Clarabelle Victoria (Conner) McBride (1865-1937)

CONNER, MCBRIDE, IRVINE, JOHNSTON, WEBB, DEAL

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/30/2022 at 10:21:00

From Nevada Evening Journal August 21, 1937 (page 3)

Funeral Services Held Friday for Late Mrs. McBride

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Clara McBride, 72, who died at her home on Seventh street Wednesday afternoon were held Friday afternoon were held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, at the Methodist Episcopal church after which the body was taken to the Zearing cemetery for interment by the side of her husband, the late J. E. McBride, who died in 1923.

The services, in charge of her pastor, Dr. C. D. Loose, were attended by a large gathering of relatives and old neighbors and friends. The floral offerings were many and bore a touching tribute to the deceased.

Clarabelle Victoria Conner, daughter of Jacob G. and Rebecca Elizabeth Conner, was born near Tunnelton, Preston Co., West Virginia, July 6, 1865, and passed away at her home in Nevada, Iowa, Aug. 18, 1937 at the age of 72 years, 1 month and 12 days, she being the last surviving member of her family. When she was eight years of age, her father and only sister Sarah Charlotte passed away and she moved with her mother and two brothers to Illinois.

On Aug. 2, 1883 she was married to Jacob Edmund McBride at De Land, Ill. Eleven children were born to this union Lenora Pearl, Arthur Ray, Lucy Rebecca, Glen Forrest, Harold Spray, Orrin Elwood, Leslie Alden, Lola Opal, Russell Clare, Velma Fay and Avalee Doris.

In February 1893 they moved to Iowa and located near Gilbert. In 1894 they located north of Nevada where they remained until 1905 when they moved to Zearing. In 1916 they moved to Shipley where her husband passed away on Feb. 15, 1923. She moved to her home at 617 Seventh St., Nevada, Iowa, in March 1931 where she remained until her death.

She leaves to mourn her death nine children Lucy now Mrs. Will Irvine of Winnebago, Minn., Ray, Glen, and Lola now Mrs. Blayney Johnston all of Zearing, Harold, Leslie, Russell, Avalee, now Mrs. Wilbur Webb all of Nevada and Velma who lived with her mother. One daughter, Lenora Pearl Deal, and one sons, Orrin Elwood, preceded her in death. Twenty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, other relatives and a host of friends also mourn her passing.

She was raised in the Methodist faith, but when she moved to Zearing became a member of the Bethel Evangelical church. During her residence at Shipley she was active in church work there being teacher of the adult class also president of the Shipley Ladies Aid.

Upon moving to Nevada, she placed her membership with the Methodist church where she was a faithful attendant until her health failed.

She was a kind and loving mother, a thoughtful neighbor and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew her.