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Monday, October 17, 2016

Alice E. Fox Moore, 1900-1964

The Seymour Herald – 10 September 1964
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  Alice E. Moore, daughter of Charles W. Fox and Mary Kelly, was born in Jerome, Iowa, Nov. 10, 1900, and passed away at the Wayne county hospital in Corydon, Iowa, Sept. 3, 1964, at the age of 63 years, nine months and 22 days.
  She was united in marriage to Douglas Ervin Moore Aug. 2, 1918.  To this union were born six children, Ervin Wendell, who preceded her in death, William Kenneth of East Moline, Ill., Wayne Robert and Williard LaVerne of Seymour, Mrs. Larry (Helen Rae) Jones at Corydon, and Mrs. Bill (Marianna) Dodson Jr of Montrose, Colo.
  Five sisters also survive, Mrs. Jessie Warren of Garden Grove, Calif., Mrs. Stella Kirchner of Menomonee Falls, Wisc., Mrs. Margurite Formaro and Mrs. Goldie McKinley of Des Moines and Mrs. Evelyn Sebben of Seymour.  There are three brothers, Charles E. Fox of Centerville, James Fox and Abraham Lincoln Fox of Bettendorf.
  She also leaves eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, two daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law and a host of other relatives.
  She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Ervin, one son in infancy, two sisters, one granddaughter, Terry Lee Moore, and one grandson, Bobby Lee Moore.
  Her entire life was spent in Appanoose and Wayne counties.  For the past several years she was a resident of Seymour.  She was a kind and loving mother, wife and grandmother and will be sadly missed by all.
  A precious one from us is gone,
  A voice we loved is still,
  A place is vacant in our home,
  Which never can be filled.
  The funeral was Sunday, Sept. 6, at 2:30 at the Liggett Funeral Home in Seymour with Oscar Sharp of Corydon officiating.  Vernon Gold Jr. sang “Beyond the Sunset” and “Goodnight Here, Good Morning Up There.”  He was accompanied by Mrs. John Wickam.
  Burial was at Jerome.
  Pallbears were Jesse Wayne Roberts, Hiatt Butler, Farris Wade, Byran VanDorn, Junior Harbert and Dolpha Bone.
  Flower ladies were Mrs. Virgie Jonas, Mrs. Geneva Huston, Mrs. Roger Rietal and Mrs. Robert Schubert.
  Among the relatives from out of town who attended were Mr. and Mrs. William Kenneth Moore and son of East Moline, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones of Corydon, Mrs. William Dodson Jr. of Montrose, Colo., Mrs. Stella Kirchner and family of Menomonee Falls, Wisc, Mrs. Margurite Formaro and Mrs. Goldie McKinley of Des Moines, Charles E. Fox and family of Centerville, James Fox and family and Abraham Lincoln Fox and family of Bettendorf, Mrs. Gertie Hudson, Mrs. Ocie Huston and Mrs. Etta Phillips, all of St. Joseph, Mo., Mr. and Mrs. James Jonas, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shubert, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Huston, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rietal, all of St. Joseph, Mo., Oren Phillips and Mr. and Mrs. James Phillips of Cincinnati and Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Fox of Centerville.

CARD OF THANKS

  We wish to thank our many relatives, neighbors and friends for the food that was brought in, for the beautiful flowers, for the sympathy cards that we received and all the other help that we received at the time of the loss of our loved one.  A special thanks to Dr. Garber, nurses and nurses aides and the staff of Wayne county hospital at Corydon and to Elvin Liggett, our funeral director.
  Words cannot express how much we appreciate everything and we sincerely want to thank each and every one of you.  Your kindness will never be forgotten.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kenneth Moore and sons
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Moore and sons
Williard L. Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Jones and Daughters
Mr. and Mrs. William Dodson Jr. and daughter
Bobbi Lee Moore

Gravestone of Dugie E. and Alice E. Moore
in the Jerome Cemetery
Row 3, Block 19, Lot 7

