Obituaries - 1921
From Adair County newspapers
| Newspapers: | (A) Adair News | Adair | (1881-1971) |
| (B) Bridgewater Times | Bridgewater | (1893-1960) | |
| (C) Casey Vindicator | Casey | (1881-1971) | |
| (F) Fontanelle Observer | Fontanelle | (1885-present) | |
| (G) Adair County Free Press | Greenfield | (1907-present) | |
| (N) Stuart News | Stuart | (1916-1921) | |
| (S) Stuart Herald | Stuart | (1900-present) |
Surnames marked with an asterisk (*) are a death story, funeral or probate notice, NOT an obituary.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Maiden Name | Paper | Date of Paper | "Comment" / (Location) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott* Abbott |
John John |
(F) (G) |
May 19 June 23 |
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| Adriann | Rosina | (G) | February 10 | "Grandma" | |
| Antwerp | (Rev Dr) Van | (F) | December 29 | ||
| Baker | (G) | December 22 | "J. B.'s brother" | ||
| Baker* | Geo. | (F) (G) | June 30 | ||
| Bartelle* | John | (F) | November 10 | ||
| Beatty* Beatty* Beatty |
Emma C. |
Rice |
(F) (G) (G) |
October 20 October 20 October 27 |
"Mrs. D. A." "Mrs. David" |
| Beck | Adam | (G) | March 31 | ||
| Berry | Mary Clesta | Wolf | (C) | October 20 | |
| Boblett | John | (C) | May 26 | ||
| Bolz | Katherine | Meyer | (G) | December 29 | |
| Boocher* | Henry | (F) | October 20 | ||
| Borneman* Borneman |
Eva L. Eva L. |
Givan |
(G) (G) |
February 17 February 24 |
|
| Brown | Cynthia L. | Gettis | (S) | March 17 | |
| Burrell* | Walter C. | (G) | December 22 | ||
| Bush | (F) (G) | July 28 | "female infant" | ||
| Carlson | Frank | (G) | July 7 | ||
| Carrell | Vera Eva | Gordon | (C) | February 24 | |
| Carry | (G) | October 20 | "infant" | ||
| Carson | Mary E. | (G) | April 7 | "Mrs. John" | |
| Chandler* | (F) | November 17 | "Mrs." | ||
| Churchill* | Harry | (G) | October 6 | ||
| Clark | Nancy Catherine | Cannon | (G) | June 16 | |
| Coddington* | (C) | June 16 & 23 | "Mrs. John" / (Tekama, WA) | ||
| Colbert* | (C) | July 7 | "Q. M.'s aunt" / (Prescott, IA) | ||
| Cooper | Bessie | Verdeen | (S) | January 20 | |
| Crawford | (Dr) D. A. | (G) | March 17 | (Guthrie Center, IA) | |
| Curley Curley Curley* |
Mary Jane |
Earl |
(G) (G) (S) |
Janaury 20 January 27 February 24 |
"Mrs. Howard" "Mrs." |
| Darby* Darby |
John John W. |
(F) (G) |
October 27 October 27 |
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| Davidson | Lacy E. | Reason Kunkle | (S) | April 28 | |
| Davis* | (C) | April 14 | "Mrs. M. O.'s father" / (Des Moines, IA) | ||
| Davis | (Dr) Charley | (C) | March 10 | (Casa Grande, AZ) | |
| Denning* Denning |
Sarah Elizabeth |
(C) (C) |
April 14 April 21 |
"Mrs. Paul" / (Lincoln, NE) |
|
| Dohrman* | John | (S) | March 24 | (Mt. Union, IA) | |
| Dory | Edith | Gould | (F) | November 10 | |
| Dunn* Dunn |
Joe Joe |
(F) (G) |
August 11 August 11 |
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| Eatinger Eatinger Eatinger |
Mary Mary Mary |
Hanks |
(F) (G) (F) |
May 26 June 2 June 9 |
|
| Egger | (C) | May 26 | "Mrs. Wm." / (Rockham, SD) | ||
| Egger* Egger |
Jacob Jacob |
(C) (C) |
January 27 February 3 |
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| Ehrenfried* | John | (F) | April 7 | ||
| Ehrenfried | Susie | Tarcy | (G) | April 14 | |
| Elliott | Thos. K. | (S) | March 3 | ||
| Ellis | Nehemiah | (G) | August 4 | ||
| Evans* | (C) | December 1 | "W. C.'s father" | ||
