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- William Wallace CLARKE died at his home on Madison
Avenue, Monday morning.
- Mr. CLARKE had not been well for several days but
was about town Sunday. He retired Sunday night and passed away
at 2 o'clock, the immediate cause of his death being a stroke
of paralysis.
- W. W. CLARKE was the youngest son of Erastus P. and
Mary Jane (PECK)
- CLARKE, and was born at Unadilla, N.Y. December 25,
1847, and was brought to Milton from Plainfield, N.J., when nine
years old, and had been a resident of this village 66 years.
- At the age of 15 he became a clerk in the general store of
Robert WILLIAMS, and
- had been a part of the commercial life of the village ever
since. In 1881 he purchased the book store of P. M. GREEN
which he continued until the summons came.
- Mr. CLARKE was active in the promotion of anything
and everything for the benefit
- of the village. He was postmaster 16 years, during the
administrations of Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt and Taft, and
for many years was a member of the Republican County Committee.
- He was often called upon to take positions of trust. He
was business manager of the
- Milton College Journal, the first paper published by students
of the college, and gave to it his financial support as well
as conducting the business end. He also was a supporter and
business manager of the first band organized in Milton. Since
1885 he had been treasurer of Du Lac Lodge No. 322, I.O.O.F.,
and was for many years a trustee of Milton College. In all
these positions he proved his worth as a business man.
- He was married to H. Vive CRANDALL, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ezra
- CRANDALL, August 28, 1872, and they celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary last August. He was a devoted husband,
ever anxious to contribute to her happiness by loving care and
attention.
- Mr. CLARKE leaves a wife and one brother, Willis P.
CLARKE, a nephew and
- niece, immediate relatives, and a host of friends to mourn
his departure. The funeral services were held at his late home
Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. H. N. Jordan, assisted
by Rev. Shaw. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
- Dr. Jesse R[ay] BURDICK was born in Sharon, Wis.,
April 28, 1876, and died in
- Tulsa, Okla., December 8th, 1922. He was the son of Dr.
F. O. and Emma CRANDALL BURDICK. He lived the
most of his boyhood days in Utica, Wis., except for a few years
in Scott, N.Y. His parents came to Milton Junction about 1892
and while living here Jesse was baptized and joined the Seventh
Day Baptist church. Having decided on a medical profession,
he entered the Hahneman Medical College at Chicago, where he
graduated with honor. He practiced medicine in Omaha, Neb.,
and in Boulder, Col., and then took special work on children's
diseases at Chicago. Since then he has had an extensive practice
in Tulsa, Okla., where he will be greatly missed. In October,
1902, he was married to Myrtle A. COLE of Missouri Valley,
Iowa. He leaves besides his wife, his mother and a brother,
Linn BURDICK, of Boulder, Colo., and a sister, Mrs. Manford
POTTER, Middle Park, Colo., his father having preceded
him seven months before. His remains were taken to Boulder
for funeral services and burial. [Thursday edition, p. 1]
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- Willette Henry CRANDALL, the only son of John Milton
and Elizabeth MAXSON
- CRANDALL, was born at Milton, Wis., June 29, 1858,
and after a brief illness attended with intense suffering, passed
away at his home in Battle Creek, Mich., December 20, 1922.
- When Mr. CRANDALL was a mere child the family went
to Farina, Ill., where they
- remained until 1875 when they undertook the slow and laborious
journey overland to Dodge Center, Minn.
- Mr. CRANDALL was married to Miss Rhoda ELLIS
of Dodge Center on July 18,
- 1880. In the year 1907 they came to Milton where they resided
until their removal to Battle Creek in 1917. While in Milton
he was employed in the barber's trade and in Battle Creek he
was variously employed in the Sanitarium whenever his health
permitted.
- Five children made happy the home of Mr. and Mrs. CRANDALL.
These were
- Mrs. Fred CRANDALL and Mrs. A. B. SAUNDERS
of Milton; Mrs. Paul CRANDALL and Miss Bessie CRANDALL
of Battle Creek. Rex, a son, died when he was twelve years
old.
- Besides his wife and daughters, Mr. CRANDALL is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Orin
- MOULTON, of Grimes, Okla., and by eight grandchildren.
- Mr. CRANDALL was a firm believer in the christian
religion. One of the happiest
- experiences of his life was the reception of himself, wife
and daughter into membership of the Battle Creek Seventh Day
Baptist church one year ago at the time when all the members
of his family were attending the homecoming at Battle Creek.
- Wherever he lived Mr. CRANDALL made strong and enduring
friendships. He was
- devoted to his family and his friends. He was generous
to a fault.
- Memorial services were held in Battle Creek conducted by
Rev. M. B. Kelly, a former
- pastor, assisted by Rev. G. E. Fifield. The remains, accompanied
by the wife and daughters living in that city were brought to
Milton. Brief services were held on Sabbath afternoon, December
23, at the home of A. B. SAUNDERS, conducted by Rev. H.
N. Jordan. Interment was in the village cemetery. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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