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Clearfield Chronicle
Thursday January 26, 1967 [p. 1]
C. D. Hewitt, 69
Rites Jan. 16
Clement
D. [ee] Hewitt, son of Clement D. [eforest]
and Mary Deaver Hewitt, was born Sept. 1, 1897 and passed away January
14,1967 in the Rosary Hospital in Corning, Iowa.
He was united in marriage on July 30,
1919 to Lena Hunter and to this
union were born three sons, William C., Homer James and Mahlon
H. [unter].
Most of his life was spent in Taylor
County. He was a member of the Methodist Church. During World War I, he served
in the U. S. Army overseas. He was a member of the American Legion Post Number
591.
He is survived by his wife, Lena; two sons, William C. of Montezuma, Iowa and Mahlon H. [unter] of Fairfield, Iowa. Two daughters in-law, Elizabeth and Charlotte; five
grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two brothers, Glen of Omaha and Paul of Portage, Wisconsin; two sisters, Mrs.
Grace Potts of Stuart, Ia. and Mrs.
Hazel Porter of Erie, Penn., and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in
death by one son, Homer who died in
action in World War II, his parents, and two sisters, Mrs. Edna Potts and Mrs. Edith
Reed.
Final rites were held Jan. 16, 1967
from 708 State Street in Bedford, Iowa at 2:00 P. M. with Rev. E. S. Tschetter
officiating, burial in the Conway cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 4, 1945 [p. 1]
Hewitt Is Killed In
Action
Homer
James Hewitt, who was with the 9th Army, was killed in action Dec. 13,
according to a notice from the War Department received by his wife, who resides
in Baltimore, Md. He is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. Dee Hewitt of Conway.
Bedford Free Press
Wednesday September 25, 1918 p. 5
LENOX
J. [ames]
B. Hewitt died Sept. 14 at the home of his son at Conway, Ia. Burial was
made in the Lenox cemetery. Mr. Hewitt was a pioneer resident of Lenox having lived here before the town was built or
any railroad here.
[Hewitt, James B.]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday October 3, 1918 p. 7
Old Settler Dies
James B. Hewitt, one
of the old settlers of this part of Taylor County, died Saturday, Sept. 14,
1918, at the home of his son, Clem,
southwest of town of leakage of the heart after an illness of eight days. He is
well known to many of the older citizens as he was one of the first cheese
makers in this county, and many of them speak of the fine quality of the cheese
he used to make. He was a
brother-in-law of Mrs. Abbie Richey of this city.
He was born July 1, 1837, in Wayne county, Ohio, and was
married in that county Feb. 12, 1860, to Rebecca
Matthews, and moved to this state in 1866, and lived 47 years in this
county. To this union were born the following children: Mrs. Della Colegrove, Girard, Kas.; F. [rancis] M. [arion] Hewitt ,
Minneapolis, Minn.; C.[lement] D. [eforest]
Hewitt, Conway; Mrs. Minnie Hall, Cheyenne, Wyo.— Sharpsburg Review
[Hewitt, James B.]
North Taylor Review (Sharpsburg,
Iowa)
Thursday September 19,
1918 [p. 1]
OLD SETTLER DIES
James B. Hewitt,
Dies Saturday At Home Of Son
James B. Hewitt one
of the old settlers of this part of Taylor county, died Saturday, Sept. 14,
1918, at the home of his son Clem,
southwest of town, of leakage of the heart after a at illness of eight days. He
is well known to many of the old citizens as he was one of the first cheese
makers in this county, and many of them speak of the fine quality of the cheese
he used to make. He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Abbie Richey of this city.
He was born July 1, 1837, Wayne county, Ohio, and was married
in that county Feb. 12, 1860 to Rebecca
Matthews, and moved to this state in 1866, and lived 47 years in this
county. To this union were born the following children: Mrs. Della Colegrove, Girard, Kansas, F. [rancis] M. [arion] Hewitt, Minneapolis, Minn.; C.[lement] D.[eforest]
Hewitt, Conway, Iowa; and Mrs.
