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Susan “Susie” Clay Spafford

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Birth	:	28 Oct 1892 Belvidere, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	17 May 1972 Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Olive Hill Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.4631004, -95.9285965
Plot	:	Block 17, Lot 20, Grave 8
Description	:	The Hebron Journal-Register (Hebron, NE), Thursday, June 20, 1935; pg. 5 CLAY— SPAFFORD Miss Susie Clay and Mr. George Spafford were united in marriage at the Christian parsonage at Salina, Kansas, June 9th, at noon. Rev. L.A. Rumbaugh officiated. The ring ceremony was used. Mrs. Rumbaugh played the wedding march. The bride's dress was of light blue silk trimmed in white. She has been employed as the primary teacher in the Chester school for several years. The groom is a prominent farmer at Chesetr (sic). They will make their home on a farm southwest... Read More	The Hebron Journal-Register (Hebron, NE), Thursday, June 20, 1935; pg. 5 CLAY— SPAFFORD Miss Susie Clay and Mr. George Spafford were united in marriage at the Christian parsonage at Salina, Kansas, June 9th, at noon. Rev. L.A. Rumbaugh officiated. The ring ceremony was used. Mrs. Rumbaugh played the wedding march. The bride's dress was of light blue silk trimmed in white. She has been employed as the primary teacher in the Chester school for several years. The groom is a prominent farmer at Chesetr (sic). They will make their home on a farm southwest of Chester. ================== Susie Spafford, daughter of Benjamin F. Clay and Ella Harris Clay, was born October 28, 1892 at Belvidere, Nebr, and passed away May 17, 1972 at the Blue Valley Lutheran Home in Hebron at the age of 79 years, 6 months and 17 days. She spent her early years with her parents. She graduated from high school and attended Kearney State Teachers College, after which she entered the teaching profession. She taught in a rural school of the Carleton area and the primary grades of Bruning and Chester. She was a loyal and faithful member of her church during her entire life. She enjoyed teaching Sunday School in Belvidere and Chester and taking an active part in the Fairbury Christian Church. On June 9, 1935, she was united in marriage to George Spafford in Salina, Ks., by L.A. Brumbaugh. Following their marriage they began farming in the Chester area, moving to Endicott and later Fairbury, where they continued farming until his death. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George; three brothers, Hiram, Henry and John, and one sister, Edith Brumbaugh. She is survived by three sisters-in-law, Mrs. Lucy Clay of the Blue Valley Lutheran Home at Hebron, Mrs. Kathleen Spafford of Fairbury and Mrs. Lucy Spafford of Belleville; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 21, at the Church of Christ in Chester, with Pastor Jim Blake officiating. Pallbearers were Bob Barnes, Clay Davenport, Carl Fett, Ernest Leonard, John Reed and Ervine Rieke. Interment was in the Chester Cemetery, Montgomery-Tibbetts-Cotter Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

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Susan “Susie” Clay Spafford's memorial is located at: Olive Hill Cemetery, Soldier, Jackson County, USA.
When did Susan “Susie” Clay Spafford death?
Susan “Susie” Clay Spafford death on 17 May 1972 in Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 39.4631004
Longitude: -95.9285965

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Parent

Spouse

George Frederick Spafford

(1891 - 1966)

Siblings

Edith Belle Clay Brumbaugh

(1884 - 1967)

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