Cordia Clark Youngman was my great-grandmother's sister: Obituary from the Bethany Harrison County Times 13 January 1955, page 3, column 3: Mrs. J. Youngman Died Jan. 8 in California; Rites Today at 2:00 P.M. at Matkins Church; Two Sisters Live Here Mrs. Jake Youngman, 76, the former Cordia Clark and a sister of Mrs. W.C. Cole and Mrs. Fred Cooper of Bethany, died last Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs. Herman Chipp (Irene) in El Monte, Calif. She was born near Bethany and had lived in the Matkins community until moving to California with Mr. Youngman about eight years ago. The body was sent by plane to Kansas City and was met Tuesday by the W.G. Noble & Son ambulance and brought to the Noble funeral home in New Hampton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. today (Thursday) at the Matkins church. Surviving are her husband, two daughters Mrs. Chipp and Mrs. Jack Payne (Kathleen) and a son Theodore, all of California. Also surviving, besides the two sisters mentioned, is another sister Mrs. Walter Francisco of Colorado Springs, Colo., and two brothers Ben Clark of Hamilton, Mo., and Jesse of Nevada. Mrs. Youngman was an aunt of Mrs. Lowell Welden of Bethany. Obituary from the Bethany Republican-Cipper 12 January 1955, p 1, col 4: Mrs. J. Youngman Rites Tomorrow at Matkins Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Thursday at Matkins for Mrs. Cordia Youngman, 76, wife of Jacob Youngman, who died Saturday at El Monte, Calfi., in the home of a daughter, Mrs. Herman Chipp. She had been ill for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Youngman went to El Monte perhaps eight years or more ago. Another daughter, Mrs. Jack Payne, and a son, Theodore Youngman, also reside there. Sisters and brothers are Mrs. W.C. Cole and Mrs. Fred Cooper of Bethany, Mrs. Lillie Francisco of Colorado Springs, Colo., Bennie Clark of Hamilton, and Jesse Clark of near Nevada. Burial will be at Matkins. Rob. Rob. Taylor Columbia, MO