Minnie Hall, Cheyenne, Wyo.
The deceased had been a member of the Presbyterian Church for
51 years, and lived a Christian life, well liked and respected by all who knew
him.
The funeral was held from the Presbyterian Church at Lenox, of
which he had so long been a member, Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m., and the
burial was at Fairview cemetery.
The many friends of the family in the vicinity will join with
the Review in extending heartiest
sympathy to them in their hour of sorrow.
[HEWITT, JAMES B.] Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 21, 1980 p. 3
Final Rites Held For Lena
D. Hewitt, 84
Funeral services for Lena
D. Hewitt, 84, of Conway, were held on August 19 at the Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. James Dale officiating. Mrs. Hewitt died on August 17, 1980 at Jefferson County Hospital,
Fairfield, Iowa. Interment was in Conway Cemetery, Conway, Iowa.
Lena Diana Hunter Hewitt,
daughter of Lucy D. [iana] Breckenridge and William H. [arrison] Hunter, was
born near Bedford, Iowa on December 29, 1895.
When a small child, she moved with her parents to a farm near
Conway, Iowa, where she attended public schools. She spent the rest of her life
in and near Conway.
On July 30, 1919 she was united in marriage to Clement D. [ee] Hewitt of Conway. To
this union three sons were born: William
C., Homer James, and Mahlon H. [unter]
Lena was a member of
the Conway Methodist Church, charter member of the Conway Legion Auxiliary, and
a member of the Lenox Navy Mothers' Club. She enjoyed her family and church
work.
She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Homer James, who died in the service
during World War II; one daughter-in-law, Elizabeth;
her mother, father, seven brothers and three sisters.
Left to cherish her memory are her son, William C., of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mahlon H. [unter] and wife, Charlotte, of Fairfield, Iowa; one
daughter-in-law and husband, Edith
Hewitt Penn and Norman Penn of
Titusville, Florida; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
[Hewitt, Mary Ann Liebig Ferguson]
Lenox Time Table
Thursday July 19, 1934 p. 2
SHARPSBURG
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Whipple, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Whipple and Mrs.
Abbie Richey went to Diagonal Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Clem Hewitt.
[Hewitt, Mary Ann Liebig Ferguson]
Lenox Time Table
Thursday July 19, 1934 p. 2
SHARPSBURG
Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Hewitt at Diagonal Monday. She was buried at Clearfield.
[Hewitt, Mary Ann Liebig Ferguson]
Lenox Time Table
Thursday July 19, 1934 p. 5
Mary Ann Liebig
Mary Ann Liebig was
born near Kalona, Iowa, to Charles and
Charlotta Liebig on August 30, 1869, and at the time of her passing had
attained the age of 64 years, 10 months and 18 days. She grew to womanhood in
that community and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
On June 5, 1895 she was united in marriage to Geo. C. Ferguson, who preceded her in
death on Nov. 3, 1910. To this union were born three daughters, Zena Adkins of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Zora King of Tulsa, Okla., and Doris Anderson of Diagonal.
On April 15, 1913 she was married to C. [lement] D. [eforest] Hewitt of Lenox, Iowa. She leaves to mourn
her loss, her husband, three daughters, two brothers, George Liebig of Iowa City, and Phillip of Diagonal, seven step children and twenty grandchildren
and a host of other relatives and friends.
She has been a patient suffer for the past year and at noon
July 14, passed peacefully on to her eternal rest, at the family home in
Diagonal, Iowa.
Funeral services Monday afternoon were held at 2:30 at the home
with Rev. Jordon in charge.
Pallbearers were A. C. Whipple, Howard Eno, Shan Richey, C. M.
Whipple, Fred Richey and O. M. Brown.
Interment was made in the Clearfield cemetery.
[Hewitt, Mary Ann Liebig Ferguson]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 19, 1934 p. 3
SHARPSBURG
Former Resident Dies
Mrs. Clem Hewitt, a
former resident of Sharpsburg, died at her home in Diagonal Saturday. The
funeral services were held in Clearfield Monday afternoon.
