Mrs. Claire Huffman, Sextonville, widow of Orville Huffman, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1965 at the Richland Hospital after only a few days illness.
Funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon at the Pratt Memorial Chapel with the Rev. G. H. Kintz officiating. Burial was in the Lime Ridge cemetery, beside her husband who died Mar. 20, 1950.
The former Claire Corliss, she was married in 1898 to Mr. Huffman. The couple spent most oftheir life at Sextonville.
One son, Myron C. Huffman, gave his life in service in France during World War II.
Surviving are six sons, John, Los Angeles, Lyle, Route 3, Carroll, Beloit, Scott, Yuba, Marion, Sextonville, and Charles, Richland Center; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Mueller, Richland Center, Mrs. Floyd Freestone and Mrs. Guy Smith, both of Sextonville; two half-sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Aken, Ponsford, Mich., and Mrs. Mildred Johnson, Baraboo, 35 grandchildren and 54 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Huffman was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps., and that organization held memorial services for her Tuesday evening at the Pratt Chapel.
Mrs. Claire Huffman, Sextonville, widow of Orville Huffman, died Sunday, Jan. 10, 1965 at the Richland Hospital after only a few days illness.
Funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon at the Pratt Memorial Chapel with the Rev. G. H. Kintz officiating. Burial was in the Lime Ridge cemetery, beside her husband who died Mar. 20, 1950.
The former Claire Corliss, she was married in 1898 to Mr. Huffman. The couple spent most oftheir life at Sextonville.
One son, Myron C. Huffman, gave his life in service in France during World War II.
Surviving are six sons, John, Los Angeles, Lyle, Route 3, Carroll, Beloit, Scott, Yuba, Marion, Sextonville, and Charles, Richland Center; three daughters, Mrs. Harry Mueller, Richland Center, Mrs. Floyd Freestone and Mrs. Guy Smith, both of Sextonville; two half-sisters, Mrs. Charlotte Aken, Ponsford, Mich., and Mrs. Mildred Johnson, Baraboo, 35 grandchildren and 54 great grandchildren.
Mrs. Huffman was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps., and that organization held memorial services for her Tuesday evening at the Pratt Chapel.
Gravesite Details
The death date on the headstone is incorrect. It should be Jan. 10, 1965, not 1964.
Family Members
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John Bernard Huffman
1899–1980
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Lyle James Huffman
1901–1982
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Carroll A Huffman
1903–1970
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Della Winfred Huffman Mueller
1905–1987
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William Scott Huffman
1908–1981
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Marion O Huffman
1910–1983
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Beatrice Elizabeth "Bea" Huffman Freestone
1913–1994
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Dorothy C Huffman Smith
1919–1969
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PFC Myron C. Huffman
1921–1944
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Charles Junior Huffman
1925–1991
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