Mrs. Verden Foreman
Lida I. Loper Foreman was born at Villisca, Iowa, May 28, 1894. She was the third child in a family of five, of Howard and Emma Phipps Loper.
Surviving her are her husband, Verden C. Foreman of the home, and one son, Howard L. Foreman of Iowa City, Iowa; her two brothers, William H. Loper of Villisca, Iowa, and Maurice W. Loper of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Lenora Dietrich and Mrs. Nina L. Kelly, both of South Gate, Calif.; 13 nieces and 4 nephews, and a host of relatives.
Lida, when a young girl, moved with her parents to a farm in the Evergreen neighborhood and grew to young womanhood in this vicinity. She attended Green Valley school, and later studied music at Graceland college.
She met and married Verden C. Foreman of Lamoni on Aug. 9, 1914. They started their married life in Lamoni, and to this union was born one son, Howard L. Foreman, display director of Alden's department store in Iowa City.
Lida lived in Lamoni until 1927 when she accompanied her husband to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he accepted the position of manager of the Red Ball store. She helped her husband in this position and was cashier in this store for 10 years, and was offered the honor of being manager of one of the stores, which she declined in preference to her home and family.
She moved with her husband in 1935 to California buying a cafe at Long Beach, Calif. but came back to Iowa after her husband's father passed away, to be near her parents. She and her husband resided on a farm in the Bloomington neighborhood until 1940 when they moved back into their property in Lamoni which she has owned since a young woman. [It] was given to her by her grandfather, Wil-Ilam J. Phipps, as a reward for being a hard-working, religious young woman, devoted to her parents and grandparents, and church.
Lida cared for her mother and father in their last years and when her father passed away on July 4, 1942, she continued to look after her mother, going each day in all kinds of weather to see her and take care of her needs, so her mother could continue to live in her home. She cared for her mother in her own home in her mother's last illness, and when her mother passed away Jan. 27, 1947, she suffered a great loss.
She continued to live in Lamoni doing the good deeds she had done all her life. She became a member of the Ralph A. Judson American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 51 in 1943, and was a member in good standing, always willing to help on their bake sales and celebrations.
She was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the Evergreen church, June 10, 1906, as a young girl, and she always maintained a staunch belief in her 51 years of belonging to the church.
She enjoyed doing work for her church and devoted much time serving as chairman of the Commodity shop for Group 4 until her health became worse in 1950, and she had to retire from all activities. She always loved to have the prayer meetings held on her lawn in the summertime, and gained great spiritual fortitude from them.
In 1952 she and her husband bought a grocery store and home in Des Moines and moved there to be with their son Howard, and to retire. In early 1953, Lida had a heart attack, and because of this, she and her husband moved back into their home in Lamoni so Lida could be near her friends and church.
She continued to take care of herself and her home and help her son in courage and advice. It was through sheer determination and faith in God she was able to carry on. She fell in her kitchen on Nov. 21, broke both pelvic bones, and was rushed to the hospital in Leon, Iowa. Though her condition was serious, she tried to recover, even though the suffering was intense. It was thought that she had made enough progress to be brought back to her home on Sunday, Dec. 15, and plans were made to bring her to the home she loved so well.
She passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 1957, at 4 a.m. at the Leon hospital being at the time of her passing, 63 years, 6 months, and 19 days of age. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the RLDS church, conducted by Elder Morton Edmunds and Elder Archie Rew. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 2nd, 1958, pg. 5
MOTHER: Emma Jane Phipps
FATHER: Howard Willis Loper
SPOUSE: Verden Charles Foreman
m. 9 Aug 1914 Lamoni, Iowa
CHILDREN:
Howard Leroy Foreman
SOURCES:
1. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Lydia Ismay Loper
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Date: 1894
Birth Place: Valiska, Iowa
Marriage Date: 9 Aug 1914
Marriage Place: Lamoni, Iowa
Marriage Age: 20
Father: Howard Willis Loper
Mother: Ema Jane Loper
Spouse: Verden Charles Foreman
FHL Film Number: 1764940
Reference ID: 2:3QM4Q3J
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Lida I. Loper Foreman was born at Villisca, Iowa, May 28, 1894. She was the third child in a family of five, of Howard and Emma Phipps Loper.
