Clarence Ridgeway Porter, 1888-1974

Seymour Herald - 4 July 1974

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  Clarence Ridgeway Porter, son of Charles and Addie Porter, was born in Appanoose County, Iowa, Aug. 31, 1888, and died June 26, 1974, at Eldora, Iowa.

  On March 15, 1911, he was united in marriage to Mae Brinkley.  She passed away June 10, 1966. To this union were born three children, Velma Shook of Benton, Ark., Charles Porter of Rockford, Ill., and Joe Porter of Iowa Falls.

  In early life Porter farmed and taught school. Later he was a rural letter carrier at Mystic and served 36 years until retirement. In 1961 the Porters moved to Seymour.

  He was active in school and church work and was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren church of Seymour. He was a good neighbor and always willing to help others.

  He is survived by his three children, 16 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren, three sisters, Louise Porter of California, Gladys Wailes of Centerville and Grace Rose of Cincinnati.

  He was married to Edna Kinney Aug. 3, 1968, and she died in 1969.

  Funeral was Saturday, June 29, at the Liggett-Randolph Funeral home in Seymour with interment in Jerome cemetery. Grandsons were pallbearers.

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  The editor sincerely appreciates the contribution to The Jerome Journal of the above obituary by Jo Porter of Denver, Iowa.

Marion Clair Wailes, 1897-1980

Daily Iowegian - 21 June 1980

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  Marion Clair Wailes, 83, a retired farmer and life-long resident of Appanoose County passed away at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Centerville Friday morning, June 20, 1980.

  Born March 23, 1897, in Appanoose County, he was the son of George and Francis Moore Wailes. He was a veteran of the Army of World War I. On Dec. 25, 1921 he married Gladys E. Porter. She survives.

  The Wailes farmed in the Plano and Jerome areas until they moved to Centerville in 1962. They lived at 538 North Eighth Street until their health failed and they moved to the Golden Age Manor.

  His parents, two sisters, Mary Newell and Nellie E. Lyon; four brothers, Artie, Hemmerly, Fred, and Leven and a nephew Stacy Wailes preceded him in death.

  Survivorss beside his wife Gladys include a sister, Mrs. Artie (Myna) Lyon, Yakima, Wash., nieces and nephews.

  Funeral services will be help Sunday, June 22 at 1:30 p.m. at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home in Centerville with Rev. Bill Ballard officiating. Burial will be in the Jerome Cemetery. A memorial to the Jerome Methodist Church has been established and may be given at the funeral home.

Elijah Moore, 1851-1934

An Unidentified Obituary Article

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  Elijah Moore, oldest son of John and Mary Moore, was born near Jerome, Iowa, September 27, 1851 and departed this life at his home at Miltonvale, Kansas, June 5, 1934, at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 8 days, after an illness of six months.

 He spent the early part of his life on the farm where he was born. September 18, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah McCann at Centerville, Iowa, where they lived for three years. Mr. Moore, having a desire to obtain a home, immigrated west by wagon train and settled on a homestead in Meredith Township, Cloud County, Kansas, where he toiled building a home for his wife and two children, who arrived in December of the same year.

  Four sons and five daughters were born to them, all of who are living except the oldest son, Martin, who passed away July 22, 1916. Those surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah Moore, Mattie J. Criddlebaugh, Mary E. Farmington, John R. and E. Leroy, all of Elkart, Kansas; Minnie M. Briggs of Miltonvale, Kans.; Mina B. Roll of Glasco, Kans.; Esther A. Fuller of Ames, Kans.; and Jesse D. of Ogden, Kans., also 26 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

  He is also survived by the following brothers and sisters, John A. of Jeromeville, Ohio; Geo. R. of Centerville, Iowa, Edd. E. of Cincinnati, Iowa; Alfred H. of Edmond, Kans.; Mrs. Francis Wailes of Centerville, Iowa and Mrs. Lizzie Cozad of Wheatland, Wyoming.

