Brock, Clara (Miller) 1862-1952

MILLER, BROCK, PARSONS, EMMACK

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 4/14/2005 at 16:34:56

Newton Daily News, Newton, IA, 1952
Mrs. Clara Brock Dies At Her Home Sunday
Pioneer Jasper County Woman Spent 90 Years in Jasper County Area

Mrs. Clara Almeda Brock, 90, pioneer Jasper County woman, died at her home here, 413 West Second Street South, at 8:30 o'clock Sunday night [1952] following an illness of two months. She was the widow of the late William H. Brock, prominent farmer and political writer, who died May 17, 1933 and was a member of one of the early settler families of the county. Her parents were the late George W. and Emily Miller.

A native of Jasper county, Mrs. Brock was born on a farm four miles west of Newton May 5, 1862. Her father was one of the earliest pioneers of the county, coming here in 1854 from New York state. Mrs. Brock's ancestors also came to this country in colonial times, locating in New York. Both her father and her mother were of Dutch descent.

Her late husband was a farmer, philosopher and political farm writer and was a member of former Gov. Dan Turner's Iowa corn committee in the 1930's and went to Washington, D.C. and represented Iowa State Grangers on the committee.

On March 9, 1882 she was married to Mr. Brock at the home of her parents near Metz. She and her husband lived southwest of Newton for 57 years moving into Newton in 1919. Mrs. Brock was a life member of the Palo Alto Grange, W.S.C.S. First Methodist Church, Good Samaritan class, Daily News Three Quarter Century Club, N.N. club and the W.R.C..

Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. W.H. (Wilma) Parsons, Elberon, Iowa and Mrs. G.B. (Myra) Emmack, Monroe; one brother, Clarence Miller, Metz; one sister, Mrs. Elmer Emmack, Metz, and 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1933 and a son in 1937.

Funeral services are pending but burial will be in the Sugar Grove Cemetery under the direction of the Johnson-Murdock Funeral Home.