Bevington,
Corwin -
Corwin Bevington of Mount Ayr,
father of Mrs. G. C. Bentley, was run over Saturday evening by a train on the
Des Moines-Mount Ayr branch, his leg being cut off,
arm crushed, and his skull fractured, as a result of which he died in a few
hours. Mr. Bevington with others were going home from Tingley in an auto, and at the railroad crossing
coming into Mount Ayr were almost on the tracks when
they saw the Des Moines train coming. It
was too late to stop the auto so the driver went on, reaching the other side
safely, but Mr. Bevington, fearing the engine would
hit the auto jumped, landing on the tracks, with the above results. Mr. Bevington was
about fifty years of age and leaves a wife and seven children. Funeral services were conducted in Mount Ayr Wednesday morning.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, September 26, 1918
Bryce, Marilla Otis -
Manila
Bryce departed this life at her home in Clearfield Thursday, Oct.19th, aged 81
years, 6 months. She was born in Coshocton Co., Ohio, and here
was her home until she was about sixteen years of age when she came west. Since
that time Ringgold and Taylor counties in Iowa, have been her permanent home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryce lived in other places for a few years, in Union County,
Iowa; Washington, D. C ; and Omaha, Nebraska. It was
in Omaha in 1914 that Mrs. Bryce suffered the loss of her beloved companion.
Besides the loss of Mr. Bryce there preceded her two of her children, John and Mettie. Of the
immediate family there survive three sons and a daughter. The sons are:—William Lavery of Gravity; Charles and Thomas Bryce of Omaha;
the daughter, Mrs. W. B. Bobbins of Omaha. There survive also five sisters and
a brother:—Jane Otis of Gravity, Ann Otis of Clearfield, Mrs. V. W. Freeman of
Clarinda, Mrs. C. Prellers of Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. F. A. Youngberg of Omaha, and Ezekiel Otis of Grand Junction, Colorado. She
also leaves four grand-children.
Mrs.
Bryce became interested in the finer and religious life in early years, and as
a mere girl became a member of the Baptist church
Thus
closes the earthly career of one of Iowa's choice souls. Into the life and
imprint of our state and community there is built beyond removal this enduring
part of our social and religious structure. As a pioneer it was her part to
endure the exacting hardships of those days, and with joy reaching from the
earliest hours of her new home with the companion of her heart beside her, down
to the days of this dark century, when God loaned her a decade or more, she saw
a panorama of world struggle, community development and fireside joys that few
people may witness.
Funeral
services were conducted at the home Saturday afternoon by Pastor J. W. Johnson
of the Christian Church; interment in the Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa October 24, 1918
Canny, William –
William
Canny, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Canny died at his home southeast of town
Saturday afternoon June 29th after an illness of eleven weeks
suffering with meningitis. He was born
on the old home farm October 16th, 1876 and at the time of his death
was 41 years, 8 months and 18 days. He
was married to Miss Catherine Hannon and to this union were born three children, Madeline, Thomas and Mary, who with his wife, are left to
mourn his loss. One brother, Dan, also
survives him. He resided on the home
place until almost four years ago when the new residence was built less than
two miles east of the old house. He was
a kind and loving husband and father, a good neighbor and true friend and will
be greatly missed in the community. Funeral services were conducted at ten o’clock Monday morning at the
Immaculate Conception Church at Maloy by Father Pugett, Mr. Canny being a faithful member of that
church. Father Pugett officiated. Interment
in the Catholic Cemetery at Maloy.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa July 4, 1918
Clute, Louetta Maxine -
Louetta Maxine Clute was born September 12th, 1918;
died September 17th, 1918. God loaned this priceless treasure for live short
days, then took it hack again to heaven. She shall not return to us, but we
shall go to her. The parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F, M, Clute, the sisters and brother- Helen, Vesta,
Pauline and George, have the sympathy of the community in their sorrow.