Surviving her are her husband, Verden C. Foreman of the home, and one son, Howard L. Foreman of Iowa City, Iowa; her two brothers, William H. Loper of Villisca, Iowa, and Maurice W. Loper of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Lenora Dietrich and Mrs. Nina L. Kelly, both of South Gate, Calif.; 13 nieces and 4 nephews, and a host of relatives.
Lida, when a young girl, moved with her parents to a farm in the Evergreen neighborhood and grew to young womanhood in this vicinity. She attended Green Valley school, and later studied music at Graceland college.
She met and married Verden C. Foreman of Lamoni on Aug. 9, 1914. They started their married life in Lamoni, and to this union was born one son, Howard L. Foreman, display director of Alden's department store in Iowa City.
Lida lived in Lamoni until 1927 when she accompanied her husband to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he accepted the position of manager of the Red Ball store. She helped her husband in this position and was cashier in this store for 10 years, and was offered the honor of being manager of one of the stores, which she declined in preference to her home and family.
She moved with her husband in 1935 to California buying a cafe at Long Beach, Calif. but came back to Iowa after her husband's father passed away, to be near her parents. She and her husband resided on a farm in the Bloomington neighborhood until 1940 when they moved back into their property in Lamoni which she has owned since a young woman. [It] was given to her by her grandfather, Wil-Ilam J. Phipps, as a reward for being a hard-working, religious young woman, devoted to her parents and grandparents, and church.
Lida cared for her mother and father in their last years and when her father passed away on July 4, 1942, she continued to look after her mother, going each day in all kinds of weather to see her and take care of her needs, so her mother could continue to live in her home. She cared for her mother in her own home in her mother's last illness, and when her mother passed away Jan. 27, 1947, she suffered a great loss.
She continued to live in Lamoni doing the good deeds she had done all her life. She became a member of the Ralph A. Judson American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 51 in 1943, and was a member in good standing, always willing to help on their bake sales and celebrations.
She was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the Evergreen church, June 10, 1906, as a young girl, and she always maintained a staunch belief in her 51 years of belonging to the church.
She enjoyed doing work for her church and devoted much time serving as chairman of the Commodity shop for Group 4 until her health became worse in 1950, and she had to retire from all activities. She always loved to have the prayer meetings held on her lawn in the summertime, and gained great spiritual fortitude from them.
In 1952 she and her husband bought a grocery store and home in Des Moines and moved there to be with their son Howard, and to retire. In early 1953, Lida had a heart attack, and because of this, she and her husband moved back into their home in Lamoni so Lida could be near her friends and church.
She continued to take care of herself and her home and help her son in courage and advice. It was through sheer determination and faith in God she was able to carry on. She fell in her kitchen on Nov. 21, broke both pelvic bones, and was rushed to the hospital in Leon, Iowa. Though her condition was serious, she tried to recover, even though the suffering was intense. It was thought that she had made enough progress to be brought back to her home on Sunday, Dec. 15, and plans were made to bring her to the home she loved so well.
She passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 1957, at 4 a.m. at the Leon hospital being at the time of her passing, 63 years, 6 months, and 19 days of age. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the RLDS church, conducted by Elder Morton Edmunds and Elder Archie Rew. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 2nd, 1958, pg. 5
MOTHER: Emma Jane Phipps
FATHER: Howard Willis Loper
SPOUSE: Verden Charles Foreman
m. 9 Aug 1914 Lamoni, Iowa
CHILDREN:
Howard Leroy Foreman
SOURCES:
1. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Lydia Ismay Loper
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Date: 1894
Birth Place: Valiska, Iowa
Marriage Date: 9 Aug 1914
Marriage Place: Lamoni, Iowa
Marriage Age: 20
Father: Howard Willis Loper
Mother: Ema Jane Loper
Spouse: Verden Charles Foreman
FHL Film Number: 1764940
Reference ID: 2:3QM4Q3J
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Mrs. Verden Foreman
Lida I. Loper Foreman was born at Villisca, Iowa, May 28, 1894. She was the third child in a family of five, of Howard and Emma Phipps Loper.
