Lily Mendenhall 90 Final Rites Held In Hopkins
Funeral services for Lily Mae Mendenhall 90 a longtime Hopkins resident were held May 27 at First Christian Church Hopkins with the Rev Carl Hoff officiating She died May 24 1975 at St Francis Hospital Maryville after a heart attack Interment was at Hopkins Cemetery She was born December 4 1884 in Taylor County Iowa and married Benjamin Franklin Mendenhall Feb 19 1903 Their life centered in Hopkins and Bedford Survivors include a daughter two sons seven granddaughters 14 great granddaughters and two great great grandsons plus many out of town relatives and friends at the Sawyer rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Lily Mae
Tor
Hopkins (Mo
First Christian Church
Hopking
Carl Hoff
Mendenhall
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Hopkins
Lily Mae Mendenhall
Polk Township
Taylor County
Iowa
Silas
Janette Elizabeth Young Sheley
Valley Rural
Benjamin Franktin
Janette
S. K
Olaf
Hazel Dell
Orie (Janette) Shell
S. K. Mendenhall
Bedford
Olaf Mendenhall
Final Rites Held for Bedford Notables M K Sawyer
Maurees Kenyon Sawyer 70 a former Taylor County assessor and Bedford newspaperman died June 7 1975 in Clarinda Municipal Hospital. Final rites were June 10 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home Bedford with Masonic services at Fair Vale Cemetery officiated by Carl Cummings. Sawyer longtime journalist and band musician organized Baptist Church orchestras and served as Taylor County Assessor 1955 to 1971. He is survived by his wife Vivian eight children and 18 grandchildren. Everett Van Sickle Bedford native died June 6 1975 at Veterans Hospital Seattle after a stroke. He served in WWI and is survived by a daughter a son four grandchildren and several siblings. Burial was in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Et Ree
Kenyon Sawyer
Bedford
Taylor County
Shum- Novinger
Carl Cummings
Mr. Sawyer
Municipal
Clarinda
Jaylor Lodge
A.F
A.M
Fairvile
Maurees Kenyon Sawyer
John G. and
Maude
Whittington Sawyer
Iowa
Oxford
Nebraska
Bedford High School
M. K
Iowa State University
Iowa State
Boone
Vivian Scott
Des Moines
Elise
James) Tranbarger
Sumner, Jows
John G. Sawyer
Middlesbrough
England
William E. Sawyer
Lenox
Kay
James) Dinsmoor
Bloomington
Indiana
Charles H. Sawer
Onawa
Sondra
Lowell Parman
Marion
Robert N. Sawyer
Rolla
Missouri
Tom W. Sawyer
Littlefield
Texas
Sawyer
Ames
Maurees
Baptist Church
Bedford Baptist Church
Taylor Lodge No. 156
AF & AM
Taylor County Herald
Fisher
Lenox Time Table
Halbert
Maurees Sawyer
Vivian
Everett van Sickle
Veteran's Hospital
Seattle
Wash
Edwin S
Nellie (Derrickson) van Sickle
First Baptist Church
Idaho
Idaho Falls
France
Margaret Wandy
Milton
Edwin van Sickle
Auburn
Clare Gill
Redding
Calif
Hazel Steete
Las Vegas
Nevada
Vera Messinger
A Rosa
Salt Lake City
Utah
Washington
Two Obituaries Report From Missouri And Washington
Mrs Vern Burns 50 of Marshall Mo dies in Columbia Mo June 1 1975. Funeral at Campbell Lewis Chapel Marshall with Rev Troy Stagle presiding. Burial Ridge Park Cemetery Marshall. Surviving husband Vern A Burns son James Michael Burns two sisters Eunice Huddleson Virginia Leimkuehler. Mrs Burns attended University of Missouri. Also noted is death of Charles L Myers formerly of Bedford and region died May 26 1975 in Seattle at 66. He farmed near Bedford then moved to Seattle in 1953 worked 19 years at Boeing and leaves a large family including wife Mary five sons and five daughters. The record includes an appreciation note from Edna E Hess thanking neighbors and responders after an injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern
Malinda Ruth) Burns
Marshall
Campbell -Lewis
Troy Stagle
Burns
Columbia
Ridge Park Cemetery
Norris Burns
Badford
Herman Leimkuehler
Mary Budde Leimkuehler
Vern A. Burns
Slatter Baptist Church
Fairville
University of Missouri
James Michael Burns
Vernon
Eunice) Huddleson, Jr
Valley City, N. Dak
Virginia Leimkuehler
Charles L. Myers
South 112Th
Seattle
Wash
Doctors Hospital
Bedford
Conway
Iowa
Walter E. Myers
Presbyterian Church of
High Prairie
Polk Township
P.T.A
Myers
Boeing Aircraft Co
Boeings Aeo-Mechanics Union
Mary
Josephine
Omaha
Nebr
Stanley
Tacoma
Glen
Eagle Point
Ore
Delbert
Milton
Ronald
Everett
John
Randall
Jean) Stuhr
Vancouver
George A
Darlene) Nelson
Floyd
Maxine) Adams
William
Linda) Reis
Ray McMullin 80 Last Rites Held in Bedford
Funeral services for Ray mond Elder McMullin 80 of Bedford were held June 12 at Shum-Movinger Funeral Home. He died June 10 1975 at Municipal Hospital in Clarinds. Interment was Memory Cemetery New Market. He was a longtime Bedford resident active in the fire department and local work. He helped people travel Memorial Day and left a sister Ruby Avey and brothers Ore and William among many relatives. The item also covers a high school baseball game in Bedford and a note of thanks from Darlene Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Elder McMullin
Bedford
Shum-Movinger Funeral
Cer Cummings
McMullin
Municipal Hospital
Clarinds
Memory Cemetery
New Market
Raymond E. McMullin
James and
Hulde Gifford McMullin
Page County
Iowa
Page Ci
Mae Elizabeth Hulse
Lela
Norma Marie
Page
Taylor
Flag
Mae Elizabeth
Robert
Bertha O'Dell
Ruby Avey
Ore
William
Bulldogs Fall To Corning In Tall Corn Clash
The Bedford Bulldogs led 8 2 into the bottom of the fifth but Corning exploded for 4 in the fifth and 6 in the seventh to win 12 8. Mallas belted a bases loaded homer as Corning swept the late rally. Bedford pitching saw Dean Harris allow four hits and six walks with seven strikeouts. Corning relief by Oglesbee steadied the Bulldogs while Mark Powell took the loss in a two hitter aided by Bedford errors in the final frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Bulldogs
Corning
Raiders
Mallas
Reider
Bulldogs
Tall Corn
Bedford
Dean Harris
Peckham
Ogles~bee
Harris
McGary
Snyder
Hullinger
Mark Powell
Scott
Witl
Villisca
Neighbors Help Cultivate Glassgow Farm After Hospital Stay
Lyle Harris organized about 17 volunteers to cultivate 110 acres of Glassgow’s beans and corn across three locations while Earnie Glassgow, hospitalized in Omaha after surgery, recoveries at home with meals provided. Local women contributed food and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnie Glassgow
New Market
Omaha
Glassgow
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
Miny
Lyle Harris
Max McAlpin
Milo Whitehead
Dorothy Brooks
Veil Wright
Pauline Harland
Cindy Haug
Phyllis Combs
Mery Harris
Patty Wright
Margaret Wright
Caroline Parsons
Park Family expresses gratitude for hospital visits and gifts
Harold and Marie Park and Family thank everyone for visits cards gifts and flowers during the hospital stay and after returning home their kindness meant much to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Cross
Harold and Marie Park
Kemery Wins First in Albia Wrestling Tournament
BCHS sophomore Mike Kemery won the division at the United Federation Freestyle Tournament in Albia, wrestling for the Tingley Bank Wrestling Club. He defeated Erickson of Fairfield 11-1 and Diling of Des Moines 8-4. Club teammates Knapp, Taylor, and Brady placed, with Ralph Manning coaching the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Kemery
