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George Dillard “Boopy” Clayton Sr.

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George Dillard “Boopy” Clayton Sr.

Birth
New London, Ralls County, Missouri, USA
Death
25 May 1932 (aged 72)
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 1 Lot 13
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Hannibal, Mo., May 26 -- Funeral services for George D. Clayton, 72, pioneer Missourian and prominent Hannibal businessman, who died in his home Wednesday morning at 3:45 o'clock, will be held in the family residence, 9 Stillwell Place, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, with burial in Mount Olivet cemetery.

Mr. Clayton was born in New London, August 8, 1859, but had lived in Hannibal about sixty years. He was senior member of the firm of George D. Clayton and Sons, and president of the George D. Clayton Building and Loan Association. The George D. Clayton and Sons firm recently celebrated its forty-ninth anniversary.

Mr. Clayton is survived by: two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Keely of Denver Colorado, and Mrs. Walker N. George of Springfield, Missouri; three sons: Robert M. Clayton and George D. Clayton, members of the firm; and Charles Y. Clayton, professor of metallurgy [at the] Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, [Missouri]; two sisters: Mrs. W. W. Slabaugh of Omaha Nebraska, and Mrs. L. W. Welsh of Kansas City; and several grandchildren.

- The Quincy Herald Whig, Thursday, May 26, 1932; page 13. (Quincy, Illinois.)

NB: Kansas City likely means the one in Missouri.
Hannibal, Mo., May 26 -- Funeral services for George D. Clayton, 72, pioneer Missourian and prominent Hannibal businessman, who died in his home Wednesday morning at 3:45 o'clock, will be held in the family residence, 9 Stillwell Place, at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, with burial in Mount Olivet cemetery.

Mr. Clayton was born in New London, August 8, 1859, but had lived in Hannibal about sixty years. He was senior member of the firm of George D. Clayton and Sons, and president of the George D. Clayton Building and Loan Association. The George D. Clayton and Sons firm recently celebrated its forty-ninth anniversary.

Mr. Clayton is survived by: two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Keely of Denver Colorado, and Mrs. Walker N. George of Springfield, Missouri; three sons: Robert M. Clayton and George D. Clayton, members of the firm; and Charles Y. Clayton, professor of metallurgy [at the] Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, [Missouri]; two sisters: Mrs. W. W. Slabaugh of Omaha Nebraska, and Mrs. L. W. Welsh of Kansas City; and several grandchildren.

- The Quincy Herald Whig, Thursday, May 26, 1932; page 13. (Quincy, Illinois.)

NB: Kansas City likely means the one in Missouri.


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