Harry Tharp, 1892-1981

Daily Iowegian - 16 April 1981

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  Harry Tharp, 88, a resident of Route 4, Unionville, Mo., died in St. Joseph Hospital, Centerville, Wednesday, April 15, 1981, following an illness of two years. He had been hospitalized since March 13. 

  Born September 11, 1892, in Avery, Iowa, he was the son of William and Rebecca Jane Stocker Tharp. He married Anna Mae Ewurs in Numa in 1913, and she preceded him in death in 1955.

  Mr. Tharp was a retired farmer and coal miner. He had farmed northwest of Mystic in the Griffinsville area, and in the Numa vicinity many years.  He had lived with his son in Missouri since 1967. He was a member of the Numa Christian Church.

  Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, one son, William Hall Tharp; two brothers, Homer Tharp and Winifred Tharp; one grandson and one great-granddaughter.

  Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Orville (Bernice) Butler and Mrs. Gale (Bessie) Hixenbaught, Plano rural route; one son, Burdett Tharp, Route 4, Unionville; nine grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Sherman Tharp, Bettendorf; and Glen Tharp, Davenport.

  Memorials have been established to both the American Cancer Society and the Diabetes Foundation. His son died of diabetes. Memorials may be given at the funeral home.

  Services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home in Centerville, with burial in Jerome Cemetery. The Rev. Orville Shriver of LaPlata, Mo., will officiate. Visitation will be Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.

Glendoris Bailey Buck, 1879-1962

Daily Iowegian - 25 June 1962

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Mrs. Buck Taken at 82

  Glendoris Irene Buck, 82, of Numa, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 24, at the Golden Age Nursing Home, where she had been a patient for three weeks.

  Mrs. Buck was born in Princeton, Mo., the daughter of Jackson and [Delila] Ann McKern Bailey, and was married to Charley Ewurs who preceded her in death. Later she was married to Benjamin Otto Buck, who also preceded her in 1951. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Anna Mae; one son, Clarence; and one brother.  She is survived by a son, Paul Ewurs, Royal Lake, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Georgia Compton, of Franklin Grove, Ill.; three sisters, Mrs. Edith Fry, Mrs. Hazel Ponsetto, Mrs. Mary Brown, all of Jerome, Iowa; ten grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

  Mrs. Buck had spent the past two winters with a granddaughter, Mrs. Bernice Butler, of 1808 South 16th.

  Funeral services will be Tuesday, June 26, at 2 p.m., from the Numa Christian Church with the Rev. Orval Walker officiating. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery. The body is at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home.

Anna Mae Ewurs Tharp, 1896-1955

Daily Iowegian - 29 January 1955

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Anna Mae Tharp Taken by Death

  Anna Mae Tharp, 58, of Numa, died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Gale Hixenbaugh north of Plano Friday. She had been there for the past six weeks. Mrs. Tharp had been in failing health for some time but her death came suddenly.

  She was born in Appanoose County September 15, 1896, the daughter of Charles and Irene Ewuers. She united in marriage with Harry Tharp of Mystic rural route. 

  Mrs. B. O. Buck, of Numa, survives.

  There are three daughters who survive. They are Mrs. Orville Butler of Centerville, Mrs. Gale Hixenbaugh of Plano, and Burdette Tharp of Mystic rural route. Nine grandchildren survive.

  The following brothers and sisters also survive and are Paul Ewers, of Round Oak, Illinois, Mrs. Forrest Compton, of Franklin Grove, Illinois and Mrs. Bea Buck of Boone, Iowa.

  The body is at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral home and tentative plans for the funeral have been made but are not definite. The plans now are for services at the Christian Church in Numa Sunday and burial in the Jerome cemetery. 

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Census Records of Anna Mae Ewurs Tharp

--1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 1041.  [Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

Clarence Robert Ewurs, 1902-1941

Daily Iowegian - 11 February 1941

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Clarence Ewers Former Resident Here Car Victim

Son of Mrs. B. O. Buck, of Numa,

Dies in Dixon, Illinois, Hospital After Bridge Crash

  Word has been received here today of the tragic death of Clarence Robert Ewers, of Dixon, Illinois, former resident of Numa, who died at the Dixon hospital Monday as the result of auto accident injuries, which he received last Wednesday. Few details are known concerning the wreck here except that Ewer's car skidded and crashed into a bridge.

  In death Mr. Ewers leaves his wife, Dorothy, who was formerly Miss Dorthy Cline, of this city. He also leaves two children. Mr. Ewers was 38 years of age, and was the stepson of Mr. B. O. Buck and son of Mrs. Buck, of Numa.

  Besides his parents, wife and children, he leaves the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Anna Tharp, of Numa, Mrs. B. Hungate, of Centerville, Mrs. George Compton, of Dixon, Illinois, and brother, Paul, of Chicago.

  The body will arrive here at 6:00 o'clock Wednesday via the Rock Island and funeral services will be held at the Methodist church at Jerome Wednesday at 2:00 o'clock. Burial will be in the Jerome cemetery. They body will lie in state at the Johnson funeral home before removed to Numa for burial.

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Clarence Robert Ewurs was born 27 December 1902 in Iowa, son of Charles H. Ewurs (10 July 1876-22 May 1909 - buried in Jerome Cemetery) and Glendoris Irene Bailey (27 Sept 1879-23 June 1962; buried in Jerome Cemetery; and married second Benjamin Otto Buck), died 10 February 1941 in an automobile accident in Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery.  He married Dorothy Cline of Centerville, Iowa. 

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Census Records of Clarence Robert Ewurs

--1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 12; Image: 1041.  [Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]
--1920 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T625_477; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 7.  [Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA] Listed as Clarence Buck.
--1925 Iowa State Census; Place: Numa, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: IA1925_1593; Images: 26, 27 and 28.  [Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1930 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Dixon, Lee, Illinois; Roll: 523; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 119.0.  [Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]