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[Schuster, Cecil Carl]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 15,
1967 p. 4
C. C. Schuster Rites In Blockton
Cecil
Carl Schuster, 61, of Blockton
died May 31 at a Mount Ayr, Iowa, hospital.
Survivors
include two daughters, Mrs. Marceline Jones of Athelstan, and Mrs. Maxine Baker of Waynesville, Mo.; eight brothers, Lee of Vancouver, Wash., Ralph of Blockton, Clarence of Rapid City, S. D., Clyde of Diagonal, Iowa, Forrest of Whitewood, S. D., Paul and Arthur, both of Garden Grove, Calif., and Homer, Montebello,
Calif.
Services
were held June 4 at the Blockton Christian Church. The Rev. Ward Campbell
officiated and burial was at the Athelstan cemetery.
[Schuster, Charles
Frederick “Fred”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 28,
1960 p. 5
OBITUARY - C. F.
Schuster
Charles
Frederick Schuster, son of John
Martin and Elizabeth Ax Schuster,
was born Dec. 11, 1877 near Grant City, Mo., and passed away in Bedford, July
18, 1960 at the age of 82 years, seven months, seven days.
He
was united in marriage to Mary Ellen Thompson Feb. 5, 1900. She preceded him in death in August
1945. To this union 11 sons were born, two having died in infancy.
He
leaves to mourn his departure nine sons: Lee of Deadwood, So. Dak., Clarence of Rapid City, So. Dak., Forrest of Whitewood, So. Dak., Homer of Montebello, Calif., Paul and Arthur of Garden Grove, Calif., Clyde and Cecil of Maloy, Ralph of Clearfield; also four
brothers, Herman and Jake of Simla, Colo., John of Omaha, Robert of Stanberry, Mo.; 31 grandchildren, 29 great
grandchildren.
[Schuster, Clyde
Allen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 1,
1969 p. 5
Funeral
services for Clyde Allen Schuster,
60, of Blockton, were held Tues., April 29 at the Blockton Christian Church
conducted by Rev. Ward Campbell and Rev. George Swan. Mr. Schuster died April 25, 1969. Interment was at the
Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan.
[Schuster, Clyde
Allen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday May 8,
1969 p. 7
Clyde Schuster Rites April 29
Funeral
services for Clyde Allen Schuster,
60, of Blockton, held April 29 at the Blockton Christian Church, were conducted
by Rev. Ward Campbell and Rev. George Swan. Mr. Schuster died April 25 at his home west of Maloy. Interment
was at the Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan.
Clyde
Allen Schuster, son of Charles
Frederick and Mary Ellen Thompson Schuster, was born August 14,
1908 in Worth County, Mo.
He
was united in marriage to Letha Mae Woods in 1931. To this union five children were born.
He
is survived by his wife Letha;
five children, Wilbur Dean, Wilma Marie, Dorothy Fern, Donald Gene and Gary Lee all of Blockton; son-in-law, Lawrence; daughter-in-law, Keleta; nine grandchildren; seven brothers, Lee of Vancouver, Wash., Clarence of Rapid City. So Dak., Forest of White Wood, So Dak., Paul of Garden Grove, Calif., Homer of Downy, Calif., Arthur of Garden Grove, Calif ., and Ralph of Blockton, a host of relatives and friends.
He
was preceded in death by his mother, father and three brothers.
He
was a kind and loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by all who
knew and loved him.
[Lawrence, James Dean] [Schuster,
Donald Gene] [see below]
Clearfield
Chronicle
Thursday September 11,
1969 p. 8
2 Blockton Men Killed
In Crash
Two
Blockton men were killed and a Liberty Center, Iowa man was injured as cars
leaving the site of a construction project collided on a county road north of
Pella, Iowa Tuesday night, Sept. 2nd.
James
Dean Lawrence, 31 was dead on
arrival at Pella Community Hospital and Donald Gene Schuster, 26, his passenger, died 25 minutes later of
injuries at the hospital.
Driver
of the other car, Elmo Hildreth,
37 of Liberty Center was taken to Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, where
his condition was listed as fair with multiple injuries.
Lawrence and Schuster are both residents of Blockton, Iowa.
Lawrence is survived by his widow, Sharon; a son, Brian, 6 and five brothers, Doyle and Jerry of Blockton, Virgil of Bedford; Robert of Stuart
and Donald of Onawa, Iowa.