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday April 10, 1930 [p. 1]
Dan Marsh
Dan Marsh, aged 87
years and 2 days, passed away at his home in Thayer, Kans., last week and the
body was sent to Bedford Friday, and then taken to the Conway cemetery, where
interment was made. Mr. Marsh was a
resident of Conway for many years.
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday July 1,
1913 p. 5
CONWAY
Mrs. Dan Marsh, who
had been sick for several days died at her home Thursday morning. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Porter at the M. E. church Saturday morning at 10:30. Interment at Conway cemetery.
[Marsh, Sarah Bell Coppel]
Bedford Free Press
Tuesday July 1,
1913 p. 5
OBITUARY
Sarah B. Marsh
Sarah B. [ell] Marsh was born December 16, 1864 [1846], in Manchester, Ohio. She was married to Daniel Marsh September 7, 1865, at
Topeka, Ill., and to this union two children were born, Harry L. [eonard] and Fred C. Marsh the latter dying in infancy.
She is survived by her husband, one son and
one adopted son. One brother W.[illiam] R. Coppel and five grandchildren.
She united with the M. E. church in 1862 and remained a
faithful member until her death, June 26.
Funeral services were held at 11 o’clock at the M. E. church
conducted by Rev. J. E. Porter. Interment in Conway cemetery. [MARSH, SARAH BELL COPPEL] Bedford Times-Press
Thursday July 18, 1985 p. 4
Services here for Fannie
Belle Kopp
Services for Fannie
Belle Kopp, 95, were held July 12 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home with Rev.
Carl Cummings officiating. Mrs. Kopp died July 8, 1985 at Bedford Manor in Bedford. Interment was at Conway Cemetery
in Conway, Ia.
Fannie Belle Lambley was born June 22, 1890 on a farm southeast of Conway, Iowa, being the oldest
child of Thomas Eli Lambley and Elnora Query Lambley.
She attended the rural school in Taylor County Iowa and her
teacher, Allie Nelson, taught her high school subjects. She attended one year
at Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
On February 7, 1912 she was united in marriage to Jesse Ross Kopp of Clearfield, Iowa at
her parent's home near Conway, Iowa. To this union three children were born:
two sons, who died in infancy, and one daughter, [Jessie] Maxine. Except
for a short time spent on a homestead in South Dakota, she lived her entire
life in Taylor County Iowa.
She and her husband lived on farms in Clayton Township until
1944 when they moved to Bedford, Iowa.
When she was a young girl she joined the Methodist Church and
was a Sunday school teacher for about sixty years. As long as health permitted,
she was active in the church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J. [esse] Ross Kopp, who died November
9, 1974; her parents; two infant sons and her brother, Harry Lambley.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter Maxine and her husband Zelbert Freemyer of Bedford, Iowa; two
grandsons, Dr. Paul Freemyer and his
wife Margaret and their five
children of Helotes, Texas and, Attorney Howard
Freemyer and his wife Sue and
their four children of Jayton, Texas; a sister-in-law, Elsie Lambley of Creston, Iowa and two nieces and their families;
other relatives and friends.
Belle was a
dedicated Bible student and loved Bible study. She shared a love for flowers
and enjoyed caring for them.
She will be remembered as a kind and loving wife, mother,
friend and neighbor.
Her daughter Maxine is eternally grateful for the Christian home her parents provided for her.
Mrs.
Kopp will be sadly missed by her family and friends.
[Kopp, Jesse Ross, Infant Son of]
Bedford Times-Republican
Thursday May 1, 1913 p. 8
CONWAY
Born: To Mr. and Mrs. J.
[esse] R. [oss] Kopp south of Conway, a son, April 28, which only lived to
gladden the hearts of the parents a few hours. This was the first-born and the
deepest sympathy of the entire community is extended. The funeral was held at
the home Tuesday, April 29. Interment in Conway cemetery.
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