[ADKINS, NORA CAMPBELL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, October 17, 1929
Mrs. Elmer Adkins Dead
E. K. Wilson and wife left on the evening train Thursday for Des Moines called there by the death of Mrs. Elmer Adkins and W. H. Adkins and Mrs. E. G. Burton of Kansas City, went to Des Moines on the Friday evening train. Mrs. Adkins had been taking treatment in the hospital at Rochester for five weeks and had undergone a minor surgical operation and seemingly was getting along fine when the end came suddenly at 1:30 Thursday morning, death being caused by a blood clot. The funeral services were held at the Lilly funeral home in Des Moines Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, the services being in charge of the Order of the Eastern Star and the sermon was delivered by Rev. Charles S. Medbury of the University Church of Christ. Burial was made in the Masonic cemetery.
The Adkins home in Des Moines is at 70th and Roseland avenue.
Besides her husband she leaves a sister and brother, Mrs. Mary Main and Charles Campbell, both of Des Moines.

[ALLEN, SENORA DAWSON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 5, 1928
Obituary – Senora Dawson was born April 29, 1872 and died at her home about two miles west of Athelstan June 27, 1928, aged 56 years, 1 month and 28 days.
She was united in marriage to Harmon Allen May 10, 1889. To this union 11 children were born, 6 sons and 5 daughters, all of whom are living except Isaac William, who died in infancy. Those living are Edwin, Ronald, Thomas, James and Ivan, of the sons, and Mrs. Hester Limerick of Wyoming; Mrs. May Miller, Mrs. Uva Waidner, and Mrs. Euta Calvin, of St. Joseph and Mrs. Lena Adams of Topeka, Kansas. Besides her children she leaves three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. L. M. Smith of Albany, Mo.; Mrs. Herman Berner, of Mulkeytown, Ill.; Mrs. Walter Meddles, of St. Joseph, Mo.; C. T. Dawson, of Sheridan, Mo. and Minnis Dawson, of Healy, Kansas, besides many other relatives and friends. Her companion preceded her Nov.12, 1926.
She accepted Christ in early life and was a member of the Sheridan Christian church at the time of her death. She was a faithful wife, kind, loving mother, and splendid neighbor, always ready to assist where help was needed.
The funeral services were held at the Brethren church, 2 ½ miles southwest of Sheridan, Mo., conducted by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the same place. The floral offerings were many and very beautiful.
The sorrowing ones have the heartfelt sympathy of their many friends and may the comforting grace of the kind, loving Father go with them through life and bring them all home to Him when this earth life is completed.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Des Moines Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa), Tuesday, April 3, 1928
Real Estate Dealer Dies
Birt Amick Was Widely Known in Iowa Business
Birt Amick, widely known real estate man here, died at his home, 1230 Thirty-second street, Monday evening. He had been in ill health for several weeks, but his condition was not considered serious.
Mr. Amick spent his early life on a farm near Redding, Ia., his birthplace. In 1902 he moved to Nebraska where he lived for two years, after which he came to Des Moines.
For many years he was connected with the bank at Redding, Ia., and associated with the Canadian emigration business.
For the last few years he had confined his activities to his own interests and real estate in Des Moines. He opened the tract northwest of the city known as Amick Place and had erected many homes.
In addition to his widow, he is survived by four sons, Elder of Chicago, Walter of Seattle, Howard of Omaha and Kenneth of Des Moines; a daughter, Alberta of Des Moines; five brothers and a sister, Ed Amick of Blockton, Ia., Charles H. of Henderson, Ia., Ellis and Lawrence of Woodworth, N. D., Guy of Kansas and Mrs. Harlie Diebert of Sterling, Colo.
Funeral services will be held at the Harbach funeral home Friday.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Tuesday, April 3, 1928
Amick Funeral Awaits Coming of Relatives
Funeral arrangements for Birt Amick, who died Sunday at his home, 1230 Thirty-second street, had not been completed last night pending word from distant relatives. The body was taken to the Harbach funeral home.
Mr. Amick was 59 years old. He was born in Redding, Ia., and was connected with a bank there until he was 35 years old. He had been located in Des Moines for twenty-two years. He opened Amick Place a subdivision northwest of Des Moines, a few years ago. He had also been connected with the Canadian immigration service for several years.
He is survived by his wife, four sons, Elder of Chicago, Walter of Seattle, Howard of Omaha and Kenneth of Des Moines; one daughter, Alberta, of Des Moines; three brothers, Edward of Blockton, Ia.; Charles H. of Henderson, Ia., and Ellis of Woodworth, N. D., and one sister in Colorado.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Des Moines Tribune (Des Moines, Iowa), Wednesday, April 4, 1928
Birt Amick Funeral Rites To Be Friday
Funeral services for Birt Amick, 59-year-old real estate dealer, will be held at the Harbach funeral home Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Glendale cemetery.
Mr. Amick died Monday evening at his home, 1230 Thirty-second street. He had been a resident here for twenty-four years.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Thursday, April 5, 1928
Funeral for Birt Amick Will Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Birt Amick, Des Moines real estate man, will be held at the Harbach funeral home tomorrow at 2 p. m., following which the body will be sent to Redding, Ia., for a second service and burial at 10:30 a. m. Saturday. Mr. Amick was 59 years old. He lived at 1230 Thirty-second street.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 5, 1928
Birt Amick Dead
Word was received here Monday evening that Birt Amick of Des Moines died that evening about 8 or 9 o'clock. Mr. Amick is well known to many of our readers, being a brother of E. [dward] F. Amick of this place and formerly living at Redding. He has been critically ill for two or three weeks but was supposed to be improving, hence his death was unexpected at this time. Funeral services will be held in Des Moines Friday and in Redding Saturday morning at 10:30. The funeral party will come to Redding via Blockton.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 5, 1928
E. F. Amick went to Des Moines Tuesday morning, called there by the death of his brother, Birt Amick.

[AMICK, BIRT]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 2, 1950
E. F. Amick Dies at Blockton Home
E. F. Amick, 72, died at his home in Blockton Wednesday morning, March 1, following an illness of the past ten years.
The funeral services will be held at the Methodist Church in Blockton at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Burial will be in the Redding cemetery.
Mr. Amick is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harlan S. Campbell, Mrs. rue Minor and their families of Blockton.

[AMICK, EDWARD F.]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 9, 1950
Obituary – E. F. Amick
Edward F. Amick, son of Andrew and Arabelle Amick, was born Feb. 24, 1878 near Redding, Iowa and died at his home in Blockton, March 1, 1950 at the age of 72 years and 5 days.
He united with the United Presbyterian church at Redding in early manhood and strove all his life to live by the golden rule. He received his education in the rural and public schools of Redding.
He was married to Minnie Hockett October 26, 1899 and to them two daughters were born, Vera and Edna. Mrs. Amick passed away following the birth of Edna, who followed her mother in death at the age of 13 months.
On Feb. 8, 1905 he was married to Myrtle Richardson. To them five children were born. A son and two daughters died at birth and two daughters, Opal and Ruby grew to womanhood. Mrs. Amick died November 6, 1942 and Opal died six weeks ago, on January 16, 1950.
In his early life at Redding he followed the carpenter trade, later entering the mercantile business there. In 1907 the family moved to Cordova, then to Peru, Iowa, where he was in the mercantile business. In 1914 they moved to Des Moines where he was in a contracting business with his brother Birt. In 1917 he moved to Blockton, bought a farm and operated a dairy in connection with the farm. In 1943 he retired from the farm and moved into Blockton.
He is survived by two daughters, Vera Campbell and Ruby Minor, both of Blockton; 2 brothers; Charles of Henderson, Iowa and Ellis of Ruthven, Iowa; 4 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
During the last ten years of his life he lived to care for his invalid daughter Opal and his one wish was to be spared while she needed him. God granted his wish.
Funeral services were held in the Blockton Methodist Church conducted by Floyd and Linda Tolby. Burial was in the Redding cemetery.

[AMICK, OPAL IRENE]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, January 26, 1950
Obituary – Opal Amick
Opal Irene, daughter of E. F. and Myrtle Richardson Amick was born Dec. 23, 1909 at Cordova, Iowa and died at the parental home in Blockton January 16, 1950 at 6:30 p. m., being 40 years and 23 days of age.
She joined the United Presbyterian church in Redding, Iowa, when a girl and remained a member until the church was disbanded last year, at which time her membership was transferred to the Methodist church of Blockton.
Most of her schooling was received in the public schools of Blockton, graduating from the High School in 1927. In the fall she entered the University of Iowa, affiliating with Phi Gamma Nu Sorority. She graduated from the School of Commerce in June 1931. She taught Commercial subjects in Blockton, Williamson and Wapello High schools, three years at each place. The last year was under great difficulty. The disease, Multiple Sclerosis, made her an invalid the rest of her life.
She was given loving care by her father, sisters and an aunt, Miss Frona Richardson. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1942.
Surviving are her father; her sisters, Mrs. Ruby Minor; half-sister, Mrs. Vera Campbell all of Blockton and many relatives and friends.
The funeral services were held in the Blockton Methodist church January 16 conducted by Floyd and Linda Tolby with burial in the Redding cemetery.

[BALCH, HARTLEY WINFIELD]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 27, 1928
Obituary – Hartley Winfield Balch, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Balch, was born in Belle Fountain, Ohio, October 28, 1845 and departed this life at his home in Athelstan, Ia., Sept. 17, 1928, aged 82 years, 11 months and 11 days.
He came to Worth county, Mo., when about twenty years of age, where he lived most of the time since, with the exception of a short time each in California, Arkansas, and at Savannah, Mo.
He was united in marriage to Miss Grace Hays Jan. 11, 1919, at Bentonville, Arkansas. To this union two children were born, a son, John Andrew, and a daughter, Betty Merle. Besides these, he raised an orphan child, Archie Balch, who grew to honorable manhood in his home. He was also very kind and considerate of Mrs. Balch's daughter, Marie, giving her an education and showing her every respect.
He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife, two children and many other relatives and friends. He was a member of the Isadora Church of Christ and was a good neighbor and citizen, highly respected by all.
The funeral services were held in the Isadora Church of Christ, Sept. 18, conducted by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Isadora cemetery. The music was furnished by E. W. Allee, R. W. Allee, and George Allee, with Mrs. F. A. Freeland presiding at the piano. The pall bearers wee G. A. Jones, Al Kemery, C. E. Martin, Hiram Runyon, Vaughn Carroll and Cooper Runyon.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of their many friends. In this time of sorrow may they look unto the Hills, whence cometh comfort and help and fully trust the Saviour, who is preparing a place for them in the Many Mansions, where grief and sorrow never come.

