Samuel Clement
Born: February 12, 1863 near Mingo, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: October 29, 1933 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 73, plot 2
Married: Rosella Cannon on January 29, 1888 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Alonzo "Lonnie" H., Harry W., Orval G.
Parents: William and Nancy (Murphy) Clement
Conduct Final Services for Samuel Clement
Metz, Nov. 8. - Special to the Daily News. -- Funeral services for Samuel Clement were held Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, at one o'clock at the church in Metz, by Rev. Rex Andrews of the Full Gospel Mission.
A quartet, composed of Mrs. Roy Baty, Mrs. Roy Davis, John Hitchler and Louis Messick and accompanied by Ellen Davis, sang "Going Down the Valley," "In the Garden" and "Good bye, Old World, Good bye."
Pallbearers were the following nephews: Clarence Clement, Kenneth Clement, Albert Clement, Earl Clement, Albert Clement, Earl Clement, Ed Clement and Elmer Clement, all of Mingo.
Relatives attending from a distance were a son, A.. H. Clement of Boulder, Colo.; Mr. And Mrs. John Lynn of Valeria; Mrs. Duffus of Des Moines; Mr. And Mrs. Ed McHarg and George McHarg of Brooklyn; John Turner of Malcom; Mr. And Mrs. Earl Wilson and Mr. And Mrs. Bert Clement of Maxwell; Mr. And Mrs. Jerome Clement and Abraham Clement of Farrar, Mr. And Mrs. Albert Clement and Mr. And Mrs. Earl Clement of Mingo and Mrs. Sopha Benskin and Dee Couch of Laurel. ~ The Newton Daily News, November 8, 1933.
Photos provided by John Clement
Rosella Emily (Cannon) Clement
Born: April 22, 1864 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: November 3, 1943 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 73, plot 4
Married: Samuel Clement on January 29, 1888 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Alonzo "Lonnie" H., Harry W., Orval G.
Parents: George and Sarah (Miller) Cannon
Mrs. Clement, 79, Dies Here; Rites Friday Morning
Mrs. Rosella (Cannon) Clement, 79-year-old widow of Samuel Clement, died at 11 p.m. Wednesday at Skiff Memorial hospital where she had been a patient since Oct. 12.
A native of Jasper county, she was born at Metz on April 22, 1864, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Cannon. On Jan 29, 1888, she was united in marriage to Samuel Clement who preceded her in death in 1933.
Surviving relatives include a son A. H. Clement of Boulder, Colo., five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Oliver Wilson of Colfax. Mrs. Clement made her home at 202 East Second street South with a grandson, John Clement, who she had raised since childhood. A former member of the Metz Baptist church, since moving to Newton she had been a member of the Four Square church. She also was a member of the Daily News Three Quarter Century Club. Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Friday morning at the Murdoch Funeral home. Interment will be in the Sugar Grove cemetery. ~ The Newton Daily News, November 4, 1943
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Funeral: Rosella Cannon Clement
Funeral services were held at the Murdoch Funeral home Friday morning at 11 o'clock for Mrs. Rosella Clement, 79 who died at Skiff Memorial hospital Wednesday. The Rev. Clyde McDonald of Des Moines officiated at the services. The songs, "In the Garden" and "Nearer My God to Thee." were sang by Mrs. A. F. Henning accompanied by Mrs. R.L. Jackson.
Pallbearers were Ira Bell, Ed McHarg, Roy Clement, Earl Clement, Kenneth Clement, and Albert Clement. Interment was in the Sugar Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Clement, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Cannon, is survived by a son, A. H. Clement of Boulder, Colo.; five grandchildren; one great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Oliver Wilson of Colfax. ~ Newton Daily News, November 8, 1943.
