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The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Thursday
March 8, 1866
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WOMAN AND CHILD DROWNED
On Wednesday last, a Mrs. Lemuel Langley and an adopted daughter attempted to cross Cedar creek, in Hancock township, on a loaded wagon. The water in the creek was very high, and when the team had reached the deepest part, the wagon turned partially over by the force of the current, precipitating the woman and child into the stream, when they were both drowned.
The Carthage Republican
Carthage, Illinois
Wednesday
February 27, 1946
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EIGHTY YEARS AGO
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FEBRUARY 1866
Mrs. Lemuel Langley and her adopted daughter were drowned in Cedar Creek, Hancock township, when they attempted to cross at a Ford. The wagon was overturned in the rushing stream and the two were swept away.
This next two pages of information came from the Hancock County History Society in Carthage, IL and needs further investigating.
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Drowning Death of Mrs. Langley and Son of Webster in Cedar Creek Early Spring, 1866
This is one of the Accounts of the project of unusual weather of the 150 years of the white settlements in Hancock County, Illinois sponsored by Warren L. Van Dine.
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(Public Record, March-April, 1966)
Drowned
A man named Langley employed two men named Thompson and Yetter to move his household goods and family to Webster. After loading the wagons they started, Mrs. Langley and son riding in Mr. T's wagon. In attempting to cross Cedar Creek, Mr. Y. was successful, but Mr. T's wagon was carried down the stream by the rushing waters, and on turning over threw him, Mrs. Langley and son into the water, the two latter disappearing, while Mr. T. saved himself by clinging to the horses. The bodies of Mrs. Langley and son were recovered the next morning.
The Journal
Macon, Missouri
Monday
April 23, 1990
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Joseph Edward "Ed" Bunton
Joseph Edward "Ed" Bunton, 81, of Macon, died Sunday, April 22, 1990 at Loch Haven Nursing Home in Macon.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 25, at the Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon. Rev. William A. Knowles will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens at Macon. Visitation is from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
He was born Aug. 13, 1908 in Macon County, the son of Joseph E. and Sophia Ellen Rose Bunton. On April 3, 1938, at Macon, he married
Helen March. She preceded him in death.
Survivors include three sons, Charles Bunton and Donald Bunton of Macon and Richard Bunton of Orion, Ill.; one daughter, Linda Patterson of Columbus, N.J.; 13 grandchildren; two brothers, Ernest Bunton of Atlanta and Robert Bunton of Excello; and five sisters, Margaret Bunton, Ethel Burkhart and Clara Shelmadine, of Macon, Catharine Williams of Moberly and Florence Ricker of Bevier.
Preceding him in death were his parents; wife; one son, Robert Bunton; and a sister, Mary Ellen.
He was a lifelong Macon County resident.
The Macon Chronicle-Herald
Macon, Missouri
Wednesday
April 15, 1987
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Robert F. Bunton
Robert F. Bunton, 47, of Macon, died Tuesday, April 14, 1987, at the University of Missouri Health Science Center in Columbia.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon.
Mr. Bunton was born on Aug. 12, 1939, in Macon County, the son of Joseph Edward and Helen Mabel March Bunton. He served in the United States Air Force from 1957 to 1966.
Mr. Bunton had been employed at Banquet Foods since 1967. He was a lifelong area resident, a member of the Disabled Veterans and formerly was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Surviving are one son, Michael Bunton, of Macon; two daughters: Christy McMullan, of Lenexa, Kan., and Donna Bunton of Macon; his father, Ed Bunton of Macon; three brothers: Charles Bunton and Donald Bunton, both of Macon, and Richard Bunton of Orion, Ill.; one sister, Linda Patterson, of Baton Rouge, La. Also surviving are nieces and nephews.
Mr. Bunton was preceded in death by his mother.
The Macon Chronicle-Herald
Macon, Missouri
Thursday
April 16, 1987
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Robert F. Bunton
Funeral arrangements for Robert F. Bunton, 47, of Macon, who died Tuesday, April 14, at the University of Missouri Health Science Center in Columbia, were announced today.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hutton & McElwain Funeral Home in Macon with Pastor Keith Hansen officiating. Burial will be in the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens cemetery at Macon. Visitation will be from 3-5 and 7-9 tonight at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials to the Disabled Veterans which may be left at the funeral home.
Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Iowa
Friday
January 26, 1990
Darrell Dean Burdette
April 26, 1923 - Jan. 24, 1990
Darrell Dean Burdette, Sr., 66, of 1908 William Street, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, in his home.
He was born April 26, 1923, in Ft. Madison, the son of Marvin H. and Vera Yowell Burdette. He married
Eva Lois Bryant on July 23, 1943, in Memphis, Mo. She preceded him in death on July 5, 1987. He had lived in Keokuk since 1939, and was employed by Midwest Carbide until four years ago. He and his son, Dean, founded Burdette Machine Shop in 1970. He was active in that business for 18 years. He had also served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was a member of New Testament Christian Church.
Survivors include his sons Darrell Dean Burdette, Jr. and Steven Michael Burdette, both of Keokuk, David Duane Burdette of Virginia Beach, Va. and Brian1 Burdette of Burlington; daughters Rose Marie Woodard and Mary Ann Mahair, both of Keokuk; 10 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, two great-granchildren; and brothers Ralph Burdette of Kahoka and Gene Burdette of Virginia Beach, Va.
He was also preceded in death by a son and a grandchild.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at DeJong’s Funeral Home with the Brother Bill Hauser officiating.
Burial, with military rites, will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery, north of Keokuk.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Saturday at DeJong’s Funeral Home and the family will meet with friends from 7-9 p.m.
Memphis Public Library
Memphis, Missouri
Quincy Herald-Whig
January 26, 1990
Darrell D. Burdette Sr.
KEOKUK, Iowa --- Darrell Dean Burdette Sr., 66, of Keokuk died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 24, 1990) in his home.
Mr. Burdette was born April 26, 1923, in Fort Madison, a son of Marvin H. and Vera Yowell Burdette. He married
Eva Lois Bryant July 23, 1943, in Memphis, Mo. She died July 5, 1987.
Mr. Burdette had lived in Keokuk since 1939. He was employed by Midwest Carbide until he retired four years ago. He and his son, Dean, founded the Burdette Machine Shop in 1970, and he was active in that business for 18 years. He was a member of New Testament Christian Church and was an Air Force veteran of World War II.
Survivors also include four sons, Darrell D. Jr. and Steven M., both of Keokuk, David D. of Virginia Beach, Va., and Brian of Burlington; two daughters, Rose Marie Woodard and Mary Ann Mahair, both of Keokuk; two brothers, Ralph of Kahoka, Mo., and Gene of Virginia Beach; 10 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son and a grandchild.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the DeJong Funeral Home in Keokuk by Brother Bill Hauser. Burial, with military rites, will be in Hickory Grove cemetery north of Keokuk.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Saturday with family meeting friends from 7 to 9 p.m. in the funeral home.