[BENSON, MARY ANNA CURLY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 24, 1928
Mrs. Mary Benson, a sister of Mrs. W. D. Link of this place, died at her home near Grant City at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon.

[BRADLEY, IDA ALICE HARPER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 5, 1929
Mrs. Henry Bradley Killed
Mrs. Henry Bradley was accidentally [killed] Friday evening about 9 or 10 o'clock on the road passing the Ed Goff farm between here and Grant city when she either fell or jumped from an automobile in which she was riding. She was unconscious when picked up and died within a half hour. The family was returning home and when going down a hill where the accident happened something went wrong with the car, the lights going out and the brakes having no control and Mrs. Bradley either jumped out or was thrown out with fatal results.
The Bradley family reside in one of the residences on the L. R. Hibbs farm. The family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and two children.
Mrs. Bradley was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Harper of near Sheridan.
Funeral services were held at the Isadora Church of Christ Monday afternoon conducted by Challie E. Graham and interment was made in the Isadora cemetery.

[BRADLEY, IDA ALICE HARPER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 5, 1929
Obituary – Ida Alice, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Harper, was born at Hastings, Nebraska, Sept. 7, 1890 and departed this life in Worth county, Missouri, Aug. 30, 1929, aged 38 years, 11 months and 23 days.
She removed with her parents to Iowa where she was united in marriage to Henry E. Bradley, at Maxwell, Iowa, April 20, 1910. To this union two children were born, Thelma Elizabeth and Raymond Henry Bradley. They removed to Worth county, Mo., in March 1923, where they have since resided.
Besides her husband and children, she leaves to mourn her departure her father and mother, four sisters and four brothers, as follows: Mrs. Bessie Hogendorn, of Colfax, Iowa; Walter Harper of Arkansas City, Kansas; Mrs. Nellie Hoover of Oxford, Kansas; Mrs. Myrtle Cline of Altoona, Ia.; William Harper of Oxford, Kans.; Rolland O. Harper of Conway, Ia.; Ivan Harper of Sheridan, Mo., and Mrs. Iva Graham of Bend, Oregon. She also leaves many other relatives and friends.
She united with the Baptist church at Colfax, Iowa, in her youth but after moving to Maxwell, Iowa, she took membership with the Presbyterian church of that place. She was especially kind and helpful in the sick room and where death visited. Many are the suffering, sorrowing hearts that can testify to her gentle, helpful, comforting deeds.
The funeral services were held in the Isadora Christian church Monday, Sept. 2, conducted by Challie E. Graham, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at the same place. The music for the occasion was furnished by Mesdames Nellie Wall, Angie Simpson, Stella Moore and Alberta Kempthorne, with Mrs. Matie Miller presiding at the piano. The hymns sang were "Nearer My God to Thee" and "We Are Going Down the Valley." H. O. Mumma sang "In the Garden." The pall bearers were Thomas Goff, Fred Ridge, Walter Freeman, Joe Sanders, Oscar Hibbs and John Hammers.
The bereaved ones have the sympathy of a host of friends as was proven by the very large crowd attending the services. May they look to Jesus and follow in His footsteps to that better country, where no pain or sorrow ever come.

[BROWN, JAMES HARVEY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 20, 1928
C. E. Brown and wife went to Denver, Mo., Sunday to attend the funeral of his brother, James Harvey Brown, who was accidentally killed in a grain elevator accident at Delia, Kansas, last Thursday morning. It some manner the deceased slipped and fell into the drive wheel operating the elevator.

[CARMODY, THOMAS J.]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), Monday, December 17, 1928
CARMODY, THOMAS J.,--Entered into his rest on Sunday, Dec. 16, 1928, at 1:40 o'clock a.m., husband of the late Nellie Carmody (nee Delaney), dear father of Thomas and James Carmody and Mrs. John T. O'Connor, dear brother of Josephine Carmody, our dear uncle and grandfather.
Funeral from Arthur J. Donnelly's parlors, 3845 Lindell Boulevard, on Wednesday morning, Dec. 19, at 8:30 o'clock, to St. Francis Xavier's Church. Interment in Calvary, Cemetery.

[CARMODY, THOMAS J.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 20, 1928
J. [ohn] T. O'Connor and family left Sunday afternoon for St. Louis called there by the sudden death of Mrs. O'Connor's father. The trip was made by automobile on account of poor railroad connections.

[CLEVELAND, BERT GRANT]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Thursday, October 11, 1928
Bert Grant Cleveland, fifty-nine years old, a butcher for Swift & Company, died last night at his home at Industrial City. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Cleveland; two sons, George and Bert Cleveland, and three daughters, Mrs. Opal Gilley and Misses Ruby and Mildred Cleveland, all of Industrial City. The body is at Heaton, BeGole & Bowman's mortuary.

[CLEVELAND, BERT GRANT]
St. Joseph Gazette (St. Joseph, Missouri), Thursday, October 11, 1928
CLEVELAND – Bert Grant, fifty-nine years old, who lived one-half mile east of Industrial City, died at 6:15 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at his home. He was a butcher for Swift & Company. Surviving are his wife, Opal Cleveland; two sons, Georgie and Bert, Jr.; three daughters, Mrs. Opal Gilley, Miss Ruby Cleveland and Miss Mildred Cleveland, all of Industrial city. the body is at the Heaton, BeGole & Bowman mortuary pending funeral arrangements.

[CLEVELAND, BERT GRANT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, October 18, 1928
John Shafer and daughter, Mrs. O. R. Kammerer, drove to St. Joseph Thursday, called there by the death of Mr. Shafer's nephew, Bert Cleaveland [Cleveland].

[CLOOS, CHARLOTTE "LOTTIE"]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 22, 1928
Wm. Cloos accompanied by his brother, George Cloos, of Grant City, left on Tuesday evening of last week for Fountain, Colorado, called there by the death of their sister, Miss Lottie Cloos, who died that evening. Miss Cloos has been in poor health for several months. She was making her home with her sister, Mrs. W. L. Trump. The funeral was held in Colorado and burial was made in that state.

[CLOOS, FRANK]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 24, 1928
Frank Cloos Dead
Wm. Cloos received a message Tuesday that his brother, Frank, had passed away at his home in Torrington, Wyoming. Mr. Cloos had been in poor health for several months but was supposed to be on the road to complete recovery. He had lived in Torrington a number of years. He was cashier of a bank several years and was county treasurer two or more terms. Funeral services were to be held at Torrington yesterday and burial is to be made at or near Grant City, possibly on Friday.

[COBB, FANNIE CATHERINE MILLER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, December 6, 1928
Grant City Tribune: Mrs. Fannie Cobb, an old resident of Worth county, passed away at the home of her daughter and son in Richmond Beach, Wash., last Saturday and the body arrived here Tuesday morning, accompanied by her two sons. She will be buried at Honey Grove today by the side of her husband.

[DANFORD, WILLIS B.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 9, 1928
Dr. Willis Danford Dead
Dr. Willis Danford, a former Blockton boy, died at his home in Bakersfield, California, on Wednesday, Aug. 1. He was a dentist by profession and had worked quite hard the day before, it being exceedingly hot in Bakersfield that day. When retiring for the night he complained about not feeling well and later became unconscious and passed away before the arrival of a physician who had been summoned. He was married and was about 32 or 33 years of age. His parents, V. Danford and wife; sister, Mrs. J. A. Maharry and brother, Porter Danford, reside in Berkeley. This information comes to us through a letter received by Mrs. C. S. Liggett from Mrs. Z. A. Campbell, who with her husband, is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ella Herren, in Berkeley.

[DRAKE, PEARL ALICE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 11, 1929
Pearl Drake Dead
Word was received here last week that Pearl Drake, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. [rthur] O. [wen] Drake of Friona, Texas, who was accidentally shot through the abdomen on June 4th died on Thursday, June 27th. The news of her death was a severe shock to relatives here as it was understood that she was getting along nicely. A telegram announcing her death was sent here at the time of her death but was not received.

[DRAKE, PEARL ALICE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 18, 1929
Obituary – Pearl Alice Drake was born at Black, Texas, July 18, 1915 and died in the Hereford hospital, Hereford, Texas, June 27, 1929, aged 13 years, 11 months and 9 days.
She leaves to mourn her death her mother, father, two sisters, Frances and Treva; three brothers, Owen, Arthur and Earl and other relatives and a host of friends who have learned to love her for the beauty and sweetness of the life that was hers.
She graduated from the primary school in 1928 and had entered the high school. She was a good student and took part in school activities. She was a violinist in the orchestras of the town, school and church and took part in several recitals given by these institutions.
The funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church by the pastor, Rev. C. C. Porter and were attended by a large concourse of people, one of the largest that has ever attended a funeral in Friona and practically every family in the town and entire community were represented in the gathering. – Friona (Texas) Star.

[FARRIS, RALPH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 19, 1928
Ralph Farris Takes His Own Life
Ralph Farris, who lived in the M. A. Griffith property in northeast Blockton, took his own life Tuesday morning a few minutes before 8 o'clock, using a 410-shot gun.
Mr. Farris had been a resident of Blockton several years and had worked continuously on the section for about nine years. About five or six weeks ago he quit the section with the intention of taking up some other work. On Monday of this week he purchased the Frank Harvey 40-acre farm about 3 miles north of town on the county line, purchasing farm machinery and other things, paying cash and it was his intention at that time to move at once to the farm.
He had been a hard worker and had practiced economy and was comfortably fixed financially.
No reason can be given for his rash act, except that he was apparently demented at the time.
Funeral services were held at the home at 10 o'clock yesterday, conducted by Challie E. Graham. Interment at Isadora.

