Funeral Services were conducted at Dry Fork Church by the Rev. H.P. Cheavens.
Deceased, son of J.L.and Lucy Clatterbuck was born May 5, 1865. He was married in January 1889, to Maggie Duley, who passed away May 21, 1922. To this union was born three children, Mrs. A.F. Martin, and Mrs. S.R. Whitfield, of Ashland, and Paul W. Clatterbuck, of New Bloomfield and on September 5, 1925, he was married to Pearl Holt, who survives, as do five brothers and four sisters. He was the first of ten children to pass away.
John William Clatterbuck, 65 years old, cashier of the Guthrie Bank died at his home in Guthrie shortly after noon, Friday, following an attack of acute indigestion. He had suffered a similar attack previously but had recovered sufficiently to be at work in the bank again and had worked there on Thursday before his death. he was able to go about his home Friday morning but did not feel well enough to go to his work so remained at the house where the end came.
Funeral services will be conducted at the Dry Fork Baptist Church, Monday afternoon at 2:30 b Rev. H.P. Cheabens of Ashland. Internment will be in the cemetery of the church. Mr. Clatterbuck was the oldest living member of a family of 11. Older than he having died in infancy. He was the son of the late John L. and Lucy F. Clatterbuck and was born in Guthrie community May 5, 1865. he spent his entire life in or near the neighborhood of his nativity, in the mercantile business in the old trade center building in Ashland for a like period. He also was engaged in farming at several intervals and for the past fourteen years had been cashier of the Guthrie bank.
He was married in 1865 to Miss Maggie Duley, who died May 22, 1922. Three children of this union survive, Mrs. Abbie Martin, and Mrs. Dixie Whitfield, both of Ashland and Paul William Clatterbuck of New Bloomfield.
In September 1925, Mr. Clatterbuk was married to Miss Pearl Holt of Guthrie who survives.
Besides his widow and children, nine brothers and sisters are living: Mrs. SD Hudson and Mrs. Lorenzo Clatterbuck of Boone County, B.G. Clatterbuck Guthrie, RW Clatterbuck of Jefferson City, WL Clatterbuck and Mrs. OL Smith, Guthrie. There are also four grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
Mr. Clatterbuck was a modern woodman and a member of the Dry Fork Baptist Church in which he held the office of treasurer and was teacher of the men's adult class and the Sunday School class. He was known as an upright and honest business mand and one who was kind and __ to all. His passing will be noted not only by the large number of relatives, but also by a number of friends whom he formed during the many years of kindness activitiy.
In the passing of J.W. Clatterbuck, cashier of the Guthrie Bank at his home in Guthrie, Missouri, a good noble man has gone to his eternal reward.
Mr. Clatterbuck or Willie, as he was affectionately called by any of his friends, was a sincere Christian a helpful friend to may who went to him for advice, and a true gentleman in every sense of the word. His faith was beautiful. The entire community is saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of this noble man. His devoted wife, who was Miss Pearl Holt before her marriage is inconsolably grief-striken over the loss of her companion.
Mr. Clatterbuck loyalty to God was a glowing example of just what the kindredship between a man and his Heavenly Father should be. The world is better for his having lived in it, and his memory will be cherished until we meet him over there. I cannot say, and will not say that he is dead. He is just away. With a cheery smile and a wave of a hand, he has wondered into an unknown land. Leaving us dreaming how very fair it needs must be since he's entered there. And you, who the wildest yearn for the old-time step and the glad return, think of him faring on as dear in the love of there, as the love of here; Think of him still the same, I say, he is not dead, he is just away.
Mrs. Margaret Clatterbuck 56, wife of J.W. Clatterbuck, cashier of Bank of Guthrie daughter of William and Amanda Duley died Monday May 21, 1922 of spinal meningitis. She was buried in Dry Fork survived by husband, 2 daughters, Mrs. A.F. Martin, Mrs. Raymond Whitfield of Ashland and 1 son, Paul Clatterbuck of Guthrie.
For many years deceased was a resident of Ashland. She was the daughter of William and Amanda Duley, pioneers who lived just across Cedar Creek where R. A. Hudson now lives.
She is survived by her husband, 2 daughters, Mrs. A.F. Martin and Mrs. Raymond Whitfield of this vicinity and by one son, Paul of Guthrie.
The Children of Willie Clatterbuck and Maggie Duley were:
Abby L. Clatterbuck b. December 14, 1889, d. January 4, 1957
Abbie married Amos Frank Martin on April 6, 1916 and had one daughter, Helen Vivian, born in 1915.
Rebecca Dixie Clatterbuck b. June 23, 1893 d. January 7,1987.
Rebecca married Seth Raymond Whitfield on February 7, 1920, son of Thomas and Ella Whitfield, and had three children, Margaret, Marianna
and William T.
Paul William Clatterbuck b. December 5, 1895
Paul married Doris Dean Brunner on August 3, 1927, daughter of Thomas Brunner and Sarah Miller Scruggs.
