Ernest Clinton Judd Story and Information including Obituary

Ernest Clinton Judd Story and Information including Obituary

Clinton Judd Weds Marion Miss

By Geneva Judd Jackson

Rhea Blanche Martin, born March 31, 1897, at Marion, in Cassia county, Idaho, was the first daughter born to Robert Gillespie Martin and Elizabeth Racheal Read.

Ernest Clinton Judd, born January 11, 1897, at Miranda, in Overton County, Tennessee, was the fifth child born to Daniel Cornell Judd and Perilda Emeline Bilbrey.

When Clinton was a young child his parents joined the Mormon church, they were very friendly towards the young missionaries, whom they fed and provided a place to meet. After a few years the Judds' decided to move their family to Zion, they boarded a train, waved good-bye to their family and friends and headed to the promised land. Though their hearts were heavy with sadness at leaving all their possessions behind, there was also a strange sense of adventure. The warmth of the gospel comforted them on their long journey.

The Judds' first made their home in Pleasant Grove, Utah. In later years they moved to the Oakley, Idaho area, where they raised the remainder of their family. Clinton was now in his late teenage years. Blanche had been raised in the Oakley-Pella, Idaho area. She belonged to a strong Mormon family. She met a young man whom she adored dearly. Through church activities and school, she was able to get to know this young man quite well, their friendship soon blossomed into love. On September 13,1915 at Twin Falls, Idaho, Rhea Blanche Martin and Ernest Clinton Judd were united in marriage.

Blanche was about four foot ten inches, very small build, brown wavy hair, and bright blue eyes, accented by well arched eyebrows. She loved to wear makeup. (A spot of rouge on her cheeks and lipstick.)

Blanche always took special care to make sure her hair and makeup were just right, her hands and feet were clean and well manicured. Clinton loved Blanches' feet and always made sure the seams of her hose were straight, her shoes, polished till they shone. It was most important to Blanche that she make Clinton happy and proud of her. Blanche was a very dainty woman, always wore a dress and carried a small handkerchief in her hand. While cleaning the house and cooking, she liked to wear a bib apron.

Blanches' hobbies were cooking, sewing and crocheting. When it came to preparing a meal, with just a few bare necessities, she coud whip up a meal fit for a king and large enough to feed an army. Whenever company came by, Blance never heistated inviting them to stay for a meal. Her home was open to everyone.

Blanche was very mild tempered, rarely did she get mad, she loved life and lived it to the fullest. When one of her family or friends suddenly became ill, Blanche nursed them thru the sickness until they were able to get up and move around on their own, once more.

One of Blanche and Clintons' favorite past times was dancing. On Saturday nights they would climb into their horse and buggy and drive to Oakley, Idaho. The dance hall was brightly lit and the building was overflowing with the lively music of their time and gay laughter of its occupants. A night to feel young and forget the problems of the day.

After Clinton and Blanche had bedded the children down for the night.They would lie down in their own room and sing. Their beautiful voices blended very well and the songs were carried throughout the walls of their lovely home.

Clinton was six foot tall, medium build, blue eyes and natural curly brown hair. He had a slight Tennessee accent.

As an occupation and hobby, Clinton worked at landscaping and gardening. He managed Kimberly Nursery, when they first went into business. Clinton landscaped many of the older homes in Burley. He planted trees, flowers, shrubs and beautiful velvety lawns. He was caretaker of the Burley Golf Course, where he planted many of the old trees that are standing there today.

Clinton took special pride in the work that he did, everything he touched turned out beautiful. He loved this kind of work. Clinton also tried working in the coal yards, but he always came back to gardening and landscaping.

His favorite hobby was fishing. On a trip to Yellowstone Park, Clinton became very upset. He grabbed a can of worms and took off through the trees. By the time Blanche, Geneva and Bert Jackson, Wanda and Zem Fewkes, found him, he had caught a whole string of trout. His temper had cooled and the rest of the trip was very enjoyable.