"Suffer the little children to come." The funeral services were
conducted at the home Wednesday afternoon by Rev.T.
K. Aikin. Interment was at Bedford Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa September 26, 1918
Darlington,
Doris -
Doris,
youngest daughter of C. F. and Evagene Darlington, was born
near Clearfield, Iowa, Nov. 27th, 1897, and died July 21st, 1918 at her home in
Ames, Iowa, aged 20 years, 8 months and 20 days. Being sorely afflicted from
her birth, she bore her affliction with a sweet, patient spirit. As she was
very fond of music, she spent happy hours singing, but now her sweet voice is
stilled, her sufferings are over. The kindly ministrations to her many needs by
those in the home will he be needed no more. She has gone to a home not
prepared by hands for the pure in heart. Services were held at the home in Ames
Monday afternoon. Afterwards the remains were brought to Clearfield, and
Tuesday morning at ten o'clock at the Clearfield Cemetery, Rev. J. V. Wright of Macksburg, a former pastor of the family; assisted by
Rev. Aikin, conducted a fitting service and spoke
words of comfort to the bereaved relatives, while a quartette furnished music
suitable for the occasion, and Doris was tenderly laid to rest in a flower
strewn grave beside the brothers gone before.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, July 25, 1918
Frame,
Silas Paul -
Silas
Paul Frame, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Frame, died at Cottage Hospital
in Creston, Iowa, Dec. 29, 1917 after an illness of short duration. He was born
near Clearfield on Nov. 22. 1899 and when small moved with
his parents to a farm near Lenox where they now reside. He graduated from the
rural schools in 1917 with the highest honors of the class. He entered Lenox High School where he
remained an efficient pupil. He was
obedient, gentle and loving in the home, esteemed and loved by all his young
associates. His loss will be deeply felt
by all who knew him. Our earthly loss
will be his gain. He has entered a home
not built by hands. Funeral services
were conducted at the Presbyterian Church in Lenox by his pastor, Rev.
Miles. His remains were laid to rest in
the Lenox Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, January 3, 1918
Grim,
Seaton -
Mrs.
Andy Nelson received word Thursday, October 17th, that her cousin, Seaton Grim, had been
killed in action in France, Sept.
20. Grim was operator at Sharpsburg for two years, resigning his station to go
to Canada to take up a government claim, afterward enlisting in the Canadian
army and was sent to England. He had only been in France about six weeks when
killed. He was operating a machine gun. He has another brother in France and
one at Ft. Snelling, Minn.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa October 24, 1918
Herring,
Emma Permelia Jones –
Mrs.
D. L. Herring died Sunday Oct. 27, at her home in Kirkwood, Illinois. The following obituary is from the Monmouth
Daily Review of Oct. 31, 1918.
Private
funeral services for Mrs. D. L. Herring were held Tuesday morning at the home
at 10:30, conducted by Dr. R. A. Brown of the M E church. Interment was made in Center Grove Cemetery,
the following acting as pall bearers: L. E. Robbins, H. O. White, J. O. F.
Johnson, Amandus Johnson, J. Breckenbaker and Newton Akers.
Emma Permelia Jones was born Oct. 2, 1898 at Luray, Mo. where
she grew to womanhood and gained her education. She was a member of the Baptist church there. On March 24, 1908 she was united in marriage
to David L. Herring. They resided a
short time in Luray, and later removed to Clearfield, Iowa where they made
their home until about four years ago when they came to Kirkwood. They were the parents of four children, the
eldest son passing away while an infant. The husband and following children Hubert, Katherine and Eugene with
brothers and sisters F. E. and T. P. Jones, Fresno, California, Mrs. Grace
Butler, Newman, Calif.; H.C. Jones, Monmouth, J. I. Jones, St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Aran Brooks, Disco, Ill.; E. G. Jones, Kirkwood and
C. E. Jones of Monmouth, are left to mourn her sudden death.
She
had been sick only about a week with pneumonia and a weak heart, and her
passing away was a shock to all who knew and loved her.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa November 7, 1918
Hill,
Helen Evelyn -
Born
January 12, 1914 died March 6th,
1918. "The Lord had need of our darling child, So He took her from earth away."