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Jerome in 1896

The Seymour Press – 13 February 1896
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JEROME, IOWA
  The enterprising and rapidly developing little city of Jerome is on the Milwaukee rail road, in Appanoose county and is rapidly springing into public notice and now has a population of 300.  It has several large and well stocked general stores and other branches of industry. There has been a great many buildings erected during the past year and several more are under course of construction. It is rapidly becoming one of the most prominent trading points in this section and with its excellent railway facilities it is destined to become one of the leading towns of this section of the Hawkeye state.  Surrounded by a country that will surely become a great agricultural and stock country, Jerome will certainly become a great business point.
WANTS
  Jerome wants 1000 settlers to locate within her limits or immediate vicinity, to enjoy the ozone and health-giving atmosphere of this salubrious climate and to engage in the various business enterprises.  She also wants an attorney, bank, harness shop and a grist mill and parties who have capital to invest should correspond with the postmaster of Jerome.
EDUCATIONAL
  Jerome has a fine school building erected at a cost of $5000, 80 x 60. The school the present year is in charge of Miss May White as principal and Miss Susa Heffner assistant, and their services are giving perfect satisfaction. There are 100 pupils attending now and the official staff is J. H. Martin, president; B. Sedevie, secretary and James Brick, treasurer; all respected citizens.
CIVIC SOCIETIES
  We find well represented the I.O.O.F. with M. Allen, N.G.; Jas. Rou, G.G.; W.S. Fox, secretary; Don Forsythe, treasurer.
CHURCHES
  We find here the M. E. church and it is the only one.  It is in good condition financially and has a very large membership. The leading and most popular hotel is the
JEROME HOTEL
And is the only eating house in the town.  It is a two-story frame building cost $2500 and is a metropolital hotel in every particular. It is owned and conducted by H. L. Hazelwood who is assisted by his accomplished wife. This hotel has about fifteen good rooms, a good dining room and sample room and a good place for traveling men to stop and their table is unsurpassed. Mr. Hazelwood has been in this city three years and was a native of Missouri and was raised on a farm in this county. Jerome can feel proud of her hotel and we enjoyed our stay very much here and should we ever visit this little city again we will surely take our meals at the Jerome.
  Among the business men of the town who are enjoying a lucrative patronage we find
M. ALLEN
Who is proprietor of the Farmers and Miners store and was born and raised in Centerville, the home of Gov. Drake and is personally acquainted with the governor and all his family.  He came to this city two years ago and begun the merchantile business to-day owns the largest store in the city. He owns a two-story building which is 20 x 80 with Odd Fellows’ hall above.  The clothing room is on the upper floor and on the right side of the store is dry goods and dress goods of all the different styles and prices and on the left had side is boots and shoes and gents’ furnishing goods. In the rear is queensware, groceries of every description and the butcher shop and kills none but the best meats and has all kinds of game in season.  Mr. Howry is practically a new man but is well liked by all in acquaintance. They also have a store at Gladstone mine No. 1 and it contains a complete stock of groceries and furnishing goods. They deliver goods to any part of the city and country. Mr. Allen is one of the old and esteemed citizens, and has all those necessary qualifications that go to make a successful business man and we are pleased to note that he is enjoying a constantly increasing patronage.
J. FORSYTH & CO.
  The leading and only exclusive drug company in the city of which D. W. Forsyth is the manager. It was established two years and a half ago and is well equipped with all the necessary fixtures for running a metropolitan drug store including prescription case and prescriptions are compounded with the best of care both day and night. They carry a complete line of all the most reliable patent medicines, school supplies, stationery, all kinds of drug sundries, wall paper, paints, oils and varnishes and everything usually kept in a first-class drug store. This firm has a store at What Cheer and at Mystic.
DR. J. H. DILLON
Graduate at Iowa City and is enjoying a very extensive practice. He was raised in Unionville, Mo., and came to this place a few years ago. His office is over the drug store and is well equipped, having all the necessary fixtures, a good library and he takes some of the leading medical journals and has a good set of surgical instruments. He is a careful student and when not out on professional duties he is studying medicine.
