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Obituaries
THE SIDNEY DAILY NEWS, SIDNEY, OHIO Feb. 2, 1940
Sidney Resident Is Claimed By
Death Friday Afternoon
Enoch Franklin Clayton, 85,
Passed Away At Home Here; Funeral Monday.
Enoch Franklin Clayton, 85, of
116 North Main Avenue, was claimed by death Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock from complications resulting from the infirmities of
old age. He had been in failing health for the past several
years, but had only been seriously ill for the past week.
A native of Wayne County,
Tennessee, he was born there on December 18, 1855, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Clayton.
He moved to this county about 20 years ago from Tennessee with
his wife, the former Miss Ceclia Brewer, and their family.
Mrs. Clayton is left to morn
his passing, the death of Mr. Clayton ending a marriage of 68
years. To their union were born nine children, eight of whom
survive, Mrs. Amelia Adams and Lindsey Clayton, of Collinswood,
Tennessee; Mrs. Addie Todd, of Franklin Avenue; Talmage Clayton
and William Clayton, of Sidney; Elmer Clayton, of Etheridge,
Tennessee; Mrs. Florence Davidson, of Dayton, and Mrs. Ida
Shively, of Parker, Indiana. One child preceded him in death.
In addition to one brother in
Illinois, there are 47 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren
surviving.
The deceased, a well known
retired farmer, was affilliated with the Methodist Church.
The funeral rites will be held
at the Church of the Brethern on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
with the Rev. I. R. Beery in charge of the services. Burial will
be made in the Graceland Cemetery. Friends may call at the
Dearth Funeral Home at any time.
THE SIDNEY
DAILY NEWS, SIDNEY, OHIO July 12, 1941
Aged Resident of Sidney Passes
on Saturday Evening
Mrs. Cecelia Blayden Clayton,
81, To Be Buried Tuesday Morning.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Cecelia
Blayden Clayton, 81, of 1203 North Ohio Avenue, will be
conducted on Tuesday morning at 9 O'clock from Dearth funeral
home with the Rev. S. Blough in charge of the rites. Burial will
be made in Graceland cemetery.
Friends may call at the Dearth
funeral home at any time.
Mrs. Clayton's death occurred
at her home Saturday evening at 7:15 o'clock following a six
month illness of complications, which developed following a
fall. She had been bed fast for the past three weeks.
A native of Tennessee, she was
born May 28, 1861, the daughter of Henry and Sarah Risner
Brewer. She came to Shelby county 22 years ago to make her home,
she was united in marriage to Enoch Franklin Clayton in 1875,
and he preceded her in death, passing away a year ago.
The children surviving
include; Talmage Clayton, of Sidney; William Clayton, of Sidney;
Elmer Clayton, of Ethredge, Tenn.; Mrs. Ralph Shively, of
Parker, Ind.; Mrs William Todd, Of Sidney; Mrs. Florence
Davidson, of Dayton, and Mrs. Sanford Adams, of Collinswood,
Tenn..
There are three surviving
sisters, Mrs. Emma Clayton, of Oklahoma; Mrs Josie Adams, of
Collinswood, Tenn., and Mrs. Dora Lindsay, also of collinswoods,
Tenn.
She was life long member of
the Methodist church. |