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[McNees, George Eldon]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 18, 1980 p. 11
George McNees, 72 Rites September 12
Funeral
services were held September 12 for George Eldon McNees, 72, of Bedford, who died September 9, 1980 at
the Bethesda Care Center in Clarinda. Services were held in Shum-Novinger
Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Carl Cummings officiating. Interment was in
Washington Cemetery, Gravity, Ia.
George
Eldon McNees, son of George P.
[atrick] and Mary [Maude] Fast McNees was born in Dallas Township, Taylor County, Ia. on December 29, 1907. He grew
to maturity on a farm east of Bedford. He attended Bedford High School and
graduated in 1927. He was a member of the Methodist Church.
On
October 27, 1931, he was united in marriage to Ethel Mae Keim. To this union five children were born: Lois
Marie, George F., Russell E. [dward], Sandra [Mae] and Barbara. He followed farming as a profession as long as
his health permitted before moving to Bedford.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Lois Marie, and two brothers, Harold and Cleo.
Left
to cherish his memory are two sons and two daughters: George F. McNees and his wife, Martha, of Clarinda; Russell E. [dward] McNees and his wife, Julia, of Atlantic; Sandra [Mae] Richey of Council Bluffs; and Barbara [Kay] Chepak and husband Robert of Montvale, N.J.; two sisters, Dorothy
Spencer and husband, Galen of Bedford; Frances Beery and husband Harold, of Richey, Mont.; ten grandchildren, Kevin,
Julie, Mark, Dale, Lisa, Curtiss, Deborah, Delbert, Robert J. and Michelle; two great grandchildren, Kristi and Steven; other relatives and friends.
He
was a member and served as treasurer of the Gravity Fire Department for many
years. He had been a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge.
[McNees, John Harold]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 20, 1968 p. 4
John McNees Dies in Calif. Truck Accident
A
former Bedfordite, and 1929 BHS grad, John Harold McNees, 58, was killed in a truck accident near
Castella, Calif., on June 5. A professional truck driver with nearly 26 years
driving for the same firm, McNees was driving a tractor and attached trailer unit when the vehicle went out of
control, plunged over an embankment and overturned during a heavy rain.
Services
for McNees, a resident of
Redding, Calif., were held June 8. A veteran of World War II, he had resided in
Shasta County (Calif) for 30 years. Burial was in Redding.
In
addition to his widow, Eleanor,
two daughters, Mrs. Janice M. Phelps and Miss Anita Maria McNees, all of Redding, he is survived by his father, George P. [atrick]
McNees of Bedford; a brother, George
Eldon McNees of Gravity; two
sisters, Mrs. Dorothy (Galen) Spencer of Bedford and Mrs. Frances [Irene] Beery of Richey, Calif.
His
brother and two sisters and niece, Judy Spencer, attended the services.
[McNees, Joseph H.]
Bedford Times
Republican
Thursday June 2, 1927 p. 3
Joseph H. McNees
Joseph
H. McNees, son of Elihu and
Ary [Emeline Hays] McNees, was
born Oct. 5, 1858, near Greenville, in Greene County, Tennessee, and died at
Bedford, Ia., May 24, 1927, at the age of 68 years, 7 months, and 19 days. He
grew to manhood in Tennessee, came to Missouri in 1885, removing to Taylor
County, Iowa, in 1890. Mr. McNees was engaged in farming until 1910 when he retired and moved to Bedford. On Dec.
31st, 1882, he was united in marriage to Nancy J.[ane] Pickering. To this union was born four daughters, Ary
[Frances], now Mrs. N. [ewton]
H. [iram] Cummings, of Halsey,
Ore., Lucina of Bedford, Olive, now Mrs. H. [arold] W. Mechlin, of Duluth, Minnesota, and Goldie, now Mrs. Bernard Weed of Charter Oak, Iowa, and five sons, George P.
[atrick], of Bedford, John
F.[ranklin], of Vida, Mont, Theodore
E., of Ft. Collins, Colo., and
two sons dying in infancy. He also leaves his wife, one brother, Samuel H., of New Market, Iowa, and 12 grandchildren to
mourn his demise. With the exception of Mrs. Cummings, who was unable to come, the children all arrived
before his death. Mr. McNees united with the Methodist church in 1900. He was well known in Taylor County,
and was a highly respected citizen in his community. He was always interested
in that which was for the betterment of the community.
The
funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, May 26, at the Methodist church,
conducted by Rev. G. T. Roberts, and interment was made at Old Memory cemetery
near New Market.
