Berrien County MI Archives Obituaries.....Mitchell, Clara Elizabeth (Stoner) July 12, 1926
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Berrien County Record, Thurs. July 20, 1926, p. 6
Berrien County Record, Thurs. July 20, 1926, p. 6

CLARA ELIZABETH MITCHELL

	Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Mitchell, lifelong resident of Berrien county, dropped
dead at her home near Berrien Springs, Mich., at eight o’clock Monday morning,
July 12, 1926. Mrs. Mitchell was apparently in the best of health.  They having
parted in the morning by her daughter, Julia, leaving for her day’s work picking
berries, and the son Merton, to mail a letter, and on returning missed his
mother.  He began searching and found her in the chicken yard where she had went
to feed the chickens.
	The neighbors came at once to the children’s assistance, and Dr. Burton
Giddings from Niles was summoned but life was found to be extinct upon his
arrival.  Death was caused by apoplexy.
	Clara Elizabeth Stoner, daughter of John and Mary Stoner, was born May 3, 1866,
in Weesaw township, Berrien county, Michigan and passed away at her home very
suddenly, July 12, 1926, at 8 a.m. aged 60 years, 2 months and 9 days.
	She went to school and spent her entire life in and around this vicinity.
	On September 25th, 1882, she was united in marriage to Julian A. Mitchell.  To
this union, 13 children were born, three daughters and four sons having
preceeded her in death.  Mrs. Elnora Blevins of LaPorte, Ind., Miss Lura
Mitchell of Michigan City, Ind., Mrs. Lewis Lolmaugh, Miss Julia Mitchell, Elsa
and Merton Mitchell of Buchanan, survive her.
	Deceased was a member of the Brethern Church for many years.  Mr. Mitchell
passed away November 9th, 1923.
	Besides her four daughters and two sons, she leaves to mourn her departure:
three sisters, Mrs. Nellie Reid of Peach Orchard, Arkansas; Mrs. Daisy Reid and
Mrs. Jane Weaver of Buchanan; one brother, Jasper Stoner of Galien, ten
grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.
	The funeral services were held at the Brethern Church Wednesday afternoon at 2
o’clock, July 14, 2926.   Rev. Eli Roose of LaPorte, Ind., officiated. 
Interment was made in Oak Ridge cemetery.

Niles Daily Star,  Tues. July 13, 1926, page 4

DIES AT BERRIEN CENTER

	Mrs. Clara E. Mitchell, 60, died at her home south of Berrien Center yesterday
following a stroke of paralysis, after having been confined to her bed for
several weeks.  The body was taken to the home of her son, Elze[sic] Mitchell,
in Buchanan, where funeral services will be conducted.
	


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