James Franklin Hathaway was born in Davis county, Iowa, February 21, 1866 and died September 27, 1918. Age 52 years, seven months, and six days.

While quite young his parents moved to Missouri where he grew to manhood. In the year of 1888, he moved to Frontier county, Nebraska. On September 24, 1907, he was united in marriage to Miss Ida Wollam; to this union were born four children, three sons, Wayne Elson, age 10; Lowell Dean, age 8; James Burton, age 5; and Nellie Frances, age 2.

They lived in western Nebraska and eastern Colorado until the year of 1916, when they moved to Stockville, Nebraska, where they still reside.

He has been a patient sufferer of heart trouble for two years.

He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife, four children, three brothers, John of Loveland, Colorado, George and Samuel of Farnam, and one sister, Mrs. Lee Hobbs of Bethany, Nebraska, other relatives and a host of friends.

He was a kind father and an affectionate husband, and a good neighbor.

The funeral services were held Monday afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist church at Farnam, conducted by Rev. T. E. Gillet. Interment at Farnam cemetery.

The Farnam Echo, Farnam, Dawson county, Nebraska;