ART ROWE DIES FOLLOWING AUTO CRASH THURSDAY

Lost Control Of Car On U. S. Highway 73 South Of Blair

Art Rowe, well known Blair man died late Friday afternoon of injuries received in an automobile accident early Thursday evening. He had been taken to the Methodist Hospital in Omaha immediately after the crash.

Rowe, who was riding alone at the time of the accident, lost control of his car but a short distance south of Blair on U. S. 75. The car crashed into a large tree, crushing the driver’s chest, breaking his arm and leg and causing numerous other injuries. He was rendered unconscious and was immediately taken to Omaha.

Arthur Smith Rowe was born at DeSoto January 28, 1901, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Rowe. His father preceded him in death, but his mother still lives here. He was married in 1920 to Miss Grace Wallace of DeSoto, but she passed away in January, 1943. December 27, 1944 he was married to Edna Hansen of the Orum vicinity who survives. During his lifetime his occupation has been farming, much of the time in the DeSoto neighborhood which had been his boyhood home.

Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by a daughter, Norma, now Mrs. Ralph Wright of this city, and a son, Dwight Rowe, also of Blair.

Services were held Monday, June 10th, at the Methodist church with Rev. Sidney L. McCaig officiating. Interment was made in the Blair cemetery.

Fick Funeral Home of Blair was in charge of the services.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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