Clifford Copeland Eads (1925)

EADS, HUSTED, DOZER, GRAGG

Posted By: Linda Brittain (email)
Date: 2/13/2007 at 14:55:39

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
1925

Clifford C. Eads

Clifford C. Eads, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. and M. Eads, was born April 25th, 1895 in Vernon County, Missouri, and passed away at the home of his wife’s parents, six miles north east of Winterset, Iowa, Monday, May 18th, 1925, at the age of 30 years and 23 days.

His early life was spent on the farm in Missouri and here he grew to manhood. Some seven years ago he came to Madison County, Iowa, and here he made his home, working on farms and at the quarry south of Earlham, as a laborer.

On January 25th, 1921 he was united in marriage to Lillian Husted and to this union two children were born, one of whom passed away in infancy.

Clifford was never, what one might say, robust in health and while serving in the late World War he contracted the dreaded white plague. Not realizing how seriously he was affected he continued to work at his chosen labor until sickness caused him to give up his position and on June 18th of last year he and his wife entered the sanitarium at Oakdale, Iowa, in the hope that the treatment there would relieve the acuteness of the disease.

All that professional skill could do was done for him, but he grew worse steadily until on March 12th of this year he returned to his wife’s parents’ home and took up his residence, resigned to the fate which awaited him, but with a hope that was sure and steadfast.

On the 2nd day of December 1923 Clifford made the confession of his faith in Christ and was buried with his Lord in Christian baptism and was added to the Church of Christ of Earlham, Iowa. Since that day he has lived a clean, conscientious, faithful life and had been the means of leading others to the Christ. A short time before his death, gathering the loved ones about him he told them that he was ready to die. His last prayer was that all of them might live such a life that there should be a great reunion about the great white throne and that his son might have the right kind of training in the Christian life.

He was a kind, considerate disposition, ready to help, to the last degree of his strength anyone who was in trouble. He was a good father and a loving husband. Clifford leaves to mourn his loss his wife, one son John, two brothers, O. B. Eads of Nevada, Mo., and Roy Eads of Holly, Colorado, three sisters, Mrs. Mabel Dozer of Mounds, Mo., Mrs. Nora Gragg of Holly, Colo., and Ethel Eads of Nevada, Mo., his parents and one sister having preceded him in death.

Besides these near relatives there are many others and a host of friends who mourn his passing.

“The pains of death are passed,
Labors and sorrows cease;
And life’s long warfare closed at last,
His soul is found in peace.
Soldier of Christ, well done!
Praise be thy new employ!
And while eternal ages run,
Rest in thy Saviour’s joy.”

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