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Paxton and Sheldon Ceremonies Mark Local Deaths
Clayton Edward Paxton, born Ames 1877, died Nevada 1908 after a typhoid battle. He married Gertrude Curtiss in Nevada 1905 and worked as an accountant for C N W Ry in Chicago. funeral held at his mother's home with many friends and coworkers attending. Anna L. Sheldon, 1872 1908, died Des Moines Mercy Hospital after surgery. funeral at Ames U B Church. She leaves husband, two sons, and siblings. noted for neighborly acts and faith.
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Clayton Edward Paxton
Ames
Iowa
Nevada
Gertrude Curtiss
Rachel Paxton
William J. Minchin
L. C. Tilden
George de Grasse
Chicago
Frank Curtiss
E. J. Campbell
Fort Worth
Texas
L. B. Craig
Davenport
Wm. Winter
Rockford
Chas. Sargent
Boone
Geo. Sargent
Abbie Shaw
Omaha
Neb
E. T. Shepard
Gilbert
McNichols
Couniban
G. W. Wolf
Maywood
Ill
Charles Hood
Battle Creek
Wolf
Anna L. Sheldon
B. J. Sheldon
Mercy
Des Moines
U. B
Warner Johnson
Shea
Wilson