C.A. GAINS
Was born and raised in this county on a farm. He came to this city two years ago and started a store and is the youngest business man in the city, being only 24. His store room is large and filled with a complete line of merchandise and groceries and he has the largest line of boots and shoes in the city. Country produce is taken in exchange for goods at highest prices, employs a clerk and runs a free delivery.
JAMES HAGAN
Is the popular and accommodating postmaster of Jerome and makes a splendid official. He has been in the county since ’54, and is a carpenter by occupation and was one of the first men to go into business here, was appointed postmaster in April, 1888 and has held the position all the time since, excepting six weeks. The office contains about 200 boxes and other necessary fixtures. He carries a stock of groceries, stationery and confectioneries and takes in country produce. Mr. Hagan was township assessor four or five years and justice of the peace eight or nine years and is a notary public.
GLADSTONE COAL CO.
  A feature that Jerome fully enjoys is her coal mines and we find located here the Gladstone Coal Co. which was established in ’89 and is one of the oldest and most extensive coal companies in the county and has a capital stock of $40,000. The present officials are James Goss, President; Robert Marsden, superintendent; Peter Marsden, secretary and treasurer, and they are all old and highly respected citizens. Their shaft No. 1 is located one and three quarters of a mile east of Jerome and shaft No. 2 is at Jerome. It is well equipped with the best of machinery and has a hoisting capacity of 40 Cars of coal per day or 800 tons, and they work from one to three hundred men all the time, owing to its great demand, and it always finds a ready market and they get the highest price for it. The quality is superior to any other and is known as the Walnut Block and all is thoroughly screened and weighed on the Fairbank railroad scales after screening before leaving the city. They ship coal as far north as Edgerly, N.D. and as far west as the western portion of Kansas and all over Iowa, Missouri and Minnesota and find a ready market all along the line of the Milwaukee and wherever it is handled it has given the best satisfaction and they ship from 75000 to 100000 tons of coal per annum.  All their men are paid semi-monthly and everything runs smoothly to both miners and patrons by reason of its careful and conservative management. Peter Marsden, the secretary and treasurer, is a fine young business man and lives with his father, Robert Marsden, who resides at mine No. 1, and he is a great favorite among the miners and citizens of this city.
W. S. FOX
Is the local agent on the C.M. & St. P. and has been in the city six months and with the company six years. He is also agent for the Western Union telegraph company and U.S. express company. He is a very fine young man and is very popular and prominent.
BIG FOUR COAL COMPANY
  Is the oldest coal company of the city and was established here a number of years ago. They work about forty men, they have a hoisting capacity of twenty cars per day. It has a capital stock of $20,000 and is one of the most prosperous mines along the line. Wm. Oughton the superintendent, while he is yet a young man in years he is old in business and has many years of experience in the coal business.  W. L. Myers is the president and is a very prominent man. The company ships coal to South Dakota, Missouri and other states and it is giving perfet satisfaction.  Mr. Oughton owns a grocery store in this city which is 20x60 and also a fine residence, he informed the writer that the company was enjoying a very hearty patronage all over the state.
E. B. FULLER
  Is the proprietor of the only barber shop in the city and has been in this city one year. His shop is located first door west of the Jerome hotel and is well equipped with all modern fixtures. He also takes orders for fine tailor made suits. He is an experienced barber and when in need of a nice clean shave call on him and receive satisfaction. He is one of our most industrious and enterprising citizens and we were very much pleased to make his acquaintance.
G. W. PASS 
[GEORGE W. ROSS]
Is the leading blacksmith and has been here two years and was a blacksmith before the war. He was in the late war, enlisting in Co. B, Sixth Kansas Cav. and worked at his trade while serving.  His shop has all the necessary fixtures for doing all kinds of blacksmithing and makes a specialty of horse shoeing and repairing. He owns a good residence and is a very worthy citizen.
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  Copy of original published article in the 13 February 1896 of The Seymour Press.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Anna Kauzlarich Fox, 1909-2003

