OBITUARY: Obit Jane (Tibbits) Clark, 1837-1914, Mitchell Co., Iowa
         
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OSAGE NEWS November 19, 1914; Volume XXV; No. 17


                              JANE CLARK

Born April 7, 1837
Died Nov. 13, 1914

Jane Tibbits was born in Methwold, England, April 7, 1837.  At the age
of seventeen, she, with her parents, came to America, locating in
Michigan for a short time, then moving to Wisconsin.  Here she was
married two years later to Thomas Clark.  They came to Iowa and
started their new home on the farm now owned by their son E. C. Clark.

To this union were born twelve children, nine girls and three boys, eight
of whom are living.   Mrs. Dan Lombard died at the age of forty-two, Fred
at nineteen, and two girls in infancy.  After her husband's death thirteen
years ago, Mrs. Clark remained at the old home until about six years ago,
when her youngest daughter, Lizzie, was married to A. H. Ball, when she
went to live with them.  Mr. and Mrs. Clark joined the Methodist church
at Mitchell about thirty years ago.   Although unable to attend services
often in late years she had been present, nevertheless, in spirit.

She lived a quiet life, but all who knew her could not but be helped by
her cheerfulness and happiness in spite of all her suffering.   She had
been an invalid for nearly twenty-five years, bearing a great deal of
pain much of the time, but her suffering was borne only by the help of
the Great Helper and Healer.  A little over a year ago she broke her hip
and since then her health had gradually failed until four weeks ago she
was taken with a complication of diseases, which resulted in her death
Nov. 13th.

The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at two o'clock at the
Ball home, conducted by the Rev. L. O. Thompson of Mitchell.   She was
laid to rest by the side of her husband in the Osage cemetery.  Mrs.
Clark leaves to mourn her loss Mrs. R. B. Melvin of Glenbeulah, Wis.,
Mrs. Herman Chidister of Stoughton, Wis., T. W. Clark of Grangeville,
Idaho, and Mrs. Chas. Tubbs, Mrs. Mary Clements, Mrs. John Tibbits,
Mrs. A. H. Ball and E. C. Clark of Osage and vicinity.   All of the
children were present at the funeral except Mrs. Melvin, who had been
here until a short time before her mother's death when she was called
home on account of the illness of her daughter.

She also leaves three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Mary Carrison,
Mrs. Susie Wellman and Fred Tibbits of Stoughton, Wis., Mrs. Anthony
Carter of Northwood and George Tibbits of Mason City.



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Card of Thanks: We wish to express our sincere thanks to the neighbors
and friends who so kindly assisted us during the recent sickness and
death of our mother.   Also for the beautiful floral offerings.
        -- The Clark Family



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Osage News 1914

AN AMPUTATION - Mrs. Thomas Clark, of Cedar township, who has suffered
for many years from a large sloughing sore which had grown to be about
nine inches in length and five in width, on the lower left limb caused
by an abrasion some four inches in length on the inside of the tibia
about five inches below the knee joint, submitted to an amputation
last Wednesday morning June nineteenth.  Mrs. Clark's family physician
Dr. Squires, performed the surgical work, and in seven minutes after
the first insertion of the knife, the stump was bound and dressed,
presenting a neat, careful and scientific piece of surgical skill.
The limb was severed just above the knee to avoid the sore.  Dr.
Nichols of Osage, administered the chloroform, and had the patient
under the control of the sleepy fluid and ready in just six minutes
from the time she was brought out, and so manipulated his part of
the work that the patient revived just as the operation was completed.

Within fifteen minutes from the time the lady was taken from her bed
she was returned to a specially prepared couch, the operation done.
Dr. Nelson, the young Scandinavian physician from St. Ansgar who had
requested to be present for the benefit he might gain by witnessing the
operation, proved by his voluntary and ready assistance that he is a
capable young man.  Mrs. Clark is an estimable lady about 50 years
old, and the mother of a large family.

The husband and children were very naturally very much concerned, as
her advanced age and low state of health made the taking off of a
member doubly dangerous to life, and their elation to find out that
all was well can only be imagined.  Mrs. Wm. Coulthurst, had been secured
as the lady attendant, and her assuring and kindly presence was very
soothing to the patient, therefore grateful for by the physicians.

The amputation of the member, will give Mrs. Clark a new lease on life,
and as soon as the wound has healed, she will be wholly released from
the pain that has been unremitting for years, and which would, we think,
have shortly been her death.



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