Clinton was not a very well educated man, but he was very smart, he taught himself a lot about mathematics and he developed a very beautiful penmanship.

He was a good man, provided a living for his large family and he disciplined his children if they needed it. He taught his children by example. His favorite saying was, "It's not how much you make, but how much you save!"

Clinton and Blanche had seven children:

1. Geneva, born 5 September, 1916 at Marion, Cassia County, Idaho. Married November 22, 1933 to William Adelbert 'Bert' Jackson. She passed away May 27, 1984 in Burley, Idaho. They have three sons:

a. William Duane 'Bill' Jackson, born June 1, 1935, married to Leta Rae Cutler.

b. LaVern Clark Jackson, born August 17, 1940, married to Renee Seedall.

c. Robert Clinton Jackson, born July 19, 1943, married to Bonnie Jean Heiner.

2. Robert Clinton Judd, born April 1, 1918 in Burley, Idaho. Married October 22, 1945 to Lillian Auwinger. They have two children:

a. Steven Judd born 15 October 1957 in Los Angeles, Calif.

b. Shellie Judd born 4 July 1950 in Los Angeles, Calif.

3. Wanda Gladys Judd, born November 12, 1919 in Burley, Idaho. Married October 17, 1936 to Zelman Fewkes. She passed away January 1, 1966. They had three children.

a. Gerald Fewkes, born in 1937 and died in 1937 in Burley, Idaho.

b. Ronald Fewkes, born April 2, 1940 in Burley, Idaho. Married to Juanita Allen, April 9, 1959.

c. Danny Fewkes, born November 30, 1950 in Burley, Idaho. Married Marilyn Wilskie.

4. Marjorie Judd, born December 18, 1921 in Oakley, Idaho. Married August 1938 to Ted Bortz (Div), Married September 5, 1941 to Lelan Peters, Margie passed away June 25, 1978, they had two children:

a. Jack Bortz, born april 2, 1939 in Burley, Idaho. Married Karen Ingersoll April 30, 1959.

b. Margie Ann Peters, born April 11, 1944 in Burley, Idaho. Married to Winford Goucher, November 27,1959.

5. Rhea Blanche Judd, born December 6, 1924, in Burley, Idaho. Married January 26, 1943 to Melvin Anderson. They have one son:

a. Melvin Marty Anderson, born August 25, 1945 at Burley, Idaho. Married to Pam Pollard on February 22,1975.

6. Donna Judd, born November 8, 1927 in Burley, Idaho. Married February 12, 1945 to Edward Schrock. She passed away March 16, 1973. They had three children:

a. Judy Ann Schrock born December 17, 1945 in Burley, Idaho.

b. Jimmy Schrock born November 12, 1948 in Burley, Idaho.

c. Johnnie Schrock born Mary 24, 1955 in Burley, Idaho.

7. Viola Judd, born April 15, 1930 in Burley, Idaho was married to Roy Keas on November 8, 1951. They have two children.

a. Mark Keas, born My 7, 1955 in Denver, Colorado.

b. Patricia Marie Keas, born February 25, 1958 in Denver, Colorado.

The most special day in the Judds' home was christmas. They always had a beautifully decorated tree. Strings of popcorn, homemade ornaments adorned the tree, walls and the windows. On Christmas Eve, each of the children would pick out a certain chair for their presents, the stockings were hung in the kitchen and then it was off to bed, where they listened throughout the night for Santa Claus. The children were not allowed to leave their rooms until they heard the sound of the poker in the cookstove. In later years, Clinton had bought a cardboard fireplace and on Christmas it was always a special decoration.

Blanche was a very good cook and she did her own canning, which provided her family with food throughout the winter. She had several large crocks and in the fall as the cucumbers came into season, she soaked them in special brine. When they had aged sufficiently, she served them as snacks and at the table. The children also liked to eat them in salads and as relish.

During the summer, to earn extra money, the Judd family, worked in the beet fields, tining and hoeing. This was hard work and it required stamina and a large picnic basket to see them thru the long, hot days. Homemade bread, slices of ham or beef, dill pickles, salad and ice coldwater!!! What a relief!!!

