CLOUGH, Mary Finley (MORLEY)

CLOUGH, MORLEY, MORRISON, HAIGHT, SMITH, THOMAS, KIRBY, LUTMAN, SCHERER, WOODS, WHITE, BEAKLER, HARRISON

Posted By: Tony Mercer (email)
Date: 10/13/2021 at 21:51:21

OBITUARY - MRS. SAM CLOUGH
Mary Finley MORLEY, daughter of John and Grace MORLEY, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, July 28, 1835, and died Jan. 22, 1927, at her home in Ridgeway, Mo., aged 91 years, 6 months and 24 days. She came with her parents to Henry Co., Iowa, in 1840 when Iowa was a territory. April 17, 1853, she was united in marriage to Samuel CLOUGH and lived northeast of Mt. Pleasant until 1864, when they moved to Union county on what is now the Lewis TAYLOR farm, which they improved. In 1901 they moved to Arispe where they lived until April, 1905, when they settled at Ridgeway, Mo. Mr. CLOUGH having departed this life May 28, 1905.

To this union thirteen children were born...
living...
were with...
The children...
and Hannah [MORRISON]...
Samuel of D....
at Lawrence and...
Kan., Laura Sh...
Joseph of La Porte....
of Portland, Ore.; John...
Otto of Osceola; Mary HAIGHT of Ellston; Grace SMITH of Boulder, Colo., and Amy CLOUGH, who lived with her mother and had the care of her in declining years. Besides the children she leaves 37 grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mrs. CLOUGH was a woman of clean character, was industrious, loving, and sympathetic. She united with the Methodist church in her girlhood, was a strong advocate of temperance and the Ten Commandments, and often in her admonitions to the children said: "Live so in youth that you blush not in age".

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Tingley M.E. church, the sermon being delivered by the pastor, Rev. C.L. THOMAS. Interment was made in the Cornwall cemetery, not far from their pioneer home.

Those from a distance who attended the funeral were: Merritt CLOUGH of Lawrence, Kan.; Otto CLOUGH and two children of Osceola; Mrs. Grace SMITH of Boulder, Colo.; Mrs. John KIRBY, son Orville and wife of Murray, Mrs. LUTMAN, Chas. SCHERER and Enzi CLOUGH of Afton; Ray CLOUGH and family of Sharpsburg; Herman CLOUGH of Kent; Floyd WOODS and wife of Creston; Grant WHITE and wife of Des Moines; Mrs. BEAKLER of Humeston; Sam HARRISON of Ridgeway, Mo.

CARDS OF THANKS
To the many dear friends who have shown such great kindness, sympathy and helpfulness in the passing away of our darling mother; to those who contributed floral offerings; to the pastor and the singing; we wish to express our heartfelt thanks. Only those whose mothers are now but a beautiful memory, can sufficiently realize our great loss. Again, thank you all.
-The Children

-Tingley Vindicator, January 27, 1927

[Transcriber's note: newspaper was torn across part of the obituary making it unreadable where the ellipses are used]