Edson D. Clarke, son of Jeremiah and Kate Crandall Clarke, was born August 29, 1852, and died of bronchial pneumonia, at his home near the village of Andover, March 2, 1914, after an illness of three weeks.
On November 30, 1881, he was united in marriage to Frances Langworthy, whose death occurred March 30, 1902. On May 25, 1904, he was united to Miss Betsey O'Dell of Alfred Station. In early manhood he professed Christ and united with the Seventh Day Baptist church of Andover, where he remained a faithful and beloved member until his death. He leaves a wife, an aged father, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held at his home in Railroad Valley, and his body was laid to rest in the Alfred Cemetery. A. C. E.
