Sarah Clyde (Bird) Patterson (1928)

BIRD, MILES, PATTERSON, WILEY

Posted By: Linda Brittain (email)
Date: 1/8/2006 at 20:07:32

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, November 29, 1928
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Death of Mrs. W. D. Patterson

Mrs. W. D. Patterson, a life-long resident of Madison county, died at her home on West Green street, Wednesday morning, November 26, at the age of sixty-four years. Death came following an illness of four months. She first became ill in the summer, and it was thought that an operation improved her condition. She became worse this fall, and became unconscious Sunday, passing away about 7 o'clock yesterday morning.

Mrs. Patterson was Clyde Bird, daughter of the late Butler and Mary Bird, of Patterson. She was raised in that neighborhood, and was married in 1891 to Mr. Patterson. They lived in Lee township until 1901, when they moved to their farm in Scott township. Several years ago they moved to Winterset.

Besides her husband, she leaves to mourn her loss, a daughter, Mrs. Ralph Wiley, a son, Bradley Patterson, five grandchildren, Virginia, Phillip and William Patterson, and Priscilla and Clyde Bird Wiley, one sister, Mrs. Jessie Bird Miles, a brother, Graham Bird, of Des Moines, besides other relatives and friends. Two sisters have preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted Friday, November 30th, from the Church of Christ, at 2 o'clock by the Rev. F. Clare McCallon. Interment will be in the Winterset cemetery.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, December 6, 1928
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Mortuary

Mrs. W. D. Patterson

Clyde Bird, daughter of the late Butler and Mary Graham Bird, was born on a farm two miles east of Winterset, December 9, 1863, and departed this life November 26, 1928 at her home in Winterset, at the age of 64 years, 11 months and 19 days.

After finishing the school at Patterson, she attended Drake University of Des Moines, the first year it was established.

On September 2, 1896, she was united in marriage to William Doren Patterson. Three children were born to this union: Bird Amanda Wiley, Bradley Mahanna, and William Dores, who died at the age of thirteen months. In her early girlhood she confessed her Savior and was a faithful Christian through this life. She had taught the Loyal Woman's class in the Church of Christ Sunday school in this city for the last seven years.

She was a very interested member of the W. C. T. U. She had been the president of the local chapter for the last three years. Besides her immediate family she left to mourn her loss one sister, Mrs. D. T. Miles of Winterset, and one brother, Graham Bird of Des Moines, five grandchildren, Clyde Bird and Priscilla Wiley, and Phyllis, Virginia and William Doren Patterson, besides other relatives and many friends.
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Coordinator's note: Deceased's first name taken from daughter Amanda's Iowa Delayed Certificate of Birth.

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