[FRANKLIN, OMAR STANTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 12, 1928
Omar Franklin Dead
A message was received here Saturday evening stating that Omar Franklin had passed away that morning at his home at Cedaredge, Colorado.
The message came as a severe shock to relatives and friends as Mr. and Mrs. Franklin, who had been called here by the death of his mother, Mrs. Sarah C. Franklin, had left here the last week of March for their home, Mr. Franklin apparently being in the best of health. A letter written Wednesday of last week and received here Monday morning stated that they had arrived home the evening before and though tired from the long trip were otherwise feeling fine.
Mr. Franklin was 60 years of age. He leaves besides his wife and brothers and sisters, four sons and two daughters [words unreadable] stationed at Creede, Colorado; John, Hugh and Otho, of Greeley; Mrs. Mary Abbothnot, of Arriba and Miss Audra, who is teaching; all living in Colorado.

[FULLER, MYRL DALEY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 7, 1928
Myrl Daley Fuller, infant son of H. L. Fuller and wife of Maloy, died May 23, 1928, aged 3 months and 28 days. Funeral services were held at the Maloy Christian church conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck and interment was made in the Platte River cemetery.

[GODFREY, GRACE ANN NICHOLS]
Neosho Daily News (Neosho, Missouri), Friday, November 16, 1928
Grace A. Godfrey – Grace A. Godfrey, aged 59, wife of Thos. A. Godfrey, died at 5:30 p. m. yesterday at her home on West Spring street. The remains will be forwarded Saturday morning to Stroud, Okla., by J. Ashley Bigham for burial at that place.

[GODFREY, GRACE ANN NICHOLS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 22, 1928
Mrs. Hamer Godfrey died at her home at Neosho, Mo., Thursday and the body was taken to Stroud, Oklahoma for burial. A number of our readers will remember Mr. Godfrey.

[GODFREY, GRACE ANN NICHOLS]
Neosho Times (Neosho, Missouri), Thursday, November 22, 1928
Obituary – Godfrey
Grace Ann Nichols was born in Marshall county, Iowa, December 15, 1869. She was the daughter of Robert H. and Nancy A. Nichols. At the age of fifteen she united with the M. E. church.
On July 2nd, 1890 she was married to Thomas H. Godfrey. To this union was born one son, Leland, who lived but one short year.
Mrs. Godfrey is survived by her husband and three brothers, A. P. Nichols, Route 6, Neosho, W. B. Nichols, Route 2, Morrison, Okla., F. T. Nichols, Route 4, Stroud, Okla. Her parents and a sister, Mrs. Velma Monday, departed from this life several years before.
After a long illness which was borne with great fortitude, Mrs. Godfrey passed from this life on November 15, 1928, at her home on West Spring street.
She was a singularly sweet, sunny, Christian character, loved by everyone who knew her. In her was exemplified the love of Christ in such a way that all who came in contact with her felt the uplifting influence of her beautiful life.
At her request, she was taken to her former home, Stroud, Okla., for burial.

[GRAHAM, METTIE CAMPBELL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 5, 1929
Mrs. Robert E. Graham Dead
The following is taken from a Boise, Idaho newspaper:
Mrs. Mettie Campbell Graham died Thursday afternoon, August 22, 1929, at the family home, 1206 East Jefferson street. Mrs. Graham was born in Iowa Sept. 25, 1876 and lived in Iowa until 1923. She moved to Wheatland, Wyo., where she lived for two years, then moved to Boise. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist church in Iowa and after coming to Boise placed her membership in the First Christian church. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. [merson] Graham, five daughters, Mrs. H. [orace] L. [yle] Jackson of Mt. Ayr, Iowa; Mrs. J. F. Stafford of Filer, Idaho; Mrs. J. R. Noll of Hope, Beryl Graham and one son, Joseph R. [ichard] Graham, all of Boise; three sisters, Mrs. Emma Ford of Blockton, Iowa; Mrs. Frank Adams of Ellston, Iowa, and Mrs. Frank B. Maxfield of Boise. The funeral was held at the First Christian church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The songs sang were "The Old Rugged Cross," "Shall We Meet Beyond the River," and "There Is a Gate That Stands Ajar." There were many beautiful flowers.

[GRUBB, LETHA PRAY]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 2, 1928
C. R. Williams and wife attended the funeral of Mrs. John Grubb at Mt. Ayr Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Grubb, who was the wife of Mrs. Williams' brother, died on Friday at a St. Joseph hospital.

[GUDKOVA, BARBARA STUKOSS]
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), Sunday, August 5, 1928
GUDKOVA. August 4. Barbara Gudkova, aged 53 years.
Remains at Edwards Brothers.

[GUDKOVA, BARBARA STUKOSS]
Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), Tuesday, August 7, 1928
GUDKOVA. Services for Barbara Gudkova today at 2 p. m. From Edwards Brothers Mortuary. Interment, Forest Lawn.

[GUDKOVA, BARBARA STUKOSS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 16, 1928
Mrs. Gudkova Dead
Word was received here last week that Mrs. Gudkova, mother of Mrs. W. [ilson] A.[lvin] Holland and Miss Zinaida Gudkova, formerly of this place but now residing in Glendale, California, died at Glendale Saturday, Aug. 4, after a two months illness. Funeral services were held on Tuesday following her death.
[Alternate spellings of maiden name: Stukas, Stookis. It is spelled Stukoss on Zinaida Gudkova's marriage certificate. Alternate spelling of married name: Gudkoff on headstone of daughter Olga Gudkoff Holland.]

[HAMMAR, ELIZABETH JANE "BETSY" HOCKETT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 17, 1928
Mrs. Nate Hammers, who came to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lee Jennings, near Maloy, from Wisconsin on Thursday of last week, suffered a stroke Friday morning and passed away Sunday evening.
[Note: The last name is spelled Hammar on her headstone.]

[HENDRICKSON, JAMES MADISON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 3, 1928
James M. Hendrickson Dead
James M. [adison] Hendrickson, who would have been 85 years old in July, died at 2:50 Monday morning at the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. William Amrine, near Fort Morgan.
Mr. Hendrickson was a veteran of the Civil war and served four years in the service from 1861 to 1865. He enlisted in the Union service at Shelbyville, Indiana and served in Co. D., 33d Indiana.
During the war he saw action in numerous engagements including Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, and Cumberland Gap and he was also on Sherman's march to the sea. Earlier in the war he was captured by Confederates and was for a time in the famous Libby prison. He was later exchanged. He bore one wound received in battle.
Mr. Hendrickson is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Hendrickson, to whom he was married in 1908 at Hawleyville, Iowa. He is survived by eight children by a former marriage.
A brother, Morg, lives at Hope, Ind., as also does a sister, Betty.
Mr. Hendrickson came to Colorado in 1910 and has lived near Fort Morgan most of the time since coming to the state. For four years he has been at the veterans' home at Home Lake, Colo., but came to Fort Morgan two weeks ago.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The body will be sent to Grant City, Mo., for burial. – Fort Morgan Evening Times.

[HENLEY, EUGENE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 20, 1928
Dr. E. J. Watson of Diagonal, kindly called our attention to an item of news of interest to old timers here which we probably would have missed. It was the notice of the death of Eugene Henely at Grinnell on Tuesday of last week. Mr. Heneley [Henley] taught in the Hickenlooper school—District No. 8, Gay township—nearly forty years ago and a number of his pupils at that time still reside here, namely: J. S. and John Wildman, Herman and Arthur Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. N. O. Hickenlooper, Geo. C. Hickenlooper and possibly others. Dr. Watson of Diagonal was also one of his pupils. According to the notice in the Register Mr. Henely [Henley] was 58 years of age at the time of his death and was superintendent of the Grinnell schools, a position he had held for twenty-three years. He was classed among the prominent Iowa educators. Mr. Henely [Henley] was a member of the board of control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association for twenty years and Sec. Taylor in "Sittin' in with the Athletes" in the Register pays a high tribute to him for his work as an organizer and advocate of clean sports. He graduated from Iowa State College in 1892. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

[HENRY, GEORGE, - 1929]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 21, 1929
Word was received here this week by relatives announcing the death of George Henry at his home at Ellis, Kansas. Mr. Henry formerly lived in this section and was known to a number of our readers.

[HERRINGTON, NANCY ELLEN STEEL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, November 1, 1928
Funeral services were held in Mt. Ayr Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Nancy Ellen Herrington, who died at the home of one of her daughters in Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Herrington was known to a number of our readers, being a resident of the vicinity of Delphos for many years.

[HUNTLEY, JOHANNA HEEBLE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 11, 1929
Mrs. Joanna Huntley, mother of Clarence Huntley of north of town, died at her home at Shannon City week before last.

[JACKSON, HORACE LYLE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 20, 1928
Horace L. Jackson – A number of relatives from here attended the funeral of H. L. Jackson at Ellston Saturday. Mr. Jackson, aged 37, died at a tourist camp in York, Nebr., about 8 o'clock Tuesday evening of last week as a result of being struck on the head by a large limb blown from a tree during a windstorm which struck York that evening. Mr. Jackson and family were on their way back to Ellston from Boise, Idaho, where they had spent the past few months, Mrs. Jackson being a daughter of Mrs. Robert Graham, formerly of this vicinity but now residing at Boise. They had registered at a tourist camp in York, had been assigned a cabin and Mr. Jackson and his ten-year-old son were returning to camp from a nearby store when the storm broke. A limb measuring about eight inches in diameter was torn from a large cottonwood and blown onto the two pedestrians, striking Jackson on the forehead and in the face. He was rendered unconscious and died before medical aid could reach him. The tree from which the limb was broken reaches an altitude of some fifty feet and the limb was broken from the trunk at the height of about twenty-five feet above the street, causing a great deal of momentum to be gained before reaching the spot where the Jackson's were passing at the time of the tragedy. The boy was only slightly injured. Mr. Jackson is survived by his wife and a son and daughter, Dexter, 10, and Nadine, 8.
Horace L. [yle] Jackson, eldest son of G. M. Jackson and wife, was born Nov. 3, 1890, near Kellerton and died at York, Nebr., Sept. 11, 1928, aged 37 years, 10 months and 8 days.
He lived with his parents on the farm south of Ellston until the year 1909 when he moved with them to Boone where he was employed by the C. & N. W. railroad company for four years, after which they returned to the farm near Ellston where he resided with the exception of one year in Idaho, until the spring of 1916.
On Nov. 22, 1916, he was united in marriage with Cecyl Graham of Blockton and they lived near Ellston till the spring of 1928. To this union were born two children, Drexel and Nadine.
In March 1928 they left Ellston for Boise, Idaho, for an extended visit with her parents and other relatives. In August 1928, they started for Iowa and Sept. 11 Mr. Jackson met a tragic end at the tourist camp in York, Nebr.
In 1903 he united with the High Point M. E. church, later transferring his membership to the Ellston M. E. church of which he has been a member ever since.
He leaves to mourn his death his wife and children, father and mother, two sisters, Mary Faurot, of Sharpsburg and Bernice Brown, of Boone; two brothers, Paul and Guy of Ellston and a host of other relatives and friends.

