Pink, Clifford 1918-1959

PINK, STOKESBERRY, KLING, KANE

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 5/10/2005 at 21:29:42

Lightning Bolt Fatal to Farmer
Clifford Pink

Clifford Pink, 41, of rural Newton was killed instantly Sunday afternoon when struck by lightening while feeding hogs on his mother's farm.

The fire department resuscitator was brought to the scene and oxygen was brought by Robert Johnson of Johnson funeral home. The resuscitator was not used.

Pink is survived by his wife, the former Ardith Stokesberry of Knoxville. They were married in Newton January 22, 1949. Pink was born in rural Newton to Andrew and Elizabeth Pink, February 26, 1918. He was educated in Jasper county schools and lived his entire life here. He farmed on land about a mile north of Highway-6 on the road just west of the Sugar Grove grange. His parents' farm is adjoining, Since the death of his father in 1945 he has been farming both places.

At the time of his death, 5:30 p.m., he was working on his mother's farm. He was standing on a cement slab and had just picked up a bucket of water. He was only a few feet from a barn which had a lightning rod on it and a few feet from a large silo.

A Requiem high Mass will be said by Father T. J. McCann at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Thursday and a Rosary will be recited by Father Susic at the Johnson funeral home at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Besides his wife and mother, survivors include: a sister Mrs. Donald (Mary Eleanor) Kling of Newton; two brothers, William C. of Hampton, Iowa, and Paul of Wilmar, Minn.; his grandmother, Mrs. Nell Kane of Newton and a number of nieces and nephews.

Newton (IA) Daily News, 1959.

Originally submitted on Sat Apr 13 16:47:01 2002