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Obituary of Rush Clements

1942 Hutsonville Herald


Rush M. Clements, son of Rev. Jacob Clements and Emmeline Haddon
Clements, was born in Cumberland (now Casey), Clark Co, IL on August
20, 1868, and died on Friday, May 22, 1942 in the Union Hospital, Terre
Haute, Indiana, aged 73 years, 9 months and 2 days.

He was left an orphan before he was 10 years old by the death of his
father and mother within 18 months of time.  Though his youth was one
with much sickness, he early became self reliant and maintained this
through a long life.

He was married on March 18, 1891 to Emma Nidey, daughter of the late
Mathias Nidey Sr. and Nancy Bailiff Nidey.  His wife died in September
1894 leaving surviving their son, Olen R. Clemnts, now of Oak Park,
Illinois, and their daughter, Ollie Estella Clemnts, who married Otto
Nichols of West Union, Illinois in August 1911 and died in June 1914
leaving one son, Dean Clements Nichols, now of Wabash towship, Clark
County.

He was married a second time in December 1895 to Lyda Belle Reynolds,
daughter of the late Harper Reynolds and Kate Bradbury Reynolds, of
West York, Illinois.  His second wife died in March 1932.  To this
union were born two daughters, Emma Bryan Clements and Audrey Clements,
both of whom died in infancy.

Also surviving him are his grandchildren, Lieut. Rober Hamill Clements,
of the U.S. Army, Donald O. Clements, and Emmabelle Clements, his two
great grandchildrend, Carol Elaine Nichols and Dena Lou Nichols, three
step grandchildren, Boyd Nichols, Jack Nichols and Maaggie Tryon and
the daughter-in-law, Fayette Hamill Clements, and Grace Adams Nichols,
and the son-in-law, Otto Nichols.

Rush and Lyda took Mary Heneerson, now the wife of Raymond Tryon of
Terre Haute, Indiana, into their home when she was left an orphan at
eight years of age, and reared her to maturity.  She survives him, and
has taught her children to call Mr. Clements "Grandpa."

In early manhood Rush united with and was baptized in the the Mount
Olive Baptist Church in Melrose township in Clark County, IL.  In later
years he transferred his membership to the Methodist Church at Snyder,
of which he was a member when he died.  He expressed his great faith in
the future, being ready and willing to go to his reward.

Most of his life was spent on the farm in Clark and Crawford Counties,
Illinois.  He cleared many tracts of land in his youth and middle age,
and built several houses that are monuments to his workmanship.  He was
liked and respected by hosts of people, and leaves many relatives and
friends to mourn his passing.

The funeral was preached at the Snyder Church on Sunday afternoon by
Rev. T. J. Wheeler of Robinshon, Illinois, and burial was at Mt. Olive
cemetery in Melrose township, in Clark County.

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