Four
years ago the twelfth of January,
Helen Evelyn came into the home of Harold and Sylvia Hill. Her
presence was a continued source of delight and blessing to her parents, grandparents, and friends. She was so bright, affectionate,
winsome and joyous that none could know her but to love her. In the four brief
years she so bound herself with the cords of love about the hearts of those
near to her, that her going has torn their hearts and left them sore.
Four
years seem short as we look
back, but long enough to learn to walk, talk, and play; to learn to love the house of God, the Sabbath school, the picture stories, the memory texts,
but the songs used by the beginners. Just last Sabbath morning she wished word
carried to her teacher that she was too sick to go to Sabbath School.
When
she was about one year old, Helen's parents in the ordinance of baptism, claimed for her the Lord's covenant
privileges. Like the Jewish mothers
when Jesus was on earth, these parents, by faith, brot their child to his loving arms who said, "Suffer little children to come
unto me and forbid them not," remembering
that it is written, "The promise is to you and to your children " And,
today, looking up into the face of the gracious covenant keeping Savior, they
"Sorrow not as those
who have no hope." They rejoice, too, that the Lord permitted them to keep
her with them for four bright years, and even amid their tears, the glory in
being honored by having their child received into the presence of the
King. "This is the way our darling
slept; A mist of tresses backward thrown. By quavering
sighs where kisses crept, With yearnings she had never
known; The little hands were closely kept About a lily newly blown—And God was
with her. And we wept. And this is the way our darling slept.”
Funeral
services were conducted from the home at 2 o'clock by Rev. T. R. Aikin, assisted by Rev. C. A. Carlson. Interment in Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, March 14, 1918
House, Lilah May Sage -
Lilah May Sage, eldest daughter of Charles W. and Ida Victoria Sage, was born at the
home four miles south of Clearfield, Taylor Co., Iowa, on April I6th, 1886, and
departed this life at the Cottage Hospital in Creston, Iowa, on August 11th,
1918, at the age of 32 years. 8 months, and 25 days, after an illness of only a
short time.
On the
20th of October, 1917, she was united in marriage to Thomas House, and they were
residents of Clearfield up to the time of her death. On the 3rd of August,
1918, this marriage was blessed by the admittance of a son into this home, but
only for a short while; breath ceased, and the little life was ended. God's
angels came and bore away again to the realms above the little spirit to Him
who gave it.
Sometime
near the twentieth year of her life Mrs. House heard the call of the Saviour. She answered and was made a member of the
Christian Church in Clearfield, and ever afterward lived a true Christian life.
Very early in life did she seem to realize the place she should fill in her
parents' home, which she did,—that of a loving, obedient daughter, a kind and
affectionate sister. She was a devoted wife and a thoughtful neighbor.
Mrs.
House's immediate relatives left to mourn her loss are her kind and faithful
husband; her parents; her- brother Frank; two sisters, Mildred and Marie; her
aunts, Mrs. Jennie Frame of California; Mrs. Belle Mackprang of Nebraska, Mrs. Viola Nickle of Clearfield, Mrs.
Stella Reece of Creston; her brother's wife, Mrs. Frank Sage; Dock., Samuel and
Harry House, brothers-in-law, all living near Clearfield; Clarence Frame, a
cousin.
