Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1915 — William Gift Near Death At Home in Knoxville, Tenn. [ARTICLE]

William Gift Near Death At Home in Knoxville, Tenn.

William Clift, aged father of Chas. Clift and Mrs. Wallace Sayler, lies at the point of death at his present home in Knoxville, Tenn., and his son left for that place this Thursday morning. Mr. Clift suffered a stroke of paralysis last week and has failed since that time, and the last word from there stated that he was in an unconscious condition and that death was expected very soon. He was 83 years of age on March 10th and served in the union army during the civil war. For many years he resided in this city.