Clarissa "Clara" (STEEL) STEPHENS

STEPHENS, BOWLBY, WRIGHT, PARSHALL, HERRINGTON, BOWEN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/9/2009 at 18:23:08

The Mount Ayr Record-News
October 26, 1900

DEATH of MRS. AZARIAH STEPHENS

Mrs. Azariah STEPHENS of Clinton township died at 12:10 yesterday morning at the home of her son-in-law, R. M. BOWLBY of Rice township. She came about two weeks ago to care for her daughter, Mrs. BOWLBY, who was ill, but took ill herself, and died yesterday at the age of 74 years.

Mrs. Stephens had lived in the county about 20 years, having come here from Greene county, Penn. She was a consistent Christian, and a member of the Baptist church. She was the mother of T. J. and Ross STEPHENS, Mrs. J. F. WRIGHT, and Mrs. R. M. BOWLBY, of Rice township, and Mrs. J. K. PARSHALL of Clearfield. Her bereaved husband is in his 80th year.

Short services were held at the BOWLBY residence at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. Julius NELSON. The funeral was to be conducted at 1 o'clock today from the late residence of the deceased. Interment will be made in the cemetery two miles southwest of Redding.

NOTE: Clarissa "Clara" (STEEL) STEPHENS was the daughter of John STEEL and Nancy Agnes (BOWEN) STEEL and a sister of John Hemphill STEEL and Nancy Ellen (STEEL) HERRINGTON. She was the wife of Azariah STEPHENS.