Obit: Thwing, David A. (1888 - 1969)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Thwing, Scovel, Williams, Miles, Stowe, Ehlert, Kane, Smith, Humke, Reese, Sverson, Dusso, Metzke, Carl, Richardson, Gross

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/05/1969

Thwing, David A. (8 November 1888 - 29 May 1969)

David A. Thwing, 80, of Greenwood died May 29 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, where he was a patient since May 9 and had undergone surgery.

Mr. Thwing, son of Willamette and Clara (Scovel) Thwing, was born September 17, 1888, in Greenwood. He was married to Flossie Williams November 8, 1922, in Beach, N. D. They lived in North Dakota five years and in Drummond, Mont., four years before coming to Clark County, where he farmed for a number of years. Later he was employed for 10 years at Clark Electric and retired 10 years ago. He was a veteran of World War I and served in France and Germany.

He is survived by his wife; a son, Jesse Thwing of Marshfield; a daughter, Mrs. Robert (Elsie) Miles of Crafton, Md.; three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Stowe of Abbotsford and Mrs. Albert (Bernice) Ehlert of Owen; three brothers, Rufus Thwing of Havana, N. D., Ralph Thwing of Stanley and Henry Thwing of Clintonville.

Funeral services were held May 31 from the Hill Funeral Home in Greenwood. The Rev. Leroy Gross, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church officiated. Military rites were in charge of the Wallis-Hinker American Legion Post No. 238. Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Irvin Humke, David Reese, Ben Severson, Lex Dusso, Herman Metzke and Robert Carl. Mrs. Leroy Gross sang, “Abide with me” and “Rock of Ages”, accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Earl Richardson.

People from away who attended were: Mrs. Robert Miles of Crafton, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Thwing and family of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thwing of Clintonville; Ralph Thwing of Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kane of Hortonville; Mrs. Ruth Stowe and son, Melvin, of Abbotsford; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ehlert and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter of Owen.