[McNees, Joseph
Richard]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday January 29, 1942 p. 4
McNees Infant Dies Shortly After Birth
Joseph
Richard, infant son of Mr. and
Mrs. [Walter] Cleo McNees [Thelma
Rose Pfander] of east of Bedford,
died shortly after birth in an Osceola, Iowa, hospital, Monday, January 19.
The
funeral services were held at the Walker & Shum Funeral Home Thursday
morning and burial was in the Gravity cemetery. The services were conducted by
Rev. A. Douglass Steffenson of the Bedford Methodist Church.
He is survived by his
parents, a sister, Nancy Ann,
and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pfander of Osceola and Mr. and Mrs. George McNees of Blockton.
[McNees, Joseph
Richard]
Taylor County
Herald
Thursday January 22, 1942 [p .1]
Services for McNees Infant
Funeral
services were at 9:30 a. m. today at the grave in Gravity [word unreadable] for
the infant son [Joseph Richard]
of Mr. and Mrs. [Walter] Cleo McNees [Thelma Rose Pfander]
who died at the Osceola hospital January 19, four hours after birth. Surviving are the parents; a sister, Nancy
Ann, and the grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Pfander of
Sharpsburg and Mr. and Mrs. George McNees of Bedford.
Services
were conducted by the Rev. A. Douglass Steffenson of Bedford.
[McNees, Nancy Jane
Pickering]
Thursday March 15, 1928 p. 7
Nancy Jane McNees
Near shady wall a rose
once grew
Budded and blossomed in
God's
free
light,
Watered and fed by
morning dew,
Shedding its sweetness
day and
night
As it grew and blossomed
fair
and
tall
Slowly rising to loftier
height
It came to a crevice in
the wall,
Thru' which there shone a
beam
of
light,
Onward it crept with
added
strength
With never a thought of
fear or
pride,
It followed the light
thru' the
crevice's
length,
And unfolded itself on
the other
side
The light the dew, the
broadening
view
Were found the same as
they
were
before,
And it lost itself in
beauties new,
Breathing its fragrance
more
and
more."
On
Friday morning at 8:30, Mrs. J. [oseph] H. McNees, one of the best-known and much beloved residents
of Bedford was called to her eternal rest. Mrs. McNees had been a quiet sufferer for years. Since the
death of her husband in May last she has failed gradually, her illness becoming
serious during recent months. Everything possible was done to relieve her
suffering but to no avail.
Nancy
Jane Pickering, daughter of George
and Katheryn [Hayes] Pickering,
was born May 31, 1860, in Blunt county, Tennessee, where she grew to womanhood
and was married December 31, 1882, to Joseph H. McNees. In 1884 they came to Missouri and six years
later to Taylor county, Iowa, where the remainder of their lives were spent.
They have lived in Bedford the last seventeen years. She leaves to mourn her
demise, three sons, four daughters and thirteen grandchildren, two sons having
died in infancy. The surviving children are: Mrs. Airy Cummings of Halsey, Oregon; George P. [atrick], of Bedford, Ia.; John F. [ranklin], of Vida, Mont; Lucina,
of Bedford, Iowa; Mrs. Olive Mechlin of Duluth, Minn.; Mrs. Goldie Weed of Charter Oak, Ia.; and Theodore E., of Fort Collins, Colo., all being present when
she was laid to rest. She leaves also three brothers, John H. [enry]
Pickering of Gravity, Iowa, Thomas
Pickering of Wakeeney, Kans.; Samuel
Pickering of Hardisty, Alberta,
Canada; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Nagle of Sheridan, Oregon, and Mrs. Mary Ann Shanks of Limestone, Tennessee. In early girlhood she
united with the United Brethren Church, later becoming a faithful member and
worker in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bedford, Ia. A loveable personality
won her many friends who will grieve her loss. A Christian woman, a devoted
mother, her last prayer was beseeching her Master to care for her children.
"Shall claim of
death cause us to
grieve,
And make our courage
faint or
fall?
Nay! Let us faith and
hope
receive
The rose still grows
beyond the
wall,
Scattering fragrance far
and wide,
Just as it did in days of
yore
Just as it did on the
other side
Just
as it will forever more."
The
funeral services were conducted at the Methodist Church in Bedford, Ia., at
2:00 o'clock the afternoon of March 13, 1928, and her body was laid to rest in
Old Memory cemetery near New Market, Iowa.
[McNeese, Clara
Elizabeth McNeese]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 7, 1950 [p. 1]
Mrs. McNeese Dies in Auto Upset Sunday
Mrs.
Rollie McNeese [Clara Elizabeth McNeese], 62, of south of Bedford was killed Sunday afternoon when the car in
which she was riding went out of control and overturned a mile west of town on
the road which extends off Bedford's Main street.
