Clarence Berten Wright

TOWNSEND

Posted By: Janet Garrett (email)
Date: 12/14/2002 at 20:34:18

Clarence B. Wright, a young man with a small family, who has been seriously ill with consumption for the past several months, died at his home in the west part of the city Saturday forenoon in the thirthieth year of his age. He was a native of Bremer county in this state, where he was born March 29, 1884, and he died as stated January 17, 1914. He moved as a child to Minnesota; but he married a young woman from this county, and eight or ten months ago he came here a victim of the disease which has ultimately carried him away. He was married, March 9, 1912, to Miss Mary V. Townsend, and he leaves his wife, a baby daughter, three sisters, one brother and numerous friends. In his last weeks he had experience of religion, though he did not unite with any church. His funeral was conducted from the Church of Christ Monday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. Ruppert. Interment was in the Nevada Cemetery.