Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-03-07
OBITUARY

Alyse Christian Claypool was born
/ august y. 1871. In the wear 1909 che
married Il. w. Morrison. who died Feb
TI oei y, 1897. On the 18th of June.
C 6SV1, she was again married to A. ID
cooper, who died july ~. 1909 she
passed away Saturday, February 2nd
ISOO, at . p. m. in the hospital at Kan,
sas Slty, Mo-, aged 80 wears. 5 months
aHo IS days. The surgeons and nurses
OF tne hospital bear voluntary and low
ing tributes to her patience. ouietness
anu peace as the closing hour drew near.
I I iliu Ine sorrow strikes deep into the
.iol I as Aiyse was the eldest daughter
a .,,,J one me VINO never forgot the old home
held at the Freeland church Tue0Jay
afternoon, the 9th, with Rev. W a
onullenoerger in charge"
Inc above was clipped from Mis-
sour paper. 1 will add to the above
'hat she was a daughter of Peter Gose
ana Mary Peck Claypool, ard a grand
daughter of the late Miles and SalFe
Gose Claypool. all formerly of Burkes
Garden, Va Her father, on his faith
er side, traces his lineage back to
Ailred the Great, King of England.
also related to Lord John Claypool, who
married Elizabeth, favorite dauphter of
OnVer Cromwell; James Claypool, first
witness to signature of William Penn
On charter of Philadelphia April End.
1858 aud David Claypool, first printer
70 congress, who printed Washington
farewell address.
On her grand mothers side the noble
blood of the Goses ran THROUGH her
veins, she cher grand mother) being q
nrst cousin of the late George Gose. of
burkes Garden. Alyse passed most of
ner cnlidhood and girlhood at that place.
She, for number of years, was one of
our best public school teachers in this
county (TazeweD as we'll as other
counties in this State; was woman of
good education and fine intellect and
had many friends.
Besides leaving a father and mother.
VINO are almost crazed with grief and
whose health is very poor, she leaves
Two sisters: Mrs. Freeland Porter Miss
georgia, and brother, Mr.. James
Ciaypool, Jr., all of Worth county. Mis-
souri, near Grant City. Her sister.
MISS Georgia, was with her during her
sickness of 81 days and two operations
the first for locked bowels. from which
she recovered, the last on February 1st
ior disease in her side, from which she
mao been suffering for some months
ana which on next day afternoon took
her HE. Her body was embalmed and
placed IN lavender plush covered me-
taihc casket and taken to her parents
nome near Grant City, and placed in
the expensive vault Gnside pretty and
expensive fence which she had had |
Quilt for her late husband and herself
at the foot Of the grave of her grand
mother, Mrs: Sallie Gose Claypool.
Before the last operation she gave
ner sister full directions about her large
income and everything should the worst
happen, saying that she was ready and
Wiling to die and would rather be with
Che Lord, If it was His will, than to be
mere suffering. Half an hour before
she passed away she asked about father
ana mother and other loved ones of the
lamily. Her burial robe, was verv
beautiful and costly. Many of her
friends in Kansas City remarked that
she was the most beautiful corpse they
lad ever seen, and that she didn't look
day over 25 years old.
she joined the Lutheran Church
While In her youth. May we alIlive the
lie the Word demands, that we NAV
meet around the Throne of God. where
'arting is unknown.
-. A FRIEND. (
,ounding Mill, Va, March 4, 'O7.