Mrs. Vlasta Nebuda Stebbins, wife of Dwight D. Stebbins, was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Nebuda on October 23, 1893, near the city of West Point, and departed this life at Boulder, Colorado, on Monday afternoon, September 6, 1920, aged 26 years, 10 months and 13 days. She was reared on the farm four miles northeast of this city, and attended the district school. Later she entered the high school, from which she graduated in 1912. She taught school very successfully in Cuming county two years, then took the domestic science course in the state university at Lincoln, which she completed in 1915. Following her graduation there, she engaged to teach in the school at Farnam, Nebr.

It was there that she met Mr. Stebbins, a druggist, to whom she was married on June 13, 1917, just before he entered the military service of his country. Upon his leaving she returned to the home of her parents. During the war period she gave unselfishly of her means, her time and her labor to “do her bit for the boys in the ranks.”

When her husband returned from his 18 months’ service in France, in May, 1919, they took up their home in Farnam. It was indeed a happy home, and if it were possible to add more happiness, it came in the form of a child in February, 1920.

But the hearts of the parents were suddenly saddened when the baby died in infancy [Marjorie Ann Stebbins]. To this sorrow was added that brought through the illness of the mother with influenza which impaired her health and left her unable to resist other ailments. Mr. Stebbins placed his business in the care of others and took his wife to Colorado several weeks ago at the advice of a specialist, planning to go on to Arizona in fall. But when quick consumption set in, the skill of the physicians was unavailing. Brave to the end in an attempt to win her way to health, Mrs. Stebbins sank peacefully to rest on the date named above.

The body was brought to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nebuda, where funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Dr. W. F. Rangeler of Grace Lutheran church delivered a very sympathetic sermon, based on Jeremiach 15:9. “Her Sun has gone down while it was yet day.” Mrs. Kotlar, Mrs. Gillogly and Mrs. Soll sang, Mrs. A. L. Krause accompanying on the piano. Interment in Mt. Hope cemetery. The funeral was attended by many people, life long friends of the parents, and hundreds who knew the deceased from childhood. Her untimely departure is mourned by her devoted husband, her parents, a brother, John, two sisters, Clara and Helen, other relatives and numerous friends.

Mrs. Stebbins was a member of the Royal Neighbors, also of the Girls Culture club, in which she gave valuable help. She was a lady of high ideals, of a pure heart and a splendid mind. Her grasp of large affairs seemed easy to her, she was capable in the large realms as well as in the smaller sphere of life. She lived in deeds, not in years. Her life in this world was brief; it will be the longer in the celestial world.

To the bereaved relatives we extend our sincere sympathies.—Cuming County Democrat.

Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted us during

The Farnam Echo 17(42):1 Thursday, September 23, 1920