Funeral
services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, August 13th, at 2:30 o'clock by her
pastor, Rev. Johnson, after which interment took plate in the beautiful
cemetery near town, where she will rest in quiet slumber near friends and loved
ones gone before; where gentle breezes wave the beautiful summer flowers that
bloom above them, and God's bright winged songsters sing to them their evening
hymn; there to await God's coming when
the faithful shall be called to that beautiful home above where sickness,
sorrow, and death never come. She sleeps, she sleeps, and never more will her
foot steps fall by the old home door, Nor her voice be
heard with its loving tone. By the lone one left round her own hearth stone,
one has gone, she has gone to her one has gone, she
has gone to her home afar, to the beautiful land where the angels are.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa August 15, 1918
Johnson,
Sarah Jane Tedford -
Sarah
Jane Tedford was born in Carroll county,
Indiana, March 21, 1840. In 1853 she moved with her parents to Louisa county, Iowa. In 1864 she was married to Andrew U. Johnson, who
was a volunteer soldier of the Civil War home on a furlough. To this union were born seven children, six
of whom survive her. The second daughter, Elizabeth Emeline,
died in 1881. The living children are:—Mrs. W. H. Goodale,
W. J. Johnson of Ingomar, Mont.; Mrs. M. C. Barlow,
Mrs. Viola Oneal of Lindsburg,
Kansas; George A. Johnson of Creston; S. L. Duncan of Applegate, Oregon. She is
also survived by her sister, Mrs. Mary R. Duncan of Wayne county Iowa, twenty
grandchildren, and one great grandchild.
In
1864 she was converted and united with the church, living a consistent
Christian life. She was interested in many organizations which are for the
betterment of mankind. She was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, of the W.
F. M, S. and of the W. C. T. U. She died Friday morning, July 19, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Goodale, of Diagonal with whom she has made her home for the past two and a half
years, her husband having died in 1913. Funeral services were held in the
Diagonal Sunday afternoon, July 21 Rev. Swick was
assisted by Rev. Brown of Creston United Presbyterian church, Rev. Aikin of Clearfield United Presbyterian church, and Rev. Aherns of Diagonal Presbyterian church. Interment
in the Lenox cemetery Monday morning.
For
some years before Mr. Johnson died, the family lived in Clearfield. Mrs.
Johnson will remembered by many who knew her in those years.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa August 1, 1918
Kilgore,
Ida May -
Ida
May Kilgore was born in Taylor County near Lenox August 2, 1875. She passed
away on January 22, 19I8 at her home in Clearfield after a brief illness
of but a few days, aged 42 years, 5 months, 20 days.
With
but short intervals away, she has lived near Clearfield all her life. Some years ago she took membership with the
Christian Church here and her interest was here to the last.
At
about the age of twenty she began work for her self and thru out all her life
labored diligently, and was duly appreciated by those who came regularly to her
home.
There survive
her,—the parents, Mr. Taylor Kilgore and Mrs. Kilgore; two brothers, Sam of
Diagonal and William J. of Des Moines; a sister, Anna, wife of Mr. Arch
Davenport of Gillette, Wyoming. Truly all the text read, "What is your
life?"
Funeral
services were held at the Christian Church Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock
by the pastor, J. W. Johnson; interment in the Morgan Cemetery near Kent
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, January 24, 1918
Kopp,
Anna Catherine Fett -
Kopp,
Charles Leroy –
Mrs. Chas. Kopp died at her home near Loveland,
Colorado, Tuesday
morning of last week. Word was received by relatives here Wednesday, and Mr. Kopp's
father and sister, Geo. Kopp and Mrs. Adam Keller, started to Loveland that
evening. Before they arrived there a telegram was received here telling of the
death of Charley Kopp. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Kopp arrived at this station
at 1:25 Monday and hearses in waiting proceeded at once to the cemetery. The
only services allowed were held at the graves. It is a rare occurrence for a
husband and wife to die together, especially while in the prime of life. There
was a considerable assemblage of the neighbors from southeast of town, besides
the relatives. They leave four children, all of whom are in the hospital at
Loveland, with Spanish Influenza, the disease which caused the death of the
parents. No obituary is available for this issue, but we hope to secure one by
next week.