| Evans* Evans Evans |
Charles Charles Charles |
(C) (F) (G) (G) |
March 17 March 17 March 24 |
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| Evans | David J. | (F) (G) | December 1 | ||
| Ewing Ewing |
W. S. Winifred |
Scott |
(F) (F) |
August 4 August 4 |
|
| Farnsworth | George W. | (C) | April 28 | ||
| Fichter | Fay Cady | (S) | May 19 | (Brighton, IA) | |
| Fleming | Frank | (G) | October 27 | ||
| Foreman | (G) | April 28 | "Mrs. W. H." | ||
| Fox* Fox |
E. E. Elijah E. |
(G) (G) |
January 6 Janaury 13 |
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| Fredrich Fredrick |
Leona Leona Louise |
(G) (C) |
October 27 October 27 |
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| Freeman | (Captain) Burton | (F) | March 3 | ||
| Fritz* Fritz |
Francis Earl, Jr. |
(G) (F) |
August 25 August 25 |
"Earl's 2-year-old" |
|
| Fuller | Marion Amelia | Hard | (F) | February 24 | |
| Furst | F. | (C) | May 5 | ||
| Gage | (Rev) William B. | (C) | August 25 | ||
| Gaines* Gaines |
Dan W. Dan W. |
(F) (G) |
June 30 June 30 |
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| Garland Garland |
T. L. T. L. |
(G) (F) |
April 21 April 28 |
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| Gilham Gilham |
William William |
(G) (G) |
December 8 December 22 |
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| Gitzy* | LaVerne B. | (G) | July 28 | ||
| Gordon* Gordon* |
(F) (G) |
December 8 December 15 |
"Mrs. L. H." "Mrs. Lincoln" |
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| Gould* | Joseph | (G) | November 17 | ||
| Green Green |
Dorothy May Dorothy May |
(F) (F) (G) |
April 7 April 14 |
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| Green | Mary Ruth | (G) | January 13 | ||
| Green* | Vess | (G) | October 6 | ||
| Gregory* | John A. | (F) | May 12 | ||
| Gruber | (G) | September 15 | "Mrs. Mary" | ||
| Hall* | (G) | November 3 | "Mrs. John A." | ||
| Hamlin* | G. E. | (G) | August 4 | ||
| Hannon | (G) | August 25 | "Delbert's infant" | ||
| Hardwood* | (G) | November 3 | "Mrs. J. W." | ||
| Head | Lloyd | (G) | September 22 | ||
| Heuckendorf Heuckendorf |
Lena Lena |
Shroder Shroeder |
(F) (F) |
September 1 September 8 |
|
| Hewitt | Gladstone | (F) | June 9 | ||
| Hill* | Ora L. | (F) (G) | November 17 | ||
| Hiller | Zook | (C) | October 6 | "Mrs. George" | |
| Hogan | Faye | Jacobs | (F) (G) | August 25 | |
| Holiday | William Pri. | (G) | September 15 & 22 | ||
| Holsman | Harry/Henry B. | (S) | April 21 | ||
| Hoop | Martha M. | (G) | December 29 | ||
| Hoopes Hoopes* |
John John |
(S) (S) |
May 5 May 12 |
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| Horn | Henry | (G) | February 17 & 24 | ||
| Hostetler* Hostetler |
Rachel Frances |
Franklin |
(F) (G) |
December 1 December 1 |
"Mrs. F. N." |
| Hughes* | (G) | December 1 | "Mrs. John" | ||
| Ingraham | Lorenzo Dow | (S) | May 5 | ||
| Inlow Inlow |
J. J. Jesse James |
(F) (G) |
February 17 February 17 |
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| Isenhart | Geo. | (C) | July 7 | ||
| James* | Adam, Jr. | (G) | December 29 | ||
| Jeffryes Jeffreys |
Ellen O. Ellen O. |
Cooper Cooper |
(F) (G) |
October 13 October 20 |
|
| Johnson | John | (G) | August 18 | ||
| Johnson | Margaret | Craig | (F) (G) | April 7 | |
| Joint Joint |
C. B. C. B. |
(F) (C) |
Apr 28 & May 5 May 5 |
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| Jones Jones Jones |