The
1941 Ford was driven by Mr. McNeese,
who suffered shock. A third passenger, Jim Parsons, 77, uncle of Mrs. McNeese, was seriously injured in the accident. He was
taken to the St. Francis hospital in Maryville, where he remains in critical
condition.
Funeral
services for Mrs. McNeese were
held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Wetmore Funeral home in Bedford, with Rev.
Robert M. Peters officiating. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery here.
[McNeese, Clara
Elizabeth McNeese]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 14, 1950 p. 7
Clara Elizabeth
McNeese
Clara
Elizabeth McNeese, daughter of John
and Janie McNeese, was born in
Gentry County, Mo, Aug. 11, 1888, and died near Bedford, Sunday, Dec. 3, 1950,
at the age of 62 years, three months, and 22 days.
She
was united in marriage with Rolly [William] McNeese Jan. 6, 1910, and to them were born three
children. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Allen Franklin, who died in infancy; and two brothers, Gravener and Jesse.
She
is survived by her husband at the home southwest of Bedford; a son, Orville
[Lee] McNeese of Sheridan, a
daughter, Mrs. Rose King of
Bedford; three grandchildren, Donald [Edward] and Sarah McNeese and Marcella Dye; three sisters, Mrs. Lilly Malby of Spokane, Wash., Mrs Frank Sleep [Mary Orlean] of Bedford and Mrs. Opal Gaule of Bedford; four brothers, George [Benjamin] of Orient, Wash., [James] Oscar of Phoenix, Arizona, Henry [Glen] of Bedford
and [William] Clifford of Conway; and several nieces and nephews and
three uncles.
Mrs.
McNeese spent most of her life in
and near Bedford. She was a member of the Methodist church at Darlington, Mo.
[McNeese, Donald
Edward] [Tamerius,
Lawrence Gerald]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 21, 1951 [p. 1]
Two Teen-Age Boys
Drown Wednesday In Tamerius Farm
Pond Near Athelstan
ATHELSTAN
— An afternoon swim ended in tragedy Wednesday for two teen-age Taylor
County boys, who drowned in the chilly waters of a farm pond near Athelstan at
about 4 p. m.
Dead
are Donald Edward McNeese, 15,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville McNeese of Bedford, and Lawrence Gerald Tamerius, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Woody Tamerius of Athelstan.
The
two boys were uncle and nephew, since Mrs. McNeese is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tamerius.
Recovery
of the bodies was made at 5:30 p.m. by Leland Stitt of Pattonsburg, Mo., who
was passing by the farm, located a mile north of Athelstan. He brought the
bodies up after several persons had tried unsuccessfully to recover them.
Authorities
give the following account of the drownings:
Mr.
and Mrs. McNeese, Donald and his
sister Sarah, about 14, were
visiting the Tamerius family
Wednesday. Another Tamerius grandson, Vernon O'Hara, about
10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O'Hara of Grant City, was also visiting there.
The
three boys, Donald, Lawrence and Vernon went down to the Tamerius Farm pond, a dammed-up ditch, at about 3.30 p.m.
None of the boys could swim, but evidently attempted it without their parents'
knowledge.
Vernon said the older boys jumped into the pond and he
“saw they were in trouble.” He started to go into the water to help them, saw
that he couldn't, and ran to the farm home for help. He arrived at the
farmhouse at 4:10 p.m.
A
large crowd soon gathered at the pond, one eye-witness said, and several men
attempted to bring up the bodies, among them Dr. Frank Matteson of Grant City.
Stitt,
who didn't arrive at the pond until nearly 5:30, made only two dives to surface
the bodies, the witness said. Dr. Matteson pronounced them dead when the
recovery was made.
Bud
Wetmore and Clifford Hanshaw of the Bedford Volunteer Fire department went to
Athelstan with the city respirator when they learned of the accident. The
equipment was not used, however, when it was discovered how long the bodies had
been in the water.
'The
pond has a sharp drop-off, and reaches about 10 feet in depth in the deepest
part. The bodies were recovered in about eight feet of water.
It
is believed by authorities that one or both of the boys got cramps, from the
cold pond water.
Sheriff
Harry E. Lucas was called to Athelstan after the bodies were recovered. Justice
of the Peace Ed Beard of Bedford went with him to act as coroner, in the
absence of County Coroner Earl J. Stone.
Mr.
and Mrs. Tamerius are the parents
of four other children, George of
the home, Mrs. McNeese, Mrs. O'Hara and Mrs. Richard Saville of
Redding.