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  Daily Iowegian - 9 April 2003
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  Anna Fox, 93, of Centerville died Monday, April 7, 2003, at Mercy Medical Center - Centerville.
  A Mass of Resurrection will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Joe Miller officiating. Friends may call all day Thursday. A family rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m. at the Thomas Lange Funeral Home, Centerville. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery, Jerome.
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Daily Iowegian - 11 April 2003
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  Anna Fox, 93, of Centerville died Monday, April 7, 2003 at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville.
  She was born Sept. 15, 1909 at Connesville, Mo., the daughter of John and Katherina (Radosevich) Kauzlarich.
  She married Charles W. Fox Feb. 17, 1930 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Centerville.
  She is survived by six children, Leonard Fox and wife, Bernie of Cedar Rapids, Jack Fox and wife, Josephine of Centerville, Betty Riedel of Ottumwa, Tom Fox and wife, Joan of Cedar Rapids, Judy Young and husband, Pete of North Ft. Myers, Fla., and Jane Hanneman and husband, Les of Edmund, Okla.; 17 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Charles, Jr.; a grandson, Todd Crowell; a son-in-law, John Riedel; nine brothers and sisters, Mathew, Catherine, John, Tony, Joe and Paulijne Kauzlarich, Eva Kelse, Vera Burgess and Mary Farley.
  A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Fr. Joe Miller C.PP.S. officiating. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery.
  Visitation was Thursday at the Thomas Lange Funeral Home with a Rosary held at 7 p.m.
  A memorial has been established to St. Mary's Catholic Church and may be left at or mailed to the Thomas Lange Funeral Home, P.O. Box 6, Centerville, IA 52544.

Charles Wesley Fox, 1909-1993

Daily Iowegian - 19 March 1993
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  Charles Fox, 84, of Centerville, died Sunday morning, March 28, 1993, at his home in Centerville.
  He was born in Jerome on January 29, 1909, the son of Charles Wesley and Mary (Kelly) Fox. He married Anna Kauzlarich at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Centerville on Feb. 17, 1930. She survives.
  Also surviving are his three sons, Leonard and wife, Bernie, of Cedar Rapids, Tom and wife, Joan, of Cedar Rapids, Jack and wife, Josephine, of Centerville; three daughters, Judy Young, and husband, Pete, of Fort Meyers, Fla., Jane Curtis of Oklahoma City, Okla., Betty Riedel and husband, John, of Ottumwa; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jessie Warren of Garden Grove, Calif. and Marqurite Formaro of Des Moines; two brothers, James Fox of Queen City, Mo. and Abraham (Buster) Fox, of Lohrville.
  He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Charles Wesley Fox, Jr.; six sisters, Alice Moore, Goldie McKinley, Stella Kircher, Irene White, Evelyn Sebben and Bonnie Max Fox.
  His mining career began at the age of 12 years, working along with his father in the Appanoose County mines. He was also employed as a maintenance and mining machine operator at all four Sunshine Coal Company mines. In 1951, he purchased the Riverside Coal Company in Mystic. He ended his mining career in 1971 at the closing of New Gladstone Coal Company, the last pony mine in Appanoose County.
  He was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church, the United Mine Worker's of America, the ...gles and a lifetime member of the Appanoose County Historical Society.
  Funeral mass will be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father V... Hoying and Father Joe Nassal officiating.
  Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery. Rosary services will be held Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Lange Funeral Home.
  A memorial has been established to the St. Mary's Catholic Church and may be left at the funeral home.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Evelyn J. Fox Sebben, 1911-1981

Daily Iowegian - 6 May 1981
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  SEYMOUR -- Evelyn J. Sebben, 70, a resident of the Seymour Care Center, died May 4, 1981, at the Wayne County Hospital in Corydon.
  Born Feb. 6, 1911 at Jerome, she was the daughter of Charles and Mary Kelly Fox.
  She had worked at the Corydon Nursing Home for many years before retiring.
  She is survived by two daughters, Karen Jones of Plano and Patsy Sauerbry of Cedar Rapids; one son, Jerry Don Sebben of Des Moines and Richard Sebben of Colorado.
  The funeral will be Thursday, May 7 at 2 p.m. from the Randolph Funeral Home in Seymour with Rev. Ron Johnson officiating. Burial in Jerome Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
  A memorial has been established; leave at the funeral home.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

