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Clara Belle <I>Hulvey</I> Whitmer

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Clara Belle Hulvey Whitmer

Birth
Broadway, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death
25 Nov 1953 (aged 70)
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Glendive, Dawson County, Montana, USA Add to Map
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Block 106 Lot 53 Grave 2
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Mrs. Sam Whitmer, age 70, who pioneered with her husband on his homestead in Beach, ND, in 1907, and who resided in Bloomfield, Montana, since 1921, died on Nov 25, 1953, suddenly of a heart attack.
Accompanied by her son Ras, she had gone to spend the holidays with another son, Ted and family of chickasha, Okla.
Mrs Whitmer was the former Clara Belle Hulvey, born at Broadway, Virginia, Aug 17, 1883 to Ras and Mary (Ralls) Hulva. She was married to Samuel Whitmer of Beach, ND, on Jan 3 1907. To this union, 11 children were born; two sons preceded her in death, McKinley in 1950 and Kermit in 1918.
Her husband Sam of Bloomfield survives, with children Tom, Derby, Ras, Jeff of Bloomfield; Boone of Circle, Ted of Chickasha, Okla; Sylvia Nelson of Lindsay, Roxie Karls of Molt, and Santa Hrubes of Richey, Montana; two sisters, Ella Bowman of Broadway, Virginia, Hattie Hulvey of Bloomington, Ill. One brother, Mark Hulvey of Broadway; 34 grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mrs Whitmer before marriage was a volunteer nurse during the typhoid fever epidemic in Rockingham county. Following marriage she joined the non-partisan Ladies Auxilary of Beach. At Bloomfield she helped organize the first Auxilary and served on the Election Board for many years. She always had a large garden, baked prize-winning bread and loved large family gatherings with family musicians and grandchildren about.
Mrs. Sam Whitmer, age 70, who pioneered with her husband on his homestead in Beach, ND, in 1907, and who resided in Bloomfield, Montana, since 1921, died on Nov 25, 1953, suddenly of a heart attack.
Accompanied by her son Ras, she had gone to spend the holidays with another son, Ted and family of chickasha, Okla.
Mrs Whitmer was the former Clara Belle Hulvey, born at Broadway, Virginia, Aug 17, 1883 to Ras and Mary (Ralls) Hulva. She was married to Samuel Whitmer of Beach, ND, on Jan 3 1907. To this union, 11 children were born; two sons preceded her in death, McKinley in 1950 and Kermit in 1918.
Her husband Sam of Bloomfield survives, with children Tom, Derby, Ras, Jeff of Bloomfield; Boone of Circle, Ted of Chickasha, Okla; Sylvia Nelson of Lindsay, Roxie Karls of Molt, and Santa Hrubes of Richey, Montana; two sisters, Ella Bowman of Broadway, Virginia, Hattie Hulvey of Bloomington, Ill. One brother, Mark Hulvey of Broadway; 34 grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.
Mrs Whitmer before marriage was a volunteer nurse during the typhoid fever epidemic in Rockingham county. Following marriage she joined the non-partisan Ladies Auxilary of Beach. At Bloomfield she helped organize the first Auxilary and served on the Election Board for many years. She always had a large garden, baked prize-winning bread and loved large family gatherings with family musicians and grandchildren about.

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  • Created by: R Wyman
  • Added: Jun 20, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38554189/clara_belle-whitmer: accessed ), memorial page for Clara Belle Hulvey Whitmer (17 Aug 1883–25 Nov 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38554189, citing Dawson County Cemetery, Glendive, Dawson County, Montana, USA; Maintained by R Wyman (contributor 46931025).