[LAMAR, MARGARET E. JENKINS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 19, 1928
Mrs. LaMarr Dead
Mrs. Margaret LaMarr, a sister of L. P. Jenkins of Sheridan, died in St. Joseph Sunday morning at 8:30. Mrs. LaMarr had been at Phoenix, Arizona on account of poor health for several months and had [words unreadable] home. L. P. Jenkins and wife who had spent several months in Phoenix with Mrs. LaMarr and children, accompanied them back to St. Joseph. Mrs. LaMarr leaves two children, Donald and Marcelene. Funeral services were held at Sheridan Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.
[Note: The last name is spelled LaMar on her headstone and her Missouri State Death Certificate.]

[LIGGITT, MARGARET ALICE WILSON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 2, 1929
Obituary - Margaret A. [lice] Wilson was born in Van Buren County, Iowa, May 7, 1866, and died at the Methodist hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., April 19, 1929, aged 62 years, 11 months and 18 days.
At four years of age she with her parents moved to Harrison County, Mo., where she grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to C.[ylvanus] S. [layton] Liggitt at Cainesville, Harrison County, Missouri, Sept. 9, 1886. In April 1888, they moved to Blockton, Iowa. Two happy children came to bless their home, Guy Robert, born July 4, 1887, and Anna Vivian, born July 17, 1890.
Mrs. Liggitt possessed a kind and cheerful disposition and with her long residency in this vicinity she gained many warm friends. She was converted at the age of 16 years and joined the Methodist church. She was a faithful Christian and was active in the work of the church. She was communion steward for many years and served up to the time of her death. Her faith in god was strong; just days before her death she called her husband to her and said, " I see God." She also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star here in Blockton.
Sister Liggitt was preceded in death by her children. Guy Robert died in Blockton Sept. 23, 1890. Anna Vivian Wright died in Long Beach, California, April 29, 1923.
She leaves to mourn her death, her husband, three sisters, Mrs. Kittie Bay of Aurora, Illinois; Mrs. Loa Smith, Kirby, Oregon; Mrs. Frankie Bingaman, Harding, S. D.; nieces and nephews and other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Blockton Methodist church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the sermon being preached by Rev. J. H. Bennett, and interment was made in Rose Hill cemetery.

[LOUTZENHISER, O. J.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, May 2, 1929
Mrs. Roxie Conine, who has been visiting here for the past four months, having been called here by the death of her father, O. J. Loutzenhiser, expected to leave yesterday for her home at Sylvan, Fox Island, Washington.

[LOUTZENHISER, O. JOHN]
St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri), Saturday, January 5, 1929
Mrs. Roxie Conine of Yelm, Wash., arrived here Wednesday, called by the fatal illness of her father O. J. Loutzenhiser.

[LOUTZENHISER, O. JOHN]
Times-Tribune (Grant City, Missouri), Wednesday, January 9, 1929
O. J. Loutzenhiser Dead
John Loutzenhiser, a resident of this section for many years and one of Blockton's most highly respected citizens, died about 5'clock Tuesday morning at his home in Blockton after only a few days illness. Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church this (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock. – Blockton News.

[MATHENY, JOHN ARTHUR]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 11, 1929
Obituary – John Arthur Matheny, son of J. [osiah] H.[arrison] and Ruth Matheny, was born at Platteville August 26, 1916, and died at the Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph July 6, 1929, aged 12 years, 10 months and 10 days.
He leaves to mourn his untimely death his father and mother, three sisters, Mrs. Clark Smith of Platteville; Mrs. Alfred Stewart, of Conway and Mrs. Luther Straight of Sheridan; four brothers, Joseph, James, Paul and Claude Matheny; grandfather, J. C. Matheny and a large number of other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held at the Platteville church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J. H. Bennett and the body was laid to rest in the Platteville cemetery.

[MATHENY, JOHN ARTHUR]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 11, 1929
John Matheny, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matheny of Platteville, died Saturday morning in a St. Joseph hospital where he had been taken on Monday of last week, suffering from an infection from a small blister.

[MCCLURE, MARTHA "MATTIE" MOON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, October 24, 1929
Mrs. M. McClure Dead
A telegram was received by relatives here Thursday from Miss Marjorie McClure, 935 B., Elm avenue, Long Beach, California, stating that her mother, Mrs. M. McClure, was dead. Burial was at Long Beach.

[MCLAUGHLIN, WILLA RUTH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 7, 1929
Miss Willa McLaughlin, of Sheridan, died at a St. Joseph hospital Friday morning. Miss McLaughlin had undergone a surgical operation on Tuesday of the week before. The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. T. McLaughlin of Sheridan and a granddaughter of Mrs. Hannah Ostrander of this place and was known to a number of our readers. She was a teacher in the Sheridan public schools. Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

[MCLAUGHLIN, WILLA RUTH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 7, 1929
Robert Ostrander of Des Moines attended the funeral of his cousin, Miss Willa McLaughlin, at Sheridan Sunday and visited briefly with his father, Chester Ostrander here.

[MCNUTT, CHARLES MERTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 11, 1929
Obituary – Charles Merton McNutt, son of M. [artin] E. [dmond] and Margaret McNutt, was born May 20, 1912, near New Market, Ia., and died at a hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., March 28, 1929, aged 16 years, 10 months and 8 [days].
Charles at the age of five years moved with his parents to Lorimor where they resided one year, afterward moving to Ellston and Tingley where they resided two years and then moved to Colorado and Arizona, then coming back to Tingley again for three years. In 1924 the family came to Diagonal and until moving to a farm near Blockton this spring had lived on the Spence farm northwest of Diagonal for five years.
While Charles resided in the Diagonal community on the Spence farm, he attended school at the White school house and after attended the Diagonal high school for three years and at the time of the removal of the family from this community was in his Junior year at the local school. He was well liked by his schoolmates and instructors, giving his best efforts to anything which he attempted. He also gained the friendship of many of the older people of the community who sincerely mourn his death.
Charles united with the Methodist church at Tingley when ten years of age and remained true to this faith until his death. When the family moved to Diagonal, he transferred his membership in the Tingley church to the local M. E. church.
The mother died in the fall after the removal of the family to the Diagonal community and one sister, Irene, has also preceded Charles in death, having died in infancy. Of the immediate family left to mourn his death are his father, M. E. McNutt and two brothers, Keith and Darrel McNutt, as well as other relatives who reside in the vicinity of New Market. The sincere sympathy of the many friends of the family in this community is extended to the bereaved relatives.
The body was brought to Diagonal from St. Joseph Friday afternoon and short services were conducted at the Ivan L. Crew home that the friends here might have an opportunity of paying their respects. Charles' class of the high school met the train in a body and the boys of the class also acted as pallbearers. Following the services here the body was taken to New Market, where funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment was made in the Dallas Center cemetery near that place. – Diagonal Reporter.

[MILLS, OLIVER PERRY MORTON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 26, 1929
Dr. O. [liver] P. [erry] M. [orton] Mills, of Grant City, died on Friday or Saturday of last week from injuries received in an automobile accident near Maysville some two weeks ago, mention of which was made last week.
Dr. B. H. Miller and Wm. Cloos and wives, Mrs. Angie Simpson and Mrs. R. D. Abarr attended the Dr. O. P. M. Mills funeral at Grant City Tuesday afternoon.

[MOLER, MARY MELVINA HATHAWAY SHUFF MILLER]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 28, 1929
Obituary – Mary Melvina Moler, daughter of J. C. and Jemima Hathaway, was born Oct. 29, 1840, near Valparaiso, Ind. and departed this life on Saturday, Feb. 23, 1929, being 88 years, 3 months and 24 days old.
When about 16 years of age, she removed with her parents to northern Iowa where the family lived for a brief season, removing to Worth county, Mo. and settled in what is now Grant City, where shortly afterward she was united in marriage to Gaddis H. Shuff. To this union six children were born, three of whom are now living, namely: Joseph Shuff, of Artesia, N. M.; Mrs. Julie Reist, of Sheridan, Oregon; Mrs. Kate Golding (deceased); Mrs. Lydia King of Blockton; Mrs. Alice Gooding [?] (deceased) and Ida Shuff, who died in infancy. During the seventies, after the death of her husband, she was united in marriage to Isaac Miller. To them was born one son, James S. Miller, with whom she made her home at the time of her death.
After the death of Mr. Miller, in about 1881, she was married to Philip Moler, who preceded her in death in 1890.
She is survived by the four children above named, Joseph, Julia, Lydia and James; seven grandchildren, Joe Larrew of Tannesville, Mo.; Frank Larrew, of Blaine, Oregon; Mrs. May Cowan of Birch Tree, Mo.; Ned Golding of Kansas City, Mo.; Roy King and Dr. Cecil King of Blockton and Anna Golding Bellus of Joplin, Mo. She is also survived by thirteen great grandchildren.
Mrs. Moler was converted when quite young and united with the United Brethren church at Grant City. She was received by the Redding Methodist church in full membership on Feb. 7, 1893, by letter from the Grant City U. B. church. Rev. G. E. Mitchell was the pastor of the Methodist church at the time. Mrs. Moler will be remembered by all as a faithful attendant on divine worship through all the years until stricken by paralysis.
From May 1926 to the date of death she had never been able to leave her bed. During the greater part of this time she had been unable to speak. She had been carefully and tenderly nursed and everything had been done for her by loving hands of her son and his wife, with whom she had lived, and others that they thought might add to her comfort. Mrs. Josie Miller was called in during September 1926 and had been constantly nursing her to the time of her death. It was only a few days before the final stroke or about two weeks ago that Mrs. Josie Miller read her the 103rd Psalm, which she gave evidence of having heard read and this Psalm was read at the funeral. Other verses of scripture dear to her heart were selected by Mrs. James Miller, her daughter-in-law, those verses she herself had often in days gone by read aloud in the family. These, or a portion of them, were also read at the funeral services which were conducted at the Redding Methodist church at 10 a. m. Monday, Feb. 25th, by Rev. F. W. Amack, pastor of that church. Hymns that were dear to her were rendered by Miss Alta Adair, Mrs. Treva Derrickson, Lloyd Oliver and John Hoover. A solo was given by H. O. Mumma of Blockton; Mrs. Flavel Maloy was the accompanist on the piano.
Interment was made in the Redding cemetery.

