Clifford Earl Beach

   Cause of his death was due to a ten week illness.

Known as a criminal lawyer of no mean ability and possessing an enviable reputation as a trial lawyer, Mr. Beach had a long and varied practice in Iroquois County as a member of the local bar association, also practicing in Champaign and Cook counties. The only elective office he had ever held was city attorney in Gilman but he had been the choice of the Democratic party at various times, running for state's attorney and county judge during elections when the Republicans were strongest.

His first law practice following his graduation was in Paxton, but in 1919 he opened an office in Gilman and he resided there ever since.

Died at 1:15 a.m.

  Events

• He was baptized by G.R. Palmer in 1867 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois.

• He worked as a general merchandiser.

• He worked as a city attorney in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.

• He worked as a trial lawyer.

• He had a residence in 1888 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois.

• He had a residence from 1919 to 1939 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.

• He appeared on the census in 1900 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois.

• He appeared on the census in 1910 in Paxton, Ford County, Illinois.

• He was educated at Grand Prairie Seminary.

• He was educated at Illinois Wesleyan Law School.

• He was a registered and prominent Democrat.

• He was a member of the Freemasons and belonged to the Knights of Pythias at Gilman and both the Ford and Iroquois County bar associations.

• His funeral was held at Gilman Funeral Home at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Edward Artz, retired minister of the Methodist Church, in charge 22 November 1939 in Gilman, Iroquois County, Illinois.

Clifford married Lizzie Phebe Lindsey, daughter of Thomas Lindsey and Elizabeth Harriet Hall, 1 February 1888 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois ⁴⁶⁹.^,470 The marriage ended in divorce. (Lizzie Phebe Lindsey was born 13 August 1867 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois,⁴⁷¹ died 23 October 1933 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois ⁴⁷¹ and was buried 25 October 1933 in Del Rey, Iroquois County, Illinois at Del Rey Cemetery ⁴⁷¹.)

Clifford next married Mary E. Wells 10 March 1921.⁴⁷² (Mary E. Wells died after November 1939 ⁴⁷².)