Beals, Clara Pauline Jeffers – 1867-1942

BEALS, BONTELLI, BOUTELLE, CROSS, DODD, JEFFERS, LONG, MORRIS, SHENKLE, VON HAGEN, VONHAGEN

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:37

Mrs. Clara Beals, 75, of Baxter Dies Sunday
Baxter (Special to The Daily News) – Mrs. Clara Beals, 75, died at her home in Baxter Sunday at 4 p.m., following a critical illness of three days. She had been in failing health for the past six months.
Born in Baxter, Mrs. Beals had spent practically all of her life in and about that vicinity.
She is survived by seven daughters: Mrs. Bert Cross, Mrs. Al Boutelle, and Mrs. Clarence Von Hagen of Baxter, Mrs. Minnie Dodd and Mrs. Arthur Long of Des Moines, Mrs. Will Shenkle of St. Anthony, Ia., and Mrs. Oscar Morris of Kasson, Minn., and by her sons, Jay and Donald Beals of Colfax, and Stanley Beals of Collins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, the late Richard Beals, who died Dec. 3, 1940, and by three sons.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Source: Newton Daily News; July 13, 1942, page 1

Baxter (Special to The Daily News) – Mrs. Clara (Jeffers) Beals died at her home in Baxter on Sunday, July 12, 1942, at the age of 75 years, four months and one day.
She was born in Ohio in 1867, and at the age of four years came with her parents to Jasper county, where she spent the remainder of her life. Mrs. Beals has been in failing health for the past several years, but her condition had been much improved until the last few months. She suffered a paralytic stroke on Friday, July 10, from which she never recovered. Her children, with the exception of one daughter, Mrs. Oscar Morris of Kasson, Minn., were at her bedside.
Her husband, Richard Beals, preceded her in death Dec. 3, 1940, also one son Dale, who died in 1931, and two children, who died in infancy.
She leaves to mourn her passing seven daughters and three sons, Mrs. Bert Cross, Mrs. Al Bontelli, and Mrs. Clarence Vonhagen of Baxter, Mrs. Minnie Dodd, and Mrs. Arthur Long of Des Moines, Mrs. Will Shenkle, of St. Anthony, Mrs. Oscar Morris of Kasson, Minn., Jay Beals and Donald Beals of Colfax, and Stanley Beals of Collins; also 40 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren; and three brothers, Walter Jeffers of Colo, Ia., Tom Jeffers of California, and Charley Jeffers of Nebraska.
Mrs. Beals was a member of the Methodist church at Ira, and although for some years the condition of her health did not permit her to attend church services, she kept her faith until the end.
Funeral services were conducted at the Baxter Community Congregational church Wednesday, July 15 at 2 p.m.
Rev. R. W. Northrop had charge of the services. Music was furnished by Mrs. Arthur Dodd and Mrs. Cecil Weeks with Mrs. Ed Goodwin organist.
Those serving as pallbearers were Sid Weston, Les Gearhart, John L. Kimberley, Frank Sego, C. A. Noah, and O. E. Cunningham.
Burial was at Union Chapel near Ira.
Source: Newton Daily News; July 20, 1942, page 3