James Elias Fox, 1919-1993

From an Unidentified Newspaper Obituary
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  James Elias Fox, son of Charles and Mary (Kelly) Fox, was born May 16, 1919, in Jerome, Ia., and died Monday, July 5, 1993, in a Kirksville, Mo., nursing home at the age of 74 years.
  He was married to Nellie Fry in January 1941, and to this marriage eight children were born.
  He was married to Vera Stone on April 1, 1972, in Kirksville, Mo.  She survives.
  Also surviving are five sons, Jim Fox, Bettendorf, Ia., Earnst Fox, Bettendorf, Ia., John Fox, Bettendorf, Ia., Ronald Fox, Bettendorf, Ia.,and Danny Fox, Bettendorf, Ia.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Jaretta) Dixon, of Colorado, Elizabeth Fox, of Colorado, and Mrs. Preston (Carolyn) Schmidt, Bettendorf, Ia., three step-sons, William Stone, Coal Valley, Ill., Charles Stone, Moline,Ill., and Larry Stone, Moline, Ill.; four step-daughters, Joyce Stone, Stanberry, Mo., Pamela Gordy, Fairfield, Ia., Debra Stone, Fairfield Ia., and Goldie Phillips, Kirksville, Mo., a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one brother Abraham "Buster" Fox, Lohrville, Ia.; and two sisters, Jessie Warren, Garden Grove, Calif., and Marguerite Fomaro, Des Moines, Ia.
  He was preceded in death by one brother, Charles Fox, on March 23, 1993; and six sisters, Alice Moore, Goldie McKinley, Stella Kirchner, Irene White, Evelyn Sebben, and Bonnie Mae Fox in infancy.
  Mr. Fox started working in coal mines at the age of thirteen.  During World War II he worked as a welder in defense plants.  He moved to Queen City in 1973 where he built a machine shop which he owned and operated until his retirement in 1989.
  Services were held Thursday, July 8, 1993, in Dooley Funeral Chapel, Queen City, with the Rev. Archie Cooper officiating.  Music was provided by Julia Mullick, organist, and Georgia Ann Robinson, soloist.  Special selections were "Beyond the Sunset" and "The Old Rugged Cross."
  Bearers were Jock Fox, Tom Fox, Leonard Fox, Jonny Poinsetio. Wayne Moore  and Wayne Creasey.
  Burial was in Jerome cemetery, west of Centerville, Ia.

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  The editor greatly appreciates the contribution of the above obituary to The Jerome Journal by J. John Mitchell.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Family Honors Fox On 85th Birthday

Seymour Herald - 8 May 1952
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  The children, grandchildren and great grandchildren of Charlie Fox, Sr., gathered at the Dugie Moore home Sunday honoring him on his 85th birthday. A cooperative dinner was served at noon with the afternoon spent socially in family visiting.
  Those present were Kenneth Moore of Moline, Ill., A. L. Fox and friend of Davenport, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Formaro and Mary Lou of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, Jr., and Tommy, Betty, Judy and Jane of Centerville, Mrs. Gerald Lohr and Gary Wayne, Mrs. Geno Sebben and Karen Sue and Jerry Don, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moore and Rickey Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Dugie Moore and Lavern, Helen Rae and Marianna. 
  Fox received many gifts.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Ellen Abigale Stoner Van Dorn, 1866-1952

