Woodson County Obituaries
Delphene Clawson  Wiggins
Contributed by Charlotte Barnes Lewin

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Yates Center News        March 21, 1930

Wiggins--

Delphene Clawson Wiggins, daughter of Jonathan and May Clawson, was born 
April 15, 1849, and died March 15, 1930, at the age of 80 years and 11 
months.  She was married to James P Wiggins, August 30, 1866.  To this union 
was born six daughters, Mary Alma, who died Sept. 21, 1888; Gerti J., of 
Yates Center, Ks; Katie of Verden, Okla.; Mattie of Houston, Tx.; Luzenia E., 
who dies November 12, 1912 and Georgeann E., who died April 28, 1916.  Her 
brother Alfred, who made his home with her for several years died November, 
1925.  She is survived by 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren and a 
host of friends.

Funeral service were conducted by her minister Rev. John William Tyndall, Jr 
of the Christian church, of which she was a faithful and devoted member all 
her life.  She was buried in the Yates Center cemetary.