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Rexford, Clarence Robert Charles (1944)

REXFORD, PATTEN

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 10/22/2016 at 14:50:21

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register
Feb. 24, 1944

CLARENCE REXFORD,
DISCHARGED SOLDIER,
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

Clarence Rexford, discharged soldier, died Tuesday morning at the Veteran Hospital in Des Moines as a result of taking lye with suicidal intent. He had received a medical discharge from the army and had come to Brooklyn to visit his wife, the former Doraldine Patten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Patten. He took the lye on Monday and was rushed to the hospital, but all efforts to save his life were in vain.
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The Brooklyn (IA) Chronicle
Feb. 24, 1944

FORMER SOLDIER
TAKES OWN LIFE

A former member of the U.S. Army, Clarence Rexford died early Tuesday morning at the Veteran's hospital in Des Moines following an attempt to end his life.

Having recently been granted a medical discharge from the army, Rexford came to Brooklyn to visit his wife, the former Doraldine Patten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Patten. A day previous to his death, he took lye and was rushed to the hospital. Burial was in Rock Island, Ill.

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