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CLAYPOOL, Olive Cooley

Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier Thu, Jun 07, 1934 ·Page 21

DAYTON, June 6- Mrs. Olive Cooley Claypool, 85, widow of the late Rev. J. J. Claypool, died at 6:30 o’clock Tuesday evening at the home of her daughters, Mrs. C. S. Robbins, of Kansas City, Mo. Her death followed an illness of three months. She was born near Crawfordsville on Sept. 22, 1848, the daughter of John and Abigail Cooley, and married the Rev. Mr. Claypool on April 1, 1865. At various times she lived in Attica, Colfax, Kentland, Kirkland, Francesville, Romney, and Stockwell. Besides Mrs. Robbins she is survived by one other daughter, Mrs. Jessie Bartholomew, of Lafayette; one son, J. H. Claypool, of New York City; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held Thursday in Kansas City, after which the body will be brought to Dayton and taken to the Baker funeral home. It is scheduled to arrive Friday night. The remains will be removed to the Stockwell M. E. church Saturday morning at 10 o’clock and additional services will be held there at 2 pm in charge of the Rev. U. G. Leazenby, of Monticello. Burial will be in Stockwell cemetery   – thanks to Lena

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