Bernice Pauline Suiter

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Bernice Suiter married Lee Andrew George, the son of  Michael Vitale & Amanda Savage.  

Lee took the surname George after he was adopted by his stepfather William H George

Lee & Bernice had 5 children - Leon, Esther, Robert, Donald & William.

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Waterloo Courier, 12 Sep 1941
Mrs. Lee A George (Bernice Pauline Suiter George) , 124 Webster Street, died Friday at 2:40 a.m. in the home of her mother, Mrs. Nancy Jane (McCord) Suiter, 431 Cutler Street, from heart disease. She was 41 years old. Ill the past three weeks, she had spent the last two days in the home of her mother, who was caring for her. She was born Bernice (Pauline) Suiter, May 15, 1900, in Moline, Ill., the daughter of William D. and Nancy Jane (McCord) Suiter. When she was four years old the family moved to a farm near Denison, Iowa, and in 1908 to another farm near Boynton, Oklahoma. They returned to Denison in 1917. She was married in May, 1919, to Lee A. George at Woodbine, Iowa. They made their home at Denison, and came to Waterloo 14 years ago (1927). Mr. George is a machine operator at the John Deer Tractor Company. She was a member of the East Park Presbyterian Church (Cutler Street in Waterloo, Iowa). Surviving in addition to her husband and mother are five children, Leon, Robert, Donald, William and Esther Jane, all at home; four brothers: Richard Suiter, 410 West 9th Street; Robert Suiter, 153 West Parker Street, William Suiter of 1140 Lincoln Street, and Edgar Suiter (Pete), 410 Cutler; and four sisters; Mrs. Jennie (Suiter) Griffith, 210 Irving Street; Mrs. Cora (Suiter) Podhaski, 716 1/2 Hammond Avenue, and Misses Mamie and Betty Jane Suiter, both of 431 Cutler. The body was taken to O'Keefe and Towne Funeral Home.

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Waterloo Courier, 29 Apr 1969
Lee A George - Funeral arrangements are pending at Locke Funeral Home for Lee A George, 68, of 1109 Sycamore St who died at his home of a stroke Monday evening. He was born Oct 15, 1900, at Denison, the son of Andrew and Amanda George. He married Bernice Suiter May 10, 1920, at Denison.  She preceded him in death in 1941. He was a retired roofer in Waterloo, a member of St John's Catholic Church and the Loyal Order of Moose No 328. He is survived by four sons, Leon of 121 Cutler St, Robert of West Des Moines, Donald of 1621 E Ridgeway and M/Sgt William George of Okinawa; two daughters, Mrs Lewis Carpenter of 1241 Evans Rd, Evansdale, and Mrs William Becker of La Porte City; 19 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parent, wife, two brothers and one sister. Friends may call at the funeral home after 10 am Wednesday.

Nancy Jane McCord

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Nancy Jane 'Nannie' McCord married William Dudley Suiter, the son of Cyrus Franklin Suiter & Margaret E Gatton. 

William was a farmer and together they had 8 children - Bernice, Richard, Jennie, Mamie, Cora, Robert, William Jr, & Edgar. Mamie never married and her obit is included here.

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Waterloo Daily Courier, 4 Jul 1948
Mrs Nancy Jane Suiter, 71, of 418 Saxon Street, died at 1230 pm yesterday at her home of complications. She was born May 25, 1877 in Paradise township in Crawford county, the daughter of David and Jenny McCord, and was married to William D Suiter, Feb 19, 1899 at her family home.  They came to Waterloo in July of 1927. Mrs Suiter was a member of East park Presbyterian church. Surviving are four sons, Richard D, 410 West Ninth Street; RN, 2008 East Fourth Street; WD jr, 1140 Lincoln Street, and Edgar O, 912 West Second Street; four daughter, Mrs Harry Podhaski, 1126 Columbia Street; Mrs George Griffith, 223 Sumner Street, and Mamie and Betty Jane, both at home; one sister, Mrs Alma Duncan, Milford, Ia, and one brother, EN McCord, Evanston, Ill. Her husband and one daughter preceded her in death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at O'Keefe & Towne funeral home.