  Mr. Moore was converted to Christ in the year 1887 and became a member of the Meredith Christian Church. Mr. Moore and wife retired from the farm in 1915 taking up their residence in Miltonvale, Kansas, at which time they transferred their church membership to the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

  Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Cooper of Lamar, Kansas at the College Chapel in Miltonvale, Kans., June 7 and burial was made at the Oakland Cemetery west of town. The pall bearers were six grandsons and the flower girls four granddaughters.

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Card of Thanks

  We wish to express our thanks to the many friends and neighbors, who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our loved one. The many deeds of kindness, the beautiful songs sung and the floral offerings will ever be cherished in our memory.

  Mrs. E. Moore, Children and Grandchildren

Fred Arthur Wailes, 1893-1971

Daily Iowegian - 8 February 1971

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Fred Wailes Rites Monday

  Fred Arthur Wailes of 1520 S. 15th Street passed away February 6, 1971 at the age of 77 years, 5 months and 8 days.

  He was born in Appanoose County, Iowa, August 28, 1893, the son of George and Frances Moore Wailes.

  He is survived by a brother, Marion Wailes of Centerville, Iowa and a sister, Mrs. Mina Lyon of Yakamo, Washington and several nieces and nephews.

  He was a retired farmer.

  Funeral services were held Monday at 1:30 p.m. from the Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Cecil Latta officiating. Burial was in the Jerome Cemetery.

Gladys E. Porter Wailes, 1900-1981

Gladys E. Porter Wailes, 80, a retired teacher and lifelong resident of Appanoose County, died in the Golden Age Manor in Centerville, Wednesday, January 7, 1981, following a lengthy illness. She had been a patient at the Manor since November 1978.

Born September 19, 1900 in Appanoose County, she was one of 11 children of Charles and Addie Ridgeway Porter. The family lived on a farm south of Centerville. She married Marion C. Wailes December 25, 1921 and he preceded her in death on June 20, 1980. Mr. and Mrs. Wailes farmed in the Plano and Jerome vicinities, moving to Centerville in 1962. She taught in the rural schools many years, and later taught five years at Hope School in Centerville. She was a member and former young adults Sunday School teacher of the Jerome Methodist Church, a member of the Appanoose County Teachers Association, Centerville Teachers Federation, National Education Association and the Iowa State Education Association.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Briggs, Bert, and Clarence, and six sisters, Ethel, Mernie, Alice, Louise, Mary and Clara.

Survivors include one sister, Grace Ross of Unionville, Mo., and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.

Services were held Saturday, January 10th at 10:00 a.m. at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral Home in Centerville, with the Rev. Bill Ballard officiating. Burial in the Jerome Cemetery. A memorial to the Jerome Methodist Church was established.

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Transcibed from the Appanoose County, Iowa, GenWeb site's Appanoose Obituaries maintained by Mona F. Knight from a posting by Virginia Gentry on 12/15/2004.

Memories of Jerome, Iowa - Part V - Cemetery

  At the same time the school site was purchased, a plot of ground, three-fourths of an acre, near the school property and owned by Jacob Stoner was set aside for a grave yard.  There was no deed recorded of this property until 1900 when Harve Andrews, G. B. Van Dorn and E. L. Shontz trustees of Lincoln township, deeded the property to the Jerome Cemetery Association which had been founded in 1898.

  In the interim a larger tract adjoining the original cemetery plot had been purchased from B. F. Sedgwick.  First officers of the Cemetery Association were D. D. Wilson, president; Peter Wilson, secretary; and Wm. Hagan, treasurer; Lincoln Moore, James Barton and George Sidles, Se. were the first trustees.  Each of these officers took an active part in the Association until his death.

  The first grave in the cemetery plot was that of Willie Moore, eldest son of John and Mary Moore, buried in 1850.  This child was a brother of Mrs. George Wailes. 
  [From Memories of Jerome, Iowa, 1989 published for the 1989 Jerome Reunion.]