Son of Prophus C Clayton and Mary Helen Whitfield Clayton.
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--The Roxboro Courier, 19 Mar 1913

IN MEMORY OF REUBEN CLYDE CLAYTON

On March 14th, about 8 o'clock pm, the death angel crept softly into the home of Mr and Mrs P G Clayton and made their hearts sad by claiming as his victim their little son Reuben Clyde, aged about 8 years. Clyde as he was best known, was a great sufferer for about twelve days and nights of brain trouble, but he bore his suffering with great patience. He knew everybody and everything up to the last and tried to talk, and took his medicine like a little man up to the last dose. All that loving hands could do was done to relieve the little sufferer. But it was the Lord's will to take him - none but such as have experienced can tell of its sadness.

It was so hard for papa and mama to give little Clyde up just in the bloom of childhood and other brother and sisters no Clyde to play with them.

Dear parents, God took your little son to draw you closer to your Christian duty, he is much sweeter in Heaven than he was here, though he cannot come back to you bye and bye you can go to him if you are faithful to the end. The Lord's will be done and not ours. His Aunt, Mrs Hubert Whitfield.

--Research by Barry Whitfield #47824294, 1 Jun 2020

Son of Prophus C Clayton and Mary Helen Whitfield Clayton.
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--The Roxboro Courier, 19 Mar 1913

IN MEMORY OF REUBEN CLYDE CLAYTON

On March 14th, about 8 o'clock pm, the death angel crept softly into the home of Mr and Mrs P G Clayton and made their hearts sad by claiming as his victim their little son Reuben Clyde, aged about 8 years. Clyde as he was best known, was a great sufferer for about twelve days and nights of brain trouble, but he bore his suffering with great patience. He knew everybody and everything up to the last and tried to talk, and took his medicine like a little man up to the last dose. All that loving hands could do was done to relieve the little sufferer. But it was the Lord's will to take him - none but such as have experienced can tell of its sadness.

It was so hard for papa and mama to give little Clyde up just in the bloom of childhood and other brother and sisters no Clyde to play with them.

Dear parents, God took your little son to draw you closer to your Christian duty, he is much sweeter in Heaven than he was here, though he cannot come back to you bye and bye you can go to him if you are faithful to the end. The Lord's will be done and not ours. His Aunt, Mrs Hubert Whitfield.

--Research by Barry Whitfield #47824294, 1 Jun 2020