CLOUSE, Henry S. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Henry Clouse a well known citizen of Jackson Township, residing near the Lutheran Church died quite suddenly of apoplexy Thursday. He was in the barn yard looking after some stock and walked to the house, saying to his wife, "If I had had ten feet farther to go I could not have done it." He then lay down on the floor and told her to go to a neighbors and telephone for a doctor, which she did. Returning she saw that he was bad and she ran out and called the neighbors to come over and when she reentered the house, he was dead. He had not been complaining and only the evening before while in Wallace he told some friends that he never felt better in his life and was going to live to be 100 years old. Mr. Clouse was one of the most highly respected men in the county. The funeral will be held Saturday interment at Lutheran Cemetery.

Henry S. Clouse, a well known and respected citizen of Jackson township, died suddenly at his home near Wallace, Thursday morning, Feb. 12th. On the morning of that day he arose in apparently the best of health, ate his breakfast and went about his morning work as usual. In a short time however, he returned to the house and complained of feeling exhausted and of pain through his breast and lungs. Dr. Rice, of Wallace, was at once sent for but before he arrived Mr. Clouse had expired, having been stricken fatally with paralysis of the brain. At the time of his death Mr. Clouse had reached the age of sixty-three years, two months and thirteen days. His whole life was spent upon the farm on which he died. He leaves a wife, one son, two daughters, seven grandchildren, one brother, three sisters and a host of friends to mourn his loss. The funeral which was held in the Lutheran church near the home, Saturday the 14th, was largely attended. He was laid to rest in the cemetery adjoining the church. Thus ended a busy, earnest life. He died as in a sweet slumber of peace and quietness. Being a man of robust health his sudden death was a great shock to the community.