William Wm. E. William E. |
(G) (S) (C) |
January 20 January 20 January 27 |
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| Kading | John Robert | (C) | February 10 | ||
| Kalb | Eliza | Nevitt | (S) | February 10 | |
| Kamminky* | Herman | (C) | January 27 | (Earlsville, IL) | |
| Keck* | Leo R. | (F) | July 21 | ||
| Kimes Kimes |
Lucy Ellen Lucy Ellen |
Bridgeman |
(F) (F) (G) |
August 25 September 1 |
|
| Kirkpatrick* | (G) | August 18 | "Mrs. J. W." | ||
| Kirkpatrick | Malinda | Moore | (G) | November 17 | |
| Kite* Kite |
Jesse Jesse J. |
(G) (C) |
October 27 October 27 |
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| Knoll Knoll* Knoll* |
(Rev) Alfred (Rev) (Rev) Alfred |
(F) (G) (G) |
October 27 October 27 November 3 |
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| Knowlton | Elias | (S) | May 19 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Kopp | Henry | (G) (C) | September 8 | ||
| Kordick | Anna M. | Reis | (G) | August 11 | |
| Kriens | Henry | (F) (G) | September 8 | ||
| Kupp* | Aaron | (G) | September 29 | ||
| Ladd* | (C) | July 14 | "Mrs." / (Shenandoah, IA) | ||
| Lake | Calvin | (G) | January 20 | ||
| Laude Laude |
J. F. James F. |
(F) (G) |
December 15 December 15 |
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| Lauer* | Lew | (G) | December 1 | ||
| Lee | Catherine A. | Staats | (G) | December 15 | |
| Lemar | Eva Olive | Walton | (S) | February 3 | |
| Lemke* | (C) | June 23 | "Herman's son" | ||
| Littleton | A. P. | (G) | November 3 | ||
| Lovel* Lowell |
Lorin Loren Ellsworth |
(F) (G) |
May 26 June 2 |
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| Lynch* | (F) | May 19 | "Mrs. E. R." | ||
| Mack | Platt | (S) | May 12 | (Cheesaw, WA) | |
| Maggarel* | William | (C) | May 19 | ||
| Marsh* | (G) | October 13 | "Grandma" | ||
| Martin* | Clyde | (F) | May 19 | ||
| Matheny | Harold Mason | (S) | February 10 | ||
| Mathews | Lavinia | Van Deusen | (F) (G) | May 19 | "Mrs. F. B." |
| Maynes | Anna | McAdoo | (G) | January 6 | |
| McCall | Cynthia Jane | Campbell | (G) | October 6 | |
| McCall | Ione | (G) | February 3 | ||
| McCrackin | J. H. | (G) | November 10 | ||
| McDowell | Charles | (C) | November 17 | ||
| McGinnis* | (G) | January 29 | "Will's daughter" | ||
| Mears | John | (G) | January 6 | ||
| Meisenheimer* Meisenheimer Meisenheimer |
Jennie |
Smith |
(G) (F) (G) |
February 17 February 24 February 24 |
"Mrs. Fred" "Mrs. Fred" |
| Menzer | Mary | (F) | February 24 | ||
| Middleton | (Mayor) O. V. | (G) | October 13 | ||
| Miller* | James | (G) | October 6 | ||
| Minzer | (G) | March 3 | "Mrs." | ||
| Moon Moon |
George Allen G. A. |
(F) (G) |
August 7 August 11 |
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| Moore* | Lyle | (G) | September 29 | ||
| Mulhern | Jean | Elbridge | (G) | July 21 | |
| Murdy | Martha E. | (G) | March 17 | ||
| Musmaker | Jennie | Hutchinson | (G) | June 2 | |
| Myers Myers |
J. K. John Kerr |
(F) (G) (S) |
March 31 April 7 |
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| Norton | Howard A. | (S) | February 3 | ||
| Patterson | Elizabeth A. | Parker | (S) | May 19 | |
| Peterson | Frederika | (C) | September 29 | ||
| Plumb | Ezra | (G) | June 2 | ||
| Powers | Howard Busby | (G) | January 13 | ||
| Powers | Laura Ladlow | St. John | (C) | February 17 | |
| Power Powers |
R. S. Robert S., Sr. |
(G) (F) |
November 10 November 10 |
