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      Wednesday May 13, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1853 James A. Roberts Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1864 Alma Lillian (Shaw) Miller Obituary
1867 Katie E. (Cole) Fender
1875 Ernest F. Hulen Obituary
1884 Mary Myrtle (Reeves) Wear
1895 Jake H. Ernst Obituary
1906 Eugene P. Speck Obituary
1915 Jennie Lucille (Fitch) Hyde Obituary
1922 Dale Berry
1956 Garold Keith, Jr. Messersmith Obituary  ’74 		  Died this day in history:

1901 Joseph Willard Homestead
1906 Sarah Stebbins
1917 Christian Rich Timber Culture Homestead
1918 Jacob Hankins Homestead Homestead
1921 William F. Andrews Homestead
1944 Lida E. (Woods) Lord Obituary
1946 Julia Helen (Wills) Cameron Obituary
1952 Weltha L. (Humbert) Nicholson Obituary  ’05
1954 Mary Bell (Messersmith) Bray
2006 Leonard F. "Buster" Messersmith Obituary
2006 Curtis W. Parker
2009 Earl Tabor Obituary
2023 Carolyn (Thomalla) Malcom Obituary
2025 Gladys (Miller) Wolf Obituary  ’43
News from this week in Farnam history:
5/13
  – Two Men Shot (1893)
5/14
  – Hail Storm Kills Stock (1935)
  – McElmoil Installs Refrigerator (1925)
5/15
  – George Griffis Arrived Home (1919)
5/16
  – Burlington Bridge Burns (1929)
  – Commencement Exercises (1929)
  – Ingham Commencement (1935)
5/18
  – Decoration Day Service (1916)
  – Largest Graduating Class (1923)
  – Library Opened (1939)

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
 
Application filed:

1899 Roy A. Tibbetts Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1887 Jacob M. Moore Homestead
1887 Israel F. Siemiller Obituary Homestead
1892 Isaac J. Chambers Obituary Homestead
1893 Lorenzo E. Strickland Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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