BCHS
United Federation
Albis
Kemery
Tingley Bank
Erickson
Fairfield
Diling
Des Moines
Tingley Bank Wrestling Club
Chuck Knapp
Scott Taylor
Curt Brady
Ralph Manning
Mt. Ayr High School
University of Nebraska
Cattlemen Name Committee To Plan Fall Sale
The Iowa Cattlemen's Association counties Adams Ringgold and Taylor met May 29 in Lenox to discuss a joint pre conditioned feeder cattle sale in fall 1975. Lenox Sale Barn to be central site. A steering committee of two from each county was named plus additional members and monthly meetings planned. Brice Johnson notes potential benefits for local cattlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Cattlemen's Associations
Adams
Ringgold
Taylor
Lenox
Virgil James
Cumberland
Jim Kimpson
Corning
Adams Co
Dick Wehler
Maloy
Wendell Jackson
Redding
Ringgold Co
Larry Bogue
Nodaway
Brice Johnson
Gravity
Taylor Co
Kenneth Riley
Judd Beamer
Harlan Brown
Clearfield Veterinary Clinic
J. Janson
Last Rites Held For Letha Ann New Frank
Letha Ann New Frank 78 of Clarinda died June 8 1975 at West Heights Manor in Clarinda Funeral services June 10 at First Christian Church Hopkins with Rev. Larry Secor and Rev. Carl Hoff officiating Interment Hopkins Cemetery She was born July 10 1896 in De Witt Nebraska Married Frank Now April 7 1917 six children Hopkins duration moved to Clarinda later years Survivors include children Iola Millen Shenandoah Viola Pullen Lenox Joe Dawson Dorothy Pullen Robert New Will Blake Rosa VanFosson 14 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha Ann New
Frank
Lethe Ann) New
Clarinda
First Christian Church
Hopkins
Larry Secor
Carl Hoff
Christian Church of
Letha
Iowa
West Heights Manor
Elza Blake
Lena Pistole
Florence Blake
Orville
Harold
Iola) Millen
Shenandoah
Viola Pullen
Lenox
Joe
Melba) Dawson
Bedford
Max
Dorothy) Pullen
Robert New
Will Blake
Arthur Nicola
Falls City
Nebraska
Rosa VanFosson
College Springs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lily Mendenhall
M.K. Sawyer
M. K. Sawyer
Mike Brown
Fairbury
Steve Sawyer
Iowa City
Tracy Tranbarger
Lawrence
Kansi
Lestie
Bob Tranbarger
Sumner
Greg Sawyer
Loren
Larry
Lynn Sawyer
Mara
Rob Dinsmoor
Ind
Kim
Tom
Todd Parman
Elizabeth and
Paul Sawyer
Scott Sawyer
J. S. Richards
North Platte
Rothmer Scott
Scott Hetherington
Lamoni
L. R. Myers
Kallerton
Cecil Rhodes
Leon
Kenneth Barker
O. €. Fitzgerald
George Reynolds
Orville Bricker
Pauline Norton
A.C. Cain
Dale Purdum
Wm. E. Campbell
Erskine Blair
Clinton Landis
Ken Davison
Orson Cochran
Ken Heger
Wayne Sump
Albert Fudge
Henry Bycroft
Leonard Browne, Jr
Mort Herron
Creston
John Schoenmann
Gene Parman
Blockton
Mary Warin
Anna Warin
Jerry Goetz
Carl Renander
Red Osk
Ramey Henn
Bill Henn
Jeane
B. A
Burlington Ace Mo
Neil Gordon
Per Ja
Bill Everhart
Williamsburg
Glen Jameson
Ed Andrews
Grent Oil
George Paschalster
Irs
Elbert Lynn
Donald Bobbitt
Sidney, Te
Dale Dalton
Red Oak
Vern Burns
Edna E. Hess
Hale
American Legion
Ray McMullin
BCJH
Prescott
Bedford Junior High
Jerry French
Gary Miller
French
Miller
Dave Cox
Dan Natty
Don Cox
Albia
Cattlemen
Brice Johnsen
Richards
KFNF
H.M.S. Richards, Jr
H. M. S. Richards
King's Heralds
Los Angeles
Times-Press
Thurs
Boyd
Larry Boyd
Farmer's Mutual
Bedford, Ta
TPC
Vogt Seed CO
Briggs & Stratton
Gettp Heigh
Winsters
Bedford, Tow
Bedford National Bank
Bedford Saddle Club
Pork Industry
Golden Rule Rebekah Lodge
Jackie Dougherty
Judy French
NWMSU
Bedford Public Library
The
Bedford National
F.D
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