Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Wednesday, October 6, 1993
RAYMOND GILBERT SNEED - Funeral services for Raymond Gilbert Sneed, 87, were held September 30, 1993 at the Bedford Baptist Church with Rev. Ted DeHass officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Novinger-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Gilbert Sneed, the only child of Willis and Lizzie Underwood Sneed, was born August 24, 1906, six miles south of Braymer, in Ray County, Mo. (although Braymer is in Caldwell County).
When seven years old, Raymond started to the rural Tinney's Grove School and later attended Pleasant Hill rural school. He was graduated from Braymer High School in 1925. He attended William Jewel College, Liberty, Mo. 1925-26. He then transferred to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Columbia, where he was graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree. He later did graduate work in the field of Agricultural Economics. He was affiliated with two honorary agriculture fraternities on the University of Missouri campus, Gamma Sigma Delta (honorary for seniors and graduates), and Alpha Zeta (undergraduate honorary), also Alpha Gamma Sigma, a social and professional fraternity.
After working with the Record of Performance Poultry Association for a short time, Raymond began an eight and one-half year teaching career in the fall of 1929. He taught Vocational Agriculture in the high schools at Mt. Moriah, Winona, and Granby, all in Missouri.
In 1938, Raymond began work- with the Soil Conservation Service, USDA. He trained first at Shenandoah and then was located in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa from October 1938, with time out for military duty, until June of 1972, where he was District Conservationist.
Raymond was married to Sibyl L. [ouise] Woodcock in Granby, Mo. January 30, 1942. He is the father of two children who were his pride and joy: Susan Winona, Mrs. Roger Stewart, was born May 3, 1947; Joel Willis was born October 1,1949.
Raymond was inducted into the U.S. Army April 25, 1942 and took basic training at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Ark. He completed the Laboratory Technician's Course at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was a laboratory technician at McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas from November 1942 until September 1945, when he was honorably discharged a T/4 (Tech. Sgt.).
Raymond confessed Christ as his Saviour at the age of 18 and became a member of the rural Tinney's Grove Methodist Churchy In 1946 he became a member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford. Here he served his Lord as best he could in many positions: Deacon, Trustee, Financial Secretary, General Secretary of the Sunday School, usher, and pulpit committee, to name a few.
After his retirement from the Soil Conservation Service, Raymond managed his farms and cattle herd. He continued active in public affairs. In addition to positions in his church, he was Bedford's representative on the Resource, Conservation, and Development (RC&D), was a member of the Taylor County Bicentennial Commission, was on the 102 River Watershed Committee, was on the Extension Council acting as treasurer, and did many other things.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Lizzie Sneed and his wife Sibyl.
He is survived by his daughter Susan Stewart and her husband Roger, son J. Willis Sneed and his wife Kathy, also by six grandchildren Shauna, Shalee, and ShaRee Stewart, Shannon, Jason and Ryan Sneed.
RAYMOND GILBERT SNEED - Funeral services for Raymond Gilbert Sneed, 87, were held September 30, 1993 at the Bedford Baptist Church with Rev. Ted DeHass officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Novinger-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Gilbert Sneed, the only child of Willis and Lizzie Underwood Sneed, was born August 24, 1906, six miles south of Braymer, in Ray County, Mo. (although Braymer is in Caldwell County).
When seven years old, Raymond started to the rural Tinney's Grove School and later attended Pleasant Hill rural school. He was graduated from Braymer High School in 1925. He attended William Jewel College, Liberty, Mo. 1925-26. He then transferred to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Columbia, where he was graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree. He later did graduate work in the field of Agricultural Economics. He was affiliated with two honorary agriculture fraternities on the University of Missouri campus, Gamma Sigma Delta (honorary for seniors and graduates), and Alpha Zeta (undergraduate honorary), also Alpha Gamma Sigma, a social and professional fraternity.
After working with the Record of Performance Poultry Association for a short time, Raymond began an eight and one-half year teaching career in the fall of 1929. He taught Vocational Agriculture in the high schools at Mt. Moriah, Winona, and Granby, all in Missouri.
In 1938, Raymond began work- with the Soil Conservation Service, USDA. He trained first at Shenandoah and then was located in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa from October 1938, with time out for military duty, until June of 1972, where he was District Conservationist.
Raymond was married to Sibyl L. [ouise] Woodcock in Granby, Mo. January 30, 1942. He is the father of two children who were his pride and joy: Susan Winona, Mrs. Roger Stewart, was born May 3, 1947; Joel Willis was born October 1,1949.
Raymond was inducted into the U.S. Army April 25, 1942 and took basic training at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Ark. He completed the Laboratory Technician's Course at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was a laboratory technician at McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas from November 1942 until September 1945, when he was honorably discharged a T/4 (Tech. Sgt.).
Raymond confessed Christ as his Saviour at the age of 18 and became a member of the rural Tinney's Grove Methodist Churchy In 1946 he became a member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford. Here he served his Lord as best he could in many positions: Deacon, Trustee, Financial Secretary, General Secretary of the Sunday School, usher, and pulpit committee, to name a few.
After his retirement from the Soil Conservation Service, Raymond managed his farms and cattle herd. He continued active in public affairs. In addition to positions in his church, he was Bedford's representative on the Resource, Conservation, and Development (RC&D), was a member of the Taylor County Bicentennial Commission, was on the 102 River Watershed Committee, was on the Extension Council acting as treasurer, and did many other things.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Lizzie Sneed and his wife Sibyl.
He is survived by his daughter Susan Stewart and her husband Roger, son J. Willis Sneed and his wife Kathy, also by six grandchildren Shauna, Shalee, and ShaRee Stewart, Shannon, Jason and Ryan Sneed.
