Hammer, Clela Fern – 1904-1921

HAMMER

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Date: 6/25/2017 at 13:38:00

Clela Hammer Dies At Early Hour This Morning
Clela Hammer, seventeen year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hammer died at her home Thursday morning after an illness of more than a year and a half suffering from diabetes.
In her freshman year in high school she was forced to give up her work and since that time she has remained at home, a patient sufferer from the dreaded malady. She became critically ill last Saturday and death came at 6:45 o’clock Thursday morning.
She is survived by her parents and one sister, Leona, thirteen.
A short funeral service will be held from the home tomorrow at 2:30 o’clock and from there the body will be taken to the Center Friends church at Amboy where Rev. Moses Mendenhall, of Providence, Ia., assisted by Mrs. Grace Elliott, will have charge of the services. Burial will be made in the Center Friends cemetery.
Source: Newton Daily News; Thursday, October 20, 1921, page 1, col. 3

Funeral For Clela Hammer Held Friday
Funeral services for Clela Hammer were held Friday afternoon at Center Friends church, the Rev. Moses Mendenhall, of Providence, Ia., officiating, assisted by Mrs. Grace Elliott. Burial was made in the Center Friends cemetery. The floral offerings were many and beautiful.
She was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hammer, who with her sister Leona and a large circle of relatives and friends are left to mourn their loss. Clela was a sweet, winsome girl upon whom every attention had been paid by loving parents. She had endeared herself, not only to her parents, sister and other relatives, but to all who knew her.
She was a lover of music and got much enjoyment from her beloved piano every day as long as she had strength.
(A poem written by Mrs. Moses Mendenhall was read at the grave, the text was included in the obituary.)
Source: Newton Daily News; Saturday, October 22, 1921, page 5

Obituary of Miss Clela Fern Hammer
Clela Fern Hammer was born November 13, 1904, on the old farm near Center, where she lived until nearly two years ago when she moved to Newton with her parents at 706 Northeast (sic-seems to be a line missing) gone home to dwell with Him who her death October 20, 1920. At the time of her death she was sixteen years, eleven months and seventeen days old. Diabetes was the cause of her death.
Clela was a girl of splendid Christian character, trusting in God for everything. She was converted when very young and was a member of the Friends church at Center where she had always attended regularly until moving to Newton, always taking much interest in Sunday school work. She attended Newton High school one year but on account of failing health had to give up school a year ago. She was very patient all through her illness and gentle to those around her. She spent much of her time reading the Bible and only two days before she passed out she asked her mother for her Bible. She turned to the 121 Psalm and read it aloud and said, “Isn’t that a pretty Psalm?” After that she never felt able to read but she remained faithful to the end. While her death was a great shock to her parents and sister Leona and many relatives and friends, yet they feel that she has gone home to dwell with Him who knows best.
She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hammer, and one sister, Leona.
Source: Newton Daily News; Monday, October 24, 1921, page 1