Clearfield Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa October 24, 1918
Kopp,
Anna Catherine Fett -
Anna
Catherine Fett was born July 1, 1884, in Lee County,
Iowa. She died October I6th, 1918, at her home near Loveland, Colorado, of
Spanish Influenza and pneumonia. She was
34 years, 2 months and 19 days old. She moved to Ringgold County with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Fett, at the age of two
years. There she resided until January 27th, 1902, at which time she was
married to Mr. Charles Kopp. To this
union were born five children,—Edna, Leroy, Marie, Charles, Anna Bell, all
living except Leroy, who passed away with typhoid fever several years ago. Her
husband died just thirty hours later.
Besides
her father and mother, she leaves six sisters and one brother,—Bertha, Elsa,
Lora, Rena, Ruth, Lena and Leonard. Two brothers preceded her in death a number
of years ago. She also leaves a large number of near relatives and a host of
friends both in this vicinity and around Lee County and Loveland, where she
resided several years.
She was converted and joined the Methodist
church at Grant Center when but a
girl, and has. always lived a consistent Christian
life. The body was brought to Clearfield, Monday. Oct 21st,
and interment was made in
the Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa Oct 31, 1918
Kopp, Charles Leroy -
Charles
Leroy Kopp was born September 9th, 1879, in Mahaska Co., Iowa, died, October
17th, 1918, at his home in Loveland, Colorado, aged 39 years, 1 month and 8
days. He moved to Ringgold County with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Kopp, when but a small boy. He resided there
until January 27, 1902, at which time he was married to Anna Catherine Fett. To this union were born five children;—Edna, Leroy,
Marie, Charles and Anna Belle, all of whom are living except Leroy, who passed
away with typhoid fever
several years ago. His wife having died October 16, 1918, he leaves four
lonely children, besides his father, three sisters and two brothers as
follows—Floss Kopp of near Conway, Mrs. Adam Keller, Mrs. Roy Williamson, Mrs.
Ralph Leonard and Fred Kopp, all of whom reside near Clearfield. His mother
passed away ten years ago. He also leaves a number of near relatives and a host
of friends both in this vicinity and around Loveland, where he had resided for
several years, having moved there on
account of poor health, having had asthma all his life, but had
seemingly been as well as common, when he was taken ill with Spanish influenza
and pneumonia, and the sudden death of his wife and illness of his four
children were more than he was able to bear.
He was
converted and joined the Methodist church at Grant Center at the age of 15, and
has ever since lived a consistent Christian life, his last moments being spent
in prayer for his lonely children. The body was brought back to Clearfield
Monday, October 21st, and interment made in the Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, October 31, 1918
McCulloch,
Mary Cornes -
Mary Cornes was born in Kent, England, June 12, 1848; died in Des Moines, Iowa, March 30th, 1918; aged sixty-nine years, nine months and eighteen
days. When but two years of age she came with her parents to the United States,
grew to womanhood at Marengo. Illinois, and came to the vicinity of Clearfield
in 1838. About 1868 she married Judge J. M. McCulloch, who died September 11,
1902.
.
She is
survived by two brothers:—John Cornes of Kansas City,
Mo., and William II Cornes of Aurora, Ill. and a
nephew, Rev. Harry N. Cornes of Salinas,
California.
In
youth she improved the best educational advantages the community in which she
lived afforded, and was for a number of years a successful school teacher.
She
made a profession of her faith in Jesus when young in years. She became a
member of the United Presbyterian church of Clearfield and has ever been an
interested, faithful member. She was an enthusiast in Sabbath School work,
being an instructor in it for many years. She was much interested in missionary
work at home and abroad, being a faithful member of the W. M. S.
Though Clearfield has been considered home, yet on account of failing health, she has
spent much of the last few
years in other places. Her last visit here
was made in December, when
two happy weeks were spent
among her old friends. Mrs. McCulloch, when here on her last visit, was seen to be
failing in strength, but the
news of her death brought a
shock to us. Our sorrow is softened by the confidence that the
dead who die in the Lord are truly blessed, and that she is now with her Lord whom she trusted and served.
