[Augusta Daniels Perkins]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    July 27, 1905    [p. 4]

Mrs. C. E. Perkins Passes Away.

This morning Mrs. C. [halon] E. [sic] [F.} Perkins, living two miles south of town, on the old Henderson farm, succumbed to an attack of heart failure and died at 6:30 o'clock.

She has been for a number of years subject to heart failure, but yesterday seemed as well as usual---in fact, so well that she attended both afternoon and evening sessions of the Chautauqua.

She was a member of the Royal Neighbors and Rebekah lodges, one of the most faithful and best loved in both orders.

Not alone the husband and two [sic] children will mourn her death, but the many friends left, both in town and in her own neighborhood as well.

Obituary

Augusta D. [aniels] Hopson [sic] was born in Mayville, N. Y., February 4, 1865, and died at her home in Ross Township, Tuesday morning, July 25, 1905.  When a young girl she came with her parents to Taylor County and was married to Chalon E. [sic] [F.] Perkins, October 3, 1883.  She leaves a husband and four children to mourn her death.  Mrs. Perkins was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the Royal Neighbors and Rebecca lodges.  She was loved and respected for her beautiful, cheery, Christian life, and her sudden death has saddened all who knew her.

The funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the home two miles south of town, and will be in charge of the Royal Neighbors.  Interment in Fairview.

[PERKINS, AUGUSTA DANIELS]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Friday, July 28, 1905
Obsequies of Mrs. Perkins
The funeral of Mrs. Perkins was held at 3 p. m. Wednesday at the home two miles south of the city.
Notwithstanding the fact that the rain earlier in the day had made the roads very muddy, the number of sorrowing friends was very large who assembled to pay their last respects to the noble life just ended.
The address was delivered by Dr. Jones and it was a splendid and touching tribute to the devoted mother and loving wife whose spirit had just departed to its home immortal.
The exercises were conducted by the Royal Neighbors while the Rebekahs, though not present as a lodge, attended as individuals and brought beautiful floral offerings in token of their respect for their departed sister. All the floral tributes were beautiful.
The interment was at Fairview cemetery and a large concourse of sorrowing friends followed the body to the tomb.

[Louella Amrine]

Bedford Free Press

Thursday    November 22, 1906    [p. 1]

Obituary.

Again, the angel of death has visited our town and removed from its midst last Sunday a becoming Christian young lady and a pioneer of Conway.  Miss Amrine met with an accident about seven years ago---breaking a needlepoint off in her hand---which was the cause of her death.

Louella Amerine [sic] was born in Elk County, Kansas, October 28^th, 1873, died at the home of her parents in Conway, Iowa, November 11^th, 1906, age 33 years and 13 days.  She was converted at the Bedford M. E. church at the age of 16 and united with the M. E. church.

Though she had been a sufferer for several years, through it all she showed a Christian spirit and was patient.  During the last days of her sickness she expressed herself that she was not afraid to die and was ready if it was the Master's will.  She leaves to mourn her death a father, mother, five brothers, five sisters, a host of neighbors and friends.

The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Jackson Giddens, pastor of the M. E. church, after which the mortal remains were laid to rest in the Lexington cemetery.----Conway Journal.

[William G. Long]

Bedford Free Press
Thursday    June 9, 1910   [p. 5]
The Call of Death.
William G. Long
William G. Long was born in Greencastle, Indiana, December 21, 1847, and was instantly killed June 1, 1910, near by his home in Omaha, Neb., when a freight train on the Mo. Pacific Railroad backing into the yards, ran over him.

He was one of a family of four brothers and four sisters, of whom there survive him Mrs. M. [artin] V. King [Sarah], Geneva, Neb.; M. [arcus] L. [afayette] Long, of Lawton, Okla.; Henry P. and Hiram M. of this city, all of whom were present at the funeral.

The family came to Iowa in 1855 settling near Chariton and two years later to Bedford.  In February 1864, he enlisted in Co. F, 29^th Ia., and served to the close of the war.  January 26, 1871, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary [Elizabeth] Kemery who together with two sons, Warren and Guy and two daughters, Mrs. Irene Mason and Miss Evelyn, survive him and were present at the funeral.