Sarah is the only other McNeese child.
Services
for Donald will be held at
10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Wetmore funeral home. Rev. Robert M. Peters will
officiate. Burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
Services
for Lawrence will be held at 2
p.m. Saturday in Athelstan with burial there.
[McNeese, George
Benjamin]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday October 17, 1968 p. 5
GEORGE B. McNeese DIES in SPOKANE
Word
was received Saturday of the death [October 6, 1968] of George B.[enjamin]
McNeese of Spokane, Washington.
He was a brother of Mrs. Frank Sleep [Mary Orlean], Mrs. Guy Hinton [Susie Opal] and Henry [Glen] McNeese, all of Bedford.
[McNeese, Henry Glen]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 4, 1974 p. 8
Henry McNeese, 77 Last Rites Held February 28
Funeral
services for Henry Glen McNeese,
77, of Bedford, were held February 28at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford
conducted by Rev. Larry Secor. Mr. McNeese died February 25, 1976 in St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Mo.
Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Henry
McNeese, son of the late John
[Henderson] and [Tabitha] Jane [Parsons] McNeese, was born at Plattsburg, Missouri on May 18,
1899.
He
had lived most of his life around Bedford. He attended school and church in
Bedford.
In
June 1920 he was united in marriage to Della [Rachel] Rusco and they lived all their married life in and
around Bedford. In 1970 they observed their 50th wedding
anniversary.
To
this union were born four sons and three daughters: Geraldine [Jane]
Sulenski, Williamsburg, Virginia; Roy McNeese, deceased; Leonard
[Ray] McNeese, Albuquerque, New
Mexico; John McNeese, Bedford; Goldie Wray, deceased; Bessie
Smith, Pickering, Mo.; Walter
McNeese, deceased.
He
was preceded in death by his wife, Della Rusco McNeese, in 1973, and his parents and four brothers and
sisters.
He
is survived by two sons; two daughters; 25 grandchildren; 20 great
grandchildren; three sisters, Mary [Orlean] Sleep, Opal Hinton, Lily Malby.
Henry had worked for Cudahy Packing Co., Farmers Co-op,
and was self-employed for 25 years around Bedford.
He
will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
[McNeese, Jesse
Grover]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 15, 1938 [p. 1]
Jessie G. McNeese Dies Here Monday
Jessie
[Jesse] McNeese, a resident of
Bedford and community for many years, died at the home of his mother, Mrs.
John [Henderson] McNeese [Tabitha
Jane Parsons] in west Bedford
Monday, Dec. 12, after a short illness.
The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. Stanley Schlick. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery.
Jessie
[Jesse] Grover McNeese, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John [Henderson] McNeese,
was born in Platte County, Mo., Dec. 7, 1891, being 47 years of age at the time
of his death. He had been a member of the Methodist church since early
childhood.
He
is survived by his mother; five sisters, Lillie of Greenfield, Wash., Clara [Elizabeth] of Clearfield, Mrs. Mary [Orlean] Sleep of Hopkins, Mrs. Dorothy White of Sidney, and Mrs. [Susie] Opal Dawson of Bedford; four brothers, Gregory [George
Benjamin] McNeese of Seattle,
Wash., [James] Oscar
McNeese of Pacoima, Calif., Henry
[Glen] McNeese and [William] Clifford McNeese of Bedford. There are also several aunts and uncles and many friends.
[McNeese, LeRoy Henry]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 15,
1966 p. 8
LeRoy McNeese Rites Sunday, September 11
Funeral
services for LeRoy Henry McNeese,
40, of Sheridan, Mo., were held Sept. 11 at the Shum-Novinger Funeral Home on
Madison Street with Rev. Walter Ortmann officiating. Mr. McNeese died suddenly at his home near Sheridan on Sept.
7.
Interment
with military honors by Bedford American Legion Post 164 was held at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford.
LeRoy
Henry McNeese, eldest son of Henry
[Glen] and Della [Rachel Rusco] McNeese, was born at St. Joseph, Missouri, January 16, 1926.
Roy lived most of his life in Taylor County where he
attended the Bedford schools.
Roy served in the U. S. Navy during World War II from
1944 to 1946 serving aboard the USS Barataria, seaplane tender, and the USS
Salamava, aircraft carrier, where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart.
He acquired four battle stars.
May
31,1961, Roy was married to Marjorie
Musick. To this union one son, Ricky
Lee was born.
