Obituary: George CLANTON, d. 22 Apr. 1937, Washburn Co., Wisconsin ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nance Sampson 16 February 1999 ==================================================================== CLANTON, George George Clanton, 74, prominent resident of Shell Lake for 18 years, died on Thursday, April 22, 1937 at the home of his son, F. W. Clanton, at Prairie du Chien, Wis. The body arrived here Friday noon for burial. Funeral services were held at the Raas Funeral Home in Shell Lake Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. L. Lockhart, pastor of the M. E. church, officiated in the last rites. Interment in the Shell Lake cemetery. George Kenyon Clanton was born Feb. 16, 1863 at St. Joseph, Missouri. He was married to Gertrude Jaenk, Nov. 1, 1886 at Emmetsburg, Ia., she preceding him in death six years ago. To this union were born ten children, two dying in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Clanton came with their family to Shell Lake in 1919 where he made his residence until last September when he went to Prairie du Chien to receive medical treatment. He is survived by the following: Geo. V. Clanton, Cleveland, Ohio; Clyde W. Clanton, Huntley, Ill.; F. W. Clanton, Prairie du Chien, Wis.; H. J. Clanton, Shell Lake, Wis.; Mrs. Edward D. Cahoon, Racine, Wis.; P. E. Clanton, Shell Lake, Wis.; E. O. Clanton, Iron Belt, Wis.; Mrs. Charles A. Wilkinson, Prairie du Chien, Wis.; two brothers, two sisters and twelve grandchildren. --Taken from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI, 29 April 1937