Schuster is the son of Mrs. Clyde Schuster and the late Mr. Schuster, who passed away only a few weeks ago.
[Lawrence, James Dean]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 11,
1969 p. 2
James Lawrence Rites Sept. 5
Funeral services for James
Dean Lawrence, 31, of Blockton, were held September 5 in the Blockton
United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Clarence H. Landis assisted by Rev.
George W. Swan. Mr. Lawrence was
killed in an automobile accident September 2. Masonic services were conducted
at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blockton.
James Dean Lawrence,
son of Ed and Katie [Smith] Lawrence was born at Blockton, Iowa, December 26, 1937. He attended the Blockton Public
School and graduated from Blockton High in 1956.
On June 5, 1956 he enlisted in the United States Army and
served three years, a year and one-half of this time was in Germany and was
honorably discharged May 26, 1959.
He was united in marriage to Sharon Kay Johnson September 4, 1960 at the Blockton Methodist
Church. On August 6, 1963 a son, Brian
Dean, was born to bless this union. His little son was his pride and joy
and Jim was a very devoted father.
During most of Jim and Sharon’s married life, Jim worked on road construction, moving
to various places as his work demanded, until March of 1968 when they purchased
a home in Blockton.
Jim in his early
years attended the Blockton Methodist Sunday School. He was a member of the
Masonic Bethany Lodge No. 329 of Blockton.
He was preceded in death by his father Ed in April 1968.
He is survived by his wife Sharon,
son Brian Dean, his mother, Kate Lawrence, Blockton; five brothers, Doyle Lawrence and Jerry Lawrence, Blockton; Virgil Lawrence, Bedford; Donald Lawrence, Onawa, Iowa; Robert Lawrence, Stuart, Iowa; 11
nieces and eight nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Jim loved to hunt,
fish, and go boating and swimming and spent many happy hours in the outdoors.
He was a wonderful husband and father and had a smile and
greeting for everyone. He was always willing to lend a helping hand. He will be deeply and sadly missed by his family and friends.
[Schuster, Donald
Gene]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 11,
1969 p. 6
Donald Schuster Rites Sept. 6
Funeral
services for Donald Gene Schuster,
26, of Blockton, were held at the Blockton Christian Church September 6,
conducted by Rev. G. W. Swan and Rev. Ward Campbell. Mr. Schuster died September 2 in an automobile accident. The
Blockton American Legion extended military honors at the Athelstan Cemetery,
Athelstan, Ia.
Donald
Gene Schuster was born May 10,
1943 to Clyde [Allen] and Letha [Mae Woods] Schuster.
Gene attended Blockton School and lived in and around
Blockton all his life. He was in the Armed Forces two years, one year of this
spent in Korea.
He
was preceded in death by his father Clyde, April 25, 1969.
He
is survived by his mother Letha,
two brothers, [Wilbur] Dean and Gary [Lee], two sisters, [Wilma] Marie and Dorothy [Fern], a brother-in-law, Lawrence; a sister-in-law, Keletta, four nieces, Debbie, Valerie, Belinda and Beatrice, five nephews, Rollie, Kevin, Darrell, Harry and Dennis.
He
was known to all as a fine and good young man. Quiet and steadfast in his way,
we shall all remember and love him.
[Schuster, Garland
Maude Anderson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 4,
1982 p. 4
Garland Schuster Final Rites Were Held in Athelstan
Funeral
services for Mrs. Cecil (Garland) Schuster, 72, of Athelstan, held February 25 in the Athelstan Community
Church, were conducted by Rev. Ward Campbell. Mrs. Schuster died February 22, 1982. Interment was at Athelstan
Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa.
Garland
Maude Schuster daughter of Alfred
[Ferdinand] and Cara [Cora King] Oderson [Anderson] was born at Athelstan, Iowa April 3, 1910.
She
grew to maturity in Athelstan, where she attended the public schools and
Holiness Church.
In
1927 she was united in marriage to Cecil Carl Schuster after which they lived at Blockton, Iowa. To this
union two children were born: Maxine Alvarez and Marcelene Jones.
Garland was preceded in death by her
husband and parents.
Left
to cherish her memory are her two children: Maxine Alvarez of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Marcelene Jones of Athelstan, Iowa; grandchildren: Linda
Frampton, Carolyn Kay Malone, Brenda Alvarez, Kenneth Jones, Rosalie Harper; great grandchildren: Ricky Frampton, Crisyana
Harper, Shane Malone, Stormy Malone.