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The Waterloo Courier, Tues, 24 Jul 1928
William Dudley Suiter, 55, 123 Lincoln Street, died late last night in University Hospital, Iowa City. He had been ill for 13 years of asthma, being taken yesterday morning to Iowa City for an examination. Mr Suiter was born Sept 25, 1872, in Clinton County, the son of Cyrus and Margaret Suiter. He went to school in Clinton County, later moving to western Iowa where he became a farmhand. He was married Feb 19, 1899 to Nannie Mccord, Denison, Ia at that place. In 1908 the family moved to Oklahoma where Mr Suiter farmed until 1917. It was there he contracted the disease. Returning to Iowa, he farmed a year in Crawford County, later giving this up because of ill health and moving to Denison, Ia, where the family lived until a year ago when they moved to Waterloo. Surviving, besides his widow, are three brothers, B B Suiter, Clarion, Ia; T J Suiter, Greatview, Wash. Eight children also survive: Mrs Lee George, 221 Cottage Street; Richard Suiter, Schleswig, Ia; Jennie E, Mamie R, Cora W, Robert M, William D, Jr, and O Edgar, all at home. He also leaves four grandchildren. The body was brought to O'Keefe & Towne Mortuary today pending funeral arrangements.

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Waterloo Courier, Jan 1983
Cedar Falls - Services for Mamie R. Suiter, 74 of the Western Home, will be at 10 AM Monday at Cedarloo Presbyterian Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery at Waterloo. She died at 3:04 AM Friday at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. She was born Jan 17, 1909 at Boynton, Oklahoma, daughter of William and "Nannie" Suiter (Nancy Jane McCord Suiter). She had been employed at Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. for 34 years, retiring in 1954. Survivors include three sisters: Mrs. Cora (Suiter Podhaski of 1726 Rainbow Dr. Waterloo, Mrs. Betty (Suiter) Rohle of 1103 Lantern Square, Waterloo, and Mrs. Jennie (Suiter) Griffith at 3112 Boulder Dr., and three brothers, E.O. "Pete" Suiter, Robert Suiter, and William Suiter. Friends may call at Carter-Oppold/O'Keefe and Towne Funeral Home after 1 PM Sunday. Memorials may be made to the Arthritis Foundation.

Addie Craze McCord

Addie Craze Mccord married James Bixler, the son of Isaac Bixler & Mary Jones.  They had 8 children, bachelors Harry, Frank, James, boys who served, Carl & Clarence, and Arthur, Alice & Joseph. Below are the obits for Addie & James

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Denison Review, 24 Apr 1918
Addie McCord Bixler, daughter of David and Jennie McCord was born at Arcola, Illinois, Jan. 6, 1872. She died at Denison, Iowa, April 21, 1918, being at the time of her death, 46 years, 3 months and 15 days old. When three years of age, she was brought by her parents to Crawford County, the family settling in Paradise Township. She attended the schools there and grew to womanhood in that community. On Sept. 8, 1898, she was united in marriage to James Bixler. To this union eight children were born, seven sons and one daughter, all of whom are living:  Harry, Frank, Carl, Bertie, Clarence, Arthur, Alice and Joseph, the youngest being but three years of age. She is also survived by her husband and two brothers and two sisters, namely:  E. N. McCord, Mrs. Nannie Suiter and Mrs. Alma Duncan, all of Denison and Allen McCord of Boise City, Idaho. For eight years after the marriage of Mr and Mrs Bixler, they lived in Crawford County. In March 1906, they moved to Centerville, S. Dak., where the family has since resided. For about two years, Mrs. Bixler had been in declining health, for the past several months she had been at the home of her sister Mrs Ed Duncan and in Denison at the home of her brother, E. N. McCord. She came to Denison with the hope that being relieved of all cares and where she could have the best of medical treatment, she might recover. But she grew worse very rapidly toward the end and at about midnight, of Sunday, April 21, a few hours after her husband's mother had passed away, she too ceased to live in the flesh. Through her long illness she had shown wonderful patience, bearing her sufferings without murmuring. Her death was most peaceful, passing away as in a gentle sleep. Her husband who had been to visit her and not realizing that the end was so near had returned Saturday morning to his home in South Dakota. When he and his six sons returned to Denison to attend the funeral, they were accompanied by R. W. Twice and Mrs J. P. Varnum, who were neighbors and close friends of the deceased. The hearts of all go out to this bereaved son and husband in this double sorrow, the loss of mother and wife, and to those children who mourn the departure of mother and grandmother. Funeral services for both Mrs. Mary Bixler and Mrs James Bixler will be held at the home of Mr and Mrs Bert McCord at 1 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. J. L. Boyd officiating, after which the remains will be taken to Dow City where services will be held at the M. E. church at 2:30 p.m. and the bodies laid to rest in the he cemetery there.