[MORRIS, CHESTER KEITH]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 6, 1928
Chester Keith Morris Dead
The year and a half old son of Walter Morris and wife of Athelstan died Monday night. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Athelstan Holiness church at 2 o'clock.

[MORRIS, HARLIE "HARL"]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 20, 1947
Obituary – Harlie Morris
Harlie Morris, son of James and Catherine Morris, was born August 19, 1879, at New Market, Iowa and died March 8, 1947 at the age of 67 years, 6 months and 17 days at Torrington, Wyo.
He united with the Mount Zion Church in the year 1905. He was married in 1918 to Mrs. Minnie Wilson. He moved to Torrington in October 1928.
He is survived by five brothers and one sister: Mrs. Cora Byrns of Bedford, Charlies Morris of Athelstan, Walter Morris of Sheridan, Jess Wesley Morris of Conway, Lester Morris of Blockton and Ora Morris of Los Angeles, California.
The funeral services were held at the Community church in Athelstan, Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Clifford Jackson of Redding. Burial was in the Athelstan cemetery.

[NIEDT, AUSTIN LYSLE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 12, 1928
Killed by Tractor
A. L. Reynolds and wife, J. R. Supinger and daughter, Jane; Mrs. Lottie Link, Mrs. B. H. Supinger and Mrs. W. R. Zollman returned home Friday from Clarke county where they had been attending the funeral of Lyle Neidt, who was killed on Tuesday in a tractor accident. Mr. Neidt was a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. John Flaherty of Murray, Mrs. Flaherty being a daughter of John H. Supinger of this place. the following account of the accident is taken from the Osceola Sentinel:
"A short time before noon Tuesday the report reached Osceola announcing the death of Lyle Neidt as the result of an accident while he was plowing on his father's farm in Madison township on which he resided.
"Since the unfortunate young man was alone at the time of the accident particulars of the sad incident may never be known, but as nearly as the reporter can learn Mr. Neidt at the time of the accident was plowing his garden with a tractor-plow. His wife some days ago went to the home of her parents where a babe was born to her about a week ago. She he had been staying at home alone.
"A neighbor, Mrs. Joe Kirk, noticed during the forenoon Tuesday that Mr. Neidt's tractor had been standing with the motor running a long time. Becoming uneasy lest he might be in trouble she called her husband and he went to the Neidt garden to learn what was wrong. He was almost stricken with horror when he saw the lifeless body of his neighbor pinioned beneath the tractor with one arm being crushed to fragments by a spinning drive wheel of the machine in motion.
"Mr. Kirk gave the alarm and soon the body was removed but life was extinct.
"As near as could be determined from the evidence revealed by the position of the tractor and the plow, Mr. Neidt had reversed the tractor in such manner as to cause the plow to tie up, throwing him beneath it and under the tractor wheel which, lifted nearly clear of the ground, continued in rapid motion by the power of the motor still in action.
"It is estimated that Mr. Neidt had been dead about two hours before the body was discovered.
"The deceased was a highly respected young man less than 30 years of age. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Neidt of Murray. He leaves to mourn his untimely death, besides his parents and other relatives, a beloved companion and two children, one of whom is in infancy. A community of friends stricken by the terrible accident, extend sympathy to the bereaved widow and other members of the family circle."
[Note: The last name is spelled Niedt on his headstone.]

[O'CONNOR, JOHN TERRENCE]
Clearfield Chronicle (Clearfield, Iowa), January 27, 1972
John T. O'Connor of Maloy dies
John T. O'Connor, 82, passed away at the Ringgold County Hospital at Mount Ayr about 1:30 P. M., Monday, January 17th. He had been a patient at the hospital for about a month.
Mr. O'Connor was a well-known farmer in the Maloy community and had lived in that community all of his life.
Mr. O'Connor is survived by his widow, Ella; two daughters, Mary O'Connor and Carmelita O'Connor of St. Louis, Mo.; and two sons, James J. O'Connor of Omaha, Nebr., and John T. Hart of St. Louis, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 10 A. M. Wednesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at Maloy. Rev. Fr. Paul Connelly and Rev. Fr. John Lorenz conducted the services. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery at Maloy.

[OLDER, GUY HAROLD]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Thursday, July 27, 1978
OLDER – Guy, 75, of Clearfield, died Tuesday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

[OHNSTAD, LARS L.]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, March 1, 1934
Father Succumbs
L. [ars] L. Ohnstad, father of Mrs. Jennie Rake of Blockton, died at his home at Buffalo Center, Iowa, Monday. Mrs. Rake was unable to attend the funeral as she is not in the best of health. She is at the home of her son, Raymond, at Conception, at the present time.

[OHNSTAD, LARS L.]
Buffalo Center Tribune (Buffalo Center, Iowa), Thursday, March 1, 1934
L. L. Ohnstad Is Claimed by Death at Age of 92 Years
Pioneer of This City Dies at Home Monday Morning, February 26—Funeral Is Today
L. L. Ohnstad, "Grandpa," as he was more familiarly known to our local citizens, passed peacefully away Monday morning, Feb. 26, 1934 at 8 o'clock at his home in this city. For several years he had been declining in health and death came from a general wearing out of life's intricate machinery. Mr. Ohnstad lived his allotted span of life and more, having attained the age of nearly 93 years. He was perhaps the oldest citizen in Winnebago county.
Mr. Ohnstad was a staunch Lutheran and a very desirable citizen. He was ever ready to support a worthy cause and was faithful unto his task whatever it might be. He gave of his very best and had the courage of his convictions, and it can be said of him he was a true and dependable friend. In his declining years and since the death of his wife, Mr. Ohnstad's children and especially his daughter, Miss Louise, gave him every care in his advancing years and ministered unto him with patience and love from which he found much comfort.
The funeral service for the remains of this undaunted and beloved old pioneer will be held today (Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Lutheran church.

[OHNSTAD, LARS L.]
Buffalo Center Tribune (Buffalo Center, Iowa), Thursday, March 8, 1934
Lars L. Ohnstad – After a long and useful life, extending far beyond the allotted span of man, Lars. L. Ohnstad, a resident of Buffalo Center, Iowa, for 20 years, passed peacefully on into the presence of His Lord and Master in whom he trusted unto the end.
Lars L. Ohnstad was born May 13, 1841 in Sogen, Norway. After an illness of some length, due to infirmities of old age he died Feb. 26, 1934, attaining the age of 92 years, eight months and 13 days.
At the age of 12 years he came to America and settled at Spring Prairie, Wisconsin, at the home of an elder brother where he grew to manhood. Jan. 11, 1867 at Spring Prairie, he was united in marriage with Miss Suan Femrite. That same year they moved to Freeborn county, Minn. and located on a farm near Hartland. They remained there until 1880 when they moved to Winnebago county, Iowa, and went onto a farm ten miles west of Lake Mills. In 1886 they moved to Kossuth county, Iowa, and resided on a farm there until the spring of 1914, when they moved to Buffalo Center which has since been their home. They enjoyed a happy married life for nearly 64 years. Mrs. Ohnstad passed away June 19, 1930 having reached the age of 89 years.
They reared a family of nine useful children, all living. The married children are Mrs. L. A. Hauge of Forest City; Mrs. J. O. Dolen of Buffalo Center; Mrs. A. [rnt] R. Raake [Rake] of Blockton, Iowa; Ben of Minneapolis, Minn.; Lewis and Louisa of Buffalo Center. Other surviving relatives besides the children are 17 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild; also, one sister, Mrs. Karl Husebo, age 101, who resides at Appleton, Minn.
Mr. Ohnstad was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church which he faithfully supported in every way within his power. He was a loyal citizen, a loving husband and father and a good neighbor. He was a man of unusual vitality and courage, while suffering with the weight of years he continued to move about, walking up town frequently and doing the chores about the home, until illness overtook him the past several months. His children, neighbors and friends will cherish his memory.
Funeral services were here Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Bethlehem Lutheran church in this city. the services were in charge of Rev. T. H. Benson, pastor of the deceased. A large crowd of friends were present at the services. Burial was in Graceland cemetery.
At the funeral service his favorite old hymn was sung in the Norwegian language, "Den Store Vode Flok," by Christ Erdahl of Rake.
The life of another rugged pioneer is over, his battles all fought, his victories won and he has laid down to rest awaiting the Resurrection in the life to come through our Lord, Jesus Christ. [Poem not transcribed.]
Those who were here from a distance at the funeral service: Mrs. L. A. Hauge, Ludolph, Lenora and Marie Hauge and Ivar Fiske of Forest City; Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ohnstad and son Terry and Lawrence Ohnstad of Minneapolis; Theo. Ohnstad of Springfield, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wilson and daughter Lavern, Emmons, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Iver Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Erving Thompson of Austin, Minn.; Thomas Femrite and Henry Mithum, Frost, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Wangen, Albert Lea, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Thompson, A. A. Thompson, Kiester, Minn.; O. O. Illeve, Lake Mills; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stenberg, Thompson; Mrs. Ole Norstrud, Forest City and many others from nearby towns.

