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[Carlton, Fred F.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday September 28,
1933 [p. 1]
Deplorable Death.
The
community was shocked on Friday evening when the word went around at about five
o'clock that the body of Fred Carlton had been discovered in a pond in the Platte bottom seven miles
northeast. A delegation went out with the sheriff and coroner along, removed
the body and brought it to the Crew Funeral Home here.
Fred had been unemployed for many months, was known to
be despondent, and to some he had admitted that he felt like giving up hope of
better things. On Thursday he received his first shipment of Watkins Products,
having arranged to travel and sell them locally. That night he essayed to mark
the goods but was unable to apply himself to the task, and spent a sleepless
night, repeatedly saying, "I can't stand this another day".
At
about 7:00, he drove away from home in his auto. He was seen on No. 25 north;
not appearing at home by noon, Mrs. Carlton told C. [ecil] C. Carlton of her fears, and Cecil and S. P. Wilt were out that afternoon, driving here and there.
From
the river bridge where was the swimming hole this summer, a car was seen
southwest in the pasture, a fourth of a mile away. A visit to it revealed that
it was Fred's car, his hat lay near, and the outline of his body lying in water
three feet deep, in a part of the old river course.
His
watch stopped at 8:20, giving some indication of the time he entered the water.
He had not removed his spectacles, nor any clothing except the hat. Much less
water came from the lungs than usual, but there was no apparent need of an
inquest, for nothing indicated foul play.
Ill
health, with great depression, must be held to account for his act, and all
sympathize with the wife and other relatives in their great sorrow at his
death.
[Carlton, Fred F.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday September 28,
1933 [p. 1]
Obituary—Fred
F. Carlton
Frederick
F. Carlton, the son of John M.
[cElroy] and Sarah [Beatty] Carlton,
was born May 10, 1879, on a farm one mile east of Calvary Church. About 1895 he
moved to Clearfield, and on January 19, 1903 he joined the Methodist Church.
About
the year 1904, he moved to Lenox and was in business there for a number of
years.
During
the more recent years, he was in business in Clearfield. His kindly, friendly
disposition made him a host of friends. On May 6, 1923, he was united in
marriage to Daisy Enix. He was
of a family of seven, three sisters and four brothers. Two of the sisters, Mrs.
Eunice [Celestine] Olin and Maggie, are deceased, and also one brother Harris H.
Carlton.
He
leaves to mourn his passing, his devoted wife; her daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin F. Keith; his
sister, Mrs. [Nettie] Leota Wilt;
his two brothers, David D. [aniel] Carlton of Des Moines, and Cecil C. [lare] Carlton of Clearfield; a number of nephews and nieces and
his many friends.
His
death September 22, 1933, at the age of 54 years, 4 months, and 12 days, leaves
a vacancy in the community that cannot be filled. Those who knew him will say,
"He wronged no man."
Funeral
services were held in Clearfield M. E. church at 2:00 p. m. on Sunday. The
house was crowded with friends and neighbors. Rev. J. A. Turner conducted the
service, assisted by Rev. H. B. Hutchman. A quartet of Lenox singers gave two
numbers, and Mrs. Marie Crew sang a solo. Pallbearers were from Clearfield and
Lenox. Interment was in Lenox Cemetery, with the Masonic committal service at
the grave.
Relatives
who came from a distance were---Mrs. Eunice Nelson, Mrs. Hazel Sheeley, Mr.
and Mrs. David Carlton and son Hillis, and Mr. Olie Nelson, all of Des Moines; Mr. Ezra Nelson, of St. Louis, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smith of Kansas City; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilt of Carlisle, Ia., and Mr. and Mrs. E.[dwin] F.
Keith of Waterloo.
[Carlton, Harris H.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 27, 1915 p. 2
Clyde,
Will and Ed Beatty attended the
funeral of their cousin, Harris Carlton, in Lenox Wednesday of last week.
Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Carlton returned
home last Thursday from Lenox where they had been called Monday by the death of Mr. Carlton's brother.
[Carlton, Harris H.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 27, 1915 [ p. 1]
Obituary—Harris
H. Carlton
Harris
H. Carlton, son of John M.
[cElroy] and Sarah [Beatty] Carlton was born in Ringgold County, Iowa, February 12, 1885, and died at Oakdale,
Iowa, May 17, 1915, age, 30 years, 3 mos., and 5 days.