Seymour Herald - 17 April 1952
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Mrs. Ellen Van Dorn Dies at 86 Years
  Mrs. Ellen A. Van Dorn, 86, passed away at the home of her son, Noah Van Dorn, Monday morning. She had been in ill health for some time.
  She was the mother of Earl Van Doren, Noah Van Dorn, Mrs. Roy Weist and Mrs. Glen L. Brown, all of Seymour community.
  Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon from the Liggett funeral home at 2 p.m., with the Rev. W. M. Cleeton officiating.
  Burial was in the Jerome Cemetery.
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Seymour Herald - 24 April 1952
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Obituary: Mrs. Ellen Van Dorn
  Ellen Abbie Van Dorn, daughter of Noah and Catherine Stoner, was born near Jerome, Iowa, Feb. 5, 1866. She passed away April 13, 1952, at the home of her son, Noah, near Seymour. She grew up in Appanoose county and attended the Jerome school.
  December 21, 1893, she was united in marriage to George B. Van Dorn at the home of the Rev. J. M. Lougridge at Crossroads. They established their home in Lincoln township where she spent the remaining years of her life. To this union three sons and four daughters were born. She enjoyed reading her Bible and in early life attended the Jerome church and later attended the Baptist church in Seymour.
  In her declining years she enjoyed the radio services.
  She was the last decedent of the Noah Stoner family and was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Loren; two daughters, Opal Fox and Hallie -- who died in infancy; and one granddaughter, Wanda Ross.
  After the death of her husband she made her home with her children. She is survived by two sons, Noah and Earl; two daughters, Alpha Brown and Orpha Weist, all of Seymour; 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
  Funeral services were conducted at the Liggett funeral home Wednesday afternoon, April 16, by the Rev. W. M. Cleeton.
  Mrs. James Anderson, Jr., sang "Jesus Saviour Pilot Me" and "At the End of the Road," accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Harley Merritt.
  Pallbears were Dewey Mattley, Lester Harper, Everett Hornaday, J. W. Hockett, George Brundage and Earnest Keller. Flower bearers were Mrs. Dewey Mattley, Mrs. Lester Harperm, Mrs. J. W. Hockett, Mrs. Wyllard Sales and Mrs. A. E. Ellingworth.
  Burial was in the Jerome cemetery.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

William Burton Russell, 1884-1951

Centerville Daily Iowegian and Citizen 
28 February 1951
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  William Burton Russell, 66, former long time postmaster of Numa and second oldest in point of service as correspondent for the Daily Iowegian, died at his home in Numa, where he had lived approximately half a century, Tuesday at 5 p.m. He had been in failing health for some four years and had suffered a series of strokes that culminated in his passing.
  Mr. Russell was born in Numa on August 23, 1884, the son of Oliver P. and Nancy E. (Fox) Russell. He was the first person from Bellair township to attend high school and graduated from Centerville High School in 1905. He excelled in sports and set a record of 10 seconds for 100 yards, that stood for some time and held the pole vault record for the county of 11 feet and 8 inches for several years.
  He united in marriage with Mamie Okle Martin at Numa on Sept. 2, 1907. He first entered the mining business in all of its phases and later became manager of the J. W. Martin & Son hardware company at Numa from 1907 to 1914. From 1909 to 1916 he also served as secretary of the Martin Block Coal Company of Numa. From 1916 to 1919 he was owner and operator of the Racket Store in Numa.  From 1919 to 1922 he was a farmer near Numa.
  In 1923 he became postmaster of Numa and occupied that position for a quarter of a century. He was a member and chairman of the school board of Numa for several years. He was mayor of Numa and members of the council at different times.
  Mr. Russell was superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School for some 40 years in the Methodist church. He was also a well known speaker, and musician and directed both band and vocal music groups.
  He was interested in Taxidermy and the out of doors and was a Scout leader for many years. He established Troop I of the Boy Scouts at Numa and helped to bring about nine Eagle Scout ratings and a troop with the highest merit rating west of the Mississippi river.
  However, one of Mr. Russell's greatest joys was in his newspaper writings. He wrote colorfully and for a great many years was Numa's press representative. He started his newspaper writings by reporting the St. Louis World's Fair for the Iowegian and had continued as a reporter ever since. Lulu Howar, alone exceeded him in length of service as a correspondent.
  In death he leaves his widow and six children, who are Travis of Ft. Dodge, Mrs. Lois Beer of Numa, John W. of Des Moines, Oliver P. of Centerville, Mrs. Betty James of Ottumwa, and William B. Jr. of the Army Air Base at Wichita Falls, Texas. He also leaves six grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. H. L. Johnson of Numa and Mrs. Oliver Doggett of Corydon.
  One of Mr. Russell's last public services was to aid in raising money to pay off a long time debt on the Numa Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at the Numa church Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Vernon Goff officiating, assisted by Rev. C. M. Belton of Ottumwa.  Burial in Numa cemetery.
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  Transcribed from Soldiers Buried in Appanoose County, Iowa Before World War II and Some Obituaries of Early Settlerscompiled by Osee Johnson Knouf [S.I. Daughters of the American Revolution, La-Grange-Illinois Society, 1977] on FHL Film #1703828, Item #3 [Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990].

