Evaline Hedges Clifton, 1867-1933

CLIFTON, HEDGES, ANDERSON, MORGAN, JOHNSON, JENSEN

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Date: 2/14/2014 at 15:39:48

Four Week's Illness Claims Life of Mrs. George A. Clifton

ROYAL: Mrs. Geo. A. Clifton, 66 succumbed to an illness of almost four weeks Thursday evening, September 14, at her home in Royal. Mrs. Clifton was stricken with acute appendicitis and was taken to the Hartley hospital where an operation was performed and the appendix was found to be ruptured. Although her condition was grave, Mrs. Clifton rallied from the operation and at first seemed to be doing well. However, her age and general condition did not enable her to recover. She was brought home Saturday of last week and Monday all hope of recovery was given up.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 in the Clifton home and at 2:00 o'clock at the Bethlehem Lutheran church, Rev. A.P. Andersen having charge. Special music was sung by a double quartette, which sang "In the Sweet By and By," "No Night There," and "It Is Well With My Soul."

Burial was made in Tremillo [sic] cemetery and casket bearers were: J.O. Jones, Clarence Anderson, Albert Jipson, Henry Lorensen, Clyde Hepworth and Dale Youde.

Born in Kentucky

Evaline Matilda Hedges was born in Rowan county, Ky., on March 1, 1867. When twelve years of age she left Kentucky and moved to Homer, Ill., where she grew to womanhood. On July 28, 1886 she was united in marriage to Geo. A. Clifton, and to this union eleven children were born, three of whom died before maturity. Later Mr. and Mrs. Clifton moved to Iowa, settling northwest of Royal where they lived until two years ago when they removed to Royal.

Mrs. Clifton joined the Christian church when twelve years of age and has remained a faithful Christian. She was a kind neighbor and friend and a good wife and mother.

Surviving are her husband and eight children: Mrs. Ella Anderson and Mrs. Mattie Morgan of Royal, Harry Clifton, Primghar, Walter Clifton, Sioux Falls, S.D., Mrs. Vern Johnson of St. Peter, Minn., Mrs. Ansgar Jensen, Spencer, and Philora Clifton and Lottie Clifton, who are at home; two sisters in Illinois, one in Indiana, and a brother in Missouri, besides 22 grandchildren, and many friends.

Source: Spencer News Herald, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; September 22, 1933.

Interment in Trimello cemetery
 

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