The funeral was held in the united Presbyterian church Tuesday April 2, at
2:30 p.m., conducted by the pastor, interment in the
Clearfield Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs William H Cornes of
Aurora, Illinois, accompanied the remains
From Des Moines. Others
coming from a distance were Mrs Martha Johnson
Of Des Moines, Miss Maud Hamilton and Mrs Minnie Nulph of Shannon City.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, April 4, 1918
Parshall, Jeremiah Kendall -
Jeremiah
Kendall Parshall was born at McClellan, Fayette Co.,
Pennsylvania, February 11, 1837; passed away at his home
in Clearfield, Iowa, January 24, 1918, aged 80 years 11 months and 13 days.
He
married Anna Topin October 25, 1857, and to this
union were born four children. December 19th, 1874, he
married Inza Stephens.
He was
a veteran of the Civil War, enlisting on the 8th day of September, 1862, as
blacksmith in Company K, 15th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry; and was
discharged the 13th day of January, 1863, at Nashville, Tennessee, on surgeons
certificate. He was a member of the Post at Clearfield and took great interest
in all the work of the Post.
He
united with the Baptist church in 1895 during a revival held by Rev. Shepard, and has lived a consecrated member ever since. He
leaves to mourn his departure, his devoted wife; three daughters, Mrs. Jennie
Ferguson of Omaha, Nebraska, Mrs. Lizzie Rinker and Mrs. Isa Cullings of Clearfield; one son, Charles Parshall, of Clearfield; one brother, Albert Parshall of Nation Home, Tenn.; and one sister, Elma
Hawkins of Pennsylvania, beside a host of friends.
And we
pause to meditate, "How precious in the sight of the Lord is,
the death of his saints." – Psalm 116: 15.
Funeral
services were conducted at the Baptist church Saturday
morning at 10:30 by his pastor, E. L. Field; interment in Clearfield.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, January 31, 1918
Quick,
Susan McDonough –
Susan
McDonough was born September 19, 1816 at Scio, Harrison Co. Ohio and passed
away at her home in East Clearfield, Jan. 18, 1918 at 11:30 a.m. aged 71 years,
4 months. She came with her parents to
Wapello Co. Iowa when
10 years of age, later moving to Mahaska Co. Iowa.
She
was united in marriage to Reuben Quick, March 11, 1875, who preceded her just
nine months. Two children were born to
this union, Emma Maud, who is the wife of Frank Catterson of Clearfield, Iowa and Ellie Blanch, who died at the age of 3 years. She left Mahaska Co. in 1895, and came to a
farm in Gay Township, Taylor Co., Iowa, where she has since resided with the
exception of 3 years spent in Blockton, Iowa. She came to Clearfield in the Spring of 1916.
Mrs.
Quick was for a number of years a member of Gay Center Methodist Church but in
later years was identified with the Christian Scientist in which faith she
lived until the last. She is survived by
her daughter, Maud Catterson, her grandson, Bruce Catterson and two great granddaughters, Ruby and Arlene Catterson. There are
also three brothers and seven sisters.
She
was of a family of 13 children and the third one to pass away.
She
was a kind and loving mother, a good neighbor and a kind and willing friend to
everybody.
Funeral
services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the residence by J. W.
Johnson, pastor of the Christian Church; interment in Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, January 24, 1918
Sage, Dwight Eldon –
Dwight
Elton Sage, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sage, was born April 19, 1915; died
November 16, 1917 at the age of 2 years, 6 months, and 27 days. His
death was caused by pneumonia, following whooping cough. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. T. K. Aikin of the United Presbyterian church, assisted by
Pastor Johnson of the Christian church, at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon;
interment in Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, November 22, 1917
Short,
John -
Mr. and Mrs. Will Short of Conway received a message
yesterday afternoon from Washington that their son John had been killed in
battle in France on July l5th. He was 23 years, 2 months, and 15 days old, and
was an enlisted man, a member of Co. K, 168th Infantry. His sister. Miss Mae
Short, who was at the W. A. McKinstry home when the
message was received, went home last evening. The family at one time lived in
Clearfield, moving from here to the farm west of Clearfield, where they lived
for a number of years, then moved to the vicinity of Conway. Their many friends
in Clearfield and vicinity sympathize deeply with the family in their
bereavement.
