Mary E. (Cleary) CUNNINGHAM CONKLIN

CUNNINGHAM, CONKLIN, CLEARY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/2/2009 at 23:31:20

The Beach Advance, Beach, North Dakota
June 25th, 1915

Mrs. Charlie Cunningham was born December 1868 near Cleveland, Ohio, and on April 1, 1905 was married to Roy S. Conklin at Clarion, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Conklin came to North Dakota in 1909 and resided on a homestead twenty two miles northeast of Beach where they have since made their home. About nine weeks it was observed that Mrs. Conklin had an illness, the exact nature of which mystified the medical skill, and five weeks ago, she was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital where she received expert attention. After an operation, and subsequent transfusion of blood from the arm of her son, the physicians despaired of her life and on Tuesday morning June 22, she peacefully slept to her final rest. Mrs. Cunningham has three sons surviving her, all of whom are present to pay their last respects to their mother.

Her son Harvey and son Clare Cunningham of Volga City, Iowa and Donald Cunningham who has always made his home with Mr. and Mrs. Conklin were in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Conklin and family were attendants at the Methodist Episcopal Church Mission Sabbath School at Indian Hills School, and were occasionally attendants at worship in the Methodist Episcopal Church in Beach. Owing to the absence of Rev. Gress who is attending Camp Meeting at Jamestown, Rev. Mr. Keniston conducted a Memorial Service in honor of Mrs. Conklin at the Methodist Church Wednesday morning at 10:30, the church choir furnishing the music. The interment will take place in the Beach cemetery.

[nee: Mary Cleary]