Obituary Record

Charles M. Weed
Died on 6/14/1924
Buried in Kennard Cemetery

Enterprise 19 Jun 1924

C. M. WEED GONE

C. M. Weed, past 81 years of age passed away at his home in Kennard on Saturday evening. He had been ill for some time and had suffered much.

Mr. Weed was a man of high character and had been honored in various methods in the community in which he lived. He was a veteran of the Civil War having served with honor and distinction.

It has been a pleasure to have known Mr. Weed and to have been one of his friends and to know him was to respect him.

He was born in Jackson, Ohio, January 11, 1843 and was thus 81 years of age. He was married to Elizabeth Jane Claar at Jackson, Ohio, March 27, 1873. They came to Nebraska in 1875 and for a number of years lived on a farm north of Kennard but moved to Kennard in 1907.

He is survived by his wife and five children.

Funeral services were held at the home at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday and interment was made in the Kennard Cemetery.

Pilot 18 Jun 1924

Word was received here Sunday morning of the death of C. M. Weed, of Kennard, which occurred Saturday evening. He had blood poison in his foot and it was necessary to amputate the leg about half way between the ankle and the knee. This had caused him a great deal of pain and suffering and life didn’t mean much to him at being age, 81 years. The funeral services were held at the house at 1 o’clock and at the church at 1:30, Rev Ahrens of Ceresco, a former pastor at Kennard, had charge, assisted by Rev. Smith, the present pastor of the Methodist church in Kennard and the Rev. L. Camp, of this city. Mr. Weed having been a member of the Christian church for a good many years. Burial was in Kennard cemetery under Masonic auspices, he having been made a Mason before he came here.

Deceased was born in Jackson, Ohio, January 11th, 1843, and enlisted in that state but served in the 2nd. W. W. cavalry during the Civil War, being with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. He was married to Miss Eliza Jane Claar at Jackson, Ohio, March 27th, 1873, and they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last year. They came to Nebraska in 1875 and lived near this city for four years, later moving onto a farm in the Brewster school district, which was he home until he moved to Kennard in 190_. He served as postmaster for 17 years and for the past ten has not been in active business life, though he still owned the farm.

He is survived by his wife and five children, Myrtle, Mrs. P. A. Tipton, of Scotts Bluff, Abbie, Mrs. F. M. Butts, Lura, Mrs. Newton Gaines, of Lincoln, Emily, Mrs. Adam Clark of Fremont and Walter Weed, of Eldorado, Kansas.

Mr. Weed was a charter member of the John A. Dick Post of the G.A.R. in this city and several of his own comrades went over to attend the funeral services. He was also a member of the Modern Woodman lodge and carried a policy for $2,000 beneficiary insurance. The writer had known Mr. Weed for many years and always found him to be a clean, high minded citizen, whose passing will be deeply mourned by all who knew him. They bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of many friends.

Note: Buried in Blk 3 Lt 8 Sp 3

Printed in the Blair Pilot on 6/18/1924


[BACK]