He
moved with his parents to Clearfield in about 1895, and attended school here,
graduating in 1902. Afterward he went with his parents to Lenox and took some
work in the Lenox School. He afterward attended the Simpson Business College,
graduating in 1904. Since that time, until the sickness which resulted in his
death, he followed railroad office work, spending several years at Forsyth,
Montana, and afterward in California and Arizona.
He
showed his filial devotion by his faithful writing of a weekly letter to his
father and mother at home, and missed only five or six letters in more than ten
years. He was very considerate of his nurse who did everything she could for
him.
During
the last days of his sickness there were with him his two sisters, [Nettie] Leota and Eunice [Celestine],
and his brothers David and Fred. He leaves to mourn his departure his father and
mother; his two sisters, Mrs. S. [amuel] P.[orter] Wilt [Nettie Leota] and Mrs. E. [lmer] A. Olin [Eunice Celestine]; his three brothers, David, Fred, and Cecil; and a host of other relatives and friends.
On
the invitation of Rev. Silvester E. Ellis, pastor of the Methodist church at
Iowa City, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior, and before he died made a
clear declaration of his faith in Christ.
Funeral
services were held from the Methodist church at Lenox, conducted by Rev. Walter
A. Morgan; interment at Fairview Cemetery.
[CARLTON, HARRIS H.]
Bedford Free Press (Bedford, Iowa), Tuesday, May 25, 1915
LENOX – Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carlton of Oskaloosa came Wednesday to attend the funeral of Harris Carlton.
[Carlton, John McElroy]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 4, 1933 [p. 1]
John M. Carlton-1840-1933
John
M. [cElroy] Carlton was born in
County Londonderry, Ireland, on May 20th, 1840. He came with his parents to the
United States, landing at New Orleans, Jan. 1, 1848. His grandfather and
grandmother Carlton accompanied on the trip. His grandfather died on the voyage and was buried at
sea.
From
New Orleans they came up the Mississippi and Ohio rivers to Cincinnati, where
the grandmother died and was buried.
Mr.
Carlton and his parents later
moved to Greenfield, Indiana, where [he] spent his young manhood.
He
was married to Sarah Beatty at
Mendota, Illinois, in [September 13] 1867. They came to Lenox, Iowa, in 1871.
To this union seven children were born: —Mrs. [Nettie] Leota Wilt, of Lenox; Mrs. Eunice [Celestine] Olin, deceased; Maggie who died in infancy; David D. [aniel] Carlton of Des Moines; Fred F. and Cecil C.[laire] of Clearfield and Harris H. Carlton deceased. There are eight grandchildren, and four
great grandchildren.
Mrs.
Carlton preceded him in death in
1919. He departed this life, after a short illness, at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. [Nettie] Leota Wilt, with whom he had made his home for the last few years, on Wednesday, April 26,
1933.
He
had expressed a feeling that he was prepared and ready to go. He was a member
of the Methodist Church, having joined the church while services were being in
the Carlton schoolhouse, where he was Sunday School Superintendent. He later
was active in planning for and building the first Calvary church. He was of a
genial and jovial disposition, and had made many acquaintances and friends,
whom he liked to recall in his declining years.
He
was the last of a large family of brothers and sisters.
In
his last illness he was uncomplaining and careful to express thanks for the
kind ministrations of loving hands.
The
funeral services were held at Calvary Church on Friday afternoon, April 28th,
conducted by Rev. F. L. Shepherd of Lenox M. E. Church and Rev. J. A. Turner of
Clearfield. Interment was in Lenox Cemetery.
[Carlton, John
McElroy]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 4, 1933 p. 2
Mr.
and Mrs. Addie Beatty, Mr. and Mrs. Will Beatty of Des Moines, and Mrs. Clyde Beatty of Murray attended the funeral of their uncle, Mr.
John Carlton, last Friday and
also visited relatives in Clearfield.
[Carlton, Sarah
Beatty]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday June 5, 1919 p. 5
Cecil
Carlton was called to Lenox
Tuesday morning by the death of his mother, Mrs. John Carlton [Sarah Beatty], who has been ill for a long time. Her brother, John
Beatty, went over on the train
Tuesday morning and returned home that evening.