It was rather hard raising a family of nine during these times. They lived on homemade bread, rolls, baked potatoes, beans and during part of the year, fresh fruit and vegetables from their garden.

Blanche made many pairs of flour sack "bloomers" for her children.

Their home was small, but it was furnished nicely and comfortably.

As a family they enjoyed picnics and fishing. Rock Creek was a favorite campsite. Clinton was afraid of the dark and when everyone was bedded down and just about to sleep, he would start talking and wake them all up.

One of Clinton's favorite pastttimes was playing Gin Rummy at the kitchen table.

Birthdays were a special occasion in the Judd household. Even after most of the children had married, they returned to celebrate a birthday by talking, singing, and reminiscing about the "good old times."

A major turning point in the Judds' lives, was the sudden death of Clinton, on June 9, 1954. He had entered the hospital, they found a perforated Ulcer and Clinton was scheduled for surgery that same day. The operation was a success and Clinton was recovering and looking forward to going home. During the night, the rail on his bed had been left down. Clinton fell to the floor, and suffered fatal injuries, he passed away a week later, leaving a large family, wife, seven children, seventeen grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

It was a hard time for Blanche, but she held her head high and facedlife with all the faith in her heart.

Even though Blanche was still a young woman when her sweetheart passed away, she remained faithful to him and never remarried. She filled her time with her hobbies, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. When her healh allowed it, she would go to the Idaho Falls Temple and do a special work there for her loved ones.

Blanche worried more about her friends and relatives than she did about her own health.

Blanche became a diabetic and required insulin shots every morning. She lived in a small one bedroom apartment for many years. When she started passing out, it was hard to leave her alone, for fear she would have a 'spell', with no one there to help she could easily die.

Blanche was admitted to the Geriatrics ward at the Cassia Memorial Hospital in Burley, Idaho. Rhea and Geneva visited faithfully with her every day and on weekends brought her home to visit them or take a ride in the country. Blanche stayed in the hospital for eighteen months. She contracted pneumonia several different times, towards the end she went into a coma and caught pneumonia. In her frail condition, she did not have the strength to fight it and she died on the 27th of March 1971, in Burley, Idaho.

Blanche was considerate of everyone around her. She had a beautiful sense of humor and loved her family dearly.

I will always remember the sweet little lady, with silver wavy hair, a spot of rouge on her cheeks and lips. A dainty lace-edged white handkerchief, clutched tightly in her frail hand. Twinkling eyes and a faint smile as she waved and said "Good-Bye Doll!"

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Obituary :

DEATH CLAIMS CLINTON JUDD, Burley, at 57

Burley, June 10 - Clinton Judd, Burley landscape gardener, died in MagicValley Memorial hospital, Twin Falls, Wednesday following a three-week illness. He was 57.

Born Jan 41, 1897, in Tennessee, Mr. Judd came to Idaho with his parents 40 years ago, settling in Oakley. He attended Oakley school and married Blanche Martin Sep 13, 1916, at Twin Falls. Immediately following their marriage, the Judds moved to Burley, where he became a landscape gardener. Mr. Judd was a member of the LDSchurch.

Surviving in addition to the widow, are one son, Robert Judd, NorwalkCalif; six daughters, Mrs. Geneva Jackson and Mrs. Rhea Anderson, both Burley; Mrs. Wanda Fewkes of Twin Falls, Mrs. Marjorie Peters of Rupert; Mrs. Donna Schrock of Emerson and Viola Keas, Denver; 13 grandchildren and on great-grandchild.

Also survivng are three brothers, Alonzo Judd, Calif.; and Edward Judd and Marshall Judd, both Oregon; and five sisters, Mrs. Leslie Tadlock, Mrs. Robert Pollard and Mrs. Ethel Tilley, Burley; Mrs. William Downs, Utah and Mrs. Helen Cutler, Oregon.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Joseph Payne Memorial chapel by Bishop Melvin Garrard. Concluding rites will beheld at Pleasant View cemetery. Friends may call at the Payne mortuary Friday afternoon and evening and until time for the services Saturday.