Surviving her are her husband, Verden C. Foreman of the home, and one son, Howard L. Foreman of Iowa City, Iowa; her two brothers, William H. Loper of Villisca, Iowa, and Maurice W. Loper of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Lenora Dietrich and Mrs. Nina L. Kelly, both of South Gate, Calif.; 13 nieces and 4 nephews, and a host of relatives.
Lida, when a young girl, moved with her parents to a farm in the Evergreen neighborhood and grew to young womanhood in this vicinity. She attended Green Valley school, and later studied music at Graceland college.
She met and married Verden C. Foreman of Lamoni on Aug. 9, 1914. They started their married life in Lamoni, and to this union was born one son, Howard L. Foreman, display director of Alden's department store in Iowa City.
Lida lived in Lamoni until 1927 when she accompanied her husband to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he accepted the position of manager of the Red Ball store. She helped her husband in this position and was cashier in this store for 10 years, and was offered the honor of being manager of one of the stores, which she declined in preference to her home and family.
She moved with her husband in 1935 to California buying a cafe at Long Beach, Calif. but came back to Iowa after her husband's father passed away, to be near her parents. She and her husband resided on a farm in the Bloomington neighborhood until 1940 when they moved back into their property in Lamoni which she has owned since a young woman. [It] was given to her by her grandfather, Wil-Ilam J. Phipps, as a reward for being a hard-working, religious young woman, devoted to her parents and grandparents, and church.
Lida cared for her mother and father in their last years and when her father passed away on July 4, 1942, she continued to look after her mother, going each day in all kinds of weather to see her and take care of her needs, so her mother could continue to live in her home. She cared for her mother in her own home in her mother's last illness, and when her mother passed away Jan. 27, 1947, she suffered a great loss.
She continued to live in Lamoni doing the good deeds she had done all her life. She became a member of the Ralph A. Judson American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 51 in 1943, and was a member in good standing, always willing to help on their bake sales and celebrations.
She was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the Evergreen church, June 10, 1906, as a young girl, and she always maintained a staunch belief in her 51 years of belonging to the church.
She enjoyed doing work for her church and devoted much time serving as chairman of the Commodity shop for Group 4 until her health became worse in 1950, and she had to retire from all activities. She always loved to have the prayer meetings held on her lawn in the summertime, and gained great spiritual fortitude from them.
In 1952 she and her husband bought a grocery store and home in Des Moines and moved there to be with their son Howard, and to retire. In early 1953, Lida had a heart attack, and because of this, she and her husband moved back into their home in Lamoni so Lida could be near her friends and church.
She continued to take care of herself and her home and help her son in courage and advice. It was through sheer determination and faith in God she was able to carry on. She fell in her kitchen on Nov. 21, broke both pelvic bones, and was rushed to the hospital in Leon, Iowa. Though her condition was serious, she tried to recover, even though the suffering was intense. It was thought that she had made enough progress to be brought back to her home on Sunday, Dec. 15, and plans were made to bring her to the home she loved so well.
She passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 1957, at 4 a.m. at the Leon hospital being at the time of her passing, 63 years, 6 months, and 19 days of age. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the RLDS church, conducted by Elder Morton Edmunds and Elder Archie Rew. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 2nd, 1958, pg. 5
MOTHER: Emma Jane Phipps
FATHER: Howard Willis Loper
SPOUSE: Verden Charles Foreman
m. 9 Aug 1914 Lamoni, Iowa
CHILDREN:
Howard Leroy Foreman
SOURCES:
1. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Lydia Ismay Loper
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Date: 1894
Birth Place: Valiska, Iowa
Marriage Date: 9 Aug 1914
Marriage Place: Lamoni, Iowa
Marriage Age: 20
Father: Howard Willis Loper
Mother: Ema Jane Loper
Spouse: Verden Charles Foreman
FHL Film Number: 1764940
Reference ID: 2:3QM4Q3J
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Lida I. Loper Foreman was born at Villisca, Iowa, May 28, 1894. She was the third child in a family of five, of Howard and Emma Phipps Loper.
