Taylor County, Iowa Obituaries B-names [2]
[transcribed by Pat O'Dell: genpat@netins.net]
 
 

Beemer, Jack S., 57, St Joseph [Missouri], died Monday, January 4, 1993 at his home.

Born in Gravity, Iowa, he had worked for 33 years for Kansas City Life Insurance Company, where he was Regional Director of Sales.

He married Lois F. Rowden Cook on July 1, 1986.

Mr Beemer was a member of the Methodist faith; Charity Lodge No. 331, A.F. & A.M.; a 32 degree Scottish Rite Mason; Moila Temple Shrine; a past member of White Shrine Cyclists Unit for over 10 years and a Chief Aid of the Potentate in 1979 and Pony Express Post No 359, American Legion.

He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War.

Mr Beemer was a former resident of Lee's Summit before returning to St Joseph.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; one son, Brent Beemer, Denver, Colo; two daughters, Debra Vielock, Virginia Beach, Va and Kelli Rieger, San Diego, Calif; his parents, Horace and Agatha Beemer, Bedford, Iowa; one brother, James Beemer, Chillicothe; three sisters, Judy Mathew, Chillicothe, Janet DeMott, Bedford, and JoEllen Adams, Lenox, Iowa; four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 pm Thursday at Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home, St Joseph.

Services will be held at 1 am Friday at Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home, St Joseph.

Burial will be at Washington Cemetery, Gravity.

Military services will be held at the graveside under the auspices of American Legion Post No 164, Bedford, Iowa.

Services are under the direction of Meierhoffer-Fleeman Funeral Home, St Joseph.
Beemer, Vivian Lou Longfellow - Funeral services for Vivian Beemer, age 82 of Bedford, who died Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the Heartland East Hospital in St. Joseph, Missouri were held Friday, April 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Ritchie Funeral Home in Bedford. Interment was held in the Conway Cemetery. Memorials can be directed to the Bedford Volunteer ambulance Fund. Memories can be shared with the family at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of Bedford.
Vivian Lou Beemer, age 82, of Bedford, IA was born October 31, 1926. She was the oldest of nine children, all of which were born on the family farm (Science Ridge) near Blockton, Iowa.
She attended Science Ridge Country School and then lived with her paternal grandparents in Bedford so she could attend Bedford High School. In 1942, she was baptized into the First Baptist Church.
Vivian married Virgil (Joe) Beemer, August 30, 1943 in Maryville, Missouri. To this union five children were born: Bryan Lou, Donna, Bob, Paul and Terry.
Vivian lived on numerous farms in Taylor County where she worked hand in hand with Virgil in the farming operation. Much to the dismay of the kids, better known as the ‘little chicken pluckers’, she supplemented their income by raising and dressing thousands of chickens. After her ‘little chicken pluckers’ flew the coop, she substituted Fuller Brush for chickens. Later, she also ran the Conway Café for several years.
Some of the more trying times include the years Bob and Paul were in Vietnam and the 1971 Conway tornado, which destroyed their home. As the tornado approached, she was clipping a poodle, and in her excitement she dropped the poodle and carried the clippers into the cave. When leaving the cave and seeing her home destroyed she became very concerned about their neighbor, Beulah Jones, who was confined to a wheelchair. She enjoyed being outdoors and caring for the livestock, especially her dogs and puppies. It wasn’t uncommon for her to have an orphaned pup laying on a heating pad in a box beside her chair.
Special times included their 50th and 60th wedding anniversary, birthday parties, extended family gatherings and the birth of each grandchild.
Left to cherish Vivian’s memory are her children: Donna and husband Bob Walston of Bedford; bob and wife Sue Beemer of Laramie, Wyoming; Paul and wife Susan Beemer of Maryville; and Terry and wife Janet Beemer of Clarinda; nine grandchildren: Dan Walston of Bedford; Tammy and husband Erik Peterson of Bedford; Scott Walston of Des Moines; Rick Hower of Mount Ayr; Kyla and husband Steve Montoya of Laramie, Wyoming; Deb and husband James Bonde of Blockton; Jim and wife Johnna Beemer of Maryville; Jesse Beemer and Mandy of Gravity; Kalli Beemer of Clarinda; eighteen great-grandchildren; three brothers: Marvin and wife Lil Longfellow of Bedford; JR and wife Dot Longfellow of Walhalla, South Carolina; Alan and wife Elouise Longfellow of Blockton; three sisters: Doris Gillette of Danville, Iowa; Arlene and husband Deke Mecham of Austin, Texas; Wilma and husband Doug Jackson of Bedford; a sister-in-law Betty Longfellow of Bedford; and a brother-in-law, James Rogers of Walhalla, South Carolina; along with her extended Beemer family.
Preceding Vivian in death are her husband, Virgil Beemer; an infant son, Bryan Lou and a still born child; grandson Benjamin Beemer; parents, Harry and Erma Longfellow; a brother, Charles Longfellow; a sister, Lois Rogers and brother-in-law Dean Gillette.

CLARINDA HERALD JOURNAL, Clarinda, Iowa, Feb 4, 1971
Mrs Vesta Borin, 77, buried at New Market
Mrs Vesta Borin, 77, of Midwest City, Okla, died Tuesday morning at a rest home there where she had made her home for five years.
A resident of Erick, Okla, she had moved to Midwest city to be near her daughter Mrs Delores Puthuff. She was born Jan 3, 1894 at New Market [Iowa], the daughter of Elihu and Josephine Brewer Cade. In 1922 the family moved to Oklahoma where her husband, Alva Jones was in the furniture and undertaking business, before dieing in 1935. Later she was married to Charles Borin of Erick, Okla, who preceded her in death.
Besides her daughter she is survived by a brother, Raymond Cade of Des Moines, and two sisters, Mrs Harry Harland of New Market, and Mrs Ward McCreary of Des Moines.
Funeral services were held this Thursday morning at the Walker Funeral Home with Loren Daly officiating. Music was by Mrs Shirley Larson and Doris Damewood. Casket bearers were Keith Luellen, Verlin Cade, Doyle Cooper, Leslie Roush, Russell Slack, and Merle Harland.
Burial was in the Memory cemetery at New Market.

