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      Tuesday May 5, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1878 Ida (Wollam) Hathaway Obituary
1890 Ralph Maurer Obituary
1895 Ray P. Blackwood Obituary
1905 Margarette Faye (Martin) Dixon Obituary
1913 Dorothy (Nelson) (Scharf) Nielsen Obituary
1913 Lloyd Scharf
1921 Mell (Polson) Schultz Obituary
1939 Larry B. Wilmeth Obituary
1950 Emilyn Kay Krone Obituary  ’69 		  Died this day in history:

1917 Roland O. Wollam Obituary
1919 Viola Divoll Obituary
1925 Harm Juilfs Obituary
1967 Howard Russell "Brownie" Glascock
1997 Maye (Beisner) Frederici Obituary
2009 Leon G. Kotschwar Obituary  ’44
2010 Robert High Obituary
2010 Merle Johnson Obituary  ’57
2015 Phyllis (Banks) Thornton Obituary  ’48
News from this week in Farnam history:
5/6
  – Farnam Press Ending July 1 (1965)
  – J. W. Barton Sells Echo (1905)
5/7
  – Adieu (1914)
  – FHS COMMENCEMENT CALENDAR (1936)
  – New Hospital Planned (1925)
  – Smallpox Scare (1904)
  – Soldiers' Graves (1904)
5/9
  – Farnam Lady Finds Medals (1929)
  – From Camp Kearney (Johnson) (1918)
  – From the Miller Boys (Archie) (1918)
  – From the Miller Boys (Elbert) (1918)
  – Poppy Day May 25th (1935)
5/10
  – Baby Swallows Burr (1917)

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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)

4/9/2026
  – Lincoln, Esther E. (Kestler) Obituary (1885-1983)

4/8/2026
  – Scott, Joanna C. (Cunning) Obituary (1875-1934)

4/7/2026
  – Bailey, William H., Jr. Obituary (1859-1922)

4/6/2026
  – Schnackenberg, Robert W. "Bob" Obituary  ’48 (1931-1993)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1884 Fergus P. McMillan Homestead
1886 David Speck Homestead
1887 Thompson Westrope Cash Entry Homestead
1892 Frederick G. Schaad Homestead
1893 Fanny Burrows Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1890 Frank E. Hull Homestead Cash Entry
1893 Milton P. Hiddleson Obituary Cash Entry Homestead
1899 Uriah F Davis Timber Culture
1899 William Harris Obituary Timber Culture
1899 Stephen McDermott Obituary Homestead Timber Culture
1899 Thomas McDermott Obituary Timber Culture Cash Entry Homestead
1905 Archibald G Evans Cash Entry
1905 Horatio G. Hicks Obituary Cash Entry Homestead Timber Culture
KEY—where appearing in the text above, these icons are clickable links to more information
 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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