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Clarence Nelson Pepples

Birth	:	3 Jun 1886 Holt County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	19 Jun 1928 Boone County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Langley Woodman Cemetery, Langley, Island County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.0278870, -122.4085660
Description	:	s/o Jesse Pepples and Charity Coleman. He married Ruth Emmaline Hutchinson and was the f/o 2 sons, Sonnie Jesse (Feb 16, 1922 IA, age 6) and James Robert (1926, IA, age 4) ****** Oelwein Daily Register Monday, June 18, 1928 page three HUSBAND KILLS WIFE AND MAN Boone, Ia., June 18 - Two people were dead here today, another lay in a hospital dying from self-inflicted wounds, and two small children were robbed of their mother in a shooting resulting from domestic difficulties. The dead are Mrs. Ruth E. Pepples, 23, and Walter Forster, 27. Clarence Pepples,... Read More	s/o Jesse Pepples and Charity Coleman. He married Ruth Emmaline Hutchinson and was the f/o 2 sons, Sonnie Jesse (Feb 16, 1922 IA, age 6) and James Robert (1926, IA, age 4) **** Oelwein Daily Register Monday, June 18, 1928 page three HUSBAND KILLS WIFE AND MAN Boone, Ia., June 18 - Two people were dead here today, another lay in a hospital dying from self-inflicted wounds, and two small children were robbed of their mother in a shooting resulting from domestic difficulties. The dead are Mrs. Ruth E. Pepples, 23, and Walter Forster, 27. Clarence Pepples, 30, who killed his wife and Forster, then turned the gun on himself. The bullet passed through his head. He is not expected to live. The shooting occurred about 8:30 o'clock last night at the Pepples' farm, five miles northwest of here. Mrs. Pepples and her husband were separated, and she was living in Boone. Forster, according to police, drove her to the farm last night to see her children. As he sat in his car while she walked toward the farm-house, Pepples appeared with a gun. He shot Forster twice as he sat at the wheel of his car. Forster died instantly. He then fired at his wife as she tried to flee. As she slumped to the ground he turned the gun on himself. Forster was single. He was employed in the Northwestern shops here and had been keeping company with Mrs. Pepples since she separated from her husband, police said. Pepples operated the farm where the shooting occurred. No date for the inquest has been set, T. H. Jones, coroner, said today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Sioux City Journal Tuesday, June 19, 1928 page two KILLS TWO AND TRIES SUICIDE Iowan Shoots Wife, Her Companion and Then Himself. Boone, Ia., June 18 - When he failed to reach a reconciliation with his wife, Clarence Pepples shot and killed her and Walter Forster, and then seriously wounded himself at his home in Incline, near here. Pepples was reported near death today in a Boone hospital. Pepples and his wife had been separated. Sunday Forster, a friend of Mrs. Pepples, brought her to the home of her husband at Incline to visit her two children. While they were there Pepples and his father returned, and the husband made an attempt toward reconciliation. When his wife refused the offer, Pepples ran into the house for a pistol, shot and killed Forster and Mrs. Pepples, and then turned the gun on myself (sic!). **** The Jefferson Bee Wednesday, June 20, 1928 page one MURDER AND SUICIDE Shooting Affray Sunday Eve Husband of Former Jefferson Girl Kills Her at his Home North of Boone Mrs. Clarence Pepples, better known by folks in Jefferson as Emma Hutchison, was shot and killed by her husband about nine o'clock Sunday night, at the home of her husband's father, four miles north of Boone. The two had separated some time ago and their two children were staying at the Senior Pepples home. She went to that place Sunday evening to see her children, being driven there in the auto with Mr. and Mrs. Eckhoff and their three children. Also in the car was Walter Forster, who was in the front seat with Eckhoff and the little Eckhoff boy. Pepples came up to the car and shot twice at Forster, who slumped forward dead in the seat. Mrs. Eckhoff and Mrs. Pepples, who were in the back seat, jumped out of the car and started to run. Eckhoff tried to stop him, but Pepples drew the gun on Eckhoff and snapped it, but there was no shell in place. Pepples started after his wife, when Fred Miller tried to stop him, but Pepples had loaded the gun again, and commanded Miller to stop or he would kill him. Then he ran on and caught Mrs. Pepples, who was running down a path in the rear by timber, and he killed her with one shot. Then he turned the gun upon himself, sending a bullet thru his head near the ear, and the bullet coming out of the top of his head. He died at the hospital early yesterday morning. Emma Hutchison was born at Woodward, but was raised in Jefferson. The family home was in Greenbrier township awhile, also east of Jefferson. Her mother died here a year ago last September. She was 22 years of age and was wedded to Pepples about four years ago, and they have lived in Boone since that time. There were two small children. The Boone News-Republican said: "Though a number of neighbors heard the ominous reports, John Biggs of this city was the first on the scene. Biggs went to the George Rutherford home, nearby and put in the telephone call which brought Sheriff Charles Morgan and Officer Andrew Flockhart of the Fifth Ward station to the scene. They took charge of affairs, saw that Pepples, who was bleeding profusely, was hurried to the hospital, and called an undertaker to take care of his two victims. "Forster, described by relatives as a friend of Mrs. Pepples, was shot through the chest and possibly through the back. Early investigation had not determined for sure that the latter was the case but a bullet was found lodge in the upper portion of his chest, which is believed to have entered the body from the back. Mrs. Pepples was shot in the right side of the abdomen...(quite a lengthy article)

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Where is Clarence Nelson Pepples's memorial?
Clarence Nelson Pepples's memorial is located at: Langley Woodman Cemetery, Langley, Island County, USA.
When did Clarence Nelson Pepples death?
Clarence Nelson Pepples death on 19 Jun 1928 in Boone County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Clarence Nelson Pepples's memorial?
Latitude: 48.0278870
Longitude: -122.4085660

Family Members:

Parent

Jesse A. Pepples

(1859 - 1940)

Spouse

Belle Steffy Pepples

(1889 - 1907)

Siblings

Sarah J Pepples

(1883 - 1884)

Infant Pepples

(1901 - 1901)

Children

Sonny Jesse Peppels

(1922 - 1962)

Robert James Peppels

(1925 - 1940)

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