[OHNSTAD, SUSAN FEMRITE]
Buffalo Center Tribune (Buffalo Center, Iowa), Thursday, June 26, 1930
Mrs. L. L. Ohnstad Answers Final Summons
Death Occurred Early Thursday Morning—Entire Community Mourns Loss of Beloved Pioneer. Funeral Was Held Saturday.
Mrs. L. L. Ohnstad died at the family home in Buffalo Center Thursday morning, June 19, and although it was known that her condition was considered serious, the announcement of her death came as a painful surprise to many.
The departed Mrs. Ohnstad was born January 6, 1848 in Norway. When 14 years old she came America and located in Wisconsin. On January 11, 1867 she was united in marriage with L. L. Ohnstad at Spring Prairie, Wisconsin. That same year they moved to Freeborn county, Minnesota and located on a farm near Hartland. They remained there until 1880 when they moved to Winnebago county, Iowa and went onto a farm ten miles west of Lake Mills. In 1886 they went to Kossuth county and resided there until the spring of 1914 when they moved to Buffalo Center where they have resided continuously since. They were the parents of nine children, all living. The married children are Mrs. L. A. Hauge of Forest City; Mrs. J. O. Dolen of Buffalo Center; Mrs. A. B. Raake [Rake] of Blockton, Iowa; Ben of Minneapolis; Selmer of Williston, N. D.; Andrew of Beverly Hills, Cal. The unmarried children are Lewis of Buffalo Center; Theodore, of Springfield, Minn.; and Louisa, who lives with her father. All were at her bedside during the last week of her illness. Her home was everything to her and to the home and its interests she gave herself in a loving self-sacrificing manner.
Mrs. Ohnstad with her aged husband, who is 89 years old, had the privilege of celebrating their sixty-third wedding anniversary last January. God has been very gracious to them, in that the family circle had never been broken and sharing together for so many years the sorrows and happiness of life.
The deceased was a noble soul, a good Christian woman and a lifelong member of the Lutheran church. She was a good neighbor, and she lived in these latter days, when neighbors and friends meant so much to her. She was 82 years, five months and 12 days at the time of her death. After a long and useful life, she died as she had lived—honored, trusted and loved. Her Christian life and the loving care of a devoted husband both cheered and sustained her thru all the vicissitudes and sorrows that she met in the way of the battle of life. But she has left us and today another grave hides from our sight all that is mortal of a true and noble woman.
Funeral services were held at the residence the following Saturday afternoon and from the Bethlehem Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. T. H. Benson; the remains were laid to rest in the Zion Lutheran Cemetery at Rake where they helped build the church and community before moving to Buffalo Center. Relatives from out-of-town, in addition to many friends who had known her through the years that she had lived here, were present to evidence a last mark of respect and kind remembrance. The family and relatives remaining keenly feel the loss of this loved one and a large circle of friends, regretting her passing, bow their heads in sorrow to the inevitable.
Hers had been a long and useful life; one of tenderness and love for those about her and she had endeared herself to all with whom she became acquainted.
The memories of Mrs. Ohnstad will come to her loved ones and dear friends through the years as a sweet fragrance.
There was a great array of flowers sent and many showed their sorrow and sympathy by giving missionary offerings in honor of the departed one.
Among those from out-of-town were these: Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anderson, New Richland, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Wangen, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jensen and Clarence Thompson, Albert Lea, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Iver Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson, Austin, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Thompson, A. A. Thompson and Clarence Thompson, Kiester, Minn.; Tom Thompson, Thomas Femrite, Pete Tollefson and family, Frost, Minn.; Mrs. Ole Mithun and family, Mrs. Ole Rosdahl and son Clarence, Mr. Joe Ford, Menominee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson, Emmons, Minn.; Mr. and Mrs. Luman Ohnstad, Wells, Minn.

[OHNSTAD, SUSAN FEMRITE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, June 26, 1930
Mrs. A. [rnt] R. Rake and granddaughter, Anita Albaugh, returned home Monday morning from Buffalo Center where they were called by the fatal illness of Mrs. Rake's mother, Mrs. L. [ars] L. Ohnstad. Mrs. Ohnstad passed away Thursday morning at the age of 82 years. The funeral services were held at Buffalo Center on Saturday.

[PATTERSON, LISA ANNE CAMPBELL]
Lisa Campbell-Patterson, the youngest child born to Jack and Edith Campbell of Blockton, Iowa, passed away after a brief illness on April 7, 2020 at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona.
Lisa chose a career in law enforcement, beginning with the Taylor County, Iowa Sheriff's office and ending after serving over thirty years with the Polk County, Iowa Sheriff's office in Des Moines. The Iowa State Fair was Lisa's favorite time of year, rarely missing a day at the fair while she lived in Des Moines. Demonstrating products for Anderson Erickson in her early retirement was a part-time job Lisa enjoyed, she preferred AE eggnog to any other refreshment ever devised.
In 2015, Lisa made her second home in Apache Junction her permanent address. She loved the Superstition Mountains, walking the trails, and going for a drive. Experiencing the desert and all Arizona had to offer was one of her favorite pastimes. Lisa always said she was never lost as there was always a place to turn around.
She was preceded in death by her husband Warren "Pat" Patterson and her parents.
Lisa is survived by brothers, J. R. Campbell (Ann) of Topeka, Kansas, Allen Campbell (Sandy) of Arvada, Colorado; three nieces; a nephew; and a host of friends from all over the United States and Canada. Lisa's presence made a lot of people's lives much more meaningful. She never knew a stranger and will be missed by her family and host of friends.
Private services and inurnment will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton, Iowa at a later date. – Online Obituary, Hamilton Funeral Home, Des Moines, Iowa

[PATTERSON, WARREN EUGENE "PAT"]
Des Moines Register (Des Moines, Iowa), Sunday, July 31, 2011
Warren E. [ugene] Patterson, 75, passed away July 26, 2011. No services are planned at this time.
Warren was a member of the Za-Ga-Zig Shrine and the Royal Order of Jesters. He retired from Iowa Machinery then worked part time for Anderson Erickson Dairy.
Warren is survived by his wife, Lisa Campbell-Patterson; daughter, Kelly (Bill) Patterson-Brown; son, Shawn Patterson; grandchildren, Alex and Drew Brown and Patrick Patterson; brother, Richard (Sylvia) Patterson; sister, Barb Sherard.
He is preceded in death by his brother Donald.

[PETRIE, BLUFORD SOLOMON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 30, 1928
B. S. Petrie Dead
B. [luford] S. [olomon] Petrie, father of Mrs. Chas. G. Wilson of this place and well known to a number of our readers, died at his home at Arispe Thursday after an illness of several weeks. Funeral services were held at Arispe Saturday.

[PETRIE, BLUFORD SOLOMON]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Thursday, August 30, 1928
Blueford Solomon Petrie was born at Martinsburg, Iowa, April 14, 1866. When he was nine years of age his parents moved to a farm near Kent, Iowa. Here he grew to manhood. April 10, 1892 he was united in marriage to Eva Mae Peak at Cromwell, Iowa. To them four children were born, three daughters and one son; one daughter died in infancy, the three surviving children are, Mrs. Fred Abel of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Charles Wilson of Blockton, Iowa and Joe at home.
Mr. Petrie was a member of a family of ten children, seven sons and three daughters, five brothers preceding him in death. One brother, Ben Petrie, lives at Kent, Iowa. His three sisters are Mrs. William Clark of Arispe, Mrs. Duskey Wright and Miss Nannie Petrie, both of Kent.
Twenty-five years ago Mr. Petrie came to Arispe to live. He has been an enterprising businessman, a dealer in grain and livestock. He was congenial and even during his last illness he never complained.
About ten years ago his health began to fail; the last five years his health had been poor and the last year he was a sufferer. After only a few weeks of total disability he passed away at his home in Arispe, August 23, 1928, at the age of 62 years, 4 months and 9 days.
The people of Arispe have parted with a neighbor and friend and the community has lost on of its leading citizens.
[Note: The first name is spelled Bluford on his headstone. The same obituary was published in the Blockton News, September 6, 1928.]

[PETRIE, BLUFORD SOLOMON]
Creston Daily Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Thursday, August 30, 1928
CROMWELL – Blueford Solomon Petrie, who passed away at his home in Arispe Thursday, August 23, was buried in the Cromwell cemetery, Saturday afternoon. He is survived by a wife and several children. The deceased was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Luell Blosser of this place, who with her son, Harry Blosser and daughter, Mrs. George Kinkade and family attended the funeral and burial.

[PETRIE, EVA MAY PEAK]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Thursday, October 11, 1951
Mrs. Eva Petrie Dies Here at Noon
Mrs. Eva Petrie, 77, died at noon today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Abel, 215 south Lincoln street. Funeral arrangements have not been made and will be announced later.
Mrs. Petrie had lived with her daughter and son-in-law for some time.

[PETRIE, EVA MAY PEAK]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Friday, October 12, 1951
Funeral Saturday for Eva Petrie, 77
Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Petrie, 77, will be held at the Methodist church at Arispe at 2 p. m. Saturday. Mrs. Petrie died at noon Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Abel, 215 south Lincoln street.
Rev. Ida Roberts will officiate at the services at Arispe. Burial will be in the Cromwell cemetery.
Mrs. Petrie had lived with her daughter and son-in-law in Creston for some time.

[PETRIE, EVA MAY PEAK]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Tuesday, October 16, 1951
Eva May Peak – Eva May Peak, daughter of Mordicai and Margaret Ann Peak, was born at Kent, Iowa, August 12, 1874, and passed away in Creston, Iowa, October 11, 1951, at the age of 77 years, one month and 29 days.
On April 10, 1892, she was married to Bluford S. Petrie who preceded her in death August 23, 1928. To this marriage were born four children, Hazel Abel of Creston, Iowa; Bernice Wilson of New Market, Iowa; Joseph Petrie of Cromwell, Iowa; and a daughter who died in infancy. Besides these three living children Mrs. Petrie is survived by five grandchildren, three great grandchildren, many other relatives and a host of friends.
Mrs. Petrie became a member of the Arispe Methodist church in 1907 and served it long and faithfully.
Due to failing health she went from Arispe to Creston about five years ago to make her home with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Abel.
A good wife, a loving mother, a loyal friend and a devoted Christian has gone to her reward. [Poem not transcribed.]

