Boltinghouse, Frank Edward -
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday at 2 P. M. at the Christian Church for Frank E. Boltinghouse, 55, who passed away at the Veterans'
hospital in Des Moines on Sunday at 8 P. M. Rev. Merwin Goad was in charge of the services, with the American Legion conducting
military honors. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Pallbearers were Donald and
Raymond Trost, George Cook, Wayne O'Riley,
Kenneth Boltinghouse and W. Ernest Bryant. Music was
furnished by Roland Buxton, who sang "In The Garden" and "The Old Rugged Dross," with Miss Annola Toler at the piano.
Obituary
Frank
Edward Boltinghouse was born March 3, 1894 in
Brooklyn, New York, and passed away at the U. S. Veterans hospital in Des
Moines, Iowa, on January 22, 1950 at the age 55 years, 10 months and 19 days.
At the
age of 10 years, after the passing of his parents, he came to Lenox, Iowa,
where became the foster son of Joe F. and Mary A. Boltinghouse. When quite young he united with the
Church of Christ at Blue Grove.
He
served over two years with the 35th Infantry Division in World War I and saw
active service in the Battles of St. Mihiel and
Argonne Forest in France. He was a member of the American Legion, Parkinson
Post No. 250.
On
Sept. 14, 1922, he was united in marriage to Freida Trost of Lenox, and they moved onto a farm. In 1939, they located on an
acreage in town, where they operated a dairy until his passing.
Surviving are his wife, his foster father, Joe F. Boltinghouse
of Ellston, and two sisters, Mrs. Lila Hale of Lenox and
Mrs. Loleta Anderson of Shenandoah, besides a host of
relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his foster mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Boltinhouse.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, January 26, 1950
Bouton, Mary N. Nave “Mollie” –
Mrs.
Mollie Bouton, 62, died Tuesday at 7 a.m. at the
Peoria hospital in Peoria, Ill. Funeral
services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church in Lenox, with Rev.
Clarence Richardson officiating. Burial
will be in the Lenox cemetery.
Mrs. Bouton was reared in the Lenox community and has many
friends here. Her brother-in-law and twin sister, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Reed,
of Lenox had visited her in her home at
Princeville,
Ill., last week after she had suffered burns in a fire
in her home.
Other
survivors include her husband, Walter, one son and two daughters. Her daughter,
Mrs. Opal Terry of Lenox, preceded her in death.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 2, 1950
Bouton,
Mary N. Nave “Mollie” –
Mary
N. Nave, daughter of James and Mary Nave, was born Sept. 15, 1887 at Sherman,
Kansas, and passed away Jan. 31, 1950 at the Methodist hospital in Peoria,
Ill., at the age of 62 years, 4 months and 16 days.
On
Jan. 21, 1920, she was united in marriage to Walter Bouton.
She
was reared by her grandmother and uncle, her mother
passing away at the time of the birth of she and her twin sister Mattie. The greater part of her life
was spent near Lenox, with the exception of the last 17 years spent at
Princeville, Ill.
She united with the Methodist church at Lenox
when a small child and was a charter member of the Rebekah Lodge of Lenox.
Mrs. Bouton will always to be remembered for her unselfishness
and the many kind deeds with which she brought happiness to others. She was preceded in death by a brother, Cecil
and a daughter, Mrs. Opal Terry.
Surviving are her husband, Walter, a daughter, Luella Barron,
two sons, Cecil and Elvin, a step-daughter, Mrs. Lois Libby,
her twin sister, Mrs. Mattie Reed, a niece, Mrs. Marvel Shum,
eight grandchildren, a son-in-law and daughte-in-law,
besides
a host of relatives and friends.
Short
services were held in Illinois, Thursday, Feb. 2, after which the body was
brought to the Barber Funeral Home in Lenox, with services being held at the
local Methodist church at 2 P. M. on Friday. Rev. Clarence Richardson
officiated.