 

Burk, Lucinda Lasswell Hibbs -

Miss Lucinda Lasswell was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, Dec. 24, 1825. When two years of age she
moved with her parents to Sullivan county, Ind., where she lived until she was eighteen years of age. While
living there she united with the Church of Christ, under the ministry of John Bailey.
In 1847 the deceased was united in marriage to Jonathan Hibbs, and they moved then to Coles county., Ill,
where she lived four years. They then moved back to Sullivan county, Ind., where she lived until the death
of her husband which occurred in 1857. To this union three children born were, Jesse, Elizabeth and Julia. Jesse died before his father and all preceded their mother.

In the fall of 1857 she moved to Taylor county, Iowa, and in the fall of 1859 she was again united in marriage with Moses W. Burk. To this union four children were born, Leana, Sylvanus, Charles W. and Wm. J., all of whom survive their mother. They moved from Taylor county to Kansas and from there to Oklahoma, where she was again left a widow in July 1894. She then returned to Taylor county where she has since lived with relatives until she departed this life at the home of her only surviving sister, Mrs. Rosanah Oxley, at 7:20 p. m., Sunday, December 29th, 1907.
Deceased was a member of a family of nine children, of which one sister and three brothers, survive her, Mrs. Oxley, and Jesse, John and Benjamin Lasswell. She was a member of the oragnization of the Church of Christ known as the Berea congregation, south of Bedford, in which she retained membership and faith in Christ until death. The funeral was held Tuesday, conducted by Elder Wm. Cobb. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved. BEDFORD FREE PRESS, Bedford, Iowa, Jan 2, 1908

Brown, Mary Jane Casper - Mary Jean Brown, 62, of Clarinda, Iowa passed away August 19, 2010 at Sigourney, Iowa.
Mary was born in Des Moines, Iowa August 30, 1947 to Wayne and Martha Jane (Stine) Casper. She married Bob Brown September 9, 1968 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Mary is survived by her sisters, Anna Mae (Harold) Wright of Coal Valley, IL, Carol (Mart) Majors of Corpus Christie, TX, Linda (Jim) Delin of Des Moines, IA, Neva (Chuck) Huff of Barnett, MO, and Candice (Ray) Price of Council Bluffs, IA; brothers, D’Wayne “Bill” (Barb) Casper of Bussey, IA, Ray (Ruth) Casper of Colfax, IA, Rancy (Charlene) Casper of Sigourney, IA, and Danny (Barb) Casper of Albia, IA; sister-in-law Karen (Donald – deceased) Casper of Milan, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob in 2009, brothers, Larry and Donald; and sister, Cynthia.
Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel in Bedford with interment at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Memorials can be directed to a fund established in her name. Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel of Bedford & Adams Funeral Home of Ames provided arrangements

 
Burwell, Lon - Monday Jul 7, 1924 Lon Burwell passed away. Several from Clarinda are at Gravity this Thursday, attending funeral of Lon Burwell, former Page county resident, who passed away at his home near Gravity Tuesday evening, from a complication of diseases, after a week's illness. He was about 67 years of age. The funeral services are from the home west of Gravity. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, one in California and the other in Oregon, neither of the girls being able to come at this time. He also leaves 4 brothers and four sisters, being the oldest of his father's family, the brothers being Lou Burwell of Clarinda, John Burwell of Hawleyville and Alden and Elmer Burwell of Gravity. The sisters are Mrs Frank Brokaw of Clarinda, Mrs J.J. Henniger, Mrs A.J. Walker and Mrs Rona Henniger. CLARINDA HERALD, Clarinda, Iowa, 1924
 

Bender, James Marvin "Jim" - Services for James M. Bender, 72, who passed away, Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, will be held 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 28 at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola, with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

James Marvin Bender was born on Friday the 13th, September 1940 in Lenox, Iowa to parents Rollie and Marcia (Barber) Bender.

He farmed with his dad, assisted at the Bender Funeral Home and worked driving a fork lift for Tote Industries in Lenox for 20 years.

He enjoyed raising and showing quarter horses and was a member of the Taylor County Sheriff’s Posse.

He raised two sons and two daughters, but his heart was so big that in 1982 he married Marilyn Wood and her two children.

He loved to hunt and enjoyed camping and trail riding. . . first with horses, and Marilyn reluctantly converted him to a mule lover! If anyone mentioned “taking a trip” Jim always said it would take him 15 minutes to be ready. Unforgettable trips included a cruise (and he hated water), Switzerland and Hawaii. He rode the Cross Country Trail Ride in Eminence, Missouri for 24 years and trail rode in Kentucky, Tennessee, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois. . . and the South Texas Trail Ride/Wagon Train.

After moving back to Indianola in 1984, Jim worked at Emco Industries in Des Moines until retirement when he drove a delivery truck part time for O’Reilly Auto.

Left to miss Jim are his wife, Marilyn; children, Ron (Phyllis) Bender, Barb (Tim) Gerber, Diane Stoddard, David Bender, Teresa Knapp and Andy Wood; ten grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Thomas (Deb) Bender; and sister, Terri Bender. Proceeding him in death were his parents and granddaughter Jessica Wood.

Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, August 27 at Overton Funeral Home where family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. to greet friends. Memorials may be given to Kiya Koda Humane Society in Indianola. Online condolences may be made at www.overtonfunerals.com