Pastor Ollie Odle Profile Highlights Local Minister
The Bedford Baptist Church pastor Ollie Odle, 46, appears in a photo mystery feature. A Kansas youth, Navy veteran, and minister, Odle led Barnard First Baptist to an $86,000 stone church and later boosted Park Avenue Baptist El Dorado attendance. He serves as mission minded leader, with 40 percent of giving to missions and various church roles. Odle is married to Altha Webb with three children Terry Kathie Ollie Jr.
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Ollie Odle
Bedford Baptist Church
Odle
U. S. Navy
Odie
Gas Service Co
Armourdale Baptist Church
Kansas City
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Barnard, Kans
First Baptist Church
Barnard
Park Avenue Baptist Church
el Dorado
Kans
Kansas
Bedford
Inter-Church Council
Southwest Baptist Assoc. Ministers’ Council
World Service Support Program
Southwestern Assoc
World Mission Support Program
Iowa
Pastor Odle
Altha Webb
Odles
Terry
Cathy Clark
Ollie, Jr
Kathie
Ily
Carl Gray
Farris Gray
Homer Thompson
Hopkins
Dale Larison
Debbie
Susie
Mary Jo Headley
Rock Island
Atty
Dwight Larison
Lisa
Brad
Estel Larison
John Menefee
Perry
Darrell Larison
Sidney
Ames Larison
Blockton
Larison
Roy Lucas
Ralph Price
Gravity
Barbara Price
St. Joseph
Mike Shannon
Omaha
Ollie
NWMSC
Joe Webb
Henry Bennett
Blanche
Manila
Baguio
Philippines
Robert Hardee
Quinton Douthit
Knoxville
Gary Hensley
Creston
Halbert Hensleys
Dorothy
Margaret
Lois Schoating
Des Moines Sperit
Births in Florida and Malvern addition to families
Mr and Mrs Phil Bartlett of Jackson Beach Florida welcomed a daughter Paula Lynn born December 9. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Paul Bartlett of Bedford. Mr and Mrs Darwin Larson of Malvern welcomed a son Cory David born December 12. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Herby Larson of New Market and Mr and Mrs Wayne McClure of Malvern.
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Phil Bartlett
Jackson Beach
Fla
Paula Lynn
Paul Bartlett
Bedford
Darwin Larson
Malvern
Cory David
Herby Larson
New Market
Wayne McClure
Christmas Socials Spread Across Bedford and Vicinity
Numerous families and relatives gathered for Christmas in Bedford and nearby towns. Residents from Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, and beyond visited kin in Red Oak, Gravity, Maryville, Tarkio, Tarkio, and other towns, sharing meals and holiday travel stories.
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Roy Fitzhugh
Conway
Omaha
Roy Dean
Waterloo
Gail
Larry Thompson
Alaska
University of Oklahoma
Darrell Thompson
Bedford
Mamie Dawson
Mable
Red Oak
Charles Blake
Hubbard
Ray Blake
Charles Owens
Stewart Allen
Tamela
Pamela
Mark
Maryville
Lola
Sarah Moore
Arthur Moore
Donal Glass
Neil Glass
Kansas City
Jesse Everhart
Camanche
Don Everhart
Independence
Fred Everhart
Bill Everhart
St. Joseph
Leon Coy
Ronnie Partridge
the Terrell and
Wilmar
Minn
Larry Keeger
Jacksonville
Ark
Drexel Koger
Bedford Area
LaVern Peters
Ronnie
Randall Peters
Marquette
Mich
Bill Baker
James
Bill Jr
Last Rites Held for Marla Weed at Gravity Church
Funeral services for Marla Mae Weed aged 3 of Gravity were held December 18 at Gravity Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Truitt officiating. She died in a home fire December 15, 1971 and is buried at Washington Cemetery Gravity.
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Marla Mae Weed
Gravity
Gravity Methodist Church
Robert Truitt
Marla
Washington Cemetery
Marven
Glenna Weed
Corning
Iowa
Glenna
Donnie
Lonnie
Kenny
Cindy
Kathy
Shellie
Lonnie Weed
Orient
Social Security Agent Visit Planned in Bedford
A Creston Social Security representative will be in Bedford in the supervisors' room of the courthouse on Tuesday January 4 at 9 30 am to meet residents. The office mailing address is 316 W Montgomery Creston Iowa 50801 and the district manager is Martin A Gundlach.
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Creston
License Examinations and Renewals Slated for December 30
Officials will be on duty at Bedford City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for drivers license examinations and renewals. The reminders note Thursday, December 30 as the available date for service.
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Bedford City
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Dick Eberle
Olaf Mendenhall
Herb Killam
Victoria
Bart Haley
Slim Mcleod
Bill Million
Fred Cross
Oren Campbell
Larry Mullen
Les Galey
Velma Nauman
Ray McClures
Columbia
Marvin Salen
John Carhartt
Tarkio
Denver
Colo
Jim Salen
Jim Kuhn
Ida Grove
D. C. Freemyer
Donovan
Fairfax
Marjorie
Rankin
Donna
Ken Keith
Ames
Herbert Reeve
Bill Cross
Richard Cross
Julie
Bryan Cross
Kyle
Janna
Jill
Ed Blake
Elza Fine
Charles Williams
L. Guy Young
G. E. Anderson
Ann Margaret
Gordon
Wm. Edmund
Gordon E. Anderson
Forrest Hanshaw
Margaret Bjorklund
Rialto
Calif
Paul Hanshaw
Phoenix
Ariz
Leroy Waugh
Sioux City
Mount Ayr
Allen Akers
Marshalltown
Eva Akers
Vera Akers
Linda
Ray Blakes
Ricky
Lisha Moore
Council Bluffs
Lenox
Main Dalton
Moores
Donald Turner
Beth
Tom
Mike
DeSoto
Don Turner
Sanford Turner
Jim
Jerelyn
Jacqueline
Clarinda
Russ Davenport
Huxley jJa
Turner
Wm. Rybolt
Joe
Donald Rybol
Galen Turner
Harley Bebout
Bryan
Texas
Rybolt
Kent Petersen
Overland Park
G. A. Marquart
James Pullan
Ernie Campbell
Iowa City
James Lucas
Osborn
HK Russell
Gene Hannon
Florence Hannon
Mt. Ayr
Walter Fox
Mound City
Leland Brown
W. W. Poke
H. C. Dugan
John Steele
Joyce Ann
Cedar Rapids
Maybel Varra
Pueblo
Donovan Gray
Fam
Freda Wildt
Richelieu Bartlett
Shurfresh
Sharfresh
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Florida
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Wilson’s
ALL Meat
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del. Monte
Clearfield
Oleo
Shel
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BNB Directors’ Room
Bedford National Bank
Roscoe Schoolings
Glen Lock
Ed Lock
Wilbur Fudge
A. R. Weed
Fontanelle
Gravity United Methodist Church
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