Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-23
DEATH RECORD


EDGAR. Neb.. Feb. "a -(special.) --Airs.
John r. Jorden. who died AZ her home m
Edgar Sunday morning. was buried from
the Church Of Christ yesterday afternoon,
Rev. y. s. White officiating. Mira. Jorhen
was q widow, her husband having died
last June. She had just got eettied IN n
ne" home In Edgar. which she recently
purchased. About n week ago she was
taken with pneumonia and a. she lived
alone was unable 20 build q fire, which
cnased her 10 take more cold before the
neighbors discovered that she was sick
She leaves four sons. all % whom ara
grown, and one daughter. Mrs. stormy
Overturf. She was 90 years old
Forest w. brown.
HEBRON. Neb.. Feb. 2s.--(special)--
Forest W. Brown. junior partner OF tho
hardware firm OF vosse & Brown OF
byron, died at his homo In Byron YES
terday OF acute pneumonia He was sick
only five days prior 10 his death. -Four
children survive him. three boys ana one
girl; Curtis Brown. railway mail clerk,
David Brown. ranehman OF western Me-
praska; BENJAMIN. Brown OF Byron ana
Mrs Grace Carey OF Carleton. Mr..
Browns wife died several years ago. He
was member Of the Methodist church
Of Bryon
steven G. heck.
EDGAR. Neb. Feb. s1-fspeciai.)--
Steven C. Beck. one Of Nebraska's pio-
neers. died al his home IN Edgar yester.
day afternoon. aged 70 years. Mr. Beck
came to Nebraska in 1873 and had beer
faithful citircn ever since. He was the
INST Mason in Edgar. having Joined that
order In Illinois In 1857. and became IN,
first charter member OF the Edgar lodge
The funeral service will be conducted en-,
urely by the Masons. the veterans Of IN,
eiVii war attending In a body
Lawrence n. kida.
EDGAR. Neb.. Feb. 22-(speeial )-Iaw
renee Robert Kidd. the t-year-old son o
Mr.. and Mre. Paul Kidd OF Onr wa.
buried IN the Edgar ccmeter,, vesteras,
afternoon. lie died Sunday morning q
scarlet fever The authorities would ALLOW
20 funeral ceremony and no one was Al
lowed TO accompany the body 10 IN
cemetery except the undertaken ana IN
minister, Rev. Mr. Christie, pastor OF IN
Presbyterian church OF Edgar.
H~roId EiGenberE.
EDGAR. Neb.. Feb, 22.-(spocial. )--ETeI
old Egenberg. the ib-year-old son OF Nj
shd Mrs Carl Eisenberg. died at hi
fN'NofAet AtoNtnuA OF uiauetea CON
plicated with the grip. He was IN severs
years with diabetes and was IN poor cor
dition to combat the grip, with which h
Nes alex one week. Arrangements hav
not yet been made for the funeral ser,
icas.
DR.. James AIiIlen.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Feb E.-(special.l
DR. James Millen. for twenty-five yea,
resident OF Odell died suddenly la
nisht Of apoplexy. aged IS years. He W,
native OF Pennsylvania and is survivs
- q widow and three children. L.
niiien Of Beatrice. Mas Mayme Mrlsn
odeil and Theodore Millen OF Texas.
Joshua Criffen.
Joshua Griffen, aged % years. died
old age At the House OF Hope. He
survived By one daughter living in oreti
and enc son az Fort Crook. Funer
services win be held a. o'clock wedns
day Afternoon froA Stack 4 Falconei
chapel. after which the body win be %
20 Wyanet. H.. for interment
,. y. Benrdsley.
HASTINGS Neb.. FEB. n-(special T,
cgraml-J. =. Beardsiey, a resident
HASTINGS tWenty-eight years and v.
knoWn N Masonic circles. died last nigl
Funeral arrangements await arrival OF
brother from Stewart IN