Clarissa Hadley
dies at the age of 97
Mrs. Clarissa Ann Hadley, 97, 803 No. 11th St., died Wednesday at her home. Born Sept. 18, 1865, in Decator County, Iowa, near Ames, she moved to this community in 1874.
Mrs. Hadley was a member ol the Church of the Brethren of Holmesville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Elmer Hadley.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. A. C. (Pearl) Bryant, Vancouver, Wash., Mrs. Henry (Elsie) Jansen and Mrs. Goldie Scott, of Wichita, Kan., Mrs. David D. (Mary) Clark, Ft. Collins, Colo., and Mrs. E. C. (Thelma) Perkins, Glendale, Calif.; and two sons, F. V. (Mike) Hadley, Lincoln, and Hubert J. Hadley, Star, Idaho.
Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the Church of the Brethren, Holmesville, with the Rev. John Ditmars officiating. Interment will be in the Brethren Cemetery, Holmesville. Harman Mortuary in charge.
Beatrice Daily Sun (Beatrice, Nebraska), 27 Sep 1962, page 2.
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Clarissa Ann was the daughter of Thomas Dickson Brown b. 2/4/1831 Indiana, d. 3/7/1867 Decatur Co., Iowa,
and
Susanah Heaston [Brown] b. 6/3/1837 Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, d. 10/2/1902 Gage Co., Nebraska.

From her Brown side, Clarissa Ann is a direct descendant (8th great granddaughter) of Stephen Bachiler (A very popular figure in history).

Clarissa Ann Brown and John Elmer Hadley had 13 Children. All born in Gage County, Nebraska, most all in, Holmesville.

Susie May Hadley [Stark] 4/2/1886 - 1/2/1949, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington

Pearl Anna Hadley [Bryant] 6/26/1887 - 2/10/1985, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington

Elsie Wynona Josephine Hadley [Janson] 10/31/1888 - 4/19/1975, Prob. Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas

Clara Bertha Hadley [Hevelone] 8/28/1890 - 4/14/1949, Cortland, Gage, Nebraska

Tillie Inez Hadley 6/6/1892 - 6/24/1943

Mary Etta Hadley [Clark] 6/8/1894 - 5/9/1990, Ft. Collins, Larimer, Colorado

Ploomie Delilah Hadley [Craig] 4/1/1897 - 2/20/1920, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska

Friend Valentine "Mike" Hadley 2/14/1899, Virginia, Gage, Nebraska - 11/20/1967, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska

Albert Arthur Hadley 4/16/1901 - 4/16/1901

Lewis Gordon Hadley 3/31/1903 - 10/2/1907

Thelma Edwina Hadley [Perkins] 3/16/1905 - 8/17/1983, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, b. Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska

Hubert Faye "John" Hadley 3/3/1907 - 8/6/1987, Canyon Co., Idaho

Goldie Iris Heloise Hadley [Scott] 8/4/1909 - 1/23/1992 Probably in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas