KETCHAM, Clay: Died 1941

KETCHAM, LIGHTFOOT, TAYLOR

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 8/29/2014 at 08:58:43

**Handwritten: Rec-Rep. 6 Nov. 1941

Clay Ketcham Dies Suddenly at Work

Clay Ketcham died of a heart attack Tuesday forenoon while husking corn in a field near the junction of the Sharon Road with the county line. Fred McMillan was with him in the field when he was stricken.

He was a son of Benjamin and Mary Lightfoot Ketcham of Bonaparte and was born Feb. 6, 1878. He is survived by his wife and two brothers, George Ketcham of Bonaparte and Frank Ketcham of Des Moines, and one sister, Mrs. Murray Taylor of Hillsboro.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at Sharon church conducted by the pastor, Rev. C.F. McMican.

Friends who wish to view the body may do so at the church from 1:00 to 2:00 o'clock p.m.

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book D, Page 100, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA