The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, April 29, 1909 H. CLINTON FINCH, son of H.M. and MARY E. FINCH, was born near Belinda, Lucas County, Iowa, Feb. 27, 1888. His boyhood days were spent in this vicinity. Here he surrounded himself with the friends incident to young manhood, and here he had taken up the active duties of life, being the mainstay in the work of caring for the farm. In the spring of 1907 he contracted the measles and as the disease was in such light form he scarcely ceased manual labor. He seemed to recover from the effects of this illness and pursued the regular routine work during the summer. In the early fall his health began to fail and on September 5 he left for Boulder, Colo., hoping to stay the ravages of that dreaded disease, consumption. For a while there was promise of regaining lost health, but the past few months the decline again began and on Sunday, April 11, his condition became alarming. His father started for Denver on the morning of the 15th but ere he reached his son's bedside the spirit had flown, death claiming his own in the afternoon of that day. The remains were brought to Chariton and taken to the home near Belinda, where loved ones awaited the silent form of him who had long been one of them and who had left them in fond hopes of restoration to health. The funeral services were held at Columbia on Monday, April 19, conducted by Rev Smith. A large concourse of friends assembled to mingle their tears in sympathy with those bereft and to bid farewell to the mortal remains of one well known throughout the community. In this second sad bereavement in less than 13 months, the family has the sincere sympathy of their friends and neighbors. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert July 5, 2005 iggy29@rnetinc.net