Clara (Sole) Brittain (1955)

BRITTAIN, SOLE, COX, MCBRIDE, MOECKLY, HOPPER, CARLSON, ARMSTRONG, SEWALL, LANGFELD, RODERICK

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 7/14/2007 at 19:38:50

Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
April 18, 1955; p. 7

CLARA BRITTAIN DIED LAST FRIDAY

Life-Long Resident Dies at 80 Years, After Long Illness

Mrs. Clara Brittain, a life-long resident of Madison county died at a Winterset nursing home last Friday, April 8, after five years of failing health. She was 80 years of age.

Mrs. Brittain was born in Madison county on Dec. 1, 1874. (daughter of Joseph Robert and Ruth (Cox) Sole). She was married Nov. 30, 1893 to John Brittain. They spent their active years on a farm north of Winterset. Mr. Brittain died in 1945.

She was a member of the North River U. B. church.

Mrs. Brittain is survived by 10 children; J. Clarence Brittain of Earlham, Alfred C. Brittain of Columbia, Mo., May McBride of Polk City, Helen Moeckly of Ankeny, Ethel Hopper of Wichita, Kan., Grace Carlson of Seattle, Wash., Dow Brittain of Winterset, Maude J. Armstrong of Mound, Minn., Alice Sewall of Minneapolis, Minn., and Isabel Langfeld of New Ulm, Minn. She also leaves 25 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, and a sister, Sydney Roderick of Earlham.

Funeral services were held from the North River church Monday conducted by the pastor the Rev. A. Beuerman. Burial was made in the North McDonald cemetery.