Clearfield Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa August 22, 1918
Stewart,
J. Findley -
Mr.
Stewart was born near Salem, Guernsey Co., Ohio, May 19, 1853. Most of his early life was spent in Logan Co., Ohio. When about
twenty years of age he came west
with his parents and settled in Missouri coming to Iowa in 1861, and has lived in
and about Clearfield the most of the remainder of his life. The two interims were about four years spent
in Starkville, Miss., and the past two years spent at Rison, Arkansas.
He was
married in 1877 to Allie Johnson, who died Oct. 2, 1910. Their only child died
in infancy. Mr Stewart grew up in a Christian home, and in early manhood gave his heart
publicly to the Savior. He became a
member of the United Presbyterian
church of Clearfield soon after its
organization in 1881. In about 1890 he
was chosen as a ruling elder and served the congregation in this capacity till his [?] to
Mississippi. Mr. Stewart was an ever
faithful devoted member of the church, rarely missing any of the church
services, and was faithful in attendance of Sabbath School, in the closing
exercises of which he often gave public expression to a choice but of the
lesson truth, which had made an impression on his own heart. These were always to the profit of all who
heard.
Mr.
Stewart was a well and favorably known citizen of our community. His congenial, sociable nature made him a
good companion and a host of friends who today mourn his demise.
His
last months were spent in a hospital in the hospital at Pine Bluffs where he
suffered intensely of an internal cancer. His last weeks of suffering were relieved, much
by the presence at his bedside, of his foster son, who accompanied the body
back to the old home, and who
has the sympathy of the community in his loss.
Funeral
services were held in the United Presbyterian church Saturday at 2 p. m. ;
interment in Clearfield Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, January 24, 1918
Swartwood,
Ida -
Mrs. Ida Swartwood died at
the hospital in St. Joseph Tuesday afternoon during an operation for gall
stones. A cancerous condition was found also. Her daughter, Mrs. DeLong, came from St. Joseph Monday, and Mrs. Swartwood was taken to St. Joseph on the early morning
train Tuesday. The body was brot back that night. Funeral services at Grant Center at 10 a. m. on Thursday. Interment in Bethel Cemetery
Clearfield Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa August 22, 1918
Webb,
Fairy Bailey -
Mrs.
Charles Webb died at noon Saturday, August 3, at the Red Oak hospital,
following an operation for appendicitis on Tuesday. Fairy Bailey was born near Red Oak Dec. 14,
1900, and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Bailey. She was married to
Chas, Webb in Red Oak Feb. 5th, 1918. She leaves, besides her husband and parents, also four brothers and two
sisters. They are Russell, Millard, Clark, Marie and Clara of Red Oak, and
Marion of Chappel, Neb.
Mrs.
Webb was a member of the Christian church, and the funeral was held there at 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. A. McKenzie, assisted by Rev. J. M. Williams,
having charge of the service. The pall bearers, all of whom are cousins Mrs.
Dailey, were Wilbur and Willard Craig, Dean, James, Karris and Earl Bailey, and
burial was in Evergreen Cemetery.
