Lulu Larson was the first wife of Clayton Carvell. She died suddenly, at a young age. The following is the obituary as it appeard, Friday, February 23, 1934 in the Washburn, North Dakota Newspaper.
Mrs. C. Carvell, Mrs. Clayton Carvell, age 28 years, passed away at her home in the Holtan building early Thursday morning of this week, from bronchial pneumonia. Death came quietly at 6 A.M. Mrs. Carvell had been suffering from a cold since the early part of February, and for the past two weeks had been confined to her bed. Her condition had not been considered serious, but because of her poor health, the doctors had advised a rest cure at San Haven , fearing that she might be contracting consumption. Plans were being made to have her do this Wednesday morning, however, she developed pneumonia and it was only a few hours afterwards that death came.
Young Matron
Dies ThursdayPneumonia proves fatal to Young Wife and Mother. Funeral Sunday
Funeral services have been set for Sunday afternoon at the M.E. Church at 2 o'clock, with Rev. Oscar Swenson preaching the sermon. Burial will be made in the Riverview Cemetery.
Mrs. Carvell was the daughter of Lewis Larson, a pioneer of the Basto community and a member of one of the first families to settle in the county. She was born in the Basto community in 1905 where she grew to young womanhood. At the time of her death she was 28 years, 5 months and 7 days of age.
August 3, 1930, she was united in marriage to Clayton Carvell and to this union one son was born. The child was 2 years old last August 14. While the mother was sick, the boy was being cared for by his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kost. Surviving her are her husband and son, her father, two sisters, Adeline, Mrs. Kost; and Irene and three brothers, David, Walter and Chester. One brother and two sisters have preceded her in death. Mrs. Larson passed away in 1929.
Mrs. Carvell was a highly respected and popular young woman in Washburn and among the people west of town. Her death came as a great shock to her many friends, who extend their deepest sympathy to her family.
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Copy of this obituary provided by a Carvell researcher in North Dakota