The Centerville Journal, Jan 1936
JAMES BIXLER DIES OF HEART ATTACK
 James Bixler, a resident of the Centerville community for nearly 30 years, passed away last Thursday night, at his home six miles south of town, a victim of a heart attack. His sudden death came as a shock to his many friends and neighbors and to his children. Since the death of his wife in 1918, Mr Bixler had made a home for himself and his family of seven boys and one girl. At the time of his death, Mr. Bixler was 64 years of age. Mr Bixler was born November 14, 1871, at Spragueville, Jackson County, Iowa. When seven years old, Mr Bixler moved with his parents from Jackson County to the western part of Iowa where he grew to manhood. On September 8, 1898, he was joined in marriage to Miss Addie C. McCord. They resided in Crawford County, Iowa, until 1906, at which time they moved to on a farm three miles south of Centerville, South Dakota. They farmed near Centerville for six years. In 1913 they bought a farm near Clear Lake, South Dakota and moved there, but stayed only one year after which they returned again to near Centerville. Mr. Bixler joined the odd Fellow Lodge at Dow City, Iowa and later was transferred to the Centerville lodge, where he and six of his sons belonged at the time of his death. He was a member of the Lakota Creamery Company and a member of the Winter Fair Association board. He leaves to mourn his departure one daughter, Mrs. Louis Heller, seven sons, Harry E., Frank D. M., Carl E., who resides at Reno, Nev.; James E., Clarence L., Arthur L. and Joseph L.; two brothers, Samuel of McMinnville, Oregon and Frank of Dow City, Iowa; two sisters, Mrs. Etta Saron of Ainsworth, Neb.; and Miss Lottie Bixler of Omaha, Neb.; a brother, William and sister, Ida, passed on before. A host of other relatives and friends mourns his going. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Centerville Monday afternoon. The body was taken to Dow City, Iowa, for burial Tuesday.

Clarence Leander McCord's Clan

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Clarence Leander McCord was the son of Eblert McCord & Ida Bixler and he married Estelle Rue Johnstone, the daughter of Rev Henry Johnston & Dr Emma Cox.

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Estelle was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa.  Her granddaughter Connie wrote a wonderful accounting of her grandparents' missionary with the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

The picture to the right - Clarence, Estelle & daughter Dorothy

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unknown paper, Sep 1982
Clarence L McCord, 89, of 4130 S Alameda, died yesterday in a local hospital after a short illness. He was a retired employee of the Davenport, Iowa, school district.  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Dorothy Williams of Bull Shoals, Ark, and Mrs Lois Sharlton, of Manchester, Iowa; a son, Allen R McCord of Corpus Christie; two sisters, Mrs Ione Dean of Woodland Hills, Calif, and Mrs Gladys Montgomery, of Oshkosh, Wis; a brother, Markcus McCord of Louisville, Ky; 11 grandchildren and [2] great-grandchildren. Cage-Mills Everhart Chapel.

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Dorothy Irene McCord married Earl Ward Williams, the son of Mark Williams & Ida McPherson - they had 2 children, Dona Rue & Larry Earl. I wrote about the family in an  earlier post

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Allen Rue McCord married Clara Elaine Asher, the daughter of Cash Asher & Flossie Winnie - they had 4 children - Kathleen, Kelly, Connie & Robert.  Allen died in 2002 & Clara in 2018.

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Lois Darlene McCord married William Stuart Charlton, the son of Judge Shannon B Charlton & Etna H Barr.  William was a Judge Advocate General with the US Air Force.  Lois passed away in 2017, William in 2006 and the pair had 5 children - Pam, Rebecca, Deborah, Barbara & son Shannon

Elbert Nessle McCord's Wife & Child

Elbert Nessle 'Bert' McCord, a successful farmer in Crawford Co, IA, married Ida M Bixler, the daughter of Isaac Bixler & Mary Jones.  

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They had 5 children - Clarence Leander McCord, Gladys Elberta 'Nonnie' McCord, Marcus L McCord, Jennie 'Irene' McCord & Mary 'Ione' McCord. 

Jennie Irene & Mary Ione were twins, however, Jennie died in infancy

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Denison Review - February 5, 1901
Jennie Irene, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert McCord of Paradise Township, died of la grippe last Saturday morning, Feb. 2nd. She was born July 18, 1900, and was six months and 14 days old. She was a very sweet baby and the parents are greatly saddened by her death. The funeral was held at the house Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. Webster and the little one was laid to rest in the Dow City Cemetery.