Burial
was in Fairview cemetery. Music was furnished by Mrs.
Marcia
Bender and Lowell Shum who sang "The Lord's' Prayer"
and.
"Good Night and Good Morning." Pallbearers were Tom
Ferguson,
George Ferguson, Cecil Wilson, Marvin Wilson,
Claude Peitier and Claude Reynolds.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 9, 1950
Boyer,
Myrtle Van Houten –
Mrs.
C. O. Boyer of 949 W. Arbutus St., Compton, Calif., passed away at her home
Dec. 6, 1949. The funeral and burial will be at Compton, Friday afternoon, Dec. 9.
Myrtle
Van Houten, daughter of George H. and Selina A. Van Houten was born on
the home farm near Lenox, Dec. 16, 1890. She grew to womanhood in Lenox and was graduated from the Lenox high
school, class of 1909.
She
united with the Presbyterian church in early life, was
always
an active worker in the church and Sunday School, as long as she was able to
attend.
She was
married to Clarence O. Boyer of near Sharpsburg on
March
12, 1910. They lived in and near Lenox until about 1929, when they moved to
Creston and then to California in 1936. She has been a patient sufferer for a number of years. She leaves to mourn her husband, C. O. Boyer,
four children and six grandchildren: Berniece Katzenbarger and husband Earl and daughter, Karen Rae;
George Howard Boyer and wife Becky and children Robert and Susan; Willis O.
Boyer, wife Phyllis and children Dee Anne and Glee Joyce; Mavis Stevens and
husband Earle and son Jimmie;
two brothers and four sisters: M. B. Van Houten,
Bellingham,
Wash.,
A. W. Van Houten, Davenport, Iowa, Mrs. Marge A
Barrans,
Lenox, Iowa, Mrs. Abi Dawson, Sprague, Wash., Mrs
Bessie
Leonard, Downieville, Calif., and Mrs. Mary Bell,
Bellingham,
Wash.,
and nephews and nieces and a host of friends
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 8, 1949
Brown,
Gertrude –
Gertrude
Brown, sister of Joe Brown, died at the Greater Community hospital at Creston Monday
morning. She had been ill since
suffering a stroke three weeks ago. She
was 70 years of age.
Funeral
services were held on Wednesday from the Christian church of Prescott, with the
Arnold Funeral Home in charge. Rev.
Ernest A. Warden and Rev. Merwin Goad officiated,
with burial at Evergreen cemetery at Prescott. Pallbearers were Lavern, Alvin, Vaughn and Alfred Brown, Forrest White
and Floyd Sawyer. Music was furnished by Mrs. Ruth Sears and Mrs. Eula Campbell
with Mrs. Brad Outhier
at the piano.
Other
survivors besides her brother Joe of Lenox are another
brother,
Alfred D. Brown of Prescott, and two sisters, Mrs. Myrle Molyneaux of Parks Grove, Minn., and Mrs. Grace McIlrary of Creston.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 2, 1950
Brown,
Martin Delna –
Martin
D. Brown, 63, died at his home in Lenox at 2 p. m. Friday. He had lived in the
vicinity about 25 years. Services were
held Sunday at 2:30 p. m. at the Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. Merwin Goad
officiating. Burial in Morgan cemetery south of Kent.
Obituary
Martin Delna Brown was born October 8, 1886 at Brentwood,
Arkansas. The youngest of a family of ten. His father was Fieldon Brown and his mother was Charlotte Brown. He joined
the Baptist Church at Brentwood while a young man.
Mr.
Brown was married to Martha Stonesifter at Brentwood,
Arkansas,
on October 2, 1907 and to this union five children
were born. They are: Harvey Brown of Freewater, Ore., Ruby Badgett, Beulah Clinton and Bonnie Manroe of Lenox, who, with his widow, survive. A daughter,
Viola June, preceded her father in death in 1923.