Harry W. Clement
Born: December 26, 1893 in Prairie City, Jasper Co, Iowa
Died: March 28, 1932 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 73, plot 8
Married: Lena Edna Turner on July 4, 1918 in Maxwell, Story or Polk Co., Iowa1
Children: John William Clement
Parents: Samuel and Rosella (Cannon) Clement
Veteran: World War I U.S. Army
Iowa Pvt. 161 Inf. 41 Div. of Jasper County.
Harry Clement, World War Veteran
Died March 28th
Harry W. Clement, of near Metz, a world war veteran, died at the home of his parents, near Metz, Mar. 28th. Funeral services were held March 29th from the Metz church, with interment at Sugar Grove cemetery.
Harry W. Clement was born Dec. 26, 1893, near Newton, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clement. His early life was spent near Prairie City and later in the Metz vicinity, where he grew to manhood. He was married to Lena Edna Turner on July 5, 1918, and to this union one son, John William Clement, was born.
On July 25, 1918, he enlisted in the United States Army and sailed for Europe on the Rotterdam that fall. He was ranked as a corporal, but upon his arrival in Europe he answered a call for volunteer nurses.
Injured In World War
During a gas attack, Mr. Clement was stricken with blindness in an attempt to save an officer, who had lost his gas mask. He was taken to the K. C. hospital at Bourbonne-Les-Bains where he was confined for six weeks. The gas affected his throat and lungs. He died March 28, 1932, at the home of his parents in Metz, following a lingering illness from tuberculosis.
He was converted at Metz in 1910 and became a charter member of the Baptist church. When the Baptist church was disbanded in Metz, he became a charter member of the Four Square Gospel church in Newton, with which church he was affiliated at the time of his death.
He was preceded in death by his wife, who died April 29, 1920. He is survived by a son, John William; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clement of Metz and a brother, A. H. Clement of Boulder, Colo.
Members of the Newton post of Veterans of Foreign Wars served as pallbearers, including Lee Jones, Carl Johnson, George Minor, L. R. Mudd, O. R. Yunker and Vern Nauman. Glen Britain, Lee Rucker and L. H. Zimmerman carried the colors.
Members of the V. F. W. Auxiliary who attended the services were Mrs. Gus Wolfrank, Mrs. Charles Schwarz, Mrs. Lee Rucker, Mrs. Tom Finley, Mrs. Carl Johnson, Mrs. George Minor, Mrs. Ivan Woody, Mrs. Robert Cochrane, Mrs. Dan Pierce, Mrs. Roy Hipsley, and Mrs. James Warrick. ~ Colfax Tribune, April 7, 1932.
Lena Edna (Turner) Clement
Born: April 15, 1900 in Wayne Co., Kentucky
Died: April 29, 1920 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 73, plot 7
Married: Harry W. Turner on July 4, 1918 in Maxwell, Story or Polk Co., Iowa1
Children: John William Clement
Parents: John and Mary Daisy (Green) Turner
Metz Woman To Be Buried Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Clement who died Thursday morning at her home near Metz, will be held from the Metz church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Burial will be made at the Metz cemetery.
Mrs. Clements was born in Kentucky in 1899 [actually 1900] and moved with the family to a farm northwest of Metz four years ago. She was formerly Miss Lena Turner and was well known among the people of the vicinity in which she resided. She was married to Harry Clement of Metz in 1918 and since that time she and her husband have resided on a farm near that place. She has been active in the church work and all the social affairs of the community and her death will mean the loss of a good wife and constant helpmate.
She is survived by her husband, her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Turner, four brothers, Herman, Perry, Hilliad and Vernon and one sister, Mrs. Carrol Dickerson of Metz. ~ The Newton Daily News, April 30, 1920.
Born: September 10, 1895 in Metz, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: June 9, 1897 in Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 73, plot 1
Parents: Samuel and Rosella (Cannon) Clement
News Item
The eighteen month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Clement, living on the Shepard farm south of Newton died yesterday [9 June 1897]. The funeral will be held at Metz, Friday. ~ Newton Journal or Harold, June 10, 1897.