Mrs. Huldah (Compton) Clark, widow of William Clark of Belford, died last Wednesday of Bright’s disease. She was 71 years old and had been sick but a short time. She was the daughter of Cornelius Compton of Belford. She had lived at Belford all her life. She was an active worker in the Pentecostal church at Port Monmouth since that church was started. She leaves two sons, Rev. Joseph S. Clark of Belford and John Clark of Brooklyn. The funeral was held on Saturday morning at eleven o’clock from the Methodist church. Rev. B. C. Lippincott of Lakewood, a former pastor of the Belford church, Rev. J. H. Boyd, the present pastor and Rev. Mr. Brown of Brooklyn took part in the service. The pall bearers were Thomas S. Walling, Sr., John Johnson, Sr., Charles Lisk, Henry Truex, William Ludlow and John Maxson. The body was buried at Fair View cemetery. Mrs. Clark left a small estate.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, February 8, 1899

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