Five
grandchildren, Shirley Ann Woosley, Phyllis Badgett, Linda Manroe, Eldon
Brown and Raymond Brown and a number
of nieces and nephews also survive.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 22, 1949
Butler,
William Washington –
William
Washington Butler, son of Thomas and Rachel Butler
was born near Batavia, Jefferson county, Iowa on Sept. 24, 1855, and passed away
Dec. 4, 1949 at his home in Lenox at the age of 94 years, 2 months and 10 days.
When a
boy he came with his parents and the family to Union
county,
Iowa where he grew to manhood. On March 20, 1884, he
was united in marriage to Susanna Conver at Creston. To
them were born four children: Byron, Adah, Orah and Frank. All
preceded their parents of his death, except Adah. His wife passed away December 16, 1941.
He was
converted when a young man and united with the Presbyterian church. A few years after his
marriage he transferred to the Methodist church, where he still held his
membership. He was a faithful
attendant at Sunday school and church services when it was possible for him to
attend. One of his dearest delights was in the
Scriptures, whole chapters of which he had committed to memory. All of these were a great source of comfort
to him when his eyes grew too dim to read.
Mr.
Butler leaves to mourn his passing his daughter Adah,
a daughter-in-law Mrs. Nellie Butler and one granddaughter,
Hazel
O. Butler, one brother, Walter and a number of nieces and nephews and a host of
friends.
The
funeral service was held at the Methodist Church at 2 o'clock Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Rev. Clarence Richardson was in charge of the service; music was furnished by
Mrs. Eugene Paymal and Mrs. Rollie Bender, accompanied by Mrs. A. H. Peacock.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 8, 1949
Carey,
Anna E. Nan -
Mrs.
Anna E. Carey, 88, died at her home in Denver, Colo., on Thursday at 4 a. m.,
after suffering a stroke the preceding
evening.
Obituary
Annie
E. Nan was born near Rome in Henry County, Iowa,
on June 15, 1861. She departed this life in her home at Denver,
Colo.,
on Jan. 12, 1950, at the age of 88 years, 6 months and 27 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, eight brothers and sisters, her
husband, John J. Carey, and two infant sons.
She is
survived by two daughters, Miss Nina G. Carey of Denver, Colo. and Mrs. Mary
Carey Mohler of Golden, Colo.; two sons, Elwood G. Carey
of Los Angeles, Calif., and Ivan Carey of Lenox, Iowa; nine grandchildren and
five great grandchildren.
Mrs.
Carey conducted a millinery store in Lenox for a number
of years until she went to Denver to live with her daughter, Nina in 1921.
Funeral
services were held at the Morris Funeral Home in
Denver
on Jan. 14 at 3 P. M. Rev. L. G. Burrus of the
Methodist
church of Golden, Colo., was in charge. Burial was in Fairmount cemetery at Denver
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, January 19, 1950
Chandler,
Fannie Fern Rhoades –
Mrs.
Tom Chandler, 54, died Saturday at 4:30 p. m. at her home near Clearfield. Funeral
services were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Arnold Funeral Home, conducted by
Rev. Merwin Goad. Interment in the Lenox Cemetery.
Fannie
Fern Chandler, daughter of Newton and Mary Jane Rhoades was born near
Shenandoah, Iowa on September 20, 1895 and passed away at her home near
Clearfield, Iowa, on February 18, 1950, at the age of 54 years, 4 months and 18
days.
As a
very small child a few years were spent near Aurora, Nebraska. At the age of 8
years her parents moved from there to a farm north and east of Lenox where she
grew to womanhood. At the time of her
youth she united with the Methodist church. She was graduated from the Lenox
high school in the year 1914, after which she taught in the rural schools of
Adams and Taylor counties for three years.
In
1920 she was united in marriage to Thomas J. Chandler. To this union were born
three children, Marjorie and twin daughters, Velda and Velma, Velma having died in infancy.
Surviving are her loving husband, Thomas J. Chandler, the two
daughters, Mrs. John Davenport of Lenox and Mrs. Frances Routh of
Diagonal; two granddaughters, two sisters, Bertha Rhoades of Glenwood and Mrs.
