Irwin Clayton Whitney (1865-1901)

WHITNEY, DICKEY, THOMPSON, GAGLE, WITMER

Posted By: Gail and Dennis Bell
Date: 6/28/2005 at 05:07:32

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Story County, Iowa December 5, 1901. " OBITUARY - He died at his residence 1 mile E of Maxwell Friday Nov 29, 1901. He was born in Lorain Co. Ohio June 17, 1865. He came with his parents to Iowa when 5 years old and settled in Jasper Co., later he moved to Humboldt Co. but returned again to Jasper Co., and settled near Mingo. Here he united with the Methodist Protestant Church. He was married to Miss Mary Dickey June 30, 1885. To this union 6 children were born, 3 boys and 3 girls. The family moved to Maxwell 2 years ago and secured for themselves a comfortable farm home, one mile E. of town. Mr. Whitney was stricken with typhoid fever a few weeks ago, but with medical skill and the care rendered him by his wife and mother averted a protracted siege. After he was on his way to recovery his wife took the same disease and weakened by the work and solitude for his recovery, passed through a severe fever from which she hardly recovered when the husband suffered a relapse, caused by a gathering in the head. Even then he was not considered to be in a critical condition by his friends. He was in town Wednesday and spent the night with his mother and Stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Thompson. He went to his home Thanksgiving morning and to bed with intense suffering only to be relieved by death which came the next day. Beside relatives already mentioned he left 3 brothers, Roy and Allen, of Maxwell, and Edwin of St. Louis, Mo., and 2 sisters Mrs. Gagle of Colfax and Mrs. Witmer of Maxwell. The funeral was held from the family residence Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock conducted by Rev. O. F. Shaw, of the M. E. Church. The large concourse of friends present testified to the respect in which he was held by his neighbors."

THE MAXWELL TRIBUNE, Maxwell, Story County, Iowa December 5, 1901, page 4, column 3. "Card of Thanks. - Mrs. Clayton Whitney and family desire to express their heartfelt thanks to those who so faithfully assisted them in their time of great trial and sad bereavement. Such kindness will not soon be forgotten."

BURIAL: VOL. IX GRAVE MARKER INSCRIPTIONS INDIAN CREEK TOWNSHIP, INC. CITY OF MAXWELL STORY COUNTY, IOWA Pages 447-528. Maxwell Municipal Cemetery, section 1, row 12, plot 17, WHITNEY Mary E. Jan 13, 1865 - Apr 10, 1937, Clayton WHITNEY June 17, 1865 - Nov 29, 1901.