I had decided not to post Newton Judd's death information during Christmas -- so waited until now to share it. In looking through past posts, I've found the following on his family.. A lot of sadness here. They are all buried in the Garden Grove Cemetery -- and I found that Mrs. Judd (Alida) died in 1937 -- she had outlived her husband and several children by many years.. Nancee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Decatur County Journal February 4, l909 Relatives in Garden Grove received a cablegram last week announcing the Death of MRS. CARRIE JUDD BRIGGS, at her home in San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippine Islands. MR. And MRS. BRIGGS had been in the Philippines About seven years where they had been employed as teachers. MRS. BRIGGS leaves a husband and three children to mourn her untimely Departure. Her death occurred Sunday, January 24th, and interment Following on Wednesday of last week. MRS. BRIGGS had many warm friends In Leon, to whom her death was a great shock. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied October 30, 200l ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, February 3, l92l FRED JUDD, a well known young farmer and stockman of Garden Grove, was found dead in the loft of a barn on his farm just south of Garden Grove, about 5 o clock last Saturday evening having been stricken with heart failure presumable early Saturday morning. MR. JUDD had not been feeling well for several days, and early Saturday morning he drove out to the farm in his car to feed the stock. He left the car at the barn, placing his overcoat over the radiator. EARL WAGNER was at the farm between eight and nine o'clock that morning after a load of wood he had arranged to haul to the JUDD home in Garden Grove, and saw the car standing there, but supposed FRED had gone over to another barn on the place. When dinner time came, his mother became worried when FRED did not come to dinner. She phoned to MR. WAGNER and he and a HUFFMAN boy drove back to the JUDD farm. FRED's auto was still standing there, but for some time they could not find FRED, finally finding his lifeless body lying face down in the hay in the loft, he evidently having been stricken while in the act of throwing down hay for the cattle that morning. Dr. W.C. Ward, County Coroner, was called and physicians summoned who found his death was from heart failure, there being no evidence of any violence. MR. JUDD was a very popular young man, and had been arranging to go to St. Joe to buy a car of feeding cattle in a few days. His death is deeply regretted by a large circle of friends, for he was a general favorite in the community. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert List Administrator; Decatur County, Iowa GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadecatu "With permission from the Leon Journal Reporter" May 23, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, April 9, l925 RALPH JUDD was born August 3, l883, on a farm near Garden Grove, Iowa, where he received his education and grew to manhood. On March 4, l906, he was married to LAURA MABEL WARRINGTON. For two years they resided in Davis City, where their only child, JOSEPH NEWTON, was born. Then they returned to Garden Grove and lived in that locality until l9l0, when they moved to a farm near Pleasanton, where they made for themselves an unusually comfortable and happy country home. His health had been failing for several months and with great faith in his recovery, he submitted to an operation which resulted in his death on April l, l925, at the age of 42 years and 8 months. Although he had never allied himself with any church, his daily life was a constant exemplification of the teachings of Christ -- "Do unto others as ye would that they should do unto you" and "Love thy neighbor as thyself." He was a man of the highest ideals and a strong and commanding sense of honor and of duty. By his death his wife and son lose an ideal husband and father. His mother, sisters and brother lose an affectionate and considerate son and brother. The community loses a noble and a valuable citizen. The funeral was held from the M.E. Church at Garden Grove on Monday, April 6th at 2 p.m. And was conducted by Rev. Brown. The large number of relatives old friends and neighbors and the many beautiful flowers gave evidence of the respect and esteem felt for him by all who knew him. With those who knew him well he leaves a most beautiful memory. This memory and the life he lived are a more fitting obituary than any which can be written. Though his life was cut short in the fullness of its maturity, he has not lived in vain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (In another column of the same date): MRS. RALPH JUDD and son, JOE, of near Pleasanton, and her mother, MRS. J.H. WARRINGTON, of Garden Grove, returned from St. Joe, Mo., Thursday afternoon, accompanying the body of MR. JUDD, who passed away at the Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joe, Wednesday afternoon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leon Reporter, Leon, Iowa Thursday, April l6, l925 TOM JUDD, of Billings, Montana, arrived last Friday for a visit with his mother, MRS. ALIDA JUDD and other relatives at Garden Grove, being called here to attend the funeral of his brother, FRED JUDD, who died in a hospital at St. Joe, Mo., last Wednesday. TOM was operator at the Burlington depot in this city some years ago, but for a number of years has been the Burlington passenger agent at Billings. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (In another column of the same date): MR. And MRS. PETE DANIELS, of Los Angeles, California, arrived at Garden Grove Sunday, being called here to attend the funeral of RALPH JUDD; MRS. DANIELS being a sister of MRS. JUDD. PETE was visiting a few hours in Leon Tuesday with his many friends in this city. He has been employed for the past ten years with the mechanical department of the Santa Fe Railroad, and thinks they are a mighty fine company to work for. MR. And MRS. DANIELS will remain at Garden Grove for several weeks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert "With permission from the Leon Journal Reporter" October l5, 2002