Dick Boone of Ogalala, Nebraska, and one brother,
Admiral R. Rhoades of Lenox, besides a number of close relatives and friends.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 23, 1950
Clute,
Levi T. –
Levi T.
Clute, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Clute, and brother of Fred Clute of Lenox,
died January 19th, 1950, at the age of 81 years at Monroe, Mich. His wife died
October 2, 1949, at the age of 76 years. He is survived by one son, Martin
Clute, and three grandchildren of Monroe, and three sisters and two brothers,
Mrs. Josephine Lemon, age 68 years, of Wagoner, Okla.; Mrs. Nellie Westcott,
age 84 years of Mt. Mora, Florida; Mrs. Addle Jones, age 78 years of Wagoner,
Okla.; Fred Clute of Lenox, age 75 years, and Gay Clute, age 72 years, of Arants, Okla. This is the first death in 46 years in this Clute family.
The Clutes were former residents of Bedford, Iowa
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 26, 1950;
Drake, Mary Dick Rodman -
Mary,
daughter of Benjamin and Mary Dick, was born Jan. 1, 1856 in Fayette county,
Pa., and passed away at 2:00 A. M. on Dec. 15, 1949 at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hiram George at Lenox, Iowa at the age of 93 years 11 months and
14 days.
When a
child the deceased came with her parents to Iowa, where they located at Red Oak
and later moved to a farm near Stanton. On April 2, 1876 she was united in
marriage to Isiah Rodman, and to this union three
children were born, Benjamin Rodman, who passed away m 1928; Mrs. Sylvia Peregrine,
who died in March, 1929 and Mrs. Nellie George, who survives. Mr. Rodman passed
away September 1883.
On
March 16, 1885, Mary was married to Frederick Drake and to them were born three sons, who are left to mourn the passing of a
devoted mother. They are Charles Drake of Corning, William and Robert of
Carbon. Mrs. Drake also leaves 9
grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews and a
host of friends.
Mrs.
Drake was the last of a family of 11 children. Her husband passed away in June 1900.
“Aunt
Mary” as she was known to her many friends and loved ones lived most of her
life in Carbon. She was a member of the
Methodist church and a charter member of the Ladies’ Aid Society. She was a true friend of everyone and her
many acts of kindness will long be cherished by her loved ones.
In
April 1933, after being seriously ill, Mrs. Drake went to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Nellie George, and it was there that she been lovingly cared for
by her daughter, until she passed away early Thursday morning.
Funeral
services were conducted from the Methodist church at Carbon Saturday, Dec. 17,
at 2 p.m. with Rev. Cutler in charge. Interment was made in the Oakland cemetery at Carbon.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 22, 1949
Dukes,
Mary George –
Mrs.
Mary Drake , whom had she lived until New Year's Day
would have been 94 years of age, passed away at 3 A. M. this
morning (Thursday) at the home of her son-in-law and
daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram George. Funeral services, in charge of
the Arnold Funeral Home, will be held at Carbon on Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, and burial will be at Quincy.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, December 15, 1949
Gauthier,
Albert L. –
A. L. Gauthier, publisher of the Adams County Free Press,
weekly
newspaper,
and a lifelong resident of Corning, dropped dead at his home there late
Saturday morning. He had suffered a heart attack. His death came as a shock to
the Corning community since he apparently had not been ill prior to the fatal
attack
Albert
L. Gauthier was born at Corning, February 2, 1891, and was 58 years old. He was
the son of August and Mary Lelay Gauthier. He was
married to Grace D. Runyon, October 15, 1915. He had received his education in
the Corning schools and attended the University of
Iowa
for one year. Mr. Gauthier joined the staff of the Free Press in Corning
in 1907 and became editor in 1926.