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| Preunninger | George | (C) | May 19 | ||
| Purdy Purdy |
W. J. William J. |
(F) (G) |
April 7 April 14 |
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| Rassmussen | Theodore | (C) | January 17 | (Denver, CO) | |
| Richter* | Joseph | (C) | November 17 | (Willenberg, MO) | |
| Rogers | (G) | November 10 | "Mr." | ||
| Russell* Russell |
Annie |
Douglas Reid |
(S) (S) |
April 14 April 21 |
|
| Scandrett | Everett M. | (C) | May 12 | (Wolsely, Saskatchewan, Canada) | |
| Schafer | Catharine | Boyle | (S) | May 12 | |
| Schontal | Elizabeth A. | Hoyt | (G) | January 20 | |
| Schrader | (G) | February 3 | "Mrs. Andrew J." | ||
| Semmons Semmons |
Guy Edward Edward |
(F) (C) |
June 27 July 21 |
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| Sexsmith | William | (G) | June 2 | ||
| Sheular* | August | (G) | December 1 | ||
| Shoehut | Ermest B. | (S) | April 14 | ||
| Smith* | (S) | May 5 | "Early's baby" | ||
| Smith | Charles Edward | (C) | May 19 | ||
| Smith | Ellen | Reed | (G) | June 30 | |
| Smith | James Ely Taylor | (C) | March 31 | ||
| Smith* | J. O. | (G) | June 30 | ||
| Smith | Margie Marie | (S) | May 12 | ||
| Smith Smith* |
Nancy Ellen Nancy |
Watkins |
(C) (G) |
June 23 June 30 |
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| Stammer | Christena | Meisenheimer | (G) | December 22 | |
| Starr* | (G) | December 8 | "Mrs." | ||
| Sterns* | Albert Henry | (F) | May 19 | ||
| Stone | Jane Elizabeth | Humphrey | (F) | October 20 | |
| Stone* | (G) | October 20 | "Mrs." | ||
| Streams* | (G) | June 30 | "Mrs. Ralph" | ||
| Taylor Taylor |
Myra Myra |
Pope Green |
(G) (F) |
April 28 May 5 |
|
| Thode Thode |
John John E. |
(G) (C) |
December 8 December 8 |
(Burlington, IA) |
|
| Thompson* Thompson |
Henry M. Henry M. |
(C) (C) |
October 20 October 27 |
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| Thornbrue Thornbrue* |
(Rev) A. (Rev) A. |
(G) (G) |
August 23 November 3 |
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| Treat | Emma A. | Starritt | (S) | February 17 | (Orion, MI) |
| Trotter | Robert Samuel | (C) | March 10 | ||
| Tullis Tullis |
Margaret Margaret |
Kiser |
(G) (G) |
March 3 March 24 |
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| Valentine | Lucille | (C) | March 24 | ||
| Van Horn | Rosanna A. | (G) | April 7 | ||
| Van Vleet | Albert | (F) (G) | December 1 | ||
| Walbrdge | Wm. E. | (S) | May 19 | (Des Moines, IA) | |
| Wamsley | Ella | Coffin | (G) | March 10 | |
| Ward | Wilbur | (G) | July 21 | ||
| Warnock | Newton | (S) | January 20 | ||
| Webster | Charles Leslie | (F) | November 3 | ||
| Webster Webster |
Leslie Leslie |
(F) (G) |
October 27 November 3 |
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| Wells* | Oliver | (G) | August 18 | ||
| West* West |
Robert John Robert |
(G) (G) |
August 4 August 11 |
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| Whittum | Geo. D. | (G) | September 22 | ||
| Williamson* | (G) | December 22 | "Mrs. C. H." | ||
| Wilson* Wilson |
Midie Mida |
(G) (G) |
March 3 March 10 |
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| Wilson | (G) | June 23 | "George's infant daughter" | ||
| Winn* | Ed | (F) | December 8 | ||
| Worley | Maggie A. | (C) | November 10 | ||
| Wright | Tina | (G) | September 8 | ||
| Wulf* | H. M. | (F) | December 1 | ||
| Wynn | Edward | (G) | December 8 | ||
| Young | (F) | April 7 | "Will's infant son" | ||