Surviving her are her husband, Verden C. Foreman of the home, and one son, Howard L. Foreman of Iowa City, Iowa; her two brothers, William H. Loper of Villisca, Iowa, and Maurice W. Loper of Des Moines, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Lenora Dietrich and Mrs. Nina L. Kelly, both of South Gate, Calif.; 13 nieces and 4 nephews, and a host of relatives.
Lida, when a young girl, moved with her parents to a farm in the Evergreen neighborhood and grew to young womanhood in this vicinity. She attended Green Valley school, and later studied music at Graceland college.
She met and married Verden C. Foreman of Lamoni on Aug. 9, 1914. They started their married life in Lamoni, and to this union was born one son, Howard L. Foreman, display director of Alden's department store in Iowa City.
Lida lived in Lamoni until 1927 when she accompanied her husband to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he accepted the position of manager of the Red Ball store. She helped her husband in this position and was cashier in this store for 10 years, and was offered the honor of being manager of one of the stores, which she declined in preference to her home and family.
She moved with her husband in 1935 to California buying a cafe at Long Beach, Calif. but came back to Iowa after her husband's father passed away, to be near her parents. She and her husband resided on a farm in the Bloomington neighborhood until 1940 when they moved back into their property in Lamoni which she has owned since a young woman. [It] was given to her by her grandfather, Wil-Ilam J. Phipps, as a reward for being a hard-working, religious young woman, devoted to her parents and grandparents, and church.
Lida cared for her mother and father in their last years and when her father passed away on July 4, 1942, she continued to look after her mother, going each day in all kinds of weather to see her and take care of her needs, so her mother could continue to live in her home. She cared for her mother in her own home in her mother's last illness, and when her mother passed away Jan. 27, 1947, she suffered a great loss.
She continued to live in Lamoni doing the good deeds she had done all her life. She became a member of the Ralph A. Judson American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 51 in 1943, and was a member in good standing, always willing to help on their bake sales and celebrations.
She was baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at the Evergreen church, June 10, 1906, as a young girl, and she always maintained a staunch belief in her 51 years of belonging to the church.
She enjoyed doing work for her church and devoted much time serving as chairman of the Commodity shop for Group 4 until her health became worse in 1950, and she had to retire from all activities. She always loved to have the prayer meetings held on her lawn in the summertime, and gained great spiritual fortitude from them.
In 1952 she and her husband bought a grocery store and home in Des Moines and moved there to be with their son Howard, and to retire. In early 1953, Lida had a heart attack, and because of this, she and her husband moved back into their home in Lamoni so Lida could be near her friends and church.
She continued to take care of herself and her home and help her son in courage and advice. It was through sheer determination and faith in God she was able to carry on. She fell in her kitchen on Nov. 21, broke both pelvic bones, and was rushed to the hospital in Leon, Iowa. Though her condition was serious, she tried to recover, even though the suffering was intense. It was thought that she had made enough progress to be brought back to her home on Sunday, Dec. 15, and plans were made to bring her to the home she loved so well.
She passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 1957, at 4 a.m. at the Leon hospital being at the time of her passing, 63 years, 6 months, and 19 days of age. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the RLDS church, conducted by Elder Morton Edmunds and Elder Archie Rew. Burial was in Rose Hill cemetery.
SOURCE: The Lamoni Chronicle, published in Lamoni, Iowa on Thursday, January 2nd, 1958, pg. 5
MOTHER: Emma Jane Phipps
FATHER: Howard Willis Loper
SPOUSE: Verden Charles Foreman
m. 9 Aug 1914 Lamoni, Iowa
CHILDREN:
Howard Leroy Foreman
SOURCES:
1. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
Name: Lydia Ismay Loper
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birth Date: 1894
Birth Place: Valiska, Iowa
Marriage Date: 9 Aug 1914
Marriage Place: Lamoni, Iowa
Marriage Age: 20
Father: Howard Willis Loper
Mother: Ema Jane Loper
Spouse: Verden Charles Foreman
FHL Film Number: 1764940
Reference ID: 2:3QM4Q3J
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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