Bedford Times-Press, Thursday October 17, 1946 p. 2
SIAM
Obituary - J. F. Blagrave
John Finley Blagrave, son of Emmet and Mary Damewood Blagrave, was born in Orange County, Indiana July 18, 1856 and died at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, Iowa Sunday October 13, 1946, age 90 years and 2 months and 15 days.
When a small boy he came to Page County, Iowa, and located in Buchanan Township, where he grew to manhood.
On Nov. 22, 1877, he was married to Edith Roush of Siam at Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. To them was born one daughter, Grace May.
After his marriage, Mr. Blagrave made his home in Iowa the remainder of his life with the exception of a few years spent in Kansas. He carried the mail from Hopkins to Siam for many years, being very faithful in his service to Uncle Sam.
He was a member of the Methodist church at Siam, where, as long as their health permitted, he and his family were regular attendants at the church here.
After the death of his wife at the family home in Siam on Feb. 24, 1941, he and his daughter made their home in Bedford where she passed away April 18, 1944.
Mr. Blagrave was the sole surviving member of his family. He leaves three nephews, H. B. Snodgrass of Amarillo, Texas, Rev. R. E. Snodgrass of Tulsa, Okla., and one niece, Mrs. Flo Miller of Shambaugh.
Mr. Blagrave was physically handicapped in later life, but ever mentally alert and was never so happy as when visiting his Siam friends, who called on him.
The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Siam Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. A. Purdy of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
SIAM
Obituary - J. F. Blagrave
John Finley Blagrave, son of Emmet and Mary Damewood Blagrave, was born in Orange County, Indiana July 18, 1856 and died at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, Iowa Sunday October 13, 1946, age 90 years and 2 months and 15 days.
When a small boy he came to Page County, Iowa, and located in Buchanan Township, where he grew to manhood.
On Nov. 22, 1877, he was married to Edith Roush of Siam at Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. To them was born one daughter, Grace May.
After his marriage, Mr. Blagrave made his home in Iowa the remainder of his life with the exception of a few years spent in Kansas. He carried the mail from Hopkins to Siam for many years, being very faithful in his service to Uncle Sam.
He was a member of the Methodist church at Siam, where, as long as their health permitted, he and his family were regular attendants at the church here.
After the death of his wife at the family home in Siam on Feb. 24, 1941, he and his daughter made their home in Bedford where she passed away April 18, 1944.
Mr. Blagrave was the sole surviving member of his family. He leaves three nephews, H. B. Snodgrass of Amarillo, Texas, Rev. R. E. Snodgrass of Tulsa, Okla., and one niece, Mrs. Flo Miller of Shambaugh.
Mr. Blagrave was physically handicapped in later life, but ever mentally alert and was never so happy as when visiting his Siam friends, who called on him.
The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Siam Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. A. Purdy of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
Bedford Times-Press, Thursday October 17, 1946 p. 2
SIAM
Obituary - J. F. Blagrave
John Finley Blagrave, son of Emmet and Mary Damewood Blagrave, was born in Orange County, Indiana July 18, 1856 and died at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, Iowa Sunday October 13, 1946, age 90 years and 2 months and 15 days.
When a small boy he came to Page County, Iowa, and located in Buchanan Township, where he grew to manhood.
On Nov. 22, 1877, he was married to Edith Roush of Siam at Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. To them was born one daughter, Grace May.
After his marriage, Mr. Blagrave made his home in Iowa the remainder of his life with the exception of a few years spent in Kansas. He carried the mail from Hopkins to Siam for many years, being very faithful in his service to Uncle Sam.
He was a member of the Methodist church at Siam, where, as long as their health permitted, he and his family were regular attendants at the church here.
After the death of his wife at the family home in Siam on Feb. 24, 1941, he and his daughter made their home in Bedford where she passed away April 18, 1944.
Mr. Blagrave was the sole surviving member of his family. He leaves three nephews, H. B. Snodgrass of Amarillo, Texas, Rev. R. E. Snodgrass of Tulsa, Okla., and one niece, Mrs. Flo Miller of Shambaugh.
Mr. Blagrave was physically handicapped in later life, but ever mentally alert and was never so happy as when visiting his Siam friends, who called on him.
The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Siam Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. A. Purdy of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
SIAM
Obituary - J. F. Blagrave
John Finley Blagrave, son of Emmet and Mary Damewood Blagrave, was born in Orange County, Indiana July 18, 1856 and died at the Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford, Iowa Sunday October 13, 1946, age 90 years and 2 months and 15 days.
When a small boy he came to Page County, Iowa, and located in Buchanan Township, where he grew to manhood.
On Nov. 22, 1877, he was married to Edith Roush of Siam at Maryville, Nodaway County, Mo. To them was born one daughter, Grace May.
After his marriage, Mr. Blagrave made his home in Iowa the remainder of his life with the exception of a few years spent in Kansas. He carried the mail from Hopkins to Siam for many years, being very faithful in his service to Uncle Sam.
He was a member of the Methodist church at Siam, where, as long as their health permitted, he and his family were regular attendants at the church here.
After the death of his wife at the family home in Siam on Feb. 24, 1941, he and his daughter made their home in Bedford where she passed away April 18, 1944.
Mr. Blagrave was the sole surviving member of his family. He leaves three nephews, H. B. Snodgrass of Amarillo, Texas, Rev. R. E. Snodgrass of Tulsa, Okla., and one niece, Mrs. Flo Miller of Shambaugh.
Mr. Blagrave was physically handicapped in later life, but ever mentally alert and was never so happy as when visiting his Siam friends, who called on him.
The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church at Siam Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. W. A. Purdy of Bedford. Burial was in the Siam cemetery.
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