Roy is survived by his wife Marjorie; his son, Ricky; his three other children, Sue Ann McNeese,
Jessie McNeese and Raymond, all of Oregon; by his father and mother, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry [Glen] McNeese of
Bedford; three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Marion (Geraldine) Salenke
[Sulenski] of Williamsburg,
Virginia; Mrs. Henry (Goldie) Wray of Pickering; Mrs. Robert (Bessie) Smith of Bedford; John McNeese of Bedford and Leonard McNeese of Clarinda; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many
friends.
Roy will be greatly missed by family,
friends and neighbors who knew and loved him.
[McNeese, Orville Lee]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday August 10, 1967 p. 9
Orville McNeese Rites Aug. 3
Funeral
services for Orville Lee McNeese,
55, of Athelstan were held August 3 at the Athelstan Community Church with Rev.
Earl Caudle officiating. Mr. McNeese died near his home July 30, 1967. Interment was at Fairview
Cemetery, Bedford.
[McNeese, Rollie
William]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 14, 1974 p. 5
Rollie McNeese, 84 Last Rites Held February 6
Funeral
services for Rollie William McNeese,
84, of Mount Ayr were held February 6 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford
conducted by Rev. Ward Campbell. Mr. McNeese died at Ringgold County Nursing Home in Mount Ayr
February 3, 1974. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
Rolly
McNeese, son of William and
Sarah McNeese, was born near
Albany, Missouri, August 14, 1889. He was married to Clara Elizabeth McNeese January 1910 at Albany, Mo.
He
is survived by his wife, Dolly,
of Maloy; a daughter, Rose Johnson,
of Shenandoah, Ia.; granddaughter, Rose Zigman; great grandson, Marty; great granddaughter, Leslie, of Canoga Park; granddaughter, Louise Fisher, of Pacific Junction; also several nephews and
nieces.
Rolly was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Clara
[Elizabeth], and an infant son, [Allen] Franklin, a married son, Orville,
grandson, Donald, a brother, Jim, sister, Jane, and sister, Sara.
Rolly lived in the Maloy-Bedford area all his life and
made lots of friends wherever he went.
[McNeese, Tabitha Jane
Parsons]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday June 10, 1948 [p. 1]
Mrs. Jane McNeese Succumbs Monday
Mrs.
Jane McNeese died at her home in
Bedford Monday. The funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home
Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial was in the
Fairview cemetery.
Tabitha
Jane McNeese, daughter of Conway
and Clara Parsons, was born in
Gentry County, Missouri, being 83 years, 11 months and 1 day at the time of her
death.
She
was married to John H. [enderson] McNeese Nov. 26, 1882. To them eleven children were born, George
[Benjamin] McNeese and Lilly
Malby of Spokane, Washington; [James] Oscar McNeese of Phoenix, Arizona; Clara [Elizabeth]
McNeese, Mary [Orlean] Sleep, Henry [Glen] McNeese, [William] Clifford McNeese and [Susie] Opal Dawson of
Bedford; and three sons preceded her in death. Mr. McNeese died April 5, 1933.
She
is survived by 28 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and 1 great, great
grandchild. Also by three brothers, Jim Parsons of Bedford, Bill Parsons of St. Joseph and Obed Parsons of West Plains, Missouri.
[McNeese, Walter Lee]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday September 26, 1934 p. 4
Infant Son Dies
Walter
Lee McNees [e]; thirteen months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry [Glen] McNees [e] [Della Rachel Rusco] of Bedford, died at the home Friday morning. The
funeral services were held at the Wetmore Funeral Home Saturday afternoon
conducted by L. L Hull, pastor of Assembly of God church. Burial was in the
Fairview cemetery. Surviving relatives are the parents, three brothers and two
sisters.
[McNeese, William
Clifford]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday April 6, 1967 p. 3
Clifford McNeese Rites Monday
Funeral
services for William Clifford McNeese, 63, were held April 3 at Madison Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home
conducted by Rev. J. Milton Kinney. Mr. McNeese died April 1, 1967 at Young’s Rest Home in
Clarinda. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.
William
Clifford McNeese, son of John
H. [enderson] and Tabitha Jane (Parsons) McNeese, was born on Sept. 24, 1903 at Pattonsburg, Mo.
He
is survived by two brothers, George of Orient, Washington, and Henry of Bedford; three sisters, Mrs. James (Lilly) Malby of Spokane, Wash., Mrs. Frank (Mary) Sleep and (Mrs. Guy (Opal) Hinton of Bedford, and several nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his father and mother, four brothers, and one sister.
When
a child of three years, Clifford was severely burned and he never recovered completely from this injury.
He
loved the out-of-doors and was happiest when little children were around. He
enjoyed company and knew everyone when they came to see him. He will be missed
by all who knew him.
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