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Clarence Knapp Smith

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Clarence Knapp Smith

Birth
Tama County, Iowa, USA
Death
8 Sep 1901 (aged 34)
Whitman, Grant County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Whitman, Grant County, Nebraska, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.0371864, Longitude: -101.5190501
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Clarences was the son of Charles Wesley Smith and Alvira Beattie Knapp, Obituary for Clarence Knapp SMITH (typed as written paper unknown):
IN MEMORY OF
Clarence K. SMITH was born in Tama Co., Iowa, Nov. 3, 1866. He lead a Christian life, and was faithful worker in the league for sometime. He moved with his parents to Hooker Co., Neb. where he married Miss Emma McADAMS, Dec. 25, 1892, and afterwards moved to Grant Co., Neb. where he lived until his death. From the union there were born five children, one boy and four girls.
Clarence SMITH was accidentaly hurt last Friday evening, which caused his death Sunday Sept. 8, 1901. He was stacking hay and the stacker or the hay crowded him off the stack: he jumped, striking on a fork sticking in the ground about four feet from the stack; the handle entered the bowels, and he lived but 36 hours.
He leaves a wife and five children and a father and three brothers, with a host of friends to mourn his untimely death. The funeral was held at Whitman, Tuesday at 3 o'clock, a large and sympathetic gethering attanded.
He was laid to rest in the Whitman Cemetery in the family lot.

CARD OF THANKS
Sincere thanks are extended to all friends for the kindness shown, and assistance rendered during our late sad bereament.
Mrs. Emma A. SMITH

Another News article: Whitman, Neb., Sept. 12, 1901
Whereas, It hath pleased the Creator of the Universe to remove from our midst our beloved brother and fellow citizen, Clarence K. SMITH, and whereas, great sorrow and affliction has been was a modse of happiness and comfort, and.
Whereas, the I.O.O.F. has lost and honest careful and conscientious member and community a loyal and upright citizen.
Therefore be it resolved that Whitman lodge No. 240 I.O.O.F. extend its sympathy to the bereaved members of the stricken home, that its charter be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days and that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the lodge, and that a copy be sent to the bereaved family and to the Grant Co. Tribune for publication.
L. B. WEAVER
A. P. SMITH Com.
Clarences was the son of Charles Wesley Smith and Alvira Beattie Knapp, Obituary for Clarence Knapp SMITH (typed as written paper unknown):
IN MEMORY OF
Clarence K. SMITH was born in Tama Co., Iowa, Nov. 3, 1866. He lead a Christian life, and was faithful worker in the league for sometime. He moved with his parents to Hooker Co., Neb. where he married Miss Emma McADAMS, Dec. 25, 1892, and afterwards moved to Grant Co., Neb. where he lived until his death. From the union there were born five children, one boy and four girls.
Clarence SMITH was accidentaly hurt last Friday evening, which caused his death Sunday Sept. 8, 1901. He was stacking hay and the stacker or the hay crowded him off the stack: he jumped, striking on a fork sticking in the ground about four feet from the stack; the handle entered the bowels, and he lived but 36 hours.
He leaves a wife and five children and a father and three brothers, with a host of friends to mourn his untimely death. The funeral was held at Whitman, Tuesday at 3 o'clock, a large and sympathetic gethering attanded.
He was laid to rest in the Whitman Cemetery in the family lot.

CARD OF THANKS
Sincere thanks are extended to all friends for the kindness shown, and assistance rendered during our late sad bereament.
Mrs. Emma A. SMITH

Another News article: Whitman, Neb., Sept. 12, 1901
Whereas, It hath pleased the Creator of the Universe to remove from our midst our beloved brother and fellow citizen, Clarence K. SMITH, and whereas, great sorrow and affliction has been was a modse of happiness and comfort, and.
Whereas, the I.O.O.F. has lost and honest careful and conscientious member and community a loyal and upright citizen.
Therefore be it resolved that Whitman lodge No. 240 I.O.O.F. extend its sympathy to the bereaved members of the stricken home, that its charter be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days and that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of the lodge, and that a copy be sent to the bereaved family and to the Grant Co. Tribune for publication.
L. B. WEAVER
A. P. SMITH Com.


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