Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-28
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Birchard.

Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Birchard, wife of p.
T. Birchard Of 4735 North ~Thirty-ninth
street, dice Monday morning. The
funeral Will take place at the home at
8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The burial
will be at Marshalltown, Ia. The burial
ard was a graduate of the Pratt Ar in
stitute of New York. She was married
August IA, 1895. She leaves her husband,
two children of her own and two step
children. Mrs. Birchard was born in Cans
WORT, N. w. and after graduating was
superintendent of the art work in the
Marshalltown, schools. In this depart
ment she had great ability and her own
home is decorated with many beautiful
works from her own hand. Upon her mar
riage she moved to Norfolk, Neb, and
came to Omaha in 1900. She was an ac-
tive and faithful member of the First
Congregational church.
Cyrus d. Richmond.
IOWA FALLS, Ia, Dec. 2~7.-(Special.) y
Cyrus B. Richmond, one, of the best known
and most popular young men of this city,
died at his home Sunday morning about
8 o'clock. Mr.. Richmond was taken sick
December l and a few days later typhoid
fever in a light form developed. He was
getting along nicely until Christmas night,
when he was taken worse and gradually
grew weaker until his death, yesterday
morning. Mr.. Richmond had for eight
years been assistant cashier Of the State
National bank of this city and was a very
popular official with the public as we'll as
with the management Of the institution.
John G. LOwery.
John C. Lowery, "A years old, a veteran
of the civil war, who died Friday at his
home, 4211 Erskine street, was buried Sum
day afternoon. The funeral services were
held from his home at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. Rev. j.. NJ. Kersey, pastor of
the First Christian church, conducted the
services. Burial was in Forest Lawn Gem
etery. Mr.. Lowery is survived by two sons,
II. e. Lowery and Fred G.. .Lowery, and
a daughter, Mrs. John o. Burger, all of
whom live in Omaha.
Mrs. Lila Egbert.
Mrs. Lila Egbert, 65 years old, widow of
the late Augustus r. Egbert, died Monday
at a local hospital. The funeral
will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon
from the Cole-McKay chapel, Rev. E. II.
jerks, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, officiating, Interment will be in
Forest Lawn cemetery. Mrs. Egbert lived
in Omaha for the last twenty-five years
and is we'll known. Her late husband was
a Lieutenant in the Second United States
infantry.
william Abner Eddy
NEW YORK, Dec, 27.-Wiliam Abner
Eddy, well known as a kite flying expert,
died today at Bayonne, N. ]. He was born
in New Jersey in 1850. Many of the observa-
tiohs made by Mr.. Eddy In his expert
ments with kites are of great benefit to
scientists. He was the first person in this
country 70 take a photograph from a kite
in mid-air and he also made extensive
experiments in taking upper air current
temperatures and In atmospheric electricity.
Second Woman Physician.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Dr. Sarah
r. A. Dolley, aged 81 years, the second
woman to take a medical degree from an
American college. died at her residence
here this morning. At the age Of % she
was graduated from the Rochester and
Syracuse Medical colleges and was APP
pointed inferno in the Blocksley hospital.
Philadelphia. For many years Mrs. Dol
ley praoticed in Rochester.