[Carlton, Sarah
Beatty]
Lenox Time Table
Thursday June 12,
1919 p. 7
Mrs. Sarah Carlton
Sarah
Beatty was a native of Ireland,
born in county Fermanagh June 3, 1840. Her decease occurred in Lenox, Iowa,
June 3, 1919, completing a life of exactly seventy-nine years. Her departure
took place on the anniversary of her natal day. At twelve years of age she came
with her parents to America. Their home in the new world was established at
Zanesville, Ohio. On attaining young womanhood she accompanied her brother to
Mendota, Illinois. Here on September 13, 1867, she was married to J. [ohn]
M. [cElroy] Carlton. Four years
later they came to Taylor county, Iowa, and the next year located on a farm in
Ringgold county. Later a residence of five years was made at Clearfield, then,
after two more years on the farm, they came to Lenox. Here the remainder of her
life was spent.
Mrs.
Carlton was virtually a life long
member of the Methodist Episcopal church. When she was fourteen years of age
she entered into this fellowship. For a long term of years she was deprived of
the strength and comfort of vigorous health. The last six weeks of her life
were passed in almost continuous suffering from which she ardently desired that
release which her Christian faith assured her would ultimately come. Her
household became her realm, her field of service. Her children gratefully
cherish her devotion and sacrifice in making possible their educational and
other preparation for life.
The
immediate members of the family who survive her are her husband, two daughters
and three sons. One daughter died in infancy and one son passed away four years
ago. The children living are Mrs. Leota Wilt, of Lenox; Mrs. Eunice Olin, of Stanwood; David D. [aniel] Carlton of Onawa; Fred F. Carlton of Clarinda; and Cecil C. [laire] Carlton of Clearfield. Her brother, John Beatty, resides at Clearfield. There are also eight grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Funeral
services were conducted in the Methodist church by the pastor, Thursday
afternoon, June 5, and burial occurred in Fairview cemetery.
[Elrick, Leonidas
“Lee” J.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 4, 1933 [p. 1]
A Pioneer Passes On.
When
Clearfield started off with a bound in the fall and winter of 1881-'82, Lee
J. Elrick became one of the first
general merchants. He was in business here for perhaps ten years, then moved to
Wichita, Kansas, and for forty years was in business there. Mr. [Leonidas] Elrick died at his home last week after a short illness.
He was a native of Ohio. He was a Scottish Rite Mason, and was a member of the
M. E. Church.
Clearfield
folks of the years more than forty back will remember him. His wife Mary [Bethel Houghton]; two sons, Dr. Leroy and Fred; one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Barnhill of Minneapolis, and many other relatives survive.
In
August 1931, Mr. Elrick sent
the publisher his copy of the Enterprise, Vol. 1, No. 1. It is now bound in our files for 1931. Until this
time, he has been a steady reader of the Enterprise.
[Frame, Charles Elton]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday June 19, 1919 p. 6
Charles Elton Frame.
Charles
Elton Frame was born October
15th, 1913; died at his home near Clearfield, Iowa, June 11th, 1919, aged 5
years, 7 months and 20 days. Little Elton was a sweet and loving child. He has joined the brother and sister
that preceded him to that heavenly shore. He leaves a sister who was his
constant companion, two brothers, and his parents to mourn his loss.
Little Elton's hands are folded, his
sweet voice is stilled.
His dear little form is absent,
His earthly place can never be filled.
"Suffer little children to come unto
me,
for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
[Hall, Walter Wayland]
Bedford Times-Press
Wednesday January 27,
1999 p. 5
Walter Hall
Services
for Walter Hall, 74, were held
at the Novinger Taylor Funeral Home January 21, 1999 with Pastor Andrew
Rubenking officiating. Burial was at Lexington Cemetery near Bedford. Mr.
Hall died January 18 at the
University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Walter
W. [ayland] Hall, son of Charles
and Dora L. [odeama] (Hays) Hall was born in Blockton, Iowa January 4, 1925. Walter was a graduate of Blockton High School in 1943
and received his bachelor's degree from Drake University. He served in the 8th Army Air Corps in the European Theater of Operations during World War II.
