HARVEY, Clarence - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

The home of Benjamin H and Sarah E. Harvey was gladened on Sept 29, 1877 by the coming of their first baby boy, whom they christened Clarence E. Harvey. The home and life of Clarence was blessed with the fellowship of three sisters and two brothers. The happy home of father and mother Harvey was soon saddened by visits of the unwelcome messenger death. This inevitable monster who calls at all our homes, reached forth in this home on March 17, 1888 and carried away the baby boy Samuel Wade Harvey, to the bosom of Him who always welcomed little children and assured each parent that "Their angles (sic) did always behold the face of his Father in Heaven."  Again, in just 30 days after the death of little Samuel, the gaunt hand of death reached forth and called the father Benjamin H. Harvey who answered the summons and left a broken hearted widow with the care and responsibility of 5 fatherless children. The responsibilities of home was willingly shared by Clarence, though only a lad of 10 summers. The struggles were hard, but mother Harvey found "his grace sufficient" and that "All things work together for good to them love who God, and\are called according to His purpose."  The life of Clarence was enriched by loving and being a recipient of the love of Luella M. Zackmire, who on April 4, 1899 became his wife. To this happy home 5 children came to receive and return their love. The mother was seized by pneumonia fever and Feb 17, 1907 bade her husband and five little children goodby.  Clarence was unable to remember the day when the cares of life did weigh heavily upon him, yet, surely Providence kindly remembered him and on Dec 29, 1908 he was again united in marriage to Grace Harrison who was willing to mother his motherless children. This she did nobly. To this union was born one son, who with the other children will miss the council and affection of a loving father. In early manhood, a short time before he made his home, Clarence accepted Jesus as his person Savior. In the same service his friend, Luella Zackmire, yielded her life to Christ. They were received into the Centennial church by Rev. JM McHargue who later received their marriage vows.  Clarence was a dutiful husband a good father.  Being anxious for the best good of his children, he left his old home in 1916 and with his wife and family located at Brown Spur, KS. While there he transferred his church membership to the Medione Lodge Christian Church. He also was a member of the Modern Woodman, being a charter member of the Yeddo camp. He was also in the farm organizqtion work of his state.  Clarence was much concerned about the impared health of his wife who was unable to accompany his body to its last resting place. She awaits the facts of these last sad rites at the home of her brother, Duncan Harrison of Protection, KS.  His sickness was of short duration, Friday November 13, 1925 brought a hurry call for any member of the family back home who could come it was not thought advisable for the aged mother to attempt such a long and tiresome journey.  The next train carried Kelso Harvey his brother Westward to his bedside.  Clarence greeting him inquiring, "Did mother come too?"  On Tuesday evening Nov 17, Clarence stole awwy for a restful sleep to await the call of the Ressurection Morning.  He leaves to mourn his untimely going a heart broken wife, a daughter, Mary, five sons: Miles, Ivel, truman, Virgil and Harold all at home.  Also three sisters, Mrs. Ella Myers of Veedersburg In; Mrs. Matha Vaughn of Cates; one brother, Kelso Harvey of Veedersburg; also one half sister, Mrs. Lulu Frazier of Independence, Kansas, with an aged mother Sarah E Harvey left to mourn with a multitude of other relatives and firnes who will sadly miss him.  Short services was held at the home. The last rites were conducted at the Centennial U. B. Church by Rev. Le Smith friends and neighbrs of boy-hood days and asisted by the Rev. JM McHargue and MF Sherril with burian in the cemetery nearby.