[PIATT, ANNA RIDGE KING STUTESMAN FISCUS]
Stanberry Herald-Headlight (Stanberry, Missouri), Thursday, January 30, 1975
Final Rites Monday For Mrs. Anna Piatt
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Ridge Piatt, 83, of Darlington, who died last Friday at the Gentry County Memorial hospital in Albany, were held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Johnson Funeral Home chapel.
The service was conducted by the Rev. Jack Matrow, pastor of the First Christian church here, and interment was in the Rose Hill cemetery at Blockton, Ia.
Mrs. Anna Ridge Piatt, daughter of Sherman Ridge and Elizabeth "Betty" Conner Ridge, was born in Ringgold county, near Blockton, Ia., on May 6, 1891. She passed away in the Gentry County Memorial hospital at Albany on Jan. 24, 1975, at the age of 83 years, eight months and eight days.
Mrs. Piatt was a member of the Christian Church at Blockton. She had lived in Darlington since 1952.
On Nov. 5, 1913 she was united in marriage to Rodney King. After his death she was married to Hurshel [Ursel] Fiscus at Council Bluffs, Ia., in 1928. He passed away in 1951. On Aug. 31, 1952, she was united in marriage to John Piatt, who passed away on Apr. 8, 1969.
Her survivors include two half-brothers: Harry and Robert Ridge of Blockton, Ia.; two half-sisters, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

[PLATT, MARY EVA PUTNAM]
Oelwein Daily Register (Oelwein, Iowa), September 24, 1924
Mary Eva Platt, Deceased.
Mary Eva Putnam, first daughter of Abraham Putnam and Mary Granger Putnam, was born in New York State August 20th, 1858 and died at Cawood, Missouri Sunday, September 21, at the age of 66 years, 1 month and 1 day.
She moved with her parents to Leslie, Michigan; here she attended the public school and here she grew to womanhood; here she was married and established her own home. August 20, 1874, she was united in marriage to Smith Lewis Platt. To the union were born 5 children, three boys, Vernon William of Nez Perce, Idaho; Jessie Abraham of Oelwein, Iowa; Earl Hildred of Mitchell, S. D.; two girls—Genievie Lou Woods of Montrose, Colorado and Mabel Platt of Cedar Rapids.
The family moved in order to the following places and took residence: from Leslie, Michigan to Big Rock, Ill., from thence to Lamont, Iowa; from thence to Oelwein and from here to the present home, Cawood, Mo.; from there her body was brought to Oelwein for burial.
She was a member of the Methodist Church from girlhood and continued a faithful and devoted member through all her life. She was a woman of well refined Christian character, a true wife and mother, a good neighbor and citizen. She was also a member of the Woman's Relief Corps.
She leaves mourning her loss, her husband and life companion and her five children and a host of friends. The body was taken to the home of her son, Jessie A., 405 4th Ave. So., from here the remains were taken to Grace Methodist Church and burial services held at 10 o'clock, September 24th. Rev. A. W. Henke, Minister of the church, officiating. Interment was made in Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa.

[PLATT, SMITH LEWIS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, October 24, 1929
Obituary – Smith Lewis Platt was born April 12, 1853 and departed this life Oct. 18, 1929 at the age of 76 years, 6 months and 6 days. He was born at Jackson, Michigan and grew to manhood there.
He was united in marriage to Eva May Putnam Aug. 20, 1871, at Leslie, Michigan, who departed this life Sept. 16, 1924. To this union was born five children, as follows: Vernon W., of Wenatchee, Washington; Jesse A., of Oelwein; Earl H. of Mitchell, South Dakota; Mabel Gladya of Athelstan; Genevie Lou, who departed this life at Montrose, Colorado in May 1924. Besides the four children he leaves three sisters and many other relatives and friends to mourn his departure.
Brother Pratt [Platt] was a sincere, earnest Christian and always delighted to attend worship. At the time of his death he was an agent of the Chicago Great Western railroad at Athelstan and was highly respected by everyone.
The funeral services were held at the Athelstan Baptist church Oct. 20, conducted by Challie E. Graham, assisted by David Dye, and interment made in the Oelwein cemetery. The music was furnished by a male quartette composed of H. O. Mumma, G. C. Dennis, E. K. Wilson and R. O. Ford. The pall bearers were Frank Merriman, Warren Campbell, L. P. Jenkins, M. F. Older, J. H. Freemyer and George Scroggie. There were many very beautiful floral offerings from the many friends.
The sorrowing ones have the sincere sympathy of friends. Besides the sorrowing friends, there is One who cares for you. He had gone to prepare a place for you, where no tears ever fall and all is peace and joy eternal.

[POOR, JACOB C.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, August 2, 1928
Obituary – Jacob C. Poor, son of J. [ames] H.[arrison]  and Harriet Poor, was born in Jackson county, Indiana, Oct. 10, 1866, and departed this life at his home near Sheridan, Mo., July 22, 1928, at the age of 61 years, 8 months and 11 days.
He moved with his parents to Taylor county, Iowa, in 1870, where he lived for 50 years, moving about 8 years ago to his home near Sheridan.
He leaves to mourn his death, 5 brothers and 2 sisters—C. [harles] E. [dward], B.[enjamin] B. [issell], J. [ohn] R., J. [ames] L. and Jessie R. Poor and Mrs. D. E. Ketch of Des Moines and Mrs. W. M. Hensley, of Adair, Oklahoma.
Funeral services were held at the home July 24th, conducted by Rev. Andy James of Parnell. Interment was made in the Sheridan cemetery.

[QUINN, CALVIN FRANCIS]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, April 7, 1949
Blockton Native Son Dies in the West
Calvin F. [rancis] Quinn, 79, a Sanger oil distributor and one time owner of the Sanger Herald, died in his home at Sanger, Calif., March 17.
He was a native of the Blockton community and went west in 1915. He bought the Herald at Sanger and published it until 1919 when he sold it. Later he went into the oil business in which he was engaged actively until his semi-retirement in 19[?].
He and Mrs. Quinn celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in October 1947.
Surviving are his wife, the former Gertrude Herrington of Maloy; three sons, Cecil, Raymond and Garnet Quinn of Sanger; a brother, George Quinn of Fresno; a sister, Mrs. Maria Jane Reed of Sanger.
The last rites and burial were at Sanger.

[RAY, ELIZABETH ROWEN]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 7, 1929
Obituary – Elizabeth Rowen, daughter of Lysander and Cynthia Rowen, was born in the state of Indiana on Feb. 5, 1842 and departed this life at her home near Isadora on Feb. 2, 1929, aged 86 years, 11 months and 27 days.
When but a girl of 14 she moved with her parents to the state of Missouri. After her marriage she moved to the home farm and lived there for 67 years.
On Jan. 10, 1861, she was united in marriage to Willis B. [enjamin] Ray and to this union 14 children were born. Her husband and four of the children, Cynthia, Benjamin, and two infant babies preceded her in death.
She is survived by ten children, James Ray, David Ray, William P. Ray, Henry Ray, Elsie Weese, Caroline Walker, Frances Carroll, of Athelstan; Nettie Simmons of Iola, Kansas; Zeak Ray, of Keytesville, Mo.; Willis B. Ray, of Buhl, Idaho; 62 grandchildren, 74 great grandchildren [words missing].
In early life Mrs. Ray gave her heart to Christ Jesus and united with the Pleasant ridge Christian church, later placing her membership in the Christian church at Isadora. She lived a beautiful consecrated Christian life. She was a loving wife and a kind and indulgent mother, loved greatly by her children and all others who knew her.
Funeral services were held at the Isadora Christian church Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. C. Max Buck, and interment was made in the Isadora cemetery.

[REDDEN, MARY PAULINE]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, September 20, 1928
Mary Pauline, daughter of C. A. Redden and wife, was born Aug. 10, 1927 and died Sept. 8, 1928 at the home of her parents south of Blockton, aged one year and 28 days.
She leaves to mourn her death besides her parents, two brothers and two sisters—John, Robert, Berna May and Ruth Ellen—and other relatives and friends who share the grief of the family in their loss.
Funeral services were conducted from the home at 12:30 Sunday afternoon, Sept. 9, by L. B. Day, and interment was made at Alanthus.

[REED, BERTHA MELVINA SNYDER]
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), Tuesday, August 2, 1960
Bertha M. Reed – Services for Mrs. Bertha M. Reed, 84, who died Sunday at her home, 2222 W. Washington, will be at 3:30 p. m. today in the Chapel of Memories, A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams.
Mrs. Reed, born in Knoxville, Iowa, came to Phoenix 19 years ago from that state.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Veva Wilcox of Phoenix and Mrs. Ava Kline of Tingley, Iowa; a son, D. W. Reed of Phoenix, and six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

[REED, BERTHA MELVINA SNYDER]
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, August 18, 1960.
Mrs. D. W. Reed Rites at Clearfield
Mrs. D. [avid] W. [illiam] Reed, a former resident of Clearfield, died July 31, 1960 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Funeral services were held at the Varner-Crew funeral home in Clearfield at 2 p. m. August 5. Rev. Willis Grant of Tingley officiated. Burial was in Clearfield cemetery.
Mrs. Bertha Reed was born at Knoxville, Iowa, October 31, 1876 and entered into rest at the age of 84 years, nine months.
She spent her early years at Mercer, Mo., where she met and married Dr. D. [avid] W. [illiam] Reed on January 2, 1895. To this union were born six children, two boys and four girls.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. D. W. Reed and three children, Willa Marie, Harvey and Agnes.
Leaving to mourn her passing are Ava of Tingley, D. W., Phoenix, and Viva Wilcox & a grandson, Richard Clark, with whom she shared her life the past 23 years. There are also four other grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren.

[REED, DAVID WILLIAM]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 18, 1929
Harvey Reed and wife left Tuesday afternoon for Des Moines, called there by the death of his father, Dr. D. [avid] W. [illiam] Reed.

[REED, DAVID WILLIAM]
Clearfield Enterprise (Clearfield, Iowa), Thursday, April 25, 1929
David William Reed was born one mile west of Powersville, Missouri on Feb. 26, 1867, and departed this life April 16, 1929, at Des Moines, Iowa.
David was the sixth child of David P. [ace] Reed and Harriet F. [rances] Reed. There were ten children in this family, viz. - Mattie, Nancy, Cyrus, Sallie, Joseph, David, Mary, Harvey, Guy, Lloyd. The father and mother and three of the children have preceded him in death - Mattie, Nancy and Harvey.
He attended the Medical College at Keokuk, Iowa, and graduated in 1892. He then practiced medicine in Mercer, Missouri from 1892 until 1904. He took very sick at that time and was given up by several doctors; but a group of Free Methodists came and prayed with him, and God healed him.
Shortly after that he began to preach in the Free Methodist Church. In 1912 however, he again took up the practice of medicine, continuing until shortly before his death. He came to Clearfield not long after returning to his profession and bought the practice and office of Dr. J. P. Maxwell, continuing through all these years in diligent and laborious devotion to the requirements of a country doctor's life.
He was married to Miss Bertha Snyder on January 2, 1895 and to this union six children were born. They all survive their father, and are: Mrs. Veva Wilcox of Lenox, Harvey Reed of Blockton, D. W. Reed Jr. of Des Moines, Mrs. Ava Kline of Creston, Agnes and Willa Marie of Des Moines. He had also five grandchildren and is the first of his own family to reach the other side of the River of Death.
He has been a faithful husband and father, and will be greatly missed in the community he served so long.
Funeral services were held in Clearfield Methodist Church on Thursday, April 18th, Rev. O. B. Devine, pastor of First Free Methodist Church Des Moines, conducting the same, assisted by pastors Brown and Weaklend of Clearfield. Interment was in Clearfield Cemetery.

