CHAPUIS, Clay D. 1887 - 1965

CHAPUIS, DROZ, PETERSON, JOHNSTON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield Ia. Ledger"
Tuesday, June 1, 1965
Page 8, Column 3

Clay CHAPUIS Take In Death

STOCKPORT, Ia.--Clay CHAPUIS, 78, Stockport farmer, died at 12:25 a.m. today at Van Buren Memorial hospital in Keosauqua (note: in Van Buren Co., IA). He had been seriously ill for five days.

Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Weston Behner Funeral home in charge of the Rev. Chester C. Werft. Military rites will be conducted by the Stockport American Legion in Evergreen cemetery.

CHAPUIS was born Jan. 6, 1887 in Van Buren county, the son of Peter and Mary DROZ CHAPUIS. He was married to Helen PETERSON April 6, 1939. She preceded him in death May 11, 1959.

CHAPUIS was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Stockport American Legion. He had lived in his present farm home six miles south of Stockport for 25 years. He also served as custodian of the Jefferson County hospital in Fairfield for 25 years.

Surviving are the following brothers and sister: Ray CHAPUIS, Stockport; Walter CHAPUIS, Fairfield; Louis CHAPUIS, Keosauqua; and Mrs. Iola JOHNSTON, Memphis, Mo. One brother and one sister are deceased.

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"The Fairfield Ia. Ledger"
Wednesday, September 1, 1965
Page 5, Columns 1 and 2

CLOSING OUT ESTATE SALE

To settle the estate of the late Clay CHAPUIS, I will sell at public auction the following described property, located 4 miles south of Stockport; 8 miles north of Bonaparte, (follow auction signs), commencing at 9:00 AM Sharp on--

SATURDAY, SEPT. 4

27 CATTLE--12 Angus cows, 4 to 10 yrs. old; 12 Angus calves, weighing around 300 lbs.; registered Angus bull, 4 yrs. old; Guernsey milk cow & calf at side.

MACHINERY--Farmall 'H' tractor in A-1 condition; Ferguson '30' tractor, good; 1950 AC-WD tractor with cult.; heat houser for WD tractor; IHS 7' wheel disc; Ferguson cult.; 2-14" Ford plow with fertilizer; JD 290 corn planter with fertilizer attach.; 12A New Idea spreader, good one; JD endgate seeder; cultipaker; Midwest maure scoop with AC-WD mounting; 7' Case tractor mower; 6' New Idea horse mower with tractor hook-up; 2-row rotary hoe; AC tractor mount side delivery rake; 40' Kewanee elevator with Briggs & Statton motor, etc.

Automobile & Pickup Truck: 1955 Chevrolet 6-cyl. 4-door sedan with radio, heater, auto. trans.; 1949 Ford ¾-Ton pickup truck.

HOUSEHOLD GOODS: International Harvester refrigerator, Perfection bottle gas stove; Monogram bottle gas space heater with blower, near new; Monogram oil burning space heater, with blower; K-M elec. space heater; walnut chest of drawers; davenport & chair; copper clad iron cook stove; Damascus elec. sewing machine; RCA comb. radio & record player; Seth Thomas mantle clock; Round Oak dining table; dressers, chests of drawers, roll-a-way bed; kerosene and Aladdin lamps; old picture frames.

TOOLS - EQUIPMENT - MISC. -- Spiegel roto-tiller with mower and cult.; cement mixer, brand new, never been used; all steel cement mixer; chain hoist; grapple hay fork; hay fork with trip rope; silage fork; tractor chains; several stock tanks; 2 hydraulic rams; 3 enclosed gear pump jacks; 500-gal. bottle gas tank, near new; chicken waterers and feeders; portable wagon hoist - 3 gasoline engines; paint sprayer with elec. motor; 3-4 hp motor driven grinder; 6¼" Zephyr skill saw; 24" buzz saw blade; ½ hp bench saw; 3-gal. pressure sprayer; 18" exhaust fan with motor; near new 20"-C--51 model Homolite chain saw; 3 lawn mowers, etc.

FIREARMS--Hopkins and Alans hexegon barrel 32 caliber revolver; 22 gauge Savage rifle; 410 gauge shotgun; Jensen shotgun, double barrel, 12 gauge.

HAY--1127 bales alfalfa hay, 1st cutting, more or less; 680 bales alfalfa hay, 2nd cutting, more or less; 200 bales old hay in barn, more or less.

Junk Dealers: We will have piles of merchandise you will be interested in.

Auctioneers Comment: This is a lifetime accumulation and Mr. CHAPUIS took very good care of his equipment and tools. Please note starting time--9:00 AM.

CLAY CHAPUIS ESTATE
By Fred CHAPUIS, Administrator

Terms Cash -- Not Responsible In Case of Accidents
Aucts.: Max Reno, Bonaparte; Elton Martin, Keosauqua
Clerk: Hugh Newman, Stockport, Iowa
Lunch

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Note: Buried in Lot 2nd.137 with wife Helen.