Thanksgiving Guests Fill Homes Across County
Local residents hosted relatives and friends from Des Moines Red Oak Omaha St. Charles Mo Wichita Kansas Council Bluffs and Wisconsin over Thanksgiving weekend. Many families shared meals with extended kin including Park, Pace, Spencer, Coffman, Oxley, Clark and Blood households. out of town visitors came from Wauwatosa Grand Island Gravity and Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Park
Max Park
Teresa
Suzie
Jimmy
Omaha
Marvin Longfellow
Kay Lynn
St. Charles
Wendell Davidson
Sam Coffman
Faith Spencer
Jack
Ronnie Gordon
Bill Watts
Glenn Oxley
Leon Oxley
Carl Leaventon
Paul William Clark
David
Mary Janet
Ann
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
Paul Clark
Warren Clark
Maryville
Fred Blood
Guthrie Center
Leona Stewart
Connie
Jack Blood
J. C. Trost
Lenox
Howard Poore
Orville Humphrey
Steven Humphrey
Grand Island
Nebr
Francis Akers
Wayne
Jeff
Gravity
Walter Alexander
Bedford
Thanksgiving Guests From Many Places Visit Bedford area
A long list of Thanksgiving visitors and guests is recorded in Bedford with people from Conway Des Moines Indianapolis Sioux City Lincoln Nebr Hoodlum towns and other places visiting relatives. Names include Humphrey Akers Buckataw Huntsman Moffitt Snyder Weeda Hicks and many others. The report notes airman Humphrey returning to base and various family gatherings over the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Robdey
Conway
Orville Humphrey
Steven
Francis Akers
Harley Humphrey
Humphrey
Akers
Eva Coy
Webster City
Don Utter
Wayne Huntsman
Sioux City
Bedford
Wayne
Dorotha Huntsman
Clark Delaney
Indianapolis
Ind
Frank Clark
Carl Buckatew
Des Moines
Carl
Earl Winchell
Harold Shepherd Jr
Eik Horn
Harold Shepherd Sr
Bob Perkins
Leroy Moffitt
Kristin
Amarillo
Tex
Clyde Snyder
Byron Moffitt
Braddyville, Ta
Larry Poore
Marilyn Beebhe
Lincoln
Nebr
Howard Poore
Roy Lucas
Keith O'Dell
Herman O'Dell
Janelle
Oma Dalton
Harold Ringgold
Hopkins
Ralph Weller
Cathy
Charles
Fannie Weller
Corwyn Hicks
Linda
Indianola
Harold R. Barchus
Ruby Woodyard
Vern Freeland
Waterloo
Kelly Barnes
Dodge City
Kans
Earl Roberts
Janis
Prescott
Irven Weeda
Horace Brown
Archie Colter
Melvin
Villiseca
Harlan Larsson
Raytown
Glenn Brown
Roy Dean
Dixie Beemer
Gravity
Dale Case
Hamilton Ferguson
Texas
Cole
Robert Snyder
Leroy Moffitts
Elvis Johnson
Englewood
Ina Jones
Tom Leonard
Pearl Terrace
Cecil Newkirk
Marilyn
Steve Mick
Sharpsburg Community News From Roy Kerns Visit
Report from Sharpsburg features local residents visiting relatives across Iowa Missouri Tennessee and North Carolina with Army ties and Thanksgiving events. Guests include Mrs Ed Ferrell Mrs Linda Anderson and many Sharpsburg residents sharing meals and greetings at Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings in nearby towns and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Ed Ferrell
Janice
el Paso
Linda
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pvt
Darrell Miller
Bob Page
Detroit
Mich
Bob
Julius Page
Paul Chitty
Oakland
Buzzy Chitty
Clarence Maudlin
Grant City
Mr. Maudlin
Russell Phillips
Johnny Eighmy
Lloyd Chandler
Dean Posten
Ray Long
Cloud Gourley
Denver
Colo
Gertie Gray
Zora
Westboro
Gourley
Richard Long
Kenny and
Greg
Clifford Million
Sides
Paul Schulze
Marjorie
Jefferson, In
Wilmer Kitter
Lynda
Altoona
Rose Gillespie
Paul Cronk
Randy
Julie
Bermidji, Minn
Carl Rice
Greenville, Ill
Local Social Notes from Sheridan and Nearby Towns
Mrs Frances Carlson reports Grace Foster hosted Fred Konee and Albert Levi guests in Creston Cedar Rapids and Lenox and Des Moines residents visited in the week. Bridal shower in Atlan tic for Shirley Savage. Thanksgiving weekend in Independence with Bertha Stephens family. Diggs grandchildren visit from Maryland. multiple dinner and Sunday gatherings across Corning Shawnee Mission and Des Moines areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koneene
Creston
Fred
Grace Foster
Albert Levi
Cedar Rapids
Jay Levitt
Duane Hughes
Teresa
Shirley
Atlantic
Doyle Savage
Susan
Robert
Independence
Yeoman
Duane Diggs
Hyattsville
Diggs
Verne King
Harry Stafford
A.L. McPherson
Shawnee Mission
Kans
Las Zella King
Paul Fleming
Merritt Triggs
Wendell Mains
Kenneth Caulkins
Corning
Lonnie Hunter Rites November 19 in Lenox
Lonnie Hunter 83 lifelong Lenox resident died November 17 1966 Funeral services were held at Bender Funeral Home Lenox November 19 with burial in Lenox Cemetery Reverend David Shaeffer officiating He was born June 21 1883 on a farm west of Lenox Married Mayme Grace Christy March 14 1907 they had a daughter Bernice and a son George who died young Mayme died February 19 1959 Survivors include Bernice Ryan Eddie Ryan grandson Jack Ryan and Karen Ryan granddaughter Virginia Ryan sisters Margaret Wurster Enola Kinser and Stella Andrews numerous nieces nephews and neighbors ]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Hunter
Taylor Co
Bender Funeral
Lenox
David Shaeffer
James Alonzo Hunter
George S
Dora L. Hunter
Mayme Grace Christy
Bernice
George
Mayme
Bernice Ryan
Eddie Ryan
Jack Ryan
Karen
Virginia Ryan
Local families gather for visits and church events
Mr and Mrs Harold Law hosted Harold s mother after her visit. Several families including Mrs C A Burwell Mrs Frances Carlson and Mr and Mrs Archie Gaddis with Julie Lynn attended. Rochester trip for Mrs Gray s clinic visit followed by family gatherings. F N G Club Christmas dinner at Mrs Clinton Bridges home featured a program and gifts. Church listings include Oak Hill Christian Nazarene and Methodist services with schedules and classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lawson
Harold
Stanton
C. A. Burwell
Frances Carlson
Archie Gaddis
Julie Lynn
Robi. Burwell
Claude Gray
Margaret Lucas
Rochester
Minn
Gray
Rochester Clinic
Albert Levi
Boston
Mass
McMahill
Ponca City
Oklo
Wayne Lovitt
Jay Lovitt
Alyene McMahill
Rick MceMahill
Carol Alexander
Cedar Falls
Bill Alexander
Columbus
Nebr
Malvern Alexander
Oak Hill Church
G. Randels
Christian
Church OF the Nazarene
Ross Keys
Methodist
J. Milton Kinney
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Barrett
Ansel Lyons
T. V. Lacy
Red Oak
Lee Walters
Loran Helm
Dean Spencer
Wichita, Kansas
Joe Pace
Jackie
Arthur Dinwiddie
Iowa
THE
Continental Insurance Companies
Spencer Peck
Bedford Livestock Auction
Bedford, Iowa
Ivan Wells
Charlies McNutt and
Harlan Brown
H. Dean Beemer
Laundromat
Blockton
Bue & Raby
Fred Lyst2
Stuart, Ta
Alton Hazel
Wm. Mack
Cheryle
Charlotte
McKay
John Deere
Harrow
Coca Cola
Nat Patine
N. McKay
Jim and
Harvey
Okey-Vernon Bank
Roy Kerns
Albert Fickess
Paul Fickess
Polo
U.P.W.A
Ralph Rutledge
Jack Cribbs
Jake Larson
Edna Richey
Sharpsburg Bridge Clubs
Junction Cafe
Nebraska City
Rutledge
Elizabeth Kaisand
Gravity News
Earl King
Myron King
Sheridan, Mo
Rilda Ginn
Glen Cree
Colorado Springs
Geo. Gillette
Orie Cree
Harry Hamilton
Et Alons
Saan Pets
Fields
Dad & la
Lonnie
Margaret A. Wurster
Enola B. Kinser
Rock Island, Ill
Stella G. Andrews
Eagle Grove
Jim
Lawrence Merrigan
Merrigan Bros
Bedford Ambulance Service
Dwight E. Terrill
A. Elton Jensen
Court Street
DIAL
Drs. Wm
Kathryn Harris
Optometrists
James A. Campbell
Clarinda, Iowa
Marjorie Deal
C. E. Nichols
Optometrist
Cc. W. Steward
Skeeter Brown
Harland Brown
J. B. Martin
Square
Aberdeen
Angus
Loyd Osburn
Guy T. Weir
Bryon Stoner
Sickels Appliance Store
EKCO
Blenders
Bedford, Low
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