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      Sunday May 10, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1837 Henry J. Beisner Homestead
1848 Russell C. Perkins Obituary Homestead
1849 James P. Johnson Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1859 Levi L. Stebbins Obituary
1864 Charles Willets Obituary Homestead
1907 Harold C. Peirsol
1911 Bernice O. (Uhlig) Woodman Obituary
1916 Clark H. Duncan Obituary
1916 Arvetta M. (Stewart) Easterday  ’34
1926 Clayton R. Heath Obituary  ’43
1926 Leonard V. Hilton Obituary
1928 Clarence D. Marlin
1980 Scott Earll Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1918 Joseph T. Stephens Obituary
1928 Alice (Surber) Johnson Obituary
1930 James H. Powell Obituary
1931 Thomas Wiley Darrah Obituary
1937 George R. Davidson Obituary
1939 Niels Peterson Obituary
1963 Herbert Newth Obituary
1967 Ella Blanch (Fowler) (Jackson) Jenkins
2008 Howard E. Wolf
2009 Gloria Dysert Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
5/10
  – Baby Swallows Burr (1917)
5/11
  – EGGS BADLY SCRAMBLED (1939)
  – FHS Graduation Schedule (1939)
  – Library to Open (1939)
5/13
  – Two Men Shot (1893)
5/14
  – Hail Storm Kills Stock (1935)
  – McElmoil Installs Refrigerator (1925)
5/15
  – George Griffis Arrived Home (1919)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


5/5/2026
  – Oman, Lily E. (Donelson) Obituary (1881-1980)

4/29/2026
  – Hecox, Fred G. Obituary (1858-1924)
  – Hecox, Helen G. (Curtis) Obituary (1889-1962)
  – Hecox, Minnie M. (Graves) Obituary (1865-1950)
  – Hecox, Robert H. Obituary (1918-1961)

4/27/2026
  – Hilton, Marvin Ray Obituary (1937-2022)

4/23/2026
  – Pollard, Jacob Eugene "Gene" Obituary (1892-1958)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
   
Final proof filed:

1890 Milton M. Alford Homestead
1897 William Peterson Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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