CLARK, Jane Tibbits 1837-1914
CLARK, TUBBS, CLEMENTS, BALL, CARRISON, TIBBITS
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[Mitchell County Press -- Nov. 18, 1914]
Obituary - Jane Tibbits
Jane Tibbits was born in Methwold, England, April 7, 1837. At the age of seventeen, she, with her parents, came to America, locating in Michigan for a short time, then moving to Wisconsin. Here she was married two years later to Thomas Clark. They came to Iowa and started their new home on the farm now owned by their son, E. C. Clark.
To this union were born twelve children, nine girls and three boys; eight of whom are living. Mrs. Dan Lombard died at the age of forty-two. Fred at nineteen and two girls in infancy.
After her husband's death thirteen years ago, Mrs. Clark remained at the old home until about six years ago, when her youngest daughter, Lizzie was married to A. H. Ball and she went to live with them.
Mr. and Mrs Clark joined the Methodist church at Mitchell about thirty years ago. Although unable to attend services often in later years, she had been present nevertheless, in heart and spirit.
She lived a quiet life but all who knew her could not but be helped by her cheerfulness and happiness in spite of all her suffering. She had been an invalid for nearly twenty-five years, bearing a great deal of pain much of the time, but her suffering was bourne only by the help of the Great Helper and Healer.
A little over a year ago she broke her hip and since then her health had gradually failed until four weeks ago she was taken with a complication of diseases, which resulted in her death November 13.
The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Ball home, conducted by Rev.L. O. Thompson, of Mitchell. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Osage cemetery.
Mrs. Clark leaves to mourn her loss; Mrs. R. B. Melvin, of Glenbeulah, Wis., Mrs. Herman Chidister, of Stoughton, Wis., T. W. Clark of Grangeville, Idaho, and Mrs. Charles Tubbs, Mrs. Mary Clements, Mrs. John Tibbits, Mrs. A. H. Ball and E. C. Clark, of Osage and vicinity.
All of the children were present at the funeral except Mrs. Melvin who had been here until a short time before her mother's death when she was called home on account of the illness of her daughter. She also leaves three sisters and two brothers; Mrs. Mary Carrison, Mrs. Susie Wellman and Mr. Fred Tibbits, of Stoughton, Wis.; Mrs. Anthony Carter, of Northwood, Iowa, and Mr. George Tibbits, of Mason City.[Submitted to IaGenWeb by M. O'Connor, 11/3/2008]
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#2 of 4 items[OSAGE NEWS November 19, 1914; Volume XXV; No. 17]
JANE CLARK
Born April 7, 1837
Died Nov. 13, 1914Jane Tibbits was born in Methwold, England, April 7, 1837. At the age of seventeen, she, with her parents, came to America, locating in Michigan for a short time, then moving to Wisconsin. Here she was married two years later to Thomas Clark. They came to Iowa and started their new home on the farm now owned by their son E. C. Clark.
To this union were born twelve children, nine girls and three boys, eight of whom are living. Mrs. Dan Lombard died at the age of forty-two, Fred at nineteen, and two girls in infancy. After her husband's death thirteen years ago, Mrs. Clark remained at the old home until about six years ago, when her youngest daughter, Lizzie, was married to A. H. Ball, when she went to live with them. Mr. and Mrs. Clark joined the Methodist church at Mitchell about thirty years ago. Although unable to attend services often in late years she had been present, nevertheless, in spirit.
She lived a quiet life, but all who knew her could not but be helped by her cheerfulness and happiness in spite of all her suffering. She had been an invalid for nearly twenty-five years, bearing a great deal of pain much of the time, but her suffering was borne only by the help of the Great Helper and Healer. A little over a year ago she broke her hip and since then her health had gradually failed until four weeks ago she was taken with a complication of diseases, which resulted in her death Nov. 13th.
The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the Ball home, conducted by the Rev. L. O. Thompson of Mitchell. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Osage cemetery.
Mrs. Clark leaves to mourn her loss Mrs. R. B. Melvin of Glenbeulah, Wis., Mrs. Herman Chidister of Stoughton, Wis., T. W. Clark of Grangeville, Idaho, and Mrs. Chas. Tubbs, Mrs. Mary Clements, Mrs. John Tibbits, Mrs. A. H. Ball and E. C. Clark of Osage and vicinity. All of the children were present at the funeral except Mrs. Melvin, who had been here until a short time before her mother's death when she was called home on account of the illness of her daughter.
She also leaves three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Mary Carrison, Mrs. Susie Wellman and Fred Tibbits of Stoughton, Wis., Mrs. Anthony Carter of Northwood and George Tibbits of Mason City.
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Card of Thanks:
We wish to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the recent sickness and death of our mother. Also for the beautiful floral offerings.
-- The Clark Family
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Osage News 1914
AN AMPUTATION - Mrs. Thomas Clark, of Cedar township, who has suffered for many years from a large sloughing sore which had grown to be about nine inches in length and five in width, on the lower left limb caused by an abrasion some four inches in length on the inside of the tibia about five inches below the knee joint, submitted to an amputation last Wednesday morning June nineteenth. Mrs. Clark's family physician Dr. Squires, performed the surgical work, and in seven minutes after the first insertion of the knife, the stump was bound and dressed, presenting a neat, careful and scientific piece of surgical skill.
The limb was severed just above the knee to avoid the sore. Dr. Nichols of Osage, administered the chloroform, and had the patient under the control of the sleepy fluid and ready in just six minutes from the time she was brought out, and so manipulated his part of the work that the patient revived just as the operation was completed.
Within fifteen minutes from the time the lady was taken from her bed she was returned to a specially prepared couch, the operation done.
Dr. Nelson, the young Scandinavian physician from St. Ansgar who had requested to be present for the benefit he might gain by witnessing the operation, proved by his voluntary and ready assistance that he is a capable young man. Mrs. Clark is an estimable lady about 50 years old, and the mother of a large family.
The husband and children were very naturally very much concerned, as her advanced age and low state of health made the taking off of a member doubly dangerous to life, and their elation to find out that all was well can only be imagined. Mrs. Wm. Coulthurst, had been secured as the lady attendant, and her assuring and kindly presence was very soothing to the patient, therefore grateful for by the physicians.
The amputation of the member, will give Mrs. Clark a new lease on life, and as soon as the wound has healed, she will be wholly released from the pain that has been unremitting for years, and which would, we think, have shortly been her death.
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