He was
active in sports and had been an official of high school
athletic events for many years. He was a member of the Corning
volunteer fire department for many years, served with the Iowa National Guard on the
Mexican border, and was active in the community life of Corning and Adams
county. He had served many years as secretary of the Adams county fair
association.
He was
a member of the Catholic church and the Knights of
Columbus.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 29,1949
Heckethorn,
Lillian Mildred -
Funeral
services will be held Thursday at 2 p. m at the Church of Christ for Mrs. Lillian Heckethorn, 51, who passed away at her home in Oswego,
NY. Surviving are her mother Mrs. Flora
Donaldson of Lenox, her husband, Howard Heckethorn and their son Dee of Oswego.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 22, 1949
Heckethorn,
Lillian Mildred –
Lillian
Mildred Heckethorn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Donaldson, was born Aug. 21, 1899. She passed away at her home in Oswego, New York, Dec.
17, 1949 at the age of 51 years, 3 months and 17 days.
She
attended Lenox high school; graduated with the class of 1916, and later
attended business college at Chillicothe, Mo. She was united in marriage to Howard Heckethorn, June 20th, 1920. One son, Dee, was born to this
union. They made their home in Monmouth, Ill. for seven years, and then moved
to Washington, D. C. for three and
a half years; then to Oswego, New York, where they resided until her death. She
was affiliated with the Congregational Church of Oswego, New York, and was also
a member of the Auxiliary of the Legion.
Besides
her husband and son she leaves her mother, Mrs. Flora Donaldson; one brother Norval of Eugene, Oregon; two uncles, Charles Eckler of Lenox and John Donaldson of Corning; a host of
cousins and friends.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 29, 1949
Henderson, Fred Marquis -
Fred
Henderson, age about 72, passed away this morning
(Thursday)
at 6:30 o'clock. He had suffered a stroke several
years ago, and had not been too strong since that time, although
he had remained active on his farm east of town. Mr. Henderson was a prominent farmer, and a director of the First National Bank in Lenox
at the time of his death. As we go to press, further
particulars and funeral arrangements are not available.
Lenox Time Table,
Lenox, Iowa, December 15, 1949
Henderson,
Fred Marquis –
Fred
Marquis Henderson, the son of Robert and Frances Henderson, was born July 29,
1877 and passed away Dec. 15th, 1949, at the age of 72 years, 4
months and 6 days. He had spent his
entire life on the farm where he died.
He
attended the Lenox high school. After high school he attended
the C. C. C. C. business college in Des Moines for a period of six months.
In
early life he united with the United Presbyterian church in Lenox and was a
faithful and consistent member all his life. As a ruling elder he served many years on the session of the church. He
was active in the Sabbath School, serving for a time as librarian. But his
most faithful work was in the choir. Mr. Henderson loved music.
Because
of this he was an active member of the choir for more than 37 years, rendering
service wherever he could.
He was
a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank and had served in this capacity
since the bank was organized. Mr. Henderson was a successful farmer and stock
raiser, this being his vocation in life.
During
the past three years he was in declining health ,and had suffered a slight stroke last spring. He seemingly had recovered
from this but the years had left their mark, and his last illness was of less than
24 hours duration and he went to his rest shortly before six o'clock last
Thursday morning.
He
leaves a sister, Hattie, of the home, and one uncle who is 91 years old, and
several cousins. Mr. Henderson never married. His father, Robert Henderson,
passed away on Jan. 3, 1912 and his mother on Feb. 19, 1919.
The
community will miss the rugged honesty of this upright citizen and many a
neighbor will never again feel the sympathy and helpfulness of Fred Henderson.
Funeral services in charge of the Barber Funeral
Home were held in the United Presbyterian. Church in Lenox
with the Rev. Earl Moneymaker officiating. Casket bearers were Geo.
Ferguson, Elmer Orr, Walter Wurster, Ralph Robertson,
Clifford Roudybush, Henry Beck. Mrs. Roy Long and Mrs. LaVernja Roll sang, with Mrs- James Ajneal at the organ. Burial was in the Fairview
cemetery at Lenox.
