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The grim reaper of death entered the home of James F. Clark Monday November 23rd at 3 p. m. when his aged andé loving wife was called to leave this mortal life. She died peacefully while sitting in her chair. Death was due to old age. Elizabeth Booth Clark was born in London, England, April 10th 1841, being at the time of death 84 years, 7 months and 13 days old. She was the daughter of James and Han nah Booth Walton and was the last of a family of eleven children to pass away. She was married to James F. Clark at Holloway near Matlock, England July 31st 1865 and to this union were born five children. They cele brated their sixtieth wedding anni versary this last July 31st. In the year 1869 she with her husband came to America, locating in the states of Indiana and Penn. In 1873 they were called back to England by the serious illness of his father who passed away just a few days be fore they landed in Liverpool. In the year 1880 they decided to again come to America, locating in Almy, Wyoming, where they lived until 1896, coming to Star Valley in that year and located in Smoot, where they have since remained. They are the parents of five children, three daughters and two sons, being Mrs. Joseph Reeves, Jos eph L. Clark and Ernest L. Clark of Smoot, Mrs. N. P. Moffet of Oregon and Mrs. Nellie Smith of Salt Lake City. Grandma Clark as she is more familiarly known, joined the Latter Day Saint church in the year 1375, she was a member of the Relief So ciety and although she had not been able to attend to her meet'ng for a number of years, she always was willing to do what she could. She was very charitable and no one was ever turned from her door hun gry. In earlier days she was very ambitious and always trying to pro gress for the future welfare of her family. Funeral service were held in the Smoot meeting house Saturday No vember 28th. The speakers were Bros. Clarence Gardner, Clarence Wilde, Wilford Cranney, Alvin Wal ton, Archie Moffet, John Schwab, and Bishop Peterson. The singing was very beautifully rendered by choir. Sisters Myrtle Wilde and Ruth Crook sang a duet. Sister Jean ette Gomm sang a solo. The remains were laid to rest in the Smoot cem etery, where brother Clarence Wilde offered the dedicatory prayer. Pall Bearers were her grandsons, Ruben Brown, Joseph and Ernest Reeves, Lawrence Robert H. Bruce, Martin Clark, granson-in-laws, Henry Redford, and Horace S. Nield. Grandma Clark has a posterity of 106 persons, five chldren, 33 grand children, 66 great grandchildren, and 2 G. G. G. grandchildren. Relatives attending the funeral from outside of the valley were: Mrs. N. P. Moffett and Mrs. Nellie Smith, daughters, Mrs. Elsie Christensen and Donetta Reeves, granddaughters and Mr. Robert H. Bruce, grandson. Other relatives are too numerous to mention.
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Afton Star Valley Independent
Afton, Wyoming, US
Fri, Dec 04, 1925
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