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      Friday July 24, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1852 Sarah E. (Cook) Wollam Obituary
1856 Jessie F. (Woods) Davis
1870 Martin Titchen Obituary
1882 Henry C. Woodgate Obituary
1907 Gwendolyn E. (McNickle) Cross  ’24
1913 Dale A. Schnieber Obituary  ’34
1914 Emily Fay (Fyfe) Bender Obituary
1915 Fay (Maret) Claflin Obituary
1915 Paul E. Potter
1920 Argil F. Donner Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1919 Katie M. (Mayfield) Hayden Obituary
1919 Rebecca (Krout) McMichael Obituary
1926 William S. Guinn Timber Culture
1934 Frances E. D. Fourre
1966 Freda G. (Stevenson) Kirk Obituary  ’34
1989 Harold B. Nickerson
2000 Helen M. (Case) Kersey Obituary  ’36
2001 Vivian (Brouillette) Goucher  ’25
2004 Mildred (Maurer) Grimes Obituary
2009 Heinz Harmon Obituary
2014 Lonnie N. McClellen Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
7/25
  – Keystone Items - 25 July 1885 (1885)
7/28
  – Keystone Items - 28 July 1886 (1886)
  – Why Towns Fail (1938)
  – Work Started On New Auditorium (1938)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


7/10/2026
  – Balser, Elizabeth V. (Bick) Obituary (1884-1972)

7/9/2026
  – Irelan, N. M. Obituary (1829-1902)

6/25/2026
  – Brown, Henry N. Obituary (1858-1940)
  – Brown, Katherine L. (Lehmann) Obituary (1858-1938)
  – Johnson, Walter F. Obituary  ’26 (1906-1981)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1884 John T. Meredith Obituary Homestead
1884 David Seth Obituary Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1889 Henry C. Jones Obituary Cash Entry Homestead
1897 Charles E. Liggitt Obituary Homestead
1897 John W. Murphy Obituary Homestead
1897 Christian Sodacott Obituary Homestead
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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