Obituaries - 1903
from Adair County newspapers

Newspapers (A)  Adair News Adair 1881-1971
  (C)  Casey Vindicator Casey 1881-1971
  (D)  Adair County Democrat Greenfield 1889-1907
  (F)  Fontanelle Observer Fontanelle 1885-present
  (S)  Stuart Herald Stuart 1885-present
  (T)  Greenfield Transcript Greenfield 1875-1916

 

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Surnames marked with an asterisk (*) are a death story, funeral or probate notice, NOT an obituary.

Last Name First Name Maiden Name Paper Date of Paper "Comment" / (Location)
      - A -
Allman Silas   (A) November 27  
      - B -
Barber*     (A) December 25 "Guy's father" / (Wisconsin)
Bean John M.   (D) June 25  
Beatty* Thomas   (A) December 18 (Albia, IA)
Beck Casper   (A) December 4  
Beity*     (F) December 17 "Mrs. Adam"
Beitz Julia Burg (D) December 24  
Bevington (Dr) C. D.   (F) November 19 (Butler, MO)
Bietz Katie   (F) March 5  
Bites* Catharine   (D) March 5  
Blachley (Dr)   (A) November 13 (Pittsburg, PA)
Bowman*
Bowman*
Bowman
Bowman*		 C.
C. J.
C. J.
Christian Jonathan		   (A)
(F)
(F)
(A)		 November 11
November 12
November 19
Nov 20 & Dec 11		  
Breeding* (Sheriff) J. W.   (F) October 8  
Briggs
Briggs		 Benjamin
Benjamin, Sr.		   (F)
(D)		 February 26
February 26		  
Briggs Charles   (F) February 26  
Brower*     (A) December 11 "Mrs."
Buckner C. W.   (D) July 16 (Geneva, NE)
Bunce*     (D) January 1 "Mrs. Ed" / (Arbor Hill, IA)
Burckner* D. L.   (A) November 27 (Chicago, IL)
Burkhardt Matilda   (A) December 18 (Van Horn, IA)
Burlingham*     (A) November 13 "George's 6-year-old" / (Anamosa, IA)
      - C -
Caldwell Margaret   (D) January 22 (Fredericksburg, OH)
Carns* Frank   (F) February 26 (southwest of Thayer, IA)
Church
Church		 Sylvia
Sylvia Anna		 Kurtz
Kurtz		 (D)
(D)(F)		 March 27
April 2		  
Coleman*     (D) August 20 "Chas.'s infant"
Coleman*     (F) August 20 "Jesse's infant"
Crowley* Jack   (A) December 11 (south of Wiota, IA)
Cummings Edith   (A) December 18 (Grinnell, IA)
      - D -
Davis*
Davis*		     (D)
(F)		 August 20
August 20		 "Mrs. William"
"Mrs. W. F." / (Wichita, KS)
Davis
Davis		 Isaac
Isaac		   (D)
(F)		 January 8
January 8		 (Curtis, OK)
 
Day Mearle Delmo   (D) February 26 (Arbor Hill, IA)
Decker* Jonathan   (D) July 11  
Deeming*
Deeming*		  
Ruby Violet		   (A)
(A)		 November 13
November 20		 "Freeman's child"
 