Bedford Times-Press (Bedford, Iowa), Wednesday, October 6, 1993
RAYMOND GILBERT SNEED - Funeral services for Raymond Gilbert Sneed, 87, were held September 30, 1993 at the Bedford Baptist Church with Rev. Ted DeHass officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Novinger-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Gilbert Sneed, the only child of Willis and Lizzie Underwood Sneed, was born August 24, 1906, six miles south of Braymer, in Ray County, Mo. (although Braymer is in Caldwell County).
When seven years old, Raymond started to the rural Tinney's Grove School and later attended Pleasant Hill rural school. He was graduated from Braymer High School in 1925. He attended William Jewel College, Liberty, Mo. 1925-26. He then transferred to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Columbia, where he was graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree. He later did graduate work in the field of Agricultural Economics. He was affiliated with two honorary agriculture fraternities on the University of Missouri campus, Gamma Sigma Delta (honorary for seniors and graduates), and Alpha Zeta (undergraduate honorary), also Alpha Gamma Sigma, a social and professional fraternity.
After working with the Record of Performance Poultry Association for a short time, Raymond began an eight and one-half year teaching career in the fall of 1929. He taught Vocational Agriculture in the high schools at Mt. Moriah, Winona, and Granby, all in Missouri.
In 1938, Raymond began work- with the Soil Conservation Service, USDA. He trained first at Shenandoah and then was located in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa from October 1938, with time out for military duty, until June of 1972, where he was District Conservationist.
Raymond was married to Sibyl L. [ouise] Woodcock in Granby, Mo. January 30, 1942. He is the father of two children who were his pride and joy: Susan Winona, Mrs. Roger Stewart, was born May 3, 1947; Joel Willis was born October 1,1949.
Raymond was inducted into the U.S. Army April 25, 1942 and took basic training at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Ark. He completed the Laboratory Technician's Course at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was a laboratory technician at McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas from November 1942 until September 1945, when he was honorably discharged a T/4 (Tech. Sgt.).
Raymond confessed Christ as his Saviour at the age of 18 and became a member of the rural Tinney's Grove Methodist Churchy In 1946 he became a member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford. Here he served his Lord as best he could in many positions: Deacon, Trustee, Financial Secretary, General Secretary of the Sunday School, usher, and pulpit committee, to name a few.
After his retirement from the Soil Conservation Service, Raymond managed his farms and cattle herd. He continued active in public affairs. In addition to positions in his church, he was Bedford's representative on the Resource, Conservation, and Development (RC&D), was a member of the Taylor County Bicentennial Commission, was on the 102 River Watershed Committee, was on the Extension Council acting as treasurer, and did many other things.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Lizzie Sneed and his wife Sibyl.
He is survived by his daughter Susan Stewart and her husband Roger, son J. Willis Sneed and his wife Kathy, also by six grandchildren Shauna, Shalee, and ShaRee Stewart, Shannon, Jason and Ryan Sneed.
RAYMOND GILBERT SNEED - Funeral services for Raymond Gilbert Sneed, 87, were held September 30, 1993 at the Bedford Baptist Church with Rev. Ted DeHass officiating. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford. Novinger-Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Raymond Gilbert Sneed, the only child of Willis and Lizzie Underwood Sneed, was born August 24, 1906, six miles south of Braymer, in Ray County, Mo. (although Braymer is in Caldwell County).
When seven years old, Raymond started to the rural Tinney's Grove School and later attended Pleasant Hill rural school. He was graduated from Braymer High School in 1925. He attended William Jewel College, Liberty, Mo. 1925-26. He then transferred to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Columbia, where he was graduated in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree. He later did graduate work in the field of Agricultural Economics. He was affiliated with two honorary agriculture fraternities on the University of Missouri campus, Gamma Sigma Delta (honorary for seniors and graduates), and Alpha Zeta (undergraduate honorary), also Alpha Gamma Sigma, a social and professional fraternity.
After working with the Record of Performance Poultry Association for a short time, Raymond began an eight and one-half year teaching career in the fall of 1929. He taught Vocational Agriculture in the high schools at Mt. Moriah, Winona, and Granby, all in Missouri.
In 1938, Raymond began work- with the Soil Conservation Service, USDA. He trained first at Shenandoah and then was located in Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa from October 1938, with time out for military duty, until June of 1972, where he was District Conservationist.
Raymond was married to Sibyl L. [ouise] Woodcock in Granby, Mo. January 30, 1942. He is the father of two children who were his pride and joy: Susan Winona, Mrs. Roger Stewart, was born May 3, 1947; Joel Willis was born October 1,1949.
Raymond was inducted into the U.S. Army April 25, 1942 and took basic training at Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Ark. He completed the Laboratory Technician's Course at Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colo. He was a laboratory technician at McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas from November 1942 until September 1945, when he was honorably discharged a T/4 (Tech. Sgt.).
Raymond confessed Christ as his Saviour at the age of 18 and became a member of the rural Tinney's Grove Methodist Churchy In 1946 he became a member of the First Baptist Church in Bedford. Here he served his Lord as best he could in many positions: Deacon, Trustee, Financial Secretary, General Secretary of the Sunday School, usher, and pulpit committee, to name a few.
After his retirement from the Soil Conservation Service, Raymond managed his farms and cattle herd. He continued active in public affairs. In addition to positions in his church, he was Bedford's representative on the Resource, Conservation, and Development (RC&D), was a member of the Taylor County Bicentennial Commission, was on the 102 River Watershed Committee, was on the Extension Council acting as treasurer, and did many other things.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Lizzie Sneed and his wife Sibyl.
He is survived by his daughter Susan Stewart and her husband Roger, son J. Willis Sneed and his wife Kathy, also by six grandchildren Shauna, Shalee, and ShaRee Stewart, Shannon, Jason and Ryan Sneed.
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