She
was a kind and considerate person and will be missed by all who knew and loved
her.
[Schuster, Letha May
Woods]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 10, 1982 p. 4
Letha Schuster, 73 Last Rites Were Held June 3
Funeral
services for Mrs. Clyde (Letha May) Schuster, 73, of Blockton, held June 3 in the Blockton
Christian Church, were officiated by Rev. Ward Campbell and Rev. Mel Smith. Mrs.
Schuster died June 1, 1982, in
the Lenox Care Center, Lenox, Ia. Interment was at Athelstan Cemetery,
Athelstan, Iowa.
Letha
May Woods Schuster was born
October 21, 1908 in Taylor County to David [Nathaniel] and Cora [Emeline
Downing] Woods. She grew to
womanhood in Athelstan, Iowa.
She
was united in marriage to Clyde [Allen] Schuster September 11, 1931. To this union five children
were born: [Wilbur] Dean,
[Wilma] Marie Jackson, Dorothy [Fern] Hobbs, [Donald] Gene and Gary [Lee].
They
lived all their married life in Ringgold County until his death.
She
was preceded in death by her husband Clyde, one son, [Donald] Gene, also a daughter, Dorothy; her mother and father; four brothers and one
sister.
She
is survived by her son, Dean,
and wife, Mary, her daughter Marie, and husband, Lawrence, her son, Gary, and Diana; 11 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; a brother, Floyd, a
sister, Mary Howard; nieces; nephews; host of relatives and friends.
She
will be missed by those who knew and loved her.
[Schuster, Mary Ellen
Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 30,
1945 p. 4
BLOCKTON
Mrs. Fred Schuster Dies
Mrs.
Fred Schuster [Mary Ellen Thompson],
who has been seriously ill for several months, passed away at two o'clock
Monday afternoon at her home here. The funeral and burial will be at Fletchall
Grove near Grant City but definite plans await arrival of sons at a distance. Mrs.
Schuster is survived by her
husband and nine sons, four of whom are in the U S Army.
[Schuster, Mary Ellen
Thompson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 6,
1945 p. 5
BLOCKTON
Obituary - Mrs.
Fred Schuster
Mary
Ellen Thompson was born Dec. 24,
1878 at Pattonsburg, Mo., and died at Blockton Monday, August 27.
She
was married to Fred Schuster Feb.
7, 1900. To them eleven sons were born, nine of whom survive: Jesse Lee and Clarence Wayne of Deadwood, South Dakota; Ralph, Cecil and Clyde of Maloy; Forrest, Paul, Homer and Arthur of the
United States armed forces. She is also survived by her husband, one sister, Mrs.
Wm. Mittelsteder of Beulah, North
Dakota, and twenty-one grandchildren.
She
had been a faithful member of the Christian church at Grant City since she was
eleven years old.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, August 30, conducted by Rev. Ralph Yaden at the
Fletchall Church. Burial was in the Fletchall cemetery.
She
was a kind and loving mother and will be greatly missed.
[Terry, Anna Elizabeth
Smith Bowers]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday November 30, 1994 p. 5
ANNA ELIZABETH
TERRY
Funeral
services for Anna Elizabeth Terry were held November 26, 1994 at the Novinger Taylor Funeral Home with Rev. Ted
DeHass officiating. Burial was at Athelstan Cemetery, Athelstan, Iowa.
Anna
Elizabeth, daughter of Charles
and Adeline Smith was born on a
farm near Athelstan, Iowa on September 15, 1894. She departed this life
November 23, 1994 at Bedford Manor, Bedford, Iowa at the age of 100 years, two
months, seven days.
She
lived in the Athelstan, Iowa area and grew to maturity where she attended the
public school system and local churches.
On
February 8, 1914 she was united in marriage to Frank Elza Bowers of Farragut, Iowa. They remained in Farragut for
a short time and later moved to Taylor County, working in both the farming and
trucking industries.
After
Elza's death, Anna moved to
Bedford, Iowa in 1954. In Bedford she was employed by the Miller sisters for
three and one-half years.
On
November 20, 1957 she was united in marriage to Philip Azel Terry of Bedford, Iowa.