He
was united in marriage to Zola May Million on October 14, 1949. To this union three children were born. Walter was a teacher in the Des Moines area for many
years. He was a lifetime member of the National Education Association and other
professional organizations. He retired and moved to Hamburg in 1987, at which
time Zola was killed in an
auto accident.
He
is survived by his wife Judy (Trester) Hall of the home; a son and daughter in law, John
and Valerie Hall of Hamburg,
Iowa; a daughter and son in law, Margaret and Tim Kallhoff of Amery, Wisconsin; a daughter and son in law, Barbara
and Randy Sims of Red Oak, Iowa;
brothers, Clarence B. [eryl] Hall of Mountain Home, Arkansas and John P. [hillip] Hall of Sunrise Beach, Missouri; grandchildren, Amanda
and Addie May Hall, Michael, Melanie and Anderson James Hall, and Kent Sims; step grandchildren, Tammy and Lisa Kallhoff; step sons, Barry and Jeffrey Trester; step grandchildren, Tiffany Ducommun,
Zachary, Veronica, Jared and Jeffrey Trester, and a host of other friends and relatives.
Besides
his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, a sister and two
brothers.
[Jeanes, James Edgar
“Billy”]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 6, 1958 p. 5
J. E. (Billy)
Jeanes Rites At Mount Ayr
James
Edgar Jeanes, son of Robert
and Emeline Jeanes, was born near
Alexis, Illinois, on January 14, 1879 and died at his home at Redding, Iowa
January 28, 1958, at the age of 79 years, 14 days.
Funeral
services were held at the Rhodes Funeral Home in Mount Ayr, Friday afternoon,
January 31. Rev. M. G. Ossman of Redding officiated. Burial in the Clearfield
cemetery.
In
1900 he came to Iowa with his parents and they located on a farm south of
Clearfield.
On
March 18, 1903, he was married to Mary Etta Bye and to them 12 children were born.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, five of his children, two
sisters and an infant brother.
The
children left to cherish his memory are: Mrs. Merle Greeley of Gravity, Mrs. Doris Freeman of Blockton, Mrs, Margaret Matthews of Maloy, Robert Jeanes of Lamoni, Donald Jeanes of Fayette, Mrs. Alva Jones of Clearfield, Mrs. Evelyn Reynolds of Boulder, Colorado. There is also a
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Alta Jeanes of Redding, and all of the children's families. There are 24 grandchildren and
six great grandchildren.
Mr.
Jeanes and his family lived in
the Clearfield, Blockton and Mount Ayr vicinity. All his life he enjoyed
dealing in livestock and horses and Billy made a wide circle of friends through this business. Four years ago
he moved to Redding. In May he had a stroke and had been in poor health since that
time.
[Jeanes, Mary Etta
Bye]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday April 24, 1947 p. 2
MRS. J. E. JeANeS DEAD
Mrs.
J. [ames] E. [dgar] Jeanes [Mary
Etta Bye] died suddenly at her
home south of Mount Ayr, Wednesday morning. Funeral services will be held in
Mount Ayr Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment in Clearfield. She is the
mother of Mrs. Evelyn Reynolds and sister of Mr. Frank Bye.
[Jeanes, Mary Etta
Bye]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 1, 1947 p. 3
MRS. J. E. JEANES
Mary
Etta Bye, daughter of Henry
and Martha [Ann Critchfield] Bye,
was born near Chillicothe, Mo., on April 17, 1878, and suddenly passed away at
her home south of Mount Ayr, on April 23, 1947, at the age of 69 years and 6
days. Her mother and father moved from Missouri to Taylor county in 1881,
locating south of Clearfield where she grew to womanhood and taught school
several years near this home.
On
March 17, 1903, she was united in marriage to James Edgar Jeanes. The following children preceded their mother in
death: Mary [Lois], the eldest
daughter passed away on June 23, 1933, at the age of 29 years; Paul, an infant son, April 6, 1908; Hazel, on February 4, 1911, at 1 1/2 years of age; Ned, an infant son, Feb. 6, 1911.
She
leaves to mourn her departure her loving husband and the following sons and
daughters: Loyd of Blockton, Mrs.
Merle Greeley of Gravity, Mrs.
Doris Freeman of Blockton, Mrs.