Those
who were here from a distance to attend the funeral were, -
the husband, who is stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, for military training. Mrs. L. D. Trabert of Chicago, Frank Webb
of Cromwell, and a number of friends from Villisca and Elliott. Red Oak Express
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa August 15, 1918
Wirth,
Jacob Chalmers -
On
Monday morning, about eight o'clock, while on his way to work at his shop, Chal Wirth was seen to suddenly lose his strength and fall
face downward on the sidewalk just in front of Martin's store. When aid reached
him he was carried into the store, but he died in a very few minutes, he told
some of the men a few days before his death that he had not been feeling well,
but he seemed to be feeling better that day, except that he told some when on
his way to work that he felt colder than he ever had yet this winter. He stopped
at Dr. Rood's office, but finding him not in was going on down to the shop when
the stroke came which took his life. It
is thought that death was due to heart failure. Funeral services were held from
the home Wednesday afternoon. Interment in Clearfield
cemetery. Chal will be greatly missed from among his
business associates along main street.
Jacob
Chalmers Wirth was born March 19. 1865 near Wooster, Ohio; departed this life
Jan. 14, aged 52 years, 9 months and 25 days. He moved with his parents from Ohio at the age of 9 years living for a while in Warren and Adams counties, Iowa, and the rest of his life
has been spent in Clearfield and vicinity. In 1893 he began his work as a
blacksmith, working for H. S. Buckner, then buying the shop for himself, and
has continued in the work ever since. About 25 years ago, under the pastorate
of Rev. Shepard, he united with the Baptist church of
which he has been a member over since.
He
leaves his mother, his father having departed this life. Besides his mother he
leaves three brothers, Parvon Wirth, Modesto, Cal.;
John Wirth , Prescott, Iowa; Joseph Wirth, Glenwood,
Iowa; and two sisters, Zora Harris, Villisca, Iowa;
Maggie Mesler, Creston. Iowa; and a
great host of friends who mourn for him not as one dead but just gone before.
Funeral
services were conducted at the residence Wednesday at 2 p. m. by his pastor, E.
L, Field; interment in Clearfield Cemetery
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa, January 17, 1918
Woods,
Clyde Russell -
Clyde Russell Woods, eldest
son of Adam and Mattie Woods,
was born near Diagonal, Iowa. November 10th,
1895, and died at the Base
Hospital at Camp Dodge,
November 2nd, 1918, being at the
time of his death 22 years, 11 months and 23 days of age. Clyde grew to
young manhood in this community
and his friends were numbered
only by his acquaintances.
He
united with the Methodist church
at Clearfield, Iowa, during the winter or 1913, and has lived a
consistent Christian life. Always ready
to do his duty in any way when his country called him he gladly responded to the call, and entered the service May
24th, 1918, and has since been stationed at Camp Dodge near Des Moines, at which place he died on Saturday afternoon of pneumonia
following the Spanish Influenza.
Kind and loving in his ways, always
with a happy disposition,
he leaves a vacancy in his home and community which never can be filled. He leaves to mourn his early death, his
father and mother, three sisters and two brothers,—Mrs. W. E. Butcher, Mrs.
Clarence Ethington, Harold, who is also a soldier at
Camp Dodge, and Jean and Wilma still at home, two infant brothers having
preceded him,
The
funeral service was conducted at the home Tuesday afternoon by Rev. C. A.
Carlson, pastor of the Clearfield Methodist church, assisted by Rev. Swick of Diagonal, and interment was made in the Diagonal
Cemetery.
Clearfield
Enterprise, Clearfield, Iowa November 7, 1918
Woodside, Phillis –
Phillis Woodside died on last Friday, May 10th, at the home of her parents
northwest of Clearfield. Little Phillis was born on May 28, 1916, and hence lacked just 18
days of being two years old. She had
been ill for some time when taken by scarlet fever, followed by pneumonia,
which was the cause of her death. She
was a bright and attractive child, loving and beloved by parents and
grandparents and all who knew her.
No funeral
could be held, interment was had in the Bedford Cemetery, where Rev. J. P.
Goodwin of the Bedford Methodist Church attended and conducted the final
rites. Phillis was the elder of the two children in the home where she will be so greatly
missed.
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