Lenox Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December
22, 1949
Hurley,
Walter Paul –
Funeral
services will be held Friday at 2 P. M. at Osceola for Walter Hurley, 68, who
passed away Wednesday evening at the Masonic Sanitarium at Bettendorf.
Surviving
are two sisters, Mrs. Clara Haley of Lenox and Mrs. George McLaury of Bedford, and the following cousins: Mrs. Earl Hudson, E. E. Reynolds, and Roy Welch, all of Lenox.
Mrs.
Haley went to Osceola today (Thursday) and Mrs. Hudson and E.E.. Reynolds will attend the funeral.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 2, 1950
Hurley,
Walter Paul –
Walter
Paul Hurley, son of Dennis and Emma Hurley, was born in DeWitt County,
Illinois, on March 15, 1881 and passed away at the Bettendorf Sanitarium on
Feb. 1, 1950, where he had been a patient for 12 years.
He
came to Lenox with his parents in the spring of 1862, when he was just one year
old. In 1910 he went to Osceola to work
for the Bell Telephone Co.
He was
married on Dec. 28, 1911 to Estella Litteel, and they
resided
in Osceola until he was taken to the Sanitarium.
Funeral
services were held in the Miller Funeral Home at Osceola
at two o'clock Friday afternoon, with burial in the Osceola cemetery. Services
were conducted by the Rev. Latta.
Mr.
Hurley was, preceded in death by his parents and only
brother,
Otto, who passed away in November of 1949. Surviving
are his wife and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Haley of Lenox and
Mrs.
Ethel McLaury of Creston also a number of nieces and nephews.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 9, 1950
Kendall,
John H. -
Death came
Tuesday morning to John H. Kendall of Hepburn,
father of John Kendall of Lenox. Mr. Kendall would have been 80 years old had he lived
until April. He had been in ill health for some time.
Funeral
services are being held today (Thursday) at Clarinda,
with burial near Hepburn. Survivors include his wife and the following children:
Mrs. Emil Schmidt of St. Louis, Mrs. Eva Journey of New Market, Mrs. Florence
Robinson of Hepburn, Caiss Kendall of Villisca and
John Kendall of Lenox.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 23, 1950
McIlravy, Clara B. Vance -
Clara
B. Vance, daughter of Mary and Jas. Haywood Vance, was born September 3, 1872,
in Corning, Iowa, and departed this life at her home near Lenox, Iowa, on
Sunday morning, January 8, 1950 at the age of 77 years, 4 months and 5 days.
She had been in failing health the last few years but her sudden passing came
as a shock to the
entire community.
She
was the oldest child in a family of nine children. She was preceded in death by
two infant sisters, her parents and two brothers.
Mrs. Mcllravy received her education in the Corning schools
where she prepared herself for the teaching profession. She taught in Carbon
and in the rural schools of Adams county.
On
July 10, 1895, she was united in marriage to William Q.
Mcllravy. They lived in the Prescott vicinity until 1912 when they purchased the farm on
which they have resided for the past 38 years. In 1945, Mr. and Mrs. Mcllravy had the
privilege of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Mcllravy united with the Methodist Church at the age of 12
and remained a very faithful member, attending Church and Sunday School regularly as long as her health permitted.
She
was a foster mother to the teachers and pupils of the rural school so near her
home, making their interests her interests.
All
who knew Mrs. Mcllravy will remember her
cheerfulness, her hospitality and her true faithfulness to her home, her church
and her many friends. She held the love
and esteem of all who knew her and will be greatly missed in the community. She
leaves to mourn her passing her devoted husband, two brothers, Arthur Vance of
Fargo,
N. Dak., and Roy Vance of Milwaukee, Wis.; two sisters, Nettie
Pierce of Indianapolis, Ind. and Bessie Mackey of Tulsa, Okla., who seems more
like a daughter because she grew to womanhood in the Mcllravy home. Besides the immediate family she leaves many other relatives and a host
of friends to mourn her passing.