She
was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Adeline Smith; first husband Elza Bowers; second husband, Phil Terry; and her only child, Carmen Bowers Deuel. Also preceding her in death were her brother, Herman
Smith, and sisters, Amy
Hubbard, Lois Fichter, Oma Trueblood, and half-sisters, May Sparking and Lola Nelson.
Left
to cherish her memory are sister, Ruth Fichter of Tabor, Iowa; granddaughter, Mickie
Christensen and husband Jens, great grandchildren Roberta Hinson and Sam Huggins and wife Kim, of Houston, Texas; and numerous other beloved relatives and friends
who truly loved her.
Anna was a lifetime member of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Anna was a kind, considerate and
loving lady who will be missed by all who knew her.
[Wilson, Mahala
Devinney]
Taylor County
Democrat
Thursday August 2, 1894 p. 4
Died,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lafe Long, Bedford, Iowa, July 29, 1894, at 11 o’clock a.
m. Mrs. Mahala [Devinney] Wilson,
aged 66 years, 8 months and 27 days.
Funeral
services were held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Long in the southwest part of the city, Thursday, July
31, 1894, at 2 o’clock p. m. and were conducted by Rev. M. C. Waddell, assisted
by Elder C. Grant McNeill. The remains were interred in the Bedford cemetery.
Mrs.
Wilson and her husband, Benner
Wilson, came to Taylor County
from St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1856 and were consequently among the early
settlers of the county. They were formerly residents of Rossville, Indiana,
where they were married. Mr. Wilson died about 15 years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were known and respected by all of the older
settlers of Taylor and adjoining counties---nearly all of whom have at some
time partaken of their hospitality.
Mrs.
Wilson leaves two children to
mourn her loss, Mrs. Lafe Long,
of this city, and Wm. Wilson,
of Holt Township. Lafe Long arrived from Cross, Oklahoma, Saturday and was present at the funeral.
[Wilson, William
Henry]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 28,
1909 [p.
1]
Bedford Pioneer Dead
The
remains of Mr. W. [illiam H. [enry] Wilson arrived in Bedford today, accompanied by
relatives, and were at once taken to the Bedford cemetery where Rev. McMasters
delivered a brief funeral service.
Mr.
Wilson died Sunday evening at his
home in Oklahoma City, Okl., at the age of 56 years and 8 months. He was born
and raised in Bedford, and was one of the contractors who built the old brick
schoolhouse here. He is a brother of Mrs. Lafe Long. He was married in early life to Miss Amanda
[Almeda] Amerine, of Gravity, and
he leaves a widow and several children, aside from his sister mentioned, to
mourn his death. He was following his occupation as a contractor in his
Oklahoma home. His father, Mr. Benner Wilson, was one of the earliest settlers of this county,
and will be remembered by a host of old friends.
Sympathy
is extended to the bereaved relatives.
[Wilson, William
Henry]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 28,
1909 [p. 1]
Faithful in Death
W.
[illiam] H. [enry] Wilson, for
many years a resident of Bedford, died Sunday evening at his home in Oklahoma
City. His body will be brought to Bedford for interment, and will arrive here
on the noon train today, (Thursday). The body will be at once taken to the
cemetery, where after short services conducted by Rev. McMasters interment will
be made.
Nearly
all the life of the deceased was spent here and many friends reside in this
vicinity.
He
was born at Rossville, Indiana, in May 1852, but when only a child of 3 years
his parents, moved to Minnesota. They remained there only about a year and then
came to Bedford, which was the home of the deceased for more than 40 years.
Eleven years ago he moved to Oklahoma, which was his home until the time of his
death.
The
particulars of his death are given in the following article taken from the
Oklahoma City daily of Monday:
Ever
since the beginning of time poets have eulogized the dog for his faithfulness
to mankind, and many a pretty story has been written of how the dog has risked
life to save his master—in short, the dog has been heralded as the most
loyal, the most intelligent of all animals.
But
here is a story that brings the horse into the limelight—
The
story of how a horse carried his dead master home and how he whinnied until
attention was attracted.
W.
[illiam] H. [enry] Wilson a
Capitol Hill contractor, died suddenly last night, somewhere between Oklahoma
City and his home while driving in a buggy between the two places.
George
Watts, a Capitol Hill resident on his way to church last evening, observed the
Wilson horse drawing the buggy along the road, neighing pitifully and holding
his head high in the air as though to summon help. On second glance, Watts
observed that the occupant of the buggy sat rigid in the seat, and that his
hands had no control over the reins. Yet the horse picked his way carefully
over the road.
