forest Grove Cemetery Wed., May 26, at 4 p. m., with military honors by Offut Air Force Base personnel.