Margaret Matthews of Maloy, Robert and Donald of near Waterloo, Mrs. Louise Jones of Lenox and Mrs. Evelyn Reynolds of Clearfield. Eighteen grandchildren also survive
and two brothers, William Bye of Columbia, Mo., and Frank of
Clearfield. Two brothers, George and Robert, and a half
brother, Russell are deceased.
Mrs.
Jeanes accepted Christ as her
Savior and united with the Highland church near her early home. She lived a
good Christian life and was a wonderful wife and mother, laboring unceasingly
for her family. She will be greatly missed by her loved ones and many other
friends.
"Dear mother, though you are
on earth no more,
Your voice we loved is still;
Your place is vacant in our home,
Which never can be filled.
Still in memory you are with us
As you always were before."
The
funeral was held in Mount Ayr, on Friday, April 25th, and interment was had in
Clearfield cemetery.
[Jeanes, Mary Lois]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday June 29, 1933 p. 3
Obituary.
Mary
Lois Jeanes, daughter of J.
[ames] E. [dgar] and [Mary] Etta Jeanes, was born Feb. 15, 1904 south of Clearfield, Iowa, and departed this
life June 23, 1933, south of Mt Ayr, Iowa, aged 29 yr., 4mo., 22 days.
She
spent nearly her whole life in Ringgold Co. At the age of 10 yrs. she united
with the Methodist church at Blockton, Ia. She was always a true and faithful
believer in her Savior.
Mary was a kind and loving daughter
and sister. Her short life was one of unselfishness and her greatest pleasure
was in helping others.
To
mourn her death are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. [ames] E. [dgar] Jeanes, of Mr. Ayr, Iowa, and their family; Mr. and
Mrs. Loyd Jeanes of Redding, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Greeley of
Gravity, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Harland Freeman of Blockton, Iowa. Margaret, Robert, Donald,
Evelyn, and Louise who are at
home. A nephew and niece, Bobby and Dorothy Jeanes of Redding, Iowa, and the grand parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Jeanes of
Clearfield, Iowa, besides many other relatives and friends. She was a niece of Frank
Bye and of Mrs. Harry House of Clearfield.
Services
were held at the home at 2 p. m. on Sunday, and interment was in the Clearfield
Cemetery.
[Miller, Leonard J.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday November 11,
1937 p. 2
Mr.
Leonard [J.] Miller died at
Kellerton last Thursday morning, after a prolonged illness. He was the father
of Clarence Miller, who went
out recently to Cle Elum. Washington, and was grandfather to Mr. Floyd
Miller of Clearfield. Funeral
services were held at 2:30 p. m., Sunday, at Kellerton.
Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Miller and
children were in Kellerton on Sunday, called to attend the funeral of Mr.
Miller's father.
[Nendick, William H.]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday November 11,
1937 p. 2
W.
[illiam] H. Nendick of Conway
died last Thursday evening—and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon,
with interment in Conway Cemetery. Many years ago, he lived on a farm in
Section 28 in Grant Twp., and four miles east of Conway.
Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde Owens, Clara Knox,
and Mrs. Orlando Calkin attended the funeral of Will Nendick Sunday afternoon in Conway.
[Nichols, Mary Eliza
Pratt]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday May 4, 1933 [p. 1]
Mrs
Mary [Eliza Pratt] Nichols died
at Diagonal on Saturday forenoon [April 29], after a prolonged illness. She was
the mother of Mrs. Rolley Bailey of Clearfield, and so was known to many folks here.
[Olin, Eunice
Celestine Carlton]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday July 15, 1926 p. 2
Harold
Wilt, son of Mr. and Mrs.
[Samuel] Porter Wilt [Nettie Leota Carlton], was in town Tuesday. He had come down with his wife and son from Carlisle, Iowa, because of
the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Elmer Olin [Eunice Carlton].
[Olin, Eunice
Celestine Carlton]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday July 15, 1926 [p. 1]
At
her home at Nichols, Iowa, on Sunday, July 11th, occurred the death of Mrs.
Elmer Olin, who was in her youth, Miss Eunice Carlton and who
grew up and married in this community, The body was brought to Taylor for
interment and the funeral was held in Lenox on Wednesday afternoon, A complete
obituary will to published possibly in this issue.