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RECORD OF FUNERAL

Date of Entry: June 9 1954

Name of Deceased: Clinton Judd

1611 Albion Ave., Burley, Idaho

Charge to: Mrs. Judd

How Secured: Telephone

Date of Death: June 9, 1954

Date of Birth: January 11, 1897

Age: 56

Date of Funeral: June 12, Saturday, 2:00p.m.

Services at: Payne Chapel

Clergyman: Bishop Melvin Gerrard

Religion of Deceased: LDS

Birthplace: Tennessee

Name of Father: Daniel Judd

Name of Mother: Amy Berry

Her Birthplace: Cookville, Tenn.

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Number 1247

Pleasant View Cemetery Certificate

This is to Certify: That the City of Burley, a municipal corporation, duly organized under the laws of Idaho, and acting by and through J.L. Salmon, its Mayor, in consideration of $60.00, paid by Blanche Judd, in conformity with the provisions of an ordinance establishing PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY hereby sells and conveys unto the said Blanche Judd, the lot numbers "South 1/2 of 52", in block numbered Sec. B, in Pleasant View Cemetery, as platted and recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Cassia County, Idaho, and filed in the office of the City Clerk of said City, to have and to hold the same with its appurtenances, unto the said Blanche Judd, his heirs and assigns forever, for a place of burial and for no other use or purpose whatever. Subject to such general rules and regulations as the City Council of said City may from time to time establish, and the said City of Burley hereby convenants with the said Blanche Judd, his heirs and assigns, that Pleasant View Cemetery as platted and recorded as aforesaid shall be forever kept and preserved as a place of burial for the dead.

In witness whereof, I, J.L. Salmon, Mayor of said City of Burley, have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of said City to be affixed this 14th day of June, 1954.

Attest /s/ Norman D. Smith, City Clerk

/s/ J.L. Salmon, Mayor

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CLINTON JUDD IS LAID TO REST

Services in memory of Clinton Judd were held Saturday at 2 p.m. at theJoseph Payne Memorial chapel with Bishop Melvin Garrard of the Burley Fourth ward church officiating. The prelude and postlude were played on the chapel organ. Invocation was offered by JackTolman.

June Hutchinson and Darlene Drussell sang "When I Take My Vacation in Heaven" accompanied by Fern McBride.

Bishop Garrard gave the obituary. Earl McCaslin was the first speaker. Darlene Drussell and June Hutchinson sang "Beyond the Sunset," followed by Horace H. Hall as speaker. The benediction was pronounced by Gene Sorenson.

Interment under the direciton of Payne Mortuary was in Pleasant View cemetery with grave dedication by Jesse E.Wood.

The pallbearers were: Burley Estes, Marshall and Edward Judd, Robert Pollard, Leslie Tadlock and ArthurTilley.

The flower ladies were: Mrs. H. S. Evans, Mrs. A.E. Price, Dorothy Marlow, Cleora Martindale, Lula Anderson and Nellie Moncur.

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In Memory of

CLINTON JUDD

1897 - 1954

Services:

Joseph Payne Memorial Chapel

2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 12th 1954

Bishop Melvin H. Garrard, Officiating

Pallbearers:

Alonzo Judd, Marshall Judd, Edward Judd, Robert Pollard, Leslie Tadlock, Arthur Tilley

Flowers:

Under the direction of the Fourth Ward Relief Society

Services:

Invocation: Jack Tolman

Duet: "When I Take My Vacation In Heaven" - June Hutchinson - Carlene Drussel

Obituary: Bishop Melvin Garrard

Speaker: Earl McCaslin

Duet: "Beyond The Sunset" June Hutchinson - Darlene Drussel

Speaker: Horace O. Hall

Benediction: Gene Sorensen

Accompanist: Fern McBride

Interment

Pleasant View Cemetery

Dedication: Jesse E. Wood