Funeral
services were held in the Methodist Church in Lenox
at 2 p. m. on Tuesday, January 10, 1950 with Rev. C. W. Richardson
in charge. Mrs. Rollie Bender and Mrs. Eugene Paymal,
accompanied by Mrs. A. H. Peacock, furnished the music.
Pall
bearers were Ralph Knodel, Leo Caskey,
A. I. Gray, Harry
Kreiger,
Max Hockett and Warren Eckels. Burial was in the
Mount
Zion cemetery.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday January 12, 1950
Ray,
Homer James –
Homer
J. Ray, 67 passed away at his farm home north of the Lone Star Station in Union
county on Saturday at 8 p. m. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the home with Rev. Lewis Conrad of
Kent officiating. Burial was in the Cromwell cemetery.
Obituary
Homer
James Ray was born in New Cumberland, Ohio, May 29, 1862, the eldest son of
Leonard and Orpha Ray. When he was 17 years old his father died.
Soon after his father's death the little family consisting of the widowed
mother a younger brother and sister; came to Iowa. The trip was made in a
covered wagon and
it took them seven weeks to make the journey with the young lad assuming the
responsibilities for the family. Soon after their arrival they purchased a
small farm ten miles north of Prescott in Adair county.
In his
early years he became a member of the Methodist church in Carl, Iowa. On February 18, 1885 he was married to Martha
Jane Eno at her home near Carl. When they had been
married a year the
young people decided to pioneer again so they went west to Nelson,
Nebraska,
taking their small daughter and again going by covered wagon. A farm was
purchased near Nelson and it was their home for 16 years, then they returned to
Iowa and lived north of Prescott for seven years.
In
1909 he bought a farm northwest of Kent, where he spent the remainder of his
life, being at his death 87 years, 7 months and 12 days of age. Mr. Ray was one of the oldest citizens of the
community, a man whose pleasures in life were in the things of every day
living; he loved hunting and fishing and outdoor activities
and he especially enjoyed the company of young people.
Preceding
him in death were his wife, a daughter and a grandson. Survivors include one
son Will, who lives on a farm nearby; two daughters, Mrs. Edith Thomas of Kent
and Mrs. Chas. Butler of Lenox; six grandchildren and one brother, Albert of Villisca and two sisters Mrs. Mary Aldridge of Villisca and Mrs. Madge George of Corning; one
half sister. Mrs. Fern Hayes of Villisca and a half brother,
Clyde Bixler, of Eberly.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 22, 1949
Toland, Jesse Eugene–
Jesse Toland, 57, died at his home five miles east of Lenox at
9:30 a. m. Tuesday. Mr. Toland had returned home only
a short time before from the University hospital at Iowa City, where he had
been under observation for several days.
Funeral
services were held at 2:30 p. m. today (Thursday) at
the Arnold Funeral Home with Rev. C. W. Richardson officiating.
Burial
was in the Lenox cemetery.
Surviving
are his widow, Velma; a son, Jesse, Jr.; four brothers Branch and Leslie of
Lenox, Walter of Des Moines and Will in Illinois; two sisters, Mrs. Chester
Pearson of Lenox and Mrs. Ruth Moore of Des Moines and two grandchildren.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, January 26, 1950
Toland,
Jessie Eugene -
Jessie
Eugene Toland, son of Riley and Josephine Toland, was born near Industry, Ill., on March 19, 1892,
and passed away at his home five miles east of Lenox on January 24, 1950, at
the age of 57 years, 10 months and five days.
When
he was about 9 years old he moved to Iowa and lived
near Lenox until 1920. Dec. 5, 1917, he was
united in marriage
to Velna Shott to which union
one son, Jesse Junior was born.
The
son now lives in Kansas City, Mo.
