BIOGRAPHY
Clara Gardner
Waynetown Dispatch
Friday, May 7, 1948
Mrs. Clara Westfall, resident of Waynetown for the past 18 years died at 10:05 o'clock Wednesday night at her home here. She had been ill two years with a heart ailment. Born March 22, 1873 in Fountain County, the deceased was the daughter of William C. and Mary Short Gardner, both of whom died during Mrs. Westfall's early childhood. Mrs. Westfall was reared by Mr. and Mrs. William Biddle at whose home she was married Feb 5, 1893 to Jack Westfall. For 18 months immediately following her marriage, Mrs. Westfall lived on a farm 4 miles north of Waynetown. Mrs. Westfall and her husband then moved to the Biddle farm where they resided until 1930 when residence was established in Wayentown. The deceased was a member of the Waynetown Baptist Church for 61 years. Surviving in addition to the husband, 4 sons: Clarence of New Ross, Leslie and Marion of Crawfordsville and Ora of Williamsport; two daughters, Mrs. Joanna Lewellen of Wayentown and Mrs. George Abbey of Hammond; one sister, Mrs. Anne Haas of Mellott and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held from the Waynetown Baptist Church Friday afternoon with Rev. John Cassidy, assisted by Rev. Guy Tremaine in charge. Burial was in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.
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