Jacob Wilson "Jake" Clark 1866-1929

CLARK, CROSKREY, EASTMAN, HARDECOPF

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 4/18/2014 at 17:42:23

Jake Clark passed away at his home east of town Sunday evening after a lingering illness. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family. Obituary will appear next week. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, July 3, 1929)

Obituary J.W. Clark
Jacob Wilson Clark was born in Owen county, Indiana, on May 4th, 1866. Death’s sudden call came to him on Sunday evening, June 30, 1929 at his home northeast of Dolliver.

Mr. Clark came to Albion, Iowa, in 1882. On Christmas day, 1888 he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Croskrey. Their married life was spent, 18 years at Tama, then 12 years in Marshalltown, one year at Barnesville, Minn., and in the spring of 1922 they came to a farm near Dolliver.

Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark, seven are living, while two, Frankie and Hazel died as infants. The five sons and two daughters are: Edna Eastman, Marshalltown, Lawrence, San Benita, Texas; Lee, San Francisco, Calif.; Cecil, Marshalltown; Myrtle Hardecopf, Dolliver; Albert, Dolliver; Leonard, Marshalltown.

Mr. Clark was known among us as a good and respected citizen, an honored member of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges. He was affectionate and indulgent in his home and with his children. A man who, with his faithful companion, learned to know much of the hardship of life and the responsibility and care of a large family.

Perhaps an ancient poem may be quoted as expressive of Mr. Clark’s life and experience:

“When the sun rises I go to work;
When the sun goes down I take my rest;
I dig the well from which I drink;
I farm the soil that yields my food.
I share creation; Kings do no more.”

Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Community M.E. church in Dolliver, in charge of the pastor, the Rev. O.P. Mueller. The body was taken to Marshalltown, Iowa, for interment. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, July 10, 1929 / Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, July 10, 1929)

Rites Held for J.W. Clark of Near Dolliver
Dolliver, July 10 – Funeral services were held last Tuesday for Jacob Wilson Clark, who lived northeast of here, at the Community M.E. church in Dolliver, in charge of the pastor, the Rev. O. P. Mueller. The body was taken to Marshalltown for burial. He died June 30.

Jacob Wilson Clark was born in Owen county, Ind., May 4, 1866. Mr. Clark came to Albion in 1882, and on Christmas day, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Croskrey. They lived 18 years at Tama, 12 years in Marshalltown, one year at Barnesville, Minn., and in the spring of 1922 they came to a farm near Dolliver.

Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Clark seven are living while two, Frankie and Hazel, died as infants. The five sons and two daughters living are Edna Eastman of Marshalltown, Lawrence of San Benita, Tex., Lee of San Francisco, Calif., Cecil of Marshalltown, Myrtle Hardecopf and Albert of Dolliver and Leonard of Marshalltown.

Mr. Clark was an honored member of the Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges. (Estherville News, Estherville, IA, July 11, 1929)