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Charles Wesley Fox, 1870-1953

The Seymour Herald - Thursday, 12 March 1953
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Once Dug Park Well; Charles Fox Dies
  Charles W. Fox, Sr., 82 years old, died early Wednesday morning at the St. Joseph's hospital in Centerville only two days after he was admitted there.
  Monday his condition was increasingly serious and he was moved from the Centerville nursing home where he had been living to the hospital. His health had been ailing for several months.
  Survivors include seven daughters and three sons, Mrs. Dugie Moore and Mrs. Geno Stebben, both of Seymour, are daughters and one son, Charles Jr. lives in Centerville. He also had 31 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
  Before going to Centerville he had lived for some time at the Wayne Hotel here. He was originally from the Jerome vicinity, but was known in Seymour. And, while working as a well-digger he dug the well which still serves the Seymour park.
  Funeral arrangements are pending the arrival of relatives.
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The Seymour Herald - Thursday, 19 March 1953
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  Charles Wesley Fox, son of Eliza Fox and Amanda Hoover, was born May 4, 1870, at Numa, Iowa, and departed this life at the St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Centerville March 11, 1953, at the age of 82 years, 10 months and seven days.
  He was united in marriage to Mary Kelly on Jan. 17, 1900. To this union 11 children were born, eight girls and three boys. They are Mrs. Alice Moore of Seymour, Mrs. Goldie McKinley of Des Moines, Mrs. Irene White of Minneapolis, Minn., Mrs. Stella Kirchner of Milwaukee, Wisc., Charles Fox, Jr., of Centerville, Mrs. Evelyn Sebben of Seymour, Mrs. Marguerite Formare of Des Moines, Mrs. Jessie Warren of Moline, Ill., James E. Fox and A. L. Fox of Bettendorf, Iowa. 
  He was preceded in death by one daughter, Bondena Mae, in childhood, and by his wife, Mary, Dec. 27, 1936.
  He also leave to mourn his passing one sister, Mrs. Mae Moore of Chariton, one brother, A. L. Fox of Kansas City, Mo., also 31 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.
  He will long be remembered by those who knew him as a loving father and a good neighbor.
  Funeral services were held at the Jerome Methodist Church, Friday, March 13, with the Rev. Franklin Knouse and the Rev. Gonzales officiating. Burial was in Jerome cemetery. Music included two numbers, "Beyond the Sunset" and "God Will Take Care of You" by Sonny Gold with Mrs. H. I. Merritt accompanying. 
  Pallbearers were Kenneth, LaVern and Wayne Moore, Leonard and Jack Fox and Tommy Fomaro, all grandsons. The flower bearers were Helen Rae Moore, Mary Lou Formaro, Karen Sebben, Betty Ann and Jeretta Fox, Mrs. James Schaller, Patsy Lohr and Carol Ann McKinley, all granddaughters. 
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Fox Relatives Came For Funeral Here
  Friends and relatives here from a distance for the funeral of Charles Fox last Friday included Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Moore of Chariton, Mrs. Olga Lindsay of New Virginia, Mrs. Martha Wockline and Mrs. Anna Blomgren of Ottumwa, Mrs. Myrtle Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly and Donnie, Mrs. Julius Kauzlarich and Mrs. Junior Coates, all of Mystic, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Fox of Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Ceila Johnson and Paul of Numa, Mrs. Elmer Cook and Cyrus Fox of Centerville, Mrs. James Schaller of Milwaukee, Wisc., and Mr. and Mrs. John Eddy of Numa.
  Also Mrs. W. E. Phillips of Bettendort, Oren Phillips of Exline, Mrs. Bert Russell and Mrs. Wayne Beers of Numa, Mrs. Gus Astroth of Mystic, Gerald Lohr of Corydon, Glen Norris of Cherokee, Kenneth Moore of East Moline, Ill., and Jackie Lee Fox of Illinois. 

