McCLAIN, Florence Opal
Date of death: 27 Aug 1900 – Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 31, 1900,
Volume XLI Number 9, page 1 column 3
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
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A. M. Ragsdale and wife were here Wednesday from Indianapolis to attend the funeral of Miss Florence McClain.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday,August 31, 1900,
Volume XLI Number 9, page 1 column 4
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DEATH OF FLORENCE McCLAIN.
Miss Florence McClain, a granddaughter of Samuel Brown of this city, died Monday night at 10 o’clock in Alexandria at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Dan Davis. The remains were brought to Franklin Tuesday evening and taken to the home of Ben P. Brown. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. W. M. Cunningham, after which the remains were laid to rest in Greenlawn.
Miss McClain was a successful teacher in the public schools, was popular and her death is mourned by a large circle of friends. Her health began to fail nearly a year ago and she was compelled to give up her position. Her illness began with a severe attack of pneumonia which resulted in a lingering lung trouble that baffled all medical aid.
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Link to Florence Opal McClain’s grave
Note: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899–2011, Alexandria, Monroe Township, Madison County, Certificate and Record of Death, page 261 records that Florence Opel [sic] McClain died at about 10 o’clock p. m. on 27 Aug 1900 at 202 SW Street in Alexandria from cardiac dropsy [edema due to heart failure] caused by tuberculosis, aged 23 years. She was female, white, single and a school teacher, born in Indiana to John A. McClain and Louisa G. Brown, both born in Indiana. F. Wullo [?] was the informant. Florence was buried in Franklin, Indiana on 30 Aug 1900, E. A. Davis, undertaker.
Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson