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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1963
Page
7
A collage of ads lists insurance agents, appraisal services, hiring requests, equipment for sale, and livestock for sale. Highlights include Farmers Mutual Insurance Agent Howard R. Clark, Dean Newkirk auction sales, lamb buying, floor sander rental, tree service, Singer sales, a New Year’s Eve dance, hogs and Wagons for sale, and a large Farmall and Deere tractor inventory from Wilson Implement Co. Bedford Iowa.
Funeral services for Ida Ellen Adams were conducted December 19 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home Bedford with Rev. Jerry Sample officiating. She died December 16 at age 82 in Bedford and is interred at Bedford Cemetery. The obituary notes her birth near Siam Iowa September 4 1881 as the lone survivor of 16 children and details her marriage to Marcus L Adams August 12 1900 and her family across Nebraska Oklahoma and Iowa. She was a Church of Christ and Berea Congregation member and had been an invalid for 14 years after a hip injury. Survivors include three daughters 14 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
Hampshire boars of top quality and breed ing for sale along with 24 open gilts. Located 2 miles southwest of Siam. Contact Delmar Davison at Clarinda 542 4888.
Clarence Alden Burwell 88 died December 22 at his Gravity home. Funeral held Tuesday December 24 at Gravity Methodist Church with Rev. J Milton Kinney officiating. Burial followed at Washington Cemetery Gravity.
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Elza Jonathan Manley of Taylor county died December 18 at University Hospitals Iowa City at 82. Funeral services were December 21 at Madison street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home Bedford with Clarence Potter officiating. interment at Airview Cemetery Bedford. Survived by son Frances, brother Silas Manley, and a host of friends.
Siam news notes visits and family gatherings across Sentts Bluff Colose Sprints and Bedford areas. Army Sgt. John Miller remains on two weekleave from Ft Gordon while Joyce heads home to Kansas City. Eastern State group meets for reg ular session with officers elected and install set for Jan 9. church of Christ and Siam youth events, plus pre Christmas dinners and a cornea transplant for Mrs. Young are recorded.
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