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- J. Clark CRANDALL, a resident of Lima Center, since
1926, dropped dead Friday
- morning, Sept. 17th, on the lawn at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. H. C. TRUMAN. Mr. CRANDALL, who was taking
care of the chickens, had spoken to a neighbor just a few minutes
prior to the time he was noticed lying on the ground.
- Joseph Clark CRANDALL was born in Fulton county, Ill.,
May 23, 1856, the third
- child of Albert Charles and Rebecca HESS CRANDALL.
In 1869, the family moved to Farina, Ill., where at the age of
fifteen Clark was baptized by Pastor C. M. LEWIS and joined
the Seventh Day Baptist church. He received his education in
the Farina public schools.
- In 1888 he came to Wisconsin to help his sister, Mrs. G.
D. BURDICK. In 1891 he
- married Ella LACEY of Farina and brought her to Wisconsin
to live. From 1900 to 1926 they lived on a farm in the town of
Harmony, when they moved to Lima Center.
- He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, a kind,
thoughtful and generous
- neighbor and a friend to all.
- Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Maree
TRUMAN, three grand-
- daughters, Adaline, Charlotte and Gertrude TRUMAN,
one grandson, Joseph BREYER, all of Lima Center; two brothers
W. J. CRANDALL and A. L. CRANDALL, both of Farina,
also several nieces, nephews and cousins.
- He was preceded in death by a son Frank and two daughters,
Myrtle and Mrs. Mabel
- TRUMAN.
- Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the CRANDALL
funeral home
- in Milton, Elder S. T. Shadel of the Seventh Day Adventist
church at Whitewater, where he attended, having charge of the
services, assisted by Elder A. G. Johnson, Milton Junction. Two
selections, "Lead Kindly Light" and "Abide With
Me" were sung by Mrs. Earl MARYOTT and Miss May BRODERSON,
accompanied by Miss Muriel RASMUSSEN at the piano.
- Pallbearers were Dr. G. E. CROSLEY, Will SERNS,
Wilmer SAUNDERS, T. I.
- PLACE, L. A. BABCOCK, and C. G. COUEY.
Burial took place in the Milton Cemetery.
- Relatives from away who attended the funeral were W. J. CRANDALL
and Mr. and
- Mrs. D. P. CRANDALL of Farina, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
CRANDALL of Iola, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. R. K. MEYER,
Madison, and Mrs. Ira RECTOR of Janesville. [Thursday
edition, p. 1]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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