George Cly (1932)

CLY

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 11/6/2006 at 19:07:29

Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, September 1, 1932

GEO. CLY COMMITS SUICIDE

Earlham Special, August 30th--

The body of George Cly, a farmer living between Earlham and Dexter but well known in Earlham was found Wednesday morning hanging in the cow shed. When Mr. Cly did not come in for breakfast, the family became alarmed and began a search for him. He was 61 years old and leaves his wife and four children. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at the Penn Center church.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
Thursday, August 25, 1932

Geo. H. Cly, 61, Ends Life by Hanging

Despondent Over Health, Finances

Lifeless Body Found in Cowshed by Daughter Early Wednesday Morning. Is Survived by Wife and Four Children. Funeral at Penn Center Tomorrow.

Alarmed because he did not respond to the call to breakfast, the family of George H. Cly instituted a search which discovered the lifeless body of their husband and father hanging in a cowshed on his farm early Wednesday morning. Mr. Cly was 61 years of age and had occupied a number of farms in this vicinity during the past few years. The tragedy occurred at a farm about half way between Earlham and Dexter where he moved this spring.

Mr. Cly arose as usual about six-thirty and went out to do the chores. Sometime later when he did not appear for breakfast Mrs. Cly and a daughter went out to look for him. He was discovered by the daughter. Dallas County Coroner L. H. DeFord was summoned at once but since the facts pointed so clearly to suicide no inquest was held. Financial troubles and ill health are believed to have been causes of the act.

Cly is survived by his widow and four children. Mrs. Cly only recently recovered from a broken hip.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two-thirty from the Penn Center Church, conducted by the Rev. Youtzler, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Dexter.

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