As
Watts approached more closely the horse stopped and further inspection showed
that Wilson was dead.
Wilson left his home early in the afternoon to make a
call in Oklahoma City. He was to also stop at a meat market on his return trip
and make a purchase. It is not known whether he stopped at the meat market, but
about 7 o'clock his horse was observed just east of the intersection of D
Avenue and Broadway Capitol Hill, only a few doors from the residence.
The
family was notified who called Stret & Harper. The undertaker notified
Justice Edward Dewes Oldfield, acting coroner, and had the body removed to the
morgue. An inquest will be held at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Frank
Rutledge, an employee of the New State Sash & Door Company of Oklahoma City
states that about 6:45 while he was returning from a social visit in the
neighborhood, he saw the horse standing at the roadside. He believed the
occupant of the buggy was drunk and paid no further attention.
Dr.
Goocher positively stated that death was due to heart failure. It is probable,
however, that Justice Oldfield will order a post mortem.
Wilson was 56 years old and came here
from Iowa eleven years ago. He is survived by a wife and eight children, the
youngest a boy of eight years.
I
at first thought my husband had been drugged," said Mrs. Wilson last night, "but Dr. Goocher says there is
positively no suggestion of that. It was due wholly to heart trouble, to which
he has been subjected several years.
[Wolcott, Emery
Franklin]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday January 27, 1914 p. 7
Emery Wolcott.
Emery
Wolcott, who has been in falling
health for some time, died at the home of his daughter last Thursday morning.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock, conducted by Mart Gary Smith. Interment was in Bedford cemetery, the
services at the grave being in charge of the Masonic fraternity.
Emery
F. [ranklin] Wolcott was born at
Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, Sept. 15, 1834. Sept 13, 1857, he was
married to Marion Woodruff and
from this union five children were born, all of whom except Mrs. Butler are dead. Mrs. Wolcott died January 14, 1900.
Deceased
served three years in the Civil war, being a member of the 14th Ohio
Artillery.
He
came to Bedford in 1866, where he has since resided.
[Wolcott, Emery
Franklin]
Bedford
Times-Republican
Thursday January 22,
1914 [p.
1]
EMERY WOlcott DIES
Funeral Services Will
be Held at 4 O'clock Friday.
Emery
[Franklin] Wolcott died this
morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Butler. Funeral services will be held at 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon at the First Church of Christ, conducted by Mart Gary Smith,
the pastor.
[Wolcott, Marion
Woodruff]
Bedford Free Press
Thursday January 18, 1900 [p. 1]
Obituary.
Marion
Woodruff was born July 14, 1835,
at Morgan, Ashtabula county, O., and died at her home in Bedford Sunday
afternoon, January 14, 1900 at 3:30 o'clock, aged 64 years and 7 months. The
funeral services were held in the Christian church Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock, conducted by Elder J. Will Walters, after which all that was mortal of
one who was so much beloved was laid to rest in the Bedford cemetery. The funeral
services were largely attended by sorrowing friends that evidenced the great
respect and devotion in which the deceased was held. The members of the W. R.
C. attended the funeral in a body, she being a highly honored member of that
organization.
Deceased
was married to Emory F. [ranklin] Wolcott September 13, 1857, and to this union was born five children, but
all have died except one, Marcia P. [auline] Butler. She leaves a husband, daughter, grandson, three
brothers, one sister and a host of relatives and friends to mourn her loss. Mrs.
Wolcott gave her heart to God at
the age of 18, and has ever since lived a consistent Christian life. She had
been a member of the Christian church for thirty-four years. She was a devoted,
faithful wife and mother, a kind, loyal and loving friend, and would make any
personal sacrifice for a friend. She was always found ready and willing to
cheerfully do any good work and speak a kind word. Her life abounded in deeds
of charity and kindness. She has gone, but the holy life remains to brighten
our lives.
[Wright, Maynard
Jackson]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday August 29, 1916 [p. 1]
Maynard Wright.
The
one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee C. [harles] Wright [Rosa Hazlett] died at their home on the Frank Larison farm in
Ross Township Wednesday, August 16, after a short illness.
Funeral services were
held at the home Friday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J. W. Goodsell of the
Methodist Episcopal church. Interment was in the Bedford cemetery.
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