Dickey Caroline   (D) October 28  
Drake
Drake		 Elias L.
Elias L.		   (D)
(F)		 January 2
January 8		  
Drake Francis Marion   (A) November 27 (Centerville, IA)
Dyer* Oscar D.   (A) December 18 & 25 (Adel, IA)
      - E -
Ellis* John   (A) December 18  
Ettinger Mary M.   (A) November 13 (Des Moines, IA)
      - F -
Farwell* C. W.   (A) December 4 (Kansas City, MO)
Finnicum* Frank   (A) December 18 & 25 (Adel, IA)
Fleener* Pleasant   (A) November 27  
Ford
Ford		 John E.
John E.		   (F)
(S)		 December 10 & 17
December 18		  
Franklin*     (A) December 18 (Albia, IA)
Frazier*/Frasier Frank   (A) December 18 (Guthrie Co., IA)
Fredrick G. W.   (D) April 2  
Freeman*     (F) November 19 "Mrs. B. B.'s parents" / (New York)
Fust August   (F) June 11  
      - G -
George Edward James   (D) July 16 (Stent, CA)
Gillespie* Frank   (D) April 30  
Gittins* Richard   (A) December 11 (Gowrie, IA)
Glade* Fred   (A) December 25 (Olewein, IA)
Godwin T. M. 'Mit'   (D) December 18 (Valley Junction, IA)
Gray* L. J.   (A) December 4 (Englewood, IL)
      - H -
Hadley Eli   (D) December 24 (Warren Co., IA)
Halterman* Mary   (A) December 4  
Halverson* Carl Edwin   (F) March 5  
Handley Wm.   (A) December 25 (Des Moines, IA)
Harris Henry   (F) April 16 (Lincoln, NE)
Henderson* O. S.   (D) May 7 (Phelps, TX)
Hetherington
Hetherington		 Sarah J.
Sarah Jane		 Armstrong
Armstrong		 (F)
(S)		 August 27
September 4		  
Horn*     (A) December 25 "Mrs. L. W." / (Centerville, IA)
Hoyt*     (A) November 20 "E. S.'s infant" / (Keokuk, IA)
Hurd* John   (F) August 6 (San Francisco, CA)
      - I -
      - J -
Jenkins* J. M.   (F) May 14  
      - K -
Keeran* H. H.   (A) December 18 (Louisville, KY)
Kingery Andy   (F) January 8  
Knorr Ernest   (F) March 19  
Knox* F. J.   (A) December 18 (Malvern, IA)
Kuhns*     (F) May 14 "Mrs."
Kuntz Tillie   (D) May 14  
      - L -
Langfitt John Jay   (D) May 14  
Latas
Latas*		 Caroline
 		 Ranley
Ranley		 (F)
(D)		 April 2
April 12		 (Larned, KS)
"Mrs. John" / (Larned, KS)
LeHew Olin D.   (F) October 1 (Lake City, IA)
Lewis
Lewis		 Clarence
Clarence		   (F)
(F)(D)		 August 27
September 3		  
Lilly*
Lilly*		 Will
William		   (F)
(F)		 October 23
November 22		 (Farnhamville, IA)
(Farnhamville, IA)
Liser Nancy A. Crawford (F) August 27  
Littlefield*     (A) November 13 "one of twin boys"
      - M -
Maris* Justin   (A) December 11 (Amarillo, TX)
Mayer*     (D) September 24 "Ross' infant son"
McBride*     (D) September 24 "Otis' infant son"
McDonald* Alexander   (A) December 18 (Norwood Park, NJ)
Meyer*     (A) December 25 "Mrs." / (Belle Plain, IA)
Miller Lillie May   (F) April 2  
Minert Mary Elizabeth Kepner (F) July 2  
Mitchell* Asa Claude   (D) March 12  
Mitchen*     (A) December 18 "Mrs. W. E." / (Albia, IA)
Mitchen*     (A) December 18 "W. E.'s infant" / (Albia, IA)
Moar     (F) May 7 "Mrs. Thos."
Moore
Moore*		 John F.
J. F.		   (D)
(F)		 March 12
March 12		  
Morris*     (D) May 7 "Mrs. Geo."
Morrison*     (F) May 14 "Hattie's brother-in-law" / (Creston, IA)
Myers* Jacob   (D) January 8  
      - N -
Narber*     (A) November 13 "Mrs. B."
Newbury*     (F) April 9 "Mont's 4-month-old"
Newbury*     (F) April 30 "Mont's 5-year-old"
Newbury Dorma   (D) April 30  
Norton*     (F) February 26 "Mrs. N.'s mother" / (Albion, MI)
      - O -
Oldham A. R.   (D) January 8 (Mahaska Co., IA)
      - P -
Pace Ray M.   (F) April 2 (Winterset, IA)
Parsons Jane L. Curtis (A) December 4 (Atlantic, IA)
Passwater* Enoch   (A) December 18 (Bloomington, IL)
Paulson*
Paulson		 (Rev) G. C.
(Rev) Christian		   (F)
(A)		 November 5
November 20		  
Perdue James Edward   (A) December 11 (Kingfisher, OK)
Perry*
Perry
Perry		  
Sarah Ellen
Sarah Ellen		  
Hargrove
 		 (F)
(F)
(D)		 March 26
April 2
April 2		 "Mrs." / (Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
"Mrs. Isaac" / (Creston, IA)
Platt Mary   (D) March 5 (Oceana Co., MI)
Prewitt Elizabeth Light (F) March 12  
Prior* Clint   (G) February 5  
Purdy*
Purdy		  
Wm. James		   (F)
(F)		 June 4
June 25		 "Sherm's father" / (Janette Creek, Canada)
(Fletcher, Canada)
      - Q -
Quirk*     (A) December 18 "Mrs. Phil's nephew" / (Omaha, NE)
      - R -
Raasch Caroline Wilhelmina Reinka (F) March 5  
Reed J. T. 'Tee'   (A) November 20 (Monteith, IA)
Richardson
Richardson		 Lois
Lois		   (D)
(A)		 December 3
December 25		  
Righter Sadie Elliot (D) December 31 (Lincoln, NE)
Robertson* Herbert   (A) December 18 (Burlington, IA)
Robinson
Robinson*		 Lydia A.
 		 Bates
 		 (F)
(D)		 May 21
May 28		  
"Grandma"
Robson* Robert 'Dick'   (A) December 18 (Exira, IA)
Root Abner   (F) June 11  
      - S -
Sanders* George A.   (S) September 4  
Schenck
Schenck
Schenck*		 Emeline
 