[Olin, Eunice
Celestine Carlton]
Clearfield
Enterprise
Thursday July 22, 1926 [p. 1]
Eunice Carlton Olin
Eunice
Celestine Carlton, daughter of J.
[ohn] M. [cElroy] and Sarah [Beatty] Carlton was born in Ringgold County, Iowa near Calvary Church, Nov. 1, 1872
and passed away at her home in Nichols, Iowa, July 11, 1926 at the age of 53
years, 8 months and 10 days.
She
was married to Elmer A. Olin at her home Feb. 11, 1892. To this union two children were born, Mrs. Alice
Leona Pettit of West Liberty,
Iowa, and Orville Cecil Olin,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The
early years of her married life were spent on a farm near Clearfield, then they
moved to Alexis, Ill., and later to Rock Rapids, Iowa. The present home was in
Nichols, Iowa.
The
family and Mrs. S. [amuel] P. [orter] Wilt were at her bedside when the end came. She leaves besides her
immediate family—her father J. [ohn] M. [cElroy] Carlton, one sister Mrs. [Nettie] Leota Wilt of Lenox, three brothers D. [avid] D.[aniel]
Carlton of Des Moines, Fred F.
Carlton of Lenox, and Cecil C.
[laire] Carlton of Clearfield,
also two grandchildren at West Liberty, Iowa. All of them were present at the
funeral.
Mrs.
Olin has held membership in the
Eastern Star at Rock Rapids, Iowa, since 1913. She united with the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Caplinger School house about 40 years ago; this has since
become the Calvary Church. In the later years of her life she has been very
active in the work of the M. E. Church.
She
was a kind, loving wife and mother.
The
funeral was held from the M. E. Church at Lenox, Iowa in charge of the pastor
Rev. Ivan R. Mills and assisted by Rev. A. J. Matthews, Pastor of the
Clearfield M. E Church. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery [Lenox].
[Wilt, Nettie Leota
Carlton]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday March 21, 1957 [p. 1]
Mrs. Porter Wilt Of Lenox Dies
Mrs.
Porter Wilt [Nettie Leota Carlton],
88, a resident of the Lenox community since she was a small child, died at
Rosary hospital in Corning March 8. She had been hospitalized the past four
weeks and had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral
services were held at the Methodist church in Clearfield Sunday. Rev. Howard
Ball, the pastor, officiated. Burial in Lenox cemetery.
She
was born at Mendota, Ill., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. [ohn] M. [cElroy]
Carlton [Sarah Beatty].
She
was married to [Samuel] Porter
Wilt, Feb. 11, 1886, at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wilt lived in the Calvary community near Lenox. Mr.
Wilt was a native of Platte
Township, Taylor County.
The
couple observed their 71st wedding anniversary quietly at their home
on February 11.
Surviving
are her husband; a son, J. [ames] H. [arold] Wilt of Carlisle; three grandchildren, Jim, Jayne
and Margaret.
[Wilt, Samuel Porter]
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday December 18,
1958 p. 4
Porter
Wilt,
96, pioneer dies
[Samuel]
Porter Wilt, 96, a native of
Taylor county and longtime resident of the Lenox community, died at a nursing
home in Creston Wednesday, Dec. 10.
Funeral
services were held Friday at the Methodist church in Clearfield, Rev. Howard
Ball, the pastor, officiated. Burial in the Lenox cemetery.
Porter
Wilt was born in a log cabin just
inside Taylor County at the four corners where Union, Taylor, Adams and
Ringgold counties meet. He had lived most of his life on a farm in the vicinity
between Lenox and Clearfield.
He
was well known as a hog raiser and was named "farmer of the year" by
the Omaha World-Herald a few
years ago.
His
wife, [Nettie] Leota
[Carlton], died March 8, 1957,
less than a month after they had observed their 71st wedding anniversary on
Feb. 11, 1957.
He
is survived by one son, J. [ames] H. [arold] Wilt of Carlisle; three grandchildren; a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank Wilt [Zetta Clark] of Lenox. He was
the last survivor of five brothers in his family.
Mr.
Wilt had driven a car until he
was 93 years old and had read without glasses until he was 90.
After Mrs. Wilt's death
he continued to live on his farm with a family who moved there. He went to the
home of his son at Carlisle for a few months before entering the nursing home
two months ago.
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