The
Late Ruth Clithroe
The following taken from a
newspaper published at Prosser, Washington, refers to the demise of
a former resident of Norfolk:
Ruth E. Clithroe was born in
St. Williams, Norfolk County, Canada, on 26 Aug 1858, and died at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Thomas Meadows, Wednesday morning,
20
Nov 1918, at 2.30, aged sity [sic] years.
Deceased spent the greater
part of her life in Canada. In June 1902 she accompanied Mr. and
Mrs. Meadows, with whom she had made her home the past 25 years, to
Prosser, where she resided till the time of her death.
Though an invalid with
rheumatism since her 18th birthday, she was always cheerful and her
life as a Christian in the community proved a benediction to all who
were privileged to know her.
A devoted and zealous worker
for the Red Cross, during the past few months she had knit 29
sweaters, four pair of wristlets and pieced four quilts. Her 30th
sweater was just half completed when the Father called her home.