 

In 1927, Ida died while out enjoying some car racing

Palo Alto Reported, 6 Oct 1927
Two Killed and Three Injured in Fair Auto Races - Driver Crashed Through Fence in Last Race at Spencer Saturday
Two people are dead and three more are dangerously or seriously injured, all live of them residents of this county, as the result of being struck by a racing automobile that got out of control and ran into a crowd of spectators on the Clay county fair grounds last Saturday  afternoon, says yesterday's Spencer Reporter. While crowded twenty thousand people and watched eight cars tear round and round the track at close to mile-a-minute speed in the final race of the program, a car driven by Jimmie Nichols of Des Moines suddenly rammed through the outer fence near the south  end of the west turn, shot across a strip of ground about thirty feet wide that the police were keeping clear for safety's sake, and hit violently five persons who were behind the wire that had been strung to hold the spectators back from the track.
Legs Broken
The five were alongside a car that was parked near the wire. They were Mrs. Ida McCord, one of the owners of the Electrik Maid Bakeshop in Spencer; Ed Zieman, a farmer living a mile and a half south of Royal, and his nine-year old daughter Lois; Joe Hagerty and Floyd Anthony, two young men of Spencer. They were caught with crushing force between the charging racer and the parked car and their legs were broken and wounded. The racing car had come head on and right side up, and was quickly rolled back, so that the injured could be got at. John E. McClurg, chief of the fair grounds police, was patrolling the space outside the west end of the track when the accident occurred. He said he saw that Nichols was in trouble in the north part of the west turn and he ran south to try to get the spectators out of the way. The car was too fast for him and was through the fence and into the crowd before he could get near enough to warn them. Thousands had seen the car go through the fence, and almost instantly there was a rush of curious people toward the scene of the  accident. John McClurg said that he and his deputies in that vicinity and a few persons whom he persuaded to help him had all they  could do to keep the crowd back till the injured could be gotten out. He pleaded with the mob till he was out of breath, first to give the injured a chance, and second to keep away from the track where the race was still going on. It was a twenty-one lap affair and it had been only half run when the accident took place. Nichols was pulled out of his car and taken to the Red Cross station on the grounds. He had a long cut over one eye and was dazed for a while but was not seriously hurt. He said next day that something must have gone wrong with his steering gear. His was described as a Ford, but Nichols said it had Ross cam and lever steering gear, the best kind he knew of. New front wheel spindles had been put on the car recently.  Nicols said he had been racing 10 years.
Taken to the Hospital
The five seriously injured were carried out of the jam and placed in volunteered or commandeered cars and taken to the Spencer hospital as rapidly as possible.
Two Die -Saturday Night
Mrs. McCord and little Lois Zieman were the most seriously injured. Each had both legs broken above and below the knee, and the ones crushed into many fragments, and perhaps internal injuries. The shock and loss of blood was more ban they could survive. Lois died about midnight Saturday, and Mrs. McCord passed away at two o'clock Sunday morning. Ed Zieman had a complicated fracture of (both bones of his left below the knee and had lost a great deal of blood. His other leg was bruised. Indications were favorable yesterday for his recovery and the saving of his leg. He is about 50 years of age. Both bones of Joe Hagerty's right leg below the knee were broken and his  left leg was bruised. He had been out of the hospital for only a few days, following an operation about three weeks ago for appendicitis. Floyd Anthony's chief injuries were a fracture of the large bone of the right leg about three inches above the ankle, and,a bone broken and  tendons torn in his instep. He was taken home Saturday evening.
Second Accident
It was the second time that a racing car had gone through fence that day. Earlier in the races another driver lost control of his machine and crashed through the siding, hut no other damage was done.
Nichols Star Racer
Probably several of our people who visited the auto races at the state fair, in Des Moines, were present to see Nichols win first in the free-for-all. He also won several prizes at the Hawkeye fair.
Hold up Racing Company's Pay
A curiosity arises as to the liability of the Clay County Fair Association in connection with the accident. As to this it is interesting to know the following from the Spencer Reporter: "The auto races were put on by the World Amusement Association, a South Dakota corporation, under an agreement by which that concern was to receive a share of the day's receipts for its pay. The fair executive board held a special meeting on Sunday and decided not to pay over the racing company's share, amounting to about $2700 just yet."