Emeline		 Raymond
 
Raymond		 (F)
(A)
(A)		 December 3
December 4
December 11		  
"D. M.'s mother"
 
Seeley*     (A) November 13 "Mrs. Thos." / (Oakland, CA)
Shanklin Freeman Edward   (D) December 31 (Ashville, NC)
Shea Richard   (D) January 22  
Shinn Ona   (D) May 28  
Shirey
Shirey		 Amanda F.
 		 Taylor
 		 (F)
(D)		 October 22
October 29		  
"Mrs. Chas."
Shreves Rebecca A. Lednum (D) January 22  
Sickles
Sickles		  
Sarah A.		  
Jenkins		 (F)
(D)		 February 5
February 5		 "Mrs. Geo."
 
Sidey
Sidey		 J. S.
J. S.		   (F)
(A)		 November 12
November 20		  
Simmons
Simmons*		 W. H.
W. H.		   (D)(F)
(D)		 July 30
August 6		  
Skiles Margaret Stouffer (D) August 20  
Slocum*
Slocum*		 Edgar Job
Edwin Job		   (F)
(F)		 March 12
March 26		 (Brush, CO)
(Brush, CO)
Smail*     (D) September 17 "Mrs. James"
Smith     (F) October 29 "Mrs. Samuel C." / (Creston, IA)
Smith*     (A) November 27 "Patrick's brother" / (Anita, IA)
Smith
Smith		 Lena
 		 Dummer
 		 (F)
(A)		 December 17
December 25		  
"Mrs. Job S."
Smith
Smith		 Rhoda C.
Rhoda C.		   (F)
(A)		 November 5
November 13		 (Creston, IA)
(Creston, IA)
Snyder Lydia M. Coe (D)(F) January 22  
Spooner*     (F) October 22 "Ernest's infant son"
Stahl John F.   (A) December 11  
Standley*
Standley		  
Lucinda		  
Alexander		 (D)
(F)		 January 1
January 1		 "Mrs. John" / (Des Moines, IA)
(Des Moines, IA)
Stein John William   (A) December 11 (Des Moines, IA)
Stephens Don   (A) November 20 (Colorado Springs, CO)
Stilwell*     (A) November 20 "Mrs. Homer's sister"
Stowell*
Stowell		  
Marion W.		  
Palmer		 (D)
(D)		 August 20
September 17		 "Mrs. Wm."
(Arbor Hill, IA)
Strater* Nellie Hutton (A) December 4 (Des Moines, IA)
      - T -
Taylor* Caleb   (D) December 24  
Thompson*     (D) October 1 "Mrs. John" "Adelbert's sister"
Tilton*     (D)(F) March 12 "Arthur's 3-month-old infant"
      - U -
      - V -
Valentine* Michael   (A) November 13 (Muscatine, IA)
Van Ormer* May   (D) March 5 (Kansas City, MO)
      - W -
Walker Phillip, Jr.   (F) June 18 (Iowa City, IA)
Ward* Walter   (A) December 18 & 25 (Adel, IA)
Whittum Chas.   (D) May 7  
Widner*     (D) November 5 "Lyman's infant"
Williamson
Williamson*		     (F)
(A)		 November 19
November 20		 "R. W.'s brother" / (Scranton, IA)
"R. W.'s brother" / (Scranton, IA)
Wilson L. V.   (A) December 18  
      - X -
      - Y -
      - Z -