H. CLINTON FINCH

FINCH

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 7/23/2005 at 19:50:49

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Thursday, April 29, 1909

H. CLINTON FINCH, son of H.M. and MARY E. FINCH, was born near Belinda,
Lucas County, Iowa, Feb. 27, 1888. His boyhood days were spent in this
vicinity. Here he surrounded himself with the friends incident to young
manhood, and here he had taken up the active duties of life, being the
mainstay in the work of caring for the farm. In the spring of 1907 he
contracted the measles and as the disease was in such light form he scarcely
ceased manual labor. He seemed to recover from the effects of this illness
and pursued the regular routine work during the summer. In the early fall
his health began to fail and on September 5 he left for Boulder, Colo.,
hoping to stay the ravages of that dreaded disease, consumption. For a
while there was promise of regaining lost health, but the past few months
the decline again began and on Sunday, April 11, his condition became
alarming. His father started for Denver on the morning of the 15th but ere
he reached his son's bedside the spirit had flown, death claiming his own in
the afternoon of that day.

The remains were brought to Chariton and taken to the home near Belinda,
where loved ones awaited the silent form of him who had long been one of
them and who had left them in fond hopes of restoration to health. The
funeral services were held at Columbia on Monday, April 19, conducted by Rev
Smith. A large concourse of friends assembled to mingle their tears in
sympathy with those bereft and to bid farewell to the mortal remains of one
well known throughout the community. In this second sad bereavement in less
than 13 months, the family has the sincere sympathy of their friends and
neighbors.
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