In
1920 he moved to a farm near Lawrence, Kans., where he lived for one year before
moving to Kansas City, Mo., where they lived for 20 years. In 1940 they moved
back to Iowa for two years and then on to California for two years, returning
to Iowa in 1944 where he has since resided.
He had
been in the University hospital for 10 week and had returned to his home only
two days before his death. He was preceded in death by his parents, two
brothers and one sister.
He
leaves to mourn his departure his wife, Velma, his son Jesse Junior, two
grandsons, his daughter-in-law, four brothers,
Walter
of Des Moines, Willie of Industry, Ill., Branch and Leslie
of Lenox; two sisters, Hulda Pearson of Lenox and Ruth
Moore of Des Moines, several nieces and nephews and a host of cousins and
friends.
Jesse
was a kind husband and father and a friend to all who knew him.
The
funeral service was held at the Arnold Funeral Home on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 2:30. Pallbearers were John Porter, Charlie Young,
Byron Brown, Randall Haynes, Bill Fisher and Dave Morris. The service was in charge of Rev. Clarence
Richardson.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, February 2, 1950
Whitlow,
William E. -
William
(Bill) Whitlow 65, died at the Greater Community
hospital at Creston, Friday afternoon, about 30 hours after he
had been found lying on the floor in his home here since suffering
a stroke on Tuesday night or Wednesday.
Obituary
William
E. Whitlow, son of William and Jane Whitlow was born near Peoria, Ill., on
September 14, 1884 and passed away at the Greater Community hospital in
Creston, Dec. 23, 1949 at the age of 65 years, 3 months and 9 days.
About
50 years ago he moved to Northboro in Page county, Iowa. In 1900 he moved to Lenox, where he has made
his home ever since.
For
several years he was a telegraph operator but for the past several years he has
followed the painters trade.
He was
preceded in death by his parents and by two brothers. Mr. Whitlow was a member of the Masonic
Order.
He is
survived by his sister, Mrs. Anna Paisley of Loveland, Colo., and his brother, Arthur,
of Oakdale, Nebr., other relatives and many friends.
Funeral
services were conducted at the Arnold Funeral home in Lenox by the Rev. C. W.
Richardson. Interment in the Fairview cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Clayton. John porter, E,
Beadel,
V. Reeder, Glen Hale and Sam Black.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 29, 1949
Wilson, David D. –
David
D. Wilson, 85, died on Tuesday at 1:22 p. m. He had suffered a stroke on
Thursday at 5:20 p. m. Mr. Wilson would have been 86 years old on Christmas Day
had he lived
Funeral
services will be on Thursday at 2 p. m. at the United
Presbyterian church at Lenox with Rev. Earl Moneymaker
officiating. Burial in the Clearfield .cemetery.
Survivors
include his widow Sabilla; four daughters, Mrs. Fanny Goodale, Lenox, Mrs. Eula Fling, Kansas City, Mo Miss
Fern Wilson, Mason City, Mrs. Madge Everett, Wickenburg, Arizona; one son,
Glen, of Des Moines: seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren;
three brothers. Robert, Ed and Harvey, of Lenox; one sister, Mrs.
Sarah Wilcox of Lenox. Four children preceded him in death.
Mr.
Wilson was born near Crawfordsvillle in Washington county. Iowa. He
came to Taylor county in a covered wagon with his parents when he was 12 years
of age, and lived in Taylor county all the rest of his life except the two
years he lived at Fort Collins, Colo.. 1900 to 1902.
He was
a prominent farmer and stock raiser and retired from active farming in 1920.
While in Colorado visiting he walked all the way up the old cog railway to the
too of Pike's Peak when he was 35 years old.
Although
his vocation was farming, he worked at the carpenter
trade for two years. He helped build the H. and S. railroad at Clearfield. He was
interested in all types of sports. He
enjoyed baseball and was the oldest member on the volley ball team at Lenox for
a number of years. He was a faithful
church member and a good citizen.
Lenox
Time Table, Lenox, Iowa, Thursday, December 22, 1949
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