Jack Fox, 1934-2009

  Jack Fox, age 74, of Centerville, Iowa, passed away April 20, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Centerville, Iowa.  Jack was born July 17, 1934, the son of Charles and Anna (Kauzlarich) Fox in Jerome, Iowa. Jack was raised in Centerville and graduated from Centerville High School with the class of 1952. Jack married Josephine Widmar on May 21, 1955 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Centerville. He began his employment with the Rock Island Railroad in Chicago, Illinois. Jack spent five years with the railroad before returning to the Centerville area where he began working for John Deere in Ottumwa, Iowa. Jack worked for John Deere from 1953-1986, retiring as a supervisor for the company.

Jack Fox, 1934-2008

  Upon his retirement from John Deere in 1986, Jack went to work for Johnson-Lange Funeral Home as a funeral assistant. He was a dedicated member of the Lange Funeral Home family and helped numerous families during their time of grief. Jack will be greatly missed by his friends at Lange Funeral Home. 
  Jack was known by most people as being "larger than life." He had a great sense of humor and enjoyed the company of others. In his spare time, Jack loved gardening, as well as fishing in his pond. Jack thoroughly enjoyed singing, especially "Amazing Grace" and the "Croatian National Anthem." He sang at funerals for several families throughout his funeral service career. Jack was very active with his grandchildren and great grandchildren by teaching them songs, swimming in the pool, fishing, hunting, playing games, taking rides in the truck or on the motorcycle, and also in Boy Scouts.
  People who knew Jack understood that his greatest hobby of them all was making wine. He had a strong passion for all aspects of wine making. Whether individuals wanted to sample his wine or desired tips on how to make it, people developed a sense of understanding on Jack's passion for his favorite hobby.
  Jack was a devoted member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Centerville. He sang in the church choir for many years. Jack was also a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus.
  Jack is survived by his wife Josephine Fox of Centerville, Iowa; children, Debbie (Lyle) Hodges of Moulton, Iowa and Rita (Steve) Baker of Springfield, Missouri; four grandchildren, Angela (Russ) Ocker of Centerville, Iowa, Jeremy Hodges of Los Angeles, California, Ryan Hodges and Danielle Davison of Centerville, Iowa; five siblings, Leonard (Bernie) Fox of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tom (Joan) Fox of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Betty Riedel of Ottumwa, Iowa, Judy (Pete) Young of Fall Mills, Virginia, and Jane (Les) Hanneman of Edmond, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Charles Jr.
  Mass of the resurrection will be held 11 AM, Thursday, April 23, 2009 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Centerville, Iowa with Father Dennis Schaab, Father Joe Miller C.PP.S and Father Joe Nassle C.PP.S officiating. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Centerville, Iowa. Visitation will be held Wednesday at the Lange Funeral Home with family present from 6-8 with a rosary at 5:30 PM. In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established to the St. Mary's Catholic Church and may be left at or mailed to the Lange Funeral Home, 1900 S. 18th St., Centerville, Iowa, 52544. Condolences may be left online www.thomaslangefuneralhome.com. 
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  Transcribed from the website of the Lange Funeral Home, Centerville & Moravia Funeral Chapel, Moravia.