Obit for Lee CARPENTER (b.1867 d.1944) Longville, Cass Co., MN
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Lee Carpenter

Death came to Lee Carpenter
Resident: Cass County since 1927
Passed away: June 6, 1944 (at the home of his son, Spence) Longville
Moved from Webster, SD to Backus--September 1927
Lee Carpenter(see #1 below) 
Born: June 15, 1867, Richmond, WI
Age: 76 years, 11 months and 22 days
When a young man he moved to Dows, Iowa
Marriage: 1889 
Spouse: Sara Elizabeth Zook (from Hampton Iowa)
Seven children: Lloyd Carpenter, Sioux Falls, SD 
                Spencer, Longville
                Mrs. Warren (Wava) Kimball, Backus
                Mrs. Ed (Hazel) Schmidt, Webster, SD
                Walter, Webster, SD
                Ray, Austin
Preceded in death by: son, Dale 
                      wife
Survived by: 2 sisters
             1 brother
             20 grandchildren 
             22 great grand children
Attending funeral: Mrs. Dell Zook, Austin
                   Mr. and Mrs. John Zook and daughter Nancy, Austin
                   Ray Carpenter, Austin
                   Mrs. Iola Lindeman, Austin
                   Mrs. Lannett Annett, Black River Falls, WI 
                   Mr. and Mrs. Doc Carpenter, Dows, Iowa 
                   Mrs. Charles Hofsammer, Dows, Iowa
                   Phoebe (Carpenter) Hasstrousee, St. Paul MN
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Date of death: June 6, 1944 just 9 days short of his 77th birthday

Source: Newspaper clipping from family files. Name of newspaper unknown

Italics = comments added, not in the original obit
#1 Lee's full name was Richard Henry Lee, however he usually went by Lee
LEE CARPENTER