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- Judson Dwight CLARKE, the son
of Sherrill Joseph and Harriet SAUNDERS
- CLARKE,
was born on the CLARKE farm near Milton on Sept. 21, 1867.
Having spent nearly all of his 85 years in the Milton community,
he passed away quietly to his eternal rest on Saturday, June
20.
- His was a full and active life, lived
with enthusiasm and zest to the last, despite the
- crippling infirmities of his later
years.
- Graduated from Milton College in 1891,
Mr. CLARKE was granted a Mitchell
- scholarship for an agricultural course
at the University of Wisconsin where he became an assistant to
the late Dr. Stephen BABCOCK. Following his agricultural
education he served for several years as an official milk tester
for the American Holstein Breeders association.
- On October 12, 1904, Dwight CLARKE
was married to Miss Beatrice
- LOWTHER,
then head of music at Salem college, Salem, W.Va. Together they
achieved outstanding sucess in the production and marketing of
high grade butter on the family farm until a hip ailment forced
them to leave the farm and move to Milton. One son, Walton Dwight
CLARKE, was born to their marriage. He serves now as speech
and radio professor at Kent university, Kent, Ohio.
- Mr. CLARKE was baptized at 10
years of age by Rev. E. M. Dunn and has been a
- member of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist
church for 75 years, having served as missionary treasurer and
as treasurer of the Young Peoples board of the denomination.
Faithful in church attendance, he maintained a keen and active
interest in the life and program of his church and denomination.
- For three terms he served as justice
of the peace; he was active in the Grange and the
- Old Timers social group; and in 1934
he served a year on the Rock county federal drought relief committee.
His first-hand knowledge of the history of our community has
enriched the present generation immeasureably.
- In April, Mr. CLARKE submitted
to a serious cateract operation at Wisconsin
- general hospital, Madison. His rapid
recovery from this operation during the last few months was a
source of great satisfaction to him.
- Surviving are his wife, Beatrice, and
son, Walton Dwight; one sister, Miss A. Cora
- CLARKE,
Milton; and two granddaughters, Barbara Ann and Martha Carolyn
CLARKE, Kent, Ohio.
- An older brother, Irving died in 1949.
- The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday
in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church with
- burial in Milton cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 2]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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- George Rogers BOSS, 89, retired
purchasing agent for the Burdick Corp., and
- member of the board of trustees of
Milton college for 25 years, died in his home at 7 a.m. Tuesday.
- Mr. BOSS was born in Little
Genesee, N.Y., June 18, 1864, the son of Joseph and
- Aurilla BOSS. He came to Milton
in the early 1880's to attend college. He journeyed by boat from
Buffalo, N.Y., to Milwaukee, accompanied by his mother and sister.
They came to Milton at the invitation of his uncle, Ezekiel ROGERS.
His mother died Jan. 31, 1883. While in college he was active
in the glee club and was a member of the Orophillan Lyceum.
- He was married to Stella M. LOOFBORO
in the home of her parents Jan. 1, 1889.
- The couple marked their 64th wedding
anniversary in January.
- Mr. BOSS and his sister, May,
opened a store in the building now occupied by the
- Wisconsin Power and Light company office.
The business was called BOSS' store and sold groceries,
notions, candy and millinery.
- Mr. BOSS, who was always active
in community affairs, played alto in a band formed
- during the 1880's with Russ SAUNDERS
as leader. Members of the band included musicians from Milton
and Milton Junction.
- Ten years after the BOSS store
was started, Mr. BOSS joined with F. C. DUNN
- and opened a department store in the
building now occupied by the Milton pharmacy and the Coffee shop.
The business, which was known as DUNN and BOSS,
thrived and counted many out of town shoppers among its customers.
In 1911, Mr. BOSS sold his interest and worked for a while
in Walworth county. In 1916, he joined the Burdick corporation
where he served as purchasing agent until March, 1942.
- He was a member of the Odd Fellows
lodge. He served seven years as superinten-
- dent of the intermediate Sabbath school
of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist church.
- Mr. BOSS was named Milton's
first fire chief when the volunteers organized before
- the turn of the century.
- Survivors include his wife; daughter,
Mrs. Charles PLACE, Zephyrhills, Fla.; a son
- Malcolm, North Hollywood, Calif.; and
two grandchildren.
- Funeral services will be held at 3
p.m. Saturday at the Milton Seventh Day Baptist
- church with the Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph
officiating. Burial will be in the Milton cemetery.
- Friends may call at the Phelps funeral
home Friday afternoon and evening.
- The body will lie in state in the church
from 2:30 until the time of service. [Thursday
- edition, p. 2]
-
- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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