Jackson County IA Archives Obituaries.....Clift, J. Russell  July 20, 1912
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Maquoketa Excelsior, July 26, 1912
Maquoketa Excelsior, July 26, 1912

Sabula Gazette-
The body of J. Russell Clift, a well known  Savanna man was found early 
Wednesday morning in Plum River, Savanna, with a gaping bullet wound through 
the scalp. It was first thought a murder was committed, but the coroner’s 
inquest developed the fact that Clift had evidently attempted to take his life 
by shooting and having made a failure of this jumped into the river and this 
ended his earthly existence. He was a man who had been in good circumstances 
at one time, but owing to his habits his family had left him and his money 
dwindled away until he had become tired of life and had several times 
intimated that he would some day end it all. The deceased was 66 years old and 
is survived by a wife and three grown children. The funeral was held at 
Savanna.


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