[RICH, CHARLES T.]
Waynesburg Republican (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania), Thursday, March 28, 1929
Charles Rich, a well-known merchant, died at his home in Carmichaels, Friday morning, March 22, aged 57 years, following a week's illness of pneumonia. Mr. Rich was a son of Robert M. and Elizabeth Thurman Rich, deceased, and was born in Carmichaels, September 29, 1871, and had spent his entire life in that community. In early life he attended Monongahela college at Jefferson. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Carmichaels and always took an active interest in the affairs of the church and community. For many years he had engaged in the mercantile business. Mr. Rich was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Jones, June 29, 1900, who with one daughter, Miss Helen Rich, at home, survives. He also leaves three brothers and a sister, Amos Rich, of Mapletown, this county; Newton Rich, of Maloy, Iowa; David M. Rich, Redding, Iowa and Mrs. Kate D. Gwynne, McEwen, Tennessee. The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock conducted by the Rev. John O. Miller, of Carmichaels, assisted by Rev. E. D. Bevier, a former pastor. Interment in the Glades cemetery.

[RICH, CHARLES T.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 4, 1929
We note by the Redding paper Charles Rich, a brother of N. [ewton] Rich and D.[avid] M. Rich, died recently at his home in Pennsylvania. D. M. Rich left for Pennsylvania upon the receipt of the message.

[RUSCO, CHARLES EDWARD]
Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, California), Wednesday, September 11, 1968
RUSCO, CHARLES EDWARD – Graveside services were held at 11:30 a. m. today in Union Cemetery for Charles Edward Rusco, 91, 830 Normandy Drive, who died Sept. 7 in a Bakersfield convalescent hospital. The Rev. Al Stringfellow of the First Baptist Church officiated. Mr. Rusco was a native of Taylor County, Iowa and had lived in Bakersfield 15 years. Survivors include three sons, Emmett and Lloyd of Missouri and Vane of Idaho; a daughter, Gladys Bentley of Iowa; three stepdaughters, Sue Howard of 830 Normandy Drive, Pauline Bumgarner of Mojave and Sonia Teague of Shawnee, Okla., 13 grandchildren, two great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren.

[SHARP, MARIA CHRISTINE NELSON]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 12, 1928
S. L. Nelson and wife, of Joy, Illinois, attended the funeral of his sister, Mrs. M. C. Sharp, Monday.
Mrs. Zelda Thompson, of Moline, Ill., came Sunday, called here by the death of her mother, Mrs. M. C. Sharp.
Miss Pearl Nelson, of Joy, Illinois, came the first of the week to attend the funeral of her aunt, Mrs. M. C. Sharp.

[SHAY, ROSA LAMBERT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 7, 1929
Mrs. T. S. Shay, Sr. Dead
Mrs. Thomas S. Shay, Sr., aged 77 years, died at her home at Maloy, on Wednesday evening of last week. Mrs. Shay had been in failing health for several weeks. Funeral services were held at the Maloy Catholic church Saturday morning and interment was made in the St. Mary's cemetery.

[SHAY, ROSA LAMBERT]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 14, 1929
Mrs. T. S. Shay, Sr.
Mrs. T. S. Shay, Sr., a resident of Ringgold county for 56 years, died Feb. 27, 1929, at her home in Maloy after an illness since Jan. 1. She was born in Wilmot, Wis., March 10, 1849 and was one of a family of nine children and a twin sister of Mrs. J. L. Sheil of Maloy.
Rosa Lambert was united in marriage to T. [homas] S. Shay, Sr., in May 1879, in Chicago. Of this union six children were born—W. [illiam] L., J. [oseph] L. [eo], R.[obert] E., T. [homas] S. Jr., all of Maloy; Mrs. E. [dward] P.[atrick] Conwell of Red Lodge, Mont. and baby Marie who died in infancy and sixteen grandchildren.
Mrs. Shay was an active member of the Immaculate Conception church and a member of the Altar Society of that parish; also a member of the Carmalite Brown Scapular order.
Funeral services was held Saturday at 10 o'clock at Maloy. A Requiem Mass was celebrated by Rev. Father M. J. Culhane. Pall bearers were J. C., L. C., R. O., M. N. and D. R. Shay and W. T. O. Hart, all nephews of Mr. Shay. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
Friends from a distance who attended the funeral were R. O. Shay and wife, St. Joseph, Mo.; W. T. O. Hart, St. Louis; Parnell Sheil, Des Moines; Frank Conwell, Mrs. Anna McGreevy and Margaret Conwell, Grand River and L. C. Shay of Des Moines.

[SMITH, ELIZABETH JANE SOUDERS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, February 28, 1929
L. [ewis] M. [elvin] Souders was called to Antioch, Nebraska, Saturday by the death of his sister, Mrs. William Smith.

[STUTESMAN, ROBERT LEO]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 28, 1929
Robert Leo Stutesman, aged 28 years, 8 months and 24 days, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stutesman, west of town Tuesday evening, March 19. Funeral services were held at the Parnell Methodist church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock and interment was made in the Parnell cemetery.

[THOMPSON, WILLIAM ALFRED]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, July 18, 1929
Twenty-Five Years Ago
W.[illiam] A. [lfred] Thompson, who had left here that spring, after serving the Great Western as agent since the road was built, first at Sheridan and for the last twelve years here, died on the 14th at Corona, New Mexico, just as the family was preparing to return to this state. J. H. Poe and K. L. Fuller met the funeral party at Kansas City. the following people from here attended the funeral [at] Orillia—A. H. Johnston, A. B. Keplinger, W. C. Wilson, D. R. Alley, A. W. Tandy, John Whitten, John Stickelman, H. L. Carr, Samual Brown, J. C. Driver and I. V. Wright.

[TIDRICK, CECYL GRAHAM JACKSON]
Creston News Advertiser (Creston, Iowa), Monday, February 25, 1963
Mrs. C. Tidrick Dies at Mt. Ayr
MOUNT AYR – Mrs. Cecyl Tidrick, 66, died at her home, seven miles north of Mount Ayr, Saturday. She had lived there for 33 years and was a member of the Wishard Chapel church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. today. Rev. Sam Bowser and Rev. Ward Campbell officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery at Mount Ayr.
Mrs. Tidrick is survived by a son, Drexel Jackson of Des Moines; a daughter, Mrs. Patty Pollock who lived with her mother; and four sisters, Mrs. Buryl Engle and Mrs. Hope Graham of Arvada, Colo. and Mrs. Cleta Stafford and Mrs. Sally Nall of Boise, Idaho.

[VAN HORN, HEZEKIAH EASTMAN "HEZZIE"]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 28, 1929
Rev. H. E. Van Horn Dead
Tuesday's Des Moines Register: "Funeral services for the Rev. H. E. Van Horn, [words unreadable] pastor of the University Church of Oklahoma City, Okla., who died here Monday, will be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday at the Selover and Hamilton funeral home. The body will be shipped to Oklahoma City for final service and burial. The Rev. Mr. Van Horn was pastor of the Capitol Hill Church of Christ in Des Moines for nine years, leaving here in 1914 for Oklahoma City.
Rev. Van Horn is well known to the older people of Blockton, organizing the Blockton Christian church in about 1900, following a tent meeting held on the lots now occupied by the G. A. Schoenmann residence. He went from here to the Osceola church and from there to Des Moines; later to Oklahoma City.

[WEEDEN, JOHN HENRY]
St. Joseph Observer (St. Joseph, Missouri), Saturday, June 17, 1922
John Henry Weeden, a retired farmer living at 717 South Twenty-eighth street, fell from heat and over-exertion, while walking on Noyes Boulevard Monday and died a few moments later. He was 83 years of age.

[WEHRLE, CHRIS]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 7, 1929
Mrs. Rex Sickels, of Athelstan, was called to Kellerton Feb. 20th by the death of her father, Chris Wehrle. Mr. Wehrle was aged 58 years, 5 months and 6 days, and was born near Kellerton where his entire life was spent. He leaves his wife and four children to mourn his untimely death.

[WINEINGER, DARRYL]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, April 19, 1928
Obituary – Derryl Wineinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Wineinger, was born in Ringgold county, near Maloy, May 10, 1909 and died April 14, 1928, aged 18 years, 11 months and 4 days.
He with his parents moved to Taylor county in 1911, living one year on the county line and in 1912 moved to the present home.
After the death of his father, July 5, 1927, he felt that his share of the responsibility of the home fell on him and was not found wanting. He would make personal sacrifices for the benefit of others. He loved his mother, brothers and sisters; he was a typical home boy, the interest of the home was his highest ambition.
Derryl was in his senior year of high school and was highly esteemed by his teachers and classmates. He was industrious, clean in habits, and a model boy. He will be greatly missed in the school, the community and the home for he was loved by all.
On the 25th day of March he went to bed with measles, later he developed pneumonia which was more than he could stand, although he put up a hard fight.
He leaves to mourn his loss his mother, two brothers and three sisters—Wilbert, Raymond, Florence, Dorothy and Louis, besides other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services were held at the home yesterday afternoon at 2:30, conducted by Rev. J. H. Bennett. Interment in Platte river cemetery near Maloy.
[Note: The first name is spelled Darryl on his headstone.]

[YOESEL, JOHN E.]
Blockton News (Blockton, Iowa), Thursday, March 28, 1929
Mrs. E. [dward] E. Vogel and daughter, Maxine, left on Wednesday of last week for Falls City, Nebraska, called there by the death of her father, John Yoesel. Mr. Vogel and son, Norman, drove to Falls City Thursday to attend the funeral which was held Friday.