"The Loyalist", North Loup, Nebraska, Mar. 9, 1923, p 1.
from the Louisville, Colorado Times
Albert L. Clarke was born in Milton, Rock county, Wisconsin, September 26, 1848, and died in the Soldier's Home, near Sawtell, California, February 19, 1923 aged 75 years, 4 months and 25 days. The cause of his death was a stroke of paralysis, suffered four days previously, or on the 15th.
His daughter, Mrs. W. L. Snair, who had, upon receiving the news of his illness, started for his bedside, did not arrive there in time to see her father alive, he having pass away at 12:20 a.m. and she arrived there at 2:40 p.m. She was met by her cousin, W. R. Bond, who had been at Mr. Clarke's bedside during the last two days of his illness, and assisted her in making preparations to ship the body to Boulder, where funeral services were held at the Howe Mortuary, Sunday afternoon at 2:30, February 25, and interment was made in Green Mountain cemetery, by the side of his wife who passed away October 2, 1914.
Mr. Clarke was a Civil War Veteran, having enlisted in Co. C, 49th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry on February 15, 1865, and received an honorable discharge from his government on November 7, 1865.
Deceased was married to Charlotte Babcock in Welton, Iowa, April 8, 1871, and three children were born to this union, all of whom were present at the funeral: Mrs. W. L. Snair of this place, P. E. Clarke of Denver and Ray R. Clarke of Pueblo. In 1874, the family moved to Nebraska, and in 1889 went to Southern Mississippi, where they spent four years, then moved to Boulder in 1893, where he has made his home, and since the death of his wife, has made his home with his children.
For the past seven years Mr. Clarke has gone to California to spend the winters in the Soldiers Home and returning to Colorado for the summer months. He left Louisville the last time on November 7, after casting his ballot at the county and state election. He had been as well as usual during the winter, until four days before his death, when he was stricken.
Rev. L. A. Wing, a former pastor of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of Boulder, of which Mr. Clarke was a member, preached the final sermon and the G. A. R. and W. R. C. took part in the service. The D of V were also present in a body, but took no part.
A very touching episode was that the music was rendered by a quartet of nieces and nephews of the deceased and all the pall bearers were his nephews. The singers were Mrs. Merle Davis Saunders, Mrs. Alice Davis, Messers Allie and Erlow Davis. The pall bearers were Alfred Wheeler, Leon Van Horn, Herbert Saunders, Loyal Terry, Allie and Erlow Davis.
He was first a member of the G. A. R. in North Loup, Nebr., and moved his membership to Boulder.
The high esteem in which deceased was held by the community was evidenced by the large number who gathered on Sunday afternoon to pay their last respects at his bier and the profusion of flowers which decorated the coffin and the grave.
The sympathy of this entire community is extended to Mrs. Snair and family in their sorrow and we can only commend them to look for comfort to the love of the Supreme Father, whose disciples can say:
On Christ, the solid rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand.
Besides the relatives who live in this vicinity, J. A. Clarke of Kearney, Nebraska, a brother and now only surviving member of the family, and Richard L. Clarke of Holmes, Wyoming, a grand son, were present at the funeral, both returning to their respective homes Monday.
