WILLIAMS, Clarissa (Layton) - b. October 8, 1840 - d. December 23,1 1916

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Howard Courant
December 28, 1916


Clarissa Layton was born in Stark County, Ohio, October 8th, 1840 and departed this life at the home of her son, Elmer, December 23, 1916, aged 76 years, 2 months, and 15 days.

While she was yet a child her parents moved to Clinton county, Indiana, where she grew to womanhood.  She was married to James T. Williams, March 7th, 1857.  To this union were born one daughter, Osee A., and two sons, W.M. and E. E.  The daughter died February 19, 1885.  The family moved to Jasper county, Missouri, in 1868, and to Elk County in 1872, locating on a farm northwest of Elk Falls where they resided until the death of Mr. Williams which occurred May 7th, 1900.  Since that time she has resided with her sons.  She united with the Baptist church in early life and was a faithful christian wife and mother and a kind neighbor and friend.

Two brothers and two sisters will be saddened by the tidings of her departure.  Of the descendants of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Williams, there remain two sons named above, five grandchildren, Roy, Bert, Ruth, and Mae Williams and Archie Dudley of Humboldt, Kansas, also four great grandchildren, the daughtger of George and Nora Frailey, and three children of Archie Dudley.

The funeral service conducted by N. Hill at the home of Elmer Williams, Sunday, December 24th, at 2 p.m. was well attended.  Burial in Elk Falls cemetery near the graves of loved ones gone before.  The entire community deeply sympathizes with the stricken ones.                N. Hill.