Mr. Long learned the tinners and plumbers trade after his return from the war, going to San Francisco, California, in 1872, where he worked at his trade, then to Honolulu for a time, returning later to California and back to Bedford in the early '80's.  In 1885 he went to Chadron, Neb., where he improved a farm and lived in Chadron until 1909, when being in poor health he removed to Omaha where he made his home until his death as above mentioned.

He united with the Methodist Church of Bedford when a young man and had never taken his membership from this place.

The remains were brought back to Bedford where funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30, after which the body was laid to rest in the Old Cemetery of the city.

[William G. Long]

Times-Republican

Thursday    June 2, 1910    [p. 1]

W. G. Long Dead.

Word Received of Death of Former Resident, In Omaha.

Word was received here last night of the death of W. [illiam] G. Long, formerly of this city, at his home in Omaha.  H. [iram] M. Long departed on the night train for Omaha, and will accompany the remains to this city for interment.

Mr. Long left here about twenty years ago, going to Chadron, Neb., and a few years ago he removed to Omaha, which has since been the home of himself and family.  Surviving are his wife and several children.

[LONG, WILLIAM G.]
Bedford Times-Republican (Bedford, Iowa), Thursday, June 9, 1910
William G. Long – William G. Long met his death by falling under a Missouri Pacific railroad train a short distance from his home in Omaha, Wednesday of last week and his remains were brought here for burial Saturday morning, accompanied by H. M. Long, his brother, who left here Thursday evening. Funeral services were held at the home of H. M. Long at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred N. Willis. Members of the G. A. R. attended in a body.
It developed at the inquest that there was an embankment along the Missouri Pacific belt line, where work men were repairing the track. There was also an open place where people had been in a habit of approaching the tracks, although it is not an open street. It was at this point, where the bank slopes to the track, that he fell under the wheels.
William G. Long was born in Greencastle, Ind., December 21, 1847. The family moved to Chariton, Ia., in 1855 and came to Taylor county in 1857. William enlisted in Company F, Twenty-ninth Iowa infantry and after the war learned the trade of a tinner and plumber. In 1871 he was married to Mary E. Kemery, who with two sons, Warren and Guy, and two daughters, Mrs. Irene Mason and Miss Evelyn, survives. They all reside in Omaha. There are also three brothers, M. L. Long of Lawton, Okla., H. P. Long and H. M. Long of Bedford and one sister, Mrs. M. [artin] V.[an Buren] King of Geneva, Neb. All of these relatives were here to attend the funeral.
In 1872 Mr. Long went to San Francisco and from there to Honolulu, returning about 1880. He then came to Bedford, remaining until 1885, when he moved to Chadron, Neb., remaining there until about a year ago. Since then he has resided in Omaha.

[Mary Augusta Davis Perkins]

Bedford Free Press
Thursday    March 18, 1913    [p 8]
Obituary.
Mary A. Perkins
Mary Augusta Perkins died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. [saac] L. [ewis] Bishop, Monday, March 10, age 76 years, 6 months and 5 days.  The funeral services were held at the home of I. L. Bishop Wednesday morning, conducted by Rev. J. A. Currie, assisted by Rev. J. W. Neyman and Elder Cobb.  Interment was made at Fairview Cemetery.

Mary Augusta [Davis] Perkins was born September 5, 1836 near Fair Haven, Vermont.  She went to Wisconsin early in life and was married to Charles A. Perkins in 1855.  With her husband, she came to Bedford in 1858 and the following year they settled on a farm south of town.  Her husband died in October 1899, and she continued to make her home in Bedford.  In 1886 she united with the Presbyterian Church and continued to live a conscientious and consistent Christian life.  For the last four years she had been in very poor health and had made her home with her children where attention could be given her.  She leaves to mourn her death, one son, C. [halon] F. Perkins, and two daughters, Mrs. Elmer Cobb [Edna] and Mrs. I. [saac] L. [ewis] Bishop [Hattie], all of Bedford.