From: "Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert" <iggy29@scican.net>

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Subject: NEWS OF DEATH OF MRS. CLARENCE PIERCE.

Date: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:28 PM

Decatur County Journal

September l, l898

MRS. CLARENCE PIERCE died suddenly Friday at l o'clock of Cholera

morbus. She had been feeling bad for over a week previous to her death,

but was still able to attend to her household duties up till Thursday,

when her illness showed itself to be of a serious character. The news

of her death caused a shock to everybody, for few people were aware of

her illness.

The funeral service was held in the Christian Church Sunday afternoon,

the Rev. Wright, of Osceola, officiating, after which the remains were

laid to rest in the Van Wert Cemetery. The deceased leaves a husband

and three small children.

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